226 Medicinal Properties of Thistle Ort. 
week the man was quite well, and all the pustules had 
healed and left a clean skin. 
In May, 1865, I addressed the Chief Commissioner of 
Oudh, suggesting that this oil should be tried in the various 
dispensaries of Oudh. I furnished them with the oil, and 
the following is the result of some of the experiments :— 
Dr. Whishaw, of Fyzabad, and Dr. Jamieson, of Hurdui, 
reported that it acted as a mild purgative. The former 
stated that it would be a useful addition to the Pharma- 
copoeia; the latter stated that he used it instead of castor- 
oil, and it had the advantage of not being half so nasty to 
swallow. 
From Pertabgurh it was reported that the thistle-oil had 
been tried in the dispensary of that district, on 90 patients, 
said to have been suffering from colic. In 73 of the number 
it was successful, in 17 cases it was not. 
From Roy Bareilly, Dr. Baines Reid reported that “ it 
had been given in cases of colic, in doses varying from 30 
drops to 2 drachms, repeated if necessary. The smaller 
dose was generally successful, quickly relieving the pain 
and acting mildly on the bowels; but it sometimes causes 
purging and vomiting.” “In my own practice,” he says, 
“among Europeans, I have not been successful in its use. 
On three occasions. when given as a purgative in doses of 
20 drops, it caused violent vomiting with long-continued 
nausea. The native doctor has used it successfully in cases 
of itch, but unfortunately not by itself. The oil made in 
the jail at Roy Bareilly appears similar in its properties, — 
and has been given with the like results. 
“From my experience of the oil, it seems sometimes to 
have great power in relieving colic; but it is very uncertain 
in its effects.” 
Dr. Selons reporeed from Sultanpore—‘I have had 
several opportunities of trying the thistle-oil, and in my 
opinion it is an excellent remedy in colic. 
“Tn one case, which occurred in my own compound, one 
dose of half a drachm allayed the pain and caused action 
of the bowels; in others, two doses have been required ; 
but in all, the medicine appeared to exercise some influence 
beyond that of a mere purgative, as the pain was in all cases 
alleviated by its administration before the bowels acted. 
“T am inclined to consider it a valuable addition to the 
indigenous Pharmacopceia.’ 
Dr. Condon reported from Baraitch that “it was tried 
in only three or four cases, and in some it did no good at 
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