Treatment

Locally, the pith of the common bullrush has been used with good results. Natrum stdph. is the principal internal remedy.

Paronychia may sometimes be aborted by the following simple treatment: Take a handful of fresh wood-ashes; pour upon it a quarter of a litre of boiling water, so as to get a strong lye. As soon as the patient feels the characteristic pains of the paronychia, with hammering and throbbing, the hand should be put in the hot lye, after which it is covered with compresses soaked in the solution. It may be necessary to repeat the procedure once or twice.