C. Hering's Domestic physician : revised, with additions from the author's manuscript of the seventh German edition ; containing also a tabular index of the medicines and the diseases in which they are used.

  • Hering, Constantine, 1800-1880.
Date:
1851, ©1850
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    Toothache. Toothache from cold, usually yields to Chamomilla or Rhus tox., see the Chapter on Toothache, PartII. If these reme- dies, however, should not relieve, give Dulcamara. But if the patient is subject to the toothache whenever he takes cold, he should take a dose of China, and afterwards Sulphur, not of- tener, however, than once a week. Sore Throat. Affections of the throat from cold, will in most cases yield to Belladonna or Dulcamara, but it is necessary to have patience, and await the effect of the medicine. See Part II. When sore throat is caused by drinking cold water, or by ex- posure of the throat, Belladonna is to be preferred; when the cold is general, Dulcamara. When the throat is constantly dry and hot, wTith frequent efforts at swallowing, much saliva in the mouth, or the tonsils are swollen, and speaking and swallowing are attended with shooting pains; if the patient hawks much, the swallowing difficult, is in dread of suffocation, the throat seems too narrow, regurgitates what he drinks through the nose, is very hasty, give Belladonna, and if this affords no relief, give Sulphur. When the pains are less violent, the tongue appears paralyzed, there is much perspiration, sometimes offensive, with- out giving any relief, the patient is more quarrelsome, give Dul- camara ; if this fails, give Mercurius vivus, or one of the other remedies prescribed under Sore Throat in PartII. Nausea and Vomiting. When these symptoms appear after a cold, particularly when a rash or other eruptions of the skin have been suppressed, they are most readily cured by Ipecacuanha. It may be given, if ne- cessary, every hour, or every two or three hours. If this does not answer, and the vomiting is sour or bitter, with many empty eructations, give Belladonna; if nothing but tough phlegm is thrown up, Dulcamara. If it returns constantly, particularly after exercise, eating, speaking, or when riding, or after sleep,