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me that he could no longer endure the itching, which increased 

 every hour. The first direct action of Mezereum lasts very long. 

 I gave him thirty grains of camphor, to be taken every six hours, 

 and before he had taken it all the itching had disappeared. 



Medical Uses (Homeopathic).— Hahnemann (Mat Med. 

 Pura) states that this drug has been found useful in humid, 

 itching eruptions on the head and behind the ears ; ophthalmia ; 

 leucorrhcea of many years' standing; shortening of the lower 

 limb ; nightly itching of the body. 



Clinical Observations.— Mack and Trinks (op. cit.) : Meze- 

 reum seems to be suitable in that state in which the attacks of 

 disease are accompanied with shivering and cold, and when there 

 is great sensibility to cold air, especially in robust, veno-bilious 

 or sanguine temperaments, and in scrofulous individuals. In 

 scrofulous affections, with swelling of the glands. Inflamma- 

 tion, softening and caries of the bones. Swelling of the bones 

 (Hartmann, Schider, JRummell). Nightly itching over the 

 whole body (Hahnemann). Periostitis of the tibia, the parts 

 being covered with a brown, dry skin, and surrounded with 

 reddish-blue spots, with violent, burning pains, caused by the 

 slightest pressure of the finger (Theile). Tinea. Crusta lactea 



Chronic prosopalgia (Dufresne). 



(Diez). Eczema mercuriale 



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the face, commencing at the zygoma and spreading over the 

 temples, coming on after eating warm things (B'&nninghauseii). 

 Violent toothache in a hollow tooth, with feeling of chilliness 

 during the pain. Catarrh, with nightly exacerbation. Burning 

 in the throat. Oppression of the chest. Pricking pain in the 

 chest, with great anguish. Paleness of the face. Continued 

 chilliness, sometimes cold sweat. Constant thirst. Tongue 

 coated white (Kirsten). 



Antidotes. — Vinegar. Camphor. Mercurius. According 



to Hahnemann, Wine and Coffee have no effect on the action 

 of Mezereum. 



* Hahnemann's Leaaer Writings, translated bv R. E. Dudgeon, M.J). 



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