Leptandra Virginica
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General
LEPTANDRA. [Leptand.] Culver's root. Hale. Scrophulariceae.
Mind
► Desponding ; drowsy ; with hepatic derangement.
Inner Head
► Constant dull frontal headache ; worse in temples, with aching in umbilicus.
Eyes
► Smarting and aching in the eyes.
Tongue, Etc
► Tongue yellow or black down the centre.
Nausea And Vomiting
► Nausea, with deathly faintness on rising. ► Vomiting of bile, yellow tongue, shooting pains about the liver, black stools.
Stomach
► Weak sensation at the pit of stomach. ► Great distress in the stomach and small intestines, with immediate desire for stool. ► Burning, aching ; in stomach and liver, worse from drinking water.
Hypochondria
► Dull aching in liver, worse near gall-bladder. ► Burning distress in back part of liver and in spine. ► Jaundice, with clay-colored stools.
Abdomen
► Rumbling and distress in whole bowels, especially in hypogastrium, with black stools. ► Constant dull aching in the umbilical region. ► Sharp, distressing pains between navel and epigastrium.
Stool, Etc
► Stools : black, tarry, bilious, undigested, followed by great distress in the liver ; mushy, with weak feeling in the bowels ; greenish, muddy, spouting out like water ; worse morning as soon as he moves ; from meat or vegetables. ► After stool, griping, but no straining.
Urine
► Red, with dull aching in the limber region.
Female Sexual Organs
► Menses suppressed or retarded ; liver affected.
Heart And Pulse
► Soreness in the cardiac region. ► Pulse slow and full.
Neck And Back
► Sore, lame feeling in the small of the back.
Upper Limbs
► Pain in the right shoulder and arm.
Position, Etc
► Moving : 20. On rising : 16.
Time
► Morning : 20.
Chill, Fever And Sweat
► Chilly along the spine and down the arm. ► Shivering, or dry, hot skin ; limbs cold and numb ; tongue black down the centre. θ Bilious fever.