Sphingurus

Spiggurus Martini (Mure). Historic subspinosom. Historic prehensilis. Tree Porcupine. N. O. Sphingurinae. Trituration of prickles taken from one of the sides.

Clinical

Hair falling out (head ; beard). Jaw-joint, pains in. Stammering. Zygoma, pain in.

Characteristics

The Old World porcupines have the name Histricinae, those of the New World Sphingurinae. Mure proved the 3X trituration of the prickles. The most noteworthy symptoms were — falling out of the hair, of whiskers especially ; pain in the jaw- joint and right zygoma. Itching of the pubes after taking tea. Embarrassed speech. Nausea at sight of food. The symptoms are : < Lying down. < After tea. > Walking in open air. > After dinner.

Mind

Capricious mood. — Everything is disagreeable to him.

Head

Dizziness behind the head. — Prickings on vertex. — Darting through l. skull-bones. — Hemicrania. — Boring pain in skull after breakfast. — The hair falls off.

Eyes

Lachrymation.

Ears

Deafness in l. ear. — Whizzing and buzzing in ears.

Face

Pain in articulation of jaw. — Pain in right zygoma. — Desquamation of whiskers.

Mouth

Bleeding of gums. — Bitter mouth, with salt taste.— Embarrassed speech.

Stomach

Nausea, with piercing pain in back. — Desire to vomit at sight of food.— Drowsy after dinner.-Constrictive pain in stomach. — Dry and full feeling in stomach at night. — Shootings in epigastrium.

Abdomen p. 1223

Sense of fulness in abdomen. — Painful swelling of abdomen before dinner. — Pain around navel.

Urinary Organs p. 1223

Violent pains in l. kidney. — Pain in urethra after urinating, < stooping.—-! tching of pubes after taking tea.

Respiratory Organs p. 1223

~Cough with pain in chest.

Chest p. 1223

Pain in intercostal muscles. — Pain in r. side as from a plug.

Heart p. 1223

Stitch in heart.

Neck and Back p. 1223

Constriction from neck to diaphragm.

Upper Limbs p. 1223

Pain in r. arm, as if broken. — Pain at lower end of r. forearm. — Pain in r. arm as if extension were prevented by a string.

Lower Limbs p. 1223

Knees give way. — Heat and numbness of feet. — Cracks between toes. — Lancing pain in r. big toe.

Generalities p. 1223

Passing pains in toes, r. temple, and one canine tooth. — Weakness,— Numbness. — Symptoms < lying down ; > walking in open air ; > after dinner.

Skin p. 1223

Itching all over with bleeding after scratching.

Sleep p. 1223

Yawning. — Morning dream about a serpent. — Merry dreams.

Fever p. 1223

Shuddering.— Shuddering with chattering of teeth.