THE GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA
Juglans cinerea
Tincture of the bark of the root.
Provings by Paine, Clark, Cressor and Hale. See Allen’s Encyclopµdia, vol. 5, p. 193.
– Retrosternal pain, Burnett, Hom. Rev., vol. 32, p. 205á; Scarlatina (20 cases reported cured), Horton, A. H. O., vol. 8, p. 174á; Erysipelas, Horton, A. H. O., vol. 4, p. 162á; Eczema, Horton, A. H. O., vol. 3, p. 551, and vol. 4, p. 161á; Herpes circinatus, Horton, A. H. O., vol. 3, p. 551á; Impetiginous eruption, Horton, A. H. O., vol. 3, p. 551á; Impetigo figurata, Horton, A. H. O., vol. 3, p. 551á; Lichen lividus, Horton, A. H. O., vol. 4, p. 162.
Dull headache on rising, passing off on getting up.
Sharp, shooting pains in occiput, often associated with liver disturbance.
Inflammation, with pustules on lids and around eyes.
HEARING AND EARS. [6] [Jug. c.]
Pain on swallowing, which is deep, drawing, tickling.
Erysipelas of entire face, < right side, extending around to r. ear, which was swollen twice its natural sizeá; eyelids turgid and infiltrated, nearly obscuring sight, < right side.
Patch of herpes circinatus upon chin about size of dollar, steadily increasing in size.
TASTE, SPEECH, TONGUE. [11] [Jug. c.]
Tip of tongue sore, dryness of fauces.
Swelling in submaxillary glands, < right.
PALATE AND THROAT. [13] [Jug. c.]
Sore throat, with dry lips and moist mouth.
Throat feels swollen, with pain on right side.
Chronic inflammation of throat, with general debility.
APPETITE, THIRST. DESIRES, AVERSIONS. [14] [Jug. c.]
Loss of appetite, with coppery taste.
HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. [16] [Jug. c.]
Nausea in morningá; vomiting, retching, with colic.
SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH. [17] [Jug. c.]
Pain in epigastrium and boring in stomach.
Indigestion, with gastric irritabilityá; flatulence.
Pain in each hypochondriac region.
Stitching pains about liver and under right scapula.
ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19] [Jug. c.]
Flatulence and aching in abdomen after dinner.
Deep seated pain on left side near kidneys.
Heat and pain in hypogastrium.
Irritation and inflammation of mucous membrane of bowels, followed by dysentery.
STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] [Jug. c.]
Loose stool which smells like onions.
Tenesmus and burning after stool.
Bilious, yellowish green stools with burning and tenesmus.
Constipation preceded by diarrh£a.
Colic, very severe and prostrating, with purging.
Diarrh£a of soldiers in camps.
URINARY ORGANS. [21] [Jug. c.]
Diarrh£a with cutting in abdomen.
VOICE AND LARYNX. TRACHEA AND BRONCHIA. [25] [Jug. c.]
Rattling in bronchia on coughing, without expectoration.
Expectoration of very tenacious mucus and musty sputa.
INNER CHEST AND LUNGS. [28] [Jug. c.]
Great oppression in chest, with cutting pains in lungs.
Retrosternal pain, < or only felt when walking out of doors, after meals, or when hurried, or going up hill.
Suffocating pain in chest, especially when walking, so that he has to stand still. ?áAngina pectoris.
Pain in left side, < on pressure.
Dropsy of chest of rheumatic origin, when there are bright red erythematous spots.
Scrofulous consumption, with great emaciation.
Stitchlike pain under right scapula, when stooping.
Aching pain in small of back on stooping.
Aching or shooting pain in lumbar region.
Aching in right, pain in left shoulder.
Great pain in right axilla, extending down arms along course of nerves.
Aching pains in arms and wrists, as if sprained.
Heat on inner side of thigh, and in feet, with cramplike pain in left hip at night.
LIMBS IN GENERAL. [34] [Jug. c.]
Rheumatic pain in right shoulder, extending to pectoral muscles, producing inability to draw a deep inspirationá; a single thickly set patch of impetigo figurata upon inside of left leg, between knee and in step which soon became crusted, discharging a purulent, ichorous secretion, irritating surrounding skin, producing a wide, inflammatory marginá; painful and soreá; difficulty in walking.
REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] [Jug. c.]
Risingá: dull headache > when getting up.
Stoopingá: stitch-like pain under right scapulaá; aching in small of back.
Could neither sit nor lie with any comfort on account of eruption.
Going up hillá: retrosternal pain <.
Walking out of doorsá: retrosternal pain < ; suffocating pain in chest so that he has to stand stillá; difficult on account of eruption on legsá; pain from rectum to bladder >.
Nightá: fulness of headá; cramplike pain in left hip.
Attacks come on first half of nightá: pain from rectum to bladder.
Latter half of night must walk his room.
TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER. [39] [Jug. c.]
When heated from overexertioná: itching of whole body.
Scarlatinaá; anginose symptoms pretty well developedá; no sequela.
ATTACKS, PERIODICITY. [41] [Jug. c.]
One attack hardly subsides before a fresh crop appearsá: eczema.
LOCALITY AND DIRECTION. [42] [Jug. c.]
Rightá: aching pain in templeá; erysipelas of face <, extending to eará; eyelid turgid and infiltratedá; swelling in submaxillary glands < ; pain in side of faucesá; stitch-like pain under scapulaá; aching in shoulderá; pain in axillaá; rheumatic pain in shoulder.
Leftá: coryza from nostrilá; deep seated pain on side near kidneysá; pain in sideá; pain in shoulderá; cramplike pain in hipá; a single thickly set patch of impetigo figurata upon inside of leg.
Arms and wrists as if sprained.
Painá: in right side of faucesá; in epigastriumá; in each hypochondriac regioná; hypogastriumá; retrosternalá; in left sideá; in left shoulderá; in eczema of hands.
Great painá: in right axilla, extending down arms along nerves.
Cuttingá: in abdomená; in lungs.
Shooting painá: in lumbar region.
Stitchlike painá: under right scapulaá; in occiputá; about liver.
Severe pressing painá: extending from rectum to neck of bladder.
Very severe and prostrating colic.
Deep seated painá: on left side near kidneys.
Deep, drawing, tickling painá: in ears.
Achingá: in right templeá; in abdomená; in small of backá; in r. shoulderá; in arms and wrists.
Rheumatic painá: in left shoulderá; extending to pectoral muscles.
Heatá: in hypogastriumá; on inner side of thighá; in feet.
Unbearable smarting painsá: eczema of hands.
Drynessá: of noseá; of faucesá; of lips.
Sinking sensationá: at stomach.
Painful itchingá: of eruption upon body, face and arms.
Intolerable itching and soreness of eczema of hands.
Violent itchingá: over whole body in spots.
Scrofulous swelling of glands.
TOUCH. PASSIVE MOTION. INJURIES. [45] [Jug. c.]
Pressureá: pain in left side <.
Redness of skin, resembling flush of scarlatinaá; violent itching over whole body, in spots, changing about, first one place then anotherá; < when being heated from overexertion.
Erysipelatous inflammation of skin of body and extremities.
Numerous and extensive patches of eruption on body and extremities, varying in size from a dollar to a man’s hand. ?áErythema nodosum.
Eruption upon body, face and armsá; painful itching causing an irresistible inclination to tear off the crusts. ?áEcthyma.
Eruption resembling eczema simplex.
Eruption general and almost confluentá; pustules large and thickly setá; those upon face seemed to be drying, with steady increase and aggravation of those upon body and extremitiesá; could neither sit nor lie with any comfortá; worriedá; slept but littleá; appetite poorá; diarrh£a. ?áEcthyma.
Impetiginous eruption upon chin, which had been torn and broken, producing hard crusts, which nearly covered entire surfaceá; some scattering crusts of same upon hands and armsá; several large aphthous sores upon inside of lips and upon tongueá; constipationá; child fretful and feverishá; ichorous secretion of sores had inoculated mother’s breast, producing similar sores around nipples.
Various forms of eruptions emanating from a psoric or sycotic taint.
Entire circumference of leg, from knee to ankle, covered with lichen lividusá; the livid character of papula, and ecchymosed streaks running from pimple to pimple, appeared almost like a coarse purple net drawn around limbá; severe pressing pain extending from rectum to neck of bladder, thence radiating up spermatic cordsá; attacks come on first half of night during sleepá; > walkingá; must walk his room the entire latter half of night.
Chronic eczema of hands, one attack hardly subsiding before a fresh crop made its appearance, often passing from simple to impetiginous varietyá; the ichorous and semi-purulent secretion oozing upon exercising the hands, would crust over again, causing most intolerable itching and sorenessá; is awakened at times from sound sleep and finds himself scratching the skin off handsá; dyspepsia, with bronchial irritation and cough.
Simple eczema of hands and wrists, assuming finally all characteristics of a fully developed impetigo figurata in its pustular stageá; the patches had coalesced and eruption had become confluent generallyá; pustules were discharging and crusting over, and there was an unbearable degree of tension and pain about them.
Eczema of hands, disease having reached impetiginoid degree, extending over entire back of both hands, and around ball of thumbs nearly to middle of palmsá; upon removing bread poultices which patient had applied the softened crusts and intervening epidermis adhered to them, leaving a raw surface, and this was followed by a copious discharge of bloodá; unbearable smarting pains.
STAGE OF LIFE, CONSTITUTION. [47] [Jug. c.]
Girl, µt. 18 mos., impetiginous eruption.
Boy, µt. 2 suffering three monthsá; ecthyma.
Girl, µt. 4á; herpes circinatus.
Boy, µt. 14á; impetigo figurata.
Man, had ill health for some timeá; complained of languorá; slight nausea at times, and occasional wandering pains about limbsá; was seized quite suddenly during night with acute pain through right hypochondriac region, darting upward into chestá; difficult respiration and cough, nausea and feverá: Acon. relieved, and three days after there appeared erythema nodosum.
Man, after feeling indisposed a week or twoá; impetigo figurata.
Woman, µt. 35, afflicted occasionally, for yearsá; eczema.
Man, µt. 65, formerly farmer, debilitated, broken down constitutioná; lichen lividus.
Compareá: Bryon. in rheumatic pains, dropsy of chest, stitching in liver, occipital headacheá; Chelid. in liver pain, especially under right scapula, bilious stoolsá; Nux vom. in jaundice, liver pains, occipital headacheá; Gelsem., Coccul. and Carbo v. In occipital headaches.