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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. 
w ® “It is also one of the most powerful emmenagogues, 
