Headache

— See also, Hemicrania. Acetanilid. Acid, Acetic. Acid, Hydrobromic. Acid, Nitro hydrochloric: for pain just above eyeballs without constipation, also for pain at back of neck. Acid, Phosphoric. Acid, Salicylic. Aconite: when circulation excited. Actæa Racemosa. Aloin. Ammonia: aromatic spirits, 1/2 to 2 drams. Ammonium Carbonate. Ammonium Chloride: 10 to 15 grn. doses in hemicrania. Ammonium Valerian ate. Antacids. Antipyrine. Arsenic: in brow ague. Atropine: locally to eye in migraine. Belladonna: frequently given in frontal headache, especially at menstrual period, or if from fatigue. Berberine. Bismuth Valerian ate. Bleeding. Bromides: in large doses. Bryonia: in bilious headache. Butyl-chloral Hydrate. Caffeine, with antipyrine or sodium bromide. Cajeput Oil: locally. Camphor: internally, and saturated solution externally. Camphor with acetanilid or antipyrine, in nervous headache. Cannabis Indica: in neuralgic headache. Capsicum: plaster to nape of neck. Carbon Disulphide. Carbon Tetrachloride. Chamomile. Chloral amide. Chloroform, Spirit of: in nervous headache. Cimicifuga: in nervous and rheumatic headache, especially at menstrual period. Coffee and Morphine. Colchicum. Cold Affusion. Croton Oil. Cup, to nape of neck, in congestion. in: (German) 1/16 grn. twice a day for congestive hemicrania. Electricity. Ergot. Ergot in. Ethylene Bromide. Erythrol Tetra nitrate. Ether Spray: locally, for frontal headache after illne or fatigue. Eucalyptol. Ferropyrine. Fried rich shall Water. Galvanism. Gelsemium. Guarana. Heat: as hot water-bag or poultice to nape of neck. Hot Sponging. Hot Water. Hydrastis: in congestive headache with constipation. Hyoscyamus. Ice-bag: applied to head, or leeches back of ears, in severe cases. Ichthalbin: to improve digestion and nutrition. Ignatia: in hysterical headache. Iodide of Pota ium: in rheumatic headache with tenderne of scalp. Iris: in supra-orbital headache with nausea. Kola. Lithium Bromide. Magnesium Carbonate. Magnesium Citrate. Magnesium Oxide. Magnesium Sulphate: for frontal headache with constipation. Menthol: as local application. Mercury: in bilious headache. Methylene Blue. Morphine. Mustard: as foot-bath, or poultice to nape of neck. Neurodin. Nitrite of Amyl: as inhalation when face pale. Nitroglycerin. Nux Vomica: frequently repeated in nervous or bilious headache. Oxygen Water. Paraldehyde. Phenacetin. Phosphorus. Picrotoxine: in periodical headache. Podophyllum: when constipation. Pota ium Cyanide: as local application. Pulsatilla. Quinine. Salicylate of Sodium: three grn. dose every half hour exceedingly useful. Sanguinaria: in gastric derangement. Sitz-bath. Skull-cap: as prophylactic. Sodium Bicarbonate: with bitters before meals in frontal headache at the junction of hairy scalp and forehead, or pain in upper part of forehead without constipation. As wash to the mouth when headache depends on decayed teeth. Sodium Bromide. Sodium Chloride. Sodium Phosphate: as laxative in bilious headache. Spectacles: where the headache depends on inequality of focal length or astigmatism. Strontium Bromide. Strychnine. Tea: strong black or green, often relieves nervous headache. Thermodin. Trip hen in. Valerian: in nervous and hysterical cases. Veratrum Viride. Zinc Oxide.