Cocculus Indicus - Chest symptoms - T.F. Allen

CHEST

Chest

Pressure on the chest, on eructating,

Stitches within the chest rhythmical with the pulse, whilst sitting; uninterrupted for a quarter of an hour,

Fine stitches in both nipples (after half an hour),

(Rawness and sore sensation in the chest),

Reading aloud affects the chest, so that he cannot continue to read without great exertion,

Front.

Sudden pressure upon the sternum, as if one pushed against it with the fist,

Pain in the middle of the sternum, as from pressure with a blunt instrument,

Pressive pain in the middle of the sternum, with anxiety, followed by sticking pain in the sternum (after three hours),

Fine sticking pain in the sternum, while walking (after forty-eight hours),

Intermitting dull stitches in the right false ribs, in front,

Sides.

Audible rumbling, as if in the left side of the chest, as from emptiness, especially noticed on walking (after three hours),

Drawing pain in the side towards the back while talking, walking, or stooping; while lying it became a drawing, worse for a few minutes; then ceasing entirely,

On bending the body towards the right side, while sitting or standing, dull drawing pain in the right side of the chest, continuing as long as he remains bent,

Paroxysmal, fine sticking pains in the left side of the chest, on inspiration,

Stitches in the right side (after one hour),

Stitches in the left side (after three hours),

Some stitches in the right side of the chest (after two hours),

Some stitches in the left side of the chest, in the pit of the stomach, in the evening (after twenty-four hours),

An extremely violent stitch through the left chest into the back, while walking,

Respiration

Oppression of the chest, especially of the upper part of the sternum, which impedes the breathing (after four hours),

Tensive constriction in the right side of the chest, which impedes the breathing (after half an hour),

Whistling-snoring breathing, threatening suffocation, especially on inspiration; it alternates with very slow breathing, at times almost suppressed; therewith the face is distended as in apoplexy,

Breathing very quick (third day),

Respiration rapid and difficult (after one hour and a half),

A suffocative sensation, arresting the breath and contracting the air-passages; it almost constantly provoked cough,

Dyspnoea, and difficult breathing,

She has no breath; must always take a short breath,

Heart and pulse

Palpitation,

Pulse very quick (third day),

Pulse small, but natural in frequency (after six hours),

The pulse is not more rapid, but very small and hard,