Notes on the Newer Remedies: Their Therapeutic Applications and Modes of Administration, Second Edition Page: 116
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116 NOTES ON THE NEWER REMEDIES.
INULIN.
This principle, which is obtained from the root of the
Inula ielenizum, is chemically represented by the formula
(C6H10O5)2.
Physical Properties.-Inn/in occurs as a white crys-
talline powder made up of refracting crystals.
Solubility.-This drug is soluble in water.
Therapeutic Applications.-Inulin has been recom-
mended as a stimulating expectorant and in diabetes.
Administration.-The dose of inulin is from I to 3
grains (o.o6 to o.18 gramme). mzulin bread is manu-
factured for the use of diabetic patients.
IODOL.
This drug is obtained by the interaction of pyrrol and
iodine. It is the tctra-iodo-pyrrol, the chemical compo-
sition of which is C4I4NH.
Physical Properties.-Iodol occurs as a grayish-brown,
odorless, tasteless powder; when pure it is of a pale-
yellow hue and more or less crystalline, decomposing
between 284.8 F. and 302 F. (140' and I5o C.) with
the evolution of iodine vapors.
Solubility.-Tctra-iodo-pyrrol is soluble in alcohol
and ether, but is scarcely so in water.
Physiological Action.-In sufficiently large doses
iodol is said to cause in the lower animals albuminuria,
loss of muscular power, fall of the temperature, and fatty
degeneration of the liver and kidneys. Several hours
after the ingestion of the drug iodine may be detected
in the saliva and the urine, this elimination lasting for
several days.
Therapeutic Applications.- odol has been employed
successfully as a general substitute for iodoform. It is
antiseptic and alterative, and highly valuable in the treat-
ment of syphilitic and tubercular disorders and in inflam-
matory troubles of the ear, larynx, tonsils, trachea, etc.
Of late, this remedy has been found of service in the
treatment of diabetes mellitus.
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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/m1/115/: 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.