CASTOREUM.
By Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Castor Fiber, Linn.
Nat. order , Rodentia.
Class , Mammalia.
Common name , Beaver.
Preparation , Tincture of the secretion contained in the preputial sacs.
Authorities.
1 , Caspari, Hartlaub and Trinks, Annalen, 3, 314, proved the Russian variety; 2 , "N-g," ibid., proved the Austrian variety.
MIND
- Very sad, lachrymose, and languishing, in the afternoon (third day), 2.
- Very melancholy and depressed, as if something evil would befall her, in the afternoon (third day), 2.
- Anxious at night, and waking from fright, after midnight (fourth day), 2.
- Despondent, apprehensive, moody, in the afternoon (third day), 2.
- Extreme apprehensiveness and sadness, and constantly inclined to cry, the whole of the first and second days; towards evening, however, she was unusually lively, 2.
- Fretful humor, 1.
- Very fretful humor, 2.
- During menstruation, she was very fretful, discontented with everything; she was even averse to speaking, 2.
HEAD
- Sensation of heaviness in the whole head, in the morning, after rising, lasting till noon (eleventh day), 2. [10.]
- Pain in the head and stomach, with nausea, after dinner and after a vexation (second day), 2.
- Headache, like sticking, with confusion, lasting fifteen minutes, 2.
- Forehead.
- Sensation of heaviness and aching in the forehead (after half an hour), 2.
- Headache, like a fulness in the forehead, and a sensation as if the skull at that place would burst (ninth day), 2.
- Transient pressure in the forehead, 1.
- Extremely painful pressure in the forehead, in the evening (first day), 2.
- Pain, pressing from within outward, in the right side of the forehead, 1.
- Some sharp stitches behind the right frontal eminence, at 10 A.M. (fifteenth day), 2.
- Headache, tearing in the forehead, with great sensitiveness on the top of the head, during menstruation, in the evening, 2.
- Fine tearing in the right side of the forehead and vertex, when sitting (third day), 2. [20.]
- Tearing and drawing in the forehead, in the evening, at 6 P.M., disappearing in bed, 2.
- Beating and throbbing, with sensation of heaviness in the forehead, at 4 P.M., after a bath, worse in the evening, and continuing until she fell asleep, 2.
- Temples.
- Twitching in the left temple, which extended forward to the upper back teeth, during menstruation (fifteenth day), 2.
- Tearing in both temples, and sore, sensitive pain when pressing upon them, in the evening, lasting till 10 P.M., with chilliness (thirteenth day), 2.
- Tearing from both temples, it extended thence into the middle of the forehead; relieved by pressure upon it and in the open air, together with pain and sensitiveness to pressure upon the vertex, with chilliness (eleventh day), 2.
- Throbbing in the right temple, in front of the ear, while standing, after dinner, 2.
- Vertex.
- Heaviness and sensation of tearing in the vertex, half an hour after dinner, 2.
- Headache on the vertex, as if it were suppurating; worse from pressure upon it, .
EYE
- The eyes feel as though he had not slept enough, 2. [40.]
- The eyes burn, and are very sensitive to the sunlight, in the afternoon (fifth day), 2.
- Burning of the eyes, in the evening, by the light, with agglutination of them by night, 2.
- Biting, now in the right, now in the left eye, during menstruation, 2.
- The eyes are agglutinated nearly all night (first night), 2.
- She was unable to look at the sunlight, on account of burning in both inner canthi (eleventh day), 2.
- Biting in the right inner canthus, disappearing while rubbing, in the afternoon (sixth day), 2.
- Continual watering of the eyes (third day), 2.
- Vision.
- Inclination to strain the vision when looking sharply at work, with pain like pressure, in the evening; is not felt when not at work (first and second days), 2.
- Sensation as if something hung down before the eyes, so that she was obliged to look outward, and at times prevented vision (third day), 2.
- A fog before the eyes on looking at a distance, together with a pain like a burning; she also saw at times small stars and clouds before the eyes (third day), 2.
EAR. [50.]
- Pain behind the left ear, 1.
- Tearing in the right concha, and about the temple, in the afternoon (second day), 2.
- Painful tearing on the pit of the left ear, which frequently returns, in the forenoon (third day), 2.
- Hearing.
- Sounds in the right ear for a long time, which only disappeared on boring in with the finger, in the forenoon, 2.
- Roaring and gurgling in the right ear, like boiling water, relieved by boring in with the finger (sixteenth day), 2.
NOSE
- Sneezing, so violent that it shakes the whole body, 2.
- Frequent sneezing, without coryza (seventeenth day), 2.
- Frequent sneezing during the day, with stoppage of the nose (first day); the next morning the stoppage is loosened, 2.
- Coryza, with which much water is discharged (sixteenth day), 2.
- Clear acrid water flows from the nose, without stoppage; it excoriates the nostrils (fourth day), 2. [60.]
- Stoppage of the upper part of the nose, as though no air could pass through, 2.
- The nose seems to be full and stopped in the upper part; only clear water comes from it (second day), 2.
- Tearing in the upper part, in the root of the nose, with itching in the nose, 2.
FACE
- She looks very pale and sick during menstruation, 2.
- Redness of the face and constant yawning, on account of severe pain in the bowels, without sensation of heat (seventeenth day), 2.
- Visible twitching in the lower lip, and feeling as if something alive were in it, at 6 P.M. (eleventh day), 2.
- Tearing in the left lower jaw and teeth, in the afternoon (seventh day), 2.
MOUTH
- Teeth and Gums.
- Toothache in the right side of both jaws, caused by eating, the whole afternoon, till evening; relieved by nothing except frequent doses of spirits of camphor, 2.
- Boring toothache in the whole right side, relieved by nothing except warm water, at 5 P.M., lasting the whole night; she could not bite upon it, 2.
- Violent tearing in several teeth of the right upper row, and in the whole side of the face, at 8 P.M. (first day), 2. [70.]
- Toothache, a frequent painful tearing, caused by sucking or touching with the tongue (fifteenth day), 2.
- Boring-tearing in the right upper eye-tooth; the pain was worse from cold, and relieved by warmth, but afterwards not relieved by anything, 2.
- Toothache in the left lower row, crawling, as from worms, caused by cold, and then also continuing in the warmth, in the afternoon (fourteenth day), 2.
- Something acid comes from a painful back tooth in the right lower jaw, in the afternoon (second day), 2.
- Pain in the left lower back teeth, 1.
- A right lower back tooth begins to pain, worse from cold water, relieved by warm, in the evening, lasting till going to sleep, 2.
- Toothache as soon as she begins to eat, and lasting a long time afterwards, in the left lower anterior molar, during menstruation, 2.
- Gnawing pain in hollow back tooth of the right lower row; this is followed from time to time by severe jerking in it, 2.
- Tearing in a hollow back tooth of the right side, worse in the air, at 7 P.M., and frequently returning, 2.
- Toothache, tearing and digging, in the last back tooth of the right upper row, somewhat relieved by warm water, 2. [80.]
- Tearing in the last back tooth of the right upper row, with a feeling as if a worm were creeping about in it, in the afternoon, 2.
- Jerking-tearing in the back teeth of the right lower row, in which some bread lodged; if she touched the teeth with the tongue, the pain became worse; it was also worse in the open air, lasting a long time, in the afternoon, 2.
- Jerking pain in a back tooth in the right lower row, with sensitiveness to touch of the tongue (ninth day), 2.
- The gum of the right upper inner side of the jaw is swollen, with tearings extending to the right temple, at night (first day), .
THROAT
- Yellow mucus collects in the throat, which causes hawking (first day), 2.
- Severe burning in the throat, like a glow, from 6 to 8.30 P.M. (fourth day), 2.
- Burning in the throat, like heartburn, during and between swallowing (seventeenth day), 2.
- Pain in the throat when swallowing, as if sore, in the forenoon (nineteenth day), 2.
- Rawness in the throat, which compels her to cough, mostly in the forenoon, during menstruation, 2.
- Scraping in the throat, causing hawking, 2.
STOMACH
- Appetite and Thirst.
- In the evening she felt no appetite for warm food, and only relished bread (third day), 2.
- Thirst, in the afternoon, for several days, during menstruation, 2. [100.]
- Thirst is so violent that she could not drink enough water, after dinner (fourth day), 2.
- Great thirst, in the afternoon, from 6 to 7, 2.
- Great thirst and frequent urinating, day and night (fourth and fifth days), 2.
- Eructations and Hiccough.
- It seems as though she would eructate, soon after taking, 2.
- Eructations of a bitter-sour fluid after dinner, when stooping and rising up again (fifth day), 2.
- Frequent eructations, tasting of the drug, and during them, sharp stitches in the left breast (eleventh day), 2.
- Frequent empty eructations, also tasting of the drug, 2.
- Frequent eructations of a very bitter taste, like wormwood, in the evening, and also once in the night (first day), 2.
- Hiccough, 2.
- Nausea. [110.]
- Nausea in the stomach, and sensation of sudden rising up of water (twentieth day), 2.
- Food relished well, but nausea followed and lasted an hour (third day), 2.
- Transient nausea, with profuse spitting of water (eighteenth day), 2.
- Continual nausea in the stomach, relieved after eructations, 2.
- Nausea and qualmishness in the stomach, though not to vomiting, 2.
- Nausea and qualmishness in the stomach, after supper, lasting an hour, 2.
- Nausea and qualmishness on returning into the room, after urinating, lasting one minute (first day), 2.
- Inclination to vomit, at 5 P.M., followed by vomiting of whitish mucus with a bitter bilious taste, smelling like rhubarb, then aversion to all food for two hours, chilliness (twelfth day), 2.
- Stomach.
- Sensation in the stomach as though it would go to sleep, .
ABDOMEN
- Pressure in the hepatic region, from within outward, 1. [130.]
- Sharp stitches in the right hypochondriac region, without affecting the breathing, in the morning, while sitting (fourth day), 2.
- Umbilical and Flank.
- Cuttings in the navel (third day), 2.
- Twinging and movings about, first about the navel, then in the groin, then in the small of the back, at noon, especially while eating; it was very painful, so that she cried; frequently somewhat relieved, but not entirely disappearing (second day), 2.
- Pressure in the left flank, when walking, 1.
- General Abdomen.
- Distension of the abdomen, with inclination to stool, followed by passage of flatus, with tearing headache (second day), 2.
- Great distension of the abdomen, without passage of flatus, in the afternoon (fifth day), 2.
- Painful distension of the abdomen, relieved by applications of warm cloths (seventeenth day), 2.
- At first, movings about in the abdomen, without pain, then crawling in the stomach, as from a worm, in the forenoon (second day), 2.
- Almost constant rollings about in the abdomen, with frequent passage of flatus, day and night (first day), 2.
- Violent rolling about the whole abdomen, as if she would have an evacuation, at night, followed by evacuation of semifluid fæces of an intolerable odor, with much offensive flatulence (first day), 2. [140.]
- Frequent passage of flatus with constant accumulation of it, in the afternoon (sixth day), 2.
- Flatulence also is passed after the stool, 2.
- Pain in the abdomen relieved by warmth, pressing upon and bending the body, 2.
- Pain in the left side of the abdomen, 1.
- Violent pain in the bowels, arresting breathing, with yawning; it was immediately relieved by a dose of Camphor, 2.
- The abdomen feels full and distended, 1.
- In the evening, after eating soup, the abdomen feels full, as if it would burst, disappearing in an hour (fifth day), 2.
- Cutting pain in the whole abdomen, with audible and painful rumblings, followed by two evacuations, and after them severe burning in the anus (fourth day), .
RECTUM AND ANUS
- Painful sticking in the anus, before the stool, the pain extending forward to the pudenda, with sensation as if it was caused by flatulence, 1. [160.]
- She must hurry to stool; she had scarcely time to get ready, in the morning (second day), 2.
- She was driven to stool with the greatest haste, and afterwards it seemed like a violent sticking from the anus forward to the pudenda, which was very painful (after half an hour), 2.
STOOL
- Diarrhœa.
- Diarrhœa, in the evening, with chilliness and yawning (twelfth day), 2.
- Two evacuations in the forenoon, the last time consisting of pieces of clothes blood, though without pain in the abdomen (fifth day), 2.
- Two stools in succession, in the evening with dragging in the groin, preceded by griping in the abdomen (second day), 3.
- One evacuation, with bloody mucus, though without pain (fifth day), 2.
- Passage of whitish water every time, with burning in the anus, without tenesmus, five times in succession; with the last passage, sensation as if the tendons in the bend of the knee were drawn, which disappeared after rising from sitting (seventeenth day), 2.
- Stool consisting of greenish mucus, which seemed to burn one, 2.
- Passage of burning mucus, preceded by twinges in the abdomen (thirteenth day), 2.
- Solid stool, with burning and urging (eighth day), 2. [170.]
- Solid stool, followed by burning in the anus, 2.
- Stool, first part solid, the rest soft (sixth day), 2.
- Constipation.
- Stool seldom and hard (eighth day), 2.
URINARY ORGANS
- Burning during and after urinating, in the evening (eighth day), 2.
- She urinates frequently, a little at a time (ninth day), 2.
- Urine diminished (sixth day), 2.
- Urine diminished; she passes it more seldom than usual (fourth day), 2.
- Urine diminished, with some burning (fourteenth day), 2.
SEXUAL ORGANS
- Profuse watery leucorrhœa (fourth day), 2.
- Thick leucorrhœa (sixth and seventh day), 2. [180.]
- Burning leucorrhœa (fifth and sixth day), 2.
- Menstruation one day too soon, in a maid whose menstruation was not easily disordered, 2.
- Menstruation one day too soon, with pain in the abdomen and small of the back (twelfth day), 2.
- Menstruation six days too early, 2.
- Menstruation, which had ceased the previous day, returned after two does, and continued for one day, 2.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS
- Hoarse, so that she was obliged to hawk frequently, without being able to loosen anything (seventh day), 2.
- Hoarseness, without cough, in the morning, passing away during the day (eighth and ninth days), 2.
- Cough at night, with burning in the throat during cough (fifteenth day), 2.
- Frequent slow, deep inspiration, with short expiration, 1.
- Shortness of the breath when walking, especially up a hill, 2. [190.]
- Shortness of the breath, and on breathing deeply, stitches in the middle of the chest, when walking and sitting, from 12 at night till 9 A.M. (third day), 2.
- Difficult breathing, in short gasps, with frequent slow, deep inspiration, 1.
CHEST
- Heat in the chest, as if fire was burning in it, 1.
- Spasmodic pain across the chest, 1.
- Pressure, as from a great weight, on the middle of the chest, internally, in the forenoon, while sitting, lasting one minute (third day), 2.
- Sudden twinging in both breasts, with chilliness, so that it took away her breath, lasting five minutes, frequently intermitting at 8 P.M. (sixth day), 2.
- Front.
- Sensation of internal heat under the sternum, 1.
- Pressure on both sides of the sternum, especially during expiration, 1.
- Sensation beneath the breast-bone as if something heavy were lying under it; on deep breathing, it feels as heavy as a hundredweight on the chest, though only transiently (fourth day), 2.
- Pain on touch under the sternum, 1.
- Sides. [200.]
- Pain, like stitches beneath the right breast, without affecting the respiration, 2.
- Several sharp stitches in the lower part of the left breast, so that it takes away her breath, 2.
- Some sharp stitches beneath the left breast, in the forepart, near the pit of the stomach, after a few paroxysms of coughing (first day), 2.
NECK AND BACK
- Neck.
- Sensation of stiffness in the neck and throat, on moving the head, in the afternoon and evening (seventh day), 2.
- Drawings in the tendons of the neck, during rest and motion, at 7 P.M. (seventeenth day), 2.
- Severe drawings in the tendons of the neck, on moving the head, in the forenoon (eleventh day), 2.
- Dorsal.
- Twitchings in the right shoulder-blade, as if one touched it with the finger (thirteenth day), 2.
- Severe sharp stitches in the left shoulder-blade, towards its external border (first day), 2.
- Very sudden painful stitches in the left shoulder-blade, extending towards the shoulder (first day), 2.
- Sharp stitches between the shoulders, through the chest, into the pit of the stomach, worse on inspiration (for half an hour), and returning after one hour, 2. [210.]
- Sticking-burning in the right side of the spine, behind the lowest ribs, and immediately afterwards the same sensations farther forward, in the afternoon, while sitting (third day), 2.
- Sacral.
- Sensation of painful tension in the sacrum, on stretching (twentieth day), 2.
- Pain in the sacrum and back, as if sore, during rest and motion, in the afternoon (fourteenth day), 2.
- Pain in the sacrum, as if beaten, day and night, during menstruation, 2.
- A sore pain, as if from a fresh wound, in the loins, above the left hip-bone, 1.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL
- Twitchings, now here, now there, in the hands, arms, feet, and soles (thirteenth day), 2.
- Twitchings in the arms and legs, after sleeping, in the evening, on account of which she was frequently awakened (fifteenth day), 2.
- As soon as she got into bed, violent pain in the right shoulder, extending to the elbow, and in the right knee, disappearing for some time upon pressure and rubbing, for several nights (eleventh day), 2.
- Frequent tearings in both shoulders and in the thighs, above the knees (seventh day), 2.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES
- Shoulder.
- Pain in the right shoulder, as from a heavy weight, 1. [220.]
- Tearing in the lower portion of the anterior surface of the right shoulder, extending into the shoulder-joint, not aggravated by motion, with bruised pain after pressure (third day), 2.
- Severe tearings in the right shoulder-joint, extending thence down the bone into the elbow-joint, before midnight, lasting till midnight, in bed (sixth day), 2.
- Arm.
- Painful twitching on the inner surface of the left upper arm, afterwards also in the right upper arm, at 9 P.M. (fourteenth day), 2.
- Tearing extending from the middle of the right upper arm to the middle of the forearm, 2.
- Tearings in the upper arms, on lying upon them, disappearing on lying on the sound side (fourteenth night), 2.
- Severe tearing in the upper arm prevented sleep (eleventh night), 2.
- Elbow.
- Tearing pain in the right elbow, during rest (fourth day), 2.
- Twitching-tearing in the condyles of the elbows, 2.
- Forearm.
- A twitching or jerking in the right forearm, followed by sticking in the left lowest ribs, when sneezing (fourteenth day), 2.
- Sharp stitch in the right forearm, on the inner surface, just above the wrist, 2. [230.]
- Tearing in the left forearm, about the inner surface of the wrist-joint (seventh day), 2.
- Hand.
- Some stitches, as with needles, in the hollow of the right hand, near the ball of the thumb (first day), 2.
- Tearing in the outer border of the right hand (eleventh day), 2.
- Fingers.
- Sharp stitches in the right thumb, between the second and last joints (third day), 2.
- Some fine stitches in the ball of the right thumb, then in the tips of the right index and middle fingers, at 9 P.M. (third day), 2.
- Painful tearing in the first joint of the thumb (first day), .
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES
- Weariness of the lower limbs, during the whole proving, 2.
- Hip.
- Intermitting fine stitches in the left hip, in the afternoon (first day), 2.
- Thigh.
- Weary pain in the middle of the thigh, and afterwards in the whole limb, during menstruation (nineteenth day), 2.
- Knee.
- Tearing on the inner surface of both knees, during rest, somewhat relieved by walking, but disappearing on rubbing, frequently in the afternoon (third day), 2. [240.]
- Severe tearing in both knees, in the afternoon, which frequently intermitted, lasting till 12 at night, and only relieved for a short time by rubbing (sixth day), 2.
- Leg.
- Tearing on the outer surface of the right lower leg, in the forenoon (seventh day), 2.
- Severe tearings on the inner surface of the right leg, disappearing on rubbing, but not on motion, at evening (first day), 2.
- Drawings in the calves, and a sensation of fatigue on motion, more in the afternoon, 2.
- Drawing and crawling in both calves, when sitting, disappearing on rubbing, 2.
- Tearing in both calves, relieved by rubbing at 5 P.M. (fourteenth day), 2.
- Foot.
- Weariness in the feet, pain in the small of the back, pressure in the vertex and forehead, during menstruation, 2.
- Painful tearing in the right instep, when sitting (fifth day), 2.
- Sore pain in the bottom of the heel, relieved by pressure, so severe that it woke her from sleep, at 4 A.M., and lasted half an hour (thirteenth day), 2.
- Toes.
- Stitches, as with needles, and crawling in the right great toe, at 5 P.M. (fourteenth day), 2.
GENERALITIES. [250.]
- Prostration after dinner, and an annoying sensation in the stomach, as if it were full, as though she had eaten too much, 2.
- Internal restlessness, anxious tossing about in bed, and frequent waking, 2.
SKIN
- Itching on the left concha, not relieved by scratching (fifth day), 2.
SLEEP AND DREAMS
- Sleepiness.
- Frequent yawning, during shivering (third day), 2.
- Sleepy, the eyes will close, relieved in the open air, at 2 P.M., 2.
- Sleeplessness.
- Night very restless, without any known cause (fifteenth and sixteenth days), 2.
- Very uneasy during the first sleep, from 7 to 9 P.M., she woke frequently, and only had sound sleep towards morning, but after waking she was very fretful and peevish (twelfth day), 2.
- Uneasy sleep, entirely sleepless, especially towards morning (eighth day), 2.
- Could not sleep long in the evening, sleep very restless (sixth day), 2.
- Startings and jumpings in sleep, after midnight, from which she woke anxious, but soon fell asleep again (sixteenth and seventeenth nights), 2. [260.]
- Sleep frequently interrupted by toothache, 2.
- Unintelligible talking during sleep (fourth day), 2.
- She cried out at night, in an angry tone, that she must be waked, during menstruation, 2.
- Dreams.
- Dream that the left arm was covered with burning blisters, the pain of which woke her; the arm continued to burn even the whole following forenoon (eleventh day), 2.
- Dreams of quarrels between near relations, during menstruation (fourteenth day), 2.
- Dream of robbers and murderers, who attacked her and her mother; she cried out and awoke (fourth day), 2.
- Dream that her parents were dead, on account of which she was very much alarmed (thirteenth night), 2.
- Dream that she would kill her father; she tried to cry out, but could not, on account of which she was very oppressed; a kind a nightmare, 2.
FEVER
- Chilliness.
- Shivering at 5 A.M. in bed, relieved by warm covering, 2.
- Sudden shaking, with attacks of icy coldness in the back, in the afternoon (third day), 2. [270.]
- Chilliness and ill-humor, the whole afternoon and evening (fourth day), 2.
- Chilliness at night; it was with difficulty that she could get warm, 2.
- Constant chilliness during menstruation, though she was easily warmed again by the stove, 2.
- Chill at 5 P.M., so violent that she was obliged to lie down, when it disappeared after half an hour (twelfth day), 2.
- Chill at 5 P.M., with shivering and inclination to lie down, when it disappeared, after a quarter of an hour (tenth day), 2.
- Chill from 7 to 8 P.M., especially in the back, without thirst, not relieved by warmth of the stove, disappearing after lying down (sixth day), 2.
- Chill at 9 P.M., which was not relieved by the warmth of the stove; she was obliged to lie down, but the chill lasted the whole night till morning (eleventh day), 2.
- Chill at 9.30 P.M., with shivering of the body, especially in the back, where the chill commences, not relieved by the warmth of the stove (twelfth day), 2.
- Chill during and preceding the pains (second day), 2.
- After the chill, neither heat nor thirst, 2. [280.]
- Violent shaking chill, relieved by the warmth of the stove, and when it returned relieved entirely after lying down, without thirst, from 7.30 to 8.30 P.M. (first day), 2.
- Chill and shivering, relieved by the warmth of the stove (sixth day), 2.
- Shivering over the whole back, then in the vertex and forehead, like a drawing together, disappearing on touch, at 3 P.M. (third day), 2.
- Shivering stops for five minutes and then returns; it extends only to the elbows and feet; chill after the shivering (third day), 2.
- Chilliness in the back, as if one had wiped her with a cold wet cloth, in the afternoon, disappearing after lying down (first day), 2.
- Heat.
- Sensation of heat during the whole proving, without thirst, 2.
- Heat after lying down in the evening, and lasting the whole night, .
CONDITIONS
- Aggravation.
- ( Morning ), After rising, heaviness in the head; 10 o'clock, stitches behind frontal eminence; odor from mouth; after waking, dryness in mouth; after waking, bitterness in mouth; during menstruation after waking, sensation in stomach; in bed, pain about stomach, etc.; while sitting, stitches in hypochondriac region; must hurry to stool; hoarseness; at 5 o'clock, in bed, shivering.
- ( Forenoon ), At 10 o'clock, stitches behind frontal eminence; stitches on right side of head; tearing on tip of ear; sounds in ear; pain in throat; rawness in throat; moving about in abdomen, etc.; two evacuations; pressure on chest; drawings in tendons of neck; tearing on right leg.
- ( Noon ), Especially while eating twitching, etc., about navel, etc.
- ( Afternoon ), Sad, etc.; melancholy, etc.; despondent, etc., stitches in parietal bone; twitching in occiput; while standing, pains on side of occiput; eyes burn, etc.; biting in inner canthus; tearing in right concha, etc.; at 6 o'clock, twitching in lower lip, etc.; tearing in lower jaw, etc.; on eating, toothache; at 5 o'clock, toothache in right side; something acid from tooth; pains in back teeth ; at 5 o'clock, drawing, etc., in tongue; during menstruation, thirst; from 6 to 7 o'clock, great thirst; distension of abdomen; passage of flatus, etc.; from 11 to 4 o'clock, pain in abdomen; stitches in abdomen; from 6 to 7 o'clock, twinging in abdomen; during menstruation, dragging in groins, etc.; stiffness, in neck, etc., while sitting, burning in spine; pain sacrum, etc., tearing in knees; drawing in calves, etc.; shaking; chilliness, etc.; at 5 o'clock, chill in back.
- ( Towards evening ), Pain in stomach.
- ( Evening ), Pressure in forehead; beating, etc., in forehead; during menstruation headache, etc.; at 6 o'clock, tearing, etc., in forehead; beating, etc.; in forehead; tearing in temples, etc.; while walking, tearing in the side of the head; by the light, burning of the eyes; when looking sharply at work, inclination to strain vision; at 8 o'clock, tearing in teeth; pain in back tooth; 6 to 8.30 o'clock, burning in throat; no appetite for warm food; eructations; after eating soup, abdomen feels full; twinging in abdomen; stitch in left groin; diarrhœa; two stools, etc.; during and after urinating, burning in urethra; stiffness in neck, etc., tearing in right leg; chilliness, etc., from 7 to 8 o'clock, chill; after lying down, heat.
- ( Night ), Anxious; at 10 o'clock, stitches in abdomen; cough; on getting into bed, pain in shoulder; chilliness; chill.
SUPPLEMENT: CASTOR. Authority.
3 , William Alexander, M.D., Exper. Essays, London, 1770, p. 83. [290.]
- I took a bolus of 10 grains of Castor, made with a little syrup of sugar. I felt no other effects than a few disagreeable eructations. The following day I took a bolus of 1/2 drachm of Castor; the only effect it had was the eructations, which were pretty much the same as in the last experiment. Two days after this I took 1 drachm. The mercury in the thermometer at my stomach, which before taking it stood at 91 1/2°, was in an hour after risen to 92 1/2°, where it continued till the thermometer was removed. The eructations were not so frequent, nor so disagreeable as in the former experiments. The two following days, I took two more boluses of Castor; the first containing 1 1/2 drachms, and the second 2 drachms. I was sensible of no other effect than the eructations, which, indeed, were but few and trifling. The pulse was not affected in any of the experiments, nor the temperature, except in the third experiment, 3.