Kreasote

A product of distillation of wood tar. Composition doubtful and variable.

Preparation, Solutions in alcohol.

Aidhorities. A. Reicheubach, “ Das Kreosot,” second edition, 1835, effects of application to skin. (1 to 8, provings by Dr. Syrbius, A. H. Z., 12, p. 33.) 1, Dr. Hartmann took 3 drops; 2, Hartmann, Jr., took 1 drop; 3, Dr. Immisch took 8 drops; 4, Dr. Large took 1 drop, and after two days 2 drops twice; 5, Dr. Koch took 1 drop morning and evening (first day), 2 drops forenoon (third day) ; 6, Hahnemann, suffering from caries of upper jaw, took morning and evening 15 drops of a solution of 4 drops to 1 drachm of alcohol with 3 drachms of water, also using a douche of a solution of 20 drops of K. in ^ ounce of alcohol and 12 ounces of water (the action was so violent that it had to be discontinued); 7, Lunderstedt took 1 drop morning and evening for “scirrhus testi,” effect so severe that he had to stop it; 8, Syrbius took 2 drops twice, with an interval of two hours ; 9, symptoms observed by Dr. Wahle on three girls, two women, and two men, none of whom took over 1 drop of pure K.; Archiv f. Horn., 16, 2, 152; 10, Eichhorn, effects of 1st dil., 5 to 50-drop doses, several times a day, Zeit. f. Ver. Horn. Aezt. Oest., 1857, vol. 2, p. 24; 11, Dr. W. H. Thomas (Elkhart, Ind., U. S. A.); a lady, aged 78, took by accident an unknown quantity, MS. to editor; 12, symptoms from Marzuthiui, Annal. Univ. de Med., 1834; 13, Macnamara, poisoning of a woman by excessive application to an aching tooth, Dublin Med. Press, 1850; 14, Jeffrey, effects of 5 or 6 drops in a lady aged 24, Assoc. Med. Jour., 1853, p. 929; 15, Elliotson, effects, Med.-Chir. Trans., vol. 69 (A. H. Z.).

Mind

Fmotiotial. Mind clear, but very much excited (after two hours)

For some days before menstruation she was very much excited and uneasy

Music, or anything else that caused emotional excitement, she took very much to heart, and she could not refrain from weeping

She was depressed; the longing for death constantly became greater

Towards evening her spirits were much depressed, and she was doubtful whether she would ever be well again

She was very despondent, and constantly wished to cry (after forty-eight hours)

Very fretful in the morning

She was constantly excited, peevish, and obstinate

She was very fretful, frequently wept, but was unconscious of any cause (after twenty-four hours)

Intellectual. When she undertakes to accomplish anything and has gone ten or twelve steps, she remains standing, and does not know what she had intended to do (after eight hours)

Her thoughts vanish very easily, they fly away (and she feels dazed)

He feels stupid the whole day

Weakness of memory, her thoughts vanish

Profound stupor, from which she could with difficulty be aroused for a few minutes, but only again to relapse into her former state of unconsciousness

Head p. 409

Confusion and Vertigo. Confusion of the head, with some vertigo

Dulness and confusion of the head (after one hour); her thoughts disappear for a moment, so that she knows nothing; this attack is frequently repeated during the day (after one hour)

Confusion in the left side of the head, with throbbing in it, which afterwards involves the upper back teeth, where it causes periodic grumbling

The whole head is confused ; throbbing and beating in the vertex

Vertigo f ; (soon after 1 drop); (lasting a quarter of an hour, after two minutes)

Vertigo, everything turned around with him (after two hours)

She was attacked with vertigo on the street, in the morning, so that she reeled backwards and forwards, and was obliged to lean against a house, as if intoxicated, and on account of it she returned to the house, when the vertigo disappeared (after half an hour)

Stupefying vertigo

Whirling vertigo (half an hour after second dose)

Whirling vertigo in the crown, lasting five minutes (five minutes after 1 drop),h

Whirling in the head ; if she turned herself suddenly she would fall down

Dizziness, on account of which he could not stand or walk long at a time (after three days)

Very dizzy, so much so that she could not bear to be lifted from the pillow (after two hours)

General Head. Dulness of the head ; she looks straight ahead and does not know at what; she hears and sees nothing, and is completely without thought (after six hours)

Heaviness and confusion of the head

General weariness in head

Emotional disturbances cause headache

Headache, with sleepiness

Headache, with a feeling of heat in front of the forehead

Headache, as if she Averse intoxicated, the whole day

Headache, as if she had drunk too much the day previous (a feeling as of a board before the forehead), with weakness of memory

Tensive headache, aggravated on stooping

Drawing headache, so that it closes her eyes (after twenty-four hours)

A pain in the middle of the head pressing from within outward

Very painful pressing in the head

Tearing in the head, with drawing in the eyes

Tearing in the head, with great heat of the face and tearing in the left upper teeth; the tearing in the head begins in the morning as soon as she wakes, and lasts twenty-four hours, while the tearing in the teeth intermits at times, but always returns, and lasts so long that she is unable to sleep the whole night, with heat over the whole body, great weakness, peevish and lachrymose mood, and vexation at every trifle

Tearing in the whole head; on the left side it extends through the temple and down into the cheek while on the right side it extends only to the superior maxillary bone

Beating in the head

(Headache, which always used to occur after a bath, disappeared)

Slight pain in the forehead (after five hours)

Great pain at the front of the head (after a few minutes)

A painful sensation in the forehead, as if several hairs were grasped and slowly pulled out (after three hours, and even felt after several days)

Distressing headache deep in the forehead (as if in the anterior lobes of the brain), lasting the whole day

A heaviness in the forehead, as if something would burst out there

Drawing headache, extending from the right frontal sinus down to the middle of the right jaw, lasting several hours, beginning in the morning, ceasing at noon, becoming again violent about 2 oclock, and lasting till towards evening (after three days)

Twitching and jerking pains in the right upper half of the forehead, recurring at intervals

Pressure and tension in the forehead, extending towards the vertex

A painful pressure above the right frontal eminence (after a quarter of an hour)

A pressing-out pain in the middle of the forehead

Pressive pain in the forehead, as if everything would be forced out at the forehead, in the morning (after twenty-four hours),®. Pressive headache, everything forces out at the forehead, with pressure on the eyes, which extends to the vertex (after thirty-six hours)

On stooping, everything shoots forward to the forehead, everything seems to force itself there

On stooping, everything seems to shoot forward into the forehead, and she is near falling

Throbbing pain in the forehead

Throbbing in the forehead, as with a hammer, and stitches in the temples, which at times omit, but always return ; on stooping, it seems as though everything would press out at the forehead (after four hours, but lasting two days)

A constant throbbing and beating in the middle of the forehead, lasting several days

She Avoke at 5.30 a.m., with throbbing headache in the forehead, heat of the. face, Weakness of the limbs, with crawling through the legs and feet, bitter taste in the mouth, even food tastes bitter

An ulcerative pain on the right side of the forehea'd

Temples, Drawing pains in the left temporal bone, Avhich affect the Avhole head ; the head feels confused

Tearing-drawing in the left temporal region, as if different parts Avould be torn out, lasting several hours

Pressive pain in one or both temples, often very violent

A pressing-out pain in the loAver portion of the left temporal bone towards evening

A pressing-out pain in the middle of the loAver portion of the left temporal bone

Sticking pains in the right temporal bone

Drawing-sticking headache that extends through the temple and into the superior submaxillary bone, with Whirling in the head

A tearing-sticking in the anterior portion of the right temple, that extends to the upper and loAVer back teeth (after three hours)

Tearing pain in the left temporal region (after half an hour)

Drawing-tearing in the middle of the suture squamosa, extending through the temple into the left side of the face and involving the upper and loAver teeth of that side, lasting several days (after twelve hours)

A throbbing and bubbling sensation in the left temporal bone (like that in a sore finger), that extends upward to the vertex and downward to the middle of the loAver java, together Avith twitching and contraction of the eyelids, and a feeling as if they had become smaller

Jerking, pulsating pain above the left mastoid process

Vertex. A very painful pressing beneath the crown

Tearing pains in the crown in the afternoon,h

Slight throbbing beneath the crown, extending forward

Hammering pain in the croAvn (after a fear hours)

Tavletals. Dull pain in the right side of the head

A pressive pain in the right side of the head, seeming to come from the cervical muscles (after twenty-four hours)

A painful pressing outward beneath the left parietal bone

Violent stitches, as with a large aAvl, on the anterior portion of the right side of the head, so that she kneAV not Avhat she did, her ideas theroAvith almost completely disappeared; she Avent to bed Avith this sticking, but soon fell asleep; dreamed the Avhole night of indifferent things; in the morning it had entirely disappeared, commencing in the afternoon (after three days)

Occiput. The Avhole occiput seems too full and heavy, and gives rise to a sensation as if he would fall backward

Pain as from suppuration, below the left side of the occipital hone

External Head. The hair became very gray during the proving

Profuse falling of the hair

The scalp is very painful on combing the hair, especially if she combs it down towards the temples; with falling of the hair (after some days)

The skin of the vertex and forehead is painful when combing the hair and from the touch of the finger, as if suppurating; when the skin is not touched, the pain is a drawing, worse on the vertex, and lasting twenty-four hours (after seven days)

Eyes p. 411

Objectiee. The eyes look as if she had been weeping

Blue rings around the eyes (after three days); (after twelve hours); (after twenty-four hours),f

Eyes fixed, but pupils neither dilated nor contracted,'®

Subjective. Increased feeling of warmth in the eyes; if she looks at a bright light the eyes begin to water

Much heat in the eyes constantly, with lachrymation (after two days)

Pressure, burning, and fire in the eyes, mingled with heat and lachrymation, with a feeling as if something were in them; after these pains had lasted five hours she lay dow’n and slept half an hour, and when she woke the eyes were agglutinated,®

Sleep at night was disturbed by pressure and burning in the eyes; on account of this she was unable to sleep, and lay awake till towards morning, then slept somewhat, and in the morning on waking the eyes were agglutinated (after twelve hours)

Sticking-tearing pain in the left eye, lasting three-quarters of an hour,b

Sticking-tearing pain in the left eye, lasting three-quarters of an hour,*; (immediately after the second dose); returning (after one hour and a half), but very transient, and alternating with transient tearing stitches in the right eye

Throbbing pain in the right eye, towards evening,®.t

Itching in the eyes, so that she is obliged to rub them ; after rubbing there is biting in them, and the whites of the eyes look as if much inflamed, with pressure as if there were sand in them

Vow and Orbit. Pressure above both eyes, lasting threequarters of an hour, in the evening (after quarter of an hour)

Pressure above both eyes (worse above the right), lasting five hours (after half an hour)

Pressure above the right eye, lasting an hour (immediately after the dose)

Confused pressure above the eyes

A dull pressure above the superciliary ridge, as with a plug, which extends to the occiput (after a quarter of an hour)

Lids. The eyelids look red and are somewhat swollen

A red, somewhat sensitive spot on the right lower lid, which was swollen the next day, with the formation of a pimple nearly of the size of a hempseed towards the inner margin of the lid, on a whitish surface; therewith the surrounding conjunctiva of the lid was very red, the lid externally bluishred, somewhat congested; in the evening the swelling was affected with sticking pain ; this pimple remained unchanged for a week, when the proving was interrupted by catarrh for eight days, during which it disappeared,'®

Twitching of the lids, over which she has no control

Blepharospasmus

Lachrymal Apparatus, The eyes are always moist; they constantly swim in tears

If she looks at any object for awhile the eyes become watery, which prevents her seeing (after twenty-four hours)

Lachrymation, in the morning, on waking ; the tears are hot and acrid

Lachrymation; when she rubs the eyes they become dry, look inflamed, and bite and burn

Lachrymation after rubbing the eyes, the tears are quite hot and cause biting on the cheeks, as from salt water

Lachrymation of the right eye and biting in it, while the lids of the left eye twitch and jerk

Subsequent to S. 118. in the afternoon, lasting half an hour

The tears are acrid, like salt water

Conjunctiva, Burning and redness of the conjunctiva

Hall. Pain in the eyeballs (chiefly in the right) ; it seems as though the eyes would be torn out, the whole forenoon

Hupll. Pupils dilated

Vision. Obscuration of vision

Eyesight was imperfect for three or four days

Eyes dim, weak ; like a veil before the eyes

All objects seem dim, it seems as though there were a veil before the eyes (after five or six hours, and lasting several hours)

Feathery before the eyes, as though downy feathers hung down over the eyes, on account of which she was obliged to wipe them (Rafter twenty-one hours)

Said she could not see (after two hours)

Eyesight went from me; giddiness came on, and everything looked dark blue, even the candles, my husband, and everything (after a few minutes)

Head p. 412

Extevnal. Inflammation of the whole left external ear, which is glowing hot, scarlet, much swollen, with tensive burning pains

A pimple in the left upper concha, on account of which the whole external ear becomes inflamed, swollen, hot to the touch, with burning pains ; therewith the whole left side of the neck becomes stiff, with tensive pain; he cannot turn the head well towards the left, towards the right it is free ; the pains extend through the shoulder and down into the middle of the arm, together with internal shivering through all the limbs, without subsequent heat or thirst, with heat in the forehead and pressure above the eyes, as if they would be pressed together

Ears hot and red, they burn as on coming from the cold into a warm room, with cold feet (after five hours)

A jerking-sticking in the right antitragus, which was somewhat swollen and stiff, with sticking pain on touch (after twenty-four hours)

Middle Ear. Cramplike pain in the left ear

Aching in the ear (periodic after the sixth dose); (after twenty-four hours)

A pressing-out or dull sticking or ringing in the ears

Drawing-sticking in the inner portion of the left ear, extending even over the outer portion (after five days)

Stitches in the right ear

Some stitches, as with needles, within the left ear

Pain composed of several stitches extending from the top of the right shoulder into the lower portion of the ear (after twenty-nine hours)

Bubbling and twinging in the right ear, frequently repeated

Itching in the ears and in the soles of the feet

A bubbling pressing-asunder pain in the right ear

Hearing. Hearing more difficult than usual, for three days before menstruation

Difficulty of hearing during menstruation

A humming before both ears, worse before the left, with difficult hearing; at times the humming ceases for a moment, when she is conscious of a ringing and hissing in the head

Humming and roaring in the head, during menses, with pressing-out pain, that was aggravated on stooping

Ringing in the ears

Nose p. 412

Ohjective. Sneezing

Sneezing five or six times in succession (after half an hour)

Sneezing in the morning

Frequent sneezing in the morning, without trace of catarrh (in several persons)

Frequent sneezing, with moisture in the nose

Frequent sneezing; the nose was not stopped, and yet it seemed as though there was want of air in the nose (after thirty-six hours)

The nose is constantly moist, so that she is frequently obliged to blow it

Fluent catarrh ; when she draws air through the nose it feels too sharp in the posterior nares

Stopped catarrh, which after twelve hours became fluent, with an acrid feeling of rawness beneath the sternum

Bleeding of the nose

Bleeding of the nose, several times

Nosebleed of thin bright-red blood, in^the morning

Nosebleed of thick and black blood

Subjective. It seems as though she had catarrh; a sensation as though the mucous membrane of the nose would become swollen (after one hour)

Pressive sensation above the root of the nose, for ten days,l

Smell. On waking in the morning she had an offensive odor in front of the nose (after twenty hours)

Offensive odor in the nose, which she cannot exactly specify, with loss of appetite

Face p. 413

Objective. ^Pale face

Paleness and puffiness of the face

Countenance very pale

Countenance fuller and more flushed than natural

Subjective. Tearing in the right side of the face, that commences in the angle of the lower jaw, and extends up into the temple; in the evening

Dryness of the lips, as if he had much internal heat, though without thirst

Dryness of the lips; the upper lip desquamates, is constantly hot and causes tension

Upper lip feels sore and is cracked

A contractive tension and burning about the right corner of the mouth, with a feeling as if the right half of the lower lip were drawn towards the right corner of the mouth; in the evening

Tearing in the angle of the right lower jaw at night wakes her from sleep several times, it extends towards the ear and then causes sticking

Mouth p. 413

Teeth. Drawing toothache diffused itself over the temporal region

Drawing toothache in the upper and lower incisors the whole day

Drawing toothache commences in the left lower back teeth, and then involves the upper back teeth; as soon as the pain ceases here it begins in the upper front teeth

She woke at 5 a.m. with drawing-tearing toothache in the left upper jaw, afterwards involving the muscles of the face and temple of the same side, and lasting till noon ; therewith the teeth are swollen and seem too long

Dull throbbing pain in the third upper back tooth, which is beginning to decay

Jerking pains in a somewhat hollow back tooth of the left lower jaw, with frequent yawning

GuniS. Drawing pains in the gum of the left upper jaw ; the gum looks inflamed

Tongue. ^Tongue coatedxvhitef

Tongue clean, but pale, and as if withered, with thin saliva in the mouth, no appetite but much thirst; the throat was constantly dry, on which account she was obliged to drink much (after twenty-four hours)

General 3IoiitJi. Mouth and throat white, having the same appearance as parts to which the drug had been intentionally applied (after two hours)

Burning in mouth, throat, and stomach (after three hours and a half)

Sulivu. Accumulation of water in the mouth

Mouth slimy; constantly obliged to spit much, in the evening

Frothing at the mouth

Taste, Flat taste; taste of straw in the mouth

Bitter taste in the mouth, in the morning (after twenty-four hours)

Bitter taste in the throat, in the evening, on account of which she cannot relish her food (after twelve hours)

A sour taste on the back part of the tongue, as if he had had muriatic acid in his mouth (after ten minutes)

Taste on the tongue like cubebs, and a feeling of coldness ®.

No taste in the mouth

Everything that she eats tastes bitter on swallowing

Throat p. 413

Throat presented a diphtheritic appearance ; the burnt parts sloughing away (after twenty-four hours)

Some sensation of dryness in the throat, with scraping, lasting for several hours

A feeling as if mucus were seated in the throat, which constantly provokes hawking ; after a time expectoration of whitish sweetish-tasting mucus (after half an hour),®. Pain in the throat (after twenty-four hours)

A retching painful sensation low down in the throat, extending through the chest as far as behind the dorsal vertebrae

Burning in the throat

Pressure on the right side of the throat when swallowing

A sore pain on swallowing on the left side of the throat internally, with a feeling as though something were hanging there, which he could not swallow easily

Scraping in the throat

Scraping in the throat, as after brandy containing fusel oil,®. Scraping and rawness in the throat

Scraping in the throat when coughing, with thick, lumpy expectoration, in the evening,®. Tonsils. Soreness of the left tonsil on swallowing (after six hours),®. ■Filices (171(1 (Esophagus, Dryness in the fauces ; they seem agglutinated the whole afternoon

Burning pain along oesophageal tract

It was almost impossible for her to swallow (after twenty-four hours)

Stomach p. 414

Appetite, Great appetite

Gnawing feeling of hunger (after two hours)

She has an appetite, but no relish for food, together with a feeling of fulness as if she had already eaten a great deal (after twenty-four hours)

Desire for tobacco at an unusual time

Loss of appetite (after three days)

Complete loss of appetite

The hunger which he had before taking the drug disappeared afterwards, for several hours

Thirst, Thirst after the chill

Eructation, Eructations (after quarter of an hour)

Violent eructations, soon after a dose,k

Empty eructations

Eructations of air (after half an hour)

Eructations of air after dinner, followed by spitting of frothy saliva, and a scraping raw sensation in the throat, lasting a quarter of an hour

Eructations of tasteless white froth one or tw'o days before menstruation ; if these eructations do not occur, a mucous vomiting follows

Acid eructations

Nausea and Vomiting, Stomach inclined to be sick

(Nausea and efforts to vomit

(Nausea immediately, as if she would vomit (which she did not do), with burning in the mouth

She becomes nauseated, with spitting of saliva and chilliness through the whole body, without subsequent heat and thirst

Retching

Violent urging (to vomit) every few minutes, nothing but saliva resulting

Retching (like that she had formerly had during the first months of pregnancy), in the morning fasting (after half an hour)

Retching of water and mucus without taste, with dryness of the nose, heat in the forepart of the head, as if everything would press out at the forehead, coldness of the hands and feet, with thirst in the morning on rising

Vomited and brought up the piece of lint, with some food (after a few minutes)

* Vomiting of sweetish water, in the morning fasting (after a quarter of an hour)

Ejecta bore a strong smell of creosote

Stomach, Burning pain in stomach

She was obliged to wear her clothes very loose, on account of tightness in the stomach and pit of the stomach

Pain in the pit of the stomach, at 3 P.M., as if a thread were drawn through it, or a small muscular fibre were torn out, which shoots through all her limbs, during rest (after five hours)

Pressure in the epigastric region

If she does not breakfast, she is attacked with gnawing in the stomach, followed by retching, which disappears after eating

Abdomen p. 414

hypochondria, Pressive pain in the hepatic region, and a gnawing beneath the left short ribs, as if a worm were gnawing

When she rises in the morning and immediately sits down, she is attacked by a pressive pain in the region of the spleen, which is associated with other symptoms, and makes her quite weak; but if she walks around and does not sit down the pain does not occur; the pain is also caused by even slight external pressure,®.f

A constant sticking pain in the right side beneath the false ribs, in the hepatic region, not affected by inspiration, lasting six hours (after thirty-six hours)

Pain in the upper anterior lobe of the liver, as if bruised, which caused a feeling of fulness, so that she was constantly obliged to loosen her clothes in that place

tlinhilicdl and Sides. A quiet pain about the umbilicus that she was often subject to after eating acid things

A quiet pain above and about the umbilicus, which cannot be easily described, or a feeling as though she had drunk some acid (carbonated) water, with ill-humor, lasting thirty-six hours (after twenty-four hours)

A pain as from a cold in the umbilical region, as if diarrhoea would occur

Clawing about the umbilicus, with a pain as from ulceration in the whole abdomen, lasting five days

A clawing and griping pain about the umbilicus, relieved by stooping, the day before menstruation ; as the pain ceased, some white mucus was discharged from the vagina, that colored the linen white

Woke between 2 and 3 abi., on account of a contractive sensation in the abdomen ; a feeling as though a lump were lying in the umbilical region and had twisted itself tightly together

A grasping and griping pain about the umbilicus, that extends up into the throat and causes nausea, with efforts to vomit (after thirty-six hours)

A painful lump is felt in the umbilical region, as if it were tightly twisted together

A zigzag sticking about the umbilicus (the lightning-like stitches shoot now downward, now upward, now backward, now forward), followed by a sudden stitch shooting towards the left mamma, where it ends ; lasting half an hour (after three days)

Colic about the umbilicus, as if diarrhoea would occur; she was obliged to crouch quite together; it omits for awhile and then recurs at different periods

A frequently recurring pain in the right flank, extending upwards and down- Wards and into the right testicle (after one hour)

Periodic sticking in the left flank, above the crest of the ilium, which shoots down into the left leg (after three days)

Some violent stitches on the right side of the abdomen, between the umbilicus and crest of the ilium,'which took away her breath, so that she was obliged to cry aloud; during rest (after four hours)

General Adonia, ^Distension of the abdomen (after three days)

Distension of the abdomen, as if she had eaten very much

Distension of the abdomen after menstruation

The abdomen is distended and tense, without pain (after twenty-four hours)

Great distension of the abdomen before menstruation

After the pains in the arms and legs had lasted sixty hours they all at once ceased, but immediately the abdomen became greatly distended, as if menstruation would come on, with weakness, though she was in a lively mood; in the evening, she went to bed with this distension of the abdomen, slept well, and was quite well in the morning (after three days)

The whole abdomen was very much distended and tense

The whole abdomen is very much distended but soft, with shortness of breath the whole day (after a few hours)

Increased peristaltic action and emission of flatus,h

Flatus smelling like bad eggs, during menstruation

Many flatulent troubles, the flatus especially passed with the stool and was very offensive

The whole abdomen was painful, not aggravated by touch (after forty-eight hours)

Pain in the abdomen mingled with stitches about the umbilicus, as if she had eaten fruit and drank afterwards

A quiet searching pain in the abdomen, that cannot be described

A painful, cold feeling in the abdomen, with scanty secretion of urine

On the third day, during the menses, at 5 A.M., a thumping and clawing in the abdomen, like dull shoots, followed by very urgent desire for stool, with painless diarrhoea, and during the day seven diarrhoea-like stools without pain (seemingly the secondary action), (after ten days)

Tension of the abdomen, with scanty discharge of urine

Griping and discharge of flatulence, with relief

Three to four days after menstruation violent cramp in the abdomen, especially in the hypogastric region

Drawing pain in the abdomen during menstruation

Painless drawing in upper abdomen, which extends to small of back, and there causes labor-like pains, with pressure downward towards the lumbar vertebrae, as in child-birth ; therewith the face becomes hot (flushes of heat), palpitation, frequent pulse, and frequent ineffectual urging to urinate, which at last take place after much pressure, is hot and scanty; after such an attack she becomes chilly, cannot get w^arm, without thirst; these attacks occur every quarter or half an hour, and continue twenty-four hours; they are also associated with the eye symptoms 93, 111, in such a way that the eye symptoms cease when the labor-like pains set in; when the pressure ceases, a milky discharge drops from the vagina without pain

Sticking pains in the abdomen

Prickling pains in the intestines (after two hours)

The whole abdomen was painful on motion, as if suppurating, disappearing during rest; these pains lasted twenty hours and did not permit good sleep at night, so that she was obliged to turn her whole body here and there; she would at one time fall asleep and soon again wake (after twelve hours)

An ulcerative pain in the abdomen on deep breathing

Some days after menstruation a dragging and pressing downward, as if menstruation would appear

Hypogastrium mid Iliac Reylons. Pressure in the lower abdomen

Pains in the abdomen ; pain like a boil low down in the abdomen, mingled with electric-like stitches in the internal genitals, which cause constrictive spasmodic pains in the pudenda externally, so that she gathers herself together every time when the pains come, with a periodic pressure starting from the small of the back and extending forward, with frequent urging to urinate, with only scanty and clear urine; ineffectual urging to stool and anxious restlessness through the whole body, so that she broke out into an anxious sweat, with ill-humor, so that she quarrelled with every one and would strike them ; when these attacks occurred while sitting she was obliged to rise and walk about, whereby the pains were relieved; lasting four days (after twenty-four hours)

Dull pains in the left iliac region, lasting half an hour and returning after four hours (after six hours)

Tensive pains in both inguinal regions, while walking

If she presses during the stool, the spasmodic pain extends from the lumbar vertebre into the right inguinal region, and into the hip-joint of the same side, making walking difficult (after twenty-four hours)

Stitches in the region of the crest of the ilium, which shoot transversely through the abdomen

The crests of the ilia are painful to pressure, as if she had carried something heavy or hard upon them

Rectum and Anus p. 416

Large painful haemorrhoids (after four days)

Cramplike pains in the rectum, which extended upward into the flank, so that she was obliged to walk quite bent over, and to sit down very cautiously (after forty-two hours)

Pressure on the rectum necessitating a stool, but emission of only flatus

Several successive stitches in the rectum during menstruation, which shoot upward to the left flank and there remain for awhile, so that she is obliged to stand up

Drawing, tearing, and sticking in the rectum, with frequent pressure to stool, without being able to accomplish anything; but a hard stool followed after thirty-six hours, with much pressure, after which all pains ceased (after twenty-four hours)

An uneasiness, a crawling or dragging in the rectum, which returns several times a day and only disappears after a stool

Stool p. 417

Utowhwa, Stool more frequent and more easy than usual, so that I generally had one or two copious, soft, often pasty evacuations (was usually constipated, with a movement every two to four days)

Two or three stools a day, not diarrhoea-like

Two normal stools in the morning, without pain

She has two quite natural stools a day, contrary to habit (in a constipated person)

Constipation Constipation, for five days

During menses, stool and flatulence accumulate in the rectum for a longer time than usual (feels there a pressure with emission of flatus); after which the menstrual blood always flows very profusely, and is frequently in clots

Stool hard, dry, nodular, with much pressure and only every three or four days

Urinary Organs p. 417

3lictnvition. ^Excessive urging to urinate, she cannot get out of bed quick enough; with constrictive pain in the vagina (after twelve hours)

Frequent emission of hot urine,®..

She was frequently obliged to urinate, but passed very little clear urine each time

* She urinates six or seven times a day; always with great haste, and always passing a great deal

* iris obliged to urinate every hour, and each time passed much clear urine (she usually urinated but twice daily)

* She was obliged to urinate every half hour, from 4 a.m. till noon; each time she passed over half a pint (after five days)

Micturition at night, she was obliged to rise frequently on account of it

Urging to urinate, towards evening, she was also frequently obliged to rise at night to urinate

Pressure on the bladder at night, that she always had shortly before childbirth, which causes a sensation through the whole body as if in labor; she was obliged to rise three times at night to urinate, and each time she passed much hot clear urine (after three days)

Obliged to rise every hour at night to urinate, and always passed much clear urine, without having drunk anything (after twelve to eighteen hours)

Frequent micturition, but only a spoonful passed each time

Although she drank more than usual, she passed scarcely half the usual amount of urine

She was obliged to rise frequently at night to urinate, but passed only a little

The urine spurts from her during each cough

The urine passed in a weak stream

Strangury,'*-

Strangury (in a woman who had taken a drop by accident). (Kuster.)

Very scanty discharge of urine

Neither bladder nor bowels evacuated for twenty-four hours; Nux 3d seemed to relieve all morbid symptoms except those of the throat (after twenty-four hours)

JJvine Increased secretion of urine

Urine diminished, with painful micturition

Secretion of urine much too scanty, she passed scarcely half the usual amount

Urine chestnut-brown

Reddish urine depositing a red sediment

Urine colorless, *ojfe/isn’e

The urine is hot and has an offensive smell, almost like cooked cedar (after four days)

Urine hot; it steams, has a strong smell, and deposits a red sediment

Urine very hot, causing burning between the pudenda

Urine turbid; after awhile it looks like light beer yeast (after four hours)

The urine deposits a copious white sediment

The urine deposits a red sediment

Sexual Organs p. 417

During coition both the man and woman experienced burning pains in the genitals, and the first became affected with impotence ; after some days there appeared a swelling on the penis, and in the woman menstruation occurred, with profuse dark-colored blood; after the menses had lasted four days she had leucorrhoea, which stained the linen gray, associated with swelling of the external genitals, itching and corrode-

Respiratory Organs p. 417

27 ing, burning pains

Pain as from an ulcer in the neck of the womb during coition ; on the neck and below there is a hard lump ; in the evening she had less pain in those parts than in the morning

(Prolapsus of the vagina)

A white painless discharge from the vagina

A painless white discharge from the vagina lasting several days,®.f

A white discharge from the vagina, preceded by pain in the small of the back and heat of the face; it runs from her as though she were having her menses (after five days)

* The discharge from the vagina frequently looks quite white, and then has the odor of green corn

The frequent urging to urinate is always preceded by a white discharge from the vagina, which colors the clothes yellow, and is not acrid

A periodic white discharge from the vagina between the menses

Discharge of mucus mixed with blood from the vagina, on rising in the morning (after seventy-two hours)

* Leucorrhoea of a yellow color, also staining the linen yellow, with great weakness of the limbs

A constant discharge of leucorrhoea for four days, without sensation

The leucorrhoea stains the linen like the washings of meat, and has an offensive odor

The leucorrhoea forms a whitishyellow spot as large as a quarter of a dollar on the linen, *is acrid, causes itching and biting on the external genitals

After the leucorrhoea had lasted twenty-four hours, it ceased, and then she felt very weak (after three days)

(The leucorrhoea becomes less and has not so strong an odor)

Spasmodic pain in the external genitals, lasting several hours

Burning between the pudenda on urinating

Two days after menstruation, a contractive pain in the vagina that causes her to start, followed by a whitish discharge from the vagina (after twenty-two hours)

A spasmodic drawing extending from the lumbar vertebrae forward into the genitals, very disagreeable (after nine hours)

Stitches like electric shocks shoot from the abdomen to the vagina, repeated after a few hours

* Electric-like stitches in the vagina, which seem to come from the abdomen, so that they always make her start, and jump up, lasting the whole day

Soreness between the pudenda, with biting pains

* Soreness between the thighs and pudenda, with burning biting pains, as in little children

* Violent itching of the vagina, so that she is obliged to rub it; posteriorly there is a smarting; the external genitals become swollen, hot, and hard ; on urinating, the vagina pains as if sore; in the evening (after twelve hours)

Violent itching and biting between the labia, she could not refrain from rubbing; posteriorly it is a burning, as if pepper were sprinkled upon a sore place

* Voluptuous itching deep in the vagina

Corrosive itching between the pudenda and in the vagina, so that she was obliged to rub them; with a feeling of burning and swelling in the pudenda; this corrosive itching recurred every quarter or half an hour, aud lasted four days

Menstruation every three weeks; it comes on easily, lasts four or five days, and flows profusely; then a discharge of bloody matter for two to four days, which has an acrid odor, and causes itching and biting on the genitals

Menstruation eight to ten days too early, the blood looked dark, was very profuse, and lasted eight days

Menstruation nine days too early

Menstruation four days too early, lasted three days very profusely, then omitted for one day and returned the next day very profusely

Menstruation is often paroxysmal and very profuse

Menstruation that had stopped for forty-eight hours returned with violent pain in the abdomen; the discharge of thin and bright-ied blood lasted twentyfour hours, and then ceased, with all the other troubles

For a long time the menses were not so profuse as had always been her habit

IVIenstruatiou, which usually occurred nine days too soon and was usually associated with pain in the small of the back, flowed very profusely and lasted eight days ; this time was less than usual, lasting scarcely three days, and was not accompanied by any pain in the back

Menstruation omitted for sixty hours, and then returned during the forenoon, without pain in the back or abdomen, after it had flowed five days and a half, as usual

On the third day of menstruation, at 8 A.M., she took 2 a drop of Kreosote 6th; at 4 P.M., the flow ceased without any disturbance, and only returned at the regular time,®.t

She woke in the morning with desire for coition (after two daj’'s)

Sensation of coition in morning, between sleeping and waking (which she had not had for years)

Respiratory Organs p. 419

Lnrynoc and J^roncJii. Secretion of mucus in the larynx, which provokes coughing (four, hours after second dose)

A crawling in the lower portion of the larynx, provoking cough

A crawling in the uppermost bronchial tubes towards evening, which provokes cough (after seven hours)

Voire. Hoarseness in the morning, which disappears after sneezing

Voice raw, hoarse, with scraping in the throat

Cough and Expectoration. Cough, caused by a sensation as if mucus were seated in the middle of the chest, which was not loosened

Cough, with retching

Cough, with efforts to vomit, but only a discharge of some saliva

Cough, with emission of urine

Incessant cough, with much sleepiness, chilliness for an hour followed by dry heat, during which the child continued to sleep (“grippe”)

Constantly mucus in the throat, easy to loosen, provokes an incessant, hollow, and rough-sounding cough

Dry cough, with scraping in the throat, and soreness in the chest

A crawling and tickling in the middle of the chest, provoking a dry spasmodic cough that persists until retching follows; in the morning

Whistling dry cough

Cough difficult to loosen

Cough, with white mucous expectoration, easily loosened, and a scraping feeling in the throat

Cough, with expectoration of very firm gelatinous mucus tatter half an hour),k

A scrapy raw sensation beneath the breastbone obliged her to cough, and after coughing several times she expectorated some gray tasteless mucus, whereupon the cough ceased (after seventy-two hours)

(Hooping co\\g\\)

Respiration. He is frequently obliged to take a deep breath

She is very frequently obliged to take a deep inspiration, on account of a feeling of heaviness in the chest (after twentyfour hours)

Anxious and difficult respiration

Respiration difficult, as if the chest were compressed, on which account she is constantly obliged to take a deep breath, without pain; lasting half an hour (after half an hour)

She is unable to take a sufficiently deep breath on account of a feeling of heaviness in the middle of the chest; it seems as though she could not get the breath into the chest

Shortness of breath ', she cannot get her breath completely; it seems as though the lower portion of the chest were held tightly

When ascending steps, the catching respiration (in one usually short-breathed) disappears, with an easily loosened expectoration, in the morning

Heaviness on the chest, with transient stitches (after a quarter of an hour)

Feeling of heaviness in the lower portion of the chest, so that expiration was difficult

A sensation of heaviness in the middle of the chest, with shortness of breath, so that she was frequently obliged to take a deep breath (after half an hour)

A burning as if she had drunk brandy, extending from the middle of the chest up into the throat; even the tongue is painful as if it had been burnt, with heat, redness, and tension in the face (after half an hour)

Dreadful humming in the chest; wanted water to quench the burning in the lungs (after a few miuutesyh

Fulness and oppression of the chest appeared on deep breathing, lasting several hours (after three hours)

Dull pain in the chest from 12 to 1 oclock

The whole internal chest is painful as if pressed inward; not at all affected by inspiration (after twenty-four hours)

A very painful dull sticking pressure in the middle of the right chest, an inch from the nipple towards the sternum, that extends through the chest, and is felt on the inner margin of the scapula (after half an hour)

Sudden oppression of the chest, with some transient stitches in the middle of the left side of the chest

Sticking in the left chest, most noticed on turning over in bed

Periodically recurring sticking pains in various places between the ribs

Painful sticking transversely across the middle of the chest, commencing in the morning as soon as she rises and ceasing towards noon

A contractive pain in the chest, on deep inspiration

Drawing sticking beneath the left short ribs, during rest and motion ; towards evening (after four days)

Frequent sharp stitches in the middle of the chest, that are worse on inspiration ; from thence these stitches spread over the right shoulder, and extend with a paralyzed feeling to the elbow-joint; the pains in the shoulder are worse on raising the arm

Violent stitches in the chest just above the heart, which do not permit free respiration; the pains are relieved by pressure with the hand; lasting an hour; in the afternoon (after four days)

Violent, persistent, and very painful stitches in the right chest, which occur after several days and also last several days, and are very much aggravated by inspiration and expiration

A bruised pain in the middle of the chest, on inspiration, with shortness of breath

Pain in the chest internally, as if beaten, on inspiration, on which account she is unable to take a deep breath

A pain as from rawness in the lower portion of the chest

Throbbing pain in a small spot behind the pectoralis minor muscle (after three-quarters of an hour)

(A pain in the left chest that had lasted hve years was very much relieved)

IPfOilt. Pain in the chest, as if the sternum were pressed inward (after two hours)

A painful feeling in the sternum as from hard pressure, noticed more during expiration than inspiration

Pain in the centre of the sternum caused by external pressure, as if the sternum were pressed by something hard ; this was also felt on inspiration, and extended up to the clavicles and involved the muscles of the nape of the neck and throat

Sides. Violent throbbing constrictive pain in the right side of the chest, appearing after eight hours and lasting till he goes to sleep,h

(Knifelike pain| in the right side of the chest, that goes away but always returns, both in the daytime and also at night; he is then unable to sleep the whole night, and the pains are so violent that he involuntarily utters loud cries ; these violent stitches are somewhat relieved by firm pressure, and by tightly holding the place with the hand, but as soon as the hand is taken away they return as violent as ever)

Sticking in the external portion of the left side of the chest, not at all affected by inspiration ; during rest

Menstruation came on with sticking in the left lower side of the chest, with cutting pains about the umbilicus

A drawing-sticking in the right side near the sternum, between the second and third ribs (after fifty-six hours)

Some stitches internally in the right side of the chest, which arrest the breath

Stitches in the right side of the chest and beneath the right scapula at 3 p.m., so that it took away the breath and she thought she would die

A sharp stitch in the left side of the chest on inspiration, which soon disappears and seats itself in the right side

Violent stitches in the lower portion of the right side of the chest, lasting several hours

JSLauvtnw. A feeling as if milk came into the breasts, just as though she were nursing a child ; the parts, however, were quite withered, but this time the breasts were more withered than usual

Periodic drawing in the female breast, extending from the outer side towards the nipple (after two days)

After a sticking from behind forward beneath the left breast had lasted half an hour, it shot thence as with a sharp knife transversely across the pit of the stomach towards the right breast, downward into the right side of the abdomen, into the upper and lower leg, and ended in the ankle, like an electric shock, in the afternoon

Several successive stitches as with an awl beneath the left breast, which extend upward across the right breast, and give rise to similar sticking pains beneath the right scapula, which do not permit her to breathe, and last five minutes (after forty-eight hours)

Heart and Pulse p. 421

Hra^covdiiini. Sticking in the heart, not at all affected by respiration, lasting a quarter of an hour

Violent sticking in the heart, which extorts an involuntary cry, disa])tearing often for three, four, or even eight days, and then returning during the day as well as the night

Heart’s Action. Heart’s action remarkably slow and weak

HaJse. Pulse 148, strong and wiry (after two hours)

Pulse regular, rather full, about 80

Slow pulse (after 1 drop); at another time slow pulse, reduced from 81 to 63 (after 1 drop in the evening)

Slow pulse the whole day, 60 to the minute

Slow pulse, 47 to the minute, for two days

Pulse slow and labored

Slow, weak pulse

Pulse small and suppressed

Neck and Back p. 421

Week, Rheumatic stiffness in the nape of the neck (after twenty-four hours)

Rheumatic stiffness in the nape of the neck, lasting the whole afternoon

Hack. Pains in the back (after one hour and a half)

Pain in the back at night, so that she could scarcely lie, that extended over the left hip, became seated in the flank, and also involved the left inguinal region, so that she could scarcely become erect ; the pain in the back was worse during rest than during motion (after thirtysix hours)

Dorsal. Pain behind the left scapula, lasting an hour

Dull pain behind the right scapula, with a feeling as of a plug, at times throbbing, lasting all day (after one hour)

Drawing tension between the shoulders

Pressive pain two inches beneath the right scapula

Some stitches coming and going between the scapula;,®.

The scapulae are painful as if they had been beaten

A drawing pain in the upper posterior right side of the ribs, extending forward and causing a sticking above the mammary gland of the same side (after sixty hours)

Lu tnhar. Pain in the lumbar vertebrae like that usual before menstruation

Painfulness of the lumbar vertebrae and both iliac crests, as if she had run a long distance; this painfulness or bruised feeling extended into the thighs and down to the calves, where it ended like an electric shock; a stiffness and inflexibility remain in the lumbar vertebrae, in the morning

One of the upper lumbar vertebrae pains as if suppurating, or as if the flesh were torn from it, and causes a sensation (on standing up) as if something would fall out there

Violent pains in the lumbar vertebra} like a suppuration, with pressure downward towards the rectum, as if flatus would pass, which does not follow, during menstruation ; before this the pains in the back were relieved by motion

Pain in the small of the back, that almost made her sick, worse during rest than during motion

Pain in the small of the back that extends from below upwards, with heat in the palms of the hands aud soles of the feet

She lay in bed from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., with some pain in small of back, internal chilliness, and violent pulsation in head, on account of which she could not sleep, and tossed about (after toity-eight hours)

Labor-like pains in small of back, causing ineffectual urging to stool, with distension of the abdomen (after four days),®

Pain in the small of the back, as if she had stooped a great deal, aggravated by motion and by stooping

A burrowing in the small of the back, as if something would come out, during rest and motion (after six hours)

Drawing pains in the small of the back, extending along the sacrum down into the rectum and vagina, which cause spasmodic contractive pain mingled with stitches; the pains are relieved on standing up, return at intervals (like labor pains) ; after such attacks, leucorrhcea looking like milk and water flows from her by paroxysms (after twenty-four hours)

Pains in the small of the back in the morning as she woke, which became more violent after rising, extending forward to the abdomen, and causing a pressure outward in the genitals and extending down into the thighs, causing anxiety and trembling through the whole body, with internal chilliness (like false labor pains in the external genitals mingled with stitches), relieved by lying down, worse when sitting and walking (after a few days)

Pain in the small of the back as if broken ; it extended up to between the shoulder-blades, so that she could not move the arms without pain (as if a band were between the shoulders), which made stooping difficult, lasting the whole day

A sticking pain in the external muscles in the region of the left kidney

Extremities in General p. 422

Weary and weak in the limbs as if she had walked a long distance

She feels sick in all the limbs, as if she were going to be attacked with catarrh

Sensation of heaviness, with weariness as from sleep, in all the limbs

All the limbs ache as if beaten

All the limbs feel beaten as if she had run a long distance

Jerking aud pinching pains in all the joints

Tingling aud whirring in the limbs

Superior Extremities p. 422

Shoulder, Pains in the shoulders, as if they had been uncovered at night

Pain in the right shoulder on moving it, lasting the Avhole day

An acute drawing on the posterior portion of the shoulders

Pains in both shoulders as if they were pressed against sharp corners

Stitches in the posterior portion of the shoulder-joint, which shoot through the whole arm to the fingers; in the fingers they cause a sensation as if asleep, with a powerless sensation, aud actual loss of power, so that she cannot hold anything tightly with the hands as usual; when there are no stitches, there is a jerking in the hands with crawling and heat in them (after thirty hours)

Stitches in the right shoulder about 4 P.M.; half an hour later, several stitches in the left side of the chest, and about 6 p.m. very violent drawing pain in the left foot (after three days)

Arm, Paralytic heaviness of the right upper arm

Dull, almost gnawing pain in the bone of the right upper arm

Pinching pain in the inner side of the left upper arm

Elboiv, A cramplike sensation in the tip of the right elbow while writing, so that she is almost unable to write (after half an hour)

Periodic pains in both elbow-joints, as if the ligaments were drawn together and were too short

• A pain on the inner side and lower portion of the upper arm, as if she had bruised it, noticed only on touch (after forty-eight hours)

A spasmodic bubbling-like pain on the inner and lower portion of the left elbow-joint, returning at various intervals; in the afternoon (after eight hours)

Five- CtVin, Paralytic-like pain shooting like lightning towards the left hand, so that she constantly lets everything fall (after twenty-four hours)

A cramplike pain in the region of the lower portion of the left ulna, that extends into the fingers

Drawing pains in the left forearm, extending to the fingers

Painful drawing in the left arm along the ulna

On the lower posterior portion of the right arm, in the muscles of the ulna, a painful drawing extending towards the fingers, so that she cannot grasp anything as usual with the hands, and giving rise to a paralytic sensation; it returns every half an hour, or every hour

Violent drawing in the left forearm

Hand, A fine sticking pain on the back of the left hand between the thumb and index finger (after one hour)

Fhigevs. Deadness of the first phalanges of all the fingers; they look quite white and have no sensation

The two first phalanges of all the fingers go to sleep in the morning, a quarter of an hour after rising; crawling in them as from ants,and they look quite white like dead hands; she is obliged to put the right index finger into hot water, because no sensation at all would return to it (after forty-eight hours)

A paralytic-like pain in the left index finger, which occurs during rest and ceases on motion

Drawing pains in the right ring finger

Drawing pains in the tips of the fingers of the left hand, with a feeling as though they were swollen

* The left thumb pains as if sprained and stiff

* Pain cts from a sprain in the second joint of the left thumb f

Pain in the ball of the left index finger as if something had been stuck into it and it would suppurate

Inferior Extremities p. 423

Weakness of the left leg; he had no steadiness in it

Drawing-tearing and sticking pains, now in the right calf, now above the knee, now in the region of the hip-joint, lasting five minutes, then disappearing for as long a time, and then again returning; the pains always appeared with great violence, so that she started every time, together with itching and burning in the eyes, so that she was obliged to rub them; afterwards there was burning in the eyes, and much accumulation of fatty matter in the inner canthi, so that she must frequently cleanse them

Hip, A pain in the left hip-joint as though it were dislocated; if he stands on the right foot there is a sensation in the left limb as if the foot were too long

TJiigh. A painful tension in the fascia lata of the left thigh

Tensive pain in the posterior portion of the thigh, as if she had taken a long walk, especially felt while walking and on stooping

A pain in the muscles of the thigh three inches above the left patella, as if they were too short, worse on stooping and when walking, not aggravated by touch or external pressure

A drawing pain as if in the bone extending from the right ischium down into the middle of the thigh, on the outer side, with chilliness (after eight hours)

Drawing pains extending from the head of the right femur into the knee-joint, so that she can scarcely ascend steps; noticed more during rest than motion, and lasting several days

Painful drawing mingled with stitches commencing in the thigh and extending through the limb to the sole of the foot, worse in the right leg and very much aggravated by motion

Cramplike drawing extending from the lumbar vertebra forward and down the thighs; it is quite similar to labor-pains; with great uneasiness in the whole body, as if she were about to have a labor

A pain in the middle of the muscles of the left thigh as if she had received a hard blow or bruise, worse while sitting (after twenty-four hours)

Dull gnawing pain on the outer side of the left thigh and leg, worse while sitting (after ten hours)

A jerking pain three inches above the left knee, in the fleshy parts; during rest,®. A piercing jerking in the middle of the left thigh ; during rest (after eight hours)

Knee. Weakness in the knee-joints, so that they gave way during motion, lasting an hour (after forty-eight hours)

The parts from the middle of the left thigh to the middle of the left leg are painful, as if there had been a tearing in them and they were stiff; on motion

A tensive pain in the muscles from just above the knee to three inches above; the parts were painful to pressure with the hand, as if the flesh had been beaten loose; it was not felt during rest; worse in the right than in the left leg (after second day)

Pain as from a sprain in the left knee-joint, so that he could not stand on that leg alone; it also had a sensation as if it would give way

A sharp pressive pain beneath the right patella

(Tearing, boring, and sticking pains in the left patella, which began towards evening, with chilliness, and continued incessantly the whole night until morning, when they disappeared)

Jerking tearing in the right knee during rest (after a quarter of an hour)

jLeiJ. Heaviness in the legs from the knees to the ankles, during motion, in the morning

A painful tension during motion, extending from the knees to the ankles, but especially in the calves; not during rest

A contractive pain like a cramp in the right calf, extending down to the malleoli (after five days)

A paralytic-like drawing through the left leg

Pain as from a sprain in the left tendo Achillis

Tearing in the legs, extending from the ankles up to the knees, and causing a tension in the calves (after sixty hours)

A throbbing like a boil in the legs from the knees to the toes, worse in the soles of the feet, during rest and motion

A painless jerking through the left leg, that throws the foot upward

Ankle. A twisting pain from within outward in the right external malleolus, during rest

Sticking in the right ankle, worse on motion than during rest (after forty-eight hours)

Foot. The left foot is somewhat swollen

QCdematous swelling of the foot (after six days)

The feet are swollen from the calves to the toes, the left more than the right; the swelling was oedematous, looked white; the foot w^as constantly cold and heavy, so that she had to make an exertion in order to move it

Heaviness of the feet while walking, not at all felt during rest (after thirty-six hours)

Several successive stitches in the right ankle that extend to the toes and involve the whole foot (after thirtysix hours)

Burning in the soles of the feet from 2 p.m. till 2 or 3 A.M.; these pains return for four successive days about the same time (after fiftytwo hours)

A working in the soles of the feet as if she had walked a long distance; with great weakness ; the weakness was felt more in the left than ill the right side

Burning, drawing, and sticking, commencing about the ankles, extending through the soles of the feet and toes; the pains are worse in the soles, and are there during both rest and motion ; they begin in the forenoon and cease only in the afternoon (after four days)

Tearing-drawing and sticking pains starting from the heels, extending through the soles of the feet to the toes, during rest and motion ; these pains began towards evening, lasted till she went to bed, when she fell asleep with them, and on awaking in the morning and endeavoring to step, the heels felt like balls, which disappeared during the forenoon

A feeling of suppuration in the soles of the feet (after four days)

Violent stitches in the left heel on moving it, so that she started up and was obliged to remain standing

Geiieifd St/injtfoms.

Objective. Appetite not diminished, but I lost flesh

Twitching of the muscles of all parts of the body, and spasmodic jerking of the whole body (after two hours)

Weariness, as though she had not slept enough, with a feeling of warmth in the eyes (after a quarter of an hour)

* Weakness and prostration (after thirty-six hours)

General weakness and j^prostration (after fiv’^e days)

She was ol)liged to rise half an hour earlier than usual in the morning ; was then attacked with faintness, which lasted an hour before she again felt well

She is unable to fall asleep in the morning in bed, on account of restlessness through the whole body

Uneasiness of the whole body ; twitching of all the limbs (after one hour)

Uneasiness with chilliness through all the limbs, while sitting and walking, so that she frequently felt as if obliged to take a deep breath, which, however, was not possible

Subjective, Insensible ; whilst in this state a diseased molar tooth was extracted without apparently causing any pain ; she did not know the tooth had been taken out

Great excitement of the whole body

A feeling as though all parts of the body were in motion, during rest

Felt myself going very low (in a few minutes)

Felt numb all over (after a few minutes)

Pinching pain here and there

Drawing in the whole body

Pulse natural, but when she was quiet she felt a pulsation in all parts of the body

Violent pulsation over the whole body, with a feeling as if the wdiole body wavered, during rest, not during motion

Shocks through the whole body causing her to start, in the night during sleejj

All symptoms disappeared in a few hours under Kali bich.

Skin p. 425

Objective. The skin in the hollows of the knees was red and scaly like a tetter

Blue spots on the thighs as if caused by pinching

The place becomes white without pain and without inflammation ; after a few days it becomes dry and the epidermis scales off (from the external application)

JEvuptioiiSf Jyvij. The whole forehead is covered with pimples of the size of millet-seeds; (sometimes causing sticking pains, but always remaining the same, and never filled with serum)

The whole right hand is covered with pimples, which are more felt than seen, and itch so violently that she is obliged to scratch them ; the itching is worse towards evening, and in the evening in bed

A pimple as large as a pea on the spine of right scapula, painful to the pressure of the clothes ; after three days it became covered with a crust, which soon fell off

An eruption of urticaria-like nodes; they lasted two or three days and then disa])feared, during which time new ones constantly made their appearance

JEvuj)- toils 3Moist, A vesicular eruption (as from the bite of a bug) breaks out over the whole body, excepting on the calves, chest, and face, which are free ; the itching is worse in the evening between 5 and 7 and in the night

Hydroa beneath the nose (without any coryza)

Eruptions, Pustulnr. The whole body became covered with large and “fatty pustules (like small-pox)

(The whole body became covered with fatty itching pimples; the feet were somewhat swollen and quite stiff)

A small pustule in the wing of the right nostril

“ Fatty pimples on the chin and on the right cheek, upon which form yellow, honeylike crusts

Subjective, Itching over the whole body, she cannot refrain from scratching ; on the body the itching ceases after scratching, which causes no further sensation, but on the arms and limbs is followed by violent burning The itching in the evening became so violent that she was almost crazy,She is unable to sleep the whole night, while in bed, on account of itching and burning all over

Tearing in the skin of the hands, which became quite rigid and stiff

A crawling in the skin externally beneath the chin, so that she was constantly obliged to rub it with the hand, though it did not go away

Itching and biting on the eyelids and about the mouth, which is still worse after rubbing, and then becomes red ; after eight days these places desquamate, the whole lasting twelve days

Itching that is rather agreeable in the palm of the right hand between the thumb and index finger, lasting an hour; it is not quite removed by rubbing (after four hours)

Burning itching on the soles of the feet

Sleep and Dreams p. 426

Sleepiness. Yawning the whole day, with lachrymation

Yawning and stretching as before the paroxysms of ague

Frequent yawning, in the morning, as though she had not slept at night

Frequent yawning, with pressive pain in the forehead and weariness

Frequent yawning, with chilliness

Very frequent yawning, with watering of the eyes

Sleepiness and much yawning, with a bad taste in the mouth and little appetite (after six days)

Much sleepiness; she constantly desired to sleep

(She slept the whole night without consciousness, which was not usually the case, and in the morning was quite well); (after sixteen hours)

Sleeplessness. She could seldom fall asleep before midnight; she had a feeling as if she was unable to fall asleep on account of weariness, with pain in all the limbs

She is very weary, yet cannot sleep, but tosses about in bed all night till 4 A.M., when regular menstruation sets in, after which she sleeps for an hour

For three nights she did not sleep before 1 or 2 oclock, and then her sleep was mingled with many dreams; on waking at 7 both arms as far as the elbows were asleep (after three days)

Sleep restless

She had no rest after 3 oclock at night; she tossed about from place to place

Sleep bad; she cannot lie to suit her; in the morning the eyes are agglutinated

Sleep bad; sbe tossed about in bed the whole night, turning from one side to the other, and knew no reason why she could not sleep; in the morning on rising the whole body felt weary, and on the slightest physical exertion warm perspiration ran down all over her; she was frequently obliged to sit down to rest; while standing she sank down ; lasting twelve hours (after six days)

She woke suddenly about 2 A.M., as if called ; she was quite wide awake, and menstruation had come on

She woke three or four times at night without any cause ; after tossing about in bed for awhile she fell asleep again, and in the morning did not feel weak

Although she frequently woke at night, yet in the morning she seemed to have slept enough and was quite lively; all the head symptoms had disappeared, and her thoughts were again composed

Starting up in fright from sleep

In the morning she had not slept enough (during the first days of the proving); all the limbs felt lame

Dreams. Dreams of erections and desire to urinate, and as he wished to urinate in sleep the glans penis broke off

Anxious dreams the whole night (though as a rule she did not dream at all)

She had scarcely fallen asleep when she had anxious dreams

Anxious dreams; she saw a small object which constantly became larger and larger

Anxious dreams; large men were following her and wished to violate her, without sexual excitement

She dreamed that something had happened to her children, on which account she wept, and was very anxious, and on w^aking was wet with perspiration

She dreamed that it was snowing; that she was in the open air and had her little child \with her, on which account she was anxious

Dreams of a fire, which burned brightly, which made her very anxious and woke her

She laughed in her dream after midnight; as she woke she knew nothing more of it, but was lying uncovered and cold ; without chilliness

Feeling of stoppage in the throat in a dream at night

She dreamed of dirty disgusting linen

She dreamed that she had taken poison, and had become very much emaciated on account of it

She dreamed of falling from a height

Fever p. 427

Chilliness. Chilliness (after six hours); the whole forenoon

As soon as she became quiet she felt chilliness through the whole body

Chilliness over the whole body ; the skin seemed dead, with a feeling through the whole body as if she had revelled all night and had not slept; in the morning after two hours chilliness over the Avhole body, so that she really shivered, with great heat in the face, bright-red cheeks, icy-cold feet and a feeling of heaviness from the shoulders to the elbows, so that she was unable to carry them to the head; during rest the pains were not felt, but only on motion, with great fretfulness, lasting from 10 A.M to 10 P.M. ; during the night she slept well and was quite well in the morning (after four hours)

Much chilliness, without heat and without thirst, during the menses

Internal chilliness, with red cheeks, in a warm room

She easily became chilly

She was chilly, the hands icy cold (after two hours)

Chilly for three days in succession, without thirst or subsequent heat

She was constantly chilly, but still more during menstruation

Shaking chill in the morning on rising from bed, with bright-red blood from tbe nose (after twenty hours)

Shaking chill for five hours, followed by heat of the face, hot hands and cold feet, mingled with chilliness, from 2 to 11 p.m. (after four hours)

Shaking chill, with flushes of heat, without thirst, drawing and sticking pains in the forepart of both temporal bones, pressure in the eyeballs and an appearance as if a veil was before them, impairing vision, and on account of which she was obliged to rub the eyes; followed by hot and acrid tears and appearance of inflammation of the white of the eye (after two hours)

Shivering over the whole skin

Alternations of chill and heat, with much thirst, weakness in all the limbs, uninterrupted cough, partly dry and partly loose, but very painful and racking, caused by irritation in the lower portion of the chest, and by a crawling in the middle of the chest up into the throat; the epigastric region was very much shaken by the cough; it was accompanied by pressive pain in the middle of the vertex, which was aggravated by touch

Chilliness between the shoulders, extending up the back, so that she could not get warm by the stove; during menstruation

Chilliness, commencing between the shoulders and extending to the middle of the small of the back, where it disappeared; followed by pain in the small of the back, so that she could neither sit nor lie, but was constantly obliged to walk about, which relieved the pains in the small of the back, but then new pains appeared in the hips, which extended to the middle of the thighs, and did not allow her to lie quietly in bed, and were only relieved by external warmth ; contact with the external air aggravated the pains in the hip,®.f

Chilliness about 9 p.m., first in the feet, then in the back, head, and arm, where she was chilly to the fingers, with a feeling as though the parts were cold, which however was not the case, lasting only a minute (after thirty-six hours)

She was chilly from the backs of the feet up to above the knees

Cold feet

Heat, She woke after midnight, and felt too warm in bed; but if she put her feet out of bed she became cold

Periodic flushes of heat, the cheeks became bright-red, the redness sharply defined

Burning heat flashing over the whole body and limbs (after two hours)

She said “she was burning up (after two hours)

Dry febrile heat (the cheeks seem painted) over the whole body, without thirst, soon followed by warm sweat; as soon as this stopped, the most violent drawing and sticking pains in the small of the back set in, which did not allow her to sleep during the night, and made turning over difficult,®.-

An orgasm and throbbing in all the vessels, beginning in the epigastric region and extending through all parts of the body, worse on motion than during rest (after eighteen hours)

Slight fever (after twenty-four hours)

Very feverish through the whole body, with a good appetite

Increased warmth of the face, and a feeling as if it would perspire, though it was dry

A very agreeable warmth in the palms of the hands, immediately followed by warm sweat, in the morning in bed, and renewed at different times during the day

Great heat of the face during the midday rest, with throbbing in the cheeks and forehead ; the whole face looks brownish-red ; after resting a little the heat of the face disappears, but the headache remains, and only ceases after a cup of coffee or a dose of Nux vom.®®, therewith, frequent urging to urinate till the next noon

Constant heat of the face; she became short-breathed in the warm room, and was obliged to go into the open air, else she became faint

Complained that her feet felt as if in the fire (after two hours)

Sweat. On the fifth night of menstruation she perspired very profusely, only on the back and chest (very unusual)

Sweaty feet at times

Conditions p. 428

Aggravation.

(Morning'), Fretful; pain in forehead; sneezing; bitter taste; on rising, discharge from vagina; hoarseness; dry cough, etc.; on rising, sticking across chest; painfulness of lumbar vertebrae; after waking, pain in small of back; during motion, heaviness in legs; on rising, shaking chili ; warmth in hands.

(Afternoon), Stitches in chest.

(Evening), Tearing in side of face; itching of hands.

(Night), Pain in back; during sleep, shocks through body.

(External air). Pain in hip.

(Motion), Pain in small of back; drawing in thigh; pain above knee; tension in legs; sticking in ankle; pains all over, during chilliness; general orgasm.

(Rest), Pain in back; pain in small of back; pain in thigh; pain above knee; tearing in knee; pain in malleolus ; pulsation all over.

(Sitting), Pains in small of back ; pain in thigh.

(Stooping), Tensive headache ; pressing-out pain in head; pain in small of back ; pain in thigh.

( Walking), Pain in small of back; pain in thigh ; heaviness of feet.

( Writing), Sensation in tip of elbow.

Amelioration p. 428

(Evening), Pain in neck of womb.

(In open air), Symptoms mostly disappeared

(Lying down). Pains in small of back.

(Standing), Pain in small of back.

(Stooping), Clawing, etc., about umbilicus.

( Walking), Pains in abdomen while sitting.

Footnotes p. 414

† Compare 2, 249, 261, 270, 311, 322, 412, 544.

† After two doses of Kreosote Gth, in a woman who had never had leucorrhoea.

† In a young girl who had her menses too often and too prolonged.

† Curative action in a person paralyzed on one side.

† Compare S. 10, 11, 13, 18, 35, 42, 85.

† Nux vom.*° speedily relieved.