MEDICINES AND THEIR THERAPEUTICAL ACTION 



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Class of Medicine. 

 Anthelmintics. 



Antihydrotics. 

 Antiperioclics. 

 Antipyretics. 

 Antiseptics. 



Antispasmodics. 



Aphrodisiacs. 



Astringents. 



Carminatives. 

 Caustics. 



Chologogues. 

 Demulcents. 



Diaphoretics. 



Disinfectants. 

 Diuretics. 



EcboKcs. 

 Emmenagogues. 



Action. 



Destroy or remove intestinal 

 worms. 



Diminish secretion of sweat. 



Prevent the recurrence of certain 

 diseases whose nature it is to return 

 periodically. 



Lower the temperature of the 

 body in fever. Also called Febri- 

 fuges. 



Destroy the organisms of decom- 

 position, or so far weaken their 

 vitality as to arrest putrefaction. 



Prevent or cause muscles when in 

 a state of spasm to become relaxed. 



Increase sexual appetite. 



Diminish the secretion from 

 mucous membranes and excite con- 

 traction of the tissues to which they 

 are applied. 



Increase the peristaltic movement 

 of the stomach and bowels and drive 

 out superfluous gas. 



Destroy morbid excrescences on 

 the skin and other free surfaces, and 

 impart a healthy action to fungating 

 sores. 



Effect the removal of bile from 

 the body. 



Soothe and guard parts to which 

 they are applied against irritation. 



Increase the secretion of sweat 

 in the form of vapour. They are 

 called sudorifics when perspiration 

 appears in distinct drops. 



Destroy the virus of contagious 

 diseases. 



Cause the removal of water and 

 worn-out material from the body by 

 stimulating the action of the kidneys. 



By exiting the action of the uterus 

 cause expulsion of its contents. 

 Stimulate the return of sestrum. 



Examples. 



3. Fov tape-worms. Male 

 fern, kousso, areca-nut, tur- 

 pentine. 



Mineral acids, belladonna, 

 hyoscyamus, mix vomica, 

 quinine, strychnia. 



Quinine, cinchonine, ar 

 senic, salicylic acid, &c. 



Salicylate of soda, cam- 

 phor, quinine, alcohol, nitrous 

 ether. 



Carbolic acid, calcium 

 chloride, chinosol, oil of 

 eucalyptus, thymol, &c. 



Alcohol, ether, bromide of 

 potassium, camphor. 



Cantharides, strychnine, 

 alcohol. 



Acids, alum, ferric chlor- 

 ide, copper sulphate, chalk, 

 gallic acid, tannic acid. 



Aniseed, capsicum, cara- 

 way seeds, mustard, pepper, 

 oil of peppermint. 



Silver nitrate, mineral 

 acids, the hydrates of potash 

 and soda. 



Aloes, calomel, podophyl- 

 lin. 



Linseed tea, starch, glycer- 

 ine, oil, Fuller's-earth, cotton- 

 wool. 



Warmth, spirit of nitrous 

 ether, solution of acetate of 

 ammonium, tartar emetic, 

 ipecacuanha, camphor. 



Carbolic acid, thymol, 

 mercuric chloride, boracic 

 acid, sulphurous acid. 



Potassium nitrate, potas- 

 sium chlorate, sodium chlo- 

 ride, alcohol, turpentine, and 

 cantharides. 



Ergot, savin. 



Iron, strychnine, ergot, 

 cantharides, savin, quinine. 



