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Physician's Materia Medica on Salol

SALOL
   A compound of PHENOL with SALICYLIC ACID, having the proper ties of both of its constituents. Used as an intestinal ant iseptic; in rheumatism and neuralgia; in intestinal indigestion, fermentative diarrhea, cholera morbus, and asiatic cholera; in duodenal catarrhand catarrhal jaundice, and in gonorrhea. Contra-indicated where there is congestion or inflammation of the kidneys. Ordinary adult dose, 0.2 to 0.3 Grm. (3 to 5 grs.) three or four times a day. [Since Saloi is insoluble in water and a1

SALOPHEN
   A compound of SALICYLIC ACID with modified PHENOL base, having the same range of use as Salol. It is less liable to produce unto ward effects, but must be given in large doses. In combination with phenacetin it is very useful in neuralgia. Dose, 0.3 to 1.3 Grm. (5 to 20 grs.), three times a day.1


WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Physician's Therapeutics Memoranda on Salol

CHOLERA, ASIATIC
   As prophylactic measures, avoid all uncooked foods, especiaHy water that has not been boiled;... / As prophylactic measures, avoid all uncooked foods, especiaHy water that has not been boiled; sulphuric acid lemonade. In early stage, camphor, salol and salophen; diluted sulphuric acid, which de stroys the cholera bacillus. Large rectal injections of a solution of common salt, 1 drachm to th... / ...solution.1

CYSTITIS
   ...opium, hot sitz bath, Glyceroplasma over bladder. Avoid highly seasoned foods and remedies which may irritate the bladder. If urine becomes purulent, salol is useful. In Subacute Cystitis, Ze-an (which is also ad misible even in acute attacks as a lenitive diuretic), buchu, uva ursi, Elixir Saw Palm......an (which is also ad misible even in acute attacks as a lenitive diuretic), buchu, uva ursi, Elixir Saw Palmetto and Sandalwood. In Chronic Cystitis, salol as an antiseptic; potas sium bicarbonate (or citrate) when urine is excessively acid; ben zoic acid, boric acid or urotropin when it is alkaline...1

DIARRHEA
   See also Cholera Infantum, Cholera Morbus and Dysentery. Simple Atonic Diarrhea is best treated... / ...blue mass) to be followed by remedies such as the foregoing. Often intestinal antiseptics are more useful than astringents, especially carbolic acid, salol, zinc sulphocarbolate, bismuth. Copious rectal injections of water as hot as can be borne will often cure. In Catarrhal Diarrhea, after an initi... / ...over abdomen. bismuth. silver nitrate, alum waters; intestinal antiseptics are often indicated.1

INFLUENZA
   The... / ... most prescribed in the early stage are; aconlte and potassium citrate to control the febrile symptoms; phenacetin or acetanilid, often combined with salol, for their analgesic action; quinine salicylate, aspirin, salicylic acid; calomel followed by a saline purge. The bronchitis must be treated in ...1

JAUNDICE
   Treatment is somewhat empirical, the remedies most used being sodium phosphate (20 to 120 grs. two or three times a day), hydrastis, iodoform, citric acid, pilocarpine and salol. When due to catarrh of the duct, calomel and sodium bicarbonate in divided doses followed by a saline cathartic.1

RHEUMATISM, ARTICULAR
   Acute attacks call for aconite as a cardiac sedative with one of the following antiarthritic... / ...orm of sodium, strontium or methyl salicylate and accompained by sodium bicarbonate), aspirin, acetanilid or antipyrin (some prescribe phena cetin or salol). Acetanilid is best prescribedjn the form of Acetanilid Compound, Special (see p. 8). In the subacute stage, Potassium iodide is the leading re... / ...colchicum and cod liver oil. Locally, stimulating liniments are to be applied with friction.1


References

1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.