Notes on rheumatism / by Julius Pollock.

  • Pollock, Julius.
Date:
1878
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    ceived that acute rheumatism might be of malarious origin, and receive benefit from the alkaloid derived from willow hark. Without entering into any discussion of the theory which led to the experiments, there is no doubt that they were more or less successful. Dr. Maclagan detailing seve- ral cases of true rheumatic fever which, under the use of salicin, became convalescent, on an average, in fom: days. The first case treated was in November, 1874, and there is no doubt that Dr. Maclagan was the first person to draw attention to the value of salicin in rheumatism. Subsequently to the publication of the paper in the Lancet, large numbers of cases of the disease were treated with salicin, but with somewhat varying results, and in my own cases, I confess, without much success. The dose given was generally from twenty to tliirty grains, or more, every two, three, or four hours, and large amounts were required