Toggle navigation
Home Medicine.ca
Home
Household Tips
Medicine
Medicine Terms
Medicine History
Forgotten Remedies
Categories
Sources
Ingrowing Toenail, Home Treatment for
Categories:
Unclassified Remedies
"Cut a notch in the top of the
nail with a penknife, scrape the nail from base to top."
Ingrowing Toenail, Camphor for
INJURIES OF THE IRIS
More
Inflammation of the Ovary or Ovaritis
This is an inflammation of the ovary and it may be either acute or chronic. In the acute form the ovary is slightly enlarged and the follicles on the circumference are distended and filled with thick fluid or pus. In the chronic variety the ovary m...
INFLAMMATION OF THE RETINA FROM BRIGHT'S DISEASE
The retina is a very delicate structure and we are often able to diagnose Bright's disease from the peculiar effect it produces upon the retina. Causes. The cause is usually Bright's disease, (nephritis) and usually the chronic Interstitial variety...
INFLAMMATION OF THE VAGINA, (Vaginitis)
Vaginitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the vagina. Varieties. l. Catarrhal or simple 2. granular; 3. gonorrheal; 4. diphtheritic, and 5. senile. 1. Catarrhal or simple form. This is the most usual form. There is a general redness o...
INFLAMMATION OF THE VULVA
(Vulvitis). An acute or chronic inflammation of the vulva (external genitals) either from a specific, like gonorrhoea, or non-specific cause. Causes. Veit says, "Seventy-five per cent of the cases are caused by gonorrhoea." Other Causes. Accumulat...
INFLAMMATORY CONTINUED FEVER
Aconite 2X dil. for the fever. Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One every two to three hours for the stomach. ...
Inflammatory Rheumatism, Salt Petre and Sweet Oil for
"One ounce salt petre pulverized, one pint sweet oil. Rub parts affected." ...
INFLUENZA
Gelsemium 1X dil. generally at the beginning twenty-four hours one drop every hour. Belladonna 3X dil. for sore throat. Phosphorus 3X dil. for bronchitis. Bryonia 2X for the lungs. ...
INFLUENZA (La Grippe)
La Grippe is an acute infectious disease caused by a germ. It may be epidemic, attacking a large number of persons at one time, or it may continue in the same region for some time and is then called endemic. It is caused by a germ, discovered by a man n...
INGROWING NAILS
A bad case should be taken to the chiropodist. Shaving the nail thin on the top, or cutting a V-shaped piece out of it, tend to relieve. Raise up the nail and put a bit of absorbent cotton under it. The best way is to avoid foot troubles by wearing well...
Ingrowing Toenail, a Good Canadian Remedy for
"Paint part under flesh with four parts caustic potash, six parts warm water. Paint part and scrape with piece of glass or sharp knife. Repeat till thin enough to break off." The caustic potash makes parts soft. ...
Ingrowing Toenail, Camphor for
"Cut part growing in with sharp knife and put camphor on intruding part. This eases the pain and prevents second growth." ...
Ingrowing Toenail, Home Treatment for
"Cut a notch in the top of the nail with a penknife, scrape the nail from base to top." ...
INJURIES OF THE IRIS
Concussion of the eyeball may produce an irregular dilation of the pupil. This is due to paralysis of the sphincter muscle of the pupil, but it generally disappears. The edge of the pupil may be torn in the form of one or more rents, or the iris may be ...
INJURIES OF THE SPINAL CORD. Concussion of the Spine
A severe jarring of the body followed by a group of spinal symptoms supposed to be due to some minute changes in the cord, of an unknown nature. Causes. Severe concussion may result from railway accidents or violent bending of the body, fall from a h...
INJURIES TO THE HEAD. Concussion or Laceration of the Brain
The brain may be injured by a blow on the head, or indirectly by falling fully upon the feet or sitting down hard upon the buttocks. Symptoms. The person who is injured may lose his balance and fall, become pale, confused, and giddy, may have nausea ...
INSANITY. History
The earliest reference to insanity is found in the book of Deuteronomy. Another reference is in Samuel where it speaks concerning David's cunning and successful feigning of insanity. "And he changed his behavior before them and feigned himself mad in th...
INSOMNIA
Insomnia is not a disease, but a symptom of disease. It may, however, become so active, prominent, and important a symptom as to constitute a condition which merits individual management and treatment. Definition. Insomnia is the term employed to deno...
Inspissate
Undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense. ...
Intercostal
Relating to or near a rib. ...
INTERCOSTAL NEURALGIA
A neuralgia of one or more of the intercostal nerves. These nerves run in a groove in the lower edge of the ribs. Causes. It may develop without any special cause. It comes in anemia, after exposure to cold, from affection of the vertebrae, ribs, spinal...
INTERMITTENT MALARIAL FEVER
The symptoms of all these are the same, except that in tertian fever, the paroxysms occur every third day; in quartan they occur every fourth day. Quotidian occurs daily. The incubation time is unknown. It consists usually of three stages, cold, ho...
INTERNAL PILES. Symptoms
The two prominent symptoms are bleeding and pain. The bleeding is usually dark. It may be slight and appear as streaks upon the feces or toilet paper; it may be moderate and ooze from the anus for some time after a stool, or it may be so profuse as to c...