Aconite [Acon]
Chill followed by heat; stitching pain in region of heart; cannot lie right side; frequent sighing and taking deep breath; feeling of fulness in chest, dyspnoea, fainting, restlessness; or at a latter stage when the beats of heart become weaker, irregular, intermittent, unequal and the small feeble pulse is not synchronous to the beats of the heart; temperature lower while respiration increases. (Digitalis may follow in this later stage.).
Anacardium [Anac]
Rheumatic pericarditis with sharp stitches through cardiac region, these STITCHES BEING DOUBLE, one stitch, is quickly followed by another and then there is a long interval; restless; feeling of heart; pulse frequent, face red.
Arsenicum [Ars]
Pericarditis after suppression of measles or scarlatina, with agony, restlessness tingling in fingers, especially of left hand; palpitations (<) at night and when lying on back; oedema, beginning with puffiness of eyes and swelling of feet, ending in general anasarca; great dyspnoea, spells of suffocation, (<) after midnight and when lying down; burning thirst with intolerance of water.
Asclepias-tub [Asc-t]
Acute rheumatic pericarditis or subacute; slight dyspnoea aside from painful respiration; acute pain in chest felt on inspiration, movement of arms, stooping forward or lying on left side; indescribable uneasiness in shoulder and arm; pressure on intercostal spaces caused some pain, especially over region of heart.
Belladonna [Bell]
Acute stage with cerebral congestion and delirium; violent palpitation, reverberating in head.
Bryonia [Bry]
COMPLICATIONS WITH PLEURITIS; stitching pain in cardiac region, preventing motion and breathing; severe frontal headache, scanty acid urine, acid sweat; gastric symptoms and thirst; dryness of mouth, brown coating of tongue; inflammation of joints.
Cactus [Cact]
Sensation of constriction in the heart, as if it were grasped by an iron hand; acute pains and stitches in the heart; difficulty of breathing; attacks of suffocation, with fainting; palpitation when walking, and at night when lying on left side; cold sweat on face; no pulse.
Cimicifuga [Cimic]
Sudden and severe rheumatic pericarditis, with intense pain, diffused over whole left side and extending into the arm; heart’s action violent and irregular (choreic); pains aching, stitching, BENUMBING, COMING IN SUDDEN SHOCKS; sensation in head of bursting, as if top would fly off, with violent aching in eyeballs; mental depression, gloomy and taciturn.
Colchicum [Colch]
Violent palpitation with anxiety, and sensation as if chest were squeezed by a tight bandage; VERTIGO ON ASSUMING UPRIGHT POSITION; palpitation and stitches about heart, loss of consciousness. Effusion into pericardium with heart’s action muffled, indistinct, very weak; pulse thread like, imperceptible- following gout or acute rheumatism; sharp, rending pains along sternum and into left shoulder; distressing restlessness and sleeplessness; hot, dry skin, vomiting and purging with coated tongue and thirst.
Digitalis [Dig]
Copious serous exudation; muscular power of heart failing, excited, but weak action of heat; irregular, unequal, intermittent pulse; rapid respiration, oppressed breathing, cyanotic appearance of face and lips; brickdust sediment in urine; oedema pedum.
Iodum [Iod]
Complication with croupous pneumonia; purring feeling in the region of heart; violent palpitation, increased from slightest motion, better while lying perfectly quiet on back; fainting; complications with articular rheumatism.
Kali-carb [Kali-c]
Stitching pain in cardiac region; swelling between the eyebrows and the upper lips; jerking up of the limbs, much frightened when having the feet touched; worse about 3 A.M.; pulsations all over the body. Suits better later stages of cardiac affections.
Kali-iod [Kali-i]
(Ammonium iod.). After effusion has taken place, great dyspnoea, weakness of cardiac muscle; horrible smothering feeling about heart, awakening patient from sleep and compelling him to get out of bed.
Kalmia [Kalm]
First stage of pericarditis rheumatica; albuminuria, tumultuous, rapid and visible beating of heart; great anguish, dyspnoea, fever, stitches in the heart’s region.
Lachesis [Lach]
PERICARDITIS, SECONDARY TO NEPHRITIC TROUBLES and dropsy after scarlatina and diphtheria; palpitation, can bear no pressure on throat or chest, must sit up or lie on right side; numbness of left arm, fainting, anxiety; pulse small, weak, rapid.
Manaca [Franc]
(E.M. Hale).- Intense headache, like a band around the head, with symptoms of cerebral congestion; pain in occiput, neck and spine of a lancinating, sticking character; aching and heat all over, followed by profuse sweat, with relief from all pain. (No provings yet.)
Pulsatilla [Puls]
After decrease of the inflammatory symptoms there still remain severe palpitations, keeping on even after the fits of coughing; loose rattling cough, worse on first going to bed; rheumatic pains which quickly change locality.
Rumex [Rumx]
During rheumatism burning-stinging pain in left side of chest near heart when taking a deep inspiration, at night in bed.
Scilla [Squil]
Inflammation and exudation of lymph and serum; oppression across chest as if it were too tight, stitches in left side; palpitations, pulse small and contracted, retarded or variable.
Spigelia [Spig]
Severe cases of pericarditis, not relieved by Aconite, complicated with rheumatism, pneumonia or pleuritis; stitching pain in chest from the very slightest motion; clear rubbing sounds; purring feeling in cardiac region.
Sulphur [Sulph]
Palpitation after going up stairs, with shortness of breath steady pain in left side through the shoulders; red lips; sleeplessness; after suppressed itch.
Tartarus-emet [Ant-t]
Full feeling, constriction of chest; palpitation of heart, pulse rapid, weak and trembling, or smell and contracted; complication with pneumonia.
Veratrum-alb [Verat]
PARALYSIS OF HEART FROM EXCESSIVE EFFUSION; violent dyspnoea, constricted sensation in throat, short dry cough, convulsive motions of a clonic character, cold sweat, great thirst, tumultuous, but weak action of heart with weak, irregular pulse.
Veratrum-vir [Verat-v]
Constant burning distress in cardiac region; steady, aching pain under left nipple; faintness after rising from a recumbent position; fainting during a walk, only (>) when lying down.