ONISCUS.
Oniscus asellus, Linn., and O. armadillo, L.
(Armadillo officinalis, Cuv.).
Order
, Isopoda.
Class
, Crustacea of the articulate
animals.
Common names
, Sow-bug; (Fr.), Cloporte or
Porcelet.
Preparations
, Tincture of the living
animals. [See valuable article on chemical analysis, medical history,
etc., of these animals, by Dr Mehu, Bull. de Thérap., p. 304, 1877.]
Authorities.
1,
Hering, Archiv. f. Hom., 13, 1, 168, effects of the tincture; 2, Wolff, Med. Zeit. v. Ver. d. Heilk. in
Preussen, 1833, No. 47, p. 2211, effects of the three
“cellar-worms,” taken in a glass of brandy before a paroxism
of fever; 3, Lange, Misc. Ver. Fasc.
1, p. 56 (Am. Hom. Obs., 1872, p. 312), general statement of effects of
O. armadillo.
HEAD, FACE, AND MOUTH.
► Dull heaviness of the head, [1]. ►
Boring pain behind the right ear, on the mastoid process, with violent
pulsation in the arteries, [1]. ► Painful pressure above the eyebrows and
on the margin of the nose, first on the left side, afterwards on the
right, [1]. ► Pale face, wild expression, [2]. ►
(The toothache that had disappeared returned), [1]. ►
Pressure on the soft palate posteriorly, as if would close, [1].
STOMACH AND ABDOMEN.
►
Thirst, [1]. ►
Somewhat nauseated, followed by persistent pressure, as if in the
cardiac orifice of the stomach, [1].
► Continued vomiting, [2]. [10.] ► Very severe colic, with meteorism and tension of
the abdomen, [2].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
(Sudden desire for stool, followed by a sudden thin stool), [1]. ►
Burning pain in the anus, [1].
URINARY AND SEXUAL ORGANS.
► Tenesmus of the bladder and rectum, with absence
of stool and urine, [2].
► Cutting burning in the urethra, with
excessive bodily restlessness, [2].
► Many erections, with disinclination
to work, [1].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
The mucus hawked up is streaked with blood, [1].
GENERALITIES AND SLEEP.
► In young patients an hæmoptysis is
induced by the salt with which these insects abound, [3]. ►
Inclination to stretch, [1]. [20.] ►
Frequent yawning, [1].® 2000
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