Appetite
Metallic, copperish taste. Acid taste, especially after a meal, or when coughing. Acid taste of bread. Bitter taste of tobacco. Desire for cold drinks, and especially for beer. Thirst during a meal. Excessive loathing of all food and drink. Repugnance to all acids. Bulimy.
Stomach
Risings, with pain in the stomach and in the epigastrium. Risings with inclination to vomit. Frequent empty eructations, leaving a bitter taste in the mouth and throat. Eructations with nausea and sticking pains in the pit of the stomach. Empty, or fetid and putrid risings. Attacks of nausea inducing syncope. Inclination to vomit on rising up in the bed, which compels the patient to lie down again. Inclination to vomit during a meal, or in consequence of a chill, with abundant accumulation of saliva. Vomiting and nausea from the motion of a carriage, or of the sea. Sensation of fulness in the stomach, with difficulty of respiration. Violent cramp-like pains, squeezing, as if from a claw and cramps in the stomach, sometimes a short time after a meal. Anxious oppression and pinchings in the epigastrium, with difficulty of respiration.
Abdomen
Pain in the hypochondria as from a bruise. Pressive pain in the hepatic region, aggravated by coughing or stooping. Shootings in the hepatic region. Abdominal pains, as if the intestines were bruised, or as from an internal abscess, when moving. Pressure, as from a stone, in the umbilical region, and in the abdomen. Sensation in the abdomen, as if it were hollow and empty. Inflation of the abdomen. Contractive pinchings in the upper part of the abdomen, with suspension of respiration. Burning pains, pullings and tearings in the abdomen. Cramp-like pains in the abdomen. Hysterical spasms in the abdomen, in women. Flatulent, cramp-like colic, especially at night, aggravated by coughing, or by stooping forwards. Tendency to protrusion of inguinal hernia.
Stool and Anus
Constipation, with tenesmus. Evacuation hard and difficult. Ineffectual desire for stool, with constipation. Contractive pain in the rectum, preventing sitting (in the afternoon). Diarrhoea, with emission of flatulency before the stool. Loose evacuation of a putrid smell. Faeces soft and yellow, which cause burning in the anus.
Urinary Organs
Aqueous urine with urgent inclination. Frequent want to make water, even in pregnant women. Frequent desire to urinate, with small discharges.
Male Sexual Organs.
Itching in the scrotum. Pulling pains as from a bruise in the testes, on their being touched. Great sensibility and excitability of the genital parts, with desire for coition.
Female Sexual Organs.
Premature catamenia, with cramps in the abdomen. Painful catamenia, with abundant discharge of coagulated blood, followed by haemorrhoids. Suppression of catamenia, with spasmodic and pressive colic, flatulency, paralytic debility, oppression, anxiety, cramps in the chest, fits of nausea, even to fainting, and convulsive movements of the limbs. Catamenia too scanty and irregular, with leucorrhoea in the intervals. (Metrorrhagia.) Discharge of sanguineous mucous from the uterus, during pregnancy. Leucorrhoea like blood. Leucorrhoea, similar to water in which meat has been washed, intermixed with a sanious and purulent serum. Cramps in the uterus.
Respiratory Organs
Fatiguing cough, from oppression of the chest, which manifests itself only during the cough. Oppressed breathing, from contractive sensation in the trachea, as if irritated by smoke, causing constant coughing. Periodical cough, every fourth night, towards midnight, or about two o’clock in the morning, with constriction in the throat which brings on coughing.
Chest
Suspension of respiration, which stops in the pit of the throat, as if from constriction of the throat. Tightness and constriction of right side of chest. Stitches in the chest (sternum) when walking. Short, intermittent respiration. Pressure on the chest, as if from a stone. Hysterical spasms in chest. Cramps in chest, with sighs and groans. Tensive constriction in the chest, sometimes on one side only, with difficulty of respiration. Gurgling and sensation of emptiness in the chest. Fatigue of the chest, from reading aloud. Congestion in the chest, with anxiety. Red spots on the chest.
Heart
Palpitation of the heart, nervous, with anxiety.
Neck and Back
Cracking of the vertebrae of the neck, during movement. Weakness of the muscles of the neck, which are inadequate to the support of the head. Red spots on the neck. Paralytic tearings (in the back and) in the loins. Pullings and tearings in the back, especially when speaking, walking, and stooping. Tremor in the back. Shootings between the shoulder-blades, and in the loins.
Upper Limbs
Lancinations in the shoulder-joint, and in the arm, during repose. Lancinating pains in the arm, proceeding from a wounded finger. Convulsions of the arm, with retraction of the thumbs. Paralysis of the arms. Palpitation of the muscles of the arm. Pain, as from a bruise, in the bones of the arm, during movement (when lifting them up, and when touching them). Lameness of the arm (cannot write). Hot and arthritic swelling of the hands. Numbness, or heat and cold alternately, of one or other of the hands. Tingling of hands and paralytic trembling. Torpor of the hands. Cramp-like contractions, and starting of the fingers.
Lower Limbs
Paralysis of the lower limbs, proceeding from the loins. Drawing tearings in the knees, feet, and toes. Pain as if from a bruise in the thighs, during movement. Pain in the heel (os calcis) as if bruised. Cracking in left hip-joint. Cracking of the knees, during movement. Inflammatory swelling of the knee, with transient lancinations. Burning sensation in the feet. Hot and itching swelling of the feet, sometimes in the evening. Numbness in the feet. Cold and perspiration of the feet.
Generalities
Pullings and paralytic tearings, by fits, or continuous, in the limbs and in the bones. Paralytic immobility of the limbs, with drawing pains in the bones. Convulsive movements of the muscles in different parts. Aching, digging pains in the limbs. Pains, as from a bruise, even in the internal organs. Sensations of hollowness, as if bruised in outer parts, same in bones, numb feeling of outer parts, sensation as if single parts had gone to sleep. Affections of the right hypochondrium (particularly of the liver), inner hypogastrium, inner forehead, back, upper arm, bones of the arm. Aversion to open air, hysterics, paleness of the skin, red spots, shuddering in general. Sensation of hollowness or of constriction in the internal organs. Painful sensibility of the limbs to the slightest touch. Painful stiffness and crackings in the joints. Semi-lateral sufferings. Rheumatic pains, with hot swelling of the parts affected. Attacks of gout, with swelling of the affected parts. Shooting pains in lymphatic swelling. Engorgement and induration of the glands. Haemorrhage. Cramps and convulsions of the limbs, and of the whole body, sometimes induced by ulcers, or by wounds, painfully sensitive to the touch, or on using the parts affected. Convulsive movements of the limbs and of the muscles, as in St. Vitus’ dance. During the convulsive fits, face red, puffed, and hot. Trembling of the limbs. Attacks of epilepsy. Paralysis, chiefly semi-lateral, with insensibility of the parts affected. Aggravation of the sufferings by sleep, speech, drinking, and eating, but especially on taking coffee or smoking tobacco, as well as by cold air. Hysterical spasms, with anguish. Weakness and loss of strength, after the least bodily fatigue, movement, or the interruption of sleep. Want of vital energy. Fainting fits. Numbness, sometimes of the hands, sometimes of the feet, in transient fits. The open air is insupportable, whether it be warm or cold. Emaciation.
Skin
Great itching, especially in the evening, or when undressing, or at night in bed. Red pimples, like grains of millet, with itching in a warm temperature. Eruption of hard and knotty pimples, with red areolas and burning pain. Induration, cold swelling of the glands, with stinging pains. Ulcers very sensitive to contact. Red spots in the chest and on the side of the neck. Pale (chlorotic) colour of the skin.
Sleep
Obstinate inclination to sleep in the morning. Sleeplessness on account of anxiety and bodily restlessness. Spasmodic yawning. Sleep retarded in consequence of a great flow of ideas. Half sleep, like coma vigil. Sleep interrupted by frightful anguish and inquietude. During sleep, starts, cries, convulsive movements of the hands, of the eyes, and of the head. Vivid dreams, exciting fear. Anxious, frightful dreams, dreams of death, of disease, etc. Fear of ghosts at night. Sleep unrefreshing, with frequent waking.
Fever
Shivering, and sensation of cold, with trembling. In the evening, shivering and shuddering in the back. Chill in the afternoon and evening, principally on the legs and in the back, not relieved by heat. Dry heat during the night. Perspiration during the night, which is only cold on the face. Morning sweat, especially on the chest. Intermittent fever, with colic and lameness of the small of the back. Fever, with tendency to become chilly, though the skin is hot to the touch. Chilliness alternating with heat. Burning heat and redness of the cheeks, often with cold in the feet. Fever with cramp-like pains in the stomach, and paralytic weakness in the loins. Easy perspiration during movement, with great fatigue. Sweats night and morning. Pulse full, hard, and frequent. Pulse small and spasmodic, sometimes it cannot be felt.
