The Therapeutics of Fevers

Sarracenia Purpurea sarr.

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Type

Quotidian; tertian.

Time

5 P. M.; afternoon and evening.

Chill

General chills between the shoulder-blades (Caps., Led., Polyp., Eup. purp.). Horripilations between shoulder-blades in afternoon or evening. Coldness of extremities, as from deficient circulation. Chills, heat and sweat at 5 P. M., of a tertian or quotidian type. Chills, with cold perspiration and a desire to lie down after meals.

Heat

Beginning in the afternoon and lasting all night (Lyc., Puls., Rhus). Fever, with heat and redness of the face, burning in the stomach, great prostration, delirium and loss of consciousness. Burning heat of the skin, with excoriation and fissures, as if it had been excessively stretched. Heat and continual burning in the legs; heat in the whole right lumbar region. General heat, with dryness of the skin, excessive thirst, and as if hot vapors rise up to the brain. Heat in the feet, as if he had been cut.

Sweat

Copious night-sweat. Great sweat on the limbs, especially in the evening and during rest.

Tongue

Coated brownish-white. Bad taste in the mouth, with loss of appetite.