Eryngium Aquaticum ery-a.

Button Snake-root

A remedy for urinary disorders. Strangury, etc, with nervous erethism. Thick, yellow mucous discharges. Influenza. Uridrosis, sweat of urinous odor in evening.

Cough, with sense of constriction. Smarting in throat and larynx.

Tenesmus of bladder and urethra. Difficult and frequent micturition. Pain behind pubes. Spasmodic stricture. Renal colic (Pareira; Calc). Congestion of kidneys with dull pain in back, running down the ureters and limbs. Irritable bladder from enlarged prostate gland, or from pressure of uterus.

Discharge of prostatic fluid from slight causes. Seminal emissions without erections, with lassitude (Dioscor; Phos ac).

Compare: Conium; Cannab; Dios; Ocim; Clemat.

Tincture, to third potency.

Button Snake-root. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of fresh root.

Anus, prolapse of. Conjunctivitis. Constipation. Cough. Diarrhœa. Dropsy. Gleet. Gonorrhœa. Hæmorrhoids. Influenza. Laryngitis. Leucorrhœa. Renal colic. Sclerotitis. Sexual weakness. Strabismus. Spermatorrhœa. Urine, incontinence of. Wounds.

Eryngium acts on the mucous membranes, producing thick yellow mucous discharges from eyes, ears, nose, mouth, bowels, urethra, and vagina. Hæmorrhages from stomach and bowels. It is a vulnerary, antidoting the effect of blows. It causes headaches; expanding sensation in forehead; dull, dragging pain in occiput, neck, and shoulders. Seminal and prostatic weakness. I. J. Whitfield has cured three cases of renal colic with calculi (two left side, the other not stated) with Eryng. a . W. K. Leonard reports the following case: A young Methodist minister, apparently healthy, was just over his twelfth attack of renal colic. The attacks had recurred at intervals of two to four weeks and lasted from one to three days, and they were so weakening as to keep him incapacitated in the intervals. He had had old-school treatment, including Morphine and Quinine, with no benefit. Eryng. a . Ø, five drops three times a day, put an end to the trouble. The attacks had been attended with severe nervous chills, and it was for these that the Quinine had been prescribed. Eryng . has a cough with a sense of constriction. (Hale found it useful in epidemic influenza when there was raw smarting burning in throat and larynx, with constant irritating cough and expectoration of yellow mucus.) Loss of energy and nervous erethism. Most symptoms occur on left side, and extend or move from part to part. Motion < all symptoms. Bending head forward < head symptoms; turning eyes = pain in them. < From mental exertion. Heat > .

Eryngium compares with the other Umbelliferæ: with Æthus. in inability to concentrate thoughts; with Conium as a vulnerary; in discharge of prostatic fluid from slight causes. Compare: In pollutions, Chi., Gels., Phos. In urinary and urethral affections, Cannab. sat., Canthar., Dioscorea, Ocim. can. In constipation and rectal symptoms, Nit. ac. In influenza, Gelsem., Sticta.

Thoughts confused; cannot concentrate them on any subject; the effort = heavy full pain if persisted in.

Vertigo. — Expanding sensation in frontal region above eyes, < stooping; causing dimness of sight. — Sharp, shooting pain over l. eye; when sitting in stooping posture, leaves eye, passes into neck and along muscles of shoulder, and beneath scapula. — Shooting in coronary region and in r. side of face from eyes to teeth in morning. — Dull dragging pain in occiput, neck, and shoulders; when less severe in head, is worse in shoulder. — Scalp sore, combing hair = pain.

Burning; sensitive to light. — Effects of exposure to strong light: squinting; sclerotitis; watery or, purulent discharges. — Purulent inflammation of l. eye; purulent, sticking discharge causing gumming of lids; conjunctiva granular and rough. — Muscles of eyes feel stiff, pain on moving them quickly.

Bruised tearing pain; as if ears being torn off. — Inflammation of Eustachian tube; l. ear swollen in and out, tender to pressure, constant aching, bleeding readily, thick white, bloody, foul-smelling pus. — Continued singing and ringing, with creaking sound in l. ear.

Profuse thick yellow mucous discharge.

Thick, tenacious, disagreeable mucus in mouth.

Smarting raw pain along l. side of throat; dry tongue. — Intense redness; slight swelling without pain; profuse secretion of thick whitish mucus.

Partial anorexia. — Nausea followed by acrid eructations. — Hollowness or emptiness in stomach with heavy dragging pain. — Spitting up of bright arterial blood, mixed with black clots, with burning in epigastrium after a blow on stomach. — Burning in stomach or œsophagus after taking the drug.

Severe colicky or cramping pains in small intestines. — Severe pain in l. groin and testicle.

Mucous diarrhœa of children. — Constipation. — Stools dark leaden colour, dry, and very hard; tenesmus at stool with a sensation of cutting as they pass through anus. — Hæmorrhoids and prolapsus ani.

Frequent desire to urinate; stinging burning pain in urethra, behind glans, during urination. — Must urinate every five minutes; urine dropping away all the time and burning like fire. — Renal colic.

Desire suppressed, then excited with lewd dreams and pollutions. — Discharge of prostatic fluid from slightest causes. — Spermatorrhœa from onanism and excessive indulgence. — Emissions at night with erections; followed by great lassitude and depression; partial impotence. — Emissions without erections, day and night, followed by great lassitude; after injury to testicles. — Gonorrhœa with painful erections. — Gleet.

Leucorrhœa.

Chronic laryngitis; short, hacking cough. — Cough with sensation of constriction in throat. — Oppression of chest, feeling of fulness, inability to take a long breath.

Button Snakeroot. Umbelliferæ.
An indigenous plant, growing in low, wet places ; flowers in August.
The tincture is prepared from the fresh root.
Provings by C. H. McClelland, Coggswell and Jones. See Allen's Encyclopædia, vol. 4, p. 213 .
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.
- Incontinence of urine , Barenburg, Organon, vol. 3, p. 367 ; Spermatorrhœa (2 cases), Parks, Thomas' Add. to Mat. Med., p. 49.

Very sober and depressed in spirits ; very dull at night.
Not able to think steadily on any subject.
Thoughts confused ; cannot concentrate them upon any subject without much exertion ; causes heavy full pain in persisted in.

Vertigo.

Expanding sensation in frontal region above eyes, < stooping.
Continual dull heavy pain in frontal portion of brain.
Severe pain in frontal region, causing dimness of sight.
Frontal headache on rising.
Reading or writing causes hard, heavy pain in forehead ; < stooping.
Pain in head, < by lowering it or thinking intently upon and subject ; pain especially in frontal region and more particularly over left eye, of a sharp and shooting character ; when sitting in stooping posture it leaves eye, passes into neck and along muscles of shoulder, and beneath scapula, where it remains for some time.
Shooting pains in coronary region, and in right side of face, from eyes to teeth, in morning.
Dull dragging pain in occiput, neck and shoulders.

Scalp sore to touch, combing hair causes pain.

Dull expression of eyes, great inclination to sleep.
Eyes sensitive to light.
Burning pain in eyes, they feel heavy and slightly congested.
Sclerotitis ; smarting burning sensation, with heavy aching pains, produced by strong light ; squinting on exposure to strong light ; tearing burning pains in eyes ; watery or purulent discharge.
Purulent inflammation of left eye ; congested, red, swollen tender to pressure ; constant dull aching, > by heat profuse discharge of purulent, sticky fluid, glueing lids together, and flowing on cheek from all parts of eyelid ; conjunctiva granulated and rough.
Muscles of eye feel stiff, pain on turning them quickly.
Severe tearing, boring pain over left eye.

Continued ringing, singing with cracking sound in left ear.
Bruised tearing pain about ears, as if they were being torn from their location.
Inflammation of Eustachian tube ; left ear swollen in and out, tender to pressure, constant aching pain, bleeding readily, thick, white, bloody, foul-smelling pus.

Profuse thick, yellow, mucous discharge from nose.

Shooting pains in right side of face from eye to teeth.

Thick, tenacious, disagreeable mucus in mouth.

Smarting raw pain along left side of throat ; dry tongue.
Intense redness and congestion of mucous membrane of throat, slight swelling without pain, profuse secretion of thick, whitish mucus.

Partial anorexia.

Nausea followed by acrid eructations.

Hollowness or emptiness in stomach, with heavy, dragging pain.
Spitting up of bright arterial blood, mixed with black clots, with burning in epigastrium, after a blow on stomach.

Severe colicky or cramping pain in small intestines.
Severe pain in left groin and testicle.

Bowels constipated.
Mucous diarrhœa of children.
Tenesmus at stool ; feces seem to be cut as they pass through anus.
Hemorrhoids and prolapsus ani.

Frequent desire to urinate ; stinging burning pain in urethra, behind glans during urination.
Must urinate every five minutes ; urine dripping away all the time, and burning like fire.

Sexual desire suppressed, then excited, with lewd dreams and pollutions.
Discharge of prostatic fluid from slightest causes.
Involuntary emissions occasioned by onanism or excessive sexual indulgence.
Emissions at night with erections ; semen also passed by day with urine ; loss of semen followed by great lassitude and depression, lasting from twelve to forty-eight hours ; partial impotence.
Emissions of semen without erections, day and night, and followed by great lassitude ; after injury to testicles.
Gonorrhœa with painful erections.
Gleet.

Leucorrhœa.

Laryngeal irritations ; short, hacking cough.
Chronic laryngitis.

Cough, with sensation of constriction in throat.

Oppression of chest, feeling of fulness, inability to take a full breath.

When pain in head is less severe, it is worse in neck and shoulders.
Weakness and heavy dragging pain in lumbar region.

Lower extremities languid and heavy, with profuse perspiration on walking.

Transient rheumatic pains in left shoulder and arm, also right wrist and hand.

Sitting in stooping posture : pain leaves eye and passes to neck and shoulders.
Stooping : expanding sensation above eyes < ; heavy pain in forehead <.
Lowering head : < pain in head.
Rising : frontal headache.
Turning eyes : causes pain in them.
Walking : causes profuse perspiration.

Slight erethism of nervous system Loss of energy.

Morning : shooting pains in right side of face.
By day : semen passes ; emissions without erections.
Night : very dull in spirits ; emissions without erections.

Heat : < dull aching in left eye.

Flashes of heat.

Every five minutes : must urinate.
From twelve to forty-eight hours : great lassitude after loss of semen.

Left : pain over eye ; inflammation of eye ; severe tearing boring pain over eye ; constant ringing, singing and cracking sound in ear ; ear swollen ; ear tender to pressure ; pain along side of throat ; pain in groin and testicle ; rheumatic pains in shoulder.
Right : pain in face ; pain in side of face ; rheumatic pain in wrist and hand.

As if ears wee being torn from their location.
Pain : in head ; in forehead ; over left eye.
Erratic pains : all over body.
Tearing pain : in eyes ; about ears.
Severe pain : in frontal region ; in left groin ; in testicle.
Severe boring pain : over left eye.
Hard pain : in forehead.
Sharp shooting pain : over left eye ; extending to neck and shoulders ; in coronary region ; right side of face from eye to teeth.
Stinging pain : in urethra.
Colicky pain : in small intestines.
Cramping pain : in small intestines.
Constriction : of throat.
Burning pain : in eyes ; in epigastrium ; in urethra.
Bruised pain : about ears.
Dull dragging pain in occiput ; in neck ; in shoulders ; in stomach ; in lumbar region.
Rheumatic pains : in left shoulder ; in left arm ; in wrist ; in right hand.
Aching pain : in left ear.
Dull, heavy pain : in frontal part of brain.
Heavy aching : in eye.
Smarting : in eyes ; along left side of throat.
Soreness : of scalp.
Oppression : of chest.
Ringing : in ears.
Singing : in ears.
Cracking sound in left ear.
Expanding sensation in frontal region.

Dropsy of an asthenic character.

Touch : scalp sore.
Pressure : left eye tender ; left ear tender to pressure.
After a blow ; burning in epigastrium.
After injury to testicles : emissions without erections, followed by lassitude.

Married man, after injury to testicles by jumping upon a horse, for fifteen years ; spermatorrhœa.
Married man, not conscious of having sustained any injury, seminal emissions for eight or ten years.
Man, æt. 82 ; incontinence of urine.

Compare in pollutions Cinchona, Gelsem., Phosphor .

A tincture is made of the fresh root of Eryngium yuccæfolium, Michaux (Aquaticum, L.).

Erratic pains in muscles during the day; E. pains in trunk and limbs. ▶ Restlessness. ▶ Erethism of nervous system. ▶ Nervous, moving about constantly; in evening. ▶ Debility. ▶ Tired, agg. lumbar region, after a long walk in afternoon. ▶ Faintness on rising suddenly, stepping down or turning head quickly.

Depressed spirits. ▶ Dullness at night. ▶ Loss of energy. ▶ Inability to think steadily. ▶ Thoughts confused in afternoon, difficult to concentrate.

Shooting, agg. forehead, especially over left eye, agg. lowering head or thinking intently, passing when sitting in a stooping posture from eye into neck and along muscles of shoulder and beneath scapula, where it remained some time. ▶ Aching; agg. stooping or turning head quickly and in neck. ▶ Heavy pain in morning on rising; heavy, full P. from concentrating mind. ▶ Vertigo in evening; V. after dinner; V., with elation. ▶ Tearing or boring over left eye. ▶ Pain in forehead on rising; P., agg. over left eye; P. causing dimness of vision. ▶ Heavy pain in frontal part of brain; H. pain in forehead from reading or writing, agg. stooping. ▶ Expanding sensation above eyes, agg. stooping. ▶ Heavy pain in mastoid portion of temporal bone, passing through to opposite side at 11 A.M., when sitting in the lecture-room. ▶ Shooting in vertex and in right side of face from eye to teeth, in morning.

Dragging pain in occiput, neck and shoulder, disappearing in occiput about 11 A.M., but extending into eye, causing blurred vision, the pain agg. exercise or excitement next day amel. in head, but agg. neck and between shoulders. ▶ Scalp sore to touch, pain on combing hair.

Purulent inflammation of left, congestion redness, swelling, tenderness to pressure, pain the latter amel. heat then profuse discharge of purulent fluid, sticking the lids together, flowing on cheek from all parts of the lid, leaving the conjunctiva granulated and rough. ▶ Shooting from right to teeth in forenoon. ▶ Burning pain with heaviness, congestion and squinting in a strong light. ▶ Smarting burning from a strong light, with heavy pain dull expression of eyes and sleepiness. ▶ Stiffness of muscles with pain on turning them quickly. ▶ Sensitiveness to strong light and congestion, agg. looking at a strong light or walking in bright sunlight.

Eustachian tube inflamed and left ear swollen internally and externally tender to pressure, painful, bleeding readily, discharging thick, white and bloody, offensive pus. ▶ Bruising-tearing as if ears were being torn from their location. ▶ Ringing, singing and cracking in left ear. ▶ Profuse discharge of thick, yellow mucus from nose.

Tongue grayish, ragged. ▶ Dryness of tongue and fauces, with insipid taste. ▶ Thick, tenacious, disagreeable mucus in mouth; thick, tenacious yellowish mucus in mouth on rising. ▶ Constant hawking up of mucus. ▶ Redness and swelling of mucous membrane of throat, with profuse, thick, whitish mucus, causing an ulcerated appearance, without bad feeling. ▶ Smarting, raw pain along left side of throat with dry tongue and discharge of thick yellow mucus, which increased the smarting. ▶ Smarting burning in fauces. ▶ Choking on slight pressure.

Appetite diminished, no desire for particular kinds of food; D. restored at the sight of food. ▶ Nausea about noon, then acrid eructations; N. between 9 and 10 P.M., with drawing cramping pain in stomach and heavy, compressing pain between shoulders. ▶ Heavy, dragging pain; at night. ▶ Heaviness in morning. ▶ Emptiness, with heavy, dragging pain.

Cramping pain in A.; in small intestines. ▶ Piercing pain in A., with bloated feeling, but not visible distention, with heaviness on walking and soreness on pressure. ▶ Pain in A. in morning on waking; P. in left groin and testicle, agg. during exercise. ▶ Heaviness in groin in afternoon, perhaps due to a walk. ▶ Hard, dark brown stool, with tenesmus and with cutting in anus as the fæces passed. ▶ Stool omitted for two or three days without uneasiness, and it was more an act of the will than necessity to evacuate the bowels then.

Sensation as if urine remained in urethra, burning smarting urging to urinate after rising, burning in urethra before urinating, urine scanty and high-colored; frequent desire, then micturition in drops every few minutes, with tingling near meatus; frequent desire with stinging burning in urethra behind glans during micturition, urine at 11 A.M., scanty lightish-red, darker before retiring, and symptoms in urethra more marked. ▶ Urine profuse, deep yellow. ▶ Urine scanty. ▶ Twenty-six ozs, of U. in twenty four hours, acid sp. gr. 1016, containing 382.11 gr. solid matter, U. lightish red or amber-colored when boiled, a white flocculent sediment after standing.

▶ Desire suppressed, then excited, with lewd dreams and pollutions, discharge of prostatic fluid from slight causes.

Seminal emissions without erections, day and night, after injuries. ▶ Involuntary emissions after masturbation.

Mucous membrane of larynx seemed thickened, causing hacking cough and expectoration of stringy, light yellow mucus, mostly from larynx. ▶ Dyspnœa as if the clothing were too tight. ▶ Oppression of chest, with fulness, desire to take a full breath, but inability to do so, lungs, seem solidified. ▶ Pulse rapid; and soft and weak.

Rheumatic pain in nape at 11 A.M. when in the room, with stiffness of cervical muscles and soreness on motion. ▶ Soreness of muscles of neck on turning head quickly, and heavy pain on pressure. ▶ Pain in lumbar region at 2 P.M. ▶ Weakness of lumbar region with dragging pain. ▶ Rheumatic pain in left shoulder left arm, right wrist and right hand. ▶ Lower limbs languid and heavy, with profuse sweat on walking. ▶ Left patella and os calcis sore and painful on motion.

Sleepiness, agg. afternoon. ▶ Early waking. ▶ Wakefulness at night. ▶ Dreams disturbed, confused. ▶ Heat in flashes. ▶ Sweat of urinous odor in evening.