A handbook of local therapeutics / edited by Harrison Allen.

Date:
1893
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    the place of methods of extirpation when these are practicable. Munde treats Endometritis by mopping out the cavity of the uterus with a five per cent, solution of zinc chloride, the applicator being introduced several times to be sure that no part remains untouched. Afterward the cervix is covered with iodoform, the vagina freely anointed with cosmo- line, and the patient placed in bed. In a week or ten days the sloughs separate, when a second application of twenty grains to the ounce may be made. J. Ashhurst paints the wound after excision of a malignant growth with a solution of chloride of zinc, fifteen grains to the ounce of water. Sharpened crayons or ''arrows are also introduced concentrically about superficial neoplasms, as recommended by Maisonneuve. Hypo- dermic injections may be substituted (J. Y. Simpson). In the treatment of Hydrocele M. Potaillon employs a i-io solution. The claim is made that the application is less painful than the injection of tincture of iodine, and that the results are equally good. Lloyd commends an injection of a fluid composed of one grain of chloride of zinc to the ounce of water in the treatment of Gonorrhcea. The application is repeated in six hours, absolute rest being enjoined. Ringer recommends for the same disease an injection composed of two grains of chloride of zinc and water one pint, to be employed hourly. If used in the first stage of the attack, the symptoms disappear within twenty-four or forty-eight hours. Rest, if possible, should be enjoined. If frequent exhibitions cause pain in the testicles, these should be supported with a well-fitting bandage. A strong solution of the chloride of zinc is extolled in irrigating Poisoned Wounds received in dissection. Diseases of the Skin.—The late Mr. Startin, of London, employed the following combination in some Ulcerous and Tuberculous affections: R. Pulv. zinci chloridi,.3iv ; pulv. antimonii chloridi, 3ij; pulv. amyli., ^j; glycerin!, q. s. Ganguoin's Paste,'' a well known preparation, is prepared, accord- ing to different authorities, in a variety of ways. The U. S. D. con- tains the following formula : R. Zinci chloridi, 5]; pulv. amyli (exsiccat.), gij_iij_iv; aquae, n^xxx-xl-fsj. M. The amount of water is estimated in each case as sufficient to form a paste, the caustic strength, of course, being greater in each proportion given above. Another formula is herewith given : R. Zinci chloridi, §j; zinci oxidi, 3j; amyli (exsiccat.), §j; aquae, fgj. Mix the oxide of zinc and the flour, and then rub up in a mortar with the water. To be kept in a glass-stop- pered bottle, covered with powdered starch. A. Ure employs anhydrous sulphate of calcium instead of flour to dilute the chloride of zinc.