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MAGNESIA CARBONICA. – THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PURE MATERIA MEDICA By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN, A.M., M.D.

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MAGNESIA CARBONICA.


ABDOMEN.

►
Hypochondria.
► Paralytic
pain in the left hypochondria region, at 8.30 P.M.; she could not lie on
that side on account of the pain, [4].
► Pinching and constriction in both
hypochondria, towards the umbilicus, frequently appearing and
disappearing, in the forenoon, [4].
[410.] ►
A fine pinching externally beneath the lowest right ribs, extending
upwards into the ribs and disappearing, soon followed by a burning in
the face, and taking the same direction, [4].
► Dull stitches in the right
hypochondrium, half an hour after dinner, [4].
► Sharp stitches in the left
hypochondrium, like stitches in the spleen, while standing, at 2 P.M.
(second day), [4]. ► Sharp stitch in the right hypochondrium, [4]. ►
A violently painful stitch in the right hypochondrium, as with a knife,
making her start; on stooping; disappearing on rising, at 7.30 P.M.
(fourth day), [4]. ► Fine stitches in the left hypochondrium
(after one hour and a quarter), [4].
► Umbilical and Sides. ► Audible rumbling beneath the umbilicus,
two hours after dinner, [4]. ► Pain, griping, and grasping about the
umbilicus, in the morning (twenty-fifth day), [5]. ► Griping
about the umbilicus, with thin, scanty leucorrhœa (thirteenth day), [4]. ►
Violent griping about the umbilicus, with distension of the abdomen,
followed by a stool, which at first was hard, but at last soft, in the
morning, [4]. [420.] ►
Excessive griping in the abdomen about the umbilicus, followed by a thin
stool and succeeded by burning in the anus, at 5 P.M. (third day), [4]. ►
During the menses, painful dragging beneath the navel frequently wakes
her at night, [4]. ► After micturition, violent twinging
beneath the umbilicus, extending into the small of the back and left
hip, with a sensation as if an emission of flatus would follow, but it
did not; in the open air, [4]. ► Cutting in the abdomen, beneath the
umbilicus, with some dragging, as before menstruation (twenty-second
day), [4]. ►
During the menses, cutting pains about the umbilicus, followed by
frequent emission of flatus, with relief, in the forenoon, [4]. ►
It seems as though there were something hard in the right side of the
abdomen, or in the hepatic region, with frequent griping in the abdomen
(after two hours), [4]. ► Frequent griping in the right side of the
upper abdomen, [4]. ► Violent, painful griping in the sides of
the abdomen, [4]. ► Slight cutting in the left side of the
abdomen, soon disappearing, [4]. ► Tearing in the left side of the abdomen,
especially when walking, [1]. ► General Abdomen. [430.] ►
*Distension of the abdomen
, [1].
► Great distension of the abdomen,
after dinner (eleventh day), [4]. ► Great distension of the abdomen, with
tension, from 3 P.M. till evening (twenty-fifth day), [4]. ► Great
distension of the abdomen, only somewhat relieved by emission of flatus,
in the evening, [4]. ► *The abdomen is excessively distended,
afterwards also at night; with profuse emission of flatus, with relief
,
[4]. ►
Abdomen excessively distended and tense, in spite of three loose
movements, in the afternoon (second day), [4].
► Movings and slight griping in the
whole abdomen, followed by emission of flatus, with relief, and at last
a soft stool, [4]. ► Much motion in the abdomen before the
stool, and he became hot before the stool passed, [1]. ►
Pinching movings in the upper abdomen, somewhat to the left side, at
5.45 P.M., [4]. ► Rolling and gurgling in the bowels on
inspiration, as in cramps, disappearing after eating, in the evening and
the following morning (tenth and eleventh days), [4]. [440.] ► Audible though not perceptible rumbling
in the abdomen, as in cramps, at 9 A.M., [4].
► Audible rumbling and gurgling, on
motion, without even knowing where, in the forenoon, [4]. ► *Violent
audible rumbling, gurgling, and moving back and forth, with fine cutting
in the abdomen, all day
, [4].
► Painless rumbling and movements in
the abdomen, at 1 P.M., [4]. ► Emission of flatus while walking, soon
followed by the usual stool, [4]. ► Frequent loud emission of flatus, in the
afternoon and at night, [4]. ► Very loud emission of flatus, [4]. ►
Frequent emission of flatus of a penetrating odor (twenty-eighth day), [4]. ►
The abdomen seemed empty in the morning after rising; the intestines
seemed empty and contracted, together with a pain as if they had just
been torn out, [4]. ► Great heaviness in the abdomen, [1]. [450.]
► Pain in the abdomen, followed by
leucorrhœa like water, in the forenoon (twenty-fifth day), [4]. ►
Pain in the abdomen, with dragging towards the genitals, in bed; next
morning, the menses appeared, six days too early, at first very scanty
and without pain, in the afternoon more profuse, [4]. ► *During the
menses violent pains in the abdomen
, in the forenoon, [4]. ►
Violent pain in the abdomen, especially about the umbilicus, in the
morning while in and out of bed, relieved after warm soup, [4]. ►
Cramplike pain in the abdomen, like a constriction, followed by
diarrhœa and relief, at 8 P.M. (twenty-second day), [4]. ► *Griping in
the abdomen
, three days in succession (after eighteen days), [1]. ►
Griping in the whole abdomen, at 10 A.M. (seventh day), [4]. ► Griping
in the abdomen, even in the forenoon, and only transiently intermitting;
in the afternoon it became worse, and in the evening worse still, with
distension of the abdomen; emission of flatus afforded relief
(twenty-eighth day), [4]. ► Griping or grasping in the whole abdomen,
as before menstruation, with profuse emission of offensive flatus, at
noon; the griping was worse in the evening, and preceded by rumbling in
the abdomen, [4]. ►► *Griping and rumbling in the whole
abdomen, followed by diarrhœa, thin and green, without tenesmus
(after
one hour); renewed after an hour and a half, and also a quarter of an
hour after dinner, and about 1 o’clock, [4].
[460.] ►
Frequently intermitting griping and movings in the abdomen, with the
usual stool; on moving the body to and fro she at last got into a
position in which the pain disappeared for a time; it also occurred in
the morning in bed (thirtieth day), [4].
► Pinching in the forepart of the
abdomen, in the morning, without stool, [4].
► Violent pinching in the middle of
the abdomen, relieved by emission of flatus, and followed by stool, the
first part of which was very scanty and as hard as stone, with great
pressure, but the last was soft and passed without pressing; after the
stool burning like fire in the anus, at 2 P.M. (fifth day), [4]. ►
A feeling as if everything were twisting about in the abdomen, with
stitches beneath the umbilicus, at 2 P.M. (second day), [4]. ► Cutting
in the intestines, in the evening, lasting till falling asleep, [4]. ►
*Cutting and griping in the abdomen, before the stool
, [1]. ►
Violent pain in the abdomen, as if the intestines would be torn out,
lasting three days, not relieved by smelling Camphor, but completely
relieved by smelling Hepar sulph. (twenty-ninth day), [4]. ► Colic
and distension of the abdomen, after eating, [1]. ►
Hypogastrium and Iliac Regions.
►
Fulness in the lower abdomen, relieved by walking, at 2.30 P.M. (second
day), [4]. ►
Painful griping in the lower abdomen, beneath the umbilicus, frequently
intermitting; afterwards the pain extends to the stomach, in the
afternoon, [4]. [470.] ►
Pains and griping in the whole lower abdomen, and dragging towards the
genitals, at 9 A.M., that continually became worse till 11 A.M.; during
which, after 9 o’clock, the menses reappeared, but disappeared in the
afternoon (sixty-seventh day), [4].
► During the menses, violent dragging
pains in the lower abdomen, all night and in the morning, [4]. ►
Pressure in the lower abdomen, every morning in bed, ceasing after
eating (after twenty days), [1]. ► Violently cutting colic, extending from
the small of the back to the pubis (after four hours), [3]. ► Acute
constricting-griping pain, as with pincers, in the right groin, so that
she was obliged to cry out, at 11 A.M. (twenty-eighth day), [4]. ►
Pinching pain in the right groin, disappearing on rubbing, while
walking, at 3.30 P.M., [4]. ► Painful cutting and dragging in the
abdomen, in both groins; it woke her from sleep at night (after
forty-eight hours), [4].
   

RECTUM AND ANUS.

►
Objective.
► Passage of
round-worms from the anus, when not at stool, [1]. ► Painful
hæmorrhoids, [1]. ► Subjective. ►
Pressure in the rectum when not at stool, [1].
[480.] ►
Pressure as if diarrhœa would come on, but only flatus passed, [4]. ►
*Woke about 4 A.M. with intolerable pain in the rectum, as if pierced by
numerous needles
; somewhat relieved by emission of flatus;
very painful, then after awhile she gradually fell asleep again (sixth
day). Extremely painful stitches as with
needles in the anus, occurring in the morning after waking
,
lasting a minute, and relieved by emission of flatus (seventh day).
Frightful pain in the anus as from needles, with urging to stool, though
only flatus passed, with relief (eighteenth day), [4]. ► Tearing
in the rectum, extending into the abdomen, during a stool, [1]. ►
Pain in the anus as if sore or ulcerated, while sitting and walking,
between 2 and 3 P.M. (fifth day), [4].
► Urging. ► Desire for stool, soon disappearing after
breakfast, [4]. ► Desire for stool, but only a little fæces
are evacuated, followed by ineffectual urging, and then by burning in
the anus; after five minutes the desire returned, but there was emission
of only flatus, again followed by desire and burning, at noon, [4]. ►
Constant urging to stool, though but little passes, and it is only like
a fermentation, [1]. ► Frequently an ineffectual urging to
stool, in the forenoon (twenty-third day), [4].
   

STOOL.

►
Diarrhœa.
► Diarrhœa for
several days (after eleven days), [1].
► Diarrhœa, without any trouble, but
followed by great weakness, at 3 P.M. (fifth day), [4]. [490.] ► Diarrhœa of very soft fæces, without
difficulty, at 9.30 A.M., 3 and 5 P.M., [4].
► Diarrhœa of a livid brown liquid,
followed by tenesmus and burning, at 4.30 P.M., [5]. ►
Diarrhœa of green mucus, at 5 A.M., without other disturbance (third
day), [4]. ►
Diarrhœa of green mucus in the forenoon; the same about 5 P.M. mixed
with many white thread worms, followed by burning in the anus, [4]. ►►
*Diarrhœa of greenish water, with great distension in the abdomen
,
without other symptoms; eight times before 10 A.M. (twenty-seventh day),
[4]. ►►
*Green frothy diarrhœa
(ninth, tenth, and twenty-sixth
days), [4]. ► *Diarrhœa, with violently cutting colic and
pressure as many as seven or eight times a day for eight days

(after ten days), [1]. ► Three attacks of diarrhœa of green fæces
without trouble, from afternoon till evening (sixth day), [4]. ► Two
attacks of diarrhœa before midnight, without symptoms, whereby the
sleep was interrupted, [4]. ► Five thin diarrhœa-like stools from 6
A.M. to 7 P.M. (twenty-fifth day), [4].
[500.] ► Woke at 11 P.M., with urging for
diarrhœa-like stool, also at 3 A.M.; about 4 and 6 P.M. stool of a
green slimy liquid (eighth day), [4].
► *Frequent evacuations of a green liquid
without pain, always preceded by some griping in the abdomen
,
especially on the right side (second day), [4]. ► *Three
green liquid stools between 5 A.M. and 5 P.M
. (second day), [4]. ►
Semiliquid stool without any trouble, in the morning (second day), [4]. ►
Three thin stools almost daily, without trouble, to the tenth day, [4]. ►
Evacuation of thin fæces, followed by burning in the anus, in the
morning, [4]. ► Soft and satisfactory stool, at the end
with pressure, at 11 A.M. and 5.30 P.M. (twenty-eighth day), [4]. ►
Soft stool, always preceded by twinging in the abdomen, with loud
emission of flatus, that always afforded relief, at 5 and 8.30 P.M., [4]. ►
The first stool was very scanty but soft, and passed without difficulty
at 5 P.M. (fourth day), [4]. ► A normal stool twice daily, [4]. [510.]
► Normal stool in the morning and
afternoon (fourth day), [4]. ► Pressure with a hard stool, in the
forenoon, [4]. ► Hard stool first in the evening, with
pressure and pain, [4]. ► Hard stool at 2 P.M., followed by
excessive burning in the anus, lasting till 5 P.M., [4]. ► The
stool was so hard that she could evacuate it only with great effort,
immediately after dinner, [4]. ► Stool hard and crumbling; it troubled her
a long time before a portion passed (twenty-seventh day), [4]. ► Hard
scanty stool in the morning, with some pressure, [4]. ► Desire
for stool, instead of which there was an emission of flatus, with
cutting and twinging pain in the anus, after which there is a hard
evacuation with pressure, though it seemed as though diarrhœa would
occur, [4]. ►
The first portion of the stool was hard, the last thin, followed by
excessive burning in the rectum, [4].
► Stool very hard in the morning
(second day), [4]. [520.] ►
Very hard stool, with pressure (eleventh day), [4]. ► Very
hard stool, as if it were stones, with pain in the anus (second day), [4]. ►
Although the stool was not hard, yet she was obliged to make
considerable effort to pass it, for several days (after fifteen days), [4]. ►
Yellow stool with urging at 11 A.M., and the usual stool at 1 P.M.
(thirty-first day), [4]. ► Round worms are passed with the stool
(thirtieth day), [4]. ► Stools with numerous threadworms
(eighteenth and nineteenth days), [4].
► Constipation. ► Retention of the stool seems the primary
effect of the drug, [4]. ► Rather inclined to constipation, [4]. ►
Stool only every second day
, [1].
► No stool (twenty-third day), [4].
   

URINARY ORGANS.

►
Urethra.
[530.] ► Discharge of prostatic fluid during
emission of flatus, [1]. ► Burning in the urethra, in the afternoon
after urinating, not lasting long, [4].
► Burning urine while passing, like
salt water, even a stinging, [1]. ► Stitch in the urethra, in the region of
the glans (after ten hours), [1]. ► Smarting of the urethra during
micturition (after ten days), [1].
► Micturition. ► Increased micturition; is obliged to rise
several times at night to urinate, and passes much urine, [4]. ►
Frequent micturition; at first she passed a large quantity, afterwards
less (after three-quarters of an hour), [4].
► Very frequent micturition (third
day), [1]. ►
Nocturnal enuresis, [1]. ► Rising at night to urinate, contrary to
custom (seventh day), [4]. [540.] ►
In the evening she was obliged to urinate more than usual, also about 1
A.M. she was obliged to rise to urinate; urine pale, [4]. ► Woke
with desire to urinate at 9 P.M., [4].
► She was awakened about 4 A.M. to
urinate, which was followed by griping in the abdomen; and in the
morning pain in the stomach and qualmishness (eighth day), [4]. ►
Urine passes involuntarily while walking (after eleven days), [1]. ►
Inability to retain the urine, on rising from a seat and when walking, [1]. ►
Urine.
► Urine very pale, [4]. ►
Urine looks quite green, at 5 P.M. (twenty-third day), [4]. ► The
urine seemed to be diminished in quantity, followed by burning, in the
evening, [4]. ► White sediment in the urine, [1].
   

SEXUAL ORGANS.

►
Male.
► Erections slow,
though coition natural (after eight days), [1]. [550.] ► Sexual desire diminished, immediately, [1]. ►
Emissions (first night), [1]. ► Very frequent emissions, almost every
night, [1]. ► Female. ►
Indications of leucorrhœa at times, in the afternoon while walking and
sitting, [4]. ► Leucorrhœa, [4]. ►
Leucorrhœa like water, now and then (tenth day), [4]. ►
Leucorrhœa, which causes biting, [1].
► After the menses, scanty
leucorrhœa, [4]. ► Leucorrhœa discharge of white mucus
preceded by cramp in the abdomen, [1].
► Menses fourteen days too early, at
first scanty, then profuse, dark-colored, lasting three days, [4]. [560.]
► Menses fourteen days too early, at
6 A.M., with violent pains in the small of the back, worse while
sitting, most tolerable while walking, [4].
► Menses nine days too early, very
scanty, without any trouble, and lasting only two days (twelfth day), [4]. ►
She changed her chemise in the evening and took a foot-bath; the night
afterwards the menses appeared, eight days too early, without pain; at
first very scanty; next day more profuse and dark-colored; on the third
day still more profuse, with dragging in both groins, and during these
dragging pains there was no discharge of blood, but always a flow on
each emission of flatus, and it was most profuse at noon and in the
afternoon, [4]. ► Menses seven days too early, [4]. ►
Menses six days too early, thick, and black, [4]. ► Menses
about six days too early, coming on in the afternoon while walking; at
first scanty, then increased for three days, at last very profuse,
though without the usual accompaniments, and in all lasting six days
(after forty days), [4]. ► Menses three days too early, more scanty,
but lasting three days longer than usual (twenty-sixth day), [4]. ►
The menses, usually very scanty, commenced immediately, two days too
early, with tearing toothache and distension of the abdomen, lasting
four weeks, [1]. ► *Menstruation three days too late, scanty, and
lasting but a short time
(fifty-sixth day), [4]. ►
Menstruation delayed three days; at first it was scanty in the evening,
but became more profuse in the night, and still more so on the following
day, when large clots of blood were passed; it all lasted only three
days (after forty-two days), [4]. [570.] ►
Menstruation four days later than usual, and more profuse (thirteenth
day), [1]. ►
Menstruation delayed seven days, and preceded by sore throat, [4]. ►
The menses showed themselves somewhat (fifteenth day), [4]. ► The
menses returned after twenty days, [1].
► Discharge of blood seven days
before the time for menstruation, which afterwards occurred on the
twenty-eighth day, as usual, [1]. ► Menses more profuse and lasting about a
day longer than usual, [4]. ► The menses, which had disappeared for
several years in a woman past the menopause, returned and flowed
profusely for four days, [1]. ► The menstrual flow was dark-colored and
very profuse, [4]. ► Menses very profuse on the fourth and
fifth days, associated with headache, worse in the evening, [4]. ►
The menses returned the third day very profusely, with cutting colic,
and continued for several days, [3].
[580.] ►
Menses very profuse on the second day, though without pain, less on the
third, and stopped on the fourth day, [4].
► Menstruation came on in the night,
was at first scanty, more profuse the following forenoon; in the
afternoon it suddenly ceased (fifty-ninth day), [4]. ►► *The
menses flow more profusely during the night than in the day
, which was not usually the case, with dragging pains;
relieved on pressing on the abdomen and on stooping
, [4]. ►
The menses were most profuse, while walking and standing, [4]. ►
Menstruation at the right time and without pain, which was not usually
the case; in the forenoon, with ill-humor, which became better in the
afternoon, [4]. ► *The menstrual flow was very glutinous,
dark-colored, almost like pitch, and very difficult to wash off
,
[4]. ►
No menstrual discharge during the pains, only after them, and also at
night in sleep, [4].

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