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Robert Kemp Philp
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694.
Camphor.
Camphor
is
not
a
very
steady
stimulant,
as
its
effect
is
transitory;
but
in
large
doses
it
acts
as
a
narcotic,
abating
pain
and
inducing
sleep.
In
moderate
doses
it
operates
as
a
diaphoretic,
diuretic,
antispasmodic,
increasing
the
heat
of
the
body,
allaying
irritation
and
spasm.
It
is
used
externally
as
a
liniment
when
dissolved
in
oil,
alcohol,
or
acetic
acid,
being
employed
to
allay
rheumatic
pains;
and
it
is
also
useful
as
an
embrocation
in
sprains,
bruises,
chilblains,
and,
when
combined
with
opium,
it
has
been
advantageously
employed
in
flatulent
colic,
and
severe
diarrhoea,
being
rubbed
over
the
bowels.
When
reduced
to
a
fine
powder,
by
the
addition
of
a
little
spirit
of
wine
and
friction,
it
is
very
useful
as
a
local
stimulant
to
indolent
ulcers,
especially
when
they
discharge
a
foul
kind
of
matter;
a
pinch
is
taken
between
the
finger
and
thumb,
and
sprinkled
into
the
ulcer,
which
is
then
dressed
as
usual.
When
dissolved
in
oil
of
turpentine,
a
few
drops
placed
in
a
hollow
tooth
and
covered
with
jeweller's
wool,
or
scraped
lint,
give
almost
instant
relief
to
toothache.
Used
internally,
it
is
apt
to
excite
nausea,
and
even
vomiting,
especially
when
given
in
the
solid
form.
As
a
stimulant
it
is
of
great
service
in
all
low
fevers,
malignant
measles,
malignant
sore
throat,
and
confluent
small-pox;
and
when
combined
with
opium
and
bark,
it
is
extremely
useful
in
checking
the
progress
of
malignant
ulcers,
and
gangrene.
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