JAUNDICE (Icterus)
Categories: Digestive OrgansA symptom consisting in discoloration by bile pigment
of the skin, whites of the eyes, other mucous membranes and secretions.
Causes. Obstruction of the gall ducts, from gall stones, inflammation,
tumor, strictures, from pressure by tumors, and other enlarged abdominal
organs.
Symptoms. The skin and the conjunctiva (red membrane of the eyes) are
colored from a pale lemon yellow to a dark olive or g
itching may be intense, especially in a chronic case. The sweat may be
yellow. The stools are a pale slate color, from the lack of bile, and are
often pasty and offensive. The pulse is slow. Recovery depends upon the
cause. Plain, simple jaundice cases recover in a few days or weeks.
MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Jaundice, Sweet Cider Sure Cure for. "New cider
before it ferments at all. Drink all you can." This is a very simple
remedy, but a sure one if taken in the early stages of jaundice. It causes
the bowels to move freely and carries off any impurities in the system.
2. Jaundice, Lemon Juice for. "Take a tablespoonful of lemon juice
several times a day." This disease is produced by congestion of the liver,
and as lemon is excellent as a liver tonic it is known to be an excellent
remedy for jaundice.
3. Jaundice, Peach Tree Bark for. "Take the inner bark of a peach tree,
and make a strong tea, and give a teaspoonful before each meal for five
days, then stop five days, and if the patient's indications do not warrant
a reasonable expectation that a cure is effected repeat the medicine as
above. I never knew of a case in which the above medicine failed to cure.
Keep the bowels open with sweet oil."
MOTHERS' REMEDIES for Liver Complaint. Mandrake Root for. 1. "Dry and
powder the mandrake root (often called may-apple) and take about one
teaspoonful." This dose may be repeated two or three times a day,
according to the requirements of the case. This is a stimulant, a tonic
and a laxative, and is especially good when the liver is in a torpid and
inactive condition.
2. Liver Trouble, Dandelion Root Tea for. "Steep dandelion root, make a
good strong tea of it; take a half glass three times a day." This is a
very good remedy as it not only acts on the liver, but the bowels as well.
This will always cure slight attacks of liver trouble.
3. Torpid Liver, Boneset Tea for. "Drink boneset tea at any time during
the day and at night. It is also good for cleansing the blood." This is a
very good remedy, especially for people who live in a low damp region.
4. Liver Trouble, Mandrake Leaves for. "A very good remedy to use
regularly, for several weeks, is to use from one to three grains of
may-apple (mandrake) seed, night and morning, followed occasionally by a
light purgative, as seidlitz powder or rochelle salts." This is sure to
give relief if kept up thoroughly.
5. Liver Trouble, Mullein Leaf Tea for. "Mullein leaves steeped, and
sweetened. Drink freely." This acts very nicely upon the liver.
PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Liver Trouble. 1. For the itching, hot alkaline
baths with baking soda in water, or dust on the following:--
Starch 1 ounce
Camphor, powdered l-1/2 drams
Oxide of Zinc 1/2 ounce
Mix and use as a powder, or use carbolic vaselin locally. Move the bowels
with salts and do not give much food for a few days. Use nothing but milk.
2. The following is good to move the bowels when the stool is yellow and
costive in a child one year old:
Sulphate of Magnesia 2 ounces
Cream of tartar 2 ounces
Mix and give one-half teaspoonful in water every three hours until the
bowels move freely. Phosphate of soda in one dram doses every three hours
is good.
3. Severe Type and Epidemic Form. Give one to two drops of tincture
myrica cerifera (barberry) every two hours for an adult. This I know to be
very good.
4. The common simple kind of jaundice will get well readily by moving the
bowels freely and keeping the patient on light food.
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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)
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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... INTESTINAL COLIC. (Enteralgia)
Causes. Predisposing; poor general condition, worry, over-work, nervous disposition. Exciting causes; exposure, gas in the bowels, mass of feces, undigested or irritating food, cold drinks, green fruit, ice cream when a person is very warm. Symptoms.... INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
Causes. This may be caused by strangulation, telescope (intussusception) of the bowels, twists and knots, strictures and tumors, abnormal contents. 1. Strangulation is the most frequent cause; this is caused by adhesions and bands from former periton... IODINE. Symptoms
Pain in throat and stomach, vomiting is yellow from the iodine, or blue if starch is in the stomach; color and odor of iodine on lips and in mouth. Antidote. Starch or flour mixed into a paste with water, should be given and followed by emetics. T... Iodoform
Yellowish crystalline compound, CHI3, used as an antiseptic. ... Ipecac
Tropical American shrub (Cephaelis ipecacuanha) that yields emetine. Medicinal preparation made from this shrub used to induce vomiting. ... Iris Florentina (florentine Iris, Orris, Iris Germanica
... Irish Moss (carrageen)
Edible North Atlantic seaweed (Chondrus crispus) that yields a mucilaginous substance used medicinally and in preparing jellies. ... Iritis
Inflammation of the iris of the eye. jalap Eastern Mexican vine (Ipomoea purga) with tuberous roots that are dried, powdered, and used as a cathartic. ... IRITIS
Pain is severe and worse at night, the iris looks cloudy, muddy, the pupil is small. There is congestion around the iris (ciliary congestion). ... IRON TONIC BITTERS
Elixir Calisay and Iron 4 ounces Alcohol 1 ounce Pure Water 2 ounces Syrup Simple 1 ounce Mix. Dose: One teaspoonful four times a day. The above amount would cost about 35 cents.... Irreducible Rupture
This is when the rupture cannot be returned into the abdominal cavity, and it is without any symptoms of strangulation. They are of long standing and of a large size. This condition is often due to carelessness of a patient in not keeping in a reducible... ITCH
Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form). One tablet four times daily and sulphur ointment. ... ITCH OINTMENT
Lac. Sulphur 160 grains Naphthaline 10 grains Oil Bergamot 4 drops Cosmoline 1 ounce This is good. Rub Lac. Sulphur into fine powder, sift it into the melted cosmoline and stir until nearly cool, then add na... ITCH. Common Itch (Scabies)
Itch is a contagious disease, due to the presence of an animal parasite. There is intense itching in this disease. The parasite seeks the thin, tender regions of the skin, the spaces between the fingers, wrists and forearms, the folds in the arm-pit, th... ITCHING OF THE ANUS. (Itching Piles) (Pruritus ani).Causes
An inherited or an acquired nervous constitution. Disease of the colon, rectum or anus. Improper diet. Skin affections in that region. Operations about the rectum and anus with resulting discharge sometimes. Diseases in the neighboring organs. Disease ... ITCHING OF THE VULVA
Vulvae or Pruritus. This intense itching is the characteristic symptom. With the itching there is more or less swelling of the parts and extreme nervous irritability. Causes. This is doubtful; some think it is a purely nervous condition. Parts irri... IVY POISONING
The parts usually affected are the hands, face, the genitals, the arms, the thighs and neck. Symptoms. These usually appear soon. Red patches, with scanty or profuse watery pimples, with a watery discharge after bursting. There is swelling, intense b... JAUNDICE
Aconite 2X dil. Beginning from taking cold. Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). Constipation prominent. Chamomilla IX dil. From fright, anger, teething. ... JAUNDICE (Icterus)
A symptom consisting in discoloration by bile pigment of the skin, whites of the eyes, other mucous membranes and secretions. Causes. Obstruction of the gall ducts, from gall stones, inflammation, tumor, strictures, from pressure by tumors, and other ... Jocose
Given to joking; merry; humorous. ... JOHNSON'S LINIMENT
Chloroform 4 drams Sulph. Ether 4 drams Oil Spearmint 2-1/2 drams Oil of Wintergreen 2-1/2 drams Tincture Myrrh 1 ounce Tincture Capsicum 1 ounce Tincture Arnica 1 ... Kamala
Asian tree (Mallotus philippinensis) that bears a hairy capsular fruit; vermifugal powder is obtained from the capsules of this tree. kino Reddish resin from several Old World trees of the genera Eucalyptus, Pterocarpus, and Butea and from ... KELLOG'S RED DROPS
Spirits of Camphor 1 ounce Spirits of Origanum 1 dram Oil of Sassafras 1 dram Oleum Terebinth 2 drams Color Tincture (about) 2 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 25 cents. ... KELLY'S TONIC
Tincture Nux Vomica 2 drams Dilute Nitro-hydrochloric Acid 3 drams Compound Tincture Cinchona 1-1/2 ounces Compound Tincture Gentian 3 ounces Mix. Dose: Two drams in water three times a day. The ... KICKAPOO INDIAN OIL
Camphor Gum 1/2 ounce troy Oil Turpentine 1 fluid dram Oil Peppermint 1/2 fluid dram Oil of Wintergreen 1/2 fluid dram Tincture Capsicum 1/2 fluid ounce Alcohol suff... KIDNEY (NEPHRITIS). (Inflammation of the Kidneys)
Aconite 2X dil. Ten drops in a glass half full of water and two teaspoonfuls everyone to two hours, when there is much fever. Belladonna 3X dil. can follow. ... KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE
Fluid Extract Cascara Sagrada 1 ounce Fluid Extract Uva Ursi 1 ounce Fluid Extract Buchu 1 ounce Tincture Gentian Compound 1/2 ounce Syrup Simplicis to make 16 ounces Mix. Dose: Teaspoo... KIDNEY STONE. (Renal Calculus. Nephro-Leithiasis)
Forming of a stone or gravel in the kidney or its pelvis may occur in intra uterine, (before the child is born), in the womb, or at any age. A family tendency, sedentary life, excesses in eating and drinking and very acid urine predispose. They vary in... KIDNEY STONES
Pain goes from the kidneys down through the ureter into the bladder and into the scrotum. There may be sand in the urine that makes it look like blood. LA GRIPPE--The onset is usually sudden, with a chill, and all of the symptoms of an active fever, ... Kidney Trouble, an Easily Prepared Remedy for
"Steep plantain leaves into strong tea. Take half cup every night. This has been found good for kidney trouble." Also good for ivy poisoning, burns, scalds, bruises, and to check bleeding; pound leaves to a paste and apply to parts. ... KIDNEY TROUBLE. MOTHERS' REMEDIES
1. Kidney Trouble and Inflammation of the Bladder, Cornsilk for. "Get cornsilk and make a good strong tea of it by steeping slowly, and take one ounce three or four times a day. This acts well on the kidneys, and is a harmless remedy to use." 2. Kidn... KIDNEYS
The kidneys are deeply placed and cannot be felt or distinctly identified when normal. They are most accessible to pressure just below the last rib, behind. The right kidney usually lies lower than does the left, but even then, the lower part of this ki... KNEE JOINT DISEASE. (White Swelling)
This is simply a tuberculous knee. Treatment. Rest. Stop motion of the joint by some form of splint or plaster of Paris cast. Get a good physician at the beginning in these cases and you will save lots of after worry and blame for yourself. It does n... Kumiss (koumiss)
Fermented milk of a mare or camel, used as a beverage in western and central Asia. ... La Grippe
Influenza. ... LA GRIPPE
Gelsemium IX dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water and give one to two teaspoonfuls everyone-half to two hours. Feels sick, achy and bad all over; generally good at the beginning. Belladonna 3X dil. if throat is raw and sore, throbbing, bea... La Grippe, Red Pepper Treatment from a Canadian Mother for
"Take a bottle of alcohol, put enough red pepper in it so that when four drops are put in a half cup of water it is strong. This is what I always break up my grippe with." Peppers thus prepared stimulate and warm up the stomach and bowels and increase ... Labor
Labor may be defined as the physiological termination of pregnancy whereby the mature foetus (child) and its appendages (after-birth, etc.), are separated from the maternal organism. ... Lancinating
Sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing. lard White solid or semisolid rendered fat of a hog. ... LARD (Adeps)
This is a common household article known to all. It is frequently used as the basis for ointments and cerates and in domestic practice as a lubricant. Tincture benzoin added to it prevents it from becoming rancid. It can be used in corrosive poisoning a... LARGE INTESTINE, INFLAMMATION
Aconite 2X dil. at the beginning. Chilly, fever, hot dry skin, usual symptoms and dose. Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to three hours, with retching, vomiting, intense thirst, great prostration. Mercurius viv. 3... LARYNGEAL DIPHTHERIA, Formerly Called Membranous Croup
Diphtheria in the larynx may occur alone or with the pharyngeal kind, and was formerly called "Membranous Croup." After several days of hoarseness and coughing the breathing suddenly becomes hard, generally at night, and it is at first in paroxysms, bu... Laudanum
Tincture of opium, formerly used as a drug. ... LAUDANUM. Symptoms
Excitement at first, soon weariness weighty limbs, sleepiness, pin-point pupils, pulse and breathing slow and strong, patient roused with difficulty and later it is impossible, snoring breathing. Treatment. This is a dangerous poison. A stomach pum... LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE TABLETS
Aloin 1/9 grain Podophyllin 1/9 grain Sodii Bicarbonatis 1 grain Quinine Sulphate 1 grain Acetanilid 2 grains Mix. The above makes one capsule. Would cost about 25 cents f... LEAD POISONING. (Plumbism-Saturnism). Causes
It is common in lead smelters and grinders, painters, glaziers, and plumbers, whose hands are not washed before eating. The lead is absorbed by the mouth, skin and lungs. It may be taken into the system by drinking water, cider, etc., in new lead pipes... LEMON
Lemons, owing to their pleasant flavor and agreeable acidity, are very useful in a sick room. The rind yields an oil of great fragrancy. Each lemon yields two to eight drams of acidulous juice and contains seven to nine per cent of citric acid, besides ... Lens
A lens is made of glass and prisms graded in strength, one surface curved, and has the power of refracting or changing the direction of the rays of light. A prism is wedge-shaped and bends rays of light towards its base. A great many people are troubled... LEPRA ANAESTHETICA. (Nerve Leprosy)
Before the development of this form of leprosy there may be one or two years of ill-health. Usually the skin at this time becomes in localized patches over-sensitive, sometimes there is over-sensitiveness and special nerves, because of their enlargeme... LEPRA MACULOSA
This form is more common in tropical countries and is distinguished chiefly by its macular (spotty) lesions. In size they vary from a small coin to areas as large as a platter. They are diffused or circumscribed, roundish or shaped irregularly, yellowis... LEPRA TUBEROSA. (Tuberculated, Nodulated or Tegumentary (skin) Leprosy)
This nodular type comprises from ten to fifty per cent of cases. After the occurring of the symptoms just mentioned spotted lesions appear, which are bean to tomato in size, reddish brown or bronze-hued patches, roundish, oval or irregular in contour,... LEPROSY. Definition
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by what is called the "Bacillus Leprae," and is characterized by the presence of tubercular nodules in the skin and mucous membranes (tubercular leprosy), or by changes in the nerves (anaesthetic leprosy).... LEUCORRHEA. (The Whites)
This is an over-secretion from the glands that pour out their contents into the vagina or the cervical canal of the womb. Causes. It is dependent upon many causes. Tear of the neck of the womb (cervix), displacements, inflammation of the womb and vagi... LEUKAEMIA
An affection characterized by persistent increase in the white blood corpuscles, associated with changes, either alone or together, in the spleen, lymphatic glands and bone-marrow. 1. Spleen and Bone-Marrow, (Spleen-Medullary) type. The changes are e...