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Opium. Hypodermically
Salines, 2. To precede the use of Lead Acetate
Veratrum Album
Chordee.
Aconite. 1 m. every hour
Amyl Nitrite, 1
Atropine, 2. Subcutaneously along with morphine
Belladonna. With camphor and opium, internally, very useful
Bromides. Especially of Potassium
Brominated Camphor, 4
Camphor, 2,3,4. Internally, useful in full doses
Cantharis, 2, 3. One drop of tincture three times a day as prophylactic
Colchicum, 2. 3ss. of tincture at night
Digitalis, 1
Lupulin, 2, 4. As prophylactic
Morphine. Hypodermically, in perinaeum at night, most useful
Tartar Emetic, 2. If carried to the extent of producing nausea
Tobacco Wine, 2. Just short of nauseating at bedtime
Chorea.
Anilin, 1
Amyl Nitrite, 1
Antimony, 1, 3. In gradually increasing doses twice a day, to maintain nauseating effect
Apomorphine, 3
Arsenic. Useful sometimes; must be pushed till eyes red or sickness induced, then discontinued, and then used again
Belladonna, 1
Bromde of Iron, 4
Calcium Chloride, 1, 2. In strumous subjects
Cannabis Indica, 2. May do good; often increases the choreic movements
Chloral Hydrate, 2,3,4. Sometimes very useful in large doses, carefully watched, also where sleep is prevented by the violence of the movements
Chloroform, 3. As inhalation in severe cases
Cimicifuoa, 3. Often useful, especially when menstrual derangement, and in rheumatic history
Cocculus, Picrotoxine, 2. In large doses
Cold, 1, 3. To spine or sponging, but not with rheumatism, pain in joints, fever; best to begin with tepid water
Conium, 2,3,4. The succus is sometimes useful, must be given in large doses
Copper. The ammonio-sulphate in increasing doses till sickness produced
Curare, 1
Electricity, 1, 2. Static electricity
Ether Spray, 1. Instead of cold to spine
Hyoscyamus, 1
Iron, 1, 2,3. Chalybeate waters in anaemia and amenorrhoea
Lobelia, 4. Only in nauseating doses
Mineral Water Baths, 1
Morphine, 2, 3. Subcutaneously in severe cases, until effect is manifested; by mouth in combination with chloral best
Musk, 3
Physostigma, 3. Three to six grains of powder a day for children, ten to twenty for adult
Potassium Bromide
Quinine, 1
Silver, 3. The oxide and nitrate sometimes do good
Strychnine, 2. Useful at puberty, or in chorea from fright
Valerian, 3. To control the movements
Veratrum Viride, 3. Has been employed
Water. Cold affusion to spine useful
Zinc Sulphate, 1, 3. In small but very frequent doses, and when the nausea produced is unbearable another emetic to be used
Choroiditis.
Mercury Opiates
Climacteric Disorders.
Aconite. m j hourly for nervous palpitations and fidgets
Ammonia, 2, 3. As inhalation. Raspail's Eau sedative locally with headache. R Sodii chloridum, 3ij.; Liq. ammoniac, 3ij.; Spiritus camphorae, 3iij.; Aquam ad 3xxxij.
Ammonium Chloride. Locally in headache
Calabar Bean, 2. In flatulence, vertigo, etc.
Camphor, 3. For drowsiness and headache
Change of air and scene useful adjunct
Cimicifuga. For headache
Eucalyptol, 3. Flushings, flatulence, etc.
Hot Spongings, 3
Iron. For vertical headache, giddiness, and feeling of heat, fluttering of the heart
Climacteric Disorders.
Nitrite of Amyl. Where much flushed
Nux Vomica, 3. Useful where symptoms are limited to the head Potassium Bromide. Very useful Warm Bath Zinc Vialerianate
Belladonna. Plaster useful
Chloroform. Locally injected cottnter irritation
Electricity
Surgical Treatment. In obstinate cases
Coldness.
Cold Water, 3. As prophylactic with friction and wrapping up Spinal Ice-bag, 3. For cold feet Strychnine
Colic, Intestinal.
Ammonia, 3. In intestinal colic, and in colic of children
Antacids, 4. In acidity
Arsenic. When pain is neuralgic in character
Asafoetida, 2, 4. To remove flatulence, especially in children and hysterical patients
Atropine, 4. In simple spasmodic colic
Belladonna, 3, 4. Especially in children and intestinal spasm
Chamomile Oil. In hysterical women
Chloral Hydrate, 3. Sometimes relieves
Chloroform. By inhalation, to remove pain and flatulence
Cocculus. During pregnancy
Essential Oils. Aniseed, 2, 3, 4. Cajeput, Camphor, Cardamoms, Cinnamon, Cloves, Peppermint, Rue, Spearmint. All useful
Ether, 2, 4. Internally and by inhalation
Fomentations
Ginger, 4. Stimulant carminative
Lime Water. In children, where due to curdling of milk
Milk Cure. In enteralgia
Morphine. Very useful
Nux Vomica. Useful
Opium, 3. In intestinal colic; if constipated, a purgative. With spirits of chloroform in renal and hepatic colic
Phosphate of Sodium. In hepatic colic, to prevent gall-stones forming
Potassium Bromide, 3. In local spasm in children, which can be felt through hard abdominal walls
Poultices. Large and warm, of great service
Tobacco. Dangerous
Colic, Lead.
Alum, 2, 4. Relieves the pain and constipation
Belladonna, 1
Bromides, 2. As solvents alone or with iodides
Castor Oil. Given twice a day to eliminate
Chloroform, 1. Internally and externally as liniment
Eggs, 1.
Electro-chemical Baths, 1
Iodide of Potassium, 2. Most useful in eliminating lead from the system, and combined with magnesium sulphate to evacuate it
Magnesium Sulphate. Most useful along with iodide of potassium
Milk, 1
Morphine, 2. Subcutaneously to relieve pain Sodium Chlordde, 1
Colic, Lead.
 
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