VINCA.

Vinca minor, Linn.

Natural order , Apocynaceæ.

Common names , Periwinkle; (G.), Sinngruen; (F.), Pervenche.

Preparation , Tincture of whole plant.

Authority.

1 , Rosenburg, A. H. Z., 17, 41, four healthy persons took doses of 20 to 60 drops of the tincture.

MIND

• Sadness, with fear of death.
• Lachrymose.
• Peevish and quarrelsome, soon followed by repentance.

HEAD

• Whirling vertigo, with flickering before the eyes.
• Headache.
• Pressure upon the head externally.
• Dulness of the sinciput, with slow pressure towards the eyes and dimness of the eyes, aggravated by stooping when writing.
• Pressure in the temples.
• Sticking in the left temple, extending towards the malar bone. [10.]
• Tearing pain in the vertex, with a feeling as if a hammer were beating from within outward.
• Matting of the air of the head.
• Moist eruption on the scalp, with many vermin, especially itching at night, with burning after scratching.
• Corrosive itching on the scalp, with irresistible desire to scratch.
• Itching biting on the scalp, especially on the vertex, frequently provoking scratching.

EYE

• Itching and burning of the lids, which become red.
• On getting snuff into the eye there was so little secretion that he was obliged to wash it out with water.
• Obscuration of vision while reading.
• Fog before the eyes while reading, at times also while walking.

EAR

• Ringing and whistling in the ears, with a feeling of cold wind, especially in the left ear.

NOSE. [20.]

• The tip of the nose becomes red from the slightest cause.
• Frequent nosebleed.
• Stoppage of the nose, mostly of one nostril, with discharge of much mucus through the posterior nares.
• Distressing dryness and heat in the nose, extending into the frontal sinuses.
• Itching in the nose.

FACE

• Swelling of the face, with papular eruption.
• Paleness of the face.
• Tearing in the malar bones.
• Swelling of the upper lip and corner of the mouth.
• Lips dry.

MOUTH. [30.]

• Toothache.
• Tearing in the teeth relieved by the warmth of the bed.
• Aphthæ in the mouth.
• Increased secretion of saliva.
• Insipid taste in the mouth.
• Insipid taste to all food.

THROAT

• Frequent hawking through the day.
• Ulcers in the throat (?).
• Sore throat, with difficulty in swallowing.
• Sensation as if something were sticking low down in the œsophagus, which provokes swallowing.

STOMACH. [40.]

• Hunger alternating with loss of appetite before the hunger has been satisfied.
• Scarcely any thirst.
• Empty eructations after drinking beer, and generally aggravated from taking liquid.
• Violent empty eructations.
• Nausea.
• Nausea, after coffee.
• Violent, bitter, copious vomiting of yellowish-green liquid.
• Gastric disturbances.
• Emptiness of the stomach.

ABDOMEN

• Distension of the abdomen after a stool. [50.]
• Abdomen full, tense but painless.
• Flatulence.
• Rumbling and gurgling in the abdomen, with emission of much offensive flatus.
• Griping in the abdomen.

RECTUM AND ANUS

• Urging to stool.

STOOL

• Stool first hard, then soft.
• Stool exhausting, with burning in the anus.

URINARY ORGANS

• Diminished secretion of urine.
• Urine pale yellow.

SEXUAL ORGANS

• Excessive menstruation, with great weakness.

RESPIRATORY ORGANS. [60.]

• Tenacious mucus in the trachea.
• Hoarseness.
• Spasmodic cough, with little tickling in the larynx.
• Rapid respiration.

CHEST

• Pains in the chest, with sticking and dyspnœa.
• Pressure on the sternum, with feeling of emptiness in the chest.
• Stitches on the sternum.

NECK

• Painful tension and stiffness of cervical muscles, with an illusive sensation as if a weight were lying upon it.

EXTREMITIES

• Inclination to stretch the limbs.
• Tearing pains in the limbs.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES. [70.]

• Cramp drawing in the upper arm and tips of the fingers.
• Swelling and stiffness of the first joints of the fingers, with burning pain in the nails.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES

• Cramplike drawing in the feet and toes.

GENERALITIES

• Weakness as if he would die.
• Great weakness and prostration.
• Tremulous feeling in all the vessels.
• Tremulous feeling, especially in the upper extremities, with tendency to start, especially on exerting the mind.
• Feeling of emptiness in various parts of the body.
• Arthritic tearing in the bones.
• Most of the symptoms relieved by moving in the open air.

SKIN. [80.]

• Moist eruption on the septum of the nose; discharging a moisture, which drying, formed a light-brown scab; the skin was dirty white, elevated, with a red areola.
• Great sensitiveness of the skin, with redness and soreness, even from slight rubbing.
• Burning in the ulcers like bedsores on the left nates.
• Corrosive itching, provoking scratching.
• Itching of the upper lip, which provokes scratching.
• Itching moist spots on the upper part of the right ankle.

SLEEP

• Frequent yawning.
• Sleeplessness and restlessness at night.
• Lascivious dreams.

FEVER

• Sudden paroxysms of shivering. [90.]
• Heat, with full hard pulse.
• Great sensation of warmth in the scalp, with prickling.
• Heat of the cheeks, without redness.

CONDITIONS

• Aggravation.
• ( Liquids ), Empty eructations.
• ( Stooping ), Dulness of sinciput.
• Amelioration.
• ( Warmth of bed ), Tearing in teeth.
• ( Motion in open air ), Most symptoms.