Other names and synonyms
past.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Pastinaca sativa. Parsnip. N. O. Umbelliferae. Tincture of roots of second year.
Nosology
Delirium tremens. Loquacity. Milk, intolerance of.
Typical features
The root of the Parsnip, after the first year, is very poisonous, and some cases of poisoning have been observed, the symptoms of which make up the Schema. A state of perfect delirium tremens was observed in several persons, illusions of vision, catching at imaginary objects; fighting with one another. A peculiar effect was produced on the stomach; the irritability was depressed and emetics would not act.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Aethus, Ziz.
Mental
Delirium tremens. Quiet delirium, illusions of vision, grasped at imaginary objects; incoherent speech; uninterrupted attempts to get out of bed. Incessant talking. Fighting. Fits of convulsive laughter.
Head, face, and ears
Vertigo and general uneasiness. Sense of weight in head.
Look: staring; vague. Face pale.
Look: staring; vague. Face pale.
Mouth and throat
Tongue clean, moist, trembling.
Gastrointestinal tract
Vomiting of milk in large curds (child, aet. 2, poisoned). Irritability of gastric nerves depressed; emetics in double the usual doses have no effect.
Chest organs
Breathing somewhat difficult and slow.
Cardiovascular system
Suppressed beating of heart; pulse small, weak, slow.
Common symptoms
In constant motion.
Skin
Skin, red, hot, swollen; eyelids oedematous, translucent. - вlebs on hands and fingers (child, aet. 2, ate and handled wild parsnip).