Serpentaria

Aristolochia serpentaria, Linn.

Natural order, Aristolochiaceae.

Common name, Virginia snake-root.

Preparation, Triturations of the dried roots.

Authorities. Jorg’s provings (Materialien zu einer Kuuftigen Heilmittellehre, Leipzig, 1825). 1, Enders, took an infusion; 1 a, same, took powder, g drachm ; 2, Engler, took an infusion ; 3, Guntz, took infusion ; 3 a, same, 15 to 20 grains of powder; 4, Ivneschke, took infusion ; 4 a, same, took powder, 1 to 4 scruples ; 5, Pienitz, took infusions ; 6, Sennert, took infusions; 7, Siebenhaar, took infusions of 1 scruple to lg drachm; 7a, same, repeated in powder form ; 8, Jorg, took infusions of 1 scruple to 1 drachm; 8 a, same, powder form; 9. Friedrich, took 4 drachm to 1 drachm ; 10. Halse, took 4 drachm and 2 scruples.

Mind

Peevish mood

Disinclined for every work, especially for mental work

Disinclination to work

Head

Confusion of the head

Confusion of the head, so that work was difficult

Dulness of the head, with sleepiness

Dulness of the head, especially of the frontal region

Dulness of the head

Slight dulness of the head, 6.- Headache

Pressure in the head

Transient pressive pains in the sides of the head, with confusion of the head, so that thought and recollection were difficult

Forehead. Pressure in the forehead, with transient stitches piercing through the whole head

Slight pressive headache in the frontal region (after two hours)

Pain in the frontal region and in the right side of the occiput

Sticking in the forehead extending to the base of the brain,Ta.-

Temples. Transient stitches in the left temple

Headache in the left temporal region

Vertex. Heaviness in the region of the vertex, followed by some confusion of the head

Mouth

Copious salivation with frequent spitting

Throat

Scraping sensation in the pharynx and oesophagus (soon)

Stomach

Appetite. Increased appetite (after four hours); yet he was able to eat but little, since the first morsels caused satiety

On taking the drug he was hungry, as he had eaten no breakfast; after a quarter of an hour the hunger entirely disappeared, but there was fulness of the stomach and distension of the abdomen, as after a large meal ; a quarter of an hour afterwards, eructations tasting of the drug

Diminished appetite

Loss of appetite

Eructations. Eructations

Eructations tasting of the drug

Eructations during the first hour

Nausea and Vomitimj. Great nausea

Nausea

Slight nausea

Nausea and vomiting

Nausea, followed by vomiting; it did not stop until the stomach had been completely emptied of the drug ; the nausea, however, continued for several hours

Stomach. Fulness of the stomach

Fulness and pressure in the stomach, especially in the upper part of the right side

The stomach feels distended

Sensation as though the stomach were too full

Sensation of fulness, with violent pressure in the cardiac region of the stomach

Distressing pressure in the epigastric region

Pressure in the upper part of the stomach

Slight pressive sensation in the upper part of the epigastric region, lasting about fifteen minutes

Sensation of heaviness in the stomach, relieved by emission of much flatus

Heaviness in the epigastric region (soon)

Painfulness in the epigastric region on pressure with the hand

Abdomen p. 660

Colic ill the umbilical region

Distension of the whole abdomen

Abdomen distended

Rumbling in the bowels (first day)

Rumbling in the abdomen

An unusual rumbling in the intestines, waking from sleep, with violent desire for stool, with some cutting pains, followed by an evacuation of a large quantity of gas with some thin bilious faeces; similar evacuations (seven) followed the next day, and five on the third day, when the diarrhoea ceased

Movements in the abdomen, with frequent emission of flatus, upward and downward

Emission of flatus

Cutting in the small intestines

Cutting pain in the umbilical region, with movements of the bowels, with at times emission of flatus

Uneasiness in the abdomen, with eructations and flatulence

Abdomen greatly relieved by the emission of flatus and bilious liquid, which after awhile had a very bad odor; these evacuations relieved also the hseinorrhoidal trouble

Rectum and Anus p. 660

Distressing itching about the anus

Distressing itching in the anus (after two days)

Frequent desire for stool, with evacuation of scanty, hard, tenacious faeces with much flatus

Urging to stool, with evacuation of a large amount of gas, and somewhat hard tenacious faeces

Urging to stool, with emission of gas and of scanty tenacious faeces

Frequent desire for stool, with evacuation of more gas than faeces

Stool p. 660

Stools softer than usual (second day)

An additional large stool, in the afternoon

Stool scanty, hard (second day)

Urinary Organs p. 660

General irritation of the urinary and genital organs

Violent desire to urinate, more frequently than usual, with great increase of urine

Frequent desire to urinate, but only a little brownish urine was passed

Frequent desire to urinate, the urine always small in amount, rather dark-colored

Frequent micturition

Micturition more frequent than usual, in a large amount

Copious micturition; large quantities of watery urine

Chest p. 660

Oppression of the chest

Pulse p. 660

Pulse somewhat accelerated and fuller for a short time

Pulse hard, rapid (after one hour) ; afterwards smaller and slower, but continuing hard

Pulse irritable

Pulse small and rapid during the dulness of the head

Eyes p. 660

Pressive pain in the nape of the neck

Sleep p. 660

Sleep disturbed by frightful dreams, tossing about in bed; quiet sleep only towards morning

Fever p. 660

Increased warmth of the head