Calendula

Calendula officinalis, Linn. Nat. order, Compositse. Common name, Marigold; German, Todtenblume. Preparation, Tincture of the leaves and flowers.

Authorities. 1, Franz, Archive fur Horn. Heilk., 17, 3, 169 ; 2, Dr. Price, Am. Horn. Observer, 6, 327, effects of a tablespoonful of the tincture.

Mind

Disposition, during the chill, anxious, morose, and solicitous

Great irritability ; he is easily frightened ; hearing is very acute (after he had smelled of camphor)

Fretful, sleepy, dreamy

Head

Confusion of the head, as after a night's debauch; in the morning, heaviness of the head, as after a long illness (third day)

Dull sensation, especially in the upper part of the occiput

Headache in the forehead, after eating, with sensation of heat in it

Dull, pressive sensation in the occiput

Eyes

Lids very much swollen (after one hour)

Dryness and biting in the margin of the lids, as from smoke

The white of the eye is inflamed, with pressive headache, now in the forehead, now in the temples, when lying down, not when sitting and standing

Pupils dilated (after one hour)

Head

Sticking pain in the ears during the fever-heat ; the adjacent parts are very red

Face

Sensation of swelling extending from the lips to the eyes and forehead, accompanied by a burning-stinging sensation (after one hour)

Sensation as if the lips were swollen ; from the lips it spread to the sides of the nose; increased rapidly in intensity (immediately)

Drawing-tensive pain in the glands before the left ramus of the lower jaw, on moving the head

Mouth p. 420

Speech scarcely recognizable (after one hour)

Throat p. 420

Bitter taste of mucus in the throat, before eating; food, however, tastes natural

Pain in front beneath the chin, on motion and pressure ; and at the union of the clavicle with the sternum (eighteenth day)

Rheumatic drawing pain in the right side of the throat, which is increased on bending the neck to the right side, and on raising the right arm ; it extends to the shoulder, in the morning (second day)

The submaxillary glands are swollen and painful to the touch, as if suppurating; the axillary glands are also painful to touch (fourth day)

The submaxillary glands pain on touch, as if swollen, and at times cause a tensive pain, which, especially on swallowing, becomes a pressure in the throat (afternoon, second day)

Stomach p. 420

Diminished appetite for dinner, though he relishes the food when he eats

Hiccough, after smoking

Attacks of nausea, at times, in the forenoon

Abdomen p. 420

A boring-digging pain, deep in the region of the navel, when walking

Dull, coarse stitches in the middle of the right side of the abdomen, on moving; they disappear during rest

Stool p. 420

A stool in the morning, preceded by griping and anxiety in the abdomen, and accompanied by a chill

Urinary Organs p. 420

Tearings, at times in the urethra, during a chill

Frequent micturition ; urine white as water, is very hot and burning

Respiratory Organs p. 420

Very deep inspiration, with heat in the chest and face

Great efforts were made to inflate the lower lobes of the lungs, which were only successful when sitting up (after one hour)

Chest p. 420

Pressive-drawing pain in the left side of the chest, and on the breast-bone, with stitches in the right side of the chest (second day)

Pressure and oppression in the left side of the chest, in the evening, when lying in bed

Drawing pressure in the left side of the chest, when standing, during inspiration

Heart and Pulse p. 420

Pulse irregular and diminishing rapidly (after one hour)

Neck and Back p. 420

Pressive-drawing pain between the shoulderblade

Pressive pain beneath the right lower tip of the shoulder-blade, with a sensation as if everything were suppurating and bruised (afternoon, second day)

Ext rent it ies in General.

Drawing-pressive tension in the wrists and ankles, during rest

Inferior Extremities p. 420

Tired, weary feeling in the lower extremities (after one hour)

Pains in the knees, while sitting, in the outer side, as if bruised

Burning-tearing pain in the upper part of the calf, while sitting

Drawing-pinching pain on the inner border of the sole, while sitting

Generalities p. 420

Very restless at night, he gets rest in no position ; he continually wakes ; is obliged to urinate frequently, and drinks very much

A wound becomes raw and inflamed anew

A wound is painful, in the morning, as if bruised, with smarting and throbbing in it, as if it would suppurate

The rheumatic, drawing pains appear only during motion, and are very slight

Skin p. 420

Eruption of small vesicles, in the left corner of the lower lip

Fever p. 421

Chilliness. Chilly the whole morning, and very sensitive to the air (second day)

He feels shivery, and has a kind of goose-flesh, while the skin seems warm to touch

Shivering in the hack, with pressure in the last true ribs of the left side, with movements in the epigastric region and abdomen as if he would faint

Hands and feet cold (after one hour)

Chilliness in the hands and feet, the whole forenoon, without thirst, together with drawing, pressive, rheumatic pains through the w hole body; the ribs ache as if squeezed together and bruised, sometimes after eating (in the morning, second day)

Heat. Great heat, the whole forenoon, with much sweat; he feels qualmish in the chest, and the axillte are very hot

Heat in the afternoon, with creeping chills and great thirst; drinking, however, causes every time shivering and a shaking chill

Great heat, in the evening, in bed

Great heat, in the evening, in bed; he begins to sweat ; especially the feet burn very much and sweat

The heat abates after 5 p.m., without shivering, even in the open air, the head feels freer, the breathing easier, and the voice stronger and deeper

The heat continues unabated after 5 p.m. ; only that cold drinks cause shivering

Flushes in the forehead, in the evening (after eight hours)

Sensation of heat in the face after eating, of the hands and feet, and an hour afterwards, thirst (second day )

Towards evening, a feeling of heat in the otherwise cold hands and whole body, with creeping chills, without thirst, and almost dread of drinking, while sitting (after nine and a half hours)

Conditions p. 421

Aggravation.

(Morning), Heaviness of head ; wound painful ; chilly.

(Forenoon), Attacks of nausea ; chilliness in hands, etc. ; heat, etc.

(Afternoon), Heat.

(Toward evening), While sitting, feeling of heat, etc.

(Evening), When lying in bed, pressure in left chest; in bed, heat; flushes in forehead.

(Night), Restless, etc.

(Bending neck to right side), Pain on side of throat.

(During chill), Nearly all symptoms appear ; anxious, etc. ; tearings in urethra.

(After eating), Headache in forehead, etc.

(When lying down), White of eye inflamed, etc.

(On moving), Stitches in abdomen ; rheumatic pains.

(Moving head), Pain in glands before jaw.

(During rest), Tension in wrists, etc.

(While sitting), Pains in knees ; pain in calf ; pain on border of sole.

(After smoking), Hiccough.

( When standing), During inspiration, pressure in left side of chest.

( When walking), Pain in region of navel.

Amelioration p. 421

Feels best when walking about, or when lying perfectly still.