The century cook book

Catarrh, or Cold in the Head. The cnief symptoms of this disorder are to be found in watering of the eyes, which feel hot and inflamed; a general feverishness, espec- ially in the head, stoppage of and running from the nose, accompanied with sneezing, all these being sometimes fol- lowed by a troublesome cough. The principal remedies, in conjunction with general abstinence and the promotion of perspiration by a warm bath, are Acoiiitum napellus for symp- toms as named above; Belladonna iox sore throat and tick- ling in the throat, causing cough; Mercurius for running from the nose and frequent sneezing, and Nux vomica for stoppage in the nose accompanied by constipated boweTs. The dose for either remedy is one drop of the tincture in one tablespoonful of water every two, three 09 four hours, according to the severity of the attack. Camomilla in the same proportions and at the same inter- vals of time is a favorite and useful remedy for this com- plaint in women and children. Colic, or Pain in the Bowels. This is occasioned by a variety of causes, which induce severe pain iu the region of the bowels, accompanied by vomiting and cold perspira- tion all over the body. The sufferer should have a warm bath and be well covered up with clothes in bed, and have flannels plunged in warm water and wrung out as dry as possible, applied to the bowels. If the abdomen be very tender when touched and the patient be feverish, Aconitum napellus is indicated. For colic, accompanied by severe spasmodic pains, Belladonna is required; for colic arising from partaking of food too plentifully, accompanied by rest- lessness and grinding of the teeth in sleep, Coffcea; for intensification of pain at night, with nausea and loose green* ish evacuations, Mercurius; for spasms and pain mainly 352 The Fiiniiiy Doctor caused by indigestion, Afcrctirius; for colic in children, Cinnomllla. Doses for adults, one drop of the tincture in one tablespoonful of water every three hours: for children, half the quantity; for infants, one-fourth the quantity. Constipation. The symptoms of constipation are too well known to require mention here. Where the constipa- tion is habitual and obstinate, an enema of warm water or of warm water gruel is of great assistance. For persons who have a bilious temperament and suffer from rheumatism, or when the constipation is accompanied by a chilly feeling, Bj-yoiiia is desirable; for constipation that is occasioned by sedentary occupation and accompanied by headache and a tendency to piles, Nux vomica is indicated, in alternation with Sulphur where constipation is habitual. Pulsatilla is better suited for women than Nux vomica, and Opium is useful when 'constipation is the result of lead poisoning, with great difficulty of evacuation, or utter inability in this direction. The doses in every case and of every remedy are one drop of the tincture in one tablespoonful of water, ad- ministered every four hours till relief is obtained.