Homeopathy LibraryPiper Methysticum
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General
Description. — A plant indigenouB to the iglands of the Pacific Ocean. It grows to a height of 6 feet, and has a slender stem. The leaves are large, and as broad as long. 10 or 12 prominent veins radiate from the petiole, the 3 centra] ones being very close together. The root is large and fibrous, but light and spongy in texture.
Pkeparation.^ — Tincture of the root.
Mind
When concentrated, drunkenness is almost instantaneous; with the ordinary dose, it occurs about twenty minutes after in- gestion. In a small dose kava is a tonic, stimnlating bever- age, producing an agreeable excitement, and affording sup- port against great fatigue. In increased doses, this root determines an intoxication of a sorrowful, silent and sleepy character, completely different from that produced by alco- holic drinks. The habitual drinkers of kava take it six or eight times a day, but then a nervous trembling seizes them, and they can scarcely raise the cup to their lips.
The in- toxication does not last longer than two hours, but if a per- son only takes it occasionally, the effects may continue
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twelve ; when taken at intervals of some days, the intoxi- cation continues for six hours.
When made from the root grown in damp soils, the drinker remains plunged in a deep torpor, and becomes irritated by the least noise.
Often when the dose is too great or too small, instead of the sleep an intoxication, accompanied by fantastic ideas and a strong desire to skip about, although one cannot for a moment hold himself on his legs.
Felt all day unusual life, vigor, and exhilaration.
Pelt more lively than usual ; in better spirits; inclined to work.
Capable of doing more work, without fatigue or brain-fag.
Head
Dizziness and frontal pressure, even when lying in bed in the morning.
From 5 to 9 p.m. unusual dizziness, swimming sensation and faintness.
Pains, especially of the head, relieved temporarily by turning the mind to another topic.
Awoke with very worn feeling of the brain, decided brain-fag; getting on foot felt better.
Headache and sleepiness so great as to interfere with work.
Head ached all night with fulness of frontal region.
Feel- ing as if the frontal region was solid with pain.
This ache, during the day, gradually moved backward to base of brain and along the medulla oblongata; relieved by slight mo- tion, increased by large, continued, and more active motion.
Slight mental effort, passing from topic to topic, for an in- stant relieves; sustained effort increases the pain.
Vessels of neck and base of brain full, as if circulation had been cut off by a conl ; the whole back of head, neck, and cere- bellum felt congested to the brain and cord-centre; sore inside and tender to outside pressure ; all those parts of the nervous system felt as if double or treble their ordinary size. Bye.
A pain along the line of the optic nerve of the right eye when reading.
Conjunctiva very red.
While dressing, a dizzy blindness came upon me; dizziness less on closing the eyes;
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directing attention to the head and exerting the vnll dimin- ished the dizziness ; at same time, dizziness followed by rush of blood and fulness in the frontal region, soon followed by similar sensations in occipital and basilar regions, soon
Pace.
A curious sensation of fulness in face, as of pressure from inside out.
Mouth
Teeth have been very sensitive to cold water, cold air, tooth- brush, washing, etc.
Sensation as if the tongue was covered with fur or velvet. Abundant salivation.
Stomach
During some of the proving, noticeably a day or two previous, and succeeding to the ninth day, took in food with a sort of ravenous haste. Sour eructations, especially an hour before meals, at times rolling up and rumbling all the way from stomach to mouth, but for the most part breaking at the throat-pit with frequent succession.
Abdomen
Colic about 9 a.m., every morning. * Colic relieved by motion, or til in king of something else.
Sensation of going to have a stool every evening. Sensatiou of desiring a stool all day.
Urinary Organs
Burning in the uretura in passing water. Urine when first passed was hot, burned the urethra.
° Gronorrbcea, gleet.
Sexual Organs
More amorousness during the primary part of the proving than for years.
Large emissions in the morning.
The emissions come on with- out dreams.
Awakened by a large quantity of semen run- ning over him.
Generalities
An agreeable languor alternates with a pleasant, youthful fresh- neesand vigor of body and mind; feeling of general tonicity
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712 POLYMNIA UVEDELIA — PICRIC ACID.
comes on, as during the primary or actioiiary stage of tlie proving ; voluntary muscular action, as then, so easy as to be almost involuntary ; muscular action increased, but power of involuntary unconscious co-ordination of muscular action impaired; find myself walking fast before I am conscious of it, legs and feet seem to be running away with or from me ; my will is called consciously into action to regulate my movements ; feel otherwise unusually well and active.
Better in the open air and when moving.
Skin
The skin is covered, as in leprosy, with large scales, which fall off aud leave lasting white spots, which often become ulcers. Skin dry, cracked, scaly and ulcerated, especially where it is thick, as on the hands and feet.
POLYMNIA UVEDELIA.
{Bearsfool.) Desckiption.- — Bearsfoot belongs to the genus GnupoiiUE, of the tribe Heli- anthese. It is an erect herb, rougMsh, hairy, stout, four to tea feet iigh, leaves broadly oyate, angled and toothed, nearly sessile, the lower palmately lobed, abruptly narrowed into a winged petiole, outer involaoral scales very large; rays ten to fifteen, interlinear oblong, much larger than the inner scales of the involucre ; flower yellow. Grows in rich soil west of New York to Illinois, and southward. The flower and whole plant exhale a strong odor ; they look lilie small sunSowers.
PftEPARATlON. — Tincture of the herb.
(No Prwing.) ° Enlarged spleen. ° Uterine hypertrophy.
HCKIC ACID.
(Oirbaiotic acid ;
Welter's Bitter;
Nilro-phenisic acid;
Nitro-phenolii:' acid.) Description
Picric acid is a yellowish substance obtained by the action of Nitric acid on Carbolic acid, Indigo, Salicin, and other substances.
It forms in whitish yellow prisms, with rectangular bases, which in thin layers js almost colorless.
It reddens vegetable blues, and has an exceedingly bitter taste.
It is fusible and volatile, and burns with a yellow fiame, leaving a residue of charcoal.
It is nearly insoluble in cold water, but is soluble in hot water, alco- hol, and ether.
Pbbparatiohs
Triturations and alcoholic dilutions.
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PICKXC ACID.
Heavy, throbbing pains in the head, extending from behind the ears forward to the supraorbital notch, thence downward to the eye.
All head-pains relieved by bandaging tightly.
Heavy pain in occipital region, extending down the neck and spine.
Heat and congelation of the head, with bleeding at the nose.
Severe,, sharp, intermitting pains in the left temple.
Full, pressive sensation in the head, from within outward.
Pains in the head, aggravated from motion.
E7es. Burning, throbbing pains, with dilated pupils, conjunctivitis, and
lachrymatioD. Everything seems blurred, as if looking through a f<^ or a thick
veil.
Can read only with the book about five inches from the nose.
Great heaviness of the lids ; can't keep them open.
Eyeballs sore to the touch, with photophobia.
Severe, sharp shooting pains in centre of eye, extending back to
occipital region — seems to follow the course of the optic
nerve. Lids sore, and slightly swollen.
Mouth, Throat, and Ears.
Ears bitrn, look puffy, with sensation as of worms crawling on
them. Bitter taste in the mouth.
Throat feels raw, scraped, stiff, and hot, as if burnt.
Collection of thick, white mucus on the tonsils.
Great difficulty of swallowing ; sensation as if the throat would
^ split open. Dry cough, as from dust in the throat, followed by n
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714 PIOEIC ACID,
Stomach
Nausea, bitter eructations after breakfast ; sensation as of some- thing in lower portion of (esophagus. No appetite ; bitter taste in mouth ; aversion to fo(Kl.
Abdomen and Stool. Stools light-colored, and passed with much burning and smarting
in the anus.
Scanty, soft stools, with burning at the anus.
Crawling, stinging pain in the abdomen.
E«ctuiii and Anus. Smarting, stinging burning of the anus after a passage from the bowels.
Urinary Organs
Urine profupe, very hot when passed ; uTethra feels as if burnt. Urine dark, high-colored, sp. gr. 10.25 to 10.28.
Generative Organs.
Great sexual desire, and painful erections, wUh, emissions.
Lewd dreams, with emissions.
Verj/ hard ereetions ; terrible erections.
Erections, with severe pain in the left testicle, as if bruised, ex- tending up the cord as far as the external abdominal ring.
Chest
Heavy, throbbing pain under tenth and eleventh ribs on left
side. Dull, stunning pain in the chest.
Back
Heavy, throbbing pain in the region of the kidneys, extending
down the legs, especially the left. Small of the back sensitive to pressure.
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Extremitiea.
Legs feel heavy, and very weak.
Legs below the knees feel very sore and tender to the touch.
Severe pain in the anterior portion of l^s when touched.
Legs heavy, like lend.
Great coldness of the feet.
Great heaviness in the ai-ms and legs, especially on exertion.
Shooting pain iu the left arm, at elbow.
Skin
Small, painful, reddish elevations, like furuncles, around the mouth and face; when opened they esude a thin, clear serum, which soon dries into a transparent scab ; they then become pustular and very painful, and contain a thick, opaque pus.
Fever
Great thirst for cold water ; drank in large quantities, without
relief. Fever; great chilliness; can't get warm; followed by cold, clammy sweat ; chilliness predominates ; pulse 50, weak and small.
Sleep
Sleep sound, but unrefresliing. Eestlessness,
Generalities
Throbbing and jerking of the muscles in the different parts of the body, with severe chills and great pain between the hips.
Profuse cold, clammy sweats, with great chilliness.
Very tired on going upstairs.
Oeneral lassUude.
Khenmatic stitches in different parts of the body, with great muscular weakness.
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716 PICEATB OF AMMONIA QUEBRACHO — QUIISIA SULPHATE.
PIORATE OF AMMOHU.
(Ca3'bmotate of Ammonia.) Descbiption.— The Piorate of Ammonia is a yellow crystalline salt, Tery solu- ble in water, but sparingly so in alcohol. It is very bitter, and stains organic matters yellow.
Pkeparations. — Trituralion, or alcoholic tinctures.
(No Pi-oving.) ° Intermittent fever. ° Bilious headache. " Cerebro-spinal headache.