RAPHANUS.
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Tearing in the region of the kidneys, especially on stooping (third
day), [4]. ►
Burning in the forepart of the urethra during micturition, [9]. ►
Desire to urinate, with pain in the region of the mons veneris, like a
pressure in the fundus of the bladder, [10].
► Frequent desire to urinate (first
night), [9c], [10]. ► Desire
to urinate, with very copious emission, [10].
► Desire to urinate, with less
copious discharge, [9d]. [240.] ►
Sensation of urging to urinate, which causes suffering, as if from
retention, and does not cease except while she passes water, returning
immediately after, always accompanied with pain in the sides and loins
(after five days), [12a]. ► She has not passed urine all day (sixth
day), [12]. ► *Urine more copious than the liquid drunk
(second day), [9c]. ► Urine whitish-yellow, turbid (sixth day),
[1]. ►
*Urine yellow, turbid, depositing a very copious sediment of
a whitish-yellow color resembling yeast (fourth day), [1]. ► *Urine of a
dirty yellow color with a sediment resembling yeast, equal in
amount to the urine, [1]. ► Urine somewhat pale, [9]. ► Pale
urine, more abundant and more frequently passed than usual (third day), [12]. ►
The urine which was very clear on the earlier days, begins to be thick
(sixth day), [12].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Pain in the uterus, in the groins when touched, and in the abdomen; pain
with inflammation; pain in the bones, the joints crack; weakness of the
vertebral column (third day), [12].
[250.] ►
Sensation of a round foreign body, which rises from the fundus of the
uterus and stops at the entrance of the throat (third day), [12]. ►
A great deal of pain in the womb and groins; a great deal of heat,
urging to urinate every moment and inability to do so (sixth day), [12]. ►
Burning pain, which starts from the uterus and stops at the pit of the
stomach, where it changes into nervous contraction, giving her a
sensation as if she would have convulsions (second day), [12a]. ►
Constant titillation in the genital parts, increasing till half past one
in the morning, when it abates, with an abundant flow of mucus (after
five days), [12a]. ► Nervous irritation of the genitals, of
the clitoris, impelling her to onanism (after five days), [12a]. ► Great
flow of vaginal mucus, without desire (after five days), [12a]. ► Every
day, between 3 and 4 o’clock, a little blood flows from the vagina, like
rose-colored mucus, and a very small quantity of it for a minute a
little while after (after five days), [12a].
► The menses are very profuse and
long-lasting; the blood comes in clots as in abortion (fifth day), [12a]. ►
Abundant menstruation from the beginning of the period; flushes of heat
ascend from the uterus to the head, pass into the loins, and spread
throughout the body, occasioning a sensation as if she was about to
perspire; pricking in the legs and under the soles of the feet; loss of
thought, faintness; she has great difficulty in speaking; these
flushings occur three or four times an hour (fourth day), [12]. ►
Nymphomania; the symptoms begin in the morning, and continue increasing
till evening, at 11 o’clock; they cease after a very severe paroxysm,
which lasts two hours and a half (seventh day), [12]. [260.] ► Great sexual excitement; violent desire
(seventh day), [12].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Tickling in the larynx, as if in the epiglottis, [11]. ► Voice.
► Hoarseness (third day), [12]; in the evening (first day), [12a]. ►
Cough and Expectoration. ►
Cough and hoarseness; in the evening, the chest feels squeezed as in a
vice; she has great difficulty in breathing, she can scarcely speak
(second day), [12a]. ► Cough; it seems as if something came from
the epigastrium; so also when she laughs; there is a good deal of
tickling at the bottom of the larynx, nevertheless it seems to start
from the epigastrium. After coughing, acid risings, as of bitter water
(second day), [12]. ► The cough is drier. She tries to raise
something from the throat, but the cough does not bring it up, but, on
the contrary, creates more of it (third day), [12]. ► Cough
beginning by a tickling at the bottom of the œsophagus, and resonant in
the middle of the chest (third day), [12].
► When she succeeds in expectorating,
the sputum is clear, like gum-water made rather strong, and consequently
sticky (third day), [12]. ► Easy expectoration of round masses of
mucus, [10]. ►
Expectoration of thick mucus in round masses easily detached, [11]. [270.]
► Expectoration of a very large
amount of tenacious white mucus from the pharynx and œsophagus, with a
sensation of stricture of the throat, at 5 A.M. (third day), [9c]. ►
Respiration. ► Uneasy
respiration; general distress; she cannot continue either in a sitting,
standing, or lying position (first day), [12a].
► The breathing becomes uneasy;
during expiration she feels pains between the shoulders and in each side
of the chest; during inspiration only a tightness of the chest; drawing
pain, like that caused by a prick or a bruise, which returns when
drawing breath. Drawing pains in the whole chest as far as the back,
during expiration; it seems to her as if the stretched fibres return to
their place, which gives her severe pain, felt between the shoulder and
in each side of the chest (third day), [12a].
► Difficult breathing; shortness of
breath (second day), [12]. ► Uneasy respiration, oppression of the
chest; some difficulty in swallowing, it seems to her as if water would
return through the nose; internal burning in the œsophagus and chest;
she is very much better at midday than in the morning, and very much
worse in the evening; amelioration from walking in the open air;
everything she swallows, and even the act of breathing, gives her a pain
in the back (fourth day), [12]. ► Strangulation when she begins to eat or
drink (fourth day), [12]. ► Until nearly 3 A.M., she is forced to
keep her mouth open in order to breathe; the air which enters there
gives her pain, and burns as if everything was alive, which gives her a
great deal of distress; the uvula is swollen and red, the tongue rather
white and red on the edge (sixth day), [12].
CHEST.
►
Painful weariness in the chest and under the ribs (fourth day), [12]. ►
When she breathes, severe pain under the breasts and in the back (sixth
day), [12]. ►
Pain in the chest, gradually extending to the spinal column (soon), [4]. [280.]
► Pain in the chest, extending from
the pit of the stomach to the pit of the throat, a kind of pressure and
sticking that often extended to the back, lasting several minutes,
returning for a moment, especially on eating or coughing, somewhat
relieved by drinking, [4]. ► Heavy lump and coldness in centre of
chest, between mammæ, preventing sleep, [14].
► Acute sticking and lancinations in
a small spot on the large pectoral muscles, externally, near the axilla,
[10]. ►
Lancinations in the chest, when coughing and breathing (third day), [12]. ►
Sticking as from needles in the pectoral region; aggravated by deep
inspiration, [9d]. ► Front and Sides. ► Sticking pain in the middle of the
sternum, [10]. ► Very frequent, painful pressure in the
middle of the chest, [5]. ► From time to time rattling sensation in
one or the other side of the chest, almost under the arms, as if
something was about to be loosened, during respiration (second day), [12a]. ►
Lancinating pain in the sides of the chest, like a band of iron around
the waist (sixth day), [12]. ► Lancinations in the right side of the
chest, superficial, as if in the bone near the sternum, [11]. [290.] ► Frequent burning in the right side of the
chest, externally (third day), [9c].
► Severe cramp in the
sterno-cleido-mastoid muscle, in its clavicular portion, which continues
painful for fourteen hours (second day), [12].
► Spasmodic tension in the left
sterno-cleido-mastoid muscle, [11].
► Sticking pains in the left side of
the chest (second day), [1]. ► Violent stitches in the left side of the
chest, [1].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Violent and rapid beating of the heart (second day), [1]. ► Violent
palpitation of the heart (third day), [1].
► Palpitation at times (seventh day),
[1]. ►
Beating of the heart very violent and rapid, [1]. ► Pain at
the heart, in the evening, and after breakfasting on chocolate (third
day), [12]. [300.] ►
Pain at the heart and headache when riding in a carriage; which does not
usually happen to her (fourth day), [12].
► Pulse. ►
The pulse appears accelerated, she feels what is called a feverish
sensation in all the limbs, like the commencement of a bad cold (third
day), [12]. ►
The pulse is fuller and quicker than usual (first day), [12a]. ► Pulse
slow, [9a]. ► *Pulse small, jumping (sixth and
seventh days), [1].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Numbness of the muscles of the neck near the left ear; coldness in the
left eye (second day), [12]. ► The muscles of the neck are troublesome;
painful lassitude throughout the body, especially the back of the head,
the neck, and the loins (fourth day), [12].
► Pain in the back (first day), [12a]. ►
Very great weakness in the back, she is obliged to wear stays as a
support; feeling as if she would be humpbacked; it seems to her as if
the middle of the back were crooked, the waist hollow, and the shoulders
uneven; and she could not keep her balance (sixth day), [12]. ►
Tearing and tension along the crest of the right scapula, [10]. [310.] ► Weakness in the dorsal part of the spine,
and from time to time prickings; debility, which goes on increasing
(third day), [12]. ► Painful weakness in the loins, as after
running too fast (second day), [12a].
► Dull and constant pain in the
loins, the lower abdomen, and the groins (after five days), [12a]. ►
Sharp pains in the coccyx; acute pains as if an abscess were forming
(third day), [12a].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Trembling of the limbs, [6]. ► Great weakness and a bruised sensation in
the limbs, after a short walk, as after a long journey, [11]. ► Great
weariness in all the limbs, feverish sensation (third day), [12]. ►
Sense of painful weariness in the joints (second day), [12]. ►
Extreme prostration, as if the limbs had been broken, [5]. ► Great
prostration of the limbs, [5]. [320.] ►
Lassitude and weariness in the limbs (sixth day), [1]. ► Pain in
all the joints, painful feeling of weariness, all the bones crack,
especially in the nape of the neck (sixth day), [12]. ► Pains
in the limbs, [9c]. ► Sensation in the arms and legs, as if her
garters were too tight (after five days), [12a].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Shoulder and Arm. ► Tearing on the top of the left shoulder, [1]. ►
Sticking pains in the left shoulder, [10].
► A gland under the right armpit is
swollen and painful to touch, since three days (fifth day), [12a]. ►
A small black mark appears on the arm near the shoulder, and some
reddish spots on the chest (fifth day), [12a].
► Pulling and tearing in the left arm
and in the joint, associated with weakness of the elbow-joint, as if
carrying a heavy weight, [1]. ► Elbow and Forearm. ► Sticking in the left elbow-joint, as if
in the bone, [9d]. [330.] ►
Burning lancinations in the right elbow-joint, as if in the tendon of
the biceps muscle, [10]. ► Sticking in the left olecranon process, [9a]. ►
Weakness, tearing, and sticking in the right forearm, near the wrist, [9d]. ►
Hand and Fingers. ►
Transient numbness in the hands (fourth day), [12]. ►
Numbness in the hands, and in a slight degree all over, sometimes in one
place, sometimes in another (first day), [12a].
► Pain in the fingers; the nails are
painful, especially in the left hand; pains under the nails, as of a
burn, or a pin thrust in there (after fifth day), [12a].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Hip and Thigh. ►
Lancinations in the articulation of the left hip-joint, back of the
trochanter, [10]. ► Numbness of the buttocks, especially on
the right side, like a leg gone to sleep (second day), [12]. ► A kind
of burning in a small spot on the thigh, in the upper and external part,
[10]. ►
Leg. ► Heaviness of the
legs, as if almost paralyzed; the knees crack as if they would be
dislocated (after five days), [12a].
[340.] ►
When the patient is getting up she feels as if her legs were bent
outward, and she makes efforts to regain her equilibrium. The tibia is
painful to touch; burning sensation as if a hot coal was held near the
tibia, at a spot two inches in size at the centre of the bone (first
day), [12a]. ►
Frequent painful cramps in the calves, more of a spasmodic pain than of
a cramp, [11]. ► Tearing in the left calf, in the
hamstring, of short duration, but frequently occurring, [10]. ►
Lancinations in the left malleolus, [9d].
► Foot. ►
Numbness in the soles of the feet and in the buttocks (third day), [12]. ►
Lancinations under the soles of the feet, which were very cold, and now
began to get warm again (third day), [12].
► Itching lancinating on the sole of
the right foot, and near the fleshy part, [9].
► Violent pain in the heel when
walking; the heel is not painful during rest, especially when the boot
is off, though the pain is not produced by pressure of the boot (fifth
day), [9a]. ►
Right heel red and swollen, with pinching pain on walking (second day), [9a]. ►
Heel very painful, with swelling, pinching, dark redness (sixth day); on
the next day a blister formed, after the opening of which there was no
more pain, [9a]. [350.] ► A
corn that had formerly been painless began to pain (sixth day), [9a].
GENERALITIES.
►
Emaciation (seventh day), [12]. ► Great emaciation (fifth day), [1]; (third day), [12a]. ►
Hysterical attack. Pain in the vertebral column, as if a
foreign body passed through it from top to bottom, and was stopped at
certain points by some obstacle. This causes pain in the chest and in
any part of the body it passes through. The pain extends to adjacent
parts and causes excessive weakness; she cannot sustain herself; the
weakness increases; it seems to her she is about to die. On returning a
little to herself, she is unable to speak or stir. She feels a pain
starting from the uterus, and stopping at the beginning of the throat,
like a hot foreign body, which goes up like a ball; afterwards drawing
headache in the occiput; lancinations in the ears; pain in the jaw, the
gums, the nose, the eyes, which burn, in the temple, where it is a
drawing; it seems to her that every part is swollen, that even the bones
swell. The abdomen is very much swollen and painful to touch; it seems
to her that a considerable number of balls ascend from the abdomen to
the throat. The eyes are filled with blood; sight is lost. She can lie
only on her back, and has entirely lost the power of moving. At
midnight, another hysterical attack like the first, a little less severe
and accompanied with a sharp, nervous pain in the shoulder. The rest of
the night she slept pretty well (fourth day). Hysterical attacks like
the first ones, but less severe, preceded by cramps, starting from the
uterus and extending to the chest, occurred on the first day of her
menses (fifth day), [12a]. ► *Great weakness (third day), [13]. ►
Very great exhaustion, want of spirit; it seems to her as if she was
dead, as if she could not bestir herself enough to drive away the flies,
which light on her face (fourth day), [12].
► She has had great difficulty in
getting up from bed; she lay there without moving or thinking, but a
multitude of pictures passed before her eyes (second day), [12a]. ►
Great feebleness and lassitude (fourth day), [1]. ► Great
lassitude (first day), [12a]. ► Great fatigue (first and fifth days), [12a]. [360.]
► A great deal of fatigue, with
bruised feeling; she desires sleep to restore her (fourth day), [12a]. ►
Great prostration, [5], [6]. ►
She is very sensitive to the electricity of the atmosphere; it gives her
painful feeling and low spirits (fourth day), [12a]. ►
Sensation of swelling; the arms, hands, and eyes seem swollen; the feet,
on the contrary, appear smaller; the wrist feels as if lashed (with a
whip), (second day), [12]. ► Stiffness of the muscles (second day), [12]. ►
Numbness, heaviness (third day), [12].
► The most remarkable of the day’s
symptoms were the drawing and lancinating pains, which were constant in
the whole body, the head, and the limbs, and caused great suffering
(first day), [12a]. ► All day drawing pains, worse in the
evening (first day), [12a]. ► Drawing in all the muscles, lancination
in fleshy parts, violent itching around the waist, preceded and followed
by a sensation like that caused by too tight a girdle (after five days),
[12a]. ►
Pain like a painful weariness of the whole body, and which appears to
have its seat under the skin, and not to penetrate to the muscles (after
five days), [12a]. [370.] ►
The paralytic pains increase until evening (second day), [12a]. ►
Paralytic pain on both sides, more severe sometimes on one, sometimes on
the other; she finds great difficulty in writing (second day), [12a]. ►
Rheumatic pains in the loins, in the knees, the groins, abdomen, the
thighs; she can scarcely stand upright; she cannot bend her knees (third
day), [12a]. ►
Very sharp lancinating pains in different parts of the body, but ceasing
immediately (second day), [12]. ► Pain in the bones when touched (the bones
of the left orbit, the nasal and maxillary bones on the left side),
(second day), [12]. ► Numbness of the parts near the painful
bones (second day), [12]. ► Pain in the sides felt when she presses
on the stomach; pain in the dorsal vertebræ, below the scapula, which
when she touches is felt in the middle of the chest (sixth day), [12]. ►
It seems to her that her veins are full of quicksilver instead of blood
(seventh day), [12]. ► Throbbing in the left lowest ribs, in the
neck, in the temples, in the back, and stomach, especially when she
wishes to express an idea. The throbbing in the body have taken the
character of lancinations; two or three lancinations very near together
and painful (first day), [12a]. ► She feels better lying down than sitting
up (fourth day), [12]. [380.] ►
The symptoms are quite severe in the morning, diminish in the course of
the day, and are much aggravated in the evening (first day), [12a]. ►
Walking and the open air diminish the symptoms (second day), [12].
SKIN.
►
Her skin is greasy, and makes her hands greasy to touch it (third day), [12a]. ►
All the symptoms of a troublesome eruption, a great deal of itching and
of heat of the skin; fever; pimples are seen beneath the skin, but they
do not come out; a plaster which she put on her leg draws out a kind of
tetter (fifth day), [12a]. ► Little blisters on the breasts, full of
water, without inflammation, red ness, or pain; slight itching as from a
fleabite; she applies her hand there, and the blisters break and dry up
without more itching (after five days), [12a].
► Great susceptibility (sixth day), [12]. ►
Burning here and there in different parts of the body, transient,
especially in the gland of the right axilla, [9a]. ►
Tearing in the skin of the left thigh, [11].
► In the night a great deal of
itching, which for a long while prevents sleep (second night), [12a]. [390.]
► Itching of the whole body,
compelling her to scratch continually; scratching causes a burning
sensation (second day), [12a]. ► The itching continues all over the body;
a crisis is every four hours; she yawns; nervous yawning (third day), [12a]. ►
The itching is less troublesome; the eruption seems to have gone in
(fourth day), [12a]. ► Itching in different parts of the body,
especially in the inner canthi, on the right wrist, right thigh,
scrotum, anus, on the back, and scalp, [10].
► Itching of the left concha, which
was painful to touch (third day), [4].
► Burning itching on the back, [9].
SLEEP.
►
Some yawning, [9]. ► She stretches herself, yawns, she wants
to go to bed (second day), [12a]. ► Drowsiness (second day), [12a]. ►
Sleepiness, in the afternoon, [5].
[400.] ►
Lay down in bed of his own accord much earlier than usual, [1]. ►
Slept, at night, with slight murmuring, as if he were playing with his
companions; during the next day he slept much, but talked frequently, as
if quarrelling with his companions, [1].
► Talking during sleep, that wakes
him, [1]. ►
Restless slumber (first night), [9c].
► Sleep at night restless; disturbed
from 11 to 2 by confusion of the head (second night), [9c]. ► Sleep
restless, with perspiration (second day), [9a].
► Sleep uneasy, waking every quarter
of an hour with headache; efforts to vomit (second night), [9a]. ►
Sleep light; disturbed by painful dreams of death, etc.; sleep rather
better towards morning, but frequently interrupted, [11]. ► *Sleep
restless, with distressing dreams, [10]. ► Very
restless slumbers (second night), [12a].
[410.] ►
Very restless night; she talks in her sleep (third night), [12a]. ►
Want of sleep (fifth day), [12a]. ► Sleepless every night; very great tension
of the nerves; melancholy ideas; jealousy; a severe nervous attack the
fifth day of her menses (fifth day), [12a].
► Dreams, in which she encounters
many difficulties, but without sadness and without discouragement
(second day), [12]. ► Vivid dreams, at night, about 3 A.M., [9c]. ►
Lascivious dreams (after five days), [12a].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness. ► Repeated
chilliness, without perspiration, [5].
► Attacks of chilliness, lasting a
quarter of an hour, during the night; the last attack, towards morning,
accompanied by nausea and a soft stool, [6].
► *Chilliness in the back and
on the posterior surface of the arms and feet, [10]. ►
*Chilliness along the back and posterior surface of the arms,
especially after walking awhile, [9c].
[420.] ►
Chilliness, with great weakness of the joints, especially of the elbows,
on rising from bed (fourth day), [9a].
► Chilliness, at midnight (sixth
day), [1]. ► *Slight chilliness in the back and posterior
surface of the arms, [9b].
► Frequent shivering, alternating
with heat, [6]. ► Frequent shivering, lasting several
minutes, followed by heat, [6]. ► Shivering, for several minutes, with heat
of the head and general heat of the skin, [1].
► Woke at 3 A.M., with violent
shivering over the back and arms, that lasted a quarter of an hour, [5]. ►
Frequent shivering descending along the back, at night, in bed, [11]. ►
Shivering over the back and arms; temperature of the rest of the body
natural, [5]. ► Coldness and trembling, in the evening,
in bed, followed by heat and fever (first day), [12a]. [430.]
► Icy coldness of the knees and feet
at night (second night), [9c]. ► Coldness of the feet and hands; burning
heat in the abdomen, the stomach, the chest, and the loins (fourth day),
[12]. ►
Cold feet; heat of the hands and in the palms of the hand (second day), [12]. ►
Coldness of the knees and feet, so that he could not fall asleep for a
long time (fourth night), [9c]. ► Coldness in the feet and limbs (second
day), [12a]. ►
Coldness of the left foot, at night, in bed, [11]. ► Heat.
► Febrile movement, in the evening
(second day), [12a]. ► Feverish condition (third day), [12]. ►
High fever in bed; the pulse is nervous, frequent, short, and strong
(third day), [12a]. ► She is seized with a feverish sensation;
headache, general uneasiness, numb pains, inclination to lie down,
constant chills (third day), [12a].
[440.] ►
In the evening a good deal of fever (third day), [12a]. ► Every
evening, after dinner, she has a slight feverish attack; she is cold and
hot; she becomes nervous; pain in the throat, as if there was something
there to bring up, and when hawking she feels a smarting, after which a
sweet taste; after very strong efforts she, on one occasion, raised very
scanty ordinary sputum, studded with little specks of blood, no larger
than a pin’s point; difficult breathing (sixth day), [12]. ►
Frequent paroxysms of heat, with perspiration, during the day,
alternating with creeping chilliness, (second day), [1]. ► Heat
and perspiration, at times alternating with chilliness (third day), [1]. ►
Skin burning hot to the touch, though the patient constantly complained
of chilliness; at other times, after shivering, the patient complained
of internal heat, that lasted for a quarter of an hour, [1]. ► Skin
moist, burning hot, though the patient frequently complained of coldness
(second day), [1]. ► Heat and redness of the ears, especially
of the left, [11]. ► Cheeks burning hot and red, [10]. ►
Sweat. ► Profuse
perspiration, at night (sixth day), [9a].
► Very profuse perspiration, at night
(third night), [1]. [450.] ►
Constant perspiration during the night (fourth day), [9a]. ►
Perspiration, in the morning (sixth day), [1],
[11]. ►
Skin always, frequently covered with perspiration (sixth day), [1]. ►
*Disposition to perspire (fifth day), [12a]. ► Hot
sweat almost constantly during the fourth day, [1].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), On waking, sensation of
intoxication; sadness; headache; headache in forehead and occiput; on
waking, congestion, with dimness of vision; on rising, face yellowish;
on waking, sore throat; pain in abdomen. ►
(Afternoon), Sleepiness. ► (Evening),
Vertigo; pain in throat; pain in heart; drawing pains; the symptoms;
fever. ► (Night),
On waking, headache in forepart of head; in bed, expectoration of mucus;
rumbling in abdomen; 3 A.M., vivid dreams; chilliness; perspiration. ► (In the open air),
Dull headache. ► (After breakfast on chocolate), Pain in heart.
► (After
ordinary breakfast), Colic. ►
(Breathing), Pain under breasts and
back. ► (While
coughing), Efforts to vomit; pain in chest. ► (After drinking),
Eructations of the odor of radishes. ►
(Eating), Pain in chest. ► (Deep
inspiration), Sticking in pectoral muscles. ► (During
micturition), Burning in forepart of urethra. ► (Motion),
Cramp pains in abdomen. ► (Pressing on stomach), Pain in sides. ► (When riding in
a carriage), Pain in heart. ►
(Stooping), Tearing in region of
kidneys. ► (Tobacco),
Weeping; pain in nasal bones, etc. ►
(Touch), Pain in bones. ► (Turning eye in
direction of ear), Pain in temple and parietal bone. ► (On waking from
sleep), Headache. ► (While walking), Efforts to vomit; pain in
heel. ► (After
a short walk), Weakness and bruised sensation in limbs. ► (When writing),
Shock in brain. ► Amelioration.
► (Drinking),
Pain in chest. ► (In the house), Dull headache. ► (Lying down),
The symptoms. ► (Throwing head back), Pain in occiput. ► (Walking in open
air), The symptoms.
SUPPLEMENT: RAPHANUS.
Authority.
15,
Dr. R. B. Todd, Med. Times and Gaz., 1853 (Berridge, New Eng. Med. Gaz.,
1876, p. 301), John Selkirk ate freely of radishes.►
Admitted May 27th. Fourteen days
before his admission he began to feel a drawing pain, which extended
from sternum almost to middle of abdomen; at 7 P.M., May 26th, he began
to feel very ill; the pain became more intense and spread to the back,
but did not reach lower than umbilicus; he took one half ounce of Castor
oil; during the night he became worse, and in the morning the pain still
continued very severe; about 8 A.M. the bowels were relieved, but
afterwards the pains became worse than ever, and the feeling of nausea
which he had felt from the beginning of the attack, became also
aggravated; on the 27th, soon after admission, while in a warm bath, he
vomited some dark, slimy matter; the vomiting continued at intervals
till the 29th; there were tympanitic swelling, and great pain in region
of ascending and transverse colon, and also of left groin; the pain was
worse on pressure; the pain was of a writhing, twisting character; pulse
not above 100; an enema of gruel brought away lumps of fæces, with
relief to pain and sickness; convalescent June 2d, [15].® 2000
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