Sumbul.
Ferula sumbul. Sumbul. Musk-root. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of the
powdered root.Clinical.─
Acne. Asthma. Breasts, pains in.
Chorea. Diarrhœa. Epilepsy. Fainting. Heart, palpitation of, nervous; affections of.
Pneumonia. Hysteria. Infra-mammary pains. Neuralgia. Porrigo capitis. Spermatorrhœa.
Throat, catarrh of; spasm of. Typhoid fever. Worms.
Characteristics.─
Sumbul,
as its name, “Musk-root,” implies, has an odour resembling that of musk. The
resemblance is so close that Sumbul is used to
adulterate musk. Sumb. was proved by Lembke, Cattell,
and others, and the symptoms are as like to those of Moschus
as the physical resemblance would imply. Hysterical mood; easy fainting; nervous
palpitation; are common to both. Hale gives the following indications: (1) Nasal and pharyngeal catarrh, with nervousness, sleeplessness,
and tendency to spasms (especially in children); discharge of tenacious, yellow mucus. (2) Ascarides, with bloated, drum-like. abdomen and constipation,
picking nose (cured with Sumb. 15). (3) Oily pellicle in urine. (4)
Pain in left uterine region. (5) Asthma: catarrhal,
spasmodic, or cardiac. (6) Climacteric flushings. (7) Neuralgia: facial or ovarian, in women of quick and lively
nervous constitutions. (8) Neuralgia of left
hypochondrium, simulating angina pectoris; with palpitation; in nervous women. (9) Insomnia of chronic alcoholism. Peculiar
Sensations of Sumb. are: Tongue as if
scraped. Like a string pulling in right breast. Corkscrew pains in (left) uterus and
appendages. Clogged sensation in left chest. As if heart beating in water. The left side was
more affected than the right. The symptoms are < by
motion. < After sitting. <
By inspiration. < By cold. >
By warmth. < Thinking of symptoms. < In morning. Music =
faintness.
Relations.─
Compare:
General symptoms, Mosch., Asaf. Porrigo, Melit., Medor., Mez. Oily pellicle on urine, Sul.,
Pul., Petr. Tenacious, yellow mucus, Hydras. Infra-mammary pain, Act. r., Pul., Lil. t. < Thinking of symptoms, Ox. ac., Pip. meth.
SYMPTOMS.
1. Mind.─
Intellect dull in morning; inability to
study; clearer in evening and in warmth.─Happy disposition with
continued smiling; expression idiotic; fear of becoming insane (chorea).─Hysterical
mood even in men; alternate laughter and tears; easily excited; emotional; irritable,
fidgety, at first spirits are exalted, then depressed.
2. Head.─
Vertigo: on stooping; using warm water;
moving about or rising from a seat; feeling a want of security.─Hysteria,
with tendency to faint from slightest cause.─Fits with falling forward.─Ebullition
of blood in head, lightness and exalted feeling.─Cold in the head, < morning.─Porrigo in infants, l. side of
scalp; spots round and dry, slightly raised and reddened at edges with bran-like scales in
centre.
3. Eyes.─
Sensation of foreign body in eyes.─Tight
feeling in eyes.─Quivering and swimming before eyes.
4. Ears.─
Loud surging and hissing in both ears;
in r.
5. Nose.─
Cold in head, <
morning.─Coryza: watery; of yellow mucus.─Alæ nasi
sore at edges.─Stuffing in nose.─Tenacious yellow
mucus in nose; < l. nostril.─Loss
of smell.
6. Face.─
Acne punctata, black pores on face.
8. Mouth.─
Brown (or white) coating on tongue,
morning.─Tongue feels rough as if scraped, with heat in throat.─Increased
saliva.
9. Throat.─
Erosion, burning heat and rawness in
throat, with tenacious mucus.─Catarrhs of children with great nervous
irritation and spasms.─Choking constriction at top of gullet, constant
swallowing.
11. Stomach.─
Appetite increased.─Eructations;
empty.─Nausea and salivation.─Pressure; rumblings;
slight shootings in stomach.
12. Abdomen.─
Tension, pain, and gnawing in r.
hypochondrium.─Abdomen feels distended, painful.─Gnawing
in r. hypochondrium.─Glands in groins painful.
13. Stool and Anus.─
Ascarides with bloated,
drum-like abdomen and constipation; pricking at nostrils.─Chronic diarrhœa,
from inert condition of intestinal canal; discharges cause alarm; diarrhœa in typhoid
fever.─Rectum protrudes.─Hæmorrhoids excited.
14. Urinary Organs.─
Urine: clear; yellowish-red;
clouded at bottom, and an oily pellicle on surface.─Frequent desire.─Stitches
up urethra.
15. Male Sexual Organs.─
Absence of erections and
all sexual desire.─Itching in genitals with increased desire.─Erythema
of scrotum.
16. Female Sexual Organs.─
Leucorrhœa, white,
esp. after sitting.─Menses: premature; of short duration, with deficient
quantity; retarded.─Corkscrew pains in l. region of uterus and
appendages.─Tensive pain like a string in r. breast.─Tensive
pains in l. breast, evening.─Lancinations and biting pains in l. breast,
< deep inspirations.─Flushings at
climaxis.
17. Respiratory Organs.─
Hoarseness.─Asthma:
catarrhal; but more esp. spasmodic, hysterical.─Hacking cough.
18. Chest.─
Tightness in chest with diminished
secretion.─Paroxysm of dull pressure under sternum.─Tightness,
tensive, stretched feeling across chest, between l. breast and sternum and in l. breast, < on inspiration.
19. Heart.─
Pulse: very irregular, compressible;
want of elasticity in vessels.─Nervous affections of heart; rheumatic
carditis; heart’s impulse strong, jerking, esp. after exertion or during digestion; action
of heart full and sharp, strokes at times irregular, rapid, then slow; bellows murmur;
flushings of heat in floods from back; sharp pains like a knife in chest; oppression in l.
chest, clogged sensation; < on stooping; l. arm numb,
heavy, weary, with sharp, wiry shooting in fingers; hysterical mood.─Nervous
palpitation in hysterical subjects; or at climaxis.─Heart beats softly,
as if in water, with sinking of heart and sickliness and faintness all over.─Palpitation
on least excitement, < on paying attention to it.
20. Neck and Back.─
Cannot keep warm; least
draught is felt down spine.─Nape of neck, r. side, swollen.
21. Limbs.─
L. arm and foot easily chilled.─Fulness
of arms and feet.─Tremulous tingling, dry, in palms and feet.
22. Upper Limbs.─
Weakness, beaten sensation, and
numbness in arms.─L. arm numb.─Hands red, veins
distended.─Fingers swollen.
23. Lower Limbs.─
Aching, rheumatic pain, weakness
of lower limbs.─Pain in knee, with stiffness, impeding walking.─Felt
as her legs were not her own.─Trembling of feet.
24. Generalities.─
Chorea: constant jerking of
head and limbs, with protrusion of tongue; voracious appetite.─Dropsy
dependent on impaired nervous vitality.─Clogged sensation in body, esp.
in head and stomach.─Hysteria.─Epilepsy; falls
forward, foaming vat mouth.─Tendency to faint from slightest cause.
25. Skin.─
Acne punctata; black pores on face.─Porrigo
in infants, l. side of scalp.─Skin cold, white, shrunken, and dry, as if
washed in acrid water.─Miliary spots on back, r. shoulder-blade, and
hip.─Reddish spots on forehead, chin, and cheeks, containing either
water or thick, white, curdy matter.─Itching.
26. Sleep.─
Drowsy in the cold.─Drowsy
during day.─Wakefulness at night.─Sleep interrupted
by startings of limbs.─Dreams; of falling; vivid; of coitus, followed by
profuse sudden emission.
27. Fever.─
Coldness.─Chilliness,
esp. down spine; sensitiveness to least draught.─Too easily chilled;
want of elasticity in the vessels.─Numbness and coldness of tips of
fingers.─Dry, transient heat all over body.─Typhoid
fever with cerebral excitement; low and nervous fevers succeeding typhus.® 2000
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