Hot water is now much used by surgeons
and obstetricians for the arrest of bleedings
from injured surfaces, from the womb after
labor, etc. For this purpose, it should
have a temperature of about 120° Fahr.
Hunyadi Janos Water. — A laxative
(mildly purgative) mineral water, sold in
bottles. Dose, a wineglassful.
Huxham's Tincture of Peruvian Bark. —
A good tonic in feeble conditions of the
body, as in slow convalescence from an ill-
ness, running down with work in summer
time, etc. Dose, a teaspoonful, three times
a day, in water ; best, a short time before
each meal.
Hydrochlorate of Cocaine. — A prepar-
ation of the active principle of the leaves of
the South American erythroxylo7i coca. It
has been found, when applied (a few drops
of a four per cent, solution in water) to the
eyeball, throat, etc., to render the part in-
sensible to pain ; so as to greatly facilitate
some surgical operations.
Hyoscyamus. — From the leaves of this
plant (henbane) are made a solid extract, a
fluid extract, and a thicture.
Hyoscyamus is an anodyne ; a good deal
like opium in its effects on the system, but
weaker ; and, instead of constipating, tend-
ing to act gently on the bowels. Of the ex-
tract (solid), the dose is two or three grains.
Of the fluid extract, from two to ten or
fifteen drops. This last is a very good
quieting medicine for the violent coughing
spells of severe whooping-cough.
Hypophosphites.— Compounds contain-
ing phosphorus, in a peculiar state of com-
bination with other medical substances.
Much used as an effective tonic, in low
510
vStates of the system, is the preparation
called Fello7Vs' Hypophosphites. Dose, a
teaspoonful, in water, after each meal.
Ingluvin. — An extractive obtained from
the gizzard of the common fowl, and, like
pepsin, used as a tonic to the digestive or-
gans. Some physicans report it to be very
effectual in relieving vomiting ; especially
the "morning sickness" of pregnancy.
Dose, from three to ten grains.
Inhalation. — This is breathing in vapor
of some kind ; which is considerably em-
ployed in the treatment of diseases, espec-
ially of the throat and lungs ; as well as (by
the use of ether, chloroform, and nitrous
oxide) , to prevent pain during surgical or
dental operations.
Smoking is a simple method of inhala-
tion, acting most powerfully when long
pipes (narghileh, chibouk) are used, tct
quiring chest-breathing to draw the smoke
through the pipe. Chinese opium-smokers,
however.
Tig. 189. actually in-
hale the va-
por o f t h e
narcotic into
their lungs.
Pitre steam
i s soothing
to an irrita-
t e d throat.
It may be
inhaled b y
placing a
towel, or a
paper fun-
nel, over a
kettle which
is kept boil-
i n g , and
breathing
the vapor
which
emerges
from the
spout. A simple i7ihaler may be made of a
wide- mouthed bottle or jar, through whose
cork two glass tubes are passed, one straight,
the other bent in the middle. The liquid to
be inhaled from should not more than half fill
the bottle. The straight tube should reach
down a little below the surface of the liquid ;
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Hot water is now much used by surgeons and obstetricians for the arrest of bleedings from injured surfaces, from the womb after labor, etc. For this purpose, it should have a temperature of about 120° Fahr.
Hunyadi Janos Water. — A laxative (mildly purgative) mineral water, sold in bottles. Dose, a wineglassful.
Huxham's Tincture of Peruvian Bark. — A good tonic in feeble conditions of the body, as in slow convalescence from an illness, running down with work in summer time, etc. Dose, a teaspoonful, three times a day, in water ; best, a short time before each meal.
Hydrochlorate of Cocaine. — A preparation of the active principle of the leaves of the South American erythroxylon coca. It has been found, when applied (a few drops of a four per cent, solution in water) to the eyeball, throat, etc., to render the part insensible to pain ; so as to greatly facilitate some surgical operations.
Hyoscyamus. — From the leaves of this plant (henbane) are made a solid extract, a fluid extract, and a thicture.
Hyoscyamus is an anodyne ; a good deal like opium in its effects on the system, but weaker ; and, instead of constipating, tending to act gently on the bowels. Of the extract (solid), the dose is two or three grains. Of the fluid extract, from two to ten or fifteen drops. This last is a very good quieting medicine for the violent coughing spells of severe whooping-cough.
Hypophosphites.— Compounds containing phosphorus, in a peculiar state of combination with other medical substances. Much used as an effective tonic, in low
States of the system, is the preparation called Fello7Vs' Hypophosphites. Dose, a teaspoonful, in water, after each meal.
Ingluvin. — An extractive obtained from the gizzard of the common fowl, and, like pepsin, used as a tonic to the digestive organs. Some physicians report it to be very effectual in relieving vomiting ; especially the "morning sickness" of pregnancy. Dose, from three to ten grains.
Inhalation. — This is breathing in vapor of some kind ; which is considerably employed in the treatment of diseases, especially of the throat and lungs ; as well as (by the use of ether, chloroform, and nitrous oxide) , to prevent pain during surgical or dental operations.
Smoking is a simple method of inhalation, acting most powerfully when long pipes (narghileh, chibouk) are used, tct quiring chest-breathing to draw the smoke through the pipe. Chinese opium-smokers,
however. Tig. 189. actually inhale the vapor o f t h e narcotic into their lungs. Pitre steam i s soothing to an irritat e d throat. It may be inhaled b y placing a towel, or a paper funnel, over a kettle which is kept boili n g , and breathing the vapor
which emerges from the spout. A simple i7ihaler may be made of a wide- mouthed bottle or jar, through whose cork two glass tubes are passed, one straight, the other bent in the middle. The liquid to be inhaled from should not more than half fill the bottle. The straight tube should reach down a little below the surface of the liquid ;
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