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nant disease, per se, but employ it with some satis- 

 faction in the secondary infections, often a great factor 

 in these cases. 



It appears to be of some value as an intestinal 

 antiseptic as good as the others but used with 

 the limitations of intestinal antiseptics ever in view. 



I believe that the aromatic bodies stearoptenes, 

 pinenes, etc. will develop a scientific place in 

 therapy, probably used mostly subdermally. In this 

 event echinacea may attain to recognition as one 

 member of a very useful group of drugs; but I do 

 not believe the wonderful and impossible claims made 

 for it by enthusiasts. 



Externally I employ it from 10 per cent to full 

 strength of the fl. The preparations for hypodermic 

 use are, usually, in 15-minim ampules. Inject a 

 whole ampule. Internally, my experience is that 

 30 minims fl. should be considered an average dose. 



I trust discriminating clinicians will test out 

 echinacea, and report. Such reports are needed 

 finally to determine if echinacea is truly a modern 

 addition to therapeutics. I believe it has a place, 

 the limitations of which are yet to be determined. 



ELATERIUM 



Ecballium elaterium. An energetic hydrogogue 

 cathartic no longer used in crude form. The tinc- 

 ture is used in doses of a fraction of a drop in the 

 treatment of chronic cystitis, but we have much 

 better agents for this purpose. Elaterium is a 

 variable and uncertain drug at best, even in full 

 dosage. 



ELATERINUM is the official name of ELATERIN, 

 the average dose of which is 1-10 grain. Dextro- 



