Gadus Morrhua
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General
Gadus Morrhua.
Cod. N. O. Gadidae. Trituration of first cervical vertebra of the fish.
Clinical
Asthma. Bladder, affections of. Bone affections. Cough. Hands hot. Phthisis.
Characteristics
Petroz is our authority for this medicine. Like Ol. jec. asel., Gadus has a powerful action on the respiratory apparatus. It is like Lycopod. in producing flapping of the alae nasi. It also affects the bones and causes troublesome heat of the hands. Hopelessness and desire for death are prominent.
Relations
Compare: Ol. jec. asel., Calc. c., Calc. phos., Conchiol.
Mind
Deep melancholy, paroxysms of helplessness, for forty-eight hours, during which the desire for death is hardly controlled.—Intellectual faculties torpid; absence of ideas.
Head
Headache in the night accompanied by fever.
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Eye and Ear
Marked diminution of strength of hearing and sight
A noise (tic-tac) is felt in r. ear, and pain if a noise from exterior becomes predominant.
Nose
Oscillation of wings of nose, accompanying very frequent breathing as after exercise, at the time of waking and during the whole day.
Face
Altered countenance.
Mouth
Teeth sensitive and set on edge.—Dry mouth.
Throat
Waking in night on account of severe contraction in the throat.—Constriction of fauces, wheezing cough, with white frothy expectoration.
Stomach
Loss of appetite.
Abdomen
Abdomen much distended
Sensation of burning heat in whole hypogastrium
While pains are felt in the chest, sharp pains in r. side of abdomen, in the groin, and in the kidneys.
Stools
Soft stools, diarrhoea.
Urinary Organs
Sensation of swelling and fulness in bladder; stitches in bladder; almost impossible to urinate.
Respiratory Organs
Voice weak, exertion required to articulate distinctly; words do not come when wanted
Light cough with expectoration of foamy sputa
Fits of wheezing cough with pain deep in chest
Very frequent breathing, with oscillation of wings of nose, as after exercise, at time of waking and during the whole day
Breath short, laborious; as if air passages were closed
Rush of blood to chest, without palpitation
Violent pains in chest with orgasm
Lumps seem adherent to parietes
Sharp pains, burning shootings, 2 p.m
Sharp pains running through chest; not < by walking, though renewed on first movement
Very sharp pains in both lungs, esp. l., evening
Contused pain in chest walls; brought on by coughing, deep inspiration, or motion
A few fits of coughing caused a sensation of painful ruffling of the lungs, which seemed to change place and be contused.
Back
Sharp, lancinating pain in dorsal vertebrae
Constrictive pains in sides of trunk
Pains in lower back and sacrum.
Upper Limbs
Nails become soft.
Lower Limbs
Pain above l. hip
Slight lancinating pain in l. knee, which bends involuntarily when standing
Tearing pain in r. buttock and thigh
Bruised sensation in femur from head of bone to patella.
Fever
Very severe coldness from hip down to feet
Hands excessively hot and dry
Dry heat in palms; intolerable in evening
Fever without chill.