Mandrake (may-apple)
Categories: TermsSouthern European plant (Mandragora officinarum) having greenish-yellow
flowers and a branched root. This plant was once believed to have
magical powers because its root resembles the human body. The root
contains the poisonous alkaloid hyoscyamine. Also called mandragora. See
podophyllin.
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Lycopodium
Plant of the genus Lycopodium, including club mosses. The yellowish powdery spores of certain club mosses, especially Lycopodium clavatum, are used in fireworks and as a coating for pills. ... LYDIA PINKHAM'S COMPOUND
High Cranberry Bark 1/2 pound Partridge Berry Vine 1/2 pound Poplar Bark 1/4 pound Unicorn Root 1/4 pound Cassia 1/4 pound Beth Root 3 ounces Sugar ... LYE. Symptoms
Intense inflammation of the stomach and bowels, often with bloody vomiting and purging; lips and tongue swollen; violent difficulty in breathing; characteristic odor. Antidotes. Lemon juice and water; vinegar and water, half and half. Treatment. Mi... MADAME RUPERT'S FACE BLEACH
Analysis assigns the following composition to this cosmetic: Corrosive Sublimate 1 grain Tincture of Benzoin 7 grains Water 10 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 15 cents. ... Madras
Cotton or silk cloth of fine texture, usually with a plaid, striped, or checked pattern. Large handkerchief of madras cloth. ... Make a record of your Vaccination
Do not fail to procure and preserve the certificate mentioned in the preceding paragraph, and also to make a personal record of the facts with regard to any vaccination of yourself or in your family. From it you may sometime learn that it is ten years s... MALARIA FEVER
Malarial fever is a group of diseases characterized by intermittent, quotidian (daily), tertian (every other day) or quartan (every fourth day) fever or remittent fever; there are also several pernicious types of this disease and chronic malarial condit... MALARIAL FEVER
Chill, fever, and sweat, or one stage may be absent. There may be only a slight chilly feeling with fever almost all day and then remission. [4 MOTHERS' DIAGNOSIS] ... MALIGNANT ANTHRAX (swelling)
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) Internal anthrax is caused by the introduction of the bacteria into th... MALIGNANT DISEASES OF THE WOMB
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 supposed to act as direct causes. Symptoms. Bleeding is the early and ve... Malines
Thin, stiff net woven in a hexagonal pattern, used in dressmaking. ... MALTA FEVER
This occurs in the Mediterranean countries, India, China, the Philippines and Porto Rico. The fever is irregular or marked by intervals of "no fever" for two or more days with febrile relapses lasting one to three weeks. Constipation, anemia (scarcity o... MANAGEMENT OF LABOR
Preparation of the Bed. The bed should be high, springs not soft, with a firm and smooth mattress. It should be placed so that both sides are accessible. The bed should be made up on the right side as a rule, as the woman usually lies on her left side w... Management of the Second Stage
After the rupture of the membranes the labor proceeds faster and a termination may be expected within a reasonable time. There is a short lull in the pains, usually, after the waters have escaped and during this time the patient should remove her cloth... Mandrake (may-apple)
Southern European plant (Mandragora officinarum) having greenish-yellow flowers and a branched root. This plant was once believed to have magical powers because its root resembles the human body. The root contains the poisonous alkaloid hyoscy... MANIA
This type of insanity means a raving and furious madness. There are many cases of this kind. The causes are many and may be the same as those which produce melancholia. In melancholia the shock, etc., causes depression, while in the mania the causes of ... Marseille
Heavy cotton fabric with a raised pattern of stripes or figures. ... MASSAGE
Unless properly done, massage may do more harm than good. If one can afford a few treatments by a scientific masseur and study her methods, it is a great help. The thing is not to rub in more than you rub out, by improper manipulation. Rub the face up, ... MEASLES
Comes on gradually. There is a feeling of tiredness and languor, headache followed shortly by sneezing, cold symptoms, running at the eyes, dry throat, cough, much like an ordinary cold in the head, but with a persistent, hard racking cough. The eruptio... MEASLES
Measles is an acute infectious disease, distinguished by a characteristic eruption on the mucous membranes and skin. It is very contagious and spreads through the atmosphere. Almost everyone is susceptible to measles and suffers at least one attack. The... MEASLES
Aconite 2X dil. in the beginning. Belladonna 3X dil. for sore throat, dry spasmodic cough, headache delirium. Bryonia 2X dil. When lungs are sore and hurts much to cough. ... MEASLES (German)
Chilliness, slight fever, pain in the back and legs, coryza. The eruption appears on the first or second day, on the face, then on the chest and in twenty-four hours over the whole body. The glands under the jaw enlarge. ... Meatus
Body opening or passage, such as the opening of the ear or the urethra. ... MEDICINES
Homeopathic medicines should be kept in a dry cool place. Do not leave them standing open among odors or exposed to bright lights. The following are among those common for home use: List of Remedies. Aconitum Colocynthis ... MELANCHOLIA (Sad Mania)
Melancholia is a disease characterized by great mental depression. Causes--Predisposition, physical disease, dissipation, work and worry, shock, brooding. In simple melancholia the mildest attack may be called the "blues." ... MENINGITIS
This is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain alone, and generally commences with fever and severe headaches, with avoidance of light and noise as these are painful. In some cases we have delirium, stupor and coma. Treatment. Treatment ... MENINGITIS. Tubercular, (Basilar Meningitis)
This affection which is also known as acute hydrocephalus (meaning water on the brain), is essentially an acute tuberculosis in which the membranes of the brain, sometimes of the cord bear the brunt of the attack. It is more common in children than in ... Menorrhagia
Unusually heavy or extended menstrual flow. ...