These diseases will bear thorough depletion of the alimentary canal, active, hydragogue cathartics being indicated.
Gamboge is a powerful drastic, hydragogue cathartic, which is apt to produce nausea and vomiting.
Used as a drastichydragogue in dropsies; and in scrofula, &c.
Purgative combinations of colocynth, gamboge, and resin of podophyllin are also occasionally employed, but the most efficient hydragogue is elaterium.
Hydragogue cathartics have, therefore, an important place in the treatment of ascites of hepatic origin.
The highly irritable and congested intestinal mucous membrane precludes the employment of hydragogue cathartics.
Purgatives andhydragogue cathartics usually fail to give relief, and add much to the patient's discomfort.
Jalap is a typical hydragogue purgative, causing the excretion of more fluid than scammony, but producing less stimulation of the muscular wall of the bowel.
It was shown by Professor Rutherford at Edinburgh to be a powerful secretory cholagogue, an action possessed by few hydragogue purgatives.
Cathartics, especially those of a hydragogue nature, are also very beneficial.
First in point of efficacy for this purpose are the hydragogue cathartics.
The part employed is the fruit pulp, official in all the pharmacopoeias as a very energetic hydragogue cathartic.
The root is a hydragogue cathartic even in minute doses.
The seeds contain an oil that is official in all Pharmacopoeias as one of the most powerful hydragogue cathartics.
In other words it is a highly energetichydragogue cathartic, especially indicated when we wish to drain off the fluid element of the blood, as in dropsy, asthma, pulmonary and cerebral congestion.
The urine is often increased by the action of a hydragogue Cathartic; and a combination of Blue-pill and Squill supplies us with one of the best of known Diuretics.
Of the oils, Olive-oil is merely laxative; Castor-oil may be given in all cases without danger; but Croton oil is a dangerous hydragogue Cathartic.
Scammony, Aloes, and the other strong resinous and hydragogue Purges, are hurtful, and occasion Pain.
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