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GASTRITIS, ACUTE INFLAMMATION
Aconite 2X dil. Put ten drops or fifteen drops in a half-glass of water and give when there is active and violent inflammation with full and rapid pulse, shivering and bilious vomiting. Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). Give one to two tablets every o... Gaucherie
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
Wine, worry and women produce a great many cases of this disease. The doctors claim a notorious criminal now committed to one asylum and about whom we have read so much, is a victim of this disease. First stage. There is worry, anxiety, sleeplessness ... GENERAL PARESIS. (Paretic dementia)
This belongs under diseases of the mind, but there are so many cases that a description of this disease may be instructive and interesting. One author says: "General paresis is a chronic, progressive, diffuse, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain),... GENERAL TONIC
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
This is an acute disease of the horse and occasionally of man. It is called "glanders" when the affection appears in the nostrils, and is called "farcy" when in the skin. Causes. The bacilli is usually introduced from infected horses through the nose... Glaubers Salts
(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
No satisfactory explanation can be given for this disease. It seems to be more prevalent where lime-stone water is used. Heredity plays a part. This is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. Chronic enlargement of the thyroid is sporadic. Cases are scatte... Goitre, a Good Remedy for
"Iodine 1 dram Iodide of Potassium 4 drams Soft Water 4 ounces Apply night and morning. Rub on with feather or soft brush all around, as well as immediately on the lump." This is a counterirritant and often use... Goitre, Iodine for
"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. ...