NUX VOMICA



Pain as if the shoe were too tight and pinched, and as if the soles were tired and sore from walking.

On the side of the foot and toes, as also in the upper part of the toes, pain like burning and as if the shoe pinched, in the evening (aft. 36 h.).

Pain of the corns on the toes, like a wound or boil (aft. 4, 16 h.).

960. Violent pain on a chilblain in summer, as from great cold, a kind of throbbing in it (immediately).

Pain at the root of the toe-nails when he knocks or merely touches them as if they would ulcerate.

An itching burning on the toes, as if they had been frost-bitten, in warm weather, especially when he comes into a warm room, or into bed. in warm weather, especially when he comes into a warm room, or into bed.

On the toes itching, as if the limbs ware frost-bitten (aft. 1 h.).

Going to sleep of both the big toes (immediately).

965. Spasmodic pain in the right big toe (when at rest), which, however, soon went off.[We.]

Spasmodic contraction of the toes, when yawning.

After midnight, in bed, cramp of the toes.

(The pains increase in the evening from 8 to 9 o’clock, until they become intolerable.)

(Sensitiveness of the skin of the whole body, as if were sore; on touching it, it feels as if that part of the skin had gone to sleep.)

970. Old wounds that were healed became again painful, like soreness (immediately).

Eruptions cause itching burning.

Itching eruptions. [WIEL, 1. c.]

(Smarting) itching here and there, especially in the most external parts of the body, limbs and joints, in the evening after lying down (aft. 4 h.).

Burning itching all over the body.

975. In the evening in bed a burning itching all over the body.

Burning itching on the upper arms, thighs, abdomen and back, in the morning while dressning, in the evening while undressing, and even at night.

A buring pricking here and there on the body.

Here and there burning shooting or stitches which end in a burning.

A burning itching pricking (like needle-pricks) here and there in the skin, as from fleas, in the evening

after lying down (aft. 5/5 d.).

980. Burning itching pricks on different parts of the body. [We.]

Single stitches on the affected parts from time to time.

Here and there on the body, single coarse stitches combined with a sore pain.

Stitches, like twitching, in various parts, so that the whole body is shaken by them; they dart as it wire through the whole body (aft. 4 h.). (aft. 4 h.).

In the evening in bed, twitching in the limbs.

985. Trembling (aft. 2 h.).

Trembling of the limbs and palpitation of the heart (aft. 1 h.).

In the morning trembling., sensation through the whole body.

Stiffness of the limbs with twitching.

Tension and stiffness in the limbs (aft. 8, 16 h.).

990. Stiffness in almost all parts of the body. [SEUTTER, (From a mixture of nux vomica and gentian given to a girl in fever.) Diss. de nuce vom, L. B. 1691.]

Peculiar stiffness of all the limbs, especially of the knees, with tension. [Veckoskrift, 1.. c.]

Tetanus drawing him backwards, oft recurring for a minute at a time. [CONSBRUCH, 1. c.]

Spasmodic movements. [Veckoskrift, 1. c.]

Convulsions. [MATTHIOLUS, 1. c.]

995. Tensive pain in the limbs, early in the morning, with stuffed nose (aft. 10 h.).

Diminished mobility of all the joints.

Violent contractive, painful sensation through the whole body.

Along with a painful contractive sensation through the whole body, a weariness in the lower extremities, so that he can scarcely drag them along.

Sudden attack; the body is spasmodically contracted sideways, with fruitless attempts to keep himself upright with his hands; then vomiting; and involuntary rapid discharge of stool and urine, with perfect consciousness.

1000. A sensation in the muscles of the limbs, back, scapulae, &c., as if something within drew to and fro, more spasmodic than painful.

Twitching and quivering in the limbs under the skin.

All the joints are more painful during movement than when lying still, after midnight (aft. 6 h.).

Pain in all the joints as if bruised, when moving (aft. 4 h.).

All her limbs are weary.

1005. Gone-to-sleep feeling and insensibility (numbness) (The phrase in the original is “stupor.”) of almost all parts of the body. [ SEUTTER, 1. c.]

Pain in all the limbs as if bruised and beaten all over.

In the morning, in bed (on displacement of the flatulence deep down in the hypogastrium under the os ilii), a pain of the joints and of the shafts between them, as if bruised, both of which go off after rising (aft. 20 h.).

In the morning, in bed, the longer he lies the more painful are all his limbs, especially the joints, as if bruised and beaten, which, however; goes off after rising from bed (aft. 18 h.).

Quite early in the morning, in bed, a pain as if bruised in the joints of the side she lies on which goes off after turning round the body, but while lying still gradually returns on the side on which she is now, but it goes off completely by rising from bed (aft. 30 h.).

1010. Simple pain as if bruised, combined with a. kind of tearing sensation in all the joints on which he does not lie, which is only relieved and goes off by turning so as to lie on the painful side whereupon the pain soon begins on the side that was previously unaffected; hence it is necessary to turn frequently in bed.

Attack, after midnight; she has formication on the hands and feet, this rises, with heat in the face, up to the heart (in the scrobiculus cordis), as if it burnt and ached there; it then mounts to the throat, she feels ill and anxious; thence it comes into the head; she feels stupid in the head and has ringing in the ears.

Attack in the evening ; it rises to the heart ; he feels ill and anxious; he trembles and he must rest his head bent forwards on the table (aft. 4 d.).

Sudden attack soon after dinner; paleness of face; a nausea rises up from the scrobiculus cordis; he becomes anxious all over, with trembling and slight tremor through the whole body, with increasing exhaustion, so that he must lie down (aft. 8 d.).

When walking quickly in the open air congestion towards her head; she feels destitute of thinking power, must remain standing, the blood rushed to the heart, the upper part of the windpipe contracted, she had sparks of fire before the eyes; she did not see where she was.

1015. In the morning, in the open air, her eyes became all at once staring, she lost consciousness and feeling, as in an attack of syncope, but only for a moment.

Great exhaustion after enjoying the open air, and sensation in the left foot as if it were stiff (aft. 6 b.).

A morning walk in the open air causes extraordinary fatigue.

Great fatigue of the whole body during a walk in the open air (aft. 28 h.).

After a walk in the open air very sad and uncommonly tired.

1020. Exhaustion after a walk in the open air, in the evening.

Great exhaustion and relaxation of all the limbs after enjoying the open air (aft. 8 h.). (aft. 8 h.).

Great weariness.

During the slightest exercise, immediately weariness.

Staggering gait, with fear of falling. [Veckoskrift, 1. c.]

1025. Weakness and staggering of the legs, he must sit down. [RADEMACHER, 1. c.]

Great weakness of the limbs, so that he cannot stand on his feet. [HUFFLAND.]

Weakness in all the limbs, especially after going up stairs.[Fg.]

Sudden sinking of the strength. [MATTHIOLUS, 1. c.]

She becomes thinner.

1030.Heaviness in the arms and legs, so that she cannot lift either.

Sensation of sudden, as it were paralytic powerlessness in all the limbs, even when siting, but mostly when moving (aft. 1 h.).

Qualmishness about the heart.

Syncope.

Attack of syncope in the evening (about 8 or 9 p. m.) while sitting.

1035. In the afternoon great weakness with loss of appetite.

Great desire to sit down (after 6 h.).

The pains are relieved by lying down.

Desire to lie down; he cannot remain up.

In the forenoon desire to lie down. [Fg.]

1040. In the morning desire to lie down again.

Great dislike to get up in the morning, without knowing why (aft. 12 h.).

Greater weariness in the morning after rising than in the evening when he went to bed.

Sleepiness not until the morning, after day dawn.

Sleepiness (aft. 1 h.).

1045. She is always inclined to yawn and go to sleep in the daytime, so that she could not keep awake.

Uncommon drowsiness by day, as from stupefaction of the head.

When walking in the open air, first drowsiness, then palpitation of the heart and great, anxiety, with swelling of the blood vessels of the hands, without heat (aft. 36 h.).

Before dinner (about 11 a. m.) inclination to sleep.

After eating, almost irresistible sleepiness, for several hours (aft. 5 h.).

1050. He dreams and speaks aloud in the noonday sleep. [We.]

Late of going to sleep in the evening (aft. 2 h.).

He falls asleep late in the evening, kept awake by great afflux of ideas.

Sleeplessness until midnight, with feeling of heat without thirst (aft. 12 h.).

At night great restlessness without pain.

1055. At night restlessness in the arms, which he must at one time cover up at another uncover..

In the evening, after lying down in bed, a restlessness and anxiety, so that he must always draw up and then stretch out the limbs (aft. 8 h.).

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