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Historical use wording: in a manner almost mar- vellous, although how it acts is by no means clear
Source: The family doctor : a dictionary of domestic medicine and surgery; especially adapted for family use (1890), narrative-offset-1464711.
Ingredients or materials as extracted
- Treatment: of Wine of Colchicuia 1 drachm, Bicarbonate of Potash | a drachm
Method as extracted
- Mix according to the source passage: From 3 to 5 grains of Calomel, followed by a Black draught, to be repeated every four hours or so, until the bowels are "freely opened, should be first given ; after that a Saline Mixture with Colchicum, 'which last is the grand specific in Gout, frequently effecting a cure in a manner almost mar- vellous, although how it acts is by no means clear. Watson says that “ it sensibly mo- difies the condition of the urine, rendering it less acid, and even alkaline, and in- creasing its quantity.” He presumes that “these effects are pi'oduced by certain changes wnoiight in the blood by this sub- stance, which thus and there proves, some^ how., an antidote for the poison of gout.” This remedy should, however, be judiciously employed, and always, if possible, under medical direction. (See Colchicum.) The following combination may be re- commended for the administration of this remedy:— Take of Wine of Colchicuia 1 drachm, Bicarbonate of Potash | a drachm.
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Primary and supporting references
- The family doctor : a dictionary of domestic medicine and surgery; especially adapted for family use — The family doctor : a dictionary of domestic medicine and surgery; especially adapted for family usePrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-1464711.