Petiveria tetrandra, Gom. [So given by Mure; but it is probably identical with the Mexican and West Indian species, P. alliacea , Linn. The figure given by Mure corresponds to the latter plant; moreover, Mure states that the plant exhales a strong alliaceous odor.]

Natural order , Phytolaccaceæ.

Common names , (Brazilian), Pipi, Erva de Pipi, Raiz de Guiné.

Preparation , Trituration of the fresh root.

Authorities.

Mure, Pathogénésie Brésilienne.

1 , Dr. Moreira; 2 , Mlle. Norma; 3 , Mlle. Sylvia; 4 , Mlle. Celia; 5 , Mlle. Nina; 6 , M. Cyprien Huet.

MIND

Excessive gayety, 6.
The least thing excites inordinate mirth; she is inclined to sing, 5.
Merry and disposed to sing, 1.
Inclination to sing, 3.
Disposed to laugh and jest (first day), 2.
He laughs and sings all day, 6.
Sadness unto tears, with headache (second day), 4.
Sadness and tears; in her grief she remains seated, without motion or speech. All these head symptoms come on within an hour, early in the afternoon (second day), 4.
Sadness and inclination to weep; shortly after, involuntary weeping, in the morning (sixth day), 2. [10.]
Evanescent and confused ideas, 4.
Things occur to her for a moment, and then suddenly vanish from her recollection, 4.
Loss of memory, 4.

HEAD

Heaviness of the head, on waking (after eight hours), 1.
Numbness and compressive sensation as if the head were bound with a warm cloth, 4.
Feeling of fulness in the head, as if it would split, especially in the afternoon (third day), 1.
Feeling of fulness in the head (second day), 1.
Deepseated dull pain in the upper part of the brain, worse from contact, when talking and when sitting; relieved by walking and motion in general (first day); pain less severe (second day), 1.
Sensation as if hot water were dashed on the scalp, penetrating to the brain (second day), 1.
Feeling as if warm water were in the head, 4. [20.]
Just when lying down in bed, feeling as from a loud explosion in the head, the noise passing through the ears (third day), 3.
Headache, with a small and weak pulse; heat of the face, especially the right cheek, deeply felt, although the skin seems cool (first day), 2.
The headache becomes lighter and changes, and finally disappears (third day), 1.
Headache, on waking, 1, 2.
Headache, with weight on the eyes (second day), 4.
Forehead.
Painful weight on the forehead, worse when opening the eyes, with external heat of the head, at 2 P.M. (first day), 2.
Great heaviness in different parts of the forehead, when bending the head forward, at noon (sixth day), 3.
Severe lancinations at the upper part of the forehead, and within the head on the left side; lasting for a minute, at noon (second day), 6.
Deepseated pain, at times in the forehead, at times in the nape of the neck, 3.
Pain in the forehead, with compressive sensation in the brain, aggravated by walking, 2. [30.]
Pain and heat in the forehead, with pressure on the eyes, at 3 P.M. (second day), 4.
Boring pain at the top of the forehead (second day), 6.
Temples.
Lancinating pain in the right temple, shifting suddenly to the left, and thence to the vertex, where there is a burning sensation (second day), 4.
Stabbing sensation in the right temple, at 3 P.M. (first day), 2.
Pressive pain in the temples, 2.
Benumbing and deepseated pressive pain on both temples, with dull pain in the vertex (second day), 3.
Dull pain, with beating in the left temple (third day), 2.
Sensation as if a finger were pressed on the right temple, with great sensitiveness to contact, at noon (second day), 4.
Vertex.
Weight at the vertex, which seems to press on the brain, with heaviness of the eyelids, and difficulty in opening them, without sleep, 1.
Pain at the vertex, as if from a blow; dull pain on the left side of the top of the head, worse when turning the head, or walking, at 11 A.M. (second day), 3.
Parietal and External. [40.]
Pain in the upper part of the left parietal bone, as if the skull would split (first day), 6.
Dull pain at a spot on the scalp, with pressure on the right side of the occiput, 6.

EYE

Eyes half closed, swollen externally, surrounded by blue rings, especially next to the nose, for three days, 2.
Rapid inflammation of the left eye, while at dinner, so that she had to leave the table; it continues three days, 3.
Heaviness of the eyes, and prostration as from sleepiness, although she is not actually sleepy, 3.
Great sensitiveness of the eyes to daylight, 3.
Weight on the eyelids, compelling her to close the eyes; on doing so, she sees a variety of figures (sixth day), 2.
Pains in the eyes, as if the balls were pushed out of their sockets by some foreign body, 4.
Dull pain as from a blow on the right eye, relieved by pressure, at noon (second day), 6.
Bruised pain in the outer parts of the orbits, 6. [50.]
Boring pains in the right upper eyelid (first day), 6.
Painful burning at the margin of the eyelids, worse on closing them, 1.
Lachrymation, with sensation of sand in the eyes, 5.
Redness of the conjunctiva, especially near the left inner canthus, 3.
Sight weaker and dimmer than usual, 1.
Dim sight after dinner (second day), 1.
The flame of a candle looks yellow, and surrounded by a yellow halo, 3.

EAR

Attack of deafness in the right ear, as if it was stopped up, 6.

NOSE

Coryza (third to fifth day), 3.
Frequent sneezing, in the afternoon (fifth day), 3. [60.]
The veins of the nose are swollen and bluish, 2.
Redness of the wing of the nose and left cheek (third day), 3.
Nose slightly inflamed and shining, 4.
Dull pain over the root of the nose, in the evening (first day), 4.
Dull pain at the root of the nose, in the evening, 4.
Pain in the left wing of the nose, spreading to the opposite side; followed by congestion over the bridge of the nose, at noon (second day), 4.
Slight pain within the nose, 6.

FACE

Redness of the left cheek, 3.
Bruised pain in the zygomatic processes, 6.
Sensation as if a needle were stuck into the upper lip, from within outwards; on rising, in the morning (eleventh day), 4.

MOUTH. [70.]

Toothache, 4.
Burning tongue, as if scalded, on rising, in the morning (second day), 4.
Sensation in the mouth and throat, as after eating acid and resinous fruit, in the morning (second day), 1.
Dry mouth, 4.
Flow of watery and cold saliva, depositing a kind of ashy sediment, and whitish granules, which taste and smell like bile, but are not bitter; when rising, in the morning, 4.

THROAT

Sensation in the throat, as after eating something astringent, 1, 6.
Pain in the throat, with difficulty in swallowing saliva, 3.

STOMACH

Sharp lancinations in the epigastrium, from within outwards, in the evening (fifth day), 3.
Lancinations in the stomach, after dinner (seventh day), 3.
Acute and seated pain in the whole stomach, when getting up, 2. [80.]
Stomachache, with sensation of internal coldness, 2.

ABDOMEN

Long, blue horizontal spots, on the right hypochondrium, 6.
Lancination in the hypochondria, 6.
Sharp and lancinating pain which goes through the spleen from below upwards (second day), 4.
Borborygmi, in the morning, in bed (second day), 6.
Dull pain in the bowels and hypogastrium (second day), 1.
Frequently repeated slight acute and circumscribed pains in the groins, 6.
Slight colic in the descending colon, 4.

STOOL

Diarrhœa of dark mucus, mixed with fecal matter, in separate hard pieces (third day), 6.
Constipation, for three days, 1.

URINARY ORGANS. [90.]

Micturition every five minutes, from 11 A.M. until evening, with heat in the urethra (second day); three or four times an hour, without pain (third day), 4.
Copious urination, in the morning, 1.
Urine more profuse and lighter-colored, 5.
Light-colored and copious urine (second and third days), 6.
Light-colored, watery urine, without smell or sediment (third day), 1.
Pale urine (after three days), 4.

RESPIRATORY ORGANS

The voice seems to come from afar, 4.
The voice becomes hoarse, from coughing, 1.
Suffocation, with cold feet, which obliges her to remain in bed, in the evening (sixth day), 2.
Offensive breath, 1.

CHEST. [100.]

Deepseated, dull pain in the chest beneath the sternum, when moving the neck, at noon (second day), 4.
Slight pain at the sternum, when bending the head forward, 1.
Violent lancinations under the right breast, at each inspiration, 1.

HEART

Contraction and throbbing in the region of the heart, in the evening (fourth day), 4.

BACK

Strained feeling in the spine, on lying down, in the evening, as from lifting a heavy weight; it is aggravated by sitting upright, or bending backwards, and disappears on bending forwards (first and second days), 3.

EXTREMITIES

Numbness, which is felt three different times, in the upper and lower limbs, after rising from bed (second day), 6.
Paralytic numbness of the arms and legs, in the morning (fifth day), 3.
Painful numbness of the outer part of the arms and legs, 3.
Numbness of the arms and legs, with deepseated pain, sometimes in the forehead, sometimes in the nape of the neck, and aversion to movement, in the morning (fifth day), 3.
Weariness of the arms and legs, with numbness, as after a long march, in the morning (fourth day), 3. [110.]
Heaviness and numbness of the extremities, in the evening (first day), 6.
Heaviness and weariness of the limbs, in the morning (sixth day), 2.
Bruised pains in the arms and legs (sixth day), 2.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES

Twisting sensation in the shoulder-joint, when stooping (third day), 4.
Pricking on the right shoulder, followed by inflammatory redness for a quarter of an hour, 3.
Pain at the outer part of the left arm, with a large red inflamed spot like erysipelas, 3.
Numbness of the right arm, 5.
Weariness and numbness of the left arm, with pain in the elbow-joint (first day), 1.
Dull pain and numbness, such as is felt on touching the brachial nerve, where it passes over the inner condyle of the humerus; aggravated by contact, at noon (first day), 6.
Pains, like the stings of ants, in the muscles of the upper and inner portion of the elbow, 2. [120.]
Pain in the elbow-joint, extending to the wrist, 4.
Redness and intense inflammation of the outer portion of the left forearm, at 11 A.M. (second day), 3.
Numbness at the posterior and internal portion of the forearm, 4.
Bruised feeling in the muscles of the right forearm, at the inner side, between the radius and the ulna, in the morning (first day), 6.
Paralyzed sensation in the forearms and finger-joints; the fingers feel numb, in the evening (third day), 4.
Sharp pain, with sensation of painful roughness in the forearm, in the evening (first day), 4.
Burning pain in the left radius, with bruised sensation when touched (third day), 3.
Pain in the external middle part of the right forearm, as if pierced with thorns; similar pain, less acute, in the left arm, 6.
Pain, as from a blow, in the forepart of the tibia, 4.
Bruised pain in the forearm, 6. [130.]
Internal sharp pain in the right wrist-joint, which appears more severe externally; a similar pain, but less intense, in the left wrist, 4.
Numbness at the wrist, in the course of the cubital nerve, with sensitiveness to contact, in the evening (second day), 3.
Pain in the right hand, converging from the circumference to the centre, 4.
Slight crampy pain in the tendons of the palms of the hands, and in the forepart of the wrist. Similar pain in the tendons of the ring fingers (sixth day); crampy pains in the hands renewed (ninth day); slight cramps (twelfth day), 4.
Crampy pain in the muscles of the right hand, especially at the thumb, in the morning (first day), 6.
Violent crampy pain in the muscles of the palm of the right hand, for five minutes, 6.
Numbness of the finger tips, especially the ring finger, 1.
Numbness of the right fingers, for several hours, in the afternoon (first day), 6.
Sudden pain in the left little finger, running all along the forearm, becoming seated in the elbow-joint, and increasing gradually, with a feeling of constriction, in the morning (second day), 4.
Pains in the last fingers of the right hand, as if struck by a mallet, at noon (second day), 4. [140.]
Cramp in the right little finger (tenth day), 4.
Crampy pain in the left little finger, 6.
Lancination and heat, as from a whitlow, at the tip of the right thumb, extending to the first joint, 6.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES

Sensation in the middle of the right thigh, as from the bite of an ant, with itching and heat after scratching, 1.
Sudden numbness of the knees, with dull pain in the tibia, at noon (first day), 3.
Dull pain in the knee-joint and bend of the knee, especially on the first day, 6.
Numbness of the legs, with aversion to movement, 2.
Numbness and slight itching in the right leg down to the foot, at noon (second day), 6.
Numbness from the knees to the soles of the feet, where it became seated, at noon (first day), 4.
Weakness and numbness of the legs, especially when rising, in the afternoon (first day), 4. [150.]
Weakness in the legs, so that the knees give way, in the afternoon (second day), 4.
Weakness in the legs and knees, when stooping, 4.
Cramp in the calves, during the night (second day), 1.
Bruised pain in the calf, aggravated by contact, 4.
On getting out of bed, in the morning, numbness and itching of the right foot (first day), 6.
Acute lancinating pain in the metatarsal bone of the left little toe, 3.
Pricking pain in the left little toe; a few moments after, the toe seems to turn under, in the forenoon (eighth day), 3.

GENERALITIES

Rigor all over, when lying down, 2.
General prostration, with disposition to lie down, but no sleep, at 9 A.M. (third day), 3.
Attacks of general weakness, every morning, after rising from bed, 6. [160.]
Prostration as from drowsiness, but without inclination to sleep, 4.
General prostration, as from sleepiness, 4.
Aversion to movement; she wants to keep quiet, 3.
When walking, it seems as if she did not touch the ground, and would fall, 4.
The body seems insensible when lying down, and she feels as if in a swoon, 4.

SKIN

Two small dark-yellow spots on the neck, 2.
Dulness of the sentient faculty when lying down, as if the body were numb, 4.
Sensation of a pustule on the cheek, as large as a pea, with tension of the skin; for some seconds. Violent itching at the same place, 6.
Sensation under the left lower eyelid, as if stung by ants, 4.
Lancinations all over, like the biting of ants, followed by itching on the back part of the forearm, in the morning (second day), 3. [170.]
Lancinations all over, as if from needles, followed by itching from the elbow to the hands, with small blue spots on the arm, back, and feet (second day), 3.
Lancinations and itching in the inner and upper part of the forearm, in the morning (second day), 4.
Violent itching in the hypothenar eminence of the left hand, followed by an inflammatory swelling, in the evening (third day), 3.
Intense and sudden itching on the bridge of the nose, 6.
Itching in the palm of the left hand, 6.
Itching of the last two fingers, 6.

SLEEP

Drowsy all day, with frequent yawning, without any desire to lie down, 5.
Drowsy after dinner, without going quite to sleep (second day), 1.
Drowsiness all day, with frequent yawning, but no inclination to lie down, 1, 2, 3, 4.
Sleepiness after breakfast, with yawning (first day), 1, 2. [180.]
Sleepiness after dinner (second day), 2.
Sleep regular and more prolonged than usual, for three days, 5.
Regular and even deep sleep, longer than usual, for the first three days, 1, 3.
Sleeps longer in the morning (first day), 1, 2.
Sound sleep, commencing early, and lasting longer than usual, for three days, 4.
Deep sleep, at 10 A.M. (first day), 3.
Deep sleep (second day), 3.
Regular, prolonged, and deep sleep, the first three days, 2.
Deep sleep, beginning earlier and lasting longer than usual for four days, 6.
Wakes at 4 A.M., and falls asleep again a quarter of an hour afterwards, 3. [190.]
Quite sleep, in spite of disturbing dreams, which she forgets on waking (second day), 4.
No sleep in bed, 3.
Light and broken sleep after breakfast, at 9 A.M. (first day), 3.
Dreams about corpses, from which she starts up all in a cold sweat, 4.
Sad dreams about sickness in her family (fifth day), 2.
Sad dreams, which she does not recollect, 3.
Insignificant or unpleasant dreams, scarcely recollected on awaking, 1.
Unpleasant dream which she does not recollect on waking, 3.
Unpleasant dreams, not remembered on waking, 4.
Dreams about quarrelling, which she does not recollect on waking, 2. [200.]
Dreams about bullying and fierce quarrels (second day), 6.
Dreams, which are entirely forgotten, 5.

FEVER

Horripilation all over, with sweat; his hair stands on end, at 9 A.M. (second day), 1.
Excessive coldness of the hands and feet, piercing to the bones (seventh day), 3.
Cold feet, in bed, in the morning, 2.
Cold feeling in the interior of the bones, at noon (fourth day), 3.
Febrile heat, with pale face and cold hands, in the evening (sixth day), 2.
Dry heat all over, especially in the palms of the hands, 6.
Superficial heat all over, as from exposure to the sun, although the feet are cold, 3.
Redness and heat of the left ear, for some minutes (third day), 2. [210.]
Sensation of heat in the face, although the skin feels cold, 4.
Heat in the loins (second day), 6.
Heat in the skin of the arms, as if slightly burnt, after passing the hand over it, 4.
Dry heat in the palms of the hands, for several days, 6.
Profuse cold sweat and coldness all over, with horripilation after the first sleep (sixth day), 2.
Profuse cold sweat after the first sleep, 3.
Sweat in the palms of the hands, in the evening (second day), 4.

CONDITIONS

Aggravation.
( Morning ), Sadness and weeping; on rising, sensation as if needle were stuck in upper lip; burning tongue; sensation in mouth and throat, as after eating some resinous fruit; on rising, flow of watery saliva; lancinations in epigastrium; in bed, borborygmus; copious micturition; paralytic numbness of arms and legs; numbness of arms and legs, with pain in forehead; weariness of arms and legs, with numbness; heaviness and numbness of extremities; bruised feeling in muscles of right forearm; pains in muscles of right hand; pain in left little finger; on getting out of bed, numbness and itching of right foot; after rising from bed, general weakness; lancinations all over, followed by itching on forearm; lancinations and itching on upper part of forearm; long sleep; 4 A.M., wakes and falls asleep after a quarter of an hour; in bed, cold feet.
( Forenoon ), 11 A.M., pain at vertex and pain in left side of top of head; 11 A.M. till evening, micturition every five minutes; 11 A.M., redness and inflammation of outer portion of right forearm; pricking pain in left little toe; 9 A.M., prostration; 10 A.M., deep sleep; 9 A.M., after breakfast, light and broken sleep.
( Noon ), When bending head forward, heaviness in forehead; lancinations in forehead; sensation as if a finger were pressed in right temple; pain in right eye; pain in left wing of nose; when moving neck, pain in chest beneath sternum; pain and numbness at elbow; pain in last finger of right hand; numbness of knee and dull pain in tibia; numbness and itching in right leg; numbness from knees to soles of feet, where it becomes seated; cold feeling in interior of bones.
( Afternoon ), Head symptoms; feeling of fulness in head; 2 P.M., on opening eyes, weight in forehead; 3 P.M., pain and heat in forehead, with pressure in eyes; stabbing sensation in right temple; sneezing; numbness of right fingers; when rising, weakness and numbness of legs.
( Evening ), Pain at root of nose, pain over root of nose; suffocation, with cold feet; contraction and throbbing in region of heart; on lying down, sprained feeling in spine; paralyzed sensation in forearms and finger-joints; sharp pain in forearm; numbness at wrist; itching in left hand; febrile heat, with cold face and hands.
( Night ), Cramp in calves.
( Bending head forward ), Pain at sternum.
( Bending backward ), Sprained feeling in spine.
( After breakfast ), Sleepiness, with yawning.
( Contact ), Pain and numbness at elbow; pain in calves.
( Closing eyelids ), Burning at margin.
( While at dinner ), Inflammation of left eye.
( After dinner ), Dim sight; lancinations in the stomach; drowsiness; sleepiness.
( When getting up ), Pain in stomach.
( Inspiration ), Lancinations under right breast.
( On lying down in bed ), Feeling as from loud explosion in head.
( When lying down ), Rigor; body seems insensible.
( Passing hand over arms ), Heat in skin.
( After rising from bed ), Numbness in upper and lower limbs.
( Sitting upright ), Sprained feeling in spine.
( When stooping ), Twisting sensation in shoulder-joint; weakness and numbness of legs.
( When talking and sitting ), Pain in upper part of brain.
( Turning bed ), Pain in vertex.
( Walking ), Pain in forehead; pain in vertex.
( On waking ), Heaviness of head; headache.
Amelioration.
( Bending forward ), Sprained feeling in spine.
( Motion ), Pain in upper part of brain.
( Pressure ), Pain in right eye.

Petiveria