Other names and synonyms
blatta-a.Description Source
Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica - TF AllenPharmacological Group
Additional facts
The great American сockroach, probably kakerlae insignis. Natural order: Insecta (common in вrazil). Preparation: Triturate the live insect with sugar of milk.
Head, face, and ears
Numbness and heaviness of the head. Pain in the temple, with lancinations now and then (second day). Aching pain in the temples. Acute pain in the temples, every now and then, at 4.
Eyes.
Pricking, as by a fly, in the corner of the left eye, at 10 p.m Lachrymation. Yellowness of the sclerotica. When the prover had the jaundice, for which the вlatta is considered empirically as a specific, he felt a number of pains which have been reproduced in this proving, such a general prostration, weariness, etc.
Nose Face and Mouth.
Watery discharge from nose. Yellowness of face. Very salty saliva.
Eyes.
Pricking, as by a fly, in the corner of the left eye, at 10 p.m Lachrymation. Yellowness of the sclerotica. When the prover had the jaundice, for which the вlatta is considered empirically as a specific, he felt a number of pains which have been reproduced in this proving, such a general prostration, weariness, etc.
Nose Face and Mouth.
Watery discharge from nose. Yellowness of face. Very salty saliva.
Gastrointestinal tract
Transient bloating at pit of stomach. Slight colic. Pain an transverse colon, duodenum, and pit of stomach.
Urogenital system
Much heat in urethra, when urinating. Yellow color of urine, increasing more and more. Urine of a bright yellow, albuminous (second day).
Chest organs
Acute pain in chest, afternoon (second day). Violent pain in chest, with want of breath (second day). Pain in right side of chest.
Limbs and spine
Prickings in right side of neck. Pain in back, right side. Pain shifting from back to shoulder-blade.
Lower Extremities.
Sense of weariness in the hams. сramp in right leg (second day). Pain in right leg, from toes to knees. Pain in feet, here and there, sometimes in the sole (second day). Pain at left little toe.
Lower Extremities.
Sense of weariness in the hams. сramp in right leg (second day). Pain in right leg, from toes to knees. Pain in feet, here and there, sometimes in the sole (second day). Pain at left little toe.
Common symptoms
Lazy. Extreme weariness when going upstairs.
Fever
Frequent yawning. сhill and shuddering, for half an hour. Shuddering, with sense of heat and moisture all over. The proving was interrupted by an accident.