206 DR. CHASE'S RECIPES. 



Other Treatment Necessary. — In the commencement of the disease, while 

 the inflammation is acute or active, give a full cathartic dose of some 

 cooling purgative — for instance, the compound powder of jalap, with cream of 

 tartar, or a full cathartic dose of any medicine one is in the habit of using as a 

 cathartic. 



Compound Powder of Jalap.— Best Alexandria senna, in powder, 1 oz.; 

 powdered jalap, 3^ oz. ; powdered cloves, % dr. ; or powdered ginger, 1 dr. ; mix. 

 This forms an excellent cathartic in all cases requiring quick action. It is mild 

 but efiicient, stimulating the liver and biliary ducts to a healthy action, and help- 

 ing materially to reduce all inflammatory diseases. It should not, however, be 

 given in inflammation of the stomach or the bowels, if of a severe character. 

 In pregnancy, painful menstruation, and other like conditions of females, it 

 should be taken only in about half the usual doses; repeat half the dose, if 

 it does not operate in 4 hours in all cases. Dose— Take one tea-spoonful of the 

 powder in a tea-cup and half fill with boiling water; stir occasionally till cool; 

 stir again and drink all. Sweeten, if desired. In all fevers and in the above 

 cases put into the cup 1 tea-spoonful of cream of tartar, which aids in reducing 

 fevers or inflammations, especially of the character above indicated. 



The patient should also take freely of mucilaginous drinks, as gum-arabic 

 water, }4 oz. to 1 oz. to the pint, poured on boiling hot, and the whole drank in 

 the course of the day, or two at most; or, a tea of marsh mallows, 1 oz. to the 

 pint of water daily; or, flaxseed tea made in the same way, as most convenient 

 to obtain. As soon as the action of the cathartic is well over, and one of the 

 mucilaginous drinks have helped to allay the severity of the inflammation, use 

 injections also of an astringent, tonic or antiseptic character, according to the 

 severity of the case, like the following: 



3. Injection for Gonorrhea. — The following is one of the more 

 common, being principally astringent, for cases where the inflammation and 

 discharge is slight: Sulphate of zinc, 8 grs., to water, 4 ozs. Directions— To 

 be injected 2 or 3 times a day at least; but it is well to inject after each urina- 

 tion; but if much purulent or thick matter, use one of the following, first hav- 

 ing injected water to cleanse the parts thoroughly, and if this strength causes 

 much smarting or pain, reduce half with water. A glass or rubber syringe is 

 better than the metallic ones for all these purposes. 



4. Injection for Gonorrhea. — The following combines tonic, astrin- 

 ^nt, and antiseptic properties, applicable in the severe cases. It was given by 

 Prof. King in his "Chronic Diseases," with the remark, "that he makes it 

 known for the first time": Sulphate of quinine, 20 grs. ; elixir of vitriol (which 

 is aromatic sulphuric acid), 1 dr. ; mix, and shake to dissolve the quinine; then 

 ;uld camphor water, 1 oz., and distilled water, 3 ozs.; solution of iodide of iron, 

 5^ dr. Inject as the first; and if it causes pain or uneasiness to any extent, 

 reduce a little with water, until the improvement enables it to be borne. I will 

 '^ve one more, which also combines the astringent, tonic, and antiseptic proper- 

 ties necessary to ensure success, and equally valuable as an injection in leucor 

 mea (which see). It is as follows; 



