Cerebral Congestion

— See also, Apoplexy, Coma. Acid, Hydrocyanic. Aconite: in acute cases before effusion has taken place. Arsenic: in commencing atheroma of cerebral ve els and tendency to drowsine and torpor. Belladonna: very useful. Bromides: very useful. Cathartics: to le en blood-pre ure. Chloral Hydrate: when temperature is high. Colchicum: in plethoric cases. Colocynth: as a purgative. Croton Oil. Diet: moderate, animal food sparingly, and stimulants to be avoided. is: in alcoholic congestion, and simple congestive hemicrania. Elaterin. Elaterium. Ergot: in want of arterial tone, or miliary aneurisms causing vertigo, etc. Galvanism of head and cervical sympathetic. Gelsemium: in great motor excitement, wakefulne , horrors after alcoholic exce . Pota ium Bromide. Venesection: a suitable remedy in cases of threatening rupture of a ve el. Veratrum Viride: in acute congestion; the good ceases with exudation. Water: cold douche to head, and warm to feet, alternately hot and cold to nape of neck.