Introduction
Oleum terebinthinae, the distilled oil (purified) from the oleo – resin (turpentine) obtained from several species of Pinus.
Provings
1. PURKINJE swallowed 3j for 3 m. in succession. Besides a general rise of the animal temperature he became very drowsy, and found it very difficult to keep awake. There was no other effect felt; but he noticed that while under influence of the T. wine exerted intoxicating influence much more readily, especially in regard of vertigo. (WIBMER, op. cit.)
2. A man took early in m. 3j. In about 10 m. he began to experience a sense of heat at stomach, which was followed by pain in head. Pulse and breathing became quickened. In course of 3 hours he became easier. P. m. he had slight return of these complaints, and urine had stronger odour of drug than before. At 5 he had a loose motion, whereupon symptoms subsided. Four day later he took another drachm. In 40 m. heat at stomach and pain in head ensued, whereupon he took ziss more. Symptoms did not increase in severity, he was quickly purged, and by noon experienced no effects of the medicine. (MONEY, Medorrhinum Chir. Review, iii, 452.)
3. Dr. JAMES COPLAND TOOK, at 8 a. m., fasting, 3x in a cup of coffee, when his pulse was soft, regular, 69. After 5 m. it was fuller, 73; after 30 m. hard, smaller, 80, and there was slight vertigo, general chilliness, and feeling in scrob, cordis of something between pain and warmth. At 9 pulse was small, rather hard, 82; there was increase of other sensations, face very pale, features shrunk; pulsation in carotids smaller and less resistant than normal; intellect rather unsteady, inability to fix the attention; increase of gastric uneasiness; slight anxiety; feeling as if intestines were drawn against spine, great thirst and appetite. 9:30 a. m., pulse small, regular, 86; carotid pulse quickened; general loss of power, trembling hands, feeble and somewhat tottering gait; coldness great, at least in extremities, considerable thirst, with heat in stomach. 10 – 11 a. m., all symptoms increased, especially anxieties; hunger and thirst compel him to take food (tea and toast). Towards noon the vertigo began to go off but all day he feels weak; pulse at 7 p. m. small, weak, 92; the above feeling in bowels, considerable anxiety, slight nausea, drowsy in evening; stupid and the confused; no stool; urine in normal quantity, smelling of violets; breath with turpentine odour. On going to bed at 10:30 p. m. very distressing anxiety and sinking at praecordia; great weakness, pulse weak, irregular, intermittent; fingers became insensible and gone asleep; palpitation of heart; spasmodic contraction of thoracic and cervical muscles (as in hysteria); sleep restless. Next m. till weak, pulse 60, weak and soft; tongue white and dry. Till 3rd day no motion, then a very costive one. (Lond. Medorrhinum and Phys. Journ., xivi, 107. 1821.)
4.a. Dr. BRUCKNER took for neuralgic pain in left upper arm Terebintha 6. Immediately cough as if a foreign body were in trachea, at same time spasm in larynx, as in whooping-cough. Inspiration in 6 or 7 interrupted breaths, and the spasm soon became so severe that he could not make an inspiration. About 10 m. thereafter peculiar scraping in throat.
4b. Took 2 dr. Res. Terebintha 1x. Soon feeling of soreness in lower part of chest, lasting a long time. (Allg. h. Z., ixviii, 131.)
5. Dr. WOOST made a proving of T., doses and number of provers not stated. Soon slight transient nausea, m. After 3 m. boring in chest along sternum, gradually spreading all over chest and terminating in transient stitches out a both nipples after drinking something warm. After 1/2 hours slight pressive pain in scrob. cordis on a small spot, removed by stooping, lying, and deep breathing. After 3/4 hours feeling of flatulent distension of abdomen, must rest. Distension of abdomen as after taking salts. Slight drawing in left testicle, when sitting. After 1 hours slight tearing headache. Gradual painful drawing from nape up to occiput, thence extending to forehead. After 1 1/2 hours slight cutting in upper part of abdomen. After 2 hours a transient shoot in right mastoid process. After 2 1/2 hours black points and spots hover for an instant before eyes, with transient giddiness when walking in open air. Violent spasmodic drawing on left testicle and along left spermatic cord. After 6 hours sudden transient vertigo causing him to fall, with blackness before eyes. After 8 hours urging as if a second stool would come. After 10 hours pressive pain in left kidney. After 12 hours a stab as with a knife in forehead. His usual spring in walking is gone, the muscles feel stiff, he walks slowly and bent like an old man. After 14 hours, when seated, evening, warm feeling at heart, he yawns much, and water comes into mouth. After 15 hours sudden and great longing for rue (to eat cut up with bread and butter), though he had just had a full meal; when engaged in mental work, e. After 17 hours pressure in stomach, in bed, evening, when lying on left side; it prevents him sleeping, relieved by emission of flatus, going off gradually on lying on right side. Burning in right hypochondrium. 1st day general dull headache with cutting in abdomen for 3 d. Tearing headache on right side, lasting all d. Loss of appetite for 2 d. Burning in urethra when urinating. After 36h. transient jerking shooting on left side of upper abdomen when urinating, e. Spasmodic forcing or pressure in iliac region outwards, as though hernia would be protruded, now on right, now on 1 side, repeatedly even after 3 weeks. Inguinal glands painful and slightly swollen when sitting, e. Drawing lame pain in left thigh. 2nd day giddiness in head, with nausea and loss of appetite. Violent tenesmus and cutting in bladder, which alternates with a similar pain just above navel, worst when at rest, better when walking in open air. Increased urine for 2 d. After 60 hours a sore tickling pain in left temporal region, going off and recurring, removed by rubbing, in bed, e. After 3 day a kind of coryza, when, without premonitory symptoms, thin watery fluid flows from one or other nostril, and lasts 2 d. After 6 day ringing and singing in ears like a clock striking, increasing for 4 hours-No time stated. Pressure in whole head. Pressive pains in head with nausea, soon passing off and soon recurring. Heavy pressive headache over left eye, when seated and engaged in mental work, lasting 1/2 hours, e. Tearing from forehead to right ear, which is very hot, while 1 ear is cold; the tearing headache lasts till evening, soon going off and soon recurring. Scrappy feeling in throat. Rancid eructation. Appetite diminished, no relish for her favourite food. Loathing of meat for a week and longer. After a meal which is relished very distended belly. After eating, pressure in scrob, cordis, as if he had eaten too hastily. Pressure in stomach, turning into slight nausea, relieved by eructation. Pressure in scrob. cordis as if from without. Feels as if he had swallowed a small ball which had stuck in the pit of the stomach. Severe burning pressure in hypochondria. Slight pressure and drawing in left side of upper part of abdomen. Pressive and cutting pain in left side of upper part of abdomen, under ribs, when sitting, going off by movement. Pressure under diaphragm going from left to right side, after a meal. Pressure in abdomen with feeling of weight and discharge of flatus. weight in abdomen after siesta. Fulness of abdomen as after eating too much. Tearing cutting in left side of abdomen in bed, evening, when lying on right side; later in right side also. Cutting in abdomen spreading thence to legs. Cutting in abdomen, with distension of some places, as if a hernia would protrude. Shooting and pinching in right side after stool. When lying after dinner umbilical region retracted. cold as it pressed from without by a round cold plate. Cold feeling in abdomen as if it were uncovered, after dinner. Feeling in abdomen as if he should be violently purged. Rumbling in abdomen, m. Immediately after dinner loud rumbling in stomach and bowels. Rumbling in abdomen, followed by cutting pains there, e. Pressure in kidneys, when sitting, going off on moving, m. Transient drawing in right kidney, and thence down to right hip. Feeling as though his pubic arch would be burst asunder. Transient tearing pain in groin. Persistent more or less violent forcing and cutting in right iliac region. Movement and working about in inguinal region as if a hernia would protrude, especially when he stretches out leg when sitting. Transient cutting drawing in right iliac region. Burning in skin of right iliac region. Urging to stool without effect. Urging late at n. for the 4th time to stool, but nothing comes. Diminished, scantier stool. Constipated with distension of abdomen. Small hard stool. Faeces dark chestnut colour, abnormally dry. Itching burning in anus after stool, as from piles. Slight burning in anus when standing. During stool a transient movement in vesical region as if bladder were suddenly distended and bent forward. When sitting spasmodic pain in bladder, frequently recurring. Burning in bladder, and when urinating also in urethra. Tearing in mons Veneris. She passes less urine than usual. Frequent desire to urinate, but little passes at a time. Urine smells distinctly of violets, its colour normal. Urine deposits a slimy sediment 12 hours after it is passed. Cutting drawing from inguinal ring into left testicle, going off when stooping. Transient burning on posterior side of right testicle. Drawing in thighs with cutting in abdomen as it menses would come on, though she had them only a week ago. Catamenia delayed 2 day, and were scanty. Increase of dry short cough, especially when lying down after dinner. Complains of short breath. Transient itching pain in left pectoralis major. Pressive pain in back, going up between shoulders, and there throbbing. Drawing pain in back, when sitting, especially e. Drawing in dorsal and lumbar muscles, with lazy feeling and heaviness, on moving in open air. Drawing pain in sacrum. Drawing and tearing pain in right hip – joint. Drawing in outer side of right thigh, as if in fascia lata. Drawing in both thighs in the course of the large vessels. Pain in feet. Heaviness in limbs. Feeling of general exhaustion. Cannot sleep for 2 hours, and tosses about. Restless sleep, frequent waking and tossing about at n. for a week. Does not dream as usual. Hardly fallen asleep when is waked by nightmare. Perspires much on legs in bed at n. (HARTLAUB und TRINKS Annalen, iii, 118)
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.