Chenopodium Vulvaria chen-v.

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1st edition (1900-02, three volumes); homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML digitization

General

Stinkender Gänsefuss. N. O. Chenopodiaceæ. Tincture of fresh plant.

Clinical

Constipation. Enuresis. Scapula, pain under. Spleen pain.

Characteristics

Chenop. v . has an odour of decaying fish, and contains Trimethylamene. It constantly gives off ammonia. It has been proved, and seems to affect the left side more than the right, but the following recalls the characteristic of Chen. anth .: Pain in middle of back on right side of spinal column, increasing gradually to a pressing wedge-like pain, beneath right scapula, < when sitting. There is also a pain over spine of left scapula. Pressure on the left side of the head. Constipation with external piles. Nocturnal enuresis. Sensations of dulness and fulness appear in many parts. Cold saliva; cooling sensation in abdomen. There is restlessness caused by pricking pains. Sitting < pain in back; this is > by bending backwards. Walking < stitches in spleen and pain in right knee.

Relations

Compare: Am. c., Trimeth., Chen. a., Aphis.

Head

Feeling of dulness, beginning both sides of head behind ears, going upward; in upper occiput; returning in waves. ─ Tenderness left parietal region.

Ears

Dull, muffled, obstructed feeling in ears.

Mouth

Peculiar sensation in tongue, as if enveloped by saliva. ─ Constant cold saliva. ─ Saliva feels cold, esp. left side of mouth.

Stomach

Unusual thirst. ─ Dulness and yawning, > after eating. ─ Better after drinking wine. ─ Acidity with pain in stomach and epigastrium, extending to l. side into chest.

Abdomen

Stitches in upper part of region of spleen while walking. ─ Cooling sensation, felt first in mouth, then hypochondriac region, then abdomen. ─ Twitching in l. abdomen, extending toward groins, followed by pain in l. forearm.

Stool and Anus

Urging to stool; stool softer than usual. ─ (Constipation improved.). ─ Constipation for three or four days and then with difficulty; external piles.

Urinary Organs

Urine increased, offensive. ─ Urging to urinate. ─ (Nocturnal enuresis improved the first night.)

Male Sexual Organs

Increased desire, followed by diminished desire and erectile power, but undiminished secreting power.

Female Sexual Organs

Amenorrhœa.

Chest

Fulness in chest, in region of last ribs. ─ Feeling in lower lobe r. lung as if some fluid wanted to discharge itself into region of duodenum.

Neck and Back

Severe stitching-pressing r. side of back, > bending backward. ─ Sensitive spot in back, region l. hypochondrium, soon after having eructated. ─ Pain directly over spinous process of l. scapula, as if pressed by two or three fingers. ─ Pain middle of back r. side spinal column, increasing gradually to a pressing, wedge-like pain beneath r. scapula, < when sitting. ─ Painful weariness and weakness in lumbar and lower dorsal region.

Upper Limbs

Weakness in hands and arms. ─ Twitching in l. forearm while sitting still. ─ Jerking pain like electric shocks through l. forearm, from forearm to fingers, but without muscular contraction. ─ Pain deep in inner side l. forearm. ─ Pain in middle of l. radius, particularly severe in small spot.

Lower Limbs

Pricking here and there in legs and other places, compelling him to move.

Sleep

Yawning; preceding lassitude and heaviness. ─ Somnolence.

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

Constantine Hering · The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica · 1879–91

General

Stinkender Gänsefuss. Chenopodiaceæ.
"This plant has an odor of decaying fish, and contains a large amount of Trimethylamine (Propylamine)." --Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 3, p. 180 .
Recommended : by Cullen ; by Jahn (decoction) in uterine complaints ; by Houlton (extract), in 1829, for disturbances of uterine life, insufficient menstruation, hysteria, etc. ; by Helbig (the tincture), in nocturnal enuresis.
Provings, in 1846, with 10 drops of the tincture, by C. Hering on himself and son Max, ten years old, also clinical verifications.
Proving by E. W. Berridge, on Mr. J. R. Croker, Malvern, Worcestershire, with 30 to 40 grains a day of the extract from the entire plant, excepting the root, for three weeks. --Mon. Hom. Review, vol. 15, p. 297.

Sensorium

Feeling of dulness, commencing in both sides of head behind ears, going upward.
Dulness more in back part of head, upper part of occiput, particularly behind both ears.
The dulness or fulness in head returns in waves, and is worse in back part of head.

Inner head

Tenderness in left parietal region.
Pressure, first on left parietal region, posterior portion, then on vertex.
Pain in left parietal region.
In occiput sense of dulness coming in waves.

Hearing and ears

Dull feeling in ears and region of ears ; sensation in right ear as if muffled by an obstruction within.

Taste, speech, tongue

Peculiar sensation in tongue as if enveloped by saliva.

Inner mouth

Saliva feels cold, particularly in left side of mouth.
Constant cold saliva.

Appetite, thirst. desires, aversions

Unusual thirst.

Eating and drinking

Dulness and yawning, > after eating.
Better after drinking wine.

Scrobiculum and stomach

Sensation of fulness in stomach and scrobiculum.
Acidity with pain in stomach and epigastrium, extending to left side into chest, while in school.

Hypochondria

Stitches in upper part of region of spleen while walking.

Abdomen and loins

Cooling sensation, which is felt first in mouth, later in hypochondriac region, and finally in abdomen.
Twitching in left abdomen, extending towards groins, followed by pain in left forearm.

Stools and rectum

Increased action of bowels, not amounting to actual diarrhœa, sometimes attended with griping.
Urging to stool : stool softer than usual.
Constipation improved.
Often constipation, bowels not acting for three or four days, and then with difficulty ; constipation was accompanied by external piles.

Urinary organs

Increased secretion of urine of offensive odor.
Urging to urinate.
Nocturnal enuresis improved the first night.

Male sexual organs

Increased sexual desire, followed by diminished desire and erectile power, though secreting power of testicles was not diminished.

Female sexual organs

(OBS :) Amenorrhœa.

Inner chest and lungs

Fulness in chest in region of last ribs.
Feeling in lower lobe of right lung, as if some fluid wanted to discharge itself into region of duodenum.

Neck and back

Very severe stitching-pressing in right side of back, > on bending backward.
Sensitive spot in back, in region of left hypochondrium, soon after having eructated.
Pain directly over spinous process of left scapula, as if pressed by two or three fingers, well marked but transient.
Pain in middle of back, on right side of spinal column, increasing gradually to a pressing, wedge-like pain, beneath right scapula, < when sitting.
Painful feeling of weariness and weakness in lumbar and lower dorsal region.

Upper limbs

Weakness in hands and arms.
Twitching of left forearm while sitting still.
Jerking pain through left forearm like electric shocks, but without muscular contraction, shoots from the forearm to the fingers.
Pain on inner side of left forearm, deep in.
Pain in middle of left radius, particularly severe in small spot.
Stitch in second joint of right index finger.

Lower limbs

Pricking here and there in legs, and also in other places, compelling him to move.
Pricking and restless feeling in legs in evening ; also pricking in other parts of body, causing him to jump ; this is accompanied by feeling of fulness, which makes him feel uneasy and restless.
Pain in anterior inner side of left thigh.
Stitching pain through right knee while walking.
Pain in right ankle ; severe stitch from within outward.

Rest. position. motion

When sitting : pain in back < ; twitching of left forearm.
Bending back : > stitching-pressing in right side of back.
While walking : stitches in spleen ; stitches through right knee.
Compelled to move : by pricking in legs and other places.

Nerves

Lassitude and heaviness through body.
Sensation of heaviness in whole body, which goes through all the limbs, causing a feeling of dulness and languor.

Sleep

Yawning.
Frequent yawning preceding lassitude and heaviness.
Somnolence with weakness and lassitude in entire body.
Somnolence with deep inspirations and yawning.

Time

In evening : pricking and restless feeling in legs.

Attacks, periodicity

In waves : dulness or fulness in head ; dulness in occiput.

Locality and direction

Left : tenderness in parietal region ; pain and pressure in parietal region ; saliva feels cold in mouth ; pain in stomach and epigastrium extend into chest ; twitching in abdomen ; pain in forearm ; sensitive spot in back, region of hypochondrium ; pain over spinous process of scapula ; twitching of forearm ; jerking pain through forearm like electric shocks ; pain on inner side of forearm ; pain in middle of radius ; pain in anterior side of thigh.
Right : muffled sensation in ear ; as if fluid wanted to discharge from lower lobe of lung into duodenum ; stitching-pressing in back, on side of spinal column, in middle of back ; stitch in second joint of index finger ; stitching through knee ; stitch in ankle.
Both sides : dulness behind ears.
Going upward : dulness behind ears.
Within outward : stitch in right ankle.

Sensations

Sensation in tongue as if enveloped by saliva.
As if fluid wanted to discharge into duodenum from lower lobe of right lung ; spinous process of left scapula as if pressed by two or three fingers.
Pain : in left parietal region ; in stomach and epigastrium, extending to left side of chest ; in left forearm ; over spinous process of left scapula ; in middle of back to right of spine ; inner side of left forearm ; in middle of left radius ; in anterior side of left thigh ; in right ankle.
Stitch : in spleen ; in second joint of right index finger ; through right knee ; from within outward in right ankle.
Stitching pressing : in right side of back.
Shooting : from forearm to fingers.
Pricking : here and there in legs ; in various parts.
Jerking pain : through left forearm like electric shocks.
Twitching : in left abdomen to groins ; of left forearm.
Griping : in bowels.
Wedge-like pain : beneath right scapula.
Pressure : left parietal region ; on vertex ; as from two or three fingers over spinous process of left scapula.
Tenderness : in left parietal region.
Sensitive spot : in back, region of left hypochondrium.
Fulness : in stomach and scrobiculum ; in chest, region of last ribs ; in legs.
Muffled sensation : in right ear.
Painful weariness : in lumbar and lower dorsal region.
Heaviness : through body.
Cooling sensation : in mouth ; in hypochondriac region ; in abdomen.
Coldness : of saliva.
Dulness : in both sides of head, behind ears ; in upper part of occiput ; in region of ears.

Relations

"Exhales pure ammonia during its whole existence."
Compare : Amm. carb .