Triosteum perfoliatum. Fever-wort. Horse-gentian. N.O. Caprifliaceae (Tribe, Lonicereae). Tincture of fresh root.
Clinical
Asthma. Backache. Fever, gastric. Headache, bilious. Influenza. Inframammary pain. Joints, stiff. Typhoid. Urticaria.
Characteristics
*Triost. is an energetically acting drug, and has been proved by Williamson, Neidhard, Gatchell, and other experienced provers. The name “fever-wort” tells its traditional reputation. Hale says it is one of the ingredients of the “fever powder” of the eclectics. Talmadge, one of the provers, found it of great value in typhoid and gastric fevers. It produced acute rheumatic symptoms and an intense urticaria. Talmadge says of the effect on himself: “It acted promptly and emphatically, causing aching pains in nearly every part of the body, especially of lower limbs and head.” The right side of the head was more affected than the left. The stomach was very much disordered. The vomiting and pain in the stomach were very severe. At the anus there was itching and exudation of mucus. A peculiar concomitant of the evacuations was: numbness of the lower limbs after stool. Many symptoms came on in the early morning hours. One prover, though sleepy, could not sleep after midnight. The symptoms were: worse Early morning, 3, 4, 5, and 7 A.M. worse Sitting up, rising from bed, turning in bed, lying. Worse after sleep. Worse drinking cold water.
Relations
Gastric fever, Baptisia Rheumatism, Bryonia, Rhus. Load at epigastrium, Abies-n. Sleepy but cannot sleep, Belladonna
SYMPTOMS.
Mind
Greater cheerfulness. Dullness and drowsiness, with disinclination for active business.
Head
Giddiness when rising at midnight, with extreme drowsiness. Headache worse sitting up. Headache worse right forehead and right temple. Boring pain in right temple 3 A.M. Pain back of head with feeling of weight.
Eyes
Slight pain in left eyeball.
Nose
Sneezing.
Mouth
Soreness as if from swelling of pharynx, and pain in oesophagus on swallowing.
Stomach
Increased appetite through day. Loathing of all food. Thirst. Nausea, on rising, which was immediately followed by copious vomiting of very sour ingesta, attended with cramp in stomach and followed by sweat and pain in forehead which was worse left side. Vomiting: 5 A.M. on rising to stool, drawing in calves. Load and oppression in epigastrium 4 A.M., throbbing and undulating sensation all through system. Pain in epigastrium, worse by drinking water. Soreness in epigastric region.
Abdomen
Flatulence confined to stomach. Sharp pains in bowels and stomach. Heat and sharp pain in right side of abdomen in evening. The evacuations seemed to proceed from small intestines.
Stool and Anus.
Irritation of anus with exudation of mucus. Stools most frequent in evening. Stool 7 A.M. preceded by pain in abdomen. Stool: watery, frothy, without pain, followed by exhaustion, at 7 A.M. followed by numbness of lower limbs.
Male Sexual Organs
Discharge of semen during sleep without erection.
Respiratory Organs
Asthmatic troubles.
Heart
Audible beating of heart and slight pain under left breast.
Neck and Back
Pain in nape with perspiration. Pain in nape and back. Pain in nape and occiput with coldness and stiffness in feet. Rheumatic pain in back from stooping. Pain and stiffness in loins (1. side).
Limbs
Stiffness in all joints of her upper and lower limbs.
Upper Limbs
Pain in right shoulder from lying on it.
Lower Limbs
Remarkable stiffness in lower limbs, with slight coldness and tingling sensation. Stiffness in knees when attempting to rise. Pain in right knee. Drawing and shrinking sensation in legs, most decided pricking in soles. Calves numb. Penetrating pain under and behind left external malleolus, after sleeping. Stiffness of all joints when lying.
Generalities
Aching in all bones. Acted promptly and energetically, causing aching pains in nearly every part of the body, especially lower limbs and head.
Skin
Vesicular eruption on forehead, over left eye, on middle of chest, and on right arm. Violent itching eruption on skin. Great itching at night with welts all over surface.
Sleep
Sleepiness with inability to sleep soon after midnight.
Fever
Coldness and stiffness in the feet. Fever. Drying up of perspiration and development of fever, with hot skin and increased thirst. General sweat.
