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General
(Express the juice from the recent leaves and flowers, and mix it With equal parts of alcohol.)
Next to Chamomile, the Sambucus Nigra has been abuso^ in domestic practice more than any other drug. It was not even considered as a drug, but as a mere domestic remedy as if its use were of not much, if any, importance. '
The frequent use of Sambucus in domestic practice is indeed a proof of its usefulness ; but from its usefulness it does not follow that it is not hurtful where it is not homoeopathic.
Common sense tells us that Sambucus, being a powerful remedy, must be hurtful when it is administered without being homoeopathic to the disease ; for this reason, that it affects
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morbidly the healthy body, and must therefore affect so much more the body in a state of disease.
Common physicians are indeed unaware of the ailments which Sambucus is capable of producing ; they are ignorant of the effects of Sambucus altogether. But because physicians do not see those effects, this is no reason why they should not exist. The misery of oppressed subjects is not the less real because government turns away its eyes from it or declines listening to their complaints.
The ordinary physician is frequently in the habit of pre- scribing tea of Chamomile or Sambucus, together with his other mixtures ; he recommends even healthy persons to drink either kind of tea for breakfast, as a drink which he says pre- serves their health and makes them even more healthy than they are. So little does he know the nature of drugs.
The following list of symptoms is not complete, but it is sufficient to enable the honest and unprejudiced practitioner to employ Sambucus homoeopathically in many diseases.
A small portion of a drop of the tincture is sufficient at a dose. Large cupfuls of an infusion of Sambucus can do no more than heal diseases to which the drug is homoeopathic ; but on the other hand, such excessive quantities become hurt- ful by exciting great heat and profuse sweats, which deprive the patient of his strength.
(The following symptoms are by Hahnemann.) Dizziness early in the morning when rising. Red spots on the cheeks here and there, accompanied with a burning sensation, (a. lh.)_
Tearings and stitches in the teeth of the upper and lower jaw of the left side, extending as far front as the incisores (a. 2 h.) ; the pain extended as far as the eye, with sensation in the cheek as if it were swelling, which was not the case. Titillation in the ears and throat ; the titillation in the throat was somewhat relieved by the tongue.
5. Thirst, without the drink he takes being agreeable to him.
He slumbers with his eyes and mouth half open ; on awakening he was unable to catch his breath ; he had to sit up : when sitting up the breathing was very hurried, with wheezing in the chest as if he should suffocate ; he tossed his hands about, head and hands being bluish and puffed ; he was hot, without any thirst ; he cried when the paroxysm
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came on ; no cough, especially from twelve to four in the night.^ Tearing in the finger joints.
Drowsiness, without any sleep. Dreams.
10. Restless sleep ; when sitting up in the bed she felt as if the pains went lower down, and she felt more easy. He starts from his sleep in affright, with anxiety and shortness of breath, increasing at times unto suffocation with trembling.
Chills with shaking, before retiring, (a. 4 h.) Agitation of the blood in the evening, half an hour after lying down, accompanied with a tremulous sensation. Feeling of an intolerably dry heat all over the body. 15. While the heat is on him, he dreads uncovering himself; he imagines it will give him a cold or a colic. Heat of the whole body, without thirst, shortly after lying down.
(a. 2 h.) A heat is felt in the hollow of the hand and the bottom of the feet when touching those parts. Sweat in the face, many hours after the dry heat had passed. Profuse sweat, without thirst, when waking, from seven o'clock in the evening until one o'clock in the night, in the face and all over ; after his sleep he was more hot from perspiring, but without thirst. — 20. Periodical deliri- um ; he saw frightful things on the wall.
OBSERVATIONS OF OTHERS.
Head
Dizziness ; cloudiness of the head, for some minutes, (a. 1 h.) He feels very well early in the morning, except that, when moving about, his head feels giddy, accom- panied with a tensive sensation, as if the head were full of water (a. 24 h.) Lancination through the left half of the occiput, frequently recurring and continuing for a long time ; between the attacks he feels a dull sensation in those parts, (a. ^ h.) Tearing and aching pain in the upper part of the forehead, spreading, as it were, like rays towards the eye (after two days). — 5.
Aching and tearing pain in the head when stooping, extending as far as across the left temple, close to the bone. Tearing in the temple, more particularly close to the head, occurring in single paroxysms, which pass off very quickly, (a. 10 h.) Pressing in the whole head, in all direc- tions, from within outwards, (a. 1 h.) Pressure in the temples from within outwards, (a. 1 h.) Aching pain in the forehead, and a sudden, painful jerk through the brain from one side to the other, (a.
J h.) — 10. Aching, stupefying pain in the head, as is felt during a cold in the head. (a. 1 h.) Aching, stupefy-
A kind of Asthma Millari.
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ing pain in the head, as is caused by intoxication, (a. 20 h.) Digging-up pain in the vertex, (a.
J h.) Itching of the fore- head, going off by rubbing, (a.
J h.)
Eyes and Nose : At first the pupils are very much contracted (a. 40, 44 h.), afterwards very much dilated. — 15.
Sensation as of a light flush, as one experiences in blushing, rising as high up as the face.
(a. 1 ^ h.) Heavy and pressing sensation in the tip of the nose, as if it would bleed, (a. 2 d.) Itching of the dorsum of the nose, with a slight pithy feeling in the skin of the nose.
(a. 3^ h.) Tension in the left cheek, with a gnawing pressure in the region of the upper jaw-bone.
Tensive pain, as if the cheek were swollen, and numbness of the cheek, (a 11 h.)
Ears
20.
Sharp stitches in the interior of the right ear, accompanied loith a cratnp-pain in that ear.
(a g h.) Painless, suppurating pimple on the left side of the lower lip, with a reddish areola, (a. 37 h.)
Pharynx, CEsophagus : Oppressive heaviness in the nape of the neck ; moving the head requires a greater effort than usual, (a. 2^ h.) Cutting stitches deep in the cervical muscles of either side, especially when moving the neck. (a. ^ h.) Great dryness of the palate, without thirst.
Stomach And Abdomen
Gastric Symptoms : — 25.
Hiccough during and after a meal.
Sensation of incipient nau- sea in and below the pit of the stomach.
Short stitches close below the stomach, increased by external pressure (when sit- ting), (a. ^ h.) Feeling of dull pressure in the region of the stomach, (a. 4 h.) Rumbling in the abdomen. — 30.
Pinch- ing in the abdomen., with emission of Jlatulence, as if occa- sioned by a cold.
(a. 48 h.) Pain in the abdomen, as if the bowels were bruised.
Pinching pain in the abdomen, when leaning against a sharp border.
Pressure in the abdomen, with nausea, whenever he presses it against any thing, (a. lOJ h.) Stitches in the obliquus externus, when sitting or standing, (a. 4 h.) — 35.
Spasmodic tearing in the abdominal muscles, especially when moving them, in the evening when lying down.
(a. 12 h.) Fine pinching in the abdominal muscles of the right side, below the short ribs.
(a.
I h.) Fine tearing in the left side of the abdomen, (a. 1 h.) Sticking in the left side of the abdomen, above the hip ; single, rather dull prickings, regular as the pulse, for a quarter of an hour ; now increasing, now decreasing.
Urinary and Genital Organs : Frequent desire to uri- nate, with scanty emission, (a. 2, 18 h.) — 40. Frequent de- sire to urinate, with copious emission, (a. 38 h.) Desire to
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urinate at night.
Frequent emission of a bright-yellow urine.
Thin stream, (a. 10 h.) Itching of the orifice of the urethra, (a. 1 h.) — 45.
Involuntary emission of semen, after midnight.
Respiratory Organs : Hoarseness, occasioned by a quantity of viscid, tenacious mucus in the larynx. Oppression and stitches in the left side of the chest, below the nipple, (a. 5 h.) Oppression and pressure behind the sternum, and pres- sure in the pit and region of the stomach, with nausea and a feeling of debility, (a. 5 h.) Cutting pinching in the region of the last false ribs, towards the dorsal spine, (a. 9 h.) — 50. Sharp, intermittent cutting in front, in the region of the third false rib, especially when moving the trunk, (a, 3 h.) Sudden clutching, internally, in both sides of the chest, in the region of the fourth true rib. (a. ^ h.)
Back
Drawing pressure in the small of the back, extend- ing as far as the muscles covering the inner surface of the os ilium, when standing, (a. 2 h.) Cutting shocks in the os sa- crum, most violent when bending forward, with a tensive pain, (a. 9 h.) Aching pain in the middle of the spine, not disap- pearing by any motion, and continuing for a long while, (a. ■|h.) — 55. Pulsative throbbing sticking under the right sca- pula, when sitting. Cutting stitches in the region of the sca- pula;, in rest, (a.f h.) Sharp stitches from within outward, in the region of the right scapula, interiorly ; most violent in rest. Fine pinching in the axilla, (a. 4 h.)
Extremities
Fine stitches in the middle of the upper arm, in the inner side.
(a. 1 h.) — 60.
When he leans on the upper arm, it feels as if it would break, (a. 3 h.) Paralytic heaviness in the elbow-joints, (a. ^ h.) Drawing pain in the carpal bones, and extending along the ulna, in rest.
Sharp stitches in the spinous process of the ulna.
(a. ^ h.) Cutting stitches in both wrist-joints, regular as the pulse ; the stitches are somewhat relieved by moving them.
(a. \ h.) — 65.
Tear- ing pain above the hip-joint, all around, only when walking, (a. f h.) Crampy drawing in the posterior and superior part of the thigh, when walking, in the region where the gluteus maximus is inserted.
Drawing-sticking sensation in the upper part of the anterior muscles of the right thigh, in rest, (a 3-J- h.) Stinging itching of the inner side of both thighs; when rub- bing the thighs the stinging becomes a burning, (a. 1 h.) The hamstrings are put upon the stretch, and feel as if too short, so that standing becomes troublesome to him.
(a. 4^ h.) — 70.
Vi- olent itching of the patella, with a rough and scraping sensa- tion, as if an eruption would break out.
(a. 4^ h.) Sensation of weariness in the lears. with sensation as if cold air blew
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upon them ; both symptoms are felt only when standing, (a. i h.) Sharp piercing stitches in the inner side of the tibiae, somewhat relieved by motion, (a. -^ h.) When standing, the middle of the right tibia feels dead, cold, and as if gone to sleep, (a. 4 h.) In the evening, when in bed, he feels a tearing pain in the external malleolus of the right foot, and in the an- terior tibial muscles.
General Symptoms : — 75.
When sitting, he is suddenly attacked with a painful drawing in every part of the surface of the body.
(a. 3 h.) His hands tremble when writing.
Great heat all over, when walking, (a. 3 h.) Most of the pains come on in rest and go off during motion ; only a few painful symptoms are occasioned by motion.
Dropsical swelling (from the ex- ternal application).
Sleep
80.
Frequent waking from sleep, as if wakeful.
Vivid dreams, which he is unable to recollect.
Lascivious dreams, with emission.
Fever
The pulse becomes slower, and falls from 70 to 60.
(a. -k h.) The pulse became slower by ten beats, but more full.
(a. 6 h.) — 85.
Repeated attacks of slight shuddering, (a. ^ h.) Slight chilliness, the face being warmer than usual, (a. 1 h.) Chill over the ivhole body, with stinging crawling, now in one, now in another place, with reinarkahle coldness of the hands and feet ; in the lower limbs the shuddering ex- tends especially from the knees downwards.
( a. :| h.) Chil- liness over the whole body, especially the hands and feet ; they are cold to the touch, although^the latter had been wrapped up very warm.
(a. 2 h.) The hands are cold.
(a. 1 h.) — 90.
Creeping in the fingers, which are quite cold.
(a. ^ h.) The feet are icy-cold, the rest of the body being naturally warm, (a. f h.) Burning setisation in the face, the body being m,o- derately warm, and the feet icy-cold, without thirst, (a. 1 h.) The pulse is quicker, a few beats above 70.
(a. 2 h.) Warm feeling about the head and neck ; the face and the rest of the body are also warmer to the touch than usually, but without thirst.— 95.
Frequent flushes of heat in the afternoon, with great heat in the face ; only half an hour after sweat breaks out in the face.
(a. 10 h.) Profuse sweat after midnight, but not about the head.
On waking, he is covered with sweat all over, two nights in succession.
Moral Symptoms : Great tendency to start; he starts at things which he sees constantly around him. Continual ill-humor ; every thing affects him unjjleasantly.