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Ambra grisea often takes the place of Carbo vegelabilis and Petroleum,
especially when one or the other of these seems indicated but does
not act.
Syphilinum, when Lycopodium seems indicated by 4 p.m. aggravation
but does not act, when often clear up a case.
Ptelea may cause all symptoms to disappear suddenly after eating
sour things.
Calcarea fluorica or Fluroic acid follows when Silica fails to keep
up improvement in ulceration or disintegration of bone.
Bryonia alba: If it be the right remedy in fever it will act in
12 hours, in which case it will produce a free perspiration. Care
must be exercised, as it may be injurious during pregnancy.
Nux vomica: Care in administration; abortion is opt to follow.
Carbo vegetabilis, Lycopodium, Natrum muriaticum and Silica in low
potencies are inactive and perhaps inert.
Belladonna may be indicated in hydrocephaloid children until they
get something to eat---then indications change.
Iodum should not be given in the laying-in period, except in the
high potencies.
Phosphoric acid is useful in pneumonia when the disease does not
take the normal course owing to the prostration of the patient from
loss of vital fluids, distressing emotions or other major factors.
Acidum aceticum is one of the most dangerous remedies for a pulmonary
tuberculosis patient; it predisposes to haemoptysis. (Ferr. nit.)
Hydrastis Canadensis may be used to fatten a patient who has been
cured with Tuberculinum.
Lachesis repeats its primary action every fourteen days.
Physostigma, Tabacum, and Conium maculatum may be used to intensify
action of Gelsemium.
Bryonia alba acts well in jaundice if the case has been spoiled
by calomel (HgCL).
Nux vomica intensifies the action of Sepia.
Arsenicum album in typhoid fever does irreparable injury if not
unmistakably indicated.
Mercurius is so rarely indicated in typhoid fever that some careful
prescribers say "never"
Phosphorus, Silica and Sulphur are unsafe to give in any stage of
phthisis without meticulous investigation.
Aconitum napellus: The action here may be suspended by vegetable
acid or wine.
Cinchona and Pulsatilla will not act satisfactorily if the patient
may be permitted to drink tea.
Kali bichromicum, according to Farrington, acts better in low than
high potencies.
Arum triphyllum: As soon as the child gets better in scarlatina
there is a frequent discharge of pale urine. Now stop the remedy,
or any other.
Calcarea in persons of advanced age can scarcely be repeated. In
children several successive doses may be given with impunity.
Calcarea: Nausea consequent on its use is counteracted by smelling
sweet spirits of nitre. This acts even better than camphor.
Conium maculatum: This remedy, in order to act beneficially, has
frequently to be preceded by some other drug and it must be used
in the smallest of material doses.
Capsicum: When medicines fail to act though well indicated in flabby,
lazy individuals use Capsicum.
Calcarea: Think of it for frequent use following Sulphur, especially
when the pupils of the eyes are prone to dilate easily.
Calcarea generally acts well after Nitric acid, when the action
of this drug, although apparently homoeopathically indicated, has
been rather unfavorable. On the other hand, Nitric acid relieves
the unpleasant symptoms of the homoeopathically chosen Calcarea
and imparts to its action a beneficent character.
Nitric acid acts powerfully on mucous membranes and has a particular
affinity for outlets of mucous membranes join.
Graphites is especially useful after Lycopodium.
Lycopodium acts with especial benefit after the action of Calcarea
shall have passed over.
Iodum is especially useful after Mercurius.
Graphites can seldom be repeated with advantage even after the use
of intermediate remedies.
Cinchona increases the anguish of Digitalis even to a death struggle.
Nitri spiritus dulcis increases the action of Digitalis.
Laurocerasus is indicated when deficient nervous reaction is present
and a well-chosen remedy does not act.
Lycopodium. The action of Lycopodium is facilitated by Carbo vegetabilis
in the sixth or eight day.
Zincum metallicum acts better if given at night. Nux vomica may
have this same characteristic. It is not constant..
Magnesia phosphorica at times acts better if given in hot water.
Teucrium marum verum is suitable when too much medicine has produced
an over sensitive condition and remedies fail to act.
Mercurius protoiodatus has its action retarded by care and anxiety.
Acidum muriaticum is of great assistance in muscular weakness following
the excessive use of opium or soothing syrups. (Compare Gelsemium)
Nux vomica is especially useful when the patient has been drugged.
Carbo vegetabilis, Laurocerasus, Aloes socotrina, Opium show a want
of susceptibility to drugs and a deficiency of vital reaction.
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