Manganum

Manganum carbonate or acetate (Braunstein).

Preparation , Triturations of the carbonate or solutions of the acetate (Hahnemann).

Authorities. 1 , Hahnemann, Chr. Krank.; 2 , Ahner; 3 , Franz; 4 , Haynel; 5 , Hornburg; 6 , Gross.; 7 , Langhammer; 8 , Rückert; 9 , Stapf; 10 , Teuthorn; 11 , Wahle; 12 , Kapp, Syst. Darst. d. Verbess. d. Arzn. d. Chemie, from Hahnemann; 13 , "Urb," from Hahnemann; 14 , "Wzl," from Hahnemann; 15 , Nenning, Hartlaub and Trinks, 2, 209.

Emotional. *Weeping mood , [3] .

Anxiety, with shortness of breath, and profuse perspiration all over, [2] .

Constant uneasiness, as if he apprehended something sad, [1] . Ill-humor , [1] .

Ill-humored and fretful (after thirty-six hours), [1] .

*Ill-humored, so that he was not pleased with the most joyous music, but was immediately affected by the saddest music , [2] .

Fretful, contemplative, when sitting still, with discomfort in the whole body, four afternoons in succession, [2] .

Fretful, discontented with himself, and solicitous about the future; he talked little, thought he was weak in mind, and made mistakes in speaking in every sentence, [3] . *Everything she even thinks of makes her fretful (after two hours), [15] . [10.]

Intellectual.

Distraction of mind, [1] . Weak memory, [1] .

Confusion and Vertigo.

Heaviness of the head, and so great sensitiveness of the scalp that she could scarcely tolerate the combing of the hair, in the morning and evening, [15] . *The head is heavy, and feels larger than usual, at 4 P.M ., [15] . [20.]

Head heavy, dull, and painful, with internal heat in it, at 3 P.M.; better in the open air and returning in the house, [15] . *Head so heavy that he can scarcely hold it up, with a very fretful mood, in the forenoon , [15] . Rush of blood to the head while sitting, standing, walking, and lying, with a sensation of heat in the face, without redness or external heat, [10] .

Drawing pain in the occiput, orbits, and forehead, where it is aggravated on stooping, and disappears on pressure with the hand, [3] . [30.]

Pressive pain over the whole brain, from above downward, late in the evening and on waking in the night (after four hours), [1] . A burning pressive pain in the sides of the head and in the occiput, relieved by going into the open air, [1] .

*A contractive sticking pain here and there in the whole forepart of the head, especially the temples, mostly in the open air , [1] . Stitches as with knives or needles in the left side of the forehead at intervals, [7] .

Slow drawing, seldom pressive, stitches in the sinciput only on going into the open air, and ceasing after awhile in the house; together with shaking chilliness over the whole body, without gooseflesh, also only in the open air, better in the house (after twenty-four hours), [1] .

Tearing in the left side of the forehead, as if in the bone, especially on moving the frontal muscles, [4] .

Constant stitches in the left temporal bone, [4] . [50.] Tearing in the mastoid process behind the right ear, [4] . Fine tearing in the left temple on moving about in the open air (after two hours), [15] .

Parietals. One-sided headache (after four hours), [5] .

Sticking headache externally beneath the left parietal bone, extending to all sides of the skull, [11] . Pain like needle stitches externally on the right occipital bone in the morning in bed, extending down to the fifth cervical vertebra, and aggravated on turning the neck, [11] .

Some violent stitches in the left parietal bone, extending forward on stooping (after half an hour), [15] .

Tearing in the right side of the head, and especially deep in the right ear, on rising from stooping (after three-quarters of an hour), [15] .

Drawing-tearing in the left side of the head (after eight hours), [2] .

A sticking-tearing extending from the posterior and lower portion of the left parietal bone to in front of the vertex, so violent that she believed that a part of the head would be torn off; deep internally, while standing, at 8 A.M.; same pain next day at the same hour, [15] . Occiput.

Dull pressive headache in the occiput, with a feeling of emptiness in it, taking away his senses, relieved by application of the hand, [3] . [60.]

Beating or throbbing pain in the right side of the occiput, like a suppuration, during rest and motion, at 1.30 P.M., [15] . External Head.

Feeling of coldness in a small spot on the vertex, even when the head is covered, with bristling of the hair, [3] .

Drawing cramp in the muscles at the left mastoid process, so that he was obliged to hold the head to the right side, [3] . Tearing and tearing-jerking externally in the occiput three afternoons in succession; at other times pain in the same spot; worse when touched, [1] .

Eye.

Constant dryness in the eyes in the evening, [4] . Feeling of heat and dryness in the eyes, [8] .

Pressure in the eyes while reading by lamp-light, as from too much reading, with overpowering sleepiness, [11] .

Crawling-jerking here and there in the right eye, which causes an agreeable tickling, [8] . Biting pain in the external canthus, [1] .

Brow. A shattering, like a violent sticking, above the right eye on walking rapidly, even in the house (after twenty days), [1] . [70.] A needlelike stitch extending inward in the right superciliary ridge, [11] .

Lids. Swelling of the lids, [10] .

Throbbing in the right upper lid, [3] .

Sharp pressure on the eyeball on moving the eye inward and upward, [4] .

Pupil. Pupils dilated (after twenty-five hours), [5] , [7] .

Pupils very much dilated; the light blinds him and causes pain in the eyes; when the light is held before the eyes, pupils gradually contract, but suddenly dilate on removing it, [1] .

Obscuration of vision, with contraction of the pupils; he does not see clearly at a distance, [3] .

Great short-sightedness for several days, [1] .

Vision vanishes if she looks long at any object, at 4.30 P.M., [15] .

If he looks intently at near objects (even those not bright), the eyes pain, and he is obliged to close them; a light held near them causes still greater pain, [1] .

Sparks of fire, like rays, in the evening on closing the eyes; it seems black as soon as he looks at the light, [1] .

Ear.

Jerking-tearing in the right concha, in the evening on lying down, disappearing in bed, [15] . Painfulness of the external ear to touch, [15] . [90.]

Pain as from suppuration in the right concha, in the evening (first and second days), [15] .

Fluttering as from a large bird before the left ear; at the same time warmth extending into the ear, as if she were near a hot stove, gradually disappearing (after one hour and a half), [15] . Middle.

Feeling of coldness in the right ear, like a draft of cold air, [9] .

Excessive pain goes suddenly from the teeth into the inner ear, [9] .

Earache in the left ear, [5] .

Digging in the bones within the ear, at night, [6] . Sharp pressure at times in the right ear, on going into the open air, as if he would have earache, [4] . *Dull sticking pains in the ear whenever he speaks , [1] . [ *Or swallows . -Lippe.]

Violent drawing-sticking pain, especially in the forenoon on walking rapidly, extending from the forehead into the ear, ending at the tympanum as a stitch from within outward, continuing while walking, and gradually disappearing after standing still (after forty-eight hours), [1] .

Violent drawing-sticking pain, always on laughing, extending from the stomach into the left ear, in the region of the tympanum, [1] . [100.] Scraping-sticking in the region of the tympanum, [5] . Jerking, painful tearing in the right ear, in the morning (second day), [15] .

Objective. Discharge of bland mucus as clear as water from the nose, with frequent sneezing, [9] .

Catarrh; stoppage of the nose, with secretion of thick mucus, [15] . [110.]

Catarrh in the left nostril, with inability to inhale air through the nose, and loss of smell, at 1.30 P.M., [15] .

Stopped catarrh, with red, inflamed, sore, and painful nose and upper lid, in the evening, [3] . Coryza (after thirty-six hours), [1] .

Violent stopped coryza (after four days), [1] .

*Expression suffering, pale, and sunken , as after excesses, during the whole proving, [9] . Cheeks.

Pressive digging in a small spot on the zygoma, at night in bed, at intervals, [6] . Pain in the zygoma, as if a boil would break out, [9] . [120.]

Pain as from a blow in the left upper jaw, [5] . Lips.

Lips dry and parched, with shrivelled epidermis, for several days, without thirst, [1] . Chin.

Burning externally on the right side of the chin, lasting but a short time (after an hour and a half), [15] .

Burning on the right side of the chin, as if a glowing coal were held against it (after one hour and three-quarters), [15] .

Cramplike sensation in both upper and lower jaws, after eating, [7] .

Violent itching-sticking, extending from the right side of the lower jaw to above the temple, on laughing, [1] .

Stitches in the angle of the lower jaw, extending to the parotid gland, [4] .

Smarting and sore pain in the lower jaw, [5] .

Toothache, lasting four or five days and returning, especially in the forenoon and evening from 10 to 12; sucking with the tongue caused an acute jerking in the teeth, after which the pain disappeared for some time, [9] .

Most violent toothache; at first sudden, in two hollow back teeth, extending thence into the arm, zygoma, neck, or ear, and again returning; with prostration of all the forces, so that he could scarcely walk, and was obliged to lie down, with great internal restlessness and oppression; pain somewhat relieved by biting upon anything elastic, or laying the forehead upon a table; greatly aggravated when sitting upright; with great dilatation of the pupils, [9] . [130.] Drawing toothache in the right back teeth that often suddenly disappears, and is followed by a drawing pain in neighboring parts, [9] . Pain in the root of a right lower tooth, as if it would be pushed out, frequently returning, [15] . A stitch, now in one, now in another upper tooth, always on biting the teeth together, [1] . Tearing in three or four left lower teeth, soon disappearing (after one hour and a half), [15] .

Drawing-tearing toothache, in the morning in bed (after four days), [1] .

A tooth is painfully sensitive to the slightest touch, as if ulcerated; less when not touched, [9] . Smarting toothache in an upper and a lower back tooth became intolerable from the slightest cold drink, [9] .

Tongue. Some burning blisters on the left side of the tongue, soon disappearing, but returning next day (sixth day), [15] .

Posteriorly on the left side of the tongue a pimple, which is painfully sore if pressed by the tongue, and on swallowing; in the morning after rising, lasting till evening (second day), [15] .

An earthy or clayey odor from the mouth, in the morning after rising, not noticed by himself, [9] . [140.]

Dryness of the palate and lips, nearly all day, [3] . Mouth dry, in morning after waking, so that she could scarcely swallow; with white tongue and acid taste (second day), [15] .

A sensation of soreness and as of a hard substance posteriorly on the palate, when not swallowing, disappearing after eating bread, at 8 A.M., [15] . Saliva.

Flow of saliva, [12] .

Accumulation of saliva in the mouth, [5] .

Accumulation of bitter water in the mouth, with qualmishness, [2] .

An insipid, rather bitter taste in the mouth all day, in spite of eating, [1] .

Insipid and bitter taste in the mouth, immediately after food and drink; while he has food or drink in the mouth it tastes well, [1] . Bitter taste in the morning on waking, with dry lips, without thirst, [1] .

Sour taste in the mouth, in the morning after waking (sixth and seventh days), [15] . [150.]

Dry throat in the morning, without thirst, [3] . Dryness in the throat and rough voice, immediately on going into the open air, with cutting pressure in the abdomen, and nausea in the chest, [3] .

External Throat. The neck seems swollen and stiff, with pain in the muscles coming from the teeth, [9] .

Pressive constriction in the parotid glands, [6] .