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A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

Chimaphila Maculata chim-m.

John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1902 · 246 words · Chimaphila Maculata in every book →

General

Spotted Wintergreen. N. O. Pyroleæ, a tribe of the Ericaceæ. Tincture of root and leaves, or of fresh plant in flower.

Clinical

Angina pectoris. Diarrhœa. Headache. Sore-throat. Tongue, stiffness of. Toothache. Worm-fever.

Characteristics

Chim. mac . has been proved independently of Chim. umb . Some symptoms of Chim. rotund . are included. An intense gnawing hunger is a leading symptom. Burning fever; blood feels heated. The throat and tonsils are strongly affected. Headache < on lying down. Feels better in warm room. Suited to mild, amiable, refined, sensitive, intellectual persons.

Relations

Compare: Puls., Chim. umb.

Mind

Becomes partially unconscious, feels like fainting, as if brain paralysed, mind gone ( Chim. rotund .).

Head

Sudden headache above eyes; with dim vision; light-headed; lying down. ─ Frontal headache with fulness in stomach and belching; with pain in bowels; wants head pressed on.

Teeth

Hollow teeth ache, < eating.

Mouth

Tongue feels stiff and thick in middle, cannot raise it Chim. rotund).

Throat

Tensive pain in throat on swallowing; swollen tonsils.

10, 11. Appetite and Stomach. ─ Extreme gnawing hunger. ─ Feels drunk as if stomach burnt up with liquor; as if hard, dry, and tough, and as if rennet would be good for it ( Chim. rotund .).

Stool

Diarrhœa, with worm-fever.

Urinary Organs

Rises in night to urinate.

Heart

Angina with stupor.

Limbs

Limbs feel full, as if distended. ─ Sensation of swelling in armpits; pain from armpits to scapulæ.

Fever

Fever with burning hot skin and thirst. ─ Blood as if heated with prickling. ─ Cold, damp feet in evening.