On Neuralgia; Its Causes and Its Remedies - With a Chapter on Angina Pectoris (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: It is, however, a mighty mistake to treat the cases all alike, as quite a number of different diseases give rise to the usual anginal symptoms; the cases must be diagnostically and therapeutically differentiated if they are to be really cured. A short time since, it was my duty to see a lady in Belgravia with angina pectoris: unwonted domestic drudgery, loss of loved ones, fright, loss of fortune, had led up to it. Apart from the anginal attacks, there was a chronic constant pain across the prsecordia, running away under the left breast. For years blisters had been applied at intervals with temporary relief, till theycould no longer be borne. Patient was very depressed, sulky, and morose. The menses suppressed. Aurum metallicum, 3 trituration, six grains every four hours, cured the constant pain in a week, and the anginal attacks have thus far not recurred, and patient smiles now, and is bright. The menses have, however, not appeared, and for this she remains under treatment. Since this was written a year has elapsed, and the lady is quite well of her angina. What led me to use Aurum was ts known affinity for the heart, and the profound melancholy of the patient. As I said, the cure has been maintained, but the lady keeps some of the Aurum powders in the house for fear, and thus unconsciously testifies to its therapeutic efficacy. The lady had for years used the nitrite of amyl with temporary and prompt easement, but the attacks returned just the same, though rather less violently she thought. Although the nitrite of amyl will not often cure genuine angina, it does temporarily stop the agony, and may therefore not be despised. Unfortunately, it is too superficial in its action. I will now pass on to and draw somewhat from my little book entitled Vaccinosis an...