Diabetes, melancholy, insanity, old age, paralysis, lead poisoning and some troubles of local origin, like fissure of the rectum, ulceration, stricture and polypus. Symptoms. Heada...
Acidi Carbolici 20 drops Powdered Borax 1 dram Listerine 1 ounce Alcohol 1 ounce Aqua Rose to make 8 ounces Mix. For young ladies, this will prove more beneficial than any face pre...
Eucalyptol 4 drops Terebene 8 drops Menthol 4 grains Cosmaline to make. 1 ounce Mix. Good. This ointment will cure any ordinary catarrhal trouble of the nasal cavities unless too f...
Flushed face, red eyes, throbbing head, pulse fast, dizzy, staggering, hot and dry throat, dilated pupils, scarlet rash on the skin. Patient may be delirious and wildly so. Antidot...
German iris having large white flowers and a fragrant rhizome.
Highly adsorbent (attaches to other substances without any chemical action) clay-like substance consisting of hydrated aluminum silicates; used in talcum powders.
Never take hold of it from above, but slip the hands underneath, and then take a firm but gentle hold at two points a short distance from the break on each side, and all the while...
Concussion of the eyeball may produce an irregular dilation of the pupil. This is due to paralysis of the sphincter muscle of the pupil, but it generally disappears. The edge of th...
At four months the top of the womb has risen above the pelvic brim bone in front; at five months, it is midway between the bone (pubic) and the navel; at six months, it is at the n...
Aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. vulgaris, native to Eurasia; used as a condiment.
Quinia Sulp 50 grains Capsicum 6 grains It will make twenty-five capsules. Mix. Dose: One every three hours. This has been used for years. You should keep the bowels open to remove...
This is frequent. There is generally a dull, heavy feeling in the forehead, the head feels full and sometimes dizzy, the patient feels blue and morose, the tongue is coated on its...
An essential oil made by distilling the flowers of the orange; it is used in perfume.
Delay or postpone.
The soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or an infant. Also called soft spot.
"Blister with iodine. Heal with sweet cream, paint and blister again. This wore my sister's goitre away. It took time but was worth it." It should produce redness instead of a blis...
"Brown egg shells in oven and crush till very fine with a rolling pin, then take a teaspoonful at meal times three times a day."
Aconite 3X dil. when caused by cold. Caulophyllum 3X dil. can alternate this with aconite every hour.
Burning heat in stomach and bowels, vomiting, diarrhea, with bloody stools, tongue white, shriveled, suppressed urine, gums sore, salivation. Antidote. Milk or white of eggs; one e...
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). Tablet everyone to three hours. Pulsatilla 3X dil. When it goes down. Give every hour.
Pertaining to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean, on the east coast of Africa.
All forms of convulsions may occur during pregnancy. They may occur during pregnancy and during labor. These are usually the result of kidney trouble. The attacks occur most often...
The stomach and bowels are irritated and inflamed, the mouth may burn and bleed; swallowing is difficult. "Coffee grounds" vomiting. Pulse feeble, clammy skin. Treatment. Usually t...
Turkey Corn Root 1/4 lb. Stillingia Root 1/4 lb. Sarsaparilla Root 1/4 lb. Yellow Dock Root. 1/4 lb. Sassafras Bark 2 ounces Simple Syrup 1 qt. Diluted Alcohol 4 ounces. Iodide of...
On no account let a child's second teeth come in crowded, irregular or projecting. A good dentist can remedy all these malformations and though it may be troublesome at the time, t...
"One ounce of cream of tartar and two ounces of salts; pour quart of boiling water over mixture and stir till dissolved; drain off and take a wineglassful every morning." The cream...
The best rule is to count backward three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to it. To be more accurate, in April and September only six days...
Gelsemium 1X dil. generally at the beginning twenty-four hours one drop every hour. Belladonna 3X dil. for sore throat. Phosphorus 3X dil. for bronchitis. Bryonia 2X for the lungs.
Phosphorus 3X dil. Prepare and give two teaspoonfuls every four hours.
This is more or less congested and painful; when pressure is made upon the upper lid, it shows tenderness. The tension is not as strong; the pupil may be blocked with an exudate.