Taking Cold
by John William Hayward (9781458854438)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: head of all medicines in his " Materia Medica," not because of its name beginning with " A," but because of its majestic power and important and extensive sphere of usefulness. He calls it a " precious plant," whose " efficacy amounts almost to a miracle." The aconite, Nos. 3 and i, both pilules and tincture, and the camphor tincture, may be obtained from any homoeopathic chemist, at from nine- pence to one shilling a bottle, and should always be in the house ready for use. Supplementary Directions. Desiring to be perfectly understood on the subject of treatment, and with the object of making the matter as plain and complete as possible, I append the following remarks, in addition to the directions given at pages 45, et seq. I. The treatment during exposure to any of the cold-producing causes. If a person is so unfortunately situated as to find himself unavoidably exposed to cold-producing causes, he may very likely prevent them taking effect by the use of aconite. In this case he should take aconite No. 3, a pilule every two hours during the whole time of exposure, and for four or six hours afterwards. He may place the pilule dry on his tongue and let it dissolve there. II. The treatment after exposure to cold-producing causes, but before the appearance of any symptoms whatever. In this case the person should take aconite No. 3, a pilule every two hours for six or eight hours; if no symptoms show themselves within that time he may cease taking the medicine, and conclude he has warded off a cold. III. The treatment for the first appearance of any of the symptoms of a cold; whilst the person is more shivering than feverish. In this case the person shouldtake aconite No. 3, one pilule or one drop of the tincture, dissolved in a dessert-spoonful of cold w...

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