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Polyporus Officinalis

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  1. Description
  2. Additional facts
  3. Mental
  4. Head, face, and ears
  5. Mouth and throat
  6. Gastrointestinal tract
  7. Appetite and food preferences
  8. Urogenital system
  9. Chest organs
  10. Cardiovascular system
  11. Limbs and spine
  12. Analogs by action

Description Source

Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica - TF Allen

Description

 Common names, Larch agaric.

Additional facts

 Polyporus officinalis, Fries. Natural order, Fungi. Preparation, Tincture of the fresh plant.

Mental

 Mind gloomy and desponding (second day). Gloomy and desponding, and even morose (ninth day). Very sad and gloomy. Low spirited and irritable (sixth day). Very dull and depressed all day. Feel dull and indisposed to exertion (seventh day); for five days succeeding this I had not my usual appetite or spirits; suffered from a general feeling of not being quite well, but without any special describable pains or symptoms; it was precisely the feeling of one who is said to be bilious.

Head, face, and ears

 My head is feeling very light and hollow, with deep frontal headache, in the morning (sixth day). Head feeling light (seventh day). Light dizzy feeling in the head (third day). Slight feeling of fulness in the head (sixth day). Awoke with a dull pain in the head, which continued all day; thought it might be due to a glass of ale drank the evening before (third day); awoke with a dull pain in the head, with sensation of soreness in the brain, increased by stooping or shaking the head; this headache is precisely similar to that experienced on the third, which I attributed to the glass of ale; I now believe that the pain at that time was caused by the Polyporus (seventh day). Dull headache (third day). Dull feeling in head (tenth day). Dull aching pain in the head (after ten hours, sixth day). Severe headache, aggravated by motion (after seven hours, third day).
 Pain in the head, jaws, and teeth (fifth day). Head ached severely all night (third night). Headache, qualmishness, relieved by eructations (third day). Most of the head symptoms greatly aggravated (after four hours, fourth day). Severe semilateral headache (ninth day). Forehead. Dull frontal headache, lasting all day (after half an hour). сontinued dulness of the forehead, with slight aching (first day). Dull frontal headache (third day),; (tenth day). Dull frontal headache (fourth day); in the evening (fifth day). Dulness of the forehead (second day). Dull, heavy pain in the forehead, worse on motion (second night). Heaviness of the forehead (fourth day). A 8 p.m, violent frontal headache; very much aggravated by waling; head feels light and hollow (fourth day). Hard frontal headache (fifth day).
 Violent frontal headache, with an extremely light, hollow feeling of the head; the headache is greatly aggravated by walking (sixth day). Deep frontal headache for the last forty-eight hours (seventh day). Frontal headache, aggravated by motion (second day). сontinuous oppressive headache in forehead and temples, all day (sixth day). In the evening tight feeling in the forehead, with slight headache (second day); tightness of the forehead as yesterday (third day). Tightness across the forehead, with dull headache (fifth day). Momentary twinge over the left eyebrow (sixth day). Temples. Dull pains through temples (second day).
 Dull, heavy pains through temples and in forehead (ninth day).
 Aching soreness through temples (seventh day). Lacerating pain in the right temple, at 9.40 Neuralgic pain in the temples (second day). Neuralgic pains in the temples, face, and teeth, lasting four hours (fourth day). Some pain in the temples (ninth day). Frequent neuralgic pains in the temples (second day).
 Frequent cutting pain in the temples (after ten hours). Severe pain in the left temple, of a neuralgic character (third day). A few sharp pains through temples (first day). Sharp pains in the temples (after four hours, sixth day). Occiput. A little soreness in the occipital region followed the shooting pain up the back (third day).
 Eye.
 Eyeballs ache severally (sixth day). Deep drawing pain in the eyeballs (second day).
 Face.
 Face of a bluish color (fourth day). Pain in the jaws, teeth, and head (fifth day).

Mouth and throat

 Teeth and Gums. Teeth feel as if they were being forced out of their sockets (fourth day). Teeth and gums became very sore. Gums and teeth are all sore (seventh day). Gums sore (fourth day).
 Tongue. Tongue coated white (third day). Yellow tinge of tongue (ninth day). Yellow coating of tongue (tenth day),; (eight day).
 Tongue is coated thickly, yellow (sixth and seventh day). Tongue coated light brown (fourth day). Tongue red at the tip, and coated yellow at the base (fifth day). Prickling in the end of the tongue, which soon passed away (after one hour). Taste.
 Bitter taste in the mouth (sixth day),; (eight day). вitter, coppery taste in the mouth (seventh day). Flat, metallic, or coppery taste in the mouth and throat (after four hours, fourth day). Flat, bitter taste in the mouth (fifth day),; (third day).
 Sweet and bitter taste in the mouth (fifth day). Sweetish, nauseous taste (tenth day).
 Throat.
 Rawness and scraping in the throat, all the afternoon and evening (sixth day). Feeling in the fauces as if I would vomit, but no nausea (third day).

Gastrointestinal tract

 Abdomen.
 Hypochondria. Dull, heavy, aching pains in the region of the right lobe of the liver, after the morning stool (third day).
 Dull, heavy, drawing pains in the region of the right lobe of the liver, extending through to the dorsal region (third day). Heavy dragging pains in the right lobe of the liver (third night). 1 , have had constant and severe aching distress in the right lobe of the liver, lower part of the epigastrium and upper part of the umbilicus (fifth day). Distress in the right hypochondrium and umbilicus (fifth day). A full inspiration produces sharp, stabbing pains in the right lobe of the liver and lower dorsal region (fifth day). Great distress in the region of the liver and small intestines, with the stool, at 9 p.m (sixth day). Dull aching distress in the right lobe of liver and umbilicus, with great desire for stool (sixth day). Dull dragging pains in the region of the right lobe of the liver (seventh day). Pain in the liver and stomach (third day). Dragging pain in the hypochondrium, with burning pain in the stomach (first and second days). Dragging in the right hypochondrium (after four hours, sixth day). Dull aching pain in the liver (after ten hours, sixth day). Dragging pain in the liver (sixth day). Severe pain in the liver (sixth day). Pain in the liver (eight day). Hard pain in the region of spleen and left epigastric region (after three hours, fourth day). Sharp pain in the spleen, liver, and bowels (third and fifth days). Sharp pain in the region of spleen (after four hours, sixth day). Frequent sharp pains in the spleen (after ten hours, sixth day). Umbilicus. Severe distress in the umbilical and hypogastric region, with great desire for stool (third day). Slight uneasiness in subumbilical region, which gradually increased, with inclination to go to stool, having about an hour previously had my usual morning stool; during the stool which followed, a shooting pain extended upon each side of the umbilicus, towards the iliac, and then seemed to extend to the floor of the pelvis, in a ring around the rectum; these pains were not very severe, abated somewhat, but did not entirely disappear after stool (third day). Distress in the region of the umbilicus (after six hours, second day). Dull pain in the region of the umbilicus for the last forty-eight hours (seventh day).
 Severe pain in the regions of the umbilicus, transverse and descending colon, all day long, almost unbearable (fifth day).
 Pain in the umbilical region (after four hours, and third day).
 Sharp cutting pain in the umbilicus (first day). сutting pain in the umbilicus (third day). Stools preceded by sharp pain in the region of the umbilicus (fifth day). Sharp pain in the umbilical and hypogastric regions (after ten hours, sixth day). General Abdomen. Rumbling in the bowels (third day). Loud borborygmus (first day). Dull aching distress in the whole abdomen, with loud borborygmus (third day). Great rumbling in the bowels (seventh day). Rumbling in bowels, as from fermentation (ninth day).
 Emission of fetid flatulence, in the evening (fifth day). Much flatus in bowels, and feeling as if diarrhoea would set in (sixth day). Emission of flatus (ninth day). вurning pain in the region of the transverse colon (after six hours, and second day). Pain in the bowels (fourth day). Pain in the region of the transverse colon, and in the descending colon (third day). вowels very painful to touch (fourth day). Pain in the bowels and stomach, almost unbearable (after four hours, fourth day). Sharp cutting pain in the bowels before stools (fifth day). Pain in the bowels (eight day). Dull aching pain in the bowels and stomach (ninth day). At 3 , lacerating pains, here and there, throughout the abdomen, for about five minutes; the pains then became located in the hypogastric region, and continued one hour, with slight inclination to go to stool; the pains then became easier, though they had not entirely passed away at tea-time; felt again ten minutes after a stool, in the lower portion of the abdomen, extending to the right hypochondrium, at 9.40 Uneasiness of the bowels (first day). Slight aching uneasiness in the whole abdomen, with slight pain all night (second day). сontinued pain over the whole abdomen (third day). Uneasiness in the abdomen, during the night (fourth day). Some uneasiness in bowels, from increased vermicular action (fourth and fifth days). Slight uneasiness, as if I would have a stool; this soon passed away (after one hour). Slight uneasiness in the bowels after retiring (fourth night). Twice during the day had slight pain in the bowels (general), (third day). Sensation as if diarrhoea would come on (fifth day). Uneasiness of the abdomen, with looseness of the bowels (sixth day). Very sudden and severe distress in the hypogastric region, followed by papescent stool, stools very light-colored (after four hours, sixth day). Soon after the chilliness felt a slight momentary pain in hypogastric region; in a few minutes experienced similar pains in both hypochondria (sixth day). This morning have a dull aching pain over the whole lower abdomen (fourth day). Uneasiness in the lower abdomen all day, as if diarrhoea would come on (fourth day).
 Rectum and Anus.
 Pain in the anus (third day). Severe pain in the anus (third day). Unpleasant sensation, not amounting to pain, about the anus; not felt after 1 (third day). Desire for stool, with much flatulence (third day). Slight disposition to go to stool, at 10.30 p.m, soon passed off (fifth day). A disposition to go to stool, with some pain in the anus (after four hours).
 Disposition to go to stool (third day). Disposition to strain when at stool (fifth day).
 Stool.
 Loose stool, at 6 p.m; soft mushy stool, mixed with mucus, at 6 , the medicine having acted as a mild cathartic in eight hours (second day); soft, mushy stool, at 5 p.m, followed by dull, heavy, aching pains in th region of the right lobe of the liver; after 8 , stool of a dark color, mixed with bile and mucus, followed by a dull aching distress in the dorsal region, extending up to the shoulders, on both sides (third day); at 6 p.m, very black-colored stool, mixed with bile and mucus; before the stool I avoided about 1 drachm of white mucus; after 8 p.m, stool that ran a stream from the bowels, of bile, mucus, and black fecal matter, followed by burning distress in region of stomach and liver, extending down to the umbilicus; at 10 p.m, copious stool of water and black fecal matter, with great desire to strain after stool, followed by same symptoms as before; it will be seen by this experiment that 40 grams of the Polyporus, well triturated, will act as a violent hydragogue cathartic in two hours, if it is taken on an empty stomach (fourth day); in the morning, hard, black, lumpy stool, mixed with bile and mucus at 1 , soft, black, fetid, papescent stool, followed by most terrible distress between the stomach and navel (fifth day); in the morning, dark papescent stool; mushy stool at 9 p.m, with great distress in the region of the liver and small intestines; at 6 , papescent stool, followed by about one teaspoonful of blood, with severe tenesmus (sixth day); soft, mushy stool (seventh day); papescent, dark colored stool, without pain (eight day); any my bowels have been loose every day, with from one to three stools a day, without pain; all have been of a dark color; to-day my stool is natural, and I am feeling well (thirteenth day). Loose stool, with qualmishness (second day); at 9 p.m, at 3.30 , copious fluid stool, expelled with great force, and another of the same character at 4 (third day); a loose, yellow stool, with pain afterwards, at 9 p.m; loose stool, with pain, at 6 (fourth day); bowels loose (fifth day); loose stool, with tenesmus, at 2 and 3 (sixth day); six days have elapsed since the last dose, and my bowels have not become regular yet (ninth day). сopious, soft, mushy stool, followed by slight uneasiness in the umbilical region, at 3.30 (sixth day); scanty stool, at 9 p.m (seventh day). Soft, mushy stool, unattended with pain, at 9.30 Soft mushy stool, at 9 , similar to the one in the morning, but without the accompanying symptoms (third day); no stool at the usual time, but a mushy one at 9.30 p.m, preceded by the same pains in the lower portion of the abdomen, which immediately passed off after stool (fourth day); usual stool after breakfast (fifth day). Slight motion of the bowels (fifth day). Two stools, in the morning (fourth day).
 Stools the first part of the day dry and lumpy, but in the evening were quite frequent, thin, watery, and very yellow (fifth day). Very light-colored, papescent stools, followed distress in hypogastric region (after four hours, sixth day). Soft papescent stools during the last forty-eight hours (seventh day). сopious and watery stools, accompanied with severe pains (fourth day).
 Stools dark, dry, and lumpy, followed with stools mixed with bile and mucus; stools mixed with blood; stools thin and yellow (fifth day). One copious stool, at 3 (ninth day). The stools were not so black, and all contained more or less undigested food, and were mixed with water; also a number contained something that had the appearance of oil; it was in drops, from the size of a common new cent down to small drops; the color was clear and white; was it oil or not. Passage of dry, hard faeces (tenth day). вowels costive (ninth day),; (eight day).

Appetite and food preferences

 Appetite and Thirst. Appetite invigorated (fourth day). Very little appetite (ninth day); little appetite (tenth day). Not so much appetite for breakfast as common (fourth day). No appetite for supper, which is contrary to my usual habit (sixth day). At 1 , poor appetite for dinner (eleventh day); slight diminution of appetite for forty-eight hours. Loss of appetite.
 Desire for sour things, which have always relieved the symptoms (tenth day). Much thirst (third day). Eructations and Heartburn.
 Eructations (third day). Heartburn, with acid risings (sixth day). Nausea and Vomiting. Nausea (after twenty minutes, sixth day). Frequent spells of nausea, lasting but a moment (third day). Nausea at the stomach (after four hours). Nausea and slight vomiting of a sour watery fluid, intensely bitter (after four hours, fourth day). Some nausea, particularly in throat (second day); nausea at times (third day); particularly in throat and fauces (sixth day). Felt sick at stomach (ninth day).
 Qualmishness, with the loose stool (second day); qualmishness, headache, relieved by eructations (third day). Stomach. Tonic effects, invigorated digestion (third, fourth, and fifth days).
 Effects decidedly tonic (fifth day); instead of being tonic as before, its effects were now enervating (ninth day). Deep distress in the epigastrium, lasting all day, with dull pains in the right hypochondrium, and sharp pains in the epigastrium; aggravated by walking (after half an hour). Dull, aching burning distress in the epigastrium and whole right hypochondrium (third day). Dull, aching distress in the epigastric and umbilical regions (third night). Great burning distress in the region of the stomach and liver, extending down to the umbilicus, with urgent desire for stool; the same distress after a stool; at 10 p.m it is very severe, with urgent desire for stool; continues after a stool (fourth day). The most terrible distress between the stomach and navel, lasted all the afternoon; could not get relief in any position; accompanied by great faintness and high fever (fifth day). вurning pain in the stomach, with dragging pain in the hypochondrium (first and second days). вurning in the epigastrium (after four hours, sixth day). In evening, feeling as if lump in stomach (sixth day). сoldness of stomach, followed by burning (after several hours, seventh day). Dull aching pain in the stomach and bowels (ninth day). Pain in the epigastrium (after four hours). Pain in the stomach (after four hours, and eight day),; (fourth day). Pain in the stomach and liver (third day). Pain in the stomach and bowels, almost unbearable (after four hours, fourth day). Woke at midnight with hard, cutting pain in the epigastrium (second night); at 5 p.m, awoke with the same cutting pains in the epigastric region, and distress in the umbilicus, with great desire for stool (third morning). Severe sharp cutting pains in stomach and bowels (sixth day). During the day very sharp pains in the stomach, almost constant borborygmus (seventh day). Sharp, cutting, lancinating pains in the stomach (ninth day).

Urogenital system

 Increased urination (ninth day). Frequent passage of high-colored urine, with pain in the region of the kidneys (third day). Urine diminished and high-colored (sixth day). Urine very high-colored and scanty (fifth day). Increased secretion of urine (sixth day).
 Increased desire to urinate (seventh day). Frequent desire to urinate (tenth day). Frequent urination during the night (first night). Urine acid and profuse, light-colored (fifth day). Passed urine freely, at 10 p.m, 12 M., 2, 4, 6, and 9 ; pale, almost colorless; desire to pass urine was constant (second day); constant desire to urinate; passed urine profusely, at 10 p.m, 12 M., and 2 (third day); profuse urination (fourth day).
 Sexual Organs.
 Soon after getting into bed, at 10 , a sharp pain in the glans penis, very severe.

Chest organs

 Pain in the left lung (third day). Sharp darting pains in the left lung, with slight suffocating feeling, causing me to rise up in bed, lasting our hours (fourth day). Dull aching in the left lung, extending through the left shoulder-blade (ninth day). Pain in the ribs, aggravated by motion (after six hours).  Appetite poor.
 Neck. Slight drawing pain in the left side of the neck, after getting pain into bed, at 10 A slight pain shot up the back of the neck, from between the shoulder-blades, followed by a little soreness of the occipital region, with disposition to throw the head back; this soon disappeared (third day). вack.
 Severe backache (fourth day). Severe backache; back is very stiff; can hardly rise up after sitting down a few minutes (seventh day). Dull aching pain in the back and hips (third day).
 Dull pain in the back (after four hours, sixth day). Dull aching pain in the back (after ten hours, sixth day). 5 , back very painful and stiff (seventh day). Dull and aching pain in the back and limbs (second day). Drawing pains, several times through the day, in the back and legs (first day). Dorsal. Rheumatic pains in the spine and limbs, lasting four hours (fourth day). Dull aching distress in the dorsal region, extending up to the shoulders, on both sides, after a stool (third day). Great aching distress in the dorsal and lumbar region (sixth day). Lumbar. Hard aching distress in the lumbar region (third night). Dull aching distress in the lumbar region (sixth day). Dull pains in the lumbar region (third day). Pain and weakness in the small of the back (sixth day). Dull pain in the small of the back (sixth day).
 Aching in the small of the back all day (fifth day).

Cardiovascular system

 Sharp piercing pain in the region of the heart, aggravated by motion (after six hours). Pulse 110, full and soft (fifth day).
 Pulse 100, at 6 ; 96 at 9 (sixth day). Pulse from 90 to 105 (first night). Pulse 90, full and wiry (ninth day). Pulse 100, full and soft (seventh day).

Limbs and spine

 Extremities.
 Weakness in the arms and legs, can scarcely walk or stand (sixth day). Severe pain in the arms and legs (sixth day). Rheumatic pains in the limbs and spine, lasting four hours (fourth day).
 Great aching distress in all the joints (fifth and sixth days).
 Severe aching in all the large joints, with great lassitude (sixth day). Rheumatic pains in all the joints (third day).
 Severe pains in all the joints of the extremities (third day). 5 , have had since noon severe pains in all the joints of the upper and lower extremities (seventh day). All the symptoms began to subside except the rheumatic pains in the limbs and joints, they being almost unbearable (eight day); rheumatic pains still continues (ninth day); pains still continue, but are light in comparison to what they were on the ninth day (twentieth day).
 While riding in the country I felt a sharp pain, for about a minute, exactly where the pulse is in the right wrist, and seeming to extend along the course of the artery, for about two inches above the joint; the pain was quite severe and very sudden in coming on; about like a shock from a galvanic battery (after half an hour); soon after, while still riding, I felt a similar pain for about half a minute, in the right shoulder, seeming to be in the joint, and thence outward to the deltoid muscle; at 2 , while writing, felt a pain precisely like that experienced in the wrist just above the elbow-joint, and external to the tendon of the biceps muscle; lasted but a moment; in a few seconds felt a similar pain in the left knee, on the internal side; at 9 , felt the same pain in the inner border of the right foot, then in the right arm, and then in the left side of the neck (first day).

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