By their chemical action on albumen, these substances coagulate blood, and thus act in a simple way as styptics when applied to bleeding parts externally.
General Stimulants may act indirectly as styptics to a mucous surface, when relaxed and bleeding on account of an atonic condition of the nerves by which the contraction of the minute vessels is maintained.
So long as there is the narrowest chance of recovery resort may be had to ergot, turpentine and the mineral acids internally, combined with the external use of styptics and ice.
Epistaxis is rarely so severe as not to yield to the use of simple remedies, such as the application of ice to the forehead or back of the neck, or of styptics locally.
There is no proof that styptics administered by the mouth have any control over the hemorrhage, and as they are liable to excite vomiting they may do harm.
Astringent and chemical styptics are of little use.
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