Anthrakokali

Pref)ared by the action of Caustic Potassa upon Fiinfkirchen coal. (See Ham. Dispensatory.)

Authorities. A. H. Z., 18, 235; (extracted from Polya, Linger, Isensee, etc.). Several persons proved it (Nos. 12 and 13 females).

Mouth

Tongue soon furred, with nauseous taste

Furred tongue, appetite lost, nausea

Tongue furred, with vomiting and colic

Dryness of mouth and throat

Taste unpleasant

Taste nauseous

Throat

Pain in throat, with coated tongue

Burning in throat, with slight dysphagia

Burning in throat, soon followed by anorexia, nauseous taste, and violent colic, without diarrhea (after ten days repeated doses 1

[lO'J Dysphagia and dryness of the throat

Stomach

Anorexia', nausea, vomiting, colic, and flatulence

Burning thirst

Almost unquenchable thirst

Nausea alter eating

Nausea, with intercurrent vomiting

Vomiting bilious, mixed with blackish mucus,'l

Sensation of warmth in stomach

Cramps in the stomach, and colic pains

Abdomen

Violent burning, deep in the abdomen

Violent colic, increased at night, so that he had to apply a cataplasm, which relieved (seventh day)

Colic, borborygmi, tympanitic distension of the abdomen

Colic, borborygmi

Stool and Anus

Diarrhoea three times a day

Diarrhoea instead of usual constipation

Copious diarrhoea, with colic and borborygmi

Diarrhoea for several days, with increased urine

Two fluid stools

Stool pasty, preceded by colic and borborygmi

Sexual Organs

Burning in urethra on urinating

Ischuria ; urine pale

Urine increased

Urine profuse

Profuse watery urine

Copious evacuation of pale, clear urine

Urine less profuse

■ Urine pale, acid, profuse

Peculiar odor to the urine

Sexual Organs

Frequent erections

Heart and Pulse

Pulse and temperature feverish,'l

Generalities

Feels generally sick

Weakness of whole body and restlessness, with heaviness of the head

Fever

Creeping chills alternating with heat followed by slight sweat, with accelerated pulse

Increased warmth of body at evening, with accelerated full pulse

Warmth and heat sensation, beginning in the throat, and extending down to the stomach ; from hence it migrated to the skin where it did not remain long ; was not followed by sweat

Moist skin,l

Copious sweat in the evening, lasting till morning, with restlessness, headache, prostration, and accelerated pulse

Copious sweat, with slight vascular excitement (sixteenth day);.

Moderate night-sweat, beginning at evening, with sleeplessness and excited pulse

The burning of the skin was (on eighth day) followed by nightly sweat (continued several days)/.

Nightly sweat returning every twenty-four hours, as long as the proving lasts, without itching of the skin

Profuse night-sweat, with headache, and accelerated pulse (thirteenth day after increasing d()scs)

Profuse night-sweats, and renewed diarrhoea, which again ceased without stopping the dosing (seventh day),l

Copious night-sweat, with loss of sleep, and excessive restlessness, but relief of the pain in the abdomen,^l

Profuse warm night-sweat, with confusion of the held

No svveat

Conditions p. 362

Aggravations.

(Evening), Warmth of body, etc.; copious sweat

(Night), Colic ; profuse sweats, etc.

(After eating), Nausea.

(Urinating), Burning in urethra.

Amelioration p. 362

( Cataplasm), Colic.