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ARUM TRIPHYLLUM. – THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PURE MATERIA MEDICA By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN, A.M., M.D.

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ARUM TRIPHYLLUM.

Arisæma triphyllum, Torr. (Arum triphyllum, Linn). Nat. order, Araceæ. Common names,
Indian turnip, Jack-in-the-pulpit. Preparation, Tincture
from the root.


Authorities.

Provings, 1,
Jeanes, H. Month., 2, 467; 2, Gus. E. Gramm, ibid. (took
3d, 10th, and 30th dils.); 3, Mr. H., ibid. (took 3d
dil.); 4, Mrs. M. (3d and 30th dils.), ibid.

MIND.

► Low spirits,
lassitude; sleep at night restless, with heaviness of the head (ten hours), [2]. ► Irritable disposition
(fifth day), [2]. ►
Forgetfulness, [1].

HEAD.

► Giddiness (first
day), [2]. ►
Giddiness (third day), [4]. ►
Dizziness and fulness of the head, with absence of mind, [1].
► Head dull and heavy (second day), [4]. ► Dull, heavy feeling in the
head (four hours), [4]. ►
Head dull, full, without pain (fourth day), [4]. [10.] ► Heavy, dull feeling in
the head (sixth day), [3]. ►
Head heavy and dull, in the morning (fourth day), [3].
► *Headache (ninth day), [4]. ► Violent headache
(eighth day), [4]. ►
Sensation as if the head and breast were obstructed and full of mucus, but without
expectoration (ninth day), [2]. ►
Pressing headache, worse after drinking hot coffee (fifth day), [2]. ► Dull headache (first day), [4]. ► Dull headache
(eighth day), [3]. ►
Dull headache in the upper part of the head; the part feels sometimes cold, as if the
cranium were open, without covering (fifth day), [5]. ► Dull, pressing headache, better after dinner (second day), [4]. [20.] ► Headache better after breakfast (fifth day), [4]. ► Head better after dinner
(first and third day), [4]. ►
Head worse at night (first day), [4]. ► Heaviness and dulness in the front part of the head in the
morning (third day), [3]. ►
Headache in the front part of the right side of the head (first day), [2]. ► Pressing pain in the right
side of the forehead (one and a half hours), [2]. ► Terrible pressing pain on both sides of the front part of the
head, and heaviness of the eyelids (second day), [2]. ► Tearing pain on the right side of the forehead, in the right
temple and ear (third day), [4]. ►
In the evening, shooting headache over the left eye, suddenly repeated, lasting only a few
minutes at the time (second day), [3]. ► Pain in the temples, head, [1].
[30.] ► Darting pain
in the left temple (first day), [4]. ► Shooting pain in the left temple and over the left eye,
lasting about five minutes (four hours), [4]. ► At 10 P.M., stitches in the left temple (fourth day), [4]. ► Stitches in the
right temple, and down toward the submaxillary bone (four hours), [4]. ► Painful boring headache on
the right side, in the morning, when getting awake (first day), [4]. ► Shooting pain in the
occiput, when turning the eyes upwards, in the morning (third day), [3]. ► Pain and soreness of the
scalp to the touch, on the crown of the head, [1].

EYES.

► Eyes cloudy (fourth
day), [4]. ► Eyes
feel as after shedding many tears (fourth day), [3]. ► Eyes heavy (fifth day), [3].
[40.] ► Eyes very
heavy (second day), [4]. ►
Eyes always sleepy (sixth day), [3]. ► The pressing pain in the right eye (second hour), [2]. ► Smarting of the
eyes, [1]. ►
Stitches over the left eye, but soon disappearing (third hour), [4]. ► (*Quivering of the upper
eyelids)
, [°], [1]. ► In the evening, tension in
the lower eyelids, as if swollen (fourth day), [2]. ► From morning till evening, much water in the eyes, especially
in the outer corners, with swelling of the margins of the eyelids (second day), [2]. ► Dimness of sight,
as if a veil were drawn before the eyes, without pain or giddiness; spectacles do not assist
the vision, [1]. ►
Obscuration of sight (third day), [4].

EARS.

[50.] ► Burning of the right ear (four hours), [4]. ► Tearing pain in the left
ear (sixth day), [4].

NOSE.

►► *Nose
obstructed, compelled to breathe through the mouth
(eighth day), [3]. ► Obstruction of the nose in
the morning (third day), [3]. ►
*The left side of the nose obstructed
(first day), [4].
► Sneezing (first day), [4].
► Much sneezing (tenth day), [3]. ► Frequent sneezing (first
day), [3]. ►
Sneezing and sleepy, 11 A.M. (second day), [4]. ► Much sneezing at night, and constriction of the throat (third
day), [4]. [60.] ► Sneezing, and much watery discharge from the nose 4 P.M.
(second day), [4]. ►
*Much sneezing, with sensation as if he had taken cold, with repeated chills over the whole
body, beginning at the vertex, in the afternoon
(third day), [3]. ► Nose watery (second,
fourth, and fifth days), [4]. ►
Nose moist, but obstructed, in the afternoon (third day), [3].
► Watery discharges from the nose (first day), [4]. ► Much watery
discharge from the nose (first day), [4]. ► *Watery discharge from the nose, but at the same time obstructed,
especially in the morning
(ninth day), [3].
► Watery discharge from the nose, right side obstructed
(first day), [4]. ► *In
the morning, discharge from the nose, with streaks of blood and hardened pieces; during the
day, mucus, yellow, thick
(fourth day), [2].
[70.] ► Much
discharge of mucus from the nose, tough, yellowish, with sensation of approaching swelling
in the soft palate, and pressure (second day), [2]. ► Nose dry (second day), [3].
► Coryza (third day), [4].
► Coryza (fifth day), [2].
► Fluent coryza (first day), [3]. ► Profuse fluent coryza
(tenth day), [3]. ►►
*Nostrils sore
(second day), [4]. ►► *Nostrils sore; the left discharges continually
(tenth day), [3]. ►►
*Nose, lips, and face feel chapped, as if he walked in cold wind
(fifth day), [3].

FACE.

► *Heat in the face
(ninth day), [3]. [80.]
►► *Great heat in the face and head, afternoons, with
fluent coryza
(eighth day), [3]. ►► *Lips thick, burning, swollen (second day), [4]. ►► *Lips chapped,
mouth dry (eighth day), [3].
► Lips better, but dry (third day), [4]. ► *Lips, as if scalded with hot
soup or coffee, in the morning
(third day), [3].
►► *Picks lips till they bleed; corners of mouth sore
and cracked
, [°] (Lippe).

MOUTH.

► Towards evening,
toothache in the left side of the lower jaw, in decayed teeth (eighth day), [3]. ► Tearing toothache on the
left side, but disappearing in about ten minutes (first day), [4].
► *Cracked tongue, painful, burning (fifth day), [2]. ► Pain on the left
margin of the tongue, [2]. [90.]
► Smarting of the upper surface of the anterior part of
the tongue, without tasting the root, merely from the odor, [1].
►► *Raw feeling at the root of the tongue, and at the
palate
, [1]. ►
*Mouth dry
(tenth day), [3]. ► *Mouth very dry (first day), [4]. ►► *Mouth, lips, and soft
palate, sore and burning
, in the morning
(fourth day), [3]. ►
*Soreness of the palate, painful when eating or drinking
(fifth day), [2]. ► Mouth watery
(fourth hour and third day), [4]. ► Mouth very watery (first day), [2].
► *Scanty but constant discharge of tough mucus from the
mouth, with burning in the throat
(first day), [2].

THROAT.

► Internal swelling
of the throat on the right side, better on the left (second day), [2]. [100.] ►► *Considerable swelling of the submaxillary glands,
left side (first day), [2]. ►
Tenacious mucus in the throat (eighth day), [4]. ► Much mucus in the throat (seventh day), [4]. ► Much mucus in the throat,
with tickling, compelling to cough (fourth day), [4]. ► Pain in the throat, worse at night; also when coughing
(fourth day), [4]. ►
*Pain in the joint of the left inferior maxilla, as if sprained, when swallowing

(second day), [2]. ►
*Burning pain in the throat, all day
(second day), [4].
► Burning in the throat, in the morning, while in
bed, better after rising (fourth day), [2]. ► *Burning in the throat, and in the root of the tongue
(four hours), [4]. ►
Burning and dryness in the throat
, before midnight; after midnight and toward
morning, much mucus in the throat, which goes deeper and deeper down by swallowing, and is
perceived no more in the morning, after rising, [2]. [110.] ► Considerable internal
swelling of the throat, in the region of the larynx, especially on the right side (first
day), [2]. ►
Constriction in the throat
(first and fifth days), [4].
► The throat feels very tight (fourth day), [4]. ► *Throat very sore, 4
P.M.
(ninth day), [4]. ► Throat very sore; much coughing, 5 A.M. (sixth day), [4]. ► Throat sore again,
burning (second day), [4]. ►
*Throat sore, burning at times
, then better (first day), [4]. ► Scratching in the throat;
better after drinking hot coffee (fourth day), [4]. ► *Constant scratching and burning in the throat, with
desire to swallow (third day), [4]. ► Stitches in the left side of the throat (two hours), [4]. [120.] ► Throat better during the morning until after dinner (fifth
day), [4]. ► Throat
somewhat better, after breakfast (sixth day), [4]. ► *Sensation of swelling in the soft palate, when swallowing, in the
morning
(third day), [3]. ► Constant desire to swallow (second day), [2]. ► Much desire to swallow,
with stitching in the throat, which is painful to pressure (first day), [2]. ► Deglutition difficult
(fifth day), [3]. ►
Difficult deglutition, without pain, in the morning (third day), [3].

STOMACH.

► No appetite
(third day), [2]. ►
Thirst to drink a little at a time (eighth day), [3].

ABDOMEN.

► Pain in the
region of the liver, first in front, then in the back (fifth day), [2]. [130.] ►
Rolling in the abdomen, with frequent painful urging to stool, in the morning (fourth day), [3]. ► Slight cutting
pain in the abdomen (third day), [2].

STOOL AND ANUS.

► Burning
at the anus (third day), [2]. ►
Urgent desire to go to stool, compelling to rise from the bed; stool watery, dark brown
(third day), [2]. ►
Diarrhœa till noon, like mustard (fourth day), [3]. ► Four diarrhœic discharges from the bowels, each succeeding
discharge more watery (from 3 to 8 A.M.), (third day), [2].
► Watery diarrhœa (second day), [2]. ► *Watery, brown diarrhœa, with
eructation of food
(third day), [2]. ► Stool soft (ninth day), [3].
► Stool soft, painless (second day), [2]. [140.] ►
Soft stool toward evening, with much tenesmus (seventh day), [3].
► Soft stool, with tenesmus (fifth day), [4]. ► Soft, thin, yellow stool in
the morning (third day), [3].

URINARY ORGANS.

► Much
urination (fifth day), [3]. ►
*Discharge of much pale urine
(first day), [4].
► Frequent discharges of pale urine (second day), [4]. ► Urine yellow till
noon, in the afternoon quite clear (fifth day), [3].

SEXUAL ORGANS.

► From noon
till evening, repeatedly sudden tearing pain in the right testicle, sometimes distending in
the abdomen, but quickly disappearing (third day), [3].
► Cutting pain in the region of the left ovary, lasting
about an hour (first day), [4]. ►
The same cutting pain in the region of the left ovary, but lasting not so long (second day),
[4]. [150.] ► Appearance of the menses at the usual time (always too soon)
but darker (first day), [4].

RESPIRATORY APPARATUS.

►
Internal swelling of the trachea, first on the right side, afterwards on the left; when
pressing against it, painful soreness of the left parotid gland (fifth day), [2]. ►► *Voice hoarse
(tenth day), [3]. ►
Much cough (fifth day), [4]. ►
Frequent coughing (seventh day), [4]. ► Frequent coughing, after getting awake, A.M. (eighth day), [4]. ► Spasmodic cough
(sixth day), [4]. ►
Much coughing, and mucus in the throat (ninth day), [4].
► Much coughing; burning in the throat and lungs, 10 P.M.
(eighth day), [4]. ►
*Expectoration of much mucus
(sixth day), [4].

CHEST.

[160.] ► Burning in the lungs, extending to the pit of the stomach
(ninth day), [4]. ►
Burning pain in the lungs, when coughing (seventh day), [4].
► Sensation of fulness in the thorax; soreness in the
left lung and left upper arm, and pressing pain in the forehead (second day), [2]. ► Stitches in the right lung,
and under the right shoulder-blade (ninth day), [4]. ► The lungs feel sore (tenth day), [3].

NECK AND BACK.

► Neck stiff
(ninth day), [3]. ►
Stiffness of the neck (fifth day), [2]. ► Stiffness of the neck, and intolerable pressing headache
(first day), [2]. ►
Pain in the region of the atlas and dentoid vertebra, and extending to the right side, [1].

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.

►
Heaviness in all the limbs, especially in the lower extremities (eighth day), [3].

UPPER EXTREMITIES.

[170.] ► The pressing pain in the right shoulder and between the
shoulder-blades (two and a half hours), [2]. ► Both hands swollen and stiff, better about 6 A.M. (first
day), [4].

LOWER EXTREMITIES.

► Pain
over the hips (eighth day), [4]. ►
Pain in the right hip under the trochanter, [1]. ► In the morning, when getting awake, cramps in the right leg
(second day), [4]. ►
Cramps in the right leg, after getting awake (third day), [4].
► Pain in the middle of the left tibia, where there has
been a discolored spot on the skin some years, [1]. ► Stinging pricking in the soles of the feet, [1]. ► Tickling in the centre of
the sole of the right foot, [1].

SLEEP AND DREAMS.

► Much
yawning, in the afternoon (third day), [3]. [180.] ► Much yawning,
stretching, and sleepiness, particularly in the afternoon (eighth day), [3]. ► Much yawning, and cold
running over the body, at the same hour as the day before (fourth day), [3]. ► Very sleepy, yawning,
sneezing, headache worse, eyes heavy, 11 A.M. (first day), [4].
► Very sleepy, so that he fell asleep sitting in a chair,
soon after supper (eighth day), [3]. ► Evening drowsiness, [1].

FEVER.

► Cold running over
the body, at night (first day), [4]. ► Flushes of heat, at night (sixth day), [4]. ► Flushes of heat, with
burning face, from 4 to 9 P.M. (fifth day), [4].

CONDITIONS.

► Aggravation.
► (Morning), Head
heavy, etc.; heaviness, etc., in front part of head; when getting awake, boring headache on
right side; when turning eyes upwards, pain in occiput; obstruction of nose; watery
discharge from nose, etc.; discharge from nose, etc.; lips as if scalded; mouth, etc., sore,
etc.; while in bed, burning in throat; when swallowing, sensation of swelling in soft
palate; difficult deglutition; rolling in abdomen, etc.; stool soft, etc.; when getting
awake, cramps in right leg; after getting awake, cramps in right leg. ►
(Afternoon), Water in the eyes; much sneezing, etc.;
nose moist, but obstructed; tearing pain in testicle; much yawning; much yawning, etc. ► (Towards evening),
Toothache; soft stool. ► (Evening),
Shooting headache, etc.; tension in lower eyelid; drowsiness. ►
(Night), Head worse; much sneezing, etc.; pain in
throat; cold running over body; flushes of heat. ► (Before midnight), Burning, etc., in throat. ►
(After midnight and toward morning), Much mucus in
throat. ► (3 to 8 A.M.),
Four diarrhœic discharges. ► (5
A.M
.), Sore throat. ► (6 A.M.), After getting awake, frequent coughing. (11 A.M.), Very sleepy, etc. ►
(4 P.M.), Much sneezing; watery discharge from nose;
throat sore. ► (4 to 9 P.M.),
Flushes of heat, etc. ► (10 P.M.),
Much coughing; stitches in left temple. ► (Hot coffee), Pressing headache. ►
(Coughing), Pain in throat; burning in the lungs. ► (Drinking), Soreness of
the palate. ► (Eating),
Soreness of the palate. ► (Pressure),
Soreness of parotid gland. ► (Swallowing),
*Pain in joint of left inferior maxilla. ► Amelioration.
► (Morning), Until
after dinner, throat better. ► (About
6 A.M
.), Hands swollen, etc. ► (After breakfast), Headache; throat better. ►
(Hot coffee), Scratching in throat. ► (After dinner), Dull,
etc., headache; head better. ► (After
rising
), Burning in throat.

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