SECTION 140.
VERATRUM.
GENERAL INDICATIONS for Veratrum Album
Retching and violent straining to vomit - cold sweat upon the forehead - coldness from pain - desire for very cold drinks.
GENERAL INDICATIONS for Veratrum Viride
Rapid pulse with slow breathing - tongue yellow along the central line - feeling worse when rising up in bed.
Minute Dose
Section 56, B.
Officinal Dose
Adult 2 to 4 minims of the Fluid Extract of Veratrum album - Veratrum Viride, Fluid Extract 2 to 4 minims - Tincture 2 to 8 drops. Child, see Section 56, B.
(A) Veratrum Viride, adult usually 1 to 5 drops of the tincture taken in water, repeated according to the requirements of the case, see Section 56, controls in a masterly manner Acute Brain Congestion - Brain Fever with threatening of Spasms - Convulsions - Chorea - Acute Insanity - Puerperal Mania and Spasms of Meningitis, in extreme cases 15 drops may be given at the first dose and in an hour 10 drops more, then 5 drops every 3 hours - Fever in general - Yellow fever, almost specific - Puerperal fever, 5 drops every 10 minutes until relief, then lengthen the intervals - Milk Fever - Pneumonia, cuts the disease short in a week - Pleurisy - Hemorrhage attended with nausea "unfailing" - Erysipelas, aid the internal treatment, by painting the parts affected several times a day with the tincture of Veratrum Viride diluted - Tympanitis, attendant upon typhoid fever; adult take 10 drops of the tincture every 2 hours, until free emesis is produced, after which not a trace of the meteorism will be seen.
Spine Curve. Veratrum ointment - 8 grains to the ounce of Vaseline, applied to the seat of pain and weakness gives great relief.
(B) The same for Inflamed joints, from sprains or injuries; and Inflamed Bunions. The veratrum ointment is a good general anti - pain unguent.