2. Kala daiia purgative j)0wder. Recipe No. 1.
3. Sulphate of quinine.
4. Clilorodyne.
5. Pure carbolic acid.
(). Castor oil.
7. Elio’s fruit salt.
3. One bottle each of APKesson and Ilohhin’s compound jiodo-
phyllin ; ipec : comp : pulv: ; and aloes and myrrh pills.
!). Stick of nitrate of silver.
10. Cholera jiills.
11. Iodine.
12. 'J'ahloids of aiitipyrin.
13. Do. phenacetin.
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14. Salicylate of soda.
15. Boracic acid.
16. Some kind of cough lozenge.
17. Tabloids of grey powder.
18. Kaye’s es.sence of linseed.^
These, and the medicines to be bought in any bazaar, of
which the following is a list, are the only ones used in the
following outline of treatment of the usual ills Avhich come
under the eye of the Indian house-mother. The doses given
are for adults : —
Aconite {Atees). — Care required in selection of roots. Should
have a white starchy fracture, and should not numb the tongue
when chewed. Dose, 5 to 10 grs. In fever.
Borax {Sohdga). — If impure, dissolve 1 lb. in 3 pints of water,
add 1 dr. quicklime, and evaporate in the sun. Chiefly as e.xternal
application, \ oz. to 8 oz. of water. Dose, 20 to 40 grs.
Butea Gum {Falus Id gond). — Astringent in diarrhoea. Do.se,
10 to 30 grs.
Camphor (Kafoor).
Catechu (Kut). — Astringent, 10 to 15 grs.
Chiretta {Ghereyetah). — E.xcellent tonic. Bruised chiretta, 1
oz.; hot water, 1 pint. Infuse six hours, and strain. Dose, 2 to 3
oz. daily.
Copper, Sulphate of {Neela Tootid). — Solution for external
use, 2 to 10 grs. to the oz. of water. As emetic, in emergencies,
5 grs. in a pint of tepid water, gulped down at one draught.
Galls (Mui-phul). — Wash or gargle. Boil 1^ oz. bruised galls
in 1 pint of water. Also used in dysentery. Dose, 1| oz. daily.
Ointment, 1^ drs. galls to 1 oz. ghee.
Hemidesmus [Country Sarsupurilki] (Jungli chambeli). — 1 oz.
to ^ pint boiling water. Infuse 1 hour, strain. Dose, 2 oz. daily.
Iron, Sulphate of (Kusnees).—^ gr. to 2 grs. Valuable tonic
in aiifemia.
Kala dfl<na. — Ajierieut, 30 to 50 grs. For adults only,
Kum§,la {Kumela). — In tape-worm, for adults only, 2 to 3 drs.
in honey.
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Lemon-grass Oil (Ukya-ffhas-kd-itr). — Three to (5 drops on
sugar ill flatulent colic or cholera spasms. Kuhhed externally for
rheumatism.
Myrobalans {Hur, JRee/ee-hiir). — Aperient for adults. Six nuts
bruised, 1 dr. cloves. Boil in water, 4 oz., for ten minutes.
Nim (Xeein). — The bark as astringent tonic, 1 dr. three or
four times a day. A poultice of neem leaves is good for indolent
ulcers.
Papaw Tree (Papaiydli). — The milky juice. In lumhrlciis or
round worm, a tablespoonful, followed by castor oil. In ring-
worm, the unripe fruit shred and rubbed on the spot ; also tlie
milky juice of the unrijie fruit in large spleen and liver, a tea-
spoonful every day.
Plantago (Lspayhool). — Demulcent, 2^ drs. of the seeds mixed
whole with a little pounded sugar, in diarrhoea of long standing.
Or in bladder troubles, 2 to 4 oz. of decoction made by boiling
2 drs. of the seeds in 1 pint water for ten minutes.
Pomegranate {Andr). — Tlie rind in diarrhma, &c. In decoc-
tion. Boil 2 oz. of rind and 2 drs. cinnamon in 1 pint of water for
lifteen minutes. Dose, 1^ oz. three times a day. Or as a gargle
with 1 dr. alum.
Tlie root bark in tape-worm, 'lake 2 oz., water 2 pints ; boil to
1 pint. Dose, 2 oz., followed by castor oil.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
2. Kala daina purgative powder. Recipe No. 1.
3. Sulphate of quinine.
4. Chlorodyne.
5. Pure carbolic acid.
(). Castor oil.
7. Elio’s fruit salt.
3. One bottle each of Atkinson and Robbin's compound iodophyllin ; ipec : comp : pulv: ; and aloes and myrrh pills.
!). Stick of nitrate of silver.
10. Cholera jiills.
11. Iodine.
12. 'J'ahloids of aiitipyrin.
13. Do. phenacetin.
Housekeeper and Cook
14. Salicylate of soda.
15. Boracic acid.
16. Some kind of cough lozenge.
17. Tabloids of grey powder.
18. Kaye's essence of linseed.
These, and the medicines to be bought in any bazaar, of which the following is a list, are the only ones used in the following outline of treatment of the usual ills Avhich come under the eye of the Indian house-mother. The doses given are for adults : —
Aconite (Atees). — Care required in selection of roots. Should have a white starchy fracture, and should not numb the tongue when chewed. Dose, 5 to 10 grs. In fever.
Borax (Sohdga). — If impure, dissolve 1 lb. in 3 pints of water, add 1 dr. quicklime, and evaporate in the sun. Chiefly as external application, \ oz. to 8 oz. of water. Dose, 20 to 40 grs.
Butea Gum {Falus Id gond). — Astringent in diarrhoea. Do.se, 10 to 30 grs.
Camphor (Kafoor).
Catechu (Kut). — Astringent, 10 to 15 grs.
Chiretta (Ghereyetah). — Excellent tonic. Bruised chiretta, 1 oz.; hot water, 1 pint. Infuse six hours, and strain. Dose, 2 to 3 oz. daily.
Copper, Sulphate of (Neela Tootid). — Solution for external use, 2 to 10 grs. to the oz. of water. As emetic, in emergencies, 5 grs. in a pint of tepid water, gulped down at one draught.
Galls (Mui-phul). — Wash or gargle. Boil 1^ oz. bruised galls in 1 pint of water. Also used in dysentery. Dose, 1| oz. daily. Ointment, 1^ drs. galls to 1 oz. ghee.
Hemidesmus [Country Sarsaparilla] (Jungli chambeli). — 1 oz. to ^ pint boiling water. Infuse 1 hour, strain. Dose, 2 oz. daily.
Iron, Sulphate of (Kusnees).—^ gr. to 2 grs. Valuable tonic in aiifemia.
Kala daena. — Aperient, 30 to 50 grs. For adults only,
Kumala (Kumela). — In tape-worm, for adults only, 2 to 3 drs. in honey.
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Lemon-grass Oil (Ukya-ghas-ka-tel). — Three to 6 drops on sugar in flatulent colic or cholera spasms. Kuhhed externally for rheumatism.
Myrobalans (Hur, Reee-baar). — Aperient for adults. Six nuts bruised, 1 dr. cloves. Boil in water, 4 oz., for ten minutes.
Nim (Neem). — The bark as astringent tonic, 1 dr. three or four times a day. A poultice of neem leaves is good for indolent ulcers.
Papaw Tree (Papaydli). — The milky juice. In lumbrcus or round worm, a tablespoonful, followed by castor oil. In ringworm, the unripe fruit shred and rubbed on the spot ; also tlie milky juice of the unrijie fruit in large spleen and liver, a teaspoonful every day.
Plantago (Ispaghool). — Demulcent, 2^ drs. of the seeds mixed whole with a little pounded sugar, in diarrhoea of long standing. Or in bladder troubles, 2 to 4 oz. of decoction made by boiling 2 drs. of the seeds in 1 pint water for ten minutes.
Pomegranate (Anar). — The rind in diarrhoea, &c. In decoction. Boil 2 oz. of rind and 2 drs. cinnamon in 1 pint of water for fifteen minutes. Dose, 1^ oz. three times a day. Or as a gargle with 1 dr. alum.
Tlie root bark in tape-worm, 'lake 2 oz., water 2 pints ; boil to 1 pint. Dose, 2 oz., followed by castor oil.