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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 626 of 653744 Goitre, Bronchocele.terminating 5n tubercular phthisis; in such cases the stmcture ofthe goitre, from the incipiency of the disorganization, was identwith that of the tubercular deposition.TreatmenU For all practical purposes it is suiBcient to distinguish the simple vascular enlargement of goitre, and the hypertrophy of the thyroid parenchyma. The cartilaginous, schirrousand tubercular disorganization may resist all treatment, althoughnot in all cases.In unacclimated individuals first coming under the influence oflime water, we have sometimes succeeded in arresting an incipientgoitre by causing the patient to consume quantities of lemonsour fruit, and to drink water acidulated with lemon-juice orvinegar.A simple vaccular enlargement of the thyroid gland often yieldsto Aconite alone; sometimes Aconite and Iodine have to be used inalternation internally and compresses of a weak solution of Iodinmay have to be applied externally.We sometimes employ with a good deal of success compressesof bay-rum with which the tincture of Iodine is mixed in theproportion of one drachm of Iodine to a quart-bottle of baya weak solution of Iodine being at the same time used internally;even very hard, cartilaginous goitres sometimes yield to thistreatment.The tincture of Iodine rubbed upon the goitre, has been of comparatively little use in our hands. We have derived more benefitfrom the Iodide of Potassium-ointment and a solution of five graiof the salt used internally every day.Another excellent application is an ointment of the Iodide ofMercury, Some persons are very sensitive to the action of thisointment, and it has therefore to be used with great care. Evenone-sixteenth of a grain of the Iodide has been known to blisterthe skin most shockins^ly. We have succeeded in removing verylarge and rather soft goitres with an ointment containing only thone hundredth part of a grain of the Iodide.There are cases of goitre where Spongia, or roast sponge, has tobe given internally and an ointment of Spongia has at the sametime to be applied externally. In other cases CaJcarea and Heparsulphuris may be required to act upon the constitutional disposition. Goitre is very apt to reappear even after it had seemed tohave completely disappeared under the influence of appropriatetreatment. H.]ALPHABETICAL INDEXOF TBBhttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt