If the joint is dislocated forward pull the front part forward and backward. If it is dislocated backwards, pull the front part of the finger forward and upward. If reduced immedia...
Cancer or carcinoma is a malignant disease of the neck (cervix) of the womb. Causes. The immediate cause is not yet known. Tears and erosions (scraping off and making raw) are supp...
Home Treatment Found Good for. "To allay the pain and stop the formation of pus in appendicitis it is recommended that a flannel cloth be saturated with hot water, wrung out, drop...
Relating to bile. Excess secretion of bile. Gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gallbladder. Resembling bile, especially in color: a bilious green. Peevish dispos...
Fine twilled fabric of silk and worsted or cotton, often dyed black for mourning clothes.
This is due to infection. It usually arises from an extension of a blood clot (thrombosis) of the womb or pelvic veins, to the thigh (femoral) vein, resulting in a partial or compl...
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet after each meal and before retiring. Constipation with pain in the lower back and in the lower part of the rectum; piles may protrude...
In this lesion is a pustule, with very marked swelling. It most frequently occurs on the eyelid and face and the swelling may terminate in fatal gangrene. 2. Internal anthrax. (a)...
To convert a liquid to a fine spray; atomize. To treat with a medicated spray.
Acute inflammatory. Aconite 2X dil. At first, and when new joints are attacked. Belladonna 2X or 3X dil. When the parts throb and beat, and are swollen a bright red. Bryonia 2x dil...
The vast majority of these cataracts are found after the age of fifty. They simply come without any known cause. Of course, injury can cause a cataract and it is then called trauma...
The heart is the central organ of the entire system and consists of a hollow muscle; by its contraction the blood is pumped to all parts of the body through a complicated series of...
Irregular temperatures, respiration is more frequent than normal, pulse is rapid, cough, expectoration, night sweats, perhaps, and general failure of strength.
Class of women kept by wealthy lovers or protectors; prostitutes; group whose respectability is dubious or whose success is marginal.
"Bathe the affected parts in gasoline; be careful not to use the liquid where there is fire or lamps."
Called also heat exhaustion; thermic fever, coup de Soleil. A condition produced by exposure to excessive heat. Heat Exhaustion. This is caused by continued exposure to high temper...
(Blood in the urine). Aconite 2X dil., etc., beginning, when there is fever. Cantharis 3X dil. Ten drops every two hours. Urine pains in passing little at a time. Terebinth 3X dil....
"Rub vigorously night and morning with good whisky. Don't stop for a week or so after patient looks and feels well." Rubbing with alcohol would probably be preferred.
(Haematemesis). Causes. Cancer and ulcer of the stomach are main causes of excessive bleeding; poisons also cause it; injuries also. Symptoms. The vomited blood may be fluid or clo...
Also called Hodgkin's disease, malignant lymphoma, and general lymphadenoma. This is a progressive anemia and enlargement of the lymph glands and the skin, with secondary lymphoid...
Eurasian plants of the genus Verbascum, especially V. thapsus. Also called flannel leaf, velvet plant.
Rhizome (horizontal, underground stem) and roots of the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) used formerly as an expectorant and emetic.
Coloring material from lichens that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions.
Acetanilid 160 grains Sodium Bicarbonate 15 grains Tartaric Acid 5 grains Simple Elixir 4 ounces Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful at a dose. Should not take more than two doses. Shake bottle...
There is a slight flattening of the lower abdomen at the second month, due to the sinking of the womb. There is also a slight retraction (drawing back) of the navel. After the thir...
The operation of vaccination should be performed always by a competent and responsible physician. To try to vaccinate one's self or one's family is poor economy, for it often resul...
Complete rest of the body and mind is essential to the well being of the lying-in woman. She is better off without any company, and should see no one except her family for the firs...
Fine, plain-woven fabric made from various fibers and used especially for clothing.
Shakespeare says, "Last scene of all, that ends this strange, eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion; sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything." "The...
Stemless evergreen perennial plant (Galax urceolata) of the eastern US, with a rosette of glossy, heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers in spike-like clusters.