GENTIANA CRUCIATA.
Gentiana cruciata, Linn.
Natural order
, Gentianaceæ. Common name (Germ.), Kreuz-enzian.
Preparation
, Tincture of the root.
Authorities.
1,
Frolich, effects of chewing two or three roots, swallowing the juice,
Watzke’s provings, Oest. Zeit. f. Hom., 1, pt. 3, p. 132; 2, Gerstel, a teaspoonful of tincture, and
afterwards a tablespoonful of the fresh juice, ibid.; 3, Reisinger took 10 drops of tincture daily,
in the morning, gradually increasing the dose to 60 drops, after four
weeks; afterward, he took half an ounce of the juice, ibid.; 4, Schwarz took 1st dil. daily, increasing to
40 drops at a dose, ibid.; 5,
Wachtel took tincture, began with 10 drops a day, increasing 10 drops a
dose to 80 drops; after a month, began with 50 drops and increased to
half an ounce a day after twenty days, and after a week took 50, 80,
100, and 120-drop doses of tincture, ibid.; 6,
Wurstel took a spoonful of fresh juice, ibid.; 7,
Zlatarovich took 1/2 and 1 ounce of tincture, and afterwards 3 spoonfuls
of juice, ibid.; 8, a girl took 2
and afterward 3 spoonfuls of juice, ibid.; 9,
Wurmb took large doses of tincture and juice, ibid.; 10, Watzke took 2 spoonfuls of juice; 10a, same
prover took 5 to 10 drops of tincture, and afterwards, every day, 10
drops of the dilutions from 6th to 3d, and afterwards 12th dil.,
repeatedly, ibid.; 11, Watzke’s
brother took 2 spoonfuls of juice, ibid.
MIND.
►
Weeping mood, with disinclination to talk, [3]. ► Very
peculiar apprehensiveness, and acceleration and difficulty of breathing,
swelling of the temporal veins and feeling of pressure in the temporal
region; on reading, the print seemed indistinct, as if covered with a
veil, [7].
HEAD.
►
Confusion and Vertigo. ►
Confusion of the head, [1]. ► Confusion of the head; whirling, [6]. ►
Vertigo, [1]. ► General Head. ►
A constrictive sensation in the head on sitting a long time, [7]. ►
Sensitiveness of the whole head and whole brain after dinner, aggravated
by violent motion of the head, [10a].
► Forehead. ► Pressure in the forehead, [1], [5]. ► Temples. ►
Swelling of the temporal veins and feeling of pressure in the temporal
region, [7]. [10.] ► A
pressing pressure in both temples, [5].
► A sudden stitch through the left
temple (after six hours), [10a]. ► Vertex. ►
Distressing tension and at times a transient jerking pain in the region
of the vertex; the tension soon became a very acute constant pressure,
aggravated by exerting the eyes or constant thought, [10a].
EYE.
►
Sensation as though the eyes were lying deep within the orbits, [8]. ►
A pressing inward sensation in the right eye, [2]. ► On
reading, the print seemed indistinct, as if covered with a veil, [7].
EAR.
►
Acute drawing in the mastoid process behind the ear (second day), [10a].
NOSE.
►
Frequent sneezing, [11].
MOUTH.
►
Two aphthous ulcers on the margin of the lower lip, on either side of
the frænum, [6]. ► Flow of saliva increased, [3]. [20.] ► Astringent taste, [3].
THROAT.
►
Objective. ► Slight
redness and distressing sensation of constriction within the throat, so
that swallowing was very difficult; he was constantly obliged to hawk up
tenacious and firmly adherent mucus, [5].
► Subjective. ► The throat seemed too tightly
constricted; was frequently obliged to hawk and expectorate, [6]. ►
Rawness in the throat, causing frequent hawking, [3]. ►
Scraping and rawness in the throat, [2],
[5]. ►
Scraping and rawness in the throat, with constriction of swallowing, [6]. ►
Uvula and Tonsils. ► The
posterior portion of the palate, both tonsils, and upper part of the
pharynx were very deeply red; this symptom was peculiar in that it was
intermittent, and for some days it appeared and disappeared at certain
times in the day, [6]. ► Transient stitches in the tonsils, [3]. ►
Scraping in the soft palate, throat, and halfway down the œsophagus
(after two hours), [6]. ► Swallowing. ►
Swallowing somewhat difficult, [3].
[30.] ►
Swallowing difficult, with an anxious constrictive sensation, and a
slight but uniform redness of the arch of the palate, uvula, and
posterior wall of the pharynx, [5].
► External Throat. ► Violent pulsation in the carotids, [5].
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Increased
appetite, [1]. ► Loss of appetite, [3]. ► Thirst.
► Unusual thirst, [7]. ► Eructation.
► Eructations of air, tasting of the
tincture, [3]. ► Frequent eructations of air and of an
acid fluid, tasting of the Gentian, immediately, [10]. ► Many
eructations of air, relieving the tension in the abdomen and the
headache (after three hours), [6].
► Acid eructations; and after an
hour, three sour, watery vomitings (after two hours), [6]. ► Nausea and
Vomiting. ► Great nausea,
with inclination to lie down, [10a].
[40.] ►
Great inclination to vomit, and constriction in the throat, [11]. ►
Vomiting, after half a hour, preceded by great nausea, [11]. ►
Violent nausea, with vomiting (after 1/2 oz. of the juice), [3]. ►
Vomiting, with some difficulty, a small quantity of mucus of an acid
odor, of an intensely bitter taste, leaving a scraping and rawness in
the throat (after one hour and a half), [10].
► Violent difficult vomiting of
mucus; repeated, after a short time, in the street, [11]. ► Stomach.
► Movings about in the stomach, and
afterwards in the abdomen, disappearing on walking, [6]. ► A
sensation in the stomach and œsophagus as though he had swallowed a
morsel of hot food followed by cold water; this sensation lasted the
whole day, was aggravated by eating, and relieved by drinking fresh
water, [9]. ►
Burning in the stomach, [7]. ► Sensation of fulness in the stomach, with
constant inclination to eructate (after one hour), [6]. ►
Pressure in the stomach, [1]. [50.] ►
Pressure in the stomach recurring several times during the day, [2]. ►
Sensation of pressure in the stomach, as if there was a stone in it,
with inclination to vomit (after half an ounce), [5]. ►
Sensation of pressing inward in the pit of the stomach, soon, [10a].
ABDOMEN.
►
Umbilical. ► Sensitive,
griping, sore sensation in the umbilical region, aggravated after
dinner, not unlike slight colic, frequently returning, less when sitting
and lying, and worse when standing and walking and after smoking,
obliging him to bend the body forward; therewith the umbilicus seemed to
be drawn inward, [4]. ► General Abdomen. ► Movings about in the intestines, with
slight headache, followed by copious pasty evacuation, soon, [6]. ►
Distension of the abdomen, with feeling of heaviness in the stomach and
frequent empty eructations, without inclination to vomit, [6]. ► Great
distension of the abdomen, which disappeared while walking slowly (after
two hours), [6]. ► Fulness and tightness in the abdomen, [7]. ►
Frequent passage of offensive flatus, [10].
► Slight pain in the abdomen, [10]. [60.]
► Tension in the abdomen, with great
inclination to vomit, soon, [10]. ► Distressing tension in the abdomen, only
relieved after a profuse pasty evacuation, [6]. ► Feeling
of distension and constriction in the abdomen, [8]. ► Iliac
Region. ► A dragging in
the right inguinal region, as if something would protrude from the
inguinal region, always relieved by sitting and lying; on the last day
of the proving, he noticed, on violent sneezing, a protrusion in this
place of the size of a hazelnut, which was particularly sensitive (as
this symptom could have no other cause than the medicine, he
discontinued the proving, but the symptom disappeared only after three
weeks; a bandage was worn on account of this protrusion), [4].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
Constant violent urging to stool, followed by three watery evacuations
(after three hours), [11].
STOOL.
►
Pasty diarrhœa several times, [10].
► Three liquid evacuations, preceded
by some griping pains (after some hours), [8].
► Free pasty evacuation, without the
usual itching in the anus, [7].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Menstruation three days earlier than usual, during which there was a
headache, as if the head were too full, with feeling of distension in
the skull, relieved during rest, and aggravated by motion, preventing
sleep for a long time, [8].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Hoarseness; the voice gave out in the middle of his speech, [5]. [70.]
► Frequent attacks of hoarseness and
sensitiveness of the throat, [5]. ► Frequent expectoration, [6].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Drawing and jerking along the right side of the neck, extending to the
shoulder, [10a]. ► Drawing in the cervical muscles,
extending to the ears, aggravated by turning the head, an uneasiness so
that he could not remain long in one position, [7]. ►
Repeated drawings in the cervical muscles, [7]. ► Tension
in the lumbar region, [8].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
► Slight jerklike drawing in the
extremities, [7].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Distressing drawing in the right
shoulder, lasting several minutes, [10a].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Cramplike pains in the soles of the feet,
[7].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Faintness, [7]. [80.] ►
Uneasiness, [7]. ► The whole body seemed very much affected
and all the nerves seemed tense, so that walking was difficult, [6].
SKIN.
►
Creeping over the body, as from fleas, in the evening, [7].
SLEEP.
►
Uneasy sleep, [5].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (After dinner), Sensitiveness of head. ► (Eating),
Sensation in the stomach, etc. ► (Exerting eyes), Tension in the region of
vertex. ► (Motion),
Headache during menstruation. ► (Violent motion), Sensitiveness of head. ► (On long sitting),
Constrictive sensation in head. ► (After smoking), Sensation in umbilical
region. ► (Standing),
Sensation in umbilical region. ► (Constant thought), Tension in vertex. ► (Walking),
Sensation in umbilical region. ►
Amelioration. ► (Open air), The symptoms. ► (Eructation),
Tension in abdomen, etc. ► (Lying), Sensation in the umbilical region;
dragging in inguinal region. ► (Rest), Headache during menstruation. ► (Sitting),
Sensation in umbilical region; dragging in inguinal region. ► (Walking),
Movings about in stomach, etc. ► (Walking slowly), Distension of abdomen. ► (Warm soup),
Symptoms generally. ► (Drinking fresh water), Sensation in stomach,
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