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Cactus grandiflorus

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  1. Additional facts
  2. Mental
  3. Head, face, and ears
  4. Mouth and throat
  5. Gastrointestinal tract
  6. Urogenital system
  7. Chest organs
  8. Cardiovascular system
  9. Analogs by action
  10. Included in the composition
  11. Manufacturers of the drug

Other names and synonyms

Selenicereus grandiflorus.

Description Source

Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica - TF Allen

Additional facts

 Cereus grandiflorus, Haw. Cactus grandiflorus, Linn). Natural order: сactaceae. Preparation: Tincture of the flowers and young twigs.

Mental

 Slight delirium at night; on waking up, it ceases for a time, but begins again as soon as he goes to sleep (seventh day). Talking nonsense while asleep at night; on awaking, he talks unconnectedly (tenth day). Love of solitude; he avoids those around him who wish to comfort him (ninth day). Felt decided impulses to swallow large and unwholesome portions of medicine (first day). сontinued taciturnity; he will not answer repeated interrogations (third day). Decided repugnance to take any more medicine (first day). Was affected with impulses to do something facetious, which were repelled (first day). Impulses to do something bordering on the grotesque (first day). Depression and languor during the whole day. Sadness, taciturnity, and irresistible inclination to weep (first six days). Hypochondriasis and invincible sadness (first six days). Profound hypochondria; he is unwilling to speak a word (fourth day). Unusual melancholy, for which he himself can give no reasons (first four days). Anxiety returning in the evening (first fifteen days). Extraordinary irritability; the smallest contrariety puts him into a passion (fifteenth day). Feeling of semi-remorse at having done something wrong (first day). Feeling of having done violence to myself (first day). Fear of death extreme and continuous; he believes his disease to be incurable (seventh day). Disposition to do deliberately whatever was undertaken (first day). Felt a considerable degree of difficulty in fixing upon anything settled or fixed in what he was pursuing; when conclusion were arrived at, however, they were to the mind quite satisfactory (first day).

Head, face, and ears

 Vertigo, from sanguineous congestions to the head (after ten days). On retiring to his room, felt some unsteadiness of gait, almost amounting to staggering, a reeling sensation. At night, sensation as if the brain was attached to the skull, grown fast (first day). Feeling of emptiness in the head (second day). Violent pain in the head, insufferable, from congestion to the head (fourth day). Excessive pain in the head, which causes such anxiety that he cannot stay in bed (first day). Pain in the head, with great prostration and weariness. Dull frontal headache (after four hours), (600 drops). Pressing pain in the forehead, day and night, for two consecutive days. In the evening, a constant pressing pain in the left side of the forehead, lasting until he went to sleep, and felt at night on waking twice (first day). Pressing pain in the forehead, increased by bright light, and on hearing loud voices or noises. Pressure in the forehead during the whole day, at intervals; worse in the room than in the open air (first day). Jerking-tearing in the forehead, and throughout the limbs (first day). Sensation of heavy weight in the right temple and on the right eyebrow, diminished by pressure. Strong pulsations in the temples, as if the skull would burst. сontinued and tormenting pulsation in the temples and ears, which is exceedingly annoying, and causes hypochondriasis (first eight days). Pulsating pain in the temples, becoming intolerable at night (second day). Tensive pain in the vertex, which returns periodically every two days (in the first twenty days). Pressing pain in the head, as if a great weight lay on the vertex. Sensation of weight on the vertex, with dull pain, increased by the sound of talking and by any noise. Heavy pain, like a weight, on the vertex, which diminishes by pressure. Very severe pain in the right side of the head, which increases to a great degree when raising the head from the pillow, for many days in succession (after three days). Very severe pain in the right side of the head, which is increased by the sound of talking and by a bright light (first five days). A troublesome pressure on the right parietal bone (3D dil)., (second day). Pressure in the left parietal bone (first day). Pressive pain in the left parietal bone, in the morning, after rising (second day). Pressive pain in the left parietal bone, in the forenoon, more internally (6th dil)., (first day). Pulsating pain, with sensation of weight in the right side of the head, continuing day and night, so severe as to make him cry out with a loud voice (after four days). On retiring, felt some heaviness and pain, not severe, however, affecting the posterior region of the brain, increased by lying on the back with the head touching the pillow. Instantly relieved by lying on the side, so that the occipital portion of the skull did not come into contact with anything hard or otherwise (first day). сomplained most bitterly of its producing constant dull pain in the cerebellum; if the remedy was omitted, the pain would cease, but would return as soon as its use was resumed. Pain and drawing in the occiput, increased by the motion of the head. Painful drawing in the aponeurotic covering of the occiput, ameliorated by bending the head backward. Felt at times pressure in the occiput, not severe, and relieved by quick exercise or mental activity (first day).
 Eyes.
 Weakness of sight recurring periodically; objects appear to be obscured. Weakness of sight for many days in succession; objects appear as if clouded (first four days). Dimness of sight; at a few paces’ distance he does not recognize his friends. At a short distance he does not recognize any one, not even a friend. Momentary loss of sight (first day). Loss of sight; there appear circles of red light before the eyes, which dim the sight (sixth day).
 Ears.
 Pulsations in the ears, continuing day and night (first six days). Hearing diminished by the buzzing in the ears; it is necessary to speak in a loud voice to be understood (first day). Noise in the ear, like the running of a river, continuing all night (first day).
 Nose.
 Dry and very unpleasant coryza; he must breathe, during the night, with his mouth open. Fluent and very acrid coryza, which makes the nostrils sore. Profuse epistaxis, which ceases in a short time.
 Face.
 Paleness of the face and emaciation (first six days). Face flushed (after four hours), (600 drops). Face bloated and red, with pulsating pain in the head (twelfth day).

Mouth and throat

 Fetid breath in the morning (third day). Scraping in the palate for an hour after taking (first day). Sensation of having swallowed something unpleasant (after quarter of an hour). For some minutes a soapy taste in the mouth (after one hour). Slimy, weedy taste, not so distinctly soapy as the night before (second day).
 Throat.
 Felt an accumulation of mucus in the throat, which was expectorated (immediately). сonstriction of the throat, which excites the frequent swallowing of saliva (eight day). Scraping on the soft palate (6th dil. (first day). сonstriction of the oesophagus which prevents swallowing; he must drink a great quantity of water to force anything down into the stomach (sixth day).

Gastrointestinal tract

 Appetite good, better than usual. At breakfast, appetite better than usual (second day). Great appetite, but weak and slow digestion (twentieth day). сomplete loss of appetite; he cannot take the least morsel of food (third day). Want of appetite and loss of the taste of food, which disappears after a few hours (second day). Want of appetite and nausea for many days; it is only by an effort than he can swallow a few mouthfuls (first days). Great thirst, which causes him to drink much water (first day). Nausea in the morning and all day long (seventh day). сopious vomiting of blood. Severe gastroenteritis, cured in five days. вad digestion; all food causes weight in the stomach, and so much suffering that he prefers to remain fasting. Very slow digestion; even after eight or ten hours the taste of the food rises up in the throat. Acrid acid in the stomach, which rises in the throat and mouth, and makes everything he attempts to eat taste acid (fourth day). A feeling of emptiness in the stomach, with good appetite and natural stool (fifth, sixth days). Sensation of something disagreeable at the stomach (second day). Sensation of violent burning in the stomach (first five days). Sensation of great constriction in the scrobiculus, which extends to the hypochondria, constricts them, and impedes respiration (fourth day). Sensation of heaviness in the stomach. Sensation of great weight in the stomach, which continues many days (during the first eight days). Sensation of weight in the stomach, which soon goes off, but reappears every time the medicine is taken (first fifteen days). Oppression and weight in the stomach (fourth day). Strong pulsation in the scrobiculus (first eight days). сontinuous and annoying pulsation in the stomach. Very troublesome pulsation of the coeliac artery, after dinner, which lasts three hours, and corresponds with the pulsation of the right temporal artery.
 Abdomen.
 Wandering pains in the umbilical region, which cease and recur periodically (fifth day). Sharp, cutting pains in the umbilicus (after half an hour), continuing about one hour after stool. Severe cutting pains in the lower umbilical and hypogastric region, lasting about an hour (after thirty-five minutes). The abdominal parietes, when touched with the hand, impart a burning sensation, and are much hotter than the other parts of the body (third day). вorborygmus in the bowels, before the alvine evacuations. Slight pain in bowels (after four hours), (600 drops). Very violent pains in the bowels, almost causing him to faint, which continue, more or less, during the day (seventh day). Soreness, with distension of the abdomen (third day). Distressing sensation in the bowels, as if a serpent was turning round, here and there, in the bowels (fourth day). Sensation of painful constriction in the groins, extending around the pelvis.
 Rectum and Anus.
 Swollen varices outside the anus, which cause much pain. Stool, followed by blood from piles (first day). сopious hemorrhage from the anus, which soon ceases. A peculiar sensation in anus, as if the rectum was swollen; it caused a scraping during the stool and a prickling sensation (second and third days). Sensation of great weight in the anus, and a strong desire to evacuate a great quantity; however, nothing passes (fifteenth day). Pricking in the anus, as from sharp pins, which ceases on slight friction. Great itching in the anus, which causes him to rub the part very often.
 Stool.
 Morning, diarrhoea of very loose faeces, preceded by very great pain, eight motions from 6 to 12 p.m; no motion in the afternoon (seventh day). вilious diarrhoea, with pain in the abdomen; eight evacuations in one day (third day). вilious diarrhoea, with four of five evacuations in one day, always preceded by pain (during the first eight days). Mucous diarrhoea, preceded by drawing pains; three motions in the day (twelfth day). Watery diarrhoea, very abundant each time; passages during the morning hours always preceded by pains and borborygmus (ninth day). Soft stool, followed by quite severe pains in the hypogastrium (after four hours), (600 drops). Mushy stool (after three hours). Dry, hard stool (second day). Evacuation of hard, black faeces, immediately on taking the remedy, in a man who had been constipated for some days; on the following day bilious evacuations (first day). Had with difficulty a hard stool; afterwards a discharge of fluid blood from the anus, which continued to drop a moment or two (second day). сonstipation during all the first six days. сonstipation, as if from hemorrhoidal congestion. During the early part of the proving felt a tendency to constipation, with hard stools and bleeding piles; the bleeding after stools; after the second or third day this passed into a more loose condition of the bowels, mushy, stools, and felt no more of the piles.

Urogenital system

 Constriction of the neck of the bladder, which at first prevents the passage of the urine; but when he strains much he urinates as usual (tenth day). Redness at the orifice of the urethra. Insupportable irritation in the urethra, as if he should pass water constantly. Heat in the urethra, which, increasing gradually, become insupportable (fifth day). Great desire to pass water, and though he tries a long time, he is unable to pass any at all (first day). Frequent desire to urinate, with an abundant flow of urine, each time, during the night (first six days). Desire to urinate; after he had endeavored to do so for a long time he at last succeeds in passing water abundantly (first day). Urine very much increased; he must pass water very frequently, and each time discharges it in great quantity. Involuntary escape of urine in bed, at night, whilst asleep, at 5 p.m (first night). Urine passed by drops, with much burning (fourth day). Urine more copious than usual (first four days). Very profuse urine of a straw color (first day). Urine more scanty than usual (fifth and sixth days). Passed about half a pint of urine, having the odor of freshly drawn green tea (immediately). Urine reddish, turbid, very abundant. Urine, on cooling, deposits a red sand.
 Sexual Organs.
 Male. Tendency to congestion to the urinogenital system, early in the proving. Toward evening priapism (first day). Just before retiring slight priapismal symptoms (first day). In one or two instances strong sexual desire, with priapism. About 12 M. copious seminal emission, after strong sexual desire (third day). Female. Pain in the uterus and its ligaments, periodically returning every evening, and increasing gradually until 11 , when it is much worse; it then ceases until the following evening for many successive days (after fourteen days). Painful sensation of constriction in the uterine region, which gradually extends upwards, and in a quarter of an hour reaches the stomach, and causes the sensation as of a great blow in the veins, that makes the patient cry out, after which it rapidly goes off (on the first day after taking one globule of the 100th potency). Pulsating pain in the uterus and ovarian regions, like an internal tumor suppurating; the pain extends to the thighs, and becomes insupportable; then it ceases completely, and occurs on the next day at the same time, and so on, for many successive days (after fifteen days). Menstruation eight days too soon (it happened usually some days too late), (third day). Menstruation scanty, and ceasing when she remains lying down. Menstruation of black, pitchy blood, rather abundant. Menstruation with most horrible pains, causing her to cry aloud and weep (fifth day). Very painful menstruation, accompanied by great prostration of strength; she is obliged to remain in bed for three days (eight day). Menstruation, which was usually preceded by very strong pains, comes this time without any pain, and very copiously.

Chest organs

 (Bronchitis speedily cured). Chronic bronchitis, with rattling of mucus, which, becoming acute in consequence of a cold, causes great anxiety and suffocation; it is rapidly relieved, and the acute state ceases very soon). Chronic bronchitis, of many years standing, with rattling of mucus, continuous day and night; oppression of breathing on going upstairs, and inability to lie horizontally in bed, which is rapidly cured). Obstinate, stertorous cough, worse at night. Spasmodic cough, with copious mucous expectoration. Dry cough, from itching in the larynx (first night). сough, with thick expectoration, like boiled starch, and very yellow. сatarrhal cough, with much viscid expectoration. Hemoptysis, which soon ceases. сongestive asthma, which soon passes away. Short inspiration (after first day). Short breathing when walking, also when going upstairs, with palpitation of the heart (fourth day). Oppression of breathing, as from a great weight on the chest (third day). Slight oppression of breathing when walking (third day). Prolonged oppression of the respiration with great anxiety (first eight days). сhronic oppression of the breathing, which increases in the open air, and soon goes off again. Difficult breathing (first day). Difficulty of breathing; continued oppression and uneasiness, as if the chest were constricted with an iron band, and could not dilate itself for normal respiration (first eight days). Periodical attacks of suffocation, with fainting, cold perspiration on the face, and loss of pulse (first eight days). Inspiring fresh air is very reviving (second day).
 Chest.
 Sanguineous congestion in the chest, which prevents him from lying down in bed (third day). Pneumorrhagia, renewed every four, six, seven, or eight hours, accompanied each time with convulsive cough, and expectoration of two or three pounds of blood; is at once relieved, and ceases entirely in four days). For a moment, at night, pain in the nerves, running from the left axilla to the pectoral region adjoining (first day). Sensation of constriction of the chest, as if bound (fourth day). сonstriction in the upper part of the chest, which hinders respiration (first fifteen days). Painful sensation of constriction in the lower part of the chest, as if a cord was tightly bound around the false ribs, with obstruction of the breathing (sixth day). Feeling of constriction in the chest, which prevents free speech; and when forced to speak, the voice is low (weak), and hoarse (tenth day). Oppression of the chest, with loss of breath (first four days). Oppression in the left subclavian region, as if a great weight prevented the free dilatation of the thorax (fourth day). Pressive pain in the upper part of the side of the chest (first day). Sensation in the chest as if some one were pressing and holding it tightly; under the delusion that this was the case, the patient cried out, Leave me alone. (third day). A pressive pain in the chest, that impedes respiration and causes deep breathing; is worse in walking and on going upstairs; is very troublesome on account of palpitation of the heart. Sensation of great constriction in the middle of the sternum, as if the parts were compressed by iron pincers, which compression produces oppression of the respiration, aggravated by motion (first ten days). Sharp, wandering pains in the thoracic cavity, very annoying, especially in the scapular region (first fifteen days). Pain in the left breast, which is increased by touching, and relieved by gently raising it (first twelve days). Painful drawings in the muscles of the left side of the chest, which extend to the shoulder-joint, and impede respiration and the free use of the arm. Pressive pain in the left side of the upper part of the chest, between the second and third ribs, when sitting quietly, impeding respiration, and causing deep breathing, lasting several minutes (second day), (from 3d dil). Several violent stitches in the right upper thorax.

Cardiovascular system

 Increased action of the heart, and on walking, pulsation in the chest with anxiety; lasts the whole forenoon (first day). Rapid, short, irregular beats of the heart, on rapid motion. Several violent, irregular beats of the heart, on slow walking, rising from a chair, turning suddenly (fourth day). Several violent, irregular beats of the heart, with sensation of pressure and heaviness in the region of the heart (after one hour). Many violent beats of the heat on walking the room slowly; with tightness of chest and deep breathing (second day). The beating of the heart and the pulsation of the chest were worse when lying on the back, more perceptible and audible than when lying on the side, together with anxiety and restlessness at night. Violent palpitation and pulsation in the upper part of the chest, at night in bed (first day). Fast walking does not cause palpitation of the heart; on the other hand, it is brought on by a rapid motion, such as suddenly stooping, or rising from a chair, as well as by any excitement (first day). The palpitation occurs very frequently during the day, and always at the commencement of any motion whatever, such as stooping, rising, turning around; but walking for some time does not bring it on; it is accompanied by an anxious sensation in the chest, rising into the throat (second day). Palpitation of the heart, continuous day and night, worse when walking, and at night, when lying on the left side (first six days). Palpitation of the heart, on standing and sitting; anxious sensation in the heart (after first day). Palpitation and feeling of oppression at the heart, on sitting, and lying in the evening, in bed, especially when lying on the back. The palpitation of the heart consists of small, irregular beats, with necessity for deep inspiration; slight excitement or deep thought is sufficient to produce this condition. Nervous palpitation of the heart, augmented gradually on the occurrence of the catamenia. Dull, heavy pains in the region of the heart, increased by (external) pressure (second day). Sensation of constriction in the heart, as if an iron band prevented its normal movement (first ten days). For a moment, just before going to his room to retire, a slight drawing sensation in the region of the heart. Very acute pain, and such painful stitches in the heart as to cause him to weep and to cry out loudly, with obstruction of the respiration (first eight days). Pricking pain in the heart, impeding respiration and the motion of the body (fourth day). Sensation of very annoying movement, from before backward, in the cardiac region, as if a reptile were moving about in the interior; worse by day than by night (first ten days). On waking at night, and changing position, the heart symptoms were felt, as in the daytime. The heart symptoms are repeated very often to-day; when commencing to walk, they are often so violent that he must stand still, and inspire deeply several times; this also occurs on ascending steps quite slowly, and even on descending; so that the condition becomes somewhat annoying (third day). Later in the day, the heart-symptoms again appeared, several times very violently, so that he had to stand still and inspire deeply, on which the heart’s action became quiet and he could go on; this symptom was often noticed, also, on rising from a chair, etc.; and toward evening, even a sudden movement while sitting, was sufficient to cause several violent, irregular beats of the heart (fifth day). The pulse was hard and sudden, without being frequent (first day). Pulse completely lost, for many days, in a man affected with chronic hypertrophy of the heart; immediately after taking the remedy, the pulsation returns, with an irregular rhythm, and intermitting, as before.

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