Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “Y”
Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “Y” YOHIM ------> YOHIMBINUM YUC ------> YUCCA FILAMENTOSA
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA Bear-grass So-called bilious symptoms, with headache. Despondent and irritable. Head.--Aches as if top of head would fly off. Arteries of forehead throb. Nose red. Face.--Yellow; tongue yellow, coated,…
YOHIMBINUM
YOHIMBINUM Coryanthe Yohimbe Excites sexual organs and acts on central nervous system and respiratory center. An aphrodisiac, used in physiological doses, but contraindicated in all acute and chronic inflammations of…
Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “X”
Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “X” X-RAY ------> X-RAY XAN ------> XANTOXYLUM FRAXINEUM (XANTHOXYLUM) XERO ------> XEROPHYLLUM
XEROPHYLLUM
XEROPHYLLUM Tamalpais Lily, Basket Grass Flower Should prove curative in eczematous conditions, poison-oak, early typhoid states, etc. Mind.--Dull, cannot concentrate mind for study; forgets names; writes last letters of words first;…
XANTOXYLUM FRAXINEUM
XANTOXYLUM FRAXINEUM Prickly Ash (XANTHOXYLUM) Its specific action is on the nervous system and mucous membranes. Paralysis, especially hemiplegia. Painful hæmorrhages, after-pains, neuralgic dysmenorrhœa, and rheumatic affections, offer a therapeutic field for…
X-RAY
X-RAY Vial containing alcohol exposed to X-Ray Repeated exposure to Roentgen (X-ray) has produced skin lesions often followed by cancer. Distressing pain. Sexual glands are particularly affected. Atrophy of ovaries…
Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “W”
Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “W” WYE ------> WYETHIA HELENOIDES (WYETHIA)
WYETHIA HELENOIDES
WYETHIA HELENOIDES Poison-weed (WYETHIA) Has marked effects on the throat, and has proven an excellent remedy in pharyngitis, especially the follicular form. Irritable throats of singers and public speakers. Useful also…
Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “V”
Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “V” VAC ------> VACCININUM VALER ------> VALERIANA OFFICINALIS (VALERIANA) VANAD ------> VANADIUM METALLICUM (VANADIUM) VANIL ------> VANILLA AROMATICA (VANILLA - PLANIFOLIA) VARIO ------> VARIOLINUM VERAT…
VISCUM ALBUM
VISCUM ALBUM Mistletoe Lowered blood pressure. Dilated blood vessels but does not act on the centers in the medulla. Pulse is slow due to central irritation of the vagus. The…
VIPERA BERUS
VIPERA BERUS The German Viper (VIPERA) Viper poisoning causes a temporary increase in reflexes, paresis supervenes, a paraplegia of the lower extremities extending upwards. Resembles acute ascending paralysis of Landry…
VIOLA TRICOLOR
VIOLA TRICOLOR Pansy The principal uses of this remedy are for eczema in childhood and nocturnal emission accompanied by very vivid dreams. Head.--Heavy, pressing-outward pain. Eczema of scalp, with swollen…
VIOLA ODORATA
VIOLA ODORATA Violet Has a specific action on the ear. Affects especially dark-haired patients; supra-orbital and orbital regions; rheumatism in upper parts of the body when on the right side. Worm affections in children…
VINCA MINOR
VINCA MINOR Lesser Periwinkle A remedy for skin affections, eczema, and especially plica polonica; also for hæmorrhages and diphtheria. Head.--Tearing pain in vertex, ringing and whistling in ears. Whirling vertigo,…