Domestic Homeopathy (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839. Excerpt: ... sensation as though the abdomen were entirely empty, with constant rumbling in the intestines, eyes appearing discoloured, accumulation of saliva in the mouth, contusive pain in the kidneys, nausea, disposition to vomit, diarrhoea, evacuations green, watery and mixed with mucus. Nux Vomica is indicated where the following characteristic symptoms are observable: Hardened faeces or constipation, sensation of a heavy weight in the lower part of the abdomen, with borborygmus; unusual heat, considerable tension of the belly, with respiration anxious, short and labored; fulness of the abdomen; sense of fulness beneath the ribs; pain drawing, pinching, and compressed, as though the intestines were squeezed in different directions by suffering; pressure at the pit of the stomach; diffused headach, with confusion of idea; the abdomen painful to the touch; loss of recollection; coldness of the extremities at the time when the affection is most violent. Windy colic, having its seat in the inferior portion of the abdomen, yields to the same remedy; when the flatulence, in seeking to escape, produces pressure, as from a sharp or cutting instrument, to the bladder, rectum, or organs of generation; pressure, causing the patient to pause after each step, when in an erect posture, or which is quickly removed when lying down or sitting in a curved position. Mercury and China are successfully employed in colics produced by worms. We generally observe the following symptoms: Great inclination to vomit; risings of the food; increased secretion from the salivary glands; torsion of the abdomen; a sensation of hardness around the navel; convulsion in the abdominal muscles; pricking in the throat; frequent hiccough; occasional bulimia: aversion to sweet food; frequent desire to r...