NUX VOMICA



Vanishing pulse, with perfect consciousness. (See S. 1206, and note there.) [CONSBRUCH, 1. C.]

After coldness of the feet dry heat of face.

1160. Whilst there is inward heat of head there is chill on the outside of the head.

Hot cheeks with internal chilliness.

Redness of cheeks with heat in head and chilliness on the rest of the body (aft. 6 h.).

In the evening red face with shivering and coldness of limbs and thirst for beer.

First shivering then heat, causing anxiety; afterwards thirst for beer.

1165. Fever towards evening (6 p.m.); chilliness with intermediate attacks of heat, recurring the following day at the same hour.

At night, along with external chilliness, sensation , of internal heat, with dryness of mouth but horror of drinks.

Afternoon fever : chill and coldness for four hours, with blue nails; then general heat and burning in the hands, with thirst at first for water, afterwards for beer, not followed by perspiration.

In the evening before lying down chill, but when in bed heat of head and face. –

After lying down in the evening strong chill, and sleep , for an hour, then heat with headache, roaring in the ears and nausea (aft. 12 h.).

1170. After lying down in the evening trembling and chilliness -then some heat in the face (aft. 2 h.).

In the morning unusual heat, with thirst for water (aft . 12 h.).

Attack of heat of the whole body, without redness of cheeks, with beads of sweat on the forehead and anxiety.

Febrile heat more inwardly; she felt as if steam and smoke exhaled from the throat; at the same time she drank a great deal.

Quite early, in bed, an intolerable sensation of heat either of the whole body, or especially in the cheeks, hands and feet, particularly in the palms and soles, for which he seeks with avidity for coolness

(throwing off the clothes and lying in cold parts of the bed , but he cannot bear it, sometimes on account of a feeling of illness in the whole body, sometimes an account of a momentarily occurring pinching or cutting in the abdomen.

1175. After lying down in the evening heat in the face , inner surface of the hands and feet.

External heat with red cheeks and sensation of anxious, intolerable inward heat(in spite of which he covers himself up carefully); the mouth is full of saliva, and although the lips are dry , no thirst,

or only a semblance of thirst; he wishes to drink and yet rejects all fluids; he does not relish drinks ; – sleeplessness during the heat; he lays his arms under his head; after the heat thirst for beer.

At night heat without thirst and almost without sweat. [ Fg.]

At night anxiety; in his sleep he threw off the bedclothes.

Violent thirst. [MATTHIOLUS , 1. c.]

1180. About midnight in bed, dry heat without thirst.

Along with heat and full quick pulse, desire to go to bed, and thirst.

Inward heat, increasing every hour, with full pulse, without thirst;-then sleeplessness (aft. 8, 16 h.).

In the morning, when walking in the open air, increasing heat with full pulse, without thirst ; – then sleeplessness (aft. 8, 16 h.).

In the morning, when walking in the open air, heat of the face and of the whole body (aft. 48 h.).

1185. While walking; transient heat of the face more frequently than usual.

Transient heat when moving.

Transient redness and heat of cheeks on the slightest movement and exertion.

Sensation of heat in the face, without externally perceptible increase of temperature.

Redness of cheeks in the morning after waking.

1190. Heat on the head in the evening.

Transient heat of the face towards, evening (aft. 48 h.).

Heat of face in the morning after rising from bed, with constipation and rumbling of flatulence in the abdomen (aft. 24 h.).

Red, hot cheeks, without thirst.

Heat of the face, in the evening in bed, and restless sleep before midnight (aft. 8 d.).

1195. Sensation of burning inward heat through the whole body (aft. 6, 12 h.).

Perspiration for two days (aft. 16 h.).

(When lying in bed and when walking quickly ready perspiration.)

(Perspiration when moving about in the room.)

(Perspiration in the room, going off in the open air) (aft. 72 h.).

1200. Clammy perspiration on the forehead when walking in the open air.

Sweat on the affected side of the face, during the semilateral headache.

Profuse perspiration. [ JUNGHAUSS, (General statement of effect of nux vomica on patients.) Diss. de nuce vomica, Hal., 1770.]

Ill-smelling perspiration all night. [Fr, H-n.]

Foetid perspiration. [WIEL, l. c.]

1205. Cold sweat. [MATTHIOLUS, l. c.]

On the occurrence of cold perspiration all the pains are allayed.

[CONSBRUCH.,( The immediate precursor of death, with S. 842, 1158, and 1245,) l. c.]

Sweat on one side of the head, scalp and face (aft. 10 h.).

Foetid sweat on the side.

Ill-smelling sweat on one side.

1210. In the morning when waking and sleeping perspiration especially of the upper parts, then drawing pain in the left side (aft. 16h.).

Quite early in the morning (at 3 a. m.) perspiration, especially under the nose, on the forehead

(on the hairy scalp), in the nape, on the neck in the scrobiculus cordis, and between the thighs, with anxious feeling of heat and dryness of the tip of the tongue, hard palate and lips, without desire for drink.

After midnight perspiration.

In the morning, from 2 a. m. sweat during sleep, but on awaking (from time to time) only slight transpiration all over.

Morning sweat.

1215. In the morning in bed, after waking, profuse general sweat (but not on the head or face) (aft. 3 d.).

Slight, general perspiration (but not on the face) night and morning; smelling like damp (mouldy) straw.

Night sweat of a sour smell.

In the morning, about 5 o` clock, after waking, she commences to perspire, for several mornings.

During the morning sweat, simple pain of all the joints he is lying on.

1220. During the morning sweat, inclination to vomit.

During the morning sweat, on the least exposure, bellyache, as from taking cold.

Under the bed clothes great heat and perspiration, but on slight exposure and letting the air come under the bedclothes, shivering.

After the perspiration chill and then again sweat.

In the morning on waking, general perspiration, with internal heat of face and hands, without thirst.

1225. After the morning sweat great thirst for small beer.

Frequent attacks of perspiration, followed by dry heat.

During and after great anxiety, profuse sweat.

Anxiety which causes perspiration, at least on the forehead.

Only internal heat, caused by anxiety, followed by sweat on the forehead (aft. some h.).

1230. After the anxiety, nausea and rapid breathing, then dry cough caused by the nausea,

inclination to vomit and vomiting.

Restlessness with very dilatable pupils (aft. 56 h.).

In the evening after lying down, anxiety, then after midnight perspiration. [Fr. H_n.. ]

Anxiety; be cannot remain quiet in any one place. [Fr. H-n.]

In the evening when walking, anxiety, oppression and as if he were drunk.

1235. In the morning on waking, and in the afternoon (at 5 p. m.) anxiety and anxious solicitude,

as if something important were to be feared.

Anxiety and anguish as if he had committed some crime.

Great anxiety; he cannot rest in any place, and would rather die.

After midnight very violent palpitation of the heart with extreme anxety, which urges him to commit suicide (aft. 5 h.).

She deems the pain she suffers intolerable and will rather take her own life.

1240. Anxiety with impulse to commit suicide.

(Suicide; she throws herself from a height.)

Extraordinary anxiety.

Great anxiety. [STRANDBERG, l. c.]

Extreme anxiety. [F. HOFFMANN, l. c.]

1245. Intolerable anxiety, for an hour.( See note to S. 1206.) [CONSBRUCH, l. c.]

He fears death.

She thinks herself near death.

Wrapped up in sorrow and care.

Sadness.

1250. (During the sadness she cannot weep.)

He is apprehensive, frightened , and readily starts, whilst his head is as if intoxicated and giddy .

On seeing some irritating object she has a shock through the legs and through the whole body ; she is almost insensible for an hour.

Pains are not borne without loud whining and lamenting. mixed with reproaches and scolding.

She cannot get over the smallest evil.

1255. Anxious solicitude and inconsolableness, which breaks out in loud weeping complaints and reproaches, and sometimes passes into continual groaning, with very hot red cheeks, without thirst.

Anxious solicitude and irresolution.

Anxiety from suspicious and timorous solicitude, especially in the hours after midnight.

She groans and sighs in a lamentable manner, without giving any reason for doing so.

He weeps when any one does the slightest thing he dislikes.

1260. She is disposed to weep peevishly.

She weeps aloud and sobs (aft. 3 h.).

She cannot bear the least contradiction, nor suffer the most resonable representations to induce her to alter her conduct; they put her beside herself.

He is peevishly solicitous, takes everything amiss, and readily breaks out into scolding and abuse (aft. 2, 3 h.).

She is much disposed to scolding crossness.

1265. Angry peevishness, angry disposition (aft. 1 h.).

Very much given to reproach others severely for their faults.

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