COCCUS CACTI.
SKIN.
► Objective. ► Here and there, small red spots and itching pimples, in
various parts of the skin, [1]. ►
Longish, bluish-red spot on the upper lip (eleventh day), [20].
► Pimples on the right side of the forehead, [12]. ► Pimples on the
tip of the nose and to the right of the nose, [12]. ► Some pimples on the malleoli, [12].
► Small boils on the left wing of the nose (third day), [20]. ► A pustule in the
middle of the penis, [24]. ►
Subjective. ► Biting sticking, here and there
in the skin, even of the scalp, when warm in bed; this sensation was followed by intolerable
itching in the left external meatus auditorius, which could only be relieved by boring in
with the fingers, [6]. ►
Repeated sticking biting in various points in the skin, [6].
[910.] ► Biting
stitches in different places in the skin, even in the prepuce, as from leeches, [7]. ► Annoying biting in
various places in the skin, before going to sleep, [3].
► Annoying itching of the skin (first day), [3]. ► Itching of the
skin, especially of the extensor surface of the limbs, abdomen, and back, [1]. ► Feeling as though the skin
of the lower lip were contracted (first day), [10]. ► Biting sticking in the skin of the right pectoral muscles and
in the right groin, [6]. ►
Biting in the feet above the malleoli, causing scratching; in the afternoon this extended up
to the knee, afterwards returned to the other places, [12].
► Transient sticking biting at various points of the
abdominal wall, with sensation as if leeches were drawing at these points; after an hour a
similar sensation near the right nipple and on the prepuce, [6].
► Momentary sticking biting in the skin, in the region of
the right clavicle, [6]. ►
Intolerable itching biting, now in the right, now in the left antitragus, [6]. [920.] ►
Prickling sensation on the anterior surface of the thigh while walking; sensation as if
warmth were streaming through the skin, [9]. ► Prickling on the internal surface of the thigh, a sensation
similar to that experienced on taking sparks from an electrical machine (this sensation in
the thigh alternated with the heat in the chest with palpitation of the heart), [9]. ► Itching in the
left upper arm, [23]. ►
Itching in the lower limbs, obliging him to scratch, [12].
► Itching on the lower legs and on the fingers of the
left hand, in the afternoon, [23]. ► Itching on the lower legs, causing scratching, [23]. ► Itching and biting on the
prepuce and glans penis (eighth day), [16]. ► Itching biting-drawing, in the inguinal and pubic regions, on
the prepuce and glans penis, in the back, in the feet, and on the toes (fourth day), [15]. ► Itching
biting-drawing, on and between the toes (sixth day), [15].
► Severe itching in the right external concha and in the
external meatus auditorius, [6]. [930.] ► Very severe itching
and burning in the right lower leg, [24]. ► Violent itching of the scrotum, on rising in the morning, [12]. ► Intolerable
itching in the fold beneath the left great toe, [6].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
► Sleepiness.
► Indication to yawn and stretch the limbs, with tensive
pain in the small of the back, [5]. ► Great sleepiness during the day, [5]. ► Great sleepiness in the
afternoon (seventh day), [22]. ►
Increased sleepiness after eating, so that he could scarcely keep awake, followed by general
prostration, [13]. ►
Irresistible desire to sleep, [13]. ► Sound sleep the first part of the night, but on waking in the
morning the mucous membrane of the mouth and throat was dry and the tongue stiff, with
sensation of heat in it, relieved by cold water, [5]. ► Constant groaning during sleep (first night), [24]. ► Sleeplessness. [940.] ► Sleep uneasy on
account of previous vexations, [5]. ► Sleep uneasy and disturbed by pains, [29]. ► Sleep uneasy, interrupted
by dry cough, [5]. ►
Uneasy sleep, with excited sexual desire, though without complete erections, [5]. ► Sleep was uneasy,
frequently interrupted by cough, pressive throbbing headache, and pulsating throbbing in the
heart (third night), [10]. ►
Sleep only after midnight, very restless and light, so that he was awakened by the slightest
noise, with palpitation as from fright, [7]. ► Restless night (fifth night), [22].
► Night restless; he could not sleep on account of
internal heat, [9]. ►
Night restless; sleep frequently interrupted (third night after 3d trit.), [4]. ► Night restless, especially
disturbed by audible noises in the intestines, worse while lying on the right side (first
night), [14]. [950.]
► Night extremely restless; no sleep, [5]. ► Frequent waking at night,
with general excitement, as after strong coffee, [8]. ► Dreams. ► Sleep
interrupted by dreams, [12]. ►
Sleep with many dreams of many people, and full of care, [12].
► Affectionate dreams, with reminiscences of my youthful
loves, [3c]. ►
Vivid dreams at night, [6]. ►
Vivid dreams at night (first night), [20]. ► Vivid dream at night, [12].
► Sleep disturbed by vivid dreams, [23]. ► Night disturbed by vivid
fretful dreams, [6].
FEVER.
► Chilliness.
[960.] ► Chilliness
of the whole body, especially of the back, [13]. ► Chilliness, more or less, throughout the day, [23]. ► Chilliness throughout the
day; she does not feel the heat although the thermometer stood at 31° (C.), (after 3d
trit.), [4]. ►
Chilliness always coming on in the afternoon and lasting till into the night, with slight
general weakness and heaviness of the limbs, [14].
[“Possibly to be ascribed to the damp cold weather.”] ►
Chilliness the whole afternoon (third day), [10]. ► Chilliness between 3 and 5 P.M., [23]. ► Chilliness in the evening,
[5]. ► Chilliness
after dinner, lasting a few hours, [23]. ► Chilliness all over, on going to bed, especially in the back,
with thirst; the accustomed bed coverings seemed too cool for him; after half an hour dry
heat of the head, with red face, while the rest of the body was chilly; after a while this
dry heat became general and lasted till midnight, when sweat broke out, but only on the
upper part of the body, which lasted till 5 A.M. (third night), [10]. ► Chilliness, immediately
relieved in the open air, [23]. [970.] ► Constant chilliness,
with increased thirst, in the afternoon; in the evening, chilliness, with dull throbbing in
the heart, and sensation of soreness within the chest (fifth day), [10]. ► Great chilliness the whole
day (third day), [22]. ►
Great chilliness, followed by headache and coughing, from a sensation of rawness in the
air-passages, while lying, at 10 A.M. (third day), [10].
► Evening chill over the whole body (after 3d dec.
trit.), [4]. ►
Shaking chill, with heat of the head, before going to sleep, lasting half an hour, followed
by general dry heat and sweat, which lasted the whole night, and brought relief (fifth
night), [10]. ►
Shivering over the whole body, at 9 P.M., lasting half an hour; pulse 100, [23]. ► Transient attacks of
shivering over the whole body, [12]. ► Feeling of coldness, without chilliness (second day), [10]. ► Unusual sensation
of coldness, without chilliness (soon after 50 drops, second day), [10]. ► Chilliness through all the
limbs, immediately, [22]. [980.]
► Uneasy dozing at night, from which he was frequently
awakened by chilliness in the thighs (first night), [14].
[“This symptom may have been caused by increased coldness during the night.”] ► Creeping chills along the spine, [1]. ► Shivering across the
scapula, extending down the arm, with sensation as if the skin would be loosened from the
flesh; repeated several times, but disappearing on moving in the open air, after dinner, [12]. ► Coldness of the
stomach, with a sensation as if cold air were blowing in it (fifth day), [15]. ► Coldness of the feet, with
perspiration of the upper half of the body, in the morning, [23].
► Sensation of coldness in the occiput, as though he were
in a draft, [5]. ►
Sensation of coldness and discomfort in the stomach, [24].
► Frequently recurring cold sensation in the skin, on the
right shoulder, and across the back, [1]. ► Peculiar cooling sensation, extending up the œsophagus of
the mouth (first day), [14]. ►
Heat. ► Increased warmth of the body (first
day), [14]. [990.]
► General heat over the whole body, followed by slight
perspiration (first night), [20]. ► Dry, heat, with uneasiness, at 3 A.M., [23]. ► Sensation of heat, as
though it spread through the whole body, in the evening, in bed, [9]. ► General sensation of heat,
in the evening, in bed, [8]. ►
Greatly overpowered by moderate heat, [24]. ► On entering an ordinarily warm room the temperature seemed
intolerably hot, with confusion of the head, which increased till evening to a moderate
headache, relieved in the open air, [3]. ► Slight febrile symptoms, towards evening, [5]. ► Heat in the head on the
vertex, [9]. ► Heat
in the cheeks, in the morning, on waking, [3]. ► Violent heat in the cheeks for half an hour, at 5 P.M.
(second day), [3]. [1000.] ► Persistent heat and
ringing in the left ear, [7]. ►
Prickling heat in the cheeks, without redness (first evening), [14]. ► Sensation of heat in the
chest, abdomen, and thighs; in the thighs it was associated with a prickling sensation,
while walking (second day), [10]. ► Sensation of heat in the lungs, while walking, lasting half
an hour, and suddenly disappearing; on the next day, a quarter of an hour after another
dose, the same sensation, with a feeling as though the expired air was warmer than usual, [8]. ► Sensation of
internal heat in the chest, especially severe in the præcordial region and in the lower
half of the right side of the chest, [9]. ► Frequently increasing warmth in the stomach (first day), [22]. ► Sensation of
increased warmth in the region of the stomach and ileum; it seems as though these parts were
bathed in warm water (first day), [14]. ► Sensation of increased warmth in the whole abdomen, [9]. ► Feeling of
unpleasant warmth in the glans penis and in the left testicle, [23]. ► Sweat. ► Profuse sweat, with great weakness, on rapid walking, [8]. [1010.] ► General profuse sweat (seventh day), [10]. ► General copious sweat, in
the morning, [23]. ►
Skin dry and hot; the heat is somewhat relieved in the morning by cold water, [5]. ► The back, sacral and
coccygeal regions, covered with sweat, at night, [13].
► Sweat on the right lower leg, [24]. ► Slight perspiration on the
lower legs and feet, in the morning (second day), [14].
► Dryness of the lips (seventh day), [20].
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (Morning),
Confusion of head, etc.; on rising, confusion in forehead, etc.; on waking, dizzy confusion
of the head; on waking, headache; after waking, headache; on waking, headache above right
eye; soon after rising, pain in temporal region; on waking, pressure, etc.; in vertex; while
lying in bed, headache in parietal bone; on waking, biting between eyeballs and lids;
sensitiveness of teeth to cold water; after waking, worse on inspiring air, or holding a
cigar with the teeth, toothache; on waking, pain in right molars; irritation in throat;
burning in fauces; irritation in palate; thirst; nausea, etc.; on waking, sensation of
nausea; on waking, retching, etc.; immediately after rising, distension in the stomach,
etc.; on waking, griping in abdomen; at 5 o’clock, pain
beginning in right kidney; urging to urinate; at 4 o’clock, frequent micturition; on waking,
sexual desire; lasciviousness, etc.; at 5 o’clock, emission; hoarseness;
dry cough; after waking, cough; at 6 o’clock, cough; after rising, short, etc.;
cough; immediately after rising, especially on deep inspiration, pain in right lung; on
waking, pain in clavicular region; on waking, tension in cervical muscles; after waking,
pain in sacro-iliac region; after rising, sensation in limbs; weakness, etc.; on rising,
itching of scrotum; coldness of feet, etc.; at 3 o’clock, dry heat, etc.; on waking, heat in
cheeks; general sweat; perspiration on lower legs, etc. ►
(Forenoon), Drawing in back teeth; while walking,
stitches in left hypochondrium; especially from 10 to 11 o’clock, cough; cough; while
speaking, oppression of chest; while walking, pressure in middle of sternum; at 10 o’clock,
while lying, chilliness. ► (Afternoon),
Towards evening, confusion of head; at 6 o’clock, in a warm room, pressure, etc., in
occiput; the symptoms are most frequent and most violent; hawking of mucus; heartburn; lying
down, pain in stomach; frequent micturition; towards evening, hoarseness; voice hoarse,
etc.; towards evening, stitches in left chest; pain in loins, etc.; pain in small of back;
while sitting quietly, pain in region of kidneys; while sitting, pain in tibia; weariness; itching on legs, etc.; sleepiness; chilliness; between 3 and 5 o’clock, chilliness; thirst; towards
evening, febrile symptoms; at 5 o’clock, heat in cheeks. ►
(Evening), Apprehensiveness; confusion of head, etc.;
after walking, confusion of the head; pressive headache; after lying down, pain from eyebrow
into forehead; difficulty in swallowing; great thirst;
eructations of air; itching at orifice of urethra; strangury; at 9 o’clock, urine thinner,
etc.; irritation to cough; short hoarseness; cough; pressure upon chest; pain in the loins;
in bed, pain in lumbar region; pain in small of back; sensation in lower legs; after a short
walk, weariness of the feet; weariness, etc.; in warm bed, tearing, etc.; chilliness; on
going to bed, chilliness; chill; at 9 o’clock, shivering; in bed, sensation of heat. ► (Night), Heartburn; at 11
o’clock, stitches in urethra; towards morning, erections; at 11.30 o’clock, tickling in
larynx; dry cough; cough; pain in præcordial region;
palpitation; on lying down, cramp in toes; when at rest, tearing, etc.; sweat on back, etc. ► (Before midnight), When
warm in bed, pain in mastoid process. ► (Midnight), Frequent micturition; sudden palpitation; sweat. ► (After midnight), Sleep
restless, etc. ► (Open air),
Lachrymation; after being in warm room, huskiness of voice. ►
(Ascending a height), Oppression of chest, etc.;
stitches at left ribs; pain in tendo Achillis. ► (After beer), Great excitement; temporary aggravation; pains in
head, etc.; sensation in thorax. ► (At breakfast), Frontal headache. ►
(After breakfast), Confusion of head. ► (On the cars), Lassitude
in lower limbs. ► (After
coughing), Nausea. ► (After
dinner), Griping in abdomen; tumultuous action of heart; after short nap,
weakness, etc.; chilliness; on moving in open air, shivering across scapulæ, etc. ► (Driving), Pain in region
of heart. ► (While eating),
Flatulence; pain in small of back. ► (After eating), Dizziness; thirst; distension of stomach; rumbling
in intestines; griping in intestines; beating of the heart; stitches in lower leg;
sleepiness. ► (Heat of room),
Cough. ► (On deep inspiration),
Stitch in right lung. ► (Lying
upon part), Feeling in ear. ► (Lying on left shoulder), Pain in region of clavicle. ► (Motion), Pain in
umbilicus; pains in little finger, etc.; pain in patella. ►
(Violent motion of part), Dull headache. ► (Moving head), Pain in
forehead. ► (Moving arm),
Pain in region of left clavicle. ► (Pressure), Pain in flank; pain in patella. ►
(During rest), Pain in sciatic nerve; weariness in feet.
► (Smoking), Pain in
canine teeth; dry cough. ► (Stepping
hard), Pressive headache. ► (After stool), Pain in rectum. ►
(After going into street), Sticking in left false ribs. ► (Empty swallowing),
Pressure in pharynx. ► (Talking),
Sensation in soft palate. ► (Turning
head to right), Pain in Eustachian tube. ► (Uncovering abdomen), Stitches in walls of thorax. ► (Walking), After
smacking, heartburn; deep respiration; difficult respiration; soreness in apices of lungs;
pains in rectum; copious stools; pain in left chest; stitches at left ribs; stitches in left
thorax; sensation in heart; pain in tendo Achillis; pain in foot; sensation on surface of
thigh; sensation of heart of chest, etc.; sensation of heat of lungs. ►
(Rapid walking), Stitches in left chest; profuse sweat. ► (Warmth), Especially in bed, throat symptoms. ►
(In warm bed), Stitches in various places; sticking in
skin. ► (In warm room),
After a walk, rush of blood to head; after being in cold air, itching within ear. ► (Warmth of stove), Cough.
► (After wine),
Heartburn. ► Amelioration. ►
(Towards evening), Became lively. ►
(Evening), Cough. ► (Night), In warmth of bed, rawness, etc., in throat; cough. ► (Open air), Confusion of
head; chilliness. ► (On paying
attention to the pain), Stitches in left nipple disappear. ►
(Change of position), When lying, pain in teeth, etc.;
disappear. ► (Cold water),
Cough. ► (After washing with
cold water), Pain from temples towards vertex disappears. ►
(After dinner), Scraping in throat. ► (Passage of flatus), Pain
in flank; griping in abdomen. ► (Lying
down), Headache, etc. ► (Lying on painful part and pressing it firmly against bed), Pain
in shoulder. ► (Micturition),
Pressure in bladder, etc. ► (On
pressure), Pain in temporal region disappears. ►
(Rest), Stitches in left ribs; pain in left tendo
Achillis. ► (On rising after
short sleep), Pressure on vertex disappears. ►
(Stool), Griping in bowels. ►
(From Chinese tea), Relief. ►
(When walking), Pain in thighs disappears. ► (Warmth), Drawing in left
hypochondrium. ► (After warm
soup), Pain in Eustachian tube disappears. ► (Water), Pain in arches of palate. ►
(Wine), Inclination to vomit.® 2000
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