ARNICA MONTANA



In the middle of the left side of the chest a constrictive, painless sensation, impeding respiration, with a pain in the scrobiculus cordis when touched, which interferes with breathing.

370. (Sensation of tension over the chest to the throat, which is lessened by lying on the back, is increased by walking, and is painful on standing) (aft. 2 h.).

An aching pain in (the right side of) the chest, on a small spot, which is not increased either by movement, touch, or breathing.

Red perspiration over the chest. [VICAT, (General statement of effects.)Mat. Medorrhinum, i, pp. 20 and 362.]

Shooting itching in the sides of the chest and on the back, not removed by scratching (aft. a few m.). [Ws.]

Formicating itching on the left side of the chest (aft. 1 h.). [Ws.]

375. In the os sacrum pain as after a severe blow or fall. [Hbg.]

The sacrum pains as if beaten. [Hbg.]

In the sacrum pain as if something was lacerated internally. Stf. [ Gss.]

Pain in the sacrum; there was shooting in it when coughing, breathing deeply, or walking.

Rheumatic pain in the back and limbs.

380. Bruised pain in the back.

Burning pain in the back when walking in the open air.

In the back, almost under the shoulders, sensation as if something; like a lump lay there, with obtuse stitches on moving, not when at; rest. [Stf. Gss.]

At every inspiration a stitch in the right side of the back from the last ribs up to the axilla (aft. 48 h.). [Ws.]

Sensation as if the spinal marrow were injected, with the feeling of a shock. (See note to S. 242, The sense of concussion was felt in the body generally.) (COLLIN, 1. c.]

385. Formication in the spine. [Hbg.]

Formication in the dorsal spine, then in the false ribs, to the stomach. (See note to S. 242.) [COLLIN, 1. c.]

In the middle o£ the spine painful aching (when sitting). [Hbg.]

The spine is painful, as if it could not support the body. [Bhr.]

Aching pain between the scapulae (aft. 2 d.). [Hbg.]

390. Cutting blows between the scapulae through into the thoracic cavity, when walking (aft. 6 h.). [Ws.]

Shooting itching on the scapula (aft. 2 h.). [Ws ]

On the right scapula, towards the back, pain as after a severe blow or fall. [Hbg.]

On the lowest cervical vertebra aching and tension, when he leans the head forwards. [Fz.]

Cramp-pain in the muscles of the nape, with obtuse stitches inwards (aft. 2 h.). [Ws.]

395. In the muscles of the nape cramp-like tensive pain on sneezing and yawning.

On the side of the nape a pimple that causes shooting and ulcerative pain when touched(This kind of pimple, so painful when touched, with an inflamed red areola, which arnica produces specifically, bears the greatest resemblance to the well-known boils (furunculi), and consequently these are homoeopathically cured by arnica, and in persons who are frequently troubled with them are prevented by the use of arnica, and their future occurrence warded off, as experience has taught me.) (aft. 48 h.).

On the left shoulder drawing, aching pain on standing erect. [Fz.]

Broad, sharp stitches inwards under the axilla. [Ws.]

Raw, sore sensation under the shoulder. [Fz.]

400. The arms are tired as if beaten, so that he could not flex the fingers. [Hbg.]

On the anterior aspect of the arms pain as if beaten.

Backward mounting, drawing, cramp-like pain in the bone-shafts of the fingers and forearm.

Formication in the arms. ( In paralysed limbs, to which arnica was restoring power.) [COLLIN, 1. c.]

Painful blows in the arms, almost like electric shocks. ( In paralysed limbs, to which arnica was restoring power.) [COLLIN, 1, c ]

405. Painful stitches like blows on the upper part of the upper arm. [Gss.]

In the left upper arm twitching as if a nerve were pulled. [Gss.]

Twitching in the muscles of the upper arm (immediately). [ Ws.]

Obtuse stitches in the middle of the upper arm, so that he starts.[Gss.]

From the lower part of the left arm to the elbow intermittent, painful aching tearing, as if in the bone. [Gss.]

410. Formication in the forearms. [Hbg.]

On flexing the arm, stretching of the flexor muscles of the forearm, so that extension of the arm causes tensive pain (aft. 2 h.). [Fz.]

Sharp, broad stitches below the elbow-joint (aft. 2. h.). [ Ws.]

Slow obtuse stitches in the left forearm, with acute pains, as if it were broken at that part (in the morning in bed). [Gss.]

Tearing pain in the arms and hands.

415. Burning shooting in the forearm. [Gss.]

In the wrist-joint dislocative pain. [Gss.]

In the left wrist-joint pain as if sprained (aft. 2 d.). [Kr.]

In the wrist-joint sharp stitches, increased by movement (aft. 2 h.). [ Ws.]

Pain as from dislocation of the wrist (chest, back, hips).

420. In the left wrist-joint, especially when writing, tearing pain, which manifests itself particularly on the back of the hand; on letting the hands hang down the pain is diminished. [Kr.]

Shooting, tearing in the wrists, chiefly in the left (aft. 3. h.). [Kr.]

A creeping and formication in the han. ( In paralysed limbs, to which arnica was restoring power.) [COLLIN, 1. c.]

Distended veins of the hands, with full, strong pulse. [Hbg.]

Powerlessnesss of the hands, especially on grasping anything (aft. 2 h.) [Kr.]

425. On the back of the hand painful aching. [Hbg.]

Cramp in the fingers of the left hand. [ Hbg.]

Pain in the balls of both thumbs, as if they had been knocked against something hard. [Hbg.]

Fine shooting itching on the proximal finger-joints, completely removed by scratching (aft. 36 h.). [Ws.]

A pimple betwixt thumb and index, which itches, but when touched causes fine shooting pain, as if a splinter were sticking in (aft. 40. h.).

430. Stitches in both middle fingers (and in the knee).

Shooting, twitching pain in the fingers.

Fine stitches in the distal joint of the middle finger (aft. 1/4 h.). [Ws.]

Itching stitches in the tip of the middle finger (aft. 2 h.) [Ws.]

Sharp stitches in the bend of the middle joint of the index (aft. 2 h.) [Ws.]

435. Trembling in the lower exteremitites. [Hbg.]

Tearing pain in the lower extremitites. [COLLIN, l. c. ]

(Abscess of the lumbar (apsoas) muscles.)

Pain as from dislocation in the hips (back, chest, wrist).

440. Tearing pain in the lower extremities.

At night the lower extremities are painful when they lie on one another.[Bhr.]

Drawing aching pain in the left hip-joint when the leg is stretched out when sitting (aft.5h.) [Fz.]

Pain in the thigh on rising up and treading.

Twitching sensation in the muscles of the thigh.

445. Continued pinching on the outside of the thigh (aft. ½ h.) [Ws.]

When walking, pain on the thighs as from a blow or knock. [Fz.]

When sitting, drawing cram-like pressing in the muscles of the left thigh (aft. 48 h.) [Lr.]

Pinching twitching in the upper part of the left thigh near the scrotum.[Gss.]

Stitches in the knee (and both middle fingers).

450. Fine stitches on the thigh above the knee (aft. ¼ h.) [Ws.]

On the inside of the thigh above the knee itching stitches, that become more severe by rubbing (aft. 2 h.) [Ws.]

On the inside of the thigh a fine shooting itching, like sore feeling, ameliorated by touch.[Fz.]

The knee-joints have no steadfastness and totter when standing (aft.3 h.) [Kr.]

The knees knuckle under him when standing (aft. 1 h.).[Kr.]

455. Sometimes in the knee a sudden loss of power; they knuckle under him, whilst the feet are numb and insensible.

(In the knee and leg a cramp-like pain).

Rheumatic pain in the foot with slight fever towards evening.

Standing causes pain.

In the right knee, on going up stairs, a pain as if he knocked himself (aft. 3 h.). [Kr.]

460. On the knee when touched a prick as with a needle (aft. 1 h.).[Ws.]

Aching tearing below the left knee. [Gss.]

Above the calf of the right leg pain, as after a violent blow, with weariness of the legs.[Hbg.]

Twitching shooting pain in the tibia upwards (aft. 6 h.).

(Aching pain in the paralysed foot.)

465. A creeping formicating sensation in the feet.

Sudden swelling of the (affected) foot.

Indescribable pain in the (affected) foot, as from internal uneasiness, and as if he were lying on something hard, which compels him to lay the part here and there and to move it about, in the evening (aft. 8 h.)

Tearing pain, like boring and digging downwards on the left calf; after remaining some time there it extends upwards into the thigh, and thence around behind the coccyx; it ends on the right os ilii (aft. 6 h.) [Kr.]

Upward tension in the muscles of the calf and drawing therein when standing (aft. 7 h.) [Fz.]

470. Aching on the tibia as after a blow, only when walking (aft. 30 h.)[Fz.]

Gurgling from below upwards in the lower part of the leg, when at rest (aft. ¼ h.) [Ws.]

Undulating tearing (almost obtuse shooting) pain in the ankle-joint. [Gss.]

In the ankle-joint dislocation pain.[Gss.]

Tearing in the ankle.

475. Tearing in the heel.

Stitches in the foot through the great toe.

A shooting in the right foot, above the heel in the tendo Achillis, only on extending the ankle-joint, but not when walking (aft. 2 h.) [Kr.]

Stitches on the soles of feet, on one and the same place, when walking, as if a corn were there (aft. 36 h.) [Fz.]

Formicating stitches on the sole of the foot, on one and the same place.[Fz.]

480. Violent burning in the feet.[Bhr.]

Formication in the feet. [Hbg.]

Cramp in the toes of the left foot (aft. 36 h.).[Hbg.]

In one of the toes dull throbbing pain.[Gss.]

In one of the toes dull (numb) trembling pain. [Gss.]

485. Violent shooting in the toes when walking.[Fz.]

A gradually coming on shooting tearing pain in the point of the big toe on lying down for his noon-day rest.

Towards evening a gouty numb pain as from dislocation in the joint of the big toe, with some redness.

Single severe stitches in the big toe (aft. 1 h.)

A dull long stitch in the right big toe.

490. Single blows in the big toe.

Perspiration of the soles and toes.

Painful cramp in the muscles of the soles.

Shooting tearing on the inferior surface of the big toe, especially on treading on it (aft. 4 h.) [Ws.]

Formicating sensation in thr hands and feet, and shooting pains in various joints.(See note to S. 403.) [COLLIN, l. c.]

495. Here and there in the limbs deeply penetrating, obtuse stitches.[Gss.]

A sharp pricking sensation over the whole surface of the body. [CRICHTON, l. c.]

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.