ELÆIS GUINEENSIS.
Elæis Guineensis, Linn.
Natural order
, Palmæ. Common names, Aouara, Avoira, Coco de Denté,
Palm. Yields palm oil.
Preparation
, Triturations of the fruit.
Authority.
1,
Proving with the triturated fruit, Mure, Pathogénésie Brésilienne, p.
142; 2, second proving, by
inhalation, and taking 10 drops of the tincture, ibid., p. 145.
MIND.
►
Emotional. ► Merry mood
(first day), [2]. ► Merry mood and laughter, even when alone
(second day), [1]. ► Ennui when alone (morning), (first day), [1]. ►
Melancholy (third day), [1]. ► Vexed mood; bad humor (third day), [1]. ►
Inclination to scold (third day), [1].
► Disobedience (third day), [1]. ►
Intellectual. ► He recalls
the circumstances of a former shipwreck (second day), [1].
HEAD.
►
Hammering pain all through the head (afternoon), (first day), [1]. [10.]
► Hammering in the temple (first
day), [2].
EYE.
►
Swelling of the right eye (second day), [2].
► Swelling of the left eye (second
day), [2]. ►
Sight is weaker than formerly (third day), [1]. ► He
cannot look steadily (second day), [2].
► Confused vision by candlelight; he
makes letters much too large (third day), [1].
MOUTH.
►
Throbbing toothache (fourth day), [1].
► Burning in the tongue while taking
dinner, so violent that he had to stop eating (fifth day), [1]. ►
Bad smell from the mouth (first day), [2].
► Bad smell in the mouth, after
drinking water (fifth day), [1].
THROAT.
[20.]
► Lancinations in the throat, when
swallowing (fourth day), [1]. ► Stinging pain in the throat when
swallowing saliva (fourth day), [1].
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Good appetite
(third day), [1]. ► Want of appetite (afternoon), (first
day), [1]. ► Eructation. ►
Foul eructations (first day), [2].
► Bitter eructations (morning),
(first day), [1]. ► Nausea and Vomiting. ► Nausea (morning), (first day), [1]. ►
Desire to vomit (third day), [1]. ► Vomiting of a cake immediately after
eating it (second day), [2].
ABDOMEN.
►
Pain, with bruised sensation, in the abdomen (fourth day), [1]. [30.]
► Colic after a cold drink (third
day), [1]. ►
Violent colic (third day), [1].
STOOL.
►
Frequent diarrhœa (second day), [2].
► Black stools (third day), [1].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
White urine (third day), [1].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Pricking in the larynx, on respiration (fourth day), [1]. ► Cough,
with lancination in the sides (fifth day), [1]. ► The
respiration is embarrassed (afternoon), (first day), [1]. ►
Breathing embarrassed, with a sigh (third day), [1].
CHEST.
►
Pain in middle of chest, as if pricked by needles (afternoon), (first
day), [1]. [40.] ►
Lancinations in the right side of the chest every five minutes, less
during rest (first day), [2]. ► Bruised pain on the right side of the
chest (second day), [1].
NECK.
►
Constrictive pain around the neck, as from a tight string (third day), [1]. ►
Throbbing pain in the nape of the neck (morning), (first day), [1].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Pains in the right shoulder, as from a
blow (third day), [1]. ► Tumor on the left arm (second day), [2]. ►
Beating on the left arm, as if it were drummed on with the finger
(afternoon), (first day), [1]. ► He approaches his hand to the fire
without feeling burnt, though any one else would get burnt by doing so;
after the lapse of an hour, however, he feels badly burnt (fourth day), [1].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Staggering gait (afternoon), (first day),
[1]. ►
Knee. ► Pain in the right
knee, as from a blow (second and third day), [1]. [50.] ► Pain at the bend of the knee, as from a
blow (third day). ► Leg. ► Swelling of the right leg (second day), [1]. ►
Weakness of the legs (third day), [1].
► Acute pain at the lower part of the
left leg, as from the stroke of a penknife (second day), [1]. ►
Stinging pains in the right leg (second day), [1]. ►
Throbbing pain in the calves (third day), [1].
► Hammering pain in the tibia, nape
of the neck, and right foot (third day), [1].
► Foot. ►
The swelling of the foot gradually increases (fourth day), [1]. ►
Pain, on walking, whenever the foot touched the ground; the same pain is
felt on touching the soles of the feet with the hand (second day), [1]. ►
Constant hammering pain in the foot (fourth day), [1].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
[60.]
► He feels strong and healthy (second
day), [1]. ►
Lancinations in different parts of the body, especially when going
downstairs (second day), [2].
SKIN.
►
The skin seems thicker (second day), [1].
► On each side of the pit of the
stomach the skin seems thickened, with pain in the last false ribs, as
if a peg were stuck in there (first day), [2].
► Swelling, roughness, and itching of
the skin of the left leg (second day), [1].
► Eruptions. ► Appearance of small vesicles on the
swollen leg; they break under pressure, and a little fluid spurts out
(second day), [1]. ► Similar vesicles appear on the left leg,
on the arm, and on various other parts, without swelling (second day), [1]. ►
The vesicles on the right leg and foot have dried up; others appear on
left leg and arm (sixth day), [1].
► Eruption of vesicles full of water,
and larger than the previous ones (first day), [2]. ► Itching
all over (second day), [1]. [70.] ►
Continual itching all over (second day), [1].
► Itching every five minutes,
especially on the legs (first day), [2].
► Sleeplessness at night on account
of itching (second day), [2].
SLEEP.
►
Drowsiness in the daytime (morning), (first day), [1].
FEVER.
►
Shivering (third day), [1]. ► Heat in the face (morning), (first day), [1].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (After cold drink), Colic. ► (Descending
stairs), Lancinations in different parts. ► (On respiration),
Pricking in larynx. ► Amelioration.
► (Rest),
Lancinations in side of chest.® 2000
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