The home book of health and medicine : being a popular treatise on the means of avoiding and curing diseases, and of preserving the health and vigour of the body to the latest period : including also an account of the nature and properties of remedies : the treatment of the diseases of women and children, and the management of pregnancy and parturition / by a physician of Philadelphia.

  • Horner, William E. (William Edmonds), 1793-1853.
Date:
1834
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The home book of health and medicine : being a popular treatise on the means of avoiding and curing diseases, and of preserving the health and vigour of the body to the latest period : including also an account of the nature and properties of remedies : the treatment of the diseases of women and children, and the management of pregnancy and parturition / by a physician of Philadelphia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    Section II. Individual Remedies, 159 Acids, 159 Aconite; Acorn coffee; Adhesive plas- ter; Aloes, 163 Alum; Amber, the oil, 164 Ammonia; Ammoniacum, 165 Angustura bark; Antimony, 166 Arabic, gum; Arsenic, 167 Assafbetida; Asarabacca; Azederack; Azote, 168 Balsams; Bark, 169 Barytes; Basilicon; Belladonna; Benne leaves; Bismuth, 171 Bitter sweet; Blackberry root; Blister- ing plaster; Blood root; Boneset; Ho- rax; Brown mixture; Buckbcan, 172 Buckthorn ; Bugle weed; Burdock ; Burgundy pitch; Butterfly weed; Butter nut; Cajiput oil; Calamine; Calomel, 173 Camphor, 174 Cantharides; Carbon, 175 Carrot seed; Cascarilla; Castor; Castor oil, 176 Catechu; Cayenne pepper; Chalk; Cha- lybiates, 177 Chamomile; Cherry tree bark; Chlo- rine, 178 Citrine ointment; Colchicum; Colo- cynth; Columbo, 179 Coltsfoot; Contrayerva; Copper; Cor- rosive sublimate, 180 Cow-itch; Coxe's hive syrup; Cream of tartar, 181 Croton oil; Crowfoot; Cubebs; Dalby's carminative; Dandelion; Denarcotiz- ed opium, 182 Dewberry root; Dogwood; Dover's powders; Dyspeptic ley; Effervesc- ing draughts; Elaterium; Elder, 183 Elecampane; Elixir of vitriol; Elm; Ep- som salts; Enemas; Ergot; Ether, 184 Fern, male; Flaxseed; Foxglove, 185 Gall-nuts; Galbanum; Gamboge; Geof- frabark; Geraniummaculatum; Glau- ber's salts, 186 Section II. Gold; Gregory's powders; Grif- fith's pills; Griffith's mixture; Guia- cum; Hellebore; Hemlock, 187 Henbane; Hooper's pills; Hops; Hoar- hound; Hydriodate of potass; Ice; Iceland moss, 188 Indian tobacco; Indian turnip; Iodine; Ipecacuanha, 189 Iron; Jalap; Juniper; Kentish ointment; Kino, 190 Laudanum; Lauro-cerasus, 191 Lead; Acetate of lead; Lenitive electu- ary; Lettuce, 192 Lime water; Liquorice; Lisbon diet drink; Logwood; Lunar caustic; Magnesia, 193 Magnolia; Manna; Marsh mallow; May apple; Mercury, 194 Mezereon; Mineral waters; Morphia; Musk, 196 Mustard; Myrrh; Neutral mixture; Ni- trate of potass, 197 Nux vomica; Oak bark; Olive oil; Opi- um, 198 Opodeldoc; Oxygen; Oxymel; Parsley; Phosphate of soda, 201 Phosphorus; Pink root; Pipsiseva; Pitch; Burgundy pitch; Plummer's pills; Poison oak, 202 Poke; Pomegranate bark; Potass; Po- tato fly; Precipitate, red; Quassia; Quinine, 203 Rhatany; Rhubarb; Rochelle salts; Sar- saparilla, 204 Sassafras; Savine; Scammony; Sea wa- ter; Seidlitz powders; Seltzer wa- ter; Senega; Senna, 205 Serpentaria; Soap; Soda; Squill; Stra- monium, 206 Strengtheningplaster; Strychnine; Sul- phur; Tansy, 207 Tar; Tin; Tobacco; Turner's cerate; Turpentine, 208 Tutty; Uvae ursi; Valerian; Warming plaster; Warner's cordial; Worm- seed; Wormwood; Yeast; Zinc, 209 PART IV. SURGICAL DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS. Abscess, 211 Achilles' tendon, injuries of the, 213 Alvine concretions; Aneurism, 214 Animation, suspended, 215 Anus, diseases of the, 218 Bee sting, 220 Bones, diseases of the, 221 Brain, injuries of the, 222 Bronchocele, 223 Bubo; Burns and scalds, 224 Cancer, 226 Carbuncle, 229 Chancre; Chilblains, 230 Chordee; Circocele; Club feet; Contusion, 231 Corns; Emphysema, 232 Empyema; Eye, diseases of the, 233 Eye-lids, diseases of the; Ear, diseases of the, 238 Excoriation, 239 Gangrene or mortification, 240 Gleet; Gonnorrhcea, 241 Gullet, affections of the, 242 Gravel and stone, 243 Harelip; Hernia, 246 Hydrocele, 248