DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA
Categories: HomeopathyNux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two
tablets every one to two hours when there is pain before stool and
relieved by the passage.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form) same dose, etc. When there is pain and it
is not relieved by the passage, stool is sometimes slimy, bloody and very
little in quantity.
Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to
three hour
burning watery stool.
Podophyllum 3X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water; take two
teaspoonfuls every hour or two; especially good in children with large
watery mealy stools of so large quantity of mealy liquid that the mother
wonders where it all comes from.
Mercurius corr. 3X trit. (tablet form) instead of Mercurius 3X trit.
(tablet form) when the bladder also is affected.
CHOLERA INFANTUM:--Chamomilla 1X dil. in teething children, with sour
mucous vomiting, frequent greenish stools.
Mercurius vivus 3X trit. (tablet form). For mucous, painful slimy stools,
child strains at every stool, sometimes mixed with blood. Pain is not
relieved by a stool.
Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every one to three
hours, for watery burning vomiting and same kind of stools, very restless,
thirsty and drawn looking.
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DISEASE OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS
Coryza, cold in the head. Aconite 2X dil. Prepare as usual. Use first twenty-four hours. Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every hour for burning watery discharge from the nose; nose stopped up, discharge makes nose sore. Mercurius 3X ... DISEASES OF THE EYE AND EAR
The first thing we notice in looking at the eye may be the lids and at each edge are the eyelashes. When this edge becomes inflamed it is called Blenharitis Marginalis or inflammation of the margin of the eyelids. It is called thus from the name of ... DISEASES OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBES
These are named after their discoverer, Fallopian, an Italian anatomist. These tubes begin at the part of the body of the womb that extends out like a horn. This is on the sides near the top of the body of the womb. They are two in number and extend out... DISEASES OF THE GUMS
Hepar sulph. 3X trit. (tablet form) is good when teeth are ulcerated and decayed. Take one to two tablets every three hours. Or use, Mercurius sol. 3X trit. (tablet form) if there is much saliva in the mouth and teeth feel too long. ... DISEASES OF THE RECTUM AND ANUS
The lower part of the alimentary canal is called the rectum, originally meaning straight. It is not straight in the human animal. It is six to eight inches long. The anus is the lower opening of the rectum. In health it is closed by the external Sphinct... DISEASES OF THE SPLEEN
1. Rupture of the spleenThis may occur spontaneously from no apparent cause, or from hurts received in cases of typhoid or malaria. Symptoms. Severe pain, and signs of intestinal hemorrhages. 2. Acute inflammation of the spleen (splenitis). This o... DISEASES OF THE TEETH
Chamomilla 1X dil. Put ten drops in one-half glass full of water and give one to two teaspoonfuls everyone to three hours. This is especially good in cross, nervous, teething babies. Aconite 2X dil. Prepared and given as above stated. When there is mu... DISEASES OF THE THYROID GLAND
Inflammation of the thyroid gland, (Thyroiditis),--Acute inflammation of the gland, simple or suppurative. It may develop in a patient with goitre, or acute infectious diseases, or from other parts, or from wounds. The gland is enlarged and soft and may... DISLOCATION OF THE JAW
It is not possible to close the mouth. The chin is too far forward. The jaw may turn toward the other side in one-sided dislocation. Treatment. Hold something hard between the teeth in front so that when the jaw snaps in place your thumbs will not... DISLOCATIONS
A dislocation is the putting out of joint some bone, such as the elbow or shoulder bone or bones. The bone has slipped out of its socket. They are called after the joints involved. General Causes. Blows, sudden contraction of the muscles; also due to ... Disorders of Pregnancy
Nausea and vomiting. The simple nausea and vomiting of pregnancy needs no treatment. This kind generally disappears by the third or fourth month, but it may persist in a mild form during the greater part of pregnancy. Generally the regulation of the die... DISPLACEMENTS
Turning back or retro-displacements. This includes retro- version and retro-flexion. Retro-version means turning back, in plain terms. Retro-flexion means bending back, bending of the body of the womb, or the neck, backward. Retro-flexion is more common... Dog Bite, Home Treatment for
"Apply common salt." Salt eats and draws poison out. Use it freely. ... DOG BITES (Not Rabid)
Treat the same as for any torn wound, wash out thoroughly with hot water and an ounce of salt in a pint of water. There is no danger of hydrophobia from the bite of a dog, cat or any animal unless that animal has hydrophobia. No one can take hydrophobia... Dress
The way the abdomen is now constricted, and this is now a prominent feature of women's mode of dress, is without doubt an important predisposing cause in female diseases. This contraction of the normal size of the cavity of the abdomen, with the subsequ... DROPSY
Dropsy should be regarded as a symptom, which may arise from many causes, such as heart disease, lung disease or kidney disease, or it may depend upon obstruction to the normal flow of blood and lymph through the vessels and tissues. From Heart Disea... DROPSY
After scarlet fever. Apis Mel. 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every two hours. In feet, ankles, and abdomenArsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every three hours. LIVER, INFLAMMATION (Hepatitis) Bryonia 2X dil. Prepare as usual... Dropsy, Chestnut Leaves for
"A tea made of chestnut leaves taken freely instead of water." These leaves can be purchased at any drug store in five-cent packages. Prepare the same as ordinary tea, only stronger. ... Drunkenness, Chocolate for
"Give patient all the chocolate he can or will eat. This cured one man I know." ... Dry Cupping
See cupping. ... Duration of Pregnancy
This is for all practical purposes two hundred and eighty days. ... DYED HAIR
Dyed hair is a sorry makeshift at best. Far better let nature have her way. There is but one hair-dye that is not positively harmful, this is henna, and its use entails no end of trouble because it must be frequently renewed,--some use it every day. ... DYSENTERY
The onset may be marked by diarrhea, followed by a severe, cramp-like bowel pain, with frequent small stools containing blood and mucus and accompanied by much straining (tenesmus). ... DYSENTERY
A group of inflammatory intestinal affections, either acute or chronic, and of infectious origin, characterized by frequent painful passages, (containing mucus and blood) or by loose movements. Acute Catarrhal Dysentery. This is the most common form i... DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to two hours when there is pain before stool and relieved by the passage. Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form) same dose, etc. When there is pain and it is not relieved by the passage, stool... Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation. ... DYSMENORRHEA or Difficult Menstruation
This term means difficult and painful monthly periods. The pain may occur before, during or after the periods. Causes. It may be caused by a narrow cervical canal, the canal from the inner womb to the vagina. This is often very narrow and almost clos... DYSMENORRHEA, Painful Menstruation
Cocculus 2X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water and give two teaspoonfuls every fifteen minutes. Caulophyllum 3X dil. can be used if Cocculus fails. Pulsatilla 3X dil. used in blondes. Sepia 6X trit. (tablet form) used in brunettes. ... DYSPEPSIA TONIC
Tincture Gentian Compound 2 ounces Tincture Rhubarb 2 ounces Tincture Ginger 1/2 ounce Essence Peppermint 2 drams Sodium Bicarbonate 1/2 ounce Water to make 8 ounce... DYSPEPSIA, ACUTE. (Acute Gastritis, Acute Indigestion)
Distress in the stomach, headache, thirst, nausea, vomiting, tongue heavily coated, foul breath, distaste for food, tender stomach. [3 MOTHERS' DIAGNOSIS] ... EAR AND ITS DISEASES
The external ear is called auricle or pinna. It is an oval funnel-shaped organ. The canal leading in to the membrane (drum) is called the external auditory meatus. It extends inward about one and one-quarter inches and terminates in a membrane. M... EAR, inflammation or
Aconite 2X dil. First stage, followed by Belladonna 3X tablet; then Hepar sulph. 3X trit. (tablet form) or Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). DISEASES OF WOMEN. METRITIS, (inflammation of the womb)--Aconite 2X dil. followed by Belladonna ... EARACHE
This is very common in children. It comes frequently as an extension through the eustachian canal of a cold. The ache is only an evidence of congestion or inflammation in the ear. The child bursts out crying violently and nothing seems to make it stop. ... EARACHE
The general belief exists that earache is something which is quite harmless and entirely different from a genuine inflammation of the ear. This belief is strengthened by the fact that the great majority of earaches subside without inflicting any harm up... EARACHE
Tincture Opium 1 dram Olive Oil 1/2 ounce Glycerin 1/2 ounce Mix. This is another prescription you should have made up and keep on hand, as children are very subject to earache, especially in the winter. ... EARS, boils in the canal
Belladonna 3X dil. hourly doses. Hepar sulph. 3X trit. (tablet form) when suppuration (pus formation) appears. ... ECZEMA
Graphites 6X trit. (tablet form). Hepar sulph. 3X trit. (tablet form). Rhus tox 6X trit. (tablet form). Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). ... ECZEMA OF THE EXTERNAL EAR (Auricle)
This is an inflammatory disease of the skin, and in the poorer classes it is very frequent. It is quite a common disease in old age. It develops in other parts of the body at the same time in a certain percentage of cases. Causes. Soaps, alkalies, fo... Eczema Papulosum. (Papular Variety)
This is characterized by flat or sharp pointed reddish pimples (papules), varying in size from a small to a large pin-head. They are usually numerous, run or crowd together and form large patches. The itching is usually very intense. This causes much s... Eczema Pustulosum. (Pustules). Pustular Kind
This is nearly like the preceding. The vesicles have pus in them from the start or develop from the vesicles. When the pustules rupture, their contents dry up to the thick greenish-yellow crusts. The scalp and face, in children especially, are the favo... Eczema Rubrum (red)
The skin looks red, raw, and "weeps." It is most commonly found about the face and scalp in children, and the lower parts of the legs in the old. ... Eczema Squamosis. (Scaling)
This may follow any of the other varieties, but usually follows the red and pimple (papule) variety. They are various sized and shaped reddish patches, which are dry and more or less scaly. Thickening is always present, also a tendency to cracking of th... Eczema Vesiculosum. (Vesicular Eczema)
This is preceded by a feeling of heat and irritation about the part. In a short time pinhead sized vesicles appear. These frequently run together and form patches. They rupture rapidly; the liquid is poured out, dries up and forms crusts. The discharge... Eczema, Gasoline for
"Bathe the affected parts in gasoline; be careful not to use the liquid where there is fire or lamps." ... Eczema, Lard and Sulphur for
"Melt lard and sulphur. When cool add a little alcohol to keep sweet." This combination is very soothing to the parts affected. ... ECZEMA. (Humid Tetter-Salt Rheum-Dry Tetter). Definition
Eczema is an inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized at its commencement by redness, pimples, vesicles, pustules and their combinations, with itching and burning. It terminates in a watery or pus-like discharge with the formation of crusts or s... EDWARD'S ALTERATIVE AND TONIC BITTERS
Fluid Extract of Hops 2 ounces Fluid Extract of Red Cinchona 2 ounces Fluid Extract Sarsaparilla 6 drams Fluid Extract Golden Seal 6 drams Fluid Extract of Podophyllum 4 drams Oil of Wintergreen ... Effusion
Seeping of serous, purulent, or bloody fluid into a body cavity or tissue. The effused fluid. ...