A treatise on the diseases of females : disorders of menstruation.
- John Charles Peters
- Date:
- 1854
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise on the diseases of females : disorders of menstruation. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.
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![occurrence, infrequent in their recurrence, and scanty, with constipation. Natrum mtiriaticum, when they are simply too late and scanty. Natrum is supposed to exert a specific action upon the neck, the genital organs especially in the female sex, upon the tissues of the womb, upon the uri- nary organs, and breast; it has also removed goitre, and other affections of the cervical glands. Natrum carl), acid- ulum has removed enlarged cervical glands, scrofulous de- rangement of the stomach and bowels. The Chlorate of Soda has removed irregularity of Menstruation in scrofulous females, with enlargements of the glands of the neck. The Iodide of Soda has removed tumors which have withstood the use of Iod. mer., and Iod. pot. Dose*—1 or 2 grains of the 1st, 2d, 3d, or 6th decimal dilution, may be taken night and morning, or every 2, 3, or 4 days; in appropriate cases, and in very sensitive persons, from 2 to 5 granules may be taken per dose. CHELIDONIUM Has been recommended when the menses are retarded and infrequent as to time, but last longer, and are more profuse in quantity. It has effected cures in women afflicted with obsti- nate eruptions upon the face, with most extensive and profuse scrofulous ulcerations, and with bilious derangement. Dose*—Noack advises 1 or 2 drop doses of the pure tincture, repeat- ed once or twice a day. The granules may be used in very nervous, hysterica], and sensitive persons. SABADILLA Has been used successfully when Menstruation is delayed and infrequent, and is preceded for several days by a painful bearing-down; it is most useful in cases in which there is a frequent inclination to urinate, drawing pains along the spine, chilliness of the body, with a peculiar feeling of warmth in abdomen, and a characteristic sensation of excessive debility. Dose*—1 or 2 drops of the 1st, 2d, or 3d dilution, may be used per dose ; or from 2 to 4 granules.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21008413_0090.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
