Author: Urenus

Buck Bean. (Genitanaceae.)

Complaints from abuse of Cinchona and Quinine. Fevers, in which the cold stage predominates; coldness felt most acutely in abdomen and legs. Headache: pressing in vertex from above downwards, > during hard pressure with hand (Ver.); as of a heavy weight pressing on the head at every step (Cac., Glon., Lach.); < ascending (Cal.); often with icy coldness of hands and feet (Cal., Sep.). Anxiety about the heart as if some evil was impending. Tension: in root of nose; in arms, hands, fingers; in skin, as if several sizes too small and was crowded into it by force.

Relations. – Compare: Cac., Cal., Gels., Sep., Mag. m., Paris. Follow well: Caps., Lach., Lyc., Puls., Rhus, Ver.

Aggravation. – During rest; lying down.

Amelioration. – Pressure on affected part.

Sweet Clover (Leguminosae.)

Congestions, relieved by haemorrhage. Engorgement of blood-vessels in any part of organ. Violent congestive or nervous headaches; epistaxis affords relief (Bufo, Ferr. p., Magn. s.). Convulsions: of nervous children during dentition (Bell.); infantile spasms, eclampsia, epilepsy. Religious melancholy with an intensely red face; insanity, in early stages, to relieve brain from pressure and irritation. Nosebleed preceded by intense redness, flushing of face and throbbing of carotids (Bell.); with general relief. Very red face precedes haemorrhage from every organ. Constipation: difficult, painful, constriction in anus; throbbing, fulness; no desire until there is a large accumulation (Alum.).

Relations. – Compare: Amyl., Ant. c., in epistaxis after headache, but does not relieve; Bell., Glon., Sang. in congestive headache, red face, hot head, etc.

Aggravation. – Approach of a storm; rainy, changeable weather.

The Gonorrhoeal Virus. (A Nosode.)

For the constitutional effects of mal-treated and suppressed gonorrhoea, when the best selected remedy fails to relieve or permanently improve. For persons suffering from gout, rheumatism, neuralgia and diseases of the spinal cord and its membranes – even organic lesions ending in paralysis – which can be traced to a sycotic origin. For women, with chronic ovaritis, salpingitis, pelvic cellulitis, fibroids, cysts, and other morbid growths of the uterus and ovaries, especially if symptoms point to malignancy, with or without sycotic origin. For scirrhus, carcinoma or cancer, with acute or chronic in development, when the symptoms correspond and a history of sycosis can be traced. Bears the same relation in deep-seated sycotic chronic affections of spinal and sympathetic nervous system that Psorinum does to deep-seated affections of skin and mucous membranes. Children, pale, rachitic; dwarfed and stunted in growth (Bar. c.); mentally, dull and weak. Great heat and soreness, with enlargement of lymphatic glands all over body. Consumptive languor; fatigue; great general depression of vitality. Pains: arthiritic, rheumatic, in a sequel of suppressed gonorrhoea (Daph. od., Clem.); constricting, seem to tighted the whole body (Cac.); sore all over, as if bruised (Arn., Eup.). Trembling all over (subjective), intense nervousness and profound exhaustion. State of collapse, want to be fanned all the time (Carbo v.); craves fresh air; skin cold, yet throws off the covers (Camph., Sec.); bold and bathed with cold perspiration (Ver.).

Mind. – Weakness of memory; cannot remember names, words or initial letters; has to ask name of most intimate fried; even forgets his own name. Cannot spell correctly; wonders how a well-known name is spelled. Constantly loses the thread of conversation. Great difficulty in stating her symptoms, question has to be repeated as she loses herself. Cannot speak without weeping. Anticipates death; always anticipating, feels matters most senstively before they occur and generally correctly. Irritated at trifles; cross during the day, exhilarated at night. Very impatient; peevish. Anxious, nervous, extremely sensitive; starts at the least sound. Time passes too slowly (Alum., Arg. n., Can. I.). Is in a great hurry; when doing anything is in such a hurry she gets fatigued. Many symptoms are < when thinking of them (pains return as soon as he thinks about them, Ox. ac.).

Head. – Intense burning pain in brain, < in cerebellum; extends down spine. Head feels heavy and is drawn backwards. Sensation of tightness and contraction; extends down whole length of spine. Headache and diarrhoea from jarring of ears.

Throat. – Sensation s if she had taken a severe cold, with distressing aching in bones; throat sore and swollen, deglutition of either liquids or solids impossible (Mer.). Throat constantly filled thick, gray or bloody mucus from posterior nares (Hyd.).

Appetite. – Ravenous hunger immediately after eating (Cina, Lyc., Psor.). Constant thirst, even dreams she is drinking. Insatiate craving: for liquor, which before she hated (Asar.); for salt (Cal., Nat.); sweets (Sulph.); for ale, ice, acids, oranges, green fruit.

Bowels. – Stools: tenacious, clay-like, sluggish, cannot strain froma sensation of prolapse of rectum (Alum.). Constriction and inertia of bowels with ball-like stools (Lach.). Can only pass stool by leaning very far back; very painful, as if there was a lump on posterior surface of sphincter; so painful as to cause tears. Sharp, needle-like pains in rectum. Oozing of moisture from anus, feted odor of fish brine (Caust., Hep.).

Urinary Organs. – Sever pain (backache) in renal region, > by profuse urination (Lyc.). Renal colic; intense pain in ureters, with sensation of passage of calculus (Berb., Lyc., Ocim. c.); craving for ice. Nocturnal enuresis: passes enormous quantity of ammoniacal, high colored urine in bed every night; < by over-work or over-play, extremes of heat or cold, when the best selected remedy fails; with a history of sycosis. Painful tenesmus of bladder and bowels when urinating.

Sexual Organs. – Menses; profuse, very dark, clotted; stains difficult to wash out (Mag. c.). Metrorrhagia: at climacteric; profuse for weeks, flow dark clotted, offensive; in gushes, on moving; with malignant disease of uterus. Intense menstrual colic, with drawing up of knees and terrible bearing down labor-like pains; must press feet against support, as in labor. Intensive pruritis of labia and vagina < by thinking of it. Breasts and nipples sore and sensitive to touch. Breasts cold as ice to touch, especially the nipples, rest of body warm (during menses).

Respiratory Organs. – Asthma: choking caused by a weakness or spasm of epiglottis; larynx stopped so that no air could enter, only > by lying on face and protruding tongue. Soreness of larynx as if ulcerated. Dyspnoea and sense of constriction; can inhale with ease, but no power to exhale (Samb.). Cough: dry, incessant, sever; painful, as if mucous membrane was torn from larynx; deep, hollow, like coughing in a barrel; < at night, from sweets, on lying down; > by lying on stomach. Sputa: albuminous, frothy; small, green, bitter balls; viscid, difficult to raise. Incipient consumption; severe pains in middle lobes.

Back and Extremities. – Pain in back between scapulae; whole length of spine sore to touch (Chin. s.). Intense burning heat, beginning in nape of neck and extending down spine, with a contractive stiffness, < by stretching. Rheumatism of top of shoulder and arm; pains extend to fingers, < by motion (right, Sang. – left, Fer.). Lumber vertebrae painful and sensitive to touch. Pain in sacrum, coccyx, and back of hips running around and down limbs. Pains in legs, from hips to knees; only when walking. Heaviness of legs, feel like lead; walking very difficult, legs are so heavy, legs give way. Lower limbs ache all night, preventing sleep. Intensely restless and fidgety legs and feet (Zinc.). Terrible suffering in legs and arms during an electrical storm. Aching in legs, with inability to keep them still in bed, < when giving up control of himself, when relaxing, in trying to sleep. Coldness of legs and feet; of hands and forearms. Drawing, contracting sensation in hamstrings and ankles; cramps in calves and soles (Cup.). Ankles easily turn when walking (Carbo an., Led.). Burning of hands and feet, wants them uncovered and fanned (Lach., Sulph.). Almost entire loss of nervous force in legs and arms; exhausted by slightest effort. Painful stiffness of every joint in body. Deformity of finger joints; large, puffy, knuckles; swelling and painful stiffness of ankles; great tenderness of heels and balls of feet; swellings of all joints are puffy, like windgalls.

Relations. – Compare: Ipec., dry cough; Camph., Sec., Tab., Ver., in collapse; Pic. ac., Gels., inability to walk; Aloe, Sulph., morning diarrhoea. The burning feet of Sulphur and restless fidgety legs and feet of Zinc. ar both found at the same time in Medorrhinum.

Aggravation. – When thinking of it (Helon., Ox. ac.); heat, covering; stretching; thunder storm; least movement; sweets; from daylight to sunset (rev. of Syph.).

Amelioration. – At the seashore (rev. of Nat.); lying on stomach; damp weather (Caust., Nux).

Phosphate of Magnesia.

Is best adapted to thin, emaciated persons of a highly nervous organization; dark complexion. Affections of right side of body; head, ear, face, chest, ovary, sciatic nerve (Bell., Bry., Chel., Kali c., Lyc., Pod.). Pains: sharp, cutting, stabbing; shooting, stitching; lightning-like in coming and going (Bell.); intermittent, paroxysym becoming almost unberable, driving patient to frenzy; rapidly changing place (Lac c., Puls.), with a constricting sensation (Cac., Iod., Sulph.); cramping, in neuralgic affections of stomach, abdomen and pelvis (Caul., Col.). Great dread: of cold air; of uncovering; of touching affected part; of cold bathing or washing; of moving. Languid, tired, exhausted; unable to sit up. Complaints from standing in cold water or working in cold clay (Cal.). Ailments of teething children; spasms during dentition, no fever (with fever, hot head and skin, Bell.). Headache: begins in occiput and extends over head (Sang., Sil.); of school girls; face red, flushed; from mental emotion, exertion or hard study; < 10 to 11 a. m. or 4 to 5 p. m.; > by pressure and external heat. Neuralgia; of face, supra-orbital or infra-orbital; right side; intermittent, darting, cutting < by touch, cold air, pressure > by external heat. Toothache: at night; rapidly shifting; < eating, drinking, especially cold things; > by heat (> by cold, Bry., Coff., Fer. p.). Spasms or cramps of stomach, with clean tongue, as if a hand was drawn tightly around body. Colic: flatulent, forcing patient to bend double; > by heat, rubbing and hard pressure (Col., Plumb.); of horses and cows when Colocynth fails to >. Menses: early; flow dark, stringy; pains < before, > when flow begins (Lach., Zinc.); pains darting, like lightning, shooting, < right side, > by heat and bending double; vaginismus. Enuresis: nocturnal; from nervous irritation; urine pale, copious; after catheterization. Cramps: of extremities; during pregnancy; of writers, piano or violin players.

Relations. – Compare: Bell., Caul., Col., Lyc., Lac c., Puls.; Cham. its vegetable analogue. Sometimes acts best when given in hot water.

Aggravation. – Cold air; a draft of cold air or cold wind; cold bathing or washing; motion; touch.

Amelioration. – Bending double; heat; warmth; pressure (burning pain > by heat, Ars.).

Chloride of Magnesia (MgCl)

Especially adapted to diseases of women; spasmodic and hysterical complaints, complicated with uterine diseases; who have suffered for years from attacks of indigestion or biliousness. Children: during difficult dentition are unable to digest milk; it causes pain in stomach and passes undigested; puny, rachitic, who crave sweets. Great sensitiveness to noise (Ign., Nux, Ther.). Headache: every six weeks, in forehead and around the eyes; as if it would burst; < from motion and in open air; > from lying down, strong pressure (Puls.), and wrapping up warmly (Sil., Stron.). Great tendency of head to sweat (Cal., Sanic., Sil.). Continual raising of white froth in mouth. Eructations, tasting like rotten eggs, like onions (breath smells of onions, Sinap.). Toothache; unbearable when food touches the teeth. Pressing pain in liver, when walking and touching it, liver hard, enlarged, < lying on right side (Mer., Kali c.). Constipation: stool hard, scanty, large, knotty, like sheep’s dung; difficult to pass; crumbling at verge of anus (Am. m., Nat. m.); of infants during dentition. Urine; pale, yellow, can only be passed by bearing down with abdominal muscles; weakness of bladder; Menses: with great excitement at every speed; flow black, clotted; spasms and pains < in back when walking, extend into thighs; metrorrhagia, < at night in bed, causing hysteria (Act., Caul.). Leucorrhoea: after exercise; with every stool; with uterine spasm; followed by metrorrhagia; two weeks after menses for three or four days (Bar., Bov., Con.). Palpitation and cardiac pains while sitting. < by moving about (compare, Gels.).

Relations. – Compare: Cham. in the diseases of children.

Carbonate of Magnesia. (MgCO3,3H2O.)

For persons, especially children, of irritable disposition, nervous temperament (Cham.); lax fibre; sour smell of whole body (Rheum). The whole body feels tired and painful especially the legs and feet; aching, restless. Spasmodic affections of stomach and intestines (Col., Mag. p.), increased secretion from mucous membranes. Unrefreshing sleep, more tired on rising than when retiring (Bry., Con., Hep., Op., Sulph.). Inordinate craving for meat in children of tuberculous parentage. Heartburn; sour, belching, eructations, taste and vomiting; of pregnancy. Pains: neuralgic, lightening-like, < left side (Col.); insupportable during repose, must get up and walk (Rhus); toothache, during pregnancy < at night. Pain on vertex as if the hair were pulled (Kali n., Phos.). Menses: preceded by sore throat (Lac c.), labor-like pain, cutting colic, backache, weakness, chilliness; flows only at night or when lying, ceases when walking (Am. m., Kreos., – rev. or Lil.); acrid, dark, pitch-like; difficult to wash off (Med.). Diarrhoea: preceded by cutting, doubling-up colic; occurs regularly every three weeks; stools green, frothy, like scum of a frog-pond; white, tallow-like masses are found floating in stool; the milk passes undigested in nursing children. When crude magnesia has been taken to “sweeten the stomach;” if the symptoms correspond, the potentized remedy will often relieve.

Relations. – Complementary: to, Chamomilla.

Aggravation. – Change of temperature; every three weeks; rest; milk, during menses.

Amelioration. – Warm air, but worse in warmth of bed (Led., Mer. – better in warmth of bed, Ars.).

The Saliva of a Rabid Dog. (A Nosode.)

Ziemsen suggested Lyssin as a substitute for Hydrophobinum, Encyclopaedia, vol. iii, p 472. The sight or sound of running water or pouring water aggravates all complaints. Lyssophobia; fear of becoming mad. Bluish discoloration of wounds (Lach.). Complaints resulting from abnormal sexual desire (from abstinence, Con.). Mental emotion or mortifying news always makes him worse. Cannot bear heat of sun (Gels., Glon., Lach., Nat.). Convulsions: from dazzling or reflected light from water or mirror (Stram.); from even thinking of fluids of any kind; from slightest touch or current of air. Headache: from bites of dogs, whether rabid or not; chronic, from mental emotion or exertion; < by noise of running water or bright light. Salive; tough, ropy, viscid, frothy in mouth and throat, with constant spitting (Hydr.). Sore throat, constant desire to swallow (Lac. c., Mer.). Difficulty in swallowing, even spasm of oesophagus from swallowing liquids; gagging when swallowing water. Constant desire to urinate on seeing running water (Canth., Sulph.); urine scanty, cloudy, contains sugar. Prolapsus uteri; many cases of years’ standing cured. Sensitiveness of vagina, rendering coition painful.

Relations. – Compare: Bell., Canth., Hyos., Stram., in hydrophobia.

Aggravation. – Sight or sound of water; bright dazzling light (Stram.); carriage-riding (Coc. – better from, Nit. ac.).

Wolf’s Foot; Club Moss (Lycopodiaceae)

For persons intellectually keen, but physically weak; upper part of body emaciated, lower part semi-dropsical; predisposed to lung and hepatic affections (Cal., Phos., Sulph.); especially the extremes of life, children and old people. Deep-seated, progressive, chronic diseases. Pains: aching-pressure, drawing; chiefly right sided, < four to eight P.M. Affects right side, or pain goes from right to left; throat, chest, abdomen, liver, ovaries. Children, weak, emaciated; with well-developed head but puny, sickly bodies. Baby cries all day, sleeps all night (rev. of, Jal., Psor.). Ailments from fright, anger, mortification, or vexation with reserved displeasure (Staph.). Avaricious, greedy, miserly, malacious, pusillanimous. Irritable; peevish and cross on walking; ugly, kick and scream; easily angered; cannot endure opposition or contradiction; seeks disputes; is beside himself. Weeps all day, cannot calm herself; very sensitive, even cries when thanked. Dread of men; of solitude, irritable and melancholy; fear of being alone (Bis., Kali c., Lil.). Complexion pale, dirty; unhealthy; sallow, with deep furrows, looks older than he is; fan-like motion of the alae nasi (Ant. t.). Catarrh: dry, nose stopped at night, must breathe through the mouth (Am. c., Nux, Samb.); snuffles, child starts from sleep rubbing its nose; of root of nose and frontal sinuses; crusts and elastic plugs (Kali bi., Marum). Diphtheria; fauces brownish red, deposit spreads from right tonsil to left, or descends from nose to right tonsil; < after sleep and from cold drinks (from warm drinks, Lach.). Everything tastes sour; eructations, heartburn, waterbrash, sour vomiting (between chill and heat). Canine hunger; the more he eats, the more he craves; head aches if does not eat. Gastric affections; excessive accumulation of flatulence; constant sensation of satiety; good appetite, but a few mouthfuls fill up to the throat, and he feels bloated; fermentation in abdomen, with loud grumbling, croaking, especially lower abdomen (upper abdomen, Carbo v. – entire abdomen, Cinch.); fulness not relieved by belching (Cinch.). Constipation: since puberty; since last confinement; when away from home; of infants; with ineffectual urging, rectum contracts and protrudes during stool, developing piles. Red sand in urine, on child’s diaper (Phos.); child cries before urinating (Bor.); pain in back, relieved by urinating; renal colic, right side (left side, Berb.). Impotence: of young men, from onanism or sexual excess; penis small, cold, relaxed; old men, with strong desire but imperfect erections; falls asleep during embrace; premature emissions. Dryness of vagina; burning in, during and after coition (Lys.); physometra. Discharge of blood from genitals during every stool. Foetus appears to be turning somersaults. Hernia: right sided, has cured many cases especially in children. Pneumonia; neglected or maltreated, base of right lung involved especially; to hasten absorption or expectoration. Cough deep, hollow, even raising mucus in large quantities affords little relief. One foot hot and the other cold (Cinch., Dig., Ipec.). Waking at night feeling hungry (Cina., Psor.).

Relations. – Complementary: Iodine. Bad effects: of onions, bread; wine, spiritous liquors; tabacco smoking and chewing (Ars.). Follows well: after, Calc., Carbo v., Lach., Sulph. It is rarely advisable to begin the treatment of a chronic disease with Lyc. unless it is clearly indicated; it is better to give first another antipsoric. Lyc. is a deep-seated, long-acting remedy, and should rarely be repeated after improvement begins.

Aggravation. – Nearly all diseases from 4 to 8 p. m. (Hell. – from 4 to 9 p. m., Col., Mag. p.).

Amelioration. – Warm food and drinks; from uncovering the head; loosening the garments.

Indian Tobacco. (Lobeliaceae.)

Best adapted to persons of light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, inclined to be fleshy. Gastric derangements, extreme nausea and vomiting; morning sickness; spasmodic asthma; pertusis, with dyspnoea threatening suffocation. Headache: gastric, with nausea, vomiting and great prostration; following intoxication; < afternoon until midnight; sudden pallor with profuse sweat (Tab.); < by tobacco or tobacco smoke. Vomiting: face bathed with cold sweat; of pregnancy, profuse salivation (Lac. ac. – at night, Mer.); chronic with good appetite, with nausea, profuse sweat and marked prostration. Faintness, weakness and an indescribable feeling at epigastrium, from excessive use of tea or tobacco. Urine: of a deep orange red color; copious red sediment. Dyspnoea: from constriction of middle of chest; < with every labor pain, seems to neutralize the pains; < by exposure to cold or slightest exertion, going up or down stairs (Ipec.). Sensation of congestion, pressure or weight in chest as if blood from extremities was filling it, > by rapid walking. Sensation as if heart would stand still; deep seated pain at base (at apex, Lil.). Sacrum: extreme sensitiveness; cannot bear the slightest touch, even of a soft pillow; sits leaning forward to avoid contact with clothes.

Relations. – Compare: Ant. t., Ars., Ipec., Tab., Ver.

Aggravation. – Slightest motion; touch, cold.

Amelioration. – Chest pain by walking rapidly. For the bad effects of drunkenness in people with light hair, blue or grey eyes, florid complexion, corpulent, Lobelia bears the same relation that Nux vomica does to persons of the opposite temperament.

Tiger Lily. (Liliaceae.)

Affects principally the left side of the body (Lach., Thuja). Tormented about her salvation (Lyc., Sulph., Ver.), with ovarian or uterine complaints; consolation <. Wild, crazy feeling on vertex; confused ideas. Profound depression of spirits; can hardly avoid weeping; is very timid, fearful and weeps much; indifferent about what is being done for her. Anxious: about the disease; fears the symptoms indicate an organic affection; marked in both sexes. Disposed to curse, strike, to think obscene things (Anac., Lac c.); alternates with uterine irritation. Listless, yet cannot sit still; restless, yet does not want to walk; must keep busy to repress sexual desire. Desire to do something, hurried manner, yet has no ambition; aimless, hurried motion (Arg. n.). Fears: being alone, insanity, heart disease; fears she is incurable; some impending calamity or disease. Headaches and mental ailments depending on uterine irritation or displacement. Menstrual irregularities and irritable heart. Cannot walk on uneven ground; Pains in small spots; constantly shifting (Kali bi.). Frequent urging to urinate; if desire is not attended to, sensation of congestion in chest. Bearing-down sensation; in abdomen and pelvis, as though all organs would escape (Lac. c., Murex, Sep.); < supporting vulval with hand; with palpitation. Menses: early, scanty, dark, offensive; flow only when moving about; cease to flow when she ceases to walk (Caust. – on lying down, Kreos., Mag. c.). Sensation as if heart was grasped in a vise (Cac.); as if blood had all gone to the heart; feels full to bursting; inability to walk erect. Pulsations over whole body, and full, distented feeling as if blood would burst through the vessel (Aesc.). Palpitation, fluttering; faint, hurried, anxious sensation about apex; sharp pain in left chest awakens at night; irregular pulse; extremities cold and covered with cold sweat; < after eating, lying on either side (on left side, Lach.). Rapid heart-beat, 150 to 170 per minute. Constant desire to defecate and urinate (with prolapsus), from pressure in rectum. Weak and atonic condition of ovaries, uterus and pelvic tissues, resulting in anteversion, retroversion, sub-involution (Helon., Sep.); slow recovery after labor; nearly always with constipation, from inactivity.

Relations. – Compare: Act., Agar., Cac., Helon.,