Ferula Glauca
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General
Ferula Glauca.
Ferula Neapolitana. Bounafa. N. O. Umbelliferae. Tincture of plant.
Clinical
Aphthae. Diarrhoea. Digestion, slow. Haemorrhoids. Nymphomania. Pruritus vulvae.
Characteristics
Ferula has been proved, but I am not aware of any clinical experience with it. Heat and burning are produced in most parts, and sensations of coldness in others. Stiffness and constriction were also prominent. Violent sexual excitement in women. A cough was complained of, < in damp or cold weather.
Relations
Compare: Other Umbelliferae; tongue as if burnt, Sang. c.
Mind
Aversion to society; to work
Sadness; inclination to weep
Impatience; anger.
Head
Burning in head
Icy coldness in occiput during day
Lancinations, pricking, pulling pains in occiput.
Eyes
Burning, pricking, itching of eyelids.
Nose
Redness of nose; sensitive to touch.—Scabs in nose, with smarting and itching.
Mouth
Aphthae; heat in mouth; sensation in tongue as if burnt.
Throat
Scratching, burning, lancinations; difficulty of swallowing.
Stomach
Decreased appetite; urgent thirst
Bitter eructations
Spitting up of bile
Slow digestion, with bitter eructations
Heat and cutting pains in stomach;
< after eating.
Abdomen
Lancinating, pulling in r. hypochondrium
Inflation and tension of abdomen
Colic before and during stool
Constant burning in abdomen
Heat and weight in hypogastrium.
Stool And Anus
Haemorrhoids, with itching, burning, lancinating, and prickings at anus.—Diarrhoea day and night, but worse by day; stools light-yellow and watery, with smarting and burning at anus.
Urinary Organs
Diminished urine.
Female Sexual Organs
Menses several days early, more profuse, thin or thick, with heat and itching of vulva.—Violent sexual excitement (in females only).
Respiratory Organs
Difficult breathing
Fetid breath
Cough dry or loose, < in damp or cold weather, with thick yellow expectoration.
Heart
Constriction and heat at heart; beats stronger.
Neck
Stiff-neck.—Pricking and lancinating at nape.
Upper Limbs
Stiffness of arms; difficulty in bending them.
Lower Limbs
Numbness of thighs
Cold feeling along sciatic nerves; felt soon after rising up
Lancination along nerves of thighs and legs.
Skin
Redness and subcutaneous swelling
Small red pimples and incessant itching
Red pimples with white tips in beard and whiskers
Pricking and violent itching in many parts, < at night.
Sleep
Sleepy in day; sleepless; restless; starting from sleep at night.