Ferula Glauca

Ferula Neapolitana. Bounafa. N. O. Umbelliferae. Tincture of plant

Clinical

'Aphthae. Diarrhoea. Digestion, slow. Haemorrhoids. Nymphomania. Pruritus vulvae.

Characteristics

Ferula has been proved, but I am not aware of any clinical experience with it Heat and burning are produced in most parts, and sensations of coldness in others. Stiffness and constriction were also prominent Violent sexual excitement in women. A cough was complained of, < in damp or cold weather.

Relations

Cofifar : other Umbelliferae; tongue as if burnt, Sang. c.

Mind

*Aversion to society; to work. — Sadness; indinatiOD to weep. — Impatience; anger.

Head

Burning in head.— Icy coldness in occiput during day.— Lancinations, pricking, pulling pains in occiput.

Eyes

Burning, pricking, itching of eyelids.

Nose

Redness of nose ; sensitive to touch. — Scabs in nose, with smarting and itching.

Mouth

Aphthae ; heat in mouth ; sensation in tongue as if bomt

Throat

Scratching, burning, lancinations; difficuifyofswallowiQg. u. stomach.— Decreased appetite; urgent thlrsL— Bitter eructations. — fitting up of bile. — Slow digestion, with bitter eructations. — Heat and cutting pains in stomach ; < after eating.

Abdomen p. 779

Lancinating, pulling in r. hypochondrium. — Inflation and tension of abdomen. — Colic before and during stool— Constant burning

Abdomen p. 779

Heat and weight in hypogastrium.

Stool and Anus p. 779

Haemorrhoids, with itching, burning, lancinating, and prickings at anus. — Diarrhoea day and night, but worse by day ; stools light-yellow and watery, with smarting and burning at anus.

Urinary Organs p. 779

Diminished urine.

Female Sexual Organs p. 779

Menses several days early, more .profuse, thin or thick, with heat and itching of vulva.— Violent sexual excitement (in females only).

Respiratory Organs p. 779

Difficult breathing.— Fetid breath.— Cough dry or loose, < in damp or cold weather, with thick yellow expectoration.

Heart p. 779

Constriction and heat at heart ; beats stronger.

Neck and Back p. 779

Stiff-neck. — Pricking and lancinating at nape.

Upper Limbs p. 779

Stiffness of arms ; difficulty in bending them.

Lower Limbs p. 779

Numbness of thighs.— Cold feeling along sciatic nerves ; felt soon after rising up. — Lancination along nerves of thighs and

Skin p. 779

Redness and subcutaneous swelling.:— Small red pimples and incessant itching. — Red pimples with white tips in beard and whiskers. — Pricking and violent itching in many parts, < at night.

Sleep p. 779

Sleepy in day ; sleepless ; restless ; starting from sleep at night