Kali Permanganicum

William Boericke 1922

Posterior nares painful. Muscles of neck feel sore. Swollen uvula. Fetor of breath.

William Boericke 1922

Locally, 1 dram to a quart of water, to correct fetor in cancer, ulcer, uz^ena, and other foul odors. Also as an injection in Icucorrhoea and gonorrhoea. Internally, 2x dilution in water Saturated solution locally in eruption of small-pox. KAII PERMANGANICUM — KALI PHOSPHORICUM 433 Potassium Permanganate for Morphine Poisoning — Potassium permaiiRanate is recognized as being the most effective chemical antidote in cases of morphine or 4 )pium poisoning, acting directly on the morphine and oxidizing it to less toxic substances. To be effective the permanganate must come in direct contact with the opium or morphine in the

William Boericke 1922

Diphtheria. Dysmenorrhcea. Bites of serpents and for other animal poisons.

William Boericke 1922

Nasal discharge. Smarts and irritates. Constrictive, smarting sensation in

William Boericke 1922

Bleeding from

William Boericke 1922

hypodermatic or intravenous injections are absolutely useless, as the salt would be decomposed by the blood serum at once. The approved treatment is administration of two to five grains of potassium permanganate in dilute aqueous solution as soon as possilile after the poison is taken, this amount to be increased if very large doses of the poison have been taken. Wahing out the stomach with a quantity of 1 to 500 solution of permanganate is also recommended, using at least a pint of this solution either by a stomach pump or by enforced vomiting Pcrmang. — Potash counteracts effects of alkaloids of -viany poisonous plants. Owing to its oxidizing powers if given before the alkaloid has been absorbed. (Dr. Chestnut in Dept, of Agriculture.)

William Boericke 1922

Swollen and painful. Everything hawked up streaked with

William Boericke 1922

Larynx feels raw. Short, hacking cough.