Asclepias Cornuti (Syriaca)

A. cornuti, Decline (A. Syriaca, Linn.). Nat. order, Asclepiadacese. Common names, Silkweed, milkweed. Preparation, Tincture of the root.

Authorities. 1, Claiborne (Am. J. of Med. Sciences, vol. 42, Hale's New Remedies), took the fluid extract of the dried root, also an infusion of the dried root and the inspissated juice of the fresh herb; 2, Pattee (Tilden's Journ. of Mat. Med., Hale's N. R.), took an infusion of the fresh root.

Mind

Calm, quiet feeling

Head

Dizziness in the head (lasting only a couple of hours)

A little dizziness (after four hours)

Agreeable sensation in the brain, followed by great sleepiness,l

Headache

Same headache (after four hours),l

On waking in morning, severe headache, with disagreeable feeling in stomach

Violent headache, principally between the eyes

Headache, sense of constriction across forehead, pain between eyes

Feeling, after vomiting, as if some sharp instrument was thrust through from one temple to the other

Face

Appeared dull and stupid

Mouth

Tongue covered with white fur

Throat

Burning and tickling sensations in the fauces and throat

Tickling sensation in the fauces

Stomach

Increased appetite; even after a hearty meal, a feeling of hunger would, in the course of a few hours, be again felt

Little relish for food, I

Slight sensation of nausea

Excessive nausea

\vomiting

Violent vomiting, with retching

Severe and long-continued vomiting, leaving behind it a sensation of rawness in the stomach, and a slight pain, coldness of the surface of the skin, feeble pulse, and a feeling as if some sharp instrument was thrust through from one temple to the other

Vomiting, leaving the system much relaxed, and the pulse frequent and feeble

Uneasiness of the stomach

Slight pain in stomach

Stomach feeling painful and raw

Abdomen

Increased secretion of bile

Stool and Anus

Excoriation of the anus

Slight inclination to evacuate the bowels

Both moved oftener than usual

Copious discharges from the bowels, of a soft, fluid consistence, yellowish in color, and attended with some griping pain

Evacuation soft in consistency and yellowish in color (after three hours)/.

Copious evacuation of soft consistence, and brown in color, accompanied by a slight pain in bowels (after five hours)

Urinary Organs p. 591

Ardor uriua3

Diuresis.

Increased flow of tiri)ie

Increased flow of pale-colored urine, of lighter specific gravity than usual

Passed four ounces more urine than usual, in morning

Urine increased from 35 ounces to 128 ounces; specific gravity changed from 1019.7 to 1020; quantity of solid matter increased from 568 grains to 600 grains (first day )

Quantity of urine, 130 ounces ; specific gravity, 1019.97 ; solid matter, 608 grains (third day),l

Quantity of urine passed averaged 135 ounces per day ; amount of solid matter, 700 grains each day (fourth, fifth, and sixth days)

Small increase of water in urine (second day)

Sexual Organs p. 591

Tickling sensation at the end of the penis

Respiratory Organs p. 591

Increase of the bronchial secretions

Heart and Pulse p. 591

Action of the heart seemed to be increased

Pulse 98

Pulse lowered from 98 to 67 (first day),l

Pulse 64,1

Pulse 63 (third day),l

Pulse 60 (fourth, fifth, and sixth days),l

Feeble pulse, after vomiting

Sleep and Dreams p. 591

Drowsiness and sleep

Slept rather hard during night

Fever p. 591

Coldness of the surface of the skin, after vomiting

Diaphoresis

Skin quite moist

Profuse sweat (after one hour)

Conditions p. 591

Aggravation.

(Morning), On waking, headache, etc.