RHEUM.
Rheum officinale, Baillon.
Natural order
, Polygonaceæ.
Common names
, Rhubarb, Rhabarber.
Preparation
, Trituration of the dry root.
Authorities.
(Nos. 1 to 14,
from Hahnemann). 1, Hahnemann; 2, Gross; 3,
Hornburg; 4, Rückert; 5, Teuthorn; 6,
Baker, in Murray, p. 396 (“Observations”); 7, Brocklesby, in Murray, p. 396
(“Observations”); 8,
Fallopius, “not accessible,” -Hughes; 9,
Fordyce, in Murray, “Observations;” 10,
Menzel and Tilling, in Murray (“Observations”); 11, Murray, App. Med., IV, p. 392
(“Observations”); 12,
Pallas, Reise, III, p. 235; 13,
Sims, Paulli (“Observations”); 14,
Paulline, Observations; 15,
Schneller, Wien, Zeit., I. K. K. Gosell., 2, 2, p. 400, 1846, proving
with aq. ext., 2 to 38-grain doses.
MIND.
►
Delirium, [7]. ► Mental excitement, [15]. ► *The
child impatiently desires many different things and cries, [1]. ►
Moaning, anxiety, ill-humor, [1]. ► Morose, absorbed in himself, [5]. ►
He is silent, nothing makes any impression upon him, [1]. ► Gloomy;
he cannot continue long at one occupation, [4]. ► He is
indolent and taciturn, [1]. ► She is unable to collect her senses for a
long time after waking, [1]. [10.] ► A
state of mind as if half asleep (after one hour and a half), [4].
HEAD.
►
Confusion and Vertigo. ►
Confusion of the head, [15]. ► Paroxysm of vertigo as if one would fall
to the side, while standing, [5]. ► Vertigo, [13].
► General Head. ► Dull headache, [15]. ► Head
quite dull, as after intoxication, [5].
► Heaviness in the head, with a
sultry heat rising into it, [1]. ► A sensation of heaviness in the head and
intermittent tearing in it (while walking), (after one hour), [1]. ►
Obscuration of the head, with puffy eyes; followed by pressive headache
above one orbit, with dilated pupils (after one to four hours), [1]. ►
A dull, tense, dizzy headache, that spreads over the whole brain, but is
worse on the crown and in the temples, [1].
[20.] ►
Headache as if stupefied, and distorted in the head, and anxiety as if
he had committed a crime, though worse during motion and on stooping, [1]. ►
Pressive headache on the right side, especially on the crown and in the
temples (after half an hour), [3].
► Headache at first pressive, than
tearing, extending into the occiput, [1].
► Hammering mounts from the abdomen
into the head (after six hours), [1].
► On stooping it seems as though the
brain moved, [1]. ► Beating headache, [1]. ► Forehead
and Temples. ► Obscuration
of the forepart of the head; a drawing about in it, [2]. ►
Indolence and a violent pinching and tensive pain transversely across
the whole forepart of the head, in the morning after sleeping, [3]. ►
Pressive headache over the whole forepart of the skull, [3]. ► Drawing
pain deep behind the frontal eminences, [2].
[30.] ►
Dull beating headache in the forepart of the head, mostly while
standing, [5]. ► Pulsative pinching headache, now in left,
now in the right temporal bone and over the crown (after fifteen hours),
[3]. ►
Slight stitches above the temples, [5].
► Crawling in the temporal region, [3]. ►
Occiput and External Head. ►
Pressure as with a finger at the point where the head unites with the
neck, [4]. ►
Inclined to contract and wrinkle the muscles of the forehead, [5]. ►
Itching rash on the forehead and arm (after thirty-six hours), [1].
EYE.
►
The eyes seem dull, and on looking long at anything aching and pressure
in them as if they were weak, [1].
► A biting pain in the left eye as
from a foreign substance or an insect, with lachrymation, before falling
asleep, [3]. ►
Beating pain in the eyes, [5]. [40.] ►
Eyes agglutinated with matter, after sleeping, [1]. ► A small
gland on the margin of the upper lid causing a pressive and burning
pain, [1]. ►
Drawing in the lids, [4]. ► Pressure in the lids, even when they are
closed, [2]. ►
Lachrymation in the open air, [4].
► Contraction of the pupils
associated with internal uneasiness, lasting sixteen hours, [1]. ►
Pupils at one time more, at another less contracted, [4].
EAR.
►
Aching, with some itching in the left ear, compelling to bore with the
finger, [3]. ►
Pressure in the meatus, as if pressed from without by the finger, [4]. ►
Throbbing in the ears at times, especially on stooping, while writing, [4]. [50.]
► Crackling an bubbling in the ears
and in the muscles in the side of the neck, perceptible even to the
hand, [1]. ►
Roaring in the right ear, and a sensation as if the drum were relaxed,
with dulness of hearing (as if there were something before the ears),
the roaring and relaxed sensation in the drum (the hearing also) were
relieved always on violent swallowing, though only for a moment, [1].
NOSE.
►
Drawing stupefied pain along the root of the nose, causing crawling in
the tip of the nose, [2].
FACE.
►
Tensive sensation in the skin of the face, [4]. ► From
time to time one cheek is pale, the other red, or both are quite pale, [1]. ►
Drawing swelling sensation in the right lower jaw, extending into the
right temple, [1].
MOUTH.
►
Bluntness of the teeth, [15]. ► Burrowing pain in the (hollow) teeth,
which are elongated and seem to be loose (after twelve to twenty-four
hours), [1]. ►
Pain associated with a sensation of coldness in the left upper incisors,
[3]. ►
Pain associated with coldness in the left molars, that caused
accumulation of saliva, [3]. [60.] ►
There was entire loss of sensibility of the tongue and of taste, all
day, [12]. [From chewing the stem.
-Hahnemann.] ► Mouth covered with
offensive mucus, after sleeping, [1].
► Offensive exhalation from the mouth
(offensive mucus, after sleeping, [1].
► Dryness and sensation of dryness in
the mouth, without desire to drink, [1].
► Insipid taste, [15]. ► Bitter
taste, only of food, even of sweet things, not otherwise in the mouth
(after ten hours), [1]. ► Bad taste in the mouth, after sleeping, [1]. ►
Sour taste in the mouth, [2].
THROAT.
►
Frequent hawking and spitting, [15].
► Contraction of the pharynx, [12]. [From chewing the stem.
-Hahnemann.]
STOMACH.
►
Appetite and Thirst. [70.]
► Great appetite, yet the food that
was relished soon became repulsive, [2].
► Hunger, but no real appetite, [1]. ►
*Food is not relished, though there is a tolerably good appetite;
it soon becomes repulsive, [2]. ►
Appetite diminished, [15]. ► Loss of appetite, [1]. ► Coffee
is repulsive to him unless very sweet, [1].
► *Aversion for certain things (for
example, fat insipid food), yet
desire for various things, of which, however, he cannot eat much,
because they soon become repulsive, [2]. ►
Increased thirst, [15]. ► Eructations. ►
Violent eructations, [15]. ► Nausea. ►
Nausea, with frequent eructations, [15].
[80.] ►
Nausea, with efforts to vomit (from large doses), [15]. ► *Nausea,
colic, [11]. ► Nausea in the epigastric region, [2]. ►
Qualmish sensation (after half an hour), [2].
► He becomes qualmish, [1]. ► Stomach.
► Fulness in the stomach, as if he had
eaten to satiety, sometimes followed by sleepiness (after
eighth to twelve hours), [1]. ► Pressure in the pit of the stomach, that
on inspiration extended over the sternum and changed to a bruised pain,
after sleeping, [1]. ► Pressure in the stomach, as if filled
with food (after half an hour), [3].
► Contractive sensation in the
stomach, associated with nausea (after half an hour), [1]. ► Dull
stitches in the left side near the pit of the stomach, [2]. [90.] ► A stitch in the pit of the stomach, [4]. ►
Violent throbbing and rhythmical painless gurgling in the pit of the
stomach (after one hour and a half), [3].
ABDOMEN.
►
Pressure in the region of the spleen, [4].
► Griping in the umbilical region, [15]. ►
Pressure in the umbilical region; the intestines seem to press outward, [2]. ►
Pressure in the umbilical region (immediately), [2]. ► *Cutting in
the umbilical region, [2].
► Distension of the abdomen, [15]. ►
Distension of the abdomen, after eating, [5].
► Rumbling and gurgling in the
abdomen, [3]. [100.] ►
Rumbling in the intestines, [15]. ► Emission of flatus, [15]. ►
Flatulence, [3]. ► Emission of much offensive flatus, with
relief, [15]. ► Twitching of the abdominal muscles (after
twenty hours), [3]. ► Flatus in the abdomen seems to rise up to
the chest and to cause there tension and pressure, [1]. ► Colic
and emission of flatus, in the morning, in bed, after waking, on
uncovering (after fourteen hours), [2].
► Griping colic, followed by the
emission of flatus (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ► (Colic,
aggravated by eating plums), [2].
► Colic; distension of the abdomen, [6]. [110.]
► *Colic before and during a stool,
relieved after a stool, [1].
► *Cutting colic a quarter of an hour
after dinner; he was obliged to sit bent over in order to obtain relief;
worse while standing, [1].
► *Griping in the abdomen, with great
urging to stool (the large intestine is greatly excited to
evacuate); he is, however, unable to accomplish anything; the rectum is
inactive (after twenty-four hours), [1].
[Easy, thin, copious stools, or painless diarrhœa, do not seem to be
the primary effect of Rhubarb so much as fecal stools with colic and
frequent ineffectual efforts to evacuate. Since the evacuations are
usually fecal, it is not adapted to autumn dysentery (although pains in
the abdomen are in part similar), especially as the other symptoms of
Rhubarb differ for the most part from the symptoms of this epidemic
disease. -Hahnemann.] ► Griping in
the intestines, [15]. ► Pressure in the intestines on
inspiration, as if full of liquid, [2].
► Tension in the abdomen, [2]. ►
Increased warmth in the abdomen, with painfulness to pressure, [15]. ►
Isolated cutting pains in the abdomen, without stool, [4]. ► Sensation
of nausea in the abdomen (after ten minutes), [3]. ► Dull
twinging-cutting pains transversely across the abdomen, [3]. [120.] ► A swelling-bubbling sensation, which
seemed as if it could be heard, in the abdominal muscles, [1]. ► A
pressive pain in the abdominal ring, as if a hernia would protrude,
while walking, [1]. ► Tension in the left side of the lower
abdomen, just above the pubis, after a meal (after three hours), [2]. ►
Pressure in the pubic region, like a hard pressure with the tip of the
thumb, [3]. ►
Frequent fine itching stitches in the inguinal glands, [1].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
A painful sensation in the region of the anus, as after long-continued
diarrhœa, [3]. ► A kind of tenesmus (after five hours), [3]. ►
*The desire for stool is aggravated on moving about and on walking,
[2]. ►
*Frequent desire for stool, followed by a thin, pasty, offensive
evacuation, with colic, and immediately succeeded by tenesmus, during
which nothing could be evacuated, in spit of all his efforts, although
the desire continued; after some time another evacuation resulted; at
last, after rising from stool, the urging, which had gradually subsided,
returned more violent than ever, also the pains in the abdomen, which
accompanied the evacuation, became worse, [2]. ► Desire
for stool, partly ineffectual, partly with evacuation of soft fæces, [15]. [130.]
► Great desire for stool, [15]. ►
*Desire for stool after a meal, [2].
STOOL.
►
*Diarrhœa-like stool, with mucus, [1]. ► *Stools
frequent, pasty, semi-liquid, brown, followed by tenesmus, pain in the
back, and great burning in the rectum, [15]. ► *Stools
frequent, soft, semi-liquid, evacuated with great force, and followed by
tenesmus and great burning in the anus, [15]. ► Stool
at first soft, then hard, preceded and accompanied by violent cutting
pains (after twenty-four hours), [5].
► The first part of the stool was
hard, the last liquid, [1]. ►► *Pasty sour-smelling stool; the
evacuation accompanied by shivering, and followed by renewed urging
(constriction) in the intestines (after six hours), [2]. ►
Stool consisting of grayish mucus, [1].
► Stool mingled with mucus, [3]. [140.]
► Constipation after the proving, [15].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Burning in the kidneys and bladder, [8].
► Weakness of the bladder; was
obliged to make great pressure while urinating, else the urine could not
be completely evacuated, [3]. ► Prickling in the urethra during
micturition, [15]. ► During micturition a kind of tenesmus,
tickling in the urethra, and dragging towards the bladder, [15]. ►
Burning micturition (after twenty hours), [1].
► Desire to urinate every half hour
(in one prover), [15]. ► It expels the urine, [11]. ► Urine
increased (in one case), [15]. ► (Frequent and profuse discharge of
urine), [1]. [150.] ►
Urine increased in quantity and of a light color (in one prover), [15]. ►
Urine dark-colored, of an agreeable benzoic odor, [15]. ► Urine
dark-red, almost brown, thickish, warmer than usual, and of an agreeable
odor, [15]. ►
Urine bright-yellow, with a tinge of green, [5]. ► Urine
reddish-yellow, as in jaundice and in high fever, [11].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
Unusual emissions (in one case), [15].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Dry cough, in the evening (after five hours), [2]. ► Cough,
with expectoration of mucus, lasting five minutes (after thirteen
hours), [3]. ►
Dyspnœa; on taking a deep breath the chest cannot sufficiently expand,
as if a weight were pressing down upon the chest, below the throat, [2]. ►
Snoring inspiration during sleep (after one hour), [1].
CHEST.
[160.]
► Rush of blood to the chest, [7]. ►
(Oppression on the chest), [1]. ► Some isolated stitches in the chest
(after six hours), [1]. ► Sudden dull stitches below the last ribs
during inspiration and expiration (lasting a long time), [1]. ►
Pressive-tightening pain across the sternum, at times also single
stitches, [4]. ► A burning pain in the left side of the
sternum, [3]. ► A crackling bubbling, as of little
vesicles, that is even audible, first in the left, then also in the
right pectoral muscles, persistent, [1].
► Stitches in the right side, [15]. ►
Yellow bitter milk in a nursing woman, [13].
► Simple aching in both nipples,
seeming to be caused by flatulence in the abdomen, [1]. [170.] ► A long-continued stitch in each nipple, [1].
PULSE.
►
Rapid pulse, [3]. ► Accelerated pulse, [15].
BACK.
►
Tension in the back and small of the back, [15]. ►
Stiffness in the small of the back and in the hips; cannot walk
straight, [1]. ► Violent cutting pains in the region of the
lumbar vertebræ, as if in their substance, aggravated by stool,
[2]. ►
Cutting drawing in the left lumbar region, beneath the short ribs, and
in the forepart of the left side of the lower abdomen, just above the
pubis; a digging in the intestines, [2]. ► Cutting
in the left lumbar region (sharp), [2].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Simple pain in all the joints during motion (after twelve,
and several hours), [1]. ► The limbs upon which he lies fall asleep,
[1].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
[180.] ►
Twitching in the arms and hands, also in the rest of the body, in the
morning, two days in succession, [1].
► Tearing in the upper arms and in
the finger-joints, [4]. ► Some stitches in the arms, [1]. ► A
swelling-bubbling sensation in the elbow-joints during rest and motion, [1]. ►
Sensation of twitching in the right elbow, [1]. ► The
muscles of the forearms seem contracted, with a tremulous motion of the
hands, [4]. ►
Sensation as if the lower side of the forearm were about falling asleep,
[4]. ►
Tearing in the forearms, [4]. ► Before falling asleep he involuntarily
stretches the hands above the head, [3].
► Veins of the hands swollen (after
two hours), [3]. [190.] ►
Tearing transversely across the hand from the thumb to the little
finger, [3]. ►
Violent sticking-tearing pain in the thumb (after three hours), [1].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Twitching, externally visible and
perceptible, of various muscular fibres on the posterior portion of the
thigh, especially when the muscles were extended, while sitting and on
drawing up the knee while lying down, [1].
► Weariness of the thighs, as after very
great exertion, [1]. ► Stiffness of the knee, which is painful
on motion, [1]. ► Tensive-pressive pain in the pain in the hollow
of the left knee, extending to the heel, [1]. ► Weary
tension in the hollow of the right knee, [1].
► A drawing wary pain in the hollow
of the left knee while standing, [1].
► A bubbling-swelling sensation in
the hollows of the knees; it seems as though it could be heard, [1]. ►
Painless bubbling in the hollows of the knees, extending to the heels, [1]. [200.]
► Sticking in the left knee while
walking, [2]. ► The legs go to sleep when riding one over
the other, [1]. ► A bubbling extending outward in the leg,
associated with stitches, [1]. ► (A sensation as if the left ankle had
been sprained, painful on stepping upon it, in the morning, after
rising), [2]. ► An intermittent burning pain between the
inner malleolus and tendo Achillis, as if glowing coals were from time
to tome held to it (after five hours), [3].
► A pain consisting of tearing and
sticking transversely across to instep, [1].
► Sticking itching in the hollows of
the soles of the feet, [1]. ► Stitches in the sole of the left foot, on
the margin of the foot above the little toe, [3]. ►
Bubbling-crackling sensation in the ball of the left great toe, [1]. ►
Sticking itching in the root of the little toe, almost as after being
frozen, [1].
GENERALITIES.
[210.]
► Prostration, [15]. ►
Weakness, [15]. ► Weakness of the whole body while walking,
[15]. ►
Weakness of the whole body, [4]. ► Heaviness of the whole body, as after waking
from deep sleep, [1]. ► Heaviness of the whole body, as though
one had slept too little, [3]. ► The whole body feels heavy after
sleeping, [1]. ► Discomfort, [15].
SLEEP.
►
Frequent yawning, [2]. ► It causes sleep, [9]. [220.] ► Sleepiness, [1], [3]. ► Ravings in sleep, at night; afterwards he
walked about in an unconscious state, half dreaming and half awake, [3]. ►
Raving, in the evening, while asleep; he tosses about the bed with
closed eyes, without talking, with great heat, [1]. ► The
child tosses about at night, frequently begins to cry out, and says
tremblingly “there are men,” [1].
► During sleep he stretches the hands
above the head, [1]. ► During sleep he was restless, moaned, and
bent the head backward, [1]. ► The child is pale; she seems to be
quarrelling in her sleep, with convulsive drawing of the fingers, facial
muscles, and of the eyelids, [1]. ► *Restless sleep, [15]. ► Vivid,
sad, anxious dreams, [1].
► Anxious dreams of dead relatives, [5]. [230.]
► Vexatious, offensive dreams, at
night, [1].
FEVER.
►
Chilliness. ► Chilliness, [15]. ►
(Slight chill, in the morning), [5].
► Shivering, without external
coldness (after half an hour), [1].
► Chill and heat alternating for only
two minutes, with great weariness and anxiety; she is averse to
everything, even that of which she is usually most fond, [1]. ► Heat.
► He felt hot all over, without being
thirsty (after two hours), [1]. ► Heat of the body and uneasiness, [11]. ►
Warmth over the whole body, without thirst, [3]. ► Heat
and sensation of heat in the cheeks, [4].
► Warmth, especially about the nose, [3]. [240.]
► Heat of the hands and feet, without
heat of the arms and legs, with coolness of the face, [1]. ► Heat
and a sensation of heat in the palms of the hands, [4]. ► Sweat.
► Yellow perspiration, smelling of
rhubarb, [10]. ► *Perspiration on the forehead and scalp
after slight effort, [1]. ► *Cold perspiration on the face, especially about
the mouth and nose (after three hours), [1]. ► Sweat
in the palms when the hands are pressed together, [4]. ► Cold
sweat in the palms of the hands, while the backs of the hands and the
rest of the body were warm (after twenty hours), [3].
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), After sleeping, pain in across
forepart of head; colic and emission of flatus; twitching in various
parts of the body; on stepping upon part, pain in left ankle. ► (Night),
Ravings in sleep. ► (Open air), Lachrymation. ► (Eating plums),
Colic. ► (After
eating), Distension of abdomen. ►
(On inspiration), Pressure in
intestines. ► (While lying down), On drawing knee up,
twitching in posterior portion of thigh. ►
(Motion), Headache; desire for
stool; pain in all the joints. ► (During micturition), Prickling and tickling
in urethra. ► (While sitting), Twitching in the posterior
portion of thigh. ► (During sleep), Snoring inspiration. ► (After sleeping),
Eyelids agglutinated; mouth covered with offensive mucus; offensive
exhalation from mouth; bad taste in mouth; pressure in pit of stomach;
heaviness of whole body. ► (While standing), Vertigo; headache in
forepart of head; colic; pain in hollow of left knee. ► (Before and
during stool), Colic. ► (Stool), Pain in region of lumbar vertebræ. ► (Stooping),
Headache. ► (While
walking), Pain in abdominal ring; sticking in left knee;
weakness of the whole body. ► (Walking), Desire for stool. ► (While writing),
On stooping, throbbing in ears. ►
Amelioration. ► (After a stool), Colic. ►
(Violent swallowing), Roaring in
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