“A normally white, usually dark olive green, soft, glutinous mucous substance, of a urinous odor, which floats in the allantois fluid, or is attached of the allantois membrane, of the mare or cow, chiefly during the last months of pregnancy” (Hering). Trituration of the dried substance taken from the tongue of a newly-born filly.
Clinical
Chorea. Melancholia. Prostatitis. Wrist, paralysis of, rheumatism of.
Characteristics
The clinical experience with this remedy has been so limited, that but few characteristics indications have been made out. These, however, are peculiar: Icy coldness in stomach. Violent pain in wrists. Paralysis of wrist in morning in bed. Weakness of hands and fingers so that he cannot hold anything. A case of chorea was cured on these last symptoms. There is weakness, restlessness, melancholy. The headache is better lying on painful side, worse walking in sun. Chilliness, better from being covered. A peculiar sensation is as if the head would fall forward on walking, as of a plug in the throat, as if a swelling retarded the flow of the urine. There is desire to lie down, but no relief on doing so.
Relations
*Antidoted by: Coffee. Causticum relieved the paralysis of wrist. *Compare: Anacardium (plug sensation).
SYMPTOMS.
Mind
Melancholy, a young man sits in the corner and does not want to have anything to do with the world. Restlessness, must move from place to place.
Head
Sensation of lightness in head. Pressive pain in temples. Headache, with giddiness, heat in head, sleepiness, yawning, thirst. Violent headache, heaviness on vertex, when walking it feels as if head would fall forward. Headache better when lying on painful side, worse when walking in sun. The head feels so heavy that it falls forward if he raises himself. The hair becomes nearly dry, falling off of hair.
Eyes
The light of the candle looks blue. Stitches in eyes (with headache). Painfulness of eyes when moving them, with headache.
Nose
Sensation of coldness when drawing the air in. Bleeding of nose in morning.
Face
Involuntary twitching of under lip.
Mouth
Bitter taste in mouth. Tongue coated white, with redness of tip. Increased secretion of saliva, with headache or sore throat.
Throat
Painfulness of left tonsil. Sensation of plug in throat (left side).
Appetite
Desire for acids, and aversion to sweet things.
Stomach
Nausea, especially in a draught of air. Icy coldness in stomach. Sensation of emptiness in stomach (and head).
Stool and Anus
Soft stool, with vomiting, discharge of prostatic fluid after micturition. Hard stool, in balls. Spasmodic contraction of sphincter ani.
Urinary Organs
Frequent discharge of watery urine. Urine discharge in a small stream, with straining, it feels as if a swelling retarded it, prostatitis. Drawing pain from anus through urethra.
Male Sexual Organs
Sexual desire increased. Prostatitis. Drawing pain in testicles.
Female Sexual Organs
Menstruation too early.
Respiratory Organs
Larynx feels, raw, as if air were too cold. Tickling in throat when breathing. Cough, barking, during sleep.
Chest
Stitches in left side of chest.
Limbs
Heaviness in limbs.
Upper Limbs
Left arm feels as if paralysed. Violent pain in wrists. Paralysis or wrist, every morning in bed. Sensation in wrist as if sprained, especially left. Great weakness of hands and fingers, so that he cannot hold anything. Formication on right hand.
Lower Limbs
Weakness, and as if sprained, in knees. Weakness and sensation of dryness in foot joints and soles of feet. Cramps in soles of feet, in evening. Cold feet.
Generalities
Great weakness of body and mind. Great weakness and debility, with pale face. Desire to lie down, with no relief on doing so. Chorea.
Skin
Itching as from flannel on skin, especially on chest and between shoulders.
Fever
Chill, beginning in back. Chill, better being warmly covered in bed. Heat in evening, with dull headache.
