Dr. B. Mure's materia medica : $b or, provings of the principal animal and vegetable poisons of the Brazilian Empire, and their application in the treatment of diseaseMure, Benoît
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Dr. B. Mure's materia medica : $b or, provings of the principal animal and vegetable poisons of the Brazilian Empire, and their application in the treatment of disease
Mure, Benoît
Homeopathy; Materia medica, Vegetable
1. Merry, disposed to sing. Deep sleep, longer than usual, for the first
three days. Drowsy all day, with frequent yawning, but no desire to
lie down. Insignificant or unpleasant dreams, scarcely recollected on
waking. 5. Sleeps longer, the first day. Headache, on waking. Sleepy with
yawning, after breakfast, the first day. Drowsy after dinner, but no
sleep, second day. Shuddering all over, sweat; the hair stands on end,
second day, 9 in the morning. 10. Heaviness of the head on waking, eight
hours after taking the drug. Weight at the vertex, which seems to press
on the brain, with heaviness of the eyelids and difficulty of opening
them, without sleep. Deep-seated and dull pain in the upper part of the
brain, worse when touched, talking or sitting; less when walking or
moving about, first day. Same symptom on the second day, but less. Sense
of fullness in the head, second day. 15. Sense of fullness in the head,
as if it would split, especially after twelve o’clock, on the third day.
Sensation as if hot water were thrown on the hairy scalp, penetrating
to the brain, second day. The headache disappears on the third day,
it becomes lighter and changes. Sight feebler and dimmer than usual.
Painful heat at the margin of the eyelids, worse when closing the eyes.
20. Dim sight after dinner, second day. Fetid breath. Sensation in the
throat as if one had swallowed some astringent substance. Sensation in
the mouth and throat as if one had eaten some acrid and resinous fruit,
second day, in the morning. Dull pain in the bowels and hypogastrium,
second day. 25. Constipation for three days. Copious urination, in the
morning. Light-colored, watery urine, without smell or sediment, third
day. Violent lancinations cinder the right breast, at each inspiration.
Slight pain at the sternum, when stooping. 30. The voice becomes hoarse
from much coughing. Weariness and numbness of the left arm, with pain in
the humero-cubital articulation, first day. Numbness of the tips of the
fingers, especially the ring-finger. Sensation at the middle of the right
thigh as if bitten by an ant; itching and heat after scratching. Cramp
in the calves during the night, second day.
Second prover: _Mlle. Norma_, 21 years old, sanguine temperament, good
constitution, pale face, melancholy disposition, chestnut-colored hair.
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