Asarum

A. Europseura, Linn. Nat. order, Aristolochiaceae. Common name, Haselwurz. Preparation , Tincture of the root and whole plant.

Aidhorities.-f 1, Hahnemann, M. M. Pura, 3, 225 ; 2, Staph, ibid.; 3, Franz, ibid.; 4, Rucker, ibid.; 5, Homburg, ibid.; 6, Murray (Appar. Med., 3, 519), ibid.; 7,Helon (Pharraac. Mod.), ibid.; 8, Wedel (Amo3- nit. Mat. Med., p. 240), ibid. ; 9, Coste and Villemet (Essays sur plant, indg., 1778), ibid.; 10, Ray (Hist, universe. plant.), ibid.; 11, Linnaeus (Flora Suecica).

Mind

He imagines he is hovering in the air, when walking, like a spirit

Great cheerfulness (after six and twelve hours), sometimes interrupted for a few moments by a melancholy and gloomy mood

Weeping, sadness, and anxious feeling,l

Melancholy, fretful

Angry and cross, before cough

Feels quite stupid in the head ; is not disposed to do anything

As often as he attempts to reflect a little the pains in the head and the nausea increase; he has to abandon his ideas, which cannot be of much use, since he is quite stupid

Condition of mind as if just falling asleep; gradual vanishing of ideas

His thoughts are so overstrained that they vanish entirely

When attempting to perform some intellectual labor, and reflect, his thoughts immediately vanish ; there is a drawing pressure in the forehead, and he must at once cease thinking

Inability to do any kind of work whatever; does not succeed in anything; the mental faculties fail (previous to every vomiting, after which feels somewhat relieved) ; in general, the mental faculties are deficient during the whole proving

Mind p. 583

Confusion ; stupid condition of the whole head, with tension in the region of the ears

Painful tensive confusion of the head

Confusion of the head, less perceptible when walking than when sitting, with pressure in the eyes, as with a dull point from within outwards, especially below the right eyelid (after a quarter of an hour)

Sensation of vertigo, as though not standing securely (evening, after four days)

Vertigo, as from being slightly intoxicated, when rising from a seat, and walking about (in ten minutes)

Early in the morning, when rising, dizziness in the head, with headache in the left forehead (after twenty-two hours)

Weight and confusion of the head, with pressure on the sagittal suture, as if he were intoxicated (after three hours)

Weight in the head, as if some wabbling body were init, which presses in the direction the head is turned, forwards or backwards

Drawing headache, as if it would extend into the temples (at noon) ; the pain seems to decrease in the open air, and when lying down

(Stupefying) drawing, here and there, in the brain, in the ear, and nape of the neck, I

Pressure in the brain, mostly forwards (after three-quarters of an hour)

Pressure over the greater portion of the brain, from without inwards (after two and three-quarter hours)

Pressure in different places in the brain, mingled with various sensations

Dull headache (after half an hour)

Sensation of a more or less violent pressure in the forehead, from above downwards

Pressure in the brain, at a place in the forepart of the head, from above downwards, as if from a stone (after a quarter of an hour)

Violent pressure in the forehead, pressing downward upon the eyes, which then water (after two and a half hours)

Violent drawing pressure in the brain below the forehead (increased when retching)

Pressive, dull pain in the forehead, causing a dreary feeling, as after being awaked too early

Sharp, pressive headache above the root of the nose,l

Tearing headache in the forehead for some seconds, after stooping and raising the head again

Tearing, pulsative pain in the forehead

Throbbing pain in the forehead, early in the morning when rising (after twenty-four hours)

Stooping excites a throbbing pain in the forehead

Headache and confusion in the left temple, afterwards below the parietal bones, and lastly in the occiput

Pressive pain in the temples, especially the left,l

* Very sensitive compressive headache in the left temple and behind the ears, more violent when walking or shaking the head, less when sitting (after twelve hours)

* Tearing, pressive pain in the left temple

Itching below the left temple, commencing with fine stingjijo-

* Cold feeling on a small place at the left side of the head, a couple of^inches above the ear

When bending the head to the left, pain as if a bundle of muscular fibres had been displaced in consequence of some violent exertion ; the pain extends over the left temple, and behind the ear towards the left shoulder, increasing and decreasing synchronously with the pulse

Pressure in both sides of the head, from within outwards

Pressure in the left side of the occiput, which moves to the side of the head (alter three minutes)

He feels the pulsations of the arteries in the occiput, afterwards in the whole of the body

* Tension of the whole scalp, viaJdng the hair Jeel painful

Head p. 584

Warm feeling and slight pressure in the eyes ; they have lost a good deal of their lustre, and look weaker

Painful feeling of dryness in the interior of the eye^K

Feeling of dryness and a drawing in the eyes/.

Pressure in the left eye

As soon as he reads, sensation in each eye as if pressed asunder

Pulselike, tearing pain in the interior of the left eye (after one and a half hours)

Slight swelling of the upper left eyelid, cannot endure much reading

Dry burning in the eyelids and the inner canthi, especially in the left eye

Twitching of the lower right eyelid,l

Cold feeling in the outer canthus of the right eye, as if caused by a cold breath

Sensation of twitching in the left upper eyelid, from within outwards, in paroxysms ; it occurs only when holding the eyelid still ; as soon as he raises the lid to look at something, the twitching disappears (after nine hours)

Crawling under the upper lid, especially of the left eye,l

Obscuration of vision (after quarter of an hour)

He does not perceive the objects which surround him

Eyes p. 584

The whole external right ear is hot to the touch ; this symptom frequently retui-ns during the whole proving

Warm feeling in the region of the right external meatus auditorium, with sensation as if a thin membrane were stretched across it (after half an hour)

Sensation in the left ear, both on the outer and inner side, as if the cartilages of the ear drew towards each other

Both ears feel stopped in front,l

Sensation in the outer meatus auditorium as if narrower

The sensation of tension and pressure on the right meatus auditorium almost always remains the same, and afterwards extends to the left lower jaw, accompanied, when violent, with an increased secretion of apparently cold saliva from the right side (after half an hour)

Continued pain oiving to pressive tension in the region of the meatus auditorium

Sensation as if a membrane were stretched across the right meatus auditorium externus; tensive pressure in it, uninterruptedly, for seven days ; worse during cold weather

He imagines a membrane is stretched across the meatus auditorium, with a sensation as if it were compressed (after quarter of an hour)

He imagines a membrane is stretched across the right meatus auditorium (immediately)

Pressure behind and below the left ear

Twingeing sensation in both the external and internal ear

He hears worse with the right ear than with the h'l't ( after one hour)

Dull roaring in the left ear, resembling the distant nai liiu (if the wind ; shrill singing in the right ear

Diminished hearing of the ieii ear, as if closed with the hand ; it feels as if the walls of the meatus were nearer one another, or as if the ears were stopped with cotton

Nose p. 584

Discharge of bloody mucus from the nose

Dry coryza ; the left nostril stopped up

Tingling in the nose, as if caused by the copper pole of the galvanic battery, causing a sneezing after many unsuccessful attempts, and a discharge of a clear fluid

Face p. 584

Warm feeling in the cheeks (after ten hours)

Warm feeling in the left cheek (after four hours)

Contractive pain of the left cheek, accompanied by gentle thrusts, as with a pointed instrument, and drawing pains in the third molar tooth

Fine stinging of the right cheek

Burning stinging pain in the left cheek

Dryness of the inner side of the lower lip

Cutting cramp pain in the articulation of the lower jaw

Mouth p. 585

Cold feeling iu the upper incisors, as from a cool breath

Sensation in left row of teeth, as if hollow

Tongue coated white (after twenty-six hours)

Burning sensation across the middle of the tongue ; afterwards, burning and dryness in the whole mouth (after twenty minutes)

Smarting sensation on the tongue and gums,l

Frequent contractive sensation in the mouth, producing an accumulation of watery saliva

Accumulation of much cool saliva in the raouth

The saliva in the mouth appears to be quite tenacious (after twenty-four hours)

The saliva in the mouth was burning hot when discharging it (after half an hour)

Sensation as if the breath and saliva were hot, without, however, the mouth feeling dry

Mucus in the mouth, with a sweetish, insipid taste

Taste in the mouth as of a foul stomach

Bread tastes bitter

Bread, eaten without butter, tastes bitter (in the evening)

When sinking, tobacco tastes bitter

Smoking tobacco gives him no pleasure

Throat p. 585

Tough mucus in the throat, which he is unable to hawk up, for eight days

Dryness of the throat, with stinging

Inspiration irritates the throat and excites a cough

Scraping in the throat

Stitches in the throat, and constriction, on account of which the breathing is short and jerking ; the constriction was relieved for a short time by the hacking cough

Difficult deglutition, as if the cervical glands were swollen

Stomach p. 585

Hunger, early in the morning

Frequent, empty eructations,'-

Imperfect eructations, reaching only the upper part of the chest

Rising of air from the stomach, when walking in the open air ; as it issues, he has to yawn twice, after which he was troubled for a Avhole hour by eructations and abundant emission of flatulence

Hiccough (after one and a half hours)

Nausea (one hour)

Nausea and loathing, with shuddering (immediately)

Name and inclination to vomit, witla pressure in the forehead, and a quantity of water accumulating in the mouth

Nausea in the sion-iach, with disinclination to attend to business ; laziness, and sensation as if without a head

Nausea, inducing shivering

Continued nausea and inclination to vomit, in the fauces

Empty retching, water collecting in his mouth (after half an hour, and one and a half hours)

The retching increases in violence, iu proportion as it becomes more frequent ; the eyes become full of water

During the retching, all the symptoms increase, only the stupid feeling in the head decreases

Vomiting, with great anguish

Vomiting (one hour after the first attack of retching), with great exertion of the stomach, in five or six paroxysms, every paroxysm being accompanied with a sensation as if the head, in the region of the ears, would burst ; only a small quantity of greenish, sourish juice is thrown up from the stomach (after one and a half hours)

Vomiting, with great exertion, and violent pressure on the stomach ; the effort to vomit takes away his breath, and almost suffocates him, nevertheless, nothing but a quantity of sourish water is thrown up (alter two and a half hours)

Vomiting, with exertion of the stomach, and violent compression in the epigastrium, and a similar sensation in the head (after two and a half hours)

(Vomiting is followed by a diminution of the pains in the head)

Vomiting, diarrhea, death (in a strong man)

Fulne*-^ in the stomach, with hunger

Pinching in the stomach (after one and a half hours)

Slight pinching in the stomach, or just above it,l

Pressure in the stomach, as with a dull pomt

Pressure in the region of the stomach, during au inspiration

Hard pressure on the region and pit of the stomach, two days in succession

Troublesome pressure on the pit of the stomach, which makes him unable to decide whether he is hungry or not, the whole day

Cutting in the epigastric region (after two hours)

Occasional sharp cutting on different parts of the epigastric region, abating after the emission of flatulence

Abdomen p. 586

Constrictive sensation in the region of the diaphragm

Breaking, in the abdomen, of the flatus not emitted

Painless and silent movement of flatulence in the abdomen

Qualmishness in the abdomen, with repeated attacks of oppressive headache along the coronal suture (after twohours)

Fulness in abdomen, with appetite and hunger

Pressure in the abdomen

Excessive colic and vomiting

Cutting in the abdomen, and sharp stitches in the rectum from above downwards, previous to stool (early in the morning)

Sensation of pressure and painful bearing down on the left side of the abdomen, felt during motion

Single, painful sensations in the left side of the abdomen, in au oblique direction below the umbilicus

Raging, intense pain in the left groin, darting through the urethra into the glans, and causing a violent, sore, smarting, contractive pain in the same, for a long time

Stool and Anus p. 586

Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea, the stools resembling resin, and consisting of tough mucus ; for six days, he passes shaggy masses of mucus, with ascarides

* One hour and a half after stool, he has another pressing desire for stool, xvith cutting in the abdomen and rectum, before and during stool, which is softer than the former

The usual morning stool delayed for a couple of hours ; it was scanty, yellow (mucous), and came out in a thin string

Stool, consisting of small, hard pieces

Stool whitish-gray and ash-colored, the first part like bloody mucus

Urinary Organs p. 586

Pressure upon the bladder, during and after the emission of urine

(Drawing in the urethra)

Constant desire to urinate

Sexual Organs p. 586

Miscarriage (abortion)

Respiratory Organs p. 586

Several attacks of cough, brought on by mucus in the chest, which rises into the throat, and causes difficult breathing, and, lastly, cough with expectoration

Much expectoration by hawking and coughing

(Whistling respiration when beginning to cough)

Very short breath (at night)

Short breathing; the throat feels constricted, and he is attacked with a hacking cough

Chest p. 586

Visible twitchings and jactitations of the muscles in the region of the clavicle

Pain around both lungs, as if constricted with a sharp wire

Feeling of pressure in the whole chest

Sharp pressure in the region of the last ribs, as with the back of a knife

Stitches in the chest when taking an inspiration (after twenty-four hours)

Dull stitches in both lungs when taking a rather deep inspiration

Frequent,(\w stitches in both lungs, during an inspiration, for eight days

Burning sensation in the right half of the chest, more external than internal

Painful stretchings in the left side (after three-quarters of an hour)

Constrictive sensation in the left lobe of the lungs, as if a wire or string were twisted round, cutting it through

Strong pressing in the right side of the chest, at regular intervals (after one and a half hours)

Stitches in the right lobe of the lungs during an inspiration (after twelve hours)

Dull stitch on the left side near the pit of the stomach (after nine hours)

Dull stitch, arresting the breathing, deep, apparently in the left lung, at every inspiration (after fifteen hours)

Neck and Back p. 587

Sensation in the muscles of the nape of the neck as if a cravat were tied too tight, as if the parts were pressed upon by a blunt edge

Spasmodic contractions of the left cervical muscles, accompanied by a perceptible bending of the head towards the left side

Feeling of weight about the neck, and sensation as if the muscles were compressed by a cravat

Pain in the left side of the nape of the neck, as if a bundle of muscular fibres had been displaced by violent exertion ; the pain afterwards extends over the head and shoulders (after six hours),l

"-Paralytic pain in one of the muscles of the nape of the neck, as if the parts were bruised when moving them

Dull stitches below the scapulae

Pain, as from a contusion or a bruise, along the inner border of the right scapula, especially when touching the scapula, or moving it inwards (after twenty-fiv'e hours)

Bruised pain in the back

Paralytic pain in the back, as if bruised ; felt while standing or sitting ; disappearing when lying down

Burning pain, with stitches, in the small of the back, while sitting

Pain across the spinal column, from one brim of the pelvis to the other, as if the flesh were torn and pulled towai'd the outer side, in tearing jerks, when walking

Extremities in General p. 587

Lightness of all the Limbs; he is not aware of having a body

Occasional darting and tearing pains in the upper and lower limbs

Bruised feeling, and sometimes a transient, painful tearing in the upper and lower limbs

Upper Extremities p. 587

Paralytic weakness in the arm

He is unable to let his arm lie upon the table without feeling exhausted ; he feels no pain when the arm hangs down

Tearing ache in the left arm, in every position

Contractive, tensive pain of the deltoid muscle, when laying the hand upon the table, or when it lies there

Pain, as from a sprain in the shoulder, when moving the arm

Violently tearing stitches in both shoulders, both when in motion and at rest

Pressure in the left axilla, as with a rough piece of wood

Sudden, dull pain in the axilla, apparently in the axillary glands

Itching, as if caused by a flea-bite, at a plac"e below the right axilla, in front

Drawing, paralytic pain in the left wrist-joint

Sudden drawing and burning pain, extending from the wrist-joint through the thumb and index finger (after three hours),l

Drawing in the fingers, evenings, when lying in bed

Lower Extremities p. 587

Feeling of lassitude in the lower limbs, as if not rested sufficiently by sleep

Lassitude of the lower limbs, when going upstairs, for many days

Weariness and bruised feeling of the lower limbs and knees, as in the beginning of an intermittent fever

Painful feeling in the hip,l

When stepping, violent pain in the hipjoint, and in the middle of the thigh ; the foot feels paralyzed from it; he cannot step on the foot well,l

Drawing ache in the hips (when walking)

Dull pressure in the right Dull pain in the hip-joint and in the middle of the thigh, when touching the parts, or when walking, or when roovin<^ about after being seated

Sensation from the right hip-joint to the knee, as if the limb would go to sleep

Drawing and tensive pain in the head of the left femur, and further on in the bone, especially when walking

Drawing in the hamstrings, evenings, when lying in bed

Sudden grinding pain in the upper muscles of the left thigh,-'.--Lancinating tearing- pain in the left thigh

Spasmodic contractions of the muscle« of the°ri^ht thigh, near the knee, abating when extending the limb

Feeling"- of 'lassitude in the knees, with visible staggering when walking, if not very careful (after fifteen minutes)

Drawing in the knee

Pressure above the bend of the right knee, as from something hard or blunt

Uneasiness in the left knee-joint, inducing one to move about (after half an hour)

Violent tearing stitching in the knees, during motion and at rest

(Clucking in the patella)

The left leg feels as if gone to sleep, and the foot is insensible as when very cold ; it looks dead

Feeling as from bruises in the left tibia

Visible twitches and jactitations in the calf muscles

Sudden stitching pain in the sole of the foot (after three and a half hours)

Drawings in the toes, evenings, in bed/.

Both little toes are painful, as if frozen

Generalities p. 588

Excessive sensibility of all the nerves, when merely imagining (which he is constantly obliged to do), that some one is scratching even slightly on linen, or some similar substance, with the finger-tips or nails; a most disagreeable sensation thrills through him, momentarily arresting all his thoughts and functions (after eleven hours)

Laziness, slowness, and indisposition to work

Great lassitude after dinner

Great faintness and constant yawning, every afternoon

General, weary feeling, sometimes as if bruised all over

Towards evening, he becomes so faint and nauseated, that he feels as if he would die, as soon as he rises from his sd|t ; he is obliged to go to bed

Ebullition of blood, evenings, in bed, for two hours, prevents sleeping

General uneasy feeling and nausea

Sleep and Dreams p. 588

Frequent yawning

Great drowsiness by day (after twelve, thirteen, and fourteen days)

Drowsy ; out of humor

Restless sleep (every other night cannot sleep well)

During sleep, such violent stitches in the dorsum of the left foot, that he dreamed he experienced a stitch, while a blister of Cantharides was applied to his foot ; he felt nothing on waking up

Nightly vexing dreams about insults received

Fever p. 588

Shuddering over the whole body (immediately).

Slight shuddering over the body (after a half and one and a half hours)

Shuddering (with disgust and nausea), (immediately)

Chilliness and shivering, without any thirst

Uninterrupted chilliness; goose-skin ; hands and face cold ; blueness of the face

Slight chills in the back (suddenly brought on by biting upon a hard crust)

Chilliness when drinking

Chilliness the whole day ; when sitting or lying still, and keeping covered, he feels nothing, except a soreness of the eyes, a pressure on the forehead and on the pit of the stomach, and sometimes external heat, but when taking ever so little exercise in the room, or when exposed to the open air, without taking exercise, he feels an excessive chilliness, with scarcely any thirst ; when walking fast in the open air, or entering a warm room after coming out of the open air, or when becoming heated by violent talking in the room, or after dinner, or when lying in a warm bed, he feels healthy, naturally warm, even a little hot, and has a desire for beer

Shaking chills in the evening, with extreme faintness, especially in the knees and the small of the back, without any thirst; hands cold, rest of body naturally warm, forehead hot

Chills, with heat in the face

Chilliness when not well covered, or when moving; heat as soon as he covers himself, sometimes with chills

Cold feeling over the body, as if a cold wind blew upon him; at the same time he was cold to the touch, with goose-skin, the warmth returning in a few hours, and being somewhat increased (in the afternoon), with a slimy mouth, dryness in the throat, and thirst ; afterwards another attack of coldness as before ; and in the evening, an hour previous to going to sleep, an increase of warmth, confess of the palate

Fever the whole day; chilliness in the afternoon, abating neither during exercise in the open air nor by external warmth ; hot feeling externally, with internal chills and thirst, after dinner

Chilliness after the hot feeling, the heat of the head and face remaining; chilly at the slightest motion

Hands icy cold, arms and rest of body warm ; still they are covered with goose-skin, and he has violent chills

Heat of the forehead and hairy scalp, the rest of the body being naturally warm, with slight chills and chilliness ; no thirst ; pulse strong and quick

Hot feeling and actual heat after the chills, especially in the face and palm of the hand, the symptoms in the ear appearing again

Unusual warmth of the body, the whole day (after twenty-four hours)

Warm feeling, as if sweat would break out (after four hours)

He sweats easily, even from a slight cause

Warm sweat, even when sitting still

Slight sweat only, on the upper part of the body and on the upper limbs

Sweat, evenings, in bed, immediately after lying down

Profuse nightsweats

Conditions p. 589

Aggravation.

(Morning), Early, when rising, dizziness in head, etc. ; early, when rising, throbbing pain in the forehead ; early, hunger; previous to stool, cutting in abdomen, etc.

(Noon), Drawing headache.

(Afternoon), Great faintness, etc. ; warmth increased ; chilliness.

(Towards evening), Becomes faint, etc.

(Evening), Vertigo; bread tastes bitter; when lying in bed, drawing in fingers; when lying in bed, drawing in hamstrings ; in bed, drawings in toes ; ebullition of blood ; shaking chills ; an hour before going to bed, increase of warmth ; in bed, immediately after lying down, sweat.

(Night), Very short breath ; profuse sweat.

(Every other night). Cannot sleep well.

( When exposed to open air, without taking exercise). Excessive chilliness.

( Walking in open air). Rising of air from stomach, etc.

(During cold weather). Sensation of a membrane across auditory passage.

(Before cough). Angry, etc.

( When not well covered). Chilliness.

(After dinner), Lassitude; hot feeling externally, etc.

( When drinking). Chilliness.

(After getting dry again). Vertigo, headache, burning on tongue and in the mouth, contraction of left cervical muscles, and weakness in knees, return again.

(Daring an inspiration), Pressure on region of stomach; stitches in chest; stitches in both lungs; dull stitches in lungs; stitching in right lobe of lungs; stitch, apparently in left lung.

(When attempting to perform intellectual labor). Thoughts vanish, etc.

(Laying hand on table). Pain in deltoid muscle.

(Letting arm lie on table), Feels exhausted.

( When hand lies on table). Pain in deltoid muscle.

(Lotion), Pressure, etc., on side of abdomen; chilliness.

(Moving the part inward). Pain along border of scapula.

( When moving arm), Pain in shoulder.

( When moving about after being seated). Dull pain in hipjoint, etc.

(Attempting to reflect). Pains in head, etc.

(Retching), Pressure in brain ; all symptoms, except stupid feeling in head.

(Rising from seat and walking about), Vertigo.

( Taking exercise in room). Excessive chilliness.

(Shaking/ head). Headache in temple.

(Sitting), Pain in back ; pain, etc., in small of hack.

(Standing), Pain in hack

(Holding eyelid still). Sense of twitching in upper eyelid.

(Stepping), Pain in hip-joint, etc.

(During sleep). Stitches in dorsum of ioot

(Before stool), Cutting in rectum.

(During stool). Cutting in rectum.

(Stooping), Throbbing pain in forehead.

(After stooping and raising head again). Tearing in forehead.

(touching the parts). Pain along border of scapula; dull pain in hip-joint, etc. ( During and after emission of urine), Pressure upon the bladder.

hips ; pain in hip-joint ; pain in head of left femur, etc.

( Walking upstairs), Lassitude of lower limbs.

Amelioration p. 590

{ Open air), Drawing headache.

( Walking in open air), Headache disappeared, together with hot feeling in cheek, the drowsiness, and ill-humor.

(Bending head to left), Pain, as if muscular fibres displaced.

(Washing face with cold water), Vertigo, headache, burning on tongue and in mouth, contraction of left cervical muscles, and weakness in the knees, disappeared.

(Hacking cough). Constriction in throat.

(Extending the limb). Contraction of thigh-muscles.

(Emission of flatulence), Ache in epigastric region.

( When lying down). Headache ; paralytic pain in small of back disappears.

(Retching), Stupid feeling in head.

(Sitting), Pain in left temple.

(After vomiting). Inability to do work, etc.

( When walking), Confusion of head, etc.

Footnotes

† No. 6, no mention of A. is found in this place; 7, is a general statement; 8, case of poisoning (given by Ray); 9, general statement; 10, general statement that A. is abortifacient.