KALI CARBONICUM.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Objective. ►
The arms easily become tired on writing (after three days), [1]. ►
Weakness and loss of power in both arms, [1]. ►
Weakness of the arm, with swelling of the upper arm and hand, [1]. ►
Arms powerless, especially the right arm, with which she can hold
nothing, [8]. ► Subjective. ►
Both arms feel paralyzed (first day), [1].
[1190.] ►
Both arms fall asleep and become stiff in the cold; even after violent
exercise they fall asleep, [1]. ► The arms fall asleep in the morning in
bed, with a sensation of internal pressure, as if stiff and lame, they
and the hands are without sensation for half an hour, [1]. ► The arm
upon which he is lying at night falls asleep, [1]. ► In the
cold air the arms lose their warmth, the sensation becomes blunted and
they feel almost asleep, [1]. ► Rheumatic pains in arms, especially the
right, also in back, chest, and shoulders; worse on moving them, [8]. ►
If she wakes at night, the arms, shoulders, and neck feel more stiff
than at any other time, [8]. ► Violent tensive pain in the arm for eight
days, so that he could not raise it up straight on account of the pain;
he can, however, bend it backwards, lie upon it, or take hold of the
joint without pain, [1]. ► Drawing pain in the left arm (after
twenty-one hours), [1]. ► Tearing in the left arm, extending from
above down to the wrist, [1]. ► Violent tearing in the whole left arm
(seventh day), [5]. [1200.] ► Jerking in the arm, on falling asleep, in
the evening, [5]. ► Frequent jerking of the left arm, [1]. ►
Shoulder. ► Cracking of
the shoulder-joint, on moving it or raising the arm high up, [5]. ►
Shoulders feel heavy, [8]. ► On sitting, feels a weight on shoulders
as if she could not raise them, or as if tied down, [8]. ► The
left shoulder is painful on moving the arm violently, and on making a
strong pressure with it, [1]. ► Tension and pressive drawing in the right
shoulder, with paralyzed feeling in the right arm, [2]. ► Violent
tensive pain in the left shoulder, in the morning, so that he is unable
to raise the arm, [1]. ► Drawing pain in the right shoulder
(seventeenth day), [2]. ► Pinching pressure in the right
shoulder-joint, more painful on inspiration, [2]. [1210.] ► Fine stitches in the shoulders, during
rest and motion, [5]. ► Fine stitches in the left shoulder and
afterwards in the tendons on the left side of the neck, [5]. ► Tearing
in the right shoulder, while knitting; disappearing while moving it, [5]. ►
Tearing in the left shoulder-joint, [2]. ► Tearing
pain in the left shoulder, during rest and motion, [5]. ►
Pinching tearing in the right shoulder, [2].
► Bruised pain beneath the right
shoulder-joint, especially on moving and touching it, [1]. ► Swelling of
the axillary glands, [1].
► The axillary glands become swollen
and painful to touch, as if suppurating (second day), [1]. ► Dull
cutting and tearing in the right axilla (twenty-fourth day), [2]. [1220.]
► Violent sticking in the left
axilla, [5]. ►
Dull stitches, pressure and tearing below the axillæ, [2]. ► Tearing
sticking in the right axilla, on raising the arm while writing, in the
morning (seventh day), [5]. ► Tearing in the left axilla, during rest
(tenth day), [5]. ► Sore, yet tearing pain somewhat below the
left axilla, excited and aggravated by deep respiration, [2]. ►
Sensitiveness and burning in the right axilla (fifteenth day), [2]. ►
Arm. ► Twitching in the
flesh of the left upper arm, [5]. ► Twitchings of muscles in the left upper
arm (eighteenth, nineteenth, and twenty-fifth days), [2]. ►
Paralytic pain in both upper arms, mostly on motion, [1]. ►
Paralytic tension and drawing in the left arm, extending from the
shoulder into the forearm, which is inclined to fall asleep, in the
morning on waking (thirty-fourth day), [2].
[1230.] ►
Burning tension in the right upper arm, just above the elbow, [5]. ►
Sticking in the right upper arm, [1].
► Tearing in the right upper arm,
above the bend of the elbow, in the evening, [5]. ► Tearing
in the left upper arm, at times extending into the shoulder (eleventh,
sixteenth, and twentieth days), [2].
► Tearing in the upper part of the
right upper arm and in the elbow (twelfth and twenty-second days), [2]. ►
Sticking tearing in the left upper arm, [1].
► Bruised pain in the right upper
arm, especially on raising the arm, [6].
► Throbbing pain in the upper arm
wakes him at night, [1]. ► Pulsating pain in the left upper arm by pauses,
[1]. ►
Elbow. ► Pain in the elbow
as if it were stiff, on stretching out the right arm, after it had been
bent, [1]. [1240.] ►
Drawing and tearing in both elbows, with at times a sensation
of warmth, very frequently repeated, [2].
► Violent stitches in the bends of
both elbows, in the morning in bed, disappearing after rising, [1]. ►
Tearing stitches in the bend of the left elbow, [2]. ► Tearing in
the bends of both elbows (third, sixth, and twenty-second
days), [2]. ► Forearm. ►
Tensive pain in the forearm, [2]. ► Drawing pain in the forearm, [1]. ►
Tearing in both forearms, extending towards the wrist, [2]. ► Tearing
in the upper portion of both forearms, [2].
► Tearing in the middle of both
forearms, [2]. ► Wrist. ►
Weakness of wrists as if sprained, especially left, [9]. [1250.] ► Drawing on the inner surface of the left
wrist, aggravated by motion, [5]. ► Stitches in the left wrist, on moving it;
afterwards during rest, some sharp stitches, [2]. ► Tearing
in the wrists (eleventh and twentieth days), [2]. ► Tearing
in the right wrist, while knitting, frequently repeated (fourth day), [5]. ►
Tearing in the styloid process of the radius (twenty-ninth day), [2]. ►
Fine tearing in the left wrist, extending to the ring finger, frequently
repeated (fourth day), [5]. ► Hand. ►
Trembling of the hands, in the morning when writing, [1]. ► Loss of
power in her hands, [1]. ► On waking, at night, finds she has lost
the use of the hands, [1]. ► Restlessness of the hands, at night, [1]. [1260.]
► The hands fall asleep, in
the morning, on waking, with dull headache, which increases on rising,
with frequent empty eructations, which last till noon, [4]. ► Hand
and fingers numb, [8]. ► Palms feel dead, and especially tips of
fingers, [8]. ► The metacarpal bones are painful on
grasping, [1]. ► Burning on the left hand, as from glowing
coals, [6]. ►
Violent drawing from the arm into the hand (after two days), [6]. ►
Paralytic, dull, painful drawing extending from the left forearm into
the hand, in the evening, [6]. ► Dull pressive pain on the back of the
left hand, [5]. ► Violent tearing in the back of the left
hand, as if in the marrow of the bone, scarcely endurable, [5]. ►
Dull pressive tearing in both hands, between the thumb and index-finger
(twelfth, sixteenth, and twenty-first days), [2]. ► Fingers.
[1270.] ►
Inflammation at the insertion of the nail of the index finger, like a
suppuration of the nail; upon pressure thin matter oozes out for seven
days, [2]. ►
Stiffness and paralytic weakness of the thumb and index finger, when
writing, [3]. ► Paralysis of the thumb, from knitting, [2]. ►
The thumb falls asleep towards morning, in bed, [1]. ► The tips of
the fingers fall asleep, mostly in the morning, [4]. ►
Numbness and insensibility of the right thumb, lasting a few weeks, [1]. ►
Middle fingers feel stiffer than the rest, the stiffness extending up
back of forearm to elbow, [8]. ► Burning of the tip of the little finger, [2]. ►
Burning pain as from glowing coals on two fingers of the left hand, [6]. ►
Burning pain at the insertion of the nail of the middle finger, [2]. [1280.]
► Drawing pain in the metacarpal
joints of the fingers, [1]. ► Jerklike drawing back and forth in the
finger, in the morning in bed, followed by numbness, difficult motion,
and chilliness in the fingers, [1].
► Stitches in the fingers of the
right hand, [1]. ► Painful stitches in the right index
finger, as if a needle and thread were being drawn from the lower
portion toward the tip; relieved by bending the finger, renewed on
stretching it out, [5]. ► Fine painful stitches beneath the nail of
the left middle finger, [5]. ► Fine acute stitches, as in suppuration,
in the tips of the four last fingers of the right hand, [5]. ► Fine
intermitting stitches in the middle joint of the right index finger, [5]. ►
Tearing in the phalanges and joints of the fingers, [2]. ► Tearing
in the left thumb, [5]. ► Tearing in the middle joint of the index
finger, [2]. [1290.] ►
Tearing in the joints of the left middle finger, [5]. ► Tearing
in the left little finger towards the tip, during motion, frequently
recurring, [5]. ► Tearing beneath the finger-nails
(thirty-fourth day), [2]. ► Tearings beneath the nails of the thumbs,
[2]. ►
Dull tearing in the ball of the thumb (ninth day), [2]. ► Violent
tearing extending from the back of the left hand into the fingers, [2]. ►
Violent tearing in the lower portion of the right index finger,
extending towards the tip, [3]. ► A sticking tearing beneath the nail and
in the tip of the index finger, [2].
► Some fine tearings in the left
little finger, [5]. ► Burning tearing in the tip of the index
finger (tenth day), [2]. [1300.] ► Drawing tearing in the tip of the little
finger, [2]. ►
Sore pain in the morning in the last phalanx of the middle finger,
especially under the nail, not aggravated by touch, [2]. ►
Ulcerative pain in the first joint of the left thumb, in the evening, [5]. ►
Crawling in the tip of the right middle finger, [2].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Ascending steps is very difficult;
walking upon a level is not, [1]. ► The limbs fall asleep while lying, [1]. ►
Feeling of numbness, and great inclination of the whole right leg to
fall asleep, especially in the lower leg, [2]. ► Numb
sensation of the whole right leg, as if it was going to sleep, with
great subsequent heaviness in it, in the morning after waking, [5]. ►
*The lower extremities frequently fall asleep, [1]. ► While
sitting, first one and then the other limb falls asleep, [1]. [1310.] ► Great heaviness suddenly of the left leg,
so that he can only move it with great difficulty, as it paralyzed, at
night in bed and during the following day while sitting, [5]. ► Burning
and pain in both limbs, also even with acute stitches, [1]. ► Hip.
► Weak, weary, and bruised in the
hips and limbs, especially in the calves, on walking (thirteenth day), [1]. ►
Stitches, fine, but very acute, in the left hip-joint while standing;
after sitting down, there is a sticking-tearing down the whole leg, as
if in the marrow, which disappears after rising from the seat, [5]. ►
Tearing, at times crawling, in the hips or in the parts enveloping them
(nineteenth, twenty-first, and thirtieth days), [2]. ► Tearing in
the hips and knees even while sitting, [1]. ► Tearing
pain in the left hip from time to time, [1].
► Pinching-tearing in the hip-joint, [2]. ►
Pains as from a blow in the upper part of the left hip-bone while
walking and on touch, [2]. ► Bruised pain in the hip-joint, with pain
on motion and on sneezing, [1]. [1320.] ►
Jerking in the left hip-joint on turning the leg, [3]. ► Thigh.
► He is as weary in his thighs as if
he had been used up by walking, for many days, mostly in the afternoon, [1]. ►
Paralysis of the whole thigh, with a feeling as if it would fall asleep,
[2]. ►
Feeling of loss of power in both thighs above the knees in the evening, [5]. ►
Dull pain in the nates, [2]. ► Cramp in the right thigh and calf woke him twice
at night, [1]. ► Drawing pain in the thigh (after eleven
days), [6]. ►
Drawing pain in the thigh, while ascending, as if it would break in two,
[1]. ►
Drawing pain in the left thigh, extending to the knee, [1]. ► Paralytic
drawing in the whole thigh, frequently increasing to a
tearing, worse while standing and in the warmth of the bed, often only
in the evening and at night, [2]. [1330.] ►
Twitching in the anterior surface of the right thigh, [5]. ► Tearing
in the upper and inner portion of the thigh, [2]. ► Tearing
in the posterior portion of the thigh, close to the nates, extending
towards the genitals, [2]. ► Tearing in the left thigh and in the
tibia during menstruation, [5]. ► Tearing in and on the nates not far from
the hip-joint, [2]. ► Attacks of pinching-tearing in the nates,
[2]. ►
Soreness between the legs, [1]. ► Sore pain in one spot in the middle of
the thigh when touched, [1]. ► Knee. ►
Violent bruised pain a hand’s breadth above the right knee, as if the
thigh would fall off, while standing, and worse while sitting,
afterwards continuing during rest and motion, [5]. ► Pain
like a suppuration in the nates and thighs from sitting, [1]. [1340.] ► Jerkings in the muscles of the thighs,
[2]. ►
Jerkings in the muscles in the nates, [1].
► Stiffness in the knees (second
day), [1]. ►
Stiffness, tension, and weakness in the right knee, as if tightly bound
up, [1]. ►
Painful falling asleep of the knees on walking fast; he cannot bend them
well, [1]. ►
Knee-joints feel nearly powerless; she does not bend them in walking
lest they should give way, hence she walks sideways, [8]. ►
Paralytic sensation in the knee while sitting, [3]. ►
Paralytic pain in the right knee while walking (sixth day), [2]. ►
Tensive pain in the right knee, and afterwards crawling in it, only
while walking, and disappearing while sitting, [5]. ► Dull
pain on the side of the knee while walking, and especially on stretching
out the leg, [2]. [1350.] ►
Drawing pain in the knee while walking, extending to the thigh, [1]. ►
Stitching in the left knee (second day), [5].
► Pain as from a sprain in the knee,
on rising from sitting, for several minutes, [1]. ► Tearing
in both knees (first day), [5]. ► Tearing in the knee and knee-joint, in
the evening, with warmth in it, [2].
► Tearing in the hollow of the knee, [2]. ►
Tearing pain in the knee while walking and sitting, [1]. ► Frequent
tearing in the knees, [2].
► Throbbing and beating in the left
knee frequently during the day, [3].
► Leg. ►
Falling asleep and crawling in the right leg, [1]. [1360.] ► Heaviness of the legs, [1]. ► Drawing
pain in the right leg, extending to the foot, for several days, [1]. ►
Drawing and tearing in the bones of the legs, [2]. ►
Paralytic drawing in the lower legs, [1].
► Twitches on the anterior surface of
the left lower leg while standing, [5].
► Tearing and drawing, with a feeling
of great weariness, in the lower legs, especially in the ankles, on
waking at night, [1]. ► Stitches in the tibiæ, [1]. ► Tearing in
both tibiæ, with pain in the periosteum when touched and a feeling of
tension when walking, [2].
► Tearing in the upper part of the
tibia beneath the knee, [2]. ► Tearing in the left tibia, [5]. [1370.] ► Tension in the calves, as if too short,
on rising from sitting during the day, [1].
► Tension in the left calf, as if the
tendons were too short, while standing, not while sitting, [5]. ►
Cramp in the right calf (after twenty hours), [1]. ► Cramp
in the calf and sole on drawing up the leg at night in bed, [1]. ►
Tearing in the upper part of the calf (twentieth day), [2]. ► Tearing
in the right calf, extending deep inward on pressing and rubbing, [5]. ►
It caused pain in the upper part of calves, as if bruised, or from too
much walking, and on stretching out the legs, stiffness from half way up
back of thighs to tendines Achillis, as if the tendons were tightened, [10]. ►
Ankle. ► Severe drawing
and sticking in the left ankle, when stepping upon it, for several hours
in the morning after rising, most painful in the evening, with throbbing
in it and sticking in the heel; she is unable to rest upon the foot, and
is obliged to keep it constantly suspended; it feels too heavy, swollen
at the seat of the pain, and hot to touch, [1]. ►
Stitches beneath the malleolus, [1].
► Violent stitching in the tendons
behind the right external malleolus when running, disappearing during
rest, [5]. [1380.] ►
Feeling as if a stitch were shooting into the malleolus; when walking, a
feeling as if the feet would break; she was obliged to remain standing, [1]. ►
Tearing just above the malleolus (twentieth day), [2]. ► Tearing
in the inner malleolus transversely towards the tendo Achillis, [5]. ►
Tearing about the malleoli, with cold feet, which ceases after they get
warm, [1]. ► Tearing in the ankles frequently, [2]. ►
Spasmodic tearing in the malleolus, with pulsation about it, extending
up the tibia as far as the knee, [1].
► Foot. ►
Swelling of the feet, [1]. ► Great swelling of the feet, extending to
the malleoli, [1]. ► Falling asleep of the left foot during
dinner, [5]. ► The feet fall asleep after dinner, [4]. [1390.]
► Heaviness and stiffness of the
feet, [1]. ►
Feet and legs feel to her to be too small, [8]. ► Tension
of the feet, almost without swelling, [1].
► Pinching-drawing in the foot, as
from great weariness, [2]. ► Sticking in the feet, [4]. ►
Stitches and burning in the feet after walking, [4]. ►
Stitches in the left foot, extending inward, [1]. ► Tearing on
the inside of the foot and on the sole, [2]. ►
Drawing-tearing in the foot, extending to the toes, [2]. ► Visible
twitching on the back of the left foot in the evening, [5]. [1400.]
► Stitches on the back of the foot, [1]. ►
Tearing on the back of the foot extending to the toes, [2]. ►
Swelling and redness of the soles of the feet, with burning in them,
even while lying down, though still more when stepping, [2]. ►
Pressive pain in the sole of the foot while stepping and while walking, [1]. ►
Pressive pain in the heel, [1]. ► Stitches as with needles beneath the
heel, [1]. ►
Crawling in the soles of the feet, extending towards the toes, [1]. ►
Crawling pain in the soles of the feet, with painful sensitiveness of
them, [1]. ► Toes. ►
Chilblain on the ball of the great toe, with sticking-cutting pain; it
is red and thick, [1]. ► Inflamed red chilblains on the toes, with
pressive pain, [1]. [1410.] ►
Bluish-red chilblain on the ball of the great toes, inflamed, and with
cutting pain and needle-like stitches in it, especially when in the
boots or shoes, [1]. ► Cramp in the left great toe, so that he
is unable to stretch it out, in the evening while sitting, [5]. ►
Pain as from a sprain in the first joint of the great toe, while
walking, most acute on bending it up (eleventh and thirty-third days), [2]. ►
Tickling-sticking in the tips of the toes, [2]. ►
Stitches as with needles in the balls of the great toes, [2]. ►
Stitches in the corns, [4]. ► Fine stitching, with itching, on the tip
of the great toe, [1]. ► Tearing in the toes (fourth, seventh,
eleventh, and twentieth days), [2].
► Tearing in the first phalanx of the
great toe (eleventh, sixteenth, nineteenth, and thirty-fourth
days), [2]. ►
Tearing in the tips of the great toes (eleventh, seventeenth, and
thirty-sixth days), [2]. [1420.] ► *The
tips of the toes are very painful on walking, [1]. ► Gnawing
on the outer margin of the right great toe, [5]. ► The
nail of the great toe is painful on the side, as if it would grow into
the flesh (fourteenth day), [2]. ► The corns are painfully sensitive, [1].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Objective. ► Perceptible
beating of all the arteries, [3]. ► Violent trembling, [1]. ► Sudden
trembling, [6]. ► Indolence (second day), [1]. ►
Tremulous fatigue while walking, first in the knees, followed by
trembling in the abdominal muscles and in the arms, [1]. ►
Lassitude, weakness, and nausea, after the afternoon nap, [6]. [1430.] ► After eating, weariness with throbbing in
the pit of the stomach, and headache, [1].
► Great weariness, on waking in the
morning, relieved after rising, returning in an increased degree in the
afternoon, [4]. ► After eating very weary and sleepy, [4]. ►
Great weakness, in the evening, [5].
► Attack of weakness, on returning
from a moderate walk, so violent that she could with difficulty reach
the house, therewith she became warm in the stomach, drops of sweat
stood upon the forehead (in winter) and the limbs trembled; after a
short rest all weakness passed of, [1].
► Attack of sudden weakness, in the
evening on lying down, with an aching sensation, nausea, warmth and
weakness in the pit of the stomach, vertigo and vanishing of ideas from
the head; also, two similar attacks in the morning, followed by great
weariness, [1]. ► A child four years old constantly desires
to be carried, [1]. ► Exhaustion and weariness, in the evening,
almost amounting to nausea, [2]. ► *Frequent exhaustion and weariness
(first day), [1]. ► Attack of exhaustion of the whole body,
especially in the small of the back, the cervical muscles seem relaxed,
the arms and legs relaxed as if they would sink down, together with
weakness about the heart like a faintness (after a few hours), [1]. [1440.]
► Attack of faintness as soon as he
moves but little, [1]. ► A week before the occurrence of
menstruation, restlessness as if the menses would appear (sixteenth
day), [1]. ► Subjective. ►
The whole body is very sensitive; whenever touched or moved it hurts
(third and fourth days), [5]. ► Great dread of the open air, [1]. ►
Takes cold easily (third day), [1].
►► *Very much inclined to take cold,
[1]. ►
Easily takes cold while walking in the open air in the evening, followed
by sweat at night, and restlessness and heaviness in the neck as from a
weight (fourth day), [1]. ► Takes cold very easily after becoming
heated on moving about; he loses his appetite and is attacked with
febrile shivering, diarrhœa with griping pain in the abdomen, restless
sleep, etc., [1]. ► Symptoms of taking cold from every draft
of air, [1]. ►
Her flesh feels numb to her, [8]. [1450.] ►
Her flesh all over feels swelled to her, [8].
► If she looks down without bending
head down she feels weak and trembling, [8].
► Feeling of weakness every morning,
as if he would become faint or attacked by vertigo (first six days), [1]. ►
Feeling of emptiness over the whole body, as if hollow, [1]. ► *Heaviness,
especially of the feet; walking becomes irksome, [1]. ►
Heaviness of the body, in the morning in bed, disappearing after rising,
[1]. ►
Heaviness and prostration of the whole body, as if worn out, [5]. ►
A kind of tension within the body, which extends to the head and eyes, [1]. ►
Drawing pain in the whole body, now in one place, now in another, in the
nape of the neck, scapulæ, the hands and knees (after ten days), [1]. ►
*Twitching here and there in the muscles, for several days, [6]. [1460.]
► Uneasy sleep at night, on account
of pressive pain in the side of the body upon which he lies, [1]. ►
Oppression and anxiety at night if she lies upon the right side, is
obliged to sit up in bed until she has eructations, [1]. ► Sticking is
the most characteristic pain of Kali, [3]. ► Itching
stitches here and there in the body, [1].
► Flesh feels tender all over as if
the skin were crushed, [8]. ► Bruised pain in all the muscles of the
body, [1]. ►
Pain as if suppurating, when pressing upon any part of the body, [1]. ►
Painful throbbing in the clavicle, shoulders, sides of the abdomen,
etc., [5]. ►
Excessive pain in the whole body, like the beating of a hammer, at
night, [1]. ►
The rheumatic pains get worse when the neck symptoms increase, [8]. [1470.]
► *The pains recur in the morning, at 2
or 3 o’clock, so that he is unable to remain lying, and are worse than
during the day while moving about, [1]. ►
Remaining in the open air aggravates the troubles, especially the
febrile condition, [1]. ► After the usual stool the pains are
renewed, in the morning (second day), [5].
► Much talking affects her, [1].® 2000
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