OPIUM



Sleeplessness, with acuteness of hearing; clocks striking and cocks crowing at a great distance, keep her awake;.

Time

      Remission during the day and evening.

Aggravation night and morning.

Night : Before midnight :.

Temperature and Weather

      Bed feels so hot she can hardly led on it; better from cold; worse from heat.

Very susceptible to cold air.

Cold air: Uncovering head : Wants to uncover :.

Chill Fever Sweat

      Stiff and cold; chill and diminished head, stupor; weak, scarcely perceptible pulse.

Coldness only of the limbs.

Chill after part of night, thirst, Pains in limbs, head hot, sleepy; afterward heat, with sleep, headache, pale face, bilious vomit; then sweat, mostly on legs, with burning hot feeling.

Fever; whole body burning even when bathed in sweat, face red, stupor; snoring, mouth open; limbs twitch; wants to uncover.

During lucid intervals or intervals between paroxysms complains that head (or bed) is too hot. Typhus.

Flushed face, cold legs, sleepy, but cannot sleep. Sweat over whole body, which is burning hot; sleep and snoring. Hot, profuse, morning sweat, wants to be uncovered.

Sweat on upper part of body; lower part hot and dry.

Cold sweat on the forehead.

Typhoid type of fever, stupor, can scarcely be aroused; speechless; eyes half open; mild delirium or loud talking, fury, singing, desire to escape; the darker red the face the more it is indicated; impending cerebral paralysis from profound congestion.

Attacks

      Nightly epileptic attacks; combined with mental derangement. Daily attacks of distention and strangulation of throat;.

Sides

      Right :,. Lefts :.

Tissues

      Plethora.

Morbus coeruleus or cyanosis.

Suppurations painless, also ulcers.

Burning or sensation of coldness in the veins.

Jerks, only the flexors active.

Increased excitability and action in voluntary muscles, with diminution of it in involuntary muscles.

Dropsical swelling of the whole body.

Contact Injuries etc.

      Touch :.

Skin

      Dryness of the skin, without fever.

Very troublesome itching all over, fine pricking, rarely sensitive to touch.

Redness and itching of the skin.

Blue spots on the skin.

Paleness of the skin.

Stages and States

      Especially suitable for children and old persons.

Frequently suited to persons addicted to spirituous drink.

Relationship

      Opium is often indicated in ailments from charcoal vapors.

Opium antidotes : Bellad., Digit., Laches., Mercur., Nux.vom., Strychnia, Plumbum, Stramon., Tart. emet.

Antidotes to Opium: strong coffee, Bellad., Ipecac., Nux.vom., Vinum, Vanil. arom.

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.