Lac Caninum – Medicine



Small sore at entrance of urethra; kept getting agg.; prepuce involved for about half an inch, and parts of glans around urethra an open ulcer, exhaling most fetid smell, and with most excruciating pain; hemorrhage at 10 P.M. every evening, and during day when removing dressings; constant desire to urinate, with intense pain; no sleep for a fortnight, red, glistening appearance.

Prepuce involved for about an eighth of an inch, and parts of glans penis around urethra an open ulcer exhaling most fetid smell; pain excruciating; hemorrhages at ten every evening and during day when removing dressing; desire to urinate constant, and accompanied by intense pain; had not slept for a fortnight; red, glistening appearance of ulcers.

Buboes and chancres.

Female Genitalia

      Menses scanty; terribly cross and impatient first day, severe paroxysmal pains in uterine region, causing nausea; occasional pain in left ovarian region, passing about half-way down thigh, on upper part of it; all these pains amel. by bending backward; pain and aching in right lumbar region when leaning forwards (as in sewing) even for a short time; entire amel. when bending back.

Menses scanty at first; with pain in left ovary.

Menses very profuse; abdomen very sensitive to pressure and weight of clothes, entire amel. by removing them.

Several cases of membranous dysmenorrhea.

Dysmenorrhea, pain in left groin, with bearing down and nervousness.

Leucorrhea all day, but none at night, even after taking a long walk.

Slight leucorrhea during the day, agg. when standing or walking.

Several pain in right ovarian region, completely amel. by a flow of bright-red blood, which lasted an hour, and did not return.

In afternoon, intermittent, sharp pains in right ovarian region.

Constant pain in right ovary.

Sharp pains beginning in left ovary, and darting like lightning either towards right ovarian region, or else up left side and down arm, or sometimes down both thighs; but generally down left leg to foot, which is numb; pains like labor-pains; accompanied by great restlessness of legs and arms, and great aching in lumbar region; (5th d. after premature labor).

Sharp, lancinating pains like knives cutting upward from os uteri, and as these were being relieved, sensation as of needles darting upwards in uterus.

Escape of flatus from vagina.

Pressure on anterior part of vulva, entire amel. by sitting; sensation as if everything were coming out of vulva, with frequent desire to urinate and smarting in urethra.

Itching in left side of labia, with rough eruptive condition on left side of vagina, with acrid leucorrhea; excoriating severely.

Great swelling of left labia, and terrible pain while urinating (from gonorrhea).

Intense painful soreness of vulva, extending to arms, coming on very suddenly about noon, and lasting for about two hours; came on again during evening; could not walk, stand or sit; amel. by lying on back and separating the knees as far as possible.

Raw and bad-smelling sore between labia and thighs, in folds of skin; agg. when walking, would rather keep still all the time; these sores are covered with a disgusting white exudation.

Sexual organs extremely excited; very much agg. from the slightest touch, as putting the hand on the breast, or from the pressure of vulva when sitting, or the slight friction caused by walking.

After pains very distressing, extending to thighs, rather agg. on right side.

Menses very stringy and sticky, cannot get rid of them.

Urination caused intense pain in vulva, when even the least drop of urine came in contact with it.

Breast very sore and sensitive to pressure for a day or two during menses.

Breasts very sore and painful with sharp, darting pain in right ovarian region extending to knee, very painful and must keep leg flexed ( 1st d. after miscarriage at 6th months) Constant pain in nipples.

Breast sensitive to deep pressure.

Breast painful; feel as if full of very hard lumps agg. going up or down stairs.

Loss of milk while nursing, without known cause.

Galactorrhea (many causes).

Dries up the milk when nursing.

Given for an ulcerated throat to a nursing woman, it cured the throat and nearly dried up the milk.

After two doses of c.m. rapid decrease in size of breast and quantity of milk in a lady who wanted to wean her child.

Heat in ovarian and uterine region (with menses); inflammatory and congestive condition of ovaries before menses; especially of right ovary, with extreme soreness and sensitiveness, which makes every motion and position, even breath, painful.

Pain in abdomen principally in right ovarian region.

Sharp pain in right ovary.

In afternoon, sharp pains in right ovarian region, not constant but intermittent.

Severe pain in right ovarian region, amel. by flow of bright red blood.

Pain in left ovarian region; across lower part of abdomen.

Constant burning pain in left ovarian region, extending from left leg even to foot.

Inflammatory and congested condition of uterus, with extreme soreness and tenderness, that made every motion, position, and even breath painful.

Parenchymatous metritis (two cases), in one, uterus three times as large as natural, round as a ball, and body very hard, cervix obliterated by altered form of body; uterus sensitive.

Much pain before and after menses, severe headache and entire prostration for first day or so.

Pain in uterine region, passing down inside of thighs, half way to knees, and right leg feels numb.

Pains in uterine region, all day, no particular direction except down inner side of thigh half way to knees.

Severe pain in entire uterine region, with profuse discharge of yellow, brown and bloody leucorrhea, two weeks after menses; intense pain and enlargement of left ovary, which could be seen protruding.

Blood bright red and stringy, hot as fire, coming in gushes and clotting easily; constant bearing down pain, as if every thing would come out of vulva.

Uterine hemorrhage for six weeks; ovarian pains alternated sides, as did the chronic headache.

Retroverted uterus.

Menses: 14 days too soon, profuse; seven days too soon, flow came in gushes, scanty, intermittent, bright red and stringy, preceded by much flatulence from bowels; very stringy and sticky, cannot get rid of them.

Great engorgement of breasts, with sensitiveness to touch, precedes menses.

Menses nearly ceased; at menses much pain in right thigh and uterus, constant desire for stool, very low spirited.

Dysmenorrhea, abdomen sensitive even to weight of clothing; flatus from vagina.

Membranous dysmenorrhea.

Sore throats are very apt to begin and end with menstruation.

Leucorrhea, very profuse during day, none at night, discharge whitish and watery; pain in small of back; very irritable, agg. standing or walking.

Bearing down as though everything would fall out through vagina, with very frequent desire to urinate, and smarting in urethra.

Great swelling of left labia and terrible pain while urinating; from gonorrhea.

Foul smell from genitals.

Pressure on labia causes a slight flow of blood; menstruation commenced entirely normal.

Great irritation about vulva and rectum.

Urination causes intense pain in vulva, when even least drop of urine comes in contact with it.

Itching of vulva.

Breast very sore, sensitive to least pressure; dull, constant aching pain in them all evening.

Breast very painful, but no lumps; pains are caused by least jar; has to hold breast firmly when going up or down stairs; breast agg. towards evening, pressure of her arm, in natural position, caused considerable pain.

Breasts very painful and sore, feel as if full of hard lumps, very painful when going up or down stairs.

Soreness and enlargement of breasts.

Breasts seem very full.

Constant pain in nipples.

After pains very severe, and shooting down thighs.

Knots and cakes in breast, after miscarriage.

Galactorrhea.

Loss of milk while nursing, without known cause.

Serviceable in almost all cases where it is required to dry up milk.

Given for an ulcerated throat to a nursing woman, it cured throat and nearly dried up milk.

Respiratory organs

      Slight hoarseness, with now and then a change of voice, after walking, but soon passing away.

Cough from tickling in upper anterior part of larynx, agg. when talking and also when lying.

Cough from tickling under middle of sternum.

Cough with pain and oppression of chest; it jars her all over.

Loss of voice, cannot speak in a whisper (pharyngitis).

Marked soreness on touching larynx (diphtheria).

Sensation as if the breath would leave her when lying down and trying to sleep, has to jump up and stir around for an hour or so every night.

Loss of voice.

Throat troubles her much if she reads aloud or talks more than usual; it seems almost as though it was stopping up, and she feels very hoarse, but has no soreness; there is a feeling of fullness and choking.

Unable to speak loud; distressed feeling while speaking.

Respiration was hoarse, crying was whispered and broken often no sound at all.

Excessive hoarseness, and tickling choking sensation, amel. moving about.

Voice hoarse and husky; interrupted by weakness and scarceness. Hoarseness Larynx sensitive to pressure.

H. C. Allen
Dr. Henry C. Allen, M. D. - Born in Middlesex county, Ont., Oct. 2, 1836. He was Professor of Materia Medica and the Institutes of Medicine and Dean of the faculty of Hahnemann Medical College. He served as editor and publisher of the Medical Advance. He also authored Keynotes of Leading Remedies, Materia Medica of the Nosodes, Therapeutics of Fevers and Therapeutics of Intermittent Fever.