THE GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA
Jacaranda caroba
A tree common to Brazil. The tincture is prepared from the flowers. Provings by Mure. See Allen’s Encyclopµdia, vol. 5, p. 17.
– Sch³ssler, Gilchrist’s Surg., p. 572.
Fulnessá: in headá; first in right, later in left temple, going to nape of neck, where it disappears.
Pain, as if a plug was pressing on right side of forehead.
Dull pain between forehead and right temple, shifting to other side and then disappearing.
HEARING AND EARS. [6] [Jac. c.]
Flapping in ears, as of wings.
Stoppage and heat in left ear, with burning, digging pain, extending to left nostril.
Coryza, with heaviness and weariness at vertex, forehead and eyes.
TASTE, SPEECH, TONGUE. [11] [Jac. c.]
Raw pain at left side of tongue.
PALATE AND THROAT. [13] [Jac. c.]
Sore throat, with constriction of pharynx and difficult deglutition.
Constrictive sensation at throat.
HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. [16] [Jac. c.]
SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH. [17] [Jac. c.]
Fulness at pit of stomach, with hurried breathing.
Sensation as if heart beat in pit of stomach.
ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19] [Jac. c.]
Painful stitchá: between pit of stomach and umbilicusá; in left side of navel.
Acute pain at hypogastrium when pressing upon it.
Swelling of right groin painful to touch.
STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] [Jac. c.]
Acute pain, with lancination in anus.
Itching at anus while sitting.
URINARY ORGANS. [21] [Jac. c.]
Contact of urine with chancre causes tearing pains, which affect whole organism. ?áSyphilis.
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [22] [Jac. c.]
Orifice of urethra looks like two inflamed lips, itching on being touched.
Discharge of yellowish white liquid from prepuce.
Pain in prepuce, as if a small bundle of fibres was seized.
Suppuration between glans and prepuce.
Itching and pricking at margin of prepuce.
Itching pimple at glans, suppurating like a chancre, and leaving a red point when dry.
Acute pain in left testicle when walking.
Painful erections caused by swelling of prepuce.
Prepuce much swollen, could not be drawn over glansá; on attempting to do so, copious discharge of yellowish green pus. ?áSecondary syphilis.
INNER CHEST AND LUNGS. [28] [Jac. c.]
Dull pain under sternum on raising head and drawing breath.
HEART, PULSE AND CIRCULATION. [29] [Jac. c.]
Lancinating pain in region of heart.
Painful stitch at heart, extending to right side.
Stitch at heart, which seems to beat slowly.
Rheumatic pains in left arm in morning.
Pain from left elbow through forearm.
Red spot with a yellowish pellicle on wrist.
Rheumatic pain in right knee, disappearing on motion.
REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] [Jac. c.]
Raising headá: dull pain under sternum.
Motioná: > rheumatic pains in right knee.
Walkingá: acute pain in left testicle.
Restless sleep with frightful dreams.
Morningá: dry mouthá; rheumatic pain in arm.
LOCALITY AND DIRECTION. [42] [Jac. c.]
Rightá: fulness in templeá; pain on side of foreheadá; swelling of groiná; painful stitch from heart to sideá; rheumatic pain in knee.
Leftá: fulness of templeá; stoppage and heat in eará; burning in nostrilá; raw pain on side of tongueá; painful stitch on side of navelá; acute pain in testicleá; rheumatic pain in armá; pain from elbow through forearm.
As if a plug was pressing on right side of foreheadá; flapping as of wings in earsá; as if heart beat in pit of stomachá; as if a small bundle of fibres was seized.
Painá: from left elbow through forearm.
Acute painá: at hypogastriumá; in anusá; in left testicle.
Tearing painsá: when urine comes in contact with chancre.
Lancinationá: in anusá; in region of heart.
Rheumatic painsá: in left armá; in right knee.
Painful stitchá: between pit of stomach and umbilicusá; in l. side of navelá; at heart, extending to right side.
Raw painá: at left side of tongue.
Prickingá: around anusá; under sternum.
Dull painá: between forehead and right temple, shifting to other side, then disappearingá; under sternum.
Constrictioná: of pharynxá; at throat.
Stoppage and heat in left ear, with burning, digging pain, extending to left nostril.
Fulnessá: in head, first in right, later in left temple, going to nape of necká; at pit of stomach.
Heaviness and wearinessá: at vertexá; forehead and eyes.
Itchingá: at anusá; at orifice of urethraá; at margin of prepuceá; pimple at glans.
TOUCH. PASSIVE MOTION. INJURIES. [45] [Jac. c.]
Touchá: groin painfulá; causes itching on urethra.
Compareá: Coral. rub. in red and sensitive chancres or chancroidsá; Thuja in gonorrh£al rheumatism.