Homoeopathic domestic medicine / by J. Laurie ; arranged as a pratical work for students ; containing a glossary of medical terms.

  • Laurie, Joseph, -1865.
Date:
1853
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    CUTANEOUS DISEASES. administer three globules in a tea-spoonful of water, and to repeat the dose after the lapse of twelve hours. But in all severe cases, whether singly, or in alternation with Belladonna (or even with Arsenicum), the doses should be prescribed according to the regulations prescribed for Belladonna. If, however, after the symptoms have been generally moderated by such course of treatment, certain manifestations indicative of Belladonna, or even of Pulsatilla (in vesicular erysipelas), remain or supervene, proceed with the remedy or remedies so indicated, accord- ingly, after a pause of twelve hours. Nux v. In erysipelas of the Jcnee or foot with extremely painful bright red swelling, this remedy is considered by Reisig to be as preferable to other remedies as Rhus generally is in vesicular erysipelas. He found it more especially successful in spurious erysipelas occurring in irri- table subjects, particularly females, and even in mortification of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. Dose« Three globules in a tea-spoonful of water, repeated at inter- vals of three hours, until the pain and other symptoms become moderated, and, afterwards, at intervals of twelve hours, until manifest and general improvement or change. Arsenicum, when vesicles of a blackish hue, with a ten- dency to degenerate into gangrene, present themselves {Ery- sipelas gangrenosurti)^ still more clearly pointed out if great prostration of strength be present. D0Se« In all respects as directed under the head of Belladonna above. Cuprum aceticum is a remedy which has proved of great value in promoting the thorough evolution or re-establishment of many cutaneous eruptions (attended with more or less fever), and of erysipelas amongst others, when it has been checked by some untoward circumstance. Dose* Three globules in a tea-spoonful of water, every three hours, until the skin-symptoms begin to reappear, and the constitutional dis- turbance, consequently, to abate ; and then every six hours, until the thorough evolution of the erysipelatous eruption. Sulphur, Arsenicum. One or both of these medicines will generally be required in cases of this nature, either singly, alternately, or successively, according to the combination, distinctive individuality or successive development of symp-