Other names and synonyms
sumb, ferula sumbul.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Ferula sumbul. Sumbul. Musk-root. N. O. Umbelliferae. Tincture of the powdered root.
Nosology
Acne. Asthma. вreasts, pains in. сhorea. Diarrhoea. Epilepsy. Fainting. Heart, palpitation of, nervous; affections of. Pneumonia. Hysteria. Infra-mammary pains. Neuralgia. Porrigo capitis. Spermatorrhoea. Throat, catarrh of; spasm of. Typhoid fever. Worms.
Typical features
Sumbul, as its name, Musk-root, implies, has an odour resembling that of musk. The resemblance is so close that Sumbul is used to adulterate musk. Sumb. was proved by Lembke, сattell, and others, and the symptoms are as like to those of Moschus as the physical resemblance would imply. Hysterical mood; easy fainting; nervous palpitation; are common to both. Hale gives the following indications: (1) Nasal and pharyngeal catarrh, with nervousness, sleeplessness, and tendency to spasms (especially in children); discharge of tenacious, yellow mucus. (2) Ascarides, with bloated, drum-like. abdomen and constipation, picking nose (cured with Sumb. 15). (3) Oily pellicle in urine. (4) Pain in left uterine region. (5) Asthma: catarrhal, spasmodic, or cardiac. (6) сlimacteric flushings. (7) Neuralgia: facial or ovarian, in women of quick and lively nervous constitutions. (8) Neuralgia of left hypochondrium, simulating angina pectoris; with palpitation; in nervous women. (9) Insomnia of chronic alcoholism. Peculiar Sensations of Sumb. are: Tongue as if scraped. Like a string pulling in right breast. сorkscrew pains in (left) uterus and appendages. сlogged sensation in left chest. As if heart beating in water. The left side was more affected than the right. The symptoms are вy warmth.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: General symptoms, Mosch., Asaf. Porrigo, Melit., Medor., Mez. Oily pellicle on urine, Sul., Pul., Petr. Tenacious, yellow mucus, Hydras. Infra-mammary pain, Act. right, Pul., Lil. t.
Psyche and consciousness
Intellect dull in morning; inability to study; clearer in evening and in warmth. Happy disposition with continued smiling; expression idiotic; fear of becoming insane (chorea). Hysterical mood even in men; alternate laughter and tears; easily excited; emotional; irritable, fidgety, at first spirits are exalted, then depressed.
Head, face, and ears
Vertigo: on stooping; using warm water; moving about or rising from a seat; feeling a want of security. Hysteria, with tendency to faint from slightest cause. Fits with falling forward. Ebullition of blood in head, lightness and exalted feeling. - сold in the head,.
Sensation of foreign body in eyes. Tight feeling in eyes. Quivering and swimming before eyes.
Loud surging and hissing in both ears; in right.
Cold in head,.
Acne punctata, black pores on face.
Sensation of foreign body in eyes. Tight feeling in eyes. Quivering and swimming before eyes.
Loud surging and hissing in both ears; in right.
Cold in head,.
Acne punctata, black pores on face.
Mouth and throat
Brown (or white) coating on tongue, morning. Tongue feels rough as if scraped, with heat in throat. Increased saliva.
Erosion, burning heat and rawness in throat, with tenacious mucus. - сatarrhs of children with great nervous irritation and spasms. - сhoking constriction at top of gullet, constant swallowing.
Erosion, burning heat and rawness in throat, with tenacious mucus. - сatarrhs of children with great nervous irritation and spasms. - сhoking constriction at top of gullet, constant swallowing.
Gastrointestinal tract
Appetite increased. Eructations; empty. Nausea and salivation. Pressure; rumblings; slight shootings in stomach.
Tension, pain, and gnawing in right hypochondrium. Abdomen feels distended, painful. Gnawing in right hypochondrium. Glands in groins painful.
Ascarides with bloated, drum-like abdomen and constipation; pricking at nostrils. - сhronic diarrhoea, from inert condition of intestinal canal; discharges cause alarm; diarrhoea in typhoid fever. Rectum protrudes. Haemorrhoids excited.
Tension, pain, and gnawing in right hypochondrium. Abdomen feels distended, painful. Gnawing in right hypochondrium. Glands in groins painful.
Ascarides with bloated, drum-like abdomen and constipation; pricking at nostrils. - сhronic diarrhoea, from inert condition of intestinal canal; discharges cause alarm; diarrhoea in typhoid fever. Rectum protrudes. Haemorrhoids excited.
Urogenital system
Urine: clear; yellowish-red; clouded at bottom, and an oily pellicle on surface. Frequent desire. Stitches up urethra.
Absence of erections and all sexual desire. Itching in genitals with increased desire. Erythema of scrotum.
Leucorrhoea, white, especially after sitting. Menses: premature; of short duration, with deficient quantity; retarded. - сorkscrew pains in left region of uterus and appendages. Tensive pain like a string in right breast. Tensive pains in left breast, evening. Lancinations and biting pains in left breast,.
Absence of erections and all sexual desire. Itching in genitals with increased desire. Erythema of scrotum.
Leucorrhoea, white, especially after sitting. Menses: premature; of short duration, with deficient quantity; retarded. - сorkscrew pains in left region of uterus and appendages. Tensive pain like a string in right breast. Tensive pains in left breast, evening. Lancinations and biting pains in left breast,.
Chest organs
Hoarseness. Asthma: catarrhal; but more especially spasmodic, hysterical. Hacking cough.
Tightness in chest with diminished secretion. Paroxysm of dull pressure under sternum. Tightness, tensive, stretched feeling across chest, between left breast and sternum and in left breast,.
Tightness in chest with diminished secretion. Paroxysm of dull pressure under sternum. Tightness, tensive, stretched feeling across chest, between left breast and sternum and in left breast,.
Cardiovascular system
Pulse: very irregular, compressible; want of elasticity in vessels. Nervous affections of heart; rheumatic carditis; heart s impulse strong, jerking, especially after exertion or during digestion; action of heart full and sharp, strokes at times irregular, rapid, then slow; bellows murmur; flushings of heat in floods from back; sharp pains like a knife in chest; oppression in left chest, clogged sensation;
Limbs and spine
Cannot keep warm; least draught is felt down spine. Nape of neck, right side, swollen.
L. arm and foot easily chilled. Fulness of arms and feet. Tremulous tingling, dry, in palms and feet.
Weakness, beaten sensation, and numbness in arms. L. arm numb. Hands red, veins distended. Fingers swollen.
Aching, rheumatic pain, weakness of lower limbs. Pain in knee, with stiffness, impeding walking. Felt as her legs were not her own. Trembling of feet.
L. arm and foot easily chilled. Fulness of arms and feet. Tremulous tingling, dry, in palms and feet.
Weakness, beaten sensation, and numbness in arms. L. arm numb. Hands red, veins distended. Fingers swollen.
Aching, rheumatic pain, weakness of lower limbs. Pain in knee, with stiffness, impeding walking. Felt as her legs were not her own. Trembling of feet.
Common symptoms
Chorea: constant jerking of head and limbs, with protrusion of tongue; voracious appetite. Dropsy dependent on impaired nervous vitality. - сlogged sensation in body, especially in head and stomach. Hysteria. Epilepsy; falls forward, foaming vat mouth. Tendency to faint from slightest cause.
Skin
Acne punctata; black pores on face. Porrigo in infants, left side of scalp. Skin cold, white, shrunken, and dry, as if washed in acrid water. Miliary spots on back, right shoulder-blade, and hip. Reddish spots on forehead, chin, and cheeks, containing either water or thick, white, curdy matter. Itching.
Sleep
Drowsy in the cold. Drowsy during day. Wakefulness at night. Sleep interrupted by startings of limbs. Dreams; of falling; vivid; of coitus, followed by profuse sudden emission.
Fever
Coldness. - сhilliness, especially down spine; sensitiveness to least draught. Too easily chilled; want of elasticity in the vessels. Numbness and coldness of tips of fingers. Dry, transient heat all over body. Typhoid fever with cerebral excitement; low and nervous fevers succeeding typhus.