The elements of a new materia medica and therapeutics : Based upon an entirely new collection of drug-provings and clinical experience / By E.E. Marcy, J.C. Peters & Otto Füllgraff.

  • Marcy, E. E. (Erastus Edgerton), 1815-1900.
Date:
[1850?]
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Credit: The elements of a new materia medica and therapeutics : Based upon an entirely new collection of drug-provings and clinical experience / By E.E. Marcy, J.C. Peters & Otto Füllgraff. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ileart.—Uneasiness about the heart, painful jerking in the heart; continual soreness about the region of the heart. Clinical Remarks.—It may prove useful against some rheumatic affections of the heart, especially of the fibrous tissues, such as the valves, and chordae tendinise. (11.) Neck.—Drawing pain in the right side of the neck. (Freitag, Williamson.) Now and then warm flushes like a warm breath proceeding from the nape of the neck towards the occiput. Stiffness and soreness of the nape of the neck. Back.—Pain in the back and shoulder; itching of the back. (Williamson, Hering.) [30.] Great heat in the back extending to the loins; the remedy is very homoeopathic to aching pains in the os-sacrum. Upper Extremities.—Rheumatic pain deep in the bones of the arms; wandering pains; tingling sensation, soreness, aching pain, and numbness of the arms, bones of the arms and fingers. (Hering, Freitag, Jeanes, Neidhard, Williamson.) [30.] Heat in the palm of the hands. (Husmann, Hering.) [30.] Numbness and lameness of the arms ; heaviness and numbness of the arms; falling asleep of the forearms and hands ; numb pains, lameness and powerless sensation in the hands; the hands are swollen and warm, and uncommonly red, appearing as if marbled. Clinical.—It removed a chronic perspiration in the palms of the hands, which persisted even during cold, dry weather ; although the back of the hand was dry, still, his palms were constantly so moist that every one who shook hands with him observed it, it disappeared on the fourth day after taking Ac.-fluoric. (Geist.) [30.] Lower Extremities.—Acute stitches on the right hip bone, spreading themselves over the glutei muscles. (Geist.) Pain in the right ischiatic nerve. Laming, pressing, burning, wandering pain in various parts of the lower extremities. (Williamson, Jeanes, Hering.) Soreness and pain on motion, in the left hip, particularly felt when getting out of the bed, worse in the morning. (Williamson.) Pain in the knee and ankle joints. (Neidhard, Smith, Williamson.) Heat and crawling sensation of the sole of the right foot. (William- son.) [30.] Clinical Remarks.—It is particularly serviceable against those rheumatic and neuralgic pains of the extremities, which are very apt to fly to the head, or heart. Skill.—Burning pains on small spots of the skin, in different parts of the body. (Hering, Geist.) Itching in various places of the body, mostly on the posterior parts. (Hering.) Violent pricking itching of the skin and small pimples here and there. (Hering.)