Æthusa Cynapium

Foods Parsley. UmbelUferce.

Apt to be mistaken for parsley ; a narcotico-acrid poison on account of an adherent alkaloid substance called cynapium. The plant mentioned by Hahnemann in the Organon. Proved 1828 by Kenning, later by Hartlaub, Sr. ; edited with the toxic symptoms, Annalen, 4, 113, 1833. Observations on a patient by Biegler, 1872. Brugman's and Touman's valuable observations, A. H. Z., 72, 56, and Catell's in Br. Q., 11, 523, from Med. Times, omitted by Alien.

Mind

Lies unconscious, dilated pupils, staring eyes (child).

Loss of comprehension ; a kind of stupefaction, as if there was a barrier between the senses and external objects.

▌ Unable to read anything after overexertion of the mental faculties.

▌ Incapacity to think ; confused.

Cannot retain any idea.

▌▌ Idiocy, in some cases alternating with Ifuror.

Idiotic children.

▌ Hallucinations.

▌ Imagined she saw rats run across the room.

▌ Delirium ; he imagines he sees cats and dogs.

▌ Delirium; he jumps out of window.

Delirium, even with the chill.

After a glass of wine, all the mind symptoms became predominant.

Cries of anguish (in a child).

││ Welldisposed, serene, in the forenoon ; in the afternoon, illhumored, anxious and sad.

││ Great sadness when alone.

Anxiousness, with sensation as if a heavy load was lying on the chest.

Constant anxiety and weak feeling.

▌ Great anxiety and restlessness ; soon afterward, violent pains in head and abdomen.

Great moroseness, with heavy feeling in forehead.

Morose and cross, with heat in head.

▌ Bad humor, irritability, especially in the afternoon, and in the open air.

Great agitation.

▌ Anxiety and restlessness. θ Megrim,

After social talking, all the symptoms disappear.

Sensorium p. 75

A kind of stupefaction, as if there was a barrier between his organs of sense and external objects.

Dizziness, with headache.

▌ Head confused; brain feels bound up.

Dizziness ; he cannot keep erect.

Vertigo: With sleepiness, can't raise the head; giddiness ceases and head gets hot ; — with palpitation.

Vertigo and weakness.

Complete insensibility ; eyes staring, pupils dilated.

Stupor.

Inner Head p. 75

Heaviness in the forehead; ill-humor.

Headache in the whole forepart of head, as if strongly compressed, behind and above.

▌ Sensation as if both sides of the head were in a vice.

▌ Pressing pain in the forehead, as if it would split; at its height vomiting and finally diarrhoea.

▌ All day constant throbbing pain in left forehead, temple and side of head, relieved by pressure (she felt as though she would like a band tightly fixed around the head) and in the open air, aggravated by walking.

Stitches and pulsations in the head.

Violent pain, as if the brain were dashed to pieces.

▌ Headache with vertigo, worse walking and looking upwards.

Violent headache, with thirst and nausea.

Headache ceases, with discharge of flatus downwards.

▌ Headache since five weeks, after checked menses.

The pains in the head return periodically, and are often accompanied by pale face, trembling in the jaws and pains in the prsecordial region.

Heat rises to the head ; the body becomes warmer ; the face becomes red and the giddiness ceases.

Distressing pains in occiput. See 31.

Outer Head p. 75

▌ Distressing pain in the occiput, nape, and down the spine, relieved by friction with hot whiskey.

▌ Inability to hold the head erect or to sit up.

▌ Sensation as if she was constantly pulled by the hair.

Sight and Eyes p. 75

Looking upward increases headache with vertigo.

▌ Pupils dilated, but sensitive to touch.

▌ Pupils dilated, staring eyes, stupid. θ Cholera infantum.

Chronic photophobia.

Objects seem much larger than natural.

Vision confused, sometimes objects appear double.

Great pain in the eyes ; eyes inflamed and blood-shot,

▌ Eyes brilliant and protruding.

▌ Eyeballs turned downwards, θ Convulsions of children.

▌ Pustules on the cornea.

▌ Chronic inflammation of the edges of the eyelids.

▌ Adhesion of the eyelids in the morning, requiring them to be softened by a fluid to prevent pulling out the lashes.

Scrofulous ophthalmia ; I swelling of the Meibomian glands.

Nerves p. 76

Stitches in the ears, especially in the right one ; sensation as if something hot was streaming from it.

Yellow discharge from the right ear, with stitching pains.

^ Nose. Nose stopped up with thick mucus ; frequent but ineffectual desire to sneeze.

▌▌ Herpetic eruption at the end of the nose.

^ Face. Tearing in the face, in the malar bones.

Face wears a cold expression.

Displeased morose face, during the headache.

▌ Face pale. θ Megrim.

Face sunken, earthy pale, withered, θ Cholerine.

Red, sunken face.

Oedematous swellings of the cheeks.

Circumscribed and painful swellings in the face, transient, and flying from place to place.

Heat in face with trembling in head. θ Cholerine.

│ Face pale, puffed and spotted red.

▌▌ A drawn condition, beginning at the alse nasi, and extending to the angle of the mouth, gave the face an expression of great anxiety and pain.

▌ The features have an expression of great anguish and pain.

Lower Face p. 76

Trembling of the jaws.

Inability to swallow ; the lower jaw is fixed to the upper.

Chin and corners of the mouth feel cold.

Gums p. 76

Stinging or tearing in the gums.

Taste and Tongue p. 76

Taste: bitter; like cheese; like onions ; sweetish in the morning when awaking.

Speech impeded, slow.

Feeling as if the tongue was too long, θ Aphthae.

Moist tongue.

Tongue black.

Inner Mouth p. 76

A very copious salivation relieved the poisoning symptoms.

Aphthae in mouth and throat; tongue feels as if too long. See 11.

Palate and Throat p. 76

Soft palate, red and swollen.

Burning in throat.

Sensation of pungent heat in the mouth and throat, with great difficulty in swallowing.

Sensation of constriction, preventing deglutition.

Stinging in the throat, between the acts of deglutition.

Inflamed aphthae and pustules in throat, making the patient's condition almost desperate.

Palate and Throat p. 76

Thirst with total loss of appetite for every kind of aliment.

Burning thirst ; t.

Desire for wine, aggravation from its use. See 1.

Intolerance of milk.

Eating and Drinking p. 77

While eating : sudden heaviness in the forehead.

After eating: pain below the navel, lienteric stool, dry cough.

▌ Regurgitation of food an hour or so after eating.

▌▌ Suitable to children who cannot bear milk.

Worse from coffee.

Desire for wine, but the mental symptoms are increased after taking it.

Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting p. 77

Spasmodic hiccough. θ Megrim. θ Cholerine.

▌ Empty eructation, θ Megrim.

Violent sudden vomiting: lof a frothy milk-white substance; of yellow fluid, Followed by curdled milk and cheesy matter.

▌ Vomiting of greenish phlegm, similar to the stools. 81 The milk is forcibly ejected soon after taken ; then weakness causes drowsiness. θ Nursing children. See 24.

Profuse vomiting of water, θ Young children.

▌ Copious greenish vomiting.

Stripes accompanied by fearful vomiting, weakness and indescribable anguish.

Vomits bloody mucus, with swollen abdomen.

▌ Vomiting spells at the height of the headache. θ Megrim.

After vomiting, cold and clammy, θ Cholera infantum.

Vomiting, with diarrhoea.

Scrobiculum and Stomach p. 77

Tearing, rending pains in pit of stomach, extending to the oesophagus.

▌ Pain in the pit of stomach and abdomen, followed by nausea, with or without vomiting.

▌ Cramp in stomach. θ Megrim.

▌ Painful contractions of the stomach so severe as to prevent vomiting. θ Cholerine.

Sense of pungent heat in the stomach.

Complaints with cramp in stomach and cries with anguish.

Hypochondria p. 77

▌ Painfulness of the epigastric region, with nausea.

Stitches in epigastrium.

Lancinating in the right hypochondrium, in the afternoon.

Painful pressing, with burning and stitching in the left hypochondrium.

Shooting in the left hypochondrium, often and long continued.

Soreness and painfulness in both hypochondria.

Liver hard, yellowish, spleen livid, tongue black ; t.

Abdomen p. 77

Excessive griping pains in belly.

▌ Colic, with diarrhoea.

▌ Excessive griping pain in the abdomen.

▌ Colic, followed by vomiting, vertigo and weakness.

││ Cutting and violent vomiting.

││ Cutting, with distension of abdomen.

Contracted and tense abdomen.

▌ Abdomen puffed, sensitive to touch; convulsions of children. θ Gastroenteritis.

Violent colic, followed by death of the boy.

Abdomen distended, with tension ; t.

▌ Sensation of coldness in the abdomen.

Coldness of the abdomen and lower limbs, especially left one, with aching of bowels ; relieved by warm, wet applications.

Black bluish swelling of the abdomen.

Stool and Rectum p. 78

Loose stools, preceded by cutting in the abdomen, with tenesmus in the morning, after rising.

▌ A thin stool finishes the headache, θ Megrim.

▌ Stools of partly digested food, shortly after a meal or at night.

▌ Diarrhoea — discharges green, thin, bilious, with violent tenesmus before and after stool, θ Convulsions of children. θ Gastroenteritis.

▌ Bright yellow or greenish watery slimy stools; crying, drawing up the feet. Child, get. 6 months.

Evacuations of a thin, bright yellow or greenish fluid, mixed with much bile, with severe tenesmus.

▌ Grayish-green fluid stools, θ Cholerine.

Bloody stools.

│ With the stools, painful contraction in stomach, θ Cholerine.

▌ Most obstinate constipation, with feeling as if all action of the bowels had been lost.

Urinary Organs p. 78

Pain in the kidneys, worse from sneezing, deep inhalation and lying down.

Cutting pains in the bladder, with frequent calls to urinate.

Urine: red, sediment white; I copious, clear as water; too frequent after exertion.

Nocturnal enuresis, with vomiting of coagulated milk after sucking the bottle ; greenish watery diarrhoea.

No urine, θ Cholerine.

Male Sexual Organs p. 78

Right testicle drawn up, with pain in the kidneys.

Female Sexual Organs p. 78

Checked catamenia.

▌ Menses checked by a warm bath, θ Headache.

Menses watery.

Lancinating pains in the sexual organs.

Pimples on the external parts, itching when the patient becomes warm.

Eating and Drinking p. 78

Labor-pains, too weak ; not regular.

Violent stinging pain in the mammae ; t.

▌▌ Intolerance of milk; the child by a sudden and violent effort throws it up, curdled or not; then weakness makes it drowsy for some minutes.

Voice and Larynx p. 79

No voice. θ Cholerine.

The sufferings seem to render him speechless.

Respiration p. 79

Short breath, interrupted by hiccough.

Short, anxious, whistling breathing, while lying on the back.

Great dyspnoea ; t.

Cough p. 79

Cough, with stunning pain in the head.

Inner Chest and Lungs p. 79

Stitches in the left side of the chest.

Sensation as if the chest were in a vice, with difficult breathing.

Hearing and Ears p. 79

Anxiety in the prgecordia ; t.

Violent palpitation of the heart.

▌ Palpitation, with headache.

Palpitation, with vertigo.

Palpitation, with weariness and exaltation ; t.

▌ Pulse frequent, small, somewhat hard and unrythmical.

Pulse full, rapid.

▌ Weak intermittent pulse, with palpitation and headache.

Pulse feeble, sometimes not to be felt, much exhausted. θ Cholerine.

Slow strong beats of heart, stupor and death (dog).

Neck and Back p. 79

Distressing pain in occiput and nape of neck, extending down the spine, relieved by friction with hot whiskey.

Lymphatic ganglions of the neck swollen, like beads.

Sensation as if the small of back was in a vice.

Painful furuncle in the sacral region.

A feeling as if the pain in the back would be ameliorated by straightening out and bending stiffly backwards, as in opisthotonos.

Upper Limbs p. 79

Axillary glands swollen.

Sensation as if the arms had become much shorter.

Numbness of the arms.

Aching about the scapulae, extending to the arms.

▌ Thumb and fingers bent inwards, θ Convulsions of children.

Lower Limbs p. 79

Excoriations of the thighs from walking.

Boring and shooting in lower limbs, with great weariness.

Lancinating and drawing from left hip into thigh.

Laming ache in the middle of right thigh while sitting ; better when rubbing.

Lancinating in the sole, from the right heel as far as ball of toes.

Crawling in the feet.

Limbs in General p. 79

Coldness, stiffness and rigor of the limbs.

Cold limbs and body convulsed.

Eruption in the neighborhood of the joints.

Rest. Position. Motion p. 80

Cannot keep erect : when dizzy. See 3.

Inability to raise head : with vertigo.

Cannot sit up.

Cannot stand: from weakness. See 36.

Lying down : pain in kidneys.

Lying on back : short, anxious, whistling breathing.

Sitting : laming ache in right thigh.

Exertion : urinates too frequently ; sweats therefrom.

Walking : throbbing headache worse ; headache with vertigo worse ; causes excoriation of thighs ; causes languor and listlessness to such a degree, that he supports himself with difficulty.

Nerves p. 80

Trembling at the heart with anxious restlessness. θ Cholerine.

Body convulsed, with cold limbs ; t.

▌ Epileptic spasms, with clenched thumbs, red face, eyes turned downwards, pupils fixed, dilated; foam at the mouth, jaws locked ; small, hard and quick pulse.

▌ Spasms, with stupor and delirium.

▌ General malaise.

Convulsions. θ Gastroenteritis.

▌ Weakness after the colic.

▌ Great weakness; children cannot stand; cannot hold up the head.

▌ Great weakness and prostration, with sleepiness.

▌ He lies stretched out without consciousness.

Sleep p. 80

Sleepiness all day.

Longing for sleep.

▌▌ Dozing of the child after vomiting spells or after the stool.

▌ On falling asleep, rolling of the eyes or slight convulsions.

▌ Sleep after headache. θ Megrim.

Sopor, dilated pupils ; t.

Sleep restless the first hours.

Restless night ; great disposition to slumber, but calm repose is prevented by frequent startings and excessive agitation.

Deep sleep, with snoring.

Sopor, dilated pupils and death (dog).

Time p. 80

Night: stools of partly digested food; enuresis and vomiting : 21 ; restless, cannot sleep, though disposed to.

3 — 4 A.M. : aggravation of all symptoms.

Morning : sweetish taste on awaking ; tenesmus. See 20.

Day : sleepy.

Forenoon : well disposed and serene.

Afternoon : ill-humored, anxious and sad ; lancinating in right hypochondrium.

Toward evening : aggravation of all symptoms.

At 6 P.M. : cramps in stomach.

Temperature and Weather p. 80

Frequently indicated in summer.

Open air : relieves throbbing in head.

Room : relieves mental conditions, relieves sensation of swelling of head, face and hands.

Warmth : causes itching. See 23.

Warmth of bed : causes vesicular eruption to itch. See 46.

Heat : causes itching and burning. See 46.

Moist heat : relieves itching, and coldness in abdomen and lower limbs.

Warm bath : checked catamenia. See 23.

Hot whiskey : friction with it relieves pain in occiput, neck and spine.

Washing : increases sensation of swelling of head, face and hands.

Fever p. 81

Delirium during the cold stage.

Coldness, rigors, stiffness of the limbs.

Skin hot, dry ; absence of thirst.

Sweats from the least exertion.

Cannot bear uncovering during sweat.

Sweat profuse, cold.

Sweat relieves malaise and tendency to delirium.

Attacks p. 81

▌ Periodical headache. θ Megrim.

Locality and Direction p. 81

Right : discharge from ear ; stitches in ear ; sensation of something hot streaming from ear ; lancinating in hypochondrium ; testicle drawn up ; laming ache in middle of thigh.

Left : throbbing in head ; pressing, burning, stitching and shooting in hypochondrium ; coldness of leg ; stitches in chest ; lancinating and drawing from hip into thigh ; appearance and disappearance of reddish-blue spots on leg.

Fly from place to place : painful swellings in the face.

Sensations p. 81

Sensation as if head, face and hands were swollen ; worse after washing ; better coming in the room.

Sensation of parts as if in a vice : head; chest; small of back.

Tissues p. 81

Ecchymoses ; black and blue spots all over.

Whole body livid and swollen ; and death of the boy ; poisoning.

Anasarca.

Wasting away of children.

Touch. Passive Motion. Injuries p. 81

Touch : abdomen sensitive.

Pressure : relieves throbbing headache.

Rubbing : with hot whiskey relieves pain in occiput, neck and spine ; relieves laming ache of right thigh.

Skin p. 81

Dryness of the skin.

, Dry burning skin ; red spots.

Cool skin, θ Cholerine.

Hard knots in the skin.

Liability to excoriation of the thighs when walking.

During one day, appearance and disappearance of reddish blue spots on the trunk and left leg, causing an apprehension of spotted fever ; aggravation of all symptoms toward evening and during the night, 3 to 4 A.M.

Tetters bleed easily.

Little water blisters ; itching in bed.

Eruption itching when exposed to heat.

Herpetic eruptions, itching and burning during heat.

Phlyctenular eruption ; t.

Stages of Life, Constitution p. 82

Children, during dentition.

│ Old woman, during cholera. season, θ Cholerine.

Relations p. 82

Similar to : Ant. crud. (vomiting of milk) ; Arsen. ; Asar. ; Calc. ostr. (vomiting of milk) ; Cuprum ; Ipec. ; Opium.

Related to Cieut., Conium, (Enanth. croc.

Is antidoted by vegetable acids.

It antidotes Opium.