Primula Veris
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General
Primula Veris.
Cowslip. N. O. Primulaceae. Tincture of entire fresh plant.
Clinical
Apoplexy, threatened. Eczema. Fevers. Migraine. Neuralgia. Vertigo. Voice, affections of.
Characteristics
The flowers of Prim. veris are said to be narcotic (Treas. of Bot.). "Cowslip wine" is a favourite remedy in the country for many small disorders. Cooper cured with P. ver. Ø a case of eczema of the hands after P. obc. had failed. He also cured with it eczema palmaris of years' duration in a man aet. 70.
Schier, of Mentz (Univ. Hom. Ann., p. 99), proved a tincture of fresh plant including root. The duration of action is only a few days in healthy persons.
The conditions in which Schier commends it, and which are borne out by the symptoms, are: Threatened apoplexy, arising apart from psychic depression; as an external application when there is no skin lesion, "as this remedy has a certain relation with the skin. Prudence is necessary here, especially for persons with sensitive and easily vulnerable skin." The symptoms are < by bent position; stooping; movement; in room; in closed carriage; travelling by rail. < In open air.
Relations
Compare: P. obc., P. vulg., Cycl., Anag.
Mind
Happy disposition
Stubbornness
Heat with anxiety.
Head
Vertigo; whirling; sensation of falling backward; as if brain moved, wanted to get out of skull; as of heavy weight on head
Fear of falling on standing up
Fulness and heaviness of head
Head hot with rush of blood to head; red spots on cheeks
Hammer-like, boring, beating, sometimes dull headache, in both temples, occiput, and above forehead, < r. temple in morning;
> by pressure;
< stooping, movement travelling by rail;
> in open air;
< indoors
Sensation as if band across forehead and occiput; cannot keep hat on
Tension of skin of forehead
Burning itching of scalp, in r. temporal region and occiput.
Eyes
Flies flying before eyes, violent vertigo as if everything revolving
Burning and pricking pains in orbital cavities
Sensitive to light;
> in darkness.
Ears
Buzzing and ringing in l. ear.
Nose
Pressure at root of nose < r. side.
Face
Face hot; pale.
Mouth
Tongue clear but imprinted with teeth, papillae of edges very red
Salivation
Dull sensation in r. half of tongue and digestive tract.
Throat
Burning pains r. side of throat.—Pricking when breathing in r. side of thyroid body.
Stomach
Tendency to vomiting.—Sensation of emptiness and burning at orifice of stomach and in duodenum.
Abdomen
Rumbling in bowels.
Stool And Anus
Painless liquid stools; with malaise < by pressure on head
During stool: fever, goose-flesh
After stool: tenesmus.
Urinary Organs
Turbid earth-coloured urine smelling of violets or of strong urine.—Tenesmus, painful irritation of ureter.
Respiratory Organs
Dull sensation r. side of larynx, pharynx, tongue, and digestive tract
Cough with burning and pricking in respiratory tracts
Voice remarkably fine, clear, and strong, the high notes easily given out
Sensation as if r. half of larynx stopped up.
Heart
Palpitation with feeling of weakness.
Neck And Back
Stiffness r. side of neck.—Short, intense pain beside insertion of r. sterno-mastoid muscle.
Limbs
Weight and lassitude of limbs, esp. shoulders.—Twitching in throat going to forearm, and in great toe going to calf.
Upper Limbs
Burning in r. axillary joint preventing movement of r. arm > in bed, lying on painful part
Pricking in fourth and fifth finger of both hands
Itching in palms
Burning in hollow of r. hand, in arm, esp. in l. side.
Lower Limbs
Tearing in l. leg and thigh
Sensation as if l. leg was swollen with tearing and drawing
Itching in l. little toe.
Generalities
Beating, tearing, burning, and drawing sensations.—Trembling of hands and feet.—Malaise of head > in open air. < In bent position; by movement; in a room; riding in closed carriage.—Weight and lassitude of limbs.
Skin
Sensitive, easily vulnerable skin.—Itching.
Sleep
Sleeps well with pleasant dreams.
Fever
Febrile excitement
Intense heat with anxiety as if fearing a stroke of apoplexy
Wants to get cool
Sweat on forehead, feet and hands cold
Head hot with red spots on cheeks
Feet and hands sweat, rest of body cold.