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MEDICAL ASTROLOGY

from washing. Better when lying on the painful side.

CANTHARIS.

Duration of action, several weeks.

Antidote,—Camphor.

Principally adapted to ailments of the kidneys and sexual system; ailments usually accompanied by a burning stinging sensation; right side of the body mostly affected; worse from drinking coffee; when standing; in the morning; every seventh day, at the changes of the Moon.

CARBO VEGETABLIS.

Duration of action, 1 to 2 months.

Antidotes,—Arsenic., Camphor, Coffee.

Mostly adapted in chronic diseases; teeth loose, gums recede from the teeth and bleed easily; chronic cough; great fullness after eating or drinking; dispepsya, the simplest food disagrees; useful for ailments remaining after chronic diseases; loss of animal fluids.

CAUSTICUM.

Duration of action, 40 to 50 days.

Antidotes,—Coffee, Coloc., Nux vomica.

Bites inside of cheek when chewing;

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