All Forgotten Remedies
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Acalypha Indica
NAT. ORD., Euphorbiaceae. COMMON NAME, Indian Acalypha, Indian Nettle. PREPARATION.--The fresh plant is macerated with two parts by weight of alcohol. (Dr. Tonnere, of Calcutta, India, seems to have been the first to call attention... Acidum Lacticum
COMMON NAME, Lactic acid. ORIGIN.--Lactic acid is obtained from sour milk, resulting from the fermentation of the sugar of milk under the influence of casein. PREPARATION for Homoeopathic Use.--One part by weight of pure lactic acid is dissolve... Aethiops Antimonialis
(This remedy is prepared by triturating together equal parts of AEthiops mineralis and Antimonium crudum; we may add that the first named consists of a trituration of equal parts of Mercurius viv. and washed flowers of sulp... Agave Americana
NAT. ORD., Amaryllidaceae. COMMON NAMES, American Aloe, Maguey, Century Plant. PREPARATION.--The fresh leaves are pounded to a pulp and macerated with two parts by weight of alcohol. (We find the following concerning this little known ... Ambrosia Artemisifolia
NAT. ORD., Compositae. COMMON NAMES, Rag Weed, Hog Weed. PREPARATION.--The fresh leaves and flowers are pounded to a pulp and macerated with two parts by weight of alcohol. (The following concerning this little used remedy was cont... Amygdalus Persica
NAT. ORD., Rosaceae. Amygdaleae. SYNONYM, Persica vulgaris. COMMON NAME, Peach. PREPARATION.--The tincture is made by pounding to a pulp the fresh bark of the twigs and macerating in two parts by weight of alcohol. The infusion is made by ta... Anagalis Arvensis
NAT. ORD., Primulaceae. COMMON NAMES, Scarlet Pimpernel. Poor Man's Weather-Glass. PREPARATION.--The fresh plant, of the scarlet-flowered variety, gathered before the development of the flowers, is pounded to a pulp and subjected to pressure. T... Arsenicum Bromatum
COMMON NAMES, Arsenous or Arsenious Bromide; Arsenic Tribromide. PREPARATION.--Add one drachm each Arsenious acid, Carbonate of Potassium and Tartar to eight ounces of Distilled Water; boil until entirely dissolved; after cooling add sufficient wa... Aspidospermine
[B] Aspidospermine or Quebrachine is derived from the Chilian "white Quebracho" (Aspidospermia Quebracho). At Santigo de Chile the bark is used as a substitute for Cinchona as a febrifuge. The alkaloid forms salts with Citric, H... Aurum Muriaticum Natronatum
COMMON NAME.--Chloride of Gold and Sodium. PREPARATION.--A mixture composed of equal parts of dry chloride of Gold and chloride of Sodium, triturated in the usual way. (The following is an extract from a paper by Dr. H. Goullon in the... Avena Sativa
NAT. ORD., Graminaceae. COMMON NAME, Oats. PREPARATION.--The fresh green plant, gathered in August, is pounded to a pulp and macerated with two parts by weight of alcohol. (Comparatively little has been written concerning this reme... Azadirachta Indica
PREPARATION.--The fresh bark is pounded to a pulp and macerated in two parts by weight of alcohol. (The following synopsis of Azadirachta Ind., is contributed by P. C. Majumdar, M. D., of Calcutta, India): Azadirachta Indica. Sy... Bacillinum Tuberculinum And Aviaire The Viruses Of Tuberculosis
PREPARATION.--Triturate in the usual way. (The literature on these several preparations is so extensive that we must confine ourselves to the paper read by Dr. Francois Cartier, Physician to the Hospital St. Jacques, Paris, at... Bellis Perennis
NAT. ORD., Compositae. COMMON NAMES, English Daisy. Garden Daisy. Hens and Chickens. PREPARATION.--The fresh plant, in flower, is pounded to a pulp and submitted to pressure. The expressed juice is then mixed with an equal part by weight of alc... Berberis Aquifolium
NAT. ORD., Berberidaceae COMMON NAMES, Oregon grape. Mountain grape. PREPARATION.--The fresh root and stem is pounded to a pulp and macerated in two parts by weight of alcohol. (This unintentional proving was published in August, 1...