Hydrophobinum

The virus from the mad dog.

Preparation , Trituration with sugar of milk.

Authorities. ( 1 to 7 , provings by J. R. Coxe, Jr., M.D.;

Phil. J. of Hom., 3, p. 262). 1 , J. R. C., Jr., took 3d dil. three times a day for four days; 1 a , proving with 6th dil.; 1 b , proving with 30th dil.; 1 c , proving with 3d dec. dil.; 2 , Daniel Coxe, aged 17, took 3d dil. in same manner; 2 a , same took 6th dil.; 3 , Charles Coxe, aged 7, took 6th dil.; 4 , N.

E. W., aged 18, took 3d dil.; 4 a , same took 6th dil.; 5 , same took 30th dil.; 6 , A. R. S., aged 18, took 3d dil.; 6 a , same took 6th dil.; 7 , Miss A.

S., aged 30, took 3d dil.; 7 a , same took 6th dil.; 7 b , same took 30th dil.; 7 c , same took 3d dec. dil.; ( 8 to 18 , and a few authorities given after the symptoms, from same reference, no details furnished); 8 , Hering; 9 , "B.," Behlert on females.; 10 , N., Neidhard; 11 , "V.;" [erase "11 v. (vide reference to other symptoms. -Hering.)] 12 , "Schm.;" 13 , "W.;" 14 , "My.;" 15 , "E.;" 16 , "Br.;" 17 , "C.;" 18 , Peterson.

Emotional. Strange notions and apprehensions during pregnancy, [8] .

Exaltation; thinks he has something of importance, [8] .

Singing, in walking through the whole house, entire day, [11] . Sang more than usual, but did not feel at all merry; singing involuntary, [7] .

Happy disposition, after perspiring in the evening, [11] .

Exhilarated, felt as if he had received joyful intelligence, all day, [4] .

During the first two or three days, temper more equable than usual, [7] .

Felt unusually serious, [7] . Had a good cry before going to bed; felt very sad (third day), [7] . [10.]

Bitterly crying, with headache, [11] .

Disposed to get mad, [10] . Impatient all day, [7a] .

Impatient all day, with headache, [11] .

The last day or two feel more morose; caught myself saying to nephew, in severe tone, "If you do that again," etc., when he was not really in fault, [1] . [30.]

Offended at everything; gives offensive answers, [9] .

Inclined to use offensive expressions, [8] .

Thought came into his mind to attack others in a mean way; to cut others with a knife he holds; to throw water he has in a tumbler into another's face, [8] .

Occasionally exhilarated, then again morose, both feelings going off very readily on conversing, [1] . Intellectual.

Have found it difficult through the whole proving to think intently, and at times almost impossible (seventh day), [7] .

Restlessness in the mind during the forenoon and at noon, [12] . A strange oppression and indifference, as if he was unable to do anything if he forces himself; there is no power in the mind, [8] . [40.]

Dulness and stupidity (second day); at night restlessness, [15] .

Memory for words much better, [10] .

He loses consciousness for a moment, [8] .

After stooping dizzy, and losing sight, [9] .

Dizzy headache (eleventh day), [7] .

Dizzy headache all day, spirits not depressed (third day), [7b] . A dizzy dulness in the vertex, he fears he will fall while walking, in the evening, [8] . [50.] Slight dizziness and nausea (sixth day), [7] .

While stooping, giddiness on the right, [11] .

Lightness in head, [12] .

Lightness (of head) after nausea, [11] .

Slight pain in head and heart (fourth day), [4a] . Pain from mouth up through head, and down to back of neck, quite severe, [7b] .

Pain in head, which was very severe till 9 P.M. (fourth day), [2a] .

Intense pain in head, extending back of forehead to organ of firmness, at 2 P.M.; soon after to whole to of head, or to eyes, lasting all day (second day), [7] . Burning waving towards the head, [11] .

After moving, turning, stooping, feels as if head would burst, [11] .

Head feels as if it would spit, and a great pressure on top, [5] .

Dull, heavy pain in the head, [3] .

Walked out and had headache, or after walking five minutes felt sharp pain across the eyebrows or up the nose; felt exceedingly fatigued and weary after a short walk (fourth day), [7a] .

Headache in the bones, [9] .

Towards noon slight headache, [5] .

No pains till 3 P.M., when head ached severely until 9 P.M., [5] . Headache quite severe all day, and implicating eyes; feel lazy, requires an effort to think (fourth day), [7] .

Headache quite severe, [5] . At 3 P.M. headache very severe, [5] .

A severe, impatient headache through the whole morning, [7b] . [80.] A very intolerable, snappish, irritable headache for three days, with the jaws stiff and sore, the hands numb (after nearly a month), [7b] . Headache alternately with flushes in face, [11] .

Afternoon pain in head, sick headache, [7b] .

Throbbing, pulsating headache, most severe in right temple and over right eye, [1c] .

Headache relieved by cold air, [7b] .

Pain in head, greatest one and a half inches above left eye, [7b] .

Dull, heavy pain in forehead, and sharp, pricking pain in the left temple, sometimes attended with throbbing and pinching, [2] . [100.]

Pressive pain in forehead, [12] , [9] , [11] ; with sensation of heat, [11] . Pressive pain in forehead and vertex, worse after moving the head and stooping, [9] , [12] .

Pressing pain on top of forehead, while reading and thinking, in the afternoon, with restlessness of mind, [12] .

Violent pressing outwards in forehead; the patient put the head towards the wall, [16] . [authority, Behlert, erase "16."]

Pain in the temples from the jaws, [11] . [110.]

During the day, headache very intense at times in right temple, [7b] .

At 9 A.M., most severe headache in both temples and over eyes unbearable, causing him to cry bitterly, and refuse to take another dose, [3] .

Boring in temples every second day, in the left, morning (fourth day), [12] .

Boring in the right temple every second day; in the left in the morning (fourth day), [12] . Vertex.

Could detect no symptoms, save a slight headache on top (eighth day), [7a] .

Much pressing on top of head; feels as if a form, fitting top of head, was pressing on it (fifth day), [7] .

Pressing pain on top (of head) and forehead, while reading and thinking, in the afternoon, with restlessness of mind, [12] . Painful pressure on top, by moving the head, with fever and prostration, [12] .

Pressing heaviness on top and to the right (of head), [9] . Pressing shutting on top of head, [8] . [120.]

Beating, pressing on top; painful pressure on top (of head) on moving the head, with fever and prostration, [12] . Strange pulsation on top of head, [11] .

Pressure in left side of head, with boring and shooting inwards, extends to forehead and eyes, in the evening, [12] . Tearing from forehead towards left side, [9] .

Left side of head is now, and has always been, most severely affected (sixth day), [7] . Occiput.

Dulness in occiput, after awhile becoming painful, [8] . Slight pain in head, back part (seventh day), [7] .

Pressing on occiput, upper side, [9] .

External Head. [130.] My hair, which is usually dry, has become very oily to-day, the first time I remember such an occurrence (third day), [2] .

Itching in "acquisitiveness" in the morning (fifth day), [7] .

On right side of vertex something comes from within and itches, [8] .

Eye.

Objective. Eyes somewhat red and inflamed (the cornea), [1c] .

No pain, but eyes still slightly red, and occasional stitches in right temple, [3] . Eyes bloodshot and painful (fourth day), [3] .

Inflammation in eyes during the day (tenth day), [7] . [140.]

Inflammation of one eye; frothy matter pours out between the lids; pimples around the eyes since the bite of a dog in the finger, [16] . [A cure. -BRAUNS.] Subjective.

Weakness of eyes when looking upwards, [9] .

Great weakness in eyes, but no pain, [5] .

Some pain in eyes (eighth day), [7] .

Burning in eyes, [9] .

Headache not severe; pain extends into right eye (fourth day), [2] .

Eyes ached intensely, [7b] . Soreness in eyes (fourth day), [4] .

Soreness in eyes, and pain in forehead above them (second day), [4] .

Soreness in eyes and throat, and difficulty in swallowing (fourth day), [40] . [150.]

Tickling and heat in eyes, [11] ; from the neck, [11] . Brow.

Pain over the left eye previous to retiring (fourth day), [7a] . Pain in small spot over right eyebrow, rendered worse by writing, [7b] .

Pain over right eye inwards, pressing the temple, [9] . Sharp pain across eyebrows, afterwards burning in the eyelids (fifth day), [7a] .

Drawing-beating pain over the eyes and into the balls, [10] . Lids.

Eyelids as if they were lame, or were firmly closed, in the morning, [9] . [By Behlert, erase "9."]

Burning in the lids, [11] . [160.]

Burning in the eyeballs, [10] . Vision.

Left eye extremely sensitive to light, and weeps, unusual with me, my eyes being very strong, [7b] . Dimness of sight, with giddiness, [9] .

Something moves before the eyes, but always at a distance from the place she looks at, [9] .

Ear.

Rush of blood to right ear, after it a pressure, as if from a dull point, [8] .

Ears feel very still, [7a] . Buzzing in right ear, [12] .

Rushing noise, like water falling, in left ear, [9] .

Subjective. [170.]

Sharp pain runs up the nose, [11] .

Nose feels bruised (fifth day), [7a] .

My sense of smell, which is always extremely acute, became painfully so, particularly in reference to unpleasant effluvia; the action of the nostrils was extremely painful, [7b] .

The greatest sensibility to the smell of tobacco; tastes the snuff, while the box is one foot distant, [7c] .

Objective. [180.] Paleness and qualmishness, [9] .

Quivering in the face, [11] . Slight twitchings in face and hands, [7b] .

Face pale yellow, nearly brown, [8] .

Subjective. Heat in the face after drinking coffee, [9] .

Cheeks. Quick drawing from the right malar bone towards nose, [12] .

Feeling as if bitten in the face, left side of mouth, [7] . [190.]

Something seems gnawing right cheek-bone (fifth day), [7] . Rending pain in right upper jaw towards the ear; jaws ache with the headache, [11] .

Shooting pains in upper jaw, [7a] .

Chin.

Biting-snapping, with convulsions, [11] .

Several severe twitches in jaws, [7b] .

Jawache nearly all day, and pressure on top of head most severe, [7a] . [200.]

While reading, jaws began to ache; the longer I read, the more they ached; gaped frequently (seventh day), [7] .

Teeth feel on edge (second day), [7a] . Pain in roots of back teeth, [9] .

All the teeth ache, [9] . Headache and earache extend into the teeth, [11] .

Teeth very sensitive; pulsation in teeth of upper jaw, [7b] . [210.] Toothache during pregnancy, [8] .

Gums. Gums painful, [9] .

Increase of saliva, not more viscid than usual (third day), [1a] . Towards noon, slight increased of saliva, [5] .

Much saliva, [6a] . [220.]

Much saliva, not thicker than ordinary (sixth day), [7] . Great flow of saliva and difficulty in swallowing liquids (second day), [4a] .

Saliva more plentiful, but thin, and of a yellow color (fifth day), [2] .

Much viscid saliva (second day), [2] , [1c] .

A large quantity of viscid saliva in mouth, causing me to spit an unusual quantity (third day), [2] .

Saliva very viscid and plentiful, sore throat all day (third day), [2] .

A great flow of spittle (third day), [4] . [230.] A great flow of mucous spittle (second day), [4] . Much tenacious mucus in mouth and throat, [1b] .

All through this proving, could not get my food to taste of salt, though I used more than usual, [7b] .

Throat much inflamed, some difficulty in swallowing, [1c] . Much mucus in throat and nose (fourth day), [7a] .

During the day, bile rises in the throat; an unusual quantity of tough saliva in mouth and throat, [7] .

A terrible pain in throat all day, and great pain in swallowing, [5] .

Great heat in the throat and around the heart (second day), [1a] . [240.]

Throat feels as though I had swallowed a small quantity of red pepper (fourth day), [1] . At 3 P.M., felt a strange constrictive sensation in back part of throat never experienced before; at 4 P.M., worse, could not swallow without great pain; went off at 6 P.M.; returned in an hour, lasting till 10 P.M., [2] .

Violent spasms of throat at 2 P.M., feeling as if I was about to be suffocated; went off at 9 P.M., [1c] .

Sore throat, [3] , [4a] . Sore throat all day (fourth day), [1a] , [3] .

Throat feels sore and as if swelled, [6a] . Sore throat, increased saliva, no inflammation, as far I could see, though it felt as if inflamed, and hotter than usual (seventh day), [1a] .

Sore throat, not able to swallow without great pain (fifth day), [5] .

Sore throat and headache all day, [1b] .

Slight sore throat, difficulty in swallowing liquids; this time a real difficulty; epiglottis appeared partially paralyzed (this symptom continued three days in several persons, going off by degrees); no difficulty in swallowing solids, [1a] .

Slight sore throat, [1b] , [7] .

Throat quite sore, headache in both temples, numbness in both arms, slight pain in lumbar region all day, [1b] .

Quite a sore throat, constrictive sensation much worse when attempting to swallow liquids, which I could not do without pain; solids not painful, [2] .

Violent sore throat, quite inflamed, could not swallow, liquids ran through the nose, [1c] .

Very violent sore throat; soreness over whole body, as if beaten, [6a] .

Soreness in throat from 11 A.M. till noon, [3] .

Soreness and suffocation in back of throat at 10 A.M., [4] . [260.] Throat feels raw and as if about to become very sore (fifth day), [7] .

Burning down in the oesophagus, [8] .

A desire to swallow, and spittle more copious and viscid than usual, [1] .

Feeling of suffocation has left the throat, but still I have difficulty in swallowing, also soreness in the eyes, but not the pain above them (third day), [4] . Slight difficulty in swallowing, [1a] .

Rending and tearing pain in right jugular bone, [9] . Gnawing in right jugular bone, [7] .

Sickness of the stomach after eating eggs or fat meat; nausea, with giddiness and headache, [11] . [280.]

Vomiting of the supper at night, [11] .

Noise in the stomach like bubbles of water; pressure like something pointing, [8] .

Pressing inwards in pit of stomach after eating, [9] .

Pressing pain in hypochondriac regions after quick walking, [12] .

Painful throbbing, like an abscess, in the hypochondriac regions, [9] .

General Abdomen. Difficult and impeded passage of wind, [8] , [11] .

Burning waving and rolling (in abdomen), [8] . [290.]

Shooting in right side of abdomen, [9] .

Much pain in right groin and slight swelling there at 2 P.M. (fifth day), [7a] .

Dull pressure above the right groin, on a small, distinct point, [12] .

A dragging pain in both groins, [2] .

Rectum And Anus. [300.]

Piles protrude, [11] . Blood from anus during menstruation, [11] .

Bright-red blood from anus, with a horrible burning and stinging, like thorns, [6] .

Sphincter (ani) closes violently, [11] .

Pulsation outside of anus, [11] .

Diarrhoea, [9] , [18] .

Diarrhoea, without pain, in the morning, [8] ; with pain in the morning, [7c] . Softer stool than usual, [8] , [9] .

After urinating, flow of prostatic juice, [8] . [310.]

Burning and tenesmus in region of prostate and down urethra, [10] .

Tickling burning in urethra after urination, [12] .

More urine and brighter colored, [8] .

Urine brown, turbid, with reddish or whitish sediment, [8] .

Great weakness of the male parts; they feel empty, as if gone; bearing down in urethra, [8] .

Tickling and burning on corona glandis, with some greenish pus, [10] .

Aching in testicles, [8] . Lascivious ideas and erection, afternoon, [8] . [320.]

Indifference during erection, and even during coition, [8] . Nightly emission in sleep, with dreams, [10] .

No sperm during coition; the sperm passed off in sleep, [8] .

During the day, great pain, extending from uterus into breast and right side of abdomen (seventh day), [7] .

Bearing down in uterine region, [9] .

Sharp pains in uterus, shooting down to labia, [7c] . Slimy leucorrhoea during the proving, [7c] .

Menstruation after fifty days, with headache, [7c] .

Menstruation after two weeks, with haemorrhoids, pulsation in anus, and weakness of back, [9] . Taken three days after menstruation is over, it reappears in two cases, [9] .

Respiratory Organs. [330.] Sighing, [11] . Sighing, with oppression of breathing, [11] .

Sighing, with pain in heart, [11] .

Rush of blood from the chest upwards, with toothache during pregnancy, [8] .

Pain from within outwards, in right side, [11] .

Pain in left side, [7a] . Dull pricking pain in left side from head to waist, [3] .

Slight pain in heart and head (fourth day), [4a] .

Pain in back and both groins, [5] .

Aching in loins into back, [11] . [340.]

Aching from loins down to feet, [7a] .

Drawing downwards (in loins), [8] .

Extremities In General. Severe pain in all the joints, [5] .

General Symptoms.

Pimples on left forehead, afterwards on the right, [12] . Slow maturing, bluish pimples on face, [8] .

Trickling in the left cheek, at 6 A.M., [7] .

Itching in root of penis, [8] .

Sleep And Dreams.

Excited, cannot sleep, [11] . Admires his own skill in talking fluently Latin in a dream, [8] . [360.]

Subordination, like a servant in a dream, [14] .

Flushes (in the face) and headache alternately, [9] . Face sweats, with flushes, [11] .

( Morning ), Eyelids as if lame; little appetite. ( Afternoon ), While reading and thinking, pain on top of head .

( Evening ), At 9 o'clock, pains over eyes, etc.

( After coffee ), Heat in face. ( When looking upward ), Weakness of eyes.

( Moving ), Bursting feeling in head. ( Stooping ), Vertigo; bursting feeling in head.

( Writing ), Pain over eye.

( Cold air ), Headache. ( After meals ), Feels better.