Agaricus muscarius


Proving Symptoms of homeopathy medicine Agaricus Muscarius, described by Richard Hughes in his book, A Cyclopedia of Drug Pathogenesis, published in 1895….


Introduction

Agaricus muscarius, L. Bug- agaric. Nat. Ord., Fungi.

Provings

1. HAHNEMANN, Chronic Diseases. Part II of original, Vol. I of translation. Contains 715 symptoms from self and ten fellow- observers.

2. OHLHAUTH took a few drops of Ix dil.: after 1/4 hour, while standing reading the paper, he noticed the paper moving with the beat of his heart; pulsations were as distinctly felt and violent as in climbing a mountain. Next day, after 7 drops of 1st cent, same symptoms recurred. (Hygea, xviii, 19.)

3. KRETSCHMAR smelt at agar. 6 for 5 morning, and when walking in open air, in cool summer weather, he felt burning and itching on ears and cheeks, also on both hands, a s though they had been frozen in infancy.) On rubbing felt heat and swelling of those parts, and they got very red. This symptoms continued to trouble him for four months. It lasted longest in hands, which in the cold autumn days, after long rubbing on account of the intolerable itching and burning, swelled to such an extent that the joints could not be distinguished (Allg. h. Z. ii, 62.)

4. LEMBKE took 31st January, 6:45 a.m. 10dr. mother tincture. 7 a.m. Pulse fell to 60 then to 54, equable, full soft. Stitch in apex of heart. Feeling of exhaustion in legs, drawing and formication beneath skin on front of legs and towards internal side of sole. Heavy and confused head, resp. 15 per morning. Stares before him without thought, weary. 7.5 a.m. Pulse 65. Sleepy, yawns and stretches. Slow and lazy, indisposed to think. Very weary in all limbs. 7:30 a.m. Pulse 60. In knees especially, a sort of internal trembling and powerlessness in legs. Great desire to sit in an easy posture. Inward chilliness and cool skin. When walking, very tired and disinclined to go on. Head heavy, call to urinate. 7:45 a.m. Pulse 70. Horripilation over hairy part of head. Respiration difficult. Flow of thoughts easily disturbed, and not readily recalled. Severe tearing over anterior surface of left ankle -joint. Sinciput heavy and full. Much flatus discharged. Aching and bruised pain in elbows, esp. left. 8 a.m. Pulse 65. Yawning and great chilliness. 8:15 a.m. Pulse 60. The urine passed after much solicitation at 8:30, normal. Pulse 57. Urgent call to stool and some rumbling. Occasional chill through back and limbs. Resp. attended with an effort and superficial. Sometimes warm sweat in palms. Frequent call to urinate. 8:45 a.m. Pulse 60. Some drawing in lower part of left legs. 9 a.m. Pulse 58. After stool, during which urine was passed, immediately a fresh call to urinate. This frequently happens afterwards. Slight chilliness when moving and in cold air, or when the cold fingerprint a warm part of the body. 9:15 a.m. Pulse 60. 9:45 a.m. Pulse 65. Much chilliness and constant cold hands and feet, yawning, frequent call to urinate; while sitting, violent shooting in right lung, causing him to hold his breath, relieved by pressure of hand on chest. Noon. Good appetite. 2:30. Stool with much urine. In left thorax superiorly, pain in intercostal muscles. Drawing pain in left elbow. 4:30 p.m. Painful aching in lower external front of left thigh down into knee, then in left sole. Tearing in right occipital bone. Drawing in left toes. The symptoms seem to increase in room and during rest. Repeated stitches in right lung when sitting, making it impossible to draw breath, somewhat relieved by external pressure. 6 p.m. Tearing in muscles of anterior lower front of right leg 9:30 p.m. – 1st February Woke early (4:30), thereafter half-sleep, during which constant pressing pain in umbilical region, which did not quite wake him up. 7 a.m. Much rumbling.; feeble call to urinate; call to stool. Dull drawing pain in abdomen going towards lumbar muscles. Jerking shooting in right lung. 8 a.m. Stool as usual at 9 a.m. – 2nd, 5:30 a.m. 25 dr. tinct. Sudden running through left forearm, which fixed itself as a pressing pain at the base of the fingers. Heart’s beats felt more distinctly and strongly. Sudden pain in middle of back. 5:50 a.m. Pulse 80, soft, small. Fine shooting in cardiac region. Drawing pain from left upper arm to forearm. Drawing in left inner ankle. 6 a.m. Pulse 60, soft, small. In left leg about the knee, internal drawing and trembling. Crawling under skin in left ankle. Painful drawing in muscles of left forearm and over elbow. In sinciput weight and confusion. The candle seems to burn more dimly. Pressure deep in head in front, at limit of hair. Shooting in muscles of anterior wall of right axilla. Heat of head; like distant roaring or ringing in ears (like a distant water-kettle commencing to boil). Pulse 70, full, large 6:15 a.m. Skin very warm, blood vessels greatly distended. Drawing in left tibia when walking. Peculiar feeling of weariness and stiffness between shoulder and towards nape. Fine pricking behind sternum. Call to urinate. Shooting in left sole. Deeper breathing. Tearing in bones of right side of head. Bruised pain in extremities, especially lower, removed by walking. Much yawning (though he had slept well at night). Oppressed feeling in chest, compelling deep breathing. Creeping and pressing in left cal. Peculiar dull shooting from right hypochonder and navel to sternum. Much rumbling in bowels. Internal chilliness and cool skin. Sinciput confused as if pressed in. Eyes sensitive to candle light, inclined to shut them. Creeping in dorsum of left foot. Weary in knees. When walking through rim great exhaustion and wish to shut the eyes; deep breathing. 7 a.m. Pulse 70. Constant desire to urinate. Shooting outwards from left nipple, more in the muscles apparently. Constant pressure on upper part of chest like oppression, with repeated deep breathing. 7 a.m. Pulse 70. Constant desire to urinate. Shooting outwards from left nipple, more in the muscle apparently. Constant pressure on upper part of chest like oppression, with repeated deep breathing when walking and sitting, with painful pressure behind sternum, and on both sides of it, coming and going, with feeling of weight in chest. Fine shooting in left calf; urine normal. In stomach constant pressive sensation. Tearing in left occipital bone. Drawing and pressure in left intercostal muscles, in muscles of left thigh, with bruised feeling of left elbow. 8 a.m. Pressure pain in lower part of left leg when walking. Stool and much urine, followed immediately by renewed call to urinate. The tightness of chest, deep breathing, stitches behind sternum, and the peculiar pressure on sides of sternum, continue even when seated. 9 a.m. Peculiar constant dull pressure deep in pit of stomach. Internal trembling in right forearm to head. Bruised feeling in sacrum. Great sensitiveness to cool air. 9:45 a.m. When walking shooting in right lung. Frequent call to urinate. Noon When walking shooting in right lung. Frequent call to urinate. Noon. When sitting the above-mentioned chest symptoms recur, especially behind right border of sternum, where the pain is increased by inspiration. 2:30 p.m. When sitting some irregular strong heart’s beats with feeling of oppression. Shooting in left lung between fifth and sixth ribs, especially by breathing. 4 p.m. Anxious feeling of oppression in heart with irregular stronger beats. Boring in right cranial bones and in ascending ramus of right lower jaw. Soon after dinner (2 p.m.) and later great hunger. Shooting in middle of right lung, increased by every breath drawn. 5.0 p.m. All day weary and heavy in legs; quantity of urine passed increased. – 3rd. Towards morning many cheerful dreams about acquaintances, and when lying on left side (his usual position in sleep) an acute pain in apex of heart, which, however, does not quite wake him up. M. Slight pressure behind sternum. Stool delayed, hard, scanty. Little hunger all day. Less urine passed during day. – 5th, 5:45 a.m., 60 dir. tinct. Weight in left leg like lead. Creak sang of many joints when moved, lasting long. Constrictive pressive pain in left elbow and right shoulder. Pressing and tearing in left cranial bones and in crown. Creeping like ants in tips of left toes. Pulse 57, soft, small. 6 a.m. Slight chilliness on slight movement. Tearing in bones of sinciput. Heavy and full in sinciput. Itching, creeping in skin of left sole. Bruised feeling of limbs, especially lower ones. Frequent deep breathing. Like small jerks in muscles of left shoulder and betwixt scapulae. Frequent yawning. Slight walking tires much. Shooting in right pectoral muscles. Constant rumbling in belly, eructation of tasteless air and emission of flatus. When sitting the bruised pain and weariness are great. Eyes narrow, and shooting in border of lids as when very sleepy, with sensitiveness to candle light. 6:30 a.m. Involuntary closing of eyes. The edges of lids and conjunctiva lining them are redder, with shooting and tension. Feeling of weight on chest and deeper breathing. Internal chilliness frequently, increasing later on. Drawing pressure behind right edge of sternum. Tearing in right ankle -joint and right knee, and dull drawing in upper incisor teeth, after exposure to cool air. Fine shooting gin left lung. Peculiar drawing and aching on the back parts of roots of upper left teeth, including incisors. Till 7 a.m. pulse 57-60. Urgent call to urinate. Small jerks in lumbar muscles. Smarting sensation in mucous membrane of left nostril. Slight exertion tires much, out of breath and bruised pain in anterior muscles. continued pain deep breath umbilical region. 7:30 a.m. Pulse 58. On taking a deep breath feeling of movement, almost shooting, in pectoral and cervical muscles. Stool with much urine. Tearing in various parts of cranial bones. 8:15 a.m. Pulse 70. Call to urinate increased. Bruised pain of some joints, but not so severe. Feeling of stiffness in tendons Achillis when rising from seat. Very great hunger. 9 a.m. Shooting in right lung, in several parts, momentary. 9:45 a.m. Urine straw coloured. More or less violent pressive pain in umbilical region, sometimes rising up into right side of chest. When walking slowly in open air much flushing of heat over back, twitching in face left side. Anxious feeling in heart, and some stronger irregular heart’s beats, which increase that feeling when sitting at 12:30 p.m.; this is repeated an hour afterwards. Stitches behind sternum hindering breathing. 2:30 p.m. Stitches on left side of chest, between nipple and sternum, increased by every breath drawn; pulse 90, full, hard. 3 p.m. Stool and much urine. Peculiar bubbling sound in right ear, frequently repeated. Tearing in various parts of cranial bones. 4 p.m. Pulse 85. Here and there painful aching in limbs. More or less severe tightness of chest, with occasional deeper inspirations and more distinct heart’s beats, and a kind of oppression, especially behind both edges of sternum throughout its whole length, also later. 5 p.m. Pulse 85-6th, 9 a.m., stool and much urine All day more inclined for work and more cheerful than yesterday. More and more frequent urine. Several times oppression of heart when sitting quietly, and stronger heart’s beats. Appetite small, chiefly for bread and butter. E. When sitting sudden stitches deep in chest close to dorsal vertebrae. Repetition of the bubbling noise in right ear. – 7th and 8th. Sometimes shooting in one or other lung, especially when leaning forwards or stooping down; sleep short, uneasy drams; stool regular During the day occasional shooting behind edges of sternum, and heart’s beats irregular, stronger, and as though jostling one another, following a cessation of the heart’s beats, combined with oppression, only when seated. – 9th, 6:15 a.m. 2 drachms of tinct. Skin cool, but veins swollen, more so later on. Creeping in left toes. Repeated bubbling noise in right ear. Bruised pain in left elbow and ankle-joint. drawing and pressing in several muscles of extremities; pulse 80. Sensitiveness of eyes to candle light. Slight nausea. 6:30 a.m. Pulse 60. Pressive pain in some muscles of extremities, quickly coming and going, chiefly in extensor muscles. After 6 morning, pulse 65, irregular in rapidity. Tearing in lumbar muscles when walking and sitting. Pain in left shoulder-joint. Stitches in orifice of urethra. Much urging to urinate. Deeper breathing. Tearing in cranial bones, more left side. Bruised pain in left fingers, then in extensor muscles of left leg. Smarting and narrowed feeling in eyelids. 7 a.m. Pulse 60. When sitting the muscular symptoms increase; they are slighter when walking. Jerking, drawing and pressure here and there in muscles of leg. Slight shooting in base of left lung. Pulse sometimes as if double with a short after-beat. Pain in left intercostal muscles of left leg. Smarting and narrowed feeling in eyelids. 7 a.m. Pulse 60. When sitting the muscular symptoms increase;they are slighter when walking. Jerking drawing and pressure here and there in muscles of leg. Slight shooting in base of left lung. Pulse sometimes as double with a sort after- beat. Pain in left intercostal muscles beneath shoulder. Respiration superficial. Much yawning. When sleeping oppression heart and stronger heart’s beats. 7:15 a.m. Pulse 60, unequal quickness. Bruised pain in upper arms. Tearing pains in pit of stomach. Great noise of air and fluid in bowels. Flow of saliva. till 7:45 a.m. pulse remains 60, of unequal rapidity, several slow full beats, then some rather quicker and less full. Pain in bases of right fingers. The pupils, which were at first contracted, became afterwards visibly and persistently dilated 8 a.m. Pain in dorsal muscles when heated. Pulse 65. 8:30 a.m. After long-continued urging to urinate, much urine passed and a soft stool. Persistent pain deep in umbilical region. 9:30 a.m. Pain along edge of ribs from back, encircling the body, worst when walking and standing, hindering respiration. When walking shooting in right lung, Shooting behind sternum not increased by inspiration, but worst at end of expiration. Great urging to pass urine, which scarcely ever leaves off. 12:30 p.m. No appetite, though has eaten nothing. When sitting, tearing in legs; shooting in left lung. When sitting, oppression in at with some stronger beats. Tearing in cranial bones on left posteriorly. Increased pulsation of heart felt inwardly. Twitching pain in bladder. 3:30 p.m. Pain in some muscles of extremities. All afternoon very drowsy. – 10th. On rising in morning, stiff pain in right biceps when bending forearm, lasting a long time. Forenoon. Frequent micturition. During the day little appetite. When at rest oppression behind sternum, and some stronger heart’s beats. Two softer stools during day. Profuse perspiration whenever he walks. Much thirst for cold waste since noon. Afternoon. Urine scanty and dark coloured. On two different evenings has the following; when going to sleep an electric shock with twitching through legs, chiefly the left, and sudden complete waking, thereafter slept well. – 11th, morning when sitting inward drawing from pelvic. muscles to leg, which passes into outward trembling, with very warm skin, slow pulse. Sometimes slight pressure in various joints, and slight tightness behind sternum. (Allg. h. Ztg., xlvi, 6, 25.)

Richard Hughes
Dr. Richard Hughes (1836-1902) was born in London, England. He received the title of M.R.C.S. (Eng.), in 1857 and L.R.C.P. (Edin.) in 1860. The title of M.D. was conferred upon him by the American College a few years later.

Hughes was a great writer and a scholar. He actively cooperated with Dr. T.F. Allen to compile his 'Encyclopedia' and rendered immeasurable aid to Dr. Dudgeon in translating Hahnemann's 'Materia Medica Pura' into English. In 1889 he was appointed an Editor of the 'British Homoeopathic Journal' and continued in that capacity until his demise. In 1876, Dr. Hughes was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Organization of the International Congress of Homoeopathy Physicians in Philadelphia. He also presided over the International Congress in London.