MEDICAL ASTROLOGY
PLEURISY.
Sharp, cutting pains in the chest and side, usually continues from 3½ to 7 days, and accompanied with fever.
Aconite.—Piercing, sticking pains in the chest; inability to lie on the right side; high fever and great thirst; restless.
Arnica.—After injuares; stitching pain in the left side; patient complains of bed being to hard.
Bryonia.—Stitching pain; great thirst; pains aggravated by breathing and from motion; splitting headache.
Mercury sol.—Soreness, burning and stitching pain in the right side of chest; worse at night; when lying on right side.
Phos.—Piercing pain, mostly on left side; tightness in the chest, with dry cough.
Rhus tox.—If caused by getting wet, or over-lifting; shortness of breath, and worse during rest; better by motion.
Sulphur.—When complicated with pneumonia; short, dry cough; stitches in the chest; worse on motion.
Verat. alb.—Painful constriction of the chest; cutting pain in the chest and side; bluish color of the face, with cold sweat.
FALSE PLEURISY.
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