Unrelaxed. Trim and health-conscious but overworked and overconscientious. Fine complexioned but showing signs of strain. Perhaps driven by self-doubt and insecurity. Anticipates misfortune.
Arsenicum & salts Argentum nitricum ? other nitrates
? Overuse of herbals and homeopathy ? Dietary fads
Progesterone (▲rel▼)
Emergent disturbance
Disturbances of surface immunity Persistent inflammation – mucus membranes
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Secondary disturbances
Systemic ‘toxicity’ with fatigue and loss of wellbeing
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Principle locations
Mouth, VAGINA Inflammatory
Borax
Secondary locations
Anus Urethra Gallblader
Nit-ac Hydrastis
GI pathophysiology
Indistinct dysbiosis | Disturbed bowel habit
This was the tenth non-lactose fermenting type of bacillus “isolated” in the laboratory by Paterson.
Appearance
Fair; florid. Dark; pale.
Mind
Anxious; active; irritable; depressed.
Head
Headache forehead, left eye.
Nose & Mouth
Nose: Catarrh. Mouth: Spongy gums. Halitosis.
Chest
Asthma. Cough < in the morning; sputum difficult. Panniculitis chest wall. Lipoma lower ribs.
Desires & Aversion
Averse: egg; bread; tomato; tea. Averse breakfast. Craves: sweets; chocolates; fried fish. Upset by egg and fat. Anorexia.
Stomach
Nausea; vomiting.
Abdomen
Occasional pain in the gall bladder.
Body and Limbs
Tenderness in coccyx. Rheumatism of thigh. Rheumatoid arthritis in left knee. Paronychia.
Urinary
Frequent micturition.
Genitalia
Pruritis valvae. Leucorrhoea with fishy odour; greenish; corrosive. Flesh in groin raw, dry, and cracked. Urethral caruncle.
Bowel
Bowel motion first thing in the morning. Pain LIF, RIF. Motion sluggish; very often diarrhea. Pruritis ani.
Skin
Warts on hands—numerous, flat or pointed (after working with pickled hams). Dermatitis at flexures? Possible allergy to a drug given for asthma. Ringworm.
Perspiration
In axilla.
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Citrobacter spp. (? C. koseri), (+/- Enterobacter cloacae)
Hypotheses
Features
Similars
Predisposed types
Tense overworking types ? Dark, pale colouration
Kali salts
Main aetiology
Infective
Secondary aetiologies
Overwork Over-indulgence Drugs and antibiotics
Emergent disturbance
Systemic
Secondary disturbances
Fatigue states Inflammatory arthritis
Principle locations
Systemic
Secondary locations
Neuromuscular Joints
Bryonia
GI pathophysiology
Diffuse
Carbo veg.
FATIGUE
cracking joints
Keynote for This Nosode
Extreme mental and physical fatigue; insidious development; wasting of muscle groups, possible myocardial weakness, sudden onset. Site of action at the neuromuscular junction.
Appearance
Dark, pale; puffy.
Mind
Tense. Tired. The thought of doing anything is sufficient to exhaust.
Face
+/- Angio-neurotic oedema.
Respiration
+/- Asthma; bronchial catarrh; tough sticky mucus, difficult to raise; worse at 2 A.M. (Kali carb is the associated remedy).
Neck and Back
Stiff neck: “cracks like a nut.” Fibrositis in neck and shoulders, fibrous rheumatism of neck, back, and abdominal muscles. Spinal osteoarthritis. Backache > heat and rest; < damp and cold and on commencing to move. Spondylo-arthritis with ankylosis.
Circulation
Slow pulse rate, often lowered blood pressure. Faintness on standing long or after sudden exertion. Excessive perspiration.
Stomach
Eructation. No vomiting.
Abdomen
Pain in liver region. Flatulence.
Digestive System
General lack of nerve & muscle tone; sense of fullness after food; flatulence/distension of the stomach.
Upper Limbs
Rheumatoid arthritis of shoulders, elbows, wrists. Ganglion in right hand. Finger swelling. Blood vessels burst in fingers. Rheumatism in wrist, thumb osteoporosis. Wrists and ankles immobile.
Lower Limbs
Joints swollen and painful. Fibrous rheumatism in thighs. Limbs stiff. Pain shoots up and down leg. Stabbing hip pain. Night leg cramps. Osteoarthritis in knees. Periarthritis in knees. Left hip fixed, arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis in knees and ankles. Feet painful. Gout in left toe.
Neuromuscular System
Relaxed fibrous tissue with tendency to form rheumatic nodules. Backache; cannot stand long without discomfort.
Genito-Urinary System
Feeble urinary flow. Loss of sexual function. Premature senility. Pain in vulvae, no leucorrhoea.
Bowels
Constipation. Haemorrhoids.
Skin
Cracks on knuckles and finger tips. Cracked palms. Circinate eruptions on hands (palms) – hot, nippy, and scaly. Paronychia.
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