A handbook of local therapeutics / edited by Harrison Allen.

Date:
1893
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    The value of the acid in Nasal Affections has led to combinations being made with other agents of repute. Thus Hager adds one part of the acid to three of absolute alcohol, one of caustic ammonia and two distilled water, the mixture being preserved in a dark stoppered vial. The preparation is known as Hage?-'s AnticatarrhalMixture.' A few drops on blotting paper folded in a cone shape is held to the nose, the eyes are closed and deep inspirations are taken. Percy Boulton has proposed to combine the properties of carbolic acid and iodine as follows: R. Tinct. iodinii comp., xlv; Acid carbolic cryst., vj; Glycerini, §j; Aqua, destillat., § v. A peculiar penetrating odor results from this union which to many persons is disagreeable. The physician's office and dwelling becomes fairly saturated with it if the prescription is in common use. A similar preparation to the above is in high repute in Germany for treatment of Fissure of the Tongue. G. Lefferts modifies the mixture by adding to a drachm each of carbolic acid and iodine, one ounce each of powdered charcoal and camphor. A sufficient quantity of benzoin is added to make a paste, and 20 drops of oil of lavender are added to correct the odor. The preparation is to be inhaled through the nose from a wide- mouthed, glass stoppered bottle. Moure {La Tribune Medicale, 1889,) adds 15 grains of carbolic acid to. 45 of crystallized resorcin, largely diluted in water to which a small proportion of glycerin has been added. (300 grains aqua and 500 grains glycerin.) Carbolic acid can be used in great strength in the nose when applied in small quantity to selected surfaces. But in the form of the lotion the strength must be graded by the amount which can be borne comfortably upon the lips and the pharynx. Thus, a pigment of 10 to 20 grains to the ounce might be applied to the interior of the nose with safety when a strength so great would excite irritation of the lips and the throat. In directing carbolic acid to be used in the form of a nasal bougie, one-half grain is usually introduced in each mass. Boulton's solution may be used in this way: one-quarter minim of the deliquesced crystals is added to five minims of Lugol's solution. Carbolic acid has been employed by E. F. Henderson {St. Louis Med. and Surg. Journal, Jan. 1886-28) as an injection t6 Hypertrophies of the Interior of the Nose. Rumboldt {St. Louis Medical Archives, 1873) places carbolic acid at the head of the list of remedies for local application in the treatment of Acute and Chronic Inflammation of the Throat and Nose. He recommends from two to five grains to the ounce of water. In his judgment a slight smarting sensation should ensue after each application. Crystals of carbolic acid rendered soluble by heat are used m treatmg sinuses leading through gum tissue to bone. Cure of Pyorrhea Alveo-