Special therapeuticsBoericke and Tafel, 1880 |
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acid action acts aged appears application attacks attended become better blood body bowels called catarrhal cause chronic cold condition congestion continued curative cured diarrhoea dilution discharge disease disorders doses drops drug effects especially experience eyes face feeling fever five fluid four frequent gave give given grains half hands head headache heart increased indicated inflammation irritation known less liver Medical medicine minutes months morning mucous namely nearly nerves nervous never night observed occur organs pain patient physicians plant poisoning practice preparation prescribed present primary probably produced provings pulse quantity recommended relieved remedy removed reported resembles rheumatism says seems sensation severe side similar skin sometimes soreness specific stomach stools success suffering symptoms taken taking throat tincture tion treated treatment ulceration urine usual uterine Veratrum vomiting weak weeks
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Page 587 - ... (Gypsum). I detected it in the form of an opaque white substance without lustre, and, to the naked eye, devoid of crystalline structure, in cakes and somewhat rounded masses varying in size from that of a small pea to that of a...
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Page 756 - ... for an adult, a wineglassful several times a day ; orange peel may be added. Dose of the powdered root, twenty or thirty grains. No analysis has yet been made. In the old work on "Herbs...
Page 257 - I have seldom prescribed more than a teaspoonful, mixed with a wineglassful of water, twice a day. In several cases of bronchitis with profuse expectoration, I have witnessed remarkable benefit after a very brief use of the remedy, evinced by a rapid diminution of the discharge, and also by a corresponding improvement in the general condition of the patient.
Page 156 - A certain state of mental excitement, and augmentation of vital energy; florid face, and a sensation of heat throughout the body; full and strong pulse; more or less perspiration and no thirst. This group lasted from twenty to forty minutes in some, and disappeared after that time to return no more, without any other abnormal manifestation in their health; whilst in others, the symptoms were prolonged for one to two hours, and were followed by— 2ND.
Page 330 - Homoeopathy, occurs the following symptom : " A fear of going to sleep on account of loss of breath, which awakes him.
Page 365 - The natural secretion is at first increased ; then it becomes abnormal in quantity and quality. At first clear, white, tenacious and transparent, it becomes yellow, thick, green and even bloody, but always tenacious, capable of being drawn out in long strings.
Page 815 - Jj., was given, but immediately rejected by the stomach ; but some brandy, given directly afterwards, was retained. A large mustard poultice was applied to the epigastrium, and a hot-water bottle to the feet. Two or three efforts at retching afterwards took place ; and he once or twice vomited food, mucus, and a small quantity of blood. Warmth gradually returned to the surface, and the pulse became somewhat better in volume and power. Brandy was given at short intervals, and after about an hour a...
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