Sulphur

REMEDIES FOR PNEUMO-TYPHUS, PHOSPHORUS, HYOSCYAMUS, RHUS TOX. AND SULPHUR

Sulphur is a very important remedy here, especially in subjects having a psoric history, and if given as soon as the lung trouble begins to develop, and, especially, at the beginning of the process of lung infiltration, recognized by the crepitation sound, may render the use of Phosphorus unnecessary. If, however, we have not given the Sulphur at this stage, and hepatization has occurred, the time when red hepatization is completed and the third, or gray stage is beginning, is just the time when Phosphorus can do its best work. It performs miracles here, as I have often witnessed in both pneumonia and pneumo-typhus.

A few of the most characteristic indications in addition to those already given are:

Bright red lips.

Redness of edges and tip of tongue.

Diarrhœa < early in the mornings with great prostration after stool.

Flushes of high fever followed by prostration.

BURNING OF FEET, will stick them out of bed even when unconscious.

There is no doubt of the utility of Sulphur here, and if it does not absolutely introduce the stage of convalescence, will often so modify the case that other remedies can easily conduct it to a favorable finis.

PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS AND CONVALESCENCE

Sulphur. If the feet burn, or there are occasionally flashes of fever, passing off with moisture, a sense of debility, and to prevent chronic effects of the disease generally.