Sweet Water Lily. *N. O.Nymphaeaceae. Tincture of the root.
Clinical
Back, pain in. Coryza. Diarrhoea. Throat, sore.
Characteristics
Hale mentions this emblem of purity and its traditional reputation as a dissipater of venereal desires. There has been only one proving (by Dr. Cowles), and no definite clinical experience. Like *Nuphar, it has early morning looseness of bowels.
SYMPTOMS.
Head
Head feels very heavy.
Nose
Severe coryza.
Throat
Throat sore as from a cold frequent desire to swallow with painful deglutition. Tingling, roughness in throat.
Abdomen
Pain in hypogastrium and back, and a stool 7 a.m.
Stool & Anus
Stools in early morning, 7 a.m., also 11 a.m. Thin stool with a little pain and smarting at anus, left 30 p.m. Pain in bowels for a few moments at a time, sharp, and passage of foul flatus Looseness of bowels with pain.
Urinary Organs
Increased flow of urine. Some urine passed involuntarily. Sensation as if urine was not all passed, with feeling of weakness in lumbar region.
Male Sexual Organs
Slight increase of sexual feeling. Slight excitement.
Female Sexual Organs
(Used as an injection to stop leucorrhoea.).
Respiratory Organs
Some cough in morning.
Back
Pain in back. Feeling of weakness in lumbar region, with sensation as if urine was not all passed.
Lower Limbs
Weakness and pain in bones and lower limbs.
Generalities
Dull, weak, and unfit for work.
Sleep
Lascivious dreams.
Fever
Chilly feeling.