CORNUS CIRCINATA.
C. Circinata, L’Her. Natural order,
Cornaceæ. Common name, Round-leaved cornel.
Preparation
, Tincture of the bark.
Authorities.
1, Dr.
Marcy’s provings on self with 3d dil., from 2 to 5-drop doses, N. Am. J. of Hom., 3, 278; 2, same prover, repeated doses of 10 to 60 drops of tincture; 3, Dr. Crane, 10 to 40 drops of tincture; 4, Dr. Fullgraff, with 3d dil.; 5,
same, with 10 to 120 drops of tincture; 6, Dr. Freeman,
with 10 to 150 drops of tincture; 7, Mrs. A. took the
12th dil.; 8, Master C. took 1st dil.; 9, Master J. took tincture, 20-drop doses three times in one day,
at 9, 10 and 11 A.M.
MIND.
► Emotional. ► Depression of spirits (fourth and sixth days), [3]; (sixth day), [5]; (fourth
day), [6]. ►
Unusual depression of spirits (twelfth day), [1]. ► Great depression of spirits (ninth day), [7]. ► Great depression of
spirits; weak and petulant (thirteenth and fourteenth days), [2].
► Peevishness (eighth day), [7]. ► Indifference with respect
to matters which usually excite interest (eighth day), [1].
► Intellectual. ►
Disinclination to think, read, or work (seventh day), [3].
► Inability to apply the mind with vigor (seventh day), [1]. ► Inability to
concentrate the thoughts (third day), [6]. [10.] ► Difficulty in fixing
the mind upon any subject (fourth day), [3]. ► Difficulty in fixing the mind, and in attending properly to
ordinary affairs (thirteenth day), [1]. ► Reads without appreciating the meaning of words; inability to
concentrate the mind upon any subject (fourth day), [5].
► Confusion of ideas (eighth day), [1]; (thirteenth day), (150 drops), [6].
► Towards night, the mind became confused, the stupid,
sleepy sensation became more strongly marked, and there was an almost entire inability to
concentrate the thoughts upon any subject (tenth day), [2].
► Forgetful of little things (third day), [6].
HEAD.
► Confusion and Vertigo.
► Confused feeling in the head (ninth day), [3]. ► Confused feeling
in the head on rising in the morning (sixth day), [2].
► Heavy confused feeling in the top of the head; with
some drowsiness (after one hour, first day), (20 drops), [6].
► Dull, heavy, confused feeling in the head (third day), [6]. [20.] ► Giddiness (first day), [9].
► Giddiness, on shaking the head, or on stooping (seventh
day), [7]. ► General
Head. ► Congestion of blood to the head and
face (seventh day), [2]. ►
Lightness of the head (twelfth day), [2]; (ninth day),
[8]. ► Head feels
light (seventh day), [7]. ►
Heaviness of the head (eleventh day), [2]; (after one
hour), (60 drops), (thirteenth day), [6]. ► Heavy feeling in the head (third day), [9]. ► Dull heavy pain over the
whole head (sixth day), [8]. ►
Dull heavy pain through the head; increased by walking, stooping, or shaking the head
(thirteenth day), [1]. ►
Headache (first day), [9]. [30.]
► Awoke this morning at 6 o’clock, with headache,
distension and dull pains in the bowels, and urgent desire to go to stool. During the
evacuation, which was thin, of a dark green color, and very offensive, the pains became more
acute, and there were slight symptoms of tenesmus. The discharge was accompanied with
copious emissions of foul-smelling flatus (fourth day), [2].
► Slight headache and drowsiness (fifth day), [4]. ► Slight
tensive-aching pain in the whole head (after two hours), continuing for about an hour, when
the action of the dose subsided entirely (first day), [6].
► Dull pains in the head (second and third days), (sixty
drops), [6]; (third day), [8]; (fourth day), [2]. ► Dull pains throughout the whole brain (after two hours, tenth
day), [2]. ► Dull
pain throughout the whole brain (fourth day); dull, heavy pain (fifth day), [3]. ► Deepseated, dull pain in
the brain, under the centre of the skull (after half an hour, fifth day), [5]. ► Fulness of the brain, in
the morning on rising (sixth day), [2]. ► Slight fulness in the head, which was relieved by a copious,
thin, and bilious discharge from the bowels. This evacuation was succeeded by slight
tenesmus, and considerable burning at the anus, which lasted half an hour (fifteenth day), [1]. ► Sense of fulness
at the head (eighth day), [1]. [40.] ► Head feels too full
and confused (sixth day), [8]. ►
Drawing sensation from the back of the head to the nose (second day), [5]. ► Shooting pains through the
whole brain (eighth day), [7]. ►
Pulsations extending from the front the back part of the head (fifth day), [5]. ► Forehead. ► Dull pain in the forehead (after half an hour, twelfth day), [6]. ► Dull pain in the
forehead (sixth day), [3]; (after half an hour,
twelfth day), [6]. ►
Dull pain in the forehead and vertex (after two hours, thirteenth day), (60 drops), [6]. ► Dull pain in the
forehead, accompanied with rumbling in the bowels (after two hours, first day), [2]. ► Temples. ► Headache in the temples, during the afternoon and evening
(second day), [8]. ►
During the day, have been suffering from severe aching pains through the temples, and on the
top of the head (fifth day), [2]. [50.] ► Dull throbbing pains
in the temples (fourth day), [6]. ► Dull throbbing pains in the temples and sides of the head
(second day), [5]. ►
Severe pulsative pains in the temporal regions; these pains gradually passed off during the
afternoon and night (fifth day), [5]. ► Vertex. ► Dull
throbbing pains in the vertex (seventh day), [2]. ► Occiput. ► Pain in the
back of the head (after half an hour, fifth day), [5].
► Drawing pains in the back part of the head (ninth day),
[7]. ► Deepseated
pulsatory pain in the occipital and parietal regions (third day), [5]. ► External Head. ► Aggravation of an habitual scurfy eruption of the scalp
(seventeenth day), [1]. ►
Soreness of the scalp (seventh day), [2]. ► Itching of the scalp, the legs, and feet, increased by
rubbing or scratching; after scratching, a painful burning sensation remains for some time
(sixteenth day), [1].
EYE.
[60.] ► Eyes dull and heavy, as after a debauch (second day), [6]. ► Hollowness of the
eyes (second day), [5]. ►
Eyes sunken (sixth day), [2]. ►
Sunken eyes, with slight discoloration under the eyes (second day), [6]. ► Dark circle around the eyes
(fifth day), [5]. ►
Dark circle under the eyes (second day), [5]. ► Brow and Orbit. ►
Slight pain over the right supraorbital ridge (twelfth day), [6].
► Very heavy sensation around the eyes (fifth day), [5]. ► Contracting
feeling around the eyes (fifth day), [5]. ► Aching pain over the right eyebrow (fourteenth day), [6]. ► Lids. [70.] ► Heaviness of the
eyelids (eighth day), [7]; (after two hours), (tenth
day), [2]; (eleventh day), [1]. ► Conjunctiva. ► Yellow color of the conjunctiva (second day), [5]; (sixth day), [3];
(eleventh day), [1]. ►
Yellowish tinge of the conjunctiva, and of the face (second day), [6]. ► Ball. ► Aching pain in the eyeballs (seventh day), [2]. ► Aching pain through the
eyeballs (eleventh day), [1]. ►
Dull pain in the eyeballs (fifth day), [5]. ► Very dull feeling over the eyeballs (fifth day), [5]. ► Soreness of the
eyeballs (fifth day), [6].
NOSE.
► Some symptoms of
coryza early this morning (sixth day), [4]. ► Prickling sensation in the nasal canal (fifth day), [5].
FACE.
► Objective. [80.] ► Expression of
countenance dull and sickly (eleventh day), [1]. ► General expression indicative of great physical and mental
depression (sixth day), [2]. ►
Sallowness of the countenance (tenth day), [1], [2]. ► Sallow countenance
(second and sixth days), [5]; (thirteenth day), (150
drops), [6]. ►
Yellow complexion (eighth and ninth days); still somewhat yellow (fourteenth day), [2]. ► The countenance is
yellowish (sixth day), [2]. ►
Subjective. ► Burning of the face, hands, and
feet (fifth day), [8]. ►
On rising, in the morning, felt a burning sensation over the whole face, feeling as if it
was flushed, but without redness of the cheeks (fifth day), [3].
MOUTH.
► Tongue. ► Whitish fur upon the tongue (fifth day), [6]. ► Tongue covered with a
whitish fur (sixth and eleventh days), [2]. [90.] ► Yellowish fur upon the
tongue (sixth day), [3]. ►
Tongue covered with a thin yellowish fur (eighth day); slightly furred (tenth day), [1]. ► General Mouth.
► Dryness of the mouth (sixth day), [7]. ► Mouth and throat dry (sixth
day), [2]. ►
Smarting in the mouth and throat (second day), [8]. ► Taste. ► Clammy taste
(eighth day), [1]. ►
Insipid taste in the mouth (eleventh day), [2]. ► Pungent taste in the mouth (fifth day), [6]. ► Bad taste in the mouth
(sixth day), [7]; (third day), [9]. ► Bitter taste (fifth day), [8]; (ninth day), [3];
(twelfth day), [1].
STOMACH.
► Appetite.
[100.] ► Impaired
appetite (sixth day), [5]. ►
Poor appetite (fifth day), [6]; (tenth day), [7]. ► Small appetite
(third day), [9]. ►
Loss of appetite (sixth day), [3]; (twelfth and
nineteenth days), [1]. ►
No appetite (fourth day), [8]. ►
Aversion to food (eleventh day), [2]. ► Aversion to all kinds of food and drinks (twelfth day), [1]. ► Aversion to meat
and bread (eighth day), [7]. ►
Thirst. ► Desire for sour drinks (eleventh
day), [2]. ►
Eructation. ► Eructations (eighth and ninth
days), [2]. [110.]
► Empty eructations (sixth day), [6]. ► Bitter eructations (ninth
day), [7]. ► Nausea.
► Nausea (second day), [5];
(fifth day), [8]; (ninth day), [3]; (tenth day), [7]; (twelfth
day), [1]. ►
Nausea, at 10 A.M. (after two hours, tenth day), [2]. ► Nausea, with feeling of debility and languor (thirteenth
day), (160 drops), [6]. ►
Slight nausea (after one hour, thirteenth day), (60 drops), [6].
► Sick at the stomach, at 1 P.M. (first day), [9]. ► Stomach. ► Distension of the stomach and bowels with wind (sixth day), [3]. ► Empty feeling in
the stomach (eighth and ninth days), [2]. ► Weakness in the stomach (fifth day), [8]. [120.] ►
Pain in the pit of the stomach during dinner, with distension of the bowels from wind, which
were relieved by a loose, windy stool immediately after dinner, of a dark and bilious
character (second day), [6]. ►
Burning sensation in the stomach, lasting an hour and a half (after half an hour, first
day), [3]. ►
Sensation of burning in the stomach and bowels (second day), [8].
► Fulness and oppression in the stomach and bowels (sixth
day), [7]. ►
Gnawing, faint feeling in the stomach (ninth day), [3].
► Heavy pulsation in the stomach (after nine hours,
second day), [5].
ABDOMEN.
► Umbilical.
► Dull pain in the umbilical region (after two hours,
tenth day), [2]. ►
General Abdomen. ► Distension of the bowels,
with occasional griping pains (eleventh day), [1]. ► Constant working in the bowels, as if their contents were all
in motion (after three hours, second day), [5]. ► Rumbling in the bowels (thirteenth day), (150 drops), [6]. [130.] ► Rumbling of wind in the bowels (first day), [9]; (seventh day), [2]. ► Large emission of very offensive flatus (after one hour,
second day), [5]. ►
Slight uneasiness in the bowels (eleventh day), [2]. ► Uneasy sensations in the abdomen (fourth day), [6]. ► Vague pains, and general
sense of uneasiness in the bowels (thirteenth day), [1].
► Fulness and uneasiness in the bowels (twelfth day), [1]. ► Griping in the
bowels, with inclination for stool, but could not effect anything, at 2 P.M., [9]. ► Slight griping pains in the
abdomen, accompanied with rumbling of wind, at 10 o’clock; these pains were experienced over
nearly the whole abdomen, but chiefly in the vicinity of the umbilicus, and they did not
subside until bedtime, at 11 1/2 o’clock (second day), [1].
► Occasional griping pains in the bowels (fourth day), [8]. ► Griping-shooting
pains from the centre of the chest (apparently in the thoracic muscles), down to the lower
part of the abdomen; the pains coming on severely at intervals, and then remitting (third
day), [5]. [140.] ► Occasional drawing pains from the stomach to the lower part
of the abdomen (first day), [9]. ►
Dull pains in the bowels (third day), [8]; (fourth
day), [2]. ►
Hypogastrium. ► Rumbling of wind in the lower
part of the bowels (sixth day), [6]. ► Sense of weight in the lower part of the abdomen (ninth day),
[7]. ► At about 11
A.M., felt a griping pain in the lower part of the bowels, with rumbling of wind and
frequent discharge of offensive flatus (after three hours, third day), [2].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
► Frequent
inclinations to go to stool, but no satisfactory discharges, the result being a small
quantity of dark and slimy fluid, and much offensive flatus (second, third, and fourth
days), [3]. ► Some
desire for stool (second day), [8]. ► Urging to stool (twelfth day), [1].
► Some urging to stool (thirteenth day), (150 drops), [6]. ► Awoke at 5 in the
morning, with a sensation in the rectum as if he must have an evacuation (second day), [3]. [150.] ► Increased sensation in the rectum, urging to stool. He rose
at once to dress, fearing, however, that he should not have time on account of the
increasing desire to evacuate. Accompanying this sensation in the rectum there was a
bearing-down pain in the abdomen, which contributed to the disposition to evacuate (twenty
minutes after 20 drops, second day), [2]. ► On rising felt an urging to stool (sixth day), [2].
STOOL.
► Diarrhœa. ► Loose, scanty stool at 9 o’clock in the morning, attended
with tenesmus, burning at the anus, and discharge of offensive, wind (fifth day), [2]. ► Large, loose, and
dark stool, with some griping and tenesmus, in the morning (seventh day), [8]. ► Small and somewhat loose
evacuation from the bowels, with much discharge of offensive flatus, and burning at the
anus, in the morning (second day), [9]. ► A copious stool, slightly loose, and attended with slight
pressing-down pain in the rectum (third day). Stool looser, and more scanty than usual, with
slight burning pain in the rectum during the evacuation (fourth day). A slightly relaxed
stool at usual hour this morning (fifth day). Stool this morning thin and scanty, with
pressing pain in the rectum, smarting at the anus after the discharge, dull feeling in the
head, drowsiness and lassitude (sixth and seventh days). Stool thin and scanty, and attended
with some tenesmus, griping in the umbilical region, rumbling of wind, and large discharge
of offensive flatus (ninth day), [1]. ► Copious dark stool of natural consistence attended with a
pressing-down sensation in the rectum (eighth day), [3].
► Dark, thin, and moderately large stool, with some
tenesmus and burning at the anus (second day), [3]. ► Dark, thin stool, with slight tenesmus, on rising in the
morning (third day), [6]. ►
A small discharge of bilious and slimy matter, accompanied with copious emissions of wind
and some tenesmus. During and after the discharge, a severe burning pain was felt at the
anus, and a short distance within the rectum (tenth day), [2].
[160.] ► Very
offensive stool of a bilious character, and rather loose (after two hours and a half);
another passage rather less loose and less offensive (after seven hours, second day), [5]. ► Constipation.
► Stool, hard, dry, and scanty, with slight pressing in
the rectum, at 9 P.M. (tenth day), [7]. ► Stool scanty and dark-colored, and attended with burning pain
at the anus, at 7 o’clock in the morning (seventh day), [7].
► Towards night, a scanty stool, with burning at the anus
during the discharge (twelfth day), [2]. ► Very early in the morning was obliged to get up to relieve
the bowels, but could do nothing at all satisfactory, or which gave relief, the discharge
consisting of only a few slimy lumps, and being attended with pressing and smarting at the
anus (third day), [8].
URINARY ORGANS.
► Urine
scanty and red (fourth day), [3]. ► Urine scanty and red; has to pass water oftener than usual
(sixth day), [8].
SEXUAL ORGANS.
► Strong and
persistent erections frequently during the night (fourth night), [3].
CHEST.
► Choking sensation
in the upper part of the thorax (tenth day), [7]. ► Stitches in the chest and back (after two hours, tenth day), [2]. [170.] ► Stitches in the chest and under the right scapula (seventh
day), [2]. ► On
rising in the morning, a sore feeling in the chest and back, as if the parts had been
bruised (third day), [5]. ►
Sensation of dragging or bearing down on each side of the thorax (second day), [5].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Accelerated pulsation of the heart (second day), [5].
NECK AND BACK.
► Neck.
► Drawing pains in the nape of the neck (ninth day), [7]. ► Back. ► Dull pains in the back (third day), [8]. ► Dull pains in the back and
knees (twelfth day), [1]. ►
Pain in the lower part of the back and abdomen (second day), [5].
► Sore pain in the lumbar region, worse by bending
forward (second day), [5]. ►
Dull pains in the small of the back (fourth day), [2].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
[180.]
► Weakness of the legs (sixth day), [5]. ► Weakness and trembling of
the legs (fifth day), [5]. ►
Weakness and weary feeling in the legs (sixth day), [3].
► Weary feeling in the legs (fifth day), [2]. ► Tired feeling in the legs
on walking, or ascending stairs (eighth day), [8].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
► Objective.
► General loss of energy (second day), [5]. ► Almost entire prostration
of the mental and physical energies (fifth day), [3]. ► Weakness (third day), [8];
(fifth day), [2]. ►
Unusual weakness (third day), [9]. ► Debility (twelfth day), [2].
[190.] ► Slight
debility (eighth to tenth day), [8]. ► Some debility (fifth day), [6].
► Considerable debility (fourth day); increased (fifth
day), [5]. ► Great
debility (fifth day), [8]. ►
General debility (tenth day), [1]. ► Subjective. ► Feeling
of indolence and loss of physical energy (fifth day), [5].
► Sense of fatigue (fourth day), [6]. ► Felt fatigued through the
forenoon (eighth day), [7]. ►
Disinclined to mental or physical labor (seventh day), [5];
(twelfth day), [2]. ►
Complete disinclination to mental or corporeal exertion (ninth day), [1]; (thirteenth day), (150 drops), [6].
[200.] ► Dread of
making any exertion (eighth day), [8]. ► General sense of weariness (first day), [9]. ► General sense of weakness
(second day), [5]. ►
Felt weak and languid, on waking in the morning (ninth day), [1].
► Sense of debility and lassitude (seventh day), [1]. ► Sense of debility
and fatigue (seventh day), [2]. ►
Languid (nineteenth day), [1]. ►
Lassitude (fifth day), [3]; (eighth and ninth days), [2]; (ninth day), [8];
(twelfth day), [1]. ►
Lassitude during the day (second and third days), (60 drops), [6].
► Unusual lassitude and debility (fourteenth day), [1]. [210.] ► Great lassitude and apathy, in the morning, on rising (sixth
and thirteenth days), [2].
SKIN.
► Objective. ► A fine scarlet rash on the breast, attended with itching, but
which disappeared in two or three hours (eleventh day), [2].
► Subjective. ►
Itching of the skin all over the body (fourth day), [8].
► Itching in different parts of the body (eleventh day), [2]. ► Itching of the
skin at different points (fifth day), [6]. ► Prickling of the arms and legs (first day), [9]. ► Itching of the integuments
of the head and legs, and of the nasal mucous membrane (fifth day), [2]. ► Occasional paroxysm of
itching of the skin of the back, legs, and feet, coming on generally during the evening
(forty-third day), [1]. ►
Itching on the legs, thighs, and around the labia (eighth day), [7].
SLEEP AND DREAMS.
► Sleepiness.
► Great inclination to sleep (fifth day), [2]; (twelfth day), [1];
(thirteenth day), (100 drops), [6]. [220.] ► Drowsiness, [3]; (second, third, and eighteenth days), 60 drops, [6]; second, fourth, and fifth days), [8]; (fifth day), [5]; (seventh
day), [3]; (seventh, eighth, ninth, and eleventh
days), [1]. ►
Drowsiness; almost irresistible desire to sleep (second day), [5].
► Great drowsiness (after two hours, tenth day), [2]. ► Very great
drowsiness, with heavy feeling in the head, and sensation of emptiness of the stomach (after
half an hour). Pain in the head and drowsiness became so great that he could not well endure
it (after six hours). Strong coffee afforded speedy relief to the headache and drowsiness
(second day), [3]. ►
Drowsy (eighth day), [7]. ►
Began to feel drowsy at 1 P.M. (first day), [9]. ► During the day have been very drowsy, and disinclined to make
any effort (fourth day), [2]. ►
Sleepy and stupid feeling (fifth day), [8]. ► Slept soundly this night, a circumstance quite unusual on
former occasions when he had taken coffee, as this beverage had always before kept him awake
through the entire night (second day), [3]. ► Slept more profoundly and later than usual (fourth night), [1]. [230.] ► Slept very soundly, but woke at 7, without feeling refreshed
(fifth night), [7]. ►
Slept very soundly last night, but woke up this morning without feeling refreshed as usual
by sleep (fifth morning). Slept very soundly last night, and awoke an hour later than usual
(sixth morning), [2]. ►
Sleeplessness. ► Restless during the night,
continually turning from side to side (second night), [8].
► Dreams. ►
Sleep disturbed by unpleasant dreams (eighth night), [1].
► Sleep disturbed by unpleasant dreams. Awoke once by a
frightful dream, in a profuse perspiration (eighteenth night), [1]. ► Slept more soundly than
usual, but had frightful dreams (second day), [6].
FEVER.
► Chilliness.
► Chilly sensations, succeeded by transient flushes of
heat (eleventh day), [1]. ►
Coldness, followed by flushes of heat and perspiration (fourth day), [8]. ► Hands and feet cold
(seventh day), [8]. ►
Heat. ► Transient flushes of heat pervading
the whole body (eighth day), [7]. [240.] ► Flushes of heat,
followed by easy general perspiration (eighth day), [1].
► Flushes of heat and coldness in alternation, followed
by cold perspiration (seventh day), [2]. ► Heat on the top of the head (sixth day), [7]. ► Unusual heat in the head
and face in the morning on rising (sixth day), [2]. ► Head hot (seventh day), [8].
► Head and face hot (fourth day), [8]. ► Face and hands hot
(eleventh day), [2]. ►
Flushes of heat to the head and face (fourth day), [6].
► Sweat. ►
Disposition to perspire on the slightest exertion (eleventh day), [1]. ► Slight exercise causes free
general perspiration and unusual fatigue (eighteenth day), [1].
[250.] ► Easy
perspiration (sixth day), [6]. ►
Rather copious perspiration on making slight exertions (after two hours, tenth day), [2]. ► Copious general
perspiration, which seems clammy (soon); subsiding in about an hour, and succeeded by a
general chilliness (thirteenth day), (100 drops), [6].
CONDITIONS.
► Aggravation.
► (Morning), On
rising, confused feeling in head; at 6 o’clock, on waking, headache; on rising, fulness of
the brain; early, headache in temples; on rising, burning over face, etc.; on rising, urging
to stool; at 9 o’clock, loose stool; on rising,
diarrhœic, etc.; stool; very early, unsatisfactory stool; on rising, sore feeling in chest;
on waking, felt weak, etc.; on rising, lassitude, etc.; on rising, heat in head, etc. ► (Afternoon), Headache in
temples. ► (Evening),
Towards night, mind confused, etc.; headache in temples. ►
(Bending forward), Pain in lumbar region. ► (During dinner), Pain in
pit of stomach, etc. ► (Rubbing
or scratching), Itching of scalp, etc. ► (On shaking head), Giddiness; pain through head. ► (During stool), Pain in
bowels. ► (On stooping),
Giddiness; pain through head. ► (Walking),
Pain through head. ► Amelioration. ► (Stool), Fulness in head.® 2000
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