Report of the Edinburgh Homoeopathic Dispensary, Spring Gardens, Stockbridge, during 1841-1842 / [By Drs. Russell and Black].

  • Homoeopathic Dispensary (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Date:
1842
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Credit: Report of the Edinburgh Homoeopathic Dispensary, Spring Gardens, Stockbridge, during 1841-1842 / [By Drs. Russell and Black]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    easily. The same medicines were repeated; on the 3d Jan. the piles had quite disappeared, the patient only complained, of great weakness, for which Chin, was given ; on the 6th Jan. she was quite well and at work. XV. Hemorrhoids (Piles). Mrs 0. aged 54; of a sanguineous lymphatic temperament, seen July 10th; generally healthy, has had eight children. For twenty-eight years been subject to haemorrhoids. Three years ago, the catamenia suddenly stopped; from this time the haemorrhoids became excessively troublesome: they are very large, feel “like grapes;” very painful; and bleed, some¬ times profusely. They have annoyed her every day more or less for three years, frequently confining her to bed the greater part of the day; bowels regular ; slight pain in chest, tickling cough, with inclination to vomit; occasional pain in shoulders. Tried castor oil, pitch-pills, and a great variety of other medi¬ cines by the advice of different medica] men. Nux v. 18th.—Piles have been a great deal better, only bled a very little one day; do not come down so much; bad taste in mouth. Piles have a tickling and pricking sensation, not so much pain. Sepia. 29th.-—Piles are much better. Feet swollen. Metal alh August 11th.—Has had no discharge of blood, no pains in piles ; they still feel hard. Lack. 28th.—A great deal better. Piles have almost entirely disappeared. Ant. Crud. followed by Lack., Sepia, Sulpha Nux v. November 12th.—Up to this period, has remained perfectly free of piles, which she has not been for three years before. XVI. Chronic Vomiting. W. H., aged 26. A shoemaker; of a nervous lymphatic temperament; an anxious, dispirited, languid, pale counte¬ nance, was admitted on the 3d of March. States that he has always been rather delicate, and that last year he was treated for six months at one of the Dispensaries, on account of pain in the breast and vomiting; about six weeks ago, was attacked with shivering, after exposure to cold and fatigue,, B