Coccinella Septempunctata

Lady bird; Sun chafer. - Coleoptera. A well-known and widely spread insect, living on vegetables in gardens and fields. Its head and thorax are black, flat, under body and feet black, wing-shells arched, oval, red or orange yellow, with black dots, usually seven in number, of unequal size, the wings nearly as long again as body. When touched with hand there issues from joints of feetthickish juice, yellow, like gambogia. — Am. Horn. Pharm.

Tincture prepared from the freshly crushed beetles. Dr. Corradori was the first who directed the attention of physicians to the value of this remedy in affections of the teeth; Dr. Kirsch confirmed his views, and made it public in 1798. (See Salzburger, Med. Ztg., v. -3, p. 76; Both, N. A. J. H., V. 2, p. 45.) Dr. Sauter states that if the insect is crushed upon the gum of a healthy person it excites a feeling of coldness in the part, without which sensation a cure is seldom effected. — N. A. J. H., v. 2, p. 45.

According to Oak and Trinks, the Coccinella septum punctate has been used in hydrophobia.— £. /. H., v. 15, p. 688.

Authorities.— Franz, Archiv f. Horn., 13, 2, 187; Sauter, Hiifel. Journ., 14, 2, 91 (from Roth's Mat. Med.) ; Person (sore throat), manuscript. Chronic faceache ; Frontal neuralgia; Periodical toothache; Nocturnal attacks of toothache; Sauter (translated by Both), N. A. J. H., v. 2, pp. 45 and 474.

Sensorium p. 246

▌ Slight vertigo after cessation of toothache'.

▌ Disapj)earache of pain in face attended by fainting, oj)- pressed breathing, subdued, intermittent pulse. θ Toothache.

Inner Head p. 246

. ▌ Pressure and heaviness in forehead. θ Neuralgia.

Tensive pressure in head of very brief duration.

One-sided headache in forepart of head, tearing, fine sticking.

Dull headache toward both temples and occiput, as if brain would become enlarged or distended at these places.

Sight and Eyes p. 246

▌ Pressure and heaviness, especially over r. eye, which is, sensitive to least touch. θ Neuralgia.

▌ During whole paroxysm, cannot open eyes, pain < by any bright object. θ Neuralgia.

▌ Eyelids open with difficulty, light increases pain.' θ Neuralgia.

Upper Face p. 246

Tearing pain rhythmical with pulse, extending from r. upper jaw to lobule of ear.

Redness and heat of cheeks, especially at night.

Rush of blood to face, like flushes of heat.

▌ Pain over whole side of r, face, suddenly jumping to 1. side, after use of lancet. θ Toothache.

▌ Pain in course of frontal nerve, becoming more and more severe. θ Neuralgia.

▌ Pain extending over whole face, even to hairy scalp. θ Periodical toothache.

▌ Chronic pain extending from superior molars to forehead; affected part paler; attack lasts only^ about one minute, but is instantly repeated; < at night, preventing sleep for many weeks.

▌ Frontal neuralgia, attack commencing by a pressure and heaviness in forehead, especially over r. eye, which was sensitive to least touch ; attack lasts six to twelve hours, ending in a general heat and sleep of two to three hours, at end of which he awoke without the least pain ; paroxysms returning every eight, twelve, fourteen or twentyone days.

Teeth and Gums p. 246

Sensation of coldness in all the teeth.

Pleasant sensation of coldness in one tooth when touched with finger.

Painful sensation in back teeth, as if they were hollow and air was forced into them.

Dull, drawing pain in upper back teeth, extending towards r. ear while sitting.

Severe drawing, in jerks, as though tooth would be torn out with a hook.

Rhythmical, violent drawing, in both rows of teeth, while eating.

Jerking and tearing in one and tearing in the other teeth, with some stitches extending towards occiput, and warmth through whole head.

Grumbling pain in back teeth.

Violent throbbing or pulse-like jerking in back teeth.

▌ Periodical toothache, coming on every day at noon in third inferior molar, extending over whole face, even to hairy scalp.

▌ Paging toothache during day, almost entirely disappearing at night, sleep sound and undisturbed.

Gum swollen.

Tongue p. 247

Tobacco bites the tongue severely.

Inner Mouth p. 247

Sensation of icy coldness in entire buccal cavity.

Throat p. 247

Is awakened by profuse accumulation of saliva ; vomits and complains of sore throat.

Appetite p. 247

▌ Loss of appetite. θ Neuralgia.

Respiration p. 247

▌ With disappearance of pain in face breathing becomes oppressed. θ Toothache.

Pulse p. 247

Subdued, intermittent pulse, with remission of pain in face. θ Toothache.

▌ Contracted pulse. θ Toothache.

Limbs in General p. 247

'Icy cold extremities. θ Neuralgia.

Respiration p. 247

While sitting: dull, drawing pains in upper back teeth, extending towards r. ear.

Nerves p. 247

'Is much weakened by long continued suffering.

^Toothache.

Sleep p. 247

Nocturnal attacks of toothache, entirely preventing sleep, even when pain did not appear at night, could not sleep.

▌ Attack ends in a general heat and sleep of two or three hours, from which he awakes without any pain. θ Neuralgia.

Time p. 247

At night : heat of cheeks ; sleep prevented for many weeks by chronic pain in face; attacks of toothache, entirely preventing sleep, even when pain did not appear, could not sleep.

Attacks, Periodicity p. 247

Of brief duration : tensive pressure in head.

Raging toothache during day, almost entirely disappearing at night.

Lasting six to twelve hours : attacks of frontal neuralgia.

Periodical: toothache, coming on every day at noon in third inferior molar, extending over whole face, even to hairy scalp.

Paroxysms of frontal neuralgia returning every eight, twelve, fourteen or twenty-one days.

Chronic: pain extending from superior molars to forehead; attack lasts only about one minute, but is instantly repeated, < at night, preventing sleep for many

│ , weeks.

Locality and Direction p. 248

Right: pressure and heaviness over eye, which is sensitive to least touch ; tearing pain, rhythmical with pulse, extending from upper jaw to lobule of ear; dull, drawing pains in upper back teeth extending towards ear.

From r. to 1. : pain over whole side of r. face suddenly springing to 1. side, after use of lancet.

Sensations p. 248

As if brain would become enlarged or distended at temples and occiput; as if back teeth were hollow and air was forced into them ; as if tooth would be torn out by a hook.

Pain: in face; in eyes < from light or any bright object; in course of frontal nerve, becoming more and more severe; extending over whole face, even to hairy scalp.

Stitches : extending towards occiput, with toothache.

Fine sticking: in forepart of head.

Jerking in one and tearing in the other teeth.

Tearing: in forepart of head; rhythmical with pulse, extending from r. upper jaw to lobule of ear.

Severe drawing, in jerks, as though tooth would be torn out by a hook.

Rhythmical, violent drawing in both rows of teeth, while eating.

Drawing : in upper back teeth extending towards r. ear.

Soreness: of throat.

Tensive pressure: in head.

Pressure : in forehead ; over r. eye.

Oppression: of breathing.

Violent throbbing or pulse-like jerking in back teeth.

Grumbling pain: in back teeth.

Dull: headache towards both temples and occiput; in upper back teeth, extending towards r. ear.

Heaviness : in forehead ; over r. eye.

Tobacco bites the tongue severely.

Heat: of cheeks; to face, flushes of.

Warmth : through whole head, with toothache.

Coldness: of skin of whole body.

Icy coldness: in entire buccal cavity; of extremities.

Cough p. 248

Touch : r. eye sensitive to least.

Skin p. 248

Skin of whole body moist and cold. θ Neuralgia.

Stages of Life, Constitution p. 248

Woman, aet. 30, robust ; toothache.

Young lady ; frontal neuralgia.