WBK W933i 1894 vriyo llJij'iJiAiuI. UVX I uinsy. 119 An elastic stocking, giving an equal pressure all around the leg, may be used, and should be drawn on in the morning before the veins are distended. VOMITING OR NAUSEA--MORNING SICKNESS. A very common symptom of pregnancy, which generally begins at the commencement and lasts until the third or fourth month. It sometimes, however, continues longer, or recurs periodically during the whole course of pregnancy. Arsenicum — Excessive vomiting, with fainting or great weakness. A dose every three or four hours. Ipecacuanha—If the vomiting continues very long and the patient rejects every thing she takes; or if the bowels are relaxed at the same time. A dose every four hours. Nux vomica—In a large number of cases the best remedy. A dose every four hours. General Directions—The diet should be carefully regulated, and a change made in the times of eating to those hours when the stomach is less apt to be sick. Cold food will sometimes be retained when warm arti- cles of diet are rejected. Plenty of fresh air and exercise are indispensable during pregnancy. QUINSY. Symptoms—Inflammation of the throat and tonsils; also the symptoms of sore throat 126 Diseases and their Treatment. in an aggravated form, with pains shooting from the throat to the ear; foul tongue, offen- sive breath, difficulty of swallowing, fever. Aconitum—At the commencement; sore throat, with general feverish symptoms; chills, thirst, headache, etc. A dose every two or three hours. 1 Belladonna—Bright redness of the throat, with heat, dryness and difficulty of swallow- ing; flushed face and headache. A dose every two or three hours; may be given in alternation with either Aconitum or Mer- curius. Mercurius iod.—Shooting pains in the throat; swelling of the glands and tonsils; offensive breath; difficulty of swallowing; flow of saliva; foul taste in the mouth, etc. A dose every two or three hours. (See Sore Throat.) RHEUMATISM Chiefly affects the muscles and fibrous por- tions of the joints, with pain and stiffness, sometimes redness and swelling, with fev- erish symptoms, when the attack is sudden and acute. Aconitum—In acute rheumatism; espec- ially at the commencement, with redness, shining and swelling of the affected parts; hot, dry skin; thirst. A dose every three or four hours. Ringworm. 121 Bryonia — Stiffness and swelling, and faintish redness of the inflamed part; espec- ially in the muscles; worse on movement; headache and bilious symptoms. A dose every three or four hours. Pulsatilla—Pains which shift rapidly from one part to another; worse at night or in the " evening in bed. A dose two or three times a day. Rhus tox—Swelling and redness of the affected part; pains worse during rest and when first commencing to move; better from motion or from warm applications. A dose two or three times a day. Sulphur—In chronic cases and for the secondary effects of acute rheumatism. A dose night arxl morning. General Directions—Rheumatic pa- tient should always wear flannel, and be very careful of cold or damp, especially when the body is heated or the stomach is out of order; guard against errors in diet as attacks are very likely to follow derange- ment of the digestive organs. (See Gout, Lumbago, Sciatica, False Pleurisy.) RINGWORM. A skin affection, which shows itself first as a little round patch of vesicles with a red border; the patch is irritable; as it increases, 122 Diseases and their Treatment. the circle widens, leaving the center free, and then we have the patch converted into a ring. Calcarea carb.—In obstinate cases and in persons of a scrofulous habit, etc. A dose two or three times a day. Rhus tox—Burning as if ulcerated; skin hot; crusty eruptions on the face. A dose- two or three times a day. Sulphur—When there is a predisposition to the affection. A dose two or three times a day. General Directions—Sulphurous Acid diluted one part to three or four of water, or Carbolic Acid saturated solution, may be applied to the patches with a camel's hair brush or a piece of sponge wet with the solution. SCALD HEAD--TINEA CAPITIS. Symptoms—This is a contagious disease, found chiefly in the heads of children, and is caused by the growth of a vegetable fun- gus; in its earl}' stage it is characterized by the formation of little sulphur colored and capped crusts, these coalesce and form yellow masses of a honeycomb appearance; it is usual'y very tedious Calcarea carb., Rhus tox, Sulphur. The internal and local treatment is the same as that of ringworm, which see. Scarlet Fever, 123 SCARLATINA—SCARLET FEVER Is usually ushered in with severe headache, pains in the back, shivering fits, and some- times vomiting, together with a hot, dry skin and high pulse; on the second day of such symptoms, if the throat is examined, it will be found to be very red and the tongue cov- ered with a thick, white fur; simultaneous with the sore throat or a few hours after, a rash breaks out, first on the face, neck and arms, next day extends over the body, and the third day it travels over the legs; the face does not show the rash as distinctly as the covered parts of the body; and so always when scarlet fever is epidemic and a patient complains of sore throat examine the chest; the rash consists of innumerable bright red spots, slightly rough to the touch, it disappears on pressure but returns again when the pressure is removed; the rash fades away about the sixth to the ninth day, and then the skin begins to peel off; the disease is highly contagious from first to last. Aconitum—In the commencement; in the doubtful stage before the eruption appears; dry, hot skin; restlessness; thirst, etc. A dose every two or three hours. Apis mellifica—Fever of a typhoid char- acter; tongue of a deep red color and covered with blisters; ulcerated throat; dropsical symptoms. A dose eveiy two or three hours. 124 Diseases and their Treatment. Belladonna—Is the specific in uncompli* cated scarlet fever, and should be given as long as the rash remains visible. A dose every three or four hours; may be given in alternation with any of the other remedies. Mercurius iod.—Ulcers in the mouth, throat and on the tonsils; fetid breath; inflamed, swollen or ulcerated throat of a malignant character. A dose every two or three hours. Sulphur—When the disease is declining and the skin is peeling. A dose night and morning for several days. Belladonna should be used as a prophy- lactic when scarlet fever is in the neigh- borhood; it generally proves a specific in preventing others from taking the disease, and should it not do this it will greatly ameliorate the . attack. A dose night and morning. General Directions—The room should be well ventilated, but not cold; diet light. SCIATICA. Symptoms—A neuralgic affection of the sciatic nerve; the pain begins in the neigh- borhood of the hip joint and extends down the back of the leg to the knee, and some- times even to the sole of the foot. It may be caused by cold or disorder of the stomach or bowels. Sea Sickness. i25 Arsenicum—Pains of an intermittent char- acter, relieved by the application of warmth and aggravated by cold; extreme thirst and weakness. A dose every three or four hours. Colocynthis—When the pain seems purely neuralgic, and when there is disorder of the stomach or gout. A dose every three or four hours. Nux vomica—Numbness or lameness of the affected part; worse in the morning; habitual constipation. A dose every three or four hours. Rhus tox—When the pain is increased by rest and warmth; better from continued motion and warm applications. A dose every three or four hours. (See Rheumatism, Indigestion.) sea sickness. Nausea or vomiting, occasioned by the motion of the vessel; some persons are sub- ject to similar derangement from the motion of a carriage or a swing. Cocculus—Great nausea, with inability to vomit. A dose every hour or two. Nux vomica—May be taken before going on board or when there is bilious derange- ment. A dose every three or four hours. Petroleum—Is often a specific in this dis- ease. A close every hour or two. 126 Diseases and their Treatment. General Directions—Be on deck as much as possible; a wet compress bandage around the abdomen is frequently beneficial in severe cases. shingles. An eruption of vesicles or little blisters upon the trunk, extending half-way round more, attended with burning or smarting. Arsenicum—If attended with considerable burning, redness and thirst. A dose every three or four hours. Mercurius—Is usually the best remedy in the common form of this disease. A dose every three or four hours. Rhus tox—When the eruption is drying up. A dose every three or four hours. General Directions—Avoid exposure to cold or damp; diet low. sleeplessness. Apart from disease; may arise from an over-loaded stomach, from fatigue of brain or body, from excitement or from an empty stomach. Aconitum—When there is restlessness and a certain amount of fever present. A dose every one or two hours. Arnica—When bodily fatigue or injury has been the cause. Dose as for Aconitum. Small-Pox. 127 Coffea—When there is nervous restless- ness, especially from excitement. A dose at bed-time. Nux vomica or Pulsatilla—When from over-eating or drinking. A dose at bed-time. (See Health, Rules of.) SMALL-POX--VARIOLA. Symptoms — The precursory symptoms which occur fourteen days after exposure, sometimes sooner, are much like other fevers, chilliness, lassitude, severe pain in the back, aching of the limbs and general soreness; this condition continues two or three days, then the fever sets in with violent headache, sometimes delirium, greater or less prostra- tion, sometimes vomiting or diarrhea; soon after the fever, the eruption makes its appear- ance, little red elevations, at first on the forehead and face, then on the neck and arms, and so on until it extends over the whole body, which process generally lasts three or four days; in the course of a day or two more, the little red elevations become vesicles, con- taining a little watery fluid, which in the course of two or three days more become pustules, that is, contain matter; they are roundish, flattened at the top, with a pit in the center; about the eighth or ninth day (from the first appearance of the eruption), the pustules burst and begin to dry up, first 128 Diseases and their Treatment. on the face, then on the chest and arms, and so down. Aconitum—At the commencement during the febrile stage. A dose every three or four hours. Antimonium tart.—This remedy has been found to greatly ameliorate the disease, it reduces the fever and the pustules run their course, leaving scarcely a mark in many cases. Mercurius—After the appearance of the pimples; especially if there is swelling of the face; fetid smell from the mouth; ulcerated throat, with profuse flow of saliva. A dose every three or four hours. Sulphur—In the early stage, when there is severe itching, and as an intercurrent remedy when the scabs have formed. A dose two or three times a day. General Directions—Keep the patient in a well ventilated apartment; exclude all light; to relieve the itching, apply glycerine to the pustules, using a camel's hair brush. Varioloid is similar in all respects but is much milder; the treatment is the same as small-pox. SORE THROAT. Symptoms—Redness, heat and dryness oi the throat, pain and difficulty of swallowing, generally caused by cold or damp. Sore Throat. 129 Aconitum—At the beginning, if there is fever, hot, dry skin, etc. A dose every three or four hours. Arsenicum—Putrid or gangrenous sore throat, especially with great weakness. A dose every three or four hours. Belladonna—Dryness and redness of the mouth and throat; deep redness of the ton- sils and palate; red, swollen face, headache, etc. A dose every three or four hours. Mercurius—Violent, shooting pains, some- times extending to the ears; inflammatory redness; foul tongue, etc. A dose every three or four hours. (See Quinsy, Diphtheria.) clergyman's sore throat Is the name given to a chronic state of irri- tation of the mucous membrane of the throat and uvula, with hoarseness and feebleness of voice, and is caused by too great a strain on the vocal powers by public speaking, sing- ing, etc. Belladonna, Hepar sulph., Phosphorus, Spongia are the common remedies in this complaint, and may be given one or more, two or three times a day. General Directions—Frequent bath- ing of the throat and chest with cold water and friction with a coarse towel will be beneficial. 130 Diseases and their Treatment. SPASMS IN THE STOMACH. Symptoms—An affection of the nerves oi the stomach, arising from various causes, mental emotions, indigestible food, etc., and attended with spasmodic and contractive pains in the stomach, or a sensation of con- striction in that organ; frequently accom- panied with nausea or vomiting and even faintness, and may be relieved or increased by taking food. Carbo veg.—Pains increased by pressure; worse after a meal and when lying down. A dose every three or four hours. Colocynthis —Windy spasms or spasms mitigated by bringing up wind. A dose every three or four hours. Nux vomica—Contracting, pressing and spasmodic pains; flatulence; nausea; consti- pation; worse after a meal. A dose every three or four hours. General Directions—Endeavor to pro- mote a healthly state of digestion, and during the attack, if severe, take a dose of Camphora every fifteen or twenty minutes. (See Colic, Indigestion.) STIFF NECK Generally arises from a cold or rheumatism. Bryonia—When arising from rheumatism, or when connected with rheumatism in other joints. A dose three times a day. Si. Vitus Dance. 131 Dulcamara—If the consequence of expos- ure to damp or wet weather. A dose three times a day. General Directions—Wear a piece of flannel round the neck, and avoid ail drafts or exposure to cold. | ST. VITUS DANCE—CHOREA. Generally occurs in debilitated children, especially girls, from eight to fifteen years of age. It results frequently from acute rheuma- tism, from general debility, fright, excitement, fatigue, great mental effort, etc. It is char- acterized by incessant movements of the hands, the feet, the face, the tongue, in fact of the whole body; these are irregular and appear beyond the control of the patient. Belladonna—Twitching in the muscles; the paroxysms preceded by a creeping and feeling of numbness, etc. Cuprum—Convulsive movements, princi- pally in the limbs; jerking and twitching, continuing into sleep. Ignatia—From fright, etc. Also Nux vomica, Pulsatilla, Zincum, etc. The remedies should be given every four or six hours. General Directions—Xo greasy sub- stances, no coffee or tea, nourishing food should be given, cold sponge bathing and out door exercise if the patient can bear it. 132 Diseases and their Treatment. STYE ON THE EYE-LID. Symptoms—A small tumor situated on the eye-lid, attended with severe inflammation and considerable pain and suffering. Apis mellifica—Severe pain, inflammation, redness; generally the best remedy. A dose three times a day. Hepar sulph. ■—When suppuration has commenced, Dose as for Apis mellifica. Pulsatilla—At its earliest appearance. Dose as for Apis mellifica. SUN STROKE. A common occurrence during the intense heat of American summer. It does not always require exposure to the sun to bring it on, as great heat in the shade may cause it. Aconitum— Symptoms of inflammatory fever, etc. Belladonna—Loss of consciousness; vio- lent, stupefying pain in the head; stupor, etc. These remedies may be given in alterna- tion every twenty or thirty minutes till better. General Directions—Give small doses of brandy occasionally, and bathe the head and face with brandy or whisky occasionally, until the patient revives. Do not put cold water or ice upon the head. Tetter. 133 TETTER--HERPES. An eruption of vesicles on the skin, appear- ing in groups or clusters, accompanied with a degree of aching pain in the part (previous to the appearance of the eruption), and fre- quently some constitutional disturbance, such as languor, a degree of restlessness, loss of appetite and febrile symptoms; the duration of the eruption varies from a few days to weeks, and sometimes is so tedious and stub- born as to shake confidence in the physician by its unwelcome delay. Tetter—Medicines Specially Indicated. Bleeding Tetter—Arsenicum, Carbo veg., Mercurius, Rhus tox, Sulphur. Dry Tetter—Dulcamara, Mercurius, Sul- phur, Sepia. Running Tetter—Calcarea Carb., Dulca- mara, Rhus tox, Sulphur. Arsenicum—Tetters having a red, un- healthy appearance, with blisters and burn- ing, etc. A dose two or three times a day, Calcarea carb. —Tetters which quickly reappear, bran-like, etc. A dose two or three times a day. Mercurius—With burning when touched ; dry, itching, red, scabby, suppurating, etc. A dose two or three times a day. 134 Diseases and their Treatment. Rhus tox—When alternating with pains in the chest, burning, itching, etc. Sulphur—Itching in the evening, burning, spreading, etc. A dose twice a day. (See Ringworm, Scald Head, Shingles, etc.) TOOTHACHE Arises from various causes, as indigestion, rheumatism, debility, hysteria, etc. Toothache— Medicines Specially Indicated, Toothache from a Cold or Chill—Chamo- milla, Dulcamara or Mercurius. Toothache from a Decayed Tooth—Bella- donna, Mercurius or Nux vomica. Toothache from Indigestion—Nux vomica. Toothache, Nervous — Belladonna, Chamo- milla or Nux vomica. Toothache, Rheumatic—Chamomilla or Mer- curius. Toothache in Children—Chamomilla. Belladonna—Pains which are aggravated in the evening or at night after lying down; also in the open air and from food; heat and redness of the face. A dose every hour or two. Chamo?nilla—Pains occupying the whole side of the face; swelling and redness of the face; the pain seems almost insupportable, especially at night. Dose every hour or two. Ulcers. r35 Dulcamara—-When the toothache arises from a chill, especially if diarrhea is present. Dose every hour or two. Mercurius—Pains in decayed teeth occu- pying the whole jaw, extending to the ears. aggravated by the warmth of the bed, or after taking any thing cold. Dose every one to three hours. Nux vomica—Gnawing pains in decayed teeth; worse in the open air; or if arising from a derangement of the digestive organs. Dose every one to three hours. General Directions — Cleaning the teeth and rinsing the mouth with plenty of cold water, twice and even three times a day, is almost imperative as a preservation from toothache. Attention to the general health is also very necessary. ulcers May arise from burns, bruises, inflammation, varicose veins, generally from a diseased con- dition of the system, requiring careful internal treatment. Arsenicum — Ulcers with burning and shooting pains; discharge of blood or thin matter. A dose two or three times a day. Belladonna—With burning and drawing pains, or having an erysipelatous appearance. A dose every three or four hours. r3° Diseases and their Treatment. Calcarea carb.—When every injury tends to ulceration. A dose twice a day. Mercurius—Readily bleeding; superficial or secreting a fetid watery and corrosive pus, etc. A dose two or three times a day. Sulphur—With unhealthy skin and ele- vated margins, surrounded by itching pim- ples, or with sharp cutting pains; bleeding readily and secreting a fetid thick or yellow pus. A dose night and morning. General Directions—Calendula lotion is frequently a valuable application. Avoid salves or ointments tending to suppress the condition. URINARY COMPLAINTS. The treatment of these disorders should be left to the medical practitioner, but in the event of sudden emergencies arising, a few hints on those forms of disease most likely to occur are here given. URINATING, DIFFICULTY OR SUPPRESSION OF May result from an abuse of ardent spirits, catching cold, suppressed piles, a fright, a fall or blow, etc. Aconitum—In inflammatory symptoms; often in alternation with some other remedy. A dose every two or three hours. Urinary Complaints*. 137 Camphor a—Spasm at the neck of the bladder, especially if caused by Cantharides. A dose every fifteen minutes for three or four times. Nux vomica—If the difficulty has been brought on by the abuse of spirituous liquors, or from suppressed piles. A dose every hour or two. General Directions—Put the patient into a hip-bath of warm water and apply warm flannels to the region of the bladder. Give warm mucilaginous drinks and send for medical aid. URINE, INCONTINENCE OF, Frequently arising from worms, gastric de- rangement, too great a degree of nervous irritability, mechanical pressure during preg- nancy, etc. Belladonna—Spasmodic incontinence of urine, especially when occuring in nervous individuals, or when it passes off at night. A dose three times a day. Cina—If it arises from worms. A dose three times a day. Mercurius—Incontinence from cold. A dose three times a day. Rhus tox—Utter inability to retain the urine. A dose three times a day. General Directions—When it occurs in children, the quantity of fluid which they 138 Diseases and their Treatment. take should be diminished, and they should be roused at regular intervals to accustom them to regular times of emission. Cold sponging of the abdomen daily will be found very efficacious. VEINS, VARICOSE, OF THE LEGS. Symptoms—A swrollen and knotted con- dition of the veins of the legs, which fre- quently occasions great pain, and is accom- panied with a sensation of weight and fatigue. Pulsatilla—Will generally be found of benefit. A dose night and morning. General Directions—The diet should be light and nourishing; too much standing should be avoided, and the limb, when not taking exercise, should be kept in a horizon- tal position. An elastic stocking will also be found of great service. vertigo—dizziness May arise from indigestion, debility or congestion of the brain. Belladonna—Vertigo arising from con- gestion of blood to the head. A dose two or three times a day. Bryonia—Vertigo on stooping or when rising from a recumbent position. A dose two or three times a day. Voice, Loss of. r39 Cinchona—Vertigo arising from debility. A dose two or three times a day. Mercurius—In the morning on rising or in the evening, with nausea, dimness of sight, etc. A dose two or three times a day. A^.y vomica—Vertigo in the open air; after a meal; worse on stooping or in the morn- ing. A dose two or three times a day. Pulsatilla—Worse in the evening; re- lieved in the open air. A dose two or three times a day. General Directions—Free use of cold water, both drinking and sponging, and plenty of exercise in the open air are recom- mended as preventions to vertigo. (See Indigestion, Health, Rules of.) VOICE, LOSS OF. Mostly the result of a cold and generally a severe state of hoarseness. Mercurius—When the throat feels rough;' worse at night; and when every breath of air- aggravates the case. A dose three times a day. Phosphorus—Dryness of the throat and chest; chronic loss of voice, or if connected with a cough. A dose three times a clay. General Directions — A cold-water bandage will frequently afford relief. (See Bronchitis, Cough, Hoarseness.) 140 Diseases and their Treatment. vomiting or nausea May arise from many causes, as inflammation of the brain, stomach or bowels; from indi- gestion, bilious derangement, etc. Arsenicum—Violent vomiting, with colic and diarrhea. A dose every two or three hours. Ipecacuanha—From over-loading the stom- ach or with diarrhea. A dose every hour or two. Nux vomica — From weakness of the stomach or bilious vomiting; constipation. A dose every two or three hours. Pulsatilla—When produced from eating rich or greasy food; sour, bitter vomiting- constant nausea after eating; shiverings. A dose every two or three hours. General Directions—While the vom- iting continues take no nourishment, except cold water, barley water or gruel; stimulants to check the vomiting are very injurious. Should the vomiting arise from an over- loaded stomach, it may be well to assist it by , copious draughts of warm water. (See Bilious Attacks, Indigestion.) warts. Hard corn-like excrescences, generally appearing on the fingers. Worms. 141 Calcarea Carb., Rhus tox and Sulphur are recommended for dispersing these un- sightly growths. A close night and morning, General Directions—Warts may be removed by the green leaves of the common bean. Crush the leaves between the fingers and squeeze out the juice upon the warts, two or three times a day, until they dry up and disappear. The cure will generally be complete in less than a week. Another application generally successful is acetic acid or strong vinegar applied to the warts two or three times a day. WATERBRASH. Symptoms—The vomiting of thin, watery, tasteless or bitter fluid; a symptom of indi- gestion. Calcarea carb.—When the waterbrash is of an acid character, and in chronic cases. A dose night and morning. Carbo veg.—Waterbrash with sour eructa- tions. A dose night and morning. Nux vomica—In most cases complicated with indigestion in general. A dose night and morning. (See Indigestion.) WORMS. Symptoms—Worms that infest the bowels are of two principal kinds—the long, round 142 Diseases and their Treatment. worms and thread or pin worms. The only certain evidence of their existence is their being passed at stool. The following symp- toms, however, generally indicate their presence: emaciation, paleness of the face, frequent picking of the nose, grinding of the teeth when asleep, peevishness, inordinate and irregular appetite, gnawing sensation of the stomach, abdomen hard and swollen, evacuations irregular, great irritation at the rectum. Ciua—Is the chief remedy for both long and thread worms, with the following symp- toms: boring at the nose, dark rings around the eyes, restless sleep, hard and distended abdomen, with frequent colicky pains. A dose two or three times a day. Mercurius—For pin worms, with trouble- some itching of the rectum. Sulphur — May be given in alternation with the other remedies, or after the fever and nervous symptoms are subdued and mitigated. Santonin—Is preferred by many practi- tioners to Cina. The symptoms indicating its use are the same as mentioned under Cina It should be given in the first or sec- ond decimal trituration. A two-grain pow- der at a dose, every night for a week, in alternation with Sulphur in the morning, then discontinued. Yelloiv Fever. 143 Yellow Fever. Yellow Fever is a disease occurring in hot climates and in hot weather. It seldom ap- pears north of the fortieth degree of latitude, and is usually confined to cities, towns, and the crews of vessels; though sometimes ex- tending to the rural districts. Its special cause seems to be destroyed by the first frosts of the season, but in Tropical countries it seems to have a self-limited duration of about sixty days. Symptoms—The outbreak is generally pre- ceded by sudden debility and restlessness, soon followed by headache, dizziness, faintness and chilliness; sometimes with severe fits of shud- dering, and subsequently by oppression about the chest and stomach, loss of appetite and de- rangement of the stomach (first stage). Im- mediately after the chilliness violent reaction sets in with greater or less intensity, with a " during Pregnancy—Cham., Nux......... 115 '• Spasmodic—Bell., Colo., jYux........... 24 " of Infants—Bell., Bry., Cham., Nux .... 76 Colocynthis ................................ 160 Congestion to the Head—Aeon., Bell., jYux. ... 25 Congestive Headache—Aeon., Bell., Bry., Nux. 52 Constipation—Bry., Mer., Nux., Sulph........ 26 " of Infants—Bry., Nux......... 77 " during Pregnancy—Bry., Nux.. 117 Contusions—Am., Puis., Rhus................ 9c Convulsions from Fright—Aeon............... 41 " of Infants—Bell., Cham., Cina. . .41, 86 Corns—Am., Bry., Calc, Rhus., Sulph. ...... 26 Coryza—Ars., Calc, Nux.r Puis............. 78 Costiveness—Bry., Mer., Nux., Sulph........ 26 Coughs and Colds........................... 27 Cough, Dry—Bell., Bry., Nux., Phos......... 28 " Loose—Kali bich.,Puls., Sulph........ 2S " with Hoarseness—Carb. v., Kali bich., Mer., Phos......................28, 29 " with Sore Throat—Bell., Mer......... 28 " Stomach—Bry., A'ux................. 28 " Hooping—Bell., Cupr., Dros., Ipec, Puis 58 Cramp in the Legs—Nux., Rhus., 1'erat....... 31 " " Stomach—Carb. v., Colo., Nux. . . 140 Croup—Aeon., Hep., Kali bich., Spong........ 31 " Spasmodic—Cham., Ipec, Samb........ 75 Index. 181 PAGE Crustea Lactea—Aeon., Rhus., Sulph.......... 83 Crying of Infants—Bell., Cham., Coff......... 79 Cuprum.................................... 160 Cuts—Arn., Calen.......................... 90 Deafness, Catarrhal—Mer.................... 32 Debility—Cine, Ign., Nux................... 99 " Nervous—Ign., Nux................. 99 Delirium Tremens—Bell., Nux., Opium........ 32 Dentition .................................. 87 Diarrhea................................... 33 " Acute—Ars., Camph., Verat........ 33 " from Anger—Cham................ 41 " Bilious—Cham., Mer............... 34 " from a Chill—Bry., Cine, Dulc,\rerat 33 " with Colic—Cham., Colo., Mer., Puis. 35 " from Fright—Aeon., Apis., Ign., J'crat 34 •' from Grief—Colo., Ign.............. 33 '• Painless—Ars., Apis., Cine, Phos ... 34 during Pregnancy—Cham., Puis..... 117 '' Violent, with Vomiting—Ars., Verat. 34, 35 " in Infants—Ars., Cham., Ipec, Verat. 81 Diet........................................ 8 Difficulty of Breathing—Ars., Ipec, Nux...... 13 " Swallowing—Bell., Mer.......... 128 " Urinating—Camph., ATux......... 136 Discharge from the Ears—Mer., Puis......... 40 " " Nose—Ars., Mer.. Puis., Sulph................. 30 Diphtheria—Aeon., Apis., Bell., Kali b., Mer. iod 33 Dizziness—Bell., Cinch., Mer., Arux., Puis..... 138 Dulcamara ................................. 161 Dysentery—Aeon., Ars., Colo., Ipec, Mer..... 39 Dyspepsia from Anger—Cham................ 61 (chronic indigestion) — Hep., Nux., Sulph.......................... 63 r82 Index. PAGE. Earache—Cham., Merc, Puis................ 4° Ears, Discharge from the—Merc, Puis......... 40 " Humming in the—Bell., Nux., Puis...... 40 " Inflammation of the—Aeon., Bell., Puis. . 64, 67 Emotions of the Mind........................ 41 Eruptions, Suppressed—Bry.................. 153 Eruptive Fevers............................. 45 Erysipelas—Aeon., Apis., Bell., Rhus.......... 42 Excitement, Nervous—Cham., Coff............ 100 Excoriation of Infants—Cham................ 82 External Injuries............................ 88 Eye, Black or Bloodshot—Am...............88, 89 " Inflammation of—Aeon.,Bell., Merc, Sulph 68 Eyes, Watery—Sulph........................ 69 Eyelids, Agglutination of the—Puis.......... 69 " Inflammation of the—Bell., Hep., Puis. 69 " Sty on the—Hep., Puis., Apis........ 132 Face-ache—Aeon., Apis., Ars., Bell., Cine..... 100 Face, Swollen—Bell., Cham., Cinch., Merc. . . . 100 Fainting (from debilitating losses)—Ammonia Camph............................. 43 " from Fright—Aeon., Camph.......... 43 " Hysterical—Cham., Camph., Ign..... 59 False Pleurisy—Am., Bry..................... 104 Fatigue (Corporeal)—Am., Aeon.............. 43 " (Mental)— Coff., Nux................ 44 Felon—Hep., Merc.......................... 49 Fevers...................................44 to 4S Fever and Ague—Ars., Brv., Cine, Ipec, Arux., Puis...........'................... 46 Fever, Acute—Aeon., Bell, Brv., Rhus........ 44 " Catarrhal—Aeon., Merc, ATux......... 45 " Gastric—Aeon., Bell................... 415 " Inflammatory—Aeon., Bell............. 4j " Intermittent—Aeon., Ars., Cine, Ipec, Arux., Puis........................ 46 Judex. 183 PAGE, Fever, Rheumatic—Aeon., Bell................ 45 " Remittent—Ars., Bry., Cine........... 46 " Spotted—Aeon., Ars., Bell., Brv....... 4S " Scarlet—Aeon., Apis., Bell., Mere iod... 123 " Simple—Aeon........................ 44 '' Typhoid—Aeon., Bell., Bry., Rhus...... 4, " Typhus—Aeon., Bell., Bry., Rhus...... 4; Food, Suffering from Coffee—A'ux ........... 61 " " Fat Meats— Carb. v., Puis 62 " " " Fruits—Ars., Puis....... 61 " " Pastry—Puis............ 6i Pork—Carb. v.. Puis . . . 6i " " Wines and Spirits—A'ux.. 61 " Vomiting of—Ars., Ipec, Nux., Puis. . . 32 Frequent Menstruation—Calc, Nux........... 196 Fright, Bad Effects of—Aeon., Ign............. 41 " Convulsions from—Aeon........... ... 41 Diarrhea from—Aeon., Ign., Opi., Verat. 34 " Fainting from—Aeon................41 43 Palpitation from—Aeon................ 41 Gastric Fever—Aeon., Bell................... 4 5 Gathered Finger—Hep., Ale re................. 49 Giddiness—Bell., Cine, A'ux., Puis........... 138 Glands, Inflammation of the—Bell., Merc..... 69 " Swollen—Bell., Merc................. 69 Gout—Bry., Puis., Aeon., Am., A'ux......... 50 Grief, Bad Effects of—Ign.................. 41 " Diarrhea from—Calc, Ign............. 33 " Headache from—Ign................... 53 Gripes (Colic)............................... 24 Gums, Red—Aeon., Rhus., Sulph............. 85 Gum-boil—Bell., Hep., Merc................. 51 Gums, Abscess in the—Bell., Hep., Merc...... 51 " Bleeding of the—Carb. v., Merc........ 51 ' Inflammation of the—Carb.v., M< re . . 69 " Scurvy of the Carb. v................. 155 184 Index. PAGS. Gums, Ulceration of the—Carb v. Merc....... 135 Hemorrhoids—Nux., Sulph................... 102 Head, Cold in the—Aeon., Mere, Nux., Puis.. . 20 " Congestion in the—Aeon., Bell, Nux. ... 25 Headache............................. 1-2 from Anger—Cham................ 53 Bilious—Bry., Ipec, Nux., Puis..... 52 Catarrhal—Bell., Merc, Nux....... 52 Congestive—Aeon., Bell., Bry., ATux. 52 from Grief—Ign................... 53 Nervous— Coff, Ign., Nux., Puis.... 52 Periodical—Ars., Cine, Puis., Sulph 52 Rheumatic—Aeon., Bry., Cham..... 52 Sick—Bry., Ipec, Nux., Puis....... 52 Health, Rules of........................ r. Hearing, loss of— (Catarrhal)— Aeon., Merc. '.'.'. 32 Heart, Palpitation of the— Cine, Nux., Puis. . . 54 Heart-burn—Nux., Sulph.................... 62 Heat Spots—Aeon., Rhus.................... 84 Hemorrhage...................... cc from the Lungs—Am., Cine,, Phos 56 from the Nose—Am., Cine,'Phos. 56 from the Stomach — Aeon., Am., Jpec................................ 56 Hepar Sulphuris Calcarea................... 162 I Iiccough—Nux......................' ' fo Hives—Apis, Ars., Calc, Dule, Rhus. ..... 57 Hoarseness—Aeon., Bell., Carb. v., Dule, Hep., Phos................... rh Hooping Cough—Bell., Cuprum, Dros., Ipec, Verat................ -g Humming in the Ears—Bell., Nux., Puis...... 40 Hysterical Fainting— Cham., Ign...... cq Hysterics—/£•«., Puis........................ w Ignatia amara....................... , Incontinence of Urine—Bell., Cina, Met■'., Rhus. 137 Index. 1*5 PAGE. Indigestion—Bry., Nux., Hep., Puis., Sulph., 60 I nfants, Diseases of........................... 74 " Acidity of—Cham.................... 77 " Asthma of—Cham., I pee, Samb....... 75 " Colds of—Aeon., Cham., A'ux......... 76 " Colic of—Cham., Colo., A'ux., Puis. ... 76 " Constipation- of—Bry., Nux., Sulph. . . 77 " Crying of—Bell., Cham............... 86 " Diarrhea of—Ars., Cham., Ipec........ 81 " Excoriation of—Cham................ 84 Heat Spots of—Aeon., Rhus........... 84 Jaundice of—Mere, Cham............ 83 Milk Crust of— Aeon., Rhus., Sulph___ S3 " Rash of—Aeon., Rhus................. 84 " Red Gum of—Aeon., Rhus., Sulph..... 85 " Restlessness of—Bell., Cham., Coff.. ... 79 " Sleeplessness of—Bell., Coff........... 79 '' Snuffles of—Ars., Calc, Sulph., Nux. . 78 " Spasms of—Bell., Cham., Cina., Cupr.. 86 " Teething, Fever with—Aeon., Bell..... 87 " Teething, Slow— Calc, Coff........... 87 " Thrush—Ars., Mere, Sulph.......... 74 " Toothache— Cham................... 87 Inflammations, Acute......................... -65 Inflammation of the Bladder—Aeon., Canth. ... 64 " " Bowels—Aeon.,Bell.,Mer 64, 66 " " Brain—Aeon., Apis., Bell., Brv., Merc..........64, 66 " " Bronchia—Acon.,Ant.tart., Bry.,Cham.,Mer.,Puis. 64, 16 " Ears—Aeon., Bell., Puis. .. 64 " " Eyes—Aeon., Bell., Merc, Puis., Sulph.......... 64 " " Eyelids—Bell., Hep., Puis. 64 " " Glands—Bell., Merc...... 64 '* " Gums—Carb. v., Merc... 64 Kidneys—.#g Index. 187 l'AGK. Kali bichromicum............................ 164 Lumbago—Bry., A'ux., Rhus................. 94 Lungs, Inflammation of the—Aeon., Ant. tart., Bry., Phos.......................64, 72 Measles—Aeon., Bry., Puis., Sulph........... 94 Meningitis—Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry........... 48 Menstrual Colic—Cham., Puis................ 96 Menstruation, Disorders of.................... 95 " too Frequent—Calc, Nux....... 96 " Painful— Cham., A'ux., Puis..... 97 " too Profuse—Cine, Ipec, Nux. . . 97 " Retarded or Suppressed — Aeon Puis........................ 98 Mercurius iodatus............................ '67 Mercurius vivus.............................. ' "5 Mercurv, Abuse of—Carb. v., Hep.........155,162 Milk Crust—Aeon., Rhus., Sulph.............. 83 Mind, Emotions of the....................... 4-1 Morning Sickness—Ars., Ipec, A'ux., Sulph. . . 119 Mouth, Canker of the— Carb v., Merc, Sulph. . 75 Saliva (accumulation of) in the—Merc... 165 " Sore—Ars., Merc, Sulph............. 74 " Ulcers in the—Merc.................. 74 Mumos—Bell., Merc......................... 9& Nausea— Ars., Ipec, A'ux., Puis............. 140 Neck, Stiff— Bry., Dule...................... 13° Nervous Affections—Aeon., Bell., Cinch., Coff., Ign., Nux........................ 99 Nervous Excitement—Cham., Coff............. IO° Headache— Coff., Ign., Nux., Puis... . 52 " Toothache—Bell., Cham., Nux........ 134 Nettle-rash—Apis., Ars., Calc, Dule, Rhus. . . 57 Neuralgia—Aeon., Apis., Ars., Bell., Cine..... 100 Nightmare—A con., Arux., Puis................ 101 .88 Index. PAGE, Nose, Bleeding from the—Aeon., Am., Cinch.. 56 " Discharge from the—Ars., Merc, Puis., Sulph............................... 28 " Soreness of the—Merc, Sulph........... 28 " Stoppage of the—Nux., Phos............ 29 Nux vomica................................. 167 Offensive Breath—Carb. v., Merc, A'ux., Puis.. 15 Ophthalmia—Aeon., Bell., Cham., Cinch., Coff., Ign., Nux.............................. 99 Oppressed Respiration—Ars., Ipec, A«s...... 13 Overheating, Bad Effects of—A con............. 43 Painful Menstruation—Cham., Nux., Puis..... 97 Painless Diarrhea—Ars., Cine, Phos.......... 34 Palpitation from Fright—Aeon................ 41 " of the Heart—Aeon., Cine, Pnlr..... 54 Passion, Bad Effects of—Cham.............. 41 Periodical Headache—Ars., Cine, Puh., Sulph 52 Phosphorus....................... ......... 169 Piles—Nux., Sulph......................... 102 Pimples—Am., Bell., Puis., Sulph.......... 103 Pleura, Inflammation of the............. ... 64 Pleurisy—Aeon., Bry., Sulph................ 104 Pleurodynia—Am., Bry.................... 104 Poisons and Poisoning........................ 105 Poisons and Antidotes....................105. 110 Poisoning by Arsenic, Paris Green.........io7| 114 '' " Acids: Muriat., Nit. Sulph. . .108, no " " Aconite, Digitalis, Tobacco...... 112 " " Alcohol, Chloroform, Ether...... 112 " " Antimony, Cantharides, Iodine... in " " Atropine, Belladonna, Gelsemium, 113 " " Conium, Stramonium, Santonine, 113 " " Caustic Alkalies, Ammonia... 108, in " " Copper, Mercury, Tin, Zinc...... m " " Corrosive Sublimate.........109, in " " Laudanum, Morphine, Opium.... 112 Index. 189 PAGE. Poisoning by Lead, Salts of, Barium.......109, 114 " " Oils: Croton, Savin, Tansy...... m " " Phosphorus..................... 114 " " Plants, Vines, Juices............ no " " Rhus, Sumac.................... no " " Snakes, Bees, Insects............ no Pregnancy, Disorders of..................... 115 " Colic of—Cham., ATux............. 115 Constipation—Bry., A'ux.......... 117 " Cramps of—Am., Colo., Nux., Verat. 116 " Diarrhea—Cham., Puis............ 117 '' Toothache—Cham., A'ux., Puis..... 118 Li Varicose Veins—Puis., Sulph...... 118 L' Vomiting—Ars., Ipec, Arux........ 119 Profuse Menstruation—Cine, Ipec, A'ux...... 97 Pulsatilla.................................... "170 Purple Rash—Aeon., Bell., Coff............... 84 Quinsy—Aeon., Bell., Merc.................. I iq Rash, Infant—Aeon., Rhus................... 84 " Nettle—Apis., Ars., Calc, Dule, Rhus.-. 57 " Purple—Aeon., Bell, Coff............... 84 " Rose—Aeon., Bell., Coff................ 84 " Scarlet—A con., Bell., Coff.............. 84 Red Gum—Aeon., Rhus., Sulph............... S5 Restlessness of Infants—Bell., Cham., Coff..... 79 Respiration, Anxious—Ars., Ipec, Phos....... 13 " Oppressed—Ars., Ipec, Nux........13 Retarded Menstruation—Aeon., Puis........... 98 Retching (effort to vomit)—Ipec, A'ux., Puis. . . 140 Rheumatic Fever—Aeon., Bell., Bry........45, 120 " Headache—Cham., Bry............ 52 " Toothache—Cham., Merc.......... 134 Rheumatism—Aeon., Bry., Puis., Rhus., Sulph. 120 Rhus toxicodendron.............„............ 172 Ringworm—Calc, Rhus., Sulph.............. 121 Rose Rash—Aeon., Bell., Sulph .............. 84 190 Index. PAGE. Rules of Health............................. 54 Saliva (accumulation of) in the Mouth—Merc. . 166 Scald-head— Calc, Rhus., Sulph.............. 122 Scalds—Aeon., Am., Calend................. 89 Scarlatina—Aeon., Apis., Bell., Merc, Sulph.. 123 Scarlet Fever—Aeon., Apis., Bell., Merc, Sulph. 123 Scarlet Rash—Aeon., Bell., Coff.............. 84 Sciatica—Ars., Colo., A'ux., Rhus............. 124 Sea Sickness— Coccu., Nux., Petrol........... 125 Sedentary Habits, Effects of—Bry., A'ux.. .153, 167 Shingles—Ars., Merc, Rhus.,................ 126 Sick Headache—Ipec, Nux., Puis...........52, 62 Sickness, Morning—Ars., Ipec, Nux.......... 119 Skin, Excoriation of—Cham.................. 82 " Itching or Irritation of— .Merc, Sulph.. . . 103 Sleeplessness—Aeon., Am., Coff., Puis........ 126 " of Infants—Bell., Coff........... 79 Small-pox—Aeon., Ant. tart., Merc, Sulph--- 127 Smell, Loss of (catarrhal)— A'ux., Puis........ 30 Sneezing—Merc, Nux....................!o5, 167 Sore Mouth—Merc, Sulph................... 74 " Throat—Aeon., Ars., Bell., Merc......... 128 " " Clergyman's—Bell., Hep., Phos.. . 129 " " Relaxed—Merc,, A'ux........ ... 128 Soreness of the Nose—Merc, Sulph........... 28 Spasmodic Colic—Bell., A'ux................. 24 " Croup—Cham., Ipec, Samb........ 75 Soasms from Anger—Cham.................. 41 " and Convulsions...................... 86 " of Infants—Bell., Cham., Cina., Cupr. 86 " in the Stomach—Carb. v., Colo., Nux.. . 130 Spongia tosta................................ 173 Spots, Heat—Aeon., Rhus..................... 84 Sprains—Am., Rhus......................... 9° Stiff Neck—Bry., Dule....................... 130 Stomach, Acidity in Infants—Cham........... 81 Index, 19T PAGE. Stomach, Cramp in the— Carb. v., Nux........ 34 Cough—Bry., A'ux................. 28 " Inflammation of the—Aeon., Bry... . 65 " Spasms in the—Carb. v., Colo., Nux.. 130 Stoppage of the Nose—Nux.. Phos........... 30 Strains—Am., Rhus......................... 9° Stye on the Eyelid—Apis., Hep., Puis.........132 St. Vitus Dance—Bell., Cupr., Ign...........131 Suffocation, Paroxysms of—Ars., Ipec, Nux. ..13, 75 Sulphur.....................................173 Sunstroke—Aeon., Am., Bell.................132 Suppressed Eruptions—Bry.................. 153 " Menstruation—A con., Puis........ 98 Suppression of the Urine—Aeon., Camph., Nux. 136 Suppuration—Hep., Merc.................^13, I05 Swallowing, Difficultv of—Bell., Merc......... 128 Swollen face— Bell., "Cham.. Cine, Merc....... 100 " Glands—Bell., Merc..............69, 129 Swoon, (see Fainting)—Camph., Ign........... 43 Taste, Bitter— Cham., Mere, Nux., Puis...... 63 " Loss of— Puis......................... 63 Teeth, Loose—Merc......................... l65 Teething, Ailments during.................... 87 " Fever during—Aeon., Cham......... 87 " Slow— Calc......................... 87 Tetter—Ars., Calc, Merc, Rhus., Sulph....... 133 Throat, Clergyman's—Bell., Hep., Phos., Spong. 129 « Sore—Aeon., Ars., Bell., Merc........ 128 " Relaxed—Bell.. Merc, Nux........... 128 " Ulcerated—Ars., Bell., Merc.......... 119 Thrush—Ars., Mere, Sulph.................. 74 Tongue, Coated—Mere, Nux., Puis............ 63 "° Inflammation of— Aeon., Merc......... 74 Tonsils, Inflammation of— Aeon., Apis., Bell, Merc...........................74. "9 Toothache................................• • '34 " during Pregnane.)—Cham.,Nux.-Puis. 118 192 Index. PAGE. Toothache, from Cold or Chi\\-Cham.,Dulc,Mer. 134 from decayed Teeth—Bell.,Mere,Nux. 134 " from Indigestion—Nux.............. 134 " Nervous—Bell., Cham., Nux........ 134 " Rheumatic—Cham., Merc........... 134 " in Children—Cham................. *34 Typhus Fever—Aeon., Bell................... 45 Ulcers—Ars., Bell, Calc, Merc, Sulph....... 135 " in Mouth—Merc...................... ll9 Ulcerated Gums—Merc...................... 5', Throat—Ars., Bell., Merc........... 119 Ulcerations—Hep., Merc..................T35» x74 Urinary Complaints.......................... 13° Urine, Incontinence of—Bell., Cina.,Merc,Rhus. 137 " Suppression of, or Difficulty—Aeon., Nux., Camph............'................ !36 Uvula, Relaxed—Merc, Nux................. 128 Variola—Aeon., Ant. tart., Merc, Sulph...... 127 Varicose Veins—Puis., Sulph................ L>^ " " during Pregnancy—Puis., Sulph. 118 Veratrum album............................ *75 Vertigo— Bell, Cine, Mere, A'ux., Puis...... 138 Voice, Loss of—Mere, Phos.................. 139 Vomiting—Ars., Ipec, Nux., Puis............ 140 " . Bilious—Ipec, Nux., Puis............ 140 " of Blood—Aeon., Am., Ipec.......... 51 " during Pregnancy—Ars., Ipec, Arux.. 119 " violent, with Colic—Ars............. 140 Voracious Appetite—Cine, Cina., A'ux........ 13 Warts— Calc, Rhus., Sulph.................. 140 Waterbrash— Calc, Carb. v., Nux............. 141 Whites— Calc, Puis., Sulph.................. 93 Whitlow—Hep., Merc........... ........... 49 Wines and Spirits, abuse of— Nux............. 167 Worms—Cina., Merc, Sant., Sulph............ 141 Wounds—Am., Calend...................... 90 Yellow Fever — Aeon., Ant. tart., Ars., Bell., Bry., Merc, Rhus., Verat........143, 146 D ETTEDTDD U~IN 3NIDI03W jo Aavaen ivnou»n NLM001036630