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.
In the later stages of syphilitic cachexia, when the blood-condition is impaired, and elimination by the liver and skin is often inefficient, the acid used internally and in the form of bath has been recommended: a spare but nutritious diet should be enjoined in these cases.
 
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