The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Gus system which governs the functions
OF that and other organs.
In either form the acute manifestations
may be relieved in many cases by soak
Ing the feet in hot water and applying
a mustard leaf or a hot water bag to the
nape Of the neck IL the face Is flushed
! and the head throbs. The first thing to
be done in all such cases Is to give a
saline cathartic Epson salts, etc. at
once, not that these have any marked &C
ton upon the secretion Of bile, but that
the fluid washes out the noxious matter
in the bowels and thus prevents their alb
serption into the blood. If the skin is
hot and dry, the eyesight dim and the
pulse rapid, opium may be cautiously
given in small doses. If the pulse IS slow
and full, the pressure in the arteries ex-
cesSive and there is q throbbing, frontal
headache, aconite may be cautiously USED
in small doses. If nervousness and trT1-
liability are marked the bromideS may be
given.
Caffeine which is Of value in many
forms Of headache, is worse than useless
in bilious headache as it aggravates the
pain, especially If the headache. as Is
often the case, is due to over indulgence
In coffee. In fact a cup Of coffee Will
often cause a bilious headache probably
due to it's oily nature, as we'll as to the
stimulating effect of the caffeine upon
the heart, as we'll as to the milk, many
persons being unable to take milk or
to digest them.
There are a number Of drugs called
cholagogues which are believed to have
a special action upon the liver as "b1le
drivers among which are podophynin
in 1-6 grain doses, euonpmin, leptandr1n
and iridin, and one Of these may be
given at night where there is a tendency
to biliousness These stimulate torpid
liver but should always be followed by
saline cathartic or a dose of castor Oil
In the morning to wash out the effete
material, for while these may excite the
secretion or Cow Of bile they have no
special cathartic effect upon the gen
eral intestinal secretion.
Greens. too, are Of great value, and
salads have q good influence upon the
liver and intestinal tract partly from
elements contained in them and partly
from the large proportion Of waste which
excttes the intestinal action. Among
greens dandelions are the best, having
a bitter tonic effect and also direct
action upon the liver. AS a medicine in
fusion Of the root is the better prepare
ton. It is best made from fresh roots
carefully cleanSed and cut in slices about
a quarter of an inch thick, handful Of
these being allowed to steep in a pint of
water for an hour but not allowed to
boil The dose Of this dandelion tea is
a wine glassful two or three times a
day and under its influence the tendency
to biliousness will often disappear. Bill
iousness, too, is often associated with
spring debility if it does not constitute
it and the simplest, If not the best treat
ment to begin with is plenty of dam
delion greens, both cheap and wholesome,
and perhaps no further treatment viii
be needed except care In avoiding
surfeit of fatty food The greens, how
ever, should be steamed until tender
without any fat Of any kind being added
during or after cooking. not even the
customary pork and they should be eat
en- with plenty Of salt and vinegar and
Just a touch Of pepper, all OF which ex-
cite the secretion Of the gastric juice and
aid digestion Leon Noel.