On the treatment of the night-sweating of phthisis. XIII. Agaric / by William Murrell.

  • Murrell, William, 1853-1912.
Date:
1882
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Credit: On the treatment of the night-sweating of phthisis. XIII. Agaric / by William Murrell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    whole of the time being mixed with blood; sometimes only a small quantity, but at others as much as a tablespoonful or more. He had lost flesh considerably, and for a fortnight had suffered severely from night-sweating, his clothes being wiing- m°’ wet every night. There was deficient movement of the chest on the right side, and at the left apex well-marked crepi- tation. He was ordered half-drachm powders of agaric, one to be taken three times a-day, the last at bedtime. About two hours after each dose he was griped and strongly purged. He took only three powders and then reduced the dose to a half, but the purging continued. It did him good, however, for it stopped both the sweating and bleeding, and there was no return of either during the ensuing five weeks. In another somewhat similar case fifteen grains of powdered agaric at bed- time on three successive nights arrested a haemoptysis of six weeks’ duration. In several cases the patients stated that the agaric eased the cough and that they slept better.