PHOSPHORICUM ACIDUM.
Glacial phosphoric acid (Metaphosphoric acid, H2
By Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
OP2O5 or HPO3).
Preparation , Triturations of the acid obtained by the method of Hahnemann.
Authorities. (Nos.
1 to 14 , from Hahnemann, Chr. Kr.).
1 , Hahnemann; 2 , Becher; 3 , Franz; 4 , Gross; 5 , Gutmann; 6 , Fr. Hahnemann; 7 , Herrmann; 8 , Hartmann; 9 , Langhammer; 10 , Meyer; 11 , Stapf; 12 , Teuthorn; 13 , Wislicenus; 14 , Hering; 15 , Herinigke, A. H. Z., 79, 157, proving with the 3d cent. dil., two or three doses daily, for seven days; 16 , Schelling, proving with the 12th dil., three times a day, A. H. Z., 84, 43; 17 , Robinson, proving with the 1000th dil., a dose every third morning, Br. J. of Hom., 25, 327; 18 , Andrews, experiment on self, beginning with 20 drops of acid and increasing the dose to 4 drachms, Am. J. of Insanity, 1869, p. 113; 19 , Dr. G. Gale, manuscript, proving with the 30th dil. (from Dr. Farrington, of Philadelphia).
MIND
- Emotional.
- The sensations experienced on taking from 40 drops to 3 drachms were those of moderate alcoholic stimulation. There was slight pain through the frontal region, and a buoyancy and lightness of feeling rather agreeable. When larger doses were taken there was a feeling of drowsiness, an inclination to lie down, and an unwillingness to undertake mental labor. This continued for some hours, 18.
- Lively vivacious mood (after twenty-four hours), 3.
- Very lively and frequently quite let loose, 1.
- Very lively and good-humored, 2.
- He is beside himself, and hot from the slightest vexation, 1.
- She dances, without consciousness, violently and wildly, for several days, without lying down, except at night, 6.
- Internal uneasiness hindered him at work, 1.
- Lachrymose, as from homesickness, 12.
- Sad and solicitous concerning the future, 5. [10.]
- Sadness and feeling of solicitude, as if she would be sick, 1.
- Sad, 1.
- Sad, earnest, discouraged only when walking in the open air, the farther he walk the more it increases; in the house it gradually disappears, and he becomes more lively, 1.
- Depression (after four days), 1.
- Apprehension, as if the chest were too tight, with internal heat (after eight hours), 7.
- Great anxiety; was obliged to lie down, in the afternoon (third day), 1.
- Anxiety and restlessness throughout the whole body, 1.
- He was constantly complaining about his illness, 14.
- He looks very ill-humored and morose, so that every one asks him what the matter is, although he is not sick, 11.
- Very ill-humored, weak, and sleepy, in the morning on rising, 1. [20.]
- Very ill-humored, peevish, irritable, 11.
- Discontented with himself, reproachful, 9.
- Very irritable depressed mood, with physical prostration, 1.
- Obstinate about everything, 1.
- Easily vexed and easily gets into a passion, .
HEAD
- Confusion and Vertigo.
- Confusion of the head , lasting three hours, 3.*
- Confusion of the head (after four days), 1.*
- Confused headache, on entering a warm room, in the evening, 1.
- Vertigo; the head sinks forward and backward , immediately, 7.*
- Vertigo, in the morning , even to falling down, while standing, 1.
- Vertigo, in the morning, in bed; on closing the eyes, it seems as though the feet rose and as if he were standing on his head, 2.
- Vertigo, several mornings, on rising, 1. [50.]
- Vertigo, towards evening, while standing and walking ; he staggered as if intoxicated; several evenings, 1.
- Frequent vertigo, caused by heat in the head, even while sitting; he often nodded involuntarily while writing; things seemed to whirl around the table to fall down, and while walking and standing he was in danger of falling of forward, or was obliged to take a step in advance in order to steady himself, 10.
- Vertigo and reeling, while walking (first day), 16.
- Vertigo, on rising after sitting a long time, 1.
- Vertigo, after reading, 1.
- Vertigo, while sitting; constantly feared to fall, 14.
- Vertigo, on stooping, 14.
- Vertigo all day, 1.
- General Head.
- Weakness of the head, in the morning, after rising, as if he would reel, 1.
- Heaviness in the head, 5. [60.]
- Great heaviness in the whole head, with violent pressure, extending to the left frontal eminence, 6.
- Dulness in the head for two hours after eating, 1.
- Dulness in the head during and after eating, 1.
- Dulness in the head and limbs, as after intoxication or loss of sleep, 3.
- Dulness of the whole head, .*
EYE
- Objective.
- Glassy look in both eyes, with almost involuntary motion of the eyeball, mostly when staring straight ahead, 2.
- Eyes weak, glassy, 12.
- Eyes lustreless, 7. [150.]
- Staring look, 7.
- Inflammation of the eyes, and a stye on the upper lid, 1.
- Eyes sunken, weak, 7.
- Blue rings around the eyes, 7, 10.
- Swelling of the lower integuments of the eye and beneath the lids, 10.
- Subjective.
- Burning in the eyes, with burning lachrymation, 10.
- Sudden burning in the left eye, 10.
- Burning and pressure in the eyes; she cannot look at the light, in the evening, 1.
- Burning in the integuments of the eye all day, and burning itching in the inner canthus, 1.
- Biting burning in the eyes, especially in the evening, by the light, 1. [160.]
- Pressure in the eyes, as if they were too large, with immobility, as if he had not slept enough, with dulness in the head, 10.
- Pressure in both eyes, extending backward, 7.
- Sensation as if the eyes were being pressed out, causing frequent blinking, 7.
- Constant pressure upon the eyes after looking too long at an object, obliging him to close the eyes, 8.
- Sudden pain in the left eye, as from a grain of sand, or as from a pimple, 3.
- The eyes are painful, in the morning, on opening them; she cannot keep them open long, 1.
- Violent headache above the eyes, so that she could not open them, 1.
- Stitches above the left eye, extending up into the head, 1.
- Itching and pressing in the eye, 1.
- Itching of the eye, 1.
- Orbit and Lid. [170.]
- Dull pressive pain above the orbits, with stitches behind the ears, in the afternoon, 12.
EAR
- Swelling and heat, with burning and itching in both ears, 1.
- Jerking, at times only a simple tearing, in the cartilage of the left ear, 7. [210.]
- Fine jerking in the lobule of the right ear, 13.
- Sticking itching in the lobule of the right ear (after two hours), 3.
- Tearing in the external and middle ear, 10.
- Drawing in the right external and middle ear, 7.
- Spasmodic drawing pain in the ear, 1.
- Spasmodic drawing pain in the right ear, 8.
- Stitches in the ear, with drawing pain in the jaws and teeth, 1.
- An almost painful stitch in the left ear, that disappears on putting the finger into the ear (after six hours and a half), 5.
- Stitches in the ears, only on every musical sound or stroke of the bell, also during her own singing, 2.
- Stitches in the ears, with drawing pain in the left cheek, 1. [220.]
- Long-continued fine stitch, deep in the right ear, 1.
- Burning stitches in the ears, 1.
- Itching stitches within the right ear, persistent while moving the lower jaw (after twenty-seven hours), 5.
- Hearing.
- The watch which he usually hears at twenty paces can only be heard at ten, 2.*
- *He cannot hear a watch at a moderate distance; three paces from the ear it is distinct, but close to the ear he does not hear the ticking, only a hissing, 2.
- Roaring in the ears , every day, 1.*
- Roaring in the ears, from evening on, though not while lying in bed, but returning in the morning, 1.
- Roaring in the ears, especially in the right (after fifteen hours), 1.
- *Roaring in the ears, with difficult hearing, 1.
- Ringing, as of bells, in the ears, 10. [230.]
- Ringing in the left ear, at night, 1.
NOSE
- Swelling on the back of the nose, with also red spots on the sides, that now appear, and now disappear, with a tense sensation, 10.
- Violent coryza, 17.
- Violent coryza , with red margins of the nostrils, 14. [240.]
- Discharge of matter from the nose, 1.
- Bleeding of the nose , and frequent blowing of blood from it, 1.*
- Nose dry, 14.
- Swelling and sore sensation in the choanæ, 3.
- Bitter mucus frequently passes from the choanæ into the fauces and mouth, 1.
- Accumulation of mucus in the nose, 1.
- Crawling and burning in the nose, 1.
- Smell.
- Smell extremely acute, 1.
- Odors take away his breath, 1.
FACE
- Paleness of the face, 6.* [250.]
- Paleness of the face, in the morning, immediately after rising, with inclination to stare, 2.
- Face frequently dark red, for a moment with flushes of heat in the face, 1.
- Tension of the skin of the face, as if albumen had dried on it, with extremely perceptible heat, 1.
- Cheek and Lip.
- Fine, very transient drawing through the left cheek into the ear, 13.
- Burning pain in a small spot on the left cheek, 6.
- The lower lip is cracked in the middle, 1.
- Burning pain in the left side of the lower lip, 5.
- Violent burning pain in the lower lip, persistent even on moving it, 5.
- Dull sticking and crawling on one point on the red of the lid, 3.
- Jaws.
- The lower jaw, in front of the ear, is painful, as if it would be torn from the articulation, aggravated by chewing, 7. [260.]
- Pain, like a broad pressive stitch, in the glands beneath the left corner of the lower jaw, when touched, associated with sore throat internally, 1.
- Dull pressive-drawing pain in the right angle of the lower jaw, 5.
MOUTH
- Teeth.
- Profuse bleeding of a hollow tooth, 1.
- Violent toothache in a hollow tooth, on getting food into it, disappearing on picking it out, 1.
- Burning pain in the front teeth, at night, 1.
- Teeth set on edge, as from a corrosive acid, 1.
- Pain in a wisdom tooth, 1.
- Jerklike tearing in the right upper back teeth, not affected by chewing, 1.
- Tearing in the teeth, extending into the head, as if the teeth would be pressed apart and forced out, aggravated by the warmth of the bed and also by everything hot or cold, 1.
- Tingling, like a tingling burning, in the hollow teeth, 1. [270.]
- Boring-sticking toothache, ending with swelling of the cheek, 1.
- An almost painful feeling of coldness in the roots of the back teeth, especially on chewing anything, disappearing after eating, 8.
- Gums.
- Bleeding of the gum on the slightest touch, 1.
- The gum is swollen internally, and painful on eating and touch, 1.
- Sore pain in the whole gum when touched, with bleeding when rubbed, 1.
- Tongue.
- *Tongue coated white (after twenty-four hours), 1.
- Swelling of the tongue, with pain, when talking, 1.
- Dry sensation on the tongue and palate, without thirst, 3.*
- Burning on the tongue (immediately), 1.
- Burning in several points, as from something corrosive on the tongue, 13. [280.]
- Sticking in the tip of the tongue, 3.
- Sticking pain in the right side of the tongue, 5.
- Itching stitches in the tip of the tongue, 13.
- Itching on the tongue, for several days, 1.
- General Mouth.
- Mouth slimy, oily, with thirst, in the morning, .
THROAT. [300.]
- Inflammation of the throat internally, with blisters and biting pain, 1.
- Sore throat, on the left side, like an ulcer, throbbing, tensive, and feeling dry when not swallowing; speech is difficult, and swallowing causes a scraping sore pain, extending into the ears, where there is also a scratching, sticking pain, 1.
- Sore throat, as if raw; she is obliged to hack, and it is painful on talking and swallowing, 1.
- Feeling of soreness in the throat when swallowing, 1.
- Rawness of the throat, that prevents talking, 6.
- Inclination to cough, caused by tickling in the pit of the throat, 1.
- Sticking in the throat , on swallowing food, 1.
- A pressive stitch in the throat, as soon as he swallows saliva, 1.
- Smarting in the throat when not swallowing, 1.
- Scraping in the throat, on swallowing bread, 1. [310.]
- Constrictive pain, as if the pit of the throat were constricted, worse on bending the neck, 5.
- The throat in the region of the thyroid cartilage, is painful on swallowing, 1.
- Fauces and Swallowing.
- Scraping feel in left side of fauces, felt as though an ear of barley or something of the kind was in the throat, 17.
- Could not swallow easily; it seems as though something were lying behind the palate, 10.
STOMACH
- Appetite and Thirst.
- Ravenous hunger woke him at night, 1.
- The child constantly longs for food, without eating it, 14.
- Loss of appetite, 7.*
- Excessive thirst, 6.*
- Thirst for cold milk, that scarcely can be quenched, 2.
- Much thirst for beer, all day, after the colic, 10.
- Eructations. [320.]
- Constant eructations of gas, always preceded by rumbling in the stomach, after eating, 12.
- Frequent eructations of gas, 13.
- Burning sour eructations, not audible, not rising up to the mouth, 2.
- Incomplete disagreeable eructations, 3.
- Sourish eructations , an hour after a meal, 3.*
- Nausea and Vomiting.
- Excessive nausea, so that she was obliged to lie down (after eating), preceded by twisting about in the stomach, 6.
- Even the look of black bread nauseates, especially on account of its sourish odor; when eating it almost causes vomiting, 2.
- Nausea, as if in the palate, 7.
- Very qualmish, in the evening, obliged to lie down, 1.
- Qualmish nausea, in the epigastric region, 12. [330.]
- Sour vomiting, 14.
- Vomiting of food, and then vomiting nearly every hour, day and night, till morning, 6.
- Stomach.
- Rumbling and gurgling in the epigastric region, 8.
- Acidity in the stomach, 14.*
- Feels uncomfortable and anxious, after eating, 1.
- Coldness in the stomach, 1.
- Burning in the stomach beneath the pit of the stomach, afterwards extending to the left side, 10.
ABDOMEN
- Hypochondria.
- Griping in the hypochondria, extending towards the left side, 4.
- Pressive pinching, after waking, in the morning, just above the hepatic region, extending thence to the umbilical region, 4.
- Pressure and pressing in the hypochondria, with great anxiety, so that he thought he would die, mostly while sitting, 3.
- Feeling of heaviness in the liver, 1.
- Burning pain, in one spot, in the hepatic region, 1.
- Stitches in the hepatic and splenic regions, 1.
- Umbilicus and Sides. [350.]
- Intermitting, pressive, dull stitches about the umbilical region, and on many other parts of the body and limbs, 4.
- Periodic pressive griping in the umbilicus, 4.
- Griping and pinching in the umbilical region, while sitting, 10.
- Constant violent pressive griping in the umbilical region, 4.
- Burning and smarting in the umbilical region, while walking, in the open air, 1.
- Violent rumbling in the left side of the abdomen, 1.
- Excessive, griping constriction of the intestines, from both sides of the umbilical region, 8.
- Tensive sticking pain in the whole right side of the abdomen and chest, that almost takes away the breath, 5.
- General Abdomen.
- *Distension of the abdomen , entirely relieved by emission of flatus, 8.
- Much emission of flatus, smelling like garlic (first day), 16. [360.]
- Much flatulence and emission of flatus, 8.
- Unusual emission of flatus, of a garlicky odor, for half an hour, in bed, in the evening (second day), 16.
- Incarcerated flatus, 5.
- Audible rumbling in the abdomen, 2.
- Loud rumbling in the whole abdomen, especially in the upper abdomen, only while lying down, 5.
- Gurgling in the abdomen, as from the swashing of water if he bends forward of backwards, even when touching the abdomen, .
RECTUM AND ANUS
- Protrusion of hæmorrhoids, as large as pigeons' eggs, during stool, 1.
- Tearing in the rectum and indications of diarrhœa, without stool, 1.
- Frequent desire for stool, 1.
- Long-continued pressure and tenesmus after a stool, without colic; the first part of the evacuation was always hard, afterwards pasty, 12.
- Ineffectual desire for stool, lasting twenty-four hours, and followed by a difficult stool; the next day none at all, 3.
- Tearing in the anus and penis, in the evening and morning, 1.
- Itching stitches around the anus externally, 5.
- Biting in the anus, as from something sharp, after a difficult stool, 1.
- Biting itching in the anus, 1.
STOOL
- Diarrhœa. [400.]
- Diarrhœa every quarter of an hour, for four times, with colic, 6.
- Diarrhœa, not prostrating, 1.*
- Stool soft, every two or three hours (after twenty-four hours), 6.
- *Thin whitish-gray stools, 1.
- *Stool involuntary, pasty, bright-yellow, with a sensation as if he would emit flatus, 1.
- Stool evacuated with great exertion, though it was not hard, 1.
- Stool soft and copious (after seventy-two hours), 2.
- Stool only after thirty-two hours, at first hard, then pasty, 10.
- Stool very hard, difficult (after thirty hours), 3.
- Stool hard, crumbly, 10. [410.]
- Stool hard (after five hours), 5.
- Stool daily the first six days, afterwards only every forty-eight and later only very every seventy-two hours, 1.
- Constipation.
- Unusual constipation, with frequent ineffectual desire, 15.
- No stool, with very much distended abdomen, 1.
- No stool , with flatulent distension of the abdomen, for two days (after ten days), 1.
URINARY ORGANS
- Bladder and Urethra.
- Painful spasmodic constriction in the bladder without desire to urinate, 8.
- Swelling about the orifice of the urethra, 1.
- Violent burning in the urethra, that stops the flow of urine, immediately followed by desire to urinate, 1.
- Burning while urinating, and before the water flows a cutting with ineffectual straining, 1.
- While urinating, burning, followed by increased gonorrhœal discharge, 1. [420.]
- Crawling in the urethra, when not urinating, 1.
- Drawing from the urethra to the anus, 1.
- Dragging in the urethra and rectum, as with cutting water, 1.
- Stitches in the urethra when not urinating (immediately), 1.
- Painful stitches in the end of the urethra, 13.
- Frequent sensation of rawness in the urethra, and at times sticking in it, 1.
- Micturition and Urine.
- Retention of urine, the first seven hours; then more frequent, but more scanty micturition than usual, with burning in the neck of the bladder, 10.
- Urging to urinate, with scanty discharge (after half an hour to three hours), 9.
- Desire to urinate as many as eight times a day and two or three times at night, 1.
- Pressure to urinate, together with burning, 1. [430.]
- Micturition, with cutting burning in the urethra, and cramplike pain in the small of the back, 1.
- Frequent micturition (after twenty-four hours), 1.
- *Frequent emission of watery urine, that often could scarcely be retained (after ten, and fourteen hours), 3.
- Frequent profuse discharge of urine, during the last days, 8.
- *Copious and frequent micturition, for several days, 7.
- Urine as clear as water, depositing a sediment after standing, 14.
- Urine clear, watery, 13.
- Urine copious and clear during the proving, afterwards remarkably dark and turbid, 15.
SEXUAL ORGANS
- Male.
- Falling of hair from the genitals, 2.
- Swelling of the spermatic cord, with dulness of the head, 1.
- Hardness and tension of the spermatic cord, 14.
- Excessive erections, without sexual desire, 1.
- *Erection, in the morning, in bed, 1.
- *Erections, in the morning, while standing, 1.
- Erections, at night, which formerly had entirely ceased (third day), 16.
- Swelling of the penis, without cause, for several minutes, 8.
- Burning cutting in the glans penis, with pressing-out pains in the groins, 1. [450.]
- Sore pain in the condylomata, while walking and sitting, 1.
- Heat and burning in the condylomata, 1.
- Fine stitches in the tip of the glans penis, 9.
- Sensation of heaviness in the glans penis, especially when urinating, 7.
- Itching fine stitches in the glans penis, 7.
- Crawling itching on the posterior portion of the penis externally, 3.
- Inflamed swelling of the scrotum, 3.
- Sore pain in the scrotum, 3.
- Swelling of the left testicle, 14.
- Pressure in both testicles, aggravated by walking and touch, 7. [460.]
- Burning tearing in the left testicle, and burning in the prostate gland, with frequent erections, 3.
- Drawing smarting, as from soreness, in the testicles, 1.
- *Very profuse emissions, 1.
- Profuse emission, 17.
- Loss of sexual desire, 1.
- Emission, without erections, at night (first night), 16.
- Emission, while pressing at stool, 14.
- With normal, physical, and mental sexual desire and ability for continued coition, the penis finally becomes relaxed, with complete satisfaction, without emission, 1.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS
- *Exceedingly violent bronchitis, that seemed to be capillary, associated with fever, with exacerbation in the evening, dyspnœa, pressive pain under the sternum, violent sneezing, great thirst, violent coryza; the profuse secretions seemed to be purulent rather than slimy or serous, 15.
- Voice.
- Great hoarseness, 1.*
- Cough and Expectoration.
- At times inclination to cough, that causes only a few stitches in the palate, but no cough, 1.
- Cough seems to be caused by tickling with a feather, extending from the middle of the chest to the larynx, 14.*
- *Dry cough, caused by tickling, low down in the chest, just above the pit of the stomach; the cough is worse in the evening, after lying down, 6.
- Cough, caused by burning in the chest, 1.
- Constant irritable cough, 1.*
- Cough causes headache, as if the skull would burst, 1.
- Cough, with vomiting of food, 1. [480.]
- Cough, with inclination to vomit, 1.
- Violent cough, that provokes vomiting, though without pain, 6.
- Cough, in the morning, with yellow expectoration, 1.*
- Violent cough, with copious expectoration , causing pain in the abdomen, 1.*
- Cough, with expectoration of an herby taste and odor, 1.*
- Cough, with expectoration, preceded by fulness in the chest, on waking, 1.
- *Cough, with hawking of mucus, that was thinner than usual (it is generally in little balls), (second day), 16.
- *Expectoration of a salty taste, in the morning (fourth day), 16.
- Respiration.
- Want of breath, on waking from a sleep of half an hour, in the forenoon, with uneasiness and perspiration of the body, .
CHEST. [490.]
- Indications of nausea in the chest, and accumulation of water in the mouth, 3.
- Great anxiety on the chest, 1.
- Oppression of the chest, in the afternoon; it constricts the chest, with stitches, 1.
- Painful oppression of the chest, when beginning to walk, 11.
- Violent pressure over the whole chest, waking from sleep, at night; it extends to the abdomen, and disappears after the emission of flatus, 1.
- Pressure in the chest for several hours (fifth day), 1.
- Pressure in the chest, extending to the stomach, making her feel oppressed, 1.
- Pressure upon the chest, at night, so that she breathed with difficulty, 14.
- Burning in the chest and throat, extending up into the mouth, during the cough and fluent coryza, often, also, when she does not cough, 1.
- A burning sore pain by the last ribs, internally, 3. [500.]
- Pain in the chest, as from weakness or after sitting a long time, through the whole chest, relieved by walking, 1.
- Pain in the chest, as if constricted, 1.
- Crawling pain in the chest, while at rest; on stooping, touch, and every motion, there was a soreness on the sternum, 1.
- Pinching stitches in the whole chest, 5.
- Front and Sides.
- Pressure in the middle of the chest, as if it would press the sternum outward, most violent on expiration, aggravated by pressure upon the sternum, stooping, and coughing, 5.
- Pressure and oppression behind the sternum, making respiration difficult, 1.
- Burning in the middle of the chest, after a vexation (first day), 16.
- Burning-itching pain in the middle of the chest and in the upper abdominal region, with frequent hawking of mucus (first day), 16.
- Dull stitches in the middle of the sternum, 5.
- Pressive pain in the left side of the chest, most violent on breathing, 5. [510.]
- Periodic pressive pinching beneath the short ribs, 4.
- Cutting pressure in the left side of the chest, on taking a deep breath, .
HEART AND PULSE
- Violent pinching pain in the region of the heart, extending towards the sternum, at intervals, while walking in the evening, 14.
- Palpitation always after starting up in sleep, 1.
- Pulse strong, 2. [530.]
- Pulse full, with distended temporal arteries and distended veins on the hands, 13.
- *Pulse irregular, frequently intermitting one or two beats, 13.
NECK AND BACK
- Neck.
- Painful stiffness of the left cervical muscles; it is tense up to the head, 1.
- Feeling of stiffness in the nape of the neck during rest, disappearing on motion, 8.
- The right cervical muscles are very sore, 1.
- Spasmodic drawing in the right cervical muscles, extending to the eye, on turning the head, 1.
- Drawing-sticking pressure in the nape of the neck, imperceptibly extending towards the occiput, and there disappearing, 8.
- Pressure in the forepart and sides of the neck, 7.
- Painful pressure on the left side of the neck, as if it would become sore internally, though aggravated neither by swallowing nor talking, 3.
- Jerking sensation in the nape of the neck during rest, though more frequent on raising the head, 2. [540.]
- Burning sore pain on the side of the nape, 3.
- Pinching pain in a small spot in the neck, 3.
- Back.
- Tearing pain in the back, at night, 1.
- Painful tearing on the left scapula, while sitting with the body bent forward, 3.
- A concealed drawing and pressure, like a gnawing, in the bones, beneath the tip of the scapula, 3.
- Small violent jerking stitches in the middle of the spine, 8.
- Pinching pain in the middle of the spine, 13.
- Painful drawing, as if beaten, in the dorsal vertebræ, mostly while sitting, 3.
- Lumbar and Sacral.
- Intermitting tearing in the small of the back, on rising after stooping; on standing still, a quiet jerklike drawing, 3.
- Intermitting, suddenly drawing-pressive pain in the small of the back, mostly while standing, less while walking, disappearing on pressure, sitting down, and on stooping, 3. [550.]
- Burning pain in a small spot just above the small of the back, 1.
- Pain, as from something alive, in the small of the back, like a drawing and pressure, at times tearing, only distinctly felt while standing, 3.
- A violent stitch in the small of the back, on rising after squatting down, .
EXTREMITIES
- Bruised pain in all the joints, in the morning, in the arms and lower extremities and nape of the neck, 1.*
- Crawling, as if asleep, and loss of power in the upper and lower extremities, 1.
- Feeling of contraction in the limbs, 6. [560.]
- Falling asleep of the arms and lower extremities, at night, so that the limbs must be moved by others, 1.
- The hands and feet feel bruised, as if paralyzed, 1.
- Cramplike drawing in the hands and feet, as if asleep, in the evening and morning, 1.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES
- Shoulder.
- The eighth day of the proving (the day after the last dose) I experienced an acute boring and drawing pain between the scapulæ, followed by restless sleep; on the next morning the pain had extended to the left shoulder-joint, where it remained constantly for eight weeks; it increased daily in intensity, and after two weeks seemed to have reached its greatest severity; it was of a boring, digging, drawing character, and had an almost intermittent type; it would wake me from sleep between 2 and 3 A.M., after which it was impossible for me to fall asleep again; the axillary and radial nerves seemed especially affected; transient pressure on the shoulder had no effect, but lying on the left side aggravated it; there was some relief on moving the shoulder and arm, and also transient relief on raising the left arm over the head; every movement impeding the circulation of blood caused aggravation, but every movement that accelerated it caused relief; it was almost intolerable during absolute rest (for example, when shaving); it lasted from 2 to 8 A.M., when it was better; another aggravation occurred about 2 P.M., followed by a remission about 4; another exacerbation from 7 or 8 to 11 P.M.; beer and wine aggravated it; motion in the open air gave relief; the bone did not seem affected, but the pain seemed to have its seat in the nerves. For three weeks I hoped for spontaneous relief, but I was obliged to take antidotes; Ferrum and Cocculus afforded the most relief. Even after three months there remained perceptible numbness over the region of distribution of the radial nerve of the left hand, 15.
- Pinching pressure beneath the right axilla, opposite the nipple, 7.
- Swelling of the axillary glands, disappearing of itself, 1.
- Pinching pressure on the tip of the right shoulder, 7.
- Tearing in the left shoulder and hand, 1.
- Rheumatic paralytic pain in the right shoulder-joint, 14.
- Drawing and throbbing in the shoulder-joint, 1.
- Arm. [570.]
- The arm (that had been injured) became stiff and painful on every motion; the hand became as heavy as lead; in an ulcer there were picking and sticking and tearing, and sticking in the ball of the thumb and in the fingers; a painful burning was felt internally in the hand, and on allowing the arm to hang down blood seemed to shoot into the hand, 1.
- Weakness of the arms , so that he trembled, in the forenoon, 1.*
- Drawing in both arms, downward from the shoulders, .
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES
- Muscular twitches here and there, especially in the lower extremities, 1.
- He thought that he staggered while walking, 6.
- Falling asleep of the lower extremities, while sitting, 1.
- Rheumatic paralysis of the whole left leg, 14.
- Heaviness in all the joints of the lower extremities, soon becoming painful, 14. [610.]
- Tearing in the lower extremity, extending from the thigh to the great toe, 14.
- Hip.
- Heaviness and lameness in the hip-joint when beginning to walk after sitting, disappearing after some motion, 8.
- The hip-joint is painful when walking and on touch, as if broken, 1.
- Tensive and bruised pain in the right hip-joint, worse on motion, 2.
- Pain in the hip-joint, on rising from a seat, 14.
- Cramp in the hip-joint, tearing through the whole leg, intolerable while eating and sitting, 14.
- Thigh.
- Weariness and anxious restlessness in the thighs while sitting, so that he is obliged constantly to move the foot, 10.
- The thighs feel weary; can scarcely proceed; worse after sleep, 14.
- Cramplike drawing in the left nates, while walking, 3.
- Itching jerking in both gluteal muscles, 5. [620.]
- Sharp pressure on the muscles of the right thigh, extending to the knee, 13.
- Tearing pressure in the upper part of the outer surface of the thigh, and at the same time in the tibia, 3.
- Pressure in both thighs, a hand's breadth above the knees, 7.
- Dull pressure in the thigh, 7.
- Pressive-pinching pain in the right thigh, 7.
- Burning sensation in the posterior femoral muscles while standing, disappearing on walking, 3.
- The thighs and legs are painful, as if bruised, when walking, 10.
- Bruised pain transversely above the middle of the thigh, as if it would break, while walking, so that he staggered, 10.
GENERALITIES
- Emaciation, with suffering expression and sunken eyes, 1.
- A kind of epilepsy, immediately, 6.
- It was noticeable that, in spite of my troubles and the loss of sleep during the first month, I was fresh and bright; only after two months I became exhausted and generally depressed, 15.
- Restless, and full of anxiety, as if she would be sick, 1.
- Great uneasiness, force, and surging of blood; he seems beside himself, 1.
- Uneasiness of the body, in the evening, with itching in the canthi, nostrils, on the face and scalp, 1.
- He is constantly obliged to change his place, because the pains are less on motion than during rest, 14. [680.]
- Very much affected by walking, weak and prostrated; on entering the house, chilliness (after twenty-four hours), 1.
- Weakness of all parts of the body, 7.*
- Weakness; disinclination for every business (first day), 16.*
- *Weak and prostrated, 1.
- *Weak and apathetic, in the morning (second day), 16.
- Physically weak; mentally depressed (fourth day), 1.
- Weak, in the morning, after rising , with pale expression, so that she was obliged to lie down again for some time, when she felt well, 1.*
- Weakness after ascending steps, with pain in the pit of the stomach, 14.
- Physical weakness, 13.*
- Exhaustion so great that he sank down and was obliged to be carried to bed, after eating (breakfast), 1.* [690.]
- Very sensitive to cold air, 14.
- Feeling of raging in the blood, 1.
- Physical heaviness; mental inactivity, 1.*
- Every injured spot is painful, as if sore, 1.
- Bruised sensation in the hips, arms, thighs, and nape of the neck, as from growing pains , together with some tearing stitches in all these parts, especially on ascending steps and on beginning to walk, .
PHOSPHORICUM ACIDUM. SKIN
- Eruptions, Dry.
- Increased redness of the whole body, with some large red spots, without sensation, on the shoulders, and red stripes above the patellæ, and from the hips to the umbilicus with great sensitiveness to the air; the warmth of the bed feels good, 13. [700.]
- Red spots, that burn like fire, on the thighs and legs, 1.
- Rash over the whole body, burning more than itching, 7.
- Small nodes on the forehead, 1.
- A large pimple, painfully sore when touched, on the forehead, 1.
- A large pimple behind the lobule of the right ear, painfully sore, especially when touched, 1.
- A pimple in the tip of the nose, with throbbing in it, and pain when touched, 1.
- Eruptions of large pimples on the face, 1.
- Burning painful pimples on the end of both lips, 1.
- An oblique crack, as if cut, on the right side of the upper lip, with sore pain, especially on moving the lip, for several days, 11.
- Eruption on the margin of the lower lip, near the corner of the mouth, 1. [710.]
- Small red pimples on the scrotum and posterior portion of the penis, with a sensation of heat in it, 2.
- Eruption on the scapulæ, without itching, painful only on touch, 1.
- Red pimples on the back, chest, and neck, especially above the scapulæ, particularly in the evening, less noticed in the morning, only sensitive to rubbing and touch of the clothes, lasting fourteen days, 13.
- Eruption of red smooth pimples on the forearm and throat, with red areolæ, painful as if sore only on touch, 1.
- Eruption on dorsa of both hands, has a depressed centre like a grain of wheat; hands look as if covered with white of egg; skin dry, cannot sweat, 19.
- Skin of the hands dry, rough, and wrinkled, 1.
- Red pimples, as large as the head of a pin, on and between the fingers, without sensation, lasting five days, finally with white elevations in the centre (after eleven days), 2.
- Sore spots on the toes, loins, and pubis, 14.
- Eruptions, Moist.
SLEEP
- Sleepiness.
- Much yawning, that brings water from the eyes, 1.
- Constant yawning and stretching of the upper extremities, with sleepiness, 8.
- Persistent yawning, for a quarter of an hour (second day), 16. [770.]
- Incessant yawning, in the forenoon and evening (first day), 16.
- Frequent yawning and chilliness, from 9 to 10, and from 4 to 6, with cold feet, in the evening (first day), 16.
- Great sleepiness and weariness, during the day, relieved by walking; sleeplessness at night; heat and perspiration, from evening till midnight, 1.
- Overpowered by sleepiness, after dinner; he falls asleep while talking, 10.
- Sleepiness that closes the eyes, with yawning, all day, especially in the evening, 3.
- Sleepy early in the evening , and great sleepiness in the morning, for a long time, 1.
- Could not arouse himself, in the morning , and was very sleepy, 1.
- Falls asleep early, as from weakness, and sleeps more soundly than usual, 1.
- Sleep so sound that he could scarcely awake, in the morning, 8.
- He unavoidably fell into a sound and deep sleep, while writing, 6. [780.]
- Sound sleep during the day, interrupted sleep at night, 14.
- In slumber, he jerked the hands, talked, and moaned with half open eyes, 1.
- He moaned very much in slumber, 1.
- At one time a laughing, at another a weeping expression in slumber, with distortion of the half-opened eyes, 1.
- Singing in sleep, 14.
- He frequently bit the tongue, at night, in sleep, 14.
- Frequent starting up in fright, at night, as though he were falling into water or from a height, 9.
- Sleeplessness.
- Falling asleep late in the evening, for several hours; there were large ciphers before the eyes, disappearing on rising, in bed, 1.
FEVER
- Chilliness.
- Sensation of coldness, consisting more of an internal shivering than of external coldness (first day), 16.*
- Shaking chill, in the forenoon, with blue nails, tearings in the wrists, and paralytic weakness of the arms, 6.
- Frequent cold creepings, with chilliness and palpitation, 1.
- Chilliness, in the evening, on lying down, and heat all over on first waking, without thirst (after twelve hours), 1. [810.]
- Chilliness, even to trembling, in the evening, followed, in the morning, by heat of face, dryness of the mouth, and sticking sore throat on swallowing, 1.
- Violent shaking chill from afternoon till 10 P.M., followed by dry heat, so great that he almost lost consciousness, 1.
- Chilliness over the whole body, with drawing in the limbs, woke her in the evening, after an hour's sleep, every night, without subsequent heat, 1.
- Chilliness and coldness for an hour, towards evening, without thirst, and without subsequent heat, 1.
- Chilliness, even while walking in a warm room, 1.
- *Chilliness over the whole body, 10.
- Chilliness by paroxysms, the whole forenoon, like a general shivering, even in the house, with blue, icy-cold hands, and dry palate, without special thirst, 3.
- Shaking chill over the whole body, with icy-cold fingers, without thirst (an hour after eating); after four hours, increased warmth, without thirst, 10.
- Creeping shivering chills, from time to time, lasting a minute, without thirst, immediately followed by just as sudden heat, alternating with chilliness, 4.
- Attacks of shivering, in the evening, followed, in the night, by exhausting perspiration (second day), 1. [820.]
- Chilly sensation in the face, temples, forehead, as from a cold wind, with a feeling of coldness in the tips of the fingers, that were also quite cold externally, 11.
- Frequent sensation of coldness in the right cheek, with a feeling of swelling in the left, without externally perceptible change of temperature, 2.
- Nose cold, 14.
- Feeling of coldness, with chilliness and coldness in the abdomen, 14.
CONDITIONS
- Aggravation.
- ( Morning ), Ill-humored, etc.; loss of consciousness when undisturbed; vertigo; on rising, vertigo; after rising, weakness of head; pressure in head; on waking, headache, disappearing on rising; on waking, prickling headache, pressure in forehead; eyes painful on opening them; dry matter on the lids; after rising, paleness of the face; mouth slimy, etc.; bitter taste in mouth; herby taste in mouth; after-taste to food; after waking, pain above hepatic region; during stool, contraction in the intestines; tearing in anus and penis; in bed, erections; while standing, erections; cough, with yellowish expectoration; expectoration of a salty taste; pain in all the joints; drawing in hands and feet; pain in outer side of right foot; weak and apathetic; sleepiness; in bed, restlessness; sweat.
- ( Forenoon ), Head befogged; weakness of eyes; on waking, want of breath; weakness of the arms; 9 to 10, yawning, with chilliness; shaking chill; chilliness; 11 to 5; febrile heat.
- ( Afternoon ), Anxiety; pressure in the head; burning in inner canthus; dryness of mouth; oppression of chest; 2 P.M., pain in shoulder; 4 to 6, yawning, with chilliness; till 10 P.M., shaking chill, followed by heat; heat of face.
- ( Towards evening ), While standing and walking, vertigo; chilliness.
- ( Evening ), On entering a warm room, headache; pain in temple; by the light, biting burning in the eyes; pain above orbits; stitches behind ears; while sitting, ciphers before the eyes; qualmish; in bed, emission of flatus of a garlicky odor; before going to sleep, cutting griping in abdomen; on walking, griping colic; tearing in anus and penis; bronchitis; after lying down, cough; while walking, pain in region of heart; drawing hands and feet; 8 to 11 P.M., pain in the shoulder; burning stitches in soles; uneasiness of the body; red pimples on back, chest, and neck; in bed, itching in pimples on knee and calf; after lying down, itching crawling in the body and hands; yawning; sleepiness; till midnight, heat, with perspiration; on lying down, chilliness; on waking, heat; shivering; alternations of chill and heat; heat of head and cold feet; heat in cheeks and ears; on walking in the open air; heat in cheeks, and flushes of heat in the back.
- ( Night ), Ringing in left ear; in bedroom, sound as if bat were flapping about; burning pain in front teeth; ravenous hunger; cutting pain in abdomen; drawing in pelvis; erections; pressure over chest; tearing pain in back; falling asleep of arms and lower extremities; 2 to 8 A.M., pain in shoulder; tearing in tibia; pain in bursa, between metacarpal bones; interrupted sleep; heat of face; early waking; dreams of the last thing that happened in the evening; perspiration.