Tilia Europea. The common Lime or Linden. *N.O. Tiliacae. Tincture of fresh blossoms.
Clinical
Dentition. Enuresis. Epistaxis. Leucorrhoea. Lichen. Neuralgia. Peritonitis. Rheumatism. Toothache. Urticaria. *Uterus, *bearing down in, prolapse of, inflammation of.
Characteristics
The sap of the Lime contains sugar, and the flowers an abundance of honey, which makes the tree particularly attractive to bees. A tincture of the fresh blossoms was proved by the Austrian Society. The most striking characteristic is “an intense sore feeling about the abdomen and profuse warm sweat which gives no relief.” This has led to its successful use in cases of peritonitis. In addition to this are marked bearing-down symptoms in the whole genito-urinary and rectal regions, especially in the uterus, and these combined with the others have indicated *Til. in puerperal metritis and other disorders of the female generative sphere. An intense facial neuralgia was developed in the proving, and also a very aggravated condition of skin irritation with pimples of the lichen order. Some *Peculiar Sensations are: As if a piece of cold iron pierced through right eye, causing burning. Burning as if a piece of ice were drawn over ear and face. As if something living were under skin of face. Tearing in anterior muscles of thigh, as if they were too short. There are a number of pains above the root of the nose, epistaxis of thin, pale blood which coagulated quickly. The left side was most affected. Great sensitiveness to draft of air was induced. The symptoms were: worse Afternoon and evening, talking, walking, sneezing, stooping, cold water. Better in cool room, walking about in open air, closing eyes (head), by coffee. Pain in head was better by application of cold water, pain in jaw aggravates. Heat of bed worse skin symptoms.
Relations
*Compare: Puerperal metritis, Belladonna Uterine bearing down, Lil-t. Sweat without improvement, Mercurius
SYMPTOMS.
Mind
Melancholy, disposed to weep. Love-sick. Dread of society. Irritable. Disinclined to work.
Head
Vertigo, with staggering, and like gauze before the eyes. Intoxication. Stinging pain in forehead, with heat in head and face. Extreme sensitiveness of head to draft of air. Pressing- inward pains, as from a dull instrument, just above root of nose. Tearing in right temple, extending down upper arm. Pressure and burrowing in occiput. Itching of scalp. Eruption of small gritty vesicles, which itch and burn on scratching.
Eyes
Hollow-eyed. Sensation as if a piece of cold iron pierced right eye, causing burning. Vision: obscured, flickering.
Ears
Stinging in ears.
Nose
Bleeding from nose, blood thin and pale, but coagulates quickly. Frequent sneezing. Tickling of nose.
Face
Face pale, or flushed, frequent alternations. Ulcerative, sore pain right side of face from temple to jaw. Cutting pains: starting from right upper jaw, near left malar bone. Sensation of something alive under skin of face. Quivering of lips. Sprained pain in left jaw-point.
Teeth
Stinging pain in all the teeth, worse by cold water. Drawing pains in gums.
Mouth
Much mucus in mouth, causing fuzzy feeling, affecting speech. Taste: bitter, bitter-slimy, pasty.
Throat
Burning in throat. Sensation of swelling of the palate, with desire to swallow, and hoarse voice. Tickling in palate causing cough.
Stomach
Unusual hunger. Desires refreshing things. Good appetite but speedy satiety. Nausea after eating. No desire for tobacco. Putrid eructations. Cramp-like pain in stomach.
Abdomen
Bloated abdomen, pains as from incarcerated flatulence, repeated noisy discharges of it, with much aggravates. Circumscribed distension of abdomen. Abdomen painful when touched, especially round navel. Constant rumbling and gurgling, sometimes with colic. Sensitiveness, soreness, and sensation of subcutaneous ulceration in upper part of abdomen. Stitches suddenly appearing in abdomen, extending into pelvis, and impeding breathing.
Stool and Anus.
Pressure on rectum which seems to force out anus. Sudden urgent desire. Stool: early in morning, soft, mushy, unsatisfactory, pasty, scanty, delayed, hard.
Urinary Organs
Constant painful pressure on bladder and urethra. Board stitches in middle of urethra. Frequent, copious micturition. Enuresis twice towards morning when in a stupid slumber.
Female Sexual Organs
Frequent pressing on uterus, as if everything would fall out of pelvis. Spasmodic labor-like drawing from abdomen down small of back, as if catamenia would set in. Great sensitiveness and soreness of whole uterus, as after parturition. Redness, soreness, and burning of external parts. Menstruation too late and very scanty (blood pale). Profuse leucorrhoea, pale mucus.
Respiratory Organs
Tickling, scraping, irritating, provoking slight cough, especially in left side of larynx. Fine stitches in larynx, worse talking. Hoarseness. Frequent sighing.
Chest
Oppression. Whole chest weak, acute pressure and pinching under sternum. Throbs as from a dull stitch from thorax to back. Bruised pain and swelling of left sternoclavicular joint. Tearing from left pectoralis major to axilla and also upper arm with weariness and sensation of paralysis in arm while in bed.
Heart and Pulse
Tensive, sore pain in precordial region. Pulse accelerated, small.
Neck and Back
Tearing from nape to top of shoulder. Stitching, drawing, and heat in right back between liver and kidneys. Heaviness in sacral and dorsal region.
Limbs.
Trembling, weariness, bruised feeling in limbs.
Upper Limbs
Paralytic heaviness of arms, especially upper arm. Weariness of left arm even while hanging down. Heaviness and painful lameness in left shoulder. Tearing in: forearm near wrist, in right wrist and left half of skull, in fingers.
Lower Limbs
Weariness and prickling in limbs, cramps in flexor muscles. Drawing in small spot left hip while sitting. Tension in anterior muscles of both thighs as if too short. Sensation as if leg tightly bound while walking. Cramp in left sole. Ulcerative pain in ball of left great toe worse by touch.
Generalities
Esp. suitable for women after parturition, and for children during dentition. Left side of body most affected. Worse afternoon and evening, in warm room, in heat of bed (skin symptoms), during motion (rheumatic symptoms). Better in cool room, and from motion.
Skin
Skin red, hard pimples, burn like fire after scratching. Burning itching at night. (Urticaria. Lichen simplex.).
Sleep
Yawning, sleepy, exhausted. Night disturbed by sudden waking. Sleeplessness, with restlessness, bed seems too hard. Vivid frightful dreams, skin of legs, especially over tibiae, bathed in perspiration.
Fever
Pulse full, hard, and quick. Chilliness in evening. Heat all over, but most in head and cheeks. Night-sweat.
