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.
Bonnet recommended 5 to 10 drops daily in cases of glandular scrofulosis, conjoining local applications (Bulletin, 1837), but the internal use of bromine is practically superseded by that of its compounds. It is possible, however, that smaller and more frequent doses of bromine than have hitherto been prescribed might give better results, with avoidance of gastric irritation.
 
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