COCCUS CACTI.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
► Larynx,
Trachea, and Bronchi. [590.] ► Collections of mucus in the air-passages, [13]. ► Scraping in the
air-passages and irritation to cough, [28]. ► *Rawness of the air-passages, which frequently compelled him to
cough (second day), [10]. ► Inclination to cough, [26].
► Irritation to cough, followed the next day by short dry
cough (first day), [25]. ►
Sensation of burning after every paroxysm of cough (fourth day), [10]. ► Roughness during and after
speaking, [3b]. ►
Catarrh of the larynx and air-passages, [5]. ► Choking and sensation as if a crumb stuck behind the larynx, [10b]. ► *Sensation as though
a crumb of the size of a walnut were sticking behind the larynx, which obliged him to
swallow constantly (second proving), [9]. [600.] ►
Irritation to cough in the larynx in the evening, interrupting sleep at night, [5]. ► Pain and rawness
in the larynx, after speaking a short time, [3b]. ► Burning sensation behind the larynx, as from a corrosive
fluid, [9]. ►
Stitches in the larynx, with a hoarse voice (third day), [20].
► Fine stitches in the larynx, [3b]. ► Scraping in the larynx and
trachea, the whole day (third day), [28]. ► Slight scraping in the larynx, provoking hawking and cough
(after one hour), [28]. ►
*Scraping sensation in the larynx, causing some paroxysms of cough, with expectoration of
little balls of mucus, [13]. ► Tickling in the larynx, followed by hacking cough (sixth
day), [16]. ►►
*Tickling in the larynx, very violent, waking him at 11.30 P.M., causing cough, with
expectoration of much tenacious mucus, for ten minutes, [23]. ► Voice. [610.] ► *Fatigue of the vocal
organs, even after speaking without exertion, the voice becomes rough and hoarse;
respiration is somewhat laborious, [24]. ► The vocal organs become weary after talking a long time, with
a hoarse voice, [24]. ►
Huskiness of the voice, which has a deep tone, often noticed on going from the room into the
open air, [3b]. ►
Hoarseness (after 3d trit.), [4], [5]; (seventh day), [20].
► Hoarseness, at times very decided (towards the end of
the proving), [1]. ►
Hoarseness in the morning, [3c]. ►
Hoarseness towards evening, [21]. ► Slight hoarseness, in the evening (third and fourth days, and
subsequently), [28]. ►
Hoarse voice (third day), [10]. ►
Hoarse voice in the morning, with much mucus in the throat, which compels violent hawking,
whereby some tenacious mucus is expectorated (ninth day), [11].
[620.] ► Voice hoarse
and rough, in the afternoon (first day), [14]. ► Voice hoarse and rough, with irritation to cough, slight
paroxysms of cough, and hawking of mucus, relieved by rinsing the mouth with tepid water or
eating warm food, every morning, [14]. ► Voice somewhat as though he had not spoken for a long time,
at first somewhat hoarse, but soon becoming clear (third day), [11]. ► Cough and Expectoration.
► Cough caused by constant irritation in the bronchi and
larynx, which made the soft palate so painful that even swallowing the saliva or food was
difficult (fourth day), [10]. ►
Cough woke him at 1 A.M., he was unable to fall asleep again on account partly of the cough,
partly of a burning sore sensation in the lungs, and partly of the pressing headache; he
slept uneasily from 6 to 7 A.M.; on waking the headache was less, but the chest troubles
continued with their previous severity (second night), [10].
► Cough especially from 10 to 11 A.M. (tenth day), [11]. ► Cough seldom,
only in the forenoon, in single paroxysms, not racking (ninth day), [11]. ► Cough, especially severe
in the evening, and troublesome on account of sensation of soreness and subsequent, burning
in the chest (second day), [10]. ► *Cleaning the teeth provoked violent cough, which was followed by
vomiting of a slimy fluid, [5]. ► Was unable to speak in a very hot room on account of
excessive coughing (eleventh day), [11]. [630.] ► Cough aggravated by
the warmth of the stove, [23]. ►
The ordinary smoking provoked cough, after dinner, [5].
► Cough better in the evening and night, [25]. ► *Paroxysm of tickling cough,
ending with expectoration of mucus, [23]. ► Frequent paroxysms of cough, as from tickling in the larynx
and pharynx (eighth day after 80 drops), [29]. ► Short paroxysms of cough, [2].
► Dry cough in the morning, lasting several minutes,
causing vomiting of mucus, [5]. ►
Dry cough at night, lasting half an hour, caused by tickling in the air-passages; in the
morning, the cough became looser, with easy expectoration (twentieth night), [11]. ► Dry cough, with some pain,
especially in the apices of the lungs (third day), [10].
► Dry cough, afterwards the cough became loose, with
slight mucous expectoration, [1]. [640.] ► At times dry cough,
at times expectoration of thick mucus, for several days, [24].
► Frequent dry cough, with expectoration of offensive
sweetish mucus, seldom yellow, [10b]. ► Frequent short dry cough, caused by irritation in the
trachea, during the forenoon, [24]. ► Frequent dry hacking and hawking, with increased thirst, [1]. ► Wakened twice at
night by dry cough (third night), [11]. ► The accustomed smoking repeatedly caused dry cough, [5]. ► Constant dry cough
in the morning, [5]. ►
Short dry cough (after 3d trit.), [4]. ► Very short, dry, hacking cough, [24]. ► Cough racking, dry, and
painful (fourth day), [10]. [650.]
► Paroxysm of coughing, repeated in the warmth of the bed
at night, lasting from 2 to 3.30 A.M.; the cough became again dry and left an aching in the
throat, as if it were fatigued, with heat and sore burning (eleventh day), [11]. ► Violent, long-continued
cough, without expectoration, after waking in the morning, [5].
► Awoke at 6 A.M., cough intermitting for several minutes, at
first barking, clear, and dry, afterwards becoming looser, with expectoration of some
tenacious mucus, the hawking of which provoked vomiting several times; with
sensation of soreness in the throat and pressive frontal headache; the cough was relieved on
rinsing the mouth with cold water and drinking a few swallows, which was very refreshing to
the sensation of heat in the throat; this latter, however, returned after half a cup of warm
milk, but was not as severe as before; although the weather was very unpleasant, yet did not
cough in the street, and only a few times on going into a very hot room (fourth day), [11]. ► Cough, with
expectoration of lumpy mucus, [5]. ►► *Cough, with expectoration of a large quantity of viscid
albuminous mucus, [23]. ► Cough, with constant tickling in the bronchi about their
bifurcation, caused by a feeling as though a plug of mucus were moving in the chest, in
spite of profuse expectoration of mucus (fourteenth day), [11].
► *Cough returned punctually at 6 A.M., as yesterday; it
troubled him through the day and about 3 P.M. (an hour after eating), vomiting resulted in
consequence of incessant coughing; previous to this he had drunk a glass of cold water
without relief; after this renewed vomiting, followed by relief; there was considerable
tenacious expectoration (fifth day), [11]. ► Frequent cough, with expectoration, through the night (sixth
night), [10]. ►
Frequent cough, with considerable expectoration (towards the end of the proving), [1]. ► Paroxysm of cough,
with easy expectoration of grayish, gelatinous, lumpy mucus, [21].
[660.] ► *Short
paroxysms, of cough, repeated three, times before going to bed, and followed by easy
expectoration of globules of mucus (first day), [20].
► Cough in short paroxysms, with easy expectoration of
greenish lumpy masses, [20]. ►
Slight paroxysms of cough, with expectoration of round masses of grayish mucus (second day),
[14]. ► Morning
cough, with easy expectoration, which was slimy and mingled with very tenacious threads
(eighth day), [11]. ►
Expectoration increased, tough and sweet, on the fifth day; on the sixth day it became lumpy
and of a grayish-blue color, and was expectorated with less exertion; on the seventh day it
became still looser, [10]. ►
Expectoration of easily loosened mucus, [1]. ► Expectoration of yellow, sour mucus (sixth day), [15]. ► Expectoration of
thick mucus, [24]. ►
Expectoration of lumpy mucus, [24]. ► Expectoration of lumpy yellow mucus after slight hawking, [13]. [670.] ► Expectoration of yellowish mucus, which had a tinge of red,
and tasted sourish-sweet (second day), [16]. ► Expectoration of large masses of whitish-gray mucus, [3b]. ► Towards evening
the cough was accompanied by some expectoration (fourth day), [10].
► Frequent expectoration of mucus, [24]. ► Frequent expectoration of
mucus, alternating with dry hacking cough, [24]. ► Frequent expectoration of thick nauseous mucus, [24]. ► Frequent
expectoration of easily loosened mucus, in the afternoon, [23].
► Frequent slight expectoration of white mucus in lumps
as large as a pea from the larynx, with a dry sensation in the mouth, extending into the
fauces (symptoms noticed even at the beginning of the proving and which constantly
recurred), [3]. ►
After making great exertion, some mucus was raised by the cough; this was greenish-yellow,
and almost as sweet as sugar-cane (fourth day), [10]. ► Respiration. ► Hot
breath, [3b]. [680.]
► Short, oppressed breathing, after rising, [24]. ► Involuntary deep
inspiration, frequently while walking, with some relief from yawning (second day), [10]. ► *Difficult breathing,
[27]. ► Respiration
more difficult than usual while walking (fifth day), [22].
► Dyspnœa and oppression of the lower portion of the
chest (first day), [14].
CHEST.
► Increased vigor of
the thoracic organ, [27]. ►
Sneezing was impossible on account of the violent pain in the lung, [22]. ► Sensation of heat deep in
the chest, which became so severe momentarily that it caused burning, especially in the præcordial
region, [9]. ► A
suffocative sensation, as though the thorax were too narrow; this symptom was aggravated by
drinking beer (seventh and eighth days), [10]. ► Pressure upon the chest, with hoarseness, [2]. [690.] ►
Severe pressure in the chest in the evening, followed by ulcerative pain in the præcordial
region, [20]. ►
Frequent dull sticking pressure in the region of the bend of the fifth and sixth ribs (first
day), [20]. ►
Sensation of pressure, weakness, and bruisedness of the chest, [3b]. ► Pressive sensation in the
chest, with at times increased sensitiveness about the left nipple, [2]. ► Pinching-pressive pain in
the middle of the chest, [3b]. ►
Oppression of the chest, [3b], [24]. ► Oppression, with soreness
of the whole external chest (fourth day), [20]. ► Oppression of the chest and soreness of the apices of the
lungs on ascending a hill, a sensation as if he had run too violently, [10b]. ► Some oppression of the
chest, in the forenoon while speaking, [24]. ► Frequent oppression of the chest, [21]. [700.] ► Transient oppression of the chest (eighth day), [16]. ► Sticking in the
lower part of the chest, [3]. ►
Transient sticking pain in the ribs and præcordial region, in a place of the size of a
dollar, which on pressure feels as if suppurating, [6].
► Stitches in the upper part of the chest, [20]. ► Fine stitches in the walls
of the thorax, especially in the epigastric region, on uncovering the abdomen, [3b]. ► Sensation of
soreness in the apices of both lungs, with transient chilliness in spite of very warm
temperature, when walking (first day), [10]. ► Sore pain in the chest beneath the clavicles, with much
affection of the air-passages, [13]. ► Sore pain in the lungs became at times dull sticking or
slightly boring, and sometimes seated in the pleura and pericardium; at another time it
seemed deep in the lungs and heart, and at the same time seemed to be associated with
stronger beats of the heart (second day), [10]. ► Very sore pain, with pressure and tension in the chest and
pulsating throbbing, especially in the apices of the lungs, following the sensation of heat
(second day), [10]. ►
The symptoms in the chest became gradually worse, the sore pain became burning, and
frequently changed its seat, but it affected most the heart and apices of the lungs, with
irritation to breathe deeply and to cough (second day), [10].
[710.] ► Frequent
sensation as though a vessel were pulsating here and there in the lungs (first day), [10]. ► Front. ► Burning beneath the sternum, [24].
► Painful pressure in the middle of the sternum,
extending from before backward, coincident with a similar pain between the shoulder-blades,
extending from behind forward, in the forenoon while walking (second day), [20]. ► Sensation of pressure in
the middle of the sternum, extending to both scapulæ (after 3d trit.), [4]. ► Feeling as if the lungs
were affected by fine stitches behind the middle of the sternum, [3b]. ► Sensation of soreness and
pressure beneath the sternum, [24]. ► Sides. ► Slight
burning and sticking between the ribs, first left, then right (fourth day), [16]. ► Tensive pain in the upper
part of the left chest (first day), [20]. ► Tensive pain in the upper part of the left chest near the
clavicle, especially noticed during the day, and aggravated by moving the left arm (eighth
and ninth days), [20]. ►
Drawing pain in the region of the left clavicle, aggravated by lying upon the left shoulder,
[6]. [720.] ► Sticking, not very painful, in a small circumscribed spot in
the middle of the first false rib of the left side, after going into the street, ceasing
when quiet in the room, [3]. ►
Sticking pain in the left side, extending forward towards the sternum, with pressive pain on
the chest, [4]. ►
Sticking pain in the left side of the chest, in a circumscribed spot, aggravated by walking,
but not by deep breathing, [3]. ►
Pressive sticking pain in the lower portion of the right lung, immediately after rising in
the morning; the pain was very severe, especially on deep inspiration, but was not affected
by motion, [23]. ►
Stitches in the left half of the chest, especially on rapid walking, [20]. ► Stitches in the left upper
half of the chest, aggravated towards evening, [21]. ► Stitches in rapid succession in the region of the left
nipple, which disappear on paying attention to them, and do not return (fourth day), [2]. ► Stitches in quick
succession at the greatest curvature of the last true ribs of the left side (60th dil.,
second day, also second day after 30th dil.); they appeared while sewing and were aggravated
by walking or ascending steps, but not by deep breathing; relieved during rest, [4]. ► Some stitches in
quick succession in the lower left side of the thorax, in the forenoon when walking in the
street, also returning in the evening (second day), [3].
► Transient, very painful stitches, at times in the left,
at times in the right side of the chest, [27]. [730.] ► Very transient
stitches between the sixth and seventh ribs, first in the left and then in the right side
(sixth day), [15]. ►
Dull stitch in the lower lobe of the right lung, on deep inspiration, at 4 P.M., [23]. ► Fine stitches in
the right half of the chest along the sternum, [21]. ► Frequent fine stitches between the fifth and seventh left
ribs, disappearing on deep inspiration, and immediately returning on expiration (third day),
[16]. ► Deeply
piercing sharp stitches in the upper part of the left chest near the clavicle, followed by
long-continued ulcerative pains, frequently repeated for several days, and seeming similar
to a commencing tuberculosis (third day), [20]. ► Severe piercing stitches near the left nipple, [20]. ► Several biting stitches on
the margin of the left false ribs between the stomach and left flank (deeply seated), [7]. ► Sensation of
soreness at the apex of the left lung, with at times pulsating sensation that constantly
alternated with slight contraction of the lower lip (like cramp in the skin), [9]. ► Bruised pain in the region
of the left clavicle, which pains as if sprained, on moving the head or left arm, or when
lying on the left shoulder, [6]. ►
Bruised pain in the region of the left clavicle, aggravated by moving the arm, and changing
while lying to a pain in the left shoulder, as if sprained, [6].
[740.] ► Bruised pain
in the left clavicular region, on waking from sleep in the morning, [6].
HEART AND PULSE.
► Præcordium.
► An indefinite pain in the heart, which was not seldom
interrupted by the beating of the pulse; sensation as if everything were forced towards the
heart; towards evening of the same day throbbing pain in the heart, with at times pulsations
on its upper surface, [9]. ►
Pressure in the præcordial region, [13]. ► Pressive burrowing pain in the region of the heart, on
rising, continuing the whole time he was driving, and only disappearing on leaving the
carriage, [13]. ►
Severe pressive pain in the præcordial region, with palpitation, at night, [13]. ► Dull stitches through the
heart from time to time, with throbbing in it, which seemed to be audible, but was not
perceptible to the hand (third morning), [10]. ► Constant sensation of soreness in the heart from morning till
noon (sixth day), [10]. ►
Throbbing, like a violent pulsation, now in the heart, in the middle of the chest, now in
the apices of the lungs; throbbing, consisting of several beats in rapid succession,
followed by five to ten minutes’ intermission until it appeared at another place (first
day), [10]. ►
Sensation as though an artery were pulsating very rapidly on the upper surface of the heart,
repeated several times while walking, [9]. ► Heart’s Action. ►
Tumultuous action of the heart, while lying down after dinner (first day), [14]. [750.] ► Palpitation, causing anxiety, lasting several minutes (second
day), [16]. ►
Frequent palpitation at night, waking him from sleep, [13].
► Sudden violent palpitation, as from great fright,
lasting twenty to thirty seconds, whereby the whole body was shaken, waking him about
midnight from doze, and recurring with constantly decreasing severity, [7]. ► *Irregular beating of the heart
in rapid succession, causing anxiety, after eating, [6]. ► Pulse. ► Pulse accelerated, [76];
(after 3d trit.), [4]. ►
Pulse accelerated, tremulous (first day), [14]. ► Pulse moderately accelerated, [23].
► Pulse 64 (fifth day after 3d trit.), [4].® 2000
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