Category: Clarke Materia Medica

General Action.
Acts principally on the digestive and hepatic systems and the uterine ligaments; produces great appetite with tendency to overeat; relieves epigastric sinking with copious eructations; mitigates hepatic congestion; supports displaced or relaxed uterine structures.

Mind.
Quiet, negligent, yet easily displeased; irritable when touched or spoken to; great loquacity in secondary proving .

Head.
Vertiginous sensation as if the head were full of water; confused, stupefied feeling when lying down; bruised pain in occiput.

Eyes.
Sensation as of a stye at the outer canthus of the left eye.

Ears.
No significant auricular symptoms recorded.

Nose.
No significant nasal symptoms recorded.

Face.
Pallid countenance with cold, clammy skin; expression of faintness as if the vertex were congested.

Mouth.
Slight thirst; saliva increased.

Throat.
Unrecorded.

Appetite.
Ravenous hunger with gnawing sensation in epigastrium; intense craving for meat, cucumbers, and other raw foods; tendency to eat beyond digestive capacity.

Stomach.
Distension of stomach and epigastrium with burning; sensation of faintness in the pit of the stomach; strong heart­beat following distension.

Abdomen.
Sickening sensation in intestines; loud rumbling after meals despite great hunger; sensation as if the liver were small and hard and bile deficient.

Stool and Anus.
Burning in rectum; constipation.

Urinary Organs.
Frequent micturition by day and night; urine pale straw-coloured.

Female Sexual Organs.
Sensation of uterine debility—fears miscarriage; aching in fundus of uterus, ameliorated by pressure.

Respiratory Organs.
Difficulty of breathing; sensation as if the right lung were small and hard; dry cough deep in chest with soreness.

Heart.
Laboured cardiac action; increased palpitations when stomach is distended.

Neck and Back.
Pain under right scapula; weakness in sacral region; sensation of cold fluid between shoulders.

Extremities.
Cold, shrivelled hands; general muscle contractions; lies with legs drawn up.

Skin.
Cold, clammy skin; great prostration; desires constant recumbency.

Sleep.
Frequent yawning; somnolence by day; great restlessness at night, tossing from one side to the other.

Fever.
Chilliness as if the blood were turned to cold water; violent shaking chills descending over the body.