NUX VOMICA



On walking in the open air, first a. pain in the nape, which then extended into the wrist-joint, a paralytic pain as from weakness had no power of grasping firmly; going off in the evening, when lying in bed.

840. He had no power to write. with the hand.

The hands are easily chilled and he must wrap them up.

Cold hands.( See S. 1206, and note there.)[CONSBRUCH 1. c.]

Quite early in the morning, , heat in the hands, which he endeavours to cover up, for if they get cool he has intolerable pains in them (aft. 12, 64 h.).

Cold, damp hands, with cold nose tip.

845. Cool perspiration of the inner surface of the hands.

Sweat on the inner surface of the hands.

While walking in the open air great perspiration of the inner surface of the hands.

(Hands often dark red, full of distended blood-vessels.)

Pale swelling of the hands and fingers (aft. 20 h.).

850. A burning on the back of the hands.

Twitching shooting pain backwards in the direction of the thumb bones.

Burning in the ball of the thumb when lying down after dinner (aft. 1 h.).

Hot swelling of the thumb painful to the touch; which at the joint turns into an abscess.

The thumb is apt to become dislocated when moved.

855. Drawing pain in the fingers up and down.

Itching on the finger joints.

In mild weather the fingers are in parts red and frozen with burning itching in them, especially when he comes into a warm room or into bed.

Pain of the finger joints, as after severe work and as if the tendons were too short.

Going to sleep of the fingers, with night sweat.

860. Spasmodic contraction of the, fingers when yawning.

After midnight, in bed, cramp in the fingers.

In the right natis pain as if the flesh were torn away.[Fr. H-n.]

On the nates, itching eroding pimples.

In the right hip-joint, burning.

865. In the hip-joint, shooting as from dislocation.

Twitching in the hip-joint, before dinner.

Quite early in the morning a frequent shooting twitching from the feet upwards towards the hips, when lying on the back, which goes off when he lies on the painless side (aft. 5 h.).

Heaviness in the right thigh, so that he cannot properly raise the leg. [Fr. H-n.]

Twitching an the muscles of the thigh.

870. Feeling of twitching, as if a thread were pulled, on the side of the right thigh.

Frequent twitching and quivering in the flesh of the thigh.

A drawing pain out of the abdomen through the thighs (aft. 48 h.).

A down-drawing sensation in the thighs.

A paralytic drawing in the muscles of the thigh and the calf, painful when walking.

875. When fatigued, tearing pain in the thigh extending in to the knee.

In the head of the thigh to below the knee a paralvtic pain when walking (aft. 2 h.).

In the thigh a painful stretching ; it feels too short.

In the posterior muscles of the thigh a bruised pain, worst when rising from a seat.

In the flesh of the thigh, pain as after great exertion; also bruised pain when touched.

880. In the middle of the thigh, in the muscles, pain as if bruised, when walking (aft. 1 h.).

The muscles of the thigh and the knees are painful as if bruised worse when moving than when at rest; the pain is also increased by touch.

On the thigh, boils with violent shooting pain (aft. 24 h.).

On the back of the thigh, boils (aft. 12,30 h.).

On the front of the thigh, a boil, (aft. 6 h.).

885. On treading and walking a burning shooting from the sacrum through the thighs.

While walking an itching on the thighs.

Itching on the left thigh and foot, especially in the evening when he gets into ,bed. [We.]

A burning itching, miliary rash on both thigh during the menses.

Eroding; a smarting itching pain on, the thigh and oven the knee, in the evening after lying down in bed, which is not removed by scratching.

890. At night coldness, of the thighs; they do not get, warm even in bed.

After midnight, sweat on the thighs end calves.

Tearing and shooting pain a little above and below the knee, in the evening (aft. 36 h.).

Weakness in the right lower extremity, when walking in the open air.

Tottering and unsteadiness of the lower extremities (aft. 2 h.). (aft. 2 h.).

The child often falls when walking.

After good sleep, she is very tired on rising in the morning (arms and) legs are painful, as if she had slept on a. hard bed (after sitting quietly for half an hour her strength is restored).

Heaviness and fatigue of legs (and arms), in the afternoon, especially when going up hill.

The legs are not able to support the body; he must lie down.

Sensation of sudden powerlessness of (arms and) legs, it the morning (aft. 12 h.). (aft. 12 h.).

900. From the morning onwards, heaviness and fatigue of the lower extremities, so that they are painful when walking.

Heaviness the legs compels him to sit down.

Her legs feel as if beaten.

While sitting at dinner the lower extremities go to sleep.

Tottering and knuckling of the knees.

905. The knees readily knuckle under when moving (aft. 1 h.).

Knees sometimes so weak, that they cannot support the body.

Trembling of the knees and of one foot.

Trembling of one knee and foot, along with an eager and even agreeable tension of the mind, for several evenings, when standing.

After walking in the open air a twitching in the houghs, when standing.

910. When rising up from a seat, sensation in the houghs as if they were too short.

Stiffness and tension in the bough, especially after standing (aft. 2 h.).

In both patellae a tensive pain as from , a fatiguing journey, on going up stair, worse in the morning.

Disagreeable sensation in the knee-joint on walking, as if the synovial fluid were deficient and it would crack.

Only in the day time pain in the knees, as if they were bruised, when moving and when at rest.

915. Painful swelling on the knee.

On the knee a miliary burning itching eruption.

Itching in the houghs in the morning; he must scratch.

A kind of small boil on the knee that makes the whole leg stiff.

Spasmodic drawing in the legs.

920. Going to sleep of the leg when sitting and standing, and when she touches it with the other leg , shooting in it.

Sensation in the leg as if asleep, but without prickling, followed by a sensation of contraction.

The leg goes to sleep after sitting, when walking and standing (aft 18 h.).

Tearing pain in the left leg as far as the toes, in the afternoon (aft. 7 h.).

Tearing pain in the ulcer on the leg when the open air comes in contact with it; which goes off when it is protected from the air by being covered up (aft. 4, 20 h.).

925. Inflammatory redness round the ulcer on the leg when walking and during other movement.

Itching of the leg at some distance from the ulcer.

The calves and feet go to sleep in the morning.

By the contact of cold air, shooting in the calf as if the leg had been sleep (aft. 2 h.).

An aching on the side of the calf.

930. In the morning, when rising from bed, an aching on the outside of the calf as if cramp would come on, on two mornings (aft. 7 d.).

Cramp-like pain in the calves.

Cramp of the calf in the evening in bed, on extending the limb (aft. 24 h.).

Cramp of the calf in the morning in bed, on bending the limb (aft. 32 h.).

Cramp of the calf after midnight in bed, when he draws up and flexes the leg (aft. 4 h.).

935. Tensive pain in the calves. .

A formication in the calves after walking in the open air.

A fixed, pricking burning pain on a small spot on the tibia (aft. 1/4 h.).

A formication from the feet upwards.

Pain in the ankle-joints, only when moving and walking, as if she had taken a long walk; the tendons pain as if stretched and as it they were too short.

940. Tendency to dislocation of the ankle-joint and bending under him when walking (aft. 4 h.).

In the morning after rising, when walking, pain in the ankle-joint as if dislocated and sprained; he cannot step without great pain, which goes up into the leg (aft. 16 h.).

In the ankle tearing (after the noonday siesta) (aft. 2 h.).

A drawing and shooting in the right outer ankle, in the evening before going to sleep.

Spasmodic contraction of the right foot.

945. Going to sleep (dying away) of the feet.

Quite early in the morning, heat in the feet, which he seeks to cover up, because when they get cool he has intolerable pain in them (aft. 12, 64 h.).

In the morning, swelling of the foot (whose leg is the seat of an ulcer).

Swelling of the dorsum of the foot.

Frequently during the day, when she has been seated and wishes to get up, she gets a cramp in the soles, she must stretch out the foot to relieve herself and run, in order that it may go off by movement; at night she cannot go to sleep on account of painful cramp in the soles, which occurs as soon as she draws up the feet arid bends the legs.

950. Painful, cramp-like contraction of the soles when the legs are bent, which goes off on stretching out the legs.

In the soles, burning pain.

When lying, after dinner, tearing in the soles (preceded by a burning in the thumb-balls) (aft. 1 h.).

In the soles, stitches.

Single stitches in the heel (aft. 2 h.).

955. A dull numb pain (numbness) in the heel, as after a high leap.

(Pain in the heel when treading as if excoriated from walking worst when she treads on a stone.)

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