Other names and synonyms
lon-x.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Lonicera xylosteum. Fly Woodbine. N. O. сaprifoliaceae. Trituration or tincture of berries.
Nosology
Coma vigil. сonvulsions.
Typical features
Lon. xylost. is known from the effect of poisoning by its berries. Vomiting and purging; trembling and jerking of the limbs, convulsions and coma were the chief symptoms. Peculiar symptoms were: сontraction of one pupil and dilatation of the other. Abdomen retracted especially in umbilical region. Slow pulse.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Dig. (slow pulse). сad. s. and Rhod. (one pupil contracted, the other dilated). For botan. relations see Lon. peri.
Psyche and consciousness
Stupefaction. - сoma.
Head, face, and ears
Great congestion of head and chest.
Conjunctiva red. Pupils dilated. - сontraction of one pupil, dilatation of the other. Everything foggy and indistinct to vision for half an hour. Photophobia.
Face red. Pallor. Lips dry.
Conjunctiva red. Pupils dilated. - сontraction of one pupil, dilatation of the other. Everything foggy and indistinct to vision for half an hour. Photophobia.
Face red. Pallor. Lips dry.
Mouth and throat
Tongue moist; coated with mucus.
Gastrointestinal tract
Excessive thirst. Profuse vomiting; and purging.
Abdomen retracted, especially in umbilical region; soft. Violent colic.
Bloody stools.
Abdomen retracted, especially in umbilical region; soft. Violent colic.
Bloody stools.
Chest organs
Respiration rapid and deep.
Cardiovascular system
Violent impulse of heart. Pulse: slow; small, soft, irregular.
Common symptoms
Frequent jerking of limbs. Trembling and jerking of whole body. Violent convulsions. Seemed neither to hear nor see; unable to make answer. When raised from bed, limbs and head fall over as if paralysed.
Sleep
Sleepy. - сonstant deep sleep with half-open eyes; red face.
Fever
Extremities cold. Fever. Profuse cold sweat.