Asa foetida (Assafoetida)

Asa foetida (Assafoetida).

Hysterical restlessness and anxiety.

The pains in the head cease, or change from touch.

Sensation of dryness in the eyes.

Hardness of hearing, with discharge of pus from the oars.

[5] Ozaena, discharge of very offensive matter from the nose.

Sensation of numbness in the bones of the face.

Sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat. Sensation of a ball rising in the throat.

Pulsation in the pit of the stomach. [10] Sensation of fulness in the stomach.

Diarrhoea, very offensive, with pain in the abdomen and discharge of fetid flatus.

Urine brown, and of pungent smell. Spasm in the bladder during and after urination.

Respiratory Organs. Spasmodic dyspnoea, as if the lungs could not be sufficiently expanded. [15] Stitches in the chat from within outwards.

Twitching of the muscles of the arms and legs. Ulcer on the tibia. Swelling and caries of the bones of the feet. Stitches and pulsation in the big toe.

Body heavy and bloated. Hysterical attacks. Twitching and jerking in the muscles. Dull stitches (periodically) from within outwards, changed or relieved is touch. [25] Pains in the inside of the joints and limbs. St. Vitus' dance.

Much against his habit, he is much inclined to sleep.

Pulse small, rapid, and unequal. Heat in the face after dinner, with anxiety or drowsiness, without thirst.

[30] Ulcers, very painful to contact, especially in the circumference, gangrenous. Inflammation and caries of the bones, with thin, fetid pus.

Bad effects, from the abuse of mercury, especially in syphilis. Moot pains are accompanied by numbness in the affected parts. Many symptoms appear while sitting, and are relieved in the open air.