Materia Medica
Oxytropis
Loco-weed
Marked action on nervous system. Trembling, sen- sation of emptiness. Walks backwards. Congestion of spine and paralysis. Pains come and go quickiy.
Mind
Desires to be alone. Disinclined to work or talk. Wuisc, thinking of symptoms. [Oxalic. ac.] Mental depression. Vertigo. [Granatum.]
Head
Full, warm feeling about head. Feeling of intoxication, with loss of vision. Pain in maxillary bones and masseter muscles. Mouth and nose dry.
Eyes
Sight obscure; pupils contracted; do not respond to light. Paralysis of nerves and muscles of
Stomach
Eructations with colicky pains. Epi- gastrium tender.
Rectum
Sphincter seems relaxed. Stools lip from anus, like lumps of jelly, mushy. Urine.-- Urging to urinate when thinking of it. Profuse flow. Pain in kidneys. [Berberis.]
Male
No desire or ability. Pain in testicles and along spermatic cord and down thighs.
Extremities
Pair along ulnar nerve. Numb 567 feeling about spine. Staggering guil. Loss of co-ordina- tion. Patellar tendo reflex lost. Pains come and go quickly, but muscles remain sore and stiff.
Sleep
Restless, dreams of quarrel.
Modalities
Worsr, thinking of symptoms (mono- mania tendency). Better, after sleep.
Relationships
Compare: 1strag.: Lathyr.; Oxal. ac.; Baryt (Ioco plant is rich in Baryta). Lolium.
Dose
Third potency.