UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Cornell University Library RX 606.D51 1898 Essentials of homoeopathic therapeutics; 1924 012 174 789 Cornell University Library The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924012174789 ESSENTIALS Homoeopathic Therapeutics; BEING A QUIZ COMPEND OF THE APPLICATION OF HOMCEOPATHIC RKMEDIES TO DISEASED STATES. A COMPANION TO THE Essentials of Homoeopatliic Materia Medica. ARRANGED AND COMPILED ESPECIAHY FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS OF MEDICINE. W. A. DEWEY, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica in the Univeisitjr of Michigan, Homoeopathic Medical CoUee^e. Fonner Professor of Materia Medica, Hahnemann Hos- pital College, of San Francisco, Cal. Associate Author of The Twelve Tissue Remedies of Schussier, Author of the Essentials of Homoeo- pathic Materia Medica. Member of American Institute of Ho- mceopathy, California State Homoeopathic Medical So- ciety, Homceopathic Medical Society of the State of New York, Homoeopathic Materia Medica Society of New York, etc., etc. ^^ ^ ' ^' SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED. '"' , '"'. phii,adei,phia: , { ■"-', f BOERICKE & TAPED, \ '; Jl~ / 1898. , , , )> '■, ' /-' ■ . Copyrighted, 1897, BY BOERICKE & TAFEL. T. i5, ^ n. b. COCHRAN, PRINTERS, LANCftSTEK, PA, ^'%.^ tToi^r- / '5' > If i ,1 fj'Vj '•'Ji'/xMin in^*^ s Preface to Second Edition. The call for a second edition of this little work within so short a time after the appearance of the first, leads the author to congratulate himself that it actually found the place in homoeopathic literature for which it was designed, namely, a companion to the "Essentials of Homceopathic Materia Medica." While its title is Therapeutics, it should be looked on by the student simply as Materia Medica in another form. If this be done there is little danger of the student falling into the practice of the ancient school of associating remedies with diseases, or diagnosis with treatment. The universal favorable criticism bestowed upon the first edition encourages the author to hope that the present one in its thoroughly revised shape may receive the same approval. Not only has the work been thoroughly revised and numerous errors, which appeared in the first edition cor- rected, but also the size has been necessarily increased by the addition of many characteristic indications. W. A. Dewey, M. D, Ann Arbor, Mich., June is, iSgy. Preface to First Edition. This work, as its title suggests, is a companion to the author's "Essentials of Homoeopathic Materia Medica." The latter was a quiz compend of the Principles of Homoeopathy, Homoeopathic Pharmacy and Homoeo- pathic Materia Medica, while the present work is a quiz compend of the application of Homoeopathic remedies to diseased states in like manner systematized, condensed and simplified especially for the use of Students of Medicine. The ' ' Essentials of Homoeopathic Therapeutics ' ' should, therefore, go hand in hand with its predecessor, since it will enable the student concisely to perfect his knowledge, not alone in the science of Homoeopathic. Materia Medica, but, what is still more important, in the practical application of such knowledge to diseased con- ditions. One of the grand cardinal features of Homoeopathy and one little understood by the Allopathic school is the fact that an J' drug in the entire Homoeopathic Materia Medica may be a remedy in any diseased state. It is therefore evident that the preparation of this work entailed no little difficulty, and that many remedies may be missed where they would seem naturally to find a place. Especially have remedies indicated in diseases by their well-known general characteristic symptoms been omitted. For instance: Arsenicum is sometimes a remedy in Pneu- PREFACE. V monia, but the symptoms calling for its use, such as extreme prostration, restlessness, pale face, periodicity, irregular pulse, red tongue, etc., belong to many diseased conditions, and would indicate Arsenicum wherever found; therefore Arsenicum has been omitted as a remedy in Pneumonia. Comparisons of remedies in diseased conditions have sometimes made it necessary' to depart from a strict alpha- betical arrangement of the remedies; for quizzing pur- poses this is of little import, and for those who may use the work for reference the difficulty will be easily over- come by consulting the ind^x, which it has been the intention to make complete. W. A. Dewey, M. D. New York, October 2^, 1894 CONTENTS. Abortion, .... I Coryza 34 Abscess, . . 1 Coughs, . . . ■ 51 Acne, 3 Croup, • • 57 After Pains, . . ■ 4 Cystitis, . . 244 Agalactia, • • 5 Debility, .... • 59 Alcoholism, . . 6 Delirium, 60 Amenorrhoea, 7 Delirium Tremens, . . 6 Anaemia, ... • 9 Dentition, 61 Angina Pectoris, . . . II Diabetes, . . 62 Aphonia, 136 Diarrhcea 62 Aphthae, 180 Diphtheria, . 73 Apoplexy, ... . 12 Dropsical Affections, 75 Appendicitis, . . . 12 Dysentery, . 77 Asthma, 13 Dysmenorrhoea, 78 Backache, . . . • 15 Dyspepsia, . . . 95 Boils, iS Eais, Diseases of, . . 80 Bones, Diseases of, 19 Eczema, ■ 213 Brain, Diseases of, . 20 Eneuresis, ■ ■ 243 Bright's Disease, • ■ 347 Epilepsy, . . . 82 Bronchitis, . . . . . 22 Epistaxis, . . . . 116 Cancer, . 238 Erysipelas, 85 Carbuncle, .... 26 Eye, Diseases of, 86 Chlorosis, ■ • 9 Fever, Simple, . . . • ■ 92 Cholera Asiatica, . . . • 27 Fever, Typhoid, • 237 Cholera Infantum, . . 29 Fissure of Anus, ■ 94 Chorea, • 32 Gangrene, . . 95 Climateric Disorders, • 33 Gastric Derangements, 95 Colds and Catarrhs, • 34 Glandular Troubles, . . no Colic, ■ 42 Gleet, . . Tll Constipation, . . ■ 44 Gonorrhcea 112 Convulsions • 49 Gout, . . 114 viii CONTENTS. Hay Fever, ... "5 varian Diseases, . . 187 Hemorrhages, Ii6 OzEena, . . 34 Hemorrhoids, 119 Paralysis, . 188 Headaches, . 121 Parotitis, . . . 181 Heart, Affections of. ■ 130 Peritonitis, . 189 Herpes, . . . 213 Phthisis, .... 190 Hoarseness, . .136 Pleurisy, 193 Hydrocephalus, 138 Pleurodynia, . ■ 193 Hysteria, 139 Pneumonia, 194 Influenza, ... 141 Pregnancy, Diseases of. • 199 Injuries, 142 Puerperal State, 201 Intermittent Fever, 144 Rheumatism, . 202 Insomnia, . 221 Scarlet Fever, 208 Insanity, .165 Sciatica, 210 Iritis, 86 Scrofula, . 211 Kidney, Diseases of. 147 Seasickness, 212 I^abor, 148 Skin, Diseases of, 212 Laryngitis, 150 Sleeplessness, 221 Leucorrhcea, 151 Sore Throat, ■ 223 Liver, Diseases of. • 153 Spermatorrhoea, . 227 Loco-Motor Ataxia, .158 Spinal Irritation, . 226 Lumbago, . . 15 Spleen, Diseases of, ■ 231 Mammary Gland, Affections Sunstroke, . 231 of, . . . 160 Synovitis, 232 Marasmus, . ... . i5i Syphilis, • 232 Measles, 162 Teeth, Affections of. • 234 Meningitis, 164 Tetanus, 235 Mental Conditions and De- Tonsillitis, 236 rangements, 165 Tumors, .... 237 Menstrual Disorders, . . 251 Typhoid Fever, 237 Miscarriage, 179 Ulceration, 242 Mouth, Diseases of. . i8o Urinary Disorders, 243 Mumps, . . , 181 Vertigo, 247 Neuralgia, . . , 182 Vomiting, 248 Neura^sthenia, 184 Whooping Cough, 249 Ophthalmia, . . . 86 Women, Diseases of. ■ 251 Orchitis, 185 Worms, 261 Otitis, 80 Yellow Fever, 262 HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. ABORTION. (See Miscarriage.) ABSCESS. What remedy is most often indicated in the beginning of Abscess ? Give the symptoms. Belladonna. The parts are bright red, the swelling appears suddenly and is rapid, the pus developing with lightning-like rapidity. There is a throbbing sensation which is intense and sudden and the pains are apt to cease as suddenly as they appeared. Acute abscesses. Wherein do Hepar Sulphur, Calcium sulphide and Cal- carea sulphurica differ in chemical composition ? Hepar is a combination of flowers of sulphur and lime from the middle layer of the oyster shell. It is an impure Sulphide of Calcium. Calcium sulphide is the chemically pure article. Calcarea sulphurica is the Sulphate of Calcium or Gypsum. Give indications for these three remedies in Abscess, Hepar when there are chills indicating beginning of suppuration, with throbbing and sharp sticking pains; given low in threatening suppuration it ,favors it, but given high it will often abort it. 2 ESSENTIAI^ OF Calcium sulphide is a make-shift for Hepar, it has not been proved. Calcarea sulphurica has not been thoroughly proved, but clinically it has been found useful in cases of abscess where the suppuration is prolonged. The presence of pus with a vent is an indication. It comes in after Silicea. When is Silicea indicated in suppuration ? In conditions where the suppuration continues and the wound refuses to heal; the process is an indolent and a sluggish one. The discharge is apt to be thin and watery. How does Silicea differ from Calcarea sulphurica in the suppurative process ? Silicea promotes suppuration and brings the suppura- tive process to maturity. Calcarea sulphurica checks suppuration and promotes healthy granulation. It lacks also the fetor of Silicea. When should Mercurius be given in Abscess ? It is indicated after Belladonna, when pus has formed and needs to be evacuated. It favors the rapid formation of pus. Glandular abscesses especially call for Mercurius. There is intense shining redness, with throbbing and stinging pains. What are the relations of Mercurius and Silicea ? They do not follow each other well, hence must be carefully distinguished. Oive indications for Lachesis in Abscess. In low conditions of abscess when the pus is thin dark and offensive in character. The inflamed parts are pur- HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 3 plisli in color. Abscesses from poisonous matter intro- duced into the system. When should Sulphur be given ? In chronic cases when the discharge is profuse, with emaciation and hectic fever. Abscesses in scrofulous persons where there is a marked psoric taint. What are some other remedies especially useful in Scrofu- lous abscesses ? Calcarea carb. , and if about the glands of the neck Cal- carea iod. Besides Lachesis, what remedies may be indicated in low conditions of Abscess by general symptoms ? Arsenic, Rhus iox., and Carbo veg. What external applications are useful and non-compatible with Homoeopathic treatment ? The application of heat, as poultices or hot water, relaxes and soothes the parts and favors the formation and discharge of pus. ACNE. (See also Skin, Diseases of.) What remedy is most often called for in Acne, and what are its indications ? Sulphur; the skin is harsh and rough; the acne is principally on the face and is associaJ;ed with comedos. Great aggravation from water. 4 ESSENTIAI5 OF When is Sanguinaria indicated in Acne ? Especially in women who have scanty menses and irregular circulation, of blood. Give indications for Ledum. Red, pimply eruption on the face; small pimples at the root of the nose; acne in brandy drinkers. What are the remedies for Acne due to sexual excesses, masturbation, etc.? Antim. crud., Aurum, Phosphoric acid SLnd Kali brom. What are some other remedies that may be found indicated in Acne ? Natr. mur., Antim. tart, and Hepar. What local applications may be used ? Hot water is the least injurious. Thorough washing with Castile soap and hot water is the best treatment. Under no condition should medicated applications be used. AFTER PAINS. What are the indications for Cimicifuga in After Pains ? When they are very intense; worse about the region of the groin and the patient is sensitive and cannot tolerate them. Rheumatic subjects. When should Caulophyllum be given ? When the labor has been prolonged and the pains are HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 5 Spasmodic across the lower part of abdomen. Also an excellent remedy for false labor pains. Give another remedy which has been verified in After Pains. Xanthoxylum. Give a few other remedies for After Pains. Chamomilla, Pulsatilla, Arnica^ Crocus, Belladonna and Gelsemium. Why should After Pains not be checked at once ? After pains are caused by nature's efforts to expel clots of blood or portions of membrane from the uterus, which are necessary to perfect involution. AGALACTIA. Give indications for Pulsatilla in this affection. The breasts are swollen, painful, and the flow of milk is absent or scanty. The patient is depressed and tearful. Give a remedy often used for non-appearance of milk, with- out apparent cause. Urtica urens. When is Chamomilla indicated in suppression of milk ? When the suppression results from a fit of anger. What other remedies may be thought of ? Ricinus communis or castor oil, Agnus cast. , Belladonna and Calcarea. 6 ESSENTIALS OF ALCOHOLISM. Give iadications for Nux vomica in Alcoholism. Morning vomiting, trembling of hands, nervous affec- tions, bad taste in mouth, headache. Constant uneasiness and troublesome visions. When is Hyoseyamus indicated ? When there is a constant loquacious delirium, small, quick and compressible pulse, cold and clammy skin; delirium tremens. When is Opium indicated in Kania-a-Fotu, or Delirium Tremens ? In old ' ' sinners ' ' whose constitution is a wreck and who have had repeated attacks of the disease. There is a constant expression of fright or terror; they have visions of animals springing up everywhere, see ghosts, and sleep is disturbed; breathing is stertorous; it is espe- cially applicable to those cases which simulate apoplexy. Mention some other drugs having the symptoms of fright, ful images, animals, etc., and how are they dis- tinguished ? Lachesis. Visions of snakes and hideous objects; sen- sation in throat as if choking; waking suddenly out of sleep. Stramonium has visions of animals approaching him from every corner; tries to escape; bright red face. Arsenicum. Visions of ghosts and fanciful figures with trembling and weakness; diseased from over-use of alco- hol; must have their accustomed drink. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 7 What remedy, clinically, has beeu found to exert a bene- ficial effect on the maniacal attacks of drunkards ? Ranunculus bulbosus. Give indications for Sulphuric Acid in Alcoholism. Inebriates who are on their "last legs;" they are pale, shriveled and cold, and their stomachs will not tolerate the slightest amount of food; cannot drink water unless it contains whiskey. Their manner is quick and hasty in everything. It comes in long after Nux vomica. Great craving for brandy. What remedies have been used successfully in combatting^ the craving for spirituous liquors ? Sulphur, Nux vom. and Arsenicum. AMENOBRHCEA. What drugs have suppression of menses from violent emo- tions such as fright, etc.? Aconite, Lycopodium, Opium, and Veratrum. Give indications for Calcarea carb. in menstrual suppres- sion. First menses are delayed, and there is apt to be con- gestion about head and chest; there is palpitation of the heart, dyspnoea worse when ascending, and headache. In scrofulous subjects and those with cold, damp feet, who perspire easily about the head. How does Belladonna come in here ? With Belladonna there is a rush of blood to head, throbbing in temples, subjective feeling of coldness and 8 ESSENTIALS OE feeling of weight and fulness in pelvis; much bearing down. Give indications for Pulsatilla, which is a useful remedy in a majority of cases. Amenorrhoea caused by getting feet wet is the charac- teristic, with general Pulsatilla symptoms and conditions. What other drug has Amenorrhoea from getting the feet wet? Dulcamara. This drug is characterized further by an eruption on the skin at each menstrual period. What are the indications for Ferrum in delayed menses ? Delayed first menses with debility, languor, palpitation, sickly complexion and puffiness about ankles. Mention two drugs useful for vicarious menstruation and give some indications therefor. Bryonia. Epistaxis in place of menstrual discharge; dry cough; oppression of chest and heaviness of head; symptoms all worse from motion. Phosphorus. Spitting and vomiting of blood at men- strual periods; especially useful in tall, slender, phthisical subjects. Give indications for Apis in Amenorrhoea. Congestion to head and bearing down in uterine region. Hysterical, nervous and awkward with flushing of face, or a puffy, waxy condition; pains in right ovary. When might Cimicifuga be useful in Amenorrhoea ? When the menses are irregular, tardy or suppressed and accompanied by reflex nervous disturbances. HOMCeOPATHIC THBRAPEUTICS. 9 Mention a few other remedies that may be useful in Amenorrhcea. Graphites, Sepia, Sulphur, and Natrum mur. What auxiliary measures may he used in this affection ? Hot sitz baths and hot water injections; these are espe- cially indicated where the suppression is caused by ex- posure to cold or getting wet, and there is bearing down in pelvis. ANEMIA. When is Ferrum met., the great ansemic remedy, indicated in this trouble ? When the patient has the appearance of full blooded- ness or plethora, which is followed by a paleness and earthiness of the face and puffiness of the extremities. When is Cinchona indicated in Anaemia ? When caused by loss of fluids, as from long-continued diarrhoea or hemorrhage, a condition when the quantity and quality of the blood is changed. In what similar condition is Calcarea phosphorica useful ? In chlorosis or the "green sickness." The face is white, pale or sallow, or waxy and greenish, and the menses are apt to be too early. Give symptoms of Pulsatilla, another remedy in anaemic and chlorotic conditions. After abuse of iron and quinine the system is relaxed and the patient feels worn out, is constantly chilly and lO ESSENTIALS OF she suffers from uterine and menstrual derangements. It will often be the first remedy to use if the case comes from allopathic hands. What is a clinical use of Ferrum aceticum? In stubborn anaemia and debility. In children who grow tall rapidly and are so active that they become easily exhausted; they keep thin, weak and pale. Give indications for Eerrum phosphoricum in Anaemia. It is useful to improve the quality of the red blood, corpuscles and follows Calcarea phosphorica well, but should be indicated by general symptoms. When is Natrum mur. indicated ? Anaemia from loss of fluids. Especially in women who suffer from menstrual disorders; blood is impoverished. When is Alumina a remedy in anaemic and chlorotic con- ditions ? When they occur at puberty, and there is an abnormal craving for indigestible substances, as slate pencils, chalk, etc. Give indications for Graphites. Mucous membranes pale. Throbbing on lying down at night; tendency to a rush of blood to head. ANGINA PECTORIS. What are the symptoms of Cimicifuga in this affection ? The pains radiate all over the chest and there is a sensa- tion as if the left arm were bound to the side. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 1 1 Give indications for Arsenicum. Patient must sit up; holds his breath, it being painful to breathe. Pains radiate from heart all over chest; cold sweat, weak, scarcely perceptible pulse and burning about heart. When is Glonoine the remedy? Where there is fluttering and violent beating of the heart, as if the chest would burst open, labored breathing and radiating pains. When should Amyl nitrite be given ? Where there is constriction about the heart and op- pressed breathing and where the slightest thing causes flushing; it is an important remedy for the immediate relief of the paroxysm. Give indications for Spigelia. Anguishing, substernal pain, radiating to neck and arms; irregular pulse; tendency to syncope, palpitation, and severe stabbing stitches in heart. Mention some remedies for the condition known as " To- bacco heart." Nux vomica, Tabacum, Kalmia and Gelsemium. « APHONIA. (See Hoarseness) APHTHA. (See' Mouth, Diseases of.) 12 IBSSENTIALS OF APOPLEXY. What are the indications for Opium in Apoplexy ? Rattling, stertorous breathing, and a very dark red face, and sometimes a tetanic rigidity of the body and paralysis; the darker red the face the more it is indicated. When 'Would Arnica be called for ? When there is aching soreness all over the body. Bed sores form readily. Paralysis, especially on left side, full and strong pulse and stertorous breathing. When there are convulsions accompanying, what remedies should be thought of? Belladonna, Hyoscyamus and Lachesis. Give some indications for Belladonna. The effusion is attended with symptoms of violent con- gestion; if given early may be of use. Pupils are dilated, face flushed, throbbing of carotids. When should G-elsemium be used ? In threatened apoplexy with a general relaxed state of the system, weakness and trembling; musgles refuse to obey the will. APPENDICITIS. What are the indications for Belladonna in this aflfection? Pain in ileo-caecal region. Cannot bear slightest touch; worse by jar, motion of bed or turning of body. Patient HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 1 3 lies on back. Fever and general symptoms, such as flushed face, etc. , are present. When is Rhus indicated ? There is a hard, painful swelling of the right side of abdomen, pain worse when sitting or stretching right leg. Cannot lie on left side. Give indications for Bryonia. Pain dull and throbbing or sharp and sticking, confined to a limited spot. Patient is constipated. Give symptoms of Lachesis. Pain and swelling in region of caecum. Pain extends from right lumbar region, through inguinal region and fore part of thigh. Patient weak. Give two drugs that have been found of great service clinically in this affection. Ferrum phos. , and Kali mur. ASTHMA. What is an indication for the use of Ammoniac gummi ? Humid asthma, with tenacious expectoration and a sen- sation as if something would be torn loose. Give indications for Arsenicum. Attacks of suffocation, especially at night or when lying down; great anguish and restlessness. Cannot lie down for fear of suffocation. Especially useful if the disease be chronic and the dyspnoea habitual. 14 ESSENTIA!^ OE In what respiratory affection is Natrum sulphurioum useful? In asthma. In asthma which is worse upon change to damp weather. Moist asthma, with a great deal of rattling on the chest. The shortness of breath is espe- cially worse in damp weather. Looseness of bowels at each attack, worse from alcohol. ■ Sycotic taint. What are the indications for Stramonium in Asthma ? In nervous asthma, where the voice suddenly gives out and takes on a higher pitch. Great sense of suffocation with tight feeling across chest; face becomes blue. What are the symptoms of Ipecac in this aiFection ? Spasmodic asthma, with weight and anxiety about the chest; sudden wheezing dyspnoea, threatening suffoca- tion; aggravated by motion; the cough causes gagging and vomiting. What are the symptoms of Lobelia inflata in Asthma? There is a weak sensation in epigastrium extending up into chest; nausea; profuse salivation; great oppression of chest, relieved by moving about; sensation of lump in stomach; attacks preceded by a prickly sensation through the whole system. Give indications for Eali bichromicum. Worse at three or four o'clock in the morning; relieved by raising stringy mucus; relief also from sitting up and bending forward. Mention three other drugs useful in asthmatic conditions that have peculiar symptoms, Apis. He does not see how he can get another breath HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 15 Bromine. Patient feels as if he could not get air enough into his lungs, consequently breathes very deeply. This is owing to constriction of glottis. Grindelia. On falling asleep ceases to breathe and wakes with a start. Humid asthma and acute catarrhal asthma are sometimes benefited by this remedy. What drug is useful in Asthma which is reflex from accu- mulation of gas iu the stomach ? Carbo veg. When is Nux vomica the remedy in Asthma ? When brought on by gastric disturbance, fulness and oppression worse after hearty meal; must loosen clothing; relieved by belching. , What other drug may be used for Asthma of gastric origin ? Zingiber. With this drug there is no anxiety. What is the unique indication for Pothos in Asthma ? Asthma brought on or made worse from inhalation of dust of any kind. BACKACHE. Give the Backache of .SIsculus. Backache during pregnancy where the pain is in the sacro-iliac synchondroses, and that part of the back gives out, compelling her to sit. What is the Backache of Calcarea fluorica ? Backache simulating spinal irritation; pain in the lowej- 1 6 ESSENTIALS OF part of the back with a fulness or burning pain. I^um- bago worse on beginning to move, and relieved by con- tinued motion. lyUmbago from strains. What symptoms has Kali phosphoricum in the back ? There is rheumatic lameness of the back, which is worse after rest and on just commencing to move; they are especially worse on rising from a sitting position; there seems to be a paralytic tendency. What drug has these same symptoms ? Rhus tox. What drug has stififness in the lumbar region with a sudden loss of power on attempting to move ? Sulphur. What is the Backache of Oxalic acid ? Acute pain in the back extending down the thighs, relieved by change of posture; the back feels too weak to support the body; the pains are worse when thinking of them. What symptoms has Phosphorus in the back that are char- acteristic ? Intense burning pains in the spine between the scapulae; the dorsal spines are very sensitive. Give the indications for Rhus in Lumbago. Pain in back on attempting to rise; rheumatic pains in the back and stiff neck from sitting in a draft; the lum- bago is a condition which may not be relieved by motion and still indicate Rhus. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 17 What drugs have Backache worse while sitting ? Cobalt, Zincum, Sepia, and Cannabis Ind. "When is Ledum indicated in Backache ? There is a stiffness of the back as after sitting a long time. What drugs have pains in the lumhar region compelling the patient to get up and walk about ? Staphisagria and Kali curb. What drugs are useful for rheumatic pains in the back which are worse in the morning before rising ? Petroleum and Ruta. What drugs have a stiff back which is worse when first beginning to move ? Anacardium and Coniuni. What is a remedy for a sudden kink or catch in the back ? Secale. What remedy has the symptom that the patient cannot turn ov.er in bed without first sitting up on account of rheumatic pains in back ? Nux vomica. What is the Backache of Uux ? In the lumbar region; worse at night when lying in Ijed; cannot turn over without sitting up; lumbago. b;ssentials of BOILS. When is Arnica the remedy in Boils ? It produces crops of boils all over body, beginning with great soreness and going on to suppuration. Boils which have partially matured become sluggish. In Boils when is Belladonna useful ? When they are very painful. Swellings where there is throbbing, redness and tendency to suppuration. When is Calcarea sulph. indicated? When there is great swelling and tumefaction and the boil is discharging. When should Silicea be given ? In boils which occur in crops and do not heal readily, but continue to discharge a thin pus; areola indurated. When is Hepar to be preferred in Boils ? Where there is much throbbing and sticking in them. In the early stages if given high it will sometimes abort them, if given low it will favor the ripening process. Give indications for Lachesis. The surface is very sensitive, bluish, and the central sore is apt to be surrounded by many small pimples. Give three remedies most useful for a disposition to Boils, Calc. carb., Lye. and Sulphur. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. I9 BONES, DISEASES OF. What are the Bone symptoms of Asafcetida ? Periosteal inflammations and ulcerations; the ulcers are sensitive and intolerant to dressings; the discharge is offensive. Give the indications for Galcarea fluorica in Bone diseases. Hard, rough, corrugated elevatioris on bones, bruises of bones; carieS; leading to the formation of pelvic abscesses, affections of nasal bones, caries from syphilis or abuse of Mercury. What action has Calcarea phosphorica on the Bones? It has an action at the places where the bones form a suture or joint; it is also useful to favor the uniting of fractures, hastening the formation of callus. What are the symptoms of Fluoric acid on the Bones and periosteum ? It produces caries of the long bones, with thin and excoriating discharges, relieved by cold, applications. Dental fistulse and bone felons, with offensive discharges. When is Silicea indicated in Bone troubles ? In scrofulous children whose bones are curved, spinal curvature; Potts' disease; fistulous tracks running to dis- eased bone. How does Phosphorus compare ? It is useful in Necrosis, especially of the lower jaw; also caries. 20 ESSENTIALS OF Mention some other drugs useful in Caries. Platina mur. Caries of the Tarsus; Angustura, es- pecially of the long bones; Strontiana carb., of the femur; Aurum, cranial bones and bones of nose and palate after abuse of Mercury; pains aggravated by touch; burning pains, worse at night; excessively fetid discharges. What remedy is useful for injuries of the bones ? Symphytum off. What remedy is usefal in Syphilitic afifections of the long bones? Stillingia. BRAIN, DISEASES OF. When is Aconite useful in Cerebral affections ? Idiopathic cerebral inflammation, cerebral congestion from anger or exposure to sun. Give indications for Belladonna. Congestion to the head, face red, or it may be pale, eyes injected, throb,bing headache; is drowsy or wakeful. Jerking of limbs. Sharp, shooting pains, forcing patient to cry out; they come suddenly and disappear suddenly; dilated pupils. Grinding of the teeth; often convulsions. How is Belladonna distinguished from Glonoine in Cere- bral affections ? They are quite similar. Glonoine is worse from bend- ing head backwards. Belladonna better; Glonoine better by motion, Belladonna worse; Glonoine relief from uncov- ering head. Belladonna relief from covering head. HOMCeOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 21 What drugs have the symptom of a swashing feeling in the Brain when moving about ? Cinchona, Carbo an.. Belladonna, Spigelia, Rhus tox., and Sulphuric acid. What are the Cerebral symptoms of Hyoscyamus ? Delirium, prostration and stupor, open mouth, dropped jaw. Cerebral inflammation with pulsating waves through the head; relieved by shaking head or sitting with head bent forward. {Belladonna opposite. ) What symptoms referring to the brain call for Kali bromatum ? Brain fag, benumbed feeling in the brain, sensation as if about to lose senses — caused by overwork. Give indications for Phosphorus in softening of the brain. Dull pain in head; wearied, tired feeling and difficulty in walking. When is Nux vomica indicated in Brain affections ? Cerebral softening due to sedentary habits and intem- perance. Vertigo in the morning. Vacillating gait, head- ache when exciting mind. Brain fag, with gastric symptoms. Mention two other drugs useful in Brain Fag. Picric acid and Phosphoric acid. Give cerebral symptoms of Stramonium. Violent delirium, restlessness, screaming out as if terri- fied, grinding of teeth, etc. 22 ESSENTIALS OF When is Ziucum useful in Brain affectioas? When the brain becomes affected in the course of nerv- ous diseases, scarlatina, or summer complaints; paralysis from softening of brain following suppressed foot sweat. What are the cerebral symptoms of Veratrum viride ? Cerebral hyper'aemia with febrile condition; headache, throbbings of carotids, flushed face; full, hard, bounding pulse. BEIGHT'S DISEASE. (See Kidneys, Diseases of,) BRONCHITIS. When is Aconite the remedy in this disease ? At the commencement when due to checked perspira- tion. It mitigates the dry cough, lessens the fever and prevents extension of capillary congestion. Give indications for Belladonna in Bronchitis. There is tickling in the larynx and a dry, hacking cough, which is paroxysmal; dryness and tightness in the upper part of the chest, worse evenings and at night; the larynx is sore and hot. In what aflfeotions of the chest is Natrum muriatieum useful ? In chronic bronchial catarrhs, winter coughs and asthma, where there is a profuse secretion of mucus. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 23 When is Ammonium carb. indicated in Bronchitis ? Where there is copious accumulation of mucus in the lungs. The patient is weak, coughs continually, but raises little. There is congestive fulness and rawness of the chest with discharge of bluish, slate colored mucus, and rattUng of large bubbles of mucus in the chest. Give indications for Causticum in Bronchitis. Deep hollow dry cough, with pain in the chest, espe- cially under sternum. Rattling in chest when coughing, with soreness. Tightness of chest; must take a deep breath, often involuntary spurting of urine when cough- ing. What remedies are useful for bronchial Catarrh with pro- fuse expectoration? Balsam peru, and Pix liquida. What are the indications for Bryonia in Bronchitis 1 Pressure over sternum, great dyspnoea, dry cough, seeming to start from stomach, worse after a meal; pains in sides. What are the respiratory symptoms of Carbo vegetabilis? Evening hoarseness, with rawness and scraping in the larynx and trachea; oppression of chest; bronchitis in old people when there is a loose rattling in the chest on coughing or breathing. Profuse yellow, fetid expectora- tion; bronchial hemorrhage. What is the action of Ipecac in bronchial affections ? There is a dry spasmodic cough, ending in choking and gagging, and a tickling which extends from the larynx to 24 ESSENTIAI^ OP the extremities of the bronchi; coarse rales all over the chest, with violent paroxysms of coughing and retching, face pale and great dyspnoea; incessant cough with every breath. How do these symptoms compare with Antimonium tart.? Fine rales, but very little cough, increased dyspnoea, weakness and drowsiness; the chest seems full of mucus but they cannot cough it up. What other remedy has a similar symptom to the latter, and is especially applicable to old people ? Baryta carb. What are the indications for Chelidonium ? Capillary bronchitis following measles or whooping cough with hepatic symptoms, oppression of the chest, fan-like motion of the alae nasi, and one hot and one cold foot. The cough is loose and rattling, and the expectora- tion is not easily raised. What other drug has as characteristics a fan-like motion of the alse nasi, a hot foot and a cold one ? Lycopodium. Give symptoms of Kali bichromicum. Bronchitis, especially if glands be involved. The ex- pectoration is of thick, tenacious, viscid mucus; it can be drawn into strings to the feet; worse from eating; relieved when warm in bed; croupy cough, hoarseness, with pains in the epigastrium. What are the symptoms of Kali carbonicumin Bronchitis? Intense dyspnoea, cough worse at two or three in the HOMCeOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 25 morning; there are stitching pains through the lowe'r part of the right lung, accompanied by puffiness of the face; much mucus on chest; the expectoration is difficult and tenacious, or of small round lumps. Give the respiratory symptoms of Kali sulphuricum, There is a cough, with great rattling of mucus on the chest; the cough is worse in a warm room, and relieved in the cool, open air. The rattling may occur with or without much cough. Give indications for Lycopodium in bronchial Catarrh, Where the smaller tubes are affected, much mucus, rales, rattling breathing, cough and dyspnoea; expectora- tion yellowish and thick; right lung more affected. Give in brief the indications for Phosphorus. Cough worse on going from warm into cold air. Dry, tickling cough, caused by laryngeal or sub-sternal irrita- tion; tearing pain under sternum, as if something were torn loose. Suffocative pressure across upper part of the chest. Expectoration is yellowish and blood streaked. It is largely the bronchial symptoms that indicate Phos- phorus in pneumonia. What are indications for Sanguinaria ? Burning in the chest; dry, hacking cough and feeling of dryness in the air passages. Oppression of breathing and a tenacious, difficult expectoration, which is apt to be rust colored; there are also sharp stitching pains through the right lung. When is Sulphur indicated in bronchial affections ? Chronic bronchitis where there is a large accumulation 26 ESSENTIALS OF of thick muco-pus. Patient has suffocative spells. Ivoud r^les through the chest. CANCER. (See Tumors.) CARBUNCLE. Give indications for Arsenicum in Carbuncle. Carbuncle, where there are lancinating and burning pains; worse after midnight; relieved by heat. When would Anthracinum be found indicated in Anthrax or Carbuncle? Where the symptoms are the same as nnder Arsenicum, only more intense; pains cutting and lancinating, and Arsenicum has failed to relieve. Give the indications for Laehesis in Carbuncles. When there is great sensitiveness of the surface, bluish appearance and perhaps the central sore surrounded by many small pimples; carbuncles which slough and are very offensive. Give indications for Rhus in Carbuncle. There is formation of pus, intense pain and dark red swelling, with the general prostration of the remedy. What is the use of Tarentula Cubensis ? It produces a perfect picture of sloughing carbuncle with great prostration, and it relieves the atrocious pains accompanying it. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 27 When should Carbo veg. be used ? When the affected parts are bluish; when the discharge is offensive, tends to become gangrenous. It lacks the restlessness of Arsenic, though burning pains are present. CHLOROSIS. (See Anaemia.) CHOLERA ASIATIC A. What are the indications for Camphor in Cholera ? Body cold as ice; great prostration; voice squeaky or husky; upper lip retracted; indicated more at the begin- ning without any vomiting or diarrhoea. Tongue, nose and ears are cold; collapse, with scanty or absent dis- charges. Give symptoms indicating Carbo vegetabilis in state of collapse. Icy coldness of the body; cold breath; bluish counte- ■ nance, and a desire for air; coldness of the legs to the knees is very characteristic; the collapse in Carbo vegeta- bilis is due to the drain on the system from the discharges. What are the indications for Cuprum in Cholera ? Coldness and blueness of the surface of the body, cramps of the muscles, those of the calves and thighs are drawn up into knots; there is distress in the pit of the stomach and great dyspnoea. 28 ESSENTIAI,S OF What are the symptoms of Secale in Cholera ? Retching and vomiting of undigested food, body wasted and cold, cramps, tingling in limbs, face sunken, mouth distorted; profuse, painless discharge from the bowels, ejected with violence; cold, clammy sweat. How does Secale differ from Arsenicum in Cholera ? Both have profuse, offensive, watery stools. Arsenicum lacks the tingling of Secale, and wants to be warmly wrapped up. Secale wants to be cool and lacks the anxious tossing about and restlessness of Arsenicum. What other drug besides Camphor has sudden cessation of all discharges and collapse ? Hydrocyanic acid. Give another remedy which produces a perfect picture of Cholera. Jatropha. Is Aconite ever useful in Cjholera ? In cholera when collapse comes on very rapidly with little or no premonitory illness, unattended by copious evacuations. What are the symptoms indicating Veratrum in Cholera Profuse, watery, greenish like spinach, or bloody stools, with cramps and cutting pains in the abdomen and limbs, with great weakness and fainting; little vomiting, cold sweat on the forehead and rice-water stools, attended with prostration and collapse; aggravation at night; pale face, sunken eyes, and prostration. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 29 How does this differ from Camphora ? Cam-bhora has coldness without sweat; the tongue is cold; the discharges are scanty; the upper lip is retracted, showing the teeth; the voice is high pitched and the entire body is cold. When should one give Cuprum ? When the cramps are very severe and extend to the chest; vomiting and purging, but lacking the cold sweat of Veratrum. CHOLERA INFANTUM. What is the characterizing indication for Aconite in this affection ? Stools looking like chopped spinach. Febrile con- ditions. When is Argentum nitr. indicated ? Green, slimy stools with noisy flatus, worse at night, in thin, dried up children, who look like mummies. Give indications for Arsenicum, Stools undigested, worse after eating or drinking and after midnight, with rapid emaciation and weakness. When is Belladonna suitable ? In yellowish-green stools, containing lumps looking like caseine. Erethism and tendency to cerebral trouble. Give indications for Bismuth. Watery, offensive and painless stool with much rum- 30 ESSENTIAI.S OF bling in bowels during stool. After stool child is ex- hausted. Much gagging, but child only vomits when stomach is full. What is the Summer Complaint of the Calcarea child ? Craving for eggs; milk disagrees; it is vomited in cakes and curds; milk is sometimes passed in this condition also. Diarrhoea worse towards morning, of green, undigested, watery, sour stools. How does Calcarea phos. compare ? . Here there is craving for bacon and ham; there is great emaciation; the stools are green, slimy and accompanied with much flatus. Give briefly the chief indications for Croton tig. Yellow, watery stools; a little pain, then forcible ex- pulsion and aggravation from eating or drinking. Give indications for Ferrum phos. Frequent, watery stools; child becomes rapidly reduced and falls into a stupor. What drug has watery, olive green stools coming out with a gush ? Elaterium. When is Ipecac indicated ? In the commencement; nausea and vomiting of every- thing eaten or drunk; stools green or yellow and liquid, and covered with mucus and blood. HOMCeOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 3 1 What is the characteristic of Podophyllum in Cholera ? Absence of pain; stools are watery, profuse, come out with a gush; loathing of food; worse in morning. How does Aethusa compare ? Aethusa stools are without odor, and vomiting does not prevent the child from nursing or feeding, which is oppo- site to Podophyllum. Give in brief symptoms of Psorinum in Cholera Infantum. Nervous and restless at night; awake frightened or cry out during sleep. Diarrhoea; profuse, watery stools, dark brown, even black; very offensive; almost putrid; worse at night. When is Sulphur indicated 1 Diarrhoea worse towards morning; ravenous hunger; greenish, watery, offensive stools; flabby abdomen. Give briefly the indications for Veratrum. Profuse, watery stools, preceded by abdominal pain and followed by great prostration. Give indications for Chamomilla. Child cross and fretful, wants to be carried; greenish- yellow stool; colic, child draws up its knees; moaning in sleep. When should China be thought of? Watery, undigested stool, which is profuse and pain- less; rapid emaciation; worse after eating. 32 KSSENTIALS OF Give symptoms calling for Mercurius. Green, frothy or yellow stools, or bloody with straining and desire to sit after stool. CHOREA. What are the indications for Agaricus in Chorea 1 Angular choreic movements; itching of the eyelids and of various parts of the body as if they had been frost bitten; diminished intellect, almost imbecility. Blepharo- spasmus, twitching of the eyelids and eyeballs. What are the indications for Magnesia phosphorica in Chorea 1 It is a useful remedy in chorea, with contortions of the limbs; also in cramps, such as writers' cramps, piano or violin players' cramps. Spasmodic twitching of eyelids or facial muscles. In what affection is Mygale lasiodora used ? In chorea, where there are twitchings of the facial mus- cles, irregular convulsive movements of one side of the body; the words are jerked out; the movements cease during sleep, but return more violent in the morning. What remedy is useful for choreic movements due to uterine troubles ? Cimicifuga. Mention four other drugs useful in Chorea ? Tarentula, Ignatia, Zizia and Stramonium. HOMCeOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 33 Wheu is Zineum indicated in Chorea ? When it is caused by fright or suppressed eruptions, especially when there is great depression of spirits, and when the general health suffers greatly. Give indications for Causticum. Right side; words are jerked out on attempting to speak; legs and arms "on the go " during sleep. CLIMACTERIC DISORDERS. What climacteric symptoms does Lachesis correspond to ? The headache, and the fact that non-appearing dis- charges make the patient worse; flushes of heat during the day. tGive indications for Glonoine. When the flushings of heat are confined to the head, and there is much throbbing. Give the use of Sanguinaria during the climacteric. Plushes of heat, flatulent distention of stomach, leu- corrhcea fetid and corrosive, menses offensive, profuse; uterine polypi. Breasts sore, palpitation, acne, burning in hands and feet. Give another drug indicated in flushes of heat during change of life. Amy I nitrite. "What are the disorders calling for Cimicifuga ? Sinking at epigastrium, pain on top of head, great irritability of disposition and pain in left side. 4 34 ESSENTIALS OF COLDS AND CATAKRHAL AFFECTIONS. When is Aconite indicated in commencing colds ? When the attack comes on suddenly after exposure to dry cold winds, and there is chilliness followed by fever; no discharge, nose dry and stopped up; symptoms all better in the open air. When does Camphora suit these colds in the head ? In the first stage, where the nose is stuffed up and the febrile symptoms of Aconite are wanting, though the patient feels chilly; there is depression and languor. An indicating symptom is that the inspired air feels cold. When should we give Gelsemium ? There is a general malaise and a feeling as if a cold were coming on; the head is hot and full and there \% chilliness and a disposition to hug the fire; colds from relaxing weather; there is a watery, bland discharge from the nose and sneezing. When is Arsenic indicated in colds ? Where there is a thin, watery discharge from the nose, which excoriates the upper lip, and in spite of this fluent discharge the nose feels stopped up; the patient is chilly and hugs the fire; there is frontal headache, photophobia and sneezing, and the sneezing does not relieve the irrita- tion in the slightest; it is worse going into the open air, though the burning is worse near the fire. How does this diflfer from Mercurius ? The Mercurius discharge, though very excoriating, is not watery, but thicker; it is a thin, mucous discharge. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 35 How does Arsenicum differ from Phosphorus in colds ? The cold of Arsenicum, always settles in the nose, while that of Phosphorus settles in the chest. How do we differentiate Allium cepa here ? Allium cepa has excoriating nasal discharge, but there is profuse lachrymation which is bland; there is prolonged sneezing; the discharge ceases on going into the open air, but returns again when coming into a warm room. What are the characteristics of Sabadilla? Influenza with violent spasmodic sneezing and lachry- mation on going into the open air; burning, watery dis- charge from the nose; eyes swollen and watery; swelling of the throat and tonsils. Hay fever. Chilly, sensitive to cold air, wants to be wrapped up; sneezes when in- haling cold air; desires hot drinks. What other drug has a thin, watery discharge from the nose, and how is it differentiated from the fore- going ? Euphrasia; it has excoriating lachrymation and bland nasal discharge, just the opposite of Allium cepa. The cough of Euphrasia has been described as "measly." What are the indications for Arum triphyllum in colds ? There is a stopped up nose with a fluent, acrid dis- charge, which is most generally yellow, and there is much soreness of the nostrils. Mention another drug which has stoppage of the nose with a discharge. Lycopodium; here there is apt to be posterior dryness; discharge of yellowish green matter from nose anteriorly. 36 BSSENTIALS OF In the first stages of colds when should Ferrum phos. be given ? When the onset of a cold is less sudden than that call- ing for Aconite and Where there is no anxiety or restless- ness. When is Nux vom. indicated in cold in the head ? In the first stage, when brought on by damp, cold weather, sitting on damp steps, etc., associated with sneezing and stuffed up feeling in the nose. The nose is dry, very little discharge; the eyes water; there is scrap- ing in the throat, and there is dullness and oppression in the frontal region; the symptoms are worse in a warm room and better in the open air. How does Mercurius compare ? It is similar in the rawness and soreness in the nose, and it is worse in damp weather. Compare also Arsenicum. The coryza is relieved by warmth and aggravated by cold, which is the opposite of Nux, and the discharge is very thin and burning. What other drug has distress in the frontal region with excoriating coryza, lachrymation, etc.? Kali hydriodicum; here all discharges are profuse and watery, and the throat is irritated. Patient is alternately hot and cold. Give indications for N atrum mur. in colds. Watery discharges, which are accompanied by vesicular eruptions about-the lips, mouth and nose, dryness of the posterior nares and loss of smell and taste; sneezing HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 37 worse in the evening while undressing and in morning on rising. What is the difference between Sinapis nigra and Ar- senicnm ? Sinapis has the heat of Arsenicum, but there is dry- ness in the nose and no discharge. What are the nasal symptoms of Chamomilla? The nose is stopped up, yet runs a watery mucus; sneezing and inability to sleep; a dry, teasing cough keep- ing the child awake, or else a rattling cough, as if the bronchi were full of mucus. Give catarrhal symptoms of Mercurius. Profuse coryza extending to the frontal sinuses, with burning in eyes and nose; the discharge is a thin mucus, not thick nor yet watery, but excoriating; worse in damp weather; ulceration with acrid discharge. What drugs have specially watery discharges ? Allium cepa. Arsenic, Euphrasia, Arum, triphyllum. Kali hyd. and Natrum mur. Mention some drugs with thick discharges from the nose. Pulsatilla, Cyclamen, Penthorum, Kali bich., and Hy- drastis. What are the symptoms calling for Pulsatilla in colds ? A ripe cold with a thick, yellow and bland discharge, no sneezing or excoriation, simply a thick, yellow muco- purulent discharge which is bland. Supposing that we have these same symptoms and in addi- tion a great deal of sneezing, what is the remedy ? Cyelam,en. 38 KSSENTIALS OP What would indicate Penthorum sedoides ? The same symptoms as Pulsatilla, but in addition a rawness in the throat and a feeling of -wetness in the nose. Give the symptoms indicating Hydrastis in ITasal catarrh. Watery, excoriating coryza, with burning and rawness in the nose and a sensation as if a hair were in the nose, the discharge being more profuse out of doors; later a thick, yellow, tenacious discharge and a constant dropping from the posterior nares into the throat. How does this condition differ from that found under Kali bich.? With Kali bich. there is a tendency to deep ulceration, and the mucus is even more tenacious and stringy than under Hydrastis. Is there any ulceration with Hydrastis ? There is, but it is a more superficial ulcerative process than that under Kali bich. Is Spigelia ever indicated in Catarrh? It is useful where the mucus passes off only through the posterior nares. What are the indications for Kali bich. in Catarrh ? The chief indication is the expectoration of solid chunks from the posterior nares, plugs or clinkers, so-called; in the morning lumps of green mucus are hawked from the posterior nares; the secretion is stringy and difficult to get out, there is dryness and tickling in the nose and sneez- ing, all worse in the open air. Give indications for Kali carb. Coryza, with hoarseness or loss of voice; catches cold HOMCEOPATHIC THBRAPBUTICS. 39 at every exposure to fresh air; stiff neck; elongated uvula; obstruction of nose relieved in open air, but returns on entering warm room . What is the Catarrh of Aumm ? The nostrils are sore and cracked, the discharge is fetid and there is caries of the nasal bones; especially if of a scrofulous or mercurio-syphilitic origin. How does Nitric acid compare here ? With Nitric acid there is ulceration and splinter-like pains in the naso-pharynx, the discharge is watery and offensive and very excoriating. Hard plugs in nose, which, when detached, leave a raw surface. What are the indications for Hepar in colds ? Advanced stage when phlegm has formed with sticking in the throat; colds which are easily re-excited from any exposure. What are the symptoms calling for Ammonium carb. in Catarrh ? The nose is stopped up and the patient is worse about three or four in the morning; the coryza is scalding and there is burning in the throat. What is the Catarrh of Ammonium mur.? There is stoppage of one nostril during the day and both at night; the coryza is scalding and the burning ex- tends to the throat and trachea. What are the symptoms of Bromine in Coryza ? Profuse, watery, excoriating discharge with headache and downward pressure at the root of the nose; the nose 40 ESSENTIALS OF is very sore and smarts inside; ulcers form and scabs and. crusts are blown out. What are the nasal symptoms of Sambucus ? The nose is greatly stuffed up, and the child starts up as if suffocating; snufles. Give symptoms of Sticta. Stuffed up nose; the secretion drying so rapidly that it cannot be discharged. Inclination to blow nose, but nothing escapes. Give the indications for Arsenicum iodatum in Catarrhs. Violent, acute coryza, with watery, acrid discharge, soreness in the nostrils, heat and burning extending into the eyes and headache. What are the nasal symptoms of Lachesis ? Watery discharge, worse on the left side, with a throb- bing headache, which is relieved when the discharge appears. What are the characteristic indications for Verbascum? Catarrhs and cold accompanied by neuralgia and a hoarse, barking cough, a sort of ''' basso profunda." It also is a powerful remedy in urinary irritability. The preparation known as Mullein oil comes from the plant. Give the symptoms of Cinnabaris in Nasal catarrh. Pressure at the root of the nose, as if a heavy pair of spectacles were there; swollen and dry throat, with swollen tonsils, and stringy mucus in the posterior nares, which passes into the throat. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 4I Give the symptoms of Wyethia, another useful remedy for Catarrhal troubles. Dryness of pharynx with constant desire to clear throat; follicular pharyngitis, with a hot, burning feeling. Hoarseness, pharyngitis in teachers and singers. What are some oharacteristic indications of Elaps in Catarrhal troubles ? Catarrhal snuffles in children, nose stuffed up; also the great sense of coldness that cold water leaves in the stomach. Give an indication for Teucrium marum verum. Catarrh, with expectoration of solid chunks from the posterior nares; nasal polypi. Give the nasal symptoms of Sanguinaria. Great susceptibility to odors, -which causes the patient to faint; burning and rawness in the nose, with fluent coryza which excoriates; nasal polypi which tend to bleed easily. What are the characteristic nasal symptoms of Phos- phorus ? Caries of the bones of the nose; ulcerations of the nose with stoppage; hemorrhage and offensive odor; nasal polypi. What are the Catarrhal symptoms of Natrum carb ? Fluent coryza, provoked by least draught of air, with a daily periodical aggravation; relieved by sweating. Chronic catarrh, ozaena, thick, yellowish discharge from nose, accumulation of mucus in posterior nares, causing hemming and hawking. 42 ESSENTIALS OF Give indications for Bryonia in Coryza. Either great dryness or thick, yellowish discharge, es- pecially when discharge has been suddenly suppressed and there is a throbbing headache in frontal sinuses. How does Lachesis compare in suppressed coryza ? It is not aggravated by motion, nor» has it the yellow discharge. When is Rhus indicated? Coryza, with severe aching in all the bones; sneezing and coughing from exposure to dampness. How does Dulcamara compare ? Coryza, shivering, marked chilliness, sneezing and severe aching of long bones. Intermingling of heat and chill. COLIC. What is the greatest characteristic of Colocynth? A violent, agonizing abdominal colic; relieved by bend- ing double and by pressing something hard into the ab- domen. How does the Colic of Dioscorea differ from that of Colo- cynth? The pains are apt to radiate from the abdomen to other parts of the body, as to back, arms, etc. It is relieved by walking and throwing the body backwards. What other species of Colic is Colocynth useful for? Ovarian colic; sharp pains in the ovarian regions, re- lieved by bending double and by pressure. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 43 What is necessary for Colocynth to be of any use in any form of Colic? That the nervous elements predominate over the in- flammatory symptoms. Give indications for Cuprum in Colic. Knife-like, violent pains in the abdomen, which are better from pressure, but are not better from heat; there is neuralgia of all the abdominal nerves, as if a knife were drawn through to the back. When should Magnesia phos. be used in Colic? Where there is intense and spasmodic pain, forcing the patient to bend double, and accompanied by belching of gas, which does not relieve; the pains are greatly relieved by the application of warmth. In what intestinal affection has Natrum sulphuricum also been found useful? In lead colic. What are the symptoms of Nux in Colic ? Flatulent colic with desire to stool, and a sensation as if the intestines were squeezed between stones. What are the indications for the use of Plumbum in Lead Colic? Horrible griping pain in the abdomen, with retraction of the abdominal walls; the pains radiate in all directions, following the course of the nerves. Name some other remedies useful as antidotes to Lead Colic. Nux vomica, Alumina, Platina, Opium, Alum and Belladonna. 44 ESSSNTIAI^S OF Mention three drugs having Colic from a fit of anger. Chamomilla , Staphisagria , and Colocynth. Give the Colic of Ipecac. Griping about umbilicus as of a hand clutching; cutting pains shooting across the abdomen, from left to right, as- sociated with nausea and diarrhoea. Give the indications for Veratrum. Pains force patient to bend double; must walk about for relief; cold sweat on forehead. CONSTIPATION. What is the grand characteristic of the Bryonia Constipa- tion? When it is due to dryness of the intestinal tract and the stools are large, dry and brown, as if burnt, and are passed with a great deal of difficulty, owing to an atony of the intestines. Hovir does it differ from Nux vomica ? Nux vom. produces an increased intestinal action, which is irregular, inharmonious and spasmodic, and this hinders rather than favors an evacuation. What other drugs besides Bryonia have Constipation with atony of the intestines? Veratrum album and Opium. To what is the Constipation of Opium due ? To complete inactivity of the bowels, owing to a mus- cular paresis. Under Opium the faeces become impacted HOMCeOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 45 and are passed in little, hard, dry, black balls, and there is absolutely no urging to stool. How does Plumbum compare here ? Plumbum has stools consisting of hard, black balls, but there is some constriction of the rectum, showing that there is some activity of the muscles present. What is the Constipation of Alumina ? There is complete inertia of the rectum, so that the stool is expelled with great difficulty, no matter what the consistency of it is; there is little or no urging to stool; the stools may be dry, hard and knotty, like sheep dung, or soft; constipation of children where the rectum is dry, hard, inflamed and bleeding. To what is the Constipation of Alumina due ? Both to dryness and inactivity of the rectum, producing the symptom that soft stools are expelled with difficulty. What is the stool of Anacardium ? There is a sensation of a plug in the rectum, it seems powerless to expel the stool; even a soft stool is expelled with difficulty. What are the characteristic symptoms of Hux vom, in Constipation ? Inactivity, with constant, ineffectual urging to stool. The passages are incomplete and unsatisfactory, as if part remained behind. How does lyoopodium compare here ? LycopoAium has ineffectual urging to stool, but under Lycopodium it is not due to irregular intestinal action, but to a constriction of the rectum. 46 ESSENTIALS OF How does Carbo veg. compare here ? Carbo veg. also has inefEectual urging to stool, but here it is due to flatulence. How is Nux vom. distinguished from Opium, Bryonia and Alumina ? These drugs have no urging at all. What are the symptoms of Lycopodium in Constipation ? Sensation as if something remained behind; constipa- tion due to constriction of the rectum. It is a useful remedy in the constipation of young children; it is apt to be associated with hemorrhoids. There is a constricted feeling about the rectum, as in Silicea. What is the remedy for Constipation due to abuse of pur- gative medicines? Nux vomica. What is the Constipation of Sulphur 1 InefEectual urging to stool with a sensation of heat, ful- ness and discomfort in the rectum. It is a useful remedy with which to commence the treatment of constipation. Uneasy feeling all through intestinal tract ; constipation alternating with diarrhoea; abdominal plethora or passive portal congestion. What is the characteristic indication for Graphites in Constipation ? It is where the stools are covered with mucus and there is no urging. The patient sometimes goes days without a stool, and when it does come it is composed of little round balls knotted together, with shreds of mucus and accompanied with great pain when passing, owing to fissure. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 47 What is the Constipation of Platina ? Torpor of the whole intestinal tract; unsuccessful urg- ing to stool and great dryness of the rectum. The stools adhere to the rectum like putty or glue. There is great weakness in the abdomen and a sensation as if there was a load in the rectum which could not be expelled. It is a remedy for the constipation of travelers and emigrants. What is the Constipation of Natrum mur.? The stools are hard and difficult to expel, causing bleeding and smarting and soreness in the rectum. There is dryness of the rectum and the stools are crumbly in character; great weakness of the intestine. , What is the characteristic Constipation of Phosphorus ? Where the stools are grayish, showing lack of bile. They are long, slender and tough, resembling a dog's stool, and voided with the utmost difficulty. What is the great characteristic of Silicea in Constipation? It is due to the deficient expulsive power of the rectum and spasmodic condition of the sphincter, which gives rise to the symptom that the stool slips back when partially expelled. What symptoms has Ammonium muriaticum ? The stools are hard and crumbly, crumble as they pass the anus. All Muriates have crumbly stools. Give the Constipation of Sepia. No desire or urging for days and days; the stools are hard and large; inactivity of the rectum, and a sensation of a ball in it; patient cannot strain and consequently cannot expel stool. 48 ESSENTIALS OF What are the indications for Hydrastis in Constipation ? After the use of purgatives, when there is present the sinking, gone feeling at the epigastrium, and symptoms of gastro-duodenal catarrh, such as torpidity of the liver, yellow skin and tenderness in the hepatic region and light colored stools. What is the constipation of Veratrum ? lyarge, hard black stools with faintness; patient strains until covered with cold sweat and then gives it up, and faeces accumulate in large masses in the rectum. What are the characteristics of the Plumbum Constipation ? There is a marked retraction of the abdomen, and a spasm or contraction of the sphincter ani; there is urging to stool, and the stool is passed in little, round balls, which are black and hard; they are passed with great difSculty, and are often accompanied by colic or a sensa- tion of a string pulling the anus up into the rectum. What is peculiar about -the stool of Caustieum? Owing to a paralytic condition of the rectum the patient is unable to evacuate the stool when sitting, he is obliged almost to stand. When is Mag^nesia mur. indicated in Constipation? Stools are passed with great difficulty., being composed of hard lumps, which are so dry that they crumble as they pass the anus. What symptom has Selenium in common with Alumina, Opium, Plumbum and Bryonia ? The faeces are hard and dry and require artificial means for their removal. Peristaltic action is nil with this remedy. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 49 CONVULSIONS. What symptoms indicate Selladonna in Convulsions? Convulsions following emotions; bright red face, hot head; child suddenly becomes rigid, stiffens out; foams at mouth; between them, startings from sleep, or deep moan- ing or crying out. How does Cina compare ? Pale face, child stiffens out, restless; occurring as a result of irritation from worms or from dentition. When is Chamomilla the remedy ? Convulsions after any emotion; child is petulant, one cheek is red the other pale; hot sweat about face and head. When is Cocculus indicated in Spasms ? When due to irritable weakness, suppressed menses, loss of sleep. What are the indications for Cuprum ? The fingers are clenched, blueness of face and mouth, and attempts to swallow fluids cause gurgling in throat. What drugs have Convulsions with fingers spread asunder and extended ? Glonoine and Secale. Give indications for Glonoine in Puerperal Convulsions. Face bright red and puffed, pulse full; patient froths at mouth, is unconscious; congestive form, accompanied by rush of blood to head. 5 50 ESSENTIA!^ OF Give Convulsions of Hydrocyanic acid. Lightning-like shocks pass through body; drawing at nape of neck; ursemic convulsions when medulla is af- fected; blue face, gasping breathing, clutching at heart and prostration. When is Hyoscyamus indicated ? Sudden startling and twitching of the muscles, angular movements, frothing at mouth, wild look, biting of the tongue. Hunger before attacks. How is Stramonium distinguished ? By its swollen, turgid face; by the renewal of the spasms by light, and the spasmodic actions are more graceful than angular. Give symptoms calling for Ignatia. Spasms brought on by emotions, as in children after punishment; twitching of muscles; child stiffens out. How does Veratrum compare ? Also from emotions, but the face is cold and blue, and cold sweat covers the forehead. What drug has Convulsions in children from over-in- dulgence in rich food ? Ipecac. CORYZA. (See Colds and Catarrh.) HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 5 1 COUGHS. What is the Cough of Aconite ? The cough is hard, dry and barking. There is Uttle or no expectoration. Give the Cough of Aralia raeemosa. Spasmodic cough at night, coming on after the first sleep. Relief after expectoration of tough mucus. Give Cough of Bromine. Cough with much rattling on breathing. It seems as if the next cough would bring up a great quantity of mucus, but when the cough comes it is deep and hard. What is the Cough of Bryonia ? It is caused by epigastric or supra-sternal irritation. The cough is dry, and the patient presses his hand against the sides to relieve the pain. It is a painful cough and hurts distant parts of the body, as for instance the head. It is worse in a warm room, and there is a slight yellow- ish or blood-streaked expectoration. What is the Cough of Phosphorus ? There is a dry, tickling cough, which is worse from going from a warm room into the cold, or in changes from warm to cold caused by irritation in the larynx and be- neath the sternum. There is a great deal of rawness in the larynx, and is worse from talking. What is the Cough of Belladonna ? Cough from tickling in the larynx as from dust. Dry, 52 ESSENTIALS OF hacking cough coming on in violent attacks with an ex- pectoration of blood-tinged mucus. Much pain in chest. What is the Cough of Rumex erispus ? It is a teasing, persistent cough, aggravated by cold air. The patient has to put his head under the bed- clothes and breathe warm air to relieve the cough. It is caused Ijy tickling in the supra-sternal fossa, and is worse at night from lying down. Night cough in phthisis. What other drugs have a Cough worse at night on lying down? Silicea, Phosphorus and Lycopodium. What is the Cough of Drosera ? It is a spasmodic cough which comes on in the evening, and every effort to raise the phlegm ends in vomiting. In whooping cough the cough is so frequent that the patient cannot catch his breath. Must hold sides with hands. What other drugs have this last symptom? Eupatorium per/, and Natrum sulph. What is the cough of Causticum? There is a tickling cough which is relieved by a drink of cold water. There is often associated with the cough involuntary spurting of urine. There is a great deal of rawness in the throat and hoarseness and loss of voice. What other drugs have involuntary spurting of urine dur- ing cough? Squilla and Natrum mur. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 53 What is the cough of Ignatia? It is a nervous, dry spasmodic cough in quick, succes- sive shocks, as if a feather were in the throat; the more the patient coughs the more he wants to, and it is only stopped by an effort of the will; the cough occurs in the evening on lying down. What is the Cough of Kali bichromicum? . It is a hard, barking cough which seems to start from the epigastrium, and the expectoration is of a yellow, stringy character and difficult to raise. How does Coccus cacti differ from Kali bich. ? Here the expectoration is ropy, but is clear albuminous mucus, and the remedy is especially indicated in whoop- ing cough. The paroxyms of the cough end in vomiting of clear, ropy mucus which hangs in great long strings from the mouth. Give Cough of Calcarea carb. Cough excited by tickling as of a feather in the throat and with the cough a piercing pain in chest; cough dry at first, afterwards with profuse salty expectoration. What is the Cough of Corallium rubrum? It has been styled the "minute gun" cough, the parox- ysms coming on very close together. It is a short, dry, ringing cough. It takes the child's breath away, so that when the paroxysms have ceased he feels exhausted. What other drug has this symptom, and how does it differ? Mephitis. It is indicated where the catarrhal symptoms are slight and the whoop is marked. 56 ESSENTIALS OF What is the Cough of Nitric acid? Dry, tickling cough, worse at night, and often starting from a particular spot in the larynx. What is the Cough of Sepia ? Cough seeming to come from the stomach or abdomen; a cough with salty expectoration, attended by stitches in the epigastrium. Whooping cough with vomiting of bile and soreness of chest during cough; relieved by pressure. Give a remedy sometimes useful in the dry, hacking Cough of consumptives. Hydrocyanic acid. What symptom has Eupatorium perf, that is similar to Bryonia ? The cough hurts head and chest; the patient holds the chest with the hands. Soreness in larynx, hoarseness and aching in loins. What drug has a Cough that is worse when strangers are present ? Ambra grisea. It is purely a nervous cough. What is the Cough of Kali sulph. ? Cough with great rattling of mucus on the chest, worse in a warm room, relieved in the cool, open air. Give the Cough of Spongia. Hard, ringing, metallic cough, worse from deep breath- ing, with a sensation of weakness. Better from warm drinks. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 57 What is the Cough of Antimonium tart. ? The cough sounds loose, but no phlegm is raised; it seems as if every cough would raise the phlegm, but it does not. There is whistling and rattling extending into the trachea. What is the Cough of Verbascum ? Hard, harsh and barking cough, with hoarseness; a tracheal and laryngeal cough. CROUP. When should Aconite be given ? When brought on.by dry, cold winds; hard, dry, bark- ing cough, heard all over the house. Difficult breathing, anxiety and fever. What are indications for Bromine in Croup? Deep, hoarse voice; inspiration produces coughing; the breathing is hoarse, rasping and whistling, and there is rattling in the larynx, and when the child coughs it sounds as if the larynx were full of mucus. When is Iodine indicated in Croup ? It is very similar to Bromine; there is a hoarse voice and difficult inspiration; the child grasps at its throat; croup caused by long-continued damp weather, with more fever than in Bromine, and the general temperament of the drug. What are the indications for Spongia in Croup ? The breathing is harsh and hard, as if the patient were breathing through a sponge; hard, barking, ringing cough 56 ESSENTIAIvS OF What is the Cough of Nitric acid ? Dry, tickling cough, worse at night, and often starting from a particular spot in the larynx. What is the Cough of Sepia ? Cough seeming to come from the stomach or abdomen; a cough with salty expectoration, attended by stitches in the epigastrium. Whooping cough with vomiting of bile and soreness of chest during cough; relieved by pressure. Give a remedy sometimes useful in the dry, hacking Cough of consumptives. Hydrocyanic add. What symptom has Eupatorium perf. that is similar to Bryonia ? The cough hurts head and chest; the patient holds the chest with the hands. Soreness in larynx, hoarseness and aching in loins. What drug has a Cough that is worse when strangers are present ? Ambra grisea. It is purely a nervous cough. What is the Cough of Kali sulph. ? Cough with great rattling of mucus on the chest, worse in a warm room, relieved in the cool, open air. Give the Cough of Spongia. Hard, ringing, metallic cough, worse from deep breath- ing, with a sensation of weakness. Better from warm drinks. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 57 What is the Cough of Antimonium tart. ? The cough sounds loose, but no phlegm is raised; it seems as if every cough would raise the phlegm, but it does not. There is whistling and rattling extending into the trachea. What is the Cough of Verbascum ? Hard, harsh and barking cough, with hoarseness; a tracheal and larj ngeal cough. CROUP. When should Aconite be given ? When brought on.by dry, cold winds; hard, dry, bark- ing cough, heard all over the house. DiflScult breathing, anxiety and fever. What are indications for Bromine in Ci:oup ? Deep, hoarse voice; inspiration produces coughing; the breathing is hoarse, rasping and whistling, and there is rattling in the larynx, and when the child coughs it sounds as if the larynx were full of mucus. When is Iodine indicated in Croup ? It is very similar to Bromine; there is a hoarse voice and difficult inspiration; the child grasps at its throat; croup caused by long-continued damp weather, with more fever than in Bromine, and the general temperament of the drug. What are the indications for Spongia in Croup ? The breathing is harsh and hard, as if the patient were breathing through a sponge; hard, barking, ringing cough 58 ESSENTIALS OF with scanty expectoration; the cough seems to get tighter every rainute; threatened suffocation. When is Hepar the remedy ? When the cough is worse towards morning and there is rattling of mucus. I,east exposure excites a fit of cough- ing. The cough begins to loosen, has a loose edge. What are two remedies for Spasm of the Glottis ? Sambucus and Chlorine. When is Antimonium tart, indicated in Croup ? When the rattling and wheezing extends down trachea; mucus riles, great prostration and dyspnoea. Give indications for Kali bichromicum, True membranous croup. Metallic sound to cough, labored breathing, rattling of mucus, smothering spells and characteristic . stringy expectoration. Tendency to extend downward. What other drug, not often used, is useful in Croup where the tendency of the disease is to extend to the trachea and upper chest ? Kaolin. CYSTITIS. (See Urinary Disorders.) HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 59 DEBILITY. What is the great characteristic of Cinchona in cases of Debility ? Weakness, debility, and diseases resulting from the loss of vital fluids, such as blood, semen, milk, or in exhaust- ing diarrhoeas. What is the Debility of Muriatic acid ? It is general and so great that the patient slips down to the foot of the bed and must be lifted up every little while; inability to void the urine unless the bowels move. Describe the Debility calling for Phosphoric acid. It is a nervous debility, arising from continued grief, over-exertion of mind, sexual excess or any nervous strain on the body; it is characterized by indifference, apathy, and torpidity of body and mind. How does the Debility of Sulphuric acid show itself? As a tremor; there is a sense of tremor accompanied by objective trembling; » it is a debility which occurs at the change of life or in drunkards. When is Arsenicum and Phosphorus indicated ? Arsenicum. Debility from overtaxing muscular tissues; mountain climbing. Phosphorus. Nervous debility, with great drowsiness and sleepiness. When, in debilitated conditions, is Cocculus the remedy? When of spinal origin, from loss of sleep; where loss of sleep causes languor and exhaustion. 6o ESSENTIALS OF Give another drug having debility from loss of sleep. Colchicum. DELIRIUM, What kind of a Delirium is produced by Absinthium? Delirium with great desire to move about. Give briefly the characteristic Delirium of Belladonna, Hyoscyamus and Stramonium, so that they may be distinguished. Belladonna. Visions, screaming out and desire to escape, full of fear and imaginings', sensation as if falling, and the patient clutches the air; sometimes a stupor, when aroused they strike people, bark and bite like a dog and are very violent. Hyoscyamus. Averse to light, fears being poisoned, sits up in bed and looks around, exposes sexual organs; is nervous, whining, crying and twitching. Stramonium. Desires light and company; objects rise from every corner to frighten him; laughs, sings, swears and prays in the same breath; face bright red. What is the Delirium of Phosphorus ? It is characterized by a condition of ecstasy; sees all sorts of faces grinning at him; has fanciful and imaginary notions, such as imagining his body in fragments. Give Delirium of Veratrum. Restless; desires to cut or tear clothing; in many respects like that of Belladonna, but there is coldness of the surface of the body, with cold sweat. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 6 1 DELIRIUM TREMENS, (See Alcoholism.) DENTITION. Give indications for Ferrum phos. Feverishness, flushed face, sparkling eyes, dilated pupils; restlessness and, irritability. When is Calearea phosphorica indicated in Dentition? There is slow development and rapid decay of the teeth, dental troubles in flabby, emaciated children who have open posterior fontanelles, and are slow in learning to walk. When is Chamomilla the remedy ? The characteristic mental state of peevishness is present; one cheek is red, head. and scalp hot and sweaty. How does Belladonna compare ? In further advanced cases where there is evidence of cerebral irritation with the characteristic generalities of the drug; spasms. When is Ereosote indicated ? Child worries and must be tossed and patted all night; teeth decay rapidly. 62 ESSENTIA!^ OP DIABETES. Give some indications for Arsenicum. Unquenchable thirst and great hunger; dryness of mouth, excessive urination and loss of strength. Give the indications for Phosphoric acid in Diabetes. Glycosuria and Polyuria; urine looks milky or like jelly after standing; great debility; cough on slightest exposure; bruised feeling in muscles and burning in the spine; urine loaded with phosphates showing a greasy pellicle. What are some clinical indications for Uranium nitricum, another remedy for Diabetes ? Emaciation, excessive thirst, vomiting of food with excessive urine; sometimes tympanites. Mention another remedy having a reputation for useful- ness in Diabetes. Lactic acid. DIARRHCEA. When is Aconite indicated in Diarrhoea ? When of inflammatory origin with watery, slimy and bloody stools; occurring in summer from cold drinks or checked perspiration; also chopped spinach stools. HOMCeOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 63 Give Diarrhoea of Aloes. Stools of jelly-like mucus, a weak sphincter ani, with great prostration following; the patient loses confidence in his sphincter and passes stools when he thinks he is passing wind; stools are involuntary. There is a weight and fulness in the pelvic region. This full feeling drives patient out of bed in morning for stool. How is this compared with the Diarrhoea of Apocynum can.? Here we have a copious yellow or watery diarrhoea dis- charged with force, like a cork from a laottle; stools escape while passing flatus, and after stool an all gone feeling in abdomen. What drug has a stool expelled all at once, preceded by cutting about navel, followed by great relief? Gamboge. Give Diarrhoea of Apis Thin, watery, yellow diarrhoea, worse in the morning, in debilitated children. The bowels move with every motion of the body as if the anus stood open. What other drug has the symptom of a sensation as if the anus stood open? Phosphorus, which has green mucous stools worse in the morning, often undigested and painless. The stools pass as soon as they enter the roctum; contain white particles like rice or tallow. Give Diarrhoea of Argentum nitricum. Diarrhoea following great excitement, fright, etc. The stools are slimy and green with much flatulence, worse at 64 ESSENTIALS OF night. The bowels move every time the patient drinks; the child appears to have but one bowel extending from mouth to anus. What other drugs have Diarrhoea from fright ? Gelsemium, Opium, VeratruTn alb. and Pulsatilla. What drug has Diarrhoea as soon as the patient attempts to eat? Ferrum met. What drugs have Diarrhoea after eating ? China and Arsenicum. What is the Diarrhoea of Arnica ? The stools are foul, slimy, bloody and even purulent; there is great urging and straining. Give in brief the indications for Arsenicum in Diarrhoea. The stools are yellow, undigested, slimy or bloody; they are scanty and attended with great burning in the rectum, the burning being all out of proportion to the stools. These are the characteristics: 1. The small quantity. 2. The burning. 3. The offensive odor. 4. The great prostration following. Compare Carbo veg, with Arsenicum. Also a useful remedy for djarrhcea from chilling of the stomach, but has no restlessness. How does Secale compare? The Secale movements are copious and come in spurts, with no restlessness. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 65 Give the stool of Mercurius. The stools are slimy and bloody and accompanied by great tenesmus, which continues after stool, " a never get done feeling." Is Belladonna ever indicated in Diarrhoea ? When it arises from cold and is associated with tenes- mus, with slimy and bloody discharges; stools may be yellowish green, looking like chalk; summer complaints of children. What is the stool of Chamomilla? Hot, yellowish-green diarrhoea like chopped eggs, mixed with bile and causing soreness of the anus, and having a sulphuretted-hydrogen odor; worse evenings and from dentition. What other drug has a hot stool smelling like rotten eggs ? Staphisagria . Ifame some remedies having greenish stools. Borax, Calc. phos. , Magnes. carb. and Hepar. Give the Diarrhoea of Hepar. Greenish, slimy, undigested, white or sour; the whole child smells sour. Name four prominent remedies for sour stools. Magnes. carb. , Calcarea carb. , Hepar and Rheum. What are the symptoms calling for Rheum? Sour stools, the whole body smells sour; stools are fre- quent, brown and frothy, attended with straining and crying. 66 ESSENTIALS OF How does Magnesia carb. differ here ? Both have sour, slimy stools. Magnesia is the deeper acting remedy. What is the Diarrhoea of Bryonia ? It is a morning diarrhoea, worse from motion, provoked by indulgence in vegetable foods or stewed fruit or by getting overheated; it comes on after getting up and moving about; stools are pasty or dark green; involuntary discharge of thin stool while sleeping at night. What other drug has a morning Diarrhoea which is worse after getting up and moving about 1 Natrum sulph. Mention some other drugs which have early morning Diarrhoea. Sulphur, Kali bi., Aloes and Rumex. What is the Diarrhoea of Sulphur ? The stools are changeable in color and may contain undigested food. It occurs in the morning and drives the patient out of bed; there is a great deal of abdominal uneasiness; the odor of the stool clings to the patient for a long time, and there is much soreness at the anus. How does the stool of Podophyllum compare ? It has a morning stool, with a great deal of soreness and fullness in the region of the liver, and it continues throughout the day. How is Rumex distinguished ? It has a morning diarrhoea associated with catarrhs. What is the stool of Kali bich, ? It is a watery, gushing stool, with urging and tenes- HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 67 mus; he has not time to reach the closet and stains the bed-clothes. Mention three prominent drugs having undigested stools. China, Podophyllum and Ferrum. What is the Diarrhoea of China ? Evacuations are watery and contain undigested food; the stools are debilitating and may be involuntary; worse after eating fruit; stools may be yellow, waters', brown and offensive; worse after eating; is usually painless. How is Phosphoric acid differentiated ? The Phosphoric acid diarrhoea does not exhaust; other- wise it is similar to China. It is also painless. Give Diarrhoea of Calcarea acetica, It is exactly the same as that of Phosphoric acid with the addition of the general symptoms of Calcarea and sourness of stools. What is the Diarrhoea of Oleander ? Thin, undigested stools, the patient passing what he had eaten the day before, undigested. In children ' ' every time they pass wind they soil the diapers. ' ' Give the Ferrum Diarrhoea. Painless, undigested stool, apt to occur during a meal. It may occur quite periodically after midnight Great hunger. Eating brings on diarrhoea. Give the characteristics of Podophyllum in Diarrhoea. A painless morning diarrhoea of watery, yellow stools, which are profuse and pour out like water from a hydrant, preceded by retching and vomiting followed by a sensa- 68 KSSENTIAI^ OF tion of great weakness in the abdomen, and especially in the rectum; the stools are worse after eating and drink- ing, and there is apt to be a natural stool later in the day. Is it ever useful in the Diarrhoeas of dentition ? In greenish, watery stools, with grinding of the teeth, rolling of the head, with whining and moaning during sleep, it is an excellent remedy. What is another indicating feature of Podophyllum in Diarrhoea ? Prolapsus of the rectum during stool. What drug has profuse, watery, yellowish-green dis- charges whenever the patient eats or drinks, gush- ing out like water from a hydrant ? Croton tig. What other drug has a like symptom and what is its characteristic feature ? Gratiola, and it is caused by excessive drinking of water, especially in summer. What is the Diarrhoea of Elaterium ? Watery, frothy diarrhoeas with copious, forcible stools, preceded by violent cutting in the abdomen, chilliness, prostration and colic; olive green stools, but always gushing. Give four grand characteristics of the stool of Veratrum. 1 . Pain in abdomen preceding stool. 2. Cold sweat accompanying. 3. Great prostration following. 4. Profuse, watery discharges. HOMCeOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 69 What is the stool of Jatropha ? Violent, watery stool, preceded by mucli flatulence, with prostration and collapse. The excessive flatulence is the indicating feature. It is discharged with the stool. When is Colocynth indicated in Diarrhoea ? Stools are preceded by griping in the abdomen and are provoked by the slightest food or drink. The stools are fluid, copious or papescent and the griping is relieved by bending double. What is the Diarrhoea of Dioscorea ? Morning diarrhoea with colicky pains in the abdomen, which, however, are apt to fly to other parts of the body. Mention a few not often used remedies which should be borne in mind in cases of Diarrhoea. CEnothera biennis, Gnaphalium, Geranium mac, Paul- linia sorbilis, Nuphar luteuvt. Kali brotnatum and Opuntia. Give the Stool of Iris versicolor. Copious stools associated with vomiting; worse at two or three o'clock in the morning; there is no coldness or collapse; excoriated feeling about anus; stools watery, yellowish-green, mixed with bile. Give Diarrhoea of Petroleum Offensive, watery stools, containing undigested food, comes on in morning and lasts all day. Diarrhoea from cabbage or sauer kraut; there is also emaciation. When is Pulsatilla indicated in Diarrhoea ? Greenish stools, yellowish and changeable, occurring often after fright or after taking mixed food the night be- fore; eating ice cream, immediately after a meal. 70 ESSENTIALS OF What is the Diarrhoea of Ipecac ? Green, yellow, liquid stools covered with mucus and blood or fermented and looking like molasses, associated with colic. What remedy has a suddenly appearing Diarrhoea from fright or excitement ? Gelsemium. What are the characteristics of the Diarrhoea of Leptandra? Black, pitch-like stools, with colic at the umbilicus. When is Lachesis indicated in Diarrhoea ? Horribly offensive diarrhoea, preceded by sopor; the offensiveness of the stool indicates it in low forms of dis- ease; constant urging in the rectum and a sensation as of little hammers there; the sphincter is unduly irritable. What are the Stools of Nitric acid ? Offensive, greenish, and contain lumps of casein; slimy and associated with tenesmus and soreness about anus. There may be pasty and sour stools, particularly in scrof: ulous children. What drug is indicated in Diarrhoea from drinking Cocoa or Chocolate? Lithium carb. When is Nux vomica indicated in Diarrhoeas? When they occur after a debauch and are worse in the morning; they are papescent, scanty and watery, and ac- companied by urging. What are the symptoms calling for Rhus tox ? A bloody, slimy diarrhoea, or an involuntary stool of cadaverous odor in typhoid fever. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 71 Give five drugs which have especially offensive Stools Carboveg., Silicea, Psorinum, Sulphur and Podophyl- lum. What is the Diarrhoea of Ferrum phos.? Undigested, copious and sudden, may be watery or greenish mucus; diarrhoea during dentition. Give indications for Natrum phos. in Diarrhoea. Sour smelling, greenish stools; mucus With painful straining, excoriating parts as they pass. What is there characteristic of the Stools of Hyoscyamus ? They are involuntary in low delirious conditions. What is the Stool of Chelidonium ? It is a bright yellow or clayey diarrhoea. How does Mercurius differ ? It has the hepatic soreness and tongue taking the im- prints of the teeth, but it also has slimy stools, with a great deal of tenesmus — a never-get-dohe feeling. What is the Diarrhoea of Calcarea phosphorica ? Diarrhoea in teething, scrofulous and rachitic children; the stools are green, slimy and undigested; it is a noisy, offensive, watery and spluttering diarrhoea; cholera in- fantum, with a great deal of offensive flatus. What is the Diarrhoea of Carbo vtgetabilis? Thin, watery, morning diarrhoea, accompanied by straining and urging to stool, which is due to flatulence; the discharges are offensive and burn the parts. 72 KSSENTIALS OF Give the Diarrhoea of Phosphoric acid, It is a watery, painless, oftentimes undigested, diar- rhoea, preceded by rumbling in the bowels, and despite the frequency of the stool the patient does not seem weak- ened by it; the keynotes are absence of pain and absence of exhaustion. Give also the Diarrhoea of Euphorhia corrollata. Diarrhoea, with vomiting, purging, and cold sweat over the body. What is the Diarrhoea of Thuja? Chronic diarrhoea traceable to vaccination, forcibly ex- pelled like water from a bunghole; thirst with same gurg- ling sound on drinking, worse in the morning after break- fast, from coffee and onions, with rapid emaciation and exhaustion. Give the Diarrhoea of Natrum muriaticum. It is a diarrhoea which is watery and accompanied with great weakness of the abdominal muscles, and is some- times involuntary. What is the Diarrhoea of Dulcamara? Yellow, watery diarrhoea in damp weather, or in sum- mer, when the weather suddenly cools; mucous, green or changeable stools of sour odor. Diarrhoea from repelled eruptions. What are the Stool symptoms of Colchicum? Abdomen is distended enormously, with urging to stool and passage of jelly-like mucus; there are also dysenteric symptoms, with spasm of the sphincter ani. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 73 DIPHTHERIA. Give the symptoms calling for Apis in Diphtheria, Great oedema of the throat; stinging pains; elongated, swollen and oedematous uvula and ton.sils; breathing is difficult from swelling of the throat and tongue; the throat has a red, varnished appearance. When would Arsenicum be indicated in Diphtheria ? Where there is adynamic fever, fetid breath, and the membrane looks dark and gangrenous, where the pulse is rapid and weak; the patient restless and prostrated, with throat swollen both externally and internally, and the membrane has a dark and wrinkled appearance, and where there is considerable oedema about the throat. Give four indications for the use of Kali bichromicum in Diphtheria. 1. Yellow-coated or dry, red tongue. 2. In the later stage, when the line of demarcation has formed and the slough has commenced to separate. 3. Tough, tenacious exudation. 4. Pain extending to neck and shoulders. Give indications for Kali permanganicum in Diphtheria. Throat swollen inside and outside; the membrane is horribly offensive; throat oedematous, thin discharge from nose; fetor is the characteristic. What are the indications for Lac caninum in Diphtheria ? Where the membrane forms on one side and goes to the other, or is constantly changing sides; the membrane is mother-of-pearl like. 74 ESSENTIALS OF What are the iadications for Lachesis in Diphtheria? Great difficulty in swallowing, great fetor and exhaus- tion, infiltration of tissues about the neck, membrane more on left side. Great sensitiveness of throat exter- nally. Throat worse from empty swallowing. Give indications for Mereurius cyanatus in Diphtheria. Malignant type of diphtheria, with extreme prostra- tion; where the disease invades the nostrils and there is a formation of membrane, which is at first white, then dark and gangrenous; the breath is fetid, the tongue is coated, and nosebleed is often present. When are other varieties of Mercury indicated ? Merc. bin. iod. Membrane on left side, yellowish-gray in color. Glands of neck swollen. Symptoms worse from empty swallowing. Merc. prot. Deposit on right side; glands swollen. Thick, yellow, dirty coating at base of tongue. Much tenacious mucus in throat. When is Ailanthus the remedy in Diphtheria and when Arum triphyllum? They both have excoriating discharges from the mouth and nose; they both have swellings of the throat inside and out, but Ailanthus is drowsy, lies in a stupor and is torpid, while Arum has restless tossing about. What of Alcohol in this disease ? It tends to counteract the terrible prostration as well as to destroy the diphtheritic growth. When is Baptisia useful ? When the disease assumes a typhoid type. The mouth HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 75 is putrid and the membrane dark and gangrenous. The patient can only swallow liquids. When, if ever, should Bromine be given ? Ill the laryngeal form, with much rattling in the larynx; of most use in the croupoid form. What are the indications for Lyeopodium? The right side is most affected, and the disease travels towards the left. The nose is stuffed up; constant desire to swallow, with stinging pains; patient is worse from 4 to 8 p. M. When is Mifriatic acid indicated in Diphtheria ? Malignant cases, with intense prostration; breath fetid; uvula oedematous. Discharges very excoriating. When is Nitric acid to be thought of? When the disease progresses and affects the stomach. Nasal diphtheria. Discharge watery, offensive, excoriat- ing; sensation of splinter in throat, fetid odor, intermittent pulse. What is the characteristic of Phytolacca ? The muscular aching, the dark red purple look and the aggravation from hot drinks. Why should not local applications be used in this disease ? Because it is not a local, but a constitutional disease. DROPSICAL AFFECTIONS. What are our principal uses of Acetic acid ? In dropsies, standing midway between Arsenic and Apis, 76 ESSENTIALS OF distinguished from both in the characteristic thirst, and the predominance of the gastric symptoms. Give the symptoms of Apis in Dropsy. The skin is waxy and transparent like alabaster; the urine is scanty and albuminous, or with a dark sediment like coffee grounds. Absence of thirst, bruised feeling of abdominal walls, stinging pains, urine scanty, etc. How does Acetic acid compare here? There is a waxy look about the face and limbs and a great predominance of gastric symptoms, thirst and water- brash. What is the chief Homoeopathic use of Apocynum can,? In dropsical conditions, such as hydrocephalus and abdominal dropsies, where it is given as a diuretic; the principal indication is a copious yellow or brownish diar- rhoea, expelled with great force, and a weak, all-gone feeling in the abdomen; oppression about the epigastrium and chest. Irritable stomach, drinking causes distress, though thirst is great. Dropsy, especially from liver affections. How does it differ from Arsenic and from Apis ? It has unquenchable thirst. Arsenic wants little and often. Apis thirstless. The bloating in Apocynum is on the side on which he lies. Arsenic in the extremities. Apis under the eyes. What are the indications for Digitalis in Dropsies ? Dropsies from cardiac affections; urine scanty, dark, hot; infiltration of scrotum and penis. Feeble pulse, feeling as if the heart stood still; constant desire to take a deep breath. Post-scarlatinal nephritis. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 77 What are the indications for Lachesis ? The urine is dark and contains albumen, and the skin covering the oedematous parts is dark, bluish black. When is Arsenic indicated ? In all forms of dropsy; transparent, waxy skin, intoler- able thirst, spells of sufEocation, worse at night, great dyspnoea. Give symptoms calling for Lycopodium, Dropsies of lower half of body from liver disease; legs swollen and covered with ulcers, from which serum oozes. DYSENTERY. When is Aconite the remedy in Dysentery ? Especially when it occurs in the autumn, when the days are warm and the nights are cold; stool frequent, scanty and with tenesmus. Hot, dry skin and general Aconite symptoms. What are the indications for Capsicum in Dysentery ? Stools small and frequent; slimy; with burning and tenesmus, with thirst, yet drinking causes shivering. Soreness of anus. What are the indications for Aloes in Dysentery ? The stools are of a jelly-like mucus and covered with blood, accompanied by griping in the epigastric region. What are the indications for Arsenicum in Dysentery ? Scanty stools, burning in the rectum; tenesmus and thirst, and great prostration following. 78 ESSENTIALS OF What are the symptoms of Cantharis in Dysentery ? Discharge of blood-streaked mucus, looking like scrap- ing of the intestines; cutting and burning in the anus; the tenesmus of the bladder predominates over that of the intestines. What remedy clinically has proved useful in Dysentery ? Ferru7n phos. In cases which are less acute than those calling for Aconite, There is more blood also with the stool. All the symptoms are less intense than those call- ing for Aconite. When is Mercurius corrosivus indicated in Dysentery ? When the tenesmus is extreme, and when the stools are scanty, of mucus and blood, with great burning at the anus, and at the same time tenesmus of the bladder. Compare Carbo veg. and Cinchona in Dysentery. Both have dark, offensive, fluid discharges; both have distension of stomach; both have great weakness and hip- pocratic face. Cinchona alone has movement provoked by eating. The flatus of Carbo veg. is much mc>re offensive. Give a differentiating point between Mercurius and Nux vomica. In Nux vomica the desire ceases after stool; in Mercurius it continues. DYSMENORRHCEA. When is Belladonna the remedy in painful menstruation ? There is pain preceding flow, and a sensation as if HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 79 everything would protrude from the vulva, relieved by- sitting np straight; pains come on suddenly and cease suddenly; offensive clotted flow; congestive form of dys- menorrhoea. When should Cactus be thought of? Menses scanty and too early; cease when lying down; pain recurs periodically. What are the indications for Cimicifuga in this affection ? Severe pains in back and down thighs, cramps and tenderness across hypogastrium; rheumatic, irritable uterus. The pains are neuralgic in character and bearing down. Often, hysterical symptoms accompany. How does Caulophyllum compare ? Spasmodic dysmenorrhoea, bearing down pains, scanty flow; it produces a continued spasm of the uterus. Give indications for Pulsatilla, The menstrual flow comes by fits aud starts, griping pains doubling patient up; patient tosses about and cries on account of pain. What are the indications calling for Chamomilla ? Discharge dark and clotted, with tearing pains, exces- sive irritability and impatience. When should Viburnum he chosen? In spasmodic dysmenorrhoea with severe pain in lower part of abdomen, preceding flow. Give indications for Magnesia phos. Crampy neuralgic pains preceding the flow several hours; continue during flow. Warmth is grateful, and 8o ESSENTIALS OF motion aggravates. Said to be useful in membranous Dysmenor rhoea . What other Drugs are useful in membranous Dysmenor- rhcea? Borax and Caulophyllum. Mention another remedy useful in neuralgic Dysmenor- rhoea with pains extending down thighs. Xanthoxylum. DYSPEPSIA. (See Gastric Derangements.) EARS, DISEASES OP. Give the ear symptoms of Belladonna. Severe boring pains in the ears, which come on sud- denly and shoot from one ear into the other. What are the ear symptoms of Causticum? Words, sounds and the patient's own voice re-echo in the ears; roaring and rushing noises in the ears. Give five indications for Ferrum phosphoricum in ear troubles. 1 . Diffused inflammatory processes. 2. Dark beefy redness of parts. 3. Muco-purulent discharge with tendency to hemor- rhage. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 8 1 4. The complete establishment of the discharge is not followed by relief of pain. 5. The paroxysmal character of the pain. Give the ear symptoms of Kali muriaticum. Deafness from swelling of the Eustachian tubes; prolif- erous catarrhal inflammation of the middle ear with thickening of the membrane; there is a stuffy sensation and obstruction of the naso-pharynx with snapping noises in the ear; also in deafness from swelling of the external ear. Give some characteristic ear symptoms of Lachesis. Roaring and singing in the ears, which is relieved by putting the finger in the ear and shaking it. Ears full of pasty, offensive wax. What are the ear symptoms of Phosphorus ? Hardness of hearing and a re-echoing of sounds in the ears. What are the ear symptoms of Psorinum ? Ottorrhoea, with a horribly offensive odor, like that of rotten meat. What are the symptoms calling for Pulsatilla in Earache ? Sharp, tearing and pulsating pains, which are worse at night; earache in children. When should Chamomilla be given instead ? In nervous children who cannot tolerate pain, and where one cheek is red and the other pale. Mention two other remedies useful in Earache ? Dulcamara and Borax. 82 ESSENTIALS OF What are the ear symptoms of Silicea? It is a useful remedy in suppurative ear troubles, ac- companied by caries in tbe mastoid cells. Mention another remedy useful for Earache when suppura- tion impends. Hepar. What drugs especially affect the mastoid process, produc- ing Caries? Aurum, Nitr. ac, Capsicum, Hepar, Silicea and Carbo an. Give ear symptoms of Graphites. The ears are too dry: hardness of hearing; better from riding in a carriage. Cracking in ears when swallowing or chewing. ECZEMA. (See Skin, Diseases of.) ENURESIS. (See Urinary Disorders.) EPILEPSY. What is the chief sphere of action of Cieuta virosa? In spasms, with rigidity, fixed, staring eyes, blue face and frothing at the mouth; there is great diflEiculty in breathing, opisthotonos and loss of consciousness, and these spasms are followed by profound exhaustion. HOMOEOPATHIC THEJRAPEUTICS. 83 What are the indications for Cuprum in Spasms 1 When from suppressed eruptions; violent delirium, there is blueness of the face and lips, the eyeballs are distorted, and there is frothing at the mouth, and they may be ushered in by a shriek or cry. Convulsions following cholera. Give the principal Homoeopathic indications for Hydro- cyanic acid. In convulsions simulating epilepsy, tetanus with stiff- ness about the jaws and neck; another symptom indicat- ing its use is a gurgling, which extends from the throat to the stomach when swallowing. What are the convulsive symptoms of Hyoscyamus ? Epileptic spasms with jerking, twitching and frothing at the mouth, followed by sleep; patient bites his tongue; patient looks wild. What do we use (Enanthe crocata for ? It has been used with success in epilepsy and paralytic conditions; convulsions with death-like syncope. What is the characteristic of Silicea in Epilepsy? Epilepsy which occurs at night, the aura beginning in the solar plexus; arising from overstrain of the mind and from emotion. What are the symptoms of Artemisia in Epilepsy? In cases which have arisen from fright. If Epilepsy is caused by indigestion, the aura starting in the epigastrium and spreading upward, what is the remedy ? Nux vomica. 84 ESSENTIAI3 OF Mention a useful remedy for the attacks. Hyoscyamus . What drugs have Epilepsy with aura beginning in the solar plexus and proceeding upward? Nux vomica, Silicea, Bufo and Calcarea carb. What are useful remedies for Epilepsy and spasms which are caused from irritation of worms ? Indigo and Cina. What is the character of the Bufo Epilepsy ? The aura starts from the epigastrium and from the genital organs. There is often preceding the attack great irritability of mind. Give symptoms indicating Argentum nitricum. Epilepsy from fright or coming on during menstrua- tion; pupils are dilated for days or hours before attack; after attack restlessness and trembling of hands. When is Cicnta virosa the remedy ? When the patient is taken with rigidity, fixed, staring eyes, blue face, frothing at mouth; shocks or series of shocks pass through body; jaws locked; followed by pro- found exhaustion. EPISTAXIS. (See Hemorrhages.) HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPBUTICS. 85 ERYSIPELAS. Give the symptoms of Apis in Erysipelas. It is of a rosy, pinkish hue, later livid and purple, the parts become quickly CEdematous, and there is a bruised, sore feeling to the skin. What is the Erysipelas of Belladonna? Bright red, rapid swelling of the skin, the skin is smooth, shining and tense; the pains are sharp, lancinat- ing, stinging and throbbing. How does Lachesis compare here ? The face is purplish instead of red, and the patient is drowsy and weaker. What are the indications for Cantharis in facial Ery- sipelas. Erysipelas beginning on the dorsum of the nose and spreading to the right cheek with the formation of large vesicles, which break and discharge an excoriating fluid. Give indications for Euphorbium off. in Erysipelas. In the vesicular form, where there are large, yellow vesicles and violent fever; pains extend from gums into ear. Give the indications for Lachesis in facial Erysipelas. More on the left side, at first bright red then dark bluish or purplish, great infiltration of cellular tissues and great weakness; patient drowsy and perhaps has delirium and is loquacious. 86 ESSENTIAI Give the stomach symptoms of Calearea. Pressure in the stomach, the pit is swollen like a saucer turned bottom side up; sour vomiting and ravenous hunger in the morning; the patient cannot bear anything tight about the waist. What are the stomach symptoms of Hepar ? Craving for acids, alcoholics and strong tasting sub- stances; hunger and gnawing in the stomach; cannot bear anything tight about the waist. What are the indications for the use of Abies Canadensis ? There is a gnawing or burning in the stomach, a hungry, faint, weak feeling with craving for indigestible or unsuit- able articles of food. Io8 ESSENTIA!^ OF What is the great characteristic of Abies nigra ? A sensation as if the patient had swallowed some in- digestible substance which had stuck in the cardiac ex- tremity of the stomach; a hard boiled egg sensation; dyspepsia from abuse of tobacco. Give the stomach symptoms and cravings of Alumina. Constriction on swallowing food, and the patient is always worse after eating potatoes; there is craving for chalk, charcoal, slate pencils and other indigestible sub- stances. What are the dyspeptic symptoms of Arnica ? Throbbing headache and drowsiness after a meal; ten- dency to putrescence, foul breath, shiny tongue, belching of gas which tastes like rotten eggs; tympanitic distention of tl;e abdomen, foul-smelling stool and a great deal of weakness. • What are the stomach symptoms of Ferrum met.? There seems to be no secretion in the stomach capable of changing the food, and it is vomited as taken. The appetite is ravenous. What are the digestive and bilious symptoms of Iris versicolor ? Severe burning distress in the stomach, vomiting of food, vomiting of excessively acid substances, with dis- tress over the liver. What are the digestive symptoms of Ignatia ? Bitter taste in the mouth and regurgitation of a bitter fluid, gastralgia and hiccough, relieved by eating and smoking. Empty, gone feeling and great nervous de- HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. I09 pression; empty retching, relieved by eating; the patient vomits simple food, but retains such things as cabbage. Give the stomach symptoms of Kali muriaticum. Dyspepsia, with white tongue; pain after eating; liver sluggish; fatty food disagrees; indigestion, with vomiting of a whitish mucus, with gathering of water in the mouth. What are the gastric symptoms of Kali bichromicum? Bitter vomiting, mixed with mucus, renewed by every attempt to eat or drink; fullness even after eating a small quantity, worse from meat; dyspepsia from beer. Give the gastric symptoms of Calcarea phosphorica. Excessive flatulence; the patient craves ham, bacon, salted or smoked meats. Enlarged mesenteric glands; pain after a small quantity of food. , What are the digestive characteristics of Colchicum ? Extreme aversion to food, nausea and loathing at the thought of food; he gags at the mere mention of food; loss of appetite, great debility and brown tongue. What are the digestive symptoms of Cyclamen ? Aggravation from fat food, desire for lemonade, and thirst; otherwise similar to Pulsatilla. What are the stomach symptoms of Belladonna ? Pain in the stomach, worse during a meal. Gastralgia, pains go to spine, not much thirst. What are the stomach symptoms of Natrum muriaticum ? There is a violent thirst; aversion to bread ; water brash and feeling of weakness and sinking in the stomach. no ESSENTIALS OF What are the stomach symptoms of Asafoetida ? Belching of rancid gas, and an empty, gone feeling in the stomach in the forenoon; greasy taste; burning in the stomach and oesophagus; great meteorismus. Give the stomach symptoms of Natrum phos. aad indica- tions as given by Schuessler. Great acidity, sour risings, vomiting of sour fluids with pain in the stomach and great flatulence. The sourness is the characteristic of the drug. What is the indication of the tongue ? It has a thick, yellow coating on the back part. Give an indication for Salicylic acid. Dyspepsia, with excessive accumulation of flatulence and acidity of the stomach; much belching of gas. Give an indication for Carbolic acid. Flatulence of the aged depending upon imperfect diges- tion; acidity and burning in the stomach. GLANDULAR TROUBLES. What are the symptoms of Carbo animalis in the glandular system ? / Induration of the glands, inguinal and axillary, par- ticularly of syphilitic origin; when the induration is hard as a stone, and when the tissues surrounding them are also hard. What are some indications for Iodine in glandular troubles? In goitre, an enlargement of the thyroid gland, it is a HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. Ill useful remedy; also in orchitis, with pains extending to the abdomen. What are the general glandular symptoms of Silicea? It is the remedy in suppurating glandular affections, such as inflammation of the breasts and in inflammation and suppuration of the inguinal glands or suppurative conditions about the salivary glands. "What form of glandular disease calls for Conium ? Adenometa, glands of stony hardness, with little or no pain; beginning of scirrhus. Give glandular symptoms of Bromine. Glands enlarged, indurated, tend to suppurate with excoriating discharge and persistent hardness of gland around opening; undue heat and warmth in glands. Mention some remedies useful for induration of axillary glands. Belladonna (especially at climaxis), Carbo an.. Bro- mine and Calc. carb. Mention some remedies for indurated Buboes. Alumina, Badiaga and Carbo an. What are the indications for Spongia ? Goitre, with suffocating spells at night; swelling and induration of the lymphatic glands. GLEET. When should Sulphur be given in Gleet ? In persons subject to catarrhs, where the case has been 112 ESSENTIALS OF maltreated by injections, and where there is much irrita- tion and soreness and the urine burns the parts. Give indications for Sepia. Gleet with scanty discharge in the morning only. When is Pulsatilla indicated in Gleet 1 When the discharge is thick, yellow and bland; phleg- matic and scrofulous constitutions. GONORRHCEA. What are the male sexual symptoms of Argentum nitricum ? Gonorrhoea, thick, yellow, purulent discharge, with soreness of urethra; indifference during coitus, but sexual dreams with emissions. What are the principal characteristics of Cannabis sativa ? Urethritis, with purulent discharge, great burning and tenderness on urinating; glans penis dark red and swollen; there may be chordee; there is also a spasmodic contrac- tion of sphincter vesicae on urinating. When should Cantharis be preferred ? Where there is intense sexual excitement. Gonorrhoea, with intense irritation and persistent erections; the dis- charge is purulent and bloody; useful when the disease has been sent to the bladder by injections. Give a distinguishing feature between these two remedies. Cantharis has more tenesmus. Cannabis sat. has more burning and smarting. Give symptoms indicating Copaiva in Urethritis. Burning in the neck of bladder and urethra; catarrh of HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. II3 bladder with great dysuria following gonorrlioea; there is swelling of the orifice of the urethra and constant desire to urinate; urine smells of violets, especially in gonor- rhoea; discharge yellow, purulent and corrosive; haema- turia. How does Cubeba compare here ? Cubeba has cutting and constriction after micturition; urinates every ten or fifteen minutes, with smarting tenes- mus and ropy mucus; useful in inflamed prostate. When is Mercury indicated in Gonorrhoea ? Green, purulent discharge; worse at night; with swollen prepuce, ph3Tnosis or paraphymosis. What are the indications for Mercurius corrosivus in Gon- orrhoea ? Green, purulent discharge, worse at night; the meatus is dark red and there is violent tenesmus of the bladder. What are the sexual symptoms of Natrum sulphuricum ? It is one of the principal remedies in sycosis, especially where there are condylomata. What are the symptoms of Thuja in Gonorrhoea? Thin, greenish discharge, scalding urination, warts and condylomata about the genitals, gonorrhoea suppressed by injections, and complicated with rheumatism or orchitis. Give indications for Digitalis. Burning in urethra with purulent discharge, bright yel- low in color. Glans penis is inflamed, with a copious secretion of thick pus over its surface. When is Gelsemium indicated ? In the beginning, where there is great urethral sore- ness; burning along urethra. 9 114 ESSENTIALS OF What remedy is useful for a sudden irresistible desire to urinate ? Petroselinum. When is Pulsatilla indicated ? Discharge is thick, muco-purulent, yellowish or yel- lowish green. Pains in the groins, going across hypo- gastrium from side to side. Suppression of discharge with resulting orchitis. Give indications for Sulphur, Burning and smarting during urination; bright redness of the lips of the meatus urinarius. Phymosis with in- duration of prepuce. GOUT. When is Colehicum indicated in Gout ? Where the swelling is red or pale, with extreme tender- ness to touch and a tendency to shift about from joint to joint; pains are worse in the evening and from the slight- est motion; metastasis of gout to heart, with cutting pains about heart and oppression. Give indications for Ammonium phosphoricum in Gout. Constitutional gout with nodes and concretions in the joints; chronic cases where these concretions of Urate of Soda deform the joints. What are the symptoms calling for Arnica in Gout ? Extreme soreness. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. II5 What of the use of Ledum ? Pains worse from the warmth of the bed; drawing pains in joints; scanty effusion, which tends to harden into nodosities. How does Bryonia compare ? Ledum produces a scanty effusion, which tends to harden into nodosities, while Bryonia tends to a copious effusion; Give some other remedies having nodular swellings in the joints. Calcarea carb., Benzoic acid, Lycopodium, Lithium carb. and Antimonium crud. Give symptoms of Guaiacum in Gout. Concretions of the joints. Gouty inflammation of the knee with abscess. Contractions of muscles. HAY FEVER. Give indications for Arsenicum in Hay Fever. Continual sneezing, which gives no relief. Discharge thin and acrid. The patient cannot lie down, especially after midnight. There is dyspnoea. How does Sinapis nigra compare ? The mucous membrane of the nose is dry and hot; there is no discharge. Give symptoms calling for Ranunculus bulhosus. Smarting in eyes; nose stuffed up towards evening with Il6 ESSENTIALS OF pressure at the root and tingling and crawling in nasal cavity; also hoarseness. When is Sabadilla the remedy ? When there are violent paroxysms of sneezing, with great irritation and itching of the Schneiderian membrane. HEMOEBHAGES. What are the hemorrhagic symptoms of Phosphorus ? The hemorrhagic diathesis; the blood does not coagu- late; hemoptysis and hematemesis. When is Secale useful in uterine Hemorrhage ? Passive, painless flow of dark liquid blood, the patient is wrinkled and scrawny, is often unconscious and cold, hemorrhages preceded by formication and tingling. Slightest motion aggravates flow. When is Cinchona indicated in Hemorrhages? Dark clotted hemorrhages, from any part of the body, with coldness of face, collapse, gasping for breath, and the patient wants to be fanned; ringing in the ears. What other drug has a copious passive Hemorrhage and where the patient desires to be fanned ? Carbo veg. Give the unique symptoms of Acalypha Indica. Dry cough, followed by spitting of blood, which is pure in the morning, but dark, lumpy and clotted in the even- ing, with a constricted feeling around the chest. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. II7 What are the main characteristic symptoms of Sabina ? Metrorrhagia, with paroxysmal flow of bright color, accompanied by pains in the joints. After abortion or labor, pains in back to pubis. What are the Hemorrhages of Ipecac ? In haemoptysis, where the blood is bright and in gushes, with nausea and gagging. In hemorrhages of bright red blood, which flows steadily; nausea, etc. What are the symptoms indicating Lachesis in Hemor- rhages ? Hemorrhages of dark blood, which deposits a sediment as of charred straw; small wounds bleed profusely and the blood remains fluid, does not coagulate. What is the Hemorrhage of Belladonna ? It is bright red from the uterus and characteristically hot. What are the indications for Bovista in Hemorrhages ? • Hemorrhages from relaxation of the capillary system; epistaxis ' or menstrual hemorrhages, where the blood flows with very little exertion; the flow occurs more at night or in the morning. What are the symptoms calling for Ustilago in Hemor- hages ? Bright, partly clotted hemorrhages from passive con- gestion of the uterus; hemorrhages from slight causes, as from digital examinations. What is onr principal nse of Millefolium ? In hemorrhages from any part of the body of bright red Il8 KSSBNTIALS OP blood, and occurring after mechanical injuries. Haemop- tysis, epistaxis or hemorrhages from the uterus or bowels. How does it differ from Aconite here ? Aconite has anxiety; Millefolium not. What are the characterizing features of Erigeron, another member of the same family, in Hemorrhages? The hemorrhage is of bright red blood and is increased by every motion of the patient. Give Hemorrhage calling for Cinnamomum. Profuse hemorrhage from a strain or misstep; tendency to hemorrhages; frequent attacks of nosebleed. What is the Hemorrhage of Trillium pendulum ? Active or passive; threatened abortion, with a gush of blood on each movement, with a sensation as if the hips and back were falling apart; relieved by bandaging the hips tightly. Give indications for Carbo veg. in Nosebleed. Persistent, dark, occurring in old and debilitated per,- sons, the face being pale, sunken, almost hippocratic; nosebleed in old people. What remedy has Nosebleed where the blood coagulates and hangs from the nose like icicles ? Mercurius. When is Ferrum indicated ? It stands between China and Ipecac. It suits anaemic cases like China, where there is much prostration, and it has bright red, gushing flow and difficulty of breathing, like Ipecac. HOMCEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS. 119 Give hemorrhagic symptoms of Hamamelis. The flow is dark, passive, venous and accompanied by a feeling of soreness, and the patient is greatly exhausted. What of Phosphorus in Hemorrhages ? Hemorrhagic diathesis. Hemorrhages from any part of body, especially from lungs or stomach. Mention a few drugs for Haemoptysis with brief indica- tions. Aconite : Bright red, with great anxiety and fever. Cactus : With strong throbbing of heart, less fever and anxiety than Aconite. Millefolium : Bright red, no fever. Mention two drugs having Hemorrhage due to tissue degeneration. Arsenic a.nd Carbo veg. What are the Hemorrhages of Crocus? Epistaxis or other hemorrhage where the blood is thick and dark, hangs in strings from nose. HEMOBEHOIDS. What are the indications for Aloes in Hemorrhoids ? They protrude like a bunch of grapes after each stool, and are relieved by the application of cold water and ag- gravated by motion. I20 ESSENTIAI