🧬 Remedy Miasm: Psoric Miasm
The Psoric miasm is considered the mother of all chronic diseases. It primarily manifests as functional nervous weakness, allergies, skin itching, eruptions, and hypersensitivity.
▲GENERAL
ParalysisLoss of voluntary muscle functionThe loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body. of face tongue, pharynx, paraple gia with numbness and tin gling.
Numbness.
Sensation of hollowness or emptiness, head, chest, abdomen.
As if single parts had gone to sleep.
Too
weak to hold up head, stand or even speak.
Feels too weak to talk loud.
Symptoms are worse riding in a cars, ai rplanes, trains or on shipboard, hence its use in motion sickness,
seasickness.
Sleep loss and fatigue from travels.
Vertigo and dizziness with nausea and vomiting.
Ailments from loss of sleep or nursing of loved ones.
Speech difficult at beginning of attacks of vertigo, afterwards, difficulty in reading and thinking.
Alternating symptoms.
Unilateral disor ders.
Sensitive to cold.
Falls down to ground unconscious.
Senses
acute.
Slowness in moving, answering, wants plenty of time to do everything.
Adenitis with cold, hard glandular
swellings.
Valuable remedy in hernias, both umbilical and inguinal, is par ticularly indicated when abdominal
muscles are weak and it seems as if a hernia would easily take place.
Shuddering.
Painful contracture of limbs and trunk, tetanusBacterial disease causing lockjaw and muscle spasmsA bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles, especially of the jaw..
Tremors of head, lower jaw from excitement,
exertion, pain.
Intentional tremors.
Twitching of isolated groups of muscles.
Spasms, through the body like
electric shocks.
Cramps in muscles, in masseters, in abdomen, dysmenorrheaPainful menstruation with abdominal crampsPainful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps. in the heart.
Convu lsions from
non-appearance or suddenly checked menses
▲MODALITIES ETC
Better from sitting.
Better lying quiet, on side.
Better in a warm room.
Worse eating or drinking.
Worse
from motion of trains, boat, cars.
Worse from motion.
Worse exertion.
Worse rising from bed.
Worse bending
over or stooping.
Worse kneelin g, walking.
Worse swimming.
Worse swallowing saliva.
Worse from loss of
sleep.
Worse from touch, pressure.
Worse jar, pain.
Worse emotions, anxiety.
Worse from nursing others.
Worse at menses.
Worse eating.
Worse noise.
Worse sun, cold, open air.
Worse eve ning, night.
Worse
midnight and 1 a.m.
Worse warmth of bed
▲RELATIONSHIPS
📊 Side-by-Side Comparison:
Antidotes: Coff., Nux-v. Compare: (1) Picrotoxin - alkaloid of Cocculus - epilepsy, attacks in
the morning on leaving horizontal position, hernia, locomotor ataxia, night -sweats. (2) Symphoricarpus -
morning sickness. (3) Petr., Calad., Puls.. Ign.
▲MIND
Mind benumbed with vertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement., nausea.
Mental fatigue from sleep deprivation.
Heavy and stupid
feelings.
Ailments from loss of sleep.
Spacey.
Dazed.
Night-watching.
Things seem unreal.
Slowness of
comprehension, must read apassage over several times in order to understand it.
Memories are bad or blank
out at times.
Memory lost.
Distracted easily forgets what he has just thought.
When her mind is turned away
from herself her sufferings are forgotten.
Generally very sympathetic to others.
Ailments from the nursing of loved ones.
Thoughts fixed on one
unpleasant subject.
Profound grief and sadness as if from insult.
Depression.
Despair feels as if
incurable.
Mild, indolent and despondent in the face of difficulties.
Sits as if absorbed in deep and sad thoughts and observes nothing about her.
Indulges in sad reveries.
Dwells
on past disagreeable occurrences.
Answers slowly reflects long.
Tearful chagrin about least trifle.
Weeping
spells, especially if they can't function and do the things they want to Cocculus indicus
Mental confusion after drinking and eating.
Very anxious about health of others, but little concerned as to
his own health.
Sudden great anxiety before men ses.
Anxiety from night-watching.
Anxiety during
sleep.
Mind is worse from suppressed menses.
Weeping during menses.
Fear of not getting proper amount of sleep.
Fear of death.
Fears the unknown, danger.
Especially fear
surrounding health and illness of others.
Fear of ghosts and specters.
Excitement after hearing horrible things.
Frighten easily from noises.
Fear of sudden noises.
Oversensitive to everything.
Very sensitive to fear, anger, grief and all mental disturbances.
Sensitive
moods, everything worries and of fends.
Startles very easily offended, cannot bear contradiction.
Sentimental.
Sensitive to noise and touch.
Intolerance of noise.
Intolerance of any disturbing influence.
Sensitive to insults, slights and disappointment.
Capricious.
Vacillatory, doesn't accomplish anything at her work.
Excessive irritability, excited by loud talking
or least increase of temperature.
Anger from any interruptions.
Anger from contradiction.
Enlargement of
liver after anger.
Starting, with trembling all over body, from slight noise or slight unexpected touch.
Vertigo with palpitationsSensation of rapid or irregular heartbeatA noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or physical conditions., worse in morning, ra ising head, felt in
forehead.
Dark spots before eyes, though objects appear clearly.
While
reading, can only see left half of line of writing.
Black spots seen after reading.
COMMENTS - Chiefly affects the right hypochondrium (especially liver), inner hypogastrium, inner forehead,
back, upper arm and the bones of the arm.
Irritable weakness.
Slowness and numbness over their body (Calc.,
Alum.).
Attacks of vertigo with confusion as if they are lost.
Nauseated with whirling sensation as if drunk because everything spins (Con., when turning in
bed).
Motion sickness brought on by trying to read while riding in a
car or train, or from looking out the window at things going by, from seeing a moving object.
Jet lag.
Nerve exhaustion, weakness.
Too tired to sleep.
Chronic fatigue since loss of sleep or stress.
Twilight sleepers,
chronic insomniaPersistent inability to fall or stay asleepA sleep disorder marked by difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or unrefreshing sleep. with no recollection of sleeping, although they sleep for small amounts.
Wake unre freshed excited nervous system (Coff.), worse coffee.
All symptoms worse from loss of sleep.
Condit ions caused by
loss of sleep and night-watching.
May be used prophylactically to prevent conditions arising from loss of sleep.
Stinging pains, stitches, constriction in the hands, a pithy feeling.
Sensitive to touch.
The least jar is unbearable.
Keynote empty, hollow feeling in the body, lungs, stomach, legs.
Hollow weakness.
Sensation of hollowness
or emptiness in the head or other parts.
Sense of lightness of the body.
Opening and shutting sensation,
especially
in the occiput.
Sinking feeling.
Paralytic pains or pains as of dislocation.
Paralytic weakness, lax muscles.
Weakness of neck muscles with
heaviness of head.
Migratory numbness.
Sensation as if single parts have gone to sleep.
Neurological
problems, locomotor ataxiaLoss of full control of bodily movementsA neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that can include gait abnormality., incoordination, stumbling, lack of control, and the knees tend to give out.
Immovability of parts affected.
Ataxia, staggering gait.
Paralytic rigidity.
Limbs become very painful to flex, but
they often continuously bend them to obtain relief.
Cramp,
spasm, etc., coupled with electric -like shooting pain.
Faintness from the pain.
Joint rheumatismJoint, muscle, or tissue painInflammatory pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, or surrounding connective tissues., ulcers,
neuralgicRelating to sharp nerve painDescribe symptoms or pain that radiates along the path of one or more nerves. disorders of bones.
Esophageal spasms.
In the elderly, spasms can cause food to get stuck, inability to swal low (Caust.).
Sensation of worms crawling in the stomach, pinches and scrapes in the stomach (Coloc.).
HemorrhoidsPiles or swollen veins in the rectumSwollen, inflamed blood vessels around the anus or lower rectum, causing pain, itching, or bleeding. during menses.
Metallic, bitter taste in the mouth.
Desires beer.
Drunkenness and
hangovers (Nux-v.).
Meniere's disease, ringing in the ears, oozy and loss of balance.
Poor vision with weak eye muscles.
Dimness
of eyesight.
Severe occipital headache, sense that head opens and closes.
Flu or mononucleosis with loss of
sleep.
Morning sickness, when they can’t stand the sight, thought and smell of food, especially when they are in the
car (Colch.).
AmenorrheaAbsence of menstrual periodsAn abnormal absence of menstruation., may have vaginal discharge instead of period.
Symptoms may be worse with
menses.
Cocc cured a case of deliriumAcute state of confusion and disorientationA sudden, severe state of mental confusion, anxiety, and disorientation, often accompanied by hallucinations. at onset of menses during first and second days, the patient said, “I always see
something alive, on wall, floor, chairs or anywhere, always rolling and will roll on me.”
A case of “spasmodic, flatulent colicSevere fluctuating pain in the abdomenSevere, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by gas, spasm, or obstruction in the intestines, common in infants., about midnight, flatus passed without relief,” recurring several nights,
was cured by Cocc.
3x.
Lippe cured a case of enlargement of the liver after childbirth, the indication being “the
liver was more painful after anger.”
▲HEAD
Congestion of blood to head, with mental derangement.
Sick headachefrom carriage riding, cannot
lie on back part of head.
Pain in occiput and nape worse lying on it, better bending backwards, worse coffee.
Migrain headaches unable to bear least light, noise causes nausea and vomiting.
Headaches
from working in sun.
Headache as if skull would burst.
Headache returning at each menstrual period.
Sensation
of emptiness or hollow ness in head.
Opening and shutting sensa tion, especially in occiput.
Dullness and
confusion of head, worse reading.
Heavy head.
Convulsive trembling of head from weakness of muscles of
neck.
Cramps in left temporal muscles.
Trembling of the head.
Throbbing in forehead.
Tossing of head and
incessant trembling of hands.
▲EYES
Pain as if eyes torn out of head, during headache.
Eyes open and immov able.
Eyes dull and glassy.
Eyes closed with the balls constantly rolling about in spasms.
Protruding eyes.
Jerking of eyelids.
Pressure as
from dust in eyes.
Eyelids inflame 4.
Dryness of lids.
Eyelids feel as if paralyzed.
Bruised pain in eyes, with
inability to open lids at night.
Sharp or shooting pains in eyes from within outward.
Meniere's disease, ringing in the ears, oozy and loss of balance.
Roaring or ringing in ears
▲FACE
Bloated, distorted and cold to touch.
Blue margins around eyes.
Flushed hot face and head during
vertigo or unconsciousness.
Countenance devoid of any signs of mental activity.
Heat in face, and redness of
cheeks, even in a cold room.
Earthy countenance, with painful expres sion.
Paralysis of facial nerve of one
sided.
Lines of face deepened, it seems drawn.
Cramp-like pain in masseter muscle, worse opening the
mouth.
Prosopalgia in afternoon with wide radiations of pain.
Tearing pains.
Swelling of parotid glands.
Swelling and indurationHardening of body tissueThe hardening of normally soft organic tissues, usually due to chronic inflammation, infiltration, or scarring. of submaxillary glands
Food tastes as if salted too little, tobacco tastes bitter.
Tremor of lower jaw and chattering of
teeth, when attempting to speak.
Foamy phlegm from mouth.
Salivation during nausea and vertigo.
Thick
saliva.
Corner of mouth, wing of nose and tip of tongue distorted.
Lips parched and dry.
Corners of mouth sore.
Nose - Swelling of the nose.
CoryzaCommon head cold with nasal dischargeAcute inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes, producing sneezing, congestion, and watery discharge., with ulcerated nostrils.
Very acute sense of smell.
Worse from strong
odors.
Sense of smell weak.
Ulcerated nostrils.
Discharge from nose bloody, pus-like.
Perspiration - Sweat from slight exertion, on affected part.
Cold sweat now of one, now of the other hand.
Cold sweat only on face.
Sweat stands out in drops on face, is now cold and then again hot.
Exhausting sweat
over whole body.
Sweat in morning, principally on chest.
Sweat from pain in bowels.
Sweat during diarrheic
stool
▲THROAT
Constriction in t hroat, with difficult breathing and inclination to cough.
Paraly sis of the muscles
preventing swallowirig.
Tickling in throat with lachrymation.
Tightness in larynx.
Voice whimpering and
tremulous.
Speech difficult, during vertigo.
Sensation of constricti on Pressive pain in tonsils, worse when
swallowirig saliva than when swallowing food.
Tongue - Bitter taste at root of tongue.
Complains of dryness of tongue, which is moist and clean.
Dry, rough
tongue.
Dry tongue, with whitish -yellow coat, without thirst.
Pains
at base of tongue when stretching tongue out.
Tongue, as if paralyzed, speech difficult or hasty, pains at the
base when protruded.
Root of tongue as if swollen
▲CHEST
Sensation of emptiness or of cramps in chest.
Audible rumbling in chest (left side), as from emptiness,
worse walking.
Hysterical cramps in chest with sighing and moaning.
Cramping, in chest during menstrual
period.
Pressure under ribs, better belching.
Fine stitches in various parts of chest.
Contractive tension of right
side of chest, taking away the breath.
Oppression in chest, better after vomiting of green mucus.
Constitutions - Suited t o light haired, timid, nervous, persons, bookworms, unmarried, childless women.
Sensitive, romantic girls.
Light -haired females, especially during pregnancy, causing much nausea and
backache.
Cough from choking in throat.
Fatiguing, from oppression of chest.
Cough worse indulging disposition
to cough.
Spasmodic cough, in anemic and hysterical women.
Palpitations, worse quick motion, mental excitement, with vertigo and faintness.
EndocarditisInflammation of the inner heart liningAn infection or inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves..
Nervous
palpitations after rheumatism.
During an attack of palpitation has vertigo and sensation as if about
to faint.
Pulse small, hard and frequent.
Pulse often imperceptible, weak.
Pulse seldom hard and somewhat
accelerated.
Feels pulse beat through whole body during heat, at times palpitation.
Kidneys - Frequent desire to urinate with small discharge in pregnant women.
Wa tery urine.
Tensive, aching
pain in orifice of
urethra, between acts of urination.
Itching and stinging near fossa navicularis.
Invol untary urination during
epileptic attack.
Diuresis, during prosopalgia.
DyspneaDifficulty or shortness of breathLaborious or painful breathing, often associated with respiratory or cardiac conditions. as from constriction of trachea, as if irritated by smoke.
Choking constriction in upper part
of esophagus, oppressing breathing and inducing cough.
Hysterical asthmaChronic respiratory disease causing difficulty breathingA condition characterized by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing, typically from an allergic reaction or hypersensitivity..
Dyspnea, oppressing breathing
and inducing cough.
Short ness of breath, on account of tension in abdomen.
Quick, anxious and oppressed
breathing.
Slow, heavy and laborious breathing.
Panting.
Dy spnea from pain in bowels during diarrheic stool,
in amenorrhea
▲ABDOMEN
Esophagus is dry, burning.
Putrid eructations.
Gastralgia from suppression of menses.
Violent
cramp in stomach, griping, squeezing, lacerating sensation.
Cramps in stomach with fl atulence and much
saliva.
Motion sickness.
Seasickness.
Sensation of hunger or emptiness, even to fainting.
Nausea and
vomiting from riding in cars, boats or looking at boat in motion.
Nausea with faintness and vomiting,
worse on becoming cold or taking c old.
Nausea, rising to head or felt in head.
Retching.
Vomiting of sour
bitter.
Bad odor, of vomit, with profuse flow of saliva.
Vomiting with headache, pain in bowels.
Vomiting on
taking cold, with syncopeTemporary fainting or loss of consciousnessA sudden, temporary loss of consciousness and muscle strength, caused by a temporary drop in blood flow to the brain..
Vomiting from cerebral tumors.
Vomiting from lou d talk.
Cramp in stomach during
and after meal.
Hiccough and spasmodic yawning.
Chronic dyspepsiaIndigestion or upper abdominal discomfortDiscomfort or pain in the upper abdomen, often associated with nausea, bloating, heartburn, or acid reflux. from prolong study.
Morning sickness.
Bloated with intestinal gas.
Great rumbling in bowels.
Colic, flatus, twisting pain with faintness and salivation.
Flatulent colic in pregnancy.
Cramps in epigastrium with difficulty in breathing.
Cramps deep in abdomen, instead of menses.
Abdominal
muscles weak, as if a hernia would take place.
Inguinal hernia is apt to protrude and become incarcer ated.
Umbilical hernia, with obstinate
constipationInfrequent or difficult bowel movementsA condition where stool is dry, hard, and difficult or painful to pass..
Pain in abdominal ring, as if something were forced through Pains in region of spleen.
As if
full of sharp stones, on every movement.
Emptiness and sensation of hollowness in abdomen.
Sensation as
if bowels would fall out.
Hypochondria as if beaten.
Ulcerative colitisInflammation of the colon (large intestine)Inflammation of the inner lining of the colon, causing abdominal pain, cramping, or bloody diarrhea..
All symptoms and affections, worse eating or drinking.
Loss of appetite.
Loath ing of food and drink.
Disgust for smell of food (Colch.).
Nausea when merely looking at the food, at the thought or smell of
food.
Aversion to beer, acids, sour things.
Aversion tofood.
A version to drink, tobacco.
Desire for cold drinks,
but eating or drinking anything cold causes tearing in limbs.
Desires beer.
Worse from coffee.
Thirst, without
desire to drink.
Confusion and vertigo after drinking, eating.
Will eat nothing but bread and water, at other
times eats ravenously.
Bulimia.
Food tastes as if salted too little, tobacco tastes bitter.
Thirstless
▲GENITALS ETC
Drawing, sore pain in testes when touched.
Genitals sensitive with desire for sex.
Sexual desire
increased alternating with decreased.
Seminal emissions at night.
Itching of scrotum.
Amenorrhea causes mental alienation.
Sudden cessation of menses, too early, profuse.
Menses too often.
Menses gushes out in stream when rising on feet on tiptoe.
Menses clotted, with spasmodic
colic.
Cutting, cramp ing pain in region of uterus and ovaries, on appearance of menses.
Weak during
menstruation, scarcely able to stand.
Dysmenorrhea with profuse dark menses.
As if uterus were distended,
during dysmenorrhea followed by hemorrhoids.
Clutching in uterus.
Purulent, gushing
leucorrheaWhitish or yellowish vaginal dischargeA whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina, often indicating congestion or mild infection. between menses or in place of menses.
Leucorrhea very weakening, can scarcely speak.
Leucorrhea gushing, when squatting and stooping during pregnancy with frequent urging to urinate.
Discharge
of bloody mucus from uterus during pregnancy.
Hour-glass contraction of uterus with ter
rible pain in lumbar region.
Labor pains spasmodic and irregular
▲EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
Limbs go to sleep.
Lower limbs are very weak, numb and unsteady.
Lameness, worse by bending.
ParaplegiaParalysis of the lower half of the bodyParalysis that affects all or part of the trunk, legs, and pelvic organs, usually due to spinal cord injury..
One-sided paralysis, worse after sleep.
Painful stiffness in all joints.
Acute rheumatism, pain
springing from joint to joint, with redness, swelling and stiffness.
Limbs straightened out, painful when flexed
or vice versa.
Trembling and pain in limbs.
Clumsy gait.
EdemaSwelling caused by excess fluid in tissuesA condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. of feet with paralysis of lower limbs.
Knees
crack on motion.
Humerus feels broken.
Soles numb, while sitting.
Involuntary motion of right arm and right
leg, better during sleep.
Alternation of pain between arms.
Pain in shoulder and arms as if bruised.
Hands,
numb or hot and cold alternately become numb on gras ping objects, trembles while eating.
Hands and feet
become cold after change of position.
Violent spasms of armstand legs.
Takes hold of things awkwardly
and drops them.
Bones feel as if they were broken.
Liver more painful after anger, worse least jar.
Enlargement of liver after anger.
Sharp pains in liver
region.
Pressive pain in hepatic region worse coughing and bending over
▲BACK AND NECK
Drawing, lacerating or boring pains.
Pressure in scapula and nape.
Pain in shoulder and arms as if
bruised.
Stiffness on moving shoulders.
Stiffness in cervical muscles, with great weakness.
Paralytic pain in
small of the back.
Paralysis from lumbar region downward.
Spinal weakness in lumbar region, worse walking.
Weak neck, cannot hold up head.
Trembling in back.
Cracking or stiffness of vertebrae.
Breasts - Shivering over breasts.
Causations - Ill effects of anger, fright, grief, anxiety, disappointment.
Sleep loss.
Nursing loved ones.
Ill
effects of nightwatching.
Overstrain mental and physical, traveling.
Motion sickness.
Noise.
Hot or cold air.
Sun.
Tea-drinking
▲SKIN
Skin feels soft, is white and moist.
Paleness of skin, wretched color.
Itching of skin from warmth.
Burning
and itching as from nettles.
Great itching, especially in the evening, worse undressing, in a featherbed.
Ulcers
very sensitive to touch.
Red pimples, like grains of millet.
Miliary eruptions or red spots, worse undressing.
Induration, cold swelling of the glands, with stinging pains.
Red irregular spots on chest and behind ears.
Pimples filling with pus, and then drying up and disappearing
▲SLEEP
Loss of sleep, complaints from night-watching, nursing.
Slightest loss of sleep aggravates.
Coma
vigil.
Insomnia.
Sleepless from mental orphysical exhaustion.
Constant drowsiness, after loss of sleep, night-
watching, nursing.
Sleep deprivation.
Spasmodic yawning with hiccough.
Sleepless from nursing ofothers.
Sleeplessness from business thoughts, from anxiety and restlessness.
Anxious frightful dreams.
Sleep
frequently inter rupted by waking and starting.
Sleep un refreshing.
Maniacal sleeplessness.
Dreams are
anxious, frightful
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This clinical profile is compiled from: Robin Murphy, MD — Lotus Materia Medica, 3rd Edition; Samuel Hahnemann — Materia Medica Pura; William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica; and Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad — Homeopathy: Like Cures Like. Compiled in accordance with classical homeopathic provings and clinical practice.
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