274 FLORA HOMCOPATHICA. 
It was with the Euphorbia Tiraculli that Hyder Ali, in his 
ferocious wars against the English in India, ordered the wells 
to be poisoned (Quart. Rev., vol. xviii.) 
Mepicat Uses (Homa@opatuic).—Stapf has proposed to 
employ Euphorbium in the following cases: Chronic disease 
of the bones and mucous membrane. Cutaneous eruptions. 
Chronic ophthalmia, with painful affections of the eyelids, which 
itch violently, and are humid and agglutinated. Dim-sighted- 
ness, weakness of the eyes, and optical delusions. Tearing 
pain in the teeth, and a feeling as if the tooth was drawn out, 
increased by contact. Malignant affections of the throat. 
Salivation. Hydrargyrosis. Chronic abdominal affections. 
Colic, with violent burning pains, and sense of distension of 
the intestines. Affections of the rectum and bladder, with 
tenesmus, and painful sensations in those organs. Cough, 
with constant tickling in the throat, or in the middle of 
the chest. Asthma. Painful affections of the extremities. 
Erysipelas vesiculosum faciei (Haubold). Breaking of the 
teeth (Ruckert). Pulsating, boring toothache, as if the teeth 
were screwed together. Very painful abscess at the root 
of the eye-teeth, sensitive to the touch, with erysipelatous 
swelling of the cheek. Cardialgia in the morning, soon after 
getting up, with painful cramps in the scrobiculus cordis, in- 
creased after the mid-day meal. Vomiting of mucus and water. 
- Pain in the back, and drawing rheumatic pain between the 
_ shoulders, and through to the pit of the stomach and chest; 
afterwards shortness of breath, with palpitation on lying down ; 
together with violent throbbing, bursting headache. Constipa- 
tion, and frequent flying heats, alternating with shivering. 
Antiporrs.—To large doses, emollient and demulcent 
drinks. Clysters of mucilaginous, amylaceous, or oleaginous 
liquids. To small doses, Camphor. 
