Prunus Spinosa

Primus spinosa, Linn.

Natural order, Rosacese.

Common names (German), Schlehdorn, Schwarzdorn; (French), Spine noire, Pruuellier.

Preparation, Tincture of the buds just before flowering.

Authorities. 1, Wahle, Archiv. f. Horn., 14, 3, 169; 2, Kretzchmar, A. H. Z., 1, 24, effects of large doses of the infusion.

Mind

Joyous mood (curative action)

Joyless mood, satisfaction with nothing

Morose and fretful

(He goes again to his business with contentment)

Head

Dizziness and obscuration in the forehead

He reeled and staggered back and forth

Head heavy and dizzy

Heaviness of the head

* A pressing-asunder headache, so violent that he almost lost his reason,/.

Pressive pain in the head, like that caused by great heat of the sun

* Pressive pain beneath the skull, as if the skull would be pressed outward by a sharp plug

Sensation as if the brain were compressed from all sides, but without pain

Forehead. *A sharp pain beginning in the right side of the forehead, shooting like lightning through the brain and coming out at the occiput

A pressing-outward pain in the forehead, that takes away his senses

Pressive pain extending from the right frontal bone through the brain into the occiput

Pressure from within outward in the forehead

A pressing outward beneath the left frontal bone

A forcingout pain in the forehead

Pain in the right side of the forehead, pressing from within outward (after eating)

Pressing-outward pain in the left frontal eminence

Pressive sore pain in the forepart of the head, disappearing as soon as he thinks intently about it

* Painful jerks in the forehead shoot backward

Temples. *Pain pressing from within outward beneath the upper part of the right temporal bone

* Pain pressing from within outward, extending from beneath the right temporal bone to the frontal bone, aggravated by external pressure

* Very acute nervous pain in the upper part of the right temporal bone, aggravated by external pressure

* Twinging pain in the right temporal bone, extending into the ear and causing a kind, of earache

* Twinging pain in the right temporal bone, extending outward1.

Vertex and Tarietals Pressive pain in the right side of the top of the head, as if a sharp corner were pressing against it

* A jerking-sticking pain at the posterior portion of the left parietal bone

* A painful jerking thrust through the right hemisphere of the brain on motion

Occiput. A violent nervous pain in the left side of the occiput, that took away his thoughts

Pressive pain from within outwards in the occiput

Pressing outward in the left side of the occipital bone

A pressive sore pain in the left side of the occiput, extending forward and into some teeth of the same side

Pressive pain from within outward in the left side of the occipital bone (after half an hour)

Pain in the occiput so violent on stooping that his thoughts vanished

External Head. Sticking, as with a needle, in the scalp, on the occiput

Eyes p. 158

She was not weary, and yet her eyes closed

Itching in the right outer canthus, especially on the margins of the lids

Itching in the left inner canthus

* Pain in the right eyeball, as if the inner portion of the eye would be torn out

Ears p. 158

Twinging in the left ear

* A pressing-asunder pain in the rigid ear, like earache

Stomach p. 158

Irritation to sneeze and frequent sneezing

A tickling, as if he would sneeze, in the middle of the right nostril

A pressing-asunder pain above the nasal bones

Face p. 158

Itching sticking on the upper portion of the malar bone

Mouth p. 158

Teeth . * Toothache, as if the tooth ivould be raised; the pain also shoots from one tooth to another

Toothache, as if one had cold water in the mouth

* Wrenching pain in several back teeth whenever anything warm is taken into the mouth j.

* Wrenching pain in the last back lower tooth.,1.

* A nervous pain in the last left lower back tooth, as if the tooth ivould be torn out

An indescribable sensation in various teeth frequently compels him to bite them together, which relieves

A pain, similar to that caused by a cold drink immediately after a warm one, in the left lower incisor and canine teeth

Pain in various teeth, as if they would be raised

Pressive pain in the second left upper anterior molar

* Very piercing nervous pain in the last upper molar

Sticking pain in the left lower incisors

A sticking pain in a left lower incisor

[GO.] *Fine sticking pains in various teeth

A bubbling pain, as if the tooth would be raised, in the last right upper back tooth

Tongue. Tongue covered with white mucus, clean in the middle posteriorly

* A burning on the tongue, as if she had burned it, which she does not notice while eating, but which is constant when not eating

Stitch, as with a needle, in the right side of the tip of the tongue

Itching crawling in the tip of the tongue and anterior teeth

Taste. Pasty taste in the mouth after eating

Bitter taste in the mouth, in the morning

Slimy taste in the mouth

Throat p. 159

Rawness and scraping in the throat, provoking cough, in the evening, on going to sleep

Scraping in the throat, as if sore, causing a hacking cough

Crawling in the throat, causing hacking cough

Crawling sensation in the pharynx, extending upward, provoking two coughs

Pinching pain in the right submaxillary gland

Stomach p. 159

Appetite. At times she is seized with hunger, but after eating a few morsels she is satiated

She is constantly satiated

Nausea. Nausea, with loathing of all food, for at least three hours, so violent that he was obliged to lie down, though he never vomited, followed by diarrhoea

Stomach. Fulness in the pit of the stomach, as if she had been injured

* Fulness and distension in the pit of the stomach

After taking a few spoonfuls of soup she seems full in the pit of the stomach, as if she had eaten heartily

* Distension in the pit of the stomach, with shortness of breath, so that she was obliged to rest three or four times on a flight of stairs

Pressure in the pit of the stomach, so that she could scarcely breathe

Abdomen p. 159

Hypochondria. Violent pressive pain in the hepatic region

Painful pressure in the hepatic region, less noticed while standing

Pressive pain beneath the right lobe of the liver

A stitch, as if caused by an awl, in the right posterior and lower lobe of the liver, which, in walking, takes away his breath

Umbilicus and Sides. Colicky pain an inch to the side of the navel

Pressive colicky pain iu the right side of the abdomen, or a sensation as if small portions of the abdomen were pinched

Pressive pain in the right side of the abdomen, so that she could not lie upon it, at night

Pain, as if something were forcing through in the right side of the abdomen, just above the navel.1.

General Abdomen. (*Ascites; swelling of the abdomen and loss of appetite; scanty micturition; hard nodular stool, discharged with pain in the rectum,1.)

Incarceration of flatus, causing most frightful cramps iu the abdomen

* Flatulence presses upon the bladder and causes cramp in the bladder, so that he is obliged to completely double up

Colic, with slight desire for stool, as after taking cold

Colic, as if diarrhoea would occur

Colic, as if he had eaten much fruit and subsequently drunk water

Pressive colicky pains in the upper abdomen

Twisting colic, with incomplete emission of flatus, as if diarrhoea would follow, which, however, soon disappear

Pain in the abdomen, as after cold wet weather

She could lie neither upon the back nor sides on account of excessive constrictive pain in the abdomen

* Obliged to walk very carefully and softly on account of cramps in the abdomen, so that the abdomen should not be shaken at all, otherwise the urinary troubles were greatly aggravated

The cramps in the abdomen and pains on breathing are relieved by bending the body forward

Cutting transversely through the abdomen, as if diarrhoea would occur, preventing sleep

Itching crawling beneath the skin of the abdomen

Hypogastrium and Iliac Region. Swashing, like a bladder filled with liquid, in the fold in the right side of the lower abdomen

Pressing pain from within outward, as if a hernia would force through, in the region of the right inguinal ring

A very painful stitch in the right inguinal region, which ceases after pressure with the hands and does not return

Rectum and Anus p. 159

Much offensive water was involuntarily discharged by the rectum at night by one suffering from ascites, whereupon the swelling in the right side of the abdomen constantly diminished, and the heaviness caused by the swelling disappeared from the side (after eight days)

Bleeding from the anus after a hard stool

* Pressive cramplike pain, as if an angular body were pressed inward, on the right side of the rectum, an inch above the anus

Cramplike bubbling in the rectum while sitting

* Violent burning in the anus, as from salt in a wound, after a slimy diarrhoea-like stool

Itching in the anus

Stool p. 160

Diarrhoea, with a profuse evacuation, preceded by colic (in a person very constipated)

She was obliged to go to stool three or four times before accomplishing anything

The stool looks like the faeces of a dog; it is passed in small broken pieces, with much sticking pain in the rectum, so that she cries out

Stool thin but delayed

Stool hard and not daily

Urinary Organs p. 160

Bladder and Urethra. *He suffers from tenesmus of the bladder every other quarter of an hour for eight hours

* Burning pain in the sphincter of the bladder

Cramp in the bladder preventing sleep at night

* Efforts to pass urine torment him for a whole hour, with violent burning-biting pains in the bladder and urethra

* On attempting to pass urine he is seized with very severe burning pain in the urethra, so that he is obliged to bend up, yet no urine passes

* Burning-biting pain in the urethra

* He dared not take hold of the urethra on account of pain, as from suppuration or ulceration

* As the urine passes he is momentarily relieved of his pains, yet there remains a sticking in the glans penis, which causes a most frightful spasm of the urethra (ischuria urethralis), with tenesmus recti

31 letuvition and Urine. Obliged to make great pressure to urinate

Passes more urine in a more vigorous stream than usual,hf

She was obliged to rise six or seven times at night to urinate, and each time passed half a vesselful; this was preceded by the opposite condition

* He is hurriedly impelled to pass urine, which, however, seems to pass forward into the glans penis, and then seems to return and cause the most violent pain in the urethra

Urine passes in a thready form, with pressure to stool

(The urine forms two streams, as if the urethra had two openings)

The urine passes more easily than usual

Strangury

Urine biting and hot

Urine clear, light wine-yellow, depositing a sediment varying from white to sky-blue

Urine extremely scanty and brown

Sexual Organs p. 160

3Iale. The prepuce is retracted from the glans, and the penis becomes small

An agreeable itching, immediately relieved by scratching, in the lower portion of the scrotum

Pain, as if pinched, on the left side of the scrotum

Female. Painful throbbing in the female genitals

A constant itching tickling in the region of the ovaries, so that she was constantly obliged to scratch, but was not relieved thereby

Leucorrhoea staining yellow and causing excoriation

She complained almost constantly of leucorrhoea, that made her weak

Some blood was discharged from the vagina daily for eight or ten weeks, which was more watery the longer the haemorrhage lasted

The menses recurred very profusely every fourteen days, and with much pain in the small of the back

The menses seem watery and thin

Respiratory Organs p. 160

Trachea. Tickling in the trachea, provoking cough, on inspiration

Crawling in the upper part of the trachea, causing cough

Voice. Voice rough and hoarse

Cough. Whistling cough

Cough caused by an irritation, as if the trachea were tickled with a feather; cough renewed by holding the breath

Respiration Anxious, short respiration

:* Respiration tight and difficult, with anxiety about the heart f

* Shortness of breath, while walking; sighing, as if he were climbing a high and steep mountain

The breath always seems to remain sticking in the pit of the stomach

Chest p. 161

¥Heaviness and oppression of the chest

* Heavy and anxious sensation in the lower portion of the chest, frequently compelling him to take a deep breath

The chest seems pressed inward ; great painfulness internally, on breathing

Pain in the chest caused by talking, with a sensation as it she would become hoarse, and lose the power to talk, so that she was obliged to stop talking

The large pectoral muscles are painful when grasped, as if he had received a blow

Front and Sides. Pain beneath the sternum and an oppression of the chest, seeming to be caused by fulness in the pit of the stomach and distension of the abdomen

* Sensation of heaviness in the left chest, frequently obliging him to take a deep breath

* Tightness in the upper part of the left chest, for half a day

A pressive sticking pain in the middle of the right side of the chest, preventing inspiration, frequently coming and going

Pulling tensive pain in the left side of the chest, aggravated by inspiration

Dull sticking pain in the right lower posterior sides of the ribs on pressure; pains as from internal suppuration

Several successive stitches in the middle of the left side of the chest, not at all affected by inspiration

Pain on the lower portion of the left side of the chest externally, as if a sharp corner were pressed against it

Mammce. Sticking pain in the fleshy parts of the left mammary gland on deep inspiration, that extends to every side and even above the left shoulder; while walking and sitting

Neck and Back p. 161

A pressive pain in the nape of the neck, which involves the whole occiput, on stooping

* All parts of the back and small of the back seem stiff, as if he had been injured

Dorsal. Dull sticking pain between the shoulders on deep breathing, that extends to the lumbar vertebrae and takes away his breath

Pain near the spine, two inches to the left of the left scapula, as if a plug were being forced inward, on stooping

Lumbar, Sensation as from suppuration in the lumbar vertebrae, very violent while lying down, relieved by gentle motion, but speedily aggravated by continued motion, when it extends to the hip-joint and causes a sensation as if the ligaments were too short, then he is unable to lie upon either side on account of pain in the hip

Pressive pain in the small of the back

* Pains in the small of the back, while sitting

Stitches in rapid succession in the right lumbar region shooting towards the navel, which takes away his breath

Violent dull sticking, piercing deep inward beneath the crest of the ilium, that takes away his breath, and is aggravated on lying backward

Superior Extremities p. 161

Shoulder, Pressive pain on the top of the right shoulder, ending in the deltoid muscle, preventing him from raising the arm, lasting half an hour

Paralytic pain in the left shoulder-joint, extending across the chest

A pressive suppurating pain in the axillary glands

Sensation of swelling in the left axillary gland, although no swelling existed

Elbow. Pinching pain in the right elbow-joint, with pressive pain on motion

Paralytic pains in the left elbow-joint, extending to the wrist

Forearm, Pain as from stiffness, in the right forearm, while writing, so that he could scarcely hold a pen

Pain as if he had received a blow on the left forearm

Cramplike pressure, aggravated by grasping, on the outer side of the right forearm

Jerking pain in the left forearm that makes him start

Tensive pains in the muscles of the left forearm, impeding the motion of the arm

Pain as if burnt, on the outer side of the right forearm

Wrist. Wrenching pain in the right wrist during rest

Pain in the right wrist, as if a bursa would formf

Hand and Fingers. Cramplike constrictive pain in the right hand, that extends to the tips of the fingers

Bruised pain in the metacarpal joint of the left thumb (after three hours)

Wrenching pain in the right thumb, while writing, so that he nearly dropped the pen

Pressive pain between the left thumb and index finger

Painful pulling in the left thumb extending from behind forward

* Pain as from stiffness, in the right thumb

Spasmodic pain in the left thumb

Paralytic pain in the right thumb

Bruised pain in the ball of the little finger

Pain as if burned, on the outer side of the right little finger

Painful drawing in the right fourth finger

Constrictive pain in the two middle fingers of the right hand

Pulling pain extending from the fingers of the left hand through the arm into the pectoral muscles of the same side

Pinching tensive pains, first in the left, then in the right thumb, lasting several minutes

Inferior Extremities p. 162

Constant uneasiness in the lower extremities, was obliged to move them here and there

A paralytic pain extending from below upward in the right lower extremity

Needle-like stitches in the lower extremities and nates, so transient and flitting, that he scratches here and there, which causes a sensation as of hot needles

Flip and Thigh. Sensation of weariness in the hip-joints

The pains in the hip are most violent before midnight, after midnight they are scarcely felt

Pressive pain in the middle of the right thigh

Tearing pain in the middle of the right thigh externally

Tensive pain on the inner surface of the left thigh

Pinching high up on the inner side of the right thigh

Knee. No steadiness in the left knee, a sensation as if it would give way

Weakness in the knee-joints, while standing

Pain as from stiffness, on the inner side of the left knee, while walking

Pain as from a sprain, in the right knee, occurring during rest, continuing during motion

Sensation about the right knee, as from steam

Pressive pain in the margins of the bones of the left knee

Pinching pain in the hollow of the right knee

Wrenching pain in the right knee during rest

Twitching pain in the left knee

Leg and Ankle. Pain as if a plug were sharply pressed against the inner side of the left calf

Pain as if he had received a blow, in the middle of the left tibia

* Pain as from a sprain in the left ankle f

Pain in the tendo Ach ill is, as if it would be torn off

Pressive pain in the left tendo Achillis, that is frequently throbbing and pulsating

Foot and Toes. Pain as if everything were suppurating, in the whole sole of the right foot

* Pain as if sprained, in the malleolus of the left foot

Tense pain in the toes of the left foot

Pain extending from behind forward, in the great toe, as if the last phalanges would be pulled off

Stitches as from awls, in the ball of the left great toe

Generalities p. 162

Trembling through the whole body

She had no rest in any place, and constantly ran about, with shortness of the breath and oppression of the chest

She was constantly weary, in the morning, and seemed to have had no sleep, with aching in all the bones, especially she complained of a bruised feeling in the legs

Several successive stitches in various muscular parts of the body

Skin p. 163

Itching stitches, like fleabites, in various parts at night, so that he woke and was obliged to scratch, when they immediately ceased

Itching in the tips of various fingers, as if frozen

Burning on the legs, so that he was obliged to pull off his boots

The skin of the thighs and calves seems tense, on going upstairs, with a sensation as if the parts were swollen

Violent itching in the middle of the right thigh externally, after scratching some pimples appear

Sticking itching on the inner side of the leg and on the nates, that at last, if he avoided scratching, changed to a twitching or pulsation

Sleep p. 163

Felt sleepy after dinner, while reading, which was usually never the case

On becoming warm in bed, she slept quietly for some hours, but no more during the whole night

When she woke from sleep after a few hours, she was as wide awake as if she had slept longer or even the whole night

In the evening he lay awake in bed for several hours, quite contrary to habit, without being able to sleep, and woke some hours earlier than usual, but seemed to have slept enough

Woke in the morning earlier than usual

Restless sleep;, she was awaken early the whole night

Little sleep

Dreams. Sleep mingled with dreams and fantasies

Dreams of having boils

Dreamed that he was writing on a table covered with dirt, and as he moved the paper that was perfectly clean, it seemed to become smeared with butter and fat

Fever p. 163

General chilliness, towards evening, so that she was obliged to go to bed

He was chilly and stretchy

Dry burning heat over the whole body, except on the arms, only somewhat relieved, but not entirely removed by perspiration ; in bed he did not feel the dry heat at all, it was most violent on the genitals

Dry heat over the whole body, with redness of the prepuce and painfulness of the glans penis

During sleep she perspired only on the face

Conditions p. 163

Aggravation.

(Morning), Bitter taste in mouth; weariness.

( Toward evening), General chilliness.

(Evening), On going to sleep, rawness and scraping in throat.

(Night), Stitches in various parts.

(Before midnight), Pain in hips.

(Deep breathing), Sticking pain between the shoulders.

(Crawling in throat). Cough.

(After dinner), Sleepiness (After eating), Pasty taste in mouth.

( Grasping forearm), Pressure in right forearm.

(Inspiration), Pain in left side of chest; pains in left mammary gland.

( While lying down), Sensation in lumbar vertebrae.

(Lying backwards), Sticking beneath crest of ilium.

(Continued motion), Sensation in lumbar vertebre.

(External pressure). Pain in right temporal bone.

(During rest),Bum in right wrist ; pain in right knee..

(Scraping in throat), Cough.

(While sitting), Cramplike bubbling in rectum.

(While standing), Weakness in the joints.

(Stooping), Pain in nape of neck and occiput; pain in spine.

(Talking), Pain in chest.

(On attempting to urinate), Burning in urethra.

( While walking), Shortness of breath; pain in left knee

(Warm things in mouth), Pain in teeth.

(While writing), Pain in right forearm ; pain in right thumb.

Amelioration p. 163

(Bending body forward), Cramps in abdomen.

(Eating), Burning on tongue.

(Gentle motion). Sensation in lumbar vertebras.

(Pressure with hands), Stitch in right inguinal region.

(Scratching), Stitches in various parts ; itching on scrotum.

-(Standing), Pressure in hepatic region.

(Thinking intently about it), Pain in forehead.

Footnotes p. 160

† In a brandy-drinker, who was always obliged to make long pressure before micturition was accomplished.