Melilotus

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General EN

{Sweet C'lovei:) Descbiption. — There are two varieties of sweet clover, one having yellow flowers {M. offinnalis), and the other having white fiowei-s (M. alba). A tinc- ture made from both varieties was used in malting this proving, and either variety can t>e nsed in practice.

Pbbparation. — Tincture made from the flowers.

Mind EN

Furious ; was obliged to lock the prover in his room. Loss of consciousness.

* Headache lasting four days, with oppression of the chest.

* Severe headache, almost delirious with headache. Extremely

nervous, and during the day the severe, heavy, throbbing headache returned, so much so that it was feared some

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of the bloodvessels would burst and some lesion of the brain occur.

The odor gives some people the characteristic op- pressive headache.

In the afternoon had a heavy oppres- sive headache, which towards night assumed a heavy throb- bing nature.

* A frightful, heavy oppressive headache for three days, which

is easiest relieved by applying vinegar to the head. Head- ache began gradually, and was confined to the left supra^- orbital region ; it was a^ravated by motion ; on lying down it was better; if I allowed myself to think hard, as there was a disposition to do, it would ache wor.se ; on talking it would disappear from the frontal region and settle in the occipital region ; when silent it would return to the forehead. On waking the whole head would be affected, but worse over the ^e.

Nose EN

* Epistaxis. Blood gushed from the nose with loss of conscious-

Face EN

* Very red, highly congested face, almost livid.

Stomach, Acrid eructations all day, of a burning and smarting nature.

Efectum. Had a heavy throbbing and fulness in the rectum, due to inter- nal piles, which had never before caused trouble.

Urinary Organs EN

Obliged to leave business to evacuate the bladder.

Respiratory Organs.

Terribly distressing cough, causing great anxiety.

Harsh, spas- modic cough.

Dry cough, spasmodic and distressing.

Smothered or partially suppressed cough.

Very harassing cough, throat and bronchi not relieved until evening, when it began to loosen ; could expectorate freely the next morn- ning.

Oppressed for breath.

Chest EN

Much oppression of the chest ; there seemed to be a load on the chest; difficult breathing. Awoke after sleeping badly.

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with a great deal of soreness in my i heht, internally, with an oppression as of a great weight.

Through the day much difficulty of breathing.

Every respira- tion was labored, with a continued feeling of fulness of the chest and head.

Awoke with a spasmodic cough, and yet with the same oppression and spasmodic breathing and ful- ness of the chest.

A great deal of soreness of the chest, both externally and internally.

* Hiemopfcysis.

General Symptoms.

Very nervous and easily annoyed.

Quite weak.

Symptoms only relieved by profuse bleeding from the nose.

Suffered for three days with a terrible headache, a bad cough, and oppression of the chest, but was relieved when the nose be- gan to bleed, which it did to a frightful degree.

Sleep EN

Poor sleep.

Passed a miserable night.

Slept better towards morning.

Fever EN

Cold extremities.

MEEOUEinS lODATUS OUM KALI lODATUM,

{Double Iodide of Merctii-y and Potaaslam.) DjacRTPTiON.^It is a yellovf salt, made bj adding Potaasinm iodide (o a hot concentrated solution of Mercuric iodide, and cooling.

Long yellow erjBtalH are depositei! from the mother liquor.

These crysiale, when heated, firat give off waler, and then melt into a red liquid, from which some of the Mercuric iodide separates.

It is soluble in alcohol and ether, but water decompoEea it, separating about one-half tlie Mercuric iodide ; tlien the liquid yields by evapo- ration a ealine mass.

Thia Bait ia also readily made by boiling a solution of Potassium iodide with Mercuric oxide.

pKEPABATiONS.— Triturations.

{No Pi-omngs.) It causes profuse, watery mucous discharge from the throat, nose,

and deeper air-passages. " Influenza, with profuse, irritating discharges. ' y and tertiary syphilis.

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