Hedeoma Pulegioides hedeo.

Hedeoma pulegioides. American Pennyroyal (the British "Pennyroyal" is Mentha pulegium, also a Labiate). N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant.

Amenorrhœa. Dysmenorrhœa. Leucorrhœa.

Both the American and the British "Pennyroyals" have a popular reputation as "female regulators," which is by no means undeserved. Homœopaths have verified the relation of the drug to uterine ailments, and an observation by Dr. Toothaker of a case of poisoning affords valuable ground for homœopathic prescribing. Bearing-down pains were most marked, < by any movement, and accompanied by almost paralytic weakness of the legs. Nervous symptoms were very prominent, jerkings and twitchings. Weak, faint, > lying down; inability to sit up. Pains in abdomen < after eating or drinking. < By touch and pressure.

Compare: Mentha pulegium, Sep., Sabi., Lil. t. Veratrum antidoted some of its effects.

Dull, heavy feeling in head in morning, not continued through day. ─ Sore pain in l. temporal ridge, as of a cut or wound, lasting about six weeks.

Sensation of something rising in throat, or as if her breast were coming up into her mouth. ─ Great difficulty in swallowing, it nearly took her breath away.

Nausea, a rising-up sensation from stomach, producing occasional retching. ─ Excessive retching, nausea and straining.

Abdomen very sore and sensitive to touch and pressure.

Obstinate constipation; painful evacuations every four or five days.

Frequent urgent desire to pass water; passes very little; cutting, burning pains with tenesmus of sphincter urinarius.

Excessive bearing-down pains with pressure outward towards vulva, from whole lower abdomen, accompanied by almost unendurable pains in back, drawing down from upper sacral spine, extending also to epigastrium and stomach; like veritable labour-pains; returning with regular periodicity if she remained at rest; greatly < by the least movement; she lay on the floor on a small mattress, and could not be removed, on account of the aggravation, until the following day; < by the least food or drink. ─ Leucorrhœa with itching and burning (commenced sixth day and lasted some weeks).

Shortness of breath as if from an asthmatic attack. ─ Frequent, periodical dyspnœa with oppression of thorax.

Unendurable pains in back, esp. in sacral spine near the upper vertebræ, dragging down from that point to uterus. ─ Excessive pains in back and head.

Semi-paralysis of limbs; could not stand or move, or bear the pain of movement. ─ Pain and coldness of limbs, esp. of feet.

Affected all her nerves; nervous twitchings and jerkings in all the fibres of the body, sensible in the pulse or wherever the observer's fingers touched the flesh. ─ Semi-paralysis. ─ Prostration following retching. ─ General soreness.