Download or read book Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences, 1894, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint) written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences, 1894, Vol. 5 Aceto-ortho-toluide. - This substance appears in the form of colorless needles, freely soluble in alcohol, ether, and hot water, but little soluble in cold water. Its melting-point is 107 C. (224.6 F.), and boiling-point 296 C. (564.8 F), being comparable in these respects to acetanilid and methylacetanilid, which it resembles chemically, being also, like these drugs, an active antipyretic. Experiments made by Barbarini on animals show that it is superior both to acetanilid and methylacetanilid in being less toxic. The dosage is not given. Agathin. - Ilberg has studied the antineuralgic and antirheumatic action of agathin. He began by giving 0.25 gramme (4 grains) three times a day and gradually increased the amount to 0.50 gramme (73/4 grains) five times in twenty-four hours. The usual dose was 0.50 gramme (73/4 grains) three times a day. His results were not encouraging. Of eight patients suffering from various neuralgias only one (a case of sciatic neuralgia) was cured on the fourteenth day. In acute articular and blennorrhagic rheumatism the results were also negative. In one case of chronic rheumatism the improvement was not more marked than if the patient had remained in bed for fifteen days. The untoward symptoms were frequent and varied. Most of the patients complained of cephalalgia and a feeling of heaviness. Insomnia, vomiting, diarrhoea, smarting pain during micturition, sensation of heat and intense thirst were also observed. The author believes that agathin should be rejected as an analgesic, and that its use may cause dangerous symptoms. L. Badt agrees with Ilberg as to the ill effects of the drug. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."