Materia medicaLindsay & Blakiston, 1873 - 404 pages |
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... nervous affections , & c . 3. COLD ( Frigus ) .— The application of cold to living bodies produces a reduction of the temperature and volume of the part , with contraction of the bloodvessels and other tissues , and suspension of the ...
... nervous affections , & c . 3. COLD ( Frigus ) .— The application of cold to living bodies produces a reduction of the temperature and volume of the part , with contraction of the bloodvessels and other tissues , and suspension of the ...
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... nervous system . The various forms of electricity are resorted to for their stimulant effect in a number of nervous affections . It is chiefly used in cases of local and functional paralysis , which are inde- pendent of lesion of the ...
... nervous system . The various forms of electricity are resorted to for their stimulant effect in a number of nervous affections . It is chiefly used in cases of local and functional paralysis , which are inde- pendent of lesion of the ...
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John Barclay Biddle. employed with occasional good effect in amaurosis , nervous deafness , neuralgia , photophobia , chronic rheumatism , chorea , hysteria , and other neuroses , and to excite uterine contractions . From its influence ...
John Barclay Biddle. employed with occasional good effect in amaurosis , nervous deafness , neuralgia , photophobia , chronic rheumatism , chorea , hysteria , and other neuroses , and to excite uterine contractions . From its influence ...
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... nerves . But it is now generally admitted , that the absorption or passage of the medicinal or poisonous molecules into the blood is necessary to their action on parts remote from the seat of impression . While , however , it is well ...
... nerves . But it is now generally admitted , that the absorption or passage of the medicinal or poisonous molecules into the blood is necessary to their action on parts remote from the seat of impression . While , however , it is well ...
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... nervous system may be second- arily excited by a local medicinal impression . The number of agents which operate in this manner is , however , very limited . The action of medicines by absorption is proved by a variety of facts . They ...
... nervous system may be second- arily excited by a local medicinal impression . The number of agents which operate in this manner is , however , very limited . The action of medicines by absorption is proved by a variety of facts . They ...
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