Primula Obconica – Pathogénésies de l’an 1900 – Robert Séror

Pathogénésies de l’an 1900

New, Old And Forgotten Remedies

By Edward
Pollock Anshutz

Presented
by Dr Robert Séror

Primula Obconica

(Dr. E. V. Ross)

Natural order

:
Primulaceae.

Common Name

:
Primrose var. obconica.

Preparation

: The
entire fresh plant in flower with root is macerated in twice its weight
of alcohol.

Dr. E. V.

Ross, of Rochester, N. Y., thus
summarizes the various papers that have appeared on this remedy-sources
of papers named in his article :

The following summary of the pathogenetic effects of

Primula were produced from handling and in otherwise coming in
contact with the plant, and so far as known the poisonous properties are
wholly confined to the leaves.

The effects bear a close resemblance to

Anacardium, Euphorbium,
Ranunculus, Rhus, etc.

It is evidently deserving of a thorough proving, and it is our
intention to attempt one as soon as a reliable preparation can be had.

References :

(1) Syme, British Medical journal. (N° 1 to 8)

(2) London Lancet. (N° 9 to 11)

(3) Homeopathic World, March, 1892. (N° 12 to 15)

(4) American Homeopathist, . 1897, p. 429. (N°16 to 23)

(5) New York Medical Journal, January, 1898, p. 68. (N° 24 to 32)

Eczema on face.

Eczema on face and arms.

Moist eczema on face and forearms, papular and ‘excoriated.

Severe cracking over joints and fingers as from frost.

Great itching of the skin.

Eruption appears at night.

Eruption and itching worse at night.

The itching was intolerable at night.

Irritable papular eruption on both hands, followed by
desquamation.

Papular eruption on chin.

Eruption of small papules on a raised base with intolerable
itching.

Papular eruption (eczematous) on hands, wrists and fingers.

Skin red and swollen and itching violently.

At night she became feverish, hands and face would burn, then
intolerable itching followed by erythema with small papules becoming
pustular.

Papular eruption itching violently.

Confluent blotches on face resembling urticaria.

Eruption between fingers which resembles scabies.

Desquamation.

Purple blotches on dorsal surface of hands.

Palmar surface of hands and fingers are stiff and unusable.

Deep-seated blisters form on tip of each finger and above and
below each phalangeal flexure.

Blisters on fingers from which a clear fluid escapes on being
pricked.

Intense itching and burning accompanies the eruption.

Eruption preceded by pricking sensation which gradually changes to
a smarting.

Skin tumefied and diffuse infiltration with a red serosity, with
here and there small fullae filled with a limpid liquid.

Eyelids greatly swollen and covered with large fullae, eyes half
closed.

Great tension and redness of skin resembling erysipelas.

Desquamation sometimes furfuraceous, sometimes lamellar, involving
all of the epidemic layer in such a manner that in some places the
papillary layer. was exposed.

Eyelids stiff and immovable, resembling ptosis.

Dryness and heat in palms of hands.

Deep infiltration of tissues rendering the parts stiff and
immovable.

Skin symptoms accompanied by pronounced febrile symptoms.

From symptoms Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 23 it would appear the time of
aggravation is at night, and the most prominent sensation is

itching and less prominent is burning.

This is characteristic of the

Arsenicum eruption,
also of Anacardium,
Rhus tox., and
some others.

The eruption also bears a strong resemblance to these remedies, and
if one may judge from the symptoms enumerated ought to prove a potent
rival in erysipelas and eczematous complaints.

Rhus

poisoning will no doubt find a new
and efficient remedy in Primula.

Numérisation, vérification, illustrations,
restructuration et mise en page par le Dr. R. S.