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HOMCEOPATHY V . ALLOPATHY. 
“Aconite, when given in allopathic doses, reduces the 
pulse and counteracts inflammation, but fails entirely to cause 
plethora or inflammation in healthy individuals.” 
The facts which l shall adduce with respect to the phy- 
siological action of this drug I shall extract from a Materia 
Medica now in course of publication, entitled ‘The Hahne- 
mann Materia Medica part i, of the work in question, con- 
tains a very copious schema of this medicine, arranged by 
Dr. Dudgeon, of London. The sources whence he has 
drawn the facts embraced within the schema, are various ; 
1 st, from the connected provings of Hahnemann ; 2dly, from 
later provings by some of his disciples ; Sdly, from allopathic 
authorities, English, French, and German ; and, 4thly, from 
a large number of well-authenticated cases of poisoning, both 
in man and the lower animals. For every fact stated, refer- 
ence is given to every authority whence derived, so that 
it is within the power of any one who may choose to take 
the trouble to verify what I state, or disprove, if found the 
reverse. This proving of aconite is by far the best, the most 
copious, and most perfect yet given to the world, and every 
medical man not having it would act wisely in procuring the 
same. 
Symptoms Induced. 
Moral Symptoms. — Variable humour ; moroseness; con- 
siderable anxiety and peevishness ; extreme fearfulness and 
apprehension ; the least noise is unbearable ; great restless- 
ness ; raves, though awake ; great unsteadiness in ideas. 
Head. — Vertigo in every position; frequent attacks of 
vertigo, with dizziness and stupefaction, and severe head- 
ache ; nausea; confusion as though intoxicated ; heat in the 
head ; head-ache excessive ; excessive frontal head-ache of a 
dull pulsating character; countenance livid; rattling in the 
trachea ; vertigo, with burning in the eyes. 
Eyes. — Staring eyes; dimness of vision; pain in the in- 
terior of the eye severe ; burning in the eyes ; pressure, and 
burning over the brow ; conjunctiva highly injected^ &c. &c. 
Face. — Puffy swelling of the face; face red and hotf 
cold feeling of the face, though hot to the touch ; sweat upon 
the face; excessive cough, with sweating upon the supra- 
orbital ridge. 
Mouth. — Dryness of the mouth; interior of ditto burn- 
ing, painful, and inflamed ; burning vesicles on the tongue ; 
great thirst. 
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