A therapeutic guide to alkaloidal-dosimetric-medication : by John M. Shaller.

  • Shaller, John M., 1856-1931.
Date:
1907
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Credit: A therapeutic guide to alkaloidal-dosimetric-medication : by John M. Shaller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    HOW TO BEGIN ALKALOIDAL MEDICATION There have been requests frequently made for short instructions for those who wish to begin Alkaloidal Medication after having practised other methods for years. The following is given and will be made as simple as possible in order that those desiring to take up this newer and superior method may do so easily and con- veniently, without an apparent break in the routine of their practice. As far as the general practitioner is concerned, he must prescribe for febrile conditions more frequently than for all others combined. This includes all acute throat and lung troubles and contagious diseases which are so common among children. Probably three- fourths of the general practitioner's work there- fore lies in treating the diseases of childhood, the majority of which are febrile in their nature. The great fever remedy, possibly the only really good one, is amorphous' aconitine. Those who are about to start in this new field are advised to study the article on aconitine thoroughly and, if they follow its teachings, they will be able to cure the vast majority of their cases. One need not hesitate to prescribe aconitine in all febrile conditions, even to young infants. Age is no contra-indication. The only thing to be guarded
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