Slag
Human-made/chemical
Pulverised Slag, or blast-iron-furnace cinder, is now recognised as one of the best fertilisers of our fields and gardens. It was introduced into medicine by J. Meredith who gave the 6x trit. to a patient suffering from housemaid's-knee, and in addition to relieving this it took away "a dreadful anal itching, piles and constipation as if by magic."
Key symptoms
- Anus itching and soreness
- Constipation
- Diarrhœa
- Flatulence
- Hæmorrhoids
- Housemaid's-knee
- Lumbago
- Phthisis
Silico-sulpho-calcite of Alumina. Slag of blast furnaces in which iron is smelted. Trituration.
Clinical
Anus, itching of; soreness of. Constipation. Diarrhœa. Flatulence. Hæmorrhoids. Housemaid's-knee. Lumbago. Phthisis. Spleen, affections of.
Characteristics
Pulverised Slag, or blast-iron-furnace cinder, is now recognised as one of the best fertilisers of our fields and gardens. It was introduced into medicine by J. Meredith (H. W., xxiv. 92) who gave the 6x trit. to a patient suffering from housemaid's-knee, and in addition to relieving this it took away "a dreadful anal itching, piles and constipation as if by magic." Meredith confirmed the rectal power of Slag by experiments on his own person. The specimen of Slag used by Meredith was analysed and found to contain in 100 parts the following: Silica 36.6, Alumina 15., Calcium 36, Sulphur 3─part of these occur as Calc. sulph.,─Ferrum 1., Phosphorus 0.5 (Meredith queries if the blue tint of Slag is due to Fer. and Pho.), Magnesium …
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