MYRISTICA.
Myristica sebifera, Swartz.
Natural order
, Myristicaceæ.
Common name
(Brazilian), Ucuuba.
Preparation
, Trituration of the red,
acrid, and very poisonous gum obtained by incising the bark.
Authority.
Mure, Pathogén. Brésil., p.
354.
MIND.
►
He is indifferent and careless abut his business (second day). ► Inability to concentrate the thoughts,
although important business has to be transacted (fifth day). ► Since 4 P.M. he cannot fix his mind upon
anything; he is much vexed by a song which keeps running in his head,
and which he cannot get rid of (third day).
HEAD.
►
Vertigo from right to left, on waking in the morning (first day). ► Dizziness, in the morning (second day). ► Head feels heavy (fourth day). ► Pain in the frontal eminence, at noon
(fifth day). ► Pain with sensation of
pressure from within outward, in the right frontal eminence; this pain
intermits now and then, and is less in the open air (first day).
FACE.
►
Face very red (second day).
MOUTH.
[10.]
► Tongue white and cracked (fourth
day). ► The whole mouth is painful
(third day). ► The whole buccal
cavity, the tonsils, and the upper part of the pharynx, are painful and
sensitive to contact; every mouthful seems to wound these parts, when
chewed or swallowed (second day). ►
Palate insensible, with loss of taste (fourth day). ► Bitter mouth (fourth day). ► Strong taste of copper in the mouth,
which excites spitting of blood, for twenty minutes (third day).
THROAT.
►
Burning sensation of the bottom of the throat (second day). ► Constriction of the isthmus of the
pharynx; this pain increases progressively (first day). ► Difficulty in swallowing the saliva
(first day). ► Swallowing the saliva
is easier and less painful (second day).
STOMACH.
[20.]
► Thirst (second day).
ABDOMEN.
►
Sensation as if a foreign body, as large as a walnut, had lodged deep in
the left inguinal region, all the forenoon (second day).
STOOL.
►
Stools mixed with yellow mucus (fourth day).
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Less frequent micturition (second day). ►
Has not urinated since 5 P.M. on the previous day (third day). ► He usually drinks two glasses of water on
going to bed, and urinates immediately after; this evening he drinks,
but does not urinate (second day). ►
The urine is scanty and discharged less frequently, although he drinks
much; it is of a reddish-yellow color (second day).
CHEST.
►
Hard pressure, during the night, on both sides of the chest, but it does
not affect respiration (fourth day).
NECK.
►
Pinching in the right side of the neck (second day).
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► The hands are stiff, as if from squeezing
something for a long time (second day). [30.]
► Pain in the left hand (second day).
► The pain in the hands is worse when
they touch each other (second day). ►
Formication on the left thumb-joint (second day). ►
Pain in the finger-nails, with swelling of the phalanges (first day).
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Pinching pain in the right calf (first
day).
SKIN.
►
Two pimples on the left cheek; they disappear in an hour (third day).
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
►
Cannot get to sleep, in the evening in bed (second day). ► Restless asleep, with dreams about
business quite foreign to his daily life; then about disputes (fourth
day). ► Very restless sleep (fifth
day). ► Sleep much disturbed; he
dreams of violent wrangling (third day). [40.]
► Violent starting during sleep
(fifth day). ► Unconnected dreams
about houses being built, beginning at the upper stories (second day).® 2000
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