Æsculus Hippocastanum

Horse Chestnut. Sapindacece.

Brought from the East, and extensively cultivated as an ornamental tree. Both fruit and capsule should be used for the best preparations.

Proved by Helbig, in 1844; by Buchmann, in 1859, and later, by C. W. Boyce, Cooley, Duncan, Warren, H. M. Paine, W. H. Burt, C. H. Lee, and J. C. Raymond, to which we add a very good proving by Neville, from a Thesis in 1864 to '65.

Mind

Mind clear ; anterior lobes feel light ; posterior dull, heavy.

On awaking knoAvs not where she is nor whence came the objects around her.

││ Unable to fix his attention.

Disinclination to perform any labor.

Inward cheerfulness and placidity of temper.

Feeling of sadness, lasting all day.

▌ Depressed, low-spirited.

▌ Feels dull, gloomy and despondent.

Very irritable all day, and restless during forepart of the night.

▌ Extremely irritable; loses temper easily, and gains control over it again but slowly.

│ Feels miserably cross.

Sensorium

Confused feeling in the head, with giddiness ; slight while sitting, worse when rising from a seat, afternoon.

Vertigo with a sensation as if he had to balance the head ; very annoying all afternoon.

Inner Head

Dull pain in r. temple and occiput, followed by dull stitches in forehead and 1. temple.

Feeling as if a board were on the head ; << rising from a seat.

Neuralgic pains in the different parts of the head, temples, occiput and frontal regions, coming and going.

▌ Severe lancinating headache at the base of the brain, as if too full ; tympany ; tongue white.

Dull heavy pain deep in the brain.

Headache all over as if it would burst. θ Fever.

A sensation of fullness and pressure, rather than of acute pain.

Sensation of fullness in the head, beating of the temporal arteries, and pain extending through the head from one temporal region to the other ; aggravated by stooping, laughing and study.

Congestion to the head with beating of the temporal arteries, lasting half an hour, and accompanied by a dull pain on the top of the head.

Heaviness, with dull stupefying pain in the head.

Heaviness in the forehead, with aching pain in the back part of the head.

Fullness in the forehead with dull heavy pain.

Dull aching pain in the forehead over the orbits.

Aching in the forehead ; sometimes over the left, sometimes over the right eye ; also the right temple.

Dull pain over the right eye ; eyes heavy ; after sleep.

▌ Dull pressure in the forehead with slight nausea in the stomach, followed at once by stitches in the right hypochondrium.

▌ Dull frontal headache, from right to left, with constrictive feeling of the skin of the forehead, followed by flying pains in the epigastrium.

Shooting pain in the forehead.

Neuralgic pains in the right supra-orbital region.

Severe frontal headache ; back aches and is weak.

Pressing in the left temple, followed by the same sensation in the right.

Beating in the right temple.

Frequent flying pains through the temples and forehead ; throat constricted.

Dull heavy pain extending through the top of the head.

Neuralgic pains in the left side of the head.

Very severe pain in the right side of the head above the temple.

Dull aching pain in the left side of the head.

Dull pain in the right side of the head, followed by the same sensation in the left side, continuing about an hour.

Dull pain in the occiput, with flushes of heat over the occiput, neck and shoulders, and lame feeling in the small of the back. θ Prolapsus uteri.

Heavy feeling in back of head.

Dull aching sensation in the back part of the head, afterwards extending to the forehead, and made much worse by stooping.

Dull pain in the occiput ; also a bruised feeling with heat, extending to the ears.

Burning pain in the back part of the head.

Headache with dull pain and stitches, chiefly in forehead, temple and occiput ; accompanied by confusion and vertigo. with sensation of fullness and pressure rather than other pain.

Sensations in the head, accompanied by beating of the arteries all over the body and accelerated pulse.

Sick headache ; feeling of fullness in the forehead, with sickness of the stomach in the evening.

Neuralgic darting from right to left across the forehead ; followed by flying pains in the epigastrium.

Stitches in the right side of the head, right breast, and anterior part of the right thigh simultaneously.

Sensation of fullness in upper part of head, with stiffness of neck and spine.

Dull aching sensation in the forehead, with beating in the temples, flashes of heat and accelerated pulse.

Dull heavy pains in the forehead, and pains in the back, loins, left shoulder and elbow, as if from overexertion.

Headache with drowsiness, too weak to walk.

Outer Head p. 60

Shooting in 1. parietal bone, later in the right.

Pains in vertex, with a very annoying sensation, as though a number of pin-points were inserted in the skin.

Hypersesthesia of scalp.

Soreness of the side of the scalp rested on (right).

Formication in front of temple.

Sight and Eyes p. 60

Flickering before the eyes.

Pupils dilated ; contract slowly.

▌ Can read well at a distance, can now read without spectacles.

Eyes feel heavy and hot.

Burning and stinging deep in the left orbit, as if the pain surrounded the ball.

Painful aching over the left eye.

▌ Weight in eyes, they feel heavy and dull.

Twitching: of lids; of the muscles under left eye.

Eyes filled with tears.

Balls feel sore, dull aching in them.

││ Sharp shooting in 1. eyeball, sometimes through 1. ear.

Dull pain over the eyes ; shooting over the left.

Hearing and Ears p. 60

"Ringing in r. ear.

Shooting pain in 1. ear and eye, later in r. ear.

Burning in ears ; pressure.

Fullness. See 44.

Smell and Nose p. 60

▌ Dryness of the posterior nares and throat, with sneezing, followed by severe coryza.

Fluent coryza, dull frontal headache, thin watery discharge ; burning, rawness ; sensitive to inhaled air.

Pain in the r. nasal bone ; soreness in the left.

Sneezing.

▌ Stinging and burning in the posterior nares and soft palate.

Dryness of posterior nares and throat.

Formication on the nose.

^ Face. Stitches in 1. malar bone.

▌ Pale, miserable appearance.

Ill-looking countenance.

Flying heat and redness of left side of face.

After rubbing the face it flushes.

Rubbing after washing causes red spots.

Face swells enormously after washing in water.

Lower Face p. 61

Severe neuralgic pains from upper lip, extending around to right side of head ; all forenoon.

Severe pains in r. mastoid region.

Lips hot.

Teeth p. 61

Shooting in lower molar teeth, later in the r. only.

Ache in middle lower molar, worse by warm drinks and pressing teeth together, better by holding cold water in the mouth.

Teeth feel as if covered with oil.

Taste and Tongue p. 61

Taste : bitter, afterwards sweetish ; sweet with the ropy mucus ; oily or coppery, with salivation ; metallic.

Cannot control the tongue so as to form words rightly.

Tongue furred, θ Hemorrhoids.

Tongue coated white or yellow ; feels scalded. See fauces.

Tip of the tongue sore, as if ulcerated.

Inner Mouth p. 61

Thick yellow phlegm in the mouth, and on tongue.

Month dry, as if excoriated and constricted.

Increased flow of saliva, with oily taste. See teeth.

Palate and Throat p. 61

Stinging and burning in soft palate.

▌ Pricking, formication, burning and stinging in the fauces; shooting in 1. side.

Feeling as if something had lodged in the fauces, causing constant inclination to swallow.

Throat feels dry and stiff when swallowing.

Dry feeling, or a constrictive sensation, with desire to swallow.

Tonsils swollen, fiery red ; neck swollen and stiff.

Tonsils dark, congested, with an aching distress.

▌ Violent burning in throat, with raw feeling.

Frequent neuralgic pains in fauces.

Constricted sensation in fauces, tongue feels as if scalded.

Hawks up ropy mucus, of a sweetish taste.

Tonsils dark and congested, swollen ; the left worse ; inclination to swallow, with dull aching pain, burning like fire.

▌ Feeling of dryness and roughness of throat as from taking cold.

▌ Frequent inclination to swallow, with dry constricted fauces, burning.

││ Throat and oesophagus constricted, scraped, causes hawking.

▌ Dark congested state of fauces, with a full feeling and irritation, θ Chronic angina.

Palate and Throat p. 62

▌ Loss of appetite. θ Hemorrhoids.

▌ Considerable thirst.

'▌'' Eating and Drinking. Burning in pit of stomach and feeling as if about to vomit, is removed by eating dinner.

Stomach feels full, as if the walls were thickened, after eating.

A distended feeling was the only sign which told him to stop eating.

Pain in stomach, continuing until he eats again.

Regurgitation of the food an hour after eating.

Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting p. 62

Eructations : sour ; greasy; bitter; frequent; empty; I I taste of food; thick mucus.

Belching and nausea.

▌ Nausea. θ Hemorrhoids.

Nausea with increase of saliva and slight burning in stomach.

││ Nausea most after eating or in the afternoon.

│ Nausea with heavy pressure in epigastric region.

Sickness with heaviness in base of brain from forehead to occiput.

││ Desire to vomit.

▌ Violent retching and vomiting, with burning in stomach.

▌ Heartburn and gulping up all the food after eating; can hardly eat anything. 6 A young girl.

Scrobiculum and Stomach p. 62

││ Pressure as from a stone in pit of stomach.

Periodical tightness in scrobiculum, with labored breathing.

At the epigastrium: II fullness; Burning distress, aching;

▌ pressure as from a stone; flying pains after headache. See 3.

Sinking at pit of stomach, emptiness with gnawing.

Gnawing and emptiness in stomach early mornings.

Fluttering, with faintness in stomach.

▌ Constant distress and burning in stomach, with inclination to vomit.

Aching, cutting, burning distress in stomach.

Sharp pain in region of stomach and apex of heart.

Pain in stomach and rumbling in abdomen.

▌ Violent burning in stomach, bowels and liver, with distress, nausea and violent vomiting.

Hypochondria p. 62

Dull aching in r. hypochondriac region.

▌ Constant, severe aching, from pit of stomach to the lower lobe of liver.

Tenderness in r. hypochondrium.

Pinching pain in r. hypochondrium, with colic ; pain through to the back on inspiring.

Stitches following the headache.

Stitches, pinching and aching in liver, extending between the shoulders.

▌ Tenderness in the r. hypochondriac region; I full feeling.

││ Constant dull aching distress in right lower lobe of the liver and region of the gall-bladder; I much distress in liver and epigastrium.

▌ Constant aching pain from the pit of stomach to the right lobe of liver.

▌ Congestion of liver and portal system.

Fine stitching in 1. hypochondrium, <C moving and laughing.

Pain in region of spleen.

Abdomen and Groins p. 63

Burning distress, soreness and aching at the navel.

││ Abdomen tender to touch.

Rumbling in the bowels, with cutting about the navel, with distension and bearing down.

▌ Flatulent pains in bowels, θ Hemorrhoids.

Rumbling noise and abdominal pain extending downward, even-

At the navel: pain, soreness and aching; pricking; great distress with urging to stool; colicky pains after the hard stool.

▌ Sensation of fullness in abdomen. θ Hemorrhoids.

Stitches in left side below the ribs.

Sensation of soreness in the lumbar region.

Deep seated shooting in the right side just above the hip ; tearing above r. hip.

Flying pains in the bowels.

Cramp pain, cutting in the bowels before stool.

Cramp-like contraction of the bowels.

Colicky pains in bowels, with severe cutting in rectum.

▌ Throbbing in the abdomen. See 23. θ Portal congestion.

▌ Hemorrhoidal colic.

▌ Throbbing in the pelvic cavity and hypogastrium. θ Prolapsus uteri.

▌ Pain in hypogastric region. θ Prolapsus uteri.

Cutting in the r. inguinal region.

Severe neuralgic pain in the right inguinal region.

▌ Inguinal hernia.

^"Rectum and Stool. ▌! ▌Rectum: feels full; ▌▌dryness and itching; ▌▌dryness. θ Hemorrhoids.

▌▌ Rectum feels as if full of small sticks.

Dryness, heat and constriction of the rectum.

│ Mucous lining feels thickened, obstructing defecation.

Dryness and itching in the rectum, with a feeling of stiffness of the skin and adjacent cellular tissues.

. Sensation in the rectum as though a bug was creeping out.

Feeling in the rectum as though folds of the mucous membrane obstructed the passage, and as if, were the effort continued, the rectum would protrude.

Prolapsus of the rectum.

Soreness of the rectum, with a feeling as if something would pass off all the time.

Soreness, aching and fullness of the rectum.

▌▌ Rectum sore, with burning and itching.

Soreness of the rectum, with increased secretion of mucus.

▌ Considerable pain, aching, swelling and rigid hardness of rectum, commencing an hour after stool, continuing from two to six hours. θ Hemorrhoids.

Pressure in the rectum, with constant desire but ineffectual efforts to stool.

▌ Urging to stool, often ineffectual; rectum seems swollen.

Passes fetid flatus.

Much flatus passed in the evening.

Stool softer than natural.

Stools loose, preceded by "griping.

Frequent loose stools, with constant urging ; composed of ingesta.

▌ Light colored soft stool. θ Prolapsus uteri.

Stools mushy, light brown.

Copious, soft stool, followed by burning, and a feeling of swelling and constriction of the rectum.

Diarrhoea ; the desire to have the bowels evacuated coming on suddenly, preceded by passage of flatulence and followed by pain in the abdomen and eructations tasting of the ingesta.

Diarrhoea, evacuations yellow, thin, preceded by pain in the abdomen which passed off with the stool.

In the afternoon, watery discharges from the bowels not attended with any pain.

▌ Chronic diarrhoea.

An evacuation, at first black and hard, then white and soft.

▌ First part hard, black, the last of about natural consistency, but white as milk. θ Liver complaint.

Stool at first black and hard ; later white ; followed by tearing in the anus.

▌ Very dark stools. θ Hemorrhoids.

Stool large, dry, hard, difficult, dark.

Stool very hard and dry, with colicky pains in the umbilical region, followed by severe cutting pains in the rectum.

▌ Stool large, hard, dry, knotted, voided with difficulty and followed by severe cutting, burning or constricting pains in the anus, a portion of which seems to protrude ; with dull pains in the lower abdomen and ▌▌severe lumbo-sacral backache.

▌ Sense of fullness and bearing down with constipation. θ Hemorrhoids.

▌ Bowels always wanted to be relieved, θ Hemorrhoids.

▌▌ Constipation, θ Hemorrhoids.

▌▌ Hard dry stool passed with difficulty, with dryness of rectum and heat ; no bleeding.

▌ After stool, pain in anus intense, lasting till evening; every other day stool, inclined to bleeding. θ Hemorrhoids.

▌▌ Stool followed by rectal fullness. θ Hemorrhoids.

▌ Much pain after stool in the morning, not subsiding till evening-

▌ Soreness, burning, itching and fullness at the anus.

▌ Intolerable burning, itching, stinging pain at anus, with feeling of fullness, which could only be relieved by rubbing or by pressure ;. only felt while walking,

▌ Anus feels raw.

▌ Pain like a knife sawing backwards and forwards through anus. θ Hemorrhoids.

Dryness of the passage for several days, followed by a secretion of moisture.

• Stricture of the sphincter ani.

▌ Anus sore, it protrudes at or after stool.

Prolapsed feeling of the anus after a natural stool.

▌ Prolapsus ani after stool, with dull backache.

Causes prolapsus ani in cattle which feed on it.

▌ Fullness and itching in anus after a walk.

Rubbing induces a flow of blood to the anus. See 8, 32.

Troublesome itching of the anus.

• Fissure of the anus.

Pain in the anus commences about an hour after an evacuation, and continues from two to six hours, θ Hemorrhoids.

▌ Occasional attacks of hemorrhoids, attended with very little hemorrhage, although considerable pain, aching, swelling and rigid hardness of the rectum ; attacks usually accompany constipation.

▌▌ Hemorrhoids, blind and painful, rarely bleeding.

▌ Blind piles of ten years' standing; bleeding of twenty years.

▌ Several large piles which seem to block up the rectum, little or no bleeding, great suffering, constipation.

Sharp, shooting pains running through the hemorrhoidal tumors, up to the sacrum and along the back.

▌ Large protruding painful hemorrhoids. θ Prolapsus uteri.

▌ Appearance of hemorrhoids, like ground-nuts, of a purple color, very painful, and with a sensation of burning.

▌▌ Hemorrhoids painful, burning, purplish ; generally " blind ;" aching and lameness, or sharp, shooting pains up the back.

Hemorrhoids severe and of long standing, patient felt as if the gut was turned inside out.

Pain worse in the tumors when standing on the feet or walking.

▌ Hemorrhoids, could not sit or lie down with ease.

▌ Pain in hemorrhoids, like a knife sawing up and down, could not sit, stand or lie, only possible position was kneeling ; slight protrusion.

▌▌ Some carry the nuts in their breeches-pockets as a preventive.

Urinary Organs p. 66

Terrible pain in the region of the left kidney, continuing about an hour and aggravated by motion.

Shooting pains in the left kidney.

Shooting pain in the left ureter, from below upwards.

▌ Desires to urinate often, but passes little at a time, scanty and dark yellow, with scalding in passing through the urethra.

Frequent urging to urinate, with scanty, highcolored urine.

Urine: Dark, muddy, passed with much pain; scalding;

▌ with dark brown sediment; — yellow, with thick white mucous sediment.

▌ Urine hot.

Diminished quantity of urine passed during the day.

During the day the urine passed was deep red, with strong odor.

Male Sexual Organs p. 66

Amorous dreams and seminal emissions.

Seminal emissions, θ Disease of the prostate.

Transient pains in the genitals.

Testicles : feel sore ; itch ; drawing in the left.

Drawing from the right testicle in the direction of the spermatic cord.

Dull and heavy shooting pain through the belt of penis.

Shooting pain in the right testicle.

Female Sexual Organs p. 66

Inflamed cervix uteri attended with retroversion, prolapsus, ulceration, enlargement and induration, when characterized by great tenderness, heat and throbbing.

▌ Uterine soreness, with throbbing in the hypogastrium. θ Hemorrhoids.

Old cases of leucorrhoea ; discharge of a dark, yellow color, thick and sticky ; worse after a menstrual period, increased by walking, corrodes the labia, with aching in the sacrum and knees.

▌▌ Leucorrhoea, with lameness in the back, across the sacroiliac articulations, and great fatigue from walking, because that part of the back gives out in walking even but a little way.

▌ Thick, dark and corroding leucorrhoea, with constant backache, θ Prolapsus uteri.

Pregnancy p. 66

During pregnancy, the sacro-iliac symphysis gives out while she walks ; she must sit down ; feels best lying.

▌ Piles troublesome during pregnancy.

Voice and Larynx. Trachea and Bronchia p. 67

Hoarse voice.

Larynx feels dry and stiff ; later mucus is secreted.

Glottis feels dry and stiff; also pharynx-laryngeal mucous membrane.

Tickling in the larynx, causing a cough, with mucous expectoration.

Throbbing, darting pain in the trachea, produces titillation.

▌ Catarrhal laryngitis, laryngeal cough, and perhaps those coughs dependent on hepatic disorders.

Pressure in the throat-pit, as if something had stuck there Avhich required to be expelled.

Respiration p. 67

Rapid, labored breathing. See 17.

After a full breath, lungs feel sore, with great rush of blood. See 27.

Pain on inhaling. See 32.

Cough p. 67

Short cough, increased by swallowing and breathing deeply.

Cough caused by tickling in the larynx ; constriction of the fauces, with great irritation of the epiglottis.

▌ Dry short cough, increased by swallowing and deep breathing.

Dry hacking cough, caused by constriction of the fauces, with irritation of the epiglottis.

Spits blood on getting up in the morning. See 26.

▌ Chronic cough, with emaciation.

Inner Chest and Lungs p. 67

Heat in thorax and stomach.

Hot feeling in chest with cold rising, as after peppermint.

Raw feeling in the chest and throat.

Stitches in 1. side 10 p.m.

Sudden stitches through the chest ; going from left to right side.

Crampy pain in chest, 10 to 11 a.m.

Tightness of the chest.

Constant burning distress, with a constrictive feeling of the lower part of the chest.

Pains alternate with those in the abdomen.

Lungs feel engorged, heavy.

Soreness over the lungs on taking a deep breath. θ Rush of blood.

Sensation as if the lung moved up and down painfully, on r. side, with each respiration.

Stitching pain in the lower and lateral parts of the right chest, increased by breathing.

Pain in right scapula and in the left side of the chest, increased on inspiration.

▌ Pituitous consumption.

▌▌ Chest-complaints of horses.

Heart p. 68

Darting in the region of the heart, with fullness and palpitation.

Dull aching, burning in the region of the heart.

Frequent stitches and shooting, worse when breathing, 4 p.m.

Twitching over the region of the heart, darting, with fullness and palpitation.

Neuralgic pain so severe as to arrest the breath, also pain at the apex, and pit of stomach.

Sharp pains about apex, forehead and between shoulders. A peculiar sensation from the apex of the heart to the left axilla, and at times, down the arras.

Heart-beat full and rapid ; jars the prover while lying down. See 40.

Palpitation, heart's action full, heavy ; can feel the pulsation all over the body.

Severe periodical palpitation, with great anguish.

Pulse : accelerated and hard, or soft and weak.

Pulse 66, soft and regular, with burning pain in heart.

▌ Functional disturbances of heart from hemorrhoidal complaints.

Outer Chest p. 68

Pains in sternum, as if a piece were torn out of the chest.

Neck and Back p. 68

Neck : dull heavy pain ; stiff and swollen, (with tonsillitis); glands sensitive, slightly swollen.

││ Lameness and weariness in back of neck.

Aching between the shoulder-blades.

Continual pain in back, neck and shoulders, at times with pricking sensation and with fullness in both ears.

Drawing; in the muscles of the right side of the neck.

Stiffness in the muscles of the neck.

Weakness, weariness and lameness in the back of the neck.

Heat in the back of the neck and shoulders.

▌ Spine feels weak.

Great lameness of the back, worse on walking, θ Prolapsus uteri.

Chillness extending up the back.

Stiffness of the back when moving.

Backache is attended with aching in the legs and knees.

Caused spinal diseases with sheep.

Pains attending curvature of the spine.

▌▌ Constant, dull backache; walking almost impossible;

▌ scarcely able to stoop or to rise after sitting.

Dull aching sensation in the lumbar region.

Weak and bruised feeling in the lumbar region.

Painful weakness of the loins with dull aching pain, accompanied by several tumors around the anus.

Chilly sensation followed by pain in the lumbar region, rendered much worse by pressure.

Severe dull aching pain in the lumbar and sacral region, aggravated by walking.

Weakness, weariness and lameness in the small of the back.

Pain extends from the bowels to small of back.

Sensation of lameness and soreness in the small of the back.

▌▌ Constant ftoaaxiche affecting the sacrum and hips, much worse by walking or stooping forwards.

▌ Tearing in the small of back and hips, when walking.

▌ Severe pain across the back and hips, as if they would break in two. θ Hemorrhoids.

▌ Pain, especially in hip and sacrum. θ Prolapsus uteri.

Backache in cervical, lumbar and sacral region, or the sacroiliac symphysis, worse from motion.

▌ Constant dull pain across hips and sacrum.

▌ Dull aching in small of back, worse from motion.

▌ Pain and lameness in each sacro-iliac symphysis, worse when walking : patient can hardly walk on account of this lameness in the back, which seems to be of a rheumatic character. θ With leucorrhoea, constipation, hemorrhoids or rheumatism.

Pain across the sacro-iliac symphysis, more or less constant, with a feeling as if the back would give way at that point, causing great fatigue when walking, θ Uterine complaints.

Upper Limbs p. 69

▌ Rheumatic pain in the right scapula and right side of chest ; I worse when inhaling.

Pains in scapula and chest ; worse during inspiration.

Strange trembling of the muscles of the left shoulder, continuing two hours and followed by a sensation of soreness.

Aching sensation in the left acromion process, with shooting down the arms.

The left upper arm and shoulder feel as if one had taken violent exercise.

Shooting pain extending down the left arm, also down the right arm.

Neuralgic pains in the arms.

Twitches in the left arm.

The arm and hand of the left side become numb, as if paralyzed.

Right arm feels paralyzed, cannot raise it.

Hands weak, cannot control the muscles well when Avriting.

Shooting pain in the left arm extending to the wrist.

Neuralgic pain of the left arm extending down to the end of the index finger, followed by a tingling sensation.

Tearing pain in the right arm extending down the index finger.

Pain extending to the ulnar side of the forearm from the elbow to the little finger, as if the ne^ve had been compressed.

Drawing tearing in the left arm extending to the ends of the fingers.

Stinging sensation in the right arm extending to the fingers.

Drawing in the metacarpal bones of the left hand.

Left arm and hand much warmer, feel heavy and swollen.

Pricking, swollen feeling of hands after washing them.

▌ Cracking of the skin on the hands.

Nails blue.

Lower Limbs p. 70

Constant aching bruised feeling in right hipjoint, the pain extending downwards.

Shooting pain down right thigh ; sensation of soreness and lameness in right hip-joint.

Stinging pain on anterior part of right thigh, just above knee.

Sensation of soreness in left hip and knee-joints.

In the morning pain in right knee and leg, as after violent exercise.

Stiffness of the knee-joints, particularly when rising from a seat.

▌ Left knee swollen, painful and stiff; unable to bear the slightest pressure on it.

Aching in legs and knees.

▌ Legs so weak she can hardly walk ; spine weak. See 31.

▌ Back and legs weak : can hardly walk, must lie down.

Calves feel sore.

Neuralgic pains in the right leg extending downwards.

Wandering pains in lower extremities.

Soreness of lower extremities felt most when walking.

Legs much affected, can't walk ; bowels loose.

Feet swell after walking.

Tendo-achillis sore.

Tension and soreness in left ankle.

Tension in right ankle, also in left knee.

Boring pain in dorsum of left foot.

Burning pain in left great toe.

Limbs in General p. 70

Darting and shooting pains in upper and lower extremities ; most on left side.

Shooting pains extending down left arm and leg.

Feeling of lameness in left shoulder and right ankle-joints.

Joints stiff, aching and painful.

Limbs feel heavy. '

Spasms of the muscles of the limbs.

Muscles sore, worse on awaking and on motion.

Rest. Position. Motion p. 70

Could not sit nor lie down with ease; bleeding of piles gives some relief. θ Hemorrhoids.

Dreadful pain, could not sit, stand or lie ; only possible motion was kneeling. θ Hemorrhoids.

Lying: back feels best in pregnancy; increases heart troubles.

Must sit down : during pregnancy when back gives out. See 24.

Stooping : back aches more.

Rising after sitting : backache worse ; can hardly, get up.

Motion : muscles feel sore, 34 ; II backache worse ; II soreness worse.

Walking : increases leucorrhoea ; causes burning in epigastrium; fullness and itching in anus ; back gives out ; aching tearing in back and hips, 24 ; almost impossible when back aches, 31 ; causes feet to swell ; totters, 36.

Writing : hands become weak.

Nerves p. 71

Flying, neuralgic pains.

Lameness and paralytic feelings.

Feels faint, weak ; weariness, faintness at the stomach.

Cannot control muscles to speak or to write.

Cannot walk, feels so weak, θ Headache with drowsiness.

▌ Very much weakened. θ Hemorrhoids.

Feels faint and weak ; totters when walking.

Weariness and faintness in stomach.

Feeling of malaise.

▌▌ Paralytic feeling in arms, legs and spine.

Too sore and languid to attend to business.

Feeling of extreme illness, great weakness, faintness, and tottering gait.

▌ A kind of tetanus after a horrible constriction in pit of stomach, she got stiff with the pain, hands blue with a pricking and stinging, lasting two hours ; second attack of the same kind.

Sleep p. 71

Dreams and restless nights, with obstinate erections but no emission.

Disposition to stretch and yawn.

Yawning and stupefying sleepiness.

Drowsy ; falls asleep ; on awaking, knows not where she is.

││ Restless all night ; 1 thoughts continually crowding on the mind prevent sleep.

Awakened by burning pain in the stomach.

Mornings, on awaking, sore and tired.

Awaking : does not want to rise ; wants to sleep again ; eyes heavy, dull headache over right eye ; feels sore and is red all over, morning ; muscles sore, 34; pressing in stomach.

Time p. 71

Morning : gnawing emptiness in stomach ; feels sore all over, 37 ; spitting blood.

Day : drowsy, 37.

Afternoon : throat better ; vertigo.

4 P.M.: chills.

7 to 12 P.M.: fever.

Forepart of the night : restless.

Temperature and Weather p. 71

Chilly from cold air.

Cold air : in it teeth chatter and skin feels chilly ; riding in it makes him chilly ; nose and throat sensitive when inhaling.

After washing in water : hands prick ; skin, face and hands swell and redden, 8.

Heat of stove : relieves the chill.

Worse in winter and better in summer, θ Hemorrhoids.

Fever p. 72

Chilliness : creeping up and down the back ; with burning in the anus ; better from heat of fire.

Chills : along the spine ; up the back ; cannot get warm.

Chill 4 P.M., with goose-skin, better from heat of fire; fever 7 to 12 P.M.

Chilliness, with rigor.

Feverish pulsations, with hot and dry hands.

Flashes of heat over the occiput, face, neck and shoulders.

Flushes of heat over the body.

Skin hot and dry ; evening fever ; palms and soles burn ; disposed to yawn and stretch ; head aches as if it would burst. See 3.

Fever : 7 to 12 p.m., no thirst, bursting headache, photophobia ; with profuse hot sweat ; lungs feel engorged, heart beats violently.

Sweat profuse, hot, with the fever.

Sweat : the abdominal symptoms decline ; on head and face.

▌ Intermittent fevers.

Attacks p. 72

Periodically : tightness in scrobiculum ; palpitation and anxiety.

Locality and Direction p. 72

Right : dull pain over eye, 3, 37 : stitches in the hypochondrium, 3 ; soreness of scalp ; pain and aching in lower lobe of liver, 17, 18 ; pinching pain in hypochondrium ; tenderness in hypochondrium ; shooting in side above hip, 19 ; neuralgia in inguinal region, 19 ; lung painful ; rheumatic pain in scapula, 32 ; rheumatic pain in side of chest, 32 ; arm feels paralyzed.

Left : stinging and burning deep in orbit ; heat and redness of side of face ; spleen painful, 18 ; drawing in testicle ; arm and hand feel warm, heavy and swollen.

Right to left: dull frontal headache; stitches in chest, 28.

Left to right : stitches in chest, 28 ; lameness of arms.

Front to back : pinching pain in right hypochondrium.

Below upwards : shooting in back, 20 ; chills along spine, 31.

Sensations p. 72

Sensation of fullness, as from too much blood in different parts of the body.

││ Sensation like hot lightning.

Soreness of the muscles on awaking and on motion.

The whole body feels as if bruised or beaten.

Soreness : on side of scalp rested on, 4 ; eyeballs, 5 ; nose, stomach, hypochondrium ; protruding anus, 20 ; testicles, 22 ; calves, 33 ; tendo-achillis, 33 ; muscles, 34 ; all over, 37.

Dull aching in head, over eyes, tonsils, stomach and 1 I back.

Pricking and sticking in fauces and rectum.

Stinging, burning, itching.

Weakness and weight : in head, chest, back and eyes.

Pressure in head, ears, bones of nose, stomach and I I rectum.

▌▌ Heaviness and lameness.

││ Constriction : in fauces, stomach, bowels, I I rectum and

│ chest.

Fullness : in ears, nose, throat, epigastrium, stomach, colon, hypochondrium, rectum, anus, heart, etc.

Stiffness in neck and spine.

Stitches, darting, flying pains; lancinating; flying through temples ; stinging in left orbit, in fauces ; pricking in hypochondrium, at umbilicus, rectum, urethra ; shooting up the back ; stitches in chest ; darting in heart.

Twitches and jerking: in eyelids, heart, arm and chest.

Burning : in eyes, ears, nose, cheek, throat, stomach, bowels, rectum, piles, chest and I I heart.

"Tissues. IB Fullness in various parts, as if they contained an undue amount of blood : heart, lungs, stomach, brain, skin, etc.

Venous congestion, especially portal and hemorrhoidal.

Fullness as from too much blood in heart, head and skin.

Sore feeling of muscles, mornings on awaking and on motion.

▌▌ Mucous membranes dry, swollen; burn and feel raw.

▌▌ Glandular swellings of bone.

Joints weak ; lumbo-sacral region aches.

Muscles sore in the morning on awaking and from motion.

Touch. Passive Motion. Injuries p. 73

Touch : abdomen tender ; glands sensitive ; the side of the head he has been lying on feels sore.

Rubbing : causes face to flush ; produces red spots on hands after washing ; induces a flow of blood to the anus.

Skin p. 73

Formication : scalp, nose, fauces.

Itching of the body, especially about the waist.

After washing : red spots on face.

Stages of Life, Constitution p. 73

Bilious temperament, θ Anal troubles.

Climacteric years. θ Piles.

Suitable in persons with hemorrhoidal tendencies and who suffer with gastric, bilious or catarrhal troubles.

Relations p. 73

Collateral relation : Aesc. glob.

Similar to : Aloe^^ Collinsonia, 3Iercu7\, Nux vom., Podoph., Sulphur (weak spine).

Nux vom. antidotes the symptoms of piles.

Found useful after Collinsonia had improved piles.

Useful after Nux vom. and Sulphur had failed in piles.