Eng., Monobromated Camphor.

Form

Colorless needles, scales, or powder.

Odor And Taste

A mild but characteristic camphoraceous odor and taste. Solubility.-Almost insoluble in water. Soluble in 6.5 parts of alcohol. Average Dose.-2 grains (0.125 Gm.).

Therapeutic Action

Carminative, stimulant, diaphoretic, antiseptic. Monobromated camphor is also esteemed as a nerve sedative and anaphrodisiac.

Uses

Camphor is used as a stimulant in collapse, narcotic poisoning, etc. Camphor and monobromated camphor are employed in the treatment of colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, headache, diarrhea, hysteria, and kindred conditions. Externally camphor is used for dermatitis, pruritus, neuralgia, etc.

Administration

Camphor is sometimes used hypodermatic-ally, and the form of choice is camphor dissolved in sterile oil. The aseptic packages put out by the pharmaceutical manufacturers are the most desirable.

Camphor is frequently prescribed in dry form in capsules with other agents.

In the treatment of coryza:

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One every half-hour for four hours, then one every three hours.

In the treatment of influenza:

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One every two hours.

Camphor Water is a frequently employed vehicle. Camphor is frequently used locally in solution or liquefied.

As an inhalation in coryza:

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Use teaspoonful to pitcher of hot water every four hours.

As a spray in coryza, laryngitis, etc.:

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Use as a spray every four hours.

1 Musser and Kelly: Practical Treatment.

2 Hughes: Practice of Medicine.

Patients should be instructed to inhale while using spray. The following liquefies when triturated:

In the treatment of neuralgia:

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Paint over parts as directed.

Some combinations in ointments are as follows: In the treatment of pruritus:

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Apply locally.

As an application in pruritic diseases of the skin:

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Apply frequently to irritable surface.

In the treatment of dermatitis calorica:

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Apply on cloth every four hours.

In the treatment of eczema of the scrotum:

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Apply liberally several times daily.

1 Hughes: Practice of Medicine.

2 ibid.

3 Shoemaker: Materia Medica and Therapeutics

4 Ohmann-Dumesnil: Diseases of the Skin.

5 Ibid.

Camphor Liniment may be ordered as in the following for bronchitis in children:

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Warm and apply to chest as directed.

Monobromated Camphor is usually prescribed in capsules with other agents.

In the treatment of cold, influenza, etc.:

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One every hour till four (4) are taken.

The others may be ordered to be taken as one every four hours.

This is particularly used in connection with hot drinks, footbaths, etc, to abort a "cold."

The following has been recommended in headache:

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One every half-hour until four (4) are taken.

In the treatment of migraine:

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One every two hours until relieved.