Materia Medica
Codeinum
An Alkaloid from Opium
Trembling of whole body. Involuntary twitching of muscles of arns and lower limbs. Jtching, with feel- ing of warmth, numbness and prickling. Diabetes.
Head
Pain from occiput to back of neck. Skin of face and scalp sore after neuralgia.
Eyes
involuntary twitching of lids. [Agar.]
Stomach
Spasmodic pain at pit cf stomach. Eruc- tations. Great thirst, with desire for bitter substances.
Respiratory
Short and irritating cough; worse, at night. Copious, purulent expectoration. Night cough of phthisis.
Relationships
Compare : Opiuin; Agaricus; Hyoscy.; .Ammon. brom.
Dose
One-quarter of a grain doses to third trit- ration.