ANTHEMIS NOBILIS.
Nat. order
, Compositæ. Common names,
Roman Chamomile; Hunds-Kamile. Preparation, Tincture
from the whole plant beginning to flower.
Authority.
Dr. Berridge (M. H. Rev., 13, 475). Provings with
the tincture.
MIND.
► Very low spirits;
feeling as if something were about to happen; as if he would like to get alone, and unburden
himself by crying for an hour or two; worse from 3 to 5 P.M. (eighteenth day). ► Exceedingly cheerful spirits for fifty-four hours (after
twelve hours). ► Rather low spirits (thirty-eighth day). ► Feeling as if something was about to happen to him (fifteenth
day). ► Dislike to go out of doors (thirty-eighth day). ► On going out of doors, in evening, felt nervous, and
exceedingly afraid of being run over (eighteenth day). ►
Much desire for reading and deep thinking, which he could do without tiring his brain;
lasting forty-eight hours (after twelve hours). ►
Thoughts wandered; had little command over mind; distaste for hard study; lasting, more or
less, for about thirty hours (fifth day).
HEAD.
► Dull, frontal
headache (after four hours). [10.] ►
Very slight headache, 8.30 A.M., as if from congestion in forehead, increased by bending
head down; worse, also, for three or four hours, about two hours after food; very severe
about two hours after dinner (third day). ► 6 P.M., a
boring, oppressive headache, affecting the entire forehead, with feeling of general languor,
lasting till he went to bed, but disappearing before morning (fourth day).
EYES.
► After rising from
bed, eyes water, chiefly indoors; at same time, running of clear
water (not acrid) from left nostril; worse indoors, and increased immediately on
going into a colder room (forty-fifth day). ► Eyes
watered much, especially on exposure to cold (first day). ►
Eyes slightly painful, as though something pressed against posterior part of ball; worse on
bending head downward (third day). ► Tenderness of
eyeballs on pressure (after four hours).
NOSE.
► Sneezing when
indoors (had not been exposed to cold) (forty-fifth day).
FACE.
► Looks pale
(nineteenth day). ► Lips very dry (fourth day).
MOUTH.
► Tongue with a
slight, moist, white coating, especially in centre (after four hours). [20.] ► Sense of taste greatly
intensified, so that he enjoyed food very much (immediately). ►
Bitterness in mouth, as from indigestion (first day).
THROAT.
► Slight rawness of
throat, with disposition to swallow saliva every two or three minutes, with a view to
relieve it, which it does not do (forty-eighth day). ►
Back of pharynx feels raw, increasing from morning to evenings; worse on swallowing saliva,
and in the open, cold air (forty-fourth day). ► When
drinking, a feeling of constriction of pharynx, apparently about the junction of pharynx and
œsophagus, causing a slight difficulty in swallowing liquids, but not solids.
STOMACH.
► Appetite greatly
increased; food relished, especially meat (third day). ►
Loss of appetite (fifth day). ► No appetite (after four
hours). ► Loss of appetite for food and drink at all his
meals (seventeenth day). ► Considerable thirst, relieved
by drinking cold water (fourth day). [30.] ► On drinking tea, had no relish for it; it seemed as though it
would be vomited, because the pharynx felt as if contracted, especially at posterior part,
as if the liquid would not go down. ► Solid food, on the
other hand, he enjoyed, and swallowed without difficulty (first day). ►
A qualmish feeling in stomach, nearly amounting to sickness; worse indoors, passing off out
of doors in about an hour (after fifteen minutes). ►
Considerable nausea in stomach, ceasing on going into the open air. ►
Much pleasant warmth in stomach, followed in fifteen
minutes, by desire for food, which dinner removed
(immediately).
ABDOMEN.
► Pain in right
hypochondrium, as from distension with fæces, followed by a great desire to evacuate, which
resulted only in a slight passage of hard mucus. ► The
pain continued constantly afterwards all day (fifth day). ►
Dull aching pain over the whole region of the liver, abiding in all situations or postures,
lasting twelve hours; no aggravation on pressure, but a little on walking (third day). ► 9.30 A.M., Wearying pain in loins, especially left, as from
muscular exertion, worse in walking; it increased gradually, then gradually decreased; by 3
P.M. it was gone (eighth day).
STOOL AND ANUS.
► Continued
itching of anus, as from ascarides; worse when sitting in evening (fifth day). ► Bowels freer; fæces softer, easier, and continuous (second
day). ► Bowels easily moved, early in morning; fæces
softer than usual; pale yellow; not very offensive. ►
(Bowels would act in evening), (second day). [40.] ► Bowels slightly open: fæces hard, dark (more so than usual),
(sixth day). ► Yellowness of the fæces (one ounce of
tincture in water). ► For a fortnight, bowels have acted
only twice a week; stools otherwise natural (fortieth day). ►
Constipation for three days. ► Constipation for five
days.
URINARY ORGANS.
► Intense
pain in and over bladder, as from distension, extending along both spermatic cords (as far
as contained in inguinal canal), which felt as if varicose. ►
The pain continued, with varying severity, for three or four hours, then intermitted,
varying in severity, for thirty hours (after eight hours). ►
Desire to urinate, with intense pain, varying in severity, at neck of bladder, as from
distension; pain not relieved by urinating, though the desire was (after six hours). ► Awoke at 2 A.M., with great desire to urinate; passed a
normal quantity of urine, but the desire was felt whenever he awoke, for four or five hours
afterwards (after eight hours). ► Urinated much more
frequently than usual, an ordinary amount each time, all apparently normal; this lasted
about twelve hours during the day, not during the night (first day). ►
Had to urinate four or five times during the night; a small quantity each time, so that the
total amount was not more than usual (third day).
SEXUAL ORGANS.
[50.] ► Seminal emission, about 4 A.M. (after ten hours).
RESPIRATORY APPARATUS.
► In
afternoon, dry cough in paroxysms, caused by tickling at back of larynx, which was
momentarily relieved by the cough; cough worse directly he went into a warm room, but not
when in bed at night (sixteenth day).
HEART AND PULSE.
► Pulse 96
(usually 75-78), full and soft (third day). ► Pulse (at
2.30 P.M.), 108; (usually 80), small and weak; it gradually decreased towards night,
resuming its normal rate next morning (after five and a half hours).
NECK AND BACK.
► Carotid
vessels in neck feel a little turgid; this feeling was especially marked below, decreasing
upward (third day).
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
Veins in extremities reduced in size (after four hours). ►
Extremities, from wrists and ankles downwards, extremely cold (third day). ► Dull, aching pains in limbs, especially large joints and
loins (after four hours).
LOWER EXTREMITIES.
► Soles
of feet itched, as from chilblains (third day).
GENERALITIES.
► In
forenoon, and lasting till evening, dislike to touch or drink anything cold; e. g., cold water, the fire-irons, etc. ►
(This is not so when he naturally takes cold), (forty-fifth day). [60.]
► Extremely lazy; no desire to leave bed, or read; with a
little peevishness (second day). ► Great lassitude,
especially in gluteal region (after four hours). ►
General malaise and weakness (fifteenth day). ► General
malaise (thirty-eighth day).
SKIN.
► Cutis anserina
(after four hours). ► Skin dry (after four hours).
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
► At
night, slept badly; kept waking; could not sleep for long together; kept getting up and
walking about room (eighteenth day).
FEVER.
► Cold creeping all
over the body, especially on scalp, where it began; increased on leaving the fire (after
four hours). ► Extreme feeling of cold when dressing,
beginning in legs, where it was most felt; then in neck; then in whole body; when it became
general, it was most felt in neck; increased by going into open air (after one and
three-quarter hours). ► Did not feel cold in open air,
though the thermometer stood at 20° (first day). [70.] ► After very little exertion in walking, got hot with much warm
perspiration all over the body, chiefly on head and face, though the weather was very cold
(fourth day).
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (Morning till evening),
Back of pharynx feels raw. ► (Forenoon),
Dislike to anything cold. ► (Afternoon),
Dry cough. ► (8.30 A.M.),
Slight headache. ► (3 to 5 P.M.),
Low spirits, etc. ► (6 P.M.),
Boring, etc., headache. ► (Open
air), Feeling of cold. ► (Bending head down), Headache; eyes painful. ►
(Exposure to cold), Eyes water. ►
(Open, cold air), Back of pharynx feels raw. ► (Going into colder room),
Immediately, eyes water; running of water from nose. ► (When drinking), Felling of constriction of pharynx, etc. ► (After eating), Headache.
► (Leaving fire),
Cold creeping over body. ► (Indoors),
Eyes water; running of water from left nostril; sneezing; qualmish feeling in stomach. ► (After rising from bed),
Eyes water. ► (Sitting),
In evening itching in anus. ► (Swallowing
saliva), Back of pharynx feels raw. ► (Walking), Pain over region of liver; pain in loins. ► (Going into warm room),
Cough worse. ► Amelioration. ►
(Open air), Qualmish feeling in stomach passes off;
nausea in stomach. ► (Drinking
cold water), Thirst.
SUPPLEMENT: ANTHEMIS NOBILIS.
Authority. 2
, J. C. Burnett, M.D., Month, Hom. Rv., 1877, p.
408, a lady, aged twenty-five years, drank the dregs of some tea.►
Pain in belly from side to side just above navel,
corresponding to the transverse colon, commencing on the right side and going over to the
left; then the bowels became relaxed, the stools were at first white,
then putty-like; then pretty severe vomiting with
griping, and great ineffectual desire for stool. Feeling of griping, and coldness and
chilliness in the inside of abdomen, passing downwards into the legs as far as the knees.
Tongue coated white, with islands on it. An intense headache on the top of the head as from
pressure from within, and feeling as if the top of her head were blown off, [2].® 2000
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