ERECHTHITES.
Erechthites hieracifolia, Raf. (Senecio
hieracifolius, Linn.).
Natural Order
, Compositæ. Common name, Fireweed.
Preparation
, Tincture of whole plant.
Authorities.
1,
E. M. Hale, provings by T. J. Merryman, with 2d dec. dil., 31 doses of
from 10 to 100 drops each, in sixteen days; and 1b, the tincture, 12 doses of 10 to 20
drops each in five days; and 1c, 200 drops of tincture, Trans. Hom. Med.
Soc. of New York, 1868, p. 78; 2, J.
M. Cunningham took 1st dec. dil. 1 oz., in doses of 10, 20, 80, and 350
drops; and 2b,
tincture, 6 doses in five days, of 10 of 20 drops each, ibid.
HEAD.
►
Decided giddiness, with nausea, which continued about five minutes
(about one minute after last dose, ninth day), [2]. ► Dull
frontal headache at 9.30 P.M. (ninth day) and 9 A.M.,
continuing all day with increasing severity (tenth day), [2]. ► Throbbing
of the temporal arteries, with flashes of heat running across the back from
one shoulder to the other. The sensation of heat
suddenly gives way to that of coldness,
which darts across the back and face in a similar manner, accompanied
with nausea, at 10 P.M. Chill gradually decreased until I fell asleep
(ninth day), [2].
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Extravagant
appetite (second and third day); strong appetite during the day
(eleventh day); enormous appetite (thirteenth day); appetite good
(fifteenth day), [1a]. ► Nausea. ►
Nausea (part of S. 1 and 3), [2]. ► Slight uneasiness in the stomach, as if
nausea was about to set in (after half an hour); but it soon passed
away, and I felt no further inconvenience that day, [1c]. ► Stomach.
► Feeling in the stomach as if it
would be dissolved, after drinking cold water (fourth day), [1]. ►
Slight pain in the stomach soon after retiring (third night), [1].
ABDOMEN.
►
Griping pains in the bowels, followed by three copious discharges of
yellow fecal matter, about the consistency of mush (fourth day). This
was followed by two or three days’ slight constipation, [1c].
STOOL.
►
Diarrhœa. [10.] ► Slight looseness of the bowels (sixth
day), which had been unusually constipated since the second day of the
proving. (This might be considered as an effort of the powers of nature
to overcome the accustomed effects of the drug; as occurs after the
discontinuance of an habitual stimulant or narcotic), [1b]. ►
Constipation. ► Bowels
slightly constipated during these provings, [2b]. ► Bowels
were somewhat constipated (second and third days), [1c]; (eighteenth day), [1].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Urethra. ► Slight burning
pain at meatus urinarius during micturition (fourteenth and sixteenth
days), [1]. ► Micturition. ►
Apparent increased flow of urine (second day), [1b]. ►
Increased flow of urine (second and third days); urine voided in
twenty-four hours was fifty-six ounces, acid reaction, sp. gr. 1026
(fourth day), [2b]. ► Urine collected in twenty-four hours was
47 oz., having a sp. gr. of 1020, before taking; 42 oz., acid (fourth
day); 53 oz., acid reaction, with a sp. gr. of 1025 (seventeenth day);
33 oz., sp. gr. 1026 (eighteenth day); 37 oz., sp. gr. 1024 (nineteenth
day), [1]. ► Urine. ►
At noon, urine contained a large amount of mucus, which could be seen
floating about in minute particles. It had a specific gravity of 1024;
acid reaction. After standing a few hours, it had a milky appearance.
The quantity voided during the day was 40 oz. (fourth day), [1b].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Slight stimulation of the genital organs (second day), [1b]. ►
Towards morning, had protracted erection, with dreams of nudity and
shame (first night); erection and dreams occurred similar to those of
the preceding night (second night); towards morning, had a protracted
erection (tenth night); towards morning, had an erection, dreams, and an
involuntary emission (eleventh night), [1].
HEART AND PULSE.
[20.]
► Pulse somewhat accelerated (fourth
day), [1].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Feeling of increased strength and desire for exercise (second and third
days); desire for exercise (eleventh day), [1].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Dreams of nudity and shame (part of S. 19), [1].
FEVER.
►
Heat and coldness (part of S. 3), [2].® 2000
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