Asafœtida

Questions

What is Asafoetida?

It is a native of Persia, called the Devil s dung, and our tincture is made from the gum resin.

What is the general action of Asafoetida ?

Through the nervous system it produces a condition resembling hysteria. It also acts upon the bones.

What are the indications for its use in Hysteria?

Sensation of a ball rising from the stomach to the throat; worse from nervous excitement. There is a great deal of flatus, with oppressed breathing.

What are the stomach symptoms ?

Belching of rancid gas, and an empty gone feeling in the stomach in the forenoon ; greasy taste ; burning in the stomach and oesophagus; great meteorismus.

What are the bone symptoms of Asafoetida ?

Periosteal inflammations and ulcerations; the ulcers are sensitive and intolerant to dressings; the discharge is offensive.

What is an indication for the use of Ammoniac gummi ?

Humid asthma, with tenacious expectoration and a sen- sation as if something would be torn loose.

What is our principal use of ^thusa cynapium, or the fool's Parsley ?

Vomiting in children of large and sometimes green curds of milk, followed by great exhaustion ; there is a drawn look about the mouth suggestive of nausea. It may also be found useful in thin, yellow-green diarrhoea, preceded by cramps. Gastro-intestinal catarrh. Give an indication for the use of Eryngium. Seminal weakness, with discharge of prostatic fluid from slight causes.

What is Hydrocotyle Asiatic used for ?

Skin diseases, with an immense amount of desquamation.

When might Sumbul be called for ?

In spasm of pharyngeal muscles and nervous palpitation.

What are the chief members of the Scrofulariaceae family ?

Digitalis purpurea, Gratiola, Leptandra, Euphrasia, Verbascum and Linaria.