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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopathy"Page 57 of 653prejudicial. Hot foot-baths are more particularly hurtful; theyoften exert a very injurious effect upon the brain and heart, notmention the increased susceptibility of the feet to get chilled wthey invariably occasion. If the flow of blood towards the lowerextremities is to be promoted, the most efficient and never hurtfmeans to accomplish this result, is continued and fatiguing walkiDry cupping on the inside of the thighs is the only palliative methat can safely be permitted.c. Menstruatio Nimia^ Profuse Menses.An excess of loss of menstrual blood, a true menorrhagia, doesnot occur as often as it may seem to those who complain of it. Toconstitute menorrhagia, several circumstances have to occur thac58 Diseases of the Female Sexual Organs.require to be carefully diecriminated. The quantity of the discharged blood has to exceed the ordinary loss quite considerably,and then again we have to inquire whether the scantiness of theordinary menstrual flow is not an abnormal diminution in the present case. The menstrual flow is likewise considered too copious,if it continues beyond the ordinary period, although this neod nonecessarily imply that the menses are profuse. The morbid character of the menses is finally and more especially determined by thaccessory symptoms, for a copious flow of the menses cannot beconsidered abnormal as long as the constitutional harmony is in nrespect disturbed by it.All circumstances that cause either permanently or temporarilyan increased flow of blood towards the sexual organs, may be regarded as causes of menorrhagia. A temporary excess of the menstrual flow may be caused by the influences that have been pointeout as the causes of metritis ; a permanent excess is occasionedonanism, novel-reading, a constant dwelling of the fancy uponsexual things, and the habitual use of heating beverages. A fewother important points have to be added. Under certain circumstances a profuse flow of the menstrual blood becomes a real physological necessity tp the body ; for instance, if a larger supplynourishment than the body requires for its normal support, causesa real plethora. This can scarcely be regarded as a morbid condition. A profuse flow is sometimes occasioned by changes in theuterus, such as acute or chronic metritis, and adventitious growtin the uterine cavity. Nursing exerts a very particular influenceAs a rule, nursing women do not menstruate; yet it may happen,even in the case of quite healthy mothers, that the menses reappeagain prematurely, in which case the flow is often very profuse.This is nr)t a normal condition, although it does not inconvenienall women. Of a threatening character and exceedingly prejudicialare menorrhagias that set in when the process of nursing is continued too long. Accidents of this kind occur quite often in thecountry, where the women nurse their children for several yearsfor the purpose of preventing conception, not thinking that bydoing so they inflict permanent injury upon their health. We mustnot forget to record the fact that diseases of other organs, or ogeneral constitution, exert an influence upon the menses. "Withouconsidering the influence of diseases which alter the quality ofblood, such as typhus or scurvy, etc., the influence of hearthttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt