E :_A_ I.- O i^li£CHfMIST. OETR^ii NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE Bethesda, Maryland Gift of The National Center for Homeopathy f °tt. /yA> A/^l%£ &,.-* JMuesitnund Ibanninq panes Hibrary 19! v6®tjSi y X$K*§^' A TREATISE ON HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE OF MEDICINE: COMPRISED IN A REPERTORY FOR PRESCRIBING, Adapted to Domestic or Professional use. £t)itfj EOitton, Kmpvowti antr ISulatgetr. *«~ HUNTING SHERRILL,. M.D. MEMBER OF THE HAHNEMANN ACADEMY OF MEDICINE; THE HOMCEOPATHIC SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ; AND TIIE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HOMOEOPATHY: Auihor of a Treatise on Epidemics; and an Essay on the Cholera of 1832. NEW YORK: WILLIAM RADDE, PUBLISHER, 322 BROADWAY. 1851. Entered according to Act of Congress, on the seventh day of December, in the year 1853, by HUNTING SHERRILL, M. D. in the Clerk's OflBce of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. JOHN POLHEMUS, Printer, 66 Courtlandt Street, New York. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Li this, now the third edition of the Repertory for prescribing, great pains have been taken dmjng twelve years' study and investigation of the sub- ject, to make it as complete as possible. From all the various authors on Homoeopathy we have been able to consult and examine, we have collected facts, and selected medicines ac- cording to their virtues; and we rejoice to give credit to such works, from which selections have been made, and which have been of use to aid our own observation and experience. In this manner, we trust this Repertory will be perfected to such a degree, that for arrangement and convenience, and domestic use, and ready reference, it has not been exceeded by any other work of the kind. We purpose to show that generally a number of medicines are set down for each disease, or for the various grades and features of it. It is how- ever to be understood, that these medicines are not all equally useful in th% case, but some are more so in one feature or stage of the case, and others in another. 1* 4 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. The peculiar stage or character of the disease for which a medicine would be most useful, or homoeopathic to the present symptoms of the case, may be discovered by persons having some expe- perience in the art, and by following the direc- tions here given at the place where the disease is named. In doubtful cases, close observation must be the best teacher. Much also may be learned by examining the Repertory and studying the pathogenitic effects of the drugs mentioned in some work on pure materia medica. It is also very important (particularly in chronic and complex cases) to obtain an accurate history of the case, to ascertain what previous ailments the patient has had, and what medicines have been used in the treatment. It happens often that the patient's illness is owing to some previous disease which has not been well cured, or to the injurious and poisonous effects of a drug he may have taken. This work being intended merely as a Repertory, for a ready reference to aid in prescribing, the de- scription and the pathology of diseases are omit- ted ; also, we have not thought it advisable to examine into remote or proximate causes, which are generally very hypothetical, and often un- satisfactory. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. 5 In the Homoeopathic mode of treatment, the symptoms presented by morbid action are the principal guide for prescribing—more so than a pathological knowledge, which may be very un- certain; it is therefore presumed that the pre- scriber will know the general name of the affec- tion, or can comprehend the symptoms set down in the work, and the remedy indicated, and con- nected with them. 6 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ARRANGEMENT OF THE REPERTORY. Divisions or parts of the body are selected, and placed in an alphabetical order as heads of affec- tions or symptoms peculiar to them, though some diseases which do not properly come under one of these heads, are set in their alphabetical place. GENERAL DIVISIONS. Abdomen, followed by diseases of this part of the body. Abscess. Ague. Angina, the various species. Apoplexy. Appetite and Taste. Apthea—Thrush. Back, and various affections of this part. Bladder, and diseases of the Urinary organs. Brain. Bones. ARRANGEMENT. V Cancer. Chest, and diseases of the Respiratory organs. Cholera. Colic. Cold. Constipation. Consumption. Coughs, various species. Diarrhoea. Dropsy. Drunkenness. Dysentery. Dyspepsia. Ears, and diseases of these organs. Emotions, the great variety. Erysipelas. Eruptions. Eyes, and their diseases. Extremities, general diseases of. Face. Fever, varieties and species. Genitals, and diseases of them. Gonorrhsea. Haemorrhage. 8 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Hasmorrhoids. Head, and affections of it. Heart, " " Hernia. Herpes. Hoarseness. Injuries mechanical. Inflammation of various parts. Jaws and Gums. Liver, and its diseases. Mania. Measles. Melancholia. Mind and Memory. Mouth. Nausea and Vomiting. Neuralgia. Nose, and disease of it. Pain. Palsey. Rheumatism. Scalp, diseases of it. Scrofula. ARRANGEMENT. 9 Skin, affections of. Sleep. Small Pox. Spasms, various kinds. Stomach, and diseases of it. Syphilis. Teeth. Throat. Tumors. Ulcers. Vertigo. Wounds. Worms. Women—diseases peculiar to them. ------Pregnancy. ------Accouchment, & diseases succeeding. Infants, diseases of. Poisons, and remedies for them. 10 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. MODE OF SELECTING THE MEDICINE. The plan we have pursued throughout this work, will be very convenient to determine and fix on a medicine most proper to use. If a patient complains of fever, headache, pain in the stom- ach, nausea, &c. by turning to Fever in the Repertory, you will find that Bell, is a promi- nent remedy for fever. Then look at Headache, and Bell, will be seen to be a leading remedy for headache; turn to Stomach and Nausea, and Bell. is there named for those affections. Thus it will appear, that Bell, is the leading remedy for four of the prominent symptoms of the case; conse- quently, Bell, will be a proper remedy to be used. Aeon. Ipec. or Nux V. would also be appropriate, and do very well, and in some cases better. Again, suppose a patient has acute inflamma- tion, fever, sore throat, pain in the chest, and cough, by examining the Repertory it will be seen, that for fever of an inflammatory type, the prominent remedy is Aconite—turn to Angina (sore throat,) and there you have Aeon.; for pain of the chest or acute inflammation of the lungs, Aeon, will be found to be a prominent remedy • MEDICINE. 11 tor cough, with its concomitant symptoms, Aeon. is a prominent medicine. Thus, the remedy which covers the greatest number of symptoms, is Aeon, and will be the best to use. Other medicines would not be amiss, such as Anti. Bell. Bryo. Ipe. &c. A prominent combination of symptoms affect- ing females, for which we are often consulted, are headache, disordered stomach, costiveness, bear- ing down pains of the womb, irritation and dis- tensions of the uterus; difficulty in urinating, piles and hemorrhoidal tumours, and bleeding from the hfjemorrhoidal vessels. By examining the Repertory, it will be per- ceived, that for headache, Nux V. is a remedy; for disorder of the stomach, Nux V. is also a pro- per remedy; for costiveness, you will find Nux V. an indicated medicine—for the affections of the womb mentioned, Nux V. is a valuable medicine, and for the Piles and the other Hsemorrhoidal affections, Nux V. holds a prominent rank. Therefore in a case comprising all or a portion of those symptoms, Nux V. will be a useful and leading remedy, but not to the exclusion of other articles, such as Bell. Bryo. Puis. Rus. T. Sepi. Stramo. &c. This' plan being pursued in other cases will lead to a tolerably correct course of prescribing a proper remedy. In administering medicine on this plan it is 12 HOMOEOPATAIC PRACTICE. proper to give but a very minute dose of those specific remedies at a time, so as to produce only a gentle aggravation at first, or a quieting equi- librium in the system, or an antidotal operation to vitiating or psoric or poisonous material lurk- ing in the body, rather than a harsh, irregular commotion or counteracting operation. Therefore, a minute dose which produces no injurious operations nor poisonous effects and that does no injury, if it does not cure, is found to be best, and all that is necessary to produce the de- sired effect, and bring about a cure of the disease. In a few cases only, Bloodletting is mentioned in this Repertory. The Homoeopathic practition- ers commonly dispense with the use of it. They generally hold that disease may be cured as well and as safely without its use; and experience has also shown that by the use of Homoeopathic medi- cine it is seldom necessary to resort to it. Some, however, are of opinion that the use of it may be sometimes compatible with Homoeopathic medicine with great advantage—and no dombt cases do occur in which bleeding may be used with great benefit. A congress of Homoeopathic physicians from all parts of Europe was held in Paris, in 1852, when a committee was appointed to examine into the subject, and report upon the use of Bloodlet- ting in connection with Homoeopathic treatment. In the Homoeopathic Examiner, for August, 1846, new series, vol. i. p. 4, Dr. Gray states : MEDICINE. 13 " Among the means which we must, as I think, use empirically, I will cite, in addition to those introduced into Jahr's new Manual, the polypo- diumfilix mas and the cowhage (against intesti- nal worms,) the Mesmeric passes (Chyropathy), and the external and internal application of heat and moisture (Hydropathy.) " To this list, which I consider indispensible to a successful practice of medicine at the present day, I will add Bloodletting, an agent which I have not ceased to apply during the eighteen years of my acquaintance with Homoeopathy, albeit much less frequently than I did as an Allopathist. "At first, by advice of my learned and lament- ed predecessor Dr. Gram, it was continued upon purely empirical grounds, but now, and for many years past, I apply it upon the Homoeopathic ba- sis, having acquired, partly by experiments on myself, and partly by reading Allopathic author- ities to that end, a tolerable pathogenesis of it, which it is my purpose to elaborate for the Examiner." " With this frank advertisement of views, which I should like to see adopted and acted upon throughout the ranks of our school, because I en- tertain them with perfect sincerity, I tender my editorial services to the readers of the journal, with a pledge to them to follow where Truth 14 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. leads, even if to-morrow it should make me retrace every position I now maintain." "John F. Gray." In a work written by Hull or Laurie on Ho- moeopathic practice, Bloodletting in connection with Homoeopathic treatment is recommended in some cases. In Dr. Peter's wrork on Headaches, we find this remark: " It is well known that the excessive loss of blood frequently produces violent conges- tion to the head." Agreeably to the Homoeopathic law of cure, if the loss of blood produces conges- tion, it would be proper and necessary to resort to that remedy to cure such condition of the sys- tem, when it exists as the effects of disease. We are of opinion that any plan or system of treating diseases which totally excludes Bleeding is very injudicious, and must necessarily, in many instances, subject the case to a fatal termination, when by a judicious use of this remedy it might have been cured. We are well informed of and have witnessed many, very many, such cases. This remedy is more particularly recommended in this Repertory in cases of compound inflamma- tion, or congestion, in which it has proved emi- nently successful—(see Appendix A.)—more ad- vantageously so under Allopathic treatment, but it is not devoid of its benefits connected with Ho- moeopathic practice. When there takes place in MEDICINE. 15 the early stage of the case, as it does in Epidemic diseases, an overloaded fullness of sqme of the vital organs and internal blood-vessels, and a con- gestive accumulation of fluids in those parts, the circulation is slow, the pulse small and flaccid, the countenance dingy and lurid, the respiration labored and slow. There is a dull, aching, painful sensation in the body and limbs. In such condi- tions, by lessening the quantity of fluids in the vessels, the heart is relieved of a part of its load, by which it is enabled to act more freely, and to propel the blood through the lungs with greater facility, which will be the means of removing congestion, and an increased quantity of vital air is added to the blood in the lungs—which in such conditions is the best excitant that can be used. In cases of congestive depression, this course aids very much to bring about reaction. An objection has been made to taking blood from the body as a remedy for disease, for the reason that it is the support and life of the sys- tem. So is the life of the body or flesh owing to the oxygen introduced into the body through the lungs, and life is more immediately dependant upon it than upon the blood. It has often been urged that the loss of blood produces a state of debility and lasting weakness. It is replied to this, that the blood is not the life of the body, but one of the agents by which life is supported and kept up, and that the effects of a moderate loss 16 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. of blood are sometimes the very reverse of caus- ing weakness or lasting debility. In some states and conditions of disease, the blood which in ordinary cases is the agent to preserve life, sometimes is the agent to destroy it, and that very soon unless means are used to prevent that result by lessening the quantity in the system. We have not been able to dis- cover that the drawing of blood when indicated, does or can interfere with the operation of Ho- moeopathic medicine which may be adapted to the case, as there is not a counteracting or neu- tralising agent to the medicine introduced into the system. In several cases of severe inflamma- tion of important parts and in congestive condi- tions of the body, we have observed that the proper Homoeopathic medicines which were applied to the condition of the disease have not afforded sufficient relief; when recourse was had to a judicious abstraction of blood and the Ho- moeopathic remedies were continued, a decided favorable change soon took place, the disease yielded, and the patients readily recovered. It was by the application of this pathological and physiological law, which led to a successful mode of treating the Epidemic of 1812, and which has proved very successful in treating the com- pound inflammatory or congestive states of Epi- demic Cholera. For authorities on this subject, we may refer to MEDICINE.. If Leo Wolf, of Russia; Brussias, of France; Clot Bey, of Egypt; the British Medical Board at Bombay ; Dr. Corbyn, British Military Surgeon in Bengal; Sir J. Baker, British Consul General to Egypt; Professor Chapman, and Drs. Bell and Conde, of Philadelphia; and Dr. Ferris, of New York. In such congestive, depressed states of the sys- tem, by the abstraction of blood sometimes in small quantities, and that repeated, the pulse uniformly rises, becomes more full and firm, the blood changes its color from a dark, carbonated hue, to a florid, healthy color, which we have witnessed in numerous instances. Facts corrob- orating this statement are set forth in the writings of Rush, Donaldson, Armstrong, Mann, Gallup, Jno. Bell's Anatomy, Bell, Conde, &c. &c. The small, flaccid pulse, the sunken, prostrated weakness, the difficulty of breathing, the dingy, leaden color of the face—the symptoms of As- phyxia, &c. which sometimes take place on the first attack of the disease, and particularly in Ep- idemic diseases, are not the effect of direct debility or exhaustion, but those symptoms are generally the effect of depression, compound inflammation, or congestion. This condition is very different from direct or real debility, exhaustion, and weakness, which takes place in advanced states of disease. The general remedies which would be proper for one of those conditions would be very improper 18 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. and injurious in the other : and where one set of remedies would be proper and useful in the same condition of disease the other would be fatal. The custom of giving freely of opiates and vegetable irritants and alcoholic libations in the early stage of the cases, when bleeding judiciously used with other remedies corresponding with it would have been more adviseable, no doubt has been the cause of the great fatality attending Epi- demics as, well as Epidemic Cholera in particular. [See Appendix A.] MEDICINE. 10 MODE OF ADMINISTERING THE MEDICINE. The rule for giving the medicine as directed by Hahnemann is as follows : In acute or severe cases, to give the stronger preparations or those of the low dilutions or triturations, and to repeat the dose often'—more so than in milder or more pro- tracted cases. In very severe cases, such as Croup, Spasms, Convulsions, Colic, and in acute inflammations, the medicines ought to be given at first every fifty, forty, thirty, twenty, or ten mi- nutes. After a few doses being given in this way, the periods should be lengthened, or, if there is decided mitigation of the symptoms, it should be entirely suspended for a time, until its effects are observed; for sometimes a few doses in this manner will entirely check or cure the case. Or, it may be proper to give a different medicine ; and in this stage the dose ought not to be re- peated more than once in two or three hours. In less acute cases, the dose should be given once in two, three, or four hour; or administered at longer intervals ; in lingering cases, it is best 20 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. to extend the-time to two or three times in twen- ty-four hours. In chronic diseases, and those of long standing, it is considered best to give the doses at much longer periods, such as once in a day, or once in two, three, or four days, or even at longer intervals. These are essentially Hahne- mann's directions. In chronic diseases and those of long standing, it is considered best to use the high triturations or dilutions; and in the acute diseases, the stronger or lower preparations. Medical Potences.—" The majority of the Ho- moeopathists may be said to have decided hitherto in favor of the lower potences, such as 3d, 6th, 8th, in acute cases—and higher, such as the 18, 24 to 30, in chronic diseases. The main point to be attended to, is the correct selection of the remedy. In Fevers, the directions are, to give half a drop of the medicine chosen every two or three hours." Hull's Laurie. The quantity of the dose is very much gov- erned by the fancy and opinion of the prescriber, and this is not of so much importance, as it is to select and use the article the most Homoeopathic to, or corresponding with the case. If dilutions are used, one to three drops are about a dose. If triurations are selected, about gr. 1 will be a pro- MEDICINE. 21 per dose, or two or three grains may be dissolved in a wineglassful of water, and a teaspoonful of it given at a time. When the globules are chosen, they may be put on the tongue and dissolved in the mouth or swallowed, or there may be six or eight of them dissolved in a wine glass of water, and a teaspoon- ful of it given as often as may be desirable. The readers attention is particularly called to these specific directions about using and giving doses, as the whole of the directions throughout the Repertory for giving the medicine are based on these directions. Rules for Diet, while taking the Medicine recommended in this work. Articles which ought not to be used are Coffee, Green Tea, Cocoa, Chocolate, Pepper, Mustard, Catsup, Malt Liquors, Wine, Spirits, Lemonade, or other acids, Alkalies, Mineral Waters, Spices of all kinds, Cabbage Sour Krout. In animal food, avoid Pork and meat generally, or take of it moderately. It is best boiled or stewed. Smoked or salt meat is objectionable; also old cheese. Avoid spicy vegetable articles, confectionery, and whatever contains medical matter. Let the diet be plain and simple; use black tea or water, or milk and water, as a drink. 22 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Aliments allowed.—Those are Soup and Broth, made plain, without seasoning with pepper or spices, to which plain vegetable, mucilagenous, or farinaceous articles may be added. Meats, plainly cooked, stewed or boiled are pre- ferable, and may be taken in moderate quantities. Fish, plain, common fish maybe used; they had better be boiled. Vegetables, plain, common vegetables—well prepared, avoiding those of a spicy nature, are always useful as a diet. Eggs, lightly prepared, and bread, are uni- formly useful and admissible articles of food. Puddings, from all the farinaceous articles, made plain, and used with plain, simple dressing, are useful and proper. Fruit, of good quality, used in moderation, is always admissible and useful. Drinks, should be water, milk, black tea, toast water, mucilage and water, rice water, or any similar mild article. Some writers are much more lengthy on the subject of rules for diet; but those I have men- tioned contain all that are particularly necessary. When there is a severe attack of Fever, nature fixes the best rule. She entirely impairs the ap- petite, particularly in children, except a longing for cold water, which is the best drink to be taken along with the medicine, and the use of it should be indulged in. abdomen. 23 A REPERTORY FOR HOMCEOPATHIC PRESCRIBING. ABDOMEN. Abdomen, beating sensation in—Opi. Sabad. Spong. Tart. Ant. Thuya, or Zinc. ------ Burning in—Ars. Camp. Barb. Veg. Colyc. Nux V. Oleand. Plati. Rus. T. Sa- bad. Seneg. Sepi. Silec. Spong. Sulph. ac. Tart. ant. Tereb. Verba, or Zinc. ______ Chills and heat, alternating in—Oleand. Sarss. or Valeri. ______ Colic in—Colyc. Coni. Iris. Versi. Each. Merc. M. Morph. Nitr. Acid. Oleand. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Plati. Podolph. P., Prun. Sp. Rus. R., Rus. T. Sabad. Sabi. Sang. Spig. Sulp. Tart. anti. or Tabac. or Caust. ______. Cholic Ileus—Cocc. Opi. Nux V. Plumb. Secal, C. Stramo, Thuy. or Verat. ______ Colic—Lead. [See article Plumbum, in Jhar's Materia Medica Symptomen Codex.] Champ. Colyc. Eggs. Hyosc. Mucilag. Nux 24 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. V. Opi. Phos Plumb. Sapo. Stramo. or Verat. Abdomen, cold sensations in—Camp. Seca, C. Spong. or Tereb. ------ Cramps and Spasms in—Caust. Colyc. Kreoss. Lach. Lactu. Viro. Merc. Muria. Ac. Nit. Ac. Nux V. Oleand. 01. Animi. Phos. Phos. Ac. Puis. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. T. Sa- bad. Sarss. Sec. C. Sepi. Silec. Spong. Scill, Stann. or Sulp. or Colyc. ------ Contraction and pain in—Chin. Nice. Phos. Plumb. Plati. Prun. Sp. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sabad. Sang. Sarss. Sepi. Sulp. or Tabac. -----■ Darting pains running to the groins— Plati. Plumb. Ranau. Bulb. Rata. Russ. R. Rus. T, Selen. Sepi. Silec. Spig. Spong. Thuy. or Verat. ------ Distension—Agnu. C. Alum. Bell. Calc. Cole. Canst. Gum. G. Hep. Hyoc. Ignat. Kali. C. Kalmi. L. Lach. Lob. C. Lye. Mag. C. Mag. M. Mag. S.Merc. M. Millefo Mosch. Muri ac. Natr. M. Nice. Nux y! Oleand. 01. Animi. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Phy- tol. Plati. Plumb, ac. Rus. R. Salad. Sang. Sarss. Sepi. Silec. Spig. Staun. Sulp. Tereb. Thuy. Yerat. or Zinc. ------ Empty sensation in—Sarss. Sec. C. Sepi. Scill. Stramo. Verba, or Zinc. ------ Flatulence—Camp. Caust. Chin. Coni. ABDOMEN. 25 Morph. Natr. M. Nitr. ac. Nux Mosch. Nux V. 01. Anini. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Plati. Plumb. Acet. Rus. R. Rus. T. Tart. Ant. Thuy. Verb, or Zinc. Abdomen, Flatus foetid—Carb. V. Staph. Verat. or Zinc. ------Gangrene in—Ars. Caps. Carb. V. Kre- oso. Lye. Merc. Phos. Sulp. ac. or Yerat. ■-----■ Griping in—Colyc. Merc. M. Nat. M. Nice. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Oleand. 01. Animi. Petrol. Rus. R. Sabi. Sepi. or Strom" ------ Groin and Inguinal Rings, pressure on— Natr. M. Nux Y. Petrol. Phos. Plati. Plumb. Prun. Sp. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sepi. Spig. Spong. Stramo, Tereb or Zinc. ------ Groins, Glands in Swelled or Ulcerated Merc. Nitr. Ac. Petrol. Silec. Stron. Thuy. or Zinc. ------ Hernia, sensations of pressing out— Arum. Nux V.—Spig. Spong. Stramo. Sulph. ac—Sulph. Tart, ant—Thuy. Verba. Verat or Zinc. ------ Hernia, beating in—Nux V. or Sulph. ac. ------■ Induration in groin—Coni. Sang. Sep. or Silec. (See Glands, Induration of.) ------ Intestines, pain in great—Cham. Merc. Spig. Stann. Verat. or Verba. ------ Inflammation in Secondary — Hyosc. Merc, Merc. Iod.—Nux V.—01. Animi.— Sec. C. Scill. Stann. Stramo. or Sulp. 26 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Abdomen, itching sensation in—01. Animi. Sabad. Sabi. Spig or Stramo. ------ Live animals in, sensation of—Sabad. Stramo. Sepi. Sulp. or Thuy. ------ Liver, pain and darting in—Sabad. Sang. Spong. Tereb or Verat. (See Liver.) ------ Pains, periodical in—Coni. Ox. ac.— Phos. Rhodod. Sang, or Sepi. ------ Paralytic pushing sensation.—Nux V.— Rus. T.—Sabi. Sabid. Sang or Stramo. ■------ Pressure and pain in—Ammo. Caust. Anacord. Anisi. Baryt. Bell. Calc. Camp. Cann. S.—Coni. Hep. Ignat. Iodi. Kali. C. Kalmi. Lat.—Kreoso. Lach. Lauroc Merc Nice. Opi. Oleand. Ox. ac—Phos. Rus. T.—Sobad. Silec Spig. Scill. Sulp ac, or Tart. Anti. ------ pressing outward.—Sulp. Tabac or Tereb. ------pressing as though filled with stones.— Sabad. or Tart. ant. ------ Puffed—Opi. Petrol. Rus. T.—Sepi. Scill. Stramo. Sulp. Tereb. or Zinc. ------ Quivering sensation. •—■ Lach. Lauroc. Lye Nux V.—Plati. Rhodod. Sabad. Sepi. or Staph. ------Rash over.—Selen. or Sulp. ------ Rumbling in.—Bismuth. Borax. Bromi. Camp. Canth. Coni. Colyc. Gum. G. Ignat. Iodi.—Kali. C. Kgli. Jod. Kalmi. ABSCB6S. 27 Lat.—Lact. Viro.—• Lauroc. Lye Mosch. Mur. ac. — Nit. Ac — Nux V. — Olead. Phos. Plati. Plumb..—Podoph. P.—Puis. Ranan. Bull.—Rus. T.—Sabad. Sabi. Sarss. Sepi. Spig. Staph. Stramo. Sulph. Tart. Ant. or Tabac Abdomen, Sensitiveness—Iodi. Lye Merc. Petrol. Phytoll. or Stramo. ------ Spleen, enlarged and painful—Ars. Hep. Iodi. Rhodod. Sabad. or Sepi. ------ Stitches in.—Camp. Sarss. Sepi. Spong. Stann. Stron. Sulp. Tart. Anti. or Zinc. ------• Trembling sensation. Staphys. or Verat, ------• Tympanites. Colyc. Rus. T. Tereb. or Tart. Ant. ABSCESS. Abscess, or inflammatory swelling inclining to form an abscess or suppuration—to discuss it, the best remedies are, Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Ipe. Silec. or Sulph. Externally, apply cold water, in which a little tincture of Arnica is mixed, or use a cold solution of Acetate of lead, or the latter may be used in the form of cold poultice. ------ To promote suppuration — give Ars. Baryt. Cham. Hep. Lach. Merc or Opi. Externally, use warm emmollient poul- tices or fomentations. 28 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Abscess, Chronic or indolent inflamed swellings; use Asa. F. Auru. Calc Carb. C. Iodi. Merc, or Sulp. ------ of the Gums. Calc. Nux V. Phos. or Sulph. ------• of the Lungs. The best remedies are, Ars. Lye Merc. Nux V. Phos. Sambu. Sepi. Silec. Stann. or Sulp. [See Con- sumption.] ------■ of the Lymphatics. Use Ars. Baryt. Bell. Iodi. Lye Mere or Phos. ------■ of the Psoas Muscles or Psoas Abscess. Use Ars. Auru. Bell. Iodi. Mere Mezere. Phos. or Staphy. ------ of the Stomach. Give Ars. Bell. Calc Lye or Nux V. [See Ulcer and Stomach Diseases.] AGUE, &c. Ague Chills and Shuddering—They generally occur at the commencement of febrile dis- eases, and they take place in a variety of ways, and under various conditions. They are sometimes of very short duration, at others, they continue a long period before reaction takes place, and the subsequent fever is established. A very long con- tinued chill generally is succeeded by a severe fever, or state of disease somewhat aneurism. 29 in proportion to the severity of the ague. The most useful and appropriate remedies for Ague and Chills, are Aeon. Agar. Ammo. C. August. Ars. Caust. Camph. Dulcam. Hell. Ignat. Ipe. Lauroc. Merc. Mosch. Nux V. Puis. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sa- bad. or Verat. AMAGDALITIS. Amagdalitis. Tonsils inflamed and enlarged. Use Baryt. Bell. Calc. Caps. Canth. Cham. Hep. Iodi. Ignat. Lye Nux V. Puis. Sep. or Sulph. [See Angina Tonsilitis.] ANEURISM. Aneurism, a diseased enlargement of an artery. The remedies most useful to relieve or cure this affection, are Arnie Caust. Carb. V. Calca. Hep. Ignat. Lye Nux V. Silec. or Thuy. In the North American Homoeopathic Journal, No. 9, p. 68, some cases are re- lated as having been cured by Lycopodium. 30 HOMCEOPATHIC PRAOTICE. ANGINA. Under this name, a variety of diseases of the throat and tonsils are arranged and treated of as follows: Angina, Quinsy or Sore Throat. The proper remedies are Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Dulcam. Ignat. Ipe. Nux V. Puis. Samb. Sang. Sepi. Sulp. or Tart. Antimo. ------Catarrhal (common cold.) Aeon. Bell. Cham. Dulcam. Hyosc. Ipe. Mere Viv. Nux V. Natr. M. Puis. Rus. R. Rus. T. Samb. Sulp. or Verat. The medicine should be used in the fol- lowing order. In the first stage, when there is obstruction in the head and nose, or snuffling, use Dulcam. Hyosc. or Puis. When there is fever and soreness of the throat or upper part of the chest, and dry cough, give Aeon. Bryo. Ipec or Tart. A. If the throat is sore and red or swelled, and there is cough, use Bell. Lye Mere or Samb. If there is dry cough, inclining to spasmodic efforts, give Droser. Hyosc. Nux V. or Verat. In the various stages of the case, the other medicine named will often be useful. M . * ANGINA.. 31 Angina, Gangrena. If this state should appear to be approaching, the best remedies are Ars. Caps. Carb. V. Kreoso. Lye Mere Sol. Nig. Phos. Sulph. ac. or Verat. ------Laryngitis. This is an inflammation of the membrane lining the throat and larynx. It resembles croup considerably in many cases—it is also connected with a common cold or catarrhal sore throat. The reme- dies for it in the first stage arc Bell, or Aeon.; in the more advanced state, or when there is hoarseness, oise Anti. Seneg. or Dolecho. The treatment proper is about the same as for Angina Catarrhalis. (See also Hoarseness.) ------ Membrana (Croup.) This is a very se- rious disease, affecting infants and young children: if it is not soon arrested, it may prove fatal. Croup—It is an inflammatory affection of the glottis and upper part of the wind pipe; sometimes it attacks very suddenly. It produces a short difficult breathing, a shrill, whistling, squaling cough—a ringing sound, sometimes resembling the barking of a dog; the child throws back the head, to endeavour to breathe more easy—in some cases, a spasmodic ac- tion takes place in the part—from a secre- 32 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. tion of mucus in the inflamed part a tough membrane forms, which closes up the pas- sage, and causes a fatal termination, if the disease is not early checked. Frequently a croupy cough takes place, which need not be very serious—this may be cured by a few doses of Aeon. Bell, or Ipe. In Croup, more or less fever sets in. A prompt use of remedies is required to check and cure it. The first medicine to use is Aconite. A suitable and proper mode of giving it, is to mix about 5 to 10 drops of the third or sixth dilution in a half gill of water; or use 8 or 10 pellets of the same attenuation, in that quantity of water; some use much higher attenuations, and they say with success; this mixture ought to be given often ; the dose should be repeated according to the severity of the case, say a teaspoonful every 30, 20, 10, to 5 minutes. By using it in this way, a few hours, the force of the disease will be generally checked, the fever and cough moderated. Then give the medicine at longer periods, or stop using it. It may then be best to omit the Aconite, and give Hep. or Spong. alternately about every hour or half hour, or give one of these in alternation with Aeon. In the more advanced stage, if the symptoms are ANGINA. S3 severe with rattling, give Phos. Anti. Kali. Bice or Iodi. Samb. or Seneg. From the beginning, let the patient often sip cold water, and apply a cloth wetted in cold water to the neck and chest. By this course, the case will generally be checked or cured. We have had no failure under it, when fully and properly followed. In the North American Journal of Homoeopathy, No. 2, page 252, it is stated, that Aeon, and Bryona, given alternately, is a sure mode of treatment for Croup. It was stated in the Hahnemann Academy of Medicine, by Dr. Gray, that to dissolve one grain of Tart. Anti. in four ounces of water, and give a teaspoonful every 20 or 30 minutes, had generally cured under thia prescription. Angina, Membrana, or Rattling or Spasmodic stage, give Bromi. Kali. Bic Kali. Iod. or Phos. ------ Palati. Bell. Phos. Samb. Ammo. C. Baryt. M. Mere Phos. Puis. Rus. R. or Rus. T. ------Pectoris. Aeon. Ars. Arg. N. Petrol. Samb. Stramo. Verat. Let oxygen be in- haled, or use electricity passed through the chest. ■------• Pharyngea. Aeon. Bell. Merc. Puis, Sulp. Tart. Ant. or Verat. 34 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------Syphilitica. Kali. Iod. Merc. Mezere. or Nitr. ac ------Tonsilitis. Use Aeon. Bel!. Baryt. Canth. Hep. Ignat. Merc. Nux V. Petrol. Samb. Staphy. Sulp. or Thuy. [See Amagdylitis.] .------------ A chronic enlargement. Give Bell. Baryt. C. Iodi. Ignat. Merc APHONIA. Aphonia, or loss of the Voice, or Hoarseness (which see.) The remedies for this affec- tion are Aeon. Arnic Ars. Bell. Carb. V. Tart. Anti. or Nux V. Oleand. Plati. Phos. or Thuy. ------ Of Infants. Use Chin. Opi. Tart. Anti. or some of the preceding remedies. APOPLEXY. ^Apoplexy. This is a disease which attacks the brain, and generally produces a sudden falling down and a state of insensibility— it is commonly produced by an unnatural or increased determination of blood or fluids to the brain. There are a variety of diseased states of the brain which results in this disease. We avail ourselves of the use of Dr. Peters' APOPLEXY. 35 work on Homoeopathic Treatment of Apo- plexy for some explanations on this subject; the variety of ways in which the affection appears are enumerated as follows: (1.) Apoplexy from excess of blood in the whole system. (Plethoric state.) (2.) ------• from retention or rush of blood to the head. (Congestive.) (3.)------ from rupture of some blood vessel in or about the brain. (Hemorrhagic.) (4.) ------ from debility or other nervous dis- order of the brain or nervous system. (Nervous.) (5.) ------ from an increased quantity of watery or other fluids on the brain. (Serous.) (6.) ------ from primary disease or enlargement of the heart. (Cardiac.) (7.) ------ from diseased or disordered liver. (Hepatic.) (8.) ------ from Bright's disease of the kidneys. (Nephritic.) (9.) ------ from febrile or inflammatory state. (10.) ------ from debility or loss of blood. (As- thenic.) (11.) —----- from indigestion, repletion or other disorder of the Stomach. (Gastric.) (12.) ------ from convulsions in general or epi- lepsy. (Convulsive or spasmodic.) (13.) ------ from the effects of pregnancy. (Puerperal.) 2* 36 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. (14.)------ from injuries and blows on the head. (Traumatic.) It is said "sufficient has been done (here) to give a fair view of the many different causes which are capable of producing Apoplexy, as to justify a protest against a routine of treatment of Apoplectic conditions. It must be confessed that it will be very diffi- cult in many cases to determine accurately which kind of the disease exists, and some of them cannot be known until it is ascertained by post mortem examination. Enough, however, may be discovered by a judicious mind to learn that among the varieties there is such a difference as to require a remedy to be adapted Homceopathi- cally to the symptoms. For the first, second and third variety, the first remedy should be Aeon. If there is a full flushed face give Bell., or use Bell after the Aeon., or after the first stage is passed give Cocc. or Hyosc. To these varieties of the disease we infer the following judicious remarks in Dr. Peter's book will apply: " Even if it be admitted that allopathic physi- cians bleed too much in Apoplectic attacks, it is generally supposed that Homoeopathic physicians bleed too little—if the strength and vascular con- dition of the patient permit of it, or seem to re- quire it, it seems very certain that bleeding will not interfere with the action of Homoeopathic APOPLEXY. 37 remedies—and it is even, supposed that in some apoplectic and congestive affections of the brain, the pressure uponit and the nervous system may be so great, that they are as it were benumbed, and unable to respond to the action of any remedy until the pressure be relieved by blood-letting— hence I will endeavor to state as fairly as possible the advantages and disadvantages of blood-letting in Apoplexy." Wood says: " If the strength of the pulse admit, blood should be drawn from the arm; but bleeding is not to be indiscriminately resorted to, or pushed to an unlimited extent." Solly says: " Blood-letting is the most danger- ous remedial agent in some cases of Apoplexy; —many a valuable life has been saved by the prompt and free use of the lancet; but more have been hastened into eternity by its indiscriminate employment." As near as the remedies can be arranged in a concise way for a Repertory, they should be used as follows: If the stupor continues, give Opi. or Rus. T. If convulsive motions take place, Ignat. or Nux V If the disease is growing out of debility or nerv- ous weakness, give Cupr. Fer. or Nux Y. or China. If it seems to have been brought on from an increased quantity of serous fluids on the brain, we refer to the article Dropsy of the Brain for the remedies. 38 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. If from disease of the liver, the remedies pointed out under Liver will be indicated. If from febrile inflammatory affection, please to examine Inflammation of the Brain for the treat- ment. For the other varieties, reference is made to the heads of the affection named, for the remedies. It may be difficult to point out the condition in cases of Apoplexy, where bleeding would be pro- per and when not. In the work just referred to, it is in a measure confined to those of full ple- thoric habit, with full tense pulse: and not in congestive cases, for these Opium in small or full doses is proposed. In several instances in this work, we have pointed out the benefits of bleeding, in Congestion of the head and chest, when Apoplexy did not exist, and when the pulse is small and flaccid. It seems reasonable, that when congestion of the brain takes place so as to produce Apoplexy, that blood-letting might be useful; and if opium is given in large doses, it will be safer to precede it by the abstraction of blood : after which, opium in many cases acts more effectually. In the somewhat advanced stage, if the stupor or impaired state of the mind continues, give Cocc Hyosc. or Opi. or Rus. R. or Sec. C. When Apoplexy is produced by mechanical in- jury, give Arnic. succeeded by Bell. Bathe the injured part with a lotion of Arnica; in an ad- apoplexy. 3 9 vanced state, if the symptoms continue, give Iodi. or Hell. In severe cases, blood-letting is recom- mended by Laurie and Hull. " I am fully convinced that blood-letting is sate and useful in some cases."—{Peters) Copeman, an opponent to bleeding, says, " The only cases in which bleeding is proper, are those' in plethoric habits." And Copeland admits the benefit of blood-letting, where there is slowness and fullness of the pulse. Rau says bleeding may be necessary in cases of true plethora. It is stated on good authority, that Apoplexy may be brought on by a softening of the brain.— The remedies recommended for this variety, are Nux V. or Strychine. APPETITE AND TASTE. Appetite and Taste.—Aversion to bread or wine or coffee—give Rus. T. Sabad., Sep. or Sulp. ac. ------ Aversion to salt—Selen. Verb. ------ Bitter and insipid taste.—Give Caust. Colyc. Lach. Mag. C. Mag. M. Merc. Nice Nitr. ac. Phos. ac Phytoll. Plati. Puis. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Sec. C. or Stann. ------ Bloody taste.—Tarax. ------ Coppery taste.—Ranan. Bulb, or Russ. T. ------ Flat taste.—See C. Seneg. Sulp. Thuy. or Valeri. ------ Greasy taste.—Sabad. Sang, or Sulp. HOMCEOPATHIO PRACTICE. Horrid unpleasant—Lach. Lauroc. Lact. Viro. Mag. C. Mag. M. Merc. Nitr. ac. Phos. ac. Plumb, ac. Podopyl. Rus. T. Scill. Sep. Stramo. Sulp. or Sulp. ac. Metalic—Merc Rus. T. Sarss. Seneg. Pappy—Sulp. or Sulp. ac. Pepperminty sensation—Verat. Putrid—Camp. Rhodod. Sep. Silec. Sulp. Sulp. ac Thuy. or Verat. Saltish or sweet—Rhodod. Sulph. Tart. Ant. or Valer. Sour—Caust. Chin. Merc Muri. ac. Nue Phos. Plati. Rus. T. Sarss. Scill. Silec. Sulp. Sep. Spig. Stron. or Staphy. Thirst, very great—Aeon. Camp. Sec. C. Silec. Stramo. Sulp. Verat. or Zinc. Wanted or loss of—Chin. Sec. C. Silec. Spig. Stramo. Sulp. Verat. Zinc or Ferr. or Caust. Taste deficient—Arnic. Baryt. Bryo. dim. Caps. Ferr. Hep. Ignat. Iodi. Kali. Bie Lact. Vero. Lauroc. Lobel. Mag. M. Mosch. Morph., Nux V. Puis. Sep. Sang. Tereb. or Verat. Hunger, excessive,—Caust. Chin. Lach. Mag. C. Natr. M. Opi. Oleand. Phos. Plati. Rus. T. Seneg. Spig. or Silec • Voracious—Cam. Iodi. Lobel. Lach. Merc. Nitr. ac. Phytoll. Puis. Sabad. Sep. Spong. Sulp. or Verat. appetite and taste. 41 ----- Loathing of food—Chin. Mag C. Merc. M. Mosch. Muri. ac. Natr. M. Nux V. Prun. Sp. Puis. Sol. Nig. Stramo. Sepi. Silec. Sulp. ac. Tart. A. or Thuy. APTHEA. Apthea.—Thrush, or Sprue.—The proper reme- dies are Bell. Borax, Camp. Hell. Iodi. Kali. Bie Merc. Nux V. Petrol. Sepi. or Sulp., the best are Borax and Merc. ASPHYXIA. Asphyxia.—A state of the body during life in which the pulsation of the heart cannot be perceived, and the breathing is interrupt- ed or irregular. There are several varie- ties of it, produced from different causes. Some of the principal ones are noticed here: Swooning, or common fainting.— The remedies for it are Aeon. Ambr. Canst. Camph. Lauroc. Ammo. Aqua, or Ammo. Spts. Place the patient in a hori- zontal posture, and dash a little cold water in the face, apply the fumes of hot vinegar to the nose, or Camp, or Aqua. Ammo. ----- Apparent death from hunger—give the patient food in extremely small quantities, HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. such as milk by the drop, beef tea and milk; or milk and water by injection in 6mall quantities. When there is some im- provement, the quantity of nourishment may be increased so as gradually to aid the reacting powers of life; and as there is a further improvement, the food may be increased. Apparent death from a fall or mechanical injury—Keep the patient quiet; let the head be a little raised; place a very small dose of Arnica in the mouth. Repeat it in a short time; as soon as reaction begins, take blood from the arm, but do it cau- tiously.—HuWs Laurie. Give injections of Arnica. Note. We have often wit- nessed the good effects of bleeding, as here directed. - Apparent death from hanging or suffoca- tion—Place the patient in a straight posi- tion, the shoulders and head raised; rub the skin gently; give an injection of two or three drops of laudanum in a little warm water; apply warm cloths to the skin; inflate the lungs; furnish the fumes from hot vinegar to the nose for breathing. Give a little more Arnica or Camphor. When a person recovers to this state, he should be laid in a quiet position, and such remedies used as may best promote ASPHYXIA. 43 respiration, and reaction of the circulation of the blood, by the use of pure air or a gentle application of diffusible stimulants to the face—warmth to the skin, a little mild nourishment, &e Apparent death from lightning.—Place the subject in a current of cool air—dash cold water on it—after this, if the body gets cold, apply warm cloths or other hot applications to the surface, with friction. Put a little Nux V. on the tongue. This should be repeated in 15 or 20 minutes. Also give Nux Y. by injection. After they revive, treat them similar to the pre- ceding direction. Apparent death from drowning.—1st. avoid rough usage. 2d. don't hold the body up by the feet. 3d. don't roll it over a cask. 4th. don't rub it with salt or spi- rits. 5th. don't inject smoke or tobacco; though warm water and spirits or salt and water may be used by injection. Rub the skin moderately with warm flannel—cover the body warm in bed, clear out the mouth and nose, give a little Lachesis, Solanum Nigrum or Solanum Mimosa—distend the chest by artificial means, as breathing— inflate the lungs—apply oxygenous air, if possible to the nose, to be breathed in. Apparent death from freezing—Place HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. the body in a cold place, away from a fire —cover the frozen part with snow or ice, or apply cold water to it. When the parts get softened, they should be gently rubbed steadily till the skin is red; if they don't revive by this time, a small injection of about ten drops of spirits of camphor should be given. After this, give coffee and milk by injection: and a little coffee and milk may be given by the mouth.—- Hull's Laurie. ASTHMA. hma.—By medical authors this disease is described as an affection of the lungs, pro- ducing difficulty of breathing, coming on at intervals, attended with a suffocative sensation, wheezing, a short contracted cough, languor, headache, flatulence, and a great oppression at the chest. The patient is unable to be in a recumbent position, or laying down; he has to sit up or be raised up in bed. He is anxious to obtain a full admission of air to sup- ply a more increased quantity of vital air into the lungs. If the paroxysm is severe, the face becomes lucid, the hands and feet cold, the surface covered with a cold sweat, the pulse small and irregular. ASTHMA. 45 Some persons are subject to almost contin- ued symptoms of this disease, and liable to have it increased into a severe parox- ysm from exposure or irregularity. This condition, sometimes is connected with a peripneumonie affection, which makes aggravated eases. The remedies generally most useful for this distressing affeetion are Aeon. Ambr. Ammo. C. Ars. Arg. N. Bell. Cann. I. Caust. Coni. Colch. Cupr. Digital. Ipe. Iodi. Kreoso. Lauroc. Lye. Mosch. Muri. ac or Nitr. acid. The last is said to have superior efficacy in relieving this disease. Or Nux Y. Prus. acid, Phos. Puis. Sabi. Sang. Stann. Stramo. Sulp. Tart. A. Thuy. or Verat. The dry or nervous form—The remedies are Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Cupr. Ipe Nux V. Opi. or Sulp. or Mosch. or Hyosc Lye. Samb. Silec or Tart. Anti. If a severe stricture or cramps take place, give Ambr. Nux Y. Ipe. or Mosch.; after using these, if the cramps continue pro- tracted, it will be better to give Hyosc. or Cupr. Samb. or Ars. Caust. or Stann. Should the attack appear to arise from vapours, or some matter that has irritated the lungs, give Ipe. Hep. Merc, or Camp. Cupr. or Ars. 46 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ If it is brought on by convulsions or eruptions, or erysipelas receding, use Ars. Bryo. Carb. Y. Phos. or Puis. ■------ If the attack proceed from suppression of perspiration, or cold, or catarrh, give Ipe. Nux Y. or Ars. or Puls.- ------ When a congestion of blood in the chest seems to have brought it on, give Aeon. Nux Y. or Bell. Coni. or Auru. Folio. Puis, or Sulp. or Ipe. When some of the above remedies have been used without affording relief, and the stricture continues severe with dyspnoea, or connected with pneumoniae affection, the advisable and best course to pursue is to mix about grs. 20 of Ipecac in a half-pint of warm water, and give a table spoonful every fifteen minutes, or at longer periods, till nausea and gentle vomiting is produced. By this course, the stricture is at once relieved and the breathing is more free; a perspiration comes out on the skin which affords great relief. When the late Dr. David Hosack resided at his country residence near Poughkeep- sie, his wife had a severe attack of asthmatic pneumonia. I attended her as associate counsel.. A variety of remedies were used, which afforded some relief, but did not effect a cure. On the progress she was seized with stricture at the chest and dyspnoea. Dr. Hosack declared the case was about hopeless, and that she would die> Afc asthma. 4^ 7 P. M. I proposed the use of Ipecac as above detailed, like to what I had used in a number of similar eases with success. The Dr. objected to the proposal; but after a short reflection, he di- rected me to prepare the medicine and give it, and stay and watch its operation. I did so; the anticipated effect was produced. The breathing was relieved; a sweating came on by 12 o'clock; the next morning Dr. EL pronounced the patient safe. She recovered. In severe cases of congestion of the lungs with Dyspnoea and labored breathing, we have frequently used this remedy in such a way, with great and decided benefit. Asthma Humtda.—The most useful remedies for this form of the disease, are Bryo. BelL Coni. Coff. Colchi. Dulcam. Lobeli. or Ferr. Hep. Mere Puis. Sepi. Samb. Sulp. or Nitric acid. In a paper inserted in the North Amer- ican Journal of Homoeopathy on Nitric acid in Asthma, it is said to possess supe- rior virtues to cure this disease. ______. If there is fever and pain in the chest, give Aeon. Bryo. Ipe. or Tart. Ant. ______ If the attack comes on suddenly with stricture and a suffocating sensation, use Ipe. or Amb. .______When the case does not yield to the reme- 48 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. dies used, and the respiration continues laborious, with extreme anguish and death- ly appearance or cold skin, Ars. Prussic acid or Veratrum are the proper remedies. Should the case prove stubborn and some other remedy besides those named be necessary, a very good one may be found among those mentioned in general at the head of this article. ■ Hystericum—Agar. Ambr. Asa. F. Bell. Caust. Coni. Puis. Samb. or Stann. - Infantum—Aeon. Asa. F. Bell. Cham. Camp. Cupr. Lobeli. Mere. Nux Y. or Samb. (See Infants.) • Millar. (See Infants.) BACK. Back, bruised sensation in it. Natr. M. Nux Y. Sabi. Sabad. Seneg. Silec Sulp. ac. Ta- bac or Tart. A. ------ Burning and Itching on it, Sabad. Scill. Senega. Spig. Stann. Sulp. ac Tabae or Tart. Antimo. ------ Coccygis, pain in it, Thuy. or Verat. BACK. 49 Cold sensation in it, Puis. Rus. T. Spong. or Staphy. Cramps and Itching on it, Bell. Bromi. Cann. Ind. Caps. Canth. Caust. Hyosc. Iodi. Kalmi. L. Kreoso. Lye Lobeli. Lact. Yiro. Lauroc. Nice. Oleand. Rus. T. or Sep. Creeping sensation in the, Stann. Tarax. Puis. Rus. T. Sep. Scill. or Spong. Itching pain in, Sabad. Sep. Spong. Lumbago, pain and lameness in the lum- bar parts, the best remedies are Aeon. Angust. Bryo. Coni. Kali. Bie Kali. Iod. Kreoso. Lauroc. Morph. Nux Y. Nice Petrol. Phos. Phytoll. Puis. Podphy. Ra- nan. Bulb. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sabad. Sabi. Tabae Thuy. or Verat. Lumbago—When there is fever, give Aeon. Puis, or Rus. T. If the pains are cutting and severe or increased by motion, give Bryo., and after it, Nux V. If the pain is like a bruise or of a crampy na- ture with irritability, use Lauroc. Nux Y. or Kali. Iod. If the pains are dragging or shooting, or like a sprain increased when at rest, use Arnic. or Rus. T. If the pains are deep seated with a dullness, give Aeon. or Bell. After the pain is relieved and stiffness remains, use Phytoll. or Angust or Coni., or Rus. T. HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. If the pain proceeds from a sprain of the back or a wrench forming that disease termed crick or strain of the back, use Arnic. Bryo. Nux V. or Rus. T. Avoid hot and irritating applications to the part; apply cloths wet in cold water or ice to the small of the back. Lancing, pain in it, use Bryo. Lye or Rus. T. or Caust. Sprained dragging sensation, increased when still, give Scill. Rus. R. or Rus. T. Stiff, deep, grinding pains, use Bell. Puis. Rus. T. Tired, bruised feeling, give Arnic. Merc Nux V. Psoas Muscles inflamed, give Aeon. Bell. Canth. Colyc. Uva. Urs. or Tereb. Psoas region to prevent suppuration there, give Aeon. Hep. Scill. Silex. or Sulph. Pus discharged from the Psoas part, use Auru. Asa. F. Arg. N. Plumb. Sulp. Nates, (Buttocks,) Cramps in them.— Bryo. Scill. Spong. Staphy or Thuy. Neck cramps in the nape, Iodi. Lye or Zinc Sprained and stiff.—Arnic Lye Sep. Silec. Staphy. Stiff and painful, give Caps. Coni. Hyosc. Iodi. Lach. Lauroc. Lye. Mosch. Nux Y. BACK. 51 Oleand. Petrol. Phos. Phytoll. Prun. Sp. Rus. R. Ranan. B. Staphy. Sulp. Tabac. Thuy. or Yerat. Swelled or Abscess forming on it. Hep. Iodi. Lash. Silec. Sulp. or Thuy. Pain and numbness in. Aeon. Auru. Angust. Bell. Caust. Camp. Canth. Coni, Hyosc. Iodi. Lauroc. Merc. Mosch. Muri. ac. Nux Y. Nux M. Petrol. Phos. ac. Phytoll. Puis. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sabad. or Tart. Ant. Sternum pains in this part, use Samb. Si- lec. Staphy. Tabac. Yerat. or Zinc. Scapula, burning pain in—Bryo. Rus. R. Tabac. Verat. or Zinc, or Caust. Shoulders, cramps or pains and stitches in, Led. P. Lye Mag. C. Merc. Mosch. Nice Nitr. ac. Podophy. Prun. Sp. Puis. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Sulp. or Thuy. Paralysed, or painfully numb sensation. Bell.Bucc. Calc. Lact.Viro. Millefo. Phos. Plati. Staphy. Bars. Sep. Spong. or Sulp. Sprained sensation, give Arnic. Iodi. Sa- bi. Seneg. Silec. Spong. Stann. or Verba. Spine, diseases of—The best medicines are Asparag. Aeon. Angust. Argent. Ars. Camp. Digit. Ignat. Kali. Bie Lact. Viro. Lauroc. Merc. Mosch. Muri. ac. Nux M. Oleand. Ox. ac. Phos. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R, Rus. T. Sabad. Spong. Sulp. or Thuy. HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Spine. The diseases of it may be acute or ehronie inflammation, which may termi- nate in softening of the parts, or in indu- ration of the spinal column, or in suppu- ration, or in gangrene, or in effusion of blood or watery fluid. Disease of the spine—In the stage of acute inflammation, Aeon, should be used with great perseverance; the person should be kept still in bed. This should be followed by Bell. Dulcam. Digital, or Ars. Puis, or Nux Y. Rus. T. or Verat. Spine in chronic inflammation—For the protracted type, give Asparag. Arg. Ars. Hyosc. Ignat. Mere Nux V. Phos. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Rus. T. Staphy. Sulp. or Thuy. Spine, cracking sensation in.—Give Sulp. Tabac. or Yerat. • Spine, curvature of.—Calc. Kali. Iod, Rus. T. Staphy. Silec. or Thuy. A me- chanical apparatus may be necessary to support the parts. Stiff, enlarged glands or tumors on.—Use Hep. Iodi. Nice Nux V. Phos. Prun. Sp. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sang. Spong. Sulp. ac. or Tereb. Trembling sensation in—Rata. Rhodod. Sabad. or Tarax. BLADDER. 53 ------Weakness in—Angust. Sep. Scill. Sulp. ac. (See Rheumatism.) BLADDER. Bladder, the diseases of it and the urinary organs. —Calculus (gravel.)—The remedies are Ammo. M. Asparag. Calc. Canth. Cann. S. Lye Natr. C. Nux Y. Petrol. Phos. Silec. or Uva. Urs. ------ Catarrh of the, or simple gleet—Borax. Caps. Colyc. Kali. C. Kreoso. Phos. or Nux V. Puis. Petrol. Sulp. Tart. A. or Tereb. ------ Diabetes Millitus—The remedies found most useful for this difficult disease are Carb. Y. Led. P. Merc. Natr. M. Phos. ac. or Benzo. acid. Other remedies are also indicated, and have been used with more or less success. They are Ammo. C. Ammo. Caust. Arg. Nit. Baryt. C. Coni. Colyc. Iodi. Nux Jug. Rus. R. or Muri. ac. or Asclepias Vincet. Ars. or Alum. Tereb. Yerat. When there is great desire to urinate, drawing up of the testicles, pain in the kidneys, dryness of mouth, &c use Merc. Solub. If the countenance is pale, of a deathly appearance, swelled gums, dry mouth or HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. throat, excessive discharge of urine, give Verat. When there is an absence of thirst, the urine milky, Muriatic ac. The diet should be nutritious. The other remedies are to be used in the various features of the disease, according to the symptoms pre- sented and effects produced. (Examine the Materia Medica.) Dysuria and Stranguary—Give Aeon, if there is fever, use Arnic. Ars. Bell. Cann. I. Canth. Hep. Iodi. Kali. C. Lye Natr. C. Nux V. Phos. Prun. Sp. Puis. Rus. T. Sec. C. Silec. Sulp. Tereb. or Uva. Urs. Inflammation of—The remedies are Aeon. Bell. Camp. Canth. Cann. S. Digital. Nux V. Phos. Puis. Rus. R. Sep. Sulp. or Tereb. Ischuria, (suppression of urine,) Apis. Mell. Canth. Cann. S. Cann. Ind. Coni. Hyosc. Nux V. Puis. Plumb, ac. Rus. T. Staphy. Stramo. Tart. A. or Tereb. Itching and pain in neck of.—Stann. Tarax or Canth. Petrol. Purulent discharge from the—Aeon. Ars. Bell. Canth. Hyosc. Lye Lauroc. Muri. ac. Nux Y. Opi. Petrol. Phos. or Tereb. Spasms in the—Cann. S. Colyc. Prun. Sp. Puis. Sep. or Tereb. Stone in the—Cann. S. Cann. I. Caust. BLADDER. 55 Kali. C. Lauroc. Nux V. Petrol. Phos. Sec. C. Tart. A. Uva. Urs. or Calc. aqua. Symphisis pain under—Tereb. Tenesmus of—Sarss. Scill. or Tereb. Urethra burning, itching and pain in— Give Arg. N. Auru. Baryt. M. Cann. S. Camp. Caust. Colyc. Ignat. Kali. Bie Lach. Petrol. Prun. Sp. Puis. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sabad. Staphy. Sulp. Tabac. Tart. A. Tereb. or Thuy. Urethra, bleeding from, Arnic. Auru. Bell. Coni. Iodi. Mann. Millifo. or Nux Y. Burning pain in, Ammo. Caust. Camp. Canth. Hep. Kali. Bie Kali. C. Kreoso. Lach. Lye Phos. Ac. Rus. T. Sabad. Sep. Stramo. or Tereb. Itching in or pressing on, Ammo. C. Ammo. M. Ars. Arg. N. Arnic Auru. Cann. I. Cann. S. Lye Petrol. Phos. Sulp. Ac. Tart. A. or Zinc. Urine bloody, Arnic. Canth. Caps. Calc Caust. Coni. Hep. Lobel. Mann. Merc. Millefo. Nux V. Opi. Prun. S. Phos. Sabad. Scill. Sep. Tereb. Thuy. Uva. Urs. or See C. Burning pain in passing the urine—Cann. S. Petrol. Rus. R. Uva. Urs. or Yerat. • Urine too copious. Caust. Kali. Iod. Kal- mi. L. Kreoso. Lact. Viro. Mag. C. Mosch. Nice Nitr. ac Ox. ac. Petrol. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sabi. Spong. Staphy. Sulp. ac. or Tarax. homceopathio practice. Difficult passing it. (See Dysuria.) Enuresis and wetting the bed, Aeon. Bell. Baryt. C. Benzoic, acid. This is of su- perior efficacy; or Canth. Camp. Caust. Hyosc. Lobel. Muri. ac. Nitr. ac. Rus. T. Sep. Silec. Staphy. or Sulp. or Caust. Micturation or dribbling, Canth. Caust. Lach. Lauroc. Millefo. Morph. Nitr. ac. Oleand. Petrol. Phos. Sabad. Scill. Stramo! Sulp. Thuy. or Yerat. Mucus in, or milky appearance, Lach. Natr. C. Natr. M. Nux V. Nitr. ac. Petrol. or Seneg. Sedlment in brown, dark or redish, Pe- trol. Puis. See C. Selen. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Tart. Ant. Tereb. Thuy. or Zinc or Caust. Smell of Ammonia or Iodine, Stron. Smell sour or foetid, Natr. C. Natr. M. Puis. Rhodod. Rus. R. Sabad. Selen. Silec. or Thuy. Yellow, redish and various colours, Bromi. Cann. S. Kali. Bie Phos. Plate. Selen. Spong. Tereb. Yerat. BOILS. —To disperse them, use Aeon. Bell. Rus. T. or Silec. To promote a suppuration, give Ars. Baryt. Hep. Merc. Opi. Exter- nally use warm emmolient applications. (See Abscess.) BONES. 57 BONES. Bones.—Caries, or curvature, or Nodes, &c. The remedies most useful in these affections are Arnic Asa. F. Angust. Calc. Kali. Iod. Lach. Merc. Sol. Nig. Phos. ac. Sabad. Staphy. Sulp. Sulp. ac. or Phosphate of Iron;—in caries, we have observed great benefit from this article. BRAIN. Brain.!—This organ is subject to various diseases, and those are often of a serious nature. They are mostly treated of under headache in this work. Inflammation of the brain is noted under that article. A consideration of this will be found in its alphabetical place. A determination of blood to the head some- times takes place, termed a rush of blood to the head,, producing congestion, or an increased fulness of the vessels; sometimes this amounts to apoplexy. In persons who are predisposed to this affection, they should avoid the use of full, hearty, stim- ulating food, and all kinds of spirituous drinks; avoid extremes of exposure or excitement. It will be beneficial for them 68 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. to take once a day or so, a small dose of Bell. Cocc. or Hyosc If there is an attack of Congestion some- what severe, give Aeon, or Bell.; after using one of these medicines, and the dis- ease continues, give Arnic. Camp. Cann. I. Colyc. Digital. Hell. Hyosc. or Lauroc. Merc, or Nitr. acid. If there continues stupor or indifference of the mind, use Coni. Hyosc. Nux Y. Phos. or Stramo. ------ Concussion of—This morbid state of the brain is frequently produced by mechani- cal injuries. In the first place, the proper remedy is Arnic. Cold water should be applied to the head. If the affection is severe, and relief is not early obtained, the subsequent remedies should be Camp. Iodi., or if fever comes on, Aeon. For other affections of this organ, refer- ence is made to them in their proper place. BREATH FCETID. Breath Fcetid, and offensive, the medicines are Argent. Ars. Arnic. Bell. Carb. Y. Cham. Hyosc. Iodi. Kali. C. Merc. Nux Y. Puis. Petrol. Silec. Spig. or Sulp. BRONCHITIS. 59 BRONCHITIS. Bi onchitis, Inflammation and raw soreness of the throat, Fauces and upper part of the chest or Bronchial Tubes. It may be an acute or a chronic disease. In the first or early stage, when there is some fever and sore- ness and pain of the throat, with dry cough, use Aeon. Bell, or Ipe. If the fever is lessened, but soreness and cough continues, give Bryo. Digital. Ipe. or Tart. A. If there is cough and rattling, use Hep. Ipe. Spong. or Merc. If the throat is sore with head-ache or irritating cough, use Bell. Hyosc. or Sulp. If the cough is worse at night, give Hyosc. or Nux Y. If there is tightness of the chest with dry cough, hoarseness &c, Nux V. Spong. Tart. A. Phos. or Iodi. The other remedies mentioned, will be useful in many conditions of the case, ac- cording to symptoms presented. ----- Chronic or advanced stage, give Ammo. C. Ammo. M. Caust. Hep. Iodi. Puis. Phos. Spong. or Sulp. General remedies are Aeon. Ars. Ammo. L. Ammo. M. Iodi. or Hep. Merc. Spong. or Sang. Seneg, Canth. Carb. V. Digital. Hep. Hyosc. Iodi. Lact. Viro. Nux Y. 60 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Petrol. Puis. Rus. R. Sep. Scill. Spong. Stophy. Sulp. or Tart. A. (See Chest, An- gina, Cough, and Consumption. BRONCHOCELE. Bronchocele.—This is a morbid enlargement of the fore part of the neck, commonly called Goitre; the thyroid gland is generally the seat of the disease. In many cases, these tumours become very large and inconve- nient ; we have seen them as large as the head. In Cooper's Surgery, they are de- scribed " an indolent enlargement of the thyroid gland, with a' swelling of the upper part of the neck." The remedies for this affection are- very similar to those for Scrofula, such as Iodine, Spongia or Phos- phate of Iron. BURNS. Burns.—At first, give Aeon, or Arnic afterward use Caust. or Sulp. For external use, put 10 drops of Tinct. of Arnic. io a half-pint of water, apply it, bathing with it cold; or add a teaspoonf al of Alcohol to a gill of water, and use it in the same way; or wet a cloth with it, and lay it on the burned burns. 61 or scalded part; or use Spts. of Turpentine diluted in the same manner, so as to cause but little pain. It is recommended to ap- ply moderately dry heat for a length of time, by holding the part near the fire, or holding a hot iron near it. An excellent remedy is soap, so much diluted as to cause very little pain; or at first to cover the part with dry flour dusted on; this quiets the pain directly. It is best to keep the part cool,—let it be exposed to the air as much as possible. After the first stage is over, and the inflammation and pain have abated, the sore should be treated as an ordinary sore or ulceration, according to circumstances. Internally, give Caust. Rus. R. Rus. T. or Sulp. CACHEXIA, or DYSCRASIA. Cachexia, or Dyscrasia.—This is a depraved, bad habit of body. An impaired state of the solids and fluids. This condition is generally connected with some general diseased action, producing emaciation, fee- bleness, and a want of action, such as scro- 62 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. fula, dropsy, marasmus, or chronic affec- tion of some organ ; of course, the reme- dies should be used in accordance with the immediate exciting cause. The general useful remedies are: Arnic. Ars. Calca. Carb. V. Coni. Ferr. Merc. Muria. acid. Sulp. or Iodi. CARBUNCLE. Carbuncle.—An inflammatory tumour, of the nature of a boil or abscess, inclining to run into a state of gangrene or mortifica- tion. In the first stage, it should be treat- ed the same as an inflammatory swelling, by giving Aeon. Bryo. Ipe. or Anti. and using means to disperse it. If the disease progresses and increases, use warm emol- lient remedies to procure suppuration. When symptoms of gangrene appear, give Ars. Carb. Y. Chin. Kreoso. Rus. R. or Sec. C. Externally, apply yeast or char- coal poultices. When these ulcerate and break, several openings form of a honey- comb appearance. Then a free opening should be made in them. CANCER. 63 CANCER. Cancer.—This disease is defined by writers," an ulcer proceeding from a previous scirrhous indurated tumour." Those tumours may form and remain a long time, even many years, without becoming very large or painful. At length, darting or twinging pains run through them. They grow and become more painful, and if means are not used to arrest their progress, they ul- cerate, and form an open Cancer. They are seated in the glandular structure of the body. When ulceration takes place, it forms a painful sore, very difficult to cure. Various parts of the body are subject to them, but they are generally located on the nose, lips, cheeks, neck, stomach, and breast and womb of females; and the testicles of males. The treatment of this disease should be early directed to the occult or indurated state. The reme- dies most useful at this period, are Ars. Aster. Rub. Caland. Cicuta. Coni. Lauroc. By an early and steady use of some one of these medicines, the disease may often be arrested in its progress, and cured. When it has advanced so as to become an open ulcer, the above remedies are still recom- 64 HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE. mended under various conditions of the ulcer. In addition to these, others are proper, such as Carb. Veg. Carbo. Ani. Kreoso. or Arnic. Clemat. Argent. Lye. Petrol. Phos. or Phosphate of Iron. We have seen very happy results from this last medicine; by its use, the pain is les- sened, and the ulcer placed in a more favourable way of healing. Cancer of the breast of females. The appropriate" remedies are Ars. Coni. Calend. and others of the above named medicines. ------ chimney sweep's Cancer. The proper remedies are Ars. Calend. Rus. T. or Thuy. or Kreoso. ------■ of the lips. Ars. Arnic. Argent. Kreoso. or some of the preceding medicines. ------of the stomach. This affection is attended with great difficulty and danger. The remedies recommended for it, are Ars. Baryt. C. Coni. Lye Nux Y. Petrol, or Phos. High attenuations of medicine are adviseable. (See Diseases of the Stomach.) ------ of the uterus. This affection is veiled in a great deal of obscurity. The proper remedies for it, are Ars. Coni. Calend. Cicuta. Kreoso. and others of the pre- ceding. ------When it is attended with burning pain, give Ars. Bell, or Phos. Ferr. When the CANCER. 65 ulcer has a tingling, throbbing sensation, use Clematis. Lauroc. or Phos. If the ul- ceration is deeply seated, or there are sinouses running to the bone, use Auru. or Phos. Ferr. If they become fistulous, use Lye Baryt. or Argent. If the discharge become foetid or offensive, use Carbo. V. internally and Carbon externally. A great number of remedies have been proposed and introduced as external applications for the cure of Cancers, but they have almost uniformly consisted of some corroding or caustic material, intended to destroy the texture of the part, and as it is termed, " eat them out." This is a painful process, and a very uncertain mode of curing. By their use, the adjoining substance becomes inflamed, the disease is apt to spread and affect the surrounding parts; if a portion of the indurated body is removed, some of the disease, or roots, as it is termed, may remain—which are almost sure to spring up and grow again. When caustics are used to an open cancerous ulcer, it is rendered irritable and painful, fungus excrescences spring up, and they may grow as fast as the caustic corrodes them down. Sometimes the patient is desirous of having the tumefied mass re- moved by a surgical operation; when it is 66 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. situated in a favorable part, so that there is no material danger from -wounding surrounding parts, it may be done with eafety—in fact this is the shortest and best course. When they are removed they had better be done early, before the adja- cent parts are seriously affected. Surgical writers agree that the operation for the removal of Scirrhous, Cancerous Tumours often fails from its being done after the disease has far advanced—when, if it was performed early it would have succeeded. This has been the result of our observation. When a Scirrhous Gland is situated in a part where there is no danger of injuring surrounding organs, if it is removed early by an operation, we have observed, the patient has not been troubled with it afterwards. CARDIALGIA. Cardialgia, (Heartburn.)—A disordered state of the stomach producing a burning, uneasy sensation, attended with unpleasant exhalations, such as flatulence, oily or acid eructations, &e The remedies for it are Ambr. Bell. Chin. Coff. Carb. V. Nitr. ac. # Natr. C. Nux Y. Plati. Puis. Petrol. Sang. ' Stann. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Tart. A. or Yerat. CARIES, 67 or Ferr. If there is acidity, this is one of the best remedies. Small doses of simple iron filings is a preferable form to give it CARIES AND NECROSIS. Caries and Necrosis. — From various causes the bones become diseased with this affection, forming what in common lan- guage is termed a fever sore. This con- dition of disease has generally, by Allo- pathic practitioners been left to nature— except the use of local remedies, and there has been plenty of these conjured up. They cannot produce much good, further than to keep the part comfortable, and the removal of detached pieces of bone. It must be by the internal use of remedies that a cure can be expected, and by this course important benefits are produced. By such remedies, we have witnessed very favorable results. For this disease, use Asa. F. August Auru. Calca. Iodi. Merc Nitr. acid, Phos. or Sulp. or Phosphate of iron. We have succeeded in curing Caries by the long continued use of this last medicine. Also nitric acid may produce excellent effects in this disease. 68 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. CHAPS OR CRACKS. Chaps or Cracks on the hands.—With some, this is a very troublesome affection. The remedies for it are Arnic. Galea. Hep. Lach. Petrol. Avoid using soap in cold weather for washing. Indian meal or bran is more preferable for keeping them soft. (See Rhagades.) ------ Of the Nipples.—Use Arnic. Borax, Hep, Sulp. (See Woman, article Nipple.) CHEST AND RESPIRATORY ORGANS. Chest and Respiratory Organs.—This portion of the body is one of the most important departments in regard to the operations of the vital functions, and the diseases to which they are subject. They have fur- nished a theme for numerous discussions and examinations, to endeavor to arrive at a knowledge of their nature, and the means by which they may be relieved or cured. The symptoms produced by many of those morbid affections as are pre- sented to view, will here be enumerated, and the Homoeopathic remedies which are indicated and found most useful for them detailed, chest. 69 Anguish sensation in it.—Give Aeon. Bryo. Ipe. or Yerat Anxiety in.—Sulp. or Thuy. Back and Shoulders, pain in.—Bryo. Baryt. Iodi. Lach. Lact. Viro. Lauroc. Lye Phos. or Rus. R. Bloody expectoration from.-—Give Bell. Millefo. Sabad. Scill. or Ipe. Breathing irregular. — Use Tabac. or Yerat. Bruised sensation.—Arnic. Bryo. or Iodi. Burning pain or stitches in.—Ammo. C. Anacard. Arg. Baryta. M. Borax. Caust. Ipe. Ignat. Kalmi. L. Lach. Nitr. ac. Phos. Puis. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sang. Stann. Sulp. Tart. A. or Yerat. Congestion of the Lungs.—Give Aeon. Hyosc. Lact. Viro. Millefo. Nitr. ac Nux V. Phos. Puis. Sabad. Seneg. Spong. or Zinc and perhaps Vena Section will be adviseable. Hepatized Lungs, or Tubercles in them. —Give Kali. Iod. Iod. Merc. Muria. ac. Phos. or Sulp. See (Consumption.) Hollow sensation in it.—Seneg. Stron. or Sulp. - Inflammation of the Lungs—Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Ipe. Tart. Anti. See inflammation of the Lungs. HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Inflammation, chronic—The suitable rem- edies are Bryo. Iodi. Nux V. Phos. Sang. Spong. or Sulp. Itching sensation in—Nice Phos. Plumb. ac. Rus. T. Staphy. or Zinc. Itching and Herpes over the chest—give Lach. Sepi. Tabac. or Sulp. Itching and stitches increased on motion —Lach. Seneg. Sep. or Sulp. Lungs gangrened or inclined to it— use Ars. Carb. Y. Sec. C. or Silec. Oppression of the lungs—give Ambr. Bell. Caust. Coni. Lye Petrol. Phos. ac. Puis. Rus. T. Staphy. or Verat. Pain in it, intermittent—Arnic. Ars. Oleaned. Ranan. Bulb. Tart. Ant. or Yerat; Parylitic or typhoid state—Nice Nux Y. Phos. Seneg. or Ars. Carb. Y. or Chin. Pleurodynia—Ammo. C. Arg. N. Bryo. Camp. Caust. Coni. Iod. Kali. Bie Kali. Iod. Lach. Lauroc. Lye. Petrol. Puis. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sang. Silec. Sulp. ac. Tart. A. Yerat. or Zinc. Pressing outward sensation—Camp. Spig. Thuy. Pulse and beat of heart irregular—Lach. Opi. Phos. or Seneg. Rattling sensation—Natr. M. Natr. C. Nux Y. Petrol. Phos. Sabad. Scill.or Stann. or Caust. ^ CHEST. 71 Respiration hurried—Oleand. Opi. Sen- eg. Spong. Sulp. or Yerat. Spasms or cramps in the—Ambr. Colch. Lye Mosch. Nice Oleand. Opi. Phos. Sta- phy. Plati. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Sep. Spig. Stann. or Verba, or Caust. Sternum pain under it—Coni. Lact. Yiro. Lye Merc. Muri. ac. Nice Oleand. Phos. Puis. Sabi. Stann. or Sulp. ac. Stricture of it—Ammo. Caust. A.uru. Bryo. Hyosc. Ignat. Ipe. Kali. Bie Kali. Iod. Kalmi. L. Kreoso. Lact. Viro. Lye Merc. Mosch. Nice Nux V. Petrol. Phos. Stramo. or Sulp. ac. Suffocative sensation—Ambr. Spig. Spong. Sulp. Tabac Tart. A. or Verat. (See Asthma.) Titillation in—Tarax. Verat. Verba. Tremor in—Sabi. Tart. A. Mosch. | Tubercles in—Ars. Kali. Iod. Merc Iodi. Phos. Ulcers in the lungs—Ars. Carb. V. Merc. Iodi. Selen. Seneg. Sulp. (See Consump- tion.) Weakness—Rus. T. Stan. Thuy. or Zinc. In acute or urgent cases, the remedies should be repeated as often as every half hour at first; after a few doses are given, the periods had better be lengthened to 72 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. one or two hours, or at longer periods; in moderate or lingering cases, at still longer times. CHILBLAINS. Chilblains or Frost-Bite—Give internally, Agar. Ars. Carb. Y. Lach. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Petrol. Phos. Rus. T. Sulp. Thuy. Zinc. Externally, bathe the feet with lotions of Arnic. Iod. or Rus. S. CHOLERA. Cholera Simplex or Simple Cholera Morbus.— The most adviseable and useful remedies for it, are Aeon. Ars. Camp. Ipe. Merc. Nux Y. Tart. Anti. or Colyc. Cupr. Plumb. or Opi. or Puis. Should the disease have been brought on by cold or exposure, give Cham. Ipe. Ars. Puis, or Verat. Where there is vomiting or diarrhoea, give Ipe. Anti. or Camph.; if there is fever, use Aeon, in alternation with one or the other of these medicines. If there is griping or cramps, give Nux V. or Ignat. If colicy pains come on, use Colyc Cham. Mere Nux V. Puis, or Cuprum. or Opi, CHOLERA. 73 If vomiting is a prominent symptom, give Camp. Ipe. or Anti. Should the dis- ease continue after these remedies have been used, and there is griping pains, give Cupr. Colyc. or Yerat. or Merc. Sol. If there is a good deal of Tenesmus, give Lobel. or Nux V. If in the progress of the case, there should be prostration, great thirst, or heat of the stomach, or a clammy state of the skin, give Ars. Cupr. or Yerat. After the painful symptoms are over, if the diar- rhoea continues, Cupr. Plumb, or Zinc. will be useful. CHOLERA (EPIDEMIC.) Cholera (Epidemic.)—In order to furnish some authority for the mode of treatment here recommended, it is proper to state that from the history of the Cholera, in all parts of the world, it appears that from dissections made, it has been discovered, that " the cells and cavities of the brain were filled and stuffed with dark blood, the lungs were injected and filled with dark or black blood." " The vessels of the stomach were injected with blood, showing traces of inflammation and congestion." Dr. HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Cruvellier, of France, who had charge of an hospital, made extensive post mortem ex- aminations ; and discovered evidences " of inflammation of the stomach and intes- tines, and the brain was injected with blood." In the description of simple inflammation of the villous coat of the stomach and in- testines, without regard to cholera, Dr. Donaldson and Dr. Abercrombie say " it is attended with vomiting and diarrhoea of a watery nature, the skin is cold, the eyes are sunken in, the fingers are withered, the pulse is small and flaccid." Well does this description of inflammation of the inter- nal surface of the alimentary canal show symptoms similar to those presented in Epidemic Cholera. With diffidence, we here lay down a plan of treatment of this fearful disease, which appears to be well adapted to the nature of the affection, and one which has proved more successful than any we have known. The remedies most useful are, Acont. Ars. Bell. Cam- phor, or Canth. Cuprum.—and Guaco. has lately been introduced as a remedy in Cen- tral America where it grows. It is stated to have superior efficacy to cure this dis- ease. Other remedies are, Ipe. Phos. or Veratum. CHOLERA. 75 The adviseable mode of using the remedies, is this. After the attack, first give Aeon., about 3 or 4 drops of the 3d to 6th dilution, alternately with Camphor, or about one tenth of a drop of Camphor, may be used instead of the first dilu- tion, every 5, 10, 20, to 30 minutes, or at longer intervals according to the violence of the case. When there is severe vomiting, Spirits of Cam- phor given in drop doses as recommended by some, is evidently too much, in severe cases, where the stomach is very irritable. These remedies should be used" in the manner above stated. Even if there is a cold skin, or cramps have set in, let the patient often take small drinks of cold water, or small pieces of ice may be taken and held in the mouth, or swTallowed. There is in many cases a great demand for these cold articles to allay the burning and excessive heat and thirst which takes place ; the water will be frequently vomited ; but this is not an objec- tion, to it, for this removes the acrid irritating mat- ter from the stomach, if such should haj>pen to be there. It restrains and quiets the inflammation and burning of the internal surface of the stom- ach, and tends to stop the vomiting; cases are re- corded which have been cured by cold water only. This course of treatment pursued early. after the attack, will in a great number, or a ma- jority of cases, check, control, or cure the case. This has been the result of our observations. 76 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. If it continues and spasms come on, or hav- ing set in, they continue with a cold skin, give Veratrum. If this does not check the symptoms, and afford relief after giving a few doses, and wait- ing a reasonable time, give Cuprum, either alone, or in alternation with Verat.; these remedies in this condition of the case, exert a very favorable influence over the disease. If there continues or takes place, a burning at the stomach, or a retch- ing, give a high attenuation of Ars., a few doses alone, or alternately with Cupr. or Verat. (See the remarks on the specific properties of copper, in this disease, at the end of this article.) When there are symptoms of congestion of the brain or lungs, attenned with a dingy leaden hue of the face, dull headache, sunken eyes, a tight short breathing, and small flaccid com- pressible pulse, spasms and a cold skin, in some cases these are among the first symp- toms that occur. In this condition, draw about four ounces of blood from the arm, or any part where it can be obtained. Blood may generally be obtained by placing the arm or feet in very warm water, and there rub them a while ; a large vessel should be used for this, so as to immerse the hand and arm in the water—a large milk pan is a good ar- ticle for the purpose. When a vein should be opened, the blood at first will run very slow, perhaps only drop. By CHOLERA. 77 rubbing the arm in the warm water, it will mod- erately flow. In such cases, the blood is very dark and carbonated; it becomes more florid di- rectly after a portion of it is abstracted, and there is a more free introduction of vital air admitted into the blood in the lungs. If the symptoms are not considerably relieved in four or five hours, the operation of bleeding should again be performed; and this may be done to great advantage three or four times, in this small Homoeopathic way. We have drawn blood more than this number of times, in this manner, and when blood could be obtained, by its aid with other remedies, we have almost invariably suc- ceeded in curing the case. In some cases, Ipe. in high attenuations will an- swer the purpose to allay the nausea or vomit- ing. If the stools are black or have a gangre- nous faetor, Carb. V. will be a very suitable remedy. If the attack is severe, and the pulse continues distinct and pretty firm, a full ordinary quantity of blood had better be taken at once, wrhieh gene- rally directly tends to cure the case. In 1832 we had, and witnessed several cases which were checked and cured by the abstraction of blood, in which little or no medicine was given. It is stated that under the direction of Sir John Baker, British Consul General to Egypt in 1832, the feet and legs of those attacked with Cholera were 78 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. put into a hot footbath, and a vein was opened on either of those parts, the blood slowly run into the water so that the quantity lost, could not be deter- mined, when the desired effect was produced.— The feet were wiped and rubbed dry. The next day or two, they (the patients) returned to their post in the army, or to their labor, none died I— New York Morning Star, Pec. 12th, 1848. In such a congestive condition of the system taking place in the early stage of disease, on the abstraction of blood, the pulse rises, becomes more full and firm, the patient has an increased energy, and reaction is very much aided by it. We might quote authorities and cases in favor of this maxim, for they are abundant. We have almost uniformly observed in this depressed state of cholera, that by this course, the vomiting and spasms have soon ceased, and the diarrhoea is checked, or very much lessened. This result we have witnessed dozens of times, We have pursued this course, somewhat modified during three seasons, while the Epidemic cholera was raging, with very favorable results. In 1849 in this city, under the course of treat- ment detailed here, the fatal cases did not exceed two per cent. A Register containing the result of the cases, was included in an Essay we pub- lished on that Epidemic in 1849. This Register contains the name of each patient, the residence, CHOLERA. 79 manner of attack, remedies used, with the termi- nation. It corroborates the statistical result above named. A similar register is contained in our treatise on the Epidemic cholera of 1832. This shows that the fatal cases in that Epidemic, were only five per cent. During the sinking collapse stage, if the course above detailed does not relieve it, give Cupr. Guaco. or Yeratrum, according to the judgment and opinions of the prescriber, or Arsenic—or Prus. acid according to the peculiarity of the symptoms; or if there are symptoms of asphyxia, or deep sinking takes place, Phos. will be a very proper remedy. A very important agent which ought not to be omitted in low congestive, or collapse state of cholera, is Oxygen Gas or vital air, furnished for the patient to breathe. This may be supplied in a measure on an emergency, by the fumes of hot vinegar being brought near the nose so as they may be inhaled; experience and chemical knowledge may furnish better oxygenous articles. It will be very important hi the collapse state to keep away from the patient, mustard, lini- ments, chloride of lime, and all articles which by their volatile nauseous fumes will vitiate the air, and render it unfit for breathing. By inhaling such fumes, the blood in the lungs will be de- prived of pure vital air, which is very much 80 HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE. needed, and is one of the most efficient agents to bring about reaction. In this is shown an important Physiological reason for blood-letting in the congestive state of this disease. It enables the dark black deoxy- dated blood to pass through the lungs with more facility; there to receive a supply of oxygen from the atmosphere, by a more free respiration, and this is the best stimulant to restore vitality that can be introduced into the system. When the skin is cold the best external appli- cations, according to our experience are hot water, or hot bricks placed about the patient, or fomen- tations of hot alkaline solutions and friction with hot dry flannel. Note.—We have with pain seen patients strug- gle, and gasp for breath or vital air, from being enveloped in those fumes and nauseous exhala- tions alluded to, which filled the lungs, and depriv- ed the blood of the ordinary oxygen, blended in the atmosphere. In such cases the patient re- quires all the natural oxygen of the atmosphere, and as much more as can well be supplied. Medical readers may recollect the noted story related by Sydenham, that in 1660, among other calamities, an Epidemic plague rao-ed in England, where many died suddenly. A surgeon who had travelled much in foreign parts, was in the service and applied to the Gov- ernor, for leave to assist his fellow soldiers who CHOLERA. 81 were afflicted, which being granted, he took away so large a quantity of blood at the beginning of the disease, that they were ready to faint and drop down; for he bled them all standing and in the open air, and had no vessel to measure the blood, which falling on the ground, the quantity each person lost could not be known. He gave no remedy except water after the bleeding; yet of the numbers treated in this way, not one died!! Directions to prevent an attack of Cholera when it is prevailing in a place. It is best not mate- rially to change the diet, or mode of living; but diminish the quantity of food usually taken. A moderate and steady use of good vegetables jm, and fruit is adviseable, and wTill contribute very much to ward off an attack. There is a very great error in prohibiting these articles of diet.— On the contrary, avoid the use of stimulating pep- pery and spicy articles; also avoid spirits and all Alcoholic material—wash often and keep clean ; avoid excessive bodily and mental exercise. It is best not to take Cathartic medicines. As a general medicine or preventive Cuprum or Yeratrum, is found to be the best. They are the great antidotes for cholera. The following is the proper method of using them; take the third, or higher attenuation, dilution, or trituration of Cupr. and Yerat., one dose of each a day, or 82 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. take a dose of one on one day, and the other the next, and so continue on. It is stated on good authority, that in 1832, 150,000 persons in Vienna and 80,000 in Poland took these medicines in this way, that few of them took the disease, and that none of them died. In the tenth No. of the North American Jour- nal of Homoeopathy, page 241, there is a paper, noticing a discovery made by Dr. Buro, of the Prophylactic powers of Copper*, in preventing eholera, also indicating it as a remedy in the cure. In favor of this remedy, the following im- portant facts are stated. In 1832, in a copper foundary in Paris, out of 1300 workmen only 8 died, and one of those was a drunkard. In 1849, out of 1300 workmen in a copper foundary in Paris, there were only 8 deaths ; the most of these were drunkards. In a bronze manu- factory where a large quantity of copper was used, in Paris, there were employed 7000 workmen, out of them there were not over 10 deaths. In Naine, in 1832, 500 men were engaged in copper works, there was only one death ; the cho- lera prevailed severely in the vicinity. In Russia, in a district containing 46,000 in- habitants in which were numerous copper mines, " the cholera did not penetrate the mines, though it was very prevalent in the neighborhood." CHOLERA. 83 "In the use of copper," says Hahnemann, "it is the most certain and efficacious preventive of cholera." Dr. Buro, who made some discoveries and improvements on this subject, proposes using a chain of 20, 30, or 40 little plates of copper to go round the body to be fastened together by steel rivets and iron, during the prevalence of cholera. A Committee of the New York Homoeopathic Physician Society, in 1849, recommended the fol- lowing regimen and medicine; and as far as is known, those who observed the directions, escaped the cholera. " If there is an uneasiness of the stomach, or laxity of the bowels, take a drop of Spts. of Cam- phor 2, 3, or 4 times a day," this is Hahnemann's direction. The doses of Camphor ought to be very small. Should there be a retching or nausea, which the Camphor does not check, give the 3d or 6th dilution or trituration of Ipe. If there is heat or burning of the stomach, give Aeon, or let it be given in alternation with Camphor; this course carefully pursued during the premonitory stage is tolerably sure to cure, or at least check the disease. Avoid using stimulating and exciting remedies and nostrums, to prevent or cure the cholera; generally they are injurious, and large doses of 84 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Opiates and Stimulants are very likely to pro- duce the disease or increase it, and produce con- gestion of the brain and lungs, in consequence of which the case may hecome fatal. Drugs of this description being injudiciously used to prevent and cure Epidemic Cholera, have, no doubt, been the means of rendering hundreds of cases fatal!! From a large number of cases recorded in our treatise on the Epidemic Cholera of 1832, we se- lect an abstract from three cases, which will show the influence of moderate and repeated bleeding, to remove congestive depression, and its aid in raising the pulse, and of bringing about reaction of the artereal and vital functions. At this time we were not informed on the Ho- moeopathic mode of cure, the way of treatment then pursued was moderate and repeated vomit- ing, and means of bringing about sweating, a free use of cold water as a drink in the first stage, and in the congestive prostrated cases, blood-letting • the detail of the remedies is omitted here. »The cholera was prevailing with great violence at Poughkeepsie, and many deaths had occurred. Case first.—1832, July* 26th, G. P. aged 14, was severely attacked; he had vomitings and diarrhoea of rice water consistence, sinking pros- tration, pulse nearly imperceptible ; extremities cold, skin purple, eyes sunken in, tongue cold, burning heat at the stomach, urine suppressed, CHOLERA. 85 with spasms severe.—The arm was put in a pan of very warm water, a vein was opened, four ounces of blood taken ; this was very thick and black; the patient was faintish, but soon roused up, the pulse was more full and free ; liquids were re- jected and ice was given, which was retained a while; in three hours, he was bled again, to four ounces; blood still dark, the pulse rose to more firmness, and the warmth of the skin increased. July 27th—In five hours the spasms and vomit- ing abated, tongue still cold, the pulse had risen and increased to 100 in a minute: Vena. Section again to eight ounces. The pulse now rose, and became firm and full. July 28th—The pain and spasms are gone, sweats freely, and passed urine for the first time since the attack. July 29th—Inclined to sleep and stupor, is faintish, countenance dull and blueish, pulse ob- structed, took six ounces of blood; after this bleeding, the faintishness and blueness entirely left him ; the breathing was free and easy, pulse firm and regular. July 31—Dismissed—cured. This is the first cure of cholera we ever saw. Case second, July 29th, 1832.—S. M. T. aged 14. Was attacked with vomitings and diarrhoea of a rice watery consistence and spasms ; 9 A. M. suddenly prostrated, and nearly motionless, ex- cept the spasms; pulse imperceptible, burning 86 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. heat at the stomach, respiration laborious, skin and tongue cold; leaden color of the face, eyes sunken, voice sepulchral, and urine sup- pressed Aether was given a dose or two, the arm was placed in very warm water, and rubbed, as soon as possible a vein was opened, the blood came only by drops,—by perseverance, three ounces were obtained which was thick and black; it re- mained unchanged in the bowl, and had so far lost its vitality, as not to attract oxygen from the air, as blood generally does, to give it a more flo- rid color on standing. 12, M.—She is becoming a little warm, pulse still nearly imperceptible, three ounces of blood more taken.—3 o'clock, P. M.; she had got into a warm sweat, pulse more full, but depressed, took four ounces of blood. July 30fch—6 o'clock, A. M.; pulse gaining in fullness and firmness, but oppressed, and difficul- ty of breathing—took four ouuces more of blood. 11, P. M.; sweats freely, breathing improved; tongue a lively red, (a mark of an inflammatory state of disease,) pulse still depressed; skin in- clining to coldness, and is dull and purple—bleed- ing four ounces. The blood now ran freely, and was of a florid lively color. July 31st—Has improved considerably, still has symptoms of depressions, and suppressed in- CHOLERA. 87 flammatory condition—took four ounces more of blood. Aug. 1st—The disease is entirely broken up —cured. Case third, July 27th, 1832.—C. M. aged 15. Was attacked with severe rice watery evacua- tions. In two hours, he became extremely cold and purple, and was insensible; violent spasms took place, so that it took several persons to hold him, he was speechless; his eyes were sunken in, his fingers withered. The arm was immediately immersed in almost boiling water, ten ounces of blood were taken; it was very thick and black, some relief followed, and in three hours he was bled again ; the blood ran more freely and was more florid ; now the vomiting, spasms, and diarrhoea ceased ; in six hours, a genial warmth was perceptible over the skin, the pulse raised tolerably fair, and the bleedings, in a small way, were several times re- peated ; so that in all, in forty-eight hours, he lost forty-four ounces of blood, at the end of which time, his senses returned, then, by a mod- erate use of sudorifics, nourishment, &c. he re- covered. These persons all have enjoyed good health and are now living—1853. Those inclined to examine the authorities for this mode of treating this peculiar character of disease, are referred to Sydenham's Work?, the • 88 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. elegant History of the Epidemic of 1793, by Dr. Rush, the essay on the epidemic of 1812, by Dr. Mann, do. by Professor Gallup, Donald's His- tory of Epidemics, and to our humble History of the Epidemic of 1812, as it prevailed in Dutchess County, New York. " Riverius describes an epidemic which prevail- ed in 1623, which carried off one half of all those who were attacked; finally, he prescribed the loss of three ounces of blood ; the pulse rose, with this small evacuation; three hours afterwards, he drew six ounces more with the same good effect; and this course, he says, rescued the patients from the grave." CONGESTION. Congestion—This state of the body frequently takes place when it is affected "with disease. It of- ten presents an obscure set of symptoms, and a condition which may lead to errors in the mode of treatment. By writers congestion is defined " a collection of blood or fluids in vessels or parts more than is natural when they are over distended, and the motion through the part is slow;" there seems to be an interruption of the regular balance of the circulation, and there is a determination of fluids to a part. This condition takes place at the attack of violent diseases, such as epidemics; an CONGESTION. 89 appearance of weakness and sinking frequently occurs, which in reality may be] prostration, from excess of morbid excitement, and produces an overpowering of the corporeal and vital func- tions, instead of direct debility. It has obtained various names by different writers. Sydenham termed it oppression or depression; |Dr. Brown cal- led it indirect debility; Dr. Rush termed it debility from action or over action; Dr. Donaldson gives it the name of compound inflammation, or inflam- mation combined with congestion. Armstrong adopted the term Congestion, by which it appears now to be understood ; when there is a severe attack of disease, and when this state takes place, there is frequently an acheing tired sensation, a dull heavy headache, a nausea and vomiting, or diarrhoea, and a dingy lurid countenance; the eyes are dull, or loose their natural brilliancy, there is a torpid doughy feel of the skin, it is sometimes very cold; there is often a small and flaccid, or what is termed by writers, a compres- sible pulse, the breathing is short and labored, particularly so when the congestion is located on the lungs. In the first stage, the tongue is cover- ed with a light whitish fur, soon after the attack, the edges of the tongue show a lively redness; Dr. Rush says this appearance of the tongue is a sure indication of an inflammatory condition of disease ; this appearance of the tongue, when the depression was removed and reaction permitted 90 HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE. to come out, was exhibited in the epidemic of 1812, 1832, 1834 and 1849. The symptoms are frequently more severe and violent than here de- tailed ; this set of symptoms with others are de- scribed as having ushered in a great portion of the cases of the violent and malignant epidemics of our country. An error of treatment of this state of disease seems to have been, in the early use of cordial, stim- ulating articles, exciting sudorifics, or opiates and mercurials, from an opinion that those symptoms indicated a state of direct debility, or an approx- imation to a typhoid %nd gangrenous condition of the system; opinions of this kind led to the use of those remedies in the Allopathic practice, in- tending to support the action, and, as we have heard it expressed, to keep the system from run- ning down. Experience shows that such a plan of treatment has not been the most successful, —and generally has been very fatal. It appears that, from the facts disclosed in the histories of those diseases, and from the effects of remedies used, those symptoms of congestion do not indicate a state of direct debility or ex- haustion, but on the contrary, they attend a con- dition of compound inflammation or depression ; that at the attack of those violent diseases the morbid condition is one of phlegmasial action; congestion is more likely to take place in full plethoricvhabits, and on the sudden attack of dis- CONGESTION. 91 ease, though it may be connected with a state of weakness. The foregoing remarks allude mostly to opinions and practice of the Allopathic school. When this condition of disease is to be treated by Homoeopathic means, the remedies should be selected and used according to the symptoms presented; generally, the first remedy is Aeon, or Bell.; after these, if there is stupor, or pressure on the head, use Cocc. or Opi. or Hyosc.; when there is a great depression and apparent obstruc- tion to the circulation, it will be adviseable to take a small quantity of blood, if the pulse rises and becomes more firm, as it generally does, and the symptoms are not relieved, the operation may be repeated to advantage. In such cases the blood is dark or black, and deoxydated; in some severe cases of depression and languid circula- tion, the blood is so dark and deprived of vitality, that it has lost the property of absorbing oxygen from the air, to give it a more florid color while standing in the vessel, which it generally does; yet, by pursuing the course here indicated, the circulation has improved, reaction taken place, and the patients have recovered from such a con- dition as above described. On the abstraction of blood early in a small Homoeopathic way, (and this is a Homoeopathic remedy for such a state of disease,) the pulse uni- formly rises, becomes more full and firm, the blood changes its dark, carbonated appearance to 92 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. that of a more florid color, and exhibits more evi- dence of vitality: when the depression is removed in this way, reaction sometimes comes out with a full bounding pulse. In illustration of this subject, an extract is in- troduced from our History of the Epidemic Cholera of 1832: "bleeding ought to be confined to the first twenty-four or forty-eight hours. There is an important rule respecting bloodlet- ting which is of the utmost importance, where there is great depression—the pulse is small, ob- scure, or imperceptible; the quantity of blood drawn at a time should be small, and the operation often repeated, until a more full and firm pulse comes out." In such cases taking large quantities of blood would be injurious; this was an im- portant point in practice in the Epidemic of 1793, noticed by Dr. Rush ; also in that of 1812, noticed by Drs. Mann and Gallup. To show the reactive powers of the system, in closing this article, we introduce a case taken from our history of 1832, just referred to. Mrs. B—had a violent attack of cholera, attended with spasms, depressd state, cold blue skin, almost pulseless ; rice watery evacuations,—by three small bleedings and other means, reaction came out; when it was so active and violent, that it re- quired three more bleedings to subdue the inflam- matory faction; in all, she lost about seventy-five COLIC. 9« ounces of blood, when she soon recovered, and enjoyed good health afterwards. In the advanced stage, if the symptoms are somewhat moderate, it will be adviseable to use Millefo. Merc. Nux Y. Nitr. ac. Rus. T. or Colyc. Tart. A. or Sulp. Congeston of the brain—Give Aeon. Bell. Cocc. or Hell, and some of those remedies above mentioned. At first, apply cold water or ice to the head; when the first or urgent stage has somewhat passed, warm water and spirits should be applied to the head, as directed by Hahnemann and Teste. COLIC. Colic.—The remedies most useful for this class of diseases are the following; they are ar- ranged so as to be used according to the various symptoms. Aeon. Bromi. Camph. Caps. Cham. Colyc. Ipe. Lobel. Merc. M". Nice Nux V. Opi. Phos. Rus. R. Stophy. (See this article under Abdomen.) ------ Flatulent—give Anis. Ars. Caps. Carb. Y. Cham. Muri. ac. Nux Y. or Phos. ------ Haemorrhoidal, or griping at the anus.— Use Aeon. Aloe. Lobel. Nux V. Puis. or Sulp. 94 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ Hepatic—Nux V. Opi. Puis. Petrol. Tereb. ------Menstrual.—Give Bovist. Caps. Nux Y. Jruls. Sec. C. or Sepi. (See Dysmenor- rhcea.) ------ Nephritic.—The remedies for this variety, are Asparag. A. Ether. Bell. Canth. Kali. Bie Lye Nux V. or Sulp. ------ Saturnine. (See Abdomen, this article.) ------ Spasmodic—Kreoso. Nux V. Puis. Phos. Sepo. Verat. or Colyc. If some one of these do not cure, a good remedy may be selected from those for Spasms generally. COMMON COLDS. Common Colds.—The treatment for those affec- tions, is detailed under Angina Catarrha- lis, which see. ------ To prevent taking them, by those very subject to it, every day or two, or at longer periods, take a dose of 4 or 5 globules, of the 1st or a low attenuation, or a powder of a low trituration, of Calca. C. Ferri. Ignat. Nux Y. or Sepi. By following this course, persons may guard the body against the frequent taking cold, or of being af- fected with quinsv. constipation. 95 COMA. Coma.—The remedies proper for this affection, are Ars. Bell. Bromi. Cocc. Coff. Hyosc. Ignat. Lach. Mosch. Opi. Sabad. Sola. Nig. Tart. Anti. or Yerat. (See Stupor.) CONSCIOUSNESS. Consciousness, loss of.—The suitable remedies for this condition of disease are Camph. Bell. Phos. Stramo. (See Asphyxia.) CONSTIPATION. Constipation, or Costiveness and Stool.—This is a very common and troublesome state of disease. It often requires a good deal of care and perseverance to afford relief in those cases, or to cure the inactive torpid state of the bowels. The common practice of the Old School practitioners is to give purgatives in such cases, and to direct their constant repetition. This course only affords a temporary relief, and rather in- creases the difficulty. A constant use of drastic purgatives frequently brings on Haemorrhoids and other diseases in and about the rectum. The object of the HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Homoeopathic practitioner ought to be to afford present relief, also to use remedies to enable the bowels to respond to the calls of nature, by their inherent peristaltic action, so as to procure regular natural evacuations. There are a great number of medicines which are useful for this purpose. They should be used according to the symptoms and condition of the case. Those most useful are Alum, Ammo. C. Asteria. Rubens. Bryo. Carb. Y. Colyc. Gum. Gtt. Hyosc. Iodi. Ipe. Kali. Bice Kreoso. Lach. Lye IgnatJNarcissus. Nux V. Nitr. ac Opi. Petrol. Phos. Podophylline. —this is very efficacious,—Puis. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sabad. Sepi. Sulp. Tart. Anti. Tereb. Thuy. or Yerat. The remedies should be used in this manner: In recent cases, Opi. Nux Y. Sulp. In old people.—Use Bryo. Lach. Tart. A. Phos. In torpid conditions of the bowels.—Use Alum. Opi. Plumb. Podophilin. Rheumatic cases.—Lrse Bryo. Puis. Rus. T. Lye Podophylin. or Rus. T. Dyspeptic subjects alternating with Diar- rhoea.—Use Ignat. Nux Y. Puis. Rus. R. Stramo. or Sulp. ■CONSTIPATION. 97 — When Haemorrhoids are attending.—Use Sulp. Ignat. Nux Y. Petrol, or Sabad. — If attended with dry skin or determina- tion of fluid to the head,—Use Tart. A. Ipe Bryo. Puis, or Yerat — In females, who have irregular Cata- menia,—Use Nux Y. Sepi. Puis. Sulp. or Tereb. — When there is in the anus burning and pain and irritation.—Use Colocy. Kali. C, Mag. M. Natr. Muria. Nice Nux Y, Oleand. Phos. ac. Plumb, ac. Puis. Rus. T. Sabad, Staphy. Stron. Tereb. or Thuy, (See Haemorrhoids.) - If the patient has ascarides discharged.— Aloe. Chin. Mag. C. Sepi. Spong. Scill. or Sabad. - If it is in consequence of over quantities of food.—Nux Y. - If it is the effect of fat greasy food—give Puis. - If the expulsion requires great straining- use Opi. or Platina, - If the case is obstinate, with contraction of the anus—use Plumbum. Met - When there seems to be a loss of action of the rectum, with dry skin and cold feet— give Yerat ■ If it becomes habitual—use Sulrx HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. If it is accompanied with Colic—give Silecia. If there is flatulence, and a pressure of blood to the head—give Lye Bloody stools.—Give Caust. Kali. Bie Lye Millefo. Merc. Natr. C. Nux V. Oleand. Puis. Rus. R. Sabi. Sarss. Scill. Stramo. Tart. Ant. or Thuy. Bloody and pus passing.—Give Lach. Lobel. Natr. C. Nitr. ac. Sabad. Sulp. ac. Thuy. or Yerat. Anus contracted.—Give Lach. Lauroc. Mag. C. Nux V. Nice Plumb. Acet. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sulp. (See Haemorrhoids.) Fissure of anus.—(See Haemorrhoids.) Anus, pressing on.—Give Sabad. Sulp. ac. Tabac. Valeri. Anus prolapsus.—Give Aloe. Merc. Nux V. Opi. (See Haemorrhoids, this article.) Anus, spasms in.—Lach. Nux V. Phos. Rus. R. Spig. Sec. C. Seneg. Sulp. Thuy. Verat. Anus, sensation of crawling in.—Give Aloe. Spig. Thuy or Zinc Expulsion power, loss of.—Give Aloe. Nux Y. Silec. Flatus, excessive and foetid.—Carb. Y. Seneg. Sec. C. Sepi. Spig. Scill. Stann. Sulp. or Zinc. Rectum and anus burning or paralyzed CONSTIPATION. 99 state—Colocy. Nux Y. Sec. C. Spig. Spon. Tereb. or Zinc. Stool hard and difficult.—Give Kreoso. Lact. Viro. Lauroc Lye Mur. ac. Natr. C. Nice Nitr. ac. Nux Mochat. Nux V. Oleand. Petrol. Phos. ac. Plati. Plumb. Acet. Podop. P. Prun. Sp. Ranan. Bulb. Seneg. Sep. Scill. Staph. Stron. Sulp. Tereb. Thuy. or Zinc. Stool liquid.—Nux Jug. Poth. Foetida. Puis. Rus. T. or Seneg. Mucus and bloody stool.—Nitr. ac Nux Y. Puis. Sheep-dung like stool. — Stron. Sulp. Verba. Various colors of stool.—Give Rus. R. Rus. T. Seneg. Sepi. Spig. Stann. Sulp. ac. or Tereb. Violent effort in passing it.—Give Mosch. Morph. Nitr. ac Natr. C. Ox. ac Sabad. or Sarss. White or lead color.—Give Plumb. Acet. Seneg. Titillation in anus.—Use Tarax. Tenesmus.—Use Aloe. Ars. Colocy. Coni. Lye Merc. Morph. Natr. C. Nux V. Oleand. Phos. Plati. Plumb. Acet. Rheum. Rus. R. Rus. T. Selen. Seneg. Spong. Staphy. Stron. Sulp. Tart. Ant. or Zinc or Caust. 100 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. CONSUMPTION. Consumption.—The important nature of this dis- ease, and its frequency in affecting indivi- duals, and in hastening the termination of life, renders it worthy of consideration, to give it careful attention, but as it is not the object here, to dwell upon descrip- tions, or detail symptoms of diseases, the reader who has a disease of the lungs, is advised to apply to a Homoeopathic physi- cian. For if those cases are carefully and judiciously treated in the early stage, they may generally be relieved, or cured, or the disease very much arrested in its pro- gress. There is no disease affecting the human system for which there are so ma- ny nostrums, specifics, and certain cures offered, as for that of the delicate, intri- cate, and important organ, the lungs; and for which no one general medicine can effect a cure, and a combination of many medicines in a mass or syrup, and nos- trums, are still more uncertain, absurd, and dangerous. Numerous, very numer- ous cases of diseases of the lungs are ren- dered fatal, and the patient hastened out of time, by the use of those advertised, ignorantly and criminally recommended medicines. CONSUMPTION. 101 By medical writers, this disease is di- vided into three stages; in reference to this division, the medicine will be given here- in. The remedies which are generally recommended and used to the best advan- tage, are the following. But these are use- ful or not, according to the stage of the dis- ease, or situation and peculiarity of the individual or patient: Aeon. Ambr. Ars. Bell. Calc Dulcam. Ferr. Ferr. Iod. Guaco. Iodine. Kali. Iodi. Kreosot. Lach. Lact Yiro. Lye Merc. Merc. Iod. Naptha. or Jucor or cod liver oil. This last remedy has lately become a hobby in Allopathic practice; if a patient has a disease of the lungs, cod liner oil seems to be a stand- ard remedy, and patients are induced to swallow this nauseous, disgusting drug, by the bottle frequently, to their very great injury,—often hastening death. There are, however, some peculiar con- ditions of diseased lungs for which this re- medy would be useful; and this may be as- certained by examining the pathogenesis of the drug, in a work on pure Materia Medica. The other suitable medicines are, Bryo. Ipee Hep. Puis. Nux Y. or Hyosc. or Nitr. acid. In the second stage, when there is less fever and inflammatory symp- toms, but harassing cough, moderate ex- 102 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. , pectouation, slight pains in the chest, night sweats, loss of appetite, and diminu- tion of strength, the proper remedies are, Nitr. acid, Spong. or Kali. Iod. Merc, or Lach. Lye Phos. or Calc. Coni. Iodi. Samb. or Ammo. M. or Zinc. In the third stage, or when purulent expectoration takes place, night sweat, emaciation, or debility, &e some of the aforementioned medicines will be proper: or use Guaco. Sepi. Sta- phy. Iodi. of mercury, phospate of iron. This last medicine frequently pro- duces very happy results. The symptoms of this disease runs into each other so, that it is impossible to point out a very definite line between the stages. (Please to examine Chest diseases, Cough, Hectic, &e) CORDE. Corde.—See Genitals, Penis, and Priapnism. CORNS. Corns—The remedies most useful to effect a cure of this troublesome complaint are, Arnic. Ammo. C. Calc. and Iodi. This last may be given and used with great benefit exter- nally, or give Lach. Petroleum. Silec. COUGH. 103 Sulp. or Thuya. By the continued use of some of these remedies, those annoying ex- cresences may generally be cured. COUGH. Cough—This affection is a very cdmmon general disease, produced by a variety of causes, and connected with many states of morbid action; therefore, it will be apparent that there are a great number of remedies which may be used to advantage for it, under different conditions; always endea- voring to select the one most Homoeopathic to the case. Those generally most useful and proper are, Aeon. Ammo. C. Ambr. Arnic. Ars. Bell. Bryo. Baryt. Bromi. Calc. Cham. Carb. V. Dolich. Droser. Dulcam. Hep. Hyosc. Ignat. Kali. Iod. Lach. Lye Mag. M. Mere Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Oleand. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Phytol. Prun. Sp. Puis. Prus. ac. Rus. R. Sang. Sabad. Sambu. Seneg. Sepi. Stann. Scill. Sulp. or Verat. ------ With fever and pain—Aeon. Bell. Ipe. ------ Dry sore throat, or barking cough—Bell. ■------ Nervous irritable state, hoarseness— Ignat. Hyosc. Nux V. Opi. ------ Increased in cold air—Ars. Lach. Phos. ------ Increased with twitching in the throat— 104 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Cham. Arnic. Bryo. Lye Phos. Drose. Puis. Merc, or Sulp. - Raw feeling in the throat—Nux Y. Puis. — Dryness in the throat—Puis. Lach. Carb. A. or Petrol. - If there is burning in the chest—Ammo. C. Ephorb. Natr. C. or Phos. - Mucus accumulating in the throat and chest—Ars. Anti. Caust. Kreoso. Stann. - If worse when lying down—Ars. Lach. Hyosc. Puis. Merc. Nux V. or Sulp. - Cough catarrhal—Bell. Bryo. Hep. Spong. Spig. Scill. Sulp. or Verat. - Chronic—Ammo. C. Ars. Lach. Stann. Stron. Sulp. or Sulp. ac. - Expectoration bloody—Led. P. Lye Merc. Millefo. Muri. ac. Natr. C. Nux M. Puis. Prus. ac. Phos. Rus. T. Sabad. Sabi. Scill. Spong. Staphy. Sulp. or Zinc. - Expectoration green—Lach. Stann. - Of mucus—Ammo. C Ammo. M. Ars. Lach. Ipe. Scill. Sulp. Stann. Staph. Stron. or Tart. Anti. - Of pus—Calc. Sabi. Stann. Prus. ac. Sulp. - Hollow—Spig. Spong. Staphy. Stron. Sulp. or Tart. Anti. - Night—When it is worse in the night than in the day time, give Caust. Coni. Hyosc. Nux V. Phos. Puis. Rus. T. Scill- COUGH. 10 5 Sabad. Seng. Sep. Silec Spong. Sulp. Yerat. ------ Spasmodic—Coni. Lact. Viro. Lauroc. Merc. Opi. Phos. Rus. T. Sabad. Sepi. Scill. Stramo. ------ Suffocating—Coni. Dolich. Ipe. Lauroc. Lach. Lact. Yiro. Lobel. Lye Puis. Rus. T. Samb. Sepi. Silec. Spig. Spong. Stramo. Tabac. ------ Throat ulcerated—Lach. Lye Natr. C. Nitr. ac. Seneg. Silec. Spong. Stann. Sulp. or Zinc ------ Tingling and dry sensation of the throat —Kreoso. Lact. Yiro. Lye Lauroc. Muria. ac Nice Nux M. Rhodod. Rus. T. Sabi. Scill. Seneg. Silec. Spong. or Sulp. COUGH (HOOPING.) Cough, Hooping. — This is considered to be a contageous disease; it generally attacks children, though there are cases reported where adults have had it. It prevails in some districts almost every year, and still more frequently in cities. It spreads more in the cold season than in the warm. Sometimes the cases are very numerous and violent, being like an epidemic, at others they are scattering and not very violent. It has hitherto been a severe, HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. baffling disease, and often has proved fatal either from the severity of the attacks, or more commonly from the violent reme- dies used in the treatment; " now, however, we have it in our power to give remedies specific to the affection," (Hull.) In this way, the symptoms are quietly subdued, and the patient generally passes safely through the disease. The general remedies are, Aeon. Ambr. Ammo. M. Ars. Bell. Bryo. Cham. Caps. Drose. Dulcam. Hep. Ipe. Iodi. Merc. Nux Y. Opi. Prus. ac Phos. Puis. Sambu. Sang. Sepi. Sulp. Tart. Anti. or Yerat. They should be used as follows. If it pro- ceeds from wet or exposure, attended with Snuffling, use Dulcam. or Puis. If there is lacrymation, rheumy eyes, Sneezing, or hoarseness, give Droser. Dulcam, or Puis. If the patient is hoarse, and has a sore mouth or nostrils—Merc. When there is a dry barking cough, or hooping, give Bell, or Hep. or alternate these with Rus. T. or Senes. Should there be severe cough with hoop- ing, use Nux V. or Phos. If there is much fever, give Aeon. Anti. or Ipe. COXALGIA. 107 ------ In the second or convulsive stage, use Drose. Yerat. Cupr. Arnic. or Coni. ------ If the child is reduced, having cold, or has involuntary emissions from the bowels, Ars. Cupr. or Verat. are proper. ------ If there is a hollow sensation, use Nux V. Phos. Puis. Sambu. or Yerat. ------ If the case is attended with convulsions, give Carb. Y. Cupr. Coni. Drose. Hyosc. Mosch. or Nux Y. ------ If spasms more severe come on, give Ambr. Bell. Hep. Lach. Nux Y. Phos. Prus. ac. or Verat. ------ When vomiting is troublesome, use Carbo. V. Camph. Ipe. Nux Y. Opi. Petrol, or Sulp. CROUP.—See Angina Membrana. COXALGIA. Coxalgia—The general remedies for this disease are, Bell. Bryo. Calca. Rus. Tox. Sulp.; though others may be required, as various symptoms present themselves. See Hip- joint disease, under head Extremities; also Rheumatism, Scrofula, &e 108 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. DEBILITY. • Debility.—This proceeds from a variety of causes ; the remedies generally useful for it, are Ars. Argent. Galea. Carb. Y. China. Ferr. Iodi. Nux V. Phos. Puis. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Sang. Stann. Stramo. Sulp. ac Thuy. or Yerat. DELIRIUM. Delirium.—An impaired and deranged state of the mind takes place from various causes, and is connected with a variety of diseases. It some- times appears when there is a plethoric or inflam- matory state of the system; at others when there is a state of exhaustion, weakness, and typhoid debility. For the first state, the appropriate re- medies are those calculated to reduce arterial action, subdue the attending fever, and remove the morbid excitement from the brain, such as Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Cocc. Ipe. Tart. Anti. or Nux V. When the first or active state is moderated, or in a measure removed, the proper remedies then are Hell. Hyosc. Opi. Phos. Puis. Staphys. Stramo. or Yerat. When it takes place under a condition of debility or exhaustion, the last named remedies would be proper, and, in some instances, cordial stimulant remedies, to give tone and reaction to the system, would be adviseable. DELIRIUM 109 Delerium Tremens.—This form of delirium is confined to drunkards and opium eaters. It is attended with great derangement of the stomach and the brain; a state of agitation of body and mind takes place, with a trembling, quivering of the limbs, hence the name Trembling Delirium. The mind gets impaired, cramps and spasms often <*et in. As the case proceeds, the most strange and harassing ideas affect the mind, and frightful horrifying spirits are presented before the imagination. The patient is generally affect- ed with distress or burning pain of the stomach, a dull headache, or a darting pain in the head; the eyes are glairy and wild, sometimes blood- shot ; the faee is a dull yellow or of a dingy hue The remedies most useful for attacks of this disease are Aeon. Camp. Bell. Ipe Hyosc. Opt or Nux V. This last is one of the most useful when there are spasms and tremors. Those named are principally the useful medicines. When there is fever heat and burning at the stomach, give Aeon, either alone or in alterna- tion, with Camph. The doses should at first be repeated every half hour, then at longer periods, according to the severity of the symptoms. There is generally a great thirst and a desire for cold water, as a drink, which should be indulged. We have known patients drink six or eight quarts of water in about twelve hours, and with benefit Part of it may be vomited, but that need not pre- 110 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. vent its use. Cloths, wet in cold water, should be applied to the head, or bags of ice used in- stead thereof. After the fever and heat of the stomach has in a measure subsided, give Hyosc. Nux Y. Opi. Stramo. or Yerat. If the case continues protracted, as it often does with wakefulness and raving, it becomes very ne- cessary to procure sleep. We have witnessed cases where a continued wakefulness and raving lasted six or seven days. If by the use of the above named remedies, sleep is not produced, recourse should be had to opiates, in free doses, until this effect is brought about. In some cases, morphine in solution has been given, 15 drops every hour, until 150 drops were used before it had the effect, when the patient fell asleep and slept soundly eight hours, then woke up calm, rational, and cured! Note.—Generally in this state of disease, in ple- thoric habits, before giving large quantities of opiates, blood letting should be used to avoid pro- ducing congestion of the brain. Opiates after the free use of this remedy frequently operates very favorably in quieting irritation and subduing dis- ease. DIABETES. See Bladder. DIARRHCEA. Ill DIARRHCEA. Diarrhoea, or Diseased Looseness of the Bow- els.—The suitable remedies are Aeon. Arg. N. Ars. Bell. Bryo. Calc. Cupr. Camp. Cham. Cann. S. Cinnamo. Coff. Dulc. Ferr. Guaco. Gum. Gtt. Hyosc. Ignat. Iris. Yersie Ipe. Kali. C. Lauroc. Merc. Sol. NuxY. Opi. Phos. Puis. Rus. R.Rus. T. Sang. Stramo. Sulp. Tart. A. or Verat. ■----- Chronic.—Diarrhoea sometimes takes on chronic forms, and proves very troublesome and difficult of cure. In such cases the following are the most useful remedies: Ars. Canth. Camp. Chin. Colocy. Nux M. Nitric, ac. Phos. Phos- phate of L-on, Samb. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Tabac. or Sulphate of Iron excicated. ■----- with burning tenesmus.—Lauroc. Natr. M. Nux V. Phos. Rus. T. Rhodod. Sabi. or Sulp. ----- Itching at the Anus.—Aloe. Sulp. ac. or Sulp. ------ Lientery.—Use Ars. Canth. Chin. Coni. Ferr. Hyosc. Ignat. Nux V. Oleand. Phos. Sang. Sulp. or Verat. ■----- Putrid discharges.—Ars. Carb. Y. Chin. Coni. Kreoso. or Sepi. •----- Rectum contracted.—Caust. Phos. Sep. or Sulp. ------ Evacuations black.—Kreoso. Carb. Y. Sulp. Yerat. 112 HOMCEOPATEDIC PRACTICE.. ■----- Mucus and Sour.—Chin. Coni. PIuim\ Phos. See C. Silec. Sulp. ac. Yerat. or Merc, or Colyc. # ----- Watery.—Camp. Rus. R. Sec. C. Yerat. ■----- White.—Camp. Spong. Yerat. ----- If the discharges are bilious, use Puis, or Bryo. Nux V. or Cham. Mere Ipe. or Ars. Chin. Digital. Ignat. or Phos, ac ----- In obstinate cases the more proper remedies are Nux V.. Ammo. M. Seneg.. Rheum.. or Cham, or Sulp. ac or Sulp.. or Ferr. Exicat ----- If the discharges are like common excrements, use Ipe Puis. Nux Y. or Bryo. Cham. Tart. A. or Ars. or Sulp. ----- When the discharges are serous, use Ars. Cham. Chin. Puis, or Lach. Eus. T„ Ferr. or Hyosc. ----- When it affects a person of intempe- rate habits, give Carb. Y. Nux Y. or Bell. Coni. or Ars. ----- If attended with colic pains or tenes- mus, give Ars. Cham. Colocy. Puis. Rus. T. Sulp. ae or Hep. DISEASES OF A CHRONIC KIND. Conium and Silecia are generally useful for them. DREAMS AND WAKEFULNESS. See Sleep, and these affections there, DROPSY. 118 DROPSY. » Dropsy.—This disease consists in a preterna- tural collection or deposition of water or serous fluids, in the cellular tissue or some cavity of the body. It receives different names from the nature of the collection of the material, or the part affected. In this manner, wThen the cellular membranes seated under the skin generally are the seat of the disease, it is termed Anasarca or (Edema. If the cavity of the Chest is the part affected it is named Hydrothorax. If the Abdomen is affected and filled or partially so with water, it is Acites. Should the disease be seated on the brain filling the cavities or cells with serous or watery fluid, it is termed Hydrocephalus. When the collection of water is in the Scrotum, it is Hydrocele. If the Womb is the seat of a dropsical disease, it is Hydrometra. The general remedies for this disease are Ammo. C. Apis. Mell. Apocynum. Ars. Ami. Camp. Cann. S. Clemat. Coni. Colich. Colocy. Digit. Dulcam. Ferr. Hell. Kreoso. Kali. Iod. Lach. Lact. Yiro. Lye Mere Prun. Sp. Podophy. Puis. Scill. Sola. Nig. Tart. Anti. or Zinc. ■-----of the brain, Hydrocephalus.—In the first stage if there is fever, pain or pressure on the brain, give Aeon, at first, and this may be fol- lowed by Digital. Ipe. Bell, or Tart. Anti.—in 114 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. the somewhat advanced stage, if the disease has moderated and there are symptoms of dullness or torpor, give Hell. Lach. Merc, or Ars. or* Nux V. If there is stupor or slight delirium—Stramo. Sulp. or Yerat. ------of the brain. In some cases the acute condition is moderated, but the disease is not fully removed, or the case forms a slow insiduous type, and the disease assumes a protracted chro- nic form. In such cases the remedies are Camph. Ars. Colocy. Mere Iodi. Stramo. or Sulp. or Hell., and it would be well to examine the record of some of the other remedies for dropsy in a pure Materia Medica for a remedy. ------of the Chest, Hydrothorax. The depo- sition of the fluid may take place in one side of the Thorax, or in both—or it may be deposited in. the cellular substance of the Lungs, or in the cavity of the Chest exterior to the Lungs. The disease is commonly a long time in forming, it is often the effect of previous inflammation of those parts—or the result of general disease. The leading symptoms in the early stage are shortness of breathing, increased by exercise, cough, pres- sure on the chest, slight expectoration of mucus, the feet swell, as the disease advances, it is diffi- cult to lay in a recumbent posture, the skin is pale, there is thirst and some other general symp- toms of dropsy. DROPSY. 115 The remedies found most useful are Aeon. Ars. Carb. V. Hell. Ipe. Lye Colch. Digitalis. Spig. or Dulcam. or Sulp. In the early stage when there is fever, Aeon, or Digital, or Ipe. If there is difficult respiration, pain in breath- ing, palpitation of the heart, coldness of the ex- tremities, Ars. or Colch. If the liver is diseased, use Merc. Iodi. Spig. *»- or if there is. considerable weakness or oedema, Ferr. or Chin. If the sufferings are*increased in foggy weather, with symptoms of common cold, Dulcam. Puis, or Nux Y. If it is subsequent to inflammation, give Ars. Carb Y. Lye Kali. C.—to palliate the disease some of the other remedies^ named will be useful and may aid in the cure. ------of the Abdomen, Ascites. This disease comes on insidiously, and there is an obscurity about it. The fluid may be confined to a particu- lar part or encysted—at others the fluid may be diffused in the cavity. The abdomen becomes prominent and distended, the patient is feverish, the digestion is impaired, there is a scanty high- colored urine, the feet and legs swell, and general debility ensues. ------ The remedies for this form of the dis- ease are Aeon. Ipe. Apocynum. Merc, or Bryo. Led. P. Kali. C. Lye Sulph. or Scill. 116 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. In the early stage, if there is fever, thirst and pains in the abdomen—give Aeon. Bryo. Camph. or Apocyn. ,;: If any particular organ is the seat of the dis- ease or been the cause of it, the remedy should be given which has a specific action on the part If the disease seems to have been caused by repressed eruptions—give Digital. Rus. T. or Sulp. If it is preceded by intermittent fever—Chin. Ferr. Mere Sola. Nig. or §ulp. are proper reme- dies. If it occurs in drunkards, give Ars. Hell, or Nux V. Should it be the result of a large use of mer- eury, give Chin. Ferr. Nitr. ac. or Sulp. If there are shooting pains, suppressed urine— Hell. If there is anasarca and great weakness— Ars. In chronic cases connected with a disease of a viscus, such as the liver, use Merc, or Lach. Sulp. ------of the Scrotum, Hydrocele. There are two varieties of this disease; in one the water is deposited in the cellular tissue of the bag, it is of the nature of anasarca and connected with it, and may be cured by similar general remedies that are useful for anasarca. In the other variety, the watery fluid is collected in the tunia vagi- nalis, the membrane immediately enclosing the DRUNKENNESS. 117 testicle. In this case, the fluid is in immediate con- tact with the testicle—the remedies for this form of the disease, are Graph. Nux Y. Puis. Rhodod. or Sulp. Sometimes the disease is not cured by the remedies used, the collection of water becomes large, attended with pain; and in such cases it may be necessary to have recourse to an operation to ^remove the fluid, called puncturing the sac for hydrocele; during this affection, the part should be suspended by a bandage. ------• of the Womb. It is a matter of doubt whether a dropsy of the womb takes place as a primary disease, this seems to be an opinion of some authors, for many of them do not even notice it. If it does take place, it is generally a symptomatic affection. Encysted dropsy of this organ is noticed—also hydatids are described as forming in the organ. The remedies for those affections, would be some of those for dropsy, mentioned above. DRUNKENNESS. Drunkenness.—If there is stupor and fever so as to prove to be dangerous, give Aeon. Bell. Camp. Coff. or Nux V.—dash cold water on the head. In the advanced stage, to relieve the secondary effects and stupor of intoxication, give 118 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Baryt. Coff. Kreoso. Lach. Nux V. Opi. or Stramo. or Wine. See also Delirium Tremens. To cure a propensity to drink liquor, the re- medies recommended are to put four or five drops of Laudanum in a cup of coffee, and take this three or four times a day, it is said to produce a disgust for liquors; or one-eighth of a grain of Tar- tarized Antimony, mixed with water and a little spirits, taken two or three times a day, in many instances produces a loathing of liquor, and cures the morbid appetite for it. This wras essentially the preparation which was extensively sold here a few years ago, by the name of Chambers' Antidote for Intemperance. It was reported that a great many were cured by it. To render any of those antidotal articles effectual, the mind and the will requires to be trained and inclined to yield a willing assent to take them to effect a cure, and then a total abstinence condi- tion may be established. ------ To produce a pleasant state of in- toxication, take a few drops of the Tincture of Cannabis Indicus of Bengal, repeated several times. This is reported to produce a cheerful and pleasant state similar to intoxication. See this article in the catalogue of Medicine at the latter end of this work. Sabadil given in a similar manner is stated to produce a like effect. These articles are worthy of attention to cure a fit of DYSENTERY. 119 intoxication, and to destroy a propensity to drink ardent spirits. ------ Reeling sensation is produced by the use of Cann. Ind. Sabad. Silec. or Thuy. When this state takes place as a disease, these medi- cines will be found useful as curative. ------ Tubercles on the face of drunkards.— Dose them with Ars. or Kreoso. DYSENTERY. Dysentery.—In the Allopathic School, the best writers on Dysentery describe it as an in- flammatory state of the inner surface of the in- testines, attended with more or less fever, and those who have been most successful in treating; it have used and recommended the remedies best adapted to the cure of such a condition of disease. Therefore, in Homoeopathic practice the remedies should first be used which are known to be most efficient to cure inflammatory states of the villous coat of the alimentary canal. The proper medicines for this purpose are Aeon. Bell. Ipe. Millefo. Merc. Puis. Tart. Anti. or Sulp. In a more advanced stage, when the urgent and febrile symptoms are checked, the following remedies will be useful: Cham. Co- locy. Muri. ac. Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Sulp. ac. or Plumb, ac. In the North American Journal of Homceo- 120 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. pathy, Petroleum alternated with Ipecac or Iris. Versie is highly recommended for this disease. The remedies should be used in this manner: If there is fever and pain in the bowels, give Aeon. If blood is passed with griping, let the Aeon, be followed by Bell. Ipe. or Millefo, or al- ternated with Aeon. If the disease continues with pain, griping, and frequent evacuations, give Cham. Puis. Nux Y. or Sulp. If the pain is of a griping, colic nature, give Colocy. or Merc. If the above named remedies do not control or cure the case, others should be selected and tried according to the symptoms and properties of the drugs, as determined by examining a pure Ma- teria Medica. If the disease takes on a protracted form, Mu- riatic acid or Nitr. acid may be used with great benefit. If the discharges are green, give Ars. In most stages, Mere will be a useful remedy, alternated with the other medicine. When there are crampy, griping pains, or bloody stools in the advanced stage, give Colocy. or Nux V. If there takes place, severe Tenesmus and pressing down at the lower end] of the rectum, give injections of Starcli and Laudanum; these frequently are very soothing. In using this remedy, it may be useful to say, their quantity should be very small; two table spoonfuls of Starch and 10 or 15 drops of Laudanum will "be about a proper quantity ; these may be often repeated. DYSPEPSIA. 121 ------ Chronic State—Use Canth. Colocy. Merc. Nitr. ac. . ----- Malignant Type—Ars. Carb. V. Kreoso. Nux V. or Phos. are the remedies indi- cated. ------ Parturient, or after Confinement.— Give Aloe and such of the other remedies as may be indicated. ----- Tenesmus in.—Use Arnic. Colocy. Lact. Yiro. Lobel. Nux Y. Sol. Nig. or Sulp. DYSPNCEA. Dyspncea.—The best remedies for this disease are Ambr. Anacard. Ars. Camp. Ignat. Ipe. Lach. Lauroc. Mosch. Phos. Prun. Sp. Puis. Rus. T. Samb. Sep. Sol. Nig. Spong. Staphy. or Sulp. ac. ----- Rattling state.—Use Bromi. Calc. Camp. Kali. Bie Kalmi. Lat. Lauroc. Lobel. See Asthma. r DYSPEPSIA. Dyspepsia.—Writers pretty generally agree in describing this disease to be an imperfect and irregular action of the stomach and digestive organs, by which the food is not properly di- gested and assimilated to the nutrition of the body. This affection is brought on from a varie- ty of causes, and it appears in a great many 122 HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE. forms. The 'immediate exciting cause, when that can be learned, should be avoided or cor- rected. The remedy may sometimes be used to advantage, directed to what appears to be the cause In some cases the symptoms present will in- dicate the remedy. There are but few cases but what will require some studying, and comparing the symptoms with the Pathogenesis of Drugs in the Materia Medica, which course it will be well to pursue. The remedies proved most useful for this trou- blesome disease are Arnic. Ars. Auru. Baryt. M. Bell. Bryo. Calc. Caust. Chin. Carb. V. Carb. A. Ferr. Hep. Hyosc. Ignat. Ipe. Kali. Iod. Kali. Bie Lobel. Lye Merc. Nux Y. Phos. ac. Podo- phylin, Prus. ac. Silec. Sulp. or Yerat. If it seems to "be the effect of sedentary habits, or the free use of wine or spirits, use Nux Y. or Puis. If it is attended with headache or wan- dering of the mind, or insipid taste, or flatu- lence or nausea, or burning at the stomach, give Bryo. Calca. Carb. Y. Caust. or Ferr. For semi- lateral headache, giddiness, vertigo, a dullness of the sight, great thirst, or acidity of the stomach, use Cham. Ferr. Nux V. or Sulp. or Sulp. ac. If there are cramps across the stomach and burning pain, and inclined to Diarrhoea, give Carb. V. Ignat. Nux V. Lobel. Podoph. or Prus. ac. When there is great aversion to food, particular- ly to fat meat, vomiting after a meal, a sinking EAR. 123 feeling at the stomach, or headache, use Ipe. Puis. Ferr. or Merc. Phos. ac. or Silec. or Yerat. If it is attended with extreme passion or irritabi- lity of disposition, or grief, or hysterical excite- ment, give Asa. F. Ignat Hyosc. Lach, Nice Nux V. or Stramo. If the case is attended with great weakness and foul taste, burning at the throat, and offensive breath, use Sulp. ac or Nux Y. or Carb. Y. Ferr. or Ars. Auru. or Baryt. When there is fre- quent vomiting, the skin hot or dry, the coun- tenance pale, and a feeble state of the patient, give Ars. Lach. Lye Phos. or Coni. or Ferr. When there is a feeble state, an acid stomach, or flatulence, Ferr. is one of the best remedies. Ex- amine Constipation, Flatulence, Eructations, and Stomach, for valuable indications on this sub- ject. EAR. This organ is subject to a large number of ailments, which render the department worthy a particular care, and extended enumeration of symptoms, and careful selection of remedies for them, which are detailed as follows: Air sensation of its whistling in the ear, give Sep. or Str amo. 124 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ Bells sound in, like the ringing of bells, Silec. Spig. Staphy. Sulp. ac. or Yaleri. ■------ Boreing sensation in, Stramo. Thuy. are useful. ------ Burning pain in, Sabad. Spong. Spig. Silec. Stann. Staph, or Thuy. ------ Burning in, Nux V. 01. Anima. Opi. Phos. Selen. Silec. Sulp. Yerat. or Zinc. ------ Cramps in, Chin. Silec. Sang. Stann. Staphy. Thuy. Verba, or Zinc. ------ Creeping and painful sensation in— Ranan. Bulb, or Caust. ------ Cracking sensation, Sulp. ------ Deafness.—The most useful remedies are, Anacard. Arnic. Ars. Bell. Calc. Caust. Chin. Graph. Hep. Iodi. Kreoso. Lach. Lye. Lauroc. Merc. Muri. ac. Nice Nux V. Nitr. ac. Phos. ac. Petrol. Puis. Sabi. Sep. Sulp. ac. Zinc, or Caust. ------ Glands under swelled—use Merc. Sarss. Silec. Spong. Sulp. or Thuy. ------ Glass breaking sensation in>—Zinc. ------Grass-hoppers chirping sensation in— Tarax. Thuy. ------ Hammering and singing sensation in, give Coni. Sang. Spong. Stann. Sabad. Sulp. ac. or Thuy. ------ Hearing rendered acute by—Phos. Phytoll. Seneg. Scill. or Sulp. ------ Herpes in, Arg. N. Graph. Kreoso. Lach. Merc Mosch. Nitr. ac. Phos. Petrol, or Sep. EAR. 125 ------ Humming sound in, Chin. Rhodod. Yerat, ------ Inflammation of the—Aeon. Bell. Dul- cam. Hep. Lye Lobel. Merc. Nux V. Plati. Puis. Oleand. Rus. R. Sabi. Scill. Sulp. or Thuy. ------Itching in and pain—Arg. Ars. Bell. Camph. Cann. S. Caps. Chin. Coni. Hep. Iodi. Lach. Merc Nux M. Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Oleand. Petrol. Phos. Plumb, ac. Puis. Rus. R. Sep. Silec. Sulp. ac. or Zinc. ■----- Mumps, (Parotitis) Aeon. Bell. Carb. Y. Cocc. Hyosc. Lach. Lauroc. Merc. Puis. Sabad. Sep. Silec. Sulp. (See Angina. Parotitis.) ------ Nervous weakness, Anacord. Arnic Caust. Lach. Nux Y.Petrol. Phos. Silec. or Verat. ------ Otorrhcea, (pus discharged.) Calca. Caust. Carb. Y. Hyosc. Lach. Merc. Mosch. Petrol. Puis. Sabad. Sep. Silec. or Sulp. -----■ Ringing in—Chin, or Sulp. ------Pain behind the—Thuy. Zinc, or (Jaust. ------ Pain and burning in it—Kali. C. Kre- oso. Nux Y. Plumb, ac. Puis. Rus. R. Sabad. Sabi. Sang. Silec. Spig. Staphy. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Tabac. or Verba. ------ And stitches in—Caust. Coni. Lauroc. Lobel. Natr. C. Nice Nitr. ac. Oleand. Petrol. Phos. Pule. Sambu. Spig. Spong. Staphy. Thuy. Verat. Zinc. ------ Pressure on—Sarss. Sep. spong. Sta- phy. Sulp. 126 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ Polypus in—Calc. Chin. Lye Staphy. Thuy. ------ Roaring in like water falling—Coni. Rus. R. Rhodod. Selen. Silec. Staphy. Sulp. ac. Tabac. or Yerat. ------ Tingling in—Arg. Bromi. Calc. Mosch. Muri. ac. Natr. C, Nice Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Opi. 01. Anima. Petrol. Phos. ac. Puis. Rus. T. Sep. or Thuy. ■------ Sore behind them—Oleand. Petrol. Selen. Silec. Scill. Staphy. Sulp. or Tabac. ------ Throbbing in—Phos. Puis. Sabad. Sang. Seneg. Thuy. ------■ Tonsils enkrgetl.—In the first or in- flammatory stage, give Aeon. Bell. Cham. Coni. Ignat. In the advanced chronic state, use Ba- ryt. Calc. Coni. Hep. Iodi. Lye Nux Y. Sulp. Thuy. (See Angina Tonsilitis.) ■------• Vermicular motion in them, use Rho- dod.^Stann. Spig. ------ Whizzing sensation in them, use Sep. Sulp. ac. Tabac. Tart. A. or Zinc. ------ Ecchymosis—Arnic. Ars. Coni. Iodi. Sulp. EMOTIONS. 127 EMOTIONS. Emotions.—The prominent affections which ptow out of, or are connected with nervous irritations, those termed nervous diseases, are arranged under this head. ------Of anguish—give Puis. Rus. Tox. See C. Sep. Silec. Spong. Stann. Staph. Sulph. ac.Tart. Anti. Thuy. Yerat. or Zinc. ------Of anxiety—use Caust. Mosch. Nice Nitr. ac. Nux V. Oleand. Opi. Petrol. Phos. ac. Puis. Ranan. Bulb. Rhodod. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Silec. Spong. Staph. Sulph. Tabac. Tart. Anti. Thuy* Yerat. or Zinc. ------■ Of cheerfulness to produce—use Lach. Plumb, ac. Sabad. Seneg. Silec. Spig. Staph. Thuy. Verat, or Valer. ------Of consciousness, loss of—give Oleand. Plati. Rus. Rack or Yerat. ------;. Of craziness—give Nitr. ac. Sec. C. Stramo. Sulp. Tart. Anti. or Yerat. (See Deli- rium.) ------Of dancing to excess—Thuy. ■------ Of death, great fear of—give Mosch. Nux V. Plati. Puis. Rhodod. Rus. Tox. Sec. C. Spig. Scill. Stann. or Stramo. ------Of despair and despondency—give Phos. Plumb. Acet. Sarss. Sep. Silec. Stann. Staph. Tabac. Yerat. Verba, or Zinc. ------ Ennui, Plum. Aret. or Thuy. 128 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE, ----- Of Excitement great, use Aeon, An> mo. C. Astor. Rub. Bell. Bryo. Camph. Coff. Mosch. Morph. Nux V, Natr. M. Phos. Silec Staph. Spong. or Yerat _____, Of fainting—the remedies are, Aeon* Ammo. C. Argent. Camph.Nux V. Oleand. Puis, Ranan. Bulb. Rus. Tox. Spong. Verat or Zinc ----- Of fear, Lye Mosch. Mag. M. Mere Opi. Phos. Plati. Ranan. Bulb. Sep. Spong. Sulp, or Valer. ----- Gloomy, the most useful medicines are, Colyc. Lach. Phos. Rhodad. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sarss. Sep. Silec. Spig. Stramo. Sulp. ac Tarax. or Yerat. ----- Of haughtiness, Plati. Spong. or Verat ------of horrpr, use Ars. Cali. Nice Nitr. ac Nux V. or Plati. ---—■ of ill humor and irritable, Agar. Bismic Capu. Colocy. Hyosc. Rus. R. Ranan. Bulb. Tabac. Tart. Anti. Thuy. or Zinc .------Illusions or railing, give Mag. M. Phos. Platinan. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sec. C. Sep. Staph, Verat or Zinc. .-----of jealousy, Ranan. Bulb. -----■ of jesting, Lach. or Sulph. ac -----• of joyousness, Valeri. Yerat ■------of lamentation, Opi. Scill. Sep. or Spig. -----of laughter, excessive, use Lye Pull. Sep. or Stramo. EMOTIONS. 129 ------of laziness, Nux Y. Phos. Plati. Rus, Tox. Sabad. Sarss. Sep. Silec Spog. Stron. Sulph. Tabac. Tarax. Tart. Anti. Thuy. or Verba. ------Life tired of, Auru. Lach. Sep. Silec. Spong. Stramo. or Verat are the appropriate remedies. ------Love to excess, use Ox. ac. Stramo. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Tabac. or Verba. ------of malevolence, and anger, and bites one-self, give Hyosc. Iodi. Kali. C. Lach. Lauroc. Mag. M. Mosch. Muri. ac. Natr. C. Natr. M. Nitr. ac. Nice Nux V. Opi. Phos. Puis. Staph. Sabadi. Stramo. or Zinc, or Caust. ------Memory impaired, Canth. Ignat. Lach. Merc. Mosch. Natr. O. Nitr. ac. Oleand. Phos. Plati. Rhodod. Sabad. Silec. or Yerat. ------of moaning, Puis. Rhodod. Sabi. Sec. C. Silec Stramo. Sulp. Verat. or Zinc. ------Moods and sensations, various, Lach. Sec. C. Sep. Selen. Silec. Sol. Nig. Stron. Thuy. Verat. or Zinc. ------ of murder and suicide inclined to com- mit, Arnic. Spig. Stramo. or Verat. ------ of muttering and screaming, give Stramo. or Verat. ------ of peevishness, Rus. Rad. ' ------ of profaneness inclined to—Stramo. or Verat. ------ of rage and foaming, Sabad. Sec. C 5 130 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Scill. Selen. Sep. Silec Sol. Nig. Stramo. Sulp, Verat. or Zinc. ------ Reeling sensation, use Rhodod. Stron. Thuy. or Verat. ------ Religious frenzy, Lach. Verat. Stramo. or Puis. ------ Sadness, Kali. C. Kreoso. Lach. Lact. Viro. Lauroc. Lye Mag. C. Mag. S. Mosch. Muri. ac. Natr. C. Natr. M. Nice Nitr. ac. 01. Anima. Opi. Phos. Phos. ac Plati. Plumb. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sec. C. Sep. Stramo. or Sulp. ac ------ Sensibility increased by—Mosch. Muri. ac. Natr. C. Nitr. ac Petrol. Phos. Puis. Rho- dod. Selen. Silec Staph, or Verat. ------ of singing to excesss, Spong. Stann. Stramo. Tabac. or Yerat. ------ Starting, Sambu. Seneg. Sep. Silec. Spong. Stramo. Sulp. Tart. Anti. Verat. or Zinc. ------ of stupor, Morph. Opi. Sep. Silec. Spig. or Verba. ------of sullenness, give Bell. Ipe. Iodi. Kreoso. Lach. Lact. Viro. Lye Mangan. Merc. Nux Y. Phos. ac. ------ Taciturn, Lach. 01. Anima. Opi. Pe- trol. Plati. Plumb. A. Spig. Spong. Staphy. Sulp. or Verat. ------ Talkative to excess, Stann. or Staphy. ------Timorous, Puis. ERUCTATIONS. 131 ------of tired feeling, Phytol. Rhodod. Sec C. Selen. or Spong. ------Tranquil state of mind to produce, Opi. or Plati. ------Vexed easily, Yerat. or Sabad. ----- Of weeping, much inclined to—Staphy, Stramo. Sulph. Sulph. ac or Yerat. ------ Wildness, Bell. Nux V. Spig. or Yerat ERUCTATIONS. Eructations. A disordered raising of unplea- sant matter from the stomach, of gas, acrid, sour, or oily material, or small portions of undigested food, the remedies are to be in a measure used according to the nature of the affection. If it comes on soon after a meal, Coffe. or Caust. will be useful; or use Arnic or Ipec If there is acidity, use Kali. C. Caust. or Ferr.; if the matter is bitter with nausea, use Ars. Nux. or Carbo. Veg.; should it be attended with fever, give Aeon. Bryo. or Ipe. If it is composed of fatty or oily matter, use Puis. or Calca. or Caust.; the other remedies are, Anise. Hep. S. Lach. Carbo. V. China. Consult the arti- cles Flatulence and Nausea, for further direc- tions. 5* 132 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ERYSIPELAS. Erysipelas, or St. Anthony's Fire.—This disease is considered a cutaneous affection, and somewhat allied to some varieties of Herpes and other diseases of the skin. It is more generally attended with fever and symptoms of constitu- tional excitement than many other affections of the skin. In addition to the general febrile excitement, there are local symptoms of heat and redness of the skin—a flushed red color, a very fine red eruption—there is a tingling, smarting,' or itching ; the parts swell and are tumefied. As the case advances, the skin is sometimes affected with larger eruptions or vesicles. In the pro- gress, the skin has a yellowish tinge. If the head is considerably affected, delirium takes place, and stupor may ensue, and even death follow. The remedies for this disease are Aeon. Ars. Bell. [Camphor, in Homoeopathic doses, is stated to be almost specific; we have used it with great benefit.]—N. Y. Jour, of Homaio. Or give Graph. Hep. Lach. Nitr. ac. Opi. Oleand. Hyosc. Phos. Puis. Rus. T. Stramo. Sulp. or Tart. Anti. Outward applications generally ought to be avoided as dangerous. But moistening the parts with a -weak dilution of Tincture of Arnica or Iodine or Rus. Tox. are admissible, and are found to be very useful; they allay the itching and • painful burning. ERYSD7ELAS. 133 When the head is affected with eruption, care ought to be taken not to apply cold applications or asjringent stimulant lotions to the skin; we have known death to have been produced by such injudicious remedies. If there is fever, give Aeon. Bell, or Bryo. If these do not check it, give Lach. or Kalmi. L. If there is spreading red, fine eruptions, parti- cularly if the head is affected, use Bell. Rus. T. or Nitr. ac. or Camp. We have used Camphor, as above named, with good success. If a drowsiness ov dullness of mind takes place, give Coff. Opi. or Stramo. Should these symptoms continue, use Hyosc. or Rus. T. If the joints are affected, give Bryo. Puis. Rus. T. If the skin is of a blueish cast or the eruption runs from one part to another, use Graph. Puis. or Rus. T. If the knees or feet are swelled or painful, Nux V. or Rus. T. If the vesicles are of a purple or black color, give Ars. Carb. V. or Sec C. If the mind becomes impaired with delirium or stupor, Opi. Stramo. or Hyosc. are proper. Should there be in the advanced stage a torpid swelling of the skin, Sulph. or Ars. is called for. When it terminates in ulceration, give Ars. Nitr. ac. or Hep. or Silec. or Sulp. 134 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. If the scrotum or genitals are affected, like Chimney Sweeps' Cancer, the remedies are Ars. Clemat. or Rus. T. When the hands or feet are affected, Arnic. Ars. Bryo. Lach. Puis, or Stramo. are the proper remedies. If there occur small hard swellings, Hep. or Ars. or Apis. Mellefo. EXTREMITIES. Extremities, Diseases of.—jThe extremities are subject to a great variety of affections ; the greater part of them are included in the following list, with the proper remedy connected with the dis- ease. Arms, hands, and fingers, drawing, numb, or contracted, give Rhodod. Rus. T. Silec. Spig. Spong. Tabac Tareb. Thuy. Verat. or Zinc. ------ Jerking in, use Valer. Yerat, or Zinc. ------ Axilla pain, burning, or sore, use Sambu. Scill. Sep. Silec. Spong. Stann. Staph. Sulph. ac. Valer. Yerat. or Zinc. ------Swelling and ulceration in, Scill. Sep. Silec. Spig. or Sulp. ac. are proper medicines. ------ Burning and itching in feet, legs or hands, give Canth. Caps. Caust. Gum. Gtt. Iodi. Kali. Iod. Kreoso. Lach. Lauroc. Mag. C. Mag. M. Merc. Nice Nitr. ac. Nux V. Oleand. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Plati. Puis. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. EXTREMITIES. 135 Sarss. Seneg. Sep. Silec. Sulp. ac. Thuy. Verat. or Zinc. ------ Burning sensation in, Nux M. Nux V. Phos. Rus. Tox. or Sambu. ------ Cold hands and feet, the proper medi- cines are Ammo. C. Carb. Yeg. Chin. Coni. Hell. >Hyose Iodi. Kali. C. Lye Merc. Natr. M. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Plati. Petrol. Phos. Phos. ac. Puis. Phytol. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sombu. Scill. Sep. Silec. Spong. Stann. Yerat. or Zinc. ------ Hands or feet dry or itching, Alum. Ars. Baryt. Camp. Canth. Lye Mere or Rus. Tox. ------ Frozen, use Ainie Iodi. Rus. Tox. [See Asphyxia.] ------ Cramps and spasms in, give Arnic. Colocy. Coni. Iodi. Kalmi. Lat. Lach. Lact. Vir. Lye Mosch. Natr. M. Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Oleand. Opi. Phos. Ran. Bulb. Prun. Sp. Phytol. Plati. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Selen. or Caust. ------Cramps and spasms in, Sep. Silec. Spig, Seneg. Stann. Sulp. ac. or Tabac. ------ Dead sensation, give Rhodod. Sec. C. Sulp. Tart. Anti. Yerat. or Verba. ------ Excoriations on, use Arnic. Iodi. Rus. Tox. ------ Fingers and toes stiff and numb. The proper remedies are, Coni. Lach. Rhodod. Rus. Rad. Sabi. Sambu. Sang. Sars. Sec. C. Sulp. ac Tereb. Thuy. or Yaler. or Caust, 136 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ feet or toes swelled, give Kreoso. Lach. Lact. Viro. Led. P .Lobeli. Lye Merc. Nice Nitr. ac. Nux V. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Phos. ac. Phytol. Prun. Sp. Puis. Ran. Bulb. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sep. Stann. Thuy. or Zinc. ------■ toes contracted, Coni. Rhodod. Sec. C. Sep. Silec. Sulp. or Sulp. ac. ------ toes gangrened, use Kali. Bie Kali. C. Kalmi. Lat. Kreoso. Phos. or See C. ------ Feet stink, Sep. Silec Thuy. or Zinc. ------ Feet or soles, burning or pain in—give Caust. Colocy. Coni. Scill. Sep. Stann. Stramo. • Sulp. or Zinc. ------Feet swelled, Scill. Sep. Stann. Sulp. ac. ------Feet or hands, soles, or palms painful, use Sarss. Sec. C. Seneg. Sulp. Sulp. ac. or Zinc. or Caust. ------ Feet or hands burning in—give Rho- dod. Rus. Rad. Sabad. Silec. Sec. C. Seneg. Selen. Sep. Silec. Sulp. or Sulp. ac. ------ Feet or toes, or fingers swelled, or numb, give Caust, Kreoso. Lach. Lactu Yiro. Led. P. Lobel. Lye Mag. S. Merc. Nice Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Phos. ac. Phytol. Prun. Sp. Puis. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sep. Stann. Thuy. or Zinc. ------ Feet or toes, or fingers cramps in—use Colocy. Oleand. 01. Anima. Opi. Phos. Phytol. Plati. Prun. Sp. Ran. Bulb. Sec. C. Sep. Silec. Spig. Yerat. or Zinc. EXTREMITIES. 137 ------ Fornication, or crawling sensation in —Scill. Sec. C. Sulp. ac. Thuy. or Zinc. ------Gluteous itching or pain in—give Colocy. Oleand. Phos. ac. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Stann. Staph. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Thuy. or Zinc ------ Hands chapped, Petrol. Sulp. or Zinc. (See Rhagades.) Extremities—hip-joint diseases of—these are of several kinds. It may be acute inflammation, or it may be of a rheumatic affection, either acute or chonic, or the disease may be a chronic inflammation or a scrofulous affection; or it may be a sciatic, of a neuralgic character, which is described under the term sciatica. In treating the diseases of this important part, all those affections ought to be examined into, and the case treated according to the peculiarity of the symptoms. If there is simple inflammation of the parts about the joint, the usual remedies for such a dis- ease ought to be used, as Aeon. Arnic. Bell. Canth. Colocy. &c If it is a rheumatic affection, the remedies for this disease detailed in their proper place, will be requisite. If there is chronic inflammation, use Colocy. Hep. Iodi. Kali. Bie Lach. Led. P. Merc. Phos. Ran. Bulb. Sabad. Sepi. or Rhodod. Should it be considered of a scrofulous nature, the general remedies will be, Iodi. Bell. Rus. T. 138 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. or Calca. Colocy. Sulp. Silec. phosphate of lime, or phosphate of iron. If it seems to be sciatica, reference should be made to that head for the remedies there laid down. ------Fingers and toes jerking or cramps in, give Caust. ------Hip-joint—sprain bruising or drawing pain or trembling, Caust. Colocy. ------ Paralysed, Nux Y. Petrol. Rus. Tox. or Verat. or Caust. ------ Painful, the remedies will be similar to the preceding, Aeon. Colocy. Rus. Rad. Sabi. Sang. Sarss. Seneg. Sep. Silec. Spig. Stramo. Staph. Sulp. ac. Tereb. Verat. or Valer. ------ Cramps or stitches in—the suitable remedies are, Aeon. Bell. Colocy. Coni. Iodi. Lach. Mosch. Nice Nux V. Oleand. Petrol. Phos. Plati. Podoph. P. Ran. Bulb. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sambu. Stann. Staph. Sulp. ac. Tereb. Thuy. Valer. or Verat. •------• Hot and cold sensation alternating, Opi. Morph. Phos. Phos. ac. Ran. Bulb, or Rus. Rad. ------ Joint bubbling sensation—jerking and stitches in—use Ran. Bulb. Scill. Rhodod. Spong. Stann. Staph, or Sulp. ------ Luxated sensation spontaneous—Rus. Tox. or Thuy. EXTREMITIES. 139 ------ Sprained sensation, Arnic. Sep. Silec. Sulp. ac. or Yaler. ------ Knees cracking, Ran. Bulb. Selen. Seneg. or Verat. ------Lamenessa or painful soreness, give Ag- nu. C. Bismiu. Bryo. Bovist. Calc. Cann. S. Caust. Caps. Hep. Iodi. Kalmi. Lat. Kreoso. Lach. Lact. Yiro. Nux Y. Oleand. Petrol. Phos. Phos. ac. Puis. Rhodod. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sambu. Seneg. Silec. Stann. Stramo. Sulp. or Verba. -----Legs drawn spasmodically apart, Colocy. Spong. Rus. Tox. or Tereb. ------ Swelled, Phos. Plumb. Rus. Tox. or Scill. ------ Limbs drawn up to the body, Oleand. ------ Paralysed, pained, or go to sleep,— Sabad. Scill. Rus. T. Sep. Silec. Stramo. Sulp. Thuy. Verat. or Zinc. ■ Nails blue, use Silec. or Sec. C. ------Nails malformation, Calc. or Sec. C. Sep. or Silec. ------Nails, ulcers about them, Sang. Silec. or Stann. ------Neck stiff, or pained, give Lach. Lye Rhodod. Tarax. Tart. Anti. Tereb. Yerat. or Zinc. (See Back.) ------ Pain, heat, or stiffness in—use Ammo. C. Arg. N. Ars. Bell. Bromi. Caust. Gum. Gtt. Hep. Iodi. Kali. Bie Kali. Iodi. Kalmi. Lat. 140 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Lauroc. Lobel. Merc. Nice Nux V. Petrol. Plumb. Acet. Rus. Rad. Rus. T. Stramo. Sulp. or Tereb. ------Pain intermittent, Oleand. Petrol. Sabi. Scill. Sep. Spig. or Sulp. ac ------Pain or stinging, or blisters on, Lach. Sabad. Seneg. Silec. Stann. Staph, or Tarax. ------Paralytic affection, use Coni. Canth. Ig- nat. Lach. Mangan. Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Opi. Petrol. Phos. ac Plati. Plumb. Podoph. P. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sambu. Silec. Stann Sulp. Thuy. or Yerat. or Colocy. ----- do. or numbness, or beating in—Coni. Lauroc. Lye Merc. Mosch. Muri. ac. Nux Y. Oleand. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Phos. ac. Plati. Plumb. Acet. Puis. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sang. Sarss Silec. Staph. Sulp. ac. or Zinc. ------do. and numbness of hands or feet, Agnu. C. Bell. Bovist. Calc. Caust. Coni. Hyosc. Kali. C. Kreoso. Lach. Sep. Silec. Yerat. or Rus. Rad. ----- Rheumatism. (See this article.) -----Sciatica is described a pain of the hip- joint, very severe. It partakes of a rheumatic, neu- ralgic character. The pain frequently runs down to the knee or foot—the remedies are, Aeon. Bell. Colocy. NuxV.; or in the progress of the disease, Ars. Cham. Ignat. Rus. Tox. ----- Sensitive, Tereb. Yerat. ------ Shoulders pain or stitches in, Lach. Lauroc. Led. P. Lobel. Lye Mag. M. Mag. P. extremities. 141 Mosch. Nice ac. Nux V. Oleand. Ox. ac. Phos. Phytol. Plati. Plumb. Prun. Spig. or Ran. Bulb. ------Shoulders pain or stitehes in—Caust Rata. Rus. Tox. Sang. Sep. Stramo. or Sulph. ac ------Spasms of—give Colocy. Lye. Mosch. Mur. ac. Nice Nux V. Petrol. Phos. Phos. ac Plati. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Selen. Stramo. or Sulp. ac ------Stiff—Ambr. Anaeord. Ammo. C. An- gust. Colocy. Caust Ignat. Kali. Bie Kali. Iod. Kalmi. Lat. Lauroc. Merc. Mur. ac. Nitr. ac. Pe- trol. Phytol. Phos. Ran. Bulb. Rus. Tox. Sabad. or Sulph. ac. or Caust ------Sprained—use Arnic. Iodi. Kalmi. Lat. Lach. Lact. Viro. Masch. Nux Y. Oleand. Phos. Phytol. Plati. Silec. Spig. or Sulp. ac.—use ex- ternally Arnic. and cold water. ------Sweating of hands or feet—Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Plati. Plumb. Acet. Podoph. P. Puis. Sabad. Sep. Silec or Stann. ------Tingling sensation—Coni. Rus. R. Sulp. Tabac. or Zinc. ------Tired sensation—Phytol. Rhodod. Sam- buc Sec. C. Sellen. Sep. or Spong. ------Tendons contracted—Lach. or Rus. T. ------Tittillation or pricking sensation in hands or feet—Seneg. Stann. Staph, or Sulp. ------Tremor in—give Caust. Lach. Lauroc. Led. P. Natr. C. Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Plati. Phos. 142 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Sabad. Sambuc. Silec. Sec. C. Spong. Stramo. Tabac. Tart. Anti. Thuy. Yaler. or Verat. ------Vesicles on—Lach. Rus. R. Sulp. or Zinc. ------Warts or excrescenses on feet, Calc Lach. Spig. or Thuy. ------Weakness in, Chin. Plati. Prun. Sp. Ra- nan. Bulb. Rhodod. or Sep. EYES. The importance and delicacy of this organ makes it worthy of a careful and extended enu- meration of the diseases to which it is subject and the various remedies for them, which are detailed as follows: Eyes.—Amblyopa, impaired vision from ner- vous affection or weakness of the nerves. The remedies are Anacard. Auru. Bell. Caust. Hyosc Ignat. Kalmi. Lat. Kreoso. Lach. Lact. Viro. Lauroc Lye Merc. Mosch. Natr. C. Nice Nit. ac Nux V. Oleand. 01. Anima. Phos. ac Rus. Rad. Sabad. Sang. Sep. Staph. Stramo. Sulp. Tart. Anti. Thuy. Yerat. Verba, or Zinc or Colocy. ------ilmuroses, paralysed state of the optic nerve, use Lauroc Opi. Phos. ac Plati. Plumb. Acet. Rus. Tox. Scill Sec C. or Sep. and the above. ------Balls drawn in or sunken> Seneg. Spong. Staph, or Valert EYES. 143 ------Balls pain in, Staph. Stron. or Tabac ------Blue rings around them, Sabad. Sabi. Sulp. or Yerat. ------Bleeding from, BeiL Carb. Veg. Lobel. Millefo. Nux V. Tart. Anti. ------ Brows falling off, Plumb. Acet or Selen. ------Burning and itching in, use Ammo. Caust Coni. Camp. Epliras. Iodi. Kreoso. Merc Mosch. Muri. ac Natr. C. Natr. M. Nitr. ac. Oleand. Phos PhytoL Plumb. Acet. Prun. Sp. Puis. Petrol. Ran. Bulb. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sepi. Stron. Sulp. Tart Anti. Thuy. or Valer. ------Cateract, Ammo. C. Baryt. Cann. S. Caust. Coni. Digital. Lye Nux Y. Phos Puis. Seneg. Silec or Sulp. ------Cataract absorption, when broken, pro- moted by giving Calc Seneg. or Silec -----Contracted, Plati. or Plumb. -----Cornea, ulcers and pustules on—cured by Ars. Bell. Calc. Ephras. Ephorb. Hep. Lach. Natr. C Nitr. ac Petrol. Plumb. Acet. Rhodod. Rus. T. Selen. Spong. or Thuy. -----Cramps and spasms in, give Natr. M. Nitr. ac Nux Y. Petrol. Plumb. Acet. Rhodod. Rus. T. Selen. Spong. or Thuy. -----Creeping sensation in, Sep. Silec Spong. or Snip. -----Dazzling sensation, Camp. Coni. Natr. 144 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. M. Nitr. ac Phos. Phos. ac. Seneg. Sep. or Stramo. ------Debility of, Anacard. Kali. C. China. Iodi. Lauroc. Natr. C Nux Y. Nice Petrol, or Plati. ------ Double vision, Arnic. Baryt. Coni. Muri. ac Nitr. ac- Petrol- ----- Drawing and stitches in, give 01. Ani- ma. Sarss. Selen. ------Dryness, Nitr. ac. 01. Anima. Plati. Puis. Seneg. Staph. Sulp. Thuy. or Yerat. ----- Fire balls sensation of, in—Caust Camp. Coni. or Zinc. -----Fistula lacrymalis, the remedies are, Arnic Calc. Caust. Lye Nitr. ac Petrol. Puis. Silec Stann. Sulp. or Zinc -----Flickering sensation—Coni. Lach. Nitr. ac. Opi. Puis- or Zinc. ------Gazing sensation, Coni. or Verba. -----Glands about them diseased, Bell. Coni- Iodi. or Spong. ------ Glistening sensation. Sol. Nig. or Stramo. ------ Hordeolum, (sty.) Ammo. C. Baryt. Graph. Lye Puis. Seneg. Staph. Sulp. or Thuy. ------ Inflammation of. Use Aeon. Ars. Bell. Hell. Kali. Iod. Kalmi. Lat. Kali. Bie Merc. Mag. M. Muri. ac Natr. C. Nux V. Plumb. Acet. Seneg. Sep. Spong. Staph. Sulp. Tart. Anti. or Zinc. ------do. Chronic Camp. Canth. Chin. Colocy EYES. 145 Coni. Calca. Euphras Ignat. Iodi. Kreoso. Lact. Yiro. Led. P. Puis. Phos. ac Sabad. Silec. Stramo. or Verba, or Caust. ------ Inflammation of inebriates. Calc. Nux Y. Opi. Phos. Sep. or Sulp. ------Itching in. Chin. Rus. R. ------Lacrymation. Natr. M. 01. Anima. Rhodad. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sarss. Sang. Selen, Sep. Silec. Spig. Spong. Staph. Stramo. Sulp. Ta- bac. or Zinc. -----Lids burning in. Colocy. or Yinca. Min. ----- Contracted. Tabac. or Tart. Anti. ----- Excrescenses on. Sulp. Sulp. ac. or Thuy. ----- Lids inflamed and swelled or ulcerated. Aeon. Bell. Cann. S. Coni. Euphra. Hep. Iodi. Kali. Bie Kali. C. Kreoso. Merc. Mag. S. Muri. ac. Nitr- ac. Opi. Puis. Rus. T. Sarss. Seneg. Sep. or Spong. ----- Lids, glands of, diseased. Bell. Eu- pra. Iodi. Rhodod. Seneg. Sep. Spong. Verba. Yerat. or Zinc. ------ Lids painful and jerking in. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Sepi. Scill. or Spig. ------do. Paralyzed. Alum. Caust. Cupr. Pla- ti. Plumb. Phos. Sep. Spig. Sulp. ac. Yerat. or Zinc. ------ Pressure on. Sulp. Sulp. ac Tabac. Tart, Anti. Thuy. or Yaler. 146 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ Swelled. Phytol. Plumb. Acet. Puis. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Sabad. See C. Scill. Sep. Stann. or Thuy. ------ Long sighted or seeing at a distance. Petrol. Stramo. Yaler. or Verat. ------ Luminous or dazzling illusions. See C. Seneg. Silec. Staph. Stramo. Stron. Sulp. Va- ler. or Verat. ---— Mercurial affections. Aeon. Arnic Alum. Calc. Cupr. Hep. Nitr. ac. or Sulp. ----— Mechanical injury. Ami. Bell. Iodi. Rus. Tox. ------• Moats, sensation of, before. Tereb. Thuy. Valer. Yerat. Verba, or Zinc ------ Myope (short sighted.) Ammo. C. Auru. Carb. Yeg. Petrol. Phos. Selen. or Sulp. ac ------ Objects half seen. Mur. ac ------ Pain in (Photophobia.) Caust. Coni, Colocy. Ephras. Ignat. Lach. Mur. ac Nux Y. Oleand. Puis. Rus. Rad. Seneg. Sep. Spig. Staph. Stann. or Yerat. ------ do. and heavy sensation. Nitr. ac. Phy- tol. or Puis. ------ do. and pressure in. Chin. Coni. Lach. Morph. Petrol. Phos. ac. Phytol. Plati. Puis. Ran. Bulb. Rus. Tox. Sarss. Scill. Sep. Spong. Stann. Stron. Stramo. Tabac. or Thuy. ------ Pupils contracted. Camp. Hyosc. Plati. Plumb. Acet Puis. Rhodad. Sambu. Sec EYES. 147 C. ScilL Seneg. Spig. Stramo. Staph. Stann, Sulp. Tarax. or Yerat. ------ Pupil dilated. Agnu. C.Camp. Eupras. Merc. Mosch. Opi. Phos. ac. Plumb. Acet. Puis. Rhodad. Sambu. See C. Sol. Nig. Spig. Staph. Stron. Sulp. Tabac Taxax. Thuy. or Verat. ------ Psora Opthalmia, (itching, swelling, or ulceration of the lids.) Ammo. C. Caust. Euphras. Hep. Ignat. Kreoso. Kali. Bie Natr. C. Nice Nux V. Puis. Staph. Selen. Sepi. Silec. or Sulp. ------ Rainbow, sensation of seeing one. Stann. or Stramo. ------ Red ball, or red rings, sensation of seeing. Ephorb. Lach. Sulp. Sulp. ae. Thuy. Zinc. ------ Scrofulous affection of. Arnic. Ars. Baryt. Calc. Chin. Hep. Iodi. Ignat. Puis. Rus. Tox. Sep. Spong. or Stann. ------ Sensibility diminished. Seneg. or Spong. ------ Sight or shining in the dark. Yaler. ------ do. Vanishing suddenly. Zinc. ------ Smarting. Colocy. Podolph. P. Ran. Bulb. Rhodod. Sarss. Sep. Spig. Spong. Stann. Staph. Stramo. Stron. Sulp.ac.Val.or Zinc or Mer. ---- Specks, or films, on cornea. Arn. Auru. Calc. Cann. S. Euphorb. Euphras. Hep. Nitr. ae Seneg Silec. Sulp. Verat. ------ Specks, black before. Sep. 148 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ Stareing or contortion. Camp. Caps. Mosch. Scill. See C. Stron. Tabac or Thuy. ------ Stitches in. Verat. or Zinc. ------ Strabismus, (squinting.) Alum. Bell. Hyosc. Verat. ------Syphilitic affection. Auru. Merc. Mez. Nitr. ac. or Puis. ------ Trembling sensation. Nitr. ac. Petrol. Phos. Rata. Rus. Tox. or Verat ------ Twinkling sensation. Anacard. Coni. or Sep. ------Ulceration of. Ars. Bell. Calc. Eu- phorb. Hep. Lye Mag. M. or Spong. or Sulp. ------ Vesicles on. Seneg. or Thuy. ------ Vibrating sensation. Sabi. Sep. Stra. mo. Sulp. or Zinc. ------ Vision, blue, green, or yellow shades, Zinc ------Web appearance. Tabac. Tereb. or Zinc ------ Wheels of vision in appearance. Use Caust FACE. 149 FACE. Face.—When this is bloated or red, give Bell. Canth. Hep. Iod. Kreoso. Nitric, ac. Nux Y. Oleand. Petrol. Plumb. Acet. Puis. Sol. Nig. Spong. Stramo. Sulp. Yinca. Min. or Zinc ------ Blue. Lye Merc. Nux M. Nux V. Phos. ac. Plati. Plumb. Acet. Puis. Samb. Sang. Staph. Stramo. Tart. Anti. Yerat. or Zinc ------ Bones of, pained. Coni. Nitric ac. Sep. Spig. Spong. Staph. Zinc. ------ Burning heat in. Use Caust. Colocy. Lach. Nux V. Phos. ac. Plati. Plumb. Puis. Rus. Tox. Sang. Silec. Spong. Staph. Stramo. Tabac. Tart. Anti. Yerat. or Zinc. ------Cheeks jerking. Valer. Zinc ------ Red. 01. Anima. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Spong. Stramo or Stron. ------ Clay colored. Chin. Opi. Plati. Plumb. or Verat. ■------Cold sensation. Ars. Hyosc Ignat. Ipe. Iodi. Kali. C. Mag. C. 01. Anima. Plati. Plumb. Rus. Tox. or Verat. ------■ Coppery color. Stramo or Yerat. ------Countenance brown, or anxious ex- pression. Stramo. Solan. Nig. or Verat. ------Creeping sensation. Sulp. or Tabac. ------Cramps in. Staph. Tart. Anti. Valer. or Zinc. 150 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------Deathly look. Plumb. Acet Sec. C. Staph, or Verat. ------Distortion. Lach. ------Dry, sticky feeling. Sulp. ac ------Eruptions or vesicles on. Canth. Calc. Coni. Lach. Lauroc. Led. P. Nitr. ac Nux V. Oleand. 01. Anima. Petrol. Phos. Phytol. Rho- dod. Sabi. Sambu. Sarss. Scill. Silec Stann. or Sulp. ------ Freckles on. Calc Carb. Anim. Hep. Kreoso. Lauroc. Led. P. Lye Natr. C. Oleand. Sep. or Sulp. ------Hot sensation. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sang. Sarss. Sep. Stann. Tabac. or Thuy. ------ Itching. Coni. Lach. Merc. Natr. C. Nice Nitr. ac Nux V. 01. Anima. Petrol. Plumb. Acet. Prun. Sp. Rheum. Rus. Rad. Sabad. Sabi. Sarss. Sep. Silec. or Zinc. ------Lips dry or sore. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Phos. Scill. Stann. Sulp. ac. Tarx. Tart. Anti. or Thuy. ------do. Chapped or sore. Hep. Silec. Ta- bac. Verat. or Zinc ------or mouth distorted or swelled. Lach. Opi. Verat. or Zinc. ------ Pain or drawing, or bruised sensation. Give Caust Colocy. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Tart. Anti. Tereb. Valer. or Zinc. ------do. or twinging sensation. Ambr. Arnic . Bromi. Bismu. Hep. Kalmi. Lat. Kreoso. Lach FACE. 151 Lauroc Lye. Merc. M. Mosch. Nitr. ac Phos. Rus. T. Selen. Spong. Staph, or Verba. ------ Pale. Bell. Calc. Canth. Chin. Coni. Hyosc Kali. C. Kali. Iod. Lach. Merc. Mosch. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Oleand. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Phos. ac Phytol. Plumb. Acet. Puis. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Samb. Sang. Spig. Spong. Stann. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Tart. Anti. Tereb. Verat. or Zinc. ------Paralytic numbness. Caust. or Rha- nan. Bulb, or Verat. ------ Pimples on. Ars. Bell. Colocy. Coni. Graph. Hep. Lye Merc. Natr. C. Natr. M. Nice Phos. ac. Rus. Rad. Sulp. ac or Verat or Caust. ------ Pricking or biting sensation in. Rho- dod. ------ Red or hot cheeks. Chin. Silec Spong. Stron. Stramo. Sulp. Taxax. Tart. Anti. or Valer. ------Spasms in. Give Caust. Chin. Lauroc. Lye Nux. V. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Puis. Ran. Bulb. Rus. Rad. Sep. Spong. Stramo. or Sulp. ------Sunken appearance. Chin. Lye Opi. Scill. Sec C. Sep. Verat. or Zinc ------Swelled. Aru. Auru. Bell. Hep, Scill. Sec C. Sep. Silec Spig. Staph, or Verat. ------ Sweating. Chin. Verat. ------Vesicles. Plumb. Acet. Rhodod. Seneg. Sep. Spig. Verat. or Zinc, or Caust. .----— Fainting, Aeon. Ars. Asa. Cham. Ig- nat. Iodi. Mosch. Nux V. Opi. Oleand. Puis. Rus. 152 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Tox. Sep. Stann. Stramo. Tart. Anti. Tereb. or Yerat. ------Fatigue appearance, Aeon. Arnic. Bell. Bryo. Coff. Iodi. Lye. Morph. or Nux Y. (See extremities tired. FELON OR WHITLOW. Felon or Whitlow. This a very painful dis- ease which locates on the fingers or hands, of an inflammatory nature ; the inflammation or germ of the disease is deep seated at the bone; if matter forms there, it is attended with difficulty to work its way out to the surface, by which it produces great pain and swelling, this affection is generally rendered tedious and serious by injudicious treat- ment, by the use of hot poultices and hot irritat- ing articles; the proper remedies for it are the internal use of Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Ipe. or Silecia. and very low diet; as local applications, use cold water or ice ; solutions of acetate of lead applied cold, or use this in the form of a cold poultice; if these means do not check the disease, it is some- times arrested or cured by holding the part in lye as hot as it can be borne. But the best, shortest, and surest remedy is, as soon as the disease is formed, to make a free incision into the tumefied part with, a lancet, down to the bone or seat of the disease; this lets out the acrid generating matter and blood, FEVER. 153 and puts an end to the disease at once Then it is converted into a simple incised wound, which will heal up in two or three days; one half mi- nute's suffering in this way, will save the patient weeks and months of painful anguish, and per- haps, the loss of a joint. If however, the disease does progress, towards suppuration, give Hep. Silec. or Sulp. and apply warm emmolient poul- tices ; as soon as the matter is formed, a free opening should be made to let it out. This may prevent sinuses forming, and afford a chance to apply dressings, when the ulcer must be healed in the common way. FEVER. Fever. In most all morbid affections of the body fever is produced. It may be merely symp- tomatic of an injury, or of a local affection; or it may be a primary disease, brought into action by a genesal disturbance or deranged condition of the system. Or it may be produced as symp- toms of specific morbific virus, producing con- tagious disease. There have been a great many definitions of fever or its proximate cause. It would extend this article to an extreme length to describe them, which would not be very useful. Most authors consider fever an increased degree of heat, an accelerated pulse, a furred tongue, and the functions of the body considerably de- 154 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ranged. It will suffice to enumerate the various kinds of fever, and the appropriate Homoeopa- thic remedies for them as here detailed. The general remedies for it are, Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Cocc. Ipe. Ignat. Lach. Lauroc. Merc. Nitr. ac. Phos. Puis. Rus. T. Sepi. Silec. Spong. or Tart. Anti. ------ Catarrhal, common cold, the remedies most useful are, Aeon. Arnic. Nux V. Puis. Phos. Rus. T. Sulp. or Tart. A. (See Angina. Catarrhalis.) At the commencement when the head and nose are stopped, and affected with a snuffling, use Dul- cam. Nux Y. or Puis. If there is fever and slight sore throat, use Aeon. Bryo. or Ipe. If the throat is inflamed and sore, use Bell. Bryo. or Puis. In children, who have a dry cough and are restless, use Aeon. Cham. Dulcam. Sulp. or Nux Y. If there is a painful, bruised feeling, give Drosera. or Arnic. If there is a raw apthous state of the throat, give Coni. Merc. Borax, or Ipe. When the joints are swelled and painful, use Bryo. Sulp. ac. or Rus. T. If there is inveterate cough, with pain in the front part of the head, Bell. Lye. Puis, or Nux V. FEVER. 155 If there is a distress of the head, and loss of taste, give Puis. ---:—■ with chills and heat alternating, give Bromi. Cann. S. Kali. Bie Kali. Iod. Kreoso. Lach. Mosch. Nux Y. Opi. Podoph. P. Puis. Ranan. Bulb. Sang, or Thuy. -----with chills and shuddering, give Aeon. Cham. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sambu. Sabad. Sang. Seneg. Sepi. Scill. Spig. Spong. Tart. A. Tereb. Yerat. or Caust. ----- with clammy sweat attending, Thuy. ----- cold stage, give Aeon. Arnic. China. Dulcam. Hyosc. Kali. Iod. Kreoso. Lach. Merc Muri. ac. Nitr. ac. Nux. V. Opi. Phos. Rus. T. Sabad. or Spig. C. (See Ague.) ----- cold marble appearance of the skin during, give Camp. Tart. A. Yerat. or Cupr. -----cold and sweating of the limbs, Verat -----Coma in, Bell. Cocc. Hyosc. Nux V. Opi. Rus. T. or Sabad. (See Coma.) -----Crawling sensation, Sambu. Sec C. Staphy. or Sulp. ----- Delirium in, Bell. Cocc. Hell. Opi. Phos. ac Phodoph. P. Rus. T. Sabad. or Sulp. ----- Heat or burning great, give Aeon Sambu. Sang. Scill. Silec Spong. Staphy. Sulp. ac. Thuy. or Yerat. -----Pulse small, or imperceptible, use Camp. See C. Scill. Sol. Nig. Stramo. Sulp. ac. Tabac Tart. A. Thuy. or Verat. 156 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------Pulse intermittent, Sec. C. Stramo. Ta- bac. Tart. A. Verat. or Cupr. ----- Pulse slow, use Plumb. Acet. Podoph. P. Rus. T. Sabad. Sec. C. or Thuy. ------Pulse violent or rapid, give Aeon. Kal- mi. L. Mosch. Selen. Seneg. Spig. Sulp. Thuy. or Verat. ------Pulse falling suddenly, Nux V. Hyosc. Phos. Scill. Lye or Yerat. are proper remedies. ------ Pulse variable. Kalmi. L. Oleand. Puis. Rhanan. Bulb. Rus. R. Sabad. Sambu. Sol. Nig. Sulp. Tart. A. Valer. or Verat. ------ Pulse, violent beating. Selen. ------ Sensitive to cold. Spong. or Tact. Ant. ------ Spasms in. Nux V. Opi. Rus. R. Sabad. Silec. Stramo. Sulp. or Yerat. [See Spasms.] ------ Sweating to excess, or to promote sweating, give Aeon. Ipe. Mur. ac. Natr. M. Nux V. Podoph. P. Rus.T. Samb. Sec.C. Seneg. Staphy. Stramo. Sulp. Tart. A. Thuy. Yaler. or Verat. ------ Thirst excessive. Aeon. Camp. Mur. ac. Podoph. Verat. Cold water freely. Fever, Gastric, Remittent, or Continued.— Under this head are arranged all those fevers which put on a continued character, when, in some part of the day, the fever is high, the heat and uneasiness great; at other parts of the time, the fever is less; the patient is more calm and quiet; perhaps some moisture of the skin FEVER. 157 or sweating takes place, but an intermission or entire suspension of the fever does not ensue, The fevers which more generally prevail in the autumnal season, in temperate and northern lati- tudes are termed Remittent, Bilious, or Gastric Fevers, and those which run into a form of a Typhus character, are all Remittent Fevers, and present one general set of symptoms in the begin- ning. The fevers connected with inflammatory affections, when the inflammation is seated on some local part, are also somewhat remittent or continued, but they take on the name of Inflam- tory fevers, as will be seen by referring to the article headed Inflammations. The Remittent Fever is ushered in with chills, rigors, or ague, or shuddering; the stomach is often deranged by pain or a sinking sensation, nausea, or vomiting. There is frequently severe pain in the head and in the limbs generally, at- tended with a loss of strength. As the chill abates or subsides, fever sets in more or less se- vere, the bowels are generally disordered, some- times they are costive, and at others a diarrhoea is attending. The tongue has a whitish fur on it, which soon becomes yellowish or brown; the pulse is generally pretty full and firm, though it is sometimes depressed, small, and compressible. A train of other symptoms succeed, and these are very much influenced by the condition of the pa- tient and mode of treatment. ____ 158 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. For this form of fever the most advisable reme- dies at first are those to check the ague, which may be found under the head Ague. If there is nausea or vomiting, give Ipe. or Tart Anti. in high attenuations, perhaps the twenty or thirty would be preferable ; or it may be best to give Aeon, in alternation with one of the above named •medicines. This course may be pursued with great benefit As soon as the ague is over and the stomach quieted, give Aeon, steadily until the febrile symptoms are moderated; or Bryo. may be used to succeed the Aeon. If there is consi- derable headache and red flushed face, give Bell, In the more advanced state, when the active type has abated, the most useful remedies are Ipe. Mere Nux V. Podopylin. This last remedy will be very useful to procure evacuations from the] bowels, which may be important. Other re- medies, which will be useful in the progress, are Puis. Rus. T. Sabad. Sulp. or Yerat. If the mind gets to be impaired, Cham. Colocy. or Phos. ac. If there are cramps or spasms, Ignat. or NuxV. If there is colic or heat or burning in the ab- domen, Ars. or Colocy. . If the tongue has a yellow or brown coat, Merc. If nausea continue, Ipe. Colocy. or Ars. or NuxV. FEVER. 159 If there is a sinking faintness and cold skin, Verat. If there is a foetid taste of eructations, Carbo V. If debility and great weakness ensue, Chin. Quini. or Ars. or Wine. If delirium or nervous irritation take place, consult the articles Delirium and Spasms. FEVER, HECTIC. Fever, Hectic- This disease may be brought on from various causes. It is afebrile state, dependent on or connected with a diseased condition of an internal part, and most generally connected with a disease of the lungs. It commonly comes on insidiously and slowly, attended with pain in the chest, short, dry cough, uneasy and irregular sleep, sore throat, dryness of the palms of the hands, flushed cheeks in the afternoon, with slight fever ; and as it advances there are night sweats, a small quickened pulse; and as the case pro- gresses there are more numerous and aggravated symptoms. The best remedies in the early stage are Aeon. Arnic. Bell. Calc. C. Hep. Kali. Iodi. Ipe, Iodi. Lach. Lye Merc Iodi. Puis. Sulph. or Ars. For further information of the treatment, see Consumption and Chest Diseases and Cough. ------Hectic, in the Inflammatory stage, give 160 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Aeon. Bell. Bryo, Hyosc. Ipe. Nux V. Puis. Rus- T. or Sulph. See Inflammation. ------Lethargy in. Give Bell. Cham. Cocci. Opi. See Coma. FEVER, NERVOUS. Fever, Nervous Affection. Give Ambr. Ars. Bell. Camp. Canth. China, Hyosc Lach. Lye Merc. Mosch. Nux V. Opi. Phos. Rus. T. Selen. Stram. or Verat. See Typhus. FEVER, INTERMITTENT. Fever, Intermittent. This form of fever and the manner of attack is so well known, as ague and fever, chills and fever, &e, that in a work of this kind, it seems unnecessary to enter into a detailed description of it. In many instances it is very tedious and troublesome, and difficult to cure. The remedies most useful are, Aeon. Arnic. Ars. Bell- Bryo. Calcara. Chin. Cedron. (cotton seed) Euphorb. Eupatorium. Ferr. Ipe. Puis. Petrol. Rus. T. Stann. Sulp. Verat. or Quinine. One of the best remedies to use first, to pre- pare the system for after treatment, is allowed to be Ipe. followed by Nux V. It is best to give the medicine thus, a dose about every three hours. The remedies which may with great benefit be FEVER. 161 continued through the pyrexia and the apyrexia, or intermission, are, Arnic. Bell. Bryo. Calca, Lach. Nux V, or Ipe. or Puis.; and one of those medicines given in this way often, is capable of effecting a cure The plan of treatment which experience has proved to be the most useful, and pursued gen- erally during the cold stage or ague or chills, is to use such remedies as will most readily check the ague, and shorten it as much as possible. The best for this purpose is Agar. Ammo. C. Aeon. Ars. Ipe. Nux Y. or Puis. (See Ague.) It will be best to give hot toast, tea, or some other simple hot drink. If the chills continue a long time, warm fomentations or warm water, should be applied to the feet and legs; as soon as the ague or chill abate, and reaction comes on, and fever rises, then those remedies which are well known to be best to allay fever should be used. The most efficacious of these are, Aeon. Bryo. Bell. Ipe. Tart. Anti. and cold water, freely used as a drink. If there is pain in the head, or of other parts, or nausea, or distress of the sto- mach, or abdomen, or nervous irritability or cramps, or other local affections, then give in al- ternation with one of the medicines above men- tioned for fever or a substitute for it, a medicine which will be particularly adapted to those symp- toms which is laid down under the heads in the 6 162 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. repertory for the peculiar affections which may be present; for instance, if the head is distressed, turn to head, and you will find the proper reme- dies, and so of the other affections. The remedies to be used during the intermis- sion, and those generally given, are Calca. China. or Quini. Ferr. or Angust Eupatori. or Cedron. ------ Intermittent, in the cold stage, give Aeon. Agnu. C. Angust. Baryt. Bell. Dulcam. Opi. or Phos. There is a popular remedy we have known used with so great success, that it seems to be worthy of a place here. In obstinate protracted chills, or ague and fever, take a cup of hot cof- fee, add to it the juice of one lemon, and drink it hot as soon as the chill comes on; in many ca- ses this has broken up the ague and fever. ------do. If it is produced from marshy expo- sure, China. Ars. or Carb. Y. Rus. T. Verat. or Ferr. ------do. In warm weather or hot climate, Bell, Ipe. Caps. Calc Bryo. Carb. V. Digit. Puis, or Yerat. ------ do. When coldness predominates, Ipe. Puis. Sabad. Phos. Carb. V. or Caps. ■------do. When there is excess of heat, Aeon. Cocc. Nux Y. Ignat. Ars. Bell. Ipe. Sabad. or Valer. ------ do. When there is a regular chill, heat FEVER. 163 and sweating, give Ipe. NuxV.Quini. Caps. China. Puis. Rus. T. or Yerat. ------do. If it is attended mostly with heat and sweating, Bell. Bryo. Caps. Cham. Hep. Ignat. or Quini. ------do. If there is dull headache inclining to stupor, give Opi. Cocc. Bell. Nux V. Hyosc. Stramo. ------ do. (Edematous swelling taking place in the progress, give Bryo. Hell. Ars. Prus. ac. or China. In places where intermittent fever is prevail- ing, or when persons are liable to contract it, re- medies may be used as preventives to guard against an attack, such as China. Ipe. Nux Y.; a dose of one of these taken every day, or one of them on one day, and another the next day, and so on, is said to prevent an attack, and guard the system against it. PEUERPERAL. Peuerperal.—The most proper remedy at the first stage is Aeon.; after a short time, if there should be a good deal of excitement, or nervous ir- ritation attending, it will be proper to give Nux V. or Ignat. or one of these medicines in alter- nation with Aeon.; after the first or urgent symp- toms are Over, it will be neecssary to give one of the following medicines according to the symp- 164 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. toms—Ars. Bryo. Canth. Cham. Colocy. Merc Puis, or Yeratrum. If the pains continue severe, use Bryo. Colocy. or Verat. If cramps or spasms are attendant, Ignat. or NuxY. It there is retention of urine, Canth. or Uva. U. or Merc. For the weakness which may ensue, use Chin. Phos. Calc. or Wine. (See Women, this article.) PLAGUE. Plague.—From the best information had, it is thought that the most useful remedies for it in the first stage, are, Aeon. Bell, or Ipec. or Ars. As Guaco. is highly useful in the violent fe- vers of Central America, no doubt it would be useful in the plague. The other remedies enume- rated are Nitr. ac. Kreoso. Silec. Carb. Y. or Lach. RAPHANA. ECLAMPSIA TYPHOIDES. Raphana.—This, fortunately, is a rare disease. It is attended with nausea, vomiting, foul tongue, nauseous taste, headache, giddiness, cramp of the stomach, and throwing up black matter. In the progress, there is a cold clammy skin, great thirst and bumin j heat, delirium. In a more ad- FEVER. 165 vanccd stage, a putrid state ensues, with delirium and stupor. For this severe disease, Hahnemann found So- lanum Nig. one of the best remedies—almost specific Others recommended are Aeon. Bell. Sec. C. Cupr. Rus. T. Hyosc. Stramo. or Ars. At first, when there is fever, Aeon. If burning heat and redness of skin, Bell. Palpitation of the heart or cramps, Ignat. of Hyosc. Brain affected, Stramo. or Hyosc. Cold skin, Cupr. Quick pulse, nervous agitation, and extreme prostration, Ars. or C. ------ Rheumatic—Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Caust. Colocy. Cham. Dulcam. Merc. Nux V. Puis. Rus. Ranan. Bulb, are the most useful. (See Rheu- matism.) ------ do. Petechial. The remedies are the same as for nervous, typhoid, or putrid fever. ------do. Putrid. This state takes place in the advanced stage of typhus or malignant fevers. It is a low prostrated condition'—the remedies are, Ars. Canth. Carb. V. China. Mere Phos. Muriatic acid, or Sec. C. and good Wine or Porter. SCARLET FEVER. Scarlet Fever. This disease makes its appear- ance nearly every year, in particular districts, or in different locations. Sometimes it is only spo- 166 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. radic and rather mild, at other times it prevails as an epidemic, and with great severity; it is con- sidered contagious, and when it spreads as a severe epidemic, its contagious character is very manifest. It comes on with the general symptoms of fe- ver, attended with pain in the head, and limbs, and abdomen, with chills. The throat soon gets sore and somewhat swelled, a dry cough sets in; after a day or two, a fine red eruption appears; sometimes there is a flushed redness without much visible eruption; this generally begins on the face and neck, and then spreads over other parts. At this time the throat and tongue are very red. In severe cases when not checked, swellings and ulceration take place in the. throat. If there is considerable fever at the commence- ment, give Aeon, say ten drops of the second or third dilution, or a higher attenuation as the prescriber may prefer : put it into half a gill of water, and give a tea spoonful every two hours, or two or three grains of a trituration of the • same attenuation may be mixed in the same quantity of water, and given in a like way. Those who prefer the medicated pellets will use them in preference. As soon as the active fever is mod- erated and the red eruption appears, give Bell. in the same manner as above directed for using Aeon. This is the specific remedy for this form of the disease. With the early and proper use FEVER. 167 of these medicines, most cases are so checked as to render the disease moderate, or it is cured altogether. Let the patient drink cold water, and apply a cloth wetted with cold water to the throat and chest; other remedies recommeded and used in some states of the disease, are Baryt. C. Lach. Merc. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Opi. Puis. Phos. Rus. T. or Stramo. If the disease continues obstinately and the throat gets ulcerated, give Merc, alone, or in alternation with Bell, or Rus. T., or such medicine as may be indicated by the symptoms. If there is prostration, use Ars. or Nux V. When there is burning of the skin, chillness, or stupor, use Opi. Cocc. or Rus. T. If the stomach is deranged and face pale, Puis. or Ignat. or Nux Y. are the proper medicines. If the throat and faucies are inflamed or swelled, give Spong. Hep. or Ars. or Merc. If repercussion, or receding of the eruption takes place, give Bryo. Bell. Cupr. Acet. or HelL Iodi. Phos. or Rus. T. In the sinking or typhoid form, give Ammo. C. Muri. ac. Opi, Phos. Phos. ac. or Quinine. In this condition a spoonful of yeast often repeated is advisable, or use wine in the same way. For the secondary or swelling state, give Ars. Auru. M. Baryt. M. Camph. Hep. Hell. Muri. ac Nitr. ac. Nux V. Phos. Rus. T. Tart. A. Sulp. or Apis. Mell. When the^scarlet fever is prevail- 168 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ing in any place, to prevent an attack, it is found that Belladona is a preventive of the disease ; by using it, the disease is so modified, if persons are seized with it, that the case is but a mild one. The proper mode of giving it is, to use three or four drops of the third or fourth dilution once a day, or every other day; or a grain of the se- cond or third trituration may be used in the same manner ; or the medicated pellets may be used instead of either of the above named prepara- tions. SHIP. Ship, or jail, or nervous.—In this affection, it will be advisable to bear in mind the ob- servations made in the succeeding article on ty- phus. The mode of treatment generally detailed for the treatment of typhus will be suitable for this disease. If the case is attended with ner- vous sensibility and continued fever, the reme- dies are, Aeon. Bell. Bryo. or Hyosc or Stramo. Should there be an inclination to stupor, slow fever, or nervous affection, use Bell. Rus. T. ------ Tertian—Aeon. Bryo. Ipe. or Ars. Angust. China. Verat. (See intermittent fever, for a detail of the remedies. TYPHUS FEVER. Typhus Fever. ThatjJdnd of disease termed typhus, or that which rass into a typhus state. SCARLET FEVER. Note on Scarlet Fever.—In the first stage, when there is nausea or vomiting as there often is, givelpecin a high attenuation, say 3d, 6th, or higher, in very minute doses, this allay6 the vom- iting in a short time ; if there is much fever as there generally is, give Aeon, in alternation with the Ipecac, or when the nausea subsides, omit the Ipecac, and continue the Aeon. When the eruption or flushy redness appears, give Bell, and this may be given alone every two or three hours, or if there is a good deal of fever, give ^-con. in alternation with it—the Bell, ought to be continued until the flushy redness abates or subsides, but it had better not be used over 30 or 50 hours, for there is danger of its producing a Belladona aggravation, which, if continued, will cause injurious effects. The best application to the neck at the early stage is cloths wet in cold water, and if there is a good deal of inflamma- tion and heat, ice had better be added to the water. The best and only drink required, or that a child will take is cold water or ice water ; small drinks of it should be often given. After this stage has passed, if the fever and swelling at the neck con- tinue, give Bryo. Ipec and occasionally Bell, or Canth., or if there is a stinging sore pain in the throat, Doloch. will be a good remedy. In the more advanced stage, when the glands of the throat are enlarged, give Merc, and Ipec. in al- ternation. scarlet fever. With this treatment at this stage of the case, the disease is generally arrested, and the patient recovers. But sometimes .as the case advances, the swelling of the glands of the throat and neck become large inside as well as outwardly, and excoriations, apthea or ulcers form on the tonsils and fauces, and there takes place a fullness and stuffing up of the nose or throat, or both ; some- times a tough ropy corrosive mucus forms and is discharged. In this • condition and sta^e, the best remedies are Carbo. of Ammonia or Bichromate of Potash, given in small repeated doses, and Merc, should be given in alternation with one of these medicines, which will be very useful. In this condition, an excellent application to the neck, (it is rather a domestic remedy, and one I have often used,) apply a slice of salt pork taken from the brine, and let it be kept applied to the neck. By this course, I have carried some severe cases of this kind safely through. My observation and experience is against the use of blisters or mustard plasters and volatile liniments applied to the throat and neck. With this treatment, there are objections to them, and more decidedly against the use of gargles of cayenne pepper, and such like stimulating and ir- ritating applications to the mouth and throat in- ternally ; if any thing of this kind is used, it had* better be some mild fluid, and rather to dilute and wash out the mucus, than to corrode or as- tringe the part. Apian of treatment of which this is an outline? has almost uniformly succeeded for years in carry- ing these cases and the little sufferers safely through to health. fever. 169 In the progress of the case which appears in the country hereabout, and in the City, we have rea- son to infer and believe, that there has been some erroneous opinions held respecting it, and some- times an equally erroneous mode of treatment pursued, and that those opinions so influence the management of cases as to be a means of pro- ducing a typhus state, a protracted course of dis- ease, and an increased state of danger. As far as we have been able to investigate this subject for a series of years, we have observed that fevers of this description, or the remittents which runs into typhus, as they appear in this climate or latitude, in the first stage, or at the attack, are of a phlegmasial or compound inflammatory or con- gestive nature ; hence the weakness and debility which is often apparent at this stage is a prostra- ted condition, and proceeds from an obstructed circulation of the blood, and an interruption of the vital and muscular powers. This character of disease, no doubt, is a different condition of the system from the low typhoid fevers which take place in jails, ships, and among a dense crowded population. Should the prescriber consider the case before him of a typhoid tendency in the begining, an I prone to direct debility, so as to induce him -o avoid the use of remedies to relieve phlegmasial action, or to remove congestion, and he directly has recourse to exciting or stimulating-sudorific re 170 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. medies, or opiates, or mercurials, as sometimes is done, they bid fair to have a protracted typhoid case; sometimes prescribers are inclined to give cordial stimulant articles, and even wine, early, to guard against typhus, and to prevent the pati- ent from running down, as it has been termed; they also resort to the use of calomel and opium early, reasoning that if the system can be brought under a mercurial action, the disease may be controlled and broken up. Most practi- tioners may be aware that these remedies used at the first stage of phlegmasial disease, tend to ag- gravate the affection, and may convert a simple case into an obstinate protracted one. In making these remarks, we do not mean to be understood as objecting to the use of cordial stimulant arti- cles in the advanced stage ; after the action or acute febrile symptoms are removed, a very great error practised in the cure of the sick, seems to have been the use of cordial stimulant remedies, in the beginning of febrile phlegmasial diseases, as the history of the severe violent diseases of our country amply shows. (See appendix A.) When fevers of this character in the first stage are treated with remedies best calculated to re- move a compound inflammatory condition, and regulate the action of the blood vessels and the system, the disease may generally be interrupted, and an intermission obtained in about five to seven days ; there will seldom be a case which FEVER. ' 171 runs on to or beyond nine days ; then very slight or no typhoid symptoms appear. JSuch has been the result of our observation for many years. Several years ago, Dr. Maygel delivered an ad- dress before the New York State Medical Society on the typhus fever of this country, in which it was argued that those fevers were in the first stage of a compound inflammatory nature, and that the advisable and proper remedies at first, were those best calculated to relieve that condition of the system. In Armstrong's treatise on typhus, a similar doctrine is advocated, and a recommen- dation of a similar treatment. When the system is laboring under a severe at- tack of such a disease, by giving freely spicy stimulating or opiate articles, in the first or early stage, tends to overload or depress it still more, or increase the phlegmasial congestive condition ; and the more violent the action or depression is at first—if not restrained or relieved or aggrava- ted by remedies, the sooner it runs its course, and the disease changes its type to a typhoid or gangrenous state. In attempting to treat this kind of disease, dis- posed to become typhoid, with Homcepathic remedies, which have been pretty well proved to be preferable to those generally used by Allopa- thic practitioners, the general maxims above detailed had better be borne in mind. The re- medies to be selected for the first stage should be 172 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. those best adapted to cure compound inflamma- tory or congestive states of disease; at first, use Aeon. This should be steadily continued until the chills are over. If there should be nausea or vomiting, it wtll be advisable to give some globules of a high attenuation of Ipec or Anti. either before the Aeon, or in alternation with it, and to continue this course until the urgent symp- toms are allayed. If there is severe headache and a red face, give Bell, or Iris. Versic Or should there take place crampy symptoms, give Nux V. alone, or in alternation with Aeon. If there ex- ist marked symptoms of phlegmasial action, use the remedy best adapted to relieve and subdue this state of disease. If the fever continues high, it will be advisable to continue the Aeon, alone, or in alternation with other remedies, which may be indicated. It will be important to procure free evacuations from the bowels, by the use of some of the medicine named under Constipation, or if these do not succeed, a very useful and efficient one may be found in the podophyllin. It appears some Homoeopathic practitioners as we are well informed, suffer cases of disease of this kind to pass along five, six, or more days, without procuring an evacuation from the bowels ; this is a very unsafe and injudicious course to pur- sue. In remittent fevers, and particularly those inclined to become typhoid, there is an accumu- FEVER. 173 iation of material in the alimentary canal which ought to be evacuated, and this effect aids much in producing a favorable termination of the case The mode recommended by Hamilton of using agents to act on the bowels, is one of the best means in Allopathic practice to cure this kind of disease ; and it is doubtful, whether such agents would loose all their efficacy combined with Ho- moeopathic remedies. When by the course above detailed, the active state of fever and the compound inflammatory symptoms are removed early, much of the sub- sequent difficulty will be obviated. If the disease with fever continues, use Bryo. Cham. Puis, or Tart. Anti. If there is a dullness of the head or stupor, give Cocc. Hyosc. or Opi. If there is uneasiness or irregularity of the bowels, use Merc, or Cham, or Nux Y. Should there be colic pains, give Colocy. Ignat or Nux V. If there is difficulty or irregularity in the uri- ary organs or functions, use Canth. Uva. Urs. or Petrol If there come on cramps of the bowels, or tenesmus, give Ignat. Nux V. or Sulp. Should the skin become cold or a watery diar- rhoea set in, then use Veratrum. or Arsen. If prostration or typhoid symptoms occur, give Carb. Veg. Silec or Ara 174 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. For the debility which succeeds the fever, use China. Quinine, Cham. Wine, &e If delirium or coma comes on, examine the ar- ticles under these heads for a suitable remedy. Should there be a disposition to an affection of the brain, give Aeon. Cocc. Bell, or Lach. Stramo. Phos. or Cupr. If there is a pressure on the lungs, with distress of the chest and heavy res- piration, give Bryo. Ammo. C. Rus. T. Nux V. Phos. or Ars. or Yerat. Should there be distress, pressure, and derangement of the stomach, use Puis. Ignat. Nux V. or Bryo. or Chin. If the case shows a disposition to gangrene, give Merc. Carb. V. or Ars. Chin. Canth. Sulp. ac. Nux Y. or Mosch. and some good yeast, Porter, or Wine. (See appendix B.) Some one hundred and eighty cases of fever, which assumed the typhoid form, are reported to have been cured by Hahnemann, by Bryona. and Rus. Tox. given alternately. TYPHUS ABDOMTNALIS. -----Typhus abdominalis. The remedies use- ful in this disease, are such as are recommended above. When the diseased action locates on the stomach and bowels, as the term implies, the re- medies should be directed to this part. In the first stage, use Bryo. Cham, or Nux Y. it will be important to procure evacutions from the bowels, FISTULA. 175 In the advanced stage, when there is low fever and nervous derangement, use Ars. .Mur. ac or Carb. Y. Canth. Rus. T. Phos. ac or Mosch. (See nervous fever.) TYPHUS CEREBRALIS. -----Typhus Cerebralis. Aeon. Bryo. Coco Rus. T.; the other remedies are the same as those for typhus generally. YELLOW OR TYPHUS ICTEOROLDES. Yellow or Typhus Icteoroides. In the first 6tage, give Aeon. Arnic Bell. Bryo. Canth. or Ipe. If the disease advances, and the symptoms are severe, the remedies most approved are Cro- tal. Lach. Merc Nux Y. Rus. R. Rus. T. Verat. or Guaco. or Puis. China, or Ars. FISTULA. Fistula is an uleer of a protraeted kind. They often form deep holes or cavities in the adjacent parts, or they run along under the skin; these are called Sinuses. Sometimes the sides of these cavities become covered or lined with a hard callous substance ; then they are termed Callous or Fistulus Ulcers, meaning a pipe; from their likeness to a tube or pipe, they have attained this name. 276 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE: By the use of Homoeopathic remedies, inter- nally used, this disease is said frequently to be cured. The remedies proper are Galea. Caust. Coni. Lye Mur. ac. Nitr. ac. Phytol. Silec or Sulp. ------> In Ano. This disease is produced by an abscess forming at the extreme lower end of the bowel on the outside of it and directly above the anus. The matter works its way out and dis- charges by the outer side of the anus and near to it; though in some cases the opening is made through the bowel (gut) and the matter is dis- charged into the rectum, and so passes off in the usual way with the excrements. The latter men- tioned opening may be one, two, or three inches up from the sphincter ani. When the abscess breaks into the bowel, it is called an incomplete fistula; when the opening forms by the side of the anus, it is termed a complete sinus or fistula in ano. This disease appears to have improperly ob- tained the name of Fistula in Ano, when it is gen- erally only a sinus; but in progress of time fistu- lous or callous edges may form in it, and then the term pipe or fistula would be proper enough. This disease is often connected with prolapsus- ani, or slipping down of the bowel or some varie- ty of Piles. The internal remedies proper for its eure are Calc. C. Caust. Carbo. Ani., and some one of those above mentioned remedies. AJso,. FUNGUS.. 17T local treatment for the ulceration and diseased state of the parts will be requisite. This, however, we leave to the judgment of the medical atten-. dant. Cases of Fistula in Ano are reported to have been cured by the use of Homoeopathic treat- ment. We have known caustic and sulphur used—a dose of each given in a day, and contin- ued several months, with occasionally Nux V., succeed in curing a fistula, attended with prolap- sus ani and bloody purulent discharge. There are cases of Fistula, however, which cannot be cured by any means short of a surgical operation for this disease, and this course, in many cases, is entirely safe, and the shortest and surest to pursue, It has fallen to our lot in a number of cases to perform this operation. We have adopted a mode of doing it considerably different in some respects from that described by surgical writers or pursued by practitioners. It appears to be of importance enough to render a description of it worthy of a place here. Instead of using a probe pointed history, take a long, slender sharp-pointed one, and guard the point with a small piece of beeswax as large as a pea. Introduce this instrument into the sinus or fistula; pass the point up to the upper end of the sinus; if the fistula is on the right side of the rectum, the left hand should be used; if on the 178 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. left side of the rectum, use the right hand. The index finger of the other hand'should be guarded with a smooth pine splint, about half an inch wide, a little hollowed on the side next to the finger, and rounded on the opposite side. This splint should extend from the point of the finger into the hand, so as to keep it steady ; the finger, thus guarded, introduce into the anus, carry it up as far as the sinus extends and opposite to the point of the history; then press the point of the instrument forward toward the splint, and it cuts through the wax, and the rectum and the point settles into the guard; then draw both hands to- gether out and away, keeping the point of the instrument pressed into the splint. The parts are now smoothly and freely divided all the way out, and the sinus fully laid open. Then stuff the cavity with lint, and treat the patient in the usual way. A number of cases of Fistula in Ano have been operated on in this manner, which has uniformly been successful, and a radical cure has been the result. FLATULENCE. Flatulence.—For this affection, which is well known, give Cham. Carbo. Veg. Kali. Iod. Kali. Bie Nux V. Phos. Silec. or Yerat ganglion. 179 FROZEN FEET. See Asphyxia, Frost Affection, Chillblains. FUNGUS. Fungus.—An unnatural growth of spongy flesh or granulations, which form in ulcers, called proud flesh. The internal remedies most useful for it are Graph. Iodi. Petrol. Sep. or Tart. Anti. or Sulp. This affection will also be benefitted by a local application of gentle astringents or exciting or caustic remedies, though severe caustic remedies are often injurious. ------ Haematoides.—A species of fungus ex- crescence. The remedies for it are Phos. Silec. Staphy. and the preceding articles. GANGLION. Ganglion.—This is a small hard tumor, unat- tended with pain, seated on a tendon. They are somewhat movable, and contain a fluid resem- bling the white of an egg, which is enclosed in a sac; the growth is slow; they seldom become 180 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. larger than a nutmeg; the limb generally is weaker than the other. If they ulcerate, a pain- ful and foul ulcer is produced. (These are popu- larly called Weeping Sinews.) The remedies for them are Ammo. C. Arnic. Rus. T. Silec. or Zinc. Compression to the part may be used with very good effect. GANGRENE OR MORTIFICATION. Gangrfne or Mortification.—In the first stage of mortification, it is termed Gangrene- This disease takes place under a variety of con- ditions of the body; it affects a part locally, or becomes the effect of a general disordered state of the system. The treatment will depend some- what on the nature of the disease with which it may be united. The remedies generally most useful are Ammo. C. Ars. Bell. Chin. Ephorbi. Iodi. Kreoso. Silec or See C. In some stages, wine or porter may be proper. But when gangrene is the effect of acute inflammation from local or mechanical in- jury, it is better to be cautious in using wine or alcoholic stimulants. Serious injury may result from a free use of these remedies. Cases are sometimes rendered more fatal by a free use of those remedies. GENITALS. 181 GASTRALGIA. Gastralgia.—This is a painful affection of the stomach. The remedies for it are Ars. Bell. Baryt. M. Bismuth. Carb. V. Colocy. Ignat. Iodi. Lach. Lobel. Merc. Nux Y. Sabad. Silec or Verat.—[See Stomach. GASTRITIS. See Inflammation of the Stomach. GASTROSES. See Dyspepsia. ^ENITALS. Genitals.—These organs are subject to a large variety of diseases. Some of the prominent ones affecting the male organs, will be treated of un- der this head. The affections of the female or- gans are considered in the section for diseases of Women; the diseases of the Bladder are placed under that head ; that of Gonorrhoea under that head, &c ------ cold and swelled situation. The reme- dies are Argent. Agnu. C. Baryt. Cann. S. Natr. C. or Sulp. ------epididymis swelled or enlarged.—Sulp. Thuy. or Zinc. ------impotence. This is a loss of the virile 182 HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE. powers of erection.—The remedies for it are Anacard. Ignat. Iodi. Merc. Nice Nitr. ac. Nux V. Petrol. Phos. Rus. T. Silec. or Sulp. ONANISM. Onanism.—This is one of the causes of impo- tence, the effect of a depraved, libidinous mind, and a deranged state* of the body, and of those or- gans in particular. ------ Onanism is derived from the cogno- men of a man named Onan, Genesis, ch. xxxviii. ver. 9: as the term is used, it is incorrect. Onan's crime was not self-pollution—see the verse quoted. A great many persons of both sexes are not aware that a practice does prevail to a considerable ex- tent, by means of which, friction made on the genital organs, a pleasureable sensation is expe- rienced, somewhat similar to that produced by sexual connection; which act, when done per se, or by one's self, is termed self pollution or Onan- ism. The practice is often followed by a train of disease or debility, such as nervous affections, impaired state of the mind, loss of memory, de- mentia, weak back, emaciation, a loss of the use and the powers of the sexual organs; this latter state is called Impotence. We have witnessed some serious cases of this kind. To show the correctness of our statements, we genitals. 183 make the following abstract from among a variety of cases. A gentleman from the south, aged 34, unmar- ried, came under our observation in 1845. He had for a long time practised Onanism, (as termed.) Although intelligent, and had held a prominent office in the Texan army, he was not aware of the injurious effect of the practice. At last, he experienced the evils, by his health giv- ing way, he was entirely impotent, the testicles were diminished in size, soft and flabby, had dys- pepsia badly, was very costive, pain through the chest, severe pain in the back and hips, intense headache and vertigo, sight impaired and flick- ering, was languid and weak, mind wandering and indifferent, retiring, and avoided female com- pany, depressed in spirits, skin cold and torpid involuntary nocturnal emissions. By continuing under our care, in the perse- vering use of Homoeopathic remedies, about eight months, he entirely recovered. The remedies which are recommended and most useful to cure the propensity to such a prac- tice, are Cod liver oil, Iodine, and the medicine mentioned above for impotence. Also, advice and moral restraint ought to be impressed upon the mind, so as to induce the person to abstain from and abandon so injurious a practice. ------Itching of. Arnic. Anacard. Auru. Ignat. Iodi. Merc. Nice Natr. C. Nux V. Petrol- 184 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Phos. ac Puis. Rus. Tox. Selee Stann. Staphs or Sulp. ------ Lasciviousness. Canth. Baryt. M. Iodi. Stramo. ------ Pain or burning in. Podoph. P. Raph. R. Rhodod. Spong. Stann. Staph. Sulp. Thuy. Yerat. or Zinc. ------ Penis blue. Arg. Nit. Agnu. C. Bro- mi. Sulp. ------ Cordee Give Canth. Cann. I. Silec. Tereb. or Bromi. ------ Penis emissions, involuntary. Use Calc. Canth. Caust. Merc. Mosch. Nux M. Petrol. Phos. Plumb. Acet. Ran. Bulb. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Selen. Sepi. Stann. Staph, or Sulp. ------ Penis-erections frequent. Canth. Ba- ryt. M. Spig. Rhodod. Tarax. or Thuy. are the proper remedies. ------ do. eruptions on. Silec. &c. ------ do. excrescences or condolymata on. Sabi. Thuy. (to be used internally and exter- nally.) ------ do. fig warts on. Sabi. Staph, or Thuy. .-----■ do. glans itching or swelled. Col- ocy. Sarss. Rhodod. Sep. Spig. Spong. Stramo. Sulp. Sulp. ac. or Thuy. ------ do. inflamed and pain on tip of the glans. Give Aeon. Cann. S. Colocy. Coni. Lye Mere Mangan. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Sep. or Zinc PARAPHIMOSIS. 185 Penis, erections, jerking sensation in. Stann. Zinc ------ do. pain and beating in. Sabad. Sabi. Spong. or Thuy. PHIMOSIS. ------Phimosis. This is a contraction of the Prepuse or fore-skin, so that it cannot be drawn back over the glands penis, the part is generally inflamed and swelled. The treatment should be adapted to the nature of the affection. If it is pro- duced by friction or chafing, use Anica. internally, and apply it externally. If there is much pain and swelling, fomentation may be very useful; the other proper remedies are, Calend. Rus. T. or Puis. If the disease is owing to Gonorrhoea, the reme- dies for that will be proper. If to Syphilis, use Merc Nitr. acid, or Thuy. with same local treatment as above stated. If Pus forms under the fore-skin, and is con- fined there, it may be necessary to divide the skin to let it out, it is then better to apply dressings. Other useful remedies are Cann. S. Nux Y. or Sulp. PARAPHIMOSIS. Paraphimosis. When the fore-skin is drawn back of the glands penis, and retained there, it is 186 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. known by this term. The remedies for it are warm water or fomentation to the part; aided by giving Aeon. Mere and remedies suitable to those for Phimosis. If the stricture is consider- able, and does not give way, it should be divided. If gangrene of the part is threatened,'give Ars. or Sec. C. ------ Penis, itching and sore. Colocy. Natr. C. Puis. Silec Spong. Sulp. ac. or Ve- rat. -------do. Priapism. Use Canth. Caps. Colocy. Graph. Kali. C. Lach. Lact. Viro. Lye Merc. Muri. ac Natr. M. Nux V. Nitr. ac. Phos. Seneg. Sepi. Spong. Thuy. or Zinc. See Cordee. ------ do. Swelled. Plumb. Acet. Rus. Rad. Spong. Sulp. or Thuy. ------ do. Tittillation of glans. Phot. Feet. Sabad. Spong. Sulp. Tarax. Tart. Anti. Thuy. or Zinc. ------ do. Twitching in. Natr. M. 01. An- ima. Phos. ------■ Pubes, hair falling off. Calc. Zinc. ------ Scrotum swelled. Rhodod. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Samb. Silec. Spong. Sulp. or Thuy. ------ do. Itching and twinging in. Nice Nux V. Petrol. Plumb. Puis. Rhodod. Selen. Silec. Spig. Spong. Staph, or Sulp. ------ Spermatic cord pained. Coni. or Zinc. ------ do. do. enlarged, Coni. Phos. ac. PARAPHIMOSIS. 187 Plumb. Acet. Podoph. P. Sec C. Silec Spong. or Sulp. ------ Sexual desire or erections increased by. Agnu. C. Canth. Iodi. Kalmi. Lauroc. Lact. Yiro. Nitr. ac. Nice Nux Jug. Nux V. Phos. ac. Plati. Puis. Ran. Bulb. Sabad. Sabi. Silec. Stann. Staph, or Sulp. ------ do. restrained by. Caust. and some of the preceding medicine. ------do. do. diminished by. Bart. M. Mag. C. Lye Nitr. ac. Nux M. Rus. Rad. Sabad. or Stramo. ------ Smell strong or rancid. Natr. M. Phos. Rus. Tox. or Thuy. ------ Testicles, cramps in. Tereb. ------ do. diminished in size. Coni. Cocc. Kali. Iod. Stramo. ------■ do. drawn up. 01. Anima. Phos. Plumb. Rhodod. See C. Sep. Tereb. Thuy. or Zinc ------ do. indurated or scirrhous. Coni. Calend. and those medicines for an inflamed or scirrhous state. ------ do. inflamed. Aeon. Auru. Bell. Baryt. C. Coni. Dulca. Hep. Lye Merc. Nitr. ac. Phos. ac. Phyto. Sep. Silec. Spong. Staph. Sulp. Tart. Ant. Thuy. or Zinc. ------ do. Scrofulous affections of. Agnu. C. Ars. Bell. Baryt. Chin. Hep. Iodi. Lye Rus. R. or Spong. 188 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ do. Syphilitic affection. Aura. Merc. Nitr. ac.—[See Syphilis. ------do. Ulcers on. Coni. Thuy. or Sulp. ------do. Cancerous. Thuy. and those me- dicines for scirrhous. ------Urethra, burning and itching in. Arg. N. Auru. Baryt. Bell. Cann. S. Camp. Colocy. [See Bladder, this article ------ do. Bleeding from. Arnic. Auru. Bell. Coni.—[See Bladder. ------ do. Smarting or itching. Canth. Co- locy. Lye Merc. Mosch. Nux V. Phos. ac Prun. Sp. Sabad. Silec. Sulp. ac. Thuy. or Zinc. •------ do. Stricture in. Coni. Petrol. Silec. Sulp. or Thuy. GLANDS. Glands.—That part of the body termed the Glandular System is subject to diseases somewhat peculiar to these organs. The remedies for the various forms of diseased glands will now be de- tailed. ------ Cervicle or axilla, diseased, inflamed, or indurated, the remedies are Coni. Iodi. Lye. Lach. Natr. M. Nitr. ac. Rus. Tox. Sabad. Sep. Silec. Spong. Staph, or Sulp. ------ enlarged. Give Bovista. Coni. Dul- cam. Iodi. Rus. Rad. Sep. Spong. or Thuy. —--- Induratecl. Use Ammo. C. Ars. Auru. GOITRE. 189 Baryt. Coni. Calandu. Carb. Veg. Iodi. Phytol. Rhodod. Sep. Silec. or Staph. ------ Inflamed. The general remedies are Aeon. Arnic. Baryt. Brimi. Hep. Iodi. Lach. Mere Nitr. ac. Petrol. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Sep. Spong. Staph, or Sulp. ac. ------ Inguinal, inflamed, and enlarged. Give Hep. Iodi. Kalmi. Lat. Lach. Merc. Natr. C. Nitr. ac. Rus. Tox. Sep. Silec. Spong. Staph. Stron. Thuy. or Terb. ______ Lymphatics diseased. Ars. Coni. Iodi. Sep. Silec. Stramo. or Sulp. ------ Prostate, enlarged. Auru. Coni. Kali. Iod. Puis. Spong. Thuy. or Uva. Urs. ------ Scirrhous. Give Ars. Auru. Bovist. Bryo. Coni. Calind. Carb. Anima. Dulca. Hep. Merc. Nux V. Phos. ac Plumb. Acet. Rhodod. Sep. Silec Staph, or Thuy. [See Cancer. ------ Sublingual, diseased. Plumb. Acet. Rus. Tox. Sabad. or Staph. ------ Tonsils enlarged. Bell. Baryt. Calca. Ignat. Iodi. Merc. Mosch. Phos. or Silec. [See Angina, Tonsilitis. ' GOITRE. Goitre.—This disease is similar to Bronchocele, which see. 190 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. GONORRHOEA. Gonorrhoea.—This disease is generally com- municated by impure sexual intercourse. It is attended with a discharge from the urethra of males and the vagina of females, of a mucopuru- lent matter. At first, the parts are affected with smarting and pain of the parts, particularly so on passing the urine. The proper remedies for this disease in the first stage are those adapted to the cure of in- flammation of those parts; such as Aeon. Cann. S. Kali. Nitr. Avoid the use of exciting stimu- lating articles; the diet should be low and mild. It is better for the patient to keep quiet and cool. This course, followed up early, in a few days will frequently succeed in checking or curing the case. If the symptoms are moderated, or the disease continues, the following medicines will be proper and are recommended: Bals.Cop. Can. Ind. Canth. Lact. Yiro. Merc. Natr. C. Puis. Petrol. Pe- troselinum Sepi. Tussilago Petasites. This last is highly recommended in this disease. It fre- quently requires great care in selecting and using the remedies. When there is smarting in passing the urine, use Bals. Cop. or Petroselinum, one or two drops of the first or second dilution. GLEET. 191 If the gonorrhoea continues with phimosis, use Merc, and Nux in alternation. When there is a muco-purulent discharge, Hep. Silec. or Merc. When the inflammation is relieved, and the discharge is serous, with some pain, use Sulp. If there is but little pain or swelling, and the running continues, give Merc. Sulp. or Silec; a few globules two or three times a day. In severe or protracted cases, some of the other named medicines will be useful and worthy a trial. GLEET. Gleet.—This is a secondary or chronic stage of the preceding disease. It is often produced by, or is the result of improper or injudicious use of remedies for the first stage of gonorrhoea. The acrid and irritating remedies and injections of this sort, used at first, may check the running, but are frequently followed by a troublesome gleet. It is attended with a discharge of whitish mucous matter. This generally is not very pain- ful, though sometimes it is so, and becomes very tedious and troublesome. The remedies are Ammo. M. Canth. Clemat. Cubeb. Cann. Ind. Kreoso. Merc. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Petrol. Sepi. Silec. Sulp. or Thuy. This affection is often very obstinate, particu- 192 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. iarly in females, where it is generally blended with leucorrhoea (whites.) In the treatment, it will be required to change the remedies, and try to adapt them to the peculiar symptoms, GUM BILES. Gum Biles.—The remedies for this affection are Ammo. C. Bell. Kreoso. Nux V. Phos, or Sulp. [See Jaws, GOUT—AITHRITIS, Gout—Aithritis.—This disease affects the joints very similar to rheumatism. It is consi- dered to be somewhat of a hereditary nature, though not particularly so, for it takes place in persons who have not been contaminated by any hereditary taint. It often attacks severely, con- tinues a length of time, gets relieved by medical treatment, or by an effort of nature, it passes off, and the patient may be well. Some persons are liable to have periodical attacks; in others it takes on a chronic form, and requires a long and care- ful course of treatment to cure it. The remedies which have proved most useful in it are Aeon. Arnic. Ars. Auru. Bell. Bryo. Benzo. ac Colocy. Caust. Colchi. Iodi. Nux V. Puis. Phos. Sulp. Tart. Anti. or Chloride of Lime: the latter is said to be very efficacious. In robust, full habits, give Aeon, or Bryo, gout, mil 193 If the pains shift from one part to another, or are worse at evening, give Puis. If there are dyspeptic symptoms, use Nux Y. or Puis. If the pain is increased by the part being ex- posed to the air, give Ars. If the pain is severe at night, the countenance pale and haggard, give Ferr. or Rus. T. or Chin. When the pains increase towards morning, and there are cramps or paralytic symptoms, give Nux V. If the pain is increased by motion, Bryo. is proper. If the joints are swelled and painful, give San- guinaria. ------ Chronic Cases.—There are a great number of remedies recommended for this stage. Those enumerated at the head of this article are the leading ones. Also, compare this with rheu- matism, for which the remedies are very si- milar. 1 194 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. HAEMORRHAGE. HiEMORRHAGE.—This term means a discharge of blood from some part of the body. It may bo the product of a full plethoric habit—then it is termed active or acute Haemorrhage—or it may be connected with a state of weakness and debi- lity ; this is called passive bleeding. The reme- dies most useful for the first or acute variety are Aeon. Bell. Ipe. Kali. Iod. Millefo. Nux Y. Nitr. ac. Scill. Tart Anti. or Hamamelis. Mill. andHa- mali may be esteemed the most efficacious. f The remedies for the passive or protracted state of bleeding are Ars. Chin. Coni. Kreoso. Nitr. ac Petrol. Plati. Sabi. Sec C. ScilL or Cupr. or Te- rebinth. The states of the excitement of the system vary and run into each other, so that it is difficult to draw a line of distinction between the active and passive conditions. The remedy, however, may in a measure be learned by observation and some experience, and by examining the Pathoganesis of the drugs. ------ From the Anus, Haemorrhoids. Give Ignat. Lobeli. Lye Millefo. Nux Y. Sec. C. or Sulp. [See Haemorrhoids. ■------ From the Lungs, Hcemoptesis. The lungs are very liable to have blood discharged from them. When it does not often occur, and then only in small quantities, it gives but little HAEMORRHAGE. 195 inconvenience; but when the bleeding is free or returns often, it becomes a serious matter, and requires attention. The remedies most beneficial for it—if it is a case of active bleeding—are Aeon. Bell. Ipe. Mil- lefo. or Hamamelis and other medicines men- tioned above for the active condition of this affection. If it is attended with weakness, or if the case becomes jjrotracted, the following remedies will be proper: Ars. Chin. Coni. Kreoso. Nitr. ac Plati. Sabi. Cupr., &e If it occurs in females who have a suppression of the catamenia, use Puis, or Sepi. or Hyosc. or Hamamelis. If the attack is caused by mechanical injury, Arnic. If there is crampy symptoms or an irritable temper, Nux V. Those who are liable to attacks of this kind of a disease may do much towards preventing them by daily taking a dose of the 2d or 3d attenuations of Calca. C. or the second or third trituration of Ferr. ------From the Nose, (Epistaxis.) The reme- dies for this disease are the same as those above mentioned, and the same indications should be observed respecting the active and passive states of the system. 1* 196 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. If the haemorrhage seems to be from conges- tion of the head, Aeon. Bell. Coni. or Cham, or Alum or Rus. T. or Millefo. or Hamam. In females who have a diminished catamenia or a suppression of it, Puis, or Sepi. or Sabi. In weakened patients, Chin. Ferr. or Nitr. ac. If from worms, Merc, or Cina. If those remedies named do not answer, it will be advisable to try some of the others named. ------ From the stomach, (Hematemesis) Blood discharged from the stomach is generally by vomiting or eructations; it is supposed to come off from the veins instead of the arteries. If there is a full habit, attended with fever, use Aeon, or Ipe. If there is venous fullness at the stomach, tor- pid state of the bowels, or haemorrhoids, Nux Y. If there is moderate pain and bringing up small quantities of blood, Ars. If it occurs in females when there is suppres- sion of the cataminia, Puis, or Sabi. When there has been considerable blood thrown up and debility ensues, Carbo. Y. or Chin, or Ferr. Caution should be observed about the diet; it should be light, of a mild kind, and easy of'di- gestion. ■■ HJSMORRHOTDS. 197 HAEMORRHOIDS. (Piles.) Hemorrhoids.—This disease affects the anus in a painful and troublesome manner; sometimes little lumps or tumors form on the margin of the anus, or just within it. In other cases, there are discharges of blood from the vessels of this part, called hemorrhoidal bleeding; and another form in which this part is affected is by a thickening or enlargement of the inner surface of the rectum, so that a portion of it protrudes, forming prolap- sus ani. This protrusion more particularly takes place when there is an evacuation from the bowels, and then it gives great pain ; sometimes it is very difficult to return it. i For this disease the following medicines are the most useful. To effect a cure or permanent relief they should be used a long time, and in this manner cases may generally be cured or relieved. Aeon. Aloe. Ambr. Ars. Calca. C. Carb. Ani. Carb. Veg. Chin. Colocy. Graph. Ig- nat. Iodi. Lach. Merc. Muri. ac. Nux V. Seneg. Stramo. Sulp, or Thuy. 1 Experience shows that external applications are not to be relied upon for a' permanent relief of this or those diseases, though considerable may be done by them to palliate the symptoms. For this purpose some astringent, soothing applica- tions are useful. As some preparations of Lead 198 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. with Laudanum, Stramonium Ointment, Arnic, Iodine in Ointment, &e ------Anus, bleeding from. The proper reme- dies for this variety of haemorrhoids are Gum. Gtt. Hep. Ignat. Lye Led. P. Millefo. Nux V. Rus. R. Sabad. Sepi. Silec. Sulp. Thuy. or Zinc, or Hamameli. ------ Anus, bleeding from with burning, or smarting of the part—give Ammo. C. Cann. S. Caps. Caust. Colocy. Coni. Merc. Nux V. Oleand. Phos. ac. Prun. Sp. Rus. R. Sabad. Sulp. Thuy. Verat or Zinc ------. do. affected with cancer warts—use Thuy. and some of the remedies named above. ------ do. excrescences or condylomata on it, Nitr. ac. or Thuy. .------ Anus contracted. For this difficult affection, give Plumb. Rhodod. See C. Silec. ------ do. creeping sensation in—Plati. Sabi. Silec .------ do. drawing sensation in—Rhodod. .------ do. Fissure in, the remedies which are detailed for this troublesome disease in No. 1 of the North American Hornoapathic Journal, page 70, and following, are thus arranged. Nitr. ac. Ignat. Plumb. Ars. Sulp. Lach. Sepi. Caust or Silec. *~ In 1850, we had a case of fissure and contract- ed anus in a lady. It was very painful in passing a stool, which was produced only by cathartic arti- HEMORRHOIDS. 199 cles; the stricture was very rigid. She was ex- , tremely costive. On examination, the pain was so exquisite, and the anus so contracted, that the finger could not be introduced into the anus. We put her upon the alternate use of Nux V. and Sulp.; about the second attenuation of each. She gradually improved so that in six months, she was perfectly cured, and continued so over two years; after that we did not hear from her. ------ Anus, herpes on—Lye. Natr. M. Pe- trol. Sabad. Staphy. Sulp. Thuy. or Zinc. ------Anus, itching in—Aeon. Anacard. Arg. Borax. Baryt. Bromi. Caust. Coni. Colocy. Ignat. Iodi. Kali. Bie Lye Mur. ac. Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Ing. Petrol. Plati. Phos. Rus. T. Sabad. Silec. Sulp. Tereb. or Zinc. ------do. Pain in—Nux V. Spong. Scill. Sulp. Tabac. Thuy. or Yerat. ------ do. paralyzed—Nux Y. Nit. ac. Sabi. Silec Haemorrhoids, anus prolapsus. This trouble- some and painful disease is connected with what is termed piles; it is a passing down, or slipping out of the inner lining or diseased portion of the lower part of the rectum, more so when there takes place an evacuation from the bowels. The proper remedies to relieve or cure it are, Aloe. Calc. Carb. V. Caust. Gum. Gtt. Hyosc Ignat. Muri. ac. Nux Y. Phos. Plumb, ac. Podophy. Rus. T. Silec. Staphy. or Sulp. 200 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. There are cases in which the quantity of the morbid enlargement comes out in a considera- ble mass, sometimes as large as a black walnut, a hen's egg, or larger; they become inflamed and are very painful, if this condition continues long and the diseased portion cannot be returned into its place, gangrene may take place ; when the ex- crescence is large and troublesome, and does not yield, or the part is frequently slipping down, it may be advisable to pass a ligature around it at the base, so as to remove it. This generally relieves the patient from all further difficulty by a cure of the disease. There is no particular risk in removing the morbid part in this manner. Such has been the result of our experience in several cases operated on in this way. We refer to two patients among many others who had been affected very painfully and annoyed a long time; there were two clusters of this spongy diseased mass from each removed by a ligature applied around their base; the mass soon digested off. This happened twenty years ago: they have had no inconvenience from this disease since, and are now enjoying good health. ------■ do. tumors or varicess on—Lach. Phos. Phos. ac. Plumb. Rata. Sabi. Sep. Silec. or Thuy. ------ do. Ulcer on—Sarss. Sulp. ------. do. Warts, Fig. Thuy. HEADACHE. 201 HAIR. Hair falling out. The remedies to prevent this are, Ammo. C. Arg. Calc. Carb. Veg. Hep. Hell. Ignat. Iodi. Kali. Iod. Merc. Natr. C. Nitr. ac. Phos. Petrol. Silec. Staph, or Sulp. (See Scalp.) HEADACHE. Headache and affections of the head. The ge- neral remedies are Aeon. Arnic. Ammo. C. Ars. Auru. Agnu. C. Anacard. Bell. Bryo. Bromi. Camp. Caps. Canth. Carb. Ammo. Carb. V. Cocc. Colocy. Coni. Glionine. or Dulcam. Hep. Hell. Hyosc Ignat. Iodi. Iris. Yersic Kreoso. Kalmi. L. Lauroc. Mosch. Morph. Nux Y. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Puis. Rus. R. Rus. T. Ranan. Bulb. Sabad. Staphy. Sulp. Vinca. Min. Thuy. Yerat. or Zinc. The remedies should be used in this order. ----- Beating or throbbing in the head, or hot sensation, give Canth. Colocy. Rus. R. Sang. Sepi. Spig. Spong. Sulp. Verat. or Vine Min. ----- Burning sensation in—Bell, or Valer. ----- Congestion in—Aeon. Bell. Cocc. Hy- osc. Millefo. Morph. Nitr: ac. Oleand. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Rus. R. Sabi. Sang. Silec. Stramo. or Tart. Anti. ----- Creeping or itching feeling in—Scill. Spig. 202 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------Dizzy sensation in—Nux V. Stann. Staphy. Tart. Anti. Yerat. or Zinc. ------ Dull sensation in it, Bell. Hell. Lau- roc. Lye Nice Nitr. ac. Oleand. 01. Anima. Petrol. Phos. Phos. ac. Plumb. Acet. Puis. Ran. Bulb. Sabad. Sabi. Silec. Spig. Staph. Thuy. or Tart. Anti. ------Falling backward, sensation of—Rho- dod. or Caust. ------ do. forward, sensation of—Staph. Sulp. or Sulp. ac. ------ Giddy sensation, Caust. Lach. Nux V. Rhodod. Rus. Tox. Sabi. Sambu. Sang. Seneg. Sep. Spong. Staph. Stramo. Sulp. or Zinc. (See Vertigo.) ------ Jerking sensation, Colocy. Silec. Scill. Stramo. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Tart. Anti. Thuy. Valer. or Verat. or Caust. ------ Intoxicated sensation, Cann. Ind. Rho- dod. Tabac. Tereb. Valer. or Zinc. „ ------Loose sensation, Sulp. ac. or Zinc ------ Nervous or sick headache For this troublesome affection of the head, the following medicines are found to be the most useful. It will be necessary to vary them, and perhaps, to try several of them in many cases before a cure will be effected.: Ars. Bell. Bryo. Colocy. Glio- nine. Io-nat Iris. Versicolor. Kali. Bie Kreoso. Kali. Iod. Lach. Mosch. Nux V. Puis. Petrol. Phos. Prun. Sp. Rus. T. Stron. Tabac. Sulp. ac. HEADACHE. 203 or Verat.—Iris. V. is said to be specific; by com- paring the symptoms with the medicine in a pure Materia Medica, a most suitable remedy may be selected. ------ Pain over the eyes. Bell. Rus. R. Se- len. Stron. Sulp. Tabac. Tereb. Thuy. Valer. or Yerat. ------do. Horrid in—Iris. Y. Lach. Sol. N. Stramo. Thuy. Vine Min. or Zinc, or Colocy. ------ do. intermittent, Ars. Chin. Spig. Tart. Anti. Verat. or Verba. ------ do. worse in the night, Hyosc. Stron. Sulp. ------ do. periodical, Ars. Chin. Prus. ac. Sep. Stron. or Rus. T. or Caust. ------ do. Semilateral, Coni. Colocy. Puis. Rus. Rad. Rus. Tox. Rhodod. Samb. Sec. C. Se- neg. Sep. Spig. Spong. Sulp. Tart. Anti. Thuy. or Zinc, or Caust. ------ do. in the temples, Valer. Yerat. Verba. ------ do. on top, or in the Occiput, Scill. Stron. or Zinc. ------Pressing or gloomy sensation, Lach. Merc. Mosch. Mag. S. Nice Nux V. Oleand. 01. Anima. Petrol. Phos. Plumb. Prun. Sp. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. Tox. Sabi. Samb. Sang. Silec. Stann. Sulp. or Tart. Anti. ------ Pain pressing outward, Spig. Stann. Sulp. Tabac. Tarax. Thuy. or Zinc, 204 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ Shaking sensation, Sep. Silec. Spig. or Tart. Anti. ------ Staggering sensation, Rhodod. Sabad. Seneg. Silec. Stramo. Stron. Sulp. Thuy. or Verat. ■------ Stitches in, give Caust. Natr. C. Natr. M.Nitr. ac. Oleand. 01. Anima. Phos. Ran. Bulb. Rhodod. Rus. Tox. Rata. Sarss. Sep. Scill. Silec. Spig. Spong. Stann. Valer. or Chin. ------ Stupifying sensation, Bell. 01. Ani- ma. Opi. Rus. T. Sabad. Sepi. Spong. Staphy. Stramo. Sulp. ac. Tabac. Tart. A. Tereb. Thuy. or Yerat. ------ Vertigo," Lach. Morph. Nitr. ac. Nux M. Nux V. Opi. Petrol. Phos. Plumb, ac. Prun. Sp. Puis. Ranan. Bulb. Sabad. Sabi. Sambu. Sang. Seneg. Sepi. Spong. Stann. Staphy. Sulp. Tarax. Tart. A. Tereb. or Zinc. ------ Violent pain in the back of the head, running to the neck, Kreoso. ------ If the head feels like bursting, burn- ing and piercing, worse at night, give Merc, or Sabad. ------ If the pain is owing to masturbation or onanism, the sight impaired sees luminous ob- jects, has watery eyes.—Agnu. C, Nux V. ------ If the pain is rending or jerking in the temples, Puis. ------ If the pain runs upward from the nape to the top of the head, Silec. HEADACHE. 205 ------ Pains in the night with heavinesss, and burning, and cold, on the top of the head, Sulp. ------ Hemicrania, connected with sycoses. The remedies are Thuy. Nitr. ac ------ In young maidens, or hysterical fe- males, with nausea or vomiting, Yerat. is the remedy. ------ Roaring coming on, in the morning increased by talking, particularly on mental sub- jects, or Haemorrhoidal cases, Gold. ------ When from reading or studying, there is a throbbing pain, buzzing, cold face, pain over the eyes, Calcara. ------The following valuable selections are from Dr. Peter's work on headache. Nervous or sick headache, similar remedies to those al- ready mentioned, Iris. Versicolor, is recommend- ed, it quickly allays the nausea. ■------ Hemicrania, Aeon. Arnic. Bell. Yaler. Ammo. C. Nux V. Lach. or Sulp. ------ Congestive, or stupid states. Opi. Hyosc. Bell. Stramo. Coff. or Phos. ------ Menstrual, Sabi. Puis. Stramo. Auru. ------ Throbbing pain, Camph. or Yaler. ------ If from loss of blood, China. Ferr. Mag. C. ------ Rheumatic or gouty patients, Aeon. Bryo. Puis. Rus, T. 206 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ In inflammatory or congestive state, Aeon, then Bell, or Sulp. ------ When from blows or injury, Arnic. followed by Colocy. or Nux V. ------ Congestive state sleepiness, Agaricus. ------ From liver complaint, Colocy.—if there is throbbing or tossing, Ars. ------ Attended with full red face, Bell. Phos. ------ Pain in the forehead pressing out- ward, stitches increased by stooping, Bryona. ------ When there is throbbing, and beating, and red face, Camph. ------ Nervous giddy sensation, Camp, in doses of four or five drops is said to be very ef- fectual. ------ Pain raging and rending on one side, increased on stooping or laying on the back, Co- locynth. ------ Stupifying sensation, use 01. Anima. Opi. Rus. T. Sabad. Sepi. Spong. Staphy. Stramo. Sulp. ac. Tabac Tart. Anti. Tereb. Thuy. Yaler. or Zinc. ------Vertigo. The remedies are Lach. Morph. Nitr. ac. Nux M. Nux V. Opi. Petrol. Prun. Sp. Puis. Sabad. Sabi. Samb. Sang. Scill. Spong. Staphy. Sulp. Thuy. Tart. A. Tereb. or Zinc. HEART. 207 HEART. Heart. This organ may be considered the most important in the body; it is the active agent in its functions, and on this action the con- tinuance of life immediately depends, while all other organs and functions of the body are at times more or less quiet and at apparent rest, the heart is always in active operation to propel the sanguineous fluid through the arteries, to every part of the body. When this organ ceases to act, the circulation of the blood stops, and the vital principle soon leaves the corporeal tene- ment. In some conditions of disease an increased quantity of blood is forced upon the heart, or it accumulates in the lungs, so that its action is curbed or obstructed, and it is unable freely to discharge the quantity of fluid from it in the or- dinary and necessary manner, when an increased energy or relief in some way is required to overcome the resistance. [See pages 15 and 16, and the article on Congestion.] As one instance of this kind, congestion of the lungs may be men- tioned; in such cases the circulation is slow, the pulse is flaccid, and there is evidence of a dimin- ished quantity of vital air in the system. The supreme and controlling position of the heart, as being the first moving power of life, the steady faithful performer of its office, and its con- 208 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. tinual efforts to preserve and perpetuate life— would seem to be sufficient to shield it from reproaches frequently cast upon it, such as a de- praved heart, an evil heart, a malignant heart, a wicked heart, and a heart continually inclined to evil and vice; it may be suggested whether will or disposition, would not be a better term. The hearty however, is subject to diseases, such as drop- sy, inflammation,—the substance of it may be diseased by enlargement, forming organic affec- tion, or as it is termed hypertrophy,in the cells and cavities where ossification sometimes takes place. Aneurism of the great artery where it arises from the heart may take place; we have witnessed a case of this kind where the aorta was distended to four times its natural size, yet, singular as it may seem, the patient lived in this state many months. From pressure of the tumor and pulsation against the clavicle, the clavicle was absorbed through it, at length a rupture of the vessel took place over the top of the clavicle, a copious haemorrhage en- sued, and life soon was extinct. But the most common disease affecting the heart is an increased nervous sensibility, pro- ducing palpitations and irregular actions < f va- rious kinds. ------ Inflammation of the.—When this takes place, it is very difficult to distinguish it from similar diseases of the adjacent parts; there is fever, severe pain through the part, and a HEART. 209 full quickened pulse. The remedy first is Aeon. and cloths wet in cold water applied to the side. It would be proper to follow this with Ipe. or Bryo. If there are crampy symptoms, use Nux V. The general treatment would be similar to that for inflammation of the lungs or chest. For organic affection and aneurism, Ars. ConL and Nux V. or Lye would be the best medicine See also Hyperthrophy. The remedies for nervous irritability and pal- pitation, Aeon. Arnic. Ambr. Angust. Ars. Auru. Bell. Caust. Coni. Digital. Hep. Lach. Nux V. Oleand. Opi. Phos. Puis. Rus. T. Silec Spig. Staphy. Sulp. Yerat. or Zinc. ------ Cramps in or about it.—Ambr. Kreoso. Lach. Morph. Opi. Oleand. Ol. Anisi. Phos. Rus. T. Sec. C. Thuy. or Zinc. ------ Double beat, or violent or irregular action, Natr. M. Opi. Oxalic, ac. Spig. or Stramo. ------ Dropsy of the Aeon. Arnic. Ars. Colchi. Spong. and the other remedies for heart diseases. ------ Hypertrophy or organic enlargement, Digital. Rus. T. or Ferr. Chin. Ignat. or Ars. Iodi. ox. ac. Phos. Spong. Spig. or Verat. ------ Nervous irritation of. Arg. N. Asa. F. Bismu. Cham. Coni. Lach. Lact. Yiro. Lauroc. Nux V. Oleand. Phos. Puis. Plati. or Yerat. ______ Palpitation of. Aeon. Arnic. Angust. 210 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Arg. N. Ars. Arnic. Bell. Carb. Ani. Calc. Chin. Colocy. Ignat. Ipe. Iodi. Kalmi. L. Kreoso. Lach. Lye Merc. Nitr. ac. Nux V. Oleand. Phos. Silec. Podophy. Puis. Rus. R. Sabad. Staphy. Sulp. Sulp. ac Thuy. Yaler. or Yerat. ------ Pain in and about it.—Morph. Oleand. Opi. Rus. R. Sang. Sulp. Sulp. ac. Thuy. ------ Spasms in. See Cramps. ------ Ti emulous action. Spig. and the reme- dies for Cramps. HERNIA OR RUPTURE. Hernia or Rupture.—From some deficiency in the structure of the parts and fibres composing the surrounding sides of the abdomen, or from a strain or violent action, a yielding or giving way, which sometimes occurs, and a portion of the bowel or contents of the abdomen are pressed through the aperture, forming what is termed a Hernia or Rupture. Those who have this disease should wear a truss well adapted to keep the bowel up in its place. Unless this precaution is used, the part slipping down is apt to become larger and more troublesome; sometimes by neglect or other causes the protruded part gets to be distended, inflamed, and swelled, so that it cannot be easily returned to its place; then a contraction or stric- ture is formed at the place where it passes out of the abdomen, and strangulation takes place. In HERNIA OR RUPTURE. 211 such cases it is often very difficult to return the contents, and the circulation of the blood in the bowel protruded, and the passage of the contents of the canal is cut off and interrupted. If it is not very early removed, gangrene of the part takes place. The part where the rupture commonly takes place is in the groin, at what is termed the ab- dominal ring. Though ruptures do occur at other places, such as at the navel, on the sides or under Poupart's ligament in the upper and inner part of the thigh, &c When a rupture is stran- gulated, to reduce it, place the patient on the back, and in a position to relax the muscles of the abdomen, then with the hands make a pressure on the tumor according to the rules laid down in the books on surgery. If there -is much resistance and difficulty, the process may be aided by giving the patient a few doses of Aeon. Bell. Nux Y. Opi. or Rus. T. If by these means used five or six hours the reduction cannot be effected, surgeons direct taking a large quantity of blood to produce a relaxation of the system, by which also violent inflammation may be prevented and the stric- ture removed. In some instances we have wit- nessed happy results from this course. If the stricture is not relieved by these means, it is recommended to give a large dose of an Opiate; this produces a favorable effect after the loss of blood. 212 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. The proper remedies for external use are cloths wet in cold water, or ice applied to the tumefied part If by these means the reduction is not effected, and particularly after bleeding, it will be very serviceable to use warm fomentations to the part By these means perseveringly used the patient may generally be relieved. When all these means fail, as sometimes they do, there is great danger in a short time of gan- grene and mortification of the protruded part taking place. To prevent this fatal result, it will be proper and sometimes necessary to perform the opera- tion for strangulated hernia. Surgical writers and teachers have given advice that after stran- gulation takes place, and proper means are used to relieve it, and if they do not succeed in twenty- four or thirty-hours, there is great danger of gan- grene and mortification. Therefore, by this lapse of time, or soon after, the operation for the patient's safety had better be performed. In the course of our professional experience several cases, as above detailed, have come under our care, and a sense of duty placed us in a situ- ation to attempt a relief of the patient by the operation; fortunately, they have thus been at- tended with success. It may be important and worthy of record, particularly to the reader, to state that when the HERNIA OR RUPTURE. 213 bowels or part of the contents of the abdomen protrude, as above stated, a hernia or rupture is formed; generally, this takes place just over the pubes, in the groin. When the contents of the rupture become inflamed or obstructed, it distends, swells, and is very painful; the part or opening where the bowel passes out, contracts and forms a band like a ligature around the bowel. If this stricture is not .removed early, the life of the protruded portion may be destroyed, and the death of the patient is likely to ensue. The operation for incarcerated hernia consists in cutting through the skin over the tumor, dis- secting down through the subcutaneous parts so as to arrive at the ring or place where the stric- ture is formed; then by a delicate cutting instru- ment divide the fibres which form the band or ligature; this removes the stricture; then the bowel or contents of the rupture may be safely and readily returned into its place in the abdo- men, when the parts should be brought together, and the wound dressed in a surgical manner. By this course, if the operation is well performed, the life of the patient is preserved, and the part where the protrusion took place may likely unite and grow so firmly together that it will not be necessary to wear a truss afterward. The Homoeopathic remedies which will be use- ful to prevent and cure this disease are Auru. Coni. Ignat. or Nux V. 214 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Some one of these medicines used steadily for a length of time, particularly in infants and young persons, will sometimes cure the complaint or very much lesson the difficulty, though the patient should wear a truss, and it would be ad- visable to consult a Homoeopathic physician. To illustrate this matter, and to show the im- portance of prompt and correct action in such cases, we trust it may be a useful admonition to those immediately interested in such diseases to refer to some cases. Many years ago, (about twenty,) a medical council was called to a case of Mrs. C----, of which we were one. It was about twenty miles from the county-seat, and in the country. It was ascertained that she had a femoral hernia; the part had protruded out under Poupart's liga- ment. It was now three days since it occurred. Judicious means had been used by the medical attendants for its relief, without success. The council of six members concluded that the only chance of relief was by an operation, and at once that was proceeded with. By a free incision of the skin, and dissecting down to the sac, we opened it, when the intestine appeared. It was purple, and in a gangrenous state. By a slender history, we now divided the fibres which formed the stricture, when the bowel was, without diffi- culty, returned to its place in the abdomen. She became very quiet and comfortable, and con- HERNIA OR RUPTURE. 215 tinued so two days, when symptoms of mortifica- tion of the bowels came on, and, after lingering two or three days, she died. Had the operation been done in twenty-four "or thirty hours after the incarceration took place, this patient, no doubt, would have recovered. About two years after this, a firmer, Mr. Ma- riott, who lived several miles farther in the coun- try than the former, had an inguinal hernia, which became strangulated. We were informed by the friends that persevering means were used for his relief, but no operation was performed, and the hernia was not reduced. After suffering three or four days he died ! In about two years after this case, a respecta- ble farmer, Mr. Carpenter, residing near the previous case, had an inguinal hernia, which be- came strangulated. On visiting this patient, we learned that the disease had existed twenty-four hours. The tumor was large, extremely hard and painful. The means for its reduction had been judicious. After some further trials, it was found impossible to reduce it. To obtain further useful surgical advice was equally impossible, the nearest surgeon being 20 miles off, which would delay an operation about 24 hours. The ques- tion was then submitted to the patient, and his Quaker friends, who were numerously in attend- ance whether the operation should be performed at once or not, knowing as they did the result of the 216 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. last mentioned case of their neighbor and friend, they soon concluded in favor of the operation, and wished it to be performed, with a single assistant. The operation was commenced, (as was desired in the call we went prepared with instruments.) After a free incision of the skin with a calm mind and steady hand, the dissection was continued until the stricture of the abdominal ring was ar- rived at. When the contracted fibres were cut, and the protruded contents were returned into their place in the abdomen, the parts were brought together; the wound dressed; the pa- tient was soon calm and quiet, and recovered in a reasonably short time. After this he did not find it necessary to wear a truss. At the time of our writing, he is in the enjoyment of good health. ------ Hydrocele.- This disease is often class- ed with hernia, but properly belongs to dropsy where it is placed. ------ Inguinal rings pressing on them, as if hernia would proturde; in such cases, use Colocy. Kreoso. Lye Nitr. ac. Nux Y. Petrol, or Silicia. ------ Spasms or crampy pains in it, Mosch. Nux V. or Ptoleum. Hernia strangulated, or pain in it similar to strangulation, give Aeon. Bell. Nux Y. Opi. Phos. Silec. Sulp. or the remedies above detailed. ------■ Umbilical, similar treatment to that above recommended—apply a compress over the navel with a bandage round the body. HERPES. 217 ------ Sensation as though a protrusion of hernia was coming out, give Auru. Nux V. or Silec. HERPES. Herpes. The skin is subject to a great variety of diseases of an eruptive kind; the general name for them is herpes. Also there are other names used for them according to their variety or pe- culiarity. Affections of the skin are frequently very obstinate and difficult to cure ; but the pro- cess of cure is rendered much more certain now, than it was formerly, by the use of specific Ho- moapathic remedies given internally. In most cases it is thought not advisable to use external applications to those diseases, for as they are the effect of a peculiar impure state of the system or the fluids, local remedies drives the exciting cause or humor back into the system without eradicating it, which may produce other and in- ternal diseases of a serious nature. The general remedies are Aeon. Ammo. C. Ars. Arnic. Baryt. Bryo. Calc. Canth. Clemat. Coni. Graph. Hep. Kreoso. Ipe. Kalmi. L. Kali. Bie Kali. Iod. Lach. Lye Merc. Muriate of Gold. Nux V. Oleand. Petrol. Phos. Psorinum. Ranan. Bulb. Rus. R. Rus. T. Sepi. Silec Staphy. Sulp. Tart. Anti. or Zinc. ______ Crusta lacta, a blotchy eruption, Sars. Sep. Silec. 218 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. ------ Dry scabby variety, Sep. or Sulp. ------ Eccema, Ammo. C. Dulcama. Kali. Iod. Kali. Bie Merc. Petrol. Phos. or Yerat. or Caust. ------ Of the face, Acne. Ars. Arnic. Canth. Dulcam. Graph, Kali. Iod. Kreoso. Lach. Merc Sol. Muri. ac. Rus. T. Sep. or Verat. or Caust. ------ do. swelled, use Ars. Arnic. Carb. Animi. Mere Nux Y. Sep. or Sulp. ------ Fine eruptions, Mosch. Oleand. Petrol. Phos. ac. Rus. T. Sang, or Sulp. ------ Furfuraceous, or scaly scabby state of the skin, Arnic. Ars. Auru. M. Oleand. Sepi. Sulp.—externally apply Iodine very much dilu- ted. ------ Impetegines, Ambr. Ammo. C. Ars. Carb. V. Coni. Graph. Hell. Kali. Bie Lye Merc. Oleand. Rus. T. Sep. Sulp. or Tart. Ant. ------ Itch—common itch, Arg. Nit. Barba- ris. Carb. V. Caust. Crot. Tig. Kreoso. Lach. Lo- bel. Nitr. ac. Psorinum. or Ranan. Bulb. Rus. T. Sulp. or Tart. Ant. Dr. Hering recommended Psoriftum. as the most specific. ------itching and burning sensation, Arg. N. Ars. Carb. Y. Caust. Coni. Iodi. Kreoso. Kali. Iod. Lobel. Merc. Nitr. ac. Oleand. Rus. T. or Sulp. or Sepi. ------ Of the scalp, Graph. Lye Oleand. Silec. or Sulp. HOARSENESS OR APHONIA. 219 ------Lichen or nettle rash, Carb. Y. Graph. Iodi. Phos. Rus. T. Tart. Anti. or Sulp. (See skin.) ------ Rash fine eruption, Kali. Bie Led. P. Puis. Sarss. Sep. or Puis. ------• Small pox like eruption, Stramo. Sulp. Vaccina, or Variolin. ------ Tinea capitis (dow worm) Bell. Hep. Petrol. Phos. Sep. Silee. Stramo. or Sulp. and the other remedies for herpes. ------ Vesicles, Lach. Lye Petrol. Ranan. Bulb. Zinc HICCOUGH. Hiccough. The remedies for this affection are Ammo. C. Agar. Ambr. Ars. Bell. Carb. V. Caust. Camp. Carb. A. Hyosc. Iodi. Merc. Mur. ac. Nitr. ac. Nice 01. Anisi. Petrol. Sabad. Spong. -Stramo. Sulp. Tart. A. Vegetable acid Verat. or Verba. These remedies must be used according to the peculiarity of the case. For a guide in addition to this head, see Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Gastrioses and Stomach. HOARSENESS OR APHONIA. Hoarseness. An imperfect state or loss of the voice—this is a very common affection, as a con- sequence of colds, or affections of the faucies and throat. The remedies for it are, when there is considerable fever and soreness of the throat, use 220 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Aeon, or Bell.; in the more advanced states, or when there is little or no fever, give Ammo. C. Bryo. Coni. Caust. Colocy. Merc. Nitr. ac. or Muri. ac. or Phos. If there is a smarting sensationun throat, Caps, or Dolico. or Tart. Anti. In chronic lingering cases, Iodi. Kali. Iod. Rus. T. Sabad. Seneg. Spong. Thuy. or Verat. HYDROPHOBIA. Hydrophobia or canine madness, is a disease produced by the bite of an animal in a madened state, from a peculiar animal poison introduced into the system. The remedies found most use- ful for this disease are Belladona Lach. Hyos- eramus, Stramonium, or Cantharides Cuprum, or Hydrophobin, (the matter of infection.) In the North American Journal of Homoeopa- thy, vol. 1, p. 273, Cedron is recommended; it is used in Central America, and stated to be spe- cific for this disease. Dr. C. Hering and others recommend dry radiating heat to be applied to the wound. This should be used in this manner ; a red hot iron or live coals, or any other conve- nient heat must be placed as near the wound as possible without burning the skin, or causing a too sharp pain ; keep up the heat steadily a long time, confine it to the wound as much as possible, apply oil or grease to the wound, and this should HYDROPHOBIA. 221 be repeated whenever it becomes dry. The heat should be continued in this way, until the patient shivers; the process should be continued about an hour, or until the morbid symptoms diminish. Internal remedies should be adminis- tered at the same time; a little Brandy or wine will be useful. If the pains shoot towards the heart, give Arsenicum, in doses of three or four globules of the 2d or -3d attenuation, in a spoon- ful of water; if the suffering continues, the dose should be repeated in half an hour, or if there is an aggravation of the medicine, it will be better to wait two or three hours. In cases where Ars. doesnot afford relief after being given three or four times, it is best to use Bell, in the same way. Hahnemann states^that he considers Belladona, a very small dose given after the bite, every three or four days, to be a certain preventive of the disease. As soon as convulsions set- in, Lach. should be given—two or three globules every one or two hours. If there comes on drowsiness, or burning of the throat and frothy mucus in the mouth, or an in- clination to drink, which is refused, or there is a stricture and suffication of the throat, or a glow- ing fulness of the face, or inclination to strike or bite with convulsive twitching, give Belladona, place a few globules on the tongue, repeated as directed for Lachesis. 222 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. Should the convulsions be severe or of long i duration, or there is not much inclination to bite or spit, with moderate spasms in the throat, and shooting or burning pain, a dread of fluids, or severe convulsions, or raving, or dread and fear of people, use Hyosciamus. When convulsions are produced by looking on a glass or a brilliant object, or mentioning to the patient water, fits of laughter or singing take place, or are attended with great fury, wildness or pupils dilated, give Stramonium, in the same manner as directed for Lach. and Bell. If there is great dryness and burning in the mouth or great aggravation in attempting to swallow, it is recommended to give Cantharides. As one of the most effectual remedies, the Hy- drophobin is recommended; it is recorded that cases have been cured by it; also, for animal poisons. It is stated in the journal above named that Guaco. is used with great success in South America. In the North American Journal of Homoeo- pathy, No. 6, page 518, there is an account of several cases of hydrophobia being cured or pre- vented by Euphorbium. HYPOCONDRIA. . Hypocondria.—This disease is considered an affection of males somewhat similar to hysterics in HYSTERIC 223 females. Persons liable to it are those of ner- vous temperament, dull or melancholy disposi- tion. They have pain and distress in and about the abdomen, flatulence and eructations ; they are subject to erroneous and fanciful ideas; apt to imagine themselves more ailing or sick than they really are. In the treatment of such cases the fancies of the patient should be indulged and endeavors made to direct the mind to other and agreeable subjects. The remedies proper to use are Aeon. Anacard. Arnic. Ars. Auru. Bell. Bromi. Hyosc. Lach. Merc. Mosch. Nux V. Petrol. Phos. Rus. R. Staphy. Sulph. Tereb. or Verat. If there is fever, with flushed face, give Aeon. or Bell. If there are crampy, nervous symptoms, Nux V. Bromi. or Hyosc. or Staphy. If there is ill humor, Anacard. Hyosc. or Sulp. When there is low spirits, Calc or Auru. There should be an endeavor to select and use the remedies according to the peculiarity of the case. HYSTERIC. See this article, under the head of Women, Diseases of. 224 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. IMPOTENCE. See Genitals. INFLAMMATION. Inflammation. There are very few diseased states of a general nature, of a febrile character, which take place, without being attended, more or less, with inflammatory action. This condition is defined by writers and in Lex- icons plogosis, or phlegmasia, a disease character- ized by heat, pain, redness of the skin, attended more or less with tumefaction and fever. In- flammation is divided into two species, phlegmo- nous and erysipelatous; besides these distinc- tions, inflammation has a great variety of species and forms of appearing, such as acute, chronic, congestive, and passive. In this article the diseases which, in the early ssage, are attended with features of acute inflam- matory symptoms, will be treated on with the suitable remedies for them detailed. The remedies generally most useful for this class of diseases are, Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Ipe. Kal- mi. T. Tart. Anti. Nux V. or Phos. and many others will be proper as the condition of the cases may present. ------ Inflammation of the brain, phrenitis, inflammation. 225 and encephalitis. We introduce a description of this disease taken from Dr. Pulte's book. " The. brain and its two coverings are subject to inflam- mation separately, and the symptoms show them- selves particularly in the beginning of brain fe- ver, the first species called meningitis, when the duramater is inflamed. The acute meningitis attacks a person suddenly, exhibiting immediately stupor and drowsy symp- toms, the patient cannot be raised easily to keep the head erect; he complains of vertigo and dizziness, reels in walking, pupils contracted, can- not bear the light, eyes are not red yet, constipa- tion, scanty red urine, fever with a soft pulse. ------ Second species, or (arachnoides) when the next covering of the brain is inflamed—this commences with pain violent over the whole head, increased by congestion and violent beating of the blood vessels, attended with wakefulness, muttering, pulse quick; if not early relieved, stupor and delirium ensues, and the patient is likely to die. ------ The third species is inflammation of the substance of the brain. It begins with vio- lent symptoms of congestion and pulsation of the arteries of the neck and head; the face is red and bloated, the eyes blood-shot, intense heat in the head and delirium; the patient tosses about, is very sensitive to light, skin dry, violent thirst, 8 226 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. hard full pulse, fever high, frequent retchings or vomiting." In practice it will be extremely difficult to dis- tinguish between the varieties of diseases of the brain above laid down, but fortunately, there are some general remedies which apply pretty well to them all. For the first species, it is recommended to use Opi. or Hyosc. with other remedies for fever. In the second variety, use Aconite, Bell, or Hyosc. For the third variety, Aeon, is the remedy to use first; this should be followed by Bell. When, from the foregoing symptoms, or from there being fever, severe pain in the head, a flushed face, red or blood-shot eyes, it may be pretty satisfactorily ascertained that the patient has an attack of inflammation of the brain, or its appendages; begin by giving Aeon, at once; the dose should be repeated every half hour at first; after three or four hours, the period .should be lengthened to an hour, and after a few doses are given in this way, the periods may be lengthed to two hours. If the patient is of full or plethoric habit, blood should be taken from the arm. We should have no confidence in a temporising ineffi- cient mode of abstracting blood by leeching or cupping in such cases. A neglect or refusal to bleed may very much jeopardize the life of the patient, INFLAMMATION. 227 We have had a good deal of experience in this matter. Cold water or ice should be applied to the head, and cold water given freely as a drink; the feet should be put in water as hot as it can be borne, let salt be put in it; keep the feet there a long time; when taken out of the warm water, keep them warm, apply cabbage leaves to them, or some softening article ; many useful remedies may be found which will keep them moist and warm, and be useful in the various -symptoms which will be presented After there is a mitigation of the symptoms, the proper remedies to use are Bell. Digital. Hell, or Opi. After the acute stage of the disease is over, or the violence of it is checked, the most proper remedies are Ars. Hyosc. Merc. Puis, or Sulp. In this stage of diseased brain, and in conges- tion, Hahnemann and Teste recommend warm water and spirits applied to the head in prefer- ence to cold applications. The patient should be kept in a dark cool room. Inflammation of the brain from concussion. From blows On the head, falls and other injuries, the brain may receive such a severe shock or concussion as to produce Inflammation. In such cases the first remedy should be Arnica; also apply it very much diluted externally, on the part injured. If reaction comes on so as to pro- duce fever and pain, give Aeon. Digital, or Sulp. 8* 228 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. t If stupor or darting crampy pain takes place, use Cocc. Camp. Ignat. Nux V. or in a late stage of the case, give Ars. (See Injuries Mechanical.) INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER, (Cystitis.) Inflammation of the Bladder, Cystitis. This organ among others is subject to attacks of in- flammation, the symptoms attending it are. pain, and a burning heat through the part in the blad- der ; it soon becomes full or distended, the urine is hot and passed with difficulty; fever is attend- ing', the pain extends to the bowels, back, and to the ribs. Aeon, will be the proper medicine, but early after it, Canth. Caps. Cann. S. or Uva. Urs. will be required and necessary, in more ad- vanced stages, Arnic. Digital. Iodi. Nux V. Phos. Puis. Rus. T. Scill. or Terebinth will be proper to be used, according to the symptoms presented. * In this manner, if there is a difficulty of uri- nating, give Cann. S. Canth. or Digital. If there is pressing down on the neck of the bladder, Canth. If there are urgent efforts with pain to pass urine, Nux V. Phos. or Scilla. If Cantharides may have caused the disease, give Camphor. If there is diminished action in the parts, and inability to pass urine, Terebinth. (Refer to Dis- ease of Bladder.) inflammation. 229 INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS, (Enteritis.) Inflammation of the Bowels, Enteritis. This disease is characterised by pain more or less severe in the bowels; sometimes it is very severe, this is attended with fever. The pulse is small and fine, or hard ; in some cases it appears in the form of a colic, attended with cramps or twisting pains-—the bowels are costive. This disease appears in the form of primary acute inflammation; also it is frequently either symptomatic of, or connected with other diseases, such as indigestion, colics, dysentery, er to remark and give a caution respecting it. In large doses it produces a stupifying effect and torpor of the child. In Dr. S. Bard's Mid- wifery, some precautionary remarks are made, in substance thus: " That before giving Ergot, the uterus should be well dilated; there should be caution in not giving very large doses, that a large dose, and continued action of it, might stupify and destroy the child." In Jhar's Symptomen Codex, by the late Dr. G. W. Cook, it is stated that before giving See C, the accoucher should be well satisfied that the uterus is amply dilated and the presentation na- tural. The mode of giving it here mentioned is to make a decoction of one drachm in a gill of water, and give a table spoonful every five ACCOUCHEMENT. 3-65 minutes till three spoonfuls are taken. This is enough to answer the purpose, and is capable of producing very salutary effects. If the labor is protracted., and attended with severe and distressing pain, Bell. Coff. Nux V. or Opi. If there are cramps, and if so, Ijhey are likely to partake of hysteria, give Asa. F. Ambr. Hyosc or Nux V. Sometimes the labor is protracted; the pains severe; the patient has severe headache, and she finally gets congestion of the brain, with stupor. In such cases, give Bell. Cocc or Opi. Writers on midwifery reeommend bleeding freely in such cases. It is a question whether the attendant would do justice to the patient to omit this reme- , dy. The child should be delivered as soon as possible. If this cannot be effected by ordinary means, by manual assistance, (recollect the pains are suspended,) then recourse should be had to the use of the forceps. Success in such cases de- pends on prompt and correct action. If the course here suggested, by using the forceps, is pursued, the child may be delivered alive, and probably the mother saved. Such has been the result of our experience. Now, a word on the use of the forceps. They may, and often have been usedj without mate- rially injuring the child, and it may by them be brought forth alive; but in many cases where it 366 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. may be advisable to use them, the infant is dead! beforehand, then the sooner it is delivered the better. In such cases of difficulty, there gene- rally are causes which deprives the child of life, without referring it to the use of instruments. It is gratifying to be able to state that very few cases occur where such means are required. The first thing after delivery is to bring away the placenta, or after-birth, by making a gentle exten- sion on the cord. This may generally be done in 10 or 15 minutes, and seldom any inconvenience ensues by this course. If there is a delay, it will be proper to wait for some expulsive pains, and give the patient some of the remedies named bove, to promote the pains of labor. TREATMENT AFTER DELIVERY. Treatment' after Delivery.—The patient should be quietly placed in bed, and have a bandage applied around the waist; give her some doses of Arnica in an attenuated form ; this relieves the soreness and quiets the after pains; or give Bell. FLOODING OR METRORRHAGIA. Flooding or Metrorrhagia.—It is customary and necessary for there to be some discharge from the womb after delivery, but this sometimes becomes free and excessive, so as occasionally to. CHILD BED. 367 produce serious and alarming effeets; then the case requires medical treatment. The most use- ful medicines for this purpose are Millefo. Hama- meli, Ipe. or Sepi. Tincture of Cinnamon is highly recommended, four or five drops given as a dose, and to be repeated several times. It seems this would be best adapted to passive or advanced stages of the case; we have observed good results from it LOCHIA. Lochia.—This discharge from the uterus, after delivery, varies very much in quantity in differ- ent females; the quantity may be very small, though it is important that there should be some evacuation. If it is checked or suppressed within six or seven day or more, pain and uneasiness ensue, fever sets in, and sometimes a train of se- rious symptoms take place The remedies to restore this evacation are Puis. Sabi. Nux Y. Sec. C. or Hyosc.; fomenting across the abdomen, with alkaline solutions, are very useful. MILK. Milk.—This nutrifying matter for the infant sometimes is furnished in excessive quantity, when care should be taken to have the breasts drawn, or there will be danger of inflammation and gathering of them. The patient should be 368 HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE. kept on low diet, and given two or three doses of Calc in a day. The milk is often deficient in quantity to sup- ply the demand of the infant; this may be in- creased by giving Agnu. C. Carbo, Animalis or Caust. two or three times a day. Carbo. Ani. has a great influence to increase the quantity of milk. Another article comes highly recom- mended for increasing the milk—it is Ricinus Communis or Bofcera. The leaves or juice of this plant applied to the breast produces a great increase of milk in the female.—N. A. Journal of Homoeopathy, No. 1, p. 386. It has been suggested that the oil from the plant rubbed on the breast might answer the purpose. INFLAMED BREASTS. Inflamed Breasts—One of the great difficul- ties from which females suffer after parturition, is inflammation and suppuration of one or both breasts. There are a variety of exciting causes which tends to bring on this disease; these we do not undertake to examine,, but proceed at once to give the proper treatment. It may be remarked that this disease is very often aggravated and rendered tedious by the in- judicious use of hot stimulating articles. Nurses and good old women have some specifics of this CHILD BED. 369 kind, and cures for ague of the breast, and some doctors are too much inclined to such a practice. It should be borne in mind that this is an in- flammatory disease, attended with fever, and ought to be treated as such. The proper reme- dies are Aeon, or Bell.; use one of these until the fever and heat of the breast is moderated; then Bryo. will be proper. If there are shooting or twinging pains, Ignat. or Nux V. Apply cloths wet in cold water to it, or to the water add Arnica, Acetate of Lead, or Muriate of Ammonia, or ice. By these means, early used, the disease may be checked and the case cured; but if it progresses, and there is a prospect of suppuration taking place, it will be proper to apply warm poultices to it; also give Hep. Mere or Snip. If suppuration takes place when it is matured, if the pus does not form an opening for itself, it will be advisable to open it: the incision had bet- ter be large, for after that the ulcer more readily heals. INDURATED BREASTS. Indurated Breasts.—When a breast becomes inflamed, if the disease is not fully relieved by resolution or suppuration, a hard indurated state frequently takes place in some part of it or in the 170 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. . whole substance of it. If this progresses, a scirr- hous tumor may be formed. The remedies for it are Baryt. C. Calc. C. Coni. Phos. Silec. or Sulp. NIPPLES, SORE. Nipples, Sore.—This is a very annoying and painful disease for nursing females to endure The internal remedies for it are Arnic. Calc C. Hep. Iod. Merc. Nux V. Silec. or Sulp. In addition to those, external applications to the nipple may be used to advantage. For this purpose a great number are introduced, and among the best are the following: Moisten the nipple often with a diluted tincture of Arnica, or Iodine, or a weak solution of borax in brandy; or this prepara- tion is very soothing: Make a solution of Borax of moderate strength, add to it Oil of Almonds and a little Carbonate of Soda; form a linament, which apply to the part. PHLEGMASIA DOLENS, OR MILK LEG. Phlegmasia Dolens.—This is a general swell- ing of one or both legs, which sometimes takes place during child-bed state; the skin is white, not discolored; it is of the nature of Anasarca, of a peculiar nature; sometimes it is painful, at others it is not very much so. The remedies found most useful for it are Aeon. Arnic. Ars. Hell. Iodi. Nux Y. Rus. T. or Silec. CHILD bed. 371 If there is considerable fever, Aeon. After this the most prominent remedy is Arnic. If there is general weakness and a spongy swelling or burning pain in the leg, Ars. If there is a deficiency of the lochial discharge, Puis, or Rus. T. If there is nervous irritation or erampy feelings of the leg, Nux V. For the weakness which ensues, give Chin. Iodi. Silec, &c. PAINS AFTER. Pains after.—After confinement, the patient is subject to a continuance of pain similar to those of labor; some have them very mildly, others very severely. Directly after delivery, and the good lady is made comfortable in bed, give Arnic. or Bell.; a few doses, one every two or three hours, more or less, as the pain and soreness may be; this re- lieves the soreness, and, in some measure, pre- vents or lessens the after pain. If they continue severe, give Coff. Nux Y.;, these generally are sufficient. When they con- tinue severe, a free evacuation from the bowels will be of great service. 372 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. PUERPERAL FEVER, OR INFLAMMA- TION OF THE WOMB. Puerperal Fever.—In many instances this disease succeeds the time of parturition. Like other diseases, this sometimes is only an occa- sional and mild affection. At other periods it is very prevalent, seizing on a great number, and exhibits an epidemic character. It frequently is attended with great severity, and under some modes of treatment is very fatal. A number of Allopathic writers, such as Den- man, Gordon, Hey, Armstrong, and Drs. Bard and Hosack, consider this an inflammatory dis- ease. The many cases wre have seen well con- firms those opinions. It commences with chills or rigors ; tenderness and pain of the abdomen; a distension of the abdomen, which is tender to the touch; the lochia suppressed. In addition to these symptoms, we have observed others with violent pain in the head, back and sacrum, and terrible screaming; sometimes there is conges- tion of the uterus. In some instances, and in particular localities, it is represented that this dis- ease partakes of a typhoid nature. This may be in some measure induced by a mode of treatment. Treatment.—The Homoeopathic remedies for this disease are:— If there are chills or fever, give Aeon. After using this awhile, or until the symptoms are CHILD BED FEVER. 373 somewhat moderated, it will be proper to give Arnic. Bell, or Bryo. If there is nervous irritation or spasms, Nux V., either alone or in alternation, with one of the preceding medicines. If the first period has passed, and there is sore- ness through the part, and uneasiness of the urinary organs, Canth. Colocy. When the active symptoms are moderated, some of the other remedies will be required, to wit:— If there is irregular chills or perspiration, Mere or Puis. If there is anxiety of mind and uneasiness, give Cham. Ignat. Coff. or Bryo. In feeble constitutions, where there has been loss of blood, give China, or Quini. Should there be great sensibility of the uterus, give Nux V. Sepi. Bell. Cham, or Coni. Cocc. Kreoso. Mur. ac Should cramps or spasms supervene, use Cocc Ignat. Hyosc. (See Spasms.) If ulceration at the os tinica takes place, Carbo. V. Graph. Sulp. or Silec. or Ars. ------ Pot-bellied or protuberant abdomen, Lach. Sec. C. Silec, or Sep. INFANTS. There are a series of diseases which affect in- fants. A consideration of them will form the matter of this division, without entering into an examination of the causes or their pathologi- cal nature. The plan will be followed in this work of noticing the diseases, symptoms, and detail the treatment. ' ACIDITY OF THE STOMACH. Acidity of the Stomach.—Infants are very liable to have sour belchings from the stomach or throwing up flatulent acid matter, or the milk turned sour. The remedies for it are Bell. Borax, Calc. Rheum, or Sulp. Select one that appears to be most indicated ; if this does not cure, choose another. APTIIEA OR THRUSH. Aphthea or Thrush.—A great portion of in- fants are attacked with this disease. It begins with slight soreness of the mouth ; a white scurf or scum appears in it; this frequently is only in INFANTS. 375 small patches. In other cases it is very generally spread over the mouth on the tongue, in the fauces, and even, it is said, to extend to the sto- mach and through the bowels. In this way it is a serious disease. # The most useful medicines for it are Borax, Merc. Sol. It is better to give them in powder put on the tongue. One may be given by itself or in alternation. The case generally improves during their use In addition, it may be advisa- ble to give Sulp. If the apthous scurf assumes a dark or gangre- nous appearance, use Ars. Nitr. ac. or Sec. C. ASPHYXIA. Asphyxia.—Infants are liable to a sudden sus- pension of the circulation of the blood and appa- rent cessation of breathing. Sometimes this takes place at birth or directly after; when they only at intervals draw a sighing breath; then place the child in warm water, and soon as possible endeavor to aid the breathing by pressing on the chest, and dilate it again, or blowing in the mouth; this may bring the lungs into action. During the process, apply warm vinegar to the nose, or some volatile article. If the child is plump and full, and there is a purple appear- ance, or symptoms of congestion, Dr. S. Bard used to recommend dividing the umbilical cord, 376 HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE. and discharge three or four teaspoonfuls of blood. This may aid much in bringing about breathing; it may relieve the lungs and enable the heart to act. By perseverance in this course, the infant may frequently be brought to. ------ In cases afterwards. The further reme- dies are Aeon. Cham. Chin. Mosch. Opi. Sambu. or Tart. Anti. In the first stage, put a drop or two of the first dilution of Mosch. or Anti. on the tongue This should be repeated every ten to twenty minutes. If there is not an improvement in half an hour, Opi. should be used in the same way. If the affection continues, and the face is pale China, or Quini. in dilution; one or two drops should be put in the mouth, and this may be re- peated in ten or fifteen minutes. If the child revives and becomes feverish or has a red flushed face, Aeon, or Bell, will be useful. The child should be placed in warm water, or it may be wrapped in a warm flannel. ASTHMA. Asthma.—This disease affects infants somewhat differently from that of adults. At the attack a suffocation is experienced; they give a shrill cry ; often have a livid color of the face; the breathing INFANTS. 377 is hurried and laborious; they struggle and gasp for breath. ------ Ambra is one of the best remedies for this affection. If this does not cure or arrest it, the other remedies proper are Ipe. Sambu. Cham. or Ars. In protracted cases, Colchi. ------of Millar, is described a sudden spas- modic contraction of the top of the windpipe, like spasmodic croup, jjroducing a crowing, strangling noise, causing great distress. The remedies which seem best adapted to its cure, are Aeon. Ipe. Ars. Mosch. Asa. F. or Puis. Hep. Spong. or Sambu. Generally, the first should be Aeon. If there is a rattling in the throat, give Ipe. alone or in alternation with Aeon. At first, if the symptoms are severe, the doses ought to be given every half hour, perhaps oftener during this stage. The addition of Mosch. or Asa. F. would be serviceable. If there come on, prostration, or cold sweating and loss of strength, give Ars. If the respiration becomes whizzing, the face blue or inclined to lethargy, give Sambu. At the latter stage, to remove the hoarseness and sore- ness about the larynx, Hep. or Spong. will be useful. 378 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. CHAFING AND EXCORIATIONS. Chafing and Excoriations.—Little children are very liable to have chafed, raw, and sore places on the skin, particularly so in the groins and on the neck. In such cases, care should be taKen to keep the part clean and dry. There are remedies for internal use, which aids materially in curing this affection; they are Borax. Ignat. Mere or Hep. S. If some of these do not effect a cure, those named under Herpes may be very useful. Exter- nally apply scorched flour, hair powder, or some other absorbing, drying article. It may be advi- sable to moisten the sore part with diluted Arnica or Iodine. CHOLERA INFANTUM. Cholera Infantum.—Infants as well as adults are subject to have diarrhoea, particularly so during the hot season, when it is called Summer Complaint or Infantile Diarrhoea. The symptoms are: the child's bowels become irregular; the stools very often, with grumbling of the bowels and painful uneasiness ; the stools are slimy, watery, or greenish, or frothy, with an offensive fetor. The child looses strength, and becomes pale and feeble. The remedies are Aeon. Bell. Cham, or Rheum. INFANTS, 379 Ipe. or Camph. Calca. C. Cinnamo. Mere Sol. or Yerat. or Zinc. In the first stage, or if there is fever and sore- ness of the bowels, give Aeon. Ipe. or Camph. When the above-mentioned symptoms are moderated, use Cham. Calc or Merc Solub. If the diarrhoea continues, still it will be^ advi- sable to give Rheum. Cinnamo., or continue Mere Sol. If the stools are green, or there is an exhaus- tion, Ars. If there are cramps or a cold skin, Verat. or Nux V. If the diarrhoea continues after the more acute symptoms are removed, use Zinc, or Plumbi. It will be advisable to endeavor to improve the strength by mild nourishing diet, and by ap- plying a bark bandage around the body. COLIC. Colic—This disease is indicated by pain of the bowels and griping, worrying and crying. It is a common affection of infants. The remedies most useful are Aeon. Bell. Ipe or Cham. If there is fever or soreness of the bowels, give Aeon. Ipe. or Cham. If there is flatulence or rolling of the bowels, Borax, Colocy. Senn. 380 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. If there are cramps, Nux Y. Staphy. or Opi. CORYZA. Coryza.—A catarrhal affection, when the nose and head are stopped and stuffed up, (as it is termed.) Dulcam. is the best remedy. After it use Ars. Nux Y. Puis. Sulp. (See Angina Ca- tarrh alis.) CONVULSIONS. Convulsions.—Infants and small children fre- quently are subject to have convulsions or fits, as they are termed, which create a good deal of anxiety in the family. When the fit comes on, give the child free air; keep it as still as pos- sible, and in a horizontal position; soon as possi- ble put their feet and legs in warm water, and rub them; but do not put mustard or any volatile stimulant in the water, nor have them about the child: they deprive the lungs of vital air, which is very much needed. (See our observations on Epidemic Cholera.) Such remedies are more ob- jectionable when the treatment detailed in this work is adopted. Let the warm bath be continued twenty or thirty minutes. After this it may be useful to give injections of warm water, or water with milk and molasses. The medicine^ most proper INFANTS, 381 are Bell, or Nux V. or Ignat. In most cases this course will check the spasms or effect a cure in a short time. If these should fail after a fair trial, recourse should be had to Aeon. Cham. Opi. or Stramo., or some of the other medicines placed under Spasms will be beneficial. The teeth should be examined to see if a swelling of the gums may not be an irritating cause If the stomach seems to have some indigestible matter in it, or there is vomiting, it will be well to attend to that; something given, such as wTarm water or other article, to evacuate and relieve the stomach, will frequently be very useful. (See Nausea and Vomiting.) Children subject to fits, may be benefitted to keep the fits off, by taking a dose of Ferr. or Nux V. every day, or in two or three days. COSTIVENESS. Costiveness.—All that is necessary to recom- mend in this article may be found under Consti- pation. CROUP. Croup.—For the treatment of this disease, see Angina Membrana. S82 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. CRYING EXCESSIVELY. Crying Excessively.—This, in a moderate de- gree, is considered a healthy exercise for the lungs; but sometimes it is excessive, and then medical treatment becomes proper and necessary. Care should be taken to see whether a pin or some other cause does not irritate the child. The medicines most useful are Bell. Cham. Jalapi. Ipe. or Senn. If some of these remedies do not relieve the case, recourse may be had to others mentioned under Abdomen, where one may be found to apply to the symptoms. FEVER REMITTENT. Fever Remittent.—Infantile Remittent Fever. At the attack, use Aeon.; or if there is nausea or vomiting up of the food, Ipe. at first may do best If there is much pain and uneasiness of the bowels, give Cham, or Puis. Should there be considerable heat and redness of the face or skin, or distress of the head, give Bell. If there is an irritable crampy condition, Nux Y. or Mosch. In the progress, if there is pressing down or tenesmus, Sulp. or Nux Y. When there is bilious affection, use Merc. Sol. INFANTS. 383 alone or in alternation, with Cham, or Bryo., or such other medicine as may be indicated. If there is a disposition to costiveness, give Merc. Sulp. or Podoph. Should inflammation, or irritation, or painful- ness continue or affect the bowels, Lach. or Opi. will be advisable. If the patient is of a delicate and feeble consti- tution, or the disease is attended with prostration, use Ars. Cocc. Chin. Silec. or Sulp. If there is great prostration, give Ars. Carb. V. or Quini. If the face is pale with languor, or if there are symptoms of worms existing, use Silec. Cina. or Sabad. If there is a dullness of the head or inclination to stupor, give Bell. Cocc Lach. or Opi. In the advanced stage care should be taken to support the strength; for this purpose nutritious injections will be very useful; also apply a bark bandage around the body, and wet it with bran- dy every day. This we have observed to pro- duce very salutary effects. ITCHING. Itching.—Infants are frequently troubled with an irritable or itching state of the skin, which produces uneasiness and fretfulness. There are some remedies which may be given to allay this 384 „ HOMCEOPATniC PRACTICE. affection; those are Sulp. Rus. T. Sulp. or Yerat, or some of those to be found under Herpes. • LUNGS, INFLAMMATION OF. Lu gs, Inflammation of.—In this disease, they have fever, pain in the chest, difficulty of breath- ing, and a dry cough. Remedies.—In the early stage, Aeon, or Bell. After these have been given, and the fever mode- rated, Bryo. Ipe. In the somewhat advanced stage, if there is rattling, Puis, or Sang, may be advisable. Ex- amine Inflammation of the Lungs. MILIARY ERUPTIONS. Miliary Eruptions.—A fine running red rash sometimes affects the skin. Nurses call it Red Gum. The remedies are Sulp. or Bell, or Rus. T. NEVI MATERNI, OR MOTHER'S MARK. Nevi Materni.—Infants often have some marks, spots, or excrescences on the skin when born. They bear this name Sometimes they are not attended with inconvenience further than in sight; they cause deformity. In other in- stances, they grow and form a kind of excres- cence or spongy tumor. The remedies recom- mended for them are Calca. C. Carb. V. Silec. or Sulp. INFANTS. 385 OPHTHALMIA. Ophthalmia.—The remedies for the diseases of the eyes of infants may be found under Eyes. RATTLING OR CRAMPY HOARSENESS. Rattling or Crampy Hoarseness.—Infants frequently have a cough of a tight, dry, and rat- tling kind, similar to moderate croup. The re- medies are Hep. Spongy or if there is fever, Aeon, or Ipe RED GUM. Red Gum.—A fine spreading rash, or inflam- mation of the gums. Use Ars. Auru. Dulcam. Merc, or Sulp, RICKETS. Rickets.—See this article in the general list. SLEEPLESSNESS, OR A CONTINUED WAKEFUL STATE. Sleeplessness.—The remedies to relieve it are Bell. Cham. Cocc. or Opi. TEETH AND GUMS. Teeth and Gums.—The remedies for these af- fections may be found under those heads in their alphabetical place. 13 386 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. TABES MESENTERICA. Tabes Mesenterica.—In this disease, the child looses flesh and strength; is feeble and languid ;, the bowels are irregular; more generally costive; there is a frequent craving after food, but it does not afford nourishment and support; the patient decays and wastes away. There is an enlarge- ment of the glands of the neck, groins, and some- times of other parts. The remedies found most useful are Sulp. Calc or Iodi. If they are much emaciated, and the mesen- teric glands appear to be enlarged, with mucus thin stools, give Calc. Ars. or Baryt. C. If the skin is dry, shiny and hard, with hollow eyes, use Ars. If there are worms, or involuntary passing of urine, Cina. Spig. or Borax. If there is a whitish diarrhoea and moist skin, China, or Ferr. Should there be bloody discharge from the bowels, Millefo. Hamameli. or Rus. T. URINE EXCESSIVE, OR INCONTINENCE, Urine Excessive.—Asa. F. Borax. Canth. or Caust. «. INFANTS. 387 URINE SUPPRESSED OR DIMINISHED IN QUANTITY. Urine Suppressed.—Aeon. Camph. Cann. S. Uva. Urs. (See Bladder.) WETTING THE BED. ■ (See Enuresis, Bladder.) WORMS. (See the remedies, which are placed under Worms.) COLDS, STOPPAGE OF THE HEAD, SNUF- FLING. Colds.—This is frequently a very troublesome affection to little children. One of the best reme- dies for it is Dulcam.; but other remedies, re- commended for colds and catarrh, under Angina Catarrhalis, wil be very serviceable. If the nose is dry, and there is only a slight discharge from it, and worse at night, give Nux Y. or Hyosc. ^ If there is thick mucus stopping up the nose, with cough or wheezing, give Sambu. If there be a watery discharge and sore eyes, Cham. When there is fever, watery discharges, sore nostrils, and red cheeks, Carb. V. Calc C. Puis. or Sulp. Z8S HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. REGURGITATION OF MILK. Regurgitation of Milk.—Nursing children are often troubled with throwing the milk off the stomach. For it, use Ipe Puis. Anti. or Nux V. Flatulence is likely to attend it, for which use Cham. Carb. Y. or Sulp.' MILK CRUST, SCABS AND BLOTCHES ON THE HEAD. Milk Crust.—The proper remedies for this- affection will be found under Herpes, Dow Worm,, and Scald Head. JAUNDICE. Jaundice.—Lifants are frequently affected with a yellowness] of the skin; the eyes are of a yel- low tinge; they become dull and languid; the bowels irregular. The remedies are Cham. Mere, or if they are costive, or have pain or cramps,. Ignat. or Nux Y. ERYSIPELAS, Erysipelas.—This is a spreading red eruption on the skin, attended with fever; sometimes it is slight,, at other periods it is severe, and may be- INFANTS. 389 come a dangerous disease. The remedies are Aeon. Bell. Camp, or Rus. T. or Ars. or Sulp. If there is much fever, use Aeon. If there is a fine red rash, Bell. If there are large eruptions or vesicles, give Rus. T. or Silec. In the advanced stage, if there is hard lumpy places on the skin, or a puffy swelling, give Ars. If there is a torpid state or irregularity of the bowels, use Sulp. or Clematis. Graph, or Silec. (See Erysipelas.) LOCKJAW. Lockjaw.—During convulsions, infants and children are liable to have the jaws firmly locked together. The remedies for it may be found under Convulsions, Tetanus, and Spasms. HOT RED SPOTS, OR SPREADING RASH. Hot Red Spots, or Spreading Rash.—By nurses this is called Hives. The rash is fine and red; there is a little reddish watery fluid in them; sometimes they form incrustations, attend- ed with mild fever. The remedies are Aeon. Rus. T. or Sulp. 390 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. TEETH. Teeth.—This period is frequently a trying one for little children. There is some pain of the jaw; they become irritable and uneasy; there is a pressure of blood to the head, producing an irritable state of the brain and nerves; the teeth coming forward, presses on the gums ; this causes some soreness and swelling. In this state the child is liable to have spasms. If there is fever attending this state, give Aeon. Bryo. or Ipe If there are cramps or spasms, Ignat. Nux Y. or Cupr. If there is much swelling or pain of the gums, Bell, or Coff. Should the symptoms be severe, examine the gums, and if a tooth is near coming out of the skin, cut the gum down to it. During teething, giving one or two doses a day of Ignat. or Nux V.; these will allay much of the distress and aid the process. HYDROCEPHALUS. Dropsy of the Bra n. Hydrocephalus.—The character of this disease is an affection of the head. The symptoms of it, as stated in Hull's Laurie, are headache, particu- larly of the front part; nausea, vomiting, dilated pupil, slow pulse, stupor, and convulsions. Scro- INFANTS. 391 fulous children, and those having large heads, are most liable to have it. This description applies mostly to the idiopathic or chronic form of the disease. The acute states of disease, which terminates in what is called Dropsy of the Brain, is ushered in with inflammatory fever and inflammation or congestion of the head. In this state the skin is dry, pulse quickened; the child is worse at night; it is peevish; grinds the teeth, and screams; be- comes indifferent or stupid ; pupils dilated, eyes red, and sometimes there are cramps. This dis- ease is very likely to take place where the fever, which the child has had at first, is treated by cal- omel and opium. The remedies for the first kind of dropsy of the brain are Aeon. Hell. Iodi. or Ars., and such as are indicated for the constitutional disease which the child may be laboring under. For the latter type, the proper remedies are those which are prescribed for fever generally, and for inflammatory affection or congestion of the brain, such as Aeon. Bell. Bryo. Cham. Let the bowels be freely evacuated; this has a great influence to relieve affections of the brain. When the fever has moderated, and the urgent symptoms lessened, use Hell. Ars. Nux Y. or Phos. It will be of great service to place the feet in 392 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. warm water often, or to put hot cabbage leaves on them wet. Cloth wet in cold water should be applied to the head, and cold water given as a drink. Consult the articles Fever, Head, and Brain, in other parts of the work, where the remedies for the various symptoms are pointed out. % • APPENDIX. [A. 3 It may be inferred that the remarks made in this work on blood-letting are not warranted by experience or results. To guard against such an opinion, we have quoted from medical history to substantiate our obser- vations. It is inferred that the object of the use of remedies and the practice of medicine is to cure the sick, and a plan of treatment which does that in the most effectual manner, and in the greatest proportion of cases in a given number, is the most advisable. This is to be ascertained only by statistical results. It may be objected by Homoeopathists that these statistics are taken from Allopathic writers, but as far as health and life are concerned, they are not the less important for that, and they may be useful to Homoeo- pathic practitioners, as they show the benefit of occa- sionally using a remedy which has heretofore had great influence in curing diseases. Without pre- suming to include much of our own opinions or recom- mendations, the selections are principally those from other writers. These are calculated to show the supe- rior success in treating severe and epidemic diseases where blood-letting has formed a prominent remedy compared with other modes under Allopathic manage- ment. It is doubtful whether it is advisable or justi- 13* 394 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. fiable entirely to reject a remedy, as some have done, which has for ages proved eminently useful in curing diseases. We have witnessed cases, and have noticed accounts of others, which h#ve proved very unfavora- ble under Homoeopathic treatment, which appeared might have been cured by the same treatment, pro- vided there had early been a judicious abstraction of blood. In a period of time, called the dark ages, previous to the 16th century, an opinion very generally prevailed that in violent diseases, particularly in those of ar> epidemic or malignant nature, there took place in the human system, at the attack, or soon after, a condition of direct debility and loss of muscular and vital powers, and a tendency to a typhoid, gangrenous state, "that in those cases," says Dr. Rush, u malagnancy and putre-- faction were associated together." This led to a me- thod of treatment which was, by the use of such reme- dies as were supposed to have the greatest influence to guard against debility and a disposition to gangrene. The remedies selected for this purpose appears to have been of an exciting, heating, sweating, spicy, and sti- mulating nature. By this course, it seems, there was no allowance made for an inflammatory, depressed, of obstructed state of the system, which it might be neces- sary to remove before using such exciting remedies. Under the use of such a course of treatment by the great Plague of London, in 1665, there were 60,000- died and 28,000 carried off by other distempers. A physician, who has had some renown, known a» Sydenham, objected to the then prevailing opinions and mode of practice, ana" recommended blood-letting: and a refrigerant course to be pursued. As far as his- recommendations were followed, it appeared that" the treatment was much more successful. "Inflammatory diseases," says Sydenham, " were more frequent than ever before known." About this time, some discerning person came to the APPENDIX A. 395 conclusion that those violent diseases, in their first stage, were of a "spirituous, inflammatory, or conges- tive nature, and those most violent ran their course soonest to a gangrenous putrefactive state, or a sudden congestion and fatal termination." In such a condition of the system, it is contended by able writers that spicy and stimulant opiate and alcoholic remedies, if given to a considerable extent in the early stage, the disease is hurried more rapidly, and the case is likely sooner to terminate fatally. The stimulant sweating plan was called the Alexipharmic method of treatment. Under this course the epidemics of that period were extremely fatal. By the influence of this physician, a very material change was brought about in the management of acute and violent disease. Some idea of this practice and the change which was produced, may be understood by referring to some remarks in Dr. Miller's Retrospect of the 18th Century. He says—" To oppose the cardiac Alexipharmic doc- trines of the Sylvian school, the illustrious Sydenham arose, (about 1660.) He was eminently suited for the purpose. The sagacity of this physician led him by almost seeming intuition to discover and obey the dic- tates of nature, and to afford every proper assistance, without urging her to useless and hazardous efforts. The effects of this revolution were immediately seen in the improved treatment of acute diseases of every de- scription, when, instead of the fashionable Alexiphar- mic (stimulant) plan, intended to promote imaginary depurations by additional heat and stimulus, a safer antiphlogistic bleeding and cooling method was adopt- ed to unload the oppressed, (congestive habit,) to reduce excessive action, and to preserve the strength of the system for future conflict." Like Hahne- mann and others who have introduced improvements and innovations calculated to benefit mankind, Syden- ham met with great opposition and reproach from the 396 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. faculty and from various sources. In some .instances, corporate bodies, it was said, and even governments, interfered to prevent the spread of his doctrine and practice. A remarkable instance of this kind is related in Dr. Townsend's Journey through Spain. It states "that a violent malignant disease prevailed there. On the subject of treatment, the medical men widely dif- fered. Some of them were in favor of the Syden- hamic method, whilst others were opposed to it. At length the government interfered, and they made out a prescription, composed of many articles, of a spicy, sweating, heating and stimulating nature. An edict was passed that the doctors should use for the epidemic this prescribed plan of treatment. Under this course, there was a total failure—nearly all the cases subjected to it were fatal. The government discovered that they had made an unfortunate prescription, and revoked the ordinance." It may be a subject of regret that the Sydenhamic doctrines and practice has not been more followed out in modern times. To elucidate this subject, it will be proper to fur- nish some facts and statistical statements in reference to some of the violent and epidemic diseases, by pre- senting the Alexipharmic stimulant plan on one side and the refrigerating and cooling method on the other. In Dr. Rush's Treatise on the Epidemic of 1793, in Philadelphia, he advocates the Sydenhamic doctrine and practice by bleeding and other evacuations and sudorific means. In summing up the results of this plan, compared with the Alexipharmic stimulant me- thod, he states " that under this mode of treatment the fatal cases were not over 1 in 50." '' I lost not over 1 in 20 of those I saw on the first day." Again, in ano- ther instance, " I cured 99 in 100 of all who applied on the first day of the disease." " Out of 200 patients I lost but four." Dr. Griffith says: "By the same APPENDIX A. 397 treatment (pursued by Dr. Rush) 49 in 50 were cured." Dr. Pennington said, " that by the same course, in 43 cases, none died." " About 6,000 of the inhabitants of Philadelphia probably owe their lives to bleeding and purging." In this work, the results on the other side are also given. " Those treated by bark and wine, whole families were swept off." Dr. Compte states " that when those remedies (stimiflants) were used, death was hastened in every case, and that under the use of bark, wine, opium, and stimulants, one-half died." " At the Hospital at Bush Hill, in Philadelphia," says Dr. Rush, "where bark, wine, calomel, opium, and alcoholic stimulants were the principle remedies, out of 807 cases, 448 died." In Dr. Donaldson's account of the yellow fever which prevailed in New York in 1822, it is stated " that 1 treated 22 cases by free bleediny and refri- gerating means, not one of them died." "Under the treatment, by mercurials opiates and stimulants, which were used by most of the practitioners, about one-half died." In 1811, and some of the subsequent years, an epi- demic disease prevailed in this country to a very great extent. It was not confined to cities or villages, but spread in streaks in many parts of the country, particu- larly in the Eastern States, extended westward to the Lakes, and proceeded southward. it was equally severe as the Cholera; about as fatal under some plans of treatment, and more difficult to cure. Symptoms. Among others, it was attended with the_ following symptoms :—" Sometimes it commenced with severe ague, violent pain in the chest, difficulty of breathing, intense pain in the head, also in some or all the limbs; nausea and vomiting, or severe diarrhoea; at times the 398 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. pain of the chest was acute, at other periods, there was a stricture, heaviness, and inability to dilate the chest; the tongue in the progress generally was scurfed, and had lively red edges; there was great apparent debility to synchope or even full fainting; the most common pulse was small,flaccid, and at times nearly imperceptible; there was a disposition to assume a typhoid (gangrenous) type, particularly when evacuations were not early made; the face often had a lurid, dingy hue; in some cases the powers of life were suspended. Similar to Asphyxia, dissections showed the lungs, heart and brain distended and gorged with black blood. The pulse rose, and became more full and firm ; after bleeding and other evacuations, the blood was generally, at first, dark and carbonated; after the evacuations, the blood became more florid and lively; the symptoms which followed depended very much on the mode of treatment. An opinion became very prevalent that this disease was so much of a typhoid nature, that blood-letting was improper, and that the Alexipharmic course of treat- ment, with free use of calomel, opium, and alcoholic preparations, were only to be relied on. In many in- stances whiskey was given by the bottle, and at the fune- rals, to prevent catching the disease. The liquor freely went around, and drunkenness mingled in the scene. " Under this mode of treatment, in some districts, one-half died. The Rev. L. Burch, of Stanford, who devoted his whole time among the sick, the dying and the dead, showed the writer a list he had taken of the number of that town. Of about 130 cases, of these, 62 were dead ! The treatment he stated was highly Alexi- pharmic and alcoholic stimulants. Several physicians, of the middle and eastern part of the county, gave the writer very similar statements about the treatment, with corresponding results. " An impression prevailed that the disease was direct- ly of a typhoid nature, and this was so much in accord- ance with popular opinion that it required great firmness APPENDIX A, 398> 80 resist the current that set from every direction against every species of depletion. Nurses, old women and others appeared with hemlock, and other essences, hot excitants and stimulants to lop off the head of the hydra epidemic—whereas, by a moderate use of blood-letting and other evacuating refrigerant means, the fatal cases did not exceed 1 in 20."—Our History of the Epidemic in Duchess County. By the statistics furnished in this work it is shown that under the stimulant, calomel, and opiate treatment, about one-half died; and that by bleeding, sweating, and a refrigerating course, 19 in 20 were cured. There was no record nor publication which showed what was the treatment in the eounty town, but the physicians and the people there represented it to be Alexipharmic, mercurial, and stimulating in a high de- gree. The writer was informed by some of the physi- cians and the people, that most all the severe cases were fatal. The diversity of opinion about the treatment of such a raging disease, placed a juvenile member of the profes- sion in a trying and responsible position, as being at first, alone, in advocating and using blood-letting and other refrigerating remedies, and opposed to the use, at first, of Alexipharmic stimulating articles. However, facts and favorable results of cases in his district fur- nished such convincing proof, that shortly opinion was changed in favor of the refrigerating depleting treat- ment. In Dr. Mann's treatise on this epidemic, as it spread along the northern frontier, from Lake Champlain to Erie, and in the army, in 1812-13, it is stated ««that by practitioners among the inhabitants in the vicinity of the army, a large portion used the Alexipharmic, mer- curial, and alcoholic treatment"—"that under this course, one-third to one-half died"—" that the mode of treatment, under his ^direction in the army, was bleed- ing moderately or freely, according to circumstances, 400 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. with refrigerating and sudorific means, the fatal cases did not exceed 1 in 16." In Professor Grallup's account of this epidemic in Vermont, it is stated "that the Alexipharmic plan, with calomel, opium, and alcoholie articles, was the most popular; that under this plan, in some instances, about half died"—" by the bleeding and other remedies, simi- lar to those recommended by Dr. Mann, 15 in 16 were eured." In Dr. Lovel's Hospital Report, from Burlington, Vermont, it is stated "that in one month, in 1812, there was at no time less than 20 on the sick list of the epidemic; that in the time there was only three deaths; the treatment was similar to that recommended by Surgeon General Mann"^" that among the inhabi- tants in the vicinity, the Alexipharmic, mercurial and stimulant course was generally used *, that during this month there were among the citizens, 72 deaths." In a treatise on this disease by Dr. North, of Connec- ticut, it appears that the treatment he used in the begin- ning was Alexipharmic, and that this was increased to a high degree of stimulation. The Doctor lamented that by the use of very large quantities of permanent and diffusible stimulants, reaction could not be brought out, and the patients sunk and died. He overlooked the im- portance of unloading the blood-vessels and relieving the * system from depression and inflammation before begin- ning to fill up with such powerful excitants. In the Medical and Philosophical Register, Dr D, Hosack recommended a treatment similar to that of Dr. Mann. Drs. Ackerly and Scofield, hospital surgeons at Staten Island, in their report confirmed a similar mode of treatment, and say that very few of the soldiers died. The works referred to were all published after the epidemic subsided, so they were not of use in the treat- ment—each one had to rely on their knowledge and ob- eervation to pioneer his course. APPENDIX A. 401 ^ It would seem that an accurate knowledge of the history of this epidemic might furnish indications enough to enable one to adopt a tolerable successful mode of treating Epidemic Cholera. In many respects, the symptoms and constitutional conditions were very much alike. Now attention may be directed to a more modern disease—the Epidemic Cholera. This has elicited a great diversity of opinion and an equally diversified mode of treatment. It is intended here merely to trace some of the prominent modes of treatment in Allopathic practise, and to give the results. In this connection a prominent claim will appear in favor of the benefits of Homoeopathic practice, as it shows that it may be used beneficially in the treatment of violent and epidemic diseases, without running a chance of injuring the patient and aggravating the case, by the use of large quantities of drugs which may be improper in the condition; for such a thing may happen as to hasten its fatal termination by improper remedies, and the patient not being permitted to die, " by the natural run of the disease," who can say that large quantities of Buch articles as Cayenne pepper and alcohol may not have had a great deal to do with rendering the cholera fatal. There was a nostrum sold and puffed here in 1849, said to be composed of tincture of Cayenne pepper, spirits of camphor, laudanum and alcohol, to prevent and cure the Cholera. No doubt this nostrum cost the city several dozen of lives. ■ By the use of minute doses of medicine, it appears that those diseases have been cured, and the patient's life not jeopardized by large quantities of inconsistent drugs. In the history of Epidemic Cholera, some important facts are disclosed which show a wide difference between one mode of treatment and that of another, as the fol- lowing, among some of the results which have appeared 402 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. will show, that when a free use of opiates, calomel, irrita- ting and stimulating articles have been used in the early stage, the disease has been attended with great fatality. On the other side it is shown that when those articles have been in a measure excluded, and a refrigerating, diluting, or evacuating method adopted, the result has been much more favorable. It is stated here in regard to this, as well as on all other occasions, it is the first stage of the case we refer to, for the treatment and remedies used then often forms the turning point of the case, and give shape to all that follow. In the advanced stage, in most cases, cordial and stimulant remedies may be advisable and proper. In 1831, the British Medical Board, at Bombay, made a report " that the practice of blood-letting is the sheet-anchor of hope."—Lon. Med. Jour. Dr. Corbyn, British Surgeon in Asia, says : " Be- lieving as I do that Cholera to be incipient inflamma- tion, blood-letting is the first remedy—indeed, it is the most important."—lb. A colonel in a British regiment stationed in Africa, in 1832, took the treatment in hand himself. By bleed- ing and giving freely of mild drinks he saved all the sol- diers who were attacked with cholera.—lb. Mr. Baker, the British Consul General to Egypt in 1832, directed slow bleeding and a free use of mild drinks, which were attended with uniform success.— Morn. Star. In France, Brussais and ethers used bleeding and cold water with favorable success. " Now, thank God," said he, " we give patients as much cold water as they wish."—lb. Dr. Cruvillier, of France, who had the charge of a large hospital, treated the cholera as a congestive and inflammatory disease with much success.—lb. Drs. Bell and Conde, in their treatise on Cholera, say " that the physicians in Russia, Poland and Germany, bled their patients with success.'' APPE DIX A. 403 In England and Ireland several doctors bled to great advantage.—Lon. Med. Jour. All agree that the use of opiates, mercury, and stimu- lants were very unsuccessful.—lb. In America, as far as accounts have been published, it appears that the plan of treatment mostly pursued has been by the use of opiates, calomel, spicy vegeta- bles, essences, vegetable and mineral astringents, alco- holic or diffusible stimulants, it is more than probable that those drugs sometimes increased the pressure on the brain and vital organs, so as to defeat the object of cure intended. In 1832, Professor Chapman, of Philadelphia, pub- lished a paper on this disease, in which he recommended bleeding, and used it with success. In 1832, Drs. Bell and Conde, of Philadelphia, pub- lished a treatise on Cholera, in which they say " there is inflammation and congestion"—" the blood was dark, but grew more florid after bleeding"—"the brain, intes- tines and liver showed congestion"—" the lungs were gorged with black blood"—"the stomach showed traces of inflammation"—" the treatment by bleeding has been more successful than any other plan"—" in all cases where blood-letting has been used, and the chest re- lieved, a recovery has ensued"—" opium increased the congestion"—" many denounced calomel as injurious"— " by the use of brandy, 32 out of 34 died." Dr. Sterling, of England, says, " calomel has been used in all places, yet the patients have died."—Lond. Med. Jour. Dr. Leo, of Russia, states that " calomel irritates the alimentary canal, and aggravates the disease."—lb. Dr. Wilson, of Belfast, says, " I cannot see on what principle calomel is used, for if the patients recover, their constitutions are ruined."—lb. Dr. Clot Bey, physician to the Pacha of Egypt, in 1832 after trying various remedies, all of which failed, he adopted blood-letting, and gave copious mild drinks, 404 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. with warm applications to the skin. Great numbers were cured by this method. The common people adopted this praetice, and by it cured themselves.—lb. In a report from one of the Cholera Hospitals in New York, in 1832, by Dr. Ferris, it was stated that bleeding was used in many instances, and that there were 9 out of 10 cured. In Poughkeepsie, before the appearance of the epi- demic in 1832, there had not been much published which .was reliable, and pointing out any particular method of cure. When it commenced, the people, as they generally are when a violent or un'common disease appears, were strongly inclined to the use of exciting and stimulating articles to prevent and cure it, and the medical men generally favored this practice. When they can rely upon medical authority, the people adopt such a course with avidity. It will appear by the preceding observations that those stimulant articles have proved very unsuccessful. In the first case of what seemed to be cholera, we saw there was a group of symptoms presented which had been common, and often witnessed in previous epide- mics, and which were described by writers. This led to the conclusion that without much regard to the ali- mentary evacuations, if the constitutional symptoms could be cured by treatment similar to what had been successful in other similar conditions of disease—the cholera might be cured. With these views the treatment was commenced. By examining the cases at page 84, the treatment and the result will appear. The anticipations were realized by the success of the course. My feelings may be imagined, and were in a measure expressed in a letter to a friend, (extracted jfrom the history of that disease,) thus:— "The result of those cases produced a pleasing train of reflections and a hope that for this epidemic, which had traversed over a great portion of the world, and spread APPENDIX A. 405 desolation and dismay in its progress, there might be adopted a successful method of cure." It will be perceived that the treatment was bleeding in small quantities, and that repeated or more freely, a* the case seemed to indicate; by producing- nauseating ©r gentle vomiting; a free use of mild drinks, (cold water was preferred,) and by warm, applications to the surface of the body. Since that time we discover that the editor of the London Medical Journal recommends this mode of using nauseating remedies. The remedy for this purpose was- equal parts of ipecac, and blood- root in infusion', given warm. It had a cogent effect to restore a warmth on the skin, and produce sweat- ino\ Bleeding was used in about half of the cases. After the first and severe stage was over, if the dis- ease continued, other remedies were used which were proper for the symptoms. Under this plan of treatment,, the fatal cases, as is shown in a register contained in our history of this epidemic, as it prevailed in Pough- keepsie, was only five per cent. All the other medical gentlemen used the Alexiphar- mic, calomel, opium, and astringent plan, frequently with- a liberal use of alcoholic articles. According to the reports of the Board of Health of the cases, under the tatter mode of treatment, one-half were fatal. An observation made in the account of the epidemic- of 1812, will apply well here:. "It required great firm- ness to resist the current that set in from every direc- tion, (and even from the Board of Health,) against the depleting and refrigerating practice." My Homoeopathic friends will perceive that here accidentallv, was adopted a Homoeopathic principle ©f small bleedings to relieve congestion and nausea- ting remedies to cure nausea and vomiting- In the County Almshouse, about a mile from the citv, the epidemic prevailed with severity, which waa under the management and treatment of those vyho used the Alexipharmic stimulant:, calomel, and opiate 406 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. remedies. By the register of the institution it appears that there were 95 in 100 died. In the village of Barnegat, (the Lime Kilns,) on the banks of the river, six miles south—after the disease abated in the city, it appeared here with severity, few or none escaped the premonitory symptoms. The first eight cases were subjected to the calomel opiate treat- ment, and they all died. After this, a meeting of the citizens was held, when it was resolved that the whole village should be placed under my care. There were, beside those in the premonitory stage, about 30 con- firmed cases; without an exception, they* all recovered. As an expression of gratitude, the inhabitants pre- sented me with this testimony :— "We, the subscribers, inhabitants of Barnegat, cer- tify that the Cholera made its appearance in this place; that there were about 40 cases,.many of xwhich were so violent that they required much laborious medical at- tendance^ that this was done by Dr. Sherrill and his assistants. For the efficacy of his services, we form a a high opinion from the fact that his patients all re- covered. [Signed,] Wm. B. Lawson, and nine others." There are some reports and collections of facts which may be referred to, which show in some measure the treatment and results of the cholera in this city in 1849. The corporation established five hospitals for Cholera patients, furnished them with all the necessaries for the purpose, and to the Board of Health were added a large number of medical gentlemen to attend the hospitals. By the report of the Board of Health, it appears that the remedies used were opium, camphor in large doses, mercury, spices, Cayenne pepper, cordials, stimulating sudorifics, alcoholic articles, vegetable and mineral astringents; externally mustard, capsicum, lotions, bags of hot water, &c. To this there was one exception: La APPENDIX A. 407 one of the hospitals "bleeding from the arm was used in some cases with marked benefit." Post mortem exami- nations showed congestions, gorged, and stuffed condi- tions, of parts, similar to those described by Drs. Bell, Conde, and many others. It appears by this report that the results collected from all the hospitals, the fatal cases were over 54 per cent. From having a good opportunity to judge, and from making observations, it appeared that a great deal of the treatment in private practice was similar to that reported by the Board of Health. In the upper part of the city, where the stimulating treatment appeared to be freely used, nearly "whole families were swept off." The disease and the fatality was charged to the exhala- tions from the bone-boiling establishments. It is doubt- ful whether these had any. influence on the disease one way or the other; the greater portion of the cases were more than a mile from them. It may be asked, what had those places to do with the treatment of the dis- ease ? Where the mode of treatment pointed out in this work was used, which it was pretty extensively in the upper and west parts of the city, there was not a single fatal case. The register in the City Inspector's office shows that there were 5,0*71 deaths by Cholera in the city in 1849. There was an understanding among the Homoepathic practitioners to report their cases to the secretary of the society, Dr. Bowers. Probably these reports were not very complete. By the publication of them it was shown that the fatal cases were six per cent. After the epidemic subsided, the Hahnemann Acade- my of Medicine appointed a committee to collect the cases attended by its members. They reported that from the best information obtained, the fatal cases were five per cent. In the essay on the disease, heretofore mentioned, by 408 APPENDIX A. statements made, that according to the plan detailed in this work, the fatal cases did not exceed two per cent. In Dr. Pulte^s work, it is stated that under his Ho- moeopathic treatment in Cincinnati, the fatality was three and a half per cent. In 1849, the Cholera prevailed in Poughkeepsie again. From S. B. Dutton, Esq,, President of the Board of Health for the township, we were informed " that the treatment was generally by tincture of Cayenne pepper and other spices, opiates, mercury; heating, sweating remedies, and alcoholic articles, all largely given, exter- nally, was freely used ; also, mustard and other acrid articles and diffusible stimulants. In the township, without the corporation, there were about 80 cases— three-quarters of them were fatal." The Secretary to the Board of Health for the city corporation, C. Carman, kindly showed the writer his book. By the statements in that, and what he repre- sented, the remedies used here were similar to those above-mentioned. The same medical gentlemen used them. " There were within the city corporation 400 cases, and out of these 280 deaths." It appeared further that in the Duchess County Alms- house, about a mile from the city, and mostly under the same general medical attendants, there were 100 cases, and of these, there were 70 deaths. The secretary observed that the stimulating remedies were used and approved of in the Almshouse to a very great extent, and even then the patients died. There were two Homcepathic physicians in the place. The writer was informed that the cases treated by them were generally successful. APPENDIX. [B. ] From the position held as President, in the Duchess Medical Society, in 1825, the by-laws required me to de- liver to them an address. The subject chosen was a re- view of the prominent diseases of that locality for the preceding year. The Remittent Fever, which frequently became typhus in the progress, had prevailed to a great and unusual extent. In that discourse expressions like these occur:—" I have not for a long time, until late- ly, observed cases of fever, which, in the early stage, exhibited the small, soft and obscure pulse which often took place in the epidemic of 1812. In this the attack was sometimes mild, and the disease slow in forming; at others it came on quickly. In some cases the pain was severe; the head dull and heavy; a sleepy dullness of the eyes; skin dry and husky; tongue fiery red on the edges; bowels torpid; a tired languid feeling; coun- tenance lurid; great prostration. "I believe attempts have been made to cure this state of disease by Alexipharmic sweating means, and by mercury and opium. This plan often fails, and if it does succeed, it is after a long, tedious and protracted illness. The patient gets a black tongue; a black scurf on the teeth ; dilirium and nervous irritation, and a train of those symptoms called typhus. Whither those fevers in the beginning are typhus, is a question; I believe they are rarely so. I am aware that in the treatment causes may occur to give them a protracted form of typhus, which may be prevented by early removing the compound inflammatory symptmos. Under the mercurial opiate or Alexipharmic treatment, the case often runs on two, three, four or five weeks; a train of aggravated typhoid symptoms succeed, and fre- quently ends in death. ___ ______________ 14 410 HOMCEOPATHIC PRACTICE. "Those cases may be successfully treated by bleeding at first, and this should be followed by evacuating and sudorific means. If there is prostration or seeming- direct debility, the bleeding had better be small at first, and repeated if necessary, as it frequently is ; the blood in this state is dark, thick and heavy; whereas, in the advanced state of typhus, it is said to be dark and thin. In the first stage the blood runs slow; after bleed- ing, it becomes more florid, and exhibits signs of in- flammatory action; after this abstraction, the pulse rises, is more full and firm, and then evacuations form the bowels, and sudorifics may beneficially be used. By this course, the case is cured in from five to seven days, (and then there are no typhus symptoms.) In this plan of treatment there has been no fatal case. Wrhen re- mittent fevers have been treated upon those principles, I have not had occasion to prescribe for a typhoid or a long protracted case." In the disease here referred to, there were a great number of protracted and typhoid cases, and a large proportion of them were fatal. A similar contrast in the treatment of such fevers, and in the results, was ob- served for many years. Had the cases been preserved since the time referred to, which occurred in that county, there would have been shown many dozens, which were treated by those different plans, with a similar difference in the result to that above stated. In concluding the labors of preparing this work for the press, an extract is made from the address just referred to, to show the closing scene of life of a distinguished member of the profession, who at the time was Presi- dent of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in this city. The character presented may furnish an example worthy of imitation by others. " It was a peripneumonic attack that terminated the life of the first President of this Society, Dr. Samuel Bard. In passing this event, a short digression, it 3 presumed, will be excused, to cherish the memory of APPENDIX B. 411 patron and friend. As a physician, he had an active, discriminating mind and discerning judgment, well cal- culated to detect the intricate and obscure operations of morbid action, and to devise means to effect their re- moval. Those who had an opportunity of meeting him within these walls, will readily bring to mind our then flourishing situation, when we were stimulated by his example, and edified by his maxims and his addresses. Although for many years retired from the city and from active business, he was not withdrawn from profes- sional usefulness or benevolent purposes. He constantly, when required, gave counsel to those around him; and among the poor, sought out cases of sickness and want, on which to bestow gratuitous services. His wife, who was first attacked with the same disease, was his last patient, and he her last physician 1 He being soon at- tacked, was obliged to end his medical labors, and with- draw from her the day before she died—and in his turn became a patient. During his short illness, he dis- played his usual vigor of mind and promptness of deci- sion. He conversed with me and with his friends, with calmness, on the nature of his disease and the approach of death. During the last trying night he cheerfully said—' Ah, Sherrill, you are generally pretty lucky, but you have got your match now; you won't save me, More than once he expressed in substance a couplet that he had .used on another occasion :— ' 0' God 1 direct my erring mind to things above; Teach me to place my bliss in faith, and hope, and love!' He dwelt on the importance of early subduing arterial action, and of .preventing effusion in the lungs, which he anticipated would with him be the case. All he. dreaded, he said, was the suffocating distress that that would give him. In the former opinion his^ anticipa- tions were realized—-in the latter they were not. Al- though effusion took place, he became calm, and died in full assurance of receiving a Christian's reward for a life well spent" CATALOGUE OF MEDICINES Used in Homoeopath!.© practice, which have been proved on the healthy subject, and referred to in this work. Technical Names Abbreviations. 1 Aconitum Napellus, 2 iEthusa Cynapum^ 3 Actea Spicata, 4 Agaricus Muscarius, & Agnus Castus, 6 Aloe Gummi, 7 Alumina, 8'Ambra Grisea 9 Ammonium Carb. 10 Ammonium Murias, 11 Ammonium, 12 Amygdalse Amara, 13 Anacardium, 14 Angustura Vera, 15 Anisum Stellatum. 16 Antimonium Crude, 17 Anthrakokali, 18 Aphis, 19 Argentum, 20 Argentum Nitricum 21 Arnica Montana, 22 Arsenicum Album, 23 Arsenicum Hydro- genisatum, 24 Artemisia Vulgaris, 25 Aurum Maculatum, 26. Asa Foetida, 27 Asarum Europseum, 28 Asparagus, 2& Athamenta, ACOE1). JE.th. Actea Agar. Agnu. Alo. Alum. Ambr. Ammo. C. Ammo. M. Ammoni. Amag. Amar. Anac. Angu. AnisL Anti. C. Anth. K. Aphi. Arg. Arg. N. ArEae. Ars. Ans. H. Art. Arum. Asa Asar. Aspar. Atbam. English Names: Monkshood orW'fsbane Garden Hemlock, Baneberry. Bug Agari, Chaste Tree. Aloes. Pure Clay. Ambergris. Carbonate of Ammonia. Muriate of Ammonia Gam Ammoniac, Bitter Almond. Malacca Bean. Bark of Angustura. Anise Seed- Crude Antimony. Anthracrite Coal. Honey Bee. Silver. Nitrate of Silver. Leopard's Bane. Arsenic Ac. Arsenated Ilyrogen. Mug 'Wort. Common Aurum. Gum Resin, Ferula. Asaret of Europe, Asparagus Common. Mountain. Parsley. CATALOGUE OF MEDICINES. 413 Technical Names. Abbreviations. English Name. 30 Aurum Foliatum, Auru. Metalic Gold. 31 Aurum Fulminans. Aru. F. Fulminating Gold. 32 Aurum Muriaticum, Auru M. Muriate of Gold. 33 Baryta Carbonica, Bar. C. Carbonate of Barytes. 34 BarrytaMuriatica, Bar. M. Muriate of Barytes. 35 Belladonna, Bell. Deadly Night Shade. 36 Benzoic Acid, Ben. Ac. Flowers of Benzoin. 37 Berberis Vulgaris, Ber. V. Barberry. 38 Bismuthum, Bism. Nitrate of Bismuth. 39 Borax Veneta. Bor. Borax. 40 Rovisti, Bor. Puff Ball. 41 B ranca Ursina, Branc. Bears Breach. 42 Bromine, Bromi. Nitrate of Bromine. 43 Brucea Antidysen- Bruc. terica, 44 Bryona Alba Bryo. White Bryona. 45 Caladium Seguinum Cal. Aurum. 46 Calcarea Caustica, Cal. Cau. Quick Lime. 47 Calcarea Carbonica, Cal. Ca. Carbonate of Lime. 48 Calcarea Phosphori- Cal. P. Phosphate of Lime. ca 49 Calendula, Calend. Marigold. 50 Camphora, Camp. Camphor. 51 Cannabis, Indicus Cann. Ind. Indian Hemp of Bengal Resina,* 52 Cannabis Sativa, Cann. S. Hemp Common. 53 Cantharis, Canth. Spanish Fly. 54 Capsicum, Caps. Cayenne Pepper. 55 Carbo Animalis, Carb. A. Animal Charcoal. 56 Carbo Vegetabilis, Carb. V. Charcoal. 57 Cascarilla Casca. Croton Cascarilla. 58 Castoreum, Cast. Castor. 59 Causticum, Caust. Caustic. 60 Cedron Seeds, Ced. Cotton Seed. 61 Chamomilla, Cham. German Chamomile. ♦ In the New York Medical Journal for 1844, vol. in page 390, there is an article on Cannibus Indicus, or Indian Hemp of Bengal. When this is given in a state of health, it produces a pleasant delirium and intoxication; it causes epilepsy, catalepsy, chorea, &c. On this account it is named as a remedy for these diseases. We have used it in a number of instances in diseases, with great benefit. It is hoped some one will furnish a good pathogenesis of it. 414: CATALOGUE OF MEDICINES. ! Technical Names. Abbreviations. English Names. 62 Chelidonium, Chel. Great Celendile. 63 Chenopodii Glauci, Chen G. Oakleaved Goose Foot. 64 Chiua Officinalis, Chin. Peruvian Bark. 65 Chininum Sulphuri- Chin. S. Sulphate of Quinine. cnm, 66 Chininum Hydro- Chin Hyd. Hydrocyanate of Quini. cyanicum, 67 Cicuta Virosa, Cie. Water Hemlock. 68 Cina, Cin. Mugwort of Judea. 69 Cinnabaris, Cinn. Red Sulp. of Mercury. 70 Cinnamomum, Cinn. Cinnamon. 71 Cistus Canadensis, Cist. Rock Rose. 72 Citricum Acidum, Cicr. Citric Acid. 73 Coccinella, Cocci. Cochineal. 74 Cocculus, Cocc. Indian Cockel. 75 Cochleara Armora- Coch. Horse Radish. cia, 76 Coffea Cruda, Coff. Raw Coffee. 77 Colchicum, Colch. Meadow Saffron. 78 Colocynthis or Coly- Colyco orColyc Bitter Cucumber. centhis, 79 Conium Maculatum, Coni. Hemlock. 80 Convolvulus, Conv. Bind Weed. 81 Copaivse Balsamum, Copab. Balsam Compavia. 82 Corallium Rubrum, Corol. Red Coral. 83 Cortex Male, Cort. M. Pomegranate. 84 Cotyledon Umbili- Cotyl. 85 Crocus Sativus, Croc. Saffron. 86 Crotalus, CrotaL Rattlesnake Poison. 87 Cubelse, Cub. Cubebs. 88 Cuprum, Cupr. Copper. 89 Cupium Aceticum, Cupr. Ac. Acetate of Copper. 90 Cuprum Carboni- Cup. C. Carbonate of Copper. cum, 91 Cuprum Oxydatum Cup. Ox. Ars. Arsenate of Copper. Arsenicum, 92 Cuprum Sulphuri- Cup. S. Sulphate of Copper. 93 Croton Tiglium, Crot. Croton Oil. 94 Cyclamen, Cycl. Sow Bread. 95 Daphne Indica, Daph. I. Indian Daphne. 96 Digitalis Puerpera, Digit. Fox Glove. 97 Dictamus Albus, Diet. Bastard Ditany. 8 Drosea Rotundifolia Dros. Sun Dew. 9 GATOLOGUE OF MEDICINES. 415 Technical Names. Abbreviations. English Names. 99 Dulcamara, Dulc. Bitter Sweet. 100 Elaterium, Elat. Wild Cucumber. 101 Eugenia Iambos, Eug. Malabar Plum Tree. 102 Eupatorium Perfo- Eup. Thoroughwort. ratum. 103 Euphorbium Offici- Euph. Spurge. nalis. 104 Euphrasia, Euph. Eye Bright. 105 EvonymusEuropus Evony. Spindle Tree. 106 Ferrum, Ferr. Metahc Iron. 107 Ferrum Aceticum, Ferr. Ac. Acetate of Iron. 108 FerrumCarbonicum Ferr Carb. Carbonate of Iron. 109 Ferrum Iodatum, Ferr. Iod. Iodide of Iron. 110 Ferrum Magneti- Ferr. Mag. Loadstone. cum, 111 FerrumMuriaticum Ferr Mur. Muriate of Iron. 112 Ferrum Sulphuri- Ferr. S. Sulphate of Iron. cum, 113 Filix Mas, Fila. Male Fern. 114 Fluoric Acid, Fluo. ac. Fluoric Acid. 115 Galvanism, Galv. Galvanism. 116 Gentiana Cruciata, Gent. C. Cros-foot Gentian. 117 Gentiana Lutetia, Gent. L. Gentian Lutea. 118 Ginseng, Gins. Ginseng. 119 Granatum, Grana. Bark of Pomegranate. 120 Graphites, Grap. Black Leda. 121 Gratiola Officinalis Grat. Hedge Hysop. 122 Guiacum Officinalis Guiac. Resin of Guiacum. 123 Guaco, Guaco. New Drug, from Cen-tral America. 124 Gum Gutta, Gtt. G. Gumboige. 125 Hamamelis, Witch. Witch Hazel. 126 HaBmatoxylum, Haemat. Logwood. 127 Helleboros Niger, Hell. Christmas Rose. 128 Helianthus, Heli. Sunflower Seed. 129 Hepar Sulphuris, Hep. Sulphuret of Lime. 130 Hydrocyanic Acid, Hyd. Ac. Prussic Acid. 131 Hydrophobin, Hydro. The Virus of Canine Madness. 132 Hyosciamus Ni- Hyosc. Black Hellebore. grum, 133 Hypericum Perfo- Hyp. Per. St. Johnsworth. liatum, 134 Jalapi, Jala. Jalap. 135 Jatropha, Jatr. Barbadoes Nut. 416 CATALOGUE OF MEDICINES. Technical Names. Abbreviations. English Names. 136 Ignatia Amara, Igna St. Ignatius Bean. 137 Imponderabilla El- ectricity. Elect. Electricity. 138 Intropha, Intr. Infernal Fig. 139 Indigo, Ind. Indigo Plant. 140 Iodium, Ioid Iodine. 141 Ipecacuanha, Ipec. Ipecacuanha. 142 Iris Versicolor, Iris. V. Blue Flag. 143 Juncus Effusus, June. Flowering Rush. 144 Kali Bichromicum, Kali Bie. Bichomate of Potash. 145 Kali Bromatum, Kali. Bro. Hydro-Bromate of do. 146 Kali Carbonicam, Kali. C. Sub-carbonate of do. 147 Kali Chloricum, Kali. Ch. Chlorate of Potash. 148 Kali Iodium, Kali. Iod. Iodide of Potash. 149 Kali Nitricum, Kali Nit. Nitrate of Potash. 150 Kalmia Latifolia, Kalm. Lat. Mountain Laurel. 151 Kreasctum, Kreoso. Kreasote. 152 Kausso, Kusa. Brayera Anthelmintia* 153 Lachesis, Lach. Lechesis,poisonofserp't 154 Lactuca Virosa, Lact. V. Strong Scented Lettuce 155 Lamium Album, Lami. A. Dead Nettle. 156 Laurocerasus, Lauro. Cherry Laurel. 157 Ledum Palustre, Led. March Tea. 158 Lobelia Cardinalis, Lob. C. Scarlet Lobelia. 159 Lobelia Inflata, Lob. L Indian Tobacco. 160 Lupulus, Lup. Common Hop. 161 Lycopodium, Lye. Wolfsfoot. 162 Magnesia Carbo-nica Mag. C. Carbonate of Magnesia 163 MagnesiaMuriatica Mag. M. Muriate of Magnesia. 164 Magnesia Sulphu-rica, Mag. S. Sulphate of Magnesia. 165 Manganum Oxy-dum Mangan. Manganese. 166 Menyantbes, Meny. Buck Bean. 167 Mephitis, Meph. The Skunk Fetor. 168 Mecurialis Peren-nis Merc. Dog Mercury. 169 Mercurius Murias, Merc. M. Corrosive Sublimate. 170 Mercurius Solubus Merc. S. Me^cSolu. Hahnemann 171 Mercuriuslodatus. Merc. Iod. Protoide of Mercury. 172 Mercurius Vivus, Merc. Viv. Quicksilver. 173 MercuriusAceticus Merc. Acet. Acetate of Mercurv. *See North American Homoeopathic Journal, vol. i. p. 116. CATALOGUE OF MEDICINES, 417 Technical Names. 174 Mercurius Precipi- tatus, 175 Mercurius Dulcis, 176 Mezereon Daphne, 177 Millefolium, 178 Moschus, 179 Muriatic Acidum, 180 Murex Purpura, 181 Narcissus, 182 NatrumCarbonic. 184 Natrum Muriati- Gum, 185 Natrum Nitricum, 186 Natrum Sulpkuri- cum, 187 Niccolum, 188 Nitric Acid, 189 Nitricum, 190 Nitri Spiritis Dulic 191 Nux Juglans, 192 Nux Mosehata. 193 Nux Vomica, 194 Oleander, 195 Oleum Animale, 196 Oniscus Asellus, 197 Opium, 198 Opium Morphinum 199 OriganumVulgare, 200 Ortheotoxicon, 201 Oxalic Acidum, 202 Pceonia, 203 Paris Quadrifolia, 204 Petroleum, 205 Petroseliflum, 206 Phellandrium, 207 Phosphorus, 208 Phosphoric Acid, 209 Phytollaca De- candria, 210 Pimpinella, 211 Pinus, 212 Plumbum, 213. Plumbum Aceti- cum, IS* Abbreviations. Merc. Preeep- Merc. Dul. Mezer. Mill. Mosch. Muri.ac. Mur. Pur. Narsc. Natr. C. Natr. M. Nat. N. Natr. S. Nice. Natr. ac. Nitr. Nitr. Sp. Nux Jug. Nux M. NuxV. Oleand. 01. An. Onis. Opi. Morph. Orig. V. Ortheotox. Ox. Ac. Pason. Par. Q. Petrol Petros. Phell. Phos. Phos. ac. Phyt. D. Pimp. Pin. Plumb. Plumb. Ac. English Names. Red Precipitate of Mer- cury. Calomel. Mezereon. Millefoil Yarrow. Musk. Muriatic Acid. Purple Shell Fish. Narcissus. Sub Carbonate of Soda. Muriate of Soda. Nitrate of Soda. Sulphate of Soda. Nickle, Nitric Acid. Nitrate of Potash. Nitrous iEther. European Walnut. Nutmeg. Nux Vom. Poison Nut. Laurel Rose. Oil Animale of Dippelii Woodlouse. White Poppy Juice. Morphine. aum. Serpent Poison. Oxalic Acid. Peony. True Love. Stone Oil Naptha Parsley. Water Fennel. Phosphorus. Phosphoric Ack*. Poke Weed. Pimpernel. Pine Tree. Lead. Acetate of Lead. 418 CATALOGUE OF MEDICINES. Technical Names. Abbreviations. English Names, 214 Podopyhllum Pel- tatuin, 215 Pothos Fcetidus, 216 Prunus Spinosa, 217 Pulsatilla 218 Rananculus Buil- bosus, 219 Ranunculus Scele- ratus, 220 Raphanus Sativus, 221 Ratanhia, 222 Ricinus Communis, 223 Rhabarbarum, 224 Rhododendron, 225 Rhus or Rus Radi- Podoph. Poth. Feet. Prun. Sp. Puis. Ran. B. Ran. Sc. Rapb* Rat. Rici, C. Rhab. Rhod. Rhus. R. Rhus. T. 226 Rhus or RusToxi codendren. 227 Rhus, or Rus VemixrRhus. V, 228 Ruta Graveolens, Ruta G. 229 Sabadilla, Sabad 230 Sabina Sabi. 231 Sambucus Nigra. Samb. N. 232 Sanguinaria Cana- Sang. C. densis, 233 Sapo Domesticus. Sapo. 234 Sassaparilla, Sass. 235 Seoale Cornutum, Sec. C. 23.6 Selenium, Selen. 237 Senega, Seneg. 236 Senna, Senn. 239 Sepia Succus, Sep. 240 Silicea, Sil. 241 Solanum Nigrum, Sol. Nig. 242 Spigelia, Spig. 243 Spongia Spong. 244 S«illa Maritima, Scill, 245 Stannum, Stann, 246 Staphysagria, Staph. 247 Stramonium, Stram. 248 Strontiana, Stron. 250-Sulphur, Sulp. 251 Sulphuric Acid, Sulp. A. 252 Tabacum, Tabac. 253 Tancetum, Tanac. Hog Apple or Man- drake, Ictodes Foetid* Sloe Tree. Pasque Flower. Bulb. Root of Crowfoot Marsh Crowfoot. Horse Radish. Ratany Root. Castor Oil Plant. Rhubarb. Yellow Rhododendron. Ivy Vine. Poison Sumac. Varnish Tree. Garden Rue. Alder Buckthorn. Savin Shrub. Elder Shrub. Blood Root. Soap Common. Sassaparilla. Ergot False Rye. Selenium. Rattlesnake Root. Senna. Scuttle Fish Juice. Silica. Garden Night Shade. Indian Pink. Sponge Burnt. Sea Onion. Tin. Thorn Apple. Strontiana. Brimstpne. Sulphuric Acid. Tobacco. Tansy Common. CATALOGUE OF MEDICINES. 419 Technical Names. Abbreviations. English Names. 254 Taraxacum, Tarax. Dandelion. 255 Tartarus Emeti- Tart. E. Tartrite of Antimony. cum, 256 Taxus Bacata, Tax. Yew Tree. 257 Terebinthina, Tereb. Turpentine. 258 Teucrium, Teucr. Wall Germander. 259 Thea Sinensis, Thea. Imperial Tea. 260 Theridion Ther. Theridon of Curacoa. 261 Thuya or Thuja Occi Thuy. The Tree of Life. 262 Tongo, Tong. Tongo Bean. 663 Triosteum, Troist. Horse Ginseng. 264 Triongo, Triong. , Tonquin Bean. 265 Urtica Urens. Urt. Stinging Nettle. 266 Uva Ursa, Uva. Bear Whortleberry. 267 Vaccina, Vacc. Kine Pock Infection. 268 Valeriana, Vale. Valerian. 269 Variolin,* Vario. Small Pox Infection. 270 Veratum Alba. Verat. White Hellibore. 271 Verbascum, Verb. Yellow Mullen. 272 Viperi Redi. Vip. R. Italian Viper. 273 Vinca Minor. Vine. Perri winkle. 274 Viper Torva, Vip. F. German Viper. 275 Viola Odorato, Viol. 0. Sweet Violet. 276 Viola Tricolor Viol. T. Heart's Ease. 277 Zincum, Zinc. Zinc Metalic. 278 Zincum Sulphuri- Zin. Sulphate of Zinc. cum, 279 Zincum Oxidum, Zin. 0. Oxide of Zinc 280 Zinziber Zin. Ginger. * Variolin is the specific virus of small-pox. It is contained in the lymph of the pustules, and probably exhaled from the person while affected with it. To obtain it for use, take one drop of lymph from a pustule when at maturity; put this to 99 m. of sugar of milk, triturate it an hour; this forms the first turitration. 1 gr. of this added to 99 grs. of sugar of milk, and triturated an hour, forms the second trituration, and in this manner- any higher grade or attenuation may be obtained. jjotb —The names of several medicines are spelled differently in different works; and in some Homoeopathic works they vary from what they are in some Allopathic books. In this work there are a few words spelled somewhat differently—both ways have good authority. On page 137, first line, for fornication read formication; and on page 352, line 25, for grr. read gr. 1. NOTICES OF THE PRESS. Notices of the Press and from, individuals, of the Author's works on Epidemic Cholera, and on this Treatise. Dr. J. W. Francis, of New-York, observes—''I have read with care Dr. Sherrill's Essay. The general principles which it sustains is in conformity with nume- rous facts, which observers must have noticed during the prevalence of cholera (of 1832.) His views are good, and the collateral illustrations are in point." The former edition of this Repertory received from the President and Vice President of the New-York Homoeopathic Society this recommendation :—" We having examined the manuscript, are of opinion that the Manual Repertory, by Dr. Sherrill, will be a use- ful and valuable work, and cheerfully recommend it to the patronage of the profession and the public." The author's Essay on Cholera, of 1849 was thus noticed by the Press :— [From the Merchant's Day Book of October 1849.1 " In his Essay, Dr. Sherrill attempts to prove that Cholera is—1st, An inflammatory and congestive affection ; 2d, That stimulating and alcoholic prepara- tions are improper and injurious remedies; 3d, That NOTICES. 421 moderate bleeding is useful and efficacious: 4th, That by this mode of treatment the fatal cases have not ex- ceeded two per cent. The points assunaed are sup- ported by a great number of authorities and, statistical statements. [From the Weekly Review, New-York, Jan. 9, 1849.] " A very important agent, recommended in Dr. Sherrill's Essay, and brought into use—one directly supporting life, is oxygen air for patients to breathe while in a state of collapse, which ' is the best remedy that can be used.' It seems that attention was called to this reme4y by the same writer during the cholera of 1832. " By applying these doctrines and maxims to the treatment of this epidemic, it appears a method has been adopted, which has uniformly been successful— so much so that in a large number of cases in which no remedies were used, only such as are recommended in this Essay, less than three per cent, were fatal. "On account of these statements and favorable re- sults, this Essay is worthy of particular attention and careful perusal. Should this epidemic appear here again, as it undoubtedly will, this discovery may be a means of disarming it of its malignity and its terror. "It is argued that the disease is inherently of an in- flammatory or congestive nature, and that stimulating a^crid drugs and a free use of opium, in the early stage, are injurious, and likely to render the case fatal. Opinions of numerous authors and statistics are fur- nished to sustain the opinions and statements given. It is urged that moderate bleeding in many cases is necessary, but by the use of the other remedies recom- mended, ' a great majority of the cases may be cured without it.' According to those statements and favor- able results, this Essay will be of great importance to the communitv. The simple method of treatment and 422 NOTICES. successful results shows it to be one of the best that has been laid before the public." " [From the New York Tribune, May 28, 1852.] " Cholera and Alcohol.—There is a very strong propensity among the people generally to resort to ar- dent spirits and other stimulating remedies for the cure of the cholera. Those who are attacked, drink bad brandy to cure the disease, and those who are not, drink the same poison to ' to keep it of.3 The prevalence of the Cholera at the South and Southwest, and the possibility of its approach to this city, have induced Dr. H. Sherrill to issue a second edition of a pamphlet essay, entitled 'A Temperance Method of Treating Epidemic Cholera.' The essay points out the injurious effects and fatal consequences of alcoholic mixtures in the treatment of Cholera, and suggests a comprehensive mode of treatment, in which all stimulating articles are proscribed. The opinions set forth in the essay are fortified by numerous citations from celebrated authors and by the exhibition of pertinent statistics. For in- stance, a large number of cases of Cholera which came finder the care of Dr. S. during its prevalence in 1849, and in the treatment of which no alcohol or strong stimulant was used, not over two per cent. proved fatal." [From the Organ, June 15, 1852.] " The Essay points out the injurious effects and fatal consequences of alcoholic mixtures in the treatment of Cholera, and suggests a comprehensive mode of treat- ment, in which all stimulating articles are proscribed. The opinions set forth in the Essay are fortified by numerous citations from celebrated authors, and by the exhibition of pertinent statistics. For instance, it is said that of the many cases of Cholera which came under the care of Dr. Sherrill, during its prevalence in NOTICES. 423 1849, and in the treatment of which no alcohol or strong stimulant was used, less than three per cent. proved fatal." The Philadelphia Medical Journal gives a flattering review of the treatise on the Cholera of 1832. The London Medical Journal, in alluding to it and the principles and practice, states that " they are among the best that have been proposed." The Boston Medical Journal, gave an approving and flattering notice of lhis treatise. Dr. Barnes, President of the Yates County Medical Society, states—"The Essay of Dr. Sherrill, on Cho- lera is the first thing I have seen which is satisfactory in explaining the nature of the disease and mode of treatment." Dr. Vail, of Kentucky, observes, " With Dr. Sherrill, I consider the cholera a congestive disease. I found the general method of treatment he recommends very successful on the Ohio river." " We have examined the manuscript of the Reper- tory and Practice of Homoeopathy, composed and pre- pared by Dr. Sherrill. The arrangement is very good, and is an improvement on others of the kind. "It will make a convenient and useful book for ready reference for the profession and for domestic use. We should be gratified to have it in print. Samuel B. Barlow, M. D. M. Freligh, M. D, Edward V. Brown, M. D. Hannah Cook, M. D. C. C. Kiersted, M. D. Christopher Kiersted, M. D. Henry S. Firth, M. D. RULES FOR PRESCRIBING, IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECTIONS ON PAGES 10 AND 19. fr The quantity and manner of giving doses is so much alike in the various diseases, that generally the medicine proper in the case is named, and not the exact dose, for general rules are laid down for the quantity of the doses, and time of giving them, and then this is left very much to the opinions and experience of those who prescribe, aided by general directions. If the triturated powders are used, half Q) to a grain may be given, and the dose repeated in an hour, or in 3, G or 8 hours, or at longer periods, according to the nature of the case. Severe cases require doses oftener than milder ones—or 2 or 3 grains of the powder may be put into a half gill of water, and a tea spoonful of this given, in the same way as above mentioned. If the liquids (dilutions) are used, put 8 to 10 drops into a half gill of water, and give a tea spoonful of this, in an hour or two, or at longer or shorter periods, ac- cording to the nature of the case. In cases of severe Croup, Epidemic Cholera, or Spasms, at first, the doses ought to be repeated every ten minutes, and then afterward at longer intervals. If the pellets are chosen, 2 or 3 may be given at a time ; or 8 or 10 may be put into a half gill of water, and a tea spoonful given at a time, repeating as pointed out in the previous directions. The strength or attenuation of the medicine to be used, varies according to the opinion or fancy of the precriber, in this they use from the first attenuation to the thirtieth and higher, the higher the grade or number the less medicine is contained in it; all those who use different attenuations, claim to be successful. The na- ture of the case temperament, and peculiarities of the patient ought to have an influence in selecting the grades and attenuations of the medicines. INDEX. Page Abdomen, numerous affections, some of which are :— " Burning in " Colic " " Lead " Cramps in " Distension of " Flatulence " Gangrene " Inflammation " Live Animal, Sensation of, in " Liver " Rumbling " Trembling Abortion Abscess " of Breasts " Chronic " of Lungs " Lymphatics " Psoas of the Stomach 23 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 362 27 368 28 28 28 28 28 Page Appetite and Taste 39 Variety of those affections 39, 40, 41 ipthea 374, 41 Asphyxia apparent death 41 Drowning from 43 Freezing " 43 Hanging " 42 Hunger " 41 Lightning " 43 Mechanical Injuries 42 Asthma 44 Millar of 377 Atrophy 354 48 Back ' Various affections of it, and the remedies, see 48 49 50 51 52 53 Baldness 201 Bladder 53 " Its affections and reme- dies 53 to 56 Administration of doses425 10 19 Ague Amagdalitis Aneurism Angina Quinsey " Cold, common " Croup membrana " Gangrena " Larynx of " Pectoris " Syphilitica " Tonsilitis of the Anthrax Aphonia Boil 28 Bones 29 " Caries 29 Brain 30 '' Concussion of the 30 " Congestion of the 31 " Dropsy of 31 " Inflamation of 31 Breath Foetid 33 Bronchitis 34:Bronchocele 34!Burns and Scalds 62J 219. 34;Cachexia Apoplexy, the various kinds 34 Canine Madneas 56 57 67 57 58 57 390 113 57 142 58 58 60 60 61 220 426 INDEX. Page 62 62 64 64 64 64 Carbuncle Cancer " of the Breast " Chimney Sweeps " of the Lips " of the Stomach " of the Uterus or Ulcera- tion of 359 64 Cardialgia 228 66 Catarrh—Coryza 31 270 Caries and Necrosis 67 Chaps and Cracks 68 Chest and Respiratory Organs 68 ", Bloody Expectoration 69 " Breathing irregular 69 14 Congestion of 69 " Inflammation of 69 " Lungs Gangrened 70 " Oppression of 70 " Pleurodynia 70 " Rattling in 70 " Respiration hurried 71 " Spasms in 71 " Stricture of 7] " Tremor of 71 " Ulcers in 71 " "Weakness and several other varieties 71 Chicken Pox 340 Chilblains 7 2 Cholera Simple 72 " Morbus 72 " Epidemic 73 429 " Treatment of 433 75 " Cases Cured 87 436 " Prevention of 81 " Statistics, 87, 403, and 405 to 408 434 Colic 93 " Flatulent 93 " Haemorrhoidal 93 " Hepatic 94 " Menstrual 352 94 " Nephritic 94 " Saturnia (Lead) 23 94 Colic Spasmodic Clap Cold, common Coma Congestion Page 94 190 38, 94 95 88 Consciousness, loss of 88 Constipation 88 Costiveness, various kinds, and remedies for them 96 to 99 Consumption 100 Convulsions 305 362 380 Corde 102 184 Coras 102 Coup de Soleil 273 Cornea see Eye 142 Cutaneous diseases, see Herpes and Skin 217 293 Cough 102 A great variety and con- ditions of and remedies 103 104 and 105 " Hooping 105 Coxalgia, pain in hip 107 104 Croup, see Angina 31 Debility Delerium " in Fever " Tremens 108 108 155 174 109 Division and arrangement of ■ the matter 50 Diabetes, see bladder 53 Diarrhoea, symptoms, and re- medies for 111 & 112 Diseases, Chronic 112 " different modes of treat- ment 392 Dreams and "Wakefulness 392 Dropsy 113 " of the Abdomen 115 " of the Brain 114 " of the Chest 114 " of the Scrotum 116 " of the "Womb 117 Drunkenness 117 INDEX. 427 Page Page Dyee ntery 119 Fits, Convulsions 305 310 380 Dyspnea 121 Flatulence 26 178 Dysp epsia 121 Frozen Feet 179 72 43 Fungus 336 179 Ear, various diseases of the 123 " Hamatoides 179 333 and the remedies 123 to 126 Ganglion 179 Emotions, mental 127!Ganp:rene&Mortification336180 "Various affections of Excite- Gastralgia 181 ment and nervous irrita- Gastritis 237 181 tions 127 to 131;Gastroses 181 Epil< Jpsy 310 Genitals I8"l Epidemics, mode of treatment Various affections of 390 429 them, and remedies Eructations 131 181 to 188 Erysipelas 132 Glands 188 Extremities, various affections " Enlarged 188 of them 134 to 142 " Enlarged Prostrate 189 Eyes , various affections of and " Inflamed 189 their remedies 142 to 148 " Scirrhous 189 " Tonsils enlarged 189 Face, various affections Goitre 189 of and the remedies 149 to 152 Genorrhosa 190 Felo n or "Whitlow 152 Gleet 191 Fever 153 Gum Boil 192 14 Catarrhal 154 Gout, Arthritis 192 II Coma in 95 155 II Delerium 155 Haemorrhage bleeding 194 l( Gastric 156 " from the Anus 198 194 II Hectic 159 " from the Lungs 194 II Intermittent 160 " from the Nose 270 195 II Nervous 160 " from the Stomach 196 II Plague 166 " from the Uterus womb 354 II Puerperal 372 163 Hemorrhoids Piles 197 II Pulse in 155 " Bleeding 197 II Raphana Typhoides 164 " Cancer Warts 1.97 II Remittent 156 " contracted Anus 197 II Scarlet 165 " . Fissure Anus 197 l< Ship 168 " Prolapsus Anus 199- II Typhus 409 168 " Tumors and Varices 200 II " Abdominalis 174 " Ulcers in 200 II " Cerebralis 175 Hair Falling out 201 II Yellow 175 Headache, a great variety of 201 Fistula 175 " and remedies for 201 to 206 n in Ano 176 Heart 207 " " operation for 177 " Cramps of 209 428 INDEX. Page Heart Dropsy of 209 " Hypertrophy of 209 '• Inflammation of 208 " Nervous Irritation of 209 " Palpitation of 209 " Burn Cardialgia 66 281 Hernia Rupture 210 " Strangulated 211 " Operation for 213 Herpes Affections of the skin 217 218 219 Hiccough 219 Hoarseness 34 219 Hydrophobia 220 Hypocondria 222 Hysteria 223 312 Impotence 181 224 Inflammation 224 " Brain of the 242 224 " Bladder of the 54 228 " Bowejsofthe 229 " Kidneys of the 231 " Liver of the 232 " Lungs of the 233 " Peritoneum of tho 234 " Pleura of the 235 " Psoas Muscles of the 236 " Spieen of the 237 " Testicles of the 239 " Tongue of the 241 " Uterus of the 163 372 " Puerperal Kever 163 Injuries, mechanical 241 " of the brain 242 " operation of Trepaning 243 " Sprains 242 Influenza Grippe 245 Itching 246 Jaws and Gums 346 Jaundice 252 Jealousey and Madness 247 Joints, diseases of 247 Kidneys 247 " Bright's disease 248 Lasciviousness Langour or Tired Leprosy Lethargy Liver diseases ' Jaundice Lice, Body Page 249 249 249 95 250 240 252 252 247 Madness Mania & Alienation of the mind 253 Marasmus, Atrophia 354 254 Measles 255 Melancholia 256 Mental Emotions ' 127 Mind and Memory 258 Mercury, diseases from 259 Mortification 336 180 Mouth, diseases of 262 Various affections of 262 263 264 Morbus, Niger 265 Nausea and "Vomiting 266 Neuralgia 305 267- Neck, Stiff 268 Wry 269 Nisht Mare 269 Sweating 270 Nose, various affections of 270 and remedies 270 to 273 Oedema » 273 Onanism 182 Ostoitis 51 273 Over heating, Coupde Soleil 273 Ozena 271 Pain of various parts 274 275 276 Painters' Colic 23 Palate 276 Palsey of various parts 277 to 279 Pamphigus 280 Paraphymosis 185 INDEX. 429 Page Page Phimosis 185 Stings of bees and insects 315 Priapism 186 Stomach 315 Plica Polonica 280 various affections of 316 Piles, Haemorrhoids 197 317 318 Potence or dose 425 l(f 19 Stupor 318 Prescribing 10 19 425 Sweating 319 Puerpera Rubra 280 Syphilis 321 Pyrosis 66 2i " Bubo 323 " Lues Venerea 325 Qninsey 30 " Sycosis 327 Rheumatism, inflammatory 281 " Chronic 283 Tabes Mesenterica 254 327 " Lumbago 284 Teeth 327 " Sciatica 288 Throat and Fauces 328 to 331 Rickets 28R Thrush 41 374 Ring Worm 286 Tic Doloreaux 267 Risus Sardonicus 286 Tinea Capitis 287 Rupture, Hernia 210 Tremor or Trembling Tumors 331 332 Salt Rheum 287 " of the bon»s 332 Scald Head 287 " Encysted 332 Scirrhus 187 333 287 " fungus Haematoides 333 Sciatica 288 " Inflammatory 333 Scalp 289 11 of the joints 333 Scrofula 290 " knee 332 Scurvy 292 " of the lymphatics 333 Sea sickness 292 " Scirrhus 333 Skin, diseases of the 293 Toe nail incurvated 334 227 228 229 294 295 Sleep and Wakefulness 296 Ulcers Various affections of 297 variety of them and the 298 to 300 remedies 335 to 338 Small Pox 298 Vaccination 338 " Variolin Antidote 298 Varicella, chicken pox 340 Sore Throat 39 328 Varioloid 340 Spasms " Catalepsy 305 Vertigo 204 342 307 Viper bites 344 " Corea Sancta Vita 309 Voice, loss of 34 " Eclamsia 310 Warts 344 " Epilepsia 310 White swelling 332 344 " Hysteria 223 312 Worms, Ascaridea 344 " Speech and Jaws 313 " Lumbrici 345 " Stomach 313 " Tape 345 " Tetanus 313 Wounds 346 Stammering 314 Wry Neck 269 346 430 INDEX. Page Page FEMALE DISEASES. DISEASES OF INFANTS. Menstruation 347 Acid stomach 374 Clorosis 348 Apthea thrush 374 Amenorrhoea, suppression of Asphyxia 375 the Menses 349 Asthma 376 Uterus, diseases of 351 " of Millar 377 Dysmenorrhoea or 352 Chafing 378 Menstrual Colic Cholera infantum 378 Haemorrhage or Colic 23 93 379 Metrorrhagia 354 Coryza catarrh 271 380 Leucorrhoea 356 Convulsions 305 352 380 Nymphomania 357 Costiveness 95 381 Ovaria Inflamed 357 Croup 31 381 Prolapsus Uteri 357 Crying 382 Pudendum or Labia 358 Fever Remittent 382 Sexual embrace 359 Itching 218 383 Scirrhous or cancer 359 Lungs Inflamed 384 Pregnancy Miliary Eruptions 384 " disease of 361 36' I 363 Neva Materni 384 Abortion 362 Opthalmia 385 Convulsions in 362iRattling, Hoarseness 219 385 Costiveness 363 Red Gum 385 .Diarrhoea 363;Regurgitation of milk 385 Dyspepsia 363|Rickets 385 Spasms 363 Sleeplessness 385 Accouchment 363JTeeth and Gums 327 385 Treatment after delivery 366Tabes 254 386 ^Flooding 366 Urine, suppression 54 387 Lochia 367 " excessive 55 386 Milk 367 Wetting the bed 387 to increase 368jWorms 344 387 Tnflamed Breasts 368 Colds and Snuffling 272 387 •Indurated " 369 Regurgitation 388 Nipples sore. 370>Iilk Crust 388 Phlegmasia Dolens 370 Jaundice 352 388 Pains af'er 371 Erysipelas 132 388 Puerperal Fever 163 37 21 Lock Jaw 313 389 Red Spots 294 390 iTeething 390 Hydrocphalus 390 ON CHOLERA. APPENDIX. [C] T?HE Itomceopathic Society of Medicine which holds its sittings in the city of New York, estab- lished a rule some time since, requiring its mem- bers, at the regular meetings to furnish one or more cases of disease, with the method of treat- ment, whether successful or otherwise, or a short essay on a medical subject. The author furnished some remarks and a case which has since formed the basis of this essay, but which have been materially enlarged and improved as they appear here. At a period of the profession in which each Physician is expected to do his part, the writer is unwilling to apologise or to give any reason why this essay is published as an appendix, but will venture to say, that as the highest duty of the Physician should be to cure the sick—in the discharge of his duty, he has added the following humble ef- fort, hoping that his professional brethren may be edified and that the lay reader will find that dis- eases which are sometimes supposed to be incu- rable, may be successfully treated. I deem it proper to precede the cases which I am about to present with some preliminary ob- servations— It is now a long; series of years that I have been engaged in investigating the nature of the diseases which affect the human bodv and in endeavoring 43(3 APPENDIX C. to ascertain and devise means by which they best might be cured. During this period of time, at eight different seasons, I have met with violent, malignant, epidemic diseases, which spread ex- tensively over the country, affecting great nunv bers of persons; which diseases I have been pretty extensively engaged in treating. In making a detail of the names of some of them, the following diseases may be enumerated :— 'In the years 1812 and 1813 and some of the succeeding seasons, an epidemic spread very extensively over the eastern states, and the state of New York. It extended to the west and south ; it was termed Spotted Fever, Bilious Pleurisy, Winter Fever, Typhoid Pneumonia, Acute Inflammatory Disease, Congestive Fever, Congestion of the Lungs, &c. See page 397. In 1825 the Puerperal or Child Bed Fever in an epidemic form spread extensively in many of the counties along the banks of the Hudson River. It was more general in attacking almost every female who passed through the process of child bearing, than it had been at any other pe- riod in the present century : the disease was fre- quently very violent, and in some districts ex- tremely fatal; in others, the fatal cases were very rare; this result depended much on the method of treatment. In 1826 the Dysentery appeared and spread in the same counties and in various districts along the Hudson River, more generally and severely than it had at any other season within the know- ledge of the writer. In some sections a large number of cases were fatal, the cases frequently presenting highly inflammatory or congestive symptoms. Some account of thwse diseases and APPENDIX C. 431 the plan of treatment which proved most success tul, are detailed in my work on the epidemics of those seasons. To that account of the Dysentery belong the following remarks : " In violent cases the symp- toms assumed an aspect of severity. The pulse was sometimes firm and tense, but generally small, soft and compressible ; this kind of pulse attends congestion of the abdomen, (and other parts). Blood-letting was attended by the most happy results. The quantity drawn was governed by the effects produced." During the prevalence of the disease, which was about three months, under the treatment detailed in those sketches there were three deaths, about equal to four per cent, of the number attended. The epidemic Cholera appeared and spread over the country in 1832, 1834,1849 and 1854. The history and pathology of the Cholera of 1832, which I composed and published has been alluded to in the remarks on that disease in the body of this work and some of the results mentioned. In each of those epidemics I took notes and memoranda, which were published and extensive- ly circulated. In each instance the results of my investigations and observations led me to pursue a method of treatment different from that gene- rally adopted by my cotemporaries. There was a great diversity of opinion as to the mode of treatment, and in many instances there seemed to be no particular plan or system of management pursued, but rather a haphazard experimental use of remedies, as the histories of them and some statistics in the sketches show. In all the instances mentioned, by the use of the treatment recommended in those notes and 4:32 APPENDIX C memoranda, the cases almost uniformly yielded and the patients recovered. In all these epidemical diseases, there was a. similarity in some respects; in the early stage of i he case, an important feature of a pathological iiature presented itself, each case exhibited symp- toms more or less of a compound inflammatory, <>r a congestive condition of the system, and in many instances, of an aggravated state of inflamma- tion. The cases were frequently attended with violent pain, great depression and obstruction to the circulation of the blood, difficulty of breath- i ng, a dingy, lurid countenance, and small flaccid ] >ulse, and it was discovered that those symptoms Indicated an inherent inflammatory or congestive state of the system. Such a condition frequently induced practitioners in adopting a method of treatment of the epidemic of 1812 in the first •tage of the case to resort to the use of exciting igents, or to opiates freely used, mercurials and iieating sndorifics to quiet pain and to resist or counteract a tendency to debility or to a ryphoid, gangrenous state, without reflecting or appearing to know, that in such a condition of disease those medical agents have a strong ten- dency particularly when used in the early stage of the case, to aggravate or produce that state of disease, and in such states, may, and often have, hastened the fatal termination of the case. In many respects, in some localities a similar course of treatment Was pursued in the Child Bed Fever, and in Dysentery. Unfortunately for the community, similar opi- lions have been embraced in relation to Epidemic Oholera, and a mode of treatment, corresponding vith such opinions, has been pursued. In a great APPENDIX C. 433 portion of the treatment, as it has been reported, there appears to have been a want of system, and no general governing indications of cure, and in many respects, a retrograde action in improve- ment has taken place. For in 1854, according to reports made, there were introduced into practice increased' quantities of cayenne pepper, mercury in ponderous doses, spices, hot drops, powerful astringents and alcoholic libations, to which was added a new method of curing by steam—a new application of steam to remove disease and force on the powers of life. Pause, gentle reader, and reflect on the dan- gerous effects of pouring such drugs in large quantities into a stomach, the inner surface of which is in a state of inflammation or a high degree of irritability. According to statements and reports made, where this kind of treatment has been used, one half and more of the patients were dead! dead! [See Appendix A.] The histories of these diseases, and the result of treatment, show that the use of remedies best adapted to cure compound inflammation or con- gestion and to quiet irritation, in the early stage of the case, has in practice proved the most suc- cessful in the treatment of Epidemic Cholera. In reference to this matter there is presented a forcible argument in favour of Homoeopathic practice. For in this mode of treatment, if the remedies used do not happen to be most suitable to arrest the disease • and effect a cure, they are not likely materially to aggravate the disease and hasten a fatal termination of the case, as large quantities of improper drugs erroneously given may do and have often done! 434 appendix o. The peculiar symptoms presented to an intelli- gent Homoeopathic practitioner will indicate the remedy and practice most proper and advisable to pursue. There is however a remedial agent which sometimes has been used with decided benefit in Allopathic treatment and which may be used with marked advantage in some conditions of disease combined with Homoeopathic medicine, I allude to Blood-letting. In some states of disease this agent is claimed to be Homoeopathic, the state of disease and the manner of using it is pointed out in another place in this book, in the article on congestion and in the chapter on Epidemic Chol- era, and permit me here to state that I have not i in any instance of a diseased condition of the human body observed that blood letting has had the effect to control disease and to check its pro- gress so soon, so sure and so immediately as it does in Epidemic Cholera, as the cases here de- tailed, selected from a great number, show. It is, however, to be understood, that there are but a small proportion of cases according to my experience of Cholera for which bleeding will be required, provided Aconite and Camphor be used with the other remedies as recommended in the article on Cholera in the work heretofore alluded to, at page 74, et sequor; also in the cases con- nected with this essay. * In instances of great de- pression, when there is a lack of circulation of the blood in the early stage of the case, and the symp- toms are of a doubtful nature, or there may be doubts about the abstraction of blood, a small quantity, say three or four ounces, may be taken at first, and the operation repeated in a few hours as I have often done, and which seems to be a safe and judicious course the pulse rises, becomes APPENDIX C. 435 fuller and firmer as I have frequently witnessed, " the blood changes its shade from a dark carbo- nated hue to a more florid vital colour" (Vide, my history of the Cholera of 1832.) Some cases which were successfully treated in this way may be seen at page 85. There are many symptoms attending epidemic Cholera similar to those presented in other epi- demics ; for instance, in that of 1812, in the early stage of the case frequently there was a stricture of the chest without much pain, difficulty of re- spiration, lurid, dingy countenance, a dull, sunken eye, small compressible pulse, sometimes spasms and a torpid, doughy feeling of the skin. These symptoms are noticed by surgeon general Mann and by Professor Gallup in their treatises on that epidemic, also similar remarks are made in my account of that disease. It is also stated in those works that in such states of disease, by small abstractions of blood the pulse became more full and firm, and this practice contributed much to the cure in that epidemic. In the epidemic. Dysentery which has been mentioned, similar symptoms were exhibited, and they were controlled by the same course of treat- ment. In the history of the epidemic of 1793, by Dr. Rush, similar symptoms are noticed for which small and repeated bleedings are recommended. With this information, and these facts presented to the mind, the practitioner or others may not be surprised that I used blood-letting in the first cases of epidemic Cholera, which came under my care in 1832, and with success. During the four seasons in which the Cholera has prevailed in this country, I have been exten- 436 APPENDIX C. sively engaged in. the treatment cf that disease, the successful results have added to the number of cases which have been placed under my care. According to notes and memoranda made and preserved, it appears that, including cases of Cholerine and such as were fully formed, many of them of a very aggravated character, I have examined, advised for, and attended about two- thousand cases. Of those which were treated throughout by the method recommended, in my accounts alluded to, there were not over twenty cases which terminated fatally; in J 849 the fatal cases did not exceed two per cent, and in 1854, under the method of treatment pointed out in this work, there was not a fatal case. I have detailed a few of the cases for illus- tration. CASE I. June 2, 1854, Mrs, J. of 20th street, was violently attacked with vomiting and diarrhoea, the discharges were watery and white, she had severe pain and burning at the stomach and a sinking sensation, with cramps and great prostra- tion ; the skin was cold, the eyes sunken. I took Aconite, 2d dilution, put 20 drops in a half tum- bler of water, gave a teaspoonful every ten minutes. Also, mixed Spirits of Camphor in sugar and water, proportioned so as to give one tenth of a drop at a dose, a spoonful of this was given the intermediate five minutes between the doses of Aconite. Cold water was administered as a drink. After a short time the symptoms moderated, then the periods of giving the doses were lengthened to a half hour, and finally up- wards. In the progress, to allay the cramps and APPENDIX C, 437 pains, a few doses of Eux Vomica, 2d trituration, were given in alternation with the other medicine. In about four hours, the vomiting was checked, and the diarrhoea diminished, when the Aeon, and Camph, were omitted, and Cuprum 2d tri- turation given, gr. 1 about every two hours.— June 3d. The disease was checked, the patient sat up, an occasional dose of Cuprum was given.— June 4th. Cured. Note—In violent cases of Cholera, where there is severe inflammation or great irritability of the internal surface of the stomach, Camphor in doses of a drop or more, seems evidently too much, as is recommended and used by some persons— therefore I have found it advisable to reduce the dose to the fourth of a drop or less, generally to the tenth of a drop, and sometimes there has been given the first dilution of one hundredth of a drop, and this may be preferable in some cases. As Camphor precipitates in water, it is better to add sugar to the water, so as to form a sort of syrup, to which the Camphor may be added in such quantity as may be desired to use. CASE H. June 26, C. J., Amos Street, of intemperate habits, was attacked severely with watery Diar- rhoea and vomiting, followed with violent spasms of all the limbs, the skin was very cold, ^ thirst very great, burning heat at the stomach, sinking depression, difficult, laborious respiration, sunken eyes, lurid countenance. Aeon, and Camph. were prepared and given as mentioned in the preceding case. Ice water was allowed as a drink. After continuing these 438 APPENDIX 0. remedies six or eight hours, Veratrum 2d tritura- tion was given in alternation with Camphor hot bricks wet with vinegar were applied to the feet. 27. The vomiting and Diarrhoea were very much checked, the pulse was small and flaccid, there was great oppression at the chest and difficulty of breathing, the eyes were sunken, the skin, par- ticularly of the feet and legs, was very cold, there were violent spasms, so that it took two or three men to hold him, and added to which he had a dull, lurid countenance. He was bled 12 ounces—the blood ran very slowly, but by apply- ing hot water to the arm, that quantity was ob- tained. The blood was black, it soon became coagulated, Verat. and Cupr. 2d of each, were fiven jn alternation every hour, and vapour of ot vinegar to inhale. There was an urgent call for ice water, which was freely allowed. The vomiting and spasms soon after ceased, and the diarrhoea lessened, warmth of the skin came on, and sweating ensued. 28. The patient was very easy, and nearly free of the cholera symptoms. The Cuprum was con- tinued. 29. Cured. CASE IH. July 8th, E. Kenny, 39th St. At about 8 o'clock, P. M., was attacked with watery Diarrhoea, great burning and distress at the stomach, with severe vomiting, the stools were of a rice water appear- ance. She had severe spasms, the feet and legs were very cold ; at 11 o'c, P. M. when I first saw her, two drops of Spts. of Camphor were put into a half gill of sweetened water, and two drops of Tinct. of Aconite were added to a like quantity of APPENDIX 0. 439 water, a teaspoonful of each was to be given in alternation every ten minutes, but it was imme- diately thrown up, the doses were diminished to one-fourth of a teaspoonful which was retained— icewater was freely given and eagerly taken—the doses were increased, so that in about an hour she could bear a teaspoonful of the mixtures'—the vomiting was checked considerably, but the burn- ing heat and pain continued in the stomach, and the thirst and spasms were severe, the oppression of the chest and difficulty of breathing increased, the pulse became small, tremulous and flaccid, the tongue was very red, the eyes sunken, the face livid and skin cold; the period had now ar- rived which required bleeding. At 2 o'clock A.M. on the 9th, I took 12 oz. of blood from the arm— the arm having been previously immersed in a vessel of hot water; the blood ran slowly at first, but perseverance obtained that quantitj^, the blood was blackish and soon coagulated firm as liver, the vomiting and spasms soon ceased and the Diarrhoea lessened; in three hours she lay quiet and easy: at 12 o'clock, noon, she was up and went down stairs—at 6 P. M. was about the house—cured. I have added the testimonial of Dr. Sullivan, i who kindly assisted in the case. It is gratifying to have so respectable a voucher and associate. " The above mentioned patient being in the same house with me, I attended the case with Dr, Sherrill, and witnessed the above described sue* cessful treatment. « Jno. L. Sullivan, M. P," 440 APPENDIX C. CASE IV. July 14th. M. Borland, a rugged young woman in Wooster St., was severely attacked with cholera. The vomiting and diarrhoea were severe and copious, violent spasms came on, she had burning pain of the stomach, cold skin and urgent thirst. I gave her Aeon. 3d, three drops every ten minutes, and spt. of camphor one-tenth of a drop every intermediate five minutes, this course was commenced at about 2 o'clock P. M.; also, she took cold water. At 9 o'clock, the symptoms had very much moderated, but she got no regular nursing nor medicine during the night, as the family were leaving the place, in the latter part of the night, the disease increased. At 9 o'clock, A. M., on the 15th, she was retching and had a copious watery Diarrhoea, great pres- sure at the chest, difficult breathing, severe spasms, cold skin, sunken eyes, lurid countenance, small compressible pulse. The patient Was bled 14 oz,, the blood was dark and deoxydated; it soon coagulated in the vessel to the firmness of liver, directly after this the spasms and vomiting left her and the diarrhoea lessened, the pulse became more full and firm ; veratrum and cuprum, 2d tritura- tions were given, also iced water to drink, which she took with great eagerness. As it became ne- cessary to remove her from this place, she passed from under my care; but the disease was arrested so that she recovered. The foregoing case occurred at a boarding house; there were in the house, six cases of cho- lera ; some sickened there, others alter they had left the house, the other patients were all treated by different allopathic Physicians, and all died! ex- cept the patient whose case I have detailed. APPENDIX 0. 441 CASE V. July 14th. J. Clough, a cabin boy on a Hudson River sloop, about noon was attacked with vomiting and Diarrhoea, which were suc- ceeded by burning pain in the stomach and spasms. The vessel was run into the slip at the foot of Christopher St., to obtain medical aid. It was 10 o'clock, P. M., when I first saw the pa- tient, he had a rapid rice watery Diarrhoea and vomiting, with pain and heat in the stomach, and severe spasms, the feet and legs were very cold and eyes sunken. I administered Aeon, and Camph. in the same manner as is mentioned in the first case—-with a free use of ice water as a drink, bottles of hot water were put to the feet. 15th. 6 o'clock, A. M., the vomiting and Diarrhoea were much lessened, the patient had severe spasms, the eyes were sunken, face purple, great difficulty of breathing, tongue cold, feet and hands cold, pulse very small and flaccid, skin torpid, great thirst and heat at the stomach. The arm was immersed in hot water, and 10 oz. of blood were taken, the blood was very dark and thi^k, apparently deprived of vitality* It soon coagu- lated very firm, the use of Aeon, and Camph. was continued every fifteen minutes in alternation, with a dose of veratrum 2nd, every three hours, and a copious use of ice-water as a drink, and vapour from hot vinegar to breathe. At 10 o'clock, A. M., the breathing was more free, the eyes becoming natural, the pulse was fuller and more firm, the spasms, vomiting and Diarrhoea had nearly disappeared, the skin was getting warmer, and perspiration followed. At 3 o'clock P. M., the patient was very thirsty, ate ice greed- ily, had some stools of a bilious appearance, the 442 APPENDIX C. reaction of the system was exhibited beautifully. I gave Aeon. 2nd, every half hour and Cu- prum 2d, every three hours. 8 o'clock, P. M. the patient sweat freely, the thirst was lessened, he was doing well. 17th. 7 o'clock, A. M., the patient had slept a good deal, there were diffused warmth and moisture over the body, the cramps and pain had ceased—continued the aconite and cuprum in alternation every three houi s. 7 P. M. the patient was so far convalescent, that as the Captain was anxious to leave, and I considered the disease arrested, it was concluded that the master of the sloop might set sail and continue the voyage—Cured. * Vote—In 1832, as is mentioned in my history of that Epidemic, there were several cases in which the blood was so deprived of vitality, while remaining in the blood vessel chat it did not absorb oxygen from the air when drawn and while standing in the cup, as blood generally does, nor change its color, nor coagulate. When some of it being drawn off by small and repeated bleedings, the lungs were relieved and enabled to act more freely, the circulation was increased, so that the vital air, which God himself had fur- nished in the circumambient atmosphere, rushed into the lungs, and uniting with the blood, it increased the florid color and the vitality, generated heat which was distributed throughout the system. In such conditions the blood be- comes more florid after a small portion of it is abstracted. (See pages 77 and 85.) This illustrates an important physiological principle which is stated in the history of the primeval state of human existence, that the vital air or oxygen by the pressure of the atmosphere was forced into the lungs, there united with the blood, and brought life into existence, which is beautifully expressed thus : " that when God created man, he breathed into the lungs the breath of life." APPENDIX 0. 443 CASE VI. July 18. R. Smith, 134 Amos St. was attacked with severe vomiting and diarrhoea, burning pain in the stomach, the pulse small and flaccid—I gave her aeon, and camph. in alternation, in about the same manner as is mentioned in the preceding cases, with cold water to drink. 19th, 8 o'clock, A. M.—the vomiting had ceased, the diarrhoea lessened, but the-patient had heavy obstructed breathing, severe burning pain in the stomach, violent spasms, with the skin cold and torpid, the face was blue and dingy, the eyes sunken, tongue cold, pulse small and compressible, general collapse had commenced— I gave Veratrum 2d trituration every 15 minutes, continued the culd drink and applied hot bricks, &c. to the feet and legs, and the fumes of vinegar to inhale. 12 o'clock, noon. The patient was not materially relieved, had great difficulty of breathiug. I now immersed the arm in very warm water, rubbed it awhile, fchen was able to raise a vein so as to take 12 oz. of blood ; it ran very slow, and was extremely dark. Veratrum and cuprum, 2d tritura- tion, were giveu in alternation with hot applica- tions to the feet and legs, and cold water as a drink. 7 o'clock, P. M. All the symptoms were re- lieved, the pain and heat of the stomach were re- moved, the patient had neither vomiting, diarr- hoea nor spasms, the pufesrwas fuller and firmer, a general warmth pervaded the skin, and she per- spired freely—continued veratrum and cuprum each second, alternately, with light nourishment. "' 20th, The patient was free of disease, except a 6light diarrhoea and debility. 21st, Dismissed—cured. 444 APPENDIX O. *(The case of Rose Smith, occurred in my family, having much interest in it, I watched the treatment closely, and from my knowledge and belief, this is a true and correct statement. "P. A. Bailey, 134 Amos St." CASE VII. Aug. 26th, M. S. Tucker, at 49th street, a male, after having Diarrhoea about 48 hours it became copious and watery, he had burning pain in the Stomach and severe cramps .came on with ex- treme thirst, he soon sunk into a prostrated col- lapsed state, the feet and legs were very cold; 3 P. M. I first saw him, and began by giving Aconite 2 drops of 2nd dilution every 15 minutes, and spirits of camph. one fourth of a drop half way between the other doses, and made a free use of ice water as a drink. 9 o'clock, P. M. the vomiting had ceased, the diarrhoea was nearly checked, the pain of the stomach was lessened, the pulse was better, he sweat freely, generally warm. 27th. The pain had about left the stomach and he was easy, skin natural, a slight diarrhoea only —gave Aeon, and Cuprum in alternation every hour. 28. Dismissed, cured. The discoverer of the law of cure and founder of the Homeopathic practice, Hahnemann, before he saw a case, as is stated, from a knowledge he had obtained from trials of medicine on the healthy subject, decided that in most cases of epidemic Cholera in the first stage, camphor was APPENDIX 0. 445 the remedy which ought to be given in very minute doses. In the treatment of Cholera, in 1832, I early - came to the conclusion that a primeval pathologi- cal condition of the patient, was an inflammation of the villous coat of the stomach, and alimentary canal, and that the system was inclined to conges- tion. Several writers have sustained similar opinions; among them may be named, Dr. Brus- sais, of Paris, Dr. Corbin, British Surgeon in Asia, the British Medical Board of Bombay, Dr. Bey, Physician to the Court of Egypt, Dr. Donaldson, treatise on Epidemics, Drs. Chapman and Bell, of Philadelphia, &c. This theory is attempted to be proved in my History of the Cholera of 1832. When I adopted the Homoeopathic method of treating this disease in 1849,1 soon discovered that in addition to Camphor, a medicine was needed to check, quiet and cure this inflamed and highly irritable state of the villous surface of the stomach. Aconite being the most specific medicine known for inflammation and for such a purpose I selected this article and used it in combination with cam- phor, the success attending their use is an evi- dence of the correctness of the choice. The foregoing cases are selected from a great number, for the purpose of showing more fully the correctness of the plan of treatment laid down in this work, and in support of the opinions there advanced, and here repeated. It will be perceived that the symptoms in the cases were very similar, and the treatment was attended With a successful issue. V PENALTY FOR INJURIES TO PROPERTY. State of New York, Laws of 1892. Ch. 378, Sec. 43. 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