Lonicera

by Timothy F. AllenThe Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Lonicera Xylosteum, Linn.

Natural order , Caprifoliaceæ.

Common names , Fly-woodbine; (G.), Heckenkirsche, Teufels-kirsche, etc.; (Fr.), La chèvre-feuille des haies.

Preparation , Triturations of the berries.

Authorities.

1 , Jahn. Kasp. Woch., 1834 (Frank's Mag., 1, 247), poisoning of three children by the berries; 2 , Blattmann, Schw. Zeit., 1841 (Fr. Mag., 3, 551) a child poisoned by the berries; 3 , same, effects in an apothecary from evaporating an infusion; 4 , Duval, Bib. Hom., 5, p. 386, two cases of poisoning by the berries; 5 , Buzorini, Med. Corr. Bl. Wurt., 1850. poisoning of a boy by the berries.

MIND

  • Stupefaction, 1.
  • Coma, 4.

HEAD

  • Great congestion of the head and chest, 2.

EYE

  • Conjunctiva red, 2.
  • Pupils dilated, 2.
  • Contraction of one pupil and dilatation of the other, 4.
  • Such weakness of vision that for half an hour everything seemed foggy and indistinct, 3.
  • Photophobia, 2.

FACE

  • Red face, 2. [10.]
  • Pale face, 2.
  • Lips dry, 2.

MOUTH

  • Tongue moist, coated with mucus, 2.

STOMACH

  • Excessive thirst, 1.
  • Vomiting, 4, 5.
  • Vomiting and purging, 2.
  • Profuse vomiting and purging, 1.

ABDOMEN

  • Abdomen retracted, especially in the umbilical region; soft, 2.
  • Violent colic, 1.

STOOL

  • Bloody stools, 1.

RESPIRATORY ORGANS. [20.]

  • Respiration rapid and deep, 2.

HEART AND PULSE

  • Violent impulse of the heart, 2.
  • Slowness of the pulse, 4.
  • Pulse small soft, irregular, 2.

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL

  • Frequent jerking of the limbs, 2.

GENERAL SYMPTOMS

  • Seemed to neither hear nor see; was unable to make an answer, 5.
  • Trembling and jerking of the whole body, 1.
  • Violent convulsions, 1.
  • When raised from the bed the limbs and head fell over as it paralyzed, 5.

SLEEP

  • Sleepiness, 2. [30.]
  • Constant deep sleep with half-open eyes, 2.
  • Lay with half-open eyes, red face, in a soporous condition, 5.

FEVER

  • Extremities cold, 2.
  • Fever, 1.
  • Profuse cold perspiration, 1.

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