SALTPETRE. Symptoms
Categories:
Accidents, Emergencies and Poisons
Intense inflammation of the stomach and bowels,
often with bloody vomiting and purging; lips and tongue swollen; violent
difficulty in breathing; characteristic odor.
Antidotes. Lemon juice and water, vinegar and water half and half.
Treatment. Milk, soothing drinks; sweet oil or castor oil, bland drinks
like flaxseed tea, slippery elm, albumen (white of egg) water. The oil
should be used last.