This section is from the book "Materia Medica And Therapeutics Inorganic Substances", by Charles D. F. Phillips. Also available from Amazon: Materia medica and therapeutics.
Half-grain or quarter-grain doses of gray powder given every four hours will also control the catarrhal symptoms of measles: when the conjunctivae and mucous lining of the nose, mouth, and throat are inflamed, and even when ulceration is present, they render excellent service.
 
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