Generalities
Though Oxalates are found in certain sour vegetables which are eaten, the acid itself is a very violent poison not only producing gastro-enteritis; but it affects also the nerves and spinal cord, causing motor paralysis. The patient becomes weak, cold, livid and numb all over worse lower limbs. Excruciating pains; like lightning; in streaks; in spots; burning, etc. Symptoms worse by motion and thinking of them, not only that, but thinking will bring on the conditions when they are not actually present. Rheumatism of the left side. Neurasthenia. Neuralgia. Paralysis; of left side; from spinal meningitis. Periodical affections.
Worse
Thinking of it. Cold. Touch. Shaving. Mental exertion. Motion. Strawberries, sour fruits, grapes.
Better
After stools.
Mind
Nervous and sleepless. Very much exhilarated; quicker thought and action. All conditions made worse by thinking about self.
Head
Vertigo; swimming sensation on lying down, while looking out of window. Band like sensation about the head; as of a screw behind each ear, better after stool. Numb pricking in occiput. Sore tender spot on scalp.
Eyes
Small, and especially linear objects appear larger and more distant than they are. Sight vanishes with the epistaxis. Hyperaesthesia of retina.
Face
Pale, cold, livid. Feeling of heat.
Mouth
Sour; taste; eructations; with difficult swallowing.
Stomach
Emptiness with gnawing compelling one to eat. Burning pain goes upwards worse slightest touch; sugar. Cannot eat strawberries. Sugar, coffee and wine disagree.
Abdomen
Colic about the navel; or involuntary muddy brown stools better lying. Flatus passes with difficulty. Stitching pains in the liver better deep breathing. Fainting and vomiting during stool. Diarrhoea from coffee. Chronic inflammation of bowels.
Urinary
Thinking of urinating causes necessity to urinate. Pains in glans penis, when urinating. Oxaluria.
Male
Neuralgic pains in spermatic cord; worse from slightest motion. Testes throb or feel crushed.
Respiratory
Low voice. Hoarseness with cardiac derangements. Aphonia from paralysis of vocal cords. Dyspnoea; nightly. Short, jerking inspiration, and sudden forced expirations. Pain from lower chest (left) to epigastrium. Chest fixed. Left lung painful. Voice altered.
Heart
Sharp darting in heart and left lung, extending to epigastrium, depriving of breath; sits erect with arms folded across chest. Palpitation worse lying. Angina pectoris. Heart symptoms alternating with aphonia. Beats of heart intermit when thinking of it. Fluttering heart.
Back
Numb pricking in back. Back feels too weak to hold the body. Cold creeps up spine.
Extremities
Weak trembling hand and feet. Drawing, lancinating pains shooting down extremities. Lower limbs, blue, cold, insensible; immobile. Numbness extends from shoulders to fingertips. Hands cold as if dead. Wrist (right) constantly painful, as if sprained, wants to stretch it; cannot hold anything. Pain in fleshy part of thumb (right).
Skin
Sensitive, sore, smarting worse shaving. Perspires easily. Mottled in circular patches.
Related
Ars; Pic-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'.