Generalities
Asarum produces a remarkable state of OVERSENSITIVENESS OF NERVES; scratching on silk or linen, rattle of paper is unbearable, not only that but even the idea that someone might scratch with finger tip or nail produces a disagreeable thrill, through him. Cold shivers from any emotion is also a marked symptom. Pressure, tension and contractive sensation are also leading features; patient thinks that his whole body or single parts were being pressed together. It is suitable to literary men of sedentary habits who shrink from cold or always feel cold. Mucous discharges are glairy. Lightness as if floating. Drunkards.
Worse
PENETRATING NOISE. Cold dry weather. Emotions. Retching, (except head).
Better.
Cold bathing, of face. Damp, wet weather.
Mind
Gradual vanishing of thought Stupid feeling in the head better retching. Feeling of lightness as if floating, when walking in the open air.
Head
Compressive headache. Tension of whole scalp; cannot bear combing.
Eyes
Watering and burning of the eyes. Asthenopia. Darting pains in the eye; after operations.
Ears
Painfully sensitive hearing. Plugged up sensation; with coryza. Sensation as if skin were stretched over external ear (right).
Nose
Coryza with sneezing.
Face
Warm feeling in face better cold washing.
Mouth
Accumulation of cold watery saliva in the mouth, with nausea. Tobacco tastes bitter when smoking. Clean tongue. Disgusting taste.
Stomach
Violent empty retching which worse all the symptoms, (except head). Violent vomiting, with diarrhoea and violent colic. Desire for alcoholic drinks. Horrible feeling at epigastrium on waking in the morning; drunkards.
Abdomen
Strings of odourless, yellow mucus pass from bowels. Undigested stools. Stools worse after eating and drinking. Gelatinous or shreddy mucus in stool; mucus colitis.
Female
Violent pain in small of back at the appearance of menses, scarcely permitting her to breathe, worse motion. Tenacious yellow leucorrhoea. Threatened abortion from excessive sensibility of nerves. Menses too ear!y and long lasting, blood black.
Respiratory
Nervous hacking cough. Asthmatic breathing worse odours and cold. Both lungs as if constricted by wire. Stitches in larynx better cough.
Extremities
Lightness of all the limbs. Gurgling sensation in patella. Weakness, with staggering.
Sleep
Frequent yawning; great drowsiness.
Fever
Chilliness, single parts get icy cold. Cold feeling not better by covering or heat of room. Sweat; sour, easily excited.
Related
Arg-n; Castor; Theridion
Complementary
Caust; Puls, Silicea