{"id":1154,"remedy_name":"Senega","remedy_type":"Homeopathic Remedy","alternative_names":[""],"miasm":"Tubercular Miasm","temperament":"Chilly","aggravation_time":"Morning","keynote_indications":"Source: Derived from the dried root of Polygala senega, commonly known as senega root or snake. root, a perennial herb in the Polygalaceae family, prepared for homeopathic use through trituration. and serial dilution to enhance therapeutic action while eliminating material toxicity, in accordance. with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional  Context:  Historically  employed  in  homeopathy  for  respiratory,  ocular,  and. neurological disorders , particularly those involving chronic cough, eye irritation, and nervous. irritability.  It  is  noted  for  symptoms  such  as  dry,  hacking  cough,  burning  in  the  chest,  and. aggravation from cold, often worsened by cold air, lying down, or pressure, and ameliorated by. warmth, motion, or open air. Modern Context: Indicated for respiratory conditions (e.g., chronic bronchitis, asthma), ocular. conditions (e.g., conjunctivitis, blepharitis), neurological conditions (e.g., neuralgia, restless legs. syndrome), and psychological conditions (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder). It  suits  patients  with  acute  or  chronic  symptoms  characterized  by  dry  cough,  eye  irritation,. burning pains ,  irritability, or  cold sensitivity , typically exacerbated by cold air, lying down,. pressure, or stress, and often seen in individuals with sensitive, nervous constitutions. The remedy is. particularly relevant for those with respiratory or ocular conditions, often presenting with symptoms. like rattling mucus or sticky eye discharge, commonly observed in patients with chronic bronchitis,. conjunctivitis, or neuralgia triggered by cold, rest, or emotional stress.","modalities":"Worse from: Cold (air, weather, drinks), lying down, pressure, talking, morning, rest,. light, reading, stress, closed rooms, exertion, touch, night.","symptoms_by_system":{"Mind":"Anxiety with hasty respiration. Fear of suffocation. Inclined to quarrel. Readily takes offense. Suddenly \nremembers unimportant regions which he saw long ago. Anxiety with hasty respiration. Fear of suffocation. Inclined to quarrel. Readily takes offense. Suddenly \nremembers unimportant regions which he saw long ago.","Head":"Dullness with pressure and weakness of eyes. Pain in temples. Bursting pain in forehead into eyes, \n \n \nbetter cool open air. \nKidneys - Bursting, distending pain in kidney region. Scalding before and af ter urinating. Increased or \ndecreased in amount. Greatly diminished urine, loaded with shreds and mucus. Urine, foamy, acrid with mucus \nshreds. Dullness with pressure and weakness of eyes. Pain in temples. Bursting pain in forehead into eyes, \n \n \nbetter cool open air. \nKidneys - Bursting, distending pain in kidney region. Scalding before and af ter urinating. Increased or \ndecreased in amount. Greatly diminished urine, loaded with shreds and mucus. Urine, foamy, acrid with mucus \nshreds.","Eyes":"Oculomotor paralysis. Muscular asthenopia (Caust.). Opacities of the vitreous humor. Promotes the \nabsorption of fragments. Staring. Lachrymation. Dryness with sensation as if too large for orbits.  Eyeballs \nfeel distended or like balls of ice. Sensation of trembling withou t visible trembling. Flickering, must wipe eyes \nfrequently. Objects look shaded. Double vision, better only by bending head backward. Ptosis. Blepharitis, lids \ndry and crusty (Graph.).","Ears":"Aching in the ear when chewing.","Mouth":"Dry scraping in mouth, worse talking. Taste, metallic like urine. \nNose - Dry. Coryza, much watery mucus and sneezing. Sneezes, so often and so violently that the head grows \ndizzy and heavy. Nostrils feel peppery.","Throat":"Catarrhal inflammation of throat and fauces with scraping hoarseness. Catarrh of larynx. Hawks viscid \nmucus in detached small clots. Burning and rawness. Sensation as if membrane had been abraded. Dry \nscraping, worse talking. Loss of voice. Voice unsteady, vocal cords partially par alyzed. Hurts to talk. \nCOMMENTS - The prover took from 40 to 6 drops of the tincture. Extreme tenderness. Worse bending head \nforward and worse from stooping. Generally left-sided. \nDisordered digestive organs. Gnawing hunger and empty feeling. Irritability and catarrh of the urinary organs. \nFrequent urging, scalding in urethra before or after urination. Urine is loaded with mucus threads. Seneg. has \nbeen used as an emetic. \nPressure, dullness, heaviness in the head. Painful sensitiveness of hearing. Eye symp toms as an \naccompaniment of head symptoms. \u201cViolent rush of blood to head when stooping, especially to eyeballs, where \na painful pressure is experienced.\u201d \nPains, inflammation both of the exterior and interior of the eye and lids, and much disorder of visio n. The eye \ntroubles are worse when looking intently at an object and better bending head backwards.  \nThe symptom in which it was first noticed was \u201cWhen walking towards the setting sun he seemed to see \nanother smaller sun hover below the other, assuming a s omewhat oval shape when looking down, \ndisappearing on \nbending head backwards and on closing the eyes.\u201d \nGuernsey outlined its action, \u201cWhere there is a great burning in the chest, either before or after coughing, \nprofuse secretion of mucus. Dryness of inner parts which are usually moist, dry skin. General disorders of the \nwindpipe, left side of chest particularly, right eye, lower eyelids.\u201d \nNash, who had only obtained success with low potencies of Seneg., cured many cases of \u201ccough with great \naccumulation of mucus, which seems to fill the chest with much rattling, wheezing and difficult breathing.\u201d  \nA very stout elderly woman of tubercular family history had pneumonia of both bases, especially right. She had \na very violent paroxysmal cough with ropy, difficult expectoration tinged with blood. Seneg. 30c quickly relieved \na very dangerous condition when other remedies had failed. \nClinton Enos related a case of a very fat girl, age 10, with cold, damp feet and hands and sweating about the \nhead, had spells of sneezing for two years, even since whooping cough. \nSeveral sneezing spells a day lasting about half an hour. Sharp pains in chest and temples during the attacks. \nIn nose a large quantity of mucus with stuffed-up feeling. One dose of Seneg. 200c removed the whole trouble \nin a week.","Chest":"Dry, hacking cough, with a sensation of tickling or irritation, resembling chronic. bronchitis, worse with cold air, lying down, talking, or morning, often with rattling. mucus or difficult expectoration. Chest burning or soreness, with a tendency to tightness or oppression, resembling. asthma, aggravated by cold, pressure, or exertion, often with wheezing or dyspnea. Mucus  accumulation  or  tenacious  phlegm,  with  a  sensation  of  stickiness  or. obstruction, resembling bronchiectasis, worse with cold, rest, or night, often with. hoarseness or throat irritation. Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or resting states. Ocular:. Burning or itching in the eyes, with a sensation of heat or dryness, resembling. conjunctivitis, worse with cold, pressure, light, or reading, often with redness or. photophobia. Sticky or purulent eye discharge, with a tendency to crusting or adhesion, resembling. blepharitis, aggravated by cold, morning, or touch, often with eyelid swelling or. soreness. Eye  fatigue  or  strain,  with  a  sensation  of  heaviness  or  blurring,  resembling. asthenopia,  worse  with  cold,  prolonged  visual  work,  or  stress,  often  with. lachrymation or twitching. Tendency to ocular hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or light-exposed states. Neurological:. Burning or shooting pains, with a sensation of heat or electric shocks, resembling. neuralgia, worse with cold, rest, night, or pressure, often with twitching or numbness. Restlessness  or  nervous  irritability,  with  a  tendency  to  agitation  or  involuntary. movement, resembling restless legs syndrome, aggravated by cold, night, or rest,. often with insomnia or tremors. Neuralgic  headaches  or  facial  pain,  with  a  sensation  of  burning  or  tightness,. resembling trigeminal neuralgia, worse with cold, touch, or stress, often with scalp. tenderness or dizziness. Tendency to neurological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or stressed states. Psychological:. Irritability or restlessness, with a sensation of frustration or impatience, resembling. adjustment disorder, worse with cold, stress, discomfort, or night, often with mood. swings or anger. Anxiety or nervousness, with a tendency to worry or tension, resembling generalized. anxiety  disorder,  aggravated  by  cold,  emotional  stress,  or  solitude,  often  with. palpitations or insomnia. Senega (Senega Root) 1779. Mental fatigue or overwhelm, with a sensation of dullness or agitation, resembling. mild cognitive impairment, worse with cold, stress, or physical discomfort, often. with difficulty concentrating. Tendency  to  psychological  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  in  cold  or  stressed. states.","Stomach & Abdomen":"Loathing and nausea with inclination to vomit. Boring and digging pains in abdomen. Flatulent disorders with a sen sation of a general bearing \ndown towards hypogastrium.","Neck & Back":"Bursting, distending pain in kidney region. \nCausations - Ill effects of poisonous bites, sprains.","Generalities":"Eyes, as if they were pressed out, as if eyeballs were being expanded, as if soap in eyes. As if \nred pepper throughout nostrils and air passages . Dyspnea as from stagnation in lungs. As if lungs pushed \nback to spine. As if chest would burst. As if chest too narrow. Wrist as if sprained. Joints as if lame."},"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}