Carboneum sulphuratum


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


Introduction

Bisulphide of carbon, carbonic disulphide, CS2 (Formerly known as “alcohol sulphuris” and “liquor Lampadi”).

Provings.

1. Koch.-a. 3 dr. of 7x, April 28th, 1850, at 11 p. m., on sugar. N. rather restless. 29th – Same does in morning fasting. Immediately after ingestion compressive feeling in muscles under jaw, particularly alongside larynx. Breakfast caused pressure in stomach, relieved by eructation; tickling in forefront of urethra, and sensation as though something was about to run out of it. Severe pain in right parietal bone, as though violently pressed on with a hard body. At noon, tongue coated; eyes sunken, with strongly marked grey rings around them; feeling as though heavy weight lay across shoulders and weighed him down, so that head sank forward (while walking) Glass of beer 5 – 6 p. m. had not its usual taste, and caused pressure at stomach and eructations. At 10 p. m. 3 dr. Pressure at stomach immediately; tickling at back of throat, causing hard dry cough, soon after lying down in bed. N. good, but woke early, and had many dreams. Next day a well developed status gastricus- headache, discomfort, coated tongue. indisposition to exertion, and general feeling of illness; diarrhoeic stool after breakfast; left testicle and epididymis somewhat swollen; sore headache in forehead; transitory pressing sticking pain in scrobiculus, setting from a single point towards cardiac region, afterwards frequent noisy eructations with relief (as in neuralgia coeliaca.). From any food or drink, even beer or sugar, pressure in stomach, region of which is painful and tender almost all day. At 10 p. m. 3 dr. Piercing pains in left metacarpus and tibia when in bed; testicle more swollen, hard and painful; [*State of testicle is not noted again for some d., when it is said to be smaller, and not at all troublesome.–EDS.*] right as last. May 1st, 1 hour after breakfast, 10 dr. Well during forenoon; in afternoon very severe pressure at stomach, and portentous eructations, with very fetid flatus In evening tensive frontal headache; feeling in bowels as if about to have diarrhoea; great and painful lassitude in ankles and soles. 2nd. Pressure and eructations, etc., as before. Red, somewhat raised eruption on both cheeks and across nose from 2 p. m. after shaving till night, with burning of nose and lips; was asked if he had herpes of face. At 7 p. m., chills; at 8, pappy stool, followed by weak and tremulous feeling, headache, and cramp-like sticking in both ears; pulse 80; violent burning and itching in anterior commissura ani, which is sore to touch. Headache increased towards night, and he was once awakened form sleepy by violent stitches in left ear. 3rd. – All teeth ached after being washed with cold water this morning; eruption still slightly visible; face bloated; whole head confused and painful till noon, when perspiration from exercise relieved it. 4th. – Violent rheumatic pain in right arm and shoulder; stitches in left ear; face scaling where eruption was. 5th. – Itching and stinging of hands, especially between fingers, where he found little vesicles. Wandering rheumatic pains all day 6th – Severe pains in joints of foot in morning in bed, walking very troublesome at first, but easier afterwards; muscular pains in thigh and leg all days, hindering movement.7th. – Nothing now but slight pressure at stomach after dinner.

1 b. On 8th, took 3 dr. of 2nd cent. in morning and evening. Return of pressure, flatulence, stitching in left ear, and frontal headache, with addition of prickling feeling in various parts of skin and dislocated pain in loins. 9th. – 6 dr. morning and evening Left ear still somewhat painful, and as if stopped; violent rheumatic pain in left upper arm in evening; n. very restless. 10th.–Violent pulsating pains in temple at 6 a.m..on waking, so that he could not lie quiet, continuing till breakfast at 7.30; whole head confused and painful thereafter. At 8 a.m.. 6 dr. whereupon temporal pain returned, with pressure in stomach and abdomen, belching of disgusting fluid, and rheumatic pains in all parts of trunk and limbs, lasting all d. Repeated dose at 10 p.m., and at 7.a.m. on 11th. No special symptoms during this day save hoarseness; frequent pain in left metatarsus when walking, as if a false step would cause dislocation; and slight return of eruption. 12th. – Eruption more pronounced, especially after beer at noon; end of nose red, sore and burning. 13th-face scaling again. After 3 days without evacuation, a soft stool after breakfast, with considerable discharge of cherry. red blood. On 15th, painful stiffness in neck, continuing all 16th, when also he had severe pain in left elbow on movement only. On 18th, noted penis much shrivelled and shrunken, and states that he had had no sexual appetite since proving began.

1 c. 21st. – Took 3 dr. of 1st cent. at 9 a. m. Beyond corrosive acid belchings, no symptom during day 22nd. – Woke tired, and with very bitter taste in mouth, disappearing after breakfast. At 10 a. m. repeated dose. Violent sticking constrictive pain in neck near commencement of oesophagus, as if a bone were sticking there, returning several times during day. Severe heartburn, exciting cough. Prickling again felt in fingers and feet. 23rd. – Rested well. At 10 a. m. 6 dr.; heartburn all days; pains in loins, knee, and sole. Repeated dose on 24th at night 25th. – Painful weariness and bruised feeling in all parts of body, especially back, loins, and feet. Pain in right knee as if dislocated, repeated several times. Extraordinary discharge of wind, both upward and downward, when walking. In evening violent sticking pain in stomach through to back, when resting epigastrium on window – still and taking deep inspiration, repeated each time he breathes deeply. 26th. – Thin pappy stool after breakfast. 27th. – 8 dr. at 6:30 a.m., fasting. Left epididymis seems swollen again, though but slightly painful; dislocative pain in right thigh and left foot. 28th. – Repeated dose; felt very well, and had no pain in testicle, though swelling is greater. 29th. – Same dose. Violent cough immediately on lying down in bed at night, caused by continued and very troublesome tickling high up in pharynx, exactly as if snuff had lodged on uvula, cough convulsive and dry, straining chest and making it sore, lasting 1/2 hour 30th. – 10 dr. in morning. Similar cough at 10:30 a. m., inclination to cough all day, and some hoarseness at noon, as if from a cold. A pappy stool escaped involuntarily when urinating in afternoon. Stool always pappy and scanty. 31st and 1st June. – 10 dr. each morning on bread. More uneasiness in testicle. Violent stitch like crampy pain in neck of bladder when making water at midnight, extending into urethra, and accompanied by similar pain in anus and rectum, hardly bearable while it continued. Returned next forenoon, but not so violent.

1 d. 10 dr. of 7x were mixed with 3 vj of water, and received 100 shakes. From 3rd to 10th took tablespoonful of mixture each morning. On 3rd copious eructations of wind and discharges of flatus; heartburn whole days, especially after smoking; very sleepy after glass of wine in evening, but wakeful in bed. 4th. – Tablespoonful at 6:30 a. m., fasting. Mouth bitter on waking; and saltish sourish taste, noticed since commencement of proving, is very pronounced to – day. Pinching in stomach; violent heartburn all day, and sore frontal headache, with burning in eyes scalp tender on brushing hair. 5th. – No special symptoms. 6th. – Frontal headache all day 7th. – No symptoms. 8th. – Violent frontal headache all forenoon. Stools still pappy, and to – day considerable discharge of blood. Testicle more troublesome last 2 or 3 days. Took a second dose at night. N. very restless and dreamful. 9th. – Toothache in right lower molars; buzzing and singing in right ear; face eruptive after shaving. 10th. – Testicle still worse. Medicine omitted; but on 12th violent headache.

1 e. On 13th, took 5 dr. of a 1 to 5 sol. Pungent, garlicky taste; pressure in stomach and eructations of wind immediately after dose; burning in stomach up through oesophagus in forenoon; much discharge of flatus; fine sticking burning pains in left spermatic cord, running deep into abdomen, returning evening in bed, night good. Repeated dose on 4 successive morning 14th. – Immediately on walking at 5:30 a. m. was obliged to go to stool, and had a copious, thin, yellowish evacuation, with subsequent burning at anus. Pains as yesterday in left spermatic cord. 15th. – Same pains in cord and stitches in left ear 16th. – Same 17th. – Violent stitches under middle of sternum, extending upwards, like lightning, soon after dose. 18th. – “I notice, since I have been taking this drug, an extraordinary fulness and inflation in gastric region.” 19th. – Violent lumbo – sacral pains on waking in morning. Throbbing headache all day, aggravated by moving head. Great painful lassitude and weariness in soles after dinner. Very restless night Stool with mucus and cherry – red blood. ( N. Am. Journ of Hom., ii, 374.)

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.