Practical treatise on diseases peculiar to women and girls : to which is added an eclectic system of midwifery : also, the treatment of the diseases of children and the remedies used in the cure of diseases, particularly adapted to the use of heads of families & midwives / by Buel Eastman.

  • Eastman, Buell.
Date:
1848
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    The hysteric patient is often agitated by emotions and feelings ; she loves, hates, cries, laughs, hopes, fears, in rapid succession, and often apparently without any adequate causes, while on the other hand, the Hypo- chondriac feels himself an insulated, deserted, and doomed being—loses his sympathies for the world— even his natural propensities and passions are absorbed by the ruling idea. He often retires from business, ponders over his losses and crosses, looks upon the dark side of everything, and finally often slides into melancholy. 36. Treatment.—The, treatment of Chronic or habitual Hysteria, will differ in some respects from the other two divisions. This is generally dependent on some derangement of the uterine functions, and the di- gestive organs. This form of the disease is best met by giving the composition recommended in (par 13 J and where the Whites or floodings precede the disease, it will be best to give thirty or forty drops of the Tinc- ture of Cinnamon three or four times daily. Also the Tartrate of Iron or Prussian Blue, or some other mild tonics, such as the cold infusion of Wild Cherry bark, &c, in conjunction with a mild, digestible, and nour- ishing diet, regular exercise in the open air, and agreeable society. And where there is any tender- ness along the spine, rub on the Tartar Emetic Oint- ment or apply a blister. 37. 2nd. In Convulsive Hysteria if the general habit of the patient be manifestly plethoric, and the