OPUNTIA.
Opuntia vulgaris, Mill. (Cactus opuntia, L.).
Opuntia alba spina.
Natural order
, Cactaceæ.
Preparation
, Tincture of flowers, No. 1;
of stems, No. 2.
Authorities.
1,
Dr. Burdick, N. A. J. of Hom., N. S., 5, Aug. 1874, p. 48, effects of
one or two deep inhalations of the tincture of flowers of O. vulgaris; 2, Dr. R. E. Kunze, Trans. Eclectic Med. Soc.
of N. Y., 1875, proving of J. H. Fitch, M.D., who took 10 drops of
tincture of O. alba-spina at 6.30 P.M., 1 drachm at 11.45 P.M. first
day, 1 drachm at 8 A.M. second day, same 6 P.M. third and fourth days; 3, one symptom of O. vulgaris, from Murray,
App. Med., 3, 343 (from A. H. Z., 19, 128).
MIND.
►
Aberrations of mind, not entirely conscious of mental vagrancy (eighth
day), [2]. ►
The mind appears to be much affected, and does not appreciate any of its
morbid condition; much tempted to do things one should not do (eighth
day), [2]. ►
Involuntary blasphemous mood (eighth day), [2]. ► In a
few minutes, desire to be at prayer; go there, and in a minute or two
desire to go out and “tidy” up; soon went out on an errand
downstairs, then come up and go again to prayer (first day), [2]. ►
Fit of swearing at evening after coming home; praying in the morning,
swearing on disappointment in plans; fit of rage, at 6 P.M., on
thwarting of plans (third day), [2].
► In the afternoon, fit of petulance,
angry at near relatives, swearing mood, not at all pleased, cannot get
over the thought of injuries done by friends (eighth day), [2]. ►
Petulance and desire to be at work; very irritable; cannot stand the
least trifle (eighth day), [2]. ► Very vindictive at night (tenth day), [2]. ►
Felt an intense desire to be busy; could scarcely give way to the wishes
of the friends with whom I was associated (ninth day), [2]. [10.] ► Felt remarkable freedom in doing what I
had to do; mind pretty clear (ninth day), [2].
► Stopped in the midst of my work as
if by an irresistible power (thirteenth day), [2]. ► Neglect
business all day (sixth day), [2].
► Lazy, diffident in transacting
business (seventh day), [2]. ► Omits the first letter of a word in
writing, transposes the first and second letters, writing the second
first and the first second (second day), [2].
► Omit the first letter of the last
syllable of a compound word (eighth day), [2].
► Transpose in writing the two final
letters of a word unless writing very slowly (eighth day), [2].
HEAD AND EYE.
►
Headache of rather a mild form, a tensive feeling in the brain (fifth
day), [2]. ►
Sensation as if the head were transfixed with a lance or spear (third
day), [2]. ►
Pain in the globe of the right eye early, continuing (ninth day), [2]. [20.]
► Towards evening pain through the
globe of the eye (ninth day), [2].
► Burning smarting in margin of
eyelids, with feeling of contractions in line of eyelashes, [1].
NOSE, FACE, AND MOUTH.
► Left nostril bleeds on picking, a little
blood and watery phlegm (eighth day), [2].
► Slight bloody mucous discharge from
the left nostril (eighth day), [2].
► Pale face (fifth day), [2]. ►
Bite the inside of cheek on chewing on right side (eighth day), [2]. ►
The teeth appear sensitive (I may have taken cold), (eighth day), [2]. ►
Tea tastes very insipid (it is not very strong); yesterday strong tea
was very agreeable (eighth day), [2].
► Saliva in the mouth (third and
fourth days), [2].
THROAT AND STOMACH.
►
Great raising of mucus (phlegm from the throat), at 4 P.M. (seventh
day), [2]. [30.] ►
Considerable mucus from the throat (eighth day), [2]. ► Throat
feels sore in afternoon, choked or pinching feeling around the top of
the larynx (third day), [2]. ► Horripilation on swallowing (first day), [2]. ►
Appetite not first rate at breakfast, restricted at dinner (fifth day), [2]. ►
Went without dinner (ninth day), [2].
► *Nausea, extending from the stomach
down into the bowels, with sensation as if diarrhœa would set in,
[1]. ►
Nausea, with dull heavy pain in stomach, with feeling as if cramps would
set in, [1]. ►
Alternate nausea of stomach and bowels, [1].
ABDOMEN, RECTUM AND STOOL.
► Bloatedness at the abdomen (eighth day), [2]. ►
Pain through the spleen and heart (after one hour), [2]. [40.] ► Sensation as if the contents of the
bowels in lower portion of abdomen were very acrid; worse in median
line, [1]. ►
Excoriating sick feeling in lower third of abdomen, with sensation as if
the bowels had all settled down into lower part of abdomen, [1]. ►
Urgent desire for stool; evacuation rather loose (after one hour), [2]. ►
At evening stool, at first easy, afterwards hard (sixth day); urging to
stool in the morning, soft, but difficult (seventh day), [2]. ► In
straining at stool, varicose veins on left side enlarge very greatly
(eighth day), [2]. ► Evacuation of bowels smell like strong
drugs (eighth day), [2]. ► Bowels move oftener than natural (third
day), [2]. ►
Loose stool, at 4 P.M. (eighth day), [2].
URINARY, AND SEXUAL ORGANS.
► Not able to wait on urinating (ninth
day), [2]. ►
Urine increased in frequency, much more copious (eighth day), [2]. [50.]
► Urine increased in quantity, not in
frequency, all day (eighth day), [2].
► Urine free (third day), [2]. ►
Bloody urine, [3]. ► Pain in the right testicle; priapism,
with lascivious desire; drawing pain in right testicle (after second
dose, first day), [2]. ► Atrophied appearance of the external
genital organs (eighth day), [2]. ► Seminal emission (tenth day), [2].
RESPIRATION, CHEST, AND HEART.
► Heaving respiration, which does not give
relief of chest oppression (third day), [2].
► Single heaving respiration (second
day), [2]. ►
Respiration with slight heave of the chest, followed by less marked
heaving respiration, gradually becoming quick and natural, still chest
feels at ease (eighth day), [2]. ► Oppression of the chest relieved by a
single heaving respiration; single violent chest heave to the
respiration, producing an agreeable feeling at chest (after twenty
minutes, second day), [2]. [60.] ►
Cold strikes straight through the chest, upper portion (eighth day), [2]. ►
Sticking pain through the heart (after one hour), [2].
NECK.
►
Pain in muscles of neck, left side anteriorly, at 12.25 P.M.; later,
pain in the muscles of the right side of the neck below ear, momentarily
on the right side anteriorly of the neck; pain and ache on both sides of
the neck below ears, coming on and passing off (fourth day), [2].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Pain in the proximal ends of the first and second metacarpal bones of
left hand (second day), [2]. ► Pain in left arm just below the elbow,
palmar aspect (after one hour), [2].
► After kneeling or resting on lower
limbs they become numb, with tingling or pricking (eighth day), [2]. ►
Arranged one of the drawers of my desk; after kneeling, lower limbs
asleep, immovable (this is a two days’ old symptom), (eighth day), [2]. ►
Pain in muscles on the inner side of left leg (second day), [2]. ►
Pain in head of left fibula (second day), [2].
► Pain in right little toe (second
day), [2].
GENERALS, SKIN, SLEEP, AND FEVER.
[70.] ►
Feeling of prostration, [1]. ► Bad feeling, involving the nervous system
(fifth day), [2]. ► Nervous at night (seventh day), [2]. ►
Have had for a few days an eruption of pimples on the neck just back of
the left ear, covering the mastoid process and bleeding easily (eighth
day), [2]. ►
At night dream of women (second day), [2].
► Feeling of coldness, [1]. ► Very
cold and chilly (the day is cold and weather changing), (eighth day), [2]. ►
Cold feeling, with ache at the neck just below the ear, in the
sterno-mastoid muscles, near their insertion (eighth day), [2]. ►
Cold feet, feel chilly in a cold room (eighth day), [2]. ► Cold
feet; coldness of the body (ninth day), [2].
[80.] ►
Cold feet (eighth day), [2].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), Praying mood; urging to stool. ► (Afternoon),
Petulant mood; sore throat; 12.25, pain in muscles of left side of neck;
pain in muscles of right side. ► (Towards evening), Pain through globe of eye. ► (Evening),
Fit of swearing. ► (Night), Vindictive mood. ► (Heaving
respiration), Oppression at chest. ►
(After kneeling on lower extremities),
Numbness. ► (When
writing), Confusion of mind.® 2000
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