Lycopodium



Heart

      Aneurysm. Aortic disease. Palpitation, with flapping of alae nasi at night, worse lying on right side; with cold face and feet. Pulse; fast, worse after eating; evening. Sensation as if the circulation stood still. Hypertrophy.

Neck and Back

      One side of the neck stiff and swollen. Burning as from hot coals between the scapulae. Pain in the back and right side from congestion of liver. Pain in the small of the back; worse sitting erect; better urinating. Stiff back. Emaciation about the neck. Bubbling sensation. Lumbago worse slightest motion (after Bry).

Extremities

      Axillary abscess (right). Hands and feet numb; cramps in hands and feet. Fingers twitch during sleep. Sticky sweat on fingers. Pain jerks legs upward. Cramps in calves, when walking; at night. One foot hot, other cold, or cold sweaty feet. Constant troublesome heat of hands. Sciatica right side worse pressure; cannot lie on painful side, better hot application and walking. Cramps in toes; at night. Pain in heels on treading as from pebbles. Heels numb. Palms dry. Varicose veins on legs. Oedema of feet, rises until ascites forms. Pain in bones at night. Curvature and caries of bones. Emaciation of one hand or one leg. Hands and feet become heavy, relaxed, tremble better by motion. Painful corns on soles. Toes and fingers contracted. Toes bend when walking. Profuse foetid foot sweat.

Skin

      Dry; rawness in folds. Abscesses beneath the skin. Urticaria; chronic worse warmth. Erectile tumours worse before menses. Blood boils. Boils which do not mature but remain blue. Sites of old boils and pustules indurate and form nodules that remain long. Vesicular swellings. Eczema associated with urinary, gastric, hepatic disorders. Psoriasis. Ulcers fistulous. Scabs do not separate. Viscid and offensive sweat.

Sleep

      Drowsy during day; on waking, the child starts, becomes cross kicks, scolds, or holds his mother. Awakes terrified. Anxious dreams of fatal accidents. Child sleeps all day and cries all night. Laughs or weeps in sleep.

Fever

      Coldness; icy, partial; of head, abdomen, stomach, throat etc., worse coughing. Body becomes cold during cough. Feels as if lying on ice. Chill; followed by another chill; then vomits; after first sleep. Foul, viscid sweat; axillary, of feet; like onions. Fever, continuous, remittent, intermittent.

Better

      WARM DRINKS; food. Cold applications. Motion. Eructations. Urinating. After midnight.

Worse

      PRESSURE OF CLOTHES. WARMTH. Awakening Wind. Eating; even a little; or to satiety; oysters. Indigestion. 4 to 8 p.m. Wet weather, stormy weather. Pressure. Before, or from suppressed menses. Milk. Vegetables, cabbages, beans; bread, pastry.

Related

      Carb-v; Silicea

Complementary

      Calc; Iod; Kali-c; Lach; Puls; Sulph.

S.R. Phatak
A pioneer of Homoeopathy in Maharashtra, Dr Shankar Raghunath Phatak was born on 6th September, 1896. He did his MBBS from Grant Medical College, in 1924. Started his practice but somehow not satisfied with Allopathic Treatment.

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'.