Sinapis Alba
By Constantine Hering — The Guiding Symptoms of our Materia Medica
White Mustard. Cruciferæ.
Provings (Sinapis Nigra et Alba) by Butler, N. Am. Jour. of Hom., 1872, p. 541 ; some symptoms by Cattel, Brit. J. of Hom., vol. 11, p. 524.
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. (Sinapis Nigra et Alba)
- Coryza, Hay fever , Butler, Med. Adv., vol. 21, p. 353 ; Sore mouth , Ellis, Hah. Mo., vol. 24, p. 61, from Hom. Jour. Obstet., Nov., 1888 ; Cough , Walser, A. J. H. M. M., vol. 4, p. 134 ; Variola , Rockwith, Med. Union, vol. 1, p. 59.
SENSORIUM [2]
Every evening while conversing sudden headache and loss of consciousness of surrounding objects.
SIGHT AND EYES [5]
Headache and confusion, especially over eyes, < on moving about.
TASTE, SPEECH, TONGUE [11]
Tongue yellow at base, on waking.
PALATE AND THROAT [13]
Burning along œsophagus.
HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING [16]
Nausea : > in repose, < from motion.
Vomit contains pieces of mucus mixed with dark lines like coagulated blood.
SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH [17]
Burning, nausea and waterbrash.
After a moderate meal, aching and pressure in stomach, as if a hard body lay there, < from touch and pressure, extending to both sides under false ribs.
Burning pressure under ensiform cartilage, frequent itching, abundant salivation.
Burning pressure in cardiac region, with frequent inodorous, tasteless belching.
ABDOMEN AND LOINS [19]
Abdomen and epigastrium sensitive to pressure.
After a scanty breakfast, weight and distension of abdomen, with tenderness on respiration and touch.
All day fulness and tension in abdomen, with qualmishness and an occasional pain in stomach and epigastrium.
Fulness and tension in abdomen, with qualmishness and occasional pain in stomach and epigastrium.
STOOLS AND RECTUM [20]
Dark blackish-green, not copious stool, of normal consistency.
A small, friable, hard, dark-green stool in evening.
A dark green stool, of which one-half is normal in consistency, and the other pappy, after 8 A. M.
Scanty, pappy, dirty brown stool, with much undigested food.
Copious pappy stools of dirty, grey yellow color.
Copious, half hard, half soft, pappy stool, preceded by urging desire ; first part dark brown, second part yellow, with many worms and covered with dark-red blood.
A dark, blackish green, not copious stool, of normal consistency.
Copious, half hard, half pappy stool, preceded by urging ; first part dark brown, later dark yellow, with many worms and covered with dark red blood.
Stitching in anus while sitting, so severe he nearly screamed out.
In evening small, blackish stool covered with mucus, followed by pricking and burning in anus.