Condensed Materia Medica

Taraxacum tarax.

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Mind

Constant muttering to himself. θ Typhus.
Inclined to talk, laugh and be merry.
Undecided, shunning labor, but after beginning, works well.

Sensorium

Vertigo when walking about; apyrexia of ague.

Inner Head

Drawing pain in left temple while sitting, ceasing when walking and standing.
Needle-like stitches in left temple while sitting, ceasing when standing.
Violent tearing in occiput. θ Typhus.
Pressure, with heaviness, in lower part of occiput.

Outer Head

Head falls now to left, now to right side.

Eyes

Aversion to light; stinging-burning in eyes.

Ears

Drawing pain in external ear.

Nose

Nosebleed; left side.

Face

Hot and red.
Pimples on cheeks, alæ nasi and corners of mouth.

Lower Face

Upper lip cracked.

Teeth

Feel dull; set on edge, as from acids, when chewing food.

Tongue, etc

Taste: bitter, before eating; sour, saltish, especially of butter and meat.
White spots on the tongue amongst the red.
Tongue: coated white, cleans off in patches, leaving dark-red, tender, very sensitive spots; mapped tongue.

Mouth

Sour water accumulates in the mouth.
Accumulation of saliva in mouth, with sensation as if larynx was pressed shut.

Throat

During and after swallowing food, aching across clavicles, of left side of neck into her ear; gullet feels too small for the food.

Eating and Drinking

After eating: 11, 13, 40. While eating: 13. After drinking: 40.

Nausea and Vomiting

Eructations bitter; hiccough.
Eructations for several days, returning after drinking.
Belching, gagging, nausea at night. θ Ague.
Nausea: with headache, anxiety; and vomiting, after fat food.

Hypochondria

Liver enlarged, indurated.
Pain in region of spleen. θ Ague.

Abdomen

Motions in abdomen, as if bubbles were forming and bursting.
Hysterical tympany; eructations after drinking; bubbles of wind burst in abdomen, etc.
Abdomen puffed. θ Jaundice.
Stitching pains, especially in the sides.

Stool, etc

Ineffectual urging, with much pressing; scanty, hard stool. θ Ague.
Stool difficult, even if not hard. θ Ague.
Voluptuous itching in perineum, compelling scratching.

Urine

Frequent, profuse and pale urine.

Male Sexual Organs

Shooting upward and spreading over pubic region each time after urinating; epididymitis.

Female Sexual Organs

Suppressed menses.

Lungs

Stitches in chest.
Boring, digging in chest.
Twitching in right intercostal muscles.

Neck and Back

Tearing from ear down to neck.
Rolling and gurgling in right scapula.
Pressing stitches along spine, mostly in sacrum, with dyspnœa.

Upper Limbs

Twitching in muscles of arms.
Numbness in left arm, side of head and ear.
Pressive pain in right middle, ring and little finger.
Hands hot.
Finger-tips icy-cold.

Lower limbs

Stitching pain in left thigh.
Pressive pain in left calf.
Jerking pain in right calf, ceases quickly when touched.
Tearing pains only in lower limbs, worse during rest. θ Typhus.
Burning in knees, legs, toes.
Drawing pain in dorsum of right foot, when standing; ceases when sitting.
Severe, or fine stitching pains in right sole.

Limbs in General

Can move limbs, but they feel as if bound or powerless.
Limbs painful to touch and to improper position.

Position, etc

Rest: 33. Wants to lie down: 36. Standing: 3, 33. Sitting: 3, 33, 37. Improper position: 34. Walking: 2, 3.

Nerves

Exhausted, inclined to sit or lie down; semi-conscious.
Debility, loss of appetite, profuse sweat every night; thirst; restless sleep.

Sleep

Yawning, sleepy when sitting.
At night on waking, heat, mostly of face and hands.
Sleep disturbed by: dreams; sweat.

Time

8 P.M.: 40. Night: 16, 36, 37, 40.

Chill, Fever and Sweat

Chilliness all over; at night, with sweat and gastric ailments.
Chill, after food or drink.
Chill in open air.
Nose and hands cold at 8 P.M.; when he falls asleep, sweat breaks out, mostly on head.
Long-lasting chill; copious sweat; pain in spleen.
Copious, debilitating night-sweats, causing biting on skin.
Sweat, mostly with thirst.

Sides

Right: 4, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33. Left: 3, 4, 7, 13, 18, 32, 33, 40.

Tissues

Neuralgia and rheumatism after typhus.

Contact, Injuries, etc

Touch: 33, 34. Scratching: 20.

Skin

Pimply, sycotic skin.
Stinging in skin.