Dr. Ruddock’s Clinical Directory. – Presented by Dr. Sayeed Ahmad

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Dr.
Ruddock’s Clinical Directory.
Presented by Dr.
Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)

Abscess :

— Acute

-Bell.
or Acon. alt. Hep. S., Merc. Iod., Ars.

— Chronic

-Sil.,
Calc., Sulph., Phos. ; Chin. (excessive
discharge).

— Mammary

–
Phyto., Bry. (for the earliest symptoms) ;
Bell. alt. Hep. S.; Phos. (Chronic cases) ;
Merc., China, and Spongiopiline ext.

Acid Dyspepsia (heartburn

) : Carb-V.,
Bry., Nux-V. ; Lyc. (in elderly persons) ;
Puls. Verat. Alb.

After Pains

: Sec., Coff., Puls.,
Arn., Cham., Croc.

Ague :

Chin. or Quin. ; Ars. (chronic) ;
Verat. Alb. (severe and obstinate) ;
Phos. Ac., Cedron ; Nux V. or Ipec. (much gastric
disturbance) ; Sulph. Quin, (obstinate, symptoms variable) ;
Ign. (much chill with frequent paroxysms).

Alcohol

: Effects or Excessive Use of
Nux V., Opi., Ars., Caps., Ant. T. (gastric irritation).

Alopecia (loss of hair)

; From
Previous Illness, Grief, etc. Phos. Ac., Ign., Calc., Sil.,
Chin., Canth. (and ext. in pomade).

Thorough brushing with long-bristled hair-brushes.

— From
Mercury

Carbo V., Hep.-S.

— With
Frequent Headache

– Fluor. A., Nit-ac., Phos., Sep., Sulph.,
Calc.

Amaurosis (complete or partial loss of vision) :

Bell., Euphr., Merc-Cor., Zinc., Hyos., Gels., Nux-V., Chin.

Amenorrhœa (absent or deficient monthly period

) :
Puls., Sep., Coni. (chronic) ; Ferr. (with anæmia) ; Senecio,
Sulph. See also Menstruation.

Anæmia (deficiency or poverty of blood

) :
Ferr., Chin., Phos-Ac., Ars., Sil., Helon.

Anger

: Effects
of Cham., Acon., Bry., Hyos., Coloc.

Angina Pectoris (breast-pang) :

Ars.,
Dig., Samb., Verat-alb., Cact., Lach., Verat-Vir., Strych.

Ankles :

Swelling
of Ars., Chin., Bry., Phos., Ferr., Apis. Also rest in the
prone posture.

— Weakness
of

Calc., Phos., Sulph., Sil.

Anus,

Itching of Sulph.,
Nit-Ac. ; Cin., Ign. or Merc. (from worms) ; Ars., Acon.,
(burning itching with dryness) ; Sulphurous Acid ext.

— Prolapsus
of

Ign., Nux-V., Podoph., Merc. Local bathing, injections,
and carefully returning the prolapsus.

Anxiety, Care, Grief, etc. ; Effects of :

Ign., Aur., Nux-V., Phos. Ac., Puls., Gels., Chin.

Aphonia (loss of voice) :

Acon.,
Caust. (catarrhal) : Bary-Carb., Phos., Merc., Ign. or Bell.
(hysterical) ; Kali Hyd. (syphilitic) ; Arn. (from over use).

— Chronic

K. Bich., Hep. S., Phos., Carbo-V., Caust., Merc.

Aphthæ (Thrush

) : Borax int. and
ext. ; Merc., Ars., Sulph. ; Sulphurous Acid Spray one part to
ten of water.

Apoplexy :

Acon., Opi., Bell., Glon.,
Nux-V.

Predisposition to Strict temperance in eating and
drinking ; avoidance of excitement, haste, heated rooms, etc.

Appetite : Loss of

Chin., Nux-V.,
Puls., Rhus., Ars., Ferr.

— Voracious
or Depraved

Calc., Cin., Nux-V., Sil., Verat.

Ascarides :

see Thread-Worms.

Ascites (abdominal dropsy

) : Apocy.
C., Ars., Apis., Dig., Chin., Lyc.

Asthma :

Ars., Acon., Ipec., Lob.,
Euphr., Cup., Sul.

— Of
Children

Ant-T., Samb., Ipec., Ars., Cup.

Atrophy (wasting

) : Iod., Calc.,
Sulph., Phos., Ars., Puls.

— From
Worms

Cin., Merc., Ant. C.

Backache From Exertion

Arn., Rhus., Bry.,
Gels.

— From
Painful Period

Bell., Puls., Sec., Cocc., Plat.

— From
Spinal Irritation

Chin., Ign., Nux-V., Gels. See also
Lumbago, Menstruation : Painful.

Baldness

: see Alopecia.

Barbers’ Itch

: Ant-t., Cinnab., Ars.

Bed-Sores

: Glycerine-cream or
Calendula lotion ; also Calend. or Arn-plaster. In bad chronic
cases a water or air-bed.

Prevention of Washing the parts exposed to pressure
morning and evening with tepid water ; and, after drying with a
soft towel, a little glycerine or glycerine-cream should be rubbed
evenly over the parts. When there is much redness, and the skin is
unbroken, a little brandy or other spirit of proof strength should be
applied.

Belching :

see Eructations.

Bilious Attacks

: Iris
(sick-headache) ; Ipec ; Cham. (in children excitable
females) ; Bry., Acon., Nux-V., Puls., Ars.

Bites and Stings

: Ledum, Apis.,
Rhus, Canth., all int. and ext.

Black-Eye :

Arn. ext., immediately ;
Ham. (broken skin or discolouration).

Bladder :

Catarrh
of Ant. C., Puls., Ferr., Canth., Cann.

— Inflammation
of

Canth., Tereb., Apis, Acon.

— Paralysis
of

Bary. Carb., Acon., Nux-V., Ars., Bell., Op. See also
Urine.

Blear-Eyes

: Euph., Sulph., Puls.,
Merc., Ars., Calc., Clemat.

Bleeding :

see Hæmorrhage.

Blindness :

see Amaurosis.

Bloody-flux :

see Dysentery.

Bloody Urine

: see Hæmorrhage :
From the Bladder.

Blotches :

Ars., Bell., Hep-S.,
Ant-C., Graph., Lyc., Clemat.

Boils :

Bell., Sulph., Hep-S. ;
Arn. (much pain) ; Apis (numerous and small) ; Sulph., Hep-S.
(to prevent recurrence).

Bones :

Caries
(decay) of Sil., Phos. Ac., Sulph., Calc.

— Curvature
of

Calc., Sil., Sulph.

— Exostosis
(abnormal growth of

) Aur., Merc-Iod.

— Pains
in

Merc., Aur., Mez., Ars., Merc-Iod., Eup-pur.

Bowels :

Inflammation of Acon., Bell., Coloc., Merc-c., Ars.,
Bry. : also hot fomentations, poultices, or wet compresses.

— Pain
in

see Colic. See also Constipation, Diarrhœa, Anus, etc.

Brain :

Concussion
of Arn., alt. Acon. or Bell.

— Congestion
of

Glon., Bell., Acon.

— Fever

see Typhus-Fever.

— Inflammation
of

Canth., Tereb., Apis, Acon.

— Paralysis
of

Bary. Carb., Acon., Nux-V., Ars., Bell., Op.

Breast :

see Abscess : Mammary.

Breast-Pang

: see Angina Pectoris.

Breath

: Fœtid
Merc., Carbo-v., Spig., Aur., Acon., Puls.

Breathing

:
Difficult see Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, etc.

Bright’s Diseases

: Ars., Phos.,
Merc-C., Tereb., Canth.

Bronchitis

: Acute Acon., Ant.-T.,
Bry., Ipec., Phos., K-Bich.

— In
Children

Phos., Ant-t., Lob.

— In
the Aged

Carbo-v., Ant-t., Senega, Squill.

— Chronic

K. Bich., Hep-s., Phos., Carbo-v., Ars., K.-Hyd.

Bruises :

Arn.(externally). See also
Contusion and Ecchymosis.

Bunions :

Verat-V., Arn., or Ruta, as
a paint.

Burns and Scalds

: Canth., Rhus,
Kreos. or Urtica, ext. very dilute.

Cancer :

Ars., Hydrast., Coni.,
Phyto.

Canker of the Mouth

: K. Chlor.,
Merc., Ars., (Idiopathic) ; Carbo-V., Nit-Ac. (mercurial) ;
Sulphurous Acid Spray, locally.

Carbuncle

: Bell., alt. Sulph. (early
stage) ; Apis (much swelling) ; Ars. (bad cases) ; Acon.
(much inflammation) ; Sil. (indolent).

Caries (decay)

of Bones ;
Sil., Phos-ac., Aur., Nit-ac., Merc.

— Of
Teeth

Kreos, Merc., Staph., Phos.

Cataract

: Coni., Phos., Cann.,
Calc., Sil., Sulph., Sang., Bell.

Catarrh

: see Cold-in-the Head.

Chancre (a syphilitic sore

) : Merc.,
Nit-ac., K-Hyd., Phyto.

Change of Life

: see
Menstruation : Cessation of.

Chapped Hands

: Arn., Calend., or
Glycerine-Cerate.

Chicken Pox

: Rhus, Sulph., Ant-t.

Chilblains

: Petrol., Puls., Ham., or
Rhus, int. and ext. Phos. Tamus Com. Calend., or Kreas. ext.

Child-bed-Fever

: see Puerperal
Fever.

Chlorosis (green sickness

) ; Ferr.,
Puls., Ferr-Iod., Sep., Calc.

Cholera :

Malignant
Camph., Verat., Cup., Ars.

Chordee

: Acon. int. and ext. ;
Gels., Bell., Canth., Chloral.

Chorea (St. Vitus’s Dance)

: Cupr.,
Agar., Verat-vir., Artem., Bell., Ign., Cimic., Ars.

Cirrhosis (a disease, contracted liver

) :
Phos., Merc-c., Dig., Ars.

Cold-in-the-Head

: Acon., Ars.,
Merc., Nux-V. (stuffy cold) ; Euphr. (lachrymation) ; K-Bich.,
K-Hyd., or Sulph. (chronic).

Cold-on-the-Chest

: Bry. alt. Acon.
or Phos. See also Bronchitis.

Cold Feet

: see Feet.

Colic

: Coloc. (with diarrhœa),
Nux-v. or Plumb, constipation. Iris (flatulent colic) ; Collin.

— Lead

Opi., Alum., Sulph-ac.

— Menstrual

Cocc., Platt., Nux-v., Sec., Ign.

Congestion of the Brain

: Acon.,
Bell., Glon., Opi., Gels.

— Of
the Liver

Merc., Bell., Aloes, Bry., Chin., Ars., Iod., Acon.

— Of
the Lungs

Acon., Phos., Verat-vir., Ant-t., Bry.

Constipation

: Nux-v., (frequent
ineffectual efforts) ; Bry. or Opi. (torpor) ; Lyc. (with
flatulence) ; Sulph., Collin., or Æscul. (with piles) ;
Plumb. (obstinate).

Consumption :

Phos., Ars., Phos-ac.,
Ferr. Iod., Dros., Calc-Iod., Lyco. ; also Acon. or Bry. (for
occasionally symptoms).

— Of
the Bowels

. Iod., Calc., Ferr., Sulph., Merc-Iod., Ars.

Contusion

: Arn. ; Ham. (with
discolouration) ; Conj ; (of the
female breast) ; Ruta (of the skin bone) ; all int.
and ext.

Convulsions :

Bell., Cham.,
Verat-vir., (with cramp) ; Gels. (rigidity) ; Opi. (from
fright). Also Enemata of warm water. See also Epilepsy.

— Hysterica

l
Camph., Moschus, Ign., Hyos.

Corns

: Calc., Sulph., Also Arn.
(simple), or Verat-vir. (inflamed), ext. use of.

Corpulency

: see Obesity.

Cough :

Catarrhal
Acon., Bell., Bry., Caust.

— Chronic

K-Bich., Sulph., Phos., Bry.

— Croupous

Spong., Hep-s., Cupr.

— Whooping

Ipec., Dros., Coral., Nic-Ac., Verat-vir., Gels. or Bell.
(head-symptoms).

— Hysterical

Coral., Hyos., Ign.

In most cases cough may be modified by strong efforts
of the will to resist it.

Courses

: see Menstruation.

Cracks of the Lips,

etc. : Graph.,
Merc Also Arn., Calend. or Glycerine. Cerate. Aloes cures cracks in
horses.

Cramps :

In
the Abdomen see Colic.

Cramps : In the Calves

Verat.,
Nux-v., Arn., (from fatigue) ; Bell., Cupr., Gels.

— In
the stomach

Nux-v., Dioscor., Cocc.

Crick-in-the-Neck

: Acon. alt. Bell.
(cold) ; Cimic., Bry.

Critical Age

: see
Menstruation : Cessation of.

Croup

: Acon., alt. Spong., Iod., or
Hep.

Cyanosis (the blue disease

) : Dig.,
Ars., Cupr., Verat.

Cystitis (inflammation of the bladder

) :
Canth., Tereb., Apis.

Dandruff (scurf on the head

) : Ars.,
Graph., Lyc., Sulph., Rhus.

Deafness :

From
cola Acon., Merc., Bell., Puls., Dulc.

— From
Enlargement of Tonsils

Merc. Iod., Bell., Calc-Phos.,
Bary-carb., Iod., or K-Hyd. (chronic).

— After
Measles

Puls., Sulph., Bell.

— After
Scarlatina

Bell., Hep-s., Calc.

— After
small pox

Merc., Sulph., Bell.

— From
Nervous Disease

Phos., Phos. Ac., in ; Petrol. (noises).

Debility :

Chin., Ferr., Phos.,
Phos-ac., (from l. of blood, etc.) ; Ign., Mosch., Phos-ac., Iod.,
Nux-V. (nervous).

Delirium Tremens

: Stram., Opi.,
Bell., Hyos., Nux-v.

Dentition (difficult

) : Calc., Cham.,
Acon., Kreos., Verat-Vir., Merc.

Depression of Spirits

: Ign., Aur.,
Chin., Nux-V., Plat. ; Merc. or Podoph. (from disordered
liver) ; K-Brom.

Derbyshire Neck

: Spong., Merc-Iod.,
Brom.

Determination of Blood

: see
Congestion.

Diabetes (excessive, sugary wine

) :
Phos-Ac., Ars., Nux-V., Helon.

Diarrhœa :

From
Indigestible Food Ant-C., Puls., Ipec.

— From
Cold

Acon., Dulc., Merc., Camph. (sudden).

— From
Worm

Cin., Ars., Merc.

— With
Colic

Coloc., Verat.

— Nocturna

l
Puls., Chin., Rhus, Nuphar (morning).

— Summer

Chin., Verat., Cham., Ars., Iris.

— In
Children

Cham., Merc., Rheum. Ipec., Dulc., Ars., Iris.

— In
the Aged

Phos., Ars., Chin., Ant-C.

Diathesis :

a tendency to a
particular disease.

Diphtheria :

Merc. Cy., Bell.,
Phyto., K-Permang., Merc. Iod., Ars., Mur-Ac., Also Phyto. or Sulphurous
Acid locally.

Dizziness :

Acon., Bell., Nux-v.,
Cocc., Bry., Puls., Gels.

Dropsy :

Ars., Apis., Dig., Bry.,
Chin., Apocy-C.

— Of
the Abdomen

see Ascites.

— Of
the Brain

see Water in the Head.

— Of
the Chest

Dig., Ars., Bry., Hell.

— Of
the Extremities

see Œdema.

— Post
Scarlatina

Apis, Ars., Canth., Hell.

— Of
the Scrotum

Iod., Rhod., Graph., Aur.

Drowsiness :

Opi., Acon.,
Bell. ; Lyc. (after dinner).

Dysentery

: Merc-C., Ipec., Ars.,
Aloes (chronic piles), Ham.

Dysmenorrhœa

: see
Menstruation : Painful.

Dyspepsia

: see Indigestion.

Dyspnœa

: (difficult
breathing) : see Asthma, Bronchitis, etc.

Ear

: Aching
of Bell., Puls., Merc., Cham., Acon., Verat-Vir.

— Discharge
from

Hep-s., Calc., Puls., Carbol-ac., Merc., Caust.

— Soreness
of

Mur-ac., Puls., Caust, (eruption
about the ear).

— Inflammation
of

Acon., Bell., Puls., Merc. Sol.

— Noises
in

Acon., Chin.-Sulph., Puls., Mosch., Nux-V., Sulph. Also
Sulphurous Acid Spray.

Ecchymosis (blankness under the skin

) ;
Ham., Arn., Rhus., Mur-Ac.

Eczema (a non-contagious itching eruption

) :
Ars., Calc., Merc., Rhus. ; Crot. Tig., Sulph. (much itching).

Emaciation

: see Atrophy : also
Debility.

Emissions

: see Spermatorrhœa.

Enuresis :

see Urine :
Incontinence.

Epilepsy :

Bell., Cup., Hyos.,
Stram., Verat-Vir., Ign., Ars., Zinc., Calc., (chronic) : K-Brom.
(as a palliative).

Epistaxis (bleeding from the nose

) :
Ham. (dark blood) ; Ipec. (bright
blood) : Puls. (absent or deficient period) : Bry.,
Acon.

Erections :

Lyc., Phos-Ac., Nuphar (feeble,
painful) ; Acon., Bels., Gels. (spasmodic).

Eructations

: Bry., Nux-V., Puls.,
Sulph. Ac., Lyc., Carbo-v,. Ars., Cham., Arg., Nat.

Eruptions :

see Rash, Lepra, Eczema,
etc.

Erysipelas :

Acon., Bell., Rhus,
Verat-vir., Apis., Canth., Ars.

Excoriations of Infants

: Cham.,
Calc., Lyc., Sulph. Also Hydras. or Calend. ext. ; or the parts
dusted with powdered starch.

— Preventive

Tepid washing, followed by careful drying, morning and
evening.

Eyelids :

Agglutination
(gumming) of Merc., Hep-s., Calc., Sulph., Puls., Smear the
lids with Sulphur ointment at bed time.

Eyes : Inflammation

of see
Ophthalmia.

— Sore

Merc., Clematis, Nit-Ac., Euphr., Bell., Merc-C.

— Squinting
of (Strabismus

) Bell., Hyos.,
Gels., Stram.

— Weak

Sulph., Phos., Iod., Bell.

— Wounds
of

Arn. alt. Acon. ; Bell., Ham.

Faceache :

Acon., Bell., Coloc.,
Spig. Cimic. (when the eyeballs are effected) ;
Cham., Sticta. See also Gum-boils.

Fainting :

Mosch., Camph., Ign.,
Verat., Iod., Chin., Cocc.

Falling-Sickness

: see Epilepsy.

Fatty-Degeneration

: Phos., Ars.,
Ferr.

Feet :

Blistered,
etc., from walking Arnica bath.

— Cold

Sep., Puls., Ferr. The daily use of the skipping-rope.

— Fœtid
Sweat of

Silic., Petro., Nit-Ac., Graph.

Fever : Simple

Acon. or Verat-vir.

Fistula :

Silic., Fluor-Ac.,
Calc. ; also Hydrast. ext.

Fits :

see Convulsions and Epilepsy.

Flatulence

: Nux-V., Carbo-V.
(Stomach) ; Lyc. (bowels) : Chin.

Flooding

: see Menstruation :
Excessive.

Flushing

: Acon. (from
excitement) ; Nux-V. (after food) ; Bell. (with
headache) ; Cimic., Sep. (change of life).

Fright : Consequences of

Opi., Acon.,
Ign., Cham.

Frog

: see Aphthæ.

Frost-bite

: see Chapped-hands :
also Chilblains.

Gall-stones

: Acon., Merc., Podoph.,
Nux-V., Chin. (preventive).

Ganglion

: (an encysted tumour on a
tendon of the foot or back of the hand) : Ruta., Arn., Iod.,
Silic., Calc., Benzoic Ac.

Gastric Fever :

see Typhoid Fever.

Gatherings

: see Whitlow, Abscess,
Boils, etc.

Giddiness

: Bell., Nux-V., Bry.,
Acon., Puls., Gels.

Glands : Enlarged

Merc. Iod.,
Baryt-Carb., Bell., Hep-S., Iod., Silic., Calc-Phos., Phyto.

Gleet :

Cinnabar, Canth., Cann.,
Puls., Nux-V., Sulph., Matico.

Goitre

: see Derbyshire Neck.

Gonorrhœa

: Cann., Gels., Merc.,
Acon., Canth., Thuja, Cop.

Gout :

Acon., alt. Bell., Colch. or
Bry. (during an attack) ; Rhod., Cimic., Puls., Nux-V., Lyc., Arn.
or Acon. ext.

Gravel :

Lyc., Ant-C., Nux-V., Bry.

Green-sickness (Chlorosis

) : Ferr.,
Puls., Sep., Coni.

Gum-boils

: Acon. alt. Bell. (first
symptoms) ; Merc., Silic., Hep-S., Phos. (to prevent recurrence).

Gums : Scurvy of

Merc., Nit-Ac.,
Carbo-V., Ars., Sulph.

Hæmoptysis (spitting of blood) :

see
Hæmorrhage.

Hæmorrhage :

From
the Bladder Canth., Tereb., Ham., Arn.

— From
the Anus

see Piles.

— From
the Lungs

Ipec., Phos., Ham., Arn., Mill., Acon.

— From
the Nose

Acon., Ipec., Ham., Nux-V., Bry., Arn.

— From
the Stomach

Ipec., Ham., Nit-Ac.

— From
the Womb

Croc., Sab., Sec., Plat., Ipec., Cauloph.

— In
all cases of hæmorrhages

,
Iced-water should be sipped or small pieces of ice swallowed.

Hands : Undue Moisture of

Fluor-Ac.

— Congested

Bell. (red) ; Puls. alt. Sulph. (blue and cold).

Hair : Loss of

see Alopecia.

Hay-fever

: Sabad., int. and by
olfaction : Euphr., Ipec., Ars.

Headache :

Bilious
Iris, Bry., Acon., Nux-V., Puls., Coloc., Ipec., Sep.

— Catarrhal

Acon., Bell., Merc., Nux-V., Bry.

— Chronic

Plat., Arg-Nit., Plumb., Zinc., Phos.

— Congestive

Bell., Glon., Acon., Verat-Vir., Nux-V.

— Nervous
(in one half of the head)
Ign., Aur., Coff., Cham., Nux-V., Phos., Acon., Spig., Sulph-Quin.

— Rheumatic

Acon., Bry., Nit-Ac., Rhus., Spig., Phyto.

— Sick

see Bilious.

Heart : Disease of

Cact. G., Dig.,
Naja., Acon., Spig., Ars., Phos., Ars. I., Bary-C.

— Feeble
Action of

Dig., Cupr., Mosch. (with
fainting).

— Inflammation
of Membranes

of Acon., alt. Spig., Bry., Ars.

— Palpitation
of

Acon., Cact-G., Mosch., Nux-V., Phos., Puls.

— Rheumatism
of

Spig., Bry., Cact-G., Cimic.

Heartburn

: Puls., Bry., Carbo-v.,
Sulph-ac., Verat-alb. ; Calc-carb. (chronic).

Hectic Fever

: Chin., Phos-ac., Ars.,
Sulph., Sang., Merc.

Hiccough :

Nux-V., Acon., Ign.,
Sulph-Ac., Verat-vir.

Hip-joint Diseases

: Silic., Phos.,
Calc-C., Ars., Sulph. : Acon. and Bell. (at first, and when
necessary). Also perfect rest.

Hoarseness

: Bary-C., Caust., Phyto.,
Hep-S., Phos., Spong., Carbo-V., See also Aphonia.

Hooping-cough

: see Whooping-cough.

Hypochondriasis

: Aur., Arg-m., Ig.,
Nux-V., Lyco., Anac.

Hysteria

: Ign., Plat., Asaf.,
Valer., Cocc., Gels., Puls., Hyos.

Hysteric Convulsions

: Camph.,
Mosch., Opi. (from fright). Also cold douche to the face.

Impotence

: Phos., Agnus-C., Nux-v.,
Ferr., Barry-C., Chin., Nuph., Phos-ac.

Incontinence of Urine

: see
Urine : Incontinence of.

Indigestion :

Acute Acon., Ipec.,
Puls., Nux-v., Bry.

— Chronic

K. Bich., Hep-s., Carbo-v., Sulph., Chin., Lyc.

— In
Children

Cham., Puls., Nux-V., Sulph., Ant-c.

— In
the Aged

Ant-c., K-Bich., Carbo-v., Nux-v., Ars.

— From
cold

Acon., Ars., Merc., Bry.

— From
Fat or Rich Food

Puls., Ant-c.

— From
Anger

Cham. (with bilious symptoms).

— From
Anxiety, Grief, etc

. Ign., Chin., Nux-V. ; Puls.

Infants :

Screams
of Cham., Jal., Acon., K-Brom.

— Soreness
of

see Excoriations.

— Restlessness
of

Cham., Coff., Bell., Gels., K-Brom.

Influenza :

Camph. (the chill
stage) ; Acon. (chills and heats) ; Ars. (prostration) ;
K-Bich. (troublesome cough) ; Bapt.

Intermittent Fever

: see Ague.

Itching of the Anus

: see Anus.

— Of
the Skin

Acon., Arg-nit., Mez., Sulph., Ars., Nux-v., Crot-
tig. Also Mez., or Verat-vir. ext.

Jaundice

: Acon., Bry., Merc.,
Chel-Maj., Ars., Phos. (malignant) : Chin.,
Nux.

Joints :

Pain in
Acon., Arg-m., Bell., Bry., Ruta, Swelling of Iod.,
Puls., Calc-c., Silic.

Kidneys : Inflammation of

Canth.,
Tereb., Acon., Bell.

Knee

: Inflammation
of Acon. alt. Puls., Bry., Iod. (much swelling).

Labour pains

: Cham., Puls., Coff.,
Gels.

— False

Puls., Cimic., Cocc., Nux-V., Bell.

Lead-colic

: Opi., Alum., Plat.,
Bell., Sulph-ac.

Legs : Swelling of

see Œdema.

Lepra (scaly patches on the skin

) :
Ars., Merc., Sulph., Iod.

Leucorrhœa

: Sep., Cocc., Puls.,
Calc-c., Silic., Kreos. (corrosive) :
Coni. (chronic). Lotions of
Hydrastis as injections. Also frequent ablusions, moderate exercise in
the open air, sufficient rest, and nutritious, digestible diet.

Liver : Enlargement of

Merc-Iod.,
Also abdominal compress.

— Inflammation
of

Acon., Bry., Merc-Cor.

— Torpid

Merc., Podoph.

Liver-complaint

: Merc., Podoph.
Nux-v., Sulph., Nit-ac., Phos., Lyco., Leptand.

Liver-Spots

: Sulph., Borax, Lyc.,
Sep.

Lock-jaw

: Acon., Bell., Arn.,
Nux-V., Gels.

Lowness of Spirits

: see
Hypochondriasis.

Lumbago

: Ant-t. ; Arn. (from
over-exertion) ; Rhus, (sudden,
from cold ; worse during rest) ;
Cimic (muscular pains).

Lungs

:
Inflammation of Acon. alt. Phos., Bry., Chel. Maj., Ant-t.

— Congestion
of

see Congestion.

Masturbation : Evils of

see
Spermatorrhœa.

Measles :

Acon. alt. Puls., Gels.,
Bry., Bell., K-Bich (laryngeal cough) ; Sulph. (to prevent
sequelæ).

Megrim

: see Headache : Nervous.

Melancholia :

Aur., Ign., Plat.,
Phos., Zinc., Sulph. See also Hypochondriasis.

Memory : Weakness of

Phos. Ac.,
Anac., Zinc., Opi., Ars.

Menstruation

(the monthly period) : Delay
of the First Puls., Ferr., Sep., Phos., Sulph. Sec., Cycla.

— Irregular

Sep., Puls., Sulph., Senecio.

— Painful

Cimic., Cocc., Croc., Bell., Cham., Puls., Plat., Ham., Ign.,
Gels., Sec., Verat.

— Excessive

Sec., Croc. (dark and clotted) ;
Sab. (bright red) ; Acon.,
Calc-C., Ipec. ; Chin., (after excessive
discharge).

— Scanty

Sep., Ferr., Puls., Coni., Sulph., Helon. (anæmia).

— Suppressed

Acon., Puls., Bell., Coni. (chronic) ;
Sep., Plat. (Rhus, Sudden) suppression further requires a hot hip-bath,
after which the patient should retire to a warmed bed.

— Recurring
too Early

(in less than a mouth from commencement of previous
period) Calc-c., Sab., Ign. ; Kreos (offensive
discharge) : Sec., Nux-v.

— Recurring
too Late

Puls., Sulph., Ferr., Sep.

— Vicarious

Ham-v., Bry., Puls., Phos., Senecio.

— Too
Short Duration

see Scanty.

— Too
Long Duration

see Excessive.

— Cessation
of (change of life)

Chin. or Ferr. (profuse
discharge) ; Sulph., Glon., Lach., or Sang.
(flushes) ; Cimic., Gels. (sinking at stomach. etc.).

Mesenteric Disease

: see Consumption
of the Bowels.

Mercury : For Effects of Large Doses of

Nit-ac., Hep-s., Carbo-Veg.

Milk

: Suppressed
or Scanty Puls., Agnus. C. ; Acon. (with fever) ;
Bell. (with brain symptom).

— Too
Abundant

Calc-c., Phos., Iod., Chin. (with debility).

Milk-Fever

: Bry., Acon., Cham.,
Verat-vir., Bell.

Milk-Leg

: Acon. alt. Ham. or
Puls. ; Phos.

Milk Scab (vesicular eruption on the face of infants

) ;
Rhus Tox., Iris., Sulph., Viola Tri.

Miscarriage

: Sec., Caul., Croc.,
Ipec., Cedron, Arn., Bell.

— Threatened

Puls., Cham., Bell., Sab., Arn., Sec. At the same time, the patient
should lie on a mattress, in a cool, well ventilated room, till all
danger is past, and avoid hot drinks.

— Prevention
of

Sec., Calc-carb., Cimic., Chin., Cedron. Cold-sitz bath
daily at bed time, with the shoulders and legs wrapped warm.

Moles :

Carbo-v., Sulph., Calend.
ext.

Monthly Period

: see Menstruations.

Morning Sickness

: Ipec., Kreos,
Nux-v., Puls., Iris.

Mosquitoes : Stings

of Ledum ext. If
a sting of mosquito or wasp remain in the skin, the open end of the tube
of a small key should be pressed firmly over the part.

Mouth : Sore

see Aphthæ ; also
Canker.

Mumps

: Merc-Iod., Merc-Sol.,
Merc-Cor., Bell., Puls.

Nævus (a natural mark or blemish

) :
Thuja, Kreos., ext.

Nausea

: Ipec., Kreos., Ant-C., Lob.,
Tabac., Puls., Nux-V.

Neck

: Crick in the
Bry., Cimic., Dulc., Acon., Bell.

— Stiffness
of

Bell., Bry., Lyc., Nux-v.

Nervous Debility

: see Debility.

Nervousness :

Cham., Coff., Ign.,
Hyos., Cimic., Gels., Chin., Occupation and open-air recreation, See
also Hysteria, Hypochondriasis, etc.

Nettle-rash

: Apis., Rhus, Puls.,
Chloral, gr. j., thrice daily for an adult.

Neuralgia

: In
the Face Acon., Ars., Bell., Coloc., Cham., Spig., Gels.,
Sticta.

— In
the Head

Glon., Bell., Nux-V., Sticta, Cimic.

— In
the Back

Nux-v., Oxal. ac., Cimic., Verat.

— In
the Thigh (Sciatica

) Coloc., Ars., Nux-v., Cann.

— In
the Side (intercostal)

Rhod., Ars., Cimic.

Night-mare

: Nux-v., Puls. A light
diet, out-of-door exercise, and a sponge-bath daily, are
recommended ; also avoidance of suppers, stimulants, fatigue, and
heavy, close bed-clothes.

Night sweats

: Chin., Ars., Phos-Ac.,
Merc. See also Hectic Fever.

Nipples : Sore

Sulph., Sil. Also
Calend., Hydras, or Arn. ext.

Nose bleed

: Acon., Bry., Ipec.,
Ham-v., Puls. (in women) ; Chin. (in weak persons) ; Arn.
(from a blow).

Nose : Sore

Ars., Sulph., Graph.,
Aur., Caust. ; Iod. (with fœtor).

Numbness and Tingling

: Acon., Rhus.,
Nux-v., Arg-nit.

Obesity (excessive accumulation of fat

) :
Ars., Ferr., Calc-c., Sulph. Also and chiefly, avoidance of starch and
sugar.

Œdema (watery fluid under the skin

) :
Chin., Ferr., Apis., Ars.

Onanism :

Evils
of see Spermatorrhœa.

Ophthalmia

:
Catarrhal Acon., Merc., Euphr., Bell., Puls.

— Chronic

Clem., Calc-c., Sulph., Merc., Hep-s., Ars.

— After
Measles

Puls., Sulph.

— After
Scarlatina

Bell., Hep-S., Merc.

— After
Small-pox

Merc., Sulph.

— Scrofulous

Calc., Iod., Graph., Hep., Sulph., Merc-C., Ars.

— Syphilitic

Merc-Cor., Nit-ac., Thuja, Aur.

— In
infants

Arg-nit., Calc-c., Sulph., Merc.

Pains

: see Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
etc.

Painters’ Colic

: see Colic.

Palpitation :

Mosch. (nervous) ;
Acon., Spig., Bell., Cact-G., Phos., Puls., Ars.

Period

: see Menstruation.

Paralysis :

Baryt-c., Nux-v.,
Arg-nit., Plumb., Rhus, Phos., Gels., Acon.

Perspire : Tendency to

Chin., Merc.,
Verat., Carbo-v.

Photophobia (intolerance of light

) :
Bell., Ant-t., Merc-cor., Euphr., Calc., Ign.

Phthisis (to waste away

) : see
Consumption.

Piles

: Sulph., Ham., Collin., Aloes,
Nux-v., Æscul. ; Ham. ext.

Pimples

: Bell., (in the
full-blooded) ; Puls. (in girls) : Sulph. K-Bich., Ant-C.,
Hep-s.

Pleurisy

: Acon. alt. Bry. ;
Phos., Iod., Ars.

Polypus

: Merc-Iod., K-Bich., Teuc.,
Calc.

Prolapsus :

Of the
Anus Ign., Nux-v., Podoph., Merc.

— Of
the Womb

– Stann., Sec., Bell., Sepia., Nux-v., Helon.

Prostatitis (Inflammation of the prostate) :

Bell., Puls., K-Hyd.

Prostration

: see Debility.

Proud-Flash

: Silic., Fluor-ac.,
Nit-ac., Phos.

Puerperal (child-bed

) Fever :
Acon., Bell., Bry., Stram.

Purple-rash

: Bell., Cham., Calc-c.

Prurigo (a popular eruption, with intolerable
itching) : of the Anus

Nit-ac., Sulph. Also Glyc. of
Hydrast., or freshy made chloroform ointment (1/2 dr. ad. adipis 1/2
oz.) ext.).

— Of
the Pudendi

Acon., Sulph., Sep., Lyc., Collin. ; Glyc.
of Hydrast., or a solution of Borax (pulv. Boracis grs. xx. aq. ij.
ext.).

— Of
the scrotum

Petro., Merc-Cor., Nit-ac., Rhus, Acon. Also
frequent ablutions with tepid or cold water.

Quinsy :

Bell., Bary-c., Merc-iod.,
K. Permang (as a gargle, gr. xii. ad. aq. des. 4 oz.).

Rash : During Teething

Cham. ;
Ant-c. (with Diarrhœa) ; Ars. (with prostration).

Red-Gum (Infant rash

) ; Ant-c., Bry.,
Cham., Puls. see Rash.

Relaxed Bowels

: see Diarrhœa.

Relaxed Throat

: K-Bich., Hep-S.,
Bary-C., Phyto., Phos.

Remittent Fever

: Gels. (specially in
children) ; Ars., Verat., Chin., Ipec., Rhus.

Retention of Urine

: Canth., Nux-v.,
Opi., Acon., Camph., Cann.

Restlessness of Children

: Coff.,
Cham., Acon., Bell., Gels.

Rheumatic Fever

: Acon., Bry., Bell.,
Cimic.

Rheumatism : Of the Back

see Lumbago.

— Of
the Chest (intercostal muscles

) Rhod. Chrys., Bry., Arn.

— Of
the Heart

Spig., Cimic., Cact-G., Bry., Dig.

— Of
the Joints

Ruta, Bry., Rhus, Cimic., Caust., K-Hyd.

— Of
the Neck

Bry., Rhod-Chrys.

— Chronic

Rhus., Arn., Sulph., Rhod.-Chrys., Cimic., K-Hyd.

Rickets

: Silic., Calc-c., Sulph.
Also out door air, cold or tepid salt-water baths, and a teaspoonful of
cod-liver oil twice a day.

Ring-worm :

Of the
Scalp Sep. ; also Sulphurous Ac. ext.

— Of
the Skin

Tellur., Rhus, Sep., Sulph.

Rush of Blood

: see Congestion.

Salivation : From Mercury

Nit-Ac. ; Iod., Hep-S. Non-Mercurial Merc.

Scabies (the itch)

; Sulphur
ointment.

Scald-Head

: Calc-Phos., Ars.,
Sulph., Ant-c., Lyc. ; Rhus int. and ext.

Scalds

see Burns.

Scarlatina

: Simple
Acon. alt. Bell. ; Sulph. (convalescence).

— With
Throat Affection (anginosa)

Merc-Apis.

— Malignan

t
Ailanthus Gland., Ars., Merc.-Ac., Carbo Veg., Condy’s Fluid topically.

— Preventive

Bell.

Sciatica

: Coloc., Rhus, Ars.,
Nux-V., Cann.

Scorbutus (Scurvy

) : Merc., Nit-Ac.,
Carbo veg., Ars.

Screams of Infants

: Cham., Acon.,
Jal., Bell.

Scrofulous Affections

: Iod.,
Calc-c., Sulph., Phos.

Scurvy of the Gums

: see Gums.

Sea-sickness

: Petrol., Cocc.,
Tabac., Nux-v.

Self-abuse : Evils of

see Spermatorrhœa.

Shingles :

Rhus Tox., Sulph.

Sick-headache

: Iris, Ipec., Puls.,
Nux-v., Sep.

Sickness :

Ipec., (simple) ;
Puls. (from rich food) ; Nux-v.
(from alcohol) ; Iris, Ant-t.
See also Vomiting.

— Morning

Ipec., Kreos., Nux-V., Puls., Ars.

Skin : Itching of

Arg-nit., Sulph.,
Ars., Mez. ; Verat-vir. (painful sensitiveness).

See also

. Excoriations, Prurigo, Scabies,
etc.

Sleepiness

: Opi., Bell.,
Acon. ; Lyc., (after dinner).

Sleeplessness :

Coff., Bell., Hyos.,
Gels., Verat-V., Glon., Ign., Avena.

Small-pox :

Ant-Tart., Merc., Bell.,
Bry., Sulph.

Smell : Loss of

Puls., Merc., Gels.,
Acon., Sang., Calc-c., Plumb.

Sneezing :

From a
Cold Merc., Ipec., Acon., Ars.

Sore Eyes

: Merc., Clematis, Sulph.,
Calc-c., Euphr., Nit-Ac.

Sore Throat

: Acon., Bell.,
Merc. ; K-Permang. or Phyto. as a gargle.

Soreness of Infants

: see
Excoriations.

Spasms and Cramps

: Camph., Nux-v.,
Coloc., Verat., Cocc., Gels.

Spermatorrhœa

: Phos., Chin., Ferr.,
Phos-Ac., Arg-m., Gels.

Spine :

Concussion
of Arn., Hypericum.

— Irritation
of

Chin., Ign., Nux-v., Gels.

Spitting of Blood

; See
Hæmorrhage ; From the Lungs.

Sprains :

Rhus tox., Arn. or Ruta,
int. and ext.

Squinting :

Bell., Hyos., Gels., or
Stram. (cerebral causes) ;
Cina. (from worms) : Spig.,
Phos.

Stammering :

Bell., Hyos.

Sterility

: Phos., Plat., Coni.,
Bary-c., Cann., Sep., Borax.

Stiff-neck

: Bry., Cimic., Bell.

Stings

: Lep., Apis, or Rhus, int.
and ext. See also Mosquitoes.

Stitches in the Chest

: Bry., Acon.,
Cimic., Phos.

Stomach :

Acidity
of Puls., Nux-v., Bry., Lyc., Carbo-V., Calc.

— Inflammation
of

Acon., Ars., Bell., Phos.

Stomach : Ulceration of

Ars.,
Hydrast. K-Bich.

Stone and Gravel

: Lyc., Nux-V.,
Calc., Cann.

Stricture of the Urethra

: Acon.,
Nux-V., Canth., Cann.

St. Vitus’s Dance

: Agaricus., Bell.,
Cap-M., Artem., Stram., Zinc., Ars., Cimic., Ign., Verat-Vir.

Stye :

Puls., Sulph., Merc., Staph. (to
prevent return).

Summer complaint (diarrhœa

) : Chin.,
Iris., Bry., Ant. Crud.

Sunstroke

: Camph., Bell., Glon.,
Gels., Verat-Vir.

Suppuration

: Silic., Hep-S. ;
Chin (when very profuse).

Sweat :

Undue Phos-ac.,
Calc-c., Sulph., Phos., Samb., Verat.

— Fœtid,
Under the Arms

Petrol, Carbo Veg.

— Tendency
to

Chin., Merc., Verat., Carbo Veg.

Sweaty Feet and Hands

: Sil.,
Nit-Ac., Petro., Graph.

Swellings :

Dropsical
Ars., Apis, Dig., Apocy-C.

— Glandular

Merc., Bell., Hep-S., Calc-C.

— Of
the Face

Merc. (from Gum-boil) ;
Bell. or Cham. (from Toothache) ;
Apis (from Erysipelas); Chin. or
Ars. (dropsical).

— Of
the Feet (Œdema

) Ars., Ferr., Apis, Dig., Chin.

— Of
the Joints

Iod., Bry., Puls., Bell.

— White

Bry., Iod., Silic., Calc-C., Sulph.

Syphilis :

Merc., Nit-Ac., Thuja,
Arg-nit., Aur.

Tape Worm :

Fil-Mas., Kous., Sabad.,
Cin., Sulph., Ign.

Taste Impaired

: Puls., Merc., Plumb.

Teeth :

see Toothache, and Dentition.

Testicles :

Enlargement
of Puls., Clematis, Spong., Arn., Aur., Acon., Also the use
of a suspender.

— Wasting
of

Iod., Coni.

Tetters :

Dry
Merc., Iod., Ars., Petro.

— Moist

Acon., Rhus, Ars., Phyto., Graph., Calc., Sulph.

Thread worms

: Cina., Teucrium, Ign.,
Chin.

Throat : Sore

Acon., Bell., Merc.,
Hep-s., Puls., Phyto., as a gargle.

Thrush :

Borax, Merc., Ars., Sulph.
Also Sulphurous Ac., Spray.

Tic doloureux

: see Neuralgia.

Tongue

: Coated
Ant-c. (milky-white) ; K-Bich.
(yellowish); Puls. (roughish-white) ;
Rhus., Bapt. (brownish).

— Swollen

Bell., Merc., Acon., Mur-ac.

— Ulcerated

Merc., Nit-ac., Hydras, as a wash.

Tonsils

: Enlarged
Bell., Merc. Bin., Calc., Phos., K-Hyd., Bary-C.

— Inflamed

see Quinsy.

Toothache

: Acon., alt. Bell.
(redness of face. with throbbing) ; Puls.

— From
Decay

Kreos., Merc., Stamp., Phyto ; see Gum-boil.

— Nervous

Coff., Cham., Ign., Gels.

— Of
Children

Cham., Kreas.

— Of
Pregnancy

Bell., Nux-V., Cham., Coff.

Tumors

: Nervous
Acon., Ign., Chin., Coff., Bell., Nux-vom. (from stimulants).

Tuberculosis

(the condition of the body in
which tubercles are deposited) : Iod., Phos., Calc-C., Ferr. Iod.

Tumors :

see Swellings.

Typhoid

: (Enteric)
Fever : Bapt., Ars., Mur-ac., Rhus.

Typhus Fever

: Acon., Bry., or
Verat-Vir., Ars., Hyos., Bell., Phos.

Ulcers :

Hydras., Silic. or
Kali-Bich. int. and ext. ; Bell., Lyc.

— In
the Leg

Bell., Ars., Merc. (syphilitic) ; Caust.,
Hydras., int. and ext.

Urine

: Bloody
Canth., Tereb., Ham.

— Burning
or Scalding

Canth., Cann., Gels., Acon.

— Fœtid

Ac., Bary., Tereb., Nit-ac.

— Painful
Passage of

Apis, Canth., Lyc., Nux-V., Cann.

— Incontinence
of

Lyc., Eup-per., Bell., Caust., Cin. (from worms) ;
Caust., Phos.-Ac., Gels.(in the aged) ; Canth., Ferr.

— Retention
of

Canth., Nux-V., Opi., Camph.

Varicose Veins

: Ham., Puls.,
Fluor-Ac.

Voice : Loss of see

Aphonia and
Hoarseness.

Vomiting : From Indigestible Food

Puls., Ant-C., Ipec., Iris.

— Chronic

Kreas., Ars., Hydras.

— Of
Blood

Ipec., Ham., Nit-Ac., Chin.

Walking : Delay of the Power of

Calc-C., Phos., Sulph.

Wakefulness

: Coff., Bell., Gels.,
Glon.

Warts

: Thuja, Rhus Tox., or Nit-Ac.
int. and ext. Sulph.

Wasting :

see Atrophy.

Water brash

: Lyc., Nux-V., Carbo
Veg., Bry., Ars.

Water

: In
the Chest Bry., Ars., Dig., Apis.

— In the Head

Hell., Bell., Apis, Verat-Vir. or Gels. (with
convulsions).

Watery Blood

: Ferr., Chin., Phos.
Sep. See also Anæmia.

Weakness

see Debility.

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2004

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