Tetradymite

'' Rare crystals from North Carolina and Georgia, containing about 60 parts of Bismuth, 33 of Tellurium, 6 of Sulphur, and trac» of Selenium and Iron/' Trituration.

Clinical

Coccygodynia. Nails, ulceration of ; ingrowing. Tendo Achillis, pain in. Urticaria.

Characteristics

Hering proved Tetradymite, taking aboot five grains of the ist trituration. The most prominent symptoms were pains occurring in small spots ; ulcerative pains about the nails, and a sharp attack of urticaria from eating shuns. Pains in ankles, heels, and tendons Achillis were also severe, and these were < rising from a seat. f . MiAd.-«-After waking in morning, made actions by street noise,

Head

Pains in r. temfrfe ; in occiput

Ears

Pains in l. ear, afterwards in r., as if bones sore.

Nose

Repeated sneezing on going out; with discharge of thin mucus.

Mouth

Toothache r. lower jaw, afterwards L-*Coated tongue became clean.—* Bitter taste.

Stomach

Great hunger in morning.

Abdomen

Disagreeable feeling in abdomen.— Colic and desire for stool--morning, pinchingpressive pain in last ribs.

Stool and Anus

Pasty, scanty, lumpy stool, light yellow, with biting burning in anus. — No stool second day ; third day, in mornings scanty, soft stool with much pressure and discharge of blood ; in evening another soft stool with much black blood.

Male Sexual Organs

Violent erections in morning.

Respiratory Organs

Hoarseness. — Oppression > by sweat— difficult respiration in back part of throat and larynx.

Chest

Griping as with pincers, followed by violent sticking in upper chest, beneath l. shoulder, repeated at intervals; afterwards in l. elbow.

Neck and Back

Pain in nape. — Pain in small of back on rising.-- Severe pain in coccyx and lower extremity of r. ischium, esp. when sitting (an old symptom revived).

Limbs

Pain in l. leg, and L elbow. — Frequent pains in margins of nails as if an ulcer would develop, painful on pressure, as if burning and sore in small spots, esp. r. middle finger.

Upper Limbs

Stiffness in L arm as if lame < about elbowjoint, at part where ulnar nerve is exposed, constant incUnatton to stretch, twist, or turn arm. — Violent pain in hands as if in bones or nerves.

Lower Limbs

Sharp pain through l. leg. — Tendons Achillis (esp. r.) constantly painful as if sprained ; > walking ; < rising from seat — Pain in ankles, violent while sitting, < rising from seat — Cramp in r. side. 94.

Generalities p. 1401

Pains in small spots. 9$, Skin.-Nettlensh, e. in face after eating crabs ; whole face stiff even while eating.-*-Bruising pains as from hot needles.— crawling itching in r. palm. ad. Sleep. — Very sleepy, weary and ill-humoured while riding in carriage. — Awoke 3 a.m. from a dream that a steer was following him, and as though he had often had the dream before, which was not so. Vf, Fever. — Sweat, esp. on occiput and on nape ; at night, though the night was cool and windows open.