Viola Tricolor

Allen, The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica, 1874, Vol. X, p. 132

Viola tricolor, Linn. (Jacea.)

Natural order, Violacese.

Common names. Pansy, Heartsease.

Authorities. (Gross, Archiv fur Horn., vol. vii. Part 2, p. 173.) 1, Hahnemann ; 2, Franz; 3, Gutmann; 4, Langhammer; 5, Wislicenus; 6, Halse, Dissert, de Viola tri., Erlangen, 1782; 7, Hufeland’s Journ., vol. ii. Part 4, pp. 128, 129, 137; 8, Schlegel, Material., 1803; 9, Altho in Murray, App. Mat. Med., p. 703.f

Mind

Special joyous mood ; he was less ill-humored, and could not be easily discomposed (curative action)

Sad about his domestic relations

Morose mood all day, great sensitiveness and little desire to talk

Introspective, discouraged, discontented with his own work (after twentysix hours)

Introspective, discontented with himself, distrustful of himself, especially of his future (after ten hours)

Ill-humored all day, in the evening jolly and inclined to talk

Ill-humored, quiet, indifferent (after fifty hours)

Ill-humored all day, very much inclined to quarrel, and being out of humor with himself

Hasty in all his actions, as if impelled by an internal anxiety, yet with a feeling of great weakness and prostration

Fretful and weeping mood

Disobedience

Disinclination for mental work (after fifty-two hours)/.

Not inclined to work, at least to earnest work

Dulness of mind and disinclination to talk, which was almost impossible, in the afternoon and evening

Head p. 133

Confusion of the whole head and dulness (after thirty-one hours)

Dizzy and reeling, when walking

Heaviness of the head with pressure towards the forehead

Heaviness in the head as if a weight were lying upon it and pressing it forward; ou stooping the head felt easier, on rising up it was more severe (after twelve hours)

Heaviness of the head with pressure towards the forehead

Dull pain in the head and pressure in the forehead (after two hours)

Headache extending from the root of the nose into the brain, disappearing in the open air,h

Pressing and tearing headache, with heat of the face, and thirst

Pressing headache over the wdiole brain equally

Pressing pain in the brain, extending outward through the forehead

Foichead. Pressure in the forehead and dulness in the whole head ; while walking the whole brain shakes, with heaviness, as if a stone Were lying upon it, which extended forward into the head (after eleven hours)

Pressing headache above the right eye, disappearing on pressing upon it

Pressure in the frontal bones with dulness of the whole head (after two hours and a quarter)

Wavelike pressure in the forehead

Tensive drawing externally in the left side of the forehead, extending down into the left cervical muscles (after one hour and a half)

Tingling in the forehead, while sitting still

Burning stitch in the forehead, as if externally in the bone

Tentede. Pressure outward at both temples (after three-quarters of an hourj

Pressing pain in the temple near the left eye (after eight hours and a half)

Dull tearing stitch externally in the left temple (after fifty-two hours)

Vertex and Pavietals. Burning pressing pain on the right side of the vertex, while sitting

Pain as if bruised, on the side of the parietal bone, only when touched (after twenty-four hours)

Pressure outward at the right side of the head

Occiput. Tensive sticking in the muscles of the right side of the occiput during rest, persistent on bending and turning the head

Headache, sticking in the left side of the occiput, lasting day and night

External Head. Burning in the scalp above the forehead (after seven hours and a half)

Burning in the skin of the temple by the right eye (after thirty-eight hours)

Eyes p. 133

Biting sensation in the left eye as if perspiration were in it (after ten hours)

Itching-cutting stitches, from within outward, in the right eye (after four hours and a half)

Lids. Falling of the lids, with sleepiness, in the afternoon

Hardened matter in the canthi (after three hours)

Pressing together of the eyelids, the eyes close and seem difficult to open (after eleven hours and a half)

Sensation of a hard body between the upper lids and the eyeballs, lasting three hours

Hall. Tensive stitch in the left eyeball, persistent on motion (after thirty-six hours)

Eapil. Pupils contracted (after two hours and three-quarters)

Vision. Obscuration of the eyes, objects at a distance seem very much obscured

Ears p. 133

Pressure from without inward upon the drum of the ear

Itching needlelike stitches behind the left ear

Nose p. 133

Itching pressure towards the left side of the nose (after four hours)

Face p. 133

Drawing tension in the left cheek in front of the ear (after three quarters of an hour)

Drawing-pressing pain extends from the left side of the lower jaw into the right side of the head (after half an hour)

Mouth p. 134

Tongue white

Tongue covered with mucus of a bitter taste; the food has a natural taste

Much saliva, with sensation of dryness in the Inouth

Throat p. 134

Sore throat, in the evening,b

Swelling of the cervical glands

Stomach p. 134

He has no appetite, and there is no taste to food,b

Empty eructations (after half an hour),b

Nausea and retching

Pressing sticking in the diaphragm, persistent during inspiration and expiration (after ten hours).®.

Constrictive pain in the pit of the stomach on inspiration (after ten hours)

Abdomen p. 134

Sticking cutting in the left hypochondriac region on inspiration, while sitting bent over (after fifteen hours)

Stitches externally about the umbilicus (after three hours)

Stitches as quick as lightning, in the whole right side of the abdomen and chest while walking

Emission of flatus, with rumbling in the intestines (after two hours)

Griping pain in the whole abdomen (after one hour and a quarter)

Griping sticking in the intestines so that he was obliged to stand still, while walking (after seven hours)

Cutting in the abdomen without stool (after two hours and a half),b

Cutting through the abdomen and urging to stool

Cutting in tbe abdomen, with howling and screaming ; after which she fell asleep, at noon ; on waking the pain immediately recommenced, followed by emission of much flatus and stool with mucus in large pieces

Pain like needle-stitches, in the upper abdomen, during inspiration and expiration

Single jerklike stitches in the forepart of the lower abdomen while sitting, disappearing on standing up, and leaving behind a burning sensation

Pinching crawling in the whole right side of the pelvis, while sitting (after twenty-six hours)

Fine stitches in the left groin, while sitting, which continued somewhat even on rising up (after thirteen hours)

Rectum and Anus p. 134

Excessive urging to a stool which is normal

Soft stool, preceded by flatulence

Hard stool (after thirteen hours)

Soft stool (after twenty-four hours)

Stool as if chopped

Urinary Organs p. 134

Tenesmus of the bladder; he strained as if there were constantly more urine to pass

Dull stitch in the urethra, when not urinating (after eighteen hours)

Very frequent urging to urinate

Frequent urging to urinate with emission of much urine (after three hours, and twelve hours)

Frequent desire to urinate, with remarkably little urine (after the third morning dose)

Frequent profuse micturition, much more than has been drunk, can scarcely hold it

Increased quantity of urine, which causes burning

Scanty micturition (after twenty-four to thirty-six hours)

Urine very turbid

The urine smells like cats urine

Very offensive urine

Sexual Organs p. 134

Male. Erection in the morning

Swelling of the prepuce

Pressing pain in the penis, extending to the glans (after two hours and a half)

Jerking in the penis, which tends to make it stiff, in the morning on waking

Burning in the glans penis, immediately

Fine stitch in the back of the penis (after thirty-three hours)

itching biting in the external skin of the penis (after sixty hours)

While standing, a voluptuous itching on the prepuce, accompanied by an erection, which provoked scratching (after three hours and a half)

Itching sticking in the scrotum (after five hours)

Emission with lascivious dream

Female. Stitch in the region of the mons veneris, on the right side (after seven hours)

Leucorrhoea

Chest p. 135

Cutting pressure on the right side of the chest, not aggravated by inspiration, but by moving the trunk and arm ; painful, as if bruised, on pressure (after twenty-four hours)

Twitching of the right pectoral muscles (after twenty-four hours)

Stitches in the chest, while standing (after three-quarters of an hour)

[HO.] Constant dull stitch in the upper part of the sternum, aggravated by expiration (after fifty hours)

Oppressive sticking in the right side, while walking (after nine hours)

Dull stitches in the right side of the chest, more violent during inspiration than expiration (after seventy-four hours)

Itching sticking in the right pectoral muscles (after thirty-five hours)

Stitch in the left chest, persistent during inspiration and expiration, while walking (after six hours and a half)

Stitch in the left side of the chest, on the true r/is (after eleven hours and a half)

Heart and Pulse p. 135

Anxiety of the heart, while lying, in wavelike beating, throbbing

Oppression and stitches in the region of the heart on bending the chest forward, while sitting

Pulse increased from ten to fifteen beats a minute

Neck and Back p. 135

Cramplike drawing in the cervical muscles, which suddenly drew the head backward (after two hours and a quarter)

Dull stitch in the left scapula (after twenty-six hours)

Pinching contraction between the scapulae, with a sensation of coldness (after ten hours)

Superior Extremities p. 135

Cutting stitches, with itching in the axillae (after half an hour)

Fine stitches in the left shoulder-joint, disappearing on motion

Dull stitch in the right axilla (after twenty-four hours)

Fine stitches in the left elbow, persistent during rest and motion

Some contractive needlelike stitches in the muscles of the left forearm near the bend of the elbow, while walking (after twelve hours)

Pressing stitches in the left ring finger only during rest, on movement it ceases, but returns during rest

Inferior Extremities p. 135

Stitches in the left gluteal muscles, while lying down (after thirty-seven hours)

The thighs feel bruised, in the morning on waking

Drawing in the right thigh, while standing (after one hour and three-quarters)

Tearing bubbling in the internal and upper part of the thigh, while sitting (after two hours)

Dull itching stitch in the left knee, not obliging scratching

Itching stitch in the right patella, while lying, disappearing on motion and returning on sitting (after twenty-seven hours)

Pressing-out pain at the right tibia, persistent while walking and sitting, more violent while standing (after one hour)

Feeling of muscular twitches in the left calf (after two hours)

Twitching in the right calf towards the inner side (after thirty-hours)

Drawing along the calf and thigh, with giving way in the knees, while walking

Fine stitches in the right tibia, while walking (after thirty-six hours)

Tensive sticking in the middle of the right foot, while walking (after four hours and a half)

Tearing in the heel beneath the inner malleolus during rest, which disappears on moving the foot, and leaves a slight burning sensation

Pressing pain in the sole of the right foot, especially in the joints, while walking

Pressing pain in the sole of the right foot (after two hours and a half)

Pressure in the sole of the right foot, while sitting (after four hours and a half)

Pressing burning in the left great toe, while sitting (after thirty-two hours)

Generalities p. 135

Exhaustion of the whole body

Frequently feels as though he had not slept enough, while sitting, in the forenoon (after three hours and a half)

Skin p. 136

Objective, Skin of the face thick, hard

Nettlerash over the whole body, with stinging-biting sensation, not provoking scratching

* Eruption with intolerable (burning) itching, especially at night, over the whole face, and also behind the ears (only excepting the eyelids) ; a hard thick scab formed, cracked here and there, from which a tenacious yellow pus exuded, and hardened into a substance like gumf

Some hives on the left cheek, with violent itching, which obliges vigorous scratching, but which immediately returns after scratching (after ten hours and a half),l

A pimple beneath the left zygoma, without sensation by itself, painful when touched (after ten hours)

Itching pimple on the last joint of the index finger (after twenty-four hours)

Subjective. Cramplike pain in the skin between the scapidce, xvith cutting and crawling in the skin (after eighteen hours)

Sticking itching in the left eyebrow, relieved by rubbing (after two hours)

Burning stitch in the skin of the upper abdomen, while walking (after thirty-two hours)

Burning sticking in the skin of the left thigh (after twenty-two hours)

Itching on the right wing of the nose provoking scratching

Itching on the right scapula

Itching of the dorsal muscles, relieved by scratching (after half an hour)

Itching between the scrotum and thigh, while sitting, relieved by scratching (after twenty-six hours)

-Itching on the inner upper portion of the right thigh

Itching anteriorly above the left knee

Itching stitch in the skin of the right side of the abdomen, disappearing on touch (after nine hours)

Itching on the left inner malleolus (after twelve hours)

Itching sticking in the right foot below the external malleolus, not relieved by motion

Itching in the ball of the right great toe, while standing, more violent while sitting

Sleep p. 136

Sleepiness. Sleepiness for two hours, in the afternoon

Irresistible sleepiness, in the afternoon (after eleven hours and a half)

Sleejjlessiiess. Falls asleep late on account of numerous thoughts; in the morning he wakes very early, lies upon the side to which he is totally unused, and cannot rouse himself completely on account of weariness

Restless sleep

While asleep the child twitches the hands and closes in the thumb, with very dry heat over the whole body, and redness of the face

Frequent waking without cause

Frequent waking from sleep, as from wakefulness

JJveaniS. Vivid dreams

Amorous dreams

Fever p. 136

Chillines.*i. He is chilly through and through in the cold open air, immediately

Chilliness, for a quarter of an hour, in the forenoon, cold creeping through the whole body, as from a cold wind, with dizziness of the head, vertigo, and a slight sensation of tense pulling asunder, in the middle of the brain (after one hour)

Heat. Great heat over the whole body after eating a little, still greater heat in the face, with perspiration, oppression of the chest with great anxiety, which drove him about

Very transient sensation of heat, without thirst (after one hour)

Heat in the side of the face upon which he was not lying, in the evening in bed

Sudden heat of the face without thirst, while sitting (after twelve hours)

Sweat. Nightsweats, two nights in succession

Conditions p. 136

(Expiration), Stitch in upper part of sternum.

(Moving trunk and arm). Pressure in right side of chest.

(Sitting), Stitches in abdomen ; stitches in groin.

(Standing), Pain in left i\h\a..

(Walking), Vertigo; stitches through chest and abdomen.

Amelioration p. 137

(Open a?V), Headache.

(Motion), Stitches in left shoulder-joint.

(Standing), Stitches in abdomen.

Footnotes

† Not found ; reference seems to be wrong.—T. F. A.

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