Zincum valerianicum

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r Zincnm valerianicum, Zincic isovalerate, Zn(CjH,Oj)j. Result of mixture of sulphate of zinc and valerianate of soda.

1. Pmings. — I. Jas. A. George, set. 22, took 10 powders of 2X trit., 5 gr. in each, 10 times in 2 d., without effect of any kind. {Trans, of Amet. Intt.^ 1888, p. 175.)

2. Everett B. Finney proved ii trit. ist d. — i gr. at 7, 3, and 7.15. 4.30, colicky painSj which recurred at 5.15 and 11. 5.20, slight pain in 1, temple. 5.50, same in 1, mastoid process. For most part of d. tendency to erection. 2nd d. — Rose at 6.30 with colicky pains. At 7 and II a.m. took 5 gr. 8.15,8 strong erection. 4, hard colicky pains, followed by brown watery stool containing faecal lumps. 3rd d. — Between 4 and 5 wakened by emission, after which sense of weight and constriction in perinrcum. At 7.30, 12.25, 3> ^"d 9, took 5 gr. 2.15, strong erection, with dulness of mind and headache. 2.30, 4, 9.15, abdominal pains, on second occasion relieved by discharge of flatus. 9.15 — 9.50, hard sneezing. 4th d. — Again nocturnal emission, 6.30, rose with abdominal pains. Took 5 gr. at 7, 1 1, 3, 6, and 9. 2.35, slight pain over r. eye with dull headache. 4.30, drawing pain at umbilicus and sense of pressure on rectum when standing. 5, frontal headache with sense of fulness at occiput. 5th d. — Rose with abdominal pain. Took 5 gr. at 7.30, 10, 2.30, 7.15, 1 1.25. 9.50 a.m., belched up very bitter fluid. 1.25 p.m., sensation as if very heavy weight lay on chest, 6th d. — Took 5 gr. at 7. 30 a.m. 12.30 p.m., began to experience great fulness of head with difl5cult thinking. 2.30 p.m. evacuation of faecal matter followed by watery fluid, with pains in belly. 6, again crampy pain in abdomen. 7th d. — All d. tired feeling of brain, as after over<study. 8th d. — No symptoms. Took 5 gr. twice. 9th d. — Took 5 gr. at 7, 11, 3, and 7. 7.30, bowels moved > stool soft and mushy, dark, small. 9, ineffectual desire for stool. 1 1. 30, felt distressed mentally, mind all "mixed up." 7-i5« neuralgic pain about heart, recurring at 8.30. Abdominal pains of crampy character at 8.45 and 9.25, and at 10 pain in I. deltoid for some m. lOth d. — At 8 a.m. took 5 gr. 6.30 p.m., felt quite ill, as one would feel when prostrated by heat, nth d. — Rested badly last n. 8 p.m., cough, dry, produced by tickling in throat. 10.30, took 5 gr. 12th d. — Woke with empty feeling at pit of stomach. Took 5 gr. at 7.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. 5, had spell of coughing with feeling of fulness of chest, no expectoration. 6, slight pain in r. deltoid ; fulness of head, especially at occiput. 7.45, another spell of cough as before, with sense of fulness in chest, 9.20, frontal headache. 13th d, — 7 a.m., took 5 gr. 8, cramp-like pain about heart. No more medicine and no more symptoms till i8th d., when he took 5 gr. 3 times. 19th d. — Repeated dose 4 times. Some little abdominal pain. On 20th d. took 5 gr. 4 times, and on 21st d. twice. 22nd d. — Passed restless n. 4.30, rumbling and pain in bowels. 6,30, had to get up to stool, which was small, brown, and mushy, discharged with much wind. Pain in bowels

while dressing and after breakfast -, no appetite ; tongue coated white. From 8 to II a.m. bowels moved every h., stool being scanty, wrtli much tenesmus. After 1 1 pain subsicfed. 5, stiffness of muscles of neck^ and dull headache lasting all c. 23rd d. — Slept tolerablj^ well 8 a,m,, some pain in bowels and passage of small stool with trifling tenesmus. 9, ineffectual desire for stool. Tongue stilJ coated, but food enjoyed pretty well to-day. (/i»'</.)