Oniscus asellus, Linn., and O. armadillo, L. (Armadillo officinalis, Cuv.).

Order , Isopoda.

Class , Crustacea of the articulate animals.

Common names , Sow-bug; (Fr.), Cloporte or Porcelet.

Preparations , Tincture of the living animals. [See valuable article on chemical analysis, medical history, etc., of these animals, by Dr Mehu, Bull. de Thérap., p. 304, 1877.]

Authorities.

1 , Hering, Archiv. f. Hom., 13, 1, 168, effects of the tincture; 2 , Wolff, Med. Zeit. v. Ver. d. Heilk. in Preussen, 1833, No. 47, p. 2211, effects of the three "cellar-worms," taken in a glass of brandy before a paroxism of fever; 3 , Lange, Misc. Ver. Fasc. 1, p. 56 (Am. Hom. Obs., 1872, p. 312), general statement of effects of O. armadillo.

HEAD, FACE, AND MOUTH

Dull heaviness of the head, 1.
Boring pain behind the right ear, on the mastoid process, with violent pulsation in the arteries, 1.
Painful pressure above the eyebrows and on the margin of the nose, first on the left side, afterwards on the right, 1.
Pale face, wild expression, 2.
(The toothache that had disappeared returned), 1.
Pressure on the soft palate posteriorly, as if would close, 1.

STOMACH AND ABDOMEN

Thirst, 1.
Somewhat nauseated, followed by persistent pressure, as if in the cardiac orifice of the stomach, 1.
Continued vomiting, 2. [10.]
Very severe colic, with meteorism and tension of the abdomen, 2.

RECTUM AND ANUS

(Sudden desire for stool, followed by a sudden thin stool), 1.
Burning pain in the anus, 1.

URINARY AND SEXUAL ORGANS

Tenesmus of the bladder and rectum, with absence of stool and urine, 2.
Cutting burning in the urethra, with excessive bodily restlessness, 2.
Many erections, with disinclination to work, 1.

RESPIRATORY ORGANS

The mucus hawked up is streaked with blood, 1.

GENERALITIES AND SLEEP

In young patients an hæmoptysis is induced by the salt with which these insects abound, 3.
Inclination to stretch, 1. [20.]
Frequent yawning, 1.

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