ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM.
(Eryngium aquaticum, Linn., in part only, E.
aquaticum, β. Linn., belongs to E. Virginianum, Lam.)E.
yuccæfolium, Michx., comprises our true species.
Natural order
, Umbelliferæ. Common names, Button Snakeroot, etc.
Preparation
, Tincture of the root.
Authorities.
1,
C. H. McClelland, M.D., took tincture, 5 to 20 drops daily for about ten
days (no symptoms appeared until the following week), Am. Hom. Observer,
1865, p. 180; 2, Dr. C. H.
Coggswells took tincture, 10 to 15 drops at a dose, for one week, Am.
Hom. Observer, 1866, p. 361; 3,
second proving by the same with the tincture, 150 drops daily for five
days, then 1/2 ounce three times in one day, ibid.; 4, Dr. W. G. Jones took mother tincture, 10
drops first day, 10 drops twice daily second and third days, Hale’s New
Remedies, p. 336.
MIND.
►
Emotional. ► Very sober
and depressed in spirits (seventh day), [2].
► Intellectual. ► Very dull at night and not so restless
(seventh night), [2b]. ► Not able to think steadily on any subject
(fifth day), [2b]. ► Thoughts rather confused; could not
concentrate them upon any subject without much exertion, in the
afternoon (fifth day), [2].
HEAD.
►
Vertigo. ► Vertigo, soon
after dinner (second day); in the evening (third day), [3]. ► Felt
dizzy and elated in a few minutes (first day), [3]. ► General
Head. ► Arose in the
morning with a dull heavy pain in the head (eighth day), [2b]. ► Pain
in the head increased by lowering it or thinking intently upon any
subject; pain mostly located in the frontal region, more particularly
over the left eye, of a sharp, shooting character, and when sitting in
stooping posture it would leave the eye and pass into the neck, and
along the muscles of the shoulder, and beneath the scapula, where it
would remain for some time (ninth day), [2b].
► Pain in the head and neck increased
in intensity, severe when stooping or when turning the head quickly
(eleventh day), [2b]. [10.] ►
Concentration of mind caused a heavy full pain if persisted in (seventh
day), [2b]. ► Forehead. ►
Severe pain in the frontal region, sufficient to cause dimness of sight
(after second dose, fifth day), [2b].
► Reading or writing caused a hard
heavy pain in the forehead, which was increased by stooping (seventh
day), [2b]. ►
Continual dull heavy pain in the frontal portion of the brain (seventh
day), [2b]. ►
Frontal headache, on rising (eighth day), [2].
► Expanding sensation in the frontal
region above the eyes, increased by stooping (sixth day), [15]. ► Dull
aching pain in the frontal region, especially over the left eye (fourth
day), [2b]. ► Temples. ►
Heavy dull pain in the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and passing
through to the opposite side, while sitting in the lecture-room, at 11
A.M. (fifth day), [2]. ► Pain in the head still remained (after
second dose, fifth day), [2]. ► Vertex. ►
Shooting pains in the coronary region and in the right side of the face
from eyes to teeth, in the morning (third day), [3]. ► Occiput.
[20.] ►
Dull dragging pain in the occiput, neck, and shoulders (sixth day), [2]. ►
Pain in the occiput disappeared about 11 A.M., but became more, severe,
extending downward forward into the eye, causing partial dimness of
vision or a blur before the eyes; exercise or the least excitement
increased the pain (sixth day), [2].
► Pain in the head less severe, worse
in the neck and between the shoulders (seventh day), [2]. ► External
Head. ► Scalp sore to
touch; combing hair causes pain (sixth day), [2].
EYE.
►
Objective. ► Purulent
inflammation of the left eye; congested, red, swollen slightly, tender
to pressure; constant dull aching pain, relieved by heat, followed by
profuse discharge of purulent fluid, sticky like gum-arabic water,
sticking the lids together, flowing on the cheek from all parts of the
eyelid, lasted forty-eight hours, leaving the conjunctiva granulated and
rough, [1]. ► Subjective. ►
Burning pain in the eyes, they feel heavy and slightly congested,
squinting on exposure to a strong light (eleventh day), [2b]. ► Eyes
irritated by strong light, producing a smarting-burning sensation, with
heavy aching pain, a dull expression of the eyes, and great inclination
to sleep much of the time (seventh day), [2b].
► Eyes sensitive to a strong light
and slightly congested at times, especially when looking at a strong
light or walking in the bright sunlight (ninth day), [2b]. ► Brow and
Orbit. ► Severe pain over
the left eye of a tearing or boring nature (fifth day), [2b]. ►
Muscles of the eyes felt stiff, and caused pain on turning them quickly
(ninth day), [2b].
EAR.
[30.]
► Inflammation of the Eustachian
tube, also left ear swollen in and out, tender to pressure, constant
aching pain, bleeding readily, with discharge of thick, white and bloody
pus, foul-smelling, lasting several days, [1].
► Bruising-tearing pain about the
ears, as if they were being torn from their location (sixth day), [2]. ►
Continued singing and ringing, with cracking sound in the left ear, [1].
NOSE.
►
Profuse discharge of thick yellow mucus from the nose, lasting several
days, [1].
FACE.
►
Shooting pains in right side of face from the eye to the teeth, in the
forenoon (fourth day), [3].
MOUTH.
►
Tongue grayish colored, with ragged appearance, [1]. ► Tongue
and fauces very dry, with insipid taste in the mouth (sixth day), [2]. ►
Thick, yellowish, tenacious mucus in the mouth, on rising (second day), [2]. ►
Thick, tenacious, disagreeable mucus in the mouth (eighth day), [2].
THROAT.
►
Objective. ► Intense
redness and congestion of the mucous membrane of the throat as far as
could be seen, slight swelling without pain or bad feeling, with profuse
secretion of thick whitish mucus, giving the throat an ulcerated
appearance, [1]. [40.] ►
Constant hawking up of mucus, [1].
► Subjective. ► Choking in the throat, on slight pressure
(sixth day), [2b]. ► Smarting raw pain along left side of the
throat, with dry tongue, and thick yellow mucus was ejected from the
mouth, which increased the smarting in the throat (seventh day), [2b]. ►
Smarting-burning sensation in the fauces (eighth day), [2].
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Partial
anorexia (seventh day), [2]. ► Appetite partially wanting, though
restored upon the sight of food (second day), [2]. ► No
desire for particular kinds of food (seventh day), [2]. ► Nausea.
► Nausea, followed by acrid
eructations, about noon (seventh day), [2].
► Slight nausea, with
drawing-cramping pains in the stomach, also a heavy compressing pain
between the shoulders, between 9 and 10 P.M. (fifth day), [2]. ► Stomach.
► Sensation of heaviness or weight in
the stomach, early in the morning (sixth day), [2]. [50.] ► Hollowness or emptiness in the stomach,
accompanied by a heavy dragging pain (seventh day), [2b]. ► Hot
burning pain in the stomach or œsophagus, on taking the medicine (sixth
day), [2]. ►
Heavy dragging pain in the stomach (eighth day), [2]. ► Heavy
dragging pain in the stomach, during the night (ninth night), [2b].
ABDOMEN.
►
Severe coliclike or cramping pain in the small intestines (sixth day), [2]; (tenth day), [2b]. ► Awoke
in the morning with coliclike pains in the bowels (seventh day), [2b]. ►
Sharp piercing pain in the bowels; feel bloated, but not visible on
inspection, feel heavy while walking and are sore on pressure (eleventh
day), [2b]. ► Iliac Region. ►
Heavy disagreeable sensation in the groin, in the afternoon, perhaps due
to a walk (fourth day), [2]. ► Severe pain in the left groin and
testicle, worse during exercise, at 2 P.M. (first day); continuing
(second day), [2].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
Tenesmus at stool; fæces seemed to cut as they passed through the anus
(sixth day), [2].
STOOL.
[60.]
► Bowels constipated, dark-brown
color, rather dry, and very hard, [2].
► Bowels constipated, without an
evacuation for two or three days; felt no uneasiness on this account,
and it was more an act of the will than necessity to evacuate the bowels
then (third day), [2b].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Urethra. ► Sensation of
urine remaining in the urethra, of a burning-smarting character, of
normal temperature, and not of a corrosive nature (sixth day), [2]. ►
Frequent desire to urinate, which passes off drop by drop every few
minutes, with slight tingling near the meatus urinarius (eighth day), [2b]. ►
Frequent desire to urinate; stinging-burning pains in the urethra behind
the glans penis during urination; urine of a lightish-red color, rather
deficient in quantity, at 11 A.M.; rather darker previous to retiring,
with the symptoms in the urethra more marked (first day), [2]. ► Urgent
call to urinate, very soon after rising; urine more scanty and
high-colored than usual; a slight burning sensation in urethra before
urinating (second day), [3]. ► Micturition. ►
Decrease of the quantity of the urine (third day), [2b]. ► Amount
of urine passed in twenty-four hours was 26 ounces, slightly acid in
reaction; sp. gr. 1016, containing 382.11 grains solid matter; urine of
a lightish-red or amber color when boiled; a white flocculent sediment
found in bottom of the vessel, after standing a few hours (sixth day), [2]. ►
Urine. ► Urine clear at
first, usual quantity, then deep yellow, profuse, no froth or sediment, [1].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
*Sexual desire suppressed, then excited, with lewd dreams, and pollutions; discharge of prostatic fluid from slight
causes, [1].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
[70.] ►
The mucous membrane of the larynx seemed thickened, so that it provoked
a short hacking cough and a small expectoration of mucus of a thick
stringy consistency and light-yellow color; it mostly came from the
larynx (sixth day), [2b]. ► Slight dyspnœa, as if the clothing was
too tight (sixth day), [2b].
CHEST.
►
Oppression of the chest, feeling of fulness, inability to take a full
breath, with desire to do so; no cough, lungs seem to be solidified, [1].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Pulse increased about ten beats, but soft and weak, [1]. ► Pulse
about 90 (ninth day), [2b].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Neck. ► Cervical muscles
slightly stiff and sore on motion; head moved with difficulty, while
sitting in the lecture-room at 11 A.M. (fifth day), [2]. ► Pain in
the posterior portion of the neck of a rheumatic character, while
sitting in the lecture-room, at 11 A.M. (fifth day), [2]. ► Muscles
of the neck were sore on turning the head quickly; pressure caused a
hard heavy pain (ninth day), [2b].
► Back. ►
Feeling of weakness and heavy dragging pain in the lumbar region (fourth
day), [2]. ►
Slight dull pain in the lumbar region, at 2 P.M. (first day), [2].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
[80.] ►
Transient rheumatic pains in the left shoulder and arm, also right wrist
and hand (third day), [2b].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Lower extremities languid and heavy, with
profuse perspiration on walking, [1].
► Left os calcis and patella tender,
sore, and painful on motion, [1].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Objective. ► Slight
erethism of the nervous system (sixth day), [2]. ► Loss of
energy (seventh day), [2]. ► Fainting fits; dare not rise suddenly,
step down, or turn my head quickly, or I would fall into a swoon, and
once my room-mate had trouble to get me brought to my senses, [1]. ►
Restless, uneasy, frequently changing position (sixth day), [2]. ►
Very nervous in the evening, unable to remain in one position (seventh
day), [2]. ►
Very nervous and uneasy, moving about continually (seventh day), [2]. ►
Subjective. ► On returning
from a long walk in the afternoon felt very tired, especially in the
lumbar region (fourth day), [2]. [90.] ►
Feeling of great debility, [1]. ► Erratic pains all over the body, in the
muscular tissues, during the day (seventh day), [2]. ► Erratic
pains in the trunk and upper extremities (eighth day), [2]. ►
Symptoms extended only over a few days, [1].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Sleepiness. ► Great
inclination to sleep much of the time, especially in the afternoon
(tenth day), [2b]. ► Sleeplessness. ►
Rather wakeful during the night (third day), [2]. ► Awoke
earlier than usual (eighth day), [2].
► Dreams. ► Disturbed dreams of a confused character
(first night), [3].
FEVER.
►
Flashes of heat passing through the system (sixth day), [2]. ► Slight
perspiration of a disagreeable odor, resembling that of urine, in the
evening (fifth day), [2].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), On rising, mucus in mouth. ► (Afternoon),
Inclination to sleep. ► (Exercise), Pain in groin. ► (Looking at
strong light), Congestion of eyes. ►
(Lowering head), Headache. ► (Reading or
writing), Pain in forehead. ►
(Stooping), Pain in head, etc.; pain
in forehead. ► (Thinking intently), Headache. ► (Turning head
quickly), Pain in head. ►
Amelioration. ► (Heat), Pain in eyes.® 2000
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