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General
( Firua of Cobra.) Dbscbiption A highly venomous snake, inhabitiiiij the East ladiea. It is called the Hooded-snake; "serpent with the hood," etc.
Its name is pToaoaaccd " ifaya," 01, as Wehster spoils it, "ilfas'it," The faite of the (xibra At eapello is generally rapidly fatal. The vino is collected from the poiBon-sacs, above the fangs, aa directed for Crotalus and Lacliesia. One drop is triturated with one hundred grains of pure sugar of milk; the triturations are carried up to the 3d or 8lh, or higher; then dilutions wi'h strong alcohol.
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456 NAJA TBIPCDIANS.
Officinal Pkbparations. — Triturations of tlie virus ; dilutions.
ANAiflQTTBS.— ^/gww'ctwn, Goctua, Crotalas, Iberie, Lache»ia, Mygale, Bum- bul, Spigdia.
Mental Sphere. Depreeeion of Bpirita. Broods over imaginary trouble. Suicidal insanity.
[Du Chaillu, the great Ail-ican traveler, says he witnessed the attempt of a native to charm tliia venomous serpent. In tiie attempt, the man was bitten. "Tiie man BUffei'ed intensely; his body became swollen,his mind ■wandered, and his life was despaired of; hut at last, he got bettor, and tlMugh complaiidng of great pain ab&ut the heart, he was soon able to go about again. A aliort time afler, having an axe in his hand, going, as he said, to cut wood, he suddenly »pUt hiti own liead in two. He bad become
"Wandering of the mind.
Head
Waking with dull pain in head, attended by fluttering of the heart.
Heaviness over the eyes, witli dryness of the throat.
"Periodic, neuralgic " sick -headache," very severe, in the left orbital region, extending back into the occiput; the pain was aching and throbbing about the orbit, and drawing in the occiput; vomiting occurred after the pain had lasted several iiours. {D.
A.
Cotton.)
* Tempo ro-froutal headache, accompanied with great depres-
sion of spirits, and associated with spinal pain and palpi* tation of the heart. (Russell^
Pace and Eyes. Lividfaee.
Eyelids of right eye swollen and livid. Eyes fixed, pupils large, acting sluggishly to light.
Mouth And Throat
* Grasping at the throat, with sense of choking. Convulsive movements of the mouth.
Clonic contraction of the sterno -mas told muscles.
Pressure and gagging in the throat.
Kawness of the throat.
* Soreness and pricking in the ieft side of the throat.
* Constriction and dryness of the throat.
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MAJA TEIPUDIANS. 457
A constricted feeling, with dryness of the throat.
Slight pi'ieking iu left side of the pharynx. * Phaiyugo -laryngeal inflammation, with dark red color of tho fauceB, and spasmodic, irritable cough.
(Russell.') Stomaoh aiid Abdomen.
Tearing pain in the abdomen.
Pressure as from stones in the stomach, after each meal. "Dyspepsia, with foul, white or yellowish -white tongue.
Beotum and Stool. Sudden desire to evacuate the bowels; stool light color, watery,
and discharged with great force. Diarrhceic stools.
Uterus. ° Violent crampy pain in region of left ovary. " Ovarian congestive neuralgia, with violent palpitation of the heart.
Iiarynx and Trachea. Failure of the respiratory function, pulse 32.
* Constriction or irritation of the larynx, giving rise to
coughing,
* Short, hoarse cough, with rawness in larynx and upper part
of trachea.
Chest and Heart.
Palpitation of the heart, with uneasy dryness of the fauces.
" Valvular disease, with loud regurgitation sounds; pulse 60, with genera! anasarca.
Fluttering of the heart, with rising in the throat.
A dull, warm pricking, in a multitude of points, in the right side of the chest, from fifth rib downwards, with heat extending up the bronchia into pharynx; a hard cough came on immediately, ending in expectoration of a little thick mucus.
Asthmatic constriction of chest for half an hoiir, with mnens expectoration,
° Dyspncea and prostration in organic diseases of the heart.
Great pain near the heart; swelling of the whole body; wan- dering of the mind.
Sense of dragging and anxiety at prtecordia, occurring in great grief.
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458 NTTEATE OF UKANIUM.
" IiTitating, sympathetic cough in acute stage rheumatic car- ditis.
Naja acta primarily upon the nervous system.
Especially upon the respiratory nerves, the pneum agastric and glosso-pharyngeal. {Dr.
H-assell.)
° For this reason we should expect this medicine to be of ser- vice in the irritating, sympathetic cough which attends organic disease of the heart, (-^i.)
" Of the great value of JV«;'a in organic disease of the heart, we are convinced by experience. (/5.)
" The indications for N'aja are the presence of an irritating, sympathetic cough, in the acute stage of rheumatic car- ditis, and afterwards, organic changes in the valves, giving rise to tumultuous action of the heart, violent, sudden throbbing, attended with endocardial murmnr, and in- creased size of the organ. {10.)
NITRATE OF URANIUM.
(Uranie Nitrate)
Pharmacology
The metal v,raniv,Tn, is obtained tVom pitchblends; the nitrate may lie obtained by treating the metal or any of its oxides Witt nitric acid.
It crjaCalizes in iemon-yellow prisma.
Tlie solutions of this salt pOBSess tte powerof lowering the refrangihility of the rays of light, which fall upon it producing the peculiar phenome- non called fluorescence
Efflorescent in dry and deliquescent m moi t ii soluble in 0.S5 parts alsolute alcohol, and in 0.5 ot water
Ofpicinai. Pbbpabatiobs — The best preparation is a recent aqueous solution, prepared with carefully distilled water (by artifieiul UgJit,) and then preserved in glass stoppered amber vials (S!iks) (Triturations.) "It is an extremely acrid drug; two diops of the 1 + being sufficient to kill a full-grown cat." (Blake.) A trituration (by artificial light,) with coarse sugar of milk is reliable."
Abalogobb
Arsenieum, Merewriua cor..
Kali biehromimim.
Plumbum, Phosphorus, Argentuin (dr. ulakb), Helonias {?), Mupatoriura pwrpwreuia (t).
Nitric acid {?).
(hale.)
[The following is a condensation of Dr. Blade's admirable monograpii, prcpai'ed for the " Hahnemann Materia Medica," English, and containing my first paper on the remedy. {Male.)
Mental Symptoms. * Ill-temper and hnmor; he is cross with everybody
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DEANIDM. 459
* General malaise; he feels cross and disagreeable.
Head and Sensorium. Head heavy on waking; general languor; aching at occipital
protuberance, occipital and frontal headache.
"Woke with occipital headache; vertigo twice in the evening.
In the evening pain shooting from right orbit to occipital pro- tuberance.
Frontal headache for two days.
Dull aching in right temple, immediately after taking it. Slight pain over left eye, with contracted feeling in the throat,
and ernctations, followed by diuresis.
Heavy, burning pain in right side of vertex; fullness of head and sensation of blood flowing to that part, before eating.
Giddy, faint, flushing of upper body during the catamenia.
Headache in the left temple, with feeling as if he had taken
coid, though there had been no exposure. Severe pain at posterior edge of right and left temporal bone, lasting from 2 to 4 p. m.
I never affected, t obloTigata not once affected. {Blacky Spmal cord, lower portion slightly congested.
Eyes
Pain over left eye (a characteristic symptom). Left eyelid inflamed and agglutinated.
Nose
Dry ooryza; left nostril stuffed. Itching in nose; small scab in right nostril; purulent dia-
eharge from left nostril. ° Scabbing of the inner nostril — chronic, (t/.
S.
Blake.)
Faoe. Acne on forehead.
Mouth
Small, painless ulcer on buccal aspect of left cheek, opposite left anterior upper molar, more tender in evening, 1; a week.
Copious salivation.
Eed spots on hard palate, which feel raw.
Throat
Cutting feeling at back of fauces.
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460 STTEATE OF UKANIUM,
Nausea, Vomiting.
Vomiting, with much nausea, during catameuia; no appetite.
Intermittent vomiting, witli great thiret, for four daya, then death.
Occasional vomiting, vomits white fluid.
[Vomiting did not appear in tlie animals invihich utceralion wasfound.j Stomach.
Tasteless and pntrid eructations, with excessive flatulency in stomach and bowels.
Loss of appetite during catainenia.
Very thirsty, with dislike for meat.
For two days intermittent attacks of pain, radiating from tlie left side of the ensiform cartilage; aggravated hy fasting; slight constipation, with occasional twisting, gnawing feeling, rather lower down, relieved by food.
* Dyspeptic feelings a quarter of an hoar before dinner, with gnawing, sinking at cardiac end of stomach; but without, hunger or faintness.
Pathological
Ulc&raHon of the stomach has been produced in tliree out of ten rabbits; tliis seems to be a specific effect, for it appears even when the drug wae introduced under the skin of the leg.
The ulceration was near the pyloris; even in non-ulcerated rahbits, the mucous mem- brane of pylorus was diseased.
Stomach: Mucous coat thickened and softened.
Hfemorrhagic spots, (?)
' Z/lceration of the stomach.
(J}r.
Drysdale, British Journal of Ilomieopathy, vol. xxviii.)
° ffcemat&tnesie from gastric ulcer. {£. J^. £.)
Abdomen
Woke at 2 A. m., with an urgent desire to evacuate bladder and rectum; borborygmus; small, soft stool.
Constipation, with excessive flatulency in stomach and bowels.
Sharp colic and tenesmus, raw feeling in rectum. Tight feel- ing around waist; pain all over abdomen.
Pathological
Aswtes in animals.
Ulceration of duodenum.
Enteritis. [May be useful in extensive cutaneous burns, with ulceration of duo-
demun. ISlake.)}
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HITKATE OF UEANIUM. 461
Bladder and Urine,
Burning in the iiretlira; with very acid urine.
Desii-e to urinate again immediately after voiding nrine.
Clilorides increased, all other constituents remain unchanged.
Micturition increased in fi-er^uency {12 times in 24 hours), pre- ceded by pain over left eye; contracted feeling in throat, and eructations.
Sore feeling in pubic region.
Average daily quantity of urine increased by three ounces.
[Dr.
Blake, in remarking on the results of the provings, says: "Tlio results put glycoaurea quite out of the court, aa a condition theoretically calling for this metlicine." It did not cause the urine to contoin sugar in a single instance.
In. animals it caused " kidneys pale.
Tint of medullary layer deepened.
The peri.renal tissue was infiltrated with reddish, jelly, like material.
Bladder gieatly distended, full of pale, alkaline urine, with copious flocculent deposit.
Bladder full of acid, allni/miitous urine." Dr.
Blake says " It ought to he usefiil in Bright's disease ajid kindred renal maladies;
In contracted kidneys, with gastric diatnrhance ; in irritable conditions of the renal plexus of the sympathetic." It seems singular that it should have cured veritable cases of "sugar diabetes," which it undoubt. edly has done.
It is honxeopathic, however, to diaietee generally, aa wit- ness the foJlowing:] "Diabetes with albuminuria.
(?)
[A corpulent, temperate old man, had constantly increasing debility and emaciation; csdemaof Hie legs; great pain and weariness in legs; crawl ing and formication in the limbs; clammy state of mouth and tongue; tongue coated with white far; senaatioo of dryness in mouth and fauces, with intense thirst; severe acid dyspepsia; burning, cramps, and faintness in pit of stomach ; bowels constipated, fteces pale, odorless and dry; con- stant desire to urinal* ; enormous quantities of urine {16 pinla in 24 hours).
Perspiration and breath have a sweet odor. Skin dry and hard, and he has night sweats. Pulse 00, small. Greatly relieved by the 1st trit., (cent.) which kept him comfortable several mouths.
(Hale.)'\ Brighps disease {?) Profuse urination — nocturnal- — since six months, in a man of 40, accompanied hy burning and scalding; miiky at times — often straw-colored, fcetid; voids 10 or 13 pints in 24 hours; he is dispirited, morose; constipation; dry month; saliva tenacious; tongue coated white; good appetite, but distress after eating. A con- stant sensation of faintness at stomach, even after a hearty
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462 HITEATB OF tTBAHmSI.
meal; debility; renal pain, etc. Cui'ed in tliree weeks by
Uranium nit. 2 x . {Bale.) ° Srighf 8 disease: Urination pi\Dfiiee, painful, pale, milky,
with ammoniacal odor; nocturnal urination frequent*,
great debility; night sweats; constant pain and soreness
in lumbar region; lege acbe and feel heavy and weary;
worse toward evening; almost complete loss of sexual
power; sexual organs cold and relaxed, and sweaty;
afternoon fever; great thirst; canine hunger; bloated
abdomen and constipation. Cured by the 2 x trit. {Hale,) " Diabetes insipidus, {R.y&t&ric&\ diuresis?) A delicate nerv- ous female, had sudden attacks of diuresis, followed by
scanty and dark colored urine, and tever. The diuresis
was much relieved, and was not followed by th^ usual
Fever
(2 x trit.) {Hale.) "Diabetes: (Sugar was found in the urine.) Constipation;
distressing thirst; canine hunger; tongue red and angry;
lose of sleep; all greatly improved under Uranium 2 x .
{Dr.
Lowd&r.) * Diabetes.
In three cases of glycosurea, one was cured, and
in two the sugar was reduced one-half. {Dr. Curie of
Pa/ris.) ° Diabetes: Two cases greatly improved under the 6th and
12th dil. {Dr. Jorenet.) ''Diabetes: In two cases the specific gravity decreased; in
one from 1042 to 1030, in the other from lii39 to 1031;
the thirst, hunger and quantity of urine decreased greatly.
{Dr.
Baehr, Science of Therapeutics.) [Drs.
Dudgeon and Miller, of England, need tlie Uranium nit., in Ave cases, unsucceasfullj.] " Diabetes: (Saccharine.) Five cafes all improved under the
medicine. {Dr.
Hughes, British Jour, of Horn., vol. 2h.) [Dr, Drysdale has found it useful in one case (lb..
Vol.
XXY.)] "Incontinence of urine at night, and frequency during the
day, in a young girl who had been troubled from infancy.
Cured by the 3d and 1st. {Dr.
Cook.) Cough and Chest.
Pain at lower angle of left scapula, aggravated by taking a
deep inspiration.
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HUPHAE LtTTEA. 463
t)onble hjdrothorax and congestion of the lunga.
Pathology. — Cough, witli purulent discharge from left noetrii; loss of appetite and great prostratfon; lung infiltrated with gray tnbereie; no vomica.
Back, Kidneys and Loins.
Stiffness in the loins.
Increased frequency of micturition; twelve times in twenty- four hours.
Pressure on loins caused a rabbit to fall on left side, as if mori- bund, then to defecate.
TJppGr and Iiower Extremities.
Pain at lower angle of left scapula, aggravated by taking a deep inspiration.
White vesicles on hands and legs, with red areolse; they burn and itch.
General Debility and Languor.
Head heavy on waking; general languor, with aching at occi- pital protuberance.
Extreme languor on rising from bed, with fishy odor of nrine.
Great prostration and drowsiness during the catamenia.
Debility and cold feeling, with vertigo.
" Obstinate sleeplessness — in diabetes.
Fever
Shivering alternately with heat at night, and great restlessness.
Prostration, somnolence, and shivering, during the day; rest- less at night at the menstrual period.