SEDATIVES TO GENITO-URINARY TRACT 309 



SEDATIVES TO THE GENITO-URINARY TRACT 



There are so few remedies whicli exert any direct sedative action 

 upon the genito-urinary tract that a separate group will not be made. 

 Belladonna and hyoscyamus are the most important direct sedatives 

 to the tract, and may he used for this action in acute inflammatory con- 

 ditions of the bladder or urethra. See Belladonna group for details. 

 Besides these drugs, many others serve as indirect sedatives to this 

 tract, not by exerting any direct sedative action but by removing the 

 cause of the irritation. In this manner, urotropin, boric acid, co- 

 paiba, etc., by imparting an antiseptic action to the urine help in 

 overcoming infection of the tract and in this way relieve inflamma- 

 tion. The alkaline diuretics may relieve severe conditions due to 

 acidity of the urine. 



