Among the metacarpal bones an exostosis, very painful per se, especially at night, most painful when touched.)
Pinching, squeezing pain between the right metacarpal bones, as if they were squeezed together (aft. 1.1/2 h.). [Htn.]
490. A kind of cramp pain in the fingers of the left hand, during which, however, movement remains free. [Gss.]
On the little finger a painful aching drawing, especially at the joint, which goes off when he bends the extended fingers into the hand. [Fz.]
During the chill one side of the left index quite dies away and is softer to the touch, so that it seems as if a hard line ran along the finger between the living and the dead parts (aft. 3 h.). [Fz.]
Pimple-like red spots on the backs of the fingers, without sensation. [Bch.]
Red papules, the size of a pin’s head (latterly with a white elevation in their centre), on the backs and sides of the fingers and between the fingers, without any sensation, which lasted five days (aft. 11 d.). [Fz.]
495. The fingers became cold, yellow, corrugated and as if asleep, and at the same time the pulse was slow, very small, and could scarcely be felt (aft. 13 h.). [Myr.]
Intermittent, obtuse stitches in the ball of the left thumb. [Gss.]
Fine pricking through the back of the right thumb extending to beneath the nail (aft. 1.1/2 h.). [Ws.]
Erosive itching on the middle finger of the left hand, which went off, for a short time only, after scratching. [Gss.]
A boil on the natis.
500. When walking crampy drawing in the left natis. [Fz.]
Itching twitching in both glutei muscles above the coccyx (aft. 28 h.). [Gn.]
Feeling as if bruised in the hips, thighs, arms, and nape like gnawing pains; at the same time repeated single tearing stitches in all these parts at once; the stitches occur each time he commences to walk, and especially to go up stairs; the bruised pain, however, is persistent whilst sitting, standing, and walking (aft. 53 h.). [Bch.]
A stretching and bruised pain in the hip-joint, worse on moving. [Bch.]
After sitting, a heaviness and as it were paralysis in the left hip-joint, on commencing to walk, which however, goes off after continuing to move (aft. 24 h.). [Htn.]
505. In the trochanter, a pain when walking and touching, as if broken.
Tearing pain in the thigh some inches below the hip, which seems to go up from the hough, but is not relieved by pressing on it. [Fz.]
Below the hip a tearing pressive pain upwards in the thigh and at the same time on the tibia (immediately). [Fz.]
Bruised pain in the muscles of the thigh.
In the posterior muscles of the thigh a burning sensation, when standing, which goes off on walking (aft. 4.1/2 h.). [Fz.]
510. Pressure as with a blunt bit of wood posteriorly on the thigh. [Hrr.]
Severe stitches in the thigh, on moving, but chiefly when sitting down and rising up from the seat.
Boring obtuse stitch in the left thigh, near the inguinal ring., when at rest (aft. 4.1/2 h.). [Gn.]
Pressive cramp-pain in the right thigh (aft. 2 d.). [Hrr.]
When walking the thigh and legs feel as if bruised. [Myr.]
515. When sitting an anxious weariness in the thighs; in order to relieve it he must constantly move the legs. [Myr.]
The thighs across their middle are as if bruised., only when walking; he feels as if they would break in the middle, so that he must stagger. [Myr.]
A very sharp pressure in the muscles of the right thigh down to the knee (aft. 2.1/2 h.). [Ws.]
Painful pulsating twitching from the middle of the thigh to the knee (aft. 2.1/2 h.). [Ws.]
Pressure as with the finger, a hand’s above both knees (aft. ¼ h.). [Hrr.]
520. Pressive squeezing above the knee, on the outer side of the left thigh. [Gss.]
Pressure a hand’s breadth below both knees. [Hrr.]
Just below the left knee, a pressure, as with something blunt, a kind of squeezing, at intervals of from five to six minutes, and lasting from two to six seconds (aft. ½ h.). [Gss.]
A stretching pain in the tendons of the houghs – worse when moving – which then were painful when touched. [Bch.]
Painful drawing deep in the left knee and down towards the tibia, when on walking the weight of the body rests on one leg, and the body is about to be supported on the right leg that is moved forwards. [Gss.]
525. Shooting pain in the right patella, when at rest; worst when moving (aft. 32 h.).[Gn.]
On the knee and calf, several pimples with violent itching, by day and in the evening in bed, scratching was at first agreeable, but afterwards left a burning; the pimples ran together, became sore, spread around, and each became a small easily bleeding ulcer. [Myr.]
Spasmodic drawing in the leg, also at night in bed; she must lay the limb at one time in one place at another in another place; when it comes on by day she must get up and walk.
Perceptible pulsation in the left leg, when at rest (aft. 8.1/2 h.). [Gn.]
Itching erosion on the left leg; it excites to scratching; after the scratching there is transient alleviation, and then the erosion becomes more severe than before.[Hrr.]
530. Exhaustion in the legs, when walking. [Myr.]
Aching pain in the right tibia, when at rest, which went off when walking (aft. 12 h.). [Gn.]
Sharp shooting in the lower part of the tibia (aft. 1 h.). [Lr.]
Spasmodic nipping in the left calf, which is removed for some time after rubbing (aft. 10 m.). [Ws.]
Cutting shooting pain in the muscles of the left calf, downwards (aft. 6.1/2 h.). [Htn.]
535. Formication on the right leg. [Gss.]
On the ankle a severe itching; the part becomes red from scratching.
Pains as if sprained, in the ankle-joint, even in bed in the morning.
(On the right inner ankle, a tensive shooting pain up towards the right foot.)
The left foot is quite numb and as if lifeless and without sensation, only when walking, not when sitting.
540. Dull paralytic pain in the left ankle-joint, when at rest, on moving there is cracking in it (aft. 15 h.). [Gn.]
Tensive sensation and gone to sleep feeling in the anterior portion of the right foot and toes (when walking). [Gn.]
Tearing stitches in the ball of the left big toe (aft. 2.1/2 h.). [Htn.]
Squeezing pressure on the two last toes of the right foot (aft. 1 h.). [Hrr.]
Persistent boring stitch in the left little toe, when at rest and when moving (aft. 12.1/2 h.). [Gn.]
545. In the morning, sore pain on the outer side of the right foot.
In the soles a burning shooting pain, especially in the evening; but in the morning only burning in them.
Burning in the feet and soles.
Violent jerk-like stitches on the right sole (aft. 7.3/4 h.). [Htn.]
Squeezing pressure on the right sole, anteriorly (aft. 7 h.). [Hrr.]
550. Intermittent pressure on the left sole, anteriorly, in, the region of the big toe. [Hrr.]
Squeezing pressure on the left sole (aft. 3 h.). [Hrr.]
Shooting and burning in the corns for eight days.
Red spots on the upper and lower extremities, which burn like fire.
The whole body (face, hands and feet excepted) looks redder than usual; very conspicuous large red spots and places, without sensation, appear on the shoulders; broad red stripes spread over the patellae and from both hips to the navel; when the body is uncovered it is very sensitive to the open air, but the heat of the bed is pleasant; the large red spots lasted more than twenty-four hours. [Ws.]
555. On several parts of the body a violent burning pricking itching; the more he scratched the redder the part became, and the more burning and pricking was there in it afterwards.
Eruption of red, smooth pimples on the forearms and neck, surrounded by red areolae, which Per se are without sensation, but when touched are painful as if excoriated.
Miliary rash all over the body, which burns rather than itches.
(Burning pain in the ulcers.)
Every sore or injured place on the body is painful as if excoriated.
560. In the wounds, sore pain, even in the wounds of the bones.
Feeling all over the body as if something ran over the skin, mixed with some fine pricks (aft. some m.) [Ws.]
Feeling as if ants were running over the body here and there. [Hrr.]
Here and there over the body a creeping (itching) like ants running about (aft. 6 h.). [Gss.]
Itching creeping on the body and hands, in the evening after lying down. [Gss.]
565. Rapidly occurring itching here and there on the body, on the back, arms, pudendum and even on the scalp, which goes off only for instants by scratching. [Stf.]
Spasmodic drawing in the hands and feet, as if asleep, in the morning and evening.
The arms and legs go to sleep at night; he cannot then move them himself, the limbs must be moved by other from their place.
Sensation in the upper and lower extremities, as of gone to sleep, creeping and powerlessness in them.
In the morning the joints are as if bruised, in the arms, legs and nape.
570. Hand and foot as if bruised (as if paralysed).
All the pains from phosphoric acid are neither aggravated nor ameliorated by pressure with the hand. [Gss.]
Very acute pain like scraping with a knife, on the periosteum of all the shafts of the bones of the whole body (aft. 1, 2 h.). [Myr.]
All the limbs feel contracted. [Fr.H-n.]
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.