– Tarkas P. and Ajit Kulkarni.
False Gromwell
Region
Sensory nerves
Cranial organs,
Eyes
Ears
Pelvic viscera
Spine
Lower limbs
L. side more
Alternating sides
Worse
Warm humid air
Cold stormy air
Morning
Depressing factors : taking cold; anaesthetics
Depletions : sexual excesses
Sprains :
Eye-strain
Other sprains
Jar (misstep)
Darkness (head)
Lying on l. side; on back (head, back)
Clothes on abdomen
Pressure
Drinking ice-cold water
Alcohol
Drugs : Chloroform;
Pot.-brom.;
Contraceptives
Better
Rest; lying on back (colic)
Open air
Sleep
Uncovering abdomen
Eating
Cold food and drink
Congestive. Neuralgic. Neurasthenic. Ataxic. Aged
Congestion
Depression
Incoordination
The first stage :
Mild congestions, as after taking cold (Coty.): in cranial organs (head, eyes, ears, nose, face); in G.-U. organs (bladder, urethra, ovaries, uterus, mammae); in pelvis; in spine. A sense of fullness (in head, eyes, ears, nose, face); as also a feeling as if catarrhs etc. were about to appear (cold, diarrhea, menses or a chill, and perhaps sweat). Frank inflammations not favoured (unlike Spiran.). Paralysing congestions; pt. dull, dazed and dizzy (like Gels. but not drowsy); and dry. No hemorrhages. No convulsions (unlike Gel., Phys.).
Pains. Full of pains in various organs; in small parts / spots; neuralgic rather than rheumatic. Aching. Dull. Drawing. Dragging (down) in viscera (as of a stool or menses). Pains leave a heavy and tired, sore and stiff feeling. Numbness: l. forearm, below knees; tingling in calves and feet (l. more); in little toe; formication in calves and feet. General distress and full feeling.
The second stage :
A. Persistent prostration, muscular tiredness and weariness, as if born tired (Cur., Helon.); as if going into (like Echin.) or recovering from a serious acute illness (Bapt.). A nervous, shaky feeling incapacitating for any exertion mental or physical. Muscles feel unsteady and treacherous. Eyes, esp., feel tired. Weary, tired, lame, stiff and numb feeling in limbs, esp. lower legs. A light feeling as from chloroform; also a weak, tremulous feeling (as in Lec., Zinc.).
B. Fag. Nervous prostration, as after sexual excesses (esp. of the aged). Feebleness and functional incapacity as in old age (Ambr., Bapt., Carb-s., Cur.).
C. Incoordination expressed in six cannots: 1. Cannot concentrate : cannot decide or judge; cannot remember; cannot speak properly (aphasia).Slow thinking. Confusion. Omits letters. Apathetic and listless.
2. Cannot coordinate muscles. Unsteadiness, shakiness in limbs, a sense of insecurity; muscles become unruly; hands fumble at work, legs stagger, gait unnatural, cannot stand without a support. Locomotor ataxia (Agar.).
3. Cannot judge (physically): A side-walk or floor seems raised up, hence steps too high. As to size, distant objects look very large. Of time, minutes seem hours. Also of distances.
4. Cannot accomodate (focus). Presbyopia. Asthenopia.
5.Cannot perceive sensations. Analgesia. Anaesthesia. Morvan’s disease (Aur-m.). Locomotor ataxia, cerebral crises, numbness. In headache not sensitive to noise, light, odours, but in ocular troubles darkness is preferred.
6. Cannot act. Sexual analgesia, neurasthenia and frigidity.
Tissues Mucous membranes: Dryness in nose, lips, mouth, throat, bladder, skin, with great thirst for ice-cold water (contra Gels.); not of vagina. Stringiness of discharges (stool, leucorrhea, menses, expectoration).
No influence on blood (Gels. has some toxemia). No hemorrhages (Cur.,Gels.), except in retina or eyes.
Other features
1. Tremulousness from least exertion; a nervous, tremulous sinking feeling as from hunger that makes him restless and drives to eat. A nervous shaky feeling making her unfit for any work. Trembling arms and hands. But no express paralysis (unlike Gel., Olnd.); and prob. also no spasms (unlike Phys.).
2. Associated symptoms: Head and eye. Head and ear. Head and ovary (Sabal.). Eye and ovary. Rectum and ovary (soreness). (Ear and ovary. Eye and ear). Rectum and bladder tenesmus (Carb-s.).
3. Cold (or feeling in) : nose, abdomen, genitals, vagina.
Select Particulars Mind : Restless; desire to change position just for the sake of it. Intoxicated, confused feeling. Slow thinking; irresolute;apathetic and listless. Fear of falling on going up or downstairs. Delusion, sees gaily dressed persons. Forgetful.
Head : Vertigo, () sleep, eating (Gels. no change).
Various pains, esp. those sympathising from eyes (strain or myopic), or from ears, or neurasthenic or sexual weakness. Migraine. Occipital most; dull, heavy up-pressing in O.; pain up and down from (l.) O. to vertex and shoulder or back, (