ere is to give briefly a few of the more common ailments "that
flesh is heir to," with the symptoms by which they are indicated, and
the medicines by which they may be alleviated and eventually cured.

931. Asthma

Asthma, an ailment which should be referred in all cases to the
medical practitioner.

_Symptoms_. Difficulty of breathing, with cough, either spasmodic and
without expectoration, or accompanied with much expectoration.

_Medicines_. Aconitum napellus, especially with congestion or slight
spitting of blood; Antimonium tartaricum for wheezing and rattling in
the chest; Arsenicum for chronic asthma; ipecacuanha; Nux vomica.

932. Bilious Attacks

Bilious attacks, if attended with diarrhoea and copious evacuations of
a bright yellow colour.

_Medicines_. Bryonia, if arising from sedentary occupations, or from
eating and drinking too freely; or Nux vomica and Mercurius in
alternation, the former correcting constipation and the latter nausea,
fulness at the pit of the stomach, and a foul tongue.

933. Bronchitis.

_Symptoms_. Catarrh accompanied with fever, expectoration dark, thick,
and sometimes streaked with blood; urine dark, thick, and scanty.

_Medicines_. Aconitum napellus, especially in earlier stages; Bryonia
for pain in coughing and difficulty of breathing; Antimonium
tartaricum, loose cough with much expectoration and a feeling of, and
tendency to, suffocation; Ipecacuanha, accumulation of phlegm in
bronchial tubes and for children.

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934. Bruises and Wounds.

For all bruises, black eyes, etc., apply Arnica lotion; for slight
wounds, after washing well with cold water, apply Arnica plaster; to
stop bleeding when ordinary means fail, and for larger wounds, apply
concentrated tincture of Calendula.

935. Cold in the Head or Catarrh.

_Symptoms_. Feverish feeling generally, and especially about the head,
eyes, and nose, running from, and obstruction of, nose; soreness and
irritation of the throat and bronchial tubes.

_Medicines_. Aconitum napellus for feverish symptoms; Belladonna for
sore throat and headache with inclination to cough; Mercurius for
running from nose and sneezing; Nux vomica for stoppage of nostrils;
Chamomilla for children and women, for whom Pulsatilla is also useful
in such cases.

936. Chilblains.

_Symptoms_.