Cinchoninum


Proving Symptoms of homeopathy medicine Cinchioninum, described by Richard Hughes in his book, A Cyclopedia of Drug Pathogenesis, published in 1895….


Introduction

An alkaloid of china, commonly used as sulphate (C20H24N2O. SH2O4x4H20), in which form it was employed in these provings, &c.

Provings.

1. Mrs. M -, aet. 48, well except that she was subject to profuse perspiration after moderate exertion, took on July 16th in evening 1 gr. 1 hour after first dose she had eructations, rumbling in abdomen at n. and till next m. The following day ebullition to and heat of head. – 18th, evening, 2 gr. the same symptoms, and also and when walking, heat in head, especially around eyes, sleepy feeling in eyes, so that the lids constantly closed. – 19th. Constant heartburn, eructation of air, rumbling in abdomen, tearing in back towards right shoulder; pains and tension in nape on moving it, weariness and drowsiness, dreamful sleep at n., and starting up from sleep in affright. – 20th. quite well; she was never afterwards troubled with the perspiration. (NOACK’S Proving, Hygea, xvi, 152.)

2. JULIANA PIERTSCH, lady’s-made, suffered for some time from oppression of chest and pressive pain beneath middle of sternum, dyspnoea, disposition to shed tears, tendency to constipation. – July 15th, evening, 1 gr. Next m. eructation of air, rumbling in bowels, distension of abdomen, discharge of flatus; feeling of agility of limbs and unusual good health. Afternoon, frontal headache and pressure on eyes; 2 soft stools; great urging to urinate, ushered in by pain from both sides of abdomen to hypogastrium; passed frequently large quantities of urine, when the pain gradually declined, and at length disappeared. The urine had a copious, white, flaky sediment. – 17th, evening, 2 gr. Next m. the symptoms were the same as before, except that she felt fatigued and bruised in all her limbs. – 19th. No more as before, except that she felt fatigued and bruised in all her limbs.-19th. No more symptoms. (Ibid 154.)

3 a. WILHELMINE DIETZ, healthy girl, aet. 19. a. Took on July 24th and 27th, m., 2 gr., – 24th. Frequent stitches in the sides, first one side, then the other, aggravated by movement. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th day, the pains went off, but returned on the 5th d. From this day (28th) the shooting pains extended all along back, but were especially located between scapulae. The Ist day (24th) 2 stools and 3 micturitions; 2nd day, 1 stool, 4 micturitions; 3rd day, 2 soft stools, 7 micturitions; 4th day, 4 soft stools, 3 micturitions. From 5th day had daily 1 stool, 3 and 4 micturitions. Every m. headache all over head, with singing tinnitus aurium, great thirst (especially 6th and 7th d.), heat in mouth, at first anorexia, from 7th day great appetite, frequent eructation, distended abdomen, great borborygmus, loose fatiguing cough, shaking the head, with pressive pain under

sternum (since 5th d.), and hoarseness (since 6th d.), with feeling as if the throat had been burned with hot drinks, and as if something stuck in glottis; always great heat and perspiration, especially at n. ‘ trembling of limbs and weakness. On 9th day (Aug. 1) she looked pale and hollow eyed.

3 b. Aug. Ist, evening, 2 gr. the shooting pains, which had ceased for a day, did not return till 5th, but from that to 8th they were present. They seem to come from the back, thence involving hypochondria, relieved by standing and sitting, recurring when lying and coughing; loose cough with mucous expectoration coming from deep down on chest; hoarseness, which has lasted since the 6th day of first proving. Loses breath when walking quickly. The heat and burnt feeling of mouth and throat continued. – 7th. Headache involving whole head, brought on by stooping, with stupid feeling. – 8th. Headache gone; on looking closely at anything, all becomes black before eyes; tongue has a thin coating of mucus in its centre; head always hot and dry; about noon, pulse 65, small, weak, slow. Menses have come on 1 week too soon, and are scanty.-10th. Stitches in side

occasionally, none yesterday, but instead some frontal headache and stupid feeling. Still loses breath when walking quickly; feeling of heat in mouth, roughness and scrappy feeling in throat; hoarseness returns when she gets overhead. – 12th. Well ( Ibid, 155)

4. WILHELMINE WALTHER, housemaid, aet. 17. – Aug. 7th, 7 p. m., 2 gr. – 8th, m., nausea, lasting all day, retching, eructation of air, flow of saliva, especially a. m., little appetite; p. m., thirst and copious micturition of clear urine; evening, hard, scanty stool. 10 a. m. till noon, rigor, confusion of head, pressure in eyes. 6 p. m., vertigo. Great weariness in feet all day 10 p. m., pulse quick, soft. – 9th. After a restless n., broken by frequent waking, in m. soft stool; a. m., pain in back between shoulders; pressive pain in scrob. cordis and hepatic region; p. m., nausea frequent sour eructations, noise in ears; urine greatly increased. – 10th. The 2 first dorsal vertebrae painful when pressed; from m. onwards a tearing and griping pain in left side of hypogastrium all day – 11th. the pain in bowels continued; great dryness and roughness in throat. Noon, before dinner, transient nausea and inclination to vomit; p. m., when walking in open air headache with vertigo and great thirst. From this time the symptoms almost ceased, except occasional confusion of head. – 22nd. Chilliness as though soused with cold water, headache, backache and bellyache. In m. 2 diarrhoeic stools. – 23rd. Bellyache continues – 24th. Still pain in belly, whirling in head, anorexia, hard, painful stool. In forenoon took 2 gr. P. M., Violent frontal pain; evening, chill; n., restless dreamful sleep. (Ibid.,157.)

5. LAURANTIUS FRITZ, nurse in surgical cases, aet. 25. a Oct. 20th, 10 p. m., 1 gr. – 21st. All day much thirst, griping in umbilical region and discharge of much fetid flatus; constipation; restless sleep – 22nd, 9 a. m., 4 gr. Soon nausea, eructation and discharge of flatus. This continued the next 2 day – 24th, evening, 6 gr. Soon nausea and at n. general soreness of body – 25th. On waking, headaches as if the head would burst, especially in occiput, with ringing in ears; thick yellow fur on root of tongue, with clean moist borders; hunger without appetite, distension of abdomen after eating; cutting in upper part of belly more towards right side, lasting all d.: humbling in bowels, constipation; increased discharge of urine with burning sensation in urethra; pricking pains in throat when swallowing as with fine needles; whistling respiration, tightness of chest, feeling as if thorax were quite hollow; all day chilliness and chattering of teeth; great weariness, so that the feet can hardly be dragged along, making him go to bed in afternoon; the limbs go to sleep in every position. 10 p. m., heat in forehead, spreading thence all over head; profuse sweat and thirst at n., sacral pains; soreness of whole body, especially of eyes, ears, and genitals. – 26th. Yesterday’s symptoms continued; especially troublesome were, roaring in ears,

thirst, eructation, great exhaustion, trembling of limbs; e., chilliness, dry heat, and at n. sweetish, unhealthy-smelling perspiration; urine deposited white sediment. – 28th. the same symptoms having continued on 27th, he had to-day throbbing. left sided headache, aggravated by stooping, trembling of limbs and great muscular weakness. – 29th and 30th. Confusion of head, m., with vertigo, worse on stooping; great appetite. The last 8 days the hair fell out much. After 2 days the headache was not quite gone.

5 b. Nov. 7th, 10 p. m., 12 grs. Immediately great nausea; much thirst and perspiration, and restless sleep at n. – 8th. On rising violent frontal headache, spreading to occiput, lasting till noon, then ceasing for 2 hours, and returning till bedtime. At same time heat in head, ringing in ears, eructation, loose stool; noon, slight stitches in chest, more on right side, into scrob. cordis at front of insertion of diaphragm; eyes felt deeply sunk;; dimness of vision. – 9th. Pale, unhealthy complexion bluish – grey rings round eyes, frontal headache till e., thirst, exhaustion, drowsiness trembling increased secretion of urine; profuse sweat at n. – 10th. Violent headache. – 11th. Headache, very fetid flatus, rumbling in bowels. No more symptoms except general exhaustion for a long time. (Ibid., 159)

6. Dr. OTTO PIPER. – Feb 7th, 10 p. m., 8 gr. Bitter taste for a few m., followed by a flat, sweetish taste. then for 1/2 hour some scraping in larynx. – 8th, m., face round eyes very swollen, felt when opening eyes. P. M., sudden epistaxis while seated, the blood very thin and bright red. The urine passed in m. deposited after 24 hours a slimy sediment of brownish – green colour, and it had a putrid smell. The urine passed during day was darker, and the sediment was brick dust colour. The urine passed was scantier. – 9th. Urine the same as yesterday, only it did not deposit any sediment. the m. urine had a brownish – green colour and a slimy sediment, and from 11th deposited a thin red crust. From 13th the normal state returned. (Ibid., 162.)

Richard Hughes
Dr. Richard Hughes (1836-1902) was born in London, England. He received the title of M.R.C.S. (Eng.), in 1857 and L.R.C.P. (Edin.) in 1860. The title of M.D. was conferred upon him by the American College a few years later.

Hughes was a great writer and a scholar. He actively cooperated with Dr. T.F. Allen to compile his 'Encyclopedia' and rendered immeasurable aid to Dr. Dudgeon in translating Hahnemann's 'Materia Medica Pura' into English. In 1889 he was appointed an Editor of the 'British Homoeopathic Journal' and continued in that capacity until his demise. In 1876, Dr. Hughes was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Organization of the International Congress of Homoeopathy Physicians in Philadelphia. He also presided over the International Congress in London.