Apocynum Cannabinum

Indian Hemp. Apocynacece.

In the summer of 1833, during a walk in the suburbs of New York, attention was called to this plant as being one of the most promising, by Dr- John F. Gray. In Allentown it was proved, especially by Dr. Freit; in 1856 we got another attempt by John C. Peters, with large doses of the tincture. Afterwards, at the suggestion of Dr. Gray, it was given for dropsies. Dr. Marcy proved the 3d. The best reports of cures in hemorrhages from uterus are from Dr. Arsen, of York Spring, Pa.

Mind

Bewildered.

Feels as if she could do nothing but cry ; don't want to speak, very low-spirited.

▌ Low-spirited and nervous. θ Ascites and chronic diarrhoea.

▌ Stupor. θ Hydrocephalus.

Sensorium

Dizzy in the head.

Inner Head

▌ Pain in forehead in the morning. θ Ophthalmia.

Frontal headache, sick at stomach, restless at night.

Heaviness of the head, evenings ; aching in the small of the back and limbs.

▌ Hydrocephalus ; stupor, sight of one eye totally lost, the other eye slightly sensible ; constant involuntary motion of one arm and leg ; forehead projecting ; sutures open. Stage of exudation.

▌ Hydrocephalus acutus.

Dizzy headache.

Outer Head

▌ Forehead projecting, sutures open, θ Hydrocephalus.

Sight and Eyes

Sight of one eye totally lost, the other slightly sensible, θ Hydrocephalus.

Pleat, redness of the left eye, feeling as of sand in the eye ; early in the morning.

▌ Eyes inflamed ; worse morning and evening.

Pressure in the right eye as if pressed outwards.

Fine stitches in the right eye.

^ Nose. I Violent irritation of the Schneiderian membrane, resembling a severe attack of coryza.

▌ Cold in the head.

Nostrils and throat filled with thick, yellow mucus, on waking in the morning.

││ Nose stopped up.

^ Face. I Face expressive of much anguish. θ Dropsy.

Face bloated after lying down ; passes off after sitting up.

▌ Face bloated; of a bluish lead color, also lips. θ Heart disease.

▌ Face much swollen. θ Hydrothorax.

Lower Face p. 448

││ Dry lips ; if taken in the evening this is the first symptom next morning.

Taste and Tongue p. 448

Taste bitter, sub-acrid, in the fauces.

Tongue greatly coated, brownish-white.

▌ Tongue dry, immoderate thirst. θ Hydrothorax.

Inner Mouth p. 448

Dryness of the mouth on awaking ; thirst.

Constantly spitting ; increased secretion of mucus and saliva in mouth and fauces.

Throat p. 448

Thick yellow mucus in the throat in the morning ; unpleasant degree of heat.

Pressure on the r. side of throat.

Thirst p. 448

▌ Great thirst, θ Hydrothorax.

▌▌ Great thirst, but water disagrees, causing pain, or is immediately thrown off. θ Dropsy.

▌ Thirst on waking.

Eating and Drinking p. 448

Distension about the stomach and hypochondria after a moderate meal.

Feels as if she was hungry, and when she tries to eat, it settles in epigastrium, turns sour and hurts her.

Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting p. 448

││ Nausea after sleep.

Violent vomiting, with prostration and drowsiness, cold skin.

▌▌ Distressing vomiting at intervals, θ Menorrhagia.

▌ Patient becomes very drowsy and vomits very often; pulse slow.

▌ Considerable gastric disturbance. θ After scarlet fever.

Scrobiculum and Stomach p. 448

Sense of oppression about the epigastrium and chest, so that there was the greatest difficulty in getting breath enough to smoke a cigar, or to speak with any comfort, and this happened after lighter meals than ordinary.

▌ Sinking at the stomach on awaking.

▌▌ Stomach so irritable, not even a draught of water can be retained, θ Dropsy.

▌ Great irritability of stomach and vomiting. θ Menorrhagia.

▌ Congestion of the liver, of the portal system; followed by ascites.

Abdomen p. 448

▌ Abdomen very much distended and painful. θ Ascites.

▌ Bloated abdomen and limbs, θ Amenorrhoea.

▌▌ Ascites.

▌ Ascites with chronic diarrhoea.

Decided distension of the abdomen, especially after a moderate dinner ; all the sense of fullness seemed about the stomach. liver and spleen, while the lower bowels did not appear more flatulent than common.

Stool and Rectum p. 449

Evacuations very scanty.

▌ Bilious stools ; loose, but not very copious.

21 XT ?°^®^^ sluggish, but feces not hard or costive.

Urinary Organs p. 449

Dull aching pain in kidneys, with increased secretion_ of straw colored urine, sinking at stomach, dry mouth, sighing. See 26, 27. ''

Very peculiar torpid action of kidneys.

Decided scantiness of urine.

▌ Scanty urine. /? Hydrothorax.

▌ Urinary difficulties, θ Dysuria. θ Strangury

▌▌ Urine diminished to one-third of usual quantity,

detention of the urine, with paralysis of the lower extremities.

Urine light or sherry-yellow colored, no sediment on cooling.

│ Very profuse light colored urine, several gallons a day.

▌ Urme high colored and very scanty, θ After scarlet fever.

▌ Urine high colored, diminished in quantity, and voided with difficulty. θ Ascites.

▌ Urine diminished to one-third the usual amount, without pain

or uneasiness about the kidneys or bladder; on the contrary

chest organs seemed remarkably comfortable ; they seemed

simply torpid. "^

Th^e Httle water that was passed flowed as easily as if it were

▌ Urine suppressed, θ Meningitis infantum.

22 w 't^ !^°'^ inveterate case of wetting the bed at night, in a girl

Pagans p. 449

Penis and scrotum swollen, θ Heart disease.

Female Organs. \ Ovarian tumors.

▌ Very profuse flow of blood, preceded for a day or two by a

moderate discharge, θ Menorrhagia.

Discharge fluid and abundant, θ Menorrhagia.

││ Hemorrhage ceasing at intervals, always recurred when the

vital powers rallied, θ Menorrhagia.

▌ Most exhausting menorrhagia for about six weeks.

▌ Blood expelled in large clots, sometimes in fluid state.

o Menorrhagia.

▌ The moderate flow of catamenia for a day or two suddenly

sets in with such violence that she cannot be out of bed.

tf Menorrhagia.

▌ Shreds or pieces of membrane, with the fluid blood. θ Men-

orrhagia.

Amenorrhoea in young girls; abdomen and legs bloated.

▌ Metrorrhagia continuous or paroxysmal; fluid or clotted-

nausea, vomiting, palpitation; pulse quick, feeble, when

24 p ™^^®^ ' fainting, when raising the head from the pillow.

l:'regnancy. ▌Cough during pregnancy, sometimes short and

9Q dry, sometimes deep and loose ; if very deep, it pains in the stomach.

Larynx p. 450

Could not utter a syllable, although perfectly conscious ; answering by signs. θ Hydrothorax.

Unpleasant heat of larynx and fauces.

Hoarseness.

Respiration p. 450

Sighing.

Short respiration.

▌ Could scarcely speak for want of breath. θ Heart disease.

▌ Could only breathe in a sitting posture, with the head thrown forward, θ Hydrothorax.

▌ Panting for breath, θ Heart disease.

││ Oppression of the chest on awaking.

Oppression about the epigastrium and chest, difficulty in getting breath enough to speak ; after a light meal. θ Hydrothorax.

Irresistible disposition to sigh.

▌ Agonizing difficulty of breathing. θ Dropsy.

▌ Short and unsatisfactory respiration.

▌ Gasping for breath. θ Hydrothorax.

▌ Difficult breathing, entirely unable to remain in a recumbent position. I Dropsy.

▌ Great dyspnoea, wheezing breathing and cough; could walk with great difficulty, θ Dropsy of pericardium.

Cough p. 450

Dry cough, with scanty expectoration.

Short, dry cough.

▌ Cough dry, hacking, suffocative, and incessant, θ Hydrothorax.

Cough worse at night.

▌ Violent attacks of a hoarse cough at night, with vomiting.

▌ Short cough, alternating with a deep cough.

▌ Loose rattling, with oppression of the chest.

▌ Scanty expectoration of white mucus.

▌ Hemorrhage from lungs.

Inner Head p. 450

Oppression on left chest.

Stitches in right chest.

▌▌ Hydrothorax. θ After scarlet fever.

▌ Hydrothorax and anasarca depending on organic disease of the heart.

Hearing and Ears p. 450

▌ Palpitation very troublesome whenever she attempted to move about the house, θ Menorrhagia.

▌ Dropsy of pericardium; heart's action scarcely perceptible; face bloated and anxious looking.

▌ Very feeble, with a quick pulse.

▌ Small weak pulse. θ Hydrothorax.

Pulse 45 between attacks of vomiting ; feeble, θ Menorrhagia.

▌ Pulse small and irregular. θ Ascites.

▌ Pulse weak and irregular, θ After scarlet fever.

▌ Almost pulseless and disposed to faint whenever she attempted

31 -D 1*^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ P'"^^- θ Menorrhagia.

Back. Slight soreness in the region of the kidneys when bringing the muscles into action.

Upper Limbs p. 451

▌ Finger nails of bluish lead color. θ Heart disease.

Lower Limbs p. 451

Stiff knees.

Hard aching in both knees ; fears inflammatory rheumatism. Idema of the feet and ankles, general dropsy; also after typhus.

▌ Lower extremities, penis, scrotum and abdomen swollen. u Heart disease.

The whole left leg is contracted.

^Pain in the ball of the r. big toe.

Limbs in General p. 451

Constant involuntary motion of one leg and one arm. θ Hydrocephalus.

General stiffness of legs and body, can scarcely bend.

▌ Weakness of limbs.

Itching on the limbs.

Pains in arms and legs.

Rest. Position. Motion p. 451

▌ Had to be supported in sitting posture in bed. θ Dropsy.

▌ Could not lie down. θ Dropsy of pericardium.

Region of kidneys sore on using muscles.

Raising the head, fainting.

Lying, face bloated ; better sitting up ; cannot lie, dropsy

Moving about the house, < palpitation. See 29

,6 1.T ^^""^^^ "^'^^ S""^^^ difficulty, θ Dropsy of pericardium.

Nerves. General restlessness.

Involuntary motions of one arm and leg. θ Hydrocephalus.

▌ Greatly debilitated, pulse feeble and quick, θ Menorrhagia.

▌ Disposition to faint ; vital powers much depressed, θ Menorr-

hagia.

"Sleep. Drowsy in afternoon, restless in night.

On going to bed desire for sleep ; with inability to sleep.

▌ Drowsiness; vomiting, weak.

▌ Stupor.

Restlessness ; little sleep.

After sleep; nausea; thirst; dry mouth and lips ; sinking, at stomach ; oppression of chest.

Time p. 451

Morning : pains in forehead ; heat, redness, feeling of sand in eye; yellow mucus in nostrils and throat ; dry lins and mouth. "^ ^

Evening; heaviness of head; aching in back and limbs; eyes more inflamed ; going to bed, skin hot.

39 m Ngfit: restless; wetting the bed, 21 ; violent attack of cough.

Temperature and Weather p. 451

▌ From a cold, during a sleighride, after the flow of catamenia had set in, menorrhagia lasting four and a half weeks.

Fever p. 452

Heat of the skin on going to bed.

Sweat ; when the skin moistens, the dropsy improves.

▌ Clammy sweat. θ Hydrothorax.

▌ Body covered with large drops of cold sweat. θ Heart disease. .

Attacks p. 452

Paroxysmal menorrhagia.

Locality and Direction p. 452

Right : outward pressure in eye : fine stitches in eye ; pressure in throat ; stitches in chest ; pain in ball of big toe.

Left : oppression on chest ; contraction of leg.

Sensations p. 452

Feeling as of sand in the eye.

Stitches : fine, in r. eye ; in r. chest.

Aching : in small of back and limbs ; in kidneys ; in both knees.

Soreness : in region of kidneys.

Pressure : as if r. eye were pressed outwards ; on r. side of throat.

Undefined pain : in forehead ; caused by drinking water ; in distended abdomen ; in stomach, from deep cough ; in ball of r. big toe ; in arms and legs.

Fullness : about the stomach.

Heaviness : in head.

Dryness : of lips : of mouth ; of skin.

Heat : of 1. eye ; in fauces and larynx ; of the skin.

Itching: on limbs.

Weakness : of limbs.

Tissues p. 452

▌▌ Excretions diminished, especially urine and sweat.

▌ Dropsy of the serous membranes.

▌▌ Acute inflammatory dropsy.

▌▌ Dropsy, with great thirst, but water causes pain or is vomited ; after typhus, scarlatina, cirrhosis ; but mostly uncomplicated with organic disease.

▌ General dropsy after scarlet fever.

▌ Rheumatic stiffness.

Skin p. 452

││ Skin dry and harsh. θ Ascites.

Skin cold, with vomiting. See 16.

Skin hot, evening going to bed.

Stages of Life, Constitution p. 452

Woman, set. 24, mother of three children, black hair and eyes, fair complexion, disposed to uterine hemorrhage.

▌ Woman, get. 40, mother of several children and a hard worker, dark complexion, dark eyes and black hair, θ Menorrhagia.

Women with amenorrhoea.

▌ A girl. θ Enuresis.

^^Relationship. Concordances: Acefac; apis (which has no thirst in dropsies) ; arsen.; Bellad. ; Bryon.; Cinchon.; Colchic; Digit, (dropsy; slow pulse); Elat. ; helleb. (hydrocephalus, ascites, etc.); Kali carb.; Lycop.; Mercur.; Merc, sulph. ; Scilla ; Sulphur; Veratr. alb.

▌ Dropsy after abuse of quinine.