RATANHIA.
Krameria triandra, Ruiz and Pavon.
Natural order
, Polygalaceæ.
Common names
, Ratanhia, Mapato, Pumacuchu
(Peru).
Preparation
, Tincture of the root.
Authorities.
1,
Hartlaub and Trinks, Arz. M. L., 3, 57; 2,
Teste, Systémat. de la Mat. Méd.; 3,
Trousseau and Pidoux, Traité de la Mat. Méd.; 2, effects of the
Extract in doses of 10 to 20 grains; 4,
Gaz. des Hôp., 1843, general effects when given to patients; 5, Berridge, U. S. Med. Invest.; 1876, a man
took the 30th dil.
MIND.
►
Mental restlessness, that caused excessive exacerbations, [2]. ►
Constant irascibility, [2]. ► Ill-humored and quarrelsome (twelfth
day), [1]. ►
Peevish and fretful (seventh day), [1].
► Apprehensive depression while
alone, relieved by conversation and giving place to gayety, [2]. ►
Woke with trembling apprehension and fear, so that she started high up,
at 2 A.M. (second day), [1]. ► Chargeable mood, [2].
HEAD.
►
Dulness of the head, as if intoxicated, [1].
► Dulness of the head, [2]. [10.] ► Bruised pain in small spots here and
there in the head (first day), [1].
► Violent pain in the head, as though
it would burst, after the usual stool, [1].
► Pain as if the head would burst
(second day), [1]. ► Headache, as if screwed together, lasting
a long time (after eleven days), [1].
► Tearing or stitching in the head,
on moving and on deep breathing, [1].
► Fine jerking deep in the brain, [1]. ►
Painful stitches here and there in the head, in the evening (first day),
[1]. ►
Forehead. ► Dulness in the
forehead, disappearing in the open air, [1].
► Pain in the forehead, as if would
burst, while sitting bent over, in the evening, [1]. ► Pain in
the middle of the forehead, as if the whole brain would force out, while
straining at stool (after fourteen days), [1].
[20.] ►
Drawing behind the right side of the forehead, while walking, [1]. ►
Transient tearing in the forehead, [1].
► Sticking in the middle of the
forehead, on stooping, [1]. ► Some fine stitches in the right side of
the forehead, [1]. ► Temple. ►
Violent tearing in a small spot in the right temple, [1]. ► Tearing
in the left temple, [1]. ► Jerking in a small spot in the right
temple, externally (first day), [1].
► Vertex. ► Painful tearing and burning on the
vertex, even at night, relieved in the open air, during the menses
(after ten days), [1]. ► Tearing in the vertex, and afterwards
fine acute stitches, at short intervals, [1].
► Deep coarse stitches in the vertex,
[1]. ►
Parietals. [30.] ► Bruised pain in the left parietal bone,
frequently returning (third day), [1].
► Burrowing in the brain, in the
right side of the head, better in the open air (twenty-third day), [1]. ►
Fine tearing mostly confined to the left side of the head, [1]. ►
A sharp stitch in the left side of the head, on sitting down (second
day), [1]. ►
A sharp stitch in the upper part of the right side of the head, after
which the part pains as if beaten, [1].
► Occiput and External Head. ► Pain, like a tearing, extending from the
occiput up to the vertex (sixth day), [1].
► Once a feeling as if a portion of
scalp, in a direction from above root of nose vertically upward to top
of forehead, were stretched; once a feeling as if a portion of scalp, in
a direction from centre of forehead to right frontal protuberance, were
stretched, [5]. ► Very often a momentary feeling as if the
skin in the centre of the forehead were drawn together, [3]. ► Stiff
feeling of skin across lower forehead, worse on knitting brows, [5]. ►
Violent itching on the head, not relieved by scratching (second day), [1]. [40.]
► Violent itching on the right
temple, [1]. ►
Itching on the left side of the occiput, where small glandular swellings
were found, [1].
EYE.
►
*Inflammation of the white of the eye; a membrane seemed to extend to
the central point of the eye, that burned (after twenty-six days), [1]. ►
Twitching of the right eye (fourteenth day), [1]. ►
Sensation in the right eye as if screwed in, or as if there were an
impediment, so that it could not be moved, still she could move it
easily (fourteenth day), [1]. ► Burning in the eyes, in the morning,
after waking (second day), [1]. ► Burning in the eyes, in the evening;
agglutination, at night (first day), [1].
► Burning and a constrictive
sensation in the eyes, in the evening, [1].
► Biting in the right eye, in the
morning (second day), [1]. ► Lid. ►
Eyes agglutinated, in the morning (third day), [1]. [50.] ► Twitching of the right lower lid for two
hours, with which the vision was weaker (after thirteen days), [1]. ►
Twitching of the right upper lid (after twelve days), [1]. ►
Twitching in the right inner canthus, and after this ceased, a sensation
as if the lid were pressed upward, preventing vision (after twenty
days), [1]. ►
Stiffness of upper lids, with soreness of upper tarsal edges, [3]. ►
Fine tearing in the right inner canthus, in the evening (sixth day), [1]. ►
Two sharp stitches above the right external canthus (first day), [1]. ►
Fine stitches in the left upper lid, in the evening (fifth day), [1]. ►
Itching in the right lower lid (first day), [1]. ► Lachrymal
Apparatus. ► Lachrymation,
in the morning, after waking (after four days), [1]. ► Vision.
► Dimness of vision; she sees objects
only as through a veil (after eight days), [1]. [60.] ► Dimness of vision for distant objects
(after six days), [1]. ► A white spot seemed to be before the
eyes, preventing vision, in the evening, by the light; he was constantly
obliged to wipe the eyes, which afforded relief, [1].
EAR.
►
Frequent piercing tearing in front of the right ear (second day), [1]. ►
Tearing behind the left ear, extending upward, in the bone (after three
hours), [1]. ►
Tearing in the right ear (first day), [1].
► Tearing in the inner and outer
ears, [1]. ►
Violent stitches in the right ear (first day), [1]. ►
Crawling, as of insects, in the right ear (fifth day), [1]. ► Itching
in the right ear (first day), [1].
► Chirping in the right ear, [1]. [70.]
► Noises and ringing in the ears, on
waking, about midnight (third day), [1].
NOSE.
►
Violent nosebleed three times a day for five days in succession (after
five days), [1]. ► Very violent and frequent sneezing, [1]. ►
Left nostril somewhat inflamed and scabby (third day), [1]. ► Pimples
in the right nostril that become scabs (after eight days), [1]. ►
Fulness and stoppage of the nose, [1].
► Stopped catarrh, so that he could
get no air through the nose, [1]. ► Dryness of the nose, [1]. ► Dryness
of internal nose, especially left side, [3].
► Swelled feeling across bridge of
nose, [5]. [80.] ►
Sensation of swelling in the right nostril (after ten days), [1]. ►
Burning in the nostrils (second day), [1].
► Tickling or itching about the
nostrils, [1]. ► Violent itching in the nose internally
(fourth day), [1].
FACE.
►
Sensation of cobwebs above the right side of the mouth (after one hour),
[1]. ►
Violent tearing in the left malar bone, in the evening (first day), [1]. ►
Tearing in the inner surface of the lips in a small spot (first day), [1]. ►
Tearing in the left side of the lower jaw and in the corresponding teeth
(sixth day), [1].
MOUTH.
►
Teeth. ► The back teeth
seem too long, and a coldness seems to come out of them (third day), [1]. ►
A left upper incisor seems too long and is painful to touch (after six
days), [1]. [90.] ►
Digging pain in some lower back teeth, in the evening (seventh day), [1]. ►
Toothache like a shooting or jerking in the back teeth, from which
coldness seems to start, in the evening and morning (after six days), [1]. ►
Violent pain in one incisor, consisting of beating and shooting, in the
evening after lying down, so that she could not sleep the whole night,
continuing all day and aggravated by eating (after six days), [1]. ►
Tearing, now in the lower, now in the upper back teeth of the right
side, now also in front of the right ear, deep in the bone, in the
evening (second day), [1]. ► Throbbing in a left upper incisor, with
frequent bleeding of the teeth (second day), [1]. ►
Throbbing in the root of an upper tooth (third day), [1]. ► Gum.
► Swelling of the gums, [2]. ►
Fungoid softening of the gums, [2].
► While sucking the teeth acid blood
comes from the gum (first day), [1].
► A spot painful, as if abraded, on
the gum (third day), [1]. ► Tongue. [100.]
► Tension of the tongue as if swollen
(second day), [1]. ► Burning like fire, on the tip of the
tongue (first day), [1]. ► Burning itching on the tip of the tongue
(first day), [1]. ► General Mouth. ►
Breath offensive (after ten days), [1].
► Dryness in the mouth all night
(second day), [1]. ► Insipidity in the mouth, in the morning
in bed, [1]. ► Tasteless water collects in the mouth
(first day), [1].
THROAT.
►
A painful spasmodic contraction in the throat, during which she could
not speak a loud word (fifth day), [1].
► Sore throat, worse on empty
swallowing than on swallowing large pieces (after five days), [1]. ►
Roughness and scraping in the throat (first day), [1]. [110.] ► A sharp stitch in the throat from time to
time when swallowing and when not (second day), [1].
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Increased
hunger, she wants to eat constantly (second day), [1]. ► She has
no relish, the food has no taste (eleventh day), [1]. ► He is
disgusted with everything that he even looks at, he will not hear of
eating, in the morning (second day), [1].
► Thirst. ► Great thirst, [4]. ► Thirst,
in the evening, [1]. ► Eructations. ►
Frequent eructations, with accumulation of water in the mouth (after ten
days), [1]. ►
Eructations tasting of the food, after dinner (first day), [1]. ►
Empty eructations, after dinner (first day), [1]. ► Hiccough.
► *Very violent hiccough, so that the
stomach is painful (first day), [1].
[120.] ►
Long-continued hiccough, after dinner (after fourteen days), [1]. ►
Nausea and Vomiting. ►
Nausea, [1]. ►
He woke at 1 A.M., with great nausea and retching, then vomiting of food
eaten the preceding evening, after which the nausea disappeared; then he
slept until 3 o’clock, when great nausea with rolling and constriction
of the stomach woke him again; he was obliged to go into the open air,
when he felt better (after two days), [1].
► Vomiting of mucus streaked with
blood, [2]. ►
Vomiting of only water, preceded by nausea (second day), [1]. ► Stomach.
► Rumbling in the stomach while
walking, it seems empty (sixth day), [1].
► Frequent distension of the stomach
before dinner, disappearing after emission of flatus (first day), [1]. ►
Flatulent distension of the stomach, in the morning (third day), [1]. ►
It produces in the region of the stomach a very painful sensation of
weight, and sometimes a pinching pain, [3].
► Digestion is more difficult, [3]. [130.]
► Disgust in the stomach, and a
sensation as if too full, [1]. ► Griping in the stomach, in the morning
(fourth day), [1]. ► A sensation of heat in the epigastrium,
though this rarely proceeds so far as to become painful, [4]. ► Heat
and burning in the stomach (soon), [1].
► Ulcerative pain in the right side
above the pit of the stomach (first day), [1].
► Ulcerative pain in the epigastric
region, in the evening (twelfth day), [1].
► Constrictive pain in the stomach
and cutting in the abdomen, relieved by eructations, in the evening
(sixth day), [1]. ► Pain as if cut to pieces, just above the
pit of the stomach, afterwards also in the stomach, worse on deep
breathing (second day), [1]. ► Sudden painful twisting in the pit of the
stomach, twice in succession, in the afternoon (third day), [1]. ►
Fine painful stitches to the left of the pit of the stomach (third day),
[1].
ABDOMEN.
►
Hypochondria. [140.] ► Repeated violent sticking in the right
hypochondrium, in the evening (third day), [1]. ►
Sticking in the left hypochondriac region (second day), [1]. ► Umbilicus
and Sides. ► Drawing in
the umbilical region, with a sensation of coldness (soon), [1]. ►
Frequent pinching about the umbilicus, in the afternoon (fifth day), [1]. ►
Movements as of something living, first in the right, then in the left
side of the abdomen (second day), [1].
► Pinching in the sides of the
abdomen, [1]. ► General Abdomen. ► Flatulent distension of the abdomen, with
constant desire for stool and frequent emission of flatus, in the
afternoon (fourth day), [1]. ► Rumbling in the upper abdomen, in the
afternoon (second day), [1]. ► Rumbling and gurgling in the abdomen
twice, followed by diarrhœa, with the last of which some drops of
bright blood were discharged, without pain (first day), [1]. ► Movings
about and rumbling in the stomach, after dinner (first day), [1]. [150.]
► Movements about the abdomen, as
after a purge, in the morning (second day), [1]. ► Colic,
with frequent diarrhœa (third day), [1].
► Pinching pain in the abdomen, [2]. ►
Burning and pinching in the abdomen, in the morning (second day), [1]. ►
Hypogastrium and Iliac Regions. ►
Frequent painful griping in the lower abdomen and on it externally a
violent itching, in the morning (after twenty-seven days), [1]. ►
Dragging downwards in both groins, as before menstruation, with
discharge of mucus from the vagina (after two days), [1]. ►
Constrictive pain in a small spot in the groin (third day), [1]. ►
Pinching in both groins, disappearing after the emission of flatus, in
the morning on waking (third day), [1].
► Pinching or constrictive pain in
the right groin, in the evening (second day), [1]. ►
Sticking in the groins, in the afternoon while sitting, [1].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
[160.]
► Very painful hæmorrhoids, [2]. ►
*After straining in the rectum, stool so hard that she cried out, with
great protrusion of the hæmorrhoids; followed for a long time by burning in the anus
(fourth day), [1]. ► *Oozing from the anus, [2]. ► *Burning in
the anus before and during a diarrhœa-like stool (after
eighteen days), [1]. ► Very urgent desire for a normal stool
(second day), [1]. ► Ineffectual urging to stool (first day), [1].
STOOL.
►
Diarrhœa three times, with the evacuation of some drops of blood,
accompanied by dragging in the groins and rumbling in the abdomen,
(second day), [1]. ► Five thin stools, preceded by violent
colic (seventh day), [1]. ► Stool yellow, diarrhœa-like, with
burning like fire in the anus (eighteenth day), [1]. ► Stool
liquid in the morning, after rising (sixth day), [1]. [170.] ► A soft stool, preceded by some griping in
the abdomen (sixth day), [1]. ► Stool at first hard, then diarrhœa once
(sixth day), [1]. ► Scanty diarrhœa-like stool three times
in the day, preceded by cutting and rumbling in the lower abdomen (after
fourteen days), [1]. ► Stool very hard, with great pressure
(second day), [1]. ► Stool very hard, a little was evacuated
only with great effort (fourteenth day), [1].
► Stool omitted (first and eleventh
days), [1]. ►
The bowels become constipated almost immediately, [3].® 2000
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