The symptomatology of Tabacum is exceedingly well marked. The nausea,
giddiness, death-like pallor, vomiting, icy coldness, and sweat, with the intermittent
pulse, are all most characteristic. Has marked antiseptic qualities, antidotal to cholera
germs. Complete prostration of the entire muscular system. Collapse. Gastralgia, enteralgia,
seasickness, cholera infantum; cold, but wants abdomen uncovered. Vigorous peristaltic activity diarrhśa.
Produces high tension and arteriosclerosis of the coronary arteries. Should prove the most
homeopathic drug for angina pectoris, with coronaritis and high tension (Cartier).
Constriction of throat, chest, bladder, rectum. Pallor, breathlessness, hard-cordlike pulse.
Mind.–
Sensation of excessive wretchedness. Very despondent. Forgetful. Discontented.
Head.–
Vertigo on opening eyes;
sick headache, with deathly nausea; periodical. Tight feeling as from a band. Sudden pain,
as if struck by a hammer. Nervous deafness. Secretion from eyes, nose and mouth increased.
Eyes.–
Dim sight; sees as through a veil; strabismus. Amaurosis; muscć volitantes. Central scotoma. Rapid blindness
without lesion, followed by venous hyperćmia and atrophy of optic nerve.
Face.–
Pale, blue, pinched, sunken, collapsed, covered with
cold sweat (Ars; Verat). Freckles.
Throat.–
Nasopharyngitis and tracheitis, hemming,
morning cough, sometimes with vomiting. Hoarseness of public speakers.
Stomach.–
Incessant nausea; worse, smell of tobacco smoke (Phos); vomiting on least motion, sometimes of fecal matter, during pregnancy with much spitting. Seasickness; terrible faint, sinking
feeling at pit of stomach. Sense of relaxation of stomach, with nausea (Ipec). Gastralgia; pain from cardiac end extending to left
arm.
Abdomen.–
Cold. Wants abdomen
uncovered. It lessens the nausea and vomiting. Painful distension. Incarcerated
hernia.
Rectum.–
Constipation; rectum paralyzed, prolapsed. Diarrhśa,
sudden, watery, with nausea and vomiting, prostration, and cold sweat; discharges look like
sour milk, thick, curdled, watery. Rectal tenesmus.
Urinary.–
Renal colic; violent pain along ureter, left side.
Heart.–
Palpitation when lying on left side. Pulse intermits,
feeble, imperceptible. Angina pectoris, pain in prćcordial region. Pain radiates from
center of sternum. Tachycardia. Bradycardia. Acute dilatation
caused by shock or violent physical exertion (Royal).
Respiratory.–
Difficult, violent constriction of chest.
Prćcordial oppression, with palpitation and pain between shoulders. Cough followed by
hiccough. Cough dry, teasing, must take a swallow of cold water (Caust;
Phos). Dyspnśa, with tingling down left arm when lying on left side.
Extremities.–
Legs and hands icy cold; limbs tremble.
Paralysis following apoplexy (Plumb). Gait shuffling,
unsteady. Feebleness of arms.
Sleep.–
Insomnia with dilated heart, with cold, clammy skin
and anxiety.
Fever.–
Chills, with cold sweat.
Modalities.–
Worse,
opening eyes; evening; extremes of heat and cold. Better,
uncovering, open fresh air.
Relationship.–
Compare: Hydrobromic
acid; Camph; Verat; Ars. Compare: Nicotinum
(Alternate tonic and clonic spasms, followed by general relaxation and trembling; nausea,
cold sweat, and speedy collapse; head drawn back, contraction of eyelids and masseter
muscles; muscles of neck and back rigid; hissing respiration from spasm of laryngeal and
bronchial muscles).
Antidotes.–
Vinegar; sour apples. Camphor
in the physiological antagonist. Ars (chewing tobacco); Ign; (smoking); Sep
(neuralgia and dyspepsia); Lycop (impotency); Nux (bad taste due to tobacco); Calad
and Plantag (cause aversion to tobacco); Phosph (tobacco heart, sexual weakness).
Dose.–
Third to thirtieth and higher potencies.
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