The lady's manual of homœopathic treatment in the various derangements incident to her sex / by E.H. Ruddock.

  • Ruddock, E. H. (Edward Harris), 1822-1875.
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: The lady's manual of homœopathic treatment in the various derangements incident to her sex / by E.H. Ruddock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bran Porridge can be made by mixing bran and coarse oatmeal in equal proportions by weight, that is about three parts bran in bulk to one part oatmeal. This should be cooked for three minutes only, and can be taken in exactly the same way as ordinary oatmeal porridge. Bran Tea is another useful preparation. It is made in this way: Four tablespoonfuls of bran, a little brown sugar or black treacle, and a large tumblerful of water. Boil five minutes and strain. A slice of lemon may be added if desired. This can be taken hot or cold at bedtime or any other time. These prescriptions I learned from my friend, Mr. Ellis Barker, whose book, “Good Health and Happi¬ ness” (Murray), has a good deal to say about the virtues of bran. The value of bran as a food element in the dietary of girls and women cannot easily be exaggerated. It contains iron and salts needed in the development of blood, bones and teeth, as well as supplying the “roughage” needed to give bulk to the bowel contents and so stimulate their action. How important is the regular excretion of the bowels needs no insisting on. This can generally be attained by proper feeding and regular habits, and when these are insufficient, homoeopathic remedies will usually do the rest. In this way life-long trouble can often be avoided for the future mothers of the race. It is to be feared that boarding- schools have much to answer for in this respect. Either through lack of facilities or indolence on the part of the girls, they will go for days without having an action, and then the routine of purgatives has to be resorted to, with all their attendant train of evils. Sir Arbuthnot Lane has told us times without number that chronic constipation is responsible for the diseases of women and for the existence of the gynecologist. There is