MERCURIALIS.
FACE.
►
Objective. ► Very sickly
look, with blue rings around the eyes, for several days, [9]. ► Redness
and heat of the face (after two to four hours), [14]. ► Great
redness and heat of the face (after half an hour to six hours), [14]; (after two hours), [9]. ► Subjective.
[200.] ►
Sensation of numbness in the left side of the face, with slight tearing
in it (second day), [8]. ► The left side of the face feels swollen
(first day), [8]. ► Tense and numb sensation in the skin of
the face, even severe on the third day (after two to six hours), [8]. ►
Cheeks. ► Great redness of
the cheeks (after a quarter of an hour), [6].
► Burning in the cheeks, that are red
but not hot to touch (after one hour), [14].
► Burning pain in small points in the
left cheek, in the region of the infra-orbital foramen, deeply seated;
changing to a deep tearing pain (second day), [8]. ► Tension
in the left cheek, with a sensation of numbness, also in the frontal
region (first to fifth day), [8]. ► Pressure in the right cheek, with heat in
it, and in the whole body (after four hours), [14]. ►
Pressive sensation in the right upper jaw, extending down from the
vertex (after one hour), [8]. ► Burning pressure in the region of the
left malar bone and zygoma (after three hours), [8]. [210.] ► Violent dragging-pressing pain in the
upper jaw, less in the lower jaw, and behind the ears (after five hours
and a half), [9]. ► Tearing pain in the left cheek and ear
(after six hours), [8]. ► Tearing pain in the left cheek, and in
the sockets of the teeth (after six hours), [8]. ► Tearing
pain in the left cheek, especially in the bone, here and there, also in
the teeth and ear (first to third day), [8].
► Tearing pain in the left cheek,
rather in the upper jaw than in the teeth or their roots; especially
above the second back tooth, in the bone and socket, with a sensation of
warmth and swelling of the cheek; earache, and tearing in the left
temple (first to third day), [8]. ► Transient tearing in the right malar
region (after seven hours), [8]. ► Pressive-tearing pain deep in the left
cheek (after five hours), [8]. ► Lips. ►
Lips dry, with increased thirst (third day), [3]. ► Lips
very dry (second day), [8]; (first
day), [9]. ►
Burning of the lips, often only at the corners of the mouth, at times
itching, also with fine stitches, as from a hair, [8]. [220.] ► Fine sticking in the upper lip, lasting
only a minute and changing to slight burning, [8]. ► Burning
sticking in the upper lip, [8]. ► Chin. ►
Painfulness in the region of the left lower jaw behind the last tooth,
for several days, [8]. ► Tearing in the left lower jaw, extending
downward from the ear, lasting five minutes (third day), [3]. ► Tearing
in the left lower jaw and along the alveolar process, lasting two hours,
in the afternoon (after four hours, fourth day), [8].
MOUTH.
►
Teeth. ► Sudden painful
dulness in the two upper left incisors, [1].
► Constant pain in the sockets of two
teeth on both sides of the upper jaw; the gum was somewhat red (third to
fifth day), [8]. ► Slight pain in the upper and at times
also in the lower back teeth (second day), [8]. ► Dull
pain in the socket of the second upper back tooth, worse when biting
(second day), [8]. ► Tearing several times in the second upper
back tooth that was decayed down to the root, [8]. [230.] ► Transient tearing in the last right upper
back tooth, in the morning (second day), [3].
► Frequent painful tearings in the
roots of the teeth of the lower jaw, sometimes transient, sometimes
lasting a long time (ninth and tenth days), [3]. ► Tongue.
► Tongue is white, numb, and
insensible (after three hours), [14].
► Tongue coated white, feels quite
dry (after three hours), [9]. ► A small burning-sticking blister on the
left side of the tongue (second day), [8].
► Dryness of the tongue, without
thirst (several provers), [1]. ► Tongue dry, swollen, and seemingly
insensible on the sides (after one hour), [14].
► Tongue quite dry (after two to
seven hours), [14]. ► The tongue almost sticks to the palate,
it and the mucous membrane of the mouth are so dry (after three to four
hours), [14]. ► Heaviness of the tongue (after two
hours), [8]. [240.] ►
Tongue heavy, as if thick (after two hours), [3]. ► Tongue
so heavy and dry that she could scarcely speak (after five hours), [14]. ►
Tongue seems numb, insensible as if she had no taste (after half an
hour), [8]. ►
Burning on the tongue, which is whiter than usual posteriorly (after
third day), [8]. ► Burning on the tongue, just back of the
tip (after two hours and a half), [8].
► Burning sensation on the tongue, as
from pepper (after three hours), [8].
► *Burning and smarting on the tongue
(after three to six hours), [8]. ► Constant burning and biting on the
tongue, [8]. ► *Sticking burning on the tongue, as from a
blister, moving about (third day), [8]. ► Biting
burning on the tongue after eating bread and butter (after two hours and
a half), [8]. [250.] ►
Sticking pain in the tongue (after seven hours), [8]. ► The
left side of the tongue is painful in the middle on moving it (second
day), [8]. ►
Fine burning sticking on both sides of the tongue (after two hours), [8]. ►
*The tongue is painful, if it touches the palate, as if there were
blisters on it (first day), [3].
► Tongue painful, especially in the
middle and on moving it, as if blisters had formed (after twelve hours),
[8]. ►
Scraping sensation on the root of the tongue (after three hours), [8]. ►
Painful scraping and a dry sensation on the tongue (after two to six
hours), [8]. ►
Biting on the tongue, [8]. ► General Mouth. ► *Dryness of the mouth (after two
hours and a half), [14]. ► Mouth dry and hot without special thirst
(after eight hours), [8]. [260.] ►
Dryness of the mouth, with heat without thirst (second day), [8]. ►
Dryness and stickiness in the mouth, with increased thirst (after seven
hours, and also next morning), [3].
► *Great dryness of the mouth; the want
of saliva is so great that a piece of sugar does not dissolve in the
mouth (after two to three hours), [2]. ► Great
dryness of the mouth while eating (after two hours and a half), [14]. ►
Dryness of the mouth, so great that she swallowed a piece of bread with
great difficulty; after swallowing, a sensation as if morsel were still
sticking in the mouth (after two to five hours), [14]. ►
Chewing was very difficult, partly on account of the dryness of the
mouth, and partly on account of the difficulty of moving the tongue
(after two hours), [8]. ► Parched sensation in the mouth, without
thirst (after three to four hours), [14].
► Stickiness in the mouth, [2], [13];
(second day), [8]. ► Stickiness and dryness in the mouth
(third day), [14]. ► Glutinous sensation in the mouth (after
five to six hours), [8]. [270.] ►
Mouth very glutinous and pasty (first day), [3]. ► Burning
in the mouth, [8]. ► Crawling in the mucous membrane of the
mouth, [8]. ► Saliva. ►
Accumulation of water in the mouth (after one hour and a half), [14]. ►
Some accumulation of water in the mouth (after a quarter of an hour), [8]. ►
Saliva, returns but is very tenacious (after seven hours); saliva
tenacious, glutinous (first day), [14].
► Taste. ►
Taste seems unusually acute (after two hours), [8]. ► Foul,
bitter taste, with heartburn and nausea (after four hours), [9]. ►
Sour taste (after one hour and a half), [14].
► Disgustingly sour, nauseous taste
(after one hour), [9]. [280.] ►
Taste as if he had eaten very sour bread; as if fasting (after three
hours), [8]. ►
Taste as sour as vinegar (after three hours), [14]. ► Soapy,
garlicky taste, soon (after the extract), [7].
► She thought she could only taste
with the tongue (after two hours and a half), [14]. ► Soapy
taste (of the extract), (after one to five hours), [14]. ►
Everything, even bread, tastes bitter, [15].
► Bread has an unusually sour taste
(after two hours), [8]. ► Speech. ►
Speaking was very difficult; the tongue seemed paralyzed (after two
hours), [9].
THROAT.
►
Objective. ► Collection of
some mucus posteriorly in the throat (after two hours and a half), [8]. ►
Collection of some mucus in the throat, in the evening (first day), [8]. ►
Subjective. [290.] ► Burning dryness in the upper and back
part of the throat, with difficult swallowing, and choking on attempting
to swallow (after two hours), [14].
► Burning pain, like a heartburn,
still more acute posteriorly in the throat and pharynx, with pressive
constrictive burning pain, extending along down the œsophagus, very
distressing (after three hours), [17].
► Pressive pain, posteriorly in the
throat, on swallowing, as if it were thick (third day), [14]. ►
Pawness in the throat, with a husky voice (after two hours), [14]. ►
Sensation of rawness in the throat, as if it were sore, with pain on
swallowing, moving the throat, and talking, but not on pressure (after
thirty-four hours), [14]. ► Scraping in the throat, extending forward
to the tongue (after a quarter of an hour to four hours), [8]. ►
Scraping in the throat, as if she had eaten fat (first day), [12]. ►
Tonsils. ► Pressure in the
throat, in the left tonsil (after two hours), [8]. ► Pharynx.
► Sensation of heat in the pharynx,
as if rising from the stomach (after three to four hours), [14]. ►
Violent burning, constrictive pain in the pharynx (after two hours), [14]. [300.]
► Violent sticking pain in the
pharynx, especially on swallowing; uvula, palate, and pharynx decidedly
red (after seven to nine hours), [14].
► Swallowing. ► She is unable to swallow an apple,
because swallowing hurts the throat (after two hours), [9].
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Very great
appetite (after three hours), [9].
► Thirst. ► Much thirst (after two to seven hours), [11]. ►
Eructation. ► Eructations
(after a quarter of an hour), [7].
► Frequent eructations, at times not
long after the dose, at times also later, usually affording relief to
the troubles in the stomach and abdomen; mostly tasteless (in several
provers), [1]. ► Violent tasteless eructations, especially
on stooping, [11]. ► Eructations tasting of the drug (after
one hour), [9]. ► Eructations of a horribly bitter, bilious
taste (first to third days), [12].
► Waterbrash (after six and twenty
hours), [8]. [310.] ►
Constant waterbrash (after three to six hours), [8]. ► Heartburn.
► Heartburn posteriorly in the throat
(after one to six hours), [14]. ► Nausea and Vomiting. ► Nausea in the stomach, in the afternoon
(after a dose in the morning), [13].
► Nausea, so that she thought she
would vomit (after three-quarters of an hour to one hour), [14]. ►
Nausea from time to time, as if she would vomit, worse after eating
(first to third days), [3]. ► Great nausea, preceded by heartburn;
constant eructations and heaving, though nothing results, with burning
in the stomach and a foul bitter taste, lasting three-quarters of an
hour (after four hours), [9]. ► Stomach. ►
Epigastric region full and distended (after three hours), [9]. ► Feeling
of emptiness in the stomach (after half an hour), [8]. ►
Sensation of fasting in the stomach, described as a flabby sensation
(after a quarter of an hour to one hour and a half), [14]. ►
Feeling of discomfort in the stomach (after one to two hours), [14]. [320.]
► Sensation of discomfort, nausea,
and distension in the stomach (soon), [6].
► A burning working in the stomach,
then extending down into the abdomen, at times ending in eructations, at
times in emission of flatus; usually soon after a dose, and in several
provers, [8]. ► Feeling of fulness and distension in the
stomach (after a quarter of an hour), [14].
► Tensive pressive distension in the
stomach, especially in the cardiac portion, extending down into the
abdomen, at times with slight twinging cutting, at times with rumbling;
sometimes with eructations and emission of flatus, which afford relief, [8]. ►
Sensation in the stomach as if it were dilated; something she could not
describe (after two hours and a half), [9].
► Pressure in the stomach (after
three hours and a quarter), [14]. ► Pressure as from a stone in the stomach,
with frequent rumbling in the abdomen, [11].
► Pressure in the stomach, and a
feeling as if it were swollen, that extends over the whole abdomen, and
also to the chest, so that respiration is difficult (second day), [1]. ►
Pressive pain in the epigastric region, extending towards the spleen,
soon followed by slight stitches in the stomach, succeeded by rumbling
in the abdomen above the umbilicus, [7].
► Violent pressure in the pit of the
stomach, extending to the back between the shoulders, lasting a quarter
of an hour, while walking in the open air (third day), [3].
ABDOMEN.
►
Hypochondria. [330.] ► Violent twinging in the left
hypochondrium, in the region of the curvature of the colon (after two
hours and a half), [15]. ► Pressure in the hepatic region, extending
thence into the region of the spleen (after three hours), [3]. ►
Pressure in the region of the spleen (after several provings), [7]. ►
Pressive pain in the region of the spleen, lasting several minutes
(after one hour and a half), [8]. ► Feeling of warmth in the region of the
spleen, gradually changing to a pressive pain (after one hour and a half
to three hours), [7]. ► Pressive pain in the liver; then also in
the splenic region; afterwards also to the top of the chest (after three
to four hours), [14]. ► Slight pressive pain in the hepatic
region, that soon occurs in the left hypochondrium as a sticking pain
(after a quarter of an hour to three-quarters of an hour), [7]. ►
Pain or rather violent pressure in the region of the spleen, especially
while lying down, for several days, [7].
► Gnawing sensation in the region of
the spleen (after one hour and a half), [7].
► Pain, at first slight, afterwards
acute and gnawing, near the pit of the stomach, extending towards the
region of the gall-bladder, relieved by emission of flatus (first and
second days), [8]. ► Umbilical. [340.]
► Griping pain in the umbilical
region, that extends down into the bladder (after three hours), [7]. ►
Slight cutting in the umbilical region, afterwards also in the left
hypochondrium, with emission of flatus (after two hours and a half), [8]. ►
General Abdomen. ►
Frequent rumbling in the abdomen, and emission of flatus (after three to
six hours), [14]. ► Audible rumbling or gurgling in the
abdomen, usually transient, with or without emission of flatus (in many
provers), [1]. ► Emission of flatus (after eight hours), [8]. ►
Frequent emission of flatus, with dragging in the small of the back
(first day), [8]. ► Emission of much flatus (after eight to
twelve hours), [7]. ► Profuse emission of flatus, at night
(first day), [14]. ► Emission of flatus of a peculiar odor
(second day), [8]. ► Frequent pain in the abdomen, [12]. [350.]
► Tension in the abdomen (after two
hours and a half), [8]. ► Constrictive or twinging or pressive
movement in the abdomen, not exactly painful, at times changing to a
painful griping, frequently spreading, at times remaining seated in one
place, frequently relieved by emission of flatus or by eructations;
sometimes with audible rumbling, sometimes with oppression of the heart
or chest (in several provers), [1].
► Griping in the abdomen, followed by
a thin stool, a few times, [7]. ► Transient but acute griping, extending
from the small of the back and both hips forward into the abdomen (after
two hours), [14]. ► Paroxysmal but not violent griping in the
abdomen, at times burning, and especially towards the lower portion
(after three hours), [3]. ► Movings and workings in the abdomen,
griping, pinching, cutting, or dragging; also audible rumbling and
gurgling, with emission of flatus usually (first, second, and third
days), (several provers), [1]. ► Colic in the middle of the abdomen
(second hour), [2]. ► Iliac Regions. ►
Dragging in the inguinal region, sometimes only a painful aching, at
other times changing to a sticking pain, worse while walking, at times
extending down into the spermatic cord, sometimes on one, sometimes on
both sides (first and second days), [8].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
A dragging-pressing sensation in the rectum, with pressure and tension
in the small of the back (first and second days), [8]. ► Burning
and smarting in the anus, with pressure and tension in the small of the
back (first to third days), [8]. [360.] ►
Dragging or burning in the anus (after two hours), [8]. ►
Crawling in the anus, [1]. ► Itching burning in the anus (first to
third days), [8].
STOOL.
►
Diarrhœa. ► Diarrhœa,
with constant colic (third day), [11].
► Stool somewhat inclined to
diarrhœa, [8]. ► Two thin stools, though not actual
diarrhœa (four hours and a half and six hours and a half after 6 grains
of the extract of the root); in another proving, constipation on the
same days (after 8 grains of the same preparation), [6]. ► Stool
rather thin, [7]. ► Soft stool in the evening, at an unusual
time (after thirteen hours), [8]. ► Copious soft stool (twelfth day), [8]. ►
A profuse soft stool in the morning, followed by some straining (second
day), [8]. ► Constipation. [370.] ►
Constipation, for two days, [2].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Urethra. ► Burning in the
urethra (after five hours), [8]. ► Some burning in the urethra (after two
hours), [8]. ►
Prickling burning in the urethra (after two to six hours), [8]. ►
Crawling in the urethra and prepuce, with crawling in the anus and
tearing and dragging in the small of the back (after six to seven
hours), [6]. ► Micturition. ►
Unusual urging to urinate, with increased discharge (after five
minutes), (in several provers), [7].
► Remarkably frequent desire to
urinate, with burning during micturition, wherewith very much urine is
frequently passed (after four to six hours, and even during the night), [11]. ►
Micturition somewhat increased (after eight hours), [8]. ► More
frequent micturition than usual (first day), [3].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Menstruation postponed for three days, after she had taken 6 grains of
the extract of the root on the day for it to occur; two hours after the
dose much violent orgasm of blood, great anxiety, so that she nearly
fainted, with oppressed respiration, heat over the whole body,
especially in the head and chest, breaking out into anxious perspiration
from time to time, heaviness of the limbs, trembling; during the next
days great swelling and painfulness of the breasts; on the third day
violent headache, with faintlike weakness, so that she was obliged to
lie down; menstruation only appeared that night, towards morning, lasted
only three days and was scanty, while it usually lasted seven days, [14]. [380.]
► Menstruation, usually lasting three
days, lasts only one day, followed by much cramp in the abdomen and
headache; the next time it appears eight days later than usual and lasts
four days, [3]. ► Menstruation ceases on the fourth day,
though it should have continued several days longer, [14].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
The habitual cough frequently returns and is dry (first day), [3]. ►
Breath hot, almost burning, so that the lips are almost made sore
thereby, for several hours (after one hour), [14]. ►
Breathing stertorous (after half an hour), [19]. ►
Difficult breathing, especially on the right side (after a quarter of an
hour to one hour), [3].® 2000
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