Veratrum album

Veratrum album is a great pain producer and the pains are often accompanied by diarrhœa, vomiting, cold sweat, fainting or prostration.

It is not often called for in these rheumatic states, but in inflammatory rheumatic fever with the pains that produce the prostration, faintness, cold sweat, vomiting and diarrhœa, it has its peculiar field.

NECK AND BACK

Rheumatic pains between the scapulæ extending from nape of neck to small of back.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES

Severe pains in brachial plexus as if beaten.

Indescribable pains in arms arouse from sleep at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. by the intensity of the pain, extending from shoulder to wrist; can hardly move arm, > getting up and moving about.

Pain in middle of left forearm as if in the bones.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES

Tearing pain in left leg from thigh to toes; leg sensitive to touch, < while in bed; must arise and walk or let leg hang down.

PAINS IN LEG DURING WET WEATHER, < WARMTH OF BED, > IN WALKING UP AND DOWN.

LEGS STIFF WHILE STANDING; RHEUMATIC PAINS ALTERNATELY HOT AND COLD.

PAINS IN KNEES AND FEET AS IF HEAVY STONES WERE TIED TO PARTS.

AGGRAVATIONS

Wet cold weather.

Spring and autumn.

Nights.

WARMTH OF BED.

AMELIORATIONS

GETTING UP AND WALKING.

CONCOMITANTS

RAPID SINKING OF VITALITY.

TENDENCY TO FAINT.

COLDNESS OF BODY.

COLD FEELING IN ABDOMEN.

VERTIGO AS IF THINGS WHIRLED IN A CIRCLE.

CHILL AND THEN HEAT.