CANCER FLUVIATILIS.
Astacus fluviatilis (Cancer astacus, Linn.) Class,
Crustacean; Sub Order, Macroura. Common Name, crawfish. Preparation,
Tincture, prepared by pouring alcohol on the pounded living animal.
Authorities.
Buchner’s provings, Hygea, 17, p. 1; 1 and 2, Two men proved large
doses of the tincture, repeated doses; 3, case reported
by Buchner, loc. cit., of a man who ate a soup made of crabs; 4,
Cloyd, Lond. Med. Gaz., 1833, quoted by Buchner, loc. cit., a man ate heartily of crabs; 5, Seherin von Prevorst, 1, 124, from Buchner, l. c., a woman ate
three spoonfuls of crab soup; 6, Hagedorn, Ephem. Nat.
Cur. Ann., 3, Obs., 35, p. 99, effects of eating crabs; 7,
Petrus Rommelius, Ephem. Nat. Cur. Ann., 4, Obs., 25, p. 61, effects of eating crabs; 8, Bonetus, from Buchner, l. c., effects of eating warm crabs; 9, Plenk, Bromatolagie, p. 157, from Buchner, l. c., statement of
effects; 10, Menage, Gaz. Méd. de Paris, 1840, from
Roth. Mat. Med.
MIND.
► Slight delirium, [10]. ► Great
apprehensiveness, and anxiety in the chest, [2].
HEAD.
► Confusion. ► Confusion of the head, [10].
► Great confusion of the head, [2]. ► Confusion of the forehead, [2]. ► Some confusion of
the forehead, [1]. ►
General Head. ► Inflammation of the head,
neck, and chest, with efflorescence of red serous blotches (“maculis rubicundis
serosisque”), relieved after a time by sweating, [6].
► Excessive pain in the head, caused by the violent
sneezing, [7]. ►
Headache extends towards the occiput, but is especially felt in the right temple and about
the ear, [2]. [10.]
► Headache, with pressure to the eyes, [3]. ► Forehead. ► Pressure on the forehead, [2].
► Pressure, confusion of the forehead, about noon, [1]. ► Constant pressure
in the forehead, with frequent yawning, [2]. ► Temples. ► Pressure in
the temples and forehead, after 10 A.M., [1].
EYE.
► Pressure in the
upper part of the right eye, [1]. ► Eyelids swollen, [10]. ► Conjunctiva somewhat injected, and decidedly yellow, [1]. ► Lachrymation, [3]. ► Pupils dilated, [3]. [20.] ► Dimness of vision, [1].
EAR.
► Sensation in the
right ear as if a foreign body were lodged in the meatus, and caused some deafness, [2]. ► Dragging in the
ears from within outward, about 4 P.M., lasting five minutes, [1].
► Sticking in the right internal ear, lasting six hours,
which changed to a dull pain (after two hours), [1].
NOSE.
► Frequent spasmodic
sneezing, [7]. ►
Slight and sudden discharge from the nose, as in a slight catarrh, [2]. ► Nose-bleed, repeated daily
for a week, [3]. ►
Bleeding of nose toward morning, with relief, [3].
FACE.
► Puffy face, [3]. ► Face red, puffy, [10]. [30.] ► Redness and increased warmth of the face, the whole
afternoon, with burning in the left cheek, heat and redness of the ears, [1]. ► Burning of the face, [1].
MOUTH.
► Violent dull
toothache in a carious tooth, in the afternoon, [2]. ► Drawing pains in the teeth, soon followed by sticking in the
right ear, [1]. ►
Pressive pain in the tongue, in the pharynx, and in the region of the stomach, [2]. ► Sweetish taste in
the mouth, after coughing, [1]. ►
Continually dumb until the crabs had been vomited, [8].
THROAT.
► Scraping
sensation in the throat, with constant irritation to cough, and tickling in the larynx, the
whole day, [1]. ►
Rawness of the throat caused frequent hawking, [1].
STOMACH.
► Appetite
diminished, [2]. [40.]
► Eructations and increased warmth in the pit of the
stomach; nausea, [2]. ►
Nausea, [6]. ►
Vomiting of the contents of the stomach, almost without exertion, without nausea, with good
appetite, followed immediately by great longing for food; this vomiting took place at the
time when he was passing the fatty substance from the bowels, and it persisted during the
last ten months of his life, [4]. [The post mortem
showed a great constriction of the duodenum, so that the cavity was almost obliterated; the
opening of the gall-duct into the duodenum was completely closed.] ►
Sour vomiting after smoking at 5 P.M., [1]. ► Stomach empty and sensitive, [2].
► Great heaviness in the stomach, [5]. ► Violent pains in the
epigastric region, especially in the duodenum, [4]. ► Burning in the pit of the stomach, followed by urging in the
anus, [2]. ► Great
oppression deep in the epigastric region, which extended to the lower portion of the chest, [1].
ABDOMEN.
► Hypochondria.
► Region of the liver was painful to severe pressure
(after two hours), [1]. [50.]
► Uncomfortable feeling in the region of the spleen, [1]. ► Pressure in the
region of the spleen, followed toward evening by a tension, as though the bowels were
contracted, [1]. ►
Umbilical. ► Colicky pains around umbilicus, [3]. ► Colic-like pains
about the umbilicus, quarter of an hour after dinner, so that he was obliged to bend double,
followed by a soft, at last, pasty, dark-brown stool, [1].
► Colic pains about the navel, [2]. ► General Abdomen. ► Distension of abdomen, [3].
► Abdomen distended and painful, [2]. ► Flatulence, with urging to
stool, [2]. ►
Painful sensation in the abdomen, the whole afternoon, [1].
► Pressure in the region of the duodenum caused constant
pain, [4]. [60.] ► Griping in the abdomen, followed by an unsatisfactory stool,
after 7 A.M., [1]. ►
Gripings in the bowels, with urging to stool, and weariness about 1 P.M., [2]. ► Griping and urging to
stool, on every motion; relieved when sitting still, [2].
► Colicky pains before and during the stool (second day),
[1]. ► Feeling in
the bowels as though he would have a painful colic, followed by griping in the left side of
the lower abdomen, [1]. ►
Prickling in the left pelvic bone, [1]. ► Hypogastrium. ►
Griping in the left side of the lower abdomen (after two hours), [1]. ► Short-continuing twingings
in the left side of the lower abdomen, with great weariness, after 8 P.M., [1].
STOOL.
► Diarrhœa. ► A second stool at 10 P.M. (the one in the morning had not
afforded him relief), [1]. ►
A pasty stool at 5 A.M., [1]. [70.]
► Soft, somewhat slimy stool, after eating, followed by
scraping in the rectum, [1]. ►
Stool yellowish, consistent, afterwards pasty and offensive, with relief of the colic, [2]. ► Stool darker than
usual, [1]. ► After
some months, passage of a fatty substance from the bowels, looking like melted fat, and
after being cold, of the consistence of butter; this substance floated on water, melted in a
moderate warmth, and was extremely inflammable, generally was separated from the fæces,
sometimes mixed with them, usually of a dark color, sometimes light, but always yellow; at
the time this substance was passed the stool had a dark color, but never the color of
healthy bile; after the fatty substance ceased to pass the stool became again as white as
before, [4]. ►
Constipation. ► No stool the whole day (fourth
day), [1]. ► Stool
unsatisfactory, with much urging, [1]. ► Stool scanty, crumbly, passed with much urging, [1].
URINARY ORGANS.
► Pressure
in the region of the bladder, with sensation of heaviness in it, [1]. ► Twitching below the right
kidney, [1]. ►
Drawings along the right ureter, [1]. [80.] ► Urine bright yellow,
slightly acid, [2]. ►
Urine golden yellow, at first not acid, but afterwards slightly acid; with light flakes
floating in it (when boiled it frothed a great deal, and when somewhat evaporated, showed
much albumen), [2]. [Translated literally! -A.] ► Urine dark yellow, with sediment, [2].
RESPIRATORY APPARATUS.
► Larynx
and Bronchi. ► Much hawking of mucus, [2]. ► Irritation to
cough in the larynx, [1]. ►
Tickling in the larynx, low down, which caused coughing, [1].
► Accumulation of mucus in the bronchi and larynx, which
seemed to be adherent, [2]. ►
Oppression and difficult breathing in the bronchial tubes, [2].
► Cough and Expectoration. ►
Much coughing, without expectoration, in the forenoon, especially about 11, [1]. ► Cough followed by hawking,
in order to loosen mucus, which was light yellow, [1].
[90.] ► Cough in the
morning, with expectoration of bronchial mucus, which was light yellow, through the day,
with rawness of the chest, [1]. ►
Cough worse after 3 P.M., so that the chest became painful, with expectoration like saliva,
or like white mucus, [1]. ►
The cough did not trouble him while walking, but as soon as he sat down it returned, [1]. ► Expectoration had
a sweetish flat taste, late in the evening, [1]. ► Hæmoptysis and consumption, [9].
► Respiration. ►
Respiration more difficult than usual, [1].
CHEST.
► Rush of blood to
the chest, with difficult breathing and spitting of blood, [2].
► Oppression of the chest, [1].
► Pressive pain in the whole sternum, on waking in the
morning, [2]. ►
Slight sticking in the left side of the breast, beneath the nipple, [2].
HEART AND PULSE.
[100.] ► Pulse 80 (first day), pulse 50 (second morning), pulse 80
(second day, about 2 P.M.), [2].
NECK AND BACK.
► Sudden
tearing from the right lumbar region to the kidney, while sitting, [1].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
Obliged to move the limbs back and forth involuntarily, for it seemed as though she could
only digest while doing so; continued half an hour, till digestion was better, [5].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Jerking in the upper extremities, at 6 P.M., [1]. ► Weariness of the arms, [1].
► Sensation of trembling in the arm upon which he was
resting, [1]. ►
Crawling in the arms, with trembling of the hands, [1].
► Pressure and tension in the shoulder-joints and deltoid
muscles, [2]. ►
Pressure and heaviness in the bends of the elbows, [2].
► Jerklike drawings in the left forearm, [1]. [110.] ►
Trembling of the left hand, while holding a book, [1].
► Tearing and sticking in the middle of the thumb, for a
short time, early in the morning, immediately after waking, [1].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Burning on the anterior surface of the left leg, while walking, as from an acid, so that he
was frightened, and examined it with his hand, [1].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Languor, [3]. ►
Weariness, prostration (after two hours), [2]. ► Prostration (in two provers), [3].
► Great prostration, [10],
[7]. ► Pains in
various parts of the body, like rheumatic pains, now in the right clavicle, now in the left
arm, [1]. ► Slight
tension, extending from the nose downward to the forepart of the feet, [2]. ► Sticking pains continued
till next evening, [3].
SKIN.
[120.] ► Skin red from severe itching, [3].
► Jaundice for several months; the urine, saliva, tears,
mucus in the nose, and serum of the blood contained a large quantity of bile, but not the
slightest amount passed through the intestines; the stools were constantly as white as
pipe-clay, [4]. ►
Violent attack of urticaria, with hepatitis, followed by jaundice, [4]. ► Red, itching urticaria all
over, [10]. ►
Urticaria developed on chest, back, arms, inner surface of thighs, under the knees; the
large spots were elevated, with red areolæ; was obliged to scratch, so that, after four
hours, these places seemed puffed up, [3]. ► Itching on the neck, about 6 P.M., with continued heat and
redness of the face, [1]. ►
Violent itching on neck, [3].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Condition of sopor, in the evening, [2]. ► At night, restless sleep, frequently interrupted, full of
lascivious dreams, with increased temperature of the skin, [1].
► Waking in the morning, earlier than usual, [1]. [130.] ► Waking at night, with sweat, especially on the abdomen, [2].
FEVER.
► Chilliness.
► Shivering, [1], [10]. ► Chilliness over
the whole body, in the evening, especially sensitive below the axillæ, [2]. ► Creeping coldness of the
body twice (after two hours), [1]. ► Shivering in the upper extremities about 6 1/2 P.M., [1]. ► Heat. ► Feverishness, [3]. ► Increased warmth of the body (after two hours), [1]. ► Increased warmth
over the whole body, in the evening, [2]. ► Severe orgasm of blood, [5].
► Heat and redness of face, [3]. ► Sweat. [140.] ► Sweating easily, [3]. ► Sweat breaks out
easily, at night, [3].
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (Morning), Cough;
on waking, pain in sternum; early, immediately after waking, tearing, etc., in thumb. ► (Forenoon), About 11
o’clock, cough. ► (About noon),
Pressure, etc., on forehead. ► (Afternoon),
Redness, etc., of face; toothache; painful sensation in abdomen; after 3 o’clock, cough;
about 6 o’clock, itching on neck, etc.; about 6.30 o’clock, shivering in upper extremities. ► (Evening), Sweetish-flat
taste of expectoration; sopor; chilliness; warmth. ► (Night), Sweat breaks out easily. ►
(After coughing), Sweetish taste in mouth. ► (After eating), Soft
stool. ► (On motion),
Griping, etc. ► (While sitting),
Tearing from loins to kidneys. ► (On sitting down), Cough returned. ►
(After smoking), Sour vomiting. ►
(While walking), Burning on leg. ► Amelioration. ► (Sitting still), Griping, etc. ►
(Sweating), Inflammation of head, etc.® 2000
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