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THE GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA

THE GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA

Manganum aceticum

Acetate or Carbonate of Manganese.

Discovered in 1774, in the year Priestley discovered Oxygen.

Introduced by Hahnemann and proved by himself and his provers (See Chronische Krankheiten)á; also proved by Nenning (Hartlaub and Trinks’ Annalen, vol. 2, p. 201).

CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.

– Dysecoia, Times Retros, vol. 2, p. 63á; Otalgia, Bowie, Trans. Hom. Med. Soc. Pa., 1874, p. 186á; Affection of ears, R³ck. Kl. Erf., vol. 1, p. 367á; Affection of tongue, Hansen, Allg. Hom. Ztg., vol. 113, p. 13á; Pain in bowels, Berridge, Hom. Clin., vol. 3, p. 119á; Colic, Berridge, Raue’s Rec., 1871, p. 122á; Hoarseness, affections of larynx, Hahnemann, Hartmann, R³ck. Kl. Erf., vol. 3, p. 169á; Laryngitis, Lobethal, R³ck. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 788á; Affection of larynx and trachea, M³ller, R³ck. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 418á; Cough, Ockford, Raue’s Rec., 1875, p. 114á; Martin, Trans. Hom. Med. Soc. Pa., 1886, p. 95á; Hµmoptysis, Farrington, Org., vol. 3, p. 91á; Pneumapostema, Ockford, Times Retros., vol. 1, p. 68á; Affection of ankle, Guernsey, Trans. Hom. Med. Soc. Pa., 1881, p. 162á; Podagra, Hauptmann, Raue’s Rec., 1872, p. 205á; Arthritis vaga, Gross, R³ck. Kl. Erf., vol. 3, p. 523á; Periostitis of joints, Hartmann, R³ck. Kl. Erf., vol. 4, p. 435á; Intermittent fever, Elb, R³ck. Kl. Erf., vol. 4, p. 943á; Anµmia, Madden, B. J. H., vol. 8, p. 195á; Pityriasis, Cramoisy, N. A. J. H., vol. 7, p. 235á; Psoriasis, Cramoisy, N. A. J. H., vol. 7, p. 234á; Lichen, Cramoisy, N. A. J. H., vol. 7, p. 234.

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MIND. [1] [Mang.]

Constant whining, moaning and groaning.

Silent, reserved, peevish.

Ill humored, vexed over triflesá; bitterness, rancor.

Low spirited, weeping, despondentá; sudden palpitation.

Not pleased with joyous music, but immediately affected by the saddest.

Everything she even thinks of makes her fretful.

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SENSORIUM. [2] [Mang.]

All the senses less acute.

Head feels heavy, it seems larger.

Vertigo when sitting or standingá; he is near falling forwardá; painful concussion of brain from shaking head, from walking, with aching in head, and at same time in epigastriumá; rush of blood from nape of neck over vertex towards forehead during motion, with stupefaction and confusion of senses while standing.

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INNER HEAD. [3] [Mang.]

Head so heavy he can scarcely hold it upá; fretful.

Contractive sticking pain here and there in whole forepart of head, especially in temples, mostly in open air.

Pressing, boring headache in temples, extending towards eyes and forehead, going off on bending forward, returning on sitting up, or on bending head backwards.

Stitches (like needles) and darts in left side of forehead.

Jarring of brain, from motion of head.

Drawing, stinging or tensive headache in open air, > indoors.

Headaches arising in room, > in open air, or vice versa.

Burning, pressing headache, > in open air.

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OUTER HEAD. [4] [Mang.]

Cold feeling at a small spot on vertex.

Drawing cramp in muscles, in region of left mastoid process, must incline head to right side.

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SIGHT AND EYES. [5] [Mang.]

Short sighted.

Asthenopia, with aching pains in eyes on looking at near objects, so must close themá; < when looking at a near light.

Pupils very much contractedá; dilated.

Burning in eyes and dim-sightedness during day.

Pressure in eyes when reading by candlelight.

Burning heat and dryness of eyes.

Eyelids swollen and painful to touch.

Agglutination of eyes in morning.

Eyelids painful on slightest motion, and on looking at a bright light they become too dry, with a feeling as on waking from sleep.

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HEARING AND EARS. [6] [Mang.]

Whizzing and rushing in ears.

Croaking sound in right ear when walking.

Deafness as if ears were stopped.

Dull hearingá: > by blowing noseá; < during cold and rainy weather.

Fulness of ears, with difficult hearing and cracking when blowing nose or swallowing.

Sudden stitch pain in deaf ear.

Ulcerative pain in ears.

Pains extend to and concentrate in ear from other parts.

Stitches in ear when talking, swallowing, laughing and walking.

Frequent otalgia, with tearing and stitching, extending to tympanum.

External ear painful to touchá; pain in right ear from teethá; burning of ears as if standing near stoveá; pain < in morning and in open airá; ear so sore she cannot lie on that side. ?áOtalgia.

Catarrh of Eustachian tube, with stitching pains and whizzing noises in ears.

Drawing cramp in muscles in region of left mastoid process, he had to incline his head to right side.

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SMELL AND NOSE. [7] [Mang.]

Coryza dry, complete obstruction of nostrilsá; crampy pain at root of noseá; < in wet, cold weather.

At times stoppage of noseá; at times fluent coryza.

Dryness and stoppage of noseá; raising easily yellowish pr greenish lumps in morning from posterior nares.

Chronic nasal catarrhá; nostrils much stuffed upá; sore to touch, and < in eveningá; bloody discharges.

Painful, crampy tearing, between root of nose and eyebrow.

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UPPER FACE. [8] [Mang.]

Face pale, sunkená; expression of suffering.

Twitching stitches from lower jaw to temples when laughing.

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LOWER FACE. [9] [Mang.]

Cramp pain in upper and lower jaw after eating.

Eruptions and ulcers at corners of mouth.

Dry, parched lips, with shriveled skin, without thirst.

Clear vesicles on upper lip.

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TEETH AND GUMS. [10] [Mang.]

Smarting toothache, made insupportable when anything cold touches tooth.

Violent toothache suddenly going from one place to another, and up into ears.

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TASTE, SPEECH, TONGUE. [11] [Mang.]

Oily taste in mouth.

Burning vesicles on left side of tongue.

Nodosities on tongueá; warts.

After cicatrization of small superficial ulcer on left side of tongue, to which lunar caustic had been applied, severe stitching, burning pains along side of left tongue and in inner side of corresponding cheeká; chewing impossibleá; burning pains, < in tongue, at night in room, > in open air.

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INNER MOUTH. [12] [Mang.]

Smell from mouth as of clay or earth (early in morning after rising).

Dryness of palate and lips.

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PALATE AND THROAT. [13] [Mang.]

Sore, as if excoriated, with cutting pains, independent of swallowingá; palate and lips dry, < in open airá; when swallowing, stitches in both earsá; < when coughing, with husky voiceá; feet and ankles swollen.

Throat dry, scratching, feeling as if trachea was closed with a leaf.

Cutting soreness in throat between acts of deglutition.

Chronic sore throat.

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APPETITE, THIRST. DESIRES, AVERSIONS. [14] [Mang.]

Aversion to food from a feeling of satiety.

Thirstlessness.

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EATING AND DRINKING. [15] [Mang.]

While eatingá: pressing in stomach and abdomen, more from cold food, especially in weakly females.

After eatingá: cramp pain in jawsá; pain in rectum (after dinner).

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HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. [16] [Mang.]

Rising from stomach, like heartburn.

Nausea and vomiting.

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SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH. [17] [Mang.]

Burning in stomach, extending to chestá; sometimes with great restlessness.

Pressing soreness in epigastrium.

Much pain in stomach after eatingá; weakly people.

Drawing in region of stomach, with sensation as if pit of stomach was enlarged, with nausea.

Gastrodynia and pyrosis.

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HYPOCHONDRIA. [18] [Mang.]

Pressure in hypochondria.

Jaundice from inflammation of liver.

Biliary calculi.

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ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19] [Mang.]

Warm contraction, extending from middle of abdomen to chest, with nausea.

Cutting in region of navel when taking a long inspiration.

Pressing soreness in upper abdomen and pit of stomach.

Intense pain as if bowels were drawn together, beginning in stomach, going downwards to abdomen, chiefly on left sideá; begins one and a quarter hours after food, attains its height in two hoursá; > by bending double, especially sitting bent over a fire, also by food and eructationsá; < in a cold room or cold weatherá; pain concentrates itself around and above navelá; lasted for more than three weeks.

When walking, sensation as if bowels were loose and shaking about.

Abdomen distended, bloatedá; profuse flatus.

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STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] [Mang.]

Passes much flatus.

Stoolsá: loose and tenaciousá; pappyá; yellow, granular, with tenesmus and constriction of anusá; costiveá; seldom, dry, knotty, difficult.

Constrictive pain in anus while sitting.

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URINARY ORGANS. [21] [Mang.]

Frequent urging to urinate.

Cutting in middle of urethra between micturition.

Urine profuseá; sediment violet, earthy.

Darting in urethra when emitting flatus.

(OBSá:) Ptyriasis nigra, or Addison’s disease of suprarenal capsules.

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MALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [22] [Mang.]

Sexual weakness, with pain in spermatic cord, and urging to urinate.

Sensation of weakness in genitals, with burning and drawing in spermatic cords, extending to glans.

At times burning dragging from vesicula seminales to glans penis.

Itchingá: on corona glandisá; interior of scrotum, not > by pinching and rubbing.

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FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [23] [Mang.]

Mensesá: too early and scanty in anemic subjectsá; much bearing down painá; six days too early, scanty, lasting only two days.

Discharge of blood between periods, pressing in genitals.

Sudden flushes of heat at climacteric.

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VOICE AND LARYNX. TRACHEA AND BRONCHIA. [25] [Mang.]

Hoarsenessá: with coryzaá; with tickling coughá; rough speech in early morning or in open evening airá; accompanying or lasting a long while after an attack of coryzaá; of chronic laryngeal affections.

Voice not clear, as from phlegm, rough in morning.

Rawness in larynxá; voice hoarseá; breath hot, burning.

Dull stitches on both sides of larynx, extending to ear when swallowing.

Roughness and constriction of larynx.

Laryngitis, pains moderate, much accumulation of mucus, and long continued hoarsenessá; in singers.

Laryngeal catarrh in weak, anemic persons, or in such as exhibit tubercular deposit in lungsá; hoarse voice in morning, which becomes gradually clear, after expulsion of lumps of consistent mucus.

Tuberculosis of larynx.

Chronic disease of larynx, with Eustachian deafness.

Rawness in throat, with a feeling as though trachea was closed by a film, on hawking.

Chronic affection of larynx and tracheaá; rawness and hoarsenessá; dry cough, < after speakingá; expectoration of greenish masses, or reddish mucusá; great anemiaá; patient tuberculous.

Venous dilatation in throat and pharynxá; partial injection of ventricular bandsá; hoarse voice in morning, > after clearing up lumpy mucus. ?áChronic catarrhal laryngitis.

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RESPIRATION. [26] [Mang.]

Breath hot and burning, with disagreeable heat in chest.

Pain in second left rib, from talking.

Pains in head, ears, arms, stomach, < breathing, talking or laughing.

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COUGH. [27] [Mang.]

Coughá: causes darting in parietal bonesá; dry, incessant, from irritation at mid-sternumá; > lying down, dry cough from loud reading, with painful dryness, roughness and constriction of larynxá; < from talking, laughing, walking and deep inspiration.

Expectoration scanty, lumpy, yellow, adhesive, causing long efforts of coughing for expulsion. ?áBronchitis.

Deep cough with expectoration, ceasing on lying down.

Cough about 5 P. M., continues almost incessant until lying down, which relievesá; irritation about middle of sternumá; difficult expectoration of lumps of tough mucusá; in morning easy expectoration of yellowish greenish lumps, even without coughing.

Sputumá: greenish or yellow lumpsá; difficult, of tough mucusá; reddish phlegmá; bloody.

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INNER CHEST AND LUNGS. [28] [Mang.]

Disagreeable heat in chest, breath hot and burning.

Stitches in chest and sternum, running up and down.

Beating in chest.

Warm contraction extending from middle of abdomen to chest, with nausea.

Bruised pain in upper chest when stooping, > by raising head.

Pneumapostema, and cough.

Hµmoptysisá; with stitching pains through right lung and dry cough, always ceasing on lying downá; with much anemia and palpitation of heart.

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HEART, PULSE AND CIRCULATION. [29] [Mang.]

Palpitation of heart, strong, irregular, trembling, without abnormal sounds.

Sudden shocks at heart and in left side of chest from above downward.

Pulseá: very uneven and irregular, scarcely perceptible, sometimes rapid, sometimes slow, but constantly soft and weak.

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NECK AND BACK. [31] [Mang.]

Red, swollen streak on left side of neck.

Stiffness of nape of neck.

Tearing in whole spinal column, from above downward.

Pain in small of back on bending backward.

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UPPER LIMBS. [32] [Mang.]

Pain as from a sprain in shoulder joint.

Rheumatic pains extending from shoulders to fingers.

Gnawing and boring in humerus, as if in marrow of bone.

Itching on outer surface of right upper arm, just above elbow, > scratching.

Tension in elbow joint as if too short.

Herpes on forearm.

Tensive pain in joints of arms and wrists.

Rhagades in bends of fingers.

Hands when closed and stretched feel swollen.

Chronic swelling and suppuration of little finger.

Malignant ulcer with blue border, following a slight scratch of finger nail.

Malignant ulcer on finger, from a slight scratch.

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LOWER LIMBS. [33] [Mang.]

Pimples on thigh with scurf on tips.

Tensive, drawing stitches in thigh.

Twitching of muscles in legs from least exertion.

Jerking sticking pain above knee.

Trembling and unsteadiness of knees.

Tearing in knees.

Itching on knees and tibia.

Tension and stiffness in legs.

Voluptuous itching on lower portion of right calfá; after scratching, a number of deep seated pimples appear, which soon cease to itch after being scratched until they bleedá; then the place continues to itch and burn for a long time.

Inflammation and swelling of both left malleoli, with stitches in leg, extending up from external malleolus always on walking, and at times when not walking. ?áAffection of ankle.

Excruciating pains in greatly swollen big toe, left side, radiating upwardsá; pains unbearable at nightá; < by slightest touchá; must constantly change positioná; loss of appetite and sleep. ?áPodagra.

Rheumatism in feetá; cannot bear weight on heel.

Burning of soles of feet.

Rawness between toes.

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LIMBS IN GENERAL. [34] [Mang.]

Drawing and tension in limbs as from shortening of tendons, especially on stretching.

Weakness and trembling, especially of joints.

Rheumatism shifts from joint to joint, generally crosswiseá; red, shining swellingsá; < from touch, or motion, or at night.

Arthritis vagaá; burning spots about jointsá; causing one to moan and groan constantly.

Painful periostitis, and inflammation of articulating extremities of bonesá; boring or gnawing sensation in humerus, as if in marrow of bonesá; at night pains are insupportableá; < on touching partsá; > in open air.

Intolerable pains in skin of lower limbs and joints.

Limbs very tender and sensitive to touchá; part affected, and to which lameness is ascribed, is sensitive to pressure. ?áLame pelvis.

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REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] [Mang.]

Lying downá: cough > ; deep cough ceasesá; cannot lie on side of sore ear.

Bending head backwardsá: headache in temples returns.

Must incline head to right sideá; cramp in region of mastoid process.

Raising headá: bruised pain in chest >.

Sittingá: vertigoá; headache in temples < ; constrictive pain in anus.

Standingá: vertigoá; stupefaction and confusion of senses.

Stoopingá: bruised pain in upper chest.

Bending forwardá: headache in temples >.

Bending doubleá: pain in abdomen >.

Bending backwardá: pain in small of back.

When fingers are closed and stretched, they feel swollen.

Must constantly change positioná: pain in big toe.

From least exertioná: twitching in muscles of legs.

Motioná: rush of blood to headá; of head causing jarring of brainá; slightest, eyelids painfulá; swellings on joints <.

Laughingá: stitches in eará; twitching stitches from lower jaw to templesá; pains in head, ears, arms, stomach < ; cough <.

Talkingá: stitches in eará; pain in second left ribá; pains in ears, head, arms, stomach < ; cough <.

Swallowingá: stitches in earsá; cutting soreness in throat between.

Chewingá: impossible, pain in tongue.

Stretchingá: drawing and tension in limbs.

Walkingá: concussion of brainá; croaking in right eará; stitches in eará; sensation as if bowels were loose and shaking aboutá; cough < ; stitches in legá; children unable.

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NERVES. [36] [Mang.]

Weakness and trembling, especially of joints.

Paralysis from decay of anterior portion of spinal cord.

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SLEEP. [37] [Mang.]

Much yawning.

Feels sleepy early in evening.

Many vivid dreams, which are well remembered.

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TIME. [38] [Mang.]

Morningá: agglutination of eyesá; pain in ear < ; raising yellowish greenish lumps from posterior naresá; early after rising, smell from mouth as of clay or earthá; rough speechá; hoarse voiceá; easy expectoration.

During dayá: burning in eyes and dim sight.

After dinnerá: pain in rectum.

At 5 P. M.á: cough.

Eveningá: chronic nasal catarrh < ; early, feels sleepyá; chill.

Nightá: burning pain in tongue < ; pains in big toe unbearableá; red, shining swellings on joints < ; pains in bones insupportableá; sweatsá; digging pains in jointsá; periosteal inflammation extremely painfulá; itching in papules on neck <.

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TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER. [39] [Mang.]

Over fireá: sitting bent, > pain in abdomen.

In doorsá: headache > ; burning in tongue <.

Open airá: contractive pain in head < ; congestion of blood to head > ; drawing, stinging, tensive headacheá; burning, pressing headache > ; pain in eará; burning pains in tongue > ; dryness of lips and palate < ; evening, rough speechá; pains in bones >.

Cold and rainy weatherá: dull hearing < ; crampy pain at root of nose <.

Coldá: touching teeth, pain insupportableá; food, pressing in stomach and abdomen < ; room, or weather, pain in abdomen <.

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FEVER. [40] [Mang.]

Chill generally in evening, shooting headache, icy cold hands and feet.

Shaking chill, with heat of head, stinging in forehead, continuing after chill.

Sudden flashes of heat in face, on chest and over back.

Frequent rising of heat into head, with thirst.

Sweat profuse, with short, anxious breathing.

Night sweatsá; itching often only on neck and lower legs.

Incomplete intermittent, consisting of only heat and sweat, with moderate thirst.

Typhus fever where parotid gland is swollen, and bones are very sensitive to touch.

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ATTACKS, PERIODICITY. [41] [Mang.]

One hour and a quarter after eatingá: pain in abdomen begins and attains its height two hours after.

Six days too earlyá: menses, lasted only two days.

More than three weeksá: pain in abdomen.

Between mensesá: discharge of blood.

At climactericá: sudden flushes of heat.

Six weeks durationá: lichen circumscriptusá; four weeks later two circular groups of rose colored, slightly pointed papules.

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LOCALITY AND DIRECTION. [42] [Mang.]

Rightá: must incline head to that side, cramp in left mastoid processá; croaking sound in eará; pain in eará; stitching pain through lungá; itching on outer surface of upper armá; voluptuous itching on lower portion of calf.

Leftá: stitches and darts in side of foreheadá; drawing cramp in muscles in region of mastoid processá; burning vesicles on side of tongueá; small superficial ulcer on side of tongueá; burning pain on side of tongue and on inner side of cheeká; intense pain, side of abdomená; pain in second ribá; sudden shocks in side of chestá; red swollen streak on side of necká; inflammation and swelling of both malleoliá; excruciating pains in big toeá; small tubercles on buttocká; dark red, well defined spots covered with small, loosely adherent scales on shoulder.

From above downwardá: sudden shocks in heart and chestá; tearing in whole spinal column.

Up and downá: stitches in chest and sternum.

Upwardsá: pains radiate in left big toe.

Downwardsá: intense pain from stomach to abdomen.

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SENSATIONS. [43] [Mang.]

Head as if largerá; feels as on waking from sleepá; as if ears were stoppedá; throat as if excoriatedá; as if trachea was closed with a leaf or filmá; as if pit of stomach was enlargedá; as if bowels were drawn togetherá; as if bowels were loose and shaken aboutá; voice not clear, as from phlegmá; pain as from sprain in shoulder jointá; boring as if in marrow of boneá; elbow joint as if too shortá; as if tendons were shortened.

Painsá: extend to and concentrate in ear from other partsá; in right ear from teethá; in rectumá; in stomachá; around and above navelá; in spermatic cordá; in larynxá; in second left ribá; in head, ears, arms, stomachá; in small of backá; in shoulder joint.

Excruciating painsá: in greatly swollen big toe, left side.

Unbearable painá: in big toe.

Intolerable painsá: in skin of lower limbs and joints.

Insupportable painá: in teethá; digging, in bones.

Intense painá: from stomach to abdomen, < left side.

Violent painá: in teeth, going from one place to another and up into ears.

Extremely painfulá: periosteal inflammation.

Tearingá: in whole spinal columná; in knees.

Tearing and stitchingá: extending to tympanum.

Severe stitching, burningá: along side of left tongue and on inner side of cheek.

Stitching painá: in earsá; through right lung.

Sudden stitch painá: in ears.

Tension, drawing stitchesá: in thigh.

Cutting painsá: in throatá; in region of navelá; in middle of urethra.

Cutting sorenessá: in throat.

Throbbingá: in head.

Beatingá: in chest.

Ulcerative painá: in deaf ear.

Dartsá: in left side of foreheadá; in urethraá; in parietal bones.

Twitching stitchesá: from lower jaw to temples.

Needle-like stitchesá: in left side of forehead.

Stitchesá: in eará; in chest and sternumá; in leg.

Jerking sticking painá: above knee.

Dull stitchesá: on both sides of larynx to ear.

Painful, crampy, tearingá: between root of nose and eyebrow.

Crampy painsá: at root of noseá; in upper and lower jaw.

Drawing crampá: in muscles in region of left mastoid process.

Gnawing and boringá: in humerus.

Pressing, boring headacheá: in temples, to eyes and forehead.

Contractive sticking painá: in forepart of head, < in temples.

Constrictive painá: in anus.

Achingá: in headá; in epigastriumá; in eyes.

Rheumatic painsá: from shoulders to fingersá; in feetá; shift from joint to joint.

Bearing down painá: with menses.

Drawing, stinging, or tensive painá: in head.

Painful concussioná: of brain, when walking.

Smarting painá: in teeth.

Burning draggingá: from vesicula seminales to glans penis.

Burning heatá: in eyes.

Burning, pressingá: headache.

Tensive painá: in joints of arms and wrists.

Pressing sorenessá: in epigastriumá; in upper part of abdomen and in pit of stomach.

Bruised painá: in upper chest.

Sudden shocksá: at heart and in left side of chest.

Jarringá: of brain.

Sorenessá: of throat.

Rawnessá: in larynxá; in throatá; between toes.

Burningá: in eyesá; of earsá; in vesicles on tongueá; pain in tongueá; in stomach to chestá; in spermatic cordá; in lower portion of right calfá; of soles of feetá; in spots about joints, chest, arms, hands and feet.

Heatá: of head.

Pressingá: in genitalsá; in stomach and abdomen.

Drawingá: in region of stomachá; in spermatic cordá; in limbs.

Swollen feelingá: in hands.

Irritationá: in middle of sternum.

Pressureá; in eyesá; in hypochondria.

Heavy feelingá: in head.

Fulnessá: of ears.

Constrictioná: of anusá; of larynx.

Tensioná: in elbow jointá; in legsá; in limbs.

Twitchingá: of muscles of legs.

Disagreeable heatá: in chest.

Warm contractioná: from middle of abdomen to chest.

Stiffnessá: of nape of necká; in legs.

Trembling and uneasinessá: of kneesá; of joints.

Weaknessá: in genitalsá; of joints.

Drynessá: of eyesá; of noseá; painful in throat.

Voluptuous itchingá: on lower portion of right calf.

Itchingá: on corona glandisá; interior of scrotumá; on outer surface of right upper armá; on knees and tibiaá; on lower portion of right calfá; on neck and lower legsá; in hollow of knee and on shiná; on palms.

Cold feelingá: at a small spot on vertex.

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TISSUES. [44] [Mang.]

Anemiaá; laryngeal phthisisá; tuberculosis.

Chlorosis, if gastric symptoms and loss of appetite predominate.

Every part of body feels extremely sore when touched.

Inflammation of bones or joints, with nightly insupportable digging pains.

Inflammatory swellings and suppuration.

Bones are very sensitiveá; red spots on skin from inflammation of bonesá; ankles particularly affectedá; children are unable to walk.

Periostial inflammation extremely painful at night.

Malignant ulcers with blue border, following slight injury.

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TOUCH. PASSIVE MOTION. INJURIES. [45] [Mang.]

Touch, Passive Motion, Injuries

Touchá: eyelids painfulá; external ear painfulá; nostrils soreá; pain in toe < ; red, shining swellings on joints < ; pains in bones < ; limbs very tender and sensitiveá; bones sensitiveá; every part of body extremely sore.

Cannot bear weight on heelá; rheumatism.

Pressureá: limbs sensitive.

Scratchingá: itching on right upper arm > ; makes deep seated pimples appear on right calf.

Pinching and rubbingá: does not > itching on interior of scrotum.

Slight scratchá: followed by malignant ulcer.

Slight injuryá: malignant ulcers with blue border follow.

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SKIN. [46] [Mang.]

Itching here and there, > from scratching.

Itching on hollow of knee and on shin, < sweating.

Itching on palms, with red spotsá; lips sore.

Burning in small red spots, on chest, arms, hands and feet, accompanying rheumatism.

Rhagades in bends of joints, with soreness.

Itching herpes.

Skin will not heal.

Small vesicles, or deep seated little blotches, after scratching.

Small tubercles on mamma and on left buttock.

Chronic suppurations of skin, especially about joints.

Pityriasis rubra in a man, µt. 22, of healthy appearance, temperate and never had syphilisá; three weeks ago an eruption commenced of dark red, well defined spots, covered with small, loosely adherent scales, extending over thorax and left shoulderá; the scales of epidermis exfoliate in immense quantities, exposing a red, dry surface.

Lichen circumscriptus, of six weeks’ duration, on neck of a strong woman, µt. 44á; commenced with itchingá; four weeks later two circular groups of rose colored, slightly pointed papules, confluent at base and without any secretioná; itching < by night than by day, and ceasing after scratching.

Psoriasis inveterata in a man, µt. 45, addicted to immoderate use of brandyá; eight years ago was cured of amaurosis by electricity, and six months later cutaneous disease commencedá; sickly appearanceá; muscular, but thin, complexion darká; had gonorrh£a, chancres and buboes, and was drunk at first consultationá; eruption first appeared on elbows, then on knees and calvesá; at the diseased points skin first became thickened, then fissures appeared, and finally white, shiny, hard, adherent scales, which were continually reproducedá; scarcely any itching and occasionally rheumatic pains.

Lepra vulgaris, psoriasis and pityriasis.

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STAGE OF LIFE, CONSTITUTION. [47] [Mang.]

Boy, µt. 8á; dysecoia.

Girl, µt. 13, anemic, tuberculous deposits in apex of both lungsá; affection of larynx and trachea.

Man, µt. 22á; pityriasis.

Woman, suffering for more than three weeksá; pain in bowels.

Woman, suffering three weeksá; colic.

Woman, µt. 44, healthyá; lichen.

Man, µt. 45, drinker, had gonorrh£a, chancre and buboesá; psoriasis.

Man, µt. 60, no history of syphilis, after application of lunar caustic to small ulcer on tongue from which he was suffering for three months previouslyá; pains in tongue and cheek.

Old maná; podagra.

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RELATIONS. [48] [Mang.]

Antidoted byá: Coffea, Merc. sol.

Compatibleá: Pulsat., Rhus. tox., Sulphur.

Compareá: Am. mur. (rheumatism)á; Arg. nitr. (laryngeal cough, tuberculosis).