Epilobium Palustre.
Epilobium lineare. Willow Herb. N. O. Onagraceć.
Clinical.─
Dysphagia. Fever. Larynx, affections
of. Ptyalism. Throat, sore.
Characteristics.─
Epil. p.
was proved by Dr. J. S. Wright, a tincture of the root being used. Symptoms of filling up of
throat, inability to swallow, fever and headache were produced. A boy poisoned with the
flowers of Epil. hirsutum had strong epileptiform
convulsions in rapid succession.
SYMPTOMS.
2. Head.─
Headache with fever.
6. Face.─
Face red.
8. Mouth.─
Ptyalism.─Dull and
sleepy but could not sleep, the saliva would choke him.
9. Throat.─
In morning throat began filling up; at
noon could not swallow water; larynx sore to pressure with hard lumps on each side
externally.
13. Stools.─
Three loose stools on eighth day;
none the day after.
14. Urine.─
Urine red.
27. Fever.─
Hard chill began 11 a.m., lasted an
hour; high fever came on with aching all over and severe headache; this lasted all night;
could not sleep.® 2000
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