====== LOBELIA SYPHILITICA ======
<span tc1>{{anchor:s1}}Lobelia Coerulea. {{anchor:s2}}(Lobelia Syphilitica.)</span>

<span grade2>{{anchor:s3}}Great Blue Lobelia. {{anchor:s4}}Lobeliaceae.</span>

{{anchor:s5}}The tincture is prepared from the fresh plant which grows in low grounds in the United States.

{{anchor:s6}}Introduced and proved by Jeanes, assisted by Neidhard and Williamson. {{anchor:s7}}See H. Mo., vol. 6, p. 520.

====== CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. ======

{{anchor:s9}}- <span grade2>Melancholia</span>, Jeanes, Hom. Clin., vol. 3, p. 356; <span grade2>Cough</span>, Neidhard.

====== MIND. [1] ======

{{anchor:s11}}Much depressed, tearful, unhappy.\\ {{anchor:s12}}Bad effects from grief.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s13}}Constant disposition to cry, with sadness and dejection; such weakness of brain that all excitement is forbidden; he could neither sit alone, nor could he talk when he had to exert his mind; seemed as if he would go wild.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s14}}Great depression of spirits; unhappy state of mind, always associated with pain about and under (not below) short ribs, in back, on left side, extending outward nearly to left side; posterior aspect of region of spleen.</span>

====== PALATE AND THROAT. [13] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s16}}Catarrhal inflammation of posterior nares and fauces.</span>

====== HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. [16] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s18}}Acid eructations from 5 to 6 P. M.</span>

====== COUGH. [27] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s20}}Dry, hacking cough of four weeks' duration, extremely troublesome day and night, and pain in right side about junction of sixth rib with its cartilage, of a year's duration; dryness of back part of throat.</span>

====== INNER CHEST AND LUNGS. [28] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s22}}Oppression in lower part of chest, as if breath did not reach there; distress in region of heart, and audible "knocking" respiration (like sound of axe, chopping wood); pain under short ribs, and dry cough.</span>

====== NECK AND BACK. [31] ======

<span grade4>{{anchor:s24}}Pain and aching in posterior aspect of region of spleen.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s25}}A pain commencing at right side of small of back, then going down to os ischium, very sore to touch.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s26}}Great rigidity of spine; least motion exceedingly painful; pain goes from right to left side of back, and shoots down legs.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s27}}Pain in eighth dorsal vertebra and in back under short ribs; agg. by movement and deep inspiration.</span>

====== REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] ======

{{anchor:s31}}Motions: painful in spine; pain in back and under short ribs.

====== TIME. [38] ======

{{anchor:s33}}From 5 to 6 P. M.: sour eructations.\\ {{anchor:s34}}Four weeks' duration: dry, hacking cough, day and night.\\ {{anchor:s35}}For a year: pain in right side.

====== LOCALITY AND DIRECTION. [42] ======

{{anchor:s37}}Right: pain in side; commencing at side of small of back, going down to ischium.\\ {{anchor:s38}}Left: pain on side of back.\\ {{anchor:s39}}From right to left: pain in back.

====== SENSATIONS. [43] ======

{{anchor:s41}}As if he would go wild; as if breath did not reach lower part of chest.\\ {{anchor:s42}}Pain: about and under (not below) short ribs, in back, on left side; in right side, about junction of sixth rib with its cartilage; in posterior aspect of region of spleen; commencing at right side of small of back, going down to os ischium; in eighth dorsal vertebra.\\ {{anchor:s43}}Shooting pain: down legs.\\ {{anchor:s44}}Distress: in region of heart.\\ {{anchor:s45}}Dryness: of back part of throat.\\ {{anchor:s46}}Oppression: in lower part of chest.\\ {{anchor:s47}}Rigidity: of spine.

====== TOUCH. PASSIVE MOTION. INJURIES. [45] ======

{{anchor:s51}}Touch: os ischium sore.

====== STAGE OF LIFE, CONSTITUTION. [47] ======

{{anchor:s53}}An intelligent and educated man; melancholia.

====== RELATIONS. [48] ======

{{anchor:s55}}Compare: <span grade2>Pulsat.</span> in mental depression and weeping; <span grade2>Ranunc.</span> in left scapular pains; <span grade2>Ceanothus</span> in splenic pain.

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====== DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR ======
^ Source: | [[en:mm:hering:start|The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica]] Vol. 07, 1888 |
^ Description: | Clinical materia medica of [[en:rem:r461|Lobelia syphilitica]] |
^ Remedies: | [[en:rem:r461|Lobelia syphilitica]] |
^ Author: | Hering, C.; Raue, C.G.; Knerr, C.B.; Mohr, C. |
^ Year: | 1888 |
^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting |
^ Attribution: | Legatum Homeopathicum |}