Merck's 1899 Manual - Part 197
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Thyraden.

Turkish Bath.

Valerian: in hysterical and suicidal cases.

Zinc Phosphide.

~Meniere's Disease.~

Bromalin.

Bromides.

Bromo-hemol.

Gelsemium.

Quinine.

Sodium Salicylate.

~Meningitis, Cerebral, Spinal and Cerebro-Spinal.~--_See also, Meningitis, Tubercular._

Aconite.

Alcohol.

Ammonium Carbonate.

Antimony: in cerebro-spinal meningitis.

Belladonna.

Blister to nape of neck in early stage, to prevent effusion; also in comatose state.

Bromides and Chloral: to allay nervous symptoms.

Bryonia: when effusion.

Calomel with Opium: in early stages.

Cold Baths.

Digitalis.

Ergot.

Gelsemium.

Hyoscyamus.

Ice-bag to head.

Iodide of Pota.s.sium.

Jalap.

Leeches: to nape of neck.

Mercury: as ointment or internally.

Milk Diet: in second stage.

Opium: in small doses, alone or with tartar emetic.

Phosphorus: in chronic meningitis.

Pilocarpine.

Pulsatilla: in acute cases.

Purgatives: at commencement; calomel and jalap most useful.

Spermine.

Turpentine Oil.

Quinine: contraindicated in acute stage.

Veratrum Viride.

Venesection: in early stage of sthenic cases, if aconite or veratrum viride is not at hand; also when much excitement.

~Meningitis, Tubercular.~

Croton Oil.

Iodine.

Magnesium Carbonate.

Mercury.

Pota.s.sium Bromide.

Pota.s.sium Iodide.