Helleborus Viridis
Clarke, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900, Vol. I, p. 884
Green Hellebore. N.O. Ranunculaceae. Tincture ol root ; of young shoots.
Clinical
Colic Diarrhœa. Epilepsy. Sore throat. Ulcers.
Characteristics
This was also proved by Schopf . It produced roaring in the ears ; itching in the nose ; and prickling of the tongue ; diarrhoea of liquid stools ; a condition of sopor. Cooper has cured with it ulcers of the leg, near the ankle, after the failure of Hell. n. Also a case of epilepsy in a child, the concomitant symptoms being : " Head sweats before the fit ; diarrhoea for four days ; sleepy."
Ears p. 885
Ringing and roaring in the ears ; with feeling of stoppage in both ears.
Nose p. 885
Violent itching of nose with frequent violent sneezing (from application of extract to mucous membrane of nose). 8« Mouth. — Prickling on tongue > by frequent rinsing of mouth with water. — Burning in mouth. — At first profuse secretion of saliva and mucus in mouth, soon followed by dryness. — The taste was so intensely bitter and rancid, that she suffered for a long time from nausea and great inclination to vomit.
Throat p. 885
Feeling of warmth in pharynx and stomach, gradually becoming a dull burning, not > by drinking much water. 1I9 la. Stomach and Abdomen.— Frequent eructations, and gurgling
Abdomen p. 885
Digestion disturbed several days. — Abdomen somewhat sensitive and distended.
Stool and Anus p. 885
Very profuse liquid stools. — Three liquid evacuations from bowels, at short intervals, with intense colic, the last stool accompanied by tenesmus, great nausea, with inclination to vomit, violent headache and thirst.
Urinary Organs p. 885
Micturition frequent, painless, urine pale. IQ. Pulse. — The pulse rose during the first hour several beats in frequency (apparently caused by the excessive nausea from the bad taste of the drug), and afterwards sank below the normal in one case ; while in those who took doses of 2 to 4 grains enveloped in a vehicle, the pulse immediately sank several beats.
Sleep p. 885
A condition bordering on sopor, lasting the whole night, and preventing refreshing sleep. — Night restless, sleep frequently interrupted.
Fever p. 885
Sensation of heat at times over the whole body.