KALI BICHROMICUM.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Objective. ►
Trembling of the lower extremities (fourth day), [30]. ► Giving
way of the legs, with necessity to sit down, [31b]. ►
Subjective. ► Sudden
transient cramps in the lower limbs and back of the neck (0.12 grain), [57]. ►
Drawing-tearing pain in the lower limbs, especially in the right great
toe (third day), [26]. ► The whole right leg, especially the hip,
was sensitive, so that I was unable to lie upon the right side at night;
in the morning a burning pain on the inner side of the right lower leg;
in the evening, after walking, a very distressing, tensive, drawing pain
in the whole right leg (seventy-third day), [35]. ► Hip.
[1400.] ► Rheumatic pains in hip, coming on at
night, [22]. ►
Aching pain in right hip-joint (after three hours and a half, third
day), [6]. ►
Aching and jerking pains in the hip, felt only in the day, [22]. ►
Drawing pain in the right hip, extending to the knee, [31b]. ►
Pressive pain in the right hip-joint (fifty-fifth day), [35]. ►
Violent pressive pain in the right hip, after dinner (seventy-fifth
day), [35]. ►
Drawing-tearing pain in the left hip-joint, lasting a quarter of an hour
(thirty-first day), [26]. ► When sitting, a bruised sensation in the
right hip-joint, so that he limps in walking, [40]. ► Thigh.
► Pain in the course of the sciatic
nerve (twenty-first day), [8]. ► Sciatica, [22].
[1410.] ►
Rheumatic pains in right thigh, [22].
► External burning and smarting
sensation over the right trochanter major (fourth day), [1]. ► Feeling
of coldness in the right thigh, while the rest of the body was warm
(fifteenth day), [35]. ► Great tension on the anterior surface of
the right thigh (fifteenth day), [35].
► Sudden tensive pain in the middle
of the right musculus sartorius, worse when walking, and especially when
ascending steps, relieved when sitting and lying, lasting till he fell
asleep, [25]. ► Drawing pain on the inner side of the
right thigh, in the evening (fifty-fifth day), [35]. ►
Darting pain down outside of left thigh (sixth day), [2]. ► Tearing
and drawing in the muscles of the anterior surface of the right thigh
(one hundred and fourteenth day), [35].
► Transient tearing pain on the inner
side of the right thigh and lower leg (seventh day), [35]. ►
Bruised pain in the middle of the right thigh (one hundred and fourth
day), [35]. ► Knee. [1420.]
► Rheumatic pains in knee and
hip-joints (fourteenth day), [8]. ► Rheumatic pains in knee and chest
(twelfth day), [8]. ► Acute rheumatic pains and stiffness in
the knees, without swelling, felt only in walking, and not at night, [22]. ►
Tensive pain in the right knee (twenty-seventh day), [35]. ► Pain
in the left knee, as though it were sprained, on rising from sitting a
long time; this feeling lasted the whole afternoon; at times associated
with a similar pain in left ankle, [25].
► Sharp pain in knee (eleventh day), [8]. ►
Sharp pain in right knee and hip-joints, and left breast and shoulder
(tenth day), [8]. ► Sudden tearing in the left knee, in the
evening, very painful, and preventing any motion of the joint, lasting
some minutes, and reappearing after half an hour, [25]. ► Sore
pain in the right knee, especially noticed on sitting down and rising up
(twenty-second day), [35]. ► Leg. ►
Heaviness of the right leg (thirty-sixth day), [35]. [1430.]
► Heaviness of the lower legs, with
burning pain in a corn, on sitting down after going into the house
(thirty-third day), [35]. ► Heaviness and tension in the right lower
leg (seventh day), [35]. ► Great heaviness and tension in the right
leg, especially in the knee (forty-third day), [35]. ► Pain
in the bones of the lower leg constant, totally preventing rapid
walking, almost intolerable on bending the ankle upward (seventh day), [26]. ►
Violent pain in the bones of the lower legs, extending to the ankles,
feeling as though the feet had been broken or bruised, intolerably
increased on moving the ankles upwards, so that walking was difficult
(sixth day), [26]. ► Burning on the inner surface of the right
lower leg (fifty-fifth day), [35].
► Burning on the outer surface of the
left lower leg, in the forenoon (twenty-fourth day), [35]. ►
Tension and heaviness in the right leg, in the evening, after a long
walk (fifteenth day), [35]. ► Severe tension in the right leg, in the
evening (fifteenth day), [35]. ► Cramp in his legs and thighs, [46]. [1440.]
► Drawing and tearing in the right
lower leg, in the tibia, as if in the periosteum; afterwards in the
bones of the right forearm (twenty-eighth day), [35]. ►
Tearing pain from left ham down the leg, [1].
► Pain in the bone in the middle of
the left tibia, suddenly appeared, and after lasting a few seconds
suddenly disappeared, but afterwards returned; once this same pain
attacked the frontal bone along the left eyebrow, lasting four or five
minutes, and did not return (fifth day), [32].
► Drawing pain in the right tibia,
and drawing in the right hand, in the morning (fifty-first day), [35]. ►
*Tearing in the right tibia (twenty-fifth day), [26]. ►
Tearing and pinching above the external malleolus of the left foot, as
if in the tibia in the evening (third day), [28]. ►
Bruised pain in spina tibiæ, first in one leg, then in the other
(thirty-first day), [8]. ► A pain came on, in the afternoon, in the
tendons of the muscles of the calf, as if stretched, much felt in
walking, and causing lameness; it extends up to the ham and down to the
tendo Achillis; it continued two days, [1].
► Cramp in calves of legs, [52]. ►
Frequent twitches in muscles of calves of legs, [82]. ► Ankle.
[1450.] ►
A small hard swelling on the inner malleolus of the right foot, only
somewhat painful on hard pressure (fifteenth day); this swelling
increased, was very hard, and of a rhomboid form, immovable, seemed to
be seated on the bone, and only painful on hard pressure (seventeenth
day); somewhat decreased (eighteenth day), [23]. ►
Pressive pain on the inner malleolus on the right ankle (forty-eighth
day), [35]. ► Foot. ►
Sudden numbness and crawling in the forepart of the right foot, while
sitting (thirty-eighth day), [35].
► Paralyzed feeling in the right foot
(twentieth day), [31]. ► Burning of the feet, especially of the
soles (one hundred and fourteenth day), [35].
► Great painfulness of the forepart
of the left foot while walking, as well in a corn as in the hard skin of
the great toe, so that I had to limp, and I was sometimes obliged to
stand still because of the pain; afterwards while sitting the pain
disappeared; in the afternoon, after a long walk, it returned in the
foot, but was not so violent as in the forenoon (one hundred and
seventeenth day), [35]. ► Feeling as though the muscles in the sole
of the foot were cut across, very decidedly hindering walking, in the
right foot (after five weeks), [23].
► Soreness in the heels in walking,
continued for some days after the proving, [9]. ►
Swelling and pain in the left tendo Achillis; stepping upon the toes is
very difficult (this symptom of the foot frequently alternates with that
of the arm, see S. 1349); the pain in the foot always diminished after a
somewhat prolonged walk, and was less during rest, but afterwards it was
always more severe (fifth and eighth days); the pain extended to the
right tendo Achillis, so that walking was exceedingly difficult (twelfth
day); the left foot was somewhat better, but the right more painful
(thirteenth day); the pain disappeared from the left foot, but continued
in the right as before (fourteenth day); disappeared entirely
(seventeenth day), [23]. ► Toes. ►
Pains, heat, and throbbing in the toes, [1].
[1460.] ►
Acute gouty pain in ball of right great toe, precisely like the pain in
left foot, and succeeding the other after an interval of four or five
minutes (fifteenth day), [8]. ► Acute twinging pain in a ball of left
great toe, lasting four minutes (fifteenth day), [8]. ► Painful
shooting in the second joint of the great toe, at night, in bed, [9]. ►
Sore pain in the right great toe, in a spot on the inner side where the
nail joins the flesh, in the evening (seventy-second day), [35].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Objective. ► Emaciation, [22]. ►
General emaciation (twenty-second day), [26].
► Considerable emaciation, [52]. ►
Blood buffed and cupped, [52]. ► Quite stiff, and could hardly rise in the
morning, [22]. ► Very languid (eighth day), [6]. [1470.] ► Weariness and exhaustion (eighth day), [26]. ►
Weariness, in evening, [1]. ► Great weariness towards evening, [25]. ►
Unusual weariness while walking in the open air; the limbs feel as heavy
as lead, with prostration, indifference, fretful mood, aversion to the
usual business, and desire for rest. I experience exhausting warmth, as
after great physical exertion; the shortest walk overcomes me, and I
always seek a seat, very exhausted, indifferent, and taciturn, am not
able to collect my thoughts, distracted, and as far able I cut short
conversation to avoid showing the fact; I seek to be alone and feel
better in the open air, [33]. ► Remarkable weariness in the evening
(ninth day), [23]. ► Weakness of the whole body, especially of
the thighs (second day), [34]. ► Weakness, particularly in the region of
the navel (eighth day), [6]. ► Constant weakness, [55]. ► Great
weakness, lasting till noon, [25].
► Weakness, even to sinking down
(fourth day), [30]. [1480.] ►
Very decided weakness and sleepiness (though I had walked but little
during the day), so great that I was unable to read or write; the eyes
closed while sitting, and I nearly fell asleep while eating supper
(fortieth day), [35]. ► Great weakness, so that he was obliged to
give up work, [22]. ► The attacks of vomiting ceased after a
sleep of an hour and a half, but there followed great weakness and
exhaustion, [31b]. ► Such weakness in the morning that he was
obliged to lie down again (second day); very much weaker in morning;
could scarcely rise, and trembled greatly in making the attempt, but
without any increase of pain (third day); the debility increased to such
a degree that the patient died sleeping calmly, as if from pure
exhaustion (after forty-five hours), [42].
► Exhaustion (fourth day), [30]. ►
General exhaustion, especially of the limbs, after rising (fifty-fourth
day), [35]. ►
General exhaustion and indolence; afterwards, as I began to work, this
indolence disappeared, and I was able to work easily, in the afternoon
(ninety-ninth day), [35]. ► Great exhaustion (twenty-sixth day), [23]. ►
Prostration, [49]; (fourth day), [26]. ►
*Great prostration, [31b];
(after one hour and a half), [51].
[1490.] ►
Great prostration after the slightest motion, [25]. ► Great
prostration, weakness, and sleepiness, with incessant and distressing
yawning (after one hour, twenty-third day), [26]. ► Great
prostration with great excitement, so that I was prevented from falling
asleep for an hour; it was a sensation as though I were about to be
seriously ill (first day), [31a]. ► Extreme prostration of strength (with
frontal headache, after vertigo), (30 gtt., 1st dil.), [16]. ► Quite
prostrate (after half an hour), [46].
► Very prostrate, [45]. ► Very
uneasy, rolling over, tumbling about, and extremely nervous, for an hour
(after one hour), [50]. ► Subjective. ►
Very sensitive to the cold air, in the afternoon (eighth day), [35]. ►
Moderately cold air was very distressing, so that I hurried to get into
a warm room, where contrary to habit I had a desire for beer, which
relieved me (third day), [35]. ► Almost complete insensibility, [52]. [1500.] ►
Great venous excitement at times; paroxysmal, with great uneasiness, in
the forenoon (one hundred and thirty-second day), [35]. ► (Given
in small doses, such as 0.05 or 0.10 of a gramme, it is an immediate
irritant of the alimentary canal; it gives rise to retching, vomiting,
sometimes diarrhœa, loss of appetite, difficulty in breathing, and
slowness of the circulation; in larger doses it produces all the
symptoms of subacute gastritis; there is urgent thirst and spontaneous
and difficult vomiting, which is excited by the mildest beverage; the
ejecta are mucous, bilious, yellow, and sometimes bloody; at the same
time the extremities become cold, there is dyspnœa, great anxiety, loss
of appetite, repeated efforts to vomit; then the breathing becomes
stertorous, and death is preceded by a state of utter prostration), [56]. ►
A peculiar sensation through the whole body; it seemed as though an
acridity, an impurity, or diathesis, or (what would be an intelligible
word to most of us), as if psora had been aroused by this drug, and was
giving rise to all my symptoms (seventy-seventh day), [35]. ► Great
disinclination for exertion, lasting for four hours (after fourth dose),
[2]. ►
Great disinclination to rise from bed and move about (tenth day), [26]. ►
Desire to rest and sleep; lying down for an hour put an end to the
suffering (eighth day), [26]. ► Feeling of great weakness over the whole
body, especially the lower extremities (thirty-fourth day), [35]. ►
Felt weak and was obliged to lie down, almost immediately, [51]. ►
General discomfort, with uneasiness in the morning (one
hundred and ninth day), [35]. ► Great discomfort after rising, a
prostration especially felt in the extremities (forty-ninth day), [35]. [1510.]
► Indescribable sensation of general
discomfort (thirty-first day), [26].
► Health gradually declined, [22]. ►
General sick feeling (fourth day), [26];
without definite symptoms, in afternoon (ninety-ninth day), [35]. ►
Very sick and weak the whole day, so that she feared that she would be
really sick, with pale, sickly expression; though she had but one
diarrhœa-like stool (second day), [80].
► Awoke with all the feelings of
having caught a severe cold (thirty-first day), [8]. ►
Rheumatic symptoms (distant pains, etc.) reappeared, [1]. ►
Rheumatic pain in different parts of the body (twentieth day), [23]; (twenty-second day), [8]. ►
Occasional rheumatic attacks, [22].
► Severe cramp in various parts of
the body, chiefly calves of legs and inner parts of thighs, with very
severe gastro-intestinal inflammation, [32].
► Drawing pains, especially in the
extremities and other parts of the body, during the day (forty-second
day), [35]. [1520.] ►
Drawing pain in various parts of the body, but uniformly near the bones,
as if in the periosteum or in the tendinous expansion lying near it, on
waking in the morning (thirty-ninth day), [35].
► Drawing pains in the hands, feet,
occiput, and face, on waking in the morning; after awhile pressure and
drawing between the shoulders, and some tension in the pectoral muscles,
before dinner (forty-first day), [35].
► Very distressing drawing pains in
various parts of the body, especially in the bones of the face, though
also in the long bones of the extremities, after rising in the morning
(forty-third day), [35]. ► Stitches in different parts of the body
(sixty-first day), [35]. ► Violent, persistent, tearing pains in the
bones; these are concentrated in both little toes, and associated with
very distressing-crawling pains; they become so violent that it seems as
though both toes would by forcibly torn off; after a few hours these
pains gradually diminished, but continued through the night and
following forenoon; there now set in slight pains in the thighs and
sacrum, which, however, disappeared after a few hours; next day he
notices the same pains in the thorax, which, however, may be ascribed to
gymnastic exercises, [36]. ► Drawing tearings here and there in the
body, especially in the limbs, in the forepart of the chest and between
the shoulders, on waking in the morning (twenty-second day), [35]. ►
Drawing-tearing pains alternately in various parts of the body, and
suddenly jumping from one place to another (thirty-first day), [26]. ►
Wandering pains in various parts, especially in the joints of the upper
and lower extremities; a drawing-tearing pain, which lasts for a short
time in one place, and suddenly jumps to another, and disappears on
moving the affected part (fourth day), [26].
► The pain is much more severe in
winter than summer, [48]. ► All the pains gradually ceased towards
evening (second day), [6]. [1530.] ►
All the pains disappeared permanently, after dinner, [40]. ► All
the symptoms disappeared after a short but refreshing sleep (seventh
day), [35].® 2000
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