Kalmia

Kalmia latifolia, Linn.

Natural order, Ericaceae.

Common names, Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush.

Preparation, Tincture of the mature leaves.

Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 5, experiments of “ W.” with infusion of leaves, Boston Med. and Surg. Jour., 1834, vol. x, p. 213 et seq.) 1, effect of infusion of 2 ounces of leaves to 1 part of water, all taken in small doses during one afternoon; 2, effect of 1 ounce of strong infusion; 3, effect of two doses, of 2 ounces each, of a maceration of 2 ounces of leaves in a pint of alcohol; proving subsequently repeated ; 4, effect of 20 grains, and subsequently of 18 grains, of powdered leaf; 5, effect of 10 grains of powder first day, then 5 grain doses five times a day for three days; 5a, Fully, general effects of tincture and infusion communicated to “ W.” {Nos. 6 to 23 from Hering’s Compilations, Trans. Am. Inst, of Horn., vol. i, com- ])ared and revised by the Amer. Arzn. Prut., with additions from the latter.) 6 to 11, Behlert, provings with the 30th dil.; 12, Bute; 13, Clark, effects of 2d dil. in a young lady; 14, Hessler, 30th dil.; 15, Summer, by Dr. Freitag, 30th; 15 a, same, 3d dil.; 15 h, same, 1st dil.; 16, W. Link; 17, Puihu; 18, Reichelm, effects of 3d dil.; 19, Thomas, 30 drops of infusion, six times a day; 20, Williamson, 2d dil.; 21, Hering; 22, case of poisoning from eating a pheasant, in the craw of which laurel leaves were found, from Shoemaker; 23, same, second case. {Nos. 24 to 28 from provings by L. Faust, N. Y. Horn. Med. Coll., 1876-7.) 24, L. Faust, aged 20, two provings with tincture; doses repeated, from 4 drops first day to 1^ drachm the thirteenth day; 25, same, proving with tincture repeated, doses of 30 to 90 drops; 26, R. E. Mead, effects of tincture, 30 to 75 drops; 27, E. C. Trachea, tincture, 15 to 75 drops; 28, E. P. Macoraber, proving with 3d dil., 10 drops twice first day.

Mind

(Emotional. A feeling of anxiety; feel as though something dreadful was going to happen to me (seventh day),‘A

Irritable disposition of the mind towards evening, which continues next morning

Irritable, feel like scolding everybody (after first dose, fifth day); same peevish disposition as yesterday (sixth day)Intellectual. Do not want to study (thirteenth day),^*. Did not feel like going to my books this morning (tenth day),A

Cannot study; restless, want to leave the office; don’t know where to go (half an hour after first dose, eleventh day),A

Feel as though I would not like to be spoken to; do not feel like going to the office; take up a book at home, but cannot collect my thoughts (after second dose, eleventh day),^f

Head

Conf union and Vertigo. Confusion of the head in the evening

Confusion and pain in the head, with backache

Vertigo(after second dose, eleventh day),A

Vertigo, worse toward noon (fourth day)

Vertigo, while stooping and looking downwards (from 8 till 9 a.m., and from 3 till 6 p.m.)

Vertigo and headache

Vertigo, with some nausea, attended with pains in the head and limbs

* Vertigo, with pains in the limbs

Vertigo so excessive that antidotes were necessary (from 30 drops of the infusion six times a day)

Dizziness continuing two hours (after two and a half hours)

Slight dizziness and fugitive glow in different parts of the surface, with increase of sweating (after one and a half hour)

Rather dizzy (after two and a half hours)

Considerably dizzy (after two hours)

Got up after studying, but was so dizzy that I could hardly walk (seventh day)

General Head. Dul ness in the head (after second dose, eleventh day)

Dulness in the head (first day); (thirteenth day); in evening

Dulness in the head until evening, which continues slightly early the next morning

Dulness and aching in the head, preceded by nausea, in the evening

Dulness of the head and difficult hearing, with pains in the limbs

A dull, drowsy feeling in the head, after this, a raging headache in the temporal and occipital region (second day)

Heaviness in the head for a short time on the right side, but towards evening the same sensation very severe on the left side,’®k

Pain in the head when awaking in the morning, and in the evening

Pain in the head, neck, and back (thirteenth day)

Pains in the head and limbs, with vertigo

Headache, with vertigo

Headache, with flushed face (fifth day)

Headache, with nausea

Headache internally, with the sensation, when turning, of something loose in the head diagonally across the top of it

Severe headache at noon of the second day ; it is most severe in the right side

Intermittent headache (tenth day)

A dull headache, which cannot be located; it has continued all the afternoon and evening ; at first it seems to be in one place, then in another, but most prominently in the back part of the head, especially in those parts back of the forehead (third day)

A full, dull feeling in the head (first day ); increased (second and third days)

Awoke with full, dull feeling in the head ; for an hour after getting up did not feel like doing anything (sixth day)

Surging of blood to the head, and as it were against the left cheek; left cheek uncomfortably hot (first day)

-Tearing in the head

Tearing in the head and neck

Forehead. Pain in the forehead every day, which extends to the roots of one of the upper molar teeth of the right side

Pain in the forehead every morning on awaking

Pain in the forehead on rising, which increases afterwards

Pain in the forehead and over the eyes in the evening; it seems to move backwards and down the neck outwardly on both sides, then disappears, and is followed by pain in the left shoulder

Slight pain in the forehead

Slight pain above the forehead

Pain across the forehead over the eyes

Slight aching in the forehead, which sometimes shoots downwards to the eye-teeth, and at one time is easier in the forehead, at another in the teeth

Headache in all parts of the head behind the forehead (third day)

Severe frontal headache (second day)

Severe frontal headache, lasting tw’o days; could not concentrate my mind on my book (after three days)

Dull, heavy headache, confined to the forehead and temple, especially marked in the forehead, aggravated by mental effort (first day)

Pressing in the forehead late in the evening

Pressing pain in the forehead, especially in the right side (first day)

Pressure in the upper part of the glabella (fourteenth day)

Tearing in the forehead and in the head, on rising from bed, succeeded by tearing in the bones of the hips and lower extremities down to the feet

Tearing pain across the forehead

Tearing in the left side of the forehead, which extends into the temple/®.

Pulsating pain in the forehead/.

Temples, Violent pain in the temples and forehead (second day)/®

Headache in the temporal region (fifth day); (six hours and a half after second dose, fourth day),^h

Severe pressing in the temples and on both sides of the neck

Violent pressure in the right temple (third day)

Acute pain in the left temple, which is very much increased by going upstairs

Pain shooting from the temples to the occiput (twelfth day),'''h

Pain at the temples, shooting into the eyes (seventh day),^h

Pain shooting from the vertex into the temples; the head feels as if it would burst (sixth day)

Tearing in the right temple, passing downwards

Yertex. Pain in the top of the head, as if bound closely with a cord

Violent pain in the crown of the head, which extends down in the direction of the cervical vertebrae (after half an hour)

Headache on vertex (fifth ^?Ly)

_P(irietals. Pain only on right side of head (ninth day)

Violent pressure at times on a small spot on the right side of the head above the forehead in the evening in bed (second day)

Pain and throbbing in the whole left side of the head, with stitches in the left ear and behind the right

Occiput, Pain in the back of the head and in the neck (tenth and eleventh days)

Dull pain around the back part of the head, with frequent sharp, darting pain in the right side of the head

Headache in the occiput, with pain in the neck (second day)

Dull occipital headache (second day)

Dull headache in the occiput and temples (third day)

Shooting from the nape of the neck up into the head

A shock towards the occiput from the back of the neck, with heat

Eyes p. 390

Inflammation of the left eye in the morning, with a burningjerking pain, till near noon, when the pain becomes more tolerable, and scarcely perceptible (sixth day)

Eyes weak/®.

A pain in the right eye (ninth day)

Pain in the right eye, even weeks afterwards/®®.

Pain and pressure in the eyes (third day)

in the eyes, which makes it painful to turn them

Burning with pressing in the eyes, particularly in the left one (fifth day)

Pressure in the eyes (fourteenth day)

Constant pressure in the eyes; can hardly keep them open (seventh day)

Woke this morning with a painful pressure over the eyes, and temporal headache, which was for the time being relieved by cold water (ninth day)

Pressing in the eyes, in the afternoon/®.

Pressing in the eyes, attended by pains in the arms and hands, in the legs down to the feet, and sometimes in the right side of the abdomen

Violent pressing in the right eye, in the evening

Pressing pain about the eyes (fifth day)

Sticking in the eyes

Stitches in the eyes

Stitches and violent pressing in the right eye; the eyes feel dim and weak (third day)/®®.

Acute stitches in the eyes, towards evening; in the right eye in the morning (second day)

Itching in the eyes

Itching of the eyes and stinging, when rubbed

Itching and burning in the left eye, in the afternoon (fifth day)

Brow and Orbit. ^Sensation of‘stiffness in the muscles around the eyes, and of the eyelids

Pain in the supraorbital region extending to the occiput (third day)

A sensation of pressing above the right eye, about noon (third day)

Stitches under the left eye

Lids. Soreness of the lids (fourteenth day)

Soreness of the edges of the eyelids (second day)

Ball, A sensation in the eyeball as though the walls of the orbit were pressing it out of its sockets (second day)

Shooting pain from the temples to the eyeballs, at 10.30 A.M. (fifth day)

Vision, Imperfection of vision

Vision much affected, especially by darkness, coming before the eyes every three or five minutes, and afterwards if in an erect position

Dimness of sight, which was greater in the paroxysms of vomiting (after two hours and a half)

Sensation of a cloud before the eyes, at intervals

Cloudiness before the eyes, so that he could not read without spectacles (third day)

Becoming black before the eyes while looking downwards, with belching of wind, and some nausea, about 8 or 9 a.m., «.- Almost complete blindness when in an erect position

Entire loss of sight (after half an hour)

* Glimmering before the eyes, exactly in the point of vision, so that it is almost impossible to distinguish the words while reading; it seems as if small points were continually moving before the eyes; this continues half an hour, together with some nausea, about 3 p.m. (second day)

Fever p. 391

Pain behind the right ear, on the right side of the bead, and in the leg

Pain in the right ear (fourth day)

Darting pain through the ears, which lasted but a moment at a time (two hours after first dose, fourth day)

Stitches in the ears

Stitches in the right ear and behind it

Severe stitches in the ears,*at 4 p.m., followed by pain in the arms

Severe stitches in the right ear, in the night of the second day

Hearing. Buzzing in the ears (half an hour after second dose, fourth day)

Excessive ringing in the ears, in the afternoon (fourth day)

Frightened by cracking in the head

Nose p. 391

Fluent coryza, with frequent sneezing, and perceptibly increased sense of smell

The nose is sometimes obstructed, particularly in the evening

One side of the nose has been occluded for three days (eighth day)

Pain deep in the left side of the nose (third day)

Continued pressure on the bridge of the nose, with frequent sneezing (second day)

Tickling in the nose

Tickling in the nose, like that which precedes coryza

Face p. 391

Objective, Paleness of the face; (first day)

Face flushed (first day)

Flushed face with the headache (fifth day)

Sllhjeetive. Pressive pain between the right eye and right side of nose, in the afternoon

Sticking in the bones of the face

The pain in the forehead is sometimes followed by tearing in the bones of the right or left side of the face, or on the top of the head

Neuralgia in the face (fifth day)

Stitches in the left upper jaw and zygoma

Lips. Lips swollen, dry, and stiff", in the morning (second day)

Chin, Pain under the angle of the jaws (second day)

Darting aching pain in the jaw (fifth day)

Shooting in the jaws and teeth (first day)

Tearing in the right lower jaw

Stinging in the bones of the jaws

Mouth p. 391

Teeth, Pain in the upper teeth

Pain in the lower incisor teeth (fifth day)

Pain in the molars, at 10.30 a.m. (fifth day)

Pain in the roots of the right upper back teeth, coming from the forehead

Short pains in the teeth of the right side, in the evening (third day)

Dull pain in the teeth, especially in the incisor and eye-teeth

Neuralgic pains in the upper molar and bicuspid teeth of the left side

Toothache (second day)

Toothache as if the nerve were laid bare (third day)

Drawing toothache (fourth and fifth days)

Severe pressing in the molar teeth, which continues for several hours, after 10 p.m.,’®.

Shooting in the right teeth, coming from the forehead

Tongue. Tongue white and dry

Inflammation of the sublingual glands

Cutting pain in right side of tongue, relieved by biting on it (after second dose, eighth day)

Stitches in the tongue

Saliva. Tingling in the salivary glands, immediately after eating, attended with a sensation of fermentation in the oesophagus, and copious salivation

Secretion of saliva more free than from an ordinary emetic

hist. Acrid, bitter taste in the mouth. (Hering.)

Throat p. 392

Continual rising of a slippery mucus in the throat, with tickling in the larynx

Feeling of a ball rising into the throat (after three hours and a half )

A feeling as of a ball rising up into the throat, but without the least nausea,h

Dryness of the throat, which renders deglutition difficult

Swollen feeling in the throat

Pressing in the throat and nausea, with stitches in the eyes

Sensation of rawness and scraping in the throat, which is painful while swallowing, and is attended by throbbing in both the tonsils

Scraping in the throat; (first day)

Scraping in the throat, which excites a cough, day and night

Scraping sensation in throat, which lasted all day, and caused a constant desire to cough (fourth and eleventh days),^h

Difficult deglutition

Pain in the region of the submaxillary gland, shooting towards the parotid, in the evening (eleventh day),^h

Stomach p. 392

Tliivst. Increased thirst (fourteenth day),“h

Thirsty

Eructations and nausea

Belching of wind

Waiisea (Ul(l Votnithtff. Aai(sea,^h etc.; with the vertigo; Avith flickering before eyes; Avith pressure in throat; Avith oppression of chest; Avith pains in elbows; Avith entire loss of sight (after half an hour),“; Avith blackness before eyes; Avith incarcerated flatulence

Nausea, in the evening, followed by some dulness and aching in the head (second day)

Nausea, soon after the stool, at 10.30 a.m. (fifth day)

Excessive nausea, Avith dimness before the eyes

Momentary nausea, Avith incarceration of flatus, in the afternoon Awhile riding, followed by a stool, Avith cutting pain in the bowels (third day, after repeated doses)

Continual retching (after half an hour)

Vomiting, Avith ruminating action

Vomiting began (after two hours and a half), recurred every three or five minutes for an hour, Without the least nausea; considerable bile throat up towards the close, Avith an action like rumination

Stomach. Digestion better

Rumbling and a sense of emptiness in the stomach, as if I had had no breakfast (third day)

Warmth in the stomach

Sensation of warmth through the epigastric region, Avhich gradually increased (half an hour after last dose)

GIoav through the epigastric region, Avith a feeling as though some nav action Avas going on there (after tAVo hours and threequarters)

Some gloAV in the stomach

Slight gloAV felt in stomach, Avith vertigo and prickling in the skin (after half an hour)

Feeling of Weakness, extending from the abdomen up into the throat

Emptiness in the stomach (fourteenth day)

Emptiness in the stomach, Avhich caused headache and nausea (after first dose, eighth day)

Uneasiness at stomach, not nausea, nor yet exactly the same feeling produced by the infusion

Disagreeable feeling at stomach (after six hours)

Pain in the epigastrium (second day)

Distress in the stomach after dinner, as though it Avas overloaded (fourteenth day)

Feeling of contraction in the stomach (after three hours and a half)

Sensation of gradual contraction of the stomach, forcing its contents up into the oesophagus

Pain in the stomach as if something were tearing the Avails from their connections (ninth day)

Drawing-tearing pain in the epigastrium, Avhich Avas aggravated by the slightest movement, even on attempting to talk (fifth day)

* Pressure in the pit of the stomach, relieved hy sitting erect, aggravated by sitting bent over; with a feeling as though something were pressed clown heneafli the pit of the stomach

Gnawing in epigastric region; a feeling of emptiness in same region, at 8 a.m. (seventh day),^h

Abdomen p. 393

HifpochoiitlvUl, Pain in the hypochondriac region (second day)

Stitches in the left hypochondriac region, at 8 a.m. (seventh day),^f

Pain in the right side, in the region of the liver,'l

TJmhilicdl and Sides, Pain about the umbilicus (fifth day)

Pains in the right side of the abdomen

Pain in the right side of the abdomen, followed by a pain in the right gluteus muscle

Pressure in the right side of the abdomen

Abdomens Incarceration of flatulence, with nausea

A sensation of weakness in the abdomen, rising up into the throat; when violent it is sometimes relieved by eructations, but returns immediately

Occasional pain across the abdomen

Sensation in the bowels as if there would be a cathartic operation, but none followed

Pain in the bowels, which drove me to stool; stool passed with tenesmus, at 10.30 v.M. (fifth day)

After breakfast, cutting pain in the bowels, followed by a loose stool, which relieved the pain (fifth day)

Cutting colic during the stool

Rectum and Anus p. 393

Stool normal, but followed by burning in the anus (ninth day)

Excessive burning in the anus after stool; stools hard (seventh day) ; stool this morning very hard and large, so that it was voided with difficulty; after stool, excessive burning in ano (eighth day)

Inclination to go to stool, in the forenoon (fourth day)

Stool p. 393

Diarrhoea, A soft stool, early in the morning, followed by a diarrhoea, which lasted two hours, and another soft stool the same forenoon (fourth day)

Two soft stools, and an evacuation of wind, in the forenoon (fifth day)

Easily discharged, as if smoothed over, pappy stool, followed by pressing in the rectum

Constipation, Constipation (ninth and tenth days)

Constipation so obstinate at this time, that the proving was discontinued for thirteen days, during which the constipation subsided

An attempt at stool was unsuccessful, the stool being too large to pass, in the morning ; passed with great difficulty, at 10 a.m. (eleventh day)

No stool the first day ; scanty stool, in the morning (third day); looseness of the bowels, at noon, after the stool in the morning ; stools less frequent (third day)

Urinary Organs p. 393

Urethra, Slight burning during urinating (second day)

Alieturition, Frequent desire to urinate (first day); (after 30 drops, second day)

Frequent desire to urinate; the urine feels hot as it passes; only small quantities pass at a time; urinate about once in thirty or forty minutes (second day)

Great desire to urinate (ninth day)

Frequent discharges of yellow urine, in increased quantity

Urine, Urine somewhat increased (fourth and fifth days)

I thought there was some increase of urine during this experiment and the former one

Urine increased, not changed in color; slight burning on passing it (fourth day)

Sexual Organs p. 393

Male, Frequent erections, lasting ten to fifteen minutes, not accompanied with sexual desire, but came on spontaneously (seventh day)

Pain in the right testicle in the morning, which changed to the left side in the afternoon (fifth Female. Yellowish leucorrhoea in the morning, eight days after the appearance of the menses (three weeks after the exhibition of Kalmia), (during the leucorrhoea several old symptoms reappeared)

The menses appear eight days too early (fourth day); the next time they make their appearance fourteen days too late,®

Menstruation insufficient and delayed, with pains in the loins, back, and anterior part of the thighs

Painful menstruation

Respiratory Ovymis. "^Tickling in the trachea

Coiiyh and Expectoration. Cough day and night

Cough excited by scraping in the throat

Cough with mucous expectoration in the evening,®. Cough, with easy expectoration of a gray, smooth, unctuous matter, which has a putrid, saltish taste; on spreading it out it separates into small pieces

He spiv at ion. Peculiar noise while breathing, like that caused by spasmodic affections of the glottis

* Oppressed breathing (third day)

Oppression and shortness of breath, which obliges him to breathe quickly, involuntarily

* Oppressed breathing xvith palpitation of the heart and anxiety (third day); (after thirty drops, second day)

Difficulty of breathing, accompanied by anxiety (fifth day)

Difficulty of respiration, with erysipelatous eruption

Difficult respiration, with pains in the limbs

Chest p. 394

Oppression of the chest, after the fifth dose, every fourth day

Oppression of the chest, with sensation of swelling in the throat

Oppression of the chest, difficulty of breathing, dulness of the head, and nausea and various pains

Sensation in the chest as if strained by lifting

Sticking pain in the right lung, under the third and fourth rib, causing dyspnoea (thirteenth day)

* Stitches in the lower part of the chest

Pressure in the right side

Tearing in the whole left side

Stitches below the breast

Heart and Pulse p. 394

Hears Action. ^Fluttering of the heart (second day)

Slight fluttering of the heart (seventh day)

* Palpitation of the heart

Palpitation of the heart (this symptom was felt yesterday, but I did not heed it until it became pretty intense to-day), (seventh day)

Palpitation of the heart, on walking slowly upstairs (first day)

Palpitation of the heart, with anxiety and oppressed breathing (third day); (after thirty drops, second day)

Violent palpitation of the heart, with a faint feeling (second day)

Pulse. Pulse 84, at 10 a.m. (half an hour after first dose, eleventh day)

Pulse 66 to 70 (before proving); 80 at 10 a.m. ; 68 at 4 p.m. (fourth day)

Pulse 68 at 8 a.m. ; 80 at 10 P.M. (tenth day)

Pulse 70 (ninth day) ; (at 9.30 sixth day)

Pulse 62, at 9.15 a.m. ; 64 at 4 p.m. (seventh day)

Pulse 66 at 4 p.m. ; 54 in three consecutive minutes (after second dose, at 10 p.m., fifth day)

Pulse 60 to 64 before taking; 48, strength not affected, or only slightly affected (after third dose)

Pulse 54 (fourteenth day)

Pulse 58 before taking; 48 (after two hours and a half); 40 and very gentle in its action (after five hours) ; 37 (after six hours)

Very feeble pulse, of forty strokes in a minute

Pulse extremely weak and creeping ; the artery seemed to slowly contract and dilate like the action of an earthworm; its frequency was 40 to the minute, lasting two hours

Imperceptible pulse (after half an hour); when it reappeared it beat only forty strokes in a minute

Pulse 35 when lying down (after three hours), continuing slow for some time

Irregular pidse (first day); (second day)

Irregular pulse, aggravated by mental effort and when leaning over to write (second day)

Neck and Back p. 394

IVech. Pain in the neck extending down the back (sixth day). The pain in the neck has increased to stiffness, being the greatest at the seventh cervical (or vertebra prominent), (eleventh day). A little stiffness in the neck, in the morning (twelfth day)

Pain in the neck with headache in the occiput (second day)

Pain in the right side of the neck

Pain in the sterno-cleido-mastoid muscle (third day)/

Drawing and sticking in the left side of the neck, in the afternoon, continuing eight hours

A pressure on both sides of the neck

Violent pressure in the right side of the neck, and at the same time in the left foot

Something shoots down both sides of the neck externally

Acute stitches and itching on the left side of the neck, at night

Tearing in the nape of the neck

Back Pain in the back (fourteenth day),^^; during menses

Pain in the back extending through the shoulders

Pain down the whole back (ninth day),^h

Constant pain in the spine, sometimes worse in the lumbar region, with great heat and burning

Severe pain in the back, after retiring (fourth night)

Violent pain down the back

A sensation as if the spinal column would break, with an anterior convexity

Dorsal, Pain in the shoulder-blades

Pain in the interscapular region (ninth day)

Pain between the shoulders coming up over the head into the temples, not affecting the eyeballs (first day)

Sharp pain in the three superior dorsal vertebrae, extending through the shoulders

Sticking pain in the lower part of the left shoulder-blade (third night)

Llintbar, Lameness in the small of the back, in the evening in bed (third day)

Paralytic pain in the small of the back, at 10 p.m., in bed, with continued dulness and pain in the head (second day)

Aching pain across the loins, worse in the evening

Sharp pain in the lumbar region (after thirty drops, second day)

Sticking pain in the lumbar region (first day)

Sticking pain in the lumbar region, worse on motion (third day) ; continues to come and go (fourth day)

Extremities in General p. 395

Weariness in the limbs

Pains in the arms, hands, and legs down to the feet

Pain in the left arm and in both legs, in the evening

Pain in the right arm, and tearing in the left leg, while at rest, which disappears on rising; it extends less severe through the whole of the left side and arm

Pain in the right shoulder and left arm, particularly the elbow, and in both lower extremities, especially the knees

Frequent pains here and there in the limbs, continually changing from one place to another, for ten days, during the exhibition of a few globules every second day ; they lasted three weeks after the discontinuance of the medicine

Frequent pains in the muscles of the extremities, and also in the head, with dulness, vertigo, and some nausea

Alternate pains in shoulder, hip, and ankle-joint (fourteenth day)

Brief pains in the left elbow, arm, and knee, in the morning, and in both arms in the afternoon ; while lying it is not observed (third day)

Sprainlike pain at times in the feet and hands

Pressing pain in the left shin, and in the muscles of the left arm, accompanied with the same kind of pain in the right foot

Pressing in the left shin and shoulder, and also in the left arm, followed by pressing in the right shoulder and arm

Stitches in both upper and lower extremities rapidly changing their position (after thirty drops, second day)

Tearing in the right shoulder, in the left arm, in the right lower jaw, and in the flesh of the whole of the left leg downward

Limbs feel as if they had been beaten (third day)

Superior Extremities. A tired sensation in the arms; I do not feel like writing (fifth day)

Pains in the arms

Pains in the arms and hands

Pain in the right arm

Pain in the whole right arm for weeks

* Pains in the left armf

Drawing pain on the inner side of the left arm of short duration, at night (third day)

A pressure in the right arm/

Pressure in the left arm

Stitches under the left arm/

Tearing in the left arm

Shoulderfrom the right shoulder down the arm

Pain in the shoulders in the morning on waking (third day)

Pain in the right shoulder; (first day)

* Pain in the left shoulderf •, (ninth day)

Alternate pains in shoulder and elbow-joint of right arm, locating itself in the elbow (second day)

Rheumatism in the shoulder, so that I could not raise my arm (sixth day),'A

Rheumatic pains in the right shoulder and scapula (first day)

Pressing below the left shoulder, in the evening (second day )

Pain beneath the left shoulder, pressive

Pain sticking in the shoulder-joint (third day),'''k

Tearing in the shoulder-joint

Tearing pain in the right shoulder

Art, Pain in the left arm above the elbow, and soon afterwards between the elbow and hand; frequently alternating between the two places during one hour, and followed by pain in both legs below the knees, which extends to the feet

Pressure in the upper arm,^®'>.

Lancinating pain in the middle of the humerus (two hours after first dose, fourth day),^h

JElbOir, Frequent violent cracking in the elbow-joints, in the afternoon

Pains in the left elbow

Neuralgic pain in right elbow, which alternately drew to the shoulder and wrist-joint, but finally located itself in the elbow (first day),^h

Pain in elbow, which extended to the wrist and produced a sensation in the forearm as if it were in a vice (second day), increased (third day),^h

Sticking pain in the left elbow-joint (third day),^h

Forearm. Cramplike pain from the elbow down to the middle of the forearm

Sticking pain, which shoots along the ulna (seventh day)

Tearing from the knuckle of the little finger of the right hand, up to the elbow

Tearing from the left elbow down the arm to the index finger, which is flexed in a jerking manner

TFrisf. Pain in the left wrist, so that the hand seems palsied (after weeks)

Sticking pain and weakness in the wrist-joint, almost disabling me from writing (tenth day)

Hand. A sensation like paralysis in the right hand (after six doses)

Pains in all the joints of the hand (first day),^k

Pains in the right hand

Pains in the left hand, particularly in the palm close to the wrist (after sixth dose)

Pain in the hand as from a sprain

Aching in the left hand and fingers

Slight aching in the left hand and fingers, and in the posterior part of the left leg, towards the heel, with jerking of the heel

Repeated stitches in the hands

Gnawing pain in the palm of the hand, at the metacarpo-phalangeal joint, at 4 p.m. (fifth day),A

Fiuffers. Pain in all the fingers of the left hand at the same time (third day)

Pain in the left little finger, extending to the wrist, along the ulna to the elbow (first day),^k

Pain in the left little finger forcibly flexing it (after thirty drops, second day),^k

Pain in the little finger, extending up the arm along the ulna, of a drawing character (first day)

Sticking pain in the index finger of the left hand (third day)

Sticking pain in the right index finger, in the evening, which is soon followed by a severe pain in the hollow of the right knee and in the calf of the leg, attended by difficulty of breathing (after six doses)

Stitches in the fingers

Stitches in the right index finger

Stitches in the left index finger

Tearing in the index finger extending from the elbow

Inferior Extremities p. 396

Numbness of the limbs, as if asleep

A feeling of lassitude in the limbs, as if I had walked a great distance (sixth day)

When going down stairs a sensation as if the tendon of the quadriceps extensor would give way, and I would fall down stairs (second day)

* Pain in the liver extremities (second day)

* Pain in both limbs

* Pains in the legs down to the feet

* Pain in the leg

A peculiar pain along the outside of the left leg, which is very frequently repeated/

* Rhexnnatic pains in right leg, extending as far as the toes, in the morning (fifth day)

* Pheiunatic pains in, the leg, from the hip down (after second dose, eighth day)

Rheumatism iu right leg (tenth day)

Eheuruatism returned in the afternoon (eleventh day)

Aching of the left leg down to the heel

Tearing in the left limb

Tearing in the bones of the hips and lower extremities, down to the feet

Tearing in the flesh, down the whole left leg

Hip, Sticking pain in the hip and sacral region (seven hours after second dose, fourth day)

Stitches shoot from the right side into the hip-bones, in the evening

Tearing in the hipbones, extending down to the feet

Tilia/h, Pain in the forepart of the thighs, during menses

Pain in the right thigh

Pain in the right nates

Sticking pain in the thigh, extending to the knee (first day),‘^b

Knee. Pain in the knees

Pain in the left knee; (third day)

Pains in the left knee and foot, and also in the right foot repeatedly (third day)

Pain in the left kneecap

Pain in left patella (sixth day)

Pain in knee under right patella, soon (sixth day)

Pain in the bend of the left knee, which is immediately followed by very severe, frequent, but brief pain in the left index finger, and afterwards in the right foot

Severe pain in the knee, also in left ankle, after retiring (fourth night)

Violent pain in the right kneecap

Stitches on the lower part of the knee, outside, in the evening

Lett. On standing, a weakness below the knees, with a feeling as though I would fall down (six hours after first dose, fourth day)

Pain in the lower legs

Pain below the knees, extending to the feet,*®®.-^]Neuralgic pains in the leg, between ankle and knee-joint (first day)

Numbness in the shins, in the afternoon

Pain in the left tibia

Neuralgic pains in leg along the tibia (this symptom I have felt during the whole proving); at times very severe pain in the ankle (fourth day)

Pressure in the left tibia

Pressing in the left shin, at 8 a.m., and in the left shoulder at 10 a.m. (first day)

Ankle. Aching in the right tarsal bones

Foot. Pain in the feet

Pain in the right foot

Pain in the left foot (first day); very violent in the whole foot (tenth day) ; (after first and again after fifth dose)

Pressure on the left foot

Pain as from a sprain in the feet

Stitches in the feet

Sticking in the soles of the feet

Stitches in the soles of the feet and toes (after 30 drops, second day)

Jerking in the heels

Toes, Stinging in the toes

Stinging in the left great toe

Generalities p. 397

Ohjeetive. Very languid (fourteenth day) ; in the morning (eleventh day)

Great weariness, in the evening, particularly in the extremities, so that it is nearly impossible to go upstairs

Very tired all the evening; do not feel like recording the symptoms (fourteenth day)

Fatigue of the muscles, my legs feeling on going upstairs as though I was struggling under the utmost weight they could bear (after two hours and three-quarters)

Could not go above three steps without being completely exhausted, and likely to fall from weakness and dizziness

Muscular prostration was such that I could scarcely walk across the room

Restlessness, frequent turning

Restless, went from one jolace to another looking for something and did not know what (half an hour alter second dose, fourth day)

Indisposition to move, with aversion to exercise

Subjective. A feeling of lassitude over the whole body (after first dose, fifth day)

Feel very tired, can hardly walk, in the evening (eleventh day)

Sensation of great fatigue iu all the muscles, especially when exerted ; this appeared first in those of mastication, which were excessively affected by a very moderate exertion

Faint feeling, which left me with vertigo (soon after first dose, fourth day)

A faint feeling, with violent palpitation of the heart (second day)

A feeling all over the body as if I had been exposed to a soaking rain (first day)

Rheumatic pains all over the body (sixth day)

Slight rheumatic pains over the whole body, but of no particular moment (first day)

Pressing pains in the whole body (in one hour and a half after taking the third dose of six globules, which had been repeated every fourth day)

Sticking pains in different parts of the body(third day)

Bruised feeling all over the body (one hour after first dose, eleventh day)

(Relief of pain and watchful ness)

Want to stretch myself (first day)

The symptoms subsided gradually and successively, having all disappeared on the sixth day

Shill p. 398

Objective, Holding the flowers in the hands caused an erysipelatous itching eruption similar to Rhus, first on the hands, then spreading, with dangerous respiratory troubles (observed in a young, delicate girl, who afterwards, every year at the same time, had a roughness of the cheeks)

Red, inflamed spots in different places on the body, which appear like the beginning of blood-boils, very painful, and continued for several weeks

Roughness of the cheeks every summer

A red spot, about the size of a pea, appeared on the outside of the left leg, a little below the knee, which itched excessively and was followed by a burning pain; this was succeeded by a second on the outside of the leg close to the knee, with excessive itching (from the afternoon of the sixth to the seventh day); on the morning of the seventh day a small spot appeared on the right knee, also with some itching of short duration

An itching red spot first on the left, afterwards on the right knee

Subjective, Pricking sensation in the skin generally

Slight prickling sensation, such as I have felt often in the spring, attended with increased tendency to sweating, immediately; considerably increased, and was most conspicuous in the scalp; this prickling sensation is peculiar, and can be compared to nothing but the effect produced on the mouth by essence of peppermint, which is a sense of coolness, with pricking by innumerable minute points at the same time (after two hours)

Itching (after two hours and threequarters)

Itching and burning all over the body, as if I had been bitten by mosquitoes (thirteenth day)

Considerable itching

Itching in the face at night

Itching in the bend of the right knee, in the afternoon (ninth day)

Sleep and Dreams p. 398

Sleepiness. Sleepiness (thirteenth day),"*; lasting four hours and a half (after three hours)

Sleepiness increased

Considerable sleepiness

Began to be sleepy (after half an hour) ; went to sleep in twenty minutes more, and slept till awakened, one hour

Very sleepy (half an hour after first dose, eighth day)

Very sleepy, cannot study because of the sleepiness (fourteenth day)

Feel very drowsy, at 3 p.m. (ninth day)

Very drowsy, almost falling asleep while at study; cannot concentrate my thoughts on my books, at 2.30 (after four hours and three-quarters, sixth day)

Perhaps some somnolency

Considerable somnolency

Sleeplessness. Restless sleep ; unpleasant dreams; awoke about 4.30 a.m. with a dull headache; after that could only sleep a few moments at a time; awaking from frightful dreams (fourth night)

After retiring restless; could not sleep for two hours; tossing about in bed ; felt as though I had worked too hard, and could not sleep (sixth night)/

Very restless after retiring, could not sleep (eleventh night); awoke at 4, after which I could not sleep very well, only a few minutes at a time; would awake out of annoying dreams (twelfth morning)

Talking in sleep

Getting up and walking while asleep

Dreams. Fantastic dreams

Fantastic and busy dreams

Unpleasant dreams

Wild, unpleasant dreams all night (second night)

Fever p. 399

Chininess. Skin cool, covered with cold sweat (after two hours)

Chill (this symptom was felt before, but I attributed it to the weather, but I find it is a regular chill), (thirteenth day)

Cold and shivering on two successive days

Shivering, without coldness

A momentary shivering, without coldness, about 10 p.m., in bed, which seems to pass from the top of the head to the neck, under the scalp, attended with a cracking noise, and at the same time alarm, without palpitation of the heart; a sensation as if the body were surcharged with electricity; this sensation was repeated four times in the course of half an hour, and the whole ended with the sound of a horn before the ears

Rapid alternations of chill and heat all over the body (third day)

Creeping over the back

Creeping over the back and weariness in the limbs

Coldness of the extremities,**; (after half an hour)

Heat. Feeling of heat all over the body (soon), (sixth, seventh, and eighth days)

Heat and burning, with pains in the loins

After taking the medicine, heat all over the body, flushed face (first day)

Great heat all over the body (half an hour after first dose, eleventh day)

Alternate heat and cold over the body (second day)

Alternate flushes of heat and chilliness all over the body (after 30 drops, second day)

Heat in the head, in the morning (fifth day)

Heat in the left shoulder, extending to the forearm, and from there to the tips of the fingers (first day)

Sweat. Sweating more freely than usual

Moderate sweating

Skin dry

Dry skin and cracked lips

Conditions p. 399

Aggravation.

(Morning). On waking, pain in forehead ; inflammation of eye; lips swollen; on waking, pain in shoulders; pains in legs.

(Forenoon), Towards noon, vertigo ; (Afternoon), Towards evening, head and eye symptoms,'*; cracking in elbow-joints.

(Evening), Confusion of head ; obstruction of nose; pains in teeth ; pain in region of submaxillary gland ; cough ; pain across loins ; pain in arm, etc.; (Night), Stitches, etc., on side of neck; pain on arm ; after retiring, pain in knee, etc.; itching in face; at 10 oclock, in bed, shivering.

(In open air). Head and eye symptoms

(Ascending stairs). Pain in temple.

(Sitting bent), *Pressure m pit of stomach, etc.

(While looking down). Vertigo.

(Mental effort). Dull headache.

(Motion), The pains,'*; pain in epigastrium; pain in lumbar region.

(While stooping). Vertigo.

Amelioration p. 399

(Undle lying). The pains; pain in left arm, etc.

Footnotes p. 393

† Several provers had similar sensations, though only after the 30th ; compare heart symptoms.—G. Ho.