MARUM VERUM.
Teucrium marum, Linn.
Natural order
, Labiatæ.
Common names
(Germ.), Katzenkraut; (Fr.),
Germandrée maritime.
Preparation
, Tincture of whole plant.
Authorities.
Provings of Dr. Stapf.
Beitræge Zur reinen Arznm., p. 346; 1,
Stapf; 2, Von Gersdorf; 3, Caspari; 4,
Bethmann; 5, Hartmann.
MIND.
►
Gradual exaltation of mind; special inclination to talk much, with
increased bodily warmth; towards evening, [2].
► Almost irresistible inclination to sing
(after some hours), [2], [4]. ►
Very fretful, [1]. ► Peevish mood during and soon after
dinner, with so great irritability that he was greatly offended by the
conversation of others that did not concern him; with pressure in the
forehead, [2].
HEAD.
►
Vertigo. ► Dizziness of
the head, [1]. ► Somewhat dizzy; on walking, he puts one
foot over the other, and reels (soon), [3].
► General Head. ► Dulness of the head, [2]. ► Dulness
in the head, with weariness, so that she was constantly obliged to lie
down, [3]. ►
Very frequent dull pinching headache, [2].
[10.] ►
Tearing in the head, coming from both temples, [2]. ► Forehead.
► Pressure in the forehead above the eyes,
[2], [4]. ► On
bending the body forward, a painful pressure immediately in the left
frontal eminence, that disappears on becoming again erect, [5]. ►
Pressive pain in the whole forepart of the head, that extended outward
from deep in the middle of the forehead, and then in both temples, where
it was felt most and for the longest time, [5]. ►
Pressive pain in a small spot just above the frontal eminence, [5]. ►
Pressive headache in the right half of the forehead, [2]. ►
Transient pressive and pressing sensation in the right frontal eminence,
[5]. ►
Temples. ► Very painful
pressure in the right temple, frequently alternating with the same
sensation in the right frontal eminence, and in the left temple,
[1], [5]. ► Parietals.
► Jerklike tearing within the right
side of the head, [2]. ► Occiput. ►
A painful pressive sensation in the whole occiput, [5]. [20.] ► Sticking in the occiput, and even over
the whole head, [1]. ► External Head. ►
Burning-pressive sensation on the forehead externally, [5]. ►
Burning-pressing and tensive sensation externally, now in the right, now
in the left frontal eminence, [5].
► The skin of the forehead seems
sensitive to the pressure of the hand; on pressing a long time, a
painful aching is felt in the forehead, though only in the place on
which the hand lies, [5].
EYE.
►
Objective. ► Eyes red and
inflamed, with coryza, [3]. ► The eyes look watery, as from weeping,
with biting in them, [2]. ► Subjective. ►
Pressure as from a grain of sand in the right eye, [2]. ► Biting
in both internal canthi, with increased redness of the conjunctivæ, [2]. ►
Tearing beneath the right eye, [2].
► Both upper eyelids are redder than
usual and somewhat congested, [2].
[30.] ►
The left eye waters very much in the open air, for several days, [3].
EAR.
►
Some aching in both ears, [2]. ► Stitches in the left ear, [2]. ►
Sticking-tearing within the left ear, [2].
► At times very fine ringing in the
right ear on blowing the nose, a peculiar crackling sound as if air were
forced through mucus, after which the ear seemed closed for awhile, and
then opened with a dull sound (thirtieth day), [3]. ► On
passing the hand through the hair and over the right ear, there followed
a hissing sound, extending down the parietal bone and through the whole
inner ear; the experiment could be repeated with a similar result for a
quarter of an hour, now disappearing, soon returning and lasting a
longer time; a similar sound was afterwards caused by talking, and even
eructations caused slight or loud sounds; so also forcibly drawing air
through the nose in the morning (second day), [3].
NOSE.
►
Objective. ► *Very frequent
sneezing, with crawling in the nose, without coryza, [2], [4].
► Violent sneezing, and then constant
fluent coryza, [2]. ► Coryza, with moist stoppage of the left
nostril, together with tearing in the left side of the neck below the
jaw, [2]. ►
Fluent coryza, immediately, in the open air for several days, [3]. ►
Subjective. [40.] ► Sensation as if he would have coryza, [4]. ►►
*A sensation in the right nostril as if it were partly stopped; he was
obliged to blow the nose and sneeze, but could not thereby remove the
obstruction (after three and four days), [4]. ► *Both sides
of the nose are very much obstructed on reading aloud, several times
during the day, and especially in the evening (second and
fifth days), [3]. ► Short sticking-tearing very high up in
the right nostril, [2]. ► *Crawling in the nose, soon after taking,
[2], [4]. ► *Violent
crawling in the right nostril, with lachrymation of the right eye,
[2].
FACE.
►
Face red and swollen, [2]. ► Remarkably pale, suffering expression,
with deeply sunken eyes and a sensation as if they lay deep, lasting two
or three hours (first forenoon), [2].
► Pressive tearing in the right
cheek-bones, extending to the teeth of the same side, [5].
MOUTH.
►
Teeth. ► Violent tearing in
the roots and gum of the right lower incisors (after two
hours), [2], [4]. [50.] ► The incisors and gums are sore when
chewing, [2]. ► Grumbling pain in the incisors, [2]. ►
Drawing toothache in the last upper back teeth, [1]. ►
Frequent short drawing toothache in the anterior molars of both sides, [2]. ►
Tongue. ► Pain on the
right side of the tip of the tongue, as if sore or crushed with the
teeth, corrosive, especially when touched by the teeth, [3]. ► Biting as
from upper pepper on the left, and afterwards on the right side of the
root of the tongue, [2],
[4]. ►
General Mouth. ► A few
fissures with elevated edges internally on both sides of the lower lip
and on the left side a very small painless pimple; on touching with the
tongue these places seem sore, velvety, but painless; lasting three
days, [3]. ► Taste. ►
Bitter taste in the upper part of the throat after dinner; also
uprisings of slightly bitter food a few times (after several days), [3]. ►
After he had hawked up the adherent mucus, he noticed for several hours
a mouldy taste in the mouth (after four days), [4].
THROAT.
►
An unusual inclination to hawk, and more mucus than usual is raised
(first day), [2], [4]. [60.] ► Pressive pain in the throat at the left
side near the pharynx, [2]. ► Sticking pain in the throat, impeding
swallowing, [3]. ► Biting and scraping sensation posteriorly in the
fauces, especially on the left side, [2], [4]. ► A feeling of warmth extending down the
pharynx (immediately), [4]. ► Slight drawing and tearing at times in
the pharynx, [2].
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Increased
appetite, which was not usually the case in the morning (after two and
six hours), [4]. ► *A feeling of hunger, that prevents falling
asleep (relieved by Ignatia), [3].
► *An unusual sensation of hunger,
as if the stomach was not properly filled and satisfied by food; for
several days, [3]. ► Eructation and Hiccough. ► Eructations tasting of the drug
(immediately), [2], [4]. ► Frequent,
very violent hiccough, with violent shocks in the pit of the
stomach, on eating, [3]. ► Nausea. [70.]
► Sensation of qualmishness in the
pit of the stomach, without eructations or nausea, [5]. ► Stomach.
► Sensation of emptiness, with
rumbling in the epigastric region, at an unusual time, when no hunger
could have been the cause; this also extended low down in the
intestines, and constantly returned, [5].
► Pressure in the pit of the stomach,
[2]. ►
Pressing in pain in the pit of the stomach, without anxiety, [5]. ►
Anxious, oppressed sensation in the pit of the stomach while standing, [5].
ABDOMEN.
►
Hypochondria. ► Frequent
fine griping, almost as from incarcerated flatus in the right
hypochondrium, at various times, especially in the morning and evening, [3]. ►
Umbilical and Sides. ►
Dull pressive pain transversely through the abdomen, in the region of
the umbilicus, with rumbling as from flatus, which also at times passes
(after five hours), [5]. ► Pressure outwards in the left side of the
upper abdomen, [2]. ► Dull griping in the right side of the
abdomen, towards the small of the back, transient (after a few minutes),
[3]. ►
Tearing-drawing in the right, afterwards also in the left side, beneath
the short ribs, exactly in the soft spot between that and the ilium,
recurring by paroxysms of varying severity, [2]. [80.] ► Pressive pain in a small spot in the left
side of the upper abdomen, a hand’s breadth to the left of and above the
navel, aggravated by external pressure, [2].
► General Abdomen. ► Rumbling in the abdomen (after a few
minutes), [3]. ► Rumbling in the abdomen, with griping
colic and loud emission of odorless flatus, [2]. ► Very
frequent emission of noiseless but very warm flatus, often of a
“hepatic” odor (first day), [2], [4]. ► Griping colic, with emission of flatus, [2]. ►
After taking a little pure brown beer at noon, some flatulent colic and
emission of very offensive flatus, followed by a sensation of impending
diarrhœa and a copious evacuation of a papescent offensive stool
(thirteenth day), [3]. ► Hypogastrium and Iliac Regions. ► A griping sensation low down in the
abdomen, extending into the testicles, as if they had been violently
squeezed, [2]. ► A dragging down in the right side of the
lower abdomen, towards the inguinal ring, in the spermatic cord, not
painful, but accompanied by a sensation as if the spermatic cord were
compressed, in the evening in bed; it returned at short intervals next
morning after breakfast while sitting, but without flatus; at stool
nothing was noticed; it returned about 5 P.M. after eating a little, [3]. ►
Pressure in the lower abdomen, above the right inguinal region, [1]. ►
Sudden colic transversely across the abdomen low down, at various times,
in the morning, evening, fasting, or after eating bread, if he drinks
water; or very transient sensation of nausea, as if he would vomit and
could not tolerate the water, [3].
[90.] ►
Pressure from within outward in the right inguinal region, [2].
RECTUM.
►
*Crawling in the rectum after a stool, [3]. ► *Some
crawling and at times violent fine sticking in the anus in the evening
in bed, [2].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
On first urinating in the morning after waking, burning and burning pain
in the forepart of the urethra for a long time afterwards, [2]. ►
Pressive sore sensation in the forepart of the urethra, not while
urinating, [2]. ► Biting pain in the forepart of the
urethra when not urinating, [2]. ► Increased discharge of watery urine
(after three hours), [2], [4].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Drawing pain below the left side of the root of the penis, that also
extended into the left side of the scrotum, so that after a time it
became sore to touch, in the morning, also at other times during the
day, [2]. ►
Very much diminished sexual desire; no tendency to erections, [3].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
In the trachea a very disagreeable sensation, as if coated, for several
days, beginning with dryness, which compels constant hawking, whereby
after long exertion only a little is loosened; at times some mucus is
easily loosened, without relief, [3].
[100.] ►
A tickling sensation as from dust in the trachea, which provokes a
disagreeable, dry, irritable cough, that cannot be suppressed, and
becomes worse on continuing to cough, in the evening after lying down,
lasting about half an hour, preventing falling asleep, and, together
with some other symptoms, repeated after eight weeks, [3]. ► Short,
dry, irritable cough, commencing from a slight tickling in the upper
part of the trachea, recurring at short intervals (after a few minutes),
[3].
CHEST.
►
Pressive tight sensation in the forepart of the chest, [2]. ►
Pinching pain in the short ribs of the left side, [2]. ► A
pinching painful sensation in the lower portion of the chest, together
with a pressive pain beneath the left ribs close to the spine, on
bending the body backward while sitting; on bending forward everything
was relieved (after three-quarters of an hour), [5]. ►
Pressure in the right chest, [2]. ► Pinching-pressive sensation in the lower
portion of the chest, and in the pit of the stomach, extending up into
the chest and down into the abdomen, and causing an anxious discomfort;
frequently recurring, though always disappearing on walking, [5]. ►
Dull stitches in the left ribs, a hand’s breadth below the left nipple, [2]. ►
Some sharp stitches deep in the right chest, on inspiration, [2]. ►
Pressive tearing on the short ribs of the right side, [2]. [110.] ► Wavelike tearing in the right chest below
the axilla, [2].
PULSE.
►
Suddenly in the evening the pulse begins to be felt, and it beats
rapidly, in the middle of the phalanx of the left index finger; every
beat of the pulse is accompanied by an acute goutlike drawing pain from
behind forward, as if in the middle of the bone, lasting several
minutes; then the pulse gradually beats more slowly, and the pain
decreases at the same time, [3].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Short drawing pain in the right side of the neck aggravated by touch, [2]. ►
Burning on the left scapula, [2]. ► Rheumatic drawing and tension in the left
side of the back near the axilla, [2].
► Pressure on the right side near the
spine, in the region of the right kidney, [2].
► Slight colicky pain in the lumbar
region, after eating, [3].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
► The upper and lower extremities fall
asleep with crawling, in the morning in the bed and in the afternoon
while sitting (eighth to eleventh days), [3].
► Twinging in the muscles of the arms
and legs, especially in the region of the hip (after five hours), [4].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Sensation of heaviness in the whole left
arm, so that he was obliged to let it hang down; very transient, [5]. ►
Shoulder. [120.] ► Tensive pain in both shoulder-joints near
the axillæ, [2]. ► Rheumatic drawing in the bones of the
left shoulder, [2]. ► Pressive pain on the right shoulder, [2]. ►
Pressive sore pain in the left axilla, as if suppuration would occur, [2]. ►
Arm. ► Anxious, visible,
painless jerking in the biceps in the right arm, recurring by paroxysms,
transversely across the place where the two heads unite (fifth and sixth
days), [4]. ►
Very acute paralytic pressive pain in the upper part of the right upper
arm; if the arm hangs quietly, or is only moderately moved, he feels
nothing, but as soon as it is raised it seems very heavy as if
paralyzed; if raised and drawn backward the pain is worse, for example,
on taking off the hat; it is felt at the insertion of the deltoid into
the humerus; if he attempts to raise it high and move it backward it
loses all power and sinks down, [3].
► Tearing in the right arm, somewhat
above the right side of the wrist, [2].
► Elbow. ►
Burning in the bend of the left elbow, [2].
► Rheumatic tension in the left
elbow, [2]. ► Forearm. ►
Tensive, painful, heavy sensation in the muscles of the left forearm
(after ten minutes), [5]. [130.] ►
Sudden, dull, cutting pain transversely through the muscles of the right
forearm, at the distance of a span from the wrist (after
three hours and a half), [5]. ► Tearing on the surface of the right
forearm close to the tip of the elbow, [2].
► Tearing in the lower surface of the
left forearm close to the wrist, [2].
► Tearing in the lower surface of the
thick portion of the right forearm, [2].
► Dull drawing-tearing pain in the
bones of both forearms (after one hour and a quarter), [5]. ► Wrist.
► Tearing in the right wrist, [2]. ►
Pressive tearing pain in the bones of the right wrist, aggravated by
pressure with the other hand, soon relieved on removing the pressure, [5]. ►
Hand. ► Drawing
intermitting pain on the back of the right metacarpus (after two hours),
[3]. ►
Tearing on the back of the left hand, [2].
► Dull tearing in the left metacarpal
bones, [5]. [140.] ►
Pressive tearing in the right external metacarpal bones, [5]. ► Fingers.
► Very easy and painful giving way of
the first joint of the left little finger, as for example, when rubbing
the palms of the hands together, [3].
► Sharp burning in the tips of the
three middle fingers of the left hand, [2].
► Sticking-burning on the inner side
of the first articulation of the left ring and middle fingers, [2]. ►
A pressive pain in a small spot in the tip of the right index finger, on
bending it, as if a panaritium would develop, disappearing after two
days, [3]. ►
Tearing in the ball of the left thumb, [2].
► Tearing in the knuckle of the
little finger, extending back to the wrist, [2]. ► Tearing
in the lower articulations of the left ring and middle fingers, [2]. ►
Tearing beneath the nail of the left middle finger, [2]. ►
Drawing-tearing pain in the least phalanx of the left index finger,
paroxysmal, but transient, at 9 P.M., [3].
[150.] ►
Pressive tearing in the second phalanx of the left middle finger, [5]. ►
A painful bubbling sensation deep in the second phalanx of the left
index finger (after six hours), [4].
► A crawling in the last phalanges of
the left thumb and index finger, as if they would fall asleep; often
recurring by itself, even after pressure, but very transient, [3].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Thigh. ►
If, while sitting, the leg rests upon the chair, a pain extends from the
middle of it down to the knee-cap, as if the ischiatic nerve were
pressed upon, [3]. ► Tearing in the articular extremity of the
left thigh, streaming downward, recurring during motion, and also in
paroxysms during rest, [2]. ► Knee. ►
Pressive pain in front below the left knee, [2]. ►
Sticking-tearing just above the left knee, [2]. ► Leg.
► Pressive tension above and in the
left tendo Achillis, [2]. ► Painfully pressive and tearing sensation
of heaviness in the whole right lower leg, very perceptible in the calf,
[5]. ►
Ankle. ► Paroxysmal,
frequently recurring tearing in the right ankle, while sitting,
disappearing on walking, [5]. ► Foot. [160.]
► Pressing-asunder, tearing pain in
the lower extremity of the left os calcis close to the ankle, [5]. ►
Toes. ► The right great
toe is somewhat inflamed and painful to the left of the nail and the
above it, *as if the nail had grown into the
flesh (which, however, was not the case); rather relieved
than aggravated by walking; during the forenoon, recurring for several
days, while sitting quietly; in the afternoon the redness and pain
disappeared, [2]. ► Tearing in the last joint of the left
great toe, [2]. ► Tensive tearing in the last articulations
of the three smallest toes of the right foot, [2].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Longs for motion in the open air, where he is constantly in active
motion without the slightest weariness; with very good humor, joy, and
contentment (first day), [4]. ► Existed tremulous sensation over the
whole body, [2]. ► Very indolent; inclined to neither physical nor
mental exertion (after two hours), [2], [4]. ► Feeling of prostration (as after
intoxication), and fasting, about dinner-time; especially soon after
eating (after eight hours, and third day), [2], [4].
SKIN.
►
A bright red painless spot half an inch in circumference in the middle
of the right cheek, in the centre of which there was a small pointed
elevation, becoming pale under pressure, but instantly becoming red
again on removal of pressure, lasting six hours (after two days), [4]. ►
A dry eruption, like a scaly tetter, on the lobule of the right ear just
below the articulation; the skin gradually desquamated in white scales;
the ear was sore and painful to touch, [3].
[170.] ►
(A kind of rash on the forehead and upper part of the face; the face
feels rough like a grater; burning-itching mostly in the evening, worse
in he warmth; sticking in the cold; on rubbing it becomes red; lasting
several days), [1]. ► A large red pimple beneath the left
nostril close to the septum; sore biting when touched, as if something
acrid had got into a sore; with coryza; for several days, [3]. ►
Sticking as from fleas, now in the upper part of the forearm, leg, hips,
chest, neck, frequently during the day, [3].
► Itching stitches as from fleabites
here and there, in the morning in bed, [3].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Sleepiness. ► Very sleepy
all day, [1], [3]. ► In the
morning he cannot completely wake out of sleep, and is weary and
exhausted on waking and rising, gradually disappearing, [2]. ►
Sleeplessness. ► Napping
in the afternoon; he wishes to sleep but cannot, for dim, indistinct,
confused ideas constantly throng his mind, without ability to retain
them (after three days), [4]. ► Cannot fall asleep till after midnight,
then frequently wakes, turns from side to side, dreams somewhat, and
towards morning becomes hot over the whole body; however, in the morning
he is lively (eleventh and twelfth nights), [3]. ► *Restless
at night on account of great excitement, with very vivid and in part
anxious dreams, with starting up till after midnight, [2]. ►
Dreams. ► Very vivid, mostly
agreeable dreams (first day), [2],
[4]. [180.]
► Very many restless anxious dreams, [1].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness. ► Chilliness
always after eating, for several days, so that he cannot get as warm as
usual, with a feeling in the abdomen as if a stool would occur, and as
if the chilliness were dependent upon it, [3].
► Chilliness over the whole body,
with icy-cold hands, accompanied by frequent yawning, and a sensation as
if he must frequently stretch (after a quarter of an hour), [5]. ►
In the evening, as he sat in a warm room and conversed with great
interest upon a disagreeable subject, he was attacked with chilly
trembling of the whole trunk, which with slight interruptions constantly
returned, and disappeared after the close of the conversation, [3]. ►
Heat. ► Frequent feeling of
flushing heat in the face, without external redness, [2], [4].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Forenoon), Relieved by walking, inflammation,
etc., of great toe. ► (Evening), Obstruction of nose. ► (Open air),
Immediately, fluent coryza. ► (Eating), Hiccough, etc.; pain in lumbar
region; feeling of prostration; chilliness. ►
(Sitting), Tearing in ankle. ► Amelioration. ►
(Walking), Sensation in chest, etc.® 2000
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