Piper Nigrum

Authority. 2, Dr. Hout, Nouvelles Donnees de Mat. Med.

(We add these symptoms by Hout to complete his work, and for purposes of criticism.—T. F. A.)

Mind

Hot-headed, irascible, and often gay

Disposition to excesses of all sorts

Amorous thoughts and desires, with hypochondria

Hypochondriac, with fear of being poisoned

Head

Heaviness and congestion of the cerebellum, with paleness of the face

Rushing (houillonnements, literally boiling up) and congestion of blood to the head, with burning and throbbing pains and prickings

Sensation of emptiness in the brain, or of fulness, as of a great deal of fluid

Attacks of numbness in the brain, producing a sort of sleep and swoon

Sensation of pressure on the head, and as if the bones of the cranium and face rested on the lower jaw

Neuralgic pains running through the whole head at every change of the temperature

Violent headache ; it feels as if it would burst at the vertex

Feeling of fluctuation and oscillation of the brain when moving

Pressing pains at the temples, as if they would be broken in

Eyes

The eyes inflamed and burning, with a sensation of cold on the eyelids

Eyelids ulcerated and bleared

Lachrymation and photophobia

Dimness of sight and vertigo, with cephalalgia, nausea, and vomiting

Nose

Frequent sneezing, epistaxis

Dry and fluent coryza

Dryness and burning in the nostrils; the nostrils are stopped up

Pressure on the bones of the nose as if they were being crushed

Face p. 619

Red and burning face

Drawing faceache, with a sensation as if all the muscles and bones were ranging themselves one upon the other

Convulsive closure of the jaws

Caries and decay of a tooth

Violent toothache, particularly in the warmth and evening

Eruption of little burning vesicles on the margin of the tongue

Painful heavy tongue; impeded speech

A whitish coating on the middle of the tongue

Burning dryness of the mouth and throat

Heat and dryness of the palate, which seemed to be burned ; likewise of the tongue

Throat p. 619

Constant need of expectorating much mucus, which forms in the throat

Burning in the throat, with a sensation of stiffness, as if it were an iron tube

Burning pains on the tonsils, with sensation as if they were being pierced

Paralysis of the muscles of the throat; one cries, but is not able to articulate intelligibly

Stomach p. 619

Continual unquenchable thirst

Vomiting, accompanied by great exertion ; it seems as if the whole stomach itself were to be vomited

Sensation of heat and dryness in the stomach

Cramps and drawing in the stomach, with a desire for coarse and extravagant food

Gastric discomfort

Abdomen p. 619

Burning and lancinating pains in the liver, as if there were a tumor

Disposition of the abdomen to obesity

Swollen, hard, and burning abdomen

Tympanitis of the abdomen, with a sensation as if everything in it were in ebullition

Borborygmus in the intestines, with much flatus, also in the stomach

Inflammation of the intestines, with great thirst

Heaviness in the intestines, with a great deal of flatulency

Colic and cramps in the intestines; sensation as if they would burst

A very painful sensation of restlessness and anxiety in the intestines

Sensation of a foreign round body, which rises even to the stomach, with tearing pains in the intestines

Pains as from an abscess in the intestines

When he stirs, electric discharges seem to be produced in the intestines

Burning in the loins and kidneys, with contractive movements

Rectum and Anus p. 619

Inflammation of the rectum, the anus swollen and burning ; great hesitation to go to stool on account of the difficult and painful defecation

Fissures at the anus,I

Large and flowing hsemorrhoids

Stool p. 619

Long-lasting constipation, then involuntary thin stools

Urinary Organs p. 619

Full and swollen bladder, with frequent inclination to urinate without success,l

Burning pains in the bladder, as if there were a pan of coals

Blennorrhagic discharge, greenish, and of an offensive odor

Burning in the glans, and in the urethra

Difficulty of urinating, with urine generally saturated, turbid, brownish

Diabetic urine

Hematuria

Urine containing sand

Sexual Organs p. 619

Priapism atrocious

Inflammation and swelling of the penis, with priapism and burning pains

Pains of excoriation at the penis, as from an excess of sexual indulgences

Burning and pricking of the glans

Strong ejaculation, or almost none, and very difficult

Congestion of blood in the ovaries and uterus, with pricking and lancinating pains

Contraction of the uterus, with a sensation as if something strove to penetrate into it

Burning and distending pains in the uterus

Menses make their appearance with difficulty; refai ded menstruation

Menses capricious, irregular, with colic and blackish blood

Respiratory Organs p. 619

Ulcerations and false membranes thick and deep in the larynx,I

Voice low, deep, and sometimes rough

Low voice, which cannot be understood

Hoarseness, with coughing and constant snuffing

Incessant coughing, with sensation of ulceration in the bronchia

Severe coughing, especially at evening, and when going to sleep

Violent cough, occasionally spitting of blood

Croupish cough, with pains of excoriation in the trachea

Brisk, hollow, resounding cough, more so at evening and morning, with a whitish and sometimes grayish expectoration

Dyspnoea and attacks of suffocation

Chest p. 620

Disposition for obesity of the chest

Painful spots on various parts of the chest, aggravated by coughing, respiration, and motion

At each coughing spell, it seems as if the chest would be torn and he would spit blood,l

Burning and lancinating pains in the entire chest

Sensation of heat and dryness in chest

Burning and swollen breast

Great flow of milk,l

Heart p. 620

Sensation as if the heart were surrounded with water

Frequent palpitation of the heart

Upper Extremities p. 620

Inflammation and swelling of thejoints

Generalities p. 620

Bones easily fractured

The motion of a carriage deafens and produces spasms

Attacks of spasms, with tetanic stiffness of the limbs

Great weakness of the whole body,l

Aggravation of the sufferings from motion, in the evening, and in damp weather

Skin p. 620

Crusty ulcers on the concha of the ears

Large pustules, leaving marks on the face

Eczema on the lips

Dartrous eruption and ulceration, principally at the left mamma

Very tender skin

Insupportable itching through the whole body, aggravated by scratching, and by heat and motion

Sleep p. 620

Irresistible desire to sleep, especially in the evening and after eating

Great sleepiness, particularly in the evening

Lethargic sleep

Awaking at night without being able to sleep again

Sleep, with nightmare and frightful dreams

Fever p. 620

Dryness and coldness of the skin, or heat with biting dryness

Heat on the forehead, with heaviness of the head and vertigo ; necessity of a support to prevent falling

Cold sweat, with great heat through the whole body

Sweat, which seems to corrode the skin