Homoeopathy : its nature and relative value / by Archibald Reith ; with an appendix by D. Dyce Brown.

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1868
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    means rai'e to see has of ap£,etit& pro- duced (Trouss. and Pad., op. cit., p. 829), In sonioivhat larger doses (than those which mcrease; the appe- tite, &c.), the stomach not unfrequently becomes disordered and the appetite impaired (Pcreira, op. cit., p. 1485). In large doses, its operation upon the stom.ach becomes irritant, causing loss of appetite, epigastric uneasiness, car- dialgia, and sometimes vomiting, oi* purging (Wood, op. cit., vol. i. p. 817). Produces pain and heat in the stomach, nausea, and vomiting (Pereira, op. cit., p. 1487). Is well known to produce convulsions. tite, promoting digestion, and relieving constipation, see Trouss. and Pid., op. cit., vol. i. p. 829 ; Pereira, op. cit., p. U85; , Wood, op. cit,. p. 817, &0.1&C. In fact, this action of small doses, Pereii'a says,., Very small and re- peated doses -rria. well known in the treatment of dyspepsia, pyrosis, and gastrodynia (see Pereira, i&q.) Is found very successful in the treatment of chorea (see Trouss. and Pid., op. cit., vol. i. p. 837, &c.; Wood, op. cit., p. 828, &c.) In fact, Trouss. and Pid. say (ibid), Now-a-days, the employment of nux vomica in the treatment of cJiorea has become almost genera]. Has been used with great success in epUepsy (see paper by Mr. Tyrrell. Medical Times.and Gazette, April 18, 1868; Wood, op. cit., p. 829, &c.). Pei-eira (op. cit., p. 1492) naively remai-ks, But judging from its phy- siological effects, it would appear to be calculated to act injurious)}-, rather than beneficially, in tliis disease. 29. OPIUM. ■..^.Produces nausea. &\x^ vonativg (Trouss. and Pid., op, cit, vol. ii.. pp. 15, &c. ; Taylor on PoLsous, p. 587 ; Christison, op. cit., p. 711.; Pereira, op. cit., p. 2110). Is vyoll known to produce other, clis Trouss. and Pid. (op. cit., vel. ii. p. 38) say, Opium is one of Ihe best means to oppose the symptom vo- miting; but it must be remembered that opium, inasmuch a? it determines certain neiwous accidents, is cf itself a veiij powerful cause of vomiting (see also Waring, op. cit., p. 517, and Wood, op. cit., pp. 747, 752). Trouss. and Pid. say (ibid), In a order of the stomach, as loss .01 .appor sufficiently large numbei of dyspej^fics, tite, and troubles of digestion Sometimes _ (Trouss. and Pid., op. cit., vol. ii produces' diarrhoea pp. opium is the most efficacious means tp stimulate the appetite, and regulate tl>e work of digestion. In smaller doses it constipates, and is constantly given in diarrhoea.