Remarks on the Uses of Some of the Bazaar Medicines and Common Medical Plants of India by E J Waring

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Waring, Edward John, 1819-1891

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Remarks on the Uses of some of the Bazaar Medicines and Common Medical Plants of India With a full index of diseases, indicating their treatment by these and other agents procurable throughout India; to which are added directions for treatment in cases of drowning, snake-bites &c.

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Produced by Deaurider, Chris Pinfield and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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English

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RS: Medicine: Pharmacy and materia medica

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Materia medica, Vegetable -- India

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Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58525

Release Date

December 23, 2018

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.REMARKS ON THE USES OF SOME OF THE BAZAAR MEDICINES AND COMMON MEDICAL PLANTS OF INDIA
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.PART I. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE BAZAAR MEDICINES AND INDIAN MEDICAL PLANTS INCLUDED IN THIS WORK. — Abelmoschus, or Edible Hibiscus. Okra. — Abrus, or Country Liquorice Root. — Acacia, or Babúl Bark. — Acorus, or Sweet Flag Root. — Aloes. — Alum. — Asafœtida. — Asteracantha (Barleria) longifolia. — Atis, or Atees. — Bael Fruit. — Betel or Betle Leaves. — Bonduc Nut. — Borax. — Butea Gum. Bengal Kino. — Butea Seeds. — Camphor. — Capsicum. — Cassia alata. — Castor Oil. — Catechu. — Charcoal Wood, Charcoal. — Chaulmugra. — Chiretta. — Cinnamon. — Cloves. — Cocculus Indicus. — Sulphate of Copper. Blue Stone. — Croton Seeds. — Cubebs. — Datura. — Dill Seeds. — Fish-liver Oil. — Galls. — Ginger. — Gurjun Balsam , or Wood Oil . — Hemidesmus Root , or Country Sarsaparilla . — Honey. — Hydrocotyle Asiatica. — Sulphate of Iron. — Jatamansi or Indian Spikenard . — Kala-dana. — Kamala or Kamela . — Kariyat or Creyat . — Kokum Butter. — Lawsonia alba , Linn. , or Henna Shrub . — Leeches. — Lemon-grass Oil. — Lime. — The Lime. — Moringa, or Horseradish Tree. — Mudar. — Mustard. — Myrobalans, Chebulic. — Ním Tree or Margosa. — Nitre, Saltpetre, Nitrate of Potash. — Nutmegs and Mace. — Opium. — Papaw Tree. — Pedalium Murex. — Pepper, Black. — Physic Nut Plant. — Plantago, or Ispaghúl Seed. — The Plantain or Banana Tree. — Plumbago rosea. — Pomegranate Tree. — Ptychotis, Ajwain or Omum Seeds. — Rice. — Sal Ammoniac. — Sandal-wood Oil. — Senna. — Sesamum , Jinjili , or Til Oil . — Sulphur. — Tamarinds. — Telini Fly, Mylabris Cichorii. — Tinospora cordifolia , Miers. , Gulancha . — Toddy. — Turmeric. — Oil of Turpentine. — Tylophora, or Country Ipecacuanha. — Vateria Indica, Resin of. — Vernonia Seeds. — Vinegar. — Water. — Wax.
7. 7.ADDENDA. — Cinchona Febrifuge, or Darjeeling Cinchona Alkaloid. — Sugar. — Petroleum. Rock Oil. — Kerosene Oil. — Rock Salt.
8. 8.COOKERY FOR THE SICK. — Mutton Broth and Beef Tea. — Chicken Broth. — Raw Meat Juice. — Rice Milk. — Arrowroot. — Sago. — Pish-Pash. — Brandy Mixture. — White Wine Whey. — Egg Wine. — Strengthening Jelly.
9. 9.PART II. SYNOPSIS OR INDEX OF DISEASES. — Abdomen, Flatulent Distension of. — Abortion. — Abscess. — Acidity of the Stomach. — Acids, Poisoning with. — Ague. — Ague Cake. — Albuminuria. — Amenorrhœa. — Anus, Prolapsus of. — Aphthæ, or Aphthous Ulceration. — Apoplexy. — Appetite, Loss of. — Arsenic, Poisoning with. — Asthma. — Atrophy, or Wasting of the Body. — Bed Sores. — Beri-beri. — Bish (Aconite Root), Poisoning with. — Bites, Venomous, and Stings, e.g., of Centipedes, Scorpions, Wasps. — Bladder, Painful Affections and Irritable States of. — Bleeding. — Blows. — Boils. — Bones, Scrofulous Affections of. — Bowel, Lower, Descent of. — Chronic Descent of the Bowel in Children. — Bowels, Spasmodic, and other Painful Affections of. — Breast, Abscess of, in Women. — Breathing, Difficulty of, occurring without evident cause or in connection with a cold. — Bronchitis, Chronic. — Bronchocele. — Bruises. — Buboes. — Burning of the Feet in Natives. — Burns and Scalds. — Cancer. — Carbuncle "Rajah Boil" of the Natives. — Cassava Root, Poisoning by. — Castor Oil Seeds, Poisoning by. — Cataract. — Catarrhs or Colds. — Caterpillar's Hairs, to Extract. — Centipedes, Bites of. — Chest, Pains in, during Fevers. — Childbirth. — Children, Debility of. — Cholera. — Chorea, St. Vitus's Dance. — Cocculus Indicus, Poisoning by. — Colds — Colic in Adults. — Constipation. — Consumption, Pulmonary (Phthisis). — Convulsions in Adults, arising without evident cause. — Corns. — Corrosive Sublimate, Poisoning by. — Coughs. — Coup de Soleil. — Croton Oil Seeds, Poisoning by. — Croup. — Datura, Poisoning by swallowing the seeds of, &c. — Debility, Constitutional. — Delhi Sores. — Delirium. — Delirium Tremens. — Diabetes. — Diarrhœa. — Dropsy. — Drunkenness. — Dysentery. — Dysmenorrhœa. — Dyspepsia. — Ear, Discharges from, in Scrofulous Subjects. — Elephantiasis. — Epilepsy. — Exhaustion from Hæmorrhage after Fevers or other causes. — Eyes, Affections of. — Face-Ache, Neuralgic or Rheumatic. — Fainting. — Fevers, Ardent or Continued. — Fever, Intermittent or Ague, and Remittent or Jungle Fever. — Fits. — Flatulence, and Flatulent Colic. — Gall Stones. — Genital Organs, Great Irritation of. — Glands, Enlarged. — Gleet. — Goitre. — Gonorrhœa. — Guinea Worm. — Gums, Ulceration and Sponginess of. — Hæmorrhage from Cuts, Wounds, &c. — Hæmorrhage from the Lungs, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys, Uterus, or other Internal Organs. — Hæmorrhage from the Nose. — Hæmorrhage from Leech Bites. — Head, Affections of, where there is determination of blood to the head, with sleeplessness, restlessness, and anxiety. — Headaches. — Heart, Palpitations of. — Heartburn. — Hepatitis. — Hoarseness. — Hooping Cough. — Hydrocephalus (Water on the Brain). — Hysterical Affections. — Indigestion, or Dyspepsia. — Inflammations, Local or External. — Influenza. — Insanity. — Insensibility. — Irritation of the Genital Organs. — Itch. — Jaundice. — Joints, Injuries or Enlargement of. — Kidneys, Irritable state, and painful affections of. — Bleeding from. — Labours. — Leech Bites, to arrest bleeding from. — Leeches, to dislodge from nose and other passages. — Leprosy. — Leucorrhœa ("Whites"). — Lice infesting the hair on various parts of the body, especially the pubes. — Lime, Particles of, in the Eye. — Liver, various Affections of. — Lock-jaw. — Loins, pain in the. — Lumbago. — Lungs, Affections of. — Maggots on surface of Ulcers, to destroy. — Maggots in the Nose (Pecnash). — Measles. — Menstrual Discharge, Suspension, or Irregularity of (Amenorrhœa). — Mercury, salts of, as Corrosive Sublimate, Poisoning by. — Mesenteric Affections of Children. — Milk, for Increasing the Secretion of. — Milk Abscess. — Mouth, Ulceration of. — Mumps. — Muscles, Pains in. — Mosquito Bites, to relieve the irritation. — Nettle-rash, to allay irritation. — Neuralgia. — Nipples, sore or cracked. — Nodes, or Painful Swellings on the Shin-bone. — Nose, discharge of Matter from. — Nux Vomica, Poisoning by. — Ophthalmia. — Opium, Poisoning by. — Pains, Muscular. — Palpitations of the Heart, Nervous. — Paralysis. — Pecnash (Maggots in the Nose). — Phthsis. — Physic Nut, Poisoning by. — Piles. — Pregnancy. — Prickly Heat. — Pyrosis. — Rectum, Stricture and Painful Affections of. — Rheumatism, Acute. — Rheumatism, Chronic. — Rickets. — Ringworm. — St. Vitus's Dance. — Salivation. — Scalled Head. — Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever. — Sciatica. — Scorpions, Stings of. — Scrofula. — Scurvy. — Seminal Discharges, Involuntary. — Skin Diseases. — Sleeplessness in Head Affections. — Small-pox. — Snake Bites. — Sneezing, when violent or prolonged. — Spermatorrhœa. — Spleen, Enlargement of, "Ague Cake." — Sprains, Blows, and Bruises. — Stiff Neck. — Stomach, Acidity of. — Stomatitis. — Sunstroke. — Syphilis. — Tetanus (Lock-jaw). — Throat, Dry and Irritable States of, giving rise to Cough. — Tic Douloureux. — Tongue, Fissures or Cracks of, in the advanced stages of Fever, &c. — Toothache. — Tumours, Painful. — Ulcers. — Urine, to relieve pain and scalding on passing. — Uterus, Painful Affections of. — Vaginal Discharges. — Vaginal Irritation. — Voice, Loss of. — Vomiting. — Warts. — Wasps Stings of. — Water on the Brain. — Water-brash (Pyrosis). — Whites. — Womb, Affections of. — Worms. — Wounds, Ulcerated.
10. 10.APPENDIX A. DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DEAD FROM DROWNING. — Treatment to Restore Natural Breathing. — Treatment after Natural Breathing has been Restored. — APPEARANCES WHICH GENERALLY INDICATE DEATH.
11. 11.APPENDIX B. SUMMARY OF TREATMENT OF PERSONS BITTEN BY VENOMOUS SNAKES. [4] — PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY PERSONS RESIDING IN SNAKE-INFESTED LOCALITIES.
12. 12.APPENDIX C. METHOD OF TREATMENT OF SMALL-POX BY MEANS OF CARBOLISED OIL.
13. 13.APPENDIX D. THE CLINICAL THERMOMETER.
14. 14.APPENDIX E. — MEDICINES.
15. 15.INDEX OF ARTICLES.

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