ARNICA MONTANA



On the left side betwixt the scrobiculus cordis and navel squeezing beating. [Stf. Gss.]

Cutting above the navel, especially when breathing deeply and at every step, but not immediately before or during a motion of the bowels.

225. Cutting in the abdomen, as from a chill.

Dysenteric bellyache: a digging deep in the hypogastrium inside the hips on both sides combined with nausea and drowsiness (between the 2nd and 5th h.).

A couple of hours after a (moderate) supper, tightness and distension of the abdomen, especially of the hypogasttium, with dull general pressure in it, especially in the side of the abdomen, but without any distinct amount of flatus, which lasts all night, with heat of the limbs and dreams which strain the thinking power; he wakes up every hour, and the inodorous flatus that escapes affords no relief.

Hard distension of the right side of the abdomen, paining of itself when at rest, like an internal sore; when coughing, blowing the nose, and stepping as if painfully concussed, lacerated, or cut to pieces; and even on slightly touching it externally, as if a wound were cut into; only relieved by the discharge of flatus; occuring daily from the morning till 2 p.m.

On expiring and inspiring pressive pain as from a stone in the hepatic region, when lying on the left side. [Stf. Gss.]

230. Although she had eaten much, she felt as empty in the abdomen as if she had eaten nothing, but had drunk much, so that it rolled bout in the abdomen. [Stf. Gss.]

Tearing in the abdomen above the navel.

Violent cutting on the left side of the abdomen, which darted ike a stitch into the crown of the head, so that he started as from an electric spark (aft. 24 h.). [Hbg.]

Pinching above the navel. [Hbg.]

A severe jerk under the stomach. [Hbg.]

235. Pain in the right side of the abdomen, as from a sudden contusion when walking (aft. 36 h.). [Fz.]

On the left side between the scrobiculus cordis and navel, squeezing beating. [Gss.]

Sharp stitches in both loins (aft. 3 h.). [ Ws.]

Cutting pain inwards in the loins, especially when stooping (aft. 60 h:). [ Ws.]

In the right aide under the ribs obtuse stitches. [Gss.]

240. Sharp blows through the hypogastrium from one side to the other (aft. 3 h.). [ Ws.]

In the hepatic region painful pressure (aft. 2 d.). [Hbg.]

Burning shooting pains in the epigastrium.( In a case of opisthotonus) [COLLIN, 1. c.]

Drawing in of the navel..( In a case of opisthotonus) [COLLIN, 1. c.]

Fine tearing in the abdominal muscles (aft. 1 h.). [Ws.]

245. Fine stitch in the muscles of the hypogastrium, which leaves an itching, that goes off on scratching (aft. 3 h.). [Ws.]

Cutting in the abdomen; an hour afterwards urging to stool, and at length a stool in broken pieces mingled with flatus. [Gss.]

Flatulence, rumbling in the bowels. [STOLL, 1, c.]

Bellyache as if flatulence pressed.

Flatulent colic.

250. Rumbling, rolling of flatulence in the abdomen.

Fermenting flatulent disturbance in the abdomen.

Loud rumbling in the abdomen, as from emptiness (aft. 10 h.).

Rumbling and fermenting flatulent movements below the umbilical region (aft. 13 h.). [Mr.]

Whilst straining at stool discharge of flatus, after previous rumbling in the bowels (aft. 1 h.). [Fz.]

255. Flatus smelling like rotten eggs (aft. 3 h.). [Kr.]

Urging to stool followed by a copious thin or pappy, sour smelling motion, with great relief (four or five times a day). [Gss.]

Ineffectual urging to stool.

Very great urging to stool every half hour, but nothing came away except mucus.

Hard, difficult stool with aching in the abdomen (aft. 36 h.).[Hbg. ]

260. Pappy diarrhoea, with distension of the abdomen, before the motion (aft. 24 h.). [Ws.]

Bloody, purulent stools. [PELARGUS, (Case of fall of a child from a height in which arnica was given.-This symptom occurred on the fourth day; and was regarded by the reporter as a sign of internal contusion or eatravasation.) Obs., i, pp. 263, 264.]

Pappy brown stool, with rumbling in the abdomen, as if diarrhoea was coming (aft. 1.1/4 h.). [Fz.]

In the rectum, an aching pain (aft. 6 h.). [Hr.]

Frequent small stools consisting of mucus only (aft. 6, 7 h.).

265. Frequent stools, after every one of which he must lie down.

White diarrhoeic motions. ( Diarrhea with copious evacuation of faeces seems only to be a secondary action of arnica.)

(Diarrhoea like brown yeast,.)

Constipation.

Nocturnal diarrhoea with aching pain in the abdomen, as from flatulence.

270. Involuntary evacuation of faeces at night in sleep.

Undigested, but not liquid, motions.

A pressure in the rectum.

Tenesmus in the anus.

Squeezing and pressing in the anus when standing (aft. 7 h.). [ Fz.]

275. Blind haemorrhoids. (In case mentioned in note to S. 242.) [COLLIN, 1, c.]

More frequent inclination to uriate than usual. [Kr.]

Frequent urging to urinate with great discharge of urine (aft.1 h.). [Lr.]

Watery urine. [Hbg.]

Retention of urine with aching and pressing.

280. Strangury of the neck of the bladder, ineffectual urging to urinate.

Strangury, with involuntary dribbling of urine (aft. 1 h.).

When making water he must stand long before anything comes away. [Stf. Gss.]

An urging to urinate with a somewhat smarting burning, still worse after urinating, but not whilst the urine is flowing.

Cutting pain in the orifice of the urethra, at the end of micturition.

285. Stitches in the urethra.

Stitches in the urethra after micturition (aft. 1 h.).

Frequent discharge of watery urine (aft. 12 h.).

Discharge of a large quantity of urine, which he cannot retain long, especially at night (aft. 30 h.).

Brown, clear urine, which immediately becomes turbid of a whitish colour (aft. 48 h.).

290. Brown urine with brick-red sediment.

Scanty red urine. [Stf. Gss.]

Frequent discharge of a smaller quantity of white watery urine, than he had drunk, the last drops of which he could with difficulty press out (the first 4 h.). [Fz ]

In the morning he passes much urine, which, however, flows slowly, as if the urethra were narrowed (aft. 24 h.). [Fz.]

He passes more dark-red urine than he had drunk. (In case mentioned in note to S. 242.-The reporter says “red” merely.) [COLLIN, 1. c.]

295. Frequent urging to urinate, with little yellowish-red urinary discharge (aft. 46 h.). [Lr.]

Itching in the front of the urethra in the region of the glans when not urinating.

Itching or itching shooting in the glans.

A fine stitch through the glans.

On the glans, an itching, red spot.

300. On the prepuce, an itching pimple.

Single stitches in the scrotum.

(A painless pimple on the scrotum.)

After waking, strong, continued erections, without inclination for coitus and without lascivious thoughts (aft. 12 h.).

Great inclination for coitus and continued erections of the penis (in a weak old man).

305. Several pollutions in one night with lascivious dreams.

(By day) when indulging in an amorous embrace the semen comes away.

In the morning in bed, feeling of weakness with tax testicles, as if he had had a pollution the previous night in sleep, which, however, had not occurred.

Promotion of the menses.(Curative effect. See note to S. 20.) [DE MEZA. 1. c.]

In an otherwise healthy girl of 20 years, who had ma menstruated for a year previously, immediately after taking the drug, sensation of nausea in the scrobiculus cordis, whereupon a clot of thick blood came away through the vagina. [Stf. Gss.]

310. Sneezing.

Severe coryza.

In the evening on going to sleep, coryza (aft. 3 h.), and in the morning on awaking, catarrh on the chest.

In the morning, hoarseness.

(Creaking in the windpipe when walking and in the evening on lying down.)

315. Foetid smelling breath from the mouth.

(Constant burning on the edges of the nostrils with irritation to sneeze.)

Sneezing (aft. 2.1/2 h.). [Kr.]

Frequent sneezing (aft. 48 h.). [Lr.]

Fetid exhalation from the mouth on expiration, for two days. [Fr. H-n]

320. The breath on expiration appeared to him to cause a sensible coldness in the windpipe, as if its skin were too thin. [Fz.]

Feeling of internal coldness in the chest. [A THUESSINK, 1. c.]

Dry tussiculation as from a tickle in the lower part of the trachea, every morning after rising. [Lr.]

Quite dry cough from a tickle in the lower part of the trachea (aft. 4 h.).

(Cough with expectoration, which seems to come from the posterior nasal orifices.).

325. During the midday sleep, cough from an itching irritation at upper part of the larynx (aft. 4 h.)

Cough at night during sleep.

Even yawning provokes cough.

Crying in children with crossness and tossing about excit(between the 7th and 8th h.).

After weeping and whining, cough in children.

330. (When coughing, pain as if raw in the chest and clawing in the larynx.)

Haemoptysis.

Cough causing vomiting.

Cough that causes bruised pain of all the ribs.

Cough with stitches in the side of the abdomen (aft. 10 h.).

335. Bloody expectoration from the chest. [A THUESSINK, 1. c.]

Short kinking breath. [A THUESSINK, l. c.]

Oppression of the breathing, rapid expiration and inspiration. [Bhr.]

Anxiety and pains in the chest..(In a case of heavy fall. Very similar symptoms were noted before arnica was given.) [DE LA MARCHE, 1. c.]

Oppression of the chest with anxiety, pains in the hypogastrium and headache. (Immediately preceding the restoration of the catamenia. See note to S. 20. 3.) [DE Meza, 1. c.]

340. Extreme dyspnoea.( Only an aggravation of difficulty of breathing existing before arnica was taken.) (FEHR, in Eph. Nat. Cur., Dec. I, Ann. 9, 10, O. 2.]

Frequent, slow, deep breathing, with pressure under the chest. [Hbg.]

An aching pain about the lower end of the sternum, especially severe on fetching a deep breath (aft. 12 h.). [Kr.]

Above the scrobiculus cordis, in the lower part of the sternum, obtuse pressure. [Gss.]

Aching stitches in the chest. [Gss.]

345. Cutting pressure outwards on both sides of the chest, increased inspiring (aft. 1 h.). [Ws.]

Obtuse stitches through the sternum into the thoracic cabity (aft. 2 h.). [Ws.]

Pain in the left side of the chest like needle pricks (aft. 29 h.).[Lr.]

Fine shooting pain in the sides of the chest. [Hbg.]

(Rapid, difficult inspiration, slow expiration.)

350. Shooting pain on one side of the chest, with a short cough that increases the pain, and constant tightness of the chest.

Fine and severe shooting pain under the last ribs.

In the right side of the chest pain like needle-pricks.

In the middle of the left side of the chest severe stitches.

In the right side close to the ribs obtuse stitches. [Stf. Gss.]

355. On breathing deeply stitches in the left side of the chest neat the sternum. [Stf. Gss.]

Shooting on both sides under the ribs as from flatulence (aft. 1 h.).

Anteriorly on the sternum aching shooting pain, especially when walking.

The chest is affected, as if raw, whereby he several times spat blood with the saliva; especially when walking (aft. 36 h.). [Stf. Gss.]

All the joints and connexions of the bones and cartilages, belonging to the chest are painful on moving and breathing as if bruised.

360. Stitches in the heart from the left to the right side. [Bhr.]

Squeezing of the heart. [Bhr.]

The beating of the heart is more like a jerking. [Bhr.]

In the region of the heart pain as if it was compressed or as if it got a blow (aft. 36 h.). [Hbg.]

The movement of the heart is at first very rapid, then suddenly extremely slow. [Bhr.]

365. Pain as from dislocation in the connexions of the parts of the chest with the back.

(A drawing pain in the chest, with anxiety.)

Anxiety, across the chest, with sickness (aft. 2 h.).

In the morning, on awaking, a weight of blood seems to have accumulated in the chest; he feels better after a little exercise.

Samuel Hahnemann
Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) was the founder of Homoeopathy. He is called the Father of Experimental Pharmacology because he was the first physician to prepare medicines in a specialized way; proving them on healthy human beings, to determine how the medicines acted to cure diseases.

Hahnemann's three major publications chart the development of homeopathy. In the Organon of Medicine, we see the fundamentals laid out. Materia Medica Pura records the exact symptoms of the remedy provings. In his book, The Chronic Diseases, Their Peculiar Nature and Their Homoeopathic Cure, he showed us how natural diseases become chronic in nature when suppressed by improper treatment.