The homoeopathic domestic medicine / by Joseph Laurie.

  • Laurie, Joseph, -1865.
Date:
1851
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    respiration and wheezing; livid hue of the face, agonizing tossings, dry heat of the trunk ; no thirst; pulse small, irregular, and intermittent. Dose—One globule in a teaspoouful of water, repeated at intervals of half an hour, until three closes have been given; and subsequently at intervals of two hours, until decided amelioration or change. MoscHus, \ MoscHus is frequently of value in cases that occur at a more ad- I Pulsatilla. J vanced period of life, when a constriction in the larynx, as if caused j by the vapour of sulphur, is cormplained of; difficult respiration and short breathing; I severe spasms in the chest, with inclination to cough, after which (especially in children) the paroxysms become much exacerbated. i Bose.—One globule, as directed for Samhicus. But if in the course of twelve hours a limited degree of improvement, only, should be apparent, proceed with the next medicine. Pulsatilla will often he found successful in cases in which the foregoing medicine appears capable only of effecting a limited degree of improvement. Dose—One globule in a teaspoonful of water, repeated at intervals of four hours, until decided amelioration or change. I Accidental Asthma of Children. I Some children are liable to be seized with obstructed respiration or asthma, although ( otherwise in good health, whenever they are exposed to sudden changes of temperature, or to a cold and high wind. This form of asthma is always attended with considerable, I hard distension of the pit of the stomach and region of the lower ribs; the child affected I is at the same time thrown into a state of great anxiety and uncontrollable restlessness, \ attended with crying or screaming, tossing about, &c. TREATMENT. Chamomilla has repeatedly proved a very effectual remedy in the speedy removal of these accidental or casual cases of indisposition. Dose—One globule in a teaspoonful of water, repeated, if necessary, at intervals of six lioiu'S. Diet and Regimen.—It may be deemed almost superfluous to caution parents against ! the needless exposure of their children to any of the causes which may possibly excite attacks of this kind. RICKETS. Progress.—This distressing disease commonly begins to show itself about the tender age of from one to two years. It is generally preceded, for a longer of shorter period, by derangement of the general health, before any of its well-known characteristic features become developed. Premonitory Symptoms.—The following comprise the more common of these pre- monitory symptoms:—pale and sickly countenance; dry, harsh skin; soft and flabby flesh ; irregular appetite, sometimes with desire for indigestible or unnatural food; con- stipation or diarrhoea; general febrile excitement, fretfulness, and languor. General Symptoms.—Subsequently, the head is observed to become prseternaturally enlarged, and the forehead unusually prominent. The breast-bone projects; the ribs appear flattened; the belly is much distended ; while the rest of the body, and the limbs in particular, are greatly emaciated, and the debility is extreme. As the disease advances, the muscles become more flaccid ; the wi-ists and ankles become swollen ; the legs, thighs, and arms distorted; and the spine partakes in the general deformity, by becoming shorter, and curved in various directions. Issue and Results —Sometimes the distortion and deformity of the ribs and spine increase to such a degree as to bring on a fatal result, by impeding the action of the lungs, and other important internal parts. When the disease is early attended to, and the more general exciting ,causes,—such as defective nursing, damp or wet, ill- ventilated dwelhngs, insufficient exercise out of doors, improper food, and uncleanliness, —are capable of being removed,—the chances of recovery are much increased, and the deformity is frequently materially, if not wholly, diminished as the patient grows up. Otherwise, if life be spared, it is liable to be rendered miserable by a state or almost con- tinuous suffering. i