Aconite 2X dil., Belladonna 3X dil., and Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form)
according to symptoms given above.
TONSILS, TONSILITIS AND QUINSY.--Aconite 2X dil. In the first twenty-four
hours when there is fever, full pulse and dry skin.
Belladonna 3X dil. instead, when there is much redness and swelling of the
parts with much trouble in swallowing, great pain. Prepared as above
directed and given.
Hepar Sulph. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to two
to three hours when suppuration is threatened and where there is constant
throbbing and pain in the tonsil.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets everyone to three
hours, when the trouble continues after suppuration, parts are dark red
and much thick sticky saliva and foul breath.
ENLARGED TONSIL (Chronic).--Baryta Carb. 3X trit. (tablet form). Take one
to two tablets daily for some time.
DIPHTHERIA.--Antitoxin is the best remedy.
Belladonna 3X dil. Ten to fifteen drops in one-half glass of water and
give two teaspoonfuls every one to two hours when there is fever, marked
inflammation of the tonsils, no spots as yet, red face and throbbing
arteries.
Kali bichrom 2X trit. (tablet form). Put ten to fifteen tablets in a glass
half full of water and give one to two teaspoonfuls every one to two
hours, when the discharge is thick and stringy.
Mercurius protoid 2X trit. (tablet form). Prepare and give same way as
Kali bichrom when membrane is dark, foul odor, tongue thick and pasty.
ESOPHAGUS, INFLAMMATION OF.--Aconite 2X dil. if there is much fever.
Belladonna 3X dil. If there is much local pain.
GASTRITIS, ACUTE INFLAMMATION.--Aconite 2X dil. Put ten drops or fifteen
drops in a half-glass of water and give when there is active and violent
inflammation with full and rapid pulse, shivering and bilious vomiting.
Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). Give one to two tablets every one to
three hours. Where there is great soreness and burning, much thirst,
vomiting, dry, red and cracked tongue.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to three
hours. When there is a dull pain and nausea, but no active vomiting;
especially good in cases from drinking.
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CHRONIC GASTRITIS.--Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form), one to two
tablets four times a day when there is much emaciation and when there is
much desire to vomit.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets after meals when it
is caused by intemperance, eating too highly seasoned food, too much tea
and coffee. Bowels are generally constipated.
Pulsatilla 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets after meals, when it
is caused by rich, greasy foods, such as cakes, pies, puddings, pork and
greasy gravies.
Carbo veg. 3X trit. (tablet form). Two tablets after meals when there is
much wind (gas) in the stomach.
Bryonia alb. 2X dilution, ten drops put in a glass half full of water and
take two teaspoonfuls after every meal and before retiring, when the
stomach is sore to touch, food feels like a load in the stomach, with sour
water coming up.
HEART-BURN.--Nux vomica 3X trit. (tablet form), Mercurius vivus 3X trit.
(tablet form), Bryonia alb. 2X dil. are main remedies.
GASTRALGIA (Cardialgia).--Pains in the stomach.
Nux vomica 3X trit. (tablet form) with pressure and cramps in the stomach,
more particularly if the patient uses coffee, tea and liquors, or is
troubled with piles, constipation, with indoor life and headaches, two
tablets every half hour until better.
Ignatia 3X trit. (tablet form) especially for morose, nervous females,
same dose as Nux Vomica, and same way.
Pulsatilla 3X trit. (tablet form). Two tablets every half hour until
better. When brought on by rich food, as pork, pies, cakes. It is
especially good in blonde women with scanty and painful menstruation.
Sepia 6X trit. (tablet form). One tablet everyone to three hours. It is
especially good in brunette type with irregular and painful menstruation.
VOMITING.--Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). For acid vomiting, one
tablet dry on the tongue every fifteen minutes.
Ipecac 3X trit. (tablet form) for bilious vomiting.
Cocculus 2X dil. for vomiting from riding. Ten drops in a half glass full
of water; take one teaspoonful every ten minutes until better.
Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every ten minutes until
better when the vomit is watery, burning liquid, patient is very restless
and thirsty. Generally found in disease.
ENTERITIS.--Acute inflammation of the small intestines.
Aconite 2X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water and give one
to two teaspoonfuls everyone to three hours. When it is at the
commencement, caused by cold, with dry skin, dry tongue and fever.
Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to two
hours, when the pains are burning, tearing, cutting in the bowels,
restless and anxious, vomiting and thirsty.
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Belladonna 3X dil. Prepare and give as usual. When the ordinary symptoms
are accompanied by delirium or spasms with throbbing head.
Chamomilla 1X dil. For children during teething, with foul green diarrhea.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets everyone to three
hours with usual pains, pasty, coated tongue, foul breath, painful
diarrhea with it.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to three
hours. Caused by sudden suppression of piles, especially in drinkers and
high livers, with lazy habits.
LARGE INTESTINE, INFLAMMATION.--Aconite 2X dil. at the beginning. Chilly,
fever, hot dry skin, usual symptoms and dose.
Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to
three hours, with retching, vomiting, intense thirst, great prostration.
Mercurius viv. 3X trit. (tablet form) same dose as Arsenicum. Stools are
green and watery, with much pain before and after stools.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form) constipated bowels, nausea and vomiting.
DYSENTERY AND DIARRHEA.--Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two
tablets every one to two hours when there is pain before stool and
relieved by the passage.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form) same dose, etc. When there is pain and it
is not relieved by the passage, stool is sometimes slimy, bloody and very
little in quantity.
Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to
three hours. The person is very restless, thirsty, anxious, vomiting, and
burning watery stool.
Podophyllum 3X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water; take two
teaspoonfuls every hour or two; especially good in children with large
watery mealy stools of so large quantity of mealy liquid that the mother
wonders where it all comes from.
Mercurius corr. 3X trit. (tablet form) instead of Mercurius 3X trit.
(tablet form) when the bladder also is affected.
CHOLERA INFANTUM:--Chamomilla 1X dil. in teething children, with sour
mucous vomiting, frequent greenish stools.
Mercurius vivus 3X trit. (tablet form). For mucous, painful slimy stools,
child strains at every stool, sometimes mixed with blood. Pain is not
relieved by a stool.
Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every one to three
hours, for watery burning vomiting and same kind of stools, very restless,
thirsty and drawn looking.
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CHOLERA MORBUS.--Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets
on tongue every fifteen minutes until better, when there is watery burning
vomiting, with terrible thirst, great prostration.
Veratrum alb. 2X dil. in water, etc. When there is vomiting with great
prostration, cold hands and feet, cold sweat.
APPENDICITIS.--Aconite 2X dil. at the beginning.
Belladonna 3X dil. after the first twenty-four hours.
Bryonia alb. 2X dil. Pains are sharp, shooting, better quiet. Can
alternate with Aconite or Belladonna.
Mercurius Viv. 3X trit. (tablet form) given later.
CONSTIPATION.--Correct diet and habits.
Bryonia 2X dil.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form).
Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form).
Opium 6X dilution. Taken 4 times daily.
COLIC.--Colocynthis 1X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water
and give two teaspoonfuls every fifteen minutes until better. When the
pains are cutting, pinching, cramping, as if the bowels were pierced with
knives in the region of the navel and when the patient bends forward.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every half hour
until better. When there is constipation, acid vomiting, distended
abdomen.
Chamomilla 1X dil. Colic in stomach region and is caused by bad food. Face
flushed, in teething children.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every hour, when the pain is
in the liver, patient vomits much bile and has a diarrhea, both bilious
and fecal, with straining.
Podophyllum 3X dil. Ten drops in a half glass of water, two teaspoonfuls
every hour when the liver is too active, too much bile, colic is
aggravated by the bilious vomiting--jaundiced skin, bitter taste in the
mouth.
PAINTER'S COLIC.--Opium 6X dil. As usual, prepared, and given every one to
two hours, when the constipation is obstinate, hard abdomen, with intense
pain, griping and pinching.
Belladonna 3X dil. same way. When bowels feel constricted or seem as if
grasped by the finger nails.
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PILES.--Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet after each meal and
before retiring. Constipation with pain in the lower back and in the lower
part of the rectum; piles may protrude and be sore.
Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form) Tablet at night in connection with Nux
Vomica in the morning.
Aloes 3X dil. One drop of it four times a day when the piles are very
painful, and in the lower part of the bowels, and lots of them.
BOWEL FALLING (Prolapsus ani).--Tincture Cina is good when caused by
worms, one-tenth to one drop of the tincture every two hours.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form) when caused by dysentery or loose bowels.
Mercurius Corr. 3X trit. (tablet form) when caused by dysentery. Last two
use 3X; one to two tablets every two hours.
WORMS.--Tincture of Cina from one-tenth drop to two drops four times a day
for pin (seat) (thread worms) and round worms.
Symptoms.--Boring of the nose, livid, semi-circle under the eyes, restless
sleep, cross, etc.
CHOLERA ASIATIC.--Aconite first stage.
Tincture Camphor in drop doses second stage every fifteen minutes.--Follow
with Arsenicum, Veratrum alb.
Carbo veg. 3X trit. (tablet form) third stage.
PERITONITIS.--Aconite 2X dil. at first.
Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet from) when patient is thirsty, very restless.
Dose every hour.
Bryonia alb. 2X dil. Prepare. Pains worse from motion,--cutting shooting;
constipated.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form) Later, skin yellow, coated pasty tongue.
DROPSY.--After scarlet fever. Apis Mel. 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet
every two hours.
In feet, ankles, and abdomen.--Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One
tablet every three hours.
LIVER, INFLAMMATION (Hepatitis) Bryonia 2X dil. Prepare as usual and give,
etc. When some fever; lies on affected side. Severe pains when moved.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every two to four hours,
after first remedy, when heavy odor from the breath, dry mouth, bitter
taste, yellow (pasty) coated tongue, yellow color of skin.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form), etc. When severe pains in region of
liver extending to the back; nausea, vomiting and constipation.
LIVER, ENLARGED.--Phosphorus 3X dil. Prepare and give two teaspoonfuls
every four hours.
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BILIOUSNESS, LIVER.--With vomiting of bile and mucus use Nux Vomica 3X
trit. (tablet form) one every three hours, also from stimulants and over
feeding.
Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form) when associated with piles. One tablet
night and morning.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). Two tablets four times a day, when
associated with white costive stools and depression of spirits.
BILIOUS DIARRHEA.--Give Podophyllum 3X dil. one drop every three hours.
BILIOUS ATTACKS.--In children brought on by teething, cold or anger give
one drop of Chamomilla 1X dil. every three hours.
Chelidonium 3X dil. Is good for chronic liver disease, when there is a
thick yellow coating on the tongue, pains, aching under right shoulder
blade, also constipation. Give two drops four times a day of 3X dil.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). Liver troubles of drinkers. Use two
tablets every three hours.
JAUNDICE.--Aconite 2X dil. Beginning from taking cold. Nux Vomica 3X trit.
(tablet form). Constipation prominent. Chamomilla IX dil. From fright,
anger, teething.
DISEASE OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS.--Coryza, cold in the head.
Aconite 2X dil. Prepare as usual. Use first twenty-four hours.
Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet every hour for burning watery
discharge from the nose; nose stopped up, discharge makes nose sore.
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets everyone to three
hours, for thick mucous discharge.
CATARRH, CHRONIC.--Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form). Use tablets; take about
four times a day.
Kali Bich 3X trit. (tablet form) thick crusts from ulcers in the nostrils,
one tablet four times a day.
LARYNGITIS, (Inflammation of the Larynx).-Aconite 2X dil. In first
twenty-four hours; give one to two drops every hour.
Belladonna 2X dil. (second day) after aconite; give same way.
Kali Bich 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets everyone to three
hours when hoarseness is present.
CHRONIC LARYNGITIS.--Belladonna 3X dil.
Hepar sulph. 3X trit. (tablet form).
Phosphorus 3X dil.
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CROUP.--Aconite 2X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water, and
give two teaspoonfuls every fifteen minutes in alteration with Spongia 3X
trit. (tablet form) one at a dose. If there is no fever the Spongia can be
used alone. Cough is hard, rasping, barking, sawing.
Hepar sulph, 3X trit. (tablet form), This can be used in place of Spongia
in light haired children. Cough may be a little looser than the spongia
cough.
BRONCHITIS, ACUTE AND CHRONIC.--Aconite 2X dil. Ten drops, etc. One to two
teaspoonfuls everyone to three hours in first stage for the fever, etc.
Belladonna 2X or 3X dil., etc., same. Chilly, dry throat and dry cough,
soreness, and rawness beneath the breast bone, pain in the head.
Phosphorus 3X dil. etc, Constant cough, pressing feeling under breast
bone, a little mucus expectorated.
Tartar Emetic 3X trit. (tablet form), One tablet every four hours. Better
for old people and chronic cases, when the cough is loose and much
rattling from mucus. Also good in children for capillary bronchitis.
INFLUENZA.--Gelsemium 1X dil. generally at the beginning twenty-four hours
one drop every hour.
Belladonna 3X dil. for sore throat.
Phosphorus 3X dil. for bronchitis.
Bryonia 2X for the lungs.
WHOOPING-COUGH. (Pertussis).--Belladonna 2X or 3X dil. Ten drops in a
glass half full of water and two teaspoonfuls given every one to three
hours for sudden tight, violent cough, with sore throat, headache and nose
bleed.
Cuprum Met. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every hour, for the
violent forms causing convulsions.
Hyoscyamus 1X dil. Ten drops in a half glass of water; a dessertspoonful
after each paroxysm until they get better. This is indicated when the
paroxysms are frequent but not so violent, and when they are worse at
night; no fever, mucus of a thick greenish color; and when the cough
produces a sparkle or spots before the eyes.
PNEUMONIA, Inflammation of the Lungs.--Aconite 2X dil., etc. every hour
for first twenty-four hours.
Bryonia 2X dil., etc. Given same way, when the patient lies quietly, hurts
to move, stitching pain in chest when coughing and attended by a pain in
the head. Goes well after Aconite. Aconite and Bryonia are frequently
alternated every hour.
Phosphorus, 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet everyone to three hours.
Tight cough, with little mucus.
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PLEURISY, Inflammation of the Pleura.--Aconite 2X dil., etc., one to two
teaspoonfuls every hour, for the chill and fever, dry hot skin, full
bounding pulse, shortness of breath. First stage.
Byronia 2X dil. One to two teaspoonfuls every hour. Head aches as if it
would split open, sharp stitching pain in the affected side. Constipation.
PLEURODYNIA, (Intercostal Neuralgia).--Belladonna 3X dil. Bryonia 2X dil.
ENDOCARDITIS.--Inflammation of inner lining of the heart.
Aconite 2X dil.
Spigelia 3X dil.
Cactus 3X dil.
ANGINA PECTORIS.--Cactus 2X dilution.
Spigelia 3X dil.
Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form).
PALPITATION.--Aconite 2X dil. One drop. Arising from excitement.
Chamomilla 1X dil. and Nux Vomica 3X dil. (tablet form) caused from anger.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form) for palpitation from indigestion.
Pulsatilla 3X dil. (light haired people).
PULSE INTERMITTENT.--Give digitalis, spigelia 2X dil. Gelsemium 2X dil.
VEINS VARICOSE.--Hamamelis locally is good.
Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form) for varicose ulcers.
SPLEEN, ENLARGEMENT.--Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form) two tablets three
times a day.
China 3X di!. Two drops four times a day.
Bryonia 2X dil. One drop four times a day. Worse on motion and on touch.
KIDNEY (NEPHRITIS). (Inflammation of the Kidneys).--Aconite 2X dil. Ten
drops in a glass half full of water and two teaspoonfuls everyone to two
hours, when there is much fever.
Belladonna 3X dil. can follow.
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.--Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet four times
a day.
DIABETES MELLITUS.--Phosphoric acid 3X dil. Two drops four times a day.
Uranium nitrate 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet three times a day.
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CYSTITIS (Inflammation of the Bladder).--Acute and chronic. Aconite 2X
dil. One drop everyone to two hours first twenty-four hours.
Cantharis 3X dil. For painful urination, and small amount; one to two
drops every two hours.
RENAL CALCULI.--Sand in the urine. Lycopodium 30X trit. (tablet form). One
tablet three times a day, for red sand.
Sarsaparilla 2X dil. Two drops three times a day for white sand.
Berberis Vulgaris (tincture). One drop four times a day for thick urine,
pain in the back running down to the bladder.
HEMATURIA.--(Blood in the urine). Aconite 2X dil., etc., beginning, when
there is fever.
Cantharis 3X dil. Ten drops every two hours. Urine pains in passing little
at a time.
Terebinth 3X dil. When the urine has a good deal of blood in it.
RHEUMATISM.--Acute inflammatory. Aconite 2X dil. At first, and when new
joints are attacked.
Belladonna 2X or 3X dil. When the parts throb and beat, and are swollen a
bright red.
Bryonia 2x dil. Pains are cutting, lancinating. Worse on least motion and
touch; better by rest.
Rhus tax 6X dil. Parts sore and stiff, but better, for a time, when moved
a little. Opposite to Bryonia.
GOUT.--Aconite 2X dil. At first for the fever.
Colchicum 3X dil. every two hours.
For chronic and muscular Rheumatism; above remedies are good but given
four times a day.
ERYSIPELAS.--Belladonna 3X dil. Bright red color, pain in head and eyes;
full throbbing, bounding pulse.
Rhus tax 6X dil. When swelling is dark and in the form of vesicles.
Apis Mel 2X trit. (tablet form) for puffy swollen kind. Urine is generally
light yellow color and lessened. Give a tablet generally every hour.
ACNE.--Sepia 6X trit. (tablet form). When caused by menstruation in dark
haired women.
Pulsatilla 3X dil. For blondes, and when caused by rich foods.
HIVES.--Apis Mel. 2X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every two
hours.
ITCH.--Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form). One tablet four times daily and
sulphur ointment.
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ECZEMA.--Graphites 6X trit. (tablet form).
Hepar sulph. 3X trit. (tablet form).
Rhus tox 6X trit. (tablet form).
Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form).
PEMPHIGUS.--Cantharis 3X dil. Dose every two hours.
PSORIASIS.--Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). Rhus tox 6X tablet.
IMPETIGO.--Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form). Rhus tox 6X, Graphites 6X.
BOILS.--Belladonna 2X dil. Hepar sulph 3X tablets.
CARBUNCLE.--Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form).
SCURVY.--Carbo Veg. 3X trit. (tablet form). Mercurius 3X tablet.
SCARLET FEVER.--Belladonna 3X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of
water and give two teaspoonfuls every two hours for usual kind.
Apis Mel. 2X trit. (tablet form). One to two every three hours when the
kidneys secrete less and there is some dropsy.
MEASLES.--Aconite 2X dil. in the beginning.
Belladonna 3X dil. for sore throat, dry spasmodic cough, headache
delirium.
Bryonia 2X dil. When lungs are sore and hurts much to cough.
CHICKEN POX.--Aconite 2X dil. for fever stage. Rhus tox 6X trit. (tablet
form). Tablet every three hours.
SMALL POX.--Aconite 2X dil. for fever. Tartar Emetic 3X trit. (tablet
form). 2 Tablets every two hours after fever is low.
FEVER, INTERMITTENT, AGUE, ETC.--Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form).
Natrum Mur. 30X trit. (tablet form) especially after Quinine has failed.
INFANTILE REMITTENT FEVER.--Aconite 2X dil.
Belladonna 3X dil.
Mercurius 3X tablet.
INFLAMMATORY CONTINUED FEVER.--Aconite 2X dil. for the fever.
Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One every two to three hours for the
stomach.
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TYPHOID FEVER.--Gelsemium 1X dil. Ten drops in a half glass, etc., 2
teaspoonfuls every hour, generally good in beginning stage.
Arsenicum 3X. trit. (tablet form). One to two everyone to three hours,
later when there is sunken countenance and eyes; dry, cracked, tongue,
burning thirst, restless, burning and involuntary diarrhea.
Rhus tox 3X dil. Delirium, nose bleed, sordes on teeth, brown dry tongue,
wants to change position often, muttering, drowsy sleep, picking at
things.
YELLOW FEVER.--Tincture Camphor drop doses every hour followed by
Belladonna and Arsenicum.
CONGESTION OF BRAIN.--Aconite 2X dil. Prepare, and give one to two
teaspoonfuls everyone to two hours.
Belladonna 3X dil. Prepare and give one to two teaspoonfuls everyone to
two hours. When head bounds and throbs much.
Bryonia 2X dil. Aggravated by motion; more fullness in the forehead;
bilious temperament.
BRAIN, INFLAMMATION OF.--Aconite 2X dil. at beginning.
Belladonna 3X dil. This follows well after Aconite.
Chamomilla 2X. Good in teething children.
CORD, INFLAMMATION OF (Myelitis).--Aconite 2X dil. At beginning.
Belladonna 3X dil. and Bryonia 2X dil. following.
SPOTTED FEVER (Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis).--Aconite 2X dil.
Belladonna 3X dil.
Bryonia 2X dil.
Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form).