Manganum Oxydatum Nativum
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General
Manganum Oxydatum Nativum.
Native Black Oxide of Manganese. Pyrolusite. MnO2. Trituration.
Clinical
Colic. Diarrhoea. Tibia, pain in.
Characteristics
Lembke proved this. It caused a good deal of painful disturbance in the abdomen, with loose stools, pressive heat in the head, and pains in the leg bones. A tendency to become fatigued and heated were noticeable features. Burning and pressing pains predominate.
Head
Dulness in fore-part of head, caused by pressure on head
Heaviness and heat in sinciput
Jerking burning in skin of forehead, obliging scratching, with heat in skin
Pressure on forehead with vertigo
Tearing in side of head and face.
Eyes
Violent burning sensation below eyes (though the skin was cool).
Ear
A peculiar pressure deep in l. ear.
Stomach
Nausea several times towards noon
Pressure in stomach
Cutting in stomach.
Abdomen
Violent persistent stitches in l. hypochondrium < by inspiration and pressure
Violent cutting in umbilical-region shooting upward
Violent colic and thin, light stool, after which the pain, esp. in umbilical region, continued and was < by pressure; other stools followed.
Stool
Light-coloured, thin stool, followed by cutting in umbilical region; in morning (13th d.).—Stool harder than usual (9th and 10th d.); delayed, hard and scanty (1st d.).
Urinary Organs
Urine rather increased.
Respiratory Organs
Very frequent scraping and scrapy tickling in larynx, followed by dry cough.
Chest
A peculiar pressure deep behind sternum.
Back
Peculiar sensation of heaviness and pressure in l. lumbar region < bending to l.
Upper Limbs
Prickling in l. hand.
Lower Limbs
Boring in bones below r.
(and l.) knee
Very violent pinching pain in r. ankle, standing = pain, < by motion.
Generalities
More easily made tired, hot and perspiring.—Pressure and boring in several bones.
Fever
Much heat of whole body.—Much internal heat and much less sensitiveness than usual to cold air generally.