Caladium seguinum
By Adolph von Lippe — Text Book of Materia Medica
Mind and Disposition
Low spirits and gloomy thoughts, (with impotence).
Forgetfulness.
Mouth
Swelling of the tongue with excessive ptyalism; the saliva resembling the white of an egg; the eyes are violently inflamed, the chest is oppressed, pulse small and accelerated, cold perspiration all over.
Throat
Dryness in the fauces and pharynx, with aversion to cold water.
Stomach and Abdomen
Frequent rising of air, as if the stomach were filled with dry food, (with asthma).
Burning in the stomach, not relieved by drinking.
Stool and Anus
Discharge of thin, red blood after the stool.
Discharge of mucus from the rectum after stool.
Urinary Organs
The bladder feels full, without desire to urinate.
Fetid urine, (with impotence and secondary gonorrhœa).
Sexual Organs
Men. The sexual organs are bloated, relaxed, and sweaty.
Swelling of the prepuce, (border), with smarting during micturition.
After coition, the prepuce remains behind the glans; it is painful and swollen.
Glans red, dry, dotted with fine points, which are still redder.
Painful erections without sexual desire, alternating with sexual desire with relaxed penis.
Imperfect erections, and premature ejaculation of the semen.
Impotence; the penis remains relaxed, even when excited.
Feeling of coldness, and cold perspiration of the sexual organs.
Larynx and Trachea
Sensation of constriction in the larynx and trachea.
Generalities
Attacks like fainting after writing and thinking when down, or when rising.
Disinclination to move, and desire to lie still.
Sleep
Sleepiness in the day-time, but cannot go to sleep on account of vertigo.
At night, cramps in the soles of the feet.
Fever
Chilliness in the evening, without thirst.
Internal heat, going off from sleep.
Heat with thirst, pain in the ears, swelling of the submaxillary glands, and retention of stool.
Sweat towards evening, with prostration, yawning and drowsiness.
The perspiration (after the heat) attracts the flies.
Skin
Itching, burning rash, (forearm and chest), alternating with asthma.
Conditions
All the symptoms are ameliorated by perspiration, and after sleeping in the day-time.