CROTON TIGLIUM
Source indications
Allen's Keynotes
- affects mucous membrane of intestinal tract, producing transudations of watery portions of blood, a copious, watery diarrhoea and develops an acute eczema over the whole body
- the bowels are moved as if by spasmodic jerks, \"coming out like a shot\"; as soon as patient eats, drinks, or even while eating; yellow watery stool
- constant urging to stool followed by sudden evacuation, which is shot out of the rectum
- swashing sensation in intestines, as from water, before stool
- drawing pain through the chest from breast to scapula, of same side every time the child nurses; nipple very sore
- intense itching of skin, but so tender is unable to scratch; better by gentle rubbing; eczema over whole body
- intense itching of genitals of both sexes; vesicular eruption on male; so sensitive and sore is unable to scratch
- cough: as soon as the head touched the pillow a spasmodic paroxysm of cough set in; suffocated, must walk about the room or sleep in a chair
- worse from diarrhoea; every motion; after drinking; while eating or nursing; during summer; from fruit and sweetmeats; the least food or drink
