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
PANACEA.
We regret to say that we lost the drawings and the notes which we had
collected about the tree called by the Brazilians “panacea” on account of
the many ailments for which they use it. It is called in Brazil, _azougue
dos pobres_ (mercury of the poor), _cabedula_, and _erva carneira._
This tree is exceedingly common in Brazil; knowing its name, foreign
homœopathists will find it perhaps easier to procure the plant.
_First day._—1. Heaviness in the forehead, worse when drowsy, at 10 in
the evening. Heat followed by considerable cold, at half past 10.
_Second day._—Bitter mouth, in the morning after rising, at 5. Pain at
the shoulder-blade by turning the head to the left side. 5. Nausea.
Spasmodic yawning arrested suddenly. Cramp from the index-finger to the
elbow. Violent headache, worse when inclining to the left side, at 6.
Pain at the forehead and temples. 10. Pain at the loins as if bruised, at
6. Globus hystericus at the pit of the stomach, she cannot lace herself.
Hunger, with loathing of food. Fainting turn. Pain from the right wrist
to the elbow. 15. Vertigo with increase of the headache, at 6. Heaviness
of the head. Drowsy. Tearing, from the chest to the throat, at 7. Pain
like a blow with a hammer, at the left shoulder. 20. Dizziness, she
inclines backwards as if she would fall, at half past 7 in the evening.
Pain at the navel as if cut by a penknife, all around the abdomen and
terminating in the loins. Heat at the tongue, with sensation as if little
drops of ice-water were upon it, at 9 in the morning. Pain at the temples
as if in a vice. Very drowsy at noon, with heaviness of the eyes. 25.
Cramps from the feet to the bends of the knees. Empty feeling in the
stomach, with desire to eat. Hunger causing a burning at the stomach. The
knees give way, at 4 in the evening. Desires to be alone. 30. Shuddering
in the open air, at 7 in the evening. She cannot kneel for any length of
time. Pain in the chest, rising upwards, with pulling. Pain above the
orbits as if a rusty saw were rapidly moved across the part. Sensation as
if the toe-nail were torn off. 35. Weariness as after a long journey, at
8 in the evening.
_Third day._—Numbness of the left hand, it cannot be stirred, at 6 in the
morning. Pain as if stabbed with a knife, in the sides and navel. Pain in
a decayed tooth, as if a penknife were thrust in, at 7 in the morning.
Aching pain at the vertex, with dizziness; this pain shifts to the left
eye, followed by sensation as if a rocket were rushing out of it, at
half past 7. 40. Sense of choking at 9 in the morning. Trembling of the
right hand. Dissatisfied with herself, every thing is unpleasant to her.
Headache which increases her dissatisfaction. Shuddering all over.
HAHNEMANN’S ARRANGEMENT.
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