Homœopathic domestic physician : containing the treatment of diseases, with popular explanations of anatomy, physiology, hygiene and hydropathy : also an abridged materia medica / by J.H. Pulte.

  • Pulte, J. H. (Joseph Hippolyt), 1811-1884.
Date:
1852
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    sen ting proud fiesh; in this case dress it with finely powdered loaf sugar, or with a bandage dipped in cold water and changed from time to time. Internally, Petroleum, Lycopo- dium, and Silicea, in the same manner as above. Third. An ulcer may be fistulous: in this case try to compress, if possible, the farthest ends of the fistula, or fill them with dry lint to excite healthy granulation, always try- ing to heal up the deepest cavity first. Give Antimon. crud.t Calcarea carb., Silicea and Sulphur, in the same manner an above. Fourth. An ulcer may be callous, with thick, hard, broken margins. In this case fill the bottom with dry lint, and dress around the margins with simple cerate. Give Arsenic, Pulsa- tilla, Lycopodium, and Sulphur, in the same manner as above. Fifth. An ulcer may be carious, proceeding from the bone ; dress outside with simple cerate and give Mercury, Sulphur, Calcarea carb., and Lycopodium in the same manner as above. Sixth. An ulcer may be varicose, caused by swelling of the veins, for instance, on the lower limbs; dress outside with simple cerate and lint, or cold water bandage, and give Pulsatilla, Lycopodium, Lachesis, and Sulphur in the same manner as above. We have another condition of the ulcer to take into con- sideration, in order to determine what medicine has to be given. First. Ulcers may be painful; in this case, give: a. When accompanied by a burning or drawing sensation, Arsenic, Rhus, and Sulphur, in the same manner as above. b. When beating, eating, or pressing, Mercury, Lachesis, Lycopodium and Sulphur in the same manner. c. When itching, Hepar sulph., Pulsatilla, and Sulphur in the same manner. Second. An ulcer may be without pain; in this case give Phosphor, acid, Carbo veg., Sepia, and Sulphur in the same manner.