Baptisia Tinctoria bapt.
Characteristic
For the lymphatic temperament.
Great prostration, with disposition to decomposition of fluids (Pyr.); ulceration of mucous membranes.
All exhalations and discharges fetid, especially in typhoid or other acute diseases; breath, stool, urine, perspiration, ulcers (Psor., Pyr.).
Aversion to mental exertion; indisposed, or want of power, to think.
Perfect indifference, does not care to do anything; inability to fix mind on work.
Stupor; falls asleep while being spoken to or in the midst of his answer (when spoken to, answers correctly, but delirium returns at once, Arn.).
Face flushed, dusky, dark-red, with a stupid, besotted, drunken expression (Gels.).
Can swallow liquids only (Bar. c.); least solid food gags (can swallow liquids only, but has aversion to them, Sil.).
Painless sore throat; tonsils, soft palate and parotids dark red, swollen; putrid, offensive discharge (Diph.).
Dysentery of old people; diarrhœa of children, especially when very
Prodrome
Great languor; wants to lie down. General malaise; feels weak, tremulous, as after severe illness; sore, bruised (Arn., Pyr.).
Chill
Chilly all day; whole body feels sore, bruised (Arn.). Chills; up and down the back (Gels.); over the back, and limbs; over the back while sitting by the fire; on going into the open air; with severe aching in muscles of whole body.
Heat
Whole surface hot and dry, with occasional chills, mostly up and down the back (Ars.). Flushes of heat; from small of back in all directions (Gels.); over the face; over the whole body; 3 A. M. with feeling as if sweat would break out. Uncomfortable burning all over surface, especially face, as if sweat would break out; had to move to a cool part of the bed. Heat at night; burning in legs prevent sleep; limbs hot, but feel cold to touch.
Sweat
Fetid, frequent, but not profuse.
Tongue
White at first, with red edges and papillæ; brown streak down centre; later, dry, cracked, ulcerated. Taste flat or bitter; cannot digest food.
Pulse
Small, thready, weak, variable, 120–160; temperature, rises rapidly to 103–106.
Apyrexia
Indescribable sick feeling all over. Generally weak, restless. uneasy; can confine himself to nothing; wants to be continually moving from place to place.
Analysis
Dark red, flushed face, with stupid, besotted expression.
The peculiar delirium and stupor.
The bruised soreness of parts lain upon.
The marked early prostration, and tendency to a low type of fever with decomposition.