Constitutional medicine with especial reference to the three con-stitutions of Dr. Von Grauvogl / by John H. Clarke.
- John Henry Clarke
- Date:
- [between 1930 and 1940]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Constitutional medicine with especial reference to the three con-stitutions of Dr. Von Grauvogl / by John H. Clarke. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![the influence of the Hydrogen but, where it is possible, to preserve at the same time tissues rich in nitrogen, Nat. sul. recommends itself all the more as Prof. Seegen has given experimental proof that by its action the exchange of the nitrogenous tissue-elements is considerably curtailed, the animal body becomes richer in nitrogenous atoms, gelatine and albuminous bodies, and that during the use of Nat. sul. the elements of the body free from nitrogen, and especially the fatty tissues, are more freely exchanged. “ If we know, further, that the alkalis essen¬ tially promote the operation of oxygen by means of the respiratory process, it is clear that if we compare the various localisations of the patho¬ logical processes in these constitutions and their specific forms with the Homoeopathic drug- provings, then even Nat. nitric., Nat. carb., Nat. acet., and Sal ammoniac (Ammonia muriatica) especially belong here. “Moreover, in this series we may mention as nutrition remedies—[Grauvogl divides remedies into functional and nutritional]—Calc, carb., Mag. carb., Mag. phos., and Silica. “Then for other reasons adduced, Iodine, Bromine, Chlorine, Nitr. ac., Borax, Antimony, Alumen, Thuja, Carb. veg., Arnica, Aranea diadema, Pulsatilla, Nux vomica in alternation with Ipec., or with Arsen.,Conium, Apis, Spigelia and animal food.’’ (§ 308.) In his comments on the last of the Hydro- genoid cases reported by him Grauvogl has some](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29811296_0032.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
