Coffea Cruda

11.

Iffnatia.

Cocculus

CANNABIS.

Ignatia.

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Pain pressing from within outward . .

Pains steady or in attaclcs,with short inter- missions; intolerable, most violent; rest- lessness, with agony even to furious de- spair, fainting fits ; coincident with inflam- matory symptoms.

Lameness; H.Gr. Paralysis of limbs . .

Day and night, continuous pains in the joints, worse from the least motion, with swell- ing and exceeding sensibility to the touch.

Complaints in joints; rending, shooting, cramp-like or cracking; loss of power.f

Pulse changed; frequent, full and hard, or quick and irregular; intermitting. H.Gr.

Chills creeping upward; heat, with thirst; thirst constant during all stages.

Feels cold or hot in the suffering part ; when hot or sweating, likes to be uncovered.

Ill red miliary fever : Increasing restlessness, agonizing tyixiety and heat of ])ody.

Measles : Dry, barking cough ; painful iioarseness ; eyes red ; cannot bear light ; jerks of left leg or 1. arm, or grinding of teeth; restless moaning and lamenting; lying in a comatose state.

Sleeplessness, more after midnight; from fear, fright or anxiety; with fear of the future-^ sometimes in consumptives.

Anxious dreams (with mental exertion*) .

Foreboding of death, predicting the day .

Clairvoyance, perception of distant things .

I]asily frightened and startled by things out- side of himself, particularly by noise.

Tossing himself about, the limbs, head, etc.

Dejection — Hopeles.sness — Fretfuiuess — Malice — Absent-mindedness — Fancies.

Answers only with Yes or Xo

"Weakness of memory predom

Threatenings of apoplexy; bnrning pain in the brain ; pressing, contracting pain above root of nose, red eyes, face red and puffed, pulse hard, either full and strong or small and quick.

Crackling (crepitation) in temples, forehead and nose; worse towards evening and from motion ; better from sitting.

Headache from talking

Aversion to noise ; it startles him ....

Pains pressing from without inward.

Pains remit or increase; often in attacks, with longer intermissions; seem to be exquisite, insufferable ; patients are be- siilc themselves, whining, crying, anxious; with other nervous symptoms.*

Great motor agility.*

Ischias (rending, shooting) or X. cruralis in attacks, inc. by walk'g; rel. by pressure, ex- cept on foramen ; worse aftern. and night.*

No pain in joints.*

Pulse, if changed, more frequent, but less vig- orous, even small and infirm. Grauvogl.*

Chills creeping downw. ; heat without thii'st ; no thirst during chill, constant after the heat and during the sweat.

Affected parts sensitive to warmth or cold air : cannot bearuncover'g.*

In the same: Increasing pains in head and throat, comliined with a dispos. to weep.*

Measles : Frequent, short, and dry cough, hoarse when crying; skin and all senses over-sensitive; spasmodic motions, trem- bling, grinding of teeth; over-wakeiul- ness, with heat and sweat in face.

Sleepl. ; children want to play; before and at midnight; from being kept awake, or after typhoid fevers.*

Pleasant dreams (even merry.*)

Fear of death during the suffering.* Vivid imagination, ecstatic or sentimental.* Slight passive motions (rocking, etc. ) startle

him; are perceived as enormous.* Throws things about, away, down, etc.* Joyousness; ailments after excessive joy or

disappointed love; easy comprehension. Answer short, not disposed to talk, or endless volul)ility w'hen describing his ailments.* Memory active.

Threatenings of apoplexy ; over-excited, exalted; talkativeness; full of fear, pangs of conscience, discouraged, complaining, aversion to the open air, sleepless, con- vulsive grinding of teeth.* Crackling noise, synchronous with the pulse, in one side of the head ; worse in the morn- ing and out of doors, better within doors.* Congest, fr. talking; headache fr. thinking.* Aversion to noise: it hurts him.*

t It seems in all organs surround' d by serous membranes the capillaries are injected, reddening their surface, ■with shootini:, piercing pains, an over-action of their function lo rarify the air. On the other hand, Coffea promotes the changa of matter in bones; hence, as a dietetic, is injurious to children, palliative in old a^e.*

(Continued.)

Nose bleeds, blood bright red, coagiilatincr, with feverisli heat, eyes injected ; parti- cularly during the climacteric years.

Excessive hunger and thirst, but eats slowly.

Diarrhoea, from getting wet; slimy, bloody, with violent pains in bowels; tenesmus also between the discharges, the hypo- chondriac regions are sore to the touch.

Urine infrequent and scanty, only excep- tionally copious — (Scrotum drawn up.)

Catamenia ofteuer scanty than profuse . .

During pregnancy, and particularly in child- bed, foreboding of deatli.

Violent labor-pains, following in rapid suc- cession, partic. with a large child (head seems immovable), contractions insuffi- cient, pains overwhelming; shrieking; red, sweating face ; (hir.Hty. f

Childbed-fever after suppression of lochia, mamma3 lax, no milk; dry, hot skin, hard, frequent i)ulse; or tensive, contracted; fearful, wild, staring, glittering eyes, dry tongue, great thirst, inflated abdomen, sensitive to the slightest touch.

Larynx sensitive to the touch; voice croak- ing; cough whisthng, barking, hollow.

Cough; always taking cold; worse after drinking, troublesome all the evening, but particularly after midnight ; shooting pain also in side, hypochondria, back and small of back, or with a suffocating feeHng.

Palpitation of heart, sometimes intermitting, or with difficult respiration, great anxiety.

Nose bleeds, with heaviness of head, exal- tation preventing sleep; as in nervous, irritable persons.*

Eating and drinking hastily.*

Diarrlioca from too much thought and care about domestic affairs; watery, painless, very weakening, with over-sensibility and great irritability.*

Urinating too often, rather copious — (Scro- tum relaxed.*)

Catamenia too profuse.

During parturition or the afterpains, ex- treme fear of death. *■

Labor-pains unbearable, ineffectual] con- stant whining, crying, lamenting; violent moving of limbs; head hot, red; face puffed, eyes glittering; complete despair, great fear of cleat Ji*

Childbed-fever from mental excitement; fre- quent crawling with feverish warmth; tongue moist, no thirst; delirium, talking with open eyes, eyes shining, violent ab- dominal pains, with over-sensitiveness; despair; sleeplessness.*

Larynx as if covered with a dry phlegm.*

Cough; single, sudden shocks, quickly fol- low'g each other; from irritation in throat, phlegm in back part of throat, with dim- ness before the eyes, dur'g even'g and mid- night, when falling asleep or soon after.*

Palpitation of heart violent, irregular, with trembling of limbs.*

Remission during the day (except the fore- noon**) and evening.

Warmth lessens the pains, particularly warm air ;

coldness aggravates.

Complementary to Arnica, partic. after hurts.

Remission in the forenoon and midnight,

(except the cough *) In distressing toothache the only relief is

obtained by holding the coldest water or

ice in the mouth.* | Complementary to Colocynthis in pains.*

Predomin. worse -— — — — ~ — -^^ — ~~-^ Predomin. betler

While standinij, and also in the room.^ H.Gr. — When assuming an erect position.*

Predomin. better . ■*- -^^ — "" —--- Predomin. tvorse

While walking out of doors, and when sitting down. H.Gr.— Children from being rocked or moved about.* N.B. All that is marked with * has been added by C.Hg.

t This observation was mnde by I'r. W. Wesselhoft, 18:5.0. Even resolute, enduring women, who had born several cliildren, tossed about in agony.

Coffea was first given by Dr Kallenhach, in cases of excessive pains, without a perceptible cause; frequent, weak, empty pulse; great pain in small of back, in nervons women, who get into a state of over-excitem>>Qt or hysteric sensibility, who wished to be killed. The fear of death, as a characteristic, was dis- covered by Dr. Jiiger. The same in allerpains, particularly with primiparse. or after a mole.*

+ For this observation of Dr. Blair, of Ohio, we have to thank Dr. Hale, of Chicai:o. who confirmed and communicated it afterwards; also Dr. Fanning (H. Rev. S.161 and 214.) In all cases potences, even 2t.'0th were given.

§ Compare note to .\conit. and Cautharides.

** Dr. J. C. Morgan.

Sensitiveness of external parts — Over-sensl-

tiveiiess. Dryness of skin, but not in febrile diseases .

Apoplexy

Pulse, if changed, more frequent, but less

vin^orous, even small and intirm. Grauvogl. No thirst until before and during the sweating

stage. Sleeplessn. fr. overexcitement of body or mind.

Ignatia.

Inclination for exercise Aversion to exercise.

Sleepless more before and soon after midnifrht; Sleeplessness during the evening: and before wide awake; during the hot stage, partic. midnight; from ebullition of blood; with

during the sweat; sX&o after typhoid fevers. starting when falling asleep; inward rest- lessness, thirst, fever with anxiety from 2 to 5 A. M., sleep with the heat so light that he hears very distant noises. Threateningg of apoplexy, with congestion to Threatenings of apoplexy; head feels empty,

Convulsions of teething children with grinding Convulsion during dentition with frothing at of teeth, &c., after over-excitement. the mouth, kicking with the legs; or with

children after having been punished; after fear or fright. Pulse is changed, more frequent, less vigorous, Pulse changed, generally accelerated, large

even small and infirm. Grauvogl. and hard ; unequal.

Being beside one's self — Predom. cheerfulness Wrapt in thought — Predom. sadness — ]\[ood

Loquacity — Mood irritable — Rarely amor- changing; gentle, indifferent, peevish, bold.

ousness. — Taciturnity.

Ailments from excessive joy, anger, or from Ailments from shame, grief, jealousy, morti-

vexation with vehemence. f fication. hearing bad news, or from vexation

with fear or reserved displeasure. Memory active — Easy comprehension — Mental Memory weak — Diffic. comprehension — Mental

excitement — Rarely fancies. dullness — Absent-mindedness — Insanity.

Congestion to head while talking Congestion to head fr. being spoken to. C.IIg.

Hunger predom Generally loss of appetite.

Eat hastily Drink hastily — before spasms of childr. C.Hg.

Diarrhoea painless, all day, from too much care Diarrh. painless, with rumbling noise of wind,

about domestic affairs. — worse in the night and from fright with

great timidity. C.Hg.

Expectoration not yet observed Expectoration infrequent.

Complaints predom. on shin Complaints generally on calf of leg.

Ischias in attacks, rending and shooting ; worse Ischias, — intermitting, chronic ; better in Rnm-

etc. ' it would burst the hip joint, accompanied

by chilliness with thirst, flushes of heat, par- ticularly in the face, without thirst. C.Hg.

Remission forenoon and evening till midnight. Remission of complaints before midnight.

Worse during and after meals. ..... Impr. oftener than aggr. during & after meals.

Worse from bodily exertion Improv. oftener than aggr. by bodily exertion.

Worse after sleep Worse or better after sleep.

Better after getting out of bed AVorse or better after getting out of bed.

Ailments from Nux vom., Colocynth., &c. . . Ailments from Tabacum, Digitalis, or Zinc.

Predomin. ^vorse -—- — ^■'"^-- '- —~-^ Predomin. better

When lifting up diseased limb, from uncovering the head, from rubbing and scratching, when swal- lowing, and during and after meals.

Predomin. l>e*<er -^ — ■ '^^ — — -~^ Predomin. 'virorNe

When letting diseased limb hang down, from wrapping up the head, when standing and lying J, and

* Consequences of disappointed love appear with both remedies.

t B>th remofiies have predom a£;erav. in hed.

Nux vom.

From up, downwards — laclinat'n fer exercise. Sensitiveness of skin

Sleepless until midnight or after midnight with feeling wide awake during the heat, parti- cularly the sweat.

Pulse, it" changed, more frequent, but less vig- orous, even small and infirm. Grauvogl.

Thirst is mostly before and during sweat . .

From down, upwards — Aversion to exorcise.

Sensitiveness, but sometimes insensibility of skin. Cllg.

Sleepless before and partic. after midnight, fidgety; restlessness in lower limbs during heat, sometimes with sweat. ^'-Hg.

Pulse changed in frequency and strength, gene- rally hard, full and quick.

Thirst mostly during chill, also before chill, and before and after sweat.

CheerfuUness more frequent than sadness* — Mood sad, anxious, peevish; malicious.

Rarely amorousness.

Consequences of excessive joy Ailments from grief, jealousy, or mortification.

Easy comprehension — Mental excitability — Difficult comprehension — Mental dullness —

Rarely fancies. Absent-mindedness — Unconsciousness.

Delirium tremens, unsteady running about, Delirium tremens, fear, sees people, lieat and

Threatenings of apoplexy ; talkativeness ; con- Threatenings of apoplexy, biting together of

vulsive grinding of teeth. jtiws, tongue heavy. C.IIg.

Headache aggrav. after sleep Headache better after sleep.

Complaints predom. on soft palate .... Complaints predom. on roof of mouth.

Acute taste Predom. loss of taste.

Hunger predom Generally loss of appetite.

Diarrhoea predom. painless Constipation pred. — When diarrhoea occurs, it

is painful and scanty.

Diarrhoea, watery, painless, very weakening. Diarrhoea lumpy, with slime and blood, violent

with over-sensibility; from too much care. belly ache, with freq. urging to stool. C.Hg.

Urine predom. too often and copious , . . Urine predom. too infrequent and scanty.

Metrorrhagia, large black lumps, worse from Metrorrhagia, dark, coagulated ; worse from

motion ; with violent pains in groin and fear motion, bearing down in abdomen ; as if the

of death. navel were drawn in — weeps about every

thing. C.H^.

Cough witliout expectoration Expectoration not constant.

Complaints predom. on shin Complaints generally on calf of leg.

Ischias or neuralgia cruralis, rending, shooting Ischias, from toes to hip upwards, or from the

pains and attacks, increased by walking, trochanter to hollow of knee, worse at night,

relieved by pressure, except on foramen; aggrav. very much by every motion or when

worse afternoon and night. lifted ; much worse when pressing to stoolt.

C.Hg.

Ekmission forenoon and evening till midnight. Remissiou evening till midnight.

Worse when overhurried Worse when idle or when overhurried.t

Worse after sleep Better after sufficient and not too long sleep;

but worse on awaking when roused fr. 5;leep.

Better after getting out of bed Worse or better after getting out of bed.

Worse when stooping Better or worse when stooping.

Worse when swallowing Worse or better when swallowing.

Ailments from Nux vom., or Colocyuthis . . Ailments from Arsenic or Copper vapors, from

Sulph., Calc, Phosph., Iodine, Plumb., or

abuse of Cinchona.

Predomln. -cvorse ^ ' — ■ -*^- — *■■ ——- Predomin. better

When lifting up or bending diseased limb backwards, from rubbing and scratching, in bed, when sitting down, when eating, and after sleep.

Predomiu. better

Predomin. ^vorse

When letting diseased limb hang down, and after stool.

t "Irritable mood " is found with both remedies. % These are only apparently opposites, and both arise from the mutual source of the same impatient disposition.

Coffea. Pulsat.

Shunning open air Longing for open air.

Inclination for exercise Aversion to exercise.

With the pain, the patient seems beside With the pain, chilliness, difficult breathing,

himself. pale face. CHg.

Sleeplessness more after midnight ; without Sleeplessness more before midnight, with

any complaint during the fever, partic. anxiety as if he had committed a crime,

during the sweat. ebullition of blood, rush of ideas or one

single idea; a melody, &c., occupies the mind ; — during all stages of the fever.

C.Hg.

Awaking too early Awaking too late.

Pulse, if changed, more frequent, less vigor- Pulse changed, generally frequent, small,

ous, even small and infirm. Grauvogl. and weak.

Chill increased by exercise Chill lessened by exercise.

Thirst, partic. during sweat* Want of thirst predom.

With the measles, frequent, short, and dry With the measles frequent, short, dry cough

cough, over-sensitiveness and spasmodic with piercing pain in chest, dry mouth ;

motions. no thirst; ears aching. C.Hg.

Cheerfulness more frequent than sadness . Calm, lachrymose sadness.

Being beside one's self Being wrapt in thought.

Loquacity Taciturnity.

Mood irritable — Rarely amorousness . . Mood gentle, but bold ; changing, indif- ferent, peevish, greedy; distrustful.

Ailments from disappointed love, anger, or Ailments from mortification borne without from vexation with vehemence. f complaint, sorrow, or from vexation with

fear.

Memory active Weakness of memory — Absent-mindedness.

Rarely fancies Delirium.

Crackling noise in the head, synchronous Crackling noise in the head, synchronous with the pulse, in one side of the head, with the pulse, when moving the head, partic. in the morning and in the open or while walking; worse in the evening, air, better within doors. and better in the open air ; worse within

doors.

Pupils dilated Pupils generally contracted.

Acute and sensitive hearing predom, . . Hardness of hearing ; deafness.

Kasal complaints predom, internal , . . Nasal complaints external, oftener than in- ternal.

Acute, sensitive smell and taste .... Predom. loss of smell ; loss of taste.

Complaints predom. on soft palate . . . Complaints predom. on hard palate.

Painless diarrhsea Diarrhoea generally painful.

Diarrhoea from too much care Diarrhoea, after getting the feet wet, slimy,

whitish.

Urine frequent and copious Urine infrequent and scanty.

Catamenia too profuse and of long duration. Catamenia too scanty and of short duration.

* Coffea has much thirst between heat and sweat, Pulsat. still more between chill and heat. f Ailments from excessive joy occur with both remedies.

Coffea. Pulsat.

(Continued.)

]VIetrorlinf!:ia, larcre Mnr-k lumps, worse from Metrorhaj^ia, blood coaprulated ; poasinc: and every nioti.ni; violent paia in groins; returninfj:; worse during the evening and fear of death. night with labor-like pains, sudden out-

cries, fainting. C.Hg

Labor-pains ceasing with complaining lo- Labor -pains ceasing, with coldness and quacity and fear of death. somnolence.

Cough without expectoration Cough generally with expectoration.

Ischias, neuralgia cruralis in attacks; worse Ischias, left side, along the nerve, forces to from motion, relieved by pressure, except change position ; every motion aggrav.; on foramen. anxiousness even to weeping ; the greater

the pain, the greater the chilliness ; — no thirst with it; worse at night. C.Hg.

Remission forenoon and evening till mid- Aggravation afternoon and evening till night. midnight.

"Worse after sleep . Worse or better after sleep.

Better after getting out of bed .... Better or worse after getting out of bed.

"Worse when sitting down Better or worse when sitting down.

"Worse when moving diseased limb . . . Better or worse when moving the limb.

"Worse when bending diseased part, partic. Better when bending diseased part (side- when bending it backwards or forwards. ways) or (backwards) worse.

"Worse when swallowing Worse or better when swallowing.

Better after stool Better or worse after stool.

Children, at times cannot bear to be carried Children desire to be carried about, but about. slowly. C.Hg.

Fredomin. \Torse - — ■ — ■- '*^-. ■— — - Predomin. better

From cold, out-doors and when walking ont-doors, from exercise, when walking, from bodily exertion ; when lifting, or holding diseased limb bent ; when opening the eyes, and from tying the clothes tight.

Predomin. better ■*■ -"■^-^ — ' — -~~. Predomin Tvorse

From warmth, in-doors, during rest ; while standing, sitting, and lying;* when letting diseased limb bang down, when closing eyes, and from loosening the clothes.

N.B. With Coffea we very rarely find the sensation of numbness in suffering parts peculiar to Pulsat. * Both remedieb have prcdom. ajjgrav. in bed.

Colchicum. Apis.

B'ght!i\(\e — Complaints (burning, heat, etc.) Left side — Complaints (burnincr, heat, etc.)

predominant in internal parts. predominant in external parts.

Pulse sometimes trembling Pulse sometimes intermitting.

Heat, with aversion to uncover .... Heat, with inclination to uncover.

Thirst seems to be wanting only during Thirst seems to be wanting only during

chill. sweat.

Rarely despondency* Mood hopeless ; indifferent; irritable.

Ailments from grief or the misbehavior of Ailments from fright, jealousy, anger, from

others. hearing bad news, or from vexation with

fright.

Anxious feeling in prascordia Anxious feeling in head.

Rarely absent-mindedness — Rarely deli- Absent-mindedness— Delirium.

rium.

Paralysis — No apoplexy Apoplexy — Rarely paralysis.

Complaints predominant on lower eyelids, Complaints predominant on upper eyelids,

and on inner ear. and on external ear.

Acute hearing predominant Hardness of hearing; deafness.

Diarrhoea prevalently painful Diarrhcca (except dysentery) prevalently

painless.

Catamenia too scanty Catamenia too profuse or too scanty.

Expectoration rather infrequent; morning Cough, wakens before midnight and ceases

and during day. as soon as anything is loosened, which is

swallowed.

Remission morning and forenoon . . . Remission of complaints during day.

Better (resp. worse) in cold 07' warm air . Worse in cold weather ; better in warm

air.

Worse from getting wet through .... Worse from getting wet through ; but pre- valently better from washing with cold water and moistening suffering part.

From uucovering, Tvhen assuming an erect position, and when sitting erect.

Predomin. better --^ — --. -^^ — — ~--. Predomin. worse

7rom wrapping up, when stooping and sitting bent forward, in bed, after sleep, after getting out of

bed, and on inspiration.

* "Cheerfuluesa" is fouud with both remedies.