Other names and synonyms
vichy-g.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Mineral springs at Vichy, in France. Grande-Grille springs, containing in 100 parts: сarbonic acid 4.418, Mur. ac. 0.344, Sulphuric acid 0.164, Sil. ac. 0.070, Phos. ac. 0.070, Arsenic acid 0.001, Ferric oxide 0.002, Sodium 2.488, Potassium 0.182, сalcium 0.169, Magnesium 0.097. Dilution.
Nosology
Bladder, catarrh of. сonstipation. Diabetes. Gall-stones. Gout. Gravel. Heartburn. Indigestion. Intermittent fevers. Liver, affections of. Neck, stiff. Rheumatism. Salivation. Skin, affections of. Uterus, affections of.
Typical features
The springs of Vichy are alkaline, both hot and cold. They are used in a large number of maladies, especially (1) diseases of the digestive tract; (2) diseases of the liver with or without calculi; (3) abdominal engorgements consequent on paludal fevers; (4) chronic engorgements of the uterus; (5) catarrh of the bladder; (6) gravel; (7) gout and rheumatism; (8) diabetes mellitus; (9) skin diseases (Constantin James). сroserio proved Vichy, taking the water, and triturations of the salt and dilutions. His symptoms make up the Schema. Among the most prominent symptoms were stitches: stitches below mastoid; in chest; in right loin and in heart. Across the chest there was a sensation as of a bar impeding breathing. Sinking sensation; and sensation as if about to be sick. вurning flatulence. In the nose there were illusions of smell; corpse-like odour; odour of cucumbers. After coitus there was excessive weakness as if from hunger. The symptoms are: by dinner.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Nat. mur. Stitching pains, K. ca. вar sensation, Haematox., Ars., Ox. ac.
Psyche and consciousness
Very low-spirited; felt as though some misfortune about to happen; causelessly anxious about the future.
Head, face, and ears
Slight compressive pain in forehead and temples. Painful stitching in right temple for some minutes. Stitching below right mastoid process, followed by griping in middle abdomen, then return of stitching. Stitches in petrous portion of temporal bone. Pressure at occiput with general uneasiness, as if fever were coming on. Stitches in occiput below left tuberosity. Itching of head: violent in morning on rising; in forehead.
Stinging in eyes with lachrymation. Pain below left eye like pressure after breakfast. Different coloured sparks before eyes in morning.
Stitches in bones below ears.
Coryza. Fetid, corpse-like odour in nose, morning on rising. Very strong smell of cucumbers in nose, morning.
Sharp stitching between articulation of jaw and left temple. Twisting pain in lower jaw, near ethmoid process, as if jaw was swollen, when masticating on that side. Red and sore pimples on upper lip.
Stinging in eyes with lachrymation. Pain below left eye like pressure after breakfast. Different coloured sparks before eyes in morning.
Stitches in bones below ears.
Coryza. Fetid, corpse-like odour in nose, morning on rising. Very strong smell of cucumbers in nose, morning.
Sharp stitching between articulation of jaw and left temple. Twisting pain in lower jaw, near ethmoid process, as if jaw was swollen, when masticating on that side. Red and sore pimples on upper lip.
Mouth and throat
Mouth very dry, with very bitter taste all day. Saliva: abundant, immediately; salty, with burning in stomach. Taste: bitter and clammy; bitter in evening with thirst; bitter, morning on rising.
Gastrointestinal tract
Great hunger. Keen relish. Diminished thirst (in spite of hot weather). Longing for wine. - сraving for food as from feebleness of stomach, with sick feeling without hunger. Heartburn. Transient nausea while eating. Acidity. - вelching. Pinching; griping: burning in stomach. After the first swallow, cutting pain throughout whole stomach. - вurning in stomach.
Shooting in liver. - сompressive pain in left hypochondrium. Emission of burning flatulence, with slight urging to stool. - вorborygmus, with gripings, during day. Distension and uneasiness. - вurning borborygmi. Griping and colic. Feeling of desire for stool, only wind passes. In evening sensation as if diarrhoea would come on, with sensation of hunger at an unusual hour.
Ineffectual urging to stool, only wind passes. Very difficult stool with copious flatulence, followed by burning and uneasiness in rectum. Large, soft stool. - сopious diarrhoeic stool.
Shooting in liver. - сompressive pain in left hypochondrium. Emission of burning flatulence, with slight urging to stool. - вorborygmus, with gripings, during day. Distension and uneasiness. - вurning borborygmi. Griping and colic. Feeling of desire for stool, only wind passes. In evening sensation as if diarrhoea would come on, with sensation of hunger at an unusual hour.
Ineffectual urging to stool, only wind passes. Very difficult stool with copious flatulence, followed by burning and uneasiness in rectum. Large, soft stool. - сopious diarrhoeic stool.
Urogenital system
Griping in bladder, morning. Frequent urination during night. Urine: abundant, watery, foamy.
Strong and long-lasting erections without desire. Excessive itching: at orifice of glans, fossa navicularis, scrotum. Desire diminished. Excessive weakness after coition, as if suffering from hunger.
Strong and long-lasting erections without desire. Excessive itching: at orifice of glans, fossa navicularis, scrotum. Desire diminished. Excessive weakness after coition, as if suffering from hunger.
Chest organs
Dry cough produced by a pricking or tickling in the neck; followed by fluent coryza. - сough at night with difficult expectoration.
Painful uneasiness in chest followed by expectoration of purulent matter. Sensation in chest as if a bar across it preventing respiration, followed by a cough with expectoration of thick mucus. Tearing pain at border of false ribs on both sides. Stitches in right chest, evenings. Very painful stitches in right chest, corresponding to commencement of cartilaginous portion of two first false ribs, and extending below and behind breast towards back.
Painful uneasiness in chest followed by expectoration of purulent matter. Sensation in chest as if a bar across it preventing respiration, followed by a cough with expectoration of thick mucus. Tearing pain at border of false ribs on both sides. Stitches in right chest, evenings. Very painful stitches in right chest, corresponding to commencement of cartilaginous portion of two first false ribs, and extending below and behind breast towards back.
Cardiovascular system
Stitch in heart followed by stitch in right lumbar region, when seated.
Limbs and spine
Painful stiffness of muscles of back of neck and left scaleni as after making a false step; moving these parts is very painful. Stitch in right loin when seated, following stitch in heart.
Bruised pain in arms. - вruising pain in fingers and uneasiness as if a fever were coming on, after lunch.
Stitch in right tibia, extending from upper part of instep.
Bruised pain in arms. - вruising pain in fingers and uneasiness as if a fever were coming on, after lunch.
Stitch in right tibia, extending from upper part of instep.
Common symptoms
Uneasiness as if fever coming on. Weakness after coition. Very sensitive to cold and draughts.
Skin
Pimples: on lip: back of neck, with pricking. Pricking and itching compelling scratching, which , but itching returns.
Sleep
Sleepy: after dinner; in evening; fatiguing dreams, but sleep more prolonged than usual.