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Hydrophyllum Virginianum

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General EN

Description. — See page 361 of " Symptomatolc^y."

Eyes EN

Eyes water and bum, with slight itching.

Eyelids swollen, and the sclerotica much injected, presenting a fiery redness, and there was some sensitiveness to light.

In the morning ray eyelids were agglutinated, and, on opening my eyes, they were quite sensitive to the light.

The burning and smart- ing was less, still, my eyes discharged water for two or three days.

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lEIDIN — KUMYSS— J£ELI1X)TUS. 699

* Catarrhal inflammation of the eyes. " Erysipelas prix^uced by HhuH. ° Snakc-bitea.

IRIDIU.

Description. — Iridin is tlie active principle of Iria versicolor.

PREPAKATloif

Triturations.

Its Bymptoms are incorporated in the prov- ings of Iris.

There is no distinct proving of Iridin. So for as is known, its symptomatoU ogy JB like that of Iris versicolor, and the indications for the one may be taken for those of the other, aa a general rule.

KUMTSS.

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OriginaDy, fermented mare's milk.

It is now made from

It ia a sparkling, milky fluid, of sweetish, acidulous tasle, which reminds one of sour cream.

It always appears curdled.

There are three grades of Kumyss ; new, from two to eeyen days old ; medium, from seven to twenty days old, and old, from twenty to sixty days or more.

It ie equally good, new or old.

It may be made on a amal] scale by nearly filling a strong champagne bottle with fresh cow's milk, add an ounce of sugar, and some yeast about the size of two peas ; cork and tie the cork firmly down ; shake the bottle repeatedly, and place in a cellar, where it should be turned up and down a few times each day for five days,, when it is ready, and may be used the twentietli day.

Kumyas, being purely a dietetic remedy, has no pathogenesis, though some of the head symptoms of lactic acid have beeu Doticed after the long-continued use of Kumyss.