Stramonium

Belladonna. Causticum.

IGNATIA.

Rhus.

Veratri.m.

Sepia.

PETROLEUM.

PLUMBUM.

Eight side predom. — Generally dark hair . Obesity — Apoplexia sanguinea .... Paralysis often painful, one-sided ...»

Painful eruptions

Pulse sometimes intermittent and slow with

quick respiration. When the pulse becomes slow, it is full . . Thirst very rare during chill, often before

chill and continues after sweat. Drinks often, but little at a time .... Inflammation of brain with aggrav. when

lying down.

lieft side — Generally light hair. Emaciation — Apoplexia nervosa. Paralysis generally painless «& of both sides. Painless eruptions. Pulse sometimes double and very quick with

quiet respiration. When the pulse becomes slow, it is weak. Thirst during heat and sweat and between

both stages; none during chill. Drinks seldom, but much at a time. Inflammation of brain with improvenifnt

when lying, involuntary movements of the

head and frequ't raising of middle of body.

Love of being alone Fear of being alone.

Fear of being poisoned or of apoplexy — Fear of loss of reason — Haughtiness —

Distrust— Ailments from anger. Amativeness — Ailm. fr. hearing bad news.

Memory very active or very weak. Weak memory.

Farsightedness Shortsightedness.

Painful jerking of single muscles of the face. Painless jerking of single muscles of the face.

Complaints predom, ou roof of mouth and Complaints predom. on soft palate, and on

on upper arm. fore-arm.

Aversion to sour things Appetite for sour things*.

Scentless flatus Fetid flatus.

Urine oftener dark than pale — Incontinence Urine pale — Retention of urine more fre-

more frequent than retention of urine. quent than involuntary discharge.

Catamenia predom. too soon Catamenia predom. too late.

Puerperal convulsions with congestions to Puerperal convulsions with copious sweat-

the head. ing, Lippe.

Respiration predom, low Respiration loud.

Horses stare and have a restless look ; re- Horses : Uneasy with the least noise, likes

fuse to have their fore-feet examined or to run off, bites and kicks with very quick

to be mounted; overturn themselves. motions.

Remission after midnight and in /orenoon. Aggrav. night and morning — Remission

during day and evening,

Worse from light, partic. candle light . . Improved quite as often as aggrav. by light;

worse partic, from sun-light.

Worse in Spring Worse in the Autumn.

Fredomin. irorse -- — *^ ■-^'^~ ■^ — -~ Predomin. better

From sour things, lying on left side, and when lying on painful side,

Predomin. better ■*■ --^^ — ~~ Predomin. ivorse

When stooping, from external pressure, lying on right side, and when lying on unpainful side,

N.B. Stram. has not the oversensitiveness to pain of Bellad. in accordance with the predom charac- teristic of constitutional want of irritability, which is peculiar to Stramon. 11. Gr. Except with paronychifB and other suppurations where on the contrary the greatest sensitiveness to rain indicates Stramon, C.Hg.

* Acids are not aatidotes in cases of poisoning with Bellad., but are antidotal to poisoning with Stramon.

C.IIs

Crawling sensation in external parts —

Perspires easily — Emaciation. Painless paralysis, generally of both sides. Hemorrhages, blood dark. Pulse very irregular, sometimes trembling. Thir.st, as with Hyosc. ; but often also

between heat and sweat.

Aversion to light and company ....

Fear of being poisoned

Ailments from anger, grief, or disappointed love.

Memory very active or weak

Delirium tremens or convulsions with un- consciousness and with aversion to light and company.

Clear-sightedness oftener than dim-sighted- ness.

Optical illusions in bright colors ....

Objects predominant appear too large . .

Puerperalconvulsions with grinding of teeth.

Secretion of milk diminished Expectoration infrequent . Horse refuses to be mounted

Inclination for light and company. Fear of loss of reason. Ailments from hearing bad news.

Weak memory.

Delirium tremens or convulsions with full

consciousness and desire for light and

company. Dim-sightedness.

Optic, illusions in dark or prismatic colors.

Oi)jects appear too small.

Puerperal convulsions with copious sweat'g.

Lippo.

Secretion of milk increased.

Expectoration not yet observed.

Horse getting restless from every noise, in- clining to runoff, biting & attacking with great agility.

REinsPiON of complaints during day Ailments from heat of sun .... Worse from light; better in the dark Worse in company ; better when alone Worse or better from pressure . . Worse when lying on painful side, better

when lying on unpainful side. Ge»erfl?/_v better when getting out of bed. Predominant worse after getting out of bed. Better or worse when stooping, and when

assuming an erect position. Ailments from Belladonna or Plumbum . .

RE>nssioN during day and evening. Improvement of complaints in sun-light. Better or worse fr. hght (resp. in the dark.) Generally bett. in comp., worse when alune. Worse from pressure. Generally better when liyng on painful side,

worse when lying on unpainful side. Worse when getting out of bed. Worse or better after getting out of bed. Worse when stooping, and when assuming

an erect position. Ailments from Mercurius or Plunil)um.

Predomin. ^vorse ^-^ — " — --... Predomin. better

In ilie suu, in compauy, after Ij^iug down, ■while lying, partic. when lying on painful side, & after stool.

Predomin. better

Predomin. ^rorse

When alone, when getting ont of bed, when lying on unpainful side, when stooping, & when assuming

an erect position.

N.B. Stramonium lacks the over-sensitiveness to pain of Hyoscyamus.

Ignatia.

Predom. left side* — Sansruine teniporament . Painles8 ulcers and swelling of glands . . .

Pulse very cbangeablef

Coldness, easily overcome by external warmth.

Chill, lessened after getting out of bed and

alter meals. Thirst only during chill .... Heat, with inclination to uncover Heat, lessened while eating . . Sweat, lessened by exertion . . Sleeplessness before midniijht . . Sleepless after depressing emotions