RANUNCULUS ACRIS.
Ranunculus acris, Linn.
Natural order
, Ranunculaceæ.
Preparation
, Tincture of the whole plant.
Authorities.
1,
Krebs, Frank’s Mag., 3, 312, Heidelb. Annals, 1835, a woman, seventy
years old, applied a handful of the herb to her limbs; 2, Franz, Archiv. f. Hom., 7, 3, 218; 3, Lembke, N. Zeit. f. Hom. Klin., 12, 26,
took an infusion of the herb twice first and second days, three times
third day; 3a,
same, proving repeated, doses on first, second, fourth, and sixth days.
MIND.
►
Anxiety, [1].
HEAD.
►
Headache, [2]. ► Tearing in the forehead, in the face
(third day), [3].
FACE.
►
Red face, [1]. ► Violent tearing in the right cheek,
towards the temples, in the evening (first day), [3a].
THROAT.
►
A continuous scraping taste in the throat (shortly after first dose);
this sensation lasted longer when larger doses were taken, [3].
STOMACH.
►
Frequent eructations of tasteless flatus (after second dose, second
day), [3a]. ►
Some nausea (after second dose, second day); nausea, with much saliva in
the mouth (after third dose, second day); slight nausea (fourth day), [3a].
STOOL.
►
5 P.M., copious fluid stool without pain, and again at 7 P.M. (first
day), [3a]. [10.] ►
Two loose stools, in the morning (third day), [3].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
During the night frequent micturition (fourth night); this had not
occurred during the previous nights, although no change had been made in
my mode of living; no micturition (fifth night), [3]. ► In the
night micturated three times; urine normal (second night), [3a].
CHEST.
►
Tearing in the muscles on the right side of the chest, below the nipple,
increased during inspiration (after second dose, second day); similar
pain in right side of chest (third day), [3a].
PULSE.
►
Small rapid pulse, [1].
BACK.
►
*Pain several times in the lumbar muscles, in bending and turning the
body, and in the joints already mentioned (fourth day); the
same pains were felt in the morning, and several times during the day,
whether in sitting or in motion (fifth day), [3a].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Soreness of the joints, [2]. ► Boring and drawing pains in the right
tibia and in the elbow (after second dose, second day), [3a]. ►
Violent pressing pains in the joints of the elbow, ankle, and knee when
sitting; motion appeared to relieve them (after third dose, second day),
[3a]. ►
Tearing in the wrist and ankle-joints, in the thumb, in walking and
resting (first day), [3a]. [20.] ►
Tearing in the joints of the wrist, ankle, and shoulder, in the
forehead, and in the muscles of the right side of the chest (sixth day),
[3a]. ►
Tearing in the ship, shoulder, and ankle-joints (fourth day), [3a]. ►
Wandering pains in the limbs, in the joints of the hands, knees, feet,
and toes (second and third days), [3].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Several times, on walking, felt a
heaviness and weakness in the legs (third day); also when in bed, in the
morning (fourth day), [3]. ► Tearing in the front of the tibiæ and in
the temples (third day), [3a]. ► Drawing pains in the ankle-joints (after
second dose, second day), [3a]. ► Tearing in the left ankle-joint (after
first dose, second day), [3a]. ► Frequent tearing in the left ankle-joint
in walking, and also when at rest (fourth day), [3].
GENERALITIES.
►
Patient tremulous, with faintness, on rising, anxiety, restlessness,
small rapid pulse and red face, [1].
► Awoke at night with the most
violent pains, [1].
SKIN.
[30.]
► Obstinate ulcers, [2]. ► The
skin of the right cheek has a peculiar feeling, as thought it were here
and there touched with a cold thin body; this lasted some time, and then
a similar sensation was felt in the skin of the left cheek (after third
dose, second day), [3a].
FEVER.
►
Violent erethistic fever, with intolerable pains in the legs and feet,
which were burned as far as the knee; the skin hot, red, very painful,
and in places blistered (second day); the next day several spots became
gangrenous, [1]. ► Intolerable heat and faintness, [2]. ►
Head hot and heavy (after second dose, second day), [3a]. ► Heat
in the head (third day), [3]. ► Skin somewhat moist, in the morning
(third day), [3a]. ► Forehead damp (after second dose, second
day), [3a].® 2000
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