HYOSCYAMUS NIGER



The limbs go to sleep.

The limbs go to sleep. [NAVIER, 1. c.]

Drawing tearing in the soles of the feet, mostly when at rest; it went off by walking and returned when sitting (aft. 36 h.). [Ws.]

Pain in the feet.

365. Cold feet.

Rheumatic pains. [GREDING, 1. c., p. 87.]

Pains in the limbs and loins. [GREDING, 1. c., pp. 89, 107.]

Sharp continued stitches in the joints of the arms and legs (aft.1.h.)[Ws].

In the joints, but more in the muscles near the joints, a dull drawing pain. [Stf.]

370. Cutting tearing in almost all the joints, especially when moving (aft. 3 h.). [Ws.]

Pains in the limbs. [WEPFER, 1. c.]

The symptoms seem to occur most severely in the evening. [ Sft.]

Itching, compelling him to scratch the skin till it bleeds. [COSTA,1. c.]

Fine pricks out at the finger tips and out of all parts of the body (aft, a few m.). [WENDT, 1. c.]

375. When he laid the warm hand on any part of the body, e, g, the back, arm, &c., for an instant, there occurred a long-continued, very considerable feeling of warmth, like burning, on that part (aft, some h.). [Stf.]

Numerous, large boils.

Cutaneous eruption of large pustules, accumulated on several spots, from the region above the hips to the knees, in appearance like confluent small-pox; they do not contain any fluid and scab off after 4 days (aft. 3 d.).( On seat of darters thought to have been cured by mercury.) [COSTA, 1.c]

Alternate appearance and disappearance of brown spots all over the body. [GREDING, 1. c., p. 81.]

Tettery spots on the nape. [GREDING, 1. c., p. 96:]

380. Bruised pain in the ulcer, on moving the part (aft. 24 h.).

The ulcer becomes bloody and excessively painful (aft. 24 h.).

Obstinate dropsy. [BARRERE, 1. c.]

Swelling.( Of hands only as local effect. See S. 337 and note.)[CLAUDER, 1. c.]

Weakness. [SAUVAGES,-NAVIER,-PLANCHON; 1. c.-GREDINQ, 1. c., pp. 87, 90. ]

385. Disinclination for and dislike to movement and work. [Fg.]

Weariness, exhaustion of the whole body.( in half an hour. “General lassitude and inactivity.” ) [HAMILTON, 1. c.]

When walking in the open air he very soon becomes hot and exhausted (aft. 12 h.). [Ws.]

Staggering. [STEDMAN, 1. C.]

Uncommon sinking of the strength (aft. 4 h.). [WEPFER, 1. c.]

390. Weakness : he can hardly stand on his feet and seems always inclined to fall. [BERNIGAU, 1. c.]

Long-continued weakness of the legs. (In original, “lower extremities”) [CAGNION, 1. c.]

General debility with trembling of all the body, and extraordinary coldness of the surface of the limbs, until syncope became threatened. [SMITH, 1. c.]

Syncope. [HUNERWOLF, 1. c.]

Attacks of faintness. [STOERCK, 1. c.]

395. Repeated fainting. [NAVIER, 1. c.]

Death-like syncope. [ J. FAVER,( From gr. xxv of seeds in an adult.) in Schenck, lib. vii, obs. 152.]

Quite lying down.( Eight hours after.) [HAMBERGER, 1. C.]

Drowsiness (aft. 2 h.). [HAMBERGER, 1. C.]

In the morning, very over-busy, like a weak wakefulness; in the afternoon, drowsiness, exhaustion, and irresolution.( The over-wakefulness, see also 416 to 420. 422, 423, 426, 515 to 518, is in henbane an alternating action with drowsiness and sleep., but the over-wakefulness seems to be the chief primary action.)[Fz.]

400. Sleep. ( After relief of condition shown in S. 22 and 467 by venesection. ) [HAMILTON, 1. C.]

Sleep for two days. [HUNERWOLF, 1. C-]

Sleep for three days. [HUNERWOLF, 1. c.]

Profound sleep. [HUNERWOLF, I. c.-GREDING,1. C., pp. 76, 78.]

Long, deep sleep. (SLOANE, 1. c.-BLOM, in Bargius, 1, c.]

405. Immediate sleep. [HONERWOLE, 1, c.]

Gentle sleep.( Curative effect.) [GREDING, 1. c., p. 76.]

Quiet sleep, with profuse sweat and frequent urination, [GREDING, 1c,, p. 79.]

During sleep, perspiration.( Scarcely any perspiration occurred except when asleep.) [GREDING, 1. c., p. 109.]

Irresistible inclination to sleep.( In half an hour.” Much inclined to sleep”.) [HAMILTON, 1. c.]

410. Drowsy inability to open the eyelids. [HAMILTON, 1, c.]

Very profound slumber. (aft. 5 h.). [Fg.]

Long-continued slumber. [KIERNANDER,( Not accessible.) Utkast til Medicinal Lagfar, 1776, p. 267.]

Coma vigil.

Coma vigil. [G. W. WEDEL. (From seeds, in a.boy. ) in Misc. Nat. Cur.., Dec. i, Ann. 3, Obs. 21.]

415. In his sleep he has a comical look.

More sleepless nights. [GREDING, 1. c., p. 74.]

He is late of falling asleep. [Fr. H-n.]

Sleeplessness. [BLOB, 1. c.]

Sleeplessness on account of quiet exhilaration of mind. [Stf.]

420. Long-continued sleeplessness. [PLANCHON, 1, c.]

Anxious sleeplessness.

Though he only fell asleep long after midnight, he woke unusually early, and felt very cheerful and disposed to engage to works of the fancy, while awake and strong. [Stf.]

Frequent waking from sleep at, night as if he had been disturbed, or had already slept enough, for two successive nights. [Lr.]

In bed he sometimes raised up the knees, sometimes stretched them out, sometimes he turned about, turned the head sometimes here sometimes there, sometimes he lifted up his hand and struck the bed with it, sometimes he plucked straw out of his bed, crept about on it, and did not talk while doing so; at the same time he was neither cross nor timorous (aft. 3.1/4 h.).

425. In unconscious sleep (at 9 p. m.) he began to whine, then raised up the healthy arm, which soon fell down again, immediately afterwards the shoulder was violently jerked upwards; then the head was tossed about; then the affected leg rose up, then there was rapid jerking in the healthy leg; in the healthy hand, the fingers were often quickly extended and then again firmly closed; during this he sometimes emitted complaining sounds.

All night long he could not sleep; whatever side he lay on he could get no rest : it was only when the day began to dawn that he occasionally slept, but in the short sleep he always sweated all over, most profusely in the neck (aft. 5 h.). [Lr.]

Nocturnal sleeplessness, mingled with convulsions and starlings as from fright.( Literally, “he passed the night after without sleeping, and was alternately seized with convulsions, startings, and catched with his hands at everything. ) [HAMILTON, 1. C. ]

Frightful dreams. [PLANCHON, 1. c.]

In the evening soon after going to sleep he has anxious dreams of mad cats jumping upon him (aft. 46 h.). [ Ws.]

430. He wakes up spontaneously out of sleep with a cry. [HAMBERGER, 1. C.]

Sleep interrupted by grinding of the teeth. [GREDING, 1. c., p. 91.]

In sleep, suffocating snoring on inspiration (aft. 14 h.). [Fg.]

Starting up out of sleep. [Fg.]

He chatters in his sleep about war. [Fg.]

435. Lascivious dreams, the first two nights, without seminal emission, though the genitals are excited. [Lr.]

Apoplexy with snoring.( Literally, “stertorous breathing as in apoplexy.” ) [COSTA, 1. c.]

Hemiplegia. [A, v. HALLER,( From seeds, in a male adult.) in Vicat’s Mat. Med., i, p. 184.]

He suddenly falls to the ground. [CAME RARIUS,-HUNERWOLF, 1. C.]

He suddenly falls to the ground with a cry and convulsions.( From bathing the head with a decoction of henbane. ) [Pyl’s Neues Magazine,( From seeds, in a boy. ) B. ii, St, iii, p. 100.]

440. He is stiff all over, as in tetanus.- [HUNERWOLF, 1. c.]

Slight convulsive movements, sometimes of the upper, sometimes of the lower extremities. [PLANCHON, 1. c.]

Convulsive movements. [HUNERWOLF, 1. C.]

In the convulsions he stamps upon the ground first with one foot and then with the other. [CAMERARIUS, 1. c.]

Convulsions. [COSTA,-JASKIEWITZ, 1 c.]

445. Convulsions for five days. [ JASKIEWITZ, 1. C.]

Frequent twitchings. [CAGNION, 1. C.]

The spasms flex the limbs, and the bent body is thrown up high.[CAMERARIUS, 1. C.]

The body is thrown about terribly with convulsions. [CAMERARIIUS, 1. c.]

Convulsions with foam before the mouth. [CAMERARIUS, 1. c.]

450. In the convulsions the thumbs are turned in (upon the fist).[HUNERWOLF,1.C.]

Epilepsy (From eating the seeds, in two boys, one of whom died after a few hours.) [CHPH. SELIGER, in Misc. Nat. Cur., Dec. ii, Ann, i, Obs. 138.]

5.No such observation occurs here; but the author relates hoes a fomentation of the seeds applied for menstrual headache caused epileptic symptoms to come on.

Little attacks of epilepsy, alternating with paroxysms of apoplexy.( In original “each fit followed by stupor.”) [PL ANCHON, 1 C. ]

Subsultus tendinum. [HAMILTON, 1. c.]

Spasms with watery diarrhoea and diuresis. [GREDING, 1. c., p. 94.]

455. Spasm, diarrhoea, and coldness of the whole body. [GREDING, 1. c., p.94.]

(He cannot get warm in bed at night.)

Chilliness and shivering all over the body for half an hour. [STOERCK, 1. C ]

Rigor all over the body, with hot face and cold hands, without thirst (aft. 1 h.), recurring the following day (aft. 24 h.). [Lr.]

In the afternoon fever abounding in coldness and pain, e. g. of the back.

460. In the evening, violent and long-continued chilliness with restless sleep, followed by profuse sweat. [GREDING, 1 c., p. 79.]

After twelve minutes the number of beats of the pulse diminished, and continued to do so, so that in an hour it fell from 85 to 59 beats, and was very small.( From four grains of the resinous extract in a healthy man of 24 years. ) [BARTON, 1, c.]

Samuel Hahnemann
Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) was the founder of Homoeopathy. He is called the Father of Experimental Pharmacology because he was the first physician to prepare medicines in a specialized way; proving them on healthy human beings, to determine how the medicines acted to cure diseases.

Hahnemann's three major publications chart the development of homeopathy. In the Organon of Medicine, we see the fundamentals laid out. Materia Medica Pura records the exact symptoms of the remedy provings. In his book, The Chronic Diseases, Their Peculiar Nature and Their Homoeopathic Cure, he showed us how natural diseases become chronic in nature when suppressed by improper treatment.