CAPSICUM.
SEXUAL ORGANS.
► Erections
in the morning, in bed, without sexual thoughts, [1]. ► Erections in the forenoon, afternoon, and evening, [1]. [200.] ► Violent erections in the morning, on rising, only relieved by
cold water, [1]. ►
A constant pressure and bruised sensation in the glans, especially in the morning and
evening, [1]. ►
Fine itching-sticking on the glans, like the stings of an insect, [2]. ► *Coldness of the scrotum, in
the morning, on waking, [1]. ► Coldness of the scrotum, with impotency, [1]. ► Loss of sensibility in the
testicles, softening and gradual dwindling of these parts; at first this was not noticed by
the patient, until the testicles were reduced to the size of a bean, insensible, hard, and
drawn up close to the abdominal ring, and suspended by a shrivelled spermatic cord, [9]. ► Drawing pain in
the spermatic cord and a pinching pain in the testicle, while urinating and for some time
afterwards (after forty-eight hours), [1]. ► Emission at night, [1].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
► Larynx
and Trachea. ► *A crawling and tickling in the
larynx and trachea, with a dry hacking cough, in the evening, after lying down, [1]. ► Mucus in the upper
part of the trachea, which is expectorated from time to time by hawking and voluntary
hacking cough (after three hours), [1]. [210.] ► Tickling sensation in
the trachea, so that he was obliged to sneeze violently several times, [2]. ► *The exhalation from the lungs,
on coughing, causes a strong offensive taste in the mouth, [1]. ►► *The cough expels an
offensive breath from the lung, [1]. ► Voice. ► Hoarseness,
[1]. ► Cough.
► *Cough, especially towards evening, from 5 to 9, [1]. ► Cough, especially
after drinking coffee, [1]. ►
*Painful cough, [1]. ►
Paroxysm of cough in the afternoon (about 5 o’clock), which causes nausea and vomiting, [1]. ► *Frequent dry,
hacking cough, [1]. ►
Very frequent hacking, [1]. ►
Respiration. [220.] ►
Freer breathing from day to day, [1]. [Reaction of the
organism, secondary action, curative action. -H.] ► Deep
breathing, almost like sighing, [1]. ► He was frequently obliged to take several very deep
inspirations, whereby he was relieved of all his troubles, [1].
► An involuntary strong expiration, [1]. ► Asthma; feeling of fulness
in the chest, [1]. ►
Dyspnœa, which seems to rise from the stomach, [1].
► Dyspnœa during rest and motion, [1]. ► Dyspnœa, even during rest,
with stiffness of the back, which hurt when stooping, together with deep sighing breathing,
from time to time, and dry cough, [1]. ► Dyspnœa, with redness of the face, eructations, and
sensation as if the chest were distended, [1]. ► Dyspnœa when walking, [1].
[230.] ► He was only
able to inspire with the body outstretched; orthopnœa, [1].
CHEST.
► *Pain in the chest,
when sitting, as if the chest was too full and there was not room enough in it, [1]. ► *Pain as if the chest
were constricted which arrests the breathing and is increased even on slight motion,
[1]. ► Pain like a
pressure on the chest, on deep breathing and on turning the body, [1]. ► Throbbing pain in the chest,
[1]. ► Front.
► Pain on the ribs and sternum, on inspiration, [1]. ► Sides. ► Pain in the chest, beneath the right arm, if he feels the
spot or raises the arm, [1]. ►
(Simple pain in one rib, in a small spot, which is most painful when touching it, but is
neither excited by breathing nor by coughing), [1]. ► A pressive pain on the side of the chest on which she lies, [1]. ► Drawing pain in
the side of the chest, extending up to the throat, on coughing, [1]. [240.] ►
Pain, like stitches, in the side of the chest and back, when coughing, [1]. ► A single stitch in the left
side of the chest, between the third and fourth ribs, as with a dull needle, [2]. ► A stitch in the side of the
chest, when breathing or walking, not when sitting, [1].
► Some stitches in the left side of the chest, between
the second and third ribs (after five hours), [2]. ► Stitches in the left side, near the fifth and sixth ribs
(after one hour), [2]. ►
Stitches in the left side of the chest, arresting breathing (after ten hours), [2]. ► Stitches in the
left side of the chest, on inspiration between the third and fourth ribs, [2].
HEART.
► Very severe
stitches in the region of the heart, so that he cried out, [1].
NECK AND BACK.
► Neck.
► Sensation of weakness over the whole neck, as if he
were loaded (after four hours), [3]. ► Stiffness of the neck relieved by motion, [1]. [250.] ►
Painful stiffness of the neck, only noticed on moving it, [1].
► A jerking pain in the neck, [1]. ► Jerking-tearing pain in the
right cervical glands, [2]. ► Back. ► Pain in the
back, on stooping, [1]. ►
Drawing pain in the back, [1]. ►
Drawing-pressive pain in the back, [1]. ► Drawing-tearing pain in and near the spine, [2]. ► Sudden
drawing-sticking pain in the middle of the spine, [2].
► A pain, drawing downward in the small of the back when
standing and moving, together with a bruised pain, [1].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
Convulsive jerks and twitches, now in the thigh, now in the forearm, [3]. [260.] ►
Weariness and heaviness of the limbs, followed by trembling of the thighs and knees; the
hands refused their service when writing (after seven hours), [3].
► Sensation of lassitude in the limbs, more during rest
and while sitting, [1]. ►
Extreme weariness in all the limbs, as if bruised; all the limbs are affected, [8a]. ► A pain shoots
into one or the other limbs on coughing and sneezing, [1].
► Crawling sensation in the arms and legs, from the feet
upward as far as the throat, [1]. ► Cracking and creaking in the joints of the knees and fingers,
[1]. ► After he has
lain down, all the joints become stiff, and on rising from bed in the morning, all the
joints feel crushed, especially the lameness in the knees and ankles is more severe after
rising than during motion, [1]. ►
Sensation of stiffness and simple pain in all the joints, worse when beginning to move, but
relieved on continued motion, with catarrh and tough mucus in the trachea, [1]. ► All the joints pain as if
dislocated, with a sensation as if they were swollen, [1].
► All the joints felt crushed in the morning a rising; a
paralytic stiff pain on beginning to move, especially in the knees and ankles, relieved by
continued motion (after ten hours), [1].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
[270.]
► Drawing-tearing pain, extending from the right clavicle
along the whole arm to the tips of the fingers, lasting three minutes, [2]. ► Shoulder. ► Pain in the shoulder-joint, as if dislocated, [1]. ► (Drawing paralytic pain
above and below the shoulder-joint), [1]. ► Elbow. ► Stitches in
the left elbow-joint, which extend into the hand, with flushes of heat, from which the arm
felt as if asleep, [2]. ►
Forearm. ► Tingling pain in the left forearm, [2]. ► Hands. ► Heat in the hands, but not in other portions of the body, [2]. ► My hands burned
and stung so, I washed them in water and then in sweet oil; I felt no more burning, but on
washing my hands the next morning in cold water, the burning
returned worse than ever, [11]. ► Twitching-jerking, painful sensation in the hollow of the
left hand (after eight hours), [2]. ► Fingers. ► A
contractive pain in the left index finger, [2]. ► Violent, deep stitches in the ball of the left little finger,
[3].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
[280.]
► A sticking-tearing pain from the hip-joints to the feet,
especially on coughing, [1]. ► Hip. ► *Drawing pain in
the hip-joint (pain like a stiff neck), which was aggravated by touch and by bending the
trunk backwards, [1]. ► Thigh. ► Pain in the
muscles of the thighs, like a pressure and a sprain, [1].
► A deep pressive pain in the side of the thigh,
extending into the knee, on coughing, [1]. ► Pain as if sprained in the right thigh; the pain became more
violent if the thigh was stretched out, but not otherwise, [2].
► Drawing digging-sticking pain in the middle of the
posterior surface of the left thigh, disappearing on motion, [2].
► Tearing pain on the inner side of the left thigh, [2]. ► Bruised pain in
the right thigh, disappearing on walking, but returning during rest, [2]. ► Knee. ► Tensive pain in the knee, [1].
► Leg. ► An
internal pain, consisting of a drawing-sticking, in the left lower leg, [3]. [290.] ►
Tension in the calves, when walking, [1]. ► Foot. ► Trembling
weakness of the feet, [1]. ►
(Bruised pain in the bones of the heels, as if the heels had been benumbed and bruised by a
long leap, at times becoming tearing, paroxysmal), (after two hours), [1]. ► Toes. ► Some stitches in the right great toe ceasing on stamping the
foot, [2]. ►
Stitches extending to the tips of the toes, [1].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
► Objective.
► While caressing, and uncontrollable trembling of the
whole body (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ► He shuns all motion, [1].
► Weariness, more in the morning than in the evening, [1]. ► Great weariness,
though not enforcing sleep (after two hours), [1]. ► Complete exhaustion of the strength, [1]. [300.] ► All the senses are more acute, [1]. [Reaction of the organism, secondary action, curative action
-H.] ► Subjective. ►
A painless sensation in the body, moving upward and downward, with redness of the cheeks, [1]. ► Sensation over the
whole body, as if all parts were asleep (the inspiration of sulphur-fumes speedily
relieves), [1]. ►
Cramp, first in the left arm, then in the whole body; the arms were stiff, so that she could
not straighten them out; the feet also were stiff, on rising after sitting, with crawling as
if asleep, [1]. ►
Drawing pain here and there in the limbs, back, nape of the neck, shoulder-blades, and in
the hands, lasting several hours, and were excited by motion, [1].
► Transient pressive pain now in one, now in another
portion of the body, [1]. ►
When breathing, a sticking pain between the shoulder-blades and in the epigastric region,
and single stitches in the side of the abdomen, the ensiform cartilage, and sternum; these
pains do not penetrate, but seem to be superficial, [1].
► Bubbling sensation; sudden throbbing in some large
veins (after twenty-four hours), [3].
SKIN.
► Eruptions, Dry.
► The eruption spread upward to the scalp, and downward
to the soles of the feet; was accompanied by considerable swelling, but the features were
not much disfigured; the swelling consisted more of a bagging of the cheeks and neck; the
left side of the face was more affect than the right, and the left ear twice the size of the
right, which was but slightly enlarged; there was no peculiarity of position to account for
this, and it did not hold true of the body (fifth day), [10].
► Red points on the face and on the forehead, a tetter,
with corrosive itching (after two and twenty-four hours), [1].
[310.] ► (Red round
spots on the abdomen and thighs), [1]. ► (Pimples, with a biting sensation, as from salt, on the left
side of the face), [1]. ►
Skin from the neck to the knees covered with a papular eruption; accompanied by intense
itching and burning, worse at night, but towards morning she grew quiet and slept from five
till eight or nine, and continued more comfortable all day till the nightly aggravation
(fourth day), [10]. ►
Papulous eruption on the inner surface of the cheeks, [1].
► Eruptions, Moist. ►
The eruption appeared at first as distinctly papular, and the papules were filled in with
the erythematous redness; then vesicles appeared, which did not change their character,
excepting that where the perspiration was confined the skin was raised and broken, as if the
parts had been scalded, [10]. ►
The papular eruption became filled with a bright erythematous redness, and in the afternoon
vesicles commenced to form; they were most abundant wherever the perspiration was most
confined, as in the folds of the axillary region, where the bindings of the skirts came,
etc. (fifth day), [10]. ►
Sensations. ► Burning and itching of the skin
(second morning), [10]. ►
Corrosive burning on several tender portions (the lips, mouth, nose, tip of the nose, wings
of the nose, eyelids, etc.), (from the dust), [5]. ► Crawling here and there in the skin, as from an insect, [1]. ► (Itching, even
after rubbing the part), [1]. [320.]
► Itching here and there in the skin, mostly in the face
and nose, [1]. ►
Sticking burning-itching on the whole body, but mostly on the chest and face, [3]. ► Fine sticking pain in the
skin of the wrist (from the dust), [1]. ► Corrosive itching on the scalp as from vermin, which obliges
her to scratch; after scratching the roots of the hairs and the scalp become as if the hairs
had been pulled out, [1]. ►
Itching in the hair of the head, and in small spots on the rest of the body, which was
relieved by scratching, [1]. ►
(Itching on the nose mingled with stitches), [1].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
► Sleepiness.
► Yawning almost
uninterruptedly (after half an hour), [1]. ► Frequent yawning after eating, [1].
► Drowsy all day (eight day); comatose all day (ninth
day), [10]. ► Great
sleepiness after the heat; she could scarcely keep awaked, especially after eating (after
five hours), [8a]. [330.]
► During sleep he snores, on inspiring through the nose,
as if he could not get any air through it, and it would impede respiration (after one hour),
[1]. ► Sleep
interrupted by crying and starting up as if he fell down from a high place, [1]. ► Sleeplessness. ► He wakes several times after midnight, [1]. ► He becomes wide awake in the
night and cannot sleep again (after fifth and ninth hours), [1]. ► He becomes wide awake after
midnight, and also later, [1]. ► Dreams. ► Sleep full of
dreams, [1]. ►
Dreams full of difficulties, [1]. ► Dreams, of a sad character, of past experience; on waking he
did not know whether it was real or not, [1].
FEVER.
► Chilliness.
► Trembling on account of shivering, [1]. ►► *Shivering and
chilliness after every drink, [1]. [340.] ► Gradual diminution of
the warmth of the body, [1]. ►
*Coldness over the whole body; the limbs are cold without shivering, [1]. ► General coldness
in the evening after lying down, followed by coryza (after seventy-two hours), [1]. ► As the coldness of
the body increases, [I have seen this increase speedily for twelve hours from Capsicum, and
again decrease for twelve hours to complete disappearance. -H.] also the ill-humor and the
contraction of the pupils increased, [1]. ► He becomes chilly from a little air in bed, [1]. ► Chill in the evening, [1]. ► Chill and coldness
the first night; the following nights sweat all over, [1].
► Chill in the afternoon, lasting some time (half an hour
or an hour); during which she lay warmly covered; after the chill the skin burned and itched
more than before (fifth day), [10]. ► (Febrile chill in the evening, with third (without heat and
without yawning or stretching), with great weariness, short breath, sleepiness, and
fretfulness; shivering on the slightest motion, without cold sensation and without being
cold; he did not feel too warm, though he was in a hot room), [1].
► He is averse to the cold air, especially to a draught;
he cannot endure it (after twelve hours), [1]. [350.] ► Shivering and
coldness of the back in the evening, without subsequent heat or thirst, but followed by
slight sweat, [1]. ►
Sensation in the thighs as though they were covered with cold sweat, when walking in the
open air (as if cold air blew against the sweaty parts); the thighs, however, did not sweat,
[1]. ► The feet are
cold as far as above the ankles and cannot be warmed, with general warmth of the rest of the
body, in the morning (after twelve hours), [5]. ► Heat. ► General heat
and sweat without thirst, which lasted some hours, followed by shivering at 6 P.M., with
shaking and chatter of the teeth, during which he was thirsty and cold all over, with
anxiety, uneasiness, loss of the senses, and intolerance of noise; the next evening at seven
a similar shuddering, shivering, and coldness, with thirst, [1].
► Heat over the whole body follows the disappearance of
the pressure in the stomach, with increased redness of the face (after four hours), [8a]. ► (Internal heat,
with cold sweat on the forehead), [1]. ► Heat, with shivering and thirst, [1]. ► *Heat of the ears, and hot, red
tip of the nose, towards evening, [1]. ► Glowing hot cheeks, with cold hands and feet, without
shivering, at noon, after eating, recurring at the same time for two days, [1]. ► (Burning hands, feet, and
cheeks; the latter are swollen), [1]. ► Sweat. [360.] ► Sweat all over in the morning, [1].
► The perspiration was so acrid that it caused the hands
of any person brought in contact with the skin of the patient to burn and tingle, [10]. ► Sweat on the
forehead, [2]. ►
Sweat under the arms (after eight hours), [1]. ► Sweat on the hands (after three hours), [1].
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (Morning), On
waking, dizziness; burning in the eyes; dim vision; in bed,
nose-bleed; dry sensation on tongue; in bed, contraction, etc., in neck of
bladder; in bed, erections; violent erections; on waking, coldness of the scrotum; on rising
from bed, joints feel crushed; weariness; feet cold, etc.; sweat all over. ► (Forenoon), Pain in
urethra; pain in testicle. ► (Noon),
After eating, hot cheeks, etc. ► (Afternoon), About 5 o’clock, paroxysms of cough; chill. ► (Towards evening), From 5
to 9 o’clock, cough. ► (Evening),
After lying down, crawling, etc., in larynx, etc.; after lying down, coldness; chill;
febrile chill; shivering, etc.; about 6 o’clock, general heat, etc. ►
(Night), Eruption on skin. ►
(After midnight), Wakes several times; becomes wide
awake. ► (When walking in open
air), Sensation in thighs. ► (Bending trunk backward), Pain in hip-joint. ►
(Sitting bent), Pain in pit of stomach. ► (After breakfast),
Burning in stomach. ► (When
breathing), Stitch in side of chest. ► (Deep breathing), Pain in chest. ►
(After coffee), Nausea, etc.; cough. ► (Draught of cold air), Is
intolerable. ► (On coughing),
Headache; pain in throat; nausea; pressure towards the bladder; pain in side of chest, etc.;
pain shooting into limbs; pain from hip to feet; pain in thigh; trembling of body. ► (After drinking), *Shivering; *urging to stool;
diarrhœic feeling. ► (After
eating), Fulness, etc., in chest; burning above pit of stomach; immediately, pain
in abdomen; in two hours, distension of abdomen; immediately, stool. ►
(On inspiration), Pain in ribs, etc. ► (Lying down), Stiffness
of joints. ► (During
menstruation), Pressure in pit of stomach. ► (Motion), Headache; tension in abdomen,
etc.; especially stepping and walking, pain in abdomen, etc.; pain
in chest; stiffness of neck; pain in small of back; pain in limbs, etc. ► (Beginning to move),
Stiffness, etc., in all joints. ► (Raising eyes), Headache. ► (Raising head), Headache. ► (Rest), Headache; lassitude in limbs; pain in thigh returns. ► (After rising), Lameness
in knees, etc.; stiffness of feet. ► (When sitting), Desire to urinate; pain in chest; lassitude in
limbs. ► (On sneezing),
Pain shooting into limbs. ► (After
every stool), *Thirst. ►
(Stooping head), Headache. ►
(When standing), Pain in small of back. ► (On stooping), Pain in
back. ► (Stretching out part),
Pain in right thigh. ► (Touch),
Pain in hip joint. ► (On turning
body), Pain in chest. ► (After urination), Immediately, sticking in urethra; pain in
urethra. ► (On walking),
Headache; erections; stitch in side of chest; tension in
calves. ► (Washing in cold water),
Burning in hands returns worse. ► Amelioration. ► (Very deep inspiration),
All troubles. ► (Motion),
Headache; stiff neck; pain in thigh. ► (Continued motion),
Crushed feeling in joints. ► (Washing
in sweet oil), Burning, etc., in hands. ► (Sleep), Aversion to everything. ►
(On stamping foot), Stitches in great toe. ► (Walking), Pain in thigh.
SUPPLEMENT: CAPSICUM.
Authority.
12, Dr. Högyes,
Archiv. fur Exper. Path. und Pharm., 9, 122, five hours after dinner I took in a capsule 0.1
cc.►
In about ten minutes I experienced eructations, which at
first were odorless, afterwards had a taste of pepper. At the same time there was a slight
but no disagreeable sensation of warmth in the stomach, which extended through the
œsophagus to the fauces, followed by frequent eructations, sensation of warmth amounting to
slight heartburn, after which the eructations became burning. Later there were rumbling and
flatus in the bowels. After an hour the symptoms the disappeared, the sensation of warmth in
the epigastric region ceased. The next morning I had a rather soft stool which glimmered
slightly, followed for a short time by burning warmth in the anus. An assistant took 0.2 cc.
He experienced the same sensation of warmth in the epigastrium, finally becoming a violent
burning, followed by inclination to vomit, and general sick feeling. After half an hour,
violent rumbling in the bowels, with inclination to stool, relieved by emission of flatus, [12].® 2000
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