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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 357 of 653of small quantities of Cod-liver oil is decidedly appropriate. H.420 Diseases of the Bones, Muscles, and Articulations,8. Eneliondroiiia.Pcedarthrocace ; Spina ventosa*Enchondroma repreBents a disease of the bones where cartilaginous substance is formed within the bone, in consequence of whicthe substance of the bone is more or less destroyed.The causes of this affection are quite obscure; assigning scrofulosis as the origin of the disease, does not shed much light onsubject. It occurs most commonly among children and duringpubescence.The enchondroma is most commonly located in the metacarpalbones and in the phalangeal bones of the fingers, much less frequently in the bones of the feet, but may likewise occur in otherbones and organs. It either commences without any pain, or elsewith indefinite sensations in the affected bone, very seldom withmarked pains like ostitis. The swelling of the bone is generallythe first symptom. It seldom spreads uniformly over the wholebone, but has mostly a spherical or conical shape. The swelling iof slow growth ; the soft parts by which it is covered, retain folong time their normal appearance, until finally, after the swellhas reached a considerable size, the skin reddens and breaks in oor more places. The sound now penetrates into the opening without any difllculty, and is easily passed around in the swelling wis commonly found to consist of a very soft, spongy mass. Thereis very little discharge from the opening, very seldom any pus, brather a serous liquid resulting in the formation of a crust thatcloses the opening. At this stage pains are generally entirelyabsent.The disorganization runs a very chronic course. If adults areattacked, the general organism is much affected by the disease ;the case of children a cure may be promised with perfect safety.For this disease we do not possess any specific, properly speakinbut have to select our remedies in accordance with the rules ofanalogy. Practically Silicea has so far yielded the best results,to which we rank Graphites. Besides these two, the following remedies are recommended : Calcarea^ Staphysagria^ Mezereum^ Cuprum^Sulphur^ Ledum palustre. There is no clinical experience recordedwith these agents. We should always bear in mind, in treating acase of this kind, that enchondroma can never be cured with external means, and that the knife never need be resorted to.Psoitis. 4214. Psoitis.Inflammation of the Psoas-muscle.http://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt