Asparagus officinalis

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ASPARAGUS.

Aipdraguj agicm&Hs^ L. Nat. Ord., Litidci^*

I. ProviHgs. — 1. a. — N — (ist proving), a man, ct. 6. a+th March, ii a^na., 30 drops tincture. Soon dizziness in sinciput, later pressure in temples, mostly I. Pulsations of heart, felt and heard, also when moving moderately. Increased secrtrtion of saliva. 3 p.m», 60 drops. Increased heat of face, slight vertigo, drowsiness, and yawning, shooting on r. side of glana penis. Scanty straw-coloured urine that immediately after being passed becumes turbid and full of white dust ; after 4 h. a white flaky sediment ts acpostted and the urine becomes clear. After the urine had been poured out and the glass rinsed with water a distinct fatty deposit appeared on the tfdcs of the glass. Eructation j wind in stomach. Pressure on forehead with con- "usion of sinciput ; burning of cheeks, frequent scanty discharge of urine, preceded by sensation of something sticking in urethra, at same time slight burning. Urging to urinate. Increased thirst. Increased acuteness of vision. — xjrd. On waking and , itretching himself severe cramp-pain in r. calf so that he could have cried out, relieved ||>y rubbing, but all d. the r. leg remained weak. 7 a-m,, 70 drops. Urine has a peculiar smell. Excitement and mcrease of sexual desire. Discharge of much flatus. Hawking and irritation to cough, the mucus will not come away. Fit» of coughing with retching. From i h. after breakfast, cough relieved. Oppression of chef. Drowsiness and yawning. Full feeling of abdomen. Increased heat. Urine clear, but smells badly. 1.30 p.m., ao drops. Pressing in both temples, increased by pressing on them. Weight of sinciput. The urine passed at 4 p.m. was again turbid, afterwards It cleared, but deposited a white flaky sediment, — X4th, 7 a.m., 100, 8 a.m., 50 drops. Even before taking it slight threatenings of cramp in calves. Exhausting cough %vith oppression of chest, much mucus expectorated. Exhausting cough causing him to vomit and brought the water into his eyes. Sweetish flat taste. Almost constant hawking and rough feeling in throat. Pressure in chest after break ftist. Shooting in left side of chest on inspiring, which was only very slight yesterday afternoon, came on to-day very distinctly, but does not last long. When vitting shoot through the back in region of lumbar vertebrae. When coughing retching. Pinching in umbilical region, which is painful to touch, 1 J h. after dinner, urine again turbid but not dark, with fine dust, which becomes more distinct on diluting the urine with distilled water. Urine smells as before. The urine that has stood during the n. makes a reddish deposit on walls of vessel. Stool, afternoon, not copious (accustomed to a stool every m.). E., twitching in belly below navel. Tightness of chest, especially when writing, lo p.m., before falling asleep drawing in a toe on I. foot which had been wounded when nc was a boy, 5 a,m., vmces with nausea, thereafter vomits 4 times what he had eaten for supper, with bile and much slime, thereafter bilious, feculent diarrhoea j a J h. later recurrence of the vomiting with more oppression. The urine more turbid than before. Dislocation. pain when walking, forenoon, on neck of 1. femur, preventing tjuick walking and making him limp. — 16th, 7 a.m., 60 drops* Cheerfulness all d. The dislocation-pain when vralking comes again. Inclination to hawk and cough les* than 2 d. ago. Slight feeling of shooring in cardiac region after dinner. Palpitation of heart with anxious restlessness, increased by movement and going upstairs. 1 p.m., 10 drops. 4 p.m., pain at the top of sacrum. Pressure in chest, tension on inspiring. Feeling as if chest were hollow, with external pressure on tt. — »7th, 7 a.m., aoo drops. Coppery taAtc. Inclination to hawk or cough coming from deep down in throat j the mucua easily detached at every cough. Bruised paia

of muscles on middle of thigh rendering walking difficult, especially when going downstair*. On touching the part sore pam» K. lower extremity suffers more than J* When sitting sudden fihoot through r, thorax making him jump (lo a.m.). — i8th, 7 a,m., 80 drops* Most of the symptoms aggravated by movement, frequent palpitation of heart | oppression of chest, teni^ion on inspiring increased, threatening^ of pains in lumbar region all afternoon, so that he must often bend the chest forward* and head backwards in order to get relief. Later in c., shooting at first above the r., then above the I. side of I, knee %vhen sitting, — ^i9th, 6 a.m., 150 drops. Rheumatic pain in r. shoulder, burning in urethra, hawking of mucus, fatiguing cough with inclination to tussiculation, retching on attempting to cough so that the water comes into eyes, 8 a.m,, 100 drops. Heart's beats scarcely can be felt, pulse small, easily compressed. Abdomen swollen. Sore pain in upper surface of thigh when touched, or on flexing the limb at knee- and hip-joint, for 3 d,, which rendeni walking difficult. R. limb weaker than 1. Giddy in tmciput. Palpitation o( heart all d,, e«ipecially after moving. Urinary secretion somewhat increased, In afternoon the urine again contains appearance of dust particle*. Towards c, some cough. Pain in shoulder when touched. Rheumatic pain?i berwixt scapular,

b, (and proving). Took doses of from 30 to 40 drops of same tincture, w^hich caused irregular, double heart's beats. Pulse when sitting quickened. Palpitation when sitting, so that the leaves of a book he holds in his hands tremble. Diminished urinary secretion. Urine dark coloured without sediment, after urinating burning in urethra with a feeling as if the urine were still flowing. Yawning, drowsiness in m,,

E ricks and creeping m eyes, pressure of brain against eyes. A carious molar becomes ollow and breaks off without pain. (Euchner, Bygea, xii, 416.)

a. St., a healthy man, aet. 35, blond and thin, sneezed much on smelling the tincture ; ao drops caused no particular effect. One m, he took 40 drops. Confusion of head and a giddy staggering, cutting and burning in urethra, dysuria, at same time 1 drawing pains in both groins, pains in abdomen, with bilious diarrhoea, burning and sore pain in anus. Next forenoon he took 30 drops, when he observed : tickling and irritation to cough ; mucus expectorated wnth difficulty. Dyspncca on moving or on going upstairs. Must sit up m bed at n. in order to breathe more easily. Next d. 6 drops. Peculiar anxiety with palpitation and crossness. On inspiring, shooting in several parts of chest, especially under 1. scapula. Much viscid mucus from throat. Urging to urinate, urine smells strongly. Saliva sweet, ai though mixed with blood.

1. A girl of 10, who had the menses regularly for 3 d,, got on the and d. of her menstruation in the e. 60 drops, and the same dose next m* The menses lasted a d. longer than usual. {Ihid.)

4» M — , 17 years old, subject to rheumatism, took Sth Aug., 1840, 100 drops tincture. Slight bitter sweet taste on tongue. Coryza, with commencing dryness and slight swelling of nasal cavity, the passage of air through it obstructed. Slight pressure in forehead. Violent coryza with copious secretion of thin whitish fluid from 1. nostril. Frequent sneezing. Slight febrile state with dull drowsiness at 3 p.m. Violent cory^a with pre&sive pain from root of nose to sinciput. Frequent micturition with pinpricks in orifice of urethra, — 9th, m,, 100 drops. After 9 a.m. commencing dry coryra with discharge as yesterday. Speaks through nose. Loss of smell, violent sneezing. Frequent emission of urine, followed by violent stitches at orifice of urethra. Swelling of penis with erections and urging to urine. Diminished secretion of saliva. — loth, m., 100 drops. Coryza with thin whitish mucus from r, nostril, Conftjsion of sinciput. Violent stitches in orifice of urethra after frequent urination. Slight chilliness with drowsiness. Peculiar urging to stool and difficult evacuation of the hard f«cces. Itching in anus,— itth, 400 drops. Dry coryza with obstruction of air, otherwise little remarkable. On leaving on the secretion of saliva became more copious, and he had frequent spitting of blood. (Ibid.,^. H, /.,