Ipecacuanha

Vertigo when walking, violent stitching pain in the vertex.

Short paroxysms of fine and violent stinging pain in the head, increasing to an aching in one hour (a. 8 h.) Fine stinging pain in the forehead, excited and aggravated by touching the part. — 5.

Pain in the outer side of the parietal bone, as if caused by the shock of a dull point, (a £ h.) Sting- ing headache and heaviness of the head.

Tearing pain in the forehead, excited and aggravated by feeling the part.

Head- ache as if the brain and skull were bruised, penetrating through all the bones of the skull down to the root of the tongue, with nausea.

Aching pain in the head. — 10.

Tensive headache.

(Constrictive headache, in the left temple, and over the orbit of the eye.) (a. 1 h.) Pain at a small spot now in the temples, now over the orbit of the eye, pressing from within outwards, and almost boring ; disappearing by external pres- sure, and diminishing by closing the eyes.

(a. 1 h.)

[Vertigo, as if he would stagger hither and thither, with momentary vanishing of thoughts, only when walking and when turning round, (a. 2 h. in the evening,) when walking in the open air, staggering of the body to and fro, as if intox- icated, with stupefaction of the head.

(a. 10 h.) Painful heav- iness in the head.

(a. 2 h.) Heaviness in the head, with drowsiness. — 5.

Tensive headache, in the occiput and nape

Violent stitches over the eye when stooping, with sensation as if it were swollen, (a. 20 h.) Pale face, with blue margins around the eyes, and great weakness, as after a long and severe illness.

Rash on the forehead.

The pupils are more dilatable.

Dry eyelids, with drowsiness.

[Feeling of heat in the cheeks, which is perceptible to others, but without redness, (a. 3 h.) The lips are covered with eruption.

The lips are covered with aphthae and erup- tion. — 20.

Smarting in the margins of the lips, the tip and sides of the tongue, with conflux of watery saliva in the mouth and some pain in the abdomen, (a. i h.)]

Mouth and Pharynx : Every part in the mouth feels excessively painful.

Smarting sensation in the edge of the tongue.

Sensation on the posterior portion of the tongue and the velum pendulum palati, as is experienced when chewing sugar-plums, which cause a frequent secretion of saliva. — 25.

He is constantly obliged to swallow saliva, (a. 1. h.) Frequent secretion of saliva for some hours.

In the recumbent posture the saliva runs out of the mouth.

Dull stitches transversely through the throat and the inner ear.

Fine stinging in the fauces, (a. x , 1 h.) — 30.

Pain when swallowing, as if the in- ternal pharynx were swollen, (a. 1 h.) Difficult deglutition,

[Ptyalism.

Profuse secretion of saliva in the mouth, (a. 2± h.) Spasmodic contractive sensation in the throat and in the chest.

Sore throat.— 25.

Dryness and roughness in the mouth, especially in the pharynx, (a. £ h.)]

Appetite and Gastric Symptoms : Absence of thirst.

Flat taste in the mouth.— 35.

During deglutition there is a taste in the throat as of rancid oil.

(a. ■}■ h.) Beer tastes flat.

(a. 2. h.) Yawning and stretching after a meal.

Incli- nation to vomit and vomiting.

(Nauseated and heavy in the abdomen.)

[The tobacco which he was in the habit of smoking nause- ates him and makes him vomit.

Nausea out of the stomach immediately after the usual smoking, with hiccough, disap- pearing only after having had several stools, which finally be- came papescent.

(a. 14 h.) Qualmishness.

Nausea and effort to vomit, (a. 1-J- h.) — 30.

Troublesome nausea.

Qualmish- ness in the abdomen, with incipient colic.

Nausea, as if corning out of the stomach, with empty eructations and con- flux of a quantity of saliva, (a. £ h.) Eructations every eight or ten minutes ; also next day, with grunting in the abdomen.

Vomiting when stooping, and sensation as if he should fall. — 35.

Vomiting of the ingesta when stooping without any previ- ous eructations, (a. \\ h-) Vomiting of yellow mucus.

Vom- iting of large quantities of mucus.

Vomiting of large lumps of fetid mucus.

Vomiting of green, jelly-like mucus. — 40.

Vomiting of mucus green as grass.]

40.

Sensation as if the stomach were hanging down, relaxed, with loss of appetite, (a. 1 h.) Sensation of emptiness and relaxation of the stomach.

Uneasiness in the abdomen, (a. -£ h.) Contractive sensation below the short ribs.

Violent stitches in the left hypochon- drium.

(a. -§• h.) — 45.

Sensation of excessive distention of the abdomen.

Flatulent colic.

Griping pinching in the abdomen, as if one were griping with the hands, in such a manner as if every finger were spread out and a sharp impression were made into the intestines with the end of every finger j the pain is alleviated by rest, but is excited to the highest pitch by mo- tion.

Pinching colic in both hypochondria and in the scro- biculus cordis, (a. 3 h.) Cutting pain around the umbilicus* with shuddering. — 50.

Cutting colic in one side near the um- bilicus, increased by contact and external pressure, with white

[Excessive sick feeling in the region of the stomach.

Hor- rid pains in the stomach.

Indescribable sick feeling in the scrobiculus cordis.

Dull stitching pain in the pit of the stomach, as with a pointed stick of wood. — 45.

Violent prick- ing in the right groin, for some minutes.]

Stool green as teeth. — 55.

(Thin stool, with burn- ing pricking pain in the rectum and anus.) Lemon-colored stool.

Diarrhceic stools having the appearance of being fermented, (a. 1 h.) Fetid stools.

Stool covered with red, bloody mucus. — 60.

Stinging, cutting, burning pain in the margin of the anus, as in inveterate haemorrhoids, (a. f h.) Violent prickings in the anus.

[Frequent liquid diarrhoea, with qualmishness in the abdo- men.

Diarrhoea.

Grass-green stool.

Bloody stool. — 50.

Creeping in the anus as of ascarides.]

Genital Organs : Writhing, drawing pain in the testi- cles, (a. 8, 10 h.) — 65.

Pressing towards the uterus and anus.

Suppression of the menstrual discharge towards the end.

(This is a reaction of the organism ; the first effect of Ipecac- uanha is to produce hemorrhage from all the orifices of the body, especially from the uterus, all of which hemorrhages it is capable of curing homoeopathically.)

Respiratory Organs : Sensation as if the interior of the nose were too dry.

(a. 3 h.) Sense of dryness in the nose and the frontal cavities, (a. 3 h.) Coryza, with drawing pains in all the limbs. — 70.

Raling noise in the bronchial tubes, when drawing breath.

Oppression of the chest in the forenoon, and

short breathing, as if he were in the midst of a quantity of dust, and this prevented him from breathing.

Asthma.

Asth- ma ibr several hours.

Evening asthma. — 75.

Oppression of the chest after a meal.

The interior of the chest feels sore.

Suffocative cough.

Suffocative cough, the child becoming quite stiff and blue in the face.

(a. 10 h.) Dry cough, 'pro- duced by a titillation in the upper part of the larynx, (a. 2, 3, 5 h.) — 80.

Cough occasioned by a contractive titillating sensation in the throat, extending from the upper part of the larynx to the lowest part of the bronchial tubes, (a. 4, 6, 7 h.) Cough continuing without an interruption after walking in the cold air and when lying down, morning and evening, excit- ed by a deep inspiration ; accompanied with a colic, as if the umbilicus would be torn out, and with heat in the (head) face, and sweat on the forehead.

Pain in the abdomen when cough- ing, as if there were a pressure upon the bladder, and the urine could not escape, as in retention of urine.

Cough occasions an inclination to vomit without nausea, (a. 1 h.) Beating pain in the head and pit of the stomach after coughing. — 85. [Pinch- ing, ( darting-tearing ) pains of short duration in the right chest in front of the axilla.]

[Violent, repeated sneezing.

Asthma. — 60.

Spasmodic asth- ma, with violent contraction in the throat and chest, a peculiar kind of panting sound being heard— in two females, the at- tack which lasted a fortnight, being caused by the vapor of the powder in a distant room

Contraction in the chest with short and panting breathing ; she had to gasp for air at the open win- dow, with pale face, scarcely perceptible pulse, and danger of suffocation, from evening until 9 o'clock in the morning.

The asthma comes on again in twenty-four hours, from 10 o'clock in the evening until 10 in the morning, for eight days.

Suffocative fit for two or three days. — 65.

Cough, with expec- toration of a thick mucus, having a repulsive metallic taste.

Haemoptysis.

Cough towards evening, continuing for one hour, suffocating, fatiguing, exhausting.

Excessively violent, con- vulsive cough, between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening.

Cough at 7 o'clock in the evening, continuing for half an hour, suffoca- tive, extremely exhausting, with coldness of the extremities.]

Extremities and Back : (Cramp pain during motion be- tween the scapulas.) Pinching pains in the right arm.

(a. 3 h.) One of his hands is cold.

(Herpetic eruption on the wrist- joint and at the anus, itching especially in the evening after lying down ; after scratching, red blotches make their appear- ance upon the skin, but the itching continues, nevertheless.) — 90.

Pain in the knee as if the tendons and ligaments had been

wearied by fatigue.

Weariness of the legs and lower limbs, (a. 8, 9 h.) Twitching and creeping in the gastrocnemii mus- cles, as when a limb has gone to sleep.

Pinching pain in the right foot.

(a. 4 h.)

[ — 70.

Pain in the left knee as if sprained, especially when walking ; the pain is less frequent and perceptible when sitting.

(a. 1 h.)]

General Symptoms : Drawing pain in the humerus and femur in the evening after lying down, (a 5 h.) — 95.

Cracking in the joints.

(Pricking pains in different parts of the body, excited by motion, and terminating in burning pains.) Bruis- ed pain in all the bones, (a. 3 h.) Pain in the joints as when the limbs go to sleep, (a. 3 h.)

Weakness, Fits, and Sleep : Drowsiness. — 100.

Sleep (immediately.) Sleep with the eyes half open.

(a. 6 h.) Sleep full of restlessness and moaning.

When she is about to fall asleep she feels shocks in all her limbs.

Starting when asleep. — 105.

Sleep interrupted by frequent waking and frightful dreams, (a. 10 h.) Anxiety in the blood in the morning when waking, as if he had great heat or had perspired a good deal, or waked up from anxious dreams, although he was nei- ther hot nor felt sweaty ; at the same time he felt a heaviness in the head as if the brain were pressed upon.

Moaning fear- fulness when ask ep.

Emprosthotonus and opisthotonus, (a. 10 h.) (See 78, 109, 110.) The body of the child is stretched stiff. — 110.

Rigid stretching of the whole body, followed by a spas- modic jerking of the arms towards one another.

( a. x h.) Sud- den, spasmodic jerking of the arms towards one another.

Pal- pitation of the heart.

Palpitation of the heart almost without anxiety.

[Drowsiness and laziness in all the limbs, (a. 2 h.) Debility.

Drowsiness and weariness, (a. 2 h.) Restless sleep. — 75.

Vi- vid dreams which he is unable to recollect ; he had previously waked several times in the night as if he were too wakeful.]

Shuddering with yawning.

He feels quite cold in the body.

Chilliness, he is unable to bear the least warmth.

Constant chilliness under the skin, increasing when sitting near a warm stove.

Excessive sensitiveness to cold and warmth. — 120.

He felt chilly in his bed the whole night, and was unable to sleep from chilliness.

His body feels cold.

Shud- dering (at four o'clock in the afternoon,) afterwards chilliness with coldness without thirst, (a. 5 h.) Hands and feet are icy cold and dripping with cold sweat, one of the cheeks being red. the other pale, mind and body feeling wretched and faint, and the pupils being dilated, (a. 10 h.) External coldness and internal heat. — 125.

(External heat without internal.) (a. seve-

ral hours.) (Heat and redness in the face, without thirst.) Heat of the whole body in the evening.

Towards four o'clock in the afternoon sudden attack of heat all over, with sweat on the arms and back.

(a. 16 h.) Sweat about midnight, (a. 12 h.)

[Shuddering and coldness in the limbs, as if one had started with fright ; violently increasing, almost burning heat (feeling of heat) in the head and the whole body ; hands and feet be- ing cold.

When the heat had reached the highest degree, a little sweat broke out on the trunk and head, with some smarting itching, especially about the neck.

(a. 1 h.) Feeling of heat in the afternoon and evening, almost like a burning in the head, forehead and cheeks, without thirst, (a. 6 h.) Sweat. — 80.

Night-sweat.

Sweat for some hours.

Sour- smelling sweat.

Profuse sour sweat with turbid urine.]

Moral Symptoms : — 130.

He does not speak a word.

His ideas flow very slowly.

Nothing gives him pleasure.

Taciturn-ill-humor, scorning every thing. — 135.

Peevish hu- mor, despising every thing, and requiring that others should likeivise despise every thing.

Out of humor ; he deems himself unhappy.

He is full of apprehensions, and considers trifles important things, (a. 6 h.) He is out of hu- mor, and is vexed that that which he does should not go on fast enough.

He is awkward, and stumbles against every thing. — 140.

Extreme impatience.

His courage fails and he inclines to be angry.

He is full of desires, and knows not what he desires.

He frequently gets angry at the least trifle, and is as easily and quickly composed again, (a. 5 h.) The least noise irritates him. — 145.

He inclines to be angiy.

The child screams and howls violently, and without interrup- tion ; inserts his little fists into his mouth ; the face being pale and the body somewhat cool.

(a. 1 h.)

[Want of disposition to work.

Repugnance to literary la- bor ; he is in want of ideas, (a. 29 h.) Ill-humor the whole day ; he had no desire to speak, and was disposed to weep.

Bright mood ; he was disposed to talk and jest.

(Curative effect.) ]