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" In chronic enlargement of spleen, it can be used with ad- 

 vantage when there is no hepatic complication of any marked 

 degree and fever. 



" S. anacardium is a good cardiac tonic. Under its influence 

 many neurotic cardiac troubles are noticed to subside in a short 

 time. The rate of the heart beat is usually increased. 



" The drug is a general respiratory stimulant. It has been 

 tried by me with success in several cases of pneumonia in the 

 Campbell Hospital, as well as in private practice. The condi- 

 tion generally improves within three or four days — an ounce 

 of the decoction (strength two drams of the bruised fruits to the 

 ounce), — once or sometimes twice a day having been used. 



"If a fruit is heated in the flame of a lamp and a drop of the 

 oil allowed to drop in a pint and a half of milk, the milk can 

 be used successfully in relaxation of the uvula and cough, 

 especially in children. * • The potency of the drug in 

 asthma is very remarkable. The drug not only relieves the spas- 

 modic attacks, but also tends to cure the disease by prolonged 

 use. A course of treatment with the drug for a month or so, 

 in winter, is highly beneficial for asthmatics. 



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" S. anacardium has a very pronounced action in subduing 

 all forms of neuritis. In peripheral neuritis, including beri- 

 beri, I have used the decoction with milk and ghee in gradually 

 increasing doses, with very satisfactory results. 



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" In Sciatica, the drug often acts like a charm. The patients 

 feel relieved usually within 48 hours. A chronic case of Sciatica 

 * • recovered completely in a month, with the administra- 

 tion of the decoction in increasing doses. 



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" The use of the drug in paralysis is especially noteworthy. 

 I have found the drug efficacious in both the spasmodic and 

 flaccid varieties of the disease. Several cases of paraplegia, 

 spastic and simple, and many others of hemiplegia with secon- 

 dary rigidity, have been successfully treated with the decoction. 



* * " It is also one of the most powerful emmenagogues, 



