Author: Urenus

The attenuations are prepared from diluted Hydrogen cyanide, HCN, MW: 27.03.

Epileptic attacks, preceded by a sensation of a flash of lightning from head to feet. Cholera with collapse. Pernicious forms of scarlatina. Malaria with fainting, icy coldness of the body, pulse undetectable. Dry, tickling cough in tuberculosis.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Acidum hydrocyanicum, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for acidum hydrocyanicum: various conditions of spasmodic contraction (cramps); cerebral seizure disorders; angina pectoris; bronchial asthma; renal failure and intestinal cramps; paralysis in conjunction with cerebrovascular accidents; car- diac and circulatory failure; respiratory paralysis.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried aerial parts of Centella asiatica [L.] Urb. N.O. Umbelliferae.

The main indications are:

Itching of the skin, lupus, leprosy. Psoriasis. Heavy desquamation in skin condi- tions. Hyperkeratosis. Scleroderma.

In the foreground of Hydrocotyle’s symptom picture are skin symptoms, particu- larly reddening, erythema with itching of the face, neck, chest, back, arms and thighs, with a sensation of heat, stinging, itching and burning in various places. Apart from this, it also has eruptions of small pustules and vesicles, with desquama- tion and sloughing, increased suppuration of existing ulcers, malformation of the nails, and also neuralgic facial pains. In addition there are kidney symptoms in par- ticular, in the form of heaviness and pressure in the renal area, bladder spasms with creeping in the urethra, urinary tenesmus and increased excretion of urine.

The picture also includes dull pains in the womb and ovaries, with a sensation of itching, stinging and heat in the vagina, violent congestive states and pains in the uterus, premature arrival of the menses, and discharge.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Centella asiatica, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for hydrocotyle asiatica: metritis; dermal disorders with pachynsis and pruritus.

The attenuations are prepared from Hydroquinone (1,4-dihydroxy-benzene) C₆H₆O₂, MW: 110.14.

The main indications are:

Disturbances in oxygen utilisation. Impregnation phases. Pre-cancerous states. Bronchial asthma. Skin diseases.

Like all the quinones, hydroquinone is indicated in impregnation phases where dyspnoea, which is characteristic of disturbance in the respiratory chain, is observ- able. Thus hydroquinone is indicated alongside alpha-ketoglutaric acid and Benzo- quinone, to compensate for side-effects of allopathic drugs on the respiratory centre, and also for the progressive dyspnoea and cardiac weakness of lung cancer. The dose selected must not be too strong here, nor repeated too frequently, since it may lead to bloody expectoration with a strong, cheesy odour, (beware: internal haemor- rhage!), although the bleeding normally tends not to be dangerous, because Hydro- quinone obviously has a similar action on the vascular system to that of rutin.

In the course of relapses of cancer in the breast or abdomen, if haemorrhages of short duration are observed which improve the general state of health, then Hydro- quinone must be given at short intervals, say every two days, in order to cleanse the toxicity of the body. (Koch – Kastner – Seutemann).

Depressive states in youth and loss of powers of concentration can be helped by a combination of Aurum and Hydroquinone; likewise angina pectoris, heart condi- tions of the elderly and vascular sclerosis, most preferably in combination with Malicum Acidum.

Like all quinones, Hydroquinone is also indicated in toxicity of the liver, e.g. in jaundice from various causes, in chronic cholecystitis and in areas of disturbance in the gastro intestinal area, also in abuse of medicine and the associated kidney dam- age (after barbiturates and phenacetin).

A combination of Oöphorinum, Baryta Oxalsuccinica, Hydroquinone and Pitu- itary can do good work in underdevelopment of the genitalia with adiposity, and also after antibiotic treatment for gonorrhoea.

Like most quinones, Hydroquinone acts on chronic, dry eczema, especially if this is aggravated by the slightest dietary indiscretion. Typical are scales, itching areas of skin without being particularly red, also greasy facial skin and fissured, calloused changes in the skin and disorders in the jaw area. In the treatment of these the ap- propriate nosode should be used concurrently (Mandibular Osteitis Nosode, Granu- loma Dentis Nosode, etc.).

The drug picture of Hydrochinonum was composed in January 1997 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

The most important symptoms from David Riley’s drug proving were:

Essential Characteristics:

Several unique characteristics were noted with this remedy. Restlessness or fre- quent waking during sleep. Unrefreshing sleep improves. Eczema of the hands and

fingers especially on the right hand was also prominent. The eczema was dry and flaky and worse from moisture.

Mind

Active thoughts cause sleeplessness. Absent of thoughts when alone and while driving and startles when awareness returns. Vacancy of thought and must force the mind to concentrate while driving to avoid collisions. Daydreaming. Memory weak- ness and forgets what he is about to do or has just done. Feeling of being in a trance or as if in a dream. Dullness. Vivid or fragments of dreams or nightmares with dark- ness, desolation and bleakness, destruction, imprisonment, being among strangers, violence, and being whipped. Sensation of isolation or separation. Delusions that friends are looking down on her. Confidence in self. Strong irritability when skin lightly stroked or touched. Nail biting decreases.

Generalities

Increased physical energy while having decreased sleep. Food desires of cold ce- real, meat, especially a hamburger with cheese. Flushes of heat during the night re- quiring the blankets to be removed and replaced several times.

Head

Chronic daily head pain of 2 years duration, like a band or that is pressing, im- proves. PAIN. Sudden head pains. Usual sinus headache during menses is absent.

Eye

Photophobia during the day that causes squinting.

Vision

Foggy vision and incoordination.

Nose

Right sided epistaxis or coryza. Right sided epistaxis with bright red blood and on blowing the nose. Post nasal discharge that is bloody. Right sided coryza or epis- taxis.

Mouth

Dry mouth with thirst. Soreness of gums and tongue. Indented tongue. Sensation of swelling of tongue, as if too large for the mouth.

Teeth

Stitching pain while eating.

Throat

Boil-like eruptions on opposite sides of the neck of same size and location. Exter- nal sensation of swelling.

Stomach

Decreased appetite during clenching pain. Sensation of fullness or loss of appetite after only a few bites. Improvement of usual daily heartburn or morning acid. Thirsty.

Abdomen

Distention is decreased before menses or in the afternoon. PAIN that is clutching or

cramping and extends to the middle of back. Pain before or during menses improves.

Rectum

Feeling of incomplete evacuation after straining at stool. DIARRHEA that is urgent and sudden, or after eating, or anticipatory diarrhea improves. Improvement of flatus and diarrhea especially before a sports competition. Flatus. Cramping pain before stool.

Stool

Sudden and explosive. Watery stool.

Genitalia, Female

Absence of bloody discharge preceding the onset of menses. Menses stops sud- denly; followed by swelling of fingers, face, and breasts; then menses begins again shortly thereafter. Painful, aching menstrual cramps.

Larynx and Trachea

Burning sensation in the trachea after running a short distance.

Speech and Voice

Improvement of voice hoarseness and huskiness. Clearing throat improved hoarse- ness that prevented speech.

Back

Abdominal cramps extending into the thoracic region. Lower back stiffness on motion after sitting that is better with heat.

Extremities

Eruptions of eczema on the fingers, hand, or palm of hand. Eczema that is painful stinging or burning, itching, or desquamating. Eczema only on the right hand and worse moisture. Fingers sensitive and shriveled and small: appearing with the eczema and sensitive to pressure. Decreased palm perspiration with eczema. Eczema with flaky white dry skin. Itchy red rash in hollow of knee. Incoordianation with dropped objects or if hand eye coordination is necessary.

Sleep

Falling asleep difficult especially after waking. Perspiration during sleep. RESTLESS SLEEP or improvement from the usual tossing and turning. Sleepless from thoughts. Unrefreshing sleep. FREQUENT WAKING that is sudden or improvement of frequent waking.

Perspiration

Perspiration during sleep that mats the hair and soaks the pillow.

Skin

Eczema on fingers and hands that is dry, desquamating, and stinging. Eczema on fingers and hand that is dry, flaky, and worse moisture.

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried rootstock, with roots attached, of the plant, Hydrastis canadensis L., which occurs in shady mountain forests of at- lantic North America. N.O. Ranunculaceae.

Hydrastis, Canadian Golden Seal, is prepared from the dried rootstock and con- tains three alkaloids: hydrastine, berberine and meconin, apart from physosterin, volatile oil and resins. It is used principally in serious disorders of the autonomic nervous system, and also in cancer and septic states, in protracted catarrhs, influenza with great secretion of mucus, coughs, epistaxis, great weakness, and also in gastro- intestinal ulceration, liver conditions with jaundice and in cystitis. In roseola and eczematous skin eruptions, especially where there is a general physical weakness and exhaustion, and also in rheumatic muscular and nervous pains, whether fixed or changing location, and also particularly in illnesses of the uterus with vaginal dis- charge, in breast lumps, and in neuralgias of the spermatic cord and testicles.

Nash refers to special indications for Hydrastis, e.g. thick, tough, bloody discharges from the nose, a swollen, relaxed tongue showing imprints of the teeth and a sensation as if burnt or scalded, with tough, yellow mucus in the pharynx. Also a sunken feeling in the stomach with persistent palpitations and lumpy stools covered in mucus.

There is also a characteristic dull pain in the renal area and thick, tough, mucous sediment in the urine, often associated with palpitations and weakness, especially a high degree of muscular weakness; also a sensation of heat all over the body, alter- nating with shivering.

In the clinical picture we find cachexia with suspected neoplasm, especially where there is complete failure of the stomach; also there is uterine prolapse and cervical erosion with thick, tough, yellow discharge and general weakness. Hydrastis can also be used to good effect in stomatitis after abuse of mercury, in hearing which is impaired by catarrh, in ear-discharge and tinnitus, and in chronic constipation. How- ever it is especially effective in leucorrhoea and in any other acrid, raw, excoriating discharges when a general deterioration of energy is present, as e.g. in cancer and cancerous degeneration, tumours in various organs and parts of the body, including the female breast, and also in pruritus vulvae. According to information from Fel- lenberg-Ziegler it can also be used in general energy-deterioration during smallpox (one drop of the tincture internally every 2 hours and a teaspoonful of tincture to a glass of lukewarm water on compresses, which is said to prevent scarring).

By summarising we arrive at the following remedy-picture for Hydrastis:

1. Moist skin eruptions and ulcers with offensive discharges, itching and burning. Catarrhal conditions of the mucosa with heavy discharge. Chronic conjunctivitis. Stomatitis.
2. Catarrhal conditions of the gastric mucosa and the bronchi with a scratching, rough cough. Coryza with continual mucous discharges, burning and feeling of rawness.
3. Congestive coryza. Nasal ulcers. Cholesteatoma. Otorrhoea.
4. Atonic constipation. Chronic cystitis and urethritis. Vaginal discharge.
5. Suspected cancer. Tumours in the breasts and in other organs. Emaciation when eating well. General lack of energy.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Hydrastis canadensis, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for hydrastis: mucosal suppuration, also accompanied by ulceration, in- flammations and colic of the hepatobiliary system, and of the gastrointestinal tract; polyps.

The attenuations are prepared from Histamine, 2-(4-imidazolyl)ethylamine, C₅H₉N₃, MW: 111.15 (potentised allopathic compund).

In reaction phases, Histamine is of decisive importance for the initial phase of the inflammation, and widens the capillaries to allow an infusion of plasma into the tis- sues, resulting in the consecutive symptoms of pain, swelling, heat and redness. His- tamine becomes biologically especially dangerous if such inflammations are sup-

pressed by drugs, when the histamine can no longer undergo the degradation which is provided for in the course of the inflammation. It can then assume an allergic ac- tion on other tissues (in the literal sense of allergy: allos ergos = other action) and other symptoms develop in completely different locations which do not have any- thing to do with the previously occurring inflammation. In actual fact they are only the transfer of the toxic state (Histamine) to another phase.

If the inflammation is allowed to run its natural course undisturbed, (or if its course is speeded up by means of biotherapeutic or homoeopathic remedies), then there should be no associated allergy, since the histamine is rendered non-toxic in the normal course of events, or as a result of biological – or particularly homoeo- pathic – treatment, and leaves the body through the normal excretory processes. Thorough accounts of this will be found in the literature on homotoxicology; here we can give only the barest outline.

The main indications are:

Impregnation phases and retoxications of all kinds. Allergic illnesses. Bronchial asthma. Vasomotor rhinitis. Eczemas and other skin diseases. Neurodermitis. Pem- phigus. Pyoderma. Boils and carbuncles. Angina pectoris. Gastric and duodenal ul- cers. Burns. After contusions, fractures, tissue destruction and emotional traumas. Frequently indicated as an intermediate remedy in all cellular phases, possibly in combination with the intermediary acids of the Citric Acid cycle and other interme- diary catalysts (q.v.).

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for histaminum, published the fol- lowing indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for histamine: allergic dermal and mucosal disorders; hypotension; cardiac complaints.

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from killed Herpes Zoster viruses (adjusted to 10⁶ plaque-forming units per milliliter).

Indications for the use of this viral nosode are provided not only by herpes zoster itself, and the unpleasant and painful herpetic eruptions, labial, genital or elsewhere, which often occur during menstruation, but also in pre-cancerous states of the uterus, or in outright cancer of the womb or parts of it, since relationships have come to light between the Herpes Zoster Nosode and the genesis of uterine cancer.

See also under “Herpes Simplex Nosode”.

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from inactivated Herpes Simplex viruses (adjusted to 10 ⁶ plaque-forming units per ml).

One result of research into viral diseases has been that the herpes virus has ac- quired great importance, even in the origins of neoplasms. Malignant disease of the womb in particular is said to show a close relationship with earlier herpetic infec- tions generally, so that it would seem expedient to use the Herpes Simplex and Her- pes Zoster Nosodes in cancer of the womb also.

The Nosode is also said to be of use particularly in influenzal illnesses, since her- petic conditions (on the cheeks, around the mouth) frequently appear in these; like- wise before, during and after menstruation. It should also be tried in shingles with typical neural localisation in segmental areas. The Herpes Simplex Nosode can also be used in cases of post-herpetic neuralgia following remission of herpes zoster and in those very difficult to treat – alongside the otherwise indicated homoeopathic remedies (such as Mezereum, Rhus Tox., Ranunculus, Vaccininum, Variolinum, etc.).

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh leaves of the plant, Hepatica no- bilis Gars., which occurs in woodlands of South-East and Eastern Europe. N.O. Ra- nunculaceae.

The main indications are:

Pharyngitis, bronchitis. Clearing the throat. Tough sticky mucus.

Whilst Hepatica was recommended by doctors in the old days for liver diseases, in line with the Doctrine of Signatures, its leaves being liver-shaped, in the provings the principal action was found to be on the pharynx and bronchi, with roughness, scratching and tickling in the throat, and a sensation in the throat as if food had stuck there. It was possible to establish the presence there of an accumulation of thick, tough, sticky mucus, which caused frequent clearing of the throat.

There was also violent bronchitis with yellowish, creamy, very sweet, bloody and copious expectoration, with a painful sensation in the chest as if tied up tightly, ac- companied by a continual tickling, itching and scratching in the pharynx, very an- noying and aggravated by food and dust. Where the expectoration is sweet, in addi- tion to Stannum one should always think of Hepatica.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Hepatica nobilis, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for hepatica triloba: pharyngeal catarrh.

The attenuations are prepared according to Hahnemann’s directions. The main components are Calcium sulphide and other Calcium salts of various valencies of Sulphur such as Polysulphides or Sulphates.

With regard to its action, Hepar Sulph. stands between the two important antip- sorics, Calcium Carbonicum and Sulphur. Its characteristic symptom is hypersensi- tivity: to touch, to pain and to cold air, the patients being so sensitive that they may fall down in a faint at the slightest pain. Neither can they tolerate for example a cold draught on the affected parts. The exception to this is the headache, otherwise there is relief from warmth and warm wrappings. This is accompanied by a general irri- tability, hypersensitivity and hastiness. All conditions are aggravated in the evenings, including the symptoms of despondency, lack of courage and tearfulness. On the scalp there are pimples and bald patches with failing of the hair.

A further important pointer to Hepar Sulph. is the tendency to suppuration, or else to inflammation which rapidly changes to suppuration. In such conditions a dose of Hepar Sulph. in low potency (4X) may possibly accelerate the suppuration, whereas high potencies generally bring it back again. However there are exceptions to this.

On the skin too there is a tendency to fester, (skin slow to heal), the wounds being mostly flat with a pulsating sensation. The edges are sensitive to touch and often sur- rounded by pimples. The discharges are generally thick and purulent, with a charac- teristic odour of old cheese. The author saw such a case in a young female medical student with serious pustular acne – the whole body giving off the typical cheese odour, which refused to go away in spite of thorough daily bathing. With Hepar Sulph. 6X the condition quickly disappeared, never to return.

Boils and carbuncles call for Hepar Sulph. as well as for Mercurius. Hepar Sulph. is also indicated in empyema, unless one first uses Calcium Carbonicum, in order to avoid perforations, e.g. in empyema of the gall-bladder. In all conditions which pro-

ceed with suppuration, e.g. Meibomian cysts, styes, acne vulgaris, suppurating eczema, sycosis barbae and others, apart from Mercurius Solubilis one thinks first of Hepar Sulph.

Hepar Sulph. is likewise the remedy for chronic catarrhs of the respiratory organs with expectoration of purulent sputum and aggravation in the fresh air, likewise the croupy cough, formerly very common, where in spite of the rattling of the mucus the patient cannot expectorate it. Here Hepar Sulph. is more frequently indicated after Aconitum or Spongia. Hepar Sulph. will also cure a cough which appears when some part of the body is uncovered.

Because of its action in suppurations, Hepar Sulph. is the main remedy for ab- scesses of the lung, and also in abscesses of the tonsils; in such cases there may be a sensation as if a splinter or a fish-bone were lodged in the pharynx. Purulent, offen- sive discharge from the ears calls for Hepar Sulph. (possibly along with Graphites and other remedies).

Hepar Sulph. also has a wretched, empty feeling in the stomach, with a craving for sour things, alcohol and spices. The general state of the patient is ameliorated by eat- ing, but it aggravates the heaviness and pressure in the stomach. Even the blandest of food can cause complaints in Hepar Sulph. patients. There is usually constipation, with even soft faeces being difficult to pass.

Hepar Sulph. is also indicated in hypertrophy of the prostate. The stream of urine drops almost perpendicularly, is sluggish, and it takes time for the bladder to empty. Hepar Sulph. is also an important remedy for sweating, when the patient sweats day and night without relief. Here Hepar Sulph. is often indicated in alternation with

Mercurius Solubilis, e.g. in abscess of the tonsils, rheumatism etc.

In children Hepar Sulph. is indicated when there is sour diarrhoea, and the whole child may smell sour (cf. Calcium Carbonicum and Magnesium Carbonicum).

In contrast to Natrum Sulphuricum, asthma which is better in damp weather calls for Hepar Sulph. as its remedy. Hepar Sulph. may also act beneficially where there is a chronic tendency to catch cold (cf. Thuja), and in kidney diseases which occur in progressive vicariation after retoxic treatment of scarlet fever or sore throats.

The outstanding symptoms and indications of Hepar Sulph. may be categorised as follows:

1. Hypersensitivity to touch, pain and cold air. Amelioration from warmth and wrap- ping up warmly.
2. Irritable, hypersensitive, hasty, and also despondent, lacking in spirit and tearful. Aggravated in the evening.
3. Skin with scabs, slow to heal; flat ulcerations and tendency to form pustules. Falling out of hair. Odour of old cheese.
4. Tendency towards suppurations and abscesses. Boils, carbuncles, acne vulgaris. Purulent discharge from the ears. Tonsillar abscess. Pyoderma. Empyema.
5. Stomach complaints with a wretched, empty feeling, and constipation. Difficult defaecation, even of soft stools. Sour diarrhoea in children.
6. Hypertrophy of the prostate with problems of urination.

• 7.   Dry, hard cough or loose, croupy cough. Feeling of weakness in the chest. Hoarseness. Cough worse from cool draught, from uncovering a limb or drinking cold water. Asthma, better in warm, humid weather.
• Typical sensation of a plug or splinter in wounds or eruptions on mucosa.
• Retoxically treated illnesses, e.g. scarlet fever after sore throat. Protracted pneu- monia with danger of abscess formation.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Hepar sulphuris calcarea, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for hepar sulphuris: inflammation and suppuration of the skin and mu- cosae such as furuncles, chronic purulent otitis media, and abscess of the palatine tonsils; for treatment of a disposition to lymphatic disorders; nervous hypersensitiv- ity.

The attenuations of this sarcode are prepared from the fresh liver of a pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

Liver damage and deficient detoxifying action of liver. Chronic eczemas. Neuro- dermitis. Psoriasis. Erythemas. Porphyria. Also in dermatomycoses, pemphigus and kraurosis vulvae. Male sterility. After-effects of X-ray. Hypoglycaemia. Anorexia nervosa. Frequently indicated as an intermediate remedy in cellular phases.

It is also indicated in deformative arthritis and frozen shoulder, in order to stimu- late the detoxifying function of the liver.

The drug picture of Hepar suis was composed in July 1995 by David Riley, M.D., Santa Fe (New Mexico), USA.

The most important symptoms from David Riley’s drug proving were:

Essential Characteristics

Eruptions on the head, face, back, female genitalia, or extremities. Irritable, angry, and anxious. Increased physical energy on waking. Dull headaches. Nasal discharge. Eruptions on the face. Sore throat. Nausea.

Mind

IRRITABLE and angry. Anxiety with palpitations or felt in the stomach. Aversion to or desire for company. Suspicious. Euphoria even with sad news. Discontented with everything. Impatient, hurried, restless with anxiety, and thoughts intruding on each other. Sensitive to noise. Mental mistakes in writing and reading. DREAMS of water and owls. Mocking. Weeping over trifles. Pities herself. Desire to travel.

Generalities

INCREASED PHYSICAL ENERGY particularly on waking. Desire for and aversion to milk. Desire for salad. Aching pain in the extremities of the body.

Head

Hard eruptions above the ear. Sense of fullness in the vertex. Itching and prickling sensation around the head. Heaviness of the head. Sharp head pain in the afternoon better from cold applications. Dull headaches, in the forehead or vertex expecially in the afternoon. Forehead pain behind the eyes. Pain in the occiput, or vertex and ex- tending to the sides of the head.

Eye

Pressing pain in the eyeballs, worse in the right eye, or as from an internal pres- sure making the eyes bulge. Sensitive to the touch at the outer edge of the eye.

Ear

Sensation of fullness in and below the ears. Ringing in the ears. Aching pain, worse in or behind the right ear. Tickling of the left ear during throat pain.

Nose

Nasal congestion with discharge. Nasal congestion improves when lying. Dis- charge that is clear, copious and sometimes thick and yellow. Sneezing with coryza.

Face

ERUPTIONS on the face, boils and pimples on the cheek, nose, or chin. Increased perspiration as if the skin is greasy and dirty. Itching and prickling sensation espe- cially under the chin. Tension in the jaws is more relaxed.

Mouth

Tongue coated white. Dryness of the mouth. Swelling in the gums.

Teeth

Teeth sensitive to brushing and to the cold. Sensation of roughness in the teeth.

Throat

Pain in the throat. Inflammation of the tonsils with a white exudate. White coating and eruptions on the tonsils. Inflammation of the tonsils. Redness of the pharynx. Pain that is raw during post nasal discharge. Sore pain with a sensation of a foreign body in the throat. Increase of thick, yellow mucus in the throat. Inflammation and swelling of the cervical glands.

Stomach

APPETITE is increased especially in the morning and afternoon, or decreased in the morning. NAUSEA, yet still has an appetite for food. Nausea aggravated during urina- tion. Sensation of emptiness in the stomach, not relieved by eating. Gurgling in the stomach. Eructations that are bitter. Flatulence. Thirstlessness.

Abdomen

Abdominal distention, particularly in conjunction with flatulence. Cramping pain

worse around the umbilicus and in the left inguinal area.

Rectum

Constipation. Diarrhea. Urging to stool.

Stool

Frequent stool. Watery stool.

Bladder

Frequent urination as if the bladder is incompletely voided. Increased urging.

Urine

Dark, yellow urine with a sweet odor.

Genitalia, Female

Itching eruption of the labia. Copious menstrual flow. Menstrual cycle comes too early.

Cough

Deep, hard cough. Dry cough. Cough with thick mucus in chest.

Expectoration

White mucus after drinking in the morning.

Chest

Constricting and tight sensation in the chest associated with palpitation of the heart that are worse in the afternoon. Burning and tearing pain, worse with coughing.

Back

Pain in the lumbar region while sitting. Spasms of back pain. Stiffness in the cer- vical region, especially on the right side or while turning the head. Cervical tension

associated with an occipital headache. Eruptions of pimples on the back between the scapula.

Extremities

Eruptions on the hand. Stitching pain behind the knee. Sore, bruised sensation of the right knee. Twitching in the right leg.

Sleep

Sleepiness, particularly in the morning or at noon. Waking from sleep toward the morning around five a.m. Waking after midnight. Difficulty in falling asleep.

Skin

ERUPTIONS that are papular or in blotches. Pimples. Eruptions which itch and must be scratched. Prickling skin.