Hippomanes
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General EN
Hippomanes.
"A normally white, usually dark olive green, soft, glutinous mucous substance, of a urinous odour, which floats in the allantois fluid, or is attached to the allantois membrane, of the mare or cow, chiefly during the last months of pregnancy" (Hering). Trituration of the dried substance taken from the tongue of a newly-born filly.
Clinical EN
Chorea. Melancholia. Prostatitis. Wrist, paralysis of; rheumatism of.
Characteristics EN
The clinical experience with this remedy has been so limited, that but few characteristic indications have been made out. These, however, are peculiar: Icy coldness in stomach. Violent pain in wrists. Paralysis of wrist in morning in bed.
Weakness of hands and fingers so that he cannot hold anything. A case of chorea was cured on these last symptoms. There is weakness, restlessness, melancholy. The headache is > lying on painful side, < walking in sun.
Chilliness, > from being covered. A peculiar sensation is as if the head would fall forward on walking; as of a plug in the throat; as if a swelling retarded the flow of the urine. There is desire to lie down, but no relief on doing so.
Relations EN
Antidoted by: Coffee. Caust. relieved the paralysis of wrist. Compare: Anac. (plug sensation).
Mind EN
Melancholy; a young man sits in the corner and does not want to have anything to do with the world.—Restlessness; must move from place to place.
Head EN
Sensation of lightness in head
Pressive pain in temples
Headache, with giddiness, heat in head, sleepiness, yawning, thirst
Violent headache; heaviness on vertex; when walking it feels as if head would fall forward
Headache > when lying on painful side;
< when walking in sun
The head feels so heavy that it falls forward if he raises himself
The hair becomes nearly dry; falling off of hair.
Eyes EN
The light of the candle looks blue
Stitches in eyes (with headache)
Painfulness of eyes when moving them, with headache.
Nose EN
Sensation of coldness when drawing the air in.—Bleeding of nose in morning.
Face EN
Involuntary twitching of under lip.
Mouth EN
Bitter taste in mouth
Tongue coated white, with redness of tip
Increased secretion of saliva, with headache or sore throat.
Throat EN
Painfulness of l. tonsil.—Sensation of plug in throat (l. side).
Appetite EN
Desire for acids, and aversion to sweet things.
Stomach EN
Nausea, esp. in a draught of air
Icy coldness in stomach
Sensation of emptiness in stomach (and head).
Stool And Anus EN
Soft stool, with vomiting; discharge of prostatic fluid after micturition
Hard stool, in balls
Spasmodic contraction of sphincter ani.
Urinary Organs EN
Frequent discharge of watery urine
Urine discharged in a small stream, with straining—it feels as if a swelling retarded it; prostatitis
Drawing pain from anus through urethra.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Sexual desire increased
Prostatitis
Drawing pain in testicles.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Menstruation too early.
Respiratory Organs EN
Larynx feels raw, as if air were too cold
Tickling in throat when breathing
Cough, barking, during sleep.
Chest EN
Stitches in l. side of chest.
Limbs EN
Heaviness in limbs.
Upper Limbs EN
Left arm feels as if paralysed
Violent pain in wrists
Paralysis of wrist, every morning in bed
Sensation in wrist as if sprained, esp. l
Great weakness of hands and fingers, so that he cannot hold anything
Formication on r. hand.
Lower Limbs EN
Weakness, and as if sprained, in knees
Weakness and sensation of dryness in foot joints and soles of feet
Cramps in soles of feet, in evening
Cold feet.
Generalities EN
Great weakness of body and mind.—Great weakness and debility, with pale face.—Desire to lie down, with no relief on doing so.—Chorea.
Skin EN
Itching as from flannel on skin, esp. on chest and between shoulders.
Fever EN
Chill, beginning in back
Chill, > being warmly covered in bed
Heat in evening, with dull headache.