Lithium Carbonicum

Lithia. Li^ CO^.

Introduced and proved by Hering, assisted by Neidhard and Geist. See- Am. Horn. Kev., 1863, vol. 3, p. 485, 1863.

A proving of Gettysburg water, containing lithia, was made by Swan. See H. Mo., 1871, p. 389.

Clinical Authorities.— TFealwess of eyes, A. E., Eaue's Eec, 1870, p. 110;; Htmiopia, Dunham, Norton's Ophth. Therap., p. Ill; Horn. Clin., vol. 1, p. 25; Ophthalmia, Kenyon, Hale's Therap., p. 413 ; Disease of r. kidney and bladder, Fan- ning, Am. Horn. Eev., Jan., 1865; Disease of heart, Neidhard, Hale's Therap.,, p. 414 ; Gout with puffing and swelling of body and limbs. Org., vol. 2, p. 450 ; Arthri- tis, Falk, Eaue's Eec, 1871, p. 174.

^ Mind. Difficulty in remembering names.

■ Disposed to weep about his lonesome condition. Anxiety, hopeless all night.

^ Inner Head, i Heaviness in sinciput, especially in frontal eminence. I Pain and heaviness over brows, < towards evening. I I Headache like a stitch, superiorly on vertex.

■ Early on awaking, headache in vertex and temples, with

nausea after sudden cessation of menses. Pains in a small spot in r. temple; pain in 1. temple. Heavy weight upon vertex, with pressure upon 1. temple. Pressure in temples from without inward, with a pressing^

pain in middle of chest. Tension as if bound in temples, with half vision.

■ Tearing, sticking headache on r. side, < on assuming-

erect position and on motion, > during repose.

■ Headache ceases while eating, but returns and remains.

until food is again taken. Throbbing headache. Pressure in r. side of forehead.

< when lying down; it pains everywhere; >

keep eyes open ; pain as if sore from morning till noon.

■ Trembling and throbbing in head, pains in heart extend

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* Outer Head. Head externally sensitive.

I I Milk crust. ^ Sight and Eyes, liisthenopia, with black motes before eyes and sensitiveness of eyes after using them by candlelight.

llEntire vanishing of r. half of whatever she looked at; or if two short words occurred in succession, that on r. hand was invisible; second day of menses; pain over eyes.

I After excessive use of eyes, with insufficient light, loss of use of 1. eye; vision with r. eye incomplete; could only see 1. half of an object until he looked a second time and more intently; a similar perversion had pre- ceded loss of vision in 1. eye.

■Sunlight blinds him.

1 I Eyes pain: during and after reading; as if dry; as if little grains were in them; as if sore.

I I Throbbing and drawing deep in r. eye and around it.

I I Stitches in r. eye.

■ Scrofulous inflammation of eyes with hardening of Mei- bomean glands.

I Ophthalmia, with redness of sclerotica, muco-purulent discharge, sticking pains in eyes, photophobia and sen- sation as of a veil before them.

* Hearing and Ears. 1 1 Earache 1. side, from throat, with

prosopalgia. I I Pain behind 1. ear, in bone, extending toward neck. '' Smell and Nose. iNose, especially on r. side, somewhat

swollen, red, sore, internally, shining crusts form in it;

behind in choanse. I I Dropping from nose, in open air. ■Soreness of end of nose.

* Upper Face. ' ' Pain r. side from root of tooth that has been

sawn off, extending to temple ; next day same on 1. side from throat to ear. ^Prosopalgia.

^ Lower Face, i Glandular swellings on 1. side of face, throat and neck, nearly all size of a hen's egg, some hard, some suppurating.

^"^ Teeth and Gums, i ' Teeth feel numb, dull and loose, can- not bite on them.

13 Throat, l l Sore throat in evening, r. side. I Sore throat, extending into ear.

I I Solid lumps from choanee and fauces, < morning and forenoon.

^^ Eating and Drinking. After fruit : diarrhoea.

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^^ Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting, n Acidity

of stomach. I I Nausea, with gnawing in stomach, fulness in temples,

^'^ Scrobiculum and Stomach, i Gnawing in stomach, <

before a meal, > while eating. ^^ Hypochondria, l l Pressure in hepatic region.

■ Violent pain in hepatic region, between ilium and ribs.

^Gall stones. I I Sticking pain in 1. hypochondrium; pain in region of

outward.

■ Indurated inguinal glands.

I Syphilitic bubo in 1. groin, a longish swelling, as hard as a stone, uneven, rugged, like a scirrhus, at night violent lancinations, as if with red hot needles.

■ Buboes with decided fluctuation.

^ Stool and Rectum. ■ Emission of much offensive flatus on awaking from sleep.

■ Stools: soft, light, yellow in morning; off'ensive at night;

■ Flashes of pain in region of bladder, more toward r., be-

fore passing water; pain extends into spermatic cord after urinating.

■ Tenesmus vesicae with micturition; evening while walking.

■ On rising to urinate, pressing in cardiac region, not ceas-

ing until aftcF urinating ; morning.

■ Urine: scanty, dark acrid; pain when passed, emission

difficult; with dark, reddish brown deposit; turbid with mucous deposit; profuse, with uric acid deposit.

■ Burning in urethra.

■ Frequent copious urination ; disturbing sleep.

testicle. ■Pain in testes, and when sitting, stitches in penis. ^Female Sexual Organs. Menses: late, scanty; cease sud- denly and headache comes on.

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^^ Respiration. lOn inspiring air feels cold, even into lungs. ^Heart disease. Constriction of chest when walking in open air after break- fast, hawking of much mucus, seemingly from middle of sternum.

2'' Cough. Violent cough, in quick shocks, evening while lying; must rise; no sputa; irritation to cough, starts at a small spot posteriori}^ and inferiorly in throat.

^ Inner Chest and Lungs. ' i Pressure in middle of chest from within outward toward sides.

^^ Heart, Pulse and Circulation, ii Pressing in region of heart, on rising to urinate, > after urinating.

■ Throbbing ; dull stitch in cardiac region ; sudden shocks. 1 1 Rheumatic soreness in cardiac region,

■ Violent pain in region of heart, as she bent over bed;

morning after rising. I Pains in heart before and at time of urinating ; also before and at time of menses.

■ Soreness about heart, < on stooping; pains in limbs;

finger joints tender and painful ; sleeplessness.

■ After mental agitation of a vexatious character, to which

she is very subject, a trembling and fluttering of heart, distressingly painful in heart and as far as between shoulders ; extends upwards into head where it is felt as painful throbbing ; the air on inspiration seems so cold, that it is felt unpleasantly even in lungs. ^Val- vular insufficiency.

■ Heart disease, with induration of aortic valves; "bruit

■ Feeling of prostration in sacrum at night.

■Stitch in sacrum ; pain when standing, with confusion of

^^ Upper Limbs. Pain near point of r. pectoralis major on

and third of 1. hand, as if in bones ; extends from hands

to finger ends, only during repose ; > on pressure when

Itching, burning pain in a small spot on r. hip, then on

thigh, then on little toe ; all on external aspect of limb ;

also internally on 1. thigh and knee.

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I Rheumatic pains in lower extremities.

Pains in and above knees, especially when going up stairs; knees weak.

■Syphilitic, bluish, deep old ulcer on calf of leg.

iPainfulness of feet, ankles, metatarsus and toes, especially at border of foot and soles as if gouty.

I I Ankle joints pain when walking, first r. more, then 1 ; frequent urgent pains of moderate severity, of a strik- ing character, from within outward, ending in a burn- ing itching in a small spot.

Rheumatic pains in r. foot on awaking at night, pass off on rising.

Burning in great toe, especially around corns ; soreness of corns ; itching of sole of 1. foot on inner margin.

Pain in little toes. ^ Limbs in General, l Swelling, tenderness, sometimes red- ness, of last joint of fingers, with general puffiness of body and limbs ; increase of bulk and weight ; clumsi- ness in walking at night, and weariness in standing ; sometimes intense itching of sides, feet and hands, at night, from no apparent cause, > by very hot water.

Lying down : headache < ; violent cough, must rise.

Sitting: headache > ; stitching in penis.

Stooping: soreness about heart <.

Standing : pain in sacrum ; weariness.

On assuming an erect position: headache <.

Motion : headache < ; itching, sensitive pains in hands and fingers >.

On rising : pressing in region of heart ; rheumatic pains in r. foot pass off.

After rising in morning: as she bent over bed violent pain in region of heart.

Going up stairs : pains in and above knees.

"Walking : tenesmus vesicae with micturition ; in open air constriction of chest ; ankle joints pain ; clumsiness at night. ^^ Nerves. Prostration of whole body, especially knee joints and sacrum.

Paralytic stiffness in all limbs and in whole body. ^^ Sleep. I I Whole night anxiety and feeling of helplessness ; restless.

Sleep disturbed by: pains in sacrum and feet; urination ; offensive diarrhoea; tenesmus vesicse; erections, which subside on urinating ; voluptuous dreams. ^^ Time. Morning: soft, light, yellow stools; on rising to

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urinate, pressing in cardiac region; violent pain in region of heart; on rising, sore feeling near spine, r. side.

From morning till noon: e3"es pain; obstructed nose <; solid lumps from choanse and fauces <.

Evening: pain and heaviness over brows <; blows nose very much; sore throat; flatus; tenesmus vesicse; vio- lent cough.

Night : anxiety, hopelessness ; urinating ; violent lancina- tions in bubo ; offensive stools ; erection after urinating; feeling of prostration in sacrum; rheumatic pain in r. foot; clumsiness in walking ; itching of side of feet and hands. ^^ Temperature and Weather. Very hot water: itching of feet and hands >,

Going out: headache >.

Open air: dropping from nose; constriction of chest.

On inspiring air feels cold even into lungs. ^° Fever. iShudder starting from thorax.

Cold feet, soles < ; then sudden heat beginning in soles and extending over whole body.

General feeling of heat in body ; sweat on back of hands.

Copious sweat. ^^ Attacks, Periodicity. Before and at time of menses: pain

in heart. ^^ Locality and Direction. Right : pain in a small spot in temple; headache; pressure in side of forehead; entire vanishing of half of whatever she looked at; vision in- complete; throbbing and drawing deep in eye; stitches in eye; nose swollen, red, sore; pain from tooth to temple; sore throat; sharp sticking pains in neck of bladder; pains in kidney; pains in side of urethra; sore feeling on side near spine ; pain near point of pectoralis major near margin of shoulder; pain in hip; itching, burning in a small spot on hip, then on thigh, then on little toe; rheumatic pain in foot.

Left: pain in temple; pressure upon temple; loss of use of eye; earache; pain behind ear; pain from throat to ear; glandular swelling on side of face, throat and neck; sticking pain in hypochondrium; pain in abdominal ring; syphilitic bubo in groin; burning stitch in ball of thumb; itching, sensitive pains < in second and third finger of hand; middle finger painful; pain in hip; pain internally on thigh and knee; itching of sole of foot.

From within outward: pressing in abdominal ring; stitch in perineum near anus; pressing in middle of chest; urgent pains in ankle joints.

From without inward: pressure in temples.

From above downward : stitch in perineum near anus.

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^^ Sensations. As if temples were bound ; eyes as if sore ; head as if too large ; eyes as if dry ; as if little grains were in them; as of a veil before eyes; nose as if in- flamed; teeth as if numb, dull and loose; abdomen as if distended with wind; lancinations as if with red hot needles in bubo; arm as if paralyzed; pain as if in bones of hand; border of foot and soles as if gouty; whole body sore as if beaten.

Pain: over brovv^s; in vertex and temples; in a small spot in r. temple; in 1. temple; in heart to head ; over eyes; in bones ; behind 1. ear ; from tooth to temple, r. side ; from throat to ear, 1. side ; in region of spleen ; in hepatic region; in 1. abdominal ring; in r. kidney; on r. side in urethra and spermatic cord into testicle ; in testes; in heart; in limbs; in finger joints; in sacrum; near point of r. pectoralis major on margin of r. shoulder; through 1. middle finger; at margin of finger nail; in hips ; in and above knees ; in feet, ankles, metatarsus and toes ; in ankle joints ; in little toes.

Violent pain : in hepatic region across upper part of ab- domen; in region of heart.

Violent lancinations : in bubo.

Violent, painful, dull stitch : in perineum.

Distressingly painful trembling, fluttering : at heart as far as shoulders and head where it is painful throbbing.

Sharp shooting pains : through back, shoulder and arm.

Tearing sticking headache: on r. side.

Throbbing, dull stitch : in cardiac region.

Throbbing pain : in head ; in r. eye.

Stitches : in r. eye ; in penis ; in sacrum.

Burning stitch : in ball of 1. thumb.

Stitchlike pain : in vertex.

Sticking pains: in eyes; in 1. hypochondrium; in neck of bladder.

Frequent urgent pains of moderate severity, of a strik- ing character : in a small spot in ankle.

Gnawing : in stomach.

Drawing pain : deep in r. eye and around it.

Rheumatic pains: in lov/er extremities; in r. foot.

Pressing pain: in middle of chest.

Itching, burning pain: in a small spot in r. hip, then on thigh, then on little toe; internally on 1. thigh and knee.

Burning : in urethra ; in great toe ; around corns.

Aching: in ear from throat.

Flashes of pain: in region of bladder, extending into sper- matic cord.

Rheumatic soreness: in cardiac region.

Soreness: of end of nose; of throat; of bladder; about heart ; at margin of finger nail ; of corns.

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Sore feeling: r. side near spine.

Tenderness: of last joint of fingers.

Anxiety: all night.

Itching, throbbing, sensitive pain : in all fingers.

Heat: in body.

Pressing: as if with a dull point, here and there, internally, as if it were near bone, most in 1. side.

Burning stitch : from withiii outward, ends in itching.

Pressure : upon 1. temple ; in temples ; in r. side of fore- head ; in hepatic region ; in middle of chest ; in region of heart.

Heaviness: in sinciput; over brows.

Heavy weight: upon vertex.

Fulness : in temples.

Constriction : of chest.

Weariness : in standing.

Feeling of prostration : in sacrum at night ; of whole body, especially knee joints.

Paralytic stiffness : in all limbs and in whole body.

Trembling : in head.

Confusion: of head.

Itching : of sole of foot ; intense on sides of feet and hands. ** Tissues. I Scrofulous diseases, particularly swollen glands.

■ Bruised spots from falls or from being beaten.

I Bones, joints, muscles, whole body sore as if beaten.

I I Heart affections ; ossification. 1 1 Arthritis; gouty diathesis.

I Skin rough as a grater, harsh, dry.

■ Barber's itch, ringworm, circular furfuraceous patches

on skin.

iRough rash -over body. ^Secondary syphilis.

iSkin of whole body rough and dry; both cheeks covered with a thick crust like milk crust. *^ Stages of Life, Constitution. Man, set. 20 ; from early youth glandular swellings of neck.

Girl, aet. 26, brown hair, excitable, thin ; affection of r. kidney and bladder.

Man, set. 35, sight failing for more than a year; hemiopia.

Bookkeeper, set. 44 ; hemiopia.

Professional man ; weakness of eyes. • Woman, set. 52 ; gouty diathesis, puffing, swelling and itch- ing of body and limbs.

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LOBELIA CffiRULEA (Syphilitica).

Great Blue Lobelia. Lobeliacese.

The tincture is prepared from the fresh plant which grows in low grounds in the United States.

■ Constant disposition to cry, with sadness and dejec-

tion ; such weakness of brain that all excitement is for- bidden; he could neither sit alone, nor could he talk when he had to exert his mind; seemed as if he would go wild.

■ Great depression of spirits; unhappy state of mind, al-

ways associated with pain about and under (not below) short ribs, in back, on 1. side, extending outward nearl}?- to 1. side; posterior aspect of region of spleen.

^^ Throat. ■Catarrhal inflammation of posterior nares and fauces.

^^ Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting. lAcid eructations from 5 to 6 p.m.

^ Cough. 'Dry, hacking cough of four weeks' duration, ex- tremely troublesome day and night, and pain in r. side about junction of sixth rib with its cartilage, of a year's duration; dryness of back part of throat.

^^ Inner Chest and Lungs. ■ Oppression in lower part of chest, as if breath did not reach there ; distress in region of heart, and audible " knocking" respiration (like sound of axe, chopping wood) ; pain under short ribs, and dry couo^h.

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^^ Neck and Back. iiPain and aching in posterior aspect of region of spleen. I I A pain commencing at r. side of small of back, then

pain in back and under short ribs. ^ Time. From 5 to 6 p.m. : sour eructations.

sore. *^ Stages of Life, Constitution. An intelligent and educated

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