Taking Cold (The Cause of Half Our Diseases): Its Nature, Causes, Prevention, & Cure, Its Frequency as a Cause of Other Diseases, and the Diseases of which it is the Cause, with Their Diagnosis and Management

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H. Turner, 1873 - 188 pagina's
 

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Pagina 42 - And Dr. Reil in his Monograph on Aconite says : " Wherever the various forms of the preparations of aconite may be applied, the effect is everywhere the same. There follows no particular pain nor swelling, or, at most, a feeling of itching or pricking, a little like pain ; but, instead of the feeling of pain, there arises soon after the itching and pricking, a sensation of...
Pagina 42 - ... the primary chill, but also to the secondary group, fever. Aconite is such a remedy. Aconite is homoeopathic to the chill, which marks the first invasion of the disease, and to the fever which marks the beginning of the organic re-action. We are seldom called to a patient during the primary invasion of the disease; the organic reaction is generally fully established when we first see the patient. Nevertheless we prescribe Aconite, knowing full well that the inflammatory stage must have been preceded...
Pagina 43 - There follows no particular pain or swelling, or, at most, a feeling of itching or pricking — a little like pain; but, instead of the feeling of pain there arises, soon after the itching and pricking, a sensation of dulness, and numbness, and local paralysis of the nerves of the affected parts Aconite's sphere of action is manifested principally in the ganglionic system, and exercises here its special influence upon the nerves of the capillary vessels, exciting fevera, congestions and inflammations."...
Pagina 52 - the diseases for which it is suitable would be to mention the acute inflammation of every possible order and tissue of the body; and if it be not for all of these the sole remedy, it is almost always useful either previous to, or in alternation with, another remedy which has perhaps a more specific relation to the part affected.
Pagina 14 - ... to put on flannels in winter ; or it may be only occasional, as in the adoption of muslin and low-bodied dresses by ladies, and thinner neckties, vests, and boots by gentlemen, for evening parties ; and in the neglecting to add more clothing during sleep. The frequency with which disease results...

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