Calendula officinalis

Volume IV — Supplement

CALENDULA. Calendula ofcinalis, L. Marigold. Nat, Ord., Comperita.

I, Provings.—1. FRanz. (No information as to doses or repetitions.)

Great irritability, he is easily frightened, hearing is very acute ; fretful, sleepy, dreamy. Confusion of head, as after a night’s debauch, in m. heaviness of head as after a long illness ; dull sensation, especially in upper occiput; aching in forehead, with sense of heat there, after eating ; dull pressive sensation in occiput, Dryness and biting in margin of lids, as from smoke ; white of eye inflamed, with pressive headache, now in forehead, now in temples, when lying down,

not when sitting or standing, Drawing tensive pain in glands before 1, ramus of lower jaw, on moving head, Bitter taste of mucus in throat, before eating,—food, however, tastes natural; rheumatic drawing pain in r, throat, increased on bending neck to r. side, and on raising r. arm, extending to shoulder (m. of 2nd d.); on 2nd d, the submaxillary glands are painful to touch, as if swollen, and at times cause a tensive pain, which, especially on swallowing, becomes a pressure in the throat; on’ 4th d, they are actually swollen, as if suppurating, and axillary glands also are tender. Hiccup after smoking ; attacks of nausea at times ; boring-digging

in deep in region of navel when walking ; dull coarse stitches in middle of r. abdomen, on moving, they go away during rest. M. stool preceded by griping and anxiety in abdomen, and accompanied by a chill ; frequent micturition, urine as pale as ‘water, is very hot and burning. Very deep inspiration, with heat in chest and face ; pressivedrawing pain in |. chest, and on sternum, with stitches in r. chest (2nd 4.) pressure and oppression in 1. chest, e, in bed ; drawing pressure in I. chest, when standing, during inspiration ; pressive drawing pain between shoulder-blades ; pressive pain beneath angle of r. scapula, with sensation as if everything were suppurating and bruised. Drawing-pressive tension in wrists and ankles, during rest ; pains in knees, while sitting, in outer side, as if bruised ; burning-tearing pain in upper calf, and drawing-pinching pain at inner border of sole, when sitting. Very restless at n., he gets rest in no position, continually wakes, is obliged to urinate frequently, and drinks much. A wound becomes inflamed, sore, and painful as if it would suppurate ; eruption of small vesicles, in 1, corner of lower lip. Chilly the whole m., and very sensitive to air (and d.) ; he feels shivery, and has a kind of gooseflesh, while skin seems warm to touch; shivering in back, with pressure in last true ribs of 1. side, with movements in epigastric region and abdomen as if he would faint ; chilliness in hands and feet all forenoon, without thirst, together with drawing-pressive rheumatic pains through whole body, ribs aching as if squeezed together and bruised, some time after eating (m. of 2nd d,) ; during chill, anxious, morose, solicitous, and at times tearings in urethra; great heat all forenoon, with much sweat, he feels qualmish in chest, axille are very hot 5 heat p.m. with creeping chills and great thirst,—drinking, however, causes every time shivering and a shaking chill ; great heat, e. in bed, followed by sweat, feet especially burn and sweat on one occasion, heat abated after 5 p.m., without shivering even in open air, head feels freer, breathing easier, and voice stronger and deeper,—on another heat continued unabated after this h., but cold drinks caused shivering 5 flushes in forehead, e. (after 8 h.) ; sense of heat in face after cating, and of hands and feet,—an h. later, thirst ; towards e., feeling of heat in the otherwise cold hands and whole body, with creeping chills, without thirst and indeed with almost dread of drinking, while sitting (ater ghh.). (Archiv, xvii, 3, 169.)

1. Dr. Prick took a tablespoonful of the tinct. Immediately, sensation as if lips were swollen, from lips it spread to sides of nose, and increased rapidly in intensity, After x h., lids were much swollen

and pupils dilated ; great effort had to be made to inflate lower lobes of lungs, and it could only be done sitting up ; speech was hardly recognisable ;' pulse irregular and diminishing rapidly ; tired weary feeling in lower extremities ; hands and feet cold. (Amer. Obs., vi, 27.)

IIL Peisonings—t. A mother bathed her nipples with C. from commencement of nursing, The baby, who was perfectly healthy when born, 9 d, after was noticed to be constipated and to suffer from wind, Next d. there was decided yellow tint of skin ; urine was dark and offensive, and stools yellow (‘of colour of marigold””). On 11th 4. there was screaming, twitching of hands and face, pain after nursing, stool was curdled. 12th d.—At 11 am., immediately after nursing, was convulsed ; eyes were fixed during convulsion but rolled about afterwards ; dark round mouth; vomited milk with slime, Strains, but passes no stool ; extremely nervous ; starts at noises 5 fretful ; hungry after nursing. Ethusa was given. Much better in e., and slept well. 13th d.—Has only been alittle sick once. One brownish reddish yellow stool. No screaming, very little crying. Continue zthusa, From this d. the Calendula was left off. In e. vomited once after nursing, curdled milk with sticky mucus. 14th d.—No stool, less wind ; urine better; hiccup. Nux vom. 15th d.—Two yellow motions, much straining. Violent hiccup after nursing or vomiting, which was of milk and thick mucus. China, 18th d.—Diarrhoea in n., large frothy yellow stools, excoriating ; much wind, 22nd d.— Gasps in sleep, Keeps mouth open, moving head up and down (backwards and forwards) ; breathes rapidly at times ; starts in sleep but no longer at noises. Chelidonium, Save for these symptoms condition had improved pretty steadily since 15th d.; jaundiced hue varying. A cold in head now supervened, with thick green discharge ; and |. eye, which had discharged a little on 2and & ‘on ist d. showed a thickening of conjunctiva like a redundant fold, which did not entirely disappear for 2 weeks afterwards. The peculiar stools continued for some weeks. Urine varied in character, but as late as 50d. from birth it was strong-smelling and stained deeply. Senna seemed finally to set

it right. (Lanne, Flom, World, Aug, 1891) Y |