FERRUM MAGNETICUM.
Authority.
Jahr’s Manual of Hom. Medicine,
translated by C. Hering, M.D., Philad., 1836, p. 190.
MIND.
►
Walking along with a self-sufficient impression of importance. ► Hopeful with hilarity and confidence in
the future. ► Fretful. ► Irresolute; he considers for a long time
before commencing anything. ►
Sluggish, not so speedy as commonly, more tranquil.
HEAD.
►
Headache when stooping, exerting the arms, and ascending steps. ► Headache on a small spot, particularly in
the forenoon, and more on the right side. ►
Headache suddenly moves to the eyes and nose, as if tears and sneezing
would follow. ► Intermittent,
throbbing headache. [10.] ► The hair falling off. ► Itching, small painful eruptions, small
crusts on the head.
EYE.
►
The lower lid swollen, and the eye smaller from it. ► Soreness in the lachrymal caruncles,
succeeded by water running from the eyes. ►
Stinging itching in the canthus. ►
Pain as from a pressure on the eyelid, which prevents seeing. ► Cloudiness before the right eye, which
causes-twinkling. ► A small oval
circle, with rainbow colors, around the candle.
EAR.
►
Throbbing in the earflap. ► Stinging
in the external ear. [20.] ► Tingling in the ears. ► Drawing in the ear and larynx when
swallowing. ► Pinching and shooting
deep in the ears. ► Itching,
cramping, and cool shooting in the auditory passage.
NOSE.
►
Sneezing, with obstruction of the right nostril, catarrh. ► After a trust in the nose with the
finger, at once (about 12 drops) blood falls out. ►
Sudden prickling in the right nostril, which produces shaking and
sneezing.
FACE.
►
Sunken countenance, with general warmth, and succeeded by
redness of the face.
MOUTH.
►
Tenderness of the teeth when masticating. ►
The teeth easily set on edge. [30.] ► The gums bleed easily when pressed upon. ► An itching sensation behind on the
palate. ► Collection of water and
saliva in the mouth.
THROAT.
►
Stinging in the right side of the throat. ►
Bitter rancid taste in the pharynx when hawking. ►
A sensation as if phlegm adhered to the uvula. ►
Pressure in the œsophagus, as if he had swallowed too much at once.
STOMACH.
►
Ineffectual eructation. ► Nausea. ► After meals taciturnity, self reflection,
weariness, heat, discharge of wind, pain in the region of the stomach
and anxiety, pains in the epigastrium, particularly when inspiring,
urging to stool, and diarrhœa.
ABDOMEN.
[40.]
► Rumbling, rolling, grumbling,
croaking, and whistling in the abdomen, with escape of wind, and urging
to evacuate and urinate; the rumbling in the abdomen connected with a
drawing through the legs down to the toes. ►
Much offensive wind (with the stench of rotten eggs) escaping
soon after meals. ► The wind seemed
to come all from one and the same spot, in the left side of the abdomen.
► During meals flatulency, movement,
and croaking in the abdomen. ►
Uneasiness in the abdomen. ► The
pains extended from the abdomen to the breast, particularly in the left
side. ► All disorders of the abdomen
are felt particularly in the left side.
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
Creeping and itching in the rectum. ►
Stitches in the anus. ► Itching over
and in the anus. [50.] ► Strong urging to stool, but voiding only wind.
► Immediately after dinner, urging to stool, with chilliness, preceded by
discharge of wind, then stinging diarrhœic evacuation, weariness, and
pale sunken countenance. ► Sudden or
strong urging to evacuate, with contraction of the scrotum, and
eructation.
STOOL.
►
Purging stools, accompanied with discharge of wind, and succeeded by
rumbling and rolling in the abdomen, as when water is poured out from a
bottle. ► The fæces discharged in
short, abrupt, soft, and lubricated pieces of a round shape, afterwards
diarrhœa. ► With a discharged wind
some watery purging stool escapes.
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Much red urine, which becomes clay-colored, when remaining for awhile.
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Strong sexual passion, with and without erections. ►
Defective irritation and inclination to cohabit, without, however, being
impotent.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Dry cough from irritation in the trachea, as from dust in the larynx,
after dinner, when washing himself. [60.]
► Easily hawking out phlegm from the
choanæ and the trachea.
CHEST.
►
Free in the chest. ► Tearing stinging
in the left side of the breast, from the foreside to the backside, and
from the upper to the lower part, only when expiring.
HEART AND PULSE.
►
When strongly distending the thorax and retracting the right arm, the
heart beats strongly and in short strokes. ►
Pulse slow and soft.
NECK AND BACK.
►
In the morning pain in the neck, as from lying improperly. ► Rheumatic and minutely pricking pains in
the shoulderblade, stinging when inspiring.
EXTREMITIES.
►
Tremors of the arms and legs.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Drawing-disabling pains in the right
upper arm. ► Wrenching pain in the
elbow. [70.] ►
Spasmodic drawing and acute pressure in the forearm. ► Pressure between the hollow bones of the
forearm. ► The wrist aches, as if
wrenched, when bent. ► Dryness and
tightness in the hands. ►
Intermittent drawing, frequently as if in the bones, in the right hand,
in the wrist, the thumb, through the metacarpus into the forefinger. ► Minute pricking, particularly in the
joints and the points of the fingers. ►
Intermittent spasmodic pain on the ulnar side, and in the ball of the
thumb of the right hand. ► Throbbing
in the point of the thumb. ► Pain in
a panaritium on the little finger.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Straining pressure in the right
hip-joint, when drawing up the thigh, at night, and in the morning; the
pains disappear when lying on that side, but reappear when lying on the
left. [80.] ►
Minute, sharp, itching stinging in the left thigh. ►
Painful stiffness on the inner side of the right knee, particularly when
bending, after stretching out the leg, and only when walking on the
street. ► After rising, weariness in
the knees. ► Sharp stinging in the
knee. ► In the morning, spasm and
tightness in the calf of the leg. ► A
drawing pinching from one ankle to the other. ►
Wrenching pain in the foot-joint. ►
Ganglion on the back of the foot. ►
When stepping out in walking, a sensation in the back of the foot, as if
the boot were too tight. ► In the
evening, in bed, the foot on a small spot over an extensor very painful,
when touched and bent upwards. [90.]
► Creeping and stinging in the heels,
tickling in the sole. ► Stinging in
the big toe, which produces twitching. ►
The little toe aching, as if hard pressed.
GENERALITIES.
►
Infirmity, difficult movement, relaxed muscles. ►
After perspiration, during a moderate walk in the P.M., weakness and lassitude, as if arising from the abdomen, tremor of the
knees and hands, fatigue from walking up and down the room. ► Disabling heaviness. ► Disorders from travelling on foot,
viz., thirst, perspiration, weariness, pale countenance. ► Some of the pains and the itching
reappear after four weeks.
SKIN.
►
The skin of the hands on different places peeling off. ► Many small warts on the back of the left
hand and the wrist. [100.] ► Bluish-red spots in the region of the
metacarpal bone of the forefinger, not disappearing from pressure. ► Spots, resembling summer freckles, on the
back of the hand and fingers. ► Red spots
on the lower ribs, above and below the bend of the elbow, on the wrist,
the ball of the thumb, of the size of a lentil, which momentarily
disappear when pressed upon. ► Red
burning spots on the inside of the thigh, where the scrotum lies. ► Efflorescence on the forehead, in the
eyebrows, on the root of the nose, the cheeks, lips and chin. ► Stinging, shooting, pricking, and itching
on different parts. ► When stretching
the upper arm forwards, sudden heat flies over the hand. ► Burning near a golden ring on the
forefinger. Itching and pricking on different places, also about the
nipples, on the abdomen, etc., abated from
scratching, but reappearing on other spots. ► Itching on different spots, every
evening. [110.] ► Itching and pricking in the face, and on
the lips. ► Itching and stinging on
the mons veneris, scrotum, and the point of the glans. ► Fretting itching between the tendo
Achillis and the external ankle, succeeded by a red painful streak.
SLEEP.
►
Gaping, with strong expiration, and collection of water in the mouth. ► Sleepiness, he
falls asleep when lying and sitting. ►
Inclination to stay in bed in the morning. ►
Unrefreshed from sleep, pressure in the eyes, muddled head, flabby skin
of the face, weary arms. ► On
awaking, the right arm over the head. ►
Dreaming immediately after going to bed, sudden awaking and chilly
shivering, after which a very sound sleep. ►
Absurd dreams at night, he awakes with perspiration and heat at 3 A.M.
CHILLINESS.
[120.]
► Chilliness in damp weather. ► Chilly shivering along the left side,
upon which he does not lie. ►
Chilliness on the left side of the breast. ►
Internal heat, with perspiration and slow pulse, after washing the body.
► Warmth, as if catarrh were
developing itself, with weariness, sunken countenance. ► After walking, warmth, with weakness
originating from the stomach; tremor, dizziness, pale countenance,
inclination to lie down. ► Heat in
the face. ► Perspiration with the
least exercise. ► Morning
perspiration, particularly on the body and occiput. ► Sourish-smelling perspiration, as in
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