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Barberry
Shrubs of the genus Berberis having small yellow flowers, and red, orange, or blackish berries. ... BARKER'S BONE AND NERVE LINIMENT FOR MAN OR BEAST
Cures rheumatism, sprains, bruises, chilblains, etc. We have made an examination of the foregoing liniment and find it to be essentially a liquid petroleum product, containing large quantities of camphor and turpentine, and with smaller quantities o... Baryta
A barium compounds, such as barium sulfate. baste Sew loosely with large running stitches to hold together temporarily. ... Bathing
Extremes in hot and cold bathing should be avoided. The skin should be kept active by daily comfortable baths, followed by a brisk rubbing with a rough towel. The Bowels and Bladder. The bowels, as before stated, are usually constipated and should be ke... BATHING IN SEWAGE POLLUTED WATERS IS DANGEROUS
Cases have been reported where typhoid fever has been contracted by bathing in streams below cities and villages. Probably this occurred through accidentally or carelessly taking the infected water into the mouth. No person should bathe in an ordinary ... Batiste
Fine, plain-woven fabric made from various fibers and used especially for clothing. ... Bedizen
Ornament or dress in a showy or gaudy manner. ... Belladonna (deadly Nightshade)
Poisonous Eurasian perennial herb (Atropa belladonna) with solitary, nodding, purplish-brown, bell-shaped flowers and glossy black berries. An alkaloidal extract of this plant used in medicine. ... BELLADONNA, Symptoms
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. Antidotes. Tannic acid, twenty drops in glass of water, Treatment. Emetics ... Benne (sesame)
Tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil. ... Benzoin
Balsamic resin obtained from certain tropical Asian trees of the genus Styrax and used in perfumery and medicine. Also called benjamin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin. A white or yellowish crystalline compound, C14 H12 O2, derived from benzaldehyde... Berberine
Bitter-tasting yellow alkaloid, C20H19NO5, from several plants such as goldenseal. Used medically as an antipyretic and antibacterial agent. ... Bergamot
Small tree (Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia) grown in southern Italy for its sour citrus fruits. The rinds yield an aromatic oil (bergamot oil) used in perfume. ... Beri-beri
Deficiency of thiamine, endemic in eastern and southern Asia and characterized by neurological symptoms, cardiovascular abnormalities, and edema. ... BERI-BERI
Beri-beri is a disease rarely occurring in the United States. It is usually found in the warmer climates and peculiar to certain regions such as India, and Japan. It is characterized by paralysis and fatal effusion, also neuritis, which is an inflamm... Berserker
Ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury. ... BIG-JAW OR LUMP-JAW. (Actinomycosis)
This is an infectious disease of cattle, less frequently of man, and it is caused by what is called the "ray fungus." This grows in the tissues and develops a mass with a secondary chronic inflammation. This disease is widespread among cattle, and al... Bijouterie
Collection of trinkets or jewelry; decorations. ... Bilious
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 disposition; ill-humored. ... BILIOUS ATTACKS
In children brought on by teething, cold or anger give one drop of Chamomilla 1X dil. every three hours. Chelidonium 3X dil. Is good for chronic liver disease, when there is a thick yellow coating on the tongue, pains, aching under right shoulder bla... BILIOUS DIARRHEA
Give Podophyllum 3X dil. one drop every three hours. ... BILIOUS HEADACHE
This is so-called because the bilious symptoms are the most prominent. It may be caused by violent anger, disputes, excessive eating causing congestion of the liver; abuse of spirits; some persons are of a bilious constitution and the least error in die... BILIOUSNESS
This condition presents different symptoms in different cases, but it always includes languor, headache or dizziness, perhaps some yellow color of the skin and conjunctiva, and a general sense of want of tone, depression of spirits and discomfort. Ca... BILIOUSNESS, LIVER
With vomiting of bile and mucus use Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form) one every three hours, also from stimulants and over feeding. Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form) when associated with piles. One tablet night and morning. Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet...