Ranunculus Acris
By Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Ranunculus acris, Linn.
Natural order , Ranunculaceæ.
Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant.
Authorities.
1 , Krebs, Frank's Mag., 3, 312, Heidelb. Annals, 1835, a woman, seventy years old, applied a handful of the herb to her limbs; 2 , Franz, Archiv. f. Hom., 7, 3, 218; 3 , Lembke, N. Zeit. f. Hom. Klin., 12, 26, took an infusion of the herb twice first and second days, three times third day; 3 a , same, proving repeated, doses on first, second, fourth, and sixth days.
MIND
- Anxiety, 1.
HEAD
FACE
- Red face, 1.
- Violent tearing in the right cheek, towards the temples, in the evening (first day), 3a.
THROAT
- A continuous scraping taste in the throat (shortly after first dose); this sensation lasted longer when larger doses were taken, 3.
STOMACH
- Frequent eructations of tasteless flatus (after second dose, second day), 3a.
- Some nausea (after second dose, second day); nausea, with much saliva in the mouth (after third dose, second day); slight nausea (fourth day), 3a.
STOOL
- 5 P.M., copious fluid stool without pain, and again at 7 P.M. (first day), 3a. [10.]
- Two loose stools, in the morning (third day), 3.
URINARY ORGANS
- During the night frequent micturition (fourth night); this had not occurred during the previous nights, although no change had been made in my mode of living; no micturition (fifth night), 3.
- In the night micturated three times; urine normal (second night), 3a.
CHEST
- Tearing in the muscles on the right side of the chest, below the nipple, increased during inspiration (after second dose, second day); similar pain in right side of chest (third day), 3a.
PULSE
- Small rapid pulse, 1.
BACK
- Pain several times in the lumbar muscles, in bending and turning the body, and in the joints already mentioned (fourth day); the same pains were felt in the morning, and several times during the day, whether in sitting or in motion (fifth day), 3a.*
EXTREMITIES
- Soreness of the joints, 2.
- Boring and drawing pains in the right tibia and in the elbow (after second dose, second day), 3a.
- Violent pressing pains in the joints of the elbow, ankle, and knee when sitting; motion appeared to relieve them (after third dose, second day), 3a.
- Tearing in the wrist and ankle-joints, in the thumb, in walking and resting (first day), 3a. [20.]
- Tearing in the joints of the wrist, ankle, and shoulder, in the forehead, and in the muscles of the right side of the chest (sixth day), 3a.
- Tearing in the ship, shoulder, and ankle-joints (fourth day), 3a.
- Wandering pains in the limbs, in the joints of the hands, knees, feet, and toes (second and third days), 3.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES
- Several times, on walking, felt a heaviness and weakness in the legs (third day); also when in bed, in the morning (fourth day), 3.
- Tearing in the front of the tibiæ and in the temples (third day), 3a.
- Drawing pains in the ankle-joints (after second dose, second day), 3a.
- Tearing in the left ankle-joint (after first dose, second day), 3a.
- Frequent tearing in the left ankle-joint in walking, and also when at rest (fourth day), 3.
GENERALITIES
- Patient tremulous, with faintness, on rising, anxiety, restlessness, small rapid pulse and red face, 1.
- Awoke at night with the most violent pains, 1.
SKIN. [30.]
- Obstinate ulcers, 2.
- The skin of the right cheek has a peculiar feeling, as thought it were here and there touched with a cold thin body; this lasted some time, and then a similar sensation was felt in the skin of the left cheek (after third dose, second day), 3a.
FEVER
- Violent erethistic fever, with intolerable pains in the legs and feet, which were burned as far as the knee; the skin hot, red, very painful, and in places blistered (second day); the next day several spots became gangrenous, 1.
- Intolerable heat and faintness, 2.
- Head hot and heavy (after second dose, second day), 3a.
- Heat in the head (third day), 3.
- Skin somewhat moist, in the morning (third day), 3a.
- Forehead damp (after second dose, second day), 3a.