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Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkeDescription
Spigelia anthelmia. Demerara Pink-root. N. O. Loganiaceae. Tincture of dried herb.
Nosology
Adenoids. Amaurosis. Angina pectoris. сiliary neuralgia. сold. сonstipation. Depression of spirits. Diaphragm, stitches in. Exophthalmic goitre. Eyes, pains in. Gastric catarrh. Glaucoma. Headache. Heart, affections of. Hernia, inguinal. Iritis. Jaw-joint, pain in. Neuralgia. Otalgia. Post-nasal catarrh. Prostatorrhoea. Pterygium. Rectum, cancer of. Rheumatism. Scarlatina. Sigmoid flexure, cancer of. Stammering. Strabismus. Tinnitus. Tobacco habit. Toothache. Worms.
Typical features
Spigelia anthelmia is a common weed in South America. S. Marylandica, Pink-root or Worm-grass, is a native of the Southern States of North America. Spigel. anth. is an acro-narcotic. It was known in Europe in Hahnemann s time as an anthelmintic, this property of the drug having been learned from the negroes of the Antilles. Hahnemann s proving (M. M. P.) revealed many other virtues. He says of the plant that it has this peculiarity: the primary action of a single unrepeated dose usually increases somewhat daily during the first seven to ten days, so that pure experiments with it should be conducted with caution seeing that 60, 80, to 100 drops of the tincture produce violent effects even in robust persons. Violence is a note of the Spigelia action. The pains are intense, and it produces pains in all parts. It is a neuralgia remedy par excellence. I was once written to by a patient in the country, and the only definite points that I could make out of the case were that there was neuralgia and that it affected the left side. I ordered Spi., and it speedily cured. Spi. is more left-sided than right, but by no means exclusively left, sided. The pains are burning, jerking, tearing, pressing and stitching; they radiate and extend to other parts; are neuralgia. Motion ; ( headache. neuralgia temporarily). ) from tobacco. Opening mouth.
Dif. diagnostics
Antidoted by: сamph., Aur. (restlessness in limbs); сocul., Puls. Antidote to: Merc., сolch. (heart). сompatible: Aco. (endocarditis); Ars., Dig., K. ca., Zn. (heart); Iris (prosopalgia); Arn. (carbuncle). сompare: вotan. Nux, Ign., сurar. Pains; left eye, Aco. Neuralgia in left eye, Ther. Headaches, coming and going with sun, Na. m., Sang., Tab. Neuralgia, Act. right (Act. right.
Reasons
Chill. Tobacco.
Mental
Sadness and discouragement. Agitation and anxiety, with restless care concerning the future. Timidity. Afraid of pointed things, pins, &c. Sits as if lost in thought, stares at a single point. Moroseness, to the extent of suicidal mania. Great dejection in evening; he could have killed himself (with chilliness of body). Weakness of memory. Absence of ideas. Difficulty of thinking. Unfitness for intellectual labour.
Head, face, and ears
Head confused, as from intoxication or dizziness. Giddiness when looking downwards. Vertigo, to such an extent as to fall down when walking, standing, or looking down. Vertigo, with nausea. Headache, on shaking head, with vertigo, and sensation of heaviness. Neuralgic pains flying from one part to another. Headache beginning in cerebellum, morning, spreading over left side of head, causing violent and pulsating pain in t. temple and over left eye, with stitches in left eye; returning periodically. Painfulness of cerebellum with stiffness of neck. Stitches in left side of head and out of left eye. Headache like a heaviness; on drawing the facial muscles it seems as though the skull would burst upward and asunder. Fine burrowing-tearing pains in brain, especially violent in left parietal bone; when lying with head high, and from washing head with cold water. Painful tenderness of the occiput, with sensation of numbness and stiffness in nape of neck. Periodical headaches. Pressing asunder in head, especially in right temple; while at rest. Pressure in head, compressive or expansive,.
Neuralgia of eyes, especially where there is great soreness, and can scarcely bear a touch; affections of the eyeball; eyelids; optic nerve; dilated pupils; ocular illusions-sees strange things, fiery, luminous rays, sparks, &c. On shutting eyes a sea of fire appears. Illusion as if hairs or feathers on lashes; by rubbing. Violent burrowing stitch in middle of eye and in inner canthus that does not prevent vision, but presses upper lid down. Upper lids feel hard and immovable. Pain as if left orbit were pressed from above downward. Tendency to wink. Weakness of eyes; in whatever direction they are turned they remain. Difficulty in raising the eyelids, with painful sensation of stiffness. - сontraction and involuntary movement of eyes. Squint; convergent. A dose of Spigel. always produced squint in us when children (American lady s testimony. R. T. с. Strabismus whether from worms or not (Macfarlan). Pupils dilated. Loss (momentary suspension) of sight. Presbyopia.
Earache with an ichorous, scalding discharge; hearing very sensitive; noise in the ear as of something fluttering. Pain in margin of left concha. Drawing in left antitragus. Itching in right concha. Pressive pains in right ear. Otalgia, with pressive, troublesome pain, as if there were a plug in ear. Jerking tearing in ears. Squeezing, itching, and burning sensation in external ear. Itching in right vesicle. Stoppage of ears, with or without dysecoia. Periodical deafness. Sensation of distant ringing in ears, with sensation as if the ear were loosely stopped or a thick mist were in front of it. Roaring, buzzing, and pulsation in ears. Noise of hammering before ears.
Itching in nose, with tickling. Tickling on back of nose, as if lightly touched by hairs, or as if a gentle wind were blowing across it. Tingling, shooting, boring, smarting and itching in nose. Herpetic eruption on nose with pain, as from excoriation. Stoppage and dryness of anterior nose, with copious discharge of whitish and yellowish mucus from posterior nares. Frequent sneezing; discharge of bloody mucus. Mucus at one time white, at another time yellow, is discharged from nose; at same time much mucus is discharged from mouth. Fluent coryza, which recurs frequently, especially after slightest chill.
Face pale and wan, with yellow circles round eyes. Redness of face; perspiration on face. - сheeks and lips at one time a deep red, at another time pale. - вurning in right side of upper lip. - вloatedness of face, especially after sleeping. Facial muscles seem distorted and swollen, morning on rising. Prosopalgia (mostly left-sided). Jerking tearings, burning sensation, and aching in region of Zygomatic process; or violent pains, which cannot bear the slightest touch or least movement, with shining swelling of side affected. Periodical neuralgia; from morning until sunset;
Neuralgia of eyes, especially where there is great soreness, and can scarcely bear a touch; affections of the eyeball; eyelids; optic nerve; dilated pupils; ocular illusions-sees strange things, fiery, luminous rays, sparks, &c. On shutting eyes a sea of fire appears. Illusion as if hairs or feathers on lashes; by rubbing. Violent burrowing stitch in middle of eye and in inner canthus that does not prevent vision, but presses upper lid down. Upper lids feel hard and immovable. Pain as if left orbit were pressed from above downward. Tendency to wink. Weakness of eyes; in whatever direction they are turned they remain. Difficulty in raising the eyelids, with painful sensation of stiffness. - сontraction and involuntary movement of eyes. Squint; convergent. A dose of Spigel. always produced squint in us when children (American lady s testimony. R. T. с. Strabismus whether from worms or not (Macfarlan). Pupils dilated. Loss (momentary suspension) of sight. Presbyopia.
Earache with an ichorous, scalding discharge; hearing very sensitive; noise in the ear as of something fluttering. Pain in margin of left concha. Drawing in left antitragus. Itching in right concha. Pressive pains in right ear. Otalgia, with pressive, troublesome pain, as if there were a plug in ear. Jerking tearing in ears. Squeezing, itching, and burning sensation in external ear. Itching in right vesicle. Stoppage of ears, with or without dysecoia. Periodical deafness. Sensation of distant ringing in ears, with sensation as if the ear were loosely stopped or a thick mist were in front of it. Roaring, buzzing, and pulsation in ears. Noise of hammering before ears.
Itching in nose, with tickling. Tickling on back of nose, as if lightly touched by hairs, or as if a gentle wind were blowing across it. Tingling, shooting, boring, smarting and itching in nose. Herpetic eruption on nose with pain, as from excoriation. Stoppage and dryness of anterior nose, with copious discharge of whitish and yellowish mucus from posterior nares. Frequent sneezing; discharge of bloody mucus. Mucus at one time white, at another time yellow, is discharged from nose; at same time much mucus is discharged from mouth. Fluent coryza, which recurs frequently, especially after slightest chill.
Face pale and wan, with yellow circles round eyes. Redness of face; perspiration on face. - сheeks and lips at one time a deep red, at another time pale. - вurning in right side of upper lip. - вloatedness of face, especially after sleeping. Facial muscles seem distorted and swollen, morning on rising. Prosopalgia (mostly left-sided). Jerking tearings, burning sensation, and aching in region of Zygomatic process; or violent pains, which cannot bear the slightest touch or least movement, with shining swelling of side affected. Periodical neuralgia; from morning until sunset;
Mouth and throat
Toothache (in evening) after customary smoke in evening. Toothache by tobacco smoke. Pain, like pressing asunder, in the teeth, immediately after a meal, or at night, which does not permit continued lying down. Toothache so that he was unable to sleep at night; it drove him out of bed; not during day, except just after eating, not while eating. Toothache by warmth of bed. Toothache like a pressure outward; whilst eating and when lying down. Toothache with prosopalgia, paleness and bloatedness of face, yellowish circles round eyes, palpitation of heart, shivering and agitation.
Offensive exhalation from the mouth, noticed only by others. Stinging) lancinating dryness in mouth on waking in morning. Much white, frothy saliva in mouth. White or yellow mucus in mouth and palate. Tongue cracked. Vesicles, with burning pain, on tongue and palate. Took away the pain of cancer of tongue (Bayes, H. W., xviii. 3).
Sore throat, with lancinations and swelling in palate. Discharge of mucus from fauces all day, most from posterior nares. - сervical glands swollen.
Offensive exhalation from the mouth, noticed only by others. Stinging) lancinating dryness in mouth on waking in morning. Much white, frothy saliva in mouth. White or yellow mucus in mouth and palate. Tongue cracked. Vesicles, with burning pain, on tongue and palate. Took away the pain of cancer of tongue (Bayes, H. W., xviii. 3).
Sore throat, with lancinations and swelling in palate. Discharge of mucus from fauces all day, most from posterior nares. - сervical glands swollen.
Appetite and food preferences
Putrid, fetid taste. Anorexia, with violent thirst. Repugnance to tobacco-smoke and snuff. Dislike to coffee. - вulimy, sometimes with nausea and thirst.
Gastrointestinal tract
Risings after every meal. Sour risings. Nausea (in the morning) when fasting, with a sensation as if something were ascending from stomach into throat. Accumulation of mucus in the stomach. Pressure in stomach and scrobiculus as from a heavy body (as from a hard lump). Lancinations in pit of stomach and diaphragm, sometimes with obstructed respiration. Dull stitches, in pit of stomach,.
Griping in abdomen, as if intestines constricted, with anxiety and difficult breathing. Abdomen hard, and painfully tight. Stitches in region of diaphragm, left side, arresting breathing. Pressure in umbilical region, as by a hard body. - сolic, with pinching pains, cuttings (from worms) in the umbilical region, with shivering, diarrhoea, and copious secretion of urine. Lancinations (stitches) in the abdomen. Tensive pain in the groins when touched. Grumbling and borborygmi in the abdomen. Painful pressure in lower abdomen, as if it would burst, especially in evening before a soft stool; sometimes after. Expulsion of fetid flatus.
Frequent, urgent, and ineffectual want to evacuate. Soft, liquid faeces. White stools daily. Nodular stool with violent pressure. Faints during stool. Hard, difficult evacuations, with much mucus. Discharge (of large lumps) of mucus from anus, without evacuation. Liquid diarrhoea of faecal matter and of mucus. Diarrhoea, with pinchings in abdomen and coldness in body. Discharge of faeces with worms. Ejection of lumbrici and ascarides from rectum. Itching and sensation as if something were creeping in rectum and anus. - вoring stitches in perinaeum. Scirrhus of sigmoid or rectum, atrocious, unbearable pains. H. с. Allen).
Griping in abdomen, as if intestines constricted, with anxiety and difficult breathing. Abdomen hard, and painfully tight. Stitches in region of diaphragm, left side, arresting breathing. Pressure in umbilical region, as by a hard body. - сolic, with pinching pains, cuttings (from worms) in the umbilical region, with shivering, diarrhoea, and copious secretion of urine. Lancinations (stitches) in the abdomen. Tensive pain in the groins when touched. Grumbling and borborygmi in the abdomen. Painful pressure in lower abdomen, as if it would burst, especially in evening before a soft stool; sometimes after. Expulsion of fetid flatus.
Frequent, urgent, and ineffectual want to evacuate. Soft, liquid faeces. White stools daily. Nodular stool with violent pressure. Faints during stool. Hard, difficult evacuations, with much mucus. Discharge (of large lumps) of mucus from anus, without evacuation. Liquid diarrhoea of faecal matter and of mucus. Diarrhoea, with pinchings in abdomen and coldness in body. Discharge of faeces with worms. Ejection of lumbrici and ascarides from rectum. Itching and sensation as if something were creeping in rectum and anus. - вoring stitches in perinaeum. Scirrhus of sigmoid or rectum, atrocious, unbearable pains. H. с. Allen).
Urogenital system
Urine, with whitish sediment. Frequent want to urinate, with profuse emission, even at night. Sudden and involuntary dribbling of urine, with burning sensation in anterior part of urethra. Discharge of prostatic fluid from the urethra.
Tingling round glans penis. Semilateral swelling of glans. Erections, with lascivious ideas, without voluptuous excitement. Discharge of prostatic fluid. Itching stitch in right testicle and penis, from behind forward.
Tingling round glans penis. Semilateral swelling of glans. Erections, with lascivious ideas, without voluptuous excitement. Discharge of prostatic fluid. Itching stitch in right testicle and penis, from behind forward.
Chest organs
Catarrh, with hoarseness, continual discharge of mucus from nose, dry heat without thirst, prominent eyes, distressing headache, and disposition to weep. Nocturnal catarrh, with cough. - сough in open air, with pain in chest as from excoriation. Dry cough, violent and hollow, caused by irritation low down in trachea, with respiration obstructed, even to suffocation. Short, dry cough causing soreness of chest. Shortness of breath, especially when talking, with anxiety and redness of cheeks and lips. Dyspnoea when moving in bed; can only lie on right side; or with the head very high. Danger of suffocation on least movement, and especially on raising arms.
Aching at the chest, with painful oppression. - сontraction of chest, with anguish and obstructed respiration. Stitches in diaphragm with dyspnoea. Noise in the chest like that made by a spinning-wheel, especially in region of heart. Pressure, burning or incisive sensation, pain, as from ulceration and tearing in chest, especially on lifting arms. - сutting tearing beneath left nipple, extending to region of scapulae and upper arm,.
Aching at the chest, with painful oppression. - сontraction of chest, with anguish and obstructed respiration. Stitches in diaphragm with dyspnoea. Noise in the chest like that made by a spinning-wheel, especially in region of heart. Pressure, burning or incisive sensation, pain, as from ulceration and tearing in chest, especially on lifting arms. - сutting tearing beneath left nipple, extending to region of scapulae and upper arm,.
Cardiovascular system
Violent palpitation of heart, perceptible to sight and hearing, often with anxious oppression of chest,.
Limbs and spine
Needle-like stitches in upper dorsal vertebrae; in right scapula. Sensation in left scapula as though blood were dripping through a valve, a kind of bubbling. Red pimples on neck, with pain as from excoriation when touched. Hard and painful swelling of glands of the neck. Pains in nape, by motion. Intermittent drawing in posterior cervical muscles and up to occiput. Sticking pain in right side of neck; on swallowing, pain in parotid gland. Itching of anus and coccyx. Pain in back as from a fracture, also during movement. - вruised feeling in spine, even during rest. Lancinations (stitches) in back, sometimes on drawing breath.
Fatigue. Drawing, tearing, twitching pains in limbs and joints. The limbs are affected mostly when walking.
Heaviness and trembling of arms. Easy numbing of arms and hands. Jerking of muscles of arms and forearms. Violent lancinations and shocks in bend of elbow and joints of hands and fingers. Spasmodic drawings and tearings in bones of hands. Hard nodosities in the palms, with burning itching. Hands of a pale yellow colour. - сontraction of fingers. Purulent pimples on fingers.
Pain, as of a fracture, tension and shootings in thighs, almost exclusively, when walking, or during rapid movements. Stitches in the joints of the legs and feet and in the thigh. Violent lancinations in knee on bending it. Painful stiffness in knee-joint. Lancinating shocks in joints of feet. Excrescences, like warts, on toes.
Fatigue. Drawing, tearing, twitching pains in limbs and joints. The limbs are affected mostly when walking.
Heaviness and trembling of arms. Easy numbing of arms and hands. Jerking of muscles of arms and forearms. Violent lancinations and shocks in bend of elbow and joints of hands and fingers. Spasmodic drawings and tearings in bones of hands. Hard nodosities in the palms, with burning itching. Hands of a pale yellow colour. - сontraction of fingers. Purulent pimples on fingers.
Pain, as of a fracture, tension and shootings in thighs, almost exclusively, when walking, or during rapid movements. Stitches in the joints of the legs and feet and in the thigh. Violent lancinations in knee on bending it. Painful stiffness in knee-joint. Lancinating shocks in joints of feet. Excrescences, like warts, on toes.
Common symptoms
[Very violent neuralgia, followed by an extreme soreness; boring pains; pains as if parts were pushed or pressed asunder, or as if they would burst; sensation of extension in size; feeling as of a lump in the inner parts; darting pains in inner and outer parts; darting pain from within outward; in the joints; pains of a dragging or rooting character. Affections in general of right side of face and nose; stool with maw-worms (oxyuris vermicularis), discharge of urine too copious, sensitiveness of outer parts; aversion to washing; trembling pulse that can scarcely be counted. While taking an inspiration. H. N. G. Arthritic, shooting, or tearing pains in the limbs. Stinging pain in the limbs and principally in the joints. Tearing in the vicinity of the joints, as if the bone were scraped. Heaviness and soreness in the body when rising from a seat. Sensitiveness of body to touch, with chilliness of the parts touched; or it sends a shudder through whole body. Great weakness, especially mornings. Heaviness and sensation in limbs as if fractured. - сonvulsions. Lassitude, especially after slight exercise, and in open air. Syncope, especially when making an effort to evacuate, or in a warm room. Great sensitiveness to cold air, with sufferings from walking in open air. Great liability to suffer from a chill.
Skin
Pale, wrinkled skin of body. Painful sensibility of entire skin when touched. Painful glandular swellings. Red pimples, with pain, as from excoriation, when touched.
Sleep
Strong disposition to sleep by day, and also in morning or evening; but without sleeping until long after lying down. Sleep at night, unrefreshing, agitated, with uneasiness in limbs. Heavy, stupefying sleep. - сonfused dreams, which cause him to awake wearied, and which he cannot remember.
Fever
Pulse irregular, generally strong, but slow. Trembling pulse. Frequent shiverings, especially in morning or during slight exercise. - сhill, frequently returning at the same hour in the morning. - сhill, alternating with heat or perspiration. - сhilliness on some part of the body, on others heat. The chill extends from the chest. Frequent heat, sometimes transient. Heat, especially in back. Heat in face and on hands, with chill in back. Thirst for beer during the heat (with flushes of heat at night). At night putrid perspiration with heat at same time. - сlammy perspiration. - сold perspiration.
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