The alchemist’s’name of hydrochloric acid is the “Spirit of Salt,” which describes at once its nature and origin. It is a colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor and acid taste, manufactured from salt (Nat-m.) by the action of sulphuric acid. It is freely soluble in water and the saturated …
Muira Puama acts primarily as a potent nervous tonic and aphrodisiac. It is indicated for conditions of profound physical and nervous exhaustion, particularly when associated…
Mimulus belongs to Bach’s group “For Those who have Fear” along with the remedies of Rck-r-b., Cher -p-b., Asp -b. andRd -ch-b. Anxiety disorders and phobias when there are concrete objects, persons, or situations of fear (Rck-r-b.). Nervousness, lowered stamina and de crease in vitality. Dread w…
Mill, affects the capillaries of lungs, nose and uterus. Suited to all wounds which bleedprofusely, sprains and over -lifting. Profuse, painless, bright, red, fluid hemorrhages. Nosebleeds. Hemoptysis. Oozing of blood from the edges of closed wounds from over exertion. Spasms or convulsions esp…
Musk is a well -known perfume, which can produce fainting in some by smelling it. Useful for all complaints that have easy fainting as a chief indication. Faints easily, faints dead away from th e least excitement. Faints while eating, during menses, from heart disease. Scolds and rages until she …
The well-known symptoms which characterize an attack of measles may all be taken as guides for its homeopathic use. Its chief use has been as a prophylactic against infection and to clear up after- effects of an attack. Morbillinum is extremely useful for cases of debility, weak eyes, blepharitis,…
Hahnemann recorded the history of a robust man who took mezereum bark for some ailment and continued it after the ailment disappeared. Soon, unbearable itching set in all over his body, and he could not sleep a moment. Thirty-six hours after discontinuing it, the itching was still increasing. A fe…
Merc-c. is a powerful disinfectant and has a greater rapidity of ac tion than Merc., causing violent effects. The chief effect of the chlorine element in this salt appears to be to intensify the mercurial action. The burning of Merc-c. is more intense than other mercury salts. Inflammation with …
There is some confusion about the identity of this drug in books. Tur peth is correctly given by Allen. Hering, who proved and introduced it, calls it Turpethum and Turpeth mineral. The Pharmacopeia of the American Institute of Homeopathy describes the white sulphate, HgSO4, under the heading Me…
Merc-d. is responsible for a large amount of the mercury treatments of the past and for some of the present. As a comparatively mild and slow -aching form of mercurial, it has none of the corrosive effects Merc-c., but it has all the power of the metal in it, and it has had its own…