L1york*co .J BOOKSELLERS, ^ STATIONERS, ^1—IT—^~ - H *ASHVIT^«« /? ^*? s^> J6 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE Bethesda, Maryland Gift of The National Center for Homeopathy y\iaesimund "Banninq panes Library 19 o^s^ •°«V 74 &w ;*. ^CEO? ffi£ MATERIA MEDICA PURA. BT SAMUEL HAHNEMANN. TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY CHARLES JULIUS HEMPEL, M. D. VOL. I. NEW-YORK: WILLIAM RADDE, 322 BROADWAY. LONDON: H. BALLIERE, 219 REGENT-STREET. 1846. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1846, by WILLI AM R ADD E, In the Clerk's Office of the Southern District of New-York. J. F. Tro-w & Co., Prs. 33 Ann-street, N.Y. We have nothing to add to Hahnemann's own preface, except that we have used the utmost fidelity and attention in transcribing this volume. We have added the nosological portion of the new work of Messrs. Noack and Trinks, for the benefit of those who are not acquainted with the German language. The symptoms which are enclosed in brackets, like these [ ], have been furnished to Hahnemann by other pro vers. The second volume of the Materia Medica Pura will ap- pear in a few weeks. CH. J. HEMPEL, M. D., 93 Spring-street. New- York, Dec. 26, 1845. PREFACE. I forbear writing a criticism of the existing systems and modes of preparation of remedial agents. Physicians imagine, although in vain, that they can judge of the remedial virtues of medicinal agents by their color, taste, and smell; they sup- pose they can extract those virtues by distillation or subli- mation, in the shape of phlegma, ethereal oils, pungent acids and oils, volatile salts; or, from the caput mortuum, they imagine they can extract alkalis and earths almost by the same processes; or, agreeably to the modern method, they dissolve the soluble parts of those substances in different liquids, inspissate the extracts, or add many kinds of reagents, for the purpose of extracting resin, gum, gluten, starch, wax, and al- bumen, salts and earths, acids and alkaloids, or converting the substances into gases. We know that, in spite of all these violent transformations, the medicinal substances never showed the remedial virtues which each of them possesses; the ma- terial extracts did not embody the curative power which the respective medicinal substances are capable of exercising in every special case of disease; as that power cannot be pre- sented in a tangible form, but can only be recognized by its effects in the living organism. The day of the true knowledge of remedies, and a true system of therapeutics, will daAvn when physicians shall abandon the ridiculous method of mixing together large por- tions of medicinal substances whose remedial virtues are only known speculatively, or by vague praises, which is in fact not to know them at all; and when they shall no longer use such mixtures for the cure of diseases without having even mi- vi PREFACE. nutely inquired into their respective symptoms. In our com- mon treatises on pathology, diseases are arbitrarily named and described; and, by treating them Avith the compound fabrics* of common doctors, in accordance with their mere names and Araguely described general forms, the physician never knows which of the remedial agents Avas either hurtful or beneficial; nor has he an opportunity of becoming more intimately ac- quainted with the curative power of each single remedy. The day of the true knowledge of remedies, and a true system of therapeutics, will dawn Avhen physicians shall abandon the systems and opinions which have heretofore swayed the minds of the profession ; when they shall act upon the principle that every single medicinal substance is capable of curing a case of disease, the symptoms of Avhich shall be exactly analogous to those Avhich the medicinal substance is capable of producing upon a healthy organism. Among the symptoms Avhich have been furnished to me by other physicians, and which will be mentioned together Avith my own, there are some which have been observed upon * As long as physicians are not convinced of the absurdity of their methods, they may continue sending their compound prescriptions to the pharmacy. They need not, for that purpose, know the correct and com- plete nature of every ingredient; and even if they did, that knowledge would be of no avail on account of the collective action of those ingredi- ents being necessarily different from the individual action of each. This method is what they call treating a disease ; and they will con- tinue this kind of treatment until the spirit of reform shall excite in their hearts a desire of curing disease. A cure, however, can only be accom- plished by single remedies. The genuine action of every medicinal substance may be ascertained by experiments. Experience alone can tell us whether a remedial agent has a specific curative power in a given case of disease. What conscientious man would be willing to assail the totterino- life of the patient with remedies which are capable of exercising a prejudi- cial and even destructive effect, without having a minute knowledge of their inherent virtues? No carpenter works with tools which he i^ not acquainted with; he has a correct knowledge of every tool, and knows exactly when and where he ought to employ it, in order to accomplish his work with certainly and precision. And, nevertheless, this man works only in wood, and is a mere carpenter ! PREFACE. vii sick persons. HoAvever, inasmuch as these persons were chronic patients, and their morbid symptoms had been Avell ascertained, care has been taken, at any rate by Greding, to distinguish these standing symptoms from the symptoms pro- duced by the medicine. Symptoms discovered upon such pa- tients are, therefore, not without some value, and may, at any rate, serve to confirm analogous or the same symptoms Avhen found upon healthy persons. In those experiments which have been made by me and my disciples, every care has been taken to secure the true and full action of the medicines. Our trials have been made upon persons enjoying perfect health, and living in contentment and comparatiA'e ease. When an extraordinary circumstance of any kind, fright, chagrin, fear, external injuries, the excessive enjoyment of any one pleasure, or some great, important event, supervened during the trial, then no symptom has been recorded after such an event, in order to prevent spurious symptoms being noted as genuine. When that circumstance Avas of no importance, and could not be supposed to interfere with the action of the medicine, then the symptoms have been placed in brackets, for the pur- pose of informing the reader that they could not be considered decisively genuine. As regards the duration of action Avhich I have noted after every medicine chosen for trial, I may here observe, that I arrived at the possibility of determining it, by a great number of experiments upon healthy persons ; this duration will, there- fore, either be longer or shorter in proportion as the disease is more or less acute or chronic ; if the medicine is given in too large doses, or is not homoeopathic to the disease, then the du- ration which I have pointed out cannot be considered normal. In both these last cases the duration is considerably less ; for the medicine is expelled, and its remedial virtue destroyed, by subsequent evacuations, bleeding from the nose, hemorrhage, catarrh, flow of urine, diarrhoea, vomiting, SAveat. The living organism resorts to similar modes of evacuation in regard to the miasm of contagious diseases, which is weakened and viii PREFACE. partially expelled by vomiting, diarrhoea, hemorrhages, catarrh, convulsions, ptyalism, sweat, and similar processes, by which the organism tries to free itself from the poison. This explains the reason why the ordinary practice should not have suc- ceeded in discovering either the true nature, or the duration of the effects of tartar emetic or jalap ; all these substances are given in such large doses, that the organism is induced to re- act against them, and to expel them in the shortest possible period. Only when this reaction does not take place, and the remedies remain in the system, as it is expressed in common language, the true action of the medicinal substance takes place, and often manifests itself by important and long-con- tinuing symptoms, which, however, have been seldom correctly observed and noted. The vomiting which is consequent upon two or three grains of tartar emetic, or twenty grains of ipecacuanha ; the purg- ing Avhich is induced by thirty grains of jalap, and the sweat excited by a decoction of a handful of juniper-berries, are much less the genuine effects of these substances than an endeavor, on the part of the organism, to annihilate, in the shortest possible period, the specific effects of those medicinal substances. The reason why the homoeopathic doses have such an un- commonly powerful effect, is this: that the organism is not obliged to expel them in the same sudden and violent manner as the large doses prescribed by alloeopathic physicians. And even those small doses, if they are not strictly homoeopathic, invite nature to artificial evacuations, which shorten the action of the remedy. In my Organon of the healing art, 1 teach the principle that diseases can only be cured by remedies which produce analogous symptoms upon the healthy organism, and I more- over assert and prove, that every system of therapeutics in order to become a safe guide in the treatment of disease, ought to exclude all empty assertions and conjectures, as regards the supposed virtues of medicines, and ought to furnish a correct description of the symptoms by which remedial agents mani- fest their action upon the healthy organism. Any one who PREFACE. ix admits the truth of these positions, will gladly seize the means which I here offer him, of relieving the affections of mankind in a speedy, durable, and much more certain manner. This is not the place to show how the selection of a reme- dy, whose symptoms are analogous to the symptoms of a given case of disease, should be made. This may be studied in the Organon, which also contains the necessary directions in regard to the mode in which the homoeopathic doses should be exhibited. To exercise its full curative action, a homoeopathic dose may be chosen of the highest degree of potency. The symptoms of those remedies which have been studied with more care, have been arranged in a certain order. This facilitates the finding of the desired symptom. Among similar symptoms of different remedies, some ought to have been pointed out as parallel passages. My time did not permit me to attend to this. The symptoms have been arranged in the following order: Vertigo, Obnubilation, Defects of the Mind, Defects of the Memory, Headache, internal, external, Forehead, Hair, Face, .Eyes and Sight, Ears, Hearing, (articulation of the jaw,) Nose, Smell, Lips, Chin, Lower Jaw, (glands of the lower jaw,) Teeth, Tongue, (defects of speech,) Saliva, Throat, Pharynx, oesophagus, Taste, Eructations, heart-burn, hiccough, • PREFACE. Nausea, vomiting, Desire of eating and drinking,* hunger, Pit of the Stomach, stomach, Abdomen, Epigastrium, Region of the Liver, Hy- pochondriac Region, Hypogastrium, Lumbar Region^ Uterus, Abdominal Ring, Rectum, Anus, Perineum, Stool, Urine, Bladder, Urethra, Genital Organs, Sexual Instinct, Generative Faculty, Effusion of Semen, Menses. Leucorrhosa, Sneezing, Cold, Catarrh, Hoarseness, Cough, Breath, Chest, Motion of the Heart, Region of the Small of the Back, Lumbar Ver- tebrae, Back, Scapulae, Nape of the Neck, Neck,J Shoulders, Arms, Hands, Hips, Pelvis, Nates, Thighs, Legs, Feet. * Thirst is sometimes mentioned after hiccough; sometimes it will be found under the head of fever. f This has sometimes been annexed to the symptoms of the back and the lumbar vertebrae. X The symptoms of the neck are sometimes mentioned after those of the lower jaw PREFACE. XI Common Affections of the body and the skin, Complaints in the Open Air, Exhalation, Temperature of the Body, Liability to Colds, Strains, Paroxysms, Spasms, Paralysis, Weakness, Swoon, Yawning, Sleepiness, Slumber, Sleep, Nightly Com- plaints, Dreams, Fever, Chills, Heat, Saveat, Anguish, Palpitation of the Heart,* Uneasiness, Tremor,! Changes occurring in the Feelings, Affections of the Soul. SAMUEL HAHNEMANN. Coethen, January, 1830. * That kind of palpitation of the heart which is not attended with anxiety, will be found mentioned among the affections of the chest. j" Those kinds of uneasiness and tremor, which are simply bodily, and do not affect the mind, will be generally found recorded among the symptoms of the extremities, and the general affections of the body. HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINE. 03" WM. RADDEE, No. 322 Broadway, New-York, General Agent for the Central Homoeopathic Pharmacy at Leipsic, for the United States, respectfully informs the Homoeopathic Physicians and the friends of the system, that he has always on hand a good assort- ment of HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINES, in complete sets or by sin. gle vials, in Tinctures, Dilutions, and Triturations ; also Pocket Cases of Medicines; Physicians' and Family Medicine Chests, to Laurie's Domestic (59 remedies), Epp's (54 remedies), Hering's (46 remedies). Small pocket cases at $3, with Family Guide and 27 remedies. Cases containing 415 vials, with Mother Tinctures and Triturations, for Physicians; cases with 176 vials of tinctures and Triturations to Jahr's Manual, in 2 vols. Pocket cases with 60 vials of Tinc- tures and Triturations. Cases from 200-400 vials with Jow and high dilutions of medicated pellets ; cases from 50-80 vials of low and high dilutions, etc., etc. Refined Sugar of Milk, pure Globules, etc.; as well as Books, Pamphlets, and Standard Works on the System, in the English, French, and German languages. LIST OF REMEDIES CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. t Page. Aconitum Napellus ............................ 1 Ambra Ambrosiaca.............................' 22 A'ngustura..................................... 37 Arnica Montana............................... 61 Arsenic*...................................... 83 As arum Europium.............................. 83 Belladonna................................... 95 Bismuth....................................... 147 Bryonia A lb a.................................. 152 Camphor...................................... 185 Cannabis Sativa............................... 198 Capsicum Annuum.............................. 210 * Note. Several of the anti-psorics had been originally introduced by Hahnemann into the Materia Medica Pura ; at that time Hahne- mann had not yet discovered the anti-psoric nature of those remedies. Afterwards, when this discovery had been made, those anti-psorics were tried more minutely, and together with the other anti-psorics were published as a separate collection under the name of " Chronic Dis- eases." The first proving of these remedies contained in the Materia Medica Pura, has been omitted in the translation, and only the results of the second proving have been given to the American reader, which are much more complete. The remedies which have been thus proved over again, are the following: Dulcamara, Causticum, Arsenic, Digitalis, Aurum, Guajacum, Sarsaparilla, Sulphur, Calcarea acetata, Muriatic acid, Phosphoric acid, Manganum, Carbo, Colocynthis, Stannum. HEMPEL. MATERIA MEDICA PURA. ACONITUM NAPELLUS. Monkshood.—The juice of the fresh plant, expressed on the first ap- pearance of flowering, and mixed with an equal quantity of alcohol. Although the folloAving symptoms do not by any means express all the medicinal power of this precious plant, they will, nevertheless, furnish the sagacious practitioner the means of judging hoAv far it may be useful in certain states of disease, against which the vulgar practice has, up to the present time, employed, often in vain, and almost always with injurious con- sequences, its dangerous resources ; such as, copious emissions of blood, and others peculiar to what is called the antiphlogistic treatment. I would speak of fevers, called purely inflammatory; in which the smallest dose of Aconite, Avithout recourse to any of the remedies acting in an antipathic manner, causes a prompt removal of the inflammatory action, and leaves no consecutive effects behind. In measles, in purpura miliaris, in inflamma- tory fevers with pleurisy, &c., the efficacy of this plant amounts almost to a miracle ; provided the patient observes a regimen someAvhat cooling, and abstains from all other medicinal sub- stances, as well as vegetable acids, takes it alone and in the dose of the thousandth part of a drop of the thirtieth dilution. It seldom happens that a second dose appears necessary at the end of thirty-six or forty-eight hours. But to guard our con- scientious method from all possibility of influence from the pre- cepts of the common practice, which is but too prone to be governed by names of diseases, often imaginary, it is necessary 2 ACONITUM NAPELLUS. that the primary morbid affection, to which we Avould oppose Aconite, should exhibit, in the aggregate of its principal symp- toms, a striking analogy Avith those of the remedy. Then Ave obtain results truly surprising. It is precisely in the cases in which the partisans of alloeo- pathy pride themselves most on their method ; it is in the violent acute inflammatory fevers, where they expect to save their patients alone by excessive and frequent bloodlettings, and thereby exceed so far the powers of homoeopathy, that they most grossly deceive themselves. Here, more than ever, in fact, homoeopathy exhibits her universal superiority ; for she has no necessity for shedding a drop of that precious fluid, of which allceopathy is so dangerously profuse, in order to triumph over those fatal fevers, and restore health, sometimes in as few hours as the ordinary practice requires months, completely to re-establish those whom their violent remedies have not, it is true, conducted to the tomb, but have left a prey to those chronic sufferings Avhich are their natural consequence. It is sometimes necessary, in these acute diseases, to have recourse to another homoeopathic remedy to cover the symp- toms Avhich remain after aconite has acted twelve or sixteen hours, but it is rarely necessary to administer a fresh dose of the latter. In giving Aconite with these precautions, in the affections of which 1 have just spoken, all danger will have passed at the end of four hours, and then the circulation returns from hour to hour to the calm and undisturbed balance which may habitually characterize it. Although, from the short duration of its action, (which in so feeble a dose does not go beyond forty-eight hours,) Aconite may appear to be useful only in acute cases, still it is not a less indispensable remedy in the most obstinate chronic affections ; in those in which the state of the body requires a diminution of what is called rigidity of fibre—a subject on which I cannot here enlarge. Its efficacy in similar cases will be seen in the account of symptoms excited by it in the healthy individual in part about to be described. Aconite is equally the first and most powerful of the cura- tive means in croup, in several kinds of angina, as well as in the acute local inflammations of other parts of the body - especially when with thirst and a frequent pulse, we meet with great impatience, an agitation which nothing can calm and a tossing from side to side in great agony. It produces all the morbid states which are manifested in persons whose minds have been excited by fear, joined with ACOXITUM NAPELLUS. 3 indignation; and it is also the surest means of curing them rapidly. Every time that Aconite is chosen as a homoeopathic reme- dy, it is especially necessary to regard the moral symptoms, and be careful that they resemble those Avhich belong to it. Aconite is indispensable for females Avho suffer from fear or contrarieties during the catamenia ; for Avithout this precious calmer, it happens indeed too often, that they suffer even a sud- den arrest from such moral shocks. In such cases it will be sufficient to direct a single inspiration, and for an instant, from a bottle containing a globule of the size of a mustard seed, Avhich has been impregnated Avith the thirtieth dilution ; and this will preserve its virtue for some years without any loss, provided the bottle is always Avell closed. The principal part of those symptoms which appear to be contradictory, and Avhich will be noticed hereafter, are but alternate states, and Aconite may be salutary in the one as well as in the other, though principally so in those of a tonic character. Vegetable acids and Avine destroy the effects of Aconite, and so do other remedies, which correspond palliatively or homoeo- pathically to the untoward symptoms which sometimes follow its use Avhen too large a dose has been taken, or it has not been homceopathically chosen. According to Noack and Trinks, Aconite may be used in the folloAving affections : Predominant action of the arterial system, Avith consequent retarded action of the venous system, characterized by "inflammation.—Aconite is especially suitable to individuals of a plethoric habit, lively character, bilioso- nervous or sanguineous constitution, dark hair, bright com- plexion, and to old people.—Active congestions of blood to the brain, eyes, face, heart and lungs.—Virulent hemorrhages from various organs.—Acute inflammations of external and internal organs, with lancinating pains and synochal fever.— Attacks of violent pains generally.—Various kinds of symp- toms consequent upon fright, anger and chagrin, indicating disturbances in the circulation of the blood and the functions of the liver.—Bilious affections, coloring of the skin as in jaundice.—Bums, with synochal {ever.—Catarrhal affections during a cold, dry, northwest wind, or OAving to a draft of air.—Great liability to catching cold.—Eruptions of rash followed by dropsy, with feverish symptoms; miliaria herpetica ; lichen simplex.—Rubeola, measles with synochal fever, photophobia, catarrhal inflammation of the eyes, cold, frequent sneezing, catarrhal inflammation of the mucous mem- 4 ACONITUM NAPELLUS. brane of the larynx and trachea, and symptoms of pneumo- nia.— Scarlatina laevigata and miliaris, with simple syno- chal fever.—Variola, varioloid, and varicella, with considerable synochal fever, especially during the eruptive stage.—Erysip- elas laeve and fugax, also bullo&um,—Nettle-rash.—Eczema mercuriale.—Crusta lactea ?—Synocha exquisita : violent shaking fits of shorter or longer continuance, afterwards general, dry, burning heat, Avith a hard, full, rebounding, accelerated pulse, and great thirst, followed by a general and copious SAveat.—Synochal fevers, Avith catarrhal, rheumatic, arthritic, erysipelatous conditions, also Avith a tendency to bilious nervousness.—First stage of cerebral and abdominal typhus, with synochal symptoms.—Third stage of cholera, Avhen the vascular system seems to be engaged in a state of violent, unequal, congestive reaction.—Pest, on the day of its appearance, Avith a violent, burning heat, somnolence, etc.— Acute rheumatism with synochal fever, stiffness of the Avhole body, SAvelling of the joints, and excessively violent pains, especially rheumatism of the joints.—Acute arthritis, with synochal fever.—Neuralgia.—Convulsions of children, with violent congestion of blood to the head.—Hysteric convul- sions consequent upon fright.—Chronic spasms, especially in young people Avho lead a sedentary life, particularly girls of a sanguine temperament.—Tetanus ?—Trismus ?—Catalepsy.— Nightmare in young people of a plethoric habit.—Fainting fits, Avith orgasm of the circulatory system, and considerable congestion of blood to the head.—Coma somnolentum.— Somnambulism?—Dementia, with apprehensions of death and great anxiety.—Dread of ghosts.-—Melancholia, especially moria, erotica and athymia melancholica.— Congestion of blood to the head, especially when combined with vertigo, in children during the period of dentition; in full-grown people it is a valuable preventive against apoplexia sanguinea.— Headache, consequent upon congestion of blood to the head, owing to catarrhal and nervous causes.—Megrims.—Encepha- litis, also when oAving to a metastasis; acute meningitis of children, first stage.—Ophthalmice, of a catarrhal, rheumatic, arthritic, scrofulous, syphilitic nature, especially when che- mosis has set in ; inflammation of the eyes froni bodies having penetrated into the eyes; ophthalmia neonatorum.—Ble- pharophthalmitis gonorrhoea.—Otitis.—Bleeding at the nose, of a virulent kind, especially in children and in young people of the age of puberty, but also in declining years.—Lancin- ating, draAving and tearing prosopalgia, with violent conges- tion of the blood to the head and face, and great anxiety.__ ACONITUM NAPELLUS. 5 Toothache of sound and hollow teeth, drawing, throbbing, with a violent congestion of blood to head and face, great anxiety and nervous irritation.—Difficult dentition of children, Avith violent congestion of blood to the head, and consider- able feverish excitement.—Glossitis.—Slight catarrhal inflam- mation of the tonsils, soft palate, and pharynx, consequent upon a spring or autumn cold.—Vomiting of pregnant or hys- teric females ; vomiting of lumbrici; haimatemesis.—Spasm of the stomach ; inflammation of the stomach ?—Inflamma- tion of the diaphragm.—Inflammation of the liver, with a lancinating, burning pain, particularly inflammation of the convex surface of the liver, with synochal fever.—Jaundice.— Peritonitis, also puerperal peritonitis—Colic after a cold.— Enteritis, inflammation of the large and small intestines, with lancinating, cutting, burning and tearing pains, with ex- cessive sensitiveness of the body to the touch ; in this affection Aconite is often yet useful after vomiting of faecal matter, great anguish, and coldness of the inferior extremities have set in.— Psoitis.—Strangulated hernias.—Nephritis.—Cystitis.—Suppu- ration of the bladder.—Melasna ?—Flowing hemorrhoids of a violent kind; painful varices of the rectum.—Oophoritis.— Uteritis, in young females of a plethoric habit.—Active metrorrhagia.—Too frequent, long, and copious menses, owing to plethora ; restoration of the menses in plethoric females, Avhen they had been suppressedby fright, chagrin, or cold by the feet.—Fluent and dry coryza with synochal fever.— Inflammation of the larynx and the mucous membrane of the trachea, with a sense of dryness and raAvness, with roughness and hoarseness of the voice, tormenting dry cough, owing to tickling in the larynx, and accompanied by synochal fever.— Grippe: Coryza, violent, dry cough, owing to constant titilla- tion in the larynx and trachea, Avith lancinating, pressive pains in head and chest, pain in the epigastrium and hypo- chondres, as if they Avere bruised, a similar pain as from bruises, and a draAving pain in all the limbs, great physical depression and lassitude, synochal fever and copious sweats, which afford no relief.—First stage of croup.—Whooping- cough in the first stage, with feverish sensations.—Asthma, owing to congestion of blood to the thoracic viscera; asth- ma in chlorotic individuals or such as are affected with ame- norrhoea.—Asthma Millari?—Haemoptysis with considerable congestion of the blood to lungs and heart, sense as of a warm fluid rising in the chest, oppression and anguish at the chest, violent palpitation of the heart, vertigo, obscuration of sight, hard, full pulse, etc.—Haemoptysis owing to tuberculous 6 ACONITUM NAPELLUS. phthisis.^—Pleuritis muscularis and serosa, first period, with violent stitches and synochal lev ex.^-Pneumonia, Pleu- ropneumonia simplex and biliosa, first stage, with dull aching, great dyspnoea, unceasing short cough, with expec- torations of foamy blood and violent synochal fever; also in the stage of splenetization.—Inflammation of the walls and coats of the vomicae, Avith lancinating pains and synochal fever. —Pneumonia infantum, with a short, rattling breath, continual irritation, exciting cough, constant cries and great anxious uneasiness.—Affections of the chest during the cholera.—Pe- ricarditis, carditis, also Avhen mercurial; endocarditis, with or without rheumatism of the joints.—Palpitation of the heart, with violent orgasm of the blood and great anguish.—Invalu- able sedative in organic affections of the left heart, and of the large vessels, in angina pectoris, hypertrophy of the left heart, with either thickening or contraction of its walls, aneurisms of the aorta, etc.—Aconite and Digitalis are especially suitable for diseases of the left heart.—Paralysis ?—Rheumatic paralysis ? —Sciatica ?—Incipient coxalgia infantilis ? Analogous Re- medies :—1. Bell. Bry. Con. Dig. Puis. Rhus. Sep. Spig. Sulp. ac. 2. Arn. Ars. Cham. Cic. Croc. Dulc. Merc. Nux. v. Opium. Phosp. Ruta. Sulp. Verat.—3. Agar. Anac. Ant. cr. Asa f. Asar. Cann. Carb. an. Caust. Coff. Colch. Dros. Helleb. Hep. Hyosc. Ipec. Magn. mur. Nitr. ac. Plat. Sab. Spong. Stram. Thuya. Head : 1. Vertigo ; sense as of waving to and fro in the brain. Vertigo, especially in stooping; with staggering, especially to the right, (a. 36 h.) Vertigo ; all turning round, so as almost to prevent her getting into bed. (a. 37 h.) Verti- go ; so giddy that the head dares not be moved ; feeling as if the eyes were closing.—5. Vertigo, like intoxication ; all goes round ; staggers when Avalking, almost to falling, with nausea ; there is no vertigo when sitting ; it is worst on rising from a seat and less when walking, (a. x h.) Vertigo ; very much increas- ed by shaking the head, Avhich causes the eyes to see black. Vertigo and dizziness. Vertigo; vertiginous weight in the head, especially in the forehead, and in stooping forward ; with nausea and qualmishness in the scrobiculus cordis, (a. 2 h.) Vertigo.—10. Vertigo, asthma and dry cough, with pain in the hips. Vertiginous obscurity of vision without alteration of the pulse. Vertigo and headache ; not affected by strong exercise. (a.x h.) Vertigo and headache, before and behind; both worse in stooping, (a. 10 m.) His attention is often disturbed by a frequent arrest of thought, Avhen reading or writing. Occa- sional obliteration of thought; in Avriting down the thought ACONITUM NAPELLUS. 7 which he had conceived and had already half written down, he cannot reach the end without first recollecting himself.— 15. His head feels as if a board were pressing against the fore- head, (a. | h.) His head feels in front as if it were nailed up, in the warm room. Unsteadiness of ideas ; when trying to dwell upon one thought, a second one is immediately substi- tuted in the place of the former ; a third one takes the place of the second, and so on, until the mind becomes quite con- fused. What has been just done, appears like a dream, and can scarcely be recollected. Weakness of memory, (a. 5 and

f Madagascar and Sumatra, especially after a gale. TlJ^'substance is com- posed of small, rough, opaque masses* ^nich are spongy, lighter than Avater, and may be easily broken into rough, uneven pieces ; externally they have a brown grayish color ; internally they are pervaded with yelloAvish, reddish, and blackish veins ; they are moreover interspersed with whitish, odorous dots, which are a little greasy to the touch, and omit a faint, but highly pleasing and comforting fragrance. When held Avith Avarm fingers, that substance becomes as soft as wax ; when exposed to the heat of boiling water, it Aoavs like oil, emitting at the same time a strong, delicious fragrance and, when laid upona piece of red-hot tin, burning up entirely. 1 She liad been dangerously ill heretofore ; but this day enjoying for the first time excellent health, she had been taken to a concert, and°had there sang the passage from Beethoven, "Ah ! perfido," five hours before her betrothed, who was especially susceptible of mesmeric influences. AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. 23 Ambra ignites easily. Only very little of it dissolves in spirits of wine; naphtha of sulphur dissolves it entirely; from this solu- tion a Avhite, Avax-like substance may be precipitated by means of alcohol. The Aveak smell of Ambra is increased a good deal by this solution, and also by triturating it with other substances. Take one grain of this genuine Ambra, and prepare it for homoeopathic use by means of the processes of trituration and succussion which have been taught in the first volume of the chronic diseases. A small part of a grain of the millionth tri- turation is sufficient for homoeopathic use. Antidotes of Ambra are Camp. Nux. v. and Puis. In chronic diseases, such a dose acts three weeks. The folloAving symptoms have been furnished by Baron Gersdorff and myself. According to Noack and Trinks, Ambra may be used in the folloAving affections : Hysteria and hypochondriasis.—Fainting fits.—Apoplectic fits.—Paralytic conditions of the limbs.— Great nervous Aveakness.—Melancholia.—Paralysis of the in- tellectual organs.—Weakness of the understanding and memo- ry.—Nervous vertigo, especially in old people.—Nervous head- ache.—Amblyopia amaurotica.—Nervous hard hearing.— Epistaxis.—Aching in the liver?—Complaints from flat- ulence.—Excitement of the sexual instinct.—Excessive fre- quency of nightly pollutions.—Leucorrhoea.—Bad effects of a suppressed cold.—Dry convulsive cough, paroxysmTesembling hooping-cough.—Asthmatic complaints, especially in scrofu- lous children.—Morbid conditions of old people, and of indi- viduals with a dry, thin, bilious constitution.—Rheumatic and arthritic complaints ? Analogous Remedies : Nux. v. Puis. Staph.—2. Calc. Cham. Grap. Lye. Phosp. Sabad. Sep. Verat. Verb. Viol. odor. —3. Cauth. Mezer. Ipec. Rut. Selen. Sil. Spig. Head : Violent vertigo. Uncommon, even dangerous ver- tigo. Vertigo, when walking in the open air, in the fore and afternoon. She had to lie down on account of vertigo, and feeling of Aveakness in the stomach, (in the forenoon, after 72 h.)—5. He is always as if he were in a dream. He Avas not able to reflect upon any thing properly; he feels stupid (the first 24 h.) Bad memory; his thoughts are Aveak; he has to read every thing three or four times, and, after all, he does not seize the meaning of Avhat he reads. Great Aveakness in his head, Avith vertigo, (a 48 h.) Weakness in the head, Avith a sort of chilliness of the head.—10. Headache every morning; the head feels empty and desolate, as if she had been revelling the Avhole night. Obtusion of the occiput. 24 AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. Tension in the head, Avhich makes one feel stupid. ClaAving headache, starting from both temples. ClaAving obtusion of the head.—15. Oppressive obtusion of the head, immediately after dinner, especially during motion. Pressure in the forehead, (with apprehension of becoming crazy.) (a. 4Sh.) Oppressive headache in the forehead. Aching in the occiput and nape of the neck. DoAvmvard-pressing pain in the forehead and the top of the head, every other day, accompanied by heat in the head and burning in the eyes, paleness of the face, beginning early in the morning—increasing only in the afternoon.—20. Congestion of blood to the head for two days. (Painless) feeling of pressure on the top of the head, and heaviness of the head, in the even- ing, (a. 36 h.) Pressure and stitches in the head. Aching in a small place of the occiput. Aching in the left frontal eminence.—25. Pressive traction ascending from the nape of the neck, and extending through the head towards the forehead, considerable pressure remaining behind in the lower part of the occiput. Tearing pressure in the Avhole occiput, extending as far as the top and the forehead. Shootings through the head. Traction or tearing in the head, to and fro. Tearing on the left side of the occiput, tOAvards the nape of the neck, and behind the ear.—30. Tearing in the left temple, as high up as the vertex, also, in the right frontal eminence, and behind the left ear. Tearing headache in the forehead as far as the upper part of the face. Extremely painful tearing on the top of the head and apparently, in the whole upper half of the brain, with paleness of the face and coldness of the left hand. (Twitchings in the head.) Stitch in the head over the left temple, (a. 3 h.)—35. In the evening, several very severe stitches ascending tOAvards the occiput. When making an ex- ertion, he experiences a lancinating and cutting headache ; he feels it at every step; he feels easier Avhen lying down. Ex- ternal headache ; also, in the nape of the neck and in the neck, pain as from straining the parts in lifting, painful to the touch, the Avhole day. (a. 12 d.) Headache as if a cold Avould come on, at times increasing, at times decreasing, and continual. —40. On the right side of the head there is a place Avhere the hairs cannot be touched without suffering pain. Painful spot in the occiput. Humming around the temples. "Falling off of the hair. (a. 24 h.) Oppressive and tearing headache, especially over and on the top of the head. Pressure on the left eyebroAv. Pressure upon the eyes, as if they Avere deep in the orbits (with tearing headache extending doAvnAvards from the fore- head, or from the ear through the occiput.) (a. 3 h.) Short vio- lent pressure close over the nose, in the forehead, in frequent AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. 25 paroxysms; the headache becomes tearing, and leaves behind it a certain obtusion of the head. Painful pimple on the fore- head. Red pimple on the middle of the forehead, close to the hair; it feels sore when touched, but does not suppurate. Eyes :—50. Pressure and biting in the eye, as from dust which had got in. Tearing and lachrymation of the eyes. Pres- sure upon the eyes, which can only be opened with difficulty; pain of the eyes, as if they had been closed too firmly, especially early in the morning. 'Distended veins of the white of the eyes. Tearing, or short tearings in and around the right eye.— 55. Burning pain in the right eye. (a. 10 h.) Burning in the eyelids. Itching of the eyelid, as if a stye would form there. Intolerably itching titillation around the eyes. 'Turbid sight, as through a mist. (a. some h.)—60. Great obscuration of sight. (a. 3 d.) Face : Spasmodic trembling of the muscles of the face. Spasmodic twitchings of the face, in the evening, when in bed. Flying heat in the face. Jaundice-colored face.—65. Pim- ples in the face, having no sensation. GnaAving and tingling itching in the face. Tearing in the upper part of the face, especially near the right wing of the nose. Red spot on the cheek, without any sensation. Pimples and itching in the whiskers.—70. Tension of the cheek, as from swelling. (Pain- ful swelling of the cheek on the upper jaAV, with throbbing in the gums. (a. a feAv hours.) Ears : Tearing in the right ear early in the morning, and frequently at other places.—75. * Roaring and * Avhistling in the ear, in the afternoon, (after 4 d.) (Snapping, as of a spark from the electric machine, and noise as when winding up a watch.) Deafness of one ear. Hearing decreases every day, five days in succession, (a. 6 d.) Violent tearing pain in the lobule and behind it. Nose : 80. Cramp of the right Aving of the nose, towards the malar bone. (Great dryness of the inside of the nose, although air passes through easily.) Dried blood gathers in the nose. (a. 16 h.) Bleeding at the nose early in the morning. Hot lips. Jaws and Teeth : 85. Spasm of the loAver lip, and sen- sation as if it were being pressed against the gums and torn aAvay. (Pain in the corners of the mouth, as from excoria- tion.) Stitching aching in the jaws. Pain in the jaws, as if they were being screwed together or asunder. Drawing pain, at times in one, at times in another tooth ; the pain increased by warmth, Avas suppressed by cold for a few moments, did not become Avorse by chewing, and Avent off after a meal; the 26 AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. gums, on the inner side, Avere SAVollen.—90. Considerably swollen and painful gums. Pain in the holloAV tooth, in the evening. Pain in the holloAV tooth, especially in the open air, as if the nerve Avere being touched. After dinner, pain in a hollow tooth, more lancinating than tearing, for half an hour. (a. 5 h.) ClaAving traction in the upper right molar teeth.— 95. Grinding ache, apparently under the left lower molar teeth ; in the evening, when in bed. Drawing pain, some- times in the teeth of the right, sometimes in those of the left side. Traction in the incisor tooth, as if a current of air rushed into the tooth, causing a stitch there. Bleeding of the teeth. Unusually copious bleeding from the loAver teeth of the right side.—100. Pain of a submaxillary gland, which looked swollen, (a. 3 d.) Mouth : Fetid odor from the mouth. Tongue, mouth and lips feel quite numb and dry, early on Avaking up. Great dry- ness of the mouth, early on Avaking up, accompanied by a total want of thirst, for several days. Smarting, and sensation of excoriation in the interior of the mouth ; pain prevented her from eating any thing acrid.—105. Blisters in the mouth, which pain one as if the place Avere burnt. The tongue is coated gray- yellow. Tuberculous growths under the tongue, which feel sore. Feeling of contraction in the salivary glands, during a meal, especially when sAvallowing the first mouthfuls. Throat : Rheumatic pain in the back part of the tongue and fauces, between the acts of sAvalloAving.—110. Tearing pain of the palate, as far as into the left ear. Sensation of rawness in the region of the velum pendulum palati. Rawness of the throat. Rawness of the throat, as in a cold, for some days.—115. Sensation in the throat, as if she had something lodged in it. Tearing in the interior of the throat, and in the back part of the fauces. Sense as of biting in the back part of the fauces, between the acts of swallowing. Pressive, biting pain in the back part of the fauces, from time to time. Sore throat, as if something impeded deglutition, (a. 8 d.).—120. (Sore throat, not Avhen swallowing food, but during an empty deglutition and Avhen there is pressure from without, accompa- nied by tension of the cervical glands, as if they were swol- len.) (a. 4 d.) (Sore throat, produced by a draft of air ■ there are stitches shooting from the neck into the right ear ; the parts are especially painful when moving the tongue.) Secre- tion of mucus in the throat, with roughness and rawness. HaAvking up of mucus early in the morning. Choking and vomiting can hardly be avoided when hawking up phlegm from the fauces. AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. 27 Gastric Symptoms : 125. Although he is used to smok- ing, yet smoking, although he smokes with pleasure, induces hiccough. Pretty insipid eructations, frequently in the after- noon. Frequent, empty eructations, (a. 3^ h.) Violent eruc- tations after dinner. * Frequently sour eructations, (a. 48, 72h.)—130. Audible eructations, tasting bitter. Heartburn, with suppressed eructations, when walking in the open air. Every evening, sense as of a spoiled stomach, and regurgita- tion of acrid substances as high up as the larynx, like heart- burn. Bitter taste in the mouth, early Avhen waking up. Sourish taste in the mouth, after drinking milk.—135. (Nausea after breakfast.) (a. 72 h.) (Nausea revulsing the stomach.) (a. 24 h.) Stomach : Qualmishness about the stomach. Burning in the stomach, (a. 3 h ) Burning in the region of the stomach, and higher up.—140. Pressure and burning beloAV the scrobi- culus cordis ; this symptom goes off by an eructation. General Symptoms: Anguish after dinner. After dinner, pressure in the pit of the neck, as if food were lodged there which Avill not go down. Tearing in the back part of the throat, and on the left side of the palate, during dinner. After a meal, shootings, first around the left, then around the right eye.__145. Oppressive obtusion of the head immediately after dinner, especially during motion. She had to lie down, in the afternoon, on account of a feeling of Aveakness in the stomach and vertigo, (a. 72 h.) Tension and pressure in the region of the stomach. Spasm of the stomach. Stitches and pressure in the region of the stomach. Abdomen : 150. Pressure below the scrobiculus cordis and in the hypogastrium, from time to time, also at night. Pressure in the epigastrium, hands and feet being cold. Pres- sure in the abdomen, Avhich assumes the form of a clawing pain. Pressure in the umbilical region, Avith heartburn ; this goes off by an eructation. Pressure in the side of the abdo- men, over the right hip.—155. Violent spasms in the belly. Continual pressure in the epigastrium, diminishing by walking in the open air, returning Avhen sitting down. Pressure in the hypogastrium, several hours, remaining unaltered either when Avalking or sitting, (a. 6 d.) Aching in a small place in the right side of the abdomen, in the region of the liver ; the pain is not felt when touching the parts. Aching in the region of the liver.—160. Tension and inflation of the abdo- men after every meal, even every time he sAvallows a drink. Distended abdomen.■• (after a few h.) Distended abdomen. (a. 5 h.) Compressive weight in the abdomen, early m the 28 AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. morning. The abdomen feels compressed.—165. Weight in the abdomen, and sensation as if the parts had been sprained and Avere suffering a pressure, coming from the spinal mar- roAv. Pressure in the abdomen is followed by the emission of inodorous flatus. Clawing pain in the right iliac region. First, clawing pain in the belly, then, a little cutting in the epigastrium, which goes off by an eructation. * Trouble caused by incarcerated flatulence, occasioning a pain, especially in the left side of the abdomen.—17©. After midnight he Avakes up with a considerably distended abdomen, especially a distended hypogastrium, owing to incarcerated flatulence exciting a colic, or, at any rate, a violent pressure downwards; this accumulation of flatulence disappears during the subsequent sleep, Avithout any emission of flatus, the abdomen becoming easy. Fermentation, and audible rumbling in the abdomen, Avhich, however, is not felt. Sense as of clawing in the hypo- gastrium, Avith violent fermentation and gurgling in the epigastrium, Avhen lying in the bed early in the morning, diminished by rising, reneAved by lying down again, especially when lying upon the back. Violent colic, in the evening. Colic, Avhen in bed, after midnight, even during a general sweat.—175. Colic, with a soft stool, early in the morning, two mornings in succession, (a. 5 d.) Violent colic, with diarrhoea occurring three times ; three days in succession, (a 5 d.) (Burning in the abdomen.) Sense of coldness on the abdomen. Coldness of one side of the abdomen, for two days. (a. 48 h.)—180. * Twitchings in the abdominal muscles, in the evening. Stitches over the hips, for two days. (a. 5 d.) Sharp pressure, or dull stitch over the right hip. When draw- ing the abdomen in, one experiences violent prickings in the hypogastrium, which may also be excited by pressing the parts from Avithout. Stitching pain around the navel, when moving the abdomen, especially when drawing the abdomen in. Stool : Frequent tenesmus, no stool; this gives her a good deal of anxiety; during this time the neighborhood of other people is intolerable to her. Tenesmus is followed by a claAV- ing pain in the hypogastrium, especially of the right side. (a. some days.) Tenesmus of the rectum. Scanty stools, (a. 24 h.) * Constipation, (a. 4 d.)—190. (Traction in the rectum.) Itching of the anus. Itching of the anus. (a. some h.) Itching of the rectum. Itching and biting of the rectum which go off by rubbing.—195. Stitches of the rectum. Four Ordinary evacuations within the space of a feAV hours, (a. a feAv h.) Copious, soft, light-brown stools, (a. 8 d.) (Ambra appears to improve stool Avhich had been delaying heretofore AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. 29 a. 10, 15 d.) A quantity of blood is passed with the soft stool. (a. 7 d.)—200. Pressure deep in the hypogastrium, after the evacuation. (After every evacuation, one experiences a Aveak- ness about the pit of the stomach.) Tenesmus in the abdo- men remaining after the stool, (he feels as if he had not yet done,) upwards of a minute. Urinary Organs: Pain in the rectum, and simultane- ously in the bladder, (a. 5 d.) Sensation as if a few drops passed out of the urethra.—205. The urine is of a lemon- yellow color, almost inodorous, a little flocculent. Btoavii urine. Whitish flocculent urine. A little urine, Avith a reddish cloud, without any thirst. The urine is dark-brown, and a little turbid, already so while being emitted, (a 20 h.)—210. The urine is turbid already while being emitted, yelloAv- brown ; it formed a brown sediment, Avhile the urine above it was yellow. Urine, with a reddish cloud. The urine obtains an acrid smell, after having stood awhile. Bloody urine, (a. 7 d.) Diminished secretion of urine (the first three days.)— 215. Little urine, which deposits a reddish sediment, in a few- hours. Frequent micturition, at night. Urgent desire to uri- nate, early after rising, he often cannot retain his urine. The urine he emits is three times the quantity of what he drinks, es- pecially early in the morning, afterwards a dull pain in the region of the kidneys. Copious, bright-colored, cloudless urine, (a. 4 d.)—220. Burning in the orifice of the urethra and the rectum. Burning in the orifice, of the urethra, (a. 6 d.) (TAvitchings in the urethra ) (a. 12 d.) (TAvitchings in the testicles.) (a. 14 d.) Tearing in the glans. Genital Organs :—225. Pain in the glans, as from ulceration. An itching pimple on the male parts of generation. Internal burning in the region of the seminal vesicles. Burning, biting, tickling and itching of the pudendum and the urethra, during micturition. Burning in the genital organs, with a few drops of blood being emitted, especially after a walk and hard stool.—230. Violent itching of the pudendum (less frequently of the anus); she has to rub the parts. Soreness and itching of the pudendum, even when she does not urinate. SAvelling, soreness, and • itching of the labia pudendi. Itching of the glans, which continues when sitting, lying, standing, or Avalk- ing. Vehement, voluptuously-delightful feeling in the interior of the genital organs, without any considerable erection or irritation of the external organs; that feeling continues for hours, (a. 4 d.)—235. Violent erection, early, on Avaking up, Avithout any voluptuous desire, the parts being externally numb; when the erection subsides, there is a tingling tearing 30 AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. in the forepart of the urethra. The erections subside, (re- action.) The menses occur three days before the time. (a. 4 d.) The menses appear four days before the time. (a. 20 d.) Sensation in the abdomen as if the menses would come on, although they had appeared tAventy-one days ago. (a. 2 h.) —240. Haemorrhage from the uterus, (a. 2 h.) During the menses, the left leg becomes blue from 'distended veins, and experiences a pressive pain. (Profuse leucorrhoea, at night.) (Discharge of bluish-Avhite clots of mucus from the vagina.) Leucorrhoea consisting of thick mucus, increasing from day to day, each discharge being preceded by a stitch in the vagina. Cold, catarrh :—245. Sensation in the forehead and eyes, as Avhen a cold is about breaking out. Headache when bloAV- ing the nose. * Obstruction of the nose, Avhich feels sore inter- nally. Great dryness of the nose, which continues a long time, accompanied by a good deal of biting in the nose, as if one Avould sneeze. Occasional sneezing, the nose being dry.—250. Tingling in the nose, as if one would sneeze. . Frequently precursory indications of sneezing. She sneezes almost every day; this never happened be- fore. Dry coryza. RaAvness of the throat, as in a cold.— 255. Roughness and hoarseness of the voice ; tenacious mucus collects in the throat. Hoarseness; rough, deep voice, alter- nating Avith thick phlegm in the larynx; he easily throAvs it up when clearing the throat, or by a slight cough, (a. 10, 24 h.) Badly-smelling breath, early after Avaking up. Cough and coryza, accompanied by the expectoration of white mucus, Tickling in the throat, Avhich induces coughing. Chest :—260. Cough only at night, produced by an exces- sive irritation in the throat—there is no cough by day. Cough excited by rawness of the throat. Accumulation of grayish phlegm in the throat, which it is difficult to haAvk up ; accom- panied by raAvness of the throat. Tickling in the throat and the thyroid body, during the act of coughing. Burning and itching titillation, extending from the larynx doAvn to the abdo- men.—265. Pain in the side below the scrobiculus cordis, dur- ing a cough. Cough, every evening, with pain under the left ribs, as if something Avere dashed loose there. Nightly cough, owing to an excessive irritation in the throat. Occasionally, considerable paroxysms of cough. * Violent convulsive cough, accompanied by frequent eructations and hoarseness.—270. A kind of whooping-cough, (a. 48 h.) Deep, dry cough, with accumulation of Avater in the mouth, and subsequent raAvness in the throat. Sensation during the act of coughing, as of a sore place in the throat. Saltish expectoration, Avhen cough- AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. 31 ing. When coughing, there is a pressure in the umbilical region.—275. Sense of raAvness in the chest. Burning in the chest. Burning in the external parts of the chest. Burning ache near one of the ribs of the right side ; it is aggra- vated by external pressure; after wards, a similar pain in the left mamma. Stitch in the chest, extending to the back, (after a few h.)—280. Violent, dull stitch in the right mamma, inter- cepting the respiration. Wheezing in the chest. Oppression at the chest. Oppression in the back, across the chest. Op- pression of the chest and back, betAveen the scapulae ; it subsides for some time in consequence of eating.—285. Oppres- sion at the chest, Avith much uneasiness the whole day. (a. 3 d.) Tightness of the chest; she cannot breathe deeply, and the yawning cannot reach its natural termination. Anguish about the heart, increasing even to the extent of arresting the breath, Avith flying heat. Palpitation of the heart, Avhen walk- ing in the open air, with paleness of the face. Violent palpi- tation of the heart, with pressure in the chest, as if a lump Avere lodged there, or as if the chest Avere obstructed.—290. Feeling of pressure deep in the right half of the chest during a strong expiration; the pressure is most painful at a small place. Pressure in the superior part of the chest, in paroxysms for three minutes. Pressure on the top of the chest. Pressure below (in?) the left half of the chest. Pressure in the praecordial region.—295. Aching in the chest, over the scrobic- ulus cordis, as if the parts had been bruised by Woavs ; relieved by eructations. Pain of the right, lowermost, true ribs, as if the parts had been bruised by bloAVS, more towards the back. Rheumatic pain on the right side of the chest, beloAV the arm. Tearing pressure in the left side of the chest. Back : Violent pressure in the loAver part of the small of the back.—300. Stitches in the small of the back, when sitting. (a. 8, 9 h.) Single, violent, sharp stitches in the small of the back, increased by the slightest motion. Painful tension in the muscles of the loins. Rheumatic pain in the back, on the right side. Pain in the back, as if the intestines were being com- pressed, Avith a heaviness in the back,,as if he were not able to right himself.—305. Burning in the left scapula. Stitches in the left scapula (the first days). Rheumatic pain in the right scapula. DraAving ache in the nape of the neck. Tear- ing in both shoulders. Superior Extremities :—310. Tearing in the left shoulder-joint. In the evening there is traction in the shoulder; it feels sprained and paralyzed. Violent, dull stitch in the top of the right axilla, (a. 2 h.) The arms easily go to sleep, 'Avhen 32 AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. lying upon them. At night, the right arm frequently feels 'numb; and goes to sleep.—315. The left arm often goes to sleep during the day, Avhen at rest. Tearing in the right arm, early, for five minutes. Sense as of gurgling in the arm. Twitch- ings in the arm. (Paralysis of the right upper arm.)—320. Tear- ing in the right elboAV. Tearing about the right elbow. Tearing in the right elbow and fore-arm. DraAving ache in the right fore-arm, as far as the elbow. The hands go to sleep at night.—325. 'Cramp in the hands, (a. some h.) In the even- ing, the fingers are draAvn crooked, (a. 7 d.) Paralysis of the hand, for a feAv minutes, (a. 6 d.) Weakness of the fingers, at night, so that he had to make an effort in order to press them against the palm of the hand, or to move them rapidly. Icy cold hands for a long time.—330. Painful coldness of the hands for a long time. Icy coldness of the hands, in the evening; the hands feel chilly. Tearing in the interior of the middle portion of the right hand. Stingings in the hands and fingers, as of flies. Stitches, at times, in the right index ; at times, in the right thumb.—335. Itching in the palms of the hands. Rheu- matic, pain extending from the posterior joint of the thumb through the metacarpal bone as far as the wrist-joint. Tearing in the muscles of the thumb. Tremor in the thumb, in the evening, in repeated short paroxysms. Tearing in the posterior joint of the left index-finger.—340. (The posterior joints of the fingers become stiff in the evening, and the posterior joint of the thumb becomes swollen, and is, then, painful on being bent; this symptom is worse when she did not exercise her fingers during the day.) Tearing in the right index-finger. Tearing in the last two fingers, in the evening, before falling asleep. Traction in the fingers and the thumb. Tearing in the point of the little finger of the right side.—345. Tearing under the nail of the middle finger of the right hand. The skin of the points of the fingers becomes wrinkled, early in the morning. The wart on the finger feels sore. Itching of the tips of the fingers. There arises an itching little tetter between the thumb and the index finger.—350. Lancinating pain in the tip of the left thumb ; Avhen touched only slightly, the part feels as if a splinter had been thrust under the nail; this feeling decreases when the part is pressed upon. Tingling in the tip of the thumb as if it had gone to sleep; this symptom passes off for some time by pressing upon the parts. Inferior Extremities : Tearing in the left, and after- wards in the right hip. Tearing ache in front, close below the left hip. Sense as of a gurgling tearing behind, under the left half of the nates.—355. Tearing in the right half of AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. 33 the nates. Tearing in the left leg, early in the morning. Rheumatic- tearing in the right leg. Heaviness of the legs. Tension in the thigh, as if the tendons were too short, especially when Avalking.—360. Straining and relaxa- tion in the lower extremities. Feeling in the lower extremities, as if they had gone to sleep ; he has no firm step. (a. 8 d.) Tearing in the right knee. Traction in the knees and the malleoli. Paralysis of the knee for a feAV minutes, (a. 6 d.) —365. Pain as from a sprain, above the knee, especially after having been seated, (a. 5. d.) Itching of the knees. Stiff- ness of the bend of the knee, early in the morning, (the first days.) Soreness in the bends of the knees, which is most painful in the evening. Tearing under the left knee, in the upper part of the tibia.—370. There is more coldness in the legs, than on the legs. The right leg, especially the knee, is very cold. Cold feet. Very cold feet. Painful spots on both shins, (a. 28 d.)—375. (The legs, especially the feet, are very much swollen.) (a. 3 d.) Swelling of the internal malleolus of the left foot; Avalking causes pain there, which, hoAvever, disappears by continued Avalking. (a..7 d.) Itching of the legs, over the malleoli, in the evening, Avhen lying down ; after rubbing the parts, they feel sore and as if bruised by Woavs. Intermittent tearing in the left calf. Tearing in the lower part of the left leg.—380. Cramp in the legs, and almost every night, cramp in the calves. Sense as of grumbling in the calves and feet. Tingling in the feet, they feel numb; after rising, he felt like fainting, his eyes saAV dark; he could not remain up, he had to vomit and lie down again. Itching of the malleoli. Tearing of the malleoli.—385. Arthritic pain in the articulations of the foot. 'When walking, pain in the articulation of the left foot. Tearing and stitches in the left foot. (a. 26 d.) Occasional stitches in the left foot. Ten- sion in the left foot (at noon.)—390. Stiffness of the feet; they feel Aveary and exhausted, (a. 6 d.) Arthritic pain in the ball of the big toe. Stitch in the ball of the big toe. Itching of the toes. Intolerable tickling of the point of the big toe.—305. Tearing in the middle toes of the left foot. Tearing in the external border of the left foot. 'Pain in the heel when walk- ing. Stitches in the heel. Itchjng of the inside of the soles of the feet, which cannot be removed by scratching.—400. 'Violent burning of the soles of the feet. Pain of the corns, they feel sore. .General Symptoms : The symptoms decrease by walking a little in the open air, but they return when sitting. Profuse sweat, when walking, mostly on the abdomen and the thighs. 4 34 AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. SAveat, the whole day. (a. 24 h.)—405. Itching, almost all over, even on the abdomen. The itch is reproduced upon the skin, Avith a good deal of itching. The tetters are reproduced. Burning in several places of the skin of the body. Early, on Avaking up, the skin feels numb and is insensible as far as the knees, without being cold ; the hands have but an indistinct sensation; the skin seems to have gone to sleep, but there is no tingling.—410. We can perceive the pulse in the body ; it feels like the tick of a Avatch. 'Twitchings in the limbs. Uncommon twitching in all the limbs, and coldness of the body at night, (a. 5 d.) When Avalking in the open air, one feels an agitation in the blood; the rapidity of the circulation increases, accompanied by greater weakness of the body. Uneasiness in all the limbs, like a tingling, accompanied by a sort of anguish, only by day. Weakness and Fainting Fits :—415. Early in the morning (in a room Avhich was extremely heated) he suddenly felt so weak that he was not able to Avalk alone, hands and forehead being covered Avith a cold sweat. A good deal offaint- ishness. (a. 8, 24 h.) * Faintishness, early in the morning, when in bed. Great lassitude in the legs, early in the morning., Weariness, all the limbs feeling sore.—420. Lassitude, which disappears by walking, (a. 5 d.) Heaviness in the body ; he feels weary and exhausted, (a. 7 d.) Failing of strength, the knees give way. (a. 3 h.) Weakness of the feet, they feel insensible, (a. 48 h.) She had to lie down on account of vertigo and a feeling of weakness in the stomach, (a. 72 h.) Sleep : Disposition to stretch and to extend one's self. '(Sleepiness by day.) Sleeplessness before midnight. He cannot sleep at night, he knows not Avhy. Sleeplessness for several nights; slumber early in the morning, Avhich is full of fanciful ravings.—430. Frequent waking up during the night. Frequent Avaking up ; at tAvo o'clock in the night, one is seized with a long uneasiness in the whole body, especially in the occiput. Falling asleep late ; aftenvards * uneasy sleep —owing to a pressure in the epigastrium, especially on the right side. Pain over the eyes, with nausea, for several nights in succession ; the pain always comes on after midnight and lasts until seven or eight o'clock. Rending ache in the fore- head, coming from the occiput, in the evening, when in bed after having fallen asleep.—435. Heat in the nead, the first half hour. Uneasiness in the occiput after midnight. He wakes up at night with a headache; this goes off by rising from the bed. When waking up he feels faint, his mouth is dry, there is a good deal of pressure in the epigastrium which • AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. 35 increases when lying upon the abdomen ; when the pressure has disappeared, he feels a tearing in the small of the back, Avhich disappears in its turn, by lying upon the back. On Avaking up, about midnight, there are the following symptoms : Aveakness, nausea, violent pressure in the pit of the stomach and in the abdomen, violent erections without any voluptuous sensation, dryness in the mouth, and insensibility of the sur- face of the body.—410. Waking up early; this is folloAved by a frequently interrupted, but very deep sleep, the eyes being tightly closed. Early in the morning, after waking up, Avhen in bed, he feels very weary, especially in the upper part of the body ; there is obtusion in the head, and a sensation as if the eyes had been tightly closed, accompanied by a little nausea in the pit of the stomach; he can scarcely prevail upon himself to rise. Weariness early in the morning, when in bed, Avith a sensation in the eyes as if they had been closed too tightly. At night, when asleep, he lies upon his back, with bent knees, the occiput being supported by both his hands; these symptoms are accompanied by vivid dreams. Startings as with fright, in the evening, when falling asleep ; he imag- ines that there is too much light in the room ; he jumps out of his bed Avith a sort of anguish, (a. some h.)—445. Uneasiness for three nights in succession, Avith many dreams, (a. 5 d.) Vivid, uneasy dreams come on the moment he falls asleep; they almost prevent him from sleeping, (a. 8 d.) The child's sleep is uneasy ; it talks Avhile asleep, and desires to drink. * Uneasy sleep with anxious dreams, (a. 5 d.) Uneasy dreams at night; they fill him with anguish.—450. He falls asleep late ; afterwards he has anxious dreams as if he were abused and too weak to defend himself; on waking up he feels a great Aveakness in the upper part of the body, accom- panied by a clawing pressure under the pit of the stomach, nausea ; these symptoms appear when lying down and falling asleep again, and are then accompanied by pressure in the left side of the abdomen ,* the symptoms, however, disappear Avhen one is wide awake, sits up, and moves about ; they ter- minate Avith the emission of flatulence, fermentation in the abdomen, and eructation. Vexing, anxious dreams and talking while asleep, for eight days, (immediately.) Dreams full of stir. Uneasy sleep at night, OAving to coldness of the body, and twitchings in all the limbs. Internal chilliness at night, which prevents him from falling asleep, or Avhich rouses him from sleep at night; he did not get warm.—455. Chilliness and Aveariness, Avhich gives him an inclination to go to sleep, four forenoons in succession ; this symptom went off by taking 36 AMBRA GRISEA, OR AMBROSIACA. some dinner, (a. 72 h.) Chilliness, sleepiness, Avcariness, and dull headache ever since the morning ; the headache disappeared Avhen Avalking in the open air. Chilliness, Avcari- ness and headache, after tAvo diarrhoea-like evacuations. Slight chills before dinner (the first days.) (Cold skin over the whole body, except face, neck, and genital organs.)—460. Heat two evenings in succession, from seA^en to eight o'clock, (a. 12 d.) Heat in the face and over the whole body, every quarter of an hour. (a. 5, 6 d.) Night-sweat, two nights in succession. (a. 6, 7 d.) Profuse night-sweat, tAvo nights in succession. (a. 5 d.) General perspiration, after midnight, for many nights. —465. Good deal of moisture every night, almost like SAveat. Moderate night-SAveat over and over, the Avhole body being very warm. SAveat every morning, Avorst on the sick side. Very uneasy by day. Moral Symptoms : Uneasiness the Avhole day, the chest feeling oppressed.—470. The mind feels uneasy and agitated. Hurriedness in performing some mental labor. Irritated mood, as if one had Aveak nerves and Avere impatient. She is irri- tated, loquacious ; talking fatigued her, she Avas unable to sleep at night, got a headache, as if she carried a large load upon her head; she felt oppressed at the chest, had to sit up in bed, and was attacked Avith anguish and sweat all over. Uncom- monly long agitation of mind.—475. Talking irritates her, she is attacked with trembling through the Avhole body, especially in the loAver extremities, and has to be alone for some time in order to rest herself. Music causes the blood to rush to his head. Lewd fancies, even when dreaming : the mind, and the sexual organs, hoAvever, do not feel excited by them, (first 24 h.) Distorted images, grimaces, diabolical faces croAvd upon his fancy ; he cannot get rid of them. Anxious thoughts arise in his mind.—480. In the evening one feels a sort of anguish. Anguish and tremor, (a. 8 d.) Great depression of spirits. (a 6 d.) He is overAvhelmed Avith sad thoughts, and feels a sort of qualmishness about the heart; he feels sad for a long time. Great sadness, (a. 72 h.)—485. Despair, (a. 48 h.) Whining mood, folloAved by peevishness and quarrelsomeness, for tAvo hours, he feels easily roused to indignation. Constant alternation of depression of spirits and vehemence of temper • this prevents him from having a calm mood. One is indiffer- ent to joy or grief, more depressed, hoAvever, than composed.__ 490. Great equanimity.1 ________________________________________________________ 1 Note: Reaction of the organism. ANGUSTURA. 37 ANGUSTURA (CORTEX ANGUSTURiE, OR AUGUS- TURiE). This is the bark of the tree from South America, called Bonplandia trifoliata. The pieces which are chosen for medi- cinal purposes ought to be one line in thickness, little curved ; their external convex surface being covered with a coating, which is grayish-white, and may be easily scraped off, and being, moreover, intersected by fine transverse furrows ; the internal, concave surface is of a light-broAvnish yellow color ; these pieces may be easily broken, and Avhen broken, look like cinnamon, and are porous ; they have an offensively aromatic smell, a piercing, somewhat pungent, aromatic, bitter taste ; the powder looks like a powder of rhubarb. It is said that a decoc- tion of this bark cannot be precipitated by sulphate of iron in solution. The tincture is obtained by procuring, Avithout any lieat, the extract of 50 grains of this powder by means of 1000 drops of alcohol. The dilutions are used for homoeopathic purposes. For many years, a false, very poisonous bark has been sold in the place of the real Angustura, without any one knowing the tree from Avhich that bark came. This tree is now supposed to be the Brucea ferruginea. The bark of this tree is said to furnish the same alkaloid as Nux vomica, Ignatia, etc. The real Angustura possesses, likeAvise, great medicinal powers. Although we, obtain that bark from the tree called Bonplandia trifoliata, which is found on St.Thomas del Angus- tura, in South America, nevertheless, this drug, when impro- perly administered, may do great injury. In a document fur- nished by F. A. G. Emmert (see Hufeland's Jour. 1815, Aug. p. 75), we find the following case of poisoning, where three spoonfuls of five ounces of the bark of the spurious Angustura, having been reduced by inspissation to a mass of five ounces in weight, were given to a boy of five years and a half, and produced his death under the following horrible symptoms : Trembling, which Avas soon changed to violent spasms. (a. half an h.) On feeling the pulse, tetanus ensued suddenly. The eyelids Avere Avide open. The eyes Avere staring, immovable, and protruded from their sockets. 38 ANGUSTURA. Lockjaw ; the lips being wide open, so that the anterior teeth were quite exposed. Tension of the different muscles of the face. The extremities were stretched to the highest degree ; they were stiff and rigid. Violent opisthotonos. The trunk experienced from time to time violent convul- sions, extending along the back, and resembling electric shocks ; it was somewhat raised by those shocks. Cheeks and lips became blue. Breathing became intermittent. At the termination of the paroxysm, Avhich lasted six min- utes, the boy breathed Avith great difficulty, snorting, cheeks and lips being blue. Great and frequent desire for coffee. Tetanus Avas brought on by merely swallowing tepid water. The pulse was at 102, spasmodic, irregular. Tetanus either returned of itself, or was brought on by a noise, or by touching some part of the body ; the boy screamed constantly for fear lest some one should touch him. After the tetanic fit, the eyes were closed ; forehead and face Avere covered with sweat—cheeks and lips being blue— groaning, without any distinctly indicated pain. All the muscles lost their tonicity ; the eye lost its lustre ; breathing was convulsive and interrupted by great pauses. Death ensued after an hour. Half an hour after death, the body was stiff and rigid. Twenty-four hours after death, the smell of corruption set in, internally and externally ; the veins contained liquid blood of the color of broAvn cherries. The right lung Avas pale externally, and bloated; it was full of blood internally ; the left lung was blue externally; it looked blackish when cut, and Avas filled with blood. (Angustura vera, if given in the same dose, Avould probably produce similar symptoms.) Other observers confirm the fact, that large doses of Angus- tura produce spasmodic convulsions, vertigo, anguish, immo- bility, owing to rigidity of the muscles. Dr. Wiirzner, of Eilenburg, has reported to me that four persons, each of whom had taken ten to twelve grains of the extract in the shape of pills, were attacked with Rigidity of all the muscles of the body, as in tetanus ; one of them suddenly fell to the ground, Avith consciousness. ' Lockjaw. ANGUSTURA. 39 The following series exhibits similar symptoms in a much inferior degree. I have generally used the smallest part of a drop of the billionth potency; I have also used the higher degrees. Black coffee is an antidote against its too powerful effects. According to Noack and Trinks, Angustura has a great action upon the motor and spinal nerves. It has been employed with success in rheumatism with paralytic conditions; in lock- jaw Avith convulsions of the muscles of the back ; in irritation of the spine, and in affections of the mucous membrane. It is also -proposed against ischias postiea. Analogous Remedies: Ang. spur. Bruc. Cocc. Colch. Nux vom. Plat.—2 Canth. Carb. an. Head : Vertigo in the open air. (a. 20 h.) Obtusion of the head; slight pullings in the forehead. In the open air she Avas attacked with a little headache and heat, (towards evening.) Cramp-like headache.—5. Headache ; pressure in the forehead, over both eyes, as if the contents would issue forth, both Avhen at rest and in motion. Headache: Pressure in the occiput, in the afternoon. The brain in the forehead feels as if it Avere bruised; this symptom is increased by stooping, and diminished in the open air, (immediately.) Boring headache in the temples. A stitch as from electricity, starting from the temples upwards and downAvards.—10. He is attacked with a feeling of vertigo, when crossing a running water, or walking by the side of a ditch full of Avater ; he fears lest he should sink down. Gloominess and dullness of the head, as after a previous intoxication. Obtusion and sense of contraction of the head, when walking rapidly. Suddenly, great obtusion of the head, as of a skin drawn over the brain, half an hour. (a. | h.) —15. Great absence of mind ; Avhen occupied with something serious, his attention is constantly arrested by other things. (a. 45 h.) Sometimes he is lost in revery, and even complete absence of thought; he easily falls asleep when reading. For the first three afternoons, the body feels warm ; on the third afternoon, he experiences moreoA^er an extreme liveliness, and has a quick memory; however, he is not able to think of any thing Avith attention, being prevented by the intrusion upon his mind, of a rather agreeable project Avhich he almost believes to be real and feasible, and which exclusively absorbs all his attention; it is a sort of vivid, waking dream, (a. 4 d.) In the afternoon, great animation and facility of intellect; he compre- hends every thing much more easily than on the first day, and more easily than formerly ; but he feels unable to dwell upon his subject, owing to some internal uneasiness, such as is experienced by those who anticipate some great pleasure, or 40 ANGUSTURA. also owing to all sorts of plans croAvding upon his mind. (a. 35 h.) Early, after rising, great heaviness in the forehead, without any confusion in the head. (a. 3 d.)—15. Pressure in the left hemisphere Avhen stooping ; this pressure abates when raising the head again, (immediately.) Pressure in the tem- ples, (a. 1 h.) Headache in the forehead, towards evening, with great heat in the face. Headache only occurred when there was heat in the face. Headache always occurs tOAvards evening, and continues until the moment one falls asleep.—20. Headache, as if every thing in the brain Avere moving about, with oppressive and boring pain, especially in the temples ; Avhea lay- ing the forehead upon the table, he feels in the first moments no- thing except some tension ; soon, hoAvever, the pains return less violent, and assume their original violence as soon as the head is raised, (a. 12 h.) Pressure in the forehead. DraAving and oppressive pain in the temporal region. In the evening, drawing and oppressive headache on the right side of the head, with pressure on the loAver jaAV. (a. 16 h.) Tearing headache, rather externally, extending from the vertex over the temples. (a. 24 h.)—25. Intermittent prickings in the right temporal region, more externally, (a. 4 h.) Continual itching stitches in the forehead and temple, externally, Avhich do not go off by rubbing. Twitchings at a small place, under the skin of the left parietal bone ; when pressing upon the place, it pains as if it were bruised, (a. 1 h.) Eyes : Slight tAvitchings in the eyebroAVS Avhile reading. A few stitches over the eyes.—30. Violent burning in the inner half of the eyes themselves, and in the internal corner of the same. Tension, first in one, then in the other eye ; it seems to be directed from behind forwards, early in the morning. (a. 48 h.) There seems to be a feeble vapor before the eyes, which soon passes off. Soreness of the eyelids. Feeling of dryness under the upper eyelids.—35. Pressure in both eyes as if a bright light were irritating them, and as if they became weary. The eyes are red, and burn ; in .the morning they seem to be agglutinated. Contraction of the pupils, (a. 3 f h.) Dilatation of the pupils, (a. 13 h.) Pressure on the right eye and the orbit, in the evening, (a. 14 h.)-^40. Itching stitches in the upper eyelid, which cannot be removed by rubbing. (a. 1 h.) Early, on rising, dimness before the eyes, as if the cornea Avere obscured, (a. 24 h.) He sees much farther and more sharply than usual.1 Far-sightedness ; he saAV dis- tinctly objects at a distance, whereas he generally was short- sighted, (a. 2 x h.)2 1 Note: Reaction of the organism. 2 Reaction of the organism. ANGUSTURA. 41 Ears : Stitches in the meatus auditorius externus.—45. Burning in the internal ear, in the region of the^ tympanum. Sensation as if something had got before the ear, and as if something were inserted in it. Cramp in the external ear. Heat in the lobules. Throbbing pain behind the ears, on the side of the neck, as if the carotid were beating.—50. Heat of the ears and both cheeks. Cramp-like pain at the jugum. (a. x h.) Hearing is much more acute than usual. (a. 5 x h.) (Curative reaction of the organism.) Tingling in the ear. (a. 33 h.) Tearing twitchings before the left ear. (a. 1 h.)—55. Several alternate drawings in both ears, Avhich soon go off. Very painful, tearing tAvitchings in the internal ear of the right side ; they gradually assume the form of stitches. (a. 1 h.) Tearing in a tumor over the right mastoid process. (a- i h.) Face : The temporal muscles feel pithy, numb, as if something were pressing out there. Tensive pain in the tem- poral muscles, when opening the jaws.—60. Pain in the masseter muscles, as if one had fatigued them by masticating too much. Cramp-like pain near the articulation of the jaAV, in the muscles performing the office of mastication, especially when at rest; the pain is diminished by opening or closing the jaws. Feeling of heat in both cheeks, without any warmth being felt externally. Sensation of a corrosive soreness deep » in the nose, (immediately.) (Grinding pain in the loAver jaAV.) (a. 18 h.)—65. In the evening, hot feeling in the cheeks, Avhich, however, do not feel Avarm Avhen touched, (a. 12 h.) Jaws and Teeth : Great dryness of mouth and lips. Avithout any thirst, (a. 3 h.) Slight traction in some of the upper molar teeth, which, however, cannot be pointed out Avith pre- cision. DraAving pain in the two upper incisores of the right side. DraAving pain, which, to judge according to the feeling. is between the crowns of the middle, upper, right molar teeth, and may be palliated by touching the teeth with the cold finger. (a. 1 h.)—70. Throbbing toothache in a hollow tooth, in the evening, after lying down. (a. 14 h.) Lancinating traction in the gums of the right upper row. (a. 3h.) Gastric symptoms. (Taste in the mouth as of peach-stonest.) (Bread tastes sour to her.) He has no desire for drink ; nevertheless, he craves Avarm drinks more than cold ones ; he did not feel any chilliness after the cold drinks.—75. Nausea during a walk, as if he would faint, accompanied by great lassitude all over, Avhich did not abate by sitting doAvn ; afterwards he felt as if the nausea rose into his head, and he felt hungry. A great many empty eructations after a meal. Bilious eructations. Pinching stitches in the tip of 42 ANGUSTURA. the tongue, Avhich are extremely painful even Avhen the tongue is not moved, (a. 6 h.)—80. Burning as of pepper on the left side of the tongue, almost on its border, (a. 3 h.) White tongue Avith a feeling of roughness, (a. 12 h.) Roughness and dryness in the back part of the palate and fauces, Avithout any thirst, worse when swallowing, (a 25 h.) The voice is louder and firmer. (Curative reaction of the organism.) (a. 5 x h.) Bit- ter taste in the mouth produced by smoking, (to which he is otherwise accustomed.)—85. Putrid, flat taste in the mouth, for a short time. (a. 2 h.) Bitter taste in the mouth, and several slight eructations after dinner, which he ate with a good appetite, (a. 30 h.) Great desire for cold drink, (a. 15 h.) Frequent hiccough, (a. 3 h.) Nausea, especially during a meal.—90. Sense of nausea in the stomach, (a. 1 h.) In the evening, during a slumber, his mouth had become filled Avith a viscid, insipid and putrid phlegm, he could not drink enough. Although his appetite is very great, yet he does not relish his nourishment; he feels as if it were offensive to him ; at the same time he experiences a fulness in the chest, owing to sup- pressed eructations ; he feels unable to satisfy his appetite by eating a copious dinner, (a. 6 h.) Stomach : In the beginning of the meal, cutting pain in the stomach, like soreness; it went off during the meal. (a. 3 d.) • Cramp-like pinching pain beloAV the pit of the stomach, in the evening, when sitting, (a. 13 h.)—95. Cutting tearing in the pit, increased by moving the trunk, after dinner. Abdomen: Loud rumbling in the abdomen. Stitches in the abdomen, folloAved by a sense as of drawing. Early in the morning, diarrhoea comes on after previous colic, and nausea; the last evacuation Avas mere slime. Colic and diarrhoea; the last evacuation was mere slime, (a. 12, 84 h.) —100. (Tingling itching of the rectum, as of ascarides.) Cut- ting under the short ribs, in the right side of the abdomen, Avhen moving the trunk, (a. 48 h.) Dull, shaking, erratic shootings in the left side of the abdomen. Dull stitches in the abdomen, on the left side, near the navel, (a. 24 h.) Cutting pain in the left lumbar region from Avithin outAvards. (a. 3 h.)—105. Cut- ting in the hypogastrium, transversely over the ossa pubis, accompanied by pressure towards the rectum, (a. x h.) Cramp- like colic Avhen walking. Pinching in the right lumbar region Avhen at rest. Drawing pain as from a bruise, in the right side of the abdomen, when walking in the open air. (a. 1 h.) Pressure in the hypogastrium from Avithin outward, accompa- nied by anguish, (a. 16 h.)—120. Cramp-like pressure over the ossa pubis, when sitting, as if something were boring out there. ANGUSTURA. 43 (a. 12 h.) Audible rumbling in the abdomen, with eructations. Fermenting and rumbling in the abdomen, as if diarrhoea would come on, accompanied by incarceration of flatulence, (a. 3 h.) Cutting and gurgling in the hypogastrium, transversely over the ossa pubis, when taking warm milk. (a. f h.) Painless motions, grumbling and gurgling in the intestines, continuing almost unceasingly for three hours. Stool :—125. Indications of diarrhoea, with dragging through all the intestines, (a. 2 h.) Several times a sensation in the intestines as if diarrhoea would come on. Frequent desire in the rectum, as if diarrhoea would come on immedi- ately, with shiverings over the face. Every evacuation is fol- lowed by shiverings over the face, and goose-skin. The stool Avas not as thin as might have been expected, according to the existing indications of diarrhoea.—130. Sensation as if stool had not been passed sufficiently, and as if more would come. Sen- sation in the rectum as if it would protrude; this symptom is followed by a yellow, soft, very profuse evacuation, (a. 1 x h.) Three very thin stools in the space of four hours. Thin, copi- ous stool Avithout any pain. (a. 2 h.) Emission of stinking flatulence.—135. During a soft stool, there was painful tenes- mus of the rectum, as if it had been contracted, Avith distention of the haemorrhoidal veins, and a burning pain as if the rectum Avere being corroded, (a. 2d.) Moderate costiveness. Fre- quently, slight desire for stool; he felt as if stool would not take place ; upon straining, a feAv hard clots came out. (a. 12 h.) Urinary Organs : Frequent desire to urinate, with but little urine being emitted, (a. 2 h.) Tenesmus of the bladder, folloAved by the emission of a quantity of white urine ; tenes- mus after micturition, (a. 36 h.)—140. Orange-colored urine, Avhich becomes easily turbid, (a. 24 h.) Burning after mic- turition ; one is frequently obliged to urinate, although but a few drops are emitted each time; they cause a burning at every flow.) Genital Organs : Itching of the scrotum. Stiches, sometimes itching of the prepuce. Voluptuous itching of the tip of the glans, which forces one to rub ; it occurs when walking in the open air. (a. 6.J- h.—145.) Traction in the left spermatic cord alternating Avith tAvitches, accompanied by a sensation of shivering in the neighboring parts of the scro- tum and thigh. Throat: Stitch in the epiglottis.- Hoarseness, which is occasioned by much phlegm in the throat, (a. 10 h.) Titilla- tion in the larynx, inducing a dry, short, and hacking cough, and continuing for a long time. (a. 2$ h.) A short and hack- 44 angustura. ing cough the Avhole day, oAving to a titillation in the la- rynx accompanied by a rattling in the chest, when walking in the open air, and by the expectoration of much yelloAV mucus.— 160. Violent cough, deep from the trachea, early in the morn- ing, accompanied by the expectoration of yellow mucus, (a. 24 h.) Roughness in the throat; he has retching without being able to throAV up anything, (a. 6 h.) Tenacious phlegm in the trachea, Avhich is difficult to haAvk up. (a. 10, 11 h.) Chest : Cutting pressure in both sides of the chest, first only during an expiration ; afterwards the pressure, is changed to cutting thrusts, continuing even when the breath- ing is arrested, (a. 1 h.) Tightness of the chest, and pres- sure in the left side of the chest, Avhen walking fast. (a. 12 h.)—165. Spasm in the chest, as is experienced when one is suddenly assailed by a violent coldness. Pressure across the Avhole right side of the chest and abdomen, as if these parts Avere being compressed in front and behind, ac- companied by incisive cutting, doAvnwards, in the sternum, and in the dorsal spine, increased by inspiration and every movement of the trunk, (a. 5. h.) Great oppression of, and pressure upon the chest, accompanied by pressure on the sides of the frontal bone, and violent palpitation of the heart, (towards evening, Avhen ascending the stairs.) (a. 2 h.) Cutting thrusts in the sternum, and the dorsal spine, from without inwards, (a. 36 h.) Violent palpitation of the heart, when sit- ing or stooping, accompanied by a painful sensation, as if the heart Avere contracted.—170. Violent palpitation of the heart, in the evening, Avhen lying in bed ; it decreases when sitting up. Painful thrust in the region of the heart. When making as deep an inspiration as possible, it seems to be arrested under the upper portion of the sternum; he there feels a pain like a dull still stitch or pressure, (a. 72 h.) Sense as of trembling, internally, resembling hiccough, during an inspiration; the inspiration seems to be divided into two jerks from Avithin outwards, (a. 8. h.) Cutting pressure through the thoracic cavity from within outwards, accompa- nied by a sense of anguish, (a. x h.)—175. Single stitches in the sternum, Avhen sitting, (a. 28 h.) Painful sensitiveness of the chest, even Avhen he touches it only feebly, (a. 24 h.) Pres- sure on the chest, tOAvards the axilla, and on the tendon of the pectoralis major, (a. 3 d.) Itching stitches, in front, in the last true rib of the right side, which, in the beginning, do not pass off by scratching, but afterwards disappear of themselves, (a. 24 h.) Frequent, short cough, followed by one hiccough like eructation.—180. Quickly passing tightness of the chest (immediately.) When moving about in the bed, she feels a angustura. 45 pain in the muscles of the chest, early in the morning; the arms, when laid near each other, are painful, by day ; she may touch the parts Avithout feeling any pain, not even Avhen breathing. Sharply pressing, almost pinching pain, at a small place, in the upper portion of the chest, (a. 15 h.) Cutting stitches in the last rib, during an inspiration, and moreover be- fore going to bed, and after having laid down. Back : Early in the morning, when in bed, pain in the small of the back, as if every thing were broken ; after having risen from the bed, she Avas unable to pick up any thing from the floor, before several hours had elapsed; this symptom was folioAved by hunger, afterwards cutting pains in the abdomen, and loose stools, which, finally, became slimy.—185. Squeez- ing pressure in the small of the back, as if the parts had been bruised by blows; this pain often roused her from sleep ; the pain Avas Avorst at four o'clock in the morning, but it had dis- appeared Avhen she rose. Stitches below, and by the side of the small of the back, Avhen sitting. Sense as of a dull gur- gling in the small of the os sacrum, (a. 1 h.) Pain in the small of the back, rather on one side, as if the parts had been bruised ; the pain Avas drawing and pressive, and Avas expe- rienced Avhen sitting, (a. 35 h.) At night, Avhen in bed, he frequently feels a stitch on the right side near the dorsal spine, betAveen the scapulae ; the stitch is felt during motion, and ap- pears to penetrate deep into the chest—190. Tension in the muscles of the back, near the axilla ; he finds it difficult to lift up his arm, (immediately.) Neck : Pretty violent tremulations in the muscles of the neck, on the left side. (a. 2 h.( Tension, in front, on the right side of the neck, accompanied by sharp stitches; this symptom is felt even when at rest. (a. 3 h.) Dull stitches between the top of the left shoulder and the neck. Painful stiffness, like traction, betAveen the scapulae and in the nape of the neck, early in the morning, Avhen in bed ; when rising, she Avas unable to move her arms on account of the pain, nor Avas she able to turn her f neck, the whole forenoon; this symptom occurred several mornings in succession, lasting until noon, accompanied by faintishness of the Avhole body—195. Pain as from bruises, in the muscles of the neck, on the left side, towards the shoulder ; the parts felt as if they had been. strained too much ; this symptom only occurred during motion, and abated in the open air. Cutting stitches in the scapula. DraAving stitch in the nape of the neck. • Superior Extremities : Painful tAvitchings in the top of the shoulder. Upon extending the arm for a long time, 46 angustura. the arm feels as if one had held a heavy Aveight in one's hand for a long time ; it is a sort of paralysis. Stiffness in the joints of the elbows, accompanied by lassitude of the fore-arms. Pain in the elboAv-joint, apparently in the tendons of the muscles, as if he had knocked them against something ; this pain increases by moving the arm or leaning upon it (after walking in the open air.) (a. 24 h.)—200. Traction in.the fore-arm and in the hand, like a cramp. Traction in one of the fingers of the left hand. Pain in the middle finger of the right hand, as if it Avere torn out. Pain in the posterior joints of the fingers, such as is felt when moving an ulcerated part. The ring-finger feels insensible, numb, pithy, and as if it had died off.—205. Pressive cutting in the axilla, (a. x h.) Ach- ing of the humerus, as from a bruise, (a. If h.) The left arm feels heavy, Avhen one is walking, Avith pressure on the outside, in the region of the elboAv-joint, as if the arm Avere being pulled down when left hanging, (a. 4 h.) Fine itching of the arms, which passes off by rubbing, (a. 1 h.) Fine tear- ing in the arms, apparently more in the bones, and worse Avhen at rest than in motion, (a. 2 h.)—210. Single, deeply penetrating stitches over the left wrist-joint, (a. 7 h.) Feeling of heat on the dorsum of the left hand. (a. 6 h.) Rheumatic draAving pressure upon the dorsum of the right hand, in the evening. Dull stitches in the dorsum of the right hand, in front of the Avrist-joint. (a. x h.) The fingers of the right hand are cold to the touch, and they feel cold inwardly, (a. 3 h.)—■ 215. Aching, internally, in the flesh of the ball of the left thumb, (a. x h.) Traction around the joint of the thumb, as if it Avere sprained, especially when bending the thumb. Loaver Extremities : The whole right side of the ab- domen, and of the thigh and leg, feels bruised as if by blows, and, when Avalking, threatens to fall in on account of a rheu- matic drawing pain. (a. lx h.) Sudden heaviness and las- situde in the lower extremities, (a. x h.) Cramp-like pain at the upper border of the ilia, extending as far as the dorsal spine, (a. 12 h.)—220. Dull stitches in the left os innomina- tum, close behind the hip-joint; the stitches occur in short pa- roxyms, and are increased by every motion. The upper part of the hip-joint feels painful, as if it Avere luxated; it is almost unfit for walking. Boring, paralytic pain in the region of the ischiatic nerve, on the back part of the thigh. Pressive, draw- ing pain in the tendons of the hip-joints, upon rising from a seat. (a. 7 h.) Fine shootings in the skin of the glutei mus- cles, accompanied by tingling, externally.—225. Sharp stitches in the anterior muscles of the right thigh. Tremulous stitches ANGUSTURA. 47 in the left thigh, and in the upper border of the ilium, ex- tremely painful, and felt only when sitting, (a. x h.) When bending the knee, one feels a tensive pain in the anterior mus- cles of the right thigh. The anterior muscles of the right thigh feel paralyzed ; he feels a painful tension Avhen moving the muscles. Fine tearing in the thighs, apparently more in the bones ; it is worse when at rest, than in motion, (a. 2 h.)—230. Drawing aching on the external side of the thighs Avhen walking. Cramp-like pain in the middle of the posterior sur- face of the thigh, only when walking, (a. 21 h.) Tensive ache in the upper and anterior portion of the rectus muscle of the thigh, Avhen stretching the part. (a. 2X h.) Fine itching of the thigh, which goes off by rubbing, (a. 1 h.) He cannot walk fast; his legs feel too stiff.—235. Ascending stitches in the external tendons of the knee, when Avalking in the open air. (a. 13 h.) Intermittent prickings in the left pa- tella, when walking in the open air. (a. 6 h.) Cramp-like, straining traction from below upwards, in the calf, and also in the thighs, extending upAvards from the bend of the knee. Tense paralysis, as if produced by a contraction of the liga- ments, from the middle of the bend of the knee, as far as the calf, both Avhen at rest and in motion, (a. x h.) When cross- ing the legs, he feels a cramp-like tearing traction in the heel of the left foot, which is standing still, and a pressive drawing in the knee of the other leg, which is laid across, (a. 10 h.)— 240. When walking, he feels a drawing, superficial, softly pressive pain at the tibia, and around the joint of the foot, ac- companied by a sensation as if the tibia would break, Avhich prevents him from walking. Dull stitches in the left tibia, (a. 1 h.) Burning at the tibiae, Avhen Avalking. Pressure and traction in the tibia, in the evening, when sitting, (a. 12 h.) Early in the morning, when walking about, she feels a draAv- ing and aching in the joints of the feet, with heat in the joints, and a sensation as if they were luxated ; this symptom is felt in the parts near the malleolus externus. (a. 3 d.)-«-245. Aching as from a sprain, in the right foot, Avhen Avalking in the open air. (a. 2X h.) Paralysis of the joints of the feet. Dull drawing stitches in the joint of the right foot, when sit- ting, (a. 11 h.) Feeling as of burning, around the external malleolus of the right foot, when walking or sitting, (a. 26 h.) Almost lancinating tearing on the dorsum of the left foot, mostly Avhen moving the parts.—250. Cramp- like, pressive traction on the border of the left foot, on the pro- minence of the fifth metatarsal bone, as if he had sprained the joint by stepping \vrong. (a. 5 h.) The external border of the 18 ANGUSTURA. foot, and the part beloAv the external malleolus go to sleep, Avhen Avalking. Stitches in the heel, Avhen sitting, in the even- ing. Sudden tearing in the sole of the foot, when sitting. SAveat of the feet—255. Sense as of draAving and clawing in the pelvis, Avhen Avalking. During exercise, one frequently feels a pain in the hip, as if it Avere stiff or luxated, almost like cramp. Faintishness of the loAver extremities, Avhich is espe- ciall}7' felt above the knee-joint, as after a distant journey. Sense as of draAving and claAving in the right knee-joint Avhen walking or when standing upon the foot stretched forward. Sense as of stiffness in the feet (lower extremities) almost as if the contact Avith a consumptive individual had deprived him of all strength.—260. Traction in the tibia and the neighbor- ing muscles. The feet feel numb and pithy, as far as the knees, but Avithout any tingling. Momentary cramps in the feet. Cramp-like pain in the anterior part of the foot, Avithout any real contraction of muscles, more Avhen sitting or at rest. (a. ., h.) Pain of the foot, when standing upon it.—265. Cramp-like pain in the foot, folloAved by an aching on the day folloAving, and a feeling, when standing upon the foot, as if it had been bruised by Moavs. General Symptoms : Cracking in almost all the joints, but it is not audible. Itching, in the evening, when in bed ; after rubbing the parts, flat,very painful ulcers make their appearance. Fainting Fits, Weakness, Paralysis : Sensation in the Avhole body as if he had lost his strength, and as if the marrow of the bones had become stiffer and coagulated, (immediately.) One feels excessively tired after Avalking in the open air, espe- cially in the thighs.—275. Lassitude and weariness of all the limbs, without any sleepiness. When walking, he feels a painful straining in the muscles, here and there. In the even- ing, after having sat for an hour, he feels quite stiff and con- tracted ; after rising from his seat he is unable to right himself. (a. 13 h.) Paralytic weakness in the hands and elboAV-joints ; he wa$ scarcely able to move them, without, hoAvever, feel- ing any stiffness, and without, otheiwise, any obstacle, accom- panied by chilliness and want of animal heat, (a 1 h.) Crack- ing in all the joints, (a. 26 h.)—280. Greatly excited and ex- travagant mirth, accompanied by traction in the limbs, as if the tendons were strained, in the afternoon, (a. 2 d.) Sleep : He feels pretty cheerful and lively, Avhen he per- forms no intellectual labor ; but he becomes dizzy when read- ing something ; he then falls asleep immediately. Uneasiness, early in the morning, frequent yawning and want of disposi- tion for any kind of work. (a. 4 d.) When sitting and read- angustura. 49 ing, he falls asleep, but is roused up by the slightest noise, and starts up Avith a great chill which thrills through and through his body. Frequent yawning, with extension and stretching of the limbs, (a. 24 h.)—285. In the evening, great physical depression, and irresistible inclination to sleep while sitting ; he sleeps one hour, with snoring, but afterAvards, on lying down, he cannot fall asleep under an hour. Great sleepiness in the evening, until nine oi'clock, afterwards one is wide awake until after midnight. His sleep is interrupted by dreams until six o'clock in the morning; then he became wide awake, afterwards fell asleep again, and then remained sleepy until noon. Sleep, towards morning,, with dreams. Vivid dreams,which were partly disagreeable, partly causing anxiety ; he frequently woke up ; when he had fallen asleep again, he always dreamed of something else.—290. Uneasy sleep; un- easy sleep at night, which came on only towards morning ; full of dreams. Uneasy sleep, full of dreams; he did not Avake up, however, and had pollutions two nights in succession. Con- fused dreams, partly of a terrific nature. Frequent attacks of yaAvning, without any sleepiness, Avith a cramp-like pain in the jaAvs.—295. Inclination to constant stretching. Uneasy sleep ; she often wakes up, without any cause. Fever : Early in the morning, chilliness in the bed, with- out any subsequent heat. Internal shivering at three o'clock in the afternoon, with violent thirst, Avithout any subsequent heat, several days in succession. At three o'clock in the afternoon, one feels a shivering, with goose-skin, abating in the open air, without any thirst, for several days in succession.— 300. Slight heat after the chill. Increasing warmth over the whole body, towards evening. Heat around the head, with sweat upon the forehead, early, Avhen in bed. Heat, in the night, especially around the forehead, so that she is unable to sleep again after three o'clock in the morning ; at nine o'clock in the forenoon, she experiences a chill. Violent chills over the back, when Avalking in the room, in the forenoon, (a. 25 h.)—305. A good deal of thirst, in the forenoon; in an hour afterwards, chills, over the back. Increased warmth . of the cheeks and the body, accompanied by aching in the temples and the sides of the forehead. Internal and ex- ternal heat of the face, immediately after supper. In the afternoon, feeling of warmth in the whole body, espe- cially the cheeks, not without thirst, (a. 2 d.) Warmth of the Avhole body, towards evening, Avith pressive traction in the side of the forehead, and accompanied by thirst, (a. 4 d.)—310. 5 50 ARGENTUM. Warmth of the body, except the head; the cheeks Avere cold.1 Upon entering the room, in the evening, he feels a great heat; he knoAVS not Avhat to do with himself, but he experiences no thirst, (a. 2 d.) Moral Symptoms : Discouragement and peevishness, (a. 24 h.) Discouragement, dissatisfaction Avith his situation, he does not bear a joke ; slight offences fill him Avith bitterness. (a. 12 h.) He gets easily frightened, and starts.—315. Bright mood, when walking in the open air, (immediately.)2 Bright mood ; he is confident that he can achieve every thing Avith vigor, (a. 48 h.)3 Liveliness and activity of the mind.i He has not confidence enough in himself to undertake and to achieve voluntary motions. Pusillanimity. ARGENTUM. The gastric juice being unable to dissolve this metal in its genuine form, the manufacturers of our systems of Materia Medica have, speculatively, inferred that Argentum has no more medical properties than gold. Having been deterred, by the bold assertions of allceopathic physicians, from ascertaining the medicinal properties of silver, I contented myself, at first, with using the nitrate of silver in drop-doses of the quintillionth degree, Avhich gave me an oppor- tunity of observing the few subjoined symptoms. In spite of the assertions of our speculative theoreticians, who consider the stomach as a cooking or digesting machine, filled Avith gastric juice which cannot, possibly, dissolve in the stomach Avhat it has not been able to dissolve in the crucible— the dissolved substances being, from the stomach, sent forth, by a process of absorption, into the circulation—I could not resist the temptation of trying the pure metallic silver, after having triturated one grain of it with ninety-nine grains of sugar of milk. The interesting symptoms which have been produced by this trituration, will be found pointed out a little farther on. 1 Note: The latter part of this symptom was owing to the reaction of the vital principle; since the person, before taking the Angustura, had been affected with heat of the cheeks for several days. 2 Note: This appeared to be a curative reaction. 8 Note : Reaction of the vital principle. 4 Note : Reaction of the vital principle. ARGENTUM. 51 1 have, afterwards, found that one ten-thousandth part of a grain is a sufficient, and even too strong a dose, for homoeopa- thic use. The empiric reputation, Avhich the nitrate of silver enjoys, in common epilepsy, appears to have originated in the fact, that several varieties of convulsions, Avhich indicate copper, have been cured by a salt of silver containing copper; the symptoms Avhich I have discovered do, by no means, indicate pure silver as a remedy against epilepsy. R. Boyle's so called Diuretic Pills, containing nitrate of silver, are wholly inadequate to the object for which they are intended, not only on account of the dangerous size of the dose, but also on account of a profuse secretion of urine being a pri- mary effect of silver, (the antagonistic effect of a diminished secretion of urine in certain swellings of the urinary organs,) Avhich must invariably be folloAved by a diminished secretion of urine, as soon as the vital principle shall have regained its control. If exhibited in ischuria, the remedy Avould act as an antipathic, and prove pernicious. Physicians could not help administering remedies as anti- pathies, because they never investigated their primary effects; they did not even knoAV that the permanent effect, in the animal organism, of medicinal drugs, is always the opposite of their primary action, and that, therefore, no certain and per- manent cure can be effected, except by remedies Avhich are capable of producing, in a healthy organism, morbid symp- toms analogous to those of the disease. Some forms of diabetes can be permanently cured by silver, provided the other concomitant symptoms are also indicated. According to Noack and Trinks, the nitrate of silver may be exhibited in epilepsy.—Diabetes.— Typhus abdominalis.—Dy- sentery, erysipelatous inflammations of the skin.—Asthenic, su- perficial ulcers.—Congestions to the head, with vertigo.— Oph- thalmia. • Ophthalmia neonatorum.—Amaurosis.—Spongy, readily-bleeding gums.—Chronic affection of the stomach of a nervous and inflammatory kind; periodic gastrodynia.— Blennorrhoea of the genital organs. Asthma ; Angina pectoris. Analogous remedies : Argentum.—Aln. Alum. Natr. mur. Phosp.—Antidotes : Merc. corr. Natr. mur. Nitr. ac. Hahnemann gives the following symptoms of this drug : (The head became affected as if the epileptic fit would come on.) (Presentiment of the approaching fit.) Obscura- tion of sight, accompanied by anguish, heat of the face and lachrymation. Sensation as if the velum palatis Avere swol- 52 ARGENTUM. len, only Avhen moving the tongue, or AvhenrsAvallowing.—5. Sensation in all the limbs as if they Avould go to sleep and be- come rigid. Faintishness, in the afternoon. Profuse night- sweat. Anguish, which forces one to walk fast. OBSERVATIONS OF OTHERS. Vertigo; accompanied by total but passing blindness. Loose, easily bleeding gums, which, however, were neither painful nor swollen. Nausea, heaviness and pressure in the stomach. Burning heat in the stomach.—5. Burning heat in the stomach and chest. Considerable irritation of the urinary organs. Disagreeable obstruction in the upper part of the nose, three days. Discharge from the nose like white pus, mixed with clots of blood. Teeth : Black teeth.—Blue tongue (also in animals). Sleep : Comatose sleep. According to Noack and Trinks, Argentum is useful in Dia- betes, mercurial cachexia, chronic laryngitis. It seems pro- bable that it Avill be of some use in diseases of the heart, in coxalgia, but especially in certain affections of the elbow and knee, Avhich require a close investigation; rheumatic and arthritic affections of the joints.—Itching of the skin.—Hypo- chondria.—Chronic, inflammatory conditions of the stomach and mouth; Syphilitic ulcers of the fauces.—Pollutions. Antidotes : Aeon. ? Merc. Puis. ? Analogous remedies : 1. Aur. Plat. Zinc. 2. Asafoet. Chin. Merc. Nitr. ac. Nux v. Puis. Stann. Head : He felt suddenly giddy, and as if a mist had been before his eyes. Vertiginous drowsiness; his eyes closed. He began fo feel a tingling and turning in his head, as if he were tipsy. The head feels dull and hollow, his whole ■brain aches, accompanied by chilliness.—5. Aching in the forehead, with stupor, and draAving pressure in the occiput. Stinging and burning pain in the head. Violent lancinating and tearing pain in the head. (Early in the morning, stitching headache, Avith redness of one of the eyes.) When standing or reading, he suddenly felt a burning sensation in the scro- biculus cordis, a sense as of a dull compression of the brain from all sides, and an approaching vertigo, with nausea and inclination to vomit in the region of the sternum, such as is experienced after turning quickly round in a circle • at the same time there is a sudden heat in the whole of the body but ARGENTUM. 53 mere in the face, and momentary sweat on the chest and in the face.—10. The nape of the neck feels stiff, there seems to be something foreign in the occiput, a kind of drawing and pressing seems to be felt in it. Spasmodic quivering and sub- sultus of the right temporal muscle, the occipito-frontalis muscle of the right side, the muscle on the side of the neck near the cricoid cartilage and towards the nape of the neck; this subsultus repelled the hand, and Avas accompanied by a quivering pain. Pimple on the left temple, which is painful Avhen touched. Attacks of vertigo; he cannot Avell control his senses ; this symptom also occurs Avhen sitting or reflecting. (a. \ h.) A little dullness in the head.—15. He is all the time in a kind of intoxication ; he knoAvs not how to define his state. Sense of darkness in the head, as if there Avere smoke in the brain. Sensation in the head, both as of pressure and trembling, over the right ear, towards the occiput, (a. 4. h.) Excessive pain in the left temple, being both pressive and tear- ing, (a. 5 h.) Tearing in the left temple.—20. Tearing, ap- parently in the left temporal bone and over the left mastoid process. Drawing pain extending from the occipital bone as far as the middle of the frontal bone, obliquely across the right temporal bone, externally. Pressive and tearing pain in the region of the right and left temporal bone, increased by con- tact. Clawing pressure in the right temple, with sharp stitches occurring at short and regular intervals from without inwards, (a. 5. d.) Cutting stitches, apparently in the skull or on the surface of the brain, close in front of the left ear tOAvards the anterior part of the face.—25. Aching in the region of the temporal bones, externally. Aching in the region of the left parietal bone, externally. A slight pressure in the head causes a feeling of soreness. Slight thrill of shivering over the hairy scalp. Aching in the forehead over the eyebrows, (a. 2 h.) Tearing ache in the left frontal eminence, (a. 6 h.)—30. Tearing ache under the left frontal eminence ; the globe of the eye feeling, at the same time, compressed. Intermittent boring the whole day; the pain increases in the evening, after lying doAvn. (a. 7. h.) Eyes : (The upper and lower eyelids are very red and thick; however, the eyes do not suppurate.) Violent itching in the corners of the eyes. Nose : When bloAving the nose, there is violent bleeding at the nose (immediately after dinner) and again in three hours. —35. Tingling and itching in the nose Avas followed by bleeding. Face : Painful, gnawing pressure on the bones of the face 54 ARGENTUM. of the right side ; the pressure is strongest on the jugum. (a. 1 h.) Tearing at the left zygoma. Fine, draAving pain in the muscles of the face, especially in the region of the cheek-bones. Fine, painful stitches in the right molar bone. Ears : 40.—Violent itching of the external ear; he scratches until the parts bleed. Cutting stitches from the internal ear of the leftside as far as the brain. Sensation in the right ear, as if it were stopped up. A sort of pressiA-e tearing over the left ear, at a small place, (a. 12 h.) Corrosive itching of the lobules of both ears early in the morning, after rising, (a. 12 h.) Jaws and teeth :—45. A drawing pain from under the fossa behind the right lobule as far as the skin of the cheek, extending even down to the loAver jaAV, as if the pain were in the periosteum. When masticating, sense as of cutting, in the direction of the parotid gland, as if one had taken something very acid; the pain seems to. be felt in the Eustachian tube. (An incisor tooth, when being pressed fonvard, was painful.) a. 5 h.) Swelling of the upper lip, close under the nose. The gums are painful, especially Avhen touched. Mouth and throat :—50. A little blister on the tongue feeling sore and burning. His throat feels raw and sore. Bor- ing and grinding pain in the throat. Pressure on the outer and left side of the neck, when walking in the open air. Cut- ting stitches under the right half of the loAver jaw, apparently in the submaxillary gland, from without imvards.—55. The region of the submaxillary glands is swollen ; this makes the neck stiff, and produces a tension in the parts when being moved ; deglutition is, at the same time, made difficult, as if there were internal swelling of the neck; he is obliged to force every mouthful of food down his throat, (a. 48 h.) Feeling of dryness of the tongue, Avhich, hoAvever, is moist. Soreness and raAvness in the throat, during an expiration and during deglutition. Roughness and rawness of the throat, con- tinuing the whole day. Sense as of scraping in the velum pen- dulum palati, as if a rough body were glued to it; it Avas not a painful, but a disagreeble sensation, and Avas more felt during an empty deglutition than Avhen swalloAving a morsel, but the sensation was felt constantly, and forcing one to SAvalloAv the saliva; in a few hours this feeling descends deeper into the throat.—60. When yawning, one feels a painful tension in the fauces as of a swelling. Taste and appetite : His speech is impeded on account of much viscid saliva accumulating in his mouth. The saliva accumulates in his mouth ; this symptom is accompanied by a ARGENTUM. 55 chill. Viscid, gray, jelly-like mucus in the throat, which may be easily hawked up, early in the morning. Indifference to food ; he is satiated immediately.—65. One has no longer any appetite early in the morning. Violent appetite, (a. 40 h.) Violent appetite continues even when the stomach feels replete. Excessive gnaAving hunger the Avhole day ; Avhich cannot be satisfied by eating. Afterwards, during several days, this hun- ger could only be alleviated for a short time by eating.—70. Sensation like that of heart-burn. (a. lx h.) Hiccough Avhen smoking tobacco as usual, (a. lx h.) Almost continual qualmishness and nausea. Feeling of nausea in the throat, followed immediately by heat over and over, mostly about the head, accompanied by redness of the face, without any thirst, (a. ^ h.) Retching, by means of which a bitter, acrid, badly-smelling liquid is brought up from the stomach into the mouth, Avhich leaves behind it a continual sense of rawness, roughness and burning in the throat, (heart-burn.) (a. 8 h.)—75. (Great desire for wine.) His appetite is en- tirely gone ; he loathes food even when merely thinking of it. Abdomen : Early in the morning, sense as of burning, like heart-burn, in the abdomen, stomach, and as far as the chest. At night, a painful distention of the abdomen, Avith a sense as of pressure; it passed off without the emission of flatulence. Rumbling in the abdomen during the night, and emission of flatulence.—80. Contractive pain in the belly, after the morn- ing-stool ; it seems owing to a cold, Avhen sitting. Painful sensation in the hypogastrium during a soft evacuation. Two vomitings in the afternoon, during stool. Pressure at the pit of the stomach. Pinching, transversely across the stomach and in the left hypochondrium.—85. After he has begun to eat, he feels an excessive pressure extending from the hypogastrium downAvards towards the region of the ossa pubis ; the pressure becomes worse during an inspiration, and is alleviated by rising from one's seat. Loud rumbling in the abdomen, like the croaking of frogs, (a. f h.) Belly-ache as in diarrhoea. Cut- ting, internally, transversely across the abdomen. Contraction and straining of the abdominal muscles when walking, so that he has to Avalk stooping.—90. Sharp stitches, from within out- Avards, in the abdominal muscles, near the last true rib ; they terminate in a fine pinching, and abate a little by rubbing, (a. 60 h.) Boring pain on the right side of the hypogastrium, im- mediately over the groin, (a. 34 h.) Cutting stitches on both sides in the region of the abdominal ring. (a. 3X h.) Sensa- tion, in the bend of the left groin, as if the tendon of the psoas muscle were strained; Avhen pressing upon this tendon, 56 ARGENTUM. it feels painful as if it had been bruised. Straining in the hy- pogastrium during a pretty soft evacuation, and even after- wards, (a. 72 h.) Stool : 95.—Frequent and always successful desire for stool in the loAver part of the rectum, with expulsion of a small quantity of soft stool, continuing for several days. (a. 2X h.) Stool after dinner, Avhich is very dry and sandy, but which passes off Avithout any trouble, (a. 8 h.) Urinary organs : Frequent micturition, (a. 6 h.) Fre- quent desire to urinate, and copious emission of urine, for several hours, (a. 2 h.) Generative functions : Pollutions, at night, without any lewd dreams.—100. Pain in the left testicle, as after a contusion, (a. 49 h.) Effusion of semen almost every night. Cold, catarrh : Irritation in the nose, as if a cold would come on. (a. 1 h.) The nose is obstructed, in the forepart of both nostrils; a sensation as of biting in the left nostril. Fluent coryza ; the nose is constantly full of mucus.—105. Excessive fluent coryza with frequent sneezing, for two days. Violent fluent coryza without any sneezing, (a. 10 h.) Larynx and trachea : Laughing produces mucus in the larynx and excites cough. Mucus in the chest, and cough with discharge of phlegm, (a. 26 h.) When ascending the stairs or stooping, mucus gets into the trachea, which is expelled by one single fit of cough.—110. When stooping, mucus gets into the trachea, which is expelled by one single fit of cough. Irritating, short, hacking cough, Avithout any expectoration ; early in the morning after rising from the bed. (a. 48 h.) A dull cutting, Avhich takes the form of a stitch, is felt in the trachea from beloAV upwards, occasioning tAvo or three fits of cough; that pain continues even after the cough ; the cough produces a kind of watery expectoration, which, hoAV- ever. does not relieve the cough, (a. 24 h.) 'Rawness and soreness of the larynx, especially Avhen swallowing (Jahr)— Avhen coughing, not when swallowing. Several attacks of a short, rattling cough by day, not in the night, nor in the open air, accompanied by white, thickish, loose expectoration, looking like'boiled starch, but not transparent, Avithout any taste or smell. —115. Cough early in the morning. Chest : Cutting stitch, transversely across the last rib of the left side, when stooping sideAvays and leaning on the arm. Pressure in the side of the back, opposite the belly ; afterwards fearfully violent, oppressive stitches, occurring at the least mo- tion or Avhen breathing, so that he had to Avalk crooked ; when lying still it seemed as if there were a griping in those parts ARGENTUM. 57 as in a malignant ulcer; there Avas oppression of the chest, as if a large load had been lying upon the chest, which almost prevented breathing. Spasmodic aching and tension in the region of some of the ribs. In the right side of the chest occurs, for a minute, such a violent stitch from within outwards, that he is neither able to expire or inspire (when sitting,) (a. 28 h.)—120. Fine stitches inside of the upper part of the sternum, from within outwards, (a. 48 h.) Sharp stitches on the right side, near the nipple. Stitches under the right nipple ; inspiration or expiration does not mod- ify the symptoms. Tearing below the right nipple. Gnaw- ing irritation on the left side of the chest, when at rest.—125. Cramp-like pain on the left side of the chest; after the pain has subsided, the place is yet painful to the touch, (a. 9 h.) (Oppression and burning in the region of the heart.) Sensa- tion of oppression in the left side of the chest, over the heart. (a. 78 h.) A lancinating and claAving pain in the left side of the sternum; the pain is the most violent when one stoops, and is not influenced either by expiration or inspiration, (a. 8 h.) Pressing stitches on the right side of the chest and in the sternum, increased only by deep inspirations, (a. a feAv min- utes.)—130. During a deep inspiration, there is, under the second or third rib of the right side, a place of the size of half a dollar, which is affected Avith a pain pressing from Avithin outwards. On the right side of the chest there is a place af- fected with a pain, as if something hard Avere pressing upon the ribs. Violent pressure on the sternum, internally, which is increased by every motion, especially by stooping and then raising one's self again. Aching of the sternum, externally. Prickings under the xiphoid cartilage of the ster- num.—135. Sharp stitches, on the right side, near the handle of the sternum, (a. 8 h.) Sharp stitches betAveen the sixth and seventh true ribs of the right side, which was increased during an inspiration. Dull stitches on the left side, under the last false ribs. Dull stitches under the third true rib of the left side, re- maining the same both during an expiration or inspiration. Slowly intermittent, dull stitches under the cartilages of the last true ribs, on the left side, over the pit of the stomach, (in the evening when in bed.) (a. 31 h.)—140. Violent cutting, in both sides, in the region of the loAvest ribs, from within out- wards, the pain is severe only during a deep inspiration ; Avhen moving the trunk Avithout taking an inspiration, he feels no ag- gravation of the pain, but he does feel it as soon as he inspires. (a. 10 h.) Cutting stitches at the termination of the ribs, on the 58 ARGENTUM. right side near the vertebral column, especially when curbing the back. Back : Burning stitches on the right side, in the small of the back, when sitting ; when rising, or Avhen pressing upon the part, the pain is simply burning ; but there are then no stitches. Traction on the right side of the posterior brim of the pelvis, and in the small of the back. (a. x h.) Sensation as if the small of the back had been knocked aAvay. (a. 24 h). —145. Dull stitches in the second lumbar vertebra. Superior Extremities : Titillating, and itching stitches betAveen the scapula, resembling violent flea or musqueto-bites ; he could hardly obtain any relief by scratching. Tensive traction of different places of the arms ; it was like stitches. Spasmo- dic aching and draAving pain in the bend of the right elbow, as if the arm had been violently sprained by motion ; the pain was only felt during motion, more when extending than Avhen bending the arm. Aching, draAving and tensive pain in the bends of both elbows ; (it is felt in every position of the arms ;) when pressing upon the parts, the pain disap- pears for a moment, but then returns again immediately.—150. Spasmodic aching and drawing pain at the internal side of the left fore-arm. Sharp pressure under the scapulae. Excessive tearing in the upper portion of the left scapula ; the pain is felt when sitting, and abates when rising from the seat. Tingling of the left scapula, as if the parts had gone to sleep. Tearing on the top of the shoulder, and in the region of the head of the humerus.—155. Tearing in the glenoid cavity of the scapula, Avhich extends as far as the clavicle. Boring stitches in the right axilla, Avhich did not go off Avhen the parts Avere touched, (a. 30 h.) Tearing ache beloAV the shoulder- joint. Continued pinching in the right upper arm. (a. 1 h.) Tearing in the left upper arm.—160. Burning, quickly passing stitch, in front, in the middle of the left upper arm. Aching in the flesh of the upper arm, which increases by contact. Cramp in the middle of the upper arm, when lifting it up ; otherwise the cramp is scarcely felt. (a. 10 h.) Paralytic feeling in the arms, during motion, especially in the elbow-joint, (a. 32 h.) A sort of paralysis of the right arm and hand ; it drops, and he has to make a great effort for the purpose of writing, (a. 3 h.)—165. When bending the arm, there is a tension, externally, at the upper extremity of the ulna. (a. 6 h.) Violent, tearing ache in the muscles situated betAveen the olecranon process of the ulna. and the trochlea of the humerus, (a. 31 h.) Not long continuing, jerking tearings, apparently in the bony processes forming the ARGENTUM. 59 trochlea, first of the right, then of the left fore-arm, finally in the posterior joint of the right middle finger, returning from time to time. Intermittent prickings in the trochlea of the right side, especially in the muscles. Sharp, continued stitch behind the wrist-joint, at the beginning of the trochlea, (a. 6 h.) —165. Stinging and itching burning under the skin, at the internal side of the wrist-joint, (a. 32 h.) Titillation in the palm of the right hand, which forced one to scratch, (a. 33 h.) Cramp-like traction in the back of the right hand and foot. Tearing ache in the bones composing the wrist joints of either hand. Tearing and aching of the metacarpal bone of the thumb, and in the two posterior joints of the big toes of the feet; the pain becomes Avorse by contact —170. Tearing in the posterior joint, and the metacarpal bone of the fourth finger of the left hand, accompanied by spasmodic clenching of the fingers, especially when seizing something. Traction in the joints of the three midmost fingers of the left hand, both Avhen in motion and at rest. Inferior Extremities : Tension and traction in the groin below the abdominal ring, extending as far as the left thigh. Violent pain at a place behind the left hip, as if he had had a violent fall upon that place ; the pain is only felt during motion ; it was not excited by standing, (a. 32 h.) When running and setting doAvn the left foot which is stretched forward, he feels a painful, pricking sort of a pressure in the right hip-joint.—175. Paralytic weakness in the right hip-joint, Avhen Avalking, especially Avhen moving the leg forward; moreover, stitches Avhen setting doAvn the foot; this caused him to limp, but soon went off. Sense as of a tingling hum- ming (this is the literal meaning ; the idea is " a sort of vibra- tion") in the left thigh, and traction in the anterior muscles. Jactitation of several muscles, especially of the right thigh. Slight tAvitchings of the external side of the left knee, accom- panied by a sensation as of gurgling (the literal translation; another peculiar sort of vibration,) Avhen sitting, (immediately.) A cramp-like incisive pain over the left knee, on both sides, when he does not move the body. (a. 8 h.)—180. Tearing dull stitches over the left patella, in any position. Tearing in the left knee-joint Avhen sitting, (a. 72 h.) The knee is pain- ful, as if it had been bruised ; the pain is worse when sitting than Avhen Avalking. (a. 1| h.) The knees often bend Avhen Avalking. Aching in the knee-joint, and from Avithin out- wards, in the muscles of the left extremity, Avhen sitting.— 185. In the evening, A\Then in bed, he experiences burning, corrosive stitches in the left tibia, not far from the kneo, Avhich 60 ARGENTUM. caused an involuntary jactitation of the foot. (a. 17 h.) Cramp in the left calf, Avhich is Avorst Avhen at rest. (a. 4 h.) When going down stairs, the gastrocnemii muscles are painful, as if they Avere too short. Pain as from bruises and throbbing, in the joints of the feet, Avorst Avhen sitting, (a. 3 h.) In the joints of the feet, and in the lower parts of the legs, there is a considerable turmoil and dull beating, as from great fatigue, accompanied by tingling and stinging of the skin of the tibiae, Avorst when at rest, but less during motion, (a. 14 h.)—190. Sensation in the joint of the left foot, as if the foot had become detached, and as if the cartilage of the joints had become severed, Avhen Avalking. Cutting stitches in the external malleoli from within outAvards, when sitting, almost not felt Avhen Avalking ; the cutting is worst when the foot is supported upon a narrow lath. (a. some h.) Tearing in the feet, at times in the soles, at times in the dorsa, or in the heels, toes, (espe- cially in their posterior joints,) in the tarsal or metatarsal bones ; the pain does not extend beyond ,the malleoli ; very seldom a shooting pain Avas experienced beyond the malleoli. A some- what burning sensation in the right heel and the tendo Achil- lis ; the parts felt as if they had gone to sleep. Violent burning in the corn, in paroxysms, even without any pressure, for twenty-four hours.—195. Paralytic weakness in the hip and the thigh. (Several pimples on the tibia, with a burning pain.) Pain in the heel when stepping upon the foot, feeling as if it were pithy, (continued.) General Symptoms : Lassitude and heat all over, when walking in the open air; he has no sweat, and feels a sort of anguish, as if his clothes were too tight. The symp- toms reappear every day about noon.—200. Intolerable itching, as from a flea Avalking over the head, and the whole body. Burning itching, here and there, on the skin ; for instance, upon the skin of the face, the hands, etc. ; this did not, how- ever, make scratching necessary. A sort of tearing ache at the extremities of the long bones, over or below their joints in different parts of the body. (a. 48 h.) Weakness, Paralysis : Great weakness of the body, especially of the thighs, Avhen sitting or Avalking, Avith somno- lence, (a. 4 h.) Uneasiness, laziness in all the limbs. Sleep.—205. Dreams about the events of the day. Anx- ious dreams; on waking up, he felt yet so anxious, that he imagined he had suffered the accident he had dreamed about. Fever : In the afternoon, chilliness until he went to bed • even, Avhen in bed, he could not get warm; sweat after mid- night. Chills over the upper portion of the body, at night ARNICA MONTANA. 61 when lifting the cover ever so little ; when properly covered, he felt comfortably warm. (a. 4 h.) In the forenoon, heat, and feeling of heat over the Avhole body, less, however, about the head, Avithout any thirst, Avith a little SAveat on the abdomen and some on the chest. Chilliness on the back, and on the feet as far as beyond the malleoli; it continued for two hours, and was very painful; walking availed him nothing, (a. 6^ h.)—210. Shivering through the whole body. (a. Ij, h.) In the evening, when in bed, quick pulse Avith thirst, (a. 11 h.) Moral Symptoms : Increased cheerfulness and disposi- tion to talk the whole day. (a. 3 h.) (Reaction.) (When pleased, she is excessively merry ; but she cries when the least thing contrary happens.) Discouraged. ARNICA MONTANA. The root of this plant which is fond of mountain-plains covered with trees of ordinary foliage, when exposed to the air loses very soon a considerable portion of its smell and its medicinal virtues ; these, however, it loses most by boiling. The recently prepared powder, having been dried in vessels that had been heated in Avarm water may be kept for several years in well-corked bottles, Avithout losing almost any of its power. The theories, definitions, distinctions, and sophistic specu- lations of the old school have not been able, in the centuries of the past, to discover the specific curative power of this plant, or to perceive its remedial influence against the pernicious consequences which often attend falls, contusions, blows, thrusts, straining, tAvisting or tearing the solid parts of our organism.1 The common man had to discover the virtues of this drug; after having used an innumerable quantity of other substances, he, at last, discovered in this remedy a protective agent against the consequences of falls, etc., and, therefore, called it " Fallkraut," (plant against falls.) Two hundred years ago, a physician (Fehr,) communicated this discovery of domestic practice to the profession, (who then named this herb Panacea lapsorum.) 1 Note : Even in the most dangerous wounds by balls or blunt instru- ments, Arnica is very efficacious; it is also eminently useful against the pain attending the pulling out of teeth, or other surgical operations, in which sensitive parts had been violently strained—such operations as re- ductions of joints, fractures, etc. 62 ARNICA MONTANA. All the symptoms attending violent contusions and tearing of the fibre, are analogically produced by Arnica, in healthy organisms, as the following series of symptoms shows. In great contusions the cure may be promoted by giving a small dose of Arnica internally, if necessary, every three days, and then mixing half a pound of Avater Avith an equal quan- tity of brandy or Avine, and dropping into this liquid five or ten drops of the one hundreth potence of the solution of Arnica, imparting to the whole mixture about ten good shakes. Arnica may be advantageously employed against many forms of disease; it is a polychrest. Its effect does not last beyond six days; but, nevertheless, I have found it to be an indispensable intermediate remedy in the most inveterate chronic diseases. It ought never to be used in purely inflammatory, acute diseases, characterized by external general heat; nor ought it to be used in diarrhoea. In those affections Arnica will always prove hurtful; the reason of this may be found in the folloAV-' ing series of symptoms. It Avill be found extremely useful in some kinds of spurious pleurisy. If this remedy be indicated, its thirtieth potency acts more speedily and safely than any other below it. To prepare the thirtieth potence you may either take tAvo drops of the extract of the recent plant, (using the whole of it, when it approaches the period of flowering,) or, if the recent plant cannot be had, you may take ten grains of the finely powdered root, extract- ing its medicinal virtues by means of one thousand drops of alcohol within the space of a Aveek, shaking the whole once a day; of this extract you then take one drop, dynamizing it up to the decillionth degree, according to the well knoAvn rule. Two or three globules moistened with a dilution of this degree, are sufficient at a dose. Camphor is an antidote; Avine increases the effects of Arnica. This drug has been tried by myself and Drs. Franz, Gross, Hahnemann, Hornburg, Kummer, Langhammer, Wislicenus. Noack and Trinks offer the following remarks on Arnica. Arnica is suitable when the nervous system, the animal as well as the vegetative, is in a state of torpidity. It is suit- able for those stages of inflammation where the vital powers begin to become'extinct, where torpid fever or neurophlogosis sets in ; under these circumstances it is the contrary of Aconite, which corresponds to the purely inflammatory, especially the synochal character. Arnica is especially ARNICA MONTANA. 63 useful in the so-called status gastricus nervosus putridus : it appears to be suitable to the nervous venous constitutions, to plethoric young people, with a red face, or to persons of a lymphatic temperament, to exhausted individuals that have been weakened by disease, with a pale-yellow, livid face. As a remedy against the effects of blows, contusions, etc. Arnica rivals Rhus Toxic, Conium, Acidum sulph. Symphytum officinale, Calendula officinalis, Ruta, Ledum and Ferrum muriat. Rhus, however, corresponds more to the consequen- ces attending an extension of membranous tissues, especially the ligaments of the joints; Conium is more suitable for contusions which produce a condensation of the cellular tissue and induration of glandular structures, accompanied by a sensation of numbness. Symphytum answers more the pressure and contusion of bones ; Calendula is suitable for sugillations, bloody and serous infiltrations of the cellular tissue in open wounds and ulcers ; Ruta Ave know to be a specific in cases of mechanical injury of the tarsal and car- pal joint, and in rheumatic paralysis of these parts; Ferrum muriaticum is especially useful in a similar affection of the shoulder-joint, and Ledum, Avhen the hip-joint is the seat of those symptoms.—Concussions of the brain and the spinal marrow.—Soporous, apoplectic and paralytic fits, convul- sions and tremor of the limbs, when consequent upon concus- sions and contusions.—Traumatic convulsions.—Epilepsy, after mechanical injuries.—Tetanus.—Trismus.—Precursory symptoms of apoplexy, even the apoplexia nervosa, sanguinea, serosa, when fully developed.— Atonic hemorrhages.—Nerv- ous, gastric and putrid fevers. Status nervosus stupidus, fever accompanied by violent pleuritic stitches at every inspi- ration, small, quick, slipping pulse, tongue exhibiting brown streaks in the middle, great thirst, trembling of the lower lip, gathering of flocks in the air, involuntary stool, etc.—Intermit- tent fevers, especially after the type had been suppressed by Quinine.—Puerperal fevers, especially Avith a gastrico-bilious character.—Milk-fever.—Wound-fever.—Rheumatism and gout, especially podagra, with inflammatory erysipelatous swelling of the affected parts.—Frozen limbs.—Consequences of fright.—Bad effects from the abuse of Cinchona.-—Poi- soning by lead.—Atrophy of children (?) Measles with danger- ous swelling of the parotid glands.—Excoriations.—Furuncles. —Ulcers with putrid character.—Decubitus.—Stings of insects.—Melancholia consequent upon injury of the head, fright, onanism, suppression of the usual eA'acuations and obsti- nate constipation.—Frenzy of parturient Avomen, accompanied 64 ARNICA MONTANA. by nymphomania.—Different kinds of cerebral affections, especially of children ; hydrocephalus acutus, Avhen the secretions proceed from the membranes of the brain, especially after scarlatina miliaris.—Encephalomalacia (?) Vertigo with constipation.—Pain as from bruises in the head and body, remaining after the influenza.—Traumatic inflammation of the eyes, both recent and more advanced Avhen exsudations had set in.—Cicatrices of the cornea ; incipient amaurosis, espe- cially Avhen consequent upon external injuries of the eyes and the brain.—Bleeding at the nose, especially Avhen pro- duced by a fall or a contusion.—Swelling of one cheek.— Haemorrhages from the mouth. Toothache, Avith swelling of the cheeks.—Oesophagitis.—Haematemesis.— Consequences of blows upon the pit of the stomach: continued pressing and cutting pains in the pit of the stomach and the epigastri- um ; constant nausea; frequent empty retching, especially at night; vomiting, exen Avhen eating ever so little ; slow fever; great emaciation; sad, peevish mood and despondency.—Gas- tric and bilious conditions.—Cardialgia consequent upon chronic gastritis or loss of humors.—Splenetic stitches.— Serous and mucous enteritis ; proctitis; dysentery, espe- cially with a typhoid character, when characterized by copious, and frequently involuntary, decomposed stools, mixed with black blood, and having a cadaverous smell, slight tenesmus, meteorism, little pain in the abdomen, dry tongue, teeth covered with mucus, pale, disfigured countenance, accelerated, weak, small pulse, viscous, cold sweat and ecchymosis upon the skin.—Paralytic diarrhoea.—Lienteria (?)—Retention of urine, with a feeling of fullness of the bladder, and inability to emit the urine; ischuria haemorrhoidalis ; ischuria traumatica.__ Haematuria consequent upon external injuries.—Inflammatory SAvelling of the testes.—Hematocele consequent upon external injuries.—Inflammation of the genital organs after a difficult labor.—After-pains in a long, difficult, artificial delivery, when occasioned by the fetus pressing mechanically upon the parts.__ According to several observers, Arnica is not of much use against after-pains ; according to Gross and Lobethal, Secale and Pulsatilla ought to be used ; Griesselich says that Arnica has helped in some cases. According to Emmerich, Arnica is useful against the after-pains of parturient women and those frequently-occurring tearing and paralytic pains Avhich com- mence in the small of the back and the groin, and extend doAvn along the internal side of the thigh as far as the toe • these pains are accompanied by nervous uneasiness in the extremi- ties ; the patient knows not how to rest them; there is often a ARNICA MONTANA. 65 feeling as if the flesh were being severed from the bone; some- times one, sometimes both extremities are affected; the pains come on three days after the delivery.—Metrorrhagia and pro- fuse menstruation.—Deficiency of milk attending the loss of humors, diarrhoea, voluptuous excitement.—Bloody milk in women affected with scurvy.—Erysipelatous inflammation of the breast, and soreness of the nipples of nursing Avomen.— Whooping-cough, third stage.—Influenza.—Haemoptoe, con- sequent upon external injuries ; in nursing Avomen, in plethoric persons, or when caused by a cold or exertion; in young people with tubercles in the lungs, with a consumptive habit, or when pulmonary consumption has already set in, in which case slight efforts of the body or arms, in stooping or lifting, violently grasping or holding, etc., excite the cough.—Spurious pleu- ritis.—Pleurodynia.—Pleuritis, produced by mechanical causes, with plastic or serous effusion.—Hydrothorax.—Pneu- monia, produced by mechanical causes ; nervous inflamma- tions of the lungs, when the bloody expectoration is unmixed.— Voluntary limping, in the incipient stage.—Phlegmasia alba dolens.—Arthromeningitis traumatica, rheumatica.—Pain in the toes after cutting a corn. Analogous Remedies : Amm. Ars. Cann. Caps. Chin. Ipec. Merc. Phosp. Puis. Rhus. Sabin. Samb. Seneg. Stap. Verat.—-2. Aeon. Bell. Bry. Calc. Cham. Cic. Cin. Con. Coloc Cycl. Euphr. Ferr. Hep. s. Hyosc. Ign. Natr. Natr. mur. Nux. v. Op. Rut. Sec. Sulp. ac. Zinc.—3. Lach. Nitr. Nitr. ac. Head : Sudden vertigo, at dinner, as if he would fall for- ward. Vertigo Avhen Avalking. * Vertigo in the forehead, espe- cially when walking ; every thing turns with her, and threat- ens to fall over with her. Vertigo ; it is almost imperceptible Avhen sitting and bending the head over ; but when righting or moving the head, she feels as if every thing turned with her.— 5. Vertigo. Obtusion of the head. Obtusion of the head, vertigo and anguish are aggravated by artificial vomiting. Stupefying headache, early in the morning. Heaviness in the forehead, (a 1. h.) He is sitting absorbed in a revery, although he thinks, properly speaking, of nothing. Want of memory ; he forgets the word which he is about speaking. Absence of mind ; he cannot direct his thoughts long to one object. Con- traction of the pupils, with obnubilation of the head, and ob- tusion of one half of the skull. Gloominess in the head, with- out any particular headache, (a. 2 h.)—15. He is easily ab- sorbed by reveries, Avhile awake. Internal heat, especially in the head, with heaviness of the head, without any thirst. Burn- ing in the head, accompanied by a dull continued pain, as if the 66 ARNICA MONTANA. head were being distended from within outwards. "Burning in the brain, the remainder of the body being cool, or at least not. hot. * Heat in the head ; the remainder of the body being cool, or at least not hot.—20. Headache. * Headache in the temples, (a. x h.) Headache, which is also followed by a throbbing headache in the temples. Aching in the forehead. * Aching in the forehead, Avhich increases near the warm stove, as if the brain were rolled up in a lump.—25. Headache as if the head were being distended from Avithin outwards ; the pain seems to emanate from something soft in the vertex, with trac- tion in the occiput, and tearing towards the temples. Headache over the eyes extending towards the temples, with a sensation as if the integuments of the forehead were spasmodically contracted, (a. 1 h.) First, achingin the forehead, afterwards stitching and shooting pain in the forehead ; accompanied by chilliness, (a. 8 h.) Aching in the forehead, especially when walking, or ascending the stairs, reflecting or reading. Pres- sure in the right half of the frontal bone ; afterwards sneez- ing ; the pressure then moved into the left, afterwards into the right ear. (a 2 d.)—30. Aching, with traction, in the left half of the skull, beginning at the ear and coming out at the top of the head. (a. 3 h.) Stupefying, dull, continued pain in the fore- head, more externally, (a. 5X h.) Headache, externally, on the top of the head. Sneezing twice in succession ; this is followed by a pain in the left side of the forehead, as after a violent knock against something. * Violent stitches in the forepart of the head, when coughing, (a. 7 h.)—35. Violent stitches in the head, when coughing, (a. 10 h.) Headache ; stitches extending upwards ; they come on again when cough- ing or moving the head, and can only be assuaged by resting the head upon the painful side. Pricking pain in the forehead, which becomes worse by lifting up the eyes, with heat in the face and thirst. * Stitches in the forehead. Jerking stitches in the forehead.—40. Jerking stitches in the left temple. Headache as if a nail had been thrust into the temple, accom- panied by general sweat, about midnight; this is followed by faintishness. (a. some h.) Headache in the left temple, return- ing from time to time, pricking and tearing, (a. 4 h.) Stitches in the temporal region, folloAving each other in quick succession, extending towards the forehead, (a. 4 h.) Rapid stitches in the left frontal eminence, accompanied by the sen- sation as if an extravasation of blood had taken place in the forehead—45. Stitching pain in the forehead. Dull stitches in the temples, (a. 1. h.) Jerking, lancinating headache, when stooping, as if every thing would issue from the fore- ARNICA MONTANA. 67 head ; accompanied by nausea, qualmishness. * Headache in the shape of twitching tearings, increased by stooping and coughing. * Twitching headache in the forepart of the head. (a. 1 h.)—50. Tearing in the left temple ; Avhen walking in the open air, the headache, distending the head from with- in outwards, returns, (a. 10. h.) Repeated tearings in the left temple. Great internal and external heat of the head. Tran- sitory burning on the top of the head and neck, externally. Tingling in the forehead. — 55. Tingling over the orbits. (Headache, Avhich is tolerable only when lying, but intolerable when raising one's self and sitting in the bed. Tingling on the top of the head, externally. Feeling of cold at a small place on the forehead, as if some one touched him with a cold thumb. Pain as if a knife Avere drawn through the head, transversely from the left side, tOAvards the opposite side ; this is immediately followed by internal coldness of the head, which caused the hair to stand on end.—60. Pain in the occiput, at some places, as if the hair were pulled out, or resembling severe electric shocks. Stinging itching of the hairy scalp, which cannot be relieved by scratching. The integuments of the head as far as he eyebrows, are firmly attached to the skull, and are almost immovable, (a. lx h.) Pimples on the side of the forehead ; they are partly filled Avith pus. (a. 3d.) Eyes : The countenance is fallen in a good deal.—65. Dry heat in the face, towards evening, extending as far as behind the ears, without any thirst, the nose being quite cold. (a. 24 h.) Cramp-like tearing of the left eyebrow. Contraction of the pupils, (a. 2 h.) Staring eyes, denoting anguish. The margin of the upper eyelids, along its line of contact with the eyeball, internally, is painful when the lids are moved, as if they were too dry and a little sore.—70. 'Contraction of the pupils, with ob- nubilation of the head. Sharp, fine stitches in the internal can- thus. He felt Avell during the siesta, as long as the eyes were closed; opening them was attended Avith qualmishness of the stomach. Dilatation of the pupils, (a. 26 h.) Stitches in the eyes.—75. Itching of thecanthi. (a. 27 h.) Burning in the eyes. Burning in the eyes, Avithout any dryness. Occasional flow of tears, which burn like fire. * Slight protrusion of the right eye ; it looks more elevated and larger than the left.—80. DraAving pain in the right eyeball, (a. 2 h.) * Painful, dull, intermittent pressure on the margin of the left orbit. Spasmo- dic pressive twitchings under the left eye, on the nasal bone ; they extend even over the ball of the eye. Ears, Face and Nose : Pain, internally, in the cartilage of the left ear, as if the parts had been bruised or contused. 68 ARNICA MONTANA. Intermittent pressure in both ears, in the region of the tympa- num, (a. 10 h.)—85. 'Dull stitches through the internal ear. (a. 1 h.) Stitch darting through the right ear, then through the left, lastly through the eyes, with a feeling in the eyes as if they were turned upwards by force. Heat and burning in the lobule. Feeling as of one ear being hot, which, however, is not the case. (a. 1 h.) Dull, long stitches behind the ear.—90. First, stitches, afterwards a tearing pain in the ear. (a. 1 h.) Pressure in the ear. Sensibly diminished hearing, (a. 30 h.) The hearing is much more acute, (a. 10 h.) Humming of the ears.—95. Tingling in the left ear. (a. 3 h. Humming in the ears. (a. 7 h.) Feeling of heat externally, of the left ear and in the cheek. Erup- tion on the cheeks, like small-pox ; most of it occurs under the eyes. Twitching throbbings in the left cheek, (a. x h.)— 100. Throbbing and pinching in the swollen cheek, as if two hammers beat against each other, crushing the flesh. Pain as from bruises, in the articulation of the right jaw, when moving the jaAV to and fro, early in the morning, (a. 20 h.) Redness and burning in one cheek, the body being cool, or, at any rate, not hot. Red swelling of one cheek, with throbbing and pinch- ing pain, swollen lip and great heat in the head, with a cold body ; the feet felt sometimes hot. Thrills of heat over the head, with sweat gathering in the face.—105. Thrills of heat in the face, in the evening, (a. 36 h.) * Hot, red, shining, stiff swelling of the left cheek. When yaAvning, cramp-like pain in the cheek, (a. 1 h.) Tingling over the left cheek, like a shivering without coldness, extending as far as the side of the occiput, (a. 6 h.) Cramp-like pain at the root of the nose. (a. 2 h.)—110. The nose pains him from above downwards, as if he had had a violent fall upon it. Lancinating pain in the nose. * Swelling of the nose. Sense as if the nostrils were ulcerated ; the nose is sore within. Pimples in the nose and under the nose, which are filled with pus at the tips, Avith a biting pain.—115. Feeling of heat in the nose ; however, it is cold to the touch. * Frequent bleeding at the nose. Dull pres- sure on the nasal bone, Avith stupefaction. Feeling as if an insect were crawling near the nose ; this cannot be removed by rubbing. Itching tingling on the side of the nose, going off by rubbing, (a. 1 h.) Jaws :—120. Itching of the upper lip; when rubbing it, it burns. The external margin around the lips, especially the upper lip, becomes chapped, as by cold. (a. 8X h.) Pim- ples on both sides of the upper lip. (a. 2 d.) Pimple in the groove of the upper lip, in the middle, Avith redness all around, and a tensive pain. Parched lips.—125. Chapped ARNICA MONTANA. 69 lips. Ulcerated corners of the mouth, with a burning pain, especially when moving those parts. Tingling in the lips as if they had gone to sleep, (a. 2X h.) Burning heat in both lips, with moderate warmth of the body. Swollen lips.—130. Violent trembling of the lower lip. Incipient paralysis of the lower jaw. Swelling of the submaxillary glands. Aching and twitchings (intermitting tearings) in the muscles covering the ramus of the loAver jaw. Swelling of the submaxillary glands ; they are especially painful when he raises or turns his head. (a. 4 d.)—135. Prominent swelling of the cervical glands ; they are exceedingly painful, especially when moving the neck or speaking. Rough traction in the muscles of the left side of the neck, with a feeling as from bruises. Tearing in the neck. Pressure in the muscles of the neck, as if the cravat Avere tied too fast. Her head feels so heavy that she lets it con- stantly hang on one side.—140. The head feels heavy, and is so movable on account of a weakness of the muscles of the neck, that it easily inclines to all sides, (a. 4 h.) Pain in the teeth, as if the roots of the teeth were being scraped with a knife. Tingling in the gums, as if they had gone to sleep. Teeth covered with mucus, (a. 1 h.) Vacillation and elonga- tion of the teeth, without any pain.—145. * (Toothache as if the teeth had been bit out, sprained, were vacillating; it is throbbing; the teeth feel as if they were pressed out by the blood rushing towards them ; they are, then, more painful when touched.) Pressure on the inferior and internal gums, as of a leaden bullet. Tearing toothache of the left molar teeth, upper row, during dinner ; the pain goes off after dinner. During mastication, the gums pain as if from subcutaneous ulceration, especially the place under the tongue. Mouth : Dryness in the mouth without any thirst.—150. Dryness in the mouth, with great thirst. * Tongue coated Avhite, with a good appetite and good taste, (a. 2 d.) Dryness in the mouth early in the morning, without any thirst, the taste in the mouth being putrid, (a. 14 h.) Sensation of dryness on the tip of the tongue, in the palate, on the lips, with shivering over the arms and thighs, (a. 2 h.) Biting sensation on the tongue. (a. 4h.)—155. Sensation as of the tongue being sore. (a. 4 h.) Feeling in the palate as of something astringent having touched the parts, (a. 5 h.) Aching of the velum pendulum palati. Burning in the back part of the throat, with a feeling of internal heat, or rather that sort of anguish which originates in heat, (without any heat being perceptible externally.) Stinging in the back part of the throat, between the acts of SAvallowing.—160. Pain in the fauces as if something hard or rough (ex. a crust of 70 ARNICA MONTANA. bread) Avere lodged in it, in the afternoon Avhen lying doAvn ; the pain passess off Avhen rising, (a. 6 h.) Noise during deglu- tition. Deglutition is prevented by a sort of nausea, as if the food would not go down. Gastric Symptoms : Bitter taste in the mouth early after waking up. * Putrid, slimy taste in the mouth.—165. (Every thing Avhich he takes, tastes sour.) (Repugnance to milk.) His (usual) tobacco is repugnant to him. * Repug- nance to meat and broth. Desire for vinegar.—170. Want of appetite in the evening. Want of appetite, the tongue being coated white and yelloAV. Difficult deglutition. Taste of rot- ten eggs in the mouth, betAveen the meals. Phlegm in the . throat; it tastes bitter Avhen hawking it up. (a. 12 h.)—175. ' Bitter taste in the mouth. Sputa mixed Avith blood, (a. 2 d.) A kind of suppressed, imperfect hiccough after dinner. * Empty eructations, (a.x h.) Inclination to eructations.—180. * During the eructations a bitter phlegm is gulped up. * Empty eructa- tions. * Early in the morning, eructations, tasting of rotten eggs. Gulping up of saltish Avater.—185. Nausea and dispo- sition to vomit early in the morning. Heart-burn. She wants to drink constantly, but she knows not what, because every thing is offensive to her. Half-suppressed eructations. Enor- mous appetite in the evening; after the meal, one is immedi- ately affected with a feeling of repletion, and a colic-like pres- sure in several places of the abdomen, especially the sides.— 190. (At noon, during dinner, one cheek is affected with a per- ceptible degree of warmth.) After supper she weeps, is peev- ish, listens to nobody, and does not wish to be told any thing. Complete Avant of appetite with nausea. * Nausea. Qualmish- ness of the stomach, Avith empty eructations.—195. Nausea without vomiting, or Avithout any stool. He feels a vertigo and nausea Avhen reading too long. * Inclination to vomit. Retching, unto vomiting. Vomiting. * Vomiting of coagulated blood. Empty retching, (a. \ h.) * Retching at night; vom- iting, however, does not come on ; in the pit of her stomach, there is a weight as of a lump. Violent pressure on the ster- num, over the pit. Violent jerks under the stomach.—205. Sense as of digging in the pit; as if something were being rolled up there like a ball of thread. After a meal, fulness in the pit of the stomach, and painful pressure at a little spot deep in the hypogastrium, immediately behind the ossa pubis (in the bladder ?); it is most felt when standing, and constantly ex- cites micturition, (a. 4 h.) Stomach : Feeling of repletion of the stomach, accom- panied by loathing. Pressure in the pit of the stomach ARNICA MONTANA. 71 as of a hand; this pressure gradually ascended up to the neck ; she then felt nauseated, and the Avater collected in her mouth; this Avent off after lying down; then there Avas only a pressure in the abdomen, (a. 1 h.) * Pinching, spas- modic griping in the stomach.—210. (Biting pain in the stom- ach) (immediately.) Flatus accompanied by pressure at the stomach. Pain in the region of the heart, as if the heart Avere squeezed together, or as if it got a violent shock. Oppression of the heart. Pressure as if a stone were lying in the stomach (im- mediately.)—215. Grunting in the stomach with colic. Aching, transversely across over the pit of the stomach, Avith dyspnoea. Abdomen : Spasm in the hypochondriac region. Pressure below the last ribs. Sense as of digging in the pit of the stom- ach, (a. x h.) One feels as something were being rolled up there, as a ball of thread, (a. 24 h.)—220. Pinching in the stomach. Pressure shooting upwards in the region of the spleen, resem- bling a continued stitch, when walking, (a. 6 h.) Stitches under the false ribs of the left side, intercepting the breath, Avhen standing. ClaAving throbbing on the left side, between the pit of the stomach and the umbilicus. Cutting over the umbilicus, especially when breathing deeply and at every step, but neither immediately before nor after stool.—225. Cutting in the abdomen as after a cold. Colic resembling dysentery; a kind of grinding deep in the hypogastrium, Avithin the hips, on both sides, accompanied by nausea and slumber. (Between 2 and 5. h.) * Tension and inflation of the abdomen, especially the lower part, a couple of hours after a moderate supper, accompanied by a dull, general pressure in those parts, especially in the side of the abdomen, without any flatus being distinctly felt. This symptom continues during the night, Avith heat of the limbs and dreams, which fatigue the mind; he Avakes up every hour ; the inodorous flatus which he emits, affords him no relief. Tense distention of the right side of the abdomen, when at rest; the part is painful as from an internal Avound ; Avhen coughing, blowing the nose, or set- ting down the foot, it feels painful as if it had been shaken, torn or cut to pieces ; it is even painful Avhen merely touched externally, and feels as if one cut into a Avound; the pain is re- lieved by the emission of flatulence, and rages every day from morning until two o'clock in the afternoon. Pain in the region of the liver, Avhich presses like a stone both during expiration and inspiration ; the pain Avas felt Avhen he lay on his left side. —230. Although she had eaten a good deal, she nevertheless felt hungry, as if she had not eaten any thing—but she felt as if she had drunk a good deal; sense as of swashing in the body. Tearing in the abdomen over the navel. Violent cutting in the 72 ARNICA MONTANA. left side of the abdomen, Avhich darted upwards like a stitch as far as the vertex, so that he jumped up as if touched by an electric spark, (a. 24 h.) Pinching over the umbilicus. Vio- lent jerk beloAV the stomach.—235. Pain in the right side of the abdomen, as from a sudden contusion, when walking, (a. 26 h.) ClaAving throbbing on the left side, between the pit of the stomach and the umbilicus. Sharp stitches in both loins. (a. 3 h.) Pain in the loins, cutting from Avithout iriAvards, es- pecially Avhen stooping, (a. 60 h.) Dull stitches in the right side, beloAV the ribs.—240. Sharp thrusts through the abdo- men from one side to the opposite, (a. 3 h.) Aching pain in the region of the liver, (a. 2 d.) Burning stinging pains in the epigastric region. Retraction of the umbilicus. Fine tearings in the abdominal muscles, (a. 1 h.)—245. Fine stitch in the abdominal muscles, which leaves an itching behind; it passes off by scratching, (a. 3 h.) Colic; an hour afterwards tenes- mus ; at last an evacuation of faeces composed of small lumps, mixed Avith flatulence. Flatus, rumbling in the abdomen. Colic, apparently from incarcerated flatus. Colicky pains, owing to flatulence.—250. Grunting, rumbling in the ab- domen, flatulence. Fermenting flatus in the abdomen. Loud grunting in the abdomen, as from emptiness, (a. 10 h.) Grunting and fermenting flatus, below the umbilical region. (a. lx h.) Stool : Tenesmus, with emission of flatulence; previ- ously grunting in the intestines, (a. 1 h.)—255. Flatus smell- ing like rotten eggs. (a. 3 h.) Tenesmus ; this is followed by a copious, thin or pap-like, sourish-smelling stool, giving great relief, (every day four to five times.) Tenesmus. Tenesmus every half hour ; but nothing except slime Avas passed. Hard, difficult stool, Avith pressure in the abdomen, (a. 36 h.)—260. Pap-like diarrhoea, Avith distention of the abdomen previous to stool. * Pap-like, broAvn stool, Avith grumbling in the abdomen, as if diarrhoea came on. (a. 1| h.) Aching in the rectum, (a. 6 h.) Frequent, small stbols, consisting only of slime, (a. 6, 7 h.)—265. Frequent stool; after every stool he is obliged to lie down. 'White diarrhoea-like stool.* (Diarrhoea resem- bling brown yeast.) 'Constipation. Nightly diarrhoea with straining colic, as if from flatulence.—270. * Involuntary stool at night, Avhen asleep. * Undigested stools, although not liquid. Straining in the rectum. Tenesmus of the rectum. Straining and pressing in the rectum Avhen standing, (a. 7 h.)—275. Blind haemorrhoids. Note: Diarrhoea, with copious expulsion of fseces, appears to be i the administration of Arnica, a reaction of the organism. ARNICA MONTANA. 73 Urinary Organs : More frequent desire to urinate than usu- al. Frequent desire to urinate, with copious emission of urine. (a. 1 h.) Watery urine. Retention of urine, Avith tenesmus ot the bladder. Tenesmus of the neck of the bladder. ' Tenesmus ot the bladder, the urine dropping out involuntarily, (a. 1 h.) One has to stand a good while before some urine is emitted. Desire to urinate, accompanied by a somewhat biting burning, increas- ed after micturition. Cutting pain in the orifice of the urethra, - at the termination of micturition.—285. Stitches in the urethra. Stitches in the urethra after micturition, (a. 1 h.) Frequent emis- sion of a watery urine, (a. 12 h.) Emission of a quantity ot urine ; he is able, especially at night, to retain it a long time. (a. 30 h.) Brown, clear urine, Avhich immediately becomes whitish and turbid, (a. 48 h.) * Brown urine with brick-red sediment. A small quantity of red urine. Frequent emission of white Avatery urine, the quantity of which is smaller than the liquid which he had drunk ; the last drops of the urine do not come out easily- (The first 4 h.) Early in the morning he emits a quantity of urine, which, hoAvever, flows sloAvly, as if the urethra were constricted, (a. 24 h.) He emits dark-red urine, the quantity of which is larger than the liquid he had drunk — 395 Frequent desire to urinate, Avith emission of a smaller quantity of yelloAV-red urine, (a. 46 h.) Itching m the anterior part of the urethra, in the region of the glans, when he is not urinating. . . Genital Organs : Itching, or itching stitches m the g ans. Fine stitch through the glans. Itching red spot upon the glans. —300 Itching pimple on the prepuce. Single stitches in the scrotum (Painless tubercle on the scrotum.) Violent, contin- ued erections after waking up, without any desire for an em- brace or without any amorous thoughts, (a. 12 h) Violent sexual desire, and continued erections (in a Aveak old man.)— 305 Several pollutions in one night, Avith voluptuous dreams. Effusion of semen (by day) during an affectionate caress Early in bed, feeling of Aveakness Avith relaxed testicles, as it he had had an effusion of semen the night before, Avhile asleep, which, however, was not the case. Symptoms as if the menses Avould make their appearance. A girl of twenty years, who had not had her courses for one year, but was otherwise healthy, had an attack of nausea in the pit of the stomach, immediately after taking the medicine ; this was followed by a lump of blood passing through the vagina. Cold Coryza :—310. Sneezing, violent coryza. Coryza, in the evening, when going to bed ; catarrh on the chest, on waking up. Hoarseness, early in the morning. (Sense as ot 74 ARNICA MONTANA. crackling in the trachea, Avhen Avalking, and, in the eve- ning, Avhen lying doAvn.)—315. Fetid breath from the mouth. (Constant burning about the borders of the nostrils, with de- sire to sneeze.) Sneezing, (a. 2X h.) Freqent sneezing, (a. 48 h.) Vapor, as of rotten substances, coming out of the mouth during an expiration, for two days—320. During an eructation he felt as if his breath caused an agreeable cooling in the trachea, as if the Avails of the trachea were too thin. Feeling of internal coldness in the chest. Dry, short, and hacking cough, as from a titillation in the trachea, every morning after rising. Entirely dry cough produced by a titillation in the lowest part of the trachea, (a. 4.h.) (Cough with expectoration, which appears to come out of the posterior nares.)—325. * Cough produced by titillation in the upper part of the larynx, during the siesta, (a. 4 h.) Cough at night, during sleep. Even yaAvning excites cough. Cough is excited by cries, in children, when accompa- nied by indignation and tossing about, (between the seventh and eighth hour.) * Cough, in children, produced by weeping and lamenting.—330. Pain in the chest, as if it were raw, with roughness of the throat during cough. * Hamoptoe. Cough exciting vomiting. Cough producing a feeling in the ribs as if all of them were bruised. Cough with stitches in the side of the chest, (a. 10 h.)—335. Bloody expectoration from the chest. Chest : * Short, panting breath. Dyspnoea, quick expirations and inspirations. Anguish and pains in the chest. * Oppres- sion at the chest, with anguish, pains in the abdomen, and headache.—340. * Excessive difficulty of breathing. Frequent and slow deep breathing, with pressure below the chest. Aching in the lower extremity of the sternum, which is espe- cially felt during a deep inspiration, (a. 12 h.) Dull pressure over the pit of the stomach, in the lower part of the sternum Stitching achingly in the chest.—345. Cutting aching, Avith pressing through both sides of the thoracic cavity, increased by inspiration, (a. 1 h.) * Dull stitches entering the thoracic cavity through the sternum, (a. 2 h.) Pain in the left side of the chest, like pricks of pins. (a. 29 h.) Prickings in the sides of the chest. (Quick, difficult inspirations, slow ex- pirations.)—350. * Stitching pain in one of the two sides of the chest, accompanied by a short cough, which increases the pain and by continued asthma. * Stitches and prickings below the last rib. Pain, like prickings, in the right side of the chest Violent stitches in the middle of the left breast. * Dull stitches in the right side, near the ribs.—355. * Stitches in the left breast, during a deep inspiration, near the sternum. Stitches ARNICA MONTANA. 75 in both sides, under the ribs, as from flatulence, (a. 1 h.) Aching and stitches in front, in the sternum, especially when walking. His chest feels affected, raw; his sputa is sometimes tinged Avith blood, especially when walking, (a. 36 h.) * All the joints of the bones and cartilages of the chest feel painful as if they were bruised, during motion and breathing.—360. Stitches in the heart from the left side to the right. Oppres- sion at the heart. The beating of the heart is more like quiv- ering. Pain in the region of the heart, as if it were squeezed together, or as if it got a shock, (a. 36 h.) The motion of the heart is first very rapid, then" suddenly slow.—365. Pain as from a sprain in the joints of the chest and back. (Drawing pain in the chest, accompanied by anguish.) Anguish trans- vefsely across the chest, with inclination to vomit, (a. 2 h.) Early when waking up, a load of blood appears to have ac- cumulated in the chest ; after a little exercise, he feels better. In the middle of the left breast, a painless feeling of constriction, Avhich aggravates breathing, accompanied by a pain in the pit of the stomach, which arrests breathing.—370. (Feeling of tension across the chest as far as the neck ; this tension is les- sened by lying on the back, increased by walking, and becoming painful when standing.) (a. 2 h.) Aching in the right breast, at a small place ; the pain remains unaltered either by motion, or contact, or breathing. Red sweat on the chest. Stinging itching in the sides of the chest and in the back, which cannot be removed by scratching, (after some minutes.) Tingling itching in the left side of the chest, (a. 1 h.) Back :—375. Pain in the os sacrum, as after a violent thrust or fall. The small of the back is painful as if it had been beaten off. Pain in the small of the back as if something had been torn inside. Pain in the small of the back ; he felt stitches in that part, when coughing, breathing deeply, or walking. Arthritic pain in the back and limbs.—380. Pain as from bruises in the back. Burning pain in the back, when walking out into the open air. Sensation in the back, almost under the shoulders, as if something like a lump Avere lodged there, which causes dull stitches during motion, not Avhen at rest. Stitch, at every inspiration, in the right side of the back, extending from the last ribs, as high up as the axilla, (a. 48 h.) Sensation as if the spinal marrow were being poured into its ca- nal with a syringe, with a feeling of concussion.—385. Tingling in the vertebral column. Tingling in the dorsal spine, afterwards in the false ribs as far the stomach. Painful pressure in the middle of the dorsal spine, (when sitting.) The dorsal spine is 76 ARNICA MONTANA. painful, as if it Avere not able to carry the body. Aching between the scapulae, (a. 2 d.)—390. Cutting thrusts betAveen the scapulae, extending into the thoracic cavity, Avhen Avalking (a. 6 h.) Pricking itching on the scapula, (a. 2 h.) Pain of the right scapula, towards the back, as after a violent shock or fall. When bending the head over, he feels a pressure and tension in the lowest cervical vertebra. Cramp-like pain in the cervical vertebrae, accompanied by dull stitches from Avith- out imvards. (a. 2 h.)—395. Cramp-like tensive pain in the mus- cles of the neck, when sneezing or yawning. Pimple on the side of the neck, Avhich when touched, is affected with a sting- ing pain. (a. 48 h.)' Superior Extremities : Drawing and aching in the left shoulder, when standing straight. Broad sharp stitches below the axilla, from without inwards Sense of excoriation be- low the shoulder.—400. The arms feel weary, ^.s if he had been bruised by blows, so that he was unable to bend his fingers inwards. Pain as from bruises on the anterior surface of the arms. DraAving, cramp-like pain in the long bones of the fingers and the fore-arm; it extends behind from below upAvards. Tingling in the arms. Painful con- cussion or shock in the arm, almost as from an elec- tric machine.—405. Painful stitches, like shocks, in the upper part of the upper arm. Twitches in the left upper arm, as if a nerve were put upon the stretch. TAvitchings in the muscles of the upper arm, (immediately.) Dull stitches in the middle of the upper arm, which cause him to start. Intermittent, painfully pressive tearing, extending from the lower part of the left upper arm as far as the elbow, apparently in the bone.—410. Tingling in the fore-arms. When bending the^arm, the flexor muscles of the fore-arm became stiff; extending these muscles again is painful to him. (a. 2 h.) Sharp, broad stitches below the elbow-joints. (a. 2 h.) SIoav, dull stitches in the left fore-arm, with acute pains, as if the arm were broken, (early when in bed.) Tear- ing pain in the arms and hands.—415. Burning stitches in the fore-arm. Pain as from a sprain in the Avrist-joint. Pain as from a sprain in the left wrist-joint, (a. 2 d.) Sharp stitches in the Avrist-joint, increased by motion, (a. 2 h.) Pain as from a sprain in the wrist, (chest, back, hips.)—420. Tearing pain in the left wrist-joint, especially when writing ; the pain is felt in the dorsum of the hand ; it decreases Avhen letting the hands 'Note: This kind of pimple, surrounded with an inflamed red border, is extremely similar to a boil. Boils are, therefore, cured by Arnica. Homoeopathically, Arnica may be used as a preventive against boils in persons who are subject to them. I know this from experience. ARNICA MONTANA. 77 hang down. Lancinating tearing in the wrists, especially in the left. (a. 3 h.) Tingling and craAvling in the hands. Dis- tended veins of the hands, Avith a full, strong pulse. Weakness of the hands, especially Avhen seizing something, (a. 2 h.)—425. Aching of the dorsum of the hand. Cramp in the fingers of the left hand. Pain in the balls of both thumbs, as if they had been knocked against something hard. Fine pricking itching of the posterior joints of the fingers ; it goes off by scratching, (a. 36 h.) Itching pimple between the thumb and the index finger; Avhen touched it becomes affected with a fine stinging pain, as if a splinter were lodged in it. (a. 40 h.) 430. Stitches in both middle fingers, (and in the knee.) Lanci- nating, tAvitching pain in the finger. Fine stitches in the anterior joint of the middle finger, (a. x h.) Itching stitches in the tip of the middle finger, (a. 2 h.) Sharp stitches in the bend of the mid- dle joint of the index finger, (a. 2 h.) Inferior Extremities :—435. Trembling in the loAver ex- tremities. Tearing pain in the lower extremities. (Abscess of the psoas muscle.) Single thrusts in the hips. Pain as from a sprain in the hips, (back, chest, wrists.)—440. Tearing pain in the lower extremities. At night, the lower extremities are painful, when laid across one another. DraAving pressive pain in the left hip-joint, the thigh being extended, when sitting, (a. 5 h.) Pain in the thigh, Avhen rising and stepping upon the foot. Sense as of twitching in the muscles of the thigh.—445. Continual pinching on the outer side of the thighs, (a. x h.) Pain in the thighs, when Avalking, as from a blow or contusion. Drawing, cramp-like pressure in the muscles of the left thigh, Avhen sit- ting, (a. 48 h.) Pinching twitchings in the upper portion of the left thigh, near the scrotum. Stitches in the knee, (and in both middle-fingers.)—450. Fine stitches in the thigh over the knee. (a. x h.) Itching stitches on the inner side of the thigh over the knee ; they become more violent by rubbing, (a. 2 h.) Finely stinging itching of the inner side of the thigh, like soreness, diminished by contact. The knee-joints have no firmness, they vacillate when standing, (a. 3 h.) The knees suddenly bend, when standing, (a. 1 h.)—455. Sometimes sudden absence of power in the knees ; they bend, whilst the feet are numb and insensible. (Cramp-like pain in the knee and leg.) Arthritic pain in the foot, with a little fever towards evening. Standing becomes painful. Pain in the right knee when ascending the stairs, as if one had knocked it against something, (a. 3 h.)—460. Prick in the knee, when touched. (a. 1 h.) Tearing aching below the left knee. Pain as after a violent blow over the calf of the right leg, accompanied by 78 ARNICA MONTANA. lassitude of the legs. Twitching, lancinating pain in the tibia, extending from beloAV upwards, (a. 6 h.) (Aching in the paralyzed foot.)—465. Feeling as of tingling and creeping in the feet. Sudden swelling of the (sick) foot. Inexpressible pain in the (sick) foot, as from internal uneasiness, and as if it were lying too hard; this uneasiness obliges one to move the part hither and thither, in the evening, (a. 8 h.) Tearing pain, like boring and digging, (this is the literal German, the corresponding expression in English is " grinding pain,") from above downwards in the^ left calf; the pain then extends into the thigh, thence crossing behind the os coccygis, and finally terminating at the right iliac bone. (a. 6 h.) Tension in the gastrocnemii muscles from below upwards, accompanied by traction when standing, (a. 7 h.)—470. Aching in the tibia, as after knocking it against something, only when walking. (a. 30 h.) Sense as of gurgling in the lower part of the tibia, from below upwards, when at rest. (a. x h.) Pain in the tarsal joint, undulating, tearing, (almost dull stitching.) Pain as from a sprain in the tarsal joint. Tearing in the malleoli. —475. Tearing in the heel. Stitches in the foot extending through the big toe. Stitches in the right foot, over the heel, in the tendo Achillis, only when extending the tarsal joint, but not when walking, (a. 2 h.) Stitches in the soles of the feet, in one and the same spot when walking, as if there were a corn. (a. 36 h.) Tingling prickings in the soles of the feet, at one and the same place.—480. Violent burning in the feet. Tingling in the feet. Cramp in the toes of the left foot. (a. 36 h.) Dull throbbing pain in one of the toes. Dull trembling pain in one of the toes.—485. Violent stitches in the toes, when walk- ing. Lancinating, tearing pain in the tip of the big toe ; it comes on gradually, and is felt when lying down for the purpose of taking the siesta. Arthritic, dull pain tOAvards evening, as from a sprain, in the joint of the big toe, accom- panied by some redness. Single, severe stitches in the big toe. (a. 1 h.) Dull, long stitch in the right big toe.—490. Single shocks in the big toe. SAveat of the soles of the feet and toes. Painful cramp in the muscles of the soles of the feet. Lancin- ating tearing of the loAver surface of the big toe, especially when setting down the foot. (a. 4 h.) Sense as of tingling in hands and feet, and lancinating pains in divers joints. General Symptoms :—495. Deeply penetrating, dull stitch- es in the limbs, here and there. 'Sense as of pricking in the skin. Stitching pains. 'Fine prickings in almost every part of the body, especially the nose, eyebrows, eyelids, even hands and fingers. Burning pain at times in this, at times in another part of the skin. ARNICA MONTANA. 79 500. Sense of cold, at times in one, at times in another place of the skin of the body. (Stinging, burning and itching pain in the skin, here and there, which is felt Avhen lying doAvn for the pur- pose of taking the siesta ; it goes off of itself and by scratching.) Burning and cutting pains here and there. Jerks and shocks in the body, as by the electric fluid. Itching rash, produced by moistening the skin Avith the tincture.—505. Sudden twitches of single muscles, almost in every part of the body, especially in the limbs ; those twitches produce a commotion either in single parts of the body, or in the AAmole body. The pains increase by talking, bloAving, moving, and even by every sound. * From time to time, sense as of tearing in almost every part of the body, especially, however, in the lower and upper extremities ; in the loAver extremities they are mostly felt Avhen sitting ; the pain for the most part appears to rise from below upwards. Twitching pain in the affected part. (a. 2 h.) Twitchings in all the limbs, especially in the feet and shoulders, with heat of the feet.—510. Every thing on his body feels as if it Avere tied too fast. Uneasiness in the whole body, without any mental anguish ; a kind of excessive mobility, which finally becomes a kind of trembling of the whole body. The parts of the side on which he is resting, have gone to sleep. Painful sensitiveness of all the joints and of the skin, on making the slightest motion, (a. 4 h.) * Painful and excessive sensi- tiveness of the whole body.—515. "Heaviness in all the limbs ; paralytic pain in all the joints, during motion, as if the joints were bruised, (a. 8 h.) Painful concussion in all the limbs ; it is felt when the carriage in which one is riding shakes, or when one treads too firmly upon the foot in walk- ing. Disagreeable sense as of tingling, or dull pain in a contused part. * Rending pain in the limbs. Excessively violent pain Avhich caused many to scratch the wall or the floor Avith their nails, like madmen ; the pains do not continue more than an hour, (immediately after taking the medicine.)—520. * Tre- mor of the limbs. Pain in all the limbs as if they had been bruised, both when at rest and in motion, (a. 10 h.) Faintish- ness in the feet and arms, when Avalking in the open air. (a. 2£h.) Weakness and Sleep : Faintishness, weariness, sen- sation as of being bruised; these symptoms oblige him to lie down. * Tremulous uneasiness and faintishness.—525. He feels faint when walking; he recovers himself when standing. The feet felt tired after having taken a walk in the open air ; the knees bent; as soon as the feet felt Aveary, she became sleepy immediately, fell asleep and dreamed imme- diately. When walking in the open air, he feels as if the 80 ARNICA MONTANA. Avhole right side, especially the shoulder, Avere too heavy and paralyzed ; he does not feel this in the least when in the room. (a. 8 h.) Heaviness in all the limbs as after great fatigue. When Avalking in the open air, sensation of heaviness and pressure in the muscles which cover the articulations of the upper and lower extremities, (a. 8 h.)—530. Excessive heavi- ness of the limbs. Heaviness of the limbs. Relaxation in the limbs, as if they had been strained too much. Lassitude and laziness of the whole body ; the legs are scarcely able to stand. —535. General sinking of strength ; he can scarcely move a limb. Sleep : YaAvning. (after x h.) A violent shivering thrills through him when Avalking. YaAvning and stretching, accom- panied by dilatation of the pupils, without any sleepiness, (a. 1 h.) Frequent yawning.—540. Frequent yawning, in the evening, without any sleepiness. Sleepiness, (a. ^ h.) In the evening, one feels sleepy too soon. He becomes very sleepy after having Avalked long in the open air; he is not disposed, then, either to speak or to think, although he was very cheer- ful previously. A good deal of sleep.—545. Sleep full of dreams. His sleep is full of dreams and does not refresh him ; he feels as if he had not slept at all. Anxious, heavy dreams the whole night; they depress his strength a good deal. Fear- ful dreams of large black dogs and cats, immediately after falling asleep in the evening, He has terrible dreams, screams loud while asleep; this wakes him up.—550. Starting up while asleep. Starting and jerking backwards of the head, while asleep. Lamenting when asleep, (a. 2 h.) Loud, unin- telligible talking when asleep, without being accompanied by dreams Avhich one can recollect. When asleep, the expirations and inspirations produce a kind of audible bloAving through the nose. (a. 24 h.)—555. * Involuntary expulsion effaces while asleep. She dreams the Avhole night, that she is overwhelmed with reproaches; on waking up she was scarcely able to real- ize that all this had been a mere dream. When half asleep he dreams for several hours; the dreamer shows much irreso- lution. In the evening she sleeps a couple of hours ; after- wards she remains wide awake until 5 o'clock in the morning • then she falls into a sound sleep until 9 o'clock in the forenoon. Sleeplessness and wakefulness until 2 or 3 o'clock after mid- night ; this is accompanied by a stinging and biting itching, of an erratic character.—560. Sleepiness during the day. (a. 2h.) He becomes sleepy too early, in the evening. Somnolence. Sudden starlings as with fright, when falling asleep. Anxious dreams about visions which had been seen in previous dreams. ARNICA MONTANA. 81 —565. The visions which had been seen in the dreams of the previous night return. Vivid dreams, the first part of which Avas agreeable, the latter part causing anxiety. Vivid dreams Avhich cannot be recollected. Dreams about fright- ful objects, of the lightning having struck, graves, etc. He dreamed of men being flayed ; this appeared frightful to him. —570. Vivid dreams tOAvards morning; while dreaming he talks loud and is waked by it. (6th day.) Frequent waking up, with effusions of semen (second- night). While falling asleep, at night, he is roused from sleep by a peculiar sensation of heat in the head ; this is followed by anguish when aAvake ; —he dreads similar attacks, and is afraid that he may have an apoplectic fit. (a. 10 h.) In the morning she feels chilly when in bed ; the chilliness begins before she rises and continues the whole forenoon. He cannot fall asleep in the evening; but he sleeps so much longer early in the morning.—575. Sleepless- ness with anguish, as if owing to heat, until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning. Early, Avhen in bed, he has a feeling of cold in the right side upon Avhich he was lying, (a. x h.) Fever : Thrill of heat over the face and sensation of an agree- able warmth of the body. (a. 2 h.) Great internal heat, hands and feet being cold, accompanied by chills over the whole body. Dry heat in the bed, Avith violent thirst; heat becomes intolerable to him; he tries to uncover himself; but he feels chilly upon un- covering himself, or even when making the slightest motion in bed.—580. When lying for some time without stirring, he feels hot, especially about the head; he is obliged to shift its po- sition constantly. When waking up from sleep, by day or at night, he feels an internal, continued chilliness, without, how- ever, any shivering. A violent shivering through him when gaping. Dry heat over the Avhole body, after waking up, early in the morning. Occasional thrills of heat in the back, occa- sioning a jerk whenever they occur.—585. Several transitory sweats over the Avhole body, at night, accompanied by anguish. Nightly, sour sweat. The exhalations smell sour. Nightly thirst, (a. 48 h.) Desire for water.—490. Thirst without any external heat, the pupils being little capable of dilata- tion, (a. 1 h.) He desires open air. Feeling of cold all over the body, although he is naturally warm. (a. 1 h.) Chilli- ness in the back and the anterior part of the thighs, early in the morning. Chilliness mostly in the evening.—595. Fever early in the morning; first, chilliness, afterwards, attack of heat. Extremely disagreeable painfulness of the periosteum of all the bones, resembling almost a traction in all the limbs, such as occurs in an attack of fever and ague. Shivering over 82 ARNICA MONTANA. the whole body and the head, at the same time, heat in the head and redness and heat in the face, accompanied by cool- ness of the hands and a feeling as of the hips, the back and the anterior surface of the arms being bruised. A good deal of thirst and drinking during the yawning stage previous to fever; —afterwards thirst, but little drinking during the hot stage. Shaking chills Avithout any thirst.—600. Short repeated attacks of anguish with flying heat over the whole body. External and internal chilliness an hour after the headache, and constant anguish. Orgasm of the blood in the evening, accompanied by dizziness of the head; he feels pulsations in the whole body ; (he coughs for hours until he vomits: this Avakes him at night.) Heat of the whole body. Sweat.—605. Slight sweat when waking from sleep. Frequent sweats. Attacks of anguish. Violent attacks of anguish. Anxiety about the present and the future, (third day.)—610. Irritable, sensitive mood. Unexpected trifles cause him to start, (a. lx h.) De- pression of spirits and absence of mind. (a. 3^- h.) After walking in the open air, he is ill-disposed to think or to talk, notwithstanding he was very cheerful before, (a. 9 h.) Sul- len mood, as after a quarrel.—615. Bright, talkative, (this was a curative reaction in a person of an opposite mood.) Calm, bright mood. (Curative reaction.) Hypochondriac anxiety. Hypochondriac peevishness ; he is not disposed to do any thing cheerfully. Uncommonly peevish ; every thing is disagree- able to her.—620. Uneasiness of body and mind (without there being any anxiety); one feels as if one were prevented from doing something Avhich is extremely necessary, accompanied by a total want of disposition for any kind of work. He loathes every sort of work. Indifference to every thing. Ex- cessive inclination to perform many and long literary labors, without possessing the strength which is required to terminate them without injuring one's health. Excessive sensitiveness of the mind ; extreme disposition to agreeable as well as disa- greeable emotions without weakness or excessive sensitiveness of the body. (On one occasion this excessive sensitiveness of the mind Avas observed before that of the body ; I have also seen these two kinds of sensitiveness occurring in alternation or simultaneously.—625. Excessive irritation of the temper; she easily laughed when there was no occasion for it; when something disagreeable was told her, she got angry and broke forth in loud hoAvling. She is extremely morose and irritable ; she does not speak a word. Moroseness; one first desires all sorts of things, and, afterwards, repels them. She is extremely peevish; all her former cheerfulness and amiable manners ASARUM EUROPIUM. 83 have gone. (a. 1 h.) Absence of mind ; his thoughts imper- ceptibly wander from their object, and dwell upon images and fanciful visions.—639. He is contradictory; nothing can be done to suit him. (a. 3, 12 h. Quarrelsomeness and peevish- ness. Peevishness ; he would like to quarrel with every body. Obstinate and headstrong resistance to other people's opinions. (a. 4. h.) Sullen insolence and imperiousness. (a. some h.)— 635. Frightfulness. Weeping. Apprehension of future evils. Hopelessness. Arsenic—(See Chronic Diseases.—Vol. IV.) ASARUM EUROPiEUM. (The tincture may be extracted from the dry root by means of alcohol, or else by mixing the juice of the plant with alcohol.) Even in cases where the ordinary physicians have at- tempted to investigate the medicinal virtues of plants, they have proceeded with great carelessness, as may be seen from the labors of Coste and Willemet, who, in their prize essay, Essar sur gulques plantes indigenes (Nancy, 1778), pretend to furnish a complete list of the medicinal properties of Asarum Europaeum. All they discovered of the virtues of the root of this plant, amounts to the simple fact of its producing vomiting Avhen taken in twenty-eight or forty grain doses; of the re- markable symptoms which may be found indicated below, they did not see any. But what kind of vomiting, and with what particular symptoms accompanied ? This is not mentioned. They relate, that they had given forty-eight grains to a car- rier, causing violent colic, vomiting and diarrhoea, which had to be appeased by an ii^ection of milk. And because vomit- ing was brought on, is this a reason, as they suppose, why this root should act similarly to Ipecacuanha ? Does the whole of its remedial character consist in merely bringing on vomiting ? Hoav carelessly must those gentlemen have proceeded in inves- tigating the medicinal properties of Asarum, if vomiting is the only symptom they have been able to obtain from it! Asarum no more than Ipecacuanha (which, beside vomiting, produces a number of symptoms in the animal economy), can be used as a mere emetic. For many other substances, when taken in excess, produce vomiting, or in other words, are 84 ASARUM EUROPIUM. violently expelled again by nature, such as Arsenic, the sulphate of Zinc, the acetate of Copper, Veratrum album, etc. Do these substances, all of which excite vomiting when taken in excess, only exist for the purpose of being used as emetics ? What a short-sighted and superficial notion this would be ! I raise this complaint not only against Coste and Willemet, «but against all our so-called observers, who are in fact no observers at all. Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur. All they pretend to have seen of the effects of medicinal substances, are evacuations by the skin, bladder, rectum, etc.; they derive their crude notions of the remedial virtues of a drug from their equally crude conceptions of the nature of disease, which they consider something material, to be SAvept out of the system by material agents. By comparing the superficial relation which Coste and Willemet have given us of their experiment upon the carrier— which they do not seem to consider any thing inasmuch as the man remained alive—Avith my OAvn series of symptoms, Ave shall feel inclined to admit that a dose of Asarum which is given in a sufficient quantity to produce vomiting—this favorite re- source of the saburral philosophers—may expose human life to the most imminent danger, and may even destroy it, as has indeed been seen by Wedel. What an excellent, highly com- mendable means of removing (imaginary) impurities from the stomach, Avith no other inconvenience to the patient except the peril of losing his life ! Far be it from us to treat our suffer- ing fellow-men with so much barbarity. The kind Preserver of life has created Asarum for a much more beneficent end. To cure a vomiting, which is accompa- nied by symptoms similar to those of Asarum, this is the first noble use which we ought to make of that root, precisely the contrary of the murderous vomitings, to excite which it has been used heretofore. The homoeopathic physician Avho does exactly the contrary of what alloeopathic physicians do, l#ows how to employ such powerful gifts of God, as medicinal substances are, for the be- nefit of his sick brethren ; he never abuses them for the pur- pose of subverting the human organism^ even animals should be spared the cruelties which pass current under the elegant name of horse-cures. God has designed that we should conquer even the most violent diseases by means of small doses of drugs, which act homoeopathically to the case. He did not create an abundance of drugs, that we might have the means of prescribing them in large doses, and inflicting injuries upon mankind, as alloeopa- ASARUM EUROPIUM. 85 thic physicians do. If these substances had been created in abundance, it is because they are destined for far different pur- poses, Avhich we are not yet acquainted with. Nature never creates a thing for one object only; every natural substance exists for a variety of uses. When their uses are medicinal, this is no reason why we should abuse them. Arsenic, for in- stance, must have other uses than to be employed merely as a drug; the Erzgebirge in Saxony furnishes several hundred weight of Arsenic, of Avhich only a small portion can be pro- perly used for medicinal purposes. According to Coste and Willamet, vinegar is an antidote of Asarum. Camphor appears to mitigate the injurious effects of too large doses, or of its otherwise injudicious use. A small portion .of a drop of the quintillionth attenuation appears to be the most proper dose for homoeopathic treat- ment. From Noack and Trinks : Asarum is especially suitable to chilly individuals (and to literary men), also in cases of great irritability of the nervous system, and after operations upon the eye, when the patient suffers with darting pains (and lienteria ?)—Helminthiasis, especially when ascarides are present.—Intermittent fever, accompanied with partial chilli- ness, and partial heat of single parts, with external heat and internal chilliness, or with alternate heat and chills.—Megrim. —Periodical headache.—Ophthalmia.—Amblyopia.—Amau- rosis.—Otitis.—t^d-hearing.—Gastric and bilious conditions. —Excessive vomiting.—Colic and vomiting.—Lienteria (?) Hahnemann has observed the folioAving symptoms of this drug. Stool whitish-gray and ash-colored, covered with blood- streaked mucus. (DraAving in the urethra.) (Violent sneezing.) Short breath, (at night.)—5. (Angry and vehement previous to the cough.) A quantity of mucus is hawked up and coughed up. (Sibilant, Avheezing breathing in the beginning of the cough.) Drawing in the fingers, in the evening when lying in bed. Drawing in the knee.—10. Drawing in the tendonsof the bends of the knees, in the evening when lying in the bed. (Gurgling, bubbling in the bend of the knee.) Drawing in the toes, in the evening Avhen lying in bed. (Uneasy sleep every other night; he is unable to fall asleep.) Orgasm of the circu- latory system, in the evening when in bed, which prevented him from falling asleep, for two hours.—15. Sweat, in the evening when in bed, immediately after lying down. Melan- choly ill humor. 86 ASARUM EUROPJEUM. OBSERVATIONS OF OTHERS. Head: Vertigo as from being slightly intoxicated, when rising from one's seat and Avalking about, (in ten minutes.) He does not perceive the objects Avhich surround him. Condition of the mind as if one were just falling asleep ; gradual vanishing of ideas. His thoughts are so overstrained that they vanish from his perception.—5. He feels quite stupid in his head, and is not disposed to do any thing. Inability to do any kind of work Avhatsoever; he does every thing in an awkward manner ; his mental faculties fail him, (previous to every vomiting, after the vomiting he feels somewhat relieved ;) in general, his mental faculties are deficient during the whole time of proving. Sensation of vertigo as though he stood upon unsafe ground, (in the evening, a. 4 d.) Obtusion, sort of stupid condition of the whole head, with tension in the region of the ears. Early in the morning, Avhen rising, dizziness and drowsiness of the head, with headache in the left forehead. (a. 22 h.)—10. When he attempts to perform some intellectual labor, to reflect for instance, then his thoughts immediately vanish, and he has to cease thinking. As often as he attempts to reflect, the pains in the head, and the nausea with inclina- tion to vomit, increase perceptibly ; he has to abandon his ideas, which cannot be of much use to him, since he is quite stupid. Aching pain in the forehead, coiAeying a dreary feeling to the mind, as if one had been Avaked from sleep too early. Dull headache, (a. x h.) Headache, and obtuse feeling in the left temple, afterwards in the region below the parietal bones, and lastly the occiput.—15. Obtusion of the head, less preceptible Avhen walking than when sitting; with pres- sure in the eyes as with a dull point from within outwards, especially below the right eyelid, (a. x h.) Painful tightness and obtuse condition of the head. Weight and obtusion of the head, with pressure on the sagittal suture, as if he Avere intox- icated, (a. 3 h.) Weight of the head, as if some vacillating body Avere in it, Avhich presses in the direction the head is turned, forwards or backAvards, etc. Pressure in the brain, mostly forwards, (a. f h.)—20. Pressure in the left side of the occiput, which moves to the side of the head. (a. 3 minutes.) Pressure in both sides of the head from within outwards. Intense compressive headache in the left temple and behind the ears, more violent when Avalking or shaking the head, less so when sitting, (a. 12 h.) Pressure over ihe greater portion of the brain from without inwards, (a. 2 f h.) Pressure in the brain at one ASARUM EUROPIUM. 87 place of the forepart of the head from above downAvards, as if by a stone, (afh.)—25. Violent pressure in the forehead, pressing downwards upon the eyes, which then begin to run. (a. 2 x h.) Pressure in alternate places of the brain, mingled with various sensations. Sensation of a more or less violent pressure in the forehead, from above downwards. Aching in the temples, especially the left. Sharp aching above the root of the nose.—30. Tearing ache in the left temple. Violent, drawing pressure in the brain below the forehead, (increased when retching.) Drawing headache, as if it Avould extend into the temples, (at noon ;) the pain seems to decrease in the open air, and when lying down. (Stupefying) drawing in alternate places of the brain, in the ear and nape of the neck. Tearing headache in the forehead, for some seconds, after stooping and raising the head again.—35. Tearing, pulsative pain in the forehead. Throbbing pain in the forehead, early in the morning, when rising, (a. 24 h.) Stooping excites a throbbing pain in the forehead. He feels the pulsations of the arteries in the occiput, afterwards in the whole of his body. Tension of the whole scalp, Avhich makes the hair feel painful. —40. Itching below the left temple, commencing with fine stinging. Cold feeling at a small place of the left side of the head, a couple of inches above the ear. Eyes : Tingling behind the upper lid, especially of the left eye. Slight swelling of the upper left eyelid ; reading fatigues the eye. T witching of the lower right eyelid.—45. Sensation of tAvitching in the left upper eyelid from within outwards, in pa- roxysms ; it occurs only when holding the eyelid still ; as soon as he raises the lid, for the purpose of looking at something, the twitching disappears, (a. 9 h.) Cold feeling in the external can- thus of the right eye, as if caused by a cold breath. When using the eyes in reading, each experiences a sensation as of being pressed asunder. Pressure in the left eye. Tearing pain in the interior of the left eye, coming and going like the pulse. (a. 1 x h.—50. Feeling of dryness and a drawing in the eyes. * Dry burning in the eyelids and the inner canthi, especially in the left eye. Painful feeling of dryness in the interior of the left eye. Warm feeling and slight pressure in the eyes ; they have lost a good deal of their lustre, and look fainter. Obscuration of vision, (a. x h.) Ears :—55. The whole of the external right ear is hot to the touch; this symptom frequently returns during the whole period of proving. Warm feeling in the region of the orifice of the external meatus auditorius of the right side, with sensation as if a thin pellicle were stretched across it. (a. x h.) Dull 88 ASARUM EUROPAEUM. roaring in the left ear, resembling the distant roaring of the wind ; shrill singing (tingling) in the right ear. Straining sensation in both the external and internal ear. Pressure behind and below the left ear.—60. When bending the head towards the left side, he feels a pain as if a bundle of muscular fibres had been displaced in consequence of some violent exer- tion ; the pain extends over the left temple and behind the ear towards the left shoulder, increasing and decreasing syn- chronously with the pulse. Continued pain owing to pressive tension in the region of the orifice of the meatus auditorius. Sensation in the left ear both on the outer and inner side, as if the cartilages of the ear approached towards each other. Diminished hearing of the left ear, as if it were closed Avith the hand ; one feels as if the Avails of the meatus Avere nearer one another, or as if the ears Avere stopped up with cotton. He imagines a pellicle is stretched across the right meatus audito- rius, (immediately.)—65. Sensation as of the outer meatus auditorius being narroAver than usual. Both of his ears feel stopped up in front. He hears Avorse with the right than Avith the left ear. (a. 1 h.) He imagines a pellicle is stretched across the orifice of the meatus auditorius. with a sensation as if it were being compressed, (a x h.) Sensation as if a pellicle were stretched across the orifice of the right meatus auditorius externus, tensive pressure in the same, uninterruptedly for seven days ; more violent during cold weather.—70. The sensation of tension and pressure on the right meatus auditorius almost always remains the same, and afterwards extends to the left lower jaw, accompanied, when violent, Avith an increased secretion of saliva from the right salivary glands, the saliva imparting a cold feeling, (a. x h.) Face : Burning, stinging pain of the left cheek. Warm feeling in the left cheek, (a. 4 h.) Warm feeling in the cheeks. (a. 10 h.) When Avashing the face with cold water, the vertigo, headache, burning in the upper part of the tongue and in the mouth, contraction of the left cervical muscles, and the faint- ness in the knees disappeared, but all those symptoms returned when Aviping the parts with a towel.—75. Fine stinging of the right cheek. Contractive pain of the left cheek, accompanied by soft pushes as with a pointed instrument, and drawing pains in the third molar tooth. Nose : Discharge of bloody mucus from the nose. ' Mouth and Teeth : Dryness of the inner side of the loAver lip. Cold feeling in the upper and anterior teeth, as if 1 When blown into the nose. ASARUM EUROPIUM. 89 touched by a cool breath.—80. Sensation in the left row of teeth, as if they were holloAV. Cutting cramp-pain in the articulation of the lower jaw. Accumulation of a quantity of cool saliva in the mouth. Frequent contractive sensation in the interior of the mouth, producing an accumulation of watery saliva. The saliva in the mouth appears to be quite tenacious. (a. 24 h.)—85. The saliva in the mouth was burning hot when discharging it. (a. x h.) Tongue coated white, (a. 26 h.) Smarting sensation on the tongue and the gums. Burning sensation transversely across the middle of the tongue, after- wards burning and dryness in the whole mouth. (a. 20 min- utes.) Mucus in the mouth, Avith a sAveetish and insipid taste. Taste and Appetite : Taste in the mouth as if the stomach had been spoiled. Smoking tobacco gives him no pleasure. When smoking, tobacco tastes bitter. Bread tastes bitter. Bread, Avhen eaten without butter, tastes bitter, (in the evening.) Throat :—95. Dryness of the throat, with stinging. Raw throat. Tough mucus in the throat, which he is unable to hawk up, for eight days. Difficult deglutition as if the cervi- cal glands were swollen. Gastric Symptoms: Hiccough, (a. 1-^h.)—100. Hunger early in the morning. Frequent eructations. Frequent, empty eructations. Rising as of air from the stomach when walking in the open air ; after issuing from the mouth he had to yawn several times, after Avhich he Avas troubled for a Avhole hour by eructations and abundant emission of flatulence. Imperfect eructations reaching only the upper part of the chest.—105. Nausea, inducing shaking. Nausea, (one hour.) General uneasy feeling and nausea. Nausea and loathing, Avith shud- dering, (immediately.) Continued nausea and inclination to vomit, in the fauces.—110. Nausea and inclination to Aromit, Avith pressure in the forehead, and a quantity of water accumu- lating in the mouth. Empty retching, water collecting in his mouth, (a. x, 1 x h.) The retching increases in violence, in proportion as it becomes more frequent; the eyes become filled Avith Avater. During the retching, all the symptoms increase, the stupid feeling in the head decreases. Vomiting, (one hour after the first attack of retching) Avith great exertions of the stomach, in five or six paroxysms, every paroxysm being accompanied with a sensation as if the head, in the region of the ears, would burst; only a small quantity of greenish, sourish juice is throAvn up from the stomach, (a. 1 x\\.)—115. Vomit- ing, Avith great anguish. Vomiting, diarrhoea, death. Vomit- ing, Avith great exertions and violent pressure on the stomach ; • 90 ASARUM EUROPIUM. the effort at vomiting takes away his breath, and almost suffocates him ; nevertheless, nothing but a quantity of sourish water is thrown up. (a. 2 x h.) Vomiting, Avith exertion of the stomach and violent compression in the epigastrium, a similar sensation being in the head. (a. 2 x h.) Nausea in the sto- mach, with disinclination to attend to business, laziness, and a sensation as if he were Avithout a head.—120. (Vomiting is followed by a diminution of the pains in the head.) Stomach : Fulness in the stomach, Avith hunger. Pinch- ing in the stomach, (a. 1 x h.) Slight pinching in the stomach or close above it. Pressure in the stomach as with a dull point.—125. Troublesome pressure on the pit of the stomach, which makes him unable to decide whether he is hungry or no, the Avhole day. Hard pressure on the region and pit of the stomach, two days in succession. Pressure on the region of the stomach, during an inspiration. Abdomen : Constrictive sensation in the region of the diaphragm. Occasional sharp cutting in different parts of the epigastric region, abating after the emission of flatulence. —130. * Cutting in the epigastric region, (a. 2 h.) Excessive colic and vomiting. Fulness in the abdomen, with appetite and hunger. Qualmishness in the abdomen, with repeated attacks of oppressive headache along the coronal suture. (a. 8 h.) Painless and silent movement of flatulence in the abdomen.—135. Breaking, in the abdomen, of the flatus which were not emitted. Pressure in the abdomen. Sensation of pressure and painful bearing down on the left side of the abdomen, felt during motion. Single painful sensations in the left side of the abdomen, in an oblique direction below the umbilicus. Cutting in the abdomen, and sharp stitches in the rectum from above dowmvards previous to stool, (early in the morning.) Stool :—140. One hour and a half after having been to stool, he has another pressing desire for stool, with cutting in the abdomen and rectum before and during stool, which is softer than the former. Stool, consisting of hard, small pieces. The usual morning-stool delayed for a couple of hours ; it was scanty, yellow, (mucous,) and came out in one string. Diarrhoea. Diarrhoea, the stools resembling resin, as it were, and consist- ing of tough mucus ; for six days he passes shaggy masses of mucus Avith ascarides. Urinary Organs :—145. Pressure upon the bladder during and after the emission of urine. Constant desire to urinate. Raging, intense pain in the left groin, darting through # ASARUM EUROPJEUM. 91 the urethra into the glans and ct sing a sore, smarting, con- tractive, violent pain in the same, for a long time. Genital Organs : Miscarriage, abortion. Cold, catarrh : (Dry coryza ; the left nostrils are stopped up.)—150. Tingling in the nose, as if caused by the copper pole of the galvanic battery, causing a sneezing after many unsuccessful attempts, and a discharge of a clear fluid. Sen- sation as of the breath and the saliva being hot, without, how- ever, the mouth feeling diy. Several attacks of cough, brought on by mucus in the chest, which rises into the throat and causes difficult breathing, and lastly, cough with expectoration. Inspiration irritates the throat and excites a cough. Chest : Short breathing; the throat feels constricted, and he is attacked with a short and hacking cough.—155. Dull stitch, arresting the breathing, deep, apparently in the left lung, at every inspiration, (a. 15 h.) Stitches in the throat, Avith constriction of the same, on account of which the breath- ing is short and jerking ; the constriction was relieved for a short while by the hacking cough. Dull stitch on the left side of the pit of the stomach, (a. 9 h.) Stitches in the right lobe of the lungs, during an inspiration, (a. 12 h.) Frequent, dull stitches in both lungs, during an inspiration, for eight days.—160. Stitches in the chest when taking an inspiration. (a. 24 h.) Dull stitches in both lungs when taking a rather deep inspiration. Feeling of pressure in the whole chest. Sharp pressure in the region of the last ribs, as with the back of a knife. Strong pressing in the right side of the chest, at regular intervals, (a. 1 x h.)—165. Visible twitchings and jactitations of the muscles in the region of the clavicle. Pain- ful stretchings in the left side. (a. & h. Constrictive sensation in the left lobe of the lungs, as if a wire or string were twisted round, cutting it through. Pain round about both lungs, as if they were being constricted Avith a sharp wire. Burning sen- sation in the right half of the chest, more towards the outer than the inner side. Back.—170. Burning pain, Avith stitches, in the small of the back, while sitting. Pain across the spinal column, from one brim of the pelvis to the other, as if the flesh were torn and pulled towards the outer side, in tearing jerks, when walking. Paralytic pain in the back, as if it were bruised ; he feels it as long as he remains standing or sitting ; it disappears when lying down. Pain, as from bruises, in the back. Dull stitches below the scapulae.—175. Pain, as from a contusion or a bruise, along the inner border of the right scapula, especially 92 ASARUM EUROPJEUM. when touching the scapula, or in moving it from without inwards, (a. 25 h.) Neck : Pain in the left side of the nape of the neck, as if a bundle of muscular fibres had been displaced by violent exer- tions ; the pain afterwards extends over the head and the shoulders, (a. 6 h.) Paralytic pain in one of the muscles of the nape of the neck, as if the parts were bruised when moving them. Sensation in the muscles of the nape of the neck, as if a cravat Avere tied round too fast, and as if the parts Avere being pressed upon by a blunt edge. Feeling of Aveight about the neck, and sensation as if the muscles were being com- pressed by a cravat.—180. Spasmodic contraction of the left cervical muscles, accompanied by a visible flexion of the head tOAvards the left side. Violently tearing stitches in both shoul- ders, both Avhen in motion and at rest. Superior Extremities : Sudden dull pain in the axilla, apparently in the axillary glands. Pressure in the left axilla, as Avith a rough piece of wood. Itching, as if caused by a flea-bite, at a place below the right axilla, in front.—185. Pain as from a sprain in the shoulder, when moving the arm. Contractive, tensive pain of the deltoid muscle, when laying the hand upon the table, or when leaning it there. Paralytic weakness in the arm. He is unable to let his arm lie upon the table without feeling exhausted ; he feels no pain when the arm hangs doAvn. Tearing ache in the left arm, in what- ever position it be placed.—190. Drawing paralytic pain in the left wrist-joint. Sudden drawing and burning pain, extend- ing from the wrist-joint through the thumb and the index- finger, (a. 3 h.) Occasional darting and tearing pains in the upper and lower limbs. Inferior Extremities ; Bruised feeling, and sometimes a passing painful tearing in the upper and loAver limbs. Pain- ful feeling in the hip.—195. Dull pressure in the right hip. DraAving and tensive pain in the head of the left femur and farther on in the bone, especially when walking. Drawing ache in the hips, (when walking.) Dull pain in the hip-joint, and in the middle of the thigh, Avhen touching the parts, or Avhen walking, or when moving about after having been seated. Sensation from the right hip-joint to the knee, as if the limb would go to sleep.—200. When treading, he feels a violent pain in the hip-joint, and in the middle of the thigh ; the foot feels paralyzed from it; he cannot step on the foot well. Sudden, grinding pain in the upper muscles of the left thigh. Lancinating tearing pain in the left thigh. Spasmodic con- ASARUM EUROPJEUM. 93 traction of the muscles of the right thigh, near the knee, abat- ing when extending the limb. Violent, tearing lancinations in the knees, during motion and when at rest.—205. Lassitude of the loAver limbs, when going up stairs, for many days. Feel- ing of lassitude in the lower limbs, as if he had not rested him- self sufficiently by sleep. Feeling of lassitude in the knees, with visible staggering when walking without paying at- tention to himself, (a. 15 m.) Faintness and Aveariness of the loAver limbs and knees, with sensation as if they were bruised, as is felt in the beginning of an intermittent fever. * Un- easiness in the left knee-joint, inducing one to move about. (a. x h.)—210. Pressure above the bend of the right knee as of something hard or blunt. The left leg feels as if it had gone to sleep, and the foot is insensible as it is when very cold ; it looks dead. Visible twitchings and jactitations in the gastroc- nemii muscles. Feeling as from bruises in the left tibia. Painful shooting stitches in the sole of the foot. (a. 3^ h.)— 215. The toes of both feet are painful as if they were frozen. General Symptoms : Excessive sensibility of all the nerves: Avhen merely imagining (which he is constantly obliged to do) that some one might scratch even slightly on linen, or a similar substance, with the tips or the nails of the fingers, a most disagreeble sensation thrills through him, momentarily arresting all his thoughts and functions, (a 11 h.) Great lassitude after dinner. Great faintishness and continual yawning every afternoon. Laziness, slowness, and Avant of disposition to Avork.—220. General weary feeling, sometimes as if one Avere bruised all over. Lightness of all the limbs; he is not aAvare of having a body. When walking in the open air the headache disappeared, together with the hot feeling in the cheek, the drowsiness and ill humor. He imagines he is hovering in the air, when walking, like a spirit. Sleep : Frequent yawning.—225. Towards evening he becomes so faint and nauseated that he feels as if he would die as soon as he rises from his seat; he is obliged to go to bed. Great drowsiness by day. (a. 12, 13, 14, d.) Drowsy, out of humor. During sleep, he feels such violent stitches in the dorsum of the left foot, that he dreamed he experienced a stitch Avhile a blister of cantharides was applied to his foot ; he felt nothing when waking up. Nightly -vexing dreams about insults Avhich he had received. Fever :—230. Shaking over the whole body, (immedi- ately.) Slight shuddering over the body. (a. *-, lx h.) Shud- dering (Avith disgust and nausea,) (immediately.) Slight chills in the back, (suddenly brought on by biting upon a hard crust.) 94 ASARUM EUROPIUM. Chilliness, and slight and repeated chills, Avithout any thirst.— 235. Uninterrupted chilliness, goose-skin; hands and face are cold, blueness of the face. The hands are icy-cold, the arms and the rest of the body are warm, still they are covered Avith goose-skin, and he has violent chills. Shaking chills in the evening, with extreme faintishness, especially in the knees and the small of the back, without any thirst ; the hands are cold, the rest of the body is naturally warm, the forehead hot. Chills, with heat in the face. Chilliness the whole day ; when sitting or lying still, and keeping himself covered, he feels nothing except a soreness of the eyes, a pres- sure in the forehead, and on the pit of the stomach, and some- times external heat; but when taking ever so little exercise in the room, or when exposing himself to the open air without taking any exercise, he experiences an excessive chilliness, without almost any thirst ; when walking fast in the open, or entering a warm room after coming out of the open air, or when becoming heated by violent talking in the room, or after dinner, or when lying in a warm bed, he feels healthy, natu- rally Avarm, feels even a little hot, and has a desire for beer.— 240. Chilliness when drinking. Cold feeling over the body, as if a cold wind blew upon him ; at the same time he was cold to the touch, with goose-skin, the warmth returning in a feAV hours, and being somewhat increased (in the afternoon,) with a slimy mouth, dryness in the throat and thirst ; after- wards another attack of coldness as before, and in the evening, an hour previous to going to sleep, an increase of Avarmth, con- tinuing while in bed ; he is obliged to uncover his hands, with great dryness of the palate. Fever the whole day ; chilliness in the afternoon, abating neither during exercise in the open air, nor by external warmth ; hot feeling externally Avith internal chills and thirst, after dinner. Chilliness, when not being well covered, or when moving ; heat as soon as he covers himself, sometimes accompanied with chills. Chilli- ness after the hot feeling, the heat of the head and face re- maining, he feels chilly at the slightest motion.—245. Heat of the forehead and the hairy scalp, the rest of the body being na- turally warm, with slight chills and chilliness, no thirst, the pulse being strong and quick. Hot feeling and actual heat after the chills, especially in the face and the palm of the hand, the symptoms in the ear appearing again. Warm feeling, as if SAveat would break out. (a. 4 h.) Unusual warmth of the body, the whole day. (a. 24 h.) Slight SAveat only on the upper part of the body, and on the upper limbs.—250. Profuse BELLADONNA 95 night-sweat. Warm sweat, even when sitting still. He sweats easily ; even from a slight cause. Moral Symptoms : Weeping, sadness, and anxious feel- ing. Great cheerfulness, (a. 6, 12, h.) sometimes interrupted for a few moments by a melancholy and gloomy mood. BELLADONNA.—(Atropa Belladonna.) (When the plant begins to flower, squeeze out the juice and mix it with equal parts of alcohol.) This plant may be grown in gardens, upon rather dry soil; declivities should also be preferred. The medicinal vir- tues of Belladonna, thus obtained, are not inferior to those of the wild plant, although several physicians have, from mere conjecture, maintained the contrary. The folioAving very complete list of the symptoms of Bel- ladonna, shows that it is typical of a number of frequently occurring affections, and that its curative powers are various and extensive, and require frequent application. It may there- fore be considered a polychrest.' There are practitioners who, from mere ignorance and pusillanimity, decry the great powers of Belladonna as poisonous, and advise that milder remedies should be substi- tuted in its stead. They knoAv not that no remedy can be used in the place of another, and their patients die victims to such folly. Hoav often do not the more acute cases of quinsy, especially when there is external swelling of the neck, become fatal in the hands of those practitioners, through repeated venesection, leeches, blisters, gargles, poultices, refrigerants, diaphoretics, purgatives, and various other modes of torturing the organ- ism, whereas health might have been restored in a few hours by means of one single dose of Belladonna ! Every medicine, even the best, becomes dangerous, injuri- ous, and even pernicious, in the hands of the ignorant and the quack. Every powerful remedy becomes a destructive agent 1 Note of the Translator.—Hahnemann designates by the term " polychrests" those remedial agents that correspond to a great number of morbid symptoms, and will therefore prove curative in a vast number of cases. 96 BELLADONNA. when it is used in an improper manner, or exhibited in dispro- portionate doses. On the other hand, the most powerful and most energetic remedial agents become mild and eminently curative, even in highly susceptible systems, when they are exhibited in small doses, and in diseases to which those agents correspond in symptoms. Belladonna being a powerful agent, the greatest care should be taken to employ it Avith strict regard to its homoeopathic character. The common routinier, whose sole art consists in applying to a given case of disease, one of those prescriptions which he had learned by rote, is, of course, unaware of the paramount importance of selecting every remedy, especially remedies of great power, with the most careful regard for their adaptation to disease. The experience which I have had occasion to gather at the bedside of the patients for the last eight or ten years, has in- duced me to use the decillionth degree of potency for homoeo- pathic treatment. The smallest portion of a drop1 of that potency, is sufficient to exhibit that degree of curative action Avhich the case requires. To obtain the hundredth degree of potency, mix two drops of alcohol Avith equal parts of the juice of the plant—this method ought to be pursued with all other medicinal juices,— and then mix this with ninety-nine or one hundred drops of alcohol, by means of two strokes with the arm from above doAvnwards; by mixing, in the same way, one drop of this dilution with one hundred drops of. alcohol, you obtain the ten thousandth degree of potency, and by mix- ing a drop of this last dilution with another one hundred drops of alcohol, you obtain the millionth degree. This process of spiritualization or dynamization, is continued through a series of thirty vials up to the thirtieth solution. This thirtieth degree should always be used for homoeopathic purposes. If Belladonna be homoeopathically indicated, one globule of the thirtieth dilution is sufficient to exhibit with great promptness the curative action of Belladonna, even in the most acute diseases. On the other hand, the action of one globule may, in chronic cases, continue for upwards of three weeks. 2 1 Note : I exhibit one globule of the size of a grain of flax-seed, three hundred of which weigh a grain. One drop being sufficient to moisten upwards of a thousand of such globules, one globule contains less than the one thousandth part of a drop of the decillionth solution. 2Note: One globule of Belladonna, first exhibited every three or four days, and afterwards at longer intervals, is the surest prophylactic against hydrophobia. BELLADONNA. 97 Almost all authors have recommended vinegar as an anti- dote against Balladonna. This is a mere conjecture which one autlior has copied from the other. Abundant experience has taught me, on the contrary, that vinegar increases the pain produced by Belladonna.1 Fits of paralysis and colic, produced by Belladonna, may be assuaged by Opium, although it acts only as a palliative. A small dose of Opium, probably, also relieves the somnolence consequent upon the use of Belladonna. Stupor, insanity, and frenzy, produced by Belladonna, are homoeopathically relieved in the speediest and most certain manner by a few small doses of Hyosciamus. The intoxica- tion of Belladonna is relieved by wine ; myself, as Avell as Trajus and Moibanus, have witnessed this effect of wine. A small dose of Belladonna having been administered non- homoeopathically, and being succeeded by a weeping mood, attended Avith chills and headache, these effects may be stayed by a similarly small dose of Pulsatilla. Adequate help is the most necessary, when a large quan- tity of the berries of Belladonna has been swallowed. In this case, relief may be obtained by large portions of strong coffee, which restores the irritability of the muscular fibre, puts a stop to the tetanic convulsions—although acting as a mere palliative—and secures the vomiting of the berries; this may, moreover, be facilitated by tickling the pharynx Avith a long feather. The erysipelatous swellings of Belladonna are speedily removed by small doses of Hcpar sulphuris. Camphor, too, is a good antidote against some of the symptoms of Belladonna. Belladonna may be used as a prophylactic against the genuine, erysipelatous, smooth and glossy scarlet fever, as described by Sydenham, Plencitz, and others. To this effect the smallest dose of Belladonna ought to be given every six or seven days. This great discovery of mine has been scorned and sneered at by a number of physicians, for at least nineteen years. They were ignorant of the character of this disease which is proper to childhood, and they Avere indiscreet enough to mistake for scarlet fever the purple-rash, Avhich had migra- ted into Germany from Belgium, ever since the year 1801. They falsely applied to this purple-rash the term "scarlet fever," and failed, of course, in trying to cure it by means of Note : Stapf has also observed that applications of vinegar to the forehead increase the headache caused by Belladonna, so as to make it insupportable ; the applications had to be discontinued. 98 BELLADONNA. the remedy Avhich I had proposed.' I rejoice that, in subse- quent years, other physicians should haA'e again observed the genuine scarlet fever, that they should have confirmed the prophylactic virtues of Belladonna against this disease, and should have done me justice, after the unjust derision Avhich I had so long suffered. Purple-rash (Roodvonk) being a disease different from scarlet fever, it requires to be treated in a different way. In purple-rash Belladonna can do no good, and patients who are treated with Belladonna in this disease, will generally have to die ; Avhereas all of them might have been saved by the alter- nate use of Aconite and the tincture of Coffea cruda, the for- mer being given against the heat, the increasing uneasiness, and the agonizing anguish; the latter against the excessive pain and Aveeping mood. Aconite and Coffea should be alter- nately given every twelve, sixteen, or twenty-four hours, in proportion as one or the other medicine is indicatedi Of the Aconite I give a small portion of a drop of the decillionth solu- tion ; of the Coffea I exhibit the millionth degree of potency in the same form and quantity. Recently, both diseases, which are so different from each other, the Sydenhamian scarlet fever, and the purple-rash, seem to have become complicated in some epidemic diseases, so that one patient derives more benefit from Aconite, another from Belladonna. NOACK AND TRINKS ON BELLADONNA. Belladonna produces phenomena similar to those of Aco- nite, not directly, however, but by exciting the central points of the nervous system into a more expansive activity, which, by a process of reaction, produces phenomena of inflamma- tion in the peripheral tissues. Belladonna is especially suit- able to plethoric, scrofulous, irritable individuals, persons that are disposed to affections of the head and brain, congestion, spasms,—m whom the nervous system is highly susceptible of impressions, and the circulatory system is easily excited ; to the sanguine-choleric temperament, to the organism of the child and the female, and such constitutions as are anal- ogous to those organisms. Belladonna is therefore especially suitable for diseases of women and children, and all those dis- eases in which the whole nervous system is in a state of •Note: See Thomassen d Thuessink, over de Boodvonk, 1816, ex- tracted from his (xeneeskundige Waarnemingen. BELLADONNA. 99 erethism. What Aconite is to inflammatory fevers or the feverish reaction excited in the arterial system; that, Bella- donna is to the inflammation itself, or the inflammatory action of the capillaries. If, after the inflammatory action shall have been subdued by Aconite, the other symptoms (the nervous stage of the inflammation) continue, and sensation and irrita- bility be alternately affected, Belladonna is then of great use, if otherwise indicated.—Phlegmonous and erysipelatous in- flammations ; the more delicate the inflamed organ or tissue, as an organ of sensation, the more suitable is Belladonna; inflammations of the lymphatic vessels and glands (in alterna- tion with mercury.) Diseases of pregnant women, especially when combined Avith moral symptoms, toothache, gastralgia and colic. Catarrhal affections. Affections consequent upon fear, fright, chagrin. Nervous affections. Spasms of every kind: spasmodic conditions in individuals of a mild tempera- ment, blue eyes, blond hair, delicate skin, plethoric constitution, and disposition to glandular swellings, or to phlegmonous or parenchymatous inflammations ; spasms consequent upon the abuse of Valeriana, Mercury, Chamomilla, and Opium ; con- vulsions of children, especially when consequent upon an effu- sion into the ventricles of the brain, and combined with irrita- tion of the vascular system ; eclampsia infantum ; eclamp- sia puerperarum ; spasmodic constrictions of ring-shaped mus- cles ; hysteric convulsions ; trismus, tetanus.—Epilepsy (in alternation with Calcarea); epilepsy with frenzy, St. Vitus's dance (in alternation with Stramonium or Calcarea).—Cata- lepsy.—Ergotism.— Tarantism.—Hydrophobia.—Plethora vera.—Congestions to the head, especially the eyes, the chest, the abdomen, uterus, and the hemorrhoidal vessels ; conges- tions to the head, Avith sopor and deliria in cholera morbus, when the diarrhoea has stopped. (Also Aconite and Mercury may be used here.) Prodromi insultus apoplectici; apo- plexia sanguinea.—Paralysis.—Icterus.—Cachexia consequent upon the abuse of Cinchona ; rheumatic and arthritic condi- tions, Avith inflammatory fever and SAvelling of the affected parts; erratic rheumatic pains. (Belladonna is said to be poAverless against fixed pains.)—Obstruction and suppuration of the glands.—Scrophulosis and rhachitis : scrophulosis glandulosa, in the acute stage of inflammation of the glands ; scrophulosis mucosa and ossea, Avhen the periosteum and the bones are inflamed ; atrophy of scrofulous children ; scrofu- lous ulcers.—Mercurial ulcers.—Scirrhus and carcinoma. Measles, especially Avhen combined Avith great intolerance of light, inflammatory action of the brain, diphteritis, or when 100 BELLADONNA. there is vomiting after suppression of the measles.—Miliaria alba et rubra ; miliaria herpetica ; dropsy, with fever conse- quent upon suppression of rash (in conjunction with Aconite);— pseudo-erysipelas, phlegmonous erysipelas with lustre and throbbing of the affected parts : erysipelas laeve, fugax et bullosum; erysipelas of the head with delirium; erysipelas of the face, with considerable feverish irritation, and gastrico- bilious symptoms; erysipelas neonatorum; erysipelas in typhus ; erysipelatous inflammations of the skin consequent upon stings of insects.—Impetigo erysipelatodes.—Scarla- tina laevigata et miliaris, especially with subsequent hydro- cephalus, or with sAvelling of the parotid glands ; or frightful- ness, convulsions and vomiting consequent upon suppression of the eruption of scarlatina.— Variola, especially when headache threatens and the fever of suppuration is violent; varioloid, Avhen the joints and the mucous membrane of the trachea are affected; varicella, especially coniformis, or Avhen a violent, general erythema sets in simultaneously.—Metastases of acute exanthemata to the membranes of the brain.—Rubeola.—Pem- phigus.—Acne.—Eczema mercuriale, Avith feverish, violent irritation; porrigo larvalis, especially in children of a ple- thoric habit, Avith inflammation of the eyes and parotitis.— Panaritium.—Ailments of frozen limbs.—Malign carbuncle.— Decubitus and gangrene.—Sleeplessness consequent upon an- guish and uneasiness, in plethoric habits, with congestions to the head or the thoracic viscera ; or consequent upon a morbid irri- tation of the brain arid nervous system, in fever patients and persons Avho are fond of spirituous drinks, who suffer with weak- ness of the digestive organs, abdominal plethora, infarctus, worms, in hypochondriacs, hysteric individuals in general, in patients affected with spasms, scurvy, chlorosis ; sleeplessness as a symptom of internal inflammations, organic diseases of the chest and abdomen, or as a precursor of delirium, of local inflammations, or the evolution of a nervous, typhous state. Lethargy, especially under the following conditions: When combined with redness of the face, turgescence of the veins of the neck, heat, accelerated pulse, or with injuries of the head inflammations of the brain, pleuropneumonia, in pulmonary patients (as a symptom of arachnitis lenta), at the beginning of diseases with fevers, especially nervous fevers, in puerperal fever, intermittent fevers, after partaking copiously of spirituous drinks, in scarlet fever, small-pox, especially before or after the eruption of small-pox in full-grown persons, after a speedy suppression of cutaneous eruptions or old ulcers, in attacks of the gout in old men, pregnant women, at the termination of BELLADONNA. 101 hysteric paroxysms.—Fevers, where the symptoms indicate a more or less distinctly marked inflammatory action of the brain ; synochal fevers, with nervous, gastric, and rheumatic symptoms, or with a disposition to the putrid character ; febris rheumatica et catarrhalis ; nervous fevers, Avith fran- tic delirh. dry skin, great thirst, parched tongue, quick, hard pulse, and sleeplessness ; febris nervosa versatilis, Avhen the symptoms indicate an approachiug preponderance of the ner- vous stage, resisted as yet by the vascular system; gastric ner- vous fevers; typhus cerebralis et abdominalis, with defi- ciency of sleep and simultaneous irritation of the nerves, or with burning heat. Wolfsohn several times prevented the setting in of the typhoid symptoms in the precursory stage by means of Belladonna (also by Aconite, Nux vom. and Bryonia). Febris puerperalis, Avith predominant cerebral symptoms, mania, paraphrenias, wild deliria, local inflammations of the perito- neum and the abdominal organs ; febris puerperalis, conse- quent upon mental emotions, or upon suppression of the lochia or the milk (previously Aconite being used).—Febris lactea.— Intermittent fevers, being relapses consequent upon a violent suppression of the type by Cinchona (Arnica, etc., may also be used here).—Febres lenta.—Derangements of the mind; weak- ness of the memory ; hallucinations of the senses; exaltations of the mind: ecstasis simplex, paranoa, maniaca, catholica ; paranoia simplex, paraphrosyne ; moria (especially maniaca, and morosis ecstatica), mania ecstatica, ecnoica, catholica, sal- tans, salax, puerperalis; depression of spirits; melancholia simplex, nostalgia; anoia simplex, melancholia,catholica; abu- lia ; mixed derangements of the soul: ecstasis melancholica : melancholia moria, mania furens, melancholia mixta catho- lica, loathing of life ; paranoia anoa ; abulia, paranoia anoma- la maniaca.— Vertigo, consequent upon an irritated, excited cerebral action, especially in the beginning of fevers, or Avhen symptoms of exhaustion set in as precursors of an approaching nervous stage, or when there is feverish excitement consequent upon suppressed bleeding at the nose or upon an imprudent removal of a cutaneous eruption, in the beginning of the small- pox fever (indicating that a state of sopor will set in at the next attack of the fever), in hysteric persons (as precursor of the approaching paroxysm of megrim), in parturient Avomen (as pre- cursor of eclampsia or apoplexy), in children and old people.— Headache consequent upon too great a congestion of the blood to the head, especially Avhen consequent upon catarrh; headache with tottering of the head, or Avith trembling or quivering move- ments of the head (in alternation Avith Sulphur); convulsive tie- 102 BELLADONNA. mor of the head ; megrim.—Violent neuralgia of the head (in conjunction Avith Hyosciamus and Ignatia).—Cerebral irritation of women, owing to a nervous excitement of the sexual organs ; paraphrenias metastatica.—Inflammation of the brain and of its membranes (after the fever shall have been sufficiently subdued by Aconite); threatening dropsy of the brain, hydro- cephalus acutus in the first stage ; meningitis ; arachnitis ; encephalitis vera, insolationis and potatorum (delirium tremens).—Spasm of the eyelids and the globe of the eye.— Inflammations of the eye, of a scrofulous, arthritic, catarrhal, rheumatic, and even traumatic nature : scrofulous inflamma- tions of the eye, Avith violent photophobia, sAvelling of the eye- lids, and ulcers upon the cornea (the photophobia being re- moved, give Sulphur, or, if Belladonna and Sulphur should not prove curative, exhibit Calcarea c. or Ars., or Rhus), arthritic pains in the eye, remaining after the eyeball had become de- stroyed in arthritic ophthalmiae.—Hemorrhage from the eye.— Slight obscuration of the cornea ; spots and ulcers of the cornea ; staphyloma (in conjunction Avith Causticum).—Fungus medul- laris oculi; contraction and distortion of the pupil.—Iritis.— Retinitis.—Optical illusions and visions.—Scotopsia; chroma- topsia, photopsia; hemeralopia gravidarum ; paropsis inver- tens (seeing things upside down); strabismus ; dyplopia, poly- opia ; amblyopia amaurotica, even when resulting from too great an effort of the sight, and amaurosis.—Pain in the ear.— Otitis interna and externa.—Hardness of hearing, even after a cold.—Phlegmonous inflammation of the nose.— Ozana.— Bleeding at the nose, especially in childhood, or which returns habitually or by the slightest causes, in inflammatory diseases, especially when the bleeding takes place from the nostril of that side Avhich is not inflamed ; fevers, where only a few drops of blood floAv out at the nose, in persons affected with jaundice.__ Parotitis (in conjunction Avith Mercury).—Prosopalgia ner- vosa (in conjunction with Sulphur and Phosphorus).—Swelling and ulcers of the lips ; scirrhous induration of the lips.__Dif- ficult dentition of children, Avith cerebral irritation and violent congestion of the blood ; toothache in women, especially preg- nant women ; inflammatory or congestive toothache.—Stut- tering, especially in fevers.—Glossitis, also Avhen produced by hydrargyrosis.—Ptyalism during dentition, or when accompa- nied by violent congestions to the head, headache, attacks of vertigo, being precursors-of apoplexy, by chronic hydrocephalus (in young and old age), by eruptive fevers, intermittent fevers spasm of the stomach, an irritated state of the sexual organs,' by nervous affections, by quinsy, or in hysteric and hypochon- BELLADONNA. 103 driac individuals, after abuse of mercury.—Stomacace gan- granosa (inconjunction withSulph., Ether, Silic. and Arsen.)— Angina catarrhalis (giving first Aconite, afterwards Mer- cury); angina tonsillaris, uvularis et pharyngea, angina faucium phlegmonodes, especially after a cold; habitual quinsy.—-Dysphagia, especially nervous, Avith violent choking on making the least attempt at swalloAving (in conjunction Avith galvanism), when accompanied by a marked feverish heat, after injuries of the head, in inflammations of the brain, spinal mar- row, fauces, oesophagus, the organs of the throat and chest.— Singultus spasticus.—Anorexia, dyspepsia, and other gastric conditions; acute gastric symptoms, accompanied by a good deal of sopor, and eyes half open, staring look, repeated vomit- ing of Avatery slime, hot head, dry skin, hard pulse, short, dif- ficult breathing, groaning, frequent startings and twitchings of the limbs.—Pyrosis potatorum.— Vomiting, especially when there are congestions to the head, inflammations of internal organs, indicating the reception into the system of contagious miasms ; also during and after acute exanthemata, after sup- pression of cutaneous eruptions, quickly cured old ulcers, sup- pressed perspiration, in arthritic metastases, in lying-in women, spasms, and intestinal hernia?.—Hamatemesis, especially when originating in menostasia (alternating Belladonna with Puis., Nux. v. and Ars.).—Cardialgia, especially chronic, in chlorotic individuals, Avith induration of the liver, or in pregnant Avo- men.—Acute and chronic gastritis.—Inflammation of the omentum.—Peritonitis, especially puerperal (giving Aconite first, afterwards Nux vom.).—Enteritis (giving Aconite first).— Sub-inflammatory symptoms of chronic hepatitis ; acute hepa- titis.—Colica spasmodica, flatulenta et calculosa.—Inguinal hernia, especially after a cold; purely nervous strictures, or especially such as are inflammatory, or sub-inflammatory ; also, Avhen the purely spasmodic constriction begins to exhibit symptoms of inflammation.—-Dysentery.—Diarrhoea, even Avith vomiting, consequent upon cold.—Haemorrhoidal consti- pation, with violent pains in the small of the back, and pres- sure towards the chest.—Haemorrhoids.—Proctalgia.—Fis- sures of the rectum, with spasmodic closing of its orifice. (Hyosciamus may be exhibited here.)—Colica nephritica.—Ne- phritis.—Inflammations of the urinary organs, particularly of the testicles and spermatic cords, especially Avhen the inflam- mation is of an erysipelatous character—Enuresis, from paralysis of the bladder, spasm of the bladder, inflammatory irritation of the bladder.—Dysuria, especially when there are infarctus of the liver or spleen, haemorrhoidal complaints, vio- 104 BELLADONNA. lent colic, intestinal hernias, inflammatory and spasmodic irri- tations of the urinary oigans, consequent upon caielessly managed rheumatisms and denoting the beginning of periodi- cal dropsies of the brain, in drunkards, pregnant women, inter- mittent fever patients, previous to the eruption of approaching scarlatina, in leucorrhoea.— Violent desire to urinate in fevers, with scanty emission of urine or none at all (denoting ap- proaching convulsions and deliria).—Wetting the bed of chil- dren, during sleep, especially scrofulous children.—Diabetes. —Metritis, metro-ovaritis and oophoritis simplex (previously Aconite).—Intumescentia uteri benigna.—Prolapsus uteri.— Scirrhus et carcinoma uteri.—Feverish hysterism consequent upon interruption of the catamenia.—Dysmenorrhea'.—Men- strual spasms shortly before the period, with drawing, labor- like pains from the small of the back as far as the thighs and calves, or extending towards the navel, and pressure to the genital organs.— Too profuse menses, Avith drawing pains in the genital organs ; profuse metrorrhagia, with labor-like pains in the small of the back (in conjunction with Platina and Arnica); hemorrhage from the uterus, with considerable excite- ment of the vascular system, with discharge of bright-red blood, and cutting, squeezing pains in the abdomen.—Abortus, con- sequent upon violent congestion of blood to the uterus ; bad consequences of abortus.—Bad consequences of weaning ; mastodynia nervosa ; erysipelas of the mamma consequent upon Aveaning; mastitis (in the beginning); galactirrhcea, milky nodosities ; Scirrhus and carcinoma of the mamma.— Inflammation of the thyroid body.—Laryngismus stridulus.— Aphonia, especially after fright, after the sudden suppression of bleeding at the nose, during violent spasmodic fits, or Avhen accompanying cerebral affections in fever patients, when there is violent headache, inflammation of the lungs, in small-pox patients, pregnant Avomen, after parturition, or after violent pain ; aphonia catarrhalis ; catarrhal inflammations of the air-passages.— Grippe, especially Avhen the patients become delirious as soon as they close their eyes, and the look is staring.—Bronchial affection in typhus fevers, especially in the last stages, the expectorated matter being glutinous, viscid, difficult to hawk up, intermixed Avith streaks of blood, and the gums begin bleeding.—Whooping-cough before and during the catarrhal stage.—Nervous and compulsive cough ; dry cough, Avith habitual congestions to the chest, and plethoric habit; nightly attacks of dry cough, with a constant irritation and tickling in the larynx, foicing one constantly to cough, so that the patient cannot breathe and the face becomes blue-red.__ BELLADONNA. 105 Rheumatism of the chest.—Asthma thymicum..—Asthma spasticum, hystericum, congesticum ; asthma Millari; asth- matic complaints after smoking tobacco.—Haemoptysis, espe- cially Avhen consequent upon a disturbance of the menstrual functions.—Pleuritis.—Pneumonia, especially Avhen nervous, or Avhen occurring at the period of epidemic scarlatina; the beginning of pneumonia is characterized by congestion of blood to the head, talking in sleep, considerable vascular erethism (in this affection Belladonna may be alternated Avith Aconite); in the stage of suppurative infiltration (here next to Belladonna may be used Merc. Tart. Stib. Rhus, Hyosc. Ac. phos. or Lachesis); neglected pneumonia, with rattling in the bronchi, troublesome, puriform, copious expectoration and great weakness (here may also be given Ars. Phosp. Lycop.); Bella- donna may also be exhibited in pneumonia;, the symptoms of which do not yield to Aconite or Bryonia (however, it ought then to be ranked after Phosphorus).—Palpitation of the heart, with intermitting pulse.—Carditis?—Rheumatic stiffness of the neck.—Inflammations of the spinal marrow.—Rheuma- tism of the back and the loins.—Psoitis.—Ischias.—Coxalgia ; spontaneous limping in the beginning.—Phlegmasia alba do- lens.—Arthritic inflammatory swellings of the joints (in alter- nation Avith Hepar sulphuris, Merc. ; Belladonna, in this affec- tion, is probably inferior to Phosp. ac). Analogous Remedies : 1. Aeon. Calc. Canth. Caust. Cham. Chin. Cina. Corf. Coloc. Con. Cupr. Dig. Dulc. Hep. s. Hyosc. Lach. Merc. Nitr. ac. Op. Phosph. ac. Plumb. Puis. Rhus. Seneg. Sep. Stram. Sulp. Valer.—2. Agar. Alum. Amnion. Arn. Ars. Bar. Bov. Bry. Caps. Clem. Ferr. Grap. Hydro, ac. Lauroc. Lye. M. arct. Mur. ac. Nicot. Nux. v. Phosph. Plat. Rut. Sabin. Sil. Stan. Zinc.—3. Croc. Ign. Ip. M. austr. Magn. mur. Natr. mur. Petrol. Sabad. Samb. Spong. Verat. Verbasc.—Belladonna is most suitable after Aeon. Hep. s. Lach. Merc. Nitr. ac. etc. Head : * Vertigo. Objects seem to him to be balancing to and fro. * His head turns ; vertigo attended with nausea, such as is consequent upon turning quickly round in a circle, or such as is experienced upon waking from the morning sleep, after a night spent in revelry. * Sense as of turning in the head ; a similar sense as of turning is experienced in the pit of the stomach ; after rising, this symptom becomes so excessive, Avhile walking, that she was unable to distinguish any thing ; every thing vanished from before her sight.—5. Vertigo, as though every thing turned round in a circle (after the lapse of one hour). He walks round in a circle. Sense of dullness, and as of turning in the head; she feels relieved in the open air; 106 BELLADONNA. the symptoms become aggravated in the room (after one quarter of an hour). Fits of A^ertigo, both when at rest and in motion. * While sitting, sense as of reeling in the head, resembling vertigo.—10. Vertigo, and tremor of the hands ; the persons Avere unable to perform any kind of Avork Avith them. * When Avalking, he reeled, held on to the Avails, com- plained of oppressive anguish and vertigo, and often spoke without sense, like an intoxicated person. * She rises from bed early, and totters to and fro as if she Avere intoxicated. * Stagger- ing, arising from giddiness. Fits of vertigo attended Avith obtusion of the mind ; these symptoms last a few minutes (after twelve hours).—15. The Avhole day his senses are con- fused ; he knows not what he does. Obtusion of the mind. Obnubilation of the head, with glandular swellings in the nape of the neck (after six hours), intoxication. Sense of intoxi- cation immediately after dinner.—20. Intoxication after drink- ing ever so little beer. Obnubilation of the head, and intoxica- tion, as from drinking wine, Avith a bloated, red countenance. His whole head feels confused and dreary for a number of days. Obnubilation, such as occurs in intoxication. Obnubilation of the forepart of the head, as though a pressing fog Avere moving to and fro, especially below the frontal bone.—25. Obnubilation of the head, as from drinking much brandy, and smoking much tobacco. Obnubilation and obtusion of the whole head, such as are experienced in a state of incipient intoxication. "Obtusion of the head, increasing during motion. Reluctance to all sorts of mental labor. Lassitude of both the mind and the body.—30. Mental Aveakness. * Obstupefaction. Confu- sion of the mind. Confusion of the mind; he knows not Avhether he is dreaming or waking. Confusion of the senses ; he feels sleepy and is nevertheless aAvake ; while in that state he imagines he dreams.—35. Illusion of the senses. Her exalted but deluded fancy brings a quantity of beautiful images before her mind as by a charm. He imagines he sees ghosts and various kinds of insects. Her nose appears to her to be transparent. * He imagines he sees things which are not present.—40. It seems to her as if a spot upon the left side of the head were transparent and brown. He imagines he is riding upon an ox. * He does not recognize his own relatives. Absence of consciousness; he was sitting as in a dream. * Loss of consciousness.—45. He often lay without his senses, Avithout consciousness. * Loss of senses, and spasms in the arm at night. * Highest degree of stupor. Loss of the senses. * Loss of sense, with convulsions of the extremities.—50. Complete loss of sense; she is not conscious of herself. * Intellection BELLADONNA. 107 has entirely disappeared. * Loss of intellection, for some weeks. Insensibility. Stupidity.—55. She has a headache, during which she loses her ideas ; she forgets that Avhich she thought of a little Avhile ago, and is not able to recollect it. Absence of mind; he easily does his business Avrong, and forgets things which he had just intended to do. He had at times this, at times that idea ; he AAras not able to think of any thing regu- larly, and he immediately forgot things Avhich he had thought of a moment ago, or about Avhich he had just been reading. Diminished memory. Very feeble memory ; he forgets what he intended to do in the twinkling of an eye ; and cannot recollect anything.—60. Return of the lost memory. He remembers things which had taken place a long time ago. He remembers things which took place three years ago. Vivid memory (curative effect,) (after twenty-four hours). Violent headache.—65. Headache, as if the brain Avere stunned. His whole head feels heavy as from intoxication. Sense of weight in the upper part of the forehead, which causes vertigo, and induces a sense of intoxication (after a fortnight). His head feels heavy as if he were going to fall asleep ; he is not disposed to do any thing. His head aches, but only above the eyes ; the headache is like a Aveight in the head, and is experienced early on Avaking up; Avhen touching the eye he feels a pain.—70. Sense of weight Avith violent pressure in the whole of the occiput (after two hours and a half). * Heaviness of the head as though it Avere about to fall down. * Early in the morning, headache, as if something were descending in the forehead from above the eyebrows, by which the opening of the eyes is prevented (after four hours). Aching, with sense of Aveight from the centre of the brain towards the temples, attended Avith decrease of hearing in both ears. Aching in the right vertex ; after- wards this aching is alternately felt in the left and then again in the right vertex.—75. * Headache, especially in the forehead (after two days). Continuous dull headache in one of the sides of the head (after five and twenty-four hours). Sense as of aching in the head, especially in the lower part of the forehead, close above the nose ; this aching becomes insufferable on setting the foot down for the purpose of standing or walking. Headache above the orbits, as though the brain Avere pressed into a smaller space; this pain obliges him to close his eyes. Aching under the right frontal eminence, which soon extends over the Avhole forehead (after ten minutes).—80. Violent pressure under the right frontal eminence. The aching below the right frontal eminence decreases at intervals, but then returns with increased violence. Aching under the frontal 108 BELLADONNA. eminences, early in the morning, shortly after having Avaked up, upon rising from bed. Violent aching in the left frontal eminence, pressing from Avithin outwards. Violent aching in the left temple, pressing from Avithout inAvards ; by leaning this side of the head upon the hand, the aching is felt in the Avhole anterior half of the brain (after three quarters of an hour).—85. Violent aching from within outwards in the Avhole left half of the brain, especially violent in the forehead (after two hours and a quarter). Aching in the region of the right temple; when leaning the head upon the hand, the pain increases as if the head would fly to pieces, and extends as far as the right frontal eminence (after eight hours). Erratic pressure in the head, and alioays extending over large sur- faces. "Aching in the forehead ; during motion it increased so much that it caused his eyes to close (the German text is, that it drew his eyelids together); the headache became milder Avhen he Avas seated ; he was obliged to lie down; then the headache disappeared; upon rising, it re-appeared at once and lasted for two days ; neither eating nor drinking made it Avorse during that period ; as soon as he walks into the open air, the forehead feels pressed upon as though it should be crushed ; the pressure is as if it came from a heavy stone resting upon the forehead ; on the third day the head- ache disappeared entirely while he was sitting in his room. Aching, deep in the brain, which is felt over the whole head, both when walking, and after having walked in the open air. —90. Headache in the forehead pressing like a stone ; the pain is relieved by resting the head upon something, and bending it pver; this pain is attended with a dilatation of the pupils, and a whining and peevish mood produced by trifling causes (after three hours). Tension and pressure in the right side of the forehead. Tension and pressure in the left vertex, and in the forehead (after twenty-four hours). Hea*dache, as though the head Avere made smaller from side to side, by both sides being screwed together. * Con- tinuous and forcible dilatation of the whole brain.— 95. Violent pressing in the Avhole head from within out- wards, as though it should be dashed to pieces (after three hours). * Headache close above the orbits, in the forehead, as though the brain were pressed out; the eyes remain forcibly closed on account of the pain, the pupils being contracted to the highest degree, and the voice being scarcely audible ; the person has to lie down (after 5 to 24 hours). When stooping, the person feels a pain as though every thing Avould press out at the forehead. Sensation as if the brain were pressing BELLADONNA. 109 towards the forehead ; upon bending the head backwards, this sensation passed off (after one hour and a quarter). When coughing, the sensation as if the head Avere being pressed asun- der from Avithin, increases considerably (after 3 hours and a half). —100. In the open air, the sensation as if the head would burst became very violent; he dares not cough, because he fears lest this should increase the pain. (a. 4 h.) Throbbing press- ing in the left side of the occiput, (a. 5 h.) An aching in the forehead frequently obliges him to stand still when walking ; at every step the brain feels as if it ascended and descended in the forehead ; the pain decreased by strongly pressing upon the parts, (a. 6 d.) Violent pulsations in the forehead, with pain as if the bone were being raised. Pulsations in the head and in most parts of the body, when waking up.—105. Violent throbbing in the brain from before backwards and towards both sides ; externally, this throbbing terminates in the shape of painful stitches. Aching, with a sense as of gnawing, on the right side, in the upper part of the head, descending as far as the ear ; this pain is occasioned by a tran- sitory gnaAving pain in a hollow tooth, (a. 9 h.) Stitching ache in the temples, from within outAvards. (a. x h.) Cutting ache in the temples, from Avithin outAvards ; this pain becomes more and more violent, and spreads through the brain, where it is felt as a violent throbbing; it continues in any position. Aching, with a sense as of rending, in the head, especially in the frontal and temporal region ; the pain is Avandering.—110. * Rending ache in the right temple and vertex; the pain spreads in different directions. Rending ache in the head, erratic, (a. 5 h.) Drawing ache. * Traction in the head extending towards the forehead, as if the brain would dilate. * Drawing pain extending from the temple across o\Ter the right orbit.—115. Traction downwards, in the temples and the right orbit. Boring and throbbing in the right side of the head, a similar pain existing in the cheek ; the symptom increases at every motion. Boring and aching in the head, in different pla- ces, by day ; this pain becomes stinging in the evening. Boring pain in the right frontal eminence, early in the morning, shortly after waking up. Continually drawing and distending head- ache, as if something Avere rocking in the head, imparting the sensation of jerks.—120. Jerking headache, Avhich becomes extremely violent Avhen walking or going up stairs fast, and which, Avhenever the foot is set down in Avalking, produces a sensation in the occiput, as if a load were darting doAvn. (a. 48 h.) The Avhole of the head is affected with a stitching ache, especially the forehead. * Dull stitches in the left temple from 110 BELLADONNA. Avithin. Slightly stitching ache in the Avhole forehead, (a. 1^ h.) * Sharp stitches through both frontal eminences from within outAvards. (a. 2 h.)—125. Excessive headache; dull stitches dart through the brain in all directions. Violently stiching ache in the right temple, a quarter of an hour. (a. 25 h.) A few dull stitches in the left side of the occiput. Violent cutting in the right frontal eminence, more violent when stoop- ing, less when touching the parts, (a. 5 minutes.) * Stabbings, as Avith a double-edged knife, dart through the head, in the evening.—130. * Stabbing, as with a knife, from one temple to the other. A few lancinations traverse the occiput, immedi- ately behind the ear, as fast as lightning; they almost made him scream, in the evening, (a. 6 d.) * Stabbings, as Avith a double-edged knife, in the right side of the head ; aftenvards they are felt in the forepart of the head, then in the vertex, and lastly in the occiput, so that she is prevented lying on any side. Three violent lancinations through the head, from the forehead to the occiput; after these all previous headache dis- appears, (a. 31- h.) Lancinations, with rending in the head over the right orbit.—135. Cutting and tearing pain in the head, moving from one place to another. Burning and tearing pain in the left frontal eminence, (a. 4 h.) Rending pain in the right side of the vertex; it is more violent during motion. Tearing in the forehead, externally. Tearing in the forehead. —140. * Tearing over the eyebrows. Violent tearing head- ache in the forehead, (a. 8 h.) Headache on the top of the head, a kind of turning, at times also grinding, at times tear- ing ; the pain became much more violent by external pressure ; it seemed to her as if her skull were quite thin and could be pressed through. Sense of cold in the brain, in the centre of the forehead. * Traction in the forehead.—145. DraAving pain in the frontal bone and in the nape of the neck, both when at rest and in motion. Headache; the sutures of the skull feel as if they Avere being torn asunder; feeling in the head as if a lever Avere being applied for the purpose of breaking it to pieces. Sensation as of SAvashing in the brain. When stooping, the blood rushes to the forehead. * When stooping, the blood rushes to the head; the head feels heavy and giddy.—150. * Congestion of blood to the head, without any internal heat; when bending the head backwards, it seems to him as if the blood Avere rushing to the head. * Heat in the head (in front over the head), (a. x h.) Pain, externally, over the whole head, such as is felt in the integuments after violently pulling the hair. GnaAving headache, externally, on the frontal eminen- ces. Finely stinging burning on the left frontal eminence, (a. BELLADONNA. Ill x h.)—155. Cutting headache on the left side of the occipital protuberance. DraAving pain, Avhen at rest (after dinner), on the right side of the head, and at the same time, in the right arm. Q,uickly passing cramp-like pain on the right side of the upper part of the head. (a. 11 h.) Cramp-like pain at the root of the nose. Violent cramp-like pain in the frontal eminence ; it extends across the zygoma down to the upper jaAAr.—160. Sen- sation, externally, of a contraction of the muscles of the fore- head and eyes. Titillating itching of the forehead, (a. 1 h.) Painful boil on the temple. Red, painless pimples appear on the temple, about the right corner of the mouth, and on the chin ; Avhen scratched, a bloody Avater oozes out. (a. 13 h.) Swelling of the head.—165. Considerable swelling of the head and redness over the Avhole body (in two boys). Falling off of the hair, for an hour. (a. 24 h.) The hair of the head, Avhich was heretofore affected Avith an electric poAver, is so no longer, (a. 24 h.) The integuments of the head are so pain- ful, that even the pressure of the hair gives her pain. Uneasy look. FACE :_170. Distracted features. * Paleness of the face. Paleness of the face with thirst. Paleness of the face with an increased appetite. Sudden paleness of the face, for some time.—175. * An extreme paleness of the face is instantane- ously changed to redness of the face, Avith cold cheeks and hot ,forehead. Feeling of heat in the face, Avithout any external redness, (a. 8 h.) Feeling of a burning heat in the Avhole face, without redness of the cheeks, and Avithout any thirst, with a moderately Avarm body and cold feet. (a. 4 h.) * Sensation of a tingling heat in the face, behind the skin. (a. x h.) Burning heat over the face, Avithout any thirst, (a. 10 h.)—ISO. * Uncom- mon redness of the face. * Violent redness and heat in the face, Avithout any SAveat. (a. 24 or 30 h.) * Red, hot face, with icy-cold extremities. * GloAving redness of the face, with violent, inexpressible headache. * 1 leat and redness only about the head.—185. Sweat only in the face. Congestion of blood to the head ; red cheeks. * Great heat and redness of the cheeks. * The face is very much swollen and hot. * Redness and heat in the Avhole face, as if he had drunk much wine.—190. Heat in the face the Avhole day, as if wine had caused the blood to rush to the head. (a. 12 h.) * Dark-red face. Thickening of the skin in the face, as if an eruption Avould break out. * Bluish-red face, with great heat of the body, in the evening. * Scarlet redness of the face and chest during sleep.—195. * Scarlet redness of the skin of the body, especially the face, accompanied by great cere- bral action. '"' Scarlet-red spots in the face, with a strong pulse. 112 BELLADONNA. Sudden shivering, Avith great cloudiness of the head and face, red eyes, and swelling of the face, Avhich is coA'ered, especially on the forehead., Avith small, dark-red spots of various sizes. Early, on waking up, a small blue-red spot on the left cheek, Avhich increases gradually, until the blue-red sAvelling occupies the whole cheek, Avith burning and stitching in the part which is red, and boring and throbbing in the Avhole cheek ; the pain greatly increases by motion ; in a feAV days the other cheek swelled, and the swelling lasted eight days. Red, sAVollen face.-—200. Red and swollen face Avith staring eyes. Swollen face. The face was red and swollen, the rest of the body pale. * Swelling in the cheeks with a burning pain. Hard, large swelling in the face near the nose and eye, Avith SAvelling of the parotid glands, which lasted five days.—205. Swelling of the left cheek near the nose and eye, which comes on in the afternoon, increases the day folloAving, is then affected Avith heat, and lasts five days. * Swollen face. Swelling of the face, and especially of the lips. Eyes : Continual winking of the tAvo eyelids. Continual trembling and Avinking of the right upper eyelid ; it lasts the whole day, and finally becomes painful.—210. The eyes are wide open, OAving to a greater retraction of the eyelids. Throb- bing pain in the lower eyelid, towards the inner canthus; the spot where the pain is, is swollen and inflamed, with a good deal of lachrymation, for half an hour. (a. 32 h.) His eyes close and become watery. Heaviness in the eyes, especially the upper eyelid. After waking up in the morning, her eyes close again spontaneously ; she is not able to keep them open till she gets out of bed.—215. * Itching stitches in the inner cant hi, which only go off for a while by rubbing, (a. 1 h.) * The inner canthus of the left eye is very painful, even when slightly touched. * Smarting in both eyes. * Involuntary lachryma- tion. * Saltish water continually runs out of the eyes.—220. Lachrymation. Dryness in the eyes, nose, mouth, oesophagus. * Feeling of burning dryness in both eyes, alternately more violent in one or the other, (a. 7 h.) * Pain and burning in the eyes. * Increased heat and feeling of heat in the eyes. —225. Feeling of heat in the eyes; they felt as if they had been surrounded with a hot vapor. * Photophobia ; he avoids looking at the light. Burning of the eyes, accompanied by an intensely painful itching; both symptoms disappeared upon the eyes being pressed upwards, (a. 28 h.) Injected condition of the Avhite of the eye early in the morning, Avith aching. * Inflammation of the eyes, turgescence of the veins of the cornea, with a titillating sensation.—230. Inflammation of the BELLADONNA. 113 eyes; the conjunctiva is traversed Avith red veins, Avith a stinging pain ; the eyos run. * Stitches in the eyes, from without inwards. Yellowness of the white of the eyes. * Early in the morning, the eyelids are completely agglutinated. Swelling and suppurative inflammation of the left caruncuia lachrymalis ; the pain being first burning, afterwards the parts ache for three days. (a. 4 d.)—235. 'General pressure in both eyes, as if hard Avell-water had got into the eyes. When closing the eyes, she feels an aching deep in the eyeball. A kind of pressure as from a fog, is felt in the right orbit; it then is felt in the forehead, then again in the orbit. * Pressure in the eyes with lachrymation, especially early in the morning. * Ting- ling and aching of the eyes ; they felt as if they had been full of sand; she had to rub them. (a. 1 h.)—240. * Pressure in the eyes, as if sand had got in. (a. 2X h.) Pressure in the eyes as of a grain of sand. Pain in -the orbits ; the eyes sometimes feel as if they were being torn out; sometimes—and this symptom is more lasting—as if they were being pressed into the head ; this pain is accompanied by another pressing from the forehead dowriAvards upon the eyes. Tearing in the eyes, which extends from the inner canlhi. Drawing pain under the left eye, upwards.—245. * The pupils are contracted ; it is extremely difficult to dilate them. The pupils are contracted the whole day; they do not dilate till evening. Contraction of the pupils, (a. 10 m.) Contraction of the pupils, (a. lx h.) Contraction of the pupils, (a. 2X h.)—250. The pupils com- menced to dilate in half an hour ; the dilatation increased little by little. * Dilatation of the pupils after 3X h. Dilatation of the pupils in the evening, even when the light is held quite near. (a. 12 h.) * Dilatation of the pupils, (a. 14, 15 h.) The dilatation of the pupils continues to increase after the third day.—255. * Dilated, immovable pupils. Extreme dilata- tion of the pupils. A white little pustule in the left pupil, which is moreover extremely dilated. Extreme dilatation of the pupils, owing to the application of a recent leaf of the plant to an ulcer below the eye. * The faculty of vision is at times entirely extinct, at times only diminished, the pupils being immovable and enormously dilated.—26®. Entire dila- tation of the pupil of the light eye, and blindness for three weeks, owing to the juice of the plant having got into the eye. Obscuration of sight consequent upon a dilatation of the pupils. * Obscuration of sigfct with great dilatation of the pupils. * Blindness, the pupil of the light eye is extremely dilated and is incapable of contraction. Great obscuration of vision.— 265. * The eyes see dim and black, (a. lx h.) * Blindness. 9 114 BELLADONNA. * Amaurosis for three days, he cannot read any thing printed. On Avaking up, he is blind. The eyes are blinded and remain open._270. * Excessive weakness of sight. Transitory blind- ness with headache. * Dimness of sight alternating with cramps of the hands and feet; obnubilation of the head, and faintishness of the limbs. Dimness of sight, dryness of the mouth, and pain in the belly. Dullness of sight for three hours.—275. Dullness of sight with trembling of all the limbs. Presbyopia, such as exists in old age. He sees nothing dis- tinctly, except remote objects and parallel rays, for instance a star in the heavens ; owing to the juice of Belladonna having got into the eye. Presbyopia as in old age ; he Avas only able to read large print. Fog before the eyes ; blindness.—280. 'Obscu- ration of sight, as if fog were before the eyes. When reading, he distinguishes nothing except the white margin Avhich sur- rounds letters ; these seem to have taken the shape of black rings. Sensation as if he Avere not able to see any thing ; he saw nevertheless when straining his eyes. * When reading, the letters look blurred, and appear blue and gold-colored. * The eyes see a large ring around the light, of several colors, especially red ; the light sometimes appears to be mere rays. (a. 15 h.)—285. When laying her hand upon her swollen cheek, she sees flames before her eyes, and the air looks to her like fog. She sees a white star at the ceiling of her room, of the size of a plate ; white silvery little clouds seem to pass by it from the left to the right ; this symptom is seen several times and in different places ; large bright sparks before the eyes. He sees sparks before the eyes. When moving the eyelids, he sees sparks, like electric sparks.—290. * One sees things double. * He sees nothing near him, things at a dis- tance he sees double. He sees things multiplied and dark. *He sees things Avrong side up. * The eyes feel as if they protruded.—295. The eyes protrude with dilated pupils, (a. 6 h.) * Staring eyes. Staring look. The eyes are staring and sparkling. Shining, glistening eyes.—300. * Shining, glist- ening eyes, with entirely dilated pupils, (a. 20 h.) * The eyes are red, glistening, and turn in their sockets. * The eyeballs turn convulsively in a circle. * The eyes become distorted. * Spasms of the eyes.—305. Eyes and hands arc constantly in a sort of spasmodic motion. Unsteadiness of the head and hands. The eyes become distorted, with redness and swell- ing of the face. Clawing pressure on th# left zygoma. Tear- ing and drawing under the right zygoma, (a. x h.)—310. Pressure under the right zygoma. Ears : When chewing, there are violent stitches in the BELLADONNA. 115 articulation of the right jaAV; they extend as far as the ear, and continue even after the chewing, but then they have more the shape of twitchings. Fine stitches in the fossa between the coronoid process and the condyle of the lower jaw. (a. 1 h.) * Stitches extending from the upper jaw into the internal ear. "Stitches in the parotid gland.—315. Violent stitch in the right parotid gland, extending as far as the external ear ; here it terminates in a sort of cramp, and then disappears, (a. 2 h.) The following day this symptom is felt again at the same hour. Tearing pain on the posterior side of the cartilage of the left ear. Pressure Avith tearing on the lower half of the cartilage of the right ear. * Tearing in the external right ear ; the tearing Avas felt from before backwards. "Tearing from above downwards in the external and internal ear.—320. Tearing pain in the external ear of the right side, and in the whole side of the face, from above downwards, (a. 24 h.) Stitches in the external meatus auditorius. Pinching in the ears, first in the right, then in the left, immediately after hic- cough. Disagreeable pressing in the meatus auditorius, as if one were boring into it with the finger. Sensation in the ex- ternal meatus auditorius, as if some one were pressing upon it. —325. Disagreeable feeling in the right ear as if it were violently torn out of the head. Pain in the ears and temples, which is alternately tearing from within outwards, and press- ing from Avithout inwards ; this pain alternates Avith a similar pain in the orbits. Painful straining in the left ear. (a. 5 d.) Sharp thrusts, Avith clawing, in the internal ear, like a painful straining. Boring pain, near the right ear. -330. Pressure and tearing behind the right ear. (a. x h.) The muscles behind the left ear are painful, the pain extending as far as the neck ; the muscles feel as if violent pressure Avere made upon them, the frontal muscle feels the same. A stitch darts from the ear as far as the chin. (a. 1 h.) Sitches in the external ear, Avith hardness of hearing of that ear. * Stitches in the internal ear, occurring during eructations tasting of the ingesta. (a. 12 h.) —335. Drawing pain from the ears as far as the nape of the neck. Violent pressure on the mastoid processes below the ears. Cutting thrusts through the mastoid process from with- out inwards, (a. 12 h.) Puriform liquid coming out at the ears, for tAventy days. Increased sensitiveness of the meatus auditorius.—340. Din in the ears as of trumpets and cymbals, also like the whizzing of the Avind, (immediately ;) afterwards * humming and murmuring, worst Avhen sitting, relieved when standing or lying, still better when Avalking. * Roaring in the ears. Roaring of the ears, vertigo and dull colic. Wind / J J Q BELLADONNA. rushes out at the ears. Fluttering and a sort of bubbling noise in the forepait of the ears.—345. Deafness as if a skin had been draAvn over the ears. * Hard hearing. Nose : A couple of small ied blotches near the root of the nose, painful only Avhen touched, as fiom subcutaneous ulce- ration, (a. 16 d.) Pimples on the cheeks and nose, became quickly filled with pus, and covered with a crust. Cold ncse. —350. Smell before the nose, as cf rotten eggs, for a quarter of an hour. (a. 4 h.) Aching in the nasal bones. Pain as from bruises in the nose, above the wing, when touching the parts externally. The sense of smell is too sensitive ; the smell of tobacco-smoke and soot is intolerable to him. (a. 1 h.) * Bleeding at the nose, immediately.—355. Bleeding at the nose, during the night. Bleeding at the nose, early in the morning. Painful drawing across the left half of the nose. * Tingling in the tip of the nosp, going off by friction. * Fine stitches in the tip of the nose, the whqle night, beginning in the evening.—360. * Sudden redness of the tip of the nose, Avith a burning sensation. The left nostril is very painful, and becomes closed by ulceration early in the morning, (a. 6 weeks.) Fine stitches under the nose. (a. half an hour.) Vi- olent swelling of the upper lip ; it feels tense when opening the mouth. * Painful ulcerated condition of the nostrils on the side where they become united with the upper lip.—365. * Ulcerated state of the nostrils and the corners of the lij>s ; but they neither itch nor pain. Jaws and Teeth : DraAving in the upper lip, with sub- sequent red SAvelling of the same. Ulcer on the lip, which bursts open. Painless pimple below the left wing of the nose, with a white tip. Ulcerated corners of the mouth, near the commissure, Avith uncommonly tearing pains round about, even when left untouched or unmoved, (a. 5 h.)—370. Sore feeling in the corners of the mouth, as if they would become ulcerated, (a. 5, 6, 7, d.) Small pimples, one of them being on the upper lip near the right wing of the nose, covered with a scurf, another below the border of the lower lip, and a third on the inner skin of the loAver lip, all of them smarting as if they had been touched by saltish water. Small, pale-red pimples near the corners of the mouth, without any sensation ; they soon pass off without suppurating. Pimple on the upper lip, tingling when not touched ; contact excites a stinging itching in it. Ulcer with a red edge, and corrosive itching in the cor- ners of the mouth.—375. The loAver and external border of the lips is affected Avith a burning pain, and covered with small vesicles, (a. 24 h.) The lips, and especially the upper lip, be- BELLADONNA. 117 come chapped in the middle, when sneezing or coughing. A pimple on the border of the lip, at an equal distance from the centre and the corners ; the pimple changes to an ulcer covered with a crust, and is painful like an inflamed part. Spasmodic movements of the lips. The right corner of the mouth is drawn outAvards.—380. Risus sardonius ; spasmodic distortion of the mouth. Bloody foam at the mouth, (shortly before death.) Bloody foam at the mouth, vacillation of the head and gnashing of teeth from morning till noon. Little pimples between the lip and the chin, filled with pus, affected Avith a burning and smarting pain, and especially painful at night, (a. 6 d.)—385. Pimple below the lip, externally and a little on one side, affected Avith a smarting and corrosive pain. Pimple on one side of the chin, stinging and itching, but more sting- ing than itching ; this sensation goes off by scratching. A number of small pimples on the chin. A number of small pimples on the chin, resembling rash, and burning when touched, (a. 3 d.) Sharp stitches in the chin, (immediately.) —390. Prickling, spasmodic sensation in the chin. * Lock- jaw ; inability to open the jaws, on account of a painful stiff- ness of the muscles of mastication, (by day.) Lock-jaw. She closed her teeth so firmly that they could not even be opened when using great force, accompanied by convulsions in all the limbs, and chilliness. She closed her teeth so firmly that one had to break out a tooth, in order to pour some liquid down her throat. — 395. Stitches and tension of the jaw, in the direction of the ear. She feels as if her lower jaw were drawn in ; she experiences great pain when draAving it forwards, and excessive pain Avhen biting. Rei tumor near the corner of, the lower jaw, hard, painless of itself; when touching it, one experiences painful stitches in it. Sharp stitches on the lower border of the right lower jaw. Sense as of bubbling on the lower border of the lower jaw. (a. half an h.)—400. (Darting drawing?) pain in the lower jaw (in the glands?); the pain darted through the jaw from with- out inwards, and went off speedily. Swelling of the cervical glands, painful at night ; not painful during deglutition. Stitches in one of the cervical glands. Cramp-like, tensive sensation of the left cervical muscles, even in rest. (a. a quarter of an hour.) The head is drawn backAvards, burying of the head into the pillow.—105. Stiff neck, she is unable to lay her head on one side. Stiff neck. Drawing in the cervical muscles. Drawing aching in the right cervical muscles. Fine stitches in the pit of the throat.—110. Sense of pressure on the left side of the larynx, increased by external pressure, (a. half 118 BELLADONNA. an h.) Perceptible throbbing of the carotids. Aching of the nape of the neck, close to the occiput, not influenced by motion. (a. 3 h.) Violent, frequently recurring stitches in the nape of the neck, in the region of the second arid third cervical verte- bra, Avhen raising the head. (a. three quarters of an h.) Vio- lent grinding of the teeth.—415. * Grinding of the teeth with much foam at the mouth, smelling like rotten eggs. Grind- ing of the teeth, and spasm of the right arm. Grinding of the teeth Avith copious saliva running from the mouth. 'Violently painful SAvelling of the right side of the gums, with fever and sensation of chilliness. Vesicles on the gums below one of the fore-teeth, painful like burns.—420. Ulcerative pain of the gums when touched. Heat in the gums; itching and throb- bing in the gums. Extremely troublesome itching of the gums, Avith pains in the throat. The gums of a hollow tooth are bleeding, (a. 6 d.) The holloAV teeth bleed when pulling at them with the tongue, Avithout any pain.—425. Drawing in the anterior molar teeth of the right side of the upper jaw, re- maining unchanged in Avhatsoever condition the part be placed. Tearing pain in the lower hollow tooth, and the sound molar tooth by the side of it ; the pain becomes excessive, when the tooth is in contact either with air or food. (a. 4 d.) Toothache, rather draAving than lancinating. Toothache, with drawing in the ear. * He Avakes up after midnight, Avith a violent tear- ing in the teeth.—430. Uniform, simple toothache, resembling a sore pain, brought on by the contact of the open air. (a. a quarter of an h.) The toothache does not come on during the meal, but several minutes after the meal ; it increases and de- creases gradually; does not come on after drinking. Tooth- ache, in the evening after lying down, and when engaged in some kind of intellectual activity ; a still pain in the dental nerve, almost resembling a sore pain, or a continuous lan- cination in severe cases. Toothache; sharp drawing from the ear down into the hollow teeth of the upper jaw; in the teeth the pain became boring, less when eating, increasing after the meal, never ceasing entirely by day, but Avorst at night, and hindering sleep ; (after drinking coffee, the pain be- came jerking and boring.) Dull drawing in the upper and right row of teeth, the whole night; the pain hindered sleep- the affected spot was somewhat swollen, (painfully bun ing,) and hot to the touch ; painful jerks were occasionally felt in the teeth.—435. Stinging pain in one of the upper, hollow molares, lasting the whole day ; from pain he sleeps only a little during the night; afterwards the cheeks become swelled. * [Grinding (searching) toothache, (lasting only a short while.)] BELLADONNA. 119 * The fore-teeth feel too long. The teeth are painful when biting, as if the roots were ulcerated, and Avould break off im- mediately. Painful dartings or bubblings in the nerves of the roots of one or more teeth. Mouth :—440. Sensation as if the mouth were more spa- cious, as if the tongue were lower than usual. Sensation in the upper side of the tongue, as if it had gone to sleep, as if it were dead and furred, in the morning. Sensation of coldness and dryness in the anterior half of the tongue. * The Avhole of the tongue is painful, especially to the touch. * Cracked tongue, Avhite-coated, * Avith ptyalism.—445. Smarting pain in the middle of the Avhite-coated tongue, as if there Avere a vesi- cle, (a, 3 d.) Feeling in the tip of the tongue, as if it had a vesicle upon it, painfully burning when touched, lasting two days. * The papilla: are bright-red, inflamed and considerably swollen, (a. 3 d.) * Tremor of the tongue. Stuttering of the tongue. "Stammering weakness of the organ of speech, with unimpaired consciousness and dilatation of the pupils, (a. 2, 3, h.) He stammers like a man intoxicated. Passing apho- nia. * Paralytic weakness of the organs of speech. Speech- lessness ; he does not utter a sound.—455. Dumbness. 'Heavy speech, heavy breathing and great lassitude, consequent upon the oppressed condition of the chest. He has great diffi- culty in talking ; his voice is sibilant. Low speech, with headache, as if the brain Avere being pressed out, close over the orbits, in the forehead ; the pain hinders the opening the eyes, and obliges one to lie down, Avith great contraction of the pupils. * The tongue is covnod Avith a quantity of yellowish- white, tough mucus.—460. Tenacious mucus in the mouth. A long string of tenacious saliva hangs out at the mouth. * Profuse ptyalism. Ptyalism. * Soreness of the inner side of the cheek ; * the orifice of the salivary tube sfeels corroded.—405. He frequently throws up a tenacious mucus. He has a quantity of mucus in the mouth, especially early in the morning after rising, somewhat of a putrid taste. * The saliva in his throat Avas thickened, tenacious, Avhiteand sticking to the tongue like glue; this obliged her to moisten her mouth continually. * Sli- my mouth, with a sensation as if a bad smell came from his mouth, as is the case when the stomach is spoiled. The mouth is full of mucus, early in the morning ; he has to Avash it from time to time ; the mucus passes off after a meal.—170. "Slimy month, early in the morning when waking up, with head- ache, both symptoms lasting but a short while. Early in the morning, Avhen Avaking up, he has a A-ery bad smell from his mouth. * Great feeling of dryness in the mouth, with irri- • 120 BELLADONNA. table mood ; nevertheless both the mouth and tongue look moist. Feeling of great dryness in the mouth ; there was very little tough mucus on the tongue, and the lips were hot and peeled off. Tough mucus in the mouth with a feeling of dry- ness.—475. * Dryness in the mouth. Feeling of great, dry- ness in a moist mouth, the mouth being viscid ; accompanied with a good deal of thirst. Considerable dryness in the throat. * Dryness in the mouth with thirst. * Parched con- dition of the mouth, as if the skin had been destroyed by something acrid or corrosive. Dryness in the mouth, Avhich can scarcely be relieved. Dryness in the throat. * Excessively dry feeling in the mouth ; nevertheless the tongue Avas conti- nually moist. Excessive dryness of the mouth, Avhich con- stricted his throat. Great dryness in the mouth constricted his throat and fauces ; there was no mucus ; moderate thirst; he Avas able to swallow milk.—485. Dryness in the mouth, the fauces and nose. He is unable to swallow from dryness in the mouth, the fauces and the nose. Haemorrhage from the mouth.1 * Haemorrhage from the mouth and nose. Throat : Roughness (scraping) of the throat, when the throat is at rest.—490. Rawness and soreness of the palate, espe- cially painful when touching it Avith the tongue or when chew- ing, as if the parts Avere excoriated, lasting several days. (a. 6 d.) Pain in the throat. Fine tearing in the inner surface of the angle of the left lower jaw, in the left tonsil and behind it, unalteied by contact, more violent during deglutition, (a. 2 d.) Dryness in the fauces and burning on the tongue. * Burning sensation in the fauces. * Violent burning in the throat, the mouth being naturally moist; the burning is not relieved by drinking, but by sugar, however for a few moments only. Long-continued, burning pain in the fauces ; food and beverage cause a burning sensation in the mouth, like spirits of wine. * Inflammation of the throat and fauces. Continual desire to swallow ; he'felt as though he Avould suffocate when not swal- lowing. *Sore throat; stitches in the fauces, and pain as from an internal SAvelling ; they are felt only Avhen swallowing and when turning the neck, or Avhen touching its side, but neither Avhen at rest, nor when talking.—500. Internal swelling of the throat. Soreness of the throat when SAvalloAving or spit- 1 Note: This haemorrhage ended in dealh. Even after death, tdood flows from the nose, mouth and ears of those who have been poisoned by Belladonna ; they assume a blackish violent tinge either only in the lace, or one side of the body, or over the whole body, or else they are covered with gangrenous spots; the cuticle soon peels off, the abdomen becomes distended, and sometimes putrefaction sets in in twelve hours. (Eb. Gmelin and Faber.) BELLADONNA. 121 ting. Sensation as of a SAvelling, rather towards the left side. Pain in the throat, and colic. Suie throat, getting woise every hour; heat, roughness, constriction, sore feeling. Difficult and painful deglutition.—505. 'Violent lancinating pain in the throat Avheti swallowing or breathing. * Stitches in the left side of the thioat, being the same whether one swallows or no. Inflammation of the tonsils; they suppurate in four days; during this period he was unable to swallow a single drop. Troublesome swallowing. * Impeded deglutition.- 510. Pain- less inability to swallow. Impeded deglutition. * Consider- able constriction of the fauces. .Short-lasting, but frequently recurring contraction of the oesophagus, more duiing than be- tween the acts of deglutition. This symptom is always fol- lowed by a painful scraping in the region of the epiglottis, as if the parts were raw and sore. Sore throat; SAvallowing excites a scraping sensation in the epiglottis, or as if it had become sore by the rubbing.—515. Sore throat; (contraction) narrowing of the fauces, Avhich impeies deglutition, (a. 3 h.) * Painful contraction and narrowing of the fauces ; when preparing the parts for the act of deglutition, a tension and stretching is ex- perienced by them, although deglutition is not accomplished ; during the act of deglutition itself the pain does not increase; the sensation as of the fauces being contracted is of itself a painful one. (a. 60 h.) * When swallowing, one experiences a sensation in the throat as though the parts were too narrow, contracted, as if nothing would go down. (a. 2 h.) They were unable to swallow solid food. lie chews his food with- out being able to swallow it, because his throat felt as if it were contracted.—520. During her loss of consciousness she fre- quently thrusts her finger into her throat, stretches her gums and presses her throat Avith both hands. He has the great- est trouble in swallowing water, and can only get down very little of it. Aversion to every kind of liquid ; she demeans herself frightfully when seeing it. Pouring drinks down her throat makes her mad. Inability to swallow.—525. Paralytic weak- ness of the inner parts of the mouth. Pressure in the thioat with choking, rising from the abdomen, unaccompanied by either nausea or vomiting. Appetite and Taste : 'Loss of taste. 'Insipid taste in the mouth. Spoiled taste in the mouth.—530. * Disgusting taste, the tongue being clean. Spoiled taste of the saliva. * Putrid taste in the mouth, after having eaten something. Putiid taste in the mouth, as of spoiled meat, two houis after eating, (a. 8 h.) * A putrid taste rises from the fauces, also while eating or drinking, although both food and drink have 122 BELLADONNA. a natural taste.—535. Flat sweetish taste in the mouth. Vis- cid taste in the mouth. Saltish, sourish taste in the mouth. Salt taste of the food, as if every thing were too salt. (a. 25 h.) In the beginning of the meal the aliments tasted naturally; all of a sudden they either tasted too salt, or were tasteless, or had a flat taste, Avith sensation in the pit of the neck as if she would throw her food up again.—540. Bread tastes and smells sour to him. Bread tastes sour to her. Bread tastes sour to him. * Aversion to milk, whereas she was very fond of it formerly ; now the smell of milk is disgusting and repulsive to her ; it has moreo\-er a bitterish, sourish taste, Avhich disap- pears when drinking a little more of the milk. In the even- ing bread and butter taste very sour to him, at least the last mouthfuls; this Avas generally followed by some heartburn, which continued two hours, (eight evenings in succession.) —545. (Bitter taste of the bread and apples, in the evening.) Coffee is offensive to her. Aversion to camphor. One feels an appetite, but has no desire for any one kind of food. * Aversion to food.—550. * Total aversion to all sorts of nou- rishment and drinks, Avith frequent weak pulse. * Complete loss of appetite. Want of appetite with headache. Dimi- nished appetite ; meats especially are repulsive to him. Re- pugnance to beer.—555. Repugnance to acid things. "Long- lasting aversion to food. No appetite ; every thing was loath- some to him. (He has a desire for this or the other thing; but when eating it, he does not relish it.) He loses his appetite after smoking.—560. Loss of appetite Avith a feeling of empti- ness and hunger ; when beginning to eat, he eats Avith his usual appetite. Increased appetite, (curative effect.) Appetite for vegetable soup, and bread and butter, for nothing else. Gastric Symptoms : A peculiar contractive sensation in the stomach after eating a little. Cough and great thirst after a meal.—565. Feeling of intoxication immediately after a meal. (a. 6 hours and a half) Violent pinching below the umbilicus after a meal, directly behind the abdominal integu- ments, (a. 2 h. and a half.) Internal heat after taking beer. Absence of thirst. * Absence of thirst.—570. Desire for drinks, without caring about drinking ; he approached the cup to his lips and then set it down again immediately, (a. 8 h.) Aston- ishing thirst in the evening with watery taste; nevertheless, every kind of beverage is disgusting to her. * Great thirst for cold drinks, Avithout any heat. (a. 7 h.) Violent thirst at din- ner, (ret rning for several days at the same hour.) Eructations tasting of the ingesta.—575. Bitter eructatious tasting of the ingesta. * Frequent eructations from the stomach. Eructa- BELLADONNA. 123 tions with want of appetite. Eructations and vertigo. * Unsuc- cessful inclination to eructations.—580. Half suppressed incomplete eructations. Putrid eructations. Burning, sore eructations, and acrid sour humor rising into the mouth, with a kind of choking.. Heartburn (when smoking tobacco;) a scraping, burning, smarting sensation is for a long time felt about the lower border of the fauces, and mostly about the upper border of the larynx, (a. 2 h.) Accumulation of water. in the mouth, in the evening, for half an hour.—585. 'Nausea and inclination to vomit in the throat (not in the pit of the stomach) with occasional bitter eructations, in the evening. Qualmishness after breakfast. * Frequent attacks of nausea in the forenoon, (a. 72 h.) Inclination to vomit, when walking in the open air. * Nausea in the stomach.—590. Nausea Avith inclination to vomit, especially when he is about to cat some- thing. Frequent nausea and retching. Nausea, inclination to vomit, and such a vehement thirst, that they Avere obliged to drink an excessive quantity of Avater. Vomiting, in the evening. 'Vomiting, vertigo and flushes of heat.—595. Vom- iting and profuse sweat. Excessive A'omiting. Vomiting of mucus, tOAvards noon. * Vomiting of bile and mucus. * Vom- iting of indigested food which had been taken twelve hours previous.—600. Vomiting (a. 6 h.) immediately followed by sleep for a couple of hours. Inclination to vomit; unsuccessful retelling. * Retching and yawning until the face becomes blue, whilst he extends one of his hands above his head,- and with the other strikes violently upon his abdomen. Unsuccessful inclination to vomit. He wakes three times about midt.ight; three times he feels as though he would vomit, bring at the same time covered with sweat as from anguish ; but no vom- iting takes place.—605. * Unsuccessful inclination to vomit; empty retching. He is unable to vomit; the stomach is not susceptible of being irritated. He does not even vomit after taking fourteen grains of tartar emetic ; he does not even feel nauseated. Repeated attacks of violent hiccough. Violent hiccough, which caused her to start up into the air; this Avas succeeded by deafness lasting till the next attack.—610. * Vio- lent hiccough about midnight. An intermediate symptom, partly eructation, partly hiccough. * Eructation resembling hiccough ; spasm composed of eructations and hiccough. Nightly hiccough with violent sweat. Convulsions of the head and limbs after hiccough, afterwards nausea and lassi- tude.—615. Hiccough with alternate convulsions of the right arm and left lower limb; afterwards violent thirst with red- ness and heat of the head. 124 BELLADONNA. Stomach : Painless throbbing and beating in the pit of the stomach. Violent pains in the region of the pit of the stomach. * Hard pressure in the stomach, especially after a meal. (a. 24 h.) Periodical pain in the pit of the stomach, Avith tremor, at night.—620. Pressure in the stomach after having eaten something. Pressure in the pit of the stomach, partly gnawing. (Stitching ache in the left side below the ribs.) Fulness below the short ribs ; Avhen stooping, the pit of the stomach feels full and the sight is obscured, (a. 4 d.) * Violent pressure in the stomach after a meal, and afterwards also a long while after, (a. 5 h.)—625. Painful pressure in the pit of the stomach, felt only when walking ; he has to walk slowly, (a. 48 h.) Air seemed to have gathered below the sternum; it passed off by producing a rumbling in the abdo- men, after Avhich the nausea increased more and more. Spasm of the stomach. * Spasm of the stomach, resembling a cramp. Chronic spasm of the stomach ; it always occurred during a meal.—630. After eating a little food, he felt a peculiar con- tractive ^sensation in the stomach. Inflation of the epigastrium after lying down in the evening, Avith tensive pain in the stomach. Contractive pain in the pit of the stomach. Burn- ing in the stomach. Stitches in the pit of the stomach. Excessive, lancinating and cutting pain in the pit of the sto- mach, Avhich forces one to bend the body backwards, and to check the breathing. Inflammation of the stomach. Abdomen : Inflammation of the upper part of the duode- num. Burning in the abdomen.—640. * Continual colic. * Colic, constipation, enuresis with eructations and inclination to vomit. Colic, a few stitches after taking milk. Pain in the abdomen, a few hours previous to going to bed. Colic, spas- modic tension, from the chest till deep in the abdomen ; this tension is so violent that he is unable to"move his body in the least, (a. half an h.)—645. Colic and leucorrhoea. * Pressure in the abdomen as from a stone, in the evening, Avith pains in the loins. Colic, as if the abdomen were pressed upon by a hard load ; the pain is only felt Avhen standing or Avalking ; it passes off Avhen sitting. Pressure in the hypo- gastrium as if from a heavy load. Sensation in the right abdominal ring, when bending over Avhile sitting, as if a hard body Avere pressing out, without the spot being hard to the touch, (a. 6 d.)—650. Sensation in the right groin, when bend- ing over while sitting, as if a hard body were pressing out. Sensation in the abdomen, directly below the umbilicus, as if the intestines pressed from within outwards, mostly Avhen standing, (a. 6 d.) When pressing upon the scrobiculus cordis, BELLADONNA. 125 one feels a pain in the side of the abdomen, pressing from within outwards. Inflation of the abdomen. * Distended, but neither hard nor painful abdomen.—655. Distended, hard abdomen. * Sensation as if the ardomen Avere distended, with constrictive colic below the umbilicus, coming on in jerks, and obliging one to bend double, (a. 4 h.) Distention of the abdo- men around the ribs. Distention of the abdomen, accom- panied by rumbling or grunting in the intestines of the left side. Aching of the abdomen, which is drawn in (when lying down.)—660. * Clawing, constrictive pain in the loAvermost intestines, alternating with dull stitches or jerks in the direction of the perinaeum. (a. 36 h.) * Constriction of the abdomen around the umbilicus, as if a ball or lump Avould form. Directly after rising, in the morning, a violent tensive aching in the abdomen, especially in the pubic region ; sensation as if the hypogastrium (rarely the epigastrium) were spasmodically constricted, sometimes as if it were distended, (this, hoAvever, is not really the case;) gradually increasing and decreasing pains, (a. 24 h.) Contraction of the abdomen in the umbilical region. Griping and straining around the umbilicus, which obliged him to bend over.—665. * Contractive pain in the abdomen; she is obliged to bend double from pain. 'Colic, as if a spot in the abdomen Avere seized Avith the nails, a griping, clutching, seizing as with talons. Contractive strain- ing in the umbilical region, especially about noon and in the afternoon. * Violent contractive griping in the right side of the abdomen Avhen walking, accompanied by sharp stitches dart- ing from that side through the right.side of the chest and the axilla. Extremely painful contractive gripings in the umbil- ical region, coming from both sides and meeting in the umbil- icus.—670. * Pinching colic ; he is obliged to sit with his body bent double, Avith unsuccessful inclination to diarrhoea and subsequent vomiting. Pinching in the intestines. Pinching in the side of the abdomen, the region of the liver; the pain was so great that he was unable to rise from his seat. Pinching, transversely across the epigastrium and dowmvards in the -colon. Violent pinching in the hypogastrium, Avhich increases in violence by drawing the abdomen in, and bending the upper part of the body on the left side. (a. 6 h.)—675. Lancinations in the inguinal glands. Fine stitches in the left groin. Dull stitches in the right side of the abdomen, near the last ribs. Violent lancinations betAveen the right hip and the umbilicus, as if a dull knife Avere being thrust in. (a. 12 h.) One single cutting lancination from the umbilical region round the left hip as far as the lumbar vertebra?, where it is most painful, (a. three 126 BELLADONNA. quarters of an h.)—680. Dull lancinations, as if Avith a knife, beloAV the umbilicus on the left side. Stitching ache in the umbilical region, (a. 24 h.) Cutting ache early in the morn- ing, when in bec\, in trfe left side of the abdomen upon which he rests ; the pain disappears Avhen turning to the other side. (a. 11 d.) Violent, incisive pressure in the hypogastrium, in alternate places, (a. 1 h.) Cutting in the Avhole lower part of the abdomen, most violent in the left side.—685. 'Itching stinging about the umbilicus, passing off by rubbing, (a. 1. h.) Heat with anxiety in the abdomen, chest and face, with obstruc- tion of the nose. Heat from below upAvards, a SAveat as of anguish breaking out upon her ; afterwards nausea Avith horri- ble anguish, the nausea descending more and more in the abdomen. * Long lasting painfulness of the whole abdomen, as if it were all sore and raAV. (a. 1 h.) Violent repeated rum- bling in the abdomen.—690. Loud rumbling in the abdomen, with a sensation as if all the contents were engaged in a con- fused motion, (a. a quarter of an h.) Rumbling and pinching in the abdomen. Frequent emission of almost inodorous flatu- lence. Frequent emission of inodorous flatulence. Stool : Shuddering, during stool.—695. Shuddering, du- ring stool, in a child. Desire for stool with sensation in the abdomen as if diarrhoea would come on, accompanied by heat in the abdomen, (a. 1 h.) * Papescent stool mixed with mucus. Heat in the head alternating with diarrhoea. Diar- rhoea, inclination to vomit and pressure in the stomach.—700. * Granular, yellow, somewhat slimy stool. (Stool smells very sour.) Stool Avhite as lime. Green stool. Green stool, Avith enuresis and sweat.—705. Several watery stools immediately after profuse sweat. * Soft, diarrhaic stool in the beginning ; afterwards, frequent tenesmus, little or no stool being jjassed. Unusually diminished stool; only small evacuations taking place for several days. Urgent desire for stool; it is thinner than usual, but not diminished. Frequent thin stools with tenesmus ; he had to go to stool every quarter of an hour. (a. 48 h).—710. Frequent desire for stool. * Tenesmus ; diar- rhoeic stool is passed in small quantity, followed immediately by increased tenesmus, (a. 3 h.) Frequent desire for stool, without, any evacuation taking place, or else little and bad stools being passed. * Tenesmus and. colic. Tenesmus, no stool.—715. Vomiting after tenesmus. 'Tenesmus, constant pressing and bearing doAvn in the direction of the anus and the genital organs, alternating with painful contraction of the anus. (a. 12 h.) Pressure in the rectum, towards the orifice. • Constipation. Constipation ; inflation of the abdomen and BELLADONNA. 127 heat in the head.—720. He is unable to exercise any pressure during stool. * Contractive pain in the rectum, afterwards sore pain in the epigastrium, folloAved by quick discharge of slimy diarrhoea, lastly tenesmus. Violent itching and con- strictive sensation of the anus. Itching of the anus. Violent, sudden, painful itching of the rectum and anus.—725. Itching of the outer side of the anus (when Avalking in the open air.) Pleasant itching of the anus. Single, sudden lancinations in the rectum (during motion.) (a. 3 h.) Haemorrhoidal flux for several days. Involuntary discharge of faeces, paralysis of the sphincter ani.—730. * Involuntary discharge of faeces. Small, sudden, involuntary stools. Urinary Organs : * Suppression of stool and urine for ten hours. Suppression of stool and urine, accompanied by profuse sweat. * Troublesome micturition.—735. Suppression of urine. * Retention of urine, which comes off only drop by drop. * Frequent and urgent desire to urinate. * Frequent desire to urinate, the urine being passed in very small quantity, although of a natural color. Frequent and urgent desire to urinate, the emission being scanty, (a. 1 h.)—740. * Con- tinual desire to urinate. * Yellow, turbid urine. Clear, lemon- colored urine. * Urine yelloAv as gold. Light-yellow, clear urine, (a. 4 h.)—745. (Whitish urine.) Urine with Avhite, thick sediment, (a. 12 h.) The urine becomes turbid, like yeast, with reddish sediment. 'Frequent micturition. Fre- quent and copious emission of urine.--750. 'Enuresis. Fre- quent and copious emission of pale, thin, Avatery urine. Emis- sion of a quantity of Avatery urine with SAveat. Emission of a large quantity of urine, Avith increased appetite and coldness of the skin to the touch. Enuresis at night, with profuse SAveat.—755. Enuresis Avith profuse night-sAveats. Enuresis, especially in the morning, thirst and obscuration of vision. Enuresis with SAveat, good appetite and diarrhoea. Enuresis with profuse sweat. Enuresis, diarrhoea and appetite.—760. Violent enuresis. Enuresis Avith appearance of the menses. Enuresis. Enuresis, paralysis of the neck of the bladder. Ho passed his urine, by day, while in a deep sleep.—765. * Ina- bility to retain the urine. Sensation of Avrithing and turning in the bladder as if there Avere a large worm in it, without any desire to urinate. Dull pressure in the region of the bladder at night. Smarting pain immediately after micturition, in the outer border of the prepuce. Genital Organs : Itching titillation in the forepart of the glans, resembling a flea-bite.—770. Repeated tearing in the left spermatic cord from below upwards, before falling asleep, 128 BELLADONNA. in the evening Avhen in bed. The prepuce recedes behind the glans; this causes a disagreeable sensation in the denuded glans. (a. 4 h.) Lancination all along the urethra, (a. 3h.) Violent pressing towards the genital organs, as if all the contents of the abdomen would issue from them ; Avorse Avhen sitting crooked or Avhen Avalking, relieved when standing or sitting straight, (a. 10 h.) Dull stitches in the urethra be- tween the acts of micturition, behind the glans, especially dining motion.—775. Drawing in the seminal cords during mictuiition. Discharge of the prostatic juice frorn a relaxed penis. Soft, painless tumor on the glans. Sweat of the genital organs, at night. Lancinations in the testicles which are drawn up. (a. 12, 18, 30 h.)—780. Nightly emission of semen, the penis being relaxed. Two emissions of semen in one night. Violent lancinations in the pubic region at every step, apparently in the internal genital organs, (a. 10 h.) Nightly emission of semen, unaccompanied by lascivious dreams (the first night.) He remains indifferent, Avhen think- ing of the difference of the two sexes; he is unable to con- ceive any lewd or lascivious ideas ; the sexual instinct seems to be extinguished in his fancy.—785. Voluptuous images or tales excite neither his fancy nor his sexual organs ; they leave him indifferent, (a. 20 h.), The appearance of the menses is preceded by lassitude, colic, Avant of appetite and dimsighted- ness. The menses are accompanied by sweat of the chest at night, by nightly yawning and thrills of chilliness over the back. Anguish about the heart during the menses. Great thirst during the menses.-—790. Cramp-like tearing at times in alternate parts of the back, at times in the arms during the menses. Appearance of the menses. The menses appear four days too soon. Increased menstrual Aoav. Increased flow of the menses ; they delay until the 32d, 36th, and 48th day.— 795. * Pressing early in the morning, as if all the contents of the abdomen Avould issue from the genital organs, (with disten- tion of the abdomen ;) when the pressing Avas over, the abdo- men contracted, and a Avhite mucus Avas discharged from the vagina. * Badly smelling hemorrhage from the uterus. Leu- corrhoea and colic. Cold, Catarrh : Frequent sneezing. The nose is at times obstructed, at times it discharges Avater.—800. * Catarrh, or cough Avith coryza. Fluent coryza from one nostril only. Coryza, with smell of herring-pickle in the nose, especially when blowing the nose. * Hoarseness. * Rough, hoarse voice. —805. * Noise and raling in the bronchial tubes. Every inspi- ration causes an irritation bringing on a dry cough, * Vio- BELLADONNA, 129 lent cough about noon, several days in succession, with dis- charge of a large quantity of tenacious mucus. * Coughing fit, with subsequent heat. * Night-cough, frequently waking her from sleep ; Avhen the cough is over, she immediately falls asleep again.—810. Coughing fit, as from dust which had been inhaled ; the cough wakes one up at night, and is accom- panied with expectoration of mucus. * Violent, dry cough (in the forenoon,) as if ,a foreign body had got into the larynx; with coryza. (a. 3 h.) * Itching titillation in the back part of the larynx, in the evening when in bed, causing an irresistible dry cough. One feels as if something were lodged in the pit of the stomach, which continually excites a cough. Chest : * Sensation as of a dry catarrh having settled in the chest, which continually excites a dry cough.—815. The upper part of the trachea is affected; he coughs up a puru- lent substance resembling old catarrhal mucus, (early in the morning Avhen in bed and after rising.) (a. 16 h.) A cough which begins at ten o'clock in the evening, and returns every quarter of an hour, or at shorter intervals, in paroxysms of three or four fits at a time. Cough with a bloody taste in the mouth. * Expectoration of bloody mucus, early in the morn- ing when coughing. * (Hollow and rough, scraping cough.) —820. Violent cough during sleep, with gnashing of teeth. (a. 10 h.) Cough with prickings in the side under the left ribs. (a. 6 h.) Violent aching in the nape of the neck, as though it would break ; during a fit of cough, (a. 3^ h.) * Dry, short and hacking oough, with a scraping sensation in the throat. 'Oppression of pie chest.—825. * Difficult breathing. (When coughing, the child presses with great force, and is very much out of humor.) V;(tThe child become| calm previous to every fit of cough, and cried directly before* the cough commenced.) (The coughing fits terminated-Avith sneezing.) (The stomach urns when coughing, and he vomits even when fasting.)— 830. * Difficult respiration. Violent; small, frequent, anxious inspirations, (a. 18 h.) Pressure in the praecordial region ; this arrests the breathing and causes a feeling of anguish. * Pres- sure on the chest (which affected the heart.) Sensation as if the heart were oppressed; she was not well able to breathe, accompanied by nausea Avhich rises to the throat as if she would vomit; the oppression of the heart and nausea alter- nate every seven minutes, (a. x h.)—835. Short breathing brought on by drinking a cup of coffee (in the afternoon.) (a. 3 d.) Frequent oppression of the scrobiculus cordis during a walk ; a sort of spasmodic sensation which obliges him to take deeper inspirations, (a. 1 h.) Violent oppression across 130 BELLADONNA. the chest, as if it were being compressed from both sides, (a. 5 h.) * Asthma. Feeling of oppression in the chest, in the evening Avhen in bed, which does not pass off by coughing on purpose; he had difficulty in taking an inspiration, as if he had been prevented from so doing by mucus in the trachea ; accompanied by a burning in the chest, (a. 60 h.)—840. At times he breathed, at times he appeared to have breathed his last; these fits occurred four times in the space of a quarter of an hour. Burning in the right half of the chest. Heat sud- denly rises from the abdomen into the chest, and passes off very fast. (a. 2 h.) Stitches in the sternum Avhen coughing or yawning. * Fine stitches under the clavicle from before backwards, during a walk. (a. 4 d.)—845. * Fine stitches in the left side of the chest extending from the sternum towards the axilla, more violent during motion ; uninfluenced by breathing. Fine stitches in the chest. Continuous stitch en- tering deep into the right side of the chest, uninfluenced by breathing, (a. 72 h.) Stitches in the side of the chest i nder the right arm; they arrest the breathing towards evening. Stitches in various places under the skin, in the right side of the chest, rather towards the outside.—850. Stitches in one of the mammae, (a. 3 h.) * Painful stitches in the left side of the chest, uninfluenced by breathing. Quickly passing stitches under the two last ribs, as with a dull knife, by the side of the ensiform cartilage and above the false ribs. (a. 8 minutes.) Pinching-stitching pain in the chest on both sides of the upper part of the sternum. Incisive pressure on the right side of the chest, coming and going, uninfluenced by breathing, (a. x h.) —855. Continuous stitching pressure in the cartilage of the left ribs, increasing in violence during an expiration, and then almost passing into a burning sensation, (a. 3 h.) Sharp pressure in the region of the sixth rib from Avithin outwards. (a. x h.) Sharp ache in the sternum, immediately above the ensiform cartilage. Aching beloAV the right nipple. Aching in the chest and between the shoulders.—860. * Aching in the chest with short breathing, likewise between the shoulder when walking or sitting. Clawing ache in both halves of the chest. Beating pain betAveen the sternum and the scro- biculus cordis. Pressure in the right half of the chest, causing an anxious feeling. Great uneasiness and beating in the chest. —865. * (Palpitation of the heart, when at rest, as if the con- cussion extended to the neck, increasing during motion, with difficult and slow breathing.) A sort of palpitation of the heart when going up stairs, a kind of bubbling sensation. Corro- sive pain below the cartilage of the last ribs. (a. 2 h.) Pain- to BELLADONNA. 131 ful blisters on the sternum, containing water. Chest and thighs are covered with dark-red, very small spots of different sizes. —870. * The breasts become filled Avith milk (in a female who is not pregnant.) the milk running out; on the left mamma appeared small scattered pimples with a tingling and itching sensation, relieved by friction. Back : The ischia feel sore ; she feels as if there were no flesh on them ; nevertheless she feels more comfortable when sitting on something hard, than on something soft. Dull, (foggy) intensely painful drawing in the whole circumference of the pelvis; this pain is also alternately felt in the os sacrum and the ossa pubis. Spasmodic sensation in the left lumbar region. Intense cramp-pain in the small of the back and the os coccygis ; he can only sit for a short while ; sitting makes him stiff and unable to rise again from pain; he cannot even lie down Avell; frequently wakes at night and has to turn to another side on account of the violence of the pain ; he is absolutely unable to lie upon the back; he is relieved mostly by standing and Avalking about sloAvly; however he cannot walk fast (for 8 days.)—875. When rising from his seat, he feels a pain in the region of the crest of the ilium as if a sharp body were protruding. Rheumatic pain in the back. Aching on the left side of the spinal column, under the false ribs. GnaAving in the dorsal spine, and cough. Lancinating and gnawing pain in the dorsal spine.—880. Lancinations from Avithout inwards in the vertebrae, resembling stabs Avith a knife. Pain, as from a sprain, in the right side of the back and the spinal column. Cramp-like, oppressive sensation in the middle of the spinal column, becoming tensive when attempting to straighten the back. (a. x h.) The back, especially the scapulae, are covered with large, red pimples; the Avhole skin looks red, and feels sore when touched ; in the tips of the pimples the prover experiences a fine stinging, (a. 10 d.) Pain in the head pass- ing into the scapulae.—885. Boil upon the shoulder. Aching under the left scapula, more tOAvards the outer side. DraAving pressure between the right scapula and the dorsal spine. Pain between the scapulae, as if the parts had been strained by lift- ing. Violent draAving between the scapulae along the spine, in the evening.—890. Cramp-pain, almost like pinching, betAveen the right scapula and the dorsal spine. (Titillating itching of the left scapula.) Itching stinging of the right scapula, indu- cing one to scratch the parts. Stinging itching of the scapulas, going off by scratching. Fine stitches about the right scap- ula.—895. Repeated stitches, as if caused by the electric fluid, from the left scapula to the right, (a. 1 h.) Stitching pres- 132 BELLADONNA. sure on the top of the left shoulder, (a. 3 h.) * Painful stiff- ness betAveen the scapulae and in the nape of the neck when turning the neck and head to and fro, early in the morning. (a. 16. h.) Neck : Aching in the outer side of the neck, when bending the head backwards or Avhen touching the parts. * Glandular swelling on the nape of the neck, with cloudiness of the head. (a. 6 h.)—900. Pimples appear on the arm and nape of the ; neck, become quickly filled with pus, and afterwards are covered "with a crust. 'Painful swelling of one of the left axillary i glands, (a. 5. h.) Superior Extremities : Swelling of the affected arm a nd foot. Extension and stretching of the upper limbs. fi heumatic pains of the arm with tingling, followed by convul- sions of the same arm.—905. The arm feels stunned and pain- fu 1. Swelling of the arm. Feeling of great exhaustion in tht3 arms, more yet in the hands, as though she ought to let tht3m hang down. Weight in both arms. Weight of the left arm.—910. Paralysis of the right arm. Weight and paralytic condition of the upper limbs, more however of the left one. * P.aralytic Aveakness in the right arm, afterwards also in the forearm, (a. 5 h.) "Paralytic pressure on the left upper arm with paralytic sensation, and weakness in the whole of the left arm. "Paralytic drawing pressure, with tveakness, in the right arm. * (a. 4 d.)—915. "Paralytic tearing and pres- sure in the anterior surface of the left upper arm. (a. 5 d.) Spasm of the right arm with gnashing of teeth. (Painful) twitchings in the arms, more in the right than in the left. He raises the right arm above his head involuntarily, and without being aAvare of it. Traction dowmvards, in the muscles of the right upper arm ; when the traction had reached the lower part of the upper arm, a few dartings occurred from the elbow to the axilla ; after which the symptom ceased for a Avhile.— 920. Convulsive concussion of the upper limbs, as if caused by an excessive shuddering. Concussive spasms of the upper limbs. Constant intorsion (twisting inwards) of the arms and hands. He occasionally extends his arms and hands, as if he would catch something. Violent lancinating pain resembling stabs with a dull knife, below the head of the humerus, from within outwards.—925. Stiffness in the right arm, upon which she had not lain ; she felt it at three o'clock in the morning, and was not able to bend the arm; the arm felt as if it were shorter than the other, and was affected with a tearing pain. Draw- ing pain in the inner side of the left upper arm. Tearing pain in the humerus. Pain, as from bruises, in the upper BELLADONNA. 133 arms. (a. 6 h.) Tearing pain in the humerus.—930. Creep- ing along the left arm, as when a fly Avalks over the skin; it cannot be relieved by rubbing. Pimple on the left arm below the elbow-joint, dark-red, without sensation or pus, sore to thr touch, (a. 9 d.) Pimple beloAV the right elbow, painfully stinging when touched. (When moving or touching the elbow, it pains as if it were burnt.). Rumbling in the bend of the left elbow, as if water or a heavy liquid were running through the veins.—935. Cutting pain in the interior of the left elbow-joint, when walking. Sharp stitches in the outer side of the left elboAv-joint. (a. 72 h.) Paralytic drawing pain in the elbow. Paralytic draAving pain in the elbow, and the fingers of the left hand. Fine stitches in the upper surface of the left forearm, (a. 24 h.)—940. Dull stitches in the middle of the interior of the forearm, which increase gradually, and finally become very violent. Cutting tearing in the lower muscles of the right forearm, (when at rest.) (a. 5X h.) Cutting tearing in the lower muscles of the left forearm, (a. J h.) Paralytic tearing in the carpal bones. Lancinating tearing in the meta- carpal bones of the left hand.—945. Tearing and pressure in the metacarpal bones, and the anterior joint of the left index- finger. Copious, cold SAveat of the hands. The dorsa of both hands are covered with small red spots, disappearing again speedily. * Swelling of the hands. Violent swelling of the hand.—950. Feeling of stiffness in the right hand and the fingers ; she was not able to bend them. He is not able to turn the hand freely and easily about itself; he can only turn it by starts, as if there were a deficiency of the synovial fluid in the carpus ; hoAvever this impeded motion is painless, (a. 4 h.) Painful drawing hi the posterior joints of the left and middle finger of both hands, apparently in the periosteum thereof. Paralytic drawing in the middle-joint of the right index-finger. The anterior joint of the middle-finger feels stiff, and is painful Avhen bending it, the pain being a simple pain, (sore 1) — 955. Tearing cutting in the muscles of the little finger of the right hand. Sharp stitches in the meta- carpal bone of the thumb. The tips of the fingers of the left hand are painful as if they were jammed. Chilliness of the body, with stitches in the tips of the fingers from within out- wards, especially when seizing something. Pain in the tip of the middle-finger, as if some foreign body had become lodged in it and had produced ulceration ; the pain is greatest Avhen touching the part.—960. Blister on the finger with painful in- flammation. Pustule, breaking out close to the nail of the right index-finger, and emitting a quantity of humor. He * 134 BELLADONNA. has no trouble in putting the ligaments of the fingers upon the stretch, and causing the joints to crack. Inferior Extremities : Soreness on the inner side of the thigh. Pain of the thighs and legs as if they Avere bruised, and crumbling like decaying Avood; a finely stinging and gnawing pain in the direction of the long bones, accompanied by violent tearing in the joints ; the pain gradually rises from the tarsal joints to the hips, obliges one to move the feet and change their position constantly while sitting, and is relieved by walking, (a. 4 h.)—965. Occasional lassitude of the feet, with a drawing pain in the same. A sort of stretching ; he is obliged to extend the loAver limbs, (a. 11 d.) * Heaviness of the thighs and legs when walking, accompanied by stiffness of the knee- joints, (a. 12 h.) Increased weight of the thighs and legs (and discharge of yellow mucus from the nose, with increase of thirst.) * Paralytic drawing hi the right lower limb.—970. Paralytic Aveakness of the feet (lower limbs); she had to lie down, the person suffering with nausea, tremor, anxiousness and vertigo. * Paralysis of the lower limbs. Cramp-pain in the glutei muscles, accompanied Avith tension when bend- ing the body forwards. Three or four violent stitches in the right hip, when at rest or in motion, (quickly passing.) Cold feeling in the right hip-joint, (a. 1 h.)—975. Pain of the left hip with limping. When lying upon her right hip, she feels a pain in her left; but when lying upon the hip, the pain sub- sides, (a. 8, 9, d.) Paralytic tension in the hip-joints when walking, as if they were sprained. Cutting and darting tear- ing in the posterior muscles of the left thigh when sitting, (a. f h.) Cutting stitches in the external muscles of the right thigh, close above the knee, only when sitting, (a. 2^-h.)—980. Excessive weight and stitches in the thighs, when walking. Weight in the thighs, also Avhen sitting. DraAving pain from Avithin outwards, in a small spot of the internal side of the left thigh, (a. 1 h.) Hard pressure in the middle of the anterior surface of the right thigh. Stitches in the centre of the thigh towards the posterior side, resembling stabs with a knife, (im- mediately after a meal.)—985. A painful vacillating throb- bing in the upper and inner part of the left thigh, (a. 29 h.) Groaning and humming sensation over -the right knee when sitting, (a. lh.) Cramp-pain in the right knee, near the pa- tella, tOAvards the outer side, when sitting. Violent pains in the knee. When moving the left loAver limb, the tendon of the outer hamstring feels too short and too much contracted ; this symptom is alternately felt in the tendon of the inner ham- string, but more in the outer.—990. Clawing ache in the BELLADONNA. 135 bend of the right knee. Dull stitches in the bend of the left knee. (a. x h.) Darting in the bend of the right knee. (a. 4 h.) Tremor of the knees. Disagreeable sensation in the joints of the lower limbs, especially the knee-joints, as if they would bend suddenly, especially when walking, and mostly when going down a height.—995. Darting in the bend of the knee as far as the muscles of the thigh. Bubbling in the foot, as of drops of Avater. (a. 51 h.) Quick bubbling in the forepart of the left knee, when sitting, (immediately.) Prickings below the left patella, when sitting. Pressive stitches in the right patella, (when sitting.) (a. 3^ h.)—1000. When treading upon the left foot, painful stitches dart up to the knee. (a. 38 h.) Cut- ting drawing in a small spot of the feet, extending from below upwards, first through the legs and thighs, afterwards through the small of the back as far as the shoulders. * Paralytic las- situde in both legs. Lassitude of the feet, when going up stairs, especially the calves. Sensation in the legs, moving from below upwards, as of creeping, externally; internally, as of innumerable stitches.—1005. Pain in the leg, as if it were jammed, Avith a dull tearing and confused commotion internally, especially in the right, relieved by letting the leg hang down. (a. 10 h.) Burning tearing along the leg through the inner side of the patella. Tremulous Aveight of the legs. Dull tear- ing in the legs. Excessive pain of the legs, obliging one to extend them.—1010. Painful feeling of weight of the right leg when laying it across the left. (a. 4 h.) Drawing weight in the legs. Tearing pain in the tibia. Sensation in the right leg as in persons Avho grow, a sensation of stiffness joined Avith heaviness. Drawing and tearing pain in the right tibia with a sensation in it, as if it Avould be pressed asunder, (a. 4 h.)—1015. Sharp stitches in the left calf, rising from the lower part. Cramp in the calf when bending the leg, in the evening when in bed, going off by extending the leg. (a. 72 h.) Tearing and pressure in the middle of the inner side of the leg, uninfluenced either by motion or contact. Pressure in the forepart of the left tibia, when slanding. Sweat of the feet without any warmth, when silting.—1020. Corrosive itch- ing of the feet and dorsa of the feet. Dull stitches in the dor- sum of the left foot when sitting ; external pressure does not alter them. Tension in the right tarsal joint, Avhen Avalking in the open air. Pain as from a sprain in the tarsal bones, when Avalking or bending the foot inwards. Tearing pain in the metatarsal bone of the big toe.—1025. Cramp in the sole of the foot, in the evening when in bed, when drawing the knees up. Burning, and searching (grinding) sensation in the 136 BELLADONNA. soles of the feet. Violent itching of the feet. Tingling in the feet from beloAV upwards, (a. 20 h.) Swelling of the feet.—1030. Heat, especially in the feet. Boring, grinding pain in the soles of the feet. (a. several h.) Stinging pain in the soles of the feet. (a. x h.) Pain, as from a bruise, in the ball of the heel, when treading upon it. A kind of painless drawing or creep- ing from the heel to the toes around the malleoli, (a. 30 h.) —1035. Boring or tearing stitches in the tendo achillis. Tear- ing in the sole of the left foot, Avhen Avalking, with occasional stitches, a quarter of an hour. Tension in the sole of the right foot, in the region of the heel, changing to a tensive pressure ; when pressing upon the parts, this pain disappears for some time, (a x h.) General Symptoms : Very painful cramp in the left arm, and in the back, extending as far as the loAver limbs, in the evening. In the evening she attempted to extend herself, but she Avas unable to do so from pain.—1040. When the pain had reached the highest degree, it generally disappeared sud- denly, and Avas momentarily replaced by a pain in some other place. Painful sensitiveness of the skin to every contact. 'Creeping itching over the whole body, quickly passing from one spot to another. * Red scales in the lower part of the body, as far as the abdomen. Blisters (Avhich easily burst open) in the palm of the hand and in the tibia.—1045. Sudden and unexpected lancination in the affected part, extending into the head ; when walking, at every second or third step, not Avhen sitting. (The places which had been affected with the lancin- ating pain, are extremely painful when touched.) Boring pain in the glands. Gnawing pain in the affected part. (a. 1 h.) The external application of Belladonna makes the part sensi- tive to the open air.—1050. Cold, painful, long-lasting nodosi- ties and sAvellings, (appears to be a secondary effect.) Tearing itching in various places, especially after lying down, in the evening when in bed ; after rubbing the parts, nothing but an increased tearing pain remains. The ulcer is only painful at night, (from six o'clock in the evening until six in the morning,) burning, as if something would press out from the ulcer and the part were stiff and paralyzed, (a. 48 h.) (The ulcer is covered with a black crust looking like inspissated blood.) Nothing but bloody ichor oozes out from the ulcer.—1055. The ulcer becomes painful, almost burning, Avhen touched, (a. 4 h.) Violent itching in the ulcer, (a. 1 h.) Cutting pain in the ulcer, when at rest, and tearing pain Avhen moving the part. (a. 20 h.) Sore pain in the parts close around the ulcer, (a. 4 h.) (Sore- ness in the bends of the joints.)—1060. * Sudden, excessive, BELLADONNA. 137 cramp-pain in one side of the chest, in one side of the abdo- men, in a loin, or one elbow, especially when asleep, the prover being obliged to bend the affected part inwards and to flex it. (a. 8, 16, 30 h.) (Drawing pain in the feet extending up to the scapulae, and thence to the fingers, finally to the teeth, which become dull and vacillating from that pain.) (Drawing pain in all the limbs.) * Itching prickings, like flea-bites, in various parts of the skin, in the evening when in bed. * All the symptoms are Avorse in the afternoon at three or four o'clock, milder in the morning. Spasms, Paralysis, Fits :—1065. * Violent convulsive laughter. * Slight convulsive movements of the limbs. Convul- sive movement of the limbs. * Subsultus tendinum.* Twitchings of the limbs.—1070. * The most violent spasms after a slight vexation ; they impelled him to run up the Avails. * Spasms of the limbs Avith hiccough. Lassitude and anxiousness accom- pany the .spasms of the limbs. 'Convulsions.^ Convulsive, momentary extension of the limbs, when Avaking'from sleep.— 1075. * Repeated convulsions and horrible spasms, expecially of the flexor muscles. * Violent convulsions and loud delirium. * Epileptic convulsions. Excessive spasms, resembling epilepsy. * Convulsions, distortions of all the muscles.—1080. Spasms of all the limbs. * In the intervals betAveen the spasms, he utters the most violent cries, as if he Avere suffering great pains. * The head and the rest of the body are drawn backwards to the left side, so that he was unable to walk. Insensible raling, Avith convul- sions of the hands and feet. * Alternate strange contortions of the limbs and total immobility.—1085. * Loss of sensation, stiff- ness of the loAver limbs, extreme distention of all the blood-vessels in the skin, with extremely red, bloated countenance, full and quick pulse, and excessive SAveat. * Frequent stiffness and immobility of the limbs ; for instance, he Avas not able to stir his left foot. * Stiffness of all the limbs, resembling a feeling of weariness. Stiffness of the Avhole body. Spasmodic exten- sion of the limbs, Avith distortion of the eyes.—1090. * Early in the morning the limbs feel Aveary and uneasy from pain ; she would like to alter the position of every limb constantly. * Restlessness of the head and hands. Restlessness of the bodi/ : he was obliged to move the whole body constantly t* and fro, especially the hands and feet; he is unable to remain long in any one situation ; at times he is lying, or sitting, or standing, with constant restlessness in anyone position. 'Trembling, Avith convulsive concussions of the body.— 1095. * Tremor of all the limbs ; inability to Avalk; distended veins of the whole body, and disagreeable sensation 138 BELLADONNA. of irritation in the throat, for several days. * Tremor and las- situde of the limbs. * Lassitude of the limbs. In the evening he feels so tired that he is scarcely able to walk. (a. 50 h.) —1100. Laziness of all the limbs, and Avant of disposition to Avork. * Aversion to ivork, or motion, (a. 1, 5 h.) Heaviness of the hands and feet. Weakness of the body. Failing of strength.—1105. Great weakness. Lassitude every day and drowsiness in the afternoon. Failing of strength and shortness of breath, especially in the evening. * General weakness. Weakness, unsteady gait, the knees feel as if they Avould break down; he is unable to Avalk.—1110. 'Frequently recurring, short attacks of great weakness; she feels as if she were drawn doAvn by a weight, as if she Avould sink down. * Para- lytic weakness of all the muscles of the upper and lower limbs. (a. 6 d.) Paralytic weakness of all the muscles, especially of the feet. 'Paralytic feeling, at times of one, at times of another part. 'Paralysis of the right arm and right lower limb.—1115. The left side, especially the arm and lower limbs, are entirely paralyzed. * Fainting fits. * Apoplectic condition. He was four days without tasting any nourishment, and lay motionless like a dead person. Lethargic, apoplectic condition ; day and night he lay perfectly motionless ; when pinched he opened his eyes, Avithout however uttering a sound. Sleep :—1120. * Sopor. Deep slumber. Deep sleep. Deep sleep, lasting twenty-four hours. Deep sopor, Avith sub- sultus tendinum ; pale, cold countenance, Avith cold hands, and hard, small, quick pulse.—1125. Stupefaction which obliges him to sleep, in the forenoon ; he slept quite soundly for one hour and a half; after waking, he felt a keen appetite, a violently burning heat and dryness of the mouth, Avithout any thirst; afterwards, when coughing, Avhich was a short and hacking cough, his breath smelled like human excrements. 'Uneasy sleep before midnight; the child tosses about, kicks Avith his feet, and utters querulous sounds while asleep. He dreams directly after having fallen asleep. Violent thirst after long sleep. * Sleep full of dreams ; she is engaged in conver- sation Avith a great many men ; wants to go aAvay, but cannot get off.—1130. She dreams a good deal, but her dreams are ftalm, and turn about domestic affairs. Sound sleep, Avithout many dreams, until morning, (a. 5 d.) Night-sleep, with dreams which he was unable to recollect; he fell asleep at an earlier hour than usual, woke up sooner, and felt somewhat refreshed by the sleep ; this, however, only lasted a few hours, after which the usual heaviness and lazy feeling of the limbs again made their appearance. He dreams about fires; BELLADONNA. 139 the dream wakes him. (a. 54 h.) Frightful dreams, which one recollects very vividly.—1135. * Sopor, in the night, anx- ious dreams about murderers and robbers ; at one time he heard himself crying aloud, Avithout however being able to come to his senses. In the evening, when falling asleep, 'he frequently starts from his sleep ; the feet started upwards and the head forwards. * The sleep becomes intolerable from the excessive increase of the pains and frightful dreams. He starts and Avakes when on the point of falling asleep. She wakes up in the night full of fright and fear; she imagined something under her bed uttered a sound ; she felt a dry heat Avhen waking up.—1140. She started violently as with fright during her otheiAvise calm sleep, she imagined she had a deep fall. * He starts as with fright in his sleep, and wakes up. * Anguish prevents one from falling asleep. * Nightly sleeplessness owing to anguish, with a drawing pain in all the limbs. Start- ing in a dream; this wakes him up, his forehead and the scrobiculus cordis being covered Avith sweat.—1145. He is constantly roused from his sleep by frightful dreams and con- vulsions. During his sopor he opens his eyes, casts wild looks around, and falls back again into his sopor, with raling breath- ing. During the night he Avas tormented by dreams which fatigued the mind a good deal; in the morning, when trying to get up, he feels quite exhausted. When about to fall asleep, he knew not Avhether he was dreaming or awake. Vivid dreams, which he was unable to recollect.—1150. In the eve- ning, when lying in bed, he imagines he is floating along Avith his couch ; ten successive evenings, after lying down, he imagined he was floating along with his bed. Early in the morning he is unable to rouse himself from his sleep; when waking he is very much out of humor. 'Singing and loud talking while asleep. She sleeps a good deal; Avhen roused from her sleep by a cough, she falls asleep again immediately after the cough ceases ; nevertheless, she feels tired and giddy in the morning. He frequently wakes up from his sleep; finally he is unable to fall asleep again, or find any ease, although he may ever so much change his position.—1155. • Intermittent breathing at night, both when asleep and awake; an inspiration and expiration last half as long as is the inter- val to the next inspiration ; the expirations are sudden expul- sions of air, and are louder than the inspirations ; the inspira- tions Avere a little longer than the expirations. (Suffocative snoring during the inspirations, when asleep.) Frequent waking up from sleep, at night, as if he had slept enough, (the first night.) Unsuccessful though eager attempts at sleep. He 140 BELLADONNA. is unable to sleep at night; he is prevented from sleeping by his fancy, as though he had something necessary to attend to. —1160. Little sleep. Sleeplessness for some nights. * Con- tinual sleepiness with tendency to stretch one's limbs, in the evening from five to nine o'clock. (Sleeplessness Avith dimi- nution of the pains, at night.) Sleeplessness.—1165. Continued cloudiness and drowsiness. 'Drowsiness, (a. x h.) Drowsi- ness and yawning, at twilight; in the morning one feels as though one had not slept enough. * Headache and great lassi- tude when waking from sleep. In the morning, when Avaking up, headache over the eyes, a feeling of weight in the head ; when touching the eye then, it feels sore.—1170. * Tired and giddy early in the morning. Drowsiness, immediately after waking. Slumber. Slumber, with a small, weak, unequal pulse. Drowsiness full of uneasiness.—1175. Violent drowsi- ness. Frequent stretching of the limbs, and yaAvning in the afternoon, with lachrymation. (a. 48 h.) Frequent yawning. YaAvning, like that of intoxicated persons. Frequent yaAvn- ing, as if one had not slept enough, (a. 2\ h.) Fever :—1180. Feverish feelings. Feverish feelings every other day. Fever after every dose. Evening-fever, * Violent thirst.—1185. * Violent thirst after midnight and early in the morning. Anxious thirst. Very troublesome thirst. 'Exces- sive thirst for cold water, (a. 4 h.) He is tormented by a burning thirst and by heat, and desires to drink from time to time ; but when offered a drink, he repels it.—1190. After the sweat, the thirst increases and the appetite decreases. A good deal of thirst and dryness in the mouth at night. Thirst, fre- quent micturition and obscuration of vision, especially in the morning. Great thirst, early in the morning. Great thirst, frequent micturition, copious sweat.—1195. She is deadly pale, cold as snoAV, and apparently lifeless. * Icy-cold hands, early in the morning, with obtusion of the head and whining mood. Coldness of the whole body, with pale countenance. Cold feet, Avith heat of the internal ear, in the evening. Cold feet, Avith a bloated, red countenance, with congestion of blood to the head.—1200. Coldness over the whole body, especially the feet. Cold hands and feet, with rather profuse and cold SAveat of the feet. (a. 10 h.) Coldness of the hands and feet. An unusual feeling of coldness of the legs, greatest in the feet. (a. 5 h.) Chilliness.—1205. * A Atiolent thrill of chilliness in the back, pit of the stomach, or along both arms, and thence extending over the whole body. (Chilliness after a meal.) She feels chilly Avhile asleep, and feels the coldness Avhile asleep; is cold Avhen waking. * Chilliness, especially on the BELLADONNA. 141 arms, Avith goose-skin, when pulling off the clothes, accompa- nied by redness and heat of the ears and nose. Chilliness and shuddering Avith goose-skin, eAren Avhen near a warm stove. (a. 1 h.)—1210. Feverish chilliness, Avith painful fine stinging in the chest. She feels a shuddering Avhen coming in contact Avith a cold draft; however she feels more comfortable in the open air. * Extreme sensibility to the cold air. Frequent yawning, followed by thrills of chilliness over the skin, in the evening. Shuddering, over the arms and abdomen, not the head. (a. 2 h.)—1215. Slight shuddering after noon, with ob- scuration of vision. Shuddering, over one arm. Shuddering, over the abdomen. Feverish shuddering and cold hands. Fever, towards evening : * a convulsive shuddering lifts him up in his bed; in two hours heat and general sweat come on, without thirst either during the shuddering or heat.—1220. Short, intermittent thrills of shuddering along the back, with- out any subsequent heat. Small, slow pulse. Fever: feverish chills early in the morning, folloAved by slight heat. Fever : Thrills of slight chilliness over the whole body (a. 1 h.); four hours afterwards, feeling of heat, with heat, especially of the face. * Fever: feverish chilliness at night, shortly joined by heat of the body, frequent micturition and exhaustion of the limbs; a similar attack occurred twice in the night fol- lowing, Avith vertigo and thirst.—1225. Fever: chilly shud- dering through the Avhole body, thrills of heat in the after- noon. * Fever: in the evening, when undressing herself, she felt some chilliness over the body, afterwards heat on the whole left side of the body. (Fever: the chilliness was succeeded by a comfortable feeling for a couple of hours, aftenvards SAveat of the face, hands (?) and feet (?) only, previous to the heat; no sleep during the heat; almost no thirst during the chilliness, and none whatsoever during the sweat and heat; a little head- ache only with the sweat in the face, but no headache either during chilly or hot stage. Fever : putrid taste in the mouth, aftenvards heat of the face and hands; the pain increased after the heat had disappeared.) * Repeated attacks of fever during the day ; the shuddering chills are followed by general heat and sweat over the Avhole body, without any thirst either in the chilly or hot stage.—1230. Fever: external coldness with internal, burning heat. Fever : * alternation of chilliness and heat. Fever : * sudden alternation of chilliness and heat, with droAvsiness by day, artd no thirst in either stage, (a. 12 d.) * Several attacks of fever in one day, the heat succeeding the chilliness in a few minutes or half an hour, without any thirst either during the cold or hot stage, and generally with 142 BELLADONNA. obtusion of the head. Fever : * chilliness, afterwards heat in the evening Avhen in bed, the chilliness began at the os sacrum, ran along the back and down again along.the loAver limbs.— 1235, Strong, quick pulse. Large, full, slow pulse. Very small, quick pulse. Large, frequent pulse, increased by ten beats. Violent heat.—1240. * Burning skin. * Great heat all over the body, with delirium. * Burning heat, either external or internal. * Internal burning. '* General dry heat of the extremities of the feet and hands, with absence of thirst and paleness of the face, for 12 hours.—1245. Internal heat, burn- ing in the region of the stomach. Internal heat; she finds every thing she eats, so cold. * Acute fever, burning fever. Burning fever, (a. 12 h). * Burning heat of the body, with greatly distended veins of the skin, and rage.—1250. * Great heat, distention of the external veins, and unquenchable thirst. Distention of the external veins. 'Distention of the veins of the limbs; the carotids throb so violently that the lower jaw, when standing a little off from the upper, strikes against it at eArery pulsation, and thus a slight chattering of the teeth is produced ; accompanied by warmth and a feeling of warmth over the whole body, but especially about the head. * Throb- bing of the arteries in the head and in all parts of the body, early in the morning, when waking up. At night, especially towards morning, he feels too hot in his bed, nevertheless he dares not uncover himself; the uncovered parts are painful, as if they were frozen.—1255. 'Great heat of the body, more violent and frequent pulsations of the temporal arteries, with a dull feeling of the head, and subsequently profuse sweat. * Every day, after dinner, great heat of the body, especially the head, so that the face becomes very red from time to time. 'Every day, towards noon, sudden heat, and redness of the countenance, and the whole body, with great obscuration of vision and great thirst, one hour. * Sensation of heat, with actual heat over the whole body, especially however in the face, which was red and covered with sweat, with obtusion of the head. (a. 4. h.) (Heat of the hands and feet, in the even- ing, but not of the arms or lower limbs.)—1260. Slight motion (walking) excites heat of the body. * Redness and heat of the face, with great thirst. Inflammation of the surface of the whole body. Redness of the whole body. * Redness of the whole body with a quick pulse.—1265. * Heat of the whole body with violet redness of the whole skin. * Red SAvelling of the whole body. * The whole body is swollen, burning hot, and red. General hot (inflammatory) and cold gangrene, (Avith rapid putrefaction of the body after death.) Sudden phlogoses. BELLADONNA. 143 —1270. Quickly passing phlogoses and asthma. * Redness and swelling of the affected part. * Prickling and smarting sensation in the Avhole skin, especially of the soles of the feet. 'Tingling sensations. 'Itching of the Avhole body, and erup- tion of red spots as from flea-bites, (a. 4 h.)—1275. * Chest and abdomen are covered with small, red, somewhat elevated, painless spots, frequently disappearing and suddenly reappear- ing, Avith general redness of the skin. 'Acute, erysipelatous fever, accompanied by inflamed tumors, which sometimes became gangrenous. * Inflamed red spots upon the skin, or scarlet-red (itching ?) spots over the body, of an irregular shape, (a. 16 h.) * Blood-red spots on the whole body, especially in the face, on the neck and chest. * Cutaneous eruption, resembling measles. —1280. 'Dark-red, scarlet-colored spots on the whole body, Avith a small, quick pulse, asthma, violent cough, delirium, strer gthened memory, rubbing of the nose, and dilated pupils. * Scarlet eruption, (the first days,) * Cutaneous eruption con- sisting of blisters, emitting a quantity of water, and obliging one to moan and to howl, owing to the intensity of the pain. ' Great heat, (immediately) followed by profuse sweat. * Heat of the body Avith sweat, (a. 2 h.)—1285. * Sweat (in a few hours.) He sweats over the whole body when taking the least exercise, mostly in the face, down the nose. He feels very hot, he sAveats all over without any thirst. He sweats profusely over the Avhole body, when walking in the open air, (in the wind,) and is attacked Avith colic, as though he had taken cold. Night-sweat, Avhich has a pungent smell.—^90. Profuse night-sweats, which do not weaken him. Night- sweat. Sweat in the morning. Profuse sweat. Cold sweat on the forehead, (a. 1 h.)—1295. Violent siveat every night. Night-sweat Avhile asleep, after midnight. Directly after mid- night he wakes up coyered with sweat, (he was unable to fall asleep again ;) the sweat continues during the waking hours. (a. 54 h.) No sweat during the night-sleep, but some sweat during the siesta. Sweat during the sleep.—1300. Sweat on the whole body during the sleep. Sweat over the whole body, from four o'clock in the afternoon until midnight, afterwards sleep during the sweat. Profuse sweat with enuresis. Profuse, long continued sweat, leaving dark spots on the linen. Sudden, general, and as suddenly disappearing sweat.—1305. Sweat as soon as he covers himself with his feather-bed, especially on the upper limbs. Only those parts SAveat which are covered with the feather-bed, in the evening. At two or three o'clock in the morning, after Avaking up, sweat on the arms when cover- ing them; the sweat subsides when uncovering the arms. In- 144 BELLADONNA. termittent SAveat, early in the morning, beginning at the feet and rising to the face. Avhich sAveated especially; immediately afterwards she felt cool again. During the feverish heat, general sweat breaks out Avhen covering the hands with the feather-bed ; but general coolness sets in again Avhen uncover- ing them.—1310. Tremor. He starts easily, especially Avhen some one comes to him. Moral Symptoms : Great anxiousness by day ; she had no rest any Avhere; she felt as though she ought to escape. * Great anguish about the heart. Anxious and fearful.—1315. * Anxiousness in the praecordial region, (a. 3 h.) Anxiousness. * Frequent moaning, especially early in the morning, without mentioning Avhy, and from Avhat pain. Moaning at every expiration. Moaning while asleep.—1320. Moaning. * Moan- ing, alternating with jumping and dancing. He suddenly screams, while his hands and feet tremble. A good tdeal of anxiety, Avith SAveat an hour afterAvards. Events Avhich he had hitherto expected Avith a sort of pleasure, now give him a feeling of uneasiness; he imagined something frightful and horrible would take place.—1325. She complains about an in- tolerable anguish in the moments which are free from rage ; this makes her feel desirous of dying. 'Anguish about the heart, headache, redness of the face and bitterness of the mouth tOAvards noon and evening. Anxiousness and uneasiness. * Uneasiness. Great uneasiness ; she is unable to remain long at one place ; something drives her from place to place.—1330. Tha body moves continually from side to side. Unceasing movement of the body, especially the arms ; the pulse remain- ing unchanged. Violent agitation in the bed. The speech was more incoherent, in the evening. Delirium. Constant delirium. The delirium subsides after a meal. She prepares for her departure home. He talks deliriojisly as in a dream, and cries that he had to go home because every thing was on fire. Talks about wolves ; full pulse.—1340. Delirious prattle about dogs that swarm about him. He is beside himself; rages ; talks much about dogs ; and arm and face swell on. At night he utters absurd things; by day he is in his senses. * Nightly delirium, Avhich subsides during the day. At times he talks deliriously, at times rationally, .and complains about some- thing.—'1345. Paroxysms of delirium. 'He mutters as if asleep. He says absurd things. 'Senseless prattle, (a. 6 h.) Senseless prattle in quick succession.—1350. He talks like a maniac, with staring, protruded eyes. Talkative, lascivious. Dumbness succeeding the talkativeness. Merry craziness. * Inactive, sitting behind the stove. 'She tries to compose BELLADONNA. 145 songs, and sings merry, but absurd and utterly senseless songs; she also whistled occasionally, but would neither eat nor drink ; at the same time she heard nothing and saw nothing, with paleness of the countenance, and sweat upon the forehead. —1355. * He sings and warbles an air. Extremely merry mood ; he is disposed to sing and to whistle (in the evening). (a. 13 h.) Involuntary, almost loud laughter, without being in a laughing mood. He smiles a long while to himself. * Fre- quent laughter.—1360. While laughing and singing, she con- stantly touches the things around her. She breaks forth into a loud laughter, sings and feels the things which are near her. Loud laughter. 'Immoderately loud laughter. Wild and wantonly merry, disposed to quarrel without any cause, and to offend ; full of ardor and laughter.—1365. * Extreme mirth after supper; great exaltation of the vital powers for a quarter of an hour, followed by drowsiness. Foolish manners : she feels those around her, at times she seats herself, at times she acts as if she were washing, or as if she counted money, or as if she were drinking. 'At times he talks ridiculously like a crazy person, at times rationally, (a. 1, 16 h.) * He demeans himself like a fool and crazy person, (a. x, 6, 8 h.) He imitates the gesticulations of a juggler.—1370. Craziness. Craziness; they undress themselves, run through the streets in their shirts, gesticulate in a strange manner, dance, laugh aloud, and utter and demand foolish things. When walking, he raises his feet very high, as if he had to step over things lying in his way, like an intoxicated person. Violent shaking of the head. Violent shaking of the head, foam at the mouth, and loss of consciousness.—1375. She raises her hands above her head and claps Avith them, with a short, violent, suffocative cough, at night. He claps Avith his hands, his head totters from side to side, and tenacious mucus is hanging down from the lips. Horrible contortions of the muscles of the face, she puts out her tongue to its full length, smacks with her tongue, and is tormented by retching, in pa- roxysms. At times he grasps hurriedly at those who are near him, at times he recedes from them shyly.—1380. Irritated mood, she would like to Aveep at the slightest provocation. When Avalking in the open air, she is attacked with anguish and a weeping mood; she is Aveary of life and inclines to drown herself. Weeping fear fulness, (a. x h, 2 and within 8 h.) Sad weeping, passing into an impatient and impetuous howling (with chilliness), (a. 1 h.) Violent weeping, moan- ing and howling without any cause, accompanied with fear- fulness, (a. 2 to 8, a. 8 to 12, seldom a. 12 to 20 h.)—1385. 146 BELLADONNA. ' Weeping, and extreme ill humor when waking up from sleep. Despondency, dejection. He rises at night, and walks up and down in deep thought. * Want of disposition to attend to any thing whatever, indifference, deficient physical and men- tal activity. Alternate weeping and ill humor for hours.— 1390. * Extreme indifference for hours ; one might attempt her life Avithout moving her. *Apathy, nothing could make an impression upon her ; in a feAv days she becomes very sensi- tive and out of humor; nothing gives her any pleasure. * Want of cheerfulness, out of humor, every thing is indiffer- ent to her. Headache, Avith pressure as from a stone, during Avhich she moans and is put out of humor by trifles. * Not disposed to talk.—1395. He desires solitude and rest; every noise and the visits of others are offensive to him. Out of humor, internally (a. 8 h); the two succeeding days he is in his ordinary mood, but Ihe next day his ill humor returns. Extreme ill humor and seriousness. He was vexed with this or that thing. * Irritable mood, with great dryness in the mouth.—1400. * Great irritability and sensibility of the senses ; taste, smell, tact, sight and hearing are more refined and keener than usual; his feelings are more easily stirred up, and his thoughts fluent, (a. 3. h.) Out of humor, he was displeased with every thing, and was even dissatisfied with himself. * She is very much irritated ; she gets easily vexed and then Aveeps. He becomes angry easily, even at trifles. Horrible words and curses, in detached syllables.—1405. 'Delirium, which is either continual or returns in paroxysms, first of a merry nature, and afterwards changing to rage. * HoAvling and screaming on account of trifles; this is made worse by talking to him kindly, the pupils being easily dilated and con- tracted. * Violent quarrelsomeness, Avhich cannot be appeased. * Delirium, with wild manners. Rage.—1410. Rage ; the boy did not know his parents.1 He tosses about in his bed in a perfect rage. (a. 10 h.) * He tears his shirts and clothes. He strikes his face with his fists. * Frenzy, with attempts at violence.—1415. *Rage, Avith gnashing of teeth and convul- sions. * Instead of eating that which he had called for, he bit the wooden spoon in two, gnaAved at the dish, and grumbled, and barked like a dog. * Rage, the patient being sometimes very cunning, and alternately singing and screaming, or spit- ting and biting. * He acts foolishly, tears his clothes, pulls stones out of the ground and throws them at those who are around him. (a. 2 h.) Rage; he injures himself and others, and strikes around himself.—1420. * He wants to bite those 1 From one single berry. BISMUTH. 147 around him, at night.' Rage ; she pulls those around her by the hair. * Burning heat of the body, open, staring, immov- able eyes, with rage so that she has to be held constantly, lest one should be attacked by her ; Avhen thus held and prevented from using her limbs, she constantly spit at those around her. Extreme ill humor after sleep; he bites those around him. * He bites every thing in his way.—1425. Inclination to bite those around him. Inclination to tear every thing around him. * He tears every thing around him, bites and spits. In his rage he throws off the bed-cover. * He attempts to jump out of bed. —1430. Anxious and confused ; she apprehends death. He apprehends death. Shy diffidence. * Shy craziness ^ he is afraid of an imaginary black dog, of the gallows, etc. (more frequently in the first twelve hours than afterwards). Crazi- ness ; he is fearful lest his living body should decay.—1435. * He tries to escape. He escapes into the open field under some pretence or other. * She tries to throttle herself, and begs those around her to kill her; she says the time had now come when she had to die. * She begs those around her to kill her. He throws himself from a height. Jumps into the water. BISMUTH. Dissolve some of this easily fusible, brittle, reddish-white metal in nitric acid, until this is saturated; drop the solution, which is clear as water, into about fifty or one hundred times its bulk of pure water, and stir it well; in a couple of hours a white sediment, the oxyde of Bismuth, will be discovered at the bottom of the vessel, which is freed from the superin- cumbent liquid by pouring this off with great caution ; this being done, the^fame quantity of pure water, mixed with a few drops of Kali, is again added, and water and sediment are well stirred up together. In a few hours the sediment forms again, and is again freed from the liquid in the afore mentioned manner. The remaining salt is spread on blotting-paper for the purpose of drying, to facilitate which, blotting-paper pressed down by weight, may be laid over the salt. This carefully dried oxyde is then triturated in the known fashion, and a very small portion of the rooTir part of a grain given at a dose. In the following series of symptoms, some of the important uses of this drug in the treatment of disease are shown. Symp- 148 BISMUTH. toms, Nos. 26, 43 and 46, show that the praises which Odier, Carminati, Bonnat and others, bestow upon the oxyde of Bis- muth in certain forms of pain or pressure in the stomach, or the poAver which Odier ascribes to Bismuth in palpitation of the heart, are founded upon the homoeopathic relation which the drug has to those diseases. The homoeopathic.character of Bismuth in the treatment of those diseases, shows Avhy the method of alloeopathic phy- sicians, to give 1, 2, 6, or even 12 grains at a dose, four or five times a day, in those affections, should be condemned; from ignorance, they were in the habit of exposing the lives of their patients. As I said above, and I say so from long and most careful observation, wherever Bismuth is homoeopathically indicated, one single dose of a small portion of tu^oir of a grain is suffi- cient to effect a cure. From Noack and Trinks : Bismuth is said to be especially suitable to lymphatic constitutions, a torpid habit, and paralytic and arthritic diathesis. Bismuth is useful in intermittent fevers with periodical chills, disagreeable heat in the chest, vertigo, great drowsiness, vomiting and diarrhoea, or constipation.— Delirium tremens ?—Inflammatory irritation of the stomach and intestinal canal.—Spasm of the stomach, with great sen- sitiveness of the stomach, Avhen all spirituous and spiced sub- stances cause a burning in that organ ; gastrodynia, originating in an inflammatory affection of the stomach ; pure, nervous car- dialgia, especially in females, after previous use of Nux v., Bel- lad.—Gastromalacia.—Pollutions (?)—Irritations of the spine. —Inflammatory affections of the lungs.—Endocarditis. Antidotes : Calc. Caps. Nux v. Hahnemann mentions the folloAving symptoms as those ob- served by himself: Long-continued dizziness early in the morning. Burning, contractive pain in the head, especially in '{he forehead and eyes. Constant searching (grinding) and boring in the fore- head, the eyes, and the nose, doAvn to the tip of the nose, as with a dull instrument—alternate, contractive and distensive sensation. Swollen, sore gums, the whole of the mouth being sore and sensitive. DraAving pressure in the molar teeth, from the posterior to the anterior, Avith draAving pain in the cheeks. Bloody taste in the mouth, early in the morning ; the mucus which one hawks up is tinged with blood. Oppression of the chest. Hot, burning contraction of the chest, which made it difficult for him to breathe or to talk. Cough, interrupting his sleep at night, with a quantity of expectoration—the cough BISMUTH. 149 is the same by day. Pain in the chest and back; a kind of boring and burning. Tremor of the hands, perceptible when taking a meal. OBSERVATIONS OF OTHERS. Head : Vertigo, sensation as if the brain were turning in a circle, (a. 1 h.) Vertigo : sensation as if the anterior half of the brain were turning in a circle, several times a day, for some minutes. Obtusion of the head. The head is heavy as a hundred Aveight. (a. 1 h.)—5. Heavy, oppressive, painful weight in the forehead, especially above the root of the nose, and in both temples, when sitting, (a. 3^ h.) Pressure and sensation of weight in the forehead, more violent during mo- tion. Pressure and sensation of weight in the occiput, more violent during motion. Hard pressure in both temples from within outAvards, unaltered either by motion or contact, (a. 2X h.) Dull pressive drawing in different parts of the head, more violent during motion.—10. Dull, pressive drawing in alternate parts of the head. Dull, cutting pain in the brain, beginning above the right orbit, and extending as far as the occiput, (a. 3 d.) Boring pain from within outwards, at times in the right, at times in the left frontal eminence, at times in both at the same time. (a. 9 h.) Tearing pressure in the right temple, internally, but more externally, increased by pressing upon the part. Darting, tearing pain in the whole of the occi- pital bone ; it is the most violent close to the parietal bone. (a. 2£ h.) Eyes :—15. Tearing pain in the forehead above the inter- nal canthus of the right eye, and in the bottom of the orbit. (a. 24 h.) Pressure on the right eyeball from before back- wards, and from below upwards, (a. 10 h.) Gum in both canthi. (v. 8-l, 10, h.) Face : Livid complexion, blue borders around the eyes ; the features are quite disfigurpd as if he had been very sick. Ears : Drawing pressure in the external meatus of the left ear. (a. 24 h.)—20. Tearing and pressure in the outer carti- lage of the ear, disappearing when pressing upon the parts, (a. 4 d.) Pressure on the right zygoma, returning regularly at short intervals, unchanged by contact. Mouth and Taste : White-coated tongue in the evening, without either heat or thirst, (a. 7, 12 h.) Metallic, sweetish- sour taste on the back part of the tongue. Great thirst for cold drinks in the evening, without any heat. (a. 6, 12, h.) Stomach :—25. Nausea at the stomach; he feels as though 150 BISMUTH. he would vomit; especially violent after a meal. "Pressure in the stomach, especially after a meal. Abdomen : Loud grunting in the right side of the abdo- men, Avhen standing, (a. 2 h.) Grunting in the abdomen, without any sensation. Painless rumbling in the abdomen. —30. Frequent emission of flatulence. Uncomfortable feel- ing in the abdomen, with pressure in alternate places, (a. 8 h.) Pinching pain in the abdomen, in alternate places, (a. 7 h.) Pinching pain in the abdomen in alternate places, with grunting and rumbling. Pinching pressure in the abdomen, and grunting, with tenesmus ; sensation as if he would go to stool.—35. Tenesmus, in the evening, without any evacua- tion, (a. 13 h.) Urinary Organs: Frequent and copious micturition; the urine is watery, (a. 12 h.) Genital Organs : Aching of the right testicle, more violent Avhen touching it. (a.. 2 h.) Pollution at night, without any voluptuous dreams. Chest : Fine sting ing s in the middle of the sternum, un- altered either by inspiration or expiration, (a. 8 h.)—40. Tearing around and by the side of the left nipple, (a. 2 d.) More or less violent aching in the right half of the chest, near the sternum, at a small spot, unchanged by inspiration or ex- piration, (a. 4 h.) Hard pressure near the left nipple, between the nipple and the sternum. Clawing ache in the region of the diaphragm, transversely through the chest, when Avalking. (a. 2 h.) Fine, tearing stitches in the region of both nipples, (apparently in the superior surface of the lungs, and the mus- cles of the chest,) sometimes increasing in violence during either an inspiration or expiration.—45. (Pinching stitches in the region of both nipples, unchanged by inspiration or expira- tion.) Violent beating of the heart. Dull lancinations and tearings in the region of the last ribs. Intermittent stitches near the last false ribs, at their union with the dorsal ver- tebrae. Back and Neck : Pain in £he left side of the back when sitting, as if one had stooped too long. (a. 8 h.)—50. Sharp pressure on the upper border of the right scapula and the clavi- cle. Tensive pressure on the right side of the neck, near the cervical vertebrae, both Avhen in motion and at rest. (a. 3 h.) Sensation of jactitation of the muscles in the right side of the neck. Superior Extremities : Tearing and pressure in the right shoulder-joint. Contractive, spasmodic pain in the an- terior muscles of the left upper arm, when the body is at rest. BISMUTH. 151 (a. 24 h.)—55. (Spasmodically) contractive tearing in the mus- cles of the right arm. (a. 14 h.) Paralytic pressure on the fore- part of the right upper arm. Hard pressure on the left fore- arm, more in the lower and outer part. Paralytic tearing and pressure of the right fore-arm, towards the outer side, at times more in the upper, at times in the lower part ; the pain went off during motion, and by contact. Paralytic weakness and faintishness of the right arm.—60. Incisive tearing in the lower muscles of the right fore-arm (a. 12 h.) Groaning pain in the bones of the left fore-arm, as if they were bruised, (a. 13 h.) Paralytic tearing and pressure in the right fore-arm, especially violent in the carpal bones, (a. 1 h.) Tearing in the right carpal bones, going off during motion. Weak feel- ing in the hand, as if he were not able to hold the pen, and trembled, (a. 8 h.)—65. Intensely tearing pain around the styloid process of the radius as far as the muscles of the hand, most violent in the process itself, (a. 11 h.) Violently tearing pain in the left carpal bones, (a. 1 £ h.) Tearing in the me- tacarpal bones of the right index and middle finger, (a. 11 h.) Itching tearing and pressure of the styloid processes of both ulnae, inducing one to scratch. Fine tearing in the pos- terior joints of the left fingers.—70. Pressure and tearing in the tips of the fourth and fifth finger of the right hand. Fine tearing in the tips of the fingers of the right hand, especi- ally under the nails, (a. 3 d.) Intermittent, fine tearing in the ball of the right thumb, (a. 2 h.) Inferior Extremities: Intermittent, hard pressure over the left knee-joint, in the lower part of the thigh, on the outer side, left unaltered by motion or contact. Drawing, from the middle of the calf, and the anterior side of the left leg down to the foot.—75. Corrosive itching near the tibia and in the dorsa of both feet, near the joint, becoming more violent by scratching ; he has to scratch himself until he bleeds. Draw- ing, near the external malleolus of the right foot, going off by motion. Tearing pain below the external malleolus of the right foot, every paroxysm terminating at the tendo-achillis. (a. 9 h.) Pressure and tearing between the two last metatarsal bones of the left foot, close to the toes, while sitting, (a. 10 h.) Fine tearing in the left heel.—80. Tearing pain in the right heel, near and in the tendo-achillis. (a. 5 h.) Pressure and tearing in the tip of the big toe of the right foot. Fine tearing in the posterior joints of the left toes. Weakness and Sleep : Faintishness and depression of strength. When Avorking, an excessive drowsiness assails him—he reads without knowing what; he had to lie down, 152 BRYONIA ALBA. and fell asleep immediately, having vivid and confused dreams, in the forenoon.—85. Excessive drowsiness, a few hours after rising ; but he was unable to take his usual siesta from want of sleep, for several days. Violent startings in the eve- ning, when slumbering, as if he fell down. (a. 14^ h.) Fre- quent waking, at night, from his sleep, as if started by fright. Vivid, anxious dreams at night. Night-sleep dis- turbed by lascivious dreams, frequently accompanied by pol- lutions, sometimes without any.—90. At night he lies on his back. Frequent waking, at night, with lassitude. Flushes of heat over the whole body, especially on the head and chest, Avithout any chilliness either before or after; early in the morning, shortly after rising, (a. 24 h.) Moral Symptoms : Restless ill-humor: every thing is contrary to him; at times he seats himself, at times he lies doAvn, at times he Avalks about, but he remains only a short Avhile in the position he takes, on account of its becoming dis- agreeable to him. Ill-humor the whole day ; he Avas very still, and Avas unwilling to talk ; more cheerful in the evening. He is peevish, and dissatisfied with his condition ; he complains about it. He alternately commences one thing, and then another, without finishing any. Solitude is intolerable to him. BRYONIA ALBA. (Dig out the root of the plant previous to flowering, squeeze the juice from the recent root, and mix it with equal parts of alcohol.) A large dose of this drug acts a couple of weeks. Many of the effects of Bryonia are analogous to those of Rhus tox. Bryonia affects the mind differently from Rhus; the fever of Bryonia is mostly composed of the cold stage, and its symptoms are chiefly excited or aggravated in motion, although the secondary effects of Bryonia of relieving symp- toms by motion, are not altogether rare. It is for this reason that even in cases where Bryonia was indicated and had been exhibited in a proper dose, it does not always produce the desired effect in the first 24 hours; the existing symptoms constituting the series of the secondary effects of Bryonia, a second dose had to be given (Avhich, Avhen given immediately after the first, neutralizes in part the effects BRYONIA ALBA. 153 of the first dose of any remedy), which Avould bring the true primary action of Bryonia to bear upon the case before us as the truly homoeopathic and therefore curative principle. This peculiarity is Avitnessed in a few other drugs (see the preface to Ignatia), but rarely in Bryonia. Rhus generally relieves the injurious effects of an injudi- ciously administered dose of Bryonia; or else some otherremedy, which is homoeopathic to the untoward symptoms. Camphor, for instance, above all other drugs. The curative powers of Bryonia are very comprehensive, as may be seen from the vast series of its symptoms. It will be found very useful in some fevers, and in some kinds of ab- dominal spasms of the other sex. In violent, acute diseases, characterized by a high irrita- bility of the system, a pellet of the 30th potence will be found sufficient for the cure. In a very few cases a full drop of the 30th potence may be necessary, but never a drop of the tincture. I have learned this gradually by experience. FROM NOACK AND TRINKS. Bryonia is especially suitable to nervous, dry, thin and bilious individuals with a choleric temperament; to people with brown complexion, brown or black hair, irritable charac- ter, and disposition to inflammation of the dermous tissues. —Diseases of women and children are especially influenced by Bryonia, inasmuch as it corresponds with quick irrita- bility, little energy, constancy of reaction, inclination to effu- sions and accumulations of lymph, nervous diseases, and likewise active congestions. Bryonia excites both the peri- pheral nerves and capillary vessels, thus giving rise to symptoms intermediate between inflammation and nervous irritation.—Bryonia has striking relations with the secretory organs of the bile and the uterus, likewise with the serous membranes, and is especially suitable in hyperamia of the latter.—Bryonia is especially indicated in affections where resorption is necessary, in typhus infiltrations, serous effu- sions and suggillations.—Bryonia is especially efficacious in affections, where the catarrhal, pituitous, and rheumatic cha- racter prevails, or where synochal symptoms pass into the nervous stage ; likewise in affections of a typhous character.— Morbid conditions brought on by catching cold in dry cold weather and sharp wind ; bad consequences of chagrin, an- ger, excessive bodily exertions and a sedentary mode of life ; 154 BRYONIA ALBA. conditions which are accompanied by ill-humor, and chills and coldness of the whole body are especially related to Bry- onia.—Bryonia ought particularly to be considered in dis- eases of a rheumatic-bilious and catarrhal nature.—Equally violent irritations of the nervous aud circulatory system are characteristic indications for the use of Bryonia. Acute and chronic inflammations of single organs.—Arthritic affections, with inflammatory swelling of the affected parts and feverish feelings ; arthritis nodosa.—Dropsical condi- tions, especially anasarca and ascites, dropsy consequent upon scarlatina (alternating Avith Ars. and Helleb., or with Lycop. and Digit.)—Jaundice—Scrofulous affections.—Hysteric con- vulsions.—Tetanus hystericus.—Paralytic conditions of the limbs.—Spontaneous luxations.—Indurations of the cellular tissues (afterwards Merc).—Cutaneous affections : papulous: Lichen simplex, squamous: psoriasis : exanthematic : mor- billi, (especially when the catarrhal affection of the organs of the chest has become complicated, and has been increased to an inflammation of the chest,) secondary affections consequent upon measles, scarlatina miliaris, and morbid conditions consequent upon suppressed scarlatina, urticaria (especially that kind of urticaria which is influenced by a change in the weather,) purpura contagiosa et haemorrhagica, erythema intertrigo, erysipelas, especially erysipelatous inflammations of the joints; pustulous: impetigo, porrigo, varioloid (especially in the pre- cursory eruptions of the small-pox and varicella, or when affections of the joints and violent pains in the small of the back are present); vesicular: herpes (palpebrarum), miliaria, especially in children, also recently born, and lying-in women ; Bryonia corresponding specifically to acute rheumatism, is one of the best remedies against rheumatic miliaria ; tuberculous : furuncles.—Bedsore.—Swelling and induration of the glands; glandular ulcers.—Acute rheumatism (rheumatic pains in the temples, in the forehead, with a feeling of numb- ness in the occiput and wry-neck) ; rheumatic fever, with catarrhal and gastric complication, tearing pains in the Avhole body, concentrated Avith especial violence in both Avrists, elbows, knees, and tarsal joints, swelling of certain parts in the joints, hot reddened skin, marked with red irradiations and increase of pain when touching the parts, or Avhen trying to move the limbs ; fever, Avith violent headache, beating, in the forepart of the head and vertex, pressing out over the eyes, tearing pains extending along the back, and in the upper and lower limbs ; paroxysmal going to sleep and subsequent numbness and insen- sibility of the tips of the fingers and toes ; vomiting of a Avatery BRYONIA ALBA. 155 and slimy, bitter liquid ; pains in the region of the liver and spleen ; uneasiness and heat, especially at night, Avith increase of the pains in the head and limbs by motion ; rheumatic and rheumatic-gastric fevers, with intense action of the circulatory system, accompanied with increased sensibility.—Intermit- tent fevers, with gastric symptoms; rheumatic ailments, aggravated by motion, and accompanied with a tendency to constipation ; tertian intermittent, appearing in the morning, Avith vertigo ; pressure in and oppression of the head, after- Avards shuddering Avith stretching and drawing of the limbs, increasing to shaking chills, accompanied Avith a good deal of thirst and loathing of food or drink; heat, first alternating with chilliness, afterwards burning, with unquenchable thirst, and afterwards profuse sweat; simultaneously with the fever appears a dry cough, exciting vomiting, and accompanied with stitches and tightness of the chest; tertian intermittent, with anticipating type, characterized by vertigo, headache, stitches in the chest Avhen breathing, moderate chilliness, and subse- quent great heat, delirium, unquenchable thirst, with dry cough, and lastly sweat ; fever, consisting mostly of the cold stage ; intermittent fever, with stitches in the sides and abdo- men.—Pituitous fevers after the cholera has been subdued.— Gastric, bilious, pituitous nervous fevers (Merc, being like- wise a good remedy in such affections); nervous fevers, with pleuritic stitches, nausea, and yellowish-coated tongue ; nervous fevers, in Avhich the transition of the synochal into the nervous stage is not yet distinctly marked, especially versatile nervous fevers: febris nervosa versatilis, with morbidly excited sensibility and erethism, violent congestions to the head, dry, burning heat, dry lips, dry, coated tongue, pressure in the pit of the stomach and constipation; febris nervosa versatilis. Avith continued delirium day and night, burning, dry heat of the Avhole body, dry, brown, parched tongue, and lips of the same appearance, great thirst, screaming, when some one touches the scrobiculus cordis, constipation, and pain during micturition ; febris nervosa versatilis, with headache, unsteady, Avild looks, indistinct speech, violent delirium, desire to escape, sleeplessness, violent fWer, quick, soft pulse, viscid, moist skin, tremor of the hands, and difficult deglutition.— Abdominal typhus; typhus bellicus (in alternation with Rhus) ; typhus, in the precursory stage (Aeon., Bell., Nux v., may likewise be used to break the disease at this stage); first stage of typhus, with swelling of the cheeks, sore throat, prickings in the throat and glandular swellings, or with spas- modic tension and pressure in the stomach, sometimes the pit 156 BRYONIA ALBA. of the stomach being sensitive to the touch ; second stage of typhus (in alternation Avith Rhus, or Cocculus ; according to Cammerer, Bryonia is more suitable for the aphthae in the mouth occurring in the third stage of typhus, and being sensi- tive to pain ; Avhereas Belladonna is more adapted to the second stage); third stage of typhus, especially when there is an exhausted and depressed condition of the system (together with Rhus, Acidum phosp., and Puis.); state of convalescence, Avhen the patient feels yet Aveak, out of bed (together with Valeriana). — Gastric-bilious fevers, Avith pain in the forehead, coated tongue, bitter taste, nausea, Avith inclination to vomit, pressure in the stomach, and stool rather retarded ; febris gastrica saburralis, Avith prevailing chills.—Febris puerperalis, Avith a glowing red face, profuse sweat, short, frequent oppressed breathing, sad mood, dry, yellow-coated and parched looking tongue, sensitiveness of the tongue (every thing Avhich is brought in contact with the tongue, smarting like salt), loss of appetite, loss of taste, continual lancinating pains in the region of the ovaries increased by pressure, distention of the abdomen, constipation, cessation of the lochiae, continual violent heat through the whole body, with violent thirst for cold water, the heat being interrupted by slight chills causing paleness of the face; sometimes violent, cutting pains in the thighs, aggravated by motion, and hard, frequent, small pulse. —Milk fever ; spontaneous somnambulism. — Cephalalgia, brought on by affections of the mind or heart and by cold ; cephalagra and tearing of the head in females; megrim and hemicrania; pain in the forepart of the head, extending through the forehead and the temple, oppressive, pressing from Avithin outwards, as if the head Avould burst to pieces, Avith violent lancinations shooting through the parts ; conges- tion of blood to the head, aggravated by stooping, by moving the head, coughing or sneezing; headache, continuing from morning till night, compressive and affecting the whole head, with faint, small glassy eyes, pale countenance, sensitiveness to bright light and noise, ill and quarrelsome humor, palpitation of the heart and oppression of the chest in the afternoon, nausea, retching and inclination to vomit.—Encephalitis, meningitis and arachnitis, especially in the second stage of the latter.— Cerebral affections consequent upon the cholera.—Ophthalmia, also ophthalmia neonatorum; ophthalmia, consequent upon operations upon the eye, Avith violent pains and vomiting.— Otitis.—Hard hearing.—Chronic obstruction of the nose.— Ozaena ; bleeding at the nose after a cold, with gastric symp- toms ; acute bleeding from the nose, even when consequent BRYONIA ALBA. 157 upon menostasia. — Inflammatory prosopalgia. — Rheumatic pains in the cheeks.—Scrofulous SAvelling of the lips.—Rheu- matic, inflammatory toothache, especially when the pain passes from one tooth into another, or even into the cheeks and head.—Stomacace.—Metaphlogosis of the cellular tissue of the neck. —Spasmodic hiccough. — Diaphragmitis.— Gastric conditions; chronic dyspepsia, even with vomiting; water- brash ; vomiting of drunkards.—Constriction of the orifice of the stomach (?)—Chronic gastritis.—Chronic cardialgia ; vio- lent spasm of the stomach and heartburn ; spasm of the sto- mach brought on by an affection of the spleen.—Splenitis.— Gastrodynia, enterodynia, with constipation (in alternation with Nux v.), especially in individuals whose digestive powers have been Aveakened by a sedentary mode of life, and by the use of spirituous liquors.—Hepatalgia and hepatitis, half-inflam- matory conditions of the liver.—Chronic affections of the ab- domen, OAving to a disturbance of the peristaltic motion, chiefly brought on by a sedentary mode of life, and characterized by constipation, this being their most troublesome symptom (in alternation with Nux v. and Sulphur).—Colic, especially when of an inflammatory kind ; attacks of colic of pregnant and lying-in women; hysteric abdominal spasms.—Peritonitis muscularis; peritonitis, with violent and considerable exuda- tion ; puerperal peritonitis (giving Aconite first).—Dysentery. —Diarrhaa brought on by a cold ; diarrhoea, alternating with constipation.—Obstinate constipation ; constipation of the re- cently born.—Asiatic cholera, when the liver appears to be the seat of the affection, (also Merc. Calc. China, Sulph.) or when there are congestions tc\ the head.—Miserere ?—Spasmodic labor-pains.—Metrorrhagia (accompanied with burning at the stomach during motion, Avhich becomes a paroxysm of anguish and chilliness!—Galactirrhea (next to Belladonna). —Phlegmasia dolens ; mastitis (together with Mercury); mamma as hard as stone in lyin,g-in women wha do not nurse; painful, unequal knotty swelling of the mamma, OAving to a morbid development of the same, or to a suppression of the secretion of milk in nursing women ; bad consequences from nursing, especially pains in the chest, stitches in the chest and pains in the back when Aveaning.—Scrofulous catarrh.—Ca- tarrh of the air-passages brought on by a cold and in measles. —Inflammatory affections of the organs of respiration, espe- cially when characterized by painful stitches.—Acute and chronic bronchitis.—Influenza with cough, the coughing fits causing a violent headache, and sometimes pains in the epi- gastrium, or where an inflammatory affection of the liver, dis- 158 BRYONIA ALBA. tention and pain of the same to the touch, or Avhen coughing or taking a deep inspiration, are characteristic symptoms, or lastly, Avhen the cough is accompanied by retching or real vomiting (in this case Nux v. may be exhibited according to Gross).—Chronic cough, excited by the least irritation of the lungs, talking, especially violent early in the morning and in the evening, with scanty expectoration, in individuals Avhose lungs have been weakened by former pneumoniae, and by fre- quent spitting of blood. — Convulsive cough, with violent stitches in the chest during and between the attacks.—Periodi- cal spasmodic cough.—Neuralgia of the chest (aftenvards Nux v.).— Haemoptysis. — Rheumatic inflammations of the chest ; pulmonitis and pleuritis (the synochal fever having first been subdued by Aconite), with nervous and gastric symptoms. —Muscular and serous pleuritis, especially the latter, in older people, the fever having first been subdued by Aconite, in hy- drothorax. N. B. According to Wurm, Bryonia has hitherto been employed too often and too soon in pleuritis. (Compare Wurm's excellent treatise on pleuritis in Griesselich,s Hygea, vol. XII, p. 1.)—Rheumatic pleuritis, without any fever ; gas- tric pseudo-pleuritis.—Parenchymatous inflammations of the lungs, with typeremia of the lungs, especially such inflamma- tions as are characterized by prominent pleuritic symptoms, like- wise those Avhich are concomitant morbid conditions of typhus abdominalis. Inflammations of the lungs, after the inflam- matory symptoms have been subdued by Aconite, and a dry, hot skin, with violent pleuritic stitches, tormenting cough with or without any blood-streaked expectoration remain. Inflamma- tions of the lungs, with less commotion of the circulatory sys- tem, the fever being mixed with chills in the very beginning, and the heat in the head being rather intense, the membranes of the brain being sometimes affected, with consequent inclina- tion to sleep and delirium; bloated countenance, dryness of the tongue, difficult speech, rather hard and full pulse, tolerably easy breathing, oppressed chest, with pains Avhich are rather of a burning nature in older people, and are excited by cough rather than by breathing ; loose, mucous, blood-streaked, yel- low expectoration; or Avhen there are rheumatic affections of the extremities or gastric symptoms (pneumonia biliosa); pneumonia in typhus abdominalis, with red hepatization of one of the lobes of the lungs, and especially when the pleu- ritic symptoms are prominent. Neglected, carelessly treated pneumonia, without any general reaction of the circulatory system. The previous exhibition of Aconite is the more in- BRYONIA ALBA. 159 dispensable in proportion as a purely inflammatory synochal diathesis prevails in the system, Avith intense feverish heat, painful stitches, and blood-streaked expectoration. In pure in- flammations of the lungs, Bryonia is not alone sufficient ; in these affections, Aconite frequently precedes, and Bellad. and Merc, are used in alternation with Bryonia (in drunkards it is used alternately with Nux v., and when the inflammation has been brought on by some external cause, in alternation with Arnica and Rhus.); Phosphorus, Tartarus emet., Sulphur, etc., have frequently to be exhibited after Bryonia. Wolfsohn re- marks, that Bellad. is very important, Avhen the inflammatory symptoms do not yield to Aconite or Bryonia ; generally it may be said, that Phosphorus ranks before Belladonna.—Pulmonary phthisis, especially when accompanied by a slow inflammation of the pleura, or when complicated Avith hydrothorax.—Asth- matic conditions.—Carditis (?)—Psoitis.—Lumbago rheuma- tica.—Ischias.—Spontaneous limping, in the beginning of it.— Acute arthritis articularis, acute rheumatism of the joints, especially when accompanied with effusions of lymph into the articular capsules, and with or without simultaneous inflam- matory symptoms of the heart and pericardium.—Phlegmo- nous inflammations of the feet.—Pale, tight, hot swelling of the limbs.—ffidema of the feet, especially when coming on after scarlet or nervous fever.—Painful, inflamed corns. Antidotes : Infusion of galls, Aeon. Camph. Cham. Ign. Nux v. Rhus. (Ruta 1)—After Bryonia are most suitable : Alum. Bell. Merc. Phosp. Rhus. Sulph. Head : Vertigo. Vertigo, as if one were being turned about, or as if every thing turned around him when stand- ing. * Vertigo, when rising from the chair; every thing turned around him; the vertigo disappeared after some walking. * Vertigo the Avhole day, as if he were intoxicated. (a. 8 d.)—5. * Vertigo, as if things turned round, when sitting straight in her bed ; she feels nauseated in the middle of the chest, as if a fainting fit would come on. At eight o'clock in the evening, vertigo when standing, so violent that he stag- gered backwards and threatened to fall. When attempting to walk, he staggered, as if he would fall on his back. When walking, he staggers to both sides, as if he were not able to stand firmly, (a. 48 h.) After a walk she staggers to one side, when standing.—10. Early in the morning, when rising, he feels so giddy, as if the brain turned in a circle. Giddiness the Avhole day, with weakness of the limbs. Rather drowsy than giddy. So weak in his mind, that his thoughts vanish, as is the case when one is about to faint ^.t the same time his face 160 BRYONIA ALBA. feels hot, most so when standing. He demands things which do not exist.—15. He desires things to be given him imme- diately ; but when given, he does not care about them. Want of memory, inability to recollect things, (a. 4 h.) * His head felt heavy, like a hundred weight. Great Aveight in the head, and pressure of the brain from behind forwards. Stupefaction of the head.—20. Gloominess of the head until the moment one goes to bed. * In the morning the headache does not begin when waking up, but Avhen opening and moving the eyes. * Early in the morning, Avhen Avaking up, his head feels gloomy and aches, as if he had spent the Avhole night in revelry ; he does not want to leave his bed. (Pressure in the head Avhen treading.) Gloomy compression in the head, in the forehead, above the eyes.—25. * The blood rushed to the head, after Avhich the head felt compressed from temple to temple. * Sen- sation as if the head were being compressed from ear to ear. Headache ; a sort of compression with jerkings in the brain resembling pulsations. Compressive pain in the head, early in the morning, Avith heaviness, intermixed with stitches ; she was scarcely able to lift up her eyes from pain ; when stoop- ing, she Avas not able to raise herself again, (a. 60 h.) * Vio- lent headache, the head feeling very heavy, as if it Avould incline to all sides, with pressure in the brain from within out- wards, and great desire to lie down (immediately).—30. *,Head. ache after a meal, and pressure in the forehead from Avithin outwards during a walk. Headache, as if the contents of the head Avould issue from the forehead.1 "Headache, when stooping, as if all the contents of the head would issue from the forehead.2 Giddiness and Aveight in the head, when stooping while sitting or reading, disappearing when raising the head.—35. Headache only when stooping, a sort of pressing through the forehead from within outwards, especially Avhen sitting. * Pain in both temples, pressing from within out- wards. * Headache, as if the skull were being pressed asun- der. Early in the morning, when waking up and lying on the back in bed, headache in the occiput extending as far as the shoulders, resembling a weight which presses upon a sore spot. * Semi-lateral headache; searching (grinding) pressure 1 Compare 248. 2 The sensation as of being pressed asunder is the .same as that of being compressed (24, 25,26,27, 28), both sensations being perceived by the brain which is enclosed in an unyielding skull; the sentient powers of the brain are then unable to determine whether the painfulness pro- ceeds from the brain being too much distended, or from the skull being too narrow. It comes from hath these causes. BRYONIA ALBA. 161 on a small spot of the right half of the brain, being in relation with a painful submaxillary gland, through a sort of search- ing (grinding) or tearing sensation along the bones of the upper and lower jaw. (a. 30 h.)—40. Headache : early in the morn- ing, after rising, darting draAving extending to the malar and jaw-bones. (Tearing across the forehead, followed by tearing in the cervical muscles, and aftenvards tearing in the right arm.) * Lancination in the head through both temples, when walking in the open air. * Lancinations in the head, from the forehead to the occiput. Turning sensation in the right side of the fore- head, and a lancination in the left.—45. Pain in the head, rather darting than throbbing, the face being hot. Throbbing in the right side of the head, Avhich may be felt externally Avith the hand. Headache on the top of the head, early in the morn- ing Avhen waking up, a kind of painful throbbing. Pain in the forehead and the occiput, a kind of hollow beating, (a. 2 h.) Throbbing headache affecting the eyes so as to prevent her from seeing; during motion the throbbings in the head are more rapid ; she thinks she hears them.—50. Chirping in the head, as of grasshoppers. A sort of gurgling in both temples. Pain in the temples as if some one pulled him by the hair in that part. * Burning spot of the size of a dollar, which does not ache when touched. Smarting and gnawing on the top of the hairy scalp (at night.)—55. Greasy condition of the hair, early in the morning, the head being cool ; the hands become quite greasy Avhen combing the hair. (a. 10 h.) Violent itching of the top of the head when combing the hair. (Painful throbbing in all the parts of the face, which was felt when touching the parts with the finger.) Tension of the occipito-frontalis mus- cle, when moving the eyes. [* Dullness and vertigo of the head. * A kind of vertigo as if he were intoxicated, and as if the blood rushed violently to the head. He feels intoxicated, he wants to lie down. Vertigo early in the morning.—5. Vertigo, with a feeling of heaviness; he feels as if every thing Avere turning in a circle. * Vertigo and fullness in the head. He is scarcely able to turn his head, owing to a sensation of fullness in the head. Dull movements in the vertex and the forehead, causing vertigo and stagnation of ideas. Mental illusions : her own head seems to her larger than it is.—10. Stupid feeling in the head, with striking forget- fulness. * She was hardly aware of what she did (in the room,) worse when lying down, for twenty-four hours (imme- diately). She kneAV not what she did, and dropped every thing (in the room). Stupid feeling in the head, finds it diffi- cult to reflect. * Dreary and muddled state of the head. (a. 1 h.) 162 BRYONIA ALBA. —15. * Excessive heaviness of the head, (frequently, and also a. 4d.) Dull pain in the occiput. Dull pressure in the occi- put. Throbbing pain in the forehead, he had to lie down. * Searching (grinding) pressure in the anterior part of the brain with pressing towards the forehead, especially violent when stooping or walking fast ; walking fatigues him a good deal. (a. 24 h.)—2®. Such a violent aching in the fore- head that he is scarcely able to stoop. * Pressure from within outwards above the left orbit, in the brain, Avhich ends in a pressure upon the eyeball from above downwards, (a. 3 d.) Semilateral headache, accompanied by a disagreeable pressure in the eye of that side (in the afternoon). Tearing pain in the left side of the head. (a. 24 h.) * Compressive pain in both sides of the head.—25. Single stitches in the forepart of the forehead, with gloominess of the head. Itching prickings in the right half of the occipito-frontalis muscle. Darting tearing from the right malar bone to the temple, externally, more violent when touched. The head aches, especially when touched, mostly in the forepart, for twenty-four hours. Soreness of one side of the occiput, when touching it.—30. Heat in the head and face, Avith redness of the latter. * Violent heat in the head and face.] Face and Eyes : Tension of the skin of the face, when moving the facial muscles.—60. Red spots in the face and on the neck (for two days). Dim-sightedness of the left eye, as if it were full of water. Weakness of sight, early in the morning : when she attempted to read, all the letters looked blurred. (Presbyopia.) She was not able to see things at a proximity. (a. 24 h.) The lower eyelid is sometimes red and inflamed, the upper eyelid twitches.—65. Agglutination of the eyelids early in the morning, they are someAvhat red and swollen, and ache as if they had been rubbed and heated. Pressure in the eye, early in the morning, as when one presses upon the eye with the hands, or as when one is in a room full of smoke. * Swelling and agglutination of the eyelids early in the morn- ing. Swelling of the lower eyelid, with internal aching ; agglutination early in the morning. * Sensation as of sand being in the eyes, which forces one to rub the eyes.—70. * Sensa- tion in the right eye, in the afternoon, as if a grain of sand were in it. Sudden painful swelling of one eye, in the forenoon, without any redness; pus comes out, and the conjunctiva is dark-red and swollen. * Lachrymation of the eyes in the open air. Itching of the margin of the left upper eyelid, mingled with burning and tearing. Itching, with occasional smarting of the outer canthus of the left eye, which cannot be relieved by BRYONIA ALBA. 163 rubbing, (a. 6 h.)—75. Lachrymation of the eyes and itching of the eyelids, as when a sore is healing ; he had to rub the part. [* Flushes of heat over the face. * Paleness of the face for twenty-four hours. * Red, hot, soft bloatedness of the face.— 35. Swelling of the left side of the face, along the nose, with some pain in the swollen part (during diarrhoea.) * Consider- able swelling of the upper half of the face, especially below the eyes and above the root of the nose, with swelling of the eye- lids ; he was unable to open the left eye for four days. (a. 3 d.) * Contractive pain in the right orbicularis palpebrarum. Red- ness and SAvelling of the eyelids with pressure in the same, for three days. (a. 3 d.) Pimple in the lower lid of the left eye, of the size of a pea, painful when pressing it, for sixteen days. (a. 24 h.)—40. Soft tumor in the internal canthus of the left eye, a good deal of pus oozes out from time to time, for ten days. (a. 6 d.) When waking in the morning, he is scarcely able to open his eyes, on account of the lids being agglutinated. Pain as from a burn above the left eye and on the left side of the nose, somewhat diminished by pressing the parts with the fin- gers. Pain as if the left eye were being burnt from within out- wards, (a. 24 h.) Pressure in the eyes, with a burning and itching sensation of the eyelids.—45. Pressure in the eyes, for sixteen days in succession. Pressure in the right eyeball, rather from above downwards, (a. 3 d.) Pecking in the right eyeball. * Frequent lachrymation. Small herpetic eruption on the right cheek, (a. 4 d.)—50. Swelling of the right cheek, close to the ear, with burning pain. (a. 4 d.) Painful pressure below the right malar bone, going off by external pressure. (a. 1 h.)] Ears and Nose : Slight roaring in the forepart of the right ear. * Sensation as if the ears were stopped up, and as if no air could get in. When returning home from a walk, he feels alternate stitches in both ears. Bleeding from the ears.—80. Violent aching of the right concha. (Ulcerated concha.) Fre- quent tingling and tickling of the septum of the nose, espe- cially when blowing the nose. * Swelling of the left side of the tip of the nose, with a darting pain and a sensation when touched, as if they would ulcerate. Painfully smarting ulcer in the left nostril.—85. * Bleeding from the nose, followed by ulcerated nostrils. Bleeding from the nose. (a. 48, 72 h.) * Bleeding from the nose, lasting a quarter of an hour, early in the morning after rising. Bleeding at the nose when asleep, early in the morning at 3 o'clock; it wakes him. (a. 4 d.) Bleeding at the nose, without having stooped previously. 164 BRYONIA ALBA. [Pinching pressure in the glenoid cavity of the right jaw, more violent during motion. Ringing in front of the left ear, as with small bells, (a. 1 h.) Contractive pain in the meatus auditorius, going off after the wax had been removed with the finger, but returning nevertheless constantly, Avith hard hear- ing.—55. Sensation in the meatus auditorius externus, as if it were being pressed upon Avith the finger; this sensation increases when stooping while reading. Dull pain around the left ear. Pain as of the interior of the left ear burning from within outwards, (a. 6 h.) Burning at the lobule of the ear. Hard tumor behind the ear, frequently changing its size. (a. 24 h.)—60. Tumor before the ear, bursting open after the lapse of 12 hours, a humor oozing out from it, and forming a yellow scurf. SAVollen nose, with bleeding lasting several days. (a. 5 d.) Bleeding from the nose, three days in succession. (10,11, 12 d.) Bleeding from the nose, several times a day, a fortnight. Bleeding from the nose. (a. 10,16 d.)—65. Bleed- ing from the right nostril, (a. 9 d.) Daily, profuse bleeding from the nose. (a. 14 d.) Jaws and Teeth :—90. (A little pimple on the chin, with stinging pain when touched.) Painfully burning vesicle on the vermilion border of the lower lip. Eruption under the left corner of the lips, smarting as if the parts had been excoriated. Eruption on the lower lip, on the outside of the vermilion bor- der, itching and smarting as from salt. Lancinating, intensely painful darting between the lower lip and the gums, as is expe- rienced in cancer of the lip (early in the morning when in bed). —95. Toothache; darting and lancinations in the teeth in the direction of the ear, which obliged her to lie down.1 Darting toothache, in the evening when in bed, at times in the upper, at times in the lower molar teeth (in the evening, when in bed) (for one hour); when the pain was in a tooth of the upper roAV, and the tooth was touched with the tip of the finger, the pain suddenly ceased, and affected the opposite tooth of the lower roAV. (a. 5 d.) Darting toothache, while he smokes tobacco as usual, (a. 1 h.) All the teeth vacillate ; this is perceived when touching them or Avhen pressing them against one another. Pain of a molar tooth when chewing.—100. Tooth- ache, when taking something warm into the mouth. When 1 There are several symptoms produced by Bryonia, which oblige one to lie down; compare 170, 312,423, (222,) or at least to sit, 181, and seve- ral which are increased by walking and standing, 184; the alternate effects of Bryonia, when the symptoms are relieved by motion and become aggravated by quickly sitting or lying down, are, on the contrary, much more frequent. BRYONIA ALBA. 165 eating, one suffers with a tearing and lancinating toothache (the lancinations extending to the cervical muscles) aggravated by- warmth. Pain as if the tooth were being screwed in and afterwards taken out of its socket (the pain is only momenta- rily diminished by cold water, but greatly relieved when walk- ing in the open air); accompanied by tearing in the cheeks and pinching in the ears, at night until six o'clock in the morning. Toothache ; when opening the mouth, the air rushes in and causes a pain. Toothache after midnight (at three o'clock) as when an exposed nerve becomes painful from the cold air rush- ing in ; the pain becomes insupportable from lying on the unaf- fected side, and does not pass off till one turns to the affected side.—105. When drinking something cold, a sore pain is felt in the tooth. The gums are painful, as if they were sore and raw, the teeth being vacillating, which makes them painful. Spongy gums. Simple pain of one of the submaxillary glands, or as if it Avere pinched, (a 12 h.) [Drawing, from below upAvards, towards the ear, with pres- sure in the throat. Pain of the back part of the throat, which is felt during motion. Tensive stiffness of the left side of the neck.—70. Rheumatic stiffness in that region of the neck Avhich is near the nape of the neck. Tension of the nape of the neck, when moving the head. Soreness, during motion of the left side of the nape of the neck and the neck, the muscles of the face and the muscles of deglutition; the pain makes the turning of the head and mastication difficult and almost impos- sible, (a. 24 h.) Itching prickings of the neck, especially after having walked fast; they induce him to scratch the parts ; after scratching they pass off. (a. 24 h.) Fissure in the lower lip.—75. Burning in the lower lip. Small, ulcerated blotches on the lower lip, painfully burning when touched. A small elevation near the corner of the mouth and rather on the loAver lip, severely bleeding from time to time, for six days. Sensation, early in the morning, as if the molar teeth were too long ; they were so loose, that they might be bent to and fro with the fingers ; she was unable to use them for the purpose of cheAving, and, if she did, they felt painful and as if they would fall out of their sockets, fifteen hours, (a. 48 h.) His teeth feel to him as if they were too long.—80. Drawing, sometimes darting toothache in the molares of the left upper jaw, only during and after a meal, the teeth feeling as if they were too long and vacillating to and fro. (a. 6 h.) Drawing pain in the molares of the upper and lower jaw. (a. 24 h.) Exces- sive toothache when at rest, and especially Avhen in bed, abat- ing when cheAving. Sensation in the lower jaw, as if there 166 BRYONIA ALBA. were a pimple on the bone, causing a tensive pain when touched or when turning the head. (a. 61 h.)] Mouth and Throat : Painful stiffness of all the muscles of the neck when moving it, and roughness of the throat when swallowing.—110. Smarting, itching eruption around the neck, especially after sweating. * Stinging in the throat when touch- ing it from without, or Avhen turning the head. * Stinging in the throat when swallowing. Pressure in the fauces as if he had swallowed a hard body with sharp corners. She is unable to swallow either solid or liquid food; it chokes her.—115. (Sensation when swalloAving, as if the throat were swollen internally or full of mucus, which one is unable to hawk up.) * Sore throat; dryness and rawness of the throat during empty deglutition ; when drinking, this sensation passes off for a short while, but returns shortly ; the pain is worst in a warm room. Dry feeling in the back part and upper part of the throat, (a. 48 h.) Dry feeling, not on the tongue, but in the upper part of the palate. * The mouth feels dry without his being thirsty.— 120. Dry feeling on the inner side of the upper lip and cor- responding tooth. A good deal of thirst by day, without any heat. The saliva runs involuntarily out at the corners of the mouth. * Tongue coated white. [Eruption of red rash on the neck.—85. Rough and scrap- ing sensation in the throat, (a. 5 h.) His throat feels swollen. and as if he had a violent cold which hinders speech. Burn- ing, smarting blisters on the anterior edge of the tongue. * The mouth is so dry that the tongue sticks to the palate. Dryness in the mouth without any thirst.—90. Early in the morning dry feeling in the mouth, (a. 48 h.) Violent thirst twenty-two days. Thirst, especially early in the morning. Violent thirst, day and night. Great thirst after a meal, for 16 days.—95. A good deal of spitting. Accumulation of a quantity of saliva in the mouth, which foams like soap.] Taste and Appetite : * Insipid, flat taste in the mouth. —125. * Sweetish, flat taste in the mouth. She does not taste the food ; her mouth is bitter between the meals. Everything tastes bitter to him, he is unable to sAvallow any thing. * Bit- ter taste in the palate continuing after a meal. * Bad, bitter taste in the mouth, early in the morning.—130. * Early in the morning she has a taste in the mouth as of decayed teeth or putrid meat. (a. 12 h.) Tolerably clean tongue; with disgust- ing taste in the throat, as when persons smell badly from the mouth ; she has a taste in her mouth like the smell of spoiled meat; she has not got this taste while eating. * Putrid smell from the mouth. In the evening he has a taste in his throat as BRYONIA ALBA. 167 from the smoke of rancid grease. * Loss of appetite without any bad taste, (a. 3 h.)—135. Canine hunger without any appetite. Canine hunger until bed-time. He is hungry, and eats, but without any appetite. He has no appetite for milk ; but while taking it, he gets an appetite for it, and likes it. * He desires many things, which he cannot eat.—140. Food smells well to her, but. when beginning to eat, the appetite is gone. Appetite for wine. Appetite for coffee. [Insipid, disgusting taste in the mouth, (a. 5 d.) Sweetish, disgusting taste in the mouth. Insipid, flat taste in the mouth; his taste is almost gone.—100. Spoiled appetite. Want of appetite (for ten days). The stomach feels empty ; he is hungry without having any appetite. Canine hunger early in the morning, without any appetite. Hunger with loss of appetite.—105. Continued nausea, succeeded by canine hunger (in a few hours). Canine hunger early in the morn- ing, with thirst and flushes of heat. (a. 30, 72 h.) Violent hunger, for a fortnight. Violent appetite for six days. Vio- lent desire for coffee, (a. 5 h.)] Gastric Symptoms : * Frequent risings of mere air. Hic- cough succeeding the eructations, without having eaten any thing previously.—145. Hiccough succeeding the eructations, a quarter of an hour. (a. 48 h.) Violent hiccough. Frequent eructations after a meal, from morning till night. 'Eructa- tions tasting of the ingesta. No eructations after drinking, but after taking the least food; however, only air rises, without any bad taste.—150. (Eructations, with rancid taste in the mouth, and mucus in the throat.) Stinging pain during every eructation. (Burning, almost uninterrupted eructations, which make his mouth rough, and prevent him from tasting the nou- rishment he takes.) After a meal, an astringent, dry taste, this dryness remaining in the anterior part of the mouth, with- out any thirst ; the lips are dry and chapped. Bitter taste in the mouth, in the evening after lying down.—115. Eructations after a meal, finally bitter eructations. Bitter eructations after a meal. Bitter risings from the oesophagus, without any eructations, with inclination to vomit. Sourish eructa- tions, sourish water running from his mouth. Inclination to vomit, early in the morning, after an anxious dream, without being able to vomit, accompanied by frequent, *mpty eructa- tions.—160. Nausea, in the evening before going to bed. He wakes up after midnight Avith nausea; he is obliged to vomit, he vomits food and bile. Regurgitation of aliments ; she gulps them up. * Regurgitation of the ingesta, Avithout any effort at vomiting. Nausea and inclination to vomit, even 168 BRYONIA ALBA. after eating something which has tasted Avell to him.—165. She vomits solid food, but not the liquids. Nausea for half an hour, every morning, tAvo hours after rising, with accumula- tion of water in the mouth. Nausea in the evening, followed by the discharge of a quantity of water from the mouth (water-brash).1 Nausea, inclination to vomit, without having eaten any thing, (a. 1 h.) Nausea and inclination to vomit, early in the morning when waking up.—170. * (Haematemesis and lying doAvn.) * Early in the morning at six o'clock, vomiting of a bitter, musty and putrid liquid, leaving a similar taste in the mouth. Nauseous taste after drinking (in the afternoon). Vomiting of mucus in the evening, (a. 5 h.) Gulping up of Avater and mucus, like Avater-brash (at six o'clock in the evening); these substances rose into the chest, Avith coldness over the Avhole body.—175. Painful sensation in the oesophagus, rather in the lower part, as if it were con- stricted. Gulping up of mucus from the stomach, early in the morning. (Cough, especially after a meal.) Headache, a quarter of an hour after every meal; it passes off gradually, but comes on again after the next meal. Bloatedness of the abdomen after every meal.—180. Cutting, as with knives, in the pit of the stomach, (a. 1 h.) Violent pressure in the pit when Avalking, immediately after supper ; lastly, pressure upon the bladder and the perinaeum, which becomes intolera- ble ; the pressure disappeared when sitting, (a. 12 h.) * Pres- sure in the stomach, immediately after having eaten some- thing, and even during the meal. * Pressure in the stomach after a meal; there was a load in the stomach, as of a stone; this made him ill-humored. Clawing and pressure in the abdomen, in the umbilical region, when standing or walking. —185. Contractive pain in the stomach, some hours after a meal. Contractive pain in the stomach after a meal, followed by cutting in and above the pit of the stomach, eructations, flushes of heat, nausea and vomiting of the ingesta. (a. 48 h.) [—110. Tenacious mucus in the fauces, which can be loosened and hawked up. Frequent, sometimes sourish eruc- tations after a meal. Nausea, continuing twenty-four hours, with discharge of a quantity of water from the mouth, (a. 5 m.) Nausea, especially when smoking (in a man accustomed to smoking). Inclination to vomit (immediately).—115. Sev- eral attacks of vomiting of a bitter and yellow mucus. Pres- sure in the stomach after a meal.] [Stomach : Pressure in the stomach Avhen walking. Pinch- ing in the pit of the stomach, (a. 12 h.) Sensation in the pit of 1 Comp. 252. BRYONIA ALBA. 169 the stomach, as if it were swollen.—120. Extremely disagreea- ble sensation under the pit of the stomach, as if it were swollen.] Abdomen : * Hard swelling around the umbilicus, and under the hypochondria. Sudden ascites ; he is unable to breathe, and has to sit down. (a. 18 h.) Soreness in the folds of the abdominal integuments, in the groin.—190. Tensive pain in the region of the liver. Burning pain in the abdomen, in the region of the liver, (a. 8 h.) Pain in the abdomen, as if one would vomit, (a. 5 d.) Pain in both sides of the abdomen, like pleuritic stitches. Tearing and drawing in the abdomen, espe- cially during motion; folloAved by stitches, especially during stool, and mostly in the evening.—195. Violent lancinations in the abdomen from below upwards as>far as the stomach (after drinking a cup of warm milk, in the afternoon); the pain forced him to bend double, and disappeared after stool. Painful writhing (twisting) around the umbilicus, with stitches. Pain in the abdomen, with anguish, which makes the breathing difficult; Avalking relieved the pain. The emission of flatulence, at night, is preceded by loud grunting and howling. Flatulent colic after supper, with pressure in the region of the coecum. —200. Pain in the abdomen, as if he had been purged, or as if hoemorrhoids would make their appearance. * Spasmodic pains in the abdomen after dinner. Grunting in the abdomen, with sensation as if diarrhoea would set in. Horrible colic (in the forenoon), as if she would have an attack of dysentery, with- out any stool. Pressure on the umbilicus, as from a button, when walking in the open air.—205. (Sensation deep in the abdomen, as of a lump lying there.) [Heat in the abdomen (and the whole of the internal body). Pressure and pinching in the abdomen. Loud grunt- ing in the abdomen, a fortnight. Loud rumbling in the abdo- men, especially in the evening when in bed, for eighteen days. —125. Colic, as if he would be attacked with diarrhoea, for an hour and a half. (a. 5 min.)] Stool : Colic and pinching in the abdomen, and the um- bilical region, as after a cold, for several days; three days after the colic, a copious, thin evacuation. Copious, fetid stool, preceded by cutting in the abdomen. Bloated abdomen ; flatu- lence moves about in his abdomen, colic with continual consti- pations ; he feels as if something were lodged in his abdomen. Colic during stool, as if the parts were constricted, or were being pinched together with the hand.—210. Motion on the bowels. Two stools a day; in a few days, constipation.' 1 A more frequent, primary effect of Bryonia is retention of stool; its alternate effects, looseness of the bowels, is rarer ; when the other symp- 170 BRYONIA ALBA. Brown, frequent, thin stool in a baby. Frequent evacuations. (a. 48 h.) * The faeces are of a large size, and are therefore passed with difficulty.—215. Diarrhoea, (a. 3 d.) * Diarrhoea, with previous colic, (a. 44, 72 h.) Long-lasting burning at the rectum after hard stool. Soft stool, with a burning sharp pain in the rectum. Itching, blunt stitches in the rectum from below upAvards, coming on with a jerking sensation.—220. (Diarrhoea at night.) [Diarrhoea, (a. 28 h.) Diarrhoea, without any trouble, (a. 24, 30 h.) Diarrhoea, four days in succession, one attack every three hours ; it came so speedily that he was unable to retain it ; in the twelve succeeding days, the ordinary stool came off Avith the same unforeseen necessity. Diarrhoea lasting two days ; it made her so weak that she was obliged to keep her bed. (a. 3 d.)—130. Diarrhoea, greatest early in the morning. Diarrhoea, especially at night; with burning at the anus, at every evacuation, (a. 7 d.) Diarrhoea, smelling like rotten cheese. Thin, bloody stool, (a. 24 h.) Hard stool, with pro- trusion of the rectum which soon re-entered of itself; followed by diarrhoea with fermentation in the abdomen.—135. Very hard stool.] Urinary Organs : Pain in the abdomen, when emitting the urine. Sensation, Avhen urinating, as if the urinary pas- sage were too narrow. He is obliged to rise several times for the purpose of urinating. Violent desire to urinate, also at night. Without the bladder being full, he feels such a violent desire to urinate, that he is scarcely able to retain the urine for one moment, (a. 12 h.) After the urine has been emitted, the neck of the bladder contracts ; nevertheless he feels as if some urine would yet be expelled. He is unable to retain the urine long, when he feels a desire to emit it; if he does not emit it immedi- ately, he feels as if it passed off spontaneously ; (nevertheless, no urine can be discovered when looking.) During motion some drops of hot urine frequently escape from him without his being aware of it. After urinating, there is a sensation in the bladder as if he had not emitted the whole of the urine ; some drops are involuntarily passed after the emission.—230. Urgent desire to urinate, and frequent emission of urine, when walking in the open air. (a. 5 h.) Itching, burning and sting- ing pain in the anterior portion of the urethra, betAveen the acts of micturition. Burning in the urethra. (Aching in the urethra.) Drawing and tearing in the anterior portion of the urethra, between the acts of micturition.) toms correspond, Bryonia is therefore able to cure constipation, which few remedies, beside Nux v. and Opium can do. BRYONIA ALBA. 171 [ * The urine is hot when being emitted. Burning and cut- ting previous to the appearance of the urine, (a. 3 d.)] Genital Organs : A few stitches in the testicles (imme- diately), when sitting. Stinging and burning itching of the margin of the prepuce. * The glans is covered with itching, red rash-granules. Swelling of the left half of the labia majora, succeeded by a black, hard pustule of the size and shape of a pimple, without either pain or inflammation. Bloated abdo- men ; there is a good deal of movement in it, and a good deal of pinching, as if the menses would make their appearance. —240. The menses appear in a few hours, sometimes eight days too soon.1 [Increase of the menstrual Aoav. The menses appear eight days before the time.—140. The menses appear a fortnight too soon. The menses come three weeks too soon.] Cold, Catarrh : Violent sneezing, early in the morning. (a. 18 h.) Violent sneezing and yawning early in the morn- ing, (a. 48 h.) Frequent sneezing, especially when moving the hand along the forehead. * Some hoarseness and an impure tone of voice, when walking in the open air.—245. * A sort of hoarseness, accompanied by inclination to sweat. * Violent coryza, without any cough, (a. 36 h.) Violent coryza, rather dry. (a. 48 h.) Violent coryza, with stinging headache, as if the contents of the head would issue from the forehead, espe- cially when stooping.2 (a. 70 h.) Dry cough.—250. * Dry cough, apparently coming out of the stomach, preceded by a creeping and tickling in the pit of the stomach. Cough, from a continued creeping in the throat, from below upwards ; one throws up mucus. Continued, dry cough, especially early in the morning, with discharge of water from the mouth, like Avater-brash.3 Nausea excites his cough. * Vomiting of the ingesta during a cough.—255. 'Long-continued stitch, deep in the left hemisphere of the brain, when coughing. * Dry cough with retching : a few spasmodic, violent fits in the upper part of the trachea, which feels as if it were lined with a dry, hard mucus; the cough is excited even by the smoke of tobacco. * Violent cough, early in the morning when in bed, continuing a quarter of an hour, and occasioning the expectoration of a quantity of mucus. His chest is affected early in the morning; his chest feels as if it were lined with mucus, which cannot be loosened easily. * Scraping and painful cough with retching, 1 This is a primary effect; Bryonia may, therefore, frequently be employed with success against haemorrhage from the uterus. 2 Comp. 31, 32. »Comp. 167. 172 BRYONIA ALBA. as if caused by roughness and dryness of the larynx.—260. Dry cough with retching, seated in the upper part of the tra- chea. He coughs up coagulated pieces of blood, (a. 3 h.) He hawks up yellow mucus from the fauces. * Stitches in the throat when coughing. * Stitches in the region of the last rib when coughing.—265. Stitches in the sternum when coughing ; he is obliged to hold his chest with the hand ; the stitches are likewise felt when feeling the parts.1 Two attacks of sneezing during the cough. Retching during the cough, without nau- sea. Soreness in the pit of the stomach when coughing. The whole head is affected when coughing. Pressure in the head, when coughing. The coughing fit is immediately preceded by gasping for air, quick, spasmodic inspirations, as if the child could not draw full breath, and was not able to cough on that account; a kind of suffocative fit, which is afterwards followed by cough, especially after midnight. [ * Rough and hoarse voice, (a. 4 h.) Hoarseness, twenty-one days. Fluent coryza, for eight days.—145. Violent fluent coryza, which obliged him to talk through the nose, constantly accompanied by chilliness, for eight days. (a. 48 h.) Violent coryza, with pain in the forehead. Retching ; it seems as if some kind of mucus were lodged in the trachea ; after some retching he experiences a sore and aching pain in that organ, which increases when talking or smoking tobacco. When entering the warm room, coming from the cold air, a sensa- tion in the trachea as if it contained smoke ; this obliges him to cough ; he feels as if he could not breathe air enough. (a. 2 h.)—150. Tenacious mucus in the trachea which becomes loose only after much coughing. * Cough with expectoration (immediately). Cough with expectoration, in the forenoon, four days in succession, (a. 34 h.)] Chest : Pressure in the pit of the stomach, which oppresses her chest. An excessive warmth in the region of the pit of the chest shortens her breath, with a kind of aching. Burning pain in the right half of the chest, (a. 8 h.)—275. Impeded respiration. "The breathing is shorter, the expirations are more hurried. * Asthma, (a. 1 h.) * Attack of pleurisy and oppression of the chest for twelve hours. * Oppression of the chest: she felt a want of taking a deep inspiration (as if her chest were stopped up and she could not get breath); Avhen attempting to take a deep inspiration, she felt a pain in the chest, as if something were expanded which would not admit of expansion.—280. Anxiousness, early in the morning, appa- Comp. 333, 351, 401. BRYONIA ALBA. 173 rently from the abdomen, as if he had been purged, and as if the breathing Avere too short. * Quick, anxious, almost impos- sible breathing, owing to stitches in the chest, first behind the scapulae, afterwards behind the muscles of the chest, impeding respiration, and obliging one to sit straight; lastly, stitches in the vertex. Pressure over the whole chest, (a. 24 h.) Pres- sure in the upper part of the abdomen, as with the hands ; she imagines she is unable to walk in the open air, without feeling a pain in that part. Aching in the middle of the sternum, also when breathing, the feet being icy cold.—285. Pressure upon the chest, as if it were oppressed by mucus, with stitches in the sternum when taking an inspiration ; this pressure appeared to decrease by eating. Heaviness in the chest, and heaviness in the body, disappearing after a meal. * Stitches in the side in the region of the ribs, during an inspiration, coming on with a jerking sensation, and disappearing in the open air. * During an inspiration, stitch from the upper part of the chest, through the chest to the scapulae. When taking an inspiration, the ribs, towards the back, are affected with a tensive pain, which is changed to a dull stitch when taking a still deeper inspiration, especially behind the scapulae, and especially when stooping.—290. * At six o'clock in the evening, stitches in the chest, with oppression. Momentary stitch in the left clavicle, followed by a simple pain. When turning to the other side, in the bed, he felt a stitch in that side upon which he did not rest. Stitches and pulsative throbbings in the lower part of the right half of the chest. Stitching pressing in the chest, from within outwards.—295. At the least inspira- tion, a lancination, such as is felt in ulcers, in a small spot below the clavicle; the duration of the lancination corresponds to that of the inspiration ; the small spot is painful like an ulcer, even when touching it, still more when raising the right arm, early in the morning, (a. 24 h.) Pain in the xiphoid car- tilage, in the evening; when touched, it feels as if it were ec- chymosed. Pain over the whole chest, with oppression Avhich passes off with the emission of flatulence, in the evening (nine o'clock). Attack, as if the affection rose higher up, and deprived one of both breath and language. Compressive griping in the chest, near the sternum.—300. Pain in the chest, close above the pit of the stomach, clawing, greatest when sitting on a chair, and stoop ing, and when lying on one side in the bed. (Stretch- ing, extending across the chest from the short ribs.) Tension in the chest, when walking. Painful stiffness of the muscles on the right side of the nape of the neck towards the shoulder, when moving the head. Pain in the nape of the neck, at its 174 BRYONIA ALBA. juncture with the occiput; the pain is a painful weakness, as if the head Avere too weak. [Palpitation of the heart, several days in succession, (a. 12 d.) * Heat in the chest.—155. * Heat in the chest and face. Sensation as if every thing were loose in the chest and fell down into the abdomen. Clawing pressure behind the ster- num, most violent when taking an inspiration or expiration, (a. 5 d.) Considerable swelling of the external chest in front. Single, soft stitches in an indurated nipple, similar to the sen- sation created by electric sparks; after this, every trace of induration had disappeared, (a. 5 h.)—160. Pricking pain below the right nipple from within outwards ; in the cavity of the chest, these prickings are only felt during an expira- tion] Back : Pain in the nape of the neck, as after a cold. Pres- sure between both scapulae and on the opposite side of the chest, in front, Avhen sitting ; the pressure went off by walking. Spasmodic pain between the scapulae, almost resembling a shuddering. Transversely contractive pain over the Avhole back, as if he Avere tied fast with ribbons, the pain being almost cramp-like (from four o'clock in the afternoon to eight o'clock in the evening), (a. 48 h.) Drawing, down along the back, when sitting, going off by motion.—310. Painfully stinging jerking on both sides of the spine, when sitting, especially early in the morning and evening. Pain, as from bruises, in the small of the back, when sitting, worst when lying down, not much felt during motion. He is unable to stoop on account of a pain in the back and the lumbar vertebrae ; it is a sort of tearing, and is felt more when standing than when sitting, but not when lying doAvn. [Stitches in the lumbar vertebrae. Stitching pain in the small of the back and back, at night, for six hours, (a. 70 h.) Pains in the small of the back, making the Avalking very diffi- cult. Burning in the back.—165. Burning below and between the scapulae.] Superior Extremities : A feAV stitches in the hip, as with a knife. Creeping, as of a mouse, from the pit of the axilla to the hip.—315. (Twitchings and jerkings in the del- toid muscle.) Sensation, as if a thread Avere being drawn through the humeri and radii doAvn to the tips of the fingers. Pressure on both humeri, which prevents him from falling asleep in the evening. Nervous tearing from above downwards in the interior of the arms. Sweat in the axilla.—320. Pain as from a sprain, in the region of the acromium process, when raising the arms. (a. 3 h.) Swelling of the right humerus, BRYONIA ALBA. 175 down to the elbow. (Violent stinging and tingling in the left arm.) Stinging in the region of the olecranon process of the ulna, with drawing in the tendons doAvn to the hand; when bending the elboAv, the stinging becomes worse. (Tingling in the hand, as if it had gone to sleep.) Pain in the wrist-joint, as from contusion or a sprain, at every motion, (a. 24 h.) Fine stinging in the wrist-joint, when the hand gets Avarm and Avhen one is at rest; it does not go off by motion. Inflamma- tion of the dorsum of the hand, with a burning pain, about midnight. Hot feeling in the palms of the hands and the fore-arms; early in the morning she has to uncover them ; in a feAV hours they feel cold. The palm of the hand feels pithy and numb.1—330. (The little fingers of both hands have gone to sleep, as far as the wrist.) Sense of paralysis in the fingers. (Pain in the ball of the thumb, resembling stitches and cramp.) Somewhat hot, pale swelling of the last joint of the little finger ; stitches in that joint when moving the finger and pressing upon it.2 A pimple between the right thumb and index-finger, which, when touched, causes a stinging pain, or stitches such as are felt in a wound.—335. Pain in the root of the little finger, as if there were pus in it. [Aching and pressure on the top of the right shoulder, increasing in violence when touching the parts ; dull stitches in that part, when taking a deep inspiration ; they extend from before backwards, as far as the shoulder-joint, (a. 10 h.) Dull stitch across the shoulder, in the direction of the arm. A sort of stitches in the upper arm, especially when raising it. Swelling of the right elbow-joint, with stitches.— 170. * Swelling of the elbow-joint, extending a little beyond the joint above and below, as far as the middle of the upper and lower arm, with swelling of the feet, for three hours. Tearing pain in the inner surface of the fore-arm, from the elbow to the wrist-joint, (a. 5 d.) Red rash-like eruption on the upper surface of the fore-arms. Stitching pains in the Avrist- joints, with heaviness of the joints. He is unable to grasp something firmly with his hands.—175. Trembling and dis- tended veins of the hands. Jerking tearing in the joints of the metacarpal bones and the phalanges, or shortly after in the joints of the last phalanges. Involuntary twitchings of the fingers of both hands, during motion. Stinging pains in the fingers when writing.] Inferior Extremities : Pain as from bruises in the small of the back and the thighs. Cramp-like pain in the 1 Comp. 377. 2 Comp. 295, 351, 402. 176 BRYONIA ALBA. small of the back, when sitting or lying ; it comes and goes with a jerking sensation. When lying on the small of the back it is painful, as if it were bruised. Pain in the hip-joint, when lying doAvn or sitting ; it comes and goes like jerks or pushes, and decreases when walking.—340. * When stooping while standing, lancinating darting pain from the hip-joint to the face. Pain in the trochanter, stitch in making a mis-step, which causes one to start; throbbing in the trochanter when at rest; the place feels very painful when touched.1 Unsteadi- ness of the thighs and legs, and vacillation when going down stairs, (a. 20 h.) Drawing in the thighs as if the menses would make their appearance. Early in the morning the thigh feels rigid, as if it were affected with cramp.—345. Stitch in the upper and anterior portion of the thigh. Pain as from bruises in the middle of the thighs ; when sitting, he feels a beating in that spot as with a hammer. Cramp in the knee and the sole of the foot, when sitting, and in the night, when lying down. Pain when going down stairs, as if the patellae would break. Faintishness. Weakness of the feet, Avhen going up stairs.—350. * Tensive, painful stiffness of the knees. Pustule below the knee, which feels sore only Avhen touched, and then becomes stinging. A tearing and burning in the right knee. The patellae ache, as if they had been knocked loose. An itching in the bend of the knee as when a sore is healing, that part being covered with sweat during the night.—355. Violent draAving pain in the leg, especially the calf, for one hour, with subsequent sweat, (a. 4 d.) Drawing pain in the tibiae. (Eruption upon the legs, from which a humor oozes out.) * Tearing and darting pain in the upper half of the tibiae. Twitchings in the leg at night; a jerking by day, as if caused by an electric stroke.—360. * Sudden swelling of the legs. Cramp in the left calf early in the morning, (a. 12 h.) Cramp in the feet, in the dorsum of the foot and in the heel, in the night when lying in bed. (a. 6 h.) Cramp in the calf (con- tractive tightness) at night, going off by motion. * Hot swell- ing of the foot. (a. 8 h.)—365. Hot swelling of the bend of the foot, with a pain as from bruises when stretching the foot; tensive sensation of the foot when treading ; when touching it, one experiences a pain from subcutaneous ulceration, or as if there were suppuration. (White pustules on the foot; they caused a pain like an ulcer, the foot became red, and he was unable to walk from pain.) The swelling of the foot is accom- panied by tearing in the tibiae, and heaviness in the arms. * In 1 Comp. 401,402. BRYONIA ALBA. 177 the evening the feet feel tense and swollen. * Tension in the tarsal joint, Avhen moving it.—370. * Tensive pain in the dor- sum of the foot, also when sitting. For two nights in succes- sion, immediately after lying down, she felt a hacking pain in the heel, a sort of dull stitches in quick succession one after another, for a quarter of an hour. Prickings in both heels, early in the morning when in bed ; they pass off again after rising. Pain in the feet, as if one had made a mis-step. Stitches in the soles of the feet.—375. Stitches in the hollow of the sole of the foot, Avhen treading. Stitches as with a knife, in the sole of the left foot. Pain in the hollow of the soles of the feet, when tread- ing, as if they were pithy ;' accompanied by tension. Sensation of heaviness, and numbness in the feet, as if they were swollen. Stitches and pressure in the ball of the big toe, with pain as if it Avere. frozen,—380. Aching of the corn Avhich had been pain- less heretofore, the pain is greatest when standing upon the foot Corns are painful like a sore, even when merely touched by the cover of the bed. Lancinating pain in the ball of the right toe, increasing when sitting, decreasing when walking. Stitches in the balls of the toes of both feet, towards evening ; he had to pull off his shoes. The corn, which had been pain- less heretofore, Avas affected with a burning and stinging pain, only when slightly touched ; the pain ceased immediately when the part was strongly pressed upon.—385. Pain in the ball of the left toe, as if it were bruised. [Dull painful lancinations in the hips.—180. Itching of the hips and thighs, (a. 48 h.) Tearing pain in the right thigh, when moving about. Great weakness of the thighs; he is scarcely able to go up stairs ; the weakness is felt less when going down stairs. The thighs vacillate, especially when go- ing up or doAvn the stairs, (a-2 d.) Great Aveakness of the thighs ; it may even be felt when sitting, (a. 8 h.)—185. * Stitches in the knees when walking. Fine, shooting stitches in the bends of the knees, only during motion. Dry eruption near and in the bends of the knees, itching in the evening and looking red, and causing a smarting £ain after being scratched. Weak- ness, especially in the knee-joints. Weakness, especially in the knee-joints, (immediately.)—190. The knees vacillate and bend when walking. The legs feel so weak that they can scarcely support him, when beginning to walk, and also when standing. Swelling of both legs. (a. 40 h.) Pain, as from bruises, in the outer side of the left calf, when moving and turning the foot, also when feeling it; numb feeling in that 1 Comp.: 329. 13 178 BRYONIA ALBA. same region, Avhen at rest, for many days, (a, 12 h.) SAvell- ing, without any redness, of the lower half of the legs, except the feet, which are not SAVollen.—195. Lancinating tearing from the feet to the bends of the knees, less Avhen at rest than during motion. Pressure on the inner border of the left foot. (a. 1 h.) Tearing in the dorsum of the right foot, the first night. Stitches in the feet. Such violent stitches in the soles of both feet, that she Avas unable to tread upon the floor, with tension in the tarsal joints ; nor was she able to lie down, owing to the tension and stitches in those parts.—200. Single stitches in the toes. General Symptoms : * Pain as from bruises of the upper and lower limbs, even when lying down, greater Avhen sitting than Avhen Avalking; Avhen lying down he had to change the position of his limbs constantly on account of this pain ; but no matter Avhat position he took, he always' felt as though he would be more comfortable by changing it. * Every place of the body aches when touching it, as though it were bruised or as if there were subcutaneous ulceration, especially in the pit of the stomach, early in the morning. * All the limbs feel bruised and paralyzed in the evening, as if he had been lying on a hard couch, (a. 4 h.) * A painless drawing to and fro in the affected part. * Nervous, drawing ache in the peri- osteum of all the bones, as in the beginning of fever and ague, in the forenoon, (a. 24 h.) Pressing in the whole body, especially on the chest. * Violent draAving through all the limbs. * He cannot bear keeping the affected limb still; he moves it to and fro. Visible twitching in arms and feet, by day.—395. * When the pain abates, the part trembles, and the countenance becomes cold. Stitches in the affected part. Prickings over the Avhole body. A slight emotion (laughter) excites a sudden stinging (itching) burning over the Avhole body, as if he had been Avhipped with nettles, or as if he had a nettle-rash, although nothing could be seen on the skin; after- Avards he felt this burning when merely thinking of it or when becoming heated. Burning itching and continued stitches in different parts, in the evening after lying down, in bed. (a. 2 h.) —400. Stitches in the joints, when moving or touching them. Stitches in the affected part, which made her start. Stitches in the affected part when pressing upon it. (Painful throbbing in the arteries of the whole body.) (Itch-like eruption on the joints, on the inner side of the wrist-joint, in the bend of the elbow, and externally on the olecranon process of the ulna, also on the knee, externally, more than in the bend of the knee.)— 405. Eruption of rash on the arms, on the fore part of the BRYONIA ALBA. 179 chest, and above the knees, becoming red in the evening, itching and burning previous to her going to bed, but when in bed and getting warm, rash and itching disappear. Pimples make their appearance on the abdomen and hips, with a burning itching ; when scratching the parts they feel sore. Eruption on the whole body, especially on the back, extending to the upper side of thevneck, itching so violently that he would like to scratch the parts to pieces. ' In the evening, griping and itching about the legs, knees and thighs; scratching brings on small, red, elevated pimples, causing a burning pain ; after the pimples had made their appearance, all the itching ceased. Tearing itching just before falling asleep, during the day or in the eve- ning, in different places of the soft parts of the body ; or rather, searching, (grinding,) itching and burning stitches.—410. Titil- lation (by day) on the arms, hands and feet, with rash-like pimples. Red, round spots, of the size of lentils, and larger ones on the arms, without sensation ; they do not disappear by pressing upon them. Red, small spots on the skin of the arms and feet, painful as if they had been caused by nettles ; they disappear for moments "Avhen pressing upon them. A sore, painless place begins to burn violently. Smarting pain in the ulcer.—515. The iehor from the ulcer tinges, the linen black. The ulcer feels cold, and becomes painful, as if it had come in contact with cold air. Smarting pain in the region of the scurf (ulcer) early in the morning after rising ; the pain increases when he stands ; it abates when sitting, and disap- pears Avhen taking moderate exercise. Throbbing, somewhat of the nature of stitches' in the region of the scurf (after dinner.) [Pain all over the body, as if the flesh were loose, for six- teen days. * Yellowness of the skin of the whole body, also of the face. (a. 12 d.) * Red, elevated, rash-like eruption over the whole body, both in the mother and her baby; in the baby the eruption made its appearance at the end of two days, in the mother at the end of three. Eruption on the abdomen and back as far as the nape of the neck, and on the fore-arms, smarting and burning before midnight and early in the morn- ing.—205. He would not go into the bpen air, although he was fond of it previous to taking the drug. She felt an anxiety in the room, relieved in the open air.] Fainting Fits, Weakness : She feels faint; arms and feet ache ; after having worked a little, the arms feel faint as if they would drop ; when going up stairs, she can scarcely get along.—420. When walking, especially when rising from a seat, and in the beginning of a walk, unsteadiness of all the 180 BRYONIA ALBA. parts of the body, as if all the muscles had lost their power ; she felt relieved when continuing to walk. When walking in the .open air, she feels Aveakest. He feels qualmish, when walking in the open air ; his loAver limbs feel so faint and his head is so Aveak, that he imagined he would fall; he pants, and a warmth is felt in the chest Avhich rises to his head; this symptom disappeared in the room, but appeared again in the open air. When walking in the open air, she did not feel tired; but Avhen entering the room, she felt so tired that she was obliged either to sit or to lie doAvn. Her strength disap- peared on making the least effort.—425. Heaviness and weak- ness in all the limbs; she is scarcely able to move her feet when walking, from mere heaviness. The feet feel weary as if she had been running long. His feet feel heavy as a hun- dred weight after rising from a seat. * Famtness. He feels very faint when sitting, less so when walking.—430. He ima- gines he feels better Avhen walking. In the morning he finds it difficult to rise ; he Avould like to remain in the bed, although he does not feel tired. When AVaking from sleep, he feels very faint. Shortly after waking from the siesta, all the symptoms are more distinct and intense ; he is out of humor. [ General depression of strength. Weakness of the lower limbs, obliging him to sit down. Faint, lazy, and drowsy.] Sleep :—435. In one night he sleeps soundly until morning, and remains drowsy the whole day ; the next night, his sleep is uneasy, and the day after he remains wide awake the whole day. When rising from bed, he feels fainting, with cold sweat and rumbling in the body. Disposed to yawn, frequent yawn- ing the whole day. * Great drowsiness by day, and great inclination to take a nap after dinner; when waking from it, all her limbs had gone to sleep. A good deal of droAvsiness by day, when he is alone.—440. Her hands and feet toss about in the night, until one o'clock, as if she felt anxious; she lies ap- parently without her senses, Avith cold sweat on her forehead and groans ; afterwards she felt faint. He cannot lie in his bed in the morning ; every part of his body upon Avhich he is resting, aches. The blood is agitated at night; he falls asleep late and does not sleep soundly. She tosses about in her bed until one o'clock at night; she is unable to fall asleep on ac- count of a feeling of heat and anxiety; nevertheless she does not feel hot to the touch. Sleeplessness on account of agita- tion of the blood and anguish (he had to rise from his bed ;) one idea crowded upon the other, without any heat, sweat, or thirst.—445. Immediately after lying down, in the evening when in bed, feeling of heat and external heat all over the BRYONIA ALBA. 181 body, the whole night; he turns from side to side, but he dares not uncover himself in the least, lest he should be attacked with a violent colic, pinching stitches, or stitching pinchings, as if caused by spasmodically pressing flatulence, accompanied by sleeplessness brought on by a multitude of ideas that crowd upon him ; this condition disappears in the morning, Avithout his perceiving any flatulence. * Sleeplessness at night, owing to agitation of the blood; he tosses about in his bed. For sev- eral nights in succession he is unable to sleep, from heat; the cover of the bed is too hot for him; Avhen uncovering himself, he feels too cool, but without any thirst and almost without sweat He was unable to fall asleep ;• he was prevented by a warmth and agitation of the blood until midnight He is una- ble to fall asleep before two o'clock at night; he has to turn to and fro in his bed like a child Avhose sleep has been disturbed; he is yet very sleepy after waking.—450. She does not fall asleep till four o'clock in the morning, and then dreams about dead persons. * The child is unable to fall asleep in the eve- ning ; he leaves the bed again. Sleeplessness before midnight. He is unable to fall asleep before midnight, owing to frequent thrills of shuddering over oVie foot or arm ; aftenvards a little sweat. She wakes in the evening, when in bed, after a short sleep; sensation in the pit of the stomach, as if the parts in that region were twisted around something; she"has qualms of sickness, threatens to suffocate, she has to sit up.—455. Moan- ing when asleep, at three o'clock in the morning. She starts in the evening, previous to falling asleep. Startings every eve- ning, when falling asleep. Startings while asleep, which wake him. He starts up from an anxious dream, and hoAvls.—460. When waking he cannot get rid of his dream ; he continues dreaming, even while awake. She wakes every hour in the night, and recollects the dream she has had ; Avhen falling asleep again, she has another dream, which is just as vivid, and which she recollects just as clearly when awake. Restless at night; anxious dreams at three o'clock; she utters cries when asleep. Anxious dreams. He dreams, Avhile aAvake, that some one Avants to break the windows.—465. Dreams full of dis- pute and vexatious things. Vivid dreams the whole night about attending to his business in a scrupulous and correct manner. He dreams of his household affairs. " While dream- ing she rises from her bed, at night, and goes to the door, as if she Avould go out. (While asleep he moves his mouth as if he were masticating.)—470. He is delirious when waked from his sleep. Nightly delirium. Delirium, at day-break, about busi- ness which he has to attend to ; the delirium abates when the 182 BRYONIA ALBA. pain commences. At ten o'clock, before midnight, the body being hot and covered Avith SAveat (Avithout any thirst,) he is tormented by a delirious fancy full of terrific images, such as : that soldiers are cutting him doAvn ; that he Avas on the point of escaping from them; (the delirium abated by uncovering him- self and getting cool). Towards evening, while asleep, she drew her mouth to and fro, opened her eyes, distorted them, and talked in delirium, as if she had been Avide aAvake ; she spoke distinctly, but hastily, as if she imagined there were other people near her besides those present, cast open and free glances around ; spoke as with children who Avere not present, and Avanted to go home.—475. One wakes early in the night. He only sleeps before midnight, not afterwards ; remains wide awake; feels great weariness when lying down, Avhich increases in the legs after rising, but afterwards passes off soon. Sleep does not refresh him ; he feels quite tired early in the morning Avhen waking up: the lassitude disappears when rising and dressing himself. She sleeps the Avhole day, Avith dry, great heat, without eating or drinking, Avith twitchings in the face ; she has six involuntary passages, the stools being brown and smelling badly. [210. Frequent yaAvning. Constant yawning before dinner, with much thirst. Stretching of the limbs (in the afternoon.) Drowsiness immediately after dinner. Great drowsiness, also by day, for several days in succession.—215. * Continual incli- nation to sleep, for three days. So sleepy, that he would like to sleep the Avhole day, for thirteen days in succession. Uneasy sleep Avith confused dreams ; he tosses from side to side. Un- easy sleep, full of ideas. Somnambulism.—220. Involuntary stools, at night, when asleep.] Fever : Shuddering in the afternoon ; aftenvards heat with chilliness, the chilliness being on the chest and arms, (arms and hands AA^ere, however, warmer than usual); heat in the head, with pulsative pains in the temples, increasing in the evening ; no thirst either during the shuddering, the heat, or the chilli- ness.—480. The inside of his head feels chilly and dreary after the siesta. He is obliged to drink several times at night. (a. 30 h.) Headache, early in the morning, when waking. * Chilliness Avhen waking. Hands and feet feel dead and numb at night, icy cold ; they cannot be got warm; they go to sleep.— 485. He feels a coldness in his whole right side. * Chilliness about the arms. * Chilliness all over, the whole of the first day. Chilliness over the whole skin. Chilliness towards eve- ning.—490. * Chilliness in the bed, in the evening when lying down. * Chilliness in the evening, previous to going to bed. BRYONIA ALBA. 183 A good deal of shuddering. Chilliness in the open air, he dreads the air. After returning from a walk in the open air, she is attacked with chilliness in the room; she did not feel chilly in the open air.—495. Chilly feeling in the midst of a sudden, general heat. (a. x h.) Heat in the external ear, in the evening; aftenvards shuddering and chills in the lower limbs, (a. 4 h.) Fever: lying doAvn, chilliness, yawning, nau- sea ; afterwards SAveat without any thirst, from ten o'clock in the evening until ten o'clock in the morning. Fever: in the forenoon, heat (with thirst;) in a few hours (in the afternoon) chilliness Avithout any thirst, with redness of face and con- cealed headache. * She is attacked with a sudden, dry heat at every motion or noise.—500. Frequent attacks of heat of the loAver limbs ; she felt as if she stepped into hot Avater. Hot, red cheeks in the evening, and thrills of shuddering all over, with goose-skin and thirst. Thirst (a. 1 h.) folloAved by absence of all thirst, with cold hands and feet. (a. 4 h.) Her throat be- comes slimy in the evening, and she feels thirsty. Violent thirst.—505. Violent thirst, she is able and compelled to drink much at one time, and drinking does not incommode her. Great thirst, early in the morning, when rising. The thirst increases from drinking beer. * Internal heat Avith unquenchable thirst. An excessive warmth in the pit of the stomach gives her a good deal of thirst (the dryness of the throat does not come from it.)—510. * Heat without any thirst. * Heat about the body, without any thirst. * Several attacks of dry heat over and over, early in the morning. * Dry heat at night. * Earlf in the morning the inside of his head feels hot; the front of his head feels warm.-—515. * Heat in the head in the forenoon ; feeling as if the contents of the head Avould issue from the forehead. Heat in the face towards evening. A red, round, hot spot on the cheek, on the zygoma. Great internal Avarmth ; the blood in the veins is burning hot. Red urine.—520. * He sweats easily, when exerting himself a little, also at night. When walking in the open air, he sweats all over his body. Warm sweat in the palms of the hands. SAveat towards morn- ing, especially on the feet. * Morning-sweat—525. * Some sweat towards morning, after Avaking. Sour-swelling, profuse sweat during a sound night-sleep. At three o'clock in the night he is attacked Avith thirst previous to sweat; afterwards sweat of a sweetish-sour smell and four hours' duration, previ- ous to the termination of which he Avas attacked with an aching and drawing pain in the head, which left a dreary and mud- dled sensation in the head after rising. He suddenly wakes at three o'clock in the night and perspires slightly ; this perspira- 184 JBRYONIA ALBA. tion lasts until morning, during Avhich the recumbent position is the most agreeable to him; he sleeps but little ; the forepart of the mouth and the lips being dry, without any thirst, (a. 8 h.) Slight perspiration in the bed from evening till morning; he sleeps only from tAvelve till three o'clock. [Chilliness in the open air. Violent shudderings and chilli- ness through the whole body, as in fever and ague, obliging her to lie doAvn, with a stitching pain in the left side above the hip, as if an abscess would form in that part, without any thirst or subsequent heat. (a. 23 h.) Violent thirst, he had to drink a good deal of cold liquid, with internal heat, without feeling hot to the touch on the outside. Great thirst.—225. Thirst, without any external heat. Feeling of heat in the face, with redness and thirst, (a. 3 h.) Flushes of heat. Heat in the body (especially the abdomen.) Anxious sweat, hindering sleep.—230. He sweats when eating. He sweats at the slight- est effort. Violent sweat of the whole body, also of the head, when lying in bed. Sweat, which, when being wiped off, felt like oil, day and night. Violent, Avarm sweat over the Avhole body, even the hair was dripping with sweat.—235. Violent night-sweat from three o'clock in the morning, twenty nights in succession.] Moral Symptoms :—530. * Apprehensions, doubts, (a. 18 h.) Anxiety through the whole body, it impelled him to under- take something all the time ; he had no rest any where. * Irrita- ble mood, disposed to fright, fear, and liability to be put out of humor. Ill-humored, and inclined to be angry. 'Wrathful, ill-humored, and disposed to weep.—535. Ill-humored; ima- gined she Avould not get through her Avork ; took hold of the Avrong piece; inclined to change pieces all the time ; aftenvards a pressing ache in the forehead. She inclines to undertake too much, and to work at too many things at the same time. (a. 20 h.) (Violent discouragement, not disposed to think, depression of the intellectual faculties.) [* Delirious talk about business, for an hour. (a. x h.) He attempted several times to escape from his bed. Apprehensive state of mind ; he dreads the future.—240. * Dejection ; five days after, cheerfulness. Dejection of spirits. A good deal of weeping, for a day and a half. Discouraged, and disposed to quarrel. Peevish; every thing puts him out of humor.] CAMPHOR. 185 CAMPHOR. (The alcoholic solution of the substance of the laurus camphora, which resembles a hardened ethereal oil, and has almost the shape of a crystal.) I do not look upon the list of symptoms which are known of Camphor, as complete ; I consider it merely a beginning of such a list, which may be completed hereafter. This medicine has always been given at random in large doses, so that its true action could never be known, for this additional reason, that it has always been employed in combi- nation with other drugs, and, what is worse, in the midst of the tumultuous raging of the disease. The pathogenetic symptoms which have been observed by Alexander1 are very few and very general. The action of this substance on the healthy body is extremely problematic and difficult to define, for this reason, that the primary action of Camphora alternates too suddenly and is too easily confounded with the reaction of the vital principle, which makes it difficult to distinguish between this reaction and the secondary effects of Camphor. Some of the results of the action of Camphor are just as problematic and astonishing as that action itself. It neutral- izes the effects of a variety of vegetable medicines (even of Cantharides and a number of mineral and metallic medi- cines) and must therefore,have a sort of general pathological action Avhich we shall perhaps never be able or even permitted to designate by a general term, lest we should stumble into the realm of shadows, where fanciful dreams hover around us in the place of perception and knoAvledge by the senses; where we grope in the dark instead of being enlightened by experi- ence, and where, in spite of our attempts at penetrating into the inmost constitution of things, which little minds are so prone to boast of, Ave reap nothing but pernicious error and self-delusion as the fruit of such hyper-physical speculations. I know from experience that Camphor removes the violent effects of a number of medicines which had either been impro- perly selected or administered in too large doses ; in all such 1 See Will. Alexander's experiments 186 CAMPHOR. cases it acts as a palliative, as an antipathic to the primary action of those drugs. For purposes of palliation it ought to be given frequently and in small doses, every five or fifteen, or, if the danger be very imminent, every tAvo or three minutes, mixing one drop of an alcoholic dilution (one eighth of a grain) with a quarter of an ounce of water by shaking these ingre- dients together, or directing the patient to smell of a solution of Camphor every three, four, six, ten or fifteen minutes. One grain of Camphor (dissolved in eight drops of alcohol) unites with 400 grains of tepid Avater, and may be dissolved perfectly by means of shaking, contrary to the doctrine con- tained in almost every Materia Medica. According to my experience, Camphor is no antidote against the violent effects of Ignatia. Owing to the short duration of its action and the rapid change of its symptoms, it cannot, generally speaking, be used as a remedial agent in the treatment of chronic diseases. Camphor, Avhen applied to the skin, producing a kind of erysipelatous inflammation, it may be applied externally to similarly inflamed parts, provided the erysipelas, irradiating over the skin and disappearing momentarily on pressure, is a mere external symptom of a sudden internal disease, the other symptoms of which correspond to those of Camphor. In the Siberian influenza, when it appears amongst us at the time when the hot weather has already set in, Camphor may be used as a palliative ; but it is an excellent palliative on account of the disease having a short duration, and ought to be given in frequent and progressively increased doses in water, as taught above. In this way Camphor does not shorten the course of the disease, but deprives it of its danger and diminishes its intensity until it reaches its termination. (One dose of Nux v. one pellet of the 30th potence, when homosopathically indicated, frequently cures the disease in a couple of hours.) Opium is an antidote to Camphor. On the other hand, Camphor is a great preserver of life in cases of poisoning by Opium ; the effects of these two substances neutralize each other. It is astonishing that Camphor and Opium should be mixed together in the same prescription by physicians of the Old School. FROM NOACK AND TRINKS. Camphor is, next to Bromine, the most volatile remedial agent, and is remarkable for the rapidity with which its effects CAMPHOR. 187 pass off, and its primary symptoms are succeeded by the secondary. It is especially suitable when the sensibility of the nervous system is diminished or suspended, when the muscular fibre is affected with paralytic weakness, when the irritability of the organism, and especially that of the capil- laries is lessened even to the degree of collapse and stasis. It is especially suitable to lax, bloated, and particularly rheu- matic-catarrhal constitutions, and to the phlegmatic and mel- ancholy temperament; also, to individuals with cold extremi- ties, slow respiration and pulse ; persons who are affected with calender, who are advanced in age, and whose body and mind have suffered by protracted illness. Camphor restores the power of the organism to be influenced by other medicinal substances, and ought to be replaced by other suitable remedial agents as soon as the vital energies have been restored. Camphor is the principal antidote to a number of vegetable medicinal agents. It is a chief remedy in many diseases, and has been employed too little by homoeopathic physicians. It has been advantageously employed in the fol- loAving affections : Catarrhal affections,—Epilepsy,—Drop- sical affections,— General and local asthenic inflammations, both acute and chronic ; passive inflammations (with Rhus. China, Arsen.) especially when of a rheumatic and erysip- elatous character, with a weak, soft pulse, and shrivelled flaccid skin. It may be used as a preventive of a number of severe diseases, especially catarrhal, in the precursory stage, when a general uncomfortableness and chilliness announce the approach of a feverish condition.—Fevers cha- racterized by postponing crises, and when the status nervosus either threatens to set in, or has already set in.—Congestive recrudescences, arterial erethism, bleeding at the nose, etc., in the stage of convalescence of nervous and typhous fevers, (also Valeriana.)—Asthenic fevers, nervous fevers, when the reactive powers of the organism are entirely prostrate, when the head is more and more affected, the temperature of the skin decreases, when the strength of the patient has been exhausted by a long violent fever ; when the temperature of the body has given place to a general coldness with viscid, tenacious sweat; when the cheeks are flushed, the patients are in con- stant delirium, and life, to judge from the pulse, is almost extinct.— Typhus, second stage, with rheumatic pleurisy and other rheumatic symptoms, and an inferior degree of heat, (Avhen the heat is greater, give Rhus.,) painless, involuntary micturition, spasms in the chest and abdomen; in the third stage, Camphor may be given after sudden spasms when pre- 188 CAMPHOR. viously removed by Bryonia, (also Phosp.)—Soporous inter mittent fevers with long chills.—Asiatic cholera in the cold stage, with viscid sweat; according to Lobethal, Camphor is a specific in the Asiatic cholera, as long as the body has a natural color, even if the temperature of the body should be ever so low ; in the stage of asphyxia he recommends Carbo veg. and Secale cornutum, with the frequent use of ice-pills. —Cutaneous diseases Avith fever, Avith great internal anguish and oppression of the patients, when an increased appearance of the exanthema may be apprehended, especially in miliaria (in this affection Camphor rivals Ars.)—Perpura senilis, Avhen it threatens to pass over into Gangrena senilis, especially on the toes.—Mania, the chief symptom being indifference, with subdued, sluggish pulse and contracted pupils, the testicles being sometimes drawn up.—Delirium tremens.—Stroke of the sun.—Headache, brought on by the feet getting wet, by catch- ing cold, or by a sudden change of the temperature, with catarrhal affection of the organs of respiration ; throbbing, and throbbing headache, especially in the occiput, the sexual organs being affected sympathetically; headache brought on by abuse of Chamomilla and Valeriana.—Mercurial ptyalism.—Diarrhoea (especially when cholera is epidemic) with colicky pains, especially when brought on by cold, with frequent chilliness or a sensation as if cold air passed through the uncovered parts ; great anguish and intermitting stool.— Spastic and inflammatory irritation of the urinary and sexual organs, especially when caused by Cantharides : (according to Ruckert, Camphor ought never to be employed in diseases characterized by excessive irritation of the sexual organs and frequent emission of semen; he recommends the use of Camphor only, when the sexual desire is wanting, and when the genital organs are relaxed.)—Influenza.—Violent spasms of the chest, brought on by violent emotions, with pleuritic stitches, sighing, moaning, and the fear of death ; spasms of the chest brought on by inhalation of the vapours of Arsenic or Copper.—Pneumonia during the prevalence of epidemic typhus. Antidotes : Spir. nitr. dulc.—Coffee and alcohol increase the effects of Camphor.—Camphor is said to increase the action of Nitrum.—Camphor is antidotic to a number of vegetable drugs, especially such as have a drastic effect and cause vomiting and diarrhoea, paleness of countenance, cold- ness of the extremities and loss of consciousness. CAMPHOR. 189 Head : Vanishing of the senses (in a feAV minutes.) Loss of consciousness. Throbbing headache. Throbbing ache in the forehead, with stinging, continuing during the night, with gen- eral dry heat Avithout any thirst,—5. Violent, single stitches in the right hemisphere of the brain, (a. 4 h.) Tearing head- ache. Headache, as if the brain were sore and felt bruised. Constrictive pain at the base of the brain, especially in the occiput and above the root of the nose, continuing without inter- mission, the head leaning to one or the other side ; the pain is very much increased by deep stooping, lying down, or external pressure, hands and feet being cold, with hot forehead and coma vigil. Headache, as if the brain were constricted.—10. Dull headache over the os frontis, with inclination to vomit. Congestion of blood to the head. (a. 6 h.) Spasmodic drawing of the head sideAvays towards the shoulder (in a feAV minutes) caused by a large dose given to a child, Avith loss of senses, and all the parts of the body becoming deadly pale. When Avalk- ing, he staggers to and fro, and is obliged to hold on to some- thing, in order to stand firmly. He rubs his forehead, chest, and other parts, knows not how to describe- his feelings ; he leans against something, his senses vanish, he glides and falls down, the limbs being rigid and extended, the shoulders drawn backwards, the arms being a little curbed in the beginning of the paroxysm, the hands being bent tOAvards the extensor sur- face of the arm, and the fingers being somewhat clenched and set apart from one another; afterwards all the parts of the body being stretched and stiff, with the head bent sideways, the lower jaw being rigid and wide open, the lips drawn inwards, the teeth clenched, eyes closed, with unceasing distortions of the muscles of the face, cold over and over and breathless, for a quarter of an hour. (a. 2 h.)—15. Vertigo, heaviness of the head ; the head inclines backwards, (a. ten minutes.) Intoxication. When walking he staggers as if he were intoxicated. Vertigo recurring at different periods. Ver- tiginous heaviness of the head. (a. x h.)—20. Frequent and short attacks of vertigo. Obtusion of the head, with full con- sciousness. Want of memory. The tetanic fit, with loss of consciousness and vomiting, is followed by a complete ina- bility to recollect, as if he had no memory. Vanishing of the senses.—25. Heaviness of the head. Headache. Violent headache. Sensation of pressure in the head. Pressure in the occiput.—30. Aching pain over the left eye, in the evening. (a. 9 h.) Throbbing pressure in the temples. Quickly pass- ing headache, as if the brain were being compressed from all sides; the pain is felt only when he does not pay especial 190 CAMPHOR. attention to it; if he thinks of his pain, it disappears instanta- neously. ( a. 4£ h.) Pressure in the middle of the forehead. (a. 3X h.) Headache, pressing from within outAvards (imme- diately.)—35. Tearing pressure in the right temple, (a. 1 h.) Pressure and pushing from within outwards, in the left side of the forehead, Avith a sensation as of tearing, (a, 7X h.) Head- ache : cutting thrusts dart to the centre of the brain from the forehead and temple ; recurring after short pauses, immediately after lying down. (a. x h.) Incisive pressure from the left occiput to the forehead, (a. x h.) Lancinating pain in the forehead, with aching at the top of the os frontis. (a. 4 h.)— 40. Fine tearing in the head, especially in the forehead, (a. 7 h.) Fine tearing in the right temple and forehead, (a. If h.) Fine tearing pain in the left half of the forehead and occiput. (a. x h.) Heat in the head and tearing headache, quickly passing and disappearing upon pressure, (a. 11 h.) Excessive congestion of the blood to the head. (Vertigo, loss of conscious- ness, and coldness of the body appear to be primary symptoms of a dose of Camphor, and point to a diminished afflux of blood to those parts which are distant from the heart; Avhereas the rush of blood to the head, heat in the head, etc., are symp- toms Avhich denote a reaction of the vital powers, just as forcibly as the former symptoms denoted their diminished action. Slight and recent inflammations, which have come on very suddenly, may therefore be removed by the palliating cooling effects of Camphor, old inflammations never. The continued, or even the frequently repeated use of Camphor frequently brings on an obstinate ophthalmia, corresponding to the permanency inherent in the reaction of the organism. 1 am not prepared to deny the homoeopalhicity of external applica- tions of Camphor to inflamed eyes in acute cases ; but I can- not advocate it, for the reason that I never use external appli- cations in the treatment of ophthalmia.)—45. * Fatal inflamma- tion of the brain. Face : * Pale countenance. Very red countenance. Coun- tenance first pale, with eyes closed in the first instance, but .^ afterwards staring and open, the balls of the eyes being directed upwards, (a. 2 h.) Spasmodic contortion of the facial mus- cles, with foam at the mouth, (caused by several grains of Cam- phor injected into the median vein.) ■ Eyes.—50. Contraction of the pupils. Sensation as if all the objects were too bright and shining, (a. 5 h.) He can- not bear the light, (a. * h.) Biting sensation in the external canthus. Dilatation of the pupils.—55. Ophthalmia, (a. 10 h.) The balls of the eyes are turned upwards. Staring, wild looks. CAMPHOR. 191 Staring, inflamed eyes. He looks at every body Avith staring and astonished eyes, without any consciousness, (a. 2 h.)— 60. Sensation of tension in the eyes. (a. f- h.) Frequent twitchings in the external canthus. (a. 28. h.) Visible twitch- ings and winking of the upper eyelid, (a. 36 h.) Biting itch- ing of the eyelids. Biting and stinging of the eyelids, (a. 5 h.)—65. The eyelids are covered with many .red spots, (a. 24 h.) Lachrymation in the open air. A few red, painless places in the white of the right eye. (a. 24 h.) Pain in the right eyeball pressing from Avithin outwards, when moving it. (a. 2 h.) Sensation in the left eyeball, as if it were pressed and pushed upon from behind, (a. 2X h.)—70. Distortion of the eyes. Excessive contraction of the pupils, (a. 35 minutes.) Obscuration of sight. Strange figures are hovering before his eyes. Ears : A kind of tearing in the left. ear. (a. 1 h.)—75. Hot feeling in the lobules. Hot, red lobules. Tingling of the ears. Dark-red ulcer in the left external meatus auditorius externus, larger than a pea; ivhen touching it, he felt a stinging pain (a. 12 h.) ; suppuration after thirty-six hours. Nose : Stinging pain in the anterior corner of the nostrils, as if the place were sore and ulcerated, (a. 2 h.) Jaws and Teeth :—80. Painful vacillation of the teeth. (a. 10 h.) Feeling as if the teeth were too long, with aching, which appear to originate in a swelling of the submaxillary glands. Lock-jaw. Toothache: shooting, cutting thrusts dart through the gums near the roots of the incisores and cuspidati (brought on by smelling.) (a. x h.) Mouth : Foam at the mouth (in a few minutes.)—85. Early in the morning, fetid smell from the mouth, which he perceives himself, (a. 20 h.) Single, long stitches in the velum pendu- lum palati. Dry feeling of the posterior part of the tongue, sensation as of scraping, with much saliva. Continual accu- mulation of saliva in the mouth, (a. x h.) Accumulation of saliva in the mouth, Avhich is sometimes slimy and tenacious. (a. 1^ h.)—90. Dry, scraping sensation of the palate. A cold feeling rises up into the mouth and towards the palate, (a. 4 to 6 h.) Disagreeable warmth in the mouth. Violent burning of the palate, down the pharynx, causing a desire for drink, but remaining in spite of drinking, (by smelling) (immediately.) Sensation of heat in the mouth and stomach. Throat :—95. Nightly pain in the throat, during and be- tween the acts of deglutition, as if the pharynx were sore and ripped up, with a sensation in the throat, as if one had swal- lowed rancid things. 192 CAMPHOR. Gastric Symptoms and Appetite : Likes to drink, Avith- out being thirsty. Food has a strong taste ; broth has a very strong taste, (a. 2 h.) Aversion to tobacco (although he is used to tobacco ;) tobacco does not taste badly to him ; never- theless it is soon repulsive to him, unto vomiting. Regurgita- tion of the ingesta.—100. Frequent and almost continual empty eructations after dinner, (a. 3 h. and afterwards.) Absence of thirst the first twenty-four hours. Absence of thirst the first thirty-six hours. The taste in the mouth is natural, but every thing he eats tastes bitter ; even tobacco, which he is in the habit of smoking, tastes bitter, (a. 13 h.) Tobacco tastes bitter to him. (a. 2f- h.)—105. Food tastes bitter, meat still more than bread (Avith eructations during and after a meal;) it tastes of Camphor, (a. 4 h.) Frequent discharge of watery saliATa. Nausea. Nausea, Avith ptyalism. * Nausea and incli- nation to vomit, going off after an eructation, (a. xh.)—110. * Short attacks of vertigo, after several attacks of inclination to vomit. Cold sweat, especially in the face, at the commence- ment of vomiting. Bilious vomiting, streaked with blood. Stomach : Pain in the stomach. * Aching in the pit of the stomach or the anterior portion of the liver.—115. Sensa- tion in the pit of the stomach, as if it had been strained by distention, and bruised by bloAvs, with fulness in the abdomen. (a. 25 h.) Pain in the region of the stomach. Cooling sensa- tion, especially in the pit of the stomach. Abdomen : Cold feeling in the epigastrium and hypogas- trium. (a. xh.) Violently burning heat in the epigastrium and hypogastrium. (a. 4 h.)—120. Burning heat in the hypo- gastrium. Burning in the stomach. The digestion becomes disturbed. Sensation of hardness and heaviness in the abdo- men over the umbilicus. In the whole right side of the abdo- men, as far as the region of the liver and chest, a drawing pain as from bruises, more internal than external, especially during an inspiration, (a. 3-£ h.)—125. Pinching pain in the hypo- gastrium, especially in the umbilical region, (a. 7X h.) In the right side of the abdomen, a stitching-drawing heaviness, which is yet more distinctly felt when pressing upon the-part. Hard pressure in the left iliac region, (a. 1 h.) Drawing in the left iliac region, with a sensation as of tension and being bruised, (a. 12 h.) Burning stinging in a place of the size of a hand, under • the anterior crest of the ilium towards the uterus.—130. Con- tractive pain below the short ribs, extending to the lumbar ver- tebrae. Aching in the hypochondria, (a. 1 h.) Frequent emission of flatulence; in a few hours pressure in the abdo- men, early in the morning, as if distended by flatulence. CAMPHOR. 193 Trouble from flatulence, in the abdomen. Cutting colic, at night, (a. 5 h.)—135. Pressure in the groin, when standing, on the left side of the mons veneris, at the root of the penis. (a. 10 h.) Itching tingling in the right groin, going off by fric- tion, (a. x h.) Pressing from Avithin outwards, in the groin, near the mons veneris, at the root of the penis, as if hernia would protrude, (a. 12 h.) Short-lasting ascites. Stool : Constipation. Difficult expulsion of the faeces; they do not pass Avithout putting the abdominal muscles on the stretch, as if the peristaltic motion of the intestines had been diminished, and as if the rectum had become narrower, (a. 24 h.)—140. The rectum feels as if it had become narrower, swollen, and is painful Avhen flatulence is being emitted. De- sire for stool, the stool being of the ordinary kind, little stool, however, being passed; this is again followed by an urgent desire, and a still lesser discharge of faeces, (a. 1 h.) Urgent desire for stool, (a. 4 h.) On the first day, two stools with some pinching in the abdomen, no stool on the second day ; on the third day the stool is pretty hard and difficult Obstinate constipation.—145. Sensation of erosion in the rectum. Urinary Organs : Urine yellow-green, turbid, having a musty smell, (a. 10 h.) He emits turbid urine, becoming quite turbid and thick after standing a Avhile, of white-greenish color, without any sediment. Red urine. In the first hours, he emits less urine, Avithout any pain; in a feAV hours longer he feels a biting pain, during micturition, in the posterior por- tion of the urethra, lasting for several days ; the pain is followed by pressure in the region of the bladder, resembling a new de- sire to urinate.—150. Thin stream, as if the urethra Avere con- tracted, (a. 22L h.) Retention of urine during the first twelve hours, with constant pressure in the bladder and desire to uri- nate, no urine however being passed; in twenty-four hours, however, he frequently emits an ordinary quantity of urine; in forty-eight hours, the emission is still more abundant. No urine for the first ten hours. Strangury, almost immediately. Diminished poAver of the bladder; the urine came out of the bladder very slowly, without there being any mechanical obsta- cle in the way. (a. 20 h.)—155. Strangury, with desire to urinate, and tenesmus of the neck of the bladder. Involun- tary micturition, after a violent pressure upon the bladder. Almost involuntary micturition, and pain in the urethra after emission of the urine, resembling a contraction from before back- wards. Painful micturition. Burning urine during emis- sion. Red urine. Genital Organs : —160. Inclination to nightly emissions 14 194 CAMPHOR. of semen. Stinging itching of the internal surface of the pre- puce. Sensation of contraction in the testes. Weakness of the genital organs, and Avant of sexual desire the first tAvo days. Relaxation of the scrotum, want of erections rmd sexual instinct the first two days ; in forty-eight hours the erections are much more violent than ordinarily. (Want of sexual desire, erec- tions and emissions of semen are primary effects of Camphor ; it acts as a palliative, if one uses it to remove excessive sexual desires, erections and frequent pollutions which had existed already for a long time past; the evil is aftenvards increased by the reaction of the organism against the drug.)—165. In- crease of the sexual desire. Amorous ecstasy. Impotence in the male. A sort of violent labor-pains (in a widow.) Cold, Catarrh : Expulsion of a thin nasal mucus with- out sneezing or true coryza, early in the morning, when rising, and in the evening, Avhen going to bed. (a. 18 h.)—170. Co- ryza. (a. 10 h.) Dry coryza. * Mucus in the trachea, making the voice rough ; it cannot be hawked up. Pain in the tra- chea and the bronchial tubes, mostly when coughing, even when clearing the throat. Chest.: Deep and sIoav breathing.—175. The breathing is almost stopped. 'Oppression of the chest, resembling a suffo- cative catarrh, as if it originated in a pressure in the pit of the stomach, (a. 1 h.) Fine stitches in the nipples, (a. 2 h.) Pressure on the top of the sternum, as from a load. Oppressed, anxious, panting breathing.—180. Difficult, sluggish respira- tion, (a. 1 h.) Pressure on the sternum, Avhen standing, (a. 27 h.) Soft pressure internally, upon the chest, under the ster- num, with difficult breathing and a cooling sensation, rising from the chest into the mouth, (a. 29 h.) His breath is almost totally arrested. Complains of a constrictive sensation in the throat, as if produced by the vapor of sulphur.—185. He is threatened with suffocation and constriction of the throat. Stitches in the left chest, when walking, (a. J, h.) Painful, stitch-like sensation in the chest Stitches in the chest, and short and hacking cough, as if brought on by a cutting sensa- tion, accompanied with coolness, deep in the trachea, (a. 2 h.) The stitches in and on the chest increase from day to day.— 190. After a meal he feels and hears his heart beating against the ribs. (a. 4 h.) A fine, tearing pain on the right side of the nipple towards the pelvis, (a. 4 h.) Back : Tearing, with pressure, in the anterior border of the scapula, making the motion of the arm difficult, (a. 32 h.) Painful, drawing stitches through an^ between the scapula, extending into the chest, when moving the arms, for two days. CAMPHOR. 195 (a. 24 h.) When walking in the open air, painful drawing and sensation of stiffness in the side of the neck and down the nape of the neck. (a. 5 h.)—195. Tensive pain in the muscles of the nape of the neck, increasing in violence at every motion and turn of the neck. (a. 15 h.) Stitches in the nape of the neck, near the right shoulder, when moving the parts, (a. 1 h.) Several times a painless drawing in the cervical vertebrae during motion. Tearing pain in the nape of the neck, when stooping with the head. Superior Extremities : Convulsive rotation of the arms—200, Pain, as from a sprain, in the phalanx of the thumb, when moving it. (a. 20 h.) Pressure on the shoulder. (a. 2 h.) Tearing, with pressure, in the middle and behind the right upper arm. Shooting, fine tearing from the middle of the internal surface of the left upper arm, to the middle of the fore arm. (a. f h.) Painful pressure in the right elbow- joint, more violent when leaning it upon the table ; in this case the pain extends to the hands, (a. Xx h.)—205. Stitches in the forearm, (a. If h.) Tearing, with pressure, a little above the left Avrist-joint (a. 7 h.) Painful pressure on the internal surface of the left forearm, (a. If h.) Tearing, with pressure, on the internal surface of the left fore arm. Stitch- ing pain, and continually increasing itching in the dorsum of the hand and the knuckles of the fingers, going off by scratching, (a. 4*- h.) Itching of the knuckles of the fingers, and between them. (a. 25 h.)—210. Itching in the palm of the hand. (a. 5 h.) Inferior Extremities : Difficult motion and weariness of the lower limbs. When sitting, or when bending the knee, the leg goes to sleep, with sensation of cold. (a. 21 h.) Early in the morning, when walking or setting doAvn the foot, pain in the tarsal joint, as if this part had been sprained, (a. 18 h.) Cracking of the hip, knee, and tarsal joints. Tremor of the feet.—215. Tremulousness and want of firmness of the feet. Drawing in the gluteus maximus, Avhere it is inserted in the crest of the ilium, as if the limb would become paralyzed. DraAving pain, as from bruises, in the thighs, after walking. (a. 5 h.) Drawing pain, as from bruises, in the right thigh^ and on the inner side near and below the patella ; he fears lest the knee should suddenly bend forwards, (a. 4i h.) Tearing in the thighs, (a. 28 h.)—220. The thighs are pain- ful behind, above the bends of the knees, as after a long jour- ney on foot. Stitches in the anterior surface of the right patella, Avhen sitting, (a. 1 h.) Tearing on the knees, below the pa- tellae, mostly when walking, (a. 6 h.) Vacillation, weariness 196 CAMPHOR. and heaviness of the lower limbs, (a. 1 h.) He feels as if his knees Avould suddenly bend, and as if they Avere bruised, (a. 26 h.)—225. Pressive drawing below the patella, on the inter- nal surface of the knee. (a. 30 h.) Feeling of great weariness in the feet, when Avalking ; the legs feel bruised and tense. The legs feel heavy, as if drawn down by a Aveight attached in the bend of the knee. Pressure in the middle of the internal surface of the left leg. Pressure on the internal surface of the leg, above the ankle, rather posteriorly—230. Drawing, aching pain, when standing, under the right ankle, between the ankle and the tendo Achillis ; when moving the foot, the pain becomes tear- ing, (a. Ax h.) Drawing cramp-pain in the dorsum of the foot, especially during motion. Tearing, Avith pressure, in the dorsum of the right leg. Tearing cramp-pain in the dor- sum of the foot, along the external, calf as high as the thighs. (a. 13 h.) Tearing in the tips of the toes of the left foot, and under the nails when walking, (a. 10 h.)—235. Sore pain in the knuckles of the toes and corns, (a. 26 h.) General Symptoms : Camphor excites most of its pains during motion. Inexpressible uncomfortableness in the whole body. (a. x h.) On the first day most of the symptoms ex- isted only, when only partially thinking of one's self—the tear- ing in different parts of the body was felt when dropping to sleep, and disappeared, especially the headache, as soon as he thought of his pain ; next day, on the contrary, he was able to bring on pain by his imagination ; or rather, he only felt it when thinking of himself Avith great attention ; he felt best, when not thinking of himself at all. Violent itching. (from applying camphor externally.)—240. Erysipelas, (from external application.) Stupefaction of the senses, resembling a swoon. Insensibility. He strikes his breast and faints, (a. I h.)* Loss of consciousness, tetanic spasm for a quarter of an hour, followed by sinking of the whole body, so that he can be scarcely kept upright, for a quarter of an hour ; after \romiting, consciousness returns, (a. 2X h.) Dry feeling in and about the body, especially about the head and in the bron- chial tubes, (a. 2 h.)—245. Rheumatic, stitching pain in all the muscles, especially between the scapulae. Pain of the periosteum of all the bones. Erysipelatous inflammation, (from camphor externally applied.) Difficult motion of the limbs. Paralytic, relaxation of the muscles.—250. In the evening when in bed, an itching in various places of the body. (a. 6 h.) Weakness, Fits : * Excessive weakness. Uncomforta- bleness in the whole body. (a. 3 h.) Uncommon failing of strength, with yawning and stretching. Relaxation and CAMPHOR. 197 heaviness of the whole body. (a. 25 m.)—255. 'Spasms. * Convulsions. Violent convulsions. Trembling. Sleep: Frequent yawning—260. YaAvning and drowsi- ness. Sopor and delirium. Insomnia. Emissions of semen, for several nights, (a. 60 h.) Dreams about his plans. Headache, several days in succession, after rising. (The in- spirations are shorter than the expirations, during sleep.)—265. During his sleep, he mutters and sighs. The whole night, he talks with a low voice, while asleep. Snoring, while asleep, both during the inspirations and expirations. When closing the eyes, during his slumber, he sees objects which at times seem to him too thick, at times too thin ; this apparent differ- ence alternates with the pulse, (a. 2h.) Fever : Small, hard pulse, becoming more and more slow. —270. He is too sensitive to cold air. *He catches cold easily ; he is then attacked with chills, or Avith cutting in the abdomen, with discharge of black-brown, or black faeces, of the consistence and appearance of coffee-sediment Chilliness (a, 10 o'clock.) Shuddering Avith goose-flesh ; the skin all over the body is painful, even when touched but slightly. The body is cold all over.—275. Cold sweat. (Fever: violent chil- liness with chattering of teeth and much thirst; after the chil- liness he drops to sleep immediately; the sleep is frequently interrupted, there is almost no subsequent heat.) Heat in the head, Avith sensation as if SAveat would break out, with shud- dering over the limbs and the abdomen, (a. 3 h.) Redness of the cheeks and lobules. Heat about the head, on the hands and feet, Avithout thirst.—280. Full, quick pulse. Sopor and clawing (contractive) headache, great heat of the Avhole body, with distended veins, very quick breathing and pain, as from bruises, of the back, but Avithout thirst and pure taste. Warm sweat on the forehead and the palms of the hands. Warm sweat over the Avhole body. The pulse is slower by three beats.—285. The pulse is slower by fen beats. 'Weak, small pulse. The pulse gradually increases in quickness. By con- tinuing to take strong doses of Camphor, the pulse became from ten to fifteen beats quicker, and hard. After leaving off taking the strong doses of Camphor, the pulse became faster, for sev- eral days (very near ten,) Avithout increase of animal heat.— 290. Pulse accelerated by twenty-three beats. Quicker pulse. Full, irritated pulse. A disposition for inflammations is brought on. Shuddering, chilliness and goose-skin over the whole body, for one hour (immediately.)— 295. Frequent chilliness in the back. Slight shuddering, with paleness of face. Chilliness of the cheeks and back. Chilli- 198 CANNABIS SATIVA. ness over the whole body. (a. \ h.) Chills, and chattering of teeth.—300. * Coldness of the body, with paleness. Cold- ness and drawing after a meal, with cold arms, hands and feet. (a. 41 h.) Coldness, for one hour, with deadly paleness of the face (from sixty grains.) Copious, cold SAveat * Feeling of great coldness over the whole body, and headache as if the brain Avere contracted, with pressure over the root of the nose. (a. 12 h.J—305. Chilliness over the whole body, (a. 22 h.;) one and a half hour after this, the Avarmth of the body increases. Chilliness in the back, mingled with warmth, as if SAveat would break out. Feeling of heat in the face, with cold hands, (a. l£ h.) Increased warmth of the whole body, with redness of the face. (a. f h.) Agreeable warmth through the whole body. (a. 3 h.)—310. Heat over the whole body, increasing to the highest pitch, when walking, (a. 5 h.) Heat, with trembling. Sweat (smelling of Camphor.) Very dry skin, even when in bed, Avith good appetite. Trembling motion of the heart. Moral Symptoms :—345. Very great anguish. She tosses about in her bed anxiously, with constant weeping. Confu- sion of ideas ; delirium. Delirium; he proposes absurd things. Rage, with foam at the mouth.—320. Palpitation of the heart All the external objects are repulsive to him, and excite his ill- humor ; he feels as if he would like to push them out of his Avay. The boy hides himself in a corner, and howls and screams ; he imagines that every thing which is said to him, is said imperiously; he feels insulted. Desire to dispute. Ma- nia to dispute. He acts and talks too hastily. CANNABIS SATIVA. (Mix the recent juice squeezed out of the tops of the plant, while blossoming, either male or female, with an equal portion of spirits of wine, and, in a few days, pour off the superincumbent liquid.) Heretofore the seed had been successfully used as an emul- sion or decoction in the inflammatory stage of gonorrhoea, and, by older physicians, against some kinds of jaundice. The cu- rative poAvers of Cannabis in acute gonorrhoea, depend upon the faculty it possesses of producing a similar morbid condition in the urinary organs. In the country inns in Persia, the herb is used in a very successful manner, to relieve the fatigue of CANNABIS SATIVA. 199 travellers on foot (see Chardin, voyage en Perse ;) this result de- pends likewise upon the homoeopathic nature of the drug, as may be seen by symptoms 269 to 275. Cannabis may be used with great success as a curative agent in various diseases of the genital organs, the chest, the organs of sense, etc. ; this is evident from the following series of symptoms. For a long while I have used a small portion of a drop of the undiluted tincture at a dose ; but the medicinal powers of this plant are developed in a much higher degree, by dynam- izing it up to the thirtieth potence, which is the highest potency now in use. FROM NOACK AND TRINKS. Cannabis may be employed in the following affections: Hysterical conditions.—Convulsions ; tetanus.—Acne gutta ro- sacea (also Caust Sepia. Led. Lach. Coc. Canth.)—Obtusion of the mental faculties. Mania. Melancholia. Gonorrhoea. Scrophulous ophthalmia, Avith excrescences of the lamellae of the cornea (in conjunction with ac. nitr. and calc. carb.)—Specks upon the cornea, remaining after scrofulous ophthalmia; old specks and ulcers in the cornea, incipient leucoma.—Pannus. —Cataracta traumatica.—Chronic vomiting.—Gastralgia.—In- duration of the liver.—Colic.—Ascites.—Constipation, with retention of urine, phimosis.—Acute and chronic affections of the urinary organs. Nephritis. Cystitis. Gravel (in alter- nation with rosa canina.)—Dysuria. Haematuria. Impotence. Abortus. Sterility. Leucorrhoea.—Fluor Albus.—Periodical asthma.—Pneumonia, brought on by violent exercise (short, op- pressed breathing, owing rather to aching, than stitching pains, cough, with tough green expectoration, palpitation of the heart, with anguish, sympathetic affection of the large vessels ;) peri- pneumonia.—Carditis.—Cramp iu the calf. Antidotes : Of large doses, a few glasses of sour lemon- ade ; of small doses, Camphor. The medicinal powers of the hemp from southern regions, are more marked than those of the northern hemp. CANNABIS. Head : Vertigo when standing, Avith dizziness. Vertigo when Avalking, as if one would fall sideways, (a. 1 h.) Sen- sation as of turning, and stupid feeling in her head (immedi- ately.) Dulness and reeling sensation in the head.—5. Vertigo. 200 CANNABIS SATIVA. Obtusion and gloominess of the head. Uncertainty of the mind ; the ideas become ovenvhelmingly vivid. Inability to recollect, without any imagination. His ideas seem to stand still; he stares ; he feels as if he were absorbed in higher thoughts, but he is not conscious of them; accompanied by a slight sensation of headache in the region of the parietal bone. —10. He is indeed able to recollect this and that thing ; but his ideas remain stationary, Avhile he is fixing with his mind's eye the subject that he intends to treat He frequently uses wrong expressions in writing. Agreeable Avarmth in the brain. A sort of jerking sensation in the blood of the head, chest and stomach. Considerable rush of blood to the head.—15. Rush of blood to the head, occasioning an agreeable warmth in the head, with headache in the temples. Throbbing pain, extend- ing into the right temple ; accompanied by a warmth around the head ; the cheeks are red and hot; the nausea increases in the warmth. Violent headache. Piercing headache. Unin- terrupted headache the whole day. Continual headache on the top of the head, as if a stone were pressing upon it. Obtu- sion of the head ; it feels heavy ; she suffers Avith such a pain- ful pressure on the forehead and eyelids, that they threatened to become closed. Pressure under the frontal eminence deep through the brain into the occiput When in the opposite side, in the head. Pressure in the temples.—25. Aching in the right side of the occipital bone. Tension, first in the occiput. afterwards in the forehead, lastly in the temples, (a. x h.) Painful feeling in the head and nape of the neck, when moving the head. Drawing pain in the occiput, tOAvards the ears. Painful constriction of the forepart of the head. The forepart of the head feels compressed from the margin of the orbits as far as the temples; stooping does not relieve the pain. Throbbing from Avithin outAvards under the left frontal emi- nence ; shortly aftenvards a stunning pressure is felt at this place. Cold sensation at a small place of the parietal bone (afterwards also at other places of the head,) as if a drop of cold Avater had.been dropped upon it. Creeping in the skin of the hairy scalp. A sort of titillating spasm in the temples. (a. f h.) Eyes :—35. Sensation as if the eyebroAV Avere being de- pressed. Pressure, with tearing on the upper eyelid. Alter- nate dilation and contraction of the pupils in one and the same light . (a. 1 h.) Feeling of weakness of the eyes and sight ; both near and distant objects are indistinct, (a. Ig h.) * The cornea becomes non-transparent; pellicle upon the cornea.—40. A circle of white-flaming irradiations by the side of the visual CANNABIS SATIVA. 201 ray, Avhich causes him to see objects only half and indistinctly. Cataract. Pressure from within outwards in the back part of the eyes. (a. f h.) Sensation of spasmodic drawing in the eyes. (a. f h.) Face : Slight jactitations in many places of the face, espe- cially in the left buccinator muscle.—45. Pale countenance. Drawing pressure in the region of the left zygoma. Itching in different parts of the face. Tingling, itching, and smarting as of salt, in the face. Nose : Large nodosity on the nose, surrounded by red swelling, like acne rosacea.—50. Itching swelling of the wing of the nose (in a few h.) Dryness in the nose. Stupefying pressure, as if with a dull point, on the root of the nose. Feel- ing of Avarmth in the nose, as if it would bleed. Hemorrhage from the nose, unto fainting.—55. * Bleeding at the nose. Ears : Roaring in the ears. Sensation as if a pellicle were stretched across the ears. Momentary pain, as if the ear were being pulled out of the head. Intensely painful darting in the right tympanum, extending into the shoulder.—60. Pain, as from excoriation, in the external cartilage of the ear, which he had probably pressed upon somewhat when in bed at night Tingling in the ears. Throbbing in the ear. Throbbing, pushing pain in the ear, almost extending into the cheeks, dis- appearing when stooping, and quickly reappearing when rais- ing the head again, (a. 3 h.) Stitches in the external meatus auditorius, Avhen masticating.—65. Fine stitches in the left ear from Avithin outwards. Pain behind the ear, as if a dull point were being pushed in there with force. Long, sharp stitches in the mastoid process. Jaws and Teeth : Stupefying, compressive pain on the left side of the chin, Avhich affects the teeth of that side. Cramp-pain in the left teeth.—70. Grumbling in the ramus of the left lower jaAV, ahvays followed by a draAving sensation. Grumbling pain in different teeth at the same time. Mouth : Eruption in the vermilion border of the lips, and the corner of the mouth. Pinching pressure in the cervical muscles above the throat. Difficult speech. His speech was more like a clangor than human voice. He was unable to talk naturally; at times he lacked Avords, at times the voice itself failed him (for four hours;) tOAvards evening the attacks re- turned ; at times he uttered torrents of Avords, as if he were driven ; at times he uttered the same expression ten times in one breath ; sometimes he repeated the whole idea, and was very angry when he was not able to repeat it exactly as he had said it at first. Eleyation of voice, accompanied Avith excessive an- 202 CANNABIS SATIVA. guish and torture, OAving to pain in the back. Early in the morning, burning dryness in the palate. Burning in the throat —80. Dryness in the mouth ; viscid saliva : absence of thirst, especially in the evening, and hot hands. Appetite and Gastric Symptoms : While eating some- thing which he relishes very much, and having nearly eaten enough of it, an inclination to vomit rises into his throat. Gulping up of a bitter-sour, rancid fluid. Tasteless water rises into the throat and gets into the larynx, Avhich produces a suffocative sensation; however, there is neither nausea nor retching. Eructation, Avith rising of a bitter-sour liquid into his mouth—85. Rising of mere air. A sort of retching sen- sation rises constantly into his throat, as if there were acidity in the stomach. A sort of retching in the pit of the stomach, rising into his throat Nausea.: she feels a desire to vomit. Vomiting of a slimy, bitter-tasting water ; accompanied by a scraping sensation in the throat, followed by dullness and obtu- sion of the occiput—90. Green, bilious vomiting. Anguish in the.pit of the stomach, with oppressed breathing and palpita- tion of the heart; rising of warmth in her throat, arresting the breathing, as if something Avere lodged in the trachea, accom- panied with flushes of heat. Fulness in the abdomen, obliging one to take deep inspirations. Cardialgia. Pinching in the pit of the stomach—95. Cutting in the pit of the stomach. After stooping, a cutting sensation across the upper part of the stomach. Uninterrupted, dull stitches in front, below the ribs. by the side of the pit of the stomach, sometimes varying in in- tensity ; the pain is momentarily diminished by moving the trunk either forwards or backAvards, but it soon returns. Burn- ing, painful stitches on the right side near the xiphoid carti- lage. In the left side, below the ribs, dull stitches during and between the inspirations. Stomach : At different times violent attacks of pain in the stomach, with paleness of countenance and SAveat of the same, pulse almost extinct and rattling breathing like that of a dying man. Ulcerative pain of the stomach, when touching it; it goes off after eating. He feels as if he had caught cold in his stomach ; in the afternoon especially, he feels a moving and pinching in the abdomen ; without any diarrhoea. Abdomen : Pinching above the umbilicus (after a meal.) Sensation below the umbilicus as if he had caught cold, seve- ral mornings in succession, from 8 to 10 o'clock ; he felt a mov- ing about in his abdomen, without diarrhoea—105. Pinching in the abdomen and cutting in the loins. Pinching in the whole abdomen. Anxious throbbing in the epigastrium, like CANNABIS SATIVA. 203 strong pulsations. Pain On the right side near the umbilicus, as if there were a beating from within outwards. Beating as with a little hammer, from within outwards, in the left side under the last ribs, towards the back—110. Pain on the left side near the umbilicus and likewise by the side of the dorsal spine, as if the parts were being pinched by a pair of pincers. All the intestines are painful as if they were bruised. Shaking of the intestines during a violent motion of the arms, as if they were loose. A kind of sore itching in the region of the umbilicus, for several hours, which is much more painful after friction. -Tickling sensation of the integuments of the abdo- men, (a. \ h.)—115. Shuddering in the abdomen, as if cold water were moving through it. (a. 8 minutes.) Squeezing from within outwards in the side of the abdomen. Painful, hard swelling in the right hypochondrium. Swelling of the abdomen, without any swelling of the lower limbs. Abdo- men and chest are painful externally—120. Drawing pain from the region of the kidneys to the inguinal glands, Avith anxious and sick feeling in the pit of the stomach. Ulcera- tive pain in the region of the kidneys, both when touching the parts or no. Sharp pushes in the side of the abdomen, close below the ribs. Quickly passing, pinching stitches in the abdomen. Movement in the abdomen, folloAved by dull stitches in the left side, extending into the ear—125. Incarceration of flatulence in the upper and lower parts of the abdomen, until evening, accompanied by colicky pains. Painful jerkings in the abdomen in successive places, as if something alive were in it; accompanied by a "drawing from the left to the right os innominatum, and thence into the knee ; the pain remaining at the same time in the hip, where it is felt like pushes, with tearing. In the evening, when in bed, she feels a feAV dull stitches in both sides of the abdomen ; the pain then darts up- wards along the back, terminating in stitches between the scapulae, and afterwards returning to the sides of the abdomen. Intensely painful pushes over the left groin. Pricking on the right side of the mons veneris.—130. A few darting pushes in the region of the pubic arcade, after which the region of the abdominal ring feels stretched wider, and the ring itself as if it were being pressed outwards. Pressing from within outwards in the abdominal ring, accompanied by ulcerative pain. Emis- sion of a quantity of almost inodorous flatulence. Colicky pains in the epigastrium, folloAved by diarrhceic stool and smarting in the anus, as if the parts were excoriated. Stool : Regular stool the first five days, * complete ob- struction the two next.—135. Pressing in the small of the 204 CANNABIS SATIVA. back and rectum, as if the intestines were descending and were being pressed out; Avhen sitting. Sensation in the anus, as if something cold were dropping out along the skin. Con- tractive pain in the anus ; accompanied by a sensation as if the thighs were being draAvn towards one another, so that she is obliged to close them. Itching of the perinaeum. Urinary Organs : Desire to urinate with aching pain.— 140. Urine white and turbid. Difficulty to urinate ; paralysis of the bladder.* Urine full of filaments as if pus had been mixed Avith it Enuresis : he is obliged to urinate frequently, at short intervals, emitting a large quantity of urine resem- bling water, (immediately.)—145. Tearing, as if in the fibres of the urethra, like zigzag. Itching, tingling stitches in the forepart of the urethra. Burning stitches in the posterior por- tion of the urethra, during the emission of urine, (a. 10 h.) * Pain, during micturition, from the orifice of the urethra until its termination at the bladder, burning-smarting, rather sting- ing posteriorly. * Simple, but violent burning in the forepart of the urethra, during the emission of urine.—150. Burning in the orifice of the urethra during micturition. Burning during micturition, especially immediately afterwards. Burning dur- ing micturition, especially however afterAvards and worst in the evening. During micturition he feels a pain from the glans to the termination of the urethra, burning in the begin- ning, and-afterwards smarting. BetAveen the acts of micturi- tion a sort of burning pain in the forepart of the urethra, excit- ing a constant desire to urinate, although there is no urine left in the bladder.—155. Stinging-smarting pain during micturi- tion ; biting pain between the acts of micturition. BetAveen the acts of micturition, a desire for an emission of urine in the forepart of the urethra. Stitches along the urethra, between the acts of micturition. Darting stitches in the posterior portion of the urethra, when standing. Burning in the Avhole of the urethra, at the commencement and termination of micturition. —160. Fine stitches, with a sensation as of pecking, in the forepart of the urethra, between the acts of micturition. Cut- ting pain in the forepart of the urethra, during micturition. Discharge of watery mucus from the urethra. Painless dis- charge of a clear, transparent mucus from the urethra (prosta- tic juice ?) without erection. Closing of the orifice of the ure- thra by mucus, which becomes visible when pressing upon the * The urine had to be drawn off by the catheter; but afterwards it could not even be drawn off by the catheter, on account of its becoming clogged with mucus and pus. CANNABIS SATIVA. 205 part.—165. The penis is somewhat swollen, Avithout erection. * The urethra feels inflamed, and is painful through the whole of its length, when touching it; tensive pain during an erec- tion. 'Spreading stream. Frequent erections, followed by stitches in the urethra. * Painless discharge of mucus from the urethra (a kind of gonorrhoea ?) Genital Organs : Swelling of the glans and penis ; a sort of erection without sensation. Coldness of the genital organs, Avith Avarmth of the rest of the body (on the same day, continuing three days.) Aversion to an embr.—acel75. Swell- ing of the right and lower side of the prepuce. Swelling of the fraenulum and prepuce, especially at their union. Agreea- ble itching of the margin of the prepuce, and the orifice of the urethra. Disagreeable itching of the anterior border of the right side of the prepuce, more towards the inner side ; it be- comes pleasant during and after scratching. Itching of the lower part of the prepuce and the fraenulum, with some red- ness and humor behind the corona glandis.—180. The Avhole prepuce is dark-red, hot and inflamed. Smarting, as from ex- coriation, of the margin and inner side of the prepuce. Con- tinual burning of the Avhole prepuce and glans, for four days; bathing the part Avith cold Avater brought on a pain, as from excoriation. Corrosive burning and stinging of the outer parts of the prepuce and of the urethra in the region of the corona glandis. Soreness of the margin of the prepuce.—185. The glans is dark-red, the same as the prepuce. The skin of the prepuce is covered with bright-red spots, of the size of a pea ; they are brighter than tb^e glans itself. When walking, the whole penis feels sore and burnt, (it had to be suspended.) Formation of humor behind the corona glandis, round about. Painful piercing pushes in the right side of the penis, both when at rest and in motion.—190. Tensive pain in the sper- matic cord, when standing, and contraction of the scrotum, Avith a contractive sensation inside. Sense as of pressure in the testicles, a sort of dragging, when standing. Swelling of the prdstatic gland. Great excitation of the sexual instinct, ac- companied Ify sterility. Excites the sexual instinct of both men and animals.—195. Profuse menstruation. Confinement in the eighth month, accompanied by frightful convulsions. Cold, Catarrh : Dryness, and sensation of dryness in the nose. (a. 5 d.) Sensation of dryness and heat in the nose. Sneezing, and sensation of dry coryza ; the nose, however, is not stopped up.—200. Early in the morning, tough mucus is lodged in the loAver part of the trachea; it cannot be hawked up ; he makes great exertions to loosen some of it; neverthe- 206 CANNABIS SATIVA. less this does not get into the mouth, and has to be swallowed ; after the coughing and hawking, a sense as of scraping remains in the trachea, as if it Avere raw and sore; finally the mucus gets loose, and he has to throw it off. Early in the morning, she feels a raAvness in the chest, as if she had swallowed salt; she has to make an effort at raising something, but that Avhich is got loose, does not get into the mouth, and has to be swal- lowed. Towards the seventh day the mucus, which Avas tough previously, becomes loose, and the difficulty of breathing, which she had felt up to this moment, diminishes at once, (he had felt as if his chest had been oppressed by a board.) Op- pressed breathing, owing to a tensive aching in the middle of the sternum, which is also painful to the touch at that place ; accompanied by drowsiness. Her breathing is labored; she feels as if a load were oppressing her chest.—205. Her chest feels oppressed; she feels a sort of anxiety in her throat; she has to fetch a deep breath. Violent pinching under the sternum, in the lower part of the chest, which does not hinder breathing; it disappears when bending the head backwards, and is most vio- lent when stooping, and, while stooping, worse during an inspi- ration. A sort of pushing in the left side of the chest, Avithout oppression of breathing, with intermittent, dull stitches, a sort of pressing inwards. Pushes or beatings in both sides of the chest, frequently recurring and arresting the breathing at the same time, most painful in the region of the heart. When taking exercise, or when stooping, he experiences a few violent shocks against the heart, as if it would fall out; at the same time he felt Avarm about the heart (a. 48 h.)—210. She feels a throbbing in the left side in the region of the ribs. Sense, as of hammering, from within outwards, under one of the cartila- ges of the ribs, near the sternum. Sense, as of burrowing, un- der the upper part of the sternum, without arrest of breathing. DraAving pain in the region of the left last rib. Stitches in the integuments of the chest—215. Cutting, transversely across the integuments of the chest Tensive dullness of the left half of the chest, with soft jerkings, palpitation of the heart, and oppressiveness. Nodosity on the xiphoid cartilage, growing for two years, Avithout causing any pain, and afterwards causing difficulty of breathing. The beating of the heart is felt in a lower place than usual. Pain in the region of the heart—220. Asth- ma. Difficult respiration, without any expectoration. Difficult breathing. Orthopnoe ; he was not able to breathe, except with his neck stretched, with wheezing in the trachea, and by greatly distending the abdomen. Difficult respiration when lying down.—225. Inflammation of the chest and lungs six or CANNABIS SATIVA. 207 seven times in succession. * Inflammation of the lungs, with vomiting of a green, bilious substance. * Inflammation of the lungs, Avith delirium. Painful pricking in the right nipple. Cough, excited by expiration.—230. Short and hacking cough, occasionally, commencing in the pit of the throat, a cool, salt liquid being felt in the lower part of the throat. Continual cough. Dry, violent cough. Back : Pressure, as with a sharp point, on the os coccygis. Pain on the left side of the os coccygis, in the bone, as if that part were being pressed violently against a hard body.—235. Violent aching, and fine, painful stinging, for fifty days, in the vertebrae, at the base of the chest: the pain sometimes darted tOAvards the loins or the scapulae. Dull stitches in the left side of the back, below the last rib, slowly coming and going. Pain in the middle of the back, as if some one were pinching the part with a pair of pincers ; the pain extending gradually towards the abdomen. The pain in the back frequently arrests the breathing. On the right side of the scapula, itching, fine stitches, going off after scratching.—240. Burning, under the right scapula. Lancinations, as with a knife, in the lower part of the nape of the neck. Drawing in the nape of the neck, along the cervical vertebrae, from below upwards. Drawing, from the nape of the neck to the ear, resembling a cramp, and rather externally. Superior Extremities : Pressure, with tearing, on the top of the shoulder, at intervals.—245. Pressing upon the part be- tween the end of the clavicle and the head of the humerus, causes a pain Avhich darts into the fingers. When extending the arm, sensation in the shoulder, as if it were bruised. Crampy con- traction of the right hand, going and coming. (The Avrist-joint feels dead; he was unable to move his hand.) Cramp-like contraction of the metacarpal bones.—250. Dull stitch in the palm of the hand, over the carpal bones. Coldness, and feel- ing of coldness of the hands. Cramp in the joint of the thumb, while writing. Tingling in the tips of the fingers, as if they had gone to sleep, and as if they were pithy, (immediately after taking the medicine.) Sudden, paralytic weakness of the hand ; when eating, he was unable to hold his fork ; the hand trembled Avhen holding something; the hand seemed to be awkward, and felt a paralytic pain. Inferior Extremities : Pimples on the nates and thigh; small, Avhite vesicles, with large, red, smooth border, burning like fire, especially when lying upon them and touching them ; at the end of two days, they leave brown-red spots, which are very painful to the touch. A darting, strangling cramp-pain in 208 CANNABIS SATIVA. the right hip, extorting almost a cry. Intensely painful, sharp prickings in the flesh of the thigh, near the womb. Thrills of shuddering on the thighs, (immediately.) Shuddering on the right thigh, as if goose-skin would form.—260. Painless, crampy sensation on the back part of the right thigh, as if a muscle would begin to tAvitch. Continued pressure, in front, on the middle of the thighs, when sitting. Frequent chills of shuddering on the feet, from beloAV upAvards. Prickling burn- ing on the left knee, at intervals. Cramp in the calf, when walking.—265. When walking, draAving, like cramp, in the bend of the knee, along the inner hamstrings. When going upstairs, the patella suddenly starts out of its normal position, and somewhat overlaps the tibia. The right leg is first diffi- cult to move, then paralyzed, so that there is less motor than sentient power. Burning in the right tibia when standing. Painful sudden peckings in the dorsum of the foot.—270. Pain- ful, tensive stretching in the bend of the foot. Drawing to and fro in the left foot, from the toes to the ankles. DraAving and pressing in the heel, when sitting. DraAving in the ball of the right big toe. Stinging itching in the ball of the left big toe. General Symptoms :—275. Rheumatic drawing in the periosteum of the long bones, as if they had been bruised by blows, during motion. Superficial pinching in various parts of the flesh, as if the parts Avere seized with the fingers. Tear- ing, contractive pressure about the left knee, in the forehead, and in several other parts of the body. Prickings, as Avith a thousand needles, over the whole body, at night, when in bed, and getting into perspiration ; he cannot endure it; first he feels it in a few places ; after removing the sensation by scratch- ing, he feels it in other places ; this symptom is accompanied by great anguish, and a sensation as of having hot Avater repeatedly thrown over him ; the symptom subsides upon un- covering himself. Tearing pushes, and deeply penetrating lancinations in different places, especially in the limbs. Fits, Weakness :—280. Hysteric symptoms. Tetanic spasms of the upper limbs and the trunk, from time to time, continuing a quarter of an hour ; during the spasms he vomited a yellow fluid, and was someAvhat deranged. (The spasms resulted in paralysis and death. The post-mortem examina- tion revealed pus in the kidney; thickening of the coats of the bladder; congestion of the blood-vessels of the diaphragm ; Avater in the convolutions of the brain, none in the ventricles.) After a meal, he feels weary and indolent; every thing fatigues him, even talking and writing. Her feet feel heavy after a meal. Immediately after a meal, he feels tired in all his limbs, CANNABIS SATIVA. 209 and experiences a tearing pressing in the left side under the short ribs; the place feels sore Avhen pressing upon it—285. Indolent feeling in every part of the body. He is indolent and weak, yawns a good deal and stretches himself, as if he would sleep. Great weakness after little exercise; after going up stairs, he remained for a long Avhile lying on the sofa quite exhausted, before he Avas able to move about again, and to talk freely. She feels sick in her whole body ; cannot remain up; has to lie doAvn, owing to weariness and heaviness of the limbs. He fears lest he should sink down, OAving to a sudden weak- ness of the lower limbs ; he staggers when performing the least motion ; hoAvever, his Avalk appears to be more steady, (a. 3 h.)—290. Weariness, vacillation and dull pain in the knees. (a. 1 h.) Want of strength of the Avhole body. Sleep : Continual, frequent yawning for a quarter of an hour. (a. lx h.) Drowsiness by day. Unconquerable droAV- siness in the forenoon.—295. DroAvsiness the Avhole day. Sleeplessness. Sleeplessness after midnight. Restless sleep. In the night he is Avaked from his slumber by frightful dreams, without knowing Avhere he is.—300. (He has great fear of the bed; nevertheless he lies doAvn in his bed after- wards.) Restless sleep at night, frequent waking, confused. sometimes anxious dreams, emission of semen, followed by light sleep. He dreams of accidents which happen to other people. Disagreeable and frightful dreams; he succeeds in nothing, and every thing fills him with great anguish. He has confused dreams every night; he recollects them after Avaking: up.—305. Vivid, horrid dreams; they do not give him any anguish ; he maintains a sort of presence of mind. Early in the morning, after waking from an uninterrupted sleep, he feels more tired than he did the evening before, when lying down. Fever : Small pulse. Slow pulse, scarcely perceptible. Chills.—310. Fever, chills, with violent thirst; after drinking, shaking, coldness of the hands, knees and feet; accompanied by hurriedness, tremor, distortion of the face ; at times weep- ing, at times joyous, at times furious mood ;. he was angry at all things, they made him mad ; at one time the chilliness was min- gled with warmth in the back and feet, which perspired some- what, but Avere not Avarm to the touch. Chills, with thirst, without any subsequent heat or sweat, in the afternoon, (a. 52 h.) The whole body is cold, the face becomes warmer and warmer". Warmth, and feeling of warmth in the face. SAveat on the forehead and neck, in the night.—315. Thrills of shud- dering over the. trunk, accompanied with a certain sense of uneasiness, at short intervals. Thrill of shuddering over the 15 210 CAPSICUM ANNUUM. whole body ; it likewise reaches the head, and draws the hairs together as it Avere. Chilliness for several hours (immediately.) His limbs feel cold to the touch, he trembles from chilliness. Orgasm of the blood. Moral Symptoms :—320. Nothing gives him any pleas- ure ; he is indifferent to all things. Low-spirited in the fore- noon, cheerful in the afternoon. Sadness. Bright mood, as from an excitement by liquor, (a. 1 h.) Unsteadiness and* vacillation of temper.—325. Anxious mood. Even a little noise causes him to start, (a. 14 h.) Out of humor, especially in the afternoon. Mental derangement, partly with merry, partly with serious mood. He gets vehemently mad even at trifles.—330. Sometimes he is attacked Avith a furious frenzy, so that he spits into people's faces. *) A poultice upon the head produced convulsions, subsultus tendinum, death. The post-mortem examination revealed tubercles and pus in the lungs, inflammation of the pleura and diaphragm, polypi attach- ed to the ventricles of the heart CAPSICUM ANNUUM. (Pulverize the ripe capsules together with the seed, and mix 20 grains of the powder with 400 drops of alcohol. Leave the mixture a week, without exposing it to any warmth, shaking it twice a day. Twenty drops of this tincture contain one grain of the extract of Cap-; sicum.) In the East and West Indies, where pepper is grown, it Avas generally employed as a spice. This custom was imitat- ed by the English, French and Germans, Avho use it in sauces (substituting frequently cayenne-pepper, 'which is stronger than the other,) for the purpose of stimulating the palate, thereby exciting an unnatural appetite and undermining health- The remedial agency of this substance was scarcely known. Bergius (Mat Med., p. 147) asserts that he cured several cases of inveterate intermittent fever by means of three doses of Capsicum, of two grains each, but not only with Capsicum; for, carried aAvay by the old hereditary sin of Alloeopathy, he mixed laurel-berries Avith the Capsicum, in the proportion of 20 of the former to 3 of the latter. He has likewise neglected to describe the symptoms of his cases ; he simply designates CAPSICUM ANNUUM. 211 them-as cases of old intermittent fever, and, like the whole tribe of his colleagues in similar cases, leaves the clinical use of his mixture in the dark. To individuals of a rigid fibre, Capsicum is less suitable. A small portion of a drop of the 18th potency is quite suf- ficient at a dose. FROM NOACK AND TRINKS. Intermittent fevers. Nostalgia with redness of the cheeks and nightly sleeplessness.—Hysteric cephalalgia and me- grim ; Amblyopia amaurotica.—Prosopalgia, also Fothergill's. —Stomacace.—Angina aphthosa ; angina pharyngea maligna, gangraenosa.—Heartburn, especially of pregnant females.— Ramollisement of the stomach.—Spasm of the stomach.—Tym- panitis and flatulence.—Colica flatulenta.—Hernias ventosae.— Diarrhoea.—Dysentery.—Burning and blind haemorrhoids.— Tenesmus of the bladder.—Gonorrhoea with spontaneous he- morrhage from the urethra.—Gonorrhoea in the second stage. —Tabes of the testicles.—Influenza.—Bronchitis maligna.— Pneumonia complicated with bronchitis.—Bronchiopneumonia, (also Merc. Spong).—Asthma flatulentum, etc. etc. CAPSICUM. Head : Intoxication. When waking from sleep, his head feels stupid, as if he did not know himself. Dizziness of the head, early in the morning, when waking. Feverish chills and coldness, with anxiety, sense as of reeling and dullness of the head, a sort of awkwardness, she knocked against every thing.—5. Vertigo, staggering from side to side. Increased acuteness of all the senses, (curative effect.) Headache, as if the skull would burst, when moving the head or when walk- ing. Beating, throbbing headache in one of the two tem- ples. Beating headache, in the forehead.—10. Throbbing headache. Aching in the temples. Aching in the forehead, with pressure from the occiput to. the forehead, accompanied by a cutting pain from the occiput (immediately.) Continual aching in the forehead, above the root of the nose, with occa- sional stitches through the ear and over the eye. Stitching ache on one side of the head, resembling a hysteric megrim, increased by raising the eyes or head, or by stooping and ac- companied with forgetfulness and nausea,.—15. 'Stitching headache. Headache more stitching than tearing, worse 212 CAPSICUM ANNUUM. when at rest, more moderate during motion. Distensive headache, or as if the brain were too full. Distensive ache in the forehead. Drawing ache in the forehead.-—20. (Tearing headache.) GnaAving itching, as of vermin, on the hairy scalp, obliging him to scratch ; after the scratching the roots of the hairs and the scalp ached as if the hairs were being pulled out. [Cloudiness of the head. Emptiness and dullness of the head. (a. 12 h.) Gloominess and obtusion of the head. Aching in the temporal region. —5. Drawing tearing pain on the frontal bone, rather on the right side. (a. 6, 7 h. and 3 d.) Drawing, tearing pain in the left side of the head. (a. 17 4S h.) Violent, deeply penetrating stitches in the vertex. Slight shuddering over the hairy scalp, followed by burning itching, diminished by scratching, but returning afterwards Avith redoubled violence, (a. 2 h.)] Face : Pain in the face, either pain in the bone, Avhich may be excited by touching the parts, or fine pain in the nerves, tormenting one Avhen falling asleep. (Pimples on the left side of the face, smarting like salt.) Red points in the face, and herpes on the forehead, Avith corrosive itching, (a. 2. and 24 h.) [Unusual redness of the face, without heat; in half an hour, a wretched, pale appearance, (a. 3 h.)—10. Sweat on the forehead.] Eyes :—25. Dilatation of the pupils. Eyes protrude from their sockets, with paleness of countenance, (a. 16 h.) Aching in the eyes, as if a foreign body were lodged in them. Burn- ing in the eyes, early in the morning; they are red, with lachrymation. Stinging pain in the eyes (from the vapor.)—30. Inflammation of the eyes. Dimsightedness, early in the morn- ing, as if a turbid substance were floating over, and obscured the cornea ; by rubbing the eye, the brightness may be restored for some moments. All objects appear black, when brought before the eyes. Almost complete extinction of sight. [Dilatation of the pupils. Pressure upon the eyes ; he is unable to open them sufficiently.] Ears: Tearing in the concha.—35. Itching pain deep in the ear. (a. 16 h.) Aching deep in the ear. (a. 1 and 8 h.) Swelling on the petrous bone, painful when touched. Pain under the ear. [Tearing pain behind the left ear.] Nose : (Itching in the nose, mingled with stitches.)—40. Bleeding from the nose, early in the morning, when in bed, after which blood is blown out of the nose several times. CAPSICUM ANNUUM. 213 Bloody mucus from the nose. Painful pimples under the nostrils. [Contractive, darting pains in the left side of the nose, over the left eye. (a. 5 h.)—15. Burning-tensive sensation in the left nostril, as if a pimple would form in that part] Jaavs and Teeth : Ulcerative eruption on the lips, not in the corners, painful only when moving them. Swollen lips.— 45. Lips scaling off. Rhagades of tlie lips. Swelling of the gums. Drawing pain in the gums. DraAving pain in the tooth, which is neither increased when eating, nor when touching the tooth.—50. The teeth feel to him as if they Avere elongated and raised, also dull. Pimples on the inner side of the cheeks. Pimples on the tip of the tongue, with stinging pain when touched. [Burning of the lips. Pain on the left side of the lower jaw, as if there were a tumor or an ulcer, for three quarters of an hour.] Throat : Ptyalism. Pain, during deglutition, as if the throat Avere inflamed; between the acts of deglutition, the pain in the throat was drawing.—55. Pain in the upper part of the fauces, between the acts of deglutition, as if the parts were sore, and were being spasmodically draAvn together, as in Avater- brash. Simple pain in the fauces, only Avhen coughing. Pain in the velum pendulum palati, as if it were pressed by some- thing hard, or as if it Avere being pinched, first more between the acts, afterwards more during deglutition, (a. 1 ^ h.) Spas- modic contraction of the fauces. Dryness of the mouth. [Darting-tearing pain in the right cervical glands.] Taste and Appetite : Feeling of dryness on the forepart of the tongue, Avithout thirst, early in the morning, (a. 8 h.) Absence of thirst. Tenacious mucus in the mouth, (a. 2 h.) Taste in the mouth, as of spoiled Avater. Flat, insipid taste, as of clay, (for instance: of the butter.)—65. Watery, flat taste in the mouth, afterwards heartburn. Heartburn. Rising from the stomach only when walking; every eructa- tion being accompanied by a stitch in the side ; no eructation when sitting, therefore no stitch. Acrid, sourish taste in the mouth. Sour taste in the mouth.—70. The broth tastes sour. (a. 2 h.) Stomach and Gastric Symptoms: Flat sensation in the stomachs Coldness in the stomach ; sensation, as if cold water Avere in the stomach, afterwards a sensation as if it were trem- bling. Want of appetite. Want of appetite, although food tastes well to him.—75. Frequent yaAvning after a meal. De- sire for coffee, (a. 8 h.) Inclination to vomit, and spitting, after 214 CAPSICUM ANNUUM. taking coffee. Inclination to vomit* Qualmishness and in- clination to vomit, in the pit of the stomach, early in the morn- ing and afternoon, (a. 24 h.)—80. Pressure in the pit of the stomach, with inclination to vomit. Fulness and anxiousness in the chest, after a meal; aftenvards sour risings or heart- burn, finally thin stool. Stool and redness of the cheeks, im- mediately after dinner, (a." 6 h.) Burning over the pit of the stomach, immediately after a meal. Burning in the stomach, extending into the mouth, after breakfast. —[20. Aching in the pit of the stomach. Pain in the pit of the stomach, pinch- ing, boring from Avithin outwards, especially Avhen sitting crooked, continuing for eight minutes (a. lx h.) Abdomen :—85. Pain, deep in the abdomen, more burning than stitching, accompanied by cutting in the umbilical region, during motion, especially when stooping or walking, the pain making one dissatisfied ; inanimate things excite a desire to Aveep, (men or moral objects do not;) the ill humor is accompa- nied by a sort of apprehensiveness and sweat in the face. Op- pressive tension in the abdomen, especially the epigastric region, between the pit of the stomach and the umbilicus, es- pecially increased by motion and accompanied with tension and pressure in the lower part of the back. Distention of the abdomen, two hours after a meal; afterAvards headache, dart- ings in the direction of the occiput, and frequent sweat. Ten- sive pain from the abdomen towards the chest, as if caused by distention of the abdomen. Distention and hardness oif the abdomen ; she Avas unable to bear any tight clothing.— 90. Sensation as if the abdomen were distended unto burst- ing, producing a suffocative arrest of breathing. Rumbling in the abdomen upwards and downwards. Grunting in the abdomen, as if from flatulence, (a. 1 h.) Pinching in the epigastrium. Pressure under the short ribs and in the pit of the stomach.—95. Hard pushing, almost stitching pain in a small spot of the left iliac region, (a. 1 h.) Pressure in va- rious places of the abdomen. Pinching aching in the abdo- men, immediately after a meal, with incarceration of flatu- lence. Colic, as if from flatulence. Painful movements of flatulence in the abdomen. Unusually strong pulsations of the abdominal vessels. Increased Avarmth of the intestinal canal. Painless rumbling in the abdomen.—25. A number of flat- ulences. Stool : Colic, cutting and writhing around the umbilicus accompanied by expulsion of a tenacious mucus, sometimes streaked Avith black blood; every stool is folloAved by thirst and every drink by shuddering. Drawing and turning CAPSICUM ANNUUM. 215 about in the abdomen, with or without diarrhoea. Flatulence is violently pressing out at the abdominal ring, causing pain. Flatulent colic in the abdomen, followed by small, frequent stools, consisting of mucus, which is sometimes mixed with blood and causing tenesmus. Mucous diarrhoea Avith tenesmus. —105. Diarrhoea immediately, followed by tenesmus, without stool. Small stools, consisting of mere mucus. Small stools consisting of bloody mucus. Tenesmus. Constipation, as if there were too much heat in the abdomen.—110. Burning pain in the anus. (a. 3, 4, 8 h.) Itching of the anus. (a. 3, 4, 8 h.) Smarting, stinging pain in the anus, during diar- rhoea. Blind haemorrhoids, varices of the anus, very painful during stool. Varices of the anus, sometimes itching.—115. Hemorrhage from the anus, for four days. [Pressure, with pain, upon the intestines, with desire for stool; but no evacuation. Tenesmus. After drinking, he has to go to stool, in spite of his costiveness ; he only passes mu- cus. As soon as he drinks something, he feels as if he Avould have diarrhoea; but he only passes little at a time.—30. Burn- ing at the anus.] Urinary Organs : Tenesmus of the bladder ; frequent, but unsuccessful desire to urinate, (a. 4, 8 h.) The urine is emitted in drops, as if it were poured over the urethra occa- sionally, (immediately and for a long -time.) Frequent desire to urinate, mostly when sitting, not when Avalking. (a. 42 h.) Burning urine.—120. Burning, smarting pain in the urethra, after micturition, (a. 7 d.) Burning in the orifice of the ure- thra, immediately before, during and after micturition. Pain in the urethra, especially in the forenoon. Fine stinging in the orifice of the urethra, immediately after micturition. Prick- ings in the anterior portion of the urethra, between the acts of urinating, (a. 8 h.)—125. Violent stitches in the orifice of the urethra, between the acts of micturition. Cutting pain in the urethra, between the acts of micturition, from before back- wards, (a. 6 h.) The urethra is painful to*the* touch, (a. 7 d.) The urine deposits a white sediment. [Spasmodic contraction of the neck of the bladder, with cut- ting pain, not being exactly a desire to urinate, going and coming, early in the morning, Avhen in bed; the symptom seems to diminish somewhat, by emitting urine, (a. 24 h.)] Genital Organs : Continual pressing and prickling in the glans, especially morning and evening.—130. Early in the morning, the scrotum feels cold. Coldness of the scrotum, and impotence. Nightly pollution. Drawing pain in the spermatic cord, and claAving pain in the testicle, during emission of urine, 216 CAPSICUM ANNUUM. and some time afterwards, (a. 48 h.) Erection, forenoon, after- noon, and evening.—135. Erection, early in the morning, when in bed, Avithout any amorous thoughts. Violent erection, early in the morning, when rising, which can only be subdued by cold water. Excessive trembling of the Avhole body, when dal- lying Avith a female, (a. 24 h.) Purulent discharge from the urethra. The gonorrhoea becomes yellow and thick, (a. 7 d.) —140. Pressure in the pit of the stomach, with inclination to vomit, during the menses. [Fine, itching stinging of the glans, like mosquito bites. Gonorrhoea (from Avearing on the bare abdomen a linen bag, Avhich was filled Avith the berries of Capsicum bacca- tum.)] Cold, Catarrh : Tingling and itGhing in the nose, as in dry coryza. Dry coryza. Hoarseness. Mucus in the upper part of the trachea, which has to be thrown off occasionally by hawking and coughing, (a. 3 h.)—145. Frequent and short, barking cough. Dry, frequent, barking cough. Cough, espe- cially towards evening, (from five to nine o'clock.) In the eve- ning, after lying down, tingling and tickling in the larynx, and dry, short and hacking cough. Cough, especially after drink- ing coffee.—150. Painful cough. Pain in the throat, when coughing, as of a simple, painful swelling. Aching in the throat, only during the coughing fit, as if an ulcer would open. Headache during cough, as if the skull would break. Cough excites an inclination to vomit. [Burning tingling in the nose, Avith violent sneezing and profuse discharge of mucus, (immediately, from the vapor.)— 35. Violent, concussive sneezing, with discharge of thin mucus from the nose, (immediately.) Rough sensation in the throat, (for two days.) Tickling sensation in the throat, Avhich brought on several violent sneezings. Continual stitches in the throat in the region of the epiglottis, exciting a dry cough, without going off by it During the cough, and a little while after, a pressing tOAvards the bladder, and a feAV stitches in the region of the neck of the bladder, from within outwards. Chest :—155. Coughing fits in the afternoon, exciting an inclination to vomit, and vomiting. Every coughing fit is ac- companied with an aching pain in the ear, as if an ulcer Avould open. DraAving pain, Avhen coughing, in the side of the chest, extending up to the neck. When coughing, pain in the side of the thigh, extending as far as the knee, pressing into the parts deeply. Coughing or sneezing causes a sudden pain in one or the other limb.—160. When coughing, the air from the lungs causes a strange, offensive taste in the mouth. When * CAPSICUM ANNUUM. 217 coughing, a badly smelling breath rushes out of the lungs. Pain of the ribs and sternum, Avhen taking an inspiration. Pain of the chest, under the right arm, when touching the place, or raising the arm. 'Simple pain in the region of a rib, at a small place, Avorst when touching the parts, but neither excited by breathing nor by coughing.—165. When coughing, pain, like stitches, in the side of the chest and the back. When taking an inspiration, stitching pain between the scapulae and in the region of the stomach, and a feAV single stitches in the side of the abdomen, in the xiphoid cartilage and sternum; these pains appear to be merely superficial. When taking an inspiration, Avhile walking, a stitch in the side of the chest; not when sitting. Several violent stitches in the region of the heart. Anxiousness, Avhich obliges him to take deep breath.— 170. Involuntary, violent expiration. He is frequently obliged to fetch one deep breath ; he imagines this will relieve all his symptoms. Deep breathing, almost like a sigh. Pain in the chest, Avhen sitting, as if the chest were too full, and did not contain space enough. Asthma, even when at rest, with stiff back, feeling sore Avhen bending over, accompanied from time to time by a deep inspiration like a sigh, and by dry cough.— 175. Asthma, sensation of fulness of the chest. Asthma, ap- parently coming from the stomach. The breathing becomes easier from day to day, (curative effect.) Asthma, with redness of face, eructation, and sensation, as if„the chest Avere extended. Asthma, when at rest, and in motion.—180. Orthopnoe. Pain, as if the chest were constricted ; it oppresses the breathing, and increases, even by the slightest motion. Pain, as if the chest Avere pressed upon, Avhen turning the body, or when taking a deep inspiration. Asthma, when Avalking. Throb- bing pain in the chest.—185. Aching pain in that side of the chest upoyi which she is resting. [40.—Single stitch in the left side of the chest, between the third and fourth ribs, as with a dull pin. Stitches in the left side, in the region of the fifth and ninth ribs. (a. 1 h.) Single stitches in the left side of the chest, between the second and third ribs. (a. 5 h.) Stitches in the left side, arresting breath- ing, (a. 10 h.) Stitches in the left side of the chest, Avhen taking an inspiration, betAveen the third and fourth ribs. Back : Pain in the small of the back, drawing, from above doAvmvards, Avhen standing or moving about, Avith pain as from bruises. Pain in the back, when stooping. DraAving pain in the back. DraAving, aching pain in the back.—190. Stiffness of the nape of the neck, diminished by motion. Painful stiffness of the nape of the neck, which is felt only when moving it. • 218 CAPSICUM ANNUUM. Darting pain in the nape of the neck. Pain in the external parts of the neck. [45. Drawing-tearing pain in and by the side of the spinal column. Suddenly a drawing-stitching pain in the middle of the spinal column. Feeling of Aveakness over the whole nape of the neck, as if a load were pressing upon it. (a. 4 h.) Superior Extremities : SAveat under the axilla, (a. 8 h.)—195. Pain in the shoulder-joint, as if it Avere sprained. (Drawing paralytic pain above and below the elbow-joint.) Fine, stinging pain in the skin of the Avrist, (from the vapour.) Cool sweat in the hands, (a. 3 h.) [Drawing-tearing pains extending from the right clavicle into the whole of the right arm down to the tips of the fingers, for 3 minutes. Stitches in the left elbow-joint, darting as far as the hand, and accompanied Avith flushes of heat; after- wards the arm felt as if it had gone to sleep.—50. Groaning pain in the left lower arm. Painful, twitching sensation in the left holloav hand. (a. 8 h.) Contractive pain in the left index finger. Violent, deep stitches in the ball of the left little fingers. Inferior Extremities : Drawing pain in the hip-joint, (similar to the pain felt in a stiff neck,) increasing by contact and by bending the trunk backAvards.—200. Lancinating pain from the hip-joint down to the feet, especially when coughing. Pain in the muscles of me thigh, resembling an aching, and as if the parts had been strained. Tensive pain in the knee. Straining pain in the calves Avhen walking. (Pain, as from bruises, in the heel-bone, as if the heel had become bruised and pithy in consequence of a leap ; sometimes the pain be- comes tearing, in paroxysms.) (a. 2 h.)—205. Stitches coming out at the tips of the toes. [Pain, as from bruises, in the right thigh, disappearing when walking, but returning Avhen at rest.—55. Pains as from a sprain, in the right thigh; when stretching the thigh out- wards, the pain comes on, and is then very violent, not other- wise. Convulsive jerking and twitching, now of the thigh, now of the IbAver arm. Tearing pain on the inner side of the left thigh. Drawing-stitching, digging (burrowing) pain in the middle of the posterior surface of the left thigh, going off by motion. Internal pain in the left leg, composed of draAving and stitches.—601. Single stitches in the big toe of the right foot, ceasing Avhen stamping with the foot upon the floor.] General Symptoms : Superficial, drawing pains in dif- ferent parts of the joints, in the back, nape of the neck, scap- CAPSICUM ANNUUM. 219 ulae and hands, for many hours ; they are excited by motion. Cracking of the knee and finger-joints. In all the joints he expe- riences a sensation of stiffness and simple pain, greatest when commencing to move about, alleviated by continuing the mo- tion ; accompanied by a catarrh and a discharge of tenacious mucus from the trachea. Early in the morning, when rising, he feels as if all his joints were broken, a paralytic painful stiff- ness when commencing to move, especially in the knees and tarsal joints, relieved by continued motion, (a. 10 h.)—210. After having been lying down, all his joints feel stiff; early in the morning, when rising, he feels as if all his joints were broken ; the paralytic feeling in the knees and tarsal joints is much more severe Avhen at rest, than when in motion. All his joints are painful as if they were dislocated, accompanied with a sensation as of being swollen. Cramp, first in the left arm and afterwards in the whole body ; the arms were stiff, she was unable to straighten them; the feet likewise were stiff when rising from a seat; they felt a tingling and as if they had gone to sleep. Transitory aching pains, at times in one, at times in another part of the body. Creeping in different parts of the skin, as of a fly.—215. Sensation over the whole body, as if all the parts of the body would go to sleep. (This sensation was speedily relieved by inhaling the vapor of sulphuf. Ting- ling sensation in the upper and lower limbs, from the foot to the pharynx. Itching in different parts of the skin, mostly however in the face and nose. The place itches simply after merely touching it.) Itching in the hairy scalp and of little places all over the body, going off by slightly scratching the parts.—220. (Red, round spots on the abdomen and thighs.) A sort of rushing upwards and downwards in the body, Avith redness of the cheeks. [Corrosive burning of several delicate parts of the body, (lips, mouth, nose, tip of the nose, wings of the nose, eyelids, etc.,) (from the vapor.) Stinging-burning itching of the Avhole body, greatest on the chest and in the face.] Weakness, Fits : Lassitude of the limbs, greater when at rest and when sitting. Great weariness, which however does not invite him to sleep, (a. 2 h.) In the morning he is more tired than in the evening.—225. Trembling, weakness of the feet. Complete depression of strength. He dreads all kinds of exercise. [Faintness and heaviness of the limbs, followed by trem- bling of the upper limbs and knees ; the hands felt too weary to Avrite. (a. 7 h.) i (Gurgling rapid beating in some of the larger vessels, (a. 24 h.)] 220 CAPSICUM ANNUUM. Sleep : Sleep full of dreams. Sad dreams of past things ; Avhen Avaking he knew not whether he had really had a dream, or no.—230. Dreams full of contrarieties. His sleep is interrupted by screams and startings, as if he fell down from a height. He snores thrrough the nose when asleep, as if he could not get any air through the nose and his breathing Avere arrested, (a. 1 h.) He Avakes up several times after mid- night, and even later, he is Avide aAvake.—235. He is wide awake in the night, and is unable to sleep, (a. 5, 9 h.) Sleep drives aAvay his repugnance to all things and his ill humor. Almost uninterrupted yawning, (a. ^ h.) Fever : Cool air, and especially a draft of air, is contrary to him. (a. 12 h.) The warmth of the body becomes less and less.—240. Coldness over the whole body ; the limbs are cold, Avithout any shuddering being experienced. In proportion as the coldness of the body increases, the loAV-spiritedness and the contraction of the pupils decrease likewise. (I have seen that coldness increasing for eleven hours, and gradually disappear- ing again in the twelve following.) Shuddering and shaking chills after drinking. Excessive chilliness, in the evening, after lying down, followed by coryza. (a. 72 h.) Chilliness, in the evening.—245. He feels chilly Avhen lifting the coArer of the bed ever so little. When walking in the open air, sensa- tion in the thighs, as if they Avere covered with cold sweat, (as Avhen cold air comes in contact with a part in a state of perspi- ration ;) nevertheless the thighs «did not sweat He trembles and shudders. Shuddering and chilliness in the back, in the evening, followed by slight sweat, but neither heat nor thirst. (Feverish shuddering, in the evening, with thirst, (without heat or yawning and stretching,) with great weakness, short breath, drowsiness and ill-humor ; at the least motion he experiences a shuddering, Avithout feeling cold either to himself or to the touch—nevertheless he did not feel too Avarm, even in a hot room.)—250. Chilliness and coldness the first night; in the night folloAving, she sweats all over the body. Sweats all over the body, early in the morning. General heat and SAveat Avithout thirst, for some hours; then, shuddering, at six o'clock in the evening, with shaking andchattering of teeth —he felt thirsty and cold all over the body, with anxiousness, restlessness, inability to recollect things, and intolerance of noise;—next evening, at seven o'clock, the same shuddering, chills, with shaking and coldness, with thirst. Heat, at the same time shuddering, with thirst for water. Heat in the face and redness, with tremor of the limbs (immediately.)— 255. Glowing cheeks, after dinner, Avith cold hands and feet, CAPSICUM ANNUUM. 221 without shuddering—returning tAvo successive days at the same time. Red cheeks. The face is alternately pale and red, together with the lobules, with a burning sensation, without any particular heat being felt when touching the parts. (Burn- ing of the hands, feet and cheeks, the latter being SAvollen.) Hot ears, and hot, red tip of the nose, towards evening.—260. (Internal heat, with cold SAveat on the forehead.) [65.—Heat of the hands, but not of the other parts of the body. Coldness of the feet, as far as above the ankles, they cannot be got warm, although the remainder of the body has the usual natural warmth, in the morning, (a. 12 h.)] Moral Symptoms : Taciturn, indifferent to all things. Taciturn, obstinate and peevish. Repugnance and ill-humor. —265. Repugnance and crying, (a. 3 h.) He reproaches others with their faults, even trifles. He is offended by the least trifle, even in the midst of jesting. He gets angry easily. He imagines he is overwhelmed with business, this makes him restless.—270. Tendency to start, (a. 2 h.) Capricious; at times he laughs continually, at times he weeps. Jests, humor- ous speeches. He is contented, joking, warbles a song, and nevertheless inclines to get angry from the least cause, (a. 4 h.) Contentment, (curative action.)—275. Steady mood, without grief, (curative action.) [Anguish, he imagines he will die. Want of disposition to Avork or think. Calm mood, (curative action.)] END OF VOL. I. • • LIST OE NAMES OE DISEASES. A. Pago Abortus, .... 104 Acne, redness of the nose and cheeks, .... 100 After-pains, . . . .64 Affections, catarrhal, . 3, 5, 99,157 " cutaneous, . 154,188 " bilious, . . .3 Amaurosis, .... 65 Amblyopia, defects of sight, 23, 65,211 Angina, . . . 103,211 Anorexia, indifference to food, 103 Aphonia, hoarseness, . . 104 Apoplexy, cerebral congestion, 23 Arthritis, gout, . . .4, 159 Arthromeningitis, . . .65 Asthma, of all kinds, 5,23,105,159, 211 Atrophy, .... 63 B. Bladder, tenesmus, . .211 Bed-sore, . . 63, 100, 154 Blepharophthalmitis, running of the eyelids, ... 4 Blows, consequences of, . 64 Bronchitis, . . . 157, 211 Bronchiopneumonia, . 211 C. Catalepsy, transitory cessation of the physical and psychi- cal functions, ... 4 Page Carbuncle, .... 100 Cardialgia, spasm of the stom- ach, ... 64, 103, 157 Cholera, .... 188 Cachexia, mercurial, Cincho- na, . . . . 52,63,99 Congestions, . . . 3, 99 Coma, an inclination to sleep, a lethargic drowsiness, . 4 Contusions, . . .63, 64 Cold, suppressed, . . 23 Colic, . . . 103,157,211 Concussions, ... 63 Constipation . . . 103,157 Convulsions, of every kind, 4, 63, 154 Cough, of every kind, 23,104, 158 Coxalgia, pain in the hip-joint, 6. 105 Croup,.....5 Crusta Iactea, ... 4 Cystitis,.....5 D. Delirium tremens. . . . 188 Dentition, difficult, . . 5 Dementia, bed-sore, . . 4 Derangement, mental, . 101 Diabetes, incontinent flow of urine .... 52,104 Diaphragmitis, . . .157 Diarrhoea, . 64, 157, 186,211 224 LIST OP NAMES OF DISEASES. Page Dysentery, . . • 103,211 Dysuria, a suppression of, or difficulty in voiding urine, 103 Dysphagia, difficulty of swal- lowing, .... 103 E. Eczema, humid tetter, . 4, 100 Enuresis, incontinence of urine, 103 Enteritis, ... 5, 64, 103 Encephalitis, . . 4,156 Encephalomacia, . . 64 Epistaxis, bleeding at the nose, 23 Epilepsy, .... 63 Ergotism, raphania, . . 99 Excoriations, ... 63 Erysipelas, ... 4, 100 F. Feet, oedema of, . . • 159 Fevers, of all kinds, . 63, 65, 101, 154, 155,156, 187, 211 Fits, fainting, ... 4 " apoplectic, etc., . . 63 Fright, consequences of, 3, 63, 99 Frenzy of parturient women, 63 Frozen limbs, . . .63, 100 Fungus medullaris, . . 102 Furuncles, . • • .63 G. Galactirrhcea, excessive flow of milk, .... 157 Gastric conditions, . . 103,157 Glands, affections of, . 99, 154 Glossitis, . . • . 5, 102 Gonorrhoea, . • • 211 Gout,.....63 H. Haematemesis, vomiting of blood, . • . 5,64,103 Haematocele, effusion of blood into the scrotum, . . 64 Page Haemoptisis, spitting of blood, 5, 105, 158 Haemoptoe, bloody cough, . 65 Haemorrhoids, . . 5, 103, 211 Hard-hearing, . . 23, 65, 156 Headache, . 32,101,156,188 Heartburn, . . . .211 Helminthiasis, . • .85 Hepatitis, . . . 103, 157 Hemorrhages, . 3, 63, 102 Hernia, . - . 5,103,211 Hiccough, .... 157 Hydrothorax, ... 65 Hydrophobia, . • .99 Hydrocephalus, ... 64 Hypochondriasis, . .23 Hysteria, .... 23 I. Illusions, optical, . . . 102 Impetigo, a disease of the skin, 100 Indurations, . . . .154 Inflammations, 3, 5, 64, 99,102,187 " erysipelatous, of the mamma?, ... 65 Influenza, . 65, 104, 157,188, 211 Iritis,.....102 Ischias, . . . 105,159 J. Jaundice, ... 5, 99, 154 L. Laryngismus stridulus, . . 104 Laryngitis, chronic, . . 52 Lethargy, . . . .100 Leucorrhoea, ... 23 Lienteria, diarrhoea of undi- gested food, . . .64, 65 Limping, spontaneous, . 65,159 Lips, swelling of, . . 157 Liver, aching, ... 23 Lockjaw, . . . .39 Luxations, spontaneous, . 154 LIST OP NAMES OP DISEASES. 225 M. Page Mastodynia, pain in the breasts, .... 104 Measles, . . . . 3, 99 Megrim, . . . 4, 65 Melancholia, . . 4,23 Menses, profuse, . . 104 Metastases, .... 100 Metritis, ..... 104 Metrorrhagia, . 5,65, 157 Miliaria, . . . . 99 Milk, bloody, .... 65 Milk, deficiency of, . . 65 Milk fever, .... 63 Myelitis, inflammation of the spinal marrow, . . 39,105 N. Nephritis, inflammation of the kidneys, .... 5 Nettle-rash, .... 4 Neuralgia, .... 4 Nightmare, .... 4 Nose, bleeding at, . . 156 Nose, chronic obstruction of, 156 Nostalgia, home-sickness, . 211 O. Oophoritis, inflammation of the ovaries, .... 5 Ophthalmia, . . 4, 65, 156 Otitis, inflammation of the bones, . . . 4,65,102 Ozaena, secretion of fetid pus from the nose, • 102, 156 Palpitation of the heart, . Panaritium, 6 100 Paralysis, Parotitis, 23 102 Pemphigus, Peritonitis, . . .5, 103 100 157 Page Phlegmasia alba dolens, 65, 105, 157 Pleuritis, . . 6, 65, 105, 158 Pleurodynia, false pleuritis, 65 Pleuropneumonia, ... 6 Pneumonia, 6, 65,105,158,188, 211 Poisoning by lead, . . 63 Pollutions, frequent, . . 23 Prosopalgia, neuralgia of the face, . . . .4,157,211 Psoitis, inflammation of the psoas muscle, . . 5, 159 Ptyalism, during dentition, . 103 Ptyalism, mercurial, . 188 Pyrosis potatorum, . . . 103 R. Ramollissement of stomach, 211 Rash,......3 Retinitis, . . . .102 Rheumatism, paralytic, . 39 Rheumatism, . . 4,63, 105 Rubeola?, . . 3,100 S. Scarlatina, ... 3, 100 Sciatica, .... 6 Scirrhus of mammae, . . 104 Scirrhus, .... 99 Scrophulosis, . . . .99 Sexual instinct, excitement of, 23 Sleeplessness, . . . 100 Spasms of every kind, . . 99 Spasm of the eyelids, . . 102 Stomacace, putrefaction of the mouth, . . . 103, 157, 211 Stomach, spasm of, . 211 Status nervosus, . . .63 Stings of insects, . . 63 Stitches, pleuritic, . . .188 Stitches, splenetic, . . 64 Sun, stroke of, ... 188 Swelling, inflammatory of, 105 Synocha, .... 4 226 LIST OP NAMES OF DISEASES. T. Page Tarantismus, irresistible de- sire for dancing and music, caused by the bite of a ta- rantula, . . . . 99 Testes, swelling of, . • 64 Testicles, tabes of, . . 211 Tetanus, . . . . 4, 63 Toothache, . . 5,157 Trismus, . . . 4, 63 Tympanitis, . . .211 Typhus, .... 155,187 U. Ulcers, mercurial, . . .99 Ulcers, syphilitic, of fauces, 52 Page Ulcers, putrid, . . • &3 Urinary organs, inflammatory irritation of, ... 188 Urine, retention of, . . 64 Uteritis, inflammation of the uterus, .... 5 V. Variola, . . . . 4, 100 Vertigo, with constipation, 23, 64, 101 Vomiting, . . . .65, 103 W. Weakness, nervous, . . 23 Whooping-cough, . . 65, 104 Wound-fever, ... 63 0 '.«' m Wi sJtJs' ?"W^ *V JE ■ff if , .V. ^1 ^ S* 'wrr ■'*■ *£ ■tfS KG # »$n