A 58732 3 PREFACE. --0---- SSMALL, plainly written, and easily understood book upon the Homoeopathic Treatment of the most frequent diseases occurring in a family, has been long required. The following pages are published as a guide to the selection of the best remedy for minor disorders, and also for those which happen in times of emergency, or during the absence of the regular medical attendant. Cholera, apoplexy, and various other serious diseases, which may resist the remedies recommended, require the skilful treatment of a homceopathic practitioner. ?rfda t tothr *reoa (5iti'. --0 THE First Edition of 5,000 copies of this little work having been exhausted in the short space of eighteen months, another issue is required to supply the demand. Some few corrections and alterations have been made, with the view of making this edition as useful and acceptable as the last. SHELTON HOUSE, NEAR STOKE-UPON-TRENT, December, 1859. CONTENTS. 7 CHAPTER VI. AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES, EARS, AND FACE. GE. Inflammation of the Eye 65 Bloodshot Eye...... 66 Stye......... 66 Earache....... 67 Foreign bodies in the Ear.... 68 Inflammation of the Ear.... 68 Depraved hearing...... 69 Discharge from the Ears... 70 Swelled Face....... 71 Mumps...... 72 Swollen Glands...... 73 CHAPTER VII. AFFECTIONS OF THE SKIN. Warts.. Corns...... Boils....... Chilblains..... Whitlow...... Erysipelas,.... Scald Head.... Itching of the Skin. Nettle Rash..... Ulcers...... 74. 74 75. 76 77. 78 80. 81 81. 82 CHAPTER VIII. AFFECTIONS OF THE MOUTH, THROAT, ETC. Apthe-Thrush..... 83 Toothache....... 85 8 CONTENTS. Teething of Children Quinsy, or Sore Throat CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS. Palpitation of the Heart Fatigue. Sea Sickness.. Rheumatism.. Wetting the Bed Convulsions.. Crying-Sleeplessness CHAPTER X. CASUALTIES. Cuts. Bruises, Contusions Burns and Scalds Strains and Sprains PAGE. 87 S 88 90 97 92 93 95 96 97. 98. 100. 100. 101 oings J Isecus.... *. i PART III. THE MEDICINES MENTIONED IN THIS WORK. What they are...... 1 What diseases they are suitable for.. IWhat symptoms require them....u 03 03 L03 10 POPULAR GUIDE Homoeopathy differs from the old system in having A LAW OF CURE, expressed as above, to guide its operations; in never mixing or giving two different medicines at the same time; in discountenancing bleeding, blistering, setoning, purging, and all other violent and painful operations of the like nature; and, lastly, in giving a small quantity of medicine which is exactly suited to the disease. Its advantages are, that the patient's strength is not exhausted by violent treatment, but his constitution is able to withstand the destructive effects of disease, and his recovery is rapid and complete; that he will never suffer from the after effects of large doses of medicine thrown into, and retained in his body; and, lastly, that he will save much time and lessen the expense, because he will recover sooner and more safely. The increasing numbers of intelligent and respectable persons who employ this system only, in all complaints, is corroboration strong enough of these statements. 14 POPULAR GUIDE 4. -LIST OF THE MEDICINES* Mlentioned in this Work, and their Respective Strengths. Nameof he Mdicne.Dilution or Nameof he Mdicne.Strength. Aconitum napellus.................3 Arnica montana...............3 Arsenicum album............6 Belladonna.......................3 Bryonia alba......................3 Chamnomilla..................3 China officinalis.................3 Cina..........................3 Coffea cruda.......................3 Colocynthis.....................3 IDrosera rotundifolia..........3 Dulcamara.....................3 Hepar sulphuris............6 Ignatia amara.........6 Ipecacuanha....................3 Mercurius.....................6 Nux vomica......................3 Opium..........................3 PhosphoruLs....................3 Pulsatilla...................3 Rhus tox.......................3.Spongia tosta..................3 Sulphur..........................6 Veratrum album................3 * The reader will find the medicines mora, particularly described in Part III. 16 16 POPULAR GUIDE PILULES and GLOBULES, which are small masses of sugar, saturated with the tincture of each medicine, are prescribed in this work, because they are, by universal consent, regarded as more suitable for domestic purposes than the other forms of the medicines. The stronger tinctures and triturations are however more suitable in some cases, which resist the infinitesimal quantity contained in pilules and globules. If necessary, and if preferred, the tinctures or triturations may be used-the dose of the former being, as a rule, from half a drop to a drop, and of the latter one grain. The writer is most successful with the stronger tinctures and triturations, and recommends to others what experience recommends to him. 5. HOW TO SELECT THE REMEDY FOR A DISEASE. In Part II. the reader will find under each disease, the indications or signs of a medicine, which point it out as the best and most appropriate remedy to administer, because there is a more or less accurate likeness between the symptoms of the disease and those which the medicine can TO HOMCEOPATHY. 17 produce in health. That medicine, then, is always to be chosen which bears the closest analogy in its action to the symptoms which the disease manifests. For each complaint two or more medicines are mentioned, the indications of the latter being noted down to compare with the patient's sufferings. In Part III. the reader will find more copious indications of each medicine given, and when in doubt as to the most suitable remedy, he can refer to this place, and determine the point by tracing the resemblance between the medicine's action and the disease's symptoms. Should the symptoms of an existing disease change their character after a medicine has been given, that medicine must no longer be continued, but another substituted more suited to the new symptoms. In some cases the symptoms of a disease are either so numerous, or so varied, that one medicine is not sufficient to "cover," or complete the analogy of them all. In this case another may be chosen, which will include the more prominent symptoms. The two medicines are not to be mixed, for this would interfere with their respective properties and ac TO HOMCEOPATHY. 21. some rambling and increased feverishness towards night. Treatment.-Aconitum is necessary as soon as the attack begins with the symptoms of fever which have been mentioned above. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule every three or four hours. Belladonna is required when the fever continues, or is only slightly lessened, although several doses of the last medicine have been given, and more especially when the throat begins to be inflamed, and swallowing is difficult. Dose.-As for Aconitum. Mercurius is suitable when the disease advances in spite of the last medicine, and when the soreness, swelling, and ulceration of the throat are becoming rapidly worse. Dose.-As for Aconitum. Prevention.-Pay due regard to the accessory measures enjoined for simple fever. Give one globule of Belladonna every night and morning, during the prevalence of the disease in a family or neighbourhood. Experience has amply 22 POPULAR GUIDE proved the power of this remedy both to prevent the spread of this complaint, and to lessen its severity when the attack does occur. 3. MEASLES. Symptoms.-Chilliness; shivering; sense of general uneasiness and depression; sleepiness; pains in the head; heaviness and soreness about the throat: sickness and vomiting; the eyes appear dull and red; tears flow freely; the eyelids are swelled; a watery discharge issues from the nose, attended with frequent sneezing; the voice is rough and hoarse; the cough dry, frequent, and attended with oppression of the chest and difficulty of swallowing. On the fourth day, red, rough, projecting pimples appear first on the face and then gradually extend over the rest of the body. From the sixth to the eighth day, these spots slowly fade, and finally disappear soon afterwards in mealy scales. The fever then abates considerably, although several of the other symptoms may continue a little while longer. Treatment.-Aconitum is required at the beginning of the attack, when the 24 POPULAR GUIDE charged matter, hardening, falls off from the skin in the form of scabs. From this time the fever begins to abate. The other symptoms are sore throat, difficult swallowing, hoarseness, and swelling of the hands, feet, and face. Tireatment.-Aconitum is required when there are hot, dry skin, great thirst, quick, full pulse, restlessness, hurried breathing, etc. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every two, three, or four hours. Belladona is suitable when there are hoarseness, difficulty of swallowing, sore and swollen throat, thirst, sickness, vomiting, etc. Dose.-As for Aconitum. Arsenicum is to be given for great loss of strength, dry mouth, thirst, foul tongue, swelled face and legs, scanty urine, etc. Dose.-As for Aconitum. 5. CHICKEN-POX. Symptoms.- This complaint begins in much the same way as small-pox, from which, however, it differs in the following particulars;-the slight degree of fever, the eruption appearing in about a day 26 POPULAR GUIDE Symptoms.-Shivering, followed by heat of skin and other symptoms of fever; weight and sense of pressure across the forehead, and stuffing of the nostrils; discharge from nose, which irritates the lips; frequent sneezing; red watery eyes, etc. Treatment.-Mercurius is suitable when there are-obstruction and dryness of the nose, followed by discharge which makes the upper lip sore, red, and swollen; frequent sneezing; pressure and sensation of heaviness in nose, etc. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule every four hours until relieved. Arsenicum is suitable for obstruction in nose, which feels as if stopped up; sensation of heat in nose; thin discharge, which irritates the skin; sneezing. Dose.-As for Mercurius. Belladonna is required for pain and weight across the forehead and bridge of the nose; stoppage of one nostril, running at the other; burning, swelling, and red-' ness of nose; feverishness, etc. Dose.-As for Mercurius. 28 POPULAR GUIDE hoarse voice, pain in larynx, hollow dry cough, etc. Dose.-As for Belladonna. Drosera, for the hoarseness of common cold; for dryness, roughness and scraping in the gullet; loss of voice; or deep, low, and hollow voice. Dose.-As for Belladonna. 3. HOOPING-COUGH. Symptoms.-It generally begins with all the symptoms of common cold, and some time afterwards the cough peculiar to this disorder makes its appearance. It occurs in convulsive fits, being continued several times in succession until the breath is suddenly taken into the lungs, attended with a shrill whoop. In this way the cough continues until the fit ends in the throwing up of phlegm from the lungs, or of food from the stomach. Treatment.-Drosera is suitable when all the above symptoms are present, with little or no feverishness. Dose.-One or two globules, or one pilule, according to age, to be taken every one, two, or'three hours, as the urgency of the case requires. Ipecacuanha is required when suffoca TO HOM(EOPATHY. 29 tion threatens in consequence of the difficulty in detaching and throwing up the tough stringy phlegm; also when the face is of a bluish colour, and the body is stiff. Dose.-As for Drosera. Belladonna is especially serviceable when symptoms of cold are present; when the cough is rough sounding, worse at night, and attended with sore throat. Dose.-As for Drosera. Veratrum is suitable for deep hollow cough; copious discharge of mucus; cold sweat, thirst, greedy appetite, etc. Dose.-As for Drosera. 4. INFLUENZA. Symptoms.-Those of common cold, from which it differs chiefly in that the loss of strength and depression of spirits are greater. Treatment.-Camphor (the homoeopathic preparation of) should be resorted to as soon as the attack begins, and especially when there are chills, depression of spirits, weariness, disinclination for exertion, and feeling of general discomfort. Dose.-One drop. Take four doses at intervals TO HOM(EOPATEY. 33 6. ASTHMA-DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING. Symptoms.-This disease is characterised by difficulty of breathing, which comes on at uncertain intervals and is attended by a feeling of constriction across the breast, wheezing cough, and discharge of phlegm. In some cases these symptoms appear suddenly and become quickly worse, so that the face becomes bloated and livid, and expressive of the greatest anxiety and distress; in other cases they are preceded by weariness, flatulence, headache, uneasiness about stomach, and depressed spirits. Treatment. -- Ipecacuanha is required when the fit comes on during sleep, and the breathing soon becomes quick, difficult, and gasping, attended with wheezing and rattling within the chest; intense anxiety and fear of suffocation; livid, bloated face, etc. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule every half hour or every hour, according to the urgency of the attack, until relieved. Arsenicum must be employed instead of the last medicine, should it fail to do good, and especially when there is a sensation as if the chest were bound with a cord, followed by extremely difficult, laboured, 34 POPULAR GUIDE and gasping breathing, and attended with great weakness, cold sweats, and burning within the chest. Dose.-As for Ipecacuanha. Phosphorus is suitable for difficult and obstructed breathing, sensation of oppression and anxiety in chest, and of heaviness and fillness, pains in the left side, palpitation of the heart, and frequent cough. Dose.-As for Ipecacuanha. Bryonia is required for those cases which occur in connection with catarrhal, or other chest diseases, when the breathing is difficult, short, sighing, increased by exercise, worse at night, and attended with stitches. Dose.-As for Ipecacuanha. 7. PNEUMONIA, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS, AND PLEURISY, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE PLEURA.* These two frequent and dangerous diseases should be under proper medical care. They will be briefly described together, both because they almost always exist in the same subject at the same time, although *The pleura is the thin membrane which lines the chest and covers the lungs. TO HOMCEOPATHY. 35 in different degrees of extent and severity, and because they require much the same preliminary mode of treatment, unless a medical man be in attendance. Symnptoms.-They begin usually with shivering, hot skin, flushed face, headache, thirst, and the other symptoms of fever. In some cases, however, they commence with all the indications of common cold. These are followed by cough more or less severe, frequent, and painful; the breathing is quickened, difficult, and attended with pain; there is sometimes a very severe stabbing pain or "stitch" in the side, or merely a dull aching sensation; spitting of rusty-coloured phlegm, etc. Treatment.-Aconitum and Bryonia.These two medicines are the best to employ at the beginning; Aconitum being suitable especially for the fever, and Bryonia for the affection of the pleura, which gives rise to the violent pain within the chest. *Dose.-Three globules or one pilule of each. Give them every one, two, or three hours, alternately or in turns, until relieved. TO HOMCEOPATHY. 37 Ipecacuanha is to be given when the cough is severe and shaking, with difficult breathing, and danger of suffocation in consequence of the accumulation of phlegm, which is tough and difficult to expel; also when there are livid face, sickness, and vomiting. Dose.-As for Dulcamara. Bryonia is suitable for a winter cough made worse by change in the heat of the air breathed, or excited by eating and drinking, or by constant tickling in the throat, and attended by stitches or severe shooting pains in the chest. Dose.-As for Dulcamara. Chamomilla is especially suitable for cough in children, when it occurs during the night, and is attended by fretfulness, fits of crying, wheezing breathing, etc. Dose.-As for Dulcamara. Cina is recommended also for cough in children, especially when tuberculous, or affected with worms; for some forms of hooping-cough, if associated with the symptoms of worms; for hoarse, hollow, dry cough, especially if it be left after an attack of measles. Dose.-As for Dulcamara. 44 POPULAR GUIDE confine us to the treatment of those cases of vomiting which depend upon, or are associated with, simple derangement of the stomach. Nux vomica is suitable when vomiting occurs in pregnant females or in drunkards; when it is a consequence of worms or overloaded stomach; when it comes on at night or after a meal, and when the discharged matter consists of blood, greenish bitter bile, or sour mucus. Dose-Three globules or one pilule every one, two, or three hours. Pulsatilla is required more especially when the vomiting is provoked by eating fat foods, or by filling the stomach too full; when the stomach is so weak that vomiting is excited as soon as even a little food enters it; and when the rejected matter is clear, sour fluid. Dose.-As for Nux vomica. 6. DYSPEPSIA-INDIGESTION-STOMACH COMPLAINT. Causes.-Eating indigestible, rich, or too much food; not chewing the food sufficiently well; too much tea, coffee, or other 46 POPULAR GUIDE Eating too much at one time; eating too seldom or too often; too much variety of food at the same meal; drinking too much fluid at or before a meal; imperfect chewing of the food; the too hastily resuming of bodily or mental occupation after a meal; sedentary habits; neglect of personal cleanliness; habits of drinking, smoking or chewing tobacco, and opium eating; the excessive use of tea and coffee; eating unripe fruits and vegetables, etc. The medicines required are the following:Nux vomica is suitable in almost every case of ordinary indigestion, especially if it arise from exposure to cold, from "drinking" or from over-loading the stomach; when the bowels are always confined and piles are the consequence; when there is a bitter or other unnatural taste in the mouth; when sickness, sour risings, vomiting, giddiness, drowsiness, and sense of fulness of the stomach come on after a meal; also for heartburn and waterbrash. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule eve& _ four hours. Sulphur is required in old cases after Nux vomica has been taken for some time, and when the patient complains of sickness, 48 POPULAR GUIDE bile passing through its natural channel. The cause may be inflammation of the liver; the passage of gall-stones; mental anxiety or intense study, producing an enfeebled state of the nervous system; enlargement of the pancreas or mesenteric glands, pregnancy, etc. Symnptoms.-Yellowness of skin and eyes; confined bowels; clayey stools; bitter taste in mouth; foul tongue; high coloured urine, which tinges linen yellow; depression of spirits; loss of appetite; dry, hot skin; sickness and sometimes vomiting; pain or sense of uneasiness in right side; objects appear of a yellow hue, etc., etc. Treatment.-Mercurius will generally afford benefit. Dose-Three globules or one pilule every two or three hours until relieved. China is indicated when large doses of Mercury. have already been taken; when the complaint arises from eating improper food; and when it returns at uncertain intervals. Dose.-As for Mercurius. Nux vomica is to be chosen when the symptoms of indigestion are also present. Dose.-As for Mercurius. POPULAR GUIDE pains, discharge of worms, itching at the seat, and milky urine. Dose.-As for Chamomilla. 2. DYSENTERY- FLUX. Causes.-Exposure to cold when the body is warm; checked perspiration, etc. Symptoms. - Confined bowels, flatulence, griping or fixed pains in belly; frequent desire to stool, attended with severe straining, and followed, sometimes, but not always, by a discharge of mucus, alone or mixed with hard freces, or of blood or matter, and occasionally of little portions of false membrane. To these symptoms succeed, loss of strength and flesh, bearing down of lower bowel, burning heat, hiccup, sudden cessation of pain, cold sweats and death. Treatment.- Mercurius, which is suitable especially when there are discharge of blood, severe pains in belly, straining, etc. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule every one or two hours, according to the urgency of the symptoms. Colocynthis is suitable for frothy, greenish, or yellow stools, distension of the TO HOMEOPATHY. 55 bowels, excruciating twisting pains,, colic and purging after eating the least morsel, with violent straining. Dose.-As for Mercurius. 3. CONSTIPATION; COSTIVENESS; CONFINED BOWELS. Causes.-Want of exercise; deficiency of bile; mechanical or other obstruction in the course of the bowel arresting the passage of the feeces, etc. Treatment.-Nux vomica is indicated when the constipation can be traced to using improper food either solid or fluid; or to sedentary habits; when there is headache or giddiness; sense of general oppression; and unsuccessful efforts to stool, attended with piles. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule every night and morning until relieved. Opium is indicated when it arises from want of exercise, and when the stools are hard and lumpy; when there are-giddiness, headache, red face, dry mouth, and weight in belly. Dose.-As for Nux vomica. Sulphur is suitable more especially for 64 POPULAR GUIDE throbbing in the forehead and temples, hot head, red face, etc. Dose.-As for Nux vomica. Bryonia is especially suitable to rheumatic headache, in which the pain extends over the whole head, and is increased by moving the eyebrow and by pressure; when pains in other parts are also present; when it can be traced to cold, and occurs in the morning or after a meal; and when the pain is digging and tearing, with great fulness and heaviness in the forehead. Dose.-As for Nux vomica. Ignatia is especially suitable when the headache occurs in nervous or hysterical subjects; when there are sensations of expansion and pressure on the head, and as if a nail were driven into it; also when it is directly excited by grief or the other depressing emotions. Dose.-As for Nux vomica. Coffea is recommended for aching pain at the top of the head, headache in morning and when stooping; occuring in sensitive or hysterical females, and frequently accompanied by neuralgic symptoms in the face and head. Dose.-As for Nux vomica. 70 POPULAR GUIDE nerve upon which the sense of hearing depends. Treatment. - Nux vomica is required when the words of a person speaking sounds loudly in his ears; when there are buzzing, tingling, or whistling noises, especially whilst eating; and where the stomach is deranged. Dose.-Three globules or one pilhle three times a-day. o Mercurius is suitable for roaring or buzzing sounds heard chiefly in the evening, and attended with cold, and sore, swelled throat. Dose.-As for Nux vomica. Moreover, find out the cause, and treat according to the instructions enjoined in other portions of this book. 8. DISCHARGE FROM THE EARS. This is a symptom of several diseased conditions of the ear-passage, and of the parts in the interior. It accompanies cutting of the teeth, some other diseases, and, in its most dangerous form, follows scarlatina, measles, small-pox, etc. Treatment. -Mercurius is required when TO HOM(EOPATHY. 71 yellow matter flows from the ears, and is attended with tearing pains; also when the glands about the ears are swollen and tender. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule three times a-day. Hepar sulphuris is required, especially when the case has been treated with large doses of Mercury, and when the discharge is streaked or mixed with blood. Dose.-As for Mercurius. Sulphur is also of great service, should a course of each of the above remedies produce little or no benefit. Dose.-As for Mercurius. 9. SWELLED FACE. This is merely a symptom of dropsy, diseased teeth, gum-boil, and of a variety of other ailments. Treatment. -Pulsatilla is to be given when the swelling is pale, extends to the ear, and is attended by shivering, flushes, and lowness of spirits. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule every four hours. Mercurius is suitable when, in addition 72 POPULAR GUIDE to the bright, smooth swelling, there are tearing and drawing pains, discharge of fluid from the mouth, painful and enlarged glands below the ears, and under the jaw, etc. Dose.-As for Pulsatilla. If the swelling arise from toothache or gum-boil, treat accordingly. 10. MUMPS. Synptoms.-Slight fever, followed by a little swelling, soreness, and pain about the jaw. The swelling gradually extends upwards to the ear, and downwards to beneath the jaw. After a few days it becomes less and finally disperses. Treatment.-Mercurius is the sovereign remedy for the above symptoms. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every four hours. Belladonna is required, for great pain; red, glossy skin over the swelling, whichb may be considerable; pain and difficultyi during swallowing. Dose.-As for Mercurius. TO HOM(EOPATHY. 73 11. SWOLLEN GLANDS. Treatment.-Mercurius is required when the enlargement, pain, and swelling of the,glands of the neck, about the ears, and itnder the jaws, arise from exposure to cold; also; when they are hard, red, hot, and exceedingly tender to the touch. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every four hours: Belladonna is preferable when the inflammation is more violent, and the skin red and hot; the swelling firm and painful, etc.; also when the patient is feverish, Dose.-As for Mercurius. Hepar sulphuris is required as soon as the swelling becomes soft and the pain throbbing-matter then exists and will require letting out. Dose.-As for Mercurius. When matter begins to form, apply a bread poultice to the swelling, and change it night and morning. Then get a medical man to lance the abscess. Spongia is frequently efficacious in glandular enlargements and scrofulous subjects, in any part of the body. Dose.-As for Mercurius. F 74 -. POPULAR GUIDE CHAPTER VII. AFFECTIONS OF THE SKIN, ETC. 1. WARTS. These ugly and troublesome growths will fall off and never re-grow, by persevering with one or other of the following remedies:Sulphur-Dulcamara-Rhus. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule night and morning, taking Sulphur for one week, then Dulcamara the second week, and afterwards Rhus in the same way. If necessary repeat the course. 2. CORNS. Corns are pieces of thickened skin, produced by the friction or pressure of tight boots or shoes, upon some projecting part of the foot. Soft corns lie between the toes; hard corns upon the joints on the upper or under surface of the foot. Treatment.-The boots must of course be altered to remove all pressure; wear a thin layer of felt, with a hole through the middle, to prevent pressure on the corn; TO HOM(EOPATHY.. 75 wash the feet every day; bathe the corn first with warm water and afterwards with a mixture of thirty drops of mother Tincture of Arnica to a wine-glassful of water, repeated two or three times a day; pare the corn down; if there be much pain, soak a piece of linen in warm water, lay it on the corn and cover both with oiled silk; if inflammation supervene, matter will form, which must be got out by removing thin slices of the corn. The most suitable medicines to take are Sulphur or Bryonia, in doses of two globules every night and morning. 4. BOILS. Symptoms.-A round, hard swelling, limited to one place, attended with very severe pain and tenderness when touched, ending in the formation of matter, and indicative of derangement of the body generally. They are sometimes attended with much fever. Treatment.-Poultice night and morning to bring the boil to a head, and then open it to let the matter free. Arnica is required when there is much pain, tenderness, and swelling. 76 POPULAR GUIDE Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every four hours. Aconitum is required for the same symptoms, and also when there is much feverishness. Dose.-As for Arnica. Hepar sulphuris is suitable when the boil contains matter, but it does not come to a head quickly enough. Dose.-As for Arnica. 5. CHILBLAINS. Symptoms.-Chilblains arise from exposure to sudden change of heat, and are due to a low kind of inflammation of the skin. This may vary in degree from slight swelling, pain, and redness, to ulceration and death of the part affected. Treatment.--Use friction with snow, iced, or cold water; if there be any blisters, take care not to break them; bathe the part three times a-day with a solution of half a teaspoonful of Tincture of Arnica in a pint of water; if the skin is broken and ulcers exist, use Calendula lotion, made and applied as for Arnica. The following remedies must be given. TO HOM(EOPATHY. 77 Arnica is required when the skin is hard and shining, and attended with pain and itching. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every four kours. Rhus is suitable when, in addition to these symptoms, there are blisters. Dose.-As for Arnica. Arsenicum is especially required when ulcers are left. Dose.-As for Arnica. 6. WHITLOW. Symptons.-Whitlow is an abscess of the fingers, situated immediately under the skin, or in the sheath of one of the sinews of the finger. It is attended with more or less throbbing pain, exquisite tenderness, shootings up the arm, swelling of the part affected, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, and symptoms of fever. ~ Treatment. - Immerse the hand in water as hot as can be borne, thrice a day, and each time afterwards apply a large poultice to the inflamed part. As soon as matter has formed, open the abscess at TO HOM(EOPATHY. 79' in the face and legs. It begins with shivering and usually with either nausea, vomiting, or diarrhoea. Then there are hot skin, quick pulse, thirst and the other common symptoms of fever. After a little while a red spot appears on some part of the skin, and spreads with more or less rapidity. Pressure with the finger upon the red surface whitens it, but the colour returns when the pressure is withdrawn. The part is somewhat swelled, and has a dry and burning sensation. Blisters sometimes rise. Treatment.-Until a medical man arrives administer one or other of the following medicines. Aconitum is required at any period of the complaint, when there are hot skin, thirst, restlessness, quick pulse, and the other symptoms of fever. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule every two or three hours. Belladonna should be used as soon as the disease begins, and especially when there are present-intense dry burning pain; bright red skin; much swelling; violent headache, etc. Dose.-As for Aconitunm. 80 POPULAR GUIDE Rhus is required when blisters rise and the skin takes on a purplish hue. Dose.-As for Aconitum. Flour sprinkled in thin layers over the inflamed part so as thoroughly to exclude the air, affords much relief. 8. SCALD-HEAD. Symptoms.-A number of small, round elevations, containing yellow matter, situated on the head, at the root of the hairs. In one form of this complaint these pustules are arranged in the form of rings, and a bald place is left after the hair falls off. Treatment.-Rhus is required in most cases, especially when the skin is red looking and painful, and the sores irritable. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule three times a-day. Sulphur is suitable when scabs form in consequence of the pustules bursting and discharging the matter. Dose.-As for Rhus. Arsenicum is needed when these means fail, and ulcers remain. Dose.-As for Rhus. TO HOMCEOPATHY. 81 Clip the hair short, wash the head, and apply a poultice, which must be changed every night and morning. \ 9. ITCHING OF THE SKIN. Treatrnent.- Sulphur is required when it occurs all over the body, is worse in bed, and attended with great thirst and dryness of the skin. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule night and morning. Mercurius is required in similar cases, but when the skin is moist. Dose.-As for Sulphur. Rhus is suitable for both burning and itching. Dose.-As for Sulphur. 10. NETTLE-RASH. Symptoms. -Small, firm risings upon the skin, resembling the eruption produced by nettles, attended with violent itching and suddenly disappearing from one place to show themselves in another. Treatment. - Dulcamara is required when the complaint is traceable to expo 82 POPULAR GUIDE sure to cold or wet, and when the skin is intolerably itching and burning. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every four hours. Nux vomica is suitable when the above conditions exist in consequence of deranged stomach. Dose.-As for Dulcamara. Rhus seldom fails to cure old cases when other means are ineffectual. Dose.-As for Dulcamara. 11. ULCERS. An ulcer is frequently the result of wounds, or of inflammation, and may also arise as a consequence of some internal disease. T[reatment.-The treatment of ulcers requires considerable skill and care, because they arise from causes so opposite and various, and are allied with so many diseases of the body. A piece of lint, wetted in cold water, should be laid upon the sore, this should be entirely covered with a piece of oiled silk, and the whole bound up with a bandage. Belladonna is required when there is TO HOM(EOPATHY. 83 much pain in the ulcer, and feverishness. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every four hours. Arsenicum is most suitable when the ulcer is painful and burning, bleeding easily, and discharging thin matter mixed with blood; also when it has a livid or bluish colour. Dose.-As for Belladonna. Mercurius is to be chosen when the ulcer is deep and its sides ragged and irregular, and when the discharge has a bad smell. Dose.-As for Belladonna. CHAPTER VIII. AFFECTIONS OF THE MOUTH, THROAT, ETC. 1. APHTH-THRUSH. Symptoms.-Small white specks on the tongue, lips, cheeks, gums, and on other TO HOMCEOPATHY. 815 2. TOOTHACHE. Causes.--Rheumatism; exposure of the nerve of the tooth when the tooth is decaying. Toothache is a frequent symptom of deranged stomach, and often occurs during the course of pregnancy. Treatrnent.--Belladonna is suitable when the pain is worst at night or in the open air; when it is shooting, tearing, and drdwing in character, extending to the ears and side of the face; attended with heat and redness of the face, and with red and swollen gums; dryness of the mouth and throat. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every quarter of an hour, until relieved. Chamomilla is required when the pain is confined to one side of the face; when it is aggravated after eating and drinking, especially if the food be hot. It is particularly suitable for the toothache of children. Dose.-As for Belladonna. Mercurius is the best remedy when the pains arise from rotten teeth and are shooting and tearing in character; when the pain extends over the side of the face POPULAR GUIDE, and head, and is aggravated by eating or drinking cold foods; also when there is a great discharge of fluid from the mouth. Dose.-As for Belladonna. Pulsatilla is mostly efficacious when the pain arises in consequence of the stomach being deranged; when it extends to the ears and temples, and is attended with chilliness and flushings; also when the complaint occurs in pregnant females. Dose.-As for Belladonna. Phosphorus is recommended for toothache; soreness in teeth when the mouth is firmly closed; swelling of the face; liability to toothache ftrcm cold; pain, heat, swelling, and ulcers on the gums. Dose.-As for Belladonna. Coffea, for violent darting pains in teeth, extending to face and head, neuralgic or otherwise, occurring in children or sensitive women; aggravated by warmth, and for toothache connected with menstruation. Dose.-As for Belladonna. Besides the above treatment, rotten teeth will require to be stopped or extracted; 88 POPULAR GUIDE Dose.-As for Coffea. Ignatia is required when the child's limbs, face, or body generally is convulsed, or twitched; when it is exceedingly restless, and wakes from its sleep, with piercing cries. Dose.-As for Coffea. Opium is required in the case of over-fed children, with a tendency to determination of blood to the head; for drowsiness, flushed face, snoring breathing. Also, when, as is frequently the case, the bowels are very costive, and the child suffers from colicky pains. Dose.-As for Coffea. 4. QUINSY, OR SORE THROAT. Symptoms.-Shivering and then flushes; pains in the back and limbs; hot, dry throat, which on examination is found to be red, swollen, and covered with tough phlegm; pain and difficulty of swallowing, which rapidly increases as the disease advances; the voice is hoarse. This complaint sometimes ends in mortification or in the formation of matter. Treatment.- Aconitumn is to be given TO HOMGEOPATHY. 89i as soon as the disease begins; and is attended by pricking pains and dryness of the throat; thirst; hot, dry skin; quick, full pulse; restlessness, etc. Dose.-Two globules or one pilule every two or three hours. Belladonna is required when the throat feels tight, and is red and swollen, and covered with slimy phlegm; also when there are-pain and difficulty during swallowing, and swelled glands on the outer side of the throat. Dose.-As for Aconitum. Mercurius is suitable when there are -profuse discharge from the mouth; pains in the throat extending to the ear; swelled glands; bad smell in the mouth; ulcers on the sides of the mouth, etc. Dose.-As for Aconitum. Ignatia for stitches from throat to ear; sensation like a lump in the throat, which makes swallowing difficult; pain in the glands; collection of water in the mouth; especially if associated with hysterical symptoms. Dose.-As for Aconitum. G 90 POPULAR GUIDE CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS. 1. PALPITATION OF THE HEART. Causes.-Joy, grief, fear, and other emotions of the mind; violent exercise; profuse discharges from the body; indigestion; intense study, etc. It is of frequent occurrence in females who are subject to hysteric and other nervous disorders, and in those who have some irregularity of the menstrual function. A variety of other causes might be given. Symptoms. - The term palpitation is applied to strong, frequent throbbings of the heart, which are heard and felt by the afflicted person. Treatment.-It is, of course, beyond the scope of this work to mention other than the treatment of simple palpitation, independent of diseased heart. Belladonna is required when the beatings of the heart cause throbbing sensation in the head; when the palpitation is aggravated by going up stairs; when the breathing is irregular, or very frequent 92 POPULAR GUIDE general exhaustion which follow severe or long-continued exertion, the best remedy is Arnmica, of which two globules may be taken every four hours. When the feet, hands, or even legs feel tired, sore, and, in the case of the feet, bruised, apply a mixture of a teaspoonful of Tincture of Arnica to twelve tablespoonfuls of water. 3. SEA-SICKNESS. The desire or tendency to vomit, peculiar to sea-sickness, is a most distressing complaint. Treattnent.--This affection may be prevented in many cases, or the violence of the symptoms may be much modified by taking Nux vomica for a few hours before going on board ship. It is also suitable for the first symptoms. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule every three hours as a preventive; the same dose every halfhour to remove the sickness. Arsenicum is suitable when there arefrequent and severe vomiting of yellowgreenish matters; burning sensation in the throat and stomach; great prostration and weakness, attended with total indifference as to one's fate. 94 POPULAR GUIDE Belladonna is required for similar cases. It is more especially of service when the pains are shooting and burning, situated near the joints, and aggravated by moving the limbs, and also towards evening; when there is a red, shining, tense swelling, attended with the ordinary symptoms of fever; also when there are flushed face, throbbing of the vessels in the neck, and other symptoms indicative of a rush of blood to the head. Dose-As for Aconitum. Bryonia is required when the pains are shooting, and made worse by moving the part affected; when the muscles are affected more than the joints; when the swelling of the pained part is considerable; and when there are some degree of fever, slight headache, and bad temper. Dose.-As for Aconitum. Sulphur is required for any form of this complaint, either before the preceding medicines have been employed, or after they have produced their respective effects. It is suitable when the following symptoms, are present:-drawing, pricking, or tearing pains, aggravated by cold, relieved by hot bodies; when the pains affect the muscles TO HOMCEOPATHY. 97 Ignatia is valuable for convulsive twitchings and distortions of the muscular system generally; and especially when the muscles of the eye, eyelids, and face are involved; arising in infants from teething, or, in nervous persons, from mental emotion. Dose.-As for Coffea. Opium is required when the attack arises from fear and fright, and when the patient's face is flushed, and he snores, and becomes insensible. Dose.-As for Coffea. 7. CRYING-SLEEPLESSNESS. This is a troublesome and annoying symptom in many disorders. Coffea is suitable for crying in the case of children of an excitable and irritable temperament. Dose.-Three globules or one pilule thrice a-day. Aconitum, when accompanied by restlessness and fever. Dose.-As for Coffea. Cina is preferable when this state can be traced to the presence of worms. Dose-As for Coffea. 98 98 POPULAR GUIDE Chamomilla, when the child is griped and draws its legs up to the belly. Dose.-As for Coffea. CHAPTER X. CASUALTIES. 1. CUTS. Treatment.-In the first place, stop the bleeding by applying ice or cold water, exposing the injured place to cold air, compressing the bleeding part with the finger, or placing upon it a pad of lint soaked in arnica lotion, and retained, if necessary, in its position by a bandage. Should these means fail to arrest the flow of blood, send for a medical man, as most probably a blood-vessel is wounded, and may require to be tied. This dangerous accident is known by spirting jets of bright red blood. In such a case, until a surgeon comes, the artery should be compressed with the finger at that side of the cut which is TO HOMCEOPATHY. 103 PART III. MEDICINES PRESCRIBED IN THIS WORK; a. WHAT THEY ARE; b. WHAT DISEASES THEY ARE SUITABLE FOR; AND C. WHAT SYMPTOMS REQUIRE THEM.! 1. ACONITUM NAPELLUS. English Names.-Aconite; Monk's-hood; Large Blue Wolf's-bane. General Uses.-This medicine is employed in all the varieties of fever and inflammatory complaints, both at their commencement and during their course. Symptoms, which require it.-lst, As regards fever - Burning and dryness of the skin, preceded by chilliness and shivering fits, in consequence either of suppressed perspiration or exposure to currents of cold air; quick, frequent, hard and full pulse; great thirst and parched mouth; red, hot, and flushed face; pains TO IIOM(EOPATHY. 109 ter or otherwise, and also in some affections of the skin. Symptoms which require it.-1st, As regards the chest, breathing, etc.-Tickling in the throat, followed by a dry cough, and spitting of yellow phlegm; short, difficult breathing, with shooting pains in the chest and sides, aggravated by coughing, moving about, and taking a full breath, etc. 2nd, As regards the limbs-Shooting pains in the loins and back, also in the joints of the shoulders and arms; stiffness in the neck; weariness and weakness of the legs; drawing, tearing, dragging pains in various parts of the body, aggravated by movements, etc. 3rd, As regards the mouth, stomach, etc.-Jerking pains in the teeth, and sensation as if they were too long; dry tongue and mouth; tongue coated yellow; clammy, bitter taste; loathing of food; pain at the stomach, followed by risings or vomitings either of food or of clear fluid, especially after meals; shooting pains and burning sensations at the pit of the stomach; also in the belly, and attended with gurgling, caused by wind; confined bowels, or purgings attended with colicky pains; hot, brown water, etc. 112 POPULAR GUIDE regards the mouth, stomach, etc. -Yellow or white coating of tongue; aching pains in rotten teeth; bitter taste in the mouth; excessive thirst; uneasy sensations, great fulness and pressure in the stomach; hardness, swelling, and pains in the liver; dropsical swelling, in the belly; distension of the belly from wind, giving rise to severe colic; purging of yellow, slimy, watery matters, with or without indigested food. 2nd, As regards fever, etc.-Shiverings and trembling; cold body and rush of blood to the head; dryness and burning of the mouth and lips; excessive thirst; profuse sweats during sleep; frightful dreams. 8. CINA. English Name.-Worm-seed. General Uses.-This medicine is of great service in convulsions, and other affections of children depending on the existence of worms. Symptoms which require it.-Spasms, and convulsions of limbs, or stiffness of the whole body; sleeplessness, with tossing about; confusion of sight; picking of the nose; pale face; a livid circle under the eyes; increased desire to eat and TO HOM(EOPATHY. 113 drink; vomiting of fluid and sometimes of worms; loose motions, with discharge of worms; wetting the bed; dry cough, with anxious oppression of the chest, etc. 9. COFFEA CRUDA. English Name.-Raw Arabian Coffee. General Uses.-This medicine is employed in the following cases:-Nervous affections, occurring in hysterical women or in excitable children; and in various painful complaints of a nervous character. Symptoms which require it.-Convulsions with grinding of the teeth; severe pains at one side of the head; pulling pains in the teeth, with great restlessness and anxiety; sore throat, with severe pain and sensibility of the parts affected; cramps in the stomach; excessive and violent pains in the belly; purging during the course of teething, etc. 10. COLOOYNTHIS. English Names.-Bitter Cucumber. General Uses.-This medicine is used in various affections consequent upon great mental emotion; in flatulent colic; 1-4 POPULAR GUIDE and for pains in various parts of the body, which take on the character of spasm. Symptoms which require its use.Painful cramps, attended with contraction of the sinews; intolerable itching, with restlessness of the body generally; sweating at night; depression of spirits; anxiety and restlessness; severe drawing pains, confined to one side of the head; burning and cutting pains in the eyes; severe pains in the belly, followed by violent purging, no matter how little food be eaten; swelling of the belly from wind, attended with violent pains in the bowels, and restlessness of the whole body; frothy, greenish, or yellow motions; painful piles; scanty urine; dry cough, excited by tickling in the throat; pains in loins, extending down the legs; inability to bend the knee from stiffness, etc. 11. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIO. English Name.-Sun-dew. General Uses.-This medicine is of great value in affections of the stomach, and especially in common colds attended by great hoarseness, and when the chief seat of the disease is the throat and upper part TO HOMCEOPATHaY. 117 Sensations of burning and itching; appearance of white blisters after scratching; painful eruptions; cracks and ulcers, which are attended with severe gnawing, burning and shooting pains; falling off of the hair; scabs on the head, or small pimples about the roots of the hairs, which ripen and discharge matter. 2nd, As regards the breathing, etc.-Quick, wheezing breathing, attended with danger of suffocation, and throwing of the head backwards; pain and roughness in the throat and at the top of the windpipe, causing hoarseness or total loss of voice; drinking brings the cough on in fits; dry, rough, hollow cough, worse in the evening, attended with spitting of blood or abundant discharge of phlegm; shrill noise on drawing in the breath. 3rd, As regards the eyes, ears, etc.-Pressure and shootings in the eyes; inflammation of the eyes and of the eyelids, attended with much pain, soreness, intolerance of light; spasmodic closure of the eyelids and weeping; specks and ulcers on the clear portion of the eye in front; itching in the ears, attended with heat and redness; discharge of matter from the ears; scabs about the ears; buzzing sounds in them, etc. 4th, As regards the stomach, bowels, etc.-Starting 120 POPULAR GUIDE pressure on the eyes; convulsive movements of them; swelling about the ears, as in mumps; sore nostrils; dry, cracked lips; twitchings of the muscles of the face, etc. 15. IPECACUANHA. English Name.-Grey Tpecacuanha. General Uses.-This medicine is required to arrest discharges of blood from the stomach, lungs, etc.; in many complaints of the stomach and bowels, epecially if the cause be changes of temperature or improper kinds of food; in disorders of the chest, etc. Symptoms which require it.-lst, As regards the mouth, stomach, bowels, etc.White or yellow coating on tongue; clammy, bitter taste, or no taste whatever; great dislike to food of all kinds; sickness and inclination to vomit, followed by empty risings and accumulation of water in the mouth; vomiting of greenish, bilious matters, alone or mixed with undigested food; diarrhcea attends the vomitings; sensation, as if the stomach were empty, and also of great uneasiness at the pit of the stomach; frothy and slimy or TO HOM(EOPATHY. 121 black motions; discharges of bright red blood by stool, or even by vomiting, etc. 2nd, As regards the chest, breathing, etc.Cough, chiefly at night, causing pains in the head, and attended or followed by retching or vomiting; tickling in the throat, causing a short, dry cough; convulsive cough, like hooping-cough, with discharge of blood from mouth and nose; cough, with discharge of bright red blood from the lungs; very violent cough, coming on in fits, attended with great danger of suffocation; stiffness of the body, and bluish colour of the face; breathing short and anxious, or panting and sighing; the top of the windpipe feels contracted; the breath becomes short on the least movement; and the phlegm is tough, and difficult to spit out. 3rd, As regards the face, eyes, etc.-The face is pale or yellowish; "bloated and livid circles surround the eyes; the muscles of the face and also of the lips start; the eyelids tremble; discharge of blood from the nose; pains and heaviness in the head, etc. 16. MERCURIUS. English Names.-Mercury; Quicksilver. I 122 POPULAR GUIDE Symptoms which require it.-1st, As regards the skin-Yellow skin and sweat, the latter of which tinges the linen; hard swelling of the glands, with beating pains and red, shining skin; various kinds of eruptions, which may -or may not discharge matter; violent itching, aggravated by the heat of the bed, etc. 2nd, As regards the fever-General coldness after sleeping; icy coldness of the limbs; heat and shivering at the same time; a hot face and head, with burning in the cheeks whilst the rest of the body shudders with cold; great thirst; abundant sweats both day and night, etc. 3rd, As regards the eyes, ears, nose, etc.-Tearing, shooting pains in the ears, worst at night in bed; discharge of matter from ears; roaring, buzzing sounds in them; dullness of hearing, with obstruction; swelling of the nose, with shining redness of the skin; frequent sneezing; obstruction in the nostrils, with discharge; frequent and abundant bleeding from the nose, etc.; pressure, or itching, tingling, and burning in the eyes; red, inflamed eyes, with great running of tears and intolerance of light; red, inflamed, scabby or ulcerated eyelids; confused vision, and floating of black points TO HOMEOPATHY. 123 before eyes. 4th, As regards face, teeth, etc. -Red cheeks; bloated, swelled face; tearing pains in the bones and muscles of the face; ulcerated lips; fixed jaws; swelling, pain, and heat in the glands under the jaws; tearing, shooting pains arising from rotten teeth, extending over the cheek to the ear, and aggravated by the warmth of the bed; loose teeth; swelled or ulcerated gums, which feel sore when touched or eating. 5th, As regards mouth, throat, etc. -Bad smell issuing from mouth; swelling on the inside of it; burning pain from blisters, or ulcers, as in thrush; collection of tough phlegm; great discharge of offensive fluid; moist tongue, which is covered thickly with a white coating; swelling and ulceration of the tongue; loss of speech; dry, hot, painful throat; shooting pains during swallowing; swelling and redness at the back part of the throat; pain and difficulty in swallowing, especially fluids, which often return by the nose, etc. 6th, As regards the stomach and bowels-Great sickness and desire to vomit, attended with cutting pains in the stomach, worst after a meal; bitter risings after a meal; or frequent severe empty risings; vomiting of bilious matters; hiccough; both during and after eating; 124 POPULAR GUIDE tenderness in and at the pit of the stomach; sense of fulness, swelling and heaviness, as from a weight, after a meal, etc.; hardness, swelling, and soreness of the belly; severe colicky pains, chiefly at night; burning and weight about the navel; rumbling from wind; the pains are increased by the least touch; hard, knotty stools, difficult to void; frequent but unsuccessful efforts to stool; loose motions, with colicky pains, straining and burning at the seat, as in flux, etc. 17. Nux voMICA. English Names.-Vomit-nut. General Uses.-This medicine is most valuable in almost all the diseases of the stomach, liver, bowels, etc.; in disorders of the nervous system; and in other ailments which arise from the use of ardent spirits, or from great mental exertion. Symptoms which require it. - 1st, As regards the mouth, stomach, bowels, etc.Jerking, shooting pains in the teeth and jaws, worse after dinner and in the open air, and extending to the ears and temples; swelling of the gum, attended with TO HOM(EOPATHY. 125 pain, bad smell, and bleeding; dryness of the tongue and mouth; earthy taste; white, thick coating on tongue; sensation of heaviness in the tonguLe, with difficulty in speaking; sore throat, and sensation as if a plug were in it; thirst; loss of appetite; loathing of food; frequent bitter and acid risings; frequent hiccough; sickness and inclination to vomit, especially after a meal; heavy pressure and cramplike pains at the pit of the stomach; slight touch on the pit of the stomach causes pain; bloatedness and swelling of the bowels, attended with colickly pains, especially after a meal, and grumbling sounds in the belly, owing to the presence of wind; obstinate confinement of the bowels; frequent but unsuccessful efforts to stool; sensation of constriction of the lower bowel; piles, attended with soreness and with shooting and burning pains; frequent desire to make water, but it is voided in drops and with much pain and difficulty. 2nd, As regards the head, etc.-Giddiness, clouded sight, staggering, danger of falling down; buzzing sounds in the ears occurring in the open air when walking; or when stooping, coughing, or sneezing; sense of heaviness and weight TO HOMCEOPATHY. 127 Symptoms which require it.-lst, As regards the mouth, stomach, bowels, etc.Profuse flow of water from mouth; palsy of the tongue, attended with difficulty of speaking; closure of the throat, which renders swallowing difficult; loathing of food; thirst; dryness and burning in the mouth; great weight at the stomach; inclination to vomit or actual vomiting, attended with severe pains in the stomach and convulsive action of various muscles of the body; in some rare cases, vomiting of matters like those voided by stool; hard, tense belly, swelled from the presence of wind; sensation of weight and heaviness in the belly; old standing and obstinate constipation; offensive, hard, lumpy, black stools. 2nd, As regards the chest, breathing, etc. -Hoarseness, with collection of phlegm in the windpipe; cough coming on either during swallowing or when taking a full breath; or cough with spitting of blood or of thick phlegm; noisy, snoring breathing, etc. 3rd, As regards the head, muscles, etc.-Giddiness or fits, followed by red, hot, puffed face, closed eyelids, loss of feeling and of the power of motion, foaming at the mouth, and snoring breathing, etc. 128 POPULAR GUIDE 19. PHOSPHORUS. English Name.--Phosphorus. General Uses.-This medicine is of service in various diseases of the windpipe and lungs; in rheumatic complaints of long standing; in exhaustion of the nervous system consequent, upon bad habits, and also in derangements of the stomach, bowels, etc. Symptoms which require it. 1st, As regards the chest, breathing, etc.-Complete loss of voice; sensation of scraping in the throat, attended with hoarseness; excessive pain at the top of the windpipe; tickling, itching, and soreness in the chest behind the breast bone, which excites coughing; cough in morning, with discharge of matter; difficult and obstructed breathing, attended with oppression and anxiety in the chest; sense of heaviness and fulness in the chest; cutting, stabbing pains in the left side; palpitation of the heart, etc. 2nd, As regards the mouth, stomach, etc.-Tearing, shooting pains in the teeth, worst in the open air; swelling of. the gums, which bleed easily; great dryness, or collection of fluid in the mouth; dry, white tongue; hawking up of phelgm; 130 POPULAR GUIDE 20. PULSATILLA. English Names. - Meadow Anemone; Pasque Flower; Wind Flower. General Uses.-This medicine is employed in various complaints peculiar to the female; in eruptive and other fevers, such as measles; in some skin diseases; in affections of the breathing organs; and, lastly, it is of great service in derangements of the stomach and bowels. Symptoms which require it. -1st, As regards the mouth, stomach, bowels, etc.-Discharge of sweetish fluid from mouth; thick whitish covering on tongue; sensation of soreness and rawness in the throat, and as if the parts about were swollen; collection of slimy, tough phlegm; loss of appetite and loathing of food; great thirst; frequent risings and hiccough; sickness and great desire to vomit; or vomiting of greenish, bitter, bilious matters, or of the food, occurring chiefly in the evening or after a meal; heavy, spasm-likepains in the stomach; great tenderness of the pit of the stomach to the slightest pressure; accumulation of wind in the belly, attended with rumbling and grumbling sounds, colicky and cutting pains, chiefly about the navel; TO HOMCEOPATHY. 131 frequent desire to stool; loose motions, whitish or greenish in colour; blind piles; discharge of blood with motions. 2nd, As regards the chest, breathing, etc.-Hoarseness; fits of constriction at the upper part of the windpipe; severe cough, which shakes the whole body, comes on when lying down, and is attended with sickness or vomiting; discharge of white, thick phlegm, or of black, clotted blood; fits of shortness and difficulty of breathing; cramp-like pains across the chest, etc. 3rd, As regards the skin, fever, etc.-Itching, burning, prickling sensations in the skin,,worst in the evening and after scratching; red spots like nettle-rash; ulcers, with shooting pains, and bleeding; paleness and flushing; coldness all over, attended with shivering; dry heat of skin, at night chiefly; heat in some places, cold in others; sweating at night or towards morning, etc. 4th, As regards pain, etc.-Pains, occurring in the female like those of labour, and confined to the back and loins; sharp jerking pains in various joints; or pains as from a bruise, etc. 132 POPULAR GUIDE 21. RHUS TOXICODENDRON. English Names.-Sumach, or Poison Oak; Creeping Poison Oak. General Uses.-This medicine is employed in sprains and rheumatic complaints; in some kinds of skin diseases; in low fevers; and in derangements of the stomach and bowels, etc. Symptoms which require it.--st, As regards the stomach, bowels, etc.-Great collection of fluid in the mouth; heaviness and shooting pains when swallowing, which is rendered difficult, especially when solid food has been partaken; bitter taste in the mouth; sickness; violent risings; pressure and sensation of a weight at the stomach; spasms and pinching pains in the belly; severe attacks of colic, especially at night; straining at stool; discharge of frothy, watery fluid; severe purging at night, etc. 2nd, As regards the pains in various parts-Pain as from a blow when the part is touched, relieved by the part being moved; pains in the loins and back, as after severe exertion; tearing, shooting pains in the joints, etc. 3rd, As regards the skin, etc.--Spots like nettle-rash; bright red, swollen skin, attended with a dry, TO HOMGEOPATHY. 133 burning sensation, as in St. Anthony's fire; scabby eruptions; coldness of the skin and. shivering, succeeded by great heat and abundant sweats; sweats at night or in the morning, with or without small eruptions. 22. SPONGIA TOSTA. English Name.-Roasted Sponge. General Uses.-This medicine is of great service in various affections of the glands, and in diseases of the windpipe, as in croup. Symptoms which require it.--1st, As regards the chest and windpipe-Weak, husky, hoarse voice; pain in the upper part of the windpipe when it is touched or moved; hollow, dry, barking cough; wheezing breathing; fits of suffocation; rattling in the chest; burning sensation in the chest; obstruction in the chest; constrictive pains. 2nd, As regards other parts, etc.-Splitting or pressive pains in the head; pressure and shootings in the eyes; discharge of blood from the nose after blowing it; bloated or bluish, anxious face; swelling of the glands under the jaw or in front of the throat, or in other palits,. p: 134 POPULAR GUIDE discharge of fluid from the mouth; grumbling sounds in the belly; severe straining after a motion, etc. 23. SULPHUR. English Names.-Flowers of Sulphur; Brimstone; Sublimated Sulphur. General Uses.-This medicine is employed in various diseases of the skin: in long-standing derangements of the stomach, liver, and bowels; in numerous nervous affections; in scrofulous complaints; and in a great variety of others, too numerous to mention separately. Symptoms which require it.-lst, As regards the mouth, throat, etc.-Drawing, shooting, or throbbing pains in the teeth, worst at night or in the open air; bleeding and swelling of the gums; lengthening and unfixing of the teeth; salty fluid in the mouth; bad taste; thrush or small blisters and specks on the tongue and mouth; tongue dry, rough, and cracked, or else covered with a thick white fur; dry throat and difficulty of swallowing; loathing of food; empty or bitter, acid r.sisigis worst after a meal; sickness; TO HOM(EOPATHY. 135 waterbrash, chiefly in the morning; vomiting of food or of bitter or blackish matters; pressure and cramp-like pains, worst after a meal; shooting, and different other kinds of pain, in various parts of the body, worst after eating or drinking and at night; swelling of the belly from the presence of wind, attended by rumbling sounds and cutting, grinding pains; hard knotty stools, owing to confined bowels; frequent but null efforts to void motions; or else violent purgings at night, accompanied by great straining, colic and weakness; whitish, greenish, or frothy stools, which may or may not be discharged without effort; itching, shooting and burning at the lower mouth of the bowel; piles, with discharge of blood, etc. 3rd, As regards the caest, breathing, etc.-Hoarse, rough, weak voice; cough without phelgm, followed by retching; cough, with discharge of matter, or of thick whitish phlegm, or of bright red blood; soreness and shootings in the chest; obstructed, hurried breathing, with fits of suffocation, especially at night, or when lying down; rattling and wheezing in the chest; sensation as of a weight lying on the chest; spasms in the chest burn 136 POPULAR GUIDE ning sensation in it, etc. 4th, As regards the head and face, etc.-Confusion and giddiness in the head; staggering gait; heaviness and fulness in the forehead; buzzing, roaring sensations in the head; scabs at the roots of the hair; falling off of the hair; burning and aching in the eyes and in the eyelids, worst in a strong light; ulcers on the eye and eyelids; specks on the eye; great dryness or wateriness of the eyes; itching in the ears; humming or roaring sounds; stoppage in one ear; red, hot, swelled nose; dryness and obstruction of the- nose; discharge of thick yellowish matter or of blood; heat and burning over the whole face; pimples on the face; swelling and heat of the lips; swelling of the glands under the jaw, etc. 6th, As regards the skin, etc.-Itching, especially at night in bed; various kinds of eruptions, chiefly with a burning heat attending them; hollow ulcers, which bleed readily; redness, burning, swelling and shining of a portion of skin, etc. 24. VERATRUM ALBUM. English N'am.-W-hite Hecllebore. INDEX. 141 Hepar sulphuris, names, uses, etc., 116. Hoarseness, 27. Homoeojiathy, what it is, 9. Hooping-cough, 28. Ignatia amara, names, uses, etc., 118. Indigestion, 44. Inflammation of the ear, 68. eye, 65. lungs, 34. - -pleura, 34. Influenza, 29. Ipecacuanha, names, uses, etc., 120. Itching of the skin, 81. Jaundice, 47. List of medicines, 14. Liver, affections of, 39. Looseness of the bowels, 51. Loss of appetite, 49. Lotions, 15. Measles, 22. Medicines, list of, 14. ---- mixing and taking, 18. - symptoms of, 103. -- what for, 103. -- what they are, 103. Mercurius, names, uses, etc., 121. Miscellaneous.diseases, 90. Mixing the medicine, 18. Mouth, affections of, 83. Mumps, 72. Nausea and vomiting, 43. Nettle-rash, 81. Noises in the ears, 69. Nose, bleeding of the, 30. Nuxvomica, names, uses, etc., 124. Opium, names, uses, etc., 126. Palpitation of the heart, 90. Phosphorus, names, uses, etc., 128. Piles, 57. Pleurisy, 34. Pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs, 34. Pox, chicken, 24. Ssmall, 23. Pulsatilla, names, uses,,etc., 130. Purging of the bowels, 51. - of children, 53. Quinsy, 88. Rash, nettle, 81. Remarks on diet, 12. Remedy, how to select a, 16. Rheumatism, 93. Rhus toxicodendron lotion, 15. - names, uses, etc., 132. 142 INDEX. Rubeola, or measles, 22. Saint Anthony's fire, 78. Scalds and burns, 100. Scald-head, 80. Scarlet fever, 20. Scarlatina, 20. Sea-sickness, 92. Seat-worms, 58. Selection of remedy, 16. Sickness of stomach, 43. Simple fever, 19. Skin, affections of the, 74. - itching of the, 81. Sleeplessness, 97. Small-pox, 23. Sore throat, 88. Spasm of the stomach, 49. Spongia, names, uses, etc., 133. Sprains, 101. Stings of insects, 102. Stomach, affections of,39. Scomplaint, 44. -- spasm or cramp of, 49. Strains, 101. Stye, 66. Sulphur, names, uses, etc., 134. Swelled face, 71. Swelled glands, 73. Swimmingin thehead,61 Symptoms of the medicines, 103. Taking the medicines, directions for, 18. Teething, 87. Throat, affections of, 83. - sore, 88. Thrush, 83. Tincture of camphor, 15. Toothache, 85. Ulcers, 82. Urine, incontinence of, 95. Veratrum, names, uses, etc., 136. Vertigo, 61. Vomiting, 43. ---- of blood, 40. Warts, 74. Water, involuntary discharge of, 95. Waterbrash, 40. Wetting the bed, 95. What is homceopathy, 9. Whitlow, 77. Wind, 42. Worms, 58. Yellows, 47. W. Bremner, Printer, Manchester.. List of Books published by HENRY TURNER & CO., 41 PICCADILLY, & 15 MARKET STREET, t MANCHESTER. Arnica, Rhus, Calendula, Cantharides, CAUSTICum and URTICA, as External RemediesPrice Is. Cockburn's Two Systems of Medical TreatMENT Compared and Contrasted. Price 2s. 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