MERCURIALIS.
CHEST.
►
Pressure and painfulness on the chest, [11].
► Front. ►
Pressure on the forepart of the chest (after two hours), [9]. ►
Pressive pain in the forepart of the chest, with pressure in the stomach
and difficult breathing, [3]. ► Sides. ►
Pressive pain in the left side of the chest, with pressure and tension
in the left side of the stomach and slight sticking in the side of the
chest (after two hours and a quarter), [8].
[390.] ►
Sticking pain in the left side of the chest (after three hours), [7]. ►
Wandering tearing in the left side of the chest, [8]. ►
Throbbing in the right side of the chest, in the evening on falling
asleep (after thirteen hours), [9].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Præcordium. ► Sensation
of orgasm in the region of the heart, with fulness and an anxious
sensation in the left chest (after seven hours), [8]. ►
Whirling, rushing sensation in the region of the heart, while standing
and moving about, [3]. ► A peculiar rushing, throbbing motion in
the region of the heart, pit of the stomach, and upper portion of the
abdomen, then also a remarkable rolling and throbbing with trembling and
orgasm in all the veins, without heat; he distinctly feels the beating
of the abdominal artery while sitting, with dulness and stupefaction of
the head, as if the blood mounted violently upward; pulse accelerated
and full; constant twinging and slight griping in the abdomen, first in
the stomach and then extending farther downward in the intestinal canal,
caused by the movement of flatus, which is also passed a few times, at
times also rumbling; respiration is oppressed and the pit of the stomach
tense (after four to seven hours), [8].
► Constriction in the region of the
heart (sixth day), [3]. ► Constrictive oppression in the
præcordial region (after three hours), [8].
► Heart’s Action. ► Palpitation, with oppression of the
chest, as if the chest would be constricted, after stooping (after four
hours), [12]. ► Repeated palpitation, with oppression in
the præcordial region, [18].
BACK.
[400.]
► Drawing tearing along the right
scapula, extending into the upper arm, [8].
► Tensive dragging in the small of
the back, persistent (first and second days), [8]. ►
Pressure in the small of the back (after three hours), [14]. ►
Pressive and dragging sensation in the small of the back (after three to
six hours), [8]. ► Pressive pain in the left lumbar region
and in the posterior portion of the left hypochondrium, in which it
extends forward (after three hours), [3].
► Pressive pain in the small of the
back, preceded by pressure upon the rectum (second day), [8]. ► Tearing
in the left side of the small of the back, extending into the nates
(second day), [8]. ► Tearing and dragging in the small of the
back, with crawling in the anus (after six to seven hours), [8]. ►
Dragging-tearing pain in the small of the back, when rising from a chair
(fourth day), [3]. ► Tearing in the left side of the pelvic
region posteriorly (after eight hours), [8].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
► Objective. [410.]
► Very tired and prostrated in all
the limbs, [5]. ► Weakness in the limbs, in the morning on
going out, [3]. ► Subjective. ►
Some stitches, here and there, in the extremities (third day), [8]. ►
Tearing in almost all the extremities, at times transient, at times
persistent, wandering about, [1]. ► Burning smarting-tearing in the
extremities almost in the skin, especially of the hands, fingers, feet,
and toes, repeatedly, [8].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Drawing pain in the arms (first and
second days), [7]. ► Arm. ►
Tearing on the anterior surface of the upper arm, [8]. ►
Superficial tearing on the anterior and outer portion of the left upper
arm, extending down into the joint (fourth day), [8]. ► Tearing
posteriorly in the lower portion of the upper arm and in the elbow-joint
(fifth day), [8]. ► Wandering tearing in the left upper arm, [8]. [420.]
► Transient tearing in the left upper
arm (after nine hours), [8]. ► Slight tearing in the left upper arm
(after seven hours), [8]. ► Slight tearing on the inside of the lower
portion of the upper arm (second day), [3].
► Constrictive tearing in the left
upper arm, externally and posteriorly (fourth day), [3]. ►
Drawing-tearing pain extending down the inner and anterior portion of
the left upper arm (fourth day), [8].
► Pressive-tearing pain on the outer
portion of the left upper arm, extending from the joint down deep in the
bone, in the evening (fourth day), [8].
► Sticking contractive tearing in the
right upper arm, from the inside above the joint (fourth day), [8]. ►
A stitch below the left deltoid (fifth day), [8]. ► Elbow.
► Jerking tearing in the bend of the
right arm, extending from the upper arm down into the forearm, [8]. ►
Forearm. ► A pressive pain
as if it worked through the skin on the external surface of the forearm,
somewhat above the middle, towards the forepart, with a similar
simultaneous pain on the outer portion of the left leg, for a short time
(second night), [3]. [430.] ►
An acute stitch on the inside of the right forearm (after eleven hours),
[12]. ►
Tensive tearing on the outer anterior portion of the forearm, in the
region of the ulna, especially in the left (nineteenth day), [8]. ►
Tearing on the inside of the forearm, just below the elbow-joint (after
three hours), [8]. ► Tearing along the lower anterior portion
of the left ulna (fourth day), [8].
► Superficial tearing on the inside
of the lower portion of the left forearm (second day), [8]. ► Slight
tearing on the extensor surface of the forearm, extending to the wrist, [1]. ►
Sticking tearing on the inner anterior portion of the forearm (fourth
day), [8]. ►
Jerking sticking-tearing in the anterior portion of the margin of the
left radius (fifth day), [8]. ► Jerking tearing on the lower margin of
the forearm (fifth day), [8]. ► Wrist. ►
Slight drawing pain on the inside of the wrist (after five to six
hours), [8]. [440.] ►
Some tearing in the right wrist (after eight hours), [8]. ► Tearing
in the wrist and right middle finger (after eight hours), [2]. ► Some
tearing and stitch in the left wrist and neighboring part of the
forearm, in the anterior portion, on moving the hand, less during rest
(fifth day), [8]. ► Transient tearing on the back of the left
wrist (after seven hours), [8]. ► Violent tearing in the wrist of the hand
upon which he is resting, so that he started up; followed by stiffness
of the wrist (after ten hours), [8].
► Tensive tearing on the outer side
of the wrist (third day), [8]. ► Tearing on inside of left wrist, rather
drawing (fourth day, [8]. ► Drawing tearing in the outer condyles of
the wrists (fourth day), [7]. ► Hand. ►
While playing the piano, the left hand is suddenly drawn outward, [2]. ►
Tearing along the metacarpal bone of the left thumb (fourth day), [8]. [450.]
► Transient tearing in the back of
the left hand (after seven hours), [8].
► Slight tearing on the back of the
right hand (after three hours), [8].
► Constricting tearing in the
extensor tendons of the left hand (after ten hours), [8]. ► Fingers.
► Twitching in the fingers,
especially on the backs; at times with fine stitches (after nine hours),
[8]. ►
Sticking pain in the tips of the fingers, a few times, [7]. ► Tearing
sticking in a small spot on the inner side of the first joint of the
right middle finger (tenth day), [3].
► Slight transient stitches in the
left index and middle finger (after two hours), [7]. ► A fine
stitch in the tip of the left little finger (second day), [3]. ► Two
fine stitches in the first phalanx of the right index finger, just above
the nail (after three hours), [8].
► Jerking stitches in the fingers,
especially in the tips, frequently, [8].
[460.] ►
Tearing on the outer side of the right middle finger (after seven
hours), [8]. ►
Tearing in the left little and ring fingers (fourth day), [8]. ► Tearing
in the inside of the left ring finger (third day), [8]. ► Tearing
along the outer side of the right little finger (fourth day), [8]. ►
Transient tearing in the ball of the right thumb (after seven hours), [8]. ►
Fine tearing on the outer side of the left index finger (fourth day), [8]. ►
Slight drawing tearing in the extensor tendons of the right middle
finger, [3]. ►
Transient sharp tearings in the fingers (sixth day), [8]. ►
Sticking tearing in the tip of the middle finger (after nine hours), [8].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Thigh. ►
A feeling as though the right thigh were torn with a pin, very acute
(after two hours), [4]. [470.] ►
Drawing or pinching-tearing pain on the inner side of the thigh, now in
the bend of the thigh, now farther down (fourth day), [8]. ► Painful
dragging in the bend of the left thigh, as if a hernia would occur, in
the evening (first day), [3]. ► A persistent, deeply seated stitch in the
middle of the right thigh, toward the inner portion (sixth day), [8]. ►
Tearing extending from the side of the left pelvis anteriorly down into
the thigh, [2]. ► Tearing in the left thigh, afterwards in
the right knee extending downward (after one hour and a half), [4]. ►
Superficial tearing in the left thigh (after five hours), [8]. ►
Burning-tearing pain extending down from the bend of the right thigh
(third day), [8]. ► A pressive-tearing pain in the outer
anterior surface of the middle of the left thigh, deeply seated on the
bone (third day), [8]. ► Knee. ►
A peculiar long burning stitch on the outer portion of the left knee
(fourth day), [8]. ► Tearing in the left patella (tenth day), [3]. [480.]
► Tearing in the left patella,
extending upward and downward (sixth day), [3]. ► Tearing
on the inner side of the left knee, superficial, in the morning in bed
(seventh day), [8]. ► Tearing or a simple pain in the hollow of
the left knee, at one time more in the tendons, at another more in the
middle, extending now upward, now downward (fourth day), [8]. ► Violent
tearing in the left patella, [8]. ► Tensive tearing in the left knee (fourth
day), [8]. ►
Jerking tearing in the left patella, while sitting (fourth day), [8]. ►
Leg. ► Painfulness of the
anterior portion of the tibiæ, while walking, extending up into the
knee (sixth day), [3]. ► Sticking-burning pain in the middle of
the leg externally on the side of the tibia (third day), [8]. ►
Sticking in the middle of the left leg externally near the tibia,
extending deeply inward, like a burning, lasting more than a minute
(seventh day), [8]. [490.] ►
Sticking in the forepart of the middle of the tibia (seventh day), [3]. ►
Sticking in the middle of the left calf, from within outward, lasting
nearly a minute (eight day), [8]. ► Tearing in the posterior and outer
portions of the left leg, caused by motion (second day), [8]. ► Tearing
on the tendons on the inner side of the left leg, while walking (after
seven hours), [8]. ► Tearing in the middle of the outer side
of the left tibia (fifth day), [8].
► Tearing in the forepart of the
tibia, while walking, as if the flesh were loose (tenth day), [3]. ►
Tearing pain in the muscles on the outer side of the left tibia, while
walking (after seven hours), [8]. ► Pressive-tearing pain in the tibiæ
(sixth day), [3]. ► Slight transient tearing in the left calf
(after seven hours), [8]. ► Ankle. ►
A few stitches in the left external malleolus (sixth day), [8]. [500.]
► Tearing on the back of the right
ankle externally (second day), [8].
► Tearing on the back of the tarsus
externally (second day), [8]. ► Tearing on the inner side of the left
internal malleolus (seventh day), [8].
► Pressive tearing on the outer and
anterior portion of the right ankle (after three hours), [8]. ► Foot.
► Heaviness of the feet (even on
sixth day), [3]. ► Wandering tearing in the left foot
(fourth day), [8]. ► Slight transient tearing in the left foot
(after seven hours), [8]. ► Violent pain on the back of the right
foot, as if the tendons were pulled (fourth day), [8]. ►
Sticking pain on the upper anterior and outer portion of the left foot,
while sitting, as if the foot were fixed with a nail (third day), [8]. ►
Tearing on the back of the foot, inner side of the foot, and in the heel
(after four hours), [8]. [510.] ►
Tearing pain on the back of the right foot, that woke him from the sleep
caused by the drug, lasting a quarter of an hour (after three hours and
a half), [7]. ► Transient tearing on the back of the
right foot, in the middle above the toe-joints (fourth day), [8]. ►
Drawing pain on the back of the left foot, extending forward to the
toes, recurring several times (after three to nine hours), [8]. ►
Burning in the sole (first day), [8].
► Tearing on the left sole while
walking, and almost still worse while sitting (second day), [8]. ►
Tearing on the inner side of the left sole (after eight hour), [8]. ►
Tearing on the inner side of the posterior portion of the sole and on
the inner malleolus (fifth day), [8].
► Sticking in the left heel (fourth
day), [8]. ►
Some slight stitches in the left heel (after eight hours), [8]. [520.]
► Jerking tearings in the left heel
(fifth day), [8]. ► Sticking tearing in the left heel (third
day), [8]. ► Toes. ►
Slight sticking pain in the toes and tips of the toes, on falling
asleep, in the evening (after thirteen hours), [9]. ► Jerking
sticking in the toes, especially in the tips (third day), [8]. ► A
stitch in the great toe (third day), [8].
► Some stitches in the metacarpal
bones of the toes (third day), [8].
► Tearing in the great toe (after ten
hours), [8]. ►
Tearing on the back of the joint of the right great toe (fourth day), [8]. ►
Tearing pain on the back of the great toe (after nine hours), [7]. ►
Sticking tearing in the tips of the toes (tenth day), [3]. [530.] ► Jerking in the toes, especially on the
back, at times with fine stitches (after nine hours), [8].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Objective. ► Indolence,
discomfort, and dizziness, [8]. ► So great lethargy of the body that she
has no inclination for any kind of work (after half an hour), [9]. ►
Tired (after three to six hours), [4].
► Very tired (after half an hour), [4]. ►
Weariness even after half an hour, [8].
► Weariness, in the afternoon, [7]. ►
Weariness; not inclined to thought, [7].
► Very weary (after one hour), [14]. ►
She felt very weak on going out about 9 A.M., with pain in the limbs,
while walking, [3]. [540.] ►
She was very weak during a walk in the country; the knees were very
painful, and while walking she thought at times that they would give way
(third day), [3]. ► Great weakness in the evening; he could
scarcely keep awake while standing; he was in a kind of stupefaction;
became worse on going into a warm room (second day), [8]. ► Great
weariness and exhaustion (after two hours and a half), [14]. ► Great
exhaustion and weariness, especially in the morning and evening, and
after moving about (first to fourth day), [3].
► Great exhaustion and weariness, so
that she was unable to work, with vertigo; she slept soundly in the
evening, on the sofa, at 8 P.M. (after eight hours), [9]. ► Subjective.
► Feeling of emptiness and weariness
in the whole body (after five to six hours), [9]. ► Feeling
of great weariness (after one hour and a half), [14]. ►
Persistent pain in the muscles on motion, [8].
SKIN.
►
Eruptions. ► Eruption of
some pimples on the chin (after three days), [13]. ► Some
red pimples on the chin (first to sixth day), [13]. [550.] ► Small, scarcely perceptible pimples on
the chin, with burning itching; becoming more prominent from rubbing
(tenth day), [3]. ► Some itching on the skin and eruption of
some pimples on the side of the abdomen, [16].
► Violent biting-itching on the chin,
aggravated by rubbing, with redness and some vesicles, in the evening
(first day), [1]. ► Sensations. ►
Burning and itching in the skin, or a real burning pain jumping about
from place to place; at times, fine sticking or prickling as from hairs,
or as from fleas running over the skin; at times, also single tearings,
very frequently (after many provings), [8].
► Tearing in the skin of the left
temple, [8]. ►
Itching of the lids (several provers), [1].
► Itching on the nose externally
(third day), [3]. ► Violent itching on the back of the right
hand, for an hour, in the evening (first day), [3]. ► Burning
itching on the right wing of the nose (after three hours), [8].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Sleepiness. ► Frequent and
weariness (after one hour and a half to two hours), [9]. [560.] ► Frequent yawning and sleepiness (after
five hours); soon afterwards, he was unable to keep awake; remained for
two hours in this condition, and then was very weary for several hours
(after 8 grains of the extract of the root), [7]. ► Very
sleepy (after five hours), [4]. ► Remarkable sleepiness; he slept two hours
in succession (after three hours), till dinner-time, when he could
scarcely keep awake; immediately afterwards he slept nearly four hours,
then went into the open air, but even there was constantly overpowered
by sleepiness; at 8 P.M. (after thirteen hours) he was obliged to go to
bed, and slept all night till 7 A.M. (after 8 grains of the extract of
the root), [7]. ► Dizzy sleepiness (first day), [3]. ►
Very drowsy and dizzy, [14]. ► Sleeplessness. ►
Sleep unrefreshing, full of dreams, [7].
► Sleep restless, [7]. ► Sleep
restless, disturbed by frequent waking (third night), [1]. ► She
slept well from 10 to 12 o’clock at night, but then woke, and could not
fall asleep again on account of uneasiness in the body (second night), [3]. ►
Frequent waking (fourth night) and profuse perspiration in the morning, [13]. ►
Dreams. [570.] ► Sleep uneasy, full of dreams; she woke as
many as twenty times; had many dreams of little children and of an ugly
horse, [14]. ►
Sleep full of dreams, in which she had to do with snakes, [1]. ► Many
dreams of wild boars, with frequent waking, [3]. ► Sleep
less disturbed by dreams than usual, [1].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness. ► Chilliness,
even in the forenoon (after three to four hours), [13]. ►
Chilliness in the afternoon (after eight hours), [13]. ►
Chilliness over the whole body for about an hour after dinner, then heat
for about an hour, [11]. ► Chilliness for a short time in the
evening on going to bed, more heat a night and towards morning; with
violent thirst, especially in the morning (third night), [3]. ► *Chilliness
over the whole body, with heat of the face; she could not get warm, was
obliged to lie upon the sofa and cover herself up, then she fell asleep
and became warm, and afterward perspired (after ten to
fourteen hours), [3]. ► Chilliness over the whole body, starting
from the right side, especially in the right arm, so that she shivered,
with great exhaustion, weakness, weariness, and pains in the limbs, so
that she constantly desired to sleep, with painful pressure in the
stomach, aggravated by touch, that afterwards extended to the abdomen;
pressure upon the chest and difficult respiration; gooseflesh on the
right arm, that was chilly, afterwards extending over the whole body;
after midnight offensive perspiration on both sides, especially on the
arms (second day), [3]. [580.] ►
Feeling of coldness (after three hours and a half), [8]. ► Easily
becomes cold and chilly, almost as in fever, followed after
three-quarters of an hour by heat, with dark-red cheeks (after three
hours), [14]. ► Shivering, in the evening (first day), [8]. ►
Shivering in the evening, after taking the drug in the morning, at noon,
and in the evening, [7]. ► Chilliness in the stomach, at 9 P.M., in
bed (after a quarter of an hour), extending thence into the right side
of the chest and abdomen, to the right arm and right hip, lasting an
hour, wherewith it was difficult to draw her breath; about 4 A.M.,
warmth in the same parts, followed by profuse perspiration on the same
side of the body, with increased thirst; next morning there was still
warmth in the epigastric region and right side of the body, as if
perspiration would break out, with heat of the face and redness of the
cheeks, [3]. ►
Feeling of coldness in the face (after half an hour), [14]. ► Heat.
► She woke frequently, had much heat,
and towards morning lay in profuse perspiration, [13]. ► Woke
several times towards morning tormented by distressing heat, especially
in the upper part of the body, so that she was obliged to take off her
night-sacque, [1]. ► Heat of the head, [8], [13]. ► Heat of the head and hands (after four
hours), [8]. [590.] ►
Heat of the head, with dark redness of the cheeks (after four hours), [14]. ►
Heat and redness of the cheeks (first day), [13]. ► Great
heat of the head and hands; veins of the hands distended, face red, also
the feet were very hot (after two provings), (after half an hour to five
hours), [4]. ►
Warmth and heat of the face repeatedly, lasting several hours, [8]. ►
Decided heat of the head, with remarkable redness of the cheeks and
whirling in the head; also frequent burning in the hands (after four to
eight hours), [6]. ► Great heat in the head and face with
redness (after two to six hours), [4].
► Great heat in the face, a burning
smarting, changing to heat flushing over the back, as if perspiration
would break out (after three hours), [14].
► Burning of the cheeks, in the
evening, [8]. ► Violent burning heat in the head, and
afterwards in the whole body, especially in the hands and feet, with
distended veins on the hands (after two to six hours and even later), [14]. ►
Violent burning and tingling heat in the head, hands, and feet, and over
the whole body (after half an hour to six hours), even on the next
morning; on another proving (after two to five hours) a sensation as
though coryza were coming on, [8].
► Sweat. [600.] ►
*Perspiration over the whole body, from 3 A.M., till towards morning,
after good sleep (fourth night), [3].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), On going out, weakness in limbs. ► (Evening),
Burning in nose, etc.; burning of cheeks. ►
(Night), While reading, pain in
eyes. ► (After
eating), Nausea. ► (Lying down), Pain in region of spleen. ► (Motion),
Tearing in leg; pain in muscles. ► (Reading), Pressing above eyes. ► (Standing),
Dizziness. ► (Walking), Tearing in tendons of leg; tearing
in tibia. ► (Warm
room), Weakness, etc. ►
Amelioration. ► (Rest), Tearing, etc., in wrist, etc.® 2000
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