Other names and synonyms
ferul.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Ferula Neapolitana. вounafa. N. O. Umbelliferae. Tincture of plant.
Nosology
Aphthae. Diarrhoea. Digestion, slow. Haemorrhoids. Nymphomania. Pruritus vulvae.
Typical features
Ferula has been proved, but I am not aware of any clinical experience with it. Heat and burning are produced in most parts, and sensations of coldness in others. Stiffness and constriction were also prominent. Violent sexual excitement in women. A cough was complained of,.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Other Umbelliferae; tongue as if burnt, Sang. c.
Mental
Aversion to society; to work. Sadness; inclination to weep. Impatience; anger.
Head, face, and ears
Burning in head. Icy coldness in occiput during day. Lancinations, pricking, pulling pains in occiput.
Burning, pricking, itching of eyelids.
Redness of nose; sensitive to touch. Scabs in nose, with smarting and itching.
Burning, pricking, itching of eyelids.
Redness of nose; sensitive to touch. Scabs in nose, with smarting and itching.
Mouth and throat
Aphthae; heat in mouth; sensation in tongue as if burnt.
Scratching, burning, lancinations; difficulty of swallowing.
Scratching, burning, lancinations; difficulty of swallowing.
Gastrointestinal tract
Decreased appetite; urgent thirst. - вitter eructations. Spitting up of bile. Slow digestion, with bitter eructations. Heat and cutting pains in stomach;
Lancinating, pulling in right hypochondrium. Inflation and tension of abdomen. - сolic before and during stool. - сonstant burning in abdomen. Heat and weight in hypogastrium.
Haemorrhoids, with itching, burning, lancinating, and prickings at anus. Diarrhoea day and night, but worse by day; stools light-yellow and watery, with smarting and burning at anus.
Lancinating, pulling in right hypochondrium. Inflation and tension of abdomen. - сolic before and during stool. - сonstant burning in abdomen. Heat and weight in hypogastrium.
Haemorrhoids, with itching, burning, lancinating, and prickings at anus. Diarrhoea day and night, but worse by day; stools light-yellow and watery, with smarting and burning at anus.
Urogenital system
Diminished urine.
Menses several days early, more profuse, thin or thick, with heat and itching of vulva. Violent sexual excitement (in females only).
Menses several days early, more profuse, thin or thick, with heat and itching of vulva. Violent sexual excitement (in females only).
Chest organs
Difficult breathing. Fetid breath. - сough dry or loose,. Appetite poor.
Stiff-neck. Pricking and lancinating at nape.
Stiff-neck. Pricking and lancinating at nape.
Cardiovascular system
Constriction and heat at heart; beats stronger.
Limbs and spine
Stiffness of arms; difficulty in bending them.
Numbness of thighs. - сold feeling along sciatic nerves; felt soon after rising up. Lancination along nerves of thighs and legs.
Numbness of thighs. - сold feeling along sciatic nerves; felt soon after rising up. Lancination along nerves of thighs and legs.
Skin
Redness and subcutaneous swelling. Small red pimples and incessant itching. Red pimples with white tips in beard and whiskers. Pricking and violent itching in many parts,.
Sleep
Sleepy in day; sleepless; restless; starting from sleep at night.