_Obs._ The above are the orders of the colleges, but in practice the
quantity of laudanum is frequently doubled; this should, however, be done
with great care. Opium clysters are used in dysentery, colic, cholera, and
various painful affections of the intestines, bladder, &c. The bowels
should be emptied before their administration, and in inflammatory
complaints they should not be used for the first 48 hours. Clysters
containing opium, even in small quantities, are dangerous remedies for
young children; yet there are cases in which they sometimes succeed when
every other remedy has failed. This is particularly so in the low chronic
diarrh[oe]a of infancy and early childhood. A case of this kind occurred
in the family of the writer. The family medical attendant, as well as the
physician he consulted, abandoned the little sufferer to apparently
inevitable death, as beyond the reach of further assistance. A small opium
clyster was given, and the child recovered.
=Enema of Ox-gall.= _Syn._ ENEMA FELLIS, E. F. BOVIS, L. _Prep._ (Dr
Allnatt.) Fresh ox-gall, 2 fl. oz.; water gruel, 8 fl. oz.
2. (Dr Clay.) Ox-gall, 2 fl. oz.; water, 4 or 5 fl. oz. To soften
indurated fæces, and in costiveness arising from deficiency of bile.
=Enema of Percyanide of Iron.= _Syn._ ENEMA FERRI PERCYANIDI. _Prep._
Triturate 5 gr. of Prussian blue, with 2 oz. of water; to be used daily,
increasing the dose if necessary. An American remedy for ascarides.
=Enema of Pop'pies.= _Syn._ ENEMA PAPAVERIS, L. _Prep._ 1. DECOCTION OF
POPPIES.
2. Poppy-heads (with the seeds), 5 dr.; water, 3/4 pint; boil to 12 fl.
oz., and strain. Anodyne; as a substitute for opium clyster.
=Enema, Pur'gative.= See ENEMA CATHARTIC.
=Enema of Quinine.= _Syn._ ENEMA QUINIÆ. Sulphate of quinine, 5 to 15 gr.;
decoction of starch, 6 oz.
=Enema of Rue.= _Syn._ ENEMA RUTÆ. _Prep._ Confection of rue, 20 to 60 gr;
thin gruel, 6 oz. to 8 oz.
=Enema, Sim'ple.= Barley water, rice water, thin-made starch, and
decoction of mallows, are frequently so called, from being used either for
simple laxative enemas, or as the vehicle for more active substances.
=Enema of Soap.= _Syn._ ENEMA SAPONIS, L. _Prep._ (St. B. Hosp.) Soft
soap, 6 dr.; hot water, 1 pint; dissolve. To soften indurated fæces, &c.;
and as a detergent in certain ulcerations of the rectum.
=Enema of Soot.= _Syn._ ENEMA FULIGINIS. Wood soot, 4 oz.; water, 1-1/2
pints; boil to a pint.
=Enema of Starch.= _Syn._ ENEMA AMYLI, L. See ENEMA SIMPLE (_above_).
=Enema, Stim'ulant.= _Syn._ ENEMA STIMULANS, L. The ordinary cathartic
clysters are often so called. The following belong to a different class:--
_Prep._ 1. Tincture of capsicum, 1 fl. oz.; barley water or thin
arrow-root, 1/2 pint; mix. In cholera, especially the cold stages.