Agaricus muscarius

by Adolph von LippeText Book of Materia Medica

Mind and Disposition

Indisposed to talk.

Indisposed to perform any kind of labor, especially mental.

Exuberant fancy.

Ecstasy.

Prophecy.

He makes verses.

Head

Vertigo, giddiness, as from intoxication, especially in the morning, in the open air, and caused by the bright rays of the sun.

Sensation of heaviness, in the morning, as after intoxication.

Drawing head-ache in the morning, extending into the root of the nose.

Pressing in the (right) side of the head, as if a nail had been thrust in; worse when sitting quietly; relieved by slowly moving about.

Great sensitiveness of the scalp, as from subcutaneous ulceration.

Itching of the hairy scalp, especially early in the morning, after rising.

Eyes

Burning in the corners of the eyes.

Twitching of the eyelids and eyeballs.

A viscid yellow humor glues the eyelids together.

Narrowing of the intervals between the eyelids.

Muscæ volitantes.

Short-sightedness.

Black mote before the left eye.

He sees things double.

Ears

Itching, burning and redness of the can, as if they had been frozen.

Nose

Bleeding of the nose in the morning, after blowing it.

Face

Tearing in the face and jaw bones.

Twitching in the right) cheek.

Pulsation in the cheeks.

Itching in the face, with redness and burning, as if frozen.

Teeth

Tearing in the lower molar teeth, worse from cold air.

Gums painful and bleeding.

Mouth

Smell from the mouth offensive, as from horse-radish.

Soreness of the tongue.

Tongue coated white.

Stool and Anus

Stools pappy, with violent cutting in the abdomen, and discharge of much flatulency.

Itching in the anus, as from worms.

Chest

Short breath and dyspnœa, making it very difficult to walk.

Back

Sensation of soreness and great weakness in the back.

Upper Extremities

Trembling of the hands.

Lower Extremities

Heaviness of the legs.

Generalities

Great debility, with trembling of the limbs.

Trembling.

Twitchings in the eyeballs, eyelids, cheeks, posteriorly in the chest, in the abdomen.

Epilepsy (with great exertions of strength).

Great sensitiveness of the body to pressure and cold air.

Tearing pains, face, legs, continuous while at rest, disappearing while moving about.

Soreness and sensation of rawness, (nose, mouth).

Itching, burning, and redness, (as if frost-bitten), ears, node, cheeks, fingers, toes.

Sleep

Sleepiness in the day-time, especially after eating.

Fever

Pulse. Accelerated in the morning, slower during the day, uneven, and sometimes intermitting.

Chilliness. Great chilliness in the open air.

Chilliness, with natural heat of the skin.

Perspiration, from the least exertion.

Skin

Burning, itching, and redness, as if frost-bitten.

Miliary eruptions, close and white, with burning and itching.

Conditions

Symptoms often appear diagonally, (right arm, left leg).

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