Respiratory Organs. Hoarse, rough voice (Carb. v). Spasmodic cough from irritation of larynx, as from fumes of sulphur (Arsenicum, Ignatia); at night and in mornings. Cough with granular expectoration during day or evening; none night or morning. cough worse after eating (Nux v). from laughing (Phosphorus); taking (Phosphorus, Psorinum); lying with head low; highly touching larynx. draught of air; loss of fluids. Oppression of chest; also evenings when lying down. Nightly suffocating fits (Aconite, Arsenicum); from mucus in larynx (Antim crud. Samb). Wheezing and whistling in bronchi during respiration (Ant. tart., Ipecac.). Pressive drawing pain across the lower portion of he chest while sitting, causing anxiety; disappearing while standing and walking. Haemoptysis, with subsequent suppuration of lungs; stitches in chest, worse from slight touch. Pain inside of chest, as if beaten (Arnica, Apis. Sil). Stitches in (left) sides of chest, not affecting respiration.
Heart. Palpitation, with congestion to chest and face (Aconite); cold hands, intermitting pulse.
Neck and Back. Pain in nape of neck,, as if glands were swollen. Sticking in left side of back. Pressure4 as from a stone between the scapulae. Pain in small of back, as from a heavy load, or after long stooping (Arnica, Dulcamara, Pulsatilla). Intolerable pain in small of back, as from cramp. or as if bruised and crushed; worse from least motion. Sweat on back and neck from least motion.
Limbs. Laxity of all the limbs, and trembling of the hands. Numbness and deadness of the limbs. heaviness in limbs, Heaviness limbs, especially thighs. Sensible through invisible trembling of limbs, combined with cooling sensation. Paralytic stiffness in all joints on rising after sleeping, causing mental depression.
Upper Limbs. Paralytic, jerking, tearing pains in bones of upper limbs; increased by touch. Hand trembles when writing (Calcarea c) Swelling of back of left hand.
Lower Limbs. Drawing pain in bones of thighs, as if periosteum had been scraped with a dull knife (Phosphorus ac.) Hot swelling of right knee. Sensation as if garters were too tight and left would become stiff and go to sleep. ARthritic swelling of the feet. Jerking, tearing, rheumatic pains in left thigh; in metatarsal bones and phalanges, worse from motion and contact. Stitches in tibiae when walking. Weakness as if bruised. legs feel as after great fatigue from a long journey (Argentum nit., Calcarea, Nitr. ac.).
Generalities. Great debility (Alumina, Sulphur); sensitiveness of the nervous stem (Nux v) special senses too acute (Belladonna); very sensitive to pain (cham., Sepia); to draughts of air (Air., Coffea c.), Excessive sensitiveness of all the nerves (Asarum europaeum); with a morbid sensation of general weakness. Weakness; after eating with sleepiness; on rising from a seat or walking. Numbness of he pars on which he lies. Oppression of all pars of the body. as if clothing were to tight. Body sore all over (Arnica, Bapt); joints; bones and periosteum feel as if sprained. Pains, with lameness or weakness of affected parts.
Skin. Yellow color of the skin (Bryonia); jaundice (Merc).
Sleep. Sleepless from crowing of ideas, making plans. Sleepless with pressive pain in head; anxiety on waking, from frightful dreams; confused, senseless dreams after midnight. Constant sopor or unrefreshing sleep (Arnica, Opium, Lachesis).
Fever. Pulse small, hard, rapid and irregular. Shivering and shaking chill over the whole body; increased by drinking; thirst before or after but not during chill;. Internal violent chill, with icy cold hands and feet, and congestion of blood to the head. Head with dryness of them, mouth and lips,. which are burning; redness of face; headache (Belladonna) General heat with distended veins (Puls). No thirst during chill or heat; after heat violent thirst. Thirst increased running sweat. perspiration very profuse (China sulph.), and debilitating (Aloe.); especially at night (Phosphorus, Phosphorus ac., Silicea). Profuse sweat during sleep (China sulph., Phosphorus); or on being covered up. Perspiration on the side on which he lies.
Aggravation. From slightest touch; from draught of air; in morning; at night;after eating or drinking; from milk; from walking;f rom motion; every other day.
Compare. Arnica, Arsenicum, m Belladonna, Calcarea c., Ced., Coffea, Ferrum, Graphites, Lycopodium, Mercurius, natr. mur., Nux v., Phosphorus ac., Pulsatilla, Sulphur, Tarant.
Antidotes. Aranea, Arnica, Arsenicum, Belladonna, Calcarea c., Carb. v., Eupat. Perf. Ferrum, Ipecac., Lachesis, Mercurius, Natr., mur., Nux v., Pulsatilla, Sepia, Sulphur, Veratrum, alb.
Chinchona Antidotes. Arsenicum, Ipecac., Ferrum, Cuprum
THERAPEUTICS.
Anaemia with debility or other complaints after loss of blood, or other vital fluids; particularly from nursing or salivation bleeding, etc.; or from leucorrhoea, night sweats, seminal emissions, organism, etc. Leucocythemia. Chlorosis. Throbbing, even hammering headaches from above causes. Also retinal asthenopia from same causes. A valuable remedy in dropsical affections, with anemia, etc. Haemorrhages of dark dropsical affections, with anaemia, etc. Haemorrhages of dark clotted blood from nose and other parts in anemic subjects, with ringing in the ears, great weakness, etc. Cinchona is invaluable in neuralgia, especially of the head, face and eyes; periodical prosopalgia; pains excessive; skin sensitive to touch; mostly infra-orbital and maxillary branches. In all diseases characterized by periodicity Cinchona is an often indicated remedy, especially in intermittent. remittent, bilious, gastric and others fevers. In intermittent fever the three stages are well developed, but the paroxysms do not recur with the same clock-like regularity that they do in Quinine; there is also less cachexia, Though the patient may have a sallow look and be very weak and anemic. The type may be either tertian or quartan. The chill and heat are ordinarily unaccompanied by thirst. but there is usually violent thirst and sometimes headache preceding the chill, and may be thirst and sometimes headache preceding the chill, and may be thirst during the hot stage, and nearly always thirst after it. During heat the face is fiery red, and there is headache and often delirium. The sweat is very profuse and debilitating. The apyrexia is marked by anaemia. g prostration, loss of appetite or canine hunger, soreness of the liver and spleen, etc. Cinchona is also very possesses, either in. the lungs or elsewhere, the patient being very the remedy for dyspepsia. Like Lycopodium it is oftenest indicated when flatulence predominates, and a small quantity of food seems to fill him full; the abdomen is distended with flatulence, and there is a desire to belch it up, but the eructations do not relieve;l desire for acids and fruits, but they only increase the for acids and fruits, but they only increase not relieve; desire for acid and fruits, but hey only increase the fermentation; heavy pressure in stomach; slow digestion; food remaining long in stomach; milk disagrees; cold feeling in stomach; weak and drowsy after meals. Chronic gastritis in children. Gastralgia. Haemorrhage of he stomach. Enlargement of he liver; also of the spleen; especially from chronic malarial poisoning; region of liver and spleen sore and very sensitive to the touch; stitching pains. Hepatitis. Splenitis.
Probably the most valuable remedy for gall-stones, to prevent their recurrence and overcome the conditions they have cause. A most important remedy in jaundice; from loss of fluids; in drunkards from gastro-duodenal catarrh; liver enlarged and drunkards from gastro-duodenal catarrh;; liver enlarged and sensitive as if ulcerated. Diarrhoea, painless and very debilitating; flatulent colic; undigested or watery stools; worse at night or after eating feat fermentation in abdomen; from eating; great fermentation in abdomen; from eating; great fermentation in abdomen;from eating acid fruits, especially in hot weather. Involuntary, offensive stools in the course of other disease. In the sexual sphere Cinchona is often useful;. As has been noted, it is of loss of semen; impotence; nocturnal emissions. In the female the drug is especially useful in uterine haemorrhages, or profuse menses; blood dark and clotted; attorney of the uterus; ringing menses blood dark and clotted; atony of the uterus;ringing in the ears, coldness, blindness, wants to be fanned, etc. Bloody, purulent leucorrhoea in pale of the menses; uterine contractions; anaemia metritis. Ovaritis from sexual excess or haemorrhage, parts very sensitive to touch. Nymphomania in lying in women. Long lasting lochia, foetid and purulent; with anaemia and debility. General anaemia from nursing. In the respiratory sphere Cinchona is especially useful in bronchorrhoea, a with great debility; patient appears as if in the last stage of phthisis. Often valuable in phthisis, especially when resulting from loss of fluids; profuse and debilitating night sweats. Sometimes useful in asthma. Haemoptysis,, with anaemia, etc. In later stages of inflammatory rheumatism; to touch; jerking tearing pains. In hip disease for the anemia and exhaustion resulting from prolonged suppuration. Chronic synovitis. Arthritic swelling of the hands and feet.
ALLEN CORSON COWPERTHWAITE was born at Cape May, New Jersey, May 3, 1848, son of Joseph C. and Deborah (Godfrey) Cowperthwaite. He attended medical lectures at the University of Iowa in 1867-1868, and was graduated from the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia in 1869. He practiced his profession first in Illinois, and then in Nebraska. In 1877 he became Dean and Professor of Materia Medica in the recently organized Homeopathic Department of the State University of Iowa, holding the position till 1892. In 1884 he accepted the chair of Materia Medica, Pharmacology, and Clinical Medicine in the Homeopathic Medical College of the University of Michigan. He removed to Chicago in 1892, and became Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College. From 1901 he also served as president of that College. He is the author of various works, notably "Insanity in its Medico-Legal Relations" (1876), "A Textbook of Materia Medica and Therapeutics" (1880), of "Gynecology" (1888), and of "The Practice of Medicine " (1901).