Juncus

Juncus effusus, Linn.

Natural order , Juncaceæ.

Common names , (German), Simse; (English), Soft Rush; (French), Le Jonc.

Preparation , Tincture (of root probably).

Authority.

Dr. Wahle, provings Archiv f. Hom. Heilk., 19, part 2, p. 183.

MIND

• Anxiety in the morning during a partial slumber, like the orgasm of blood, with frequent palpitation, so that he was obliged to sit upright, when it disappeared (fifth day).

HEAD

• Vertigo.
• Vertigo as if everything were turning in a circle, during rest (after five hours).
• Vertigo with nausea, while walking (after half an hour).
• General Head.
• Pressive drawing headache, extending from before backwards.
• Forehead.
• Pressing asunder headache on stooping, feels as if the forehead would press asunder.
• On rising up in bed in the morning, a burrowing pain as in suppuration in the forehead and occiput, which immediately disappears on lying down again (after twenty-four hours).
• Pressive headache above the forehead.
• Occiput.
• Bubbling sensation in the right side of the occipital bone, which extends to the right ear, where it leaves a dull pressive sensation.

EYE

• Itching on the margins of the lids, disappearing on rubbing.

EAR. [10.]

• Cramplike pain in the external ear.
• Feeling as if the inner meatus were swollen.

NOSE

• Objective.
• Stopped catarrh.
• Stopped catarrh for four or five days.
• Subjective.
• He feels like sneezing, as if he had catarrh.
• Itching on the inner surface of the left nostril.

FACE

• Pain on the outer side of the upper lip as from a splinter sticking into it.
• Sticking-itching pain above the left corner of the mouth, as if a splinter were sticking into it, in the morning.
• Unpleasant bubbling sensation in the right articulation of the lower jaw, where it leaves a feeling as if the parts were swollen.

MOUTH

• Dull sticking toothache. [20.]
• Tongue coated whitish-yellow, with a slimy taste in the mouth after dinner.
• Slimy taste on the tongue with a yellow fur.

THROAT

• Throat dark and scrapy.
• He hawks up much yellow mucus without coughing, for several days (after four days).
• Pressure in the throat on swallowing, as if the tonsils were congested and swollen.

STOMACH

• Swelling in the region of the pit of the stomach.
• Tightness in the pit of the stomach, as if everything there were too full and swollen (after twenty-four hours).
• Spasmodic pulling pain in the pit of the stomach and epigastric region, aggravated by pressure with the hand.
• Pressure in the pit of the stomach.

ABDOMEN

• Continual rumbling and noises in the abdomen as if diarrhœa would occur. [30.]
• Constant rumbling in the abdomen obliges him to go stool, but no stool follows, only emission of flatulence (after four hours).
• Flatulence accumulates beneath the hypochondria and causes pressure and pressing outward (after twenty-four hours).
• Stoppage and pressure in the abdomen as if everything were too full (after fourteen hours).
• Drawing pain in the pubis thrice repeated, while sitting.
• Colic as if he had taken cold and diarrhœa would come on, in the evening (after fourteen hours).
• Griping colic while in the house (after forty-eight hours).
• Pain like a suppuration in the right side of the abdomen.
• Itching-sticking pain in the left ilium (after thirty-six hours).
• Sharp stitch extending deep inward above the crest of the ilium, taking away the breath.
• Unusual feeling of relief of the abdominal symptoms after emission of flatulence.

RECTUM. [40.]

• Itching in the rectum.

STOOL

• A thin stool consisting of small lumps (after twenty-four hours).

URINARY ORGANS

• Urethra.
• Slight itching-burning in the urethra.
• Tension in the urethra, with a sensation as if something alive were crawling about in it.
• Urine.
• The urine looks like clay-water.
• The urine deposits a red sediment after standing a few hours (after twenty hours).

RESPIRATORY ORGANS

• Dyspnœa.

CHEST

• Pulling tensive pain in the lower portion of the chest on inspiration, lasting several days.
• Pressure on both clavicles as if he had carried a heavy weight.
• Pressive pain transversely across the lower portion of the chest, as soon as he lies upon the back, immediately disappearing on lying upon the side (after forty-eight hours). [50.]
• Violent, pressive pain in the lower portion of the chest, worse on expiration and aggravated by bending the body sideways (after three hours).
• Feeling of heaviness on the chest, as from a great weight.
• Pain as if the whole chest were crushed (after three days).
• Sticking commencing in the left third false rib and extending to the right nipple.
• The whole internal chest pains as if suppurating, especially if he turns from left to right or from right to left.
• Excessive pain in the middle of the diaphragm on hawking mucus, as if it were adherent beneath and inflamed (after seventy-six hours).
• Front.
• Pain as if the lower portion of the sternum were pressed inward (after three hours).
• Sticking in the sternum.
• Dull sticking pain like suppuration in the upper part of the sternum on expiration.

NECK AND BACK

• Neck.
• Painful tension and pulling in the left cervical muscles. [60.]
• Painful paralytic drawing on the left side of the neck (after seven days).
• Pressive drawing in the cervical vertebræ as if it would draw the head towards the right side.
• Spasmodic pulling in the tendons of the right cervical muscles.
• Dorsal.
• Tensive pain between the scapulæ.
• Drawing and pulling in the dorsal vertebræ as if he would be bent backward; frequently repeated.
• Bruised pain in both scapulæ.
• Lumbar.
• Pressive pain in the small of the back.
• Pressive pain in the small of the back, which causes anxiety.
• Anxious pressive pain in the small of the back.

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL

• Painless cracking in the joints.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES

• Shoulder. [70.]
• Dull sticking pain in the left axilla, in the evening in bed.
• Visible twitching of the deltoid muscles.
• Arm.
• Pressive, dull sticking pain on the outer side of the right humerus.
• Elbow.
• Painful pressure in the ligaments of the right elbow-joint during rest.
• Pressive paralytic pain in the bend of the right elbow, gradually disappearing on stretching out the arm, but renewed immediately on flexing it, lasting several days (after four hours).
• Pain as from a sprain in the right elbow-joint (after twelve hours).
• Pressive tearing on the inner side of the right elbow-joint.
• Forearm.
• Drawing pain in the bones of the left forearm.
• Pain as from a blow on the outer portions of both forearm, during rest and motion.
• Wrist.
• Painful burrowing in the bones of the wrist, during both rest and motion. [80.]
• Tearing in the bones of the left wrist, extending towards the thumb.
• Hand.
• Cramplike pain in the left hand while writing (seventh day).
• Fingers.
• Cramplike pain in the second finger of the left hand (after two hours).
• Cramplike pain in the fingers of the left hand as if they would be contracted, disappearing on motion (after twelve hours).
• Drawing pain in the right little finger.
• Sticking as with needles in the left index finger.
• Tearing in the articulation of the right thumb, with violent bubbling (like the beating of the pulse), lasting several minutes.
• Crawling in the left thumb, which falls asleep.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES

• Hip.
• While walking, stiffness in the right hip as if the tendons were too short.
• Thigh.
• Pinching as with pincers in the left gluteal muscles. [90.]
• Paralytic drawing extending down the left thigh (after forty-eight hours).
• Drawing pain in the left thigh.
• Sticking pain along the right thigh, followed by a pressive sensation (after a quarter of an hour).
• Several successive needlelike stitches in the outer side of the left thigh.
• Twitching in the left gluteal muscles, as if something living were beneath them (after twenty-four hours).
• Bruised pain in the thighs and scapulæ, as if the flesh were torn loose, lasting two days.
• Pain on the inner side of the right thigh, close to the knee, as if he had received a violent blow there (fifth day).
• Knee.
• Drawing pain in the tendons of the left knee-joint.
• Dull drawing pain in the right knee-joint, during rest.
• Sticking in the right knee. [100.]
• Dull sticking pain in the right patella, in bed.
• Three successive stitches in the hollow of the right knee, while walking and during rest.
• Twitching pain in the right knee-joint, afterwards in the articulations of both jaws and in the clavicles.
• Constant bubbling pain in the right knee-joint.
• Leg.
• Heaviness in the calves and muscles of the legs (after eighteen hours).
• Tension in the tendo Achillis as if it were swollen and too short, as soon as he bends the left foot forward.
• Painful drawing along the right tibia.
• Very painful drawing in the bones of the lower legs, during rest, disappearing on motion (fifth day).
• Painful pressure and throbbing in the left lower leg, in the morning.
• Bubbling and drawing in the muscles of the calves. [110.]
• Bubbling pain in the bones of the left lower legs, lasting three hours (after five hours).
• Trembling and bubbling in the tibia and middle toes while lying (after fourteen hours).
• Ankle.
• Pain as from a sprain in the left ankle during rest.
• Pain as from a sprain in the inner malleolus of the left ankle, in the morning (after twenty-four hours).
• Sharp sticking pain in the inner malleolus of the right foot, which takes away his breath.
• Throbbing pain in the inner malleolus of the right foot.

SKIN

• Itching crawling in the scar of an incised wound received several years previous, with elevation of the scar as if it would break out (after eight hours).
• Itching in the forepart of the penis. [120.]
• Itching on the scrotum, disappearing on rubbing.
• Itching and jerking in the right knee.
• Itching on the upper part of calves, on the knee-joints and inner side of the thighs, disappearing on scratching, followed by violent burning, in the evening in bed (after sixteen hours).

SLEEP AND DREAMS

• Wakes very early in the morning, without being able to fall asleep again.
• Vexatious, sad dreams.
• Dreams full of hunting; he laughs aloud in his sleep.
• He dreams that his abdomen is covered with warts and ulcers, to which he is indifferent.

FEVER

• Chilliness over the whole body, immediately on getting out of bed in the morning (after twenty-four hours).
• On raising the bed-covers somewhat, and allowing a little air to come to the feet, he becomes chilly over the whole body.
• Shivering.
• Repeated shivering.

CONDITIONS

• Aggravation.
• ( Morning ), All pains renewed, especially in the chest and throat; during partial slumber, anxiety, etc.; on rising up in bed, pain in forehead, etc., pain above corner of mouth; pressure, etc., in lower leg.
• ( Evening ), All pains; all pains renewed, especially in chest and throat; in bed, pain in axilla.
• ( Bending body sideways ), Pain in lower chest.
• ( Expiration ), Pain in lower chest; pain in sternum.
• ( Flexing arm ), Pain in bend of elbow.
• ( Lying on back ), Pain across lower chest.
• ( Pressure ), Pain in pit of stomach, etc.
• ( During rest ), Pressure in ligaments of elbow-joints; pain in knee-joint; drawing in leg bones.
• ( While writing ), Pain in hand.
• Amelioration.
• ( Bending forward ), Pain in chest.
• ( Emission of flatulence ), Relief of abdominal symptoms.
• ( Motion ), Pain in fingers.
• ( Pressure ), Pain in chest.
• ( Stretching out arm ), Pain in bend of elbow.