PIPER NIGRUM.
Piper nigrum, L.
Natural order
, Piperaceæ.
Common names
, Black pepper, Poivre noir.
Preparation
, Triturations.
Authority.
Berridge, Month. Hom. Rev.,
1870, 14, p. 108, effects, on two occasions, of large quantities of
pepper, in a lady.►
Feeling as if temples and malar bones
were pressed in, worse on left side.
SUPPLEMENT: PIPER NIGRUM.
Authority.
2,
Dr. Houat, Nouvelles Données de Mat. Méd.(We add these symptoms by Houat to complete his work,
and for purposes of criticism. -T. F. A.).
MIND.
►
Hot-headed, irascible, and often gay, [2].
► Disposition to excesses of all
sorts, [2]. ►
Amorous thoughts and desires, with hypochondria, [2]. ►
Hypochondriac, with fear of being poisoned, [2].
HEAD.
►
Heaviness and congestion of the cerebellum, with paleness of the face, [2]. ►
Rushing (bouillonnements, literally
boiling up) and congestion of blood to the head, with burning and
throbbing pains and prickings, [2].
► Sensation of emptiness in the
brain, or of fulness, as of a great deal of fluid, [2]. ► Attacks
of numbness in the brain, producing a sort of sleep and swoon, [2]. ►
Sensation of pressure on the head, and as if the bones of the cranium
and face rested on the lower jaw, [2].
► Neuralgic pains running through the
whole head at every change of the temperature, [2]. ► Violent
headache; it feels as if it would burst at the vertex, [2]. ► Feeling
of fluctuation and oscillation of the brain when moving, [2]. ►
Pressing pains at the temples, as if they would be broken in, [2].
EYE.
►
The eyes inflamed and burning, with a sensation of cold on the eyelids, [2]. ►
Eyelids ulcerated and bleared, [2].
► Lachrymation and photophobia, [2]. ►
Dimness of sight and vertigo, with cephalalgia, nausea, and vomiting, [2].
NOSE.
►
Frequent sneezing, epistaxis, [2].
► Dry and fluent coryza, [2]. ►
Dryness and burning in the nostrils; the nostrils are stopped up, [2]. ►
Pressure on the bones of the nose as if they were being crushed, [2].
FACE.
►
Red and burning face, [2]. ► Drawing faceache, with a sensation as if
all the muscles and bones were ranging themselves one upon the other, [2]. ►
Convulsive closure of the jaws, [2].
MOUTH.
►
Caries and decay of a tooth, [2]. ► Violent toothache, particularly in the
warmth and evening, [2]. ► Eruption of little burning vesicles on
the margin of the tongue, [2]. ► Painful heavy tongue; impeded speech, [2]. ►
A whitish coating on the middle of the tongue, [2]. ► Burning
dryness of the mouth and throat, [2].
► Heat and dryness of the palate,
which seemed to be burned; likewise of the tongue, [2].
THROAT.
►
Constant need of expectorating much mucus, which forms in the throat, [2]. ►
Burning in the throat, with a sensation of stiffness, as if it were an
iron tube, [2]. ► Burning pains on the tonsils, with
sensation as if they were being pierced, [2].
► Paralysis of the muscles of the
throat; one cries, but is not able to articulate intelligibly, [2].
STOMACH.
►
Continual unquenchable thirst, [2].
► Vomiting, accompanied by great
exertion; it seems as if the whole stomach itself were to be vomited, [2]. ►
Sensation of heat and dryness in the stomach, [2]. ► Cramps
and drawing in the stomach, with a desire for coarse and extravagant
food, [2]. ►
Gastric discomfort, [2].
ABDOMEN.
►
Burning and lancinating pains in the liver, as if there were a tumor, [2]. ►
Disposition of the abdomen to obesity, [2].
► Swollen, hard, and burning abdomen,
[2]. ►
Tympanitis of the abdomen, with a sensation as if everything in it were
in ebullition, [2]. ► Borborygmus in the intestines, with much
flatus, also in the stomach, [2]. ► Inflammation of the intestines, with
great thirst, [2]. ► Heaviness in the intestines, with a great
deal of flatulency, [2]. ► Colic and cramps in the intestines;
sensation as if they would burst, [2].
► A very painful sensation of
restlessness and anxiety in the intestines, [2]. ►
Sensation of a foreign round body, which rises even to the stomach, with
tearing pains in the intestines, [2].
► Pains as from an abscess in the
intestines, [2]. ► When he stirs, electric discharges seem
to be produced in the intestines, [2].
► Burning in the loins and kidneys,
with contractive movements, [2].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
Inflammation of the rectum, the anus swollen and burning; great
hesitation to go to stool on account of the difficult and painful
defecation, [2]. ► Fissures at the anus, [2]. ► Large
and flowing hæmorrhoids, [2].
STOOL.
►
Long-lasting constipation, then involuntary thin stools, [2].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Full and swollen bladder, with frequent inclination to urinate without
success, [2]. ► Burning pains in the bladder, as if there
were a pan of coals, [2]. ► Blennorrhagic discharge, greenish, and of
an offensive odor, [2]. ► Burning in the glans, and in the urethra,
[2]. ►
Difficulty of urinating, with urine generally saturated, turbid,
brownish, [2]. ► Diabetic urine, [2]. ►
Hæmaturia, [2]. ► Urine containing sand, [2].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Priapism atrocious, [2]. ► Inflammation and swelling of the penis,
with priapism and burning pains, [2].
► Pains of excoriation at the penis,
as from an excess of sexual indulgences, [2].
► Burning and pricking of the glans, [2]. ►
Strong ejaculation, or almost none, and very difficult, [2]. ►
Congestion of blood in the ovaries and uterus, with pricking and
lancinating pains, [2]. ► Contraction of the uterus, with a
sensation as if something strove to penetrate into it, [2]. ► Burning
and distending pains in the uterus, [2].
► Menses make their appearance with
difficulty; retarded menstruation, [2].
► Menses capricious, irregular, with
colic and blackish blood, [2].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Ulcerations and false membranes thick and deep in the larynx, [2]. ►
Voice low, deep, and sometimes rough, [2].
► Low voice, which cannot be
understood, [2]. ► Hoarseness, with coughing and constant
snuffling, [2]. ► Incessant coughing, with sensation of
ulceration in the bronchia, [2]. ► Severe coughing, especially at evening,
and when going to sleep, [2]. ► Violent cough, occasionally spitting of
blood, [2]. ►
Croupish cough, with pains of excoriation in the trachea, [2]. ► Brisk,
hollow, resounding cough, more so at evening and morning, with a whitish
and sometimes grayish expectoration, [2].
► Dyspnœa and attacks of
suffocation, [2].
CHEST.
►
Disposition for obesity of the chest, [2].
► Painful spots on various parts of
the chest, aggravated by coughing, respiration, and motion, [2]. ►
At each coughing spell, it seems as if the chest would be torn and he
would spit blood, [2]. ► Burning and lancinating pains in the
entire chest, [2]. ► Sensation of heat and dryness in chest, [2]. ►
Burning and swollen breast, [2]. ► Great flow of milk, [2].
HEART.
►
Sensation as if the heart were surrounded with water, [2]. ►
Frequent palpitation of the heart, [2].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Inflammation and swelling of the joints, [2].
GENERALITIES.
►
Bones easily fractured, [2]. ► The motion of a carriage deafens and
produces spasms, [2]. ► Attacks of spasms, with tetanic stiffness
of the limbs, [2]. ► Great weakness of the whole body, [2]. ►
Aggravation of the sufferings from motion, in the evening, and in damp
weather, [2].
SKIN.
►
Crusty ulcers on the concha of the ears, [2].
► Large pustules, leaving marks on
the face, [2]. ► Eczema on the lips, [2]. ►
Dartrous eruption and ulceration, principally at the left mamma, [2]. ►
Very tender skin, [2]. ► Insupportable itching through the whole
body, aggravated by scratching, and by heat and motion, [2].
SLEEP.
►
Irresistible desire to sleep, especially in the evening and after
eating, [2]. ►
Great sleepiness, particularly in the evening, [2]. ►
Lethargic sleep, [2]. ► Awaking at night without being able to
sleep again, [2]. ► Sleep, with nightmare and frightful
dreams, [2].
FEVER.
►
Dryness and coldness of the skin, or heat with biting dryness, [2]. ►
Heat on the forehead, with heaviness of the head and vertigo; necessity
of a support to prevent falling, [2].
► Cold sweat, with great heat through
the whole body, [2]. ► Sweat, which seems to corrode the skin, [2].® 2000
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