Arnica Montana

The root of this plant which is fond of mountain-plains covered with trees of ordinary foliage, when exposed to the air loses very soon a considerable portion of its smell and its medicinal virtues ; these, however, it loses most by boiling. The recently prepared powder, having been dried in vessels that had been heated in warm water may be kept for several years in well-corked bottles, without losing almost any of its power.

The theories definitions, distinctions, and sophistic speculations of the old school have not been able, in the centuries of the past, to discover the specific curative power of this plant, or to perceive its remedial influence against the pernicious consequences which often attend falls, contusions, blows, thrusts, straining, twisting or tearing the solid parts of our organism.1 The common man had to discover the virtues of this drug ; after having used an innumerable quantity of other substances, he, at last, discovered in this remedy a protective agent against the consequences of falls, etc., and, therefore, called it " Fallkraut," (plant against falls.) Two hundred years ago, a physician (Ferr,) communicated this discovery of domestic practice to the profession, (who then named this herb Panacea lapsorum.)

All the symptoms attending violent contusions and tearing of the fibre, are analogically produced by Arnica, in healthy organisms, as the following series of symptoms shows.

Arnica may be advantageously employed against many forms of disease ; it is a polychrest. Its effect does not last beyond six days ; but, nevertheless, I have found it to be an indispensable intermediate remedy in the most inveterate chronic diseases.

It ought never to be used in purely inflammatory, acute diseases, characterized by external general heat ; nor ought it to be used in diarrhoea. In those affections Arnica will always prove hurtful ; the reason of this may be found in the following series of symptoms.

It will be found extremely useful in some kinds of spurious pleurisy.

Camphor is an antidote ; wine increases the effects of Arnica.

This drug has been tried by myself and Drs. Franz, Gross, Hahnemann, Homburg, Summer, Langhammer, Wislicenus.

Noack and Trinks offer the following remarks on Arnica. Arnica is suitable when the nervous system, the animal as well as the vegetative, is in a state of torpidity. It is suitable for those stages of inflammation where the vital powers begin to become extinct, where torpid fever or neurophlogosis sets in ; under these circumstances it is the contrary of Aconite, which corresponds to the purely inflammatory, especially the synochal character. Arnica is especially useful in the so-called status gastricus nervous putridus : it appears to be suitable to the nervous venous constitutions, to plethoric young people, with a red face, or to persons of a lymphatic temperament, to exhausted individuals that have been weakened by disease, with a pale-yellow, livid face. As a remedy against the effects of blows, contusions, etc. Arnica rivals Rhus Toxic, Conium, Acidum sulph. Symphytum officinale, Calendula officinalis, Ruta, Ledum and Ferrum muriat. Rhus, however, corresponds more to the consequences attending an extension of membranous tissues, especially the ligaments of the joints ; Conium is more suitable for contusions which produce a condensation of the cellular tissue and induration of glandular structures, accompanied by a sensation of numbness. Symphytum answers more the pressure and contusion of bones ; Calendula is suitable for supinating, bloody and serous infiltrations of the cellular tissue in open wounds and ulcers ; Ruta we know to be a specific in cases of mechanical injury of the tarsal and carpal joint, and in rheumatic paralysis of these parts; Ferrum, muriaticum is especially useful in a similar affection of the shoulder-joint, and Ledum, when the hip-joint is the seat of those symptoms. — Concussions of the brain and the spinal marrow. — Soporous, apoplectic and paralytic fits, convulsions and tremor of the limbs, when consequent upon concussions and contusions. — Traumatic convulsions. — Epilepsy, after mechanical injuries. — Tetanus. — Trismus. — Precursory symptoms of apoplexy, even the apoplexia nervosa, sanguinea, serosa, when fully developed. — Atonic hemorrhages. — Nervous, gastric and putrid fevers. Status nervous stupidus, fever accompanied by violent pleuritic stitches at every inspiration, small, quick, slipping pulse, tongue exhibiting brown streaks in the middle, great thirst, trembling of the lower lip, gathering of flocks in the air, involuntary stool, etc. — Intermittent fevers, especially after the type had been suppressed by Quinine. — Puerperal fevers, especially with a gastric-bilious character. — Milk-fever. — Wound-fever. — Rheumatism and gout, especially podagra, with inflammatory erysipelatous swelling of the affected parts. — Frozen limbs. — Consequences of fright. — Bad effects from the abuse of Cinchona. — Poisoning by lead. — Atrophy of children (?) Measles with dangerous swelling of the parotid glands. — Excoriations. — Furuncles. — Ulcers with putrid character. — Decubitus. — Stings of insects. — Melancholia consequent upon injury of the head, fright, onanism, suppression of the usual evacuations and obstinate constipation. — Frenzy of parturient women, accompanied by nymphomania. — Different kinds of cerebral affections, especially of children ; hydrocephalus acutus, when the secretions proceed from the membranes of the brain, especially after scarlatina miliaris. — Encephalomalacia (?) Vertigo with constipation. — Pain as from bruises in the head and body, remaining after the influenza. — Traumatic inflammation of the eyes, both recent and more advanced when exudations had set in. — Cicatrices of the cornea ; incipient amaurosis, especially when consequent upon external injuries of the eyes and the brain. — Bleeding at the nose, especially when produced by a fall or a contusion. — Swelling of one cheek. — Hemorrhages from the mouth. Toothache, with swelling of the cheeks.' — Oesophagitis. — Haematemesis. — Consequences of blows upon the pit of the stomach : continued pressing and cutting pains in the pit of the stomach and the epigastrium ; constant nausea ; frequent empty retching, especially at night ; vomiting, even when eating ever so little ; slow fever ; great emaciation ; sad, peevish mood and despondency. — Gastric and bilious conditions. — Cardialgia consequent upon chronic gastritis or loss of humors. — Splenetic stitches. — Serous and mucous enteritis ; proctitis ; dysentery, especially with a typhoid character, when characterized by copious, and frequently involuntary, decomposed stools, mixed with black blood, and having a cadaverous smell, slight tenesmus, meteorism, little pain in the abdomen, dry tongue, teeth covered with mucus, pale, disfigured countenance, accelerated, weak, small pulse, viscous, cold sweat and ecchymosis upon the skin. — Paralytic diarrhoea. — Lienteria (?) — Retention of urine, with a feeling of fullness of the bladder, and inability to emit the urine ; ischuria haemorrhoidalis ; ischuria traumatic. Hematuria consequent upon external injuries. — Inflammatory swelling of the testes. — Hematocele consequent upon external injuries. — Inflammation of the genital organs after a difficult labor. — After-pains in a long, difficult, artificial delivery, when occasioned by the fetus pressing mechanically upon the parts. According to several observers, Arnica is not of much use against after-pains ; according to Gross and Lobethal, Secale and Pulsatilla ought to be used ; Griesselich says that Arnica has helped in some cases. According to Emmerich, Arnica is useful against the after-pains of parturient women and those frequently-occurring tearing and paralytic pains which commence in the small of the back and the groin, and extend down along the internal side of the thigh as far as the toe • these pains are accompanied by nervous uneasiness in the extremities ; the patient knows not how to rest them ; there is often a feeling as if the flesh were being severed from the bone ; sometimes one, sometimes both extremities are affected ; the pains come on three days after the delivery. — Metrorrhagia and profuse menstruation. — Deficiency of milk attending the loss of humors, diarrhoea, voluptuous excitement. — Bloody milk in women affected with scurvy. — Erysipelatous inflammation of the breast, and soreness of the nipples of nursing women. — Whooping-cough, third stage. — Influenza. — Hsemoptoe, consequent upon external injuries ; in nursing women, in plethoric persons, or when caused by a cold or exertion ; in young people with tubercles in the lungs, with a consumptive habit, or when pulmonary consumption has already set in, in which case slight efforts of the body or arms, in stooping or lifting, violently grasping or holding, etc., excite the cough. — Spurious pleuritis. — Pleurodynia. — Pleuritis, produced by mechanical causes, with plastic or serous effusion. — Hydrothorax. — Pneumonia, produced by mechanical causes ; nervous inflammations of the lungs, when the bloody expectoration is unmixed. — Voluntary limping, in the incipient stage. — Phlegmasia alba dolens. — Arthromeningitis traumatic, rheumatic. — Pain in the toes after cutting a corn.

Analogous Remedies : Amm. Ars. Cann. Caps. Chin. Ipec. Merc. Phosp. Puls. Rhus. Sabin. Samb. Seneg. Stap. Verat. — 2. Acon. Bell. Bry. Calc. Cham. Cic. Cin. Con. Coloc Cycl. Euphr. Ferr. Hep. s. Hyosc. Ign. Natr. Natr. mur. Nux. v. Op. Rut. Sec. Sulp. ac. Zinc. — 3. Lach. Nitr. Nitr. ac.

Head p. 65

Sudden vertigo, at dinner, as if he would fall forward. Vertigo when walking. * Vertigo in the forehead, especially when walking ; every thing turns with her, and threatens to fall over with her. Vertigo ; it is almost imperceptible when sitting and bending the head over ; but when righting or moving the head, she feels as if every thing turned with her.

5. Vertigo. Obtusion of the head. Obtusion of the head, vertigo and anguish are aggravated by artificial vomiting. Stupefying headache, early in the morning. Heaviness in the forehead, (a 1. h.) He is sitting absorbed in a revery, although he thinks, properly speaking, of nothing. Want of memory ; he forgets the word which he is about speaking. Absence of mind ; he cannot direct his thoughts long to one object. Contraction of the pupils, with obnubilation of the head, and obtusion of one half of the skull. Gloominess in the head, without any particular headache, (a. 2 h.)

15. He is easily absorbed by reveries, while awake. Internal heat, especially in the head, with heaviness of the head, without any thirst. Burning in the head, accompanied by a dull continued pain, as if the head were being distended from within outwards. "Burning in the brain, the remainder of the body being cool, or at least not hot. * Heat in the head ; the remainder of the body being cool, or at least not hot.

20. Headache. * Headache in the temples, (a. £ h.) Headache, which is also followed by a throbbing headache in the temples. Aching in the forehead. * Aching in the forehead, which increases near the warm stove, as if the brain were rolled up in a lump.

25. Headache as if the head were being distended from within outwards ; the pain seems to emanate from something soft in the vertex, with traction in the occiput, and tearing towards the temples. Headache over the eyes extending towards the temples, with a sensation as if the integuments of the forehead were spasmodically contracted, (a. 1 h.) First, aching the forehead, afterwards stitching and shooting pain in the forehead ; accompanied chilliness, (a. 8 h.) Aching in the forehead, especially when walking, or ascending the stairs, reflecting or reading. Pressure in the right half of the frontal bone ; afterwards sneezing ; the pressure then moved into the left, afterwards into the righi ear. (a 2 d.)

30. Aching, with traction, in the left half of the skull, beginning at the ear and coming out at the top of the head. (a. 3 h.) Stupefying, dull, continued pain in the forehead, more externally, (a. 5-J- h.) Headache, externally, on the top of the head. Sneezing twice in succession ; this is followed by a pain in the left side of the forehead, as after a violent knock against something. * Violent stitches in the forepart of the head, when coughing, (a. 7 h.)

35. Violent stitches in the head, when coughing, (a. 10 h.) Headache ; stitches extending upwards ; they come on again when coughing or moving the head, and can only be assuaged by resting the head upon the painful side. Pricking pain in the forehead, which becomes worse by lifting up the eyes, with heat in the face and thirst. * Stitches in the forehead. Jerking stitches in the forehead.

40. Jerking stitches in the left temple. Headache as if a nail had been thrust into the temple, accompanied by general sweat, about midnight ; this is followed by faintishness. (a. some h.) Headache in the left temple, returning from time to time, pricking and tearing, (a. 4 h.) Stitches in the temporal region, following each other in quick succession, extending towards the forehead, (a. 4 h.) Rapid stitches in the left frontal eminence, accompanied by the sensation as if an extravasation of blood had taken place in the forehead

45. Stitching pain in the forehead. Dull stitches in the temples, (a. 1. h.) Jerking, lancinating headache, when stooping, as if every thing would issue from the forehead ; accompanied by nausea, qualmishness. * Headache in the shape of twitching tearings, increased by stooping and coughing. * Twitching headache in the forepart of the head, (a. 1 h.)

50. Tearing in the left temple ; when walking in the open air, the headache, distending the head from within outwards, returns, (a. 10. h.) Repeated tearings in the left temple. Great internal and external heat of the head. Transitory burning on the top of the head and neck, externally. Tingling in the forehead.

55. Tingling over the orbits. (Headache, which is tolerable only when lying, but intolerable when raising one's self and sitting in the bed. Tingling on the top of the head, externally. Feeling of cold at a small place on the forehead, as if some one touched him with a cold thumb. Pain as if a knife were drawn through the head, transversely from the left side, towards the opposite side ; this is immediately followed by internal coldness of the head, which caused the hair to stand on end.

60. Pain in the occiput, at some places, as if the hair were pulled out, or resembling severe electric shocks. Stinging itching of the hairy scalp, which cannot be relieved by scratching. The integuments of the head as far as he eyebrows, are firmly attached to the skull, and are almost immovable, (a. 1-J- h.) Pimples on the side of the forehead ; they are partly filled with pus. (a. 3 d.)

Eyes p. 67

The countenance is fallen in a good deal.

65. Dry heat in the face, towards evening, extending as far as behind the ears, without any thirst, the nose being quite cold. (a. 24 h.) Cramp-like tearing of the left eyebrow. Contraction of the pupils, (a. 2 h.) Staring eyes, denoting anguish. The margin of the upper eyelids, along its line of contact with the eyeball, internally, is painful when the lids are moved, as if they were too dry and a little sore.

70. "Contraction of the pupils, with obnubilation of the head. Sharp, fine stitches in the internal canthus. He felt well during the siesta, as long as the eyes were closed ; opening them was attended with qualmishness of the stomach. Dilatation of the pupils, (a. 26 h.) Stitches in the eyes.

75. Itching of the canthi. (a. 27 h.) Burning iri the eyes. Burning in the eyes, without any dryness. Occasional flow of tears, which burn like fire. * Slight protrusion of the right eye ; it looks more elevated and larger than the left.

80. Drawing pain in the right eyeball, (a. 2 h.) * Painful, dull, intermittent pressure on the margin of the left orbit. Spasmodic pressive twitchings under the left eye, on the nasal bone ; they extend even over the ball of the eye.

Ears, face and nose p. 67

Pain, internally, in the cartilage of the left ear, as if the parts had been bruised or contused. Intermittent pressure in both ears, in the region of the tympanum, (a. 10 h.)

85. Dull stitches through the internal ear. (a. 1 h.) Stitch darting through the right ear, then through the left, lastly through the eyes, with a feeling in the eyes as if they were turned upwards by force. Heat and burning in the lobule. Feeling as of one ear being hot, which, however, is not the case, (a. 1 h.) Dull, long stitches behind the ear.

90. First, stitches, afterwards a tearing pain in the ear. (a. 1 h.) Pressure in the ear. Sensibly diminished hearing, (a. 30 h.) The hearing is much more acute, (a. 10 h.) Humming of the ears.

95. Tingling in the left ear. (a. 3 h. Humming in the ears. (a. 7 h.) Feeling of heat externally, of the left ear and in the cheek. Eruption on the cheeks, like small-pox ; most of it occurs under the eyes. Twitching throbbings in the left cheek, (a. -J- h.)

100. Throbbing and pinching in the swollen cheek, as if two hammers beat against each other, crushing the flesh. Pain as from bruises, in the articulation "of the right jaw, when moving the jaw to and fro, early in the morning, (a. 20 h.) Redness and burning in one cheek, the body being cool, or, at any rate, not hot. Red swelling of one cheek, with throbbing and pinching pain, swollen lip and great heat in the head, with a cold body ; the feet felt sometimes hot. Thrills of heat over the head, with sweat gathering in the face.

105. Thrills of heat in the face, in the evening, (a. 36 h.) * Hot, red, shining, stiff swelling of the left cheek. When yawning, cramp-like pain in the cheek, (a. 1 h.) Tingling over the left cheek, like a shivering without coldness, extending as far as the side of the occiput, (a. 6 h.) Cramp-like pain at the root of the nose, (a. 2 h.)

110. The nose fains him from above downwards, as if he had had a violent fall upon it. Lancinating pain in the nose. * Swelling of the nose. Sense as if the nostrils were ulcerated ; the nose is sore within. Pimples in the nose and under the nose, which are filled with pus at the tips, with a biting pain.

115. Feeling of heat in the nose ; however, it is cold to the touch. * Frequent bleeding at the nose. Dull pressure on the nasal bone, with stupefaction. Feeling as if an insect were crawling near the nose ; this cannot be removed by rubbing. Itching tingling on the side of the nose, going off by rubbing, (a. 1 h.)

Jaws p. 68

120. Itching of the upper lip ; when rubbing it, it burns. The external margin around the lips, especially the upper lip, becomes chapped, as by cold. (a. 8^ h.) Pimples on both sides of the upper lip. (a. 2 d.) " Pimple in the groove of the upper lip, in the middle, with redness all around, and a tensive pain. Parched lips.

125. Chapped lips. Ulcerated corners of the mouth, with a burning pain, especially when moving those parts. Tingling in the lips as if they had gone to sleep, (a. 2$ h.) Burning heat in both lips, with moderate warmth of" the body. Swollen lips.

130. Violent trembling of the lower lip. Incipient paralysis of the lower jaw. Swelling of the submaxillary glands. Aching and twitchings (intermitting tearings) in the muscles covering the ramus of the lower jaw. Swelling of the submaxillary glands ; they are especially painful when he raises or turns his head, (a. 4 d.)

135. Prominent swelling of the cervical glands ; they are exceedingly painful, especially when moving the neck or speaking. Rough traction in the muscles of the left side of the neck, with a feeling as from bruises. Tearing in the neck. Pressure in the muscles of the neck, as if the cravat were tied too fast. Her head feels so heavy that she lets it constantly hang on one side.

140. The head feels heavy, and is so movable on account of a weakness of the muscles of the neck, that it easily inclines to all sides, (a. 4 h.) Pain in the teeth, as if the roots of the teeth were being scraped with a knife. Tingling in the gums, as if they had gone to sleep. Teeth covered with mucus, (a. 1 h.) Vacillation and elongation of the teeth, without any pain.

145. * (Toothache as if the teeth had been bit out, sprained, were vacillating ; it is throbbing ; the teeth feel as if they were pressed out by the blood rushing towards them ; they are, then, more painful when touched.) Pressure on the inferior and internal gums, as of a leaden bullet. Tearing toothache of the left molar teeth, upper row, during dinner ; the pain goes off after dinner. During mastication, the gums pain as if from subcutaneous ulceration, especially the place under the tongue.

Mouth p. 69

Dryness in the mouth without any thirst.

150. Dryness in the mouth, with great thirst. * Tongue coated white, with a good appetite and good taste, (a. 2 d.) Dryness in the mouth early in the morning, without any thirst, the taste in the mouth being putrid, (a. 14 h.) Sensation of dryness on the tip of the tongue, in the palate, on the lips, with shivering over the arms and thighs, (a. 2 h.) Biting' sensation on the tongue. (a. 4h.)

155. Sensation as of the tongue being sore. (a. 4 h.) Feeling in the palate as of something astringent having touched the parts, (a. 5 h.) Aching of the velum pendulum palate. Burning in the back part of the throat, with a feeling of internal heat, or rather that sort of anguish which originates in heat, (without any heat being perceptible externally.) Stinging in the back part of the throat, between the acts of swallowing.

160. Pain in the fauces as if something hard or rough (ex. a crust of bread) were lodged in it, in the afternoon when lying down ; the pain passess off when rising, (a. 6 h.) Noise during deglutition. Deglutition is prevented by a sort of nausea, as if the food would not go down.

Gastric symptoms p. 70

Bitter taste in the mouth earlyafter waking up. * Putrid, slimy taste in the mouth.

165. (Every thing which he takes, tastes sour.) (Repugnance to milk.) His (usual) tobacco is repugnant to him. * Repugnance to meat and broth. Desire for vinegar.

170. Want of appetite in the evening. Want of appetite, the tongue being coated white and yellow. Difficult deglutition. Taste of rotten eggs in the mouth, between the meals. Phlegm in the . throat ; it tastes bitter when hawking it up. (a. 12 h.)

175. * Bitter taste in the mouth. Sputa mixed with blood, (a. 2 d.) A kind of suppressed, imperfect hiccough after dinner. * Empty eructations. (a.J-h.) Inclination to eructations.

180. 'During the eructations a bitter phlegm is gulped up. * Empty eructations. * Early in the morning, eructations, tasting of rotten eggs. Gulping up of saltish water.

185. Nausea and disposition to vomit early in the morning. Heart-burn. She wants to drink constantly, but she knows not what, because every thing is offensive to her. Half-suppressed eructations. Enormous appetite in the evening ; after the meal, one is immediately affected with a feeling of repletion, and a colic-like pressure in several places of the abdomen, especially the sides.

190. (At noon, during dinner, one cheek is affected with a perceptible degree of warmth.) After supper she weeps, is peevish, listens to nobody, and does not wish to be told any thing. Complete want of appetite with nausea. * Nausea. Qualmishness of the stomach, with empty eructations.

195. Nausea without vomiting, or without any stool. He feels a vertigo and nausea when reading too long. * Inclination to vomit. Retching, unto vomiting. Vomiting. * Vomiting of coagulated blood. Empty retching, (a. \ h.) * Retching at night ; vomiting, however, does not come on ; in the pit of her stomach, there is a weight as of a lump. Violent pressure on the sternum, over the pit. Violent jerks under the stomach.

205. Sense as of digging in the pit ; as if something were being rolled up there like a ball of thread. After a meal, fulness in the pit of the stomach, and painful pressure at a little spot deep in the hypogastrium, immediately behind the ossa pubis (in the bladder ?) ; it is most felt when standing, and constantly excites micturition, (a. 4 h.)

Stomach p. 70

Feeling of repletion of the stomach, accompanied by loathing. Pressure in the pit of the stomach as of a hand ; this pressure gradually ascended up to the neck ; she then felt nauseated, and the water collected in her mouth ; this went off after lying down ; then there was only a pressure in the abdomen, (a. 1 h.) * Pinching, spasmodic griping in the stomach.

210. (Biting pain in the stomach) (immediately.) Flatus accompanied by pressure at the stomach. Pain in the region of the heart, as if the heart were squeezed together, or as if it got a violent shock. Oppression of the heart. Pressure as if a stone were lying in the stomach ( immediately.)

215. Grunting in the stomach with colic. Aching, transversely across over the pit of the stomach, with dyspnoea.

Abdomen p. 71

Spasm in the hypochondriac region. Pressure below the last ribs. Sense as of digging in the pit of the stomach, (a. -J h.) One feels as something were being rolled up there, as a ball of thread, (a. 24 h.)

220. Pinching in the stomach. Pressure shooting upwards in the region of the spleen, resembling a continued stitch, when walking, (a. 6 h.) Stitches under the false ribs of the left side, intercepting the breath, when standing. Clawing throbbing on the left side, between the pit of the stomach and the umbilicus. Cutting over the umbilicus, especially when breathing deeply and at every step, but neither immediately before nor after stool.

225. Cutting in the abdomen as after a cold. Colic resembling dysentery ; a kind of grinding deep in the hypogastrium, within the hips, on both sides, accompanied by nausea and slumber. (Between 2 and 5. h.) * Tension and inflation of the abdomen, especially the lower part, a couple of hours after a moderate supper, accompanied by a dull, general pressure in those parts, especially in the side of the abdomen, without any flatus being distinctly felt. This symptom continues during the night, with heat of the limbs and dreams, which fatigue the mind ; he wakes up every hour ; the inodorous flatus which he emits, affords him no relief. Tense distention of the right side of the abdomen, when at rest ; the part is painful as from an internal wound ; when coughing, blowing the nose, or setting down the foot, it feels painful as if it had been shaken, torn or cut to pieces ; it is even painful when merely touched externally, and feels as if one cut into a wound ; the pain is relieved by the emission of flatulence, and rages every day from morning until two oclock in the afternoon. Pain in the region of the liver, which presses like a stone both during expiration and inspiration ; the pain was felt when he lay on his left side.

230. Although she had eaten a good deal, she nevertheless felt hungry, as if she had not eaten any thing — but she felt as if she had drunk a good deal ; sense as of swashing in the body. Tearing in the abdomen over the navel. Violent cutting in the left side of the abdomen, which darted upwards like a stitch as far as the vertex, so that he jumped up as if touched by an electric spark, (a. 24 h.) Pinching over the umbilicus. Violent jerk below the stomach.

235. Pain in the right side of the abdomen, as from a sudden contusion, when walking, (a. 26 h.) Clawing throbbing on the left side, between the pit of the stomach and the umbilicus. Sharp stitches in both loins, (a. 3 h.) Pain in the loins, cutting from without inwards, especially when stooping, (a. 60 h.) Dull stitches in the right side, below the ribs.

240. Sharp thrusts through the abdomen from one side to the opposite, (a. 3 h.) Aching pain in the region of the liver, (a. 2 d.) Burning stinging pains in the epigastric region. Retraction of the umbilicus. Fine tearings in the abdominal muscles, (a. 1 h.)

245. Fine stitch in the abdominal muscles, which leaves an itching behind ; it passes off by scratching, (a. 3 h.) Colic ; an hour afterwards tenesmus ; at last an evacuation of fgeces composed of small lumps, mixed with flatulence. Flatus, rumbling in the abdomen. Colic, apparently from incarcerated flatus. Colicky pains, owing to flatulence.

250. Grunting, rumbling in the abdomen, flatulence. Fermenting flatus in the abdomen. Loud grunting in the abdomen, as from emptiness, (a. 10 h.) Grunting and fermenting flatus, below the umbilical region, (a. 1£ h.)

Stool p. 72

Tenesmus, with emission of flatulence ; previously grunting in the intestines, (a. 1 h.)

255. Flatus smelling like rotten eggs. (a. 3 h.) Tenesmus ; this is followed by a copious, thin or pap-like, sourish-smelling stool, giving great relief, (every day four to five times.) Tenesmus. Tenesmus every half hour ; but nothing except slime was passed. Hard, difficult stool, with pressure in the abdomen, (a. 36 h.)~ 260. Pap-like diarrhoea, with distention of the abdomen previous to stool. * Pap-like, brown stool, with grumbling in the abdomen, as if diarrhoea came on. (a. 1| h.) Aching in the rectum, (a. 6 h.) Frequent, small stools, consisting only of slime, (a. 6, 7 h.)

265. Frequent stool ; after every stool he is obliged to lie down. * White diarrhoea-like stool* (Diarrhoea resembling brown yeast.) * Constipation. Nightly diarrhoea with straining colic, as if from flatulence.

270. * Involuntary stool at night, when asleep. * Undigested stools, although not liquid. Straining in the rectum. Tenesmus of the rectum. Straining and pressing in the rectum when standing, (a. 7 h.)

275. Blind haemorrhoids.

Urinary organs p. 73

More frequent desire to urinate than usual. Frequent desire to urinate, with copious emission oi urine, (alh.) Watery urine. Retention of urine, with tenesmus ot the bladder. Tenesmus of the neck of the bladder. * Tenesmus ot the bladder, the urine dropping out involuntarily, (a. 1 h.) One has to stand a good while before some urine is emitted. Desire to urinate, accompanied by a somewhat biting burning, increased after micturition. Cutting pain in the orifice of the urethra, at the termination of micturition.

285. Stitches in the urethra. Stitches in the urethra after micturition, (alh.) Frequent emission of a watery urine, (a. 12 h.) Emission of a quantity ot urine ; he is able, especially at night, to retain it a long time. (a. 30 h ) Brown, clear urine, which immediately becomes whitish and turbid, (a. 48 h.) * Brown urine with brick-red sediment. A small quantity of red urine. Frequent emission of white watery urine, the quantity of which is smaller than the liquid which he had drunk; the last drops of the urine do not come out easily. (The first 4 h.) Early in the morning he emits a quantity of urine, which, however, flows slowly as if the urethra were constricted, (a. 24 h.) He emits dark-red urine, the quantity of which is larger than the liquid he had drunk — 395 Frequent desire to urinate, with emission of a smaller quantity of yellow-red urine, (a. 46 h.) Itching in the anterior part of the urethra, in the region of the glans, when he is not urinating. , . ,

Genital organs p. 73

Itching, or itching stitches in the glans. Fine stitch through the glans. Itching red spot upon the glans. —300 Itching pimple on the prepuce. Single stitches in the scrotum (Painless tubercle on the scrotum.) Violent, continued erections after waking up, without any desire for an embrace or without any amorous thoughts, (a. 12 h). Violent sexual desire, and continued erections (in a weak old man.)— 305 Several pollutions in one night, with voluptuous dreams. Effusion of semen (by day) during an affectionate caress Early in bed, feeling of weakness with relaxed testicles, as it he had had an effusion of semen the night before, while asleep, which, however, was not the case. Symptoms as it the menses would make their appearance. A girl of twenty years, who had not had her courses for one year, but was otherwise healthy, had an attack of nausea in the pit of the stomach, immediately after taking the medicine ; this was followed by

a lump of blood passing through the vagina.

Cold coryza p. 73

310. Sneezing, violent coryza. Coryza,

in the evening, when going to bed ; catarrh on the chest, on

waking up. Hoarseness, early in the morning. (Sense as ot crackling in the trachea, when walking, and, in the evening, when lying down.)

315. Fetid breath from the mouth. (Constant burning about the borders of the nostrils, with desire to sneeze.) Sneezing, (a. 2£ h.) Frequent sneezing, (a. 48 h.) Vapor, as of rotten substances, coming out of the mouth during an expiration, for two days

320. During an eructation he felt as if his breath caused an agreeable cooling in the trachea, as if the walls of the trachea were too thin. Feeling of internal coldness in the chest. Dry, short, and hacking cough, as from a titillation in the trachea, every morning after rising. Entirely dry cough produced by a titillation in the lowest part of the trachea, (a. 4. h.) (Cough with expectoration, which appears to come out of the posterior nares.)

325. * Cough produced by titillation in the upper part of the larynx, during the siesta, (a. 4 h.) Cough at night, during sleep. Even yawning excites cough. Cough is excited by cries, in children, when accompanied by indignation and tossing about, (between the seventh and eighth hour.) * Cough, in children, produced by weeping and lamenting.

330. Pain in the chest, as if it were raw, with roughness of the throat during cough. * Hcemoptoe. Cough exciting vomiting. Cough producing a feeling in the ribs as if all of them were bruised. Cough with stitches in the side of the chest, (a. 10 h.)

335. Bloody expectoration from the chest.

Chest p. 74

* Short, panting breath. Dyspnoea, quick expirations, and inspirations. Anguish and pains in the chest. * Oppression at the chest, with anguish, pains in the abdomen, and headache.

340. * Excessive difficulty of breathing. Frequent and slow deep breathing, with pressure below the chest. Aching in the lower extremity of the sternum, which is especially felt during a deep inspiration, (a. 12 h.) Dull pressure over the pit of the stomach, in the lower part of the sternum Stitching achingly in the chest.

345. Cutting aching, with pressing through both sides of the thoracic cavity, increased by inspiration, (a. 1 h.) * Dull stitches entering the thoracic cavity through the sternum, (a. 2 h.) Pain in the left side of the chest, like pricks of pins. (a. 29 h.) Prickings in the sides of the chest. (Quick, difficult inspirations, slow expirations.)

350. * Stitching pain in one of the two sides of the chest, accompanied by a short cough, which increases the pain and by continued asthma. * Stitches and prickings below the last rib. Pain, like prickings, in the right side of the chest Violent stitches in the middle of the left breast. * Dull stitches in the right side, near the ribs.

355. * Stitches in the left breast, during a deep inspiration, near the sternum. Stitches in both sides, under the ribs, as from flatulence, (a. 1 h.) Aching and stitches in front, in the sternum, especially when walking. His chest feels affected, raw ; his sputa is sometimes tinged with blood, especially when walking, (a. 36 h.) * All the joints of the bones and cartilages of the chest feel painful as if they were bruised, during motion and breathing.

360. Stitches in the heart from the left side to the right. Oppression at the heart. The beating of the heart is more like quivering. Pain in the region of the heart, as if it were squeezed together, or as if it got a shock, (a. 36 h.) The motion of the heart is first very rapid, therl suddenly slow.

365. Pain as from a sprain in the joints of the chest and back. (Drawing pain in the chest, accompanied by anguish.) Anguish transversely across the chest, with inclination to vomit, (a. 2 h.) Early when waking up, a load of blood appears to have accumulated in the chest ; after a little exercise, he feels better. In the middle of the left breast, a painless feeling of constriction, which aggravates breathing, accompanied by a pain in the pit of the stomach, which arrests breathing.

370. (Feeling of tension across the chest as far as the neck ; this tension is lessened by lying on the back, increased by walking, and becoming painful when standing.) (a. 2 h.) Aching in the right breast, at a small place ; the pain remains unaltered either by motion, or contact, or breathing. Red sweat on the chest. Stinging itching in the sides of the chest and in the back, which cannot be removed by scratching, (after some minutes.) Tingling itching in the left side of the chest, (a. 1 h.)

Back p. 75

375. Pain in the os sacrum, as after a violent thrust or fall. The small of the back is painful as if it had been beaten off. Pain in the small of the back as if something had been torn inside. Pain in the small of the back ; he felt stitches in that part, when coughing, breathing deeply, or walking. Arthritic pain in the back and limbs.

380. Pain as from bruises in the back. Burning pain in the back, when walking out into the open air. Sensation in the back, almost under the shoulders, as if something like a lump were lodged there, which causes dull stitches during motion, not when at rest. Stitch, at every inspiration, in the right side of the back, extending from the last ribs, as high up as the axilla, (a. 48 h.) Sensation as if the spinal marrow were being poured into its canal with a syringe, with a feeling of concussion.

385. Tingling in the vertebral column. Tingling in the dorsal spine, afterwards in the false ribs as far the stomach. Painful pressure in the middle of the dorsal spine, (when sitting.) The dorsal spine is painful, as if it were not able to carry the body. Aching between the scapulae, (a. 2 d.)

390. Cutting thrusts between the scapulas, extending into the thoracic cavity, when walking (a. 6 h.) Pricking itching on the scapula, (a. 2 h.) Pain of the right scapula, towards the back, as after a violent shock or fall. When bending the head over, he feels a pressure and tension in the lowest cervical vertebra. Cramp-like pain in the cervical vertebras, accompanied by dull stitches from without inwards, (a. 2 h.)

395. Cramp-like tensive pain in the muscles of the neck, when sneezing or yawning. Pimple on the side of the neck, which when touched is affected with a stinging pain. (a. 48 h.) '

Superior extremities p. 76

Drawing and aching in the left shoulder, when standing straight. Broad sharp stitches below the axilla, from without inwards Sense of excoriation below the shoulder.

400. The arms feel weary, fcs if he had been bruised by blows, so that he was unable to bend his fingers inwards. Pain as from bruises on the anterior surface of the arms. Drawing, cramp-like pain in the long bones of the fingers and the fore-arm ; it extends behind from below upwards. Tingling in the arms. Painful concussion or shock in the arm, almost as from an electric machine.

405. Painful stitches, like shocks, in the upper part of the upper arm. Twitches in the left upper arm, as if a nerve were put upon the stretch. Twitchings in the muscles of the upper arm, (immediately.) Dull stitches in the middle of the upper arm, which cause him to start. Intermittent, painfully pressive tearing, extending from the lower part of the left upper arm as far as the elbow, apparently in the bone.

410. Tingling in the fore-arms. When bending the arm, the flexor muscles of the fore-arm became stiff; extending these muscles again is painful to him. (a. 2 h.) Sharp, broad stitches below the elbow-joints, (a. 2 h.) Slow, dull stitches in the left fore-arm, with acute pains, as if the arm were broken, (early when in bed.) Tearing pain in the arms and hands.

415. Burning stitches in the fore-arm. Pain as from a sprain in the wrist-joint. Pain as from a sprain in the left wrist-joint, (a. 2 d.) Sharp stitches in the wrist-joint, increased by motion, (a. 2 h.) Pain as from a sprain in the wrist, (chest, back, hips.)

420. Tearing pain in the left wrist-joint, especially when writing ; the pain is felt in the dorsum of the hand ; it decreases when letting the hands hang down. Lancinating tearing in the wrists, especially in the left. (a. 3 h.) Tingling and crawling in the hands. Distended veins of the hands, with a full, strong pulse. Weakness of the hands, especially when seizing something, (a. 2 h.)

425. Aching of the dorsum of the hand. Cramp in the fingers of the left hand. Pain in the balls of both thumbs, as if they had been knocked against something hard. Fine pricking itching of the posterior joints of the fingers ; it goes off by scratching, (a. 36 h.) Itching pimple between the thumb and the index finger ; when touched it becomes affected with a fine stinging pain, as if a splinter were lodged in it. (a. 40 h.)

430. Stitches in both middle fingers, (and in the knee.) Lancinating, twitching pain in the finger. Fine stitches in the anterior joint of the middle finger, (a. \ h.) Itching stitches in the tip of the middle finger, (a. 2 h.) Sharp stitches in the bend of the middle joint of the index finger, (a. 2 h.)

Inferior extremities p. 77

435. Trembling in the lower extremities. Tearing pain in the lower extremities. (Abscess of the psoas muscle.) Single thrusts in the hips. Pain as from a sprain in the hips, (back, chest, wrists.)

440. Tearing pain in the lower extremities. At night, the lower extremities are painful, when laid across one another. Drawing pressive pain in the left hip-joint, the thigh being extended, when sitting, (a. 5 h.) Pain in the thigh, when rising and stepping upon the foot. Sense as of twitching in the muscles of the thigh.

445. Continual pinching on the outer side of the thighs, (a. £ h.) Pain in the thighs, when walking, as from a blow or contusion. Drawing, cramp-like pressure in the muscles of the left thigh, when sitting, (a. 48 h.) Pinching twitchings in the upper portion of the left thigh, near the scrotum. Stitches in the knee, (and in both middle-fingers.)

450. Fine stitches in the thigh over the knee. (a. f h.) Itching stitches on the inner side of the thigh over the knee ; they become more violent by rubbing, (a. 2 h.) Finely stinging itching of the inner side of the thigh, like soreness, diminished by contact. The knee-joints have no firmness, they vacillate when standing, (a. 3 h.) The knees suddenly bend, when standing, (a. 1 h.)

455. Sometimes sudden absence of power in the knees ; they bend, whilst the feet are numb and insensible. (Cramp-like pain in the knee and leg.) Arthritic pain in the foot, with a little fever towards evening. Standing becomes painful. Pain in the right knee when ascending the stairs, as if one had knocked it against something, (a. 3 h.)

460. Prick in the knee, when touched. (a. 1 h.) Tearing aching below the left knee. Pain as after a violent blow over the calf of the right leg, accompanied by

ARNICA MONTANA. lassitude of the legs. Twitching, lancinating pain in the tibia, extending from below upwards, (a. G h.) (Aching in the paralyzed foot.)

465. Feeling as of tingling and creeping in the feet. Sudden swelling of the (sick) foot. Inexpressible pain in the (sick) foot, as from internal uneasiness, and as if it were lying too hard ; this uneasiness obliges one to move the part hither and thither, in the evening, (a. 8 h.) Tearing pain, like boring and digging, (this is the literal German, the corresponding expression in English is " grinding pain,") from above downwards in th left calf; the pain then extends into the thigh, thence crossing behind the os coccygis, and finally terminating at the right iliac bone. (a. 6 h.) Tension in the gastrocnemii muscles from below upwards, accompanied by traction when standing, (a. 7 h.)

470. Aching in the tibia, as after knocking it against something, only when walking, (a. 30 h.) Sense as of gurgling in the lower part of the tibia, from below upwards, when at rest. (a. * h.) Pain in the tarsal joint, undulating, tearing, (almost dull stitching.) Pain as from a sprain in the tarsal joint. Tearing in the malleoli.

475. Tearing in the heel. Stitches in the foot extending through the big toe. Stitches in the right foot, over the heel, in the tendo Achillis, only when extending the tarsal joint, but not when walking, (a. 2 h.) Stitches in the soles of the feet, in one and the same spot when walking, as if there were a corn. (a. 36 h.) Tingling prickings in the soles of the feet, at one and the same place.

480. Violent burning in the feet. Tingling in the feet. Cramp in the toes of the left foot. (a. 36 h.) Dull throbbing pain in one of the toes. Dull trembling pain in one of the toes.

485. Violent stitches in the toes, when walking. Lancinating, tearing pain in the tip of the big toe ; it comes on gradually, and is felt when lying down for the purpose of taking the siesta. Arthritic, dull pain towards evening, as from a sprain, in the joint of the big toe, accompanied by some redness. Single, severe stitches in the big toe. (a. 1 h.) Dull, long stitch in the right big toe.

490. Single shocks in the big toe. Sweat of the soles of the feet and toes. Painful cramp in the muscles of the soles of the feet. Lancinating tearing of the lower surface of the big toe, especially when setting down the foot. (a. 4 h.) Sense as of tingling in hands and feet, and lancinating pains in divers joints.

General symptoms p. 78

495. Deeply penetrating, dull stitches in the limbs, here and there. *Sense as of pricking in the skin. Stitching pains. *Fine prickings in almost every part of the body, especially the nose, eyebrows, eyelids, even hands and fingers. Burning pain at times in this, at times in another part of the skin.

500. Sense of cold, at times in one, at times in another place of the skin of the body. (Stinging, burning and itching pain in the skin, here and there, which is felt when lying down for the purpose of taking the siesta ; it goes off of itself and by scratching.) Burning and cutting pains here and there. Jerks and shocks in the body, as by the electric fluid. Itching rash, produced by moistening the skin with the tincture.

505. Sudden twitches of single muscles, almost in every part of the body, especially in the limbs ; those twitches produce a commotion either in single parts of the body, or in the whole body. The pains increase by talking, blowing, moving, and even by every sound. * From time to time, sense as of tearing in almost every part of the body, especially, however, in the lower and upper extremities ; in the lower extremities they are mostly felt when sitting ; the pain for the most part appears to rise from below upwards. Twitching pain in the affected part. (a. 2 h.) T witchings in all the limbs, especially in the feet and shoulders, with heat of the feet.

510. Every thing on his body feels as if it were tied too fast. Uneasiness in the whole body, without any mental anguish ; a kind of excessive mobility, which finally becomes a kind of trembling of the whole body. The parts of the side on which he is resting, have gone to sleep. Painful sensitiveness of all the joints and of the skin, on making the slightest motion, (a. 4 h.) * Painful and excessive sensitiveness of the whole body.

515. * Heaviness in all the limbs ; paralytic pain in all the joints, during motion, as if the joints were bruised, (a. 8 h.) Painful concussion in all the limbs ; it is felt when the carriage in which one is riding shakes, or when one treads too firmly upon the foot in walking. Disagreeable sense as of tingling, or dull pain in a contused part. * Rending pain in the limbs. Excessively violent pain which caused many to scratch the wall or the floor with their nails, like madmen ; the pains do not continue more than an hour, (immediately after taking the medicine.)

520. * Tremor of the limbs. Paki in all the limbs as if they had been bruised, both when at rest and in motion, (a. 10 h.) Faintishness in the feet and arms, when walking in the open air. (a. 2£h.)

Weakness and sleep p. 79

Faintishness, weariness, sensation as of being bruised; these symptoms oblige him to lie down. * Tremulous uneasiness and faintishness.

525. He feels faint when walking ; he recovers himself when standing. The feet felt tired after having taken a walk in the open air ; the knees bent ; as soon as the feet felt weary, she became sleepy immediately, fell asleep and dreamed immediately. When walking in the open air, he feels as if the whole right side, especially the shoulder, were too heavy and paralyzed ; he does not feel this in the least when in the room, (a. 8 h.) Heaviness in all the limbs as after great fatigue. When walking in the open air, sensation of heaviness and pressure in the muscles which cover the articulations of the upper and lower extremities, (a. 8 h.)

530. Excessive heaviness of the limbs. Heaviness of the limbs. Relaxation in the limbs, as if they had been strained too much. Lassitude and laziness of the whole body ; the legs are scarcely able to stand.

535. General sinking of strength ; he can scarcely move a limb.

Sleep p. 80

Yawning, (after £ h.) A violent shivering thrills through him when walking. Yawning and stretching, accompanied by dilatation of the pupils, without any sleepiness, (a. 1 h.) Frequent yawning.

540. Frequent yawning, in the evening, without any sleepiness. Sleepiness, (a. k h.) In the evening, one feels sleepy too soon. He becomes very sleepy after having walked long in the open air ; he is not disposed, then, either to speak or to think, although he was very cheerful previously. A good deal of sleep.

545. Sleep full of dreams. His sleep is full of dreams and does not refresh him ; he feels as if he had not slept at all. Anxious, heavy dreams the whole night ; they depress his strength a good deal. Fearful dreams of large black dogs and cats, immediately after falling asleep in the evening, He has terrible dreams, screams loud while asleep ; this wakes him up.

550. Starting up while asleep. Starting and jerking backwards of the head, while asleep. Lamenting when asleep, (a. 2 h.) Loud, unintelligible talking when asleep, without being accompanied by dreams which one can recollect. When asleep, the expirations and inspirations produce a kind of audible blowing through the nose. (a. 24 h.)

555. * Involuntary expulsion effaces while asleep. She dreams the whole night, that she is overwhelmed with reproaches ; on waking up she was scarcely able to realize that all this had been a mere dream. When half asleep he dreams for several hours ; the dreamer shows much irresolution. In the evening she sleeps a couple of hours ; afterwards she remains wide awake until 5 oclock in the morning ; then she falls into a sound sleep until 9 oclock in the forenoon. Sleeplessness and wakefulness until 2 or 3 oclock after midnight ; this is accompanied by a stinging and biting itching, of an erratic character.

560. Sleepiness during the day. (a. 2h.) He becomes sleepy too early, in the evening. Somnolence. Sudden startings as with fright, when falling asleep. Anxious dreams about visions which had been seen in previous dreams.

565. The visions which had been seen in the dreams of the previous night return. Vivid dreams, the first part of which was agreeable, the latter part causing anxiety. Vivid dreams which cannot be recollected. Dreams about frightful objects, of the lightning having struck, graves, etc. He dreamed of men being flayed ; this appeared frightful to him.

570. Vivid dreams towards morning ; while dreaming he talks loud and is waked by it. (6th day.) Frequent waking up, with effusions of semen (second, night). While falling asleep, at night, he is roused from sleep by a peculiar sensation of heat in the head ; this is followed by anguish when awake ; — he dreads similar attacks, and is afraid that he may have an apoplectic fit. (a. 10 h.) In the morning she feels chilly when in bed ; the chilliness begins before she rises and continues the whole forenoon. He cannot fall asleep in the evening ; but he sleeps so much longer early in the morning.

575. Sleeplessness with anguish, as if owing to heat, until 2 or 3 oclock in the morning. Early, when in bed, he has a feeling of cold in the right side upon which he was lying, (a. } h.)

Fever p. 81

Thrill of heatover the face and sensation of an agreeable warmth of the body. (a. > h.) Great internal heat, hands and feet being cold, accompanied by chills over the whole body. Dry heat in the bed, with violent thirst ; heat becomes intolerable to him ; he tries to uncover himself ; but he feels chilly upon uncovering himself, or even when making the slightest motion in bed.

580. When lying for some time without stirring, he feels hot, especially about the head ; he is obliged to shift its position constantly. When waking up from sleep, by day or at night, he feels an internal, continued chilliness, without, however, any shivering. A violent shivering through him when gaping. Dry heat over the whole body, after waking up, early in the morning. Occasional thrills of heat in the back, occasioning a jerk whenever they occur.

585. Several transitory sweats over the whole body, at night, accompanied by anguish. Nightly, sour sweat. The exhalations smell sour. Nightly thirst, (a. 48 h.) Desire for water.

490. Thirst without any external heat, the pupils being little capable of dilatation, (a. 1 h.) He desires open air. Feeling of cold all over the body, although he is naturally warm. (a. 1 h.) Chilliness in the back and the anterior part of the thighs, early in the morning. Chilliness mostly in the evening.

595. Fever early in the morning ; first, chilliness, afterwards, attack of heat. Extremely disagreeable painfulness of the periosteum of all the bones, resembling almost a traction in all the limbs, such as occurs in an attack of fever and ague. Shivering over

ARNICA MONTANA. the whole body and the head, at the same time, heat in the head and redness and heat in the face, accompanied by coolness of the hands and a feeling as of the hips, the back and the anterior surface of the arms being bruised. A good deal of thirst and drinking during the yawning stage previous to fever ; —afterwards thirst, but little drinking during the hot stage. Shaking chills without any thirst.

600. Short repeated attacks of anguish with flying heat over the whole body. External and internal chilliness an hour after the headache, and constant anguish. Orgasm of the blood in the evening, accompanied by dizziness of the head ; he feels pulsations in the whole body ; (he coughs for hours until he vomits : this wakes him at night.) Heat of the whole body. Sweat.

605. Slight sweat when waking from sleep. Frequent sweats. Attacks of anguish. Violent attacks of anguish. Anxiety about the present and the future, (third day.)

610. Irritable, sensitive mood. Unexpected trifles cause him to start, (a. H h.) Depression of spirits and absence of mind. (a. 3^- h.) After walking in the open air, he is ill-disposed to think or to talk, notwithstanding he was very cheerful before, (a. 9 h.) Sullen mood, as after a quarrel.

615. Bright, talkative, (this was a curative reaction in a person of an opposite mood.) Calm, bright mood. (Curative reaction.) Hypochondriac anxiety. Hypochondriac peevishness ; he is not disposed to do any thing cheerfully. Uncommonly peevish ; every thing is disagreeable to her.

620. Uneasiness of body and mind (without there being any anxiety) ; one feels as if one were prevented from doing something which is extremely necessary, accompanied by a total want of disposition for any kind of work. He loathes every sort of work. Indifference to every thing. Excessive inclination to perform many and long literary labors, without possessing the strength which is required to terminate them without injuring one's health. Excessive sensitiveness of the mind ; extreme disposition to agreeable as well as disagreeable emotions without weakness or excessive sensitiveness of the body. (On one occasion this excessive sensitiveness of the mind was observed before that of the body ; I have also seen these two kinds of sensitiveness occurring in alternation or simultaneously.

625. Excessive irritation of the temper ; she easily laughed when there was no occasion for it ; when something disagreeable was told her, she got angry and broke forth in loud howling. She is extremely morose and irritable ; she does not speak a word. Moroseness ; one first desires all sorts of things, and, afterwards, repels them. She is extremely peevish ; all her former cheerfulness and amiable manners have gone. (a. 1 h.) Absence of mind ; his thoughts imperceptibly wander from their object, and dwell upon images and fanciful visions.

639. He is contradictory; nothing can be done to suit him. (a. 3, 12 h. Quarrelsomeness and peevishness. Peevishness ; he would like to quarrel with every body. Obstinate and headstrong resistance to other people's opinions, (a. 4. h.) Sullen insolence and imperiousness. (a. some h.)

635. Frightfulness. Weeping. Apprehension of future evils. Hopelessness.

Arsenic. — {See Chronic Diseases. — Val. IV.)

Notes

1 Note : Even in the most dangerous wounds by balls or blunt instru- ments, Arnica is very efficacious ; it is also eminently useful against the pain attending the pulling out of teeth, or other surgical operations, in which sensitive parts had been violently strained — such operations as re- sections of joints, fractures, etc.

Note: Diarrhoea, with copious expulsion of fseces, appears to be in the administration of Arnica, a reaction of the organism.

'Note: This kind of pimple, surrounded with an inflamed red border, is extremely similar to a boil. Boils are, therefore, cured by Arnica'. Homoeopathically, Arnica may be used as a preventive against boils in persons who are subject to them. I know this from experience.