Convolvulus Duartinus.
By John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Ipomœa bona-nox. Morning Glory. N. O. Convolvulaceæ. Tincture of Flowers.
Clinical
Eye, inflammation of / Headache / Rheumatism / Vertigo
Characteristics
Convol. d. was proved under Mure, and some symptoms that are peculiar have been recorded: Reveries in daytime. Numbness in limbs. Dreams of dead persons. Symptoms are < in morning and > after cold bath.
1. Mind
Moral weakness. Reveries in the daytime.
2. Head
Vertigo with faintness. Burning in frontal region, ceasing after a cold bath. Pain in frontal region with heat at root of nose. Pain in l. temple (corresponding to inflamed l. eye).
3. Eyes
Inflammation of l. eye.
8. Mouth
Toothache. Swelling of gums. Tongue feels swollen.
9. Throat
Heat and dryness at anterior and upper part of œsophagus.
12. Abdomen
Pain in abdomen with internal heat. Violent colic with drawings.
13. Stool
Constipation.
14. Urinary Organs
Red urine. Yellow sediment in urine.
22. Upper Limbs
Numbness of arms, < when hanging down. Pains in l. shoulder; in l. wrist. Numbness of r. index and middle fingers.
23. Lower Limbs
Lancinating pain in r. knee. Pain fore part of l. leg for four days. Deep-seated pain in calves.
26. Sleep
Drowsiness in daytime. Dreams: about quarrelling; about dead persons; falling out of his front teeth; of flying along a lighted street; appearance of a ghost; wakes with a start.