Take the juice of ground-ivy in lin- seed tea, with a little sweet spirits of nitre. Drink cooling and mucilaginous dnnks. Let the diet be light and spare. Buttermilk is very appropriate. Sec Diuretic Drops ; for this complaint they are effectual. URINE, Bloody. — “Take twice a day copious draughts of infusion of yarrow." It generally indicates some other dis- ease. Give small doses of a solution of gum kino, and gum arabic, and alum, to which add from 8 to 16 drops of laudanum. The Diuretic Drops may be given half a teaspoonful at a time two or three times a day. When blood is discharged with the urine in a plethoric habit, the use of an aperient medicine is necessary (See Castor Oil, page 114.) The saline pur- gatives are in this case inadmissible, on account of their rendering the urine more irritating. The diet should be low, unless the patient be much reduced, or the discharge of blood be the conse- quence of ulceration of the kidneys or bladder. In all cases, stimulants, as pepper, salt, &c. should be avoided. When it is occasioned by the mechan- ical action of a stone In the bladder, or URI 401 VAC gravel in the kidneys or ureters, it will require the treatment recommended for those complaints. When ulceration is the cause (which is known from its being attended with a discharge of matter,) the essential oil of turpentine, in the dose of twelve drops, in marsh- mallow root tea, has generally a very happy effect. The buchu leaves with gum-arabic, in these affections, have also proved particularly serviceable, as the following : Take of infusion of the buchu leaves, eight ounces ; tincture of ditto, six drachms; mucilage of gum arabic, 3 ounces. Three tablespoonfuls of this mixture may be taken three times a day. URINE, Suppression of. — It may proceed from gravel. See Gravel, page 2C0. “ Drink largely of warm lemonade.— Or, take a scruple of nitre every two hours. — Or, a spoonful of lemon-juice sweetened with syrups of violets.” Immerse the feet in warm water and soap, and drink parsley root tea. Take half pint of spearmint tea, to which add 3 teaspoonfuls of sweet spirits of nitre, and a wineglassful of Hollands gin. Sweeten it with sugar or honey. Re- peat, if necessary. If the disease is obstinate, steam with the vapour bath, or put the patient into a warm bath. Apply the tincture of cayenne over the bladder ; and then a poultice of hops, if there is much pain. Or, give an in- jection of lobelia herb ; slippery elm bark, and valerian ; balm water, a small cupful. Infuse 15 minutes. Take at the same time the Diuredc Drops in penny-royal tea. An aperient may be useful. Parsley tea, spirits of mint, sweet spirits of nitre, and a little cam- phorated spirit, all combined, have often effected a cure. The Diuretic Drop}, Urinary Decoc- tion, and infusions of spearmint, are very efficient Also decoctions or infu- sions of white poplar bark, dandelion root, linseed, queen of the meadow, cleavers, sweet shrub, juniper berries, uva ursi, commonly railed bearberry coolwort URINARY DECOCTION.— Cleavers, queen of the meadow, marsh- mallows, juniper berries, of each a oes. Boil in 4 quarts of water down to z quant Dose, u small cupful a day.

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Take the juice of ground-ivy in linseed tea, with a little sweet spirits of nitre. Drink cooling and mucilaginous drinks. Let the diet be light and spare. Buttermilk is very appropriate. Sec Diuretic Drops ; for this complaint they are effectual. URINE, Bloody. — “Take twice a day copious draughts of infusion of yarrow." It generally indicates some other disease. Give small doses of a solution of gum kino, and gum arabic, and alum, to which add from 8 to 16 drops of laudanum. The Diuretic Drops may be given half a teaspoonful at a time two or three times a day. When blood is discharged with the urine in a plethoric habit, the use of an aperient medicine is necessary (See Castor Oil, page 114.) The saline purgatives are in this case inadmissible, on account of their rendering the urine more irritating. The diet should be low, unless the patient be much reduced, or the discharge of blood be the consequence of ulceration of the kidneys or bladder. In all cases, stimulants, as pepper, salt, &c. should be avoided. When it is occasioned by the mechanical action of a stone In the bladder, or URI VAC gravel in the kidneys or ureters, it will require the treatment recommended for those complaints. When ulceration is the cause (which is known from its being attended with a discharge of matter,) the essential oil of turpentine, in the dose of twelve drops, in marshmallow root tea, has generally a very happy effect. The buchu leaves with gum-arabic, in these affections, have also proved particularly serviceable, as the following : Take of infusion of the buchu leaves, eight ounces ; tincture of ditto, six drachms; mucilage of gum arabic, 3 ounces. Three tablespoonfuls of this mixture may be taken three times a day. URINE, Suppression of. — It may proceed from gravel. See Gravel, page 2C0. “ Drink largely of warm lemonade.— Or, take a scruple of nitre every two hours. — Or, a spoonful of lemon-juice sweetened with syrups of violets.” Immerse the feet in warm water and soap, and drink parsley root tea. Take half pint of spearmint tea, to which add 3 teaspoonfuls of sweet spirits of nitre, and a wineglassful of Hollands gin. Sweeten it with sugar or honey. Repeat, if necessary. If the disease is obstinate, steam with the vapour bath, or put the patient into a warm bath. Apply the tincture of cayenne over the bladder ; and then a poultice of hops, if there is much pain. Or, give an injection of lobelia herb ; slippery elm bark, and valerian ; balm water, a small cupful. Infuse 15 minutes. Take at the same time the Diuretic Drops in penny-royal tea. An aperient may be useful. Parsley tea, spirits of mint, sweet spirits of nitre, and a little camphorated spirit, all combined, have often effected a cure. The Diuretic Drop}, Urinary Decoction, and infusions of spearmint, are very efficient Also decoctions or infusions of white poplar bark, dandelion root, linseed, queen of the meadow, cleavers, sweet shrub, juniper berries, uva ursi, commonly called bearberry coolwort URINARY DECOCTION.— Cleavers, queen of the meadow, marshmallows, juniper berries, of each 1 oz.. Boil in 4 quarts of water down to 2 quarts Dose, u small cupful a day.

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