Anti-phlogistic

Definition of Anti-phlogistic:

How is Anti-phlogistic different from Anti-inflammatory? [ORWJr].

These reduce inflammation of:

• serous membranes: mercury, opium, etc.;
• respiratory tract and organs: aconite, tartar emetic, etc.; and
• puerperal metritis: veratrum viride, ergot, cold, purgation, etc.

[Culbreth1927, pg 39].

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Examples:

References

[Culbreth1927] David Marvel Reynolds Culbreth. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology, Seventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger (1927). Online Reprint.