The Medical World, Volume 4Roy Jackson., 1886 - Medicine |
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... Organs ..337 155 Bromide of Potassium as a Febrifuge .... 41 .325 Brown - Sequard's Mixture for Epilepsy ... 41 Brucine .. .288 Diagnosis of Lead Poisoning .. Special Action of Strychnia on the Uterus 87 Determination of Sex ... ... 309 ...
... Organs ..337 155 Bromide of Potassium as a Febrifuge .... 41 .325 Brown - Sequard's Mixture for Epilepsy ... 41 Brucine .. .288 Diagnosis of Lead Poisoning .. Special Action of Strychnia on the Uterus 87 Determination of Sex ... ... 309 ...
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... organs . It has an undoubt- ed expectorant action , and causes no diarrhoea noremesis . He prescribes seventy - five grains of the bark in five ounces of water made into a decoction , of which a tablespoonful may be taken , by adults ...
... organs . It has an undoubt- ed expectorant action , and causes no diarrhoea noremesis . He prescribes seventy - five grains of the bark in five ounces of water made into a decoction , of which a tablespoonful may be taken , by adults ...
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... organs . By artfully mingling fat with the food , many pa- tients may be greatly benefitted , particularly those prone to tuberculosis . Chronic Dyspepsia . The majority of sufferers from " chronic dyspepsia " owe their trouble to ...
... organs . By artfully mingling fat with the food , many pa- tients may be greatly benefitted , particularly those prone to tuberculosis . Chronic Dyspepsia . The majority of sufferers from " chronic dyspepsia " owe their trouble to ...
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... organs is changed and their func- tions are obstructed , and youthful elasticity gives away to the stiffness and rigidity of old age . The deposit of these materials con- tinues and extends , until by - and - by some vital organ becomes ...
... organs is changed and their func- tions are obstructed , and youthful elasticity gives away to the stiffness and rigidity of old age . The deposit of these materials con- tinues and extends , until by - and - by some vital organ becomes ...
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... organs . Digitalis likewise reduces the temperature , probably by causing a larger and more equal distribution of the blood to the surface . Other members of the digitalis group produce these effects more or less ; they include ...
... organs . Digitalis likewise reduces the temperature , probably by causing a larger and more equal distribution of the blood to the surface . Other members of the digitalis group produce these effects more or less ; they include ...
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