BUNIONS
Categories: Diseases of The SkinThis is a lump over a joint usually of the big toe, usually due
to pressure and a wrong position of the surfaces of the joint.
MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Bunions, Remedy from Your Flower Garden. "Peel
the outside skin from the leaf of 'Live Forever' and apply as a poultice.
Repeat until cured. This is a very good remedy and one that should be
tried if you are troubled with bunions or corns."
2. Bunions, A Cure for.
"Tincture of Iodine 2 drams
Tincture of Belladonna 2 drams
Apply twice a day with camel's hair brush."
This mixture when applied will have a drawing effect, and care should be
taken not to leave it on too long, as it will irritate the parts and make
it very sore.
3. Bunions, Iodine for. "Apply tincture of iodine to the bunion night and
morning. This will reduce size; if used at first will entirely remove."
4. Bunions, Tested Remedy for. "Take about one teaspoonful salicylic acid
in two tablespoons of lard, and apply night and morning. Before doing this
apply adhesive plasters to the affected parts." This is a standard remedy.
PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Bunions. Rest of the part, cold applications
and liniments.
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Boracic Acid (boric Acid)
Water-soluble white or colorless crystalline compound, H3BO3, used as an antiseptic and preservative. ... BORAX (Sodium Borate)
This drug as it appears in commerce of America is derived entirely from natural deposits found on the shores of lakes of California and Nevada. This is purified. Action. It is antiseptic in its action. It renders the urine alkaline. Gargle. It is u... Boutonniere
Flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole. ... BOW LEGS. (Genu Varum)
This is the opposite of knock knees, and the deformity usually affects both limbs, the knees being widely separated. The disease begins in early childhood; the cause is rickets, and the deformity is the direct result of the weight of the body and muscul... BOWEL FALLING (Prolapsus ani)
Tincture Cina is good when caused by worms, one-tenth to one drop of the tincture every two hours. Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form) when caused by dysentery or loose bowels. Mercurius Corr. 3X trit. (tablet form) when caused by dysentery. Last two ... BRAIN, INFLAMMATION OF
Aconite 2X dil. at beginning. Belladonna 3X dil. This follows well after Aconite. Chamomilla 2X. Good in teething children. ... Breasts
Changes in the breasts also constitute a sign of pregnancy. As an early symptom, there may be a feeling of fullness, sometimes pain. They become larger and firmer from the development of the individual lobules, which have an irregular knotty feel. A fat... BRIGHT'S DISEASE
Albumin and casts in the urine. The onset is usually gradual. There is paleness and puffiness of the eyelids, ankles or hands in the morning. Later increased dropsy of face and the extremities, pasty yellow complexion, dyspepsia, constipation and heart ... BRIGHT'S DISEASE
Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet four times a day. ... BRINKERHOFF SYSTEM OF TREATING PILES AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE RECTUM
There have been so many inquiries of late concerning the above treatment that we deem it a duty to tell our readers, as nearly as possible, of what the alleged specific treatment consists. The following is the Brinkerhoff secret pile remedy or injec... BRITISH OIL
Petroleum 1 ounce Oil Juniper 1 dram Oil of Terebinth 1 ounce Oil Amber 4 ounces Linseed Oil 12 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 50 cents. ... BRODIE'S LINIMENT FOR ASTHMA
Oil of Queen's Root 4 drams Oil of Cajeput 2 drams Oil of Lobelia 1 dram Alcohol 1 ounce Mix. Bathe the chest and throat three times a day. The above amount would cost about 35 cents. ... Broken Nose
Put the parts in place by pressure and moulding. It is easily done. Do not hurry. Put a strip of adhesive plaster across the bridge of the nose over the break reaching to the cheek. If the injury causes bleeding, the wound should be washed with clean ... Broken Ribs
Put on a towel, about eight to twelve inches wide. This should go around the body and be pinned tightly; or, if you have a roll of adhesive plaster, two and one-half to three inches wide, use this. Start at the backbone, at the lowest point necessary, a... BRONCHIAL ASTHMA. (Spasmodic Asthma.) Causes
It occurs in all ages, but usually begins in the young, particularly males. It often follows whooping-cough. It may come from diseases of the mouth such as adenoids, polypi. Exciting causes are change of climate and residence, dust, smoke, odors, error... BRONCHITIS, ACUTE AND CHRONIC
Aconite 2X dil. Ten drops, etc. One to two teaspoonfuls everyone to three hours in first stage for the fever, etc. Belladonna 2X or 3X dil., etc., same. Chilly, dry throat and dry cough, soreness, and rawness beneath the breast bone, pain in the head.... BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA. (Acute Inflammation of the Smaller Tubes and Lungs)
Causes. Most common under two years and in old people. Taking cold, whooping cough and measles. Symptoms. A primary case begins suddenly with a convulsion or chill, vomiting and rapid rise of temperature. Breathing is frequent and brain symptoms ... Bryonia
Small genus of perennial old world tendril-bearing vines (family Cucurbitaceae) having large leaves, small flowers, and red or black fruit; Dried root of a bryony (Bryonia alba or B. dioica) used as a cathartic. ... Bubo (buboes)
An inflamed, tender swelling of a lymph node, especially in the area of the armpit or groin, that is characteristic of bubonic plague and syphilis. ... Bubonic Plague (black Death)
Contagious, often fatal epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia (syn. Pasteurella) pestis, transmitted from person to person or by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat; produces chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhe... BULL'S BLOOD SYRUP
Potas. Iodid 12 drams Red Iodide of Mercury 2 grains Tincture of Poke Root 3 drams Compound Syrup of Stillingia 6 ounces Simple Syrup to make 1 pint Mix. The above, about th... Bums from Alkali (like potash or strong ammonia)
Vinegar poured over the part, or dress with a mild solution of boric acid. One teaspoonful to four ounces of water. MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Bruises, Cold Water Prevents Coloring. "Bathe the parts in cold water, prevents turning black and blue." ... BUNIONS
This is a lump over a joint usually of the big toe, usually due to pressure and a wrong position of the surfaces of the joint. MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Bunions, Remedy from Your Flower Garden. "Peel the outside skin from the leaf of 'Live Forever' and ap... BUNIONS
These painful enlargements are due to a too short shoe, or one that does not fit well. Better discard such footwear; it will be cheaper in the end. Paint the sore joint with a mixture of equal parts of glycerin, tincture of iodine and carbolic acid; usi... Bunions, Pulverized Salt Petre for
"Five cents worth of pulverized saltpeter put into a bottle with sufficient olive oil to nearly dissolve it. Shake well and apply to parts night and morning." ... Burdock
Weedy, chiefly biennial plants of the genus Arctium. ... BURNS AND SCALDS
Raw Linseed Oil 3 ounces Lime Water 3 ounces Acidi Carbolici 15 drops This preparation for burns is used in all hospitals and is prescribed every day by the best physicians in the United States. The above amount ... Burns from Acid
Soda, chalk, whiting, sprinkled over the surface of the skin and covered with moist coverings of gauze. Egg albumen is also good applied, on the part. ... Burns or Scalds, Grated Onions for
"Grate onions and mix two parts pulp with one part salt; apply twice or three times a day, changing as soon as onions are wilted." The onions are very soothing and keep the air from the affected parts. ... Burns, an Easily Prepared Remedy for
"Spread pure lard, or any unsalted grease over burned surface: cover thickly with flour and wrap with soft cloth after pain has ceased. Remove the flour and spread again with lard or vaselin. Sprinkle over with boracic acid powder and wrap up." This is ... Burns, Charcoal for
"Powered charcoal put on thick. This gives quick relief," It is an antiseptic poultice and keeps air from burned surface. ... Burns, Lime Water and Sweet Oil for
"Put unslaked lime about the size of a hen's egg in three pints of water and strain; add one cup of sweet oil, shake and keep burn moist. Will heal without scar or scab." This is highly recommended by physicians. ... BURNS. SCALDS
A Burn is caused by dry heat. A Scald is caused by moist heat. A superficial burn, upon a young child, that involves the third of the body will almost certainly prove fatal, while a very deep burn, provided it is localized, may not be so seriou... By whom should one be Vaccinated
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 results not only in a waste of money and of time, but in a false and dangerous... Cachexia
Weight loss, wasting of muscle, loss of appetite, and general debility during a chronic disease. ... Cajeput (paperbark)
Australian and southeast Asian tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia, M. leucadendron) of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae); yields a pungent medicinal oil; grown in Florida. ... Calamine
White or colorless mineral, essentially Zn4Si2O7(OH)2.H2O (hemimorphite). Pink, odorless, tasteless powder of zinc oxide with a small amount of ferric oxide, dissolved in mineral oils and used in skin lotions. ... Calcareous
Composed of calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky. cale Variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the wild form of the species; also called kail. ... CALLOSITY or Callositas
This is circumscribed yellowish-white, thickened and horny patches of one of the layers of the cuticle (epidermis). Causes--They come as the result of the occupation or pressure, and sometimes without any seeming cause. Symptoms. They occur mostly... Calomel
Colorless, white or brown tasteless compound, Hg2Cl2, used as a purgative and insecticide. Mercurous chloride. ... Cambric
Finely woven white linen or cotton fabric. ... CAMPHOR
This is distilled from the wood and bark of the camphor tree, cinnamomum camphora, which grows chiefly in China and Japan. It should be kept in closed bottles. Uses. It is good for cold in the head in the early stages. It may be snuffed up the nostri... CANCER
(In the following article on cancer we quote in part from material issued by the Public Health Department of the State of Michigan). Cancer is curable if it be operated upon in its early stages. If it be left to grow and develop, cancer is always fa... CANCER (CARCINOMA)
This is very malignant. This kind is divided into two classes, Scirrhus and Epithelial. 1. Scirrhus cancer. This is a hard, irregular growth of moderate size. Its special seat is the breast, the pyloric (smaller) end of the stomach and in few instanc...