Æsculus hippocastanum

Allen, The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica, 1874, Vol. I, p. 48

-3ilsculus Hippocastanum, L. Nat. order, Sapindacese. Common names, Horse Chestnut ; (Germ.) Rosskastanie ; (Fr.) Le marronnier dlnde. Preparation, Trituration or tincture from the fresh fruit without the shell.

Authorities. 1, Cooley, N. Y. St. Trans., 8, 330 (took the tinct.) ; 2, Buehmanu, Viertl Jahrschrift, 10, 1 (took the powdered nut and tinct.); 3, Augusta B., ibid, (nut and 0) ; 4, Miss W. Br., ibid, (nut) ; 5, Miss W. N.,ibid. (nut); 6, Pastor R. H.,ibid. (nut); 7, Ed. B., ibid, (tinct.); 8. Mrs. J., ibid, (tinct.); 9, C. W. Boyce, Hale's New Remedies, 2d ed. (1st. dec. trit.); 10, T. C. Duncan, ibid. (Ist and 2d dec. dil.;; 11, W. Warren, ibid., and N. Am. J. of Horn., 10, 80 (1st and 2d dec. trit.); 12, H. M. Paine ibid, (tincture); 13, W. H. Burt, ibid, (crude nut and 1st dec. trit.); 14, C. H. Lee, ibid. (3d dil. and tinct.); 15, Dr. J. C. Raymond, N. Am. J. of Ham., 10, 90 (6th cent, potency).

Mind

Great repugnance to the drug

Inward cheerfulness and placidity of temper

Feeling very depressed and low-spirited

* - Feeling very sad

Feel dull, gloomy, and despondent

G]oomj forebodings

Extremely irritable; loses temper easy and gains control over it again but slowly

Feels miserably cross,'l

Day before, when he had the darting pains in the trachea, he had a feeling as if death was impending; but this was followed by an exalted condition of brain and nervous system ; thoughts flowed free, easy, and clear

Thoughts rapid

Mind clear

Mind very clear, with a light feeling of anterior lobes; posterior portion of head and cerebellum feel heavy and dull

Mind cloudy

Confusion of ideas; mind gets confused

Very dull and stupid

Disinclination to perform any labor,'-.

Have not studied to-day

Feel disinclined to study, and wanting rest

Unable to fix his a«e?i/i"o??.

Loss of meraory/"-

Ou waking (from sleep while sitting) cannot recognize what she sees; knows not where she is, nor whence came the objects about her/.

Jell p. 49

Confusion of head

Sensation in head as if intoxicated

Co)\fused feeling in head, xoitli giddiness

Vertigo, quite troublesome,^l

Vertigo, very annoying all the afternoon

Slight vertigo

Vertigo, with sense of balancing in the head

Headache general, throughout whole head,'l

Headache worse on stooping or getting up from a chair

Heat in head

Headache all over, as if it would burst (during fever)

Pain and fulness in head, with stiffness in the neck and spine

Fulness in head

Severe headache, as if head would split

Dull headache

Brain feels dull and heavy

Head feels heavy, dull, especially in region of right ear

Dull pains in head, here and there, but principally in right temple and occiput, followed by dull stitches in the forehead and temple

Heaviness of head

Lancinating headache

Slight frontal headache (in one hour)

Very severe frontal headache, all day,*l

Dull fronted headache

Dull, heavy frontal headache

* /)»/^ frontal headache, lith constrictive feeling of skin of forehead

Dull frontal headache, with fluent coryza

Dull weight in forehead

* Dull pressure in forehead, with slight feeling of nausea in stomach, followed immediately by stitches in right hijpochondrimn .

Aching in forehead ; feeling in it as during cold in head

Throbbing in right frontal eminence

Neuralgic pain in region of causality (right), darts towards the left, with a constricted feeling of the skin of the forehead, followed by flying pains in the epigastric region (right lower lobe of liver) (in one hour),*l

Slight uneasiness in region of left causality

Occasional neuralgic pains in forehead and apex of heart,*l

Dull pain in forehead over right eye

Headache over right eye (after one hour)

Pressure of hat on forehead leaves a large, red spot

Frequent flying pains in forehead and temples all day,*l

Frequent flying grains through temples

Pain and soreness at temporal region

Sharp pressing pain in right temple

Dull pain in left temple

Quite severe pains in left temple

Severe shooting pains in left temple

Fine stitches in left temple, with slight feeling of nausea in stomach

Head feels dull over temple

Formication in the front of the temple,l

Feeling as if she had a board upon the head,l

Sensation of fulness in all the upper part of the head,'-.

Headache in upper part of head; the pain is uniform and constant ; the sensation that of fulness and pressure rather than acute pain,*l

Quite severe pain in right side of head, above the temples

A sore spot in right parietal bone, which, upon pressure, felt as if a knife were piercing through

Back of head feels heavy

Dull, heaw pressure on cerebellum

Bruised feeling in the occiput, with feeling of lameness in back of neck

Dull pain in occiput, extending to ears

Dull pain in occiput, with flushes of heat in the integuments of the occiput, back of neck and shoulders

Very severe lancinating headache at base of brain, as if too full

Hyperajsthesia of scalp

Soreness of right side of scalp (the side which rested on the pillow)

Eyes p. 49

Eyes dull

Eyes clear

Eyes of a pinkish hue

Quivering of lids

Twitching of lids

Tries to keep from winking

Frequent twitching of muscles under left eye

Heat in the eyes

Severe smarting of the eyes,*l

* Weight in the eyes

Eyes heavy,''.-- Jerking in right eye (after three and a half hours)

Shooting pam in left eye/

Light and giddy pain in right eye, while near light

Burning and stinging deep in left orbit, as if the pain surrounded the ball of Uie left eye, with feeling of coldness in eye

Painful aching over left eye

Lachrymation .

Eyes filled with tears/

Burning in inner canthi/.

■ Soreness of balls of eyes/

Pupils dilated ; contract slowly/

She can read well at a distance; can read without spectacles, which she could never do before

Flickering before eyes

Optical illusions

Ears p. 50

Burning in the ears/

Fulness in both ears/

Pressure in region of right ear

Nose p. 50

Dryness of postifirior nares

Posterior nares empty; used to be full of mucus in morning

Disposition to sneeze

Sneezing

Thin mucus from nose, causing a frequent use of the pocket-handkerchief

Increased flow of mucus from nasal passages

Profuse secretion of mucus in nostrils, with coryza

Fluent coryza

Much fluent coryza

Frequent coryza

Severe fluent coryza (three hours after)

Fluent coryza, with the dull frontal headache

Fluent coryza, with twisting sensation in the front part of the nose

Coryza, with cool feeling in the nose on breathing in/.

Coryza, profuse, with feeling of fulness in nose and forehead, as if he had taken cold

Catarrh ; fulness of nose, pressure in forehead, especially at root of nose

Left nostril filled with thick mucus ; right one empty

Violent formication on the nose

Fulness at root of nose (frontal sinus)

Pressure at root of nose

Shooting pain in nose

Nose feels sore and full

Raw feeling throughout the whole nasal cavity

Pain in right nasal bone

Pressure in bone on left side of nose

Burning in the nostril

Stinging and burning in posterior nares and soft palate

Sensation of swelling of the nasal mucous membrane, as if from taking cold

Posterior nares and palate feel dry

Feeling in nose as after a pinch of snuff

Sensitiveness of the nasal mucous membrane, which causes a feeling as of coldness in the nose

The nasal mucus becomes even more watery, the inspired air more felt

Drawing in right nostril, as in violent coryza

Dry feeling and sensation of heat in the nose, especially its tip, as when a severe coryza is about to come on

Face p. 50

* Pale, miserable appearance

Looks

Flush of blood to face soon after rubbing it/

Rubbing after washing the face produces red spots under the skin

Flying heat and redness of left side of face

Flying heat in left side of face

Burning in left cheek

Mouth p. 50

Pain in sound teeth

Teeth feel as if covered with oil

Tongue coated white

Tongue slightly coated dirty-white

Tongue coated yellowish-white

Yellow coating on the tongue

Tongue very much coated yellow

Tongue covered with a light-brown coat.

Tongue feeling as if it had been scalded, with great constriction of fauces,'l

Tongue feels as if swollen/

Soreness of tip of tongue, like that produced by ulcers

Sharp biting and stinging pain in tip of tongue and fauces

Mucous surface of mouth and pharynx dry

Dryness°of soft palate

Palate and posterior nares feel dry

* A quantity of thick, yellow phlegm in 7mouth

Burning in mouth and oesophagus

Flow of ivater into the mouth

Rush of water into the mouth

Collection of water in mouth compelling him to swallow

Increase of sa^iw

Salivation

" 1 induced several other persons to make a few trials, hut with no result, except increased salivation

Ptyalism, with an oily taste

Coppery taste in mouth, with increased flow of saliva (in ten minutes)/

Foul taste in mouth

Sweetish taste

Sweet taste, as after taking dulcamara

Sweet taste, like. liquorice,l

Sweetish taste, with dryness of larynx

Sweet, flat, slimy taste in raouth,'l

The taste, which was at first bitter, becomes sweet/.

The taste of the drug is, at first, intensely bitter, and is peculiarly unpleasant and nauseous; the bitter taste is soon displaced by a pleasant, sweetish flavor, very similar to that of ordinary iiqiiorice-root ; this sweet taste remains about an hour

Bitter taste

Bitter, burning taste (of the drug), acting as an astringent on the mouth and oesophagus

Flat, bitter taste in the mouth

Flat, slimy taste in mouth

Metallic taste in. mouth

The taste of the drug remained in the mouth several hours

Unable to articulate long words distinctly ; cannot control the tongue so as to form the words aright

Throat p. 51

The mucus secreted in the throat becomes thinner

The mucus becomes watery

Hawks up ropy mucus

Frequent call to expectorate mucus

Hawks up thick mucus

Hawking of thick, afterwards of watery mucus

Mucus ropy, with a sweetish taste

The mucus in throat excites cough

Increase of secretion from the submaxillary glands

Dryness of the throat

Dryness of the throat after eating

Painful dryness of throat, lasting six hours

* Dnjness and contraction of throat

Dryness and burning in throat, with sweetish taste

Throat dry, as if it was scraped and swollen

* Dryness of back part of throat

* Feeling of dryness and roughness of throat as from taking cold

Dryness in the throat, with scraping sensation during expectoration

* Sensation of dryness in throat and pharynx

Burning in throat *

* Violent burning in throat, xvith raw feeling there

Burning in throat; at one time slight, at another severe (after a quarter of an hour)

Throat felt hot; worse on left side

Pain in throat, as if burnt

All the throat ivas excoriated, and it ivas constricted

* Naw feeling in throat

Immediately on taking the drug, there is a sensation of scraping, irritation, or burning, extending from the mouth to the stomach ; it usually passes off in an hour or two; it remains longer in the stomach than in the throat

Irritation of the throat and esophagus, a sort of constricted, scraped sensation, causing a disposition to hawk, occurred about an hour after taking the drug, and continued for several hours

Scraping sensation in throat, exciting cough

Constant shooting and raw pain in throat

Sore throat, quite troublesome in the forenoon ; none in the afternoon

Sore throat, which was inflamed

Tickling in throat, causing cough

Sensation as if the air breathed in were colder

Contractive pain in throat (five minutes)

Contractive pain, with burning in throat

Fulness of upper part of throat

Pressure in the pit of the throat, as if something had stuck there which required to be expelled

Increased pain in throat after eating a grape

Dryness in soft palate

Great congestion of tonsils and soft palate

Tonsils and soft palate very much congested, but no enlargement

Severe congestion of tonsils and soft palate, with a constant aching distress in them,'l

Constant aching distress in tonsils

Inflamed tonsils

Tonsils of a fiery red color, and much swollen

Both tonsils swollen, and of a fiery red color

* Dry, burning sensation of fauces and palate

Fauces and oesophagus very dry

Mucous surface of pharynx and mouth dry

Pharynx and mouth feel irritated

Dull pressing and *j)ricking in fauces, with sensation of fulness in epigastrium, with empty eructations, followed immediately by burning in stomach and bowels (in a half hour)

Fauces congested

* Constrictive feeling of the fauces

Acrid, constrictive feeling in fauces,'-'. *Fauces feeling very dry and constricted

Great constriction of fauces, with tongue feeling as if it had been scalded

Fauces feel constricted, with frequent dull pains on each side of the tonsils ; they look very dark and congested

Sharp, biting pain in the fauces and tip of tongue

Violent formication in the fauces

Heat down the oesophagus/

Burning in oesophagus and mouth

Inclination to swallow

Frequent inclination to swallow

Frequent inclination to swallow, with dull pain in tonsils,'l

Frequent inclination to swallow, with frequent neuralgic pains in fauces,'l

* Frequent inclination to swallow, with great dryness of fauces

Frequent inclination to swallow, with constant aching distress in tonsils and fauces

Frequent inclination to swallow, with severe constrictive feeling in the fiances

Constant desire to swallow, with feeling of dryness and stiffness of throat when swallowing

Feeling as if something had lodged in the fauces that produced a constant inclination to swallow,'l

In the evening, throat sore, swollen, and painful on deglutition

When swallowing, burning like fire,l

Left tonsil verymuch swollen and painful on deglutition

Deglutition difficult

Stomach p. 52

Good appetite

Increase of appetite, with sick feeling in stomach all day

Appetite less than normal

Appetite but little

No appetite

Very thirsty (in fever)

No thirst during chill or fever, but rather an increase of saliva

Eructation

Empty eriietation

Occasional eructation

Eructation of wind '

Frequent eructation of wind

Frequent eructation of air

Frequent eructations of wind, with water-brash

Occasional eructation of wind

Belching of wind

Eructation, with relief

Great eructation of mucus

Periodical eructation of viscid mucus

Eructation of thick mucus

iVftwsea

Nausea, retching (after a few minutes)

Nausea (inclination to vomit)

Nausea (immediately after)

Constant nausea

Nausea immediately, and continuing all the afternoon

Nausea ; the thought of the medicine is unbearable

Slight nausea

Slight nausea, with empty eructations

Nausea immediately, with ineffectual attempts to evacuate the bowels

Nausea three hours after tea

Nausea in stomach, with slight burning and increased flow of saliva

Nausea ; it is transient, recurring at short intervals, and usually disappears in about half an hour

Inclination to vomit (after one and a half hours)

J(etching

* Violent vomiting

A great deal of distress in stomach

Considerable pain in the stomach for four or five hours after eating, which continues till after taking food again

Stomach and bowels distress him very much

Constant distress in stomach, with frequent pains through the bowels.

* Constant pain in stomach and right lower lobe of liver

Frequent sharp pains in the region of the stomach and apex of heart

For the last two or three hours there has been a constant, very severe pain about and just below the pyloric extremity of the stomach

Burning in stomach

Burning in stomach ; feels as if it contained warm water

Constant burning distress in stomach,'l

Dull burning distress in stomach

Slept well ; but woke three times and found I had a dull burning pain in stomach

Constant dull burning pain in the pyloric portion of the stomach,'l

Severe burning distress in stomach (superior cardiac portion)

* Const and severe burning distress in the stomach, xvith inclination to vomit

Constant and very severe burning in stomach and bowels ; very hard to endure the burning distress

Constant burning distress in stomach and bowels, with severe fluttering sensation in pit of stomach, lasting five minutes at a time; came on five different times,'l

Constant and severe burning in the stomach, with a very severe backache in the lumbar region

Heat in stomach and thorax

Heartburn (for half an hour)

Tenderness and soreness of stomach

Aching aud rumbling in stomach

The aching in stomach extends downwards/.

Constant dnW pain in the cardiac portion of stomach

Early in morning, a feeling of gnawing and emptiness in stomach

My stomach felt as if it would fall down into the intestines

Fulness of stomach (in half an hour)

Distension was the only sign which told me to stop eating

After eating, the stomach feels full, as if the walls were greatly thickened

Cutting stomachache

Dyspepsia

Comfortable feeling in stomach

f330.] Slight pain in epigastrium

Constant burning distress in the epigastric and umbilical regions, with a very severe aching pain in the lumbar region, very painful when trying to walk

* Constant burning, aching distress in the epigastric region, xvith constant dull, aching pains in the right hypochondriac region

Great heat in internal organs, or near the epigastrium

Soreness of epigastrium

Fa/ues*- at ej9i5ra.s^rin?)i

Periodical tightness in the scrobiculus cordis, with labored breathing

A quick, severe griping pain in the epigastric region ; continues about half au hour (in a few minutes)

Experienced a severe griping pain in the epigastrium a few minutes after taking the drug; it continued till he fell asleep

about half an hour; it extended from stomach to umbilical region, and a})feared to be produced by flatus, as there was, at the same time, quite a perceptible sensation of motion in the bowels

Twisting in the scrobiculus cordis

Pressure as from a stone in the jnt of the stomach

Constant dull and very severe aching pain just below the pit of the stomach, which produces a very weak, faint feeling; it is very hard to endure the distress

Abdomen p. 53

Pain in the hypochondria through to the back, especially on inspiring.

Dull, pressing pains in left hypochondrium

* Tenderness in right hypochondriac iTf^ioji

Fulness of right hypochondriac region

Frequent dull, aching pains in right hypochondriac region

Fine stitching in left hypochondrium

Constant dull, aching pain in right hypochondrium, and region of gall-bladder

Dull shifting pain in left hypochondriac region

Constant dull pains in right hypochondriac region, aggravated by walking

Pinching pain in right hypochondrium, with colic

Constant dull aching distress in right lower lobe of liver

Great deal of distress in liver and epigastrium

* Constant, quite severe aching pain from the pit of the stom idi to th'i right lower lobe of the Liver

Pain in the region of the spleen

Shooting in right side above the hip, deeply seated

-Stitches in abdomen on left sidi, below the ribs

Pain at umbilicus

Burning, aching distress at umbilicus

Soreness at umbilicus

Fine pricking pains around the umbilicus

Dull pain in the umbilical region

Constant dull pain in region of navel

Constant dull, aching distress in the umbilical region, with a very severe headache

Dull pains in umbilicus; sometimes they are very sharp

Colicky pain at the umbilicus (following hard, dry stool)

There have been frequent pains in the umbilical and hypogastric regions all day, but not very severe

Great distress in the umbilical and hypogastric regions, and very urgent desire for stool, with rumbling in bowels

Pinching below navel

Distension of abdoineu

Rambling of bowels

Frequent rumbling in bowels

Rumbling in bowels for a quarter of an hour, without pain

Borborygmus and flatus.s, w^which was fetid

Much wind in bowels

Fetid flatus

Frequent expulsion of flatus

Discharge of flatus, with griping in bowels

Constant, very severe burning in (stomach and) bowels, with severe fluttering sensation in pit of stomach, lasting five minutes at a time (came fifteen different days)

Constant and very severe burning in (stomach and) bowels; very hard to endure the burning distress

Bowels and stomach distress him very much/

Abdomen tender to touch

Bowels feel as if he had a severe diarrhoea

Constrictive feeling in the bowels/.

Cramp-like contraction of the bowels, followed by a stool (fourth time)

Cramp in the bowels

At each inspiration, griping of the bowels

Motions preceded by pinching in the bowels

Flying pain in bowels

Rumbling in hypogastrium, with catting pains around the umbilicus

Cutting in left inguinal region

Severe neuralgic pain in right inguinal region

Stout and Amis p. 54

Fulness of colon ; must have stool

Fulness of rectum

Great pressure in rectum

Pressure in rectum, with inclination to stool, with empty eructations

Feeling of constriction in recite

Sensation of dryness of the rectum

Dryness and itching in the retain, with feeling of stiffness of the skin and adjacent cellular , tissue, continuing for several days

Dryness of the passage for several days, followed by secretion of moisture

* Dry, uncomfortable feeling in the rectum, which feels as if it were filled with small sticks

* Excessive dryness of the rectum, with feeling of heat

For several days following, there was a sensation as if the ynucoiis membrane of the rectum was thickened and obstructed the passage of fceces

* Feeling in rectum as though folds of the mucous membrane obstructed the passage, and as if, were the effort continued, the rectum would protrude

The dryness of the rectum is followed by increased secretion of mucus

Dryness and soreness of the rectum

Soreness of rectum, with increased secretion of mucus

* Soreness, burning, and itching at anus

* Great burning and itching at anus

Burning, pressure, itching, and fulness at anus

Burning, itching, and protrusion of anus

Some heat in anus, with itching

* Great soreness of anus

* Anus sore

* Raw feeling in anus

Severe aching pain in the anus

Dull aching pain at anus

Fulness and itching at the anus, after walking a mile

Severe cutting pain in anus, with colicky pain in umbilicus, following after very hard and dry stool

Itching in the anus

Rubbing will produce extreme flow of blood to anus

* Prolapsed feeling of the anus after a hard stool

Feeling ai if a portion of the anus was prolapsed, with dull backache

* Prolapsed feeling of the anus, after a stool of about natural consistence

About half an inch of protrusion, which he is unable to push up

Sphincter ani unable to contract

* Tumors of a hemorrhoidal character, very sore, and of a dark purple color

* Appearance of haemorrhoids, like groundnuts, of a purple color, very painful, and with sensation of burning (never had hiemorrhoids before)

Constant urging to stool (after two hours),l

Very urgent desire for stool, and great distress in umbilical and hypogastric regions, with rumbling in bowels

Constant inclination to go to stool, and the rectum seems swollen

Great desire for a stool,'-

Desire to go to stool each time wind was eructated

Desire to remain at stool a long time, with straining

Desire for a passage from the bowels, without result -

Freciueut inclination for, and ineffectual efforts at stool

Great straining, with shivering

* J/te/eci!u«^ attempts at stool

Constant tendency to diarrhoea for two days; almost constant inclination to go to stool, but without any, or very slight evacuations

Constant desire for stool, with pains in right hypochondrium and stomach

Stool at 2 P.M.

Had two soft stools, without giving relief to the desire for stool,'l

Stool at noon, very black and soft, without relieving the desire for stool

Two moderate faecal evacuations (two hours after) Three moderate fecal evacuations half an hour after taking the drug/.

Two liquid motions, preceded by griping

Four loose evacuations within a quarter of an hour

In two hours, several thin evacuations

Bowels loose ; stools brown

Soft, mushy stool, with a good deal of pain in lumbar region

Stool of a light-brown color and very soft ; frequent, but not to the extent of a diarrhoea

Stool of a mixed character

Diarrhoea for twenty-four hours following

Diarrhoea of ingesta

Copious, soft stool, followed by burning and feeling of constriction in rectum

Small stool, at 9.30 a.m., thin, watery, lighter-colored, and some tenesmus

Rather a difficult stool

Rather a difficult stool, about noon, followed in an hour by a slight soreness, aching and fulness in rectum, indicating piles

Difficult, scanty stool

* Very large and hard stool, voided xvith great difficulty, followed by severe jif^i^i in anus, with feeling as if a portion of the anus was protruded, accompanied with dull pains in the umbilical and hypogastric regions; this feeling lasted all night, and until late in morning, lith very severe backache in lower part of lumbar and sacral regions

A very dry stool, at 9 p.m., voided with difficulty

At 5 P.M., a very hard and dry, knotty stool, voided with great difficulty

* Stools hard and dark-brown

* Stool of hard, impacted faeces, with great soreness of anus (12 M.)

Stool; first part black and hard ; the last part about the natural consistence, but almost white as milk, showing that the secretion of bile is almost completely suspended ; the stool was followed by severe tearing pains in anus

Expulsion of about eight inches of faeces, like a rope, solid, knotty, first half dark, rest quite light in color

Stool, 8 A.M., very costive; great straining; fseces in balls

Bowels torpid

The usual stool did not take place

Urinary Organs p. 55

Shoots in the orifice of the urethra

Call to make water

On two occasions, at short intervals, urging to make water

Frequent urination

Desire to pass water often, but little at a time

Urine scanty.

Urine scanty, and of a dark-yellow color, with scalding in passing through the uretln-a.

Urine scanty, and of a mahogany color, and as it passed through the urethra it burned like hot water

Urine scanty, and dark-brown ; no sediment

* Urine dark and muddy, and passed with much jKiin

Retention of urine ; passed after several trials

* Urine hot

Urine hot and clear

Urine very high-colored

Urine dark-brown

Urine very clear, and increased in quantity

Urine dark ; some little sediment.

* Urine with dark-brown sediment

* Urine yellow, with thick, white, mucous sediment

Sexual Organs p. 55

Transient pains in genitals

Dull and heavy shooting pain through or near belt of penis

Soreness of testicles

Itching of testicles

Drawing of left testicle

* Leueorrlioea

Its2}irat07^i/ Apparatus.

Increase of the dry feeling in throat, followed by secretion of mucus, quite like the second stage of catarrh

Sensation of dryness and stiffness of the glottis, and all the pharyngolaryngeal mucous membrane

Dryness of the larynx with tickling; scraping feeling of the laryngo-pharyngeal mucous membrane

Tickling in larynx

Tickling in larynx causes cough with mucous expectoration

Throbbing, darting pain in trachea produces titillation

Hoarse voice

Coughing

Repeated cough

Cough from irritation

* Cough dry

Slight cough with stitches in left side of chest

* Short cough, increased by swallowing and breathing deeply

Dry, hacking cough (at 1 P.M.), produced by great constriction of the fauces, with great irritation of the epiglottis (for two hours)

Spitting of blood on getting up iu the morning

Breathing ra])id and kxborious/.

Labored breathing

Dspna?a with rapid breathing

Chest p. 56

Hot feeling in chest, with cold rising up, as after taking peppermint drops

Constant burning distress, with a constrictive feeling of the lower part of the chest

Heat in thorax and stomach

Warm feeling in chest

Rem feeling in chem

Pains in chest, as if_ a stone lay on the scrobieuhis cordis

Pains in the ciiest alternating with pains in the abdomen

Thorax feels constricted

Tightness of the chest

Sudden stitches throughout chest

Burning in the minims

Lungs feel very much engorged

Lungs feel heavy, and as if engorged

Taking a full breath causes soreness over and iu lungs, with great rush of blood

On the right side of chest, when respiring, she feels the lung pain fulhj moving up and down

Stitch in region of lower lobe of left lung; relieved when passing wind

Twitching from the chest to the left shoulder

Stitches in left sidCj^.-^Stitches leave left side and go to right side of chest

Shooting pain in sternum

Pains in sternum, as if a piece were torn out of chest

Heart and Pulse p. 56

Twitching over region of heart

Frequent stitches in region of heart

Darting pains in region of heart, with fulness and palpitation

Constant dull, aching, burning pain in the region of the heart

Severe neuralgic pain in region of heart, so painful as to arrest the breath (lasted ten minutes)

Neuralgic pain in region of heart lasted over one minute, with frequent pains in epigastric region

Very frequent neuralgic pains in the region of the apex of the heart and stomach

Frequent sharp neuralgic pains in region of heart, with a great burning in the same region

Occasional neuralgic pains iu the apex of heart and forehead

Sharp pain in region of apex of heart

Frequent pains in region of apex of heart and between shoulders

Frequent pains in apex of heart

Action of heart full and very rapid

Heart's action very rapid and heavy; would jar me while lying down, and could feel the pulsation all over body

Palpitation of the heart

Frequent attacks of palpitation

Periodical palpitation of the heart,'l

Severe periodical palpitation, with great anxiety

Pulse accelerated

Pulse frequent and full

Pulse hard and frequent

Pulse about 130 (during fever)

Pulse 127

Pulse about 90

Pulse 70 (12 m.)

Pulse 68, soft and weak (12 M.),'l

Pulse 66, soft and weak (12 M.),''l

Pulse 60, soft and regular (11 a.m.)

Neck and Back p. 56

Pain in back of nee/c

Pain, dull and heavy, in back of neck

Feeling of lameness and weariness in back of neck and small of back

Pain in neck

Soreness of neck, with pricking sensations

Neck very stiff and swollen

Slight enlargement of cervical glands, sore to touch

Good deal of dull aching pain between shoulders

Continual pain in back, shoulders, and neck, at times with pricking sensations

Dull pain in ha,ok

Constant dull backache

Slight backache all day

Very severe and constant backache

Back ached very hard all night, and is still aching

Back aches severely ,'l

* Back aching violently ; walking is almost impossible

* Violent backache all day, almost impossible to get up after sitting down

* T/te backache is very severe when moving

\b%0.'] Back and legs have ached so severely that I was compelled to lie down all the forenoon

Back is feeling very stiff when moving

Dull, aching distress in the dorsal region

* Pains in the small of the back,l

The pain extends from the bowels to the small of the back

* Dull aching pain in small of back, aggravated by motion,'''. * Tearing pain in small of back and hips xolien walking

* The small of my back aches so severely that it is almost impossible to stoop down, or to get up when sitting

Very severe pain in small of back and hips when getting up ; not much after moving a minute or so,'l

Weariness in small of back

■''Great pain around loins, especially in sacro-lumbar region

Very severe aching pain in the lumbar region; very painful when trying to walk, with constant burning distress in the epigastric and umbilical regions

Dull aching pain in the lumbar region

Lameness, and sensation as if strained in right lumbar region, extending to the gluteal muscles

* Severe aching pain in lumbar region

* Very severe pain in lumbosacral region then stooping

Great pain in sacro-lumbar region

Constant backache, affecting the sacrum and hips, very much aggravated by walking and stooping forwards

* Constant dull jxiin across hips and sacrum,m

* Dull aching pain in sacrum

Upper Extremities p. 57

* Rheumatic-like pain in right scapula

* Pains in right scapula and right side of chest, increased by inspiring

Dull pain in shoulders and hands

The arm and hand of left side become strikingly warmer, and feel as if heavier and swollen

Neuralgic pains in arms

Tearing and jerking in right arm

Constant jerking in right arm.

Paralyzed state of right arm ; she cannot raise it,^-^Dull aching pain in elbow-joint of left arm

Sharp, darting pain in left forearm; a numbness with prickling sensations

Stinging in hands

Pricking in hands after washing them

Not able to control muscles to write well

Nails blue

Lower Extremities p. 57

* Constant dull pain across hips and sacrum

Legs aching severely, feeling so weak that I must lie down all the time

Limbs ache when weight of body rests on them

Knees ache severely

Calves of legs sore

Tendo-Achillis sore

Swelling of feet after walking usual distance

Feet swell ; corns very sore

Generalities p. 57

Spasms of muscles of limbs

At times feel% as if going to have spasms or convulsions

Limbs feel heavy

Fulness of skin as if too much blood in body

Heart, lungs, stomach, and brain feel as if an undue amount of blood was there

Fulness of dependent parts

Fulness

Weak, stupid, and dull; with disposition to sleep most of the time

Great weakness; she totters when she walks

W^eak in joints

Feeling faint and weak

Weariness

Weariness, with faintness of stomach

Fatigued feeling, as from a long walk/.

It fatigues him to walk much

Very tired and languid

Feeling of languor

Walking is very painful,'l

Feels taint

She feels like to faint

Feeling of extreme illness

Feeling of prostration of the whole system

Malaise

General malaise

General feeling of ma- , raise, with dull, stupefying feeling in head

Pain in the joints

Tearing pain in the back, right side, and shoulders,l

On awaking in the morning felt very sore all over, especially calves of legs, muscles of thighs, back, shoulders, and neck, also of upper extremities and chest,'".-'- Sore on motion

Too sore and languid to attend to business

Soreness of muscles of arm, back, and lower extremities, especially of small of back

Pain on walking erect

Stiffness of joints

Great stretching

Skin p. 57

Goose-skin,l

Itching of whole body, especially around waist

Fever p. 57

Chilliness and goose-skin,l

Constant chills creeping up and down the back, with painful burning in the anus

Chills running along the spine, followed by fever, light at first, but increasing until he felt he should burn up

Riding in the cool air produces great chilliness/

When cold air strikes, skin feels chilly and teeth chatter/

She cannot get warm/.

Rigors/.

Attack of rigor, lasting ten minutes

Rigor for half an hour/ like ague,l

Feeling as if I had the ague

About 4 P.M., severe chill, which lasted three hours; heat of fire relieved me; from seven to twelve at night very high fever; profuse, hot perspiration with the fever

Great heat all over the body

Felt a glow of heat all over the surface

Skin dry and hot

Fever lasted six hours

Feeling very feverish; hands hot and dry, 'I

Burning in the palms and soles,l

Flashes of heat over body/

Flying heat before eructation

General perspiration, with decline of the abdominal distension/.

Perspiration would break out on the head and face

Sleep and Dreams p. 58

Disposition to stretch and yawn all the time

Constant yawning

Yawning and stretching

Yawning with stretching, followed by chilly sensations

Yawning and stupefying sleepiness

Inclination to sleep

Disposition to sleep all the time

Dull and sleepy/.

Felt drowsy

Great drowsiness; want to go to sleep again

Very drowsy all day, and soon went to sleep

She falls asleep when sitting for half an hour; on awaking she cannot recognize what she sees ; she knows not where she is, nor whence came the objects about her/.

Immediately after (the burning in the cheeks), sleep for another quarter of an hour; after awaking, the same loss of consciousness

Slept well, but very sore on waking

Slept well, but woke three times, and found I had a dull burning pain in stomach

Awoke disinclined to rise; feel as if I had not slept; had troubled dreams; must have slept on my back

-Slept hard; distressing dreams; thought he was in a battle and fighting hard, under great excitement ; awoke troubled, and found he was lying on his back; turned on right side; thought he saw a man in his room ; woke at 5.30

Aggravation p. 58

i^Earlij in morning), Gnawing and emptiness in stomach.

[Morning, on tvaJcing), Sore all over, etc.

(Forenoon), Sore throat.

(Afternoon), Vertigo.

(Evening), Throat sore, etc.

(Periodical), Eructation of mucus; tightness in scrobiculus cordis; palpitation of heart.

( When breathing). Feels lung moving painfully.

(Breathing in), Cool feeling in nose.

(Breath)tg deeply), Short cough ; increase of pains.

(Drawing full breath), Soreness over lungs, etc.

(Driving breath), Fain in scapula, etc.

(Cold air), Skin feels chilly, etc.

(Biding in cool air). Great chilliness.

(After eating), Dryness of throat; pain in stomach; stomach feels full.

(Eating a grape), Pain in throat.

(Near light), Pain in eye

(Motion), ^Backache; stiff back; pain in small of back; sore.

(Rising from seai), Headache; pain in small of back and hips.

(After rubbing), Flush of blood to face.

(Rubbing after washing). Red s])ois nnfier skin.

(Stooping), Headache; backache; pain in lumbo-sacral region.

(Swallowing), Dry and stiff throat; burning in throat; tonsil painful ; short cough.

(4/iter tea), ^anser.

(Walking), Pain in hypochondria; yulness and itching at anus ; Hearing in small of back; Hackache.

(Walking erect). Pain.

(Trying to walk). Burning 'in epigastrium, etc.; aching in lumbar region.

(4/'fer washing). Pricking in hands.

Amelioration p. 58

(Afternoon), Sore throat.

(J./^er moving). Pain in small of back and hips.

( When passing wind), Stitch in lung.

Æsculus hippocastanum in the other books