Crocus

Crocus sativum, L.

Natural order, Iridacese. Common names, Saffron, Safran.

Preparation, Trituration of the dried stigmas.

Authorities. 1, Staph, Beitrage zur rein. Arzm., proving with "a small quantity of the tincture shaken up in water; none of the pro vers took over 12 grains of saffron, several far less;" 2, Gross, ibid. ; 3, Thore, ibid. ; 4 Wahle, ibid.; 5, Boerhaave, in Chem. ex. Msct. Lugd. Batav'. Process' 59, from Staph; 6, Carp. Pezold, Obs., 55, Vratislav., 1715, effects of a drachm of saffron on a girl of 18, from Staph; 7, Riverius, Opp. Med., p. 136, from Staph; 8, Trades, de Opio, Sect. 1, p. 114, effects of the odor^ from putting Saffron up in papers in a heated room (from original) - 9' Schulz, Prseiut. in Disp. Brandenb., 23(3, from Staph; 10, Zacut. Lusit ap' Frioc. de Ven., p. 394, from Staph; 11, Bergius, Mat. Med., 1, p. 38, from Roth's resume; 12, Sundeliu, effects of freshly blooming Crocus ' from A. H. Z., 20, 288 ; 13, same, a girl took 6 grains in one afternoon.

Mm Emotional. Childish foolishness; silly dementia,5.— Suddenly there arises before her fancy a concert which she attended a long time since, as vividly as if she were listening to it; she even imagines she can hear the different instruments; after a time this vivid recollection of the past disappears, and she is no more able to recall the music,1. — An unpleasant sensation, as if he were longing for something without knowing what, with a, kind of apprehension, wherewith, however, he was very joyous,1. — Inclination to sing (after half an hour),1. — If any one happens to sing a single musical note, she begins involuntarily to sing, and then is obliged to laugh at herself; she, however, soon sings again in spite of her determination to stop,1. — Even when out of humor, quiet repetition of a lively melody,1. — Singing in sleep,1.— Children begin to laugh immediately on smelling the bottle,9. — Almost constant unbecoming laughter,5. — [10.] Immoderate laughter, as if he would die,1. — Sardonic laughter, and attacks of morbid jollity,1'. — It causes a lively mood in a most unnatural degree,13. — Lively and joyous mood, much more than natural,1. — Very lively mood, witty, jocose, excessively talkative,1. — Very gay and laughing mood in a dream,1. — Great joyousness even in those who are naturally melancholic and hypochondriac,1. —Excessive gayety, bordering upon delirium ; paleness, headache, obscuration of vision,10. — Irresistible inclination to joke and laugh, with great prostration, and great dilatation of the pupils (after four hours and a half),1. — Melancholic, sad, hypochondriac mood,1. — [20.] Deep melancholy11. — During an interesting lecture he became suddenly and peculiarly sad, so that he was unable in spite of every exertion to fix his mind upon the subject (after ten hours),1. — Uneasy, anxious, sad mood,1. — The slightest thing puts her out of humor; she then does not know what she is doing; with anxiety and trembling of the whole body,4. — A slight cause which would usually have made her laugh, now causes a most violent ill-humor, almost rage, so that she frequently loses her consciousness ; afterwards she is astonished at this outbreak (fourth day),1. — Indifference to everything,4. — Joy and sadness alternating ; with paleness,4. — A joyous mood frequently alternates with a sad one,1. — Vacillating, peevish mood ; the slightest cause excites his anger, for which, next moment, he is sorry, which however, soon returns, because his calmness frets him and prevents his exposing his feelings ; usually he changes a hard word which he has on his tongue to a mild one, but the latter seems too mild, and he now chooses a more severe word, which he again changes to a still milder one, and so on in speech, thought, and action ; after several days, in the evening,1. — *He takes everything in anger and suddenly repents of having injured others,1. — [30.] * Great ill-humor; the behavior of relatives and friends excites her to anger, and she is at the point of permitting an outbreak of passion towards them, but at this moment she feels calm; at the next moment this calmness seems a weakness; she is vexed with herself, and her anger becomes greater than ever; this very unusual vacillation of mood lasts several hours (second day, towards evening),1. — * Disagreeable mood ; vehement, peevish, quarrelsome ; an hour later talkative, lively, laughing, singing1. — At times she is very peevish, and morose to others, and, next moment, wishes to embrace,1.— Intellect lift I. Disinclination to every work,1.— It suddenly seems, for a moment, as though her thoughts would vanish,1. — The least thing which affects her makes her very thoughtless,4. — *On attempting to write down anything, he is unable to do so without loss of ideas,1.— Senses easily vanish, and it becomes black before the eyes,4.— Confusion of mind,1. — He makes mistakes about the time or about objects, although they are quite clear and distinctly visible (after eight hours),1. — [40.] Great forgetfulness ; she asks about something, and next moment entirely forgets that she has done so,1. — Absence of mind and forgetfulness; he does not recognize a person whom he frequently sees; on coming near she seems like one wholly unknown to him; he looks wonderingly at her, remembers having seen her, but cannot recall her name, and mistakes her for another ; only recognizes her after a long time,1.

Head p. 580

Confusion and Vertigo. Confusion in the head ; momentary vertigo, with dull pain in the eyes

Tensive confusion first in the forehead, soon afterwards in the whole head, as if intoxicated (after ten minutes)

Vertigo and much confusion of the head

Dizziness and staggering after rising from lying down, in the night ; much whirling in the head, with heat of the whole body

Head feels intoxicated ; with confusion of the eyes as if he could not see, and sensation of warmth in the face (after seven minutes)

General Head. Dulness in the head, with painful confusion in the occiput (after two hours)

Stupidity in the head (immediately)

Headache

Headache on moving ; it seems as if the brain were loose and fell back and forth

Violent headache, lasting three days

Sticking headache with stopped coryza

Sensitive tearings in the head and right eye ; as also in a hollow tooth of the left side; with dimness before the left eye and a feeling as if a draft of cold air blew into it

Forehead. An empty feeling in the forehead

Dulness in the forepart of the head as if drunken and reeling ; in a moderately warm room, not in the open air (after one hour)

Dull tension in the left frontal eminence

Headache in the forehead (the whole of the second and third days after taking)

Headache above the eyes, with burning and pressure on them, which compels rubbing and is much increased towards evening, especially in the right

Painful drawing in the forehead, with nausea

Pressive-drawing pain in a narrow line down the middle of the forehead (after three-quarters of an hour)

Pressure in the forehead

Constant sensitive pain beneath the left frontal eminence, as if a dull point were pressing inward ; succeeded by intermitting paroxysms of the same pain (first day)

* A transient broad thrust, extending dee]) into the brain above the left frontal eminence, so that he started up, from time to time (after twelve hours); a painful confusion remains for a moment, relieved, by external pressure}.

Temples. *A broad thrust suddenly in the right temple, extending deep into the brain, so that he started up

Verte.r. Headache in the morning after waking ; a pressure on the vertex, with heaviness in the whole head, so that he could scarcely hold it up

Parietfrfs. A sudden cooling sensation in a small spot on the left parietal bone, as if a drop of water fell upon it from a height

Momentary drawing headache, like a painful vessel, on the right side, rather externally, extending from behind forward ; recurring at intervals

Headache on the right side (after three hours), then disappearing

Dull headache in the left side of the head

Dull pain in the left side of the head, extending into the right temple as a contractive drawing pain, and then to the ear and throat, where it is especially sensitive on swallowing

Rhythmical pulsation of the whole left half of the head and face (after two hours and a half)

Occiput. Drawing pressure in the right half of the occiput

Eyes p. 580

Weak, glassy eyes, with great sleepiness

Very dry eyes,1. *Feeling in the eyes as though he had wept very violently, with a corresponding expression of countenance

* Feeling in both eyes as though she had wept much; everything seems swollen and tense without its being noticeable externally ; several days together/.

Burning in the eyes

* After reading a while (even during the day) the eyes pain with a sore burning, and some dimness, so that he ivas frequently obliged to wink

Feeling as though the eyes were smaller than usual (after half an hour)

* Feeling as of biting smoke in the eyes

Brow. Crawling in the brows so that he is obliged to rub them (after a quarter of an hour)/

Idols. Twitching and jerking in the upper lid

Visible twitching of the lids, with a sensation as if something mud be wiped from the right eye (after a quarter of an hour)

Sudden muscular twitches in the lids, with crawling in the left eyebrow, with sensation as if something were in the eye which he must wipe away; very transient (after three-quarters of an hour)

The lids draw together, with running of water from the eyes

* Inclined to press the eyes tightly together from time to time

Sensation of heaviness in the upper lid as if it were too heavy, as if the eyes were constantly inclined to close, with dim vision (after half an hour)

Burning in the lids; worse on closing them

Violent burning in the lids

Burning pinching beneath the left lower lid (after nine hours)

On waking at night, she is unable to open the eyes, because it seems as though a weight were lying upon them ; if she forcibly opens them there is tension and pressure, and they can be opened only incompletely after much effort by rubbing and pressing them

A long-continuing dull pressive stitch in the left lower lid (after four hours and a half)

Sensation of soreness in the lids, in the evening by the light, with frequent inclination to press them together and to wipe out the eyes

Itching in the lids of the right eye, extending towards the outer side, afterwards in both eyes (after seven minutes)

Violent sticking itching in the left upper lid, which obliges him to rub it (first evening)

Ball. Simple aching of the eyeball, as if he had been looking through too powerful glasses ; without dimness of vision (after one hour and a half)

Pain in the right eyeball; sticking at one point; in the morning

Lachrymal Apparatus. *Feeling as though water were constantly coming into the eyes, only in the room, not in the open air1.

Was unable to read letters without great quantities of water running from the very dim eyes (after eight hours)

A pressive pain on the eyeballs, with great filling with water ; as the pains left the eye they immediately became very dim (after seven hours)

Bupil. Dilated pupils (after half an hour),1. f

Very much dilated pupils (after a few minutes)

Pupils somewhat contracted (after a few hours)

Vision. Vision dim; he was unable to see clearly ; everything seemed enveloped in a fog (after two hours and a half)

It seems dim about the eyes and obscure before the eyes ; not so clear and bright as formerly (after six minutes)

Darkness before the eyes ; it seemed as though bright stars danced before the eyes (second day)

Frequent blackness before the eyes (first day)

Reading in the evening by a bright light was unusually difficult ; it seemed as though the eyes were obscured, wherewith they seemed very dry; she was frequently obliged to wink

* He is frequently obliged to ivink and to wipe his eyes as though a film of mucus were over them (after four hours and three-quarters)

* The light seems dimmer than usual, as if a veil were between the eyes and the light

The usually clear and sharp vision seems befogged ; that is, everything seems more indistinct and paler than usual, as if a veil were before the eyes, which she must constantly remove by wiping ; after which the sight becomes clear for a moment, but the dimness soon returned, at 8 r.M. (after a few hours)

On reading it seems as though there were a veil before the eyes, which were relieved by frequent winking; together with a pressure in the eyeballs, which became a heaviness on closing the lids, but returned after opening them

She was frequently obliged to wink, because it seemed as though a veil were drawn before the eyes

Feeling as though a fog were before the eyes (with contracted pupils?)

Sudden small lightnings before the eyes like electric sparks, during the day (after several days)

When reading, the white paper seemed to be pale-red, auroracolored

Head p. 582

Pain in and behind the right ear, like a spasm (immediately)

Cramplike drawing in the concha of the ear and the auditory canals, like earache (after ten hours)

Hearing. Roaring and noises in the ears

Roaring in the head, as from a storm of wind

After lying down in bed, in the evening, he hears a sound in the left ear like a distant softly sounding ringing, so like a real sound that he can only persuade himself that it is an illusion by completely stopping the ear, when he hears it almost equally loud ; it continues until he falls asleep, and only disappears on forcibly fixing his thoughts away from it; several evenings

Nose p. 582

Objective. Sneezing at different times at 7 p.m. (after eight hours), immediately followed by shaking chill, extending from the back to the feet; the face was warm; the chill affected only the posterior half of the body, though the anterior portion of the chest was also moderately affected; without subsequent heat

Violent sneezing (soon)

Stopped coryza a few hours after taking ; the right nostril is completely stopped

Stopped coryza, with cold hands and feet, and heat of the face, especially after eating, lasting three days (relieved by Nux)

* Epistaxis of very tenacious, thick, black blood, with cold sweat on the forehead in large drops

Painful, cramplike drawing from the left frontal eminence to the left side of the bony parts of the nose (after half an hour)

Face p. 582

Dry lips, much inclined to crack

Smarting of the lips

Mouth p. 582

Tongue. White -coated, very moist tongue; its papilla? were very prominent

White-coated, though rather dry tongue, in the morning; after breakfast it became clean

General Mouth Dry ness and scraping sensation in the mouth

Dryness in the mouth and very violent burning on one side of the tip of the tongue, as if a blister would appear ; very painful on talking or touching the tongue ; only on the upper surface of the tongue

Unusual warmth in the mouth,1. Saliva. Much water in the mouth, and slight biting on the tip of the tongue, as from salt; with sweetish, salty taste

Taste. Sweetish taste in the back of the throat

An offensive, sweetish sour taste in the mouth in the morning after rising ; somewhat relieved after rinsing the mouth

Bitter taste in the back of the throat

Reproaches made her very angry she desires to justify herself, but the words stop at her lips ; she is now vexed at her silence, and again attempts to talk, but speech refuses its service ; she continues to waver in this way and is unable to utter a word in her own defence, though making every effort to do so

Throat p. 582

Sensation in the throat during inspiration, as of sulphur fumes

A sensation similar to heartburn rises up into the throat especially after a meal which is eaten with relish (after nine hours) 1

After eating, a sensation in the throat as if a stopper were forced into it more on empty swallowing than on swallowing food ; it lasts until the next day; wherewith the uvula seems somewhat elongated, with pressive sensation when not swallowing

On empty swallowing there is a feeling deep in the throat as if a morsel were sticking there and could not go down ; he was frequently obliged to hawk, especially in the morning after rising

Scraping in the throat as after eating very fat food

Scraping in the throat before and after coughing

Sharp scraping sensation in the back of the throat which compels hawking

Scraping rough throat

Uvula. Feeling as if the uvula were fallen down when swallowing and when, not

Stomach p. 583

Appetite (Old Tit first. Very great canine hunger; she was obliged to eat every moment (first day, in the afternoon and evening)

* Excessive thirst for cold drinks in the afternoon

Eructation Eructations

Tasteless eructations

Frequent empty eructations in the morning, fasting

Naasea. Qualmishness and discomfort, extending from the pit of the stomach into the abdomen, where they moved about as if griping would appear

Great qualmishness and sensation of weakness in the pit of the stomach, very much relieved in the open air

Qualmish, nauseated

Nauseated sensation in chest and throat, as if she would immediately vomit

Stomach. Distension in the stomach and abdomen

Rumbling and fermentation in the pit of the stomach (after a quarter of an hour)

Sinking pain in the pit of the stomach

Sensation as of something living and jumping about in the pit of the stomach, abdomen, arms, and other parts of the body

Burning in the stomach

She seems very full after very little food, as if she had eaten too much ; with loss of appetite

Contractive pain in the pit of the stomach, and beneath the sternum

Drawing in the pit of the stomach, back and forth and up and down (after half an hour)

Some violent stitches in the pit of the stomach (after one hour)

Sensitiveness of the stomach as after taking cold

Abdomen p. 583

Hypochondria. Painless pinching pressure in the right hypochondrium, on every inspiration, as from a broad hard body

Umbilical. Some griping above the navel, in the morning

General Abdomen. Movings about in the whole abdomen, with a griping sensation, and from time to time slight urging to stool

Rumbling in the abdomen, while yawning

Repeated rumbling in the abdomen, in the morning, while lying in bed

Slight rumbling, with discomfort in the upper abdomen

* Sensation internally, in both sides of the abdomen, as if something living were jumping about, ivitfi nausea and shivering (after nine hours)

Sensation of emptiness in the abdomen, with complete loss of appetite

Fulness and pressure in the abdomen, and at the same time in the chest, as if she had eaten too much and too rapidly ; though not after eating

Sensation of distension of the abdomen, in the forenoon, with an empty stomach (after half an hour)

Griping in a small spot on the left side of the abdomen, on a line with the navel

The child constantly complains of aching in the abdomen ; he bends himself together (second day)

Drawing first in the upper abdomen, then in the region of the uterus

Drawing colic, as if menstruation would appear (first day)

Transient pain, now in the left, now in the right side of the abdomen, as from pressure on a sore spot

Colic as from taking cold

Griping jerking in the abdomen, after an ordinary drink of water

Repeated shocks in the left side of the abdomen, at night, while fully awake, like the movements of a child at the end of pregnancy, and such as she had felt several months previously (after several days)

A painless shock in the upper abdomen, as from something living which jumped upward

Transient tickling sensation shoots upward through the abdomen

Stitches, at times, in one side of the abdomen, arresting breathing

Hfjpogastriu in and Iliac Region. *Sensation as though something were living and moving about deep in the lower abdomen, towardsevening

Repeated bubbling iu the lower abdomen (after two hours)

Sensation of heaviness in the inguinal region

Pressure in the groin, as to menstruation

Rectum and Anus p. 584

Sensitive dull stitches on the right side above the anus

* A sensitive, dull, long stitch, near the left side of the anus, from time to time

Crawling in the anus, as from threadworms

* Intolerable cringing in the anus

Itching in the anus, that obliges scratching (first evening)

Stool p. 584

Stool earlier than usual, though difficult

Passage of some blood with the stool

Urinary Organs p. 584

At night he was awakened by desire to urinate, and a bruised pain with sensation of numbness in the left humerus, upon which he was lying ; he found only the lower portion of the body from the middle downward covered with sweat; on rising he was dizzy, staggered, and he had a sensation as though a cold wind were blowing upon the sweaty parts, together with a feeling iu the feet as though a cold sweat were trickling down

Sexual Organs p. 584

Male. Intermitting sharp sticking from the genital region up into the right hypochondrium, as if a knife were forced in this direction with sudden thrusts, piercing farther each time, and becoming more severe (after six hours)

Excitement of sexual desire

Female. Fatal haemorrhage of the uterus, especially after parturition

* Metrorrhagia on the slightest movement

* Sensation as if menstruation would appear, with colic and pressing towards the genitals (after a few hours)

Respiratory Organs p. 584

Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchi. Stitches in their-passages, more towards the posterior portion (after four hours)

Voice. Hoarse voice, with some cough (second morning)

Much hawking, on account of collection of large quantities of mucus, which makes the voice rough and scrapy

Cough arid Expectoration. Much cough

Paroxysm of dry cough, as from constant and excessive irritation in the trachea

* Very violent attack of exhausting dry cough, relieved by laying the hand on the pit of the stomach

Expectoration of large masses of easily detached mucus, with slight cough

Respiration. *The breath, which is usually sweet, has a very offensive sickly odor

Slight rattling on inspiration, followed by mucus in the throat and hoarseness; the mucus immediately disappears on hawking

Dyspnoea

Frequent choking, caused by tickling in the upper part of the trachea, during inspiration

Chest p. 584

Heaviness of the chest frequently obliges him to take a deep breath

Aching in the whole of the chest

A sudden transient ache in the lower portion of the chest and pit of the stomach, with slight nausea (after three-quarters of an hour)

Oppression of the chest (after eight hours)

A kind of oppression that renders complete yawning difficult ; it can only be accomplished after several attempts (after ten minutes)

Sides. Sticking in both sides of the chest, rather externally which afterwards extends farther forward and becomes a burning without influencing respiration or motion (after one hour)

Short sticking in the right side of the chest

* Dull stitches in the left chest

* A kind of lumping, as from something alive in the lower portion of the right half of the chest, as if beneath the ribs

Some dull shocks beneath the right short nbs, near the pit of the stomach, and on inspiration an aching there, as it a pain we re caused by breathing (after two hours)

Jerking-like shocks in the Felt side of the chest, feeling as though they would take away the breath

A peculiar jerking pain in the left side of the chest, internally, as it it were being drawn at intervals towards the back by a thread

Heart and Pulse p. 585

Precordium. Warmth about the heart, with anxiety and some oppression of breath, so that she cannot breathe deeply, with inclination to take a deep breath ; she feels relieved every time after frequent yawning

Sensation of great emptiness in the praecordial region

Drawing in the precordial region, extending to the stomach, like colic

Stitches beneath the heart, aggravated on inspiration (after two hours and a half)

Heart's Action. Palpitation ; anxiety at the heart, with a sensation of weakness extending thence through the wholeabdomen, and continuing down to the soles of the feet (second day")

^ ery frequent palpitation

Neck and Back p. 585

Neck. External swelling of the neck (inflation coll)

Painful stiff sensation in the neck, on moving

Sudden drawing in the left side of the neck, internally and externally, at the same time extending into the ear (after a quarter of an hour)

-Hack, Lumbar. Pains in the small of the back, in the morning and at night, in bed, on motion

Tearing pain in the small of the back, worse on breathing (after one hour)

Sacral. A slow dull stitch, extending from time to time from the anus through the sacral region and into the left inguinal region, where it remains as an aching, aggravated by inspiration, gradually disappearing

Extremities in General p. 585

Cracking of the joints, not without a painful sensation on moving them

Loss of power in different limbs; even slight motion caused a bruised sensation, especially in the hip-joint

Falling asleep of an arm, hand, and foot

Superior Extremities p. 585

Falling asleep of both arms

Falling asleep of the arms and hands, at night, in sleep; she was awakened by the crawling pain (after eight hours)

Falling asleep of both arms and hands, with a kind of immobility (after a quarter of an hour); recurring several times during the day and lasting half an hour

The arms, especially the forearms, feel very heavy, and if as bruised

Dull pain, with sensation of paralysis, in the left arm

Bruised pain, immediately, on slight motion of the arms

Shoulder. Muscular twitchings on the top of the shoulder, in the morning, while lying in bed; both visible and felt

Cracking in the shoulder-joint on moving it suddenly, with sensitive pain as if the arm would be dislocated

Feeling in the left shoulder-joint, as though the arm would be easily dislocated, as if it were lying loose in the joint (after a few days)

At times, on moving the upper arm, a pain within the shoulder-joint, as if the head of the humerus were lying loose within the capsule of the joint and would he dislocated

A tensive aching in the shoulder-joint, with cracking in it, on moving the upper arm outward

Bruised sensation in both shoulders

Some sensitive shocks in a small spot on the back of the shoulder

Elbow. Sudden, violent tearing pain in the right elbow-joint, soon disappearing

Forearm . A pain in the right forearm extending obliquely to the thumb

A slight pain in a small spot on the left forearm, not far from the elbow, whereby the elbow is spasmodically and involuntarily thrown upward, causing him to start (after nine minutes)

Hand. Dull pain in the right hand

A kind of intermitting drawing, so that every intermission causes a transient burrowing in a small spot ; worse when resting the forearm upon anything, whereby a benumbing warmth spreads over the hand

Tensive drawing in the left metacarpal joints

Fingers. An old indurated bruise of the finger began immediately to suppurate, became painful and sore (after one hour)

Violent sticking in the left index finger (immediately)

After coming into a moderately warm room from having walked in a somewhat raw air, a sudden uneasy burning-crawling motion in the tips of the fingers, as if they were asleep, with a tensive sensation as if they were tightly bound up and the blood could not circulate freely ; he bends the fingers up into a fist, when only the burning-crawling sensation remains, which soon disappears (after twenty-three hours)

Inferior Extremities. Sensation of paralysis in the legs, after walking, especially in the knees and metacarpal joints, so that farther walking became very difficult, and even standing was irksome

Hip. Violent cracking, like a report, in the right hip-joint, on stretching out the thigh and moving it outward

Thigh. A sensation of weakness of the thigh ^extending down to the knee, especially while sitting (after half an hour)

Aching in the lower surface of the thigh, after sitting a long time

Sudden shuddering sensation in the nates while sitting, as from a violent fall upon them

Knee. On stooping down, immediately an audible noise in the knee-joint, with a sensation not entirely painless

The knees knock under even while standing

Weariness in the knees, even to sinking down

A painful tension in the knees on sitting down; on standing it becomes a painful sensation as if the joints were dry from want of synovial fluid, and as if they would crack and creak on moving them

Intermitting, very painful drawing in the bent knee

Tearing in the knees, extending down to the malleoli, where it then continues aching and drawing back and forth, so that she is frequently obliged to change the position of the feet at night

Leg. Great weariness of the lower legs in the bones, in which there is a painful tingling sensation, extending from above downward, in the evening ; it is felt less during motion ; but more immediately after motion ; it is, however, somewhat relieved by rest

The legs feel bruised

Bruised sensation in the calves, as if he would stumble over his own legs

Smarting in the calves, soon followed by tearing in them

Anlle. At one time sudden, at another slow, transient, intermitting, dull or very acute pain in a small spot above the malleolus, as if in the periosteum (after eight hours)

Foot. Weakness in the feet and calves, as if she had walked too far (worse while walking than while sitting), (after half an hour)

Standing and walking were very difficult, and even on sitting he had a sensation of weakness in the feet

Constant weakness and weariness in the feet

Painful weakness in the forepart of the feet, even while sitting, with a sensation of heaviness as after a long walk

Burning and crawling in the feet, especially in the soles, as after a walk in tight shoes

Aching in the soles of the feet, as if he had walked several miles ; he is obliged to move them here and there

The soles of the feet ache very much from standing

Smarting of the sole of the left foot while sitting

Toes. Some small stitches in the ball of the left great toe

Generalities p. 586

Objective. Distended veins, with a sensation of heat, without much increase of temperature

Anxious trembling through the whole body

Every evening, spasms, with delirium, alternating with tender humor, wildness, and outbreaks of rage, with inclination to bite

Lassitude, indolence, sleepiness

Weakness in the whole body, hands, and feet

Weakness, even to sinking down, with sensation as if sweat would break out over the whole body, and rapid pulse

In the morning, excessive weakness, yawning, weariness; she felt better on going into the open air; worse in the room

Extreme exhaustion, with sensation as though general sweat would break out ; he was scarcely able to stand, constantly desired to sit and lie, and even then continued to feel the lassitude (after four hours)

Excessive prostration, with weakness and weariness m the evening, after a very simple and moderate meal, as if he had made the most difficult physical exertion, with great sleepiness and sleepy pressure upon the eyelids, with a feeling as if they were swollen; literary occupation removed this weakness

Frequent attacks of faintness

She lay as though in apoplexy (from smelling of it)

Subjective. Sensation of weakness and great indolence in the whole body, even with a sensation of approaching faintness

Uneasiness in the blood, with palpitation of the heart

Skin p. 587

Objective. Scarlet redness of the whole body

Circumscribed red spots in the face, which burn

Subjective. Crawlings here and there over the whole body, frequently aud in rapid succession, relieved by scratching

Formication in the right index finger

Itching on several parts of the body

Itching on the right side of the scrotum (first and second evenings)

Intermitting painful itching on the left frontal eminence

Sleep and Dreams p. 587

Sleepiness. Yawning and chilliness, with burning of the lids and thirst for cold drinks, without drinking much after supper

Frequent yawning

Frequent yawnings in rapid succession (after ten minutes)

Excessive yawning, and inclination to sleep

Sleepiness

Sleepiness; immediately after dinner great inclination to sleep, with creeping chills

Excessive sleepiness, with yawning ; she constantly desired to sleep; very much yawning during the day

He sings during sleep

Sleeplessness. Uneasy sleep, with frequent waking; he tosses about, but falls asleep again, with vivid dreams

Frequent waking at night

He awoke unusually early, and thought it was very late

He awoke in the morning earlier than usual, aud then remained more wide awake than usual

Dreams. Many confused and even frightful dreams of various things at night, as for example, what had been spoken or done through the day, of fires and the like

In her sleep she seems to hurry for a distant place, but is unable to reach it however much she exerts herself

Fever p. 587

Chilliness. Chilliness (after half an hour)

Chilliness the whole afternoon, with some thirst

Chilliness at 9 p.m. (after four hours) ; although the room was warm, he seemed to be in an unheated room ; this sensation increased to a shaking chill over the whole body, with paleness of the face and ice-cold hands

Creeping chills along the back, across the shoulders and then down the arms, with gooseskin aud frequent yawning (after five minutes)

Sensation of coldness in the back (after two hours and a half)

Sudden decidedly cold sensation in the left side of back, as if he had been dashed with cold water ; lasting a long time

Cooling of the hands ; a sensation of a wind extending up the armf

Meat. Sensation of warmth creeps rapidly over the body (after a quarter of an hour)

She is attacked with great heat, so that it seems to crawl in the skin

* She was attacked with very violent heat over the whole body, chiefly in the head, with redness of the face and great thirst, without much dryness of the mouth ; lasting a few hours, towards evening (second day)

General sensation of heat, with prickling in the skin, as though sweat would break out, with, however, a normal, almost cold temperature

Orgasm of blood, as if everything was moving in the body, without much noticeable heat

Heat of the face without marked redness

* Heat in the face ; it seems very hot in the face and in front of the head

Glowing heat in the face in the morning after waking

Conditions p. 588

Aggravation.

(Morning'), After waking, headache; pain in eyeball; feels worse; coated tongue; after rising, taste in mouth ; after rising, on empty swallowing, feeling in throat ; fasting, eructations ; griping above navel; while lying in bed, rumbling in abdomen ; in bed, on motion, pains in small of back; while lying in bed, twitchings on top of shoulder ; weakness, etc. ; after waking, heat in face.

(Forenoon), Sensation in abdomen.

(Afternoon), Towards evening, headache before eyes; thirst for cold drinks; towards evening, sensation in lower abdomen ; chilliness, etc.; heat, etc.

(Evening), Vacillating mood; ill-humor; by the light, sensation in eyelids, etc. ; after lying down in bed, sound in ear ; felt less during motion, but more immediately after it, and somewhat relieved by rest, weariness in lower legs ; spasms, etc. ; 'prostration, etc.

(Night), Whirling in head, etc. ; on waking, weight on eyelids ; shocks in abdomen ; desire to urinate, etc. ; pains in small of back ; falling asleep of arms, etc. ; tearing in knees, etc.

(Closing eyes), Burning in lids.

(After dinner), Immediately, inclination to sleep, etc.

(After eating), Heat of face ; more on empty swallowing, sensation in throat.

(During inspiration), Sensation in throat ; pressure in right hypochondrium ; choking ; aching beneath ribs ; stitches beneath heart ; pain in small of back ; stitches through sacral region.

(After a meal eaten with relish), Sensation rising into throat.

(On moving), Headache.

(On reading), Veil before eyes.

(After rising from lying down), Dizziness, etc.

(In room), Feeling of water in eyes.

(Sitting), Weakness in feet, etc. ; smarting in soles.

(After supper), Yawning, etc.

( On swallowing), Pain in side of head.

(In warm room), Dulness in forepart of head ; motion in tips of fingers.

Amelioration p. 588

(Open air), Symptoms almost entirely disappear; qualmishness, etc.; weakness, etc.

(Laying hand on pit of stomach), Dry cough.

(Literary occupation), Prostration, etc.

(Pressure), Confusion in head.

Footnotes p. 581

† Dilatation of the pupils seems to be the primary effect of Crocus; contraction appears later, much more seldom, and seems to be the secondary effect. — Staff.