Natrum Muriaticum - Extremities, Limbs symptoms - T.F. Allen

EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Objective.

Motion of the extremities and head greater than he wishes,

Trembling of the limbs after the slightest exertion, with frequent pulse (after 3d trit.),

Trembling of the hands and feet, on rising from bed at 11 P.M.; she could hold nothing in her hands on account of the weakness (eighteenth day),

Violent trembling of the hands and feet after unpleasant news (twentieth day),

Jerking in the extremities; both arms are jerked forward,

Jerking in the limbs, especially in the muscles of the thighs,

On falling asleep in the middle of the day, jerking in the limbs, as from an electric shock (thirty-first day),

Jerking of one or another extremity, when he wished to write,

Frequent and visible jerking of muscles, in the upper arms and lower extremities,

Cracking in the joints (shoulder and hips) on moving them,

Weariness in the limbs (after ten days),

Weakness and heaviness of the limbs, in the morning in bed, disappearing after rising (twenty-eighth day),

Weakness of the hands and feet (fourth, seventh, and seventeenth days),

Weakness of the hands, more or the feet, at 10 A.M. (tenth day),

Great weakness of all the limbs, especially of the arms, with a qualmish sensation and great inclination to sleep, in the evening, after a short walk (first day),

Great stiffness of all the joints of the body,

Uneasiness of the extremities, so that he could not sit still, especially violent, on laying the hands upon a hard substance, at 11 P.M.,

Subjective.

Heaviness and weakness of the limbs,

Feeling of weakness, as if paralysed, in both hands and the right foot, in the morning in bed, going off after rising (fifth day),

Feeling of exhaustion in the limbs,

The little and ring fingers, and also the whole left foot, felt paralyzed, insensible, and asleep, for an hour (after the proving),

She complains of rheumatic pains in the arms and legs; her feet and ankles are particularly painful and stiff,

Painful tension, here and there, in the joints, as if the tendons were too short, or as if he had been beaten, became very frequent; the tensive pain in the inguinal regions and in the hollows of the knees was at times so violent that I was obliged to stop for several minutes while walking,

Cramplike sensation in the limbs, especially in the hands, as if the parts were asleep,

Drawing pains in the joints (nineteenth day),

Frequent slight drawing in both thighs, in the left arm and thumb (tenth day),

Drawing paralytic pains in almost all the joints, at times,

Hot twitches on the backs of both hands and the tips of all the toes, with weakness of the feet and less of the hands, in the morning on rising (fourteenth day),

Sticking and tearing in the shoulder and knee-joints,

Frequent transient stitches in the joints, also in the upper and lower extremities (after thirty-one days),

Several tensive stitches on the front and in the middle of the right thigh, and beneath the nail of the left thumb (after 1st trit.),

Tearing and drawing pains in the ankles and wrists, that woke him at night,

Bruised pain in all the limbs (second day),

Pulsation in the arms and lower extremities,

Pain, as if beaten, in the bones of the left forearm, aggravated by touch, and almost intolerable on pressure; a similar pain in the bones of the fingers, particularly of the first phalanges of the right hand (eighth day),

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.

Upper extremities

Impaired circulation of blood in the arm while it is lying upon the table, and also frequently in all parts of the body,

Weakness, heaviness, and sinking down of the arms,

Weakness of the left arm (especially of the shoulder-joint), so that he could not lift a pound with the arm outstretched; this weakness lasted two days (after 8th dil.),

Painful weakness of the arms (second day),

Heaviness and weakness of the arms (third day),

Deadness (falling asleep), insensibility, and crawling in the left arm, with crawling in the tips of the fingers (after eight hours),

Painfulness of the left arm, especially in the region of the deltoid muscle and in the joint; the arm was painful, as if bruised; the joint did not tolerate the slightest motion without pain; this gradually disappeared during the next three days (after 6th dil.),

Paralytic pain extending from the nape of the neck over the shoulder to the middle of the forearm, lasting, with slight remissions, till evening (fifth day),

Drawing pain in the left arm, so that he was constantly obliged to stretch it,

Broken sensation in the bones of the right arm (fourteenth day),

Shoulder.

Painful cracking in the shoulder-joint, on moving it,

Shoulder-joint painful, so that she could not move the arm (sixth day),

Biting burning in the axilla, with swelling after scratching,

Paralytic pain and tearing in the shoulder (third and fourth days),

Tension and drawing in the shoulder-joint, like a pain after taking cold, on uncovering in the morning in bed,

Burrowing pain about the right shoulder-joint, so that the arm seems lame, in the morning on waking,

Drawing and tearing in the right shoulder, and then in the upper arm,

Drawing and tearing in the right shoulder, that compels keep breathing, in the evening in bed (fifteenth day),

Pain, as from a sprain or fatigue, in the shoulder-joint,

Sticking pain in the shoulder-joint, and extending from the right mastoid process to the anterior part of the neck, on rising in the morning, lasting half an hour, aggravated by motion (twenty-second day),

Dull sticking and tearing in the left axilla (eighth day),

Tearing-sticking pain extending from the left upper pectoral region into the shoulder-joint,

Transient stitch in the right shoulder (after 2d trit.),

Tearing on the posterior surface of the shoulder-joint and axilla, during the day and in bed at night,

Tearing and drawing in the shoulder, afterwards in the upper arm, like rheumatism (twelfth day),

Bruised pain in the shoulder-joint, so that he could not raise the shoulder,

A broken and tearing sensation in the shoulders, with stiffness of the nape of the neck and back (fifteenth day),

Swelling of the right axillary glands,

Arm.

Spasmodic contraction of the upper arms,

Great sensitiveness of the upper arm to cold,

The upper arms become painful at night from lying on them,

Pain in the deltoid muscle on raising anything,

Burning in the right upper arm; the heat is even perceptible externally,

Cramplike drawing in the left upper arm, just above the point of the elbow (during rest), (after 1st trit.),

Frequent violent stitches extending from the back, and in part from the chest, to the middle of the left upper arm, like the shocks of an electric battery (third day),

Bruised pain in the upper arm, most acute in the shoulder-joint, on raising it and moving it forward and backward, not during rest,

Rhythmical throbbing pain in the deltoid muscle, near its insertion into the arm (twenty-fourth day),

Elbow.

Frequent jerking of the left elbow, so that nearly everything falls from the hands (thirteenth day),

Tension in the bend of the left elbow, as if the arm had been exerted too much (ninth day),

Stitches in the tip of the elbow,

Jerking stitches in the muscles of the left arm, in the region of the elbow, lasting ten or fifteen minutes, and returning in the afternoon,

Jerking in the left elbow, so that the hand seemed paralyzed the painful sensation ceasing on stretching out the arm (twelfth day),

Forearm.

Twitching in the muscles of the forearm, perceptible to the finger,

An asleep sensation in the left arm and hand (second day),

Falling asleep of the forearm from the hand to the elbow, like a paralysis; the wrist cracks if she uses the hand,

Pain in the bones of the forearms, aggravated by allowing the hands to hang down, and relieved by moving the arms (third day),

A weary pain in the forearms (second day),

Pinching pain in the left forearm,

Drawing in the forearm, as if in the ulna,

Cramplike drawing through the right forearm, towards the articulation of the radius (after 11th dil.),

Paralytic tearing on the inner side of the forearm,

Wrist.

Speedy exhaustion of the right wrist and arm, while triturating (after 1 drachm of 25th dil.),

Cramplike tension in the tendons of the dorsal surface of the left wrist (after 2d trit.),

Pinching and drawing pain in the left wrist, for several days (after thirty-first day),

Cramplike drawing along the inner borders of both wrists, above the wrists (after 1st trit.),

Drawing-pinching pain in the left wrist, aggravated by touch, relieved by warmth (thirty-first day),

Pain, as from a sprain, in the right wrist and last phalanx of the index finger, with weakness and a fallen-asleep sensation in both hands, especially if the hand lies upon any hard substance, or is put into the pocket (first day),

Stitches in right wrist when she takes hold of anything firmly (third day),

Drawing-tearing pains in the tendons above the left wrist (after 1st trit.),

Bruised pain in the wrist,

Hand.

Swelling of the right hand, from morning till evening (eighth day),

Involuntary movement of the right hand (third day),

Trembling of the hands (twenty-eighth and thirty-second days), ; while writing (second day),

Weakness of the hands, so that he could not play the piano,

Weakness of the hands, especially on closing them,

Weakness of the right hand, on taking hold of anything, lasted a long time after the proving,

She could hold nothing, on account of the weakness of the hands (third day),

The hand falls asleep when he lies on the arm,

Paralytic heaviness of both hands, like a falling asleep (twenty-third day),

Cramp in the hands, on taking hold of a cold stone,

Fine sticking sensation in the hands, as if falling asleep,

Drawing-sticking pain in the metacarpal joint of the right thumb (after 3d trit.),

Dull stitches in the right hand, especially in the thumb and index finger; he could not hold the hand still; it moved involuntarily, as in chorea, with such weakness that he could not hold the cards while playing after supper,

Excessive and suddenly appearing tearing pain on the outer margin of the left hand, as in the metacarpal bone of the little finger,

Fingers.

Inflammation and pain on the sides of the nails of the middle and ring fingers (thirteenth day),

Hangnails for several days, and though he industriously cut them off, they constantly reappeared (eleventh day),

Trembling of the fingers; she could hold nothing in the hand, nor even close it, on account of the weakness (twenty-first day),

The finger-joints could hardly be bent,

Weakness of the thumb, index and middle fingers of the right hand, so great that he could scarcely hold a pen, lasting ten minutes (after five hours),

Falling asleep of the left thumb, index and middle fingers, in the morning (second day),

Sensation as if a hair were lightly resting upon the inner margin of the left thumb, towards the wrist (seventh day),

Tension in the right index finger,

Cramplike pain in the right thumb, at 11 P.M.,

Cramplike pain in the metacarpal joint of the right thumb (after 5th dil.),

Cramplike pain and throbbing in the left index finger (in the first phalanx), while sitting after eating, especially if he lays the arm upon anything, soon followed by a similar pain in the right thumb,

Pinching pain in the second phalanx of the left thumb,

Pinching and clawing in the inflammation of the left ring finger (thirteenth day),

Crawling drawing and fine-sticking in the right thumb and index finger (two hours after 12th dil.),

The left thumb seems sprained (twelfth day),

Pain, as from a sprain, in the first joints of the thumb (immediately),

Pain, as from a sprain, in the first finger-joints when writing,

Pain, as from a sprain, in the second phalanx of the right thumb,

Sticking in the fingers,

Sticking in the left thumb,

Sticking on the back of the thumb, near the root of the nail, rhythmical with the pulse, frequently recurring (fourth day),

Sticking pain in the left ring finger, on the side of the middle phalanx, lasting ten minutes (twenty-third day),

Sticking and crawling in the tip of the right index finger (after five hours),

Slight sticking and crawling in the tip of the right thumb and right index and ring fingers, a few minutes after waking (after 8th dil.),

Drawing-sticking pain, repeated at short intervals, in the metacarpal joint of the right thumb (after 25th dil.),

Drawing-sticking pain frequently recurring in the volar surface of the tip of the right thumb, and especially in the right index finger, during rest; at times a similar pain beneath the nails and roots of the nails (after 30th dil.),

Itching-sticking pain in the hand and backs of the fingers,

Itching tearing-sticking in the middle joint of the index finger,

Stitches in both little fingers (eighth day),

Stitch in the tip of the right index finger (after 8th dil.),

A transient stitch in the tip of the left thumb (after 1st trit.),

Some violent stitches in the first phalanx of the right index finger, with violent electric shocks through the whole right arm (after 25th dil.),

A dull stitch in the joints of the right middle finger (twelfth day),

Fine stitch in the tip of the right index finger (first day),

Fine painful stitches through the tip of the right thumb,

Stitches, as from a fine splinter, in the volar surface of the right thumb (after 3d trit.),

(A stitch, as with a needle or like a fiery spark, in the joint of the right index finger, in the evening), (eighth day),

Transient tearing stitches in the right index finger (after 6th trit.),

Tearing in the extensor tendons of the right index finger, extending into the forearm,

Tearing pain, by paroxysms, extending backwards in the thumb and tip of the index finger, paralyzing the whole hand,

Violent tearing in the first joint of the left thumb, as if it would be torn out,

A sudden extremely violent pain in the second phalanx of the right index finger, as though it would be torn off (after 1st trit.),

Sticking-tearing pains in the tip of the right index finger (after 30th dil.),

Drawing-throbbing pain, as from commencing suppuration, in the tip of the right index finger, with frequent emission of flatus, in the evening (after 30th dil.),

Drawing-sticking pulsating pain in the metacarpal joint of the left thumb (after 25th dil.),

Frequent crawling in the tips of the fingers (second day),

Clawing and crawling, as with a fine needle, in the tip of the right thumb (lasting ten seconds, and returning after a few minutes), (after 9th dil.),

Crawling in the tip of the right thumb (after 6th trit.),

Crawling in the tip of the right index finger (after 3d trit.),

Sticking crawling in the tips of several fingers (fifth day),

Sticking crawling in the tip of the right thumb (after 15th dil.),

Sticking crawling in the tip of the right index finger, alternating with itching in the anus, as though insects were crawling out of it (after 5th dil.),

Stitch like crawling in the tip of the right thumb (after 8th dil.),

Frequent stitchlike crawling in the third phalanx of the right index finger, in the afternoon (after 25th dil.),

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.

Lower extremities

Objective.

Swelling of the lower extremities, from the middle of the leg downward, with a feeling as though the feet were filled with lead, in the evening (third day); and in the morning (fourth day),

Trembling of the lower extremities from weakness, on rising after sitting, relieved on continued walking,

Violent jerkings in the lower extremities, waking him from the midday nap,

It was difficult to put one leg over the other (eighth day),

Lameness of the lower extremities, in the morning,

Sudden lameness of both lower extremities (after writing), relieved by rapid walking,

Weakness of the lower extremities, worse in the morning,

Weakness of the lower extremities, especially of the knee-joint, in the morning, disappearing towards noon (third day),

Weakness in the right lower extremity,

Much uneasiness in the lower extremities, at night,

Great restlessness of the lower limbs, while sitting (third day),

Dread of walking,

Falling asleep of the left lower extremity, during the midday rest,

Weary pain in the lower extremities, in the morning on waking,

Feeling of weakness in the right lower extremity, as though it were paralyzed, in the morning in bed; better on rising (seventh day),

Heaviness of the lower extremities, in the evening (second day),

Heaviness in the lower extremities, even when at rest,

Feeling of heaviness in the lower extremities, as after a long march,

Uneasiness in the lower extremities, late in the evening, as if the joints, for example, the knees, were tightly bandaged; was frequently obliged to stretch,

Drawing pain, extending down the whole lower extremity,

Drawing pain in the bones, from the thigh to the malleolus, worse from the knee down; while ascending steps it seemed as though some one were pulling her back (twenty-first day),

Spasmodic drawing pain in left lower extremity and foot,

Pain, as if the tendons in the left lower extremity had been strained,

She could not lie on the right side at night, on account of a bruised pain in the hip, knee, and ankle,

Sensation in the left calf and left nates, as if he had fallen upon them (ninth day),

Hip.

Unsteadiness in the hips; the thighs waver,

Rheumatism in the left hip; could not walk for eight or nine days,

Paralyzed feeling in the hips (eleventh day),

When moving or turning the body, a peculiar sensation in the hip-joints, as if the head of the bone slipped out of the socket (after 1st trit.),

Tension about the hips, as if everything were too tight; she was obliged to loosen the clothes,

Tension in both hip-joints, almost as if sprained, even noticed while sitting,

Painful tension in the hip-joint, which is also sore when touched,

Cramplike pain in the right hip-joint, quite troublesome when walking (seventh day),

Painful cramp in the hips,

Pain, as from a sprain, in the left hip,

Pain, as from a sprain, in the right hip, soon extending into the small of the back, so that he could not rise from a seat without pain, and could neither straighten himself up nor walk; especially bad on deep breathing,

Stitches in the right hip-joint, more when walking than when sitting,

A stitch, extending from the horizontal ramus of the pubis through the right hip-joint, in the evening, while walking; ten minutes afterwards, while sitting, a similar though less severe pain in a spot on the left side (after 10th dil.),

Several violent stitches in the right hip (seventh day),

Very violent drawing-tearing pain in the region of the ischiatic notch of the left hip-bone (after 1st trit.),

Pain in the left hip, as if bruised,

An electric shock, extending from the right hip-joint downward and inward, while walking, at 7 P.M. (eighth day),

Thigh.

Sensation of heaviness and weariness, extending from the hips, along the posterior surfaces of the thighs, down to the bends of the knees (second day),

The thighs are painful and tense, when walking,

Drawing tension in the middle of the anterior surface of the left thigh, preventing walking (third day),

Drawing pain in the right thigh, extending to the knee; intermitting, during rest and motion, even at night (fourteenth day),

Drawing pain in the thigh, extending to the knee; especially when walking (sixth day),

Drawing pain in the nates,

Cramplike drawing in the bend of the right thigh, towards evening (after 15th dil.),

Muscular twitches in the thighs,

Twitching in the tendons of the thighs, often lasting several minutes,

Stitches, shooting from the small of the back to the thighs, as the pains about the umbilicus cease (after 2d trit.),

Two very severe stitches in the left thigh, near the scrotum (third day),

Violent stitches in the left thigh, at night,

Cramplike drawing stitches in the inner surface of the left thigh (after 25th dil.),

Tearing stitches above the nates, extending to the groin and hips,

Tearing in the right thigh (after riding in a wagon), (fourth day),

Knee.

The knees crack while walking, in the evening,

Weakness and weariness in the knees, as if they would give way, in the evening (second day),

Feeling of stiffness, now in one, now in another knee, after rising from a seat,

Tension in the hollows of both knees, on rising from a seat, and on walking, increasing from the morning through the day (after three days),

Tension above the knee, with a feeling as though the lower extremities were too short, on ascending steps (second day),

Tensive pain in the hollow of the right knee, as if the tendon were too short, while walking, in the afternoon, lasting a few minutes; almost compelling limping (second day),

Sensation in the hollow of the knee, as though the tendons were too short,

Sensation as if the tendons were too short in the hollow of the left knee, and in the third, fourth, and fifth right toes,

Sensation in the hollow of the left knee, as though the tendons were too short, frequently recurring during the forenoon; most noticed on rising from a seat (first day); repeatedly, during forenoon (twenty-first day),

Sensation as though the cords under the knees were too short, repeatedly, during the forenoon (twenty-first day),

Compressive pain, as from great fatigue, in the knees and ankles, followed by dull drawing in the whole of the lower extremities,

Drawing pain in the knees, while sitting,

Sticking-drawing pain above and below the knee, while sitting,

Paralytic drawing in the left knee, in the evening,

Tearing drawing in the hollow of the knees, mostly while walking,

Pressive pain in the left knee-joint, impeding walking (fifth day),

Pain, as from a sprain, in the left knee, while walking,

Pain, as from a sprain, in the knee-joint, while walking,

Sticking in the left knee,

Stitch, as with a needle, in the right patella (fourth day),

Stitches, from within outward, in the inner side of the left knee, as from fine piercing nails, about 1 P.M. (fourth day),

Transient stitches in the right knee-joint (thirty-first day),

Long stitches in the right knee, slowly appearing and disappearing, while walking (second day),

Violent long-continued stitch in the left knee (seventh day),

Very acute stitches in the hollow of the left knee,

On ascending stairs, a sensation as though some one were striking the hollows of the knees; trembling of the knees whenever she stepped up a step, lasting all day (eighteenth day),

Bubbling, as of water beneath the skin of the left knee,

Leg.

Great heaviness of the legs; a bruised feeling on ascending steps,

Painful distension of the left hamstrings, while sitting quietly (after 5th trit.),

Cramp in the leg, at night,

Paralytic drawing in the right leg that at last extended into the thigh; with scarcely any power on standing (ninth day),

Frequent painful stitches in the left leg, while riding in a carriage (first day),

Pain in the right tibia, with a feeling, on walking, as though the bone were diseased at one spot, so that he began to walk with anxiety (fifth day),

Slight drawing in the left fibula (eighth day),

Cramplike pressive pain on the left tibia, as though too tightly bound, in the evening,

A cramplike, pressive pain in the right tibia, extending towards the malleolus, in the afternoon, while walking; it seems as though the drawers were too tight (third day),

Drawing-tearing pain below the head of the left fibula (after 1st trit.),

Pain, as after a blow on one spot on the tibia, not when touched,

Tremulous unsteadiness of the calves, while walking, standing, and even while sitting,

Tension in the calves, while walking, as if the muscles were too short,

Tension in the lower extremities, in the calves, as far as the knees, only while walking, not while sitting,

Cramplike constrictive pain in the calves, while walking,

Cramp in the left calf (three hours after 12th dil.),

Cramp in the calves, regularly recurring at short intervals (after 5th trit.),

Cramp in the calf on turning the foot, while sitting,

Lying in bed with left leg drawn up; severe cramp in left calf, waking her up and making her scream, leaving calf tender, at 5 A.M.; when standing, slight cramp in right calf, at 5.30 A.M.; when standing, slight cramp in left calf, at 6.30 A.M. (twenty-second day),

Transient tearing pains in the calves,

Slight throbbing in the left calf,

Sticking drawing in the right tendo Achillis (after 1st trit.),

Stitches in the tendo Achillis, now of the right, now of the left foot (after 5th dil.),

Ankle.

Paralysis of the ankle, or like an internal falling asleep, while sitting and walking; she could move the foot only a little,

A throbbing cramplike pain above the left external malleolus, towards the tendo Achillis (during the midday nap), (after 7th dil.),

Pain, as from a sprain in the ankle, for several days,

Transient stitch in the right angle (after 3d trit.),

Transient stitches, first in the inner malleolus, then in the tendo Achillis, of the right foot (after 3d trit.),

Tearing in the right malleolus, increasing from morning till evening, so that at night he could not sleep a moment on account of the pain, also with pain in the back,

Violent drawing-tearing pain in the tendons above the inner malleolus of the left foot (after 1st trit.),

Sore pain above and about the left malleolus (seventh day),

Pain, as from an ulcer, in the malleolus, when stepping, and on touch, extending into the calf; while sitting, there is only a tensive pain,

Foot.

Cracking in the joints between the metatarsus and toes,

Weakness of the feet (third day),

The right foot, especially from the knee down, was weak, when waking in bed, as if he could not raise it,

Weakness, like a paralysis of the right foot, so that he thought he could not move the leg, in the evening (twenty-first day),

On standing, the feet give way, so that she falls down (fourth day),

Uneasiness of the feet, so that she was constantly obliged to move them; better while walking (sixteenth day),

Great uneasiness, with stitches in the feet, so that he could not remain sitting, and was obliged to constantly move the feet back and forth; better on walking about, at 10 P.M. (fifth day),

Great uneasiness in the feet, from the knees down, so that he could not sit still; he was obliged to rise and walk about, which always relieved the restlessness, at 11 P.M.,

Uneasiness of the feet from 10 to 11 P.M.; a persistent symptom for a long time after the proving,

Long-lasting falling asleep of the foot,

Heaviness of the feet, ; (thirty-fifth day),

The heaviness and uneasiness in the feet became worse in the evening, after beer (twenty-first day),

Feeling of heaviness in the feet, while walking in the evening,

Feet so heavy when standing, that she soon became tired; while walking, she felt better; while riding in a carriage, sitting or lying down, she felt quite well (second day); feet very light (fifth day),

Great heaviness of the feet,

Pain in the right foot, extending upward to the middle of the tibia (fourth day),

The feet, from the toes to the ankles, are painful, on walking,

Disagreeable burning in the feet, while walking,

Tension in the left foot, especially on the inner side of the thigh, in the afternoon,

Tensive sensation in the feet, and especially in the hollows of the knees (twenty-second day),

Cramplike contraction in the left foot, especially in the muscles of the calves, lasting several hours,

Cramplike pain in the left foot (fifth day),

Cramp in the soles of the feet, in the evening,

Cramplike sticking pain, as if sprained, in the left foot, when walking and stepping upon the whole sole,

Acute pressive-sticking pain in the left foot whenever it is lifted in walking; together with a shuddering pain, extending from the knee up along the axis of the thigh; this pain disappeared in about three minutes, while walking, at 7 P.M. (eighth day),

Itching sticking on the back of the left foot, rhythmical with the pulse (after a very thin stool), (fourth day),

Stitches in the heel, in the afternoon (seventh day),

Violent stitches, as with a glowing needle, in the forepart of the left foot, in the evening,

Itching stitch in the heel (third day),

Several fine gnawing-itching stitches in the right heel, at 4 A.M. (after 3d trit.),

Transient tearing in the left foot,

Fine throbbing in the whole foot,

Gnawing in the heel, in the evening,

Distressing gnawing in the bone of the left heel,

Stitchlike crawling in the right sole,

Toes.

Redness and coldness of the first joint of the great toe, with pain, like a boil, when touched; while standing and walking, tearing and sticking in it; not while sitting,

Boring pain in a corn,

Burning in the corn, at night,

Drawing pain in the great toe,

Drawing and tension beneath the left great toe, frequently recurring at short intervals (after 8th dil.),

A sticking sensation in the flexor surface of the right second toe, at 7 P.M. (third day),

Smarting-sticking pain in the toes,

A stitch in the left great toe, in the evening (third day),

Stitches in the corns, without external pressure,

Stitches in a corn, on waking in the morning,

Stitches in a corn, all the afternoon,

Dull stitches in the corns (tenth and eleventh days),

Acute stitches in the corn, all night,

Some sudden, very acute stitches in the right great toe, while sitting (second day),

A stitch, as with a needle, in the root of the nail of the right great toe (fourth day),

Burning stitches on the backs of the toes (third day),

Itching stitches in the right great toe, in the morning, at 4 A.M. (after 3d trit.),

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.

1, Hahnemann, Chr. Krank-n.; 2, Foissac, ibid.; 3, Röhl, ibid.; 4, Rummel, ibid.; 5, Schreter, took 10 globules of the 30th dil. on the first, fourth, and seventh days, symptoms observed for two weeks (from the daybooks of the proving in Oest. Zeit. f. Hom., 4, 78); 5a, Schreter's proving a girl of eighteen, perfectly well, except pityriasis of the scalp; she took globules of the 30th dil. first, third, and fifth days (ibid.); 6, "Gff." (Symptom 434 in Hahnemann); 7, "Ng." (Symptom 735 in Hahnemann), Nos. 8 to 43, from the Austrian provings, Oest. Zeit. f. Hom., vol. 4. ., cannot be admitted. 8, Arneth, took for three weeks the dilutions from the 30th to the 1st, then the crude drug, in doses of 10 grains to 1 ounce; 9, Boehm, took 1/20th trit., repeated doses of 5 to 150 grains; 10, Froelich, took daily for a week 3 drops of 6th dil. without effect, then 10 grains of 1st dec. trit. daily for ten days without effect, then 1 drachm of crude drug daily; 11, Hampe (healthy, except a "herpetic affection"), took 6th dil. daily at 10 A.M. for two weeks; 11a, same, took 2 scruples of crude, drug daily for six days; 12, A. Huber, took dilutions from 30th dec. to 1st, then 10 grains of crude drug, during a period of one month; 13, same, proving in a girl, aged seven, beginning with 27th dil. and going gradually down to the 1st trit.; 14, same, proving in a girl, aged twelve, 30th to 20th dec. dils.; 15, in a boy, aged twelve, scrofulous, frequently suffering from colic and diarrhoea, took different dilutions; 16, in a girl, aged nineteen, effects of 15th dil., 3d, 2d, and 1st trits.; 17, W. Huber, took daily doses beginning with 30th dil. down to 1st trit., immediately followed by crude drug in doses of 10 to 40 grains, 1 and 1 1/2 drachms, proving extending over a month; 18, W. Huber's wife, took various doses, from 30th dil. to 40 grains of crude drug, proving extended over two months (she became pregnant about the time she commenced the proving); 19, Huber's son, aged nine, took dilutions and crude drug without effect, but six months later had herpes; 20, Huber's daughter, aged five, took 12th dil., 4th trit., and crude drug; 21, Huber's son, aged four, took 4th and 2d trits.; 22, Dr. William Huber, took dilutions from 30th to crude, of which last he took as much as half an ounce; 22a, same, subsequently took the dilutions from the 30th to the 3d dec. trit., generally two doses a day; 22b, same, proving with the crude, 1 scruple first and second mornings, 1/2 drachm third and fourth mornings, 1 drachm seventh morning, 1 1/2 drachm eighth morning (this proving followed the last, beginning the day after 60 grains of the 3d dec. trit.); 22c, same, subsequent proving, 1/2 drachm first and second days, 1 drachm third and fourth days, 2 drachms fifth day, 1/2 ounce sixth day; 23, Reisinger (failing to get effects from 3d dec. trit., 1st trit., and 15th to 1st dilutions), took one dose of half an ounce in water; 24, Reiss, took dilutions, beginning with 30th down to 1st trit., on twenty-seventh day; 24a, same, took crude drug (the day after last proving), repeated doses of 15 grains to 4 drachms (ten doses during a month); 24b, same, proving with 20 grains of 1st trit. three times first day, 2d trit. three times second day, 3 drachms of crude third day; 25, a girl, aged twenty-four, took 1 drachm of crude first day, 2 drachms of crude the second, sixth, eighth, ninth, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth days; 26, Schwarz, general effects of 1st trit.; 26a, same, effects of crude drug; 27, same, proving in a woman, seven months pregnant; she took 10 grains of 1st trit. at one dose; 28, Dr. Wachtel, took 1st dec. trit., 10 grains, for five days, also on eighth, ninth, sixteenth, seventeenth, twenty-third, and thirtieth days; 28a, same, took 5 grains of crude drug daily for eleven days; 28b, same, took 10 grains of 1st dec. trit., dose repeated after symptoms of one dose disappeared; 28c, same, took again crude drug, 1/2 ounce first day, 1 ounce fourth day, 1/2 ounce eighth day; 29, Dr. Wagner, took 2d trit. first and second days, 1st trit. third and fourth days, 2d trit. fifth day; 29a, same, five weeks later, took 5 grains of 2d trit. first day, 10 grains second day; 30, Dr. Watzke, took 30th dil. daily for three days; 30a, same, effects of crude drug, 3 drachms first day, and twice the second day; 30b, same, subsequent proving, 3 drachms of crude first day, 1 drachm second and third days, 1 drachm twice fourth day, 2 drachms fifth and sixth days, 3 drachms seventh and eighth days, 1 drachm ninth day; 30c, same, noticed but few symptoms while taking either dilutions or crude drug, but after the proving a complete symptomatology developed; 31, Weinke, effects of 20-grain doses of 1st dec. trit. (10-grain doses previously taken without result); 31a, same, effects of 6th cent. dil. first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and tenth days; 31b, same, effects of crude drug, 2 drachms morning and 1 drachm afternoon, first day; 2 drachms morning, 3 drachms evening, second day; four days after, 1/2 ounce in morning; 32, Dr. Würstl, took 9th dil., first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, ninth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and eighteenth days; 32a, same, effects of 5th dil. daily for three days, and afterwards for four days; 32b, same, took 4th dil. several days in succession; 32c, same, took 2d dil. daily for seven days, then, after two days, 1st dil. morning and evening for three days, repeated after a week; 33, Dr. Wurmb, effects of dilutions, 30th to 6th; 33a, same, effects of 1st trit. daily for seven days; 33b, effects of crude drug, 1 drachm daily for three days, 2 drachms for six days, 3 drachms on eleventh day, 1/2 ounce on thirteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and twentieth days, 6 drachms twenty-first day, 1 ounce twenty-second day; 34, Zlatarovich, proving on Ab., aged twenty-two, took daily 10 grains of 1st dec. trit.; 35, Kr., took same as last; 36, Kk., two provings as last; 37, Mt., same as last; 38, Pd., same as last; 39, Pj., same as last; 40, Ro., proving as last; 41, Sk., proving as last; 42, Sg., proving as last; 43, Ss., proving as last; 44, Dr. Ed. G. Bartlett, N. Am. Journ. of Hom., 1852, p. 132, effects of a mixture of two tablespoonfuls of salt and half a pint of brandy, shaken when taken, on a dyspeptic; about two tablespoonfuls were taken morning and evening for five days (dyspeptic trouble relieved for a time); 45, Dr. E. A. Farrington, Am. J. H. M. M., 4, 102, effect of the 5c. and 5m. (Fincke) in two persons; 46, same, effect of the 5 m.; 47, same, effect of the 5 m.; 48, Prof. Abelin, Br. Journ. of Hom., 31, p. 415, from Northern Med. Archive, 2, p. 17, effects of an enema of a solution of salt for constipation in a girl, aged six; 49, Berridge, N. Am. Journ. of Hom., 1871, p. 58, a girl, aged twenty-three, took a globule of the 1 m. (Jenichen), and at the same time discontinued the use of salt; 50, Berridge, P. C., effects on a woman of 1 m. (Jenichen); she had discontinued the use of salt a few days before, but took a little the sixth, ninth, and tenth days; 51, same, effects of same dose and regimen on a girl of fifteen; 52, same, N. Am. Journ. of Hom., 1873, p. 503, effects of a dose of 1 m. (Jenichen) in Mrs. --- (a patient); 53, same, N. Y. Journ. of Hom., 1874, p. 312, effects of eating salt, in a woman; 54, Robinson, Br. Journ. of Hom., 25, p. 325, effects of 30th dil., night and morning, in a young woman; 55, Poggiale, Am. Journ. of Med. Sci., 1851, p. 199 (Comptes Rendus, 25), effects of 154 grains of salt daily on the blood of a man; 56, Dr. Hare, M. Hom. Rev., 3, 211, effects of eating large amounts of salt (1 to 1 1/2 ounces daily) in a girl, aged twenty-eight; 57, Sherwen, Edin. Med. and Surg. Journ., 1814, p. 46, effects of the inordinate use of salt on two men.