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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopathy"Page 86 of 653tion with great benefit to the patient.Magnesia muriatica has shown good curative effects in purelyspasmodic affections of the uterus.Hypericum perfoiiatum. Violent tearing in the genital organs,Tvdth desire to urinate ; tension in the region of the uterus asa tight bandage ; the menses delay in such a case.If neuralgia of the uterus is a secondary affection, dependingupon other primary pathological conditions of the uterus, prolapsus, anteversion, retroversion, lateral displacements, flexures,these causes have to be removed before a cure can be thought of.Chronic engorgements, in connection with neuralgia, may requireBelladonna^ Veratrum viride^ Aconite^ Mercurius sd.^ etc. Subcutaneous injections of Morphia and Atropine have relieved the mostobstinate cases of uterine neuralgia. H.]O. Taginodynla.Neuralgia of the Vagina,"We extract from Kafka the following notice of this subject : Themucous membrane of the vagina is neither swollen nor hypersemic,its secretion is not increased, its appearance unaltered. This diis either a local affection of the vagina, or else it is complicauterine neuralgia. It may be caused by lascivious fancies, masturbation, abuse of sexual intercourse which is only partially grfied ; discharge of an acrid, corrosive secretion from the uterusVaginodynia. 98tating pessaries, ascarides in the vagina, dust in the uterus, diments of this organ, etc.The symptoms are in part local, and in part general. Among thelocal symptoms we notice a peculiar itching or tickling of the vagina of various degrees of intensity. If not excessive, this titition of the vagina can be borne ; it does not excite the sexual psion, or at least very triflingly ; it causes a slight sensationin the vagina and an irresistible urging to scratch or rub the iting parts of the vulva or vagina, which generally causes a rednesot the mucous membrane and an increase of the temperature. Inproportion as the warmth of the itching parts increases, they likwise become affected with a striking dryness, which is very troubsome to the patients.In sensitive and excitable women the sexual passion is first excited by the frequent rubbing of the vulva or vagina ; at such atime the eyes glisten, the cheeks look flushed, the head is hot.the rubbing is continued, a pleasurable sensation is excited, whicontinues until a seminal vesicle is detached after which the perfeels exhausted, the face looks pale and a certain moroseness orleuness of temper prevails.An observing physician is not slow to observe these changes inthe looks and mood of his patient. They constitute important phenomena in the case of young girls whose sexual passion could nothttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt