The concomitant symptoms are inflammation of the eyes, dilation of the pupil, weakness of vision, and sometimes diplopia; frequent epistaxis; brown coated tongue, with a triangular red up; swelling of the parotid glands, with difficult deglutition; griping in the abdomen; diarrhoea; profuse urination; oppression; rapid pulse; great weakness, weariness, and prostration; soreness of the muscles, worse while at rest, and passing off when exercising; sleepiness; and chilliness, followed by fever and copious sweat.
There are almost as many antidotes recommended for Rhus tox. poisoning as for the bite of the rattlesnake, Prominent, however, among the application are: Alkaline lotions, especially carbolate of soda, alum-curd, and hyposulphite of soda, keeping the skin constantly moist with the agent in solution. A strong infusion of red Sassafras root is strongly recommended. It is applied freely to the parts, and gives almost immediate relief, and this, too, when other remedies fail.
The fluid extract of serpentaria has been used in quite a large number of cases of rhus poisoning with great success. It is best applied by placing cloths moistened with the extract upon the affected parts without any friction.
The internal remedies most likely to prove beneficial are; Agaricus, Apis, Arnica, Belladonna, Bryonia, Croton tiglium, Graphites, Grindelia robusta, Ledum, Nymphoea, Sanguinaria, Sepia, or Verbena urticafolia.
