Polyporus Officinalis

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General

(Larch Aga/rit.)

DESdiirrrOH.— This 13 a ftingus, nourished on the Abies Bscblsa tree. The hymeaiwn 13 concrete, with the substance or the pileua, consisting of Bub-rotund pores, with their simple dissepiments.

It is acrid, irritating mucous surfaces witli which it comes in contact.

Of-ficinai. PRffiPAKATiOHS,— Tincture or trituration of the flingus.

AiJALOSUEs.^jipan'eMs, Bryonia, China, Oomms., Qdaemimim, Ipeeaeu- amha, Nitx vomica, Podophyllma.

[This ia a fungus growing on the Laich tree, in ail countriea. It was formerly called Boletus. These symptoms are taken from Dr. Burt's Mono, graph, 1868.— fffife,]

Mind

Low spirited, gloomy, desponding, irritable. Absence of mind and loss of memory.

Head

* Headafehe, dnll, frontal, with fever. Head feels light and hollow, with deep, frontal headache and

faintness, " Sick headache, from organic lesion of the liver, {Burt.) " Periodical headaclie. {Shepherd.) Tight feeling in the forehead, and headache in temples all day.

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° Sick headadie, every month, with chilliness along the spine.

Face

" Facial neuralgia, of a periodical character. ( Wak&man!) ° Intermittent prosopalgia — a burning pain in all the upper teeth, left jaw and temple, commencing at twelve m., and lasting till midnight. {Burti)

Mouth And Throat

* Bitter, nauseous taste in tlie mouth. *Not much thirst.

* Tongue coated white or yellow, Kawness and scraping in the throat.

Gastric Symptoms.

Nausea and 8om.etimes vomiting of bile.

Bilious temperaments; sickness of stomach; coldnees oi

Stomach

In evening, feeling as of lump in stomach. Burning distress in region of stomach.

Abdomen

More or less pains in the abdominal viscera, especially the liver,

* Intermittent diarrhcea or dysentery.

Bowels inclined to be torpid, or loose papescent mucus stools.

Some uneasiness, and severe griping pains in bowels.

Much flatus in bowels, and feeling as if diarrhcea would set in.

Sensation as if diarrhea would come on; then slight motion

of the bowels. Uneasiness of the abdomen, with looseness of the bowels, ° Has a decided curative action in hepatic complaints, espe

ci&ily Jaundice. (Burt.)

Urine thick and high-colored, or red and scanty. Profuse flow of urine; constant desire to urinate.

Stool And Anus

Loose, papescent stools, without pain. Stools of pure mucus, or mucus and blood, and bile, with great

faintness and distress in the solar plexus, after stools from

portal congestion. *Lientoria; stools undigested.

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Loose, yellow stool, with pain afterwardB, Desire for stool, with much flatulence. Copion&Jiuid stool, expelled with force.

" Chronic dysmAevy and dic^rrkcea. {^Roloombe, Wood, Suft^ Fever and Chills.

* Chill alternates mth the fever several times a day.

* Intermissions very short; almost continued fever. *Chill, light and short; fever, long, followed by slight per- spiration.

Hectic chills and fever, in consumptives. *Tery restless all night, with fever and aching distress in the large joints.

* ChillinesB along the spine, with freq^nent hot flashes of fever. Fever all one afternoon and night.

* Skin hot and dry, especially the palms of the hands. Awoke at midnight, two different nights, in a profuse per- spiration.

Disposition to yawn and stretch when chilly.

Slight chilliness creeps vip the Iiack, to the nape of the neck, most noticeable between the shoulders.

This was aue<?eeded by a general teeling of chilliness, lasting for several minutes.

" Intermittent, remittent and billons fevers. {Burt.) Back and Iiolns.

Great languor, with severe aching pains in the large joints and bones of the back and legs.

Great aehing distress in all the large jovnts.

Severe backache; back is very stiff, can hardly rise after sit- ting down a few moments.