BRYONIA ALBA


Homeopathic remedy Bryonia Alba drug symptoms and indications from Condensed Materia Medica by Constantine Hering, published in 1877….


      White Bryony Hahnemann. Curcurbitaceae.

Mind

      Patient desires to go home.

Great depression and very morose mood, without cause.

Anxiety, worse in room, better in open air; fears not to have the wherewithal to live.

Irritable mood, wishes to be alone. Very irritable; inclined to fright, fear and vexation.

Obstinate and passionate. Bad effects from violence and anger.

Sensorium

      Pressing outward in frontal region and left eyeball, especially on stooping.

Headache worse by so slight a motion as moving eyelids.

Confusion of head, especially of forehead.

Benumbed, stupid from suppressed eruptions.

Head confused and aching, as after a night’s dissipation; does not wish to rise in morning on awaking.

Confusion in head, with drawing in occiput, extending into neck before going to sleep.

Vertigo : as though all objects were reeling; as though the brain were turning around; as if the head were turning in a circle; on rising, or on raising the head; with reeling backward; better from cold.

Great heaviness of head and pressure of brain forwards.

Pressure in the head, as if the brain were too full and pressed outward, mostly when sitting.

Rush of blood to the head.

Inner Head

      Headache commences in morning not on waking, but when first opening eyes.

Pressive pain above left eye, followed by dull, pressive pain in occipital protuberances, thence spreading over whole body; on quick motion, and after eating, pain so severe that it seemed a distinct pulsation within head.

Digging pressure in forepart of brain toward forehead, especially severe on stooping and walking rapidly; walking fatigues him very much.

Tearing across the forehead, then in cervical muscles, then in right arm.

Drawing, tearing pain in right temple, mostly extending to upper molars and muscles of neck.

Throbbing ache on top of head, morning when walking.

Continued stitch deep in the brain, on left side, when coughing.

Headache in occiput, extending to shoulders, while lying on the back, in bed, after waking in the morning.

Pressive pain in occiput, drawing down into neck, relieved toward noon.

Headache as though the head would burst, commencing in morning and gradually increasing till evening.

Outer Head

      In the morning the head seems very greasy, with cool head.

Scalp very tender to touch; cannot bear even a soft brush.

Dandruff, rough and uneven.

Eyes

      Very sensitive pressive pain (coming and going) in left eyeball, especially violent on moving the ball with a feeling as if eye became smaller and was retracted within the orbit.

Severe burning and lachrymation of right eye.

Eyeballs so painful that the patient cannot bear to have them touched.

Puffiness of right upper lid.

Painless twitching-drawing together in left upper lid, with a persistent sensation of heaviness therein.

Frequent lachrymation.

Ears

      Intolerance of noise.

Chirping in the head, as from locusts.

Ringing; roaring; humming in the ears.

Swelling, redness, painful sensitiveness and heat of external right ear; at times piercing stitches deep into ear accompanied by swelling and painfulness of right parotid gland.

Nose

      Frequent sneezing.

Nosebleed in morning after rising; less frequently during day; but sometimes during sleep, about 3 A.M.; vicarious : Fluent coryza, watery or greenish.

Catarrh extending to the frontal sinuses or into chest Swelling of tip of nose, with twitching pain in it, and on touch feeling as if it would ulcerate. Boils.

Face

      Hot, red, soft puffiness of the face. Erysipelas begins on upper lip and nasal septum.

Face bluish-red, with difficult inspiration.

Pinching pressure in articular cavity of right jaw, more violent on motion.

Twitching, tearing in right malar bone up to right temple externally, sore to touch.

Lower Face

      Upper lip and nose swollen, red and hot.

Crack in the lower lip.

Lips parched and cracked; he wishes frequently to moisten them.

Lips swollen, rough.

Constant motion of mouth, as if chewing. In brain affections of children.

Teeth

      Teeth seem too long.

Toothache relieved by cold water, aggravated by taking anything warm in mouth.

Tearing stitching toothache while eating, extending to muscles of neck, aggravated by warmth.

Jerking toothache when smoking.

Tongue etc.

      Taste : flat, insipid; sweetish; bitter (which cold drinks relieve); offensive; bitter; has no taste for food; when not eating mouth is bitter.

Tongue coated white.

Tongue rough, cracked, and often of a dark brown color.

Dryness of tongue; tip moist.

Several small blisters on tip of tongue.

Mouth

      Collection of much soapy, frothy saliva.

Mouth and lips very dry; only momentarily relieved by drinking.

Lower lip dry, burning and sensitive; especially in smokers.

Dryness in mouth, without thirst, or with thirst for large quantities of water.

Offensive smell from mouth, with hawking of offensive, tough mucus, sometimes in round cheesy lumps, the size of a pea.

Throat

      Dryness of throat; dry and raw, on empty swallowing.

A short of scraping and roughness in the throat posteriorly.

Pain and difficulty on swallowing, as if a hard body was in throat.

Pressive pain in right tonsil.

Sight pain in left tonsil.

Back of throat seems swollen.

Stitch in the throat when swallowing.

Tough mucus in the fauces, loosened by hawking.

Desires Aversions,

      Too great appetite; appetite soon satisfied.

Desires things, immediately, which when offered are refused.

Great desire for oysters and sweets : for coffee.

No appetite for milk : but if the takes it the appetite returns and he begins to relish it; loss of appetite.

Great thirst, desire for large quantities of cold water; also for warm drinks, which relieve.

Great thirst, with longing for wine.

Eating and Drinking

      After eating : Eats little and often.

Drinking :, Wine :.

Frequently drinking of cold water relieved the bitter taste and inclination to vomit.

Nausea and Vomiting

      Hiccough after eating, and on every shock caused by it pressure in forehead as if the brain shock from behind forwards.

Eructations after eating; sourish, bitter.

Heart-burn from wine, evenings.

Nausea on assuming an erect position.

Nausea, increased or brought on by the slightest motion; must lie quiet.

Nausea and vomiting in morning when waking.

Vomiting : of solid food, not of drink; of food, immediately after eating; of bitter, musty or putrid liquid, which leaves a similar taste in the mouth.

Stomach

      Stomach full, and sensitive to pressure.

Distention of the stomach, and eructations of wind.

Stomach distended, with vomiting after eating.

Feeling of emptiness of the stomach, with distention of the whole abdomen.

Painfulness of stomach after eating oysters and chicken-salad in evening; pain excessive when in motion, perfect relief from quiet or from eructations of wind or passing wind per anum (anus).

Pressure in the stomach, after eating, like from a stone, makes him fretful.

Epigastric region painful to touch; so sensitive cannot endure the clothes.

Cutting as with knives in epigastric region.

Soreness in pit of stomach when coughing.

Stitching pain in region of stomach, worse from motion, especially from a misstep.

Hypochondria

      Tensive pain below false ribs in right hypochondrium, especially sensitive on deep inspiration; even a little flatus causes pain in the liver.

Transient stitches in right hypochondrium, with painful sensitiveness of this region to hard pressure or deep inspiration.

Burning and stitches pain in hepatic region.

Stitches in region of spleen, worse motion.

Abdomen

      Griping pains about the navel.

Rumbling and gurgling in the bowels.

Sudden painful cuttings in the intestines, with a feeling as though one were digging him with the fingers, compelling him to bend double, relieved by profuse pasty evacuations.

Great sensitiveness of abdomen.

Pain in abdomen flying upwards.

Stitches and other pain in the abdomen, which hinder respiration.

Stool etc.

      Diarrhoea : bilious, acrid stools, with soreness of anus; like dirty water, with whitish granulated sediments of undigested food; urging followed by copious pasty evacuations, with relief of all symptoms excepting confusion of head; mostly at night or after eating; after eating fruit or sour krout; morning, after getting up, preceded by cutting pains in bowels; burning, worse in warm weather.

Alternation of diarrhoea and constipation.

Obstinate conspiration; stools very dry, large and hard; only after much straining.

Stinking flatulence.

Aching hemorrhoids.

Hard, black and dry stool, as if burnt, and rather scanty.

Urine

      Urine : copious and pale; scanty and dark; brown, like beer; red; deposits white sediment.

During motion, some drops of urine pass out of the urethra without sensation.

Male Sexual Organs

      Increased sexual desire.

Stitches in the right testicle and spermatic cord.

Female Sexual Organs

      Stitching pain in the ovaries on deep inspiration.

Severe pain in region of right ovary like from a sore spot, causing an irritation and dragging, pain extended down to the thighs, while at rest; pain aggravated by touch.

Hemorrhage of dark red blood, with pain in small of back.

C. Hering
Hering got the degree of M. D. from the University of Wuezburg with highest honours. The theme of his thesis was "De'Medicina Futura" (The medicine of future). Hering left Germany for West Indies and finally arrived at Philadelphia in Jan, 1833. He established a homeopathic school at Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "Allentown Academy". Soon he became very popular as a physician. He is known as the 'Father of Homeopathy' in America.