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Materia Medica

Stimulants

cordial and stimulating medicine, from the nature of camphor I am
surprised at its having been so seldom used in Intermittants which
have a tendency to run into Typhus in doses from 18 to 20 grs. [grains],
however it is not much employ’d alone, yet the febrifuge forms of the
Peruvian Bark have increased by combining camphor with it in
proportion ℈i [1 scruple] of Camphor to ℥ifs [1½ ounces] of Bark. Dr Collin of vienna preferr'd
it to all the substances in Gangreni Senilis, he gives it internally and
spreads it with a feather dissolved in Gum Arabic. In Gangrini
Humidia, He covers the part with a stratum of camphor. Dr Cullen
does not advise it when there is a full and hard pulse he seems to
attribute its benificial effects to its antiseptic quality. I think however
it is owing to its stimulating qualities, camphor would perhaps been
usefull in gangrene accompanying occurring in Typhus. Camphor has
been advised to be given internally in cases of obstinate ulcers, and
it has been much praised in confluent small pox. Dr Haller
gave about 20 grs pr diem [grains per day] in confluent small pox. Rosentine tells
if the skin is anointed with it, it will keep the disease from that
part. Mr Houghland thought it usefull in the cronic cough of measles,
the putrid Measles as they are called do not exist in what Mr Watson
calls Scarlatina Agenosa. Camphor has been employ’d in both general