Cuprum Sulfuricum

Sulphate of Copper, CuSO.SHp ; Blue vitriol; Cuprum vitriolatum.

Preparation, Solution in water.

Aidhorities. A. Hahnemann, from Fragmenta de viribus; 1, Greding Ludov. Adv., I, 535, effects of grain doses in epileptics, from Hahnemann’s Cuprum in Chr. Kn.; 2, Kinglake, Loud. Med. Phrs. Journ., V, 438 from Cup sulf., given for epilepsy, from Hahnemann ; ‘3, Simmons, Med. and Phil. Comm., lY, 33, from touching wound in hand with cup. sulf. from Hahnemann; 4, Journ. de Chim. Med., 3, 639, a man took 10 grains in Mater, from Yibmer; 5, Rusts Mag., 1824, a Workman SAvalloMed some by mistake (Frank’s Mag., 1, 465) ; 6, Willich, Baldinger nenes Mao-., 1785 a woman was poisoned by blue vitriol becoming mixed with pepper in a mortar; 7, Mosch, translated in Hahn. Mouth., 7, 66, F H ao-ed 16 swallow-ed some; 8, Med. Times, 1847, a woman, aged 36, swallowed about l o scruples ; 9, Todd, Lancet, 1841, a Momau, aged 18, took some in a solution ; 10, Aural, Brit. Ann. of Med., 1837, from Bull. Gen. de Therap a man took an ounce (Berridge’s coll.); 11, Simon, effects of inhaling*^ vapor and dipping hands into a solution. The Chemist, 1840 (Berridge’s coll.).

Mind p. 35

Bmotioital. Anxiety, A.,®.

Greatest apathy (seventh day),'. Intellectual. Remarkable disturbance of mind ; all the utterances of the patient were distorted

[He lost his senses and thoughts for a short time, immediately],k

All his senses vanish, A.

Head p. 35

Verthjo. Vertigo, A.

Vertigo, with prostration of strength, and dim General Headache

Complained in the morning of severe headache

Throbbing and roaring in the head

Vertex. Crawling, dull sensation in vertex, as if going to sleep, together with a pressing-down sensation, and some stupefaction (after one hour), A.

Pressing-doM’u sensation in the vertex, A.

Eyes p. 35

Eyes stiff and dim

Twitching of the closed lids (immediately), A.

The ability to open the eyes and to speak returns later than the consciousness, k.

Con Janet iva. Conjunctiva of icteric color (second day)

Hall. Eyes moving to and fro, A.

Eapil. Pupils equal (after two days),k

Face p. 35

Became pale

Face puffy, red, covered with great drops of sweat

LijiS. Lips pale, bluish, at the corners and internal edges (after half an hour)

Stomach p. 35

Tonyae. Tongue white and furred (after six days)

Tongue coated, bluish, cold (after half an hour)

Tongue swollen, stiff, and as if paralyzed

The nervous papillae of tongue became tumefied and horribly annoying; at first thought he had scalded tongue With hot broth, but the symptoms increased, tongue became ulcerated in centre, and considerably swollen on each side, and \vas furred as if a thin layer of spermaceti ointment had been nicely spread over it

3Coat]l. Burning in the mouth, and oesophagus in the morning

Taste, Sweetish taste in the mouth, A.

Bitterness in the mouth

Coppery taste in mouth

Unpleasant coppery taste in mouth (after six days)

Often felt a copperish cold subacid taste, particularly in opening mouth to inhale fresh air

Throat p. 35

Pains in throat, stomach, and nose (immediately)

Throat became very painful and felt burnt

TJrula. Soft palate coated With petechiae, resembling measles, With tumefied gums, and slight ptyalism

Fauces and Fharynoc, Fauces tumefied and inflamed

A choking and contracting sensation in pharynx

Stomach p. 35

Appetite. Loss of appetite for two days

Thirst. Complained of being thirsty

Hiccouyh. Hiccough, A.

Nausea and Vomiting. Nausea M-without vomiting (after six days)

Nausea and qualmishness, lasting a quarter of an hour (immediately). A

Occasional nausea

Excessive nausea

* Qualmish nausea, A.

Sickness at stomach (soon); followed by incessant vomiting

Vomiting

Vomiting (after five minutes); vomited everything, solid and liquid (second day)

* Vomiting forcible, returning from time to time, A.

Vomiting of mucus,h

Vomiting of greenish-brown mucus,f

Frequent and painful vomiting of a bluish matter

Copious vomiting. The vomited matter was of a bluish color, afterwards copiously mixed with mucus and magnesia.

Stomach, Pain in the epigastrium, in the morning,h

Pain in epigastrium, which is sensitive to pressure

Occasional pain in epigastric region

Constant pain in region of stomach (second day)

Violent pain in the stomach followed by faintness

Sense of burning in the stomach

Pressure in the pit of the stomach, A.

Abdomen p. 36

Hypochondria, Liver evidently enlarged (after two days)

Tearing pain in the hypochondria, on inspiration, which are painful on touch as if bruised, A.

General Abdomen, Abdomen swollen, tender, and painful

Abdomen drawn in (after two days)

Constant burning and cutting in the abdomen

Violent cutting in the abdomen

Constant burning, cutting pain in the bowels

Colic

Violent colic

Rectum and Anus p. 36

[Bleeding of the haemorrhoids for four days],'.t

Stool p. 36

Diarrhoea. Diarrhoea

Four jndtaceous, greemshyellow stools, without the least trace of blood (after half an hour)

Copious abdominal evacuations (after fifteen minutes)

Stool pultaceous, brownred, with streaks of blood, and tenesmus during stool (after two days)

Constipation. Constipation

Constipation for several days

Urinary Organs p. 36

31micturition. Urine scanty and containing much blood (after two days)

Diuresis scanty, containing blood, albumen, and some bilious pigment

No urine secreted for twelve hours

Urine. The scanty urine, passed per catheter, contained neither albumen nor blood

Respiratory Organs p. 36

Cough and Expectoration, Cough, A.

Cough interrupting, and almost suppressing the respiration, A.

Cough uninterrupted for half or a whole hour, or even lasting two hours, very early in the morning, A.

Hacking cough that impedes respiration (on returning to consciousness), A.

Haemoptysis, A.

Respiration, Rapid, sobbing respiration, A.

Breathing short and labored

Chest p. 36

Anxiety in the chest

Painful contraction of the chest, especially after drinking. A.]

A pressive pain in the chest, A.

Complains of oppression in the chest (after two days)

Heart and Pulse p. 36

Heart’s Action. Sounds of heart weak and limited; on the base of the heart a slight friction-sound (after two days)

Violent palpitation, A.

Pulse. Pulse frequent (after two days) ; small, filiform (seventh day)

Pulse quick and small

Pulse small, accelerated (after half an hour)

Pulse, 150 (after six days)

Pulse full and hard

Neck and Uneasiness between shoulders

Superior Extremities p. 36

[Inflammation of the lymphatics from the hand to the shoulder, with great swelling of the hand]

[Pain in the axillary glands]

Inferior Extremities p. 36

Lower extremities flexed over abdomen (after two days)

Generalities p. 37

Objectiee. Visible mucous membranes remarkably pale (after two days)

After having washed hands three or four times, water became blue from sulphate of copper absorbed into the system

Frequent subsultus tendinum

Lassitude, A

Debility increases (fifth and sixth days),h

Patient feels very weak (after two days),h

V as unable to hold the head erect, or stand upon the feet, for several days,®. Exhaustion (after six days)

Patient dies, with all the symptoms of total collapse (seventh day)

Restlessly throws himself about in bed (after two days),^. During the night the patient was very restless, groaned, moaned

Jactitation, A.

Subjective. Sudden feeling as if going to faint

Skin p. 37

Objective. Skin pale (after half an hour)

General exsanguine state of the surface (after six days)

Skin of icteric color (after two days),'. Irruptions. A kind of dry itch,hf

Subjective, Considerable itchiness

Fever p. 37

Chilliness. Temperature of skin diminished (after two days)

Skin cold

[Chilliness, with gnashing of the teeth],’.]

Shivering

Extremities cold, with cyanotic nails (after half an hour)

Cold hands

Coldness of the feet, A.

Sweat. Cold sweat on forehead and extremities (seventh day)

Footnotes p. 36

† Repudiated by the reporter as caused by Cuprum.—Hughes. J “ Especially after drinking ” is not found in the Fragmenta, but in the Chronic Diseases.—T. P. A.