PETIVERIA.
Petiveria tetrandra, Gom. [So given by Mure; but it
is probably identical with the Mexican and West Indian species, P. alliacea, Linn. The figure given by Mure
corresponds to the latter plant; moreover, Mure states that the plant
exhales a strong alliaceous odor.]
Natural order
, Phytolaccaceæ.
Common names
, (Brazilian), Pipi, Erva de
Pipi, Raiz de Guiné.
Preparation
, Trituration of the fresh
root.
Authorities.
Mure, Pathogénésie
Brésilienne. 1, Dr. Moreira; 2, Mlle. Norma; 3,
Mlle. Sylvia; 4, Mlle. Celia; 5, Mlle. Nina; 6,
M. Cyprien Huet.
MIND.
►
Excessive gayety, [6]. ► The least thing excites inordinate mirth;
she is inclined to sing, [5]. ► Merry and disposed to sing, [1]. ►
Inclination to sing, [3]. ► Disposed to laugh and jest (first day), [2]. ►
He laughs and sings all day, [6]. ► Sadness unto tears, with headache (second
day), [4]. ►
Sadness and tears; in her grief she remains seated, without motion or
speech. All these head symptoms come on within an hour, early in the
afternoon (second day), [4]. ► Sadness and inclination to weep; shortly
after, involuntary weeping, in the morning (sixth day), [2]. [10.] ► Evanescent and confused ideas, [4]. ►
Things occur to her for a moment, and then suddenly vanish from her
recollection, [4]. ► Loss of memory, [4].
HEAD.
►
Heaviness of the head, on waking (after eight hours), [1]. ►
Numbness and compressive sensation as if the head were bound with a warm
cloth, [4]. ►
Feeling of fulness in the head, as if it would split, especially in the
afternoon (third day), [1]. ► Feeling of fulness in the head (second
day), [1]. ►
Deepseated dull pain in the upper part of the brain, worse from contact,
when talking and when sitting; relieved by walking and motion in general
(first day); pain less severe (second day), [1]. ►
Sensation as if hot water were dashed on the scalp, penetrating to the
brain (second day), [1]. ► Feeling as if warm water were in the
head, [4]. [20.] ►
Just when lying down in bed, feeling as from a loud explosion in the
head, the noise passing through the ears (third day), [3]. ►
Headache, with a small and weak pulse; heat of the face, especially the
right cheek, deeply felt, although the skin seems cool (first day), [2]. ►
The headache becomes lighter and changes, and finally disappears (third
day), [1]. ►
Headache, on waking, [1], [2]. ►
Headache, with weight on the eyes (second day), [4]. ► Forehead.
► Painful weight on the forehead,
worse when opening the eyes, with external heat of the head, at 2 P.M.
(first day), [2]. ► Great heaviness in different parts of the
forehead, when bending the head forward, at noon (sixth day), [3]. ►
Severe lancinations at the upper part of the forehead, and within the
head on the left side; lasting for a minute, at noon (second day), [6]. ►
Deepseated pain, at times in the forehead, at times in the nape of the
neck, [3]. ►
Pain in the forehead, with compressive sensation in the brain,
aggravated by walking, [2]. [30.] ►
Pain and heat in the forehead, with pressure on the eyes, at 3 P.M.
(second day), [4]. ► Boring pain at the top of the forehead
(second day), [6]. ► Temples. ►
Lancinating pain in the right temple, shifting suddenly to the left, and
thence to the vertex, where there is a burning sensation (second day), [4]. ►
Stabbing sensation in the right temple, at 3 P.M. (first day), [2]. ►
Pressive pain in the temples, [2].
► Benumbing and deepseated pressive
pain on both temples, with dull pain in the vertex (second day), [3]. ►
Dull pain, with beating in the left temple (third day), [2]. ►
Sensation as if a finger were pressed on the right temple, with great
sensitiveness to contact, at noon (second day), [4]. ► Vertex.
► Weight at the vertex, which seems
to press on the brain, with heaviness of the eyelids, and difficulty in
opening them, without sleep, [1]. ► Pain at the vertex, as if from a blow;
dull pain on the left side of the top of the head, worse when turning
the head, or walking, at 11 A.M. (second day), [3]. ► Parietal
and External. [40.] ► Pain in the upper part of the left
parietal bone, as if the skull would split (first day), [6]. ► Dull
pain at a spot on the scalp, with pressure on the right side of the
occiput, [6].
EYE.
►
Eyes half closed, swollen externally, surrounded by blue rings,
especially next to the nose, for three days, [2]. ► Rapid
inflammation of the left eye, while at dinner, so that she had to leave
the table; it continues three days, [3].
► Heaviness of the eyes, and
prostration as from sleepiness, although she is not actually sleepy, [3]. ►
Great sensitiveness of the eyes to daylight, [3]. ► Weight
on the eyelids, compelling her to close the eyes; on doing so, she sees
a variety of figures (sixth day), [2].
► Pains in the eyes, as if the balls
were pushed out of their sockets by some foreign body, [4]. ► Dull
pain as from a blow on the right eye, relieved by pressure, at noon
(second day), [6]. ► Bruised pain in the outer parts of the
orbits, [6]. [50.] ►
Boring pains in the right upper eyelid (first day), [6]. ► Painful
burning at the margin of the eyelids, worse on closing them, [1]. ►
Lachrymation, with sensation of sand in the eyes, [5]. ► Redness
of the conjunctiva, especially near the left inner canthus, [3]. ►
Sight weaker and dimmer than usual, [1].
► Dim sight after dinner (second
day), [1]. ►
The flame of a candle looks yellow, and surrounded by a yellow halo, [3].
EAR.
►
Attack of deafness in the right ear, as if it was stopped up, [6].
NOSE.
►
Coryza (third to fifth day), [3]. ► Frequent sneezing, in the afternoon
(fifth day), [3]. [60.] ►
The veins of the nose are swollen and bluish, [2]. ► Redness
of the wing of the nose and left cheek (third day), [3]. ► Nose
slightly inflamed and shining, [4].
► Dull pain over the root of the
nose, in the evening (first day), [4].
► Dull pain at the root of the nose,
in the evening, [4]. ► Pain in the left wing of the nose,
spreading to the opposite side; followed by congestion over the bridge
of the nose, at noon (second day), [4].
► Slight pain within the nose, [6].
FACE.
►
Redness of the left cheek, [3]. ► Bruised pain in the zygomatic processes, [6]. ►
Sensation as if a needle were stuck into the upper lip, from within
outwards; on rising, in the morning (eleventh day), [4].
MOUTH.
[70.]
► Toothache, [4]. ► Burning
tongue, as if scalded, on rising, in the morning (second day), [4]. ►
Sensation in the mouth and throat, as after eating acid and resinous
fruit, in the morning (second day), [1].
► Dry mouth, [4]. ► Flow of
watery and cold saliva, depositing a kind of ashy sediment, and whitish
granules, which taste and smell like bile, but are not bitter; when
rising, in the morning, [4].
THROAT.
►
Sensation in the throat, as after eating something astringent, [1], [6].
► Pain in the throat, with difficulty
in swallowing saliva, [3].
STOMACH.
►
Sharp lancinations in the epigastrium, from within outwards, in the
evening (fifth day), [3]. ► Lancinations in the stomach, after dinner
(seventh day), [3]. ► Acute and seated pain in the whole
stomach, when getting up, [2]. [80.] ►
Stomachache, with sensation of internal coldness, [2].
ABDOMEN.
►
Long, blue horizontal spots, on the right hypochondrium, [6]. ►
Lancination in the hypochondria, [6].
► Sharp and lancinating pain which
goes through the spleen from below upwards (second day), [4]. ►
Borborygmi, in the morning, in bed (second day), [6]. ► Dull
pain in the bowels and hypogastrium (second day), [1]. ►
Frequently repeated slight acute and circumscribed pains in the groins, [6]. ►
Slight colic in the descending colon, [4].
STOOL.
►
Diarrhœa of dark mucus, mixed with fecal matter, in separate hard
pieces (third day), [6]. ► Constipation, for three days, [1].
URINARY ORGANS.
[90.]
► Micturition every five minutes,
from 11 A.M. until evening, with heat in the urethra (second day); three
or four times an hour, without pain (third day), [4]. ► Copious
urination, in the morning, [1]. ► Urine more profuse and lighter-colored, [5]. ►
Light-colored and copious urine (second and third days), [6]. ►
Light-colored, watery urine, without smell or sediment (third day), [1]. ►
Pale urine (after three days), [4].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
The voice seems to come from afar, [4].
► The voice becomes hoarse, from
coughing, [1]. ► Suffocation, with cold feet, which
obliges her to remain in bed, in the evening (sixth day), [2]. ►
Offensive breath, [1].
CHEST.
[100.]
► Deepseated, dull pain in the chest
beneath the sternum, when moving the neck, at noon (second day), [4]. ►
Slight pain at the sternum, when bending the head forward, [1]. ►
Violent lancinations under the right breast, at each inspiration, [1].
HEART.
►
Contraction and throbbing in the region of the heart, in the evening
(fourth day), [4].
BACK.
►
Strained feeling in the spine, on lying down, in the evening, as from
lifting a heavy weight; it is aggravated by sitting upright, or bending
backwards, and disappears on bending forwards (first and second days), [3].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Numbness, which is felt three different times, in the upper and lower
limbs, after rising from bed (second day), [6]. ►
Paralytic numbness of the arms and legs, in the morning (fifth day), [3]. ►
Painful numbness of the outer part of the arms and legs, [3]. ►
Numbness of the arms and legs, with deepseated pain, sometimes in the
forehead, sometimes in the nape of the neck, and aversion to movement,
in the morning (fifth day), [3]. ► Weariness of the arms and legs, with
numbness, as after a long march, in the morning (fourth day), [3]. [110.]
► Heaviness and numbness of the
extremities, in the evening (first day), [6].
► Heaviness and weariness of the
limbs, in the morning (sixth day), [2].
► Bruised pains in the arms and legs
(sixth day), [2].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Twisting sensation in the shoulder-joint,
when stooping (third day), [4]. ► Pricking on the right shoulder, followed
by inflammatory redness for a quarter of an hour, [3]. ► Pain at
the outer part of the left arm, with a large red inflamed spot like
erysipelas, [3]. ► Numbness of the right arm, [5]. ►
Weariness and numbness of the left arm, with pain in the elbow-joint
(first day), [1]. ► Dull pain and numbness, such as is felt
on touching the brachial nerve, where it passes over the inner condyle
of the humerus; aggravated by contact, at noon (first day), [6]. ►
Pains, like the stings of ants, in the muscles of the upper and inner
portion of the elbow, [2]. [120.] ►
Pain in the elbow-joint, extending to the wrist, [4]. ► Redness
and intense inflammation of the outer portion of the left forearm, at 11
A.M. (second day), [3]. ► Numbness at the posterior and internal
portion of the forearm, [4]. ► Bruised feeling in the muscles of the
right forearm, at the inner side, between the radius and the ulna, in
the morning (first day), [6]. ► Paralyzed sensation in the forearms and
finger-joints; the fingers feel numb, in the evening (third day), [4]. ►
Sharp pain, with sensation of painful roughness in the forearm, in the
evening (first day), [4]. ► Burning pain in the left radius, with
bruised sensation when touched (third day), [3]. ► Pain in
the external middle part of the right forearm, as if pierced with
thorns; similar pain, less acute, in the left arm, [6]. ► Pain,
as from a blow, in the forepart of the tibia, [4]. ► Bruised
pain in the forearm, [6]. [130.] ►
Internal sharp pain in the right wrist-joint, which appears more severe
externally; a similar pain, but less intense, in the left wrist, [4]. ►
Numbness at the wrist, in the course of the cubital nerve, with
sensitiveness to contact, in the evening (second day), [3]. ► Pain in
the right hand, converging from the circumference to the centre, [4]. ►
Slight crampy pain in the tendons of the palms of the hands, and in the
forepart of the wrist. Similar pain in the tendons of the ring fingers
(sixth day); crampy pains in the hands renewed (ninth day); slight
cramps (twelfth day), [4]. ► Crampy pain in the muscles of the right
hand, especially at the thumb, in the morning (first day), [6]. ►
Violent crampy pain in the muscles of the palm of the right hand, for
five minutes, [6]. ► Numbness of the finger tips, especially
the ring finger, [1]. ► Numbness of the right fingers, for
several hours, in the afternoon (first day), [6]. ► Sudden
pain in the left little finger, running all along the forearm, becoming
seated in the elbow-joint, and increasing gradually, with a feeling of
constriction, in the morning (second day), [4]. ► Pains
in the last fingers of the right hand, as if struck by a mallet, at noon
(second day), [4]. [140.] ►
Cramp in the right little finger (tenth day), [4]. ► Crampy
pain in the left little finger, [6].
► Lancination and heat, as from a
whitlow, at the tip of the right thumb, extending to the first joint, [6].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Sensation in the middle of the right
thigh, as from the bite of an ant, with itching and heat after
scratching, [1]. ► Sudden numbness of the knees, with dull
pain in the tibia, at noon (first day), [3].
► Dull pain in the knee-joint and
bend of the knee, especially on the first day, [6]. ►
Numbness of the legs, with aversion to movement, [2]. ►
Numbness and slight itching in the right leg down to the foot, at noon
(second day), [6]. ► Numbness from the knees to the soles of
the feet, where it became seated, at noon (first day), [4]. ►
Weakness and numbness of the legs, especially when rising, in the
afternoon (first day), [4]. [150.] ►
Weakness in the legs, so that the knees give way, in the afternoon
(second day), [4]. ► Weakness in the legs and knees, when
stooping, [4]. ► Cramp in the calves, during the night
(second day), [1]. ► Bruised pain in the calf, aggravated by
contact, [4]. ► On getting out of bed, in the morning,
numbness and itching of the right foot (first day), [6]. ► Acute
lancinating pain in the metatarsal bone of the left little toe, [3]. ►
Pricking pain in the left little toe; a few moments after, the toe seems
to turn under, in the forenoon (eighth day), [3].
GENERALITIES.
►
Rigor all over, when lying down, [2].
► General prostration, with
disposition to lie down, but no sleep, at 9 A.M. (third day), [3]. ►
Attacks of general weakness, every morning, after rising from bed, [6]. [160.]
► Prostration as from drowsiness, but
without inclination to sleep, [4].
► General prostration, as from
sleepiness, [4]. ► Aversion to movement; she wants to keep
quiet, [3]. ►
When walking, it seems as if she did not touch the ground, and would
fall, [4]. ►
The body seems insensible when lying down, and she feels as if in a
swoon, [4].
SKIN.
►
Two small dark-yellow spots on the neck, [2].
► Dulness of the sentient faculty
when lying down, as if the body were numb, [4]. ►
Sensation of a pustule on the cheek, as large as a pea, with tension of
the skin; for some seconds. Violent itching at the same place, [6]. ►
Sensation under the left lower eyelid, as if stung by ants, [4]. ►
Lancinations all over, like the biting of ants, followed by itching on
the back part of the forearm, in the morning (second day), [3]. [170.]
► Lancinations all over, as if from
needles, followed by itching from the elbow to the hands, with small
blue spots on the arm, back, and feet (second day), [3]. ►
Lancinations and itching in the inner and upper part of the forearm, in
the morning (second day), [4]. ► Violent itching in the hypothenar
eminence of the left hand, followed by an inflammatory swelling, in the
evening (third day), [3]. ► Intense and sudden itching on the bridge
of the nose, [6]. ► Itching in the palm of the left hand, [6]. ►
Itching of the last two fingers, [6].
SLEEP.
►
Drowsy all day, with frequent yawning, without any desire to lie down, [5]. ►
Drowsy after dinner, without going quite to sleep (second day), [1]. ►
Drowsiness all day, with frequent yawning, but no inclination to lie
down, [1], [2], [3], [4]. ►
Sleepiness after breakfast, with yawning (first day), [1], [2]. [180.] ►
Sleepiness after dinner (second day), [2].
► Sleep regular and more prolonged
than usual, for three days, [5]. ► Regular and even deep sleep, longer than
usual, for the first three days, [1],
[3]. ►
Sleeps longer in the morning (first day), [1],
[2]. ►
Sound sleep, commencing early, and lasting longer than usual, for three
days, [4]. ►
Deep sleep, at 10 A.M. (first day), [3].
► Deep sleep (second day), [3]. ►
Regular, prolonged, and deep sleep, the first three days, [2]. ► Deep
sleep, beginning earlier and lasting longer than usual for four days, [6]. ►
Wakes at 4 A.M., and falls asleep again a quarter of an hour afterwards,
[3]. [190.]
► Quite sleep, in spite of disturbing
dreams, which she forgets on waking (second day), [4]. ► No
sleep in bed, [3]. ► Light and broken sleep after breakfast,
at 9 A.M. (first day), [3]. ► Dreams about corpses, from which she
starts up all in a cold sweat, [4].
► Sad dreams about sickness in her
family (fifth day), [2]. ► Sad dreams, which she does not recollect,
[3]. ►
Insignificant or unpleasant dreams, scarcely recollected on awaking, [1]. ►
Unpleasant dream which she does not recollect on waking, [3]. ►
Unpleasant dreams, not remembered on waking, [4]. ► Dreams
about quarrelling, which she does not recollect on waking, [2]. [200.]
► Dreams about bullying and fierce
quarrels (second day), [6]. ► Dreams, which are entirely forgotten, [5].
FEVER.
►
Horripilation all over, with sweat; his hair stands on end, at 9 A.M.
(second day), [1]. ► Excessive coldness of the hands and feet,
piercing to the bones (seventh day), [3].
► Cold feet, in bed, in the morning, [2]. ►
Cold feeling in the interior of the bones, at noon (fourth day), [3]. ►
Febrile heat, with pale face and cold hands, in the evening (sixth day),
[2]. ►
Dry heat all over, especially in the palms of the hands, [6]. ►
Superficial heat all over, as from exposure to the sun, although the
feet are cold, [3]. ► Redness and heat of the left ear, for
some minutes (third day), [2]. [210.] ►
Sensation of heat in the face, although the skin feels cold, [4]. ►
Heat in the loins (second day), [6].
► Heat in the skin of the arms, as if
slightly burnt, after passing the hand over it, [4]. ► Dry
heat in the palms of the hands, for several days, [6]. ► Profuse
cold sweat and coldness all over, with horripilation after the first
sleep (sixth day), [2]. ► Profuse cold sweat after the first sleep,
[3]. ►
Sweat in the palms of the hands, in the evening (second day), [4].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), Sadness and weeping; on rising,
sensation as if needle were stuck in upper lip; burning tongue;
sensation in mouth and throat, as after eating some resinous fruit; on
rising, flow of watery saliva; lancinations in epigastrium; in bed,
borborygmus; copious micturition; paralytic numbness of arms and legs;
numbness of arms and legs, with pain in forehead; weariness of arms and
legs, with numbness; heaviness and numbness of extremities; bruised
feeling in muscles of right forearm; pains in muscles of right hand;
pain in left little finger; on getting out of bed, numbness and itching
of right foot; after rising from bed, general weakness; lancinations all
over, followed by itching on forearm; lancinations and itching on upper
part of forearm; long sleep; 4 A.M., wakes and falls asleep after a
quarter of an hour; in bed, cold feet. ►
(Forenoon), 11 A.M., pain at vertex
and pain in left side of top of head; 11 A.M. till evening, micturition
every five minutes; 11 A.M., redness and inflammation of outer portion
of right forearm; pricking pain in left little toe; 9 A.M., prostration;
10 A.M., deep sleep; 9 A.M., after breakfast, light and broken sleep. ► (Noon),
When bending head forward, heaviness in forehead; lancinations in
forehead; sensation as if a finger were pressed in right temple; pain in
right eye; pain in left wing of nose; when moving neck, pain in chest
beneath sternum; pain and numbness at elbow; pain in last finger of
right hand; numbness of knee and dull pain in tibia; numbness and
itching in right leg; numbness from knees to soles of feet, where it
becomes seated; cold feeling in interior of bones. ►
(Afternoon), Head symptoms; feeling
of fulness in head; 2 P.M., on opening eyes, weight in forehead; 3 P.M.,
pain and heat in forehead, with pressure in eyes; stabbing sensation in
right temple; sneezing; numbness of right fingers; when rising, weakness
and numbness of legs. ► (Evening), Pain at root of nose, pain over
root of nose; suffocation, with cold feet; contraction and throbbing in
region of heart; on lying down, sprained feeling in spine; paralyzed
sensation in forearms and finger-joints; sharp pain in forearm; numbness
at wrist; itching in left hand; febrile heat, with cold face and hands. ► (Night),
Cramp in calves. ► (Bending head forward), Pain at sternum. ► (Bending
backward), Sprained feeling in spine. ►
(After breakfast), Sleepiness, with
yawning. ► (Contact),
Pain and numbness at elbow; pain in calves. ►
(Closing eyelids), Burning at
margin. ► (While
at dinner), Inflammation of left eye. ►
(After dinner), Dim sight;
lancinations in the stomach; drowsiness; sleepiness. ► (When getting up),
Pain in stomach. ► (Inspiration), Lancinations under right
breast. ► (On
lying down in bed), Feeling as from loud explosion in head. ► (When lying down),
Rigor; body seems insensible. ► (Passing hand over arms), Heat in skin. ► (After rising
from bed), Numbness in upper and lower limbs. ► (Sitting upright),
Sprained feeling in spine. ► (When stooping), Twisting sensation in
shoulder-joint; weakness and numbness of legs. ►
(When talking and sitting), Pain in
upper part of brain. ► (Turning bed), Pain in vertex. ► (Walking),
Pain in forehead; pain in vertex. ► (On waking), Heaviness of head; headache. ► Amelioration. ►
(Bending forward), Sprained feeling
in spine. ► (Motion),
Pain in upper part of brain. ► (Pressure), Pain in right eye.® 2000
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