Lonicera xylosteum lonic.

Lonicera xylosteum. Fly Woodbine. N. O. Caprifoliaceæ. Trituration or tincture of berries.

Coma vigil. Convulsions.

Lon. xylost . is known from the effect of poisoning by its berries. Vomiting and purging; trembling and jerking of the limbs, convulsions and coma were the chief symptoms. Peculiar symptoms were: Contraction of one pupil and dilatation of the other. Abdomen retracted especially in umbilical region. Slow pulse.

Compare: Dig. (slow pulse). Cad. s. and Rhod. (one pupil contracted, the other dilated). For botan. relations see Lon. peri.

Stupefaction. ─ Coma.

Great congestion of head and chest.

Conjunctiva red. ─ Pupils dilated. ─ Contraction of one pupil, dilatation of the other. ─ Everything foggy and indistinct to vision for half an hour. ─ Photophobia.

Face red. ─ Pallor. ─ Lips dry.

Tongue moist; coated with mucus.

Excessive thirst. ─ Profuse vomiting; and purging.

Abdomen retracted, esp. in umbilical region; soft. ─ Violent colic.

Bloody stools.

Respiration rapid and deep.

Violent impulse of heart. ─ Pulse: slow; small, soft, irregular.

Frequent jerking of limbs. ─ Trembling and jerking of whole body. ─ Violent convulsions. ─ Seemed neither to hear nor see; unable to make answer. ─ When raised from bed, limbs and head fall over as if paralysed.

Sleepy. ─ Constant deep sleep with half-open eyes; red face.

Extremities cold. ─ Fever. ─ Profuse cold sweat.