====== MUREX PURPUREA ======
<span tc1>{{anchor:s1}}Murex Purpurea.</span>

<span grade2>{{anchor:s2}}A Mollusc. {{anchor:s3}}Muricidae.</span>

{{anchor:s4}}A sea snail found on the coasts of the Mediterranean and Adriatic. {{anchor:s5}}The coloring matter, from which is obtained a fine red, is contained in a sac situated between the heart and liver.

{{anchor:s6}}Provings by Petroz (Rev. de la Mat. Md. Hom., 3, 9, 1841); Hering, effects of 200th dil. {{anchor:s7}}(Am. Hom. Rev., vol. 4, p. 406).

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

{{anchor:s9}}- <span grade2>Polyuria</span>, Hendricks, Allg. Hom. Ztg., vol. 111, p. 62; Moore, Hom. Rev., vol. 12, p. 305; <span grade2>Ovarian cyst</span>, Dunham, Lectures, vol. 2, p. 163; <span grade2>Prolapsus uteri and dysmenorrhea</span>, Martin, Allg. Hom. Ztg., vol. 101, p. 174; <span grade2>Dysmenorrhea</span>, Berridge, Raue's Rec., 1875, p. 181; <span grade2>Uterine affection</span> (2 cases), Hering, Am. Hom. Rev., vol. 4, p. 399; Dunham, Am. Hom. Rev., vol. 4, p. 407; <span grade2>Carcinoma uteri</span>, Guernsey's Obstetrics, p. 702; <span grade2>Effects of an abortion</span>, E. R. S., Hom. Clin., vol. 1, p. 205.

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

<span grade4>{{anchor:s11}}Great depression of spirits, a sort of deep hypochondria.</span> <span sbitared>{{anchor:s12}}~</span> <span grade4>Carcinoma uteri.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s13}}Deep sadness at approach of menses, all her symptoms gave her great concern; seemed to her she was hopelessly ill; she gave up everything.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s14}}~</span> <span grade3>Climaxis.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s15}}She is happier when leucorrhea is worse and vice versa.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s16}}~</span> <span grade3>Prolapsus uteri.</span>\\ {{anchor:s17}}Weakness of memory and difficult of connecting words.

====== SENSORIUM. [2] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s19}}Inexpressible anguish and frequent syncope until menses appeared.</span>

====== INNER HEAD. [3] ======

{{anchor:s21}}Headache in morning on waking, going off after rising.\\ {{anchor:s22}}Heaviness of head; confusion.

====== HEARING AND EARS. [6] ======

{{anchor:s24}}Cramp pains behind ears.

====== SMELL AND NOSE. [7] ======

{{anchor:s26}}Coldness of nose all day.

====== UPPER FACE. [8] ======

{{anchor:s28}}Burning of right cheek towards evening, and of left cheek early in morning.

====== SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH. [17] ======

<span grade4>{{anchor:s30}}Sinking of stomach; stomach seemed to be gone.</span>

====== HYPOCHONDRIA. [18] ======

{{anchor:s32}}Sensation as of creeping of a snake over entire region of short ribs, left side.

====== ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19] ======

<span grade4>{{anchor:s34}}Painful weariness of loins.</span> <span sbitared>{{anchor:s35}}~</span> <span grade4>Uterine disease.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s36}}Sensation of weight in hypogastrium.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s37}}~</span> <span grade3>Climaxis.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s38}}Painful aching in whole hypogastrium; bearing down.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s39}}~</span> <span grade3>Uterine disease.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s40}}Enlargement and great sensitiveness of bowels, with sharp pain running from groin to socket of right hip.</span>

====== STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s42}}Sensation of weight, more particularly in rectum.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s43}}~</span> <span grade3>Climaxis.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s44}}Heavy weight pressing upon rectum; swelling of hemorrhoids.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s45}}~</span> <span grade3>Uterine disease.</span>\\ {{anchor:s46}}During stool: bloody leucorrhea; discharge of pure blood by vulva.

====== URINARY ORGANS. [21] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s48}}Urine smelling like valerian, with white sediment and discharge of mucus after urinating.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s49}}Constant urging to urinate, with profuse light, clear discharges, like water; specific gravity 1002; containing neither sugar nor albumen; no pain while urinating; patient pale, thin, delicate.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s50}}~</span> <span grade3>Polyuria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s51}}Constant desire to pass water; must rise often at night to urinate.</span>\\ {{anchor:s52}}Discharge of some blood urinating.

====== FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [23] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s54}}Violent excitement in sexual organs, and excessive desire for an embrace; excited by least contact of parts.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s55}}Large cyst, supposed to be connected with left ovary, occupied space between rectum, uterus and vagina, so as to obliterate posterior cul de sac and almost occlude vagina; abdomen somewhat distended; confined to her room and bed for more than a year.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s56}}A distinct feeling of the womb.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s57}}Feeling as if internal genitals were being pushed out, with great nausea and faintness.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s58}}Sore pain as if wounded by cutting instruments in uterus.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s59}}Leucorrhea, accompanied by improvement of mental depression.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s60}}Sore pain of uterus.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s61}}Acute pain in right side of uterus, which crossed entire body and extended upwards to left breast.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s62}}Violent stitches in left side of uterus, from below upwards, in evening.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s63}}Beating in uterus.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s64}}Feeling of dryness and constriction of uterus.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s65}}Tumefaction of cervix, with several deep fissures.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s66}}After unusually violent exercise was suddenly subjected to terrible mental excitement; bearing down sensations; feeling as if internal organs were being pushed out, with great nausea and faintness, a peculiarly distressed sinking sensation in epigastrium; prolapsus of uterus with elongation of cervix.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s67}}~</span> <span grade3>Uterine affection.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s68}}Soreness in region of cervix, or a feeling as if something was pressing on a sore spot in pelvis, with pain in right side of uterus going into abdomen or thorax, with watery, greenish, irritating leucorrhea discharge; dragging and relaxation in perineum; pains in hips, loins and down thighs and great suffering from exertion.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s69}}~</span> <span grade3>Ulceration of os uteri.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s70}}A soft violet colored enlargement of neck of uterus.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s71}}A large excoriation on anterior aspect of neck of uterus, was caused to bleed by a slight touch.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s72}}~</span> <span grade3>Climaxis.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s73}}Dysmenorrhea and symptoms of prolapsus uteri; pain and weakness in back; downward pressure in uterine region; after being a long time on feet must sit down and cross legs in order to amel. pressure; yellowish leucorrhea; menses every two weeks, very scanty and lasting but two days, preceded by severe labor-like pains, and accompanied by severe headache and great painfullness of breasts; weakness in stomach; impaired appetite; constipation; occasionally hemorrhoids; sleep disturbed, many dreams; great weakness; slightest exertion tires her; poor complexion; very irritable, during pain impatient at herself and others; cries at times for hours; no hysteria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s74}}Sensation of pressure towards genitals; heavy weight pressing upon rectum; swelling of hemorrhoids; greenish yellow leucorrhea, sometimes bloody, and discharges of pure blood by vulva at stool; thrilling pains in lower extremities; painful weariness in loins and in nates; very great debility, rendering walking very difficult, often impossible, at period of menses; painful aching in whole hypogastrium, causing an inexpressible anguish and frequent syncope, which ceased when menses began to appear; menses excessive, accompanied by spasms in abdomen, with sharp lancinations in uterus; several deep fissures in tumefied cervix; body of uterus enlarged and much inclined forward, cervix resting upon posterior wall of pelvis.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s75}}~</span> <span grade3>Uterine affection.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s76}}Carcinoma uteri; very great depression of spirits, a sort of deep hypochondria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s77}}Flow lasting ten to twelve days, became russet colored, finally serous.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s78}}~</span> <span grade3>Climaxis.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s79}}Interval of periods ten days.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s80}}~</span> <span grade3>Climaxis.</span>\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s81}}Menses too profuse; hemorrhages.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s82}}Frequent profuse menses; strong sexual desire.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s83}}Profuse and too early menses.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s84}}Menses irregular, at the approach sadness; very abundant for several days and with great pain.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s85}}During menses intense abdominal pain, like something pressing on a sore place, this continues first part of period and sometimes returns; wants to die.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s86}}Watery, greenish, or thick bloody discharge.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s87}}~</span> <span grade3>Leucorrhea.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s88}}Greenish yellow leucorrhea, sometimes bloody.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s89}}Debility at time of menses.</span>\\ {{anchor:s90}}Leucorrhea: scanty, greenish, or mixed with blood; scanty, thick, yellow; agg. during day; none during night; relieves depression.\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s91}}Expelling large coagula.</span> <span sbitared>{{anchor:s92}}~</span> <span grade4>Climaxis.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s93}}Feeling of heaviness in vagina during colic.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s94}}Feeling of heaviness and enlargement of labia majora.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s95}}Itching with leucorrhea.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s96}}~</span> <span grade3>Climaxis.</span>

====== PREGNANCY. PARTURITION. LACTATION. [24] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s100}}In the beginning of pregnancy sensation as if bones of pelvis were getting loose.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s101}}Leucorrhea in pregnancy.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s102}}Violent pains, acute stitches in mamma.</span>

====== VOICE AND LARYNX. TRACHEA AND BRONCHIA. [25] ======

{{anchor:s105}}Altered voice, hoarseness.

====== RESPIRATION. [26] ======

{{anchor:s107}}Wheezing in chest when breathing, in evening

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

<span grade3>{{anchor:s109}}Cough during and after measles.</span>

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

{{anchor:s111}}Pain in chest as if bruised.\\ {{anchor:s112}}Stinging and burning under left short ribs towards spine.\\ {{anchor:s113}}Violent pain in breast, with acute stitches; right side chiefly affected, agg. at night.

====== HEART, PULSE AND CIRCULATION. [29] ======

{{anchor:s115}}Palpitation of heart and throbbing of carotids.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s116}}Pulse small and frequent during periods.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s117}}~</span> <span grade2>Climaxis.</span>

====== UPPER LIMBS. [32] ======

{{anchor:s119}}Pain in forearm below elbow.\\ {{anchor:s120}}Heat in hands.

====== LOWER LIMBS. [33] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s122}}Weakness in hip joints.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s123}}~</span> <span grade2>Pregnancy.</span>\\ {{anchor:s124}}Pain (burning as if sore) in loins.\\ {{anchor:s125}}Pains in hips and loins when lying in bed.\\ {{anchor:s126}}Great weakness and weariness in lower limbs.\\ {{anchor:s127}}Weariness and contused sensation in thighs.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s128}}Thrilling pains in lower limbs; weariness in nates.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s129}}Intolerable creeping pain in right hip, kept him from getting ease in any position.</span>

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

<span grade3>{{anchor:s133}}A kind of uncertainty in walking, all joints weak.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s134}}~</span> <span grade3>Pregnancy.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s135}}Walking or standing for a long time became almost impossible.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s136}}~</span> <span grade3>Climaxis.</span>\\ {{anchor:s137}}She was obliged to go to bed and lie there; had no strength left.\\ {{anchor:s138}}Lying in bed: pain in hips and loins.\\ {{anchor:s139}}Cannot get ease in any position: pain in right hip.\\ {{anchor:s140}}After violent exercise: bearing down sensation.\\ {{anchor:s141}}After being a long time on feet must sit down and cross legs to amel. pressure in uterine region.\\ {{anchor:s142}}Exertion: causes great suffering.\\ {{anchor:s143}}Walking: very difficult from great debility.

====== NERVES. [36] ======

{{anchor:s145}}Debility of entire muscular system.

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

{{anchor:s147}}In morning: on waking, headache amel. after rising; early burning of left cheek.\\ {{anchor:s148}}All day: coldness of nose.\\ {{anchor:s149}}Day: leucorrhea agg.\\ {{anchor:s150}}Towards evening: burning of right cheek.\\ {{anchor:s151}}Evening: stitches in uterus; wheezing in chest when breathing.\\ {{anchor:s152}}Night: must rise often to urinate; no leucorrhea; pain in breast agg.

====== FEVER. [40] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s154}}A copious sweat covered body during suffering at menstrual period.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s155}}~</span> <span grade2>Climaxis.</span>

====== ATTACKS, PERIODICITY. [41] ======

{{anchor:s157}}For hours: cries at times.\\ {{anchor:s158}}Ten days: interval of periods.\\ {{anchor:s159}}Ten to twelve days: flow lasts.\\ {{anchor:s160}}Every two weeks: menses, lasting two days.\\ {{anchor:s161}}Until menses appear: anguish and frequent syncope.\\ {{anchor:s162}}At approach of menses: deep sadness.\\ {{anchor:s163}}During menses: great debility; pulse small and frequent; a copious sweat covered body.\\ {{anchor:s164}}Beginning of pregnancy: sensation as if bones of pelvis were loose.\\ {{anchor:s165}}During pregnancy: leucorrhea.\\ {{anchor:s166}}During and after measles: cough.\\ {{anchor:s167}}For more than a year: confined to her bed and room.

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

{{anchor:s169}}Right: burning of cheek; sharp pain from groin to socket of hip; acute pain in side of uterus; pain agg. in breast; intolerable creeping pain in hip.\\ {{anchor:s170}}Left: burning of cheek; sensation as of creeping of a snake on side; large cyst connected with ovary; pain from uterus to breast; violent stitches in side of uterus; stinging and burning under short ribs.\\ {{anchor:s171}}From below upwards: stitches in uterus.

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

{{anchor:s173}}Stomach as if gone; as of creeping of a snake over entire region of short ribs; as if internal genitals were being pushed out; as if wounded by cutting instruments in uterus; as if something was pressing on a sore spot in pelvis; as if bones of pelvis were getting loose; pain in chest as if bruised; burning as if sore in loins.\\ {{anchor:s174}}Pain: in right side of uterus going into abdomen or thorax; in hips, loins and down thighs; in back; in chest; in forearm below elbow; in loins; in hips and loins.\\ {{anchor:s175}}Intolerable creeping pain: in right hip.\\ {{anchor:s176}}Severe pain: in head.\\ {{anchor:s177}}Intense abdominal pain: during menses.\\ {{anchor:s178}}Violent pains: in mamma.\\ {{anchor:s179}}Sharp pain: running from groin to socket of right hip.\\ {{anchor:s180}}Acute pain: in right side of uterus.\\ {{anchor:s181}}Great pain: during menses.\\ {{anchor:s182}}Sharp lancinations: in uterus.\\ {{anchor:s183}}Acute stitches: in mamma.\\ {{anchor:s184}}Severe labor-like pains: before menses.\\ {{anchor:s185}}Thrilling pain: in lower extremities.\\ {{anchor:s186}}Cramp pains: behind ears.\\ {{anchor:s187}}Sore pain: in uterus.\\ {{anchor:s188}}Stinging: under left short ribs; towards spine.\\ {{anchor:s189}}Soreness: in region of cervix.\\ {{anchor:s190}}Contused sensation: in chest; in thighs.\\ {{anchor:s191}}Burning: of right cheek; of left cheek; under left short ribs towards spine.\\ {{anchor:s192}}Heat: in hands.\\ {{anchor:s193}}Beating: in uterus.\\ {{anchor:s194}}Painful aching: in hypogastrium, bearing down.\\ {{anchor:s195}}Painful weariness: of loins; in nates.\\ {{anchor:s196}}Throbbing: in carotids.\\ {{anchor:s197}}Constriction: in uterus.\\ {{anchor:s198}}Pressure: in uterine region; towards genital organs.\\ {{anchor:s199}}Weight: in hypogastrium; in rectum.\\ {{anchor:s200}}Heaviness: of head; in vagina; of labia majora.\\ {{anchor:s201}}Distressed sinking: in epigastrium; of stomach.\\ {{anchor:s202}}Dryness: in uterus.\\ {{anchor:s203}}Confusion: of head.\\ {{anchor:s204}}Weakness: in back; in stomach; in hip joints; in lower limbs.\\ {{anchor:s205}}Itching: with leucorrhea.\\ {{anchor:s206}}Coldness: of nose.

====== TISSUES. [44] ======

{{anchor:s208}}All joints weak; uterine affections.

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

{{anchor:s212}}Least contact of parts: causes bleeding of excoriation on neck of bladder.

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

{{anchor:s214}}Melancholic or sanguine lymphatic temperament.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s215}}Suffering during climacteric years.</span>\\ {{anchor:s216}}Girl, aet. 13, pale faced, thin and delicate, suffering one week; polyuria.\\ {{anchor:s217}}Girl, aet. 18, suffering one or two years; dysmenorrhea.\\ {{anchor:s218}}Woman, aet. 28, seven years ago had a miscarriage, and subsequently prolapsus uteri and ulceration of cervix; uterine affection.\\ {{anchor:s219}}Woman, aet. 30, mother of two children, suffering seven years; prolapsus uteri and dysmenorrhea.\\ {{anchor:s220}}Woman, aet. 30, sanguine lymphatic temperament, mother of two children, was subject in infancy to violent attacks of cough, caused by congestion to lungs, the result of a psoric taint (retrocession of itch), these attacks ceased to appear about the time of her first pregnancy, since when he has been suffering; uterine affection.\\ {{anchor:s221}}Woman, aet. 30, suffering eight days; polyuria.\\ {{anchor:s222}}Woman confined to room and bed for more than a year; ovarian cyst.\\ {{anchor:s223}}Woman, aet. 45, mother of several children whole she nursed, health has always been good; uterine affection.

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

{{anchor:s225}}Compare: <span grade2>Sepia</span>, which is very similar, but has not the sexual erethism; <span grade2>Lil. tig.</span> and <span grade2>Platina.</span> are similar in nymphomania; <span grade2>Kreos.</span> has similar urinary symptoms.

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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:r409|Murex purpurea]] |
^ Remedies: | [[en:rem:r409|Murex purpurea]] |
^ Author: | Hering, C.; Raue, C.G.; Knerr, C.B.; Mohr, C. |
^ Year: | 1888 |
^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting |
^ Attribution: | Legatum Homeopathicum |}