This section is from the book "Text-Book Of Materia Medica For Nurses", by Lavinia L. Dock. Also available from Amazon: Text-book of materia medica for nurses.
Restoratives, - promote constructional tissue change. (1) Foods, - supply new material for repair and oxidation.
Proteids. Carbohydrates. Fats. Salts. Water.
Including albumins, starches, sugars, sodium chloride calcium phosphate; oils - olive, cod-liver; alcohol and other substances.
(2) Hoematinics, - increase the haemoglobin (red coloring matter) in the blood.
(3) Tonics, - promote nutrition and give tone to the system.
Strychnine. Iron. Arsenic.
Also quinine, vegetable bitters, phosphates, hypophos-phites, cod-liver oil; acids - hydrochloric, nitro-hydro-chloric, phosphoric, lactic, citric; salicin, and other drugs.
Alteratives, - by some unknown process alter morbid conditions and improve the nutrition of the body.
Mercury. Arsenic. Iodine.
Also antimony, gold and sodium chloride, sarsaparilla. colchicum, cod-liver oil.
Antipyretics, - reduce fever (1) by promoting loss of heat and (2) by lessening its production.
Cold. Acetanilide. Quinine.
Also antipyrine, salicylic acid, guaiacol, resorcin, phenacetine, aconite, chinoline, asaprol, and others.
Antiperiodics, - lessen the severity or prevent the return of certain periodically recurring diseases.
Quinine. Hydrastine. Eucalyptus.
 
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