Cajeput Oil in Pneumonia, with Cases
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as a good diffusible stimulant, sudorific and antispasmodic, is generally known, but not one of the text-books I have consulted have a word to say of its expectorant action and its efficacy in pneumonia. Some months ago I first heard of its use in pneumonia and I have had ample opportunity (because it is a hilly country and the temperature is very variable) of testing its effect in 18 cases of pneumonia, short summaries of some of which are as follows (hitherto I used to treat such cases with calcii hj^pophosphates and some expectorant mixtures with good results) :? The ordinary dose I used was 5 minims of
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دوره 31 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016