116 CIRRHOSIS. 



disease cupping, leeching, bleeding from the arm, blister- 

 ing and saline purgatives constitute the chief treatment 

 as laid down by Budd. When the feverish symptoms 

 have subsided, and the liver continues large ; then 

 mercury, both internally and by inunction, followed by 

 the iodide of potassium internally, and the iodine oint- 

 ment rubbed into the side. When dropsy sets in, 1 [ydni- 

 gogues, says the same author, have but little power in 

 reducing the ascites, and may do more harm than good. 

 Frerichs lays down a more elaborate code of treatment, 

 but whether successfully earned out or not I am unable 

 to say. In the inflammatory stage he advises leeches to 

 be applied to the hep. n, and to the anus, mer- 



curial ointment to be rubbed in. and warm fomenta: 

 Internally saline laxatives in decoction of tamarinds, or 

 --root, the " Triticum repens," which contains su^ar 

 and free oxalic acid, calomel, rhubarb, saline and BO! 

 extracts. As stomachics he recommends the tin< 

 of rhubarb, nran^' ]><]. wormwood, quassia, and 

 Calamus aromaticm- ; inmauseaand vomiting hydroc\ 

 acid, ]>elladonna, Morphia, and llismuth ; for hemor- 

 rhage from the stomach, tannin, acetate of lead, ami 

 nitrate of silver; for constipation, rhubarb, aloes, and 

 ox-gall; for diarrhoea, calumba, cascarilla, logwood, Nux 

 . and tannin ; and for digitalis, squills, juni- 



( Mi-.nis spinosaand Irvisticum, and saline diuretics. 

 HoMiKorATiiiCAU.Y. Having now disposed of 

 history, anatomy, syin}- 1 ahology, causes (its 



allied disorders), and its allopathic, treatment, we now 

 come to the homeopathic and hygienic treatment, and 

 there is but little doubt that much may be done with 

 these curative and palliative agents in the different 



