Chapter VI: Part 6

This is a creeper, inhabiting the shores in the bay of Rio Janeiro. Its stem is herbaceous, rounded, covered with short and rather stiff hairs. Its leaves are simple, opposite, gradually tapering to a short channelled petiole adhering to that of the opposite side, and forming tufts at certain intervals whence arise adventitious roots. They have a smooth, trapezoid, coarsely intended limb. The flowers form little axillary heads, with from 15 to 20 flowers each, arising from an involucre with five divisions and supported by a somewhat filiform pedicle. Calix tubulous, monophyllous, with five teeth, and much shorter than the tube of the corol. The corol is monopetalous, of a yellowish white, tubulous, puffed up at its extremity, with five reflexed divisions, and five stamens with bilocular, connivent anthers which are longer than the corol. Ovary one-celled, flat at the top, whence proceeds a slender style, terminated by a glandular stygma which is longer than the stamens. Fruit monospermous, elongated, with a crustaceous integument which is covered with a number of stiff hairs that are bent over, and which presents irregular longitudinal furrows. The root is perennial and ramose. We employ the leaves.

_First day._—1. Weakness of the joints of the lower extremities, immediately. Vertigo. Slight pain in the right side of the neck, for five minutes. Body and head are very warm. 5. Cold extremities. Violent sexual desire at 11, disappearing afterwards during the remainder of the day.

_Second day._—Headache in the morning. Pain in the sides of the chest. Weakness of the lower limbs. 10. Aversion to every thing. Taciturn. Acute pain in the left ear, for some minutes. Hot face, with sickness at the stomach. Passing pain in the left arm. 15. Passing pain in the left lower limb, for ten minutes. Very drowsy after noon. Headache after a walk. Acute pain in the left lower limb, in the evening. In the evening, pain in the limbs. 20. Pain in the head. Internal heat. At night, very hot internally. Pulse hard and small. Passing and lancinating pains in various parts. 25. Lancinations in various parts of the head. Lancinating pain in the kidneys; the parts were all painful as if pricked. Pain at the right shoulder. Painful burning pricking at the right shoulder. Catarrhal sore throat. 30. Frequent and scanty flow of saliva. Passing pains at the neck. Constant pain in the head. Slight sense of heaviness at the stomach. Sense of chilliness at every motion. 35. Vertigo for 3 or 4 minutes, after eating. Heat in the eyes. Sensitive smell all day. Constant headache, especially in the forehead. Pain in the left lumbar region. 40. Heaviness of the head, with vertigo. Drowsy after 9. No stool, red urine.

_Third day._—Pain in the right lower limb, in the morning. Pain at the neck. 45. Heaviness of the head and on the eyelids. Taciturn. Sad. Extremely languid. Pricking in various parts of the thorax. 50. Unable to lean on an arm, on account of the pain in the thorax. Pain in the temples. Weak stomach. Painful palpitation of the heart. Heat in the limbs. 55. Hot arms with cold hands. At 9 in the evening, hard and small pulse, pain in the right lower limb, all day. Vertigo. Heaviness of the head. Drowsy. 60. Heat in the eyes. Passing pains in various parts of the trunk. Passing pain at the humerus. Constant pain at the right hip and lower limb. Passing pains at the neck. 65. Sexual desire as above. Headache. Internal heat, coming and going momentarily. Pain in the ribs when bending forward; feeble pulse. Pain and constriction of the throat. 70. After a walk, heat in the head lasting all day. Pains here and there, which seem to shift. Red urine. Excessive heat about the head.

_Fourth day._—Aversion to every thing, in the morning. 75. Pain in the neck. Pain at the back. Headache. Heat in the face. Pain in the stomach. 80. Pain at the heart. Pain in the chest when straining. Pain at the humerus when lifting any thing. Slight headache above the brows. Palpitation of the heart. 85. Agitated pulse. Ulceration of the commissure of the lips. Constant pain in the iliac region. Milk-colored spittle. Easy discharge of urine. 90. When drawing breath, pain below the last false ribs, left side. The same pain on the right side, less lasting. Stool hard, inodorous. Headache, at night. Pain, with difficult breathing. 95. Little saliva. An old pain in the chest is worse.

_Fifth day._—Profuse saliva in the morning. Inflammation and lachrymation of the left eye. Lips dry and cracked at the corners. 100. Heaviness at the stomach. Extreme languor. Hot fever, vertigo, uneasy pulse. Acute pains all over for three hours. Pain in the ribs and at the nape of the neck, in the evening. 105. Violent pain in the eyes. Frontal headache. Taciturn for some time. Painful stitch in the region of the heart. Stomach-ache. 110. Pains in the joints hindering movement.

_Sixth day._—Stomach-ache. Pain in the back, while sitting. Languor and general prostration. Profuse saliva. 115. Bitter mouth. Headache. Pain here and there. The right lower limb is always painful. 120. White-colored spittle.

_Seventh day._—Pain in the belly. Pain at the right shoulder. Frightful dreams, about dead bodies. 125. Pain in the forehead. Heaviness in the stomach.

_Eighth day._—Pain in the joints. Pain at the right ribs. Pain in the forehead. 130. Slight pain at the right shoulder. Pain in the lower limbs. Passing pains above the right ear.

ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.

HEAD, &c.: 1. Vertigo after eating. Vertigo. Taciturn. Excessive heat about the head. 5. Dartings in the head. Pain in the temples. Frontal headache. Sensitive smell, all day. Acute pain in the left ear. 10. Heat in the eyes. Inflammation and running of the left eye.

GASTRIC, &c.: Profuse saliva. Ulceration of the commissure of the lips. Milky spittle. 15. Bitter mouth. Aversion to every thing. Painful constriction of the throat. Sore throat. Heaviness at the stomach. 20. Pain in the iliac region. Pain in the kidneys as if pricked. Pain below the false ribs when drawing breath. Costiveness with red urine. Violent sexual desire.

CHEST, &c.: 25. Pain at the right ribs. Prickings in the chest. Pain in the chest, on which account he is unable to lean on the arm. Pain in the sides of the chest. Painful stitch in the region of the heart. 30. Pain at the heart. Palpitation of the heart. Passing pains at the neck. Pain in the back. Pain at the right shoulder. 35. Pain at the humerus when lifting any thing. Burning pricking at right shoulder. Weakness of the joints of the lower limbs. Weakness of the lower limbs. Drowsy. 40. Dreams about dead bodies. Hot arms with cold hands. Internal heat, coming and going. Sense of chilliness when stirring. Heat in the limbs. 45. Very hot, internally, at night. Pulse hard and small. Prostration. Darting pains here and there. Acute pains all over, for three hours. 50. Pain in the joints.

SOLANUM OLERACEUM. (VELLOZ.)

SOL. OL.—PORTUG.: GYQUIRIOBA, JUQUERIOBA.

This is an herbaceous plant with a creeping and somewhat ligneous, cylindrical stem, the upper branches being covered with short and crooked thorns. The leaves, of a dark green, are alternate, irregularly pennate; the folioles are long, lanceolate, almost sessile on a thorny spike; there are from 7 to 9, those at the top being the largest. The flowers are supported by ramose pedicles, which do not grow out of axils; calice campanulate, with five divisions; corolla of a greenish white, monopetalous, with five equal, rotaceous, somewhat reflexed divisions alternating with those of the calix. Five stamens with erect, converging and bilocular anthers; their filaments are short, with the exception of one, which is longer than the rest. Ovary oval, surmounted by a filiform style. Berry spherical with two compartments, of a dark green, with white spots. This solanum grows on the shores around Rio Janeiro, in damp and shady places. We employ the flower.

1. Scanty urine. Short-lasting menses. Toothache at night. Acute catarrh. 5. Suffocating cough. Pain in the face. Toothache. Pain and swelling of the face and throat, with inflammation. No sleep for two nights. 10. Stye on the right lower eyelid. Swelling of a cervical glands. Continual redness of the face. Difficult digestion. Pain at the internal canthi of the eyes. 15. Inflammation of the left upper eyelid. Tickling at the lower limbs. Pustules all over, first white, then red, with an intolerable itching now and then. Lancinating pain in the stomach not lasting long. Sense of chilliness in the left side of the chest, after drinking. 20. Violent pain in the left cheek, spreading over the whole face. Discharge of fetid yellow mucus from the left nostril. Sadness. Irritable. Drowsiness with headache. 25. Herpetic eruption at the ankle. Nettle-rash fever. _Sore throat._ Itching. Ptyalism. 30. No appetite. Tongue coated white. No sleep. Drowsy for four hours in the middle of the day. Discharge of white mucus from the vagina. 35. Swelling of the mammary glands with profuse effusion of milk, on the second day. Drowsy all day. Shortly after taking the drug the breasts of a negro-woman of 60 years began to swell and discharged a quantity of milk.

ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.

1. Sad. Irritable. Toothache. Pain in the face, also with swelling of the face and throat, and inflammation. Redness of the face. 5. Pain in left cheek, spreading over the face. Stye on right lower lid. Inflammation of left lower lid. Pain at the inner canthi. Discharge of fetid yellow mucus from left nostril. 10. Difficult digestion. No appetite. Tongue coated white. Chilly feeling in left chest, after drinking. Sore throat. 15. Ptyalism. Lancinating pain in the stomach. Scanty urine. Short-lasting menses. Discharge of white mucus from the vagina. 20. Swelling of the mammary glands, with discharge of milk. Tickling at the lower limbs. No sleep. Drowsy with headache. Itching pustules all over, first white, then red. Herpes at the ankle. Nettle-rash with fever.

PAULLINIA PINNATA.

PAUL.—PAULLINIA TIMBO (VELL).—PORTUG.: GUARATIMBO, TIMBO-SIPO, CURURU—APÉ.

This beautiful liana is commonly found in the woods of Brazil; its stem, of a flexible and tenacious wood, furnishes slender, slightly pubescent branches with deep parallel furrows. The leaves are alternate, with winged petioles; they are composed of five folioles which are almost sessile, oval-lanceolate, crenulate, irregularly bizugate. The flowers are small, in spikes, situated on axes that are accompanied by leaflets arising from the axillæ of the leaves. Calix with five folioles, corolla with four petals, alternating with the folioles of the calix; eight stamens; ovary with three uni-ovulate chambers. Capsule pear-shaped and sharp, divided at its superior part in three tubercles. Root with long fasciculate branches which are a little hairy at their extremity. We employ the fresh root.

_First day._—1. Loathing, tongue thick and doughy, in a few minutes. She dreams about a leprous woman, which disgusts her.

_Second day._—Very chilly. Colic followed by a reddish diarrhœic stool mixed with slime. 5. Headache as if the head were covered with a cap of lead on which one strikes. Loathing of food. Desire for dainties. Frequent and ineffectual desire to urinate. Pain of the soles in walking, increased by pressure. 10. Lancinating pain in the heel.

_Third day._—Sensation in all the limbs as if bruised. Dizzy, her head inclines forwards. The feet feel numb, after going up-stairs. The arms, chest and head, except the ears, are very cold. 15. Desire to vomit. Her tongue feels as if it were as thick as a finger. Burning when urinating. She likes to remain quiet and shut up. Dreams about a leprous patient whose sores bleed. 20. Her chest feels as if it would open, with a cracking noise. Stitch under the right eye.

_Fourth day._—Shuddering on rising. Sharp pain during stool, as if a penknife had been plunged into the abdomen. Prickling at the left eye, which weeps and is very much inflamed. 25. Redness of the sclerotica. Buzzing in the left ear for 15 minutes. Pain in the groin as if the nerves were cut. Crampy pain in the left side of the hypogastrium. Itching and tingling in the throat. 30. Pain at the eyebrows meeting from opposite side at the root of the nose. Heat in the soles. Oppression and burning in both sides of the chest. Pressure in the hypogastrium. Pain as if a string had been strung round the hypochondria. 35. Intolerable itching, with sense of burning in the chest. Beating in the temple and above the left eye. Pain at the navel as from a penknife. Painful sensation as from an iron bar, compelling the head to incline forwards. Constant ennui. 40. Loathing at the sight of food. Desire for the taste and smell of coffee. General lassitude.

_Fifth day._—Pain in the lower limbs, which become stiff by walking. Cramp in the palm and fingers of the left hand, extending to the arm. 45. Violent pain in the side as if a stone were pressed in. Itching and suppuration behind the head.

_Sixth day._—Hammering in the vertex, reverberating in the temples. Restless sleep. She dreams that she wishes to open her chest in order to look into it. 50. Pressure at the chest and sides, as if pressed upon by iron sheeting, and then pierced with penknives, causing an acute pain. Nausea. Lancinating pain in the left nipple, as if a penknife were thrust in, at regular intervals. Sawing pain as if the cartilage of the left ear were cut; this pain extends to the left side of the neck. Prickings as from a thousand needles in the left thigh, high up, for several minutes.

_Seventh day._—55. Pressure as from an iron band around the waist; and stitches in the upper part of the thorax, worse during motion. Crampy pain in the left hand, for a moment. Sensation, while talking, as if a stone were burying itself in the stomach. Pain as if a knife were plunged into the right side.

_Eighth day._—She dreams that a scabby dog full of sores is walking towards her; she took hold of the dog, who bit her; then she uttered loud cries, in the midst of which she awoke with a severe pain in the chest. 60. She feels bruised all over. Headache as if her head would split. Lachrymation, especially of the left eye. Very hungry at dinner. Stabbing sensation in the ovaries, for a moment. 65. Painful stitches in each side of the abdomen.

_Ninth day._—Burning in the chest. Pain at the right ankle, as if sprained. Tingling in the throat. Pain in the loins as if bruised; she is unable to raise herself after stooping. 70. Pain at the right shoulder, disappearing by friction. Numbness in the shoulder. Intense itching under the arm.

SECOND PROVING.

_First day._—Sense of scraping in the throat. Heat in the front part of the chest. 75. Short breathing. Passing in the region of the liver. Acute pain at the left wrist. Rumbling in the right hypochondrium. Pain in the left hypochondrium. 80. Pain in the right parietal region, as if pressed from within outwards. Internal trembling in the umbilical region and the left hypochondrium. Pain in the whole abdomen, worse when touching it. Pain at the heart, at 2 in the afternoon. Lancination in the præcordial region. 85. Chilliness, first of the upper part of the body, and then all over. Alternate heat and chilliness in the face. Dry mouth. Rough tongue with sensation as if larger. Obnubilation. 90. Lancination, as after chewing cloves; a constant symptom. Numbness of the arms. Trembling of the lower limbs. In walking, she feels as though she were walking backwards. Lazy, not disposed to work. 95. Desire to lie down. Rough voice. Yellowish, bitter, difficult and tenacious expectoration. No appetite. At 6, the pain at the heart extends to the last ribs. 100. Acute pain in the middle of the head, on the right side. Headache, on the left side. Out of breath, with desire to vomit. Pain above the eyes, penetrating to the brain. Pain at the left breast. 105. Pain in the right side of the chest, at half past 7 in the evening. Melancholy. Pain in the right temple. Weakness and heaviness in the lower limbs. 110. Numbness in the sole of the right foot and at the knee. Pain in the shoulder-blades. Red spots in the face and on the chest. Shooting in the jaws. Sadness and drowsiness all day.

_Second day._—115. Desire to vomit on waking. Pain at the left groin, at 8. Weak feeling in the chest. Pain in the left temple. Pain in the left arm, extending to the back. 120. Pain in the middle of the head as if a nail were thrust in. Itching in the hand and fingers, obliging one to scratch until the skin is off. Deep ennui. Acute pain in the right side of the chest, at 4 in the afternoon. 125. Pain in the left thigh. Pain in the right teeth. Contusive pain in the region of the liver, in touching the right ribs; worse when walking. Chilliness all over in the evening. 130. Pain near the right elbow; at 9 in the evening.

_Third day._—Acute lancinations under the right arm. Pain at the neck. Lancinations in the left side. Heaviness of the head; with pain in the right temple. 135. Heat in the face. Lancination under the right breast, at one o’clock. Dull pain in the left ear, at 2. Lancinations in the liver. Headache at night.

_Fourth day._—140. Pain in the whole abdomen. Extraordinary desire for coffee and fruits. Constipation, for two days. Toothache continued. Pain under the right arm. 145. Pain at the internal part of the right arm. Lancinations in the right side of the chest, at 4 in the evening.

_Fifth day._—Dreams about dead persons. Vision of dead persons. Headache, in the region of the right temple. 150. Pain from the arm to the chest, at 8 in the morning. Heat in the chest, around the breast, which feels as if pressed together by an iron band. Staggering gait. Bitter mouth. Profuse saliva. 155. Shortness of breath. Pain in the left arm when stretching it. Pain in the neck, less in the open air. Pain in the right side of the chest, below the clavicle and the right axilla, at 6 in the evening. No sleep.

_Sixth day._—160. Diarrhœa. Pain in the right side of the chest. Rheumatic pain in the knees. Pain around the navel. Pain in the chest. 165. Headache all day. Desire to walk. Lancinations in the splenetic region, at noon. Pain in the right shoulder, at one o’clock. Chilliness, at 3. 170. Shuddering with drowsiness and arthritic pains. Lancinations in the right side of the chest, at half past 3. Lancinations in the right breast, at 6 in the evening. Heaviness of the head and forehead.

_Seventh day._—Short breathing. 175. Pain under the sternum. Pain in the right wrist. Pain in the joints. Pain in the right ear. Blood-streaked saliva. 180. Headache in the evening, with inability to stoop. Violent cough, with inflamed throat. Fear of being phthysicky. Sad dreams.

_Eighth day._—When drawing breath, the chest feels as if opened. 185. Dry and short cough.

_Ninth day._—Headache in the morning. Weariness of the lower limbs. Pain in the left side of the chest, as far as the arm, as if the parts were scratched.

_Tenth day._—Pain around the umbilicus. 190. Lancinations in the right side of the chest. Lancinations in the right eye, with lachrymation. Heat all along the back. A good appetite all day. Dreams about dead persons, with tears on waking. 195. Dry and short cough.

_Eleventh day._—Oppression on the chest. Dry cough. Pain in the right side of the chest. No appetite. 200. Ulceration at the lower limbs, with itching.

ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.

MENTAL AND MORAL: 1. She likes to be alone and quiet. Ennui. Melancholy. Dizzy, her head inclines forward. 5. In walking she imagines she is walking backwards. Staggering gait. Vision of dead persons.

HEAD: Headache in the evening, with inability to stoop. Heaviness of the head, with pain in right temple. 10. Acute pain in middle of the head. Pain in head as from a nail. Pressing pain from within outwards, in right parietal region. Splitting headache. Beating in the temple and above the left eye. 15. Pain as from an iron bar compelling the head to stoop forward. Hammering in the vertex. Headache as if the head were covered with a cap of lead on which one strikes.

EARS, EYES, &c.: Dull pain in left ear. Sawing pain in the cartilage of the left ear, extending to the neck. 20. Buzzing in left ear. Alternate heat and chilliness in the face. Shooting in the jaws. Pain in right teeth. Darting in right eye, with lachrymation. 25. Pain above the eyes, penetrating to the brain. Stitch under the right eye. Prickling in left eye, which runs and is inflamed. Pain at the eyebrows, towards the root of the nose.

GASTRIC: Rough tongue, with sensation as if larger. 30. Bitter mouth. Out of breath, with desire to vomit. Loathing at the sight of food. Desire for coffee. Desire to vomit. 35. Loathing, with tongue thick and doughy. Desire for dainties. Itching and tingling in the throat. Scraping in the throat. Yellowish, tenacious expectoration. 40. Sensation, while talking, as if a stone were burying itself in the stomach.

ABDOMEN: Pain around the navel. Lancinations in the splenetic region. Contusive pain in the region of the liver. Pain in the region of the liver. 45. Pain in abdomen, worse when touched. Pain in right side, as if a knife were plunged in. Painful stitches in each side of the abdomen. Constrictive pain round the hypochondria. Cutting pain at navel. 50. Pain in the side as if a stone were pressed in. Crampy pain in left side of hypogastrium. Pain in the groin as if the nerves were cut. Colic followed by a reddish diarrhœic stool. Constipation. 55. Diarrhœa. Sharp pain during stool, as from a penknife. Ineffectual desire to urinate. Burning when urinating. Stabbing sensation in the ovaries.

BRONCHIAL: 60. Blood-streaked saliva. Cough with inflamed throat.

CHEST: Her chest feels as if it would open, with cracking. Itching and burning in the chest. Oppression and burning in the sides of the chest. 65. Burning in the chest. Lancing pain in left nipple. Pressure at the chest and sides as from iron sheeting, followed by sensation as if pierced by a penknife. Acute pain in the right side of the chest. Weak feeling in the chest. 70. Pain at the right breast. Dartings in the right breast. Pain under the sternum. Pain under the right clavicle. Shortness of breath. 75. Heat around the breast which feels compressed. Dartings in right side of chest. Scratching pain in left side of chest. When drawing breath, the chest feels as if being opened. Pain at the heart. 80. Lancination in the præcordial region.

BACK: Heat along the back. Pain in the neck. Pain in the shoulder-blades.

EXTREMITIES: Numbness in the shoulder. 85. Numbness of the arms. Itching under the arm. Dartings under the right arm. Pain from the left arm to the back. Cramp in the palm and fingers of the left hand. 90. Pain in the lower limbs, which become stiff by walking. Prickings in left thigh, high up. Trembling of the lower limbs. Numbness in right foot and knee. Rheumatic pains in the knees. 95. Pain at right ankle as if sprained. Lancing pain in the heel. Pain of the soles in walking. Heat in the soles. The feet feel numb after going up-stairs.

FEVER, SLEEP: 100. Shuddering with drowsiness and arthritic pains. Chilliness. Shuddering on rising. Chilly. Restless sleep. 105. She dreams that a scabby dog is walking towards her; it bit her, and she cried out. She dreams that she wishes to look into a chest. Dreams about a leprous woman.

CUTANEOUS, GENERAL: Ulcers at the lower limbs, with itching. Red spots in the face. 110. Itching and suppuration behind the head. Pain in the joints. Distressing itching in the hand and fingers. Desire to lie down. Bruised all over. 115. Lassitude. Sensation in the limbs as if bruised.

BLATTA AMERICANA (LAM.)

BLATTA.—KAKERLAT AMERICANA (SAR.) PORTUG.: BARATTA.

The blatta americana, which is very common in Brazil, where it inhabits human dwellings, is an orthopterous insect, with an elongated, oval, rather flat body, from 12 to 16 lines in length, of a brown-red which becomes paler under the belly. The prothorax is smooth, shining, of an ochre yellow, with two large brown spots, which are sometimes united in one. In the male the elytræ reach beyond the belly by a few lines; in the female they are a little shorter. They are marked with numerous longitudinal streaks which bifurcate near the dotted margin terminating the elytræ. The wings are striate and reticular, of the length of the elytræ. The antennæ which are longer than the body, exhibit at their base a small yellowish point. The feet are provided with black prickles and terminate in a tarsus with five articulations.

We triturate the whole insect, if possible alive, for 15 minutes; after which we take two or three grains of this paste and rub them down with 100 grains of sugar of milk in order to obtain the first trituration.

_First day._—1. Aching pain in the temples. Numbness and heaviness of the head. Formication in the toes, at 7 in the morning. Pain shifting from the back to the shoulder-blade. 5. Prickings in the left side of the neck. Heat in the urethra when urinating. Stitch as by a fly, in the corner of the left eye, at 10 in the morning. Sense of weariness in the bends of the knees. Yellowness of the face. 10. Yellowness of the sclerotica. (When the prover had the jaundice, for which the blatta is considered empirically as a specific, he felt a number of pains which have been reproduced in this proving, such as general prostration, weariness, &c.) Frequent yawning, watery discharge from the nose. Lachrymation. Passing bloating at the pit of the stomach. 15. Drowsy in the afternoon. Acute pains in the temples, every now and then, at 4 in the afternoon. Chill and shuddering for half an hour. Pain at the right leg, from the toes to the knees. Slight colic. 20. Pain in the back, right side. Shuddering; sense of heat and slight moisture all over. Pain in the transverse colon, duodenum and pit of the stomach. Pain at the left little toe. Pain in the right side of the chest. 25. Shuddering for one hour. The pain in the temples continues. Yellow color of the urine, increasing more and more. Salt saliva.

_Second day._—Pain in the temple, with lancinations now and then. 30. Sense of weariness in the bend of the knee. Pain in the feet, here and there, and sometimes in the sole. Lazy. Frequent yawning. Acute pain in the chest, afternoon. 35. Cramp in the right leg. Weary when going up-stairs. Violent pain in the chest, with want of breath. Urine of a bright-yellow, albuminous. The proving was interrupted by an accident.

HAHNEMANN’S ARRANGEMENT.

1. Aching in the temples. Numbness and heaviness in the head. Acute pains in the temples. Pain in the temple, with lancinations now and then. Stitch in canthus of left eye. Yellowness of the sclerotica. Lachrymation. Bloating at the pit of the stomach. Pain in the transverse colon. Heat in the urethra when urinating. Bright-yellow, albuminous urine. Acute pain in the chest, afternoon, also with want of breath. Pain shifting from the back to the shoulder-blade. Pricklings in the left side of the neck. Formication in the toes. Sense of weariness in the bends of the knees. Pain in the feet, here and there. Chill and shuddering. Shuddering, with sense of heat and moisture all over. Weary when going up-stairs.

DELPHINUS AMAZONICUS.

DELPH. DELPHINUS GEOFFROYI (DESM.) PORTUG.: PEIXE BOI.

This dolphin is from 9 to 10 feet long; its body is large and cylindrical, of a brownish-gray color above and a pure white below. Its jaws, of equal length, are long, narrow, linear, armed on each side with 26 large conical, somewhat rugose teeth, with wide crowns. Its forehead is bomb-shaped, the eyes a little above the commissure of the lips. The pectoral fins are of considerable size, brownish at their extremities, and placed very low; the dorsal fin is elevated and semilunar. This dolphin, as its name shows, inhabits the mouth of the Amazon. It has a thick and fibrous skin, which we employ in medicine.

(Before trying the drug, the prover had paroxysms of cough with suffocation, during which a hernia protruded with much force.)

_First day._—1. Slight pain at the navel, after five minutes. Feeling of a quantity of air in the stomach, with grumbling in the abdomen. Pain at the loins, on rising in the morning. Eructations. 5. Violent smarting and excoriating pains, shifting from the right thigh to the heel, then to the right shoulder; these pains are aggravated by contact. In moving the right toes, the bones cracked as if notched. Quickly passing pain at the right eyebrow (when coughing, the hernia did not protrude any longer with so much force.)

_Second day._—Doughy mouth. 10. He has not been troubled with suffocation and the cough is less. Headache. Violent colic with soft and strong-smelling stools. Pain in the loins. Hard abdomen, especially on the right side, where he feels like a ball which is painful when touched, in the evening. 15. Dry lips.

_Third day._—Restless and disturbed sleep. (Cough continues.) Pain in the loins. The hardness in the abdomen has shifted to the left side. 20. Bleeding from the left nostril. (Before taking the drug he bled from the right nostril.)

_Fourth day._—Acid stomach. (Cough with suffocation.) Erections, with sexual desire. Itching at the anus as from worms. 25. The bones of the thorax are affected with rheumatic pains.

AMPHISBŒNA VERMICULARIS.

AMPH.

This species moves either backwards or forwards, as occasion may require, and is quite frequent in the woods of Brazil. Its body is cylindrical, from two feet to two and a half long, terminated by a very obtuse tail. It has no scales properly speaking, but its skin is divided into quadrilateral compartments disposed in rings round the body; 228 on the trunk and 26 on the tail. The lower lip is divided into six long and narrow plates; the head is small, rather sharp, protected by scutellæ, and not distinguished from the neck. It has small eyes; the jaw is not dilatable, the teeth are conical, bent, unequal and distinct from each other; the nostrils are on the sides, and pierced in a single naso-rostral plate. The amphisbœna is of a brownish color above, and a pinkish-white under the belly. The poison was taken from the living animal by cutting off part of its jaw, which was triturated immediately.

1. Debility. Sadness and lassitude in the morning, which leaves one while walking. Tender sadness which disposes one to be gentle and meek. Violent pain in the whole of the vertebral column, worse when walking, moving the arms or stooping. 5. Painful and large pimple on the left side of the upper lip, suppurating. Acne rosacea miliaris (a dry itch cured), covering extensive ellyptical spots; after the eruption healed, a furfuraceous desquamation took place wherever a pimple had been situated. Wakes at midnight, for ten consecutive nights. Disturbed sleep.

_Fifteenth day._—Depression. 10. Ennui. Impatience. Weight in the forehead and parietal regions. Weight at the forehead. Vertigo as if one would fall towards one side and is then impelled towards the opposite side by a contrary oscillation. 15. Pain at the inner canthus of the right eye as if a stye would form. Repeated beating at the right side of the forehead as if hail-stones fell upon it. Sweat about the head. Horrible headache, with sensation as if the feet were in the brain. Dizziness when turning round. 20. Constant twitching at the upper eyelids, especially the left. Constriction of the right eye as if strung together with a cord. Shooting pain in the outer angle of the left eye. Sensation as of a grain of sand in the right eye. Weariness of the eyes, in the evening, with pain and pricking when looking at the light. 25. Lachrymation and constriction of the left eye. Pain in the meatus auditorius, as if air were rushing in. Pricklings and heat at the right malar eminence. Dull pain _in the right lower jaw-bone_. Lancination and pain all through the right side of the head. 30. Pains in the right lower jaw, and considerable swelling aggravated by air and dampness. Swelling of the right lower jaw, worse in the open air. The teeth feel elongated and set on edge, especially the right lower molares. The toothache is worse in the evening and afternoon. Chewing is painful, but the contact of liquids is not painful. 35. Swelling of the tonsils. Deglutition is difficult, one is not able to swallow saliva. Protrusion of umbilical hernia. Chilliness and pains at the epigastrium. Tearing pain at the navel, all day. 40. Suppuration of inguinal hernia. The hernia is painful, and air is felt in it. Lancination in the navel as from a stiletto. Constipation. The miliary acne rosacea spreads over the chest, neck and back, with itching which is worse in the morning and decreases in the evening. 45. Gradually a white vesicle forms on every pimple, discharging a clear serum, after which the eruption dries up on the fifth day. Breaking out of little pimples, especially on the forearm. Painful swelling of the arm, on the fifteenth day. Cramp in the left leg. Painless drawing up of the legs. 50. Cramp in the left leg; it remains behind in walking as if paralyzed.

ARISTOLOCHIA MILHOMENS. (NOBIS.)

ARIST. ARISTOLOCHIA GLANDIFLORA (GOM.)—ARISTOLOCHIA CYMBIFERA (MART.) SNAKE-ROOT.

A climbing plant with a glabrous stem; leaves alternate, uniformly cordate, pedati-nerved, with reticulate little veins between the nerves; they are supported by long petioles, furnished with a large, entire, reni-form, amplexicaule stipule. Flowers solitary, upon a sulcate peduncle from four to five inches long. Perianth single, large, of a yellowish brown, tuberculated, curved, divided into two lips; the upper lip sharp, lanceolate, and somewhat bent outwards; the lower lip, twice as long as the other, at first dilated at the base, and expanding into a large oval disk with undulate borders. The whole flower is covered with prominent nerves. Stamens six epigynous. Ovary glabrous, surmounted by a stygma with six short and rounded lobes.

We employ the flower.

_First day._—1. Restless sleep. He dreams that he is neither able to work, drink or walk. Gurgling at the right frontal eminence, for one minute. Doughy mouth the whole morning. 5. Thirst. Pain in the right groin. Numbness of the left leg. Numbness of the lower part of the calf. Borborygmi in the stomach and bowels. 10. Lancinations in the whole of the left lower limb. The left leg is red and swollen. The head feels heavy. Very thirsty, with bitter mouth. No appetite. 15. Stitch in the ball of the left thumb, at half past three in the afternoon. Torpid sensation at the vertex. Pricking in the right testicle. Pricking at the right thigh. Pricking at the lower part of the left leg. 20. Itching at the inside of the left thigh. Prickings here and there, over the body. Pain at the ball of the right thumb, at 7 in the evening. Torpid sensation in the cerebellum. Stitch under the heel. 25. Itching at the left outer ankle, at 8. Itching at the skin of the prepuce. Crampy pain at the right inner ankle. Contusive pain at the left pectoral muscle, which is sensitive to contact, at night.

_Second day._—Restless sleep. 30. He dreams about a sheep and dog covered with red scarfs; the first was lifted off the ground and seized by the latter in the middle of the back; the dog was suspended by the back, by some individual accompanied by a number of persons. Afterwards an intense sexual dream with emission. Painful stitch under the shoulder-blade, as after receiving a blow. Sense of embarrassment behind the left inner ankle. Uneasiness in the thighs, followed by pricking, at 2 in the afternoon. 35. Contusive pain at the left knee. Lancinations at the forepart of the left outer ankle, at 7 in the evening. Fulness of the stomach. Stitching pain at the right thigh. In the morning, the leg is swollen and violet-colored; it becomes inflamed by walking, and, towards evening, changes to a blackish red. 40. Loss of appetite. The whole leg is covered with irregular blackish spots formed by extra-vasated blood. Urinates more frequently than usual. Burning head. Continual thirst, with bitter mouth. 45. The lips and gums are excoriated. Complete loss of appetite. The left leg is painful as if excoriated; the pain shifts to the right inner ankle, where it becomes more acute.

_Third day._—Lancinating pains at the apex of the heart, which arrests the breathing all night. The temples are painful to contact, the whole day. 50. Stiffness of the leg, with inability to stand for a few minutes. Stitching pain between the shoulders. Dull pain at the lower part of the lumbar region and at the abdomen. Burning pains at the anus. The lips and gums are raw as before. 55. Itching above the bend of the right elbow. Crampy pain in the left tendo-Achillis. Partial numbness around the ankles. Contusive pain below the left knee-pan, at 3 in the afternoon. Lancinations in the lower part of the right leg and at the inner ankle, at half past 3. 60. The upper and lower part of the left arm is painful to the touch, at half past 4. Painful lancinations at the inner part of the left knee. Stitch in the articulation of the first phalanx of the little finger, at 8 in the evening.

_Fourth day._—Pain at the dorsal part of the left index. Colic, followed by stool the first part of which is soft, the latter diarrhœic, twice in succession, in the morning. 65. Malaise as if something would accumulate at the inside of the right leg, above the knee, in the evening and during part of the night.

_Fifth day._—Difficulty of using the lumbar region. Sensation as if the skin of the right leg would fall upon the ankles, like a stocking; he frequently puts his hand there for the purpose of raising the skin again. Itching at the forepart of the right leg. Pricking at the inside of the right leg. 70. A difficulty at the lower part of the tendo-Achillis. Easy stool.

_Sixth day._—Itching at the internal ankle of the left foot. Itching at the left thigh. Pain above the right inner ankle. 75. Disgusting dreams.

_Seventh day._—Malaise after waking in the morning; he is unable to fall asleep again; he feels as if something near the ankles inconvenienced him for several hours. This pain increases towards three, changing to a contusive pain. The ankles feel swollen. 80. Acute pain in the sacro-lumbar region. Pain in the right side.

_Eighth day._—Pain at the pit of the stomach. The pain in the legs continues. Permanent pain above the left inner ankle. 85. Smarting at the inner and upper right thigh, in the evening. Acute lancination in the head, evening.

_Ninth day._—Acute lancination in the left side of the head, evening.

_Tenth day._—Violent lancination behind the head. The forepart of the left leg is painful to contact. 90. Shootings in the cerebellum.

ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.

HEAD. Head heavy. The head is burning hot. Throbbing in the right frontal eminence for a minute. Sensation of torpor at the vertex. 5. His temples are very sensitive to touch during the whole day. Acute lancination in the head. Acute lancination in the left side of the head. Severe lancination behind the head. Shooting in the cerebellum. 10. Sensation of torpor in the cerebellum.

MOUTH: Mouth pasty through the whole morning. Excoriations of the lips and gums. Excoriations of the lips and gums as on the second day.

APPETITE: Anorexia. 15. Want of appetite. Complete anorexia. Thirst. Great thirst with bitterness of the mouth. Continual thirst and bitter mouth.

STOMACH: 20. Borborygmus in the stomach and intestines. Fulness of the stomach. Pain at the scorbiculus.

STOOL AND ANUS: Colic, followed by a stool, at first soft, then diarrhœic, twice in succession. Easy stool. 25. Burning pains at the anus.

URINARY AND GENITAL: He makes water more frequently than usual. Itching on the skin of the prepuce. Pricking in the right testicle.

CHEST: Lancinating pain at the apex of the heart which takes away his breath at night. 30. Bruised pain over the left pectoral muscle, which is sensitive to the touch at night.

BACK: Painful spot under the scapula, as if from having received a blow. Sharp pain between the shoulders. Pain in the right side. Uneasiness in the lumbar region. 35. Dull pain at the lower part of the lumbar region and in the hypogastrium. Acute pain in the sacro-lumbar region.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES: The upper and lower parts of the left arm are painful to the touch. Itching above the bend of the right arm. Stinging in the hypothenar eminence of the left hand. 40. Pain in the hypothenar eminence of the right hand. Pain in the dorsal portion of the left index. Pricking in the joint of the first phalanx of the little finger.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES: Pain in the right groin. Lancinations through the whole extent of the left inferior extremity. 45. The left leg is red and inflamed. Swelling of the left leg. The leg is swollen and violet-colored in the morning; it becomes inflamed by fatigue and turns blackish red towards evening. The whole leg is covered by large irregular patches formed by extra-vasated blood. Malaise as if something were collected in the internal part of the right leg above the knee. 50. The pains in the legs continue. Uneasiness, then pricking in the thighs. Stiffness of the leg, with impossibility of standing up for a few minutes. Pricking on the internal surface of the right leg. Smarting on the internal superior part of the right thigh. 55. Pricking in the right thigh. Acute pain in the right thigh. Itching on the right thigh. Itching on the internal surface of the left thigh. The upper part of the left leg is painful to the touch. 60. Itching on the anterior part of the right leg. Bruised pain in the left knee. Bruised pain under the left patella. Painful lancinations in the internal part of the left knee. Prick as from a pin in the lower part of the left leg. 65. Swelling of the lower part of the calf. Cramplike pains in the left tendo-Achillis. Uneasiness in the lower part of the tendo-Achillis. Prick under the heel. Malaise after waking in the morning; he cannot go to sleep again; he feels as if something incommoded him about the malleoli for several hours. This pain increases, becoming a bruised pain. 70. Partial swellings around the malleoli. The malleoli appear swollen. Feeling as if the lower part of the right leg had a tendency to fall down upon the malleoli, as a stocking might do; he often carries his hand there as if to raise it up. Cramplike pain in the right internal malleolus. Pain above the right internal malleolus. 75. Lancinations in the lower part of the right leg and internal malleolus. The left leg is painful as if excoriated; the pain passes to the right internal malleolus and becomes more acute. Lancinations in the anterior part of the left external malleolus. Itching on the left external malleolus. Itching on the left internal malleolus. 80. Persistent pain above the left internal malleolus. Disagreeable sensation behind the left internal malleolus.

SLEEP: Disturbed rest. Unquiet sleep. Dreams. Disgusting dreams. 85. He dreams that he can neither act nor drink nor walk. He dreams of a sheep and a dog, covered with red scarves; the former, elevated above the ground, shook his head and was seized by the dog in the middle of his back; the dog himself was suspended by the back by a man accompanied by many other individuals. Afterwards, a very amorous dream with pollution.

GENERAL: Prickings in different parts of the body.

RESINA ITU.

ITU.

This rosin which comes to us from the province of St. Paul, is used empirically for hernia.

_First day._—1. Stupefying pain in the head, worse when stooping. Vertigo as if one would fall to the right. Earache when the least dampness sets in, extending to the articulation of the jaw. Numbness at the tarsal joint, after sitting. 5. Pain in the abdomen, from within outwards. Sense of chilliness at the hypogastrium, especially in the evening.

_Second day._—Light sleep at night, but continual. Continual hiccough. Aching pain in the forehead and eyes. 10. Beating in the right temple. The pain extends to the ear and the articulation of the jaw. Pain on the left side like wry-neck. Lancination in the forehead, right side. Nausea worse during motion. 15. Pain in the left hypochondrium, when inclining forwards.

_Third day._—Violent itching near the sternal extremity of the right clavicle, followed by a moist tetter, which scatters in six hours.

_Fourth day._—Violent itching at the right arm; it is covered with red pimples, rounded like pins’ head. The itching ceases in the day-time, but the eruption lasts all day. Pimples on the left side of the neck; they itch as much, though less inflamed. 20. Numbness of the legs. On rising from a chair one is unable to stand straight.

_Fifth day._—Stiffness of the nape of the neck, which prevents one from raising or inclining the head. Pain at the nape of the neck, penetrating to the forehead and causing a numbness and heaviness which carries the head forward. The pimples on the arm and neck scatter gradually.

_Sixth day._—Cramps at the left tarsal joint. 25. Involuntary stools.

_Seventh day._—Sudden report in the ear, with frightful pain extending to the teeth, for several minutes; this paroxysm recurs four times in the morning, from hour to hour. Numbness in the tarsal joint every time one rises from a seat. Profuse painless diarrhœa. Copious, yellow, diarrhœic stools.

_Eighth day._—30. Reports in the ears, as often as eight times a day. Profuse sweat after the reports. Air aggravates the pain. Lancinating pain in the region of the liver, worse when walking or stooping. Heaviness of the head, it inclines forwards. 35. Heaviness at the eyes when walking. Burning pain at the anus after sitting. Twinkling of the eyes. Burning in the eyelids. Muscæ volitantes like pins’-heads. 40. Pain from the ear to the teeth, less but longer than previously. Lancinating pain in the orbit of the left eye, extending to the eyebrow. Toothache worse when taking a cold drink.

_Ninth day._—Burning at the vulva followed by violent itching. Crampy pain at the tendo-Achillis. 45. Bright-yellow stool, which cannot be retained as soon as one stands up. Repeated sneezing. Coryza. Crampy pain from the calf to the heel. Heaviness in the legs and weariness towards evening.

_Twelfth day._—50. Acute pain in the knee-joint. The tongue feels big, as if it filled the whole mouth, though the swelling is but trifling. Red tongue. Difficulty of moving the tongue and talking. Inflammation of the tonsils. 55. Pain in the throat and sensation as of a lump in the pharynx. Pain in the left breast worse when walking. Itching at the left breast and nipple, especially in the morning. Pain at the posterior iliac spine when stretching the leg or rising, several days in succession.

ARRANGEMENT ACCORDING TO HAHNEMANN.

HEAD, &c.: 1. Vertigo as if one would fall to the right. Stupefying pain in the head. Aching pain in forehead and eyes. Beating in the right temple. 5. Twinkling of the eyes. Burning in the eyelids. Muscæ volitantes. Lancing pain in left orbit. Earache in damp weather. 10. Sudden report in the ear, with pain extending to the teeth. Coryza. Toothache worse after a cold drink.

GASTRIC, &c.: Hiccough. Nausea. 15. The tongue feels big as if filling the mouth. Difficulty of moving the tongue. Red tongue. Inflamed tonsils. Sore throat with sensation of a lump. 20. Lancing pain in the region of the liver worse when stooping. Involuntary stools. Diarrhœa, yellow. Burning pain at the anus after sitting. Burning at the vulva.

CHEST, &c.: 25. Itching at the left breast and nipple. Pain in left breast. Stiffness of the nape of the neck. Pain like wry neck. Pain from nape of neck to forehead, causing a numbness and heaviness. 30. Pain at the posterior iliac spine when stretching the leg. Heaviness in the legs. Acute pain in the knee-joint. Cramps at left-tarsal joint. Numbness of the legs and tarsal joints. 35. Numbness at the tarsal joint. Crampy pain at tendo-Achillis. Moist tetter with itching at right clavicle. Itching red pimples on the right arm. Pimples on left side of neck. 40. Sense of chilliness in hypogastrium.

TRADESCANTIA DIURETICA. (MART.)

TRAD. TRADESCANTIA COMMELINA (WELL.) PORTUG.: TRAPŒRAVA.

This herbaceous plant is pretty common in Brazil. Its ramose and cylindrical stems are erect or a little inclined; the leaves are alternate, sheathed, somewhat lanceolate, and constituting at the extremity of the branches tufts whence arise long pedicles each of which carries from four to six flowers; perianth double, three-leaved, the outer one having sharp, herbaceous divisions, and the inner one being petaloïd and blue-colored. Stamens six fertile; a free tri-locular ovary, surmounted by a simple style. We employ the leaves.

_First day._—1. Vertigo. Pain in the left side of the chest. The breathing is embarrassed as when one is affected with catarrh.

_Second day._—Yellowish, copious urine, depositing at the bottom of the vessel an ash-colored, copious sediment. 5. The urine has an acrid smell. Inflammation of the scrotum which is painful and very red. Difficult breathing, sighing as from want of air. The symptoms continue from the third to the fifteenth day. The breathing is very painful. 10. The inflammation of the scrotum decreases since the twelfth day. Whitish discharge from the urethra. Pain when urinating. Thin stream of urine. Diarrhœa. The testicles return by the inguinal ring.

MURURE LEITE.

MUR. L.

This rosin is used as an anti-syphilitic.

1. Blennhorrhœal discharge. Ulcers on the legs. Yellow and fetid urine. Cracking sensation in the tibia. 5. Profuse flow of saliva. Small painless pimple which terminates in suppuration, with smarting. Spot at the instep, painful in the middle and insensible all round the circumference. Numbness of the left arm. Numbness of the limbs. 10. Sciatica. Swelling of the face as in the elephantiasis of the Greeks. Pain in a former cicatrix on the left side of the tongue. Cold hands. Heaviness of the head. 15. Pains in the head, recurring on the third and fourth day. Pain in the left ear, on the first day. Stool easier. Heat in the eyes. Sore eyes. 20. Drowsy day and night. Constant restlessness during sleep. Exaltation of ideas. Loathing of food, loss of appetite. Pain at the left shoulder, hindering breathing when walking. 25. Pustules on the penis. Eruption on the legs. Toothache for four days. Pimples on the occiput, on the fourteenth day. Vomiting, on the sixteenth day. 30. Urging to stool, with soft fæces. Little appetite. Severe pain in the thighs. Prickings in the tongue. Heaviness of the head.

HAHNEMANN’S ARRANGEMENT.

1. Pain in the head. Heaviness of the head. Pain in left ear. Swelling of the face. 5. Heat in the eyes. Sore eyes. Toothache for four days. Prickings in the tongue. Flow of saliva. 10. Pain of a former cicatrix at the tongue. Loathing of food. Vomiting. Blennorrhœa. Yellow and fetid urine. 15. Pain at left shoulder, hindering breathing when walking. Numbness of left arm. Cold hands. Severe pain in the thighs. Cracking in the tibia. 20. Painful spot at the instep, insensible all round. Sciatica. Drowsy. Restless sleep. Pustules on the penis. 25. Pimples on the occiput. Numbness of the limbs.

CANNABIS INDICA.

CANN. IND. HASCHICH. PANGO.

This is an intoxicating, herbaceous plant, with an erect stem which is furrowed its whole length. Leaves alternate, palmate, composed of five almost linear, serrate folioles on slender petioles. Flowers dioïchous, with a monophyllous greenish perianth, in groups of two, placed at the base of the leaves, and constituting a terminal spike. The male flowers with five reflexed divisions, five stamens with almost vesicular, pendant anthers; female flowers with an entire perianth that is split only on one side. Fruit ovoïd, with one seed. The haschich which has been introduced into Brazil by the blacks, is called by them pango; they are severely forbidden to grow it in Brazil. It can only be procured with difficulty. We employ the leaves.

This narcotic develops a good many symptoms in those who make use of it. It is our belief that, if it had been sufficiently proved, it would be used as much as opium and belladonna. The few symptoms which we give below, are simply intended to stimulate others to continue the proving of this interesting agent.