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Potter SOL
from A Compend of Materia Medica, Therapeutics,
and Prescription Writing, 1902
"Therapeutics of Iodine. The Tincture
is much used locally as a counterirritant, and an alterative
application. Iodo-tannin is chiefly employed as an antiseptic and
alterative application in local diseases. The preparations of
Iodine are used with benefit in—
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Catarrh and Hay Fever,—inhalations
of Iodine or the Carbolate.
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Inflammations,—Tincture of Iodine
locally, to promote absorption.
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Skin Diseases,—the Glycerite or
Tincture, in chloasma, lentigo, lupus.
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Chronic Diseases of the Spleen and
Liver,— the Tincture or Ointment may be used locally for
counter-irritation.
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Glandular Tumors, hypertrophied
tonsils, cervical cysts, etc.,—the Tincture or Compound
Solution parenchymatously injected, is an efficient
resolvent.
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Empyema, Hydrocele, Ovarian Cysts,
etc. ,—the Tincture injected undiluted, is one of the best
applications to prevent return of the effusion.
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Sores, Ulcers, Fissures, etc,—Iodoform,
Iodo-tannin, or Iodized Starch, are highly recommended, as
local antiseptics and alteratives.
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Vomiting of Pregnancy,—drop doses
of the tincture every hour, have often succeeded in very
obstinate cases.
Therapeutics of the Iodides. They are
especially used in—
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Acute Catarrh and Hay Fever,—Potassium
Iodide with Arsenic internally ; also Iodine and Carbolic
Acid in weak solution locally .
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Chronic and Capillary Bronchitis,—the
Ammonium Iodide, in small doses, rapidly administered, is
remarkably efficacious.
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Catarrhal Pneumonia,—the Ammonium
Iodide, to prevent caseation of the products. Arsenic may
well be combined with it.
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Spasmodic Asthma,—Potassium
Iodide, in 15 to 30-gr. doses, is often very efficient,
especially when the asthma is due to bronchial catarrh.
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Hepatic Cirrhosis, in the first
stage,—Ammonium Iodide with Arsenic.
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Duodenal Catarrh, and jaundice
therefrom,—Ammonium Iodide.
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Aneurisms,—Potassium Iodide, in
large doses (gr. xv-xxx) is often curative of internal
aneurisms, when conjoined with absolute rest.
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Tertiary Syphilis, and many of
its results, as neuralgiae, paralysis from gummata,
syphilitic ulcerations, syphiloma of the internal viscera,
chronic rheumatism and sciatica of syphilitic origin, lupus
of syphilitic or scrofulous origin,—are all best treated by
Potassium Iodide.
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Mercurial Poisoning, and other
chronic metallic toxaemiae, —Potassium Iodide, to promote
elimination of the poison.
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Malaria,—the Ammonium Iodide with
Arsenic, in chronic malaria.
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Tonsillitis, and simple sore
throat,—a weak solution of Potassium Iodide.
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Chronic Bright's Disease,—the
prolonged use of Potassium Iodide has seemed to retard the
progress of the parenchymatous changes.
Therapeutics of Iodoform. As a local
application this agent and its substitutes have been extensively
used in the treatment of epithelioma, chancre and chancroid,
wounds, ulcers, sores, etc., and but for its offensive odor and
the danger of its toxic action Iodoform would have been in
unrestricted employment for all such conditions. Aristol and
Europhen, if equally efficient, as is claimed, will doubtless
replace it largely as a topical agent. Iodoform and Iodol are
highly esteemed as internal remedies in—
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Chronic Gastric Catarrh, and
intestinal catarrh, ulceration of the gastrointestinal
mucous membrane, etc., —Iodol given midway between meals.
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Bronchitis, Bronchial Catarrh,
and various respiratory neuroses,—Iodol has been found
highly useful in many instances.
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Tuberculosis,—has been
successfully treated by Iodoform, which certainly does check
the activity of the bacillus of that disease.
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Diabetes,—has been apparently
cured by Iodoform given internally.
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Syphilis,—may be combated
successfully by Iodoform or Iodol, in lieu of Potassium
Iodide, in cases where the latter is indicated."
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