Piper Nigrum

Piper nigrum, L.

Natural order , Piperaceae.

Common names , Black pepper, Poivre noir.

Preparation , Triturations.

Authority. Berridge, Month. Hom. Rev., 1870, 14, p. 108, effects, on two occasions, of large quantities of pepper, in a lady.

Feeling as if temples and malar bones were pressed in, worse on left side.

SUPPLEMENT: PIPER NIGRUM.

Authority. 2 , Dr. Houat, Nouvelles Données de Mat. Méd.

(We add these symptoms by Houat to complete his work, and for purposes of criticism. -T. F. A.).

Hot-headed, irascible, and often gay, [2] .

Disposition to excesses of all sorts, [2] .

Amorous thoughts and desires, with hypochondria, [2] .

Hypochondriac, with fear of being poisoned, [2] .

Heaviness and congestion of the cerebellum, with paleness of the face, [2] .

Rushing ( bouillonnements , literally boiling up) and congestion of blood to the head, with burning and throbbing pains and prickings, [2] .

Sensation of emptiness in the brain, or of fulness, as of a great deal of fluid, [2] . Attacks of numbness in the brain, producing a sort of sleep and swoon, [2] .

Sensation of pressure on the head, and as if the bones of the cranium and face rested on the lower jaw, [2] .

Pressing pains at the temples, as if they would be broken in, [2] .

Eye.

The eyes inflamed and burning, with a sensation of cold on the eyelids, [2] .

Eyelids ulcerated and bleared, [2] .

Lachrymation and photophobia, [2] .

Dimness of sight and vertigo, with cephalalgia, nausea, and vomiting, [2] .

Frequent sneezing, epistaxis, [2] .

Dry and fluent coryza, [2] .

Dryness and burning in the nostrils; the nostrils are stopped up, [2] .

Pressure on the bones of the nose as if they were being crushed, [2] .

Red and burning face, [2] . Drawing faceache, with a sensation as if all the muscles and bones were ranging themselves one upon the other, [2] .

Convulsive closure of the jaws, [2] .

A whitish coating on the middle of the tongue, [2] . Burning dryness of the mouth and throat, [2] .

Heat and dryness of the palate, which seemed to be burned; likewise of the tongue, [2] .

Constant need of expectorating much mucus, which forms in the throat, [2] .

Burning in the throat, with a sensation of stiffness, as if it were an iron tube, [2] . Burning pains on the tonsils, with sensation as if they were being pierced, [2] .

Paralysis of the muscles of the throat; one cries, but is not able to articulate intelligibly, [2] .

Continual unquenchable thirst, [2] .

Vomiting, accompanied by great exertion; it seems as if the whole stomach itself were to be vomited, [2] .

Sensation of heat and dryness in the stomach, [2] . Cramps and drawing in the stomach, with a desire for coarse and extravagant food, [2] .

Gastric discomfort, [2] .

Burning and lancinating pains in the liver, as if there were a tumor, [2] .

Disposition of the abdomen to obesity, [2] .

Swollen, hard, and burning abdomen, [2] .

A very painful sensation of restlessness and anxiety in the intestines, [2] .

Sensation of a foreign round body, which rises even to the stomach, with tearing pains in the intestines, [2] .

Pains as from an abscess in the intestines, [2] . When he stirs, electric discharges seem to be produced in the intestines, [2] .

Burning in the loins and kidneys, with contractive movements, [2] .

Rectum And Anus.

Long-lasting constipation, then involuntary thin stools, [2] .

Difficulty of urinating, with urine generally saturated, turbid, brownish, [2] . Diabetic urine, [2] .

Haematuria, [2] . Urine containing sand, [2] .

Priapism atrocious, [2] . Inflammation and swelling of the penis, with priapism and burning pains, [2] .

Pains of excoriation at the penis, as from an excess of sexual indulgences, [2] .

Burning and pricking of the glans, [2] .

Strong ejaculation, or almost none, and very difficult, [2] .

Menses make their appearance with difficulty; retarded menstruation, [2] .

Menses capricious, irregular, with colic and blackish blood, [2] .

Respiratory Organs.

Ulcerations and false membranes thick and deep in the larynx, [2] .

Voice low, deep, and sometimes rough, [2] .

Croupish cough, with pains of excoriation in the trachea, [2] . Brisk, hollow, resounding cough, more so at evening and morning, with a whitish and sometimes grayish expectoration, [2] .

Dyspnoea and attacks of suffocation, [2] .

Disposition for obesity of the chest, [2] .

Painful spots on various parts of the chest, aggravated by coughing, respiration, and motion, [2] .

Burning and swollen breast, [2] . Great flow of milk, [2] .

Sensation as if the heart were surrounded with water, [2] .

Frequent palpitation of the heart, [2] .

Inflammation and swelling of the joints, [2] .

Bones easily fractured, [2] . The motion of a carriage deafens and produces spasms, [2] . Attacks of spasms, with tetanic stiffness of the limbs, [2] . Great weakness of the whole body, [2] .

Aggravation of the sufferings from motion, in the evening, and in damp weather, [2] .

Crusty ulcers on the concha of the ears, [2] .

Large pustules, leaving marks on the face, [2] . Eczema on the lips, [2] .

Dartrous eruption and ulceration, principally at the left mamma, [2] .

Very tender skin, [2] . Insupportable itching through the whole body, aggravated by scratching, and by heat and motion, [2] .

Irresistible desire to sleep, especially in the evening and after eating, [2] .

Great sleepiness, particularly in the evening, [2] .

Dryness and coldness of the skin, or heat with biting dryness, [2] .

Heat on the forehead, with heaviness of the head and vertigo; necessity of a support to prevent falling, [2] .

Cold sweat, with great heat through the whole body, [2] . Sweat, which seems to corrode the skin, [2] .