np12el@sdcatta.UUCP ({np12el}) (10/05/83)
The following compound was obtained in France for a sinus condition and it seems to work- why? Ingred: Calcii carbonas 3 drams Calcii fluoridum 3d. Mangani sulfas 3d. Belladonna 3d. Sabadilla 3d. Heparis sulfuris calcareum 3d. (of course!) Hydrastis 3d. Dikalii sulfas 4d. Silicea 5d. Thuya 2d. Kalii dichromas 5d. Cinnabaris 4d. Aside from being folk medicine, the stuff actually works... what's the active ingred. besides belladona? Ed Lange Scripps..
dyer@wivax.UUCP (Stephen Dyer) (10/10/83)
This folk preparation contains extract of belladonna, which "dries up" parasympathetically mediated secretions, such as saliva, tears, and to a lesser extent, the runny nose of the common cold. This is the same rationale that OTC drug makers use when they include antihistamines in their "shotgun" nostrums--they are being used for their belladonna-like side effects, NOT because a cold has anything to do with histamine. If you look at what's in Contac time pills, they cover all the bases and include both an antihistamine and belladonna alkaloids. /Steve Dyer decvax!wivax!dyer decvax!genrad!wjh12!bbncca!sdyer