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tractions — opium, cannabis, bromides, chloral, chloro- 

 form. 



Uterine Tonics and Alteratives are remedies 

 which act upon the nutrition and functions of the 

 uterus. 



Uterine Tonics: Potassium bromide, viburnum 

 opulus, potassium chlorate, viburnum prunifolium, 

 helonias, cimicifuga, Pulsatilla, iodine. Also astrin- 

 gents locally. 



Uterine Alteratives : Iodine, iodoform, iodol, io- 

 dized phenol or carbolated iodine, glycerin, hydras- 

 tis, silver nitrate, galvanism. 



Galactagogues increase the lacteal secretion — 

 jaborandi. 



Galactophyga decrease or check the lacteal se- 

 cretion — belladonna or atropine locally and internally. 



Agents Acting on the Skin. 



Irritants are agents which, on application to the 

 skin, cause more or less vascular excitement, and are 

 called counter-irritants when used for exciting a re- 

 flex action upon some part of the organism remote 

 from the place of application. They are divided into 

 three groups, according to the severity of their ac- 

 tion — viz.. Rubefacients, epispastics or blisters, pus- 

 tulants. 



Eubepacients cause only a redness of the skin. 

 Mustard, capsicum, camphor, iodine, turpentine. 



Epispastics, Vesicants, or Blisters produce 

 marked inflammation of the skin and an outpouring 



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