Gaultheria procumbens

 Gaultheria procumbens, Linn. Natural order: Ericaceae. Preparation: Tincture of leaves.

 Very stupid, soon.

 Eye.
 Pupils contracted. Eyes slightly injected with blood, though this is presumed to be owing to his constant cries for something to ear (second morning).
 Ear.
 Marked dulness of hearing (second morning).

 Tongue dry, smooth, and slightly swollen (second morning). Mouth parched and dry (second morning). Speech rather indistinct, in consequence of the swollen condition of the tongue (second morning).
 Throat.
 Slight increase in the intenseness of the beat of the carotid arteries (second morning).

 Inordinate, uncontrollable appetite for food, notwithstanding the irritability of the stomach. Vomiting. сommenced vomiting soon after supper, and speedily rejected from the stomach all that it contained (what he threw up was strongly scented with the oil of mountain tea); retching and vomiting continued the whole of the ensuing night whenever anything, as a cup of water, was given him. Irritability of the stomach great, everything received into it being immediately thrown up (second morning). Patient complained of very severe pain in the epigastric and in the inferior part of the hypochondriac regions, which was greatly increased by pressure with the finger (second morning). Severe and very nearly fatal attack of gastritis.
 Stool.
 Two copious evacuations from the bowels during the night (first night).

 Very slow, laborious, prolonged, and peculiarly loud respiration, but not stertorous (second morning).

 Pulse 125 (second morning).

 Made to inhale ammonia, she roused sufficiently to take an emetic, which did not operate until after a powerful galvanic battery had been applied two hours later, from the effects of which she vomited, but such was her condition that she was nearly strangled by the contents of the stomach lodging in the fauces; she then appeared to be sinking, but in the course of an hour showed signs of reanimation, and gradually recovered, Insensible, apparently in sound sleep, but could not be aroused for ten hours. Very restless (second morning).

 Skin hot (second morning).

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