ACONITUM LYCOCTONUM.
Aconitum lycoctonum, Linn. (A. telyphonum, Reich.) Nat. order, Ranunculaceæ. Common names,
(English) Wolfsbane; (German) Wolfseisenhut. Preparation,
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Authority.
Petroz (Journ. d. l. Soc. Gallicane, 1st ser., vol.
3, p. 16).
MIND.
► Mania. ► Ferocity. ► Laughter. ► Distraction. ► Instability
of ideas. ► Dread of work. ►
Repugnance to business.
HEAD.
► Vertigo with
nausea. ► Lancinating pain in the head, which extends to
across the eyes. [10.] ►
Digging sensation in the brain. ► Compressive pain in the
head. ► The head feels heavy, as if a great weight were
pressing on the brain. ► Sensation as if a nail were
driven into the head when moving it. ► Pulsations in the
head. ► Shocks in the forehead. ►
Pressure on the top of the head. ► Hammering pain in the
temples. ► Pressure in the occiput. ►
Pulling pain in the scalp when contracting it. [20.] ► Pain like that of rheumatism in the skin of the head,
increased by touching it.
EYES.
► Fixed look. ► Heat in the eyes. ►
Lancinating pain in the eyes, going from without inwards. ►
Boring pain in the eyes. ► Painfulness of the lids. ► Itching in the eyelids. ►
Sensation of pressure on the lids. ► Difficulty in
raising the lids. ► Feeling of dryness at the inner
canthus. [30.] ►
Smarting in the canthi.
EARS.
► Feeling of
roughness in the ears. ► Beatings in the ears when in the
open air. ► Purulent discharge from the ear. ► Redness behind the ears.
NOSE.
► Itching on the
nose. ► Sensitiveness of the nose. ►
Pulling sensation in the nose. ► Lancinations in the
nose. ► Compression at the root of the nose. [40.] ► The skin of the nose
is cracked. ► Muco-purulent discharge from the nose. ► Dry coryza from one nostril.
FACE.
► Pale face. ► Shining face. ► Pain of
excoriation around the mouth. ► Pain which seems to be in
the facial bones. ► Tension in the facial muscles. ► Bluish circle around the eyes. [50.]
► Hard tuberculous pimples on the face. ► Pimples on the lips. ►
Sweat on the face. ► The skin of the face becomes of a
light-brown color. ► Numbness of the jaw, like incipient
paralysis, relieved by compressing it and ameliorated by drinking wine.
MOUTH.
► Burning pain in
the upper teeth. ► Pressive pain in the teeth. ► Tearing pain in the lower teeth when opening the mouth. ► Bluish gums. ► Ulcerated
gums. [60.] ► Clayey
taste. ► Astringent taste.
STOMACH.
► Strong relish
for dainties, fruits, cabbage. ► The relish for tobacco
in increased in a smoker. ► Dislike for food in general,
especially for fatty things and milk; they cause uneasiness. ►
Keen hunger, but it is very soon satisfied. ► Thirst. ► Constant thirst, even when drinking. ►
Burning thirst. ► Thirst at night. [70.] ► Acid risings, with
weight on the stomach. ► Risings with rancid taste. ► Risings like rotten eggs. ►
Painful eructations. ► Hiccough. ►
Inclination to vomit after eating. ► Inclination to
vomit, with shivering. ► Inclination to vomit, with
vertigo. ► Vomiting of mucus on getting out of bed. ► Yellowish vomiting after drinking. [80.]
► Vomiting, with copious urination.
ABDOMEN.
► Bruised pain in
the right hypochondrium. ► Tearing pain in the right
hypochondrium. ► Starting in the hepatic region. ► When respiring, both hypochondria feel bruised. ► Sensation of compression, which is referred to the diaphragm.
► Anxiety in the abdomen. ►
Beatings in the abdomen. ► Simple pain in the abdomen
after drinking milk. ► Lancinating pain after drinking
milk. [90.] ►
Abundant flatulence. ► Colic, like that caused by
hæmorrhoids.
STOOL AND ANUS.
►
Constipation. ► The anus feels as if strongly contracted.
► Diarrhœa with violent cutting after eating pork. ► Whitish stools. ► After
stool, pain in the anus as if there was a crack there. ►
Cramp at the anus. ► Tearing pain at the anus. ► Itching at the anus. [100.]
► Shivering after stool. ►
Tenesmus during the night.
URINARY ORGANS.
► Desire to
urinate, with copious emission. ► Urging, with
ineffectual efforts to urinate. ► Desire to urinate, with
scanty discharge. ► Colorless urine. ► Increased heat of urine. ►
Turbid urine, depositing a white sediment.
SEXUAL ORGANS.
► Itching at
the vulva. ► The menstrual blood is fetid. [110.] ► Excoriation of the
bend of the thigh after the menses. ► Leucorrhœa. ► Viscid leucorrhœa.
RESPIRATORY APPARATUS.
►
Difficult respiration. ► Slight cough, with watery
expectoration. ► After a slight chill, cough, leaving a
taste of blood in the mouth.
CHEST.
► Swelling of the
mammary glands.
NECK AND BACK.
► Swelling
of the cervical glands. ► The neck seems to grow larger. ► Swelling of the neck on one side only. [120.] ► Pressive pain at the
nape of the neck. ► Shivering in the back. ► Jerking in the region of the kidneys.
UPPER EXTREMITIES.
►
Swelling of the axillary glands. ► Pressure in the
shoulder-joints. ► Lancinating pain in the
shoulder-joints. ► Tearing pain in the elbow-joint. ► Stiffness in the joints of the elbow and wrist. ► A few blotches, like scarlatina, appear on the forearm and
hands. ► Sensation of fulness in the hands. [130.] ► Sweat on the hands.
LOWER EXTREMITIES.
► On
stretching his legs the muscles of the ham feel as if very much shortened. ► Jerking in the legs. ►
Itching at the ankles in the evening. ► Lancinating pain
at the instep when standing. ► Eruption of hot, red,
slightly painful spots, on the legs and toes.
FEVER.
► Horripilation. ► Chilliness of one side only as soon as he is uncovered. ► In the morning external coldness with feeling of heat. ► Coldness alternating with heat, succeeded by sweat. [140.] ► During the heat, pale
face, strong appetite, thirst; pain in bowels, restlessness. ►
The sweat continues after the fever. ► Drawing pain in
the limbs, such as are felt in intermittent fever, with feeling of lassitude during the
night, and on getting up in the morning.
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Drowsiness. ► He sleeps too along. ►
Aberration of hearing during sleep. ► During sleep
numbness of the parts he lies on.
CONDITIONS.
► The pains are
generally felt in the afternoon. ► Aggravation from
mental exertion. ► Aggravation during digestion,
especially of pork, onions, and drinking wine.® 2000
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