APPENDIX: SARRACENIA.
CHEST.
►
Deformity of the thorax and back, as in rachitis. ►
Sensation as if there were abscesses in the lungs, and as if the chest
were full of water. ► Pain in the
lungs and heart, nearly always with weakness of vision. [240.] ►
Inflammation of the chest, with great oppression, dry cough, and
sensation as if the base of the thorax would break asunder. ► Congestion of blood to the chest, with
sensation of heaviness in the heart, as if the circulation were at
fault. ► Lancinating pains in the
chest and sides, especially at night. ►
Pains in the chest, with œdema in various parts of the body. ► Continual heat in the chest, and
sensation of constriction in the bronchi, when breathing. ► Painful stitches in the chest, with cough
and great oppression. ► Itching in
the chest, with sensation as if it were distended and torn to pieces. ► Sensation as if the left breast was
shrunk above the nipple. ► Mammæ.
► Swelling of the mammæ, with great
secretion of milk. ► Mammary
abscesses and fissures in the nipples. [250.]
► Infarctus of the mammary and
axillary glands. ► The mammæ feel
soft during menstruation. ► Burning
and drawing in the mammæ.
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Heaviness in the heart, with anguish and fainting spells. ► The blood in the heart seems inspissated,
and thus detained in it. ► Strong
palpitations of the heart, with oppression, especially when lying on the
left side. ► Pulsative lancinating
pains in the heart, with paroxysms of suffocation. ►
Pulse hard and accelerated.
NECK AND BACK.
►
Inflammation and enormous swelling of the neck, with infarctus of all
the glands in that region. ► Painless
swelling of the whole anterior part of the neck. [260.] ►
The glands of the neck are ulcerated and suppurated, as in scrofula. ► Rigidity of the neck, with violent pains
at the least motion. ► Pressive and
compressive pains in the nape of the neck, with general debility. ► Deviation and depression of the spinal
column. ► Rigidity of the spinal
column, with impossibility to execute any motion. ►
Snapping in the bones of the spinal column at the least motion, and with
the sensation as if they would become dislocated. ►
Cramps and pains in the back and kidneys, as if he had remained for a
long while in a curved position. ►
Great weakness of the back, with desire to lean on some object and to
recline.
EXTREMITIES.
►
Weakness of the extremities, with paralytic debility. ► The extremities easily feel benumbed. [270.] ►
Desire to take a hot bath to ease the pains in the upper and lower
extremities. ► Sensation as if the
nails were raised up by a white tumor.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Bruised feeling from the shoulders to the
hands. ► Drawing and distensive pain
in the shoulders, extending backwards and to the chest. ► Inflammatory and œdematous swelling of
the arms. ► Trembling and shaking in
the arms. ► Great weakness of the
arms, with impossibility to raise or to use them. ►
Sensation as if the arms had been struck, and the articulations luxated.
► Sensation as if the arms were
dislocated by tension from the hands. ►
Heaviness and pressure in the arms, with numbness of the hands. [280.] ►
Crampy pains in the arms, with sensation as if they were shortened. ► Paralytic debility of the hands. ► Cramps in the hands, extending to the
spine, and vice versâ. ► The hands and fingers fall asleep
frequently (become benumbed). ► Pains
of a felon in the thumb and index finger, with fever, burning, and
thirst.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Sympathetic swellings, extending from the
groins to the knees, with prostatic flux and great wasting, as from
decomposition of the blood. ►
Weariness and paroxysms of weakness in the coxofemoral joint, with pains
of luxation and fear of falling when trying to walk. ► Pulling, shaking, and convulsive pains in
the thighs and legs. ► Swelling of
the knees, with heat, burning, and as if tophi would form in them. ► Burning and rheumatic pains, with heat
and redness in the knees and feet up to the groin, with difficulty of
moving those parts. [290.] ► Bruised pain in the knees, as after a
fall; he falls easily on his knees. ►
Swelling of the legs and feet, at night. ►
Inflammatory erysipelatous swelling, with dropsy, in the legs. ► Restlessness in the legs, especially in
the heels, with agitation and impossibility to remain quiet. ► Disposition to keep the legs always
flexed; he liked to sit down constantly like the Turks or tailors. ► Paralytic debility in the legs, so that
his gait is vacillating. ► Sensation
of great fatigue in the bones of the legs, as if they were too thick. ► Heaviness and numbness of the legs. ► Sensation of a bruise and of luxation in
the joints of the legs. ► Rheumatic
pains in the legs, with inflammation and swelling of the inguinal
glands. [300.] ►
Tension and traction in the calf of the leg. ►
Crampy pains in the legs, with sensation as if they were shortened. ► Inflammation of the bones of the feet,
with nodosities, as in gout. ► Great
disposition of the feet to become blistered; the blisters break when
walking. ► Cramps, especially in the
articulations of the feet, with sensation as if pierced by a sword, or
as if they were pounded on the heel. ►
Lancinating and stitching pains in the heels.
GENERALITIES.
►
Emaciation. ► Phlegmonous swelling,
with a rosy tint on certain parts of the body and disposition to
gangrene. ► Abnormal swelling of the
veins, with a thin, white, transparent skin, especially on the arms,
thighs, and chest, and gray on the rest of the body. ► Dropsical swelling in different parts of
the body and anasarca. [310.] ► Debility, cramps, curvature of the trunk,
with the sensation as if he were twisted in different parts and his
sides were not united. ► The blood
decomposed and watery. ►
Impossibility to be straight and upright, it seems as if the head and
chest would break the spinal column; he only feels easy when lying on
his belly. ► Debility, with great
desire to be easy and to lie down. ►
Debility and weariness, with desire to stretch in order to rest the
body. ► Great weariness for many
days, after the slightest fatigue. ►
Pain and restlessness; he feels vexed and despairing, can hardly remain
in bed. ► Bruised pains and
contusion, with general debility and confusion of ideas. ► Cramps and convulsive paroxysms, with
convulsive constrictions of the jaws, burning heat of the head and eyes.
► Pains, with chills, paleness of
face, and headache. [320.] ► Burning and drawing pains, principally
aggravated at night. ► Pains and
marks as from stings of insects. ►
Pains semilateral and frequently changing their place. ► Rheumatic, drawing, and burning pains in
the nucha, spinal column, and abdomen. ►
Frequent pulsations all over the body. ►
Motion or prolonged repose renew most pains in the extremities. ► Aggravation of the pains at night, or in
the morning, or after eating. ► Open
air alleviates most symptoms, but aggravates those of the head.
SKIN.
►
Redness of the skin, as if it had been much rubbed, with abundant
perspiration of a strong smell. ► The
skin of a black or bluish color. [330.]
► Inflammation and swelling of the
skin, as in erysipelas. ► Eruption,
simulating measles, with headache, fluent coryza, lachrymation, frequent
sneezing, bilious, bitter, or bloody taste. ►
Ulcers, inflamed or atonic and putrid. ►
Abscesses and furuncles, pustules and anthrax of malignant character. ► Redness, phlyctænæ, and ulcers of the
skin, as if produced by burns. ►
Pustular eruption, like variola, with fever, dry mouth, excessive
thirst, heat, and burning in the epigastric region, heaviness of the
head, pressive headache, nausea, abdominal inflammation, constipation,
pulse hard and accelerated, debility, and delirium. ► Miliary eruption on a red burning base,
which ulcerates, with a spongy, suppurating base. ►
Small subcutaneous, very painful, furuncles. ►
All eruptions are in general very painful. ►
The skin very scaly. [340.] ► Rigid skin, as if it were too tense. ► The skin tense and without elasticity. ► The skin very vulnerable, inflamed, get
sore, and bleeds easily. ► Herpes,
with black scabs, especially on the head and forehead. ► Yellow-dark scabs on the forehead,
honeycombed and mammillated like cauliflower, which fall off and form
anew. ► Scabs, with itching and
burning in the ear. ► Scaly herpes on
the face. ► Miliary eruption on the
face, with heat, as if it were on fire. ►
Large abscess on the right cheek. ►
Pustular herpes on the maxillæ. [350.]
► Flesh-colored and painful pimples
on the breast, which take on a deep-yellow color. ►
Great pimples, like furuncles, on the neck and back. ► Abscesses on the neck. ► Pustular pimples, which greatly sting, on
the back. ► Pruritus and military
eruption on the scrotum. ► Miliary
eruption and heat in the vulva. ►
Skin of the abdomen stretched and covered with small red or pale and
green pimples. ► Scaly and cracked
places on the arms. ► Red plaques on
the arms, which ulcerate and suppurate. ►
The arms covered with whitish vesicles, turning black when drying up,
and appearing by degrees in other parts, with fever, chills, and
afterwards great heat. [360.] ► Erythematous eruption on the thighs. ► Excoriation between the thighs. ► The skin of the legs looks as if painted.
► Eruptions on the legs and red
spots, which ulcerate, suppurate, itch greatly. ►
Miliary eruption on the legs, with smarting, especially at night, in
bed; he scratches till the blood comes. ►
Insupportable itching, continual desire to scratch the feet, the chest,
the back, the head, especially in the evening and at night, when lying
down.
SLEEP.
►
Sleepiness during the day, with agitation and sleep. ► Sudden attacks of sleepiness during the
day. ► Great desire to sleep while
eating. ► Great desire to sleep, as
soon as twilight begins. [370.] ► Sleep from eight to ten at night,
followed by sleeplessness till morning. ►
Late sleep, still he is awake early. ►
Somnolence during night, by artificial light, with weakness of the head,
drooping eyelids, and scintillations before the eyes. ► Sleep and dreams, with despairing
anguish. ► Sleep very agitated;
frequent waking, screaming, crying, convulsive motions and trembling of
the extremities. ► Frequent
nightmare, with visions of robbers, highwaymen, insects, noxious
animals, and men in armor. ► Dreams,
followed by great sadness, during the whole day. ►
Dreams of spectres and robbers, also of epidemic and contagious
diseases.
FEVER.
►
Cold or hot sensation in the neck. ►
Quotidian and tertian fever, with chills, heat, and sweat. [380.] ►
Fever, beginning in the afternoon and lasting during the night. ► Fever, with heat and redness of the face,
burning in the stomach, great prostration, delirium, and loss of
consciousness. ► Fever, with shaking
chills, especially in the morning. ►
General heat, with dryness of the skin, excessive thirst, and as if hot
vapors rise up to the brain; chills, cold perspiration, strong beats of
the pulse, desire to lie down, especially in the afternoon, at night,
and after meals. ► Burning heat of
the skin, with excoriation and fissures, as if it had been excessively
stretched. ► Heat and continual
burning in the legs. ► Heat in the
feet, as if he had been cut in these parts. ►
Great sweat on the limbs, especially in the evening and during rest. ► Copious perspiration, especially during
the night.
CONDITIONS.
►
Aggravation. ► (Morning), When waking up, headache; occlusion
of the nostrils; toothache; desire for stool; on waking, desire to
urinate; pains; fever, with chills. ►
(Afternoon), After eating,
dizziness; pruritus and heat of scalp; itching of eyes; rising of food
and of bitter water from the stomach; hæmorrhoidal troubles. ► (Evening),
Vertigo, with cramps in neck and head; headache; toothache; pain in
throat; nausea and vomiting; colic; hæmorrhoidal troubles; desire for
stool; on lying down, desire to urinate; cough; itching; sweat on limbs.
► (Night),
Headache; itching of eyes; occlusion of the nostrils; in bed, toothache;
rising of food and of bitter water from the stomach; nausea and
vomiting; cough; pains in chest and sides; swelling of legs and feet;
pains; itching; perspiration. ► (Open air), Head symptoms; lachrymation; pain
in throat. ► (Cold air), Toothache. ►
(Contact), Toothache. ► (When eating),
Toothache. ► (After eating), Pains. ►
(After eating and drinking), Nausea
and vomiting. ► (Great heat), Headache. ►
(Heat and motion), Descent of
testicles. ► (Hot things in mouth), Toothache. ► (On lying down),
Desire for stool. ► (Lying on left side), Palpitation, with
oppression. ► (Movement), Pulsations in region of liver. ► (Great noise),
Headache and desire to vomit. ► (Respiratory motion), Spasms in womb. ► (Talking),
Toothache. ► (After urinating), Pain in pelvis and thighs. ► Amelioration. ►
(Open air), Most symptoms.
SUPPLEMENT: SARRACENIA.
Authorities.
5,
Dr. George H. Bute, Hahn. Month., vol. ii, 1867, p. 424, partial
proving; 6, F. G. Oehme, M.D.,
ibid., vol. xi, 1876, p. 535.Age, thirty-five years; great sensitiveness of skin,
frequent itching, liability to diarrhœa; piles occasionally. Good
health generally. I am not a good subject for proving, as drugs cause
but a few symptoms.Took, several times a day, a few drops of the 1st
dec. dil., for a number of days.
MIND.
►
Want of memory, [5].
HEAD.
[390.]
► Dull feeling in the head as if
stunned or stupefied, [5]. ► Dull pain in the head as if benumbed, [5]. ►
Twelve hours after taking (the medicine), a sudden stroke (paralysis)
from the right side of the head downwards to the right shoulder, and
subsequent feeling of crawling, paralysis, and numbness in the shoulder
and arm, [5]. ► Soon after taking (the medicine),
headache and want of recollection, with numbness of the arms and
weakness of the lower limbs on going upstairs; then a sudden shock
through the head like an electric stroke, after which the senses feel as
if paralyzed, [5]. ► Pain in the forehead, with stitches above
the eyes, [5]. ► Dull pain in the back of the head, in the
evening in bed, [5].
EAR.
►
By drawing the lower jaw towards the left side, a feeling arises as if
the air streamed into the right ear, with whistling therein, [5].
THROAT.
►
A feeling of pressing inward at the pit of the throat, accompanied by
headache, [5]. ► Just after taking (the medicine), a
cramplike pressure about the lower part of the œsophagus, as if the
medicine remained sticking there, [5].
ABDOMEN.
►
Pain in the umbilical region, [5].
[400.] ►
Frequently sensation of considerable pressure in the stomach, lasting
once for several hours; sensation of fulness in the abdomen, with slight
pain in various places, as if caused by flatulency. In a small place in
the lower part of the abdomen, a little above the cavity inguinalis,
very often a sensation as if a hernia would protrude; sometimes so
marked that I examined the place to see if there were any signs of
something coming out (I have an incomplete inguinal hernia on the left
side, which, however, never caused any trouble or inconvenience).
Sensation in the anus as if a stool would come. The same symptoms
appeared during a second proving with the 2d dilution, soon after the
first proving. Besides these symptoms, bowels irregular, costive. After
the close of the proving, bowels very regular. Every morning this call
must be answered very soon. During the third proving, a week later, I
took the 3d dilution several times a day for several days, whereupon the
following symptoms appeared: Slight pain in the bowels as if from
flatulency. Costiveness. On various places on the abdomen, a sensation
as if a hernia would occur; it felt as if the intestines wanted to come
out on a small place; the feeling was very distinct and marked, but not
at all painful. Disagreeable sensation in the anus as if it were stopped
up with a plug, or as if filled with wind. Hæmorrhoids. Discharge of a
little blood with the stool. A proving ten years later yielded the same
symptoms as above. As no time the least affection of the skin, [6].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
►
The menses came at once, out of the proper time; too early, [5].
CHEST.
►
Bruiselike pain of the muscles and bones of the chest, [5].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Pain extending from the left shoulder
downward to the lower ribs, [5]. ► A numbness of feeling in the muscles of
the arms and hands, [5]. ► Gnawing pain in the bones of the arms and
hands, [5].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Itching stitches on the right shin-bone, [5].
GENERALITIES.
►
In the whole body feeling of being unwell, which causes restlessness, [5].
SLEEP.
►
In his sleep, he dreams that he hears music, and thereupon awakens, and
still thinks that he hears it, [5].® 2000
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