A few accidental blows on the head, and a perseverance in the use of mercurial alteratives for a series of years, gave rise to the state of matters represented in the accompanying illustrations.
The medicines to remedy this perverted condition of the blood and fluids must be alteratives which will act upon the digestive organs and tone the nutritive functions, thus enriching and purifying the blood.
Alteratives may possess tonic, laxative, stimulant, or diuretic properties all combined in one agent.
Again, there are persons who, in addition to alteratives and baths, require tonics.
Thus alteratives may be specifics, in so far as they are particularly useful in certain disorders, and the combination which has been made in Dr.
For this purpose, the best alteratives or blood cleansing remedies are required.
This compound is a highly nutritive and tonic preparation, combining the remedial properties of the best vegetable alteratives at present known to the medical profession.
Our chief reliance, however, as in the preceding diseases, should be upon the persistent use of alteratives and mild cathartics or laxatives.
Alteratives are a class of medicines which in some inexplicable manner, gradually change certain morbid actions of the system, and establish a healthy condition instead.
It contains Iodine and Bromine, which are useful asAlteratives or blood medicines, both in Phthisis and Scrofula.
Ballard and Garrod, the existence of a class of Alteratives or blood-medicines is not even recognised or alluded to.
To this system it might further be objected, that Alteratives are again entirely omitted; and that the class of Mechanical agents would seem to belong to the division of Irritants, included among Local Stimulants.
The medicines thus grouped as Alteratives correspond very nearly with my division of Catalytics.
Preparatives and alteratives may be used as before, saving that there must be respect had as well to the liver, spleen, stomach, hypochondries, as to the heart and brain.
Alteratives and Cordials, corroborating, resolving the Reliques, and mending the Temperament.
Of alteratives and cordials no man doubts, be they simples or compounds.
Most usually, however, tonics, stimulants, and alteratives will be required, and their operation will be gratifying.
Blaine and Youatt speak of alteratives as necessary towards the perfection of a cure; but as I am simply here recording my experience, all I can say is, I have not found them to be required.
Alteratives Alteratives are medicines which restore health to the constitution, without producing any sensible effect, such as sarsaparilla, sulphur, &c.
If the disease becomes chronic (encephalitis or meningitis), we must place our reliance upon alteratives and tonics, with such incidental treatment as special symptoms may demand.
Good hygienic surroundings, good feed, with alteratives and tonics, frequently ameliorate the symptoms, and often do so to such an extent that the animal would pass the examination of any expert as a perfectly sound animal.
Alteratives in medicine, while we have not been able to say just what their effect was, have done much for us, and the influence of body on mind is just such an alterative.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "alteratives" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
