Remedies

BachgroupedLar-b. under Despondency and Despair, with Crb-a-b., Oak-b., Will-b., Star- b-b., Sw-ch-b., Elm-b. andPine-b.. States of low self -confidence. Lack of energy, drooping sensation, weary limbs and reluctant posture. Withdrawn.

Lapis albus is silico-fluo- ride of calcium. A kind of gneiss, it was found by Grauvogl in the mineral springs of Gastein, Germany. These waters flow over gneiss for mations into the valley of the Achen, where goiter and cretinism abound. The mineral waters have a reputation for curing ulcers, can…

Lamium was proved by Hahnemann and others, including Stapf. Affin ity for female and urinary organs. Sensation in urethra as though a drop of water were flowing through it. Hemoptysis. Hemor- rhoids and hard stool with blood. Menses appeared too early and were scanty. Much leucorrhea with biting s…

Laurocerasus, the so -called “Laurel” of our gardens, is not a member of the Lauracae, though the Bay Laurel, Laurus nobilis, is. The Aqua Laurocerasi, prepared by distilling the fresh leaves, contains hydrocyanic acid and is supposed to owe all its medicinal virtue to this fact. Symptoms accom…

S.A. Jones and A. J. Tafel introduced Lat -m. into the Materia Medica. The bite produces tetanic effects that last several days. From the time a man was bitten he took 3 1/2 quart bottles of the best rectified whisky without any sign of intoxication. Affects the heart, producing angina pectoris. …

Lachnantes grows in sandy swamps near the coast. The root is re d and fibrous, sword – shaped leaves, hairy stem, and yellow, woolly flowers. It belongs to the same order as Aletris and is allied to the irises. A curious observation is that the white pigs and sheep of Virginia lose their hooves if…

The idea of potentizing skimmed milk originated with Swan upon reading Donkin’s “Skim Milk Treatment for Diabetes and Bright’s disease.” Milks contain an essence of all the tissues and salts of the animal that secretes it. Lac-d. contains Nat -m., so it shares a thirst for large quantities, nause…

The only use that Clarke knows as having been made of Lac -v-c. is in the nausea of pregnancy, the indication is nausea of pregnancy with desire for food and better by drinking milk (Chel.).

Brunton noted that Lact. has a soporific action and is used “instead of Opium to allay cough, quiet nervous ness and induce sleep in cases where from idiosyncrasy, Opium is not borne.” This use of lettuces has been known from very remote times and has not been added to by old -school observers. Th…

Hering noted that lactic acid was discovered by Scheele in sour milk, the result o f the spontaneous fermentation of sugar of milk under the influence of casein. It is also met with in many vegetable products which have turned sour. Reisig first introduced it into homeopathy. Lactic acid has been…