CAUSTICUM.
CHEST.
► When coughing, great
rattling in the chest (after twenty-four hours), [1].
► Anxiety in the chest after the stool, in the
evening, with very much distended abdomen, [1]. [870.] ► Heat internally in
the chest, [1]. ►
Rheumatic pain in the chest and abdomen (second day), [8].
► Burning pain and sometimes stitches in the chest, [1]. ► Tension about the
chest that continues a long time (second day), [8]. ► *Tightness of the chest; she was frequently obliged to take a deep
breath (first day), [9]. ► *Sensation as if the chest were too tight, [1]. ► *Sensation in the chest as if
the clothes were too tight, [1]. ► Constriction of the chest, with hoarseness and rawness of the
throat (second and third days), [9]. ► *Painful compression of the chest from both sides towards the
sternum, with oppression of breath and weakness of voice, [1]. ► Painfulness, like a
drawing, after immoderate running or singing, internally in the upper part of the chest,
with a heavy sensation upon it (after three hours), [10].
[880.] ► Stitches in the
chest, below the arms, extending to the pit of the stomach, with
apprehensiveness, followed by rumbling of the bowels and griping, extending up into the
chest, which were entirely relieved after passage of flatus (twenty-ninth day), [1]. ► Stitches deep in
the chest, on deep respiration, lasting one hour, in the forenoon (fourteenth day), [1]. ► Small sharp
stitches beneath the skin of the chest, [1]. ► *When coughing, the chest is painful, as if sore, [1]. ► Scraping in the
chest, [1]. ►
Rawness in the chest, in the morning, [1]. ► Front. ► A tearing
pressure on the forepart of the chest, almost only, or, at least, worse, in the open air, [1]. ► Sharp stitches in
the breast near the middle, which always extend suddenly towards the navel, especially on
inspiration, [1]. ►
Stitches in the sternum, on deep breathing and lifting, [7]. ► Heat in the chest, rising
up into the throat, lasting half an hour, [8]. [890.] ► Pressure on the
chest, with difficult breathing (after one hour), [8].
► Pressure on the chest, with short or difficult
breathing (after a quarter of an hour), [8]. ► Pressure upon the chest, just above the pit of the stomach, [1]. ► Pressure over the
chest and stomach, [1]. ►
Pressure in the intercostal muscles transversely across the chest, on stooping, [1]. ► Frequently a sharp
pressure upon the chest, which does not affect the breathing, after dinner, especially when
walking (first three weeks), [1]. ► Pressing pain in the upper part of the ensiform cartilage,
extending straight upward, [1]. ►
Oppression of the chest (bronchi) after eating, [1]. ► Painful oppression of the chest, in the afternoon, which
disappeared on dancing (after sixteen days), [1]. ► Sensation as of cutting in the chest, with burning, in the
morning (second day), [8]. [900.] ► Stitches in the chest,
as with a nail, [6]. ►
Stitches, as with needles, in the chest, on walking in the open air, [7]. ► Stitch in the sternum on
deep breathing and on physical exertion (after sixteen days), [1].
► A stitch, lasting eight minutes, at first below the
sternum, on inspiration and expiration, followed by a stitch in the sternum, continuing the
whole forenoon with alternating severity, most noticed on expiration, which is connected
with a constant dull stitch in the left shoulder-joint, which also was most noticed on
expiration, [1]. ►
Sides. ► Oppression of both sides of the
chest, as if it were pressed together, [3]. ► Pain in the right side of the chest, as if the lung were
loosened from the pleura, almost constantly when lying, [1].
► Pressure on the right side of the chest (after
twenty-four hours), [1]. ►
Pressive pain on the right side of the chest, in the evening, [1].
► Stitches in the right side of the chest, on inspiration
(after half an hour), [4]. ►
A severe sharp stitch in the right side of the chest, on inspiration (after one hour), [8]. [910.] ► Dull stitches in the right side of the chest, in the region
of the clavicle, [1]. ►
Bruised pain below the right mammary glands, not affected by deep breathing, [1]. ► Rushing in the left side of
the chest, in the region of the heart, several mornings, in bed, until rising; relieved on
any motion, but returning when lying, [1]. ► *Pain above the left hip, on coughing, as if it would burst open
there, [1]. ►
Pain, as if sprained, in the left lower pectoral muscles, on moving the left arm (after half
an hour), [3]. ► A
pressive pain in the chest, by the lowest rib of the left side, [1]. ► During menstruation, a kind
of sticking pain beneath the left breast, [1]. ► When coughing, stitches in the left side of the chest, [1]. ► Stitches in the
left breast, below the nipple, [1]. ► Stitches in the left side of the chest, after eating, [1]. [920.] ► Stitches at night without impeding respiration, as with a
knife, in the forepart of the left side of the chest, piercing through to the back, with
great anxiety and restlessness, so that she was constantly obliged to toss about, without
being able to sleep, [1]. ►
Slight stitches below the left female breast, relieved by rubbing, at 5 P.M., [8]. ► Sharp stitches above the
left hip, extending to the last false ribs, [1]. ► Sharp slow stitches in the left side of the chest, on a level
with the pit of the stomach, [4]. ► Dull stitches in the left side of the chest, above the heart,
on motion, [1]. ►
Dull stitches in the left side of the chest, opposite the ensiform cartilage, [4]. ► Violent stitches in the
first false ribs of the left side, continuing a long time (after one hour and a half), [8]. ► Sticking-tearing
in the left side of the chest, [8].
HEART AND PULSE.
► Great
oppression of the heart, with melancholy, [1]. ► Palpitation, with weariness (after a few hours), [1]. [930.] ► Severe palpitation in the morning, with irregular pulse and
pain in the back, [1]. ►
Severe palpitation in the evening, with great anxiety, which made the breathing very short,
without any special thoughts (sixth day), [1]. ► Anxious palpitation, with rhythmical constriction of the
abdomen, [1]. ► On
the night of the 15th, when the flow of the urine, which was proceeding at the rate of 3iss.
per hour, was augmented in two and a half hours by 3xiv, and no fluid was supplied to the
system, the pulse became perceptibly small (almost thready), and slow; it remained equal and
regular, there was no thirst, no shivering, and no nausea; the skin was dry and warm. In six
hours the pulse had quite regained its force and frequency, and the other symptoms had
disappeared without any fluid having been taken, [14].
NECK AND BACK.
► Neck.
► Jerking motion in the neck near the head, [1]. ► *Stiffness in the
neck, so that he could not move the head, [1].
► *Stiffness in the neck and throat, with pain in the
occiput; the muscles felt bent, so that he could hardly move the head (after
twelve days), [1]. ►
Stiffness in the right side of the neck, with tensive pain, [3].
► *Stiff pain in the right side of the neck, [9]. ► Burning in a small
spot on the right side of the neck, where there is a red spot (eighteenth day), [8]. [940.] ► Tension in the cervical muscles, on suddenly becoming erect
or on turning the head, [1]. ►
A tension and pulling in the cervical muscles, even when at rest, [6]. ► *Long-continued tension in the
right side of the neck and chest, so that it drew the body towards the right side,
[8]. ► A tensive
sensation in the neck, as if some one drew her backwards by both ears, [8]. ► A pinching pain in the
right side of the neck, [9]. ►
Stitches in the neck, at night when lying, [1]. ► Bruised pain in the neck (fourth day), [9]. ► Back. ► Pains in the back during menstruation, [1]. ► Drawing in the back, a
feeling as if bruised, from hence the pain extends into the sacrum and abdomen, where there
is an accumulation of much flatulence, causing pain, during which leucorrhœa appears, [1]. ► An attack; at
first pain in the back like a drawn and beaten sensation, it then extends into the small of
the back, and thence into the abdomen, where much flatulence accumulates with great pain,
which is afterwards passed, with discharge of leucorrhœa (after twenty-five days), [1]. [950.] ► Pain in the back, a pressure in the small of the back, [1]. ► Stitches in the
back (twentieth and twenty-seventh days), [1]. ► Stitches in the back, as from needles, [1]. ► Stitches from deep in the
chest out to the back, [1]. ►
Stitches in the back, followed by pain, [1]. ► Tearing in a small spot in the back, [8]. ► A sticking piercing-jerking
in the back and sacrum, which took away her breath, [1].
► Crawling sensation in the back (after one hour), [8]. ► Dorsal. ► Burning in the middle of the right scapula, [8]. ► A severe tensive pain in
the upper part of the shoulder-blades, on motion, [1].
[960.] ► Drawing in
the left scapula, [1]. ►
Pressive drawing in the scapulæ, [1]. ► A pressive sticking pain near the right scapula, when
swallowing and hawking, as also on exerting the voice, [1].
► Violent pressive pain, with tearing, on the border of
the right shoulder-blade, extending to the small of the back, increased by bending the right
upper arm and head backward, and at last on every motion of the body, even if the part be
only shaken, most severe on turning the head towards the left side, [1]. ► Severe stitches in the left
scapula, as with needles, [1]. ►
Tearing in the right scapula, [5]. ► Tearing in the dorsal vertebræ between the shoulder-blades,
extending into the right shoulder-blade, and afterwards also into the left, [1]. ► A stiff pain between the
shoulder-blades (after five days), [9]. ► Painful tearing between the shoulder-blades at 4 P.M., [8]. ► Lumbar. ► Stiffness in the lumbo-sacral joint (after a quarter of an
hour), [3]. [970.]
► Slight lumbar pain (after the large flow of urine), [14]. ► Pain, as if
squeezed, in both loins, [1]. ►
Sharp stitches in the right lumbar region above the ilium, which extend upward to the ribs,
but soon disappear; like electric shocks, [1]. ► *Sharp stitches in the left lumbar region by the last false ribs,
[1]. ► Pain in the
small of the back; she feels every motion of the body painfully in the small of the back, [1]. ► Much pain in the
small of the back, and anxious dreams, the two last days before menstruation, [1]. ► Violent tensive pain in the
small of the back, [1]. ►
A pressive pinching pain in the small of the back, in the region of the kidneys, [1]. ► *Pressing cramplike
pain in the small of the back and region of the kidneys, while sitting (fourth
day), [1]. ► A
pinching cramplike pain in the small of the back and nates, [9].
[980.] ► Pressing
pain in the small of the back, so that he was obliged to remain bent over (with pressive
pain in the lower abdomen), [1]. ►
Pressing pain in the small of the back, while sitting, [1].
► Some itching stitches in the small of the back, [3]. ► Violent pain, as
if sprained, in the small of the back, on motion (second day), [9]. ► Violent tearings in the
small of the back, two in succession, [8]. ► Bruised sensation in the small of the back when walking, but
disappearing when sitting, [8]. ►
Sore pain in the small of the back, followed by pressing in the lower abdomen, as if
everything would come out of the rectum and pudenda, like a flatulent colic (from lifting), [1]. ► Bruised pain in
small of the back, towards evening, lasting several hours, with passage of leucorrhœa
(after thirty-one days), [1]. ►
Frequent pulsation in the small of the back, [1]. ► Sacral. ► *Dull drawing
pain in the region of the coccyx, [3]. [990.] ► *Bruised pain in the
coccyx, [3]. ►
Jerking pain in the coccyx (seventh day), [9].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
Attacks of twitching in the limbs, in the evening, [1].
► *Weakness and trembling of all the limbs (eighteenth
day), [1]. ►
Weakness of all the limbs, so that he could scarcely walk, and when sitting the hands must
lie stretched out, [6]. ►
*Paralytic weakness of the limbs (after three hours), [1]. ► Painful heaviness in the
limbs at night, which did not allow her to sleep (third day), [1].
► Feeling in all the limbs as after a great exertion,
after rising from sitting, [1]. ► *Intolerable uneasiness in the limbs in the evening, [1]. ► *Gouty pain in all the
limbs (after half an hour), [1]. [1000.] ►
Drawings here and there in the limbs, [10]. ► *Tearing in several limbs, worse in the joints, and extending from
these into the long bones, [5]. ► *Tearing in all the limbs, now in one, now in another, at one time
severe, at another slight, though constant (after one hour, and for several
successive days), [1]. ►
A kind of stitching pain in the joints, after taking cold, [1].
► Drawing in the fingers, soles, and toes, [1]. ► Very transient drawing pain
in the right index finger and in the left second toe, [1].
► Pressive pain in the arms and thighs, [1]. ► Crawling in the arms and
legs, as if they would go to sleep (after five days), [9].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Trembling of the right arm if he holds anything at arm’s length, [1]. ► Convulsions in the left arm
(which is weaker) up and down, after some exertion, followed by great heaviness of the arm;
then a kind of rumbling along down in the muscles, extending into the bone, as from the
crawling of a mouse, with which the twitches disappear, [1].
[1010.] ► The left
arm is at times spasmodically flexed, [9]. ► Great heaviness and weakness of the arms, [1]. ► Waking, with inclination to
cramp in the arms, and crawling in them, as if gone to sleep, before midnight, [8]. ► Dull tearings in
the arms and hands, [1]. ►
Drawing pains in the bones of the arm at night, which do not allow him to sleep, [1]. ► Drawing pain in
the muscles of the arm, [10]. ►
Single stitches in the arm, extending into the left side of the chest, [1]. ► Severe tearing in the arm
and hand, extending into the back, [1]. ► Loss of power in the right arm, almost like paralysis, with
feeling of stiffness, especially when writing, [3]. ► Weakness of the right arm, with a troublesome crawling in
front of both shoulders, [8]. [1020.]
► Heaviness in the right arm, a sensation like that left
by a severe blow upon the thick part of the forearm, [1].
► Drawing in the right arm, which seems heavy as if
paralyzed (after fourteen days), [1]. ► Pressive pain in the right arm, [1]. ► A slow tearing stitch in
the right arm from the shoulder, extending into the hand (after an hour and a quarter), [4]. ► The left arm is
inclined to become stiff, at night in sleep, which wakes him, [8].
► Stiffness of the left arm, when raising it above the
head and holding it upright for a long time; it seems as if the blood flowed back into it,
together with pain in the right side of the chest, as from contraction of the muscles, [1]. ► Tearing in the
left arm and shoulder-joint, [1]. ► Shoulder. ► Stiffness
of the shoulders, [1]. ►
Paralytic pain in the left shoulder (nineteenth day), [8].
► The shoulder is painful the whole day, on moving the
right arm (third day), [8]. [1030.]
► The left shoulder pains as if dislocated, from morning
till evening (second day), [8]. ►
At night, the arms pain in the shoulder-joint and in the elbow, as if asleep, which awakens
her frequently; in the morning after waking the pain was most severe, [1]. ► A dull stitch in the left
shoulder, [8]. ►
Goutlike drawings here and there in the shoulder, elbow, and wrist-joints, apparently
increased by motion, [10]. ►
Pressure upon the shoulder, [1]. ► Sharp stitches in the top of the shoulder, both right and
left, [1]. ►
Tearing in the right shoulder, with bruised pain on the inner border of the right scapula,
if she moves the right arm or turns the head to that side; if she turns it to the left side
the place feels tense, at 6 P.M.; this increased every half hour, and lasts a long time, [8]. ► Tearing in the
left shoulder-joint, [1]. ►
Pinching in the deltoid muscle, with feeling of coldness that ends in burning, [6]. ► Drawing pain in
the deltoid muscle, extending to the clavicle, now in one, now in the other arm, [10]. [1040.] ► Drawing-cutting in the right deltoid muscle, [3]. ► Stitches in the deltoid
muscles if she carries anything, [1]. ► Sticking-burning in the axilla, [8]. ► Dull stitches near the
axillæ, extending towards the breast, [1]. ► Arm. ► Burning on the
outer surface of the upper arm, [8]. ► Drawing pain in the bone of the left upper arm, [1]. ► Sticking pain in
the left humerus, in the upper part near the head, extending from within outward, [1]. ► At night she could
scarcely rest in bed, on account of sticking pain in the right upper arm, [6]. ► Stitching pain in the right
upper arm, on raising the arm, [1]. ► Sharp stitches in the right upper arm, which disappear on
rubbing, [3]. [1050.]
► Sharp stitches in the left upper arm near the shoulder,
[1]. ► Tearing in
the bone of the left upper arm, extending into the elbow-joint, in which it is most painful,
[1]. ► Tearing in
the left upper arm just below the shoulder-joint (immediately), [1]. ► Intolerable tearing in the
upper arm, especially in the shoulder-joint, at night when warm in bed, [1]. ► The upper arm is painful in
the flesh, as if bruised (after seven days), [1]. ► Elbow. ► Quivering
externally on the elbow-joint, on leaning upon the arm (after three hours), [1]. ► Pain in the bend of the
left elbow, on stretching out the arm, as if a tendon were too short, [9]. ► Boring in the tip of the
let elbow, with a sensation as if it would force him to bend the arm, which it does not do,
at 4 P.M., [8]. ►
Drawing pain in the elbow-joints and in the forearms, [1].
► The elbow-joint is painful, as if he had bruised it, [10]. [1060.] ► Bruised pain in the bend of the elbow and in the pectoral
muscles, very much increased by external pressure, [9].
► Forearm. ►
Swelling in the forearm, as if on the periosteum, which only hurts when pressed, [9]. ► Slight trembling
and twitching in the right forearm, while writing (second day), [1]. ► Paralysis of the forearm;
he could scarcely raise it, on account of heaviness and stiff sensation, [3]. ► Burning transversely across
the forearm, close to the wrist, [8]. ► Contractive pain in the muscles of the lower portion of the
left forearm, [7]. ►
Boring and tearing in a small spot on the right forearm just below the elbow, as if in the
bone, at 4 P.M., [8]. ►
Drawing pain in the muscles of the lower portion of the left forearm, [7]. ► Stitches on the inner
surface of the right forearm along the tendons (after three-quarters of an hour), [8]. ► Painful drawing
stitches in the muscles on the lower portion of the right forearm, [7]. [1070.] ► Tearings in the forearms, [8].
► Tearing in the bones of the forearm, [1]. ► Tearings in the tendons of
the right forearm, [8]. ►
Tearings in the left forearm from the elbow downward, [1].
► A throbbing-tearing in the left forearm, [8]. ► Paralytic pain in the right
ulna, [8]. ► Wrist.
► Drawing pain in the wrist, [1]. ► Drawing pain in the bones
of the wrist through the metacarpal bones into the little finger, where it is worst in the
tip; on stretching out the hand the pain is increased and the fingers are drawn
involuntarily together; after this the drawing extends from the bones of the wrist into the
other fingers, and they all after awhile become bent, at times more, at times less, [1]. ► Drawing
painfulness in the left wrist from within outward, [10].
► Pain, as if sprained or dislocated, in the right wrist
(after eighteen days), [1]. [1080.]
► A sticking pain, as if sprained, in the right wrist,
when at work (after ten days), [1]. ► A crawling stitch in the right wrist and in the second and
third fingers, [1]. ►
Tearing in the right wrist, [8]. ►
Very painful tearing on the back of the right wrist, extending into the middle finger, with
sensation of pinching pain, [8]. ► Hand. ► Swelling of
the hands at night, with crawling in them, [1]. ► Trembling of the hands (twenty-first day), [6]. ► Loss of power of the hands
in the room that was too warm, [1]. ► Spasmodic weakness in the hands, in the morning on waking, [1]. ► The hand goes to
sleep, with crawling in it (after five days), [9]. ► Great heaviness of the right hand, [1]. [1090.] ► Paralytic sensation of the right hand for several weeks, [9]. ► A tensive pain, as
if sprained, transversely across the left hand, on moving it (after twenty-six hours), [7]. ► Spasmodic
sensation in the hands, [1]. ►
Jerking stitches in the muscles of the left hand, transversely across the back, on moving
the arm (after nine hours), [7]. ►
Tearings in the hands and fingers (after twenty-four hours), [1].
► Tearing in the hand, in the metacarpal bones of the
right and left thumb, [1]. ►
Tearing in the inner margin of the right hand, extending towards the little finger, as if in
the bone, [8]. ►
Sensation of fulness in the inner portion of the left hand, when grasping anything, [1]. ► Tearing on the
back, now of one, now of the other hand, [1]. ► Stitches in the left palm, with crawling in the fingers, [8]. ► Fingers. [1100.] ►
Small twitchings of the fingers when writing (fourth day), [1].
► Drawing-twitching in the left fingers, [10]. ► Numbness and loss of
sensation in the fingers, with tension in them, [1]. ► The fingers frequently become dead, especially in the
morning, [1]. ► The
fingers seem dead; they become icy cold, white, and without sensation, [10]. ► Pain under the finger
nails, when touched, [1]. ►
Burning in the tips of the fingers, [1]. ► Shooting-burning pain in the joints of the fingers (after
thirty-two hours), [6]. ►
The knuckles of the last joints of the fingers are tense of bending the fingers, in the
forenoon, [1]. ►
Pain, as if crushed, in the tips of the fingers, as if they would burst, now in one, now in
the other hand (after three hours), [10]. [1110.] ► Pain, as if crushed,
in the tip of the right little finger, [8]. ► Drawing pains in the finger-joints, [1]. ► Drawing pain from the right
wrist into the fingers, [1]. ►
Drawing pains in the joints of the little finger, [10].
► Severe burning-pressive pain under the finger nails,
but when touched a pain as from suppuration, [1]. ► Stitches in the little finger, which then extend farther
upward, like knife-stitches, with apprehension and an aching about the heart (tenth day), [1]. ► Tearing in the
fingers, [8]. ►
Tearing in the joints of the right index finger, which are also painful to pressure (fourth
day), [8]. ►
Tearing in the tips of all the fingers of the right and left hand, with trembling of the
hands, [1]. ►
Tearing in the left middle finger, with pinching pain, at 3 P.M., [8]. [1120.] ► Transient tearing in the left index finger, [1]. ► Throbbing pain; as from an
ulcer, in the first joint of the right thumb, [8]. ► Electric-like shocks shoot several times from the abdomen to
the fingers, and draw them bent, [10]. ► Crawling in the left ring finger, with twitching in the inner
side of the upper arm, [8].® 2000
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