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LEDUM. – THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PURE MATERIA MEDICA By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN, A.M., M.D.

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SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.

► Weakness of the upper limbs and pressure
in several places, a kind of paralysis (after half an hour), [4]. ►
Feeling of heaviness in the arms, especially the elbows, [11]. [420.] ► A peculiar sensation of heaviness and as
if bruised in the left arm, especially in the elbows, worse during rest;
the same sensation was afterwards noticed in the wrists and ankles, [11]. ►
Pressure and tearing pressure, with a feeling of heaviness in various
places in the right arm, especially the joints, in which the pain is
much worse on moving about (after thirty-two hours), [4]. ► Violent
pressure in the right arm above the elbow, and the same sensation along
the ulnar margin of the left hand, [11].
► Tearing pain in the arms (after
three hours), [1]. ► Pressive bruised pain in the left elbow
and shoulder-joints; afterwards in the right wrist, [10]. ► Shoulder.
► Painful sensation of heaviness in
the right shoulder-joint on motion, [11].
► Drawing pains in the muscles about
the left shoulder-joint, [10]. ► Pressure in the shoulder-joints, [11]. ►
Pressure in both shoulder-joints, worse on moving about
, [4]. ►
Pressure in the left shoulder-joint, worse on moving about
, [4]. [430.]
► Pressure in the forepart of the
right shoulder-joint, [11]. ► Pressure and drawing in the
shoulder-joints and in the left forearm, [10].
► Pressure in the left axilla from
within outward, [4]. ► Violent pressure on the right
shoulder-joint, [10]. ► Violent pressure in the forepart of the
left shoulder-joint, [10], [11]. ►
Tearing pressure in the right shoulder-joint, worse on moving
,
[4]. ►
Sticking in the forepart of the left shoulder-joint, [10]. ► An
extremely painful sticking in the shoulder, on raising the arm
,
[1]. ►
Stitches below the right shoulder, [11].
► Tearing in the right
shoulder-joint, [4]. [440.] ►
Stitches in the right shoulder-joint, and pressure in the muscles
extending over it; worse during rest, [10].
► Bruised pain in the muscles of the
shoulder, [11]. ► Paralytic bruised pain in the
shoulder-joints, [10]. ► Arm. ►
Pain in the middle of the upper arm, on moving it, [1]. ► Drawing
pains on the inner surface of the right upper arm, [11]. ►
Drawing pains extending from the axilla into the inner surface of the
right upper arm, [10]. ► Drawing pain in the muscles on the inner
side of the right upper arm, [11].
► Pressure and a sensation of
heaviness in the left upper arm (after forty hours), [4]. ►
Pressure in the right upper arm from without inward, [4]. ►
Pressure in the muscles of the right upper arm and forearm, [11]. [450.]
► Pressure in the upper part of the
left upper arm, [10]. ► Intermitting tearing pressure in the left
upper arm, from before backward, worse on moving about, [4]. ► Fine
stitches on the upper part and inner side of the right upper arm, [10]. ►
Tearing in the muscles on the inner side of both upper arms, [11]. ►
Tearing and pressure in the upper part of both upper arms, [10]. ►
Violent tearing pains in the right humerus, [10]. ►
Bruised pain in the upper part of the left upper arm, [10]. ► Elbow.
► Feeling of weariness and a bruised
sensation in the elbow-joints and fingers, momentarily relieved by
moving the joints; very frequent, [11].
► Sudden violent boring pain in the
bend of the left elbow, while the arm was perfectly quiet and partly
flexed, [11]. ► Drawing pain in the left elbow, and a
feeling of heaviness in the left arm, especially in the elbow, [11]. [460.]
► Pressure in the left elbow, [10], [11].
► Pressure in the right elbow-joint, [10]. ►
Pressure in the right elbow-joint, worse on motion, [4]. ►
Pressing pain in the left elbow, [10].
► Stitches in the bend of the left
elbow, [11]. ►
Tearing pain from the lower portion of the left upper arm through the
elbow into the upper part of the forearm, several times repeated, [10]. ►
Bruised pain in the right elbow-joint, extending into the upper part of
the forearm, [10]. ► Pressive bruised pain in the right elbow,
extending into the forearm and first metacarpus of the left side, [10]. ►
Forearm.
► Pressive
tensive sensation in the muscles of the right forearm, as if sprained,
in all positions (after twenty-four hours), [5]. ► Drawing
in the right forearm, [10]. [470.] ►
Drawing in the lower portion of the bones of the left forearm, [10]. ►
Pressure, with a bruised sensation, in the left forearm, in the morning,
[10]. ►
Pressure in the middle of the left radius, [10]. ► Dull
pressure in the lower portion of the radius and ulna, extending into the
wrist and metacarpal bones, lasting a long time, [10]. ►
Pressing and twisting pain extending from the left elbow-joint through
the deep parts of the forearm to the wrist, [10]. ►
Tearing pain on the anterior portion of the left forearm, [10]. ►
Painful jerking in the upper part of the forearm, [7]. ► Wrist.
► Hard swelling on the tendon of the
thumb at the wrist, which is painful on bending the thumb, [1]. ►
Compression in the right wrist and above the left wrist, [11]. ►
Violent dull pressure in the right wrist, in the evening, [10]. ► Hand.
[480.] ►
Trembling of the hands on taking hold of them, and on moving them
,
[2]. ►
*Great trembling of the hands, as from the weakness of old age,
especially on moving them
(after five hours), [5]. ► Boring
pain in the right first metacarpus and thumb-joint, [10]. ► Boring
pain in the first left metacarpus, in the evening, [10]. ►
Drawing in the palm of the left hand, [10].
► Drawing in the metacarpal bones, [11]. ►
Drawing in the first left metacarpus, [10].
► Drawing pains in the left fourth
and fifth metacarpal bones, [11]. ► Drawing pain in the extensor tendons of
three fingers of the left hand, [10].
► Drawing pains in the fourth and
fifth metacarpus, extending into the toes of the left foot, [10]. [490.]
► Pressure in the left fifth
metacarpus, [10]. ► Pressure between the metacarpal bone of
the right thumb and the wrist, worse on motion (after seven days), [4]. ►
Pressing-asunder pain in the left hand, [10].
► A violent or fine sticking in the
hands, [1]. ►
Tearing pain in the hands, [1]. ► Feeling of stiffness on moving the
fingers of the left hand, [11]. ► Fingers. ►
A peculiar feeling of stiffness in the right fingers, [11]. ► A
feeling in the nail of the left third finger as if raised up by pressure
from beneath, together with prickling in the tip of the finger; this
persisted in every position of the hand, was alternately more and less
severe, and lasted several hours, [10].
► *Boring pain in the first joint of the
right thumb
, [10]. ► *Boring in the first joint of the right thumb,
with a feeling of stiffness
, [10].
[500.] ►
*Violent boring pain in the first joint of the left thumb
, [10]. ►
Pressure in the right finger-joints, in the evening, [10]. ►
Sticking and pressure in the first joint of the right thumb and fourth
finger, during rest, [10]. ► Tearing in the first joint of the right
index finger, [10]. ► Tearing pain in the first joint of the
thumb, disappearing on moving the thumb, [3].
► Stitches as with needles beneath
the right thumb-nail, [11]. ► Fine tearing in the left fingers,
especially the joints, worse on moving them, [4]. ►► *The
periosteum of the phalanges is painful on pressing it
, [1].

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.

► Drawing pains through the left lower
limb, [10]. ►
Drawing pain in the lower legs, in the right thigh, in the outer and
upper portion; several times, while walking and when at rest, [10]. [510.]
► Drawing pains in the whole outer
portion of the left leg, [11]. ► Tearing pressure from the hip-joints to
the ankles, worse on motion, [4]. ► Pressive pains in the legs, noticed early
in the morning, when awakened by a noise, [11].
► Drawing and sticking on the outer
margin of the sole of the left foot and in the muscles above the right
patella, while walking, [11]. ► Hip. ►
Pain in both hip-joints and in the small of the back, when rising from
sitting, [4]. ► Pinching-drawing pain in the sockets of
both hip-joints, also extending to the posterior portion of the thigh
(after two hours), [6]. ► Pressure in the right hip-joint,
worse on moving it (after four days), [4].
► Thigh. ►
The posterior muscles of the thighs feel paralyzed, [1]. ► Pain in
the muscles of the right thigh while walking, so violent that the knees
involuntarily give way, [11]. ► Boring in the trochanter and tuber ischii
of the left side, [10]. [520.] ►
Jerklike boring in the middle of the left femur, while sitting, [10]. ►
Boring pain in the thigh above the right patella, several times, [10]. ►
Boring-pushing pain in and behind the left trochanter, [10]. ►
Drawing in the external soft parts of the right thigh, [10]. ►
Drawing and pressive pain along the posterior surface of the left thigh,
frequently while sitting, [11]. ► Violent drawing pain in the whole
posterior surface of the left thigh, [11].
► Pressure in the great trochanter
and tuberosity of the ischium of the left side, [10]. ► Pressure
on the left thigh towards the posterior portion; it seems as though the
muscles were not in their proper position, like a pain from a sprain; in
every position, though especially when walking or touched

(after twelve days), [4]. ► Dull pressure on the anterior and outer
portion of the middle of the left thigh, [10].
► Tearing pain extending from the
left trochanter major into the thigh, [10].
[530.] ►
Pain as if in the periosteum of the femur, when walking, sitting, and
when touched, as from a bruise, as if sore, or as if the flesh were torn
loose from the bones, [1]. ► Painful bruised sensation in the muscles
on the posterior portion of the thigh, extending into the knee of the
left side, while walking and standing, [10].
► Knee. ► *Swelling and tensive and sticking pain in the
knee, when walking
, [1].
► *Cracking and creaking of the
knees, [1]. ► *Weakness of the knee-joints, and a tearing
pressure in them, when walking
, [4]. ► *Great
weakness in the knee-joints, obliging him to sit down, [4]. ►
*Stiffness of the knees, [1]. ► Stiffness in the knees, only when
walking, [1]. ► Feeling of stiffness in the left knee and
ankle, while walking, [10]. ► Pain in the right knee on moving it, in
the morning immediately after rising, [10].
[540.] ►
Tensive pain in the knees and heels, when walking after sitting, [1]. ►
Feeling of compression in the left knee, [11].
► Boring pain in the right knee to
the left of the patella, [10]. ► Drawing pains now and then in the knees, [10]. ►
Drawing pains from the left thigh into the knee, [10]. ►
Pressure in the right knee, [11]. ► Pressure in the left knee, [11]. ►
Pressure in the left knee inward from the patella, in the evening, [10]. ►
Pressure in the left knee, in the night on waking, [10]. ►
Pressure alternately in the knees and ankles, appearing and disappearing
suddenly, [11]. [550.] ►
Pressure and drawing pain in the left knee, [10]. ►
Pressure near the right side of the left patella, worse on motion (after
twelve hours), [4]. ► Dull pressure and tearing in the left
knee and on the left tibia, while sitting in the evening; repeatedly, [10]. ►
*Tearing pressure in the right knee-joint and farther down, worse on
motion
, [4]. ► Jerklike pressure above the right knee
and ankle, [11]. ► Pressive pain in the left knee, [11]. ►
Pressive pain in the left knee, extending into the posterior and
external soft parts of the lower portion of the thigh, [10]. ►
Pressive pain in the left knee, frequently while sitting in the
afternoon (first day), [11]. ► Dull sticking and pressure in the right
knee-joint, worse on motion, [4]. ► Stitches in the left knee, [10]. [560.] ► *Pain in the knees, as if beaten or sore,
[1]. ►
Pain as if beaten in front of both patellæ, when walking, [1]. ►
Leg.
► *Swelling of the
legs extending above the calves, with tensive pain, especially in the
evening (after a few hours), [1]. ► Stretching of the legs, [1]. ► Painful
feeling of weakness in the left lower leg, and a pulling in the tendon
on the back of the left foot, [10].
► Weakness and a feeling of heaviness
in the lower legs, [4]. ► Tension in the lower portion of both
calves, when walking, [10]. ► A constant violent pressive-asunder pain
in the whole right leg, while sitting, [11].
► Violent pressive pain in the bones
of the left lower leg, especially the lower portion, while sitting,
lasting two hours in the forenoon, [10].
► Compression in the lower portion of
the left lower leg, in the evening, [10].
[570.] ►
Drawing pains in the lower legs, [10].
► Tearing deep in the right lower
leg, [10]. ►
Tearing in the lower and forepart of the left leg, in the afternoon, [10]. ►
Tearing pain deep in the right lower leg, in the evening, [10]. ►
Tearing pains in the bones of the left leg, [10]. ► Boring
in the right tibia, [10]. ► Boring pain in the right tibia below the
knee, [10]. ►
Violent boring and drawing pain in the left tibia, even when walking, [11]. ►
Drawing in the right tibia, [10], [11]. ►
Pressure in the right tibia, [10].
[580.] ►
Pressive pain in the left tibia and calf, [11].
► Pressive pain in the upper part of
the left tibia, extending downward, while sitting, [11]. ►
Stitches in the right tibia, [11].
► Tearing in the right tibia, [10]. ►
Tearing along the whole right tibia, [10].
► Tearing along the right tibia, in
the evening, [10]. ► Tearing in the left tibia, in the
afternoon, afterwards in the lower anterior portion of both legs, [10]. ►
Tearing pain in the left tibia, [10].
► Tearing pains in the left tibia,
frequently repeated, [10]. ► Violent scraping sensation on the left
tibia, while sitting, [10]. [590.] ►
Drawing pain in the left fibula, [10].
► Tensive pain in the calves while
walking, after sitting, [1]. ► Cramplike pain in the calves, [1]. ►
Cramp in the calves, while lying at night, disappearing on rising, but
immediately returning, after lying down (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ►
Grasping pain in the calf, extending down the tibia, [1]. ► Drawing
pain in the left calf, [11]. ► Drawing in the lower portion of the
calves very frequently, even when walking, [10]. ►
Drawing pain in the lower portion of the left calf, [10]. ►
Drawing in the lower portion of the calves very frequently, even when
walking, [10]. ► Drawing pain in the lower portion of the
left calf, [10]. ► Drawing pains in the lower portion of the
left calf, and deep in the left sole, [10].
► Stitches in the calves, [10]. ►
Ankle.
[600.] ► *Swelling of the feet about the ankles, with
intolerable pain in the ankles on stepping
(fifth day), [1]. ►
One day the pains began in the ankles, then changed to other joints, [11]. ►
Boring in the ankle and metatarsal bones, extending into the toes of the
right foot, [10]. ► Boring in the left inner malleolus and
metatarsal bones, [10]. ► Boring in the right inner malleolus, in
the evening in bed, [10]. ► Boring pain in the right ankle-bones
beneath the inner malleolus, also in the first and second cuneiform
bones of the left side, while walking, [10].
► Drawing pains in the right ankle, [10]. ►
Pressure in the ankles, [11]. ► Pressure in the right ankle, [10]. ►
Pressure in the left ankle, [11]. [610.] ►
Pressure in the right ankle, while sitting, and also in the tip of the
right toes, [11]. ► *Pressure in the bones of the ankle and in the
lower portion of the left leg, in the morning
, [10]. ►
Pressure as with a finger in the left malleolus, equally in every
position, [4]. ► *Pressure above the left internal malleolus,
worse on motion
, [4]. ► Dull pressure in the right ankle, while
sitting, [10]. ► Violent pressure in the left external
malleolus, [11]. ►► *Pain in the ankles, as from a sprain or
false step
, [1]. ► Sticking in the ankles, [1]. ► Tearing
in the upper portion of the left ankle, [10].
► Foot. ►
Swelling of the feet for eight days, [1].
[620.] ►
*Chronic swelling of the feet
, [1].
► *Stiff and rigid in the feet in the
morning
, [1]. ► Stiffness of the feet, with chilliness,
and confusion of the head, [1]. ► *Great weariness of the feet, as if
she had walked several miles; she noticed it while sitting or lying, not
while walking, [1]. ► Weakness and pressure in the left foot,
extending from the sole up to the thigh; a kind of paralysis or
paralytic pain, [4]. ► *Heaviness in the feet, frequently
extending into the knees, [1]. ► Boring pain on the cuneiform bones of the
right foot, in the morning, [10]. ► Drawing pain in the right metatarsal
bones, extending into the toes and into the middle of the right ulna, [10]. ►
Pulling pain in the outer margin of the foot, extending towards the back
of the foot, [10]. ► Dull pressive pain in the left metatarsal
bones, extending into the toes, [10].
[630.] ►
Tearing in the right metatarsal bones, [10].
► Tearing in the left metatarsal
bones, in the morning in bed, [10].
► Feeling of jerking in the feet, and
weariness in them on bending them, [1].
► Drawing on the back of the right
foot, [10]. ►
Pressure on the inner margin and the back of the left foot, [4]. ►
Pressure upon the back of the left foot, in bed, [4]. ► Violent
pressure on the back of the right foot, in the evening, [11]. ►
Tearing pains on the back of the right foot, [10]. ► *The soles
of the feet are painful when walking, as if congested with blood
,
[1]. ►
Drawing pain in the sole of the left foot, [10]. [640.] ► Pressure in the soles of the feet, now
here, now there (after eleven days), [4].
► Pressure in the soles of both feet,
worse when walking, [4]. ► Pressure in the joints of the sole of the
left foot, now here, now there, worse on motion, [4]. ► *Pressure
on the inner margin of the sole of the left foot
(after five
days), [4]. ►
Burning pressure on the forepart of the sole of the right foot, [4]. ►
Violent stitches in the sole of the foot near the inner side, while
walking, [10]. ► Fine stitches in the sole of the left
foot, [11]. ►
Tearing in the sole of the left foot towards the outer margin, [10]. ►
Boring in the left heel, [10]. ► Pressure above the right heel, [4]. [650.]
► *Pain as if bruised under the heel,
when walking
(after two hours), [1]. ► Toes.
► Gout reappears, [1]. ►► *The
ball of the great toe is soft, thick, and painful on stepping
,
[1]. ►
*Violent pain in the joint of the left great toe, while walking in the
morning, so that walking was painful
(pain repeated next
morning on rising), [10]. ► A feeling as of a rush of blood towards
the great toe, [1]. ► Aching in the right toes, [10]. ► *Boring
pain in the right great toe, in the morning
, [10]. ► *Boring in
the first joint of the right great toe
, [10]. ►
Drawing in the left toes, [10]. ► Drawing on the flexor surface of the
right toes, while sitting, [10]. [660.] ►
Drawing pains in the right toes, [11].
► Drawing pains on the under portion
of the toes of both feet, in the evening, [10].
► Drawing pains in the left toes, [11]. ►
Drawing-asunder pains in the right toes, [11].
► Pressure in the joint of the right
great toe, [11]. ► Pressure in the first joint of the right
great toe, [10]. ► Pressure beneath the nail of the right
great toe, [10]. ► Pressure in the place where the three
last toes join the metatarsus, worse on motion (after three days), [4]. ►
Pressure on the uppermost joints of the left toes, [4]. [670.] ► Dull pressure on the anterior part of the
left toes, lasting over an hour, [10].
► Boring pressure in the first joint
of the left great toe, [10]. ► Pressive pain in the first joint of each
great toe, at 9 P.M., [10]. ► Cutting in the toes of the left foot, at
night during sleep (after forty-eight hours), [1]. ►
Sticking pains in the articulation of the right great toe, [10]. ►
Stitches in the left second and third toes, [10]. ►
Stitches in the joint of the right great toe, [10]. ►
Stitches in the first joint of the right great toe, frequently, [10]. ►
Stitches in the first joint of the left great toe, and in the ball of
the right great toe, [10]. ► Stitches in the first joint of the left
great toe, [10]. [680.] ►
Stitches as with needles in the left toes, [11]. ► Fine
stitches in the right great toe, [10].
► Fine stitches in the tip of the
right great toe, [10]. ► A slow persistent stitch in the great toe
(after two hours), [1]. ► Fine tearing in the left toes, especially
on the under surface, [4].

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