Ox Gaul. Bilis Bovina. *N. O. Ruminantia. Inspissated gall triturated with sugar of milk, or lower dilutions may be made with water.
Clinical
Asthma. Constipation. Diarrhoea. Gall-stones. Headache. Indigestion. Rheumatism.
Characteristics
*Ox gall is a remedy of very ancient use. It is used in the old- school mostly as a purgative, for preventing putrefactive changes in the intestines, and for increasing peristalsis. It is sometimes given along with *Opium to prevent the constipating effect of that drug. In the stomach bile is a foreign body, precipitating pepsin and causing irritation of the stomach. It does not aid the digestion either of albumen or of farinaceous substances. *Fel. t. has been proved homoeopathically by Buchner, and has produced a few characteristic symptoms, disordered digestion, diarrhoea, headache, pains in joints, and cramps. It removed a tendency to sleep after eating. Several symptoms were noticed in nape of neck.
Relations
*Compare: Cholesterinum, Merc-d.
SYMPTOMS.
Mind
Peevish, irritable mood. Greatly inclined to all kinds of business, unpleasant impression did not affect him.
Head
Confusion. Violent headache in morning, on pressure upon right temple, extending on to occiput and nape of neck.
Mouth
Tongue white.
Stomach and Abdomen
Increased thirst. Odorless and tasteless eructations. Gurgling in stomach and epigastric region. Rumblings and motions in abdomen. Violent peristaltic movements.
Stool
Stool thin with urging and sensation of warmth in anus. Stool thin, pasty, followed by pressing although with crumbling faeces.
Urinary Organs
Urging. Urine offensive.
Male Sexual Organ
Scrotum itching and afterwards becomes moist.
Chest
Anxiety in chest. Constriction, on walking at 3 a.m. cannot sleep again for tightness of breath and cannot remain lying, it seems as though something in throat prevented free passage of the air, better by deep inspiration and sitting upright.
Back and neck
Tension in nape.
Limbs
Some tearings in left shoulder-joint, extending up to nape of
neck. Cramp in right toe.
Sleep
Sound sleep in morning with some perspiration. No inclination to sleep after eating, as he was accustomed to do.
