Cyclamen Europaeum

(Express the juice out of the recent root, in the commencement of the fall season, and mix it with equal parts of alcohol.)

This valuable drug has, from time immemorial, been unjustly suspected of acting in too powerful and unsafe a manner. Suppose what Dioscorides says of this drug, is meant of our Cyclamen, he speaks after all from mere hearsay. The Arabians employed this root under the name of Arthanita as a component part of a cathartic, which was rubbed upon the abdomen in the shape of an ointment [unguentum de Jirthanita\ containing a quantity of the most violent drastics. This procured for our Cyclamen the reputation of being a drastic, which is not the case.

Modern physicians know nothing of this drug, excepting scarcely what the ancient physicians had imagined.

The homoeopathic method being opposed to taking any thing for granted, I have deemed it my duty to prove this drug, and to record the symptoms which I and my disciples have obtained from it.

We can no more determine the medicinal virtues of a drug from its appearance, its color, shape, etc., than we can judge of the intrinsic worth of a man by his dress, his manners, his speeches. As we can only judge him by his deeds, so can we k know the remedial properties of a drug only by trying it upon the healthy organism.

According to Noack and Trinks it may be given for arthritic, stitching-boring tooth-ache, and for frequent sneezing with copious flow of mucus.

Hahnemann has furnished the following symptoms :

Continual stitches in the forepart of the brain, when stooping. After dinner or supper, he feels a qualmishness and inclination to vomit in the region of the stomach, as if he had eaten too much fat. Drawing pain in the left arm, extending as far as the fingers : The child wants to lie down continually. When lying in bed, in the evening, he feels the pulse in the brain, and falls asleep late.

Moral symptoms and head p. 113

The memory becomes suddenly weak, and he is scarcely able to recollect the things that had just taken place ; but it soon becomes quick again ; these opposite states alternate at short intervals. — His mind is constantly in a state of stupor ; he is neither able to be glad nor sorry, although he constantly feels as if he had suffered great affliction ; only when stirred up, his head feels a little clearer, and he then behaves like one that has just waked and has understood only half what people had told him (second day). Dullness of mind ; he is neither disposed nor able to perform any sort of labor (third day). Vertigo ; when leaning against something he feels as if the brain were in motion, or as if he were riding in a carriage with his eyes closed.

5. Dizziness. Dull ache in the occiput. Painful drawing in the brain, from the left occiput, through the left temple, as far as the forehead, in one line. (a. 1 h.) Slight pressure in the vertex, as if the brain were enveloped with a cloth, and as if this deprived him of his senses (second day). Aching pain in the middle of the vertex, sometimes causing dizziness.

10. Oppressive and drawing pain from the right side of the forehead to the left, and thence back again to the right ; afterwards into the left temple ; the pain went off after contact, (a. 9 h.) Dull stitches in the right temporal region, in every position, (a. 3 h.) Single drawing stitches in the left temporal region, going off when touching the parts, (a. 16 h.) Jerking stitches, first in the right, afterwards in the left temporal region. Headache with yawning, without drowsiness, (a. 5 h.)

15. Tearing pain, with pressure, in the outer parts of the head. Fine, sharp, itching stinging in the hairy scalp, which constantly reappears in another place after scratching. A few pimples on the occiput, painless even when touched, (a. \\ h.) Rheumatic drawing in the left side of the nape of the neck, felt only when bending the head backwards, (a. ^ h.) Erosive and sore feeling in the outer and inner parts of the nape of the neck.

20. Paralytic aching pain in the nape of the neck, disappearing when bending the head backwards. Drawing-rheumatic pain in the left side of the neck, in the evening, when moving the head, with a feeling of heat in the muscles of the neck and in the left ear.

Eyes p. 114

Dilatation of the pupils, (a. 1^ h.) Excessive dilatation of the pupils, especially of the right eye. (a. 15| h.) Oppressive stupefaction of the whole head, with obscuration of sight ; sensation as of a fog before his eyes, the lids feeling drawn towards one another, (a. 1 h.) Obscuration of sight. (a. 1^ h.) (This is the reason why the root of Cyclamen was successfully employed against dimsightedness by Simon Paulli and by Jos. Lanzonus, in Mis. Nat. Cur. Dec. II. an. 10, obs. 133.) Swelling of ihe upper eyelids, without dilatation of the pupils, (a. 1 h.)^ The eyes lie deep in the orbits and look faint, (a. \\ h.) Dryness and pressure in the eyelids as if swollen, with violent, itching stinging in the lids and eyeballs, (a. 7 h.) Dull stitches in the outer part of the right eyeball and the upper eyelid, (a. 4 h.)

30. Fine, stinging, piercing itching in the eyes and eyelids.

Ears p. 114

Fine tearing in the left meatus auditorius internus. Driving pain in the right Tneatus auditorius internus ; when this drawing occurs he hears less distinctly with this ear. (a. i h.) Sensation in the right ear as if stopped up with cotton or as if closed, preventing the sound from entering, (a. 36 h.) Itching stitch in the right cheek, increasing in violence, afterwards disappearing of itself, and leaving a burning behind.

Nose p. 114

35. Diminution of smell.

Mouth, jaws and teeth p. 114

Dry lip, without thirst. Sensation of numbness in the upper lip, or as of an indurated spot in the same. Violent stitches in the posterior hollow molar tooth of the upper jaw. (a. 15^ h.) Tearing pain in the three left molar teeth, as if being torn out.

40. A dull-drawing toothache, having lasted the whole night, went off in one minute (curative effect). Tongue coated white, for three days. (a. 8 h.) Fine stitches in the surface of the tongue, (a. 2 h.) Drawing pain deep in the cervical muscles, as if bruised, extending down to the oesophagus, and causing a stretching sensation in that organ, (a. 10 h.) Aching drawing pain in the submaxillary gland, when bending the neck forward.

Gastric symptoms p. 115

45. Nausea with accumulation of water in the mouth, like waterbrash. (a. 1 h.) Frequent accumulation of water in the mouth, in the evening and the whole of the next day, with eructation, tasting of the ingesta. Nausea and waterbrash. (a. 5 h.) Great dryness in the palate, in the evening, with thirst and hunger. Rough, slimy sensation in the mouth, as if he had not cleaned it in the morning.

50. Empty eructations, shortly after a meal. (a. 7^ h.) Frequent eructations, sometimes sour. Eructations after supper, terminating in hiccough.; a fluid, very much as in heartburn, rising at the same time into the throat. Nausea and fullness in the chest, in the morning, and after smoking (to which he was used), accompanied with an unusual hunger, (a. 3 h.)

Appetite and taste p. 115

Little himger and appetite.

55. No appetite for breakfast. If he eats ever so little of some aliment, the rest is repulsive to him, and he feels nauseated in the palate and throat, (a. 27 h.) Complete want of appetite, especially at breakfast and supper. Repletion in the stomach, as if he had eaten too much ; six hours after a meal he suffers with imperfect eructations tasting of the ingesta. He had no appetite for eight days, ate but little.

60. Bad, putrid taste in the mouth, suddenly. Repugnance to bread and butter, less to warm food. He relishes his meal, but while taking it, and afterwards, he is attacked with hiccough, a sort of hiccough-like eructations. Food has a flat, or no taste. No thirst, for four days.

65. Thirst returned after the lapse of four days ; it was sometimes more violent than before taking the drug. Drowsiness after a meal. (a. 6i h.) Drowsiness and weariness after dinner. Hiccough after a meal. (a. 14^ h.)

Stomach and abdomen p. 115

Oppression and fulness in the. pit of the stomach, as if one had eaten too much.

70. Tearing, piercing stitches in the epigastrium, below the stomach, during motion. Grunting in the abdomen, after a meal, returning every day. (a. 24 h.) Uncomfortable sensation in the abdomen, with some nausea in that part. Colic, (a. 14 h.) Pinching pain in the abdomen, (a. i h.)

75. Pinching, cutting bain in the abdomen ; it comes on suddenly at different periods and passes off shortly, (a. 2 h.) Dull stitching pain in the bowels, below the region of the liver. Paralytic, oppressive sensation in the epigastrium, as if one part of the intestines were loose, and as if a stretching sensation occurred in the neighboring part. Clawing pain in the abdomen, with pressure from without inwards. Single stitches dart through the abdomen, when he moves about.

80. Pinching in the epigastrium, as if diarrhoea would come on, followed shortly after by a yellow, soft stool, the pinching in the abdomen returning and continuing ; (a. f h.) this is succeeded by a constipation lasting three days. The right side of the abdomen, below the umbilicus, appears to him swollen and bloated in the morning; this is an illusory sensation. The abdomen is painful when touched ever so little ; the pain is either oppressive or pinching, or a mingling of both.

Stool p. 116

Grunting in the abdomen, preceded by emission of flatulence, (a. 1 h.) Papescent stool, (a. 15 h.) Frequent expulsion of hard stool, (a. 10 h.)

85. No stool the second day. Drawing-aching pain in and about the anus and perinaeum, as if there were subcutaneous ulceration, when walking or sitting.

Urinary organs p. 116

Frequent, painless desire to urinate. (a. 1 h.) Frequent, copious emission of whitish urine, (a. 4. h.)

90. Two emissions of urine on the second day. Frequent desire to urinate, with scanty emission, (a. 15 h.) Stitching pain in the forepart of the urethra, during micturition, (a. 7ih.)

Coryza p. 116

Sneezing (when smelling the juice), (a. i h.) Sudden and violent coryza. (a. 1^ h.)

95. Coryza and sneezing, (a. 7 h.) Short and hacking cough, (a. f h.)

Chest p. 116

Oppression of the chest, with oppression of breathing. Suffocation. Great weakness and shortness of breathing in the evening ; he feels as if he were too weak to draw a full breath, (a. 8i h.)

100. Oppressive pain in the left half of the chest, especially about the heart, as if too much blood had accumulated in this part, with perceptible palpitation of the heart. Paralytic pressure in the chest, upper arm and tibia, when sitting still, (a. S h.) Sharp, flat stitches in the upper part of the sternum, recurring at unequal periods, (a, 32 h.) Tearing stitches in the chest, during motion and rest, with asthma and short breathing (second day). Tearing stitches in the region of the last true rib, when stooping.

Back p. 116

105. Some piercing, pinching, dull stitches, recurring at equal periods of some seconds, on the right side of the spinal column (between the os innominatum and the last false rib), in the region of the kidney, more violent during an inspiration, which is interrupted by the extreme pain. (a. 28 h.) Stitch-like pains in the back, when sitting, on the left side, in the region of the false ribs, going off when touching the parts. (a. 15 h.) Drawing along the spinal column, from above downwards, diminishing when moving the scapulae backwards, biat increasing by advancing the shoulders, (a. 7 h.) Rheumatic drawing in the left gluteus maximus, near its insertion, towards the small of the back, when sitting, going off when rising, (a. 7 h.)

Upper extremities p. 117

Tearing across the scapulsB, terminating in a stitch, with paralytic pain in the arm.

110. A kind of paralytic hard pressure on the right upper and lower arm apparently in the periosteum and in the interior of the muscles] the pain thence moves into the fingers, hindering toriting, (a. 37 h.) Pain above the elbow-joint, on the outside, as if contused or bruised, increasing when moving the arm or when touching the part, for three days, (a. 25 h.) Painful drawing in the inner surface of the ulna and wrist-joints, (a. 38 h.) A sort of paralytic, hard pressure, commencing feebly in the fore-arm, and gradually extending to the fingers, where it becomes so violent that he is not able to write except with the greatest e/br^.— Stitch-like pain in the muscles of the right fore-arm, during rest as well as motion, (a, 2 h.)

115. Fine tearing in and near the left wrist-joint, in the left trochlea, in the periosteum to judge from the sensation, (a. ^ h.) Pressure on the dorsum of the left hand.— Tearing in the little finger, the ring and middlefinger of the left hand, in the periosteum to judge from the feeling, (a. ^ h.) Cramp-like, slow contraction of the right thumb and index, the tips whereof approach to one another and have to be stretched again forcibly, (a. 5i h.) Sudden, fine prickling itching between the fingers, going ofi' by scratching immediately, (a. 6 h.)

120. Red vesicle on the middlejoint of the little finger of the left hand, coming on after violent itching. (a. 15i h.)— Violent itching, forcing him to scratch ; the scratching brought on a red pimple on the posterior joint of the ring finger, turning white soon after, and looking like a blister surrounded with a red areola, (a. li h.)

Lower extremities p. 117

Weakness of the thighs and legs ; when standing a long time, they stagger to and fro. (a. i h.) Cramp-like pain in the posterior surface of the thigh, above the bend of the right knee. (a. 8 h.) Bright-red spots of the size of half an inch ; like burns, on both thighs, (a. lOi h.)

125. Jerking in the interior of the left leg below the knee.— Pain as if bruised, with pressure, at times in one, at times in the other knee, disappearing when moving the part, (a, 11 h.) Stretching drawing, with pressure, in the ham-strings, \when sitting or standing, — Heat in the whole of the left leg, in the evening, and a drawing pain in the same, when sitting. — Stitch-like pain in the muscles of the right calf, when at rest and in motion, (a. 2 h.)

130. Itching in the skin of the calf (a. 6 h.) Violent itching in the skin of the right calf ; he had to scratch until the blood came ; after the scratching he experienced hot burning pains in the part, in the evening, (a. 6i h.) Violent itching of the right calf, in the morning, with swelling of the veins down to the feet ; he had to scratch the parts until they bled, after. which the part remained red and bleeding, (a. 23 h.) Tearing, paralytic pain with pressure, in the region of the tibiae, with want of power and inactivity in the knees (second day). — Drawing pressure in the region of the tibiae, now when sitting, now when walking ; the pressure disappears in walking when it had come on while sitting, and disappears in sitting when it had come on while walking, (a. 9 h.)

135. Drawing pressure in the dorsum of the foot when sitting, going off when rising. — Pain in the foot as if sprained especially near the heel and in the ankles, when sitting or standing, but worse when walking, (a. 3 h.) Pain as if sprained, in the tarsal-joint, when walking or standing, disappearing when sitting down. (a. 4^ h.) Pain as if sprained in the right foot, disappearing again when touching the part or when walking, (a. 4^ h.) Pain as if sprained in the foot, only when walking, (a. 6 h.)

140. Itching above the ankles and of the toes, commencing suddenly with a fine stitch, now increasing, now decreasing, and leaving at times a sensation of warmth, at times of numbness of the skin. (a. 3 h.) Violent itching in the dorsum of the right big toe ; scratching brings on white pustules, itching still more violently ; the itching did not abate till he had rubbed the toe sore. (a. 5 h.) Burning sore pain when walking in the open air, felt yet when standing or sitting, (a. 24 h.) Violent itching not only in the skin, but also in the bones of the toes of the left foot, in the evening, (a. 16^ h.) After walking the toes feel dead ; nevertheless, when resuming his walking, he feels a sore pain in the toes, and still greater when leaping.

145. Fetid sweat between the toes of the left foot, some days in succession, (a. 16 h.) Hard pressure in the left big toe.— Drawing pain in the big toe. — Hard, drawing pressure in the left small toe, from within outwards in the periosteum to judge from feeling.— Drawing from without inwards, in the metacarpal joint of the left big toe. (a. 30 h.)

General symptoms p. 118

Itching of different parts of the body, consisting of a sudden, sharp, gurgling, continuous pricking ; after it had disappeared, it leaves for a long time a numb sensation behind. — Itching gnawing in many parts of the body. — Pressing drawing, or tearing pains, more during motion than when at rest, in those parts of the body, where the bones are immediately covered by the skin, for instance the tibiae and clavicles. In the evening when in bed, he feels an intolerable stinging itching in all the parts of the body. Itching (sometimes in the forenoon) in different parts of the body, consisting in a coarse stitch, which is converted into a drawing and tearing pain (second day).

155. As long as he moves about, he feels nothing except weakness ; but when sitting down, he feels an itching and a quantity of other ailments (towards evening).

Weakness p. 119

Sometimes he is exceedingly ill-humored and indolent of mind, with weakness of body ; this alone disappears when beginning to move. — Great weakness of the body, especially of the knees, the mind being strong and lively, (a. 1^ h.) His limbs feel heavy, as if they could not move easily. — Relaxation in the whole body ; he dreaded to stir.

160. Excessive weariness in the evening ; he has to lie down and slumber ; when rising again his limbs feel bruised and stiff, with drawing-aching pains in the thighs and knees.

Sleep p. 119

Drowsiness when sitting, (a. y h.) Great drowsiness the whole forenoon. Great drowsiness in the evening. Nightmare as soon as he had gone to sleep ; he was unable to scream, even when yet awake.

165. Restless sleep, dreams about money, (a. 22 h.) Frequent waking in the night, as if the sleep had gone. Sleep towards morning, with light dreams. Interrupted sleep, with many dreams towards morning, and an emission (third night). Wakes up early in the morning, is unable to fill asleep again ; when attempting to get up, feels too tired and sleepy.

170. Irresistible desire to sleep in the evening, with constant chilliness.

Fever p. 119

Continual chilliness, renewed by every new dose, and coldness of the whole body ; after the chilliness left, the nose remained cold ; but when the nose became warm, the hands, which had got warm, became cold again, (a. i h.) Sudden shuddering in the evening, with feeling of chilliness. Shuddering through the whole body, with yawning, without coldness and without goose-skin, early in the morning, (a. 24 h.) Chilliness without thirst, towards evening ; great sensitiveness to cold, with frequent and sudden shakes and shudderings, afterwards heat of single parts with anxiety, as if threatened by a misfortune.

175. Cold hands, the face and hands being hot, without thirst, in the morning, (a. f li.) Towards evening chilliness for a few minutes, and great sensitiveness to cold : afterwards heat in some parts of the body, the dorsa of the hands and the nape of the neck, but not in the face. In the morning feeling of heat in the hands, face and whole body, without any great increase of warmth and without thirst, (a. f h.) Heat of single parts, hands, nape of the neck and neck under the jaw ; an hour after, dryness of the palate and thirst. Feeling of heat in the hands, perceptible also to others, with swelling of the veins, whereas the rest of the body and the forehead were merely warm and the cheeks cold. (a. 15i h.)

180. When waking from his night's sleep, the whole body is covered with a slight sweat, (a. 10 h.) The feverish chilliness and coldness are gradually converted to a heat without thirst over the whole body ; especially in the face, with redness increasing after dinner, (a. 2 h.) No thirst the whole day, except in the evening, when hands and face became warm.

Moral symptoms p. 120

Taciturn, sometimes in paroxysms of several hours.

185. Not disposed to any kind of work, until evening ; he cannot prevail upon himself to undertake the least thing. Indisposition to work in paroxysms of several hours, then the desire to work returned : suddenly serious and somewhat out of humor, (a. 2 h.) After a while he became again cheerful, soon after out of humor again. Out of humor, peevish, he got easily offended on account of trifles. Absorbed in reverie, seeking solitude, and meditating over his future fate. (a. 1 h.)

190. Deep meditation over the present and future, almost unto weeping, (a. 12 h.) Internal grief and anxiety of conscience, as if he had not done his duty or had committed a crime, (a. 1 h.) Contented with himself (a. 3 h.) (curative effect). Internal tranquillity (cur. effect).

195. Sometimes he is out of humor and low-spirited; but he suddenly feels again a joyous sensation, which even ''manifests itself by a slight tremor in the joints. — Taciturn and out of humor the whole day, and insensible, having very little feeling in the body. — Towards evening he suddenly feels an unknown joyous sensation, and has vivid fancies, full of pleasant images.

Notes p. 113

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