PHOSPHORICUM ACIDUM.
CHEST.
[490.]
► Indications of nausea in the chest,
and accumulation of water in the mouth, [3].
► Great anxiety on the chest, [1]. ►
Oppression of the chest, in the afternoon; it constricts the chest, with
stitches, [1]. ► Painful oppression of the chest, when
beginning to walk, [11]. ► Violent pressure over the whole chest,
waking from sleep, at night; it extends to the abdomen, and disappears
after the emission of flatus, [1].
► Pressure in the chest for several
hours (fifth day), [1]. ► Pressure in the chest, extending to the
stomach, making her feel oppressed, [1].
► Pressure upon the chest, at night,
so that she breathed with difficulty, [14].
► Burning in the chest and throat,
extending up into the mouth, during the cough and fluent coryza, often,
also, when she does not cough, [1].
► A burning sore pain by the last
ribs, internally, [3]. [500.] ►►
Pain in the chest, as from weakness or after sitting a long
time, through the whole chest, relieved by walking, [1]. ► Pain in
the chest, as if constricted, [1].
► Crawling pain in the chest, while
at rest; on stooping, touch, and every motion, there was a soreness on
the sternum, [1]. ► Pinching stitches in the whole chest, [5]. ►
Front and Sides. ►
Pressure in the middle of the chest, as if it would press the sternum
outward, most violent on expiration, aggravated by pressure upon the
sternum, stooping, and coughing, [5].
► Pressure and oppression behind the
sternum, making respiration difficult, [1].
► Burning in the middle of the chest,
after a vexation (first day), [16].
► Burning-itching pain in the middle
of the chest and in the upper abdominal region, with frequent hawking of
mucus (first day), [16]. ► Dull stitches in the middle of the
sternum, [5]. ► Pressive pain in the left side of the
chest, most violent on breathing, [5].
[510.] ►
Periodic pressive pinching beneath the short ribs, [4]. ► Cutting
pressure in the left side of the chest, on taking a deep breath, [13]. ►
Pinching pressure anteriorly near the sternum, beneath the last right
false rib, [7]. ► Cramplike pressure in the right side of
the chest, in the region of the seventh rib, [4]. ►
Intermitting pinching pressure in the chest, about the seventh rib, near
the sternum, [4]. ► A sensation in the side of the chest as
if the ribs were beaten in, [3]. ► Painful cramp in the chest or diaphragm,
in the region of the lowest right ribs, occurring suddenly and
unexpectedly; she could not soon become erect, but was obliged to sit
bent over, with sticking on breathing, [1].
► Pain on the lowest right ribs, on
pressing upon them, [1]. ► Boring pinching in the left chest,
persistent while breathing, [5]. ► Burning-cutting pain on the left chest,
while sitting, aggravated by touch, [10].
[520.] ►
Sharp sticking in the upper part of the chest beneath the right arm,
taking away the breath for a moment, [10].
► Sharp stitches in the region of the
right lower ribs, [7]. ► Stitches in the lower portion of the
right side of the chest while sitting, on inspiration, disappearing
while walking, [1]. ► Persistent dull boring stitches in the
left chest, more violent on inspiration, [5].
► Dull stitches in the left side,
between the last ribs and pelvis, extending through the whole abdominal
cavity, more violent on inspiration, [7].
► Pinching pressure in the region of
the left nipple, [4]. ► Sharp pressure on the left mammary gland,
[6].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Violent pinching pain in the region of the heart, extending towards the
sternum, at intervals, while walking in the evening, [14]. ►
Palpitation always after starting up in sleep, [1]. ► Pulse
strong, [2]. [530.] ►
Pulse full, with distended temporal arteries and distended veins on the
hands, [13]. ►
*Pulse irregular, frequently intermitting one or two beats, [13].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Neck. ► Painful stiffness
of the left cervical muscles; it is tense up to the head, [1]. ► Feeling
of stiffness in the nape of the neck during rest, disappearing on
motion, [8]. ►
The right cervical muscles are very sore, [1].
► Spasmodic drawing in the right
cervical muscles, extending to the eye, on turning the head, [1]. ►
Drawing-sticking pressure in the nape of the neck, imperceptibly
extending towards the occiput, and there disappearing, [8]. ►
Pressure in the forepart and sides of the neck, [7]. ► Painful
pressure on the left side of the neck, as if it would become sore
internally, though aggravated neither by swallowing nor talking, [3]. ►
Jerking sensation in the nape of the neck during rest, though more
frequent on raising the head, [2].
[540.] ►
Burning sore pain on the side of the nape, [3]. ►
Pinching pain in a small spot in the neck, [3]. ► Back.
► Tearing pain in the back, at night,
[1]. ►
Painful tearing on the left scapula, while sitting with the body bent
forward, [3]. ► A concealed drawing and pressure, like a
gnawing, in the bones, beneath the tip of the scapula, [3]. ► Small
violent jerking stitches in the middle of the spine, [8]. ►
Pinching pain in the middle of the spine, [13].
► Painful drawing, as if beaten, in
the dorsal vertebræ, mostly while sitting, [3]. ► Lumbar and
Sacral. ► Intermitting
tearing in the small of the back, on rising after stooping; on standing
still, a quiet jerklike drawing, [3].
► Intermitting, suddenly
drawing-pressive pain in the small of the back, mostly while standing,
less while walking, disappearing on pressure, sitting down, and on
stooping, [3]. [550.] ►
Burning pain in a small spot just above the small of the back, [1]. ►
Pain, as from something alive, in the small of the back, like a drawing
and pressure, at times tearing, only distinctly felt while standing, [3]. ►
A violent stitch in the small of the back, on rising after squatting
down, [1]. ►
Stitches in the region of the kidneys, [1].
► A stitch in the loins on lifting,
continuing while sitting, but immediately disappearing on moving about, [1]. ►
Fine stitches on the coccyx and sternum, [13].
► Itching biting on the coccyx, above
the rectum, [1].
EXTREMITIES.
►
*Bruised pain in all the joints, in the morning, in the arms and lower
extremities and nape of the neck, [1]. ►
Crawling, as if asleep, and loss of power in the upper and lower
extremities, [1]. ► Feeling of contraction in the limbs, [6]. [560.]
► Falling asleep of the arms and
lower extremities, at night, so that the limbs must be moved by others, [1]. ►
The hands and feet feel bruised, as if paralyzed, [1]. ►
Cramplike drawing in the hands and feet, as if asleep, in the evening
and morning, [1].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Shoulder. ►
The eighth day of the proving (the day after the last dose) I
experienced an acute boring and drawing pain between the scapulæ,
followed by restless sleep; on the next morning the pain had extended to
the left shoulder-joint, where it remained constantly for eight weeks;
it increased daily in intensity, and after two weeks seemed to have
reached its greatest severity; it was of a boring, digging, drawing
character, and had an almost intermittent type; it would wake me from
sleep between 2 and 3 A.M., after which it was impossible for me to fall
asleep again; the axillary and radial nerves seemed especially affected;
transient pressure on the shoulder had no effect, but lying on the left
side aggravated it; there was some relief on moving the shoulder and
arm, and also transient relief on raising the left arm over the head;
every movement impeding the circulation of blood caused aggravation, but
every movement that accelerated it caused relief; it was almost
intolerable during absolute rest (for example, when shaving); it lasted
from 2 to 8 A.M., when it was better; another aggravation occurred about
2 P.M., followed by a remission about 4; another exacerbation from 7 or
8 to 11 P.M.; beer and wine aggravated it; motion in the open air gave
relief; the bone did not seem affected, but the pain seemed to have its
seat in the nerves. For three weeks I hoped for spontaneous relief, but
I was obliged to take antidotes; Ferrum and Cocculus afforded the most
relief. Even after three months there remained perceptible numbness over
the region of distribution of the radial nerve of the left hand, [15]. ►
Pinching pressure beneath the right axilla, opposite the nipple, [7]. ►
Swelling of the axillary glands, disappearing of itself, [1]. ►
Pinching pressure on the tip of the right shoulder, [7]. ► Tearing
in the left shoulder and hand, [1].
► Rheumatic paralytic pain in the
right shoulder-joint, [14]. ► Drawing and throbbing in the
shoulder-joint, [1]. ► Arm. [570.]
► The arm (that had been injured)
became stiff and painful on every motion; the hand became as heavy as
lead; in an ulcer there were picking and sticking and tearing, and
sticking in the ball of the thumb and in the fingers; a painful burning
was felt internally in the hand, and on allowing the arm to hang down
blood seemed to shoot into the hand, [1].
► *Weakness of the arms, so
that he trembled, in the forenoon, [1].
► Drawing in both arms, downward from
the shoulders, [1]. ► Drawing in the upper arm, extending from
the elbow to the shoulder, [1]. ► Muscular jerkings in the upper arm,
relieved by motion, [5]. ► Painful jerking tearing in the arms,
fingers, and limbs generally, [4].
► Paralytic pinching pressure in the
upper arms, aggravated by touch, [7].
► Burning, as with glowing coals,
here and there in the arm and on the shoulder, [1]. ► An
itching stitch in the upper arm, not relieved by scratching, [5]. ►
Elbow and Forearm. ►
Drawing cutting in the elbows, wrists, and first finger-joints, [1]. [580.]
► Burning sensation in the tips of
the elbows, [1]. ► Pain in the elbow-joint on touch, [1]. ►
Pinching pressure in the forearm, extending inward and outward, [7]. ►
The forearms are painful, as if bruised, when lying upon the table, [3]. ►
Painful pinching heaviness in the right forearm, [8]. ►
Pinching pain above the right wrist, [13].
► Paralytic pain in the forearm,
externally, below the elbow, not preventing motion of the arm, [1]. ►
Sharp sticking boring on the inner side of the left forearm, near the
bend of the elbow, worse during rest, [5].
► Wrist, Hand, and Fingers. ► Sensation of stiffness and pinching in
the wrist, aggravated by motion, [8].
► Violent spasmodic tearing pains in
the left wrist (possibly from taking cold in the hands when out of bed),
(first night), [16]. [590.] ►
Tearing transversely above the right wrist, [10]. ►
Trembling of the hands while writing, with crawling and itching in them,
[13]. ►
Griping pinching between the right metacarpal bones, as if they were
squeezed together, [8]. ► A tearing rolling up and down, at times
with stitches, in the bones of the hands, fingers, and forearms, [2]. ►
Drawing stitches in the palms of the hands, [8]. ► Falling
asleep, paleness, yellowness, and wrinkling of the fingers, with slow,
very small, scarcely perceptible pulse, [10].
► Sharply circumscribed deadness on
one side of the left index finger, during the chill, [3]. ►
Numbness of the tips of the fingers, [1].
► Painful pressive drawing in the
little finger, especially in the joint, disappearing on bending the
finger into the hand, [3]. ► Tearing in the fingers, especially in the
joints, with tension on motion, as if the tendons were too short, [7]. [600.]
► Cramplike pain in the fingers of
the left hand, without affecting motion, [4].
► Violent sharply sticking tearing on
the first phalanx of the right middle finger, [8]. ►
Stitches in the finger-joints, [1].
► Intermitting dull stitches in the
ball of the thumb, [4]. ► Fine stitches through the back of the
right thumb, extending as far as under the nail, [13].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Muscular twitches here and there,
especially in the lower extremities, [1].
► He thought that he staggered while
walking, [6]. ► Falling asleep of the lower extremities,
while sitting, [1]. ► Rheumatic paralysis of the whole left
leg, [14]. ►
Heaviness in all the joints of the lower extremities, soon becoming
painful, [14]. [610.] ►
Tearing in the lower extremity, extending from the thigh to the great
toe, [14]. ► Hip. ►
Heaviness and lameness in the hip-joint when beginning to walk after
sitting, disappearing after some motion, [8].
► The hip-joint is painful when
walking and on touch, as if broken, [1].
► Tensive and bruised pain in the
right hip-joint, worse on motion, [2].
► Pain in the hip-joint, on rising
from a seat, [14]. ► Cramp in the hip-joint, tearing through
the whole leg, intolerable while eating and sitting, [14]. ► Thigh.
► Weariness and anxious restlessness
in the thighs while sitting, so that he is obliged constantly to move
the foot, [10]. ► The thighs feel weary; can scarcely
proceed; worse after sleep, [14]. ► Cramplike drawing in the left nates,
while walking, [3]. ► Itching jerking in both gluteal muscles, [5]. [620.]
► Sharp pressure on the muscles of
the right thigh, extending to the knee, [13].
► Tearing pressure in the upper part
of the outer surface of the thigh, and at the same time in the tibia, [3]. ►
Pressure in both thighs, a hand’s breadth above the knees, [7]. ►
Dull pressure in the thigh, [7]. ► Pressive-pinching pain in the right
thigh, [7]. ►
Burning sensation in the posterior femoral muscles while standing,
disappearing on walking, [3]. ► The thighs and legs are painful, as if
bruised, when walking, [10]. ► Bruised pain transversely above the
middle of the thigh, as if it would break, while walking, so that he
staggered, [10]. ► Bruised pain in the femoral muscles, [1]. ►
Tearing in the upper part of the thigh, as if extending up from the
hollow of the knee, [3]. [630.] ►
Painful pulsating jerking extending from the middle of the thigh to the
knee, [13]. ►
Violent stitches in the thighs on motion, most while sitting and on
rising from a seat, [1]. ► Dull boring stitch in the left thigh,
near the abdominal ring, during rest, [5].
► Knee. ►
Pressive pinching above the knee, on the thigh externally, [4]. ►
Painful drawing deep in the left knee and extending down to the tibia,
when, in walking, the body is supported upon that leg, [4]. ► Tensive
pain in the tendons under the knee, worse on motion and also on touch, [2]. ►
Sticking pain in the right patella, worse on motion, [5]. ► Leg.
► Weakness in the legs, when walking,
[10]. ►
Perceptible pulsation in the lower leg, during rest, [5]. ►
Spasmodic drawing in the leg, even at night, in bed; during the day she
was obliged to rise and walk about, and at night move the leg back and
forth, [1]. [640.] ►
Pressure in both legs, below the knees, [7].
► Pressive pain in the right tibia
during rest, disappearing on walking, [5].
► Dull pinching pressure just beneath
the left knee, lasting two to six seconds, every five or six minutes, [4]. ►
Burning tearing in the tibia, extending from above downward, at night, [14]. ►
Spasmodic pinching in the left calf, relieved for a time after rubbing, [13]. ►
Sharp stitches in the lower portion of the tibia, [9]. ► Cutting
sticking in the calf, extending downward, [8].
► Crawling in the right leg, [4]. ►
Ankle. ► Dull paralytic
pain in the ankle while at rest, with cracking on motion, [5]. ► Pain in
the ankle, as if sprained, even in the morning, in bed, [1]. [650.] ► Tensive-sticking pain in the right inner
malleolus, extending up to the tibia, [1].
► Foot. ►
Slight swelling of the feet, with burning in the soles, [15]. ► The
left foot is quite numb, insensible, and dead, only on walking, [1]. ►
Tension and an asleep sensation in the anterior portion of the right
foot and in the toes, when walking, [5].
► Cramplike pains in the feet, caused
by motion, [14]. ► Violent spasmodic drawing in the feet,
especially in the sole and balls of the toes of the right foot,
preventing sleep till midnight, without coldness of the feet; relieved
after 10 o’clock (third day), [16].
► Pinching pressure in the soles of
the feet, [7]. ► Intermitting pressure in the sole of the
left foot, extending towards the great toe, [7]. ► Tearing
and painful drawing along the right external plantar nerve, [15]. ►
Smarting pain on the outer side of the right foot, in the morning, [1]. [660.]
► Burning in the soles and head, [14]. ►
Burning in the feet and soles, [1].
► Burning stitches in the soles,
especially in the evening; in the morning only burning in them, [1]. ►
Violent jerklike stitches in the sole of the right foot, [8]. ►
Stitches in the soles and heels, and during rest leaden heaviness in
them, [14]. ►
The heels and balls of the toes are painful, as if sore, on stepping, [14]. ►
Toes. ► A nail grows into
the flesh, causing inflammation and pain, [1].
► Swelling of the malleolus of the
great toe, with burning and throbbing; when touched, a knifelike stitch,
causing jerking in the toes; even the dread of being approached, or
hiccough, causes the pain, [14]. ► Sticking and burning in the corns for
eight days, [1]. ► All the toes are sore, as if ulcerated, [14]. [670.]
► Pinching pressure in the two last
right toes, [7]. ► Tearing stitches on the ball of the left
great toe, [8]. ► Persistent boring stitch in the left
little toe, during rest and motion, [5].
GENERALITIES.
►
Emaciation, with suffering expression and sunken eyes, [1]. ► A kind
of epilepsy, immediately, [6]. ► It was noticeable that, in spite of my
troubles and the loss of sleep during the first month, I was fresh and
bright; only after two months I became exhausted and generally
depressed, [15]. ► Restless, and full of anxiety, as if she
would be sick, [1]. ► Great uneasiness, force, and surging of
blood; he seems beside himself, [1].
► Uneasiness of the body, in the
evening, with itching in the canthi, nostrils, on the face and scalp, [1]. ►
He is constantly obliged to change his place, because the pains are less
on motion than during rest, [14]. [680.] ►
Very much affected by walking, weak and prostrated; on entering the
house, chilliness (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ► *Weakness
of all parts of the body, [7].
► *Weakness; disinclination for every
business (first day), [16].
►► *Weak and prostrated,
[1]. ►►
*Weak and apathetic, in the morning (second day), [16]. ►
Physically weak; mentally depressed (fourth day), [1]. ► *Weak, in
the morning, after rising, with pale expression, so that she
was obliged to lie down again for some time, when she felt well, [1]. ►
Weakness after ascending steps, with pain in the pit of the stomach, [14]. ►
*Physical weakness, [13].
► *Exhaustion so great that he sank down
and was obliged to be carried to bed, after eating
(breakfast), [1]. [690.] ►
Very sensitive to cold air, [14]. ► Feeling of raging in the blood, [1]. ►
*Physical heaviness; mental inactivity, [1]. ► Every
injured spot is painful, as if sore, [1]. ► Bruised
sensation in the hips, arms, thighs, and nape of the neck, as from
growing pains, together with some tearing stitches in all
these parts, especially on ascending steps and on beginning to walk, [2]. ►
Acute pain, like scraping with a knife, in the periosteum of all the
bones, [10]. ►
All the pains are unaffected by external pressure, [4]. ► The
pains at night are relieved by pressure, [14].
► Coffee seems to aggravate, but not
rum, [14].® 2000
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