OBSERVATIONS ON AMERICAN OIL OF TURPENTINE.

Some Observations of the Thoracic Duct Lymph after Injection of Oil of Turpentine into the Peritoneal Cavity of the Dog

Injection of oil of turpentine into the peritoneal cavity of a dog calls forth immediately an exudate of fluid from the surrounding tissues. The amount of fluid reaches the maximum on the third day and has practically disappeared on the fifth day. The cell content of this fluid is very small at first, but increases rapidly. The type of the predominating cells also changes. In the early exudate ...

Turpentine

By Surgeon-Major F. R. Hogg, A.M.D. In the Medical Times and Gazette about three years ago, appeared a paper of mine about a remedy again recommended, and fully to ventilate the subject, condensed quotations from former remarks must unavoidably now be incorporated. In the reign of Charles the Second, a Plymouth practitioner praised the varied qualities of turpentine, the best styptic in the tim...

A Case of Leprosy Healed by Gurjon Oil and Afterwards by Oil of Turpentine and Mustard

Bam Chund, a Hindu male, aged 35 years, was admitted into the Mayo Hospital, on December 3rd, 1875, suffering from Trell-marked leprosy. He stated that he was a native of Kurbat. a village in the Lahore district, and that he gained liia livelihood by cooking pakora. His father and mother were both healtliy, and his brother is also alive and well ; he is not married. lie is not aware of having c...

On the Possibility of Using Oil of Turpentine for the Treatment of Scabies

a sarcopticidal drug which would not only be efficient but would also be readily available. In this connection, a large number of indigenous preparations commonly used for scabies in this country were tested, and in course of this investigation oil of turpentine was observed to possess properties whereby the mite was quickly overwhelmed and was soon killed on contact outside the body. The oil w...

Observations on suicidal behavior among American Indians.