Eryngium maritimum

Volume IV — Appendix

^m Xryngimn maritimmn, sea-holly.

PK I. Proving!. — I. Mr. E. B. IvATTS, aet. 39, in good health, made

j^« ^t:rong tinct. from whole plant, and proved a ro to 90 solution of

'^^s. On 15th of month he began taking 10 dr. m. and n., and went

*^ till he had used up a 3ij bottle. For first few d. he felt very light

»*^d unusually cheerful; on 2nd m. he was so merry on waking that

j-^ began to sing in bed (he is usually heavy and drowsy on waking).

^~-^ti 27th he began a 20 to 80 sol., taking 10 dr. this m. and next.

^^th. — Felt very queer before completely dressed (med. having been

^ken on rising). Could eat very little breakfast. Walked out two

*^ilcs, and rested at a friend's house 3 h. Experienced general weak-

*^ess and lassitude ; legs in walking felt weak at knees and almost

Vinable to bear the body ; felt as if he would drop every m. ; sinking at

^it of stomach ; pain at spot in r. groin *, inclination to close eyes to

Shut out moving objects ; pain at nape compelling support of head on

liand or against something ; chills, commencing in nape, go down

shoulders and back ; dulness in head, but no actual pain at first. Took

cab home about 2 p.m. Its shaking did not afi^ect the symptoms.

Had soreness, with or without pressure, over chest, stomach, and bowels ;

slight dull continuous pain in bowels ; occasional darting pains through

luogs to back. Could eat very little at dinner, though there was no

actual nausea. Occasional shooting pains under both scapulae ; pain it back off. eye, 1. eye feeling weak ; all viscera seemed prostrated ud heavy as lead ; circulation as if stagnated ; veins of back of hands — paitrally full and prominent — so contracted and depressed as to be haidly visible ; disinclination to speak, voice lower in tone, larynx fetling weak i great dryness of throat, larynx, and lips. On sofa all afcernooo and c. Towards 7 p.m. symptoms relaxed ; head then ached, but not severely, pain was in centre over brows. Increased flow of urine, very red, thick on standing ; sore pain on inside of thigh just above koee. 29th, — Much better ; able to attend to ordinary avocations ; urine still red. Occasional stomach-cough during d., causing pain in held-, some lassitude towards e. A cluster of fine papulae appeared on sj»r felt sore the previous d., rough to touch, dying away on 30th, leaving redness. For several d. great lack of sexual sensibility and power (quite unusual). {Amer. Observer^ x, 564.)