Materia Medica
Kali Permanganicum
Permanganate of Potassium
Intense irritation of nose, throat, and larynx. Diph- theria. Dysmenorrhoea. Bites of serpents and for other animal poisons.
Throat
Larynx feels raw. Short, hacking cough. Swollen and painful. Everything hawked up streaked with blood. Posterior nares painful. Mus- cles of neck feel sore. Swollen uvula. Fetor of breath.
Respiratory
Bleeding from nose. Nasal discharge. Smarts and irritates. Constrictive, smarting sensation in
Dose
Locally, 1 dram to a quart of water. to correct fetor in cancer, ulcer, vzaena, and other foul odors. Also as an injection in leucorrhoea and gonorrhoea. In- ternally, 2x dilution in water Saturated solution lo- cally in eruption of small-pox. 433 Potassium Permanganate for Morphine Poisoning - Potassium permanganate is recognized as being the most effective chemical antidote in cases of morphine Or opium poisoning, acting directly on the morphine and oxidizing it to less toxic substances. To be effective the permanganate must come in direct contact with the opium or morphine in the stomach; hypodermatic intravenous injections are absolutely useless, as the salt would be decomposed by the blood serum at once. The approved treatment is administration of two to five grains of potassiim permanganate in dilute aqueous solution as soon as possible after the poison is talken, n s poison have been taken. Wahing out the stomach with a quantity of 1 to 500 solution of permanganate is also recommended, usig at least a pint of this solution o Permang.-- Potash counteracrs effects of alkaloids of xiany poisonous plants. Owing to its oxidizing powers if given before the alkaloid has been absorbed. (Dr. Chestnut in Dept. of Agriculture.)