Lac defloratum – Medicine



Chest

      Respiration affected on lying down; prolonged inspirations, and short quick expirations.

On lying down, inspiration long, expirations short.

Sudden and violent palpitation of heart, with flushes of heat, caused by the least unusual sight or sound, feels sometimes extremely nervous

Palpitation of heart, and flushes of heat, especially in left face and cheek.

Sharp pain at apex of heart, as if a knife were cutting up and down, lasting a few seconds. Faint spells.

Subject to attacks of bloating in epigastric region, and with them always an attack of asthma so that he can scarcely breathe; then would have hard pressive pain at about 4th cervical vertebra; pressure round the breast (but not like the grasping of Cactus) with the dyspnoea; always constipated; their symptoms were all relieved by purgative medicines.

Some palpitation of heart, with flushes of heat in head and face.

Soreness of chest with great pressure.

In a case of hypertrophied left ventricle, with palpitation of heart, it lowered the pulse and quieted the heart. A. A.

Tubercular deposit in apices of both lungs. A. A.

Shortly dry cough, with difficult expectoration of a small lump of mucus, which amel. cough.

Pressure around heart (not like grasping of Cactus), with dyspnoea and a feeling of certainty that he is going to die in twenty-four hours.

Sharp pain in apex of heart, as if a knife were cutting up and down; this preceded by a heaviness of head, dulness of eyes, throbbing in temples and palpitation of heart.

Palpitation of heart and flushes of heat, especially in left side of face and neck.

Sensible decrease in the breasts which after the proving returned to their original size and firmness.

Pulse rapid and feeble.

Back and neck

      Chills running up and down between shoulders. Sick headache. C Chills creeping along back and between shoulders. Sick headache. Considerable pain in back, a little below a line drawn across it from crest of ilium. 10.

Painful aching in small of back; extending up to and between scapulae, worse while sitting, slightly relieved while walking continued for two days. 2 (12 hours after last dose on third day).

Coldness in back. Sick headache. Constant pain in small of back, commencing in region of kidneys, passing round each side above hips to region of bladder; also downward from renal region to gluteal, and thence down back to thighs; this pain is intense burning, relieved by no position, lying down intensified it. A symmetrical patch of herpetic eruption on each side of neck, itching and burning after scratching.

Great distress across back. Headache

Great weakness of muscles of the neck left side, allowing the head to fall to the right.

Intense pain throughout the whole spinal column. Sick headache.

Pain in small of back. Threatened premature labor.

C Boring pain, sore as if bruised, and throbbing in right kidney, extending as a dull aching to right hip, to spine, up to right scapula, and across right side of abdomen to bladder; afterwards the boring affected the left kidney also, with a little aching there; backache across sacral region, much worse in the center, a breaking pain; all the worse from movement.

Hard pressive pain at fourth cervical vertebra; chills creeping along back between scapulae.

Intense burning pain in small of back and sacrum, commencing in region of kidneys, passing around on both sides above hips into groin, also downward from renal region through gluteal region, down back part of thighs, pain, burning, and amel. by no position.

Dull aching pain in lumbar region of frequent occurrence, with indefinable indisposition.

During day, back usually feels cold. Apyrexia of intermittent fever.

Dull heavy aching pain over loins. Diabetes A. A.

Constant pain in small of back (cured).

Upper Limbs

      During the proving, ends of fingers icy cold and look white, rest of hands warm.

C Aching pains in wrists and ankles. Sick headache. C Ends of fingers icy cold, rest of hand warm. 3.

Sweat on palms, especially right (no name).

Cold hand and feet during headache.

Coldness and numbness of the limbs.

Aching pains in the wrists.

Hands cold as if dead.

Lower Limbs

      Itching of knees at night.

After the weak sick feeling suddenly left, both heels commenced to ache.

Corn on right little toe became very painful and sore when putting on the shoe in morning; soon passed off.

Feet cold. Sick headache.

Puffy swelling under malleoli. Sick headache.

Pains passing down under side of thighs to heels; pains in top of feet as if the bones were broken across instep; these pains in legs and feet come on as soon as she steps on them in the morning; when she becomes faint and nauseated and has to lie down; has to lie down three or four times before she can get dressed. 9.

Loss of sensation on anterior surface of thigh. Diabetes. Aching pains in wrist and ankles.

Cramps in legs at night. Bright’s disease. A.A.

Legs much swollen. Bright’s disease A. A.

After the attack of debility had passed off, both heels commenced to ache.

Weakness and aching in ankles, puffiness under the malleoli (cured).

Skin thickened at the edges of the feet. (cured).

Numbness and loss of sensation over the other and anterior surface of the thighs (cured).

Edema of lower extremities (cured).

Anesthesia of the limbs (cured).

Coldness and numbness of the limbs.

Numbness and loss of sensation over outer and anterior surfaces of thighs.

Cold hands or feet during headache.

Sleep

      Great desire to sleep.

Cried out and talked in sleep.

Cannot find any comfortable position in bed, there is no way that she can put her hands that they do not bother her falls asleep at last on her face.

Dreamed a large snake was in bed.

Got to sleep late; profuse sweat during sleep; felt feverish all night; in morning amel. in every way.

At night lies with leg flexed on thigh, and thigh on pelvis; restless; agg. after sleep.

Symptoms agg. after sleep.

Sleeplessness from emotional strain, with entire nervous debility.

Very restless at night, very difficult to get into a comfortable position; generally goes to sleep lying on back with hands over head.

Sleep disturbed, very wakeful; limbs cold all night.

Sleep prevented by being very cold for one hour after retiring, with great nervousness.

Very restless all night, could not keep clothes over her.

Sleepless and crying continually.

Restless sleep at night, bad dreams.

Got to sleep late; profuse sweat during sleep; felt feverish all night; morning amel. in every way.

Dreams frequently that she is urinating, and wakes to find herself on point of doing so, requiring immediate relief. Dreams of going on a journey, and was separated from party, and had to walk a long distance, and arrive at station just in time to see train start off.

Aggravation of symptoms after sleep.

Feels sleepy all the time, but is much disturbed by unpleasant dreams. After suppressed menses.

Sleeps but little. Sick headache.

Falls asleep while going upstairs or standing up.

Sleep all day long.

At times sleeps for hours during attacks of headache.

Most absurd dreams. 12 (1st week)

Dreamed that he had to go on a journey and was in danger of losing the train. 5 (4th and 5th night.).

C Dreamed that herself and daughter started for the Grand Union Depot, a mile and a half distant, and were told they had only ten minutes to get there; that they ran most of the way, and arrived in time to see the train moving off, and awakened as much fatigued as if it had been a real experience. 9 ( This, based upon above symptom, was the keynote of a case cured.)

Sleepless, restless at night, from incessant intolerable thirst. Diabetes. Sleepless at night, and drowsy by day. o Diabetes A. A.

No sleep at night, but occasionally slept towards morning. Diabetes. Almost complete loss of sleep. Diabetes. A. A.

Quite nervous and sleepless. Incipient softening of brain Intense sleepiness. A.

Sleepiness well marked for two weeks A.

Sudden waking, wide awake without cause, soon went to sleep again. (No name.).

Sleeplessness in the first part of the night, little sleep near morning.

Very sleepy all the time, can with difficulty keep awake. (No name.)

Great somnolency. (No name.)

Wakened by a sensation of coldness.

At times will sleep for hours (cured).

Great restlessness and extreme and protracted suffering from loss of sleep at night (cured).

Fever

      Chilly feeling lasting all day.

Internal chilliness with external warmth.

Cold chills run down back, hands as cold as ice (on entering house 4 P.M.; 6: 30 entire amel. after a good dinner).

Fever and chills for a few days, and up and down every few hours.

Intense fever on waking in morning, with perspiration.

Dry, hot skin.

Exhausting sweats, after sleep.

Wakes at night in cold perspiration, with fearful foreboding.

Perspired considerably through night, sweat having a rank smell.

Severe chills.

Feels feverish.

Fever and bathed in warm perspiration, especially about face, neck and hands.

Intense heat.

Moderate fever.

Fever.

High fever.

Dry, hot skin.

Fever returning every afternoon.

Temperature, 102, 102 3/4, 103, 103 1/4.

Sweat all over.

Skin clammy.

Wakes in night in cold perspiration, with fearful foreboding.

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.