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Name: Category: Description: Macula Symptom A spot or blemish. A cutaneous efflorescence that changes the colour of a cuticle. Madder Treatment A genus of herbaceous perennial plants, consisting of nine species. The roots of the Common or Wild Madder is a detergent or aperient used to treat visceral obstructions, especially of the uterus, coagulations of the blood caused by falls or bruises, dropsy and rickets. Magnesia Treatment Various compounds of Magnesia, often magnesia alba - calcined magnesia. Mammae Body Part The breast; the mammary glands. Mania Condition An alternative name for insanity; an agitated psychotic state. Marisca Condition An excrescence about the anus; haemorrhoids. Mastodynia Symptom Pain in the nipple caused by inflammation. Maxilla Body Part The cheek or jaw. Measles Condition An infectious disease marked by rash of red circular spots. Meatus auditorius Body Part External passage to the ear. Melampodium Treatment A genus of flowering plants which includes the black hellebore. Used primarily as an anthelmintic medicine. Melancholia Condition Sadness or depression. Menorrhagia Condition Prolonged and copious discharge of menstrual blood. Mentha Treatment A genus of perennial herbs. Is a stomachic. Used to cure impaired appetite, flatulence, colics, nausea and vomiting. Mephitic water Treatment A noxious vapour or fume produced when water is mixed with sulphur. Mercury Treatment Also known as argentium vivum, quicksilver, including corrosive sublimate, hydragyrom; hyrdrargyrum; mercuric precipitate, red precipitate, white precipitate; 'common blue pill'. Widely employed (liquid) metal. Mesembryanthemum Treatment A genus of flowering plants. Mesentery Body Part Fold in peritoneum attaching stomach and lower organs to posterior abdominal wall. Metatarsus Body Part The five long bones of the foot between the tarsal bones of the phalanges of the toes. Mezereon Treatment The toxic bush daphne mezereum. Mezereon bark is the dried bark of the plant, used chiefly in ointments to treat chronic ulcers. Milk Treatment ADD DESCRIPTION Mimosoideae Treatment A family of trees, herbs and shrubs that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates. Mineral water Treatment See entry for chalybeate. Miscarriage Condition Abortion, stillbirth. Mistura Oleosa Treatment A demulcent, often used to relieve coughing. Monogynia Treatment The Linnaean order of plants which only have a pistil, the female reproductive organ. Muriated Barytes Treatment A tonic used to treat scrofula and cutaneous diseases and to increase stool, urine and perspiration. Muscae volitanes Symptom Moving black specks or threads seen before the eyes caused by opaque fragments floating in the vitreous humour or a defect in the lens. Musk Treatment A reddish brown substance with a strong, persistent odour secreted by a gland of the male musk deer. Mustard Treatment The seed of the common mustard plant. Mixed with water and used as an emetic. Complaints treated with this item included asthma, chronic rheumatism and palsy. Mutitas Symptom Muteness or the inability to articulate words. Myrrh Treatment Resin extracted from commiphora abyssinica. Myrrh was used as an astringent and expectorant, most often prescribed to rid the lungs of mucus or pus.
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- Macula
Symptom
A spot or blemish. A cutaneous efflorescence that changes the colour of a cuticle.
- Madder
Treatment
A genus of herbaceous perennial plants, consisting of nine species. The roots of the Common or Wild Madder is a detergent or aperient used to treat visceral obstructions, especially of the uterus, coagulations of the blood caused by falls or bruises, dropsy and rickets.
- Magnesia
Treatment
Various compounds of Magnesia, often magnesia alba - calcined magnesia.
- Mammae
Body Part
The breast; the mammary glands.
- Mania
Condition
An alternative name for insanity; an agitated psychotic state.
- Marisca
Condition
An excrescence about the anus; haemorrhoids.
- Mastodynia
Symptom
Pain in the nipple caused by inflammation.
- Maxilla
Body Part
The cheek or jaw.
- Measles
Condition
An infectious disease marked by rash of red circular spots.
- Meatus auditorius
Body Part
External passage to the ear.
- Melampodium
Treatment
A genus of flowering plants which includes the black hellebore. Used primarily as an anthelmintic medicine.
- Melancholia
Condition
Sadness or depression.
- Menorrhagia
Condition
Prolonged and copious discharge of menstrual blood.
- Mentha
Treatment
A genus of perennial herbs. Is a stomachic. Used to cure impaired appetite, flatulence, colics, nausea and vomiting.
- Mephitic water
Treatment
A noxious vapour or fume produced when water is mixed with sulphur.
- Mercury
Treatment
Also known as argentium vivum, quicksilver, including corrosive sublimate, hydragyrom; hyrdrargyrum; mercuric precipitate, red precipitate, white precipitate; 'common blue pill'. Widely employed (liquid) metal.
- Mesembryanthemum
Treatment
A genus of flowering plants.
- Mesentery
Body Part
Fold in peritoneum attaching stomach and lower organs to posterior abdominal wall.
- Metatarsus
Body Part
The five long bones of the foot between the tarsal bones of the phalanges of the toes.
- Mezereon
Treatment
The toxic bush daphne mezereum. Mezereon bark is the dried bark of the plant, used chiefly in ointments to treat chronic ulcers.
- Milk
Treatment
ADD DESCRIPTION
- Mimosoideae
Treatment
A family of trees, herbs and shrubs that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates.
- Mineral water
Treatment
See entry for chalybeate.
- Miscarriage
Condition
Abortion, stillbirth.
- Mistura Oleosa
Treatment
A demulcent, often used to relieve coughing.
- Monogynia
Treatment
The Linnaean order of plants which only have a pistil, the female reproductive organ.
- Muriated Barytes
Treatment
A tonic used to treat scrofula and cutaneous diseases and to increase stool, urine and perspiration.
- Muscae volitanes
Symptom
Moving black specks or threads seen before the eyes caused by opaque fragments floating in the vitreous humour or a defect in the lens.
- Musk
Treatment
A reddish brown substance with a strong, persistent odour secreted by a gland of the male musk deer.
- Mustard
Treatment
The seed of the common mustard plant. Mixed with water and used as an emetic. Complaints treated with this item included asthma, chronic rheumatism and palsy.
- Mutitas
Symptom
Muteness or the inability to articulate words.
- Myrrh
Treatment
Resin extracted from commiphora abyssinica. Myrrh was used as an astringent and expectorant, most often prescribed to rid the lungs of mucus or pus.
- Macula
