C. Circinata, L'Her.

Natural order , Cornaceæ.

Common name , Round-leaved cornel.

Preparation , Tincture of the bark.

Authorities.

1 , Dr. Marcy's provings on self with 3d dil., from 2 to 5-drop doses, N. Am. J. of Hom., 3, 278; 2 , same prover, repeated doses of 10 to 60 drops of tincture; 3 , Dr. Crane, 10 to 40 drops of tincture; 4 , Dr. Fullgraff, with 3d dil.; 5 , same, with 10 to 120 drops of tincture; 6 , Dr. Freeman, with 10 to 150 drops of tincture; 7 , Mrs. A. took the 12th dil.; 8 , Master C. took 1st dil.; 9 , Master J. took tincture, 20-drop doses three times in one day, at 9, 10 and 11 A.M.

MIND

Emotional.
Depression of spirits (fourth and sixth days), 3 ; (sixth day), 5 ; (fourth day), 6.
Unusual depression of spirits (twelfth day), 1.
Great depression of spirits (ninth day), 7.
Great depression of spirits; weak and petulant (thirteenth and fourteenth days), 2.
Peevishness (eighth day), 7.
Indifference with respect to matters which usually excite interest (eighth day), 1.
Intellectual.
Disinclination to think, read, or work (seventh day), 3.
Inability to apply the mind with vigor (seventh day), 1.
Inability to concentrate the thoughts (third day), 6. [10.]
Difficulty in fixing the mind upon any subject (fourth day), 3.
Difficulty in fixing the mind, and in attending properly to ordinary affairs (thirteenth day), 1.
Reads without appreciating the meaning of words; inability to concentrate the mind upon any subject (fourth day), 5.
Confusion of ideas (eighth day), 1 ; (thirteenth day), (150 drops), 6.
Towards night, the mind became confused, the stupid, sleepy sensation became more strongly marked, and there was an almost entire inability to concentrate the thoughts upon any subject (tenth day), 2.
Forgetful of little things (third day), 6.

HEAD

Confusion and Vertigo.
Confused feeling in the head (ninth day), 3.
Confused feeling in the head on rising in the morning (sixth day), 2.
Heavy confused feeling in the top of the head; with some drowsiness (after one hour, first day), (20 drops), 6.
Dull, heavy, confused feeling in the head (third day), 6. [20.]
Giddiness (first day), 9.
Giddiness, on shaking the head, or on stooping (seventh day), 7.
General Head.
Congestion of blood to the head and face (seventh day), 2.
Lightness of the head (twelfth day), 2 ; (ninth day), 8.
Head feels light (seventh day), 7.
Heaviness of the head (eleventh day), 2 ; (after one hour), (60 drops), (thirteenth day), 6.
Heavy feeling in the head (third day), 9.
Dull heavy pain over the whole head (sixth day), 8.
Dull heavy pain through the head; increased by walking, stooping, or shaking the head (thirteenth day), 1.
Headache (first day), 9. [30.]
Awoke this morning at 6 o'clock, with headache, distension and dull pains in the bowels, and urgent desire to go to stool. During the evacuation, which was thin, of a dark green color, and very offensive, the pains became more acute, and there were slight symptoms of tenesmus. The discharge was accompanied with copious emissions of foul-smelling flatus (fourth day), 2.
Slight headache and drowsiness (fifth day), 4.
Slight tensive-aching pain in the whole head (after two hours), continuing for about an hour, when the action of the dose subsided entirely (first day), 6.
Dull pains in the head (second and third days), (sixty drops), 6 ; (third day), 8 ; (fourth day), 2.
Dull pains throughout the whole brain (after two hours, tenth day), 2.
Dull pain throughout the whole brain (fourth day); dull, heavy pain (fifth day), 3.
Deepseated, dull pain in the brain, under the centre of the skull (after half an hour, fifth day), .

EYE. [60.]

Eyes dull and heavy, as after a debauch (second day), 6.
Hollowness of the eyes (second day), 5.
Eyes sunken (sixth day), 2.
Sunken eyes, with slight discoloration under the eyes (second day), 6.
Dark circle around the eyes (fifth day), 5.
Dark circle under the eyes (second day), 5.
Brow and Orbit.
Slight pain over the right supraorbital ridge (twelfth day), 6.
Very heavy sensation around the eyes (fifth day), 5.
Contracting feeling around the eyes (fifth day), 5.
Aching pain over the right eyebrow (fourteenth day), 6.
Lids. [70.]
Heaviness of the eyelids (eighth day), 7 ; (after two hours), (tenth day), 2 ; (eleventh day), 1.
Conjunctiva.
Yellow color of the conjunctiva (second day), 5 ; (sixth day), 3 ; (eleventh day), 1.
Yellowish tinge of the conjunctiva, and of the face (second day), 6.
Ball.
Aching pain in the eyeballs (seventh day), 2.
Aching pain through the eyeballs (eleventh day), 1.
Dull pain in the eyeballs (fifth day), 5.
Very dull feeling over the eyeballs (fifth day), 5.
Soreness of the eyeballs (fifth day), 6.

NOSE

Some symptoms of coryza early this morning (sixth day), 4.
Prickling sensation in the nasal canal (fifth day), 5.

FACE

Objective. [80.]
Expression of countenance dull and sickly (eleventh day), 1.
General expression indicative of great physical and mental depression (sixth day), 2.
Sallowness of the countenance (tenth day), 1, 2.
Sallow countenance (second and sixth days), 5 ; (thirteenth day), (150 drops), 6.
Yellow complexion (eighth and ninth days); still somewhat yellow (fourteenth day), 2.
The countenance is yellowish (sixth day), 2.
Subjective.
Burning of the face, hands, and feet (fifth day), 8.
On rising, in the morning, felt a burning sensation over the whole face, feeling as if it was flushed, but without redness of the cheeks (fifth day), 3.

MOUTH

Tongue.
Whitish fur upon the tongue (fifth day), 6.
Tongue covered with a whitish fur (sixth and eleventh days), 2. [90.]
Yellowish fur upon the tongue (sixth day), 3.
Tongue covered with a thin yellowish fur (eighth day); slightly furred (tenth day), 1.
General Mouth.
Dryness of the mouth (sixth day), 7.
Mouth and throat dry (sixth day), 2.
Smarting in the mouth and throat (second day), 8.
Taste.
Clammy taste (eighth day), 1.
Insipid taste in the mouth (eleventh day), 2.
Pungent taste in the mouth (fifth day), 6.
Bad taste in the mouth (sixth day), 7 ; (third day), 9.
Bitter taste (fifth day), 8 ; (ninth day), 3 ; (twelfth day), 1.

STOMACH

Appetite. [100.]
Impaired appetite (sixth day), 5.
Poor appetite (fifth day), 6 ; (tenth day), 7.
Small appetite (third day), 9.
Loss of appetite (sixth day), 3 ; (twelfth and nineteenth days), 1.
No appetite (fourth day), 8.
Aversion to food (eleventh day), 2.
Aversion to all kinds of food and drinks (twelfth day), 1.
Aversion to meat and bread (eighth day), 7.
Thirst.
Desire for sour drinks (eleventh day), 2.
Eructation.
Eructations (eighth and ninth days), 2. [110.]
Empty eructations (sixth day), 6.
Bitter eructations (ninth day), 7.
Nausea.
Nausea (second day), 5 ; (fifth day), 8 ; (ninth day), 3 ; (tenth day), 7 ; (twelfth day), 1.
Nausea, at 10 A.M. (after two hours, tenth day), 2.
Nausea, with feeling of debility and languor (thirteenth day), (160 drops), 6.
Slight nausea (after one hour, thirteenth day), (60 drops), 6.
Sick at the stomach, at 1 P.M. (first day), 9.
Stomach.
Distension of the stomach and bowels with wind (sixth day), 3.
Empty feeling in the stomach (eighth and ninth days), 2.
Weakness in the stomach (fifth day), 8. [120.]
Pain in the pit of the stomach during dinner, with distension of the bowels from wind, which were relieved by a loose, windy stool immediately after dinner, of a dark and bilious character (second day), 6.
Burning sensation in the stomach, lasting an hour and a half (after half an hour, first day), .

ABDOMEN

Umbilical.
Dull pain in the umbilical region (after two hours, tenth day), 2.
General Abdomen.
Distension of the bowels, with occasional griping pains (eleventh day), 1.
Constant working in the bowels, as if their contents were all in motion (after three hours, second day), 5.
Rumbling in the bowels (thirteenth day), (150 drops), 6. [130.]
Rumbling of wind in the bowels (first day), 9 ; (seventh day), 2.
Large emission of very offensive flatus (after one hour, second day), 5.
Slight uneasiness in the bowels (eleventh day), 2.
Uneasy sensations in the abdomen (fourth day), 6.
Vague pains, and general sense of uneasiness in the bowels (thirteenth day), 1.
Fulness and uneasiness in the bowels (twelfth day), 1.
Griping in the bowels, with inclination for stool, but could not effect anything, at 2 P.M., 9.
Slight griping pains in the abdomen, accompanied with rumbling of wind, at 10 o'clock; these pains were experienced over nearly the whole abdomen, but chiefly in the vicinity of the umbilicus, and they did not subside until bedtime, at 11 1/2 o'clock (second day), 1.
Occasional griping pains in the bowels (fourth day), 8.
Griping-shooting pains from the centre of the chest (apparently in the thoracic muscles), down to the lower part of the abdomen; the pains coming on severely at intervals, and then remitting (third day), 5. [140.]
Occasional drawing pains from the stomach to the lower part of the abdomen (first day), 9.
Dull pains in the bowels (third day), 8 ; (fourth day), 2.
Hypogastrium.
Rumbling of wind in the lower part of the bowels (sixth day), 6.
Sense of weight in the lower part of the abdomen (ninth day), 7.
At about 11 A.M., felt a griping pain in the lower part of the bowels, with rumbling of wind and frequent discharge of offensive flatus (after three hours, third day), 2.

RECTUM AND ANUS

Frequent inclinations to go to stool, but no satisfactory discharges, the result being a small quantity of dark and slimy fluid, and much offensive flatus (second, third, and fourth days), 3.
Some desire for stool (second day), 8.
Urging to stool (twelfth day), 1.
Some urging to stool (thirteenth day), (150 drops), 6.
Awoke at 5 in the morning, with a sensation in the rectum as if he must have an evacuation (second day), 3. [150.]
Increased sensation in the rectum, urging to stool. He rose at once to dress, fearing, however, that he should not have time on account of the increasing desire to evacuate. Accompanying this sensation in the rectum there was a bearing-down pain in the abdomen, which contributed to the disposition to evacuate (twenty minutes after 20 drops, second day), 2.
On rising felt an urging to stool (sixth day), 2.

STOOL

Diarrhœa.
Loose, scanty stool at 9 o'clock in the morning, attended with tenesmus, burning at the anus, and discharge of offensive, wind (fifth day), 2.
Large, loose, and dark stool, with some griping and tenesmus, in the morning (seventh day), 8.
Small and somewhat loose evacuation from the bowels, with much discharge of offensive flatus, and burning at the anus, in the morning (second day), 9.
A copious stool, slightly loose, and attended with slight pressing-down pain in the rectum (third day). Stool looser, and more scanty than usual, with slight burning pain in the rectum during the evacuation (fourth day). A slightly relaxed stool at usual hour this morning (fifth day). Stool this morning thin and scanty, with pressing pain in the rectum, smarting at the anus after the discharge, dull feeling in the head, drowsiness and lassitude (sixth and seventh days). Stool thin and scanty, and attended with some tenesmus, griping in the umbilical region, rumbling of wind, and large discharge of offensive flatus (ninth day), 1.
Copious dark stool of natural consistence attended with a pressing-down sensation in the rectum (eighth day), 3.
Dark, thin, and moderately large stool, with some tenesmus and burning at the anus (second day), 3.
Dark, thin stool, with slight tenesmus, on rising in the morning (third day), 6.
A small discharge of bilious and slimy matter, accompanied with copious emissions of wind and some tenesmus. During and after the discharge, a severe burning pain was felt at the anus, and a short distance within the rectum (tenth day), 2. [160.]
Very offensive stool of a bilious character, and rather loose (after two hours and a half); another passage rather less loose and less offensive (after seven hours, second day), 5.
Constipation.
Stool, hard, dry, and scanty, with slight pressing in the rectum, at 9 P.M. (tenth day), 7.
Stool scanty and dark-colored, and attended with burning pain at the anus, at 7 o'clock in the morning (seventh day), 7.
Towards night, a scanty stool, with burning at the anus during the discharge (twelfth day), 2.
Very early in the morning was obliged to get up to relieve the bowels, but could do nothing at all satisfactory, or which gave relief, the discharge consisting of only a few slimy lumps, and being attended with pressing and smarting at the anus (third day), .

URINARY ORGANS

Urine scanty and red (fourth day), 3.
Urine scanty and red; has to pass water oftener than usual (sixth day), 8.

SEXUAL ORGANS

Strong and persistent erections frequently during the night (fourth night), 3.

CHEST

Choking sensation in the upper part of the thorax (tenth day), 7.
Stitches in the chest and back (after two hours, tenth day), 2. [170.]
Stitches in the chest and under the right scapula (seventh day), 2.
On rising in the morning, a sore feeling in the chest and back, as if the parts had been bruised (third day), 5.
Sensation of dragging or bearing down on each side of the thorax (second day), 5.

HEART AND PULSE

Accelerated pulsation of the heart (second day), 5.

NECK AND BACK

Neck.
Drawing pains in the nape of the neck (ninth day), 7.
Back.
Dull pains in the back (third day), 8.
Dull pains in the back and knees (twelfth day), 1.
Pain in the lower part of the back and abdomen (second day), 5.
Sore pain in the lumbar region, worse by bending forward (second day), 5.
Dull pains in the small of the back (fourth day), 2.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES. [180.]

Weakness of the legs (sixth day), 5.
Weakness and trembling of the legs (fifth day), 5.
Weakness and weary feeling in the legs (sixth day), 3.
Weary feeling in the legs (fifth day), 2.
Tired feeling in the legs on walking, or ascending stairs (eighth day), 8.

GENERAL SYMPTOMS

Objective.
General loss of energy (second day), 5.
Almost entire prostration of the mental and physical energies (fifth day), 3.
Weakness (third day), 8 ; (fifth day), 2.
Unusual weakness (third day), 9.
Debility (twelfth day), 2. [190.]
Slight debility (eighth to tenth day), 8.
Some debility (fifth day), 6.
Considerable debility (fourth day); increased (fifth day), 5.
Great debility (fifth day), 8.
General debility (tenth day), 1.
Subjective.
Feeling of indolence and loss of physical energy (fifth day), 5.
Sense of fatigue (fourth day), 6.
Felt fatigued through the forenoon (eighth day), 7.
Disinclined to mental or physical labor (seventh day), 5 ; (twelfth day), 2.
Complete disinclination to mental or corporeal exertion (ninth day), 1 ; (thirteenth day), (150 drops), 6. [200.]
Dread of making any exertion (eighth day), 8.
General sense of weariness (first day), 9.
General sense of weakness (second day), 5.
Felt weak and languid, on waking in the morning (ninth day), 1.
Sense of debility and lassitude (seventh day), 1.
Sense of debility and fatigue (seventh day), 2.
Languid (nineteenth day), 1.
Lassitude (fifth day), 3 ; (eighth and ninth days), 2 ; (ninth day), 8 ; (twelfth day), 1.
Lassitude during the day (second and third days), (60 drops), 6.
Unusual lassitude and debility (fourteenth day), 1. [210.]
Great lassitude and apathy, in the morning, on rising (sixth and thirteenth days), .

SKIN

Objective.
A fine scarlet rash on the breast, attended with itching, but which disappeared in two or three hours (eleventh day), 2.
Subjective.
Itching of the skin all over the body (fourth day), 8.
Itching in different parts of the body (eleventh day), 2.
Itching of the skin at different points (fifth day), 6.
Prickling of the arms and legs (first day), 9.
Itching of the integuments of the head and legs, and of the nasal mucous membrane (fifth day), 2.
Occasional paroxysm of itching of the skin of the back, legs, and feet, coming on generally during the evening (forty-third day), 1.
Itching on the legs, thighs, and around the labia (eighth day), 7.

SLEEP AND DREAMS

Sleepiness.
Great inclination to sleep (fifth day), 2 ; (twelfth day), 1 ; (thirteenth day), (100 drops), 6. [220.]
Drowsiness, 3 ; (second, third, and eighteenth days), 60 drops, 6 ; second, fourth, and fifth days), 8 ; (fifth day), 5 ; (seventh day), 3 ; (seventh, eighth, ninth, and eleventh days), 1.
Drowsiness; almost irresistible desire to sleep (second day), 5.
Great drowsiness (after two hours, tenth day), 2.
Very great drowsiness, with heavy feeling in the head, and sensation of emptiness of the stomach (after half an hour). Pain in the head and drowsiness became so great that he could not well endure it (after six hours). Strong coffee afforded speedy relief to the headache and drowsiness (second day), 3.
Drowsy (eighth day), 7.
Began to feel drowsy at 1 P.M. (first day), 9.
During the day have been very drowsy, and disinclined to make any effort (fourth day), 2.
Sleepy and stupid feeling (fifth day), 8.
Slept soundly this night, a circumstance quite unusual on former occasions when he had taken coffee, as this beverage had always before kept him awake through the entire night (second day), 3.
Slept more profoundly and later than usual (fourth night), 1. [230.]
Slept very soundly, but woke at 7, without feeling refreshed (fifth night), 7.
Slept very soundly last night, but woke up this morning without feeling refreshed as usual by sleep (fifth morning). Slept very soundly last night, and awoke an hour later than usual (sixth morning), 2.
Sleeplessness.
Restless during the night, continually turning from side to side (second night), 8.
Dreams.
Sleep disturbed by unpleasant dreams (eighth night), 1.
Sleep disturbed by unpleasant dreams. Awoke once by a frightful dream, in a profuse perspiration (eighteenth night), 1.
Slept more soundly than usual, but had frightful dreams (second day), .

FEVER

Chilliness.
Chilly sensations, succeeded by transient flushes of heat (eleventh day), 1.
Coldness, followed by flushes of heat and perspiration (fourth day), 8.
Hands and feet cold (seventh day), 8.
Heat.
Transient flushes of heat pervading the whole body (eighth day), 7. [240.]
Flushes of heat, followed by easy general perspiration (eighth day), 1.
Flushes of heat and coldness in alternation, followed by cold perspiration (seventh day), 2.
Heat on the top of the head (sixth day), 7.
Unusual heat in the head and face in the morning on rising (sixth day), 2.
Head hot (seventh day), 8.
Head and face hot (fourth day), 8.
Face and hands hot (eleventh day), 2.
Flushes of heat to the head and face (fourth day), 6.
Sweat.
Disposition to perspire on the slightest exertion (eleventh day), 1.
Slight exercise causes free general perspiration and unusual fatigue (eighteenth day), 1. [250.]
Easy perspiration (sixth day), 6.
Rather copious perspiration on making slight exertions (after two hours, tenth day), 2.
Copious general perspiration, which seems clammy (soon); subsiding in about an hour, and succeeded by a general chilliness (thirteenth day), (100 drops), 6.

CONDITIONS

Aggravation.
( Morning ), On rising, confused feeling in head; at 6 o'clock, on waking, headache; on rising, fulness of the brain; early, headache in temples; on rising, burning over face, etc.; on rising, urging to stool; at 9 o'clock, loose stool ; on rising, diarrhœic, etc.; stool; very early, unsatisfactory stool; on rising, sore feeling in chest; on waking, felt weak, etc.; on rising, lassitude, etc.; on rising, heat in head, etc.
( Afternoon ), Headache in temples.
( Evening ), Towards night, mind confused, etc.; headache in temples.
( Bending forward ), Pain in lumbar region.
( During dinner ), Pain in pit of stomach, etc.
( Rubbing or scratching ), Itching of scalp, etc.
( On shaking head ), Giddiness; pain through head.
( During stool ), Pain in bowels.
( On stooping ), Giddiness; pain through head.
( Walking ), Pain through head.
Amelioration.
( Stool ), Fulness in head.

Cornus Circinata