New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-14
MEDICAL NOTES.

EXTENSION OF THE BRITISH PHARMAco'
poEIABesldc. the smagamated British pharmacopoeis,
comprising the London Edinburgh ana Dublin 'he ehei
continental pharmacopoess the French which also
Switzerland the Prrssian, which Is mostly usea
IN Germany and Russia, and that OF orosi which Is nsed
IN italy, In the extension the British pharmacopoeia
some Of the most important additions which have been MADE
are follows Bcnzoated lard for making supposoos anu
ontmen bromide OF ammonum useful Tor sieepiesshess
and in hyseria epilepsy carbonate OF oismuth ana
solution of citrate and ammonia useful In the
same cases as white bsmuth iodide OF cadmium which
may be used form OF ointment when the yeow Color
OF the skin follows the application OF ioddc OF eao
ointment is objected oyalae OF cerum which, In doses
of one or two grains three times daily acts as sedative
and ton!c Of much value In chronic intestinal irr
jon dyspepsla pyros in chronic vomiting and espec-
tally in vomiting during pregnancy nexile cooaion'
being OF orty-eIght parts OF two OF
Canadian basam and OF castor oil, and useful rs Il
protecting coating for burns. ulcers and In erysipeas-
then there are the gycernes, mercua prepare
tons the black and yellow washes, qunine pills and wne
uncture Of sumbu, uncturc OF green helebore, ETC.
NEW AND IMPORTANT MEDICAL FACT" The
Medical Review" commenting the scientific and pro-
found by Professor Scegen of Vienna and his
eoncu ion that sugar formed by the liver derived
from albumen and fat, characterzes his conclusion as
new and important factone not in accord with the pre-
yiously chemical and physiological ideas ITO
fessor seeeen's conclusions, briefly summarized sho"
that the passing from The liver contains an nnny
quantity OF sugar than that entering
that the newly in the liver is wholly ihae
pendent OF saccharno food well OF the
introduced with food that the liver gycoeen
unconcerned production Of sugar in the ve ana ha
albumen and materials out OF which the h'er
forms sugar The demonstration OF this fact was accom-
pllshed by bringing together fatty bodies and oood WIN
spely divided liver substance This being So the liver
pronounced 10 be the great laboratory In which iooa Is
changed for the purpose OF life, fer the performance OF
work and the production OF heat
ANTI-MALARIAL TREATMENT7Dr Clark' resi-
dent persican in india publishes some further details OF
his successful dealing with the malara diseases OF ta'
country by the pcrae of ammonia in the treatment
n, ,wentysye cases maaral neuralgia OF various nerves.
civ eases of malaral headache and one OF maaria coc
nv this means he reports complete and speedy cure MS
,ccord OF intermittent cases numbers some hVe
thousand in only OF which did 1t fail to be encscous
a s equally curative In all forms Of asue with the curious
s,centon OF those OF a paroxysma character As SUD
sue for ounine pcrate of ammonia has the advantage
over ounine Of being much less expensive, which, IN
India is an important deraton in view OF the many
c,ses ~ rnalara disease be treated the dose given
also much smaller does produce the unpleasant e
fccs peculiar Qunine, such as headache DEAFNESS ec'
nor does it disorder digestion cause nausea as qumhe
&c ant 10 do in the In which has to be given In
India