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THE ELEMENTS

HOMOEOPATHIC THEORY,

PRACTICE, MATERIA

MEDICA, DOSAGE

AND

PHARMACY.

COMPILED AND ARRANGED FROM HOMOEOPATHIC TEXT BOOKS
FOR THE INFORMATION OF ALL ENQUIRERS INTO .

HOMCEOPATHY.

DRS. F. A. BOERICKE and E. P. ANSHUTZ.

THIRD, REVISED EDITION.

Philadelphia :
boericke & tafel.

1914-

COPYRIGHTED BY

BOERICKE & TAFEI,
191 4

I
CI

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.

This little book, judging from the way the

first edition sold, seems to have filled "a long

felt want." There have been some additions

made to the new edition and the headings under

Therapeutics and Materia Medica have been put

in black letter type.

The Publishers.

345733

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.

We are gratified to know that there is no abate-
ment in the demand for our little book and in
consequence a third edition is asked for. The
book was designed not for a "domestic prac-
tice," but to meet the steady call for a small, in-
expensive work that would give the enquirer an
insight into the theory, materia medica, thera-
peutics, pharmacy and dosage of Homoeopathy,
from which he could see whether it would be
well for him to go deeper into the subject. Hun-
dreds of copies have been sold to physicians of
other schools of practice, and we have reason
to believe that they have had their effect for the
welfare of humanity. The book is necessarily
elementary, but, we hope, the elements are such

•

that on them can be built a sound structure of
curative medicine. The aim has been to give, in
the Therapeutics, the "keynotes" and the thera-
peutic range, of each drug, which will be a
"memory refresher" to homoeopathic physicians
and a guide to all others.
December i, 191 3.

BOERICKE & ANSHUTZ.

CONTENTS.

Part I. Generalities 9

Part II. Therapeutics 43

Part III. Materia Medica 120

Index 217

The Elements of HomoBOpatbic Theory,
Materia Ifedica, Practice and Pharmacy.

PART I.

GENERALITIES.

SAMUEL HAHNEMANN.

First a word about the personality of Hahne-
mann. He was born at Meissen, Saxony, on
April ioth, in the year 1755. He studied at
Leipsic and Vienna, and took his degree at
Erlangen, in 1779. He practiced medicine in
several European cities, but, though fairly suc-
cessful, financially, was dissatisfied with the re-
sults and finally gave it up for literary work.
The list of his books, including translations made
by him, covers 27 octavo pages in Bradford's
Homoeopathic Bibliography.

Chemistry owes a great deal to Hahnemann,
who was very proficient in that science.

Practically all the modern and ancient lan-
guages, including Arabic, were at his command,
and he made great use of this knowledge in his
writings, especially in his homoeopathic materia
medica for which he laid this vast field under
contribution.

IO ORIGIN OF HOMOEOPATHY.

He died in Paris, where he had an immense
practice, in the year 1843, at the* age of eighty-
eight.

Such in brief was the man. Anyone wishing
fuller particulars should procure The Life and
Letters of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, by T. L.
Bradford, M. D., a work of 513 pages, the most
complete life of Hahnemann, and, incidentally,
history of Homoeopathy, ever published.

ORIGIN OF HOMOEOPATHY.

The term Homoeopathy is compounded from
two Greekr words : "homoios," meaning similar,
and "pathos" meaning affection. Hence our
similia.

In the year 1780 Hahnemann was translating
Cullen's Materia Medica from English into Ger-
man. Twenty pages in that work are devoted to
Peruvian bark and these greatly excited the in-
terest of the translator, because of the fact that
it was one of the few drugs that could be relied
on to definitely cure, and he determined to as-
certain the effect of the bark on his own person.
Of the effects of this experiment he wrote :

"I took, by way of experiment, twice a day.
four drachms of good China. My feet, finger
ends, etc., at first became cold; I grew languid
and drowsy; then my heart began to palpitate,
and my pulse grew hard and small; intolerable

ORIGIN OF HOMOEOPATHY. II

anxiety, trembling (but without cold rigor),
prostration throughout all my limbs; then pul-
sation in my head, redness of cheeks, thirst, and,
in short, all these symptoms, which are ordinarily
characteristic of intermittent fever, made their
appearance, one after another, yet without the
peculiar chilly, shivering rigor."

"Briefly, even these symptoms which are of
regular occurrence and especially characteristic—
as the stupidity of mind, the kind of rigidity in
all the limbs, but, above all, the numb, disagree-
able sensation, which seems to have its seat in the
periosteum, over every bone in the body — all
these made their appearance. This paroxysm
lasted two or three hours each time, and recurred
if I repeated the dose, not otherwise. I discon-
tinued and was in good health."

Such was the beginning of the practice of
medicine according to the rule of "similars ;" the
distinctive school, "Homoeopathy," grew out of
the fact that Hahnemann's brethren absolutely
rejected this rule and, so to speak, excommuni-
cated him for persisting in it.

That the Law of Similia (as homoeopaths term
it) was dimly seen before Hahnemann's time is
shown by what Hippocrates wrote, pointed out
by Hahnemann:

"By similar things disease is produced, and
by similar things, administered to the sick, they

12 DOSAGE AND POTENCY.

are healed of their diseases. Thus the same thing
which will produce a strangury, when it does
not exist, will remove it when it does."

What Hahnemann did was to discover "what
disease is produced" by the various drugs, to
quote Hippocrates, or, what train of symptoms
each drug would produce, which train, according
to his experience with the Peruvian bark, ought
to be curative, according to the rule of similars,
as laid down by the old Greek physician. This
he ascertained by experimenting on the human
system by "provings."

PROVING DRUGS.

Believing that he had discovered the method
of ascertaining the true therapeutic range of
drugs, and of their Scientific application to the
healing of the sick, Hahnemann, and a number
of his friends, began proving various well-known
drugs in the same manner he had adopted with
Peruvian bark. Very careful records were kept
of the "deviations from the normal health"
caused by the drugs. Each prover kept a "day
book" in which his or her individual "symptoms,"
those caused by the drug at the time being proved,
were minutely recorded. When it was thought
that enough evidence of the range, or sphere, of
the drug had been obtained, these day books were
given to Hahnemann, who carefully sifted the

I WANT THE LATEST. 1 3

whole mass and arranged it into the schema which
has been followed more or less ever since. The
general plan of the schema was to start with the
mental symptoms and follow on down with those
of the brain, eyes, ears, tongue, throat, and so
on to the feet. These symptoms so arranged
constitute the Homoeopathic Materia Medica. To
these also Hahnemann added well established
facts as to the action of drugs obtained from
his vast reading of medical literature. It was the
work of a scholar and scientist of the highest
order.

The provings conducted under the auspices of
Hahnemann at this period are gathered into two
volumes, known as The Materia Medica Pura,
containing a total of 1,427 pages. But this work
was to the active practitioner in later years what
the ponderous unabridged dictionary is to the
active business man, who wants a compact dic-
tionary, or even a "speller." So in time a host of
smaller Materia Medicas have sprung up, but all
of them based on the original, or on similar prov-
ings of other drugs made since.

"i WANT THE LATEST."

If the reader will reflect, that, therapeutically
(and that is the all of Homoeopathy, i. e., the
law of the therapeutics), the China (Peruvian
bark) of to-day is the same as the China of

14 DOSAGE AND POTENCY.

Hahnemann's time; that Mercury, Arsenic and
Nux vomica are ever the same and produce the
same effects, he must recognize that the Materia
Medica of Hahnemann and the early homoeo-
paths is as much the "latest" as a multiplication
table published a hundred years ago is as "late"
as one published yesterday.

The Materia Medica may be made fuller and
the symptomatology given more in detail, but
until the human body and the effects of drugs
on it change, the old Materia Medica will re-
main practically "the latest," as it is the most
accurate, for Hahnemann seems to have been
peculiarly fitted for keen observation as to the
nicer shades of drug effects on the human body.

China (as Peruvian bark is known to-day in
Homoeopathy) to-day will cure symptoms simi-
lar to those produced on Hahnemann over a
century ago and will continue to do so for all
time. And the same holds good of all natural
drugs. They will cure the symptoms in the
sick that are similar to those that they can pro-
duce on the human body. That is the all of
Homoeopathy. "Similia similibus curantur!*

DOSAGE AND POTENCY.

This has always been a burning question
among homoeopaths and a matter of ridicule
from others. In his early practice of Homoe-

DOSAGE AND POTENCY. 1 5

opathy Hahnemann gave material doses of the
mother tincture, or trituration, as is demon-
strated by what has come down to us — one of
the few of his clinical cases recorded — known as
the "washerwoman ca3e. ,, A poor washerwoman
applied to Hahnemann for relief from her ill-
ness. A friend was present. He, Hahnemann,
closely questioned her as to the origin of the ill-
ness and of its symptoms. He then gave her the
mother tincture of Bryonia and after she had
gone remarked that she would be well in a day's
time, which prediction came true, as the next
day she was at work again and in her usual
health.

But early in his practice of Homoeopathy he
noticed that the large doses often produced an
aggravation of the disease at first, even though
a cure followed. This aggravation he soon saw
was due to the action of the drug given in un-
necessarily large doses. He began reducing
them and from this point gradually developed
the "dynamization" theory, or fact, as you prefer.

In brief, this is: That by "potentizing" rem-
edies their power, their "spirit-like power" for
cure, is immensely developed. This is where the
"infinitesimal" feature of Homoeopathy came in.
In these days or radium and the discovery that
the atom is a gross thing when compared with
its "emanating particles," millions of which

l6 DOSAGE AND POTENCY.

represent one atom or molecule, the idea of the
power of the extremely infinitesimal is regarded
with more respect than it was in the past, when
the largest dose a patient could endure was the
practice. An "atom" was at one time considered
the smallest division of an element or smallest
part capable of entering into chemical combina-
tion. Now electrons are seen to be antecedent
to atoms, and these electrons are also believed
to be made up of matter still more subtle, as
subtle as light.

Is a molecule capable of being sub-divided
without losing its identity? If so, to what ex-
tent? On this point there is certainly a differ-
ence of opinion and there is an abundance of
physical evidence of the existence of matter
when there remains no longer any chemical or
scientific proof of its existence.

The true solution of the dosage question
seems to be that drugs, like patients, must be
individualized. Some drugs may be given in
crude form while others act best in the potencies,
even in very "high" potencies. From the 3d to
the 6th is probably the best for beginners with
the average run of medicines. (On this point, in
the part devoted to therapeutics in this book, the
strength of each drug most generally accepted
will be given in each case.)

In his later life Hahnemann almost uni-

DOSAGE AND POTENCY. VJ

formly gave the 30th potency, especially in
chronic cases.

The question is often asked as to the size and
frequency of the dose. In general we may say
give 10 pellets, or three tablets, four times a day.
The size and frequency of the dose is not so im-
portant as to have the remedy homoeopathic to
the case. But there are the formal directions
which the physician can vary as he grows in ex-
perience. Here they are :

Pellets (medium size). — Dose for adults, ten
pellets; for children, five pellets; for infants,
three pellets.

Liquids — Dilutions. — Pour 20 drops of the
liquid medicine into a tumbler half full of clear,
pure water, stir with a clean spoon and keep
the tumbler well covered. Dose for adults, two
teaspoonfuls ; for children, one teaspoonful ; for
infants, one-half teaspoonful.

Triturations — Powders. — Dose for adults, as
much of the powder as will cover a silver ten
cent piece. For children, the same quantity as
for adults ; for infants, half that quantity.

Tablets (Triturations made in Tablet Form).
— Dose for adults, three tablets; for children,
two tablets; for infants, one tablet.

Disks — or Cones. — Dose for adults, four disks ;
for children, three disks; for infants, two disks.

l8 THE CHRONIC DISEASES.

"THE CHRONIC DISEASES."*

At this point it may be well to briefly outline
another point in homoeopathic history that Has
caused much discussion and some bitterness
among homoeopaths..

After Hahnemann had fairly well developed
his discovery anent China and many other drugs
he published, in 1796, his observations in Hufe-
land J s Journal, the leading German medical
periodical of that time. It was entitled :

"An Essay on a New Principle for Ascertain-
ing the Curative Powers of Dru^s, with a Few
Glances at Those Hitherto Employed."

This was followed by The Organon, in 18 10.
Five editions appeared, the last in 1843. This
was followed, in 181 1, by the Materia Medica
Pur a (Reine Arzneimittellehre) . In the stormy
years that followed he was finally driven from
Leipsic, in 1820, and found refuge under the
protection of the Duke of Anhalt-Koethen, where
he remained for fourteen years. It was during
this period that he wrote his great and much dis-
puted work, The Chronic Diseases, which in the
English translation covers over sixteen hundred
octavo pages.

Broadly speaking, in this work he attributes
the origin of all chronic cases to three "miasms,""
i. e. t psora, syphilis and sycosis. The theory oc-

THE CHRONIC DISEASES. 19

cupies about 150 pages of the work and the re-
mainder is taken up with a Materia Medica for
the cure of such cases. (The theoretical part of
this book has been recently published separately
from the main work.) Of these three "psora"
was to Hahnemann what "original sin" is to the
theologians. For instance, two persons are down
with a given acute disease, one has it mild, while
the other is desperately ill ; the cause is that the
latter has the "psora" taint. Some have said
that Hahnemann claimed that psora was the re-
sult of "suppressed itch," but this is an error
started by superficial readers. Of late many men
have come to the conclusion that Hahnemann's
"psora" and tuberculosis are identical.

The remedies introduced in this book, which
is largely materia medica, or many of them, were
absolutely unheard of before in medicine, such
as Graphites, Lycopodium, Natrum tnuriaticutn,
Sepia, Silicea, yet to-day these remedies, and
the others given in the book, are constantly in
successful use by thousands of practicing phy-
sicians and have given relief to hundreds of
thousands of patients.

In these remedies the dynamization theory
seems to be borne out. Lycopodium, for in-
stance, was supposed to be absolutely inert, but
when thoroughly triturated and run up to the
30th potency, as Hahnemann prescribed it, there

20 SYMPTOMATOLOGY.

can be no doubt of its wonderful efficacy wffen
indicated by the symptoms. The same may
be said of Natrum mur., i. e., table salt, un-
doubtedly a powerful remedy in the 30th po-
tency, and of the others. Mere denial is the
refuge of small minds, but m#ny doubters have
tested the 30th potency of Natrum mur. and have
been convinced.

SYMPTOMATOLOGY.

The idea is quite prevalent among many that
homoeopathic physicians are mere symptom
hunters, and that their practice begins and ends
with this. In The Organon Hahnemann says
that when a case first comes under observation
of the physician his duty is to ascertain if there
be any "removable cause" for it. When this
has been effectually investigated, the origin of
the disease inquired into, habits, etc., then come
the symptoms, and these, even the most trivial,
may serve as a guide to the cure of a man who
presents no "removable cause" for his disease.
A patient, say, is very flatulent ; sits down to the
table with an apparently good appetite, but a
few mouthfuls of food satiate him; he feels
bloated ; is more or less constipated ; has red sand
in urine; nearly always feels worse late in the
afternoon; looks sallow.

The experienced reader of symptoms would

SYMPTOMATOLOGY. 21

give him Lycopodium, and probably make a
brilliant cure.

Another patient follows. He has piles, and
says so. An examination shows them to be
blind, purplish, rarely bleeding. Man says it
feels as if he had a chestnut burr, a lot of sharp
sticks, "up there." 2Esculus hip., internally, and
a little of the ointment of that remedy or a sup-
pository of it, externally, and next time he is
seen that man will laud the relief given him.

Another patient contracted rheumatism from
cold, damp weather. In his case the origin of
the ill points to Rhus tox. as the remedy. And
so on and on indefinitely.

In brief, the true homoeopathic physician has
symptomatology, plus all the other branches of
medicine required by first-class colleges* And
the greatest of these, for the general practitioner,
is his symptomatology, or Homoeopathy, by
which he is able to make cures of cases that baf-
fle the otherwise scientific physician. There is
a marvelous power in this Homoeopathy though
its action is so gentle as to cause many to doubt
the very evidence of their senses.

In typhoid, scarlet fever, diphtheria, croup,
mumps, and many other diseases, where is the "re-
movable cause?" Sanitation, hygiene, isolation.
etc., may prevent the spread of the disease, but
to' one in its grip there is nothing to be done but

22 SYMPTOMATOLOGY.

give a remedy to shorten its course and to give
relief to the patient. It is in such cases that the
man who has even a very superficial knowledge
of Homoeopathy has a big advantage over his
brethren of other schools. To illustrate how
great is this advantage it may be well to give,
briefly, the following historical fact:

In 1831 Asiatic cholera swept over the Aus-
trian empire and other countries of Europe.
The medical profession was powerless before
this then almost unknown disease. Homoeo-
pathic physicians consulted Hahnemann, giv-
ing him as complete a description of the dis-
ease and its symptoms as was possible. He had
never seen a case, but from the symptoms was
able to tell accurately what medicines would
most successfully combat the epidemic. The re-
sult was that under the infinitesimal doses of Ho-
moeopathy the death rate was about 6 per cent,
of the cases treated, while under other treatments
it ran over 50 per cent.

This demonstrates what a tremendous ad-
vantage the man who is acquainted with the
symptomatology of drugs has over his fellow
practitioner who does not possess this knowl-
edge.

The same holds true in all epidemics of dis-
ease, no matter what its nature, and whether
it be new or old. The man who knows the prin-

HOMOEOPATHIC BOOKS. 23

ciples of Sitnilia Similibus Curantur has an
enormous advantage over his otherwise equally,
or even far superiorly learned brother physician.

Probably still greater than symptomatology is
a knowledge of the origin of the disease ; whether
from dry, cold winds, wet cold weather, hot
weather, suppressed skin diseases, sudden chill-
ing or any other cause. When the origin is
known the physician can often go direct to the
curative remedy.

Homoeopathy, "the science of therapeutics,"
a law of nature, is not the private property of
any one class; it is open to all who will learn
of the truth, and anyone can learn of the truth
of sitnilia by study. It is a tremendous power
for any physician.

HOMOEOPATHIC BOOKS.

Assuming that the buyer of this little work
may develop a further taste for the study of the
science of Homoeopathy, a few words on the
books for such study may not be amiss.

The first book should be The Organon of the
Art of Healing, by Hahnemann. This book does
not concern itself with Materia Medica or thera-
peutics, but exclusively with the fundamental
principles underlying the science of Homoe-
opathy, and a comprehension of these is of the
utmost importance to anyone who would seek to

24 HOMOEOPATHIC BOOKS.

acquire a mastery of Homoeopathy, or the science
of Cure.

The Materia Medica Pura and The Chronic
Diseases are the basis of homoeopathic materia
medica, on which nearly every other work on the
subject is founded. Of course, there have been
other remedies added, but these two form the
foundation.

The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica,
by Dr. T. F. Allen, includes the whole of the
Materia Medica of Hahnemann and also of all
other provings of drugs that have been made
since Hahnemann's time. It is a work of ten
large volumes, a homoeopathic encyclopaedia of
Materia Medica, but it is out of print.

After finishing the ten volumes of the Ency-
clopedia Dr. Allen condensed the gist of these
into A Hand-book of Materia Medica and Ho-
moeopathic Therapeutics, a work of 1,165 quarto
pages, containing the symptomatology of 388
drugs, and, in small type in the schema of each,
the verified therapeutics of each. It is the best
complete Materia Medica.

Probably the most popular work on this
branch, as ten editions prove, is Cowperthwaite's
Materia Medica and Therapeutics, "the most
useful book on the subject ever published for the
busy practitioner." Cowperthwaite gives only
verified symptoms and outlines the therapeutic
scope of each drug. It is a practical book.

HOMOEOPATHIC BOOKS. 25

Another very useful book is Pierce's Plain
Talks on Materia Medica. It doesn't deal so much
with the symptomatology as with the actual use
of drugs at the bedside. It is a direct guide.

Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica, by
Dr. J. T. Kent, is the subject put in colloquial
form. It has been pronounced to be as "fascinat-
ing as a novel," but deals with symptomatology
only.

A Clinical Materia Medica, by Dr. E. A. Far-
rington, is chiefly a book of comparisons and dif-
ferentiation between the various remedies.

The Essentials of Homoeopathic Materia
Medica, by W. A. Dewey, M. D., is one of the
most popular books among beginners of the
study of Homoeopathy. It is written as a "quiz
compend;" a question, followed by the answer,
and these cover the "principles" of Homoeopathy,
its pharmacy and the materia medica of its lead-
ing drugs.

It may seem odd to class Leaders in Homoeo-
pathic Therapeutics, by Dr. E. B. Nash, among
homoeopathic materia medicas, but the two are
really interchangeable. Dr. Nash's work has
been immensely popular and deservedly so (now
in its fourth edition), for it is interesting in it-
self — to anyone — and embodies the experience of
an old physician after a lifetime of useful prac-
tice. You will make no mistake in buying this

26 HOMCEOPATHIC BOOKS.

book, even though you have all the others. You
get a new angle in every book.

Keynotes and Characteristics with Compari-
sons of some of the Leading Remedies of the
Materia Medica, by H. C. Allen, M. D., is a very
valuable work and contains the materia medica
of what are known in Homoeopathy as the "no-
sodes," i. e., the potentized virus of various dis-
eases, Tuberculinum, Bacillinum, SyphUinum,
etc., etc., remedies that work wonders in consti-
tutional defects. Dr. Allen later wrote a work
treating entirely of the nosodes.

There are many other works, large and small,
on homoeopathic materia medica, as may be seen
by consulting the book catalogues of homoeo-
pathic publishers (send for one and keep it
handy), but the foregoing are what may be
termed representative works.

Homoeopathic therapeutics are the materia
medica applied to named diseases. Hahnemann,
and the stricter homoeopaths, always frowned on
treating diseases by name — treat the patient ac-
cording to his symptoms regardless of what his
disease is diagnosed. Thus, ten or more dif-
ferent cases of any disease may call for ten or
more different remedies, although each case may
be properly termed, say, "typhoid," but, as, in
each instance, the individual symptoms may be
different, therefore, the true homoeopathic

HOMOEOPATHIC BOOKS. 2TJ

method is to "treat the patient and not the dis-
ease;" i. e., be guided by the symptoms and not
by the name of the disease. In one of the leading
homoeopathic books on typhoid fever, over thirty
remedies are given that are indicated in the vary-
ing phases of that disease.

The big "unabridged dictionary" of therapeu-
tics is Eilienthal's Homoeopathic Therapeutics,
a large 8vo. volume of 1,154 pages. It is to
therapeutics what Allen's Hand-book is to ma-
teria medica.

The latest work on the subject of general thera-
peutics is Practical Homoeopathic Therapeutics,
by W. A. Dewey, M. D. It is much smaller
than Lilienthars, but is very helpful to all who
are guided by the name of the disease — as must
generally be the case.

Another work, a student's manual, is the Es-
sentials of Homoeopathic Therapeutics. A quiz
compend, by Dr. W. A. Dewey, that will be
found very useful by all beginners. In a small
compass it gives the leading drugs for all dis-
eases by name, as, say, for "Diarrhoea," "Ty-
phoid," "Catarrh" and so on through the list of
disease names.

There are many other works on the subject,
as may be seen by reference to any complete ho-
moeopathic book catalogue, but the above "named
are perhaps the best suited to the beginner and
for general practice.

28 HOMOEOPATHIC BOOKS.

The "repertory" is peculiar to homoeopathic
practice. It is an index of symptoms giving the
name of a remedy, or remedies, having a given
symptom. These are arranged in many forms,
from the 1,380 big pages of Kent's Repertory of
the Homoeopathic Materia Medica down to little
compact pocket-books.

There are also many special repertories as on
intermittent fever, tongue, urinary organs, head-
ache, etc., etc., etc., as may be seen by reference
to homoeopathic book catalogues.

The following are a few of the standard
works on special subjects, by homoeopathic phy-
sicians that can be relied on :

Diseases of Children. — There are a number
of these, but the one by Dr. C. S. Raue is the
latest and most up to date in matters of diet,
care, etc., etc.

Women. — Obstetrics, by Dr. Henry N. Guern-
sey, is a very large volume, published in 1878,
but reprinted many times since. Obstetric
methods have advanced since then, but the book
lives because of the therapeutics, which do not
nor cannot change in true Homoeopathic practice.

A Text-book of Gynecology, by Dr. Jas. C.
Wood, is the accepted book on the subject by
our homoeopathic colleges, so no more need be
said of it.

Fevers. — The Therapeutics of Fevers, Con-

HOMCEOPATHIC BOOKS. 29

tinned, Bilious, Intermittent, Malarial, Remit-
tent, Pernicious, Typhoid, Typhus, Septic, Yel-
low, Zymotic, etc., by Dr. H. C. Allen, is the
chief work on the subject. It does not concern
itself with diagnosis, diet, etc., etc., but it is
purely homoeopathic therapeutics applied to
fevers. An invaluable work for those who can
use it — and anyone who can read disease-symp-
toms ought to match them with the aid of this
book.

Genito-Urinary Diseases. — The two good
works on this subject are Diseases of the Urin-
ary Organs, by Gifford Mitchell, M. D., and
Urological and Venereal Diseases, by Bukk G.
Carleton, M. D. Two complete works on. the
diagnosis, prognosis, pathology, treatment, etc.,
etc., of this range of disease; the authors do not
confine themselves to homoeopathic therapeutics
exclusively, but give all the accepted treatments.

For purely homoeopathic therapeutics of these
diseases, etc., etc., get Sexual Ills, a small manual
compiled from homoeopathic literature.

Practice. — Homoeopathic works on practice
differ in no particular from other works on the
same subject, save as shown by the individual
views of the authors, excepting in their thera-
peutics. There are a number of these in ho-
moeopathic literature, the leading one, perhaps,
being A Practice of Medicine, by H. R. Arndt,

30 HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES.

M. D., and Jousset's Practice is a work of about
equal size, translated from the French.

There are two works on practice, both pocket
size and very handy, one, A Practice of Medi-
cine, by Dr. M. A. Custis, and the other by Dr.
Ch. Gatchell, A Pocket-Book of Medical Prac-
tice.

Veterinary. — Homoeopathy has gained green
laurels in the field of veterinary practice, although
there is no homoeopathic veterinary school. The
books on this subject can be found fully de-
scribed in any homoeopathic book catalogue.

In conclusion, we may state that the forego-
ing list of books forms but a very small part of
homoeopathic literature.

(Perhaps an apology is due here to the reader
for introducing a section that reads almost like
a book catalogue, but this little work is designed
to help beginners in Homoeopathy and this must
be the excuse — if one is needed.)

HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES.

Any drug is homoeopathic to the symptoms it
zvill cause, consequently it may be said that every
drug is a homoeopathic drug, if we know its symp-
toms. But only those which have been proved
can be administered to the sick for the cure of
disease according to the law of similia. Further-
more, only those prepared as they were by the

HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES. 31

provers can be fairly used. There is, some hold,
as much difference between a fresh plant tinc-
ture, and one made from the dried drug, or fluid
extracts, as there is between a fresh apple and
a dried one.

For instance, Aconite is prepared differently
under the rules of the U. S. P. from what it is
for homoeopathic use, and it is manifestly an un-
fair trial to prescribe it, or the fluid extract, on
homoeopathic lines. In homoeopathic pharmacy
the fresh, green plants are used for making tinc-
tures wherever possible.

In the terms of union labor, "unfair" medi-
cines have done more harm to Homoeopathy than
any other one thing — careless, or downright dis-
honest pharmacy, the substitution of the cheaper
fluid extracts and tinctures of the old school, and
of the eclectics, for the more expensive homoeo-
pathic fresh plant mother tinctures, which in
these days of cut-throat competition is frequently
done; these are some of the drawbacks with
which Homoeopathy has had to contend. Given
the properly prepared medicine, and the ability
to apply it to its "similar" in sickness, a cure will
follow, if a cure be possible. But the prescribers
must have accurate medicines.

The physician who goes about seeking the
"cheapest" drugs, or lets himself be talked into
buying these cheap drugs, is like the mountain

32 MOTHER TINCTURES.

climber who would buy the cheapest ropes for
his perilous expedition. Or like a government
that would send out an old pot-metal iron-clad
against a modern nickel-steel battleship — because
it was "cheaper." However all this is obvious.

MOTHER TINCTURES.

These are all designated by the Greek letter
theta (0).

There are several classes of mother tinctures
which differ according to the mode of prepar-
ation. Let Aconite serve as an illustration of
one of them. The flowering plant is gathered
and then pounded to a pulp; the juice is ex-
pressed from this pulp and mixed with its equal
weight of pure grain alcohol. This is allowed to
stand for eight days and is then filtered. The
filtered product is Aconite 0.

Wherever possible, the true homoeopath pre-
pares his tinctures from the fresh, living plant,
the fresher the better.

The exception to this rule is in drugs like Nux
vomica, Ipecac, etc. Nux vomica is prepared by
adding to one part of the finely pulverized nuts
five parts, by weight, of pure grain alcohol. This
is allowed to stand for eight days, being thor-
oughly shaken twice a day, and then filtered.
The product being Nux vomica 0.

There are several other classes of medicine,

it
it

POTENCIES — DILUTIONS — ATTENUATIONS. 33

but it is needless to go into details concerning
them here.

POTENCIES. — DILUTIONS. — ATTENUATIONS.

The strict practitioner of Homoeopathy be-
lieves with Hahnemann that, by dynamization,
the drug power of tinctures over disease is
enormously increased; these they term "po-
tencies." Other men term them "dilutions," or
attenuations." The outside scoffer terms the n
delusions," but he is positively wrong. By
"power" is not meant poison effect which is usu-
ally applied to drugs, but curative power, for
if the potency will cure when the crude drug will
not, is it not more powerful? It is the potency
over disease that must be kept in mind and not
poison effect.

Potencies are most commonly made on the
centesimal scale. The making of the first po-
tency varies slightly according to the class un-
der which the tincture is prepared, but, as the
name of the scale signifies, the strength of the
1st centesimal potency should be the T fo drug
power. The subsequent potencies are prepared
by taking I part of the first potency to 99 parts of
alcohol, one part of the 2d to 99 of alcohol and
so on, in a well-corked bottle, hold it clinched in
the fist and pound on a hair-stuffed base, twelve
powerful strokes ; this do with each potency.

34 POTENCIES — DILUTIONS — ATTENUATIONS.

Thus Aconite 3. represents T.Tnrn\7nr<r> and
Aconite 30. 1 followed by 60 ciphers. Yet, as
may be seen when figured out, 2,970 drops of
alcohol will make this seemingly incredible
"high" potency, the potency which Hahnemann
claimed gives the best and quickest results. The
ignorant are very apt to bring in the element of
arithmetical progression here to make the po-
tencies ridiculous, but you see 2,970 drops of al-
cohol makes the 30th and "the Pacific ocean" or
"the universe" is not needed. Also they forget
that if arithmetical progression is to be brought
in in quantity it should also be in power. From
4 to 6 tons energy have been employed on the
30th potency of 2,970 drops.

Practically, the only difference between the
centesimal and the decimal scale is that the
latter mounts by tens. Thus, Aconite ix rep-
resents 1 part Aconite to 9 of the vehicle,
Aconite 2x, 1-99; Aconite 3X, 1-999, and so on,
adding one digit for each ascension in the
scale; while in the centesimal you add two for
each potency — respectively T V and t7tit-

The leading remedies have been potentized,
by hand, and with alcohol as a vehicle, up to
the 200, the 500, and the 1, oooth potencies.

Fluxion Potencies. — These are a bone of con-
tention in Homoeopathy. They are potencies

TRITURATIONS. 35

made with machines — there are different kinds
of these machines — with water as a vehicle, and
run all the way from the i,oooth to the 1,000,000,
or even higher. On the one side it is contended
that these potencies represent the insanity of
Homoeopathy, "faith cure," in other words, and
on the other it is contended that they represent
such an extreme power that only men of the
highest skill in Homoeopathy, dare use them, be-
cause of the risk of incurring possibly, disastrous
results. Be it either way, the beginner in Homoe-
opathy will do well to sail close to the 3d, 6th
and 30th potencies ; these are curative and also
safe.

TRITURATIONS.

Drugs like Mercurius, Ferrum, Aurum, Stan-
num, and many others, are prepared by tritura-
tion, but on the decimal scale only. One part of
the drug to nine parts of pure recrystallized sugar
of milk is triturated in a power-driven mortar
for four hours or longer— in first-class phar-
macies. This constitutes the, let us say, Mer-
curius ix trituration. One part of this ix trit.
to nine parts of sugar of milk, triturated for two
hours, constitutes the Mercurius 2x, or i-iooth,
and so on. These triturations run as high as the
fox in a few drugs, but the ix, 3X and 6x are
mostly used. When used in higher potencies

36 VEHICLES.

these so-called "insolubles" are made into "po-
tencies." This is done by taking one grain of the
6x trituration and dissolving it in 99 minims of
distilled water. This is agitated and allowed to
stand and again shaken until there is no longer
a sediment or anything of the trituration visible.
It can then be "run up" as high as desired and
prescribed in liquid form, or in medicated pel-
lets, etc. The solution in distilled water is "run
up" in pure grain alcohol.

VEHICLES FOR DISPENSING HOMOEOPATHIC

MEDICINES.

The most commonly used vehicle for dis-
pensing homoeopathic medicine is the cane sugar
pellet. Pellets are saturated with the tincture, or
dilution, and are then ready for use, and are
given on the tongue of the patient; or several
dozen pellets may be dissolved in a half-tumbler-
ful of water and a teaspoonful given for a dose.

The dilutions may also be dispensed in the
liquid form by putting, say, twenty drops in half
a tumblerful of water ; teaspoonful a dose.

The triturations, or "powders," are given dry
on the tongue in two or three grain doses.

One very popular and convenient form for
dispensing homoeopathic medicine is in tablets.
You can get almost any medicine in this shape
and in any reasonable potency, one to three tab-

TRYING HOMOEOPATHY. 37

lets constituting a dose. And in all cases remem-
ber that it is not the "strength," or even the fre-
quency of the dose that counts, but its homceo-
pathicity to the case.

TRYING HOMCEOPATHY.

If anyone wants to honestly try Homoeopathy
let hfm lay aside prejudice and incredulity, pre-
scribe according to the law of similars, and not
imagine that he must give medicine so strong
that it can be tasted and smelled. Give the 3d,
6th or 30th potencies and you will have better
results with most of the remedies than if you
gave the mother tinctures, the ix or the crude
drug.

Some persons argue that the so-called results
from the higher potencies of Homoeopathy are
pure "imagination," but that is not so; in fact,
some of our most powerful remedies are practi-
cally inert until their latent curative force is de-
veloped by prolonged trituration. Of these
may be mentioned, among many others, such
remedies as Lycopodium, Carbo vegetabilis and
Natrum muriaticum. Give these in the crude
form and they are practically inert, but in the
30th potency they exercise a most potent influence
over disease when they are indicated.

Hahnemann has been laughed to scorn for
claiming for potentized Natrum mur. (common

38 HOW DO YOUR MEDICINES ACT?

table salt) any medicinal power. The skeptical
homoeopaths of Austria some years ago made a
most careful series of experiments, or provings,
of this remedy and were reluctantly compelled to
admit that potentized salt had a powerful in-
fluence on its provers when taken in repeated
doses. Such, also, was the experience of von
Grauvogl, Director General of the Bavarian
army. The case is like that of the "water tor-
ture/' you can pour a bucket of water over a
man and it will not hurt, but let the same come

down on him in one spot, a drop at a time, and
you have the awful "water torture." So it is
with potentized drugs. A child may take a whole
vial at once with no harm, but take a dose every
hour* and you will make a "proving," as the
Austrian investigators discovered.

There is one question asked, perhaps, oftener
than any other by men trained in other schools
of medicine :

"how do your medicines act?"

That is a question that has never been an-
swered in an entirely satisfactory manner, and
perhaps never will be so answered. The ' 'phy-
siological" action of the various drugs is given
in text-books and is well-known to physicians.
The physiological action, if carefully noted for
its more minute details, is a proving and a guide

HOW DO YOUR MEDICINES ACT? 39

to the homoeopathic use of a drug. So are poison
cases.

To illustrate this: A few years ago a child
of a prominent homoeopathic physician was
stricken with what was thought to be malignant
scarlet fever, the type that nearly always is fatal.
To his surprise the child recovered. He then
made an investigation and found that she had
chewed the young shoots of the Ailanthus tree,
she and a little companion, who also developed
the same train of symptoms. Later, experiments
confirmed this action of the Ailanthus on the hu-
man body. It was then prepared as a medicine
and has cured may cases of the type of malignant
scarlet fever that before its discovery were nearly
always fatal. That was a heroic proving.

Why does Ailanthus cause this train of symp-
toms and why does it cure malignant scarlet
fever? Who can answer?

Hahnemann, in The Organon, § 28-29, says,
"Since this natural law of cure has been veri-
fied to the world by every pure experiment and
genuine experience, and has thus become an
established fact, a scientific explanation of its
mode of action is of little importance. I,
therefore, place but a slight value upon an at-
tempt at explanation. Nevertheless, the fol-
lowing view holds good as the most probable

40 HOW DO YOUR MEDICINES ACT?

one, since it is based entirely upon empirical
premises."

"We have seen that every disease (not sub-
ject to surgery alone) is based upon some par-
ticular morbid derangement in the feelings and
functions of the vital force, and thus, in the
process of a homoeopathic cure, by administer-
ing a medical potency, chosen exactly in ac-
cordance with the similitude of symptoms, a
somewhat stronger, similar, artificial, morbid af-
fection is implanted upon the vital power de-
ranged by a natural disease; this artificial af-
fection is substituted, as it were, for the weaker
similar natural disease (morbid exacerbations),
against which the instinctive vital . force, now
only excited to stronger effort by the drug af-
fection, needs only to direct its increased en-
ergy; but owing to its brief duration it will
soon be overcome by the vital force, which,
liberated first from the natural disease, and
finally from the substituted artificial (drug) af-
fection, now again finds itself enabled to con-
tinue the life of the organism in health. "

So wrote Hahnemann on this subject.

But modern medicine says that disease is of
microbic origin. Whether the microbe is the
cause or the results of the disease does not alter
the universally admitted fact that unless there
is a predisposition on the part of the patient

HOW DO YOUR MEDICINES ACT? 41

the microbe is powerless. Now it is this pre-
disposition, this morbid derangement in the
"vital force" (as Hahnemann puts it), that is
the real cause of the disease and it is this that
is reached and cured by the potentized remedy.
To tell "how" that is done involves an answer
to "What is vital force?" "What is life?"

We know we live, but a whole university of
scientists cannot tell us how it is done, or what
"life" is.

To go deep into this subject one must recog-
nize something more in man than matter; he
must recognize mind, spirit or soul. These are
the man. Does not the mental state have a most
powerful action on the human body? Yet what
chemist would seek to "isolate the active prin-
ciple" of grief or anger, or dread?

And while the mind acts powerfully on the
body it is equally true that the states of the
body react strongly on the mind. Cognizance is
taken of all this in homoeopathic practice, and in
a careful study of any case, especially of a so-
called chronic nature, the rrental, as well as the
physical symptoms are noted. The potentized
drug is, we may say, the soul, or spirit, of the
crude drug, and being so, acts on the soul or
spirit; on the morbidly deranged "vital force,"
and so cures the case.

The other theory is that they act as altera-

42 HOW DO YOUR MEDICINES ACT?

tives, diuretics, antipyretics, etc., etc., act
physiologically; but when we consider that the
physiological action of Ipecac, is to cause vom-
iting, while the small dose will stop vomiting
(when not caused by Ipecac.}, this theory seems
untenable.

But, after all is said, the main thing, as Hahne-
mann intimates, is to know that these drugs will

cure when indicated, and we must not worry
too much over the "how." It is the duty of the
physician to heal the sick, and this, when done by
drugs, is always according to the one healing
law. Arsenic acts physiologically the same no
matter by whom it is given, or why ; so must its
curative action be. No one can dispute this self-
evident proposition. The homoeopath believes
that Arsenic (and all drugs) act curatively, if
given in very small doses, on diseases which pre-
sent similar symptoms to those which it will
cause. That is the whole of Homoeopathy in a
nutshell. Remember that even before Hip-
pocrates lived that Moses raised up the brazen
serpent as a cure for the bitten children of Israel.
The older record is something akin to Homoe-
opathy.

PART II.

THERAPEUTICS.

The true homoeopathic prescription covers as
closely as possible the "totality of the symp-
toms ;" that is to say, the drug whose proving
presents the closest resemblance to a given dis-
ease is the drug that covers closest the totality
of the symptoms.

But during the century in which Homoeopathy
has been practiced many "keynotes" of the vari-
ous drugs in their application to the cure of dis-
ease have been repeatedly verified and confirmed
so that it is now possible to give "guiding
symptoms" in many diseases by which the be-
ginner may work very successfully. This section
of our book is an effort to give, tersely, the key-
notes and guiding symptoms to the various dis-
eases named. To comprehend this take, for ex-
ample, the first paragraph in the following sec-
tion: "Abscess or Swellings. — Hot, throbbing,
Belladonna 3." This means that if you have any
abscess or swelling that is hot, or throbbing, you
give a dose of Belladonna 3. Or if it is puffy,
and stings — it may be hot also, give Apis 3 and
soon.

44 THERAPEUTICS.

Abscess or "Swellings." — Hot, throbbing, Bel-
ladonna 3.

Puffy, stinging, Apis 3.

Suppurating, pus, Hepar sulph. 6.

If slow in healing, constant discharge,
watery, Silicea 30.

Abscess at the roots of the teeth, Mercurius
viz*. 30.

An occasional dose of Sulphur 30th, say, once
a week, will prove beneficial in all cases that
do not heal rapidly.

See also "Menstruation."

Dyspepsia. — Flatulent, acrid, heartburn, loose
bowels, Carbo vegetabilis 30.

From indigestible food, tongue brown at the
back, cramping or spasmodic pain, flatulence,
vomiting, constipation, Nux vomica 3.

Feeling as of stone in the stomach, Bryonia

Feeling as if the stomach were loaded with

undigested, hard boiled eggs, Abies nigra 3.

In whiskey drinkers, Nux vomica 3. or Capsi-
cum 3.

In beer drinkers, Kali bichromicum 6x.

From starchy foods, Natrum muriaticum 30.

From eating rich or fat food, heartburn, Pul-
satilla 3.

Tongue milky white, Antimonium crudum 6.

Acid risings, dyspepsia in the aged, Kali car-
bonicum 6.

Hungry, but a few mouthfuls satiate, fulness,
gas, Lycopodium 30.

Burning in the stomach, Arsenicum 6.

Pain comes on some time after eating though
immediately after eating there is relief, Ana-
car dium 3.

Pine apple juice is an excellent all-round
remedy.

72 THERAPEUTICS.

Yellow, slimy tongue, sodden face, "gone-
ness/' Hydrastis Canadensis 3.

Chronic cases, sour risings, with canine hun-
ger, Phosphorus 30.

Ear. — Discharges of blood and matter from
the ear, Capsicum 6.

Red, burning, itching ears, Agaricus mus-
carius 6.

Inflammation of middle ear, after exposure
to dry cold, at the beginning pain, restlessness,
anxiety, Aconite 3.

Catarrhal inflammation of the middle ear,
Kali muriaticum 6x.

Puffy, swollen ears, Apium virus 6.

Earache, Pulsatilla 3., or else a pledget of
cotton saturated with Mullein oil stuffed in the
ears ; or Plantago may be applied locally.

Acute otitis, Belladonna 3. or, if brought on
by dry cold or sudden change in the weather,
Aconite 3.

Otitis externa, Pulsatilla 3.

Yellowish-green discharge, Pulsatilla 3.

Infantile earache, Chamomilla 3.

Thin, acrid discharges, Mercurius vivus 6.

Suppuration, Silicea 30.

Deafness in Eustachian tubes, cracking in the
ears, Kali muriaticum 6x.

Eczema, Rhus toxicodendron 3. ; this failing,
Mezereum 30.

THERAPEUTICS. 73

Polypus in the scrofulous, Calcarea carbonica
30. In all others, Thuja 30.

Boils, Hepar sulphuris 6.

Bran-like scales, Arsenicum 6.

Moist, sticky eruptions, Graphites 6.

Roaring noises, China 3.

Cracking in ears. Hold nose tight with thumb
and fingers, close mouth and then blow breath;
this process will open the tubes. Also, Kali
muriaticum 6x.

For deafness, unless from some incurable
cause, like perforation, drop four or five
minims of Mullein oil in the ear.

For deafness caused by blocking of the
Eustachian tube, Mercurius 6. If it does not
yield after a week of this, Hydrastis 1.

Ecchymosis — "Black and Bine." — Whenever
there is a blow from which "black and blue" spots
follow, take Arnica 30, internally.

Eczema.- — On face or genital organs, Crotvn
tiglium 6.

Moist in bends of joints, between fingers,
palms of hands, behind ears, etc., Graphites 6.

Itching and burning, Arsenicum 6. ; if scaly
skin, Sulphur 30. ; if red, Rhus tox. 3.

Dry, irritative eczema, Alumina 6.

Eczema of backs of hands, Bovista 6.

Eczema of chin in males, Cicuta vir. 3.

Yellow, crusty, Sulphur 30.

74 THERAPEUTICS.

On scrotum, Hepar sulphuris 6.

Eczema capitis, Kali tnuriaticum i2x; also
Oleander 6.

Chalk-like crusts, Calcarea carbonica 30.

An unproved remedy, "Skookum chuck" 3X.
(the salts of Medical lake), has been pre-
scribed most successfully in many bad cases of
eczema, palmaritis, psoriasis, etc., etc. It is really
a great remedy for such skin ills.

Some practitioners claim that Rhus tox. 30.
is the best remedy for all forms of this disease.

Emissions, Seminal. — Milky urine, system re-
laxed, debility, no erection, Phosphoric acid 3.

Very frequent emissions with violent erections,
Picric acid 6.

Loss of memory, nervous prostration, Ana-
cardium orientale 6.

Complete breakdown, mentally and physically,
Kali phosphoricum 6x.

Epilepsy. — Probably the best general remedy
for recent epilepsy is CEnanthe crocata 3., vio-
lent convulsions, foaming at the mouth.

Another excellent remedy is Cicuta virosa 6.,
frightful contortions ; also in infants.

When attacks come with great frequency,
Artemesia vulgaris ix.

With frightful cramps and spasms, face blue,
Cuprum met. 6.

When brought on by mental causes only, Ig-
natia 30.

THERAPEUTICS. 75

Chronic epilepsy in general, Rana bufo 6.

When chronic, spasms, followed by pro-
longed sleep, Opium 6.

Brought on by masturbation, Rana bufo 6.

In scrofulous subjects, Calcarea carbonica 30.

Erysipelas. — Shining, # dark red skin, Bella-
donna 3.

The vesicular variety, Rhus tox. 3.

In simple acute cases, China 0.

Puffy swelling, stinging pains, Apium virus 6.

Frequently recurring, especially about the face,
Graphites 6.

Fever, thirst, prostration, burning, Arseni-
cum 6.

Going on to gangrene, Crotalus horridus 6.

Eyes, — Dry, inflamed, intolerance of light, Bel-
ladonna 3.

Inflammation brought on by exposure to dry
cold, Aconite 3.

Swelling, with acrid discharge, Rhus tox. 3.

Inflamed lids, profuse excoriating discharge,
Euphrasia 3.

Conjunctivitis, "pus eye," eyelids glued to-
gether in the morning, Mercurius 6. ; this fail-
ing, Argentum nitricum 6.

Corneal ulceration, Kali muriaticum 6x.

Gonorrhoeal ophthalmia, Kali sulphuricum 6x.

Styes, Pulsatilla 3.

Cataract, or opacity of cornea, Calcarea
fluoric a 6x ; this failing, Cannabis sativa ix.

?6 THERAPEUTICS.

Aching eyes from eye strain, Actea racemosa
3.; or Ruta graveolens 6. for dim vision from
overuse of eyes.

Eye trouble from syphilis, Aurum tnetallicum
6.

Severe shooting pains*back of eyes, Cedron 6.

Great puffiness under the eyes, Apis mellvdca
3, or over the eyes, Kali carb. 30.

Eyes unnaturally dry, Alumina 30.

Angles of eyelids sore and raw, Graphites 6.

Strumous ophthalmia, Sulphur 30.

Twitching of eyelids, Agaricus muscarius 6.

Rheumatic pains in the eyes, Bryonia 3.

Inflammation following presence of foreign
bodies, or hurts, also from cold, Aconite 3.

Lachrymal fistula, Silicea 30.

"Watery" eyes, Euphrasia 3.

Feet. — Callosities on the soles, Antimotiium
crudum 6.

Waxy and swollen, Apis mellffica 3.

Nocturnal itching, Ledum 3.

Offensive foot sweat, Silicea 30.

Soles of feet burn, Sulphur 30.

Pain in heels, Cyclamen 30.

Cold, damp, clammy feet, Calcarea carb. 30..

Pain in great toe, Dulcamara 3.

Oozing soreness between the toes, Graph-
ites 6.

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Chilblains, Pulsatilla 3., or Agaricus 6.

Rheumatism beginning in feet and traveling
upwards, Ledum 3.

Cramp, Cuprum met. 6.

Swollen, tender, with foul sweat, Petroleum 3.
or Silicea 30.

Feel sprained, Rhus tox. 3.

"Fidgety" feet, Zincum 6.

Ankles give way, Chamomilla 3.

Gangrene. — Echinacea angustifolia is the best
remedy to arrest this condition, give it in ten
drop doses internally.

Senile gangrene; skin shrivelled, worse from
external heat, Secale 3.

Another remedy that has proved successful is
Lachesis 6., in traumatic gangrene ; also Crotalus
6. with swelling, foul odor, with black or bluish
discoloration.

Gastralgia. — Cramp-like, spasmodic pain, Nux
vom. 3. every two hours.

Burning pain, Arsenicum alb. 3. every two
hours.

Pain with catarrhal inflammation of the ali-
mentary canal. Frequent eructations, Bis-
muthum ix every hour.

Spasmodic pains compelling patient to bend
double, Colocynth.

Cramps with sour stomach, Carbo veg.

Glandular Swelling. — At the commencement,
Belladonna 3.

78 THERAPEUTICS.

If in submaxillary gland, Arum tri. 6.

If suppuration threatens, Mercurius sol. 6.

If suppuration has actually taken place,
Hepar sul. cat. 6.

Glandular indurations, Clematis 3.

Pains extending to the abdomen, Iodum 30.

Goitre. — It has been asserted and confirmed in
a large number of cases that Fucus vesiculosis 6
in half teaspoon ful doses, three times a day, will
cure many cases of goitre in those under thirty
years of age. Treatment must be persisted in for
several months.

The other remedies are Acid fluoricum 6.
and C ale area carbonic a 30. in scrofulous sub-
jects. In old hard goitres, Spongia 3., four times
a day, for weeks.

When there is irritability of the nervous sys-
tem, emaciation but with good appetite, Iodum

30.

Gonorrhoea. — Yellow or greenish discharge,

Nat rum sulphuricum I2x.

For sexual excitement, Cantharis 3.

Chordee, Cannabis Indica ix.

Fever, Aconite 3.

Much inflammation, Mercurius vivus 6.

Thick yellow discharge, profuse, scalding,
erections; when the prostate gland is affected,
Thuja 3.

Fig warts, condylomata, sycotic dyscrasia,
Thuja 30.

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Profuse discharge, little pain, Pulsatilla 3. •

Chronic cases, Natrum mur. 30.

In women, after acute stage, Sepia 3.

In all cases an occasional dose of Sulphur 30.,
with selected remedy, will prevent disease from
becoming violent.

Strict homoeopathic treatment admits of no
injections.

To re-establish discharge after suppression by
external means, which is no cure, Sulphur 30.

Testicles swell in consequence of suppression
of discharge, Pulsatilla 3.

Gout. — Burnett claims that Urtica urens 0,
five drops in a wineglassful of hot water, every
three hours, will give quick relief, as it expels
the gravel, uric acid, etc. The same author
claims that Spiritus glandium quercus 0, ten
drops in water, for ten days, will antidote the
ill effects of alcohol and allay craving for
liquor.

Where patient is chilly and cannot stand the
seashore, Natrum mur. I2x.

Where heart is weak, Aurum muriaticum 3X.

Lycopodium 30. is indicated by red sand in
urine.

The free use of hot water in the aged and
spare is beneficial. Juicy fruit is also beneficial
in all cases.

As for Colchicum, Burnett says : "Rely on

80 THERAPEUTICS.

Colchicum in gout and you will get plenty of
Bright's disease." This, however, refers to rou-
tine treatment. Colchicum 3. is indicated where
there are gastric or cardiac complications.

Arnica 3. is indicated when patient is abnor-
mally fearful when any one approaches his foot.

Haemorrhage. — From bowels, dark blood,
Hamamelis 3x.

Bright colored blood, Ipecac. 3X.

Black and stringy (Metrorrhagia), Crocus
sat. $.

Increased by least motion and of a bright
red color, Erigeron 0.

Hemorrhoids. — Bleeding piles, Hamamelis 3.

Blind piles, in spare, constipated persons
who lead sedentary lives, Nux vomica 3. morn-
ing, and Sulphur 30. evening.

Feeling as of sharp sticks in the rectum (from
bleeding), pain in the back, and prolapse, JEs-
cuius hippocastanum 3.

Inertia of bowels, constipation, Collinsonia
Canadensis 1.

With anal fissure, stools large and knotty,
Graphites 6.

With mucus, like white of eggs, which oozes
out, Antimonium crudum 6.

With intense itching, Ratanhia 3.

The cure is greatly aided by the use of sup-
positories in conditions indicated above, of

THERAPEUTICS. 8 1

Hamamelis, Msculus hip., Collinsonia, Ratanhia
or combinations of same. (See various homoeo-
pathic price currents.)

Hands and Fingers. — Hands chapped from ex-
posure or working in water, wash clean with
warm water and soap before retiring and then
thoroughly rub with Calendula ointment.

Hands with deep, hard, oozing cracks,
Graphites 6.

Excoriating between fingers, Graphites 6.

Itching, burning, trembling, Agaricus muse.

3- •

Cold, clammy hands. Fluoric acid 6.

Hands dry and rough, Natrum carb. 6.

Swollen finger- joints, gouty, Benzoic acid

6x; otherwise, Ledum palustre 3.

Tips of fingers cracked and rough, Petroleum

Fingers feel dead, Calcarea carb. 30.

"Wrist drop," Plumbum 30.

Hay Fever. — The nearest approach to the
typical hay fever is to be found in the proving
of Arundo mauritanica 3X, and it has proved
to be very satisfactory in practice.

Where with lachrymation there is swelling
and excoriation, Naphthalin 3X.

Much sneezing, but little discharge, Sabadilla

When disease is complicated with asthma,

Ipecac. 3.
6

82 THERAPEUTICS.

Arsenicum 6. is indicated when with the usual
hay fever symptoms a burning sensation
is marked.

Headache. — Throbbing and fulness, light is
painful, least jar is painful, Belladonna 3.

Congestive headache, very violent, bursting,
Melilotus alba ix.

Hot, red face, frontal headache, worse from
motion, Bryonia 3.

Chronic headache in back of head, Nitric acid
6.

Pain over one eye, Sepia 3.

Chronic headache, with melancholia, Zincum

30.

Neuralgic headache, very painful, Spigelia 3.

Chronic headache, better from warmth, SU-
icea 30.

Sick headache, that increases and decreases
with the rising and setting of the sun, Sanguis
naria Canadensis 3.

Blurring, blinding, sour vomit, Iris versi-
color 3.

Sick headache, in women, brought on by shop-
ping or any departure from usual routine,
Epiphegus Virginiana 3.

Chronic, dull, associated with constipation,
Plumbum 6.

Headache from alcohol, Nux vomica 3.,
Bryonia 3., or Acetic acid 3.

THERAPEUTICS. 83

Headache in one spot, Ignatia 3.

Dull, passive, stupid headache, Gelsemium 3.

Headache from sun heat, Glonoinum 3.

Relieved by bandaging, or deep in the brain,
vertigo, Argentum nitricum 6.

As from heavy weight on top of the head,
Phellandrium aquaticum 3X.

One-sided headache, C ale area carb. 6.

Excruciating pain, shifting and intermittent,
Magnesia phos. I2x.

"Bilious" headache, Chionanthus Virginica

IX.

Headache of compositors, bookkeepers, re-
porters, clerks, etc., of those who have to
work much under gas light, Glonoinum 6.

Heart. — Hughes says of Digitalis that its
poison effect is to cause a "dead heart in a living
body." It is homoeopathically indicated in pal-
pitation, slow, irregular or intermittent heart
beats; fears sometimes heart will stop beating,
cardiac dropsy. Gloomy sadness is a characteris-
tic of the Digitalis patient.

Palpitation and .pain, as though the heart
were bound in iron; carditis; Cactus grandi-
florus ix or 0.

Beat strong, irregular, pain radiates from
the heart, breathing painful; burning pain, ^Ar-
senicum 6.

Carditis, pericarditis, rheumatic heart, sharp

84 THERAPEUTICS.

pains from heart into arm or down spine;
tumultuous heart beats, Spigelia 3.

In heart affections where there are stitching
pains, and numb or tingling fingers, Aconite 3.

Heart troubles following rheumatism are
well met by Kalmia latifolia 3.

Heart affections brought on by overexertion,
as in athletics, Arnica 3.

Suffocative feeling when lying flat on the
back, Spongia 3.

Tobacco heart, Kalmia latifolia 3.

Heart beat frequent, spasmodic; painless
twitching of cardiac muscles, Argentum metal-
licum 6x.

One of the best general heart remedies is
Cratcegus oxyacantha 0, in five-drop doses, two
or three times a day. If the term be permissible
it seems to be an excellent "heart tonic," useful
in nearly all cases.

Hernia. — While this disease is usually treated
solely by mechanical or surgical methods,
nevertheless Nux vomica 3. will prove to be of
very great benefit to the patient in all cases and
will cure many of them.

Hiccough. — Ginseng will cure nearly every
case ; if it fails try Nux vomica 3.

Hoarseness. — See Voice.

Hydrocephalus. — It is always well to begin
treatment of this disease with a dose of Bacilli-

THERAPEUTICS. 85

nutn 30th or 100th, preferably the latter, and to
continue it during treatment, one dose a week,
this in connection with the indicated remedy.

In acute cases Belladonna 3. where there are
flushed face, wild eyes and grinding of teeth.

Where child lies stupid, with no marked
symptoms, Helleborus 3.

Rolls head from side to side, or bores it into
the pillow; screams occasionally; jerking mus-
cles; fidgety feet, Zincum 6.

Urine scanty, child bores its head in the pillow'
and occasionally utters piercing screams, Apis
mel. 3.

Calcarea phosphorica 6x, is indicated in cases
attended by retarded dentition.

Hydrophobia. — Let any one who has been
bitten by a supposedly rabid animal take Ar-
senicum 6., twice a day, for a week.

Hysteria. — Ignatia 3. is one of the chief rem-
edies in this puzzling complaint. Patient alter-
nately laughs and cries.

When fainting fits are a concomitant,
Moschus 3. is the remedy.

Associated with nymphomania, Platina 6.

Associated with excessive irritability, Valer-
iana 6x.

Globus hystericus, Nux moschata 30.

Sensation of a ball coming up into the
throat; worse from nervous excitement, Asa-
fcetida 3X.

86 THERAPEUTICS.

Influenza — Grippe. — The remedy for this epi-
demic — when it is epidemic — seems to change
from time to time. The following medicines
will best meet the varying symptoms:

Aconite 3. — When patient is very restless, anx-
ious, with fear. Generally the best remedy to
start with.

Gelsemium 3. where there is marked languor,
loss of muscular power, shivering and weariness.
Patient dull and sluggish.

Eupatorium perf. 3. — The great indication for
this remedy is bone-breaking character of the
pain.

Bryonia 3. — This patient wants to lie abso-
lutely quiet for he is worse from slightest mo-
tion.

Arsenicum alb. 6. — Is called for in all cases
characterized by the sudden onset of the dis-
ease and the rapid prostration that follows. Its
symptoms are intense, hot, burning, restless, etc.

Mercurius 6. — Is called for where there is
shivering and hot spells, "goose-flesh," sour,
oily, sweaty condition, slimy mouth, nose red and
swollen, eyes red. Better from warmth, cough.

SabadUla 3. — The peculiarities of this drug are
the creeping upwards of sensations; drowsy in
day time and chilly toward evening, joints pain-
ful. Skin dry and cough appears on lying down.
Much sneezing and lachrymation.

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Natrum sulph. I2x is said by many to be the
"grippe specific," especially where the disease
was contracted in damp, cold weather. Get the
tablets, 3 a dose, four times a day.

Intermittent Fever. — Absence of thirst during
chill and fever, rush of blood to the head, thirst
with sweat and debility, China 3.

Chill and fever not distinctly developed, com-
mingle with each other, heat, burning, great
thirst, Arsenicum alb. 6.

Great thirst before and during chill, but none
in fever, or following it; headache, profuse
sweat, Natrum mur. This remedy is also very
suitable in lingering cases.

Oppressed breathing, nausea, vomiting, fever
long lasting, Ipecac. 3. Especially useful in epi-
demics.

Where backache and bone pains are promi-
nent, "break bone fever," Eupatorium per-
foliatum 3.

In young weakly persons who flush easily;
during the heat, distension of blood-vessels and
headache; chill apt to come on about three or
four in the morning, Ferrum met. 3X.

Pale face, long-lasting chill, cold sweat on
forehead, extremities cold, exhaustion, Ver-
atrum album 3.

Where sweat comes with the fever, Capsicum

88 THERAPEUTICS.

Occurring in persons returning from warm
climates, obscure cases; marked regularity of
appearance of symptoms, Cedron 3.

Where there is marked gastric and bilious dis-
turbance, Nux vomica 3.

Where spleen is involved, Ceanothus Ameri-
cana 0, in five-drop doses. Wherever the spleen
in involved Ceanothus Amer. will be found to be
an "organ remedy" according to the late Dr. J.
C. Burnett.

In cases where much quinine has been taken
and the patient is something of a "wreck"
Natrum mur. 30. will often work wonders.

The best time to give the medicine in this dis-
ease is during the remission.

Irritation — Pruritus. — Itching worse in heat at
night followed by dry burning, Sulphur 30.

Itching of the vulva, Caladium seg. 3. every
two hours.

Itching burning rash alternating with asthma,
Calad. seg. 30.

Flea bite like eruption with intolerable itching,
Agaricus mus. 3.

Intense and recurring itching in same spot,
Mezereum 3.

Jaundice. — Skin dirty, offensive sweat, region
of liver sore, Mercurius zrivus 6.

Marked pain under right shoulder blade,
Chelidonium majus $, in five-drop doses. An
"organ remedy" for the liver.

THERAPEUTICS. 89

Great thirst, worse from motion, Bryonia 3.

Very malignant, Phosphorus 3.

Aching and soreness of liver with profuse
black, tarry stool, Leptandra 0.

Clay-like stools, urine dark, bitter, bilious head-
ache. Chionanthus Vir. 0, two drop doses.

Kidneys. — "Infamous odor of urine when first
passed, which is increased by standing," Cina

Nephritis, inflammation of the kidneys,

bloody urine, Terebinthina 3.

Puffy swelling, dull pain in region of kidneys,
urine scant, Apis mellifica 3.

Cutting, burning pains in the urethra on uri-
nating, urine often passed in drops, Cantharis 3.

Strangury, Cantharis 3.

Sticking pains, worse on pressure, Berberis
vulgaris 0, five drops.

Laryngitis. — Loss of voice, cannot speak above
a whisper, Causticutn 6.

In beginning, with fever, dry skin, restless-
ness, Aconite 3.

Hard, dry, barking cough, Spongia 3. Fol-
lows well afer Aconite.

CEdema glottidis, Apis mellifica 3.

Loose, rattling, mucous cough, Hepar sul-
phuris 6.

Chronic, with hoarseness, and viscid, gray,
jelly-like mucus, easily hawked up, Argentum
met. 6x.

90 THERAPEUTICS.

Leucorrhoea. — Burning, milky, in those of a
scrofulous heredity, Calcarea carbomca 6.

Acrid, creamy, in blondes, Pulsatilla 3.

Acrid, creamy, in brunettes, Sepia 3.

Always tired and weak, Aletris farinosa 1.

Watery, excoriating, yellow, Lilium tigri-
num 3.

Very excoriating and acrid, itching with de-
bility, Kreosotum 6.

Greenish, foul, fig warts, Nitric acid 6.

Albuminous, white, bland, no pain, Borax 3.

Acute, congested, Belladonna 3.

With prolapsus; atonic states, Hdonias
dioica 0, five drops. A good general remedy.
"It seemed really possessed of great curative
virtues." — Hughes.

In inveterate cases, Alumina 30.

Liver. — Perhaps the nearest to a "specific"
in all liver ills is Chelidonium ma jus 0, in one
to five drop doses, twice a day. This is Bur-
nett's great "organ remedy" for liver diseases.

Nausea, pain, vomiting, enlargement of both
liver and spleen, Carduus marianus 6, five
drops in water, morning and evening.

Where patient is troubled with cold hands
and is nervous or easily frightened, Calendula
0, five-drop doses once a day.

"The seat of action of Chelone glabra is in
the left lobe of the liver and its line of action

THERAPEUTICS. Cjl

is in the direction of the navel, bladder and
uterus." — Burnett. 6> five-drop doses, twice a
day.

Stitches and pressure in liver; pains as if
bruised ; worse from motion, Ranunculus 3.

Dull, grinding pain, worse when lying on
right side; dull pain in region of gall-bladder,
Dioscorea 3.

Cancer of the liver, Cholesterine 3X, three
times a day.

Bilious debility, Ferrum picricum 6.

"Lazy livers of the city," Leptandra 3X.

Jaundice and liver ills in infants, Myrica ceri-
fera 3.

For the pain caused by the passing of biliary
calculi, Calcarea carbonica 30. "In this it has
for me quite superseded Chloroform and the
hot bath." — Hughes.

China 15., in decreasing doses, will prevent
the recurrence of gall-stone colic.

Black, foetid, tarry stool, Leptandra Vir-
ginica ix.

Congested liver, stitching pains, Bryonia 3.

Patient cannot lie on right side, enlarged
liver, clay-colored stools, Mercurius vivus 6.

Natrum sulphuricum 6x is the "tissue rem-
edy" for all liver ills, according to Schuessler.

Locomotor Ataxia. — In early stages of the dis-
ease, Secale cornutum 3.

If traceable to syphilis, Nitric acid 6.

92 THERAPEUTICS.

Easily exhausted, Picric acid 3.

Trembling hands, atrophy of optic nerve,
incoordination, Argentum nitricum 6.

Lumbago. — The best remedy for lumbago, and
pain and stiffness in the small of the back is
Rhus tox. 3. If Rhus fails to give relief in a day
or two change to Berberis vul. B in five-drop
doses.

If brought on by exposure to dry, cold, Aconite

If with the muscular pains there are restless-
ness and sleeplessness, Actcea rac. 3.

If chronic, Sulphur 30.

Lungs — Pneumonia. — As an early remedy there
is none better than Aconite for the chill, fever
and restlessness.

For the stage when painful breathing, cough
and rust-colored sputum appear, Bryonia 3.

Foul, purulent exudation, hectic fever, Hepar
sulphuris 6.

Typhoid pneumonia, or when case deviates,
Phosphorus 3.

Cough, troublesome dreams, Hyoscyamus 3.

Kafka claimed that Iodum 3., every hour,
would arrest hepatization.

Red streak down the centre of the tongue,
Veratrum viride 3.

Kali muriaticum 6x and Ferrum phosphori-
cum 6x, in alternation, constitute the Schuessler
treatment for all cases.

THERAPEUTICS. 93

For cough remaining after other symptoms
have cleared up or for delayed resolution,
Sulphur 6.

When paralysis is threatened, Cuprum met.

I2X.

Patient blue and cold, Carbo veg. 30.

Congestion of the Lungs. — Aconite 3. will cut
short the majority of cases.

Pulmonary edema when it develops during
the course of other diseases, Phosphorus 3.

Short, rapid breathing; suffocation threat-
ened, Tartar emetic 3.

Drowsiness marked, Ammonium carb. 6.

Lips blue, mucous rales, Ipecacuanha 3.

Spitting of blood. If case be of a tuberculous
nature, Bacillinum 30th or 100th once a week
in connection with the indicated remedy.

Cough, violent; blood, bright red, Acalypha
Indie a 3.

No cough, bubbling sensation, with profuse
discharge of red blood, Ipecacuanha 3.

Dark blood, may be clotted, Hamamelis ix.

For weakness following great loss of blood,
China 3.

Red, frothy blood, Millefolium ix.

Fear of death, mental anguish, very marked,
Aconite 3.

Occurring in low fevers, Phosphorus 3.

Marasmus. — Open fontanelles, poorly de-

94 THERAPEUTICS.

veloped teeth, weak spine, emaciation, Cal-
carea phos. I2x.

Scrawny neck and greasy skin, Natrum mur.

Acid, sour, head sweats, feet damp, C ale area
carb. 6.

Great hunger, yet patient rapidly emaciates,
Iodine 6.

Child resembles an old person, dwarfish, slug-
gish, Baryta carb. 6.

Wrinkled, cold, dry, with a tuberculous hered-
ity, Abrotanum 3.

Sulphur 30. is a good intercurrent remedy.

Measles. — For the fever, restlessness, etc.,
Aconite 3. is the remedy and will often be all
that is needed in uncomplicated cases.

When eruption appears, Pulsatilla 3.

Skin dusky, eruption retarded, Sulphur 6.

Black measles, hemorrhagic, malignant, great
prostration, Arsenicum 6.

Oozing of watery blood that will not coagu-
late, Crotalus 6.

Recession, with convulsions, Cuprum metalli-
cum 6.

Dry, painful cough, Bryonia 3.

Gelsemium 3. is strongly indicated where pa-
tient shows great apathy.

When a case of measles breaks out in a family
give the unaffected members three doses of Pul-
satilla 3., as a prophylactic.

THERAPEUTICS. 95

Meningitis. — The consensus of opinion seems
to point to Cicuta virosa 3., as the remedy for
cerebro-spinal meningitis, or spotted fever,
spasms, head drawn back, twitches, dilated
pupils.

Helleborus nig. 3. is a remedy for paralytic
stage.

Intense congestion, body hot, pain in head,
violent headache, Belladonna 3.

Screams when moved, Bryonia 3.

Cases marked with languor or drowsi-
ness, Gelsemium 3. A remedy very often needed.

Typhoid-like condition, dry, brown tongue,
Rhus tox. 3.

With violent convulsions, Cuprum met. 6.

Trembling feet, Zincum metallicum 6.

Shrill cries in sleep, Apis mellifica 3.

If patient has tuberculous diathesis give
Bacillinum 30., or 100., once a week, as an
intercurrent.

Menstruation. — Too soon, when there is a
tendency towards shorter intervals, Caltarea
carb. 6.

Too soon and flow lasts too long ; cramps, Nux
vom. 3X.

Painful ; colicky pains with bearing down feel-
ing and tenderness of the abdomen, Chamomilla

Painful; if occurring in persons of mild and

96 THERAPEUTICS.

timid temperament and flow is scanty, black and
clotted, Pulsatilla 3. See "Dysmenorrhea."

Too profuse; attended with weakness; black
lumps, China 1.

Simple menorrhagia, bright red discharge,
Ipecac. 3.

Flow excessive, preceded and followed by
discharge of non-menstrual blood, Ustilago 3.

Retarded or suppressed ' menstruation, es-
pecially when it is the result of a chill, Pulsatilla
3. See also "Women."

Mental. — Wild, terrifying hallucinations ; sees
snakes, rats, etc., is at times very loquacious;
terror, the ruling notes for Stramonium 6.

Fears loss of understanding, nervous, Argent-
um nit. 30.

Fears to be left alone, Arsenicum alb. 30.

Senile dementia, loss of memory, confused,
weak, Baryta carb. 30.

Night terrors, Kali phos. I2x.

Sees faces, etc., in the shades of twilight, Phos-
phorus 30.

Fear of death ; fear of crowd, fear in general,
Aconite 3.

Lewdness, lasciviousness, uncovers person,
or sees ghosts, Hyoscyamus 3.

Melancholia, with suicidal thoughts, or ten-
dencies, can scarcely refrain from suicide,
Aurum metallicum 6.

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Grief, silent, oppressive, melancholia, Ig-
natia 3.

Illusions, visions, minutes seem years, hears
voices, Cannabis Indica 1.

Mania, with nymphomania, Platina 30.

Thinks his body is in pieces, Baptisia 3.

Loss of memory/ To prevent stage fright,
Anacardium orientate 3.

Well known places and things seem strange,
Glonoinum 3.

Mania and jealousy from sexual causes in
women, Apis mellifica 3.

Mental and nervous breakdown, men cry like
women, Kali phos. 6x.

Mumps. — For initial fever, restlessness, etc.,
Aconite 3.

When disease has developed, Mercurius
vivus 6.

If testicles become involved, Pulsatilla 3.

If delirium, or sharp pains occur, extending
to the ear, Belladonna 3.

If suppuration threatens, Sulphur 6.

Neuralgia. — Brought on by exposure to dry
cold, or draughts, Aconite 3.

Pain marked with burning sensation, Arseni-
cum 6.

Where pain seems to almost drive the
patient frantic, Chamomilla 3. or 30.

Where pain is borne patiently, or with great
weeping, Ignatia 3.

98 THERAPEUTICS.

Pain settles over left eye or rages in upper
jaw, Spigelia 3., or $. Spigelia 6 is a good gen-
eral remedy in neuralgia.

Neuralgia of the rectum, Belladonna 3.

Neuralgia starting from the eyes, Ruta
grave olens 3.

Neuralgia in stumps — amputation, Kalmia lat.

3-
Magnesia phos. 6x, in hot water, is a fine

remedy for all neuralgic pains.

Gaultheria 0, tablets, five a dose, will often cure
neuralgia of the stomach and inflammatory
rheumatism.

Plantago maj. in hot water is very useful
in almost all kinds of neuralgia as a local appli-
cation.

Neurasthenia. — Nervous conditions and im-
paired memory from voluntary or involuntary
emission of semen, Anacardium orientale 3.

Nervous breakdown, emaciation, sallow skin,
easily frightened, Argentutn nitricum 6.

Great irritability, especially in children,
ChamomUla 3.

Nervous, hysterical, sleepless, Ambra grisea

30.
Jerking and twitching of the muscles, Hyos-

cyamus 1.

Walking in sleep, Bryonia 3.

Cannot keep fingers still, Kali brotnatum 6.

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Fidgeting feet, Zincum met. 6.

Brain fag in business men, mental inactivity,
slight exertion brings on exhaustion, Kali phos.
6x.

Always hurried, querrulous, laughs one mo-
ment cries the next, Ignatia 3.

Fainting spells, Moschus 6.

Melancholy, associated with religion, Platina

3°-

Nose-bleed. — Bleeding from nose, the best rem-
edy is Millefolium 3.

With throbbing headache, Belladonna 3.

To stop ordinary nose-bleed snuff up Ham-
amelis extract.

Paralysis. — Facial paralysis, Causticum 6.

Paralysis of the lower limbs, Rhus tox. 3.

Wrist drop, Plumbum 6.

Brought on by exposure to cold, Aconite 3.

From degenerative process, Phosphorus 3.

Paralysis of single parts, Gelsemium 3.

Paralysis in the aged, Conium maculatum 3.

Diphtheritic, Causticum 6. or Nux vomica 3.

From suppressed eruption, Sulphur 6.

Paralysis agitans, Tarantula Cubensis 6.

Cerebral paralysis, congestion, Belladonna 3. ;
coma, dusky face, Opium 3.; from traumatic
causes, Arnica 3. If patient recovers, give sev-
eral doses of Sulphur 30.

Peritonitis. — Originating in exposure to cold;
fever, restlessness, rapid pulse, Aconite 3. ; v :

IOO THERAPEUTICS.

Violent throbbing of carotids; tense, swollen
abdomen, Belladonna 3.

Splitting headache, worse from motion;
thirst, Bryonia 3., secondary stage.

Suppurative stage, Mercurius 6.

With typhoid tendency, Rhus tox. 3.

Urine scanty, Apis tnel. 3. ; or bloody, Can-
tharis 3.

Anguish, thirst, vomiting, Arsenicum 6.

Excessive distension of abdomen, Terebin-
thina 3.

In convalescence give Sulphur 6.

Pleurisy. — The chief remedy for this disease
is Bryonia 3., indicated by sharp, stitching pains,
aggravated by motion.

In first stages, for chill and following fever,
Aconite 3.

In period of exhaustion, Sulphur 6.

Purulent exudation, or when complicated with
bronchitis, Hepar sulph. 6.

Scanty urine, dyspnoea and palpitation,
Cantharis 3.

For exudation, Apis mel. 3.

If case becomes purulent, Carbo veg. 6.

Sulphur 30. is a good intercurrent remedy in
all cases that do not run a normal course.

Pleurodynia. — The chief remedy for myalgia,
intercostal neuralgia or pleurodynia is Ranun-
culus bulbosus 3., it is especially indicated where
^he pain is very intense.

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Where pain is worse on the right side, Cimi-
cifuga 3.

Where pain is stitching and aggravated by mo-
tion, Bryonia 3.

Arnica 3., where cause is traceable to over-
exertion or accidents.

Pneumonia. — (See Lungs.)

Prostate Gland. — For enlarged prostate, Sabal
serrulata 0, five-drop doses.

Cannot pass urine without aid of a catheter,
Solidago virga-aurea 0, five-drop doses.

Acute inflammation, Thuja 3.

Quinsy. — In first onset, flushed face, throbbing
carotids, headache, the throat a bright red, Bel-
ladonna 3.

Common forms of sore throat with pro-
nounced tendency to glandular enlargements;
worse on the right side, Mercurius jod. A. 3X.

Ulcerated sore throat with much glandular
swelling, worse on the left side, Merc. jod.
rub. 3X.

Where the pains are of a stinging nature ; red,
swollen, dry throat ; no thirst, Apis mel. 3.

When abscess begins to form, Hepar sul-
phur. 6.

To prevent the recurrence of the disease,
Baryta carbonica 6., one dose a day for a week.

Rectum. — Neuralgia of the rectum, Bella-
donna 3.

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Intense itching, Ratanhia 3. and Ratanhia sup-
positories. The same treatment also applies to
anal fissure and diseased conditions generally.

Prolap'se, Ferrurn phos. 6x, or Nux vomica 3.

Fissure, Graphites 6., or Sulphur 6.

Rheumatism. — Rheumatism brought on by ex-
posure to cold and wet, pain drives patient to
motion and motion relieves, Rhus tox. 3.

Where patient wants to remain perfectly quiet,
motion aggravates the pains; acute, attacking
some special part, Bryonia 3.

Constant pain, stiffness, pain impels to con-
stant motion, drawing pain, Causticutn 6.

In cases where there is much fever, hot, dry
skin and restlessness, Aconite 3. This is espe-
cially true if the attack was brought on by ex-
posure to dry, cold weather or winds.

Cases that are worse from warmth, worse at
night in bed, and sweat much, Mercurius vivus
6.

Pain wanders from place to place, Pulsatilla

When pains appear whenever the weather

changes to dampness, Calcarea phosphorica 6x.

The chronic cold variety, Kali bichromicum 3.

In ankle or wrist, Ruta graveolens 3.

Viola odorata 3. "curiously cures rheumatism
in upper parts of the body when on the right
side." — Hughes.

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When the small joints of the hands and feet
are affected, Caulophyllum 3.

Rheumatism in knees or elbows, lance-like
pain, but no inflammation or swelling, Argentum
metallicum 6.

Tearing pains, superficial in warm weather,
deeper in cold weather, worse at night, Colchi-
cum 3.

Syphilitic, Phytolacca 3.

Gonorrhoea^ Natrum sulph. 6x.

Red, swollen, intolerable to the touch, Benzoic
acid 6x.

Aching in muscles, Cimicifuga 3.

Worst cases of inflammatory rheumatism,
Gaultheria 0, five-drop doses. Use one drop
tablets.

All long standing cases of this disease will be
benefitted by occasional doses of Sulphur 30.

Chronic joint affections, especially of the
knees, connected with urinary difficulties, Ber-
beris vulg. 0.

Ringworm. — In all cases of ringworm, in ad-
dition to local measures, one dose a week of
Bacillinum 30. or 100.

If there is much head sweat, Calcarea carb. 30.

Sulphur 30. is also a useful remedy where
there are flushes of heat.

Sepia 3. is also useful in this disease.

Scarlet Fever. — Belladonna 3. is the remedy

104 THERAPEUTICS.

that cures what is known as the Sydenham
variety of this disease, the smooth, bright red
species. The same remedy, administered in
time, will check the spread of the disease to other
members of the family.

For the malignant variety, dark, purplish, livid
throat, stupor, the worst form, Ailanthus ix.

Miliary rash, swollen throat, urine scanty,
dropsical tendencies, Apis melliUca 3.

Retrocession of eruption, Cuprum acet. 6.

When the skin of body looks like a boiled
lobster give intercurrent doses of Sulphur 6.

Sciatica. — With numbness of limbs or tin-
gling sensation, Aconite 3.

Worse on sitting down, better on arising and
not felt when lying down, Ammonium muriati-
cum 6x.

One of the best remedies for this disease is
Colocynthis 3., pain comes and goes suddenly.

Brought on by exposure to cold and wet,
Rhus tox. 3.

Markedly relieved by warmth, Arsenicum 6.

Sulphur 6. is a good intercurrent in all long-
standing cases.

Scrofula. — In this disease Sulphur 6. is prob-
ably the most useful remedy ; coarse skin, dirty,
shriveled.

In cases where there is head sweat and cold,
clammy hands and feet, chalky look, Calcarea
carb. 6.

THERAPEUTICS. IO5

Tendency to boils and suppuration, Silicea 30.

Sticky eruptions, enlarged glands, cracked
skin, Graphites 6.

If there is a suspicion of a tuberculous taint,
give Bacillinum 30. once a week.

The tissue, or Schuessler, remedy for scrof-
ula is Calcarea phos. 6x.

Skin. — Hot, dry, feverish, Aconite 3.

Red and itching, -as from frost-bite, Agaricus

Red spots, burning, itching; wheals, puffy un-
der eyes, Apis mellifica 3.

Dry, scaly, bran-like scales, Arsenic. 6.

Blotches from which exudes a sticky ooze, ec-
zema, angry scars, Graphites 6.

Every slight injury suppurates, itching rash
in bends of knees and elbows, Hepar sulph. 6.

Red eruptions or blotches, which itch intensely,
at times making patient scratch until place is
raw, Mezereum 3.

Itching and burning eruptions, vesicular her-
pes, eczema, Rhus tox. 3.

Brown spots, humid tetter, skin yellow, yel-
low saddle on nose, Sepia 3.

For excessive suppuration from any cause,
Silicea 30.

Coarse, dirty skin; patient has an aversion to
washing; black pores, comedones; with these in
any skin disease, Sulphur 6.

106 THERAPEUTICS.

Nettle rash, hives, prickly heat, Urtica urens

IX.

Proud flesh, ulcers, splinter-like pains, Nitric
acid 6.

Fig-warts, Thuja 30.

For crops of warts, Ferrum picricum 3X.

"Greasy" skin, Natrum mur. 30.

Pimples, Berberis vulg. 0.

Sleep. — Mind excessively active and all senses
too alert, Coifea cruda 30.

Sleep prevented by starting, as if frightened,
Veratrum album 30.

Awakes early and unable to go to sleep
again, Sulphur 30.

Unconquerable desire to sleep after dinner,
awakening much exhausted, Lycopodium 30.

Always awakes from sleep worse, Lachesis

30.

Sleep prevented by persistent startings, Ig-

natia 30.

Wants to sleep, but fears to; as soon as the
eyes close sensation as of a hideous dream, Coc-
culus Indicus 30.

Sleep prevented by restlessness, cannot lie
still, Aconite 30.

Sleeplessness, prevented by worries over
business or other affairs, Ambra grisea 30.

In teething children, Chamomilla 30. ; this fail-
ing try Belladonna 30.

THERAPEUTICS. 107

It is generally admitted that in remedies for
sleeplessness, etc., higher potencies are better.

One exception to this rule, however, is a rem-
edy which has acquired much reputation without
being a narcotic, Passffiora incarnata 6, in doses
of from five to sixty drops.

Small-pox. — The remedy that, perhaps, has
been longest in use in homoeopathic treatment of
small-pox is Variolinum 30. This nosode is said
not only to prevent the disease, but when it is
developed causes it to run a short and easy
course.

Among the other remedies Tartar emetic 6.
heads the list.

Thuja 30. has also been successfully em-
ployed.

For the hemorrhagic cases Arsenicum 6. is the
remedy.

In "black small-pox" Crotalus 6. is recom-
mended.

Rhus tox. 3. is the remedy where the disease
assumes a typhoid character ; dry, cracked tongue,
sordes and wandering mind.

Sulphur ix is claimed to be not only a pre-
ventive against the disease, but a good remedy
with which to conclude the case, clearing up any
possible complications.

For "homoeopathic vaccination" Variolinum
has been recognized by the Supreme Court of

108 THERAPEUTICS.

Iowa as a legal vaccination when given in-
ternally. It is oftenest used in the 30X.

Spermatorrhoea — Emissions. — Where emissions
are exceedingly frequent and weakening, great
physical debility, little or no power of erec-
tion, Phosphoric acid 3.

Passive losses during sleep, vertigo on rising
in the morning, Selenium 30.

Where there are frequent, tense, painful erec-
tions, with "furious" emissions, Picric acid 30.

With night sweats, Calcaarea carb. 6.

For ill effects of masturbation, dark rings
about the eyes, sallow complexion, sunken
cheeks, gloomy, Staphisagria 3.

Exhausting emissions with no erections, im-
potence, Lycopodium 30.

Excitable yet impotent, Agnus castus 3X.

Hypochondriasis, Conium maculatum 3.

Spleen. — Ceanothus Americana 0> in five-drop
doses, was regarded as the specific "organ rem-
edy" by Burnett for practically all the diseases of
the spleen, and the truth of this has been con-
firmed by other physicians.

Prescribe any other remedy indicated in con-
nection with the Ceanothus.

Summer Complaint. — (See Cholera Infantum.)

Sunstroke. — For immediate and remote effects,
Glonoinum 6.

For headache that may return every summer,

THERAPEUTICS. IO9

from the effects of a stroke, Natrum carbonicum
6.

Stomach. — Ills arising from green fruit, vege-
tables, ice, or ice cream, Arsenicum 6.

From indigestible food, feeling of a stone in
stomach, bitter, bilious, waterbrash, headache,
Bryonia 3.

Feeling of weakness in pit of stomach,
Ignatia 3.

Gastric catarrh, acidity, heartburn; a little
food, a few mouthfuls, causes satiety, Lycopo-
dium 30.

The slightest deviation of diet causes distress,
Natrum carbonicum 6.

Burning in stomach, Arsenicum 6.

As soon as water becomes warm in the stomach
it is vomited, Phosphorus 3.

Acidity, Natrum phosphoricum 6x.

Sick stomach, nausea, Ipecac. 3.

Vomiting dark blood, Hamamelis ix.

Vomiting bright red blood, Ipecacuanha 3.

Pain in stomach relieved by eating, but
which returns shortly, Anacardium orient. 3.

Gastric ulcer, Argentum nitricum 6. Olive
oil pure is one of the best remedies for gastric
ulcer, cancer of the stomach, and for many other
ills of that organ.

Syphilis. — The chief remedy for all primary
cases is Mercurius vivus 6.

I IO THERAPEUTICS.

Where the case is a very severe one, ulcer-
ative, acute, buboes, Mercurius corrosivus 6.

In advanced cases where ulcers have eaten in,
ulcerous throat, bleeding gums, foul odor from
mouth ; or in cases that have received too much
and too strong doses of medicine, Nitric acid 6x.

In cases where the bones are affected, nose
eaten into; ozaena, patient very gloomy and de-
spondent, Aurutn tnetallicum 6.

The above remedies are the chief ones in the
homoeopathic treatment of this disease. The fol-
lowing may be useful as intercurrents, as called
for by their several symptoms :

For the nightly bone pains, Mezereum 6.

Excessive suppuration, Silicea 30.

Discharge very corroding and burning pains,
Arsenicum 6.

Copper colored spots, eruptions on scalp,
around chin, itching eruptions, Sulphur 6.

Fig warts or cauliflower excrescences and for
the headache of syphilis, Thuja 30.

Sore throat, not ulcerated, Phytolacca decan-
dra 3.

Teeth. — Toothache in old and decayed teeth,
or in 'several at once, the whole row, Mercurius
vivus 6.

Toothache following filling the teeth, Arnica

Burning, throbbing, worse at night, hot

gums, Belladonna 3.

THERAPEUTICS. Ill

Toothache, relieved by holding cold water in
the mouth, Coffea cruda 3.

Brought on by cold water or air, Calcarea
carb. 6.

Teeth feel sore and too long, Rhus tox. 3.

"Jumping" toothache, Sulphur 6.

Teeth decay early and turn black, Kreosotum

Neuralgic pain in teeth, Magnesia phosphor-
ic a 6x.

Of Plantago major Hughes says "it will cure
seven-tenths of the cases of toothache," it
should be given where there are no clear indi-
cations for another remedy.

Enamel rough, Calcarea Huorica 6x.

Ulcerated teeth, Mercurius vivus 6.

Abscess, Silicea 30.

Tetanus. — The best general remedy for lock-
jaw is Hypericum perforatum in the ix or
mother tincture. When the preliminary shoot-
ing pains appear this remedy will abort the dis-
ease in many cases and cure many more fully
developed. Tetanus generally follows injuries
to nerve and "Hypericum is to laceration and
torn wounds what Arnica is to blows and con-
tusions." Whether this remedy is curative in
tetanus following other causes than nerve in-
juries, as, for instance, vaccination, is an open
question. If there is a feeling of soreness, Ar-
nica 3. will aid.

112 THERAPEUTICS.

Acid hydrocyanicum 6. has cured the disease.

Nux vomica, Cicuta virosa and Stramonium
have all been used with more or less success.

Throat. — The best remedy for ordinary "sore
throat" — inflammation of the throat — is Bella-
donna. The symptoms calling for this remedy
are burning and dryness.

Mercurius is the remedy for catarrhal sore
throat, body and limbs ache, profuse perspira-
tion, worse in damp weather. Much saliva which
one is forced to swallow though the act is pain-
ful.

Aconite is especially indicated when there is
much fever, great restlessness and fear.

Nitric acid is called for when there is splin-
ter-like pain; also when there is a history of
syphilis.

Lycopodium is more especially called for in
chronic cases, worse about 4 p. m., with fan-like
motion of nostrils.

Phytolacca is indicated in bluish colored
throat, with a feeling of scraping rawness and
dryness. This remedy, like Belladonna, has a
strong affinity for the throat, but has less fever,
but more aching.

Hepar sulph. is called for when a sore throat
goes on to suppuration.

Lachesis. — This remedy is called for when
there is swelling of the submaxillary and sali-

THERAPEUTICS. 1 1 3

vary glands, and also extreme sensitiveness to
touch, and patient cannot bear anything bind-
ing about the throat.

Mercurius corrosivus. — Intense inflammation
and ulceration with threatened suffocation.

Typhoid Fever. — Feels tired, very tired, dreads
motion, body feels sore, frontal headache. A
remedy for early stages when limbs feel heavy,
lassitude, headache, loss of appetite, etc.,
Bryonia 3. A remedy that may abort the dis-
ease, but is of no use when diarrhoea sets in.

Drowsy, going to sleep while talking, dark
tongue, besotted looking face, mental depres-
sion, bed feels too hard, thinks body is scat-
tered about bed, sordes on teeth, exhalations and
evacuations very foetid, Baptisia ix or 3.

Ulcerative stage, putrid decomposition, tri-
angular red tip to tongue, muttering, may refuse
medicine, nose-bleed, restlessness, possibly in-
voluntary stools, and trembling chin, Rhus tox.

Bruised, sore feeling, indifference, ecchy-
moses, petechia, involuntary stool, and dis-
charge of urine, dropping of jaw, Arnica 3.

Case has run a long time, patient profoundly
prostrated yet restless, intense fever, every-
thing worse after midnight, very red tongue,
thirst, picks at bed clothes, Arsenicum 6.

In extremis, cold, pulseless, discharges hor-
8

114 THERAPEUTICS.

ribly offensive, Hippocratic face, Carbo veg.

30.

In cases marked by little or no thirst, dry, hot
skin, dry, cracked, trembling, swollen tongue,
Apis mellifica 3.

Where there are marked cerebral symptoms,
Belladonna 3.

Haemorrhages of dark blood, Hamamelis ix.

Delirium, Hyoscyamus 3.

Abdomen tympanitic, constipation, rumbling
in bowels, patient sinks down in bed, uncon-
scious, Lycopodium 30.

Where paralysis of the brain is threatened,
or occurs, Zincum metallicum 6.

Excessive urination in convalescence, Caus-
ticum 6.

Low forms marked by very foul evacuations,
Muriatic acid 3.

Urinary Disorders. — Urine hot, passed in drops,
persistent, or violent urging, Cantharis 3.

Sudden retention of urine, Mercurius cor. 6.

Very painful urination, Belladonna 3.

Incontinence of urine in children, Cina 3. or
five-drop doses of Rhus aromatica 0. Nux
vomica 3. has also cured many cases of enuresis.

Brick dust sediment in urine, Lycopodium 30.

Urine smoky, turbid, coffee-ground sedi-
ment, or bloody, Terebinthina 3.

Vile odor, smells like that of a cat, Benzoic
acid 3. or Cina 3.

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Paralytic conditions, last few drops are slow
in passing, Causticum 6.

Clay-like sediment adhering to sides of
chamber-pot, Sepia 3.

Dribbling of urine, Stramonium 3.

Old men must use catheter to pass urine,
Solidago virga-aurea 0, five drops.

Much mucus and pus in urine, Chimaphila
umbellata 0, five drops.

Cannot retain urine, Ferrum phos. I2x.

Bad effects of long retention of urine, Caus-
ticum 6.

Spurting of urine when coughing, Causticum

Constant calls to urinate, Apis mellifica 3.

Frequent urging at night in old people,
Causticum 3.

Full of uric acid, Thlaspi bursa pastoris 0, ten
drops in wineglassful of water. (Rademacher.)

Vaccinosis. — A word coined by Burnett for the
ills acute or remote following vaccination. For
these, Thuja 30. is the remedy.

Voice. — Hoarseness, with inflammation of the
throat, or with cold in the head, Belladonna 3.

Hoarseness and rawness in the larynx.
Clergyman's sore throat, Arum triph. 6.

From simple catarrh, Causticum 6.

Whooping Cough. — When cough runs into con-
vulsions, Cuprum metallicum 6.

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Where the whoop is very marked and clear,
Mephitis 6.

Severe paroxysms, changing color of face,
Magnesia phosphorica 6x.

In cases not marked by any severe symptoms,
Drosera rotundifolia ix.

"Minute gun" variety, or smothering,
Corallium rubrum 6.

With tenacious, stringy mucus, Coccus cacti

Rattling of mucus, white tongue, Tartar

emetic 6.

To prevent the spread of the disease give
Drosera ix to the other children, or to those
liable to contract the disease.

Wounds. — For blows, concussions or any
heavy fall, etc., Arnica 3. internally and
Arnica tincture, one part to twenty of water ex-
ternally.

For cuts, bleeding wounds, lacerations, torn
or jagged wounds, wherever the flesh bleeds from
other causes than severe concussions or blows,
Calendula 0, or, better, Succus calendulce (the
pure juice) applied externally. "Pus cannot live
in the presence of Calendula! 9

For any fever or inflammation following
hurts of any kind, or operations, give Aconite 3.
internally.

For mashed fingers, or punctured wounds

THERAPEUTICS. 117

caused by needles or nails or anything pene-
trating, Hypericum perforatum. Dress ex-
ternally with the pure tincture and give 3d
decimal internally. This remedy is especially
useful in wounds from "toy pistols/' or where
lockjaw may follow. The remedy for nerve
hurts.

Where hurts heal slowly and suppurate,
Hepar sulphur. 6.

Blood poisoning from cuts, dissecting, putrid
meat, disease or any cause resulting in the condi-
tion generally known as "blood poisoning,"
Lachesis 6.

Gangrene, from any cause, Lachesis 6.

Scalds with steam, or hot water, bathe with
a strong solution of common washing soda and
internally give Apis mel. 3. Later anoint wound
with cerate of Echinacea.

To promote union of broken bones, Symphy-
tum 3., internally, and the tincture externally.

Women. — Scanty menstrual flow; leucorrhcea,
chlorotic blondes; better in open and cold air,
Pulsatilla 3.

Yellow complexion, yellow saddle on nose, dark
rings about the eyes, colicky pains ; scant, or too
profuse menstruation ; leucorrhoea ; bearing
down pains; brunettes, or dark complexioned,
Sepia 3.

Menstrual difficulties associated with rheuma-
tism, Cimicifuga racemosa 3.

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Menstruation of bright red blood; inflamma-
tion, slight jar causes pain, throbbing, Bella-
donna 3.

Profuse menstruation, irregular, cold damp
feet, anaemic, appetite for unnatural things,
milky leucorrhoea, cough, Caicarea carb. 30.

Cramp-like pains extending to bowels and
rectum. Menstrual colic, Caulophyllum ix.

Dirty, greasy skin, Natrum mur, 30.

Always better from coolness and the open air,
Pulsatilla 3.

Soreness, weight, aching in womb; vaginitis,
Helonias dioica 6. "The best of uterine tonics."
Five-drop doses in water.

Menses suppressed from bathing, Anti-
monium crud. 6.

Suppressed menses, patient hysterical, nerv-
ous, Senecio aureus ix.

Nerve fag in connection with sexual dis-
eases, Zincum valerianate 6.

Dr. J. C. Burnett, in that most valuable little
work, Organ Diseases of Women, introduces
Fraxinus Americana 6 as an individual remedy
in hypertrophy of the uterus, and claims to have
by its means saved many a woman from a sur-
gical operation. Dose, five drops of tincture
three times a day.

Another useful remedy is Nymphcea odorata,
in the form of suppository, in cases of prolap-

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sus uteri, vaginitis and ulcerations. It has been
termed "the vegetable curette/'

Probably the two remedies most often indi-
cated in menstrual disorders are Sepia and Pul-
satilla, the former for the dark complexioned
and the latter for blondes, is a good, broad dis-
tinction.

Worms. — -Sickly, pale, rings around the eyes,
gnashing of teeth, child picks its nose, canine
hunger, Cina 30., the chief homoeopathic remedy.

Stannum met.. 6. is another remedy that has
dpne good work in freeing the system from
lumbrici and ascarides.

Yellow Fever. — For the preliminary onset of
fever, Aconite 3.

If onset is dull, apathetic, patient dull, Gel-
semium 3.

Nausea, vomiting, burning, thirst, Arsenicum
. 6.

In the "black vomit" type, Crotalus horridus 6.

In collapse, Carbo veg. 30. This remedy is
also a prophylactic.

PART III.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Materia Medica (the knowledge of what
conditions a drug will cause in a healthy human
being) is the corner-stone of Homoeopathy.
* Therapeutics" are merely convenient indica-
tions — finger posts — showing the general direc-
tion. You must match the patient's symptoms
from similar in the materia medica. The follow-
ing materia medica is made up of some of the
land marks of each drug, which should be studied
in its totality in the larger works. Still this
abridged materia medica will guide any one to
a cure in the average run of cases.

Abrotamun.

(Southernwood. Tincture from fresh leaves.)

Marasmus, with a tuberculous heredity, or
tuberculosis developed. Moist.

Weak, hectic fever, shrunken legs; eats well,
but emaciates.

* * •

Flabby skin.
Dose: 3d potency.

122 ^SCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM.

Aconite.

(Monkshood. Tincture from fresh plant, including the

root.)

In all typical Aconite cases, mental distress,
anxiety, restlessness and fear are very promi-
nent. Also the preceding chill followed by
fever, with hot, dry skin.

Effects of fright.

Ailments originating in exposure to dry cold,
or to checked perspiration caused by draughts.

In inflammation from any cause.

Cases preceded by chill, followed by fever;
incipient coryza, stiff neck, lumbago, etc.

Menstrual disorders brought on by sudden
chill or exposure to dry cold.

The first remedy in croup, and in all acute
diseases, preceded by chill or fever.

Neuralgia and rheumatism with numbness or
tingling of limbs.

The action of this remedy is not of long
duration. It will abort many acute diseases, but
if the disease progresses it is no longer useful.
Aconite is the greatest of fever remedies when
the fever is not that resulting from septic states.

Dose: ix to 30th potency.

jEsculus hippocastanum.

(Horse chestnut. Tincture from hulled nuts.)

The action of this remedy is principally on the
lower bowel.

ALETRIS FARINOSA. 1 23

Protruding, purple, bleeding piles, or non-
bleeding with backache. Feeling as though
rectum were full of sticks ; torpid liver, backache,
etc.

Liver ills associated with haemorrhoids.

Dose : 3d to 6th potency.

Agaricus muscarius.

(Poison mushroom. Tincture from fresh fungus.)

Twitching of eyelids, of various muscles, in-
voluntary jerking of various muscles; tremors;
itching; chorea; St. Vitus' dance.

Red, burning, itching of ears, hands and
feet, as if frost bitten; chilblains. Involuntary
movements.

Tumultuous heart action of inveterate tea and
coffee drinkers and of smokers.

Dose : 3d, 6th or 30th potency.

Agnus castus.

(Chaste tree. Tincture from fresh berries.)

The central feature of this drug is sadness and
loss of sexual power. Premature ageing from
abuse of sexual organs.

Impotence following gonorrhoea.

Dose; 3X to 6x potency.

Aletris farinosa.

(Star grass. Tincture from the fresh roots.)
Used when there is an anaemic and relaxed

124 ALOE.

condition, especially of the female organism and
the patient is always tired and weak. Prolapsus,
leucorrhcea, extreme constipation. Chlorotic fe-
males.
Dose: Tincture to 3d potency is used.

Allium cepa.

(Tincture of the fresh ripe onion.) •

Nearly every one knows the effect of raw
onions on the eyes and nose; both water pro-
fusely, burn and smart, and are acrid. It is just
this sort of "cold" or coryza similar to this that
this drug will cure.

Dose : 3d, 30th or 200th potency.

Aloe.

(Tincture from inspissated juice.)

Venous congestion. "Loss of confidence in
sphincter ani J ' is a classical homoeopathic indica-
tion ; afraid to pass wind or urine for fear faeces
will escape.

Hemorrhoids like grapes; covered with
mucus.

Mucous stools; rectum sore after stool.
Constipation; painful, but useless urging to
stool ; burning in anus. A combination of lum-
bago headache and piles.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

AMBRA GRISEA. 125

Alumen.

(Common alum. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

The chief use of this remedy is in lead poison-
ing, printers colic, and constipation; no ability
to expel stool. Paralytic weakness, dryness and
contraction are the keynotes.

Dose: 6th to 30th potency, preferably the
latter/

Alumina.

(Oxide of Aluminum. Triturated with milk sugar.)

The keynote to this drug is "dryness;" dry
mucous membranes, dry catarrh, dry intestinal
tract, dry skin, etc. Lack of vital heat, prema-
turely old, sluggish.

Hard stools, rectum inactive, with peculiar
feature that even when stools are soft they are
difficult of expulsion.

For girls who eat slate pencils, chalk, etc.

Heavy dragginess of lower limbs.

Sexual weakness in those of advanced years.
Prostatic discharges, involuntary emissions while
straining at stool. Urine difficult to start flow-
ing.

Dose : 6th to 30th or 200th potencies.

Ambra grisea.

(Ambergris. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

This is distinctly a nervous or hysterical rem-
edy. Patients always in a hurry.

126 ANACARDIUM ORIENTALE.

Sleeplessness in thin, scrawny, nervous men
and women.

Old persons who forget the simplest things.
Worn out. Parts of body "go to sleep" Nerv-
ous, spasmodic, hollow coughs, choking when
phlegm comes up.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Ammonium carbonicum.

(Carbonate of Ammonium. Triturated with sugar of

milk.)

This is especially adapted for stout persons
who lead a sedentary life. The mucous mem-
brane of the respiratory tract is especially af-
fected, and the persons are very sensitive to cold
air and have a great aversion to water; cannot
bear to touch it. Congestive fullness and raw
feeling of the chest with slate-colored mucus.
Drowsiness; patients are tired and weary.

Dose : 3X to 6x potency.

Anacardium orientale.

(Marking-nut Tree. Tincture from crushed seeds.)

Mentally there is a desire to curse and swear.
Hypochondria. Fixed ideas. A feeling as of
having two wills. Hears voices. Loss of mem-
ory. A dose taken before appearing in public
prevents stage fright.

ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM. I27

Nervous dyspepsia. Dyspepsia that is relieved
by eating, but soon returns as food is digested.
Headache relieved by eating, but returning soon.

Feeling as of a plug in various parts; of a
band around the body.

Eczema resembling Rhus poisoning; itching,
burning.

Dose: 6th to 30th potency.

Antimonium crudum.

(A crude ter-sulphuret of antimony. Triturated with

sugar of milk.)

Worse from cold water, internally or ex-
ternally. Characterized by coated milk-white
tongue. Extreme irritability and fretfulness.
Child does not want to be touched or looked
at. Worse from heat of sun. Cough worse com-
ing into a warm room.

Stomach disorders, no appetite, heartburn,
nausea. Indigestion from sweet things. Eruc-
tations tasting of food.

Nostrils cracked and scurfy. Small boils or
pimples around mouth or nose.

Child vomits milk in curds.

Rheumatism where soles of feet are very
tender; heels sore. Nails split, brittle and out
of shape.

Alternating diarrhoea and constipation in el-
derly persons.

128 APIS MELLIFICA."

Piles, with mucus like white of eggs.
Eruptions around genitals.
Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Antimonium tartaricum.

(Tartar emetic. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Great accumulation of rattling phlegm on
the chest, with inability to raise it. Old persons
cannot cough up the phlegm. Drowsiness, de-
bility and sweat.

Pneumonia, catarrhal croup, bronchitis. Any
respiratory affection marked with great accumu-
lation of mucus, which is not easily coughed up.
Short breath. Sits up to breathe.

Child wakes gasping and choking from ac-
cumulation of phlegm.

Cholera morbus with nausea, vomiting.

Great drowsiness and generally pale face.

When eruptions in scarlet fever, measles, etc.,
do not come out.

Pustular eruptions. Small-pox.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

("Tartar Emetic Syrup," as prepared by ho-
moeopathic pharmacists, is an excellent form for
dispensing this drug.)

Apis mellifica.

(Made from the honey bee. Live bees are shaken in
a bottle until thoroughly angry and then alcohol poured

APOCYNUM CANNABINUM. 129

on them. Apium virus: The stings are extracted and
triturated with sugar of milk. Either preparation may
be used.)

General characteristics are puffy swellings, no
thirst; drowsiness, worse from heat; stinging
pain in any part of the body, relieved by cold ap-
plications, bagging under the eyes.

Acute, swollen throat, inside red ; diphtheria;
scarlet fever, with very rough rash ; nettle rash,
stinging and burning.

Legs and feet waxy and swollen; dropsy;
waxy skin.

Urine scanty.

Sudden starting and screaming of children
during sleep; brain diseases, meningitis.

Stinging pain and inflammation of eyes or
eye-lids; serous exudation.

Erysipelatous inflammation in various parts;
swollen, hot.

Inflammation of kidneys during or following
eruptive diseases.

Dose : 3X to 30th potency.

Apocynum cannabinum.

(Canadian hemp. Tincture or decoction of fresh root.
Sometimes improperly called Indian hemp.)

The chief use of this drug (largely em-
pirical) is in the treatment of dropsy. It is

I30 ARGENTUM METALLICUM.

prepared as a tincture and as a decoction, and
the latter preparation is the one chiefly used,
giving by far the best results. Apocynum can-
nabinum decoction in teaspoonful doses twice a
day has gained green laurels in the cure of un-
complicated dropsy and hydrocephalus.

It also has a reputation for putting alcoholics
on their feet — the trembling, "on-their-last-legs"
cases. Excessive vomiting. In the latter,
twenty- or thirty-drop doses.

Dose (tincture) : Ten drops.

Argentum metallicum.

(Pure precipitated silver, triturated with sugar of milk.)

Increased secretion of mucous membranes.

Chronic laryngitis with hoarseness and viscid,
gray, jelly-like mucus, easily hawked up.

Swelling of glands, especially of testicles, with
pain as if crushed.

Heart frequent, spasmodic, painless twitching
of cardiac muscles.

Bad effects from abuse of Mercury.

Soreness of joints, arthralgia. Numbness of
limbs.

Vertigo, as if intoxicated; vertigo on looking
at running water.

Chronic gleet.

Dose : 6x to 15X potency.

ARNICA MONTANA. I3I

Argentina nitricum.

(Nitrate of silver, dissolved in distilled water and

potentized.)

Headache deep in the brain, hemicrania,
vertigo, debility and trembling. Head feels
enormously enlarged. Afraid to be alone.
Photophobia. Threatened paralysis.

Paralysis from spinal affections.

Melancholia, mentally depressed, trembling of
whole body.

Purulent ophthalmia (30th potency).

Intense craving for sugar or sweets.

Thick, tough, tenacious mucus in the throat.

Catarrh of smokers.

Gastritis of drunkards.

Diarrhoea caused by excitement.

Purulent gonorrhoea or leucorrhoea.

Indicated in children who seem like dried up
old men or women.

Dose : 6th, 30th or 200th potencies.

Arnica montana.

(Leopard's bane. Tincture from fresh plant including

the roots.)

The great indication for this drug in disease is
a sore, bruised feeling as though the body had
been beaten or pounded. Of great use, inter-

132 ARSENICUM ALBUM.

nally (and externally, one part of the tincture
to twenty of water) in all blows, falls and con-
cussions.

Heart troubles of athletes.

Crops of boils.

Typhoid, head hot but body cold ; putrid stools.
Bed feels too hard. Bedsores.

In any illness where nose is abnormally cold.

Internally to prevent suppuration or ecchy-
moses in injuries.

Affections following injuries, concussions.

Toothache after rilling.

Gout with fear that some one will approach
affected part.

Dose: (Internally) 3d to 30th potency.

Arsenicum album.

(Arsenious acid. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

The great keynotes to Arsenicum are malig-
nity, restlessness, anguish, burning and period-
icity. Great prostration, worse from cold and
rest ; thirst. Nightly aggravations. Better from
heat. Blood gets dark, malignant. "What
Aconite is to simple fever Arsenicum is to its
malignant form." "No remedy is more restless
than this one in later stages."

Thin, burning, acrid discharges in any dis-
eases.

ARUM TRIPHYLLUM. I33

Pains like hot needles, neuralgic.

Skin dry and scaly, dandruff.

Burning lachrymation from eyes; photo-
phobia, ciliary neuralgia.

Watery, burning, excoriating discharges from
nose, grippe, colds.

Burning pain in the teeth and gums.

Lips so dry that patient licks them.

Ailments from taking cold things — ice water,
ice cream, green vegetables, etc.

Haemorrhoids that burn like fire.

Urine, in passing, burns like fire.

Burning sciatica, better from warmth.

Cholera, with intense burning in stomach, yet
may be cold outside.

A prophylactic against effects of the bites of
animals.

Cancer, with burning pain.

Intermittent fever, violent thirst during sweat.

Dose: 3X, 6th, 30th or higher.

Arum triphyllum.

(Jack-in-the-pulpit. Indian turnip. Tincture of the

fresh root.)

Eruption, like scarlet rash, with itching, skin
peels afterward. Acridity characterises this
drug.

Hoarseness and rawness in the larynx ; the con-

134 AURUM METALUCUM.

trol over the voice is lost; an excellent remedy
in clergyman's sore throat. Acrid condition of
the nose — hay fever, coryza.
♦ Dose: 6th to 30th potency, and should not be
repeated often.

Arnndo Mauritianica.

(Reed. Tincture from root sprouts.)

The provings of this remedy present an al-
most perfect picture of hay fever — violent
sneezing, nose red and raw looking, constantly
blowing it, itching, burning; eyes inflamed,
lachrymation. The remedy is very efficacious in
hay fever.

Dose: 3X potency.

Aurum metallicum.

(Pure precipitated gold. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

A deep acting remedy, much used by Arabian
physicians of old.

The prominent, guiding mental symptom is
melancholia with suicidal tendencies. Disgust
for life.

Especially useful in worst stages of syphilis
when disease has attacked the bones. Caries of
bones. Bone pains. Foul breath.

Combined effects of syphilis and overdosing
of mercury, etc.

BACILLINUM. 135

Syphilitic ophthalmia.
Red knobby nose. Ozcena, very foul.
Chronic orchitis.

Complaints marked by coming on only in
winter.
Dose : 6x to 30th potency.

As&fcetida.

(Devil's dung. Tincture of the gum resin.)

This is most useful- in a nervous, hysterical,
scrofulous temperament; the symptoms are
worse from nervous excitement. Hysteria of
the flatulent order. Sensation of a ball rising
from the stomach to the throat; obliging fre-
quent swallowing. Patient full of wind.

Asthmatic state of the respiratory organs.

Periosteal inflammations and ulcerations.
Caries. Rickets.

Dose: 2x to 30th potencies used.

Bacillinum.

(The difference between the homoeopathic Bacillinum
and the old school Tuberculinum is that Bacillinum
is made direct from the bacilli of tuberculosis and
the Tuberculinum from the cultivated bacilli. The
homoeopathic preparation is triturated to the 6x with
sugar of milk and then from the 6x make a dilution.)

The best information for the use of the rem-

I36 BAPTISIA.

edy is to be found in Dr. J. C. Burnett's New
Cure for Consumption With Its Own Virus.
The nosode has never been more than tentatively
proved, but the meagre provings go to show its
striking similarity to consumption. Very use-
ful in ringworm.

In every case where there is a suspicion of
tuberculous, or consumptive heredity, this drug,
with other remedies, will work wonders. In in-
cipient stages of tuberculosis it will often radi-
cally cure the disease, and in advanced stages
will give more relief than any other remedy.

Dose: 30th, 100th and 200th. Not oftener
than once a week.

Baptisia.

(Wild Indigo. Tincture from the fresh roots.)

The chief sphere of this drug is in typhoid
fever, which it will both abort and cure.

The Baptisia patient has in the beginning chilli-
ness, aching pains, muscular soreness, and nerv-
ousness. Later, there is drowsiness, the patient
falling into a drowse or mentally wandering while
answering a question; the face has a besotted,
dusky look. Still later may complain of being in
pieces, or scattered about the bed. Muttering
delirium. Very foul diarrhoea. Livid spots.

Intolerance of pressure. Indescribable sick
feeling.

BELLADONNA. 1 37

Skin of forehead seems drawn.
Ulcerated gums and mouth.
Diphtheria, patient can only swallow liquids.
Very offensive breath.
Dose: ix to 30th potency.

Baryta carbonica.

(Carbonate of barium. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Defective growth, mentally and physically,
children prematurely aged, and grown persons
prematurely childish, are the leading indica-
tions for this anti-scrofulous drug.

Premature impotency. Foot sweat.

Paralysis of the aged. Senile dementia. Mem-
ory lost. Apoplexy in the aged. Tongue paraly-
sis.

Suppurating tonsils. Quinsy — curative and
as a prophylactic.

Chronic aphonia in the scrofulous.

Dose: 6x to 30th potency.

Belladonna.

(The deadly nightshade. Tincture from fresh plant.)

This drug is only useful in acute cases, char-
acterized by unnaturally bright, dilated eyes,
hallucinations, throbbing, mania, violent de-
lirium and fever. Hot head. Jarring and light
aggravate. Congestion of brain.

I38 BENZOIC ACID.

Blinding headache, worse from light, or the
least jarring, stooping, or lying down. Rush
of blood to the head. Meningitis.

Scarlet fever, the chief remedy, bright red
skin. Sydenham variety.

Acute inflammation of the ears, terrific pain.

Etysipelas. Facial neuralgia, comes on like
a flash, worse from slightest jar.

Sore throat, bright red, glazed looking, very
dry. A great throat remedy.

Boils, carbuncles, toothache, any condition
where there is much throbbing.

Restless sleep of children, eyes half closed,
head hot, twitching, starting.

A wild, red hot remedy.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Benzoic acid.

(Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Recent attacks of gout, hot, swollen Anger-
joints, or wrists, red, swollen, painful joints, as-
sociated with strong smelling urine, uric acid

conditions, is the sphere of this remedy.

Worse in open air and does not want to be
uncovered.

Dose: 3X to 6th potency.

BORAX. 139

Berberis vulgaris.

(Barberry. Tincture of the fresh bark of root.)

This is indicated when there are pains in or
radiating from the lumbar region; lumbago; it
is therefore useful in renal and vesical troubles,
and vesical catarrh. It also has liver symptoms
with sticking pains under ribs, which pains go
from the liver to the abdomen ; bilious colic, gall
stone, and colic.

Arthritic and rheumatic complaints con-
nected with urinary or liver troubles.

Dose : Tincture to sixth potency.

Bismuthum.

(Precipitated Subnitrate of Bismuth is triturated with

sugar of milk.)

Irritation and catarrhal inflammation of the
alimentary canal, especially of the stomach,
are the chief indications for this remedy.
Frequent eructations and distressing pressure
and burning in region of stomach. Slow diges-
tion.

Has the peculiar symptom of aching teeth or
gums that are better from cold applications.

Dose: ix to 3X trituration is used.

Borax.

(Triturated with sugar of milk.)

The most pronounced and the best verified in-

I40 BRYONIA.

dication for this drug is "fear of downward mo-
tion" — the instant one starts down the stairs, or
attempts to lay the child down, or rocks it, it
screams and exhibits great fear and disturbance.
The same applies to adults, though, of course,
they will not scream.

Edges of eyelids inflamed.

Erysipelas, face feels as if it had cobwebs on
it.

Sore mouth (aphthae). (Do not use crude
drug.)

Dose : 3d to 6th, or 30th potencies.

Bryonia.

(Wild hops. Tincture from fresh roots.)

This drug corresponds to more symptoms of
daily occurrence than any in the Materia
Medica. "If I were confined to one drug, I
would choose Bryonia/' Hughes.

The most marked symptoms are worse from
motion and better from presure; patient lies on
painful side, which runs all through the Bryonia
symptomatology. Good without regard to name
of disease. Mucous membranes are very dry.

Short, quick breathing, pain in chest, must
hold chest while coughing; hot, red face, rusty
or bloody sputa, pneumonia, frequent desire to
take long, deep breath.

CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS. I4I

Frontal headache, splitting; bitter eructations,
bitter taste, waterbrash, biliousness, pressure in
the stomach, feels sore; headache worse from
moving eyeballs, bursting, splitting.

Acute rheumatism attacking particular joints
or muscles; stiff neck.

Pleurisy, pneumonia, peritonitis, and constipa-
tion.

Dry mucous membranes, drinks large quan-
tities of water, lips dry, throat dry, tongue dry,
dry cough.

Eyeballs very painful, especially on motion.

Very dry catarrh.

Gastric derangements, feeling of a load in
the stomach, a stone there.

Liver seems swollen, sore to the touch;
coated tongue.

Patient is averse to sitting up, wants to lie
quiet and be let alone.

Ills following the sudden advent of hot
weather.

Dose : ix to 30th potency.

Cactus grandiflorus.

(Night-blooming Cereus. Tincture from fresh plant

and flowers.)

The great sphere of this remedy is the heart,
and its characteristic symptom is sensation of

142 CALCAREA CARBONICUM.

constriction of the heart, as if an iron band
prevented its normal movement. Angina
pectoris, cardiac dropsy, hypertrophy of heart,
palpitation of heart, myocarditis, dyspepsia with
heart complications.
Dose : 6 to 6x.

Caladinm seguinum.

(American Arum. Tincture of the whole fresh plant.)

This remedy has a marked action on the
genital organs. Frequent nocturnal emissions,
sexual desire with relaxed penis. It is one of the
best remedies for pruritus vulvae, impotence.
Masturbation. Itching, burning rash, alter-
nating with asthma.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency is used.

Calcarea carbonica.

(Trituration of the pure white, middle layer of the
oyster shell. Calcarea ostrearum. Carbonate of lime.)

The leading indications for this great anti-
psoric remedy are scrofula, sweating head;
cold, damp feet, large abdomen, big head and
small neck (in children), sour vomiting, obesity,
flabby, short breath, torpid; pale, chalky skin,
curvature of bones or spine, fontanelles open,
marasmus, easily takes cold.

Joints swollen, with no inflammation.

CALCAREA FLUORIC A. 1 43

Chronic headache with vertigo; headaches
of school children, scrofulous. Headache with
cold hands and feet.

Scrofulous inflammation of ears, polypi;
purulent discharges, bleeding.

Ulcerations in nose, polypi.

Acid stomach, dyspepsia, hot or warm food
disagrees; craving for unnatural things, slate
pencils, chalk, etc., etc.

Diarrhoea of undigested stool.

Young girls, delayed menses, palpitation,
anaemia, leucorrhoea, milk white. Aching in
vagina. Milk of nursing woman disagrees
with child.

All ills are worse from ascending, from exer-
tion and dampness. Better in dry warmth.

Big appetite yet patient emaciates.

Scabby eruptions.

Hectic fever, cold extremities, night sweats.

Fat, flabby, scrofulous, cold, sweaty, hectic,
etc., etc., calls for this great remedy.

Very efficacious in internal tumors which
grow slowly for years.

Dose: 6th, 30th and 200th potencies.

Calcarea flnorica.

(Crystals of fluorspar. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

This is one of the "Schuessler," "tissue"

144 CALCAREA PHOSPHORICA.

or "biochemic remedies ;" also homoeopathic, as
are Natrum mur., Silicea, etc. Whether the ac-
tion is biochemic, or homoeopathic, is immaterial.
The action is there, and it is the same whether
administered on homoeopathic, or biochemic in-
dications, between which there is little if any dis-
tinction.

Hard, lumpy growths, bone tumors, tumors
discharging bone splinters, enlarged joints,
chalky deposits, glandular swellings, fistulous
openings.

Cataract of the eyes.

Varicose veins, enlarged veins, haemor-
rhoids.

Hardened wax in the ears.

Rhagades, chapped hands.

Dose: 3X to I2x potency.

Calcarea phosphorica.

(Precipitated phosphate of lime. Calcium phosphate.
Triturated with sugar of milk.)

This is another of the Schuessler remedies
and its indications are: Bone diseases, rickets,
tuberculosis, kidney affections, leucorrhoea,
"whites," chlorosis, nightsweats, scrofula,
fistula, emaciation in children, teeth decay
rapidly, dyspepsia, rheumatism in damp
weather, and, broadly, is always indicated in
white exudations.

CALENDULA OFFICINALIS. I45

Hydrocephalus, diseased tonsils in stru-
mous, scrofulous patients.

Every cold causes rheumatic pains in joints.

To aid in the uniting of broken bones, and in
delayed dentition.

For children of defective nutrition, emaciated,
flabby abdomen, large heads, weak neck and
spine, vomits milk, worse in damp weather, mal-
nutrition, headaches of school girls.

Dose : 3X to I2x potency.

Calendula officinalis.

(Marigold. Tincture of flowering plant.)

The chief use of this remedy is as an ex-
ternal application to promote the rapid healing
of all manner of bleeding, chafed, torn, jagged
or raw wounds. "Pus cannot live in its pres-
ence," and it is nature's royal and genuine anti-
septic.

Also very valuable as an external dressing
for cancer, ulcers and tumors. Also, in cerate
form, for all cases of chapped hands.

The best form in which to use this remedy is
in what is known as Succus Calendula, i. e., the
pure juice with only enough alcohol added to
preserve it from fermentation.

Use freely as it is not poisonous.
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I46 CANNABIS INDICA.

Camphora.

(Tincture made by dissolving gum camphor in alcohol.)

The keynote to this drug is collapse with
coldness.

It is especially indicated in the first onset of
Asiatic cholera, and Dr. Rubini (whence
"Rubini pellets of camphor") treated over
five hundred cases of that disease in Naples with
this drug alone without losing a single case.

Camphora has the peculiar symptom that the
patient does not want to be covered.

Icy coldness of whole body.

Dose: The Rubini pellets in Asiatic cholera,
otherwise 3d to 30th potency.

Cannabis Indica.

(Hashish, Indian hemp. Tincture prepared from

dried herb-tops,)

The most prominent symptoms of this drug"
are mental — minutes seem ages, ideas crowd the
mind, things seem in huge perspective. Loss of
speech from mental causes, words will not come.
Catalepsy. Incoherent talk. Laughs or cries at
trifles. Spectral illusions. Clairvoyance.

Backache, constant, with no amelioration.
Backache from sexual abuse.

Dose : ix to 30th potency.

CANTHARIS. 1 47

Cannabis sativa.

(American hemp. Tincture prepared from fresh tops.)

There is essentially but little difference be-
tween this drug and the Cannabis Indica save
that the former is more potent.

This drug has a' reputation in the cure of un-
complicated gonorrhoea where the urethra is
very sensitive to the touch. Mercurius cor. fol-
lows well.

It is also useful in opacity of the cornea and
in cataract — white film on eyeball.

Dose: ix to 30th potency.

Cantharis.

(Spanish fly. Tincture of dried flies reduced

to powder.)

Violent pains in bladder; urging to urinate;
cutting, burning, scalding pains in urethra;
urine passed drop by drop or none will pass.
Strangury. Constant urging to urinate. Urine
bloody. Cystitis. Nephritis.

Pains generally that feel as if "on fire" — any
part of the body.

Furious sexual desire, amounting to mania.
Amorous excitement. Priapism. Nympho-
mania.

I48 CARBO VEGETABILIS.

Gonorrhoea, chordee with intense sexual ex-
citement.

Acute inflammation of eyes, biting, smarting
pain. Erysipelas.

Throat feels as if on fire.

Pleurisy, burning pain.

Vesicular, burning, eruptions.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Capsicum.

(Red pepper. Tincture from dried peppers.)

Pains of a burning character, yet accom-
panied with shivering, chilliness, or shudder-
ing.

Atonic dyspepsia of hard drinkers; morning
vomiting; allays intense craving for liquor.

Intermittent fever where the sweat comes
with the fever. Excessive thirst, but shivering
from drinking. Pain in back and limbs; chill
begins in the back.

Chronic diarrhoea — blood and matter (pus)
discharged from the ear.

Weak stomachs.

Dose : ix to 6th potency.

Carbo vegetabilis.

(Vegetable charcoal. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Flatulence, belching, acidity, heartburn; op-
pression after each meal. Dyspepsia.

CAULOPHYLLUM. 149

Haemorrhage in low type of disease; dark
blood. Recurring nose-bleed.

Blueness, coldness, cold breath, cold tongue,
collapse, in any disease. . Cold from feet to
knees.

Chronic hoarseness; bronchitis.

Patient "wants to be fanned" — in any dis-
ease, a leading symptom.

For ailing ones who date their debility from

"ever since I had the ," whatever disease,

or event, it may have been.

This drug does not act well in the low
potencies.

Dose: 6th to 30th, or 200th potency.

Carduus Marianus.

( St. Mary's Thistle. Tincture prepared from the seeds.)

The chief use of this remedy is in the cure of
varicose veins and in enlarged liver with
"sternal patches," brownish eruptions. Sore-
ness in region of liver.

One of Rademacher's remedies.

Dose : 5 drops of the 0.

Caulophyllum.

(Blue cohosh. Tincture from the fresh roots.)

A woman's remedy, acting on uterus and
small joints.

I50 CAUSTICUM.

Dysmenorrhea, uterine cramps; severe labor
pains; bearing down pains. Lochia pro-
tracted.

"Internal shivering."

Finger joints, ankles or toes, in pregnant
women, swell and are sore.

Discoloration of face from menstrual dis-
orders.

Dose : to 30th potency.

Causticum.

(Burnt lime and fused bisulphate of potash, distilled; a
preparation peculiar to Homoeopathy. Tincture.)

The urinary symptoms of this drug are very
prominent. Urine spurts involuntarily when
coughing, sneezing, walking, etc. Urine passes
so easily that he is almost unconscious of its
escape; or in paralytic conditions of the bladder
urine is slowly expelled or even retained. Enure-
sis.

A remedy for ill effects of long retention of
urine, as when one has no opportunity to urinate.

Very hoarse. Loss of voice.

Cough where one cannot raise the mucus ;
compelled to swallow it.

Paralysis of single parts. Paralysis after
diphtheria or other diseases. Paralytic condi-
tions generally.

CHAMOMILLA. 151

Sickly yellow face (not jaundiced). Facial
neuralgia at every change of weather.
Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Cedron.

(Simaba Cedron. Tincture from the seeds.)

The keynote to this drug, in malarial fevers
and neuralgias, in which it is chiefly used, is the
clock-like regularity of the attacks. In cases of
this sort when attacks can be foretold almost to
the minute Cedron is possibly the remedy.

It also seems to be specially adapted to per-
sons with chill and fever, returning from warm
climates.

Dose: ix to 6th potency.

Chamomilla.

(German chamomile. Tincture prepared from fresh

flowering plant.)

The Chamomilla patient (often a child but
not always so) is marked by a cross, spiteful,
peevish, moaning, whining mood, wants things
and then fretfully refuses them, pushes them
away. Always complaining. Is also (and this
accounts for the disposition) very sensitive to
pain. When patient is quiet though suffering
this remedy will do no good.

152 CHELIDONIUM NAJUS.

Fretful, cross, teething children. When there
is one cheek red and the other pale the remedy
is writ large. Head sweat.

Rheumatism, neuralgias, labor pains, etc.,
that "drive patient wild."

A peculiar yet verified symptom is the giving
way of the ankles every afternoon.

Insomnia in fretful children.

Green, slimy, mucous diarrhoea in infants and
young children. Wind colic.

Pain with marked numbness.

Ills following anger.

Rheumatism in adults that drive them to get
up and walk about.

Dose: 6th, 15th or 30th potencies.

Chelidonium majus.

(Celandine. Tincture prepared from fresh plant.)

This is the "organ remedy" in all liver dis-
ease, jaundice, gallstones, hepatitis, and one of
its chief symptoms is a pain under the right
shoulder-blade. But whether this is in evidence
or not, give it a trial in liver ailments.

Enlarged liver. Biliousness. Yellow skin.
Yellow tongue. Lethargy. Yellow diarrhoea.
Pneumonia, where there is liver disease.

Dose : 5 drops of to 6x. The tincture is most
effective.

CICUTA VIROSA. 153

Chimaphila nmbellata.

(Pipsissewa. Tincture from entire fresh plant.)

The only known use for this remedy is in
catarrh of the bladder, with turbid, ropy urine
with pus or mucus in it ; may be bloody.

Useful in prostatic troubles.

Dose : Five drops 0.

Chininum arsenicosum.

(Arsenite of Quinine. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

The chief use for this drug is in uncompli-
cated diarrhoea, in which it is quickly curative.

It is also useful in cases where the patient is
tired and weary, prostrated and weak.

Dose: 3X to 6x trituration.

Cicuta virosa.

(Water hemlock. Tincture from fresh root.)

A remedy for violent convulsions, especially
where the patient bends backward, opisthotonos ;
frightful distortions.

Is curative in cerebrospinal meningitis, espe-
cially the malignant variety.

Infantile convulsions where child bends back.

Convulsions from injuries, from wounds.

Cramp in neck throwing the head back.

Dose : 3X to 30th potency.

154 CINA.

Cimicifnga racemosa.

(Black snake root. Tincture from the fresh root.)

Reflex neuralgias, dependent on ovarian and
uterine troubles; also rheumatism in those same
troubles; rheumatism of the belly muscles.

Puerperal mania, talks much; suspicious.

Woman's headache, associated with uterine
and ovarian troubles; cough; spinal irritation.

Neuralgias of ovaries and uterus.

Aching eyes from prolonged use and conse-
quent headache.

Dose: ix to 6th potency.

Cilia.

(Wormseed. Tincture from dried flowers.)

Picking and boring at the nose with the fingers,
itching, itching anus, canine hunger, irritable
temper, screams, jerking head, rings about the
eyes, grinding teeth during sleep are the leading
symptoms pointing to this medicine. Especially
useful in worm cases in children.

Like all homoeopathic remedies it may be called
for in many other diseases if the symptoms of
patient indicate, even in typhoid.

Dose: ist, 6th or 30th potencies.

cocculus indicus. 15S

Cinchona — China.

(Calisaya Bark. Tincture of dried bark.)

Weakness ahd debility from loss of fluids,
semen, blood, over-nursing, diarrhoea, suppur-
ation or sweating (diuresis).

Dark rings around sunken eyes; sallow, pale
face; night sweats, rapid emaciation, roaring in
the ears.

It is the great antihectic.

Painless diarrhoea.

Headaches of anaemics, pulsating in temples.

Constant satiety, belching, dyspepsia, coldness
of the stomach.

Affections that are worse every other day.

In intermittent fever the chill, fever and
sweat are distinctly marked with intervals;
great thirst precedes chill and sometimes head-
ache; profuse sweat, very debilitating; roaring
in the ears.

This drug has the curious symptom that a
slight touch aggravates, but hard, firm pressure
relieves.

Dose : ix to 30th potency.

Cocculus Indicus.

(Indian cockle. Tincture from dried fruit.)

Vomiting and sickness caused by riding in
cars, carriages, ships — by riding.

156 COCCUS CACTI.

Great repugnance to food.

Wants to sleep, but on closing eyes is assailed
by frightful sensation as of a hideous dream.

Headache in back of head and nape of neck.

Great vertigo usually accompanies Cocculus
ills. Whirling vertigo.

Nausea and vomiting are also frequent con-
comitants.

For pure, uncomplicated* dysmenorrhea.

Intermittent fever in which these general symp-
toms are more or less in evidence.

Dose : 3X to 30th potency.

Clematis erecta.

(Virgin's bower. Tincture of the fresh leaves and

stems.)

Moist, itching eruptions, worse from wash-
ing in cold water. Painful swelling and indura-
tion of glands. Painful swelling of testicles, es-
pecially the right, also inguinal glands.

Dose: ix to 6th dilution.

Coccus cacti.

(Cochineal. Tincture from the dried insects.)

A remedy for coughs and whooping cough,
where paroxysm ends in vomiting clear, stringy
and ropy mucus. Kali bichromicum has stringy
mucus also, but it is yellow.

COLCHICUM AUTUMN ALE. 1 57

In any disease where this clear, white, stringy
mucus is in evidence this remedy may prove use-
ful.

Dose : ix to 6th potency.

Coffea cruda.

(A tincture prepared from the unroasted green Mocha

coffee beans.)

The leading use of this drug is in sleeplessness,
where the mind is unnaturally active and crowded
with ideas and thoughts; great mental activity.
Nervousness with unnatural exaltation of all the
senses.

Headache caused by excessive coffee drinking.

Toothache and neuralgias relieved by cold ap-
plications.

Dose : 3d, 6th, 30th, or 200th potencies. This
drug acts better in the higher potencies.

Colchicum autumnale.

(Meadow saffron. Tincture of the fresh bulb in spring.)

Acts on muscles, bones and joints. There is
always great prostration. The parts are red, hot
and swollen. Tearing pains, worse in the even-
ing and at night and from touch. Anasarca.
Hydrothorax. Gout. Rheumatism. Inflamma-
tion of digestive tract ; nausea and loathing at the
thought of food. Autumn dysentery.

Dose: 3d to 30th potency.

I58 CONIUM MACULATUM.

Collinsonia Canadensis.

(Stone root. Tincture from the fresh roots.)

A marked sense of constriction in any or all
the orifices of the body is the leading indication
for this drug. Especially useful in obstinate
constipation and flatulence in connection with
protruding hemorrhoids. It is well to insert
Collinsonia suppositories when the remedy is ad-
ministered for haemorrhoids.

Dose : 6 to 3d potency.

Colocynthis.

(Bitter cucumber. Tincture prepared from pulp of
dried fruit freed from outer rind and seeds.)

Colic and sciatica are the spheres of this rem-
edy. The colic is very severe, causing the patient
to bend double, or to press the abdomen against
something to relieve the pain. The Colocynth
pains are relieved by pressure. Uterine colic.
Sciatica — all of a neuralgic nature and cramp-
like.

Dose : 3d, 6th, or 30th potency.

Conium maculatum.

(Poison Hemlock. Tincture from the whole flowering

plant.)

The first proving of this drug is described by
Plato in the death of Socrates. It was a good

CORALLIUM RUBRUM. 1 59

proving, showing the ascending paralysis it
produces.

A marked symptom is vertigo when turning
over in bed. Whether standing, sitting or lying
down patient turns his head sidewise.

Losing use of legs. Locomotor ataxia. Limbs
feel heavy, weary, almost paralyzed.

Ophthalmia, where photophobia is peculiarly
intense; strumous patients.

Cancers and tumors following injuries or slight
blows, or injuries on the breast, etc. Glands feel
painful.

Sexual weakness, emissions on touch of the
other sex, or even sight.

Dose: ist, 6th, 30th or 200th potencies.

Corallium rubrnm.

(Red coral. Trituration with sugar of milk.)

Terrific paroxysms of coughing closely fol-
lowing each other. Whooping cough. Barking,
"minute gun" cough.

Postnasal catarrh.

Chancre; flat, coral red ulcers on glans; yel-
lowish discharge.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

l6o CROTALUS HORRIDUS.

Crocus sativa.

(Saffron. Tincture from the dried stigmata.)

Useful for haemorrhages that are black and
stringy. Metrorrhagia.

Brain irritation, congestion and hysterical
mania (vacillating, ill humor, then iively;
strong desire to sing, laugh and jest). Chorea.

Sensation as if something were alive and
moving in the abdomen.

Dose: Tincture to 30th attenuation is used.

Crotalus horridus.

(Venom of the rattlesnake. Triturated with milk sugar.)

Putrescence and bleeding in fevers. Low,
septic states ; watery blood.

Oozing of dark blood which does not clot or
coagulate.

Bloody sweat.

Blood from every outlet of the body.

Nose-bleed in the senile.

Diphtheria, very malignant, oozing of. blood.

Hemorrhagic measles.

Malignant yellow fever, black vomit.

A very yellow skin is characteristic.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

CUPRUM METALUCUM. l6l

Croton tiglium.

(One part of Croton oil to 99 of alcohol makes the 0.)

Watery, yellow, choleraic diarrhoea, gushing
out as from a hydrant.

Small red blotches on thighs, body, or
around genitals, with intolerable itching.

Eczema with intolerable itching. Herpes
zoster,.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Cuprum metallicum.

(Precipitated copper. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Cramps and spasms are the leading features
of Cuprum— cramps in ringers, in toes, in feet,
in calves, in stomach, in cholera. Especially in-
dicated in Asiatic cholera when cramps appear,
face blue, cold sweat, etc.

Epilepsy, spasms beginning at fingers or
toes; chorea, convulsions, meningitis, cerebro-
spinal meningitis.

Paralysis of hands or arm; paralysis of
tongue. Paralysis generally.

Copper is an almost sure prophylactic
against Asiatic cholera.

Dose: 6x to 30th potency.
11

1 62 DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.

Digitalis purpurea.

(Fox glove. Tincture from fresh leaves of uncultivated
plant in second year of growth.)

A very slow pulse directs attention to this
drug; or very irregular, fluttering or intermit-
tent. Faintness, feels as if dying, cyanosis, dif-
ficult respiration, fluttering heart, sudden sink-
ing, breathless on least exertion, inclination to
take a deep breath, sadness, all point to this drug.

Sharp pains about the heart.

Dropsies from heart disease, urine scanty and
dark.

Dose: ix to 3x potency.

Dioscorea villosa.

(Wild yam, colic root. Tincture from fresh roots.)

Cramp-like pains, colic, call for this remedy
and the guide to them is that the patient
straightens out, or bends backward, in contra-
distinction to Colocynth, which causes patient to
bend forward or double up. Flatulent, wind
colics.

Dose : ix to 6x potency.

Drosera rotundif olia.

(Sundew. Tincture from fresh flowering plant.)

Cough is the leader for this remedy. A cough
that comes on while lying down. Whooping

ECHINACEA. 163

cough. Tough mucus. Bloody sputum. Has
some repute in phthisis.
Dose : ix to 30th potency.

Dulcamara. •

(Bitter sweet. Tincture from green stems and leaves of

plant before flowering.)

The great modality of this remedy is for ills
that are worse from cold, wet weather and sud-
den change from warm to cold weather — pains
in back, diarrhoea, stiff neck, limbs sore, rheu-
matism, stiffness and lameness, headache,
neuralgia, cough, urticaria, eruptions, ca-
tarrhal complaints, and anything brought on or
aggravated by cold, damp weather.

Echinacea.

(Purple cone flower. Tincture from the fresh roots.)

The use of this splendid remedy is almost
purely "empirical, yet its sphere of action has
been so often confirmed that it is entitled to a
place among the polychrests. The keynote to
its use is septic states — bad blood. Indicated in
boils, tumors, carbuncles, old ulcers, ozaena, foul
leucorrhcea, abscesses, cerebro-spinal meningitis,
puerperal scepticaemia, diphtheria, typhoid, gan-
grene, eczema, sepsis, scrofulous ophthalmia,

164 EUCALYPTUS.

small-pox, bites of animals; in fact, in any de-
praved state of the blood this remedy will do good
work in connection with the indicated remedy.
Dose : 5 to 20 drops of 6.

•

Epiphegus.

(Beech drop. Tincture from the fresh plant.)

The range of this remedy is in sick headache
brought on by any deviation from the even
tenor of her way — shopping — any unusual ex-
citement.

Dose: ix to 3d potency.

Erigeron.

(Canada fleabane. Tincture of the whole fresh plant.)

This is chiefly known as a remedy for
haemorrhoids and congestions. Haemorrhages
in nearly any part of the body ; characterized by
the bright red color, and increased by the slight-
est motion of the patient.

Dose: Tincture and lower potencies may be
used.

Eucalyptus.

(Blue gum tree. The mother tincture is made from the

fresh leaves.)

Headache of a dull congestive character,
coryza, sore throat, indigestion, with excessive

EUPHRASIA. 165

development of foetid, gas, and fever. Slow di-
gestion is the character.

Influenza. Malarial troubles. Fevers of a re-
lapsing character.

Diuresis and great increase of urea.

Dose : Tincture and lower potencies may be
used.

Enpatorinm perfoliatum.

("Boneset." Tincture from entire fresh blooming

plant.)

The keynote to this drug is found in its com-
mon name, boneset, given it because of its
great efficacy in relieving the bone pains and
bone aches of grippe, influenza, intermittents,
dengue, break-bone fever; in fact, wherever
there are aching bones this remedy is indi-
cated.

Dose : 6 to 3d potency.

Euphrasia.

(Eyebright. Tincture from flowering plant,
excepting the root.)

The therapeutic range of this drug is in eyes
and nose — acrid lachrymation and bland coryza.
Catarrhal conjunctivitis; sticky mucus in the
eyes.

Dose : to 6th potency.

l66 FERRUM METALLICUM.

Fcrrum phosphoricum.

(Phosphate of iron. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

One of the leading tissue remedies.

Inflammation is the keynote and guide to Fer-
rum phos., especially in first stages. Inflamma-
tion of eyes, ears, teeth, stomach, joints, wounds,
etc.

Pneumonia, pleurisy, inflammatory fevers,
headache; all congestive conditions; vertigo.

Rheumatism, lumbago, erysipelas, sore throat,
coughs, colds and coryza, in their beginnings.

Haemorrhages of bright-red blood, piles,
dysentery, boils, carbuncles and hot swellings;
incontinence of urine — wetting the bed; throb-
bing headache; painful diarrhoea from catching
cold.

Dose: 3X to I2x triturations.

Ferrum metallicum.

(Metallic iron. An element.)

This is best adapted for weak, nervous per-
sons, flushing easily, and for delicate chlorotic
women.

It is useful in anaemia when there is an ap-
pearance of full bloodedness, coldness of the
body. Its action is to dilate the blood-vessels.

Irregular distribution of the blood, with head-
ache, nose-bleed, dyspnoea, neuralgia, etc.

GELSEMIUM. 1 67

Undigested diarrhoea, worse from eating.
Dose : ist to 30th potency is used.

Gelsemium.

(Yellow Jessamine. Tincture from the thin fresh

rootlets.)

Prostration, loss of muscular power, drowsi-
ness, lassitude, dullness, vertigo and torpidity
point to this remedy.

Paralysis following diphtheria; paralysis of
single muscles, of groups of muscles; lose con-
trol of muscles; writer's cramp.

Low types of fever ; patient dull, wants to be
let alone ; torpid.

A remedy often indicated in cerebro-spinal
meningitis.

Dull, stupid headaches; headache relieved
by flow of urine.

Deafness from quinine; of Eustachian tubes.

Little thirst in Gelsemium ills.

Seminal weakness, emissions without dreams
or erections.

Easily fatigued, cannot use hands, legs give
way, trembling, nervous chills.

Dose : ix to 30th potency.

l68 GRAPHITES.

Glonoine.

(Nitro-glycerine. Tincture prepared by one part of
pure drug to nine of 95 per cent, alcohol.)

The sphere of action of this remedy is chiefly
in the head, and its remedial action is largely in
cases caused by heat — heat of the sun or fire. It
is the leading remedy in all immediate and re-
mote effects of sunstroke; for the headache of
printers and all who work under artificial light.
The headache is throbbing and pulsating, and
very sensitive to the slightest jar.

Patient has a very glowing red face.

Another guiding symptom is that familiar
things and places seem strange, "loses his
way in well known streets."

Threatening apoplexy.

Dose: 6th to 30th potency. (N. B. — Lower
potencies will cause fearful headaches.)

Graphites.

(Black lead. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

The leading indication for this remedy is
oozing; glutinous, sticky eruptions on any part
of the body; where these are in evidence
Graphites will be the remedy.

Constipation with unusually large, hard
stools.

Anus is sore and fissured.

HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA. 169

Thick finger-nails that grow out of shape is
a keynote to this remedy; also hard, cracked
hands.

The remedy covers a large number of cases
more or less chronic, eczema, sore eyes,
catarrh, erysipelas, throat, gastralgia, liver,
enuresis, etc., wherever there is the peculiar
moist, sticky eruption.

It is also often the remedy for the ills of fleshy,
coarse grained women.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Hamamelis Virginica.

(Witch hazel. Tincture from fresh bark of young
twigs and roots. Extract, distilled from twigs when
flowering.)

The Hamamelis patient is notably without
fear, quite unlike the Aconite patient, who is gen-
erally fearful and dreads that his disease will
be fatal.

Bleeding is the keynote to this remedy,
dark blood — bleeding piles, bleeding from nose,
bleeding from stomach, lungs, orifices of body
relaxed; patient is not alarmed at the bleeding,
varicose veins. Varicocele.

Dose: 6 to 3X, internally. Extract, ex-
ternally. Suppositories, with remedy inter-
nally, for bleeding piles.

I70 HELONIAS DIOICA.

Helleborns niger.

(Black hellebore. Tincture from the dried root.)

Useful for weakly, scrofulous children; brain
symptoms of dentition.

Dropsical effusions of brain, thorax, peri-
toneum and cellular tissue; sudden dropsical
swellings. Hydrocephalus, meningitis, hydro-
thorax; anasarca. Sees, hears, tastes im-
perfectly and general muscular weakness; con-
vulsive twitching of muscles during sleep.
Melancholy mania; thumb drawn into palm.

Characteristic aggravation from 4 to 8 p. m.

Dose : Tincture to thirtieth dilution is used.

Helonias dioica.

(False unicorn. Tincture from fresh root before

flowering.)

Uterine remedy, in prolapsus, Menorrhagia,
leucorrhcea and atonic states of the organ,
chlorosis. Dragging languor, prostration, back-
ache. Better when engaged in some work or
company.

Headache with uterine troubles.

In Bright's diesease and kidney trouble it is
very efficient — in females.

It is a uterine tonic and its prescription, it is
asserted, will often be followed by pregnancy.

Dose : Five to ten drops of 0, to 3d potency.

HEPAR SULPHURIS CALCAREUM. I?I

Hepar sulphuris calcareum.

(Impure Calcium sulphide. Triturated with sugar of

milk.)

Depressed, irritable frame of mind. Crav-
ing for sour things and strong tasting things.
Patient chilly, cold air makes him cough.
Every little hurt suppurates. Oversensitive,
pimples and sores very painful when touched.
Sensitive to pain, touch and cold air.

If pus is threatened this remedy may abort
and if formed will promote healing.

Loose, wheezing, rattling cough, but mucus
is not coughed up.

Nose stopped at every exposure to, fresh air.

Feeling as of a splinter in the throat.
Quinsy. Hypertrophy of tonsils.

Stools, even though soft, and urine passed with
difficulty. Never seems able to empty the blad-
der.

Scrofula and ulcerations generally.

Abscesses at root of teeth. Spongy, bleeding
gums.

Ailments resulting from overdosing with
mercury or iron.

Sensitiveness to cold air, to touch; offensive
suppuration and the almost total absence of fevei
are the land-marks for this antipsoric.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

172 HYOSCYAMUS.

Hydrastis Canadensis.

(Golden seal. Tincture from fresh roots.)

A combination of debility, dyspepsia, and un-
healthy mucous membranes indicates this rem-
edy.

Catarrh, yellowish-greenish discharge tinged
with blood.

Aphthous sore mouth. Canker in mouth.

Sore throat with hypertrophy of mucous mem-
brane.

Atonic dyspepsia, acidity, torpid liver, earthy
skin. Weak, faint, gone feeling in stomach.

Constipation with no other apparent symp-
toms.

Cancer, lupus and malignant ulcers.

Ten drops of the 6 in hot water every half
hour is a good remedy for gall stones.

Dose : to 6th potency.

Hyoscyamus.

(Henbane. Tincture from fresh blooming plant.)

Mania marked by suspicion; loquacious; by
lasciviousness ; wants to uncover and expose his,
or her, person. Senile mania.

Tzvitching of the muscles very marked.

Dry cough coming on when lying down.

In acute cases, like typhoid, patient picks at

IGNATIA. 173

the bed clothes, mutters, eyes staring, but ap-
parently sees nothing.

Convulsions caused by fright.

Dose: 6th to 30th potency.

Hypericum perforatum.

(St. John's wort. Tincture from entire, fresh blooming

plant.)

For all injuries to nerves or perforated
wounds, gunshot wound, toy pistols, etc., espe-
cially tetanus or lockjaw following such injuries.

For torn, lacerated wounds; mashed fingers,
splinters, punctures from needles or pointed in-
struments.

Externally and internally.

Dose : to 6x potency.

Ignatia.

(Bean of St. Ignatius. Tincture from the powdered

seeds.)

This is a drug of changeable moods. Patient
is hilarious and then silent and melancholy.
Greatly given to sighing. Hysterical, laughing
and crying. Epilepsy from mental causes only.

Silent grief. — The peculiar sinking feeling that
comes at the pit of the stomach when some calam-
ity occurs, or at the death of some loved one.

174 IPECACUANHA.

Will relieve undue, silent, brooding grief caused
by death in the family.

Headache, sharp and confined to one point.

Prolapsus ani ; patient afraid to strain at stool
for fear of prolapse.

"Globus hystericus," a feeling as if a lump
arose from stomach *to the throat.

Intermittent fever — thirst only during chill.
Chill relieved by heat. Red face during chill.

Dose: 6th to 30th potency.

Iodium.

(Iodine. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Irritability of the nervous system. Emacia-
tion with good appetite.

Swelling and induration of glands, mesenteric,
inguinal, testicles, prostate, thyroid, etc. It is
called for in glandular atrophy, wasting diseases
and in scrofulous patients.

It acts on the mucous membrane, especially
the respiratory, croupous inflammation, dys-
pnoea, where there is emaciation.

Dose: The 3d to 30th potencies may be

used.

Ipecacuanha.

(Tincture from the dried root.) ,

Persistent nausea and vomiting, and h&tnor^
rhages of* bright red bloody are the two great
keynotes to the drug.

IRIS VERSICOLOR. 175

Fermented, yeasty, green, watery and slimy
stools. A good remedy for infants.

Menstruation of bright red blood.

In stomach troubles with a clean tongue.

Spasmodic asthma, wheezing dyspnoea, suf-
focating.

Cough as from inhaling sulphur fumes.

Whooping cough ending in nausea and
vomiting.

Intermittent fever (better as a beginning
routine remedy than quinine) with persistent
nausea in all stages.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Iris versicolor.

(Blue flag. Tincture from fresh root.)

The keynote to this remedy is sour vomit and
sick headache, generally beginning with a blur
before the eyes. Also periodic headaches of
school teachers, students, etc., which come on
when strain of mind is relieved — Saturday or
Sunday.

It has been found useful in sciatica of left
leg.

Constipation, especially in those subject to
headaches, 30th potency.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

I76 KALI CARBONICA.

Kali bichromicnm.

(Bichromate of potash. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Whenever the expectoration, or mucus, is
tough, stringy or rope-like, there is a strong
probability that this remedy is indicated with-
out much regard for the name of the disease.

In diseases of the nose where there are
tough, tenacious secretions, "clinkers." Nose
stopped. Perforation of septum.

Cold, chronic rheumatism.

Diphtheria and croup with yellow mem-
branes.

Headache preceded by blindness which
passes as headache develops.

Bronchitis and asthma with stringy mucus.

A remedy for fat persons very much troubled
with phlegm.

Stringy excretions and a general yellow color
characterize this remedy.

Face blotched, indigestion, pimples or acne.
Pustular eruptions like small-pox.

Syphilitic ulceration of the tongue.

Dyspepsia of beer drinkers.

Dose. 2d to 30th potency.

Kali carbonica.

(Carbonate of potassium. Triturated with sugar of

milk.)

The leaders to this drug are : worse between 3

KALI MURIATICUM. YJJ

and 4 o'clock a. m., stitching pains, weak
back, sensitive to cold, no perspiration and bag-
like upper eyelids.

Curative in hip-joint disease.

Anaemic conditions in young girls, white skin,
unable to menstruate, constant backache.

Easily frightened, starts at a touch.

"It is rarely that ulcerative pulmonary phthisis
can be cured without this antipsoric." — 'Hahne-
mann.

Effects of miscarriages and labor at child-
birth.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Kali muriaticum.

(Potassium chloride. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

One of the tissue or Schuessler remedies.

In general corresponds to secondary states
and follows well after inflammatory conditions ;
acts chiefly on the mucous membranes. It is
also noted for its grayish-white secretions or
exudations, white or gray coating at back of
tongue, white tongue runs through this rem-
edy's sphere. A remedy for chronic states.

Stuffy colds, coughs, hoarseness, dry coryza,
mumps, bronchial affections, sick headache,
noise in the ear, sores in mouth ; diphtheria,
first remedy; dyspepsia, indigestion, epilepsy.
12

178 KALI PHOSPHORICUM.

Rheumatism, swollen joints the result ot
rheumatism, bunions, chilblains, scurfy skin,
dandruff, white scales, carbuncles.

Constipation or jaundice with white tongue;
gonorrhoea, first remedy.

Deafness from swelling of Eustachian tubes.

Chronic catarrhal inflammation of middle ear.

Sore throat, grayish patches, swollen, ulcer-
ated.

Dose: 3X to i2x trituration.

Kali phosphoricum.

(Phosphate of potash. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

One of the tissue or biochemic remedies.

Kali phos. is the remedy for brain, nerves and
blood. Mental breakdown, men cry like child-
ren; nervous prostration, neurasthenia, sejrual
debility, foul conditions of the blood.

Septic states, typhoid, foul ulcers, all dis-
charges having a cadaverous odor, gangrene:
unhealthy, pustulous skin, offensive catarrh and
ozCTia; foul, offensive diarrhoea, earache, stiff
neck.

Hay fever, asthma, eyes red, all paralytic
conditions.

Epilepsy, delirium tremens, horrors; a
edv for the a^ed.

Menstrual colic in the nervous.

KALMIA LATIFOLIA. 1 79

Adynamia; decay, mental and physical.
Blood blackish and unhealthy.
Dose; 3X to I2x trituration.

Kali sulphuricum.

(Potassium sulphate. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

One of the tissue or biochemic remedies.

In general the conditions calling for Kali
sulph. are worse from warmth and better in the
cool, open air. Its discharges are slimy and yel-
low.

Asthma with rattling mucus and catarrh, yel-
low discharges, laryngeal catarrh, thin discharges
from the ear, fluent coryza, croupy hoarseness.

Catarrh of the stomach.

Headache, better in the open air; dandruff,
scaldhead.

Leucorrhoea.

Wandering, shifting pains.

Burning or itching skin, scaly skin, tetter.

Dose: 3X to I2x trituration.

Kalmia latifolia.

(Mountain laurel. Tincture from fresh leaves.)

Rheumatism and neuralgia, rapidly shifting
pains, shooting downward, involving heart;
dyspnoea. Notably all ills are worse before a
thunderstorm.

l80 LACHESIS.

Tobacco heart.

Dose : 3d to 6th potency.

Kreosotum.

(Kreosote. Tincture, one part wood tar Creasote dis-
solved in nine parts of alcohol.)

Profuse and offensive secretions. Leucorrhcea,
very offensive, corroding and yellow.

Early decay of teeth — teeth begin to decay al-
most as soon as they appear.

Gums dark-red, swollen, painful.

Cholera infantum with incessant vomiting,
from painful dentition.

Sympathetic vomiting, i. e., when from dis-
order in some other organ than the stomach.
Vomiting of pregnancy.

Characteristic symptom is pain as from red-
hot coals. Phthisis and chronic pneumonia.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Lacheais.

(The Bush-master. Venom triturated with sugar of

milk.)

Blood poisoning from dissecting wounds ; from
putrid meat. Mortification. Gangrene.

When deposits are slight in diphtheria, but
prostration alarming.

Throat and neck sensitive to touch; doesn't

LEPTANDRA. l8l

want anything about the throat, not even the
bedclothes.

Complaints generally begin on the left side
and patient wakes from sleep worse. Headache.

Varicose veins.

Gastralgia, vomiting and trembling of drunk-
ards.

Late and worst stages of peritonitis.

Worse from touch and pressure.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Ledum palustre.

(Marsh tea. Tincture from the fresh plant.)

Curative, internally, for the effects of insect
bites, especially mosquito bites.

Rheumatism, beginning in the feet and
traveling up. Swelling of small joints, toes and
fingers. Ankles swollen.

Dose : 1st to 6th potency.

Leptandra.

(Culvers root. Tincture from fresh root.)

Increased secretion in liver and intestinal
canal; profuse, black, tarry stool. Jaundice.
Biliousness.

Dose : Tincture or low potency is used.

l82 LYCOPODIUM.

Lilinm tigrinnm.

(Tiger lily. Tincture of fresh plant in flower.)

Uterine remedy, indicated by a persistent bear-
ing down pain.

Hysterical symptoms associated with uterine
troubles.

Menses which flow when moving about.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Lobelia inflata.

(Indian tobacco. Tincture of the fresh plant.)

It is useful in asthma and gastric affections
when there is languor with nausea, vomiting and
dyspnoea.

Bad effects of drunkenness.

Cannot hear, taste or smell of tobacco.

Dose: It is used from the tincture to the
thirtieth potency.

Lycopodium.

(Club moss. Trituration and tincture.)

Mental, nervous and bodily weakness; sallow
skin ; no appetite ; poor digestion ; flatulence, con-
stipation and cold extremities.

Waterbrash. Acidity. Heartburn.

Flatulence, distension, bloating of abdomen.

MAGNESIA PHOSPHORICA. 1 83

Constipation. Constant fermentation seems to
be going on. Jaundice.

Sits down very hungry, but a few mouthfuls
produce a feeling of satiety.

Impotence in the elderly; also in young men
from masturbation, etc.

Lingering ills following pneumonia.

Very drowsy always after dinner.

Red sand in urine, "brick-dust." Pain in renal

region.

Always worse from 4 to 8 p. m., an indica-
tion in any disease.

Dose: It is generally admitted that this rem-
edy acts only in the higher potencies, the 30th
being best.

Magnesia phosphorica.

(Phosphate of magnesia. Triturated with sugar of

milk.)

One of the tissue remedies.

Magnesia phos. is the pain remedy where pain
is sharp or acute. Headache, f aceache, toothache,
stomachache, neuralgia, menstrual colic, nerve
pains, colors before the eyes, or spots; loss of
smell.

Angina pectoris.

Cramps and spasms, whooping cough,
cramps of muscles, tetanus, twitching, hic-
cough, St. Vitus' dance, chorea, spasmodic re-

184 M ELI LOTUS.

tention of urine, spasmodic cough, trembling, al-
coholism, writer's cramp, hysteria, intense itch-
ing, heart pain, asthma.

Enlarged prostate, haemorrhoids, constipa-
tion. Running watery colds, worse from cold,
relieved by warmth.

Tongue, as a rule, is clean.

Dose: 3X to I2x trituration.

Melilotus.

(Yellow melilot. Tincture from the fresh flowers.)

Intensely red face and profuse nosebleed, con-
gestion, point to this remedy.

It is said that if any one has "a headache, pain
in the chest, somach or anywhere else," this rem-
edy will relieve it in five minutes.

Furious neuralgic headaches.

Where there is, or was, great hemorrhage,
this remedy gives relief — in such cases the face
may be deathly pale.

Mania, delirium tremens.

Dose: ix to 3d potency. (Whether the Meli-
lotus off. or Melilotus alb. acts better is an open
question. It is generally believed that there is
little if any difference between them.)

MERCURIUS CORROSIVUS. 1 85

Mercurius vivus.

(Pure mercury triturated with sugar of milk.)

A moist, flabby tongue, moist mouth, spongy
gums, and a bad breath indicate this remedy.

Profuse, oily, strong smelling sweat which does
not relieve indicate it in rheumatism, bronchitis,
pneumonia or any other, .disease.

Coughs, with above indications, slimy, ropy,
nasty, coryza, night sweats.

Sore throat with constant desire to swallow
the saliva though swallowing is painful.

Quinsy.

Vertigo when lying down.

The skin is nearly always moist when this rem-
edy is indicated.

Syphilis, the chief remedy.

Diarrhoea with much painful straining.

Liver disease, inflammation, jaundice.

Sneezing, running at the nose, which is red
and sore. Eyelids red, thick and swollen.
"Colds."

Worse at night, from zvarm room and warm
bed.

Dose : 6x to 30th potency.

Mercurius corrosivus.

(Corrosive sublimate. Trituration and dilutions.)
In dysentery, bloody flux, with constant pain-

l86 MERCURIUS JODATUS FLAVUS.

ful straining. Autumnal dysentery. Pain in
rectum.

Gonorrhoea, second stage, greenish dis-
charge.'

Severe burning soreness of the eyes, ophthal-
mia, photophobia; excoriating tears. Syphilitic
iritis.

Very violent coryza with very sore, burning
nostrils.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Mercurius dulcis.

(Calomel. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

It affects chiefly the oral mucosa, liver and
small intestines; the skin is flabby and ill nour-
ished. Eustachian catarrh with deafness and
tinnitus aurium. Diarrhoea with soreness of
anus.

Prostatitis.

Dose : 3d to 6th trituration.

Mercurius jodatus flavus.

(Yellow iodide of mercury. Triturated with sugar of

milk.)

This is indicated in common forms of sore
throat, with pronounced tendency to glandular

MILLEFOLIUM. 187

enlargements. Small ulcers in the fauces;
patches in the throat. Worse on right side.

Syphilis.

Dose : 3x trituration.

Hercurius jodatus ruber.

(Red iodide of mercury. Triturated with sugar of

milk.)

Ulcerated sore throat, especially on left side,
with much glandular swelling.
Diphtheria.
Dose : 3d trituration.

Mezereum.

(Spurge olive. Tincture from fresh bark.)

Pain in the boties, syphilitic bone pains.

Itching eruptions on the body; intolerable
itching, compelling scratching until blood comes.
Eczema, Shingles.

Neuralgia, worse from eating, alleviated by
heat; connected with decayed teeth.

Eruptions around the mouth.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Millefolium.

(Yarrow. Tincture of whole fresh plant.)
Useful in various types of haemorrhage ; chief-

l88 NATRUM MURIATICUM.

ly florid. Bad effects from a fall from a height,
sprains.
Dose : Tincture to third potency is used.

Moschns.

(Musk. Tincture from whole bag.)

The chief sphere of this drug is in hysteria
and nervous palpitation.

Faints easily.

Suppressed menses, choking in throat, sudden
dyspnoea, oppression in chest.

Spasmodic nervous hiccough.

Dose : ist to 6th potency.

Natrnm mnriaticum.

(Common salt. One part by weight dissolved in nine
parts by weight of distilled water, succeeding potencies
run up with alcohol or prepared by trituration.)

(No drug in the homoeopathic Materia
Medica better illustrates the power of "poten-
cies" than does this one which in its crude state
we eat with food every day. The "Austrian
provers" doubted the pathogenesis of Hahne-
mann and made a thorough reproving and were
compelled to admit that in its potentized form
it is a powerful drug.)

Despairing, helpless feeling; emaciation; con-

NATRUM MURIATICUM. 189

stant thirst; dry mouth; constipation, marks
this drug.

Anamia, pale face, headache, palpitation, de-
pressed, yet patient eats well. Thin, scrawny
neck.

Chronic headache in the anaemic. Headaches
of pale school children.

Lips dry and corners of mouth sore.

Deep cracks in middle of upper or lower lip.

"Fever blisters! 3 Clear, frothy mucus.

Abnormal craving for salt.

"Hangnails."

Tetter at bend of joints crack, crust and
ooze.

Intermittent fever. Chill about 10 or n a. m. ;
thirst before and during chill, but none in fever ;
intense headache. Intermittents that have been
suppressed but not cured with quinine.

Coryza, with clear droppings of mucus like
clear water.

Ailments worse at the seashore.

Marasmus, neck much emaciated, yet child eats
ravenously; anal fissure.

Scorbutic gums, dry mouth, mapped tongue.

Vagina dry and sore.

Backache, back feels broken.

Greasy skin.

White, frothy saliva.

Dose : 30th to 200th potency.

I90 NATRUM SULPHURICUM.

Natrum phosphoricum.

(Phosphate of soda. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

One of the "tissue" remedies.

The keynotes of Natrum phos. in general are
acidity and sourness. Sour, acid eructations and
vomiting.

Gout and rheumatism of the joints. Sour
smelling sweat, or acid. Uric acid.

Yellow secretions in the eyes. Catarrhal con-
ditions, with yellow, excoriating discharges.
Catarrh of the bladder.

Intermittent fever, with sour, acid vomiting.

Spermatorrhoea, weak. back, debilitated.

Acid diarrhoea. "Acid children," vomit sour
matter.

Swollen sebaceous glands. Gonorrhoea.

Heartburn, waterbrash, gastric acidity. Acid
dyspepsia.

Dose: 3X to I2x trituration.

Natrum sulphuricum.

(Sodium sulphate. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Natrum sulph. is a bilious bitter remedy.
Bilious fever. Bilious, bitter vomiting, or
eructations, or diarrhoea. Sick headache. Bitter
taste. Brown tongue.

Influenza. Grippe, usually the only remedy
needed.

NITRICUM ACIUM. 191

Complaints worse from wet weather is a
strong feature.

Jaundice. Yellow fever. Flatulent colic.
Fever and ague. Liver diseases.

Catarrh, with greenish-yellow discharges.

Diabetes and kidney diseases.

Dyspepsia.

Asthma and bronchial catarrh, with yellow,
greenish expectoration.

Worse from dampness.

Dose : 3X to I2x trituration.

Nitricum acidum.

(Nitric acid. One part by weight dissolved in nine
parts by weight of distilled water constitutes the 1st
decimal potency.)

Outlets of body, mouth, anus, nose, etc.,
cracked, fissured, sore, ulcerated or scabby. Ul-
cerated, spongy gums. Pains, in any part, seem
as from a splinter.

Great pain in anus after stool.

Clears up cases of syphilis that have been over-
drugged by the old school treatment. Syphilitic
iritis.

Sore throat as from splinters in it.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

192 NUX VOMICA.

Nux moschata.

(Nutmeg. Tincture from powdered nuts.)

The sphere of this drug is chiefly mental.
Loss of memory. Vanishing thoughts. Absent
minded. Stupor. Fainting spells. Hysteria.
Coma. Sleepiness with all complaints. Very
dry mouth.

Flatulence, everything seems to turn to wind.
Cholera infantum.

Nervous aphonia. Sleeping sickness.

Children who, while unusually bright, never-
theless seem unable to learn to talk.

Dose: 6th, 30th and 200th potencies.

Nux vomica.

(Poison nut. Tincture from powdered nuts.)

Hypersensitive. Chilliness. Twitching.

One great use of this great remedy is to admin-
ister it (30th potency) to patients coming from
old school hands who have been over-drugged,
have been high livers, taken much patent medi-
cine, aromatics, spices or have been long under
allopathic treatment.

Nux vomica will work wonders in such cases.

Suitable to the ills of those who lead a seden-
tary life. Constipation, frequent desire, but
passes little or nothing.

OPIUM. 193

For the ills of heavy liquor drinkers.

Frontal headache, vertigo.

Angry, irritable.

Awakes every morning about 3 or 4 o'clock
and unable to go to sleep again.

Feels worse after awakening. Hot, red face.

Stuffy colds, stopped up, little or no dis-
charge.

Liver disease brought on by alcoholic drinks.

Hernia, rupture; it has won green laurels
here.

Dose : to 30th potency.

(Enanthe crocata.

(Water hemlock. Tincture from the fresh root.)

The chief use of this remedy is in epilepsy;
violent convulsions; opisthotonos ; facial twitch-
ings ; foaming at mouth. Has cured many cases.

Dose: ix to 6th potency.

Opium.

(Tincture from dry powdered opium.)

A dark and red face; stertorous breathing; tor-
por; depression; drowsiness; besotted appearance,
eyes half closed; call for this drug.

Apoplexy, stupor, cool extremities.

Cerebral hemorrhage.

Paralysis, recent.

194 PETROLEUM.

Obstinate constipation, violent colic. Lead
colic. Faecal vomiting.

Complaints preceded by somnolence and fol-
lowed by wakefulness.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Passiflora incamata.

(Passion flower. Tincture from fresh flowering plant.)

An unproved drug, an anti-spasmodic and
while not a narcotic produces quiet sleep.

Has been successfully used in insomnia of
nervous neuralgia, nervousness, irregular pains
of pregnancy, dysmenorrhoea, morphine habit,
tetanus, and many other diseases ; in short, it is
indicated wherever the bromides, chloral, mor-
phine, etc., are indicated and will give better re-
sults.

Dose : From five drops to a teaspoonful of the
6, or five mother tincture tablets.

Petroleum.

(Rock oil. One part by weight of the Rangoon oil dis-
solved in 99 parts by weight of alcohol.)

Eczema that is worse in winter and goes away
in summer.

Hands, lips, fingers and nose crack open and
bleed. Finger tips cracked and raw. Raw
eruptions.

PHOSPHORUS 195

Foul smell from sweat of armpits and feet.
Feet tender.

Rheumatism where there is cracking of
joints.

Raw margins of eyelids.

Cold feeling in the heart.

Dose : 3d to 6th potency.

Phosphoric acid.

(One part by weight of purified glacial phosphoric
acid dissolved in ninety parts by weight of distilled
water and then add ten parts of alcohol.)

Profuse colorless urine, diabetes.

Debility from excessive coition, masturbation
or seminal emissions, weak, dizzy, despairing.
Impotence.

For the ills of the young who grow too fast,
study too hard; headache. "Growing pains."

Painless, profuse diarrhoea.

Typhoid fever with quiet delirium and stupor,
yet when aroused patient is conscious.

Dose : 1st to 3d potency.

Phosphorus.

(Saturated alcoholic solution.)

Burning pains, fatty degeneration, caries, ex-
haustion, prostration, mental exertion dreaded,
oppression of chest, little thirst and weak legs,

I96 PHOSPHORUS.

little fever, characterize this dangerous drug.
Worse when lying on left side.

Small wounds bleed freely. Hemorrhagic
diathesis. Cancerous ulcerations, or sores, bleed-
ing freely. Easy bleeding.

Softening of the brain, vertigo, tired. Brain
feels tired. Heavy pressure on top of head.

Threatened cataract; things appear in a gray
mist.

Bleeding, nasal polypi.

Necrosis or caries of bones.

As soon as cold water becomes warm in the
stomach it is vomited. Burning fermentation in
the stomach.

Malignant jaundice. Cirrhosis of liver.

Chronic, painless diarrhoea.

Laryngitis, with aphonia, chronic cough.

Easy haemorrhage from the lungs, pneu-
monia, no fever, great oppression on the chest.

Phthisis, bright red blood, sweet or salty
tasting expectoration.

Fatty degeneration of the heart.

Spinal irritation; burning pain.

Locomotor ataxia. Heat running up the
back.

Fungous bleeding excrescences.

Vomiting of coffee-ground looking matter.

Ulcers of stomach. Hungry, eating relieves
but soon hungry again.

PICRIC ACID. 197

Doesn't want to be alone; afraid in the dark.

The typical Phosphorus patient is slender, fair,
waxy-faced, with dark rings about the eyes.

Dose: 6th to 30th, or 200th potency, and do
not give it oftener than once a day.

Phytolacca decandra.

(Poke root. Tincture from the fresh roots.)

Sore throat, red and inflamed, white spots;
high fever, intense aching of head, back and
limbs calls for this remedy. Non-malignant
diphtheria, tonsillitis, scarlatina or pharyngitis,
bluish tonsils; syphilitic bone pains or rheuma-
tism.

Burning in throat.

Wants to bite teeth together or gums; denti-
tion.

Caked breasts, breasts hard, swollen and pain-
ful ; tumors on breasts, nipples sore and cracked.

(Use also Phytolacca cerate in this con-
dition.)

Dose : ix, 3d to 30th potency.

Picric acid.

(One part by weight dissolved in ninety-nine parts by

weight of alcohol.)

Neurasthenia and brain-fag; disintegrates the
red blood corpuscles; degeneration of spinal
cord; pernicious anaemia.

I98 PLATINA.

Intense sexual excitement, priapism, pro-
found exhaustion.

Very heavy, weary, tired feeling of entire
body.

Dose : 3d potency to 30th, the latter preferable.

Plantago.

(Plantain. Tincture of the whole fresh plant.)

Good in earache, toothache and neuralgia
when patient is sensitive to touch and cold
air.

Dose: Mother tincture and lower poten-
cies. It is also used locally with good effect.

Platina.

(Precipitated metal. Triturated with sugar of milk.)

Its sphere is sexual, nervous and mental; ex-
alts self and has contempt for others. Numb-
ness and coldness are characteristic. Chiefly in-
dicated in women.

Nymphomania, puerperal nymphomania, ex-
cessive sexual desire in young girls, hysteria.
Young boys almost imbecile from excessive mas-
turbation, satyriasis.

Constipation caused by traveling.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

PODOPHYLLUM. 1 99

Plumbum metallicum.

(Lead. Precipitated metal triturated with sugar of

milk.)

Paralysis, constipation, colic, griping spasms,
emaciation, hardening of tissue, apathy and
palsy point to this drug.

Abdomen seems as if drawn back to spine,
impacted faeces, violent pains about the navel,
navel seems pulled backward. Spinal paralysis,
complete paralysis of limbs, wrist drop of paraly-
sis, paralytic conditions generally.

Spasmodic drawing in of anus.

Chlorosis, with inveterate constipation.

Generally dry skin.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Podophyllum.

(Mandrake. May apple. Tincture of the fresh root.)

It affects chiefly the duodenum, liver and
rectum. Adapted to the bilious temperament.

It is indicated in diarrhoea, cholera infantum,
cholera morbus and is serviceable in bilious
states generally with gastro-intestinal symptoms.

Special indications are aggravation in the
morning, worse in hot weather, and tendency to
anal prolapsus.

Dose: Tincture to the sixth potency may be
used.

200 PULSATILLA.

Pulsatilla.

(Wind flower. Tincture from the whole flowering plant.)

The classical Pulsatilla patient is a female,
blonde, gentle and tearful; thirstless; worse
in warm room, better in the open air, yet chilly ;
discharges bland, thick and greenish yellow;
wandering, shifting pains, yet there are many
males who also need this polychrest at times.

Indigestion; bad bitter taste; indigestion
from fat or rich food. Loss of taste. Furred
tongue.

Conjunctivitis; ophthalmia; profuse, thick,
bland discharge. Styes on the eyes.

Earache. Discharge of thick pus from the
ears.

Nasal catarrh, profuse, thick, non-excoria-
ting discharge.

Neuralgia worse from warmth, better in open
air.

Orchitis. Neuralgia of testicles.

Menses late, scanty or suppressed.

Menstrual troubles from getting wet. Pain-
ful menstruation. Menstrual troubles of blondes.
Chlorosis.

Varicose veins.

Relief in cool, open air or from cold applica-
tions are the red letter symptoms of this drug.

Thirstlessness, yet dry mouth.

RATANHIA. 201

Especially indicated where there has been an
over-drugging of iron and quinine.
Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

PyrogeniunL

(Rotten, lean meat. Tincture from same.)

This is an almost unproved remedy introduced
by Dr. J. Compton Burnett, who found it won-
derfully curative in all typhoid and septic fevers.
The chief indication by Burnett is the diagnosis
of "typhoid."

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Banunculus bulbosus,

(Buttercup. Tincture of the entire fresh plant.)

It acts especially on the muscular tissue and
skin, and its effect on the chest walls is charac-
teristic. Pleurodynia. Intercostal rheumatism.
Neuralgia. Pains are worse from motion.

Soreness in the chest, rheumatic pains, stitches.

Dose : First to third dilution may be used.

Ratanhia.

(Krameria. Tincture from dried root.)

This remedy is peculiarly an anal one — itching
of anus, anal fissure and hemorrhoids that burn

202 RHUS TOXICODENDRON.

like fire. Anus burns long after stools. It is
given internally and applied externally in form
of suppositories or cerate.
Dose : 3d to 6th potency.

Bheum.

(Rhubarb. Tincture of the dried root.)

It is useful in diarrhoea with distinctly sour
smell, and teething troubles. The child smells
sour. Much saliva, restless, irritable.

Particularly suited to infants and children as
well as pregnant and nursing women.

Dose: The third to the sixth potency is used.

Bhus toxicodendron.

(Poison oak. Tincture from the fresh leaves.)

Worse when quiet is a marked characteristic
of this drug; pain drives patient to motion and
he feels better after moving about; is lame and
stiff when starting, but with motion this is re-
lieved. Continual change of position. Effect of
sprains or strains; also from getting wet. Ills
worse from wet, damp weather, as rheumatic
pains between the shoulders, etc.

Raw, granulated eyelids.

Erysipelas, when vesicles form. Herpes,
Eczema. Itching, burning, are its keynotes in
skin diseases.

RUTA GRAVEOLENS. 2(>3

Headache worse from touch.

Rheumatism. Lumbago. Especially from ex-
posure to wet. Colds from getting wet. Glands
swollen from getting wet.

In typhoid where there is a red triangular
patch on the tip of the tongue.

Small-pox, black pustules.

Rhus patient is worse in wet or cold wet
weather and better in dry warmth, from stretch-
ing and rubbing. A great rheumatic remedy.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Rumex.

(Yellow dock. Tincture of the fresh root.)

Cough caused by constant tickling sensation
in the pit of the throat ; aggravated by touching
the throat and by inhaling cold air. Larynx is
very sensitive. Used in the early stages of
whooping cough ; night cough of phthisis. Cough
preventing sleep.

Dose: The third to the sixth potency is used.

Ruta graveolens.

(Rue. Tincture from fresh plant before blooming.)

Overstrained eyes; headache; feel weary,
vision dim, ache as if strained ; burn. Neuralgia
in eyes.

Prolapsus of rectum.

204 SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS.

Pains in bones, joints and cartilages as if
bruised, tendency to deposits. Pains, rheuma-
tism, in wrists or ankles. Lameness atter sprains.

Dose : 3d to 6th potency. Peculiar modality
of being worse from lying down.

Sabadilla.

(Indian caustic barley. Tincture from powdered seeds.)

Relief in the open air, yet sensitive to cold.

Useful in imaginary disease, where patient
imagines so and so ails him when it does not.

Influenza, with violent sneezing, lachrymation,
watery discharge, itching, tingling in the nose.
Hay fever. Grippe.

Chills beginning in the extremities and run-
ning up the body.

Wants warm food and drink.

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Sanguinaria Canadensis.

(Blood root. Tincture of fresh root.)

Sick headache, pain begins in back of head,
or occiput, settles over right eye; patient wants
to be in a dark room, perfectly quiet and no
odors. Headache that increases as the sun rises
and decreases as it goes down.

Rush of blood to the head, veins distended.

SENECIO AUREUS. 205

Burning sensation. Better lying down, vomiting
of bile.

Dose : ix to 6th potency.

Secale cornutum.

(Ergot. Tincture of the fresh spurs.)

Useful when there is a contraction of the un-
striped muscular fibres. Contraction and relax-
ation alternately.

Anaemic conditions, coldness, numbness, pe-
techia, mortification, gangrene, dry gangrene.
Face pinched and sunken.

Skin dry, shriveled and brittle.

All symptoms are worse from external heat.

Uterine haemorrhages; passive, painless flow
of dark, thin blood.

Dose : Tincture to 30th potency.

Senecio aureus.

(Ragwort. Tincture from fresh blooming plant.)

Trembling ; nervous ; menses retarded or sup-
pressed; dysmenorrhea.

Backache. Uterine irritation or prolapse.

May be regarded as a "uterine tonic" when
there is an atonic condition of uterus or ovaries ;
strengthens functional activities, and aids di-
gestion in such cases. May t}e classed among the

206 SEPIA.

empiric remedies and is reputed to be low in
action.

Dose: ix to 6th potency.

Sepia.

(Dried inky juice of cuttle-fish. Tincture prepared from

powdered sepia.)

Acts on portal system; venous congestion.
Bearing down sensation in women; apt to be
chilly. Its sphere is largely in abdomen and pel-
vis of women.

Yellow saddle across the nose, yellozv spots
on face, liver spots, general yellowness, espe-
cially in women, strongly indicate this remedy. t
Dark rings about the eyes. Headache from
uterine causes in this class of women. Flushes
of heat. Foul sweat. Easily fatigued. Leucor-
rhcea, yellow or greenish, itching. Weak back.

Dyspepsia; goneness of stomach; faintness,
emptiness; craves pickles or sour things. Liver
feels sore, brown spots on body.

Scaly eruptions on the legs.

Chronic nasal catarrh.

Facial neuralgia of pregnancy.

Herpes. Acne. Eruption around the joints.

Chronic gleet. .

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

SPIGELIA. 207

Silicea.

(Pure precipitated silicea. Triturated with sugar of

milk.)

A constitutional remedy; imperfectly nour-
ished, but not for want of food.

Suppuration — carbuncles, whitlow, . ulcers,
fistules, boils, vaccination sores, cancer; all
inflammation ending in watery suppuration.

Head sweat in children; big belly, but small
limbs, old looking.

Constipation; stool protrudes and then slips
back.

Lack of vital force and heat ; takes cold easily ;
wraps up head ; very sensitive to cold or even
cool air. Chronic headache.

Unhealthy, ill smelling foot sweat.

Bone diseases, caries, hip joint disease.

Hectic fever ; night sweats ; phthisis.

Dose: 6th to 30th potency. Acts better in
higher potency.

Spigelia.

(Pink root. Tincture from dried plant.)

Intense pain characterizes this remedy.
Neuralgia; pain in the eyes ; neuralgic head-
aches.
Also the most violent palpitation .of the heart,

208 STAN NUM.

so violent as to be visible. Carditis. Neuralgia
of the heart.

Rheumatism, as if sprained in the joints.

Neuralgic toothache.

Dose: Tincture to 30th potency. May claim
that the tincture acts better in neuralgia than the
potency.

Spongia.

(Tincture from roasted Turkish sponges.)

The chief use of this remedy is in the treat-
ment of croup, where it follows well after
Aconite. It is especially indicated when the
cough is harsh and dry, sounding like a saw be-
ing driven through a board. Also when patient
awakes from sleep with a paroxysm of coughing,
in croup.

Chronic hoarseness.

Dose: 3d to 30th potency.

Stannum.

(Tin. Trituration of the precipitated metal with sugar

of milk.)

Weakness is the keynote of this drug. Weak
chest, repugnance to talking. Talking tires the
patient. Descending stairs tires patient.

Chronic catarrh; hawks up much lumpy
mucus with sweetish taste.

STICTA PULMONARIA. 20Q

Phthisis, with much expectoration, greenish
and sweetish or salty taste.

Causes lumbrici and ascarides to pass in
large quantities if they be present (6x trit).

Marked weakness must be present to indicate
this remedy, and the patient is generally sad and
despondent.

Dose: 6x to 15X potency.

Staphisagria.

(Stavesacre. Tincture from ripe seed.)

Very irritable, takes offense at trifles. Pale
face, sunken eyes, blue rings about them. Ef-
fects of masturbation.

Teeth turn black and decay early.

Dry, itching eruptions.

Cauliflower excrescences. Nodosities, styes.

Where child is persistently lousy this remedy
is indicated, internally. It also has a place with
Chamomilla in the treatment of cross, petulant
children, though the latter remedy seems more
proper for the peevishness of children who suf-
fer actual physical discomfort.

Dose: 3d to 30th potency.

Sticta pnlmonaria.

(Lungwort. Tincture of the fresh lichen.)

Coryza, bronchial catarrh and influenza when
14

2IO STRAMONIUM.

there is dryness of the mucous membrane, with
nervous and rheumatic symptoms. There is pain,
heaviness and pressure in forehead, dullness, and
at root of nose, so often felt in coryzas, but there
is no running from the nose or watery eyes. It
is for "dry colds." Also for hay fever with these
characteristics.

Hard, dry, barking, almost croupy cough;
worse at night with little or no expectoration.

Dose : Tincture to 6th potency is used.

Stramonium.

(Thorn apple. Tincture from the fresh plant in flower

and fruit.)

The chief guide to this drug is delirium. Wild
mania, sees things springing at him ; hears voices,
spirits talking to him; very loquacious; talks
foolishly; fears tobt in the dark or alone; has
all sorts of queer fancies. Religious mania
Ridiculous scruples.

Fear of water.

All motions hasty — startling — spasmodic.

Vertigo in the dark.

Stuttering, stammering.

Dribbling urine.

Nymphomania preceding menstruation.

Very little pain in Stramonium cases.

Dose: 3d to 30th potency.

SULPHUR. 211

Sulphur.

(Brimstone. Washed sublimed sulphur triturated with
sugar of milk. Also prepared as a tincture.)

This is Hahnemann's greatest "antipsoric,"
and there are few diseases in which it may not
come into play.

One indication is that : "When seemingly well
indicated drugs do not act" then give Sulphur —
it is the psora, or hereditary underlying the more
superficial disease, that is in the way.

Burning is a great indication — burning eyes,
on top of the head, rectum, soles of feet — any-
where. Also flushes of heat. All orifices of body
are apt to be red.

The Sulphur patient has a decided aversion
to washing. Dirty looking skin, harsh and dry;
dry hair; eczema, acne, dry porrigo, all manner
of skin diseases.

Many cases of general ill health rapidly clear
up under Sulphur.

Rheumatism and chronic lumbago; diarrhoea.

In later stages of pneumonia and pleurisy.

Neuralgia.

Fever, day after day, with no sweat.

Scrofula. Marasmus. Nearly always hun-
gry. Chronic catarrh, scabby nose.

Hot head and cold feet, or vice versa.

Itch, give internally, while killing the itch
mites with proper applications.

212 TEREBINTHINA.

Engorged liver. Haemorrhoids, constipation.
Burning leucorrhcea.

Dose : ix to 30th potency — the latter the bet-
ter.

Tabacum.

(Tobacco. Tincture of dry leaves from Havana.)

Relaxation and paralysis of the involuntary
muscular system. Precordial oppression, nausea,
vertigo, cold sweat, debility. Often indicated and
very useful in sea-sickness.

Dose: The 3d to 30th and even higher poten-
cies are used.

Tarantula Cnbensis.

(Cuban spider. Tincture from the entire living spider.)

Malignant, deep-reaching carbuncles, exceed-
ingly painful ; purplish color. Abscesses, felons.
Ulceration presenting the characteristic malig-
nant purplish hue and pain.

Malignant diphtheria, onset sudden and vio-
lent.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Terebinthina.

(Turpentine. One part by weight of purified oil of tur-
pentine to ninety-nine parts by weight of alcohol.)

J nHav^mation of the kidneys, strangury.

THUJA. 213

Bloody urine, or it becomes dark and smoky with
blood in it. It is an anti-haemorrhagic remedy.

Tympanitis, especially in typhoid.

Very painful in region of the kidneys ; inflam-
mation.

Dysuria, or urine suppressed. Urethritis with
painful erections.

Dose : 1st to 6th potency.

(

Thlaspi bursa pastoris.

(Shepherd's purse. Tincture from fresh flowering

plant.)

This may be called a Rademacher remedy.
He gave it in thirty-drop doses of the tincture
to clear from the kidneys "brick dust," uric acid
and calculus. It has also been used in haemor-
rhages from the kidneys. Also bladder troubles
of old men.

Dose : One to twenty drops of 6 in water.

Thuja.

(Arbor Vitae. Tincture from the fresh leaves.)

This is Hahnemann's great "anti-sycotic" rem-
edy. Excrescences under beard or hair; condy-
lomata, polypi, -fig warts; gonorrhoea and its re-
mote effects, especially if it had been suppressed ;
gleet. Gonorrheal rheumatism.

214 USTILAGO.

•

Burnett used it very extensively for what he
termed "vaccinosis," i. e. } the chronic ill health
from which thousands suffer that, unknowingly,
is implanted by vaccination. He prescribed the
30th potency, for all who have "not been as well"
since vaccination. He had some wonderful re-
sults from this remedy.

Bcenninghausen regarded it as a sure prophy-
lactic against small-pox; also a remedy as soon
as the vesicles had filled to promote desiccation
and prevent scars.

Like Sulphur it is often needed as an inter-
current remedy in the sycotic diathesis as Sul-
phur is in the psoric.

Dose: $ to 30th (the latter preferable).

TJrtica urens.

(Common nettle. Tincture from entire flowering plant.)

Highly commended by Burnett in five-drop
doses of the for gout.

Nettle rash, hives, urticaria.
Dose : 6 to 3X potency.

TTstilago.

(Corn-smut. Tincture or trituration.)

Bright, partly clotted haemorrhages from pass-
ive congestion of uterus; especially at climac-
teric. Excessive menstruation.

VERATRUM VIRIDE. 215

Dose: The tincture to the third potency is
used.

Veratrum album.

(White hellebore. Tincture from dried roots.)

Cramps, cold sweat, watery diarrhoea and
vomiting, pain, prostration and collapse point to
this remedy.

Asiatic cholera, rice water discharges.

Any acute state with cold sweat on forehead.

Watery diarrhoea with great pain, "belly-
ache."

Dose : 3d to 30th potency.

Veratrum viride.

(Swamp hellebore. Tincture from fresh roots.)

Dr. E. B. Nash in his Leaders in Homeopathic
Therapeutics says of this remedy that when
it was in its hey-day in the treatment of pneu-
monia : "One day I left a patient, relieved by this
remedy, of an acute and violent attack of pneu-
monia, to go to a town five miles distant, and
when I returned found my patient dead. Then
I watched others treated with this remedy and
found every little while a patient with pneumonia
dropping out suddenly when they were reported
better." "It is not desirable (it is wrong) to
control or depress the pulse regardless of all
other conditions." "The patients, who had weak

2l6 ZINCUM METALLICUM.

hearts, were killed by this powerful heart de-
pressant. A quickened circulation is salutary in
all inflammatory diseases." "Next to Digitalis,
Veratrutn viride slows the pulse, as is abund-
antly shown in its provings. ,,

Homceopathically, it would be indicated in a
very slow pulse.

Dose : 6th to 30th potency.

Zincum metallicum.

(Metallic zinc. The pure metal triturated with sugar of

milk.)

It has been said "what iron is to the blood,
zinc is to the nerves."

Trembling all over, is a marked leader to this
drug.

Paralysis.

Brain diseases. Child bores its head into the
pillow, or rolls it from side to side.

Unable to expectorate, yet expectoration re-
lieves. General paresis.

Hydrocephalus.

Meningitis following suppressed exanthema.

Sciatica, with restless feet.

Spinal irritation.

Neuralgia of elbow joints.

Always worse from alcoholic stimulants.

Trembling and "the fidgets" are great lead-
ers in this powerful remedy.

Dose : *6th to 30th potency.

INDEX.

Abscess, 44
Abrotanum, 120
Acne, 44
Aconite, 120
vEsculus hip., 121
Addison's disease, 44
Agaricus mus., 122
Agnus castus, 122
Alcoholism, 44
Aletris far., 122
Allium cepa, 123
Aloe, 123
Alum, 124
Alumen, 124
Alumina, 124
Amaurosis, 45
Ambergris, 124
Ambra grisea, 124
Amenorrhcea, 45
American hemp, 145
Ammonium carb., 125
Anacardium orient., 125
Aiuemia, 4 5
Angina pectoris, 45
Antimonium crudum, 126
Antimonium tartaricum,
Apis mel., 127
Aphthae, 46
Apocynum cannabinum,

128
Apoplexy, 46
Appendicitis, 47
Arbor vitae, 212

Argentum met., 129
Argentum nit., 130
Arnica montana, 130
Arsenicum album, 131
Arsenious acid, 131
Arthritis, 47
Arundo Mauritianica^ 133
Asafcetida, 134
Asthma, 48
Attenuations, 33
Aurum met, 133
Arum tryph ilium, 132

Bacillinum, 134
Backache, 49
Baptisia, 135
Barberry, 138
Baryta carb., 136
Bean of St. Ignatius, 172
Beech drop, 163
Belladonna, 136
Benzoic acid, 137
Berberis vul., 138
Bichromate of potash,

175
Bismuthum, 138

Bitter sweet, 162

Black and blue, 73

Black lead, 167

Black snake root, 153

Bladder, 50

Blue cohosh, 148

Bilious attack, 50

Blue flag, 174

Blue gum tree, 163

2l8

INDEX.

Blood poisoning, 51

Bloodroot, 203

Boils, 52

Bones, 52

Boneset, 164

Books, Homoeopathic, 23

Borax, 138

Brain, 53

Bronchitis, 53

Bruises, 53

Bryonia, 139

Buttercup, 200

Cactus grandiflorus, 140

Caladium seg., 141

Calcium sulphide (im-
pure), 170

Calcarea carbonica, 141

Calcarea fluorica, 142

Calcarea phosphorica, 143

Calendula, 144

Calculus, 54

Camphora, 145

Canadian hemp., 128

Cancer, 54

Cannabis Indica, 145

Cannabis sativa, 146

Cantharis, 147

Capsicum, 147

Carbonate of barium, 136

Carbo vegetabilis, 147

Carbuncle, 55

Carduus Marianus, 148

Catalepsy, 56

Cataract, 56

Catarrh, 56

Caulophyllum, 148

Causticum, 149

Cedron, 150

Cerebro-spinal meningi-
tis, 89

Chamomilla, T50

Charcoal, 147

Chaste tree, 122
Chelidonium maus, 157
Chest, 57
Chicken-pox, 57
Chilblain, 58
Chills and fever, 87
Chimaphilla umbellatta,

*5 2 .
Chininum ars., 152

China, 154

Cholera Asiatica, 58

Cholera infantum, 59

Cholera morbus, 60

Chorea, 60

"Chronic Diseases, The/'

Cicuta virosa, 152

Cimicifuga racemosa, 157

Cina, 153

Cinchona, 154

Cocculus Indicus, 154

Clematis erecta, 155

Club moss, 181

Coccus cacti, 155

Coffea cruda, 156

Colds, 56, 60

Colic, 60

Colchicum, 156

Collinsonia Can., 157 .

Colocynth, 157

Cone flower, Purple, 162

Conium mac, 157

Consumption, 62

Convulsions, 63

Cough, 64

Constipation, 61

Corrosive sublimate, 184

Copper, 160

Corallium rubrum, 158

Cramps, 66

Croup, 66

Crocus sativa, 159

Crotalus horridus, 159

INDEX.

219

Croton tiglium, 160
Cuban spider, 211
Cucumber, bitter, 157
Cuprum met., 160

Debility, 67
Dentition, 67
Diabetes, 67
Diarrhoea, 68
Digitalis, 161
Dilutions, 33
Dioscorea vil., 161
Diphtheria, 69
Disks, 9
Dispensing, 36
Dose, Pellets, 117
Dosage and Potency, 14
Dropsy, 69
Drosera rotund., 161
Drug Proving, 12
Dulcamara, 162
Dysentery, 70
Dyspepsia, 71

Ear, 72
Echinacea, 162
Ecchymosis, 73
Eczema, 73
Emissions, seminal, 74
Epilepsy, 74
Epiphegus, 163
Ergot, 204
Erigeron, 163
Erysipelas, 75
Eucalyptus, 163
Eupatorium per., 164
Euphrasia, 164
Eyebright, 164
Eyes, 75

Feet, 76

Ferrum phos., 165

Ferrum met., 165

Fever, 81
Flea bane, 163
Fluorspar, 142
FooFs parsley, 116
Fox glove, 161

Gangrene, 77
Gastralgia, 77
Gelsemium, 166
Glandular swelling, 77
Glonoine, 67
Goitre, 78
Gold, 123
Golden seal, 171
Gonorrhoea, 78
Gout, 47, 79
Graphites, 167
Grippe, 86

Haemorrhage, 80
Haemorrhoids, 80
Hahnemann, 9
Hamamelis Virginica,

108
Hands, 81
Hashish, 145
Hay fever, 81
Headache, 82
Heart, 83

Hellebore, swamp, 214
Hellebore, white, 214
Helleborus niger, 169
Helonias dioica, 169
Hemlock poison, 157
Henbane, 171
Hepar sulphur?, calca-

reum, 170
Hernia, 84
Hiccough, 84
Hoarseness, 84
Honey bee, 127
Homoeopathic books, 23

220

INDEX.

Homoeopathic medicines,

"Homoeopathic Vaccina-
tion," 107

Horse-chestnut, 121

"How do your medicines
act?" 38

Hydrastis Canadensis,

171
Hydrocephalus, 84
Hydrophobia, 85
Hyoscyamus, 171
Hypericum perforatum,

172
Hysteria, 85

"I want the latest," 13

Ignatia, 172

Indian caustic barley,

203
Indian hemp, 128
Indian tobacco, 181
Indian turnip, 132
Influenza, 86
Intermittent fever, 87
Insomnia, 106
lodium, 173
Ipecacuanha, 173
Irritation, 88
Iris versicolor, 174
Iron, 165

Jaundice, 88
Jessamine, 166

Kali bfchromicum, 175
Kali carbonicum, 175
Kali muriaticum, 176
Kali phosphoricum, 177
Kali sulphuricum, 178
Kalmia lati folia, 178
Kidneys, 89
Krameria, 200

Kreosotum, 179

Lachesis, 179
Laurel, mountain, 179
Laryngitis, 89
Lead, 198
Lead, black, 167
Ledum palustre, 180
Leptandra, 180
Leucorrhoea, 90
Leopard's bane, 130
Lilium tigrinum, 181
Liver, 90

Lobelia inflata, 181
Locomotor ataxia, 91
Lumbago, 92
Lungs, 92
Lungwort, 208
Lycopodium, 181

Magnesia phosphorica,

102
Mandrake, 198
May apple, 198
Marasmus, 93
Marigold, 144
Marsh tea, 180
Meadow saffron, 156
Measles, 94
Melilotus, 183
Meningitis, 95
Menstruation, 95
Mental, 96
Mercurius corrosivus,

184
Mercurius dulcis, 185
Mercurius jod. flavus,

185
Mercurius jod. rub., 186
Mercurius vivus, 184
Mercury, 184
Mezereum, 186
Millefolium, 186

IND1X.

221

Monkshood, 120
Moschus, 187
Mother tinctures, 32
Mumps, 97

Mushroom, poison, 122
Musk, 187

Natrum muriaticum, 187
Natrium phosphoricum,

189
Natrum sulphuricum,

Nettle, 213
Neuralgia, 97
Neurasthenia, 98
Night-blooming cereus,

140
Nightshade, deadly, 136
Nitrate of silver, 130
Nitricum acidum, 190
Nitroglycerin, 167
Nose-bleed, 99
Nut, poison, 191
Nutmeg, 191
Nux moschata, 191
Nux vomica, 191

CEnanthe crocata, 192

Onion, 123

Opium, 192

Origin of Homoeopathy,

10
Oyster shell, 141

Paralysis, 99
Passion flower, 193
Passiflora incarnata, 193
Peritonitis, 99
Petroleum, 193
Phosphate of iron, 165
Phosphate of lime, 143
Phosphoric acid, 194
Phosphorus, 194

Phytolacca decandra, 196
Picric acid, 196
Pink root, 206
Plantago, 197
Plantain, 197
Platina, 197
Pleurisy, 100
Pleurodynia, 100
Plumbum, 198
Pneumonia, 192
Podophyllum, 198
Poison oak, 201
Poke root, 194
Potassium chloride, 176
Potencies, 33
Prostate gland, 101
Pruritus, 88
Proving drugs, 13
Pulmonary oedema, 83
Pulsatilla, 199
Pyrogenium, 200

Quinsy, 101

Ragwort, 204
Ranunculus bulbosus,

200
Ratanhia, 200
Rattlesnake, 159
Red coral, 158
Red pepper, 147
Rectum, 101
Rheum, 201
Rheumatism, 102
Rhubarb, 201
Rhus toxicodendron, 201
Ringworm, 103
Rock oil, 193
Rue, 202
Rumex, 202
Ruta graveolens, 202

Sabadilla, 203

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