This section is from the book "A Treatise On The Materia Medica And Therapeutics Of The Skin", by Henry G. Piffard. Also available from Amazon: A Treatise On The Materia Medica And Therapeutics Of The Skin.
A. Diaphoresis.
C. Hyperidrosis, Ringer and Bury, 162, Dec. '76, 401; Engel, 145, May 17, '79. Ichthyosis; (H.G.P.). Prurigo, Simon, 114, '79, No. 49. Eczema, Ord., 146, 1/79, 40. Syphilis, Lockwood, 146, 1/79, 422; (H.G.P.). Dermatitis exfoliativa; (H.G.P.).
There are no officinal preparations of Jaborandi. The usual forms for the administration of this drug are an infusion or fluid extract. A salt of its alkaloid, Pilocarpia, may be used hypodermically.
* Free Phosphorus in Medicine, etc. London, 1874, pp. 235-240.
 
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