Phytolacca Decandra

Mind

Feeling of intoxication and weakness on rising and walking about (second day), [16] .

Increased cheerfulness of the mind, [4] .

The mind has been gloomy since I began taking it, and more than usually irritable (fourth day); more cheerful (fifth day), [11] . Great loss of personal delicacy; there appeared to be a total disregard of all surrounding objects, and no disposition to adjust their persons under any circumstances , [5] .

*Sense of entire indifference to life , and disgust for the business of the day, on waking, early in the morning, [4] .

Indisposition to mental exertion, with the heavy aching feeling in the head and vertigo (after three hours and a half, fourth day), [11a] .

The patients in a half stupor all the time, and would fall asleep immediately after a paroxysm of cramping had passed, [19] .

Vertigo

Alarming vertigo, with nausea (after half an hour), [5] . *Vertigo , [13] , [16] , [20] ; (after one hour and a half), [29] . [10.]

Vertigo, with dimness of vision, [4] .

Dulness, giddiness, and vertigo, [4] .

I have sometimes observed slight narcotic symptoms during the operation of Phytolacca, particularly vertigo, [2] .

Transient giddiness, [4] . He never noticed any dizziness or stupor from it, although he had always been particular in his inquiries to know if any such symptoms took place, [3] .

Slight dizziness, with the heat in the head (after three hours, third day), [18] . General Head.

Head thrown backward to its utmost extent, [5] . Dulness of the head, [4] , [19] .

Dulness in the head, with the general disturbed feeling in the stomach (after half an hour), [26] . Dull feeling in the head, [4] . [20.] Heaviness in the head, and especially in the temples, [4] . About 11 A.M., a feeling of heaviness or weight in the head, and vertigo began; the heavy feeling extended down through the shoulders and chest, and later in the day through the legs (third day), [11a] . Some heaviness of the head, accompanied by a feeling on the back part of the tongue as if burnt, soon, [11b] .

A heavy aching feeling in the head, with vertigo and indisposition to mental exertion (after three hours and a half, fourth day), [11a] .

*Headache, with sickness at the stomach , [19] .

Headache (after one hour and a half), [29] ; (after third dose, second day); slight all day (third day), [12] .

During the forenoon I had a severe headache, which began soon after breakfast; a part of the time the whole head ached; a part of the time the pain was in the temples, and was accompanied by a slight vertigo, and a part of the time the pain was most marked in or confined to the occiput; walking or riding increased the pain, but walking the most (fourth day), [11] . Headache, with sickness of the stomach, from walking, [4] . Headache, [4] , [7] .

Pain through the whole head of a dull character (after three hours and three-quarters), [16] . [30.]

Pains throughout the head aching, [4] .

The pain in head is increased by looking down and by stooping, [4] .

Moving, transitory pains in various parts of the head, almost constantly, generally in one side at a time, but more frequently and most severe on right side , [4] .

No pains in head until leucorrhoea commenced, then had pain through both temples, [27] . *Sore pain over the head, worse on the right side and in damp weather, as if an attack of sick headache were approaching, [4] . *Sensation of soreness in the interior of the head , [19] . *Sensation of soreness in the interior of the head, deep in the brain , [4] .

Pressure in the head, as if it would burst, at 3 P.M. (second day), [18] .

Many of the symptoms, especially those about the head and throat, are better after breakfast, while the heat and many of the abdominal symptoms are worse, in the afternoon, [4] .

Forehead. Dulness, with sensation of weight in the forehead, [4] . [40.]

Dull pain in the forehead, [4] . Dull, steady, aching pain, principally in the forehead, [4] . Dull, heavy headache in the forehead, a constant symptom; sharp, shooting pains in right temple, [8] . Heavy aching pain about the forehead, after dinner, [4] . *Dull, pressing pain in the forehead, accompanied by slight nausea, with cool perspiration on the forehead and feeling of weakness (after one hour and a quarter); the nausea and headache were somewhat relieved by eating supper, but soon returned, [16] .

Headache, commencing in the frontal region and extending backward , [13] .

Pain in the region of time and mirthfulness, on the right side, [4] .

Pain in the forehead and temples very severe, with a feeling of lassitude (first night), [8] . The pains in the head are chiefly in the forehead, and worse after dinner, [4] .

*One-sided pain just above the eyebrows, with sickness of the stomach , [4] . [50.]

Slight pain in the forepart of the head, with increased sense of hearing, [4] .

Slight pain in the tuberosities of the forehead, [4] . Slight fulness of forehead, with constant gaping, [4] .

Pressure in the forehead, after dinner, most in the glabella, [4] .

Pressure on forehead and upper parts of both eyes, painful, [4] .

Slight pressure across the forehead, with gaping, [4] . Slight constriction across the forehead, [4] .

Temple. Severe pain in the temples (after four hours), [18] . Pain in the temples, with pressure outward (after three hours, third day), [18] .

Pain in the temples and forehead, at 7 A.M. (second day), [18] . [60.]

Pain in the left temple, followed by burning in the skin, in the left region of time, [4] . Drawing pain in the right temple, [4] .

Pain and pressure in the temples (after two hours), [18] .

Pressure on the temples and constrictive feeling at the praecordia, like the feeling that precedes sea-sickness, [4] .

Pressure in the temples, [4] .

Pressure in the temples and over the eyes, [4] . Vertex.

Heaviness at the top of the head (soon after fifth dose), [12] . Pain in the top of the head, and a sensation as if the brain were bruised, when stepping from a high step to the ground, [4] . *Pressure in the top of the head, with dryness , lasting an hour (fifteen minutes after second dose, second day), [12] .

Headache in the vertex, beginning while riding, at 5 P.M.; motion increased the pain and caused vertigo; pain lasted until I went to sleep at night (after five hours and a half), [11a] .

Parietals. [70.]

Throbbing headache on right side, [28] .

Occiput. Pain in the back of the head (after five hours), [15] . Dull, bruised pain in the occiput (after two hours and a quarter), [16] . Pain in the left region of combativeness, [4] .

Eye.

Eyes deeply sunk in their orbits (after a few hours), [17] . Eyes sunk deep in their sockets and surrounded by a livid circle (after one hour and a half), [29] . Eyes became much inflamed, and tears flowed continually (after three hours), [14] .

The eyes ached and were subjectively sore (second day), [24] .

Sensation of twitching about the eyes, [24] .

Shooting pain from the left eye to the top of the head, which passes off and returns at short intervals, [4] . [80.]

Shooting from the left eye to the top of the head, [4] .

Pressure in the eyes, [4] . Some painful pressure on the upper part of both eyes and forehead, [4] . *Sandy feeling in the eyes , [4] .

Smarting in the left eye, [4] . Sensation in the eyes like that caused by horseradish, [4] . Feeling in the eyes and nose as if a cold would come on, [4] . Burning and smarting sensation in the left eye, with great flow of tears, [4] .

*The prominent feeling in the eyes is that of smarting , [4] . The symptoms of the eyes and eyelids are worse in the morning, but the vision is worse in the evening, [4] . [90.]

During one of the provings the symptoms of the eyes became so severe that Sulphur was taken as an antidote, and all the subsequent symptoms appeared on the left side, [4] .

When enumerating the symptoms of the eyes only, we find the left one most frequently mentioned, [4] . Orbit.

Aching pain along the lower half of the right orbit, [4] .

Pressure around the eyes, in the afternoon, as if the eyes were too large, [4] .

Pressure over the eyes, [4] . Lids.

Eyes agglutinated and oedematous, as if poisoned (second morning); this state continued two days, [14] . Agglutination of the eyelids, during the night, [4] .

Reddish-blue swelling of the eyelids, worse on the left side and in the morning; cannot close the eyes without pain all the forenoon, better in the afternoon, [4] . Soreness on closing the eyelids, [4] .

Lids feel as if granulated, and the tarsal edges have a scalded, hot feeling, as if raw (fourth day); granulated, sandy sensation in the lids, with same sensation upon the edges (fifth day), [24] . [100.]

The lids felt as if coals of fire were laid upon them, [24] .

Sensation as if a grain of sand were lodged under the left eyelid, causing a secretion and flow of tears from that eye, [4] .

Smarting in the internal canthi of both eyes, but worse in the left one, and very much aggravated by gaslight, in the evening, [4] . Itching at internal canthi of the eyes, very severe, which causing the application of the finger to rub the eye, the ball became very painful from the slightest pressure, [4] . Lachrymal Apparatus. Eyes and nose ran freely, like water, for two hours, and stopped shortly before vomiting stopped, [27] . Flow of tears all the time from the eyes, relieved in the open air, [4] .

Pupil. Great dilatation of pupils (after five hours), [20] .

Pupils dilated, [28] ; (after one hour and a half), [29] . Vision.

Long-sightedness, [4] .

Dizziness of vision now began to be manifest (after four hours and a quarter); impairment of vision increasing (after five hours), [16] . [110.]

Diplopia; not only two, but four and five reduplications of an object were apparent; the objects, whether double, triple, or otherwise, were in the same horizontal plane (first day); the diplopia grew worse, in the evening, and again three or four reduplications were visible (second day); the same eye symptoms, with evening exacerbation (third day); diplopia, with twitching (fourth day); only when suddenly raising the eyes to look at a higher object (fifth day), [24] .

Obscurity of vision, [22] . Dimness of vision, [4] , [9] ; (after one hour and a half), [29] .

Aversion to light, [28] .

Photophobia, in the morning, [4] .

Ear.

Pain in both ears, worse in the right one, [4] .

Shooting pain in the right ear, very quick, [4] . A sensation of obstruction in the left Eustachian tube, with a rushing sound in the ear of the same side, and a feeling as if the hearing were dull, while at the same time it is sensitive to the most minute sounds, [4] .

Irritation in one of the Eustachian tubes, [4] .

Increased sense of hearing, with pain in the forehead, [4] . [120.] Increased sense of hearing; the right is most affected, [4] .

Nose

Pustule in the nostril (fifth day), [24] .

Flow of mucus from one nostril, while the other is stopped, [4] . Discharge of mucus from one nostril at a time, sometimes one and sometimes the other, [4] . Coryza, [4] .

Severe coryza (after three hours, third day; after four hours, fourth day), [18] .

Fluent coryza, for two days (after two days), [14] . All the effects of a severe coryza, [7] .

Total obstruction of the nose when riding, so that one is forced to breathe altogether through the mouth, and cannot relieve himself by blowing the nose, [4] .

Stoppage of the right nostril, [4] . [130.]

During the night one nostril was stopped up (second day), [11a] .

Sensation in nostril is smarting and stinging, at 9 A.M.; have ridden in open carriage three hours; sensation in throat almost entirely gone, at 1 P.M.; have been in a warm room about two hours and find symptom returning, but less violent, at 5 P.M. (second day), [26] .

Sensation in the right nostril as if tickled with a stiff feather (after three hours and a quarter), [26] . He felt first a burning sensation in the nose, then dryness in the throat, which soon produced soreness; then, watery discharge from the nostrils, which increased until the nose became "stuffed," [13] . *Drawing sensation about the root of the nose , [4] .

Drawing sensation above the root of the nose, [4] . *Feeling in the nose and eyes as if a cold would come on , [4] .

Face

Sickly-looking countenance; sclerotica and face of a dark-yellow color (second day), [16] . Expression as though suffering from cholera, [6] . Countenance pale and hippocratic, [5] . [140.]

Paleness of the face, which looked sunken, blue, and suffering, [19] .

*Paleness of the face , [4] .

Face very red, almost purple, alternately very pale, [28] . Face flushed, [27] . Suffering intensely with pains in the joints, and bones of the face and head; her sufferings were such that she had not slept for many nights; the pains proceeded from the "nodes," especially on the frontal bone, and resembled very much those of periostitis, [21] . Pain in the superior maxillary and teeth, at 11 A.M. (second day), [18] . Pain in the superior maxillary (after three hours, third day), [18] . Jaws ached awfully the whole time; seemed as though could not open or stir them, [27] .

Teeth

Teeth all ache, are very sore, and feel elongated, [8] .

Shooting pains in the molar teeth of the upper and lower jaws of the right side, [4] . [150.] Irresistible inclination to bite the teeth together, [4] . Tongue.

Tongue coated white, [9] , [22] .

A white coating made its appearance on the tongue the third day; it still continues (sixth day), [12] .

Tongue coated yellow, and dry (after three hours, third day), [18] .

Tongue swollen and yellow, [24] .

*Tongue feels rough, with blisters on both sides , and a very red tip; great pain in the root of the tongue when swallowing , [8] . Tongue and lips dry, [28] . *Great pain in root of tongue, fauces, etc ., [8] . A feeling on the back part of the tongue as if burnt accompanied the heaviness of the head, [11b] . Slight feeling of smarting and coldness towards the tip of the tongue, [4] .

General Mouth. [160.]

Great congestion and swelling of the soft palate and tonsils; the right tonsil is half as large again as the left; both are of a very dark red, [8] .

Swelling of the soft palate, [4] . Small ulcers on the inside of the right cheek, like those caused by Mercury, [4] .

Tenderness and heat in the roof of the mouth and on the tongue, [4] . Dryness of the palate, in the morning, [4] .

Saliva. Profuse secretion of saliva each day, [12] .

Profuse secretion of saliva, in the morning (second day), [12] . Constant flow from mouth, throat, and salivary glands of a thick, ropy, tenacious secretion (after two hours and a quarter), [16] . *Secretion of saliva increased , [13] .

Mouth fills with water, [4] . [170.]

Flow of saliva into the mouth, [4] .

The saliva is yellowish and has a metallic taste, [4] . Cold, sticky, stringy saliva, [24] .

No saliva, [27] .

Taste

Metallic taste in the mouth (fourth and fifth days), [12] , [8] . Taste like nuts, in the mouth, [4] .

Taste, bitter at first, but leaving a slight feeling of smarting and coldness towards the tip of the tongue, [4] .