Trimethylaminum

Propylaminum. N(CH,)3. [Found in many plants, Chen, v., Crata. ex., Phal. imp., Pyr. com., Arn., Cotyl. u., Fag. syl., &c., and in herring-brine.] Solution.

Clinical

Ankles, pains in. Rheumatic fever. Wrists, pains in.

Characteristics

TrimeihyL which is prepared from herringbrine among other sources, has a very unpleasant and ]>penetrating fish-like odour. At one time it was regarded as a panacea in cases of acute rheumatism. Experiments on patients and others show that it diminishes the amount of urea excreted. Hansen gives these as characteristics : great pains in wrist-joints, also great restlessness, pains in ankle-joints from standing < slight movement C. Carlton Smith (if. P., vi. 432) gives these : "Rheumatism, when the needle held in the fingers gets so heavy she cannot sew." '' Copious diarrhoea with pains in anile-joints but not in wrists ; thirst for large quantities of cold water (like Bry,)J'