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General
Prunus padus, L. (P. racemosa, Lam.; Padus vulgaris, Borkh.; Cerasus padus, D. C.).
Natural order , Rosaceae.
Common names , Trauben-kirsche, Faulbaum, Ahl-kirsche.
Preparation , Tincture of leaves and bark of small twigs, collected when in blossom.
Authority. Lembke, All. Hom. Zeit., 45, 376. 1 , Proving with doses of 25 to 70 drops of the tincture; 1 a , with 15 to 60 drops of 1st dec. dil.
Head
Dulness of the head, with dull pressure in the forehead, lasting two or three hours (almost immediately after 15 drops), [1a] .
Head heavy and confused, [1] .
A momentary sensation as if the head would sink to the right side, [1] .
Pressive pain in various places in the head, lasting several hours, [1] .
Pressure at the base of the brain (one hour after 40 drops), [1a] .
Forehead and Temples.
Heaviness in the forehead, [1a] .
Pressure in the forehead, with external heat, [1] .
Dull pressure in the forehead, [1a] .
Pressure in the left temple, [1] .
Occiput and External Head. [10.]
Heaviness of the occiput, and dull pain extending transversely through the occiput (one hour after 25 drops), [1] .
Prickling feeling in the skin of the left temple, extending over and behind the left ear, [1a] .
Eye.
Pupils dilated, [1] ;
(half an hour after 50 drops), [1a] .
Pupils very much dilated, [1a] .
Nose
A pulsating feeling beneath the skin at the root of the nose; at this point a circumscribed tremulous motion was seen and felt, that even persisted after hard pressure with the finger, aggravated by stooping; this trembling continued almost without interruption for an hour, and gradually disappeared, [1] .
Throat
Feeling of soreness in the throat, with frequent swallowing of saliva, [1a] .
Stomach
Some nausea, [1a] .
Abdomen
Drawing pain in the hypochondriac and umbilical regions, aggravated by pressure, [1a] . Abdomen greatly distended by gas, [1a] .
Rectum
Sticking in the rectum while sitting and walking, [1a] . [20.] Repeated sticking in the rectum, lasting nearly the whole day, [1a] .
Some stitches in the rectum (one hour after 50 drops), [1a] .
Stitches in the rectum, [1a] .
Urinary Organs
Profuse bright-yellow urine, [1] .
Respiratory Organs.
Some dull stitches in the larynx, compelling to swallow, [1] .
Chest
Pressure behind the sternum, with difficult respiration, [1] .
Pressure behind the lower portion of the sternum, as if something heavy were lying upon it, making respiration difficult, without relief on deep respiration; worse while walking than while sitting (one hour after 60 drops), [1a] . A peculiar sensation of oppression behind the sternum makes respiration difficult; the sense of oppression is less while walking than while sitting, [1a] .
Painless sensation of oppression, like a pressure behind the sternum, that makes respiration difficult, and lasts two hours, both while sitting and walking, with slow pulse, [1] .
Some sudden violent stitches beneath the right ribs, [1] .
Heart And Pulse. [30.]
Oppression of the heart while standing, [1] .
Every beat of the heart is felt in the chest while sitting, [1a] .
Some tumultuous beats of the heart, that are felt up in the neck and actually shake the head, while sitting (one hour and a half after 60 drops), [1a] .
Some violent irregular beatings of the heart while sitting (one hour after 20 drops), [1a] . Some irregular beats of the heart, [1] .
Slow pulse, [1] .
Pulse slow and small, [1a] .
Pulse very small and slow (soon after 40 drops), [1a] .
Superior Extremities. Weakness in the elbow-joints, [1a] .
Generalities
Sensation of general weakness, [1] ; (after one hour), [1a] . [40.]
Sensation of weakness extending from the side of the neck into the right arm, soon followed by a similar sensation in the left side, [1] .
Fever
Frequent sensation of coldness in the back, [1] . Heat deep in the small of the back, [1a] .
Aggravation
( Pressure ), Pain in hypochondriac and umbilical region.
( While sitting ), Irregular beating of the heart.
( Standing ), Oppression of chest.
( Stooping ), Trembling beneath skin at root of nose.
( Walking ), Pressure behind sternum.
Amelioration
( Walking ), Oppression behind sternum.