KALI FERROCYANATUM.
Potassium ferrocyanide (Blut-laugen-salz).
Preparation
, Triturations.
Authorities.
1,
Dr. James B. Bell, provings Hahnemann. Month., 2, 43, D. R., a man aged
27, took 1/2 grain of 1st trit., at 3 P.M.; 2,
Miss H. R., aged 28 (subject to dysmenia), took 2 grains of 3d trit. in
some water, at 10 P.M.; 2a, same prover took 4 grains of 3d trit.,
eight days later; 3, Dr. Burleigh
Smart, Amer. J. Med. Sc., 15, p. 365, effects of continued “full
doses” in patients.
MIND.
►
Feeling of sadness and some disposition to tears, caused by an
impression that he was soon to die and leave his friends; disposition to
take a sad view of the beauties of autumn; the apprehension of
approaching sickness and death can be overcome by reason, but soon
returns (in the afternoon, third day), [1].
► Irritable and easily vexed (second
day), [2].
HEAD.
►
Vertigo, coldness, and numbness, with a sensation of gastric sinking,
sometimes universal tremors, as in an ague fit, [3].
NOSE.
►
Desire to sneeze, very soon, [1]. ► Much sneezing during the forenoon, and
mucous discharge from the nose (second day), [1].
MOUTH.
►
Ptyalism, with redness, swelling, and tenderness of the gums, and
aphthæ of the mouth and fauces, [3].
THROAT.
►
For three days the throat feels dry and sore on waking, but soon after
expectoration came on with relief, [1].
► Wakes early, with a sensation as
though the pharynx was raw and the tonsils swollen; relieved after
rising by expectoration of creamlike mucus (second day), [1].
STOMACH.
►
Slight nausea for a few minutes, while dressing in the morning (second
day), [2]. [10.] ►
Sensation of gastric sinking, [3].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Male. ► Almost involuntary
coition in a half waking state, with imperfect erection; too early
emission and little pleasure (first night), [1]. ►
Emission of semen, with indistinct amorous dreams (second and third
nights), [1]. ► Female. ►
Leucorrhœa, all day; is subject to it only just after menses (second
day), [2]. ►
Menses came on four days too late (after eleven days); the usual pain
commenced at the proper date, but the flow did not begin as usual with
the pain; bearing-down pains much less than usual (curative?), [2a].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Lessens the action of the heart, diminishes the number of its beats in a
minute, and softening and lessening the volume of the pulse, [3]. ►
A full dose of this substance will often reduce the number of pulsations
in a well person ten beats in a minute, in a few minutes after being
taken, [3].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Pain in the shoulder-joints on motion, in
the morning, on rising (second day), [2].
► Fingers slightly swollen about the
joints, in the morning on rising (second day), [2]. ►
Lameness of the fingers and wrist-joints of both hands, left rather
worse, in the morning on rising (second day), [2].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Pain and lameness in right hip-joint,
early in the morning, going off in the afternoon; only felt when walking
(second day); felt for three or four days, at times worse in the
forenoon, [1]. [20.] ►
Pain through the hips, lower part of the back, and bowels, like the pain
she feels during the menses; same bearing-down or dragging-down feeling;
left hip more than the right; feels irritable and easily vexed (is
subject to these feelings during the menses, but they are not now
present); after a ride in a carriage in the afternoon (second day), [2]. ►
Severe pain in the knees, on stooping, in the afternoon (second day), [2].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Sometimes universal tremors, as in an ague fit, [3]. ►
Numbness, [3]. ► (Morning) pains all disappeared about 2
P.M. (second day), [2].
FEVER.
►
Coldness, [3].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), On waking, throat dry, etc.; on
waking, pharynx raw, etc.; while dressing, nausea; on rising pain when
moving shoulder-joints; on rising, lameness of fingers, etc. ► (Forenoon),
Only when walking, pain, etc., in hip-joint. ►
(Afternoon), On stooping, pain in
knees.® 2000
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