332 COLIC. 



rides 1, Capsicum 1, Hot Water, Aloes, Chloroform, and 

 Colocynthis. 



Aconite ■©- and 1. — This remedy, in my opinion, will aid 

 in the cure of at least sixteen cases of genuine Colic out of 

 every twenty.* 



Its use is indicated when the pain is not accompanied with 

 symptoms of Tympany, and where the skin is more or less 

 covered with perspiration. 



Great care is necessary in diluting it freely wdth water, and 

 in not giving it in over-doses; otherwise it will produce frothing 

 of the mouth of the patient, and momentary acts of swal- 

 lowing, and other symptoms of a painful character. 



Use the remedy of the 1st dilution in 2-drachm doses, 

 mixed with 8 ounces of cold water. If the -e- tincture be used 

 instead, 10 drops of it will be sufficient for a dose, mixed in a 

 like quantity of water. The dose, if necessary, should be 

 repeated in twenty or thirty minutes after its administration in 

 the first instance. 



Kux Vomica 1 and -e-. — Nux Vomica is indicated when 

 flatulence is present ; when rumbling sounds within the abdo- 

 men are heard ; when the pain is of a slow, strong, girding 

 character ; and also when the disease may be fairly attributed 

 to a change of diet. Use it in doses of 2 or 3 drachms of the 

 .1st dilution, or in doses of 10 or 20 drops of the -e- tincture, 

 mixed with 6 or 8 ounces of water. This remedy may either 

 be used alone, or in alternation with Aconite. 



Veratrum 1. — This remedy will prove valuable on nume- 

 rous occasions when Aconite or Xux A^omica may have failed 

 to benefit the patient. Its use is indicated wlien the case is 

 tedious ; when the skin, especially that of the head, is covered 



* Tte Tincture, which is made from the root of the planty is the most cer- 

 tain in its effects. 



