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General
Menispermum Canadense, Linn.
Natural order , Menispermaceae.
Common names , Moonseed, Yellow Parilla.
Preparation , Tincture of root.
Authorities. (Hale's provings, Trans. N. Y. State Hom. Med. Soc., 7, p. 125). 1 , Dr. J. D. Taylor took tincture, 35 drops (first day), 55 (second day), 150 (evening, third day), 220 (evening, fifth day), 200 (evening, eleventh day), 100 (evening, twelfth day), 150 (evening, thirteenth day); 2 , Dr. Graham took "Menispermin," 1/10th trit., 3 grs. in three doses (first day), 6 grs. in three doses (second, third, fourth, and fifth days), 6 grs. in two doses (sixth to tenth days), 8 grs. one dose (twelfth day).
Mind
Emotional. Low-spirited, but attend to business with rapidity (thirteenth day), [2] .
Low-spirited, but absent-minded (fifth day), [2] .
Quick-tempered (twelfth day), [2] .
Quick temper, and irritable (thirteenth day), [2] .
Feel surly, ill-natured, and stubborn (tenth day), [2] .
Intellectual.
Absent-minded, but thoughts clear (sixth day), [2] .
Head
Feeling of fulness in the head, during the night (twelfth night), [1] .
Headache, with pressure from within outwards (fourteenth morning), [1] .
Intense headache , with feeling as if it would burst , with pain the whole length of the back, at 4 P.M.
(fourteenth day); the headache continued three or four days;
Bryonia relieved the headache; it was also ameliorated by walking in the open air, [1] . [10.]
Headache , during the night (thirteenth night), [1] .
Intense headache , with stretching and yawning ; the headache lasting three or four days (after three hours, fifth day), [1] .
Dull, heavy headache, with a feeling of fulness (fourth morning), [1] .
Slight headache in upper frontal region, and through the temples (ninth day), [2] .
Headache through temples, extending to occiput (tenth day), [2] .
Headache in temples and occiput (eleventh day), [2] . Severe headache through temples and occiput (twelfth day), [2] .
Eye.
Eyes feel dry and swollen (after three hours, fifth day, and twelfth night), [1] .
Eyes feel as if swollen, during the night (thirteenth night), [1] .
Nose
Objective. Sneezing (fifth day), [2] . [20.]
Much sneezing, and profuse flow of mucus from the nose (fourteenth morning), [1] . Nose discharges but little mucus; nostrils feel dry (fourth day), [2] .
Nasal mucus thinner, but more copious (second day); thin, but less copious (third day), [2] . Subjective.
Nostrils feel dry (fifth day), [2] .
Nostrils feel dry, especially the left, and itch painfully; mucus excoriates (sixth day), [2] .
Painful soreness of inner nostrils (seventh day), [2] .
A feeling of itching and swelling of mucous membrane of left nostril (fourteenth day), [2] .
Itching of nostrils (twelfth day), [2] .
Mouth
Objective.
Tongue coated, thicker posteriorly, with raised papillae; dry and parched (fourth morning), [1] .
Tongue coated yellowish-white (fifth day), [2] . [30.]
Tongue coated yellow (thirteenth morning), [1] .
Tongue coated all over with a yellow fur (twelfth morning), [1] .
Yellow coat on the tongue, thickest at the base; tongue swollen (fourteenth morning), [1] .
Slight milky coating on tongue (eighth day), [2] . Subjective.
Mouth and throat dry, during the night (twelfth night), [1] . Burning on the tongue, soon (first day), [1] .
Tongue felt raw, as if burned (after one hour, second day), [1] .
Throat
Throat feels dry and parched (twelfth morning), [1] . No soreness of throat (curative), (after eight or nine days), [1] .
Stomach
Increased appetite (fourth day), [2] . [40.]
Rather thirsty (fifth day), [2] .
Much thirst (eighth day), [2] .
Slight nausea on waking in the morning (eleventh day), [2] .
Abdomen
Pain in the umbilical region (fourth morning); increased (fifth day), [1] .
Rectum
Slight tenesmus, with natural stool (first day); tenesmus continues (second day); occasional tenesmus, bowels regular (third day); occasional tenesmus (fourth day); tenesmus (sixth day); tenesmus, but bowels still regular (eighth day), [2] .
Urinary Organs
Urine high-colored, scanty, and hot (after three hours, fifth day), [1] .
Urine averages 30 oz.
(before the proving); 34 oz. with white cloud near the bottom (second day); 32 oz., with white thready clouds floating through it (third day); yellowish, about 30 oz.
(fourth and fifth days); yellow and cloudy (sixth day); dark yellow, rather scanty (eighth day); less dark (tenth day); still yellow (twelfth day), [2] .
Respiratory Organs.
(Morning expectoration less, and of a lighter color, curative ), (second day), [1] . (Very little expectoration, curative), (after eight or nine days), [1] .
Hurried respiration during the night (twelfth night), [1] .
Back
[50.]
Pain the whole length of the back, with intense headache, with feeling as if it would burst, at 4 P.M.
(fourteenth day), [1] .
Dull pain the whole length of the back, with yawning and stretching (fourth morning), [1] .
Extremities In General.
Aching in thighs, elbows, and shoulders (ninth day), [2] .
Slight drawing aching in external muscles of the thigh and upper arm, also under left scapula (seventh day), [2] .
Superior Extremities. Drawing in the brachialis anticus (eighth day), [2] .
Noticed once or twice a slight jerking near left elbow, probably in biceps muscle (seventh day), [2] .
Inferior Extremities.
Aching in the bones of the legs, lasting three or four days (after three hours, fifth day), [1] .
Aching in upper part of left femur and left hip-joint (eighth day), [2] .
Legs feel sore, as if bruised, with pain in the bones, at 4 P.M. (fourteenth day); the pain in the bones continued for three or four days), [1] .
General Symptoms.
Objective. Stretching and yawning, at noon (fourteenth day), [1] . [60.]
Stretching and yawning , with intense headache (after three hours, fifth day), [1] .
Languor, laziness, mental and physical (eighth day), [2] . Subjective.
Aching-drawing pains in the muscles of the thighs, also in shoulder-joints and region of scapulae (sixth day), [2] .
The pains resembled those caused by taking large doses of Quinine, and relieved by a few doses of China, [1] .
Skin
A few pimples on the face (fifth day), [2] .
Itching all over the body, especially over the gluteal muscles and thighs, aggravated by warmth of the bed (after three hours, third day), [1] .
Thighs itch (ninth day), [2] .
Sleep And Dreams.
Sleepiness.
Yawning and stretching, with dull pain the whole length of the back (fourth morning), [1] .
Disinclination to get up early in the morning, from unusual sleepiness (nineteenth day), [2] .
Slept late and heavy in morning (tenth and twelfth days), [2] .
Sleeplessness. [70.] Restlessness , during the night (thirteenth night), [1] . Restlessness , with troubled and confused dreams and sudden starting from sleep , during the night (third night), [1] .
No sleep (sixth night), [2] . Dreams.
Sleep well, but inclined to dream pleasing dreams (fourth day), [2] .
Dream of innumerable rats, which creep under my clothing (a ludicrous but entirely new symptoms), (thirteenth day), [2] . Dreams of hearing cannonading (twelfth day), [2] .
Fever
Some chilliness (after three hours, fifth day), [1] . Skin cold and dry, with some itching, at noon (fourteenth day), [1] .
Face hot, and the pimples bleed easily (ninth day), [2] .
Aggravation
( Morning ), On waking, nausea.
( Night ), Headache; eyes feel swollen; dryness of mouth, etc.; hurried respiration.
( Warmth of bed ), Itching.
Amelioration
( Walking in open air ), Headache.