1536. In Hmmoptysis, It Is Advised By Dr

R.. Townsend.§ He states that he has seen it allay the teasing cough and irritation of the throat which are sometimes so troublesome in connection with haemorrhage from the lungs; and, at the same time, it proved useful in controlling the inordinate action of the heart and arteries which not unfrequently exists after much blood has been lost.