GANGRENE

is the death of part of the body from any Nuts. cause. Obstruction to the circulation or very severe ee -- paren aay ale ras pct aoe Ms the obstruction be arterial the limb is and shrivels into a mummified conamet egg potato, gre ge hn Hn than | dition known as dry gangrene, but if the obstruction be in spinach. the veins, the limb is engorged and active decomposition Roots, eg., carrot, turnip, | results; this is moist Ripthe The treatment adopted ete. is usually amputation far above the ao part, but at times the patient is not considered capable of a such an tion. The gangrenous portion is then dri. Beef-tea or Broth. Highly spiced and thick up as aaa as po ible with zinc oxide and starch powder, Thin Soups, not highly spiced. | _ [s. 369]