Merck's 1899 Manual - Part 173
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~Inflammation.~--_See also, Bronchitis, Pleuritis, etc. Also list of Antiphlogistics._

Acetanilid.

Acid, Salicylic: most valuable.

Aconite: at the commencement of all inflammations, superficial or deep-seated: best given in small doses frequently repeated until pulse and temperature are reduced.

Alcohol: as antipyretic and stimulant, especially useful in blood-poisoning.

Alkalies.

Ammonium Chloride.

Ammonium Tartrate.

Antimony: 10 to 15 min. of vinum antimonii frequently repeated at commencement.

Arnica.

a.r.s.enic.

Astringents.

Atropine.

Barium Chloride.

Belladonna: in gouty and rheumatic inflammation and cyst.i.tis.

Blisters.

Borax.

Bryonia: in serous inflammations, after heart or pulse lowered by aconite.

Cannabis Indica: in chronic types.

Chloral Hydrate: when temperature is high and much delirium.

Cocaine Hydrochlorate: in acute types.

Cod-Liver Oil: in chronic inflammation.

Colchicine.

Cold.

Copaiba.

Digitalis.

Electricity.

Ergot.

Exalgin.

Flaxseed: for inflamed mucous membranes.

Fomentations.

Gelsemium.

Hop Poultice.

Ice: locally applied.

Ichthalbin: internally.

Ichthyol: locally.

Iodine: locally.

Lead.

Leeches.

Magnesium Sulphate.

Mercury: in deep-seated inflammations, especially those of serous membranes, and iritis, and syphilitic cases.

Mercury inunctions.

Neurodin.

Nitrates.

Opium: exceedingly useful to check it at commencement, and relieve pain afterwards.

Phosphorus.

Pilocarpine.

Poultices.

Pulsatilla: when purulent discharge from eyes, ears or nose and in epididymitis.

Purgatives.