Anthemis nobilis

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ANTHEMIS NOBILIS.

Anthemis nobilis, L. Roman Chamomile. Nat Ord., Composite,

1. Pr<nHngs. — i. Mr. — , aet. 16, in good health, bowels act daily, but stools are hard, lumpy, and difficult.

a. Jan. 4th. — At 6 p.m. took 8 drops of a tincture prepared by maceration from whole plant. At 2 a.m. woke with intense desire to urinate ; passed normal quantity, but urging continued + — 5 h. afterwards, felt whenever he awoke; at same time intense pain in and over bladder, as if from distension, extending along both spermatic cords (so far as inguinal canal), which felt as if varicose. On waking about 4 found that emission had occurred. Pain occasionally felt, in varying decree, for 30 h. longer. On m. of 2nd d. faeces softer and easier. Exceedingly cheerful this and the two following d. ; also much desire and facility for mental exertion. On 7th pain in bladder increased ; none in cord ; after slight exertion in walking (though weather was very cold) got hot, with much perspiration on head and face. In e. lips very dry, with considerable thirst; drank about 16 ounces of cold water, with relief. 8th. — Still occasional pain in bladder. Bowels have moved easily up to this time ; but from ninth became costive as before.

b. On 18th took 4 drops at midnight. At 6 a.m. return of vesical tenesmus and pain; former relieved by urination, but not latter. Pain had abated by 11. This d. bitterness in mouth ; dysphagia for liquids ; eyes watered much in open air, but he did not feel cold, though temperature was 20^. 20th. — Bowels moved easily at 6 a.m., faces softer than usual, pale yellow. Felt extremely lazy and a little peevish. 2 1 St. — Pain in forehead and eyes, increased by stooping and much worse about 2 h. after food ; carotids feel turgid ; pulse (usually 75 — 78) 96, full and soft ; at 9.30 p.m. hands and feet extremely cold. 22nd. — Frontal pain continual, diminishing gradually up to the 26th. Last n. had to micturate 4 — 5 times ; total quantity not greater than usual. 23rd, 1.30. — Appetite, particularly good on previous d.. now absent ; and therewith pain in r. hypochondrium, followed by urging to stool, which resulted only in slight passage of hard mucus. Pain lasted rest of d. Little capability that e. and next d. tor mental exertion. 24th. — Pain in hypochondrium all d. Stool harder, darker, and scantier than usual. 25th. — In m., still pain in side. 26th. — Weary pain in loins, increasing and decreasing between 9.30 and 3. (Dr. Berridgl, Monthly Horn, Re^v., xiii, 475.)

1. Mr. — . Sanguine-nervous temperament. Jan. 12th, at 12.30 p.m., took 5ij of tinct. in water. Immediately much pleasant warmth in stomach, with (soon after) desire for food, which dinner eratified. Next d. took 5j at 1 1 a m. with same rehult (sense of taste also quickened). Repeated dose daily up to 20th. On this day., at 10.45 a.m., if h. after takine drug, extreme feeling of cold, beginning in legs, then in back, then in whole bo<^. At 11.30 much nausea. At i, on goine into open air, nausea went off, but coldness much increased, with dull frontal headache } dull aching in limbs, especially in large joints and loins ; great lassitude, especially in gluteal region ; eyeballs tender on pressure ; skin dry, cutis anserina ; veins in extrc. mities reduced in size ; cold creeping over whole body, especially in scalp (where it began), increased on leaving fire; no appetite ; tongue with slignt moist white coat* ing, especially in centre ; no thirst. Pulse at 2.30 108 (usually 80), small and weak ; it gradually decreased towards n., resuming its normal rate next m. 21st. — Symptoms greatly abated, and towards n. felt quite well.

Once or twice during proving noticed some dysphagia for liquids, apparently from constriction about pharyngo-cesophageal junction. (^fV/.)

1. Mr. — , set. 30. Oct. 6th, m., took teaipoonnil of tinct. in water. In 1 5 m.

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1. Dr. Be«^RiDC£ took Ij of tincL in water ; only e€ect oocked was a yellowncas ofgem. (BU)

II, Pmmxgs. — I. A jTOuog woman, xt. m5, drank dregs of some • chamomtle tea/ Soon complained of pain in belly from r, to L, ju>t above navel (traosrers^ colon) ; bowels iken became relaxed, stools at fint white, then putty-like j latere pretty lerere vomiting, with griping, and great ineffectual desire for stool ; coldness inside abdomen^ passing downwards into legs as far as knees. Tongue coated white, with islands on it. Intense headache on vertex as from pressure from within^ and feeling as if top of head were blown off. Vomiting continued till and d., and pain in abdomen till 3rd d. (Dr. Buen itt, M&miA. Horn, lU^.^ x^d, 40S.)