Rumex Crispus

{Tdlow Dock.)

BoTAHiCAL Dbscriftion. — This plant was introduced iDto this cotintry from Europe, but may now be considered iniligenoua to this continent. It has a deep, Bpindle.sbaped. yKllow root, witli a st&a two or tliree feet higb, ajtgular, furrowed, soraewliat zigzag, smootli to the toucli, panicled, and leafy.

Tlie leaium are lanceolate, acute, strongly undulated, and crisped at tbe edges, of a light-green color; the radical ones are long petioied, truncate or aub-coi'date at the base; the uppermost are narrower and nearly sessile. Flowers numerous, pale-green, drooping, disposed in a large panicle, con- sisting of many wand-like racemes, of half whorls, interspersed witli loavts below. Tlie root, as found in the shops, is in slices, cut transversely and dried; and occaBionally the root is divided longitudinally into halves and quarters.

This species is sometimes called Sour-dock, NovroiJi-tLock, or Ov/rUd^ck. The root is the officinal portion.

Tliere are thirteen species of Docic growing in this country, about half of which are indigenous.

Officinai. PaKFABiTiONS. — TinctUTe of the root; diliTtions.

Anaix)OUBS. — Belladonna, Calcarea carb., Oavelieum, Gigtus, Sulcamara, Bryngiwn, H^a/e sulpA., Iris, Juglam, Jodium, LacheaU, Lycopodiwn, lobelia,, Mercm'itis, If'uphai; Rheum, Sanguino/eia, Spongia, Sulphur.

Headache after awaking in the morning, preceded by a disa- greeable dream.

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Dull pains on the right side; pain in tlie left temple- Darting pain, or sharp piercing pain in the left side of the

head, Ileadache worse from motion. Dull aeliing pain in the occiput

Eyea. Sore feeling in the eyes, but without inflammation.

Ringing in the ears, itching in the ears. Constant roaring in the ears, they feel as if obstrncted.

Obstruction of the nose; with sensation of dryness, even in tlie posterior nares. (p.)

* Fluent Goryza, with sneezing; mucons discharge from the

posterior nares. (s.) *Epistaxis — with violent sneezing, and painful irritation of

tlie nostrils, ° Influenza with violent catarrh, followed by bronchitis.

Heat and redness of the face in the evening; with dull head- ache.

Sensation as of a bum or scald on the tongue. Dryness of the mouth and tongue, tongue feels as if burnt. ° Ulceration of the mouth and throat.

* Excoi'iated feeling in the throat, with secretion of mucus in

the upper part of the throat.

Sensation as if of a lump in the throat, not relieved by hawk- ing or swallowing.

Aching sensation in the throat, as if a lump were sticking fast in the cesophagus.

* Aching in the pharynx, with collection of tough mucus iii

the fauces. " Catarrhal affections of the throat and fauces.

Heaviness in the stomach or epigastrium, soon after a meaL Flatulency after meals, and nausea with eructations.

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Stitching, cutting pain in tlie pit of the stomach, worse on movement.

* Shootings from the pit of the atomacli into tJie cheut; ehai-p

paius in the left chest; dull aching in the foreliead, and slight nausea. {Joslvti.)

Pain in the pit of the stomach, aching in the left breast, flatu- lency, eructations, pressure and distension in the stomach aiter meals.

*Sensation of fullness and pressure in the pit of tlie stomach, extending up to the throat, and then back to the stomach {cured by the 200th). {Th.)

Hypochondrium pained hy coughing, rapid walking, or deep inspiration,

" Aching and shooting in the pit of the stomach, and above it, on each side of the sternum.

" Dyspeptic ailments, of various kinds. (^Hale.)

Sensation of hardness, and fullness in the abdomen, with rumbling in the bowels.

Pain in the abdomen, oecuri'ing or increasing during deep in- spiration.

Flatulent colic near the umbilicus soon after a meal, mitigated by a discharge of flatus.

* Pain in the abdomen in the morning, followed by a stool. Griping pains near the urabiiieus, partially relieved by dis- charge of very offensive flatus.

" Colic from a cold, with cough.

* Dark-colored fseces; stool brown or black.

* Liquid diarrliosic stool in the morning.

*Diarrhceic stool in the morning, preceded by pain in the

ham, JosUn, et al.)

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tTrinary Organs.

Copiona discharge of colorless urine in the afternoon.

Very sudden and urgent desire to urinate, Iiaryns:.

*Pain in the larynx, with excoriating cong'i. {Josli/n, Dwn^ ham, and others^

* Much tough m.'U/Oua m, the larynx, with a constarU desire to hawk and raise it, hut without TeUef.

Cough excited by tickling or irritation hehind the sternum.

" Acnte catarrhal affections of the larj'nx, trachea and bronchi.

° Cough which is dry, harsh, loud, shaking, worse at night, excited instantly by pressure on the trachea.

"Dry cough, tickling in the throat pit; excoriation in the

laiynx, and behind the upper portion of the sternum.

[^mee dimiaislies the secretions, and. at the same time exalts in a very

inarlced manner the acnsibillt; of the larjnx and trachea the cougli is

ttequent and continuous; it ia dry and oceura m long paroxysms; aggra-

fiafed by reBpiration more rapid or deeper than usual and by cold air;

attended by rawness and soreness in the trachea and bronclua, especially

the left, wlierethe tickling is Tery annoying and persistent loorne in the

evening after retiring, or upon talking, or irregular respiration. {Dr. O.

Aching pain over the anterior portion of both lungs.

Raw pain under the clavicles while hawking niacus out of the throat.

Sharp pain near the left axilla.

Burning and shooting pain in the right chest.

Shooting in the left side, sometimes sticking pains.

Burning, sticking, or burning stinging pain in the left chest

Dull pain, also burning pain, in the region of the heart.

Sensation as if the heart had suddenly ceased beating, followed by a heavy throbbing through the chest.

"Stinging pain near the heart, increased by lying down, and Dy breathing deeply. {^Dr. J2/t-ees.)

" Violent aching pain in the heart, with throbbing of the car- otids, and throughout the body, visible to the eye, and shaking the bed, pulse 120; great dyspncea especially when lying; had to sit up in bed; face red and puffed,

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S53 KUMES CEIBPU8.

especially about tlie eyes, which were red and lustre- less. {II.)

" It is a most useful remedy in that protean symptom, ' cough.'

" It greatly relieved a dry cough, in a medical friend, commenc- ing at 2 A, M.

" A useful indication for Rumex is ' clavicular pain.' This is borne out by the proving: 'Eaw pain just under each clavicle while hawking mueus out of the throat.*" J)r. Massy, "JVotes on JVew Semedies."

Sore or burning pain near the sacro-iliac symphysis.

Pressing aching pain in the back, at the lower border of the scapula.

Upper Extremities.

Fains in the shoulder, down to elbow, arms feel as if strained.

Dull aching pain in the left upper arm.

Pains in the wrist: (character of the pains undefined.) Lower Estremities.

Aching of the lower extremities.

Itching of lower extremities when exposed to cool air.

f Jfcitch like pain in the^nee joint when standing.

Rending like pains in the lower limbsi

* Lege densely covered with a rash, small red pimplee, Feet cold in the forenoons.

* Itching in various parts of the body, especially the surface

of lower extremities, while undressing.

* Stinging, itching, or prickling itching of the skin.

* Itching of the vesicles when uncovered and exposed to cool

flannel. {Sale.)

Desire to sleep before the proper time. Unquiet sleep with dreams of danger and trouble.

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BAHGUraAElA CANADENSIS.

* Increased frequency of pulse, and afternoon fever. Sensation of heat, followed by that of cold, without shivering.