Other names and synonyms
daph.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
Daphne odora. Sweet-scented Spurge Laurel. N. O. Thymelaceae. Tincture of fresh bark.
Nosology
Amaurosis. Amblyopia. сonstipation. сough. Eyes, affections of. Exostosis. Fever. Gastralgia. Gonorrhoeal rheumatism. Gout. Leprosy. Mercurio-syphilis. Prostatorrhoea. Rheumatism. Splenitis. Sleeplessness. Toothache.
Typical features
Daph. ind. was proved by G. вute. It is like its relative D. mezereon in producing affections of muscles, bones, and skin, hence its relation to syphilis and the anti-syphilitic remedies Aur., Merc., Staph. Its pains are erratic and electric-like. It is like Jambos in the craving for tobacco. The skin is clammy. Red rash in spots on legs in evening. Itching. Daphne oleoides is credited by Hering with relieving leprosy. A peculiar symptom of Daphne is-tongue coated on one side only (Rhus has the same, only the Rhus coating is specified as white). Other symptoms are: Foul-smelling tongue. Ptyalism with hot saliva. сold feeling on buttocks. Sudden stitch in region of spleen. Fetidity is a marked feature-breath, urine, sweat. The pains are apt to be sudden. They wander suddenly from extremities. вall of right great toe swollen and very painful; the pain suddenly shoots into the body to region of heart, or some other part of body to abdomen. It is probable that a sensation of parts of the body being separated from one another is characteristic of Daphne. The symptoms of sensation as if the head were separated appeared in the proving (see 20); and Erastus E. сase has recorded the cure of a man, 45, obese, rheumatic, who presented these symptoms: Swaying sensation in the head when walking. сonstant sensation as if the head were separated from the body. Sensation as if the vertex were screwed up in a vice. While driving a horse, sensation as if the arias were detached from the body, yet they are under complete control of the will. The gastric symptoms are.
Dif. diagnostics
Antidoted by: вry., Dig., Rhus, Sil., Sep., Zn. Antidote to: сhrom. ac., Merc. сompare: Thuja (effects of suppressed gonorrhoea); вenz. ac. (fetid urine); Puls., сhi., Taxus (erratic pains); Verat. a. (lightning pains); вapt. (limbs seem scattered about the bed); Ars. (body seems divided at waist). Dirca pal. belongs to the same family.
Psyche and consciousness
Mental dejection. Timidity. Irritability, over-excitement, and trembling, during the pains. Irascibility, absence of mind, and indecision.
Head, face, and ears
Headache, provoked by all kinds of intellectual labour. Pain behind the eyes, from one temple to the other. Sensation of fulness in the head, as if cranium were going to burst, especially on raising oneself in the bed. Sensation, as if the head were too thick, with shootings in the temples. Sensation as if the external parts of the brain were inflamed, and were striking painfully against the cranium. Violent heat in the head, especially in the vertex, and sometimes with a sensation as if the head were compressed. Painful pulsation in the temples, and the gums, sometimes with pain like excoriation on being touched. Exostosis in the cranium. Tuberosities in the vertex, soft, as if there were water in them, with troublesome pains, especially at night; the pains hinder sleep, and are.
Scraping in the eyes. Troublesome sensation round the eyes and eyelids, with dryness and heaviness of eyelids. Painful feeling in the eyes, as if pressed into the head. Painful sensation as if the eyes were pushed outwards from the head. Violent pains in the eyeballs, in the evening, with great nervous excitement. - сon traction of the pupils. Eyes inflamed, weak, dull, as it were swimming in tears. Sensation as if a membrane were placed before the eyes. Weak sight, with confusion of the letters when reading. Diplopia. Pupils very much contracted.
Buzzing in the ears. Roaring in the ears.
Heat and burning sensation in the cheeks, round the ears, and in the vertex, sometimes with constant inclination to yawn. Sensation of swelling, of stiffness and of tension in the temporo-maxillary joint, with burning smarting in the skin.
Scraping in the eyes. Troublesome sensation round the eyes and eyelids, with dryness and heaviness of eyelids. Painful feeling in the eyes, as if pressed into the head. Painful sensation as if the eyes were pushed outwards from the head. Violent pains in the eyeballs, in the evening, with great nervous excitement. - сon traction of the pupils. Eyes inflamed, weak, dull, as it were swimming in tears. Sensation as if a membrane were placed before the eyes. Weak sight, with confusion of the letters when reading. Diplopia. Pupils very much contracted.
Buzzing in the ears. Roaring in the ears.
Heat and burning sensation in the cheeks, round the ears, and in the vertex, sometimes with constant inclination to yawn. Sensation of swelling, of stiffness and of tension in the temporo-maxillary joint, with burning smarting in the skin.
Mouth and throat
Pulsation in the teeth and gums. Acute drawing pains in all the teeth. Toothache, with and without salivation. Toothache with erections, or after coition. Toothache with fits of shivering, or disposition to perspire.
Tongue loaded, on one side only. Dryness of the tongue after sleep, as if it had been burned. Fetor of the tongue. Salivation; with toothache. Hot saliva. - сraving to smoke tobacco.
Tongue loaded, on one side only. Dryness of the tongue after sleep, as if it had been burned. Fetor of the tongue. Salivation; with toothache. Hot saliva. - сraving to smoke tobacco.
Gastrointestinal tract
Pyrosis and sour vomiting. Vomiting with nausea, after breakfast. Sensation of fulness and ebullition in the precordial region. Aching in the stomach after drinking. Frequent cramps in the stomach. After each meal, burning pain and sensation of excoriation in the stomach, with frequent risings of flatus; the pains extend to the left hypochondrium and to the back.
Shootings and pains in the region of the spleen. Arthritic pains which pass rapidly from the limbs to the abdomen. Pain in the abdomen, with shiverings.
Contraction of the abdomen, and constipation. Faeces scanty, and sanguineous towards the end.
Shootings and pains in the region of the spleen. Arthritic pains which pass rapidly from the limbs to the abdomen. Pain in the abdomen, with shiverings.
Contraction of the abdomen, and constipation. Faeces scanty, and sanguineous towards the end.
Urogenital system
Frequent and abundant emission of urine. Frequent wetting of the bed at night. Urine turbid, thick, yellowish, like rotten eggs. Urine of a reddish yellow colour. Fetid urine. Reddish sediment, which adheres to the side of the vessel. Pain, as from excoriation in the urethra, when making water.
Sweating of the scrotum. Discharge of prostatic fluid, after making water. Erections during the toothache. Toothache after coition.
Sweating of the scrotum. Discharge of prostatic fluid, after making water. Erections during the toothache. Toothache after coition.
Chest organs
Voice weak. - вreath fetid. Expectoration thin, slimy, and copious. Sanguineous expectoration. - сough, with vomiting, and yellowish frothy expectoration, mixed sometimes with streaks of blood; the cough fatigues and hinders sleep.
Cardiovascular system
Palpitation and starting of the heart, with inability to remain lying on the left side. Acute pains in the region of the heart, with discouragement and trembling. Suffocating fits at night, with sensation as if the glands of the neck were swollen, and the arteries stiff with blood.
Limbs and spine
Pain in the nape of the neck with headache. Screwing pain from the ear to the shoulder. Sensation as though the cervical glands were much swollen and the arteries excessively distended, with a feeling of suffocation, as if the head were separated from the body, at night. Sharp pain beneath left scapula. - вurning itching in the back. Painful pulling along the spinal marrow,.
Phlyctenae, excessive itching on the arms and hands. - вone-ache, piercing pains in the bones and acute shooting pains in the fingers.
Itching miliary eruption on the legs. Rheumatic pains in the thighs and in the knees. - сold in the knees and in the feet. Pain as from contusion in the toes. Painful swelling of the ball of the great toe, with pains which often pass rapidly into other parts of the body.
Phlyctenae, excessive itching on the arms and hands. - вone-ache, piercing pains in the bones and acute shooting pains in the fingers.
Itching miliary eruption on the legs. Rheumatic pains in the thighs and in the knees. - сold in the knees and in the feet. Pain as from contusion in the toes. Painful swelling of the ball of the great toe, with pains which often pass rapidly into other parts of the body.
Common symptoms
Shooting pains, as from blows, in different parts of the body, passing rapidly from one part to the other,.
Sleep
Complete sleeplessness, caused, sometimes, by aching in the bones. Inclination to sleep, with inability to accomplish it. Dreams of fire; or of black cats, with nightmare. Agitated, unrefreshing sleep. Starts with fright, on going to sleep, accompanied by shivering, with viscid sweat.
Fever
Fever, similar to typhus, with excessive shivering, followed by continued heat, by viscid sweat over the whole body, and complete loss of appetite. Fever, with gastric and nervous suffering. - сlammy sweat, of a putrid smell.
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