by Henry N. Guernsey — Key-Notes to the Materia Medica
Cough caused by an incessant tickling in the throat-pit, which tickling runs down to the bifurcation of the bronchial tubes; touching the throat pit brings on the cough; by covering up all the body and head with the bed-clothes there is no cough.
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Rumex crispus appears in 14 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Yellow Dock. (Polygonaceae.) For the tubercular diathesis, extremely sensitive skin and mucous membranes. Extremely sensitive to open air ; hoarseness; worse evenings; after exposure to cold; voice uncertain. Tickling in throat pit , causing, dry, teasing cough. Dry, incessant, fatiguing cough; worse from changing air…”
“Rumex crispus, Linn. Natural order , Polygonaceæ. Common names , Yellow Dock; (G.), Krauser Ampfer. Preparation , Tincture of the root. Authorities. 2 to 8 , provings by Dr. B. F. Joslin, published in Am. Hom. Rev., Trans. Am. Inst. of Hom., 1858, and in Monograph); 2 , E. M. K. took a solution of 1 drop of tincture…”
“Yellow Dock Is characterized by pains, numerous and varied, neither fixed nor constant anywhere. Cough caused by an incessant tickling in the throat-pit, which tickling runs down to the bifurcation of the bronchial tubes. Touching the throat-pit brings on the cough. Worse from the least cold air; so that all cough…”
“BREATHING, DEEPLY, Agg. COUGH. COUGH, excited from Throat or Larynx COUGH, INCESSANT DUST, feathers, etc., as of LARYNX AND TRACHEA LYING, Agg. LYING, right, Agg. PUFFINESS SIDE, Right SIDE, Right to left STERNUM, REGION OF, ALSO THROAT-PIT, ETC. STICKY, stringy, etc.(Comp. Adhesive.) TIME, 4 A.M. to 8 A.M. TIME, 8…”
“Mucous membranes:Larynx. Trachea. THROAT-PIT. Bowels. Nerves. Skin. Left side; chest. Joints. Ankles. COOL AIR: INHALING. Open air. Raw changes. Uncovering. Night. Pressure; on trachea. Covering mouth. Wrapping up. Dry , sensitive mucous membranes. Stickiness, with burning. Every cold affects the joints. Sharp pains…”
“Curled Dock. Yellow Dock. N. O. Polygonaceæ. Tincture of fresh root. Abortion / Aphonia / Asthma / Borborygmi / Bronchitis / Catarrh / Corns / Coryza / Cough / Diarrhœa / Dyspepsia / Epistaxis / Feet, tender / Gastralgia / Heart, pain in; affections of / Indigestion / Irritation / Lichen / Mouth, ulceration of /…”
“(Yellow Dock.) Botanical Description. — This plant was introduced into this country from Europe, but may now be considered indigenous to this continent. It has a deep, spindle-shaped, yellow root, with a stem two or three feet high, angular, furrowed, somewhat zigzag, smooth to the touch, panicled, and Leafy. The…”
“Yellow Dock. Polygonaceæ. A native of Europe introduced into this country, where it grows wild in fields and waste places. The tincture is prepared from the fresh root. Provings by Houghton, Thesis, Hahn. Med. College of Penna., 1852 ; Joslin, Trans. Am. Inst., 1858. The provers were E. M. K., H. M. Paine, Wm. E…”
“RUMEX. Rapux erjjpiu, L. Curled dock, yellow dock. Nat. Ord., Pofygonacea, I. Provings. — I. a. Dr. H, A. HoucHTON, at. 24, in perfect health, save for some acne on back, proved a tinct, made from root and leaves. Nov. nth, 185 1, took 6 dr. of ist dil. inc. 12th. — Dull heavy headache from 10 a.m. till n., less…”
“Rumex, the yellow dock, is a neglected remedy, and one that has been only partially proved. The mental symptoms have not been brought out, but the catarrhal symptoms have been well expressed by provers. There is a state of sadness, low spirited; aversion to work; irritable mental excitability. This includes about all…”
“Low-spirited, with serious expression of the face. Irritable, -disinclined to mental exertions. Dull feeling in the head (with the cough). Dull pain in the forehead (worse on motion). Pain in the eyes, as from dryness and inflammation of the lids, especially in the evening. Itching, deep in the ears. Violent sneezing…”
“Common name: yellow dock. This remedy is indicated in those of tubercular diathesis, who are extremely sensitive to the open air (Bl.). Intense itching of the skin when undressing to go to bed (N.). Itching of various parts, worse by cold, and better by warmth. It should be remembered in urticaria and prurigo, when…”
“Violent incessant dry cough; worse on inhaling the least cold air; covers the mouth to keep the cold air out, with relief. Brownish diarrhœa, < in the morning. Intense itching of the skin when undressing to go to bed. There are three localities in which this remedy acts very markedly, viz.: Respiratory organs, bowels…”
Kent's Repertory lists Rumex crispus in 837 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (116), CHEST (110), COUGH (102), LARYNX TRACHEA (69), HEAD (48).
