Tongue, condition of

(Various phases)

Since the condition of the tongue provides important hints as to the preparations required, there follows a short summary of the tongue conditions frequently found and the respective preparations indicated.

Gastricumeel (white coated tongue).

Veratrum-Homaccord (red streaks in the middle).

Nux vomica-Homaccord (mainly with dark brownish coating, moist). Apis-Homaccord and Belladonna-Homaccord (scarlet tongue).

Arnica-Heel (red, glazed edges, middle brown, sepsis).

Phosphor-Homaccord and Bryaconeel (white, mucous, coated tongue with black spots, possibly crusty).

Vomitusheel (clean tongue with vomiting and retching). Injection therapy

Lachesis-Injeel (forte) S for tremulous when protruded.

Baptisia-Injeel (forte) S for brown streaks in the middle, red edges.

Acidum muriaticum-Injeel (forte) S for dry tongue with small blisters, rattles in the mouth.

Acidum nitricum-Injeel (forte) for aphthae, foetor ex ore.

Phosphor-Injeel (forte) for white mucous coating with black crusts or spots. Antimonium crudum-Injeel (forte) for chalk-white coated tongue.

Carbo vegetabilis-Injeel (forte) when tongue becomes black and hard, with sepsis and circulatory disorders.

Natrium sulfuricum-Injeel (forte) for bitter taste with hepatic disorders, yellow tongue. Dulcamara-Injeel (forte) S for swollen tongue, speech indistinct.

Veratrum-Injeel (forte) S for red streaks in the middle.

Kalium phosphoricum-Injeel (forte) for tongue yellow, as if coated with mustard. Natrium muriaticum-Injeel (forte) for contracted tongue, dry with sepsis (important indication).

Crotalus-Injeel (forte) for brown, stiff tongue, as if firmly fastened, in jaundice. Ipecacuanha-Injeel (forte) for clean tongue with vomiting, hyperemesis.

Ignatia-Injeel (forte) S and Neuro-Injeel ampoules when the patient frequently bites his tongue.

Taraxacum-Injeel (forte) and Arsenicum album-Injeel (forte) S for geographical tongue. Cantharis-Injeel (forte) for speech disorders, difficulty in swallowing, bulbar syndrome, hydrophobia.

Pulsatilla-Injeel (forte) S for frothy-white coated tongue, without thirst (or with thirst which can be overcome), as if burned.

Mercurius jodatus flavus-Injeel when base of tongue is yellowish- brown (cholepathia). Pyrogenium-Injeel (forte) when tongue is deep red, glazed.

Bacterium coli-Injeel (forte) when tongue is yellowish-white, with a red line in the middle.

Momordica compositum for affections of the pancreas. Mucosa compositum (remedy for affections of the mucosa).

Hepar compositum (stimulation of the detoxicating hepatic function), otherwise also Lingua suis-Injeel, possibly also Glandula suprarenalis-suis-Injeel with Engystol N as mixed injection for a burning sensation of tonsillar abscess, tonsillitis.

See tonsillitis, tonsillar hypertrophy, scarlatina, etc.