Asafœtida

Authority. 7, E. W. Berridge, The Organon, vol. ii, p. 258, Mr.-, set. twenty years, took some ethereal tincture of Asahetida.

He at once felt as if he could not remain indoors, but must walk about in the open air, with apprehension, feeling as if the heart would burst, and quick breathing ; for two days there were violent palpitation of heart and excitement of mind. Since then he has had, from time to time, the following symptoms, which he never had before. (The symj^toms are given in groups, just as he from time to time reported them.)

At night, when lying on back, has palpitation and suffocative feeling, and as if the heart would burst; he must sit up, which relieves him. Fits of low spirits. Heart sometimes beats very feebly.

Rush of blood to head, and increased action of heart on the slightest excitement.

Palpitation, with faintness, rush of blood to head, flushing of face, anxiety, and slow breathing, from excitement.

Attacks of faintness, followed by fluttering of heart, with the faintness, sweat on small of back, hot and cold alternately, and trembling. Feeling of suffocation in throat on taking a full inspiration.

Attacks of faintness, with anxiety, as if he would die, and with one attack desire for suicide. With the faintness, shivering and very feeble action of the heart. Feeling as if the heart were swollen, preventing a deep inspiration. Restless, must walk about. Dislike for solitude. At times heart feels bound together tightly, as if it could not beat; afterwards this was felt only on exertion or walking.

Shooting from just below left nipple through to back, on walking.

Faintness on beginning to eat, especially at dinner, with full and frequent beating of heart, with the faintness, anxiety as if he would die, alternate heat and chill, sweat on small of back, and trembling.

Faintness, with quick pulse; the faintness is worse the day after a seminal emission (to which he was subject before he took the drug).

After meals, flatulent distension of abdomen, making heart beat very feebly, with faintness.

Woke iu night with distension of stomach, pain across chest, and feeble heart.

Dull pain and fulness iu left side of head, with bleeding from left nostril, and heart beating slowly.

Fulness and throbbing in head, heart beats feebly, and apprehension.

Fulness of head when riding in a carriage, with feeling as if nose were stopped up high up, so that he cannot breathe through it.

Heart’s action is quickened by a deep inspiration.

Moving arms makes heart beat quickly. Sometimes heart beats short and quick, at other times he feels as if there were no action of it; with the heart -symptoms, fear of death. Low-spirited between the heart attacks. These heart symptoms and faintness worse after seminal emission. With one attack of faintness there was shaking of the limbs, and as if the bowels shook. The faintness is brought on by noise, on being iu crowded streets.

If he sleeps on left side, he wakes up feeling faint, and with slow action of heart.

Fears paralysis or softening of brain.

Continual pain about region of heart, with slight oppression of breathing; the pain temporarily relieved by eructations.

At times slight inclination to faint, accompanied by great apprehension.

If he thinks of having taken the drug, it brings on the faintness.

When faint, if he breathes deeper, the heart beats fuller and the faintness decreases; if he holds the breath, the heart becomes very feeble.

Faintness and feeble action of heart. Inability to walk fast or uphill. Apprehension. Depression. Occasional tingling in legs after much walking. Faintness is worse after seminal emissions. Cold sensation iu head,'.