Brucea Antidysenterica
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General
Brucea Antidysenterica.
Angustura falsa. Nucis vomicae cortex. N. O. Loganiaceae. Tincture or trituration.
Clinical
Abdomen, throbbing in. Headache.
Characteristics
Under the name of Brucea antidysenterica a quantity of Nux vomica bark got upon the drug market, and was at first supposed to be Angustura bark. Many poisonings ensued before the mistake was discovered, and the bark received the name Augustura falsa, in contradistinction to the true Angustura. It contains strychnine, and the symptoms are included in the pathogenesis of Nux vomica and Strychninum. The homoeopathic preparation of Nux vom. is, however, prepared from the seed.
One characteristic symptom of Brucea antidysenterica (i.e., the bark preparation) is: "Headache with extreme drowsiness; disappearing in evening." Another is: "Sensation of throbbing in pit of stomach and in entire abdomen." (Although the symptoms are included in the pathogenesis of Nux vomica as the bark has been experimented with independently, I subjoin the Schema.)
Relations
The following also have drowsiness with headache: Gins., Herac., Gels. (difficult to keep the eyes open), Nux m., Nat. s., Sul.
Mind
Dejection, with want of sleep
Taciturnity and hypochondriasis
Gloomy, melancholy humour, with indolence and lassitude
Sad and gloomy humour on waking in the morning.
2, 3.
Head and Eyes
Heaviness and confusion in the head, with sleepiness, disappearing in the evening
Vertigo, which occasions falling, in the evening
Digging crawling in the top of the head
Headache in the evening, after having walked long in the sunshine
Cephalalgia behind the eyebrows, which seem to be swollen
Shootings in the head, aggravated by walking, esp. in the sun
Headache aggravated by sitting, as well as after eating
Eyes dull and swollen
Eyes red in the corners in the evening
Itching in the eyelids
Eyes red and burning in the morning
Painful sensation in the eyes, as from sand, rendering it necessary to rub them.
6, 8.
Face and Mouth
Mealy, itching tetters on the face, followed by peeling off of the skin
Paleness in the face
Slight convulsive, rapid movements in the lips
Acute pains in the teeth and in the gums, esp. on drinking cold water
Accumulation of saliva in the mouth, forcing one to spit continually
Dryness and burning pain in the gullet, as if from rancid fat.
Stomach
Weak appetite; food at dinner and breakfast appears insipid
Clammy taste
Empty risings
Sensation in the stomach, as if nothing had been eaten for a long time
Sensation of burning and of heat in the pit of the stomach
Sensation of throbbing in the pit of the stomach, and in the entire abdomen
Pressure in the stomach, immediately after eating or drinking
After a meal, violent beating of the heart, aggravation of headache, fermentation in the intestines, and inclination to evacuate
In the evening, attack of nausea, with cramp-like pains in the abdomen, vomiting of food, and loose evacuations, with great prostration.
Abdomen
Painful pinching in the abdomen
Squeezing, as from claws, in the abdomen, followed by frequent, small, slimy evacuations
Borborygmi in the abdomen
The pains in the abdomen cease after the first evacuation
Evacuations too soft, in too small quantity, and of too light a colour
Shootings in the umbilicus after the evacuations
Loose evacuations, followed by fainting which enforces lying down
Strong disposition to loose evacuations, with colic and flatulency
Loose evacuations in the morning and in the evening
Itching in the anus in the evening.
Chest
On breathing, sensation of great weight on the whole chest
Oppression of the chest, with chilly disposition and great sensibility in the open air
In the morning, on waking, pain as from a bruise on the outside of the chest, with tensive pains on breathing deeply
Pains, like excoriation, in the interior of the chest, esp. in bed at night, which are most violent when lying on the side.
Back
Sensation of squeezing in the back.
Limbs
Pains, as of fatigue, in the thighs and in the loins
Cramp-like pain in the back of the hand
Miliary eruption, red, raised, and itching, on the back of the hand and on the body
In the evening, sensation of paralysis in the thigh
Weariness in the knees
Curvature of the joint of the foot, so that one walks almost on the ankle-bone
Sensation of burning in corns.
Generalities
Painful sensation of fatigue in the extremities.—Pinching in several parts of the limbs.—In the evening, stiffness in the joints, and acute drawing pains in the limbs, with shootings in the head, in the ears, and in the chest.—Dejection.—Disposition to stretch the limbs and to yawn.—Great weariness when walking.—In the evening, nervous excitement, trembling and tottering when walking.—Irritability, augmented in the evening.
Sleep
Sleepiness during the entire day, esp. when seated, in the morning, after dinner, and in the highest degree in the afternoon
Sleepiness early in the evening
Sleep full of dreams, with ebullition of the blood
Sleep troubled, with confused or frightful, terrifying dreams
Sleepiness alternately with want of appetite.
Fever
Chilly disposition and aversion to the open air
Shivering and excessive coldness
Sweat on walking, notwithstanding the shiverings, which appear chiefly during rest.