Antimonium Crudum

("Stibium.") Sesquichloride of antimony, Sb2S3. (Native gray antimony ore.)

Author ities.'\ 1, Hahnemann, Chr. Krankheiten, 2, 190 ; 2, Caspar, ibid. ; 3, Hartlaub, ibid. ; 4, Langhammer, ibid. ; 5, Grain, Allgem. Gesch. d. Mineral Gifte (general statement from authors of effects of Ant.), ibid. ; 6, Hildanus, Obs. Cent., V. O., 12 (same case as that given in full by Camerarius, S. 11), ibid. ; 7, Liudestolpe, de Veneris (general statement of the noxious effects of Ant. ; one only of the eight symptoms referred to him appears), ibid. ; 8, Grardane, Gazette de Saute, 1773, ibid. ; 9, Camerarius, Sylloge Memorabil. (effects of overdosing in adults), ibid. ; 10, Wepfer, de Cicuta et Ant. (several cases of poisoning in men and animals), ibid. ; 11, Ephemer. Nat. Cur. (should be Misc. Nat. Cur.), dec. 1 (effects of overdosing in an adult), ibid. ; 12, James, in Simon's Beob., 1790, ibid. ; 13, Stahl, Mat. Med., 1744, ibid. ; 14, Morgenstern, de Usu Ant. Cr., 1756 (general statement from authors), ibid. ; 15, Hoffmann, Med. Rat. et System., pts. 1 and 2, fol. ed., Geneva, 1761 (statement of ill effects of antimonial emetics), ibid.; 16, Boletus, Polyalthea (statement of occasional effects), ibid. ; 17, Matthiolus (Goetze, in Act. Vratislav.), (no reference given to Matthiolus ; not in his Comm. ; Goetze, effects of Ant. in a patient with syphilitic ulceration), ibid. ; 18, Saunders, Observ. de Ant., etc., London, 1773 (general statement from observation), ibid. ; 19, Joubert, Lib. de Peste, ibid. ; 20, Schulz, in Tract, de Nat. Tinct. Bezoard., ibid. ; 21, Lotichius, Observationes, lib. iv, cap. 3 (case of overdosing in an adult), ibid. ; 22, Kunckel v. Loweustein, Labarator. Chem. (effects of continued use), ibid. ; 23, Nicol, Progr. ad Dissert., also Reindel, de Oleo, etc., ibid. ; 24, Patet, Bib. Ham., Paris, 1872, p. 91 (effects of the 30th, given for blepharitis).

Mind

(Delirium and death, in consequence of an emetic of Croc. 7metall.),Vl

Decided disposition to shoot himself in the oight, not to any other kind of suicide; this forced him to leave his bed, otherwise he was unable to get rid of it

* Continual condition of ideal love and ecstatic longing for some ideal female being, which wholly filled his fancy ; more when walking in the open pure air than in the room ; this symptom disappeared after a few days, the sexual desire apparently diminished at the same time

Dejection of spirit during the day

He felt discouraged; this made his head feel warm in front

Attacks of anxiety

Anxious reflections about himself, his present and future fate, during the day

Anxiety in bed, at night, from 3 to 5 oclock

Uneasy (second day)

Irritated state of mind, feeling of grief, the whole forenoon ; the sound of the bells, as well as the sight of that which surrounds him, moves him to tears ; his breathing is short and heavy

* Peevish ; vexed without any cause (second day)

Out of humor; sad in the evening

Ill-humor the whole day

* He is sulky ; does not wish to speak with any one

He does not speak (second day)

Dementia,® (same case as S. 17).

Dementia, idiocy; she did not leave her bed, spoke nothing without being asked, desired neither to eat nor to drink, nevertheless ate with pleasure if anything was offered to her and she felt hungry; she declined eating when she did not feel hungry; at the same time she was all the time pulling her neckcloth, or she folded a handkerchief and then unfolded it again, or she pulled little feathers out of the bed and then gathered them together; so obtuse was her sensibility that when, from the acrimony of the evacuations and her position on the back, a large and foul ulcer formed over the sacrum and coccyx, she complained of no pain from it

Mind p. 364

Vertigo

Weakness of the head,l

Violent headache

Violent headache after bathing in the river, with weakness in the limbs and repugnance to food,l

Headache, and subsequently a little bleeding at the nose (after seven and a half hours)

Feeling of emptiness in the head, as after continual working in a cold room (fourth day)

The rush of the blood to the head becomes less (curative effect),l

Violent tearing in the whole head, with heat in it, towards noon (sixth day),l

Tearing pain in the whole head, here and there, from morning till night,l

The tearing in the head becomes less when walking in the open air,l

Dull, stupefying pain in the whole head, with nausea in the pharynx, when smoking, to which he is accustomed

'-^^ Heaviness in the forehead

l30.'\ Headache, as if her forehead would burst ; at the same time, she felt intoxicated, sat alone, and would not speak,'-*.!

Continual pain in the forehead and the temples, boring from within outwards, unchanged by touching the parts (after five hours)

* Slight dull headache in the forehead, and vertigo, increased by ascending stairs

Stupefying, dull headache, rather externally, in the forehead, so violent that sweat broke out from anxiety, when walking in the open air (after six hours)

Pressure inwards, at times drawing, in the left side of the forehead

Momentary drawing pain over the left temporal bone ; went off by pressure, and then returned much more violent, immediately after

Slow pulsation externally, at the left temple, with fine prickings, several times in succession, extending towards the eyebrows ; this symptom is most severe when it is not especially noticed,l

Upon the left parietal bone there is a small spot which, when touched, causes pain in the bone, as if the periosteum were swollen

Small, flat tubercles here and there upon the scalp, of the size of small peas, painful to pressure, and with a feeling of crawling all around

Single sharp stitches on the scalp (for one minute)

Eyes p. 365

Red, inflamed eyes, with itching, and nightly agglutination

Redness of the left eye, with dread of light on rising early in the morning, and a secretion of mucus in the inner canthus

Inflammation of the eyes,l

Pain at the right eyebrow, within the skull, as if the parts were pressed asunder

Sharp pressive stitches below the left eyebrow

Reddened eyelids, with fine stitches in the eyeball

Twitching in the left eyelids

Gum in the canthi of the eyes, in the forenoon (after three hours and a half)

Much mucus in the right canthus, early in the morning, with dry gum in both lids,l

Small moist place at the outer canthus, very painful upon sweat coming in contact with it

Itching in the external canthus of the eye, which obliges one to rub (after two hours)

Fine stitches in frequent succession, without pain, in the forepart of the eyeball, in the forenoon (ninth day)

Incurable blindness,'.f

Head p. 365

Redness, burning, and swelling of the left ear, as from the bite of a mosquito

Swelling and redness of the whole of the internal concha with periodical itching

Itching stitches at the border of the right concha, above the helix, going oflon being touched (after one hour and a half)

In the evening something seemed to block up the right ear

Drawing pain through the right ear into the Eustachian tube, almost reaching the mouth, after dinner (sixteenth day),l

Stitches in the ears,l

Crawling in the right meatus auditorium (second day),l

Sensation of burrowing or swarming (of animals) in the ears, especially when lying still (fifth day)

Violent din in the ears, as if some one were beating against the door of the house

Smashing in the ear, as of a few drops of water, when moving the jaws

Ringing before the ears (second day)

Continual roaring in the ears, especially during stillness (second day)

Roaring in the ears, most in the afternoon

An old roaring in the ears disappeared (curative effect)

Painful roaring in the ears,® (preceding S. 68).

Loss of hearing

(After violent vomiting, left ear soon recovered, but right remained permanently deaf ; reporter ascribes it to rupture of membrana tympani).

A kind of deafness of the right ear, as if a leaflet were placed before the tympanum ; this symptom cannot be removed by boring with the finger in the ear (after fourteen hours)

Nose p. 365

Both nostrils become chapped and covered with crusts

The left nostril becomes chapped and painful

Obstruction of the nose in the evening, as in coryza, for several days,l

Coryza,l

Coryza, with sore, crusty nostril

Fluent coryza early in the morning, for some hours, with sneezing

Dry coryza

Fluent coryza

Blowing out blood

Bleeding at the nose, several days in succession-

* Bleeding at the nose every evening

Dryness of the nose when walking in the open air, so that he can hardly speak

* The nose is painful avhen breathing, as if from inspiring cold air, or from inhaling acrid vapors

Sore nostrils, with drawing pain

Feeling of soreness in the nostrils when inspiring air, especially in the right nostril, which is a little obstructed

Soreness of the right nostril in the anterior angle, with pain as in a cold

Face p. 365

Slight twitches in the muscles of the left side of the face (after nine hours)

* Cracks in the corners of the month, painful like sores, returning after five, eight, and twelve weeks

Twitches of the muscles at the corners of the mouth

The lips are dry

Formication upon the upper lip (nineteenth and twenty-fourth days),l

Burning, stinging, aa from a red-hot little spark on the chin and the upper lip (seventh and ninth day)

Sensation at, and below the chin, when touching it, as if the hand were moved over many small sore places, and small, honey-colored granules upon the skin here and there

Mouth p. 366

Waking from the siesta with and by dull grinding of the teeth (second day),l

Severe bleeding of the teeth

Twingeing toothache, in the evening when in bed, and after dinner

* Stitches in the tooth ichen inspiring air

* Toothache in a hollow tooth, worse at night than in daytime; a fine stinging, pulling, and grinding, as if in the nerve, which moves downwards and then upwards into the head ; if he touches the tooth with the tongue, he feels pain, as if the nerve were torn

The nightly toothache is accompanied by great warmth, which seems to come from the chest

The toothache is renewed immediately after eating even soft things, is worse by applying cold water, and is relieved in the open air

The gums stand off from the teeth, and bleed easily

* Dryness of the mouth, at night (sixth day)

* Iiaivness of the palate, with expectoration of much mucus, when clearing the throat (after fifth week)

Blisters upon the tongue

* Tongue coated white in the forenoon (after two hours)

Accumulation of water upon the tongue

After dinner some fine, sharp stitches in the tongue, in front on the left border, following in succession (after thirtythree hours)

Feeling of soreness, and redness at a small place on the right border of the tongue for several days, frequently going off and suddenly returning (sixth day)

Accumulation of water in the mouth

* Much saltish saliva in the mouth

Profuse ptyalism from nose and mouth (same as S. 383).

Ptyalism, without any fetid odor, and without looseness of the teeth,'lf

The mouth smells as in ptyalism from mercury

Fine pinching on the palate the whole night, especially painful during deglutition ; early in the morning the symptom disappeared only after hawking up the phlegm, which had collected on the sides of the palate during the night, except a feeling of roughness which remained

Throat p. 366

Much viscid phlegm collects in the throat the whole day

He is obliged the whole day to draw a quantity of thick yellowish mucus from the posterior nares into the throat, and expectorate it (ninth dav),l

Clearing the throat and hawking when walking in the open an*

A foreign body seems to hang in the throat ; he tries in vain to swallow or expel it

Early in the morning, roughness and dryness in the throat (sixth day),l

Sore throat on the left side, as from a swelling or a plug

Sensation as of scraping on the velum palate, as if much phlegm were upon it, which could only be expelled after clearing the throat for a long time; often it was not expelled at all, for several days (seventh day),'''. Impeded deglutition

Stomach p. 366

Strong sense of hunger in the region of the stomach, early on waking, without appetite ; eating does not remove the symptom ; at the same time disagreeable sense of emptiness in the pit of the stomach, and want of animal heat, for two days (after fourth week),l

Want of appetite,'l

Complete loss of appetite

Appetite extremely little

Immense thirst

Thirst in the evening, and desire to drink

Much thirst at night (after sixth day),l

Drinks much only at night

Violent thirst, with dryness of the lips

Goat's milk refreshes him agreeably

Loud eructations (after one-quarter of an hour and one hour and a balt) Eructations having a raw taste

Bitter eructations like bile (after three hours)/.

* Gulping up of fluid, tasting of the ingesta, in the afternoon (second and third days)

Hiccough (after one hour)

Frequent hiccough when smoking tobacco (after ten hours and a half)

Violent nausea

Nausea after dm)kn)g a glass of wine

Nausea, with vertigo

Nausea and vomiting,l

Terrible vomiting, which nothing can stop

* Vomiting of mucus and bile

Violent vomiting, with attacks of anxiety

Fearful vomiting, xvith convulsions

Violent vomiting and diarrhoea

Violent vomiting and diarrhoea, with excessive anguish

Fulness and inflation after dinner ; often alternates with lightness, cheerfulness, and activity of both mind and body

Pain at the stomach, as from excessive fulness, without, however, any fulness, and accompanied by appetite,l

* P«;>j. at the stomach, as after too much eating, with distended but not hard abdomen (after three days),l

Cramp of the stomach, 'I

* Cramplike pains at the stomach

Cramp of the stomach, in several persons, during the whole of their lives

Transient pinching in the region of the stomach

Feeling of tightness below the stomach, with empty eructations

Pressure at the stomach, which is more like a dull cutting, especially when drawing in the abdomen, I

Pressure at the stomach early in the morning, with thirst (twentieth day),l

Several attacks of cutting pain in the region of the stomach,l

Painful feeling in the stomach, when pressing upon it,l

Burning at the pit of the stomach, like heartburn, with good appetite

Burning, spasmodic pain, at the pit of the stomach, in attacks of half an hour, which drove him to despair and to the resolution of drowning himself

Pinching pains on the right side, over and by the side of the pit of the stomach

Abdomen p. 367

Slight tension in the hypochondria

Pinching pain on the left side of the navel

Distended, big abdomen

Abdomen very much distended; this causes a pain as from internal pressure

Great inflation of the abdomen, especially after a meal,l

(Hernia),". f

Loud rumblings in the abdomen (after one hour and a half )

Slight rumbling in the abdomen, as when bubbles of air arise in the water

Loud rumbling in the abdomen, as from emptiness, in the forenoon (after three hours)

Much rumbling flatus, bursting forth immediately after a meal; some smells badly ; some before it passes moves downwards and meets other flatus, especially in the right side (ninth day)

Inconsiderable flatus passed off, with a sensation as of pressing asunder, as if a copious expulsion of faeces would take place (after five hours and a half),l

Much flatus immediately after dinner; it moves about audibly, especially in the right side of the abdomen, some being expelled (after six hours)

Sensation of emptiness in the intestines, going off after a meal

Sensation in the intestines as after a violent diarrhoea; the symptom is transitory but exhausting

The most intolerable pain in every part of the abdomen

Pinching at a small place on the left side of the abdomen, low down, like the beat of the pulse, in the afternoon (third day),l

Pinching in the abdomen, especially on the right side, towards the back, beginning suddenly in the evening, and increased by motion (after three weeks)

Violent cutting in the abdomen (twenty-second day),l

Cutting in the abdomen, with a feeling of nausea there, and accumulation on the tongue

Cutting in the abdomen the whole day, with a feeling of oppression coming from the stomach, indisposition to work, dry humor, and pain at the stomach on eructations,l

f Hernia ventriculi, after violent vomiting den, compressive colic, with gulping up of water,l

The symptoms in the abdomen recommence again, all of them (after two weeks and a half)

Hard gland in the left groin painful to pressure; the gland appears to lie over Poupart's ligament, and to run parallel to it

Pain as from swelling in the cartilage, or the periosteum, of the upper portion of the crest of the ilium

Pain in the groins, as from swelling, felt on pressure ; the lace felt hard, as from swollen glands

Ah us and Stool.

The varices of the rectum protruded more than usual (eleventh day)

Protrusion of the rectum during stool, Ibid some time

Discharge of mucus from the rectum, with emission of flatulence

Expulsion of black blood by the rectum

Continual discharge of blood and solid portions of the intestines by the rectum,'.t

Poln in the rectum during stool: feeling of soreness; as if an ulcer had been torn open

Frequent tenesmus, although little urine is passed (after five days)

Sharp itching in the rectum (seventh day),l

Burning, itching, and smarting in the anus at night (after three days),l

Drawing pain in the anus,l

Crawling and burning of the hsemorrhoids, in the evening when iu bed till falling asleep (after eleven days and after five weeks)

'''-Itching of the anus

Severe, urgent desire for stool after dinner, and quick expulsion of ordinary fteces, with straining (four days),l

Disposition to diarrhoea, which, however, does not take place

Diarrhoea at night and early iu the morning; every time, however, only one evacuation

Pappy, frequent stool (after one hour and a half)

* Very difficult, hard stool

Difficult expulsion of hard stool, without previous straining (after eleven hours)

Difficult evacuation of hard stools, with previous pressing in the rectum, two minutes (after twelve hours)

The stools, which had previously been very consistent, now become very thin,l

Very thin stools after taking vinegar, with pain in the rectum during stoo]

Very liquid stools

Hard stool early in the morning

Hard stool in the evening, with violent pressing in the rectum, and cutting in the abdomen

Stool, first natural, then several small, loose evacuations, then as small but hard evacuations, with violent straining in the rectum and anus until all are passed

Constipation for three days

Urinary Organs p. 368

Tenesmus of the bladder rouses him from sleep at night

Sensation of painful contracticm at- the bottom of the canal (neck of the bladder)

Burning in the urethra

Constant urging to urinate, with extreme dysuria

Desire to urinate, frequent and violent ; expelling much urine every time (after one, two, and two hours and a half)

Expels the urine but rarely

Frequent micturition

Longcontinuing, frequent micturition, little urine being expelled in great haste (eighteenth day)

Frequent urination, with intense burning in urethra during emissionj

Frequent micturition, with discharge of a small quantity of watery urine (fourth day)

Copious micturition at night, three times

Copious and frequent micturition (in a dog)

At night he passes a small quantity of urine, in an intermitting stream, with painful erections

Goldyellow, thin urine, with a scarcely perceptible cloud

Brown-red urine

Dark-colored, frequent urine (after seven hours)

Small, red corpuscles in the urine after having stood twenty-four hours

Sexual Organs p. 368

Erections (after six hours)

Burning at the glans penis

Fine itchings of the penis (after fourteen hours)

Violent itching of the extremity of the glans/.

Biting-itching, as from salt, of the left side of the scrotum, frequent, lasting fourteen days (after fourteen days)

Continual drawing in the spermatic cord, while there was a boil at the perineum ; the pain was most violent when standing, and became less when stooping

Excited sexual desire, with uneasiness in the whole body, which prevents him from sitting long (after six hours)

Afterwards the sexual desire appears to be less for several days, I

Even upon leaning the back against something, there is an irritation, as if pollution would come on

Nightly pollutions, without any voluptuous dreams

Pollution at night, with many dreams (eleventh day)

Pressure in the womb as if something would come ont

Discharge of an acrid water from the vagina, which caused a sensation as of biting down along the thighs

Respiratory Organs p. 369

* Violent spasms in the larynx and the pharynx, as if the throat were filled with a ping, ivhieh becomes alternately thicker and thin ner, accompanied by a feeling of soreness

Rough voice

Speech and singing are not firm, but weak

* Extreme feebleness of voice; he can only speak in a loin tone

* Loss of voice as often as he became hot; the voice came back by resting himself

Cough, early in the morning after rising, in paroxysms; it seems to come out of the abdomen ; the first attack is always the most violent; the following become weaker and weaker, so that the last attack resembles a mere hacking cough

Frequent, dry cough

Severe, dry cough, with a sense as of scratching in the larynx, in a sudden short attack,l

Cough, with discharge of viscid, thin phlegm, deep out of the chest, early in the morning

Deep sighing, breathing, as from fulness of the chest/ for several days, in the afternoon and after eating,l

Dyspnoea

Difficulty of breathing during supper

Difficulty of breathing after supper

Asthma

Very troublesome asthma

Suffocating asthma in four young men,'l

(Suffocating _catarrh),'".t

Death produced by suffocating catarrh in fifteen days, occasioned by a few grains of antimony

Chest p. 369

Burning in the chest at every cough, as of fire, with a glowing, hot breath from the mouth

Burning in the chest, with dry cough, and dyspnoea almost to suffocation,'". J

Oppression on the chest,l

Oppression at the chest, early on waking,l

Half pressive, half sticking pain under the left clavicle, apparently in the air-passages, when breathing

Pain as from contusion, or as from too great an effort, in the pectoralis major muscle, early in the morning when rising, and a few hours after, when extending and lifting the arm, or when pressing upon it

Dull stitches in the chest, when breathing deeply, first on the right side under the two first ribs, then under the upper part of the sternum

Stitches, with constrictive pinching in the middle of the chest (third day),l

Severe,- continual itching %upon the chest the whole da?/,l

Itching upon the chest, as if a blister were healing

He was frequently roused from sleep by an intolerable itching upon the chest, where he felt pimples

Stitches in the left side of the chest when breathing, with a little cough and headache

Sharp stitches in the left chest, when expiring in a standing position (after five hours)

Pressive pain in the interior of the right chest, in the evening when lying down

Heart and Pulse p. 369

WioXeni palpitation of the heart

Pulse, sometimes a few quick, then three or four slow beats (immediately)

Neck and Back p. 370

Swelling of the cervical glands

Spasmodic drawing from above downwards in one of the posterior cervical muscles on the right side, in the evening when sitting (eighth day)/.

Spasmodic drawing pain in the muscles of the nape of the neck, reaching as far as the scapulae, in the evening after lying down, and early in the morning; worse on stooping, exerting the arm, and turning the head to the left side (twelfth day)

Inward pressing drawing in the neck, on the lower part of the left side (nineteenth day)

Straining in the nape of the neck, and between the scapulae, when stooping

Single stitches in the skin of the neck, here and there (second and third day),l

Sensitiveness of the skin of the neck ; if he rub hard, on account of the itching, the place feels sore

Itching of the neck

Spasmodic stitches in the right scapula when sitting,*.^Tearing in the back the whole day, from morning to night

Violent itching upon the back, a fortnight

Pain in the small of the back, immediately on rising, and the whole day, not at night

Violent pain in the small of the back, when rising from sitting ; it disappeared in walking

Extremities in General p. 370

Convulsions and trembling of the limbs

Lassitude, tremulous fatigue, and heaviness in all the limbs after dinner, as if coming out of the abdomen, with trembling of the hands when writing, and subsequent expulsion of much stinking flatulence, the abdomen being distended

Feeling as if the limbs were enlarged

Upper Extremities p. 370

A stitch under both arms when walking in the open air

Sharp itching of the inside of the left arm

Light twitches in the right deltoid muscles (fifth day),l

Quivering, drawing in the muscles of the upper arms, which did not pass off by motion, but by warmth, and returned in a draught of air

Paralytic pain in the muscles of the upper arms, when bending the arms, as if they were contracted too much, or weakened by the contraction,l

Sudden drawing jerk, transversely through the right upper arm (after ten, twenty, and one hundred ascl twenty minutes)

Cracking in the elbow-Joint, on turning it to and fro,l

Drawing in the forearm, when at rest and in motion, I

Drawing down the right forearm (after one hour and a half ),l

Paralytic drawing in the right forearm (after two hours)

Drawing on the "inside of the lower part of the forearm, with a sensation of i)pressure from without (nineteenth day),l

Gouty pain in the joints of the right fourth finger,l

Drawing pains in the fingers and their joints

Cracking in the metacarpal joint of the thumb, when moving it (ninth day)

Fine itching in the tip of the left thumb (after fourteen days)

Discolored nails,''.t

* The finger-nails did not grow as fast as formerly, and the skin beneath the nails was painfully sensitive

Lower Extremities p. 370

Pain in the right hip-joint,l

Drawing pain in the left hip,l

Drawing pain in the left hip-joint, when walking, especially when bending the thigh backwards ; also in the evening

Painful drawing from the hip-joints towards the os sacrum

Drawing in one of the nates, around the hip-joint, into the thigh (seventh day)

Slight twitches in the muscles of the left half of the nates, in the evening, when sitting (fifth day)

Bluish spots upon the thighs,'.!

Repeated tension of the right thigh, high up, like a small spasm (seventh day)

Drawing pain in the posterior muscles of the left thigh

Drawing pain at the anterior and internal sides of the thigh

Slight clucking for a few minutes, in the lower part of the right half of the nates, when standing (after four weeks)/.

Sharply stinging itching on the inside and anterior surfaces of the left thigh (after four and a half hours), I

Sharply stinging itching of the right thigh, which does not go off by scratching; after the itching, a small, flat, yellowish pimple is formed at that place,l

The stinging itching upon the thighs comes on every evening

Sensation as of a spasm at the external border of the left thigh, as if the muscles become slowly contracted and again extended, in the afternoon (after ten hours)

Stiffness of the knee, for eight days

Painful stiffness of the knee ; the knee pained her so much, that she could not stretch it out, aud was obliged to limp

Pain in the knee, which prevented him from stretching the foot, aud made him limp

Pain just below the knee, as if it had been tied too tightly, the whole evening (after thirteen days)

Drawing pain in the right knee,l

Sudden violent stitch on the outside of the knee,l

A stitch in the left knee, which started him, and caused a jerk with the leg (tenth dayjjl

Itching of the right knee, on the inside, and, after rubbing it, a large blister, which is painful only for a short \while,l-

-Drawing pain in the leg, as high up as the knee

In the evening, when sitting, painful drawing in the right leg, beginning at the knee, or at the os ischium, going doAvn the thigh and tibia, as far as the foot, so that he has to lift it and shift its position several times in succession (tenth day),l

Clucking in the posterior part of the right leg, immediately after stitches in the ankle (third day)

Bluish spots upon the tibiae,'.f

Drawing pain at the lower part of the left tibia

Deep stitches descending all along the tibia

Sharp stitch in the shaft of the tibia, from within outwards, when sitting (after five hours)

Fine itching on the left tibia (after four and a half hours), I

Painless pinching, coming aud going, in the lower joint of the right calf,l

Drawing pain on the inside of the left calf/.

Pain, as from a sprain, in the external malleolus of the right foot, when turning the foot outwards, with frequent cracking of the joint, when bending or stretching it (fifth day)

On the outside of the left calf, a place which feels bruised when touched, for a few days (after twenty-four hours)

Crawling along the left calf, without itching (after fourteen hours), I

Violent itching under the external malleolus of the right foot, which does not at once pass off by scratching, and leaves a small red spot behind

Cramplike drawing at the external side of the left heel (after one and a half hours)

Drawing pain in the left heel (after thi-ee hours)

Chilblains on the feet, witla pain and redness, in the summer season

Mortification of the foot ; it is quite black (same case as next).

Intolerable burning, lancinating, aud tearing pains in a mortifying foot, it being insensible to touch, or to the prick of a pin,^". (Set in soon after violent vomiting had subsided, see S. 260.)

Her foot feels so heavy that she cannot lift it

When walking, the right foot feels benumbed, and goes to sleep

Constantly icy-cold feet,l

His feet do not get warm before 1 oclock at night

Large horny places on the skin of the soles of the feet, dose to where the toes commence, which pained like corns, and always returned after having been cut out,l

* Great sensitiveness of the soles of the feet, when walking, especially upon stone pavement, for a long time (after seven days),l

Sensitive stinging in the skin of the sole of the right foot, going off by rubbing ; in the evening, when in bed, after a walk of three hours (eighth day),l

Sharp, fine prickings in the soles of the foot (tenth day)

Cracking of the big toe, at every motion requiring an effort

Burning pain on the ball of the right big toe (sixth (hiy)

Tearing and drawing through the right big toe

Cutting under the left big toe, rhythmical (after six days)

Fine itching upon the left big toe (after four and a half hours)

A corn upon the left little toe became painful without any cause, as if it were pret^sed upon (seventh day),l

Generalities p. 372

Immense swelling of the whole body.'.f

Dropsical swelling of the body,'\:!:

Incurable dropsy Getting fat^f

Emaciation and exhaustion

Excessive hemorrhages,^^!

Disposition to start, even at slight noises

Twitches of the muscles of many parts of the body

(Convulsive movements, especially at the head),'". (In a puppy).

Indolence and disposition to lie down after dinner

Extreme lassitude

Great lassitude, early in the morning, and disinclination to rise,l

Weariness, especially of the feet, with great peevishness, at 7 oclock in the evening

General prostration

Death after a few hours, consequent upon giving Antimony, for cramps of the stomach

Intoxication

Apoplexy, accompanied by such a profuse flow of saliva, that he expelled a large 'quantity of watery foam from the noseband mouth

Sensation while taking a moderate dinner, as if the body were considerably filled with a quantity of flatus moving about,l

Heavy, pressive pains, sometimes in the chest, sometimes in the back, sometimes in both parts at the same time

Sensation of general vascular ebullition

All the symptoms come on again after the third week ; however, after this period, they appeared more on the left side of the body

Skill p. 372

Eruptions like raph,l

Red points with white dots in the centre, at several places

Brown spots and dots, like small liver spots, here and there, especially upon the arms,l

Red, hardened, slightly elevated place on each side of the forehead, itching like a nettle-, going and coming

Nettlerash ; white pimples with red areolae, with violent burning and fine stinging, in the lace, on the limbs, as far as the fingers that were swollen ; accompanied by violent thirst and nausea

Pimples coming on at night

Red, hard pimple, painful to the touch, on the left temple, close to where the cartilage of the ear begins

Pimples and vesicles, as from stings of insects, at many places of the body, especially on the face and on the joints of the extremities; they come on with itching, and often disappear after a few hours

Pimples, that itch when getting warm in bed, and prevent sleep

Pustules with yellow or brown scurf, here and there

Just above the eyebrows, a white tubercle, which does not itch ; but is only painful to the touch

Rash behind the ears, as far as the nape of the neck, and over the scapula^

Red pimple, with pus at the tip, on both sides of the nose, painful to pressure (twelfth day)

Vesicles nj the face and upon the nose, like varioloid, with stinging pain on pressure

Several pimples in the face, that pain like mosquito-bites

Red, burning, suppurating eruption upon the face

Red vesicular pimples like varioloid, with stinging pain when pressed, at several places on the skin

Nettlerash in the face, especially upon the cheeks

Pimple upon the right cheek, as from a mosquito-bite

Flat pimples upon both cheeks, which are not red ; itching when touched, with a yellowish scurf

The chest is dotted with fine red points, with violent itching, which does not pass off by rubbing

Eruption on the left side, upon the cheek, towards the chin, Avith a yellow crust, painful to the touch, and which may be easily knocked off"

Red pustules upon the upper lip, and at the right corner, with a dull pain, either with or without any pressure (twentieth day)

Many red points, with white little tips in the centre, below the left corner of the mouth

Many red points, with white dots in the centre ; with a stinging pain upon moving the hand over the hairs of the beard, on the front of the neck,l

Hard long-continuing pustules below the neck, like small blisters, which become filled with pus, not only at the tip, but all around

Boil on the perineum, with a sense as of burning, and pain far around

Small pimple on the neck and under the chin, painful to the touch (thirteenth day)

Hard, pea-shaped body on the nape of the neck, on the left side, under the skin ; only felt by stretching the skin, ■when bending the head

Small red pimples on the top of the right shoulder, without any sensation, passing off for a short time on pressure (seventh day)

Brown liver-colored spots on both shoulders

Red heat vesicles with yellow dots over the whole of the right shoulder; afterwards they look like goose-skin, and scale off,l

Pimples, resembling rash, on the middle of the upper arms, without itching (fourteenth day)

Corrosively itching pimples at the bend of the elbow

A blister on the styloid process of the ulna of the right arm

Several light-brown dots upon the arms, like little liver spots

At night, a large pimple is formed on the styloid process of the radius of the left arm,l

A blister on the external border of the left hand

Itching vesicle on the left hand, I

Red, stitchlike pimple, painfully stinging when touched ; with a brown scurf, on the carpal joint of the right thumb (twenty-fourth day),l

Corrosively itching pimples, in the ball of the hand, on the muscle of the thumb

Small pimple on the left half of the nates of a child,l

Large, hard pustules on the left half of the nates, with itching and tensive pains

Pimple on the right knee, as from mosquito-bite

Red pimples on the knee, like vesicles, resembling varioloid, with stinging pain when touched

White, hard tubercles on the leg, of the size of a pea ; they come on in consequence of itching, and are surrounded by a small red circle

If he rub the skin upon the chest on account of the itching, the place feels sore ; the skin is as sensitive as after blisters

Single, long-continued, tickling and itching stitches, here and there, especially in the upper arm ; not causing scratching, from within outwards, also under the right half of the nates

Itching over the whole body, especially on the chest and back

Itching, here and there, with perceptible blisters, frequently rouses him from sleep

At night he is wakened by violent itching, and he discovers pimples at several places

Itching of many parts of the body, especially of the neck and limbs

Itching upon the chest and the back

Itching of the arm, with reddish blisters, like mosquito-bites, after rubbing

Sleep and Dreams p. 373

Frequent yawning, three or four times in succession

* Great sleepiness during the day, and early in the morning, after waking; he cannot decide to leave his bed

Sleepiness in the forenoon

Transient sleepiness in the afternoon, when sitting

At 7 oclock in the evening, she feels overwhelmed with sleep; she continues to sleep during the night; early in the morning she feels well; for six days in succession

Sleepy and peevish at 6 oclock in the evening; at 8 oclock he cannot refrain from sleeping; sleeps soundly at night; early in the morning he feels so tired that he can scarcely open his eyes

Slumber, with fanciful delusions

Slumber, with delusions of fancy; she hears some one knocking outside, or is called by somebody

He falls asleep late; he was unable to fall asleep before midnight/.

He is wide awake in bed, in the evening, so that he cannot fall asleep under an hour; this symptom is accompanied by frequent shiverings, especially over the whole of the left side, upon which he does not lie; or by sexual desire, with erections, when getting warm; these make him yet more awake; for eight days in succession, and again after five weeks

Uneasy sleep at night, on account of itching stitches here and there, going off by rubbing

* At night, frequent waking, as from fright

Frequent waking at night; on falling asleep, he immediately dreamed about solemnities

Little sleep (the first night)

At night, he lies upon his back

He dreamed of seeing an old schoolmate; this gave him much pleasure (after twenty-three hours)

His night sleep is interrupted by dreams about members of his family at his native place, with whom he quarrelled

His night sleep is interrupted by disagreeable dreams about quarrels with his relatives

Voluptuous dreams at night, with pollutions

Lewd dreams, several nights in succession, also v/ith pollutions (after eleven days), I

Anxious dreams, as if he were to be hurt ; he staits uj) from sleep, and trembles with his hands and feet

Horrible dreams about mutilation of men

Fever p. 374

Much chilliness ; no heat

Chilliness, even in a warm room

Shiverings over the whole body, without thirst (after two hours)

Shiverings over the whole body early in the morning, with heat in the forehead, without thirst (after half an hour)

Disagreeable feeling of internal chilliness, so that he cannot get warm ; returning after the lapse of five weeks

Towards noon, violent chills for an hour, with great thirst for beer; then sleep, succeeded by heat and constant thirst

He feels quite hot in consequence of the slightest exercise, especially in the heat of the sun ; he then complains of excessive heat in the throat

Waking at 2 oclock at night, with slight warmth all over, and burning itching and sensation of excoriation of the anus (third day),l

At night, when in bed, he feels quite hot, and is drenched with sweat

Sweat returning at the same hour for three days in succession,^l

General warm sweat in bed, every other morning,l

Sweat during sleep

Early in the morning, when waking, mild sweat over the whole body (after twenty-one hours)

General sweat, without smell, which made the tips of the fingers soft and wrinkled

Conditions p. 374

Aggravation.

(il/orrtingr). Mucus in right canthus ; early, fluent coryza; early, roughness, etc., in throat; early, on waking, sense of hunger; early, pressure at stomach ; early, diarrhoea; early, hard stool ; early, after rising, cough ; early, cough, etc. ; early, on waking, oppression of chest; early, when rising, pain in pectoralis major; early, pain in muscles of nape of nock; immediately on rising, pain in small of back; early, great lassitude; early, feels tired; shiverings over the whole body| etc.; early, when waking, mild sweat over whole body.

(Every other morning), General warm sweat, in bed.

(From, morning till night), Tearing pain in head; tearing in h^ick.

: Forenoon), Irritated state of mind, etc.; gum in the canthi; stitches in eyeball; tongue coated white; rumbling in abdomen; somnolence.

( Towards noon), Tearing in head ; violent chills, etc.

(Afternoon), Roaring in ears; gulping up of fluid; pinching in left side of abdomen; deep, etc., breathing; sensation of a spasm at border of left thigh; when sitting, transient sleepiness.

(Evening), Out of humor, etc.; something seemed to block up ear; obstruction of nose; bleeding at nose; in bed, toothache; thirst; pinching in abdomen begins; in bed, crawling, etc., of the hsemorrhoids ; hard stool, etc. ; when lying down, pain in right chest; when sitting, spasmodic drawing in one of the cervical muscles; after lying down, drawing pain in muscles of nape of neck ; pain in left hip-joint; when sitting, twitching of muscles of left half of nates; itching on thighs; pain below knee; when sitting, drawing in right leg; in bed, after a walk of three hours, stinging in skin of right sole.

(Night), Disposition to shoot himself; in bed, anxious reflections ; in bed, 3 to 5 oclock, anxiety ; toothache, etc. ; dryness of the mouth; pinching on the palate; much thirst; drinks much ; itching, etc., in knees ; diarrhoea ; tenesmus of bladder ; passes small quantity of urine, etc.; pimples come on; pimples on left radius; violent itching, etc.; in bed, quite hot, etc.

(2 A.M.), Wakes with slight warmth all over, etc.

(6 p.m.). Sleep, etc.

(7 P.M.), Weariness, etc. ; overwhelmed with sleep.

( Walking in open air), Condition of ideal love, etc.; dull headache; dryness of nose; clearing the throat, etc.; stitch under both arms.

{1)1 draught of air), Drawing in muscles of upper arms returns.

(After bathing in the river), Violent headache.

(Bending arms), Paralytic pain in muscles of upper arm.

( When breathing), Nose painful ; stitches in left chest.

(Breathing deeply), Stitches in chest.

(Applying cold ivater). Toothache.

(Coughing), Burning in chest, etc.

( When drawing in abdomen), Pressure at stomach.

(During deglutition), Pinching on the palate.

(After dinner). Pain through right ear, etc.; twingeing toothache; stitches in tongue; fulness, etc., of the body ; immediately, much flatus ; desire for stool ; lassitude, etc., in limbs ; indolence, etc.

(Eating), Toothache renewed ; deep, sighing breathing ; pain under left clavicle.

(Exerting arm), Drawing pain in muscles of nape of neck.

( When expiring in a standing position). Stitches in left chest.

(Extending arm). Pain in pectoralis major.

(After slight exercise). Feels quite hot.

(In heat of sun), Even when he walks and works but little, feels indisposed.

( When inspiring air). Sore feeling in nostrils ; stitches in the tooth.

(Lifting arm). Pain in pectoralis major.

( When lying still), Sensation of animals moving in ear.

(After a meal). Inflation of abdomen ; bursting forth of flatus.

(Motion), Pinching in abdomen.

( When not especially noticed). Pulsations at left temple.

(Prattle), Painful feeling at stomach; pain in groin ; pain in pectoralis major.

(Rising from sitting). Pain in small of back.

[After rubbing). Itching of arm, etc.

(When sitting). Stitches in right scapula; stitch in shaft of tibia.

(During sleep). Sweat.

(When smoking), Pain in whole head.

(Standing), Dvuviing in spermatic cord; clucking in right half of nates.

(During stillness). Roaring in ears.

(Stooping), Pain in muscles of nape of neck ; straining in nape of neck, etc.

(During stool). Pain in rectum.

(After supper), Difficulty of breathing.

(During supper), Difficulty of breathing.

( Turning head to left). Drawing pain in muscles of nape of neck.

(Touch), Pimples on cheek itch; stinging of pimple on thumb; pain in pimple on knee

(Turni^ig foot outwards), Vain in right external malleolus.

(After taking vinegar), Very thin stools, etc.

(Walking), Especially when bending the thigh backwards, drawing pain in left hip-joint; right foot feels numb, etc.

(Walking upstairs). Dull headache in forehead, etc.

(In warm air), Feels indisposed.

(Getting warm in bed), Pimples itch.

( Drinking wine), Makes him feel worse ; nausea.

(When writing). Trembling of the hands.

Amelioration p. 375

(In open air), Toothache.

(In cool air), *Feels better.

(After a meal). Empty sensation in abdomen goes off.

(Pressure), Pain over left temporal bone, went off temporarily.

(Rest), Feels better ; voice returns.

(Rubbing), Stinging in right sole.

(Stooping), Drawing in spermatic cord.

(Touch), Stitches at border of right concha go off.

(Walking), Fain in small of back disappeared.

•( TFarmf/i), Drawing in muscles of upper arm passed off.

Footnotes

† Dioscorides (in Hahnemann) only mentions the beneficial effect of its external application to ulcers of the ej-e ; Plinius, ibid. ; as Ant. was not used internally in bis time, this must be as with Dioscorides. ;j: Not found, Hughes.

† Not found.

† Not found.

† Not mentioned by James in his treatise on the fever powders.

† Not found.

† Coming on fifteen days after amputation of foot (S. 361, 352), and ending in death ; see next symptom. X Not found.

† Not found.

† Not found.

† Not found. + Jaundice had preceded the emetic of Ant., which was followed by this ascites, It terminated in death.

† Not found.