Spongia

Spongia officinalis, Linn.

Animal kingdom. ,

Sub-kingdom, Coelenterata.

Class, Spongia.

Preparation, Tincture, prepared by digesting 20 grains of powdered sponge, which has been roasted brown (in a manner similar to coffea tosta), with 400 drops of Alcohol.

Authorities. (1 to 11, from Hahnemann\f 1, Hahnemann ; 2, F. Hahnemann ; 3, Gutmann ; 4, Hartmann ; 5, Hayne ; 6, Homburg ; 7, Langhammer ; 8, Wagner; 9, Wislicenus ; 10, Staph; 11, Lehman ; 12, B. Fincke, M.D., Am. Horn. Rev., vol. i, 1859, p. 317, tasted some Spongia ; 12 a, Mrs. Taube, aged about sixty, took 1 drop of 30th pot., prepared on the Hahnemannian scale; for many years a hard ball of pea-size, consisting of mucus mixed with blood, occasionally formed in the throat ; this ball creates there an irritation, and is expelled by coughing ; after use of fruit or cider usually feels a rawness and sensation like a wound in her throat, and loses her voice to a greater or less extent. In consequence of getting cold, she had many years ago a lump in left breast, cured homceopathically long ago; 13, James B. Bell, M.D., Am. Journ. of Horn. Mat. Mat,, vol. ii, 1869, p. 211, a lady took 200th for a cough ; 14, E. W. Berridge, M.D., New Eug. Med. Gaz., vol. ix, 1874, p. 403, took 20 glob., cm. (Fincke), at 10 a.m., one symptom.

Head

Irresistible desire to sing, xvith excessive joyfulness, lasting half an hour (after half an hour) ; followed by distraction of mind and disinclinatiotifor all work, lasting an hour

Unusually cheerful (second day),1'2

Taciturn and discontented mood

Pert, witty mood

Anxiety, as if a misfortune would befall him, which he seemed to foresee

She is very fearful, and tormented by a frightful image of a past sad event

She was very easily frightened, and started at every trifle ; it always seemed to shoot into her feet, and afterwards they seemed to remain heavy

Fretfulness; he talked and answered very unwillingly

Fretful and lazy ; wished to rest and was little inclined to talk (after three hours)

Scornful, obstinate, ill-humored

She is dissatisfied with what she accomplishes ; she cannot rightly help herself at work ; she does not succeed

Alternately lively and lachrymose, and peevish quarrelsome mood

Head

Vertif/o. Vertigo, with tendency to fall backward

Vertigo, while sitting, as if the head would fall to one side, with a sensation of heat in the head (after a quarter of an hour)

There seemed to be a whirling of the head, she staggered and was obliged to steady herself as in intoxication (after half an hour)

General Head. Dulness of the head ; he staggered as if intoxicated, while walking, for an hour (after half an hour)

The head is dull and stupid

Heaviness of the head (after a quarter of an hour)

Heaviness of the head all day

The head felt heavy on raising it from the table upon which he had leaned it to rest

Heaviness and fulness in the head, aggravated by stooping

Increased rush of blood to the head

Violent rush of blood to the brain, with heat in the forehead externally ; perceptible pulsation in the arteries of the neck (after one hour)

Weakness of the head and a dulness, which makes him unfit for all mental effort, a feeling of weariness through the whole body

Headache, loss of appetite, sleepiness, lassitude in the whole body, fretfulness ; out of humor with everything

Staring at any point causes headache and lachrymation

A feeling in the head as if everything would press out at the forehead

Pressive sensation in the head, several times a day

-Whizzing in the head, in the region of the ear upon which she was lying in bed, like a violent pulsation, always with a double beating ; if she lay upon the other ear then she felt it in that side

Over the whole side on which there is a small goitre, a jerking aching; a throbbing in the head, that extends down into the cheeks, and into the neck, as a tearing

Forehead. Pressive headache in the forehead (after a quarter of an hour)

Pressure in the left side of the forehead (after eight hours and a half)

Dull pressive pain, extending from within outward, in the right frontal eminence (after thirty hours)

Dull pressive headache, from the forehead above the eyes to the occiput and nape of the neck, lasting ten hours, till falling asleep (after three hours)

Violent pressure in the forehead and occiput, at the same time, as if pressed towards each other, at noon (after five hours)

■ Pressing-outward pain in the upper part of the left side of the forehead, while sitting, disappearing after rising (after six hours and a half)

* Sensation of accumulation of blood, in the forehead

Jerking stitches in the forehead, aggravated by walking (after five hours)

Boring, needlelike stitches, from within outward, in the left side of the forehead, while walking in the open air (after thirty-four hours)

Needlelike st tches, extending transversely in the left side of the forehead (after four hours)

Fine pressive stitches, now in the forehead, now in the occiput, only on every motion, with a sensation of burning heat, extending from the region behind the ear over the occiput to the nape of the neck

Temples. Sharp pressure in both temples externally (after a quarter of an hour)

Pressive sensation from within outward, in the right temple (after an hour and a quarter)

Violent tearing headache in the left temple close to the orbit, which also causes a pressive sensation in the left half of the same eye (after two hours),6.f

Sharp stitches externally in the left temple, extending to the forehead (after six and fourteen hours)

Throbbing in the left temple

Vertex and Parietals. Drawing pain in the vertex (immediately)

Pressive headache in the vertex (after five minutes)

* Dull headache in the right half of the brain, on entering a warm room from the open air (after one hour and a half, and thirty-five hours)

Pressive pain drawing down in the right side of the head and neck (after four hours)

Pressive headache, from within outward, in the right parietal bone, while lying down

Jerking through both sides of the head, especially in the temples, extending to the top of the head whenever he jerks the arms, and as often as he steps (after one hour)

Occiput. Painful heaviness in the occiput, as if lead were in it, while walking, recurring by paroxysms (after one hour and a half)

In the afternoon, headache in the occiput like a heaviness and stitch, whenever he turned the head, with heat of the face, hands, and feet, and chilliness of the rest of the body, and inclination to coryza; with weakness of the body and bitterness in the mouth ; in the evening after undressing shaking chill, and a quarter of an hour afterwards, in bed, heat over the whole body, except on the thighs, which were numb and chill) ; at night, sweat

Violent pressing pain in the left side of the occiput, as if it would burst (after nine hours and a half)

External Head. Unpleasant sensitiveness of the scalp, especially on moving it (after a quarter of an hour)

Sensation as if the hair on the vertex were bristling, or as if some one moved it, aggravated by every motion of the body (after one hour)

A gnawing pain externally on the top of the head (after one hour)

Burning in the right side of the scalp (after fifteen hours)

Eyes p. 108

Objective. Eyes deeply sunken

The eyes have a weak look, and the lids are swollen as after intoxication, or as if he had been awake all night; wherewith he was weak, weary, and sleepy (after three hours and a quarter)

Redness of the white of the eye

The eyes suppurate

Subjective. Tension in the left eye by the temple (after a quarter of an hour)

Pressure and sticking in the right eye

Burning in the left eye, about the ball

Sticking in the eye

Sticking itching beneath the left eye is somewhat relieved by rubbing (after five hours)

Sticking, and at last pressive pain in both eyes, in the evening (after nine hours)

Brow and Orbit. A yellow crusty eruption on the left eyebrow, painful only when touched

Pressive pain above the right eye, rather external (after half an hour)

Lids. Lids of the left eye drawn together, in the morning in bed, so that she could open them only with difficulty

Heaviness of the eyelids

Pressive heaviness of the lids, as if they would close (after a quarter of an hour)

Pressure around about beneath the eyelids

Burning pain on the outer surface of the left lower lid

Sudden sticking drawing in the left external can thus, which extends around the eye, above and below, towards the inner canthus (after one hour and a half)

Tensive sticking pain in the left external canthus, worse on moving the eyes, disappearing on touch (after four hours and a half)

Itching of the eyelids

LacJirymatiOil. Profuse watering of the eye

Vision. She is able to recognize distant objects only with great effort

Ears p. 108

Pain in the cartilages of the ears, as from soreness, not affected by touch (after a quarter of an hour)

Tensive pain in a swelling at the entrance of the meatus, and a crawling as if it would break into an ulcer, with at times stitches (after fifteen hours and a half)

Fine stitches, from within outward, in the right ear, as if through the drum (immediately)

Earache, a constrictive pain (after three hours)

Pressure and forcing in the ears

Cramplike pain in the left ear, when walking in the open air (after twenty-four hours and a half)

Drawing in the right inner ear (after nine hours)

Burning in the orifice of the right ear

Hearing. Difficult hearing

Dull ringing in the ears (after half an hour)

Ringing in the right ear (after ten hours)

Nose p. 108

* Sneezing and frequent coryza?

* Stopped coryza (after twentyfive hours)

Violent and long-continued nosebleed, from slight blowing of the nose, while at dinner (after three days)

(Mucous stoppage of the nose)

Dulness and sensation of gloominess over the root of the nose, as if a common cold were approaching (soon)

Tearing in the nose

A tense contracted sensation over the root of the nose (after eleven hours and a half )

Crawling stitches in the left nasal bone (after half an hour)

Face p. 108

Paleness of the face

Cheeks. Red cheeks, but only the usual warmth in the face

Swelling of the cheek

Pressive-tearing sensation in the right malar bone (after a quarter of an hour)

Stitches in the cheek

Sticking itching in the left cheek (after a quarter of an hour)

Cramplike pain, extending from the left articulation of the jaw to the cheek, in the evening while eating, for five days

Cramplike pain in the left upper jaw (after half an hour)

Fine jerking stitch, from behind the right upper jaw into the ear, in the evening in bed

Needlelike stitches transversely through the left upper jaiv (after two hours and threequarters, and three hours and a half )

Chin. Fine stitches beneath the lower lip (after seven hours);.

* Swollen glands beneath the left lower jaw, painful to touch (after seventy-three hours)

Several swollen glands beneath the right lower jaw, which prevent motion of the neck, with tensive pain on touch (after thirty-eight hours)

The left side of the chin is painful to touch, as far as the corner of the mouth, as if suppurating (after four days)

The lower jaw is painful to touch

Mouth p. 109

Teeth. On chewing food, an acute sensation as if the back teeth were blunt and loose (after six hours and a half)

Pain in the right lower back teeth, as if the gum and teeth were swollen, and the latter were elongated, for two days

Pain as if he had bitten something between the teeth

A (burning) pain in the left upper molars (after twelve hours)

Stitches in the upper incisors

Itching in the upper and lower teeth

Gum. The gum is swollen and painful when chewing

General Jloutll. Blisters, with stinging-burning pain on the inner surface of the cheek and on the margin of the tongue, so that she could eat nothing solid

Tongue. Blisters on the margin of the tongue, with sore pain

Saliva. Accumulation of saliva (after a quarter of an hour)

Water accumulates in the mouth, with nausea (after twenty-four hours)

Taste. Sweetish taste in the mouth

A persistent bitter taste low down in the throat, not in the mouth

Bitter taste in the throat (after a quarter of an hour)

The coffee (she is accustomed to take for breakfast) has a bitter and disgusting taste; dinner tastes well (second day) ; taste like Glycerin, from the ninth day until the nineteenth, then suddenly changing to that of fresh nuts; also desire fur dainties; these symptoms disappeared after one drop of 30th attenuation of Saccharum lactis

The (usual) tobacco has a rancid taste in the mouth and fauces, while smoking (after half an hour)/.

Throat p. 109

Hawking of mucus (after twenty-five hours)

In the goitre, a sensation of working, distension, and pressure, as if everything would force out

In the goitre, a sensation as if it were loose, and as if everything were moving about in it, as if alive, especially on swallowing

Scraping in the throat, for several days

* Stitches in the goitre, even when not swallowing

Sticking pain in the goitre when swallowing, when not swallowing slight aching

Sticking internally in the throat, especially after eating, and on the throat externally, a sensation as if something pressed outward, morning and evening

* Constantly recurring needlelike stitches above the pit of the throat, externally (in the lower portion of the goitre)

Transient crawling in the throat (after one hour and a half)

A burning in the throat and larynx, and afterwards in the ears

Extremely disagreeable relaxed sensation in the pharynx and stomach, as if he had drunk too much warm water, lasting several hours (after twenty-three hours)

Stomach p. 109

Appetite and Thirst. ^Increased appetite

* Great hunger; she could not satisfy herself

Desire for dainties, with the taste of fresh nuts

Diminished appetite

Excessive thirst, always after smoking (as usual)

Thirst for cold water, in the evening (after thirtyeighth hours)

Eructations. Sour uprisings (after five hours)

Eructations, several times (after several hours)

Empty eructations (after half an hour)

Bitter eructations (after one hour)

Hic- Coff/h, Hiccough (after eight hours and a quarter, thirty-three, thirtyseventh, and fifty-seven hours)

Repeated hiccough (after a quarter of an hour)

Nausea. Constant nausea

Nausea, while smoking, as usual (after thirty hours)

Qualmishness, without vomiting

Stomach. Pressure in the pit of the stomach, in the afternoon

Pressive pain in the epigastric region, lasting all the forenoon (after a quarter of an hour)

She cannot tolerate any tight clothing about the trunk, especially about the epigastric region

Sensation of internal coldness in the pit of the stomach, with fulness (after a quarter of an hour)

Abdomen p. 110

Umbilicus and Sides. Fine stitches externally, about the navel (after two hours)

Painful constriction in the left side below the stomach, while sitting, especially while lying sideways upon the right side (after seventeen hours)

Pressive-tearing pain in the region of the abdominal rings of both sides, at various times, only while sitting

Strangulated sensation, which was aggravated by pressure of the hand, in the left side of the abdomen (after half an hour)

Sensation of fine burrowing, as of something alive under the skin of the abdomen, in the left side above the hip, upon which he was lying in bed, in the morning (after twenty-two hours)

Stitches in the right side of the abdomen, in the region of the liver (after one hour)

General Abdomen. Abdomen tense (after twenty-four hours)

Emission of flatus and soft stool, without difficulty (after six hours)

Rumbling in the abdomen and empty eructations (after half an hour)

Difficulty and fulness in the abdomen after eating, as if digestion stopped

Weakness in the abdomen (soon)

Qualmishness in the abdomen, with frequent thin stools, like diarrhoea

Frequent griping in the abdomen, which was relieved by the emission of flatus (after fourteen hours)

Colic, griping in the whole of the abdomen

Cutting in the upper part of the abdomen, after eating, in the morning (after twenty-six hours)

Violent cutting colic, in the morning after eating, so that he is obliged to bend the abdomen up ; with great urgiugto stool, when the stool is natural but scanty (after five days)

Tensive pain in the upper abdomen, while walking, but worse on stooping (after one hour)

Tensive pain in the upper abdomen, while sitting

Cramps in the abdomen (after six days)

On smoking, heat in the abdomen, also extending up into the chest, without heat of the rest of the body, which, on the contrary, is affected with chilliness (after three hours)

JEtypogastrium and Iliac Region. Griping low down in the abdomen, while sitting, compelling him to stand up because there seemed to be an urging to stool ; but immediately after rising the pain was relieved, and on standing bent over it immediately disappeared (after ten hours)/.

Griping in the lower abdomen, with loud rumbling (after five hours)

Strangulated sensation, low down in the abdomen, relieved by emission of flatus, but very soon becoming worse (after seven hours),4. Tensive pain from the middle of the lower abdomen down to the anus (after eleven hours and a half).3.

Cutting in the lower abdomen, extending into the left chest, in the evening after eating (after four days),5. Burrowing stitches in the lower abdomen, left side, noticed only on expiration, and worse on stooping (after ten hours and a half)

Swelling of the glands in the right groin, with tensive pain, while walking

Pain in the inguinal region, as in a hernia

Cramplike pain in the left groin, while sitting (after one hour and a half)

Rectum and Anus p. 111

Bruised pain, almost like a sore pain, in the anus

Sore pain during the evacuation of the stool, for several days (after two days)

Twinging in the anus during stool, as though diarrhoea would occur (after four days)

Twinging with every stool

Stitches in the anus aud rumbling in the abdomen before every stool

Stool p. 111

White diarrhoea (after forty-eight hours)

(The first part of the stool is hard, the second soft)

Stool hard, delayed seven hours (after nine hours)

Many threadworms are passed daily ; a crawling in the rectum, every evening

Urinary Organs p. 111

(Pain in the neck of the bladder like a warning to urinate)

Frequent efforts to urinate (after one hour aud a hall )

Stream of urine very thin

(Inability to retain the urine)

Increased flow of urine (fourth day)

(The urine froths like yeast)

The clear, bright-yellow urine deposits on standing a yellow sediment (after twenty-three hours)

The urine deposits a thick grayish-white sediment

Sexual Organs p. 111

Male. Painful drawing stitches in the body of the penis out through the glans (after four days)

Voluptuous itching on the tip of the glans penis, lasting several hours, and provoking rubbing (after fifty-two hours)

Itching and burning on the scrotum and body of the penis, several times

* Pressive painful swelling of the testicles (after ten aud twenty-four hours)

Simple pain in the testicles, also when touched

* A pinching, bruised, squeezing pain in the testicles

* Large, somewhat blunt stitches shooting from the testicles into the spermatic cords

* Spermatic cords swollen, painful

Female, Twice after a few doses, she miscarried at about six or eight weeks, but she did not suspect the cause until she noticed afterwards that, whenever she took a few doses, it brought on a flowing like the menses, which would continue several days

Menses much too early and profuse (immediately)

Respiratory Organs p. 111

Dryness in the region of the larynx, aggravated by hawking (after half an hour)

A pressive pain iu the region of the larynx, while singing (after six hours aud a quarter)

Painful pressure above the thyroid cartilage, aggravated by touch (immediately

Pressure in the larynx, in the evening (fifth day)

Immediately after taking the drug, drawing towards and contraction in the larynx; in moving, severe pressing in the larynx, as if with a nail; voice cracked ; hoarseness increasing, so that she can speak only with difficulty ; the larynx feels painful to the touch, as if szvollen,1'2

Scraping, burning, and constriction in the larynx

Fine jerking stitches externally in the region of the larynx, at various times

* The region of the thyroid gland seems indurated (after four days)

Sensation in the thyroid and cervical glands on breathing, as if air forced in and out

Voice. *Hoarseness

* Voice cracked; hoarseness increasing, so that she can speak only with difficulty (first day) ; voice cracked (second d&y)

Cough and Expectoration Cough and coryza, very violent

* Incessant cough, from a place low down in the chest, where it pains as if sore and bloody, from coughing (after half an hour)

(Frequent cough, at night, for two minutes, with a fretful look)

Hollow cough with some expectoration, day aud night

* Dry cough (after a quarter of an hour)

* Dry cough, day and night, with burning in the chest, as from something hot internally ; after eating and drinking the cough disappears

* Expectoration of saltish- tasting slime (second day) ; of much adhesive mucus, at 8.30 a.m. (third day)

JlespivatiOTl. Slow deep respiration, as after exhaustion, lasting several minutes (after half an hour)

After dancing, violent catching of the breath, very rapid sobbing respiration

Difficult respiration, as if a plug were sticking in the larynx, and the breath could not get through on account of the constriction of the larynx (after half an hour;,11.

(Great dyspnoea), (after ten days)

Chest p. 112

* Pain in the chest and bronchi, with rawness in the throat, when coughing

Sudden pain in the muscles of the chest and back, left side, at the same time as if a broad pointed substance were being forced out (a broad pressure), with many fine stitches (after three days)

Painful pressure beneath the short ribs, on coughing (after one hour)

Fine stitches on the chest externally, and on the arms, for several days

Sticking itching in the left chest, extending towards the shoulder (after a quarter of an hour)

Pressure in the left side of the chest, together with several stitches, during motion and rest

A pinching jerk, from within outward, in the left side of the chest (after twenty minutes)

■ Sticking-pinching crawling in the left side of the chest, in the region of the sixth and seventh ribs, which are painful on external pressure (after ten hours)

A pressive-cutting pain in the left side of the chest, on deep inspiration ; felt but little at other times (after three days)

Boring stitch in the right costal muscles, persistent during inspiration and expiration (after seven hours)

Violent needlelike stitches, from within outward, in the right side of the chest (after fifty-six hours)

Transient painful stitches in the right side of the chest; when rubbing the place it seems as though a weight were drawn downward under the skin (after fifty hours)

Drawing stitches in the left side of the chest, while sitting, with the back somewhat bent, but especially on deep slow inspiration (after five days)

Drawing stitches beneath the second left rib, only when walking (after eight hours)

Violent intermittent stitches in the left side of the chest (after one hour and three-quarters)

In the evening, induration of the left breast, at a space of two inches length by half an inch thickness, painful to the touch, disappearing in the morning (eighth day)

Heart and Pulse p. 112

Palpitation of the heart and rush of blood to the chest (soon)

* Pulse increased in fulness and rapidity (after half an hour)

Neck and Back p. 112

Necli. Stiffness of the neck, when stooping or turning the head

* Painful sensation of stiffness in the left side of the neck on turning the head to the right side (after half an hour)

Pain as if the cervical glands near the larynx and trachea were swelling (after three hours)

Sensation as if the cervical glands would become swollen (after fourteen hours)

After opening the mouth wide, and biting the teeth together hard, a painful cramp in the cervical muscles, which forcibly drew the jaw downward, with a heaviness in the articulation, as if it would be put out of joint

Frequently recurring pressive-cracking pain in the left side of the nape of the neck, close to the scapula, not affected by any motion (after seven hours and a half )

Cracking in the nape of the neck on stooping (after sixteen hours)

Slight intermittent pressure in the right side of the neck, as if the skin were pressed between the fingers ; the region of the jugular vein is also painful to external touch

Tension in the cervical muscles, especially on the right side, on bending the head backward (after three days)

Painful tension in the left side of the neck near the larynx, on turning the head to the right side (after one hour and a half )

Jerking in the right cervical muscles, while lying down Rafter twenty-four hour!?")

A transient stitch in the left side of the neck (after one hour and a quarter)

Large slow stitches in the right cervical muscles, immediately on waking from sleep, disappearing on swallowing, and then immediately returning (after twenty-three hours)

Drawing needlelike stitches through the left side of the neck (after sixth hours)

Hack. Pain in the back, followed by palpitation all day, previous to the menses

A pressive sensation, extending upward and downward through the spine, while sitting erect (after six hours)

Dorsal. Pain in the scapula?, as if pierced by something sharp, a constant sticking pain, associated with soreness (after a quarter of an hour)

Extremely painful fleeting stitch on the right scapula (after seventeen hours)

Lumbar. The small of the back and nates are very numb

Pressive pain in the small of the back, only when walking, especially on stepping with the left foot (after a quarter of an hour).5.

Violent stitch in the small of the back

During stool, pres-ure in the lumbar region, caused by flatus (after thirty-six hours)

Dull stitches in the right lumbar muscles (after six hours)

Sacral. Fine tearing on the sacrum, from right to left, and from below upward, only while sitting (after five days)

Dull pain at the union of the right ilium and sacrum, while standing (after twenty-seven hours)

Upper Extremities p. 113

Stretching of the upper and lower extremities (after a quarter of an hour)

Constant weakness and bruised sensation in all the limbs, especially in the muscles of the lower extremities (after two hours).8.

Superior Extremities p. 113

Stretching of the arms (after threequarters of an hour)

(Burning in the arms and hands)

Shoulder. Twitching of the muscles about the left shoulder-joint

Fine stitches in the axilla, while sitting (after one hour)

Burning on the left shoulder (after sixteen hours)

Arm. Sticking drawing through the upper arms (after a quarter of an hour)

Elbow. Pressive pain in the tip of the left elbow (after three-quarters of an hour)

Stitches in the elbowjoint, on motion

On flexing the arm, a stitch in the tip of the elbow, followed by tearing in the joint, so long as the arm remained bent

Forearms. Trembling of the forearms and hands (after a few minutes)

Heaviness of the forearms (after half an hour)

Cramplike pain, with slow bubbling on the upper part of the forearm, below the elbow, especially when leaning upon the arm (after three days)

Drawing pain in the forearms

Pain in the left forearm, as if the bones were compressed (after one hour)

Violent boring-outward stitches in the internal muscles of the right forearm (after half an hour)

Wrist. Drawing pressive pain upon the right wrist (after six hours)

Violent drawing in the left wrist (after three days)

A decaying sensation in and above the wrists (after three-quarters of an hour)

Tensive pain in the left wrist, during rest and motion (after a quarter of an hour)

Several stitches in the right wrist, during rest (after a quarter of an hour)

Hand and Finfjers. Swelling of the hands; she could not bend the fingers

Pressive pain in the first finger joints of the right hand (after a quarter of an hour)

Pinching drawing inward in one point in the middle of the palm of the hand (after a few minutes)

The middle joint of the left middle finger was thick and red, and tense on bending it

Cramplilcc pain in the ball of the right thumb, lasting all day, and on moving the hand, also extending into the thumb (after one, fourteen and a half, and twenty-

Upper Extremities p. 113

8 five hours)

Cramplike pain in the hall of the left thumb, only on moving the hand, all day (after six hours)

Painful drawing in the first phalanx of the left thumb, extending into the forearm (after one hour and a half )

A constant stitch, associated with sore pain, in the last joint of the thumb (after one hour and a half)

The tips of the index fingers lose sensation without becoming pale (after three-quarters of an hour

Inferior Extremities p. 114

The lower extremities seem quite stiff

Weariness of the lower extremities (after half an hour)

TJlUjh. Sudden jerkings of muscular fibres in the right nates

Tension in the upper end of the thigh, on every step, as though a muscle were too short, always accompanied by a stitch (after a quarter of an hour)

Drawing in the thighs and legs, during the menses

Pain on the inner side of the thigh above the right knee, a pressure extending backward (after a quarter of an hour)

Sharp pulsating stitches through the right thigh, above the knee, in the morning in bed (after twenty-two hours)

Constant drawing stitches in the upper part of the thigh, just below the left groin, especially when walking (after two hours and a half)

A violent stitch boring outward in the forepart of the right thigh, near the hip (after eight hours)

Fine excessively acute stitch in the inner side of the right thigh (after fifty-four hours)

Kliee. Weakness of the knees, as if they would give way while walking, though he stood firmly upon his feet (after four hours)

Heaviness in the knee-joints, noticed when walking (after one hour)

Jerking, like drawing pressure, in the hollow of the left knee, only on bending the knee, and alternating with a similar sensation in the axilla (after six hours)

Violent drawing in the left knee, followed by profuse perspiration, at night

Pressive pain in external tendons of the flexors of the right popliteus, worse while walking than while sitting (after seven and nine hours)

Sticking, with pressive pain above the right knee (when sitting), (after four hours)

Dull sticking in the left knee, in the evening when lying down (also continuing during motion), lasting a quarter of an hour (after forty-one hours)

Leg. Great excitement and uneasiness in both legs ; was frequently obliged to change the position (after sixteen hours and a quarter)

Falling asleep, first of the right, then of the left leg, after a slight nap at noon ; on attempting to walk, the left leg was spasmodically drawn up towards the thigh ; even while sitting he was unable to hold it outstretched, for it became spasmodically drawn backward (after five days)

Sensation on the lower portion of the left tibia as if a weight were hanging upon it, while walking rapidly (after three days)

Tearing sensation of heaviness in the left tibia, close to the ankle (after thirty-four hours)

Tearing in the tibia the whole afternoon

Sharp stitches in the right calf, while walking (after one hour and a half)

AnMe. Drawing tearing, extending from the right ankle to the knee (after eight hours and a half )

Tearing in the malleoli; the feet are as heavy as lead, extending up into the tibiae

Foot. Drawing pain, extending from the sole of the right foot up into the thigh (after eleven hours and a half )

Crawling in the sole of the left foot, coming on while walking, and not disappearing while sitting (after one hour)

Pressive pain in the right heel, aggravated bv walking (after one hour and a half)

Violent needlelike stitch, extending out of the rio-ht heel, while standing (after half an hour)

Needlelike stitches, extendi upward, in the right heel, while sitting (after six hours)

Violent intermittent needlelike stitches from within outward, in the left heel, while standing, disappearing on motion (after one hour)

(Needlelike stitches in the heels, while sitting after a long walk, lasting an hour)

Generalities p. 115

* After some exertion she suddenly became weak; the chest was especially affected, she could scarcely talk ; became hot in the face and nauseated; after a few hours heaviness of the head

* After moderate motion in the open air she suddenly became weak and sank upon a chair; with great anxiety, nausea, paleness of the face, short sighing respiration, with surging of the heart into the chest, as if it would force out upward ; with involuntary closing of the eyes, almost spasmodic, and forcing out of tears from between the closed lashes; she was conscious, but unable to make the will act upon the body

* After every even slight motion of the body she became weak, with orgasm of blood in the chest, the face became hot. the body began to glow, the vessels were hard and distended, and her breath left her ; only after resting a long time could she again recover herself

Great weariness and inclination to sleep (after one hour)

Weariness of the whole body, especially of the arms

* Extreme exhaustion of body and mind; she prefers to be perfectly indolent, and to rest

* So great heaviness of the body, that ivhile walking in the open air, he was obliged to sit down upon the ground, without sleepiness (after nine hours)

He awoke, with bruised pain over the whole body

Bruised feeling in the upper part of the body (after twenty-four hours)

Feeling of numbness of the lower half of the body

Painful stitches in various parts of the body, provoking scratching (after forty-nine hours)

* She feels best when resting in a horizontal position

Skin p. 115

Objective. Causes an itching eruption on the skin, and red itching spots

Red swelling of the right antitragus, with a pimple which discharges like an ulcer for nine days; the ear is painful to external pressure (after twenty-four hours)

Eruption on the tip of the nose and on the lips

An inflamed node in the left concha, just at the entrance of the meatus, which at last becomes covered with a scab and is painful to touch, for several days

Several large pimples, painful to pressure, on the neck beneath the chin (after twelve hours)

Boil, painful to touch, ou the left ear (after one hour)

Large blisters on the right forearm

Subjective. Creeping in the skin, always in a small spot, often lasting a minute, in different parts of the body, at any time of day, after which the spot becomes red and hot, followed by biting itching, as from a flea (without stinging), followed by development of urticaria-like blisters, not relieved by scratching, but rather seeming to last longer after scratching (after two hours)

Constant violent burning on the chin beneath the right corner of the mouth, as if an eruption would appear ; aggravated when the skin is made tense (after six hours)

A burning itching which provokes scratching, especially on the back, at night; he only slumbers, and constantly tosses about, with thirstless heat over the whole body, especially towards morning

Here and there over the whole body, persistent itching stitches, as from a very fine needle, which provoked rubbing, but was not relieved thereby

Constant prickling itching in the left axilla, while sitting (after five hours)

A constant prickling itching provoking scratching in the hollows of the knees, while walking (after five hours)

Tickling itching of the left thigh, close to the groin, obliging him to rub it (after two hours and a half)

Biting itching on the chest, especially when feeling cold, on the pit of the stomach, on the back, lower portion of the upper arms, at other times only on the feet ; on rubbing, the spots became red, and for a short time the biting is aggravated ; then blisters formed, but soon disappeared

If she scratches the itching spot, the itching occurs in many other parts

Itching over the whole body, as on the outbreak of perspiration, which provokes rubbing, and constantly recurs, in the morning on waking (after forty-eight hours)

Itching on the left cheek (after half an hour)

Itching on the ball of the left thumb, not relieved by rubbing (after three-quarters of an hour)

Voluptuous itching on the backs of the toes of the right foot, provoking scratching, in the morning on waking (after twenty-four hours)

Sleep p. 116

Sleepiness. Sleepiness with yawning, without inactivity, in the afternoon (after eight, and thirty-three hours)

Sleeplessness. At night almost wholly sleepless, with frightful dreams of death and murder (sixth night)

Sleepless till midnight

Frequent waking, as from fright, at night

Very short sleep, with many dreams, four nights in succession ; he woke about midnight, but could not fall asleep again on account of uneasiness, since, till morning, he only needed to close his eyes to be wide awake; the most vivid images passed before him ; at one time it seemed as if a battery were discharged ; at another, everything was enveloped in flames; at another, scientific subjects crowded upon his mind; in short, numerous subjects were mingled in his fancy, which immediately disappeared on opening his eyes, but returned on closing them

He could not sleep ; as soon as he fell asleep he was full of reveries and fancies, his forehead seemed thick and sore to touch, a pressive pain over the eye, aggravated by stooping, as if everything would press out at the forehead ; he seemed chilly and cold in the back ; this lasted, with chilliness, for twenty-four hours

Towards morning, starting out of sleep from a shock experienced in the direction from the trachea upwards, as if she would be suffocated, passing off on sitting up in bed (first night)

Attacks; starting out of sleep from a sudden lacing together in the larynx, as if she would be smothered, so that she must sit up quickly and hawk strongly and hastily, after which the attack goes off, at 10.30 p.m. (second night)

A little after 5 a.m., starting out of sleep from sudden burning, compressing, drawing towards the throat, accompanied with anxiety, disappearing on sitting up in bed (fourth morning)

Several times she spoke aloud during sleep, though not anxious

Dreams. Sleep interrupted by dreams?.

Vexatious and lachrymose anxious dreams

Fatiguing dreams

Sad dreams

Fever p. 116

Chilliness. Shivering and chilliness over the whole body, especially on the back, though he stood by a warm stove, without thirst, lasting two hours (after half, and twenty-two hours and a half)

Cold feeling on scalp of vertex, at 11.15 a.m. (second day)

Coldness, paleness, and sweat of the face, with heat of the whole body

Violent chilliness in the back, not relieved by the warmth of the stove (after one hour and a half)

A feeling of coldness on the back, in the region of the last ribs (after three-quarters of an hour)

Cold hands

Sensation of coldness in the lower extremities

Heat. Fever; in the morning, first pain in the head and abdomen, followed by violent shaking chill, with cold blue hands and some thirst; afterwards, while lying down, a dry burning heat, with some thirst and much restless slumbering, for thirty-six hours; throughout the night, while awake and moving, nausea and vertigo ; at intervals of twelve hours slight perspiration, when from time to time 'the heat moderated ; afterwards, tearing and sticking in the left eye and left cheek, and eruption on the lips

* Several attacks of heat, with anxiety, daily; pain in the precordial region; weeping and inconsolable; she longed to die on the spot

* Sudden apprehensive warmth over the whole body, with heat and redness of the face and perspiration (after half an hour)

Increased warmth of the whole body, with thirst

Violent heat on the forehead, alternating with shivering on the back, without thirst, in the afternoon (after ten hours)

Sensation of burning heat in the forehead, without externally perceptible heat, with hard rapid pulse, for half an hour (after a quarter of an hour)

Violent one-sided heat of the face, that was renewed even on thinking of it

Flushing heat of the face and in the blood, and nervous excitement

He was feverish in his limbs and inclined to stretch (after thirty hours)

Sweat. He lay in perspiration all over, in the morning on waking (after twenty-five hours)

Cold perspiration on the face, and at the same time increased sensation of warmth through the whole body, in the evening while sitting

Conditions p. 117

Aggravation.

(3/»rrti/;.^),Outward-pressive sensation in throat; after eating, cutting in upper abdomen; in bed, stitches through right thigh ; on waking, itching ; perspiration all over.

(Afternoon), Headache ; pressure in pit of stomach ; tearing in tibia ; heat in forehead.

(Evening), Sticking in eyes; while eating, pain from left articulation of jaw to cheek ; in bed, stitches from jaw into ear ; outward-pressive sensation in throat; thirst for cold water; after eating, cutting in lower abdomen.

(Night), Cough ; itching on back.

(Bending head backward), Tension in cervical muscles.

(Coughing), Pain in chest and bronchi.

(After eating), Sticking in throat; difficulty and fulness in abdomen.

(Entering warm room from open air), Headache in right half of brain.

(Expiration), Stitches in lower abdomen.

(Hawking), Dryness in larynx.

(Deep inspiration), Pain in left side of chest; stitches in left side of chest.

(Lying down), Headache in right parietal bone; jerking in right cervical muscles.

(During menses), Drawing in thighs and legs.

(Motion), Stitches in forehead and occiput; bristling of hair on vertex ; stitches in elbow-joint.

(Moving eyes), Sticking pain in left external canthus.

(Moving hand), Pain in ball of left thumb.

(Pressure), Strangulated feeling in left side of abdomen.

(Sitting), Vertigo ; pain in left side of forehead ; contraction in left side below stomach ; pain in abdominal rings ; pain in upper abdomen ; griping in abdomen ; pain in left groin ; tearing on sacrum ; stitches on heels.

(Staring at a point), Headache and lachrymation.

(Before stool), Stitches in anus and rumbling in abdomen.

(Stooping), Heaviness and fulness in head ; pain in upper abdomen ; stitches in lower abdomen ; stiffness of neck ; cracking in nape of neck.

(Swallowing), Pain in goitre.

(Touch), Pressure above thyroid cartilage.

(Turning head), Stiffness of neck.

(Walking), Stitches in forehead; heaviness in occiput; pain in right groin ; drawing stitches beneath second left rib ; pain in small of back; stitches in upper part of thigh ; pain in tendon of right popliteus; stitches in right calf; crawling in sole of foot; pain in left heel.

(Walking in open air), Pain in left ear.

Amelioration p. 117

(Emission of flatus), Griping in abdomen.

(Besting in a horizontal position), Feels best.

(Rising from sitting), Pain in left side of forehead.

( Touch), Pain in left of external canthus.

Footnotes

† Two symptoms in Hahnemann's first edition, omitted from his second, are included in this work.

† Hartmann given as authority in first edition of Hahnemann.