Ομοιοπαθητική ΒιβλιοθήκηMandragora
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General EN
Mandragora officinarum, Mill. (Also M. vernalis, Berthol.) Atropa mandragora, Linn.
Natural Order , Solanaceae.
Common name , Mandrake.
Preparation , Tincture of plant without the root (Dufresne).
Authorities. 1 , Dr. L. C. Dufresne, Bib. Hom. de Genève, 2, 498, 1834, effects on self and another from smelling repeatedly at short intervals of the expressed juice of the plant (which has a nauseating odor like reptiles' (adders') flesh); 2 , Dr. Benjamin W. Richardson, Brit. and For. Med.-Chir. Rev., 1874, p. 242, vol. 53; also vol. 51, effects of the tincture to 20 minims.
Head EN
Heaviness and confusion of the head, [1] .
A sense of fulness in the vessels of the brain, [2] .
Eye.
Mandragora causes dilatation of the pupil, [2] . A peculiarly enlarged and confused vision, [2] .
Ear.
Exaggeration of sounds, [2] .
Nose EN
Coryza, [1] .
Mouth EN
The tincture benumbs the tongue when a little is placed upon it, [2] .
Singular taste, and sensation of acidity and dryness, which last for several days, [2] .
Stool EN
Inaction of the bowels, with white had faeces when the bowels are induced to act, [2] .
Respiratory Organs. [10.] Hoarseness, [1] . Slight cough, with expectoration, [1] .
Difficult breathing, [1] .
General Symptoms.
A curious restless excitability, akin to hysteria, perhaps we might say essentially hysterical, [2] . Lingering uneasiness and coldness after the removal of other symptoms, [2] .
Bodily weariness, [1] .
All the unpleasant symptoms go off night in bed, and are succeeded by a gentle perspiration, [1] .
Great irregularities in diet, such as the use of wine, coffee, and cigars, caused all the symptoms to disappear in three days in one prover; with a careful diet they lasted eight days, and were then removed by Nux vom . and Belladonna , followed by Camphor , [1] .
Sleep EN
Desire for sleep, [2] .
Fever EN
Lingering coldness and uneasiness after the removal of other symptoms, [2] . [20.]
Shivering sensation in the afternoon, [1] .