Serpentary. Virginia Snakeroot. N. O. Aristolochiaceae. Trituration of dried roots.
Clinical
Dyspepsia. Flatulence.
Characteristics
Serpentary was proved by Jorg's provers and others. Its chief effects were noticed in the gastro-enteric organs, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, flatulence, and urging to stool. Increased and afterwards lost appetite. Irritation of the urinary and genital organs with frequent desire to micturate. As with A. milhomens, there was disturbed rest, also heat of the head.
Mind
Peevish mood. Disinclination for work.
Head
Sticking in forehead extending to base of brain. Increased warmth of head.
Mouth
Copious salivation with frequent spitting.
Stomach
Increased appetite, yet able to eat little, since the first morsels satisfy. Loss of appetite. Nausea and vomiting, vomiting did not cease till stomach was entirely emptied. Distended feeling as if too full. Heaviness better by emission of much flatus.
Abdomen
Colic in umbilical region. Distension, rumbling, uneasiness, cutting pains, with at times emission of flatus eructations which relieve.
Stool and Anus
Distressing itching about anus. Frequent desire for stool, with evacuation of scanty, hard, tenacious faeces, with much flatulence. Frequent desire with evacuation of more gas than faeces.
Urinary Organs
General irritation of urinary and genital organs. Violent desire to urinate with great increase in quantity of urine. Frequent desire but only a little brownish urine passed.
Neck
Pressive pain in nape of neck.