Itching
“Very often, bathing the parts with one drachm (teaspoonful) of Bicarbonate of Soda to a pint of cold water gives relief temporarily. … In other instances, to each bath of thirty gallons may be added about one pound of Bicarbonate of Soda.”
Ivy Poisoning
The eruption caused by Ivy Poisoning is reduced and the itching quieted by frequent bathing with a solution (two teaspoonsful of Bicarbonate of Soda to a pint of warm water).
Leucorrhoea (Whites)
“In a general way the agent (Bicarbonate of Soda) is advantageous in the treatment of leucorrhoea, especially if the discharge has an acid reaction.” Use it freely in solution of two teaspoonfuls dissolved in a pint of water as a douche.
—Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Lumbago
Use one-half pound to one pound of Bicarbonate of Soda in bath as hot as can be borne. Remain immersed in the water for fifteen minutes or more. Then go to bed to avoid exposure.
Mouth Wash
