APOCYNUM ANDROSÆMIFOLIUM.
Nat. order
, Apocynaceæ. Common name,
Spreading dogbane. Preparation, Tincture from the root.
Authorities.
Dr. J. Henry, Phil. J. of Hom., 3, 368. Provings
with 50 to 1800 drops of the tincture. One symptom (No. 28) from Attomyr N. Archive, 1, 1.
HEAD.
► Much pain all over
the head (400 drops). ► Heat of head and neck (500
drops). ► Great fulness and pain in the head, of an
indescribable character (100 drops). ► Pains and
stiffness in the back of the head and neck (200 drops). ►
Pulsating pain in back of the head, and between the right hand and elbow (350 drops).
NOSE.
► Great sneezing (450
drops). ► Great itching and irritation in left nostril
(450 drops). ► Everything smelled like honey (150 drops).
FACE.
► Twitching of the
face (450 drops). [10.] ►
Itching and burning of the face (400 drops). ► Violent
pain in left zygomatic process (500 drops).
MOUTH.
► Pain of all the teeth of the lower jaw, left side (150 drops). ► Most delightful taste in the mouth (150 drops).
STOMACH.
► Some effort to
vomit (650 drops). ► Vomiting, purging (1800 drops).
ABDOMEN.
► Pain in the left
groin, of a shooting character (500 drops).
STOOL AND ANUS.
► Diarrhœa,
with much pain and rumbling; only two evacuations, but copious and affording much relief
(350 drops). ► Four bilious evacuations in one day (650
drops). ► Ten bilious evacuations in one day (650 drops).
[20.] ► Painful
bilious diarrhœa (250 drops). ► Constipation of
the bowels (100 drops).
URINARY ORGANS.
► Frequent
passing of clear urine (400 drops). ► Profuse flow of
clear urine (350 drops).
SEXUAL ORGANS.
► Profuse
menstruation, lasting eight days, with violent pressing pain (550 drops).
RESPIRATORY APPARATUS.
►
Dull, heavy pain when breathing, seeming to go from above downward (200 drops).
NECK AND BACK.
► Stiffness
of the neck (400 drops). ► Pain increased in back of neck
and extending to front (650 drops).
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
Swelling of hands and feet (from fumes of the juice of the plant), (Attomyr, N. Archiv., 1,
1, 181). ► Much pain in knee and
right shoulder (150 drops). [30.] ► Most violent pains in all the joints
(450 drops).
UPPER EXTREMITIES.
► Pains
severe above each wrist (650 drops).
LOWER EXTREMITIES.
► Cramps in
the bottoms of the feet (50 drops). ► Cramps and
burning in the bottoms of the feet, most severely in the right
foot, with severe pain in the joint of the left big toe,
and heat in the right leg and knee (100 drops). ► Violent
heat in the bottoms of the feet (50 drops). ►
Tingling pain in his toes; sharp pains in middle toe (150 drops).
GENERALITIES.
► Trembling
of the body (150 drops). ► Great prostration and
trembling of the body (1800 drops). ► Lassitude (500
drops). ► Much lassitude (400 drops). [40.] ► Swollen sensations of
the face and body (300 drops). ► Heaviness of the body,
with great desire to sleep (300 drops). ► Pains in
different parts of the body (150 drops). ► Flying pains
in different parts of the system (300 drops). ► Pain on
turning to the left side (400 drops).
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
► Sleep
not refreshing (500 drops). ► Inability to sleep at night
(500 drops). ► Violent dreams (500 drops).
SKIN.
► Violent itching of body and face (300 drops).
FEVER.
► Chilliness (500
drops). [50.] ►
Profuse sweating of the whole body (50 drops).
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (When breathing),
Pains from above downward. ► (On
turning to left side), Pain.® 2000
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