====== ARTEMISIA VULGARIS ======
<span tc1>{{anchor:s1}}Artemisia Vulgaris.</span>

<span grade2>{{anchor:s2}}Wormwood. {{anchor:s3}}Compositae.</span>

{{anchor:s4}}A popular drug known to the Greeks and Romans, in later times much given in epilepsy and spasms of children. {{anchor:s5}}The late Dr. Metcalf published, in 1853, in the North American Journal of Homeopathy, vol. iii, p. 74, a very valuable collection of cases cured by the Old School, defending at the same time the use of drugs (pro tem.) before proving. {{anchor:s6}}It was also recommended and given in our School, before provings had been made, by Frederick Miller, now in Montreal, and his cures were subsequently corroborated. {{anchor:s7}}Only the corroborated symptoms ar marked in bold.

{{anchor:s8}}What Noak had collected and Allen translated are observations of Allopathists on the sick only, but as they are very useful they have been added, and marked "(In sick:)".

{{anchor:s9}}Tincture of the fibrillae of the root has been used.

====== MIND. [1] ======

{{anchor:s11}}Complete unconsciousness. <span sbita>{{anchor:s12}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s13}}Insensible for two hours. <span sbita>{{anchor:s14}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s15}}Stupor following convulsions; child, aet. 4.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s16}}Mental powers become gradually extinct.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s17}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s18}}Delirium. <span sbita>{{anchor:s19}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s20}}Hallucinations during lucid intervals; manifests fear and horror.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s21}}Gets up every night and does her daily work as a house servant, with closed eyes, lies down again and cannot remember anything next morning.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s22}}~</span> <span grade3>Somnambulism.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s23}}Inclination to steal.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s24}}~</span> <span grade3>Boy with epilepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s25}}Sudden whining. <span sbita>{{anchor:s26}}~</span> Before eclampsia.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s27}}Piercing shriek, turns eyes, with violent clonic spasms of all limbs.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s28}}~</span> <span grade3>Child with eclampsia.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s29}}Picking of bedcovers, making a fold of skin on back of her mother's hand, saying that it will not come off, wants a knife to cut it off.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s30}}~</span> <span grade2>Hydrocephalus.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s31}}Peevish and inclined to weep.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s32}}~</span> <span grade3>Chorea.</span>\\ {{anchor:s33}}Very much vexed, irritable, depressed during day before an attack at night. <span sbita>{{anchor:s34}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s35}}Moroseness.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s36}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s37}}Morose and tearful.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s38}}~</span> <span grade3>Chorea.</span>\\ {{anchor:s39}}Excitability all day before an attack at night. <span sbita>{{anchor:s40}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s41}}After a sudden fright. <span sbita>{{anchor:s42}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s43}}Fright and other emotions are followed by epilepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s44}}Weak-minded with epileptic fits.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s45}}Attacks brought on particularly by bodily exertion or by alluding to disease.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s46}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>

====== SENSORIUM. [2] ======

{{anchor:s48}}Great heaviness in head on moving it.\\ {{anchor:s49}}Stupor; after convulsions. <span sbita>{{anchor:s50}}~</span> Hydrocephalus. {{anchor:s51}}See 3.\\ {{anchor:s52}}Insensibility after fit. <span sbita>{{anchor:s53}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s54}}Vertigo caused by colored window glass, but not by white light.\\ {{anchor:s55}}Epileptic vertigo.

====== INNER HEAD. [3] ======

{{anchor:s57}}Sharp, shooting pain through head. <span sbita>{{anchor:s58}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s59}}Great heaviness and pressure. <span sbita>{{anchor:s60}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s61}}Great heaviness in head, morning. <span sbita>{{anchor:s62}}~</span> Nocturnal epilepsy.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s63}}Hydrocephalus acutus; second stage.</span>\\ {{anchor:s64}}Great congestion of cerebro-spinal vessels of meninges.\\ {{anchor:s65}}Extreme hyperemia of medulla, spine and meninges.

====== OUTER HEAD. [4] ======

{{anchor:s67}}Heaviness of head. <span sbita>{{anchor:s68}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s69}}Cannot hold head up after spasms.\\ {{anchor:s70}}Head drawn backward by spasmodic twitchings.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s71}}Head bent backward and sideward.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s72}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalic spasms.</span>\\ {{anchor:s73}}Very copious sweat on occiput during recovery. <span sbita>{{anchor:s74}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.

====== SIGHT AND EYES. [5] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s76}}Colored light, as light falling through stained glass windows, makes head dizzy; white light does not.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s77}}Letters run together while studying or reading.</span>\\ {{anchor:s78}}Sees double; eyes fatigue from study, sight dims.\\ {{anchor:s79}}Staring at ceiling. <span sbita>{{anchor:s80}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s81}}Staring straight forward with immovable eyes.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s82}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s83}}Staring eyes with dilated pupils. <span sbita>{{anchor:s84}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s85}}Left pupil dilated more than right.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s86}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s87}}Eyes turned upward, half open.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s88}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalus.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s89}}Turning up his eyes, only a trace of cornea to be seen; before spasms.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s90}}~</span> <span grade3>A child.</span>\\ {{anchor:s91}}Turning eyes; iris out of sight. <span sbita>{{anchor:s92}}~</span> Eclampsia.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s93}}Tears run from eyes during attack.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s94}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s95}}Eyes streamed water.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s96}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>

====== UPPER FACE. [8] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s98}}Twitchings in face, the only neuralgic movements.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s99}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s100}}Mouth drawn to left side.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s101}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s102}}Face pale, looks oldish. <span sbita>{{anchor:s103}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.

====== LOWER FACE. [9] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s105}}Lower jaw pressed forward.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s106}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalus.</span>\\ {{anchor:s107}}Mouth cannot be opened except with great difficulty. <span sbita>{{anchor:s108}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s109}}Chewing motion of gums; grinding teeth. <span sbita>{{anchor:s110}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.

====== TEETH AND GUMS. [10] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s112}}Grinding of teeth, froth at mouth, thumbs drawn into fist, eyes half open, drawn upward.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s113}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalic spasms.</span>

====== TASTE, SPEECH, TONGUE. [11] ======

{{anchor:s115}}Tongue bitten in morning. <span sbita>{{anchor:s116}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s117}}Tongue dry. <span sbita>{{anchor:s118}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s119}}Bites tongue in spasms.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s120}}Considerable laceration of tongue.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s121}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s122}}Speech unintelligible-can utter but single words, and these only with great exertion. <span sbita>{{anchor:s123}}~</span> Chorea.

====== INNER MOUTH. [12] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s125}}Froth at mouth.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s126}}~</span> <span grade3>Spasm.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s127}}~</span> <span grade3>Chorea.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s128}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalus.</span>

====== PALATE AND THROAT. [13] ======

{{anchor:s130}}Hunger, but cannot get food down.\\ {{anchor:s131}}Swallowing difficult. <span sbita>{{anchor:s132}}~</span> Chorea. <span sbita>{{anchor:s133}}~</span> Cynanche cellularis.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s134}}Swallowing difficult; food escapes from mouth.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s135}}~</span> <span grade3>Chorea.</span>

====== APPETITE, THIRST. DESIRES, AVERSIONS. [14] ======

{{anchor:s138}}Nausea and vomiting.

====== SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH. [17] ======

{{anchor:s140}}Cramp in stomach.

====== ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s142}}Occasionally slight colicky pains.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s143}}~</span> <span grade3>Chorea.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s144}}Violent cramps in abdomen; irregular, insufficient menses.</span> <span sbitared>{{anchor:s145}}~</span> <span grade4>Epilepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s146}}Abdomen sunk in. <span sbita>{{anchor:s147}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s148}}Abdomen swollen. <span sbita>{{anchor:s149}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s150}}(OBS:) Worms.

====== STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] ======

{{anchor:s152}}Greenish diarrhea. <span sbita>{{anchor:s153}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s154}}Passes feces and urine with spasm.

====== URINARY ORGANS. [21] ======

{{anchor:s156}}(In sick:) On morning after second dose increased urination of yellow unsedimentary urine. <span sbita>{{anchor:s157}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s158}}Urine increased, yellowish.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s159}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s160}}Since midnight, several times, a thick, turbid urine; dark red, yellow. <span sbita>{{anchor:s161}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s162}}Obstinate strangury of a child.</span>

====== MALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [22] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s164}}Nightly pollutions.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s165}}~</span> <span grade3>Youth, aet. 16.</span>\\ {{anchor:s166}}Seminal ejaculations with spasms.

====== FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [23] ======

{{anchor:s168}}(In sick:) Prolapsus uteri.\\ {{anchor:s169}}(In sick:) Violent contractions of uterus; labor pains.\\ {{anchor:s170}}(In sick:) Rupture of uterus.\\ {{anchor:s171}}(In sick:) Metrorrhagia.\\ {{anchor:s172}}(OBS:) Spasmodic affection during menses.\\ {{anchor:s173}}(OBS:) Suppressed menses.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s174}}Irregular or deficient menses with epileptic convulsions.</span>\\ {{anchor:s175}}Suppressed menses or amenorrhea. <span sbita>{{anchor:s176}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s177}}Nervous chlorosis with a very dry skin.</span>

====== PREGNANCY. PARTURITION. LACTATION. [24] ======

{{anchor:s181}}(In sick:) Miscarriage.\\ {{anchor:s182}}Violent contractions of pregnant uterus.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s183}}Retained afterbirth.</span>\\ {{anchor:s184}}Spasms in childbed from fright.\\ {{anchor:s185}}(In sick:) Increase of lochial discharge.\\ {{anchor:s186}}(OBS:) Lochial discharge interrupted.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s187}}Eclampsia of sucklings.</span>

====== RESPIRATION. [26] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s189}}Rattling breathing with spasms.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s190}}Breathing checked; suddenly a deep inhalation ends the attack.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s191}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>

====== COUGH. [27] ======

{{anchor:s193}}A half dry, painless cough, disturbing sleep. <span sbita>{{anchor:s194}}~</span> After recovery from hydrocephalus.

====== INNER CHEST AND LUNGS. [28] ======

{{anchor:s196}}Audible rattling in chest. <span sbita>{{anchor:s197}}~</span> Eclampsia.

====== HEART, PULSE AND CIRCULATION. [29] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s199}}Palpitation.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s200}}~</span> <span grade3>Hysteria.</span>\\ {{anchor:s201}}Small ecchymoses on endocardium and pericardium.

====== UPPER LIMBS. [32] ======

{{anchor:s203}}Trembling hands, spasmodically affected, are lifted and put near head. <span sbita>{{anchor:s204}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s205}}Hydrocephalic spasms.\\ {{anchor:s206}}Clenched thumbs.

====== LOWER LIMBS. [33] ======

<span grade4>{{anchor:s208}}Overfatigue and weakness of feet after long walks, or after long illness.</span>

====== LIMBS IN GENERAL. [34] ======

{{anchor:s210}}Spasms of hands and feet.\\ {{anchor:s211}}Tormenting stretching of limbs.

====== REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s215}}Has to sit but cannot without support, or she would be thrown from chair.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s216}}~</span> <span grade3>Chorea.</span>\\ {{anchor:s217}}Exertion: attacks agg.; overfatigue.\\ {{anchor:s218}}Motion: heaviness in head.

====== NERVES. [36] ======

{{anchor:s220}}(In sick:) Sensation of nervous system.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s221}}In a very nervous state; constantly picking with fingers.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s222}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s223}}Very much exhausted, obliged to sit down after attack.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s224}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s225}}Dogs for a while motionless, remain standing half unconscious, head and tail lowered.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s226}}Paroxysms followed by a perfect though short soporous state.</span>\\ {{anchor:s227}}(In sick:) Spasmodic twitchings, most in cervical muscles, drawing head upward and backward, later extending also to shoulders and back.\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s228}}Chorea.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s229}}Spasms and convulsions.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s230}}Spasms lasting ten minutes or longer, ending in perfect relaxation resembling paralysis, followed by a sound sleep of half an hour or more.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s231}}Hysterical fits.</span>\\ {{anchor:s232}}Convulsions, preventing falling asleep, more right side. <span sbita>{{anchor:s233}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s234}}Right side convulsed, left paralyzed.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s235}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalus.</span>\\ {{anchor:s236}}Urine and feces pass involuntarily during spasms.\\ {{anchor:s237}}Tetanus in periodical attacks, with pain in whole chest and increased trismus.\\ {{anchor:s238}}Falling to ground with trismus, tonic spasms of one side of body, followed by clonic spasms.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s239}}Remaining in same position, she stares straight before her with fixed eyes.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s240}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s241}}Catalepsy since a great fright with anxiety and fear, in a man, aet. 25; attacks return after each vexation.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s242}}All the limbs in a violent clonic spasm, lasting about ten minutes, leaving a paralytic relaxation.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s243}}~</span> <span grade3>Eclampsia.</span>\\ {{anchor:s244}}Exhaustion and sleep after eclampsia.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s245}}Clonic spasms of hands and feet.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s246}}~</span> <span grade3>Eclampsia.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s247}}Eclampsia of sucklings or teething children.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s248}}Epileptic spasms of children.</span>\\ {{anchor:s249}}(In sick:) Increase of epileptic paroxysms.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s250}}Epilepsy; often repeated attacks; day before attacks excitable, irritable; deep sleep after it; later, offensive sweat.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s251}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s252}}Suddenly seized with an electric shock, making him insensible two hours; foaming at mouth, which was drawn to left side; has considerable laceration of tongue after fit, and left side numb for two days.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s253}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s254}}Epileptic convulsions mostly in morning, at intervals of 2 of 4 months. {{anchor:s255}}Child, aet. 4 years.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s256}}Nocturnal epilepsy with a man, aet. 42.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s257}}Frequent nocturnal epileptic paroxysms after suffering great grief.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s258}}Epileptic attacks in childbed after a fright.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s259}}Epileptic spasms after cooling off while overheated from dancing.</span>\\ {{anchor:s260}}Epileptic attacks consequent upon a drunken tumble into water.\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s261}}Epilepsy with menstrual disturbances.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s262}}Convulsions in daytime, consequent upon fever and diarrhea.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s263}}Epileptic attacks, several every day.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s264}}Epileptic attacks follow each other so soon that the sick do not come to a full and clear consciousness.</span>\\ {{anchor:s265}}(OBS:) Epilepsy with imbecility.\\ {{anchor:s266}}Epileptic vertigo.\\ {{anchor:s267}}(OBS:) Epilepsy with congestion to head.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s268}}Convulsions every 10 or 15 minutes, bending head backward and sideward.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s269}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalus.</span>\\ {{anchor:s270}}Nocturnal epilepsy with violent trismus, injuring teeth.\\ {{anchor:s271}}During epileptic attacks violent sweat of an offensive odor.

====== SLEEP. [37] ======

{{anchor:s273}}Long and deep sleep after the attack. <span sbita>{{anchor:s274}}~</span> Epilepsy. <span sbita>{{anchor:s275}}~</span> Eclampsia.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s276}}Sopor.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s277}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalus.</span>\\ {{anchor:s278}}Dreams of snow and strange people in room. <span sbita>{{anchor:s279}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s280}}No muscular motions at night.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s281}}~</span> <span grade3>Chorea.</span>\\ {{anchor:s282}}Somnambulism, gets up at night and resumes her daily work.

====== TIME. [38] ======

{{anchor:s284}}Morning: heaviness in head; tongue bitter; increased urination; epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s285}}Towards noon: epilepsy recurs.\\ {{anchor:s286}}During day: irritable; excitable; convulsions.\\ {{anchor:s287}}Towards evening: fainting fit.\\ {{anchor:s288}}Night: pollutions; epilepsy; walks in sleep.\\ {{anchor:s289}}After midnight: turbid urine.

====== TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER. [39] ======

{{anchor:s291}}Temperature and Weather\\ {{anchor:s292}}After a fall in water, while drunk. <span sbita>{{anchor:s293}}~</span> Epilepsy.

====== FEVER. [40] ======

{{anchor:s295}}Chilly; generally unwell and drawing in limbs before an attack. <span sbita>{{anchor:s296}}~</span> Convulsions.\\ {{anchor:s297}}Body cold. <span sbita>{{anchor:s298}}~</span> Hydrocephalus.\\ {{anchor:s299}}Warm sweat all over, most on occiput; after remedy.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s300}}Febris nervosa stupida.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s301}}~</span> <span grade2>Hydrocephalus.</span>\\ {{anchor:s302}}Sweat is a sign of relief. <span sbita>{{anchor:s303}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s304}}(In sick:) Strong sweat, with a specific bad odor, cadaverous or garlicky. <span sbita>{{anchor:s305}}~</span> Ague.

====== ATTACKS, PERIODICITY. [41] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s307}}Fits every five weeks, menses regular.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s308}}~</span> <span grade3>Epilepsy.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s309}}Often repeated attacks.</span> <span sbitared>{{anchor:s310}}~</span> <span grade4>Epilepsy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s311}}Attacks of three to five minutes duration, twice within half an hour.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s312}}~</span> <span grade3>Catalepsy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s313}}Attacks recur: at night; every five weeks; every 2 to 4 months.

====== LOCALITY AND DIRECTION. [42] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s315}}Right side convulsed, left paralyzed.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s316}}~</span> <span grade3>Hydrocephalus.</span>\\ {{anchor:s317}}Right side somewhat lame since birth, still convulsions on both sides with a boy, aet. 18 months.\\ {{anchor:s318}}Left: pupil dilated; mouth drawn; side numb.\\ {{anchor:s319}}Forward: lower jaw protrudes.\\ {{anchor:s320}}Upward: eyes turn.\\ {{anchor:s321}}Backward and sideways: head bends.

====== SENSATIONS. [43] ======

{{anchor:s323}}Shooting: through head.\\ {{anchor:s324}}Drawing: in limbs.\\ {{anchor:s325}}Cramps: in stomach.\\ {{anchor:s326}}Electric shock: in epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s327}}Heaviness: in head.

====== TISSUES. [44] ======

{{anchor:s329}}Extreme hyperemia of medulla oblongata.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s330}}Congestion of brain and spine. {{anchor:s331}}See Convulsions.</span>\\ {{anchor:s332}}Small ecchymoses found on pericardium and endocardium.

====== TOUCH. PASSIVE MOTION. INJURIES. [45] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s336}}Epilepsy from a blow on head, commencing three years after.</span>

====== SKIN. [46] ======

{{anchor:s338}}(In sick:) Large scrofulous blotch after recovery of hydrocephalic spasms.

====== STAGE OF LIFE, CONSTITUTION. [47] ======

{{anchor:s340}}Strong, full-blooded, well fed children, during dentition; eclampsia.\\ {{anchor:s341}}Boy, aet. 14 weeks, 15 attacks in 24 hours; eclampsia.\\ {{anchor:s342}}A child, aet. 6 months; after mother had suffered much from grief during pregnancy; from 4 to 6 paroxysms a day for 2 months; eclampsia.\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s343}}Boy, aet. 18 months; skull injured during birth; frightened by a bite of a dog; croup and convulsions.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s344}}A weakly, miserable boy, aet. 2, emaciated after typhus with diarrhea, loss of consciousness and constant boring with occiput in cushions; hydrocephalic spasms.</span>\\ {{anchor:s345}}Girl, aet. 10, delicate, irritable; chorea; scrofula.\\ {{anchor:s346}}Boy, aet. 12, after ascarides had been removed; chorea.\\ {{anchor:s347}}A stout, active, healthy boy, aet. 13, suffering for three years from epilepsy, after a box on ear, having for six months from 6 to 18 paroxysms a day, besides 3 to 5 at night.\\ {{anchor:s348}}Robust girl, aet. 10, has not menstruated; suffered since 18 months with somnambulism.\\ {{anchor:s349}}Girl, aet. 16; attacked during her development; occurred every 48 hours; cured by a single dose; epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s350}}Girl, aet. 16, 3 or 4 epileptic attacks within a week, with irregular menses or after the menses.\\ {{anchor:s351}}Girl, aet. 17, for 4 months 3 to 4 fits every day; epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s352}}A girl, aet. 17, since 5 years affected with epileptic attacks.\\ {{anchor:s353}}Girl, aet. 18, strong, well developed, plethoric; epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s354}}Man, aet. 20, since 2 years; epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s355}}Man, aet. 20, after fright an epileptic paroxysm, later from taking cold, recurring every 3, 4 weeks, towards noon, finally every other day, between 9 and 10 A. M.\\ {{anchor:s356}}Girl, aet. 27, fits since 12 years without an aura; menses regular; epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s357}}Weakly, hysteric women; menorrhagia.\\ {{anchor:s358}}Woman, aet. 28, slender, weakly constitution, dry skin, after hearing frightful news, had two attacks of from 3 to 5 minutes duration in half an hour; catalepsy.\\ {{anchor:s359}}Man, aet. 29, periodically epileptic for four years.\\ {{anchor:s360}}Man, aet. 32, strong, powerful, fresh appearance and choleric temperament, epileptic attacks when he got angry.\\ {{anchor:s361}}A somewhat imbecile man, aet. 36, attacked from childhood twice a week, sometimes oftener; first reduced to one a month, and by a stronger dose entirely removed; epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s362}}Woman, aet. 41, after changing an active for a sedentary life, attended by grief and menstrual irregularities, first hysterical difficulties, succeeded by convulsions passing into true epilepsy.\\ {{anchor:s363}}Man, aet. 42, for a year and a half nocturnal epilepsy, recurring at intervals from 2 to 3 months.\\ {{anchor:s364}}Man, aet. 45, lank, choleric, frequent attacks of catalepsy, six or more a day, aggravated by passion.\\ {{anchor:s365}}A healthy man, aet. 60, suffering for years great care and grief, was attacked by fainting fit generally towards evening and finally decided epilepsy since 18 months.

====== RELATIONS. [48] ======

{{anchor:s367}}Acts better given with wine than with water.\\ {{anchor:s368}}Nearest relation: <span grade2>Absinth., Abrot.</span>\\ {{anchor:s369}}More distant: <span grade2>Cina, Tanac., Chamom., Arnic, Millef.</span>\\ {{anchor:s370}}Compare with: <span grade2>Caustic., Pulsat., Ruta, Secale, Stramon.</span>\\ {{anchor:s371}}In alternation: <span grade2>Stramon., Pulsat., Aurum.</span>\\ {{anchor:s372}}After <span grade2>Acon., Bellad., Bryon., Helleb., Cina</span>; on 5th day. <span sbita>{{anchor:s373}}~</span> Hydrocephalus acutus.\\ {{anchor:s374}}After <span grade2>Iodium</span>, acted well. <span sbita>{{anchor:s375}}~</span> Epilepsy.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s376}}Caustic.</span> in epilepsy after Artemisia.\\ {{anchor:s377}}Similar to: <span grade2>Absinth.</span> (family relation); <span grade2>Cicut.</span> (staring, jerking head, etc.); <span grade2>Cina</span> (eyes); <span grade2>Apis</span> (hydrocephalus); <span grade2>Helleb.</span> (hydrocephalus); <span grade2>Bufo</span> (irritable before epileptic attack); <span grade2>Caustic., Chamom.</span>

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====== DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR ======
^ Source: | [[en:mm:hering:start|The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica]] Vol. 02, 1880 |
^ Description: | Clinical materia medica of [[en:rem:r667|Artemisia Vulgaris]] |
^ Remedies: | [[en:rem:r667|Artemisia Vulgaris]] |
^ Author: | Hering, C. |
^ Year: | 1880 |
^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting |
^ Attribution: | Legatum Homeopathicum |}