Solution of Subacetate of Lead 4 drams
Laudanum 20 drams
Distilled water enough to make 4 ounces
Mix thoroughly and apply constantly ice cold on cotton to the sore parts.
The following ointments, lotions, and suppositories to be used freely
within the bowels and to the piles, are effective in relieving the pain,
reducing inflammation and diminishing pain and spasm in the sphincter.
1. Ointment of Stramomium 1-1/2 drams
Ointment of Belladonna 2-1/2 drams
Ointment of Tannic Acid 1/2 ounce
Mix thoroughly and apply inside and outside the anus.
2. Camphor Gum 1 dram
Calomel 12 grains
Vaselin 1 ounce
This must be thoroughly mixed. Apply freely within the anus and to the
piles. Good for the pain.
3. For External Piles cleanse them well with a sponge dipped in cold
water, and then bathe them with distilled extract of witch hazel.