Blatta Americana
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General EN
"The great American Cockroach," probably kakerlae insignis .
Nat. order , Insecta (common in Brazil).
Preparation , Triturate the live insect with sugar of milk.
Authority. Pathogénésie Brésilienne (Mure).
Head EN
Numbness and heaviness of the head.
Pain in the temple, with lancinations now and then (second day).
Aching pain in the temples.
Acute pain in the temples, every now and then, at 4 P.M.
Eyes EN
Pricking, as by a fly, in the corner of the left eye, at 10 A.M.
Lachrymation.
Yellowness of the sclerotica.
(When the prover had the jaundice, for which the Blatta is considered empirically as a specific, he felt a number of pains which have been reproduced in this proving, such as general prostration, weariness, etc.).
NOSE, FACE, AND MOUTH.
Watery discharge from nose. Yellowness of face. [10.] Very salt saliva.
Stomach And Abdomen EN
Transient bloating at pit of stomach.
Slight colic.
Pain in transverse colon, duodenum, and pit of stomach.
Urinary Organs EN
Much heat in urethra, when urinating.
Yellow color of urine, increasing more and more.
Urine of a bright yellow, albuminous (second day).
Chest EN
Acute pain in chest, afternoon (second day).
Violent pain in chest, with want of breath (second day).
Pain in right side of chest.
NECK AND BACK. [20.] Prickings in left side of neck.
Pain in back, right side. Pain shifting from back to shoulder-blade.
Lower Extremities.
Sense of weariness in the hams.
Cramp in right leg (second day).
Pain in right leg, from toes to knees.
Pain in feet, here and there, sometimes in the sole (second day).
Pain at left little toe.
[Note: add: Formication in toes, at 7 A.M.]
Generalities EN
Lazy. Extreme weariness when going upstairs.
SLEEP AND FEVER. [30.] Frequent yawning. Chill and shuddering, for half an hour. Shuddering, with sense of heat and moisture all over.
The proving was interrupted by an accident.