Homeopathic Materia Medica

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, John Henry Clarke

An alkaloid obtained from Opium. C22H23NO7. Trituration.

Clinical.─Bladder, paralysis of.

Characteristics.─Narcotinum has been rather extensively proved, but very few distinctive symptoms were elicited. The most notable symptoms were dry, clammy mouth; thick, indistinct speech, and paralysis of bladder. The vertiginous symptoms were like those of Morphin., and the general symptoms those of Opium and its other alkaloids.

SYMPTOMS.

1. Mind.─Calm, placid, pleasurable sensation.─Difficulty in fixing attention.

2. Head.─Mazy, confused sensation.─Vertigo and nausea < on motion or exertion.─Headache and roaring in head.

3. Eyes.─Eyes congested.─Vision blurred.─Pupils contracted.

6. Face.─Expression dull.─Face red.

8. Mouth.─Mouth dry and clammy.─Speech thick and indistinct.

11. Stomach.─No appetite; no thirst.─Sudden nausea and vomiting on least exertion.─Paroxysms of easy vomiting.─Vomiting > all symptoms.

13. Stool.─Constipation; but less than Morphine.

14. Urinary Organs.─Slow evacuation of urine from deficient contractile power.─Torpor of bladder, quite unable to empty it.─Urine diminished.

17. Respiratory Organs.─Voice changed, hoarse.─(Chronic cough removed.).─Breathing short, hurried.

18. Chest.─Agreeable warmth in chest with deep breathing.

19. Heart.─Pulse accelerated; later retarded.

23. Lower Limbs.─Staggering gait.

24. Generalities.─Languor and lassitude.

25. Skin.─Peculiar disagreeable crawling in limbs.─Considerable itching of whole surface, esp. nose and inside of thighs.

26. Sleep.─Somnolence.─When dozing, all sorts of grotesque figures dance before the sight; or sensation of falling into an immense fire in company of same figures; with the falling sensation there was starting.

27. Fever.─Chilliness; chattering of teeth; coldness.─Universal sensation of warmth.─Heat and redness of face.─Much sweat, wetting all clothes next the skin.