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HYDROCHINONE.-HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. I I I
employed in practical medicine is the hydrochloride.
This remedy is of great value in dysmenorrhoea, and is
especially serviceable as a haemostatic in almost all kinds
of uterine hemorrhage.
Administration.-The hydrochloride of hydrastinine is
best administered hypodermatically in doses of from 1
to z grain (0.o05 to 0.03 gramme).
Toxicology.-Among the untoward effects of this drug
there have been noticed dryness of and patches in the
throat, difficulty of swallowing, and violent pain in the
neck. Some of these symptoms resemble those caused
by atropine, and therefore care should be exercised in
the use of hydrastinine.
HYDROCHINONE.
This substance is obtained from arbutin, the active
principle of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, by the action of
sulphuric acid, or from anilin by oxidation with chromic
acid. Hydrochinone is also called paradioxybenzene, or
commonly quinol, and is represented by the formula
CH4(OH)2.
Physical Properties.-Paradioxybenzene occurs in
long, dimorphous, colorless crystals having a melting-
point of 336.2 F. (169 C.).
Solubility.-This remedy is freely taken up by hot
water, alcohol, and ether; it is soluble in cold water in
the proportion of I to 20 parts.
Therapeutic Applications.-Hydrochinone has been
recommended as an internal antiseptic and as an anti-
periodic. It has apparently produced good results.
Administration.-The dose of hydrochinone may be
put down as from 2 to 5 grains (0.03 to 0.30 gramme).
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.
An aqueous solution of hydroxyl, having the formula
H2O2.
Therapeutic Applications. This remedy is lauded as
a powerful general disinfectant and germicide;- it has
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Cerna, David. Notes on the Newer Remedies: Their Therapeutic Applications and Modes of Administration, Second Edition, book, 1894; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143542/m1/110/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.