INDEX. 



PAGE 



Liver, climate, influence on ... ... H 



construction of ... ... loi 



digestion, influence on... ... ... ... II 



-diet 14 



form of the 10 



functional disorders of . . . ... 1 5 



bile, diminished secretion of 15 



causes ... ... ... 15 



symptoms ... ... ... ... ... 16 



treatment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 



Allopathy mercury, salines, taraxacum : potass, soda, aloes, 



aperients, emetics, blisters, nitromur. ac., plasters, iod. potass... 17 



-ox gall 17 



Homoeopathy Podophyllum, Leptandra, Nuxvom., Merc, sol., 

 Taraxacum nit., Mur. Ac., Turkish baths, sitz bath, horse 

 exercise, gymnastics, Seidchutz, Pulna, Leamington, and Llan- 

 drindod saline waters ... ... ... ... ... 17-18 



bile, excessive secretion of ... ... ... i& 



symptoms ... ... ... ... ... . 18 



causes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 



treatment ... ... ... 19 



Allopathy bleeding, cupping, leeches : Nitr. soda : Ant. tart. : 

 camphor, blue pill, grey powder, castor oil, purgatives, opium. 

 Homoeopathy Aconite : Aloes : Argent. Nit. : Chelidon. maj., 

 Cham., Merc, sol., Ipec., Nuxvom., Rhei ... ... 20 22 



bile, morbid secretion of ... ... ... ... 22 



causes 22 



symptoms ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 



treatment 23 



Allopathy diluents, demulcents, warm baths, Ipecac, alkalies, 



anodynes and aperients ... ... ... ... 23 



Homoeopathy Mer. sol., Ipecac., Arsen. 23 



Liver, history of ... ... 4 



Galen's views ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 



Plato's 4 



list of medicines 3 



Linnaeus's view of ... ... ... 33 



x-nscheid, Dr., epidemic of jaundice 56 



manufacturer of sugar... ... ... ... ... ... 9 



normal size of ... ... ... 12 



