Common names: Button Snakeroot, etc.
Introduction
(Eryngium aquaticum, Linn., in part only, E. aquaticum, Linn., belongs to E. Virginianum, Lam). E. yuccaefolium, Michx., comprises our true species. Natural order: Umbelliferae. Preparation: Tincture of the root.
Mind
Emotional. Very sober and depressed in spirits (seventh day). Intellectual. Very dull at night and not so restless (seventh night). Not able to think steadily on any subject (fifth day). Thoughts rather confused; could not concentrate them upon any subject without much exertion, in the afternoon (fifth day).
Head
Vertigo. Vertigo, soon after dinner (second day); in the evening (third day). Felt dizzy and elated in a few minutes (first day). General Head. Arose in the morning with a dull heavy pain in the head (eighth day). Pain in the head increased by lowering it or thinking intently upon any subject; pain mostly located in the frontal region, more particularly over the left eye, of a sharp, shooting character, and when sitting in stooping posture it would leave the eye and pass into the neck, and along the muscles of the shoulder, and beneath the scapula, where it would remain for some time (ninth day). Pain in the head and neck increased in intensity, severe when stooping or when turning the head quickly (eleventh day). Concentration of mind caused a heavy full pain if persisted in (seventh day). Forehead. Severe pain in the frontal region, sufficient to cause dimness of sight (after second dose, fifth day). Reading or writing caused a hard heavy pain in the forehead, which was increased by stooping (seventh day). Continual dull heavy pain in the frontal portion of the brain (seventh day). Frontal headache, on rising (eighth day). Expanding sensation in the frontal region above the eyes, increased by stooping (sixth day). Dull aching pain in the frontal region, especially over the left eye (fourth day). Temples. Heavy dull pain in the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and passing through to the opposite side, while sitting in the lecture room, at 11 A.M. (fifth day). Pain in the head still remained (after second dose, fifth day). Vertex. Shooting pains in the coronary region and in the right side of the face from eyes to teeth, in the morning (third day). Occiput. Dull dragging pain in the occiput, neck, and shoulders (sixth day). Pain in the occiput disappeared about 11 A.M., but became more severe, extending downward forward into the eye, causing partial dimness of vision or a blur before the eyes; exercise or the least excitement increased the pain (sixth day). Pain in the head less severe, worse in the neck and between the shoulders (seventh day). External Head. Scalp sore to touch; combing hair causes pain (sixth day).
Eye
Objective. Purulent inflammation of the left eye; congested, red, swollen slightly, tender to pressure; constant dull aching pain, relieved by heat, followed by profuse discharge of purulent fluid, sticky like gum arabic water, sticking the lids together, flowing on the cheek from all parts of the eyelid; lasted forty- eight hours, leaving the conjunctiva granulated and rough. Subjective. Burning pain in the eyes, they feel heavy and slightly congested, squinting on exposure to a strong light (eleventh day). Eyes irritated by strong light, producing a smarting-burning sensation, with heavy aching pain, a dull expression of the eyes, and great inclination to sleep much of the time (seventh day). Eyes sensitive to a strong light and slightly congested at times, especially when looking at a strong light or walking in the bright sunlight (ninth day). Brow and Orbit. Severe pain over the left eye of a tearing or boring nature (fifth day). Muscles of the eyes felt stiff, and caused pain on turning them quickly (ninth day).
Ear
Inflammation of the Eustachian tube, also left ear swollen in and out, tender to pressure, constant aching pain, bleeding readily, with discharge of thick, white, and bloody pus, foul-smelling, lasting several days. Bruising-tearing pain about the ears, as if they were being torn from their location (sixth day). Continued singing and ringing, with cracking sound in the left ear.
Nose
Profuse discharge of thick yellow mucus from the nose, lasting several days.
Face
Shooting pains in right side of face from the eye to the teeth, in the forenoon (fourth day).
Mouth
Tongue grayish colored, with ragged appearance. Tongue and fauces very dry, with insipid taste in the mouth (sixth day). Thick, yellowish, tenacious mucus in the mouth, on rising (second day). Thick, tenacious, disagreeable mucus in the mouth (eighth day).
Throat
Objective. Intense redness and congestion of the mucous membrane of the throat as far as could be seen, slight swelling without pain or bad feeling, with profuse secretion of thick whitish mucus, giving the throat an ulcerated appearance. Constant hawking up of mucus. Subjective. Choking in the throat, on slight pressure (sixth day). Smarting raw pain along left side of the throat, with dry tongue, and thick yellow mucus was ejected from the mouth, which increased the smarting in the throat (seventh day). Smarting-burning sensation in the fauces (eighth day).
Stomach
Appetite. Partial anorexia (seventh day). Appetite partially wanting, though restored upon the sight of food (second day). No desire for particular kinds of food (seventh day). Nausea. Nausea, followed by acrid eructations, about noon (seventh day). Slight nausea, with drawing-cramping pains in the stomach, also a heavy compressing pain between the shoulders, between 9 to 10 P.M. (fifth day). Stomach. Sensation of heaviness or weight in the stomach, early in the morning (sixth day). Hollowness or emptiness in the stomach, accompanied by a heavy dragging pain (seventh day). Hot burning pain in the stomach or oesophagus, on taking the medicine (sixth day). Heavy dragging pain in the stomach (eighth day). Heavy dragging pain in the stomach, during the night (ninth night).
Abdomen
Severe coliclike or cramping pain in the small intestines (sixth day); (tenth day). Awoke in the morning with colic like pains in the bowels (seventh day). Sharp piercing pain in the bowels; feel bloated, but not visible on inspection, feel heavy while walking and are sore on pressure (eleventh day). Iliac Region. Heavy disagreeable sensation in the groin, in the afternoon, perhaps due to a walk (fourth day). Severe pain in the left groin and testicle, worse during exercise, at 2 P.M. (first day); continuing (second day).
Rectum and Anus
Tenesmus at stool; faeces seemed to cut as they passed through the anus (sixth day).
Stool
Bowels constipated, dark-brown color, rather dry, and very hard. Bowels constipated, without an evacuation for two or three days; felt no uneasiness on this account, and it was more an act of the will than necessity to evacuate the bowels then (third day).
Urinary organs
Urethra. Sensation of urine remaining in the urethra, of a burning-smarting character, of normal temperature, and not of a corrosive nature (sixth day). Frequent desire to urinate, which passes off drop by drop every few minutes, with slight tingling near the meatus urinarius (eighth day). Frequent desire to urinate; stinging-burning pains in the urethra behind the glans penis during urination; urine of a light red color, rather deficient in quantity, at 11 A.M.; rather darker previous to retiring, with the symptoms in the urethra more marked (first day). Urgent call to urinate, very soon after rising; urine more scanty and high-colored than usual; a slight burning sensation in urethra before urinating (second day). Micturition. Decrease of the quantity of the urine (third day). Amount of urine passed in twenty-four hours was 26 ounces, slightly acid in reaction; sp. gr. 1016, containing 382.11 grains solid matter; urine of a light red or amber color when boiled; a white flocculent sediment found in bottom of the vessel, after standing a few hours (sixth day). Urine. Urine clear at first, usual quantity, then deep yellow, profuse, no froth or sediment.
Sexual organs
Sexual desire suppressed, then excited, with lewd dreams, and pollutions; discharge of prostatic fluid from slight causes.
Respiratory organs
The mucous membrane of the larynx seemed thickened, so that it provoked a short hacking cough and a small expectoration of mucus of a thick stringy consistency and light-yellow color; it mostly came from the larynx (sixth day). Slight dyspnoea, as if the clothing was too tight (sixth day).
Chest
Oppression of the chest, feeling of fullness, inability to take a full breath, with desire to do so; no cough, lungs seem to be solidified.
Heart and Pulse
Pulse increased about ten beats, but soft and weak. Pulse about 90 (ninth day).
Neck and Back
Neck. Cervical muscles slightly stiff and sore on motion; head moved with difficulty, while sitting in the lecture-room at 11 A.M. (fifth day). Pain in the posterior portion of the neck of a rheumatic character, while sitting in the lecture-room, at 11 A.M. (fifth day). Muscles of the neck were turning the head quickly; pressure caused a hard heavy pain (ninth day). Back. Feeling of weakness and heavy dragging pain in the lumbar region (fourth day). Slight dull pain in the lumbar region, at 2 P.M. (first day).
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.