VERATRUM ALBUM.
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
Blind hæmorrhoids (after ten hours), [1].
► Tenesmus of the rectum, [48]. ►
Pressure towards the anus, with blind hæmorrhoids, [1]. ► Burning
in the anus during stool (after twelve hours), [1], [19]. ► (Smarting pain in the anus), [5]. ►
Desire for and urging to stool in the upper abdomen, but a stool follows
with difficulty or not at all, apparently on account of inactivity of
the rectum and absence of peristaltic action of the other intestines
(after four and fifteen hours), [1].
STOOL.
►
Diarrhœa. ►► *Diarrhœa,
[22], [40], [48],
[49]. [530.]
► Diarrhœa in the evening (after
milk), (eighth day), [34a]. ►► *Diarrhœa, with profuse perspiration,
[19]. ►►
*Frequent and violent diarrhœa, [9]. ►
Diarrhœa, with pain during and after the stool, [1]. ►►
*Very profuse and painful diarrhœa, [21]. ►
Diarrhœic stool (after twelve hours), [2].
► Violent bloody diarrhœa, [12], [14].
►► *Excessive evacuations,
[27]. ►►
*Copious evacuations, [45].
► *Sudden involuntary watery evacuations
of the bowels, [41]. [540.] ►
After the emission of flatus some thin fæces pass unnoticed (after four
and sixteen hours), [1]. ► Frequent sudden soft stools (the first
hours), [1]. ►
Stool soft, scanty, brownish yellow (second day), [34b]. ►
Stools much too soft, [4]. ► Frequent black bloody evacuations by
vomiting and stool, [48]. ► Dry stool in the evening (third day), [34]. ►
Bloody stools, [44]. ► Fæces acrid (after twelve hours), [1]. ►
Stool, the first part of which was large, the latter part consisting of
thin strings of fæces of the normal consistence and color, [5]. ►
Stool very indolent, [33]. ► Constipation. [550.] ►►
Constipation (first day), [6],
[59]. ►
Obstinate constipation, [19]. [Not
found. -Hughes.] ► Constipation, with
heat and pain in the head, [19]. ►► *Constipation on account of the hardness
and large size of the evacuation (after three and fourteen
hours), [1]. ►
All the evacuations are suppressed, [1].
[For several days after too large a dose. -Hahnemann.]
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Tenesmus of the bladder, [35], [36]. ►
Pressing pain in the bladder and burning while urinating, [19]. [Not found. -Hughes.] ►
Pain in the urethra, as if contracted, behind the glans penis,
associated with ineffectual desire to urinate since the bladder was
empty (after twenty-four hours), [1].
► Pinching pain in the urethra, when
not urinating, [1]. ► Burning of the urine, [1]. [560.] ► Burning in the forepart of the urethra,
while urinating (after three hours), [6].
► Itching of the orifice of the
urethra after urinating, [1]. ► Desire to urinate, with somewhat
difficult emission of pale watery urine in a weak stream (second day), [34b]. ►
Frequent desire to urinate; urine at first retained, after fifteen
seconds discharge of watery, with smarting pain in the forepart of the
meatus (fourth day), [34b]. ► Involuntary micturition, [19]. ► *Diuresis,
[20]. ►
Diuresis with the constipation, [19].
[Not found. -Hughes.] ► Diuresis,
with violent coryza, [19]. ► Dysuria (second day), [43]. ► Urine
colorless like water (third day), [34b].
[570.] ►
Urine scanty, yellow, and turbid when passed (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ►
Urine acrid, [1].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Male. ► Acute sensation
and sensitiveness in the sexual organs (after twelve and fifteen hours),
[1]. ►
Stiffness of the penis, [1]. ► Soreness of the prepuce, [1]. ► Drawing
pain in the testicles, [1]. ► Female. ►
Abortion, [44]. ► Pimples on the right labia previous to
the menses, [19]. ► Flooding, irrestrainable, [44]. ► *Profuse
menstruation, [19]. [580.] ►
*Menses appeared much too early, indeed on the thirteenth and
ninth days, [19]. ► The menses, which had been suppressed for
a long time, returned at the full moon, [1].
► Menses suppressed for many years
reappeared, [19]. ► Roaring in the ears, pains in all the
limbs, and great thirst during the menses, [19]. [Not found. -Hughes.]
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
► Larynx and Trachea. ► *Spasmodic contraction of the glottis, with
contracted pupils, [1].
► *Paroxysms of constriction of the
glottis, attacks of suffocation, with protruding eyes (after
half an hour), [1]. ► Constriction of the larynx, [25], [32].
► Suffocative constriction in the
larynx, [23], [26]. ► Tickling
very low down in the trachea provoking cough, without expectoration
(after one and five hours), [1]. ► Tickling very low down in the trachea
provoking cough, without expectoration (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ►
Voice. [590.] ► Complete loss of voice, [43]. ► Cough and
Expectoration. ► *Violent
cough for three hours in the evening with salivation, [19]. ►
Dry cough (fifth day), [34a]. ► Dry biting cough, with shivering,
especially in the evening (second day), [34a].
► Dry cough, with tickling in the
pharynx (third day), [34b]. ► Dry hacking cough caused by tickling in
the lowest portion of the sternum, immediately, [1]. ► Violent
dry cough, at night and in the morning, [19].
► Hoarse, dry cough, at night, [19]. ►►
*Hollow cough in long shocks, with
cutting pain in the abdomen (after six hours), [2]. ►►
*Deep hollow cough, always in three or four shocks, which
seem to come from the abdomen in the evening, [2]. [600.] ► *Cough and much expectoration, with blueness of
the face and involuntary micturition, [19]. [Revised by Hughes.] ►
Frequent expectoration after the dry cough, [19]. ►
Respiration. ► *His breath
leaves him, [1], [15]. ►
*Shortness of breath on the slightest movement, even in the house (a
kind of oppression of the chest), which is only relieved if he sits
still and quiet, [1]. ► *Respiration weak, interrupted, [36]. ►
*Extremely difficult and distressing respiration, [9]. ►►
*They seem in danger of suffocation, the respiration is so restricted,
[28]. ►
Respiration unnoticed, almost lost, [1].
► *Dyspnœa, [43]. ► At
times respiration stopped for several minutes, was spasmodic and
rattling, [35].
CHEST.
[610.]
► Catarrh in the chest, without a
real (involuntary) cough: the tenacious mucus must be raised by hawking
(after eight hours), [1]. ► Oppression of the chest following a
burning in the throat and a gnawing pain in the stomach, [10]. ► Much
oppression of the chest, and on breathing a pain in the side, especially
in the morning on rising (after five days), [1]. ► *Oppression
upon the chest when coughing, [1].
► Tightness of the chest, he cannot
inspire sufficient air on account of contraction of the air-passages by
tenacious firm mucus (after four hours and a half), [3]. ►►
*Tightness of the chest and difficult respiration, even while sitting, together with headache, [2]. ►
*Tightness of the chest, and pressure in it like a fulness while
walking, so that his breath fails, [3]. ► Such
great fulness in the chest that he constantly tries to eructate, without
nausea, [3]. ► *Constriction of the chest (after one
hour), [43]. ► *Painful constriction of the chest, [1]. [620.]
► Spasmodic contraction of the
intercostal muscles towards he left side, which impedes respiration
(after three hours), [1]. ► *Pressure upon the chest (tenth day),
[34a]. ►
Soft pressure upon the chest while standing, with tightness of the chest
(after eleven hours and a half), [3].
► Pressure and heaviness in the chest
and stomach, [34c]. ► Pain in the chest, with dry cough, [19]. ►
Frequently recurring pains in the chest, [19].
► Pain in all the ribs, [19]. ►
Pain beneath the ribs, especially on expiration, [1]. ► Cutting
pain in the chest (after fifteen hours), [1].
► Tickling in the chest, as if it would
provoke cough, in the middle of the sternum (after half an
hour, and one hour), [2]. ► Front and Sides. [630.] ►
Pressure in the region of the sternum (after two hours), [1]. ► *A pressing
pain in the region of the sternum, after eating and drinking,
[1]. ►
A painful rhythmical pressure on the upper part of the sternum, [2]. ►
Pinching pain in the region of the sternum, more after drinking than
after eating, [1]. ► Constrictive pain like cramp in the left
side of the chest, recurring periodically (immediately), [1]. ► Pain in
the sides and headache, with an almost dry cough, [19]. ► Pains
in the side, with pains in the epigastric region, [19]. ► Pain
in the sides, breasts, and in the thighs, [19].
► Griping pain in the right side of
the chest (after twenty hours), [4].
► Pain in the left side of the chest,
then in the back, [19]. [640.] ►
Pain in the left side, with cough, with weakness and difficult
respiration, [19]. ► Pulselike pressure as with a dull point
in the left side of the chest and region of the fourth rib; the spot was
painfully sore to touch, as if suppurating, [3]. ► During
the day some paroxysms of stinging pain in the right side of the chest
which took away the breath, [1]. ► Stitches in the right side, [19]. ►
A Stitch ending with pressure beneath the last right ribs, worse on
inspiration (after twenty-four hours), [1].
► A fine stinging-throbbing pain in a
small spot in the left chest (after five hours), [1]. ► Slow
sharp stitches near the nipples, which at last itch, [3].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Præcordia. ► Cutting pain
in the præcordial region (first night), [34].
► Pressure at the heart, [1]. ►
Paroxysmal anxiety at the heart, which then beats very violently, and
with a sensation as if it were very warm (after four hours), [6]. ►
Heart’s Action. [650.] ►► *Palpitation, with anxiety, and rapid
audible respiration, [2].
► *Violent beating of the heart, which
moves the ribs; the heart beats very forcibly and moves the hand,
without pain, [1]. ► Pulse. ►
*Pulse very rapid (after six hours), [46]. ► Pulse
of the normal rate, but very weak and almost imperceptible (after eight
hours), [2]. ► *Very slow pulse, [33]. ► Pulse
very slow, even while walking, [33].
► *Pulse very slow and almost lost (after
four, and several hours), [1]. ► Pulse small, tense, 36, [47]. ► *Pulse
very small, irregular, at times intermittent, [43]. ► Pulse
almost lost, [31]. [660.] ►
*Pulse imperceptible, [27],
[42]. ►
Pulse entirely lost for several hours, [35].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Neck. ► Stiffness of the
nape of the neck, [33]. ► Rheumatic stiffness of the nape of the
neck, which causes vertigo, especially on moving, [1]. ► Painful
stiffness of the nape of the neck during the headache, [5]. ► Tension
and sticking in the nape of the neck, on both shoulders and between the
shoulders, aggravated by motion and by turning around (third day), [34]. ►
Tension and tearing in the right side of the neck, which is drawn, bent,
and painful on motion, less on pressure (sixth day), [34]. ►
Tension in the nape of the neck (eighth day), [34b]. ►
Heaviness in the nape of the neck; the cervical muscles no longer
support the head, [1]. ► Pain in the neck externally, as if the
skin were sore, [1]. [670.] ►
Pains in the nape of the neck and shoulder, an waking in the morning
(fourth day), [34e]. ► *The muscles of the nape of the neck seem
paralyzed, [1]. ► Tearing pain and tension in the nape of
the neck and occiput, [34e]. ► Sticking in the four cervical vertebræ
(fifth day), [34]. ► Back. ►
Painful stiffness in the back (fifth day), [34a]. ► Pain
in the back, pressing-painful, and as if broken, on stooping and on
rising up, in the morning, [3]. ► The spine is painful while walking, and
afterwards a drawing pressure as if bruised; this pain disappears on
pressure (after eleven hours), [2].
► Burning and stinging in the back
(fifth day), [34b]. ► Burning sticking in the back, and tension
in the small of the back (first day), [34b].
► Burning and pressing sticking in
the back and small of the back (first day), [34b]. ► Scapular.
[680.] ►
Violent pressure as if bruised and beaten in the scapulæ, [1]. ►
Pain in the scapulæ, extending over the whole back, with diuresis,
thirst, and constipation, [19]. ► Pain between the scapulæ, even while
sitting, on turning the pain becomes a decided tearing, [1]. ► A
perceptible rheumatic pain between the scapulæ, and extending from the
nape of the neck to the small of the back, which is
especially distressing on going to stool, [1].
► Burning in the region of the
scapulæ, [17]. ► Lumbar. ►
Pains in the loins, [19]. ► Pain in the small of the back, shoulder,
and back, with sticking and tension (second day), [34a]. ► The
left side of the small of the back is painful as if beaten, on stooping
as well as on rising up, [3]. ► Pain in the small of the back, while
walking upon a level, not while sitting, in the morning, [1]. ► Tensive
pain in the small of the back (fifth day), [34]. [690.] ► A paralytic and bruised pain in the
joints of the small of the back and knee, on moving after rising from a
seat, [1]. ►
A Pressing pain in the small of the back, while standing, [1]. ► A
stitch in the small of the back on stooping, which continues a long
time, [1]. ►
Pains in the loins and arthritic tearing pains in the lower limbs, [19]. ►
Intermittent stitches in the coccyx while standing, rather itching than
sticking, [3].
EXTREMITIES.
►►
*Nails blue on account of the coldness, [33]. ► *Paralysis
of the limbs, [37]. ► [Twitching of the limbs and profuse
perspiration, followed by headache, vertigo, and much drinking], [19]. [Bracket. -Hughes.] ► Trembling in all the limbs, horrible
anxiety at the heart, and inclination to faint, [7]. ►
Stretching (tensio) of the limbs, [21]. [With S. 104. -Hughes.] [700.] ►►
Weakness of all the limbs, [1].
► Weakness, with heaviness of the
limbs, increased after breakfast (second day), [34b]. ►
Painful lameness as from too long a walk, in the upper and lower
extremities, only on motion; he could scarcely get along, [1]. ►
Stiffness of the limbs, especially in the forenoon and after standing, [1]. ►
Insensibility and rigidity of the limbs, [36].
► *Falling asleep of the limbs,
[1]. ►
The arms and feet always fall asleep, even while lying (after eight
hours), [6]. ►
Electric-like shocks, followed by bruised pain in the knees and elbows, [1]. ►
(Pain in the limbs upon which he lies, as of the bed were stony hard), [1]. ►
*Pain in all the limbs as if exhausted by excessive fatigue, [1]. [710.]
► Drawing pain in the limbs, [1]. ►
Violent drawing pain in the limbs when walking, which disappears at
night on continuing to walk, [1]. ► Spasmodic drawing in the limbs, above the
joints, on moving, [3]. ► Tearing pains in the extensor muscles
while sitting, [1].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Trembling of the arm when she takes hold
of anything with the hand, [1]. ► [Twitching in both arms], [19]. [Bracket. -Hughes.] ►
The arms were painfully lame, as if beaten, he could raise and hold them
up only with effort and with pain, [1].
► Right arm painful as if beaten,
after a little effort (first day), [34b].
► Paralytic feeling in the right arm
(second night), [34b]. ► Drawing and stiffness in the muscles of
the left arm, [33]. [720.] ►
Sensation as if the arm were too full and swollen, [1]. ►
Numbness of the right arm, [33]. ► Numb sensation in the right arm, with
heaviness, [33]. ► Constant numbness of the left arm, with
pain and stiffness of the muscles, [33].
► Shoulder. ► Stiffness of the shoulder and pain in the
nape of the neck, in the morning (fifth day), [34]. ►
Pressure in the shoulders, [33]. ► Pain in the shoulder (fourth day), [34a]. ►
Slight indescribable pain in the right axilla[5]. ►
Constant pain in the right shoulder-joint. [33]. ► Pain
in both shoulders (first day), [34b].
[730.] ►
The pains in the shoulders and arms continue for several days during
rainy weather, cease with the rain, after a dose of Rhus, and on the
appearance of warm weather all the symptoms cease (after twelve days), [34b]. ►
Sensation of pain like lightning, extending from the shoulder to the
head, followed by loss of vision, [27].
► A cutting pain like a single cut on
the shoulder, [1]. ► Sticking and tensive pain in the right
shoulder; the sticking is at first slight but increases from minute to
minute, extending from the shoulder to the back, impeding movement, even
respiration is painful; the most violent pain in the shoulder is
relieved by pressure of the hand; after this pressure is removed there
is a burning in the skin; the pain in the shoulder is aggravated by
hawking and coughing; sticking in the right shoulder and neck, with
stiffness of the nape of the neck (second day), [34]. ►
Violent sticking and tearing in the right shoulder, neck, and occiput,
aggravated by motion, on waking in the morning (sixth day), [34]. ►
Sticking in the right axilla, extending to the elbow (first day), [34b]. ►
Sticking in the left shoulder-joint (first day), [34b]. ►
Sticking in the right shoulder and head (eighth day), [34b]. ►
Single stitches in the left shoulder-joint, even during rest (after four
hours), [6]. ► Arm. ►
Pain in the muscles of the right upper arm, [33]. [740.] ► Pain in the muscles of the left,
afterwards of the right upper arm, [33].
► Arthritic pain in the deltoid
muscle, in the upper arm and in the knee, [1].
► Paralytic bruised pain in the left
upper arm on stretching it out, [1].
► A persistent drawing downward pain
in the middle of the left humerus (after half an hour), [3]. ►
Smarting on the inner side of the upper arm as from sore flesh (seventh
day), [34b]. ► Elbow. ►
Drawing pain in the bend of the elbow on flexing it; it seems swollen,
on account of which it cannot be completely flexed; together with a
paralytic feeling in the arm (after fifteen hours), [3]. ► Forearm.
► Pain in the middle of the left forearm
as if the bones were pressed, [1].
► Wrist. ►
Jerking in the right wrist and farther up towards the elbow, [1]. ►
Hands. ► Crawling in the hands
as if they had been asleep, [1].
► Fingers. ► Deadness, falling asleep of the fingers
(after one hour), [1]. [750.] ►
Fingers insensible, rigid, [37]. ► Tensive pain in the middle finger on
moving it (after twenty hours), [1].
► Pain, as if dislocated, in the
joints of the thumb, [1]. ► The second phalanx of the finger is
painful in the bone when grasping anything (after twenty hours), [1].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Tottering gait, [1]. ►
Heaviness of the lower extremities, [33].
► Great heaviness of the lower
extremities, [33]. ► Hip. ►
*Walking very difficult, like paralysis, first in the right, then also
in the left hip, [1]. ► Tensive and pinching pain above both hips
and in the loins, while walking and standing, at noon (second day), [34]. ►
Cramplike drawing in the upper part of the gluteal muscles while
standing, [3]. ► Thigh. [760.]
► Weakness almost only of the thighs
and knees, [1]. ► The thighs and hips give out and ache as
if paralyzed, [1]. ► The thighs are painful as if broken,
while sitting (after eight hours), [3].
► Rheumatic drawing pain in the
muscles of the thigh, while standing (after three hours), [3]. ►
Cramplike pressing pain in the thigh or calf if he supports himself less
upon that foot while standing (after three hours and a half), [3]. ►
Visibly pulsating twitchings of the large external muscles of the thigh
while sitting and standing; the muscles rose and fell rhythmically but
without pain, immediately recurring after walking (after nine hours), [3]. ►
Knee. ► Cracking of the
knees, [1]. ►
Single, visible, raising high up of the knee while sitting (in the
afternoon), ounce every quarter or half hour, without pain; she started
up every time; it ceased in the evening after lying down, [1]. ► Bruised
pain in the knees on going downstairs (after four hours), [1]. ► Tension
in the hollows of the knees, while standing and walking, as if too
short, [1]. [770.] ►
Drawing at times in the knees, while standing and walking and sitting, [1]. ►
Painful jerking in the right knee, [1].
► Spasmodic drawing upward pain from
the hollow of the knee into the right thigh, while standing (after
twelve hours), [3]. ► A cold smarting sensation externally in
the knee-joint, [3]. ► Cutting pain, as with a knife, in the
knee, transient, like a single cutting, [1].
► (Sticking in the knee and ankle),
(after five days), [1]. ► Leg. ►
Pain as from heaviness of the legs, as from weariness, [1]. ► Pain as
from heaviness in the leg, as if paralysis were impending, in the
morning, [1]. ► Pain in the bone just below the knee, as if it
had been broken and were not perfectly firm, while stepping upon it,
[1]. ►
Stiffness and pain in the right calf, [33].
[780.] ►
*Cramp in the calves, [3].
► Violent cramp in both calves, in
the outer portion, lasting half hour in the evening, after fatiguing
walk (seventh day), [34]. ► Pain in the calves and tibiæ as if they
would break down, [1]. ► Drawing and stiffness in the calves, [33]. ►
Violent tearing in the muscles of the left leg, [33]. ►
Crawling in the legs as far up as the knees, a painful surging, [1]. ►
Biting itching and crawling sensation in the calves, while standing
(after four hours). [3]. ► A tearing pain in the tibiæ extending
downward, [1]. ► Burning in the tibiæ, in the evening, as
if they had come from too great cold (after fourteen hours), [3]. ►
Ankle. ► Pressure in the
ankles and legs, [33]. [790.] ►
Pressure at the ankle, momentarily, as if the bones were directly
touched and pressed (after eight day), [1].
► Violent pressure in the right
ankle, [33]. ►
The ankles are painful as if sprained, while walking, when previously
while sitting the soles of the feet had been stretched far backward, so
that they rested upon the backs of the toes, in the evening (after
fifteen hours), [3]. ► Burning in the malleoli of the ankle, [1]. ►
Foot and Toes. ► The feet
suddenly swell, and then after a few hours become again thin, [1]. ►
While walking he feels a clumsiness and heaviness in the feet and knees,
[5]. ►
Pain in the feet, especially in the knees, as from great fatigue, as if
large stones were tied upon them; in order to obtain relief he was
obliged to move them hither and thither (after forty-eight hours), [1]. ►
Painful drawing transversely through the joints in the forepart of the
foot, while sitting (after one hour and a half), [3]. ► Cramp
in the feet (fourth day), [34a]. ► Cramplike pain on stretching out the foot
(twelfth day), [34b]. [800.] ►
Violent pressing pain in the right foot as through the root of the foot
and metacarpal bone of the little toe were dragged downward; the pain
lasted several minutes, during both rest and motion (twelfth day), [34b]. ►
Awakened as if by a painfully cold wind blowing from both feet to the
knees, relieved only after long rubbing, after midnight (second night), [34]. ►
Jerkings in quick succession in the weak foot, while standing, but not
while walking (after three days), [1].
► Violent stitch in a corn on the
left foot, while sitting (after fourteen hours). [3]. ► Sore
pain in a corn when raising the foot, so that he stood only on the toes,
in the evening (after fifteen hours), [3].
► Tensive pain in the external
tendons of the toes, when walking, [1].
► Pains in the corns, [34d]. ►
Stinging pain in the great toe (after five hours), [1]. ► Transient
stinging pain in the toes of the right foot, while standing,
lasting two hours (after fourteen hours), [2].
► Sticking and burning in the right
great toe, [34d].® 2000
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