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PTELEA TRIFOLIATA. – THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PURE MATERIA MEDICA By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN, A.M., M.D.

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PTELEA TRIFOLIATA.


SKIN.

►
During the last three or four days there was a peculiar reddish-clouded
appearance of the skin over the whole body, which disappeared two days
after discontinuing the drug, [10].
► Skin dry and parched (third
evening), [2a]. ► Eruption under the right ear, discharging
a watery fluid (fifth day), [6a]. [880.] ►
Right ear inflamed and somewhat swollen (twelfth day); right ear broke
out in white blisters on red base; copious discharge of a watery fluid
on puncturing; shooting pains in ear when lying on that side (thirteenth
day); vesicles on ear dried up and cuticle desquamating; aching in outer
edge of ear when lying down, relieved by pressure (fifteenth day), [6]. ►
In evening, intense itching of right ear (twenty-fifth day); ear
swollen; little white vesicles rising under epidermis (twenty-sixth
day); swelling of ear increasing (twenty-seventh day); the white
vesicles in ear assumed a purple tinge (twenty-eight day); ear not so
much swollen (twenty-ninth day); desquamation of cuticle of right ear;
the blisters discharged water (thirtieth day); stinging pains in right
car; great soreness of the ear during the day; the blisters on the ear
scab over, and become filled with a greenish-looking pus, at 5 P.M.;
pains in ear of intense throbbing nature, worse on moving and exposure
to the air; when walking, wants to hold his hand over it; sometimes
pains shoot from it to the boil on forehead (thirty-second day); face
swollen in front of right ear and painful to the touch; the ear is not
painful to-day; some pus is discharged, and the scabs desquamate
(thirty-third day); ear healing up (thirty-eighth day), [6a]. ► A boil
began to make its appearance on right side of forehead (the first in his
life), (twenty-sixth day); it discharges some pus every day
(thirty-eighth day); it discharged no more (after forty-five days), and
by the forty-eighth day it had entirely disappeared. About the same
time, another one made its appearance on right side of the chin, which
continued painful until the fifty-third day, when it discharged some
purulent matter, and then began to pass off; by the fifty-sixth day it
was all gone, and from that date he experienced no symptoms, [6a]. ►
Red spots on lower extremities, alike in position on both; after an hour
or so, they would change to a purple color; there would be no itching
quite near or on the spots, but around on the healthy skin; itching not
so annoying while perspiring (fourth day). An hour before breakfast
counted as many as fifty spots on various parts of the body, most of
them on upper and lower extremities, one or two on the chest; itching
more confined to the trunk (fifth day). Discontinued the use of the drug
for two weeks, during which time the itching continued as annoying as
ever; by getting in the least degree excited or warmed, the spots would
be as red as ever; but in an hour or so would subside and assume a
purple hue; after the expiration of two weeks could see where the spots
had been; the itching was as annoying as ever; it did not produce any
disorganization of the skin; as the spots disappeared they became of a
dirty-yellow color, somewhat like that left by a bruise, [8]. ► A
slight bruise on the large joint of little finger of right hand inflames
and suppurates, causing painful tension of the fingers of that hand
(thirty-fifth day); vesicular eruption on right hand, commencing at the
sore on little finger and gradually extending upwards (thirty-ninth
day); the eruption appears under right ear, and gradually extends over
the whole face and neck and on right hip; burning and itching sensation
in the eruptions; on scratching they discharge water (fortieth day);
burning in eruptions, increased on exposure to air; much worse to-day
than yesterday (forty-first day); no more burning or itching; the
eruptions began to disappear (forty-second day); all gone, and
desquamation of the cuticle set in (forty-fifth day), [6a]. ► A lame
spot on inside of right knee, as large as a penny, on waking from
afternoon nap (fifth day); still felt (sixth morning), [3]. ► It
occasioned quite an irritation of the skin. The itching was so intense
all over the body that she could not be induced to continue the proving
longer. She described it as so many thousand fleas on her; could not
refrain from constant scratching; the itching was not worse at night, [9]. ►
Itching of the right ear, at 6 P.M. (eleventh day), [6]. ► Intense
itching on back of right hand (thirteenth day), [6a]. ► A
pricking in lower extremities, almost like that of pins, mostly in
popliteal space; on scratching, it burns like fire, but no change in
color of the skin (after second dose, third day); burning in the skin of
lower extremities, like fire; could get more relief from rubbing than
scratching (third night), [8].
   

SLEEP.

►
Sleepiness.
[890.] ► Constant inclination to yawn (after eight
hours, fourth day), [4b]. ► At 3 P.M. drowsiness succeeded pain in
umbilical region, and the slightest effort seemed to weary (seventh
day), [2]. ►
Drowsiness, in the afternoon (sixth day), [11].
► Drowsiness (one hour after third
dose), [11]. ►
Extraordinary inclination to sleep (sixth day), [1]. ► Sudden
sleepiness (after thirty-five minutes), [1c].
► Ten hours of sound refreshing sleep
(fifth night); slept ten hours (sixth night), [5]. ►
Sleepiness excessive; went to bed at 8 P.M. (sixth day), [1]. ► Slept
soundly all night (second, third, and fourth nights); retired at 8, and
slept soundly all night (fifth night); went to bed early, and slept
soundly all night (sixth night); after a walk, lay down and slept three
hours, in the afternoon (eighth day), [5a].
► Sound sleep all night, but haunted
by frightful dreams (third and fourth day), [1]. [900.]
► During the night heavy sleep, with
less vivid dreams than on the previous night (second day), [1a]. ►
Sleep heavy, and troubled with dreams of robbers, etc. (third night), [11]. ►
Sleep from 5 A.M. to 7 A.M.; languid and tired on awaking (fifth day), [1]. ►
Sleeplessness and Dreams.
►
Awoke about 2 A.M. with severe pains in forehead, roaring in the ears,
and very severe pain in right kidney; very restless and uneasy, rolling
and tossing about; could not get to sleep for a long time from pain and
restlessness; in the morning felt some better; pain in kidney relieved
(tenth day), [11]. ► Restless night, full of dreams, with some
fever (seventh night), [5]. ► Restless and tossing, and some difficulty
in falling asleep (first day), [1a].
► Sleep restless and uneasy, awaking
unrefreshed and languid (ninth night), [1].
► Restless night (second night), [2a]. ►
Rolled around till after midnight, when sleep grave some intermission to
the constant pain (third day), [2a].
► Awoke at 7 A.M. tired and
unrefreshed, after one and a half hours’ sleep (second day), [1c]. [910.]
► Sleep unusually deep and heavy
(first night); sleep broken and restless, and at waking intervals hardly
able to determine whether sleeping or waking (second night), [1b]. ►
The sleep during the night was heavy, but restless, with fantastic
dreams, practicing medicine among people of gigantic stature; suddenly
the scene would change, and his patients were about the size of peas
(third night), [1a]. ► Sleep heavy and dream-haunted (fourth
night), [1a]. ► Sleep uneasy and unrefreshing, and with
more annoying dreams than before (sixth night), [1a]. ►
Restless sleep (first night), [1].
► At a quarter past nine, on awaking,
was attacked with a kind of nightmare; quite conscious, but unable to
stir on account of a pressing weight in the stomach and whole front of
the trunk (sixth day), [1]. ► Dreamed of armies of soldiers rising out
of their graves and marching into the house (third night); dreamed of
enemies prowling about the house (fourth night), [10a]. ► Awoke
during night with nightmare (third night), [3]. ► Sleep
disturbed by dreams (fifth night), [2];
(third night), [3]. ► Sleep dream-haunted (third night), [1c]. [920.]
► One long and remarkably vivid dream
all night till four (fifth night), [1c].
► Unpleasant dreams during the whole
night (first night); sleep broken by dreams, at first of a frightful
nature, but towards morning lascivious (third night), [1b]. ► The
dreams during the night were so vivid and lifelike as to seem, on
waking, as if he had been up all night (first night), [1a]. ► Slept
well until 2 A.M., when he awoke, dreaming of fighting (first night);
most frightful dreams; dreamed of getting whipped and killing snakes
(second night); dreamed as before (third night); could go to sleep quite
easily; was able to sleep only a short time, awaking from horrible
dreams, and covered with a profuse perspiration (fourth night), [8]. ►
Dreamed of dead animals (second night), [5a].
► Had dreams of food, and awoke
hungry (third night); slept pretty well, but had some dreams of food
(fourth night), [3].
   

FEVER.

►
Chilliness.
► Chilliness
and shivering over the whole body; could not keep warm, even by sitting
over the stove (soon), [1c]. ► Shivering in a warm room, and the head
hot (after forty-five minutes), [1c].
► Shivering from the hips downward
(after forty-five minutes), [1c]. ► Shivering, with chattering of the teeth;
scarcely comfortable near a large fire (after one hour and ten minutes),
[1c]. [930.]
► Chilliness and shivering
accompanied passage from bowels (after two hours and thirty-five
minutes), [1c]. ► Shuddering and horripilation (after three
hours and twenty minutes), [1c]. ► During the stool, shuddering, with
chilliness of the several region (second day), [1c]. ►
Chilliness, with great sensitiveness to cold air, and desire to be near
the fire (fourth day); chilliness, and extreme sensitiveness to cold air
(fifth day), [11]. ► At times cold streaks run up and down the
spine (twenty-first day), [6a]. ► Frequent shuddering sensations, [13]. ►
Heat.
► Feverish (half an
hour after fourth dose), [2]. ► On awaking, fever (second day), [2]. ►
Somewhat feverish (eighth day); feverish (ninth day), [2]. ► Flushes
of heat, alternating with chilliness, all through the day (first day), [1]. [940.]
► Feverish heat, lasting all day,
accompanied by pains in all the limbs, and nausea (second day), [1]. ►
Felt feverish, irritable, and intolerant of noise (fourth day), [1a]. ►
Hot and feverish all day (twelfth day), [1].
► Awoke towards morning feeling
somewhat feverish (fourth night), [5].
► Hot flushes and slight headache, at
2 P.M. (seventh day), [3]. ► Some fever (seventh night), [3]. ►
Dry heat over the whole body, especially on the palms of the hands
(first night), [1c]. ► Dry heat over the body, with sweat on the
forehead (third day), [1c]. ► Dry heat, most on the parts where the
pain is worst (sixth day), [1b]. ► Hot, dry feeling over the whole body,
with a sensation as of having slept without undressing, or having sat up
all night (fifth day), [1b]. [950.] ►
Dry heat over the whole body, especially in the palms of the hands
(fourth day), [1a]. ► Awoke with dry heat over the whole body,
especially on the face and hands (sixth night), [1a]. ► The
dry heat over the body continues, though the feet are cold (seventh
day), [1a]. ►
After dinner, heat of skin and profuse perspiration, with increased
nausea (third and fourth days), [1].
► Heat of skin, at 4 P.M. (fifth
day), [1]. ►
Head hot and feverish, with dull aching in the frontal region,
especially on moving the eyes (first night), [1c]. ► Heat
of the face and head, with racking frontal headache (after ten hours and
a half, fifth day), [1b]. ► Burning checks and hot flushes, with
pulse at 96, at 2 P.M. (eighth day), [5].
► Feeling feverish; hands hot and
dry, and ache constantly (after nine hours), [4c]. ► Hands
hot and dry (after six hours), [4c].
[960.] ►
In the morning, hands and feet hot and feverish (second day), [1a]. ►
Sweat.
► Profuse
perspiration on waking; felt all the afternoon as if he would break out
into profuse perspiration, but did not (fourth day), [8]. ► Sweat
all night (twenty-second night), [6a].
► Passage accompanied by sweat on the
forehead and head, though the morning was cool (first day), [1]. ►
Sweat on forehead, accompanying the rumbling and swelling in the
umbilical region (after six hours), [1b].
► Sweat on the forehead, with the
rising of the bitter fluid (fifth day), [1].
   

CONDITIONS.

►
Aggravation.
► (Toward morning), Gastric and hepatic
symptoms. ► (Morning),
After eating, liveliness, followed by depression; on rising, headache;
throbbing headache; on awaking, headache; before rising, headache
through cerebrum; shooting pains in head; on rising, pressure in frontal
region and in root of nose; on waking, frontal headache; 6 A.M.,
headache in frontal and temporal regions; pain in right temple; ringing
in the ears; everything tastes and smells sour; on waking, unable to
speak aloud; before rising, pricking pains in throat; 6 A.M., hunger;
craving for acid food; on rising, pain in right hypochondrium; pain in
the bowels; 8.40 A.M., urging to stool; 6 A.M., till 3 P.M., urging to
stool; 6 A.M., on awaking, desire to urinate; on awaking, sexual desire;
before rising, sensation as of a foreign substance in larynx; backache;
on awaking, pain in small of back; pain in lumbar region; lameness in
region of kidneys; sharp pain in arms; on awaking faint feeling; on
rising, soreness of the body; hands and feet hot and feverish; on
awaking, perspiration. ► (Forenoon), Lowness of spirits; 11 A.M.,
unsteadiness and nervous irritability; headache; 11 A.M., frontal
headache, lasting ten minutes; pressive feeling in forehead; frontal
headache; pressive pain from temple to temple; cutting pains in right
temple; 9 A.M., pain in behind right ear; 8 A.M., pain in left ear; 10
A.M., feeling as if tongue were cut in middle and were just healing up;
9 to 11 A.M., oppression at epigastrium; 9 A.M., pain in epigastrium;
pains in hypochondriac regions; distress in region of spleen and right
side of umbilicus; 11.35 A.M., pain in spleen; distress in bowels, back,
and legs; 10 A.M., pain in bowels; pain under right breast; neck stiff;
weakness and depression all over body; 10 A.M., trembling and weariness
in lower limbs; soreness and weariness in lower extremities; legs weak. ► (Noon),
Headache in left temple; pain in right mastoid process of temporal bone;
neck feels swollen; pain in back of neck. ►
(Afternoon), Anxiety, with headache;
dulness; 5 P.M., giddiness, with vertigo; giddiness; dulness; languor;
pain through head; headache; 2 P.M., head aches and feels large; 1 P.M.,
pain at base of brain; frontal headache; pain in forehead and temples;
pressive pain in left temple; 1.30 P.M., pain in temporal region; 6
P.M., pain in left temple; 2 to 4 P.M., headache in left side; 3 P.M.,
pain in right side of head; 2 P.M., headache in occipital region; 3
P.M., pain behind right ear; 5 P.M., awoke with pain behind right ear
and in right shoulder; 2 to 6 P.M., burning in face; 4 to 8 P.M., aching
of right molar teeth; sore throat; unpleasant feeling in throat; 1.30
P.M., constriction of pharynx; 4 P.M., sour rising from stomach; 3 P.M.,
hiccough; nausea; pain in epigastric and umbilical regions; 5 P.M.,
feeling of sand in stomach; 2 P.M., pain in region of liver; 3 P.M.,
throbbing pain in right hypochondrium; 4 P.M., cutting pain in right
hypochondrium; 1.30 and 2 P.M., rumbling in bowels; urging to stool; 6
P.M., pain in back of neck; back and legs ached; 2.40 P.M., pain in left
scapula and shoulder-joint; 2 P.M., backache; distress in lumbar and
sacral regions; aching in the limbs; distress in wrists, knees, ankles,
and feet; pain in wrists, knees, and ankles; 5 P.M., pain in hands and
ankles; 6 P.M., rheumatic pain in right leg and arm; 4 P.M., stitches in
shoulder and hip; 2 P.M., transient rheumatic pains in right side and
right shoulder-blade; legs ached till 7 P.M., lassitude and weariness;
feel sick all over; the symptoms; 6 P.M., itching of the right ear;
drowsiness, 2 P.M., hot flushes; 4 P.M., heat of skin; 2 P.M., burning
checks and hot flushes. ► (Towards evening), Pain in head; the symptoms.
► (Evening),
9 P.M., while reading, headache; headache; 9.30 P.M., pains in head; 10
P.M., frontal headache; pains in forehead and occiput; pressive pain in
right temple; 7 P.M., headache in left zygomatic region; 10 P.M.,
headache in temporal region; pain in left side of head; pain in head;
after going to bed, pain over eyes; pain behind right ear; roaring in
the ears; 7 P.M., lower molar teeth ache; aching of right molar teeth;
teeth sensitive and painful; 8 P.M., throat sore; 9 P.M., constriction
of pharynx; nausea; 9.30 P.M., nausea and rumbling in bowels; 9 P.M.,
unpleasant sensation in stomach; distress in right hypochondrium;
uneasiness in umbilical region; 8 P.M., pain in umbilical region; after
going to bed, colicky pains in umbilical region; pain and rumbling in
bowels; colicky pains in small intestines; 9 P.M., in bed, sharp pain
across abdomen; before stool, colicky pains in hypogastrium; 7 P.M.,
tenesmus; urging to stool; throbbing pain from glans penis to left pubic
region; when breathing, walls of chest feel as if they had not the power
to expand; pain in lower part of lung; 9 P.M., pain in back of left
breast; 7 P.M., backache; pain in left shoulder-blade; while riding in
cars, pain in right forearm; in bed; prickling pains in fingers; aching
distress in right knee; 9 P.M., sticking pain in left knee; on retiring,
feeling of malaise; 7 P.M., sick feeling. ►
(Night), 1 to 5 A.M., mind
wandering; when retiring at 10.30, head confused and giddy; 11 P.M.,
sudden attack of vertigo; frontal headache; 12.45 P.M., shooting pain
through temple, with headache and nausea; 11.15 P.M., dryness of mouth;
1 A.M., rising of bitter fluid; heartburn, with sensation of agitation
of all the muscles; weight in stomach, 1 A.M., awakened by pressing pain
in stomach; 10 P.M., pain in right hypochondriac region; 1 A.M., awoke
with pain in abdomen; pain in bowels; pressure in rectum; when lying on
back; pressure on the lungs; pain in back; restless, with dreaming;
sweat. ► (Open
air
), Pain in the ear; burning in eruptions; thoracic
symptoms. ► (On
awaking
), Mouth parched; weight in stomach, with bloating of
the abdomen. ► (After going to bed), Aching of right molar
teeth. ► (In
bed
), Griping pain in epigastrium; abdomen swollen. ► (Bending body),
Cramplike pain in cardiac region; soreness about abdomen. ► (Bending forward),
Vertigo. ► (At
breakfast
), Repugnance to butter. ►
(After breakfast), One hour, weight
and fulness in stomach. ► (Deep breathing), Pain upper part of posterior
mediastinum. ► (Butter), Epigastric pain. ► (Cheese),
Gastric and hepatic symptoms. ► (Chewing), Pain in temples. ► (Coughing),
Head feels as if would burst. ► (Descending stairs), Pain in left lung. ► (At dinner),
Food tasteless; repugnance to butter and to animal food. ► (After dinner),
Nausea; burden in stomach; empty feeling in stomach; heat of skin;
profuse perspiration. ► (After eating), Pudding, all symptoms; roast
beef and pudding, pain and distress in stomach. ►
(Exertion), Slight, pain in left
scapula. ► (Inspiration),
Full and deep, pain in epigastric region; deep, pain in right
hypochondriac region; stitch from umbilicus to backbone; pain in bowels;
full, pain shot from sternum toward nipple. ►
(Lifting eyebrows), Pressure over
eyes. ► (Lying
down
), Nausea; the symptoms. ►
(Lying on back), Pressure in
abdomen. ► (Lying
on left side
), Weight and pain in liver; liver heavy and
sore. ► (Lying
on part
), Pain in right ear. ►
(Lying meal), Pressure at pit of
stomach; pressure on stomach. ► (After a meal), Sensation of stuffing and
fulness; pain at stomach; hepatic pains. ►
(Mental exertion), Headache. ► (Motion),
Sudden vertigo; headache; rapid sharp pain in epigastric and
hypochondriac regions; pain at stomach; sudden aching and pain in
abdominal region; abdominal pain; pain in left iliac region; pain in
small of back; drawing pain in left ankle. ►
(Moving eyes), Headache; frontal
headache. ► (Noise),
Frontal headache. ► (Pressure on intercostal spaces), Pain. ► (Pressure),
Pain in epigastrium; nausea; pain in stomach; liver sore and tender;
bowels tender; tenderness of abdomen; griping; of finger, bruised
sensation in all the limbs. ► (When reading), Unable to follow the train of
through; headache. ► (Recumbent position), Pain in upper part of
posterior mediastinum. ► (Deep respiration), Pain in epigastrium. ► (Rising from a
chair
), Vertigo. ► (Rising), Giddiness; pain in brain and
stomach; nausea; pressure in rectum; lameness in small of back. ► (In a hot room),
The symptoms. ► (Rolling the eyes upward), Frontal headache. ► (Singing),
Headache; nausea. ► (Sitting erect), Weight in hypochondria. ► (Speaking),
Nausea; continued, stitching pain in diaphragm; pain in epigastrium. ► (Standing),
Erect, weight in hypochondria; aching in bowels; pain in lower
extremities. ► (Stooping), Vertigo; headache; frontal
headache. ► (Before
stool
), Itching and smarting of anus. ►
(During stool), Shuddering and
chilliness of the sacral region. ► (After stool), Rumbling in bowels; tenesmus;
distress in anus; smarting like piles. ►
(Studying), Pain in head. ► (After supper),
Pain in epigastric region. ► (Touch) Tenderness of liver. ► (Turning head),
Vertigo. ► (When
urinating
), Smarting sensation in urethra. ► (After urinating),
Tickling in urethra. ► (During vertigo), Pain in posterior
mediastinum. ► (After vertigo), Abdominal tenderness. ► (Walking),
Vertigo; dizziness; headache; nausea; aching in bowels; cramplike pain
in sacral region. ► (Warmth), Vertigo; headache. ► Amelioration. ►
(Morning), After rising, headache
through cerebrum; pain in small of back; pain in muscles of femur and
humerus; the symptoms. ► (Afternoon), 4 P.M., sore throat; 1 P.M., pain
in bowels. ► (Towards evening), The symptoms. ► (Open air),
The symptoms. ► (Breakfast), Distress in stomach. ► (After breakfast),
Headache and hunger. ► (After eating), Sour apple-sauce, the
symptoms; tart grapes, the symptoms. ►
(Lying on right side), Weight and
pain in liver. ► (Motion), Colic; pain in ear; the symptoms. ► (Moving about),
Vertigo. ► (Pressing
head with hands
), Pain through brain. ►
(Pressure), Aching in the outer edge
of ear; pain in right hypochondrium; pains around umbilicus; colicky
pain in umbilical region. ► (After a stool), Headache. ► (Stooping
forward
), Weight in hypochondria. ►
(Rising), The symptoms. ► (Walking in open
air
), The symptoms.

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