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Crum ammoniac. Umhelliferce.
A Persian gum obtained from Dorema ammoniacum, an umbelliferous plant. A drug famous since ancient times. Proved and introduced by I. G. Jahnel in 1837, proved again by J. B. Buchner in 1840, and by several others in 1847.
^ Mind. Anxiety, with congestion of lungs. Low-spirited ; sluggish ; drowsy. Indisposed to mental work. Intellectual labor prevented by headache. ^ Sensorium. Aching in forehead with confusion of whole head,
and such drowsiness that any effort or labor was impossible. Forehead confused, with weakness of sight and heaviness in
loins. Confusion of the head and sleepiness, with a sensation as if
bruised in the limbs, and pains in the course of the crural
nerve. ^ Inner Head. Pains throughout the whole forehead ; increasing
all day till evening, preventing intellectual labor. Severe headache continuing during the night, preventing
Sleep
Aching in forehead, with confusion of the whole head, and
such drowsiness that any effort or labor was utterly im- possible.
Pressive pains in whole forehead, and over the eyes.
Transient, stitching pains in 1. temporal region.
Tearings in 1. side of head.
Pressive pain in whole head, especially in supra-orbital region
and occiput.
Stitching pains through head.
Heaviness of the head. ^ Outer Head.
Itching, mostly on border of hair in nape of
Neck
Pimples on border of scalp.
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Frequently returning knife-like stitches in middle of hairy
scalp. Stitching in occiput, on the edge of the hair ; under the hair
pustules formed. Numbness in occiput. ^ Sight and Eyes, l Stars and fiery points floating before his
Eyes
Beams of light and sparks proceeding from the eyes.
Candle-light surrounded by brilliant colored rings.
Glaring as from melted metal before the eyes ; sparks and
streaks worse in the evening. Sees things through a thick mist or a cloud of dust.
I I Dim sight after a blow on the head.
lEyes fatigued from reading; they become injected and throb. See 29.
I I Dimness and obstruction of sight in the evening, amounting almost to blindness.
I He sees before him smoke, which, taking the flight of small birds, forms a large circle and is most distinct at twenty paces on a white ground.
Generally smaller circles are present ; in which case the smoke seems only an appendage to these circles.
The appearance and motion of these circles depend upon the unsteadiness of the look and corres- pond to an appearance of congestion at the internal corners of the eye.
The margins of the circles are always gray and become black on sudden motion.
On first looking at an object, circles appear above the lens, but on looking steadily they sink to the middle and remain floating there.
They are clearer in clear weather and dimmer in dark weather.
Sometimes he also sees a black spot which becomes larger as night advances, d Amblyopia, after a blow.
Daylight hurts his eyes.
Aching in upper part of eye. * Hearing and Ears. Buzzing, roaring in ears, with hardness of hearing.
Pain in ears, with toothache.
Large secretion of ear-wax. ^ Smell and Nose. Mucous discharge from nose with frequent sneezing and mucous expectoration. 6 Coryza.
Dry nose on waking.
I Constant motion of alge nasi, d Congestion of lungs. ^ Face. Bale face, feels sick ; frequent change of color.
Drawing in r. malar bone towards temple.
iDark face, anxious, parched look. ^Congestion of lungs. ^ Lower Part of Face. Darting from region of lower jaw to the
interior of the mouth. ^^ Teeth.
I Toothache, the pain extending into the ear.
" Taste.
Insipid taste.
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^^ Inner Mouth.
Dartings from region of lower jaw into mouth. ^^ Palate and Throat.
Bitterish unpleasant taste in the throat.
After swallowing, a sensation in throat as from a dry cough.
Sensation of sharpness and burning in throat and oesophagus.
■ Dryness of throat, most troublesome in the morning, always increases by inhaling fresh air. ^* Appetite.
Want of appetite. ^® Eating.
Belching after eating. ^^ Nausea and Vomiting.
Disgust, with inclination to vomit.
I Vomiting and purging. ^^ Stomach. Aching in pit of stomach. ^^ Hypochondria. • Induration of liver.
I Infarcts of liver, spleen and pancreas. ^^ Abdomen. Slight pains in belly with borborygmi.
Chilliness and wandering pain in abdomen, followed by an abundant mucous stool.
Dull, shooting, jerking pain in region of coecum ; worse when turning on to right side.
Pressure and heaviness in pubic region. -" Rectum and Stool. Constipation.
Abundant mucous stool, after chilliness and wandering pain in abdomen.
Stools sometimes fluid.
Fetid flatulence with papescent stool.
I Chronic diarrhoea, with cutting pains, weakness, discharges bilious or mucous.
I Summer complaint of children. ^^ Urinary Organs. After a few days many torulse were formed in the urine.
Lactate of urea much increased.
Burning in urethra.
Dribbling after urination. ^^ Male Sexual Organs. Heaviness and aching in the pubic region.
Itching in pubic region.
Shooting and drawing in the r. spermatic cord and penis.
Indurated testicles.
': I Hydrocele. ^^ Female Sexual Organs. Menostasia, dysmenorrhoea from obstructions in the portal system.
I Irregular menstruation, amenorrhoea from chlorosis. 2^ Larynx.
Bronchia.
Rough throat.
Tickling without cough.
I Chronic bronchitis. ^^ Respiration. Short, loud, accelerated breathing, with anxiety.
Oppression and stitches in 1. chest, when inspiring.
I Difficult breathing, d Congestion of lungs.
Oppression of the chest relieved by raising tough phlegm.
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j Spasmodic asthma.
" Cough and Expectoration.
Mucous expectoration. \ Asthenic pulmonary complaints.
Promotes the power of ejecting the sputa if the sick have not
the strength. Mucus tough, profuse and hard. \ Chronic pulmonary and bronchial catarrh, with nauseous
thick fluid, pus-like sputa. I Large accumulation of purulent or viscid matter, with feeble
or difficult expectoration. I Aged people suffer in cold weather from bronchial affections,
with accumulation of mucus and much difficulty in raising it. ^^ Inner Chest and Lungs. Pressure in chest.
Dull and numb feeling in posterior part of right chest, fol- lowed by pressure deep in. I Lungs congested; dullness on both sides ; great difficulty in
breathing and anxiety : constant motion of the alse nasi ;
face dark with anxious and parched look ; no expectoration ;
with this an attack of asthma, d Suppressed eczema fol- lowing vaccination.
" Heart and Pulse.
I ' Heart-beat stronger, but not more
rapid ; extends into pit of stomach ; worse in the evening
when lying down and when lying on back or left side. I I At night, when lying down, heart and arteries throb ; eyes
weary after reading ; cannot get to sleep.
Pulse small, corded, quick and hard.
Pulse quickened, frequent and hard.
Pulse tense. ^^ Back.
Weight and pressure in lumbar vertebrae, with stitches
in the loins during inhalation, and rheumatic pain in left
pelvis. ^^ Upper Limbs.
Lancination in shoulder-joints.
Left arm weak.
Rheumatic pain, as if bruised, most in elbow-joint and left
wrist, with tearing in right hand.
Pain in left shoulder-joint and arm. ■ Panaritium. ^^ Lower Limbs.
Stitches in r. hip when sitting.
Stitches over the hip when walking, he limps.
Cannot walk from pain in right hip -joint.
Darting pain in 1. thigh along the crural nerve.
Violent pain over the knee when walking.
Knee swollen in the evening, while sitting, with pinching in
the bend of joint.
Stitches in r. knee, in tibia and tarsal-joint.
Gouty pain in the left big toe.
Itching on the soles of the feet.
Tingling in r. foot.
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Pinching, tearing, drawing, burning in 1. foot.
Swelling of toes. ^* Limbs in General.
Tearing pain in wrist and ankles, followed
by swollen toes and fingers. Tired feeling and heaviness in limbs, even after the slightest
exertion. ^^ Position.
Motion.
Lying down on back or on left side :
heart symptoms worse.
Turning on right side : increases pain in coecum.
Sitting : stitches in right hip ; knee swollen, pricking in bend
of joint.
Walking : stitches over the hip ; pain over knee.
Cannot walk : from pain in right hip-joint.
After slightest exertion : tiredness and heaviness of limbs. *® Nerves.
Uneasiness ; weariness.
: Hysteria with weakness. ^^ Sleep. Drowsiness all day, sleep full of dreams.
Drowsiness with headache, making labor impossible.
Gaping because the stomach is empty, brings tears in the
Eyes
On awaking: nose, mouth and throat very dry. On getting up in the morning : lazy, drowsy and depressed in
spirits. ^^ Time.
Night : headache continues ; heart and arteries throb.
Morning : dryness of throat worse ; lazy, drowsy and depressed
on rising.
All day till evening : pain throughout whole forehead.
All day : drowsy.
Evening: glaring before eyes ; sparks and streaks before ejfes
worse ; dimness of vision ; heart symptoms worse ; knee
swollen.
As night advances : sees a black spot, d Amblyopia. ^^ "Weather.
Fresh air : inhaling it makes dryness of throat
worse.
Cold weather : increase of bronchial troubles.
In clear weather : objects look clearer ; in dull weather, dim- mer, d Amblyopia. ^^ Fever.
Chilliness followed by slight fever and headache.
A running chill from the feet up over the back.
I I Disposition to sweat. ^^ Locality and Direction.
Right : drawing in malar bone ;
dull and numb, posterior part of chest ; tearing in hand ;
stitches in hip ; stitches in knee ; tingling in foot. Left : transient stitches in temple ; tearing in side of head ;
stitches in chest ; rheumatic pains in pelvis ; arm weak ;
rheumatic pains in wrist, arm and shoulder-joint ; darting
pain in thigh ; gouty pain in big toe ; pinching, tearing,
drawing and burning in foot.
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Below upwards : running chill from feet up the back.
*^ Sensations. Stitches : in temporal region ; through head ; in
hairy scalp ; in occiput on edge of the hair ; in chest when
inspiring; in loins during inhalation; in shoulder-joints;
in hip when sitting, over hip when walking ; in r. knee. ^
Dartings : from region of lower jaw into mouth ; in thigh
along crural nerve. Tearing: in side of head; in right hand; in wrist and
ankles.
Cutting pain : with diarrhoea.
Sharpness and burning : in throat and oesophagus.
Drawing : in r. malar bone toward temple ; and shooting in
spermatic cord and penis.
Burning : in urethra.
Aching : in forehead with confusion of head ; in upper part of
eye; in pit of stomach; in pubic region. Bruised feeling : in limbs with confused feeling in head ; in
upper limbs.
Heaviness : in loins with headache ; of the head.
Itching : on border of hair in nape of neck ; in pubic region ;
on soles of feet. Tingling : in r. foot.
Numbness : in occiput ; in posterior part of r. chest. Dryness : in throat.
Chilliness : in abdomen with wandering pain. Stinging, tearing, pricking pain, here and there, most in lower
Limbs
Tired feeling and heaviness in limbs after slight exertion.
Dull shooting jerking pain: in region of coecum.
Toothache extending into ears.
Pressure and heaviness : in pubic region ; in lumbar vertebrae. Gouty pain in left big toe. *^ Tissues. : Hemorrhages.
Causes abundant serous discharges. Dropsical complaints.
Gout not developing in the usual form of attacks, but dis- turbing general health.
I Scrofulous tumors or enlarged joints. *^ Touch.
Passive Motion.
> Blows with a stick over the head,
followed by dim sight. 6 Amblyopia. ^^ Skin. Red rash over the whole body.
After itching, little blisters like the rash in typhus but contain- ing a yellow fluid ; afternoon, violent fever with swelling of the face more like a red rash.
Suppression of eczema following vaccination. 6 Congestion of lungs.
See 28. '^ Stages of Life, Constitution.
Man, aet. 26, fair haired, robust frame, d Amblyopia.
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Aged people suffering during cold weather.
See bronchial affections. ^* Relationship.
Similar to its relatives : the umbelliferas, especially Conium (glands, eyes, etc.);
Oj^oponax ;
Asaf.
(asthma) ;
Cicut.
(eruption in whiskers) ;
Gialban.;
Sagap.;
Sumhul (heart-throb too strong).
Also : Aeon, (heart) ;
Amhra (asthma) ;
Arnic.
(traumatic amblyopia) ;
Arsen.
(heart ; asthma) ;
Aurum (congestion to eyes ; heart ; in- durated testicle, etc.) ;
Bellad.
(eyes; heart;
Ammoniac m asthenopia, stands between Bellad. and Ruta.);
Clielid.
(strong, but not quickened heart-throb) ;
Cotyl.
(strong heart- throb) ;
Fagopyr.
(strong throb of heart and arteries) ;
Iher.
(strong heart-beat) ;
Lycop.;
Myrrh.;
Natr. mur.
(asthenopia, eruption at nape, etc.) ;
Nitr. ac.
(See 27) ;
Olihan.;
Phosphor, (strong heart-throb ; eyes ; asthma) ;
Pulsat.
(styes ; heart worse when lying on left side) ;
Sulphur (congestive palpitation and throbbing all over at night, etc.) ;
Seneg.
(asthma from mucus ; heart-beat too strong, etc.)
Antidoted by : Arnic. and Bryon.