Ambra grisea



Respiratory Organs

Cough, with coryza, and expectoration of a whitish and salt mucus. Nocturnal cough, excited by excessive tickling in the gullet, cough in the evening, with pain in the left side, as if something were torn away. Spasmodic cough from tickling in the throat with expectoration of yellowish, or greyish-white mucus, tasting salt or sour, in the morning, with expectoration in the evening. Convulsive cough, with eructations and hoarseness. On coughing, pressive headache in the temples. Voice hoarse, harsh, with an accumulation of thick mucus in the air ducts. Hoarseness and roughness of the voice, with accumulation of thick, tough mucus, easily thrown off by coughing. Cough worse by music.

Chest

Breathing short. Oppression in breathing. Oppression felt in the chest, and between the scapulae. Breath fetid in the morning after waking. Wheezing in the chest. Painful oppression in the chest and in the back. Pressure in the chest, chiefly in the region of the heart. Sensation of rawness in the chest. Itching in the chest, and in the thyroid gland. Asthma of old people, and of children. At night, trembling in the breast. Palpitation of the heart, frequently when walking in the open air, with paleness of face, and pressure in the chest as if a lump were lodged there or as if the chest were obstructed. Rheumatic pain, as from a bruise in the chest.

Neck and Back

Pressive drawing pain in the nape of the neck and in the back. Shooting pain in the loins. Stiffness in the loins after sitting long. Heaviness in the back, with pain in the belly, as if the intestines were compressed.

Upper Limbs

The arms become easily numbed, whether they are leant upon or used to carry something, or even in the night, with sensation of torpor. Paralytic drawing, as from dislocation, in the shoulder- joints, in the elbows, in the fore part of the arms, and in the hands. Trembling of the arms. Pain in the bone of the elbow when touched. Cramp in the hands on taking hold of anything. Prolonged coldness of the hands. Contraction of the fingers. In the evening, attack of trembling in the thumb. In the morning, the skin at the extremity of the fingers is wrinkled. Nocturnal weakness of the fingers. Itchy tetter between the fingers. Itching in the palms of the hands.

Lower Limbs

Sensation of torpor in the legs, with an unsteady walk. Sensation of contraction in the (r) thigh, the limb seems to be shortened. Nervousness of the legs. Heaviness, stiffness, and weakness of the legs. Cramps in the legs, and at night in the calves of the legs. Acute drawing pain in the legs, from the os sacrum to the feet, with incapability of supporting the foot on the ground: the affected leg seems shorter than the other. Excoriation in the hams, with pain, principally in the evening. Tingling in the calves of the legs and in the feet. Arthritic pains in the joints of the feet and in the great toes. Tightness in the joints of the feet. Pain, as of ulceration, in the soles of the feet when walking. Burning in the soles of the feet. Itching of the inside of the soles of the feet. Swelling of the feet. Shooting pains in chilblains on the toes. Pain, as of excoriation, in the corns.

Generalities

Infantile or other spasms. Cramps and sensation of drawing in the muscles. Tearing pains, chiefly in the joints, and often on one side only (from the small of the back through the right leg). Spasms and twitches in the muscular parts. Susceptibility to numbness in various parts. Many of the symptoms appear during sleep, and diminish after rising. Many of the pains are mitigated by walking in the open air, or when lying on the part affected. In the evening, and in a warm temperature, many of the symptoms are aggravated. Sensation of drawing throughout the body. Incisive pain in the hands and feet. Inflation and pulsation over the whole body, with great weakness after walking in the open air. Ebullitions and pulsations in the whole body, especially after walking in the open air. After having talked much, agitation and trembling all over the body, with restlessness. Fatigue, especially in the morning, in bed, and at night on waking. Sensation of numbness and of torpor over the whole surface of the body, chiefly in the morning.

Skin

Dry, itching burning. Burning herpes. Suppressed eruptions. Itching, and sensation of burning in several parts of the skin, as from the itch. Tetters and itchy eruptions appear during the use of this medicine. Dryness of the skin. Burning tetters.

Sleep

Inclination to sleep during the day. Restlessness at night. Worriment from business embarrassments. Agitated sleep, in consequence of cold in the body, and a sensation of drawing in the limbs. Sleep, with anxious dreams and reveries. On sleeping, startings with fright.

Fever

Pulse accelerated with ebullitions. Chill in the forenoon, with weakness and sleepiness, better after eating. Flushes of heat, returning every fifteen minutes, worse towards evening. Feverish shivering in different parts, followed by heat in the face. Transient heat, sometimes with anxiety at the heart. Perspiration from slight exertion, especially on the abdomen and on the thighs. Nocturnal sweat, particularly on the diseased side, after midnight.

John Henry Clarke
John Henry Clarke MD (1853 – November 24, 1931 was a prominent English classical homeopath. Dr. Clarke was a busy practitioner. As a physician he not only had his own clinic in Piccadilly, London, but he also was a consultant at the London Homeopathic Hospital and researched into new remedies — nosodes. For many years, he was the editor of The Homeopathic World. He wrote many books, his best known were Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica and Repertory of Materia Medica