458 ABSCESSES, UOILS. 



ABSCESSES, BOILS. 



Wlien the patient presents the following symptoms: Redness, 

 swelling, heat with great nervous excitement: yestless, anxious feel 



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^ng, worse m evening and during night; give ACONITE. 



Violent burning pain: great debility; threatens to become 

 gangrenous ; worse during rest ; thirst for small quantity, but fre- 

 quent drinking ARSENICUM. 



The tumor is hard, swollen, with throbbing pains, worse in 

 afternoon; pains appear suddenly and leave suddenly BELLADONNA. 



Suppuration is inevitable; throbbing pains, with chills; scrof- 

 ulous persons HEPAR STTLPH. 



Where pus has formed; if poisonous matter has been intro- 

 duced into the system; parts assume a purplish hue; gangrene, 

 worse after sleep LACHESIS. 



Glandular abscesses ; promotes discharge after suppuration has 

 taken place MKRC. SOL. or Vivus. 



Suppuration is imminent; discharge becomes thin and watery; 

 does not heal SILICEA. 



Inveterate cases, profuse discharge with emaciation; scrofulous 

 persons who are frequently troubled with boils SULPHUR. 



For repetition of dose, see page 456. 



APOPLEXY. 



"When the patient presents the following symptoms: Plethoric 

 habit. Head hot, throbbing, redness of face; give ACONITE. 



Face dark red; veins distended, face and neck; throbbing of 

 temporal arteries; drowsiness; loss of conciousness BELLADONNA. 



Giddiness; tendency to staggers; dimness of vision; nervous ex- 

 haustion GELSEMIUM. 



Sudden falling down; constriction at throat, twitching and 

 jerking of all muscles of body HYOSCYAMUS. 



Sedentary -habits; high living; paroxysms preceded by vertigo, 

 worse in morning Nux V OMICA. 



Redness, bloatedness and heat of face; patient lies in state of 

 unconciousness with half open eyes; snoring respiration; convul- 

 sive motions of extremities OPIUM. 



For repetition of dose, see page 456. 



ASTHMA. 



When the patient presents the following symptoms: Great 

 fear and anxiety of mind, with dry, croaking cough, and constric- 

 tion of windpipe ; aggravation from dry cold winds; give ACONITE. 



Attacks of suffocation, especially at night; great restlessness 

 and fear of death, worse lying down ; better from, warmth, worse 

 about 1 a. m. ARSENICUM. 



