ACONITUM CAMMARUM

General Action.
Symptoms analogous to aconitine with onset of tingling and pricking in tongue and lips ascending to face and whole body; facial distortion with dry skin; violent eructations and gastric spasms; spasm of esophagus; photophobia; cataleptic and convulsive phenomena; < by exertion; > by vomiting; erections and pollutions without voluptuous dreams.

Mind.
Irritability with anger and fear; apathy and indifference; altered thought and concentration; weakened memory; extreme restlessness as if tickling impels constant motion; symptoms ameliorated by uniform warmth and alternately by entry into warm or cold air.

Head.
Headache < on bending forward; vertigo with tinnitus; fullness of head with marked pain in face accompanied by ear ringing.

Face.
Bluish-black discoloration; swollen blue lips; marked sensation of facial contraction and distortion.

Mouth.
Paralysis of tongue; increased salivation; tingling sensation replaced by furry numbness; diminished taste and oral sensation.

Abdomen.
Burning sensation with feeling of ants crawling around abdomen; violent eructations; inclination to vomit without actual vomiting; spasmodic contractions of stomach and abdominal muscles.

Skin.
On lower limbs, small serous vesicles and papules, very painful; skin dry.

Respiratory Organs.
Hoarse, rough voice; slow, difficult respiration with constrictive sensation in chest and throat.

Heart.
Pulse initially frequent then depressed, slow, irregular and intermittent.

Generalities.
Tendon jerks; muscular contractions; catalepsy; weakness and debility on exertion.

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