Vinca Minor

Lesser Periwinkle. Asdepiadacese.

A native of Europe, found in shaded woods; cultivated in gardens, flowers in April and May.

The tincture is prepared from the fresh plant.

Proved by Rosenberg, A. H. Z., vol. 17, p. 41.

Clinical Authorities. — Eruption on head, Schiller, Ruck. Kl. Erf., vol. 4, p. 268.

Mind

Lachrymose.

Sadness, with fear of death.

Peevish and quarrelsome, soon followed by repentance.

Sensorium

Whirling vertigo with flickering before eyes.

Inner Head

Headache.

Pressure in temples.

Sticking in 1. temple extending toward malar bone.

Tearing pain in vertex, with a feeling as if a hammer were beating from within outward.

Dulness of sinciput, with slow pressure toward eyes and dimness of eyes, < by stooping when writing.

Outer Head

Pressure upon head externally.

▌ Spots on scalp, oozing moisture, matting hair together; hair falls out on single spots, and white hair grows on it. θ Crusta lactea. θ Favus. /!?Plica polonica.

Corrosive itching on scalp, with irresistible desire to scratch.

Itching biting on scalp, especially on vertex, frequently provoking scratching.

Humid eruptions on head, with vermin, nightly itching, burning after scratching.

Bald spots, covered with short woolly hair.

││ Chronic, moist, offensive-smelling eruption on head, face, and behind ears.

Sight and Eyes p. 469

Obscuration of vision, like fog before eye, while reading, at times also when walking.

So little secretion in eye that on getting snuff into it he was obliged to wash it out with water.

Itching and burning of lids which become red.

Hearing and Ears p. 469

Ringing and whistling in ears, with a feeling of cold wind, especially in 1. ear.

Smell and Nose p. 469

Frequent nosebleed.

Itching in nose.

Distressing dryness and heat in nose, extending into frontal sinuses.

Stoppage of nose, mostly of one nostril, with discharge of much mucus through posterior nares.

Tip of nose becomes red on getting least angry.

Moist eruption on septum of nose, discharging a moisture which, drying, formed a light-brown scab; skin was dirty white, elevated, with red areola.

Upper Face p. 469

Paleness of face.

Tearing in malar bones.

Swelling of face with papular eruptions.

'▌' Lower Face. Lips dry.

Swelling of upper lip and corner of mouth.

Itching of upper lip, which provokes scratching.

Taste and Tongue p. 469

Insipid taste: in mouth; to all food.

Inner Mouth p. 469

Toothache; tearing in teeth > by warmth of bed.

Increased secretion of saliva.

Aphtha) in mouth.

Throat p. 469

Frequent hawking through day.

Sensation as if something were sticking low down in oesophagus, which provokes swallowing.

Sore throat with difficultv in swallowing.

Ulcers in throat.

Appetite, Thirst. Desires, Aversions p. 469

Hunger, with loss of appetite before hunger has been satisfied.

Scarcely any thirst.

Hiccough, Belching, Nausea and Vomiting p. 469

eructations after drinking beer, and generally < from taking liquids.

Nausea after coffee.

Violent, bitter, copious vomiting of yellowish-green liquid.

Scrobiculum and Stomach p. 469

Sensation of emptiness in stomach.

Gastric disturbances.

Abdomen p. 469

Griping in abdomen.

Rumbling and gurgling in abdomen, with emission of much offensive flatus.

Abdomen full, tense, but painless.

Distension of abdomen after stool.

Stool and Rectum p. 470

Flatulence.

Urging to stool.

Stool first hard, then soft.

Stool exhausting, with burning in anus.

Urinary Organs p. 470

Diminished secretion of urine.

Urine pale yellow.

Female Sexual Organs p. 470

▌ Excessive, profuse menses, flowing like a stream, with great debility.

▌ Passive uterine hemorrhage from fibroid tumors.

▌ Passive uterine hemorrhage in women long past their climacteric period.

Voice and Larynx. Trachea and Bronchia p. 470

Hoarseness.

Tenacious mucus in trachea.

Respiration p. 470

Rapid respiration.

Cough p. 470

Spasmodic cough, with little tickling in larynx.

Inner Chest and Lungs p. 470

Pains in chest, with sticking and dyspnoea.

Heart, Pulse and Circulation p. 470

Pulse full and hard.

Outer Chest p. 470

Stitches in sternum.

Pressure in sternum, with feeling of emptiness in chest.

Neck and Back p. 470

Painful tension and stiffness of cervical muscles, with a sensation as if a weight were lying upon them.

Upper Limbs p. 470

Cramplike drawing in upper arm and tips of fingers.

Swelling and stiffness of first joints of fingers, with burning pain in nails.

Lower Limbs p. 470

Cramplike drawing in feet and toes.

Limbs in General p. 470

Inclination to stretch limbs.

Tearing pains in limbs.

Arthritic tearing in bones.

^^Rest. Position. Motion. Stooping: pressure in head.

Walking : fog before eye.

Nerves p. 470

Great weakness and prostration.

Weakness as if he would die.

Tremulous feeling, especially in upper extremities, with tendency to start, especially on exerting mind.

Tremulous feeling in bloodvessels.

Sleep p. 470

Frequent yawning.

Sleeplessness and restlessness at night.

Lascivious dreams.

^^Time. Night: sleeplessness; restlessness.

Temperature and Weather p. 470

Most of symptoms > by moving in open air.

Warmth: toothache >.

^Tever. Sudden paroxysms of shivering.

Great sensation of warmth in scalp, with prickling.

Heat: of cheeks without redness; with full, hard pulse.

Locality and Direction p. 471

Left : sticking in temple ; a feeling of cold wind in ears ; ulcers on nates.

Right : moist spots on ankle.

Sensations p. 471

As if a hammer were beating from within outward in vertex ; a feeling of cold wind in ears ; as if something were sticking low down in oesophagus; as if a weight were lying upon cervical muscles; as if he would die from weakness.

Stitches: in sternum.

Sticking : in 1. temple to malar bone ; in chest.

Prickling : in scalp.

Tearing : in vertex ; in malar bones ; in teeth ; in limbs ; in bones.

Burning: of lids; in anus; in fingers; in ulcers on 1. nates.

Biting : on scalp.

Pressure: in temples; toward eye in sinciput; upon head externally ; in sternum.

Griping : in abdomen.

Cramp: in upper arm and tips of fingers; in feet and toes.

Tension : and stiffness of cervical muscles.

Tremulous feeling: in upper extremities; in bloodvessels.

Emptiness: in stomach ; inchest.

Heat: in scalp; of cheeks.

Tickling : in larynx.

Itching : on scalp ; of lids ; in nose ; of upper lip ; corrosive, of skin ; in moist spots on upper part of r. ankle.

Dryness : in nose.

Tissues p. 471

Passive uterine hemorrhages.

Arthritic tearing in bones.

Skin p. 471

Corrosive itching provoking scratching.

Great sensitiveness of skin, with redness and soreness, even from slight rubbing.

Itching moist spots on upper part of r. ankle.

Burning in ulcers, like bedsores, on 1. nates.

Stages of Life, Constitution p. 471

Child, set. 6; eruption on head,

Relations p. 471

Compare : Oleander, Viola tri., Arctium lappa and Staphis. in eruptions; Cinchon. and Secale in hemorrhages.