Camphora

Very strong characteristics of this drug are: coldness of the surface of the body to the touch, and in spite of this coldness, the patient throws off all covering, and will not remain covered; the face presents a bluish and pinched appearance.

In the autumn we frequently find patients suffering from the abuse of camphor during the summer for diarrhœa, etc.; stools smell of camphor, and other signs may be observed. The administration of Camphor, in a high potency, will very often effect. a perfect cure in these cases.

Mental

Anaiety.

Head

Heaviness of; influenza; headache with catarrhal affections, brought on by change of the weather; sun stroke, where there is restlessness and depression of spirits. F'ace pale. Eyes, sensation as if objects were too bright and shining; pupils contracted. Ears, ulcers in left. Mouth, saliva in; teeth feel too long; lock-jaw, with cold surface of the body.

Gastric

A|most continual eructations after dinner; nausea relieved by eructation. Stomach, violent pressure in pit of; painful to touch.

Abdomen

Burning in the.

Stool

Asiatic cholera, with cramps in calves, coldness of body, anguish, burning in œsophagus and stomach. Stool blackish, involuntary.

Urine

Burning; strangury.

Larynx

Mucus in the air-passages with danger of suffocation.

Chest

Stitches in left; oppression like suffocative catarrh.

Back

Stitches from between the scapulæ through the chest.

Extremities

Upper: Pain in elbow. Lower: Cracking of joints; tearing or cramp pains. Cramps in the calves of the legs; affections of the patella; back of the foot.

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Fever

Coldness of the body with paleness.

Generalities

Diarrhœa with colic-like pains; pain in inner parts as if bruised. Sleeplessness; difficult motion of limbs. Great weakness. Sinking of vital forces with paleness.

Worse p. 87

From cold air in general.

Better p. 87

From warm air in general.

Remedies following well p. 87

Arsen., Bellad., Coceul. ind., Nux vom., Rhus tox., and Veratr.

Antidotes p. 87

Opium, Dulcam.