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.