Other names and synonyms
tus-fr.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Petasites fragrans. Italian or fragrant Tussilage. N. O. сompositae. Tincture of whole plant.
Nosology
Corpulence. plethora.
Typical features
Demesnes proved Tus. fg. taking three drops of the Ø tincture on the tongue. After first causing a disagreeable, spiteful mood, it set up, in a few days, an opposite condition, which lasted some time. A journey taken on the ninth day of the proving, which usually caused loss of weight, did not do so. Stoutness increased, and plethora was added; later the abdominal protuberance permanently disappeared. A Peculiar Sensation induced was as if a morsel of food lay at the bottom of the cardia and would not pass.
Psyche and consciousness
Complaining mood, fault-finding; spiteful (after a few hours). Serenity; benevolence; calmness; increased power of mind and expression (fifth to tenth day).
Head, face, and ears
Transient headache as after spirituous liquors.
Dryness of eyes when looking in open air, compelling to wink.
Dryness of eyes when looking in open air, compelling to wink.
Mouth and throat
Acidity in oesophagus like heartburn, after dinner.
Gastrointestinal tract
Sensation at bottom of cardia as of a morsel that will not pass down.
Limbs and spine
Weakness in legs. Pain from side to side in tarsus (left), below that and metatarsus, when walking; (does not last long but frequently returns). Pain in metatarsal joint as if caused by a blow.
Common symptoms
Corpulency at first increased, later reduced. Plethora.
Sleep
Sleepless, and is none the worse for it.
Fever
Sweat and heat from slight exertion.