CURARE.
A South American (Guayana) arrow-poison, of variable strength and
composition, supposed to be made from different species of Strychnos (toxifera, Schomb., cogens, etc.), or of Cocculus; by some it is asserted
that animal poisons are added. (Serpents’ fangs have been found in the imported article).
One authority asserts that a certain kind of toad secretes a poison identical in action with
Curare, and that the venom of these toads is obtained by some Indians who manufacture
Curare.
Native Names
, Curare, Urari, Ourari, Wourari, Wourali, Wurali,
etc.
Authorities.
1, Preyer,
Berl. Kl. W., 1865, effects of triturating some; 2,
Same, effects caused by getting a few drops of a solution into a cut in the finger; 3, Same, effects of fumes while evaporating a solution of Curare.Appendix. Houat’s proving, Nouv. Donn. de Mat. Méd. et de Tox., p. 71.
HEAD.
► Headache, [3].
EYE.
► Tears roll down the
cheeks, [2]. ► Rush
of blood to head, with transient but very violent headache, [1].
NOSE.
► Increased secretion
of mucus, [1]. ►
Constant flowing of mucus, [2].
MOUTH.
► Increased
secretion of saliva, [1]. ►
Mouth was unable to hold the saliva, [2]. ► Bitter taste, [1].
URINARY ORGANS.
► A very
unusual secretion of urine, [2].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Remarkable weariness, [1].
FEVER.
► Whole body covered
with sweat, [2].
APPENDIX OF CURARE.
MIND.
► Emotional. ► Paroxysm of insanity impelling him to attack himself; he
strikes, scratches, and tears himself with a sort of relish, and without feeling any pain. ► Foolish merriment, interrupted by fright and weeping. ► Fits of ecstasy at night, as if caused by hearing music. ► Everything he sees appears foul and nasty. ► Fondness for luxury and grandeur. ►
He would like to go travelling in great style. ► Aversion
to society. ► Gayety mingled with sadness and sighing. ► Melancholy, egotistical, envious, obstinate, intractable
disposition. [10.] ►
Brooding sadness, frequent weeping, with desire for solitude. ►
Great despondency; becomes reckless about himself. ►
Regrets for the past. ► Disposition to suicide. ► Anxiety, apprehension, excessive anguish. ► Very easily frightened and made to weep. ► Excessive fear of death. ►
Irascibility, wicked disposition; desires to lie in wait in order to assault others, and
even to kill and rob them. ► Constant ennui. ► Will wavers and intellect is dull; he has to be guided and
driven into action. [20.] ►
Indifference to everything going on about him. ►
Intellectual. ► The thoughts are disconnected
and unfixed. ► Confusion of ideas, with sensation as if
in a constant delirium.
HEAD.
► Vertigo. ► Sensation of dizziness in the head, with pressure on the
temples and constriction of the throat. ► Frequent
attacks of dizziness. ► General Head. ► Cerebral tuberculosis. ►
Congestion of blood to the head, with pulsating, vibrating pains, and loss of consciousness.
► Congestion of blood to the head, with hæmorrhage from
mouth, nose, and ears; contraction of the throat, suffocation. ►
Rush of blood to the head, with transient but very violent headache, [1]. ► The head is bent backwards,
with stiffness of the neck. [30.] ►
Swaying and trembling of the head. ► Violent movements of
blood in the head and in the heart. ► Cerebral
hæmorrhage, followed by paralysis, especially on the left side. ►
Weakness and numbness of the head. ► Burning pain, crampy
and lancinating pains in the head, with muco-purulent discharge from the nose. ► Contractive movements in the brain, with difficulty in
collecting his ideas. ► Heavy headache, with inability to
hold up the head. ► Sensation of great pressure on the
skull. ► Lancinations, digging, and contractions in the
brain, with spells of faintness. ► Lancinating, boring,
cramplike pains in the whole head, with inclination to lie down and stretch himself. [40.] ► Sensation as if the
head were bruised by repeated blows. ► Feeling of a
strong pulsation passing from the head to The heart. ►
Painful oscillations within the brain, as from a serous effusion. ►
Sensation of simmering and boiling in the head, when moved ever so slightly. ► Forehead. ► Neuralgic
pains, starting from the forehead and extending to the neck and face. ► Parietals. ►
Semilateral headache, with pulsating pains sometimes on the right side, sometimes on the
left. ► Great pressure on the parietals, as if the head
were bound with iron. ► Occiput. ► Violent blows in the region of the cerebellum. ► External Head. ► The
hair loses its gloss, and finally turns white. ► The hair
becomes matted and frizzled like wool. [50.] ► The hair falls off. ►
Large greasy ulcers on the head. ► Scaly herpes, scabs,
and fissures on the scalp. ► Itching and burning pimples,
like tubercles, on the hairy scalp. ► Great sensitiveness
of the scalp. ► Enervating tickling all over the head. ► Intolerable itching on the scalp, with constant desire to
scratch it.
EYE.
► Objective. ► Greenish color and dimness of the eyes. ►
Redness and swelling of the eyes, as if from a blow, especially in the morning on waking,
and in the afternoon. ► Eyes red and inflamed. [60.] ► The eyes are weak and
sensitive; they cannot be used without causing vertigo. ►
Neuralgic pains which pass from the eyes to the base of the brain and cause faintness. ► Burning, lancinating, digging pains in the eyes. ► Distensive and drawing pains in the eyes, as if something was
trying to tear them. ► Contractive pains in the eyes,
especially in the evening. ► Smarting pain in the eyes,
with frequent winking. ► Lids. ► Eyelids red and swollen. ►
Corrosion and contraction of the borders of the lids, with inability to close them. ► Gum on the lids, especially on waking in the morning. ► Ulcers and scabs on the borders of the lids. [70.] ► Many small burning
pimples on the eye-lashes and beard. ► Sensation as if
the eyelids were on the stretch and tearing. ► Pulsations
and spasmodic fluttering of the eyelids. ► Lachrymal
Apparatus. ► Lachrymation with great
photophobia. ► Ball. ►
Elevations, like water-blisters, on the sclerotica, at the canthi. ►
Pupil. ► Pupil strongly dilated. ► Great contraction of the pupil. ►
Vision. ► Amaurotic weakness of sight. ► Attacks of blindness towards evening. ►
Constant mist before the eyes. [80.] ► Myopia. ► All object
appear trembling and confused. ► Fiery circle before the
eyes, together with many small black spots.
EAR.
► Objective. ► Erysipelatous swelling of the internal ear, as also of the
head. ► Internal otitis, with pains which drive one to
insanity and suicide. ► Excessive secretion of cerumen. ► Purulent otorrhœa. ► Hæmorrhage
from the ears. ► Subjective. ►
Sensation as if soap-bubbles were bursting in the ear, with burning and lancinating pains. ► Pains in the ear, which cause fainting. [90.] ► Severe digging,
together with drumming, cracking, and detonations in the ears. ►
Nervous, lancinating pains which extend from the ears into the legs, with desire to lie
down. ► Sensation as from a corrosive acid deep in the
ear. ► Hearing. ►
Hardness of hearing, with great sensitiveness to noise. ►
Total deafness. ► All sorts of noises in the ears, even
whistling and cries of animals. ► Humming and roaring in
the ears, with attacks of deafness.
NOSE.
► Objective. ► Nose inflamed, with sensation as if some one was trying to
pull it off. ► Enormous swelling of the nose. ► Tumors in the nasal fossæ, interfering with respiration, and
bleeding very readily. [100.] ►
Ulcers in the nose, with swelling of the nasal bones and cartilages. ►
Abundant discharge from the nose of greenish, bloody, and very offensive mucus. ► Coryza, with frequent sneezing; constant discharge of nasal
mucus, heaviness and weakness of the head and eyes. ►
Epistaxis, especially in the evening and at night. ►
Stoppage of the nose, with very painful dry coryza. ►
Frequent ineffectual inclination to sneeze. ► Very
disagreeable dryness of the nose. ► Sensation as if an
instrument was being passed up the nostrils. ► Sensation
as if a sharp instrument was passed into the brain through the root of the nose. ► Scratching pains in the nostrils. [110.]
► Pulsating, digging, and pungent pains in the nose,
which are reflected throughout the whole head. ►
Intolerable tickling and burning in the nostrils, with sensation as if they were all raw. ► Smell. ► Anosmia.
FACE.
► Objective. ► Pale, greenish, cadaverous face. ►
Face pale, incrusted with small, red, hard tumors, which remain so without ripening. ► Face puffy, with sensation of coldness all over it. ► Congestion, redness, and puffiness of the face, with a dark
circle around the eyes. ► Erysipelatous swelling,
shifting quickly about on the face. ► Skin of face
relaxed and pendant. ► Sensation as if the facial bones
became enlarged. [120.] ►
Facial neuralgia, mostly starting from the left temple. ►
Neuralgic pains, with drawings of the muscles and distortion of the face. ► Beating pains in the bones of the face. ► Cheeks. ► Swelling of
the cheeks and gums. ► Lips. ►
Inflamed lips covered with phlyctenæ. ► Lips thick and
full of scirrhous tubercles. ► Swelling of the lips, with
inability to close the mouth. ► An indurated tumor of a
syphilitic nature on the lips. ► Ulcers and fissures on
the labial commissures. ► Dryness, chapping, and frequent
bleeding of the lips. ► Chin. [130.] ► Trismus. ► Sensation as if the jaw, the lips, the tongue, and the whole
mouth were paralyzed. ► Neuralgic pains going from the
jaws to the teeth. ► Crampy pains in the jaws, with
clenching and grinding of the teeth.
MOUTH.
► Teeth. ► The teeth decay and fall out easily. ►
Sensation as if the teeth, when meeting each other, yielded to the pressure and receded into
the gums. ► Boring, lancinating toothache, aggravated in
the morning, afternoon, and at night, also by cold air, eating, and strong liquors. ► Gums. ► Gums gray,
black, and bleeding. ► Swelling of the gums, especially
in the evening, with inability to eat. ► Abscesses on the
gums. ► Tongue. [140.]
► Tongue deep red, ulcerated, cracked, and bleeding. ► Tongue inflamed, thick, heavy, and covered with small
pimples, especially on the edges. ► Sensation of very
disagreeable dryness and roughness of the tongue. ► General
Mouth. ► Inflammation of the palate. ► Ulceration and bleeding of the palate. ►
Inflamed varices on the roof of the mouth and in the throat. ►
Hard and very painful pimples on the palate. ► A great
many small pimples on the palate, with itching and burning. ►
Saliva. ► Copious salivation. ► Bloody foam at the mouth; emission of urine and much
flatulence. ► Taste. [150.]
► Bitter taste. ►
Bitter, sour, metallic, and bloody taste in mouth. ►
Bitter, sour taste in back of throat. ► Speech. ► Confused speech, nasal voice; cannot talk any more, but
cries.
THROAT.
► Objective.
► Congestion of blood and hæmorrhage from the throat. ► Throat as if paralyzed, and sometimes burning, sometimes icy
cold. ► Subjective. ►
Constant inclination to swallow and hawk, in order to clear the throat. ► Sensation as if something hard stuck in the throat. ► Great heat and burning in the throat. ►
Constriction of the throat, with fits of suffocation. [160.]
► Roughness of the throat, with great accumulation of
thick mucus. ► Pulsation and raw pains in the throat. ► Tonsils. ► Softening
and destruction of the tonsils. ► Very painful
inflammation and swelling of the tonsils. ► Abscess of
the tonsils, with noisy and difficult respiration. ► Pharynx
and Œsophagus. ► Spasmodic movements of
tension and relaxation in the pharynx and œsophagus. ►
Excoriation and shrinking of the œsophagus. ► Swallowing.
► Very difficult deglutition; fluids return frequently
through the nostrils. ► He has to drink at every
mouthful, in order to wash down the food, which sticks in the œsophagus.
STOMACH.
► Hunger. ► Hunger, even after eating heartily. [170.]
► Morbid hunger, with fever and fainting fits. ► He is very fond of meat. ►
Anorexia, but the appetite returns on eating. ► Aversion
to bread and vegetables. ► Thirst. ► Wants to drink a great deal. ►
Desire for water and sweetened drinks. ► Desire for wine
and milk, which, however, do not agree with him. ►
Disgust for brandy and all strong liquors. ► Eructation.
► Eructations, which relieve the pain for a moment. ► Frequent bitter and burning eructations. [180.] ► Regurgitations,
sometimes bloody and purulent. ► Heartburn. ► Pyrosis, and vomiting of acrid and burning matters. ► Nausea and Vomiting. ►
Nausea and salivation, with vertigo and roaring in the head. ►
Vomiting of everything taken. ► Vomiting, accompanied by
cough and involuntary stools. ► Vomiting of food after
eating, with hiccough and inability to remain seated. ►
Vomiting of decomposed food, mixed with bile and blood. ►
Bilious or bitter, green or gray, vomiting. ► Discharge
of phlegm and vomiting of bloody matter. ► Stomach.
► Strange movements and agitation in the stomach. [190.] ► Dryness and spasms of
the whole digestive canal, with thirst and inability to drink, fever, delirium, and
paroxysms of hydrophobia. ► Constant sensation of
emptiness and hunger in the stomach. ► Sensation of a
large ball in the stomach, with nausea and very fatiguing hiccough. ►
However little he eats, severe pains in stomach, so that he has to double himself up. ► Pinching, going from the stomach to the back, and followed by
horrible cramps. ► Pinching, burning, pulsating pains in
the stomach, as if he had a tumor there. ► Contraction
and paralysis of the stomach. ► Cramps and colics in the
stomach, with vomiting, and coldness of the extremities, especially in the evening and at
night. ► Sensation as if the stomach were forcibly drawn
towards the abdomen. ► After eating, pressure, burning,
lancinations, and rumbling in the stomach, eructations, and frequent vertigo, desire to
vomit and vomiting, with pains in the loins and diarrhœic stools. [200.]
► Great sensitiveness of the epigastric region.
ABDOMEN.
► Hypochondria.
► Enormous swelling of the liver, with general dropsy. ► Engorgement of the liver, with sensation as if pricked with
pins. ► Abscesses and concretions in the liver, with
lancinating and pricking pains on movement. ► Sensation
of uneasiness and torpor in the liver. ► Sensation as if
the liver were raised and pushed towards the heart. ►
Sensation of swelling and of paralysis of the spleen. ►
Pressing and pulsating pains in the hepatic region. ►
Pressive and lancinating pains in the spleen. ►
Lancinating, digging, and tearing pains in the liver, especially during motion. [210.] ► Painful stitches and
cramps in the hepatic region, especially in the afternoon. ►
General Abdomen. ► Swelling and inflation of
the abdomen. ► Dropsical swelling of the abdomen. ► Movements and shocks in the abdomen, as if from something
alive. ► Borborygmi and rumbling in the abdomen, with a
great deal of incarcerated flatus, and constipation. ►
Burning of the abdomen, as if from nettlerash. ► Burnings
in the bowels, and horrible colic, forcing him to bend over and press the abdomen. ► Burning and lancinating pains in the abdomen. ► Burning colic, as if a red-hot iron were thrust into the
bowels, with severe bilious and offensive diarrhœa. ►
Sensation as if the whole abdomen had been beaten. [220.]
► When coughing, shocks in the abdomen, burning and
tearing in the chest. ► Hypogastrium and Iliac Regions.
► Inflammation and swelling of the inguinal glands. ► Inflammatory inguinal swellings.
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
Prolapsus ani. ► Pimples and abscesses on the anus. ► Very painful hæmorrhoidal tumors, with agitation, ill-humor,
and weakness. ► Blind hæmorrhoids, with burning,
lancinating pains at the anus, and diarrhœa. ► Flowing hæmorrhoids,
with constipation, itching, and lancinations in the rectum and anus. ►
Very profuse bleeding at the anus, even when not defecating. ►
Frequently, during stool, sensation of closure of the anus, with throbbing in the rectum and
temples. [230.] ►
Pains of excoriation in the anus, as if it were flayed to the quick. ►
Indurated and fistulous tumor on the perineum. ►
Excessive urging to stool, with very little result, in spite of much effort.
STOOL.
► Diarrhœa. ► Diarrhœa, with inflammation of the bowels, colic, nausea,
and vomiting. ► Stools semi-liquid, brown, very
offensive, and followed by much smarting at the anus. ►
Stools whitish, liquid, choleraic, with cramps in the stomach. ►
Stools yellow, or bloody, or of undigested food, with burning heat in the bowels. ► Constipation. ► Stools
hard, large, and very difficult.
URINARY ORGANS.
► Kidneys and
Bladder. ► Great heat, accompanied by digging,
in the kidneys. ► Sensation of congestion and engorgement
of the kidneys. [240.] ►
Cramplike pains in the kidneys, with vesical tenesmus and bloody urine. ► Pulsating, pressive, lancinating, and boring pains in the
kidneys. ► Has to twist himself, or constantly to move
his legs about, during the pains in the bladder. ►
Aggravation of all the pains in the kidneys by movement. ►
Sensation of fulness of the bladder, with distensive and lancinating, or burning, tearing,
or crampy pains. ► Very great smarting at the neck of the
bladder and in the urethra, with discharge of a few drops of yellow mucus, which stains the
linen. ► Urethra. ►
Blennorrhagic discharge, copious, yellow, green, and even bloody. ►
Intense blennorrhagia, with chordee. ► Prostatic
discharge after urinating. ► Burning and tearing pains in
the urethra, while urinating. [250.] ► Burning, lancinating, cutting, and bruised pains in the
urethra. ► Urging to urinate; he cannot hold his urine
without feeling sick. ► Urging to urinate, accompanied by
dysuria and nausea. ► Urging to urinate, with strangury
and fainting fits. ► Micturition. ► Urine nearly always difficult to pass, thick, and scanty. ► Obstinate retention of urine, with lancinations and
pulsations in the bladder, as if it would break to pieces. ►
Urination, with tenesmus, colic, cramps in the jaw and legs, and trembling all over. ► Urine. ► Urine clear
and frequent, with digging and cramps in the kidneys, drawings in the stomach, dry mouth,
and great thirst, especially in the evening and at night. ►
Urine dark, or white and viscid. ► Urine turbid, thick,
and oily, often blood-streaked. [260.] ► Diabetic urine, with great emaciation.
SEXUAL ORGANS.
► Male.
► Very strong smell of the genitals. ► Penis red and swollen. ►
Pimples change into chancrous sores, especially on the prepuce. ►
Abundant secretion of smegma behind the glans. ► Descent
of the testicles, with sensation as if an inguinal hernia would escape. ► Orchitis often accompanies the blennorrhagia. ► Sexual desire, but no erections. ►
Complete absence of sexual desire, in spite of violent erections. ►
Frequent and debilitating nocturnal emissions, with great indolence, and desire to sleep a
long time. [270.] ►
During an embrace, the ejaculation is slow and without enjoyment. ►
Female. ► Distensive pains in the ovaries and
uterus. ► Drawing in the ovarian region, with desire to
press on it. ► Inflammation and swelling of the womb,
with pinching, burning pains and as if pricked with pins. ►
Ulcers on the os uteri. ► Sterility. ► Abortion. ► Lancinations
and digging in the womb. ► Vaginitis, with great smarting
of the vulva and thighs. ► Leucorrhœa, scanty, thick,
purulent, clotted, and very offensive. [280.] ► Menses generally too soon. ►
Menses too soon, weak, and short-lasting. ► Menses
retarded and too profuse. ► Menses very capricious,
either retarded or too soon. ► Before menses, burning and
contractions in the uterus. ► During the menses, colic,
headache, pains in the loins, general prostration, and hypochondria. ►
Metrorrhagia. ► Sexual desire, with furor uterinus, heat, itching, and burning of the vulva.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
► Larynx,
Trachea, and Bronchi. ► Sensation of dryness
and rigidity in the respiratory mucous membrane, as if it was parchment. ► Swelling and hypertrophy of the cartilages of the larynx. [290.] ► Granulations in the
larynx, with burning, lancinating pains, purulent expectoration, and very offensive breath. ► Large quantities of mucus and false membranes in the larynx. ► Fits of occlusion of the larynx, with suffocation. ► Burning, lancinations, and contractions in the larynx. ► Sensation as if the windpipe were torn low down. ► Sensation of heat and scraping in the bronchi. ► Voice. ► Voice thick,
weak, wheezing. ► Frequent hoarseness. ► The voice gives out sometimes after speaking a few words. ► Cough and Expectoration. ►
Violent cough, shaking the whole body, provoking vomiting, and often causing syncope. [300.] ► Catarrhal cough, with
coryza. ► Deep wheezing cough, as if coming from the
bowels. ► Fatiguing spasmodic cough, as in hooping-cough.
► Hard, dry cough. ►
Hollow cough, with rattling, and expectoration of mucus seeming to come from the base of the
chest. ► Cough aggravated by fresh air, laughing, motion,
change of temperature, after eating, when hungry, in the morning, in the evening, and at
night on going to bed. ► Yellow, gray, green, or black
expectoration. ► Spitting and vomiting of bright blood,
often without cough. ► Respiration. ► Great difficulty of respiration. ►
Great dyspnœa.
CHEST.
[310.] ► Burning heat in chest, with sensation as if the bronchi were
swollen and torn. ► Painful stitches, especially in the
right side of the thorax, with sensation of swelling and of pleuritic effusion. ► Inflammation and tuberculization of the lungs. ► Mammæ. ► Inflammatory
swelling of the mammæ. ► Hard tumors, like scirrhus, in
the breasts. ► Large abscess on the breast. ► Ulcers and fissures on the nipples. ►
Drawing, boring, pinching, lancinating pains, extending from the breasts into the axillæ.
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Heaviness of the heart, with severe palpitation. ►
Lancinating and distensive pains in the region of the heart. [320.]
► Irregular pulse, sometimes intermittent, and nearly
always hard.
NECK AND BACK.
► Neck.
► Wry neck; the head is turned backwards, and he falls
down, with loss of consciousness and stiffness of the body. ►
Large and painful tumors on the neck, mostly on the right side. ►
Swelling and deviation of the cervical muscles and bones. ►
Scrofulous swelling of the cervical glands. ► Sensation
as if he had always a tight iron collar round the neck, with congestion and great heaviness
of the head. ► Sensation as if the bones of the neck were
twisted, forming a hump in the throat. ► Lancinations in
the lateral portions of the neck, as if iron blades were run through them. ► Back. ► Convulsive
movements in the spine and limbs. ► Contractions and
drawings in the spine, with sensation of retraction and twisting of this part. [330.] ► Painful contractions
in the spinal column. ► Inclination to twist the back and
extremities. ► Painful digging and cramps in the back,
causing him to change position every moment. ►
Contractions and twisting sensation in the scapulæ and shoulders.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
Shocks and disordered movements of the limbs. ► Rheumatic
and gouty swelling of the joints. ► Sensation as if the
joints were soldered together.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Painful, red, inflammatory swelling of the whole arm. ►
Contractions and spasms in the arms, which crack and writhe about. ►
Complete paralysis of the arms, beginning with insensibility of the skin. [340.] ► Heaviness and
paralytic weakness of the arms, he is unable to hold them up, or even to change their
position. ► Sensation as if the arm were squeezed in
different places. ► Shoulder. ► Inflammatory swelling of the axillary and inguinal glands. ► Wrist. ► Swelling of
the wrists and hands. ► Hand. ► Excessive trembling of the hands. ►
Great weakness of the arms and hands. ► He can hold
nothing in his hands. ► Sensation as if a weight were
fastened to each hand, and were pulling the arms out of their sockets. ► Fingers. ► Panaritium.
► Fingers swollen and stiff; he can open the hands only
with great difficulty, and by jerking efforts. [350.] ► Softening and great fragility of the nails. ► Excessive pain in the nails, with sensation as if they were
twisted and torn out.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Lameness and stumbling gait. ► Lancinating and digging
pains in the joints of the legs, especially the knees and hips. ►
Thigh. ► Sciatica, with stiffness of the limb,
and great difficulty in walking. ► Leg. ► Very painful swelling of the legs and feet, every evening. ► Frequent retraction of the legs, with great difficulty in
extending them. ► The legs have a tendency to become
bowed outward, like those of rickety children. ► Varices
of the legs, with burning heat, and sensation as if the feet were dragging cannon-balls. ► Gouty and rheumatic pains in the legs. ► Ankle. [360.] ► Sensation as if the ankle were forcibly compressed, and all
its nerves knotted or cut. ► Foot. ► Swelling of the feet, with abscess and tendency to gangrene. ► Swelling of the feet, with burning, throbbing, and inability
to protect them from the heat. ► Cannot bear any covering
on the feet, which are inflamed and burning. ► Toes.
► Tendency to corns.
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
► Objective.
► Excessive emaciation. ►
Dryness of the muscles and extreme emaciation of the face. ►
Deficient circulation, with concretions in the nerves. ►
Periostitis. ► Agitation and tremor of the whole body. [370.] ► Certain movements are
made unconsciously, and on becoming aware of them, he starts with surprise. ► Grotesque movements of the head, arms, and legs, as in St.
Vitus’s dance. ► Convulsions resembling eclampsia. ► Sudden and transient attacks of convulsive movements and
shuddering. ► Very violent spasms, especially of the
arms. ► Epileptic fits. ►
Epileptic fits very often occurring at night. ► Attacks
of tetanic stiffness of the entire body. ► Laziness and
great indifference. ► On waking, weakness and
prostration, nausea and vomiting, great difficulty in collecting his ideas, in speaking and
understanding; delirium, inclination to stretch; appetite and great thirst. [380.] ► After an embrace,
weakness, languor, and desire to lie down. ► Weakness
succeeded by sleep, with nightmare, and frightful dreams. ►
Great weakness of mind and body. ► Strong tendency to
paralysis, especially of the motor apparatus. ► Subjective.
► Skin excessively sensitive to heat, cold, and the
contact of air. ► Bone-pains, especially at night. ► Crampy and tearing pains on every movement. ► Lancinations and burning, tearing, rheumatic pains,
especially in the elbows and hands. ► Severe lancinating
and cutting pains, especially in the joints of the arms. ►
Tearing pains in the muscles, often caused by the slightest exertion. [390.] ► Bruised pain all
over, especially in the arms and scapulæ. ► All the
bones feel broken; he has not strength to move about. ►
Pulsating and burning pains. ► Pains affecting on side or
the other of the body, and often felt crosswise.
SKIN.
► Objective. ► The skin frequently inflames, turns red, breaks easily, and
bleeds. ► Skin sickly, and very easily injured; wherever
it is pressed upon, however lightly, it itches, turns red, and burns. ►
Yellow, gray, always dirty-looking skin. ► Skin
coppery-red, or blue around the ulcers. ► Brown skin. ► The skin is checkered by variously colored spots. [400.] ► Ecchymoses,
phlyctenæ, pemphigus. ► Livid blue spots, as from
bruises. ► Swelling of the skin, almost every evening. ► Sometimes, after the slightest exertion, the skin puffs up,
and streams with perspiration. ► Desquamation of the
skin, especially on the legs. ► Oozing of blood through
the skin, with great restlessness and fear of death. ►
Stiffness and insensibility of the skin. ► Paralysis of
the epidermis. ► Eruptions, Dry. ► Red patches, which turn yellow and terminate in desquamation.
► Many very painful subcutaneous pimples. [410.] ► Small, hard pimples,
itching and burning, on different parts of the body. ►
Herpes, with scabs, which after falling off leave an inflamed sore, or with thick,
long-lasting scabs, especially on the forehead and cheeks. ►
Herpetic eruptions, the scabs being constantly renewed. ►
Scaly herpes. ► Urticaria. ►
Urticaria and miliaria, with fever; chills and heat in alternation. ►
Itching and burning miliary eruption, with thick, rough skin. ►
Scarlatina. ► Burning miliary eruption on the penis. ► Itching miliary eruption on the concha, and in the internal
ear. [420.] ► Burning
herpes on the eyelids. ► Pimples, like tubercles, on the
tip of the nose. ► Acne rosacea, with varices, and
bleeding of the cheeks. ► Eruptions, Moist. ► Erratic and phlegmonous erysipelas, followed by continual
boils and abscesses. ► Erysipelas on the legs, extending
to the abdomen. ► Eruptions, Pustular. ► Red and hard tumefactions, which crack and suppurate. ► Very painful pimples, secreting a thick, greenish matter. ► Subcutaneous pimples, like tubercles, and very long in
suppurating. ► Frequent boils. ►
Pustular eruption, especially on the abdomen, with headache and fever. [430.] ► Pustulous herpes. ► Scabies. ► Boils and
pustulous eruptions on the neck. ► Furuncles on the back,
constantly renewing themselves, and suppurating freely. ►
Ulcers. ► Sores healing very slowly, and
passing easily into gangrene. ► Malignant ulcers in
different parts of the body. ► Abscesses on the legs,
with bloody suppuration. ► Varicose ulcers on the ears. ► Corrosive ulcers on the auricles, with scabs and fissures
especially after getting chilled. ► Corroding ulcers of a
cancerous nature on the cheeks. ► Subjective. [440.] ► Formication and
attacks of numbness of the legs, felt from time to time, and ending in complete paralysis. ► Sensation of formication, and as of a morbid process (travail
morbid), about the bones. ► Tickling of the skin, so that
he wants to rub it all the time. ► Intolerable itching,
and burning all over, as if he had been attacked by thousand of insects. ► The skin-symptoms are aggravated by cold or great heat.
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
► Sleepiness.
► Invincible drowsiness, and heavy sleep, in the daytime,
especially afternoons. ► After the spasms, heavy sleep
with snoring. ► Comatose sleep, or he sleeps with his
eyes open, and hears the noise made about him. ► Coma
vigil; somnambulism. ► Sleeplessness. ► Tardy slumbers, and too early waking. [450.] ► Sleeplessness,
especially after midnight. ► Sleeplessness at night, or
very restless sleep, with fright, crying, talking, sighing, and starting. ► Dreams. ► Dreams of
the day’s business. ► Strange visions, somnambulism; he
talks and gets out of bed in his sleep. ► Dreams about
fire and conflagrations. ► Frightful dreams; he imagines
he is pursued and threatened; he is agitated, screams, tries to defend himself, or to hide.
FEVER.
► Chilliness.
► The skin feels cold. ►
Coldness, commencing on the abdomen and extending all over; cold sweat, spasmodic movements
of the extremities, and faintness. ► Shiverings after a
meal, and in the afternoon. ► Sensation of shivering,
starting from the stomach, and spreading over the whole body, especially in the afternoon. ► Heat. [460.] ► Fever; heat, especially in the head, on the back and legs;
agitated pulse; great thirst and weakness. ► Fever, with
thirst and great hunger, yawning and stretching, hot head and hands, convulsive paroxysms
and fainting. ► Fever, with general heat, restless
tossing about, delirium, clenching and grinding of teeth, horrible cramps, desire to bite,
fear of everything which shines or stirs. ► Fever, with
excessive heaviness of the head, burning and drawing in the articulations, general painful
prostration, almost constant delirium, black mouth, foaming and convulsed. ► Quotidian fever, commencing at 2 or 3 o’clock P.M.,
continuing well into the night; burning heat, accompanied by partial and transient chills,
incoherent speech, great prostration, and often paralysis of the limbs. ► Pernicious fever, with constant chilliness. ► Increase of fever at night, or in open air. ► Decrease of fever in the morning. ►
Heat and burning in the hips, with lancinating and crampy pains, on the least movement. ► Sweat. ► Cold and
bloody sweat, especially at night.
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
[470.] ► The pains
are aggravated in the morning and evening, by change of weather, dampness, or heat, and in
the wind. ► The pains are aggarvated by movement, damp
weather, cold, by wind, and strong liquors, as also in the evening, and sometimes in the
morning on waking. ► Aggravation of the pains by the
lightest pressure on the neck, also by swallowing saliva or drinking. ►
Aggravation from riding in a carriage, or walking, and also after wine, brandy or milk. ► Amelioration. ► The
pains are relieved after the first mouthfuls of food.
SUPPLEMENT: CURARE.
Authorities.
4, M. M., Am.
Journ. of Hom. Mat. Med., vol. iv., p. 78, a man, æt. thirty years, took Curare (F2) in water, effects in four days (verified in two provers).►
Giddiness as if drunk, [4].
► Light head, [4]. ► Pain in back of head, [4].
► Faintness, [4].® 2000
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