This remedy is exceedingly rich in symptoms in almost every organ and function of the body. The confirmations of these symptoms are not yet so very numerous, but they are worthy of close study and observation. I am always well rewarded in its study and use when I find cropping out, itching, redness and burning, on any part of the body, as if frost-bitten or burning and itching of internal parts. Chilblains. It is a remedy of great value in typhus fever, also in St. Vitus' dance, etc.
MENTAL –
Much out of humour and declines to answer questions. Quite indifferent. Disinclination to work. Delirium, tries to get out of bed. Delirium constant, knows no one, throws things at the nurse. Delirium tremens. Sings, talks, but does not answer questions. Morose, self-willed, stubborn, slow in learning to walk and talk.
HEAD –
Reeling and staggering to and fro when walking in open air. Dull headache, obliging him to move the head constantly to and fro, and to close the eyes. Twitches in the skin of the forehead above the right eyes. Sensation of coldness as of ice, on the scalp, right side of the frontal bone. Pain as from a nail in the right side of the head. The head constantly falling backwards, as if a weight were attached to the occiput. Lies almost unconscious though he could be roused for a moment when questioned. Throbbing and beating headache with a sensation of stiffness of the muscles of the face. Dull, drawing headache in the morning, extending into the root of the nose, with nosebleed or thick mucus discharge. Headaches in those subject to chorea, or who readily become delirious in fever or with pain; twitchings or grimaces. Head in constant motion. Vertigo in bright light. Tinea capitis, with crusts sometimes spreading to other parts of the body.
EYES –
Twitching and trembling of the eyelids. Narrowing of the interval between the lids, as if half open eyes. Twitches and spasms of the eyeballs, with aching pain. Dimsightedness, everything seems obscured. He reads with difficulty, because the type seem to move. Much burning and itching in the eyes and agglutination. Angles of the eyes much affected, itch and burn and look red. Muscæ volitantes. Strabismus. As soon as she opens her eyes in the morning both eyeballs begin to revolve toward the right and left, with a velocity of half a second, almost constantly, the whole day. Blisters and ulcers on the cornea, eyes inflamed, with lachrymation.
EARS –
Burning and itching in ears. Redness, burning itching of the ears, as if they had been frozen. Itching behind the ears.
NOSE –
Bleeding of the nose, particularly of old people. Profuse fetid discharge from the nose, sometimes dark and bloody. On blowing the nose, early in the morning blood comes out of it; followed by violent bleeding. Burning itching redness of the nose.
FACE –
Redness of, with itching and burning. Twitching of the muscles of, lasting all day. Blue and puffed, in epilepsy. Lancinating, tearing and drawing pain in right cheek. Paralysis of, so that one or both corners of the mouth drop down, allowing the saliva to run out upon the pillow. Itching, burning, redness of, as if it had been frozen.
MOUTH –
Swelling of the gums. Tongue is coated white. Shooting from right lower teeth up to left side of the head. Inarticulate speech. Tongue dry. Phagedenic ulcers on the ligament of the tongue, mercurial aphthæ on the roof of the mouth and tongue. Frequently suffering from aphthæ, want of appetite, diarrhœa. Burning thirst.
THROAT –
Throws up small flocculi or solid balls of phlegm, almost without cough. Sensation of dryness of the pharynx, causing contraction there, as when drinking liquids.
STOMACH –
Frequent empty eructations; or with taste of apples; or with the taste of rotten eggs. Nausea--inclination to vomit. Vomiting. Much pain in the stomach.
ABDOMEN –
Sharp, needle-like pains in region of the liver. Pinching below the umbilicus. Meteorism and distention of the abdomen. Rumbling of wind and passing of large quantities. Sensation of writhing in the abdomen.
STOOL –
Diarrhœa, with violent pinching in abdomen; with the passage of large quantities of wind. Dysenteric flux. Very hard and difficult stools. Diarrhœa of children, with grass-green, bilious stools. Fetid stools.
URINE –
Effusion of viscid, glutinous mucus from the urethra; clear lemon-colored urine. The urine passes at intervals and dribbles away. Urine profuse and colorless.
SEXUAL –
Male: Great desire for an embrace, the penis being relaxed. After emission, pain and weakness in the thighs. During coition: burning in urethra; most painful with the ejaculation; insufficient ejaculation, or very late; voluptuous ecstasy wanting. After coitus: loss of appetite, lassitude for several days, night-sweats. Complaints after sexual debauches. Old gleets and other sequelæ of gonorrhœa.
Female: Very strong bearing-down pain, almost unbearable. Strong desire for an embrace, with itching and irritation. Complaints following parturition; nipples itch, bum, look red; lochia continues, metastases of milk to the brain, abdominal troubles, etc.
CHEST –
Constant irritation to cough, which can mostly be suppressed, but if not, several violent shocks of cough succeed each other. The cough appears in isolated attacks, and is very violent, often terminates in paroxysms of sneezing. Long-lasting cough and pus-like sputa. Can't sing from a scratching in throat. One is constrained to make deep inspirations, occasionally, in order to be able to continue the function of respiration. Sense of oppression at the cardiac region, as if the cavity of the thorax were narrowed. Jerking stitches through the right lung. Oppression in the lower part of the chest with drawing pains. Inflammation, tuberculosis and consumption of the lungs.
HEART AND PULSE –
Very weak, unequal, intermittent pulse. Palpitation of the heart, particularly in the evening.
NECK AND BACK –
Stiffness in the nape of the neck. Pain in the back as after continual stooping. The muscles of the back feel bruised, and seem too short on stooping. Spasmodic and drawing pain, which starts from the back, and extends into the middle of the chest and into the œsophagus. Violent shooting, burning pains deep in the spine. Pain in the sacrum, a sort of crick, extending the whole length of the spine to the nape of the neck. A painful sensation in spinal column on stooping as if it were too weak to support the body. Sensation as if ants were creeping along the spine. Increased painfulness of the spinal column at every motion of the body. The whole spinal column is exceedingly sensitive to touch. A sudden and violent stitch comes in the sacrum whilst walking in open air.
EXTREMITIES –
Frequent jumping of the muscles of the extremities. She feels as if her limbs did not belong to her. Irregular and hurried movements of the upper extremities. Painful drawings along the muscles of the arms. Tremor of the hands. Itching, redness, and burning of the hands and fingers, as from frost-bites. Trembling of the hands. Stiffness in fingers from gout. Much pain in the hips. Weight in the legs, they feel weary; much pain in, relieved by walking; feel so tired and heavy, can hardly lift them. Itching, burning, and redness of toes or feet, as if frozen. Cramp in the soles of the feet at night. Complaints of spin-bore. Frozen limbs and burned places with concomitant symptoms.
SKIN –
Burning, itching, redness and swelling as from frostbites. Miliary eruptions. Itching and burning all over the body, causing great distress.
FEVER –
Shivering through the body from above downwards. Easy chilliness on slight movement. Much heat, burning all over; air getting under bedclothes causes chilliness. Not much thirst is found in this remedy.
SLEEP –
As a rule sleeps badly and unrefreshingly.
GENERALITIES –
Convulsions. Frequent jumping of the muscles in different parts of the body. Symptoms appear diagonally, e.g., pain in the right arm and left leg, or vice versa. General trembling. Great weakness and weariness and uncomfortable feeling in the body. Uncertainty in walking, tumbling over everything in the way. In reaching for an object, it is usually missed. Chattering of jaws and trembling of limbs. Twitching of eyelids, eyeballs, cheeks, chest and abdomen. Involuntary movements of children when awake, ceasing during sleep. Jerking, twitching, chattering, and trembling seem to be strong characteristics. Chorea.
REMEDIES FOLLOWING:
Bellad., Calc. carb., Mercur., Opium, Pulsat., Rhus tox., Silic.
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MENTAL –
Much out of humour and declines to answer questions. Quite indifferent. Disinclination to work. Delirium, tries to get out of bed. Delirium constant, knows no one, throws things at the nurse. Delirium tremens. Sings, talks, but does not answer questions. Morose, self-willed, stubborn, slow in learning to walk and talk.
HEAD –
Reeling and staggering to and fro when walking in open air. Dull headache, obliging him to move the head constantly to and fro, and to close the eyes. Twitches in the skin of the forehead above the right eyes. Sensation of coldness as of ice, on the scalp, right side of the frontal bone. Pain as from a nail in the right side of the head. The head constantly falling backwards, as if a weight were attached to the occiput. Lies almost unconscious though he could be roused for a moment when questioned. Throbbing and beating headache with a sensation of stiffness of the muscles of the face. Dull, drawing headache in the morning, extending into the root of the nose, with nosebleed or thick mucus discharge. Headaches in those subject to chorea, or who readily become delirious in fever or with pain; twitchings or grimaces. Head in constant motion. Vertigo in bright light. Tinea capitis, with crusts sometimes spreading to other parts of the body.
EYES –
Twitching and trembling of the eyelids. Narrowing of the interval between the lids, as if half open eyes. Twitches and spasms of the eyeballs, with aching pain. Dimsightedness, everything seems obscured. He reads with difficulty, because the type seem to move. Much burning and itching in the eyes and agglutination. Angles of the eyes much affected, itch and burn and look red. Muscæ volitantes. Strabismus. As soon as she opens her eyes in the morning both eyeballs begin to revolve toward the right and left, with a velocity of half a second, almost constantly, the whole day. Blisters and ulcers on the cornea, eyes inflamed, with lachrymation.
EARS –
Burning and itching in ears. Redness, burning itching of the ears, as if they had been frozen. Itching behind the ears.
NOSE –
Bleeding of the nose, particularly of old people. Profuse fetid discharge from the nose, sometimes dark and bloody. On blowing the nose, early in the morning blood comes out of it; followed by violent bleeding. Burning itching redness of the nose.
FACE –
Redness of, with itching and burning. Twitching of the muscles of, lasting all day. Blue and puffed, in epilepsy. Lancinating, tearing and drawing pain in right cheek. Paralysis of, so that one or both corners of the mouth drop down, allowing the saliva to run out upon the pillow. Itching, burning, redness of, as if it had been frozen.
MOUTH –
Swelling of the gums. Tongue is coated white. Shooting from right lower teeth up to left side of the head. Inarticulate speech. Tongue dry. Phagedenic ulcers on the ligament of the tongue, mercurial aphthæ on the roof of the mouth and tongue. Frequently suffering from aphthæ, want of appetite, diarrhœa. Burning thirst.
THROAT –
Throws up small flocculi or solid balls of phlegm, almost without cough. Sensation of dryness of the pharynx, causing contraction there, as when drinking liquids.
STOMACH –
Frequent empty eructations; or with taste of apples; or with the taste of rotten eggs. Nausea--inclination to vomit. Vomiting. Much pain in the stomach.
ABDOMEN –
Sharp, needle-like pains in region of the liver. Pinching below the umbilicus. Meteorism and distention of the abdomen. Rumbling of wind and passing of large quantities. Sensation of writhing in the abdomen.
STOOL –
Diarrhœa, with violent pinching in abdomen; with the passage of large quantities of wind. Dysenteric flux. Very hard and difficult stools. Diarrhœa of children, with grass-green, bilious stools. Fetid stools.
URINE –
Effusion of viscid, glutinous mucus from the urethra; clear lemon-colored urine. The urine passes at intervals and dribbles away. Urine profuse and colorless.
SEXUAL –
Male: Great desire for an embrace, the penis being relaxed. After emission, pain and weakness in the thighs. During coition: burning in urethra; most painful with the ejaculation; insufficient ejaculation, or very late; voluptuous ecstasy wanting. After coitus: loss of appetite, lassitude for several days, night-sweats. Complaints after sexual debauches. Old gleets and other sequelæ of gonorrhœa.
Female: Very strong bearing-down pain, almost unbearable. Strong desire for an embrace, with itching and irritation. Complaints following parturition; nipples itch, bum, look red; lochia continues, metastases of milk to the brain, abdominal troubles, etc.
CHEST –
Constant irritation to cough, which can mostly be suppressed, but if not, several violent shocks of cough succeed each other. The cough appears in isolated attacks, and is very violent, often terminates in paroxysms of sneezing. Long-lasting cough and pus-like sputa. Can't sing from a scratching in throat. One is constrained to make deep inspirations, occasionally, in order to be able to continue the function of respiration. Sense of oppression at the cardiac region, as if the cavity of the thorax were narrowed. Jerking stitches through the right lung. Oppression in the lower part of the chest with drawing pains. Inflammation, tuberculosis and consumption of the lungs.
HEART AND PULSE –
Very weak, unequal, intermittent pulse. Palpitation of the heart, particularly in the evening.
NECK AND BACK –
Stiffness in the nape of the neck. Pain in the back as after continual stooping. The muscles of the back feel bruised, and seem too short on stooping. Spasmodic and drawing pain, which starts from the back, and extends into the middle of the chest and into the œsophagus. Violent shooting, burning pains deep in the spine. Pain in the sacrum, a sort of crick, extending the whole length of the spine to the nape of the neck. A painful sensation in spinal column on stooping as if it were too weak to support the body. Sensation as if ants were creeping along the spine. Increased painfulness of the spinal column at every motion of the body. The whole spinal column is exceedingly sensitive to touch. A sudden and violent stitch comes in the sacrum whilst walking in open air.
EXTREMITIES –
Frequent jumping of the muscles of the extremities. She feels as if her limbs did not belong to her. Irregular and hurried movements of the upper extremities. Painful drawings along the muscles of the arms. Tremor of the hands. Itching, redness, and burning of the hands and fingers, as from frost-bites. Trembling of the hands. Stiffness in fingers from gout. Much pain in the hips. Weight in the legs, they feel weary; much pain in, relieved by walking; feel so tired and heavy, can hardly lift them. Itching, burning, and redness of toes or feet, as if frozen. Cramp in the soles of the feet at night. Complaints of spin-bore. Frozen limbs and burned places with concomitant symptoms.
SKIN –
Burning, itching, redness and swelling as from frostbites. Miliary eruptions. Itching and burning all over the body, causing great distress.
FEVER –
Shivering through the body from above downwards. Easy chilliness on slight movement. Much heat, burning all over; air getting under bedclothes causes chilliness. Not much thirst is found in this remedy.
SLEEP –
As a rule sleeps badly and unrefreshingly.
GENERALITIES –
Convulsions. Frequent jumping of the muscles in different parts of the body. Symptoms appear diagonally, e.g., pain in the right arm and left leg, or vice versa. General trembling. Great weakness and weariness and uncomfortable feeling in the body. Uncertainty in walking, tumbling over everything in the way. In reaching for an object, it is usually missed. Chattering of jaws and trembling of limbs. Twitching of eyelids, eyeballs, cheeks, chest and abdomen. Involuntary movements of children when awake, ceasing during sleep. Jerking, twitching, chattering, and trembling seem to be strong characteristics. Chorea.
REMEDIES FOLLOWING:
Bellad., Calc. carb., Mercur., Opium, Pulsat., Rhus tox., Silic.
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