Relations
*Antidoted by: Camph., Coffea, Nit. sp. dulcis. It is *complementary to: Carb-v., Phosphorus, Sepia, nitricum acidum, Natrum mur. It *follows well: Kali-sul., Phosphorus, Stannum, Bryonia, Lycopodium, Natrum mur. *Is followed well by: Carb-v., Phosphorus, Fluor-ac., Arsenicum, Lycopodium, Pul., Sepia, Sul. *Compare: The Kalis, especially Causticum (paresis, respiratory affections, haemorrhoids, rheumatism), and Kali-bi. (catarrh with tenacious secretions, wandering and alternating pains, headache, affections of stout persons, dyspepsia). Bryonia (sharp pains, bilious affections, but Bryonia Is worse by motion), Chelidonium (pneumonia of right base), Mer-v. (pneumonia of right base, but Mercurius has sweat without better ), Sepia (Diseases of women _ but Sepia Has scanty menses, Kali-ca. too early and profuse, empty feeling, bloating after eating, chronic laryngeal catarrh), Apis and Arsenicum (puffing of face and eyes), Spi. (stitches in heart), Bellis, Arsenicum, Nux-v., Calcarea, and Sepia (waking early, 3 A.M.), Ip. (constant nausea), (Kali-bi.) and Staph ( worse after coitus), Ant-t. (capillary bronchitis), Calc-hypophos. (sweat, backache, and weakness _ very close analogue), Pso. (debility of convalescence, profuse sweat, hopelessness of recovery), Calcarea (hopelessness of recovery, irritability, chilliness, worse from washing), Pulsatilla (erratic pains, amenorrhoea), Berberis (bubbling sensation in back). Phos-ac. (apathy), Hepar, nitricum acidum, Carb-v., and Arg-n. (fish-bone sensation). Rhus (pain better motion, affections of ligaments), Hamam. (haemorrhoids). Mag-c. (nervous debility from overstrain), Bryonia and Silica. (Knee affections). Natrum mur. (anaemia, amenorrhoea _ “Kali-ca. Will bring on the menses when Natrum mur., though apparently indicated, fails.” Hahn. Backache: that of Kali-ca. Is, in general, worse lying, that of Natrum mur. is better by pressure and lying on back), Am. C., Graphites (obese persons), Chi., Phos-ac., Phosphorus, and Pso. (complaints from loss of fluids), Arsenicum, Bismuth, and Lycopodium (averse to be alone. Ignatia, Nux- v., desire to be alone), Ammonium carb. and Arnica (nose-bleed when washing face), Phosphorus (fatty degeneration of heart), Lachesis (heart as if suspended by a thread).
Causation
Catching cold. Overstrain.
SYMPTOMS.
Mind
Sadness with tears. Anxious apprehension and inquietude, especially about the health, with fear of not being cured. Irresolute, timid, and apprehensive disposition. Fear, in evening, in bed. Peevish humor, discontent and impatience. Dread of labour. Changeable humor, at one time evincing mildness and tranquillity, at another time passion and rage. Tendency to take alarm. Shrieks about imaginary appearance. Becomes easily startled, great tendency to start when touched, especially on feet. Vexed and irritated mood, trifles vex one, noise is disagreeable. Irascible and passionate humour. Loss of memory. Misapplying words and syllables.
Head
Confusion and dullness in head. Sudden attack of unconsciousness. Dullness of the head, confused, stupid feeling, as after intoxication. Vertigo as if ears were stopped up, with darkness before eyes. Vertigo in morning, in evening, and after a meal, as well as on turning head or body hastily. Vertigo, with tottering. Vertigo, which seems to proceed from stomach. Headache from motion of a carriage, on sneezing, coughing, or in morning. Semi-lateral headache, with nausea, and vomiting, worse so as to become insupportable, by slightest movement. Violent headache across the eyes. Pressive headache in the occiput, especially during a walk, with irritability, or else in forehead with photophobia. Tearing and drawing pains in head. Lancinating headache, chiefly in temples and forehead, worse from stooping and moving head, eyes, and lower jaw, better when raising head and from heat. Violent headaches about inner temples. Congestion in head, with throbbing and buzzing. Trembling in head, and sensation as if it contained something movable. (Constant sensation of something loose in head, turning and twisting towards forehead.) The headaches are better by pressing the forehead. Sensation as of a blow in the head, which causes it to incline to one side, with dizziness. Strong tendency to take cold in head, especially when exposed to a draught after being heated (from it headache or toothache). Painful and purulent tumors in scalp, like beginning blood-boils, more painful from pressure and motion, and less so from external heat, accompanied by itching, as if in bones of head, with great dryness of hair. Wens. Scabby eruption on scalp. Falling off and dryness of hair, especially on temples, eyebrows, and beard, with violent burning-itching of the scalp in morning, and evening, the scalp oozes if scratched. Perspiration on forehead, in morning. Large, yellowish, and furfuraceous spots on forehead.
Eyes
Pressive and tearing pain in eyes. Sensation of biting, of smarting, of burning, and shootings in eyes. Redness and inflammation of eyes, with pain on reading by candle-light. Swelling of eyes and lids, with difficult in opening them. Pimples in eyebrows. Swelling (like a bag) between upper eyelids and eyebrows. Excoriation and suppuration in corners of eyes. White of eye red, capillaries injected. Sensation of coldness of eyelids. Agglutination of eyelids, especially in morning. Lachrymation. Eyes dull and downcast. Propensity to a fixed look. Spots dancing before sight, on reading and on looking into open air. Rainbow colours, spots (blue or green), and sparks before sight. Vivid and painful brightness before eyes, when closed, extending deeply into brain, in evening after lying down. Photophobia. Dazzling of eyes by daylight.
Ears
Shootings in ears, sometimes from within outwards. Inflammatory swelling of ears, with discharge of a yellow pus or of liquid cerumen. Itching and tickling in ears. Redness, heat, and violent itching of external ear. Ulcer in ears. Excoriation and suppuration behind ears. Inflammation and swelling of parotids.
Excessive acuteness of hearing, in evening, on lying down. Weak and confused hearing. Dullness of hearing. Singing, Tingling, and buzzing in ears. Cracking in ears.
Nose
Swelling of nose, with redness and burning heat. Nose red and covered with pimples. Ulceration of interior of nose. Epistaxis in morning, when washing face. Dull smell. Coryza and stoppage of nose, sometimes with secretion of yellowish green mucus, and constant want of air. Blowing offensive matter from nose. Fluent Coryza (with excessive sneezing, pain in back and headache), with secretion of sanguineous mucus. Secretion of purulent mucus from nose. Dryness of nose. Sore, scurfy nostrils.
Face
Colour of face, yellow, or pale and sickly, with sunken eyes, surrounded by a livid circle. Haggard, exhausted look, lifeless expression. Great redness of face, alternately with paleness. Drawing pain in face. Tearing in bones of face. Flushes of face. Bloatedness of face. Eruption of pimples on face, with swelling and redness of cheeks. Tearing stitches in cheeks. Swelling between eyebrows. Pimples on eyebrows. Warts on face. Ephelides. Lips thick and ulcerated. Lips cracked and exfoliating. Cramp- like sensation in the lips. Cramps in jaw. Swelling of lower jaw and sub-maxillary glands.
Teeth
Toothache, only on eating, or in morning on waking, or else excited by cold things (water in mouth. Teeth painful when touched by either cold or warm substances. Toothache, with soreness of bones of face, and drawing, jerking, or tearing pains, especially in evening in bed. Lancinating pains in teeth, with swelling of cheek (with stinging pain). Digging, piercing, pricking, and gnawing in teeth. (Toothache alternating with stitches in I. chest.) Looseness of all teeth. Bad smell from teeth. Inflammatory swelling and ulceration of gums.
Mouth
Bitter taste in mouth. Fetid exhalation from mouth. Sensation of dryness in mouth, with copious accumulation of saliva. Excoriation, with vesicles in interior of mouth and on tongue. Soreness of frenum linguae. Swelling of tongue, covered with small painful vesicles. Painful pimple on tip of tongue.
Throat
Sore throat, with lancinating pain on swallowing. Deglutition impeded by inertia of muscles of gullet (the food descends very slowly in the esophagus, and small particles of food easily get into windpipe.) Copious accumulation of mucus on palate and in throat, difficult to hawk up or to swallow, with sensation as if a lump of mucus were in throat. Hawking up of mucus. Dryness in posterior part of throat.
Appetite
Bitter or acid taste. Unpleasant taste in mouth, as from derangement of stomach. Putrid, sweetish taste, or as of blood in mouth. Bulimy. Strong desire for sugar or acids. Disgust for brown bread, which lies heavy on stomach. Milk and warm food are unsuitable. During a meal, sleepiness. After a meal, drowsiness, paleness of face, shivering, headache, ill-humor, nausea, sour risings, and pyrosis, colic, inflation of abdomen and flatulency. After taking hot food (pastry or soup), pinchings and uneasiness in abdomen.
