Iodoformum

Iodoform, CHI3

Preparation, Triturations (pure crystals soluble, 1 part to 80 of Alcohol).

Authorities. 1, Dr. B. F. Underwood, effects of inhalation during the process of trituration, Trans. N. Y. State Horn. Med. Sac., 9, 237 ; la, same, proving with 1 gr. of 2d cent, trit., repeated after two hours ; 1 h, same, effect of one drop of 3d potency; 2, Dr. J. W. Haines, Ohio M. and S. Rep. X, p. 175, proving with 2d and 3d dec. dils. in J. H., aged 24; 3, same, proving by J. D. aged 65, with 1st, 2d, and 3d dec. trits.* ' Mind.—Feels quite happy and elated (second and third day),®.

Head

Confusion. Confusion in the head, with slight nausea

Head feels as if he had been intoxicated the day previous (after one hour, second day) and (third day)

General Head. Heavy feeling in the head, and a dull aching just in the top of the head (three hours after second dose, first day),I

Head feels heavy when endeavoring to rise (second and third day)

Head felt very heavy, as if he could not lift it from the pillow (eight hours and a half after second dose, first night) ; still felt heavy, aching now and then, pain felt as if in the bones of the skull and mainly on the left side, after awakening (second morning)

Headache on awakening

Stitching pains in the head

Forehead. Dull pains in the forehead, Wio.] Dull pain in forehead, with shooting in the right ear; worse on coming down stairs

Sharp neuralgic pains in the forehead, worse when stooping

Temples. Dull pressing pain in both temples, following the pain in the right maxillary hone ; temples felt as if something heavy were pressing on them (two hours and twenty minutes after first dose, first day)

Sharp neuralgic pain in the temples, most on the right side, extending to the hack of the head, behind the ears; (these pains seem to define the course of the nerves wherever they are felt)

Stitches in the temples

Farietals. Stitch-pain in the right side of head

Oeeiput. Violent itching of the occiput

Fife

Eyes bloodshot (with pain in eyes)

Pain in the eyes; eyes bloodshot

Right eye felt sore and as if bruised (second morning)

Eyes smart and burn, but no appearance of any congestion (second and third day)

Eyes smarting and stinging (six hours after first dose, first day)

V’^isiou. Eyes sensitive to light (second and third day)

Objects appear tessellated, red (disappeared after rising)

The longest continued, and the last to disappear, were the eye symptoms and the peculiar odor

Far

Ears feel dry and feverish (after first dose, first day)

Ears feel full, dry, and feverish (after one hour, second and third day)

After stitches leave the ear, the ear feels too full (after first dose, first day)

Neuralgic pain in the left ear

Stitches, in the right ear,’; (six hours after first dose, first day)

Shooting in right ear (with dull pain in

* Has suffered for twelve years with rheumatism in all his joints; complains very much of his right femur paining nim s(;merely, and feeling sore to the touch, just over the neck rithe bone; had had a cough for ten months, which troubles him mainly in the morning, becoming harsh and dry towards evening; the sputa raised is a tough green substance and comes up rather easily ; towards evening he raises a white frothy sputa when any is raised; is of a somewhat peevish disposition and quite uneasy and restless at times. forehead)/

Hearing dull (six hours after first dose, first day) ; does not hear unless spoken to quite loudly (after one hour, second day)

Nose p. 117

Nose dry, aud he complains that he cannot get any discharge from it (second and third day)

Membrane of nose feels full and dry; keeps constantly snuffing, yet no discharge from the nose (after first dose, first day)

Smell. From the time of taking first dose (11 a.m.) till evening, he had a sensation as of smelling the fumes of Iodine, though none had been about him (first day)

A peculiar smell, like the odor arising from decaying leaves in a swamp, continuing for eight or nine days (after first dose)

The longest continued, and the last to disappear, were the peculiar odor and the eye symptoms

Face p. 117

Dull pain in right malar bone

Dull pain in left malar bone

Drawing and pressing in the malar bone

Feeling of stiffness in zygomatic muscles

Slight pain in zygomatic muscles, increased by motion aud bending forward

Dryness and stinging of the lips

Dull aching, increasing to a heavy pain like something pressing heavily in the right lower maxillary bone, lasting twenty minutes (two hours after first dose, first day)

Mouth p. 117

Teeth. Toothache in sound teeth

Toothache; pain leaving the teeth aud going quickly to the temples, during the afternoon (first day)

Toothache in decayed teeth, most in the upper jaw, and on the right side (these pains come and go quickly)

Sharp pain in the upper teeth, both sides

Taste. Metallic taste in the mouth (second and third day),*; continuing most of the day (second day)

Throat p. 117

Dryness of throat and lips (first and second days)

Dryness of the throat, with rawness on swallowing

Dryness of the throat, with bitter taste

Stitch-pain in the right side of the throat

Stomach p. 117

Nausea

Slight nausea at times (second and third day),*; (with confusion in the head)

Abdomen p. 117

Rumbling in the bowels/; (second and third days)

Feeling of warmth in the bowels and rectum, with slight nausea and desire for stool; (this has been repeated on four different occasions)

Catting pain in thehowels^'-.

Flatulent colic

Iliac Fegioil. Sharp pain in the right inguinal region

Sharp cutting in right inguinal region, with desire for stool

Teeth feel sore aud as if too long (second day)

Sore pain in right inguinal region

Rectum and Anus p. 117

Desire for stool (with cutting in right inguinal region)

Desire as for a liquid stool

Stool p. 117

Bowels have not been moved for thirty-six hours (second day)

Bowels not moved as usual; anus felt as if drawn up into the rectum (first day)

Urinary Organs p. 117

Urine very yellow

Urine very yellow and smelling like saffron tea (second and third days)

Respiratory Organs p. 117

Cough and Expectoration. Cough from dryness of the throat

Cough and wheezing from mucus in the throat, on going to bed

(Coughs less and raises easily), (after one hour, second day)

(Sputa less in amount), (after one hour, second day)

Respiration. Felt as though he were smothering; room felt too close although freely ventilated (eight hours and a half after second dose, first night)

Chest p. 117

Felt as if something heavy were resting on the chest, preventing a free expansion of the chest; this sensation lasted half an hour, gradually becoming less intense, and as it did so appeared to diffuse itself in the extremities again (nine hours after second dose, first night)

Pain in the left chest

Sharp pain in the right chest

Stitch in right chest, running through to lower angle of shoulder-blade

Chest feels sore when taking a long breath (second and third day)

Dull sore pain in apex of right lung; on breathing the lung felt as though two ulcerated surface.? were in contact (four hour*s and a half after first dose, first day)

[80.j Both lungs feel as if a heavy cold had been taken and had settled there (after nine hours, second day); the soreness in the lungs lasted two days after this

Pain concentrated in left breast, very severe it was estimated a little to the right of the nipple; at first felt as if a deep ulcer had formed there, then became like a hand grasping the base of the heart (nine hours after second dose, first night) ; aching in left breast at times, but not severe as during the night (second day)

Heart and Pulse p. 118

Occasional stitches through the heart (second and third day)

Pulse 88 (nine hours after second dose, first night)

Neck and Back p. 118

Back of the neck sore as if bruised (second and third day)

Pain in the back along the spine

Spine feels sore, does not wish it touched (second and third day)

Sharp pain in the angle of shoulder-blade

Pain along the right side of dorsal vertebrae

Continued pains in the lumbar region, with weakness when straining

Extremities in General p. 118

Left arm pained severely, also left leg, particularly at the lower half of tibia and fibula, then extending into foot, becoming less in half an hour (eight hours and a half after second dose, first night)

Left arm and leg pain as if bruised; as pain increases the muscles feel as if ulcerated (seci>nd day)

Superior Extremities p. 118

Pain in the course of the median nerve of left arm

Rheumatic pain in right arm

Rheumatic pain in the right arm, worse when using it

Sharp pains in nerves of left arm and back

Pain in left arm as if bruised, worse when touched, in the morning

Stitches in the left shoulder

Severe aching in the left humerus; muscles around the bone felt as if severely bruised (four hours after first dose, first day)

Stitching pain in left arm and shoulder (after two hours, third day)

Pain in left elbow

Pain in the nerves of the left hand

Sharp pain in the nerves of the left hand

Inferior Extremities p. 118

Rheumatism in the flexor muscles of the legs

Thiffh. Pain along the course of the left crural nerve

Knee. Weakness of the knees when going upstairs

Weakness and pain in the knees, worse when standing

Pain in the inside of knees

Neuralgic pain in left knee

JLeg. Rheumatic pain in both gastrocnemii

Ankle. Cutting pain in left ankle, when walking in the open air

Foot. Pain in left foot, worse when walking

Stitch-pain in right instep

Generalities p. 118

Ohjective. Jerks and shocks in the nerves when trying to sleep

(Is stronger than he has been for some days, yet will not get up out of bed), (after one hour, second day)

Subjective. Susceptible to the heat of the weather

Will not take any more of the medicine, as he says it makes him feel so strangely (third day)

Feeling of faintness

Thinks he has taken a bad cold (first day)

Fine sharp pains all over

Pain seems to sharply define the course of the nerves

Neuralgic pains in various parts of the body

Neuralgic pains flying all over him at times, for three days (after two days)

•Pains renewed in bed ; right side of head, right shoulder, right arm, hand, fingers, thigh, leg, foot, toes

Pains renewed when riding in the cars

Sleep and Dreams p. 119

Very drowsy, and remained so for two hours (after two hours, second day),l

Wakefulness

Restless sleep, tossing, turning, full of dreams/

Sleep restless, and the night spent in turning from side to side ; more restless after 2 a.m. (second night)

Slept soundly until 1.30 A.M., then awakened suddenly; restless and unable to sleep any more till 4.30; then slept about an hour and a half, being partially conscious, and then followed a deep heavy sleep; on awakening it seemed as though he could not get aroused (first night)

Dreams, confused, of accident, etc.

Fever p. 119

Chilliness. Shuddering after urination, which had disappeared after use of remedies, returned

Heat. Complains of heat, keeps laying the covers off of the bed (first night)

Siveat. Perspire easily from motion

Perspiration on head

Conditions p. 119

Aggravation.

(When walking in open air). Pain in ankle.

(Descending stairs), Pain in forehead, etc.

(Motion), Pain in zygomatic muscles.

( When riding in cars). Pains renewed.

(Standing), Weakness, etc., in knees.

(Stooping), Pains in forehead; pain in zygomatic muscles.

(Thinking of them). The pains.

(Touching),T\\q pains.

( Walking), Pain in foot.

Amelioration p. 119

(Sleep), The symptoms.

The element. Iodine.

Preparation', Tincture (or triturations, Hahnemann).

Authorities.'f 1, Hahnemann, from Chr. Kr., 3, 378 ; 2, v. Gersdorff, ibid.; 3, Gross, ibid.; 4, Schroeder, ibid.; (5 to 10 Jorg’s provings with tincture, consisting of 38 grains to the ounce); 5, Heisterberg took 5 to 9 drop doses ; 6, Kneschke, took 1 to 6 drop doses; 7, Otto, took 1 to 15 drop doses; 8, Sennert took 4 to 18 drop doses ; 9, Siebenhaar took 3 to 10 drop doses; 10, Joerg took 4 to 8 drop doses; 11, Hering, effect of 5 drops (j grain) and 10 drops (^ grain), Archiv. f. Horn. Heilk., 13, 2,182; 12, Macfarlan, Rane’s Record, Horn. Lit., 1871, p. 7, effects of the 17“' dil. (Fincke), given in water for two or three days, produced in all provers; 13, Robinson, a man took drop, three times a day, Br. J. of Horn., 25, p. 324; 14, C. Mohr, Jr., M.D., proving with 50th dil.. Thesis Hahn. Med. Col. of Phil., 1875 (Am. J. of Horn. M. M., 8, p. 378) ; 15, Gairdner, Essay on Iodine (from Hahnemann, revised by Hughes); 16, Formey, Hufeland’s Journ., 1822, a young man took tincture a long time for goitre, which it cured, but caused as follows ; 17, same, effects of 30 drops of tincture daily; 18, Muhrbeck, Hufeland’s Journ., 1822, effects of 10 to 18 drops of tincture, three or four times a day, in a girl of thirteen, with hard swollen glands in left side of neck; 19, Roechling. Rust’s Mag., 1823, effects of long-continued use of Iodine ; 20, Vogel, Rust’s Mag., 1823, effects of tincture, 4 drops, morning and evening, for eight days, afterwards 8 drop doses, in a woman, aged twenty-eight, suffering from goitre, which lod. did not cure; 21, Schmidt's, Hufeland’s Journ., 1824, effects of tincture in a girl of tAveuty-four, with goitre; also in a girl of twenty-eight, with goitre; 22, Suttinger, Rust’s Mag., 1824, effects of tincture, used constantly for several months, in a girl of twenty, with goitre ; 23, Nauraann, Hufeland’s Journ., 1823 (vol. 55), effects of tincture in a woman of thirty-four, with goitre; 24, Schmidt's, Hufeland’s Journ., 52, effects of large doses of tincture ; 25, Montcourier, Journ. de Chim. Med., May, 1828 (Rev. d. 1. M. M. Horn., 5,13), poisoning of a lady by 2^ drs. of tincture; 26, Chevalier, Rec. Period., 1828, effects of the vapor on workers in a factory ; 27, Jahr, Horn’s Archiv, 1829, effects of tincture in men suffering from goitre; 27 a, same, general effects, Archiv. de Med., 1830; 28, Boston Med. and Surg. Journ., vol. 2, p. 69, effects of tincture, applied to a chronic rheumatic swelling of elbow; 29, Bardsley, general effects, Boston Med. and Surg. J., 4, 341 ; 30, Rivers, Am. J. Med. Sc., 1831, p. 546, effects in women using tincture for goitre; 31, Am. J. Med. Sc., 5, p. 500 (La Clinicus), effects of 6 to 10 drops of tincture daily in a young man aged eighteen ; 32, Hubbai’d, Boston Med. and Surg. Jour., 12, 266, effects of 25 to 40 drops of tincture, three or four times a day; 33, Reichtnan, Hempel’s Mat. Med., 1, 548, effects on a woman of twenty-six, of tincture used for six months; 34, Wallace, ibid., effects of continued use ; 35, Hempel’s Mat. Med., 1, 548, a woman took tincture to remove obesity (6 drops, three times a day, afterward 30 drops daily for eight weeks; in all 2 ounces); 36, Zinc, N. Eug. J., 1825 (Loud. Med. Repository), effects of incautious use of lod.; 37, Med. Zeit. v. Ver. f. Heilk., 1834 (Frank’s Mag., 1, 65), poisoning of an hysterical woman aged thirtytwo, suffering from goitre; 38, Schneider, Hufeland’s Journ., 1840, effects of 6 to 10 drop doses of tincture, in a man aged twenty-five; .(39 and 40, omitted); 41, Cullerier, Mem. de la Sac. de Chir. de Paris, i847, a young man took moderate doses for obstinate gonorrhoea ; 42, same, effects in a case of slight urethral discharge; 43, omitted; 44, Bucknell, Lancet, 1843, p. 791, effects of application of dilute tincture to a raw surface (raw from nitrate of silver); 45, Relation, Journ. de Chim.-Med., 1854, effects of injecting tincture, with Iodide of Potassium, into the hip of a boy with Pott’s disease; 46, Black, Lancet, 1859, p. 262, effect of injecting 12 ounces of tincture into an ovarian cyst (fluid retained 20 min.) ; (47, omitted) ; 48, Seven, Boston M. and S. Journ., 49, p. 254, Miss-, inhaled vapor of tincture (in hot water), for loss of voice; 49, Richard, effects of 3 drachms of tincture in a young man, from Rilliet, Memoir Sur. Ilod., 1860; 50, Rilliet, Memoir Sur. Iodism, Paris, 1860, general effects; 51, Manner, from last work, poisoning of a lady by tincture, 10 drops, first day, rather less the three following days; 52, Cinder, ibid.,general effects; 5'3, Baud, ibid.; symptoms developed in a patient; 54, Cinder fils, ibid., general effects; 55, D’Espiue, ibid., general effects; 56, Rilliet, ibid., poisoning of a man, aged forty-five, by sea air (Chatin asserts that at the seaside from I to milligramme of lod. is inhaled daily) ; 57, same, a lady aged sixty, poisoned by sea air; 58, same, poisoning of a lady, aged forty, by the waters of Saxon, taken for a month ; 59, same, poisoning of a lady, aged thirty-two, by sea air; 60, Fox, Lancet, 1867, p. 454, general effects; 61, Gillespie, Med. Times and Gaz., 1864, effect of saturated tincture applied to enlarged parotid glands ; 62, Bainbridge, Med. Times and Gaz., 1861, a lady, having taken a blue pill at night, took in the morning by mistake ounce of tincture; large draughts of warm Avater immediately o-even till ejecta Averse no longer tinged by lod.; 63, Russel, effects in a jmung lady, of tincture, for slight goitre, several drops daily for three mouths, Rev. cle la M. M. Horn., 5, 14; 64, Herrmann, Petersb. Med. Zeit., 1869 (Hirschel’s KL, 1870, p. 183), effects of 2 ounces of tincture, containing 96 grains, in a man ; 65, Hawk’s, Trans. N. Y. St. Horn. Med. Sac., 1868, p. 331; a lady took, for goitre, tincture for two months, beginning with 3 drops three times a day, increasing to 8 drops, and suspending medicine every two weeks ; 66, Foussagrieves, effects of injecting dilute tincture into a traumatic hydrocele (L’Union Med., 1860), Syd. Sac. Y. B., 1861; 67, Simon, La France Med., May, 1876 (Lond. Med. Rec., June, 1876), effects of applying tincture to tinea favosa in children.

Mouth p. 121

EmotiOilCll. Excitement, together with unusual heaviness, indolence, and ill-huraor,'h

Excitement in the afternoon ; more sleepy than usual, in the evening

Delirium (before death)

Troublesome and unreasonable mental impressions, easily developed into fixed ideas

Illusions of sensation

Remarkably lively and talkative, no one else is able to get in a word

Sat all day with her head leaning on her hand, and hardly answering when spoken to

Disposition mild, scrupulous, and timid, with blunted sensibilities

* Sad7less,^° ®®.

Low spirits

Entire dejection of spirits, able to read a little, to write very little, with much effort, but taking no interest in anything in life, and though accustomed to the labor of authorship, was quite unable to fix her thoughts on any subject, for many days

Greatest depression of spirits

Gloomy mood,k

Hypochondriac mood

Anxiety

Anxiety and prostration ; the patients busy themselves for the most part about the future

Great anxiety

Great anxiety and depression

Disposed to fright and vexation

Mental disquietude; fright; feelings easily disturbed

He fears that from every trifle some misfortune would arise

Apprehensiveness after some manual labor, which disappears while sitting

’’’Irritability

Unusually great irritability, amounting to anger

Ill-humor

Very ill-humored, and sensitive through the whole period of digestion, from noon till evening, with an oppressed sensation in the throat and chest as if about to weep

Is cross and irascible ; feels stupid

Peevish, fretful; nothing is done right

Morbid sensitiveness; he is easily and frequently moved to tears

Extreme sensitiveness

Illtellecttial. Mind feels tired, and does not care to work

Sluggishness of mind ; he is inclined to mechanical labor

Aversion to work

Fixed immovable thoughts (twenty-first day)

It constantly seems as though he ought to think about something, but he does not know what; he falls in with nothing

It is difficult to collect his senses, and he is irresolute

Feels stupid; is cross and irascible

Feels stupid and careless

Feels unfitted for everything

Stupefaction (after four hours)

Stupor

Head p. 121

Confusion and Vertigo. Confusion of the head, making thought difficult

Confusion of the head, xvith great aversion to earnest worhf

Confusion of the head, which seems to come from the back through the nape of the neck into the head

Confusion of the head becoming a pressing pain, especially in the temples; this headache recurred from time to time, till late in the evening (first day)

Slight confusion of the head, with some pressure in the right half of the forehead (after 4 drops)

Vertigo

Vertigo, tending forward

Vertigo, with weakness, in the morning

Dizziness

General Head. Congestion of the head, followed by headache for half an hour

Before menstruation, flushing heat in the head, with palpitation and tension in the throat, which became thick

Heaviness in the head; (after three hours).®

Headache

Headache, in the morning, on rising, relieved by eating ; an hour afterwards, headache returns, and lasts till noon

Headache, beginning at night, and continuing all next day; pain mostly on right side of occiput; occasional pains over left eye, with a tired, sick feeling

Headache in the warm air, when driving a long time or walking rapidly

Very distressing headache in forenoon ; the pains commenced on right side of occiput, and extended over the head to left eye

Dull headache in the forenoon

Headache as if a band were tightly bound about the head

Pressive, and at times, sticking headache

Violent pressive headache, especially in the right temple

Throbbing in the head, on every motion (after twenty-four hours)

Slight throbbing headache, lasting two hours, with hot head and cold, clammy hands; afterwards, a bruised feeling of brain in vertex, relieved by cold air

Beating, throbbing headache at 3 P.M., lasting till bedtime ; head very hot; face red

Beating, throbbing pain in head, with much heat, and a stupid, cross feeling; washing in cold water relieved

Fovehectd. Pain in the whole frontal region (after 5 drops)

Pain in the frontal regions, with confusion of the head, and half an hour after the headache had passed away violent hunger set in, which also recurred soon after dinner (after 6 drops)

Frontal headache

Headache in the forehead, externally, as from suppuration

Headache in the forehead and top of the head, aggravated by every noise or by talking

Suborbital headache

Pressure in a small spot in the forehead, just above the root of the nose

Pressive headache above the eyes, towards evening

Pressive headache, especially in the left side of the head, extending towards forehead, frequently returning

Sharp pressive pain in the upper part of the left side of the forehead.

Tearing headache above the left eye, and in the temple

Headache in the forehead ; the brain feels bruised and extremely sensitive; the whole body, especially the arms, feels powerless and paralyzed ; he is obliged to lie down ; with eructations and painful sensitiveness of the external head to touch ; even on the next day, confusion of the head and painfulness of the brain on motion (after twenty-six days)

Throbbing in the forehead without pain

Temples. Tearing first in the left, then in the right temporal region, almost at the same time

Vertex. Pain on the left side of the vertex

Slight pressure in the vertex, lasting ten minutes (after a quarter of an hour, third day)

Stitches in the top of the head (third day)

• Parietals. Pain in the morning, at 8 A.M., extending over the right side of the head from the occiput, leaving a bruised spot on vertex

Severe left-sided headache, in the evening

Drawing pain in the left side of the head, extending into the teeth

Drawing pressure in the upper part of left side of the head, extending into the temple

Pressive tearing in the right side, above the forehead

Occiput. Biting, sore pain in the right side of the occiput, above the ear, extending backward in the skin

Pain in right occipital region, with occasional dull, aching pain in forehead

Transient pain in the occiput

Pressive headache in the occiput, relieved by rest, aggravated by walking or other motion of the body, and after awhile changing to great confusion of the head, which lasted "till 7 p.M.

Violent pressive pain in the under surface of the occiput

■ Stitches in the occiput, relieved by lying down

External Head. The hair falls out

Great falling of the hair

Itching of scalp, toes, etc.

Severe itching of scalp on vertex, lasting several days; worse in the morning

Eyes p. 122

Objective. Redness of eyes (second day)

Eyes glistening, injected, protruding (after two hours)

Eyes sparkling and restless

Eyes dull and fixed, with large black rings around them,®h

Dim, dull-looking eyes

Inflamed eyes

Inflammation of the eyes, caused by taking cold

Ophthalmia

Whites of the eyes dirty yellow, with injected vessels

Large black rings around eyes

Peculiar brownish discoloration under the eyes

Eye sunken and wild-looking

Eyes sometimes fixed, sometimes wandering

Jerking in the eyes (after a few hours)

Subjective. Weak feeling about the eyes, as if they lay deep in the orbits, especially in the afternoon

Tension above the right eye, with somewhat inflamed eyes,h

Pressure iu the eyes

Pressure in the eyes, as if sand were iu them,h

Painful pressure iu the left eye and inner canthus

Cutting stitches in the left eye, extending towards the external canthus

Tearing pain about the right eye, especially beneath it

Constant tearing pain around the right eye, passing backward from the inner canthus to the articulation of the jaw (sixth to seventh day)

Lids. Redness and swelling of the eyelids, with nightly agglutination

Enormous swelling and violet color of the upper eyelid

Leucophlegmatic swelling of both eyelids, without marked redness of the eyeball

Constant twitching of the lower lid back and forth

Right eyelid affected by twitching, being spasmodically looped up into festoons ; spasms did not entirely cease until after eighteen days

Itching of the eyelids

Itching in the canthi

Lachrymal AjUfaratus, Lachrymation (after one hour)

Profuse lachrymation

Profuse watering of the eyes, when in the open air

Ball, Stitches in the upper part of the left eyeball

Lapil. Pupils moderately dilated (after two hours)

Pupils extremely dilated

Vision. Obscuration of vision

Dimness of sight

Dimness and weakness of vision

Weakness of vision

Eyesight weak for several days, and is still less strong than usual, after eighteen days

Objects seem as though veiled

The light seems weak and indistinct

He saw nothing but the white paper while reading print; after he had got to the end of a phrase, the commencement of it would become visible

Greatly increased sensibility of the retina, a kind of photophobia, so that during the day objects seem illuminated by a flaming fiery-red and almost blinding light, and the artificial light of the evening was quite intolerable,**.]

Disturbance of vision

At times, objects seem manifold, and she is unable to see distinctly

She is unable to do fine sewing, because the stitches flicker

Flickering before the eyes ®

Sparks before the eyes

Fiery curved rays shoot sideways from the visual axis, frequently downward, and also around about the eyes, at a short distance from the point of vision, though more upward (after twenty-four hours)

Dark rings float down before the eyes, at the sides and near the visual axis (after sixteen hours)

Ears p. 123

External. Bright redness of whole right ear, with a row of very sore pimples on helix

Tearing pressure in the fossa beneath the right ear and in the neighboring part of the neck

Internal. Earache in the right ear

Earache iu the left ear

Hearing, Sensitiveness to noise

Difficult hearing

Hai’d hearing

Ringing in the ears

Roaring in the ears; (after two hours)

Frequent noises in the ear, as in a mill

Nose p. 123

Objective. Symptoms resembling those of a cold in the head

Symptoms as of a violent cold in head; “nose running a clear and continuous stream

Increased secretion of mucus in the nostrils,’®

More mucus in the nose than usual

Increased mucus in the nose, which is stopped, though without catarrh

Much yellow mucus is blown from the nose

Large discharge of yellow mucus from the nose (after sixth seven days)

Coryza

Fluent catarrh, like water,k

Fluent catarrh, with much sneezing

Stopped catarrh very frequently (especially in the evening), which in the open air becomes fluent, with much expectoration

Bleeding of the nose on blowing it

Epistaxis; nose bleeds whenever blown or touched

Crowing in the nares, like the vibrations of a string, not synchronous with the heart

Sneezing (second day)

Sneezing without catarrh, whereby even the nasal mucus is thrown far out

Frequent sneezing, as before coryza

Subjective The nose is more open than usual

The nose in the morning is very wide open and dry; stopped the whole day; smell entirely fails

Stoppage of the nostrils (after twenty-eight hours)

The lower portion of the nose is painful on blowing it, without coryza

Itching-sticking in the forepart of the septum of the nose

Face p. 124

Objective. An animated look, which is quite characteristic

Animated, excited, anxious countenance

Melancholy or anxious expression

Dejected, or else somewhat excited, expression

Peculiar change in facial expression

Wan features

Bright color of the face; hands redder than usual

Countenance suffused in the evening

Flush in face

Face flushed (after one hour)

Face red; (during headache)

Face red and hot

Face assumed a reddish-purple color (soon)

Yellow complexion

Sallow, distressed countenance

Diminished colocy

Pallor

Pallid face (third day)

Paleness of the face

Face pale, with blue lines, as from self-abuse

* Face pale, yellowish, or greenish

Corpselike paleness

Pale, wan face

Pale, drawn face

Face pale, sunken (after two hours)

Face slightly pale, with an indescribable wanness of aspect

Extreme collapse of the countenance (immediately)

Twitching of the facial muscles

ChcelxS, Pressive pain in the right upper jaw

Lips. ^Bluish lips, with swelling of the superficial veins

Scaling of the lips

Lips painful, dry

Corners of mouth cracked and very sore

Trembling of the lips (as from cold)

Chill. A kind of contraction of the jaw, causing her to clench the teeth

Chattering of the teeth (immediately)

Mouth p. 124

Lecth. *The teeth were covered xvith much mucus in the morning, became yellow, and were more easily blunted than usual by vegetable acids

Pain, as from looseness in the teeth and gum, when eating

Very painful and severe toothache

Pinching toothache in the last right back teeth

Drawing pain in the teeth of the right side, extending towards the ear, associated with sticking

Cutting-drawing and sore sensation now in the left, now in the right side, in the roots or gum of the lower incisors

Pressive toothache here and there, right or left, in the back teeth

Gums. The gum gradually became redder than usual

Pale, swollen, and painful gums

Swelling and inflammation of the gums, causing general toothache

Bleeding of the gum

Ulcer on the gum of a lower hollow back tooth, with swelling of the cheek, extending up to beneath the eye

Gum painful to touch

Tongue. Furred tongue (second day)

Tongue covered with thick fur of the same color as the vomited matter

Tongue brown and dry

Dry tongue

Tongue dry, white at the edges, brown in the centre, in the evening

Biting, constrictive feeling, changing in a few minutes to burning on the tongue, soon

General 3Ioath. The mouth is coated with mucus in the morning, fasting

* Aphthous eruption in the mouth, obliging him to stay in bed for three days

Small elevations on the inside of the right cheek, at first with only some sore pressive pain when touched; after a few days, a sticking and cutting as if ulcerated, especially on opening the mouth widely ou eating or reading aloud; with inflammation in the vicinity

* Offensive odor from the moid, even in the morning when fasting, immediately after rinsing with water

Dryness of mouth and throat

Walls of the mouth seemed dry, although they were not really dry

Pressure in the left half of the palate

Sore spot in mouth

Saliva, *Increase of saliva

Accumulation of saliva, with some nausea

* Copious secretion of saliva

* Salivation; (second day)

Iodine found in the saliva

Taste, Sweet taste on the tip of the tongue (sixth day)

Nauseous, sweetish taste

Bitter taste

Bitter taste in the afternoon; sweet plums taste very bitter

Peculiar taste, bordering on salty

Salty taste

Salty taste, similar to Seltzer water

Taste curiously affected, nothing having its natural flavor but sweets; lemonade, grapes, etc., very unpleasant, tea bad, coffee less so, eggs all right; but every kind of wine, even though watered and sweetened, was abominable, and tasted like nothing describable, acrid, astringent, bitter, acid, and unendurable; punch, if possible, worse than wine

Speech, Speech stammering (second day)

Throat p. 125

The neck becomes thick when speaking loud

The post-mortem showed a separable orange-yellow patch on the uvula and arch of the palate, consisting of a thin but firm membrane easily detached; this patch was confluent with one on the posterior wall of the pharynx, and extended increasing in thickness into the oesophagus and trachea; the mucous membrane under this membrane was hyperemic but not swollen; the epiglottis was covered with a thick false membrane, the mucous membrane eroded, dark-red, with many swollen pustules, the submucous membrane oedematous but relaxed; the ventriculi Morgagni closed by swelling and covered with a similar false membrane; the mucous membrane here was also intensely red and injected, a similar distinct membrane on the vocal cords, and a portion of the larynx beneath ; the trachea free from the membrane ; the whole extent of the bronchi, even to their finest divisions, inflamed and filled with tenacious mucus; the mucous membrane not diminished but greatly swollen, injected, and showing on every section numerous small points of (apparent) pus, which however might be considered masses of mucus; a high degree of acute emphysema between all the lobules of the lungs. The whole oesophagus from the pharynx to the stomach was covered with a continuous false membrane, orange-colored, firm and detachable; the submucous connective tissue contained here and there phlegmonous purulent spots

Increased secretion of mucus in the throat, with rough voice,I

Subjective, Dryness of the throat

Dryness, burning, and constriction in the throat

Pain low down in the throat

Burning in the throat

Transient burning in the throat

Biting burning in the throat, extending into the air-passages

The sea-air seemed to burn his throat

Feeling of fulness in the throat (sixth day)

Constriction of the throat, so that food could scarcely go down

Painful choking continued for two days and nights, only diminishing appreciably ou the second night, accompanied all the time by copious salivation; the choking felt as if caused by shreds of skin peeling off in various parts of the throat, accompanied by a sharp, smarting sensation, which was for the moment allayed by a spoonful of jelly or arrowroot

Pressive pain in the right side in the throat, more when not than when swallowing

Sticking in the throat as if in the larynx, noticed also on swallowing

Tearing in the throat above the larynx

Scraping and burning in the throat,® -Disagreeable scraping in the throat

Tickling crawling in the throat, in the region of the larynx, in the morning in bed

Tickling in throat inducing continual \m\\kng

Uvula and Tonsils, Swelling and elongation of the uvula, with much spitting of saliva

Intense burning as if the uvula was consumed away

Left tonsil swollen; pain and difficulty in swallowing

Biting and twinging in the tonsils, especially in the left, lasting five minutes, soon

Fauces, Pliant/nXf and CEsoplia- (jus. Redness of fauces (second day)

Fauces highly_ florid, and, together with the tip of the tongue and portion of the lip, as if denuded

Fauces relaxed and sensitive (fifth day)

Burning and pain in the fauces, extending to the abdomen, especially violent in the stomachy (after two hours)

Sharp burning in the pharynx, with rawness extending into the air-passages

Feeling of scraping in the pharynx like that remaining after eating hips

Burning and dryness from the throat to the stomach (immediately)

Smarting and biting pain in the oesophagus, with heat, constriction, and sense of roughness

Swallowing. Swallowing difficult (second day)

Dysphagia (.second day)

Deglutition so difficult that a considerable pause was required between each acf

Swallowing impeded when drinking water, as if the throat were constricted and too powerless to swallow the drink

External Throat. Redue.'S of the neck and chest as if congested with blood

Diminished swelling of the external throat,*.t

Constant sensation of constriction in the goitre

Stomach p. 126

Appetite Increased appetite

Increased appetite; bulimy

Increased appetite, so that he was scarcely able to wait till noon to satisfy his stomach (a very unusual condition)

Unusual appetite

Unusually good appetite and digestion

Great appetite

Great appetite at noon and in the evening

Appetite very much increased towards noon (eighth day)

Remarkable and continued increase of appetite

Hunger as great in the evening as at noon

Decided hunger, although he had had his usual breakfast three hours before (fifth day)

Excessive hunger (after three weeks)

Excessive hunger, so that he was obliged to eat several times a day

Excessive hunger began about 10 a.m. and increased rapidly until noon, and was associated with unusual thirst; he ate dinner with great appetite and drank more than usual

Most violent hunger, only relieved by dinner; he was obliged to eat again early in the afternoon, and even in the evening he ate largely, contrary to all precedent (after 5 drops)

* Ravenous hunger, she cannot be satisfied

Ravenous hunger; she would like to eat again immediately after a meal; she always feels better if she has eaten to complete satiety

Gnawing hunger, from 10 to 12 A.M., completely relieved by lunch at noon (after ten days)

Great longing for food, about 11 a.m. ; it was impossible to wait fur dinner; though he had satisfied his hunger he ate a hearty dinner with relish, and his appetite reappeared in the afternoon (after 4 drops)

Can scarcely wait for his meals, and eats very much

If he does not eat something every three or four hours he becomes apprehensive; yet he dares not eat too much

Diminished appetite

Appetite very bad

Loss of a/>/;eft’<e

Loss of appetite (with the furuncle)

Loss of appetite, or else canine hunger,®®. •

Aversion to food

Complete loss of appetite/

Thirst Thirst,; in the evening/®.

Increased thirst/.

Increased thirst for water

Much thirst

Great thirst (after 12 drops)

Great thirst, day and night (after twenty-four hours)

Excessive thirst, frequently obliging him to drink water

Intense thirst (second morning)

Distressing thirst

Unquenchable thirst

EvtlCtCltiOll, Eructations; (half an hour after 1 drop),’; (after a few minutes, third day)

Eructations of air

Constant empty eructations from morning till evening ; all the food seems to change to air

Heartburn, Heartburn

Nausea and Vomithlf/, Nausea

Nausea in the morning immediately after rising, with cramplike pain in the stomach

Frequent nausea

Great nausea for a short time

Transient nausea

Qualmishness

Qualmishness in the pit of the stomach every day, disappearing after eating; it lies heavily above the stomach

Qualmishness by paroxysms, with heartburn and a feeling as of a disordered stomach

Constant qualmishness, especially at night, with loathing

Sick feeling (at stomach) for two days; felt as if vomiting would relieve

Retching every ten or fifteen minutes, followed by sudden vomiting, not very copious; vomiting worse after drinking or moving about, always followed by short relief, the nausea continued during the intervals

Constant inclination to vomit without vomiting

Efforts to vomit (immediately)

* Forty,”’® ®®, etc.

Vomiting and liquid stools (after two hours)

Vomiting and purging of a yellowish fluid containing flocculi (after five hours)

Incessant vomiting, with diarrhoea

Forcible vomiting

Violent vomiting and spasm (soon)

Obstinate vomiting, which is very easily provoked, especially after eating

Serous vomiting, continuing the whole day and night

Stomach. Difficult digestion

Irregular digestion

Great weakness of digestion

Complete destruction of his former uninterruptedly good digestion ; after taking the slightest food, indigestion, with headache that frequently makes him senseless, without however any loss of appetite ; for many years he was obliged to observe the strictest diet, avoiding all relaxing, bitter, or resolvent medicines; with complete inability to drink sweet milk

Pain in the stomach in the morning, disappearing after eructations

Pains in the epigastrium extending into the abdomen, back, and up into the oesophagus (second day)

Violent pain in stomach

Most excruciating pain in the stomach

Food distressed her

Increased internal warmth in the region of the stomach

Feeling as though warmth commenced in the epigastric region and extended over the whole body

Sensation of heat and pain about the epigastric region

Great heat and burning in the stomach

Burning heat in epigastrium

Burning in the pit of the stomach

Burning sensation in the stomach, or extreme nausea (soon)

Burning pain in the stomach and umbilical region, not aggravated by pressure (after two hours)

Fulness and tension in the stomach

The stomach seems to be in a permanent condition of contraction

Cramp in the stomach frequently recurring

Pressure in the epigastric region

A sense of weight in the epigastric region, attended with universal tremors (soon)

Very decided cutting pain in the region of the stomach

Stitches in the pit of the stomach (after five days)

Sharp stitches as with needles in the upper border of the pit of the stomach

Lacerating pains in the epigastric region (immediately); extremely severe, and aggravated by the slightest pressure (after one hour)

Gnawing pain in the upper part of the stomach

Tenderness of the epigastrium

Stomach painful to touch

Abdomen p. 128

Hyimchondvia The left hypochondriac region is hard and acutely painful to joressuref

Pressure in the right hypochoudriuin/.

Sharp stitching in the left hypochondrium, as from incarcerated flatulence

Somewhat sore pressure in the left hypochondriac region

Pinching and dull cutting pain in the hepatic region

Pressure in the hepatic region, which is even painful to touch

Pressive sticking pains in the hepatic region

Inflammation of the liver, with constant pressive pain in it, which was very hard though only moderately swollen, with constant fever, dry tongue, great restlessness, little sleep, very small rapid pulse, and fain-ting on rising up in bed,^^f

(There is less pain in the region of the liver and pit of the stomach),*.]

JJmbilicctl. Cutting in the region of the umbilicus

Violent cutting in the umbilical region

General Abdomen, Distension of the upper abdomen, with sharp pressure, here and there, as from flatulence, lasting from dinner through the whole period of digestion

Abdomen meteoric (second day)

Rumbling in the abdomen (fifth day)

(Rumbling in the abdomen disappears)

Rumbling in the intestines, without desire for stool (after 12 drops)

Frequent rumbling and moving about in the abdomen for some hours (after ten days)

Incarceration of flatulence in the left side of the abdomen

Frequent emission of flatulence

Noisy flatulence

Movements in the abdomen, Avhich gradually became painful, followed by frequent emission of flatulence of the odor of sulphuretted hydrogen, and frequent inclination to evacuate the rectum

Unusual movement in the abdomen, beginning in the stomach, and extending with a cutting sensation over the abdomen ; at times it seemed as though these movements extended up into the chest, which was constricted; soon afterwards they pressed more downward towards the pubis, into the bladder, and towards the testicles

Increased peristaltic action in the intestines, with frequent evacuation of air and faeces, without distension of the abdomen

Apparent increase of the peristaltic motion of the intestines, changing after half an hour to a feeling of tension

Heaving in the abdomen, with increased warmth and determination thence to the surface of the body, as if sudden perspiration would break out over the whole skin

Perceptible forcing and straining downward in the intestinal canal, followed by urging in the rectum to evacuate gas and faeces, followed by relief

Indescribable uneasiness in the bowels, especially at night, without anorexia or dyspepsia

Pain in the abdomen extending to the spine

Pain in the abdomen, especially along the colon (after three hours)

Abdomen painful

Painful sensations in the abdomen, or in the attachments of the diaphragm

Heat and burning in abdomen

Burning sensation in abdomen (second morning)

Pinching and pressive colic

Drawing cramplike pain in the upper abdomen, starting from the pit of the stomach

Pressure in the abdomen, near the right hip,’._ Pressive colic in the upper abdomen, between the pit of the stomach and umbilicus

Almost cutting pains in the abdomen

Violent cuttinocolic

Stitches in the sides of the abdomen

Acute stitches in the forepart of the abdomen, in the right side beneath the ribs, on inspiration ; they frequently recur on deep breathing

Most violent colic obliging them to lie in hQd

H(jpogastrlum and Iliac Region, Burning tearing in the left side of the abdomen, near the hip

Irritability of the abdomen, especially in the region of the stomach

Irritability of the intestinal canal in the region of the stomach and in the small intestines, less a pain than a moving about, and ending after half an hour with a sensation of tension

Pressure in the lower abdomen after each morning stool, which was rather hard than soft

Pressure in the lower abdomen in frequent paroxysms, mostly while sitting, and gradually disappearing on stretching out; several days in succession

Sharp sticking in the left side of the lower abdomen

Jerking-sticking pain above the arch of the pubis

The place of a hernia becomes inflamed from the usual truss (sixth day)

Audible and perceptible rumbling in the site of an inguinal hernia, in the morning on inspiration

Pressure in the right inguinal region

Pressive pain on the right side close to the penis

Bubbling tearings in the right side close to the penis

Rectum and Anus p. 129

Objective. Itching, painful haemorrhoids

Subjective. Pain in the haemorrhoids appearing before the stool and remaining afterwards

Burning pain within the rectum

Pressure in the rectum, in the evening in bed (after thirty-six hours)

Smarting in the rectum after a natural stool

Burning in the anus, in the evening

Slight burning in the anus after every evacuation

Violent itching in the anus

Violent itching in the anus, as from threadworms

Frequent smarting, itching, and burning in the anus

Desire for stool without an evacuation, which only occurs easily and without exertion after drinking cold milk

Frequent urging and pressure to evacuate the bowels, apparently in consequence of increased peristaltic action of the intestines; with frequent evacuation of liquid faeces

Stool p. 129

Diavvhoea. Increased discharge from the bowels

Evacuations from the bowels increased in number and quantity

race,®^ ®® etc.

Diarrhoea, aggravated by drinking beer

Profuse diarrhoea of watery, frothy, whitish mucus, with griping about the umbilicus and pressure on the vertex

Profuse, even bloody diarrhoea

Excessive diarrhoea

Most violent attacks of diarrhoea, with violent colic, for ten days

Diarrhoea-like evacuation from the rectum about 6 p.M.; repeated the next morning (eighth day)

Evacuation of the bowels in the evening (the second time, contrary to habit), diarrhoea-like (third day)

Stool mucous, bloody, scanty, diarrhoea-like

Purging (second morning)

Catharsis

Frequent evacuation of soft faeces followed by burning in the anus, io._ '^'Several whitish stools during the day, softer than usual

Stool soft and easy

Pasty evacuations from the bowels

Passage of much thin faeces towards evening (tenth day)

Stool thin, liquid, reddish-brown, with colic and urging

Stool contains much clear blood (second day)

Stool of a peculiar odor, earlier than usual, in the morning

Constipation. Constipation

Constipation the whole day,'.f

Constipation ; evacuation of hard faeces accomplished only with great pressure, Constipation of long duration

Obstinate constipation

Bowels constipated (after eight hours)

Costive

Stool difficult to evacuate

Stools infrequent and difficult

Urinary Organs p. 129

Urethra. Acute cutting in the orifice of the urethra when not urinating

Stitches as with needles in the orifice of the urethra (after sixteen days)

Itching smarting in the orifice of the urethra

MictUfitiotl. Frequent desire to urinate; with frequent micturition ; at times, however, there was not much passed

Incessant desire to urinate

Frequent micturition, with urging thereto

Copious and frequent micturition f

Involuntary micturition (after three <lays)

Urine constantly dribbling away, attended with a constant desire of voiding it (after eight hours); can be retained an hour or more (after twenty-four hours)

She passed almost no urine, and the little passed was red (after forty-eight hours)

Scarcely three spoonfuls of urine in twenty-four hours, and of a dark reddish-brown color (with a strong odor of Iodine), (second day)

Painful urination

Biting corroding urine during micturition

Xlvifie, Increased urine

Increased secretion of urine

Polyuria

Copious secretion of bright yellow, thin, watery urine; was obliged to urinate at least six times from noon till evening, and every time passed rather a large quantity,h

Suppression of urine (second morning)

Urine red and turbid, usual quantity

Urine darker than usual, turbid, at times also milky

Urine light-colored and scanty

Urine somewhat thicker than usual and depositing a very dark sediment

Horribly offensive smell of urine after standing but a short time

Iodine found in the urine

On examining the urine, the presence of both Iodine and albumen was discovered; the urine of eleven children treated in the same way was examined, and in all found to contain Iodine, and, in four out of the eleven, albumen. The albumen disappeared when the Iodine treatment was stopped, and reappeared when it was recommenced

Sexual Organs p. 130

Male. Irritability of the genitals

Violent and continual erections

Erections, without lasciviousness

Priapism

Erections occur slowly (fifth day)

Power of erection much enfeebled

The genitals become as it were atrophic, and erections and pollutions, to which he had been subject, were never observed

Frequent acute drawings in the forepart of the penis, not definite whether in the urethra or the glans penis

Cutting drawing in the colon glands

Frequent tickling of the glans penis

Violent tickling on and beneath the glans penis

Violent itching on the glans penis

* Testicles tumefied and very tender to touch; drawing pain along spermatic cords from testicles upwards; left testicle much worse

Testicle double its former size (after two hours)

Testes diminished in size and consistency, while the patient no longer possessed venereal power

Great diminution in size and power of the testicles

One testicle is retracted to the abdomen

Vigorous activity of the testicles

Increased secretion of seraen

Severe pain in right testicle

Burning pain in a spot on the right side of the scrotum

Frequent dragging and pressure towards the testicles, lasting from 10 a.m. till evening

Remarkably increased sexual desire (in men)

Emission several nights in succession, without dreams

Emissions four nights in succession

Emissions at night without knowledge

Emissions, with dreams after falling asleep again, after which he is very weak

Seminal emissions twice the same night

Emission, with amorous dream; very stupid on waking

Female. It excites the activity of the uterus and causes slight hsetnorrhage from it

A case is said to have occurred in which the female became barren soon after commencing the use of Iodine

Before the administration of Iodine she gave birth to a child annually, but from the time of commencing its use to the present, a period of eight years, she has never become pregnant

Menstrual discharge commenced, though not profusely (after twenty-four hours); patient had been unwell eight days previously

Menstruation eight days too late, with vertigo and palpitation

Menses two weeks too soon; bearing down pains, with cross temper and weeping mood ; face very ^ed

Very irregular menstruation

Several young females who took it liberally were affected with retention of the catamenia

Menstruation that was present ceased

Respiratory Organs p. 131

Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchi. Increased secretion of mucus in the air-passages

Rawness and dryness of the air-passages on rising in the morning

(Edema of glottis (second day)

* Pains in the larynx, with desire to cough

Painful pressure in the region of the larynx, even extending to the pharynx, causing a sensation as if the parts (even including the tonsils) were swollen

Painful pressure mingled with stitches in the region of the larynx and sublingual glands, returning several times during the day

Intolerable crawling and tickling in the larynx, only relieved by hawking and coughing, with accumulation of water in the mouth, in the morning in bed

* Region of the trachea smarting, accompanied by frequent lancinating pain (fifth day)

Excessive bronchial irritation (second day)

Voice. Tremulous, jerky voice

Broken voice

Very deep voice

Hoarseness, in the morning

=^Voice hoarse (second day)

Voice hoarse (first day); descended into a fatiguing whisper (fifth day); became more laborious (eleventh day); no better (eighteenth day),®'*.]

Voice weak (after three hours)

Aphonia; want of vibration of cough

Coach and Btrpectoration. Irritation to cough, caused by violent tickling in the throat

Provocation to cough, with a deep dry cough

Cough, in the evening

effort to expand the chest produced cough bid no ]min

* Croupy cough

Dry hacking cough, increased by movement

Frequent dry cough

Much dr}*^ cough

Cough with effort, so that she must vomit, ceasing after expectoration of mucus

Cough, with expectoration of mucus preceded by heaviness, extending from the throat into the chest, which makes respiration difficult

Short cough, from tickling in the throat

Short cough, caused by tickling in the throat, with thick yellow expectoration and good appetite, but sickly expression

Spitting up of a white frothy mucus, sometimes of a ropy fluid

Copious bloody expectoration

Besjtiration. Respiration accelerated

Respiration 23 in a minute

Respiration about 30,®®.

Inarticulate sighing

Difficulty in breathing (after a few days)

Difficult respiration

* Respiration, especially inspiration, difficult

* Tightness of respiration (fifth day)

The slightest exertion causes oppression of breathing, palpitation, and vertigo

Suffocative feeling

Feeling of suffocation at times

Short of breath, especially on the slightest exertion

Loss of breath

Dyspnoea, in the afternoon

Sudden dyspnoea, with pain on deep inspiration ; during the half an hour which this lasted the heart beat more rapidly and violently than usual, and the pulse was smaller and more rapid

Chest p. 131

Objective. Pleurisy (in three cases)

Rattling of mucus in the chest, with rawness beneath the sternum and heaviness on the chest

Subjective. Heaviness in the chest, causing difficult respiration

Burning pain on left side (of chest) near sternum, which feels as if drawn towards back

Burning-sticking tension in the parietes of the chest

Tightness, pressure, and burning in the middle of the chest, sometimes in the left, sometimes in the right side

Constriction of the chest

Much constriction in the chest, afterwards becoming a pressure, and returning in the afternoon as a sticking

Sharp sticking in the middle of the right chest, only on expiration

Pressure on the chest, at times changing to a pain, and frequently causing a deep dry cough

Pressure sorn what deep in the right chest

Pressure and sticking in the chest, with frequent provocation to cough and frequent dry rough cough, entirely disappearing on going into the open air

Sudden pressive pain in the right thoracic cavity, always aggravated by inspiration (after 1 drop)

Sharp sticking in the lower portion of the right side of the chest near the pit of the stomach, on inspiration

Tearing in the parietes of the right chest

Sore pain in the chest, continuing in both sides, when breathing and on external touch

Sometimes dwindling of the breasts

Breasts visibly and remarkably diminished in size, and long in recovering their normal proportions

The breasts decreased so as to almost entirely disappear

She lost her breasts entirely

Atrophy of the mammary glands

Atrophy of the mammae and testicles, without impairment of the general health

Diminution of milk (after a week); went on increasing as the medicine was continued four or five days longer, its use being suspended the milk in another week was as abundant as ever, but being resumed in a fortnight the same effects recurred at the end of a week

Heart and Pulse p. 132

Precordial. Violent rush of blood to the heart and head

* Great precordial anxiety, obliging him to constantly change his position (after three hours)

Squeezed sensation in the heart

Pressure in the region of the heart

* The pains were sharp, quick, piercing, and movable, but a heavy oppressive pain constantly in the region of the heart

UearVs Action. ^Palpitation of the heart,*® ®®, etc.

Palpitation the whole day, lasting till he fell asleep

Palpitation of the heart, after menstruation

Palpitation, increased by movement

Violent palpitations and other nervous disorders

Spasmodic palpitation that she feels as far down as the navel, but most violent in the pit of the stomach

Palpitation disappears entirely,*.!

Pulse. Pulse excited

Irritable pulse

Frequent pulse

Accelerated pulse

Accelerated pulse, rather small than full; much quicker at intervals

Pulse accelerated and extremely weak

Pulse considerably accelerated

Rapid, feeble pulse (second morning)

Pulse very rapid

Pulse small, hard, and so rapid that it could scarcely be counted

Pulse quick and weak

Galloping pulse

Acceleration of the pulse 7 or 8 beats to the minute

Pulse over 130,®

Pulse small, 132 (second day)

Pulse 70, soft, regular, and equal (before the operation); 95, small and feeble but regular and equal (immediately after the operation); 130,small, not wiry, in the evening

Pulse small, weak, and slow, immediately

Small, very quick pulse, irregular

Pulse hard, thin; the carotid pulse small, weak, 120, in marked contrast to the tmmdtuous, irregular, at times intermitting action of the heart

Pulse energetic, large, and full, in the afternoon

Pulse weak and tremulous (after eight hours)

Small pulse

Pulse small and contracted (after one hour)

Pulse small, thready

Tremulous pulse (third day)

Neck and Back p. 132

Neck. Rheumatic pains in the neck, arms, and back

Rheumatic pain in the nape of the neck and upper arms

Rheumatic tension in the right side of the neck

Constriction of the neck/.

Throat very much constricted/.

Rheumatic pinching on the lower portion of the neck near the left shoulder, aggravated hy touch, apparently relieved by some eructations, though frequently repeated afterwards,l

Tearing on the right side of the neck

Dorsal. Severe pain under scapula of left side

Burning in the right scapula

Stitches in the scapulae, on lifting anything (after fourteen days]/.

Lilirnhav, During the menses (at the usual time) pains in the small of the back

Stitches in the small of the back (fifteenth day)/.

Drawing and pressure in the region of the right kidney

Sacral. A pressive pain now decreases, now increases, in the coccyx and sacrum

Extremities in General p. 133

Objective. Trembling of thelimbs

Tremblings of the limbs, especially of the hands

Tremor of the limbs, like that caused by mercury

Subjective. Violent cramps and convulsive jerking of the arms, back, and legs, which scarcely cease for a moment

Heaviness of the limbs, in the morning (eighth day)

Sensation of numbness in the upper and lower extremities

Superior Extremities p. 133

Objective. Slight swelling followed first application, more the second, and so much more the third as to excite much alarm in the friends and to give the limb a truly formidable appearance ; the whole arm was swollen to the hand, and part of this

The position of the upper limbs looked as if convulsions would come on

Involuntary twistings of the arms, particularly the right, immediately

Twitching and jerking of the arms, hands, and fingers

Paralytic weakness of the arms in the morning on waking in bed/.

Subjective. Tearing pains in both arms after slight manual labor

Shoulder. Pain in left shoulder, with soreness, extending down the whole arm

Constant pain in left shoulder, as if bruised

Intermitting pains in left shoulder

For some days, severe pain in left shoulder; pain runs down to elbow, at times so severe as to disable the arm ; shooting pains in the fingers/

Rheumatic pain in the left shoulder

Violent stitches in the shoulder-joints even during rest

(Drawing, tearing pains in the morbidly elevated shoulder ), (second day)

Arm. Muscles of left arm and shoulder feel flabby and soft; no power in the arm

Pain in the bone on the outer side of the arm, wakes from sleep and does not permit one to fall asleep again, also aggravated when lying upon it/.

Slight pains in left arm

Severe lancinating pain in biceps of left arm, extending into shoulder; pains worse when extending the arm; paralytic weakness

Elbotv. Pressure in the bend of the left elbow

Tearing in the left elbow.

Left elbow feels sore

Wrist. Sticking pain in the right wrist when lifting or grasping anything

Trembling of the hands

Trembling of the hands, at first slight, afterwards more decided

Tearing in the metacarpal bone of the right index finger

Pain as after a blow on the metacarpal bone of the index finger, aggravated by touch

Fingers. Tensive pain in the finger-joints as if they would break on bending them, with some swelling and painfulness on pressure when they are stretched out (after a few days)

Tearing in the first joint of the right thumb

Tearing in the whole of the index and middle fingers of the left hand

Tearing in the knuckle of the right little finger

Ulceration of the nail of the left index finger, caused by a slight prick near the nail

Inferior Extremities p. 133

Lassitude in the limbs, so that he could hardly stand, as if stiffened

The limbs feel as heavy as lead

Great tension of the limbs, almost like a cramp in the thighs and legs, only avhen sitting, not while lying, walking or standing

Rheumatic drawing in the whole left leg, especially in the thigh and knee, with grumbling in the heel, in the evening in bed, aggravated by motion

Hip, Intermitting sharp tearing between the left hip and articulation of the thigh, very much aggravated by moving the joint

Thigh. Twitching of the muscles of the thigh

Rheumatic pain in the left thigh

Pressure in the left nates as if in the ischium

Sharp sticking-tearing in the middle of the left thigh, towards the inner side

Pinching-tearing in the left thigh, near the head of the bone

Soreness of the thighs, where they rub when walking, in a woman

Knee. Tearing in the left knee

Dull tearing on the outer side of the hollow of the right knee

Leg. Swelling of the legs

The lower leg falls asleep easily

Sharp shooting pains in the right leg

Tearing on both sides of the lower leg just above the malleoli

Pain in the tibia as if suppurating

Anhle, Violent cramp in the ankle at night with jerking in it

Some violent stitches in the malleoli

Foot, Cramps in the feet

The feet feel as heavy as lead

Press!ve cramplike pain in the foot, extending from the middle toe to the ankle

Constant sharp pain in the inner half of the right heel

Toes. Suddenly a violent pain in the big toe of the right foot, increasing in violence and passing to the other toes on the day following; the toe which had been first affected became less sensitive, then cold, lastly black, with sudden supervention of typhoid fever, the gangrene rising up to the thigh with horrid pains, the leg becoming black as pitch and icy cold, until finally the tibia and fibula broke while the woman attempted to turn herself in bed, the whole limb dropping off

Sticking, tearing beneath the nail of the left great toe

Generalities p. 134

Objective. CEdematous swelling of the whole body

Dropsical condition

Emaciation “ etc.

* Great emaciation.

Great emaciation, which becomes almost incredible

Emaciation so great that the arras and body were almost without flesh, the breasts quite flat, the calves completely gone, and the legs no thicker than the wrists in health

Remarkable emaciation

Extreme emaciation “ ®

Extreme emaciation, even to a skeleton, I

Gradual emaciation

Daily increasing emaciation, ending in marasmus

Rapid emaciation

Rapid and extreme emaciation

Such rapid general emaciation that in a few weeks, or sometimes, in six or eight days, the subjects are unrecognizable, looking twenty years older; the glands (mammae and testicles) are particularly affected

Atrophy of the glandular tissues (breasts, testicles, and thyroid gland)

All the successive symptoms of nervous consumption ”

Weak impulse of the arteries

Troublesome nervous condition

A very troublesome condition of the nervous system, which the subjects can hardly describe; it is an internal agitation, similar to that caused by hearing bad news, or by remorseful feelings after a quarrel; together with inability to fix the attention when reading or drawing, weeping and intolerance of the slightest opposition

Serious disturbances of the nervous system

Nervous system much shaken ; “completely out of gear

Tremblings

Trembling of the whole body

Trembling and out of breath from the least movement

Tremblings of a peculiar kind

Tremor

General tremor

Tremors of the whole body, but especially of the arms

Almost convulsed condition (when the pains are very intense)

Convulsive movements

Severe paroxysms of hysteria (fifteen minutes after injection); shortly after being put to bed she became more calm, and in half an hour more the hysteria entirely ceased

A kind of catalepsy

Indolent in all his movements

Easily fatigued

Extreme lassitude

Failure of strength

Great failure of strength

Her strength had failed very rapidly for the last fortnight; unable to ascend the stairs

Loss of strength,®^-

1770.] Loss of strength, could not take a short walk

Weakness

Weakness, so that sweat breaks out on talking

During the menses, great weakness

During the passing away of the menses, great weakness,h

Great weakness after a short walk, with a feeling of fasting, though without hunger, in the afternoon

Muscular weakness

Debility

Feeling of general debility, with a craving for something reviving, relieved for the time by a cordial, or a little nourishment; but delay in eating gives rise to malaise, drawings, and often severe pain in the stomach,®h

* Great debility

Extreme debility (third day)

* Prostration

Unusually prostrated

Great prostration

Utterly prostrated, both mentally and physically

Inability to stand, immediately

(Even when vomiting he is unable to raise himself without help), (after three hours)

Exhaustion

Great exhaustion

Collapse and prostration, though not amounting to faintness

Great collapse, with sunken face (second day)

Faintness; (immediately)

Fainting fits

Restlessness ®® ®®.

Sitting in bed with great restlessness, bid with perfect consciousness

Peculiar restlessness and anxiety(second morning)

Restless moving about; she runs about incessantly and does not sit down ; also she does not sleep at night; so that she is taken to be insane

Aversion to sitting still

Subjective. Increased general sensibility

More orless nervous susceptibility

Takes cold easily; inflammation of the eyes caused thereby

Feeling of fatigue

Feeling of debility

Feeling of weakness and general discomfort after dinner

Sense of sinking and faintness, which were peculiarly oppressive, and complained of during the intense pain as the thing most difficult to bear

Sick feeling over the whole body, a peculiar heaving commencing in the epigastric region, extending towards the surface, with a sensation as if he would tremble or perspire all over

Pains in various parts, but principally in the chest, increased by movement

Violent pain (when applied)

Rheumatic pains, especially in the upper arms

Soreness all over body; severe pain in left side, making it difficult to move ; better after continued motion

Body feels sore all over; sickish feeling, and sensation as though the bones would cut through the flesh

Soreness of whole left side of body

Left side of the body, right side of the head, most affected

Skin p. 135

Objective. The whole skin assumed a brown color, as if smoked (instead of the former yellowish tint)

Skin dingy and livid

Skin pale

Eruptions, Evy, Various species of eruptions, from simple erythema to morbus maculosus

Very painful and sore pimples on various parts of the body

Erythema of the face, and inflammation of course

Red, burning spot on the nose beneath the eye

A small scab in the right nostril

Itching elevation on the nose

A rounds burning, itching spot on the right hand, between the thumb and index finger, with two whitish pellicles on it; rubbing relieves it; it disappears on the third day

Itching papulous eruption on an old scar

EvnptionSf 3Moist, Patch of small vesicles on mucous membrane of lower lip; vesicles contain a colorless, limpid fluid

Skin (of arm) tight, at first glossy, and then covered with miliary vesicles; it was very hot, itched, and smarted; any considerable motion of the arm produced rupture of these vesicles, and especially when an attempt was made to bend the elbow, a large discharge of water took place; it was most considerable from the inside of the elbow-joint

Flat gelatinous vesicles on the left knee

MvuptioixSf Pustular, Very painful suppurating pimples on forehead ; feel as though pierced with a needle; skin very red far around each pustule

Sore pustules all over the face; face burning and stinging continually

Every spot which had been scratched became dark brown, and the ulcerated places, remaining after the furuncles, became likewise gangrenous, ®®.-- A large furuncle between the scapulae, and considerable inflammation of the surrounding parts (with loss of appetite and sleeplessness) ; the furuncle detached itself from the skin after the application of warm poultices, in the shape of hard, knotty bodies, leaving deep and painless ulcers, which refused to heal

Subjective. Feeling like severe fleabites over the whole body day and night

Sticking-itching in various parts of the body,b

Itching on the back above the right hip,b

Itching in the palms

Itching of an old scar of an ulcer healed for several years (on the leg),h

Itching of the toes in the evening

Burning and intense itching of all the toes during the whole day

Sleep and Dreams p. 136

Sleepiness, Frequent yawning

Sleepiness

Sleeplessness. Sleeplessness

Sleeplessness at night,®h

Nightly sleeplessness, though extremely weary in the daytime

Night sleepless, with profuse perspiration

Complete insomnia for eight days, with restlessness and delirium

Loss of sleepiness

No need of sleep (sixth day),h

Restless sleep at night

Restless sleep, with anxious dreams

Restless sleep, with unpleasant and fatiguing dreams

Restless sleep, followed by almost complete insomnia; on getting to sleep, nightmare and hallucinations

Slept badly

Slept badly, with nightmare and shocks, as from electricity, which awoke her with a start

Sleep broken by sudden starts

Wakes very early, feeling very well

Dreams, Sleep full of dreams

Unremembered dreams, with sound sleep

Very vivid dreams, from which he would have been glad to awake, but could not, with feeling of weakness after waking

Dreams every night of swimming in water, of walking in mire, that her daughter had fallen into a brook, etc.

Dreams of having unsuccessful intercourse with men; no emissions

Dreams that he is about to have connection with a man, but, for some unknown reason, the dream changed before the act was accomplished; no emission

Anxious, restless dreams

Anxious dreams of dead people

Nightmare

Fever p. 136

Chilliness, Skin cool

Temperature cool, especially of the upper extremities (after two hours)

Cold extremities

Coldness and trembling of the limbs

Hands and feet cold

Hands cold and clammy

Feet cold (after eight hours)

Cold feet at night

Nose icy cold (after two hours)

Seat. Heat of the surface

Skin hot and dry in the evening

Increased warmth of the whole body

Became very warm, indeed excited, after drinking wine, though he always felt as if he would soon become tired

Excessive heat

Flushes of heat

Fever,®®.-

Fever, with dryness of the skin, weakness and rapid pulse, delirium, twitching of the muscles and carphology, with more coldness than heat in the skin

Fever declared itself with an intensity out of all proportion to the local inflammation (after two hours),®®._Quartan fever, with constant diarrhoea on the days free from fever (after a few months)

Febrile condition, with alternations of chill and heat,®'._Irregular and transient febrile movements

Heat of the hands

Burning heat of hands

Burning heat flits across the right leg

Sweat. Sweat

Nightsiveat

Sour nightsweats all over every morning, with great weakness of the limbs for the first hour afterward

Cold sweat

Viscid sweat

* Very profuse perspiration at night

Skin covered with cold perspiration (after two hours)

Cold and profuse perspirations, immediately

Iodine found in the perspiration

Palms of hands sweat continually

Hands sweat very much at 3 oclock every afternoon

Profuse footsweat (late symptom after eruptions had disappeared)

Feet sweat easily and feel cold

Profuse perspiration on the forehead

Perspiration on the feet so acrid that it corrodes the skin

Conditions p. 137

Aggravation.

(Morning'), Vertigo, etc.; on rising, headache; itching of scalp; in bed, crawling in throat; pains in stomach; on inspiration, rumbling in site of hernia; on rising, rawness, etc., of airpassages; in bed, crawling, etc., in larynx; hoarseness; heaviness of limbs; on waking, weakness of arms.

(Afternoon), At about 3 oclock, symptoms generally; weak feeling about eyes; bitter taste; at 3 oclock, hands sweat.

(Evening), In bed, pressure in rectum; burning in anus; cough; in bed, worse on motion, drawing in leg, etc.; skin hot, etc.

(Night), Symptoms generally; qualmishness; uneasiness in bowels; cramp in ankle; cold feet.

(After dinner). Feeling of weakness, etc.

(When driving a longtime). In warm air, headache.

(On expiration). Sticking in chest.

(Inspiration), Pain in thoracic cavity.

(After manual labor). Apprehensiveness; pain in arms.

(Lying upon part). Pain in arm-bone.

(Motion), Throbbing in head; headache in occiput; dry cough; palpitation of heart.

(Noise), Headache in forehead, etc.

(Pressure), Pains in epigastric region.

(Rising in bed). The symptoms.

(Sitting), Pressure in lower abdomen ; tension of limbs, etc.

(Talking), Headache in forehead, etc.

(When walking rapidly), In warm air, headache.

Amelioration p. 137

(Evening), Stopped catarrh.

(Open air). Pressure, etc., in chest, etc.

( Cold air). Throbbing headache, etc.

( Walking in cold air). Headaches.

(Washing in cold ivater). Headaches; pain in head, etc.

(Eating), Headache; qualmishness.

(Lying down). Stitches in occiput.

( While sitting). Apprehensiveness disappears.

(Sleep), General symptoms.

( When swallowing). Pain in throat.

Footnotes p. 119

† None of Hahnemann’s quoted authorities are admitted, in accordance both with the strong advice of Dr. Hering, and the character of the references as pointed out by Dr. Hughes ; a few of those referred to by Hahnemann have been obtained from Frank’s Magazine, or from original sources.

† This symptom disappeared as soon as the Iodine was omitted, when the goitre always began to increase.

† Curative cflect.—Haunkmann.

† Terminating in death. J Curative action.—Hahnemann.

† Reaction after several doses of the drug.—T. F. A. j Reaction after repeated doses.—T. F. A.

† With respect to the loss of voice I would add that it is sixteen years since this lady lost it, previous to which time I had frequently attended her for that unpleasant symptom, and restored it by tonics and local astringents.

† Curative action.—Hahnemann.