Ferula Glauca

Ferula glauca, Linn. (F. Neapolitana, Ten.)

Natural order, Umbelliferae. Common name, Bounafa.

Preparation, Tincture of plant.

Authorities.—1, Molin, effects from applying a compress steeped in tincture to the skin, Bull, de la Sac. Horn, de Paris, 1, 412 ; 2, Ibid., “ General Pathogenesis.”

Mind

Desire for solitude

Aversion to any kind of work

Sadness ; inclination to Aveep

Impatience; anger

Head

Frequent dizziness

Burning in the head

Strong heat in forehead

Hemicrania.

Sensation of icy coldness in the occiput, during the day

Lancinations, prickings, and small pulling pains in the occiput

Eyes

Burning, itching, and pricking of the eyelids,I

Ears

Unpleasant sensation in the ears

Whistling and humming in the ears

Nose

Redness of the nose, with sensitiveness to touch,l

Scabs in the nose, with smarting and itching

Mouth

P ains of various kinds, in the molar teeth only, with aggravation at night

Aphthae in the mouth

Heat in the mouth ; sensation as if the tongue were hurnt

Throat

Scratching, burning, and lancinations in the throat

Difficulty in swallowing

Stomach

Aj^petite. Remarkable decrease of appetite

Thirst. Urgent thirst

Eructation. Bitter eructations

Spitting up of bile

Nfiusea. Nausea

Stomach. Slow digestion, with bitter eructations

Constant heat in the stomach, with cutting pain

Stomachache

Drawings in the stomach

The pains of the stomach are worse after eating

Abdomen

Lancinations, pullings in the right hypochondrium,l

Inflation and tension of the abdomen

Colic before and during stool

Dull colic

Constant burning in the abdomen

Heat and sensation of weight in the hypogastrium

Anus

Haemorrhoids, with itching, burning, lancination, and pricking at the anus

Stool

Diarrhoea, day and night, but more severe in daytime ; stools light-yellow and watery, with smarting and burning at the anus

Urinary Organs

Diminished urine,l

Sexual Organs

Menses several days too early, and more profuse, thin or thick, with heat and itching of the vulva

Violent sexual excitement (in females only)

Respiratory Organs

Dry or loose cough, worse in cold or damp Weather, Avith thick yellow expectoration

Fetid breath

Difficult breathing

Heart

Constriction and heat at the heart,l

Stronger beating of the heart

Neck

Stiff neck

Pricking and lancination at the nape of the neck

Superior Extremities

Stiffness of the arms; difficulty in bending them

Inferior Extremities

Numbness of the thighs

Cold sensation along the course of the sciatic nerves; felt soon after rising up/.

Lancination along the nerves of the thighs and legs/.

Lower Extremities p. 332

Deep redness, with swelling of the skin and subcutaneous cellular tissue,h

Eruption of small red pimples with incessant itching and irresistible inclination to scratch,h

Eruption of many small red pimples with white tips, in the beard and whiskers

Boils on the nates, thighs, and legs

Pricking and violent itching in different parts of the body, especially at night

Sleep p. 332

Sleepiness in daytime

Sleeplessness ; nightly restlessness

Starting from sleep at night

Fever p. 332

Burning heat and severe smarting of the skin