Mosquito Bites, to relieve the irritation.
Try Lime Juice (235), or Vinegar (380).
Nettle-rash, to allay irritation.
Apply Borax Lotion (57).
Neuralgia.
Try Sal Ammoniac (326), or when the pain returns periodically, Sulphate of Iron (177), or better still Cinchona Febrifuge (402*). When Neuralgia of the Head or Face (Tic Douloureux) recurs at stated periods, and is apparently of malarious origin, no remedy is equal to Quinine, which may be given in one large dose (ten grains) shortly before the time when the pain is expected to return. Should it not yield after three or four doses, no advantage will be gained by continuing it. Another plan is to give it in three-grain doses in a glass of wine thrice daily between the paroxyms of pain. Some obstinate cases which resist these and other remedies yield to a course of Fish Liver Oil (141). Among external applications are Datura Liniment or Poultices (130), Lemon Grass Oil (217), Mustard Poultices (253), and the Camphorated Opium (291), or Turpentine Liniment (366).
Nipples, sore or cracked.
Are benefited by Borax Lotion (56), or Castor Oil (84), or Lime Water (225), locally applied. As a preventive use Infusion of Catechu (90). [To ensure prevention, the nipple should be carefully washed and dried immediately the child is removed from the breast, and the tissues may be hardened by washing them for a short time before delivery, and after each application to the breast, with a little brandy and water. It is also a useful practice to wear over the nipple a metallic shield, which should be constantly applied when the child is not at the breast.—Prof. Ringer.]
Nodes, or Painful Swellings on the Shin-bone.
Apply Datura Poultice (130), or other means mentioned in Tumours, painful.