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Elecampane; Scabwort Corymbiferx. An ancient medicine known to Hippocrates, Dioscorides, Eben Sina, etc. The plant is a native of Europe, Central Asia and Siberia, but grows wild along roadsides in the Northern part of the United States. The tincture is prepared from the fresh root dug in Autumn of its second year. Proving with the juice of the root on a female prover, by Fischer. See Allen's Encyclopedia, vol. 5, p. 112. Clinical Authorities. — Bronchitis, Charge^, Hahn. Mo., vol. 10, p. 228; Laryngitis, Linen, MSS.

Mind

Excessive anxiety and trembling of whole body, chattering of teeth from cold, during menstruation.

Sensorium

Vertigo, on stooping.

Confusion of head with nausea, in evening.

Headache, in r. side, afterward in left.

Sticking headache in r. side.

Jerking, tearing pain in occiput.

Inner Head

Rush of blood to head with sleeplessness.

Tearing, throbbing pain in forehead and vertex, after eating.

Burning headache in 1. temple, in a spot as large as a silver dollar, in evening.

Sight and Eyes

Twitching in upper lids.

Burning in 1. eyeball.

Swimming before eyes and pressure in templesand forehead.

Hearing and Ears

Dull stitches in 1. ear, with transient sticking above r. eyebrow, in evening.

Smell and Nose

Stitches in r. side of middle of nose.

Sticking, crawling in root of nose, extending to eyebrows.

Upper Face

Left side of face red and hot, a white spot near nose.

Flushes of heat ; 1. cheek glowing.

Teeth and Gums

Pain in decayed teeth, < at night.

Inner Mouth

Dryness of mouth with scraping and tickling in throat, swallowing difficult.

Throat

Pain in throat on swallowing ; tickling causing cough.

Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting

││ Nausea in morning coming from stomach.

Scrobiculum and Stomach

Twisting as of a ball in epigastric region, above umbilicus.

Sticking pain in epigastric region.

Hypochondria p. 197

Violent motion beneath r. hypochondrium, as though something hving were moving about, during menstruation.

Abdomen p. 197

Sticking: as with two pins to r. of umbilicus; as from a knife between umbilicus and r. groin.

Stitches in 1. side of abdomen, towards 1. groin.

Stool and Rectum p. 197

Pressing dragging towards rectum and genitals, as in labor; as if a substance would come out, occurring repeatedly.

Urinary Organs p. 197

Urging to urinate ten times in one hour; urine passes by drops.

Urine smells of violets.

Female Sexual Organs p. 197

Movings about in abdomen, as at appearance of menstruation, followed by yellowish leucorrhoea.

Pain in uterus, with pain in small of back, very violent, with pressure as in labor; urging to stool, which she dreads; is obliged to remain lying.

Dragging in genitals, with more violent backache than she had ever had before.

Stitches in region of uterus and genitals.

Menses too early and painful.

Voice and Larynx. Trachea and Bronchia p. 197

▌ Violent tickling in larynx, producing dry cough, < lying down, < at night; larynx painful.

▌ Cough with abundant thick expectoration; accompanied by weakness of digestive tract, general languor and debility and much leucorrhoea; skin has been the seat of psoric manifestations; engorged glands. θ Chronic bronchitis.

Respiration p. 197

Difficult breathing with dry, tickling cough.

Cough p. 197

Dry, tickling cough.

Inner Chest and Lungs p. 197

Stitches behind sternum and beneath 1. seventh and eighth ribs.

Throbbing, jerking pain as from suppuration, in middle of chest.

Neck and Back p. 197

▌ Pain through back and chest, on inspiration.

Transient pain in r. scapula.

Violent backache during menstruation.

Upper Limbs p. 197

Stitches and tearing pain in r. shoulder and wrist.

Tearing, cramp-like pain in tip of 1. shoulder; in scaleni muscles on 1. side of neck, as if pulled by pincers.

Tearing, jerking in r. arm.

Upper arms as far as elbow fall asleep.

Tearing in palm of 1. hand, unable to double fingers.

Fine stitches in index finger.

Tearing in r. little finger, it seems dead.

Lower Limbs p. 198

Tensive drawing in hips extending to nates.

Sticking in r. hip extending to groin; in middle toes of r. foot; in r. heel.

Stitches: in thighs; in left ankle, when walking; as if sprained; in r, heel.

Spasmodic sticking beneath bend of r. knee, hot face and chilliness.

Cramp in calves at night during sleep.

Rest. Position. Motion p. 198

Lying down : tickling in larynx.

Obliged to remain lying: on account of pain in uterus.

Stooping: vertigo.

Sleep p. 198

Sleep restless, starting and crying out.

Dreams: lascivious; disgusting.

Time p. 198

Morning : nausea.

Evening: confusion in head with nausea; burning in 1. temple; sticking above r. eyebrow.

Night: toothache < ; tickling in larynx <; cramp in calves.

Fever p. 198

Coldness, shaking in bed, cold, blue hands and nails.

Attacks, Periodicity p. 198

Ten times in one hour: urging to urinate.

Locality and Direction p. 198

Right: sticking headache; transient sticking above eyebrow; stitches in side of middle of nose; sticking side of umbilicus; cutting between umbilicus and groin; transient pain in scapula; stitches and tearing pain in shoulder; tearing, jerking in arm; tearing in little finger; sticking in hip, in toes, in heel; spasmodic sticking beneath bend of knee.

Left: burning in temple and eyeball; dull stitches in ear; side of face red and hot; cheek glowing; stitches between seventh and eighth rib; tearing, cramp-like pain in tip of shoulder, in muscles of side of neck; tearing in palm of hand.

Right then left: headache.

Sensations p. 198

As though some one was poking him with finger, in various parts of body, especially in diaphragm, so painful he awoke and clenched his teeth ; as of a ball twisting in epigastric region ; as though something living was moving about beneath hypochondrium; sticking as with two pins to r. of umbilicus; as from a knife between umbilicus and r. groin ; as if a substance would come out of rectum and genitals; pain as from suppuration in middle of chest ; neck as if pulled with pincers; itching as from fleas.

Pain: in decayed teeth; in throat; in uterus; in small of back; through back and chest.

Violent pain : in back.

Tearing pain: in r. shoulder and wrist ; in palm of 1. hand; in r. little finger.

Tearing, throbbing pain : in forehead and vertex.

Tearing, cramp-like pain: in tip of 1. shoulder; in scaleni muscles on 1. side of neck.

Throbbing, jerking pain : in middle of chest.

Sticking pain : on r. side of head ; in epigastric region ; to r. of umbilicus ; in r. hip to groin ; in middle toes of r. foot.

Jerking, tearing pain : in occiput ; in r. arm.

Sticking, crawling: in nose, extending to eyebrows; in r. heel.

Spasmodic sticking: beneath bend of r. knee.

Stitches : in r. side of middle of nose ; in 1. side of abdomen ; in region of uterus and genitals; behind sternum and beneath 1. seventh and eighth ribs, in r. shoulder and wrist, in thighs; in 1. ankle; in r. heel.

Fine stitches: in index finger.

Burning pain: in 1. temple; in 1. eyeball.

Transient stitching: above r. eyebrow.

Transient pain: in r. scapula.

Dull stitches: in 1. ear.

Burning: on skin.

Headache: in r. side, then in left.

Cramp: in calves.

Twisting: as of a ball in epigastric region.

Pressing and dragging: towards rectum and genitals.

Tensive drawing: in hips.

Pressure: in temples and forehead.

Violent tickling: in larynx.

Scraping and tickling: in throat.

Dryness: of mouth,

Confusion : of head.

Twitching: in upper lids. »

Trembling: of whole body.

Itching: on legs.

Skin p. 199

Itching: as from fleas; violent on legs during menses,

with burning after scratching, in bed.

Relations p. 199

Compare: Crocus and Thuja (movements as of something alive in abdomen); Tereb. (urinary syraptons); Ignat. (cough < lying down and in evening); Sulphur (psora).