# Cajuputum ## Remedy Classification - **Type:** Herbal Remedy - **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm - **Temperament:** Neutral - **Aggravation Time:** Night ## Keynote Indications The homeopathic proving of Caj. showed a characteristic sensation of enlargement. A feeling of being too large all over, as if head as large as half a bushel. Feeling as though could not get himself together (Bapt.), could not get his clothes for a time, though they were quite near. Nervous symptoms, some reflected from the female sexual organs. Persistent chok ing sensation of hysteria, nervous dyspnea, nervous distention of the bowels. Earache and face ache, the lobe of the ear is red, alae nasal turn red, nose appears swollen. Neuralgic affections, not inflammatory. Flatulence and disorders of the tongue. Gout. Nervous dyspnea. Copious perspira tion. A measles -like eruption with intense itching. Sensations as if poisoned. As if the arms were tied to the body, heavy, useless. Numb feeling all over. ## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations) Better in open air. Bett er from pressure. Better lying down. Worse at night. Worse about 5 a.m. Worse from bending forward. Worse riding. Worse itching, and scratching. ## Symptoms by System ### Mind - Feeling as if he did not want any one to speak. - Feel sad and downhearted, as if could cry. - Want to walk in a slow and very dignified manner and prefer to walk alone. - Can't think of anything, ideas come slow. - Can't bear to do any work or study. - Feels stupefied and completely intoxicated all the afternoon. - Feeling as if he did not want any one to speak. - Feel sad and downhearted, as if could cry. - Want to walk in a slow and very dignified manner and prefer to walk alone. - Can't think of anything, ideas come slow. - Can't bear to do any work or study. - Feels stupefied and completely intoxicated all the afternoon. ### Head - Feels much enlarged. - As if he could not get himself together (Bapt.). - Kidneys - Urine smells badly, like cat's urine. - Urine diminished in quantity and has a milky, light -colored appearance. - Feels much enlarged. - As if he could not get himself together (Bapt.). - Kidneys - Urine smells badly, like cat's urine. - Urine diminished in quantity and has a milky, light -colored appearance. ### Ears - The lobes of the ears are red and the upper portion remains natural. ### Face - Sensation of burning in the face. - Yellow appearance, feels puffy, rough to the touch. - Can't hurt the skin of the face by pinching it. - Pain through the left malar bone. - Stiff, dry feeling in the jaws, with neuralgic pains in the malar bones and severe headache all over the head, on waking at 5 a.m. - Prosopalgia with the severe headache. ### Mouth - Spasmodic stricture of esophagus. - Persistent sensation of choking. - Con stricted sensation on swallowing solid food. - Much water in the mouth, wants to spit a great deal. - Profuse flow of saliva. - Constant inclination to spit and hawk up large quantities of tough white mucus, can feel drawn through the sinuses. - Cool and not unpleasant sensation in the mouth and pharynx. - Taste in the mouth of lye. - Salty taste after intense thirst. - Acrid taste in the pharynx and esophagus for a few minutes. - Speech thick and slow. - Nose - Nose is most prominent. ### Throat - Burning in the throat down to the stomach. - Burning in the lower part of the pharynx. - Burning in the esophagus, as if there was lye in it. - Can hardly swallow. - Esophagus feels sore. - Voice hoarse, as if taken cold. - Tongue - Tongue moist, looks white and rough, like a calfs tongue, feels as if it were scalded and as if the skin would peel off. - Tongue feels swollen, fills whole mouth. - COMMENTS - The pro vers of Caj. - experienced a “Feeling as if I did not want any one to speak to me” (after twenty-four hours). - Did not want to be spoken to, particularly from men. - Felt better in the society of ladies, “can laugh and make free with the women (am naturally bashful)," (after two hours). - “Feel sad and down -hearted, as if I could cry (after two hours). - I do not want any one to speak to me, nevertheless I like to be where I can see persons and hear their talk. - Can't bear to look inside the books I usually study, can think of a thousand things in a minute (one hour after first dose, second day). - “Want to walk in a slow and very digni fied manner and prefer to walk alone (one hour second dose, second day). - Can't think of anything, ideas come slow, can't bear to do any work or study (one hour after second dose, second day). - Can't think of study (eight day). - Felt stupefied and completely intoxicated all the afternoon (after second dose, fifth day).” ### Chest - Sharp, steady pain. - Soreness. - Pain across the chest, in the right lung. - Severe coughing and strangulation. - Coughing almost makes one vomit. ### Stomach & Abdomen - Hiccough, on slightest provocation. - Temperature - Feels cold, cold sweat all over the body. - Profuse and weakening sweat. - Flatulent colic, tympanites (Tereb.). - Nervous distention of the bowels. - Griping pain in the bowels on riding. - Spasmodic cholera. - No appetite or thirst. - Good appetite, ca n eat anything, but feels unnatural when eating, the eating seems to be performed mechanically ### Urinary & Genital - Erections with great desire for an embrace. - Erections all night, in the morning, without the least sexual desire. - Penis shriveled and shrunk. - Loss of sexual Cajuputum oleum desire (Sep.). ### Extremities - Joints feel enlarged with some pain. - Sensation in the arms as if they were tied to the body. - Arms feel tired and heavy. - Weakness and aching pain in both knees. ### Skin - An eruption as thick as measles, all over the arms and body. - Intense itching, aggravated by scratching. ### Sleep - Tired and sleepy. - Amorous dreams without emissions. - In dreams, felt disposed to swear and act rowdy.