Trombidium Muscæ Domesticæ

Animal kingdom.

Class, Arachnida.

Order, Acaridea.

Preparation, Tincture of the animals.

Authorities. Jos. P. Harvey, M.D., Hahn. Month. 1, 1865, p. 83; one hundred and fifty were put into 50 drops of alcohol; 1, Dr. Harvey, took 2 drops 3d dec. dil. at 11 p.m. (first day); 2 drops 6th dec. dil. at 11 p.m. (fifth day); 2 drops 9th cent. dil. at 11 p.m. (eleventh day) ; 2, same, afterwards took 2 drops 12th cent. dil. at 11 p.m. (first day); 3 drops 18th cent. dil. at 11 p.m. (eighth day) ; 3, Dr. Edwin Heath, took 2 drops 9th cent, attend., symptoms occurred on second and third days; 4, J. F. R., took 2 drops of same at 3 p.m. ; 5, E. K. Bancroft, took 2 powders of 30th cent, attend. (first day) ; took Merc, (twelfth day).

Mind

Unusually talkative during the day (second day)

Talkative during the day, and disposed to be contrary (third day),h

Inability to collect ideas ; absence of ideas,l

Loss of memory

Head

Yevtifjo. On every attempt to rise from bed felt dizzy and faint, and had to throw myself back on the bed to prevent fainting (seventh day)

Dizziness of the head from lightness; it felt as if there was no weight in the General Head. Lightness of the head

During the forenoon a dull feeling through the head (third day)

In the evening congestion to the head, with red face and ears (tenth day)

[10-] Oppressive headache

Pulsation in the arteries of the head, with the fever (seventh day)

Temples. Dull, heavy, sometimes sharp pains in the temples, extending over the frontal regions, felt more severely in left side (at 9.30 p.m.), (second day)

Awoke with pain in the left mastoid process at 7 a.m. (third day),I

Parietals. Dull pain in left side of head, aggravated by shaking the head and walking, at 10 p.m. (fourth day)

Shooting pains in the right side of the head, just above the temporal region, at 3 p.m. (fifth day)

Shooting pain in the right side of head, near the parietal eminence, at 11 A.M. (seventh day)

Occiput. Dull aching in the occiput, with the fever (seventh day)

Extettlttl Mead. Intolerable itching of the scalp, especially the vertex and occiput, at 7 A.M. (fourth day)

Face p. 28

Redness of internal portion of the conjunctiva, similar to a pterygium (twelfth day)

Intolerable itching in the inner canthus of the right eye at 9 p.m. (fifth day)

Lachrymation in the open air (fourth day)

Ears p. 28

Quite a burning sensation in tbe pinnie of both ears, felt more especially in the right, in the evening (tenth day)

Shooting pain in right ear at 3.30 p.m. (third day)

Shooting pains in right ear at 3 p.m. (sixth day)

Shooting pains in the right ear (thirteenth day)

Dull, but occasionally severe shooting pains in right ear, aggravated by swallowing or blowing the nose, in the forenoon (fifth day)

Shooting pains in both ears, occurring quite frequently, and felt more severely in right one, in the afternoon (eleventh day)

Severe shooting pains in right ear, frequently during the day and evening (twelfth day)

Itching in both ears, soon after rising (fifteenth day)

Nose p. 28

Mucous discharge from anterior nares, worse while eating dinner (third day)

On rising, the nasal passages were much obstructed, but in the afternoon and evening, fluent coryza, especially while eating, and in the open air (fourth day),I

Fluent coryza, brought on in the open air, and by eating (all through the proving). It gave place in the evening to a dryness and scabs in the nose (fourteenth day)

Nosebleed in the morning (ninth day); in the afternoon (tenth day)

Mouth p. 28

Teeth. Dull toothache all the evening, in a decayed tooth of the left side (thirteenth day)

Dull pain in decayed teeth of left side at 11 P.M. (second day),l

Awoke at 7 a.m. with a toothache in a decayed tooth of left side, pain dull, which having abated somewhat, was renewed by eating breakfast, and continued till noon (fourteenth day)

A severe dull pain in a decayed tooth of left side, brought on during the evening, by reading aloud for an hour, and which prevented sleep almost the entire night (twentieth day); it continued on the next day, until evening, when a dose of Staphisagria 200, relieved it; it was aggravated by lying down, by eating, talking, and from cold air; ameliorated by taking some warm drink into the mouth

ToU(Jue. Tongue heavily coated with white coating (ninth day )

Throat p. 28

Slight soreness in the right side of the throat (fifth day)

Stomach p. 28

No appetite (eighth day)

Eructations after meals, tasting of the ingesta (fourteenth day) ; lasting an hour after each meal (fifteenth day)

(Two days after, vomited alter breakfast, thought it was from drinking coffee)

Pain in the pit of the stomach (dull griping), aggravated by eating dinner (twelfth day)

Abdomen p. 28

Hyjjocjiondria. Dull aching pain in the region of the liver, just under the free ends of the floating ribs, aggravated by pressure, in the forenoon (third day)

Sore, dull, aching pain in the region of the liver, just beneath the free ears of the floating ribs, place very sensitive to the touch, in the evening (seventh day)

Pain in region of liver, just under the free ends of the floating ribs (thirteenth day),b

Dartinopain in the liver, at 10 p.m. (fifteenth day),h

All day dull pain in the re glon of the liver, under the free ends of the floating ribs, sore to pressure (seventh day),l

Same dull pain that had been felt after each inhibition, in the region of the liver (fifteenth General Abdomen. The entire abdomen much distended, with flatulence, at 10 p.m. (fifth

Tympanitic distension of the abdomen (sixth day),b

Abdomen distended with flatulence, causing slight colicky pains, at 11 p.m. (.fifteenth day)

Pain in the abdomen, as from incarcerated flatus, at 3 p M. (second ^^^y)/-“Dull pain in the abdomen, aggravated by j)pressure (third day),b

Griping pain in the abdomen, before the brown diarrhoeic stool (eighth

Dull heavy pain over the whole abdomen, aggravated by drinking cold water, in the forenoon, and by eating dinner (twelfth day); same dull pain, worse by pressure, at ll'a.m. (thirteenth Sudden griping pain in the abdomen, more on the left side, which induced a stool, which was passed quickly, at 1.30 p.m., but afterwards had considerable tenesmus, with slight prolapsus, followed by a pain, lasting for several minutes, as if excoriated; this stool relieved the pain only temporarily, as it returned in a few minutes with such violence as to force the perspiration from all parts of the body; after a few minutes it gradually abated in violence, until it became bearable; the pain was aggravated by eating dinner, to the same extent as before, causing another stool, followed by the most severe tenesmus I have ever experienced ; the stool was composed of soft brown faeces mixed with mucus; there was prolapsus also; felt weak after this evacuation, especially in the knees; the pain soon ceased (thirteenth day)

Slight pain in the abdomen, which was relieved by a diarrhoeic stool, at 3 p.m. (fifteenth day),b

Awoke about 5 a.m. with severe sore pain in the abdomen, and urging to stool (seventh, eighth, and ninth days); pain and urging to stool, early in the morning (tenth day)

Eating seemed to bring on the pain in the abdomen, and desire for stool (eighth day)

* Immediately after rising was seized with a griping pain in the abdomen, obliging a stool, which was diarrhoeic, of a brownish color, and which relieved the pain until after breakfast, when it returned with greater violence and induced a second stool, accompanied with severe tenesmus causing prolapsus ani, and followed by a burning sensation about the anus, which lasted about an hour (tenth day),I

Dull pain in the abdomen, preceding and following the stool (seventeenth day),l

Darting pain in the abdomen, more in right side above the hip, at 10 a.m. (fifth day)

Violent shooting pains in the abdomen, beginning in the left side, in the hypogastric region

Rectum and Anus p. 29

Prolapsus ani and burning about the anus, after the stool (tenth day)

Slight prolapsus ani with the second diarrhoeic stool (eighth day),b

Prolapsus with the stools (thirteenth day),b

Stitching pain for several times, upward along left side of anus (ninth day)

Stool p. 29

Soft pappy stool (had been rather costive for some days), (fourth day); brown diarrhoeic stool, with some tenesmus, preceded by pain in the abdomen, pain griping, at 7 a.m. ; another diarrhoeic stool, with severe tenesmus and slight prolapsus ani, at 8.30 a.m. (eighth day) ; diarrhoeic stool, with some straining and expulsion of flatus, at 9 a.m. (twelfth day) ; stool passed quickly, at 1.30 p.m. ; after dinner a stool composed of soft brown faeces, mixed with mucus (thirteenth day); no stool (fourteenth day) ; diarrhoeic stool, at 3 p.m. (fifteenth day); for a fortnight afterwards was occasionally troubled with the same kind of diarrhoea as had been experienced ever since the second dose was taken, and which so increased in violence that it became necessary to take something to act as an antidote; Mer. corr. answered this purpose most admirably

* Diarrh(je,ie stool of a hroivnish color, followed by a second stool (tenth day) ; at 10 A.M., diarrhoeic stool, light broivn in color, preceded and followed by a dull pam in the abdomen; at 2 p.m., another stool of same nature as above, and accompanied by same abdominal pain, and routed with much straining (seventeenth day)

Passed a quantity of loose fseces, at 5 a.m. ; during the day had several small loose stools, always preceded by terrible sore pain in the intestines, and attended with tenesmus and shivering along the back (seventh day); several stools during the day, most of which were small and consisted of mucus, and attended with severe tenesmus (eighth and ninth days) ; several mucous stools during the day (tenth day) ; diarrhoea better (eleventh day); better, having taken Mercurius (twelfth day)

Respiratory Organs p. 30

Hoarseness (after five hours)

Slight hacking cough from irritation in the throat (fourth day),h

Chest p. 30

Cutting pain in right side of chest, on the right of the lower part of the sternum, at 7 A.M. (ninth day)

Shooting pains in left chest, in the region of the heart, at 7.30 a.m. (eighth day)

Sharp pain in the lower part of the chest, at 7 a.m. (sixth day)

Throbbing all over the chest, from 9 to 11 a.m. (tenth day),l

Heart and Pulse p. 30

Dull pain in the region of the heart, rendered sharp by drawing a long breath, at 4 p.m. (second day)

Darting rheumatic pains in region of heart (tenth day),l

Pulse full and quick, 100, at 9 A.M. (usually 70); at 11 a.m. it had returned to its normal condition (tenth day)

Pulse intermittent

Back p. 30

Aching pain in the small of the back, with the fever (seventh day)

Upper Extremities p. 30

Heaviness of all the limbs

Shooting pains in left heel and left wrist (fifth day)

Shooting pains in different joints, during the day (sixteenth day)

In the afternoon and evening, shooting pains in the joints of the upper and lower extremities (seventeenth day)

Shooting pains (slight) in the different joints (eighteenth and nineteenth days)

Superior Extremities p. 30

Shoulder. Rheumatic aching pain in left shoulder (ninth day)

Pain in the left shoulder (tenth day)

Severe shocks in left shoulder-joint, every few minutes, lasting the entire afternoon (sixth day); lasting all the forenoon (seventh day)

Severe shooting pains in right shoulder-joint, at 2 P.M. (fifth day)

Shooting pains in the right shoulder, in the forenoon (fifteenth day)

Shooting pains in elbows, wrists, and finger-joints at different times, all the forenoon (ninth day)f

ElhoiV. In the forenoon, frequent shooting pains in the elbow, wrist, and finger-joints of the right side (eleventh day)

Forearm. Dull pain in the bones of the left forearm, at 12 m. (ninth day)

Dull intermittent pain in left forearm, at 11 p.m., afterwards same shooting pains that seem to be characteristic of this remedy (third day)

Aching down the left forearm (tenth day)

Frequently occurring pain in the left forearm of a dull nature, in the forenoon (eleventh day)

Wrist. At 4 P.M. a sharp stinging pain at a single small spot on the inner side of the dorsum of the wrist, lasting about a minute (fourteenth day),*._ Pains in right wrist-joint, at first shooting and intermittent, afterwards constant, lasting a few minutes, at 12 m. (fourteenth day)

Shooting pains in outer side of right metatarsus, at 3 p.m. (twelfth day),'._ Fingevs. Shooting pain in phalangeal joints of third finger, and at same time in left knee-joint, in the forenoon (twelfth day)

Shooting pains in phalangeal joints of second finger of left hand, at 8.30 a.m. (fourth day)

A stinging pain in the palmar surface of right thumb, ungual phalanx (thirteenth day)

Inferior Extremities p. 31

Hip. Dull pain in left hip-joint, felt only after rising from a sitting posture and attempting to walk, and which produced a limping gait; this pain was felt every time an attempt to walk was made, during several hours; it usually wore off each time after taking a few steps (fourteenth day)

ThigJt, Tearing pain in lower part of left thigh, at 2.30 p.m. (second day)

Flying sharp pain in the right thigh, at 9 a.m. (fourth day)

Knee. Rheumatic pain in left knee (eighth day)

Rheumatic aching pain in left knee (ninth day)

Slight intermitting pains in the right knee-joint, at 9 a.m. (fourteenth day)

ief/. Boring pain in right tibia, during the forenoon (twelfth

Fnlile. Dull pain in the left ankle, inner part made sharp, by bearing weight on it, at 12 p.m. (sixth day)

Shooting pains in right ankle, at 3 p.m. (fifteenth day)

Foot. Tearing pain in tarsus of left foot, at 1 P.M. (fifth day)

Shooting pains in the left tarsal joints, at 6 P.M. (second day)

Dull shooting pain in the left heel, inner side (tenth day)

Generalities p. 31

Inability to keep quiet

Weakness (eleventh day)

Weakness, especially in the knees, after a stool (thirteenth day)

Great weakness, able to walk about some, but easily tired (eighth day),“. Rheumatic pains in left shoulder, arm, knee, and in the region of the heart (eleventh day)

Felt better in the open air

Skin p. 31

Itching in spots on the chin and among the whiskers

Pimples on the back of the neck, in the evening (fourteenth day)

Itching sensation about the neck and on the chin, among the whiskers, in the evening (fourteenth day)

Sleep p. 31

Almost constant inclination to gape (third day)

Constant disposition to gape, through the day (third day)

Constant inclination to gape, in the afternoon (tenth day)

Sleepiness (after five hours)

Restless during sleep

Wakeful and restless, after 4 a.m. (eighth day)

Lewd dreams during the night (seventh day)

Fever p. 31

Chilliness felt during the night, more in the morning, on waking

Chilliness along the spine, with the stool (seventh morning)

In the afternoon had fever, with pulsation of the arteries of the head, and dull aching in the occiput, and with this an aching pain in the small of the back (seventh day)

Conditions p. 31

(Morning), On waking, chilliness.

(Open air), Lachrymation.

(Cold air). Toothache; pain in abdomen.

(Blowing nose), Pain in right ear.

(Eating), Toothache ; coryza ; pain in stomach; pain in abdomen.

(Lying down), Toothache.

(Pressure), Pain in liver; pain in abdomen.

(Rising from bed). Dizziness.

(Shaking head). Pain in left side of head.

(Swallowing), Pain in right ear.

(Talking), Toothache.

(Walking), Pain left side of head; pain in hip.

Amelioration.^{ Open air), Feels better.

( Warm (irm^),Toothache.