Mentha Pulegium

Pennyroyal (English). N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of plant.

Clinical

Headache / Salivation, nocturnal

Characteristics

Pennyroyal is a common domestic remedy for menstrual disorders. Berridge's provings with the 40th were all made on men, so its properties in the female sexual sphere remain untested. Berridge's proving brought out an affinity for the right side of the head, right eye, and left kidney, shoulder and hand. The symptoms were all < when thinking of them.

Relations

Compare: Hedeom. puleg., Menth. pip. In < by thinking of symptoms, Pip. methys., Oxal. ac.

2, 3. Head and Eyes. . Aching in bones of forehead and sides of head; < r. after sunset. Headache: r. lower forehead, forcing tears from r. eye; r. temple with pressing behind eyes, first r. then both, < towards evening and in night. Empty feeling in r. side of head. Itching all round base of skull and roots of hair.

8. Mouth

Flow of saliva from l. (side lain on) corner of mouth in night, waking him.

9. Throat

Stitches down l. Eustachian tube into l. side of throat, > pressing under l. ear.

12. Abdomen

Stitches in r. hypochondrium, sometimes in middle of sternal region. Severe cutting stitches in l. groin and side while sitting.

16. Female Sexual Organs

Menth. Pu. is a popular ecbolic, and acts painlessly and without much irritation or forcing down. It often causes faintness (Cooper).

18. Chest

Woke on r. side, and as soon as he had turned to l. sharp cutting pain in r. chest for two minutes.

20. Back

Bruised, stiff feeling in small spot, upper part of r. scapula; with aching and empty feeling r. side of head. Sharp cutting in region of l. kidney, shooting up l. side to l. chest; > getting up.

21. Limbs

Aching pain in bones of legs and arms, chiefly r., > by night's rest.

22. Upper Limbs

Two sudden successive jerks upward of l. shoulder and upper arm while lying on l. side. Unable to hold a jug with l. hand when pouring out water, hand trembles.

24. Generalities

Jerk of whole body directly after waking. Rheumatic pains flying about, chiefly r. side. Sensation as of blood circulating quicker than usual.

26. Sleep

Veins swollen at night; troublesome dreams.

27. Fever

General creeping chilliness over back and half-way down front of l. thigh.