Angustura vera

Volume I — Main text

ANGUSTURA.

Galipea Cusparioy St. Hil. Cusparia bark. Nat. Ord., Rutacere,

I. Provmgs, I. Hahnemann, Mat, Med. Pura, vol. vi of original, vol. i ot English version. Contains Z99 symptoms from self and 8 associates.

a. nth March, 8 a.m., took 5 drops of tinct. Drawing in nape. Aching in temples and sinciput. Aching in wrists. 9 a.m., great coldness in back with icycold hands and fingers, frequent aching in temples, drawing in elbows and toes, violent shooting on inside of 1. foot, spreading over internal ankle upwards. Prickling in r. toes, and the same violent, shooting pains on inner side of r. foot spreading up towards leg. The coldness with the alternating pains lasts longer than A h. 4 p.m., 5 drops. Shooting in calves. Aching in elbows. Pressure in sinciput. When sitting oruised pain in knees, later the same in arms. Drawing in fingers. Several times strong pressure from sternum to r. as with a blunt body. At 5 p.m., several times pressure in r. jaw ; later this same pressure in sternum to 1. several times repeated. Frequent micturition, much urine, almost as clear as water.— 12th, 8 a.m., 5 drops. Pressure in knees. Drawing in forehead and pressure in temples. ^ a.m., chilliness over back j cold hands and feet. Pressure in shoulders, toes, and feet. Shooting in ears, shooting in r. half of thorax, pain of weariness in knees, drawing in fingers. 10 a.m., when walking, a peculiar feeling of lightness and comfort in chest. Shooting in I. half of chest and shin bones when walking. Bniiscd pain in arms and legs. Aching and drawing in feet. — 13th, 8 a.m., 10 drops. rressure in temples, feet, jaw, arms, several times, as with a blunt body, especially severe in sides of forehead and on dorsum of foot. 8.30 a.m., great coldness in back, icy.cold hands and fingers, pressure and drawing in sides, pressure in forehead, weariness in knees, drawing in back ; all lasting longer than i h. Duiing d. some of above symptoms. — 14th, 8 a.m., 10 drops. Drawing in ankle-joints, head, and fingers. 8.30 a.m., coldness in back, cold hands and fingers; aching in shoulders and tibiae for i h. Later, when walking, drawing and aching in all joints. 4 p.m., 10 drops. Boring temples and sides of head. Pressure in shoulders and knees. 4.30, coldness in back, cold hands and feet, drawing in forehead, shooting in r. thoracic wall and in feet. Much scraping in larynx and short cough, which came yesterday also. No symptoms observed any night. — 15th, 8 a.m., 1 5 drops. Drawing and achmg in head, chest, shoulders, feet. 8.30 a.m., coldness in back, cold fingers and hands, pressure in arms. The cold lasts J h. or more. Later, when walkmg, some of above pains. Between 12 and i p.m., great and repeated aching in forehead and temples. Later, very frequent severe aching pains in sinciput, with feeling of weight, neat, continued. Drawing and aching in hands and fingers. 4 p.m. The pains were repeated later. Night good. — 16th. After rising, drawing, aching pains m feet, in muscles of thighs, in muscles of arms, in knees, in edge of feet, in cranial bones. Frequent diy cough. 8 a.m., 15 drops. Pressure on sides ot head, drawing

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In r. facial muscles* Frequent drawing in feet, especially outer edge of foot. Drawing in loes. fimited pain in knees. Drawing on sides oi occiput. 3.30, ooldne&i in back, cold hands for ^ h. Above pains recur later. Strong pressing in r. foot. Since 4 d. much itching on skin on various parts of body, scratching doc« not allay it much. Great pressure above r. eye and deep tn r, orbit. Later, fre<]aeni rigor over back and cold hands. During d. much call to urinate, much dear urine. Great pain in elbow?* as if bruised. Frequent drawing in occiput^ in sides of head, in fingers, in shoulders, and wrists, shooting deep in r, ear, 6 p.m. — 17th, 8 a.m., 15 drops. Before taking the medicine there was drawing in the sides of the head. Then drawing in legs and feet several times. Pressure in shoulders and knees. Great aching in fingers, hands, muscles of arm. Aching pains in muscles of ihtgh. Shooting in skin over tibiae. All these symptoms recur. Severe boring in anklejoints and feet^ frequent aching in head. S.30 a.m. , coldness In back, cold hands; during the coldness and afterwards the above pains; drawing in facial muscles. During d. same pains, very severe in forehead, tibise, feet, and hands j shooting in r. tacial muscles f snooting in 1. zygoma. After 6 p.m., no more symptoms. Stool harder than usual, — i8th, S am^ 20 drops. Soon, drawing in rocs, pressure in feet, ankles, legs, and shoulders. Drawing in head, bands and fingers. Aching in knees. Boring and pressure in crovvn. Aching and drawing in muscles of arms. Shooting and drawing in L shoulder. Wandering pains in back. Severe shooting in soles. Drawing pains in pectoral muscles. Aching at both sides of head. All these symptoms recur. S.jo a.m.^ coldness in back, cold bands and fingers, shooting and aching in calves, drawing in legs, aching in forehead, drawing at sides of tendo- Achillis, drawing in lower jaw, shooting in toes, prickling in facial muscles, aching in knees and thighs. The coldness and accompanying symptoms lasted about J h. After cessation of coldness, the pain still continued, was sometimes very severe when walking, as frequently so as when sitting, but the parts in movement seemed to be lets affected than those at rest. Shooting in r. eyelids, 4 p.m. Shooting in tip of tongue several times. Frequent aching in muscles of arms, in knees, ankles, legs. Pressure and boring in several places of head, in forehead, pectoral muscles and dorsal muscles^ After 6 p.m., severe aching pains in muscles ot arms, in elbows, knees, fingers. Aching sometimes severe in tacial bones^ especially zygomata. Achipg in forehead lind temples. 8 p.m., aching in wrists and fingers. — 19th, 8 a.m. Aching pains in wrists, feet, knees, muscles of arms. During d. aching and drawing in feet, wrists, thighs; aching often particularly severe in forehead and sides of head, coming sud* denly and lasting several minutes. — 20th. Some of the previous pains in the wrists, knees, and head, more observed when sitting than when walking. Sometimes very severe boring in forehead and sides of heaX Bruised pain in knees. Pressure in insteps and in toes. Aching, often very severe^ in wrists. All these symptoms recur frequently, 7.30 a.m.» %o drops. Drawing in feet, shouldcnt, arms, and muscles. Aching m head, toes. Drawing in sides of tendo-Achillis, in calves. Aching in ankle-joints and shoulders. S.30 a.m., coldness in back, cold hands, drawling in tacial muscles and the former pains in joints. Coldness lasts 4 h. During d. the formerly -described pains appear, worse and more frequently when sitting than when walking.^aist, m. Pressure in shoulders, knees, wrists. Drawing in face. ^.)0 p.m., lo drops. After an increase of the pains, viz. severe aching in forehead, in various parts of head, in feet, in legs, in toes, there came on, at 4.4.5 p.m., coldness in back and limbs, accompanied by the former symptoms. Aching pains tn nuchal and dorsal mnscks. The coldness lasted ^ h. Afterwards occurred the symptoms already known, declining tn the evening,-^ 22nd, S am,, 30 drops. The well-known symptoms recur, especially severe boring in temples and forehead, in feet, ankle-joints, wrists, masseter muscles, arm muscles, 8.30 a.m., coldness in back and limbs as before with accompanying symptoms. Severe aching pains in muscles of legs. Severe bruised pains in legs lasting several hours. Durmg all the proving had a daily stool which was hard, contrary' to what was usual. — 13rd. Some of the pains in arms and legs reappeared. — 24tn. Aching in wrists and ankles, fingers, knees, toes. Pressure in forehead and sides of head, sometimes very severe, lasting some m. Drawing in toes. Aching in arm muscles, often very severe. Aching and drawing in face and behind ears often very severe. Severe aching in leg muscles. — »5th. Aching in ankle-joints. Drawing in facial and dorsal muscles. Aching in shoulders and elbows, — 36th. Same symptoms, especially much pressure in forehead and tides

of head. — 27th. Same symptoms, especially severe pressure in sides of head. A hard stool every day. — a 8th. As yesterday. The following days some of the former symptoms reappeared. Ever smce the proving, a month ago, has diily one hard stool, tnough formerly habitually loose. (Lembke, N. Z./. A, K., xvii, 75.)