Agaricus Phalloides
Allen, The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica, 1874, Vol. I, p. 126
A. phalloides, Fr. (A. bulbosus, Bull., in part.) Amanita bulbosa, Lara. A small stinking species, common in Europe, and in United States (Pennsylvania). Poisonous. Common name, L'Orange-eigne.
Authority. Poison cases. (Tox. Lafargue J. de Chim. Med., 1863.)
Mind
Mental excitement for three days after taking them, t.
Delirium, with faint, indistinct dreams, t.
He seems very averse to lying down, and his restlessness and impatience lead him to make frequent attempts to walk about, but without any fixed object or design, t.
Consciousness good (speech good, etc.), t.
Complete consciousness till death, t.
Stupor.
Head
Frightful pains in head, t.
Eyes
Pupil much dilated, with impaired vision, t.
Face
Deathlike pallor, f.
Face red, t.
Face cyanotic, t.
The countenance became hippocratic, t.
Very anxious expression of face, t.
Mouth
Teeth and gums black, t.
Cold tongue, t.
Tongue red, dry, t.
Breath cold, t.
Ulcerated mouth, t.
Trismus, t.
Unable to answer questions, or express his feelings by words, t.
Speech indistinct, t.
Speech slow and difficult, t.
Throat
Throat dry, t.
Stomach
Thirst violent, t.
Nausea, t.
Nausea ; then vomiting and diarrhoea (fetid), t.
Vomitings, t.
Every food was vomited, t.
Vomiting of all liquids, t.
Vomiting, mucous and bilious, t.
Very frequent bilious and mucous vomitings, t.
Vomiting of an offensive greenish-colored fluid, t.
Bloody vomiting, half an hour before death, t.
Pains in the stomach and hypogastrium, followed by anxiety and vomitings, t.
Incessant cramps of the stomach, t.
Violent cramp in stomach, t.
Painful sensations in pit of stomach and upper abdomen, t.
Violent pains in epigastrium, which rapidly spread over the whole abdomen, t.
Pains in epigastrium, greatly increased by pressure, t.
Abdomen
Tense abdomen, t.
Abdomen feels hard and tumid, t.
Abdomen painful, t.
Unendurable pains in hypogastrium and lumbar region, t.
Stool and Anus
Inflamed anus, t.
Frequent bilious stools, t.
Whitish stools, as in Asiatic cholera, t.
Frequent watery stools, t.
Bloody stools on third and fourth days, t.
Urinary Organs
Suppression of urine, t.
Anuria, t.
Respiratory Organs
Voice hoarse, t.
Respiration short, t.
Heart and Pulse
Pulse full, rapid (later action)
Pulse hard and frequent, t.
Pulse slow and somewhat irregular, t.
Pulse small and intermittent, t.
Pulse hardly perceptible, t.
Extremities in General
Cold extremities, t.
Skin of extremities lost their elasticity, t.
Upper Extremities
Upper extremities swell and assume a livid color, t.
Finger-tips livid, t.
Lower Extremities
Bvawmg back of limbs, t.
Cramps of the legs, t.
Cramps in calves, t.
Cramps, especially painful in feet, t.
Cramps in feet, with drawing back of the limbs, t.
Generalities
Convxxhwns and death (in two children), /.
Convulsions violent, t.
Slight convulsive motions in the legs and arms, which gradually extend to the muscles of the trunk, and cause irregular distortions of the whole body, t.
Constant restlessness, t.
Very painful cramps, t.
Debility, t.
Extreme prostration, t.
Great exhaustion, t.
General malaise, t.
He staggers as if intoxicated, and, with odd gesticulations, labors to express his sufferings, but cannot articulate a syllable, t.
Development of a "true cholera t.
Sometimes a kind of cholera sets in, which saves the patient; but, in general, when cured, their convalescence is protracted, t.
One of the most remarkable characteristics about this drug is, that its poisonous effects do not develop until ten to twelve hours after eating it. (Colchicum resembles it in this respect.) The fungus is exceedingly fatal ; twenty-three out of thirty-eight cases died (Bouvier). Other collected cases show thirteen out of twenty-nine (Husemann). The effects of this drug resemble most clearly a most violent attack of cholera.
Skin p. 127
Livid skin, t.
Body covered with livid spots, t.
Fever p. 127
Marked chilliness, t.
Skin cool, afterwards hot, t.
Skin hot, t.
Skin covered with sweat, t.
Sweat cold, t.
Sleep and Dreams p. 127
Somnolence.
Conditions p. 127
Aggravation.
(Pressure), Pain in epigastrium.