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Digitalis: best in cardiac dropsy; its action is increased by combination with squill and blue pill.
Elaterium: as hydragogue cathartic.
Gamboge: like elaterium. Large doses tolerated.
Gold.
Jaborandi: in anasarca and uremia.
Jalap: in compound powder as hydragogue cathartic.
Levico Water: as alterant.
Milk Diet: sometimes very useful when kidneys are inadequate.
Pilocarpine.
Podophyllin: in hepatic cirrhosis.
Pota.s.sium Bitartrate: in combination with jalap in hepatic cirrhosis.
Saliformin.
Squill: as diuretic in cardiac dropsy.
Stillingia: in hepatic dropsy.
Theobromine Salicylate or its double-salts.
~Asphyxia from Chloroform.~
Amyl Nitrite.
Artificial respiration.
Cold Douche.
Electricity.
Oxygen.
~Astasia.~--_See Abasia and Astasia._
~Asthenopia.~
Acid, Hydrocyanic: in irritable ophthalmia.
Atropine: to prevent spasms.
Eserine or Pilocarpine: in weak solution, to stimulate ciliary muscle.
Hot Compresses.
Ma.s.sage.
Myotomy, Intraocular: to relieve spasms.
Physostigma: in the paralysis produced by diphtheria, and in senile asthenopia.
Strychnine.
~Asthma.~
Acid, Hydriodic.
Acid, Hydrocyanic.
Aconite: in spasmodic cases, also in asthma consequent on nasal catarrh in children.
Alcohol: in combination with amyl nitrite in spasmodic asthma.
Alkalies: in chronic bronchial catarrh.
Allyl Tribromide.
Alum: 10 grn. of dry powdered alum put on the tongue may arrest a spasm.
Ammonia Vapor.
Ammoniac.u.m: like Asafetida.
Ammonium Benzoate.
Amyl Nitrite: sometimes checks paroxysm in spasmodic asthma and dyspnea due to cardiac hypertrophy. Must not be given in chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Anemonin.
Anesthetics: as a temporary remedy in severe cases.
Antimony: in asthmatic conditions in children 1/80 a grn. of tartar emetic every quarter of an hour.
Antispasmin.
Apomorphine: emetic, in asthma due to a peripheral blocking of the air-tubes.
