PLECTRANTHUS.
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Pressure in the bladder, immediately followed by a desire to urinate,
and on arising to attend to it, cutting pain seeming to extend from the
root of the penis into the base of the bladder; the pain was sudden and
violent and obliged me to sit perfectly still for a while, and when it
disappeared there remained a sensation of heaviness in the bladder,
which disappeared after urinating, in the evening (eighth day), [3c]. ►
Violent burning in the navicular fossa of the urethra, during and after
micturition in the morning; micturition was scanty and unsatisfactory
(fifth day), [3]. ► Frequent sudden desire to urinate, so
that I could scarcely reach the closet, but only a few drops of urine
were passed, followed by a sensation as though the bladder were full, in
the afternoon; in the evening there was copious micturition, with relief
of the distressing sensation (sixth day), [3].
[130.] ►
Urgent desire to urinate, followed by scanty micturition five times
during the day; during the afternoon, however, there was copious
micturition (ninth day), [3c]. ► Increased secretion of urine, especially
at night, [5]. ► Urine somewhat increased during the
proving, especially in the morning, so that I always woke with some
painfulness in the region of the bladder, that disappeared after the
copious emission of urine, [2]. ► Urine scanty, darker than usual (fifth
day), [9]. ►
Urine dark, with a reddish-yellow sediment (fifth day), [9].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Transient drawing sticking extending along the right side of the penis
and along the urethra (ninth day), [3c].
► Violent erection (third night), [1a].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
(Violent bronchial catarrh came on at night, but could not be ascribed
to the drug), [8].
CHEST.
►
Slight burning at the articulation of the clavicle with the sternum, in
the morning (second day), [3c]. ► Several coarse stitches in the pectoralis
major muscle, so that I held my breath and waited till they disappeared,
at 6 P.M. (third day), [3c]. 140., ►
Stitches between the fourth and fifth ribs of the right side, [8]. ►
Transient stitches in the right side (sixth day), [3a]. ►
Drawing pain accompanied by transient stitches at the point of insertion
of the serratus magnus muscle of the right side of the thorax,
especially painful on turning the body (second day), [11b]. ► Pain
in the right side of the chest continued (second and third days); on the
fourth day it extended up to the right scapula and thence to the nape of
the neck, becoming so violent in the night that I was compelled to jump
out of bed and cry out; it seemed as though a number of needles were
sticking into the head until the head was turned towards the side,
associated with profuse perspiration, painful inspiration, and excessive
heat of the head; the application of the mustard paste aggravated the
pain, but it was gradually relieved after the application of ice, but
for a long time motion of the head was interfered with, [11b]. ►
Slight tensive pain in the region of the fourth rib, possibly caused by
the uncomfortable position in which he was lying, immediately
disappearing on rising (fourth day), [1a].
► Slight painlike tension in the
anterior wall of the chest, especially on the right side, in the region
of the fourth to sixth ribs, on deep inspiration; on the next day the
same pain continued, but seemed to extend over a larger surface, never
involving the whole wall of the thorax at once, occurring now in the
anterior, now in the posterior portion, or at times in the right or left
side, or even at two different places at the same time; it was most
frequent and most violent in the forepart of the chest, on the right
side between the fourth and sixth ribs, and on the posterior portion of
the left side of the scapula, most rarely felt on the right side
posteriorly; from the anterior right side of the chest it at times
extended backwards toward the sides, [7].
PULSE.
►
Pulse 110, hard and full, with the fever (first night), [6].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Stiffness in the nape of the neck (second day), [3a]. ► A
pressive-tensive pain in the nape of the neck and on both sides of the
sterno-cleido-mastoid muscle, aggravated by every motion of the head,
together with a sensation of stiffness (after three hours), [1a]. ►
Pressive, tensive pain in the cervical muscles, extending forward to the
inner margin of the clavicle, and backwards over both scapulæ as far as
their lower angles, lasting from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. (third day), [1a]. [150.]
► Slight drawing in the nape of the
neck, similar to a sensation which I had experienced years before,
caused by a strong cold wind, when riding in an open wagon, in the
evening; did not disturb sleep at night, and entirely disappeared the
next morning, but suddenly returned after walking in the open air for
half an hour, and was more intense than the day previous, though at this
time felt more on the right side (third day), [2]. ► Drawing
pain in the nape of the neck, gradually moving towards the right cheek
(sixth day), [2]. ► Transient dull stitches in the neck
(fourth and fifth days), [3b]. ► Coarse stitches shot from without inward,
between the scapulæ, while walking, at 5 P.M.; these stitches
frequently recurred, although I walked very slowly, then I stood still,
taking a deep and slow breath, when they disappeared, but returned
immediately on expiration; they lasted with some intermissions till 6
P.M., when they suddenly gave place to a violent stitch, extending from
the tip of the left shoulder through the chest to the hip, and thence
into the knee-joint (third day), [3a].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Sticking and at times drawing in all the joints, but especially in the
right elbow, in the afternoon, while sitting (first day), [4]. ► Drawing
pains, with coldness in the upper and lower extremities (fourth day), [4]. ►
Transient drawing and tearing in the upper and lower extremities,
especially about the joints (fourth and fifth days), [3b]. ► A
paralytic drawing alternately in the right forearm and right leg, at
times also in the left knee, in the latter place it was accompanied at
times with a feeling of coldness, in the evening (eighth day), [3c]. ►
Transient stitches in the joints of the extremities (tenth day), [3c]. ►
Sensation of paralysis in the joints of the fingers and toes (tenth
day), [3b]. [160.] ►
Feeling of great prostration in all the limbs, preventing sleep, [8].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► The right upper extremity seems paralyzed
(eighth day), [2]. ► Pain in the whole left upper extremity
(second day), [6c]. ► Shoulder. ►
Paralyzed sensation in the right shoulder (fourth and fifth days), [3b]. ►
Feeling of stiffness and rigidity in the right shoulder, on undressing,
at 10 P.M. (fifth day), [3]. ► Sudden paralyzed sensation in the right
shoulder and wrist, suddenly appearing and disappearing (fifth day), [3]. ►
Violent pain, as from excessive weariness, in both shoulders, on
attempting to rise, in the morning; an extraordinary loss of power; on
moving the arm it seemed as though it were out of place, out of joint;
this sensation continued till nearly noon; the sensation of weariness,
however, continued during the whole day (sixth day), [3]. ► Feeling
of lameness in the right shoulder, that on moving the joint amounted to
a pain, as if sprained, in the morning (sixth day), [3c]. ► Pain,
as from a sprain, in the right shoulder-joint, on moving the arm, in the
morning (seventh day), [3c]. ► Acute pain, as from great fatigue, in the
right shoulder; the first movement of the arm was very painful; could
scarcely be raised to a right angle, but after a few minutes, on
continuing to move it, the pain disappeared, and there remained only a
sensation of weariness, in the forenoon (eighth day), [3c]. [170.] ► Violent sticking pain in the region of
the right shoulder, [5]. ► Pain in the right shoulder, as if
sprained (second day), [3a]. ► Drawing-tearing pain in the top of the
shoulder (fifth day), [9]. ► Remarkable sensation in the left
shoulder, as though one were beating upon it with a knuckle of the
finger, [8]. ►
Stitches in the right shoulder, [8].
► Stitches in the right
shoulder-joint (fifth day), [3c]. ► Arm. ►
Twitching in the arms (third night), [1a].
► Pain in both upper arms, extending
through the shoulder-joints to the scapulæ, followed by a sensation of
lameness that lasted till lying down, at night, in the evening (fifth
day), [3b]. ►
Drawing-tearing pains in the joints of the upper and forearm, and also
in the fingers of both hands, not aggravated by pressure or touch; all
the other joints of the body remained unaffected; it was noticed that
the right upper and forearm, and the joints of the right fingers, were
more frequently and more violently affected than those of the left side,
[10]. ►
Sudden pain, as from a blow, on the inner side of the middle third of
the forearm, in the afternoon (second day), [3a]. [180.] ► An acute stitch along the inner side of
the right forearm, dividing near the wrist, and extending into the
metacarpal bones, in the morning (ninth day), [3c]. ► Wrist.
► Sudden burning on the outer condyle
of the left wrist, while walking; the sensation seemed to be very
superficial, though it was not affected by touch, lasting nearly an
hour, at 5 P.M. (fourth day), [3a].
► (The pain in the wrist, to which he
had been subject, became very much worse, and was associated with a
scraping sensation on retracting the thumb), (third day), [9]. ► Violent
stitches in the right wrist, [7]. ► Transient stitches in the right wrist
(ninth day), [2]. ► Hand and Fingers. ► Violent trembling of the hands, so that I
was obliged to stop work, in the forenoon (second day), [4]. ► A
peculiar sensation of numbness and insensibility in the balls of the
fingers of both hands; when the fingers were spread apart, and the balls
pressed against any hard substance, there was an indefinite painful
sensation in the finger-nails (seventh day); the next day there was a
decided sensation as though the finger-nails had been bruised; the
sensation was intolerable on taking hold of any small object, especially
on writing, [3b]. ► Sensation of weakness of the fingers of
the right hand, hindering me at my work, in the afternoon (first day), [4]. ►
Sticking-tearing pain in the right finger-joints, with a swollen
sensation, gradually relieved by moving the fingers; after this pain,
the hand became easily fatigued by writing (sixth day), [2b]. ►
Transient stitches in the left index finger (fourth day), [6b].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
[190.] ►
Painful sensation in the lower extremities, followed by violent and
painful cramp in the muscles of the calves, woke me from sleep about
midnight; not relieved by stretching out the extremities; the cramps,
indeed, disappeared soon after remaining perfectly quiet (second day), [3c]. ►
Feeling of weakness in the lower extremities, in the morning (sixth
day), [3c]. ►
Sensation of weakness in the lower extremities (sixth day), [3c]. ►
Hip and Thigh. ► Transient
stitches in the left hip, so that walking or raising the foot was
difficult, causing a kind of limping; both slight touch and violent
pressure caused pain, [5]. ► Pain in the hip-joint on moving the right
lower extremity, gradually diminishing on walking for a long time (sixth
day), [2]. ►
Burning in the right hip-joint, in the forenoon (fifth day), [4]. ►
Cramp in the adductors of the right thigh, returning whenever the thigh
was abducted; the experiment was repeated four times with the same
result, in the evening (fifth day), [3b].
► Painful cramps in the adductors,
whenever the thigh or leg was flexed, at night (second day), [3c]. ►
Tension of the hamstrings, when walking (sixth day), [3c]. ► A
sticking-tearing pain, taking its origin in the region of the right
trochanter, and extending along the outer side of the thigh to the knee,
gradually disappearing on moving about (sixth day), [2b]. [200.] ► Transient but decided tearing and
painless jerking in the muscles of both thighs and legs (third day), [3b]. ►
Drawing pains in the muscles of the right thigh, soon followed by
weariness of the extremity; this weary sensation was noticed immediately
on going out, in the afternoon, and on returning, in the evening. I was
as much exhausted as if I had walked several miles (fifth day), [2]. ►
Drawing pains in the right thigh, [8].
► Drawing in the fascia of the right
thigh, [8]. ►
Transient stitches in the thighs, with a feeling of coldness in it
daily, [8]. ► Knee and Leg. ►
Tension in the tendons of the hollow of the left knee, in consequence of
which I frequently made a misstep (fifth day), [3c]. ►
Drawing in the left knee, lasting but a short time, in the morning
(fourth day), [3c]. ► Drawing pain in both knee-joints, on
rising from a seat, disappearing on walking about (first day), [1b]. ►
Painless drawing in the knees, on sitting down, after moving about
(tenth day), [3b]. ► Acute tearing in the right knee, seeming
to be just beneath the patella, on sitting down, after standing a long
time, lasting several minutes and then suddenly disappearing, in the
evening (third day), [3b]. [210.] ►
Frequent sticking and drawing in the knees and in the right elbow, in
the evening (first day), [4]. ► Violent sticking in the left patella on
stooping, and a drawing on rising up, in the forenoon (first day), [4]. ►
Stitches in both knees (sixth day), [3a].
► Pains in the left knee, with giving
way of the joint, on walking (second day), [6c]. ► Sudden
violent burning in the right knee, while sitting, so that for a moment I
thought a spark from my cigar had fallen upon it, and involuntary put my
hand to the part, though the pain instantly disappeared at 6 P.M. (fifth
day), [3]. ►
Feeling as though the knees were cold, which was not the case (tenth
day), [3b]. ►
Violent cramps in both calves woke me about midnight; the muscles became
hard and tense; the cramp was not relieved by rubbing or any change of
position, on the contrary, aggravated, and it only disappeared after
lying straight upon the back, with the feet stretched out, and the toes
turned outward (third night), [3b].
► Cramp in the left calf waking from
sleep, at 6.30 A.M., disappearing immediately on rising from bed (fourth
day), [3b]. ►
Cramplike drawing pain, extending up from the calf, especially on
sitting down (fifth day), [3]. ► Sense of weariness in the calves, on
stretching out the feet, as though I had walked a long distance the
evening previous (seventh day), [3b].
[220.] ►
Burning pain in the periosteum of the left tibia, [8]. ► Feeling
of numbness in the leg, [8]. ► Transient tearing about the malleoli in
the evening (fifth day), [3b]. ► Wakened at night by a sudden start caused
by a violent sticking in the malleoli of the ankles (first night), [4]. ►
Foot and Toes. ► Great
weakness of the feet; was scarcely able to raise them (fifth night), [4]. ►
Cramp in the right foot, when it was first put out of bed in the
morning, disappearing immediately on drawing up the foot (third day), [3c]. ►
Transient drawing in the feet, with desire to stretch them out, in the
evening (fifth day), [3b]. ► Transient drawing pains in the right
foot, [8]. ►
Falling asleep of the right foot, followed by a prickling sensation, [8]. ►
Violent burning in the sole of the left foot, in the evening, [8]. [230.]
► Transient, sharp, sticking pain in
the extensor tendons of the left great toe, at 10 P.M. (third day), [3b]. ►
Sticking pains in the right little toe, [8].
► Acute stitch in the left great toe,
in the evening (seventh day), [3c].
► The toes of both feet were painful,
as if they had been bruised (sixth day), [3c].
GENERALITIES.
►
Lassitude and heaviness, especially of the upper extremities, after
dinner (first day), [1b]. ► Weariness (third day), [9]. ► General
weakness, with inability to do any work (eighth day), [2]. ► Great
weakness and prostration (first night), [6].
► Great weakness (fifth day), [9]; (third day), [11b]. ►
Weakness (first day), [11b]. [240.] ►
Great exhaustion and disinclination to work (seventh day), [3c]. ►
General discomfort (fourth day), [4].
► Sensation of general discomfort, on
walking, in the morning, [11]. ► General bruised sensation (sixth day), [2]. ►
Transient stitches in various parts of the body (after 50 drops), [2a]. ►
Frequently recurring stitches in various parts of the body, sometimes in
the joints (seventh to ninth day), [2b].
► Sensation as though air were
piercing the marrow of the bones, [8].
SKIN.
►
Transient prickling in the palm of the left hand (fifth day), [3]. ►
Crawling on the left little finger, at first on all the phalanges, but
after lasting a few minutes it became confined to inner surface of the
third phalanx, and continued, in spite of continued rubbing and
pressure, for an hour, when it suddenly disappeared, in the afternoon
(third day), [3b]. ► Formication on the ball of the left
thumb, in the evening (fifth day), [3b].
SLEEP.
[250.]
► Inclination to sleep, so that I was
obliged to undertake one thing after another in order to keep awake,
which was especially noticeable, since I went to bed earlier than usual
the previous evening, and felt quite refreshed in the morning on rising;
in the evening, I was wide awake, and worked with great vigor and
clearness (seventh day), [3c]. ► Woke about midnight, and remained awake
for six hours; woke, in the morning, free from all symptoms and quite
well (sixth day), [4]. ► Frequent waking from sleep (second day), [9]. ►
Sleep, at night, much disturbed (third night), [9]. ► Sleep
restless (third night), [4]. ► Unable to fall asleep for a long time on
account of a variety of thoughts; sleep, through the whole night, was
restless and interrupted, with much talking and groaning (sixth day), [3]. ►
Great sleeplessness (fifth day), [9].
► Complete loss of sleep (second
night), [11b]. ► Troubled by confused unremembered dreams,
before midnight (third day), [1a].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness. ► Sudden
violent shaking chill, with chattering of the teeth, waking from sleep,
and lasting twenty minutes, followed by burning dry heat over the whole
body, at midnight (first night), [6].
[260.] ►
Constant chilliness through the whole abdomen, with warm face and cold
hands; this sensation of chilliness was aggravated by the warmth of the
stove, but entirely disappeared on moving about in the open air, in the
evening (ninth day), [3c]. ► Frequent chilliness, in the afternoon
(fifth day), [4]. ► Became very cool; was obliged to go to
bed, where I fell asleep, in the evening (fifth day), [4]. ►
Coldness on waking, in the morning, continuing even after breakfast, [11]. ►
Inability to get warm, in bed, preventing sleep (third night), [3b]. ►
Inability to get warm, in spite of active exercise, in the open air, or
even while sitting in a warm room; there was an uncomfortable feeling of
chilliness in the abdomen; felt best when sitting perfectly quiet (fifth
day), [3c]. ►
Coldness over the back, and heat of the hands; could not get warm in
spite of being in a heated room (second day), [4]. ► Heat and
Sweat. ► Sudden heat of
the head, followed by profuse perspiration on the scalp, lasting only
eight minutes; after the perspiration dried up, the forehead was cold to
touch, at 9 A.M. (third day), [1a].
► Some fever, in the evening, [8]. ►
(A catarrhal fever developed, that lasted two days), [8]. [270.] ► Sour perspiration, at night (fifth day), [9]. ►
Profuse perspiration on the scalp, with coldness of the forehead (second
and third nights), [1a]. ► Perspiration on the right foot and both
hands, though on no other part of the body, in the afternoon (fourth
day), [2]. ►
Perspiration on the right foot, so that the stocking was completely
soaked; the left foot remained quite dry, [2].
[I was not accustomed to suffer from perspiration of the feet, even in
midsummer, except on walking for several hours, which, however, was not
the case at this time.]
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), On waking, indolent; dulness of the
head; 6 A.M., on rising, pressive pain in forehead; 6.30 A.M., drawing
pain in right frontal eminence; dryness of the nose; sticking in right
upper teeth; scraped sensation in throat; 6 A.M. to 4 P.M., burning in
throat; 5 A.M., cutting pains in epigastrium; 4.45 A.M., rumbling and
griping in transverse colon, followed by watery stool; in a warm room,
feeling of coldness through abdomen; desire for stool; secretion of
urine; on attempting to rise, pain in both shoulders; lameness in the
right shoulder; on moving arm, pain in right shoulder; stitch along
inner side of right forearm; feeling of weakness in lower extremities;
drawing in the left knee; 6.30 A.M., wakened from sleep by cramp in left
calf; on waking, sensation of general discomfort; coldness; 9 A.M., heat
of head and perspiration on scalp. ►
(Forenoon), Pain in forehead;
stitches through ear; while walking, griping about umbilicus, with
rumbling, etc; 11 A.M. to 4 P.M., pain in cervical muscles; trembling of
the hands; burning in right hip-joint. ►
(Noon), Great desire for stool, with
pressure in rectum and griping in abdomen. ►
(Afternoon), 5 P.M., pain in
temples; on entering house, sticking in right ear; discharge of nasal
mucus; dryness of the lips and palate; 5 P.M. transient stitches in
throat; sudden desire to urinate; 6 P.M., stitches in pectoralis major
muscle; while sitting, sticking in all the joints. pain on inner side of
forearm; 5 P.M., while walking, burning in outer condyle of left wrist;
weakness of fingers of right hand; 6 P.M., while sitting, burning in the
right knee; crawling in the left little finger; chilliness; perspiration
of right foot and both hands. ► (Toward evening), Headache. ► (Evening),
Pressure in right frontal eminence; pain in right side of forehead; pain
in upper incisors; pain in sound teeth of right lower jaw; sensation at
root of tongue, first cold, then burning; dryness in throat; after going
to bed, crawling about umbilicus; rumbling in abdomen; paralytic
drawing, alternating in right forearm and leg and left knee; 10 P.M., on
undressing, feeling stiffness and rigidity in right shoulder; pain in
upper arm; sticking and drawing in the knees and right shoulder; tearing
in malleoli; drawing in the feet, with desire to stretch them out;
burning in sole of left foot; stitch in left great toe; formication on
ball of right thumb; very cool; fever. ►
(Night), Dryness of the lips and
palate; vomiting; secretion of urine; pain in right side of chest;
sticking in malleoli of ankle; disturbed sleep; sour perspiration. ► (Before midnight),
Confused dreams. ► (About midnight), Awakened by cramp in muscles
of calves. ► (Midnight), Shaking chill. ► (Abducting thigh),
Pain in abductors. ► (Chewing), Pain in temples. ► (After dinner),
Lassitude and heaviness; one half hour, griping about umbilicus. ► (When drinking),
Tension on pharynx, tickling in ears. ►
(While outdoors), In the evening,
pain in occiput. ► (When eating), At noon, sensation as though a
morsel were sticking in throat. ► (After eating), Pressure in stomach; pain in
umbilical region. ► (All food and drink), Burning through the
mouth. ► (On
inspiration), Pain in right side of chest, between fourth and
sixth ribs. ► (Lying on back), Pain in occiput. ► (During and
after micturition), Burning in urethra. ►
(Motion), Sensation of swashing,
with throbbing and beating, in bloodvessels of head; pain in shoulders. ► (Motion of head),
Pain in nape of neck. ► (Moving fingers), Pain in right finger-joint. ► (Moving right
lower extremity), Pain in hip-joint. ►
(Mustard paste), Pain in right side
chest. ► (Pressure),
With hand, pain in right frontal eminence; pain in shoulders. ► (Retracting
thumb), Scraping sensation in wrist. ►
(Rising from seat), Drawing pain in
both knee-joints; drawing in left patella. ►
(Sitting down), After moving about,
drawing in knee; after standing, tearing in right knee; drawing pain
extending upward from calf. ► (Stooping), Sticking in left patella. ► (Stretching out
feet), Sense of weariness in the calves. ► (Swallowing),
Sticking sensation; pressure in larynx became burning. ► (Talking hold of
any small object), Bruised sensation in fingers. ► (Turning body),
Pain in right side of thorax. ► (When walking), Stitches from without inward
between scapulæ; tension of the hamstrings; pains in left knee. ► (After walking
in open air), Drawing in nape of neck. ►
(Warmth of stove), Chilliness
through abdomen. ► Amelioration.
► (Application
of ice to chest), Pain in chest. ►
(Entering house), Pain in occiput. ► (After
eructations of gas), Nausea and qualmishness. ► (Going into open
air), Drawing in occiput. ►
(Moving about), Pain in outer side
of thigh; in open air chilliness. ► (Remaining quiet), Cramp in calves. ► (Rising from bed),
Cramp in left calf. ► (After urinating), Heaviness in the bladder. ► (Walking)
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