MYRICA.
ABDOMEN.
►
Hypochondria. ► Dull pain
in the hepatic region (fifteenth day), [8a].
► Umbilical. ► Pain in umbilical region, immediately
after breakfast (third day), [7]. ► Dull, heavy pain in umbilical region
(after second dose, third day), [7].
► Slight griping pain in region of
umbilicus, with rumbling (after second dose, second day), [7]. ► General
Abdomen. ► Constant
unusual rumbling in the abdomen, above the navel (three hours after
first dose, first day), [5a]. ► Flatulency (after second dose, third
day), [7]. ►
Excessive flatulence, with frequent rumbling, as if diarrhœa would set
in, urging to stool, with no other result than the expulsion of a great
amount of flatus, in the afternoon (seventh and eighth days), [7]. [190.]
► Frequent passing of wind, very offensive (two small, sweet pears, eaten
in the forenoon, may have caused the flatus; pears always do with him,
but always odorless and painless), (three hours after first dose,
first day), [5a]. ► Constant passing of stinking flatus while
walking (three hours after first dose, first day), [5a]. ► Weak,
faintish feeling about the bowels, as when one has diarrhœa (tenth
day), [7]. ►
Felt, through the forenoon, as though diarrhœa would occur; weakness
about the bowels, with urging and pressing, without
stool (third day), [7].
► Frequent sensation as of
approaching diarrhœa, but without stool, in the afternoon and evening;
only slight costive discharge in the evening (first day), [5a]. ►
Occasional pains in the bowels during the afternoon and evening (eighth
day), [8a]. ►
Severe pain in bowels (half an hour after first dose, third day), [3]. ►
Severe griping pains in the bowels during the night (first night), [2a]. ►
Griping colicky pains continued at the intervals all the afternoon
(first day), [5a]. ► Coliclike pain in umbilical region, in a
small spot, with accumulation of flatus, one hour after dinner (three
hours after first dose, first day), [5a].
[200.] ►
Grumbling pains in the bowels, continued all the afternoon (second day),
[2].
STOOL.
►
Diarrhœa. ► Bowels loose
(eleventh day); two or three loose stools (twelfth day), [7]. ► Loose
stool, accompanied with pain and tenesmus, after dinner (second day), [2]. ►
Loose stool, accompanied with pain and tenesmus, at 6.30 A.M. (second
day), [2a]. ►
Soft, mushy stool, at 9 A.M. (ninth day), [8a].
► Soft papescent stool, copious,
attended with tenesmus and cramplike sensation in the umbilical region
(after three hours, fourth day), [7].
► Soft stool, with effort, in the
morning (tenth day), [7]. ► Stool lighter-colored, at 9 A.M. (twelfth
day), [8]. ►
Loose, light-colored stool, at 6 A.M. (seventh day), [8a]. ► During
the time my bowels have been rather more active than usual, and the
color of the excreta much lighter, i. e.
of a lighter brighter yellow than usual, [9].
[210.] ►
Stool natural, only too light-colored, at 8.30 A.M. (eleventh day), [6]. ►
Stool nearly of natural consistency, but lighter-colored than usual, at
9 A.M. (tenth day), [8]. ► Stool rather light-colored, but of
natural consistency, at 8.30 A.M. (fifth day); at 9 A.M. (sixth day), [8a]. ►
Bowels torpid; soft, mushy stool, of a light clay-color (sixteenth day),
[8a]. ►
Constipation. ►
Constipation (sixth morning), [7].
► Some constipation (third morning), [2a]. ►
No stool (eighth day), [8a]. ► No stool for forty-eight hours, a very
unusual occurrence (fourth morning), [7].
► Stool about 11 A.M., being fifty
hours since last stool (fourth hours after first dose, seventh day), [7].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Micturition. ► Copious
flow of limpid urine (tenth day), [7].
[220.] ►
Difficulty in urinating; the bladder seemed to lack contractive
expelling power (eighth night), [7].
► Urine. ►
Increase of urine during the last three days (seventh day), [8]. ►
Urine a light amber color and normal in quantity (before the proving);
passed 31 ounces high-colored urine during the last twenty-four hours,
sp. gr. 1020 (ninth day); 43 ounces during last twenty-four hours, color
nearly normal (tenth day); 36 ounces, color nearly normal, sp. gr. 1013,
a light-colored sediment after standing (the first that has been
observed), (eleventh day); 37 ounces during the last twenty-four hours,
sp. gr. 1028, considerable light-colored sediment after standing
(twelfth day); 23 ounces, during last twenty-four hours, sp. gr. 1031,
considerable light brownish colored sediment, after standing (thirteenth
day); 47 ounces, during last twenty-four hours, sp. gr. 1024, no
sediment discovered (fourteenth day); 24 ounces sp. gr. 1035 (fifteenth
day); 22 ounces, during last twenty-four hours, sp. gr. 1029 (sixteenth
day); passed 40 ounces during the last twenty-four hours, sp. gr. 1022
(seventeenth day); 33 ounces to-day, sp. gr. 1025 (eighteenth day); 33
ounces, sp. gr. 1021 (nineteenth day), [8].
► Passed 27 ounces of amber-colored
urine during the last twenty-five hours, sp. gr. 1028, at 11 P.M. (first
day); 28 ounces, during last twenty-four hours, sp. gr. 1028 (second
day); 24 ounces, a little darker than usual, sp. gr. 1030 (third day);
27 ounces, dark-colored urine, sp. gr. 1024 (fourth day); 30 ounces,
rather darker than usual, sp. gr. 1023 (fifth day); 31 ounces,
dark-colored, a pinkish-brown sediment at the bottom of the vessel after
standing, sp. gr. 1024 (sixth day); 21 ounces, high colored, sp. gr.
1030 (seventh day); 20 ounces, high-colored, sp. gr. 1032 (eighth day);
19 ounces, very high-colored and frothy, containing considerable
pinkish-brown sediment, sp. gr. 1031 (ninth day); 3 1/2 ounces, very
high-colored, it looks like strong beer with a large amount of froth of
a yellowish tint, sp. gr. 1032, in the morning (tenth day); very scanty,
high-colored, and frothy, during the last four days (fifteenth day); 19
ounces, beer-colored and frothy, sp. gr. 1026 (sixteenth day); 15
ounces, very high-colored, sp. gr. 1031 (seventeenth day); 18 ounces,
same general appearance as before, sp. gr. 1027 (eighteenth day), [8a].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Entire loss of sexual desire; a constant symptom through the proving
(after three days), [8a].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Smarting in larynx and trachea (after one hour, first day), [7]. ►
A tickling cough, which had troubled him on lying down at night, was
entirely relieved (second morning), [2].
► Offensive breath (eleventh day);
less so (twelfth day), [7].
CHEST.
►
When lying upon left side in bed, had a feeling of constriction in
chest, with increase of the impulse of the heart, so that its pulsations
were audible (first night), [7]. ► Pain in left lung, at 8 P.M. (second
day), [2a]. [230.] ►
Dull pain in right lung, middle lobe, lasting a few minutes (after half
an hour, first day), [7]. ► A sharp pain once (lasting but a few
minutes) in the chest, in the region of the heart (tenth day), [8]. ►
Slight pain in left side (immediately after second dose, third day), [3].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Præcordium. ► Stinging,
cramplike sensation in the left portion of præcordial region, and under
the ribs, immediately (after first dose, first day), [5a]. ► Heart’s
Action. ► Increase of the
impulse of the heart, so that its pulsations were audible, together with
a feeling of constriction in chest, when lying upon left side in bed
(first night), [7]. ► Impulse of heart’s action increased, but
number of pulsations diminished to 60 per minute (ordinary pulse, 75 to
80), (after second dose, second day), [7].
► Pulse. ►
Pulse 76 and full, at 11 P.M. (third day); 63, small and feeble, on
waking, normal (after six hours, fourth day); 80, one hour after eating,
at 8.30 A.M.; 76, at 5 P.M., before eating; 71, at 11 P.M. (fifth day);
71 after eating (after seven hours); 72 (after fifteen hours, sixth
day); 60, on waking; 70, before eating (after five hours and a half); 76
(after sixteen hours and a half, seventh day); 66, at 9 A.M., after
eating; 67, before eating (after three hours and fifty minutes); 72
(after thirteen hours and a half, eighth day); 70, at 11 P.M. (ninth
day), [8a]. ►
Pulse 54, in the morning; 75 (before eating), (four hours and a half
after first dose); 71, full and soft (five hours and ten minutes after
third dose, second day); 51, feeble and irregular, in the morning; 65
(before eating), (three hours and a third after first dose); 59 (five
hours and ten minutes after third dose, fourth day); 60, in the morning;
65 (one hour after eating, six hours and a half after first dose); 70,
full and strong (ten hours and a half after first dose); 72, full and
strong (fifteen hours and a half after first dose, fifth day); 56 and
feeble, in the morning; 71 (one hour after first dose); 70 (thirteen
hours and forty minutes after first dose, sixth day); 52, in the
morning; 75 (after four hours); 66 (before eating), (after six hours);
62 (fifteen hours and a half, seventh day); 72, at 7.30 A.M.; 62, before
eating; 70, at 11.30 P.M. (eighth day); 78, on waking in the morning; 76
(before eating), at 6 P.M.; 65, at 11 P.M. (ninth day); 71 (before
eating), in the morning; 56 (before eating), in the afternoon; 61, at 11
P.M. (tenth day); 54 (before eating); 71 (after eating), in the morning;
61 (before eating), at 12.50; 68 (before eating), at 6.20; 60, at 11
P.M. (eleventh day); 59 (before eating), in morning; 82, at 4.30; 66, at
11 P.M. (twelfth day); normal (thirteenth day); 76 (half an hour after
eating), in the morning; normal, at 10.50 P.M. (fourteenth day); 68, at
11.40 P.M. (fifteenth day), [8].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Neck. ► Pain and stiffness
in the neck, especially in the nape, at 7 A.M. (seventh day), [8]. ►
Pain in back of neck, at 2 P.M. (second day), [2a]. [240.] ► Dull pain in the muscles of the neck and
in the frontis and through the temples, at 12.50 P.M., continuing
through the day (eighth day), [8].
► Back. ►
Pain in the back (seventh and eighth nights), [7]; at 11 P.M. (ninth day), [8]; (fifteenth day), [8a]. ► Pain
in back, with lassitude (third morning), [7].
► Dull pain in the back (after seven
and fifteen hours, sixth day), [8a].
► Awoke with dull pains in the back
and head (fourth morning), [8a]. ► Dull aching pain in the back, in the
forenoon (eighth day), [8]. ► Dragging pain in the back, in the evening
(eighth day), [8a]. ► Dull dragging pains in the back, on
waking (seventh morning), [8a]. ► Bruised pain in the back, and feeling as
if a severe illness had seized him (fifth day), [7]. ► Dorsal.
► Pain under the left scapula, at 11
P.M. (ninth day), [8]. [250.] ►
Dull pain under both shoulder-blades (after three hours, second day), [3]. ►
Lumbar. ► Pain in back, in
the lumbar region (one hour after second dose, second day), [7]. ►
Slight aching pain in lumbar region, with general chilliness, when going
out of doors (after first dose, second day), [7]. ► Dull
aching pain in lumbar region (after five hours), [1]. ► Dull
pain in the small of the back (tenth day), [8]. ► Awoke
with dull pain in the small of the back and in the frontis and temples,
same pain in back, in the afternoon (fifth and sixth days), [8a]. ►
Dull heavy pain in the small of the back (ninth day), [8a]. ► Dull
aching pain in the small of the back (after forty minutes, second day), [8a]. ►
Dragging-aching pain in the small of the back, on waking, and continuing
until afternoon (third morning), [8a].
► Dragging pain in the small of the
back, on waking (eighth morning), [8a].
[260.] ►
Dull dragging pain in the small of the back, quite severe at times
(after six hours, seventh day); same as yesterday, only more persistent,
on waking (eighth morning); constant, dull dragging pain in the small of
the back, but not very severe, at 12.50 P.M., and continuing through the
day (eighth day), [8]. ► Three or four sharp plunging pains in the
region of the left kidney (soon, after second dose, third day), [7].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
► Dull pain in all the extremities, at 7
A.M. (seventh day), [8]. ► Aching pain in the upper and lower
extremities (seven hours and a half after first dose, sixth day), [8].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Right arm felt lame and heavy,
particularly about the wrist-joint (five hours after first dose, seventh
and eighth days), [7]. ► Severe pain in left shoulder-blade and
arm, extending to end of little finger (after half a hour, first day), [3]. ►
Tearing pain in the left arm, principally between the shoulder and
elbow-joints, and sometimes extending to the forearm, with a darting
pain in the middle and ring fingers (after two hours and two days), [6]. ►
Sharp and lancinating pain in left axilla (after four hours), [1]. ►
Pain in the left arm, between shoulders and elbow, at 8.45 A.M. (second
morning), [2a]. ► Pain in third and little finger of right
hand, at 9 A.M. (second morning), [2a].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Thigh. [270.]
► Hard, drawing pain in the muscles
above the knee (seventh night), [7].
► Sharp, shooting pain in the right
thigh, then in left thigh, followed by a dull pain in left shoulder
(after one hour, first day), [3]. ► The pains about the limbs had all centred
in the muscular part above the knees; a continual soreness existed, with
occasional darting pains (twelve hours after first dose, seventh and
eighth days), [7]. ► Knee. ►
Several times during the last two days have felt a sharp piercing pain
at the inner side of the left knee-joint, but passing off so quickly I
have not thought it worthy of much notice (sixth day), [8]. ► Leg.
► Trembling and aching in the calves
of the legs, so that walking is unpleasant (more pain in left), [1]. ►
Pain from the knees down, with coldness of the lower extremities, at
12.50 P.M. (eleventh day), [8]. ► Severe pain midway between the knee and
ankle, a little outside of the outer edges of the tibia; it was a
contractive pain, with soreness to the touch, and worse on motion; it
occasionally changed to a burning pain (one hour after first dose,
seventh and eighth days), [7]. ► Soreness and pain in left tendo Achillis;
worse upon pressure, and when in motion (after second dose, third day), [7]. ►
Quivering sensation in the calf of the left leg, with a severe chill
(after first dose, eighth day), [7].
► Foot. ►
Pain in hollow of right foot (after three hours and a half, second day),
[3]. [280.]
► Burning in the soles of the feet
(first night), [7]. ► Bruised pain in the heel of the left foot
(one hour after first dose, third day), [7].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Muscular lameness and soreness had become quite general, affecting
chiefly, however, the lower limbs, in the afternoon (seventh and eighth
days), [7]. ►
No inclination to move, at 9 A.M. (second day), [2a]. ►
General languor and depression of spirits (five hours after first dose,
third day), [7]. ► Lassitude, with pain in back (third
morning), [7]. ► A good deal of lassitude; weak, sick
feeling; every kind of exertion was irksome, and required a special
effort (after three hours, fourth and fifth days), [7]. ►
Increased debility, can hardly keep around (eighteenth day), [8]. ►
Feeling a little tired (after second dose, second day), [8]. ► Awoke
feeling tired, as if I had been laboring hard (eighth morning), [8a]. [290.]
► General feeling of lassitude, with
soreness of muscles of both thighs, as if he had taken cold, though
there were no other indications of it (five hours after first dose,
seventh and eight days), [7]. ► General malaise, and feeling of unfitness
for duty (one hour after first dose, third day), [7]. ► Feel
sick, debilitated all over (fifteenth day), [8a]. ►
Constant miserable, sick feeling all over (seventeenth day), [8a]. ►
Shifting pains (one hour after first dose, third day), [7]. ► Aching
in the limbs and all over the body, like that preceding ague, at 10 P.M.
(sixteenth day), [8a]. ► Some of the symptoms lasted for four
weeks, [6]. ►
Symptoms were increased by the warmth of the bed, disturbing the sleep
(first night), [7].
SKIN.
►
Objective. ► Whole surface
of the body presents a yellowish tint (sixteenth day), [8a]. ►
Several pimples appeared in different parts, one quite painful on the
nose (sixteenth day), [7]. ► Subjective. [300.]
► Persistent itching in different
parts, worst near the point of insertion of deltoid muscle in both arms
(first day), [7]. ► Frequent itching and stinging sensations
in right side of face, like the bite of a small insect, followed by
similar sensations in neck, shoulder, forearm, and right leg, at a spot
midway from knee to ankle (first day); the same evanescent itching, like
fleabites, in a few minutes, followed by smarting of the eyes (after
first dose); same itching in the different localities (ten minutes after
second dose, second day); the itching of the face gave way to a creeping
sensation, as of insects (after second dose, second day), [7].
SLEEP.
►
Sleepiness. ► Repeated
yawning (after second dose, second day), [7].
► Repeated yawning, with slight
dizziness, almost immediately (first day), [7]. ►
Drowsiness followed the sensation in the head, like foam rising in
anything fomenting (after forty minutes, second day), [4]. ► Have
had drowsiness, attended with vertigo, most of the time through the day,
at 6 P.M. (ninth day), [8]. ► Drowsy and stupid, except when walking in
the open air, in the evening (fifth day), [8].
► Drowsy and dull, attended with
vertigo much of the time during lectures, all the forenoon, but not much
pain in head (tenth day), [8]. ► Drowsy while sitting in lecture-room, in
the afternoon; felt better in the open air (twelfth day), [8]. ►
Drowsiness, and soon fell sound asleep in my chair (forty minutes after
first dose); sound asleep in my chair, and obliged to retire to bed (ten
minutes after second dose, sixth day), [4].
[310.] ►
Slept well all night (fourteenth night), [8];
(second night), [5a]. ► Rested well through the night (first
night), [3]. ►
Slept very well all night (first night), [5a];
(seventh and tenth night), [8]. ► Slept quietly all night (eleventh night),
[8]. ►
Slept soundly through the night (ninth night), [8]. ► Slept
sound, more so than usual, and until after 7 A.M. (an hour later than
usual), (sixth morning), [8]. ► Sleeplessness. ►
Had a restless night (ninth night), [8a].
► Restless night, slept but little
(sixteenth night), [8a]. ► Passed a restless night, tossing about
(first night), [2]. ► Had a restless night; considerable
dreaming, but cannot recollect anything particularly about the subject
dreamed of (sixth night), [8]. [320.] ►
Had a restless night until 2 o’clock, then slept until 7 A.M. (eight
night), [8a]. ► Restless towards morning (sixteenth
night), [7]. ►
Frequent waking; unable to sleep after 5 A.M., though he had a strong
desire to do so (sixth night). [7].
► Rested tolerably well the early
part of the night; frequent waking occurred towards morning, with a
feeling of insufficient sleep (seventh night), [7]. ► Slept
very soundly until towards morning, when sleep was interrupted by
frequent wakings; felt dissatisfied with the amount of sleep, desiring
more (fourth morning), [7]. ► Awoke from an unrefreshing sleep, with an
exacerbation of all the symptoms (sixteenth morning), [8a]. ► Dreams.
► Sleep disturbed by dreams (fifth
and eighth nights), [7]. ► Sleep was disturbed during the night by
bad dreams, and broken by frequent wakings; did not feel that sleep had
refreshed him (second night), [7].
► Sleep was very much disturbed by
ugly dreams; at one time, the prover’s head was attacked, singly and
successively, by enormous bugs, which he felt obliged to kill, one after
the other, with difficulty (fourth night), [7]. ► Amorous
dreams and emission of semen, and unusual occurrence, not having been
subject to a like circumstance within my recollection (third night), [8].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness. [330.] ► Feel chilly when out in the air, at 10
P.M. (sixteenth day), [8a]. ► General chilliness when going out of
doors, with slight aching pain in lumbar region (after first dose,
second day), [7]. ► Severe chill, with a quivering sensation
in the calf of the left leg (after first dose, eighth day), [7]. ►
Feeling of coldness (after half an hour, first day), [3]. ► Cold
chills running over the top of head, with tightening of scalp (ten
minutes after first dose, sixth day), [4].
► Coldness of the lower extremities,
with pain from the knees down, at 12.50 P.M. (eleventh day), [8]. ►
Heat. ► Feeling of
feverishness; yet the pulse was 60 (five hours after first dose, third
day), [7]. ►
Excited, feverish feeling, alternating with chilliness (one hours after
second dose, second day), [7]. ► Sensation of warmth along the whole
spine, especially between the shoulder-blades, followed by a slight
chill and a gently perspiration, mostly perceptible over the dorsal
vertebræ (after seven minutes), [6].
► Face hot an flushed, at 8 A.M.
(second morning), [2]. [340.] ►
Face and head felt hot (after nine hours, fourth day), [7].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), irritability; on waking, headache;
constriction in throat. ► (Motion), Pain in head; headache above eyes. ► (Warmth of head),
The symptoms, [7]. ► Amelioration. ►
(Afternoon), Pain in forehead, etc. ► (Open air),
General feelings, [8]; drowsiness,
etc. ► (After
breakfast), General feelings, [8].® 2000
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