Nicotine: cautiously administered relieves the spasm; best given by r.e.c.t.u.m or hypodermically; by the mouth it causes spasm which may suffocate.

Nitrite of Amyl: in some cases it cures.

Nitroglycerin: like the preceding.

Opium: alone or with chloral hydrate.

Paraldehyde.

Physostigma: the liquid extract pushed to the full. Given by the mouth, or r.e.c.t.u.m, or hypodermically.

Physostigmine.

Quinine: in both idiopathic and traumatic teta.n.u.s.

Strychnine: the evidence, which is doubtful, seems to show that it is beneficial in chronic and idiopathic teta.n.u.s: should be given only in a full medicinal dose.

Teta.n.u.s Ant.i.toxin.

Urethane.

Vapor Baths.

Warm Baths.

~Tetter.~--_See Herpes._

~Throat, Sore.~--_See also, Diphtheria, Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis._

Acid, Camphoric.

Acid, Carbolic: as a spray in relaxed sore throat and in coryza.

Acid, Gallic.

Acid, Nitric: as alterative with infusion of cinchona.

Acid, Sulphurous: spray.

Acid, Tannic.

Acid, Trichloracetic.

Aconite: in acute tonsillitis with high temperature; in the sore-throat of children before running on to capillary bronchitis; best given frequently in small doses.

Alcohol: gargle in relaxed throat.

Alum: gargle in chronic relaxed throat, simple scarlatinal and diphtheritic sore-throat.

Aluminium Aceto-tartrate.

Ammonium Acetate.

a.r.s.enic: in coryza and sore throat simulating hay fever; in sloughing of the throat.

Balsam of Peru.

Balsam of Tolu.

Belladonna: relieves spasm of the pharyngeal muscles; also when the tonsils are much inflamed and swollen.

Calcium Bisulphite Solution.

Capsic.u.m: as gargle in relaxed sore throat.

Catechu: astringent gargle.

Chloral Hydrate.

Chlorine Water: gargle in malignant sore throat.

Cimicifuga: in combination with opium and syrup of tolu in acute catarrh.

Cocaine Carbolate.

Cold Compresses: in tendency to catarrh.

Creosote.

Electric Cautery: in chronic sore throat to get rid of thickened patches.

Ferri Perchloridum: gargle in relaxed sore throat.

Ferropyrine: as a styptic in throat operations.

Gaduol.

Glycerite of Tannin: to swab the throat in relaxed sore throat.

Glycerinophosphates.

Guaiacol.

Guaiac.u.m: sucking the resin will abort or cut short the commencing quinsy.

Hydrastis: gargle in follicular pharyngitis and chronic sore throat.