Oleander
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General
[Although the medicinal virtue of this plant is not very volatile, and it would be perfectly proper to prepare the tincture from the dry and powdered leaves, nevertheless, in order to obtain this remedy of a uni- form power, I prepare it from the green leaves, gathering them when they begin to blossom, and cutting an ounce of those leaves into very small fragments, which are to be moistened with as much alcohol as is necessary to stamp them into a thick pap; this being done. I pour the remainder of the alcohol, of which an ounce is to be taken in. all. upon the pap, for the purpose of diluting it; after which the juice is pressed through a linen cloth, and set aside for a few days to deposit its albumen and fibrin. The clear, dark-green juice is ultimately poured off for use. The sabina, taxus, thuya, and other leaves which are poor in juice, are prepared in a similar manner.]
Among the drugs with which I have enriched the Materia Medica, the Nerium Oleander is one of a very useful nature.
It will be found, if not an absolutely curative, at any rate a very useful intermediate remedy in some kinds of men- tal derangements, absence of mind, certain kinds of painless paralysis, eruptions of the head, and other affections of the scalp.
I have hitherto used the billionth potency in practice, but I believe that a higher potency is more suitable to susceptible natures.
This drug has been proved by Franz, Gross, Gutman, Hartmann, Langhammer.
FROM NOACK AND TRINKS.
This drug has been found useful in the following affections : Painless paralysis. Eruptions on the hairy scalp, at times scaly, at times humid, with burning itching of the hairy scalp. Tinea capitis sicca et favosa. — Lienteria.
Head
(When walking in the open air) he is attacked with vertigo, not as if he would stagger and fall ; he stood firmly, but the things around him, trees and men, seemed to be moving amongst one another, as in a confused dance ; and the sight became obscured, with scintillations before the eyes, resembling the dazzling of snow. (a. 4 1 h.) When standing erect, and attempting to look down, he becomes giddy, and his eyes see double ; but when looking in a straight direction, either while standing or stooping, he does not experience any of those symptoms, (a. 7 h.) When rising from bed, he was so giddy that he was scarcely able to walk across the room.
(a. 10 h.) — 5. Vertigo in the forehead, and vacillation of the lower limbs, as if too weak. (a. l x h.) The vertigo does not leave him, even when walking in the open air. Loss of con- sciousness.
The whole head feels obtuse, (a. £ h.) Dulness of mind ; he is not well able to think. — 10. While reading long periods he has often a difficulty to comprehend their meaning, He has to read a phrase three or four times over again before he succeeds in comprehending the meaning ; his own ideas constantly intrude upon his mind, drawing his at- tention away from that which he reads. While studying, he thinks of something else than the object before him ; he thinks of the future, adorning it with beautiful images.
When reading a book he comprehends that which he reads least when he
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imagines that he will not understand it ; in that case his ideas become confused, and incapacitate him for reading ; he under- stands that which he reads more easily, when he does not at all think of intending to understand it; in this case he is not interrupted by strange ideas.
He is unable to recollect the names with which he is well acquainted, (a. 2-£ h.) — 15.
Hea- viness of the head.
(a. 24 h.) He is unable to keep his head erect, owing to a feeling of great heaviness in the same ; he is obliged to cease reading and to lie down ; while lying down he feels well, but as soon as he rises he feels again the heavi- ness and dulness in the head, and also the nausea, with the other disagreeable sensations, (a. 9 h ) Pain in the head, as if a hundred-weight were drawing it forward, (a. 10 h.) Sensa- tion of tightness round the head, which occasions a feeling of stupefaction rather than pain.
Clawing pain in the right tem- ple. — 20.
Jiching pain in the brain, (a.
G and 14 h.) Stu- pefying pressure in the right side of the head, as if a dull instrument were slowly pressed into it.
Aching pain over the forehead pressing from within outward, (a. 1 H h.) Dull pressing together in the forehead.
Aching pain in the fore- head with pressure from within outward, (a. 4, 24 h.) — 25.
Pressure in the upper bones of the skull, with sensation as if they were sore.
(a. 36 h.) Pain in the forehead as if it would split.
Painful pressure in the left frontal eminence, from with- in outward, going off by pressing upon it with the hands, (a. 1-J- h.) Uneasiness, with pressure, in the whole space of the fore- head.
Aching in the left temple, moving up and down, going off in the open air. — 30.
Slight drawing in the left temple.
Slowly beating pain in the forehead, like the beating of the pulse.
Pain, like a shock on the left temple.
A sudden stu- pefying pain in the forepart of the forehead, as if occasioned by a heavy blow.
Boring pain in the whole brain. — 35.
Boring pain in the upper part of the brain, (a. 26 h.) Deeply pene- trating sharp stitches in the right side of the vertex, in slow succession.
Gnawing itching in the whole of the hairy scalp, going and coming the whole day.
(a. 56 h.) Violent itching in the hairy scalp, smarting after scratching the parts, as if they had been scratched open. — 40.
Eruption of itching pim- ples on the hairy scalp.
The epidermis of the hairy scalp peels off.
Constant gnawing itching of the hairy scalp at night.
Contractive burning pain in the outer and left side of the vertex.
Sharp aching pain in the outer and left side of the occiput. — 45.
Dull pressnre at a small place of the occiput.
Pressure on the right side of the head, as if pressed in.
Pres- sure in the right frontal eminence.
A few shocks are experi-
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enced in a small place of the forehead, as with a hammer. Tensive stitch in the occipital hone. — 50.
Face, Eyes, and Nose : Aching pain in the facial bones of the right side of the face, continuing while moving the low- er jaw.
(a. f h.) Dull aching pain in the right upper jaw, be- low the zygoma, (a. 48 h.) Pressure on the zygoma, stu- pefying rather than painful, extending deep into the head and the root of the nose ; a tensive, stupefying troublesome sensation.
Violent aching pain in the temples, at a spot more or less elevated, during mastication.
Wild countenance, after rising from bed in the morning ; he looks pale, the eyes are surrounded with blue margins, and the cheeks are sunk- en. — 55.
Pale complexion the whole day.
(a. 40 h.) Sore pain in the right eyebrow, when touching it, towards the tem- ple, (a. 14 h.) Dull pressure in the upper margin of the orbit, alternately increasing and decreasing.
Dilatation of the pupils, (a. 1 h.) Contraction of the pupils, (a. 25 h.) — 60.
When look- ing to one side without turning his head, his sight became ob- scured.
Sensation as if his sight became obscured.
Lachry- mation while reading.
Tension in the left eyelids when read- ing, (a. 6£ h.) Pressure in the left eye, from above downward, and in the left malar bone. — 65.
The eyes feel sore, as if she had fatigued them by reading.
Smarting in the left eye.
Pressure in the eyes as if a hard body were lodged in them.
Burning in the region of the lower eyelid, and itching all around.
Burning in the right upper eyelid, (a. 10- 1 h.) — 70.
Tensive pain in one of the canthi, in the evening, as if the eye were pressed violently upward ; he had difficulty in turning the eye the other way.
(a. 5 d.) Burning tension in both lids of the right eye, even during motion, (a. 8 h.) Itching in the right eyeball, (a. 30 h. ) Stinging and itching of the left upper eyelid.
The eyelids closed involuntarily, as if he were drowsy, (a. 8-£ h.) — 75.
Stinging itching near the left eye, in the region of the root of the nose and the malar bone.
Red swelling below the eyes, looking as if an eruption would break out.
Ascension of a strange, numb sensation from the outer parts of the neck to the head.
Numb feeling, like a painless pressure on the dor- sum of the nose.
Smarting itching in the root of the nose, in the direction of the left eye, as if the room were filled with smoke.— 80.
Stupefying dull pressure between the root of the nose and the left orbit.
Burning itching of the forehead, the left cheek, and the tip of the chin, after which small blotches make their appearance, having an elevated hard edge, and be- ing painless both with or without contact.
Sensation in the left cheek, as if a cold wind were blowing upon it ; when touching the part with the hand, that feeling disappears, and
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the hand feels hot to him and warmer than the other cheek.
Redness of the cheeks without heat.
His cheeks feel hot to him and others, with dryness of the palate and throat. — 85.
(Itching?) gnawing in the right cheek.
Stupefying compres- sion in both malar hones, as if they were seized with pincers.
Dull, numb, painless pressure in the region of the left zygoma, near the ear.
Violent pressure in the right cheek, near the angle of the lower jaw.
Ears
Cramp-like drawing in the outer ear and under- neath, as if pulled out, increasing gradually and then dimin- ishing again. — 90.
Heat commencing now at the left, now at the right upper ear, extending over that side of the head and thence over the whole face.
Sensation in the left temple and the outer meatus auditorius, as is felt when yawning.
Sharp aching pain in the interior of the ear.
Constant buzzing in the left ear.
Singing in the left ear. — 95.
Shrill, stupefying ringing in the left ear.
Burning at the external orifice of the left meatus auditorius.
Pain below the ear and over the mas- toid process as of a nail being pushed into the head, with stu- pefaction.
Stitching around the nose the whole afternoon.
Burning-pricking over the left corner of the mouth.
Mouth and Jaws : — 100.
Painless sensation, as if the up- per lip were swollen.
Burningpain in the right lower lip, contin- uing during and after motion, (a. 79 h.) The lips are brown, es- pecially the lower lip, the complexion being scarcely altered.
Convulsive twitching of the left corner of the mouth in the di- rection of the ear.
Sudden swelling around the left corner of the mouth. — 105.
Suppurating pimple on the right and left side of the chin.
(a. 78, 48 h.) Sensation as if a cool breeze were blow- ing upon him on the left side of the neck.
Sharp aching pain on the left side of the neck, near the apple of Adam.
Pain as if a dull point were pressing upon the oesophagus on the right side ; the muscles of the neck are likewise painful when touched.
Pressure in the anterior cervical muscles, with a sensation as of pushing from below upwards, obliging him to detach his cravat, a sort of suffocative, strangulating sensation. — 110.
Violent and full, although slow pulsations of the caro- tids, which are felt without contact.
Dull tearing pain in the left side of the nape of the neck and in the left scapula, alter- nating with tearing in the temple and in the left second molar tooth.
Constant toothache at night, tearing and drawing in the left first molar tooth, and sometimes in the hollow tooth by the side of the former ; this toothache seized him immediately upon leaving the bed, and returned upon getting into the bed again, accompanied with an anguish as if he would die ;
moreover frequent micturition, disposition to vomit and heat in the left cheek (the first night).
Simple drawing in the lower right molar teeth.
Sharply drawing ache affecting the second left molar tooth.— 115.
Cutting-aching pain during mastication, going off immediately after the mastication; however there is no pain felt in the tooth when feeling it and pressing upon it.
(a. 2 h.) The molar teeth are sensitive during mastication, as if they were hollow.
Strange feeling in the mouth, as if all the teeth were loose, the gums of both jaws being bluish white, (a. 34 h.) White-coated tongue with a feeling of dryness in the mouth, and with dry lips.
(a. 31 h.) The papillae are erect, giving the tongue, which has a dirty-white color, a rough appearance.— 120.
Burning prickings in the left side of the tongue, (a. 2£ h.) Fine stitches in the tongue.
The power of speech is almost entirely lost, the breathing being natural.
She attempted to answer when asked, but she was only able to utter sounds, but no intelligible words.
A sort of burning in the oesophagus, extending down to the stomach.
Appetite and Gastric Symptoms. — 125.
She did not eat any thing.
Flat taste in the mouth, between meals, as if he had spoiled his stomach.
No appetite for food or tobacco.
He has no appetite, but is somewhat hungry; he eats very little ; eating gives him more discomfort than pleasure.
He relished his meal, but he was satiated immediately, (a. 5* h.) — 130.
He is thirsty, (a. 30 h.) No appetite, but canine hunger, he swallowed quantities and greedily.
Canine hun- ger, the hands trembling when eating, and the whole body being weak (after a quick walk of half an hour).
His hands tremble from an excessive desire to eat the food before him. — 135.
He swallows his dinner in a great hurry, as if he had canine hunger ; while swallowing it his head feels giddy as if he were to lose his senses, the sight of the right eye especially seems to become obscured.
Great hunger, with a good deal of appetite, (a. 6 h.) Frequent, violent, and'empty eructations at dinner.
Eructations having a putrid smell, several times, (a. 4 d.) — 140.
Gulping up of particles of food during an eruc- tation.
Aversion to cheese of which he was generally very fond.
In the evening the food he eats has a flat taste to him.
Aversion to every thing as if it would make him vomit, or give him a diarrhoea.
Disposition to vomit from the stom- ach, and accumulation of water in the mouth; when swallow- ing this water, the inclination to vomit disappears momenta- rily ; accompanied with a flat taste in the mouth.
The incli- nation to vomit increases by stooping, and is momentarily re- lieved by an eructation.
The inclination to vomit is succeeded
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by great hunger.
Nausea.
Nausea in the mouth, as if he would vomit, (a. 4 h.) — 150.
Nausea, as if in the mouth ; the retching was frequently accompanied by a sort of water- brash for two hours ; at the same time the cervical muscles felt spasmodically and painfully contracted, as if he were threatened with strangulation, likewise the abdomen and ab- dominal muscles ; in the commencement he only succeeded by a great effort to bring up mucus ; afterwards, however, he brought up a portion of the liquid food which he had taken, which tasted sour ; for two hours, (a. 6 h.) He had to vomit after eating a little bread ; he threw up a quantity of water with the few crumbs of bread he had taken, (a. 6£ h.) He relishes his dinner, but he is soon obliged to stop eating, as he feels qualmish in consequence of it.
Excessive vomiting, fol- lowed by thirst.
Vomiting of a yellowish-green water of bitter taste, (a. 12 h.) — 155.
General sick feeling with inclination to vomit.
Stomach
Sensation of emptiness in the region of the pit of the stomach, with a feeling of fullness in the abdomen. In- termittent throbbing on the left side over the pit of the stomach. Sensation in the pit of the stomach, as if he felt every beat of the heart through the whole chest, as when one has become heated a good deal ; he does not feel this beating when touch- ing the parts with the fingers, nor does the heart beat more powerfully than usual. Painful pressure below the short ribs of the left side, and below the region of the stomach, at a small place, during an expiration, disappearing at every inspiration, increasing by pressure and continuing for about half an hour, (a. 3 h.)
Abdomen
Feeling of coldness on the right side of the ab- domen, as if a cold breath were blowing upon it.
Feeling of coldness in the right side of the abdomen.
Long-extending stitch-like pain as if winding out of the abdomen, on the right side of the umbilicus.
A. sort of darting-aching pain over the left haunch-bone, in the side of the abdomen.
Dull stitches or shocks, on the left side below the umbilicus. — 165.
Itching stinging in the left side of the abdomen, directly below the short ribs.
Pinching pricking in the abdomen, while walking, (a. 60 h.) Intermittent pricking in the abdomen, sometimes accompanied with indications of diarrhoea.
Pinching in the bowels, (a. 24, 75 h.) His bowels feel as if weakened by purgatives and as if he would be attacked with diarrhoea. — 170.
Great emptiness in the epigastrium.
Gnawing, internally, below the umbilicus.
Gnawing pain, directly over the um- bilicus, on the left side.
Pricking pain below the umbilicus.
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(a. 58 h.) Painful sensitiveness around the umbilicus, with an uncomfortable feeling in the whole of the hypogastrium, and an uneasiness around the umbilicus, which is now manifested as a pressure, now as a gnawing. — 175.
Shooting, darting shocks directly over the root of the penis, causing him to start.
Grunting and rumbling in the region of the umbilicus, with a feeling .of emptiness in the abdomen ; shortly after, he emits flatulence, (a. i h.) Grunting in the epigastrium and hypo- gastrium.
Grunting in the abdomen.
Emission of a quan- tity of fetid flatulence, having the odor of 'putrid eggs. — 180.
Frequent emission of flatulence.
Stool
Ineffectual urging for stool.
No stool the first day.
The first portion of the fasces is dianhoeic, the latter solid, he is obliged to make an effort. — 185.
Stool after 24 hours, the first portion being hard and in lumps, the latter thin.
Stool hard and difficult, (a. 31 h.) Stool thin and yellow, the stool is preceded by rumbling in the abdomen, (a. 39 h.) Diarrhoea.
The food which he had taken at supper last evening, passes off undigested, and almost without any effort ; he imagined he merely emitted flatulence, (a. 48 h.) — 190.
Loose stool, (a. 48 h.) Scanty, thin, watery stool, (a. 6| h.) Burning at the anus between the stools, also before and after stool.
Urinary Organs
Frequent desire to urinate, with scanty emission, (a. 27 h.) Frequent emission of copious urine, (a. 24 h.)
Catarrh and Chest: Violent sneezing, twice.
Fine stitch in the thyroid cartilage.
Tenacious mucus in the trachea, he is obliged to throw off a good deal, early in the morning when rising.
Titillation in the larynx occasioned by the inspiration of air, and causing a short cough, which con- cusses the w^hole body.
Sudden feeling of coldness in the left chest. — 200.
The chest feels empty, as if all its contents had been taken out.
Violent palpitation of the heart, with sensa- tion as if the chest had become wider; the chest expands much while breathing, without anxiety.
When lying down, he feels as if the chest were too narrow ; he is obliged to take a long and deep breath, (a. 6 h.) When lying down, the pit of his stomach feels oppressed; a quarter of an hour after lying down he throws up mucus, water and small fragments of bread which he had swallowed ; the oppression of the chest disappears when he rises from the recumbent posture, (a. 7 X h.) Sensation as if the chest were oppressed by something heavy, when walking, standing or lying down, occasioning a deep and anxious inspiration of air.
(a. 10 h.) — 205.
Palpitation of the heart and anxiety.
Anxiety about the heart, without any
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anxious thoughts, with trembling of the whole body, for several hours, (a. 7 h.) Dull drawing pain over the heart, more violent when stooping, and continuing during an expiration.
(a. 55 h.) Digging-up aching in the costal cartilages of the right side, with intermittent pressure at a small place, increased by pressing upon the part. — 210.
The outer parts of the chest ache, as if they had been pressed upon very hard.
Tingling pricking in the sternum.
Dull, continuous stitch in the sternum, (a. 24 h.) Dull stitches on the right side of the sternum, in the region of one of the false ribs ; when pressing upon that part, a simple pain is experienced in it.
Tensive pricking in the sternum, more violent when stooping, (a. 12 h.) — 215.
Dull stitches in the chest while walking, more violent during an inspiration, (a. 8 h.) Dull pressure, going and coming, in the upper part of the sternum.
A few intermittent, dull shocks, in the region of the left ribs.
Intermittent gnaw- ing in the region of one of the left ribs, opposite the pit of the stomach.
A beating, like dull shocks, in the outer part of the chest, below the axilla. — 220.
Dull pain in the sternum, (a. 10 h.) Dull stitch in the left chest, continuing during an inspiration and expiration, (a. 29 h.) Dull stitch in the right chest, continuing during an inspiration and expiration, (a. 5£ h.) Stitches in the diaphragm, in the recumbent posture, during an inspiration and expiration, ceasing when raising one's self.
(a. 31 h.) Fine stitches in the left chest, (a. l£ h.) — 225.
Stitches in the left chest as with a knife, (a. 48 h.) Pinching stitch in the left side of the chest, through the false ribs.
(a. 6 h.) Dull stitches in the left side of the chest when walking.
Tensive stitch in the middle of the chest, (a. 31 h.) Jerking in the muscles of the right side of the chest.
Back
Pain as if strained in the right side of the back, or as if a hand had been thrust in violently.
Tensive pricking in the dorsal spine, when walking or standing, (a. 29 h.) Burning stitch in the back below the left scapula, when sitting, going off during motion, (a. 78 h.) Sudden, fine stitches in the right half of the back, deep in the interior, causing him almost to start.
Itching in the region of the right scapula.
Upper Limbs : 235.
Dull pressure on top of the right shoul- der.
When raising the arms very high, or when laying them under his head, the shoulder-joint feels painful, as if sprained.
Continuous stitch in the left axilla, shortened by friction, (a. 27 h.) Pinching pain in the outer and upper parts of the left upper arm.
Cramp-like drawing in the left humerus, near the elbow, going and coming with measured jerks. — 240.
Jerking in the muscles of the left arm.
(a. 36 h.) Jerking sensation
in the right upper arm.
Itching, somewhat continuous stitch in the left upper arm.
(a. 31 h.) Itching sensation over the bend of the elbow.
Itching in the tip of the right elbow, (a. 34. h.) — 245.
Dull pressure on the forearm, as if occasioned by a hard blow.
Intermittent pressure at a small spot of the out- er side of the left forearm.
Dull stitches or shocks in the outer parts of the left forearm, near the wrist-joint.
Drawing in the right forearm, over the wrist-joint.
Dull pressure, going and coming, in the outer parts of the forearm, directly below the elbow.— 250.
Burning stitch in the left forearm, (a. 28 h.) The veins of the hand are swollen, without the hand feeling hot.
Intermittent, dull pressure in the palm of the hand.
Pul- sative pain in the inner side of the right forearm, near the wrist-joint.
The hand trembles while writing (before a meal). — 255.
Cramp-pain (cramp-like drawing) in the fingers.
Drawing in the posterior finger-joints.
Burning prickings in the tip of the left index-finger, (a. 12 h.) Burning stitch in the anterior joint of the right index-finger, causing the finger to tremble.
Cramp like, jerking tearing in the posterior joint of the left middle-finger. — 260.
Fine stinging and itching in the posterior joint of the middle-finger.
Sudden swelling of the ring-finger, with burning pain ; he was not able to bend it.
Fine pricking in the finger.
Itching of the right thumb, obliging him to scratch ; this causes the itching to disappear at first, but then it returns and becomes a gnawing.
Tensive burning in the tip of the left thumb, (a. 2 h.) — 265.
Pain in the anterior joint of the thumb, as if he had received a violent blow upon it, causing the thumb to tremble.
Lower Limbs: Itching over the glutei muscles, obliging him to scratch.
Itching vesicles on the glutei muscles.
Con- tractive pain, when walking, as if sprained, in the glutei mus- cles of one limb.
Dull stitches in the region of the haunch- bones ; pressure upon the parts causes a simple pain. — 270.
Drawing stitching in the right thigh ; not perceptible when standing or ascending an elevation, (a. 37 h.) Pricking pain in the muscles of the inner side of the left thigh, (a.
If h.) Weakness in the thighs and legs, and a sensation in the feet, especially in the bottom of the feet, as if they had gone to sleep, when walking, (a. 12 h.) Feeling of heat in the side of the thigh, soon after a feeling of coldness farther down.
(Burning tension in the right thigh).— 275.
Buzzing in the low- er limbs from above downwards.
Pain in the front part of the thigh, when walking fast, as when one presses upon a bruised spot. ' Gurgling sensation in the right thigh.
Stupefying pres- sure in the outer side of the left thigh, as if the part had been
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tied strongly, and as if the circulation had been arrested in this manner.
Itching stitch in the posterior muscles of the thigh ; scratching excites a burning. — 280.
Dull stitching pressure in the outer part of the right thigh.
Intermittent pressure in the upper and outer part of the right thigh, increased by pressing upon the part Painless jerking, as if a muscle were being moved, in the lower surface of the left thigh.
Simple pressure in the outer part of the thigh, directly above the knee. — 285.
In the right thigh, directly over the knee, there is a spot where a burning and stinging pain is experienced.
Cramp-like draw- ing in the right knee, which is bent.
Buzzing sensation in the legs, when sitting, as is felt after a journey.
His feet ache while he is sitting down ; he is now obliged to draw them up, now to stretch them, to obtain a momentary relief.
Feeling of painful weakness in the feet, as from a distant journey. — 290.
Undulating drawing in the bones of the legs.
Pulsative pain in the bend of the knee, while the leg is drawn up.
Jerking sensation in the right calf.
Painful cramp in the right calf when sitting.
Tearing in the left calf when walking, (a. 34 h.) — 295.
After having been seated for a while with his feet drawn up, he feels a paralytic weakness in them when walk- ing.
Painful pressure directly over the left tarsal joint, at long intervals, when standing.
Itching, somewhat continuous stitch in the right tarsal joint, towards the front part, continuing even during motion, (a. 29 h.) Simple pressure in the dorsum of the foot.
Itching stitch in the internal ankle of the right foot, going off by scratching, (a. 10 h.) — 300.
Fine pricking and itching of the left heel.
Dull stitches in the fifth toe of the left foot, both in motion and at rest.
(a. 3 h.) Pain in the left toe and ball, as if pressed strongly.
Burning in the tip of the right big toe, when sitting, (a. 31 h.) Painful throbbing over the ball of the left big toe. — 305.
Tensive stitches in the tip of the left big toe.
(a. 32 h.) Intermittent, dull pressure at a small spot of the bottom of the right foot, as if he had been beaten in that part.
Itching-stinging sensation in the bottom of the right foot when at rest.
(a. 12 h )
General Symptoms : Violent impressions into several parts of the body, gradually increasing and decreasing.
Cramp-pain in several parts of the limbs, for instance, in the ball of the thumb, feet, etc. — 310.
Clawing pressure in several parts of the body and limbs, in the fingers and toes, as if the bones of those parts were being crushed.
The skin of the body is very sensitive all over ; it becomes sore, raw, and painful merely by the friction of the clothes ; for example, the skin of the neck becomes so from the rubbing of the cravat,
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that of the thighs from the rubbing of wide trowsers when walking.
(The symptoms are much more violent on the sec- ond day than the first.) Swelling.
General itching. — 315.
Gnawing-itching over the whole body, as of an eruption, all over the body, while undressing, (a. 40 h.) Weakness of the body.
Sick feeling and weakness in the abdomen and chest ; he does not feel well at all.
Weak, lazy, indisposed to work. — 320.
Faint-hearted and sinking.
Sensation of weakness, as if he would breathe his last at every moment.
He was so weak that some one had to take him home ; he had to lie down and slumbered until evening; afterwards he slept well all night.
Weariness from a short walk, and the bottom of the feet is painful.
All his limbs feel weak and weary ; the knees are very weak. — 325.
Fainting fits.
Sleep and Fever : He stretches his arms and the upper part of the body.
(a. 9£ h.) Stretching of the limbs, induc- ing a feeling of comfort, (a. 4^ h.) Frequent yawning, every yawning being accompanied with a shuddering over the whole body, causing all the muscles to shake, afterwards to tremble (immediately).
She seemed to slumber, but had her conscious- ness and was able to move. — 330.
Sleeplessness.
Voluptuous dreams, with e?nission of semen (second and third night).
Restless dreams.
No rest or sleep at night when in bed.
Af- ter sleeping, while yet in the recumbent posture, he experiences a sensation of qualmishness in the pit of the stomach, as if he should vomit, accompanied with difficulty of breathing, which decreases when raising the body.
(a. 5 2 h.) — 335.
The pulse varies ; it is alternately frequent, rare, full, soft, small, and faint.
The pulse is slower early in the morning after rising.
He shudders suddenly as if attacked with a violent chill, or as if horror-struck.
He shudders while yawning.
Fe- brile shuddering all over, without thirst or heat, when at rest and in motion, (a.
H h.)— 340.
Chill all over with cold hands and warm cheeks, without thirst, at rest and in motion, (a. 3^- h.) Frequent and full pulse (in the evening).
Feeling of heat and chilliness of the whole body, without thirst ; he felt warm- er to others than usual, (a. 7 h.) He is attacked with flushes of heat, especially when attending to any thing with more than his usual eagerness (also when sitting); he feels likewise very warm when walking fast ; in the face he experiences fine prickings from the heat.
While reading, a heat seems to press out of his body.
Moral Symptoms :— 345.
Not disposed to do any thing.
Dulness of sense, out of humor, not disposed to any thing.
Nei-
198 OLEANDER.
ther disposed to work, nor to perform any other agreeable oc- cupation.
Want of confidence in himself, and sad mood on that account.
Reserved, out of humor. — 350.
He does not brook contradiction.
He flies up at once ; he becomes vehe- ment, but repents his vehemence immediately.
LIST OF NAMES
DISEASES MENTIONED IN THIS VOLUME.
A.
Abdomen, spasms of,
- 147
Amaurosis,
91,
137, 146
Amblyopia, -
Angina, of various kinds,
Angina, catarrhal, -
- 146
Angina parotidea,
-
Angina pectoris,
137, 148
Aphonia,
-
Aphtha;,
- 88, 91
Apoplexy,
-
2, 145
Arthrocace,
Arthritis,
■>
12, 84
Ascarides, -
- 147
Asthma,
-
3, 12, 90
Asthma Millar!
Ascites, -
-
Atrophia meseraica infan
turn, -
-
89,91
B.
Back, pain in, -
-
Balanorrhcea,
Baldness,
-
Bladder, affections of,
Boils,
-
Bronchitis, -
c.
Cardialgia, -
Caries, of bones,
Caries of Antrum Highmori-
anum, - Caries, scrofulous, of inner
organs, - Cardialgia, Catarrh. -
Catarrh of larynx and trachea, 147
Catarrhal affections, 89, 144
Catamenia, premature. 147
Chilblains, - - - 145
Cholera, Asiatic, - 3
Cholera infantum. - * 3
Cholera, - - 89
Colic, from biliary calculi. 146
Colic, menstrual, - 147
Convulsions, 2 Congestions, to any internal
organ, - - 84
Congestions to head. - 87
Congestion to abdomen, 88
Consumption, see Catarrh, 84
Convulsions, - - 137
Coryza, 89
Coryza. inflammatory, - 147
LIST OF NAMES OF DISEASES.
Costiveness,
Fevers, lentescent, - 1
J, 91
Cough, - - 3, 12, 90, 147
Fit, suffocative,
Coxalgia,
Fits, fainting, -
Crusta lactea,
- 85, 88
G.
D.
Gastrosis, - - 3.
Dentition, difficult,
Gonagra, ...
Gonorrhoea, - - 84. 91
Delirium tremens, -
Diabetes,
Gums, affections of,
Diarrhoea, black,
H.
Diarrhoea,
Haematemesis. - - 2
•Dropsy,
Hematuria,
Drowsiness in daytime,
Haemoptoe,
Dysentery,
3, 89, 91
Haemorrhage -
Dysuria,
- 147
Haemorrhage from the utcrus ;
Dysphagia,
Haemorrhage from rectum,
Dyspnoea, -
- 148
Hemorrhage from the ears.
Dysmennorrhcea,
Haemorrhage from urethra,
Dyspepsia, -
- 146
Haemorrhoids,
Dysuria, spasmodic,
Haemoptysis, - - 12, 90
E.
Hard hearing,
Hearing, hardness of, -
Ears, noises in,
87, 146
Heart, palpitation of,
Ectropium,
Headache, - - 87,
Enterodynia,
- 146
Hemcralopia,
Enteralgia,
Hemicrania,
Epilepsy,
85, 145
Hepatitis, - - -
Erysipelas,
Hernia, incarcerated, - 3,
Eyes, haemorrhage from,
Hernia, umbilical, of new-born
Eyelids, spasmodic closing of, 87
children,
Exfoliation of nails,
Herpes, ...
F.
Herpes, dry, itching,
Herpes, in the face,
Fauces, spasms of, -
- 146
Herpes, on the hand, inflamed,
Fainting fits, hysteric.
suppurating,
Feet, sweat of, -
Hip-joint, scrofulous inflam-
Fever, intermittent,
• 2. 11
mation of,
Fever, nervous,
Hoarseness,
Fever, gastric,
Hooping-cough, - - c
,12
Fever, hectic, *
Hydrocele,
Fevers, of any kind,
Hydrocephalus,
Fever, rheumatic.
Hydrothorax,
Fevers, of various kinds,
- 145
Hypochondria, nervous,
LIST OF NAMES OF DISEASES.
Hyperostosis of the tarsus, 90
Hysteria, - - - 137
I, J.
Jaundice, - - 88, 146
Influenza, - - - 89 Inguinal glands, inflammation
of, - - - 89
Intertrigo infantum, - 85
Iritis, - 87
Ischury, - 147
Itch, dry, - - 85
Itching, of whole body, - 11
K.
Knee-joint, swelling of, 90
Knee, inflammation of, - 90
Larynx, spasmodic constric- tion of, - - 137 Leucorrhcea, - - 89 Limbs, paralysis of, - 148 Limbs, spasmodic movements
of, ... 138
Limbs, trembling of, - 144
Limbs, rheumatism of, - 148
Limping, spontaneous, 90
Lips, sores on, - 88
Lips, rhagades of, - 88
Lithiasis, - 147
Liver, affections of, - 146
Liver, induration of, - 88
M.
Mastitis,
Metrorrhagia,
Miliaria, red,
Miserere, spasmodic,
-
Mouth, fetid odor from,
Mouth, inflammation of
mu-
cous membrane in,
-
Mouth, fetid smell from,
Morbus niger,
-
VOL. in. 15
Muscse volitantes, - 87
Myelitis, - - - 148
N.
Nausea, - - 3
Neuralgia coeliaca, - - 146
Neuralgia, - - 144
Nipples, soreness of, - 147
Nose, inflammation of, - 88
Nostrils, ulcerated, - 88
O.
(Edema, of feet, - 11
(Edema of prepuce, - 89
Ophthalmia, - 87 Ophthalmia, rheumatic and
arthritic, - - - 11
Orchitis, - - 89
Otalgia, - - 87, 146
Otitis. - - 87, 146
Otorrhcea, - 87
Ozaena, - - 88
Panaritium, - - 90
Paralysis, - - - 145
Paraplegia, - - 145
Paresis of hands, in drunkards, 148 Parotitis, - - - 87
Pancreas, inflammation of, 88
Phimosis, - - - 89
Phthisis, tuberculous, of lungs, 91 Phthisis trachealis etlaryngea, 89 Phthisis, tuberculous, - 90
Pthisis pituitosa, - 12
Pthisis cavernosa - 12
Photophobia, - 87, 146
Pleurodynia, - - 148
Pneumonia, - - 148
Podagra, - - 12, 90
Psoitis, 90
Pseudo-erysipelas, - 145
Pregnancy, affections of, 147
Protalgia, - - 147
LIST OP NAMES OF DISEASES.
Prolapsus uteri, - - 147
Prosopalgia, - 11, 88, 146
Purpura hsemorrhagica, 11
R.
Rash, ... 11
Rectum, prolapsus of, - 147 Rhagades, 90
Rheumatic affections, - 144
Rheumatism, - 12, 84, 90
S.
Scarlatina miliaris, - 2
Scarlatina, - - 85
Scirrhus of pylorus - 146
Scrofulosis, - - 84
Scurvy, - - 85, 88
Senses, sensitiveness of, 144
Sexual instinct, excited, 137
Spasms, - - - 2
Spasms, tetanic, - 137
Spasms and convulsions of
single muscles, - - 144
Spermatic cords, spasmodic
pain in, - - 147
Stammering, - 88
Strangury, - - 147
Stenonian duct, inflammation
of, ... 88
Sterility of females, - 89
Sleeplessness, from nervous
erethism, - - 137
Stomacace, - - 88
St. Vitus' dance, - 85, 144
Sweat, profuse, - 87
Swelling, of skin and cellular
tissue - - 11
Swelling of metatarsus, 90
Swelling of thighs and legs, 90 Syphilis, - - 84
Syphilis, second and third stage, 90
T.
Tsenia, - - - 147
Tenesmus of anus, - 89
Testicles, hard swelling of, 89 Testicle, inflammatory swell- ing of, - - - 147 Tetanus, - 145 Throat, dryness of, - 88 Tibia, inflammation of, - 90 Tinea capitis, - - 87 Toes, cramplike contraction of, 148 Toothache, - - 88, 146 Trismus, - - - 146 Tumors, bloody, of the scalp, 87 Tumors, lymphatic, of labia, 89 Typhus abdominalis, - 145 Typhus abdominalis, second and third stages, - 91
U.
Ulcers, of any kind, Ulcers, on tongue, lips, etc., 88 Ulcers, syphilitic, - - 89
Urethra, hemorrhage from, 147 Urethra, spasmodic contrac- tion of, - - 147
Vagina, internal, swelling of
one side of, - - 147
Varioloid, 85
Vagina, inflammation of mu- cous membrane, - - 89 Variola, - - 2, 85 Varicella, - - - 85 Vertigo, - - 137, 146 Vomiting, - - - 3
W.
Weakness, fits of,
Z.
Zona,
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