MURIATICUM ACIDUM.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
► Jerking in all the limbs, [1]. ► So
great weakness of the extremities that frequently while walking he was
obliged to stand still, [6]. [460.] ►
Great pain in her arms and legs, [28].
► Violent cramps and contractions of
the muscles of her upper and lower extremities, [28]. ►
Tearing in both upper arms and calves (second day), [6]. ► Bruised
pain in all the joints, [1].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Anxiety and uneasiness in the upper
extremities, as if in the veins, in the evening, with a joyous mood, it
seemed like a heaviness of the arms; he was constantly obliged to move
them, together with uneasiness of the whole body, except of the feet;
heat so that he was obliged to uncover himself, but without thirst, [1]. ►
The arms are very heavy, and seem full of lead on raising them, [4]. ►
Painful tearings, extending from the middle of the upper and forearm
towards each other (fourth day), [6].
► Shoulder. ► A weary pain in the right shoulder-joint,
more during motion than during rest, [1].
► Pressure on the shoulders, [1]. ►
Pain as from a sprain in the left shoulder, during rest, with a
sensation on raising the arm as if it would crack in the joint, [6]. [470.]
► Sticking on the right shoulder,
that soon changes to twinging, [6].
► Burning stitches in the left
shoulder, in the evening, [6]. ► Tearing in the right shoulder, with pain
when touched, [6]. ► Throbbing in the right shoulder, with
paralytic pain in it, [6]. ► Violent pains in the linea axillaris, [33]. ►
Arm. ► Pulselike,
intermitting, violent twitching of single muscle fibres in the right
upper arm, [3]. ► Paralytic pain in the middle of the right
upper arm, extending down to the elbow, [6].
► Burning sensation in the posterior
muscles of the left upper arm, close to the elbow, [4]. ► Cramp
in the upper arm, on exerting the arm, [3].
► Drawing in the left upper arm, [1]. [480.]
► Drawing tearing in the right upper
arm, on writing while sitting, disappearing on moving about and
stretching out the upper arm, [5].
► Elbow. ► Frequent drawing tension in the elbow-joint,
[3]. ►
Cutting in the bend of the elbow, aggravated by flexion, relieved by
extension of the arm, [9]. ► Dull tearing just above the elbow and
wrist, worse during rest, [9]. ► Sticking tearing in the tip of the right
elbow, [4]. ► Forearm. ►
Burning pain externally on the right forearm, [2]. ►
Cramplike pain in the forearm, on flexing the arm, [3]. ►
Cramplike heavy sensation in the forearm, close to the wrist, [4]. ►
Drawing tearing in the posterior muscles of the left forearm, extending
into the fingers, [4]. ► Cutting in the right forearm, blow the
elbow (immediately), [9]. [490.] ►
Cutting tearing in the posterior muscles of the right forearm, returning
in paroxysms, [4]. ► A bruised pain, or a feeling as after a
blow in the inner side of the right forearm, worse during rest, [2]. ►
Hand. ► Cramp in the palm
of the left hand, disappearing on moving the hand, [5]. ► Drawing
pain in the left hand, [1]. ► Goutlike tearing on the outer side of the
hand, above the knuckle of the little finger, [1]. ► Fingers.
► Swelling and redness of the tips of
the fingers, with burning pain, [1].
► Stiffness of the last two fingers
of the left hand, at night, [1]. ► Numbness, coldness, and deadness of both
middle fingers, at night, [1]. ► Cramplike pain in the ball of the right
thumb, while writing, disappearing on moving, [1]. ►
Sticking pain, as from needles, in the tip of the left index finger,
only when touched, [2]. [500.] ►
Drawing tearing, extending from the middle joint of the left fourth to
finger the metacarpal bone, disappearing on bending the finger, but
recurring violently immediately after stretching it, while at rest, [4]. ►
Cutting tearing in the ball of the left little finger, [4].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Great weakness of the lower extremities,
so that they would scarcely support her, and often gave way, [6]. ►
Hip. ► Cutting griping in
the right hip, only while sitting, [5].
► Thigh. ► Weakness of the thighs, causing a tottering gait,
[2], [3]. ►
Twitching of muscle-fibres, now in the right, now in the left thigh, [3]. ►
The muscles of the thighs are painful, [1].
► Painful cramp in the muscles of the
left thigh, while lying in bed, [5].
► Spasmodic drawing pain extending
down the left thigh, only while sitting, [5].
► A stitchlike pressure in the
muscles of the left thigh, only while sitting, [5]. [510.] ► Drawing pressive-sticking pain in the
muscles of the left thigh, close to the groin, while sitting, [5]. ►
Violent burning stitches on the outer side of the right thigh, while
walking and sitting, [3]. ► Tearing in the left thigh, and in the
tibiæ, while sitting, [6]. ► Spasmodic constrictive tearing in the
anterior muscles of the left thigh, [5].
► Sticking tearing in the right
femur, with walking, [4]. ► Knee. ►
Swelling of the knees, [1]. ► Twitching near the right patella, [3]. ►
The left knee is stiff on rising from sitting, [1]. ► Tensive
pain in the left knee, [1]. ► Burning-sticking pain in the right knee,
externally, [3]. [520.] ►
Tearing in the knee-joints, so violent in the right that it seems as
though it would be torn out, while sitting, [6]. ► Tearing
in the hollow of the knee, and in the calf, more at night, and more
while sitting than while walking, [1].
► Tearing in the bend of the knee,
extending into the hip, on rising from sitting, with stitches at times
in the left knee-joint, aggravated by bending it and by walking,
relieved by stretching it and while sitting, [4]. ►
Sticking tearing in the right knee if the left leg lies over the right, [4]. ►
Bruised pain in the right knee, only while walking and ascending steps, [6]. ►
Leg. ► Painful tension in
the leg, near the hollow of the knee, in the left calf, while sitting, [6]. ►
Tearing in the lower portion of the right tibia, extending downward,
while sitting, [6]. ► Frequent tearing in both tibiæ extending
into the knees, better while sitting, [6].
► Pressive pain in the left calf,
during rest and motion, [2]. ► Sticking cutting in the right calf, while
sitting, [4]. [530.] ►
Drawing and tension in the tendo Achillis, while walking, so that the
foot seems paralyzed, and walking is impeded, [1]. ► Slow
large stitches in the tendo Achillis, partly from without inward, partly
transversely through it, even disturbing sleep at night, occurring in
paroxysms, and preventing walking, [1].
► Ankle. ►
Sore pain below the left external malleolus, during rest, lasting all
night, aggravated by touch and by lying upon it, [2]. ► Foot.
► Pain in the left foot, as if a
cloth were tightly bound about it, [1].
► Drawing stitches on the back of the
right foot, while standing, disappearing while walking, but recurring
while sitting, [5]. ► Constant pressive stitches on the back of
the left foot, worse during rest, [2].
► Cutting, cramplike pain in the
hollow of the right sole, [4]. ► On ascending a mountain, pain in the left
sole, as from spraining the foot, extending from the sole to the thigh, [6]. ►
A pressive sticking on the inner margin of the right sole, while
sitting, disappearing on walking and standing, [5]. ► Tearing
in the right sole, in the heel, while spinning, also (after several
days) while sitting, [6]. [540.] ►
Burrowing twitching in the ball of the right foot, during rest, [2]. ►
Toes. ► Swelling and
redness of the tips of the toes, with burning pain, [1]. ► Violent
tearing in the right great toe, while spinning, [6]. ► A sore
pain, and a swollen sensation in the left little toe, [6]. ► Most
violent throbbing pain in the three middle toes of the left foot, during
rest, [2].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Objective. ► Oxygenated
Muriatic acid restores the irritability of the muscle fibres that have
been destroyed by alcohol or opium, [13].
[The author is speaking of local applications. -Hughes.] ► General emaciation (after six weeks), [26]. ►
Increased activity, [21]. ► The first impression was so great as
almost to excite general spasms, [24].
► Indolence, with stretching, in the
forenoon, [6]. [550.] ►
Relaxed and intolerant, although not wearied by walking, [1]. ►
Weariness, especially of the lower extremities, in the morning, [1]. ►
Just able to walk with support (after one hour), [32]. ► Very
much reduced in strength, and unable to stand without assistance, [28]. ►
Weakness while walking and standing, so that he fell asleep while
sitting, [5]. ► Great weakness immediately after eating,
that became distressing towards evening, [6].
► Much exhausted (after
three-quarters of an hour), [31]. ►► *Prostration (after nine
hours), [27]. ► Great prostration and weakness, in the
evening, after walking, [6]. ► Great prostration, weakness, and
sleepiness, with dimness of vision; she fell asleep at the table, [6]. [560.]
► Fainted almost immediately, and
three hours afterwards could give no information of what had occurred, [28]. ►
Restlessness, [12]. ► Subjective. ►
General comfortable sensation, [21].
► He is unwilling or unable to move;
it is irksome to do anything, so he wishes only to sit still the whole
time, [1]. ►
Feeling of weakness in the whole body, [8].
► Feeling of weakness, and difficulty
in collecting the ideas, at night, in bed, [1]. ► Pain in
the periosteum of all the bones, as in intermittent fever, [1]. ►
Relapse on the forty-fourth day; temperature and pulse rose, with bloody
vomiting; the patient complained of stitches in the back, especially on
the right side below the twelfth rib, about three inches external to the
spinous process; abdomen sunken, doughy; left hypochondrium more
distended than the right; dulness across the whole upper portion of the
abdomen; pulse weak in relation to impulse of the heart; rubbing sound
in the lower margin of the diaphragm, in the region of the apex of the
heart, extending as far up as the axilla, synchronous with respiration;
urine albuminous; sp. gr. 1021; violent pains in the lower portion of
the back, followed by death in a week, [33].
SKIN.
►
Objective. ► Small spot on
the face, lips, and throat, [33]. ► A sore place on each side of the mouth;
these marks, narrow, curving up towards the cheek from each labial
commissure, and forming, when the mouth was closed, a sort of crescent
with the horns turned upward, looked exactly as if made by the edge of a
drinking-glass (second day), [27].
► Eruptions, Dry. ► Nodes, like peas, or larger, on the
forearms and elbows, with violent itching and burning, [6]. [570.] ► Eruption on the hand, that itches very
much on becoming warm in bed, [1].
► Eruption of pimples about the lips,
that within a day and night ran together into a scab, [17]. ►
Pimples itching violently, just behind and below the left tragus, that
in spite of rubbing continued to itch violently, with smarting pain, [1]. ►
Papular eruption on the forehead, that within a day and night became
confluent and covered with a scab, [17].
► Papular eruption on the concha,
that within a day and night ran together into a scab, [17]. ►
Papular eruption on the back of the hands and fingers, that within a day
and night ran together into a scab, [17].
► Red, tensive pimples on the right
side of the neck, [6]. ► Eruptions, Moist. ► A vesicle on the right side of the lower
jaw, with pain when touched, [6]. ► A vesicle on the left side of the upper
lip, [6]. ►
Two yellow, burning blisters, as large as peas, on the left side of the
lower lip, [6]. [580.] ►
Round, raw, itching tetter on the inner portion of the thighs, [1]. ►
Eruptions, Pustular. ►
Pustules on the forehead and temples, without sensation, [5]. ►
Pustules in the red of the lower lip, [1].
► Pustules on the upper lip, close to
the corner of the mouth, with pain, as from suppuration, when touched,
and tension on moving the lips, [2].
► A boil on the right temple, [1]. ►
Small boils on the back, with sticking pain when touched, [6]. ► Many
painful ulcers in the skin, that troubled him while sitting and lying, [16]. ►
The ulcers are very offensive, though covered with a scab, [1]. ►
The employés in the salt works suffer from unhealthy ulcers on the
legs, and become dropsical and cachectic, [15].
[From inhaling the muriatic vapor given off by the decomposition of the
muriate of magnesia in the process of boiling the crude material.
-Hahnemann.] ► Subjective. ► Itching and biting on the back,
shoulders, also over the whole body, mostly in the evening after lying
down; not relieved by scratching, [6].
[590.] ►
Sticking itching here and there in the body, disappearing on scratching,
in the evening, [6]. ► Tickling, fine sticking itching over the
body, only transiently relieved by rubbing, [1]. ► Feeling
of deadness, and falling asleep of the forehead,
[1]. ►
Burning more about the ulcer than in it; after walking there is
throbbing in it, like a pulse, [1].
► Sticking here and there in the
skin, at times with burning (on the right scapula), [6]. ►
Sticking pain, as from needles, in the skin of the lower portion of the
abdomen, [2]. ► An itching stitch in the ball of the
right great toe during rest, [2]. ► A persistent itching stitch in the right
gluteal muscles, that continued to itch violently after rubbing, [9]. ►
Constant itching stitch on the back of the left foot; worse during rest,
[2]. ►
Crawling in the fingers of the right hand, as if asleep, [6]. [600.] ► Tickling in the ball of the left heel,
disappearing on rubbing, [6]. ► Itching on the scrotum, that greatly
provokes scratching; not relieved thereby, [6]. ► Itching
on the sole of the left foot while walking and during rest, [2]. ►
Much itching about the scrotum, [1].
► Much itching of the thighs, [1]. ►
Much itching on the calves, [1]. ► Violent itching on the tip of the nose,
that returns after scratching, [6].
► Voluptuous itching and sticking
tickling in the palms of the hands, obliging scratching, [5]. ► Burning
itching in the knees, malleoli, and toes on falling asleep, [1]. ►
Burning, voluptuous itching on the perineum, close to the anus, with
desire to scratch, not immediately relieved thereby, [5].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Sleepiness. [610.] ► Sleepiness, with yawning, in the morning
(second day), [6]. ► Very sleepy in the afternoon (fourth
day), [6]. ►
Great desire to sleep all day, [4].
► Sleep oppresses him while at work;
he closes his eyes, [4]. ► While sitting, the eyes close from
weakness; while standing and moving about, she is wide awake, [5]. ►
Sleeplessness. ► He does
not get readily to sleep, and his sleep is light, yet he does not wake
up easily (after three hours), [1].
► Restless night; without any
particular cause she cannot get to sleep, and in the morning is sleepy
(after two hours), [6]. ► Restless night; she woke every quarter of
an hour with pain, sometimes in one spot, sometimes in another (fourth
day), [6]. ►
Restless night; she kept awake by headache in the vertex and left
temple, [6]. ►
Sleepless at night, on account of great orgasm of blood and heat, with
sweat, [1]. [620.] ►
Sleep restless, frequently interrupted by vivid, anxious dreams; with
copious perspiration all over, except on the head, during sleep, [4]. ►
Sleepless before midnight, [1]. ► Sleepless after midnight, [1]. ► Frequent
waking at night, [1]. ► Frequent waking, with tossing about in
bed, [5]. ►
He woke before midnight very wide awake, and was unable to fall asleep
afterwards (fourth day), [3]. ► He always woke at 4 A.M., and could not
fall asleep again, [1]. ► Starting up after falling asleep on
account of uneasiness of the body, mostly in the extremities; dreams
that cause anxiety, sorrow, or joy, [5].
► On waking at night, he always finds
himself lying on the back, [1]. ► He slides down in bed, and groans and
moans in sleep, [1]. ► Dreams. [630.]
► Unremembered dreams, [5]. ► Happy
dreams of home, [1]. ► Voluptuous dreams (first three days), [6]. ►
Anxious dreams at night, [1].
► Anxious, vivid dreams, [5]. ►
Restless, vivid dreams, full of solicitude and frights; with erections,
without emissions, [2]. ► Anxious, frightful, vivid dreams, [2]. ►
Dream that she had lice, which made her very much ashamed (seventh day),
[6]. ►
Dream of the death of her mother (fourth night), [1]. ► She
talks loud is sleep (before midnight), but cannot be understood, and
knows nothing of it in the morning, [6].
[640.] ►
She tosses about midnight; often talks aloud in sleep, in a joyous tone,
but frequently groans, [1]. ► She raves in her sleep as soon as she has
been asleep a little while, [1].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness. ► Skin cold
(after three-quarters of an hour), [31];
(after twelve hours), [30]. ► Chilliness in the morning in bed and
after rising, so that he was obliged to remain by the stove all the
forenoon, [6]. ► Chilliness in the evening, with
burning in the face and dryness of the mouth,
[1]. ►
Chilliness in the evening, with thirst; perspiration after lying down;
she was even obliged to rise at night to drink (eighth day), [6]. ►
Chilliness from 6 to 7 P.M., with icy coldness on the back, so that it
was difficult to get warm (seventh day), [6].
► Chilliness over the whole body at 8
P.M., with external warmth lasting three-quarters of an hour, without
subsequent heat, [6]. ► Woke before midnight on account of
chilliness, and could not get warm; the parts on which he was lying were
less chilly; afterwards he became very warm and perspired (third night),
[3]. ►
Chilliness, with gooseflesh, without shaking or thirst, [1]. [650.] ► Chilliness, with thirst (fourth day), [6]. ►
Chilliness, with thirst, without subsequent heat, [1]. ►
Coldness, [1]. ► Coldness, even perceptible externally, so
that he could not get warm all day, even on walking, [1]. ►
Coldness at night, so that she could not get warm; tossed about the bed,
[9]. ►
He shivered if the room was not very warm, [1]. ► Febrile
shivering over the whole body, with hot cheeks and cold hands, without
thirst, [5]. ►
Febrile shivering over the whole body, with shaking chill, yawning, and
stretching of the limbs, without thirst or subsequent heat, [5]. ►
Febrile shivering over the whole body (with slight fluent coryza);
yawning, cold, dead tips of the fingers, blue nails, and weak, slow
pulse, without thirst or subsequent heat, [5].
► Extremities rather cold (after one
hour), [32]. [660.] ►
*Extremities quite cold, [31].
► Complained of extreme cold in her
lower extremities, which to the touch were quite warm, [28]. ► Heat.
► Sensation of heat and actual head
of the body, especially of the palms and soles, without redness of the
face, perspiration, thirst, or dryness of the mouth, with some
inclination to uncover himself, [1].
► Burning in the soles of the feet
while sitting, aggravated by putting the feet to the ground, [6]. ►
Burning heat of the whole head, and of the hands, with cold feet,
without thirst, previous to which he could scarcely keep awake (on
account of great sleepiness during the day), [4]. ► Slow fever
(after six weeks), [26]. ► Sweat. ►
Skin clammy (second day), [31]. ► Night-sweat, [1]. ►
Perspiration in the evening on falling asleep, and not afterwards, [1]. ►
Perspiration before midnight, in dreams full of difficulties, followed
by good sleep till morning, without perspiration, [1]. [670.] ► Perspiration before midnight, with dry
cough, [1]. ►
Slight seat over the whole body in the morning, [5]. ► Profuse
sweat on the head and back, every second or fourth evening, lasting
three-quarters of an hour, [1]. ► After lying in bed for one to two hours
in the evening, there is first cold perspiration of the feet before they
become warm, [1].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), On stooping, burning in head; after
rising, heaviness in head, etc.; tearing headache; while washing them,
burning in eyes; dryness of mouth; after rising, mouth slimy; after
waking, bitter taste, etc.; in bed, after waking, qualmishness, etc.; in
bed, colic; hard stool; weariness. ►
(Afternoon), In open air,
discontent, etc. ► (Evening), Jerking in vertex; tension, etc.,
in occiput; biting in canthus; gnawing in ear; distension of abdomen;
stitch in groin; stitches in shoulder; itching, etc., of back, etc.;
chilliness; on falling asleep, perspiration; every second or fourth day,
sweat on head, etc. ► (Night), Chirping in ear; eructations, etc.;
on waking, nausea, etc.; stiffness of fingers; tearing in hollow of
knee, etc.; in bed, feeling of weakness, etc.; before midnight,
perspiration. ► (Open air), Vertigo. ►
(Walking in open air), Headache
pressure upon spine. ► (Cold drink), Toothache. ►
(Eating), Eructations. ► (Indoors),
Whirling in head, etc. ► (Motion), Pain in shoulder-joint. ► (Rest),
Stitch in canthus; cutting in eyeball; pain in shoulder; tearing above
elbow; bruised pain in forearm; pain below malleolus; stitches on back
of foot; twitching in ball of foot; throbbing in toes; stitch in ball of
toe. ► (Sitting),
Tension, etc., in hypochondriac region; rumbling in abdomen; stitches in
præcordial region, etc.; stitches in back; griping in hip; drawing down
thigh; pressure in muscles of thigh; sticking in muscles of thigh;
tearing in thigh, etc.; tearing in knee-joint; tearing in hollow of
knee, etc.; tension in leg; tearing in tibia; cutting in calf; stitches
in back of foot; sticking in margin of sole; tearing in sole. ► (Walking),
Tearing in femur; bruised pain in knee. ►
(Writing), While sitting, tearing in
upper arm; pain in ball of thumb. ►
Amelioration. ► (Lying down), After frequent sneezing,
headache; distension of abdomen. ► (Sitting), Griping in abdomen; tearing in
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