Ranunculus Glacialis

R. Glacialis, Linn.

Natural order , Ranunculaceae.

Common names , Carlina or Cacline (mountaineers of Viq.).

Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant.

Authorities. Dr. Coddé, of Spoleto, Journ. de la soc. gal, 1855, vol. 6, p. 729; 1 , Mon. F., took tincture; 2 , Dr. Coddé, took 1 drop of the 3d dil., at 10 P.M.; 2 a , same, took a month later a drop of the 9th dil., at 11 P.M.

Towards 9.30 A.M., when walking in the open air, enormous weight in the head, vertigo; it seems to me that I an seized with an incipient fit of apoplexy. A cup of café au lait caused this sensation to cease, and the dizziness did not return, [2] .

Headache, [1] . Behind the head, in the region of the cerebellum, sense of tension , [2] .

Just before daybreak, drawing headache, more on the right side than the left, which ceased on my getting up, [2] .

Respiratory Organs.

When lying in bed, breathing becomes difficult, [2a] .

When turning in bed, slight internal pain in the infero-posterior portion of the chest, [2a] . After three days, in the evening, feeling of compression in the whole chest, [2a] .

A little before midnight I could not endure the weight of the corverlet on the chest, [2a] .

Stitches in the right side, [1] .

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Sleeplessness at night, [2] .

Broken sleep, at night, [2a] .

Coldness even on the thighs, [2a] .

General perspiration, [1] .

General and copious nocturnal sweat, more abundant on the thighs, [2] .

At day-break slight perspiration all over, [2a] .