====== PROVINGS OF RUMEX CRISPUS.====== {{anchor:s2}}BY DRS. BAYARD, BOWERS, AND PAINE. **{{anchor:s3}}FIRST PROVING BY EDWARD BAYARD, M. D., NEW YORK.- Dec. 24, 1850.** Took Rumex30 in the evening, 8:40. {{anchor:s4}}1. In 40 minutes the anterior part of the tongue felt dry and hot. {{anchor:s5}}2. After 10 minutes more, sensation of heat over the body, especially in the cheeks; itching on the back of the hands. {{anchor:s6}}3. In one hour more, soreness of the right edge of the tongue; pain in the right side about the lower rib, being like a bruised sensation; pain on the right side of the forehead in the region of causality. {{anchor:s7}}25th, evening. 4. {{anchor:s8}}A feeling in the rectum as if a rough stick was forced up, painful on walking. {{anchor:s9}}26th. 5. {{anchor:s10}}In the morning, looseness of bowels, with colic some time before their movement; stool of brown color. {{anchor:s11}}6. Flushing of the face in the evening, with pulsations over the body; pulse 80. {{anchor:s12}}28th. 7. {{anchor:s13}}In the evening, nausea, relieved by eructation, with sensation of fullness in the abdomen as if diarrhea was forming; restless. {{anchor:s14}}29th. 8. {{anchor:s15}}A sharp pain in the fore part of the head in the open air. {{anchor:s16}}9. After meals flatulency. {{anchor:s17}}30th. 10. {{anchor:s18}}Feeling of dryness of the anterior part of the tongue, with a feeling in the stomach of repletion, and as if had eaten spice. {{anchor:s19}}31st. 11. {{anchor:s20}}Depression, as if some evil was impending. {{anchor:s21}}Jan. 1st. 12. {{anchor:s22}}Sensitive to the open air; all the symptoms of Rumex aggravated. {{anchor:s23}}13. Went to bed with a sense of great weariness, nausea. fullness of the stomach with eructations with the taste of what had been eaten; with sensation of fullness of abdomen. {{anchor:s24}}2d. 14. {{anchor:s25}}Movement of the bowels in the morning: watery, and of brown color. {{anchor:s26}}15. Great languor; pulse 96; pain in the head on movement; chill down the back on motion; tongue coated yellow, with pain wandering over the belly; heavy drowsiness, with sleep and desire to lie down. {{anchor:s27}}16. During the day face felt hot and pulsated, and the feet had a sense of coldness. {{anchor:s28}}17. Towards evening, an aching pain, commencing in the right side of the umbilicus; went to sleep. {{anchor:s29}}18. In the night woke with a pain all over the abdomen; it was excessively painful. {{anchor:s30}}3d. 19. {{anchor:s31}}Afternoon, a dull aching pain in the occiput, which comes and goes. {{anchor:s32}}4th. 20. {{anchor:s33}}Sensation of excoriation at edges of the tongue, which is sore when touched by the teeth, with a feeling as if the anterior part of the tongue had been scalded; an eruption on the vermillion border of the lower lip. {{anchor:s34}}21. Palpitation of the heart after supper, and after conversation. {{anchor:s35}}8th. 22. {{anchor:s36}}Sore throat on the left side on swallowing. {{anchor:s37}}23. In the afternoon, constant chill on motion, running up and down the back and down the calves of the legs. {{anchor:s38}}9th. 24. {{anchor:s39}}Headache in the region of causality; tongue coated yellow; sore throat on the left side during empty deglutition. {{anchor:s40}}The late Dr. Wallace gave me the following symptoms after taking Rumex. {{anchor:s41}}Pain in the abdomen, about the seventh rib, on the right side; a gone feeling and a weakness on each side of the umbilicus; the pains in the afternoon about five o'clock. **{{anchor:s42}}SECOND PROVING BY B. F. BOWERS, M. D., NEW YORK. {{anchor:s43}}Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1850**. Took a few pellets of Rumex Crispus.12 {{anchor:s44}}10 P. M. 1. Awoke the next morning with pain in the bowels; relieved by the emission of flatus. {{anchor:s45}}2. Pain a little below and anterior to the nipple, most frequently on the right side of the chest. {{anchor:s46}}3. Pain in the larynx, mostly on the left side. {{anchor:s47}}4. Rumbling in the bowels, and eructation of wind. {{anchor:s48}}5. Burning in the palms of the hands at evening. {{anchor:s49}}6. Itching in the anus. {{anchor:s50}}7. Headache, with coryza. {{anchor:s51}}8. Hawking up mucus from the larynx. {{anchor:s52}}Tuesday, Dec. 3, 9 P. M. Took Rumex,12 six pellets. {{anchor:s53}}9. In three minutes itching in the left upper eyelid, and in both groins and various parts of the trunk, limbs, face and neck. {{anchor:s54}}In seven minutes afterward, eructation of wind; in twelve, hacking cough. {{anchor:s55}}No. 5 repeated. {{anchor:s56}}10. Ringing in the ears. {{anchor:s57}}11. Dream (of stealing a horse) of crime and trouble at night. {{anchor:s58}}12. Flatulency in the morning on waking, with emission of flatus and sensation as if the tongue and mouth were burnt. {{anchor:s59}}Dec. 24, 8:40 P. M. Took Rumex30. {{anchor:s60}}13. Eructation and sensation of distension in the stomach. {{anchor:s61}}14. Sensation of heat in the left check. {{anchor:s62}}15. Pain in the left side of chest. {{anchor:s63}}16. Itching and stinging itching. {{anchor:s64}}17. Sensation of breathlessness, as if the air did not penetrate the chest, or like what is felt when falling or passing very rapidly through the air. {{anchor:s65}}18. The feeling of distension of the stomach subsides with motion of wind in the bowels. {{anchor:s66}}19. Pain in the top of larynx. {{anchor:s67}}20. Pain in right little toe, especially in corn on outside of it. {{anchor:s68}}21. Sneezing. {{anchor:s69}}22. Motion of the intestines with emission of wind; all these before 9:36. {{anchor:s70}}23. Yawning. {{anchor:s71}}24. Pain in right wrist, ulnar half; 10 repeated. {{anchor:s72}}25. Stinging itching in various parts. {{anchor:s73}}26. Eructation, empty. {{anchor:s74}}On another day, at 9:20 P.M., took Rumex12. {{anchor:s75}}27.In first half hour felt vertigo, pain above umbilicus. {{anchor:s76}}borborygmus, eructation, yawning, secretion of mucus in the larynx removed by hawking, flow of saliva. {{anchor:s77}}28. At 10:20 pain over right eyebrow. {{anchor:s78}}29. At 10:23 hiccough, pain in left temple, itching in the left side of the face in the whiskers. {{anchor:s79}}30. At 10:30, yawning with rumbling in the bowels. {{anchor:s80}}31. At 10:35, pain over right eyebrow, with sensation of stoppage in left ear. {{anchor:s81}}At 10:37, burning in palms (No. 5 repeated). {{anchor:s82}}32. At 10:40, itching in face and right ear, movement of bowels as if an evacuation would occur, pain in larynx. **{{anchor:s83}}THIRD PROVING BY H. M. PAINE, M.D., CLINTON, N. Y.**-The: object of instituting the following proving of Rumex was simply that of verifying the trials made two years since, and published in the last Report of the American Institute. {{anchor:s84}}In order that the circumstances might be similar, as nearly as possible, I have employed the same preparation, and in corresponding doses and intervals of time. {{anchor:s85}}Feb. 7, 1859. At one o'clock P.M., fasting, took 10 drops R0 on sugar. {{anchor:s86}}9th. {{anchor:s87}}At ten A. M., 10 drops R0 on sugar. {{anchor:s88}}1. For two hours after experienced a sensation as of a hard substance in pit of stomach. {{anchor:s89}}At nine P. M., 10 drops R0. on sugar. {{anchor:s90}}10th. {{anchor:s91}}Ten A. M., 10 drops R0. in water. {{anchor:s92}}2. During the day observed a frequent inclination to urinate attended with a sensation as if the urine could not long be retained. {{anchor:s93}}Evening. 3. {{anchor:s94}}While undressing, and for some time after, considerable itching of the surface of the lower extremities. {{anchor:s95}}11th. 4. {{anchor:s96}}Same troublesome itching of the surface of the lower extremities when undressing, and after retiring for the night. {{anchor:s97}}16th. {{anchor:s98}}At half-past nine P.M., 10 drops R0. on sugar. {{anchor:s99}}17th. 5. {{anchor:s100}}After four A. M., very unpleasant dream-of burglars. {{anchor:s101}}At half-past seven, a short time before breakfast, 10 drops R0. on sugar; also at nine P. M., 10 drops. {{anchor:s102}}6. Observed the itching of the legs, as usual, as soon as exposed to the air while undressing. {{anchor:s103}}18th. 7. {{anchor:s104}}Sleep last night was disturbed, wakeful, restless; short naps and unpleasant fancies, even when awake. {{anchor:s105}}At nine P.M., 10 drops R 0. on sugar. {{anchor:s106}}19th. 8. {{anchor:s107}}The itching of the extremities commenced about half an hour before retiring last night, and again on waking this morning.. {{anchor:s108}}There is no appearance of an eruption until after irritating the skin by scratching, and then rather a diffused redness which soon disappears. {{anchor:s109}}Frequent scratching the surface has produced a number of little sores, which, however, readily heal, on the calves of the legs and about the knees, especially the posterior surfaces. {{anchor:s110}}The rash is not usually troublesome until after the surface is exposed to the air while undressing at night, and on getting up in the morning. {{anchor:s111}}The warmth of the bed soon relieves the itching. {{anchor:s112}}9. For several days past have observed an unusual sensation of heaviness in the epigastrium. {{anchor:s113}}It occurs immediately after eating, and disappear in the course of half an hour. ---- ====== DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR ====== ^ Source: | The AMERICAN HOMOEOPATHIC REVIEW Vol. 02 No. 01, 1859, pages 30-29 | ^ Description: | Three provings of Rumex Crispus. | ^ Remedies: | Rumex crispus | ^ Author: | Bayard, E; Bowers, F; Paine, H.M. | ^ Year: | 1859 | ^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting | ^ Attribution: | Legatum Homeopathicum |