Materia Medica
Euphorbia Lathyris
Gopher-Plant
The symptonis point to its use in erysipelas, Poison- oak, whooping-cough. .Rheumatic pains during rest. Paralytic weakness in joints.
Mind
Delirium and hallucinations. Stupor, coma.
Head
] Red, puffed, and in spots suppurating. Ery- them, beginning on face, gradually extending into the hairy parts, and then spreading over whole body, tak- ing eight days to do so; eruption glossy, rough, edema- tons, with burning and smarting; aggravated by touch and cold air; aineliorated by close room and sweet-oil applications. H Fine bran-like desquamation. Sensation of cobwebs. S Stinging. smarting, and burning of face when touched.
Eyes
Almost closed from edema of lids.
Nose
End of nose very much inflamed externally. Very sensitive and adcmutous inucous membranes with ulceration.
Face
At first ruddy glow on cheeks, afterwards death-like pallor. Cold perspiration in bcads on fore-
Mouth
Tongiie coated, slimy; acrid taste. Breath cold. musty odor.
Stomach
Nausea and vomiting of copious clear water, intermingled with white, gelatinous lumps.
Stool
Drastic C purgation from large doses; mild laxative condition from smaller doses; followed sev- (ral weeks afterwards by obstinate constipation. Stools of white, transparent, gelatinous mucus; later mingled with blood. Urine.-- Copious flow of urine.
Male
Infiammation of scrotum, resulting in deep acrid ulcers, with intense itching and burning; worse, touching the parts from washing.
Respiratory
Labored breathing. Breath 1 cold, musty odor. Cough; first, a hacking, ds from inliala- tion of sulphur; later on, paroxysmal, like whooping- cough, in regular paroxysms, ending in diarrhoea and vomiting, with sleepiness between each paroxysm.
Heart
Weak and fluttering action. Pulse 120, full, bounding, somcwhat irregular.
Skin
Eiythema, beginning on uncovered parts, On face, and spreading over whole body: glossy, rough. cedematous, vith burning and smarting. Fine bran-like desquamation following in the wake of the erythema. Fruption rough, scaly, smarting, and burning; when scratched forms deep, ragged ulcers: skin where ulcer- ated reinains red.
Sleep
Restlessness at night. Sleep disturbed, anx- ions dreams.
Fever
Temperature increased. Body bathed in profuse perspiration. standing out like beads on fore- head; later, coid, clammy perspiratron on forehead.
Modalities
IW'orse, touch and cold air; better, close room and sveet-oil application.
Relationships
Antidote by Rhus tox. (skin symp- toms); V'cratr. alb. (vomiting, purging, cough and coma).
Dose
Third to thirtieth potency.