Cream Of Tartar
Categories: TermsPotassium bitartrate. White, acid, crystalline solid or powder,
KHC4H4O6, used in baking powder, in the tinning of metals, and as a
laxative.
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CORNS. (Calvus)
A small, flat, deep-seated, horny growth, mostly on or between the toes. Cause. Usually the result of too tight or too loose shoes. Due to pressure and rubbing. MOTHERS' REMEDIES. Corns, one of the Surest Remedies. "Take salicylic acid, make a thi... Corrosive Sublimate
Mercuric chloride. ... CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE. Symptoms
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 egg for four grains of drug; milk, flour paste. Treatment. Cause vom... Costal
Relating to or near a rib. ... Costive
Constipated ... Cough in Measles
It is likely to be severe, straining and barking and hard to relieve. If it is too severe you can give, for a child one year old: Acetanelid 1/2 dram Dover's Powder 1/2 dram Mix and make into thirty powders. Give one-half powder... Cough Syrup, an Easily Prepared Remedy for
"Fluid Wild Cherry Bark 1/2 ounce Compound Essence Cordial 1 ounce White Pine Compound 3 ounces" Dose: Take twenty drops every half hour for four hours and then from one-half to one teaspoonful three or four times a day, ... COUGHS
Hydrochlorate Ammonia 1 dram Syrup Pruni Virginani 1 ounce Syrup Squills 1 ounce Tincture Opii Camphor 1/2 ounce Syrup Tolu 1/2 ounce Syrup Rock Candy to make 4 ounces Mix. Dose... Coughs and Colds, Mullein Remedy
"Steep Mullein leaves in fresh milk. Drink of it just before going to bed. This makes a soothing drink." ... COUGHS.
Causes. There are many causes; inflammation of the larynx, bronchial tubes, lungs, also stomach and liver; and a nervous cough is present in our day. Remove the cause when possible. There are many good cough medicines now put up, and they can be bought... Cramps, Turpentine for
"A cloth dipped in turpentine and applied will relieve cramps in the limbs," Any one suffering with this difficulty will find the above treatment very beneficial. ... Cranesbill (geranium, Storksbill)
Plants of the genus Geranium, with pink or purplish flowers. Various plants of the genus Pelargonium, native chiefly to southern Africa and widely cultivated for their rounded and showy clusters of red, pink, or white flowers. ... Cream Of Tartar
Potassium bitartrate. White, acid, crystalline solid or powder, KHC4H4O6, used in baking powder, in the tinning of metals, and as a laxative. ... CREAM OF TARTAR (Potassii bitartras)
Uses: It is useful in kidney diseases to remove dropsy. In large doses of four teaspoonfuls it acts as a watery purge. It is useful where the urine is thick and alkaline to make it clear and normal. It is sometimes combined in equal parts with epsom sa... Creasote (creosote)
Colorless to yellowish oily liquid containing phenols and creosols, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, especially from beech, and formerly used as an expectorant in treating chronic bronchitis. Also used as a wood preservati... Crepe De Chine
Silk crepe used for dresses and blouses. ... Cretonne
Heavy unglazed cotton, linen, or rayon fabric, colorfully printed and used for draperies and slipcovers. ... Criminal abortion
The chief danger from the criminal interruption of pregnancy is sepsis (absorption of poisons) into the system. This may be acute in character and have a fatal termination, or chronic in nature, leading to permanent injury of the womb and fallopian tube... CROOKED FEET. Talipes
There are many varieties. The treatment should be begun, under the instructions of a physician, and continued from infancy and many a good foot can be obtained. KNOCK KNEE. (Genu Valgum). This is due to an overgrowth of the internal knuckle (cond... Croton Oil
Brownish-yellow, foul-smelling oil from the seeds of a tropical Asian shrub or small tree (Croton tiglium); formerly used as a drastic purgative and counterirritant. Its use was discontinued because of its toxicity. croup Condition of th... CROUP
Child wakes up suddenly, perhaps at midnight, with a harsh barking cough, with difficulty of breathing, and it looks as if it could not get another breath. Then there is an easy spell and soon the spasm recurs. ... CROUP
Aconite 2X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water, and give two teaspoonfuls every fifteen minutes in alteration with Spongia 3X trit. (tablet form) one at a dose. If there is no fever the Spongia can be used alone. Cough is hard, rasping, bar... CROUP
Powdered Alum 2 drams Honey Strained 1/2 ounce Syrup Simple 1 ounce Mucilage Acacia to make 2 ounces Mix. Dose: Take one teaspoonful as required. The above amount would cost about 30 cents. ... Croup, Quick Cure for
"A quantity of raw linseed oil should always be at hand in a family where the children are subject to croup. It is an unfailing remedy, and for quick results it beats anything else which can be given for that dread disease. Half a teaspoonful is a dose,...