Ranunculus Acris

Ranunculus acris, Linn.

Natural order, Ranunculaceje.

Preparation, Tincture of the whole plant.

Authorities. 1, Krebs, Frank’s Mag., 3, 312, Heidelb. Annals, 1835, a woman, seventy years old, applied a handful of the herb to her limbs; 2, Franz, Archiv. f. Horn., 7, 3, 218; 3, Lembke, N. Zeit. f. Horn. Khu., 12, 26, took an infusion of the herb twice first and second days, three times third day; 3a, same, proving repeated, doses on first, second, fourth, and sixth days.

Mind

Anxiety

Head

Headache

Tearing in the forehead, in the face (third day)

Face

Red face

Violent tearing in the right cheek, towards the temples, in the evening (first day),3a.

Throat

A continuous scraping taste in the throat (shortly after first dose); this sensation lasted longer when larger doses were taken

Stomach

Frequent eructations of tasteless flatus (after second dose, second day)

Some nausea (after second dose, second day); nausea, with much saliva in the mouth (after third dose, second day) ; slight nausea (fourth day)

Stool

5 p.m., copious fluid stool without pain, and again at 7 p.m. (first day)

Two loose stools, in the morning (third day)

Urinary Organs

During the night frequent micturition (fourth night); this had not occurred during the previous nights, although no change had been made in my mode of living; no micturition (fifth night)

In the night micturated three times; urine normal (second night)

Chest

Tearing in the muscles on the right side of the chest, below the nipple, increased during inspiration (after second dose, second day) ; similar pain in right side of chest (third day)

False

Small rapid pulse

Back

* Pain several times in the lumbar muscles, in bending and turning the body, and in the joints already mentioned (fourth day); the same pains were felt in the morning, and several times during the day, whether in sitting or in motion (fifth day)

Upper Extremities

Soreness of the joints

Boring and drawing pains in the right tibia and in the elbow (after second dose, second day)

Violent pressing pains in the joints of the elbow, ankle, and knee when sitting; motion appeared to relieve them (after third dose, second day)

Tearing in the wrist and ankle-joints, in the thumb, in walking and resting (first day)

Tearing in the joints of the wrist, ankle, and shoulder, in the forehead, and in the muscles of the right side of the chest (sixth day)

Tearing in the hip, shoulder, and ankle-joints (fourth day),31. ■

Wandering pains in the limbs, in the joints of the hands, knees, feet, and toes (second and third days)

Inferior Extremities

Several times, on walking, felt a heaviness and weakness in the legs (third day) ; also when in bed, in the morning (fourth day)

Tearing in the front of the tibiae and in the temples (third day)

Drawing pains in the ankle-joints (after second dose, second day)

Tearing in the left ankle-joint (after first dose, second day)

Frequent tearing in the left ankle joint in walking, and also when at rest (fourth day)

Generalities p. 257

Patient tremulous, with faintness, on rising, anxiety, restlessness, small rapid pulse aud red face

Awoke at night with the most violent pains

Skin p. 257

Obstinate ulcers

The skin of the right cheek has a peculiar feeling, as though it were here and there touched with a cold thin body; this lasted some time, and then a similar sensation was felt in the skin of the left cheek (after third dose, second day)

Fever p. 257

Violent erethistic fever, with intolerable pains in the legs and feet, which were burned as far as the knee; the skin hot, red, very painful, and in places blistered (second day); the next day several spots became gangrenous

Intolerable heat aud faintness

Head hot and heavy (after second dose, second day)

Heat in the head (third day)

Skin somewhat moist, in the morning (third day)

Forehead damp (after second dose, second day)