Ranunculus Acris

Ranunculus acris, Linn.

Natural order , Ranunculaceae.

Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant.

Authorities. 1 , Krebs, Frank's Mag., 3, 312, Heidelb. Annals, 1835, a woman, seventy years old, applied a handful of the herb to her limbs; 2 , Franz, Archiv. f. Hom., 7, 3, 218; 3 , Lembke, N. Zeit. f. Hom. Klin., 12, 26, took an infusion of the herb twice first and second days, three times third day; 3 a , same, proving repeated, doses on first, second, fourth, and sixth days.

Anxiety, [1] .

Headache, [2] . Tearing in the forehead, in the face (third day), [3] .

Red face, [1] . Violent tearing in the right cheek, towards the temples, in the evening (first day), [3a] .

A continuous scraping taste in the throat (shortly after first dose); this sensation lasted longer when larger doses were taken, [3] .

Frequent eructations of tasteless flatus (after second dose, second day), [3a] .

Some nausea (after second dose, second day); nausea, with much saliva in the mouth (after third dose, second day); slight nausea (fourth day), [3a] .

5 P.M., copious fluid stool without pain, and again at 7 P.M. (first day), [3a] . [10.]

Two loose stools, in the morning (third day), [3] .

During the night frequent micturition (fourth night); this had not occurred during the previous nights, although no change had been made in my mode of living; no micturition (fifth night), [3] . In the night micturated three times; urine normal (second night), [3a] .

Tearing in the muscles on the right side of the chest, below the nipple, increased during inspiration (after second dose, second day); similar pain in right side of chest (third day), [3a] .

Small rapid pulse, [1] .

*Pain several times in the lumbar muscles, in bending and turning the body, and in the joints already mentioned (fourth day); the same pains were felt in the morning, and several times during the day, whether in sitting or in motion (fifth day), [3a] .

Soreness of the joints, [2] . Boring and drawing pains in the right tibia and in the elbow (after second dose, second day), [3a] .

Violent pressing pains in the joints of the elbow, ankle, and knee when sitting; motion appeared to relieve them (after third dose, second day), [3a] .

Tearing in the wrist and ankle-joints, in the thumb, in walking and resting (first day), [3a] . [20.]

Tearing in the joints of the wrist, ankle, and shoulder, in the forehead, and in the muscles of the right side of the chest (sixth day), [3a] .

Tearing in the ship, shoulder, and ankle-joints (fourth day), [3a] .

Wandering pains in the limbs, in the joints of the hands, knees, feet, and toes (second and third days), [3] .

Patient tremulous, with faintness, on rising, anxiety, restlessness, small rapid pulse and red face, [1] .

Awoke at night with the most violent pains, [1] .

[30.]

Obstinate ulcers, [2] . The skin of the right cheek has a peculiar feeling, as thought it were here and there touched with a cold thin body; this lasted some time, and then a similar sensation was felt in the skin of the left cheek (after third dose, second day), [3a] .

Violent erethistic fever, with intolerable pains in the legs and feet, which were burned as far as the knee; the skin hot, red, very painful, and in places blistered (second day); the next day several spots became gangrenous, [1] . Intolerable heat and faintness, [2] .