PRUNUS PADUS.
Prunus padus, L. (P. racemosa, Lam.; Padus vulgaris,
Borkh.; Cerasus padus, D. C.).
Natural order
, Rosaceæ.
Common names
, Trauben-kirsche, Faulbaum,
Ahl-kirsche.
Preparation
, Tincture of leaves and bark
of small twigs, collected when in blossom.
Authority.
Lembke, All. Hom. Zeit., 45,
376. 1, Proving with doses of 25 to
70 drops of the tincture; 1a, with 15 to 60 drops of 1st dec. dil.
HEAD.
►
Dulness of the head, with dull pressure in the forehead, lasting two or
three hours (almost immediately after 15 drops), [1a]. ► Head
heavy and confused, [1]. ► A momentary sensation as if the head
would sink to the right side, [1].
► Pressive pain in various places in
the head, lasting several hours, [1].
► Pressure at the base of the brain
(one hour after 40 drops), [1a]. ► Forehead and Temples. ► Heaviness in the forehead, [1a]. ►
Pressure in the forehead, with external heat, [1]. ► Dull
pressure in the forehead, [1a]. ► Pressure in the left temple, [1]. ►
Occiput and External Head. [10.]
► Heaviness of the occiput, and dull
pain extending transversely through the occiput (one hour after 25
drops), [1]. ►
Prickling feeling in the skin of the left temple, extending over and
behind the left ear, [1a].
EYE.
►
Pupils dilated, [1]; (half an hour
after 50 drops), [1a]. ► Pupils very much dilated, [1a].
NOSE.
►
A pulsating feeling beneath the skin at the root of the nose; at this
point a circumscribed tremulous motion was seen and felt, that even
persisted after hard pressure with the finger, aggravated by stooping;
this trembling continued almost without interruption for an hour, and
gradually disappeared, [1].
THROAT.
►
Feeling of soreness in the throat, with frequent swallowing of saliva, [1a].
STOMACH.
►
Some nausea, [1a].
ABDOMEN.
►
Drawing pain in the hypochondriac and umbilical regions, aggravated by
pressure, [1a]. ► Abdomen greatly distended by gas, [1a].
RECTUM.
►
Sticking in the rectum while sitting and walking, [1a]. [20.] ► Repeated sticking in the rectum, lasting
nearly the whole day, [1a]. ► Some stitches in the rectum (one hour
after 50 drops), [1a]. ► Stitches in the rectum, [1a].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Profuse bright-yellow urine, [1].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Some dull stitches in the larynx, compelling to swallow, [1].
CHEST.
►
Pressure behind the sternum, with difficult respiration, [1]. ►
Pressure behind the lower portion of the sternum, as if something heavy
were lying upon it, making respiration difficult, without relief on deep
respiration; worse while walking than while sitting (one hour after 60
drops), [1a]. ► A peculiar sensation of oppression behind
the sternum makes respiration difficult; the sense of oppression is less
while walking than while sitting, [1a].
► Painless sensation of oppression,
like a pressure behind the sternum, that makes respiration difficult,
and lasts two hours, both while sitting and walking, with slow pulse, [1]. ►
Some sudden violent stitches beneath the right ribs, [1].
HEART AND PULSE.
[30.]
► Oppression of the heart while
standing, [1]. ► Every beat of the heart is felt in the
chest while sitting, [1a]. ► Some tumultuous beats of the heart, that
are felt up in the neck and actually shake the head, while sitting (one
hour and a half after 60 drops), [1a].
► Some violent irregular beatings of
the heart while sitting (one hour after 20 drops), [1a]. ► Some
irregular beats of the heart, [1].
► Slow pulse, [1]. ► Pulse
slow and small, [1a]. ► Pulse very small and slow (soon after 40
drops), [1a].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Weakness in the elbow-joints, [1a].
GENERALITIES.
►
Sensation of general weakness, [1];
(after one hour), [1a]. [40.] ►
Sensation of weakness extending from the side of the neck into the right
arm, soon followed by a similar sensation in the left side, [1].
FEVER.
►
Frequent sensation of coldness in the back, [1]. ► Heat
deep in the small of the back, [1a].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Pressure), Pain in hypochondriac and
umbilical region. ► (While sitting), Irregular beating of the
heart. ► (Standing),
Oppression of chest. ► (Stooping), Trembling beneath skin at root of
nose. ► (Walking),
Pressure behind sternum. ► Amelioration.
► (Walking),
Oppression behind sternum.® 2000
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