🧬 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
Source: Derived from the seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica, a tree native to India and Southeast Asia,.
prepared for homeopathic use through triturationGrinding raw substance into powderThe process of grinding an insoluble dry substance with milk sugar (lactose) in a mortar to prepare the base of a remedy. and serial dilutionPotentized liquid homeopathic medicineA solution prepared by repeatedly diluting and shaking (succussing) a substance to enhance healing power while removing toxicity. to enhance therapeutic action while eliminating material toxicity, in accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards.
Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for gastrointestinal, psychological,.
neurological, respiratory, and systemic disorders, particularly those involving irritability,.
digestive disturbances, and sensitivity to stimuli.
It is noted for symptoms such as dyspepsiaIndigestion or upper abdominal discomfortDiscomfort or pain in the upper abdomen, often associated with nausea, bloating, heartburn, or acid reflux.,.
irritability, insomniaPersistent inability to fall or stay asleepA sleep disorder marked by difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or unrefreshing sleep., and chills, often aggravated by overwork, stimulants, or cold, and ameliorated by rest, warmth, or quiet environments.
Modern Context: Indicated for gastrointestinal conditions (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome,.
adjustment disorder), neurological conditions (e.g., tension-type headache, insomnia), respiratory conditions (e.g., allergic rhinitis, 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.), and systemic conditions (e.g., chronic fatigue syndrome,.
alcohol withdrawal).
It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by dyspepsia,.
irritability, insomnia, sensitivity to stimuli , or chilliness, typically exacerbated by overwork,.
stimulants (e.g., alcohol, coffee), or cold, and often seen in individuals with driven, Type-A constitutions.
The remedy is particularly relevant for those with gastrointestinal or psychological conditions, often presenting with symptoms like heartburn or impatience, commonly observed in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, generalized anxiety disorder, or tension-type headache triggered by stress, dietary indiscretions, or substance overuse
Every harmless word offends, every little noise frightens, anxious and beside
himself.
Cannot stand pain, so mad, he cries.
Loses connection of ideas, thinks she will lose her reason.
Concentration difficult while calculating.
Easily
makes mistakes.
Confusion of mind after ve xation.
Stupe faction worse in sun.
Wants to be quiet, desires
repose and tranquility.
Despondency alternating with buoyancy.
Averse to work.
Time passes too slowly.
Headstrong, self -willed.
Zealous, fiery temperament.
Angry andimpatient.
Offended easily.
Obstinately
resists wishes of others.
Can’t bear conversation or reading.
Quar relsome if disturbed.
Quarrels, reproaches,
scolds, insults, from jealousy.
Angry when consoled.
Faultfinding.
Reproaches others.
Can’t endure slightest contradiction.
Impatient when
spoken to, gets angry and violent without any provocation.
Spiteful.
Cursing.
Ugly, malicious.
Violent and
abusive.
Disposition to slander.
Nervous and excitable.
Workaholics.
Anxiety about business affairs.
Ambitious and competitive.
Obsessive
and compulsive behavior.
Fastidious.
Anxiety in morning on waking.
Melancholy.
Pessimistic.
Sul len.
Nagging.
Alcoholism.
DeliriumAcute state of confusion and disorientationA sudden, severe state of mental confusion, anxiety, and disorientation, often accompanied by hallucinations. tremens.
Drug ad dictions.
Frightened easily, wakes in fright from least noise.
Frightfully apprehensive about getting married.
Fears poverty.
Hypochondriasis.
Even the least ailment affects
them.
Talks about one’s condition.
Fear of knives, lest she should kill herself or others.
Suicidal, homicidal
impulses.
Spiteful.
Cursing.
Sul len.
Nagging.
▲VERTIGO, DIZZINESS
VertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement. in morning, on empty stomach, after dinner.
Intoxicated feeling, worse morning, mental
exertion, tobacco, alcohol, coffee, open air.
Dizzy and faint in a crowd or where many lights are
burning.
Vertigo from night watching and mental overexertion.
Vertigo from opium, smell of flowers, gas, etheric
oils, etc.
Vision - Weakened power of accommodation from overexerting eyes.
DiplopiaDouble visionThe simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
from muscular asthenopia.
Diplopia from paralytic strabismusCrossed eyesA condition in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object..
Blurred vision from overeating.
Dim vision,
can see better on cloudy day.
Obscuration of vision in morning.
Printed matter is seen with difficulty.
Sees
flashes from external canthi towards pupils, like a circle of fire, before headache.
Sees streaks like light ning.
Glittering appearance just outside of distinct field of vision.
Floating black and grey points.
COMMENTS - Clarke stated, under Brucea antidysenterica, how the bark of the tree was imported into Europe
in mistake for Angustura.
The tree from which the ignatia “beans” are obtained is unknown, but it is not doubted
to be a strychnos, the seeds actually contain a larger proportion of strychnia than those of Nux -v.
In poisoning cases, the most marked fea ture is the spasms and convulsions which cause death by arresting
the respiratory move ments.
The general effect of the spasms was to cause opisthotonos and throwing the
head back.
In some, the body was spasmodically drawn sideways.
TetanusBacterial disease causing lockjaw and muscle spasmsA bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles, especially of the jaw., differing from traumatic or idiopathic tetanus in that the spasms of the former are less continuous, do
not invariably begin with the muscles of the jaws, but preferably in the lower limbs and are not accompanied
by rise of temperature.
Characteristic spasms affect all the muscles, including the esophagus, stomach, intestines, uterus,
bladder, rectum.
Intestinal spasms after eating unripe fruit.
Tetanic seizures with a drawn facial expression.
Respiratory spasms.
Asthmatic states.
Asthma, coryzaCommon head cold with nasal dischargeAcute inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes, producing sneezing, congestion, and watery discharge. from drafts or air condition ing.
A dry, persistent
fatiguing cough that causes headache as if the skull would split.
Cough, worse at night, after midnight.
Clarke
cured with Nux -v many cases of bronchitisInflammation of the bronchial tubesInflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes, typically causing bronchospasm and coughing. with copious moist rales and expectoration.
Acute flus.
Flu with
muscle aches, toxic feeling.
Gastric flus with cramps, spasms, irritability and nausea.
High blood pressures, heart attacks, often from severe exhaustion.
HepatitisInflammation of the liverAn inflammatory condition of the liver, commonly caused by viral infections, toxins, or drugs., cirrhosis of the liver with
irritability.
Pressure two or three hours after eating (Nux -m and Kali-bi., have it immediately after).
Severe cramps and
spasms in the stomach and colon.
Severe peristalsis.
ColitisInflammation of the colon (large intestine)Inflammation of the inner lining of the colon, causing abdominal pain, cramping, or bloody diarrhea., ulcers, gas and bloating with irri tability,
depression, and frustration.
ColicSevere fluctuating pain in the abdomenSevere, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by gas, spasm, or obstruction in the intestines, common in infants. with alternating diarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day. with mucus in the stool and constipationInfrequent or difficult bowel movementsA condition where stool is dry, hard, and difficult or painful to pass. with severe
cramps and spasms.
Irritability of the bladder and rectum.
Con stant urging and desire, very little passed.
TenesmusPainful urge to empty bladder or bowelsA distressing, constant, and ineffectual urge to evacuate the bowels or bladder, accompanied by pain..
Incontinence
of urine or feces.
Const ipation with ineffectual urge.
Alternate constipation and diarrhea.
Sudden diarrhea,
drives the patient out of bed.
Involuntary diarrhea, can come on after a meal.
Straining ceases as soon as the
stool passes.
Improvement for a short time after a stool.
Portal stasis.
Prolapse of rectum with constipation.
Lack of bowel tone.
Itching and burning hemorrhoidsPiles or swollen veins in the rectumSwollen, inflamed blood vessels around the anus or lower rectum, causing pain, itching, or bleeding.
(Sulph.), worse from alcohol.
Hernias in infants, or from lifting things.
Incipient hernia.
Inguinal and umbilical
hernias.
Clarke saw a case of strangulated hernia resolved by Nux-v while preparations for an operation were
in progress.
Tendency to faint after diarrhea stools or after vomiting.
Fainting from odors in a warm room after eating, after
every labor pain.
EpilepsyNeurological disorder causing seizuresA neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions. attacks during stool.
Head aches with nondescript achiness, irritability, often
associated with dietary errors.
HemorrhageProfuse bleeding from a ruptured blood vesselAn escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse..
Metrorrhagia, menorrhagiaAbnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleedingMenstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding..
Uterine bearing down and prolapse, cramps at menstrual periods
and pressure on bladder and rectum.
Menses too early and profuse, dark flow, faints easily, irregular, cease
flowing at nighttime.
Cramping pains, cause nausea and fainting, twisting, moving about in abdomen, soreness
across pubes, cramps in bladder.
Nash gave a characteristic of the menses of Nux-v., “Menses a few days before the time and rather too copious
or keeping on several days longer with complaints at the onset which remain until it is over.”
Menses return at full moon.
Pregnancy with irritability, hiccough, morning sickness, varicose veins, hemor rhoids.
False l abor pains.
Irritability with labor pains (Cham.), with nausea or indi gestion or vomiting (Sep.).
Strong sexual desire in both sexes, even the slightest provocation excites sexual passion.
May be impotent
from overuse of drugs or excessive sexual activity.
Keynote over sensitiveness.
Morbid sensitiveness.
Severe irritability.
Languor, great nervous debility (as from
sexual or other excesses).
Over stimulation, particularly in sedentary people.
Trembling, excite ment with
trembling.
Locomotor ataxiaLoss of full control of bodily movementsA neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that can include gait abnormality..
HemiplegiaParalysis of one side of the bodyParalysis affecting only one vertical half of the body, usually caused by a brain injury or stroke..
ParalysisLoss of voluntary muscle functionThe loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body., after a stroke, parts cold, numb, emaciated.
Sleeplessness, from excitement, anger or resentment.
Wakes at 3 a.m and lies awake for hours.
Falls asleep
when it is time to rise and feels heavy and unrefreshed.
Sleep is unattainable except from a stimulant.
Symptoms are better after undisturbed sleep, worse when sleep is disturbed.
Chilliness.
Cannot get warm in bed at night.
Coldness of the whole body with blue hands and skin.
Cold, moist
hands with cold tip of nose.
Repugnance to cold or cold air.
ChillyHypersensitive to cold temperaturesA constitutional state of feeling exceptionally cold, lacking vital heat, and needing warmth or heavy blankets. on least movement, from being uncovered,
must be covered in every stage of fever, chill, heat or sweat.
H.
C.
Allen noted that in the fever there is great heat, whole body burning hot, face red and hot, yet patient
cannot move or uncover without being chilly.
Boenninghausen’s keynote is “Feels worse in morning, soon after walking, also after mental exe rtion after
eating and in cold air.” Worse cold, dry weather.
Worse from music.
General toxicity, usually from addictions to drugs, stimulants, and strong foods.
Bilious affects, ailments due
to high living.
Alcoholism.
Rage when drunk.
Drug with drawal (with Aven.).
Hangovers (Ran -b., Coff.).
Toxic
drugged feeling, particularly
in the morning.
Ambitious personality, impatient, irritable.
Craves stimulants.
Very competitive from a young age, aggressive.
Hyper or over active children, but purposeful (unlike Med.).
Robust, energetic, passion behind a quick intellect.
Often from an early sibling comparison (Lyc.).
Career and work oriented, can be worka holics.
Not sentimental.
Stress and tension lead to over sensitivity,
weakness.
Anxious, overreact, never sat isfied.
Fear of failure, of not being successful.
Worry.
Suicidal
depression.
Homicidal, suicidal impulse, insanity
▲HEAD
Migraines.
Headache in occiput or over eyes.
Frontal headache with desire to press the head against
something.
Bruised sensation of the brain.
Pressing pain on vertex, as if a nail driven in Pressive and
throbbing, at vertex from fixed attention of mind.
Headache in the sunshine (Glon., Nat-c.).
Toxic headaches
from drugs, alcohol.
Headache after drugging.
Hangover headaches with irritability.
Headache from
constipation.
Congestive headache, associated with hemorrhoids.
Head feels distended and sore after a
debauch.
Supraorbital neuralgiaSharp nerve pain along a nerve pathIntense, shooting, or burning pain that radiates along the course of one or more nerves. with great restlessness.
PhotophobiaExtreme sensitivity to lightAn abnormal intolerance to light, causing eye discomfort, squinting, or pain in bright environments.,
much worse in morning.
Loss of vision due to alcohol and tobacco.
Twitching and blinking.
Orbital twitching
radiating towards the occiput.
Paresis of ocular muscles.
Optic neuritisInflammation of a nerveInflammation of one or more nerves, causing pain, tenderness, numbness, or tingling in the affected area..
Optic nerve atrophy from habitual
use of tobacco or intoxicants.
Strabismus.
Trachoma and follicular conjunctivitis in spring.
Smarting, dry sensation in inner canthi.
Lachrymation from affected side.
ExudationDischarge of fluid or pus from tissueThe process of fluid, cells, or other cellular substances slowly discharging from blood vessels or inflamed tissues. of blood from eyes
▲EARS
Auditory canal dry and sensitive.
External meatus dry and sensitive.
Itch ing in ear through the
Eustachian tube.
Sharp pain, when swallowing.
Otalgia, worse in bed.
HyperesthesiaExtreme sensitivity to touch or painAn abnormal increase in sensitivity to sensory stimuli, such as touch, heat, cold, or pain. of auditory nerves,loudsounds
arepainfulandanger him.
Ringing, roaring and hissing in ears.
Strong reverberation of sounds in ear
▲FACE
Red, turgid or yellowish.
Face yellow with a red flush .
Yellow around mouth and nose.
Twitching and
spasmodic distortion of face.
Trigeminal neuralgia with numbness of face.
Submax illary glands
swollen.
ErysipelasAcute bacterial skin infectionAn acute, sometimes recurrent, bacterial skin infection characterized by large, raised red patches, especially on the face..
Itching pimples on chin.
Acne from eating cheese, from excessive use of liquors.
I nfra-
orbital neuralgia with swelling of cheek intermittent, better when lying in bed.
Drawing and stiffness in masseter
muscles.
Drawing tearing, in jaws snap shut, stiff.
Lower jaw hangs down.
Left angle of the mouth drops.
Child passes hand constantly over face (brain disease)
▲MOUTH
Dry mouth.
Foul, sour breath.
Offensive breath in morning.
Sour, bitter, bad taste in morning.
Internal mouth, tongue and palate slimy, and feel raw and sore.
Small a phthous ulcers in mouth and throat.
Bloody saliva runs out at night.
Itching of palate, Eustachian tube.
Gums, swollen, white and bleeding.
Teeth
chatter.
Toothache, worse cold, better warm drinks.
Jaws contracted.
Articulation and speech difficult.
Nose - Stuffy colds, snuffles after exposure to dry, cold atmosphere, worse in warm room.
Snuffles in a
newborn.
Stuffed up at night and outdoors or alternates between nostrils.
Sudden fluent coryza after rising.
Coryza, fluent in daytime, worse warm room, bett er open air.
Coryza with lachrymation.
Acrid discharge, but
with stuffed-upfeeling.
Violent sneezing, abortive, from intense crawling in nostrils (left).
Bloody mucus in
nose.
Nosebleeds in morning (Bry.).
Nosebleeds during sleep, from suppressed flow of h emorrhoids, from
coughing.
Oversensitive to strong odors, even fainting.
Smell before nose like old cheese, burning sulphur.
Nose looks sharp and pointed.
Picking at nose, worms.
Perspiration - Sour perspiration, on one side of body.
Rather light sweat.
C old, clammy sweat on face.
Odor
of sweat, musty straw.
Sweats during sleep, disappears on waking.
Sweats after midnight and in morning
▲THROAT
Sensation of roughness, tightness and tension.
Stitches into ear.
Pharynx constricted.
Acute
catarrhalRelating to membrane inflammation and mucusRelating to catarrh, which is inflammation of mucous membranes with increased watery discharge.laryngitisInflammation of the larynx causing hoarsenessInflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in huskiness or loss of the voice..
Spasmodic constriction of larynx with suffocating spells.
Tickling in throat after waking in
morning.
Sore rawness in throat.
Catarrhal hoarseness with scraping in throat.
Tenacious mucus in upper part
of trachea.
Putrid taste in throat on coughing.
Dark gray patches on right tonsil.
Small ulcers in the throat, pain
worse during empty swallowing.
Diphtheria.
Elongation and swelling of uvula.
Tongue - First half of tongue clean, poste rior covered with deep fur, white, yellow, cracked edges.
Tongue
black and dark red, cracked on edges.
To ngue red, sore and yellow at base.
Needle -like stitches at edges of
tongue.
Painful vesicles on tongue seems heavy when talking
▲CHEST
Sneezing or nasal congestion, with a sensation of itching or dryness, resembling allergic rhinitis, worse with cold, dust, pollen, or morning, often with watery discharge or sore throat.
Nux vomica (Poison Nut) 1470.
Wheezing or shortness of breath, with a tendency to tightness, resembling asthma,.
aggravated by cold, stress, or night.
Dry cough or throat irritation, with a sensation of tickling or rawness, resembling upper respiratory tract infection, worse with cold or talking.
Tendency to respiratory irritability, with aggravationWorsening of symptomsAn increase in severity or intensity of symptoms, often caused by environmental factors or after taking a remedy. in cold or allergic states.
Systemic:.
Chronic fatigue or exhaustion, with a sensation of prostrationExtreme physical weakness or exhaustionA state of extreme physical weakness, collapse, or exhaustion, often accompanying severe illness. or weakness,.
resembling chronic fatigue syndrome, worse with cold, exertion, morning, or overwork, often with cold extremities or chills.
Withdrawal-like states or tremors, with a tendency to irritability or shakiness,.
resembling alcohol withdrawal, aggravated by stimulants, stress, or morning.
General debility or sensitivity to cold, with a sensation of sluggishness, resembling hypothermia-like states, worse with cold or poor diet.
Tendency to systemic irritability, with aggravation in cold or fatigued states
▲ABDOMEN
Weight and pain in stomach, worse eating.
Severe pain in stomach from injury, worse least food.
Ravenous hunger, especially about a day before an attack of dyspepsia.
Region of stomach very sensitive
to pressure (Bry., Ars.).
Indigestion from alcohol.
Disordered stomach from debauchery, from high living,
from drugs, from sedentary habits.
Indi gestion, after business anxiety, from sedentary habits, night watching.
Dyspepsia from drinking strong coffee.
Cramps in stomach in morning and after eating.
Sour taste and
nausea in the morning.
Food lies like a heavy knot in stomach.
Epigastrium bloated with pressure as of a
stone several hours after eating.
Hiccough from overeating, from cold or hot drinks.
FlatulenceGas accumulation in stomach or intestinesThe presence of excessive air or gas in the digestive tract, causing bloating and wind. and
heartburn.
Sour, bitter belchings.
Difficult belching of gas.
Nausea and vomiting every morning, with
depression of spirits.
Nausea and vomiting with much retching.
Nausea, better if he can vomit.
Wants to
vomit, but cannot.
Vomiting of sour mucus, oily, greasy or black substances.
Vomiting of greenish matter,
undigested food, blood.
Vomiting of bile with thirst, after anger.
Motion si ckness from riding in cars or
seasickness.
Contraction of abdominal muscles.
Bruised soreness of abdomi nal walls (Apis., Sulph.).
Weakness of abdominal ring region.
Bowels gripe here and there.
Sore bowels, worse
coughing and stepping.
As of a hand about waist, clothes oppress it.
Forcing in lower abdomen towards
genitals.
Intussusception, crampy, remittent pain in bowels.
Gastroduodenal catarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane..
Sense of goneness in the
groins.
Loud rumbling and gurgling in abdomen, in morning.
Incarcerated flatus.
Flatulent distention with
spasmodic colic with upward pressure, causing short breath and desire for stool.
Colic with cold hands
and feet.
Colic of brandy and coffee drinkers.
Colic in nursing infants from stimulating food eaten by the
mother (Cham.).
Colic from suppressed hemorrhoidal flow, from uncovering.
Strangulated hern ia (Op.).
Umbilical hernia of infants from constipation or crying.
Loves fats and tolerates them well (Puls., opposite.).
Aversion to bread, coffee,
tobacco, meat.
Bread has a bitter taste.
Worse cold food, cold water.
Worse from coffee.
Worse alcohol,
liquor, beer, wine.
Worse over eating, condiments, stimulants, narcotics, drugs.
Worse coffee, tobacco,
purgatives.
Intoxicated feeling, worse tobacco, a lcohol, coffee.
Artificial food disagrees and causes vomiting
and purging.
Coffee, milk, beer, water, don’t taste right.
Thirst during chill, thirstless during heat
▲GENITALS ETC
Drawing pain in testicles and sper matic cords.
Testes hard and retracted.
Constricting pain in testes.
OrchitisInflammation of one or both testiclesInflammation of one or both testicles, usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection (such as mumps). (Ham., Puls.).
Sharp pain in testes.
Heat in testicles.
Hydrocele.
Chronic pro statitis.
Increase of
smegma.
Gonorrhea, thin discharge, with burning on urinating and frequent urging to stool.
SpermatorrheaInvoluntary seminal dischargeAn abnormal, involuntary discharge of semen without orgasm or sexual stimulation, often due to nervous weakness.
with dreams, backache, burning in spine, weakness and irritability.
High sex drive.
Cannot be in female society
without having emission.
Premature ejaculation.
Bad effects of onanism, sexual excess.
Emissions from high
living.
Impotency.
Penis becomes relaxed during sex.
Menses interrupted and beginning again.
Menses irregular.
Menses too early, too long, prolonged.
Menses with black blood with fainting spells.
DysmenorrheaPainful menstruation with abdominal crampsPainful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps. with pain in sacrum and constant urging to
stool.
Prolapse of uterus from straining or lifting.
Cramping, in uterine region, causing her to double up and
cry, must stay in bed.
Contractive uterine spasms with discharge of clots.
Metrorrhagia with sensation as if
bowels wanted to move.
Metrorrhagia at menopauseEnd of menstrual cycles in womenThe natural biological transition in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop, typically occurring between ages 45 and 55..
Metrorrhagia from high living.
Irritation and
inflammation of ovaries, caused by
rich living, highly seasoned food, stimu lating drinks.
Uterine fibroid.
LeucorrheaWhitish or yellowish vaginal dischargeA whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina, often indicating congestion or mild infection., fetid, staining yellow.
Itching
and tingling of vulva, causes masturbation.
Sexual desire too strong with burning in vulva.
Soreness across
pubes.
Threatened miscar riage.
Profuse bleeding after miscarriage.
Inefficient, weak labor pains.
Retained
placenta.
Scanty, offensive lochia
▲EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
ChoreaInvoluntary twitching movementsA neurological disorder characterized by jerky, involuntary movements affecting the shoulders, hips, and face..
Convulsions from abuse of alcohol.
Progressive locomotor ataxia from alcoholism.
Cramps and spasms of limbs.
Cramps in calves and soles.
Paresis of arms with shocks.
Automatic motions
of hand towards mouth.
Partial paralysis from overexertion of getting soaked (Rhus -t.).
Crawling and formica-
tion in paralyzed parts.
Legs numb, feel paralyzed.
Sudden loss ofpower of arms and legs in the morning.
Aching, drawing or bruised pains in limbs, worse motion and at night.
Limbs heavy as lead.
Rheu matism
attacking mostly muscles of trunk and large joints.
Legs stiff.
Knee joints as if dry, cracking du ring motion.
Drags his feet while walking, legs tremble, unsteady gait.
Shooting from toes to thighs, worse after stool.
Heat
of hands, feet, yet they must be covered.
Arms go to sleep, numb, stiff feeling.
Varicose veins attributable to
high living.
Liver - Great soreness and tenderness in region of liver, with pain in right shoul der.
Liver sore, enlarged,
sticking pain.
Sharp pain in region of liver, worse from contact or motion.
Pressure and stinging pains.
Weak
liver from bad diet, meat, fats, spices, alcohol, etc.
Gallstone colic.
Throbbing pain as from hepatic abscessCollection of pus inside body tissuesA swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus, typically caused by bacterial infection..
Hepatitis from bad food or water.
JaundiceYellowing of the skin and eyes from bile pigmentA medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin. from anger.
Jaundice from habitual use of alcohol.
Cirrhosis from
alcohol abuse.
Enlarged liver of alcoholics.
Toxic liver from drugs, chemicals and alcohol
▲BACK AND NECK
Sudden sharp pains in back when turning, with dull pain while sitting.
Spinal irritation with sudden
loss of power in legs.
Lateral spinal sclerosis.
Spinal anemiaLack of healthy red blood cells or hemoglobinA condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood, resulting in pallor and weariness..
Myelitis and ear ly stages of locomotor ataxia.
Crawling sensation along spine.
Burning in spine, worse 3 a.m to 4 a.m.
Acute lumbagoPain in the lower back regionA general term for acute or chronic pain in the lower back or lumbar region..
Lumbar region feels
bruised and lame.
Lumbar ache, as if breaking, must sit up in order to turn in bed.
Bladder - Catarrhal cystitisInflammation of the urinary bladderInflammation of the urinary bladder, typically caused by a bacterial urinary tract infection, causing painful urination. after suppression of menses or hemorrhoidal flow.
Pressure on bladder
before urinat ing.
Itching burning in region of neck of bladder in morning in bed.
Irritable bladder from
spasmodic sphincter.
Ineffectual urging, spasmodic and strangurySlow, painful, drop-by-drop urinationA painful condition characterized by the slow, spasmodic discharge of urine drop-by-drop, accompanied by a constant urge..
Paralysis of bladder.
Spasms of bladder
from undue use of stimulants.
Spasms of bladder, especially if caused by sexual excesses.
Burning and tearing
pain in neck of bladder, itching in urethra, dur ing urination.
Frequent scanty urination wh en becoming warm
from working, can’t empty bladder.
Involuntary urination when laughing, coughing, sneezing.
Nocturnal and
diurnal bedwetting.
Vesical calculi.
Breasts - Nipples, sore, white spot in center.
Tensive pain when nursing.
Nipples pain ful durin g suckling with little or no sore ness or rawness.
Painless
gathering of milk in breast from not nursing the child.
Causations - Ill effects of alcohol, drugs, spices, stimulants, sexual excess
▲SKIN
Chronic fatigue or exhaustion, with a sensation of prostration or weakness,.
resembling chronic fatigue syndrome, worse with cold, exertion, morning, or overwork, often with cold extremities or chills.
Withdrawal-like states or tremors, with a tendency to irritability or shakiness,.
resembling alcohol withdrawal, aggravated by stimulants, stress, or morning.
General debility or sensitivity to cold, with a sensation of sluggishness, resembling hypothermia-like states, worse with cold or poor diet.
Tendency to systemic irritability, with aggravation in cold or fatigued states
▲SLEEP
Better after a nap, unless aroused.
Y awning.
Drowsy after me als and in early evening.
Sleeplessness from abuse of coffee, wine, liquor, opium or tobacco.
Sleepless from rush of ideas.
Sleeplessnessfrom mental strain.
Awakens in fright from least noise, as if someone were in room.
Awakens
at 3 a.m., lies awake for hours, with a rush of thoughts.
Cannot sleep after 3 a.m until towards morn ing.
Weeping and talking during sleep.
Amorous dreams about exerting the mind.
Anxious dreams full
of bustle and hurry, anxious.
Dreams of being pursued by animals , dogs and cats.
Dreams of quarrelling, of
mutilations, of fatal accidents.
Nightmare after a heavy supper or alcoholic beverages.
Wakes feeling
wretchedly
▲GENERALITIES
As if something heavy fell into head.
As if his head were immensely larger than his body.
As if
pressing a nail into brain into vertex, as if skull pressed asunder.
Chest a s if drawn together, as if something
torn loose in chest.
As if blood would be jerked out of veins.
Navel as if drawn in As if hernia would occur, as
if everything in region of umbilicus were being shattered and torn.
As of a band above knees, around body
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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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