Antispasmodics, as their name implies, are medicines which are intended to counteract excessive muscular action, called spasm, or, in the limbs, cramp.

1. Antispasmodic Mixture

Laudanum and sulphuric aether, of each 1/2 to 1 drachm; camphor mixture, 1 ounce. Mix, and give every two hours till the spasm ceases.

2. Antispasmodic Injection

Laudanum, sulphuric aether, and spirit of turpentine, of each 1 to 2 drachms; gruel, 3 to 6 ounces. Mix.