Daphne Odora

Daphne Indica (Sweet scented Spurge laurel). Thymolacese.

This remedy, not to be confounded -with Daphne mezereum, another species from the same natural order (see Mezereum), was introduced by Dr. G. Bute, whose symptoms, pathogenetic and clinical, were first published in the Correspon- denz-Blatt, the journal of the AUentown Academ}^, in 1837.

This evergreen is a native of the West Indies and China (not India), while the Daphne mezereum grows in Great Britain.

The tincture is prepared from the fresh bark.

^ Mind. I Despondency.

A^ery peevish, absent-minded, he walks about tlie room,

cannot make up his mind to anything. I Timorous and trembling, with pain about heart. Fearfulness.

■ Agitation.

Any effort at thinking causes pain or soreness in brain. ^ Sensorium. Vertigo.

^ Inner Head. Sensation as if external portion of brain was inflamed and beating painfully against skull.

■ Feeling of fulness in head, as if head would burst.

I Pain in head on rising in bed, as if head would burst.

Sensation as if head was separated from body.

Head feels as if screwed together, from below upward, as

if chin and vertex were in a vise, with great heat in head. Head feels as if too thick, with dull sticking in 1. temple. • Painful pulsation in temples, with soreness when touched. Violent pain in 1. temple.

I Pain in temples extending to back part of eyes. Sharp momentary pains in 1. side of head and under 1.

scapula. Pain in vertex, extending toward forehead. I Heat in head, especially in vertex. I Pain from nape of neck to forehead. Pain in back part of head. * Outer Head. Soreness on pressure with painful throbbing

of temples. Pain and burning on vertex. I Heat on back part of vertex. iXodular swellings on bones of head about vertex, soft as

if containing water; pain < at night preventing sleep;

< from touch.

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I Hard swelling of whole 1. side of upper portion of head^ as if in the bone, with numbness and sharp, transitory,, shooting pains.

Itching on scalp. ^ Eyes. I Sensation as if a membrane extended across eye.

Black spots float before eyes.

■ Weakness of eyes; while reading, the letters fade and ap-

pear as a black line.

■ Diplopia.

I Contraction of pupils.

Eyes dim and watery, weak, inflamed, without lustre;

filled with tears. Glassy appearance of eyes. Pain in eyes; sensation as if they were forcibly pressed

out, or were too large. Severe pains in eyeball, with great nervous excitement, in

evening.

■ Scratching in eyes. Pain above r. eye. Itching in 1. eye.

Indescribable sensation about eyes and lids; the latter feel heavy next morning and have a dry appearance. ^ Ears. Roaring and humming in ears.

Burning about ears and on vertex, with constant inclina- tion to yawn. ^ Nose. Nostrils scurfy, with some heat. ^ Face. Heat and burning of cheeks, extending to ears and hands. Sensation of swelling ; rigidity and tension in articulation of jaw. ^ Lower Face.

Sensation of tension and swelling in region of maxillary joint, with severe burning in skin. Stiffness of maxillary joint on chewing. ^^ Teeth. Pulsation in roots of teeth ; in gums. Tearing, gnawing pain in all the teeth.

Toothache: with chilliness; with tendency to sweat; with

erections; after coitus; with or without salivation. Pressure upon swollen gums causes crackling, as if a col- lection of air had formed there. " Tongue. > Dryness of tongue as if burnt; after sleep. 1 Foul-smelling tongue. Tongue coated on one side. ^^ Mouth. Ptyalism ; saliva hot.

Salivation wdth toothache. ^^ Throat. Inflammation of throat and suppuration of tonsils. ^* Desires, Aversions. Loss of appetite, moderate thirst.

Great desire for tobacco. ^^ After Meals, l After each meal burning in stomach and.

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sensation of soreness, with much belching of wind, the pain often extends through 1, hypochondriac region and around to back; frequent cramps in stomach.

Nausea and vomiting after breakfast; vomiting with cough.

Pressure in stomach after drinking.

■ Gouty pains, < by drinking of alcohol. ^^ Belching, l Pyrosis and sour vomiting.

^'^ Stomach. Burning and soreness in stomach.

iSensation of fulness and heaving in pit of stomach.

Pit of stomach as if contracted.

Qualmishness in stomach.

Gastralgia. ^^ Hypochondria. Sensation as if something smooth was gliding from r. to 1. h3^pochondrium, lying on back.

Pain under 1. floating ribs.

Sudden stitch in region of spleen. ^^ Abdomen. Arthritic pains, which suddenly wander from extremities to abdomen.

Colic with chilliness.

Trembling in abdominal muscles.

Painfulness of 1. groin. ^'^ Stool. I Stool scant, at termination bloody.

I Constipation. '^^ Urine. Cutting pains in kidneys.

Soreness of urethra; at beginning of micturition.

Frequent desire to urinate with forcible passage of large, clear stream.

■ Frequent and copious micturition.

■ Frequent urination at night.

iThe urine is turbid, thick, yellowish, contains pus. Hed sediment of urine, which adheres to sides of vessel.

■ Fetid smell of urine, like rotten eggs. Urging to urinate, with mucous discharge.

^^ Male Sexual Organs. ■ Discharge of prostatic fluid after urination, < by smoking. Sweating of scrotum.

■ Disorders resulting from suppression of gonorrhoea. ^ Larynx. Feeble voice.

^•^ Breathing. Offensive breath.

Suffocating feeling with throat complaints. ^^ Cough. ■ Cough from tickling in throat, with yellow, often frothy, blood-streaked expectoration, accompanied by retching and vomiting; coughs until he sinks down completely exhausted ; causes sleeplessness at night. Cough, with pain in sternum. Copious, thin, slimy expectoration. ^^ Heart, Pulse. Stitches in heart and cardiac region going through to back.

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I Palpitation and fluttering; cannot lie on 1. side; pains about heart.

Timorous and trembling, with pain about the heart.

Pulse: quick, frequent; accelerated, often 100 or more;

very slow.

^^ Outer Chest. Pain in pectoral muscles.

^^ Neck. Back. At night sensation as if cervical glands were

greatly swollen, and arteries distended with blood; a

suffocative feeling, as if head were separated from body.

Soreness in 1. side of throat on pressure.

Screwing pain from ear to shoulder.

Beating in nape of neck, with painfulness to touch.

Pain in nape of neck, with headache.

Sharp pain under 1. scapula.

Pain and downward drawing in spinal cord, < stooping or bending.

Burning and itching down back.

Cold feeling on buttocks. '^ Upper Limbs. Lightning-like pain in r. shoulder.

Small vesicles on hands and arms itching violently.

Burning of hands.

Sudden violent painful boring in bones of fingers.

Gouty pains flying about in hands.

Sticking-tearing pain in throat and fingers of r. hand. ^^ Lower Limbs. Itching of legs every evening; they are cov- ered with a red rash.

Sharp pain down r. hip, spreading towards back, and last- ing about ten minutes.

Screwing pain in r. hip, and from hip to knee.

Rheumatic pain in muscles of 1. thigh, just above knee, as after catching cold, < walking.

Dull pain in thighs.

Pain in thighs and knees.

Sensation of coldness of knees ; cold knees, cold feet.

After pain leaves foot it is insensible to touch, and feels very large.

Toes and forepart of foot extremely cold.

Sensation as of a bruised pain in 1. toes.

Empty feeling in big toe.

iBairof r. great toe swollen and very painful; the pain suddenly shoots into the body, to region of heart, or some other part of body. ^ Limbs. Gout-like, pinching pain on back of 1. hand, mostly on side of little finger; after five minutes the pain darted to outer side of r. hand, and so for several hours alter- nately went from hand to hand, after lasting 4-5 min- utes; the pain then suddenly changed to ball of 1. great toe, soon passed to back of toe, from thence to back of r.

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great toe, and then back again to 1. ; after passing from one foot to the other several times, it went to the mus- cles of r. arm, just above elbow, thence to inner side of 1. thigh, just above knee, and from there to abdomen, below prsecordial region.

Sticking-shooting pains, first in one, then in other arm, which seem to go into hands and feet, where they end suddenly with a slight electric shock; when he thinks they have passed by, he suddenly feels same pain in 1. foot, which, however, remains in no one place for any length of time; in the great toe (in which he formerly had gouty pains), sensation as if there were an emptiness, then lightning-like, shooting pains in 1. great toe, in balls of toe and soles of feet; the same in r. foot, but less severe; the 1. foot, after pains have become very vio- lent, is quite insensible to touch, and feels as large as whole body.

Stiffness of limbs.

I I Great weakness, a bruised feeling in limbs. ^^ Motion. Rest. As soon as he lies down : gouty pains.

Lying down : < backache.

Rising: pain in head.

Stooping or bending : < pain in spinal cord.

AValks : about room.

Walking : rheumatic pain in thigh < ; coughs until he sinks down completely exhausted. ^^ Nerves. Great lassitude and weakness, limbs feel bruised.

Great restlessness, with nervous headache; sharp pains sweep over whole body, appear at times to rest in the joints, the same were felt in cardiac region causing trem- bling and fearfulness.

Great nervous excitability with the pains in eyes. ^^ Sleep. I Entire sleeplessness: from pains in bone-swellings; from cough.

Great drowsiness, but complains of being unable to sleep.

■Restlessness, unrefreshing sleep.

Starting on falling asleep, with chilliness and clammy sweat.

I Dreams: of black cats; of a vicious black cat seizing him by the hand; of fire. '^ Time- Morning : eyes feel heavy ; lids feel heavy.

Evening: pain in eyeballs; itching of legs; red rash in spots on legs; pains <.

Night : pains < ; nodular swellings on bones of head < ; sleeplessness ; sensation as if cervical glands were greatly swollen ; as if arteries were distended with blood ; ex- ostoses with stitching, pressing dull pain <. ^^ Temperature and Weather. Cold air : wandering gout <.

Warmth of bed: pains <.

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^^ Fever. Toothache, with attacks of chilliness and sweat.

Violent shaking chill, lasting 12 hours, followed by heat of moderate duration, as in typhoid, with clammy sweat over whole body, followed by some thirst and complete loss of appetite.

Glowing sensation in cheeks, followed by burning, extend- ing to ears and vertex, hands and tips of fingers.

Stretching and yawning, with chilliness.

Heat and sweat at short intervals.

Tendency to sweat.

Viscid perspiration, sometimes having a j^utrid smell.

Gastric nervous fever. *^ Attacks, Periodicity. iSudden lightning-like dull jerk- ings in different parts of the body.

Erratic stitches.

Attacks : of chilliness.

Frequent : cramps in stomach ; desire to urinate ; urina- tion at night.

Short intervals : heat and sweat.

10 minutes : pain in r. hip.

12 hours : chill lasts.

I Feels worse while the moon is on the wane. ^ Locality and Direction. Left : sticking in temple ; hard swelling side of upper portion of head; itching in eye; burning pain in hypochondriac region ; pain under floating ribs; painfulness of groin; cannot lie on side; heart symptoms < lying on side; soreness of throat; sharp pain under scapula ; rheumatic pains in thigh ; bruised pain in toes; gouty pain on back of hand; gouty pain on side of little finger ; pain in ball of great toe ; shooting pain in foot ; after pain ceases, foot is insensi- ble to touch ; foot feels as large as whole body.

Right : pain above eyes ; pain in shoulder ; tearing pain in fingers ; pain down hip ; great toe swollen ; pain in great toe ; pain in arm.

From right to left: sensation as if something smooth was gliding from r. to 1. hypochondrium.

One side: tongue coated.

From below upward : head feels screwed.

Extremities to abdomen : arthritic pains suddenly wander.

Changing locality: pains in limbs. ^^ Sensations. As if external portion of brain was inflamed and beating painfully against skull ; as if head would burst; as if there was not enough room in head; as if head were separated from body ; as if head were screwed together ; as if chin and vertex were in a vise ; head feels as if too thick ; as if a membrane extended across

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eye ; as if eyes were forcibly pressed out ; as if eyes were too large ; as if face were swollen ; pressure upon swol- len gums causes crackling as if collection of air had formed there ; tongue as if burnt; pit of stomach as if contracted ; as if something smooth was gliding from r. to 1. hypochondrium ; as if cervical glands were greatly swollen ; as if arteries were distended with blood ; as if there were an emptiness in foot ; foot feels as large as whole body.

Pain: about heart; in brain; in head; in temples, extend- ing to back part of eyes; in vertex; from nape of neck to forehead; in back part of head; in eyes; in eyeballs; above eyes ; in teeth ; through 1. hypochondriac region and around to back; under 1. floating ribs; in 1. groin; in sternum; in pectoral muscles: in nape of neck; in spinal cord; in knees; in thighs; in r. great toe; pain suddenly goes into body to region of heart or some other part of body ; in bone swellings ; in teeth.

Indescribable feeling : about eyes and lids.

A^iolent pain : in 1. temple.

Cutting jDain : in kidneys.

Tearing pain : in teeth ; in throat ; in fingers.

Bursting : headache.

Sharp momentary pain: in side of head; under scapula; down hip to back.

Shooting pains : in head ; arms; hands; feet; 1. great toe.

Stitch: in region of spleen; in heart; in cardiac region^ through to back.

Lightning-like pain : in r. shoulder ; in 1. great toe ; soles of feet.

Pinching pain : in back of 1. hand ; in little finger ; in r. hand.

Gnawing pain : in all the teeth.

Screwing pain : from ear to shoulder ; in hij) to knee.

Boring pain : in bones of fingers.

Gouty pains: in hands; on back of 1. hand; toes; arms; thigh; knee; abdomen; from extremities to abdomen.

Rheumatic pains: in thigh.

Burning: on vertex; about ears; cheeks; in skin of jaw; in stomach ; down back ; of hands.

Soreness : of brain ; in temples ; of stomach ; of urethra ; 1. side of throat.

Heat: in head; in vertex.

Dull sticking: in 1. temple; in throat; in fingers.

Dull pain : in thighs.

Throbbing painful : in temples ; in roots of teeth; in gums.

Beating : in nape of neck.

Bruised feeling: in limbs; in 1. foot.

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Pressure : in stomach. Heavy feeling : in eyelids. Fulness : in head ; in pit of stomach. Drawing down : in spinal cord. Tension : in region of maxillary joint. Roaring : in ears. Humming: in ears. Cold feeling : on buttocks. Scratching : in eyes. Tickling: in throat.

Itching: on scalp; in 1. eye; down back ; of legs. ** Tissues. Erratic stitches in muscles.

I Rheumatic and arthritic pains, especially after suppressed

gonorrhcea. Wandering gout, < from cold air. I Rheumatic and gouty affections in muscles and bones. • Exostoses with stitching, pressing, or dull pain, especially < at night. *^ Touch. Passive Motion. Touch : pain < in bones of head ; painful ness in nape of neck ; foot insensible to, after pain ceases. Pressure: on temple, soreness ; on gums causes crackling; soreness of 1. side of throat. *^ Skin. Clammy skin.

Red rash in spots on legs, in evening. Leprosy (Daphne oleoides). *^ Stages and States. iMercurio-syphilitic affections. ■*® Relations. Antidoted by : Bryon., Digit., Rhus tox., Silica, Sepia, and Zincwni. It antidotes: pains of Chrom. acid, and Mercurius.

Compare: ilfezer. its side relation ; Aurum and Mercur.in bone affections; Staphis. in mercurio-syphilitic affections; Thuja in results of suppressed gonorrhoea;

Benz. ac. in fetid urine; Jambos in desire for tobacco; Pulsat. in erratic pains ; Veratr. in electric-like pains.

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