Castanea Vesca

Castanea vesca, L.

Nat. order , Cupuliferæ.

Common name , Chestnut.

Preparation , Tincture of the leaves gathered in the summer.

Authorities.

MS provings of Dr. Henry C. Houghton and three others, with wineglassful doses of an infusion of the leaves.

HEAD

• Head feels dull (fifth day).
• 10 A.M., out in the hot sun for one hour, followed by severe headache, with slight dizziness; relieved by lying flat on back in cool room (eighth day).
• 8.30 A.M., sharp darting pain in right temporal region (eighth day).
• Slight darting pains in left temporal region (sixth day).

THROAT

• Slight acrid feeling in throat (immediately).

STOMACH

• No appetite for breakfast (seventh day).
• No appetite for breakfast, but thirsty (fifth day).
• Thirsty (fourth day).
• Desire for warm drinks (fifth and sixth days).

ABDOMEN. [10.]

• Flatulence odorless.
• 12.30 P.M., frequent emission of flatus (sixth day).
• Feeling as if bowels would move, but no pain (fifth day).
• An uncomfortable relaxed condition of the abdominal viscera all day, better while lying on back (fourth day).
• Pain in bowels as of incarcerated flatulence (sixth day).
• Considerable pain after stool, which gradually subsided while lying on back, best in that position (fourth day).
• 3 P.M., severe pain and rumbling (sixth day).
• Woke at 5 A.M., with severe pain in abdomen below navel.
• Water-closet being occupied by another prover, the pain increased to an intensity, then gradually decreased, then increased to the intensest pain again (fourth day).
• At 8 P.M., while in church, severe pain in abdomen below navel, urging to stool; feared should have to leave service.
• After dinner at 6 P.M., pressure and rumbling in bowels, emission of flatus (fifth day). [20.]
• Abdominal walls sensitive (sixth day).
• Immediately after eating, pain in lower portion of abdomen (seventh day).
• From 3 P.M. to 10 P.M., aching pain in pelvis, thighs, and legs, better lying down, or feet supported in a chair (fourth day).

RECTUM AND ANUS

• 1.30 P.M., sudden and urgent desire for stool, accompanied by severe pain and rumbling ; pain relieved by stool (sixth day).

STOOL

• Diarrhœa.
• Stool at 9.30; urgent, compelling immediate discharge; stool soft, yellowish-brown (third day).
• Stool at 3.15 P.M., sudden and slightly watery (sixth day).
• Stool at 1.30 P.M., lumpy, yellow, smelling like the decoction (sixth day).
• Urging at 9.30; dark-brown stool; pain after stool (second day).
• 8 A.M., stool urgent, watery, black, small in amount (fourth day).
• Stool about 6.10 A.M., urgent, profuse, black, lumpy, and watery (fourth day). [30.]
• 6.55 A.M., stool urgent, profuse watery, not lumpy (fourth day).
• The soft stools consisted of short, small pieces, like chopped tape; this character of stool has continued for three years, whenever loose stools occur (in three provers).
• About 5 A.M., stool first rather hard, then profuse and lumpy, black, and of an odor similar to the decoction (fourth day).
• Constipation.
• Stool at 8.30, insufficient, discharged with difficulty (second day).
• No stool (fifth and sixth days).

URINARY ORGANS

• The quantity of urine passed thus far has been less than normal (fifth day).
• 9 A.M., small amount of dark urine (seventh day).
• Rested well till 4.30 A.M., rose, and passed small quantity of dark-red urine (fifth day).
• Very dark urine (fourth day).

CHEST

• During day, slight pain in right lung , centre (first day).

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL. [40.]

• 8 A.M., aching pain in left arm and leg, as on fourth day (eighth day).

GENERAL SYMPTOMS

• Great lassitude (fifth day).
• 10 A.M., felt very weak and tired, particularly in legs, below knees, and in forearms (eighth day).
• After stool, prostration and weakness; better from lying flat on back (sixth day).

SKIN

• Several small pimples on thigh (right), back of left ear, and on left upper lip; one on lip very painful (seventh day).

SLEEP AND DREAMS

• Rested poorly at night (seventh day).
• Restless night; very tired on waking (ninth day).
• At 6.10 A.M., woke from dreams of efforts at stool, and voiding stool, fouling clothing (fourth day).

FEVER

• Perspiration very free after drinking (fifth and sixth days).

CONDITIONS

• Aggravation.
• ( After dinner ), Pressure, etc., in bowels.
• ( After eating ), Immediately, pain in lower abdomen.
• ( After stool ), Prostration, etc.
• Amelioration.
• ( Lying down, or supporting feet ), Pain in pelvis, etc.
• ( Lying flat on back ), Headache; condition of abdomen; pain after stool; prostration, etc.
• ( From free perspiration ), After drinking, relief.
• ( Stool ), Pain in bowels.