PETROLEUM.
Rock-oil; Stein-oel; Oleum petræ.
The crude Rangoon oil, thin and light yellow, is to
be used.
Authorities.
1,
Hahnemann, Chron. Krank-n, vol. 4; 2,
Foissac, ibid.; 3, Benson, Trans.
Hom. Med. Soc. St. of N. Y., 1868, p. 297, proving with 10 drops of 1st
dec. dil.; 4, Schelling, A. H. Z.,
83, p. 189, effect of P. 300th given a person suffering from chilblains
on fingers, cold hands and feet, and weak vision; 5, Berridge, N. Am. J. of Hom., N. S., 2, 51,
proving with one dose of the 3000th (Jenichen); 6,
Knorre, A. H. Z., 6, 38, effects of external application; 7, Jellinck, Wien. Med. Halle, 1861 (A. H.
Z., Mon. Bl., 5, p. 6), effects of a teaspoonful of P. taken by a woman
to break an attack of intermittent fever; 8,
Weinberger, Wien. Med. Halle, 1863 (S. J., 121, 34), two cases of
asphyxia from the vapor; 9, Meyer,
Journ. de Brux., 1865 (S. J., 127, 295), effects of a glassful taken for
beer; 10, E. C. Beckwith, Am. Hom.
Obs., 1865, p. 363, effects of drinking the refined oil in a child two
years old; 11, same, another case; 12, Bassett, Am. Hom. Obs., 1869, p. 368,
effects of three tablespoonfuls of the refined oil (for lamps), repeated
next day; 13, Muller, A. H. Z., 81,
p. 81, about 2 ounces, in a woman; 14,
El Criterio Med. (A. H. Z., 78, p. 151), about a quarter of a pound, in
a man; 15, Humbert, Journ. de Chim.
Méd. (A. H. Z., Mon. Bl., 22, 48), case of poisoning; 16, Gross (A. H. Z., Mon. Bl., 21, 27),
effects of a swallow in a man; 17,
same, case related by Dr. Clemens, poisoning of a man, suffering from
gallstones, by Petroleum; 18, same,
effects of external application to itch; 19,
Steininger, Mittbl. d. Aertz. Ver. in Wien, 1872 (S. J., 155, p. 13),
effect of about a pint, in a woman forty-five years old; 20, Ziemssen, Handbuch, 1, 459, chronic
effects of fumes on workers.PARAFFIN OIL. Dr.
Dyce Duckworth, Med. Times and Gaz., 1864 (2), 650, M. J., æt.
twenty-two, worked in the manufactory; he often spilt some on his
trousers, and generally saturated the parts over his thighs; his hands
and forearms often covered with the oil; eruption after working one
week; suffers from bronchitis, 21.PARAFIN. Alex.
Ogston, M.D., Edin. Med. Journ., vol. 17, Dec. 1871, p. 544, effects on
workmen engaged in manufacture of P. at Messrs. Miller’s Chemical Works
in Aberdeen; they have the skin over portions of the body, especially of
hands and arms, but also of feet and legs, brought for many hours daily
in contact with the P. shale, 22.
MIND.
►
At first an extravagant and exaggerated condition of mind, with internal
trembling, followed by sadness and despondency, [1]. ► He rose
up and then got out of bed, [1]. ► General excitement, [14]. ► A
little wine taken at dinner goes to his head and makes him stupid, [1]. ►
The child becomes fierce and uncontrollable, [1]. ►
Inclined to be very angry every morning, [1].
► Angry rage and peevishness, [1]. ►
*Violent, irritable, offended at trifles, [1]. ►
Excessive anxiety, [7]. [10.] ►
Anxiety at the noise of a crowd of many people, [1]. ► *Great
fearfulness; violent shock from a fright at a trifle, [1]. ►
Fear of death (after two hours), [14].
► Dejected in the morning, quiet,
with dimness of vision (after twenty-two, and twenty-three days), [1]. ►
Dejected (after twelve days), [1].
► Sad and discouraged, and a sick
feeling of weakness of the heart, [1].
► *Very quarrelsome; he is easily aroused,
[1]. ►
Ill-humored, quarrelsome, in the morning, on waking, [1]. ► *Vexed
about everything, even at the smallest trifle; he will not
answer, [1]. ►
Quarrelsome, peevish, lachrymose (after a few hours), [1]. [20.] ► Quarrelsome and passionate, [1]. ►
Fretful and indolent (after sixteen days), [1]. ►
Constant complaining (after two hours), [14].
► Discontented with everything, [1]. ►
Out of humor; very much inclined to hypochondria, with a feverish
condition, lasting fourteen days, [1].
► *Very irritable; everything
makes him very disagreeable and gloomy; he cannot be quiet about many
things, which usually seem trifling, and with the greatest effort he
cannot be cheerful, [1]. ► Hypochondriac while walking in the open
air; inattentive in conversation, etc., [1].
► Very irresolute, [1]. ► Very
little ambition, [3]. ► No desire to work; no pleasure in objects
of which he was usually fond, hence intolerable ennui, [1]. [30.] ► Impairment of the mental powers, [20]. ►
He cannot easily free himself from the subject on which he is talking, [1]. ►
Loss of will power, [1]. ► He lost all power of thought, [1]. ►
Impaired memory, [20]. ► Very forgetful and disinclined to think,
[1]. ►
He was only partly conscious all day, as if only half alive, [1]. ►
*Loss of consciousness (after one hour), [13]. ►
Comatose condition for twelve hours, [13].
HEAD.
►
Confusion and Vertigo. ►
Confusion of the head, in the morning (fourth day), [4]. [40.] ► Confusion of the head and general
discomfort (after twenty hours), [1].
► After eating a little the head seems
befogged, dizzy, and confused, [1].
► The customary smoking befogs him
(after three hours), [1]. ► *Vertigo (after eight hours), [13]; (after two hours), [14], [20].
► Violent vertigo, obliging him to
stoop forward, with paleness of the face and nausea, more while standing
than sitting, disappearing on lying down, together with a slow pulse,
eructations and yawning, loss of appetite, and pressure in the abdomen, [1]. ►
Constant vertigo, with roaring in the ears, in the evening (second day),
[16]. ►
Vertigo and nausea, in the evening, in bed, especially when lying with
the head low, [1]. ► Vertigo frequently while walking, [1]. ►
Vertigo and nausea on stooping, [1].
► Vertigo on stooping and on
rising from a seat, [1]. [50.] ►
Vertigo on rising up from lying down; while lying down, heat in the
face, [1]. ►
Vertigo, seeming to be in the occiput, as if she would fall forward,
especially on raising the eyes, [1].
► Dizzy, as if intoxicated, [18]. ►
Dizziness immediately after dinner (after nine days), [1]. ► General
Head. ► Rush of blood to
the head, after eating, [1]. ► A feeling of a rush of blood to the head,
on every rapid motion, that causes a stitch through the brain, [1]. ►
*Heaviness of the head, in the morning, with a sensation of
fulness and heat in it, especially on stooping and sewing, [1]. ►
*Head heavy (third day), [4]. ► Dulness of the head, in the morning,
thick, heavy, full of heat, [1]. ► Dulness of the head, with pain, [1]. [60.]
► *Dulness of the head, as if enveloped
in a fog, [1]. ► Violent pressure in the head, on
stooping, [1]. ► Pressure in the head, teeth, and antrums
of the upper jaw, [1]. ► Pressing in the head, with a kind of
qualmishness (after two days), [1].
► Pressure and pressing in the head
(after twenty-four hours), [1]. ► Feeling of compression in the brain, [1]. ►
Tension in the head, [1]. ► Feeling of tension in the dura mater
daily, with dulness, [1]. ► A feeling of tension and pulling in the
dura mater, [1]. ► Headache, [20].
[70.] ►
Dull headache, from morning till evening, with drawing towards the
forehead, together with violent chill, lasting till noon, [1]. ► *Attack of
headache every morning, [1].
► Headache, in the morning, on
rising, for several days, [1]. ► Headache immediately in the morning,
lasting until after breakfast, [1].
► Headache in the evening, after
walking in the open air, [1]. ► Violent headache, especially above the
eyes (first night), [16]. ► Pressive headache (after two weeks), [13]. ►
Tearing headache, in the evening, [6].
► Pinching headache (after two
days), [1]. ►
Constrictive, contractive headache, [1].
[80.] ►
Constrictive drawing headache, [1].
► Drawing headache, preceded by
drawing pain in the right arm, [1].
► Extremely painful drawing, as from
a sprain, in the muscles, extending from the mastoid process to the
clavicle on both sides; a tearing every five minutes (after eleven
days), [2]. ►
Trembling, waving, and roaring in the head and in the ears, as of rush
of blood to the head, though without sensation of heat, [1]. ►
Sticking and much heat in the head, [1].
► Excessive sticking jerking in the
head, on stooping and walking; after every few steps she was obliged to
stand still, [1]. ► Sticking, together with pressure, in the
head, and nausea, [1]. ► Boring in the head, [1]. ►
Sensation of screwing together in the head, [1]. ► Beating
in the head, [1]. [90.] ►
Distressing sensation in the head, as if everything in it were alive and
turning and twisting about, with dread of work, [1]. ► A
sensation on the head as if a draft of cold wind were blowing across it,
[1]. ►
Forehead. ► Pain about an
inch above right eyebrow, and painfulness of the bone, then a pressure,
only when stooping (after fifteen minutes). Ditto, but also very slight
pain there when not stooping; this also occurred afterwards now and
then, but there was no pain or pressure when not stooping; when stooping
and repeatedly pressing the bone, the pain in bone is worse at the first pressing (after fifty minutes). Nearly
all gone (after three hours and one-third). The same symptoms on
stooping as before (after fifteen hours and five minutes). Pains in head
as before (9.30 A.M., second day). Pain and tenderness of bone to
pressure returned, just above right
supraorbital ridge, when stooping (forty-eighth day). After rising from
bed, the same slightly; after breakfast just as before (forty-ninth
day), [5]. ► *Pressure in the forehead, with some
stitches over the eyes (after twenty-six days), [1]. ►
Afterpart of day and night, dull frontal headache, [12]. ►
Headache, frontal, dull, and disagreeable; worse while the nausea
remained; the dull headache continued till about 11 o’clock the third
day, when there was a slight hæmorrhage from the nose, after which the
headache was relieved, [3]. ► Drawing headache in the forehead, with
stitches above the eyes, [1]. ► Sticking pain in the forehead, in the
morning, on waking, soon extending over the posterior portion of the
head, [1]. ►
Violent pulsating waving, especially in the forehead, as though the head
would burst; better on motion, [1].
► Temples. ► Cramplike headache in the left temple, [1]. [100.] ►
Cramplike transient drawing in the temples, [1]. ►
Cramplike very acute drawing and pressure in the left temple (after four
days), [1]. ►
A pinching drawing extending up to the left temple (after eleven days), [1]. ►
Pressive drawing in the right temple, even noticed during a nap (after a
few hours), [1]. ► Vertex and Parietals. ► Violent pressure on the vertex, with
dizziness, [1]. ► Pain in right side of vertex, in evening
(eighth day), [5]. ► Bruised pain on the vertex, as if it were
soft, [1]. ►
Dull jerking stitches on the vertex, extending into the head, in the
evening, soon followed by persistent pressure in it, [1]. ►
Transient rising of heat into the left side of the head, with persistent
redness of the cheeks, after eating, [1].
► Headache on the right side; she
could not open the eyes, could not hold the head upright; she was
obliged to lie down, [1]. [110.] ►
Both sides of the head are painful to touch, as if suppurating, [1]. ►
Pain in the left side of the head, as if suppurating, [1]. ►
Throbbing stitches in one side of the head, above the eye, [1]. ►
Occiput and External Head. ►►
*Heaviness, like lead, in the occiput (second and third
days), [1]. ► *Pressure and sticking pressure in the occiput,
in the morning, [1]. ►► *Pressure in the occiput, [1]. ►
*Pinching in the occiput, [1].
► Sticking in the left side of the
occiput, in the afternoon, [1]. ► *Pulsation in the occiput when lying upon it,
[1]. ►
Throbbing in the occiput all day, [1].
[120.] ►
*Profuse falling of the hair, [1].
► Falling of the hair for three days,
especially after twelve days, [1].
► Some soft swellings on the scalp,
with excessive pain when touched, [1].
► Papular eruption on the head, [1]. ►
Bruised pain in the scalp, [1]. ► The head seems numb externally, like wood
(after three days), [1]. ► *Much itching on the scalp (after ten
hours), [1]. ► *Itching on the scalp; after scratching, a pain
as if sore, [1].
EYE.
►
Eyes sunken (after half an hour), [9].
► Eyes glistening (after two hours), [14]. [130.]
► Eyes staring, glassy, [8]. ►
Eyes staring wildly about (after six hours), [11]. ► *Eyes very
dim (after twenty-two days), [1].
► Twitching of the eyes, [1]. ►
Blinking and winking with the eyes, [1].
► Weakness of the eyes, [1]. ►
Eyes easily fatigued, [1]. ► In the morning he cannot open his eyes;
vision is dim and misty, [1]. ► *Burning in the eyes and pressure, with dimness
on exerting them, [1]. ► *Burning in the eyes (after five
days), [1]. [140.] ► *Much
pressure in the eyes, especially in the evening by the light,
[1]. ►
Violent pressure in the eyes, as from sand, [1]. ►
Pressure in the eyes, in the evening, [1].
► Stitches in the eyes and
lachrymation, [1]. ► Stitches extending from the outer canthus
towards the inner, [1]. ► Stitches in the eyes when pressed upon
and when not, [1]. ► Cutting in the eyes on exerting them by
reading, [1]. ► Throbbing pain in the right eye, [1]. ►
Biting and heat in the eyes, [1]. ► Biting in the eyes, as from smoke, [1]. [150.]
► Biting in the eyes, [1]. ► Itching
sticking and burning in the eye, [1].
► *Itching and sticking in the eyes,
[1]. ►
The eyes often feel as though they would be distorted, [1]. ► Painful
sensitiveness of the eyes to daylight; he was obliged to keep them
covered, [1]. ► Brow and Orbit. ►
Sticking and beating in the eyebrows, [1].
► Slight tenderness to touch of under
surface of right supraorbital ridge (in bone)
near inner canthus; not affected by position; this was noticed slightly
last evening (10 A.M., second day). Pain in same spot of supraorbital
ridge when head was bent down (11.20 A.M., second day). Tenderness of
orbit less; when repeatedly pressing it, it is most tender to the first pressure (4.10 P.M., second day).
Supraorbital ridge less tender; on stooping, pain over right eye (in same spot as before), and
tenderness of bone there to pressure
(7.45 A.M., third day). Pain in ridge, worse on stooping and walking (10
A.M., third day). Pain in ridge felt when stooping only, especially
directly after stooping; some tenderness still (1 P.M., third day). Pain
in same place in orbit on beginning to walk in open air, soon going off
on continuing to walk (between 12 M and 1 P.M., third day). Tenderness
less; pain in ridge only felt directly
after stooping, going off soon even if I continued the stooping posture,
and less severe; pain in same spot for a minute when beginning to walk
in open air, going off on continuing to walk, and less severe than
before (after 1 P.M., third day). No pain in ridge (even on stooping) on
rising from bed, and little tenderness; soon the tenderness increased,
with pain, worse on stooping; much better in afternoon (fourth day).
Scarcely any tenderness, and what existed was first felt at 8 A.M.
(fifth day). A little more tenderness and pain in ridge, in morning
(sixth day). Some pain, but very little tenderness, at the same part of
ridge, in morning (eighth day). Tenderness of bone to touch at under surface of right supraorbital ridge
(inner end), whether stooping or not; sometimes pain over ridge when not
stooping, during morning (forty-ninth day), [5]. ► Lids.
► An inflamed swelling, as large as a
pigeon’s egg, in the inner canthus, like an incipient lachrymal fistula,
together with dryness of the right side of the nose, lasting several
days, [1]. ►
Trembling and twitching of the lids, [1].
► Twitching of the right lid, [1]. [160.]
► Burning and pressure in the inner
canthus, [1]. ► Violent biting on the eyelids (after two
hours), [14]. ► Itching and dryness of the lower lids
(after twelve days), [1]. ► Lachrymation. ►
Lachrymation for five days (after six days), [1]. ►
Lachrymation in the open, not cold, air, [1].
► Frequent lachrymation, even in the
house (after sixteen days), [1]. ► Much water presses out of both canthi, [1]. ►
Conjunctiva and Pupil. ►
*Conjunctivitis and blepharadenitis (after three weeks), [13]. ►
Pupils greatly dilated for several days; with the left eye he cannot
distinguish letters at a short distance; at a greater distance they are
distinct, but smaller, [1]. ► Greatly contracted pupils insensible to
light (after half an hour), [9]. [170.] ►
Pupils contracted, insensible, [8].
► Vision. ► Far-sighted, [1]. ► Double
vision with both eyes, [1]. ► *The visual power is weak, the eyes
misty (after five and six days), [1].
► Disturbance of vision (after two
hours), [14]. ► Eyes frequently obscured, with at times
double vision of some objects (after fourteen days), [1]. ► Sparks
of fire before the eyes, [1]. ► Black spots before the eyes, that prevent
reading, [1]. ► Flickering and fluttering before the
eyes; objects seem to have a fine motion, [1].
► Twitching before the eyes, in the
evening (after ten days), [1]. [180.] ►
Flickering and black figures before the eyes (after eighteen days), [1]. ►
At times something seems to float and twitch before the eyes, though she
sees all clearly and distinctly if she fixes the eye upon them, [1].
EAR.
►
Yellowish bloody discharge from both ears, without odor, thin, more
copious from the left than from the right (after two weeks), [13]. ►
*Redness, rawness, soreness, and moisture behind the ears, [1]. ►
*Inflamed and painful swelling of the meatus auditorius, [6]. ►
*The meatus auditorius is swollen, [1]. ►
Pressure in the ears, with heat (after five days), [1]. ► *The ear is
painful externally (from the vapor of the drug), [1]. ►
Cramplike drawing in the right ear (after seven days), [1]. ►
Cramplike pain in the right ear (after sixteen days), [1]. [190.] ► Painful drawing and jerking in the right
ear (after five days), [1]. ► Jerking pain in the left ear (after
thirteen days), [1]. ► Tearing in the right ear, [1]. ►
Sticking in the ear (after eight days), [13].
► At first, tickling and sticking in
the ear, followed by stiffness in the articulation of the jaw, as if it
would crack and creak, on moving it, [1].
► Cutting in the left ear, [1]. ►
Bubbling in the ears, [1]. ► Itching within the left ear, with a
bloody discharge (after forty-eight hours), [1]. ► Hearing.
► *Diminished hearing (after
five days), [1]. ► Loss of hearing in the right ear, within
which is a painful drawing, extending from the eye (after thirty-eight
days), [1]. [200.] ► Something seemed to come before the ear
on eructating, so that he could not hear, immediately, [1]. ► Noises
in the ears, at one time as from a clock, at another as from a waterfall
(after eight days), [13]. ► *Roaring in the left ear, like a
rushing of water, with at times cracking in it, for three evenings
(after twenty-one days), [1]. ► *Roaring, as of a wind, in the ears and
diminished hearing, [1].
► Roaring and pain in the ears, [1]. ►
Singing and roaring in the ears during the menses, [1]. ► *Ringing in
the ears (after eight days), [13].
► Singing in the ears, [1]. ► *Cracking
in the ear from time to time (after twenty-eight days), [1].® 2000
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