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

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NICCOLUM.


THROAT.

►
Sore throat, three evenings in succession, on talking and yawning, but
not on swallowing, lasting till the next morning (after seventeen days),
[1]. ►
The whole throat seems ulcerated internally, especially on swallowing;
with yawning and shaking chill, in the morning (fifth day), [1]. ►
The sore throat that had lasted for some days became worse and very
sensitive to touch on the right side; also the right tonsil was swollen,
with inflammation of the right side of the throat internally (ninth
day), [1]. ►
Pain in the throat from evening till the next forenoon, near noon,
sometimes only on yawning and talking, at other times also on swallowing
(twenty-fourth day), [1]. ► Sticking in the throat; he dreaded to
swallow on account of the violent pain in the right side, in the morning
(fourth day), [1]. ► Sticking in the throat, as if in the
uvula, only on swallowing (first and second days), [1]. ► Rawness
in the throat all day (second day), [1].
► Rawness in the throat, relieved by
cough (second day), [1]. [150.] ►
Feeling of constriction in the throat, so that he gasped for air, in the
afternoon and night (first day), [1].
► Spasmodic choking and constriction
in the throat and sticking on swallowing (third day), [1]. ►
Tickling in the throat causing a dry hacking cough, in the evening
(fifth day), [1]. ► Tickling in the throat that provokes
cough, in the evening after lying down, though soon disappearing (fifth
day), [1]. ►
Thick mucus constantly collects in the throat, with stinging pain
(fourth day), [1]. ► Sensation of heartburn in the throat, in
the evening and night (twelfth day), [1].
► The thyroid gland was very
sensitive to pressure, with a sensation on swallowing as if there were a
membrane across the throat (eleventh day), [1].

STOMACH.

►
She had no desire for anything; she tried to think of what she wanted
(fourth to sixth day), [1]. ► Thirst all day (first day), [1]. ►
Great thirst, day and night (second to fifth day), [1]. [160.] ► Thirst in the afternoon, [1]. ► Thirst in
the evening
(second, third, eighth, and ninth days), [1]. ►
Thirst at night (fourteenth day), [1].
► Thirst without previous heat or
sweat (sixth day), [1]. ► Bitter and sour eructations, with
pressure in the stomach, for half an hour, in the forenoon (tenth day), [1]. ►
Empty eructations (soon after a dose), [1].
► Tasteless eructations (third day), [1]. ►
Violent hiccough, for several evenings
, [1]. ►
Frequent violent hiccough, in the evening, renewed from time to time for
several days (after six days), [1].
► Hiccough nearly every evening, [1]. [170.]
► Hiccough, in the evening in bed,
lasting an hour (sixth day), [1]. ► Nausea in the stomach, from morning till
noon (first day), [1]. ► Nausea in the stomach, in the forenoon
(second day), [1]. ► Nausea in the stomach, and dulness in the
head (fourth day), [1]. ► Nausea in the stomach, as if she would
eructate water, with pressure and retching from 7 to 10 P.M., frequently
intermits and is relieved by eructations (fifth day), [1]. ► Nausea
in the stomach, as if she would vomit; nausea and frequent eructations
of sour-tasting water, in the forenoon (twelfth day), [1]. ► Nausea
and qualmishness, in the morning after rising from bed, soon
disappearing (fifth day), [1]. ► Nausea and qualmishness in the stomach,
in the morning during the sore throat; the inflammation and pain lasted
four days, but was immediately relieved by emollient applications and
smelling camphor, though it was so severe that it threatened to
suppurate and he could scarcely swallow; with great thirst, [1]. ►
Pain in the stomach as if hungry, though without appetite; food has a
natural taste, but does not cause disturbance, on the contrary she seems
rather better after eating (fourth day), [1].
► Violent pains in the pit of the
stomach, with stitches as if knives were cutting, lasting a quarter of
an hour, relieved by no position, at 3 P.M. and also in the forenoon
(fourth and fifth days), [1]. [180.] ►
Pain in the stomach and nausea as from weakness of the stomach,
disappearing after breakfast (seventeenth day), [1]. ► A very
disagreeable sensation in the stomach, almost like an emptiness or a
sensation of fasting, in the morning (fifth day), [1]. ►
Sensation of emptiness in the stomach though no actual hunger
(fourteenth day), [1]. ► Pressure in the stomach, in the morning
after waking, disappearing after the morning soup (sixteenth day), [1]. ►
Painful pressure in the stomach, lasting an hour, in the afternoon
(thirteenth day), [1]. ► Pressure in the stomach, relieved by
eructations, lasting three hours (twelfth day), [1]. ►
Pressure in the stomach, as if a stone were lying in it, it seems as
though it would be relieved by eructations, but is aggravated thereby, [1]. ►
Feeling of fulness in the stomach after a very moderate meal (first
day), [1]. ►
Burning in the stomach, at noon (first day), [1]. ►
Sensation of constriction or digging in the stomach or as if fasting, in
the forenoon (eighth day), [1]. [190.] ►
Pinching in both sides of the stomach, after dinner (third day), [1]. ►
Painful sensation in the stomach as if it were twisted together, in the
forenoon (first day), [1]. ► Painful sensation like a sticking in the
stomach, lasting an hour, at 1 P.M. (third day), [1]. ►
Stitches about the sides of the stomach, frequently recurring, in the
afternoon (sixteenth day), [1]. ► Pain like a sticking, so violent that she
started up, extending through the stomach to the back, together with a
stitch in the forepart of the chest, in the afternoon (seventh day), [1].

ABDOMEN.

►
Cutting pains extending from both hypochondria towards the navel, at 4
P.M., frequently intermitting (second day), [1]. ►
Pinching about the navel, lasting a quarter of an hour, during the usual
stool (fifth day), [1]. ► Pinching about the navel, nearly all day,
with desire for stool (eighth day), [1].
► Violent biting internally and
externally about the navel, causing her to start up, at 7 P.M. (seventh
day), [1]. ►
Biting or pinching above the navel woke her from sleep, at 5 A.M.
(fourth day), [1]. [200.] ►
Sensitiveness of the glands when touched and when not (second day), [1]. ►
Violent pinching in both flanks, with cutting and dragging, desire for
stool, and emission of odorless flatus, in the evening (first day), [1]. ►
Fine stitches in both flanks below the ribs (first day), [1]. ► Some
violent knifelike stitches in the right flank, while standing, [1]. ►
Pinching and jerking in the right flank, which seems to extend in a
narrow line down from the right breast, before midnight (first day), [1]. ►
Violent stitches in the left flank, from 9 to 10 A.M., while sitting,
relieved by lying on the same side (thirteenth day), [1]. ► Two
single coarse stitches as with an awl, above the left flank (first day),
[1]. ►
Constant pain in the abdomen and diarrhœa twice (sixteenth day), [1]. ►
Cutting and digging in the abdomen, soon followed by a soft stool, in
the evening (eighth day), [1]. ► Pinching in the whole abdomen, from 1 to
3 P.M., followed by a hard stool, [1].
[210.] ►
Violent pinching in the abdomen, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M., during the
menses, [1]. ►
Frequent slight griping, now in the upper, now in the lower abdomen, as
from a purge (seventh day), [1]. ► Griping in the whole abdomen, at 3 P.M.,
followed by four thin stools with much yellow mucus, very forcibly
evacuated, with much flatus, not followed by relief of the pains,
lasting an hour (sixth day), [1]. ► Painless rumbling and motions in the
abdomen (fifteenth day), [1]. ► Movements in the abdomen, nausea in the
stomach, emission of flatus, and afterwards a soft stool, [1]. ► Sudden
distension, with rumbling and gurgling in the abdomen, lasting an hour,
at 7 P.M. followed by a hard stool (twenty-sixth day), [1]. ► During
the flatulent distension of the abdomen, violent stitches in the left
groin, which was also sensitive externally, [1]. ►
Flatulent distension and tension of the whole abdomen, as though it
would burst, with movements in it, and emission of flatus, during the
menses, [1]. ►
Flatulent distension of the abdomen after eating, soon disappearing
(third day), [1]. ► Flatulent distension and emission of
offensive flatus, also a thin stool, [1].
[220.] ►
Moving of flatus in the abdomen, that could find no escape, in the
afternoon (fifth day), [1]. ► Profuse emission of odorless flatus, the
whole afternoon (sixth day), [1]. ► Emission of much offensive flatus all day
(third and fourth days), [1]. ► Sudden griping in the right groin a few
times, on stretching out the body, causing her to start, and taking away
her breath, at 4 P.M. (first day), [1].
► Burning stitches in the skin above
the right inguinal region at intervals (twelfth day), [1]. ► Cutting
pain deep in the lower abdomen, during which the menses flowed more
profusely; worse while sitting, relieved by motion; lasting six hours
(after four days), [1].

RECTUM AND ANUS.

►
Extremely violent indescribable pains, extending from the rectum to the
pudenda, during a hard stool, in the evening (tenth day), [1]. ► Violent
pressure and straining during a stool that was not at all hard
(twenty-fifth day), [1]. ► Renewed ineffectual desire after a stool,
[1]. ►
Constant feeling as though she shoulder go to stool, but the desire was
always ineffectual (first day), [1].
[230.] ►
Normal stool with painful sticking in the rectum (after ten days), [1]. ►
Itching in the anus after a stool (tenth day), [1].

STOOL.

►
Diarrhœa with tenesmus after taking milk (twenty-third day), [1]. ►
Diarrhœa of thin fæces five times without pain, followed by burning in
the anus, [1]. ► Diarrhœa, with tenesmus and excessive
burning, during and for sometime after a stool, as if grains of barley
were sticking in the anus, [1]. ► A sudden very violent cutting pain in the
abdomen, immediately followed by a soft stool, with burning in the anus,
four times at intervals of half an hour, in the morning (third day), [1]. ►
Stool soft, though accompanied by violent pains in both flanks, groins,
and small of the back, together with an indescribable pain consisting of
sticking and pinching (fourth day), [1].
► Stool soft but evacuated only with
effort (fifth day), [1]. ► Stool that had previously been hard
became soft (after a few days), [1].
► The first portion of the stool is
hard, the last soft, with great pressure (fourth day), [1]. [240.] ► Constipation (first, second, third, and
thirteenth days), [1]. ► Stool very hard (first day), [1]. ►
Stool very hard, only evacuated with great exertion; only two small
pieces were passed (thirteenth day), [1].
► Stool very hard and delayed (first
day); thin (second morning), [1]. ► Hard stool, delayed, in the evening, [1]. ►
The stool seems too hard and retarded (primary action), [1]. ► Stool
hard, with white and yellow mucus and burning in the anus (seventh day),
[1].

URINARY ORGANS.

►
Increased micturition, in the morning (fifth day), [1]. ► Urine
passed frequently and profusely though she drank but little, [1]. ►
Urine passed frequently and profusely with burning during micturition,
in the afternoon (ninth day), [1].
[250.] ►
He was obliged to rise at night to urinate and passed much (fourth and
ninth nights), [1]. ► She passed urine frequently and
profusely, even at night (fourth day), [1].
► Urine infrequent and scanty, with
burning at the orifice of the urethra (sixth day), [1]. ►
Micturition very infrequent and scanty, without pain (twelfth day), [1]. ►
Increased discharge of urine; much was passed during the afternoon, with
burning in the tip of the urethra during micturition (first day), [1]. ►
More urine than usual (ninth and tenth days), [1].

SEXUAL ORGANS.

►
Male.
► Itching in a small
spot on the scrotum for half an hour, not relieved by scratching (fifth
day), [1]. ►
Erections after dinner (third day), [1].
► Erections in the forenoon (first
day), [1]. ►
Erections (first and sixth nights), [1].
► Female. [260.] ►
Itching on the pudenda, relieved after rubbing (ninth day), [1]. ►
Menses three days too early, [1]. ► Menses five days too early, with pain in
the abdomen and small of the back, [1].
► Menstruation that had already
stopped for one day reappeared profusely, again disappeared the
following day; after a new dose it again reappeared, [1]. ►
Menstruation generally too scanty and too short, [1]. ► Menses
nine days too late, [1]. ► Leucorrhœa (sixteenth day), [1]. ►
Profuse leucorrhœa (second and third days), [1]. ► Very
watery leucorrhœa, especially after urinating (sixth day), [1].

RESPIRATORY ORGANS.

► Larynx. ►
Hoarseness, in the evening of sixteenth day and morning of seventeenth
day, [1]. [270.]
► Hoarseness, so that he could
scarcely talk (first day), [1]. ► Cough. ►
Cough dry, but infrequent, day and night, caused by tickling in the
trachea (third and fourth days), [1].
► Violent cough at night, so that he
was obliged to sit up and hold the head (fourth day), [1]. ► Cough
from time to time, even at night (after thirteen days), [1]. ► Some
paroxysms of cough, from time to time, though without expectoration, for
several days, [1]. ► Some violent paroxysms of cough with some
expectorations of mucus (fifth day), [1].
► Respiration. ► Very short breath, when at work while
sitting, it disappears on walking (fourth day), [1].

CHEST.

►
Pressure upon the chest, with rather heavy respiration, and frequent
hacking cough all day (twenty-sixth day), [1].
► Pressure in the chest, from 2 P.M.
till evening, and a feeling of internal soreness, [1]. ►
Frequent distressing though very transient heaviness in the chest, in
the afternoon, [1]. [280.] ►
Painfulness within the chest, in the afternoon (sixth day), [1]. ►
The chest seems cut to pieces and sore, in the afternoon; recurring for
two evenings; following this pain, itching in the same place, that only
disappears after violent scratching (after eleven days), [1]. ► Pain in
the chest as if sore, without cough, and without effect upon the
respiration, in the afternoon (ninth day), [1]. ► Sore
pain in the chest, [1]. ► Violent stitches in the chest, especially
on becoming erect (first and second days), [1]. ► Sharp
stitches in the sternum, in the afternoon while sitting, lasting till
evening (eleventh day), [1]. ► Many burning needle-like stitches in the
middle of the sternum (third day), [1].
► Sharp stitches with tension in the
right side of the chest, in the afternoon (second day), [1]. ► Some
sharp stitches in the right side of the chest on raising the arm
(twenty-fourth day), [1]. ► Some violent stitches externally on the
right lower ribs (after two hours), [1].
[290.] ►
Twitching in the right lower costal region on raising the arm, in the
evening (third day), [1]. ► Stitches below the right axilla, while
laughing (fifteenth day), [1]. ► Small intermitting stitches, as with an
awl, in the right side of the chest (fourteenth day), [1]. ► A very
violent stitch beneath the right breast (tenth day), [1]. ►
Stitches in a spot as broad as the hand, in the left side of the chest,
especially violent after rising from stooping, in the afternoon (second
day), [1]. ►
Burning in the left side of the chest, posteriorly on raising the arm
(the thirteenth day), [1]. ► Burning in the left side of the chest, on
the ribs, at 1 P.M. (third day), [1].
► Fine stitches extending into the
left breast (twelfth day), [1]. ► Violent stitch, extending deep inward
beneath the left breast, taking away her breath (tenth day), [1]. ►
Violent stitches in the left side of the chest causing to start, with
burning on raising the arm (first day), [1].
[300.] ►
Violent sticking in the left side of the chest while laughing; she could
not laugh on account of the pain (after twenty-four days), [1]. ►
Violent stitches in the left chest while walking, aggravated by
inspiration, in the afternoon (twenty-fourth day), [1]. ► Fine
sticking in the left side of the chest externally, as if in the flesh
(third day), [1].

NECK AND BACK.

►
Pain as from a sprain, in the nape of the neck; on becoming erect after
stooping, with cracking, lasting two days (after seventeen days), [1]. ►
Fine stitches and a feeling of tension in the nape of the neck, on
motion (second day), [1]. ► Sharp stitches in the back, extending to
the pit of the stomach, at 4.30 P.M., while sitting (first day), [1]. ►
Tension in the back, and pinching in the navel, before dinner (sixth
day), [1]. ►
Twitching on the left scapula, frequently repeated, in the evening
(third day), [1]. ► Tearing pain in the whole left scapula,
so violent that it seemed as though it would be torn from the body,
waking her from sleep; even in the morning the part was painful to
touch; pain relieved by lying on it (after five days), [1]. ► Sharp
stitches beneath both shoulders, during rest and motion, in the
afternoon (second day), [1]. [310.] ►
Stitches between the shoulders while standing, disappearing on motion, [1]. ►
Violent stitches on the next to the last left rib, near the spine,
frequently, more violent at intervals, but never entirely disappearing,
worse while sitting, so that it frequently took away her breath, after
dinner, lasting till evening (first day), [1].
► Pain in the small of the back,
during rest and motion, at night, and in the morning (sixth day), [1]. ►
Some painful stitches in the small of the back, in the afternoon (third
day), [1]. ►
Painful gnawing in the small of the back, during rest and motion (first
day), [1]. ►
Pinching in both lumbar regions, followed by some emission of flatus
with relief, [1].

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