Hedeoma Pulegioides

Hedeoma.

Hedeoma pulegioides. American Pennyroyal (the British "Pennyroyal" is Mentha pulegium, also a Labiate). N. O. Labiatae. Tincture of whole fresh plant.

Amenorrhoea. Dysmenorrhoea. Leucorrhoea.

Both the American and the British "Pennyroyals" have a popular reputation as "female regulators," which is by no means undeserved. Homoeopaths have verified the relation of the drug to uterine ailments, and an observation by Dr. Toothaker of a case of poisoning affords valuable ground for homoeopathic prescribing. Bearing-down pains were most marked, < by any movement, and accompanied by almost paralytic weakness of the legs.

Nervous symptoms were very prominent, jerkings and twitchings. Weak, faint, > lying down; inability to sit up. Pains in abdomen < after eating or drinking. < By touch and pressure.

Compare: Mentha pulegium, Sep., Sabi., Lil. t. Veratrum antidoted some of its effects.

Dull, heavy feeling in head in morning, not continued through day.—Sore pain in l. temporal ridge, as of a cut or wound, lasting about six weeks.

Sensation of something rising in throat, or as if her breast were coming up into her mouth.—Great difficulty in swallowing, it nearly took her breath away.

Nausea, a rising-up sensation from stomach, producing occasional retching.—Excessive retching, nausea and straining.

Abdomen very sore and sensitive to touch and pressure.

Obstinate constipation; painful evacuations every four or five days.

Frequent urgent desire to pass water; passes very little; cutting, burning pains with tenesmus of sphincter urinarius.

Excessive bearing-down pains with pressure outward towards vulva, from whole lower abdomen, accompanied by almost unendurable pains in back, drawing down from upper sacral spine, extending also to epigastrium and stomach; like veritable labour-pains; returning with regular periodicity if she remained at rest; greatly < by the least movement; she lay on the floor on a small mattress, and could not be removed, on account of the aggravation, until the following day; < by the least food or drink.—Leucorrhoea with itching and burning (commenced sixth day and lasted some weeks).

Shortness of breath as if from an asthmatic attack.—Frequent, periodical dyspnoea with oppression of thorax.

Unendurable pains in back, esp. in sacral spine near the upper vertebrae, dragging down from that point to uterus.—Excessive pains in back and head.

Semi-paralysis of limbs; could not stand or move, or bear the pain of movement.—Pain and coldness of limbs, esp. of feet.

Affected all her nerves; nervous twitchings and jerkings in all the fibres of the body, sensible in the pulse or wherever the observer's fingers touched the flesh.—Semi-paralysis.—Prostration following retching.—General soreness.