ERASTUS E. CASE, M. D.
EXPERIENCE WITH KALI PHOSPHORICUM 30.
1880, Dec. 28th. Five doses, at 9 A. M., 12 M. 3, 6 and 9 P. M. Gaseous eructations, < after eating (continued throughout proving).
December 29th. Five doses, at 9 A. M., 12 M., 3, 6 and 9 P. M.
Much offensive flatus is passed (continued six days.).
Empty, gnawing sensation in the stomach, > for a short
time only, after eating (four days).
Appetite increased (five days).
Saliva profuse and thick (two days).
Dull aching in the occiput, extending through the base of the brain, > by eructations of gas.
December 30th. Four doses, at 6 A. M., 12 M., 3 and 6 P.M.
Sexual desire increased; erection persisting, even after dressing in the morning (two days).
Aching in the throat just below the tonsil at the right of the larynx, in the evening.
December 31st. Sensation as of sand under the eyelids (five days).
Pains shooting from the right hypochondrium into the
chest, while lying upon that side in the morning.
Offensive, undigested stool, followed by an uneasy urging, as if not all had been expelled, in evening (two days).
Sleepiness with yawning (three days).
January 1, 1890. Muscular soreness in both shoulders in the morning on awaking, with drawing pain from the right shoulder to the hand, < while lying upon that side (two days).
Foul, bitter taste in the morning (four days).
Offensive color from the mouth (four days).
While coated tongue in the morning (four days).
Prover, aet. 42, in good health, of an active, nervous temperament, a total abstainer from all alcoholic beverages, tea, coffee and tobacco.
Gums pale, swollen and sore (four days).
After micturition a few drops of urine moisten the linen (continued through the proving).
Aching in knees and shoulders, > by motion (six days).
January 2d. Offensive, undigested stool after every meal, followed by unsatisfied urging.
A decayed tooth with fistulous opening) is ulcerating.
The edges of the tongue are sore (two days).
Pharynx feels dry, with the sensation of a husk in the upper port.
Lameness in the sole of right foot.
Despondency.
Memory defective for familiar names.
January 3d. Eyeballs sore, painful when touched or turned.
Conjunctivae inflamed, with bland mucous discharge.
Teeth painful; feel sore when pressed together.
Appetite lost (continued throughout the rest of the proving).
Constipation, with frequent urging to stool, often ineffectual, but sometimes a small stool is passed without relieving the urging (continued through the remainder of the proving).
Muscular soreness and pains, > by motion (two days).
Feverish and chilly by turns in the evening, with general aching, > by walking about.
January 4th. Empty faintness throughout the stomach and abdomen. Drawing pain from the lumbar region down the whole length of the right leg, following the sciatic nerve, > by walking.
January 5th. no new symptoms were developed.
January 6th. Sexual desire was strong in the morning, but upon attempting intercourse almost complete impotency, erection incomplete, emission with slight thrill, followed by great exhaustion.
January 7th. After retiring, legs cold, both subjectively and objectively, with drawing pains from knees to ankles so severe that I could scarcely keep from groaning; most severe on the right side, > by getting thoroughly warmed.
(On the following day so many cases of La Grippe came under my care that I had no time for observing symptoms closely; besides, I did not believe that an overworked and irregularly-fed body could furnish a reliable proving.).
January 16th. An involuntary emission emission of semen during sleep (the sexual instinct has been depressed since Jan. 6th.).
January 19th. Thick yellow mucous discharge from the nose, crusts form during the night and are expelled in the morning, often bloody (this condition remained unchanged for several days and then gradually improved).
January 22d. throat swollen throughout, bluish red, tonsils enlarged, with soreness, < at night (five days).
Painful glandular swellings at the right side of the throat and neck (five days).
Saliva profuse, ropy, with salty taste (five days).
January 27th. An abscess discharged into the throat just at the right of the larynx (this relieved all the throat symptoms).
January 28th. Felling quite well.
EXPERIENCE WITH KALI PHOS. 200.
1890. January 29th. Six doses at 6 and 9 A.M., 12 M., 3, 6 and 9 P.M.
Appetite increased (six days).
Much offensive flatus is passed (seven days).
January 30th. Six doses, at 6 and 9 A. M., 12 M., 3, 6 and 9 P.M.
Gaseous eructations < after eating (throughout the proving).
Trembling sensation with emptiness in the stomach before breakfast.
A pustule on the inside of the tragus of the left ear near its base.
Edges of tongue sore (two days).
Offensive undigested stool followed by uneasy urging as though not all was expelled, in the evening.
Sleepiness with yawning (eight days).
Scalp and face, under the beard, itch intensely, < in evening (three days).
January 31st. Three doses, at 9 A.M., 12 M. and 3 P.M.
Sensation of sand under eyelids (five days).
Borborygmus.
Offensive undigested stool after every meal followed by an unsatisfied urging to stool.
Urine moistens the clothing after I think I am through urinating (continued through the proving).
February 1. Conjunctivae inflamed, bland mucous discharge (eight days).
Small water blisters developed on the margin of the left alae nasi. These spread and coalesced on the second day, forming a crust, which dropped off on the sixth day, Feb. 6th.
A festering pimple at junction of rt. alae nasi and upper lip.
Upper teeth, right side, are sore with grumbling pain.
February 2. Eyelids agglutinated in the morning (four days.).
Itching pimples on the forehead and face (two days). Flatulent colic in descending colon in afternoon (two days).
February 2d. General itching when undressing in evening, > by scratching.
February 3d. No new symptoms noticed.
February 4th. Colic in hypogastrium in afternoon.
February 5th. pains shooting from stomach into chest, > by eructations of gas.
Involuntary emission of semen during sleep.
Despondency.
Taciturn and inclined to be irritable (two days).
Physical debility.
February 6th. Must frequently wipe the mucous secretion from the eyes in order to sec clearly.
Margins of eyelids itch (three days).
Appetite lost (continued through the proving).
Constipation with frequent urging to stool, often ineffectual, but sometimes a small stool is passed without relief (through proving).
Sexual instinct depressed (though the rest of proving).
February 7th. Eyeballs sore, painful when touched or turned.
Sneezing in the morning with thick yellow mucous discharge from the nares.
Teeth painful, feel sore when pressed together.
Gums pale, swollen and sore. Roof of mouth swollen.
Swelling all through the throat, tonsils enlarged, soreness < at night.
Lymphatic glands again swollen at the right of the larynx.
Aching from the sole of the left foot to the knee, > by walking.
February 8th. Empty faintness throughout the stomach and abdomen.
Heavy weight in stomach before dinner, not > by eating.
Dull aching from occiput through base of brain, > by eating.
February 9th. All symptoms better.
February 10th. Feeling very well.
EXPERIENCE WITH KALI PHOS. 1000.
February 12th. Four doses at 2, 4, 6 and 8 P.M.
February 13th. Five doses at 9 A.M., 12 M., 3, 6 and 9 P.M.
Awoke at 1:30 A.M. with intense itching of the scalp, and profuse sticky sweat in popliteal spaces, also a slight moisture in the bends of the elbows, none perceptible elsewhere; also itching in other locations, especially on the third and fourth toes of the right foot, > by rubbing. Soon after dropped asleep and dreamed a burglar was in the house.
Despondency (six days).
lachrymation profuse.
Gums pale, swollen, and sore (four days).
Taste foul and bitter in the morning (four days). Tongue white in the morning (four days).
Gaseous eructations, < after eating (continued through proving).
Qualmishness, < in evening (three days). appetite increased (three days).
Much offensive flatus is passed (five days).
Offensive undigested stool in evening, followed by urging to stool.
Urine oozes from urethra after micturition (continued through proving).
Physical debility.
February 14th. Four doses, at 9 A.M., 3 and 6 P.M.
Sensation of sand under eyelids (four days).
Eyelids agglutinated in the morning (three days).
Throat feels dry, is slightly reddened and swollen.
Abdomen painfully full of gas and sore to the touch (those days).
Soreness in muscles of right shoulder, painful on motion.
February 16th. Dull aching from occiput through base of brain (six days).
Itching of scalp and face under the beard, < in evening (five days). February 15th. Teeth painful and feel sensitive.
Offensive, undigested stools after breakfast and supper, not satisfactory.
general itching on undressing for bed, . by scratching (three days).
February 16th. Eye balls and painful (three days).
The dead tooth is ulcerating again.
Roof of mouth swollen (two days).
Glands of neck are swollen on right of the larynx.
Bowels constipated, with ineffectual urging, or a small, unsatisfactory stool (continued through the proving).
February 17th. margins of eye lids itch (three days).
The face is peeling all over with itching.
Pain from the occiput through the base of the brain, with vertigo, > by eating.
Appetite lost (continued through the proving).
A dryness in the trachea just below the larynx causes a cough, no expectoration.
General itching over the body during the day.
February 18th. Memory poor for familiar names (two days).
Difficulty in getting words to express ideas (two days).
Eye lids much swollen and red.
itching pimples on the forehead and face.
Drawing pains from the knees to the feet, < at night (three days).
February 19th. Taciturn and irritable.
A suppurating pimple at the junction of right alae nasi and lip.
February 20th. Dull occipital headache, < by shaking the head.
Sharp pains from the orbits to the temples, > by pressure on the temples.
Empty gnawing in the stomach, > for a short time by eating.
February 21st. Pimples on the inside of the right ala nasi.
February 22d. A crack at the tip of the nose at the junction of the left alae nasi and the septum (two days).
February 23d. no further symptoms were observed.
The catarrhal condition was again < during this proving, but not so severely as while under the influence of the 200th.
SUMMARY.
MIND. –
Despondency (6th day with 30th; 8th day with 200th; 2d to 7th day with 1000th).
Taciturn and inclined to be irritable (8th and 9th days with 200th; 8th day with 1000th).
Memory defective for familiar names (6th day with 30; 7th day with 1000th).
Difficulty in getting words to express ideas (7th and 8th days with 1000th).
HEAD. –
Dull aching in the occiput extending through the base of the brain (2d day with the 30th; 4th to 9th day with 1000th; > by eructations of gas (2d day with 30th); with vertigo, > by eating (11th day with 200th; 6th day with 1000th); < by shaking the head (9th day with 1000th).
Sharp pains from the orbits outwards to the temples. > by pressure on the temples (9th day with 1000th).
Scalp itches intensely, < in evening (2d to 4th day with 200th; 4th to 8th day with 1000th).
EYES. –
Lachrymation profuse (2d day with 1000th).
Must frequently wipe away the mucous secretion in order to see clearly (9th day with 200th).
conjunctiva inflamed, with a bland mucous discharge (7th day with 30th; 4th to 11th day with 200th).
Sensation of sand under the lids (4th to 8th day with 30th; 3d to 7th day with 200th; 3d to 6th day with 1000th).
Eye balls sore, painful when touched or turned (7th day with 30th; 10th day with 200th; 5th to 7th day with 1000th).
Eye lids much swollen and red (7th day with 1000th).
Eye lids agglutinated in the morning (5th to 8th day with 200th; 3d to 5th day with 1000th).
Margins of eye lids itch (9th to 11th days with 200th; 6th to 8th day with 1000th).
EARS. –
Pustule on the inside of the tragus of the left ear near its base (2d day with 200th).
NOSE. –
Thick, yellow, mucous discharge from the nose, crusts form during the night and are expelled in the morning, often bloody (23d day with 30th; this condition remained for several days and then gradually improved).
Sneezing in the morning with thick, yellow, mucous discharge from the nares (10th day with 200th). The catarrhal condition increased again during the proving with the 1000th, but not so markedly as with the 200th.
Pimple on the inside of the right alae nasi (10th day with 1000th).
A crack on the tip of the nose at the junction of the left alae nasi and the septum (11th and 12th days with 1000th).
Small water blisters developed on the margin of the left alae nasi (4th day with 200th). They spread and coalesced on the second day, forming a crust which dropped off on the sixth day (9th day of the proving.).
A festering pimple at the junction of the right alae nasi and the lip (4th day with 200th; 8th day with 1000th).
FACE. –
Intense itching of the face under the beard, < in the evening (2d to 4th day with 200th; 4th to 8th day with 1000th).
Itching pimples on the forehead and face (5th and 6th days with 200th; 7th day with 1000th).
Face feeling all over with itching (6th day with 1000th).
MOUTH. –
Teeth painful, feel sore when pressed together (7th day with 30th; 10the day with 200th; 4th day with 1000th).
Upper teeth right side sore, with grumbling pain (4th day with 200th).
A dead tooth (with fistulous opening) is ulcerating (6th day with 30th; 5th day with 1000th).
Gums pale, swollen and sore (5th to 8th day with 30th; 10th day with 200th; 2d to 5th day with 1000th).
Foul, bitter taste in the morning (5th to 8th day with 30th; 2d to 5th day with 1000th).
White coated tongue in the morning (5th to 8th day with 30th; 2d to 5th day with 1000th).
Edges of tongue sore (6th and 7th days with 30th; 2d, 3d and 10th days with 200th).
Saliva profuse and thick (2d and 3d days with 30th).
Saliva profuse, ropy, with salty taste (26th to 30th day with 30th).
Roof of mouth swollen (10th day with 200th; 5th and 6th days with 1000th).
Offensive odor from the mouth (5th to 8th day with 30th; 2d to 5th day with 1000th).
THROAT. –
Pharynx feels dry with the sensation of a husk in the upper part (6th day with 30th).
Swelling all through the throat, bluish red, tonsils enlarged, with soreness < at night (26th to 30th day with 30th; 10th day with 200th; 3d day, but less marked, with 1000th).
Aching in the throat just below the larynx in the evening (3d day with 30th).
Gland swollen at the right of the larynx (10th to 12th day with 200th; 5th and 6th days with 1000th).
Painful glandular swellings on the right side of the throat and neck (26th to 30th day with 30th).
An abscess discharged into the throat just at the right side of the larynx, in the same location where the pain was felt on the third day of the proving (31st day with 30th).
STOMACH. –
Appetite increased (2d to 6th day with 30th; 1st to 6th day with 200th; from 6th day with 1000th).
Gaseous eructations < after eating (continued through the provings with 30th, 200th and 1000th).
Qualmishness < in evening (2d to 4th day with 1000th).
Empty faintness throughout the stomach and abdomen (8th day with 30th; 11th day with 200th).
Trembling sensation, with emptiness in stomach before breakfast (2d day with 200th).
Heavy weight in stomach before dinner, not > by eating (11th day with 200th).
Pains shooting from the stomach into the chest, > by eructations of gas (8th day with 200th).
ABDOMEN. –
Pain shooting from right hypochondrium into the chest while lying upon that side in the morning (4th day with 30th).
Borborygmus (3d day with 200th).
Flatulent colic in the afternoon (3d to 5th day with 1000th), in descending colon (5th and 6th days with 200th), in hypogastrium (7th day with 200th).
Abdomen painfully fall of gas and sore to the touch (3d to 5th day with 1000th).
STOOL. –
Offensive, undigested stool, followed by uneasy urging to stool, as though not all was expelled, in evening (4th and 5th days with 30th; 2d day with 200th 2d day with 1000th); after breakfast and supper (4th day with 1000th); after every meal (6th day with 30th; 3d day with 200th).
Constipation, with frequent uneasy urging to stool, often ineffectual, sometimes a small stool is passed without relieving the urging (continued through the proving from the 7th day with 30th; from 9th day with 200th from 5th day with 1000th).
Much offensive flatus is passed (2d to 7th day with 30th; 1st to 7th day with 200th; 2d to 6th day with 1000th).
URINE. –
After micturition, a few drops of urine moisten the linen (through proving from 5th day with 30th; from 3d day with 200th; from 2d day with 1000th).
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS. –
Sexual passion increased, erection persisting even after dressing in the morning (3d and 4th days with 30th).
Sexual desire strong in the morning, but upon attempting intercourse, almost complete impotency; erection incomplete; emission immediate, with slight thrill, followed by great exhaustion (10th day with 30th).
Involuntary emission of semen during sleep (20th day with 30th; 8th day with 200th).
Sexual instinct depressed (through proving from 10th day with 30th; from 9th day with 200th; less markedly with 1000th).
COUGH.-
A dryness in the trachea, just below the larynx, causes a cough – no expectoration (6th day with 1000th).
EXTREMITIES, UPPER.-
Soreness in muscles of right shoulder, painful from motion (3d day with 1000th).
Aching in shoulders, > by motion (5th to 10th day with 30th).
Muscular soreness in both shoulders in the morning on awaking, with drawing pain from right shoulder to the hand, < by lying upon it (5th and 6th days with 30th).
EXTREMITIES, LOWER-
Drawing pain from lumbar vertebrae down the whole length of the right leg, following the sciatic nerve, > by walking (8th day with 30th).
Heavy aching in the knees extending to the ankles, > by walking, (5th to 10th day with 30th; 7th to 9th day with 1000th).
After retiring legs cold, both subjectively and objectively, with drawing pains from knees to ankles, so severe that I could scarcely keep from groaning; most severe on the right side, > by getting thoroughly warmed (11th day with 30th).
Aching extending from the sole of the left foot to the knee < by walking (10th day with 200th).
Lameness in sole of right foot (6th day with 30th).
GENERALITIES. –
Muscular soreness and pains > by motion (7th and 8th days with 30th).
Physical debility (8th day with 200th; 2d to 7th days with 1000th).
SLEEP. –
Sleepiness with yawning (4th to 6th days with 30th; 2d to 9th days with 200th).
Dreamed a burglar was in the house (2d day with 1000th).
FEVER. –
Feverish and chilly by turns in the evening, with general aching > by walking about (7th day with 30th).
Awoke at 1:30 A.M. with a profuse sticky sweat in the popliteal spaces, also a slight moisture in the bends of the elbows, none perceptible elsewhere (2d day with 1000th).
SKIN. –
General itching when undressing in the evening > by scratching (5th day with 200th; 4th to 6th days with 1000th).
Intense itching on third and fourth toes of right foot at 1:30 A.M., also general itching (2d day with 1000th).
General itching over the body during the day (6th day with 1000th).
CONDITIONS. –
General relief from gentle motion, vigorous exercise, however, seems to < on account of muscular soreness.
General relief of pains from warmth.
CLINICAL CONFIRMATION.
April 1st, 1890. Mrs. S-, aet. 40 years, applied for medicine for a severe menstrual headache which began yesterday. This is a monthly visit of and usually precedes and continues is a monthly visitor and usually precedes and continues throughout the flow. The pain is severe in the occiput, also over the right eye > from hot application or from gentle motion > by noise. She is excessively hungry with the headache.
Kali phos. 1000.
A power to be taken every hour until improvement begins, then placebo. Two powders only were needed.
