Introduction
Morphia; alkaloid abstained from opium (C17 H15 NO3. H2O.).
Provings
1. CHARVET, 5:50 a. m., when his pulse was 65, took 1 gr. acetate in 1 drachm water. 6:15 a. m., pulse 90, tension in head. 6:30 a. m., vertigo, drowsiness; pulse 80, fulness in orbits, tinnitus aurium. Slept 5 1/2 hours, dreamed of many things, but heard all that took place about him, and was fully conscious of his state. At first it was pleasant, he felt lively twitchings in arms, head, and face. 8:30 a. m., woke up by nausea and inclination to vomit; pulse 62. He then fell asleep again. 1 p. m., wide awake, he had cal to urinate, but could not pass anything. 2 p. m., recurrence of inclination to vomit. 7 p. m., nausea. 10 p. m., was able to urinate. Next day, anorexia, heaviness of head, constipation. (p. cit.)
2a. CHEVALLIER took 1/4 gr. acetate in 3 oz. water. Bitter taste and irritation of oesophagus for 20 m., then headache more in right than left side for 1/2 hours, a painful sensation remained behind, pupils somewhat dilated. After 1/4 hours nausea, tongue red on borders, violet in middle; pulse slow, full, intermitting; could not work; restless sleep with frequent starting for 6 hours; on waking, head painful, eyes sunken, especially right, mouth doughy, general exhaustion; all went off after exercise.
2b. 1/3 gr. in 3 oz. water. After 1/2 hours violent headache, face, red, lips and cornea as if injected, pupils unaltered, tongue uniformly red, great nausea, dryness and contraction of oesophagus, pulse strong, quick, skin warm, itching, especially on arm, slept 5 hours quietly; on waking, pain in right side of head, doughy mouth, weary limbs, pains along spine, urine clear and light coloured.
2c. 1/2 gr. in 3 oz. water. After 1/2 hours violent headache, irritation of oesophagus, dilated pupils, pulse strong, anxious respiration with acute pains in chest, at every inspiration violent pain in abdomen and along spine; then restless sleep with frequent starting; after sleep stiffness, pain in arms, patches of red papules, mental powers obtuse, urine turbid and slimy.
2d. 1 gr. in 3 oz. water. After 20 m. violent headache, great irritation of oesophagus, inclination to vomit, burning thirst, pulse raised, dyspnoea with violent pain. Drowsiness, tranquil sleep for a long time. Woke with headache, cramp, nausea, anxiety, general prostration, dazed expression, arms and legs covered with red papules. (Rev. Medorrhinum, 1824; from Wibmer.)
3a. WIBMER took, Feb. 18th, at 9:20 a. m., pulse 75, 1/4 gr. of acetate. After 10 m. head dull, especially in forehead. After 1/4 hours pulse hard, small, 72; head heavy, with tensive feeling in it as though both frontal bones would be pressed as under; thinking and working difficult. After 3/4 hours dulness of head still present, though less; face hot; pulse 75. Headache now went off gradually; slight stiffness and heaviness of limbs on rising from chair. 10:30 a. m., no headache, but confusion of head. 10:45 a. m., head free, pulse 68. Now took 1/4 gr. After 1/2 hours dull headache, which went off in a few m. 11:30 a. m., slight nausea with increased heat of face, head heavy, hot, inclination to vomit; after a few m. face got cool, paler than usual, general weakness affecting limbs, pulse 66, pressive headache, drowsiness. 11:45 a. m., great inclination to vomit, nausea, irritation. Lay down and slept 10 m., in sleep slight twitching in limbs. Noon, got up, felt well, pulse 70, head somewhat dazed. 1:30 p. m., took a drink of vinegar, which increase of heaviness and stupefaction of head. Lay down and slumbered; during sleep twitching of muscles of face and limbs; on rising the heavy stupefied head symptoms returned. Pressive sensation in stomach, drowsiness. When writing unsteadiness, trembling of hand. Could not think or read well and headache increased thereby, felt quite well when lying in a slumber. This nausea and vertigo on rising lasted till 6 p. m., when he vomited his dinner and felt better. From 8 to 9 p. m. violent itching all over body. Passed turbid urine in evening; no stool this day or next m., only a scanty hard stool at 2 p. m.
3b. July 21st, 7 a. m, pulse being 70, took 1/4 gr. morph. After 1/2 hours head confused, thinking difficult, heaviness of limbs. Heat, especially of face, increased. 7:45 a. m., tensive feeling in head as if cranial cavity were too narrow for brain; reading, writing and thinking difficult, head hot, frequent rumbling in belly. 8 a. m., eyelids tended to close, felt very prostrated, great desire to lie down. 8:15 a. m., all symptoms lessened, his head somewhat dazed and limbs heavy. 8:30, took 1/2 gr., pulse 75. 8:45, quite well. In 1/4 hours head began to get dazed and confused. 9:30 a. m., quite well. Went out to work till 12 noon, felt dizziness and confusion of head, difficulty of thinking, sight clouded. Coming home had eructation and nausea, threw up some phlegm nd was relieved, great weariness and trembling of limbs made him lie down. On rising up had nausea and inclination of limbs made him lie down. On rising up had nausea and inclination to vomit. 1:30 p. m., vomited acid, bright green fluid with relief to sickness. Lay down from 2 to 3:30 p. m. in a half – waking slumber, had most confused fancies, his limbs lay stiffened and immovable without great effort of will. Constant twitching, especially in jaw, otherwise felt well while lying. 3:30 p. m., got up, was very tired, could not work, head confused, hands trembled. After this gradually got well. ( WIBMER, op. cit., iv, 133.)
4a. ALLINIO, aet. 22, bilious temperament, pulse 66, took at 3 p. m. 1/8 gr. acetate. After 5 m. pain in pit of stomach, drowsiness, dyspnoea. After 20 m. profuse perspiration all over body, pupils greatly dilated, pulse 94. After 33 m. drowsiness, frontal pain. After 50 m. lips livid, face red, puffy, conjunctiva swollen, throbbing pain in sinciput. After 52 m. pain in vesical region, look stupid, eyes very sparkling, great thirst weakness. 4:30 p. m., itching of skin, pain in urinary and genital organs, especially right spermatic cord, weight in forehead. This continued till 7 p. m., when he had great pain in scrob. cordis, nausea, inclination to vomit. Till 1:30 a. m. restless, headache, pain in umbilical region; slept soundly till 6:30 a. m. Woke with dull pain in forehead.
4b. 8:15 a. m., took 1/4 gr. acetate; pulse 66, bitter taste. After 20 m. tongue red, pupils dilated. After 1/2 hours violent frontal pain, burning heat of skin, exhaustion, pulse 80. 9 a. m., lips livid, great thirst, inclination to vomit. Felt exhausted all d.
4c. 8:30 a. m., 1 gr. Almost immediately pain in stomach, dilated pupils, eyes looked as if they would start out of sockets, face red, lips pale, tip of tongue red, palate scarlet and painful. 9 a. m., violent headache, pulse 78, pain in scrob. cordis. increased, weight in forehead. Then restless sleep, face covered with sweat, pulse 88. 11 a. m., woke with pain in forehead, scrob. cordis and bladder; exhaustion and pain in joints till noon. No appetite, nausea inclination to vomit. Slept well at n. Next m. watery diarrhoea. 8:30 a. m., violent frontal pain, cold sweat on back, fainted twice, with dilated pupils, tongue pale, mouth sticky and bitter. During day 2 painful stools. Recovered gradually. (BERANDI, Annual. universal., 1829, from Wibmer.)
5a. CRISPO, aet. 21, sanguine – bilious temperament, took at 3 p. m. 1/8 gr. Taste very bitter. After 4 m. nausea. After 20 m. stupefaction, dilated pupils, rumbling in belly, pulse 79. After 30 m. circumscribed redness in cheeks, stupid look, sparkling eyes, cold sweat over body, weight in head, sleepiness, profuse general sweat. 5:30 p. m., pain in bladder, I watery stool, pain in scrob. cordis, slept well at n.
5b. 1/3 gr. when pulse was 65, pain in scrob. cordis. After 5 m. burning at back of fauces. After 20 m. redness of tongue, dilated pupils. After 25 m. weariness in limbs, sacrum, neck, joints; pulse 68, irregular, conjunctiva injected, face red, puffy, lips pale. All n. pupils dilated. Next m. eruption all over body.
5c. Pulse beating 84, took at 8:30 a. m. 1/2 gr. After 1/4 hours inclination to vomit. After 1/2 hours dilated pupils, pulse 94. 10 a. m., face red and puffy. Appetite for dinner good. After dinner drowsy (unusual), slept till 5 p. m., then woke with frontal pain, and then violent pain in umbilical region. Next m. well, but face and most of body covered with a rash. (Ibid.)
6a. NABUNI, aet. 19, sanguine temperament, took 1/8 gr. Pulse 63, in 1/2 hours rose to 108, border and tip of tongue red.
6b. 1/4 gr. caused only bitter taste and red tongue.
6c. 1/2 gr. at 8:30 a. m., when pulse was 66. After 1/2 hours pupils dilated, pulse 82. 10 a. m., pulse 92. Slight pain in scrob, cordis and abdomen. (Ibid.)
7a. BERANDI himself, with pulse at 65, took at 3 p. m. 1/2 gr. Immediately pain in scrob. cordis, to bladder. After 5 m. profuse general sweat. After 15 m. nausea dyspnoea, heaviness, pale tongue, pulse 66. After 50 m. pupils much dilated, pain in occiput, pressure above eyes, conjunctiva injected. After 55 m. intolerable pain in right side of head, restlessness, red face, beads of perspiration on face, stupid, sad expression, itching of skin. 4 p. m, violent headache, face livid, after a few m. restless disturbed sleep for 3 hours; on waking, violent pain in scrob. cordis and bladder, scanty clear urine with much urging; on rising persistent nausea and pressure in umbilical region. Food increased pain in stomach. 10 p. m, diarrhoea, pains in stomach, navel, and bladder. N. restless, skin dry, itching. Next m. diarrhoea.
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.