CHAPTER III. REMEDIES FOR INSOMNIA.

Serious consequences of insomnia--Its relation to cerebral diseases--Treatment of insomnia by moderation and control of the cerebral circulation--Remedial agents--Nervous stimulants and nervous sedatives--Heat--Baths--Massage-- Electricity--Counter-irritants--Food--Digitalis--Camphor-- Musk--Valerian--Cannabis indica--Belladonna--Hyoscyamus-- Stramonium--Phosphorus--Acids--Opium--Cold--Alcohol-- Paraldehyde--Ether--Chloroform--Chloral--Butylchloral hydrate--Amyl nitrite--Opium and opiates--Bromides--Hops-- Gelsemium--Conium. 56