Petiveria

Petiveria tetrandra, Gom.f

Natural order, Phytolaccacese.

Common names (Brazilian), Pipi, Era de Pipi, Rain de Guin6.

Preparation, Trituration of the fresh root.

Authorities. Mure, Pathogenesis Bresilienne. 1, Dr. Moreira ; 2, Mile. Norma; 3, Mile. Sylvia; 4, Mile. Celia; 5, Mile. Nina ; 6, M. Cyprien Huet.

Mind

Excessive gayety

The least thing excites inordinate mirth; she is inclined to sing

Merry and disposed to sing,h

Inclination to sing

Disposed to laugh and jest (first day)

He laughs and sings all day

Sadness unto tears, with headache (second day),h

Sadness and tears; in her grief she remains seated, without motion or speech. All these head symptoms come on within an hour, early in the afternoon (second day),S

Sadness and inclination to weep; shortly after, involuntary weeping, in the morning (sixth day)

Evanescent and confused ideas,h

Things occur to her for a moment, and then suddenly vanish from her recollection

Loss of memory

Head

Heaviness of the head, on waking (after eight hours)

Numbness and compressive sensation as if the head were bound with a Warm cloth

Feeling of fulness in the head, as if it would split, especially in the afternoon (third day)

Feeling of fulness in the head (second day)

Deepseated dull pain in the upper part of the brain, worse from contact, when talking and when sitting; relieved by walking and motion in general (first day) ; pain less severe (second day)

Sensation as if hot water were dashed on the scalp, penetrating to the brain (second day)

Feeling as if warm w^after were in the head

Just when lying down in bed, feeling as from a loud explosion in the head, the noise passing through the ears (third day)

Headache, with a small and weak pulse; heat of the face, especially the right cheek, deeply felt, although the skin seems cool (first day)

The headache becomes lighter and changes,and finally disappears (third day)

Headache, on waking

Headache, with weight on the eyes (second day)

Forehead, Painful weight on the forehead, worse when opening the eyes, with external heat of the head, at 2 p.m. (first day)

Great heaviness in different parts of the forehead, when bending the head forward, at noon (sixth day)

Severe lancinations at the upper part of the forehead, and within the head on the left side; lasting for a minute, at noon (second day)

Deepseated pain, at times in the forehead, at times in the nape of the neck

Pain in the forehead, with compressive sensation in the brain, aggravated by walking

Pain and heat in the forehead, with pressure on the eyes, at 3 p.m. (second day)

Boring pain at the top of the forehead (second day)

Temples. Lancinating pain in the right temple, shifting suddenly to the left, and thence to the vertex, where there is a burning sensation (second day)

Stabbing sensation in the right temple, at 3 p.m. (first day)

Pressive pain in the temples

Benumbing and deep-seated pressive pain on both temples, with dull pain in the vertex (second day)

Dull pain, with beating in the left temple (third day)

Sensation as if a finger were pressed on the right temple, with great sensitiveness to contact, at noon (second day)

Vertex. AVeight at the vertex, which seems to press on the brain, with heaviness of the eyelids, aud difficulty in opening them, without sleep

Pain at the vertex, as if from a blow; dull pain on the left side of the top of the head, worse when turning the head, or w^walking, at 11 a.m. (second day)

Parietal and External, Pain in the upper part of the left parietal bone, as if the skull would split (first day)

Dull pain at a spot on the scalp, with pressure on the right side of the occiput

Eyes p. 306

Eyes half closed, swollen externally, surrounded by blue rings, especially next to the nose, for three days

Rapid inflammation of the left eye, while at dinner, so that she had to leave the table; it continues three days

Heaviness of the eyes, and prostration as from sleepiness, although she is not actually sleepy

Great sensitiveness of the eyes to daylight

AVeight on the eyelids, compelling her to close the eyes; on doing so, she sees a variety of figures (sixth day)

Pains in the eyes, as if the balls were pushed out of their sockets by some foreign body

Dull pain as from a blow on the right eye, relieved by pressure, at noon (second day)

Bruised pain in the outer parts of the orbits

Boring pains in the right upper eyelid (first day)

Painful burning at the margin of the eyelids, worse on closing them

Lachrymation, with sensation of sand in the eyes

Redness of the conjunctiva, especially near the left inner canthus

Sight weaker and dimmer than usual

Dim sight after dinner (second day)

The flame of a candle looks yellow, and surrounded by a yellow halo

Ears p. 306

Attack of deafness in the right ear, as if it was stopped up

Nose p. 306

Coryza (third to fifth day)

Frequent sneezing, in the afternoon (fifth day)

The veins of the nose are swollen and bluish

Redness of the wing of the nose and left cheek (third day)

Nose slightly inflamed and shining

Dull pain over the root of the nose, in the evening (first day)

Dull pain at the root of the nose, in the evening

Pain in the left wing of the nose, spreading to the opposite side; followed by congestion over the bridge of the nose, at noon (second day)

Slight pain within the nose

Face p. 306

Redness of the left cheek

Bruised pain in the zygomatic processes

Sensation as if a needle were stuck into the upper lip, from within outwards; on rising, in the morning (eleventh day)

Mouth p. 306

Toothache

Burning tongue, as if scalded, on rising, in the morning (second day)

Sensation in the mouth and throat, as after eating acid and resinous fruit, in the morning (second day),h

Dry mouth

Flow of watery and cold saliva, depositing a kind of ashy sediment, and whitish granules, which taste and smell like bile, but are not bitter ; when rising, in the morning,k

Throat p. 307

Sensation in the throat, as after eating something astringent

Pain in the throat, with difficulty in swallowing saliva,I

Stool p. 307

Sharp lancinations in the epigastrium, from within outwards, in the evening (fifth day),l

Lancinations in the stomach, after dinner (seventh day)

Acute and seated pain in the whole stomach, when getting up

Stomachache, with sensation of internal coldness

Abdomen p. 307

Long, blue horizontal spots, on the right hypochondrium

Lancination in the hypochondria

Sharp and lancinating pain which goes through the spleen from below upwards (second day),k

Borborygmi, in the morning, in bed (second day)

Dull pain in the bowels and hypogastrium (second day)

Frequently repeated slight acute and circumscribed pains in the groins

Slight colic in the descending colon,k

Stool p. 307

Diarrhoea of dark mucus, mixed with fecal matter, in separate hard pieces (third day)

Constipation, for three days

Urinary Organs p. 307

Micturition every five minutes, from 11 A.M. until evening, with heat in the urethra (second day); three or four times an hour, without pain (third day)

Copious urination, in the morning

Urine more profuse and lighter-colored

Light-colored and copious urine (second and third days)

Light-colored, watery urine, without smell or sediment (third day)

Pale urine (after three days)

Respiratory Organs p. 307

The voice seems to come from afar

The voice becomes hoarse, from coughing

Suffocation, with cold feet, which obliges her to remain in bed, in the evening (sixth day)

Offensive breath

Chest p. 307

Deepseated, dull pain in the chest beneath the sternum, when moving the neck, at noon (second day)

Slight pain at the sternum, when bending the head forward

Violent lancinations under the right breast, at each inspiration

Heart p. 307

Contraction and throbbing in the region of the heart, in the evening (fourth day)

Back p. 307

Strained feeling in the spine, on lying down, in the evening, as from lifting a heavyweight; it is aggravated by sitting upright, or bending backwards, and disappears on bending forwards (first and second days)

Upper Extremities p. 307

Numbness, which is felt three different times, in the upper and lower limbs, after rising from bed (second day)

Paralytic numbness of the arms and legs, in the morning (fifth day)

Painful numbness of the outer part of the arms and legs

Numbness of the arras and legs, with deep-seated pain, sometimes in the forehead, sometimes in the nape of the neck, and aversion to movement, in the morning (fifth day)

Weariness of the arms and legs, with numbness, as after a long march, in the morning (fourth day)

Heaviness and numbness of the extremities, in the evening (first day)

Heaviness and weariness of the limbs, in the morning (sixth day)

Bruised pains in the arras and legs (sixth day)

Superior Extremities p. 307

Twisting sensation in the shoulder-joint, when stooping (third day)

Pricking on the right shoulder, followed by inflammatory redness for a quarter of an hour

Pain at the outer part of the left arm, with a large red inflamed spot like erysipelas Numbness of the right arm

Weariness and numbness of the left arm, with pain in the elbow-joint (first day),k

Dull pain and numbness, such as is felt on touching the brachial nerve, where it passes over the inner condyle ol the humerus; aggravated by contact, at noon (first day),". Pains, like the stings of ants, in the muscles of the upper and inner portion of the elbow,l

Pain in the elbow-joint, extending to the wrist,k

Redness and intense inflammation of the outer portion of the left forearm, at 11 A.M. (second day)

Numbness at the posterior and internal portion of the forearm

Bruised feeling in the muscles of the right forearm, at the inner side, between the radius and the ulna, in the morning (first day),®. Paralyzed sensation in the forearms and finger-joints; the fingers feel numb, in the evening (third day)

Sharp pain, with sensation of painful roughness in the forearm, in the evening (first day)

Burning pain in the left radius, with bruised sensation when touched (third day)

Pain in the external middle part of the right forearm, as if pierced with thorns ; similar pain, less acute, in the left arm

Pain, as from a blow, in the forepart of the tibia

Bruised pain in the forearm

Internal sharp pain in the right wrist-joint, which appears more severe externally; a similar pain, but less intense, in the left wrist

Numbness at the wrist, in the course of the cubital nerve, with sensitiveness to contact, in the evening (second day)

Pain in the right hand, converging from the circumference to the centre

Slight crampy pain in the tendons of the palms of the hands, and in the forepart of the wrist. Similar pain in the tendons of the ring fingers (sixth day) ; crampy pains in the hands renewed (ninth day) ; slight cramps (twelfth day)

Crampy pain in the muscles of the right hand, especially at the thumb, in the morning (first day)

Violent crampy pain in the muscles of the palm of the right hand, tor five minutes

Numbness of the finger tips, especially the ring finger

Numbness of the right fingers, for several hours, in the afternoon (first day)

Sudden pain in the left little finger, running all along the forearm, becoming seated in the elbow-joint, and increasing gradually, with a feeling of constriction, in the morning (second day)

Pains in the last fingers of the right hand, as if struck by a mallet, at noon (second day)

Cramp in the right little finger (tenth day)

Crampy pain in the left little finger

Lancination and heat, as from a whitlow, at the tip of the right thumb, extending to the first joint

Upper Extremities p. 308

Sensation in the middle of the right thigh, as From the bite of an ant, with itching and heat after scratching

Sudden numbness of the knees, with dull pain in the tibia, at noon (first day)

Dull pain in the knee-joint and bend of the knee, especially on the first day

Numbness of the legs, with aversion to movement

Numbness and slight itching in the right leg down to the foot, at noon (second day)

Numbness from the knees to the soles of the feet, where it became seated, at noon (first day)

Weakness and numbness of the legs, especially when rising, in the afternoon (first day)

Weakness in the legs, so that the knees give way, in the afternoon (second day)

Weakness in the legs and knees, when stooping

Cramp in the calves, during the night (second day)

Bruised pain in the calf, aggravated by contact

On getting out of bed, in the morning, numbness and itching of the right foot (first day)

Acute lancinating pain in the metatarsal bone of the left little toe

Pricking pain in the left little toe; a few moments after, the toe seems to turn under, in the forenoon (eighth day)

Generalities p. 309

Rigor all over, when lying down

General prostration, with disposition to lie down, but no sleep, at 9 a.m. (third day)

Attacks of general weakness, every morning, after rising from bed

Prostration as from drowsiness, but without inclination to sleep

General prostration, as from sleepiness

Aversion to movement; she wants to keep quiet

When walking, it seems as if she did not touch the ground, and would fall

The body seems insensible when lying down, and she feels as if in a swoon

Skin p. 309

Two small dark-yellow spots on the neck

Dulness of the sentient faculty when lying down, as if the body were numb

Sensation of a pustule on the cheek, as large as a pea, with tension of the skin; for some seconds. Violent itching at the same place

Sensation under the left lower eyelid, as if stung by ants

Lancinations all over, like the biting of ants, followed by itching on the back part of the forearm, in the morning (second day)

Lancinations all over, as if from needles, followed by itching from the elbow to the hands, with small blue spots on the arm, back, and feet (second day)

Lancinations and itching in the inner and upper part of the forearm, in the morning (second day)

Violent itching in the hypothenar eminence of the left hand, followed by an inflammatory swelling, in the evening (third day)

Intense and sudden itching on the bridge of the nose

Itching in the palm of the left hand

Itching of the last two fingers

Sleep p. 309

Drowsy all day, with frequent yawning, without any desire to lie down

Drowsy after dinner, without going quite to sleep (second day)

Drowsiness all day, with frequent yawning, but no inclination to lie down

Sleepiness after breakfast, with yawning (first day) ®.

Sleepiness after dinner (second day)

Sleep regular and more prolonged than usual, for three days

Regular and even deep sleep, longer than usual, for the first three days ®.

Sleeps longer in the morning (first day) ®.

Sound sleep, commencing early, and lasting longer than usual, for three days

Deep sleep, at 10 a.m. (first day)

Deep sleep (second day)

Regular, prolonged, and deep sleep, the first three days

Deep sleep, beginning earlier and lasting longer than usual, for four days

Wakes at 4 a.m., and falls asleep again a quarter of an hour afterwards

Quiet sleep, in spite of disturbing dreams, which she forgets on waking (second day)

No sleep in bed

Light and broken sleep after breakfast, at 9 a.m. (first day)

Dreams about corpses, from which she starts up all in a cold sweat

Sad dreams about sickness in her family (fifth day)

Sad dreams, which she does not recollect

Insignificant or unpleasant dreams, scarcely recollected on awaking

Unpleasant dream which she does not recollect on waking

Unpleasant dreams, not remembered on waking

Dreams about quarrelling, which she does not recollect on waking

Dreams about bullying and fierce quarrels (second day)

Dreams, which are entirely forgotten

Fever p. 309

Horripilation all over, with sweat; his hair stands on end, at 9 A.M. (second day)

E:ccessive coldness of the hands and feet, piercing to the bones (seventh day)

Cold feet, in bed, in the morning

Cold feeling in the interior of the bones, at noon (fourth day)

Febrile heat, with pale face and cold hands, in the evening (sixth day)

Dry heat all over, especially in the palms of the hands

Superficial heat all over, as from exposure to the sun, although the feet are cold

Redness and heat of the left ear, for some minutes (third day)

Sensation of heat in the face, although the skin feels cold

Heat in the loins (second day)

Heat in the skin of the arms, as if slightly burnt, after passing the hand over it

Dry heat in the palms of the hands, for several days

Profuse cold sweat and coldness all over, with horripilation after the first sleep (sixth day),I

Profuse cold sweat after the first sleep

Sweat in the palms of the hands, in the evening (second day)

Conditions p. 310

Aggravation.

(il/orm?i(7), Sadness and weeping; on rising, sensation as if needle were stuck in upper lip ; burning tongue ; sensation in mouth and throat, as after eating some resinous fruit; on rising, flow of watery saliva; lancinations in epigastrium ; in bed, borborygmus ; copious micturition; paralytic numbness of arras and legs; numbness of arms and legs, with pain in forehead ; weariness of arms and legs, with numbness; heaviness and numbness of extremities; bruised feeling in muscles of right forearm; pains in muscles of right hand; pain in left little finger; on getting out of bed, numbness and itching of right foot; after rising from bed, general weakness; lancinations all over, followed by itching on forearm ; lancinations and itching on upper part of forearm; long sleep; 4 A.M., wakes and falls asleep after a quarter of an hour; in bed, cold feet.

(Forenoon), 11 A.M., pain at vertex and pain in left side of top of bead; 11 a.m. till evening, micturition every five minutes; 11 A.M., redness and inflammation of outer portion of right forearm ; pricking pain in left little toe; 9 a.m., prostration ; 10 a.m., deep sleep; 9 a.m., after breakfast, light and broken sleep.

(Noon), When bending head forward, heaviness in forehead ; lancinations in forehead ; sensation as if a finger were pressed in right temple; pain in right eye; pain in left wing of nose; when moving neck, pain in chest beneath sternum; pain and numbness at elbow; pain in last finger of right hand; numbness of knee, and dull pain in tibia ; numbness and itching in right leg ; numbness from knees to soles of feet, where it becomes seated ; cold feeling in interior of bones.

(Afternoon), Head symptoms ; feeling of fulness in head ; 2 p.m., on opening eyes, weight in forehead ; 3 p.m., pain and heat in forehead, with pressure in eyes; stabbing sensation in right temple; sneezing; numbness of right fingers; when rising, weakness and numbness of legs.

(Evening), Pain at root of nose; pain over root of nose; suffocation, with cold feet; contraction and throbbing in region of heart; on lying down, sprained feeling in spine; paralyzed sensation in forearms and finger-joints; sharp pain in forearm ; numbness at wrist; itching in left hand ; febrile heat, with cold face and hands; sweat in palms of hands.

(Night), Cramp in calves.

(Bending head forward), Pain at sternum.

(Bending backward), Sprained feeling in spine.

(After breakfast), Sleepless, with yawning.

(Contact), Fain and numbness at elbow; pain in calves.

(Closing eyelids). Burning at margin.

(While at dinner), Inflammation of left eye.

(After dinner). Dim sight; lancinations in the stomach ; drowsiness ; s|eepiness.

(When getting up). Pain in stomach.

(Inspiration), Lancinations under right breast.

(On lying dow'i in bed), Feeling as from loud explosion in head.

(When lying down). Rigor; body seems insensible.

{^Passing hand over arms). Heat in skin.

(After rising from bed). Numbness in upper and lower limbs.

(Sitting upright). Sprained feeling in spine.

(W hen stooping). Twisting sensation in shoulder-joint; weakness and numbness of legs.

( When talking and sitting), Pain in upper part of brain.

( Turning head). Pain in vertex.

( Walking), Pain in forehead; pain in vertex.

(On ivaking), Heaviness of head ; headache.

Amelioration p. 310

(Bending forward), Sprained feeling in spine.

(Motion), Pain in upper part of brain.

(Pressure), Pain in right eye.

Footnotes

† So given by Mure ; but it is probably identical with the Mexican and West Indian species, P. alLiacea, Linn. The figure given by Mure corresponds to the latter plant; moreover, Mure slates that the plant exhales a strong alliaceous odor.