Other names and synonyms
paull-p.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Paullinia pinnata. N. O. Sapindaceae. Tincture of fresh root.
Nosology
Cramps. Diarrhoea. Head, pains in. Heart, pain in. Neuralgia.
Typical features
Paul. p. is less well known than Paullinia sorbilis, better known under its name Guarana (see Vol. I. It was proved by Mure, but I do not know of any clinical experience with the remedy. The predominating pains were lancinating, stitching, and pressing. сonstricting pains as with iron bands or with iron plates. Head, abdomen, and chest furnished the largest number of symptoms. The symptoms were In open air (neck); by friction (pain in right shoulder). There was an unusual longing for coffee-to smell and drink it. Sensation as if the chest opened on drawing a breath.
Psyche and consciousness
Fear of becoming consumptive. Sad; drowsy; lazy.
Head, face, and ears
Pain above eyes piercing to brain. Pain with inability to bend head forward. Hammering sensation in left temple; in vertex. Headache as if head were covered with a leaden cap and then struck upon. Great itching and suppuration at back of head.
Pains in eyebrows intersecting at root of nose. Lancinations in eyes with lachrymation.
Cutting in cartilage of left ear extending to neck. Heat in ears. Roaring in left ear.
Pains in eyebrows intersecting at root of nose. Lancinations in eyes with lachrymation.
Cutting in cartilage of left ear extending to neck. Heat in ears. Roaring in left ear.
Mouth and throat
Pain in right teeth. Rough, swollen tongue; it feels thick. Mouth dry; bitter. Profuse saliva.
Scraping; digging; itching in throat.
Scraping; digging; itching in throat.
Gastrointestinal tract
Appetite increased; or diminished. Desires coffee and fruit. Nausea on waking. Sensation while talking as if a stone were buried deep in stomach.
Pain as from tight cord round hypochondria. - вorborygmi. Lancinations: in liver; spleen; umbilicus; groins.
Constipation. Diarrhoea. - сolic followed by reddish diarrhoeic stool, mixed with slime.
Pain as from tight cord round hypochondria. - вorborygmi. Lancinations: in liver; spleen; umbilicus; groins.
Constipation. Diarrhoea. - сolic followed by reddish diarrhoeic stool, mixed with slime.
Urogenital system
Frequent and ineffectual urging to urinate. Ardor urinae.
Momentary stabbing in ovaries.
Momentary stabbing in ovaries.
Chest organs
Hoarse voice. Violent cough with inflammation of throat. Dry cough. Yellowish, bitter, difficult, and tenacious expectoration. Short, rapid breathing.
Oppression. Pressure as from an iron band round waist; with pricking in upper chest,.
Oppression. Pressure as from an iron band round waist; with pricking in upper chest,.
Cardiovascular system
Pain in heart extending to last ribs, 6 - Lancination in praecordial region.
Limbs and spine
Pain in neck in open air. - вurning all down back. - вruised pain in loins; cannot raise herself after stooping.
Numbness in shoulders and arms. Pain in wrists. - сramp in left palm.
Pricking as with innumerable pins in left thigh. Weakness and heaviness of legs. Numbness of feet after going up stairs. Pain under sole when walking,.
Numbness in shoulders and arms. Pain in wrists. - сramp in left palm.
Pricking as with innumerable pins in left thigh. Weakness and heaviness of legs. Numbness of feet after going up stairs. Pain under sole when walking,.
Common symptoms
Staggering gait. Pressive and lancinating pains; as if stone or knife driven into side. Feels bruised all over. Pains in joints.
Skin
Red patches on face and chest. Itching in hands and fingers so that she scratches them raw.
Sleep
Sleepless. Sleep restless. Dreams: disgusting; of lepers; of dead people.
Fever
Coldness. Shuddering with drowsiness. Alternate heat and coldness of face. Heat: of face; of soles of feet.