Viola Tricolor

by Timothy F. AllenThe Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Viola tricolor, Linn. (Jacea).

Natural order , Violaceæ.

Common names , Pansy, Heartsease.

Authorities. (Gross, Archiv für Hom., vol. vii, Part 2, p. 173).

1 , Hahnemann; 2 , Franz; 3 , Gutmann; 4 , Langhammer; 5 , Wislicenus; 6 , Haase, Dissert. de Viola tri., Erlangen, 1782; 7 , Hufeland's Journ., vol. ii, Part 4, pp. 128, 129, 137; 8 , Schlegel, Material., 1803; 9 , Althof in Murray, App. Mat. Med., p. 703. [Not found; reference seems to be wrong. -T. F. A.]

MIND

  • Special joyous mood; he was less ill-humored, and could not be easily discomposed (curative action), 4.
  • Sad about his domestic relations, 3.
  • Morose mood all day, great sensitiveness and little desire to talk, 4.
  • Introspective, discouraged, discontented with his own work (after twenty-six hours), 3.
  • Introspective, discontented with himself, distrustful of himself, especially of his future (after ten hours), 3.
  • Ill-humored all day, in the evening jolly and inclined to talk, 4.
  • Ill-humored, quiet, indifferent (after fifty hours), 3.
  • Ill-humored all day, very much inclined to quarrel, and being out of humor with himself, 4.
  • Hasty in all his actions, as if impelled by an internal anxiety, yet with a feeling of great weakness and prostration, 2. [10.]
  • Fretful and weeping mood, 1.
  • Disobedience, 1.
  • Disinclination for mental work (after fifty-two hours), 3.
  • Not inclined to work, at least to earnest work, 3.
  • Dulness of mind and disinclination to talk, which was almost impossible, in the afternoon and evening, 3.

HEAD

  • Confusion of the whole head and dulness (after thirty-one hours), 3.
  • Dizzy and reeling, when walking, 3.
  • Heaviness of the head with pressure towards the forehead, 3.
  • Heaviness in the head as if a weight were lying upon it and pressing it forward; on stooping the head left easier, on rising up it was more severe (after twelve hours), 3.
  • Heaviness of the head with pressure towards the forehead, 3. [20.]
  • Dull pain in the head and pressure in the forehead (after two hours), 3.
  • Headache extending from the root of the nose into the brain, disappearing in the open air, 1.
  • Pressing and tearing headache, with heat of the face, and thirst, 2.
  • Pressing headache over the whole brain equally, 3.
  • Pressing pain in the brain, extending outward through the forehead, 3.
  • Forehead.
  • Pressure in the forehead and dulness in the whole head; while walking the whole brain shakes, with heaviness, as if a stone were lying upon it, which extended forward into the head (after eleven hours), 3.
  • Pressing headache above the right eye, disappearing on pressing upon it, 2.
  • Pressure in the frontal bones with dulness of the whole head (after two hours and a quarter), 3.
  • Wavelike pressure in the forehead, 3.
  • Tensive drawing externally in the left side of the forehead, extending down into the left cervical muscles (after one hour and a half), 3. [30.]
  • Tingling in the forehead, while sitting still, 2.
  • Burning stitch in the forehead, as if externally in the bone, 3.
  • Temples.
  • Pressure outward at both temples (after three-quarters of an hour), 3.
  • Pressing pain in the temple near left eye (after eight hours and a half), 3.
  • Dull tearing stitch externally in the left temple (after fifty-two hours), 3.
  • Vertex and Parietals.
  • Burning-pressing pain on the right side of the vertex, while sitting, 3.
  • Pain as if bruised, on the side of the parietal bone, only when touched (after twenty-four hours), 5.
  • Pressure outward at the right side of the head, 3.
  • Occiput.
  • Tensive sticking in the muscles of the right side of the occiput during rest, persistent on bending and turning the head, 3.
  • Headache, sticking in the left side of the occiput, lasting day and night, 1.
  • External Head. [40.]
  • Burning in the scalp above the forehead (after seven hours and a half), 3.
  • Burning in the skin of the temple by the right eye (after thirty-eight hours), 3.

EYE

  • Biting sensation in the left eye as if perspiration were in it (after ten hours), 3.
  • Itching-cutting stitches, from within outward, in the right eye (after four hours and a half). 3.
  • Lids.
  • Falling of the lids, with sleepiness, in the afternoon, 3.
  • Hardened matter in the canthi (after three hours), 4.
  • Pressing together of the eyelids, the eyes close and seem difficult to open (after eleven hours and a half), 3.
  • Sensation of a hard body between the upper lids and the eyeballs, lasting three hours, 3.
  • Ball.
  • Tensive stitch in the left eyeball, persistent on motion (after thirty-six hours), 3.
  • Pupil.
  • Pupils contracted (after two hours and three-quarters), 4.
  • Vision. [50.]
  • Obscuration of the eyes, objects at a distance seem very much obscured, 2.

EAR

  • Pressure from without in ward upon the drum of the ear, 3.
  • Itching needlelike stitches behind the left ear, 3.

NOSE

  • Itching pressure towards the left side of the nose (after four hours), 3.

FACE

  • Drawing tension in the left cheek in front of the ear (after three quarters of an hour), 3.
  • Drawing-pressing pain extends from the left side of the lower jaw into the right side of the head (after half an hour), 3.

MOUTH

  • Tongue white, 3.
  • Tongue covered with mucus of a bitter taste; the food has a natural taste, 3.
  • Much saliva, with sensation of dryness in the mouth, 3.

THROAT

  • Sore throat, in the evening, 1. [60.]
  • Swelling of the cervical glands, 7.

STOMACH

  • He has no appetite, and there is no taste to food, 3.
  • Empty eructations (after half an hour), 4.
  • Nausea and retching, 6.
  • Pressing, sticking in the diaphragm, persistent during inspiration and expiration (after ten hours), 3.
  • Constrictive pain in the pit of the stomach on inspiration (after ten hours), 3.

ABDOMEN

  • Sticking cutting in the left hypochondriac region on inspiration, while sitting bent over (after fifteen hours), 5.
  • Stitches externally about the umbilicus (after three hours), 3.
  • Stitches as quick as lightning, in the whole right side of the abdomen and chest while walking, 3.
  • Emission of flatus, with rumbling in the intestines (after two hours), 3. [70.]
  • Griping pain in the whole abdomen (after one hour and a quarter), 3.
  • Griping sticking in the intestines so that he was obliged to stand still, while walking (after seven hours), 3.
  • Cutting in the abdomen without stool (after two hours and a half), 4.
  • Cutting through the abdomen and urging to stool, 2.
  • Cutting in the abdomen, with bowling and screaming; after which she fell asleep, at noon; on waking the pain immediately recommenced, followed by emission of much flatus and stool with mucus in large pieces, 1.
  • Pain like needle-stitches, in the upper abdomen, during inspiration and expiration, 3.
  • Single jerklike stitches in the forepart of the lower abdomen while sitting, disappearing on standing up, and leaving behind a burning sensation, 2.
  • Pinching crawling, in the whole right side of the pelvis, while sitting (after twenty-six hours), 3.
  • Fine stitches in the left groin, while sitting, which continued somewhat even on rising up (after thirteen hours), 3.

RECTUM AND ANUS

  • Excessive urging to a stool which is normal, 2.

STOOL. [80.]

  • Soft stool, preceded by flatulence, 3.
  • Hard stool (after thirteen hours), 3.
  • Soft stool (after twenty-four hours), 3.
  • Stool as if chopped, 1.

URINARY ORGANS

  • Tenesmus of the bladder; he strained as if there were constantly more urine to pass, 1.
  • Dull stitch in the urethra, when not urinating (after eighteen hours), 3.
  • Very frequent urging to urinate, 7.
  • Frequent urging to urinate with emission of much urine (after three hours and twelve hours), 4.
  • Frequent desire to urinate, with remarkably little urine (after the third morning dose), 4.
  • Frequent profuse micturition, much more than has been drunk, can scarcely hold it, 1. [90.]
  • Increased quantity of urine, which causes burning, 8.
  • Scanty micturition (after twenty-four to thirty-six hours), 4.
  • Urine very turbid, 1.
  • The urine smells like cats' urine, 7, 9.
  • Very offensive urine, 6.

SEXUAL ORGANS

  • Male.
  • Erection in the morning, 3.
  • Swelling of the prepuce, 1.
  • Pressing pain in the penis, extending to the glans (after two hours and a half), 3.
  • Jerking in the penis, which tends to make it stiff, in the morning on waking, 1.
  • Burning in the glans penis, immediately, 3. [100.]
  • Fine stitch in the back of the penis (after thirty-three hours), 3.
  • Itching biting in the external skin of the penis (after sixty hours), 3.
  • While standing, a voluptuous itching on the prepuce, accompanied by an erection, which provoked scratching (after three hours and a half), 4.
  • Itching sticking in the scrotum (after five hours), 3.
  • Emission with lascivious dream, 3.
  • Female.
  • Stitch in the region of the mons veneris, on the right side (after seven hours), 3.
  • Leucorrhœa, 3.

CHEST

  • Cutting pressure on the right side of the chest, not aggravated by inspiration, but by moving the trunk and arm; painful, as if bruised, on pressure (after twenty-four hours), 5.
  • Twitching of the right pectoral muscles (after twenty-four hours), 3.
  • Stitches in the chest, while standing (after three-quarters of an hour), 3. [110.]
  • Constant dull stitch in the upper part of the sternum, aggravated by expiration (after fifty hours), 3.
  • Oppressive sticking in the right side, while walking (after nine hours), 2.
  • Dull stitches in the right side of the chest, more violent during inspiration than expiration (after seventy-four hours), 3.
  • Itching sticking in the right pectoral muscles (after thirty-five hours), 3.
  • Stitch in the left chest, persistent during inspiration and expiration , while walking (after six hours and a half), 3.
  • Stitch in the left side of the chest, on the true ribs (after eleven hours and a half), 3.

HEART AND PULSE

  • Anxiety of the heart, while lying, in wavelike beating, throbbing, 2.
  • Oppression and stitches in the region of the heart on bending the chest forward, while sitting, 2.
  • Pulse increased from ten to fifteen beats a minute, 8.

NECK AND BACK

  • Cramplike drawing in the cervical muscles, which suddenly drew the head backward (after two hours and a quarter), 3. [120.]
  • Dull stitch in the left scapula (after twenty-six hours), 3.
  • Pinching contraction between the scapulæ, with a sensation of coldness (after ten hours), 5.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES

  • Cutting stitches, with itching in the axillæ (after half an hour), 3.
  • Fine stitches in the left shoulder-joint, disappearing on motion, 3.
  • Dull Stitch in the right axilla (after twenty-four hours), 3.
  • Fine stitches in the left elbow, persistent during rest and motion, 3.
  • Some contractive needlelike stitches in the muscles of the left forearm near the bend of the elbow, while walking (after twelve hours), 4.
  • Pressing stitches in the left ring finger only during rest, on movement it ceases, but returns during rest, 3.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES

  • Stitches in the left gluteal muscles, while lying down (after thirty-seven hours), 3.
  • The thighs feel bruised, in the morning on waking, 2. [130.]
  • Drawing in the right thigh, while standing (after one hour and three-quarters), 2.
  • Tearing bubbling in the internal and upper part of the thigh, while sitting (after two hours), 2.
  • Dull itching stitch in the left knee, not obliging scratching, 3.
  • Itching stitch in the right patella, while lying, disappearing on motion and returning on sitting (after twenty-seven hours), 3.
  • Pressing-out pain at the right tibia, persistent while walking and sitting, more violent while standing (after one hour), 3.
  • Feeling of muscular twitches in the left calf (after two hours), 3.
  • Twitching in the right calf towards the inner side (after thirty-hours), 3.
  • Drawing along the calf and thigh, with giving way in the knees, while walking, 2.
  • Fine stitches in the right tibia, while walking (after thirty-six hours), 3.
  • Tensive sticking in the middle of the right foot, while walking (after four hours and a half), 3. [140.]
  • Tearing in the heel beneath the inner malleolus during rest, which disappears on moving the foot, and leaves a slight burning sensation, 2.
  • Pressing pain in the sole of the right foot, especially in the joints, while walking, 3.
  • Pressing pain in the sole of the right foot (after two hours and a half), 3.
  • Pressure in the sole the right foot, while sitting (after four hours and a half), 3.
  • Pressing burning in the left great toe, while sitting (after thirty-two hours), 3.

GENERALITIES

  • Exhaustion of the whole body, 3.
  • Frequently feels as though he had not slept enough, while sitting, in the forenoon (after three hours and a half), 4.

SKIN

  • Objective.
  • Skin of the face thick, hard, 7.
  • Nettlerash over the whole body, with stinging-biting sensation, not provoking scratching, 1.
  • *Eruption with intolerable (burning) itching, especially at night, over the whole face, and also behind the ears (only excepting the eyelids); a hard thick scab formed, cracked here and there, from which a tenacious yellow pus exuded, and hardened into a substance like gum, 7. [150.]
  • Some hives on the left cheek, with violent itching, which obliges vigorous scratching, but which immediately returns after scratching (after ten hours and a half), 3.
  • A pimple beneath the left zygoma, without sensation by itself, painful when touched (after ten hours), 5.
  • Itching pimple on the last joint of the index finger (after twenty-four hours), 4.
  • Subjective.
  • Cramplike pain in the skin between the scapulæ, with cutting and crawling in the skin (after eighteen hours), 5.
  • Sticking itching in the left eyebrow, relieved by rubbing (after two hours), 3.
  • Burning stitch in the skin of the upper abdomen, while walking (after thirty-two hours), 3.
  • Burning sticking in the skin of the left thigh (after twenty-two hours), 3.
  • Itching on the right wing of the nose provoking scratching, 3.
  • Itching on the right scapula, 3.
  • Itching of the dorsal muscles, relieved by scratching (after half and hour), 3. [160.]
  • Itching between the scrotum and thigh, while sitting, relieved by scratching (after twenty-six hours), 3.
  • Itching on the inner upper portion of the right thigh, 3.
  • Itching anteriorly above the left knee, 3.
  • Itching stitch in the skin of the right side of the abdomen, disappearing on touch (after nine hours), 3.
  • Itching on the left inner malleolus (after twelve hours), 3.
  • Itching sticking in the right foot below the external malleolus not relieved by motion, 3.
  • Itching in the ball of the right great toe, while standing, more violent while sitting, 3.

SLEEP

  • Sleepiness.
  • Sleepiness for two hours, in the afternoon, 3.
  • Irresistible sleepiness, in the afternoon (after eleven hours and a half), 4.
  • Sleeplessness.
  • Falls asleep late on account of numerous thoughts; in the morning he wakes very early, lies upon the side to which he is totally unused, and cannot rouse himself completely on account of weariness, 2. [170.]
  • Restless sleep, 3.
  • While asleep the child twitches the hands and closes in the thumb, with very dry heat over the whole body, and redness of the face, 1.
  • Frequent waking without cause, 4.
  • Frequent waking from sleep, as from wakefulness, 4.
  • Dreams.
  • Vivid dreams, 3, 4.
  • Amorous dreams, 3, 4.

FEVER

  • Chilliness.
  • He is chilly through and through in the cold open air, immediately, 2.
  • Chilliness, for a quarter of an hour, in the forenoon, cold creeping through the whole body, as from a cold wind with dizziness of the head, vertigo, and a slight sensation of tense pulling asunder, in the middle of the brain (after one hour), 2.
  • Heat.
  • Great heat over the whole body after eating a little, still greater heat in the face, with perspiration, oppression of the chest with great anxiety, which drove him about, 2.
  • Very transient sensation of heat, without thirst (after one hour), 4. [180.]
  • Heat in the side of the face upon which he was not lying, in the evening in bed, 5.
  • Sudden heat of the face without thirst, while sitting (after twelve hours), 4.
  • Sweat.
  • Nightsweat, two nights in succession, 1.

CONDITIONS

  • Aggravation.
  • ( Expiration ), Stitch in upper part of sternum.
  • ( Moving trunk and arm ), Pressure in right side of chest.
  • ( Sitting ), Stitches in abdomen; stitches in groin.
  • ( Standing ), Pain in left tibia.
  • ( Walking ), Vertigo; stitches through chest and abdomen.
  • Amelioration.
  • ( Open air ), Headache.
  • ( Motion ), Stitches in left shoulder-joint.
  • ( Standing ), Stitches in abdomen.

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