SILICEA.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Shuffling, heavy gait, [1]. [1400.]
► The lower extremities are a single
time jerked together, followed by a sensation as if the head were
shaking, as in ague, with bristling of the hair, though with natural
warmth of the body, [1]. ► Trembling of the lower limbs with extreme
nervousness, [33]. ► Muscular twitches in the left lower
extremity, [1]. ►► *Weakness of the lower extremities,
[3]. ►
*Great weariness of the lower extremities from a short walk, so that he
was obliged to rest, [4].
► *Weariness of the lower extremities, in
the morning, [1]. ► *Heaviness of the lower extremities, [1]. ►
The right lower extremity falls asleep, [1].
► The lower extremities fall asleep,
in the evening while sitting, after which they become stiff until she
moves them again, [1]. ► Drawing and tension as from chilliness,
extending from the nates down to the feet (eleventh day), [16]. [1410.]
► Tearing pains in the left lower
extremity (sixteenth day), [12]. ► Tearing extending from the pelvis to the
hollow of the knee, [3]. ► Tearing, here and there, in the whole
left lower extremity, at 11 A.M., [8].
► Sticking prickling in many places
on the lower extremities, gradually relieved after violent scratching, [4]. ►
Hip. ► *Violent bruised
sensation in the hips and small of the back, painful on stooping
(third day), [24]. ►► *Pains in the hips
(thirty-first day), [25]. ► Pain in the left hip when stooping, for a
quarter of an hour, [1]. ► Dragging feel from the right hip down to
the toes, [32]. ► Drawing-jerking pain in the right
hip-joint, making it impossible to move the limb (after sixteen days), [1]. ►
*Tearing pain in the hips, extending along the outer side of
the right leg to the knee, where there was a stitch, relieved while
sitting, returning on moving about; inability to walk on account of
painful stiffness of the knee; after half an hour the sticking and
tension occurred in the second phalanges of the fingers of the left hand
(seventh day), [19]. ► Thighs. [1420.]
► Weakness in the thighs (fourth
day), [19]. ►
Sensation in the left thigh as if a bladder rose under the skin and
suddenly burst (thirty-second day), [25].
► Twittering pain in the thigh
(thirty-second day), [25]. ► Sensation of bursting bubbles in the
right thigh (thirty-second day), [25].
► *The femur pains as if beaten, while
walking, sitting, and lying, even in the morning in bed, on waking,
[1]. ►
*Frequent pain in the thigh, drawing and sticking
(twenty-sixth day), [25]. ► *Drawing in the thighs, extending to the feet,
[1]. ►
*Pain between a drawing and sticking, in the thigh, just below the groin
(twenty-second day), [25]. ► Drawing pain in the right thigh
(thirty-second day), [25]. ► Drawing pain in the lower portion of the
left thigh (thirty-second day), [15].
[1430.] ►
*Tearing in the thighs (nineteenth day), [12]; (thirty-first day), [25]. ►
Tearing in the right thigh, afterwards extending down to the malleoli
(twentieth day), [12]. ► Tearing in the left thigh (thirty-second
day), [25]. ►
Tearing in the left thigh above the knee, back and forth, as if in the
marrow of the bone, afterwards in the knee and after it became very
violent it was relieved by standing (after one hour), [8]. ►
Throbbing tearing in the left thigh, that was somewhat painful (third
day), [12]. ►
Arthritic tearing pains in the left thigh (sixteenth day), [12]. ►
Jerking pain in the muscles of the right thigh, [1]. ► A
jerking periodically in the vessels of the right thigh, a little above
the knee, lasting two hours, not painful (after one hour, twelfth day), [12]. ►
Jerking in the middle and upper portions of the right thigh, [13]. ►
The thighs fall asleep, while sitting, [3].
[1440.] ►
Violent biting on the inner and posterior surface of the thighs (tenth
day), [19]. ►
Stinging in the right thigh (thirty-third day), [25]. ►
Stinging pain in the posterior portion of the thigh (thirty-third day), [25]. ►
Pricking and shooting pain in the left thigh, [29]. ► *Sticking
pain in the right thigh (thirty-second day), [25]. ► *Sticking
in the left thigh, [1];
(thirty-third day), [25]. ► Persistent acute stitches in the middle
of the right thigh, afterwards in one or the other foot and in the arms
(first day), [27]. ► Stitches in the upper part of the right
thigh (thirty-second day), [25]. ► Stitches as with needles in the left
thigh, when walking, [1]. ► *Pulsative sensation in the right thigh
(thirty-third day), [25]. ► Knee. [1450.]
► *Great weakness, especially about the
knees, [21]. ► *Weakness of the knees, [1]. ►
Weakness of the knees, so that he could not stand, afterwards the
weakness extended to the middle third of the thigh (tenth day), [18a]. ►
Painful stiffness of the knees, when walking and standing, [1]. ►
Sensation of bursting bubbles in the hollow of the right knee
(thirty-second day), [25]. ► Tensive pain in the knee, when walking
(thirty-second day), [23]. ►► *The knee is painful as if too tightly
bound, [1]. ► Soreness of the left patella, [1]. ►
Drawing pains in the bones, beginning in the knees and extending along
the outer side of the thighs to the hips, like a tight cord (twentieth
day), [26]. ►
Drawing in the left knee (twelfth day), [1].
[1460.] ►
*Tearing in the knees, while sitting, disappearing on motion,
[1]. ►
Tearing about the right knee, extending to the foot, during rest and
motion, more in the forenoon (after two days), [1]. ►
Stinging-tearing and drawing pains in the left knee (thirty-third day), [25]. ►
Sticking pains in the knees (twenty-first day), [26]. ►
Sticking pain in the right knee (fifth day), [17]. ►
Sticking drawing-pressive pains in the left knee, frequently repeated
(thirty-third day), [25]. ► Stitches from time to time in the knees
(fifth night), [19]. ► Stitches in the knees, deep in the
joints, when walking, not when sitting (twenty-seventh day), [26]. ►
Stitches through the right knee (thirty-third day), [25]. ►
Stitches in the left knee (fourth day), [17];
(thirty-second day), [25]. ► Leg. [1470.]
► Swelling of the legs, though only
as far as the feet, [1]. ► Great weakness of the legs so that he
could scarcely walk (fourth day), [19].
► Weariness in the legs, and below
the calves and in the feet (seventh day), [14].
► Lameness of the whole right leg,
with painful sensitiveness of the balls of the diseased toes, when
walking, [4]. ► Boring pain in a sore spot on the leg
(after fourteen days), [1]. ► Feeling of something alive in the legs,
from the knees to the feet, like a trembling without chilliness, at 6 to
7 P.M. (after fifteen days), [1]. ► When one leg is in great pain the other
is quite numb, [32]. ► Pressive pains in the legs (second day), [17]. ►
In the evening, drawing pain down the legs, always ending with starting
up or jerking in the legs, [1]. ► Drawing and tearing pains in the left leg
(thirty-third day), [23]. [1480.] ►
Tearing pains in the legs, worse during warmth and while sitting than on
moving about (third day), [12]. ► Persistent tearing pain in the right leg,
from 2 to 5 P.M. (twelfth day), [12].
► Arthritic tearing pains in the
right leg, afterwards extending up to the shoulder, where it gradually
disappeared (seventeenth day), [12].
► Tearing in the leg, very painful in
the malleoli (nineteenth day), [12].
► Violent biting in the legs
(eleventh day), [19]. ► A frequent pulsative sensation in the
left leg (thirty-third day), [23].
► Pulsations in both legs
(thirty-third day), [25]. ► Pressive pain in the left tibia, lasting
two hours, [1]. ► Painful drawing in the lower portion of
the tibia (thirty-first day), [25].
► A drawing tearing in the tibia
frequently repeated (thirty-second day), [23].
[1490.] ►
Tearing in the middle portion of the tibia (twenty-ninth day), [25]. ►
Pinching pain in the left tibia and knee, [1].
► Numbness and swelling of the
calves, [32]. ► *When walking, sensation as if the calves were
too short, immediately disappearing on sitting, [1]. ►
Painful cramp in the right calf, in the morning in bed, [1]. ► Painful
contraction in the right calf (eleventh day), [13]. ► *Tension
in the calves as from cramp, when walking (twentieth day), [26]. ►
*Calves tense and contracted (twenty-second day), [26]. ►
Painful sensation in the left calf (twenty-second day), [25]. ►
Sticking in the calves on stepping out, while walking, [1]. [1500.]
► Sticking pain above the calf, while
walking in the open air (eighteenth day), [1].
► Ankle. ►
Stiffness and weariness of the ankle, with swelling about the malleoli, [1]. ►
Soreness of the ankles (second day), [16].
► Tension of the ankles, even while
sitting, [1]. ► *Pain, as if sprained, in the ankle, [1]. ►
Drawing in the left ankle, frequently repeated (thirty-third day), [25]. ►
Tearing pain in the ankles, relieved by lying down (fourth day), [19]. ►
Violent sticking pain in the tendo Achillis, while walking in the open
air, [1]. ►
Sticking in the right external malleolus, even at night, [1]. ► Foot.
► Swelling of the feet, mostly in the
morning on rising, less in the evening; very tense when walking, [1]. [1510.]
► *Swelling of the feet, with redness, in
which pressure caused a white spot in a short time; with pain extending
from the toes to the malleoli, [1].
► *Swelling of the feet as far as the
ankles, [32]. ► *Swelling of the left foot as far as the
malleoli, [1]. ► (Erysipelas broke out on the foot and
about the ankle, red, shiny, with stinging pains), [15b]. ►
*Intolerable sour odor of the feet without perspiration, [1]. ►►
*Intolerably bad, carrion-like odor of the feet, without perspiration,
every evening (after three days), [1]. ► Several
times her feet gave way under her, while walking, [32]. ► *Weakness
of the feet (fourteenth day), [12].
► *Painful cramp in the sole of the right
foot, and especially in the great toe, during a long walk
(after two days), [1]. ► *Cramp in the soles of the feet, [1]. [1520.]
► The foot is easily sprained, [3]. ►
*Soreness of the soles of the feet, especially towards the toes,
[3]. ►
Pain in the feet, as if in the bone, from the middle of the legs down to
the ankles and along the backs of the feet, aggravated by standing and
walking; the pain caused uneasiness in the feet, which made it necessary
to rest them (tenth day), [16]. ► Pain on the back of the foot as if
bruised, [1]. ► Pains in the back of the right foot
(tenth day), [24]. ► Pain in the ball of the foot, [1]. ►
Pains in the ball of the right foot (eleventh day), [15]; (twenty-fourth day), [27]. ►
Drawing in the sole of the foot (thirty-third day), [25]. ► Very
painful tearing in the feet and legs, aggravated by walking; the pains
afterwards were felt in the left foot, especially in the calf, with
constant spasmodic contraction in it, that continued even while sitting
(thirty-sixth day), [15]. ► Violent tearing in the feet, [13]. [1530.]
► Arthritic tearing pains in the top
of the left foot (sixteenth day), [12].
► Constant tearing in the soles of
the feet, lasting till 6 P.M., then extending upward and becoming seated
above the knee, where it continued all night (fourteenth day), [12]. ►
Fine tearing in the middle of the sole of the right foot, towards the
inner margin, together with tension externally, twice in the forenoon
(fifth day), [8]. ► Tearing in the sole of the left foot
(sixteenth day), [12]. ► *Tearing in the heels (twelfth and
twenty-third days), [1]. ► *Burning of the feet, [1]. ► Burning
in the feet, at night, [1]. ► *Burning of the soles of the feet, [1]. ►
Burning in the sole of the right foot, at night, [1]. ► Burning
on the back of the right foot (twelfth day), [15]. [1540.]
► Cutting in the soles of the feet, [3]. ►
Sticking pain in the feet and legs, especially while standing (twelfth
day), [15]. ►
Sticking about the malleoli of the right foot (eighth day), [17]. ►
Sticking in the heel and great toe, while standing and sitting, [1]. ►
Stitches in the soles of the feet, [1].
► Pricking and stitches in the left
heel, [29]. ► Toes. ►
The great toe that had healed, began to pain as if ulcerating, only when
stepping and walking upon it, [1].
► Corn, with violent burning on the
great toe, [1]. ► A corn becomes exceedingly sensitive to
touch, [1]. ►
The toes are stiff, she cannot bend them, [1].
[1550.] ►
Pain in two toes, as from pressure of the boot, while walking (after
seven days), [1]. ► *Constant violent pain in the great toe so that
he can scarcely step, [1].
► Pain as from a sprain in the joint
of the great toe, [3]. ► *Pains beneath the nail of the great toe and
stitches in it, [1]. ► *Frequent boring pain in the great toe,
[3]. ►
Drawing feel in the joints of the toes, as if they were being pulled out
of the sockets, [32]. ► *Tearing in the great toes, in the
evening, [1], [3]. ► Tearing
in the right great toe, [1]. ► Tearing in the ball of the right great
toe a few times, at 11 A.M. (first day), [8].
► Cramplike stitches in the toes, [1]. [1560.]
► *Violent stitches in the corns,
[1], [3]. ► *Stitches
in the corn, jerking up the feet (sixth day), [1]. ► Cutting
stitches in the right great toe, [1].
► Violent stitches in the great toe, [1]. ►
Stitches in the joint of the great toe, [3].
► Stitches in the great toe, so
violent that is jerked the lower extremity (sixth day), [1]. ►
Stitches in the indurated toe, [1].
► *Itching-cutting pain beneath the
toe-nail, [1].
GENERALITIES.
►
She became extremely emaciated during the five days’ illness, [8]. ►
*Emaciation of the whole body, with pale, suffering expression,
[11]. [1570.]
► *Great emaciation, [7]. ►
*Tremulousness when writing (thirty-third day), [25]. ►
Epileptic attack at night, about the time of the new moon;
the body was at first stretched out, then tossed about, without cries
and without biting the tongue (after sixteen days), [1]. ► A
paroxysm; she became pale, quiet, and lost her appetite, complained in a
weeping manner of very violent sticking in the ear, vomited, and became
so weak in the hands that she could not carry a cup to her mouth (after
five hours), [1]. ► *Loss of appetite; pale, suffering expression;
every morning perspiration, which sometimes was
very profuse; heaviness and
weariness of the lower extremities, that frequently obliged her to lie
down; nausea; chilliness every evening before going to sleep; sticking
pains here and there, in the sides of the chest, in the abdomen, limbs,
at times so violent that she started up in fright; pain beneath the
sternum on inspiration; itching on the arms and lower extremities, with
small pimples, [9]. ► In the evening, after lying down (and
slumbering), he began unconsciously to thrash about with the hands and
feet and to jerk, with closed eyes and loud snoring (without screaming);
froth oozed from the mouth, after which he lay motionless, as if dead,
and when one attempted to rouse him, he was quite stiff, then opened his
eyes, that were fixed, and began to mumble (an epileptic attack?),
(after sixteen days), [1]. ► *Great coldness of the whole left side of the
body, followed by frequent slumbering and starting up, as if
she would go away without knowing whither, then
she begins to lose consciousness, speaks unintelligibly, recognizes no
one, and becomes so weak that she cannot turn over alone; after this
violent convulsions, with staring look, distortion of the eyes,
twitching of the lips, lolling of the tongue, stretching and distortion
of the head and limbs, lasting a quarter of an hour, followed
by frightful roaring, dropping of tears from the eyes, frothing at the
mouth; after this warm perspiration over the whole body, free
respiration, slumber, and after several hours gradual return of
consciousness and speech (after forty-six hours), [1]. ►
Indolence in the afternoon; walking was irksome (fourteenth day), [1]. ►►
*Sense of great debility; she wants always to be lying down, [33]. ►
*Disinclination for physical effort; feels stupid (fourteenth
day), [12]. [1580.] ►►
*Great weariness (seventh day), [15a]. ►►
*Great weakness (after twenty-eight hours), [1]; (fourth day), [18].
► *Obliged to keep the bed for five days
on account of great weakness, [8].
► *Great weakness, even to faintness, at
night, [1]. ► *Great weakness, in the morning on rising,
[1]. ►
*Great weakness, in the morning after waking, [1]. ►
Constant weakness and sleepiness while walking in the open air, so that
she was obliged to hurry to reach the house, [1]. ► *Very weak
and tremulous after walking, in the evening, [1]. ► So weak
that he could not walk though without pain (fourth day), [1]. ► So
exhausted at noon, before dinner, that he was obliged to lie down, [1]. [1590.]
► So great uneasiness in all parts of
the body that he cannot sit still nor continue to write, [1]. ►
Uneasiness of the body and headache after sitting a long time, [1]. ►►
*Internal restlessness and excitement (forty-second day), [15]. ►
He woke after midnight with uneasiness, difficult breathing, and dryness
of the skin (after nine days), [1].
►► *Sensitiveness to cold air,
[11]. ►►
*He took cold very easily, [9].
► On the approach of and during a
storm be violently affected; the powers are exhausted when walking;
cannot proceed; is obliged to be led; becomes very weak and sleepy, with
heaviness and heat of the body, [1].
►► *Takes cold easily and has a
cough (eleventh day), [1].
► The whole body was stiff at night,
as if asleep, with anxiety, so that she could not fall asleep, [1]. ►
*Easy orgasm of blood and constant excitement, [1]. [1600.]
► *Orgasm of blood at night; throbbing in
all the vessels, [1]. ► *Awoke with rapid pulse, palpitation, sensation
of heat, eructations, and pressure in the pit of the stomach,
followed by vomiting of bitter mucus, with retching, [1]. ►
Disagreeable sensation first in the genitals, afterwards extending over
both sides of the trunk, like a cutting, to the shoulders, and thence
into the arms, with tension in them; they seemed asleep; this occurred
every quarter of an hour while at rest, especially while sitting and
standing, not at night (after fourteen days), [1]. ► Easily
strained by lifting, which causes stitches in the pit of the
stomach and frequent vomiting at night; often, also, cutting in the
lower abdomen, with accumulation of flatus, [1]. ► *Bruised
pain over the whole body, as if he had lain in an uncomfortable
position, at night, [1].
►► *Bruised feeling over the whole
body after coition (after twenty-three days), [1]. ► *All the
muscles are painful on motion, [1].
► *Neck, chest, and head, and indeed all
parts of the body, are painful (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ►
*Painfulness of the whole body, in the morning; felt even during sleep,
and then on waking (especially in the right upper arm and
left shoulder); better after rising, [1].
►► *The whole side of the body upon
which he is lying is painful, as if ulcerating, with constant chilliness
on the slightest uncovering, with intolerable thirst and frequent
flushes of heat in the head (after two days), [8]. [1610.] ► Acute pain here and there in the bones,
especially in the morning on rising, before she begins to move, [7a]. ►
*Sensation as if the whole body had been broken; she could not keep out
of bed on account of weakness, for three days (after three
days), [8]. ►► *The whole body is painful, as if beaten
(after forty-eight hours), [1]. ► Some painless shocks through the whole
body, [1]. ►
She felt at times as if she was divided in half, and that the left side
did not belong to her, [32]. ► Drawing pain in the ears, jaws, hands,
and tibiæ, [1]. ► She felt as if knives were running into
her, [34]. ► *Sticking pain in various parts of the left side
of the body, especially in the chest, aggravated by deep inspiration
(third day), [15]. ► *She is unable to lie on the left side, on
account of persistent stitches in it, for three days (after
three days), [8]. ► (Was able to sleep on the left side,
which formerly he could never do), (fifth day), [27]. [1620.]
►► *Most of the symptoms of Silicea
occur at the time of the new moon, [1]. ►►
*Pain aggravated by motion, [3].® 2000
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