Other names and synonyms
hedeo.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Hedeoma pulegioides. American Pennyroyal (the вritish Pennyroyal is Mentha pulegium, also a Labiate). N. O. Labiatae. Tincture of whole fresh plant.
Nosology
Amenorrhoea. Dysmenorrhoea. Leucorrhoea.
Typical features
Both the American and the вritish Pennyroyals have a popular reputation as female regulators, which is by no means undeserved. Homoeopaths have verified the relation of the drug to uterine ailments, and an observation by Doctor Toothaker of a case of poisoning affords valuable ground for homoeopathic prescribing. вearing-down pains were most marked, lying down; inability to sit up. Pains in abdomen.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Mentha pulegium, Sep., Sabi., Lil. t. Veratrum antidoted some of its effects.
Head, face, and ears
Dull, heavy feeling in head in morning, not continued through day. Sore pain in left temporal ridge, as of a cut or wound, lasting about six weeks.
Mouth and throat
Sensation of something rising in throat, or as if her breast were coming up into her mouth. Great difficulty in swallowing, it nearly took her breath away.
Gastrointestinal tract
Nausea, a rising-up sensation from stomach, producing occasional retching. Excessive retching, nausea and straining.
Abdomen very sore and sensitive to touch and pressure.
Obstinate constipation; painful evacuations every four or five days.
Abdomen very sore and sensitive to touch and pressure.
Obstinate constipation; painful evacuations every four or five days.
Urogenital system
Frequent urgent desire to pass water; passes very little; cutting, burning pains with tenesmus of sphincter urinarius.
Excessive bearing-down pains with pressure outward towards vulva, from whole lower abdomen, accompanied by almost unendurable pains in back, drawing down from upper sacral spine, extending also to epigastrium and stomach; like veritable labour-pains; returning with regular periodicity if she remained at rest; greatly.
Excessive bearing-down pains with pressure outward towards vulva, from whole lower abdomen, accompanied by almost unendurable pains in back, drawing down from upper sacral spine, extending also to epigastrium and stomach; like veritable labour-pains; returning with regular periodicity if she remained at rest; greatly.
Chest organs
Shortness of breath as if from an asthmatic attack. Frequent, periodical dyspnoea with oppression of thorax.
Limbs and spine
Unendurable pains in back, especially in sacral spine near the upper vertebrae, dragging down from that point to uterus. Excessive pains in back and head.
Semi-paralysis of limbs; could not stand or move, or bear the pain of movement. Pain and coldness of limbs, especially of feet.
Semi-paralysis of limbs; could not stand or move, or bear the pain of movement. Pain and coldness of limbs, especially of feet.
Common symptoms
Affected all her nerves; nervous twitchings and jerkings in all the fibres of the body, sensible in the pulse or wherever the observer s fingers touched the flesh. Semi-paralysis. Prostration following retching. General soreness.