Gentiana cruciata, Linn.

Natural order , Gentianaceæ.

Common name (Germ.), Kreuz-enzian.

Preparation , Tincture of the root.

Authorities.

1 , Frolich, effects of chewing two or three roots, swallowing the juice, Watzke's provings, Oest. Zeit. f. Hom., 1, pt. 3, p. 132; 2 , Gerstel, a teaspoonful of tincture, and afterwards a tablespoonful of the fresh juice, ibid.; 3 , Reisinger took 10 drops of tincture daily, in the morning, gradually increasing the dose to 60 drops, after four weeks; afterward, he took half an ounce of the juice, ibid.; 4 , Schwarz took 1st dil. daily, increasing to 40 drops at a dose, ibid.; 5 , Wachtel took tincture, began with 10 drops a day, increasing 10 drops a dose to 80 drops; after a month, began with 50 drops and increased to half an ounce a day after twenty days, and after a week took 50, 80, 100, and 120-drop doses of tincture, ibid.; 6 , Wurstel took a spoonful of fresh juice, ibid.; 7 , Zlatarovich took 1/2 and 1 ounce of tincture, and afterwards 3 spoonfuls of juice, ibid.; 8 , a girl took 2 and afterward 3 spoonfuls of juice, ibid.; 9 , Wurmb took large doses of tincture and juice, ibid.; 10 , Watzke took 2 spoonfuls of juice; 10 a , same prover took 5 to 10 drops of tincture, and afterwards, every day, 10 drops of the dilutions from 6th to 3d, and afterwards 12th dil., repeatedly, ibid.; 11 , Watzke's brother took 2 spoonfuls of juice, ibid.

MIND

Weeping mood, with disinclination to talk, 3.
Very peculiar apprehensiveness, and acceleration and difficulty of breathing, swelling of the temporal veins and feeling of pressure in the temporal region; on reading, the print seemed indistinct, as if covered with a veil, 7.

HEAD

Confusion and Vertigo.
Confusion of the head, 1.
Confusion of the head; whirling, 6.
Vertigo, 1.
General Head.
A constrictive sensation in the head on sitting a long time, 7.
Sensitiveness of the whole head and whole brain after dinner, aggravated by violent motion of the head, 10a.
Forehead.
Pressure in the forehead, 1, 5.
Temples.
Swelling of the temporal veins and feeling of pressure in the temporal region, 7. [10.]
A pressing pressure in both temples, 5.
A sudden stitch through the left temple (after six hours), 10a.
Vertex.
Distressing tension and at times a transient jerking pain in the region of the vertex; the tension soon became a very acute constant pressure, aggravated by exerting the eyes or constant thought, 10a.

EYE

Sensation as though the eyes were lying deep within the orbits, 8.
A pressing inward sensation in the right eye, 2.
On reading, the print seemed indistinct, as if covered with a veil, 7.

EAR

Acute drawing in the mastoid process behind the ear (second day), 10a.

NOSE

Frequent sneezing, 11.

MOUTH

Two aphthous ulcers on the margin of the lower lip, on either side of the frænum, 6.
Flow of saliva increased, 3. [20.]
Astringent taste, 3.

THROAT

Objective.
Slight redness and distressing sensation of constriction within the throat, so that swallowing was very difficult; he was constantly obliged to hawk up tenacious and firmly adherent mucus, 5.
Subjective.
The throat seemed too tightly constricted; was frequently obliged to hawk and expectorate, 6.
Rawness in the throat, causing frequent hawking, 3.
Scraping and rawness in the throat, 2, 5.
Scraping and rawness in the throat, with constriction of swallowing, 6.
Uvula and Tonsils.
The posterior portion of the palate, both tonsils, and upper part of the pharynx were very deeply red; this symptom was peculiar in that it was intermittent, and for some days it appeared and disappeared at certain times in the day, 6.
Transient stitches in the tonsils, 3.
Scraping in the soft palate, throat, and halfway down the œsophagus (after two hours), 6.
Swallowing.
Swallowing somewhat difficult, 3. [30.]
Swallowing difficult, with an anxious constrictive sensation, and a slight but uniform redness of the arch of the palate, uvula, and posterior wall of the pharynx, 5.
External Throat.
Violent pulsation in the carotids, 5.

STOMACH

Appetite.
Increased appetite, 1.
Loss of appetite, 3.
Thirst.
Unusual thirst, 7.
Eructation.
Eructations of air, tasting of the tincture, 3.
Frequent eructations of air and of an acid fluid, tasting of the Gentian, immediately, 10.
Many eructations of air, relieving the tension in the abdomen and the headache (after three hours), 6.
Acid eructations; and after an hour, three sour, watery vomitings (after two hours), 6.
Nausea and Vomiting.
Great nausea, with inclination to lie down, 10a. [40.]
Great inclination to vomit, and constriction in the throat, 11.
Vomiting, after half a hour, preceded by great nausea, 11.
Violent nausea, with vomiting (after 1/2 oz. of the juice), 3.
Vomiting, with some difficulty, a small quantity of mucus of an acid odor, of an intensely bitter taste, leaving a scraping and rawness in the throat (after one hour and a half), 10.
Violent difficult vomiting of mucus; repeated, after a short time, in the street, 11.
Stomach.
Movings about in the stomach, and afterwards in the abdomen, disappearing on walking, 6.
A sensation in the stomach and œsophagus as though he had swallowed a morsel of hot food followed by cold water; this sensation lasted the whole day, was aggravated by eating, and relieved by drinking fresh water, 9.
Burning in the stomach, 7.
Sensation of fulness in the stomach, with constant inclination to eructate (after one hour), 6.
Pressure in the stomach, 1. [50.]
Pressure in the stomach recurring several times during the day, 2.
Sensation of pressure in the stomach, as if there was a stone in it, with inclination to vomit (after half an ounce), 5.

ABDOMEN

Umbilical.
Sensitive, griping, sore sensation in the umbilical region, aggravated after dinner, not unlike slight colic, frequently returning, less when sitting and lying, and worse when standing and walking and after smoking, obliging him to bend the body forward; therewith the umbilicus seemed to be drawn inward, 4.
General Abdomen.
Movings about in the intestines, with slight headache, followed by copious pasty evacuation, soon, 6.
Distension of the abdomen, with feeling of heaviness in the stomach and frequent empty eructations, without inclination to vomit, 6.
Great distension of the abdomen, which disappeared while walking slowly (after two hours), 6.
Fulness and tightness in the abdomen, 7.
Frequent passage of offensive flatus, 10.
Slight pain in the abdomen, 10. [60.]
Tension in the abdomen, with great inclination to vomit, soon, 10.
Distressing tension in the abdomen, only relieved after a profuse pasty evacuation, 6.
Feeling of distension and constriction in the abdomen, 8.
Iliac Region.
A dragging in the right inguinal region, as if something would protrude from the inguinal region, always relieved by sitting and lying; on the last day of the proving, he noticed, on violent sneezing, a protrusion in this place of the size of a hazelnut, which was particularly sensitive (as this symptom could have no other cause than the medicine, he discontinued the proving, but the symptom disappeared only after three weeks; a bandage was worn on account of this protrusion), 4.

RECTUM AND ANUS

Constant violent urging to stool, followed by three watery evacuations (after three hours), 11.

STOOL

Pasty diarrhœa several times, 10.
Three liquid evacuations, preceded by some griping pains (after some hours), 8.
Free pasty evacuation, without the usual itching in the anus, 7.

SEXUAL ORGANS

Menstruation three days earlier than usual, during which there was a headache, as if the head were too full, with feeling of distension in the skull, relieved during rest, and aggravated by motion, preventing sleep for a long time, 8.

RESPIRATORY ORGANS

Hoarseness; the voice gave out in the middle of his speech, 5. [70.]
Frequent attacks of hoarseness and sensitiveness of the throat, 5.
Frequent expectoration, 6.

NECK AND BACK

Drawing and jerking along the right side of the neck, extending to the shoulder, 10a.
Drawing in the cervical muscles, extending to the ears, aggravated by turning the head, an uneasiness so that he could not remain long in one position, 7.
Repeated drawings in the cervical muscles, 7.
Tension in the lumbar region, 8.

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL

Slight jerklike drawing in the extremities, 7.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES

Distressing drawing in the right shoulder, lasting several minutes, 10a.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES

Cramplike pains in the soles of the feet, 7.

GENERAL SYMPTOMS

Faintness, 7. [80.]
Uneasiness, 7.
The whole body seemed very much affected and all the nerves seemed tense, so that walking was difficult, 6.

SKIN

Creeping over the body, as from fleas, in the evening, 7.

SLEEP

Uneasy sleep, 5.

CONDITIONS

Aggravation.
( After dinner ), Sensitiveness of head.
( Eating ), Sensation in the stomach, etc.
( Exerting eyes ), Tension in the region of vertex.
( Motion ), Headache during menstruation.
( Violent motion ), Sensitiveness of head.
( On long sitting ), Constrictive sensation in head.
( After smoking ), Sensation in umbilical region.
( Standing ), Sensation in umbilical region.
( Constant thought ), Tension in vertex.
( Walking ), Sensation in umbilical region.
Amelioration.
( Open air ), The symptoms.
( Eructation ), Tension in abdomen, etc.
( Lying ), Sensation in the umbilical region; dragging in inguinal region.
( Rest ), Headache during menstruation.
( Sitting ), Sensation in umbilical region; dragging in inguinal region.
( Walking ), Movings about in stomach, etc.
( Walking slowly ), Distension of abdomen.
( Warm soup ), Symptoms generally.
( Drinking fresh water ), Sensation in stomach, etc.

Gentiana Cruciata