Remedy
Colostrum colos.
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1902
General
The milk first secreted after childbirth. Solution.
Clinical
Diarrhœa.
Characteristics
The symptoms of Colost . are purely clinical. Its use in diarrhœa was probably suggested by the purgative effect of Colostrum on the infant. Bell gives the indications as follows: — STOOLS: Green, watery; yellow; watery ; mucous; bilious; profuse; sour-smelling; excoriating. AGG.: In nursing infants ; during dentition. DURING STOOL: Colicky pains in hypogastrium. Accompaniments: Great nervous irritability, or listlessness. Pale face. Tongue coated white or yellow. Vomiting of sour or bitter substances. Loss of appetite. The whole body smells sour . Fever. Emaciation.