In uterine hemorrhage the flow of blood frequently may be controlled by active emetics, aided by the injection of Geranium and Bayberry directly to the parts, or packing with cotton which has been saturated with Geranium.
In severe colds and sore throat, either from inflammation or the existence of ulcers, emetics are of great benefit.
Emetics are more effectual than any other remedy in the relief of bronchitis and other forms of disease of the chest. The most severe paroxysms of asthma may be overcome by a thorough emetic, more especially when the emetic is preceded by the application of a vapor bath, rendering the system more sensitive to the impression of medicine.
In pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs, emetics may be employed with great advantage, especially in the early period of the disease. The act of vomiting is not attended with any great pain or difficulty in the most violent attacks of pleurisy or inflammation of the lungs. As the patient becomes nauseated from the action of the emetic, the system is relaxed, which is the explanation why a patient may vomit with so little pain or difficulty in active inflammation in the pleura or lungs.
44 THOMSONIAN SYSTEM
In their wide and pervading operation, emetics subdue or have a tendency to subdue vascular activity, to remove cutaneous constriction, promote absorption from the lungs, facilitate expectoration, lessen dyspnoea, cough and sanguinous discharge, also calm the system by equalizing excitement, and thus reestablishing that just balance in the distribution of the blood, on which the restoration and maintenance of health so materially depends.
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