Materia Medica
Viola tricolor
[Viol-t.]
Mind.-- Dulness of. Indisposition for serious work. Taciturn and introverted. Will fullness and obstinacy (of children). Peevishness and tearfulness. Hastiness, as though' driven by an internal anxiety, with a sensation of great weakness and prostration internally.
Head.-- Heaviness of, when raising up, which disappears when stooping. Outward pressing pain in. Buzzing in forehead when sitting still. Burning sticking in scalp, especially in forehead and temples.
Eyes.-- Biting in. The lids sink down with sleepiness.
Face.-- Thickening of skin of. Tension in skin of. Burning itching milk crust. Heat and sweat of face after eating. Heat of side on which he does not lie, in evening in bed.
Abdomen.-- Sticking and cutting in, with urging to stool, howling and screaming. Sticking in walls of, and in public region.
Stool.-- Soft, hacked.
Urine.-- Frequent urging to urinate with profuse discharge. Foul smelling, like cat's urine.
Sexual Organs.-- Swollen prepuce. Itching stitches in scrotum. Pollutions with voluptuous dreams.
Chest.-- Stitches about ribs, sternum and intercostal muscles. Anxiety about heart, with pounding like the striking of waves, when lying down.
Back.-- Cramp like pain between scapulae, with cutting and crawling in skin.
Generalities.-- Sticking pains in limbs and joints. Sleepy relaxation of entire body.
Skin.-- Sticking biting miliary eruption. Dry scurfs over entire body, exuding a yellow wear when scratched.
Sleep.-- Late falling to sleep on account of rush of ideas. Frequent awaking, as from activity. The child's hands twitch during sleep, wit flexed thumbs, general dry heat and a red face.
Fever.-- Pulse: Accelerated. Chill: And chilliness in forenoon and in open air. Heat: Dry, anxious heat, at night in bed, with a very red face. General, anxious heat, immediately after eating. Night sweat.
Relationship.-- Allied Remedies: Bar-c., Nit-ac., Rhus-t.