Urtica Urens
By Constantine Hering — The Guiding Symptoms of our Materia Medica
Nettle. Urticaceæ.
The tincture is prepared from the fresh plant.
Proved by Coxe, Jr., and Shaw, reported by Neidhard, Hale's New Rem.
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.
- Sealding of arm , Wurmb, B. J. H., vol. 19, p. 146 ; Helminthiasis , Richards, H. W., Apr., 1870, p. 84 ; Richards, H. W., vol. 7, p. 260 ; Itching of scrotum , Wesselhœft, N. E. M. G., vol. 8, p. 55 ; Pruritus vulvæ , Wesselhœft, N. E. M. G., vol. 8, p. 55 ; Agalactia , Terry, Hom. Times, vol. 5, p. 12 ; Urticaria , Chapusot, A. J. H. M. M., vol. 3, p. 34.
INNER HEAD [3]
Dull aching in head, with stitches in region of spleen.
Dull aching in occiput and over eyes.
Urticaria of scalp, suddenly appearing, and determining internally.
SIGHT AND EYES [5]
Pain in right eye and right parietal bone, a stinging pain compelling one to rub and press it.
Pressing pain : over right eye and in eyeball ; in left eye ; over both eyes, they feel weak and sore.
Pain in eyeballs as from a blow, and a sensation as of sand in eyes.
SMELL AND NOSE [7]
Itching of nose.
UPPER FACE [8]
Fever blisters on lips itching.
Lips, nose and ears swollen ; eyelids closed and œdematous, followed by small transparent vesicles filled with serum, afterward desquamation.
PALATE AND THROAT [13]
Burning in throat with frequent throwing up of frothy mucus, with cough and frothy expectoration.
Burning in throat with nausea.
APPETITE, THIRST. DESIRES, AVERSIONS [14]
Loss of appetite.
HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING [16]
Nausea, with burning in throat.
Vomiting from suppression of nettlerash.
ABDOMEN AND LOINS [19]
Soreness in bowels while lying down ; on pressure a sound as if bowels were filled with water.
STOOLS AND RECTUM [20]
Pain around umbilicus, with dysenteric stool of whitish slime.
Stools : white and yellow, with slimy mucus, tenesmus and coliclike pains ; small, dysenteric, of greenish-brown slime, with urging and tenesmus ; small and painful, mixed with white matter, like the boiled white of an egg, with much pain over whole abdomen.
Dysentery accompanied or preceded by nettlerash ; during and after passage of stool, a sensation of rawness and burning in anus.
Constipation.
Enteritis, with stools of mucus and blood.
Diarrhœa, from suppression of eruption.
A small hemorrhoidal tumor, itching and burning, at times quite severe.
Hemorrhage from bowels.
Ascarides, with great rectal irritation.
Severe itching of fundament, especially in evening, caused by pin-worms.
A girl, æt. 3 1/2, for several months itching of seat, variable appetite ; slight attacks of fever, restlessness at night ; occasional thread-worms.
URINARY ORGANS [21]
Suppression of urine for twelve days ; œdematous swelling of whole upper body to umbilicus.
Strangury ; gravel ; disease of bladder and kidneys.
Hemorrhage from bladder.
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS [22]
Itching of scrotum, keeping him awake at night, and tormenting him nearly all day ; scrotum swollen ; stinging and itching, no moisture.
FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS [23]
Menorrhagia ; uterine hemorrhage.
Leucorrhœa, discharge very acrid and excoriating.
Pruritus vulvæ, with great stinging and itching and œdema of parts.
PREGNANCY. PARTURITION. LACTATION [24]
Insufficiency or entire want of secretion of milk.
Arrests flow of milk after weaning.
COUGH [27]
Whooping cough.
INNER CHEST AND LUNGS [28]
Hæmoptysis from violent exertion of lungs.
NECK AND BACK [31]
Goitre.
UPPER LIMBS [32]
Continuous pain in right deltoid.
Rheumatic pains in right arm, < when lying on it.
A sharp stitch darting through arm.
Muscles of right arm sore as if bruised.
Inability to stretch or raise right arm on account of pain in right hypochondriac region.
Rheumatic pains in right wrist and in ankles.
Blotches, "hives," on hands and fingers, itching.
Urticaria nodosa on hands and fingers.
Soreness on inside of right knee joint.
Raised red itching blotches on skin of hands and fingers.
REST. POSITION. MOTION [35]
Lying down : soreness in bowels ; nettlerash >.
SLEEP [37]
Nocturnal restlessness.
Lethargic sleep.
TIME [38]
All day : itching of scrotum.
Evening : itching of fundament ; rheumatic pain <.
Night : itching of scrotum.
ATTACKS, PERIODICITY [41]
Every year at same season : nettlerash.
LOCALITY AND DIRECTION [42]
Right : pain in eye and parietal bone ; pain in deltoid ; rheumatic pain in arm ; muscles of arm sore ; pain in hypochondriac region ; rheumatic pain in wrist and ankle ; soreness on inside of knee joint.
SENSATIONS [43]
As from a blow in eyeballs ; as of sand in eyes ; as if bruised, muscles of right arm.
Pain : in right hypochondriac region ; in right deltoid.
Stitches : in spleen ; through arm.
Stinging : in right eye and parietal bone ; in scrotum ; in vulva ; in nettlerash.
Burning : in throat ; in anus ; in hemorrhoidal tumor ; of skin ; of nettlerash ; of erythema.
Rawness : in anus.
Aching : dull, in head ; dull, over eyes ; dull, in occiput.
Soreness : in eyeballs ; in bowels ; in muscles of right arm ; on inside of right knee joint.
Pressing : over eyes ; in eyeballs.
Rheumatic pain : in right arm ; in right wrist, and in ankles.
Itching : of nose ; in hemorrhoidal tumor ; of fundament ; of scrotum ; in vulva ; in hives ; of nettlerash ; erythema.
TISSUES [44]
Hemorrhages from various organs.
Burns, when integuments and subjacent tissues are not destroyed, and when injury is confined to skin.
Rheumatism attending, following, or alternating with nettlerash.
Rheumatic pains < in evening.
Dropsy, chronic diarrhœa, urticaria, etc.
TOUCH. PASSIVE MOTION. INJURIES [45]
Lying on arm : rheumatic pain <.
Violent exertion : hæmoptysis.
Burns : confined to skin.
SKIN [46]
In skin of face, arms, shoulders and chest, extremely distressing burning heat with formication, numbness and violent itching.
Nettlerash : itching and burning of skin as if scorched ; raised, red blotches ; fine stinging points ; pale, and requires constant rubbing ; attending or preceding rheumatism.
Consequences of suppressed nettlerash.
Eruption and itching disappear as soon as she lies down and reappear immediately after rising.
Nettlerash affects patient every year at same season.
Scalding of left forearm and hand ; epidermis removed ; suppuration followed with much pain.
Vesicular erysipelas.
Erythema with burning and itching.
STAGE OF LIFE, CONSTITUTION [47]
Girl, æt. 3 1/2, suffering several months ; helminthiasis.
Child, æt. 4 ; helminthiasis.
Girl, æt. 16 ; urticaria.
Cook, æt. 33 ; scalding of arm.
RELATIONS [48]
Compare : Apis, Canthar., Rhus tox ., in skin symptoms ; Ricin ., in diminished mammary secretion.