Doryphora

Doryphora decem-lineata, Say ; a beetle of the Natural order of Coleoptera.

Common name, Colorado potato-bug.

Preparation, tincture of the living beetles.

Authorities. 1, Dr. C. Rude, proving with the tincture, 10 drops: morning and 5 drops in evening, first day; 10 drops morning and evening, second day; 15 drops morning and at 3 p.m., third day; 20 drops morning and evening, sixth, seventh, eleventh, and twelfth days, from Hale’s article, Trans, of Horn. Med. Sac. of State of N. Y., 7, 159; 2, effects of picking bugs, having an abrasion on the wrist. Prof. Welsh, from ibid.; 3, effects of vapor from a kettle of hot water into which bugs had been thrown, ibid.; 4, effects of neglecting to wash hands after picking bugs, ibid.; 5, odor from burning bugs, ibid.; 6, effects from scalding the bugs in hot water, ibid.; 7, 01 in L. Jerkins gave a colored girl, set. 19 years, 10 drops of tincture. Thesis, N. Y. Horn. Med. Coll., 1876; 8, the same, proving on self with tincture, 3 drops first day, 3 drops eighth day; a, second proving with three drops ; b, third proving with 5 drops, ibid.

Mind

Emotional. Delirium (after a few hours)

Delirium was among the symptoms most prominent

Talkative and at times muttering delirium; was constantly inclined to refer to business transactions

Irritable temper (after first dose, first day),h

Intellectual. Stupor (after about half an hour)

Irresistible stupor came on with loud rumbling in the abdomen

Head

VertHjO. Dizziness in the head, with nausea and vomiting

General Head. Congestion of the head (after about half an hour)

Head feels dull and heavy

[10-] Headache, with pain in the temples

Dull, heavy headache for three days

Temples, Headache in the temples and a hot, feverish head (after first dose)

She complained of a severe headache in the temples

Headache in the right temple, dull pain

Vertex. Pain in top of head,, aggravated by motion (after second dose)

Face p. 168

Objective, Eyes red

Red and staring eyes (after about half an hour)

Eyes red and congested, very much protruded, pupils enlarged to twice their normal size

Eyes inflamed and protruding (after first dose, third day),h

Eyes protruding (after a few hours)

Subjective. Eyes feel sore, as from overwork

Pupil. Pupils dilated

Vision. Sight much impaired

Puce p. 168

Face red and feverish (after second dose)

Face became red, and in a few minutes turned pale

Face presented a mottled, puffed appearance

Great swelling of the face (after half an hour)

Bloated face (after a few hours)

Face is bloated and looks red,®*. Bloatedness of the face and whole body

Face considerably bloated, giving me the appearance of a confirmed drunkard (after first dose, third day)

Mouth p. 168

Tongue much coated with a dark brown substance,®. Offensive taste in mouth (after first dose)

Throat p. 168

Constant raising of mucus (after first dose)

Dry feeling in the throat, with desire to swallow

Burning of the throat down the oesophagus, with stomachache, accompanied with cough, immediately (after first dose, first day)

Throat feels sore (after first dose)

Throat feels raw and constricted

Stomach p. 168

Appetite. Craving for something sour (eleventh and twelfth days)

No appetite (fourth day)

Loss of appetite at breakfast (after second dose)

Thirst. Great thirst.

Nausea and Vomiting. '^Nausea and vomiting

Vomiting (after half an hour’)

Vomiting of dark-brown substance

At two in the morning he awoke and vomited a brown, dirty matter for a quarter of an hour, after which he fell backward and expired

Vomiting of a dark grumous semi-acrid matter

Stomach. Stomachache (first day)

The gastric symptoms were of the most obstinate character

Abdomen p. 168

Umbilical. Burning pain in the abdomen about the umbilicus

A very severe pain burning about the umbilicus (after first dose)

Geni^al Abdomen. Loud rumbling in the abdomen (part of S. 6)

Abdomen feels heavy, as if it were full; severe burning pain,®>>.

Pain in the bowels increased by eating or drinking (fourth day)

Sleep disturbed from pain in the abdomen

Pain in the abdomen, aggravated by taking a long breath

Have had severe pain in the abdomen, which feels very sore and tender (third day)

Violent pain in the bowels in the right side, passing downward to the rectum. The pain ceased after an hour (after second dose, second day)

Burning in the abdomen

The pain in her bowels was severe, causing her to put her hands upon the abdomen and press it, although this did not relieve the pain; the pain was a burning one

After a short nap, woke up with a burning pain in the abdomen (after second dose)

Abdomen feels sore and tender (after second dose)

Hypogastric ium. Pain in the bowels, in the hypogastric region

Rectum and Anus p. 168

A feeling of heaviness in the rectum (after first dose)

Intense pain in the rectum

Stool p. 168

Some diarrhoea

Diarrhoea in the morning, with intense pain in the abdomen and burning in the rectum

Diarrhoea, with pain in the abdomen and Rectum (after second dose)

Diarrhoea, with pain in the rectum

Profuse diarrhoea for three days

Profuse diarrhoea, which lasted a week, with a continuous burning pain

Violent diarrhoea of a bloody, slimy nature (after first dose, third day) ; continued diarrhoea (fourth day) ; slight abateraeut (fifth clay)/.

Stools are profuse/

Frequent stools of a bloody, slimy nature

TJviiiavy Orf/(i}iS

Voided a large quantity of urine of a marked color, with a dirty sediment, voided with considerable 'pain (immediately after second dose, fifth day)

Difficult urination (after first dose, fifth clay)

Retention of urine

She complained of retention of urine

Retention of urine from morning till night (fourth clay)

Retention of urine for eighteen hours, which, when passed, flowed freely (after second dose)

Desire to urinate, but could not pass anything since taking the drug until the next morning, when I passed a large quantity

Respiratory Organs p. 169

Cough (first day)

JPtilse, Pulse 123 (after a few hours)

-Pulse 120, then 150 (?) (after secoucl close, first day) ; 120 (second evening) ; 130 (after first dose) ; 120 (after second dose), (third day); 75 (sixth clay)

The pulse ran up to 100-110

Pulse full, and between 90 and 100,®

Pulse ran up to 98 (after first dose)

Pulse became weak

Neck and Back p. 169

Pain in back, in lumbar region

Pain in lumbar region, extending up the back

Ejctreniities in Geneval. Great trembling in the extremities; could not guide the pen while endeavoring to write (after second dose, second clay)

Trembling in right ai’m and leg, as if a galvanic battery was attached to the extremity (after second dose, third day)

Inferior Extremities p. 169

Swelling of the feet, with burning and stinging; a sensation as if full of pins (seventh and eighth days)

Generalities p. 169

Ohjeetive. Whole body began to swell

The whole body swelled enormously, resembling an attack of general dropsy, though the impression of the fingers, when used to press the surface, was not like the impression in dropsical cases; the swelling was a sort of puffiness, and felt like pressing on a rubber sack filled with air

Fatigued by the slightest exercise in the open air (after first dose, first day)

Great weakness and heaviness, with inclination to lie clown, weakness increased by talking (after first dose, first day)

Great prostration and the general indications of fatal collapse

Death in case of one of the children; the others recovered after a serious illness, resembling typhoid fever, I

Restlessness without weariness (after second dose, second clay)

Subjective. She felt weak and languid (second clay)

Feel weak and languid from sleeping (after second dose)

Fainting sensation when walking, with dimness of sight; a sensation of blackness before the eyes; a sensation as if I should fall at every step (after second close, first clay)

Pain over the whole body, especially in the region of the spleen, which was apparently much congested

Smoking seemed to increase the severity of the symptoms (eleventh and twelfth days)

Skin p. 169

Soon the abraded surface began to be painful; swelling ensued ; the whole arm became involved ; a deep ulcer developed on the wrist, of the character of cancer, red and angry, with sticking-stinging pains through the whole arm ; it afterwards assumed the form of a sloughing ulcer, the bones of the wrist being exposed

Sleep and Dreams p. 169

Sleeplessness until twelve oclock in the evening; after that, restless sleep, with terrifying dreams (first clay),’. Restless during sleep (after first dose)

Could not sleep good, kept tossing about all night (after second dose)

[HO.] While sleeping, dreams wild, and screams as if in great distress

Fever p. 169

Chilliness, Skin alternately cold, clammy, and hot, with fever

Coldness of the hands and feet (fourth day) Skin was hot

Had fever during the night

She had considerable fever through the night and did not sleep good ; was restless, and could not sleep until after tw^elve oclock

Violent fever (after about half an hour); (after a few hours)

Violent fever from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m. (fifth day),’. Head hot in the forehead

Conditions p. 170

Aggravation.

(Eating and drinking), Pain in bowels.

(Smoking), The symptoms.

(In warm room). The symptoms.

Amelioration p. 170

(Open air) The symptoms.