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Carbolic Acid
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Origin Simple
Sources 5 entries across 4 books: Hering, Allen, T. F. Allen, Hale

Dose
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No dose stated in the library’s books

Reason for useHering

This collection contains, besides all clinical symptoms that could be found in the journals, the principal symptoms from the provings of Li- lienthal, Bacmeister, Hoyne, Duncan, Hedges, Boyce, Williamson, Price, and Haeseler; also some toxicological symptoms, the principal ones among them being referable to a report of surgical cases by Billroth, published in Chirurgische Klinik and reprinted in vol. 99, 1879, of Allg. Horn. Zfitung; they are designated, t. The symptoms marked n were contributed by Von Tagen. ^ Mind. Insensibility. Loss of memory. TrForgetfulness, she cannot remember anything, becomes easily confused. TrShe starts to do something and forgets it. TrShe has difficulty of remembering events that have passed. ;rShe has periods of mental abstraction. Absentminded, starts when spoken to, nervous tremor. Inability to fix the mind on anything or retain what is read. Muddled and confused. ;rShe had sense of bewilderment. Mind unusually clear, desirous for intellectual work. Entire disinclination to study; what he had accomplished seemed very trifling. Disinclination to mental efforts, even to read. Disinclination for mental or bodily labor. « ■ Constantly agitated, moaning continuously and occasionally uttering a piercing cry; delirious starting from sleep. ^Scarlatina. Depressed; morose; irritable. Fear of impending sickness, evening in bed. Very irritable. TiShe became petulant and impatient although naturally good, quiet and gentle. Mental and physical exhilaration. Restless; cries out in sleep ; t. ^Meningitis. ' Sensorium. Felt as if staggering, like a drunken man. Giddiness, not > by shutting eyes. Vertigo : on going up and down stairs ; > by walking fast in. open air, ■< by sitting down, fear of falling; with trembling. ^ Inner Head. Aching and burning pain in forehead, > by pressure of cold hand. 353 CARBOLIC ACID. I I Dull frontal headache in centre of forehead. Dull frontal headache: with chilliness; with general lassitude; > in open air. I I Feeling of tightness across forehead, directly above frontal sinuses. I I Dull frontal headache, as if an india-rubber band was stretched tightly over forehead, from temple to temple. Frontal headache and oppression of chest, going from left to right. Trlntense pressing pains through temples and in top of her head ; even down to nape of neck, stiffness and soreness was felt. ;rShe had severe semi-lateral headache, extending over vertex, this entire surface was sensitive to touch. Burning pain in r. temple and vertex. 1 1 Dull, heavy pain through temples, with tight band across forehead, and tightness in nose between eyes. Pressure in 1 temple, seemingly on surface of brain. Twitching pains through temples, neuralgic pains in left. Jagging pain in head, < from light and noise. Sharp, darting neuralgic pain in head, changing situation from one side to other. Dull pain running from forehead to occiput. Burning pain in top of head. Sensation as of fine electric sparks in vertex, changing to a prickling, itching, > by rubbing. Feeling in top of head as if brain was swashing about. Headache in upper half of head, in morning. Dull pressure and pain in occiput and muscles of back of neck, especially just behind ears. Expansive pains in head, with swimming before eyes. I Head felt as if enclosed in a band, which at times seemed to compress and crush in head, < in temples. Fullness of head all over brain, with dull pains. I Head feels very heavy. Numbness in head after reading, with pressure in temples. Headache, with nausea, >• by a cup of green tea. > Pressure or a tight bandage, > headache temporarily, also > while smoking after tea ; < bending head forward. Reading < pressure in occiput. Severe burning in brain, over eyebrows, in evening. ;rHer brain throbbed and entire head ached. Rush of blood to head, face flushed. I I Congestive headache. ■ Basilar meningitis ; acute hydrocephalus. ■ Periodical spells of sick headache, about time of catamenia. ■ Tinea capitis ; vermin on head. * Outer Head. ■Itching of scalp. VOL. III. — 23. CARBOLIC ACID. 354 • Scalp sensitive to touch, could not comb or brush hair. Sweat on head from least exertion. Sensation of coldness, like cold sensation experienced when nerve of tooth is touched, in one spot on head, when stoop- ing, followed by clammy sweat. I Cold clammy moisture on head. Feels like rubbing head and eyes. B Retraction of head. ^Hydrocephalus. I Small pustulous vesicle a little to 1. of vertex. ° Sight and Eyes. Cannot see across room. I I Sensitive to light ; headache. Swimming before eyes. Constant dark spot in front of 1. eye. Letters seem to run together while writing. Things look as if they were moving backwards and forwards. Pupils contracted and insensible to light ; t. ■ Alternate contraction and dilatation of pupils. ^Hydro- cephalus. Neuralgic twitching in eyeballs. Eyelids open, move up and down constantly ; t. BBVery severe orbital neuralgia over r. eye. B Neuralgia of r. eye and temple. B Slight pain over r. eyebrow; the same kind of pain, but in a milder degree, under r. patella, both of short duration. Acute piercing pain in a small spot on 1. supra-orbital ridge before rising ; spot remains sore to touch. Watering of 1. eye and watery discharge from nose, in evening. Pains in head effect eye &f painful side so much, it is difficult to keep it open. ^ Hearing and Ears. Pressing pain in 1. ear, transient. TzShe had tingling, numb feeling in ear, followed by humming, buzzing sound. ;rBeating pain with a humming sound in both ears. ;rMeatus auditorius externus excoriated and covered with small pustular eruption, extending inwards. ■ Pain from throat extends into ear. Itching of r. ear. ^ Smell and Nose, B Smell more acute. a Watery discharge from both nostrils, in open air, > in- doors, returning when entering a cold room. /9Coryza. B Fetid discharge from nose. ^Diphtheria. ;rSame secretion was blown from nose as was hawked from throat. Stinging in 1. nostril, with watery discharge from nose and eye. Both nostrils plugged up. When blowing nose, mucus bloody, or bright red blood. 855 CARBOLIC ACID. iNasal membrane so tumefied, must breathe through mouth. ^Scarlatina. Feeling of expansion in nasal passage, when walking out of doors. Tightness in nose between eyes. Sensation at 1. wing of nose as of fine electric sparks, wants to rub the part repeatedly. Itching of nose. I Nasal catarrh, ozsena, discharge very offensive. I Epithelioma on nose. iA small vesicle formed on centre of nose. , * Upper Face. Face sensitive to touch of towel. ■ Face flushed and burns. ^Headache. I I Face pale ; and anxious. ■ White circle around mouth, rest of face dusky red. ^Scar- latina. I Sallow, soapy and bloodless complexion. Twitching in cheeks and temples. Drawing pain in jaw, r. side. Sharp pain about centre of cheek, as if bitten by a mosquito. Itching of face ; of r. cheek. A momentary chill runs from face downwards, in a hot room. Slight pustular eruption on r. side of face. Lupus efface. Cold sweat on face ; t. ^ Lower Face. Slight lividity of lips ; t. I Lips dry, cracked, painful or black. ^Scarlatina. Burning on lips. ^^ Teeth and Gums. I Aching of teeth of r. upper jaw. ^Tooth- ache. I Grinding- of teeth. ^Hydrocephaloid. ■ Sordes. " Taste and Tongue. Coppery metallic taste on tongue and upper palate. Burning and tingling of tongue, as if a thousand pins were pricking it. Burning on tongue, especially on tip. Biting sensation on tongue. Not able to protrude tongue. ' Tongue trembling and like raw beef. I I Tongue dry and chippy ; parched and fissured. Tongue: white; dark brown; 1 thick yellow-white fur down centre (scarlatina) ; red papillse project here and there ; shiny, glossy, dry coating ; covered with thick yellow fur. • Tongue dark brown coat, sordes. ^Remittent autumnal fever. ^^ Inner Mouth. Profuse secretion of bluish- white frothy saliva. Foaming at mouth ; t. Mouth and throat full of thick viscid mucus. CARBOLIC ACID. 356 Swelling and soreness of inner side of 1. cheek, opposite molars. ■ Thrush, aphthae, stomatitis. iMouth and tongue bldck, sordes and ulcerated patches on in- side of lips and cheeks. ^Scarlatina. ■ I Intensely bad smell from mouth. ^Diphtheria. ^Scar- latina. ^Constipation. White hardened or corrugated patches of mucous membrane; t. Breath fetid and repulsive. ^Scarlatina. '^Throat. B1 Fauces fiery-red, swollen; diphtheritic patches; breath almost unbearable. ^Scarlatina. Dryness of posterior nares. Full feeling in throat, with constant desire to swallow. ■ Liquids, on being swallowed, return by nose. ^Scarlatina. Choking feeling in throat, with disposition to hawk up phlegm. Hawking of mucus from pharynx and posterior nares. ;rTingling, burning, dryness in throat; later soreness, tume- faction and swelling of surrounding structures. Sharp stitches in throat. ■ Burning in throat and oesophagus, with heat, rising up from


By regionHering
Stomach ;rEntire pharynx, uvula and velum palati looked glazed, had reddish, pearly hue, not unlike early manifestations of diph- theria ; tonsils were swollen and involved in like manner. …
Lungs Oppression of chest and frontal headache, going from 1. to r. Feeling of expansion in lungs and nasal passages, when walk- ing out of doors. …

Books*
Antidoted by Apis Mellifica 2, Anthracinum
Complementary —
Follows well —
Compare Gelsemium Sempervirens, Kreosotum, Mercurius Solubilis +4

* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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