Quassia
Categories: TermsTropical American shrub (Quassia amara) with bright scarlet flowers. A
bitter substance from its wood is used in medicine and as an
insecticide.
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Pulse and Temperature
The temperature may rise one to one and one-half degrees without the case being abnormal. The pulse falls after labor, ranging between sixty and seventy. A rise of temperature, a rapid pulse, a flushed face, a chill, pain or tenderness of the abdomen, a... PULSE INTERMITTENT
Give digitalis, spigelia 2X dil. Gelsemium 2X dil. ... Punctilio
Fine point of etiquette. Precise observance of formalities. ... Punctured Wounds
From a sharp pointed instrument, nail, etc. The first thing to do is to cleanse the wound thoroughly with hot water and about one-half ounce of salt to a pint of water. Keep this up constantly for one-half hour. Then if it is from a nail, put on a bread... Purpura
Hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes having the appearance of purplish spots or patches. ... PURPURA
This is not strictly a disease, but a symptom. This includes a group of affections characterized by hemorrhages into the skin. Symptoms. There are hemorrhages into the skin, and this takes the form of small blood spots underneath the skin, (petechia) ... PURPURA HAEMORRHAGIC
This is a severe form, usually seen in delicate girls. The cause is unknown. Symptoms. Weakness, extensive purpuric spots (small blood spots in the skin), eruption, hemorrhages from the mucous membranes which may cause secondary anemia, slight fever,... PUTRID ENDOMETRITIS
An inflammation of the inner lining of the womb caused by putrid (rotten), decaying material. Symptoms. A chill is sometimes present at the beginning. The fever is high, pulse bounds and feels hard and strong, the face is flushed but there is little ... PYELITIS
This is an inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney and may be caused by bacteria from the blood, or by ascending pus, infection or tuberculous infection from the lower tracts like the ureter, bladder and urethra. Symptoms. There is pain in the back,... Pyemia
Septicemia (blood poisoning) caused by pyogenic (producing pus) microorganisms in the blood, often resulting in the formation of multiple abscesses. ... PYEMIA
This means the presence in the blood of bacteria with resultant foci (places) of suppuration. Symptoms. They are local at first where the lesion is. The invasion of the general infection is marked by a severe chill, then high fever and sweating, repe... Pyrogallic Acid
White, toxic crystalline phenol, C6H3(OH)3, used as a photographic developer and to treat certain skin diseases. ... Quassia
Tropical American shrub (Quassia amara) with bright scarlet flowers. A bitter substance from its wood is used in medicine and as an insecticide. ... Queen Of The Meadow (meadowsweet)
European herbaceous plant (Spiraea Ulmaria). North American shrubs (Spiraea alba or S. latifolia) having umbel-shaped clusters of white flowers. Perennial herbs of the genus Filipendula in the rose family. ... Quickening
This is caused by the movement of the child (foetus) in the womb. The impact of the enlarging womb, through the child (foetal) movements, against the abdominal wall about the sixteenth week of pregnancy gives rise to this sensation called quickening. So... Quince
Western Asian shrub or tree (Cydonia oblonga) with white flowers and hard apple-like fruit. ... Quinine
Bitter, colorless, powder or crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2-3H2O, derived from cinchona barks and used to treat malaria. ... Quinsy
Acute inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissue, often leading to an abscess. ... QUINSY. (Suppurative Tonsilitis)
In from two to four days the enlarged gland becomes softer and finally may break, sometimes in the pharynx; the breaking gives the patient great relief. Suffocation has sometimes followed the rupture of a large abscess and the entrance of the pus into ... Rabies
see hydrophobia ... RADWAY'S PILLS
Aloes 4 parts Jalap 2 parts Zingiber 2 parts Myrrh 2 parts Make into a mass with mucilage and divide into two grain pills, of which about four dozen are put into each box. The above amount would cost about 3... Ranunculus Bulbosus
Perennial Old World buttercup with yellow flowers in late spring to early summer. ... RECTOCELE
The muscle that holds up the lower end of the rectum is relaxed or torn and this deprives the lower end of the rectum of its support so that during expulsion of the feces forward distention of the anterior wall of the rectum into the vagina results. The... RED HANDS AND NOSE
Sometimes a too tight corset, impeding the circulation of the blood, is responsible for the blemishes; sometimes poor circulation due to poor health. Cold feet may send the blood to the nose. Find out what is the cause and remove it. Local applications ...