Cinchona (Peruvian Bark)
From London's Ghost Acres
Contents
Imported from
Description
A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865
"It may, however, be well to observe that bark in substance has of late fallen into considerable disuse, since the discovery of sulphate of quinine, a substance which contains all the active principles of the bark divested of extraneous matter, and the dose being consequently small, it is less likely to produce nausea or any derangement of stomach." (48)
Treats: intermittent and low fevers, relaxation of the system (caused by intemperance or from living in a warm climate), restores general health and strength (48)
Remedies Containing or to be used with Peruvian Bark Listed in CDM1865
- Soda, Carbonate of (156-57): grains of carbonate of soda combined with Peruvian bark and Virginia snake-root can remedy ague and fever.
seem to favour quinine over direct use of Peruvian bark
Diseases Treated with Opium as listed in CDM1865
- Dysentery (249): used in the early stages of the disease, (can be replaced with the use of other barks), during the third stage of treatment that involves restoring and toning the intestines.