Veratrum Album.
Mind and Disposition.
Insanity, he wants to out up every thing.
Melancholy, depressed, the head hangs down, he sits down thoughtlessly.
Great despair and hopelessness of life.
Mental anxiety and pangs of conscience, as if he had done something sinful.
[5] Restlessness, much occupied.
Persevering refusal to talk ; if he does he scolds, and the voice is weak and scarcely audible.
Loquaciousness, he talks rapidly.
Attacks of rage, with swearing, inclination to run away, tearing things.
Delirium, religious or exalted.
[10] Imaginary diseases ; thinks herself pregnant, or that she will be delivered soon.
Mental disorders, with lechery and obscene talk.
Head.
Vertigo, with cold perspiration on the forehead.
Coldness in and on the vertex, as if ice were lying on it, with icy-cold feet and nausea ; worse when rising from the bed ; better from external pressure, and when bending the head backwards.
Sensation of soreness of the head, with nausea.
[15] Heaviness of the whole head.
Headache, with stiffness of the neck and profuse micturition.
Headache, with nausea and vomiting.
Great sensitiveness of the hair.
Cold perspiration of the forehead.
Eyes.
[20] Eyes fixed, watery, sunken, with loss of lustre.
The eyeballs are turned upwards.
Pressing in the eyes.
Heat in the eyes.
Lachrymation, with dryness in the eyes and of the lids.
[25] The eyes look yellow or blue.
Blindness at night.
Trembling of the upper eyelids.
Paralysis of the eyelids.
Ears.
Hardness of bearing ; as if the ears were stopped up.
Nose.
[30] Icy coldness of the nose.
Smell before the nose as from manure, or from smoke.
Painful sensation of dryness in the nose.
Frequent sneezing.
Face.
Face pale, bluish, cold, disfigured, death-like.
[35] Blue or green circles around the eyes.
The face is red while lying in bed, but becomes pale as soon as he rises.
Cold perspiration on the face, especially on the forehead.
Spasms of muscles when masticating.
Lock-jaw.
[40] Lips wrinkled, pale or black, and cracked.
Grinding of the teeth.
Mouth and Throat.
Toothache, with pain in the head and red, swollen face.
Burning in the mouth and throat.
Dryness and stickiness in the mouth.
[45] Salivation, with nausea and sharp, salty taste.
Tongue red and swollen ; or dry, black and cracked ; or coated yellow ; or cold and withered.
Stuttering ; speechlessness.
Froth before the mouth.
The throat feels constricted, as by a pressing swelling.
[50] Sensation of coldness or burning in the throat.
Dryness in the throat, not relieved by drinking.
Stomach and Abdomen.
Violent, unquenchable thirst, especially for cold water.
Voracious appetite ; appetite hunger between the paroxysms of vomiting.
Strong desire for acids and refreshing things.