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ailSCKLLANEOUS KECEIPTS FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS 

 IN GENERAL. 



1. Female Debility, Tonic Pill and Infusion for.— In cases of 

 female debility from uterine difficulties, often also connected with ague or 

 chills and fever; but whether chills and fever or not, the following pill and 

 infusion will be found valuable: 



1. I^ll. — Sulphate of quinine, 1 dr.; citrate of iron, 2 drs.; solid, or alco- 

 iholic ex. of nux vomica, 16 grs. Mix thoroughly, and make into 64 pills. 



Dose — Take 1 pill only, half an hour before each meal and at bed-time. 



II, Tonic and Alteratwe, or Infusion. — In connection with the above pill 

 much additional benefit will be derived in these cases by the use of the com- 

 pound infusion of gentian, made as follows: 



Gentian root, % oz- ; orange peel and coriander seed, each, 1 dr. ; dilute 

 alcohol (half alcohol and half water), 4 ozs. ; cold water, 12 ozs., to which in 

 these cases add nitro-muriatic acid, 1 dr. Directions. — All the articles to be 

 dry and coarsely ground or bruised; then put on the diluted alcohol and let 

 stand 3 or 4 hours; then put on the water and let stand 12 hours, and strain; 

 then add the acid and shake well. "An excellent way," says Dr. Warren. 

 " for using gentian." This plant comes from Germany, growing in the Alps, 

 Apennines and Pyrenees mountains. It excites the appetite and invigorates 

 the digestive powers, and is used in all cases of debility. It is much used in 

 dyspepsia and during recovery from all exhaustive diseases. Dose — Take 1 

 table-spoonful half an hour after each meal. 



Remarks. — If in any case there are ulcerations at the neck of the womb or 

 vagina, let there be taken 3^ tea-spoonful doses, 3 times daily, of the syrup of 

 iodide of iron, an hour or two after the infusion is taken; and in these cases of 

 ulceration it is best to submit the case to a physician and have him make such 

 caustic applications as will kill the ulcers. The Monsel salts is a good 

 thing to be applied to them. The fact of ulceration may be known 

 by a sensation of heat, and perhaps pain, at the point of ulcera- 

 tion, the discharge of matter, etc. This combination of treatment 

 is well known to be exceedingly valuable. The nitrate of silver 

 (lunar caustic in stick) is often used, and I have applied it— just touching the 

 surface of the ulcer once in 4 or 5 days, has soon cured them, but more recently 

 I have introduced the Monsel salts upon them, and also along the vagina as the 

 speculum was withdrawn, with very satisfactory results, except that this salt 

 contains iron, and consequently stains the clothing; hence, again, I have applied 

 the sub-nitrate of bismuth, which does not stain, and I cannot see but it does 

 equally well if put on pretty freely twice a week, night and morning, using 

 the injections as given in leucorrhea (which see). 



2. Mrs. Chase's Magic Tonic Bitters for Weak and Debili- 

 tated Females. — Best red Peruvian bark, prickly ash bark, and poplar 

 root bark, each, 4 ozs.; cinnamon bark, 1 oz.; cloves, J^ oz. ; whiskey and 

 clear worked cider, each, 3 qts. Directions, Dose, etc. — Grind all coarsely, 



