GINGER (Zingiber)
Categories: Medical Uses of Some Common Household ArticlesGinger is the rhizome of Zingiber Officinale, a plant
of Hindostan, Jamaica and other tropical countries.
Action: It is an agreeable carminative and stimulant, in easing the
secretions and stimulating the wavelike movement of the bowels. It acts as
an irritant to the bladder and urethra.
Uses. It is put in laxative pills to prevent griping and to disguise the
taste of the salines. It is useful in dyspepsia of aged persons and also
good in flatulence and diarrhea. For menstrual cramps, due to suppression
from exposure to cold it is useful as a warm tea and also for colds. It is
also used in the spice plasters.
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GALL STONES
Sudden agonizing pain in the right upper abdomen in the region of the liver, with vomiting, prostration, tenderness in that region. Pain generally comes at intervals in paroxysms. There may be pains in the stomach during the weeks when the attack is abs... GALL STONES. (Biliary Calculi, Cholelithiasis)
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Colorless crystalline compound, C7H6O5, derived from tannin used as a tanning agent, ink dye, in photography, and paper manufacturing. ... Gamboge
Brownish or orange resin from trees of the genus Garcinia of south-central Asia and yielding a golden-yellow pigment. ... GANGRENE
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Awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression. ... Gelsemium
Genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States; the root is used for malarial fevers. ... GENERAL PARESIS
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Citrate of Iron and Quinine 2 drams Simple Syrup 2 ounces Pure Water 2 ounces Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful four times a day. This tonic is good to build up the system and to make rich, new blood. Peo... Gentian
Plants of the genus Gentiana, having showy, variously colored flowers. The dried rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered European gentian, G. lutea, used as a tonic. ... GENUINE WHITE OIL LINIMENT
Carbonate of Ammonium 19 drams Camphor 20 drams Oil of Turpentine 21 drams Oil of Origanum 20 drams Castile Soap 19 drams Water to make 1-1/2 pints Mix. The above ... GERMAN MEASLES
This is an acute self-limited disease and contagious. It has a mild fever, watery eyes, cough, sore throat and enlargement of the glands of the neck, not seen in the common measles. It has an eruption that may come the first day to the fourth. Incuba... Germander
Aromatic plants of the genus Teucrium, with purplish or reddish flowers. ... GINGER (Zingiber)
Ginger is the rhizome of Zingiber Officinale, a plant of Hindostan, Jamaica and other tropical countries. Action: It is an agreeable carminative and stimulant, in easing the secretions and stimulating the wavelike movement of the bowels. It acts as a... Gingham
Yarn-dyed cotton fabric woven in stripes, checks, plaids, or solid colors. glace Smooth, glazed or glossy surface, such as certain silks or leathers. Coated with a sugar glaze; candied. ... Glairy
Slimy consistency, like egg white; cough producing glairy sputum. ... Glanders
Contagious, usually fatal disease of horses, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei; causes swollen lymph nodes, nasal discharge, and ulcers of the respiratory tract and skin. Communicable to other mammals, including humans. ... GLANDERS
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(Na2SO4.10H2O); colorless salt used as a cathartic. gleet Inflammation of the urethra caused by chronic gonorrhea with a discharge of mucus and pus; the discharge that is characteristic of this inflammation. ... Glonoin
Dilute solution of nitroglycerin used as a neurotic. ... Glottis)
Swelling or oedma of the glottis or more correctly of the structure which forms the glottis, is a very serious affection. It may follow acute laryngitis or may be met with in chronic diseases of the larynx and from other diseases. It is dangerous. Sy... Glycerite
Preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin. ... Glycyrrhiza
Widely distributed perennial herbs of the family Leguminosae that include licorice. Dried root of a licorice of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra); used to mask unpleasant flavors in drugs or to give a pleasant taste to confections called lico... Goiter (goitre)
Enlargement of the thyroid gland; often results from insufficient intake of iodine. ... GOITRE (BRONCHIAL). Causes
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"Blister with iodine. Heal with sweet cream, paint and blister again. This wore my sister's goitre away. It took time but was worth it." It should produce redness instead of a blister. ... GOITRE, MOTHERS' REMEDIES,--1. Three Ingredient Remedy for
"The following treatment is excellent, but must be continued for several months: Extract of Belladonna 1/2 dram Compound Ointment Iodine 1/2 dram Vaselin 1/2 ounce Apply this to the affected parts several time... Golden Seal
See hydrastis. ... GONORRHEA (Urethritis)
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