Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . ay be com-paratively harmless. Many substances which will dissolve gall-stones outside the body have been recommended in the hope that,taken into the system for long periods, they may gradually dis-solve the stones in the gall-bladder. Such, for example, areether, turpentine, and olive-oil. When an attack of gall-stone colic occurs, hot turpentinefomentations should be at once applied over the area as shownin the accompanying figure. A hotbath, into which the whol
Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . ay be com-paratively harmless. Many substances which will dissolve gall-stones outside the body have been recommended in the hope that,taken into the system for long periods, they may gradually dis-solve the stones in the gall-bladder. Such, for example, areether, turpentine, and olive-oil. When an attack of gall-stone colic occurs, hot turpentinefomentations should be at once applied over the area as shownin the accompanying figure. A hotbath, into which the whole body canbe put, gives, after a little time,great relief. During the acute stage of the at-tack the following prescriptionshould be given: 1^ Tincture of Belladonnaone tablespoonfulTincture of Hyoscyamus two tablespoonfulsSimple Elixirthree ouncesMix. Dose: One teaspoonfulevery two hours until painis relieved. The following prescription isrecommended to prevent the earlyformation of stones: j^ Capsules of Bile Salts two grains eachDose: One capsule three times a day, after least one months treatment should be 792 THE LIVER AND ITS DISEASES With many cases of gall-stones there is marked gastric dis-tress. Relief will often be obtained from the use of the followingprescription: T^ Dilute Muriatic Acid one tablespoonful Essence of Pepsine three ounces Mix. Dose: One teaspoonful in a wineglass of water three times a day, after meals. DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYSAND BLADDER THE URINARY ORGANS THE urinary organs form the system by which the urine is ex-tracted from the blood, stored up, and at certain intervalsdischarged from the body. They comprise the two kidneys, placed in the loins, thebladder, two ureters, leading from the kidneys to the bladder,which is situated in the front of the pelvis, and the urethra,which leads from the bladder out beneath the pubic bones to theexterior. ANATOMY OF THE KIDNEYS The kidneys are a pair of glands situated close to the spine inthe
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