MERCURIALIS.
By Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Mercurialis perennis, L.
Natural order , Euphorbiaceæ.
Common names , Dog's Mercury, Bingelkraut.
Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant.
Authorities.
Nos.
1 to 18 , Dr. Hesse, "provings on fifteen persons" (eighteen separate initials are found, possibly the result of typographical errors), including four women and seven girls, with doses of 5 to 40 grains of the extract, N. Archiv. f. Hom., 1, 2, 141; 1 , symptoms without authority in original, to be referred to Hesse; 2 , "A.;" 3 , "F.;" 4 , "G.;" 5 , "H.;" 6 , "Hel.;" 7 , "Ho.;" 8 , "J.;" 9 , "K.;" 10 , "Kl.;" 11 , "M.;" 12 , "Min.;" 13 , "R.;" 14 , "S.;" 15 , "St.;" 16 , "T.;" 17 , "Z.;" 18 , "Fi.;" 19 , poisoning of three women by a quantity cooked and eaten as salad, Bost. M. and S. J., 3, 358.
MIND
- Emotional.
- Excited mood, 14 , (first to third days), 3.
- Very excited mood; everything was accomplished hastily and rapidly, 14.
- Lively mood (after one hour), 13.
- Lively, excited mood, 13.
- She was very much excited and lively, so that she was constantly inclined to make foolish remarks, lasting all day (after half an hour), 3.
- A condition similar to slight intoxication (after two to six hours), 8.
- Excessive cerebral excitement; they became delirious (after half an hour), 19.
- Lively mood, inclined to sing and joke, 8.
- Lively mood; inclined to laugh, though she was very much affected by the drug, so that she even laughed about her condition, especially about the dizzy intoxication, 9. [10.]
- She complained of despondency and sadness, and wished to weep (after one hour), 14.
- Fretfulness, 11.
- Very fretful mood (second day), 9.
- Lively mood; at times easily excited to anger, 1.
- Excited, violent mood, 8.
- Morose, quarrelsome, and peevish, 7.
- Fretful, exhausted, indifferent, depressed, peevish; very quiet during the first five hours; afterwards, very lively; ill-humored (after half an hour to six hours), followed by feeling well, 4.
- Intellectual.
- It was frequently difficult to put his mind upon different things, 8.
- Difficulty in collecting his senses (first and second days), 1.
- Coma (after half an hour), 19.
HEAD
- Confusion and Vertigo. [20.]
- Confused and full feeling in the head, with painfulness, tension and pressure (after a quarter of an hour), 14.
- His head feels confused; he seems lost in thought (after three hours), 8.
- Vertigo in the sinciput (after two hours), 8.
- Vertigo, with heat of the head, 13.
- Vertigo, preceded by headache, so that she staggered like a drunken person, and on stopping was obliged to steady herself to prevent falling; while walking, she could not step correctly, and at times rolled to and fro; she was dizzy while sitting, though still more while standing (after three-quarters of an hour to two hours), 9.
- *She was attacked with vertigo on going down stairs ; and it seemed as though thought and consciousness would vanish (after one hour and a half), 14.
- Vertigo towards the left side, while sitting, standing, and even while lying down; it constantly seemed as though the body would fall towards that side (evening first day, and next morning), 8.
- Whirling vertigo, after a long walk (after one hour and a half), 14.
- Whirling in the head (second day), 10.
- Inclined to be dizzy, while sitting (after three to six hours), 8. [30.]
- Dizziness (after two hours), 8 ; (after three to four hours), 4.
- Dizziness and confusion of the head, as after loss of sleep and night watching, in the morning (second day), 3.
- Dizzy sensation in the head (after two hours), 8.
- Head dizzy, as if distented, 8.
- Dizzy intoxication (after two hours), 9.
- The head seemed to turn around; some pressive headache in the forehead; a portion of the occiput very numb (after a quarter of an hour), 6.
- General Head.
- Slight pain in the head (after three hours), 8.
- Burning heat and pressure in the head (after four to five hours), 6.
- Fulness and tension in the head (after a quarter of an hour), 8.
- The head feels full and confused, as if something were lying before the ears (after three-quarters of an hour), . [40.]
EYE
- Objective.
- Staring look, 1 ; (after three hours and a quarter), 9.
- Dimness of the eyes, 13 ; (after four hours), 14.
- The eyes have a dim look (after two hours), 1.
- The eyes look dim to another, after waking from sleep, 14. [90.]
- The eyes seem dim, misty, as if swimming in tears (after four hours), 14.
- Eyes seem prominent (after six hours), 14.
- Eyes difficult to move (in several provers), 1.
- Stiffness and pressure in the eyes (after half an hour), 14.
- Weakness of the eyes (after two to six hours), 1.
- Eyes weak; intoxicated look (after two hours), 9.
- Subjective.
- Dryness of the eyes and lids (after one to two hours), 8, 14.
- Dryness and stickiness of the eyes, usually with burning (several provers), 1.
- Painfulness of the eyes, 2.
- Pain in the eyes, especially in the right, while reading (after six hours), 15. [100.]
- Slight pain in both eyes, while reading and writing (after six hours), 8.
- Burning in the eyes, especially in the lids and canthi (first day), 3.
- Burning in the eyes, with lachrymation (after two to four hours); more dryness (after four to six hours), 8.
- Burning in the eyes, as if they had been exposed to horseradish, 4.
- Burning heat in the eyes, extending over the cheeks (after three hours), 14.
- Eyes seem too large and difficult to move (after four hours); afterwards a sensation as if they were smaller than usual (after seven hours), 14.
- Tension in the eyes and temples (after two and seven hours), 14.
- Tension in the eyes, as if they were swollen, in the morning (second day), 14.
- Painful tension in the eyes, with dryness and heaviness of the lids (second day), 8.
- Aching in the eyes, in the evening by the light, . [110.]
EAR
- Feeling as if something were lying before the left ear (after three hours), 8.
- Pressive pain in the left ear (after three hours), 8.
- Transient stitches deep in the left ear (fourth day), 8.
- Very deeply seated tearing earache, at times sticking, in the left ear, in the evening (first day), 8.
- Drawing-tearing pain in the left ear (after three hours), 8.
- Pressive tearing in the right ear, for a short time (after six hours), 8.
NOSE
- Objective.
- Nose moist, catarrhy, 14. [180.]
- Nose and eyes moist, as at the outbreak of coryza, 8.
- The nose was sometimes moist, as if coryza would occur, then again dryer than ever, 8.
- An old chronic periodic catarrh returns, 8.
- Violent coryza (second day), 14.
- Subjective.
- Dryness of the nose (first day), 9.
- Constant dryness of the nose (after eight hours), 8.
- Sensation of dryness in the forepart of the left nostril (after three hours and a half), 8.
- Sensation of heat in the nose, as if rising from the stomach (after three to four hours), 14.
- The breath seems hot in the nose (after one hour), 8.
- The breath from the nose is cold (after four hours), 14.* [190.]
- Burning in the nose, at times with fine stitches, especially in the evening (first to third day), 8.
- Burning pain within the nose that is quite dry; if she inhales air forcibly it feels sore internally; a very violent burning, sore pain, as if from horseradish, if she presses upon the bony portion of the nose or upon the place where the bone and cartilage unite; worse in the left and then in the right nostril (after two to six hours), 14.
- Drawing sensation in the nasal bones; running as if coryza would occur; some drops of water from the nose (after four hours), 4.
- Tearing in the nose, 8.
- Crawling in the nose, at times sneezing (after one hour and a quarter), 8.
- A crawling sensation in the nose, as if clear water would run out of it; the nose becomes moist (after three-quarters of an hour), 4.
- Crawling and burning in the nose, internally and externally, as from pepper; he is conscious of having a nose; the nostrils seems sore (after nine to eleven hours), 3.
FACE
- Objective.
- Very sickly look, with blue rings around the eyes, for several days, 9.
- Redness and heat of the face (after two to four hours), 14.
- Great redness and heat of the face (after half an hour to six hours), 14 ; (after two hours), 9.
- Subjective. [200.]
- Sensation of numbness in the left side of the face, with slight tearing in it (second day), 8.
- The left side of the face feels swollen (first day), 8.
- Tense and numb sensation in the skin of the face, even severe on the third day (after two to six hours), 8.
- Cheeks.
- Great redness of the cheeks (after a quarter of an hour), 6.
- Burning in the cheeks, that are red but not hot to touch (after one hour), 14.
- Burning pain in small points in the left cheek, in the region of the infra-orbital foramen, deeply seated; changing to a deep tearing pain (second day), 8.
- Tension in the left cheek, with a sensation of numbness, also in the frontal region (first to fifth day), 8.
- Pressure in the right cheek, with heat in it, and in the whole body (after four hours), 14.
- Pressive sensation in the right upper jaw, extending down from the vertex (after one hour), 8.
- Burning pressure in the region of the left malar bone and zygoma (after three hours), 8. [210.]
- Violent dragging-pressing pain in the upper jaw, less in the lower jaw, and behind the ears (after five hours and a half), 9.
- Tearing pain in the left cheek and ear (after six hours), 8.
- Tearing pain in the left cheek, and in the sockets of the teeth (after six hours), 8.
- Tearing pain in the left cheek, especially in the bone, here and there, also in the teeth and ear (first to third day), 8.
- Tearing pain in the left cheek, rather in the upper jaw than in the teeth or their roots; especially above the second back tooth, in the bone and socket, with a sensation of warmth and swelling of the cheek; earache, and tearing in the left temple (first to third day), 8.
MOUTH
- Teeth.
- Sudden painful dulness in the two upper left incisors, 1.
- Constant pain in the sockets of two teeth on both sides of the upper jaw; the gum was somewhat red (third to fifth day), 8.
- Slight pain in the upper and at times also in the lower back teeth (second day), 8.
- Dull pain in the socket of the second upper back tooth, worse when biting (second day), 8.
- Tearing several times in the second upper back tooth that was decayed down to the root, 8. [230.]
- Transient tearing in the last right upper back tooth, in the morning (second day), 3.
- Frequent painful tearings in the roots of the teeth of the lower jaw, sometimes transient, sometimes lasting a long time (ninth and tenth days), 3.
- Tongue.
- Tongue is white, numb, and insensible (after three hours), 14.
- Tongue coated white, feels quite dry (after three hours), 9.
- A small burning-sticking blister on the left side of the tongue (second day), 8.
- Dryness of the tongue, without thirst (several provers), 1.
- Tongue dry, swollen, and seemingly insensible on the sides (after one hour), 14.
- Tongue quite dry (after two to seven hours), 14.
- The tongue almost sticks to the palate, it and the mucous membrane of the mouth are so dry (after three to four hours), 14.
- Heaviness of the tongue (after two hours), 8. [240.]
- Tongue heavy, as if thick (after two hours), 3.
- Tongue so heavy and dry that she could scarcely speak (after five hours), 14.
- Tongue seems numb, insensible as if she had no taste (after half an hour), 8.
- Burning on the tongue, which is whiter than usual posteriorly (after third day), 8.
- Burning on the tongue, just back of the tip (after two hours and a half), 8.
- Burning sensation on the tongue, as from pepper (after three hours), 8.
- Burning and smarting on the tongue (after three to six hours), .*
THROAT
- Objective.
- Collection of some mucus posteriorly in the throat (after two hours and a half), 8.
- Collection of some mucus in the throat, in the evening (first day), 8.
- Subjective. [290.]
- Burning dryness in the upper and back part of the throat, with difficult swallowing, and choking on attempting to swallow (after two hours), 14.
- Burning pain, like a heartburn, still more acute posteriorly in the throat and pharynx, with pressive constrictive burning pain, extending along down the œsophagus, very distressing (after three hours), 17.
- Pressive pain, posteriorly in the throat, on swallowing, as if it were thick (third day), 14.
- Pawness in the throat, with a husky voice (after two hours), 14.
- Sensation of rawness in the throat, as if it were sore, with pain on swallowing, moving the throat, and talking, but not on pressure (after thirty-four hours), 14.
- Scraping in the throat, extending forward to the tongue (after a quarter of an hour to four hours), 8.
- Scraping in the throat, as if she had eaten fat (first day), 12.
- Tonsils.
- Pressure in the throat, in the left tonsil (after two hours), 8.
- Pharynx.
- Sensation of heat in the pharynx, as if rising from the stomach (after three to four hours), 14.
- Violent burning, constrictive pain in the pharynx (after two hours), 14. [300.]
- Violent sticking pain in the pharynx, especially on swallowing; uvula, palate, and pharynx decidedly red (after seven to nine hours), 14.
- Swallowing.
- She is unable to swallow an apple, because swallowing hurts the throat (after two hours), 9.
STOMACH
- Appetite.
- Very great appetite (after three hours), 9.
- Thirst.
- Much thirst (after two to seven hours), 11.
- Eructation.
- Eructations (after a quarter of an hour), 7.
- Frequent eructations, at times not long after the dose, at times also later, usually affording relief to the troubles in the stomach and abdomen; mostly tasteless (in several provers), 1.
- Violent tasteless eructations, especially on stooping, 11.
- Eructations tasting of the drug (after one hour), 9.
- Eructations of a horribly bitter, bilious taste (first to third days), 12.
- Waterbrash (after six and twenty hours), 8. [310.]
- Constant waterbrash (after three to six hours), 8.
- Heartburn.
- Heartburn posteriorly in the throat (after one to six hours), 14.
- Nausea and Vomiting.
- Nausea in the stomach, in the afternoon (after a dose in the morning), 13.
- Nausea, so that she thought she would vomit (after three-quarters of an hour to one hour), 14.
- Nausea from time to time, as if she would vomit, worse after eating (first to third days), 3.
- Great nausea, preceded by heartburn; constant eructations and heaving, though nothing results, with burning in the stomach and a foul bitter taste, lasting three-quarters of an hour (after four hours), 9.
- Stomach.
- Epigastric region full and distended (after three hours), 9.
- Feeling of emptiness in the stomach (after half an hour), 8.
- Sensation of fasting in the stomach, described as a flabby sensation (after a quarter of an hour to one hour and a half), 14.
- Feeling of discomfort in the stomach (after one to two hours), 14. [320.]
- Sensation of discomfort, nausea, and distension in the stomach (soon), 6.
ABDOMEN
- Hypochondria. [330.]
- Violent twinging in the left hypochondrium, in the region of the curvature of the colon (after two hours and a half), 15.
- Pressure in the hepatic region, extending thence into the region of the spleen (after three hours), 3.
- Pressure in the region of the spleen (after several provings), 7.
- Pressive pain in the region of the spleen, lasting several minutes (after one hour and a half), 8.
- Feeling of warmth in the region of the spleen, gradually changing to a pressive pain (after one hour and a half to three hours), 7.
- Pressive pain in the liver; then also in the splenic region; afterwards also to the top of the chest (after three to four hours), 14.
- Slight pressive pain in the hepatic region, that soon occurs in the left hypochondrium as a sticking pain (after a quarter of an hour to three-quarters of an hour), 7.
- Pain or rather violent pressure in the region of the spleen, especially while lying down, for several days, 7.
- Gnawing sensation in the region of the spleen (after one hour and a half), 7.
- Pain, at first slight, afterwards acute and gnawing, near the pit of the stomach, extending towards the region of the gall-bladder, relieved by emission of flatus (first and second days), 8.
- Umbilical. [340.]
- Griping pain in the umbilical region, that extends down into the bladder (after three hours), 7.
- Slight cutting in the umbilical region, afterwards also in the left hypochondrium, with emission of flatus (after two hours and a half), 8.
- General Abdomen.
- Frequent rumbling in the abdomen, and emission of flatus (after three to six hours), 14.
- Audible rumbling or gurgling in the abdomen, usually transient, with or without emission of flatus (in many provers), 1.
- Emission of flatus (after eight hours), 8.
- Frequent emission of flatus, with dragging in the small of the back (first day), 8.
- Emission of much flatus (after eight to twelve hours), 7.
- Profuse emission of flatus, at night (first day), .
RECTUM AND ANUS
- A dragging-pressing sensation in the rectum, with pressure and tension in the small of the back (first and second days), 8.
- Burning and smarting in the anus, with pressure and tension in the small of the back (first to third days), 8. [360.]
- Dragging or burning in the anus (after two hours), 8.
- Crawling in the anus, 1.
- Itching burning in the anus (first to third days), 8.
STOOL
- Diarrhœa.
- Diarrhœa, with constant colic (third day), 11.
- Stool somewhat inclined to diarrhœa, 8.
- Two thin stools, though not actual diarrhœa (four hours and a half and six hours and a half after 6 grains of the extract of the root); in another proving, constipation on the same days (after 8 grains of the same preparation), 6.
- Stool rather thin, 7.
- Soft stool in the evening, at an unusual time (after thirteen hours), 8.
- Copious soft stool (twelfth day), 8.
- A profuse soft stool in the morning, followed by some straining (second day), 8.
- Constipation. [370.]
- Constipation, for two days, 2.
URINARY ORGANS
- Urethra.
- Burning in the urethra (after five hours), 8.
- Some burning in the urethra (after two hours), 8.
- Prickling burning in the urethra (after two to six hours), 8.
- Crawling in the urethra and prepuce, with crawling in the anus and tearing and dragging in the small of the back (after six to seven hours), 6.
- Micturition.
- Unusual urging to urinate, with increased discharge (after five minutes), (in several provers), 7.
- Remarkably frequent desire to urinate, with burning during micturition, wherewith very much urine is frequently passed (after four to six hours, and even during the night), 11.
- Micturition somewhat increased (after eight hours), 8.
- More frequent micturition than usual (first day), 3.
SEXUAL ORGANS
- Menstruation postponed for three days, after she had taken 6 grains of the extract of the root on the day for it to occur; two hours after the dose much violent orgasm of blood, great anxiety, so that she nearly fainted, with oppressed respiration, heat over the whole body, especially in the head and chest, breaking out into anxious perspiration from time to time, heaviness of the limbs, trembling; during the next days great swelling and painfulness of the breasts; on the third day violent headache, with faintlike weakness, so that she was obliged to lie down; menstruation only appeared that night, towards morning, lasted only three days and was scanty, while it usually lasted seven days, 14. [380.]
- Menstruation, usually lasting three days, lasts only one day, followed by much cramp in the abdomen and headache; the next time it appears eight days later than usual and lasts four days, 3.
- Menstruation ceases on the fourth day, though it should have continued several days longer, 14.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS
- The habitual cough frequently returns and is dry (first day), 3.
- Breath hot, almost burning, so that the lips are almost made sore thereby, for several hours (after one hour), 14.
- Breathing stertorous (after half an hour), 19.
- Difficult breathing, especially on the right side (after a quarter of an hour to one hour), 3.
CHEST
- Pressure and painfulness on the chest, 11.
- Front.
- Pressure on the forepart of the chest (after two hours), 9.
- Pressive pain in the forepart of the chest, with pressure in the stomach and difficult breathing, 3.
- Sides.
- Pressive pain in the left side of the chest, with pressure and tension in the left side of the stomach and slight sticking in the side of the chest (after two hours and a quarter), 8. [390.]
- Sticking pain in the left side of the chest (after three hours), 7.
- Wandering tearing in the left side of the chest, 8.
- Throbbing in the right side of the chest, in the evening on falling asleep (after thirteen hours), 9.
HEART AND PULSE
- Præcordium.
- Sensation of orgasm in the region of the heart, with fulness and an anxious sensation in the left chest (after seven hours), 8.
- Whirling, rushing sensation in the region of the heart, while standing and moving about, 3.
- A peculiar rushing, throbbing motion in the region of the heart, pit of the stomach, and upper portion of the abdomen, then also a remarkable rolling and throbbing with trembling and orgasm in all the veins, without heat; he distinctly feels the beating of the abdominal artery while sitting, with dulness and stupefaction of the head, as if the blood mounted violently upward; pulse accelerated and full; constant twinging and slight griping in the abdomen, first in the stomach and then extending farther downward in the intestinal canal, caused by the movement of flatus, which is also passed a few times, at times also rumbling; respiration is oppressed and the pit of the stomach tense (after four to seven hours), 8.
- Constriction in the region of the heart (sixth day), 3.
- Constrictive oppression in the præcordial region (after three hours), 8.
- Heart's Action.
- Palpitation, with oppression of the chest, as if the chest would be constricted, after stooping (after four hours), 12.
- Repeated palpitation, with oppression in the præcordial region, 18.
BACK. [400.]
- Drawing tearing along the right scapula, extending into the upper arm, 8.
- Tensive dragging in the small of the back, persistent (first and second days), 8.
- Pressure in the small of the back (after three hours), 14.
- Pressive and dragging sensation in the small of the back (after three to six hours), 8.
- Pressive pain in the left lumbar region and in the posterior portion of the left hypochondrium, in which it extends forward (after three hours), 3.
- Pressive pain in the small of the back, preceded by pressure upon the rectum (second day), 8.
- Tearing in the left side of the small of the back, extending into the nates (second day), 8.
- Tearing and dragging in the small of the back, with crawling in the anus (after six to seven hours), 8.
- Dragging-tearing pain in the small of the back, when rising from a chair (fourth day), 3.
- Tearing in the left side of the pelvic region posteriorly (after eight hours), 8.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL
- Objective. [410.]
- Very tired and prostrated in all the limbs, 5.
- Weakness in the limbs, in the morning on going out, 3.
- Subjective.
- Some stitches, here and there, in the extremities (third day), 8.
- Tearing in almost all the extremities, at times transient, at times persistent, wandering about, 1.
- Burning smarting-tearing in the extremities almost in the skin, especially of the hands, fingers, feet, and toes, repeatedly, 8.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES
- Drawing pain in the arms (first and second days), 7.
- Arm.
- Tearing on the anterior surface of the upper arm, 8.
- Superficial tearing on the anterior and outer portion of the left upper arm, extending down into the joint (fourth day), 8.
- Tearing posteriorly in the lower portion of the upper arm and in the elbow-joint (fifth day), 8.
- Wandering tearing in the left upper arm, 8. [420.]
- Transient tearing in the left upper arm (after nine hours), 8.
- Slight tearing in the left upper arm (after seven hours), 8.
- Slight tearing on the inside of the lower portion of the upper arm (second day), 3.
- Constrictive tearing in the left upper arm, externally and posteriorly (fourth day), 3.
- Drawing-tearing pain extending down the inner and anterior portion of the left upper arm (fourth day), 8.
- Pressive-tearing pain on the outer portion of the left upper arm, extending from the joint down deep in the bone, in the evening (fourth day), 8.
- Sticking contractive tearing in the right upper arm, from the inside above the joint (fourth day), 8.
- A stitch below the left deltoid (fifth day), 8.
- Elbow.
- Jerking tearing in the bend of the right arm, extending from the upper arm down into the forearm, 8.
- Forearm.
- A pressive pain as if it worked through the skin on the external surface of the forearm, somewhat above the middle, towards the forepart, with a similar simultaneous pain on the outer portion of the left leg, for a short time (second night), 3. [430.]
- An acute stitch on the inside of the right forearm (after eleven hours), 12.
- Tensive tearing on the outer anterior portion of the forearm, in the region of the ulna, especially in the left (nineteenth day), 8.
- Tearing on the inside of the forearm, just below the elbow-joint (after three hours), 8.
- Tearing along the lower anterior portion of the left ulna (fourth day), 8.
- Superficial tearing on the inside of the lower portion of the left forearm (second day), .
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES
- Thigh.
- A feeling as though the right thigh were torn with a pin, very acute (after two hours), 4. [470.]
- Drawing or pinching-tearing pain on the inner side of the thigh, now in the bend of the thigh, now farther down (fourth day), 8.
- Painful dragging in the bend of the left thigh, as if a hernia would occur, in the evening (first day), 3.
- A persistent, deeply seated stitch in the middle of the right thigh, toward the inner portion (sixth day), 8.
- Tearing extending from the side of the left pelvis anteriorly down into the thigh, 2.
- Tearing in the left thigh, afterwards in the right knee extending downward (after one hour and a half), 4.
- Superficial tearing in the left thigh (after five hours), 8.
- Burning-tearing pain extending down from the bend of the right thigh (third day), 8.
- A pressive-tearing pain in the outer anterior surface of the middle of the left thigh, deeply seated on the bone (third day), 8.
- Knee.
- A peculiar long burning stitch on the outer portion of the left knee (fourth day), 8.
- Tearing in the left patella (tenth day), 3. [480.]
- Tearing in the left patella, extending upward and downward (sixth day), 3.
- Tearing on the inner side of the left knee, superficial, in the morning in bed (seventh day), 8.
- Tearing or a simple pain in the hollow of the left knee, at one time more in the tendons, at another more in the middle, extending now upward, now downward (fourth day), 8.
- Violent tearing in the left patella, 8.
- Tensive tearing in the left knee (fourth day), 8.
- Jerking tearing in the left patella, while sitting (fourth day), 8.
- Leg.
- Painfulness of the anterior portion of the tibiæ, while walking, extending up into the knee (sixth day), 3.
- Sticking-burning pain in the middle of the leg externally on the side of the tibia (third day), 8.
- Sticking in the middle of the left leg externally near the tibia, extending deeply inward, like a burning, lasting more than a minute (seventh day), . [490.]
GENERAL SYMPTOMS
- Objective.
- Indolence, discomfort, and dizziness, 8.
- So great lethargy of the body that she has no inclination for any kind of work (after half an hour), 9.
- Tired (after three to six hours), 4.
- Very tired (after half an hour), 4.
- Weariness even after half an hour, 8.
- Weariness, in the afternoon, 7.
- Weariness; not inclined to thought, 7.
- Very weary (after one hour), 14.
- She felt very weak on going out about 9 A.M., with pain in the limbs, while walking, 3. [540.]
- She was very weak during a walk in the country; the knees were very painful, and while walking she thought at times that they would give way (third day), 3.
- Great weakness in the evening; he could scarcely keep awake while standing; he was in a kind of stupefaction; became worse on going into a warm room (second day), 8.
- Great weariness and exhaustion (after two hours and a half), 14.
- Great exhaustion and weariness, especially in the morning and evening, and after moving about (first to fourth day), 3.
- Great exhaustion and weariness, so that she was unable to work, with vertigo; she slept soundly in the evening, on the sofa, at 8 P.M. (after eight hours), 9.
- Subjective.
- Feeling of emptiness and weariness in the whole body (after five to six hours), 9.
- Feeling of great weariness (after one hour and a half), 14.
- Persistent pain in the muscles on motion, 8.
SKIN
- Eruptions.
- Eruption of some pimples on the chin (after three days), 13.
- Some red pimples on the chin (first to sixth day), 13. [550.]
- Small, scarcely perceptible pimples on the chin, with burning itching; becoming more prominent from rubbing (tenth day), 3.
- Some itching on the skin and eruption of some pimples on the side of the abdomen, 16.
- Violent biting-itching on the chin, aggravated by rubbing, with redness and some vesicles, in the evening (first day), 1.
- Sensations.
- Burning and itching in the skin, or a real burning pain jumping about from place to place; at times, fine sticking or prickling as from hairs, or as from fleas running over the skin; at times, also single tearings, very frequently (after many provings), 8.
- Tearing in the skin of the left temple, 8.
- Itching of the lids (several provers), 1.
- Itching on the nose externally (third day), 3.
- Violent itching on the back of the right hand, for an hour, in the evening (first day), 3.
- Burning itching on the right wing of the nose (after three hours), 8.
SLEEP AND DREAMS
- Sleepiness.
- Frequent and weariness (after one hour and a half to two hours), 9. [560.]
- Frequent yawning and sleepiness (after five hours); soon afterwards, he was unable to keep awake; remained for two hours in this condition, and then was very weary for several hours (after 8 grains of the extract of the root), 7.
- Very sleepy (after five hours), 4.
- Remarkable sleepiness; he slept two hours in succession (after three hours), till dinner-time, when he could scarcely keep awake; immediately afterwards he slept nearly four hours, then went into the open air, but even there was constantly overpowered by sleepiness; at 8 P.M. (after thirteen hours) he was obliged to go to bed, and slept all night till 7 A.M. (after 8 grains of the extract of the root), 7.
- Dizzy sleepiness (first day), 3.
- Very drowsy and dizzy, 14.
- Sleeplessness.
- Sleep unrefreshing, full of dreams, 7.
- Sleep restless, 7.
- Sleep restless, disturbed by frequent waking (third night), 1.
- She slept well from 10 to 12 o'clock at night, but then woke, and could not fall asleep again on account of uneasiness in the body (second night), 3.
- Frequent waking (fourth night) and profuse perspiration in the morning, 13.
- Dreams. [570.]
- Sleep uneasy, full of dreams; she woke as many as twenty times; had many dreams of little children and of an ugly horse, 14.
- Sleep full of dreams, in which she had to do with snakes, 1.
- Many dreams of wild boars, with frequent waking, 3.
- Sleep less disturbed by dreams than usual, 1.
FEVER
- Chilliness.
- Chilliness, even in the forenoon (after three to four hours), 13.
- Chilliness in the afternoon (after eight hours), 13.
- Chilliness over the whole body for about an hour after dinner, then heat for about an hour, 11.
- Chilliness for a short time in the evening on going to bed, more heat a night and towards morning; with violent thirst, especially in the morning (third night), 3.
- Chilliness over the whole body, with heat of the face; she could not get warm, was obliged to lie upon the sofa and cover herself up, then she fell asleep and became warm, and afterward perspired (after ten to fourteen hours), 3.*
- Chilliness over the whole body, starting from the right side, especially in the right arm, so that she shivered, with great exhaustion, weakness, weariness, and pains in the limbs, so that she constantly desired to sleep, with painful pressure in the stomach, aggravated by touch, that afterwards extended to the abdomen; pressure upon the chest and difficult respiration; gooseflesh on the right arm, that was chilly, afterwards extending over the whole body; after midnight offensive perspiration on both sides, especially on the arms (second day), 3. [580.]
- Feeling of coldness (after three hours and a half), 8.
- Easily becomes cold and chilly, almost as in fever, followed after three-quarters of an hour by heat, with dark-red cheeks (after three hours), 14.
- Shivering, in the evening (first day), 8.
- Shivering in the evening, after taking the drug in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, 7.
- Chilliness in the stomach, at 9 P.M., in bed (after a quarter of an hour), extending thence into the right side of the chest and abdomen, to the right arm and right hip, lasting an hour, wherewith it was difficult to draw her breath; about 4 A.M., warmth in the same parts, followed by profuse perspiration on the same side of the body, with increased thirst; next morning there was still warmth in the epigastric region and right side of the body, as if perspiration would break out, with heat of the face and redness of the cheeks, 3.
- Feeling of coldness in the face (after half an hour), 14.
- Heat.
- She woke frequently, had much heat, and towards morning lay in profuse perspiration, 13.
CONDITIONS
- Aggravation.
- ( Morning ), On going out, weakness in limbs.
- ( Evening ), Burning in nose, etc.; burning of cheeks.
- ( Night ), While reading, pain in eyes.
- ( After eating ), Nausea.
- ( Lying down ), Pain in region of spleen.
- ( Motion ), Tearing in leg; pain in muscles.
- ( Reading ), Pressing above eyes.
- ( Standing ), Dizziness.
- ( Walking ), Tearing in tendons of leg; tearing in tibia.
- ( Warm room ), Weakness, etc.
- Amelioration.
- ( Rest ), Tearing, etc., in wrist, etc.