Mercurius solubilis, Hahnemanni.

Hydrargyrum oxydulatum nigrum (Ammonio-nitricum) N2O5 3Hg2

O + 2NH3.

Precipitated black oxide of Mercury, with varying (according to temperature) amounts of Nitric acid and Ammonia.

Preparation for use , Triturations.

Authorities. ( Nos.

1 to 9, from Hahnemann, R. A. M. L ., 1).

1 , Hahnemann; 2 , Gross; 3 , Gutmann; 4 , Fr. H-n; 5 , Hartmann; 6 , Hornburg; 7 , Langhammer; 8 , Rummel; 9 , Stapf; 10 , Knorre, effects of 2 grs. of 1st trit., A. H. Z., 6, 35; 11 , Henderson, Homœopathy represented fairly (Br. J. of Hom. 12, 421), an old lady took 6th dil. every four hours for a swelling on nose; 12 , Robinson, Br. J. of Hom., 24, 516, a middle-aged woman took 30th dil. every third morning; 13 , same, a young woman took 200th dil. every second morning; 14 , same, a young woman took 30th dil. every third morning; 15 , same, a young woman took a sixth part of a drop of 5th dil. four times a day; 16 , same, a middle-aged woman took 30th dil. every two hours; 17 , Dr. Oscar Gross. Deutsch Archiv. 1869, (Am. Obs. 7, 420), effect of subcutaneous injections; 18 , Berridge, effects observed by Dr. Croker, from 12th dil., in a man and woman, Med. Invest. N. S., 1, page 101.

MIND

Emotional.
Delirium; she uncovers herself at night, pulls the straw about, and scolds; during the day she jumps up high both in the open air and in the house (like a wanton, unrestrained person); she talks and scolds a great deal to herself, does not recognize her nearest relatives, spits a great deal and rubs it over the floor with her feet, then partly licks it up; she also frequently licks up cowdung and mud; she puts small stones into her mouth without swallowing them, and complains that they cut her intestines; she passes many clots of blood with the stool; she does violence to no one, but violently resists any one who attempts to touch her; she abbeys no one, does not come to her meals, though she usually takes her food and drink irregularly through the day; she looks very pale and haggard, and seems much weaker then before, 4.
He was foolish, played tricks, and made a fool of himself with senseless stuff; in the evening he made a fire in the stove (during the hot summer), laid swords across each other, placed lights in one corner of the room, boots in another, and all the time was fully in earnest; wherewith he was completely indifferent to warmth and cold; but his head was confused and heavy, 1.
He talked senselessly; for example, "See, you have killed a fly on your hand, and just now you forbade me to do it" (which was not so), 1.
He believes that he is losing his reason, thinks that he is dying, with illusions of fantasy; for example, sees water running where there is none (in the morning), 1.*
He believed that he was enduring infernal torments, without being able to explain himself, 1.
Longing for home, 3.
Was extremely averse to everything, even to music, 1.
Almost involuntary weeping, followed by relief, 1.
While indulging his foolish fancy, he was, however, inclined to weep, and when this paroxysm passed over he was very much exhausted, 1. [10.]
Great seriousness, with much indifference, all day; he was very much offended if other laughed over a trifle, and yet was extremely indifferent to everything that took place about him, 7.
Restless, despondent mood; anxiety without particular thoughts, 1.
Much wretchedness and dejection of spirits, with diarrhœa, 12.
He wished to die, was averse to everything; indifferent even to the dearest objects, .

HEAD

Confusion and Vertigo.
Confusion and dulness of the head, 4.
Confusion of the head, in the morning on waking, 1.
Some confusion of the head, in the morning on rising; a dull headache, 1.
Confusion of the head and a feeling as after night-watching, in the morning after rising, disappearing in the open air, 1.
Confusion and heaviness of the head in the house, even while sitting and lying, 1.
Vertigo in the head during the day, 1. [60.]
Vertigo, even to falling down, 4.
Vertigo on turning around suddenly; everything whirled around with him, 9.
Vertigo in the house, so that he was obliged to steady himself while walking, in order to prevent falling, 1.
Vertigo and staggering if he goes from the open air into the house, 4.
On rising after sitting bent over, he had vertigo for the first moment, 1.
Vertigo more while sitting than while standing; it became dim and black before the eyes, especially towards evening, 1.
Vertigo; a whirling in the head while sitting at the writing-desk, as if he were intoxicated; he stood up and walked about the room like one reeling, then broke into anxious heat, with nausea, which, however, did not amount to vomiting; with some headache; for three days in succession, at noon and in the afternoon, 1.
On walking in the open air, vertigo with nausea, and a sensation as if a worm rose from the chest into the throat, 4.
Vertigo, cold hands, with febrile shivering, followed by dulness of the head, 1.
Violent vertigo while standing, on bending the head forward, 7. [70.]
A kind of vertigo; while lying it seems as though he were waving lengthwise, 4.
She is dizzy even while sitting, 1.
Dizzy and weary when walking in the open air; in the house only heaviness of head (after forty-eight hours), 3.
Sensation of whirling in the forehead, 9.
After eating she feels intoxicated; heat and redness mount to the face, which becomes swollen, 1.
If she lay upon the back there were whirling and qualmishness; disappearing on lying on the side, .

EYE

Objective. [140.]
Bluish-red rings around the eyes, especially beneath them, 4.
Many red vessels became visible in the white of the eyes, 4.
An inflamed swelling in the region of the lachrymal bone, 1.
Inflammation of both eyes, with burning-biting pain, worse in the open air, 4.
*The eyes were forcibly drawn together, as if long deprived of sleep , while sitting, standing, and walking, 4.
Weakness of the eyes, 4.
Subjective.
Eyes hot, a kind of dry heat, 13.
Heat, redness, and pressure in both eyes, 4.*
Heat in the eyes, and lachrymation, 4.*
Burning in the eyes, 4.* [150.]
Burning and biting in the eyes, as from horseradish, 4.*
Burning in the eyes, as after reading very much at night; one eye was red, 1.
Pressure in the eyes, 4.
Pressure as from sand in both eyes, 4.
Pressure in the eyes on moving them; they are even sore when touched, 1.
Sticking in the eyes, 4.
A sticking pain in the left eye, for several minutes (after seven days), 8.
Brow.
Burning sensation in the right superciliary ridge, 3.
Lids.
The upper lid is thick and red, like a stye, 1.
Great swelling, redness, and constriction of the lids, which were very sensitive to touch, 4. [160.]
The left lower lid was greatly swollen, especially towards the external canthus, with burning pain, for five days, and much lachrymation; preceded by much sneezing, for three days, .

EAR

External.
*The ear was inflamed internally and externally, with pain partly cramplike, partly sticking, and a feeling as if stopped by swelling, 8.
*Moisture runs from both ears, 4.
*Thin earwax runs from both ears, 4.
Matter flows from both ears; in the forepart of the right ear is a sac of matter, which when touched discharges through the ear, with pains in the whole right half of the head and face, so that she was unable to lie upon that side, 4.*
Yellow matter is discharged from the left ear, 4.
*Bloody and offensive matter flows from the right ear, with tearing pain, 4.
Blood oozes from the left ear, in the morning, 4.
The left ear is painful as if inflamed, also the meatus, 8.
The lobule of the ear is very painful for eight days, red and hot; two days afterwards, a pimple appears on the lobule, and lasts twelve weeks, 4. [200.]
Burning pain in the cartilage of the left ear, 3.
Pulling and jerking behind the left ear, that prevents sleep; the spot is sore to touch, 4.
Middle.
The ears seem stopped, with roaring in them, 1.*
Several times daily in the inner right and left ear, a sensation as if cold water were running out, suddenly appearing, and after a few minutes disappearing; between the attacks there was great itching in both ears, 4.
Violent pain in the ear, as if something were forcing its way out, 8.
Twinging in the ear, 1.
Twinging and pulling in the ears, 1.
Sticking and burning deep in both ears, worse in the left, 4.*
Pressive-sticking pains in the ears; the warmer she became in bed, the colder and more moist did the ear become, until at last it seemed as if ice were in it, 1.
Stitches within the ear on stooping, 1. [210.]

NOSE

Objective.
The whole nose, especially the left side, is swollen, very red and shiny, with itching, especially within the nostrils, 4.
Tip of the nose red, swollen, inflamed, and itching, 1. [230.]
Swelling of the left wing of the nose, as in severe fluent coryza, 7.
Swelling and cracking of the septum of the nose, 4.
Inflamed swelling of the nose, 1.
The nose is scaly internally, and bleeds on cleaning it, 8.
*An offensive odor from the nose as in violent coryza, 4.
Much moisture drops from the nose without her having coryza, the whole day, 4.
*Acrid matter flows from the nose, having the odor of old cheese, 4.
Coryza , lasting two days, 4.*
Coryza, with much sneezing, 4.*
Nosebleed of varying severity, 1. [240.]
*Nosebleed during sleep, 4.
Bleeding from the left nostril; the blood clotted on dropping, so that it remained hanging in a string from the nose, 4.
Profuse bleeding from the nose, 14.
Profuse nosebleed during cough, 4.*
Sneezing (after five minutes), 4.
Frequent sneezing, 4.
Frequent sneezing, without fluent coryza, 7.
Very frequent sneezing, especially in the morning, 1.
Almost constant sneezing for three days, followed by great swelling of the left lower lid, especially towards the external canthus, with burning pain and lachrymation, lasting five days, 4.
She was obliged to sneeze once daily for twelve days in succession, . [250.]

FACE

Paleness, with coldness ; together with heaviness, indolence, and sleepiness, 4.*
Red spots in the face, 4.
Features sunken and elongated, eyes dim and obscured, face white and earthy, 6. [260.]
The right side of the face, especially beneath the eye, swollen and hot, 4.
Cheeks.
Pressive pain from within outward, in both zygomata, 3.
Dull stitches in the left superior maxillary bone, near the eye, 4.
Some sharp stitches occurring every five minutes in the zygoma (also in the chest, knee, and outer condyle of the elbow), more in the forenoon and walking, 1.
Great swelling of the left cheek, 4.
Tearing in the left cheek and in the whole ear, 1.
Tearing in the right masseter muscle, 2.
Lips.
Internal swelling of the upper lip, 1.*
Great swelling of the upper lip and lower part of the cheek, soft but very red, in which holes an inch deep (as if excavated) penetrate, looking very livid, with grayish-yellow matter, with discharge of only watery yellow moisture; they had a somewhat offensive odor, and bled when touched, but only on the margins, 4.
Soft, red swelling of the upper lip, that internally separates from the gum, where it looks shaggy; on its inner and outer surface deep suppurating sores form with sticking pain, at times with itching, 4.* [270.]
A crab in the corner of the mouth, 4.
Cracking and smarting in the corner of the mouth, 4.
*Corner of the mouth ulcerated and painfully sore, 1.
Distortion of the mouth to one side, about 3 A.M., with dyspnœa, 4.
Dryness of the lips, 4.*
Pain in the corners of the mouth, as if they had been cut, 4.
The lips are painful when touched with the finger , as if burning and fiery, as from stinging nettles, .*

MOUTH

Teeth.
The teeth become blackish-gray, black, 4.
She grates the teeth at night in sleep, and bites them together so violently that it is very painful, and she is awakened by the pain, 1.
*Looseness of the teeth which are very painful when touched by the tongue, 6.
Weakness of the teeth, 1.
*A feeling as if all the teeth were loose, 9.
On moving the mouth, sensation as if the teeth were loose, especially the lower front teeth, 7. [290.]
The front teeth feel as if out of their sockets, 1.*
Pain in the incisors, 1.
Pain in the anterior incisors, on drawing cold air into the mouth, or taking cold or warm drinks, lasting only as long as he does this, 1.
Pain in the front teeth; on drawing air into the mouth there is painful shooting in the teeth, 1.
Toothache as from blunt teeth, 1.
*Violent toothache at night, and as it disappears great chilliness over the whole body, 1.
Drawing toothache even in the anterior teeth, in the morning, 1.
Toothache, like violent stitches, 1.
Frightful stitches in a tooth, in the evening, 1.
Tearing in the roots of all the teeth the whole day, 1. [300.]
Tearing toothache after midnight, and especially in the morning, a 1.
Tearing toothache, that shoots into the ears, especially at night, on account of which he cannot remain in bed, is obliged to sit up all night, 1.
Pain in the teeth especially after eating, as if they were being corroded, 2.
Frightful tearing in the teeth, especially aggravated by eating; the teeth begin to be loose, 2.
Jerking toothache, especially at night, 1.*
*Toothache, a pulselike jerking from the teeth of the lower jaw into the ear, and from the upper jaw into the head, with painfulness of the gum from 9 P.M. on; , .

THROAT

Objective.
Much mucus passed through the posterior nares into the throat; he was obliged to hawk it up, 1.
Blood rises into the throat and comes out of the mouth, without vomiting or cough, 4.
Subjective.
*Throat constantly dry; it hurt as if too tight posteriorly; a pressure in it if he swallowed, yet he was constantly obliged to swallow, because the mouth was always full of water, 1.
The forepart of the throat was very slimy and the posterior part very dry, 1.
A sensation as if something were in the throat which he must swallow, 9.
A sensation as of a worm rising into the throat, so that he was constantly obliged to swallow; it disappeared, without, however, a feeling of anything gliding downward, 4. [410.]
Heat rises to the throat, 4.*
Great heat rises to the throat, 1.*
A glowing hot vapor rises from the abdomen into the throat after a moderate meal, whereby the throat is constantly painful, causing violent thirst, 1.
Pain in the throat on swallowing, with hoarseness, 4.
Pain in the throat, as from dryness, 1.*
Pain in the back of the throat, as from excessive dryness, 1.
Pain in the throat, as if an apple-core were sticking in it, 1.
Pain in the throat like a pressure, 1.
*Stitches posteriorly in the throat, that even penetrate to the ear, on swallowing, 1.
*Sore throat; a sensation as if something were sticking in the throat, 1. [420.]
Dry sore throat , with wheezing at the chest (after fifth to sixth day), 15.
Fine sticking sore throat, as if a needle were sticking in the pharynx, 1.
Uvula and Tonsils.
Great elongation and swelling of the uvula, .

STOMACH

Appetite.
Excessive appetite and hunger, wherewith he could eat scarcely anything, because everything was tasteless; without having any bad taste, 4.
Appetite less, but much hunger, 1.
Ravenous hunger; she feels that it is not a genuine hunger (after one hour), 4.*
Very transient ravenous hunger, soon after a full meal (immediately), 4. [440.]
Wild ravenous hunger (after half an hour and one hour), 4.
Constant greediness, wherewith he constantly becomes weaker, 4.
Loss of appetite, especially in the morning, 9.
Complete loss of appetite, 1.*
No longing for food, but when set before him it is relished, 1.
He is immediately satisfied if he eats only a few morsels, 1.
The smell of food is more agreeable than eating, 1.
No desire for warm food, only for cold, *bread and butter , etc., 1.
Aversion to sweets, 1.
Sensation as if he had eaten something sweet that caused aversion and consequent nausea, 1. [450.]
Aversion to meat, and afterwards vomiting, 4.
Extreme aversion to meat, 1.
Aversion to beef; does not relish it, 1.
Aversion to butter, 1.*
Aversion to coffee, 1.
No desire for wine or brandy, to which he was previously accustomed, 9.*
Thirst.
Greater desire to drink than to eat, 1.
He has no desire for dry food, but takes liquids willingly, 9.
Great thirst than hunger, with constant chilliness, 1.
He constantly wished to drink, 4. [460.]
Thirst during the day, .

ABDOMEN

Hypochondria.
A pushing, pressing-out pain in the region of the liver, 1. [520.]
Violent stitches in the hepatic region, on account of which he could not breathe nor eructate, 1.*
He feels the violent beating of an artery; it can be seen through the clothes, on the right side near to and on a line with the pit of the stomach, 2.
Umbilical and Sides.
Burning about the umbilicus, 4.
A deeply seated tensive pain above the umbilicus, relieved by eating, 4.
A painful pressure on the right side of the abdomen, even in the morning in bed, 1.
General Abdomen.
Distension of the abdomen, 1.*
Painful inflation of abdomen, 14.*
*Abdomen hard, distended, 4.
Rumbling in the abdomen always after drinking, 1.
Rumbling and gurgling in the abdomen previous to every stool (second day), 6. [530.]
Frequent emission of flatus, 1.
Profuse emission of flatus, 7.
Indescribable pains in the abdomen, disappearing only while lying, 1.
While walking in the open air, a sensation in the abdomen as though he had taken cold, 1.
A sensation in the intestines as if they were too loose; while walking they were shaken, as if they had no firmness, 1.
Pain in the abdomen as if the intestines were relaxed, while walking, 1.
Burning in the abdomen, 4.
Tormented by flatulence for an hour in the evening before lying down in bed, and always on passing urine; the abdomen is very much distended, followed by emission of odorless flatus, 5.
Griping in the abdomen, 1.
Griping in the abdomen woke her at midnight, two nights in succession, and lasted an hour, 4. [540.]

RECTUM AND ANUS

Objective.
A hæmorrhoid protrudes, and is painful during stool; also, sticking when touched, 1. [580.]
Discharge of blood from the rectum, while urinating, 4.
Ascarides crawl out of the rectum (after half an hour), 4.
Subjective.
Burning in the anus, 4.
Burning in the anus always after a stool, 1.
Burning pain in the anus with soft stools, 1.*
Sensation of griping in the anus, as in diarrhœa, with each emission of flatus, 7.
Sharp stitches in the anus, that make him start, 2.
Soreness of the anus (tenth day), 8.
Itching in the anus, as from thread-worms, 1.
Boring stitch in the perineum, while walking and sitting, 3.
Urging. [590.]
Ineffectual desire for stool, in the morning, 1.
Ineffectual pressure to stool, with protruding hœmorrhoids, which are painfully sore, 1.*
*Ineffectual urging to stool every moment, with tenesmus in the rectum, 4.
Much urging, that often drives him suddenly to stool, 1.
Anxious dragging to stool, always preceded and accompanied by nausea and pressure in the temples, 1.

STOOL

Diarrhœa.
Diarrhœa, in evening, at night, 4.
Diarrhœa, with much wretchedness and dejection of spirits, 12.
Burning diarrhœa, 1.
Diarrhœa, with cutting and pressure in rectum, 1.*
*Green diarrhœa, with violent griping and cutting, 9. [600.]
*Diarrhœa of green mucus, with burning and protrusion of the anus, 1.
Diarrhœa, with streaks of blood, 4.*
Diarrhœa, with much blood, for several days, followed by a hard stool with blood, 4.
The evening air causes colic and diarrhœa, 1.*
He is frequently unable to evacuate the stool quickly enough; if he neglects, it passes involuntarily, though only pasty, 4.
Yellow diarrhœa-like stools, without sensation, twice daily for several days, 4.
During the day, several burning-biting stools, causing distress in the anus, but without much being evacuated, 6.*
Stool, after griping and twisting in the abdomen (tenth day), 8.
Stool, after some cutting colic (second day), 8.
Soft, brownish, easy stool, which floats on the water, 1.* [610.]
Pasty stool, with mucus, 4.
Whitish-gray stool, 4.*
Stool sulphur-yellow, 4.
Green, slimy, acrid stools, that excoriate the anus, 1.*
Stool dark-green, bilious, frothy, 1.
Stools of dark-green mucus, preceded by pressure as from a ball in the rectum, 1.
Red slimy stool (after a few hours), 1.

URINARY ORGANS

Urethra.
Swelling of the forepart of the urethra, with suppuration between the glans and prepuce, which is red and hot to touch, and very painful when walking and on touching; together with a raging pain in the forehead, and a rough itchlike eruption on the hands, especially in the region of the first joint of the thumb, more on the upper surface, itching very much at night, 4.
Gonorrhœa, 1.
*Greenish painless gonorrhœa, especially at night, 1.
Discharge of blood from the urethra, 4. [640.]
*Burning in the urethra, when not urinating, 8.
Burning in the urethra, on commencing to urinate, 8.*
Burning while urinating, 1, 4.*
While urinating, at first a burning, then a biting pain, 1.
Burning in the (male urethra) during coition (seventh day), 8.
Cutting when beginning to urinate (tenth day), 8.
Cutting during micturition, in the morning (eighth day), 8.
Biting-cutting pain in the whole urethra, while urinating, especially towards the end, even to the last drops; therewith he cannot urinate quickly enough, and some passes involuntarily, 4.
A dull sticking in the urethra (after a few times), 1.
A drawing sticking in the urethra, when not urinating, 1. [650.]
Stitches in the forepart of the urethra, when not urinating, 1.
Stitches in the urethra, extending towards the abdomen, towards evening, 1.
Biting in the female urethra, while urinating, 4.
A throbbing rather than a sticking in the urethra, 1.
Bubbling, like a sticking, in the urethra, 1.
Micturition.
Frequent pressure to urinate (after a nocturnal emission), .*

SEXUAL ORGANS

Male.
Swelling of the prepuce and inflamed redness of its inner surface, with painful sensitiveness, 1.*
Swelling of the prepuce, with burning, biting, and redness; tearing and smarting on its inner surface, but externally a red fine eruption, 4.
Great swelling of the prepuce, as if it were distended with air or water to a blister, 4.* [690.]
Inflammation of the prepuce, with burning pains in it, 4.
Vesicles on the forepart and sides of the glans penis; they eat deeply in and spread; several small white blisters, which also ooze fluid but soon disappear, 6.*
The glans penis is very cold and shrivelled (after three hours), 1.
Incomplete erections, with tension of the pubic region, seeming to be caused by much flatulence, 5.
Painful erections, 1.
Falling asleep (deadness) of the penis, lasting a quarter of an hour, 4.
Burning about the glans penis, in the evening, followed by blisters on the inner surface of the prepuce, which become ulcers (soon healing of themselves), 1.
Tearing-sticking pain in the forepart of the glans penis, extending through the whole penis back to the anus, also at times in the groins, 5.
Itching sticking in the glans penis, if it is pressed, 1.
Itching sticking in the glans penis, after urinating, 1. [700.]
Spasmodic tearing pain beginning between the testicles, extending into the penis, and causing decided itching in the ulcers, 5.
Soreness between the genitals and thighs, 1.
A crawling on the frænum of the glands, and on the scrotum, 1.
Itching on the glans penis, 1.
Voluptuous itching on and in the prepuce, compelling scratching, 7.
Voluptuous tickling itching on the forepart of the glans penis, provoking scratching (after nine hours), 7.
Sticking itching on the frænum preputii, 4.
Crawling itching on the glans penis, 3.

RESPIRATORY ORGANS

Cough and Expectoration.
(Cough wakes him about 2 or 3 A.M.), 1.
Violent cough, for several nights , caused by an irritation which seemed to come from the stomach; it occurred while awake and during sleep, but did not oblige him to rise, 1.*
Hacking cough, 1.
Most violent racking paroxysm of cough every other evening, as he was about to fall asleep; it seemed as though the chest and head would burst, lasting half an hour; the cough was followed by excessive stretching, 1.
*Dry cough, 4.
Cough which sounds and feels as if everything in the chest were dry; with pain in the chest and small of the back, 4.* [740.]
Short, dry, fatiguing cough, caused by tickling beneath the upper portion of the chest , which was especially excited by talking, so that scarcely a word could be uttered, 1.*
Cough, with expectoration of blood, 4.
Cough, with expectoration, 4.
Salty expectoration, 4.*
Expectoration of bitter, tenacious mucus, 1.
Bloody expectoration, while working, 4.
Bloody expectoration, while walking in the open air, 4.
He expectorated over a pound of blood in three hours, while lying down in the forenoon, 4.
Respiration.
Wheezing at the chest, with dry sore throat (after five to six days), 15.
Difficult respiration, as from want of air, in the morning, 4. [750.]
Shortness of breath; suffocation, 1.*
Shortness of breath on going upstairs, 1.*
Shortness of breath, while walking, as if he could not inspire sufficient air, 1.
While coughing, it seemed as though he would lose his breath, 1.
Dyspnœa after eating, 4.

CHEST

Twitching in the right pectoral muscles (after twenty-four hours), 3.
Anxiety about the chest, a kind of dyspnœa, 9.
Burning sensation in the chest, extending up to the throat, 4.
Pressure in the left chest, that prevents deep inspiration, 4. [760.]
A pressure extending from the left side of the pit of the stomach to the thyroid cartilage, where there is a most severe pain, on moderately rapid walking, 4.
Pressive pain in the right thorax if he holds his breath, but disappearing during inspiration and expiration, 3.
The chest is painful, as if oppressed, 4.
Constricting stitches in the upper and anterior portion of the chest, extending through to the back on breathing, 1.
Some stitches in the chest, on stooping, 1.
*Stitches in the right chest, on sneezing and coughing, 4.
Dull stitches in the right thorax, lasting several minutes, only on expiration, while lying and stooping, 3.
Some sharp stitches (each lasting five minutes)*

in the chest (in the knee, zygoma, and external condyle of the elbow), generally in the forenoon, and when walking, 1.

Five or six sharp stitches in the left chest, when breathing and not, 1.
Frightful tearing in the pectoral muscles, near the left shoulder, 2. [770.]
A sore pain in the chest, 1.*
Pain as from a blow in the upper part of the chest, in the evening, 4.
Front.
An anxiety beneath the sternum; he was obliged to take a deep breath, 1.
Tightness in the region of the sternum, 1.
Tensive pain about the forepart of the chest, impeding respiration (while sitting), lasting several days), 7.
A pressive pain in the side of the sternum, that extended through the back, even during rest, but worse while walking, in the evening; afterwards the spot was painful as if bruised, 1.
*A stitch in the anterior and upper portion of the chest, extending trough to the back, only on sneezing and coughing, not when breathing; it constricts the chest, 1.
Violent bruised pain across the forepart of the chest; he did not know how he should sit or move in order to be free from it, 7.
Sides.
Burning in the left side below the last rib, 4.
A painful sensation, as from a swelling, in the left side beneath the last ribs, 4. [780.]
A pinching and tension in the left side just below the ribs, a sensation that, although not very painful, seems to endanger life; he has great dyspnœa, and he dares not move, for on the slightest motion, for example, of the arm, or on speaking a single word, it seems as if the soul would leave the body (after one hour), 4.
Sticking in the left side, 4.
A stitch as if with a knife, in the side beneath the left short ribs, on every inspiration, 2.
Bruised pain in the left side of the chest, when touched, 4.
Mammæ.
Unnatural swelling of the female mammæ, especially of the nipples, which were also harder than usual, 4.*
Pain in both mammæ, .

HEART AND PULSE

Heart's Action.
Palpitation, 1.
Palpitation on walking, 1.
Pulse. [790.]
Rapid, violent beating of every pulse, 1.
Double rapidity of the pulse, 1.
Pulse slow, weak, 7.

NECK AND BACK

Neck.
Neck swollen and so stiff that he could hardly turn it, 6.
Stiffness in the nape of the neck, and sticking in it on moving it, 4.
Painful stiffness of the neck, so that he was unable to turn the head, with a feeling of heaviness in it, 4.
Rheumatism in the nape of the neck, like a pressure, even during rest; mostly on bending the head backward, 1.
Back.
Burning hot sensation all over the back, 4.
Fine and coarse stitches in the muscles of the back, while walking, 4.
Pain in the back as if bruised, 1, 4.* [800.]
Bruised pain on the left side of the back, as from much stooping, on motion, especially in the open air, for several days, 7.
Dorsal.
Violent pain between the shoulders at the point where the neck joins the back, on turning the head, or if when lying he turns the rest of the body; if he raises up somewhat, it becomes so violent that he has to clench his teeth, 4.
Burning between the shoulders extending down the back, 1.
A pinching pain in the scapula, on motion, after midnight in bed, 1.
Twitching in the right scapula, 3.
Sharp needle-like stitches in the spine between the scapula, 2.
Tearing in the scapulæ, 1.
Bruised pain with sticking and tension in the left scapula, so violent on turning the head that he cried and screamed (in the morning, immediately after waking), 4.
A painless throbbing in the scapula that ends in a trembling, 1.
Lumbar.
Pain in the small of the back, relieved while sitting, 1. [810.]
Griping in the small of the back, especially when standing, relieved by walking, 1, 4.
Sticking pain in the small of the back and thighs, with unsteadiness in the small of the back, knees, and feet, 4.

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL

Objective. [820.]
Trembling of all the limbs, after a chill, 1.
Involuntary jerking in the limbs, 4.*
Constant uneasiness of all the limbs in the evening, as if there were a jerking in them, as after a long walk; he cannot keep them still, 1.
(Cracking of all the joints), 1.
Rigidity of all the limbs, so that he could not raise them in the slightest degree for hours, though they could easily be moved by others, 4.
*Weakness and weariness in all the limbs, 4.
Subjective.
Goutlike pain in the joints with swelling of them, 1.
Drawing pains in the limbs, especially at night, 1.
Drawing and tearing in all his limbs, 1.*
All the limbs are painful, as if dislocated, more while sitting, 1. [830.]
Almost uninterrupted pain in the joints, as from a dislocation, consisting of a compression and crushing, which did not allow him to remain quiet in any place, so that while sitting and lying he moved the limbs and was obliged to turn and twist in every direction, 1.
Tearing here and there in the limbs, more in the muscles, very greatly aggravated by pressure, 2.
Tearing and jerking here and there in the limbs, 9.*
Soreness about the nails of the fingers and toes, with itching, 4.
Bruised sensation in the limbs , weakness in the thighs, 1.
Attacks of painless throbbing in the joints, 1.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES

Objective.
The right arm was shaken and thrown about, all night, 4.
Jerking of all the muscles of the right arm, 8.
Cracking in the shoulder and elbow-joints, 1.
Subjective.
The right arm and hand seem asleep, relieved by motion, 4. [840.]
The left arm seems heavy on raising it high up, and pains as if sprained, 4.
Cannot let the arm lie long in any place, there arises and intolerant weary pain in it; he is obliged to alternately flex and extend it, though it is better when extended, 1.
Tearing on inner surface of right arm, 2.
Shoulder.
Tearing in the right shoulder-joint, bones of the upper arm, and in the wrists (in the knee and hip-joint and in the thigh-bones), 1.
The left shoulder was decidedly higher than the right, without, however, any increase of size of the side, with pain in it, that even woke him from sleep, especially felt on motion, 4.
The shoulders and upper arm seem to be asleep, in the morning, in bed, 4.
Burning pain on the right shoulder up to the nape of the neck, while sitting, 4.
Pain in the shoulders like a pressing down, 1.
Frightful stitches in the shoulder-joint, in the evening, 1.
Jerking rather than throbbing in the shoulder-joints once every quarter of an hour, 1.
Arm. [850.]
Crushing pain in the humeri, 1.
A jerking tearing in both upper arms; afterwards the flesh was sore to touch, 1.
Elbow.
Large red, hot swelling on the left elbow, extending down to the hand, with extreme burning and tearing, also with a pain as from the crawling of ants (after six hours), 4.
Burning in the elbow-joints, 4.
Stitches in the elbows, 4.
Some sharp stitches, each lasting five minutes, in the external condyle of the elbow (also in the zygoma, chest, and external condyle of the knee), more in the forenoon and while walking, .

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES

Objective.
Shining transparent swelling of both thighs and legs, 4. [890.]
Trembling of the lower extremities while walking, 4.
Fine trembling of the lower extremities, while walking, especially worse about the knee and in the inguinal region, 4.
Involuntary jerking of the lower extremities, 4.
Involuntary twitching , and a kind of spasmodic adduction of legs and thighs, 14.
The lower extremities were moved forward against his will, 4.
Giving way of the lower extremities, 4.*
Subjective.
The lower extremities seem stiff on walking, 1.
Weariness and uneasiness in the legs, in the evening, 1.*
She could scarcely drag her limbs because they were so heavy, 4.*
Drawing and heaviness in the lower extremities, 1. [900.]
Tearing-drawing pain from the heel to the nates, only posteriorly, rather more severe at night; he was unable to walk because the knees gave way, and so sank down, 4.
Much sticking in the lower extremity on stepping hard, as if it were too short, 1.
Stitches in the thighs and legs on motion, 1.
Hip.
Sticking in the right hip-joint, while walking, 4.
Tearing in the hip-joint (at night?), in the knee and femur (right shoulder-joint, wrist, and humerus), 1.
Thigh.
Hard glandular swelling in upper part of left thigh , which afterwards suppurated, 12.
Weariness, with tearing-drawing pain in both thighs, after midnight in bed; on standing after rising from bed, pain extending from the inguinal region to the knee, as if the flesh on the anterior portion of the thigh had been beaten loose, .

GENERAL SYMPTOMS

Objective.
Stretching at night during the frequent wakings, 1.
Paroxysmal trembling, 1.*
Jerkings, 4.*
Lassitude , and a feeling as though lead were in the veins, more while sitting, 1.*
Weary, especially while sitting, as if all his limbs would fall from him, 1.*
*Great weariness, 1.
While sitting, was not at all weak, but very much so on walking in the least, so that the upper and lower extremities ached very much, as if he had walked a long distance, 1.
Weakness, less while walking than while standing, 1. [980.]
Weakness, with depression of spirits, 1.*
He became quite weak, tremulous, and dizzy, while washing his feet, 8.
Great weakness; he could scarcely proceed, 6.*
Is attacked with great weakness every afternoon about 5 or 6 o'clock, 1.
Great weakness, in the evening, 1.
Very weak from slight motion, 1.
After slight effort, great exhaustion, weakness, trembling, sensation of heat (ninth day), 8.
*He was very much exhausted after a stool , accompanied by much griping, 1.
Prostration, with an inexpressible sick feeling of body and mind, obliging him to lie down, 1.*
Paroxysms as if internally prostrated in mind and body, 1. [990.]
She rubs the temples and cheeks with both hands, and becomes faint, 4.
Faintness, with tolerably good pulse, lasting ten hours, 4.
Transient faintness that passes into a sleep, lasting five minutes; previous to the faintness there was a rising of something sweet in the chest, 4.

SKIN

Jaundice, with biting itching over the abdomen, 1.*
Scaling the backs of the hands, 4.
Small cracks on the finger-joints, that ulcerate somewhat, 4.
Deep cracks in the hands, like cuts (chapped hands), 4.
Deep cracks in the fingers, the bases of which are sore and bleeding, 4.
Deep cracklike cuts, in the fingers, especially on the inner side, 4. [1030.]
A deep crack like a cut between the thumb and index finger, bleeding and painful, 4.
Eruptions, Dry.
*Eruption commencing upon the forearms and chest, and gradually extending over the whole body (except the face and posterior surface of the upper and lower extremities); it begins as small scattered red spots as large as peas, gradually enlarging in a circular form; these spots gradually run together and become continuous; the color is at first light-red, afterwards either scarlet or bluish-red, darker on the margin and lighter in the centre; as the spots enlarge, the skin in their centre becomes healthy; they are slightly elevated, rough and dry, and covered with small whitish scales, while are continually rubbed off by the clothes, and redevelop, so that in the evening the clothes look as if sprinkled with meal; the tetter is worse in the axillæ, bends of the elbows, inguinal regions, and hollows of the knees, burning and paining continually, and when first making their appearance accompanied by some fever; the affected portions of the skin are swollen, red, extremely sensitive to the contact of the clothes; the use of the arms is impeded; sleep wanting or very restless; itching on the contact of cold air when undressing; itching disappearing in the warmth of the bed; violent burning after contact, rubbing, washing, or taking wine; the axillary and inguinal glands swollen and painful; in some places, as for example, in the inguinal region, small superficial moist ulcers develop on the tetter, which after some days become covered with yellow scabs, and heal ; tearing pains in the joints, especially the elbows and knees, in the evening; on the palms of the hands, small transparent vesicles without sensation; the eruption lasts between two and three months, 10.
Eruption of red elevated spots, with itching-sticking pain, 1.
Swollen spots upon which flat scabs develop, without previous moisture; after these appear, the swelling and pain disappear, 4.
Dry, elevated, burning itching tetter over the whole body, especially on the lower extremities, arms, wrists and hands, even between the fingers, .

SLEEP AND DREAMS

Sleepiness. [1110.]
Yawning, 4.
Frequent yawning, as if he had not slept enough, 7.
Much yawning, 4.
Much yawning before dinner and supper, 1.
At first sleepiness, afterwards loss of sleep, 1.
Sleepiness (while sitting) that immediately disappeared on walking, 7.
Sleepiness, interrupted by starting up in fright, palpitation, and attacks of fantasies (for example, as if he dreaded an epileptic attack), 1.
Great sleepiness during the day, 4.
Great inclination to sleep, 4.
Too much inclined to sleep; far too much and too sound sleep, 4. [1120.]
She could never keep awake; even in the afternoon, about 3 o'clock, her eyes closed forcibly, so that for two or three hours she was obliged, against her will, to sleep, 4.
She fell into an irresistible sleep while standing, 1.
Too much and too sound sleep, 4.*
Much sleep during the day, and loss of sleep at night, 4.
Too much sleep by day and night, 4.
He sleeps unusually long, for twelve hours, and would have slept longer, if he had not been awakened, 5.
Sleeping at night with open mouth without snoring, with frequent tossing about the bed, as if he could find no rest (after twenty-three hours), 7.
Sleep; but if he woke everything in the head turned around; sleep was more distressing than refreshing, 1.
He sleeps every moment day and night, and also wakes every moment, so that he has no natural sleep and no natural waking, 4.
Sleeplessness.
Falling asleep late, 4. [1130.]
He was unable to fall asleep for two hours in the evening, 1.
It was a long time before he could fall asleep in the evening, 1.
Could fall asleep only late and with difficulty at night, 1.
He did not sleep before midnight, and woke very early, while it was yet dark, with some perspiration, .

FEVER

Chilliness.
Chilliness in the morning, with heat towards noon, 1. [1180.]
Chilliness in bed, in the morning on waking, 1.
Chilliness in the evening in bed, lasting till midnight, followed by heat with excessive thirst, 1.
Chilliness and shivering in the morning, immediately on rising, 1.
Chilliness towards evening; the more he tried to get warm by the stove the more chilly he became, 1.
Chilliness in the evening after lying down in bed, 1.
Chilliness under the skin over the whole body for half an hour in the evening in bed, 1.
Chilliness more in the forepart of the night, followed by alternations of chill and heat, 1.
Chilliness all over at 9 P.M. and through the night; with micturition every hour and involuntary jerkings, tossing and jerking of the head, arms, and lower extremities while lying and slumbering, 4.
Chilliness on going into the open air, 1.
Chilliness in the morning and evening in bed, 1. [1190.]
Chilliness before every stool, 1.
Chilliness and dragging before the diarrhœa-like stool, and during the chilliness flushes of heat, 1.
Chilliness while at stool, ceasing after the evacuation (after five to six days), 15.
Chilliness after the midday nap, 1.
Chilliness from one diarrhœa-like stool to another; but during the stool there is a flushing of heat, especially in the face, 1.
Chilliness all over, with icy-cold hands, 1.
Chilliness, as if dashed with cold water, 1.
Chilliness over the whole body, with heat of the face, 1.
Feverishness , with considerable Chilliness, 12.
Chilliness internally, with heat of the face and burning sensation in the cheeks, 1. [1200.]
He was chilly on going into the open air, .*

CONDITIONS

Aggravation.
( Morning ), Confusion of head, etc.; sneezing; swelling of gum; tongue coated white ; bad taste in mouth; loss of appetite; perspiration.
( Forenoon ), Stitches in zygoma; hiccough.
( Afternoon ), Towards evening, dimness, etc., before eyes; points before vision; throbbing in gum; about 5 to 6 o'clock, weakness.
( Evening ), Ringing in ears; colic, etc.; weariness, etc., in legs; sticking in ankle; stitches in heels; weakness; itching on joints an hour and a half after lying down; perspiration.
( Night ), Anxiety, etc.; toothache; swelling of gum; on falling asleep, burning in gum; burning in mouth; cutting in abdomen; greenish gonorrhœa; drawing in limbs; febrile attacks; perspiration ; fatty perspiration; offensive perspiration.
( Midnight ), Griping in abdomen.
( Open air ), Inflammation of eyes; chilliness.
( Walking in open air ), Dozing, etc.; sensation in abdomen; bloody expectoration; pain in sternum; sticking in knee-joint; sticking in calves; stitches in ribs, etc.
( Drinking ), Rumbling in abdomen.
( Eating ), Pain in teeth; hiccough; nausea; immediately, qualmishness; dyspnœa.
( Indoors ), Vertigo.
( Lying ), Faintness.
( Motion ), Especially in open air, pain on side of back; pain in shoulder.
( Rest ), Pain in ball of hands.
( Rising after eating ), Worse in warm room, relieved by open air; dullness above nose, etc.
( Sitting ), Vertigo; bruised pain in small of back; dislocated pain in limbs; burning in shoulder; pain in sole; lassitude; weariness; biting in back.
( Standing ), Griping in small of back; burning in sole.
( Walking ), Stitches in zygoma; especially on ascending steps, pain in lower abdomen; palpitation; stitches in muscles of back; stitches in condyle of knee; sticking in ankle; weariness; itching in sacrum; .

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