Ομοιοπαθητική ΒιβλιοθήκηDrosera Rotundifolia
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Mix the recently expressed juice, with equal parts of alcohol.
. This herb, which is one of the most powerful medicinal agents of our clime, has been frequently employed externally in cutaneous eruptions by the older physicians, but not always with the best success ; internally it seems to have been used with some benefit. — Modern physicians, knowing only their large doses, dare not use this heroic drug internally, and have therefore rejected it.
I have been in the habit of using the 9th potency of this drug, but latterly I have constantly used the 30th.
One single dose of that potency is sufficient to cure entirely epidemic hooping-cough,* as is shown by symptoms 50, 53, 57, 62, but especially 58, and also (87.)
AllcEopathic physicians have never been able to relieve this fearful disease, which does not, like other acute diseases, pass off of itself without either terminating in death, or else tor- turing the patienl for twenty or twenty-two weeks ; they either let the children die, or else kill them by large doses of unsuit- able drugs.
Camphor moderates the effects of Drosera.
FROM NOACK AND TRINKS.
Drosera may be used for diseases prevailing at the time of epidemic hooping-cough. Intermittent fevers, with spasmo- dic convulsive cough and gastric symptoms during the apy- rexia. Gauze before the eyes and blurred appearance of the letters Vanishing of sight when reading
Farsightedness with the following symptoms : Sharp sight at a distance, very bad sight at a proximity, vanishing of sight when read- ing, the eyes see dim, blurred appearance of the letters, the eyes are dazzled by fire and the light of day, the eyelids are drawn together about the time of the menses when looking in the fire, constant dryness of the eyes and nose, frequent dry coryza Stitching and otalgia, especially when swallowing Face-ache aggravated by pressure Vomiting of bile or water in the morning
Spasm in the stomach, a contraction extend- ing from the stomach to the back, and a spasmodic cough in-
* The cure takes place surely between 7 or 8 days. Never give a second dose immediately after the first, no more than any other remedy; it would not only prevent the good effect of the former, but would even do considerable injury, as I know from experience.
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ducing vomiting, especially in the morning, and accompanied with expectoration of mucus Bloody diarrhoea with hooping- cough Croup, when a chronic form remains, sometimes re- turning periodically, characterized by a spasmodic cough, a scraping in the bronchi ; this condition, when neglected, may terminate in spasms or even in hydrocephalus. (When the fever is very violent give Merc.) — Hooping-cough with hemorrhage from nose and mouth ; hooping-cough after measles ; hooping-cough, especially when excited by rattling of mucus in the bronchi ;
Drosera has been especially useful when Ipec. had been given previously, and when the cough was characterized by suffocative symptoms, hemorrhage from nose and mouth, protrusion of the eyes, vomiting of the in- gesta, and falUng over of the patient ; according to Knorre, Drosera ought only to be used in the convulsive stage ; it then changes the convulsive cough with its whizzing sound to a catarrhal, with copious secretion of mucus in the bronchi ; nevertheless this catarrhal cough frequently retained a pecu- liar violence, and shook the whole body ; in this case Cina was the remedy when given in repeated doses
Fits of cough, ter- minating in hemorrhages from nose and mouth, after epidemic smallpox Chronic hoarseness, remaining after repeated ca- tarrhs Chronic catarrhal affections with soreness of the larynx and decrease of the voice, which seemed to be smothered Cough with clawing pain in the chest and hypochondria
Cough in a child of six years, whose mother had died with consumption, with greenish sputa, first resembling a hooping- cough, afterwards with a pain in the sternum and noise when breathing Violent cough of young consumptive persons, with sanguineo-purulent expectoration Incipient laryngeal phthi- sis ; disagreeable pressure in front, in the region of the larynx ; scratching in that part when coughing or swallowing ; striking hoarseness, short, more dry than moist cough, especially when the air is dry, sharp, and the mouth open; occasional ex- pectoration of white mucus which is but rarely streaked with blood ; sometimes difficulty of deglutition and pain in the larynx when touching it from without, or when turning the head ; lastly some difficulty of respiration, wheezing, dryness and disagreeable sensation in the back part of the throat, with . redness, aphthse, smell from the mouth during an expiration as
of freshly drawn milk, indolence and decrease of strength.
Phthisis with violent pains in the chest, purulent discharge, and purulent putrid taste in the mouth.
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Head EN
Vertigo when walking in the open air, (a. 4 d.) Obtusion and heaviness of the head, — Aching- pain in the head
Headache over the orbit, when stooping, disappearing when walking. — 5.
Headache in the forehead, after violent motion and when walking, resembling an obtusion of the head which comes from violent talking.
Eyes EN
Severe stitches through the eyes especially when stooping
Agglutination of the eyelids
Itching of the eye- lids, (a. 24 h.) When exerting the eyes to see, he feels a pain in the eyes which is more smarting than aching. — 10.
Presbyopia and weakness of the eyes ; sudden and repeated vibrations before the eyes, when endeavoring to recognize small things
Gauze before the eyes ; when reading, the let- ters look blurre'cT
In the evening when entering the room from a walk, he is attacked with an obscuration of sight, with- out vertigo, and a vibratory sensation before his eyes
Con- traction of the pupils.
Ears EN
(Induration behind and below the left ear, painful to the touch.) — 15.
Roaring and buzzing before the ears, or noise as of a distant drum, continuing during motion and rest.
Difficulty of hearing, with increased humming before the ears.
Nose EN
Bleeding of the nose when stooping. — Bleeding of the nose morning and evening.
Mouth and Teeth : The middle of the lower lip is chapped. — 20.
Stitching toothache, in the morning, after drinking something warm.
(Vacillation of the teeth.) Whi- tish ulcer on the tip of the tongue
Small, red, painless swell- ing in the middle of the tongue, (a. 48 h.) Frequent flow of watery saliva. — 25.
Dry lips and little taste.
Taste and Appetite : Food has lost its taste to him
Bread tastes bitter to him
Bitter rising from the stomach. — 30.
Bitter and sour rising from the stomach into the mouth
Bit- ter taste in the throat, until dinner
Canine hunger without any appetite, frequently during the day.
(Nausea even by thinking of it.)
Gastric Symptoms : Nausea unto vomiting, after a meal.
Nightly vomiting
Vomiting before dinner
Vomiting in the morning, mostly of bile
HsBmatemesis.
Stomach And Abdomen EN
The hypochondriac region is painful to the touch and when coughing, he has then to lay his hand upon the spot to moderate the pain. — 40. Stitching
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and throbbing in the pit of the stomach.- -Pinching and grip- ing in the abdomen with diarrhoea
Writhing pain in the ab- domen
Stitching in the right side of the abdomen when silting
Cntting in the abdomen, (a. 3 h.)
Stool EN
Frequent stool with cntting pain in the abdomen
Bloody mucus with stool, followed by pain in the abdomen and small of the back
Thin stool the first days, afterwards a little harder ; an unsuccessful desire remaining after the evacuation.
Urine EN
Watery, inodorous urine, with stools of white mucus, (a. 24 h.)
Cold, Coryza, Chest : Painful sneezing and coughing, during which he has to hold his chest by laying his hand upon it. — 50.
Pain in the hypochondria when cmighing, as if they were being forcibly constricted
Pain across the lower part of the chest and the hypochondria
Violent pain across the chest, even when not coughing, when sitting, the pain being rather a pressure than stitching ; it goes off during mo- tion ; when touching the part a painful pressure is experienced in it
Contractive pain in the hypochondria, arresting the breathing ; is unable to cough, owing to the pain, unless he presses with the hand upon the pit of the stomach
Deep inspirations. — 55.
Difficult respiration
Asthmatic, especially when talking, even at every word ; the throat became con- tracted ; no asthma when walking
Cough deep from the chest
Cough, the fits being so rapid that he is scarcely able to breathe
Cough in the evening after lying down. — 60.
Nightly cough
Cough wakes him at two o'clock in the night, after which he falls asleep again.
During an expiration, in the evening when lying in the bed, sudden contraction of the abdomen, occasioning a heaving as if he would vomit, and bringing on cough.
The cough caused a griping in the abdo- men and a heaving as if vomiting would come on, whenever the expectoration was incomplete and difficult.
While cough- ing he comes near vomiting. — 65.
When coughing, he throws up water, mucus and food
When coughing he expires air having a pungent smell
Morning-cough with expectoration.
The expectoration tastes salt
The morning-expectoration tastes bitter. — 70.
The morning-expectoration when cough- ing has a disgusting taste
Stitches in the chest when cough- ing
Intolerable stitches when coughing, and taking a deep inspiration, in the upper part of the side of the chest, near the axilla, relieved by pressing upon the affected spot with the hand, with purulent expectoration mixed with blood and tinged red; no pain when touching the spot from without, (a. 24 h.) Haemoptysis
Stitches in the muscles of the chest when coughing and breathing.
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Back EN
Pain in the back, as if beaten to pieces, in various parts. Rheumatism between the scapulas during motion, ex- tending to the small of the back.
Upper Extremities : Pain as if bruised in the shoulder- joint, when bending the arm backwards, or when raising it or lying upon it, or when merely touching the joint. — 80.
Pain in the shoulder-joint as if the arm would go to sleep and were faint and weak, going off by continued motion
Pain of the arm when moving it, as if the flesh were detached from the bones
Stitching in the right arm, and pain from the shoul- der to the elbow, even when at rest ; the elbow-joint is pain- ful to the touch, as if there were subcutaneous ulceration
Contusive pain, first in the region of the elbow-joint, afterwards the shoulder-joint
Pain in the wrist-joint where the ulna and carpus join, when turning or bending the hand, or when touching the part. — 85.
Contusive and bruised pain in the hands, extending to the elbow-joints
Stitches towards the fingers and through their tips, even when at rest
Tendency of the fingers to contract as in a cramp ; when seizing some- thing, one feels a rigidity in the middle-joints, as if the ten- dons would not yield, now in the right, now in the left hand.
Lower Extremities: (Tearing pain in the thigh after dinner, with heaviness of the legs.) Aching pain in the poste- rior muscles of the left thigh, in the night, increased by pressing upon them and by stoopii)g ; he was unable to rest upon them ; going off after rising. — 90.
Painful stiffness of the bends of the knees ; he was scarcely able to bend the knees
Tremor of the knees when walking, even in a room, but most when going up stairs.
Stitches in the tibia from below upwards, towards the calf, in rest ; the pain roused her from sleep in the night
Vacil- lating gait from weakness of the feet, when beginning to walk, going off by continued walking
He cannot extend the legs without feeling great pain, and has to limp. — 95.
R'lgidity of the tarsal-joints ; they are very stiff
Tearing pain in the heel during motion (when walking), (stitching and beating around the right tarsal-joint, mostly when lying in the bed at night).
Pain in the feet extending up to the calves and moving up and down.
General Symptoms: Painful cramp in the muscles of the back and abdomen, when turning the head or trunk ; it continues a long while. — 100.
(Jerking, or jerking sensation in the limbs.) All the limbs feel bruised and are also pain- ful externally
All his limbs feel paralyzed
All those
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parts of the body upon which he hes ache as if the couch were too hard.
Sleep akd Fever : Frequent starting in the night when asleep, as if from fright or fear, but she does not feel any anxiety when waking
Anxious dreams in the night
Sleep- lessness
Excessive weariness in the morning. — 110.
Ex- cessively weary in the morning ; is scarcely able to open his eyes
Shivering when at rest ; no shivering during motion
Shivering when at rest, although the body feels warm to the hand ; even in the bed he shivers and feels cold
Feels cold all the time, cannot get warm
Feels cold in the night when in bed, but no shivering. — 115.
Face, nose and hands are cold.
(The left half of the face feels cold, with pricking pain, the right half feeling hot and dry, after midnight,) (cold cheeks and hot hands in the evening.) Frequent attacks of alternate chilliness and heat, with desire to vomit in the afternoon
Quotidian fever and ague ; in the forenoon before nine o'clock, chilliness with icy-cold hands and blue nails, (has to lie down) until noon, thirst after the chilliness ; afterwards weight in the head, beating pain in the occiput and heat in the face, the rest of the body having its natural temperature until three o'clock, in the afternoon ; feels well in the evening ; in the night pro- fuse sweat, especially on the abdomen ; after the heat, incli- nation to vomit. — 120.
Fever : head obtuse, heavy, continual chilliness, he is unable to get warm ; food has no taste to him ; afterwards thirst, heat in the head, and flow of watery saliva
Vomiting during the chilly stage, terminating in vomit- ing of bile
Chilliness during the day ; heat in the night, (a. 36 h.) Warmth of the upper part of the body, towards evening
Heat in the head. — 125.
Heat and redness of the face.
(a. 5 h.) Sweat only in the face, three nights in suc- cession.
(Heat and sweat of the chest, thighs and bends of the knees, with thirst, day and night.) Night-sweat.
Sweat immediately after midnight.
Moral Symptoms : Out of humor ; even a trifle puts him out of humor
He feels hurt by an offence more than usual
Obstinate execution of his plans.
OBSERVATIONS OF OTHERS.
Head EN
Vertigo when walking in the open air ; he inclines to fall to the left side.
(a. 9 h.) Vertigo, not disposed to do any thing, (a. 33 h.) Headache with pressure through the light temple.
Painful pressure through the forehead and
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the zygomata from within, (a. 1\ h.) — 5. Aching pain over the right temple, (a. 3^ h.) Boring pain through the forehead, only when stooping while writing, (a. 7 h.) Dull- drawing pain in the left hemisphere of the brain, towards the temple, (a. 28 h.) Drawing pain in the right hemisphere of the brain, towards the occiput_, (a. 9 h.) Tearing-tensive pain in the forehead, more violent when stooping, (a. 11 h.) — 10. Sharp cutting prickings in the left side of the fore- head, (a. 33 h.) Tearing pain in the brain, more towards the forehead, more violent when moving the eyes, but relieved by leaning the head on his hand.
(a. 10 h.) The head feels heavy when holding it straight, but not when stooping, (a. 37 h.) The whole brain feels painful ; every step he makes affects it painfully, (a. 8 h.) Burning sore pain on the right side of the scalp ; going off by touching the part. (a. 6i h.) — 15. Smarting-burning pain in the hairy-scalp, (a. 10 h.) Soreness of the scalp, above the right side of the forehead (a. 32 h.) Sore pain of the left frontal eminence Feeling of soreness in the skin of the right temple
Itching gnawing in the forepart of the scalp, going off by rubbing. — 20. Gnaw- ing itching in the whole of the hairy-scalp, but especially in the sides, obliging one to scratch, (a. 12 h.) Pressure in the top of the scalp, sometimes accompanied with gnawing, (a. 2 h.) Dull-boring pain in the scalp, region of the vertex, (a. 10 h.) Gnawing headache, with pressure in the outer parts above the eyebrows, accompanied with drawing, extending from that part to the cerebellum in the morning, (a. 28 h.)
Eyes EN
Pain as of subcutaneous ulceration, when pressing up- on the left eyebrow and the eyelid, (a. 3 h.) — 25.
Drawing burn- ing pain in the eyebrows, more towards the temple, (a. 25 h.) Contraction of the pupils, (a. 1, 2 h.) Dilatation of the pu- pils, (a. 25 h.) Luminous vibrations before the right eye, more above and on the side ; when attempting to look at those vibrations they recede more and more from his visual horizon ; they hindered reading, (a. 48 h.) Tensive burning in a trans- verse direction in the left eye and eyelids, (a. 13 h.) — 30.
Sore pain in the right lower eyelid, more violent when touch- ing the part.
(a. 11 h.) Cutting pain obliquely above the whole of the left eye
Dull tearing in the left eyeball in a transverse direction, (a. 32 h.) Sharp stitch in the left eye- ball when at rest
Burning pain in the right eyeball and fine stitches in the left inner ear.
(a. 9 h.)
Ear : Broad, slow stitches through the left ear from with- out inwards, (a. 2 h.) — Otalgia, with stitching, in the middle of the left inner ear. (a. 30 h.) — Dull stitch in the right ear, very
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near to the outer part
Titillating stitch in the inmost por- tion of the right ear
Pain in the inner right ear, as if the parts were being compressed, almost a cramp-pain. — (a. 7i h.) — 40.
Drawing pain in the right lobnle and in one portion of the cartilage, (a. 31 h.) — Sharp gnawing under the cartilages of both ears.
(a. -^ h.) — Tearing and jerking pain in front of the orifice of the left ear.
(a. 35 h.) Tensive stitching in the left ear, more externally than internally, (a. 12 h.) Pecking and burning pain in the whole external right ear ; shortly after dull drawing into the ear from without, (a. 51 h.)
Face EN
45. Prickling burning- pain in the skin of the cheek, below the left eyelid, (a. ^ h.) Drawing pressure in the upper pans of the malar bones, (a. 2 h.) Sudden, fine jerking in the left cheek, causing him to start, (a. 8 h.) Digging-up pressure in the right articulation of the jaw and the adjacent bones, continuing in rest and motion, more violent when opening the mouth, (a. 52 h.) Hard aching pain in the right articulation of the jaw, in rest and motion, (a. 26 h.)
Nose EN
Prickling in the left side of the nose and creeping in the left ear
In the morning, when washing his face, he blows blood out of his nose.
(a. 4 d.) Increased sensitiveness to sour smell, (a. 3 d.) Red pimple in the middle of the chin, close below the lower lip, the tip of it covered with a white scale, without any sensation even when touching it.
(a. 27 h.) Small pimples in different parts of the face causing a fine stinging sensation, with a little pustule in the centre, drying up in a few days.
Jaw-s and Teeth: Lancinations in the left lower jaw, ap- parently in the periosteum, (a. 8 h.) Burning pain in the skin in front of the right corner of the mouth
Cold sensation in the crown of a cuspidatus.
(a. 56 h.) Fine, pecking stitches in the dorsum of the tongue, (a. 25 h.)
Mouth and Pharynx : Stitching-smarting pain in the right side and tip of the tongue.
Smarting pain in the interior of the left cheek, as of pepper, (a. 2 h.) Rough, scraping feel- ing of dryness in the soft palate and fauces, occasioning a short and hacking cough
Creeping, smarting sensation in the right side of the fauces, between the acts of deglutition, (a. 35 li.)
Gastric Symptoms : Nausea, with an oppressive stupefy- ing headache, especially in the forehead, (a. 4 h.) Clawing tension in the pit of the stomach, as if the parts were drawn inwards, especially during a deep inspiration, (a. 10 h.) Fine passing griping together, in the pit of the stomach, as with the talons of a bird. (a. 4 h.)
Abdomen EN
Tensive pain in the epigastrium before and af-
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ter Stool, when retaining his breath, felt nothing during inspi- rations or expirations ; the pain in the epigastrium becomes very violent when sitting or stooping ; the stool is softer than usual, (a. 51) h.) Dull, drawing stich from the right side of the abdomen to the left, almost arresting his breathing, when walking, (a. 5 d.)— 70. Short, cutting pinching in the abdomen, as if caiised by incarcerated flatulence, (a. 13 h.) Cutting shocks in the muscles of the abdomen and chest, more violent when sitting than during motion, (a. 8 h.) Boring stitches in the abdominal integuments of the right side. (a. 13 h.) Dull stitch in the right groin, (a. 51 h.) Pain in the rectum, press- ing from within outwards, between the stools, (a. 6 h.)— 75. Cutting pain in thej abdomen, without stool, (a. 5 h.)
Stool EN
Loose stool all the time.
(a. 1 h.) Papescent stool, (a. 14 h.) Scanty hard stool, with bearing down.
(a. 38 h.)
Urine EN
Frequent desire to urinate^ with scanty urine, frequently only afew drops, (a. 2 h.) — 80.
Enuresis.
Itch- ing, dull stitch in the glans, continuing a few minutes, (a. 33 h.)
Catarrh, Larynx, Chest : Tingling sensation in the right nostril, causing one to sneeze, (a. 26 h.) Frequent sneez- ing, with or without Jluent coryza. (a. 13, 24 h.) — 85. Violent fluent coryza, especially in the morning. Titillation in the larynx inducing a short and hacking cough ; ivith sensation as if a soft body were lodged in it, with fine stitches in the larynx extending down to tJte right side of the oesophagus.
(a. 4 d.) Rough, scraping feeling of dryness deep in the fauces and in the region of the soft palate, inducing a short and hacking cough, accompanied with expectoration of yel- low inucus, and hoarse voice having a deep base sound ;* sensation of oppression in the chest, as if the air were retain- ed wlien coughing or talking, and as if tJie breath could not be expelled {continui7ig for several days.) Burning, rough sensation deep in the throat, immediately after dinner, (a. 29 h.) Tensive pain in the muscles of the chest, continuing for seve- ral hours during an inspiration and expiration, (a. 8 h.) — 90.
* Similar to this condition must be some forms of laryngeal phthisis, where Drosera is the only specific (provided the disease does not origi- nate in syphilis, psora, etc.) Drosera is said to excite a very violent cough in sheep.
S.
Borrichius in Act.
Hafn.
Vol.
IV. p. 162.
Even some of the older physicians have cured some kinds of malig- nant cough and purulent phthisis by means of Drosera, and have by this means established its homceopathicity to those affections ; but the modern physicians, guided by their antipathic theories, have advised the discontinuance of its use, owing to its pretended acridity.
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Burning sensation in the middle of the chest, (a. 4 h.) Creep- ing sensation in the left intercostal muscles, with pressing headache in both temples, especially the right, (a. 8i h.) Hot, dull stitch in the muscles of the right true ribs, continuing both during an inspiration and expiration. Dull stitches in the left intercostal muscles, so violent that they almost arrested her breath, continuing during an inspiration and expiration, (a. 3d.)
Back EN
Itching pricking in the os coccygis, when sitting. — 95. When walking fast, he feels a pinching with a sensation as of griping together in the left lumbar region, arresting the breathing, relieved by pressing with the hand upon the part. (a. 1 h.) Drawing stitch extending from the left loin into the penis, (a. 6 h.) Lancination extending from the spine to the anterior spinous process of the left ilium, when sitting, (a. 8 h.) Dull stitch in the left dorsal muscles, (a. 12 h.) Draw- ing pain in the back and shoulders, in rest and motion, (a. 6 h.)
Upper Extremities : Twitchings in the right shoulder, only when at rest.
(a. 52 h.) Pain as if sprained in the left axilla, diminishing when touching it.
(a. 11 h.) Sharp pressure in the axilla from within outwards, when at rest.
(a. 7 h.) Clawing tension in the bend of the elbow when bending the arm, not much felt when extending it.
(a. 24 h.) Strong, intensely painful stitches through the middle of the left fore-arm.
(a. 12 h.) — 105.
Sudden cutting behind the wrist-joint, between the ulna and radius, with paralytic weakness of the arm.
Two red, elevated spots of the size of lentils on the dorsum of the hand, and behind the wrist-joint, painful at first ; afterwards itching stitches are felt in one of those spots, becoming more violent by rubbing.
Cramp-like contraction of the flexor-ten- dons of the fingers, causing great difficulty in stretching them, and felt while holding something in his hand.
(a. 8 h.) Deep little ulcer on the dorsum of the hand, itching, burning after friction, and, when rubbed, emitting a sanguineo-aqueous humor.
(a. 24 h.) Pulsative sensation in an artery of the dorsum of the left hand, accompanied with a headache, with pressure through the forehead from within, (a. 7 h.) — 110.
Tearing pain in the ball of the left thumb, continuing for a few minutes both in rest and motion, (a. 28 h.)
Lower Extremities : Violent, sharp stitch in the os ischium, when rising, (a. 55 h.) Paralytic pain in the right hip-joint, thigh, and tarsal joint ; the pain in the latter is more as if dislocated, when walking ; he is obliged to limji on account of the pain. (a. 11 h.) Intense pain in the bones
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of the right thigh and leg, coming on in the night during sleep, and obliging her, when waking, to stretch her limb im- mediately in order to alleviate her pain, for 18 hours
Single cutting stitch in the middle of the anterior surface of the left thigh, returning from time to time.
(a. 24 h.) — 115.
Cutting pinching in the posterior surface of the left thigh, (a. 2 h.) Pain in the left thigh and in the knee-joint, as if both were broken, only when walking, (a. li h.) Fine, cutting stitch in the right calf coming on when sitting and disappearing when walking.
Paralytic tearing in both tarsal joints, most violent when the feet are at rest.
(a. 8 h.) Tearing pain in the right tarsal joint, as if dislocated, only when walking.
(a. 34 h.) — 120.
Tearing pain in the hall of the right big toe in one spot only, when at rest.
(a. 26 h.) Painful stinging in the three middle toes, so violent that he was obliged to limp, felt only when walking, (a. 4i d.) Itching stitch in the sole of the left foot, in the balls of the toes, when sitting, (a.
Hh.) A gnawing and stitching pain in the bones of the arms, thighs and legs, especially violent in the joi?its, with violent stitches in the joints, less perceptible during motion than in rest.
General Symptoms : Cramp-like pressure, now in the upper, now in the lower limbs, in rest and motion, (a. 13 h.) — 125.
Painful stitching pressure in the inuscles of the ex- tremities, iyi any position, (a. 4i, 30 h.) The herb corrodes the skin when applied externally.
His whole body feels weak, with sunken eyes and cheeks, (a. 8 h.)
Sleep and Fever: Frequent stretching and yawning, (a. 30 h.) Frequent waking, as if he had slept enough. — 130.
He snores when sleeping on his back.
Vivid dreams, either pleasant or anxious.
Vivid dream about some insult inflicted upon others.
Frequent waking in the night, when sweat be- gins to make its appearance (the first night.) He dreamed of thirst and drinking, and woke with thirst; had to drink (second night). — 135.
Fever : qualmishness and nausea, appearing to come from the stomach, with a feeling of heat in the face and chill over the whole body, the hands being icy cold.
(a. 27i h.) Feverish shuddering over the whole body, without heat or thirst, (a. 12i h.) Feverish shuddering over the whole body, with heat in the face, hut icy-cold hands, without thirst.
(a. 3, 27 h.) Chill over the whole body, with warm forehead, hot cheeks, cold hands, without thirst (next day had the same attack a second time), (a. 34 h.) S weats.
Moral Symptoms : Anxiety, with sudden flush of heat over the whole body, especially the face, as if he were about to hear unpleasant news, (a. 3i h.) ; and again after 27
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hours a chill over the whole body, without heat or thirst.
Restlessness : when reading he was 7iot able to continue long the same subject ; he had to pass to something else all the time.
(a. 36 h.) Uneasiness of mind and anxiety the whole day ; full of mistrust, as if he dealt with none but false men (a. 38 h.) Extremely uneasy, sad mood, the \vhole day ; he imagined he was deceived by envious, artful men.
Taciturn, anxious, he feared he should hear something unpleasant all the time. — 145.
Anxiety, as if his enemies persecuted and en- vied him constantly.
Sad and desponding about the tribula- rions which men cause to one another and to himself, this njakes him anxious ; want of appetite, (a. 5 h.) Desponding about other people!s persecutions, and at the same time dis- couraged and apprehensive in regard to the future, (a. 4 d.) Anxiety, especially in the evening, as if he ought to jump into the river to drown himself; he felt no desire for any other kind of death.
Anxiety when alone ; he wished to have some one around himself all the time ; was unwilling to be alone, and felt more composed when he had some one to talk to ; when left alone again he was so much more anxious, until he fell asleep ; this anxiety returned when waking (six evenings in succession). — 150.
The anxiety appeared to rise from the hy- pochondriac regions.
Joyless, dull, not disposed to any kind of either bodily or mental labor, (a. 33 h.) Got enraged about a tritle.
(a. 4-i d.) Enjoys internal quietude and serenity, (cur. effect.) Tranquillity of mind.
(cur. eft.)— 155.
Joyous courage ; he feared nothing, because he was conscious of having done right, (cur.eff.)