POLYPORUS PINICOLA.
Polyporus pinicola, Fries.
Natural order
, Fungi.
Common name
, Pine agaric.
Preparation
, tincture of the fresh plant.
Authorities.
1,
Dr. Burt, Am. Hom. Obs., 1868, p. 268, took 1/2 ounce of 2d dec. dil.
first and third days; 1 ounce, fourth day; 20 drops tincture, fifth day;
1/2 a drachm, morning, and 1 1/2 drachms at 3 P.M., and half of the
extract of 1 1/2 ounce, sixth day; the other half of extract and half an
ounce of tincture, seventh day; 1a, same, 100 drops 2d dec. dil., first,
second, and third days; 50 drops of 1st dil., fourth day; 100 drops,
fifth day; 150 drops, sixth day; 1b, same, subsequent proving, 50 drops of
tincture, first day; 100 drops, second day; 200 drops morning and 1/4
ounce evening, third day; 2, R.
Fuller, Hahn. Month., 1870, p. 68, effects in a woman of taking three
times a day a preparation of 1 or 2 ounces of the fungus in a pint of
whisky; 3, same experiment on self,
took 30 drops of tincture first day, 40 drops, second day.
MIND.
►
Great despondency, with the pains, for ten days, [1]. ► Spells
of great depression of spirits (eleventh day), [1b]. ► Very
gloomy all day (second day), [1a].
HEAD.
►
For two hours after the third dose had severe congestion of the head and
face; vertigo when walking; face greatly flushed, with a prickling
sensation all over it (sixth day), [1].
► Vertigo when walking (seventh day),
[1]. ►
Light feeling of the head, with dull pains in it (fifth and sixth day), [1a]. ►
Light feeling of the head, with dull pains in the forehead; worse on
moving (third day), [1a]. ► All day have had a fulness of the head,
with a hot feeling in the face and eyes (fourth and fifth days), [1]. ►
Fulness of the head, with face hot and flushed (after second dose, sixth
day), [1]. [10.] ► *Head
ached (after one hour), [3].
► 9 P.M., dull headache, with
frequent eructations of sour air (first and second days), [1b]. ► Dull
headache (after one hour), [1]. ► Heavy, dull headache, [2]. ► Severe
headache all day, aggravated by reading or walking (third day), [1a]. ►
Severe headache and soreness over the eyes (after two hours, second
day), [3]. ► Forehead and Temples. ► Dull frontal headache (half an hour after
doses, third day), [1b]. ► *Deep frontal headache (fourth day), [1b]. ►
Severe frontal headache, while in bed (sixth morning), [1]. ►
Frequent neuralgic pains in the temples (third day), [1]; (second day), [1a].
[20.] ►
Neuralgic pains in the temples (fifth day), [1]. ► For
four hours had frequent sharp pains in the temples, with dull frontal
headache (after one hour), [1b]. ► Frequent cutting pains in the temple, in
the afternoon (first, fifth, and sixth days), [1a].
EYE.
►
Smarting of the eyes (after one hour), [1].
► For two hours smarting of the eyes
(third day), [1]. ► Severe smarting of the eyes (sixth
morning), [1]. ► Eyes smart constantly (after third dose,
sixth day), [1]. ► Eyelids agglutinated (sixth and seventh
mornings), [1]. ► Dull pains in the eyeballs (third day), [1b].
NOSE.
►
For the last four days the nostrils are constantly filled with a thick
yellow mucus (eleventh day), [1].
FACE.
[30.]
► Face congested (seventh day), [1]. ►
Severe aching distress in the right malar bone, with neuralgic pains in
the temple (after one hour), [1].
MOUTH.
►
Tongue. ► Tongue coated
white, in the morning (seventh day), [1].
► *Tongue coated white (eighth day), [1]; (third day), [1a]. ►
*Tongue coated yellow (fourth, fifth, and sixth days), [1a]; (second, fourth, and eleventh days), [1b]. ►
Tongue coated thickly yellow (third days), [1b]. ► Taste.
► Sweet, flat taste (eighth day), [1]; (fifth and sixth days), [1a]. ►
Sweet, flat taste in the mouth, in the morning (seventh day), [1]. ►
Flat, rough taste in the mouth (fifth day), [1]. ► Slimy,
coppery taste in mouth (second and third days), [1b]. [40.] ► Bitter taste (fourth day), [1b]. ► Flat,
bitter taste (eleventh day), [1b].
THROAT.
►
Throat troubled me greatly all night (seventh night), [1]. ► Throat
feeling very sore, with dryness of the fauces and frequent inclination
to swallow (ninth day), [1]. ► Very sore throat, with frequent
inclination to swallow (after second dose, third day), [1b]. ► Tonsils.
► Tonsils are congested; frequent
efforts to swallow, that are quite painful, in the morning (seventh
day), [1]. ►
Tonsils congested slightly (eighth day), [1].
► Tonsils and fauces feeling very
sore and stiff, with great dryness and frequent inclination to swallow,
for two hours in the morning, and then in the evening (tenth day), [1]. ►
Tonsils very much congested and enlarged; the soft palate and fauces are
also greatly congested (eleventh day), [1].
► Fauces. ► Great dryness of the fauces, lasting all
day, with constant inclination to swallow (after one hour), [1]. [50.]
► Great dryness of the fauces, for
the first half hour, in the morning, then all passed away (second day), [1]. ►
Great dryness of the fauces (after third dose, sixth day), [1]. ►
Pressing distress in the fauces (after second dose, sixth day), [1]. ►
Distress in the fauces, with frequent inclination to swallow (after
third dose, sixth day), [1]. ► Deglutition quite painful (eleventh day),
[1].
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Could eat no
supper (second day), [3]. ► Eructations. ►
Frequent eructations of sour air, with dull headache, at 9 P.M. (first
and second days), [1b]. ► Nausea. ►
*Constant nausea for the first half hour (after second dose, sixth day),
[1]. ►
Sickness at the stomach (second day), [3].
► Stomach. ► Burning in the stomach, with a dragging
sensation in the right hypochondrium (first, second, fifth, and sixth
days), [1a]. [60.] ►
Burning distress in the epigastrium, with dragging pains in the right
hypochondrium (first and second days), [1b].
► Distress in epigastrium (fifth day,
and after first dose, sixth day), [1].
► Frequent pains in the epigastrium,
with rumbling in the bowels (after second dose, sixth day), [1]. ►
By spells great distress in the epigastrium (after third dose, sixth
day), [1]. ►
Dull aching distress in the epigastrium, in the morning (seventh day), [1]. ►
There is a constant very severe distress in the lower part of the
epigastrium that produces great faintness; if I press on it or walk, it
is greatly aggravated. This awful distress lasted until noon, when it
became quite easy (eighth day), [1].
► Severe pains in the epigastrium all
the morning (eleventh day), [1].
ABDOMEN.
►
Hypochondria. ► Dull pains
in the right hypochondrium (fourth and fifth days), [1]; (fourth day), [1b].
► Dragging sensation in the right
hypochondrium, with burning in the stomach (first, second, fifth, and
sixth days), [1a]. ► Dragging pain in the liver followed stool
(fifth day), [1a]. [70.] ►
Dragging pain in the right hypochondrium, with burning distress in the
epigastrium (first and second days), [1b].
► Frequent drawing pains in the right
hypochondrium (first day), [1];
(first, second, fifth, and sixth days), [1a].
► Drawing pains in the right
hypochondrium (after second dose, sixth day), [1]. ► Dull,
drawing pains in the liver (first and second days), [1b]. ► The
aching distress in the liver was much more severe; extended over the
whole dorsal region (second day), [1b].
► Dull, heavy, drawing, aching pains
in the whole liver and spleen (third day), [1b]. ►
Burning, aching pains in the liver (fourth day), [1b]. ►
Walking produces sharp pains in the liver (after second dose, third
day), [1b]. ►
Severe pulling pains in the liver follow stool (first and second days), [1b]. ►
Severe drawing pains in the left hypochondrium (fifth day), [1]. [80.]
► Hard, drawing pains in the region
of the spleen and left epigastrium, all day (fourth day), [1a]. ► All
the forenoon have had frequent drawing pains in the region of the spleen
(first, second, fifth, and sixth days), [1a].
► Frequent sharp pains in the region
of the spleen (first and second days), [1b].
► Frequent sharp pains in the region
of the spleen (third day), [1a]. ► Sharp pains in the region of the spleen
(fourth and fifth days), [1]. ► Umbilicus. ►
Distress in the umbilicus, with frequent drawing pains in the same
region (first day), [1a]. ► Frequent pain and distress in the
umbilical and hypochondriac regions, all day (third day), [1]. ► Sharp
colicky pains in the umbilical and hypogastric regions, all the evening,
every five minutes (first and second days), [1b]. ► General
Abdomen. ► Frequent dull
rumbling in the bowels (fourth and fifth days), [1]. ►
Distress in the small intestines (after one hour), [1]. [90.] ► Frequent dull pains in the bowels, all
the afternoon (first day), [1]. ► Dull pains in the bowels (after first
dose, sixth day), [1]. ► Following stool, dull pains in bowels,
aggravated by walking, with distress in the liver (seventh day), [1]. ►
Slight distress in bowels (seventh evening), [1]. ►
Frequent pains in bowels (eighth, ninth, and tenth days), [1]. ► Several
times had a feeling as if the small intestines were being tied in knots
(first day), [1a]. ► Occasional sharp pains in the bowels
(third day), [1a]. ► Frequent cutting pains in the bowels
(first, second, fifth, and sixth day), [1a].
► Slight pains in the bowels (fifth
and sixth days), [1a]. ► Frequent drawing pains in the abdomen
(first and second days), [1b]. [100.] ►
Rheumatic pains in bowels (eleventh day), [1b].
► Hypogastrium. ► Very suddenly had severe distress in the
hypogastric region, with great desire for stool (first day); same
distress at 7 A.M. (second day), [1b].
► At 9 A.M. distress in the
hypogastric region, for ten minutes, followed by stool, first part dry
and lumpy, last part mushy (seventh day), [1].
► Five or six hard distressing pains
in the hypogastrium, followed by a hard, dry, lumpy stool (after third
dose, sixth day), [1]. ► For the first three hours had hard,
sickening pains in the hypogastric regions; then remained quite easy for
two hours, when those hard pains came on again every few minutes; the
pains would last from five to ten minutes at a time, and produce great
faintness (seventh day), [1]. ► Drawing pains in the right groin (after
one hour), [1].
STOOL.
►
Loose stool at 8 P.M. (after nine hours, third day); loose stool (fourth
day), [1]. ►
Hard, lumpy stool (fifth day), [1].
► Hard, dry, lumpy stool (after third
dose, sixth day), [1]. ► Stool, first part dry and lumpy, last
part mushy, followed the distress in the hypogastric region (seventh
day), [1]. [110.] ►
Stool that ran from my bowels a stream of a deep yellow color; the last
part was frothy and mixed with bile (after six hours, seventh day), [1]. ►
No stool (eighth day), [1]. ► Stool at 8 A.M., first pat natural, last
part mushy and exceedingly yellow (ninth day), [1]. ► No
stool (third day); lumpy stool at 7 A.M. (fourth day); stool, first part
dry and lumpy, lat. part mushy, very yellow, and mixed with bile (fifth
day); no stool (sixth day); hard, lumpy stool, mixed with mucus and bile
(seventh day); was costive for three days, [1a]. ►
Light-colored papescent stool (first and second days), [1b]. ►
Papescent, light-colored stool, with great relief of all the pains, at 7
A.M.; profuse papescent stool at noon (second day), [1b]. ► Soft
papescent, very light-colored stool (fourth day), [1b]. ►
*Bowels have been very costive; stools of a dark color, and in hard, dry
lumps (tenth day), [1b]. ► The stools are so hard that it has
brought on a slight attack of piles, which pain me all the time, with
slight prolapsus ani (eleventh day), [1b].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Urine scanty and high-colored, for the last two days (ninth day), [1].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
[120.] ►
Pressing sensation in larynx, with dryness of fauces (after ten
minutes), [1].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Burning distress in the præcordial region (first day), [1a]. ► A full
inspiration produces sharp pains in the region of the heart (first day),
[1a]. ►
Pulse 84, soft and feeble (after second dose, sixth day), [1].
BACK.
►
Back very stiff (fourth day), [1b].
► *Back ached all day (third day), [1a]. ►
Dull aching pains in the back and hips (third day), [1a]. ► Felt
very badly, with aching and sore sensations along the spinal column
(after two hours, second day), [3].
► *Pain in the back, [2]. ► Dull,
aching pains in the dorsal and lumbar regions (third day), [1b]. [130.]
► Dull backache (first and second
days), [1b]. ►
Dull pains in the small of the back (first and second days, [1b]. ►
Dull pains in the lumbar region (after third dose, sixth day), [1]. ►
Dull pains in lumbar and dorsal regions (seventh day), [1]. ►
Violent, dull, aching distress in the lumbar region, all day (eighth
day), [1].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Fingers, knees, ankles, and feet have constant rheumatic pains in them
of a drawing, aching character (after third dose, sixth day), [1]. ►
Severe stitching-drawing pains in the elbows, fingers, knees, ankles,
and toes (after second dose, sixth day), [1].
► Had such severe pains in the wrists
and left knee that I could not sleep (seventh night), [1]. ► Severe
drawing pains in the elbows, wrists, fingers, knees, ankles, feet, and
toes (third day), [1b]. ► All day have had drawing pains in the
wrists, knees, ankles and feet, with deep, dull, aching pains in the
tibial bones (fourth day), [1b]. [140.] ►
Drawing pains in the wrist and left knee and ankle-joint; walking makes
the pain in the ankle of a sharp cutting character (first day), [1a].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Drawing pains in the left forearm and
fingers, all the afternoon (first and second days), [1b]. ► Severe
drawing pains in the elbows and flexor muscles of both arms (fourth and
fifth days), [1]. ► Wrists ached all day (third day), [1a]. ►
Dull pains in the wrists (third day), [1a].
► Fingers ache and are quite stiff
(fourth and fifth days), [1]. ► Fingers feel quite stiff, with frequent
stitching pains in the joints (fourth and fifth days), [1]. ►
Stiffness of the fingers, with sharp pains in them when closing them
(fifth day), [1]. ► Fingers stiff (second and seventh days);
quite stiff (sixth day), [1]. ► Fingers are very stiff (after second
dose, third day), [1b].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
[150.] ►
Hips ached all day (third day), [1a].
► Severe drawing pains in the inside
of the right thigh (after second dose, sixth day), [1]. ► Dull
drawing pain in the knees and ankles (second day), [1b]. ► Hard,
drawing pains in the knees and ankles all night, which made me very
restless (second night), [1b]. ► Sharp pains in the right tibia (after one
hour), [1]. ►
Great weakness and pain in my ankles and feet (third day), [1]. ►
Dull pains in the ankles (seventh day), [1].
► Ankles and feet ached severely
(first day), [1]. ► Aching distress in the ankles, feet, and
toes, with sharp pains in the toes (fourth and fifth days), [1]. ►
My ankles, feet, and toes ache and pain me so severely I cannot walk
without great difficulty (third day), [1b].
[160.] ►
The soles of my feet and heels feel as if they had been pounded; cannot
bear to have my boots on (third day), [1b].
► My feet are feeling as if they had
been pounded (fourth day), [1b].
GENERALITIES.
►
*Felt weary (after one hour), [3].
► *Very languid (seventh evening), [1]; (fifth and sixth days), [1a]; (third day), [1b]. ►
Languid all day (second day), [1].
► *Great lassitude (fourth and fifth
days, after third dose, sixth day, ninth and eleventh days), [1]. ►
Great lassitude; could with difficulty get about (third day); great
lassitude (fourth day), [1]. ► Very languid all day yesterday and this
morning (eleventh day), [1]. ► Peculiar sensation as though I would like
to get away out of sight and lie down (after one hour), [3]. ► Felt
somewhat sore and lame, in the morning (second day), [3]. [170.] ► Felt as if I had had a spell of sickness
(third day), [3]. ► Rheumatic pains in every part of the
body, excepting the back (after second dose, sixth day), [1]. ► Those
rheumatic symptoms have all continued since the fourth day; the last
three days it has rained most of the time; the dampness of the air has
aggravated the symptoms most wonderfully, especially nights; pains in
shin-bones, very hard to endure (eleventh day); rheumatic symptoms
lasted eight weeks, [1b]. ► All the pains aggravated by motion (third
day), [1b]. ►
For ten days, every day about 10 A.M., my head would commence at ache,
with severe aching pains in the back, but more especially in the legs;
would gradually increase until 3 P.M., when the pains in the legs were
so severe I had to lie down to get relief; with this there was great
despondency and weakness; from 3 P.M. to 6 P.M. it would gradually pass
away, and all the evening I would feel perfectly well. The effects in
the legs did not entirely leave until four weeks subsequent to taking
the medicine, [1].
SLEEP.
►
Disposition to yawn and stretch (third day), [1a]. ► Sleepy
all the evening (sixth day), [1]. ► Slept good until 3 A.M.; very restless
after that (second night), [1a]. ► Had a restless night, my ankles and feet
pained me so severely (third night), [1b].
► Sleep disturbed and restless
(second day), [3]. [180.] ►
*Restless night (seventh night), [1].
FEVER.
►
*Paroxysms of chilliness, and cold, shivering sensations, followed by
feverishness (which was reduced by hot baths and Aconite, [2c]), (after two hours, second day), [3]. ►
Chills and a shivering sensation, [2].
► Feel very cold (third day), [1a]. ►
Face hot and flushed (second day), [1a].
► Hands hot and dry (fourth day), [1b]. ►
Palms of the hands hot and dry (second day), [1a]. ► Slight
perspiration (first and second nights), [1].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), In bed, frontal headache; tongue
coated white; sweet, flat taste; tonsils congested; dryness of fauces;
distress in epigastrium. ► (Forenoon), Pains in region of spleen; 10 A.M.
to 3 P.M., the symptoms. ► (Afternoon), Pain in temples; pain in left
forearm and fingers. ► (Evening), 9 P.M., dull headache; tonsils
congested; eructations of sour air; pains in umbilical region. ► (Dampness),
Rheumatic symptoms. ► (Full inspiration), Pain in region of heart. ► (Motion),
Light feeling in head; pain in forehead; pains. ►
(Pressure on epigastrium), Distress.
► (Reading),
Headache. ► (After
stool), Pains in liver; pains in bowels. ► (Walking),
Pains in liver; pains in bowels; cutting pain in ankle.® 2000
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