CAULOPHYLLUM.
Caulophyllum thalictroides. Michaux. Nat. order,
Berberidaceæ. Common name, Blue Cohosh.
Preparation
, Trituration and tincture of the root.
Authority.
Dr. Burt (Hale’s New Remedies, 2d ed., p. 171),
proving with, first day, 10 grains of the “pure resinoid;” second day, 15 grains
and 30 grains; third day, 50 grains and 75 grains.
HEAD.
► Dulness of the head
(third day). ► Frequent spells of vertigo (third day). ► Dull headache (second day). ►
Slight frontal headache (second and third days). ► Severe
frontal headache (after five hours). ► Dull frontal
headache (second day). ► Dull frontal headache, with a
contracted feeling of the skin of the forehead (after two hours). ►
Very hard dull frontal headache (after two hours). ► Very
hard pains in the forehead, with a sensation as of needles being stuck into the forehead
(after one-and-forty hours). [10.] ►
By spells there is a very severe pain in the temples that produces a feeling as if both
temples would be crushed together (second day).
EYE.
► Severe drawing pains
over the left eye (second day). ► Eyes aching, with a
feeling of something under the lids (third day). ►
Profuse secretion of tears (third day). ► Profuse flow of
tears (second day).
NOSE.
► Drawing pains in
the nose (second day).
MOUTH.
► Teeth all feeling
sore and elongated (third day). ► Tongue coated white
(fourth day).
THROAT.
► Distress in the
fauces, that causes frequent inclination to swallow (after two hours).
STOMACH.
► Canine hunger
(fourth day). ► Wants to drink a great deal of water
(fourth day). [20.] ►
Empty eructations (third day). ► Frequent gulping up of
very sour, bitter fluid (third day). ► Distress in the
stomach and bowels, with drawing pains in the right hypochondrium (second day). ► Slight distress in the stomach (third day). ► Good deal of distress in the stomach and small intestines
(second day). ► Good deal of pain and distress in the
stomach and umbilicus (second day). ► Slight burning
distress in the stomach (third day). ► Frequent slight
colicky pain in the stomach and umbilicus (second day).
ABDOMEN.
► Drawing pains in
the right side over the liver (second day). ► Frequent
slight pain in the umbilicus (fourth day). [30.] ► Slight dull pain in the umbilicus when moving, relieved by
emissions of flatus (third day). ► Frequent colicky pains
in the umbilicus, relieved by emissions of flatus (second day). ►
Severe colicky pains every few minutes in the umbilicus (after five hours). ► Slept well until 1 A.M., then awoke with a great rumbling in
the bowels, and a very urgent desire for stool (third night).
STOOL.
► Natural but hard
stool (third day). ► Natural but dark stool (second day).
► Soft stool, very white (fifth day, 7 A.M.). ► Another rather soft stool, followed by slight pain in the
umbilicus (third day). ► Stool mostly of water, that ran
a perfect stream from my bowels; passed a great quantity. ►
There was no pain (third night, 1 A.M.).
SEXUAL ORGANS.
► Every few
minutes, sharp, stinging pain in the glans penis (after two hours).
NECK AND BACK.
[40.] ► Very severe drawing pain in the sterno-cleido-mastoid muscle,
that draws the head to the left side (after five hours). ►
Slight backache (fourth day). ► Dull backache (after five
hours). ► Slight dull backache (second day). ► Dull pains in the lumbar region (second day). ► Dull backache in the lumbar region (after two hours).
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
*Constant flying pains in the arms and legs, first in one part and then in another,
remaining only two or three minutes at a time in a place (after two hours). ► *Restless night; fingers, ankles, feet, and toes pained so much
(fourth night). ► Drawing pains in the fingers, legs, and
feet (second day). ► Drawing pains in the elbows, wrists,
fingers, knees, ankles, feet, and toes (fourth day). [50.]
► *Drawing pains in the fingers, ankles, feet, and toes, but
more especially in the toes (third day). ►
Slight drawing pains in the wrists and fingers, ankles, feet, and toes (third day). ► Severe drawing pains in the joints of the arms and legs
(after five hours). ► Severe drawing pains in hips,
knees, ankles and feet, wrists and fingers (second day). ►
Constant and severe drawing pains in the wrists and fingers,
ankles, feet, and toes (second day).
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Elbows and wrists ache (after two hours). ► *Severe pain in
the wrists and joints of fingers (second day). ►
*Fingers are quite stiff (fourth day). ► Fingers
are very stiff (fourth night). ► Drawing pains
in the fingers (second day). [60.] ►
Much pain in the joints of the fingers; they look red and are very stiff; closing the hand
is very painful (third day). ► Shutting the hand produced
severe cutting pains in the second joints of all the fingers; they were very stiff (second
day).
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► All
the joints crack frequently when walking or turning (fourth day). ►
Drawing pains in the thighs, knees, legs, and ankles (after two hours). ► Severe drawing pains in the inside of the left thigh
(after two hours). ► Feeling quite well, excepting the
knees are quite weak when walking (third day). ► Very
sharp pains in the left knee-joint, inside (after two hours). ►
Knees feeling very weak when walking (third day). ►
Drawing pains in the knees and toes, very sharp by spells (third day). ► *Drawing pains in the knees, ankles, feet and toes (third
day). [70.] ► Severe
drawing pains in the legs and feet, but more especially in the feet (second day). ► The left ankle pains very severely (second day). ► The ankle and toes of the left foot are very painful (after
five hours). ► Severe drawing pains in the ankles and
feet (second day). ► The pains are very severe in the
feet (second day). ► Walking produces severe pain in the
metatarsal bones (third day). ► *Drawing pains in the toes
(fourth day).
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
► Feeling
weak and nervous (third day).
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
► Had a
restless night (second night). ► Slept well until 3 A.M.,
after which he was restless (first night).
FEVER.
[80.] ► Skin was hot and dry (second day).
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (After 3 A.M.), Restless. ► (Evening), The symptoms. ► (Open air), The symptoms. ► (Coffee), Seems to aggravate. ►
(Walking), Pains in metacarpal bones. ► Amelioration. ► (Emission of flatus), Pains in umbilicus. ►
(In room), Troubles which arise in the open air
disappear, except pressure in forehead.® 2000
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