Oniscus Asellus

Oniscus asellus, Linn., and O. armadillo, L. (Armadillo officinalis, Cuv.).

Order , Isopoda.

Class , Crustacea of the articulate animals.

Common names , Sow-bug; (Fr.), Cloporte or Porcelet.

Preparations , Tincture of the living animals. [See valuable article on chemical analysis, medical history, etc., of these animals, by Dr Mehu, Bull. de Thérap., p. 304, 1877.]

Authorities. 1 , Hering, Archiv. f. Hom., 13, 1, 168, effects of the tincture; 2 , Wolff, Med. Zeit. v. Ver. d. Heilk. in Preussen, 1833, No. 47, p. 2211, effects of the three "cellar-worms," taken in a glass of brandy before a paroxism of fever; 3 , Lange, Misc. Ver. Fasc. 1, p. 56 (Am. Hom. Obs., 1872, p. 312), general statement of effects of O. armadillo.

HEAD, FACE, AND MOUTH. Dull heaviness of the head, [1] .

Boring pain behind the right ear, on the mastoid process, with violent pulsation in the arteries, [1] . Painful pressure above the eyebrows and on the margin of the nose, first on the left side, afterwards on the right, [1] . Pale face, wild expression , [2] .

(The toothache that had disappeared returned), [1] .

Pressure on the soft palate posteriorly, as if would close, [1] .

Thirst, [1] .

Somewhat nauseated, followed by persistent pressure, as if in the cardiac orifice of the stomach, [1] .

Continued vomiting, [2] . [10.] Very severe colic, with meteorism and tension of the abdomen , [2] .

Rectum And Anus.

(Sudden desire for stool, followed by a sudden thin stool), [1] .

Burning pain in the anus, [1] .

Urinary And Sexual Organs. Tenesmus of the bladder and rectum, with absence of stool and urine , [2] .

Cutting burning in the urethra, with excessive bodily restlessness , [2] .

Many erections, with disinclination to work, [1] .

Respiratory Organs.

The mucus hawked up is streaked with blood, [1] .

Generalities And Sleep. In young patients an haemoptysis is induced by the salt with which these insects abound, [3] .

Inclination to stretch, [1] . [20.]

Frequent yawning, [1] .