Fever


Fever chapter from Dr. Oscar Eugene Boericke’s clinical homeopathic repertory, based on the Materia Medica by William Boericke, published in 1927….


ChillinessFebrile heatSweatType of fever

CHILLINESS, coldness — Abies c., Aconite, Aethusa, Agaricus, Alumina, Antim tart., Apis, Aranea, Arnica, Arsenicum, Arsenicum iod., Asarum europaeum, Astac., Baptisia, Berberis v., Bryonia, Calcarea ars., Calcarea c., Calcarea sil., Calendula, Camph., Cantharis, Caps., Carbo vegetabilis, Castor., Causticum, Ced., Cimex, Cocaine, Colchicum, Corn. fl., Crat., Dulcamara, Echin., Eup. purp., Ferrum m., Gelsemium, Graphites, Helod., Hepar, Ipecac., Jatropha, Kali carb., Lac d., Laur., Ledum, Lobelia purp., Lycopodium, Magnesium phos., Menyanth., Mercurius s., Morph., Mosch., Natrum mur., Nux v., Opium, Phosphorus, Pimpin., Platina, Pulsatilla, Pyrus, Radium, Sabad., Secale, Silicea, Sul., Tabacum, Tela ar., Val., Verbascum a.

 

Epileptic fit [after] — Cuprum m.

Location

 

Abdomen, legs — Menyanth.
Arms — Raph.
Back

 

Back and feet — Belladonna, Cantharis
Shoulder blades [between]Ammonium muriaticum, Castor., Lachnanth., Pyrogen, Tuberculinum
Hips, to legs — Hamamelis

Body

 

Body and feet, head and face hot — Arnica
Face and breath hot [with] — Chamomilla

Bones, extremities; severe, general — Pyrogen
Chest, on walking in open air — Ranunculus bulbosus
ForearmsCarbo vegetabilis, Medorrhinum
Hands — Drosera

Hands and back — Cact.
Hands, back, feet and knees — Benz. ac., China ars.
Body warm — Tabacum

Head and limbs — Calcarea c., Ferrum m.
KneesCarbo vegetabilis, Cimex, Phosphorus
Lower limbs — Calcarea c., Cocc.
Lumbar region — Agaricus
Single partsAsarum europaeum, Caladium, Calcarea c., Kali bich., Paris, Pulsatilla

Waves, along spinceAbies c., Aconite, Aesculus, Arsenicum, Bolet., Calendula, Conv., Dulcamara, Echin., Frax. am., Gelsemium, Helod., Magnesium phos., Medorrhinum, Raph., Strych., Tuberculinum, Zincum met. m.

Concomitants

 

Aching in shoulders, joints, small of back; yawning, stretching — Bolet.
Catarrh — Mercurius s.
Cough, dry, fatiguing — Rhus t.
Deficient, animal heatAlumina, Barayta carbonica, Calcarea c., Calcarea p., Calcarea sil., Ledum, Lycopodium, Psorinum, Sepia, Silicea, Staphysagria, Thuja, Verbascum a.
Desire to uncover abdomen — Tabacum
Evening pains of whatever kind; in warm room — Pulsatilla
Face, head, palms hot — Ferrum m.
Face hot — Drosera, Ignatia
Flatulent colic, nausea, vertigo, hot skin, sweat, heat of head — Cocc.
Headache — Conv.

Extending to parietal region, red eyes — Ced.

Heat

 

Heat and desire to stretch — Rhus t.
Alternately — Abies n., Aconite, Apis, Arsenicum, Baptisia, Belladonna, Bolet., Bryonia, Chamomilla, Digitalis, Laur., Magnesia sulphurica, Mercurius c., Mercurius s., Phytolacca, Pulsatilla, Solan. n., Solid.

Ill humor — Caps.
Loquacity — Podophyllum
Nausea — Echin., Ipecac.
NervousnessAsarum europaeum, Cim., Croc., Gelsemium, Gossyp., Natrum mur.
No relief from warmth — Aranea, Cadm. s., Causticum, China s., Drosera, Laur., Magnesium phos., Mercurius s., Pulex, Pulsatilla, Silicea
Pain — Coffea, Dulcamara, Pulsatilla, Silicea

Racking in limbs, anxious restlessness — Arsenicum
Rheumatic pain, and soreness — Baptisia, Homar., Rhus t.

Pallor — Cocaine.
Pruritus — Mez.
Septic symptomsPyrogen, Tar. c.
Suffocative feeling — Argentum nitricum, Magnesium phos.
Thirst — Aconite, Arsenicum, Caps., Carbo vegetabilis, Conv., Dulcamara, Ignatia, Secale, Sepia, Verbascum a.
Thirstlessness — Drosera, Gelsemium, Nux m., Pulsatilla

AGGRAVATION

 

Anger [after] — Aurum, Bryonia, Chamomilla

Dinner [after] — Magnesium phos.
Drinking [after] — Caps.
Eating A. M. [after] — Pulsatilla
Dampness, rain, from, not relieved by warmth — Aranea
Least exposure, from, “air goes right through”,Aconite, Agaricus, Agraph., Am. phos., Argentum nitricum, Arsenicum, Arsenicum iod., Astac., Calcarea c., Calcarea p., Calendula, Canchal., Caps., Cinchona, Hepar, Kali carb., Mercurius c., Mercurius s., Mez., Nux v., Psorinum, Sepia, Silicea, Tuberculinum
Least motion, from — Arsenicum, Nux v., Spigelia
Touch, from — Aconite, Kali carb., Silicea, Spigelia
Warmth, covering, fromCamph., Hepar, Medorrhinum, Sanicula, Secale, Sul.
Morning [in] — Calcarea c.
Evening and night [toward] — Aconite, Alumina, Am. c., Arsenicum, Ced., Dulcamara, Magnesia carb., Magnesium phos., Menthol., Mercurius s., Ol. j. as., Phosphorus, Pulsatilla, Sepia

FEBRILE HEAT — Abies n., Acid aceticum, Aconite, Aesculus, Aethusa, Agaricus, Agrost., Allium sativum, Antim crud., Baptisia, Belladonna, Bryonia, Calop., Camph., Cantharis, Carbo vegetabilis, Chamomilla, China ars., Cim., Cinchona, Dulcamara, Eucal., Ferrum p., Gelsemium, Gloninum, Ignatia, Iodium, Mercurius, Millef., Morph., Acid nitricum, Nux moschata, Nux v., Opium, Phytolacca, Pulex, Pulsatilla, Rhus t., Sambucus, Sepia, Silicea, Spiraea, Spiranth., Stramonium, Terebintha, Thuja, Val., Ver v.

 

Pelvic organs [ascends from] — Sepia

Anger, from — Chamomilla, Cocc., Sepia

Evening [in]; falls asleep during, awakens when it ceases — Caladium

Flashes, ebullitions [in] — Acid aceticum, Amyl, Antipyr., Arsenicum, Arsenicum iod., Bolet., Calcarea c., Carls., Chimaph., Digitalis, Erech., Ferrum red., Frax. am., Hepar, Ignatia, Ind., Iodium, Jabor., Kali carb., Lachesis, Lycopodium, Medorrhinum, Mercurius s., Niccol., Petrol., Phosphorus, Pulsatilla, Sanguinaria, Sepia, Sul., Acid sulphuricum, Urt., Val., Viscum, Yohimb.

Back [in lower part of], hip, thighs — Berberis v.

Palms of hands [in] — Chenop. gl.

Soles of feet [in] — Cantharis

Spots [in] — Agaricus, Apis.

Body [in whole], face red, hot; yet chilly from least motion or uncovering — Nux v.

CONCOMITANTS

 

Chill predominant — Bryonia
Colic — Verbascum a.
Decline towards A. M., without sweat — Gelsemium
Delirium; headache — Agaricus, Belladonna
Drowsy stupefaction; agonized tossing about, in search of a cool place; must be uncovered; vomiting, diarrhoea; convulsions — Opium
Dryness

 

Sleep [during] or on falling asleep; deep, dry, cough — Sambucus
No sweat — Alumina, Nux m.

Excitement, nervous agitationAconite, Tela ar.
External coldness — Arsenicum, Cantharis
Faintness, sweatDigitalis, Sepia, Sul., Acid sulphuricum
Flatulence, bowel movement — Radium.
Headache — Astac.

Thousand hammers [as from] — Natrum mur.

Hot face

 

Back chilly, feet cold — Pulsatilla
Cold hands and feet — Stramonium
Cool body, asthenic states — Arnica, Phytolacca
Unquenchable thirst, taste of bile, nausea, anxiety, Restlessness, dry tongue; after anger — Chamomilla

Hunger, for days preceding — Staphysagria
Itching eyes, tearing in limbs, numbness of body, headache — Ced.
Lassitude, in afternoon; throbs all over — Lilium t.
Night sweatsAcet. ac., Hepar
Palpitation, precordial anguish — Calcarea c.
Prostration — Antim tart., China ars., Phytolacca
PulsationsBelladonna, Lilium t., Pulsatilla, Thuja.

And distended veinsPulsatilla, Thuja.

Red spot on left cheek — Acid aceticum
Restlessness, cheeks red, apathy — Iodium
Restless sleep — Calcarea c.
Skin dry

 

Hot; face red or red and pale alternately; arterial Excitement; anguish, restlessness, tossing about — Aconite
Pungent; arterial excitement; distended, superficial vessels — Belladonna

Slow, nervous, insidious course; vertigo — Cocc.
Smothered feeling, if covered — Argentum nitricum
Soreness of bodyArnica, Franc., Phytolacca, Rhus t.
Spasms — Acetan., Belladonna
Stretching of limbs — Rhus t.
Sudden onset; dry, burning skin; rapid, small, wiry pulse — Pyrogen
Tendency to cover up — Ing., Nux v., Sambucus, Stann.
ThirstAconite, Antim crud., Bryonia, Laur., Pulsatilla, Terebintha
ThirstlessnessAcet. ac., Aethusa, Belladonna, Gelsemium, Ignatia, Acid Muriaticum, Nux moschata, Pulsatilla, Sambucus

AGGRAVATION

 

Night [at] — Aconite, Aesculus, Antim crud., Arsenicum, Belladonna, Caladium, Calcarea c., Gelsemium, Hepar, Kali sulph., Magnesia carb., Petrol., Phosphorus, Pulsatilla, Silicea, Stann., Urt.
Menses [during] — Calcarea c., Thuja.
Sleep [during] — Aconite, Caladium, Sambucus
Covering up — Ignatia
Motion, from, then chilly — Nux v.
Uncovering, fromMercurius s., Nux v., Sambucus, Stront.
Afternoon [in] — Azadir., Belladonna, Ferrum
Morning in bed [in] — Kali carb.
Awaking [on] — Laur.
Sitting, walking in open air [when] — Sepia

SWEAT

TYPE

 

BloodyCrot., Lachesis, Lycopodium, Nux moschata, Nux v.
Cold, clammy — Abies c., Acid aceticum, Aethusa, Amyl, Ant. ars., Antim tart., Arsenicum, Benz. ac., Cact., Calcarea c., Calcarea p., Camph., Cantharis, Carbo v., Cinchona, Corn. fl., Crot., Cuprum ars., Digitalis, Dulcamara, Elaps, Euphorb. d., Formal., Ignatia, Ipecac., Lachesis, Laur., Lobelia infl., Lupul., Lycopodium, Medorrhinum, Mercurius c., Mercurius cy., Mercurius s., Natrum carb., Pyrogen, Sanicula, Secale, Acid sulphuricum, Tabacum, Tela. ar., Terebintha, Verbascum a., Verbascum v.
Greasy, oily — Bryonia, Carbo vegetabilis, Cinchona, Lupul., Magnesia carb., Mercurius s.
Hot — Aesculus, Carbo vegetabilis, Chamomilla, Chenop. gl., Lachesis, Opium, Tilia, Verbascum v.

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