Re: NOT Excellent Summary does not understand nascent iodin

The Book Medica Materia, probably can be found on your MD's desk has this to say, and it maybe over a hundred years old, the first mention of nascent Iodine I can find.
IODINE (U. S. P. "Iodum"). See the text-books for a detailed consideration of this drug. The crystals are
occasionally given in 1-10 gr. doses incorporated with some inert substance, as a triturate. The maximum dose is I gr. The
tincture may be given internally in I to 5 drop doses, well diluted. Iodized sesame oil is given in doses of I to 3 fK in
emulsion. It liberates its Iodine slowly when ingested. The decolorized tincture, used internally, is absorbed without
precipitation. The brown Iodide of lime, originated by Nichols, is a loose combination of Iodine and calcium oxide, and
sets nascent iodine free when taken into the stomach. Give in doses of 1/4 to I gr. Spongia or burnt sponge (q. v.) is
another available way for giving iodine.
There has been a good deal of dissatisfaction with the iodides when prompt results are desired, and iodine is
coming more into use as an internal remedy. Either iodized lime or spongia may be used with assurance in nondiphtheritic
croup or glandular troubles. The other preparations are available, but are more irritating.