Lac Caninum – Medicine



Constriction in lower part of larynx, like a finger across throat; feeling as of a bar across back of throat.

Difficult breathing; during evening had severe suffocating spells.

Terrible dyspnoea immediately after sleep, first on left side of chest; dyspnoea compelled her to be lifted upright with violent exertion to get breath; sharp pain in region of heart with each attack.

Breathing hoarse and croupy, and at times an entire stoppage of breath, when it would resume with a violent effort.

Breathing often snoring only possible through mouth.

Short breath.

Great difficulty in breathing, could not lie down flat.

Breathing very labored.

Loud snoring during sleep.

Sensation as if 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.

Tickling sensation in throat, causing cough; in afternoon quite hoarse.

Cough from tickling in upper anterior part of larynx, amel. talking and lying down.

Cough caused by irritation in upper part of throat, agg. lying down at night, also after eating and drinking and after talking; with soreness of left side of throat and constant desire to urinate.

Cough on taking a long breath, not when swallowing.

Hard metallic cough.

Croupy cough, a dry, hoarse bark, penetrating through closed doors all over the house.

Cough and dyspnoea.

Constant cough, accompanying soreness.

Expectoration of profuse, sticky, tough, white mucus in masses with coryza.

Chest

      Terrible dyspnoea immediately after sleep, first on left side of chest, the dyspnoea compelled her to be lifted upright with violent exertion to get breath; there was sharp pain in region of heart with each of these attacks; after the medicine had but one attack of dyspnoea, and all the pain was referred to right side of chest (acute rheumatism).

Lungs feel as though fast to chest, agg. while writing.

Clavicles sore to touch.

Stabbing pain in right lung below nipple, preceded by pain in stomach-pit as of a stone or undigested food.

Sharp pain in right breast at 4 P.M.

Feeling of oppression and tightness behind sternum, with desire to draw a deep breath.

Sharp, incisive pain between scapulae, passing through sternum, with a sensation of pressure or constriction of chest in afternoon.

Trembling, jerking and fluttering through lungs, with numb, prickling sensation all over body, legs and arms.

Pulse so rapid it could scarcely be counted.

Pulse 130.

Palpitation of heart irregular causing shortness of breath.

Heart beats rapidly from slight causes, Pulse quick, full and strong, with pains in chest and throat.

Pulse of little volume.

Pulse 130, wiry, weak.

Pulse: quick and feeble; 100; 149; 170; 130-140; almost gone.

Pulse 117.

Pulse rapid, quick.

Back and neck

      Neck stiff.

Sharp neuralgic pain under right scapula.

Lameness and cutting pain under left scapula, agg. turning in bed.

Sharp, cutting pain under left scapula, shooting forwards through lung.

Backache nearly all day between scapulae, agg. after becoming warm, somewhat amel. by leaning back.

Pain in sacrum agg. by stooping, amel. by leaning back, with weakness; this pain extended around left side of pelvis ( leaving the back) to inside of thigh, followed by a bloody leucorrheal discharge after six hours, which came all at once, leaving labia extremely sensitive.

Spine aches from base of brain to coccyx (pharyngitis) Pain in back of neck.

Weakness in muscles of upper part of back.

Wandering pains in nape, with stiffness.

Stiffness and soreness of the muscles of the neck.

Neck aches, making her want to bend head forwards; entire spine sensitive.

Paralysis of muscles of the neck, causing head to fall forwards so that it rests on upper part of sternum.

Spine aches from base of brain to coccyx.

Heat, pain and beating in small of back.

Pain in back.

Wakes with severe pain in lower part of back, it is often five minutes before she can straighten; pain leaves her when she has been about work a short time, not returning till morning.

Intense, unbearable pain across supersacral region, extending to right natis and down right sciatic nerve; pain so severe as to prevent sleep or rest; at same time diphtheritic sore throat on right side, with sensation of a lump, could not swallow solid food.

Upper Limbs

      Painful swelling and hardness, with suppuration of left axillary gland; menses came on at same time.

Pains down right arm and in fingers, which feel cramped; does not seem to have the same power in right hand.

From draught in evening, sudden, violent pains in right shoulder, so much that when retiring she could not raise arm to finish toilet, as if disabled by dislocation.

Two warts on little finger.

Right wrist lame and painful.

Sharp, shooting pains in ball of right thumb.

Sharp pain round left arm, as of a cutting instrument; felt principally at the vaccination cicatrix; passed from thence to left elbow and disappeared; (forty-five minutes after first dose).

Trembling of left hand as in paralysis agitans.

Woke at night feeling very chilly, with sharp pain in left hand, and sensation in left arm as if asleep; lasting fifteen minutes.

Palms and soles burning hot.

Two warts on little finger noticed to be leaving.

Painful eruptions on axillae, like most herpes, exceedingly painful on washing them.

Veins in hands look bluer than usual, they are swollen.

Sensation as if an insect were crawling on shoulders and neck, occasionally on hands.

Perspiration in axillae, stains linen bright orange color, no smell.

Very fetid perspiration in axillae, staining linen brown Wrists very lame, esp. right which has sharp pains passing from thumb to little finger.

Neuralgic pains in shoulders, left then right; then vice versa.

Pain in one or other shoulder.

Shoulders and arms ache.

Partial paralysis of left arm, unable to raise hand to head; on attempting to do so was seized with sharp pains in arm below shoulder.

Left hand bloats and is numb, with trembling, jerking and fluttering through lungs; numb, pricking sensation all over body, arms and legs.

Sharp pain in left hand, left arm as if asleep Trembling of left hand, as in paralysis agitans.

Fingers extremely cold but not rest of hands.

Severe pains in all the bones.

Pains in joints of left hand, left ankle, left knee; extremely painful, swollen and red. The day previous, had similar pains and swelling in right ankle and right knee; pain was sharp, darting, erratic, now here, now there and agg. by any motion.

Pain in left shoulder extending across to right; could scarcely move arm.

Lower Limbs

      A few days before menses, inside of both thighs became raw and painful when walking, they then broke out with large, flat, red pimples; the soreness soon left; but the pimples remained.

Varicose veins on outer right thigh, from hip to knee.

Sensation of numbness in left leg with great heat as if burning, but cool to touch; brought on by pressure.

Stiffness through thighs, agg. on attempting to move after sitting.

Veins of feet and ankles very much swollen.

Feet swollen and very sore, causing considerable pain while walking.

Numbness and paralytic feeling in inner side of both knees, extending to both big toes.

Pain in right hip and leg while walking, with a trembling of leg, and slight feeling of uncertainty, esp. on going down stairs.

Articular rheumatism in right hip and knee joints, especially former; she was seated in an arm chair, unable to move, complaining of bruised, smarting, lancinating pains in both joints and in lumbar region with swelling of affected joints; pains agg. by slightest motion at night; by touch and by pressure of bed clothes; next day pains and swelling had gone to left hip and knee joints, leaving right almost free; the ensuing day they had almost entirely disappeared from left hip and knee joints and had again attacked right hip and knee; complaining, moaning, and sighing on account of her sufferings and probable termination of her illness.

Rheumatic pains in left hip and along sciatic nerve; wandering pains in nape of neck, with stiffness, pains in one or other shoulder; pain above left eye and heaviness of eyelids; sensitiveness to light.

Intense, unbearable pain across supersacral region, extending to right natis and down right sciatic nerve; pain so severe as to prevent sleep or rest (sciatica).

Partial paralysis of right leg from miscarriage; has to use a cane; leg numb and stiff, but cannot keep it still any length of time; feels amel. flexing it on abdomen.

Right ovary sore by spells and pain darts down leg sometimes to foot.

Numb pains chiefly in ankles, agg. while quiet, with swelling; veins of ankles distended; amel. while extreme heat is applied (rheumatism).

Ecthyma, on right leg.

Aching pains in limbs and back Staggers in walking.

Rheumatism beginning in soles flying from joint to joint and side to side, agg. every evening and by movement and touch, numb pains in ankle.

Burning of hands and feet at night (ovaralgia).

Cannot walk any distance, trembling through right thigh, and feeling as though entire lower portion of body was giving away; felt as though something was strained across lower part of bowels.

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.