LEDUM



(In the left side of the abdomen feeling as if there were present in the stomach a pressing swelling, as from over-loading of that organ with food.)

In the abdominal muscles obtuse shooting and pressure between the pelvis and the last left rib. [Hrr.]

In the side, above the hip, a slow stitch, like a sharp pressure.

90. Pressure on the superior border of the left side of the pelvis up to the last false rib, more severe when walking. [Hrr.]

Discharge of flatus (the 1st d.) [Bch.]

Frequent discharge of flatus (aft. 1 h.). [Lr.]

Bellyache (cutting?), with flow of blood from the anus.

The stool is mixed with blood.

95. Faecal diarhoea, with mucus (aft. 24 h.). [Bch.]

Pappy stool, like diarrhoea, without suffering. [Lr.]

Constipation for several days.

Above the anus on the coccyx a red, moist spot, with smarting, sore itching pain, when sitting and walking (aft. 48 h.).

Diuresis.

100. He must urinate often, and copiously every time, even at night several times (the first 12 h.). [Hrr.]

Diminished secretion and discharge of urine (aft. 12 d.). [Hrr.]

Very rare and scanty discharge of urine (the first 12 h.). [Trn.]

Frequent urging to urinate, with scanty discharge of urine (aft. 2 h.). [Lr.]

Reddish urine (aft. 24 h.). [Bch.]

105. (Yellow urine, with white chalky sediment.)

(Burning in the urethra after micturition.)

(A clawing deep in the hypogastrium, as if in the bladder)(immediately).

The flow of urine often stops, and it will not come away, and when she has urinated there is shooting pain.

Swelling of the penis: the urethra is as if swollen; he must press much in order to pass the urine, and the stream is very thin, but without pains (aft. 3 d.).

110. (Itching on the glans penis.)

Violent and continued erections of the penis. [Hrr.]

Nocturnal emissions of semen. [Hrr.]

Nocturnal pollutions of bloody or watery semen (aft. 12, 36 h.).

(After a nocturnal pollution so exhausted that he can scarcely drag his feet along.)

115. Catamenia some day too early.

Catamenia every fourteen days.

More profuse catamenia.

A spasmodic double inspiration and sobbing.(As with children who have cried much and have been very angry.)

On inspiring and holding the breath great tension in the subcostal region.

120. Tight, painful respiration.

All day long she could not get her breath.

Dyspnoeic constriction of the chest, aggravated by movement and walking.

Tightness of chest, with difficult, more rapid respiration, as from constriction of the chest, at the same time constant painfulness of the sternum (aft. 1.1/2 h.). [Bch.]

When going upstairs tightness of the chest.

125. Tracheal asthma.

A crawling in the trachea, followed by rapid, tight breath.

(Foetid breath.)

Before the cough comes she loses her breath, as if she would be suffocated.

Cough without expectoration (aft. 40 h.). [Bch.]

130. With slight cough, expectoration of blood.

With severe cough, profuse expectoration of blood.

Expectoration of bright red blood with violent cough.

Only nocturnal or morning cough, with purulent expectoration.

A hoarse, rough, scrapy condition (in the windpipe) on the chest (aft. 48 h.).

135. A pain in the sternum.

Pain externally in the right side of the chest, as when a wound is pressed on, per se, but more when touched,

During respiration a pain in the chest, as if something alive caused uneasiness there.

Drawing externally on the chest, when walking and inspiring, accompanied by single stitches. [Fz.]

Drawing in the sides of the chest, especially during inspiration, accompanied by single stitches. [Fz.]

140. Pain of the sternum, as if the bone were painful, in jerks, like digging and scraping in it, without cough. [Bch.]

Pressure on the chest, when walking. [Fz.]

Pressure on the sternum, in bed, aggravated by movement. [Hrr.]

Hard pressure from within outwards, a hand’s breadth below the right nipple, more violent during expiration, in the morning in bed (aft. 44 h.). [Hrr.]

Tearing stitches in the side of the chest above the scrobiculus cordis, on every movement of the arm and when sitting. [Fz.]

145. Obtuse shooting on the last right true rib. [Hrr.]

In the morning, stitches in the chest. [Fz.]

A kind of sheep-pocks in the chest and upper arms, which scab off after five days.

Pressure outwards in the left axilla. [Hrr.]

Small, red, constantly-itching pimples on the back.

150. A boil on the scapula.

Under the left scapula, a bruised pain.

On moving, painful stiffness of the back and scapulae.

Painful stiffness of the back and loins, after sitting.

Obtuse shooting and pressure near the dorsal vertebrae, aggravated by inspiration. [Hrr.]

155. Spasmodic, cramp-like pain under the short ribs, and immediately above the hips, towards evening, so violent that he could have cried out, it took away his breath, and he was unable to rise from the chair without assistance (aft. 13 d.).

Pain in the loins after sitting.

A tearing from the sacrum up to the occiput, the left half of the brain and the left jaw, especially in the evening, with hot bloated cheeks, and red inflamed eyes.

Drawing in the sacrum and stiffness in the back (aft. 12 d.).

When standing, drawing pain in the sacrum, which goes off by pressing on it. [Fz.]

160. Pain in the sacrum, when rising from a seat. [Bch.]

On raising the arm, an extremely painful shooting in the shoulder.

Tearing in the right shoulder-joint. [Hrr.]

Pressure in the left shoulder-joint, aggravated by movement. [Hrr.]

Tearing pressure in the left shoulder-joint, aggravated by movement. [Hrr.]

165. Pressure in both shoulder-joints, aggravated by movement, [Hrr.]

Pain in the middle of the upper arm on movement.

A tearing pain in the arms (aft. 3 h.).

Weakness of the upper extremities, and pressure on several parts of them, a kind of paralysis (aft. ½ h.). [Hrr.]

Fine shooting itching gnawing on both upper arms, which is relieved by scratching, but soon recurs more severely. [Hrr.]

170. Pressure inwards on the right upper arm. [Hrr.]

Pressure and feeling of weight on the left upper arm.(aft. 40 h.) [Hrr.]

Intermittent tearing pressure backwards on the left upper arm, aggravated by movement. [Hrr.]

Pressure and tearing pressure, with feeling of heaviness, on various parts of the right arm, especially in the joints of the arm, in which the pain was very much aggravated by movement (aft. 32 h.). [Hrr.]

Pressure in the right elbow-joint, aggravated by movement. [Hrr.]

175. Aching tensive feeling in the muscles of the right forearm, like pain of dislocation, in all positions (aft. 24 h.). [Lr.]

Painful twitching in the upper part of the forearm. [Wth.]

Desire to stretch the upper extremities (aft. 30 h.). [Bch.]

Drawing pain in the extensor tendons of three fingers of the left hand.

A severe or fine shooting in the hand.

180. Itching miliary rash on the wrist-joint.

Tearing pain in the hands.

The palms are sweaty all day.

The periosterum of the digital phalanges is painful when pressed upon.

A lump (hard swelling) on the tendon of the thumb, near the wrist-joint, which is painful on flexing the thumb.

185. Pressure betthe metacarpal bone of the right thumb and the bones of the wrist, aggravated by movement (aft. 7 d.). [Hrr.]

Trembling of the hands when grasping and when moving them. [Bch.]

Great trembling of the hands, as from old age, especially when moving them (aft. 5 h.). [Lr.]

Tearing pain in the proximal joint of the thumb, which goes off on moving the thumb. [Fz.]

Fine tearing in the fingers of the left hand, especially in the joints, aggravated by movement. [Hrr.]

190. A painless lump under the middle joint of the index finger.

Pain in the both hip-joints and in the sacrum, on rising from a seat. [Hrr.]

Pressure on the right hip-joint, aggravated by movement (aft. 4 d.). [Hrr.]

Tearing pressure from the hip-joint to the ankles, aggravated by movement. [Hrr.]

Pinching drawing pain in both hip-joints, in the cotyloid cavity itself, which also extended down to the posterior part of the thigh. (aft. 2 h.). [Trn.]

195. Fine, itching shooting, and itching gnawing on the hip-joints, which is somewhat allayed by scratching, but then recurs more violently. [Hrr.]

The posterior muscles of thigh feel as if paralysed.

Pain, as if in the periosteum of the femur, on walking, sitting and touching, as if bruised, sore, or as if the flesh were detached from the bone.

At night, burning itching on the thighs, which when scratching only caused burning, and then went off (aft. 2 h.). [Trn.]

Fine, shooting itching gnawing on the thighs, which was somewhat allayed by scratching, but recurred more severely. [Hrr.]

200. Pressure on the left thigh, posteriorly; it is as if the muscles were not in their right places, like pain of dislocation, in every position, but especially violent when touched and when walking (aft. 12 d.). [Hrr.]

Pain in the knees, as if bruised, or sore.

Creaking and cracking in the knees.

In the knees, stiffness, only when walking.

Stiffness of the knee.

205. Tensive pain in the knee and heel, when walking, after sitting.

Trembling of the knees (and hands) when sitting and walking. [Bch.]

Weakness and pressive in the left leg from the sole of the foot to the thigh; a king of paralysis or paralytic pain. [Hrr.]

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.