3. Sugar, 3 or 4 lumps; hot water, a table-spoonful; dissolve; add 1 egg;
beat well together; further add a glass of wine and a little nutmeg or
ginger; mix well, and stir the mixture into good gruel (hot), 3/4 pint.
_Uses, &c._ A nourishing and restorative mixture during convalescence,
much used among certain classes after accouchement. It is an excellent
domestic remedy for colds, &c., unaccompanied with fever; for which
purpose it should be taken on retiring to rest at night, preceded by a
dose of castor oil during the day.
=CAULIFLOWER.= Like the cabbage, the cauliflower forms a very nutritious
article of diet; rich in albumenoids and phosphates. The ash, as will be
seen from the subjoined analysis, contains a large amount of mineral
matter:--
_Ash of Cauliflower._
Potash 34·39
Soda 14·79
Magnesia 2·38
Lime 2·96
Phosphoric acid 25·84
Sulphuric acid 11·16
Silica 1·92
Phosphate of iron 3·67
Chloride of sodium 2·78
=CAUS'TIC.= _Syn._ CAUS'TICUM, ESCHAROT'I-CUM, L. A substance that
corrodes or destroys the texture of organised bodies. This action is
popularly termed "burning."
The principal caustics are nitrate of silver, caustic potassa, a mixture
of caustic potassa and quick-lime, sulphate of copper, red oxide of
mercury, verdigris, tincture of sesquichloride of iron, chloride of zinc,
chloride of antimony, nitric acid, acetic acid, and carbolic acid.
_Use._ Caustics are employed to remove excrescences, morbid growths,
granulations, &c., as corns, warts, and proud flesh; and to open issues,
abscesses, &c. The first, second, and fourth are applied by gently rubbing
them on the part previously moistened with water; the third is commonly
made into a paste, with rectified spirit or glycerin, before application;
red oxide of mercury and verdigris (in the form of powder) are often
sprinkled over foul and indolent ulcers; whilst the acids and other liquid
caustics are applied with a feather, camel-hair pencil, or glass rod. The
same applies to the liquid preparations below. In all cases care should be
taken to confine the application to the affected part.
=Caustic, Ammoni'acal.= See OINTMENTS, and CAUSTIC, GONDRET'S.
=Caustic, Antimo''nial.= _Syn._ CAUSTICUM ANTIMONIA'LE, L. Chloride of
antimony.
=Caustic, Arsen'ical.= _Syn._ CAUSTICUM ARSENICA'LE, C. ARSENIO'SUM, C. A.
COMPOS'ITUM, L. _Prep._ 1. See CAUSTIC, PLUNKET'S.
2. (Cutan. Hosp.) Calomel, 2-1/2 oz.; red sulphide of mercury, 1 dr.;
arsenious acid, 1 dr. to 2 dr.
3. (Van Mons.) Arsenious acid, 6 dr.; dragon's blood, 2 dr.; animal
charcoal, 1-1/2 dr.; cinnabar, 3 oz.
4. (Ratier.) Arsenious acid, 1 part; kino, 8 parts; cinnabar, 16 parts.
The ingredients of the last three must be separately reduced to fine
powder, and then carefully mixed. They are favourite applications on the
Continent, in cases of cancer, cancerous sores, obstinate lepra, &c. They
are either dusted over the part, or are made into a paste with mucilage or
the saliva, and applied like an ointment on a piece of rag or lint; due
caution being observed, and the effects watched. The last is much used in
the French hospitals.
=Caustic, Canquoin's.= See ZINC CAUSTIC.
=Caustic, Canthar'ides.= _Syn._ CAUSTICUM CANTHAR'IDIS, L. _Prep._ 1.
Powdered cantharides made into a paste with concentrated acetic acid.
2. (Cutan. Hosp.) Tannin, 1 oz.; cantharides (powdered), 2 oz.; strong
acetic acid, 8 oz.; digest a week, and strain. Blisters.
=Caustic, Common.= See POTASSA (HYDRATE OF), and CAUSTIC OF POTASSA WITH
LIME.
CAUSTIC, DUVILLE'S. _Prep._ 1. Aloes, 5 oz.; proof spirit, 10 oz.; oil of
vitriol, 6 oz.; mix.
2. Aloes (in powder), 2-1/2 oz.; rum, 1/4 pint; mix, and the next day add,
oil of vitriol, 1 oz. A favourite caustic in veterinary practice;
especially in foot-rot.
=Caustic, Filho's.= _Prep._ From caustic potassa, 2 parts; quick-lime (in
powder), 1 part; melt together in a ladle, mix well, and pour it into
small leaden tubes, the size of a large swan-quill. When cold, coat each
piece with melted beeswax, to exclude the air. Used as a strong caustic in
veterinary practice. It is applied like nitrate of silver.
=Caustic, Golden.= _Syn._ CAUSTIC OF CHLORIDE OF GOLD; CAUSTICUM AUR'EUM,
C. AUR''II CHLOR'IDI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Recamier.) Terchloride of gold, 6
gr.; nitro-hydrochloric acid, 1 oz.; dissolve.
2. (Legrand.) As the last, but using nitric acid. Both are recommended as
caustics in syphilitic, scrofulous, and scorbutic ulcers, cancerous
growths, &c.; applied by means of a dossil of lint.
=Caustic, Gondret's.= _Syn._ GONDRET'S AMMONI'ACAL CAUSTIC; POMMADE DE
GONDRET, Fr.; CAUSTICUM AMMONIACA'LE, L. _Prep._ 1. See OINTMENT,
AMMONIACAL.
2. (Original formula.) Almond oil, 2 dr.; suet, 4 dr.; lard, 6 dr.; melt
together in a wide-mouthed bottle, cool a little, add solution of ammonia,
12 dr.; and agitate until cold. A powerful rubefacient and
counter-irritant; used to produce an immediate revulsion. If covered with
a compress, it raises a blister in 4 or 5 minutes.
=Caustic, I'odine.= _Syn._ CAUSTICUM IODIN'II, L. _Prep._ (Lugol.) Iodine
and iodide of potassium, of each 1 part; water 2 parts; dissolve. Used in
similar cases to iodine paint, and to scrofulous growths and ulcers.
=Caustic, Lu''nar.= _Syn._ LA'PIS INFERNA'LIS, L. _Prep._ 1. Nitrate of
silver fused and formed into sticks by pouring it into moulds.
2. (E. R. Squibb.) Nitrate of silver fused with a small quantity of
chloride of iron, and formed into sticks or points. The chloride of iron
gives toughness to the caustic.
=Caustic, Mercu''rial.= _Syn._ CAUSTIC OF NITRATE OF MERCURY; CAUSTICUM
AC'IDI HYDRAR''GYRI NITRA'TIS, C. H. DEUTRONITRATIS, L. From mercury, 1
part; commercial nitric acid, 2 parts; dissolve.