Hedeoma

pulegioides. American Pennyroyal (the British "Pennyroyal" is Mentha pulegium, also a Labiate). N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant.

Clinical

Amenorrhœa / Dysmenorrhœa / Leucorrhœa

Characteristics

Both the American and the British "Pennyroyals" have a popular reputation as "female regulators," which is by no means undeserved. Homœopaths have verified the relation of the drug to uterine ailments, and an observation by Dr. Toothaker of a case of poisoning affords valuable ground for homœopathic prescribing. Bearing-down pains were most marked, < by any movement, and accompanied by almost paralytic weakness of the legs. Nervous symptoms were very prominent, jerkings and twitchings. Weak, faint, > lying down; inability to sit up. Pains in abdomen < after eating or drinking. < By touch and pressure.

Relations

Compare: Mentha pulegium, Sep., Sabi., Lil. t. Veratrum antidoted some of its effects.

2. Head

Dull, heavy feeling in head in morning, not continued through day. Sore pain in l. temporal ridge, as of a cut or wound, lasting about six weeks.

9. Throat

Sensation of something rising in throat, or as if her breast were coming up into her mouth. Great difficulty in swallowing, it nearly took her breath away.

11. Stomach

Nausea, a rising-up sensation from stomach, producing occasional retching. Excessive retching, nausea and straining.

12. Abdomen

Abdomen very sore and sensitive to touch and pressure.

13. Stool and Anus

Obstinate constipation; painful evacuations every four or five days.

14. Urinary Organs

Frequent urgent desire to pass water; passes very little; cutting, burning pains with tenesmus of sphincter urinarius.

16. Female Sexual Organs

Excessive bearing-down pains with pressure outward towards vulva, from whole lower abdomen, accompanied by almost unendurable pains in back, drawing down from upper sacral spine, extending also to epigastrium and stomach; like veritable labour-pains; returning with regular periodicity if she remained at rest; greatly < by the least movement; she lay on the floor on a small mattress, and could not be removed, on account of the aggravation, until the following day; < by the least food or drink. Leucorrhœa with itching and burning (commenced sixth day and lasted some weeks).

17. Respiratory Organs

Shortness of breath as if from an asthmatic attack. Frequent, periodical dyspnœa with oppression of thorax.

20. Back

Unendurable pains in back, esp. in sacral spine near the upper vertebræ, dragging down from that point to uterus. Excessive pains in back and head.

21. Limbs

Semi-paralysis of limbs; could not stand or move, or bear the pain of movement. Pain and coldness of limbs, esp. of feet.

24. Generalities

Affected all her nerves; nervous twitchings and jerkings in all the fibres of the body, sensible in the pulse or wherever the observer's fingers touched the flesh. Semi-paralysis. Prostration following retching. General soreness.