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VEGETABLE IRRITANTS. 



I. 

 PURGATIVES. 



Symptoms: — Abdominal pain; vomiting, and purging; 

 cramps ; strangury and tenesmus, followed by collapse, and 

 sometimes accompanied by drowsiness, and slight nervous 

 symptoms. 



Treatment. (Immediate :) 

 Emetic and Stomach Tube. Tannin. 



(Later :) 

 Opium to relieve pain. 

 Stimulants to counteract collapse. 

 Demulcents (swallowed and injected). 



