A/stonia was proved by Dr. Cathcart, of Australia, who found it produce great
- debility and prostration, or low fever, often with diarrhcea.
- It is exceedingly bitter.
- Dr.
- Dietz,
who has tested it clinically, gives the following as leading indications: Debility from lack of
digestive power in the stomach or general assimilative power. Tongue generally has a dirty white
coat, especially at base; though it may be clean. It has no relation to purely nervous debility. The
nausea is < morning, before breakfast, or at irregular times, especially when depending on reflex
irritation from disturbance of pelvic organs. An empty, gone feeling in stomach or whole
abdomen at irregular times; generally with tearing, dragging-down sensation in hypogastrium, as
if everything would escape from the vulva. Pale face, flushing on least excitement. Food seems
to remain in stomach a long time undigested. Diarrhoea of undigested food immediately after
- eating; has to leave table before finishing a meal.
- (This symptom was cured by Alston.
- c.
- 1x ina
- patient who had taken much iron, after the failure of Puls.
- , Sep.
- , Sul.
- , Sil.
- , Nat.
- m.
- ) Leucorrhoea
and bearing-down < by walking. Swollen feeling in right ovarian region. Sharp shooting pain
from left side of stomach through to back (spleen). At the moment she falls asleep, wakes up
suddenly, becoming wide awake, with violent palpitation of the heart and throbbing in blood-
vessels, accompanied by a numb sensation of the tongue. < By exertion. > Lying down.