4. (St. B. Hosp.) Assaf[oe]tida, 2 dr.; yolk of an egg; barley water, 7
fl. oz. Stimulant, antispasmodic, and carminative. An excellent remedy in
hysteria, flatulent colic, hooping-cough, infantile convulsions, worms in
the lower bowels, &c. See ENEMA HOOPING-COUGH.
=Enema, Astrin''gent.= _Syn._ ENEMA ASTRINGENS, L. _Prep._ 1. Tincture of
catechu, 1 fl. oz.; barley water, 9 fl. oz.
2. Extract of rhatany, 2 dr.; syrup, or made starch, 2 oz.; water, 7 fl.
oz.
3. Decoction of galls, oak-bark, pomegranate, or other like astringent
substance, 3 or 4 fl. oz.; water or barley water, 6 or 7 fl. oz.
4. (Hosp. F.) Electuary of catechu, 2 dr.; water and lime water, of each
4-1/2 fl. oz. In diarrh[oe]a, &c., arising from a relaxed condition of the
coats of the lower bowels; and in fissures of the anus, &c.
=Enema of Bark.= _Syn._ ENEMA CINCHONÆ. Decoction of bark is used.
=Enema of Belladonna.= _Syn._ ENEMA BELLADONNÆ (Ratier.) _Prep._
Belladonna, 10 gr.; water, 6 oz.; infuse.
=Enema of Cam'phor.= _Syn._ ENEMA CAMPHORÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Camphor
liniment, 4 fl. dr.; yolks of 2 eggs; water gruel, 7 fl. oz.
2. Camphor, 1 dr.; rectified spirit, 2 dr.; triturate till dissolved, then
add, gradually, of simple syrup, 1 oz.; when thoroughly incorporated,
further add of thin gruel, 7 fl. oz. Anodyne, antispasmodic, and diuretic.
In difficult or obstructed micturition.
=Enema of Cas'tor Oil.= _Syn._ ENEMA OLEI RICINI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Hosp. F.)
Castor oil and mucilage, of each, 1 oz.; gruel, 1/2 pint.
2. Castor oil, 1 oz.; liquor potassa, 2 fl. dr.; triturate, and add of
honey, 1 oz.; when mixed, further add of hot gruel, 1/2 pint; and agitate
until cool enough to be administered.
=Enema, Cathar'tic.= _Syn._ PURGATIVE CLYSTER; ENEMA CATHARTICUM (B. P.,
Ph. E. & D.), E. LAXATIVUM, E. PURGATIVUM, L. These have been already
alluded to. By increasing the quantity of the active ingredients, a mild
laxative or aperient clyster is converted into an active purgative or
cathartic one.
_Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Senna, 1/2 oz.; boiling water, 16 fl. oz.; infuse an
hour, then add of Epsom salts, 1/2 oz.; sugar, 1 oz.; when dissolved,
further add of olive oil, 1 oz.; and mix them by agitation.
2. (Ph. D.) Epsom salts, 1 oz.; olive oil, 1 fl. oz.; mucilage of barley.
16 fl. oz. Same as enema of sulphate of magnesia, B. P., except that in
the latter mucilage of starch is substituted for mucilage of barley.
3. (Ph. D. 1826.) Manna, 1 oz.; compound decoction of chamomile, 1/2 pint;
dissolve, and add, of olive oil, 1 oz.; Epsom salts, 1/2 oz.
4. Compound decoction of mallows, 1/2 pint; Epsom salts, 3/4 oz.; sweet
oil, 2 fl. oz.; mix, as above.
_Obs._ The above are employed in all ordinary cases where the use of an
immediate cathartic is indicated.
=Enema of Cevidina.= _Syn._ ENEMA CEVIDINÆ (Soubeiran.) Cevadilla, 2 dr.;
water, 10 oz.; boil to 7 oz.; strain and add milk, 8 oz. To destroy
ascarides.
=Enema of Chlo''ride of Lime.= _Syn._ ENEMA CHLORIDI CALCIS, E.
ANTIPUTRESCENS, L. _Prep._ 1. Chloride of lime, 10 gr.; tepid water, 1 fl.
oz.; triturate, then add of barley water, or plain tepid water, 7 fl. oz.
2. (Pereira.) Chloride of lime, 10 to 15 gr., added to a common enema. As
a deodoriser, when the alvine evacuations are unusually fetid.
=Enema of Chloride of Soda.= _Syn._ ENEMA SODÆ CHLORINATÆ. _Prep._
Labarraque's solution, 24 drops; decoction of mallows, 16 oz.
=Enema of Chloride of Sodium.= _Syn._ ENEMA SODII CHLORIDI. _Prep._ Common
salt, 1 oz.; barley water, 1/2 pint; olive oil, 1 oz.
=Enema for Col'ic.= _Syn._ ENEMA ANTICOLICUM, L. _Prep._ From oil of
cajeput or peppermint, 15 drops; dissolved in sweet spirit of nitre, 60
drops; laudanum, 35 drops; infusion of chamomile, 1/2 pint.
=Enema of Col'ocynth.= _Syn._ ENEMA COLOCYNTHIDIS (Ph. L.), L. _Prep._ 1.
(Ph. L.) Extract of colocynth, 1/2 dr.; soft soap, 1 oz.; triturate, and
add of water, 1 pint.