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General

This drug was obtained from an unknown but common tree in Brazil.

Brazilian names , Azougue dos pobres (Mercury of the poor); Cabedula; Erva carnevra.

Authority. Mure, Pathogénésie Brésil.

Mind

Desire for solitude (second day).

Dissatisfied with herself; everything wearies her (third day).

Head

Vertigo, which increases the headache, at 6 A.M.

(second day).

Dizziness; she bends backward as if she would fall over, at 7.30 P.M.

(second day).

Violent headache, worse when bending over to the left, at 6 A.M.

(second day).

Headache, which increases her dissatisfaction (third day).

Heaviness of the head (second day).

Pain as if a rusty saw were drawn rapidly across above the orbits (second day).

Heaviness over the forehead, worse when drowsy, at 10 P.M.

(first day). [10.]

Pain in the forehead and temples (second day).

Pain as if the temples were squeezed in a vice (second day).

Pressive pain in the vertex, with dizziness; this pain shifts to the left eye, followed by a sensation as if a rocket rushed out of it, at 7.30 A.M.

(third day).

Mouth

Pain in a decayed tooth, as if a penknife were thrust in it, at 7 A.M.

(third day).

Great heat in the tongue, with a sensation as if small drops of ice-water fell upon it, at 9 A.M.

(second day).

Very bitter mouth, on rising, at 5 A.M.

(second day).

Stomach

Hunger, causing a burning in the stomach (second day).

Hunger, with aversion to food (second day).

Nausea (second day).

Empty feeling in the stomach, with desire to eat (second day). [20.] Suffocative feeling, as from a ball, in the pit of the stomach; she cannot hook her dress (second day).

Abdomen

Pain as from a knife-stab, at the navel, going around the abdomen, and ending at the loins (second day).

Pain, as from knife-stabs, in the flanks and navel (third day).

Respiratory Organs And Chest.

Sense of strangulation, at 9 A.M.

(third day).

Tearing, increasing from the chest to the oesophagus, at 7 A.M.

(second day).

Pain rising up in the chest, with pulling (second day).

Back

Bruised pain in the loins, as from blows with a stick, at 6 A.M. (second day).

Extremities

Pain, as from a blow with a hammer, on the left shoulder (second day). Pain at the shoulder-blade, when inclining the head to the left side (second day).

Pain from the right wrist to the elbow (second day). [30.]

Great trembling of the right hand (third day).

Numbness of the left hand; it cannot be moved, at 6 A.M.

(third day).

Cramp from the index finger to the elbow (second day).

She cannot kneel for any length of time (second day).

The knees give way, at 4 P.M. (second day).

Cramps in the feet, extending into the bends of the knees (second day). Sensation as if the toe-nails were plucked out (second day).

Generalities

Weariness as after a long journey, at 8 P.M. (second day). Syncope (second day).

Sleep

Spasmodic yawning, which stops suddenly (second day). [40.]

Drowsiness (second day). Great drowsiness, with heaviness of the eyes, at noon (second day).

Fever

Chill, on going into the open air, at 7 P.M.

(second day).

Chilliness all over (third day).

Great heat, followed by considerable coldness, at 10.30 P.M.

(first day)

Aggravation

( Morning ), 6 A.M., vertigo; headache; 7.30 A.M., pain in vertex; 7 A.M., pain in decayed tooth; on rising, 5 A.M., bitter mouth; 9 A.M., heat in tongue; sense of strangulation; 7 A.M., tearing from chest to oesophagus; 6 A.M., pain in loins; numbness of left hand.

( Noon ), Drowsiness, with heaviness of eyes.

( Evening ), 7.30 P.M., dizziness; 10 P.M., heaviness over forehead; 8 P.M., weariness; 7 P.M., on going out chill; 10.30 P.M., heat, followed by coldness.

( Bending to left ), Headache.

( Bending head to left side ), Pain at shoulder-blade.

( When drowsy ), Heaviness over forehead.