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It is the best remedy lor th:it form of diarrhn-a which is excited by standing on cold 

 stones. We have already insisted on the fact that it' camphor is to do good it must 

 be gi'. and frequently. Tin- dos: i.s from four to six drops of the essence of 



amphor every ten minutes till the symptom^ al.ate, and hourly afterwards, or one 



in- camphor pilules may 1>- given in a similar manner. 



Mrmu-i/. in .small doses, is an excellent remedy for many forms of diarrhoea. It 



is useful when the pat-ient \ oids p<il> . '/"////, "/' /*wfy stinking motions, ami at the same 



time sutlers from acidity, flatulency, a furred tongue, a little yellowness about the 



eyes, or other symptoms of deficient action of the liver. It is also indicated when 



Motions an- passed with pain and straining, and are very slimy, and jter/tftpn 



1 trith blootl. It will also do good when some ten or a dozen watery, offensive, 



i>/-loukimj, or green-coloured stools are passed daily. It will be given either as 



1'r. 71. 



f op/iyllitrn is esj>ecially indicated in morning diarr/uEa. The motions are 

 usually high-coloured, and their passage is attended with sharp, cutting pains. The 

 1Y. M will be found useful. 



v/v/i'c is useful in autumnal diarrhoea. The motions are usually watery, slimy, 

 n'een or brown. .It will nearly always succeed when a burning sensation attends 

 lite effort of expelling the motion. Another indication for its employment is the 

 occurrence of the diarrhoza immed lately after eating or drinking, a form which is not 

 at all uncommon in sufferers from indigestion. A tea-spoonful of the arsenic mixture 

 fPr. 40) should be given every four hours, or after every loose motion. 



J^nlxatilla is serviceable in diarrhoea arising from indulgence in rich, indigestible 

 food, such a.s duck or pork. It is esj>ecially useful when the motions differ from one 

 another in colour. A drop of the tincture of pulsatilla should be given in water 

 every ten minutes for the first hour, and subsequently hourly until an improvement 

 is noticed. 



Ipecacuantui should be given when the diarrhoea is attended with nausea or 

 roiiiititty, paleness of the face, weakness, and a desire to remain lying down. It 

 does most good when the stools are slimy, green or not, with or without blood. The 

 dose is a tea-spoonful of the ipecacuanha mixture (Pr. 50) eveiy hour, or a smaller 

 quantity more frequently. 



Colocynth is indicated when the diarrlw&a is attended with griping. 



Nux Vomica is the remedy for diarrlioea alternating with constipation. The 

 motions are usually scanty, and often mixed with slime or blood. (See Pr. 44.) 



Cinchona or Bark is useful when the diarrhoea was excited by over-indulyence in 

 fruit. It is also useful when it is most troublesome at night. The motions in this 

 kind of diarrhoea are usually liquid, and brownish in colour. A drop of the tincture 

 of bark should be given in water every ten minutes for the first hour, and then hourly. 



Chamomile is the best remedy for diarrhoea occurring in fretful children, especially 

 when they are teeiJdng. The motions at these times are usually watery, bilious, 

 green, yellow, or slimy, or smelling like rotten eggs. Half a tea-spoonful of chamomile- 

 tea should be given every ten minutes for the first hour, and subsequently hourly or 

 after every loose motion. The method of preparing the tea will be subsequently 

 given. (See CHAMOMILE in the MATERIA MEDICA.) 



