Generalities
This remedy affects notably head; eyes; heart; small joints and urinary organs. Rheumatism connected with heart or eye lesions. Whole body feels SORE and heavy. Bruised spots from falls and blows. Violent lancinating pains, as from red hot needles. Pressing from within outward in head, abdominal ring; perineum, chest. Pain as of a dull point. Uric acid diathesis. Paralytic stiffness of the whole body. Prostration. Acidity. Increase of bulk and weight. Gout. Effects of bruises and falls.
Mind
Disposed to weep about his lonesome condition. Difficulty in remembering names.
Head
Ache better eating; but returns and remains until food is again taken. Vertigo with ringing in the ears. Headache from sudden suppression of menses. Head feels too large.
Eyes
Feel dry and pain worse reading. Vertical hemiopia; right half of object is invisible, worse during menses. Sunlight blinds him.
Nose
Swollen; and red esp. right side. Coryza; dropping from nose; in open air.
Ears
Pain behind ear (left), extending to neck.
Face
Both cheeks are covered with dry bran-like scales.
Throat
Lumps of mucus drop into throat. Soreness extending to ear.
Stomach
Gnawing in stomach; with pain in left temple; better eating. Acidity. Cannot endure slightest pressure of clothes; from fullness in pit of stomach.
Abdomen
Pain in abdominal ring (left) like a pressing from within outward. Diarrhoea, after fruits or chocolates.
Urinary
Pain in the region of bladder extending to spermatic cord after urination. Urine scanty; with much thirst; with red brown sediment. urine less in spite of taking normal drinks.
Male
Erections after copious urination.
Female
Pain in mammary glands which extends to arms and fingers.
Respiratory
Air feels cold on inspiring, even into lungs. Constriction of chest.
Heart
Pains, sore, with eye symptoms; going to head; with pain in bladder; worse bending forward; before menses; better urinating. Trembling and fluttering of the heart worse vexation.
Extremities
Soreness of fingers better grasping. Ankle joint pains while walking. Pain in the joints is relieved by very hot water.
Skin
Barber’s itch. Dry, harsh skin. Eczema.
Better
Eating. Urinating. Motion.
Worse
Night. Menses; after; suppressed.
Related
Lyc; Nat-p; Sul-ac.
He was convinced about Homoeopathy while going through Sir William Osler's writings on 'History of Medicine' so switched over to an entirely Homoeopathic Practice in 1932. He also started working on Homoeopathic literature along with his Practice.
He has contributed immensely to homoeopathic literature. He was an ardent follower of Dr Boger. His Repertory is based on Boger's ''A Synoptic key to Materia Medica'.