Text Book of Materia Medica.
By Adolph Lippe, M. D.
Professor of Materia Medica at the Homœopathic
College of Pennsylvania.
Presented by Médi-T.
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Mind and Disposition.
Irresoluteness.
Inclined to talk, to laugh, and to be merry.
Head.
Sensation as if the brain were expanded or constricted.
The headache is felt only when standing (or walking).
Eyes.
Aversion to light ; stinging-burning in the eyes.
Face.
[5] Red, hot face.
Pimples on the cheeks, wings of the now, and corners of the mouth.
The upper lip is cracked.
Mouth and Throat.
Sour blood is drawn from the decayed teeth.
The teeth feel dull.
Dryness in the throat.
[10] Hawking up of sour mucus, causing
the teeth to feel dull.
Accumulation of sour water in the mouth.
The tongue is thickly coated, while it cleans of in patches, and they
are very sensitive.
Stomach and Abdomen.
Bitter taste in the mouth before eating.
Saltish-sour taste of the food, especially butter and meat.
[15] Nausea with headache and anxiety.
Nausea and vomiting after eating fat food.
Bitter eructations and hiccough.
Sudden sensation in the abdomen as if bubbles were bursting in it.
Stinging pain in the abdomen, especially in the sides.
Stool and Anus.
[20] Inefficient urging to go to stool.
The stool is passed with difficulty, even if it is not hard.
Voluptuous itching on the perinæum, compelling one to scratch.
Urinary Organs.
Frequent urging to urinate, with copious secretion.
Diabetes.
Respiratory Organs.
[25] Sensation as if the larynx were
pressed together.
Stitches in the chest.
Twitching in the intercostal muscles.
Back and Neck.
Twitching and stinging in the muscles of the throat and neck.
Tearing from the ear downward to the neck.
[30] Pressing-stinging in the spine and
sacrum, with dyspnœa.
Rumbling and bubbling in the shoulder-blades, with chilliness over the
whole body.
Extremities.
Upper. Twitching in the muscles of the
arm.
Icy-cold tips of the fingers.
Lower. Stitches in the thighs, calves
and soles of the feet.
[35] Burning in the knees, lower legs,
and toes.
Generalities.
The limbs are movable, but it feels as if the power to move them were
impeded.
All the limbs are painful to the touch, and if a wrong position.
Sleep.
Sleepiness, and going to sleep while listening to a scientific.
Sleepiness in day-time, and yawning while sitting.
Fever.
[40] Chilliness, especially after
eating and drinking.
Chilliness all over, with headache.
Chill in the open air.
Heat at night on waking, especially on the face and hands.
Violent night-sweats, mostly before midnight during the first sleep.
[45] Very debilitating perspiration,
causing biting on the skin.
Conditions.
Most complaints arise while sitting or standing, and disappear on
walking.
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