OFFICINAL GUAIACUM.

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'£<*> or inflammatory tendency in, the alimentary canal: the secondor ■ , e ' S iniproper in plethoric individuals, in all states of excitement

hose vascular system is easilyhemorrhages. It is admissible and

Scute inflammation, and in persons w'

Us f i an< l who are disposed to hemot m, on the other hand, in atonic or chronic forms of disease, withUined secretions, expecially in relaxed and phlegmatic constitutions,pj he following are some of the diseases in which it has been em-

s Ub" Di chronic rheumatism , especially when occurring in scrofulousHd Jects ’ or hi persons affected with venereal disease, guaiacum may beiu e fostered with considerable advantage under the conditions beforeola ° ne< T In cases of great debility, with coldness of surface, and in

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persons, the ammoniated tincture may be employed.

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In gout .—As a preventive of gout it was introduced by Mr. Eme-

*p h’ °f Martinico (Journ. de Med. t. xlvii. p.424). His remedy (thec 0n l -r cu m antipodagricum Emerigonis, as our German brethren term it)Cfd of two ounces of guaiacum digested for eight days in three pints(u pois of rum. The dose was a tablespoonful, taken every morning( Vi ^ or a twelvemonth. Its stimulant qualities render it inadmissible* s > op a P arox y sm °f g° ut 5 and with regard to its use in the interval, itcourse, adapted for chronic atonic conditions only.

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‘ chronic skin diseases, where sudorifics and stimulants are indi-1'tic <’ pauicum may be serviceable, especially in scrofulous and syphi-

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In obstructed and painful menstruation not arising from any ple-

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~ v > inflammatory, or congested state of system, the volatile tinctureP a * acu m has been employed with advantage. Dr. Dewees ( Treat.tl 1( ,, e Diseases of Females, p. 81, 2nd ed. 1828) states he has long been in.\j„ , a oit of employing it in painful menstruation with good effect. Drs.cjoai-pd and Jewell have also borne testimony to its emmenagogue.Pies,

in ^ ^ « remedy for venereal diseases, guaiacum wood was at one timeteH g e greatest repute. Nicholas Poll (quoted by Pearson, op. supra cit.)l-: Ur Us > that within nine years

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from the time of its introduction into

P e > more than three thousand persons had derived permanent benefit)q t . ! ls use. Experience, however, has taught us the true value of this

v 'ati an< ^ we 110w know it has no specific powers of curing or alle-telj e pS Syphilis. It is applicable, as an alterative and sudorific, for theiie 0Us °f secondary symptoms, especially venereal rheumatism and cuta-^ a Ud . eru Pti°ns, more particularly of scrofulous subjects. Mr. Pearsontonj P serviceable after the patient had been subjected to a mercurialUnder its use, thickening of the ligaments or periosteum sub-Jbfig’ an( f foul indolent sores healed. During its administration the(i j should adhere to a sudorific regimen.

MtV, n SCr ofula, especially that form called cutaneous, guaiacum is used7 ° Cca sional advantage.

"tly, j. n chronic pulmonary catarrh, especially of gouty subjects, it hasUe n used.

^°Ses Xl f NlSTRATI0Jf .—The powder of guaiacum resin may be given in° ^ rom grs- x. to 5ss. It may be administered in the form of pill,hie J-, 0r mixture (see Mistura Guaiaci). The resin is a constituent ofhydrarayri chloridi composite, Ph. L., commonly termed