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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopathy"Page 37 of 653The patient was saved. A good diet gradually restored her strengtand her recovery was soon obtained.Since we have become acquainted with the effects of small doses,we prescribe in the higher grades of endometritis, if the above dscribed phenomena are present, Secale cornutum 1, in solution evehour or two hours, and, by this means, accomplish the same purpose, with this difference, that no such tumultuous reaction takeplace in the uterus, that the contractions lake place slowly withany pain worth mentioning, and that the exudation is not detachedall at once, but gradually. Ergotin 1, has given us the same favoable results.In desperate cases Sabina 1, may be given internally and externally. If during the course of septic endometritis the symptomsof puerperal fever supervene (for a description see next chapter)give Camphora 1, one or two drops on sugar of milk every twohours, at the same time ordering injections of Camphor into theuterus in the proportion of one drachm of the spirits of Camphorto one pound of water, for the purpose of rousing the sinkingvitality of the uterine capillaries and of the general organism,by quickening the movements of the stagnant blood-corpuscles, increasing the chances of a favorable reaction. This result, howeveis a very rare one. However, if we succeed, we then discontinuethe Camphor, and resort to Kreosote in order to keep up the incipimprovement.In order to neutralize the bad effects of the fetid odor of thelochia we resort to the use of disinfectants, such as the ChloridLime, fumigations with vinegar, etc.Parenchymatous metritis and metrophlebitis set in with frequently-recurring chills. These chills are more especially ominou384 Diseases of the Female Sexual Organs.if symptoms of puerperal fever are at the same time present. Insuch cases, which are generally of the worst kind, we at once givCkinin. 1, every two hours. The intention is to prevent the rapidfailing of strength, and at the same time to exert a favorable inence upon the fluids.If this remedy does not cause a satisfactory improvement, weresort to Chininum arsenicosum 1, for the same purpose, more particularly if the chills are attended with rapid sinking of strengand the integuments at the same time show a remiirkable degree ofpallor. H.]3. Metritis pnerperalis.Puerperal Fever ^ Inflammation of the Uterus during ConfinemOur excuse for bringing together in this chapter several morbidconditions that ought to have been separated according to the exigencies of a rigorous pathological classification, is a desire toour remarks on the subject of treatment. Consequently we shallhttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt