Oniscus

Oniscus asellus, Linn., and O. armadillo, L. (Armadillo officinali?. Guv.).

Order, Isopoda.

Class, Crustacea of the articulate animals.

Common names. Sow-bug; (Fr.), Gloporte or Porcelet.

Preparations, Tincture of the living animals.f

Authorities. 1, Hering, Archiv. f. Horn., 13, 1, 1G8, effects of the tincture ; 2, Wolf, Med. Zeit. v. Ver. d. Heilk. in Pressed, 1833, No. 47, p. 211, effects of three “ cellar-worms,” taken in a glass of brandy before a paroxysm of fever ; 3, Large, Misc. Ver. Fasc., 1, p. 56 (Am. Horn. Obs., 1872, p. 312), general statement of effects of O. armadillo.

Head Face, and Blouth.—Dull heaviness of the head,h—Boring pain behind the right ear, on the mastoid process, with violent pulsation in the arteries,’.—Painful pressure above the eyebrows and on the margin of the nose, first on the left side, afterwards on the right,’.—Pale face, wild expression f—(The toothache that had disappeared returned),’.—Pressure on the soft palate posteriorly, as if it would close,’.

Stomach and Abdomen

Thirst

Somewhat nauseated, followed by persistent pressure, as if in the cardiac orifice of the stomach

Continual vomiting

Very severe colic, with meteorism and tension of the abdomen

Rectum and Anus

(Sudden desire for stool, followed by a sudden thin stool)

Burning pain in the anus

Sexual Organs

Tenesmus of the bladder and rectum, with absence of stool and urine

Cutting burning in the urethra, with excessive bodily restlessness

Many erections, with disinclination to work

Respiratory Organs

The mucus hawked up is streaked with blood

Generalities and Sleep

In young patients an haemoptysis is induced by the salt with whichthese insects abound

Inclination to stretch

Frequent yawning