Coccus Cacti



Uneasy sleep, with excited sexual desire, though without complete erections. Sleep was uneasy, frequently interrupted by cough, pressive throbbing headache, and pulsating throbbing in the heart (third night). Sleep only after midnight, very restless and light, so that he was awakened by the slightest noise, with palpitation as from fright. Restless night (fifth night). Night restless; he could not sleep on account of internal heat. Night restless; sleep frequently interrupted (third night after 3D trit)..

Night restless, especially disturbed by audible noises in the intestines, worse while lying on the right side (first night).

Night extremely restless; no sleep. Frequent waking at night, with general excitement, as after strong coffee.

Dreams.

Sleep interrupted by dreams. Sleep with many dreams of many people and full of care. Affectionate dreams, with reminiscences of my youthful loves. Vivid dreams at night. Vivid dreams at night (first night). Vivid dream at night. Sleep disturbed by vivid dreams. Night disturbed by vivid fretful dreams.

Fever.

Chilliness.

Chilliness of the whole body, especially of the back. Chilliness, more or less, throughout the day. Chilliness throughout the day; she does not feel the heat although the thermometer stood at 31 deg. C. (after 3D trit). Chilliness always coming on in the afternoon and lasting till into the night, with slight general weakness and heaviness of the limbs. (* “Possibly to be ascribed to the damp cold weather.” *).

Chilliness the whole afternoon (third day). Chilliness between 3 and 5 P.M. Chilliness in the evening. Chilliness after dinner, lasting a few hours. Chilliness all over, on going to bed especially in the back, with thirst; the accustomed bed coverings seemed too cool for him; after half an hour dry heat of the head, with red face, while the rest of the body was chilly; after a while this dry heat became general and lasted till midnight, when sweat broke out, but only on the upper part of the body, which lasted till 5 A.M. (third night). Chilliness, immediately relieved in the open air. Constant chilliness, with increased thirst, in the afternoon; in the evening, chilliness, with dull throbbing in the heart, and sensation of soreness within the chest (fifth day). Great chilliness the whole day (third day).

Great chilliness, followed by headache and coughing, from a sensation of rawness in the air passages, while lying, at 10 A.M.

(third day). Evening chill over the whole body (after 3D dec.

trit).. Shaking chill, with heat of the head, before going to sleep, lasting half an hour, followed by general dry heat and sweat, which lasted the whole night, and brought relief (fifth night). Shivering over the whole body, at 9 P.M., lasting half an hour; pulse 100. Transient attacks of shivering over the whole body. Feeling of coldness, without chilliness (second day).

Unusual sensation of coldness, without chilliness (soon after 50 drops, second day). Chilliness through all the limbs, immediately. Uneasy dozing at night, from which he was frequently awakened by chilliness in the thighs (first night). (*”This symptom may have been caused by increased coldness during the night.” *) Creeping chills along the spine. Shivering across the scapula, extending down the arm, with sensation as if the skin would be loosened from the flesh; repeated several times, but disappearing on moving in the open air, after dinner. Coldness of the stomach, with a sensation as if cold air were blowing in it (fifth day). Coldness of the feet, with perspiration of the upper half of the body, in the morning. Sensation of coldness in the occiput, as though he were in a draft. Sensation of coldness and discomfort in the stomach. Frequently recurring cold sensation in the skin, on the right shoulder, and across the back. Peculiar cooling sensation, extending up the oesophagus to the mouth (first day).

Heat.

Increased warmth of the body (first day). General heat over the whole body, followed by slight perspiration (first night). Dry heat, with uneasiness, at 3 A.M. Sensation of heat, as though it spread through the whole body, in the evening, in bed.

General sensation of heat, in the evening, in bed. Greatly overpowered by moderate heat. On entering an ordinarily warm room the temperature seemed intolerably hot, with confusion of the head, which increased till evening to a moderate headache, relieved in the open air. Slight febrile symptoms, towards evening. Heat in the head on the vertex. Heat in the cheeks, in the morning, on waking. Violent heat in the cheeks for half an hour, at 5 P.M. (second day).

Persistent heat and ringing in the left ear. Prickling heat in the cheeks, without redness (first evening). Sensation of heat in the chest, abdomen, and thighs; in the thighs it was associated with a prickling sensation, while walking (second day). Sensation of heat in the lungs, while walking, lasting half an hour, and suddenly disappearing; on the next day, a quarter of an hour after another dose, the same sensation, with a feeling as though the expired air was warmer than usual. Sensation of internal heat in the chest, especially severe in the precordial region and in the lower half of the right side of the chest. Frequently increasing warmth in the stomach (first day). Sensation of increased warmth in the region of the stomach and ileum; it seems as though these parts were bathed in warm water (first day).

Sensation of increased warmth in the whole abdomen. Feeling of unpleasant warmth in the glans penis and in the left testicle.

Sweat.

Profuse sweat, with great weakness, on rapid walking.

General profuse sweat (seventh day). General copious sweat in the morning. Skin dry and hot; the heat is somewhat relieved in the morning by cold water. The back, sacral and coccygeal regions, covered with sweat, at night. Sweat on the right lower leg.

Slight perspiration on the lower legs and feet, in the morning, (second day).

Dryness of the lips (seventh day).

Conditions.– Aggravation.

(Morning). Confusion of head, etc.; on rising, confusion in forehead, etc.; on waking, dizzy confusion of the head; on waking, headache; after waking, headache; on waking, headache above right eye; soon after rising, pain in temporal region; on waking, pressure, etc., in vertex; while lying in bed, headache in parietal bone; on waking, biting between eyeballs and lids; sensitiveness of teeth to cold water; after waking, worse on inspiring air, or holding a cigar with the teeth, toothache; on waking, pain in right molars; irritation in throat; burning in fauces; irritation in palate; thirst; nausea, etc.; on waking, sensation of nausea; on waking, retching, etc.; immediately after rising, distension in the stomach, etc.; on waking, griping in abdomen; at 5 o’clock, pain beginning in right kidney; urging to urinate; at 4 o’clock, frequent micturition; on waking, sexual desire; lasciviousness, etc.; at 5 o’clock, emissions; hoarseness; dry cough; after waking, cough; at 6 o’clock, cough; after rising, short, etc. cough; immediately after rising, especially on deep inspiration, pain in right lung; on waking, pain in clavicular region; on waking, tension in cervical muscles; after waking, pain in sacroiliac region; after rising, sensation in limbs; weakness, etc.; on rising, itching of scrotum; coldness of feet, etc.; at 3 o’clock, dry heat, etc.; on waking, heat in cheeks; general sweat; perspiration on lower legs, etc.

(Forenoon), Drawing in back teeth; while walking, stitches in left hypochondrium; especially from 10 to 11 o’clock, cough; cough; while speaking, oppression of chest; while walking, pressure in middle of sternum; at 10 o’clock, while lying, chilliness.

(Afternoon), Towards evening, confusion of head; at 6 o’clock, in a warm room, pressure, etc., in occiput; the symptoms are most frequent and most violent; hawking of mucus; heartburn; lying down, pain in stomach; frequent micturition; towards evening, hoarseness; voice hoarse, etc.; towards evening, stitches in left chest; pain in loins, etc.; pain in small of back; while sitting quietly, pain in region of kidneys; while sitting, pain in tibia; weariness; itching on legs, etc.; sleepiness; chilliness; between 3 and 5 o’clock, chilliness; thirst; towards evening, febrile symptoms; at 5 o’clock, heat in cheeks.

(Evening), Apprehensiveness; confusion of head, etc.; after walking, confusion of the head; pressive headache; after lying down, pain from eyebrow into forehead; difficulty in swallowing; great thirst; eructations of air; itching at orifice of urethra; strangury; at 9 o’clock, urine thinner, etc.; irritation to cough; short hoarseness; cough; pressure upon chest; pain in the loins; in bed, pain in lumbar region; pain in small of back; sensation in lower legs; after a short walk, weariness of the feet; weariness, etc.; in warm bed, tearing, etc.; chilliness; on going to bed, chilliness; chill; at 9 o’clock, shivering; in bed, sensation of heat.

(Night), Heartburn; at 11 o’clock, stitches in urethra; towards morning, erections; at 11.30 o’clock, tickling in larynx; dry cough; cough; pain in precordial region; palpitation; on lying down, cramp in toes; when at rest, tearing, etc.; sweat on back, etc.

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.