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Api
sMel
l
ifi
ca.

Poi
sonoft
heHoneyBee(
Api
um v
irus.
)

Adaptedt othest r
umousconst itution; glandsenl arged, indurated;scirrhusoropencancer .
Women, speciallywi dows; childrenandgi rl
swho, t houghgener all
ycar eful,becomeawkwar d,
andl etthingsf all whilehandl i
ngt hem ( Bov .)
.Badef fectsofacut eexant hemai mper f
ectly
dev elopedorsuppr essed( Zi nc.);measl es, scarlatina, urticar i
a.Ailment sfrom j ealousy ,fri
ght,
rage, vexation,badnews.I rritable;ner v ous; f
idget y ;har dt opl ease.Weepi ngdi sposi ti
on; cannot
hel pcrying;discour aged, despondent( Pul s. )
.Suddenshr ill,pi
ercingscr eamsf rom chi ldren
whi lewaki ngorsl eeping( Hel l
ebor e) .Oedema; bag- li
ke, puf f
yswel l
ingundert heey es( overthe
ey es,Kalic.);oft hehandsandf eet ,dr opsy , withoutt hi r
st( withthir
st,Acet .ac., Apoc.).Ext r
eme
sensi ti
venesst ot ouch( Bell.,Lach.) .Pai n: burning, stingi ng, sore;suddenl ymi gr ati
ngf rom one
par ttoanot her( Kalibi.,Lacc. ,
Pul s.).Thi r
st l
essness: i
nanasar ca;acites( Aceticaci d,butf ace
mor ewaxyandgr eatthirst).Incont inenceofur ine, wi thgr eatirri
tati
onoft hepar t
s;canscar cely
retaintheur i
neamoment ,andwhenpassedscal dssev erel y;f
requent, painful,scant y,bloody.
Const ipati
on: sensat ioni nabdomenasi fsomet hi ngt i
ghtwoul dbreaki fmuchef fortwer eused.
Diar r
hoea: ofdr unkar ds; i
ner upt i
v edi seases, especi allyifer uptionbesuppr essed; involuntary
from ev erymot i
on, ast houghanuswer ewi deopen( Phos. ).Af f
ectsrightsi de;enl argementor
dropsyofr ightov ar y
;rightt esticle.Inter mi ttentf ev er; chill 3p.m. ,witht hir
st,alway s( I
gn. )
;<
war mr oom andf rom ext ernal heat( Thuj a, 3a.m. , andat3p.m. ).

Rel
ati
ons.-Compl
ementar
y:Nat
.mur.Disagrees,whenusedeit
herbef
oreoraf
terRhus.Ar
s.
andPuls.f
oll
owApiswel
l.Hascur
edscarl
atinaalbuminur
iaaf
terCant
h.,
Dig.
,Hel
l.f
ail
ed.

Aggrav
ati
on.-Aft
ersleepi
ng(Lach.)
;closed,especi
all
ywarmedandheatedroomsare
i
ntoler
abl
e;f
rom gett
ingwet(Rhus),butbetterf
rom washingormoi
steni
ngtheparti
ncol
d
water.
 Ameli
orat
ion.-Openai
r;col
dwaterorcol
dbat
hing;
uncov
eri
ng;
pai
nsbycoughi
ng,
wal
ki
ngor
changi
ngpositi
on;whensi
tti
nger
ect;

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Apocy
num Cannabi
num.

I
ndi
anHemp.(
Apocy
naceae)

Excretionsdi minished,especial
lyurineandsweat .Dr opsyofser ousmembr anes; acute,
i
nflammat ory.Dropsy :withthi
rst(Acet.ac.)
,wat erdi sagr eesorisv omited(Ars.);mostcases
uncompl i
catedwi thor gani
cdiseases;aftertyphus, typhoi d,scarlat
ina,cir
rhosi
s; aft
erabuseof
quinine.Acut ehydr ocephalus,wit
hopensut ures;stupor ,si
ghtofoneey elost;constantand
voluntarymot ionofonear m andonel eg( l
eftar m andl eg, Bry.)
;foreheadprojected.
Amenor rhoeainy ounggi rl
s,withbloat
ingordr opsical extensionofabdomenandext remiti
es.
Met orrhagia:continuedorpar oxysmal fl
ow; fl
uidorcl otted;nausea, vomiti
ng,palpit
ation;pulse
quick,feeble,whenmov ed;vit
aldepression,fainti
ng, whenr ai
singheadf r
om pill
ow.Cough,
shortanddr y,ordeepandl oose,duri
ngpr egnancy( Con. ).

Rel
ati
ons.-Simi
l
ar:
to,Acet
icAci
d,Api
s(nothir
st),
Ars.,
Cinch.
,Dig.
,i
ndropsi
cal
aff
ecti
ons.
Bl
attaori
ental
i
shascuredbadcasesofgener
aldropsy,
afterApi
s,Apoc.andDi
g.f
ail
ed.-
Haynes.

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Ar
gent
um Met
all
i
cum.

TheMet
al.(
Pur
eSi
l
ver
)
 Tall
,thin,i
rri
tabl
eper sons.Ai lment sfrom abuseofMer cury.Const i
tuti
onal effectsof
onani sm.Af fectsthecar til
ages, tarsal,ears,nose, Eustachian; t
hestructuresent eringintojoints.
Semi nal emissions: af
teronani sm; almostev er ynight;withouterecti
on; withatrophyofpeni s.
Cr ushedpai ninthet est i
cles(Rhod. ).Pr ol
apsus; wit
hpaini nleftovaryandback, ext endi
ng
forwar danddownwar d( ri
ghtov ary,Pal.);
cli
mact eri
chaemor rhage.Exhaust i
ng,f l
uentcor yza
wi thsneezing.Hoar seness; ofpr of
essi onalsinger s,publi
cspeaker s(Alum. ,Arum.t .
).Totalloss
ofv oiceofpr ofessional singers.Thr oatandl ar ynxfeelraworsor eonswal lowingorcoughi ng.
Laughi ngexci t
escough( Dros.,Phos. ,Stan.)andpr oducespr ofusemucusi nlarynx.When
readingal oudhast ohem andhawk; coughwi theasyexpect orati
onofgel atinous, visci
dmucus,
l
ooki ngl i
keboi l
edst arch.Gr eatweaknessoft hechest( Stan.);worseleftside.Al t
er nati
onin
ti
mbr eofv oi
cewi thsinger sandpubl i
cspeaker s( Arum t.
).Rawspotov erbifurcationoft he
trachea.wor sewhenusi ngv oice, t
alkingorsi nging.

Rel
ati
on.-Fol
l
owswel
l
:af
ter
,Al
um.Si
mil
ar:
to,
Stan.i
ncoughexci
tedbyl
aughi
ng.

Aggr
avat
ion.-Ri
dingi
nacar
ri
age(
Coc.
);whent
ouchedorpr
essedupon;
tal
ki
ng,
singi
ng,
r
eadingal
oud.

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Ar
gent
um Ni
tr
icum.

TheSi
l
verNi
tr
ate(
AgO,
NO5)

Acuteorchr onicdi seasesf rounusual orlong-conti

nuedment alexer ti
on.Al way st hinkof
Argentum nit.onseei ngwi t
her ed, dri
ed- up,old-l
ookingpat i
ents( t
hin, scrawny ,Sec.).Emaci ati
on,
progressi
ngev er yyear; mostmar kedi nl owerext r
emet ies(
Am.m. ) ;marasmus.Appr ehensi
on
whenr eadyforchur choroper a,di arrhoeaset si
n( Gels.
).Ti
mepassessl owl y(Can.I .
); i
mpulsi
ve,
want stodot hingsinahur ry;mustwal kfast ;
isalwayshur r
ied;anxi ous,irri
table,nerv ous(Aur.
Lit
.)
.Headache: congest ive,withf ullnessandheav i
ness; wi
thsenseofexpansi on;habi t
ual
gastri
c,ofli
terarymen; from danci ng; hemi crani
a,pressive,screwingi nfr ontalemi nenceor
temple;endingi nbil
iousv omiting; <f rom anyexhaust iv
ement al l
abor ;>bypr essur eort i
ght
bandaging(Api s,Puls.).Acutegr anul arconj uncti
viti
s;scarl
et-r
ed,liker awbeef ;di
schar ge
profuse,muco- purulent.Opht halmi aneonat orum:profuse,purulentdi schar ge;corneaopaque,
ulcer ation; l
idssor e, thick,swollen; aggl utinatedi nmor ning( Api s,Mer .s., Rhus) .Ey est rainfrom
sewi ng, <inwar mr oom >i nopenai r(Nat .m. ,Rut a);diseasesduet odef ect iveaccommodat ion.
Cr av essugar ;chil
di sfondofi t
,butdi arrhoear esultsf r
om eat ing( crav essal torsmokedmeat ,
Cal .p.).Bel chingaccompani esmostgast ricailment s.Flatulentdy spepsi a: bel chingaf t
erev ery
meal ;stomach, asi titwoul dbur stwi thwi nd; bel chingdi ffi
cult,final l
yai rrushesoutwi t
hgr eat
violence.Di arrhoea: greenmucus, l
ikechoppedspi nachi nf l
akes; turninggr eenaf terr emai ni
ng
ondi aper ;afterdr i
nki ng; af
tereat ingcandyorsugar ;massesofmuco- lymphi nshr eddyst ri
psor
l
umps( Asar .)
; wit
hmuchnoi syf latus( Aloe. )
.Di arrhoeaassoonashedr inks( Ar s.,Crot.t .
,
Thr om. )
.Ur inepassesunconsci ousl ydayandni ght( Caust .)
.Impot ence: er ectionf ailswhen
coi t
ioni sat tempt ed( Agnus, Cal ad. ,Selen. ).Coi ti
on: painfulinbot hsexes; f
ollowedbybl eeding
from v agina( Ni t
.ac. ).Net r
orrhagi a: iny oungwi dows; inst eri
li
ty ;wi thner vouser ethism at
changeofl i
fe( Lach. ).Greatlongi ngf orf reshai r(Amy l
.
,Pul s.,Sul ph.).Chr onicl aryngitisof
singer s; thehi ghnot escausecough( Al um. ,Arg.m. ,Arum. ).Gr eatweaknessofl ower
ext remi ti
es, witht rembl ing;cannotwal kwi tht heey esclosed( Al um. ).Wal ksandst ands
unst eadi ly,especi allywhenhet hinkshi msel funobser ved.Conv ulsionspr ecededbygr eat
rest l
essness.Sensat ionofaspl int eri nt hroatwhenswal lowing( Dol ch.,Hep. ,Nit.ac. ,Sil
.);i
nor
aboutut eruswhenwal kingorr iding.Chi l
lywhenuncov ered, yetf eel ssmot heredi fwr appedup;
crav esf reshai r.

Rel
ati
on.-Natr
um mur,fort
hebadeffectsofcauter
izingwithnitr
ateofsil
ver.Cof
fee
i
ncreasesnerv
ousheadache.Boys'
compl ai
ntsaft
erusingtabacco( Ars.
,Ver
.).Si
mil
ar:t
o,Nat
.
m.,Nit
.ac.
,Lach.
,Aur
.,Cup.Aft
erVer.
;Lyc.fol
lowswellinfl
atulentdyspepsi
a.

Aggr
avat
ion.-Col
dfood;
col
dai
r;eat
ingsugar
;icecr
eam;
unusual
ment
alexer
ti
on.

Ameli
orat
ion.-Openair
;cravesthewindblowinginhisf
ace;bat
hingwit
hcoldwater
.The200
or1000t
hpot encyi
nwaterysoluti
onasat opicalappl
i
cati
oninophthal
mianeonat
orum has
rel
iev
edwhent hecrudeSi
lvernit
ratef
ail
ed.

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Ar
nicaMont
ana.

Leopar
d'sBane(
Composi
tae)
 Ner v ouswomen, sangui nepl ethor i
cper sons, l
ivelyexpr essi onandv eryredf ace.Fort hebad
effectsr esul t
ingf rom mechani cal i
njuries; ev eni frecei vedy ear sago.Especi allyadapt edt o
thosewhor emai nl ongi mpr essedbyev ensl ightmechani cal injuries.Sor e,lame, br uisedf eeli
ng
allthrought hebody , asi fbeat en;traumat i
caf fecti
onsofmuscl es.Mechani cal injur ies,
especi allywi t
hst uporf rom concussi on; inv oluntaryf aecesandur i
ne; Af t
erinjur ieswi thbl unt
i
nst rument s(Sy mph. ).Compoundf ractur esandt heirpr of usesuppur ation(Cal end. ).
Concussi onsandcont usions, resultsofshockori njury ;wi thl acer at ionofsof tpar ts;prev ents
suppur ationandsept iccondi ti
onsandpr omot esabsor ption.Ner vous, cannotbearpai n;whol e
bodyov er-sensi ti
v e( Cham. , Cof f
.,Ign.).Ev erythingonwhi chhel i
esseemst oohar d; compl ai
ns
const ant lyofi tandkeepsmov i
ngf rom pl acet opl acei nsear chofasof tspot( thepar t
sr ested
uponf eel sor eandbr ui sed, Bap. ,Py r.
;mustmov econt inual lyt oobt ainr eli
eff rom pai n,Rhus) .
Heatofupperbody ; col dnessofl ower .Thef aceorheadandf aceal onei shot , thebodycool .
Unconsci ousness; whenspokent oanswer scor r
ect l
ybutunconsci ousnessanddel i
rium atonce
return( fallsasl eepi nt hemi dstofasent ence, Bap. ).Say st her ei snot hingthemat terwi thhi m.
Meni ngi tisaf termechani cal ort r
aumat ici njuries; f
rom f alls, concussi onsofbr ai n, etc.When
suspect ingexudat ionofbl ood, tof acil
itateabsor ptionHy dr ocephal us; deathl ycol dnessi n
forear m ofchi ldren( indi arrhoea, Br om. ).Apopl exy ;lossofconsci ousness, inv ol unt ary
evacuat ionf rom bowel sandbl adder ;i
nacut eat tack, cont rolshaemor rhageandai dsabsor pti
on;
shoul dber epeat edandal l
owedt oactf orday sorweeksunl esssy mpt omscal l foranot her
remedy .Conj unct ival orr etinal haemor rhage, wi thext rav asat i
on, formi njuri
esorcough( Led.,
Nux. ).Goutandr heumat i
sm, wi t
hgr eatf earofbei ngt ouchedorst ruckbyper sonscomi ngnear
him.Cannotwal ker ectonaccountofabr uisedsor toff eel ingi nthepel vicregi on.Tendencyt o
smal l,pai nful boils, oneaf teranot her,ext remel ysor e( smal l boi lsi ncr ops, Sul ph. ).Par alysis
(l
eft-sided) ;pulsef ul l strong; stertor,sighi ng, mut tering.Bel chi ng; eruct ations; foul , putri
d, li
ke
rotteneggs.Dy sent er y; withi schur i
a,fruitlessur ging; longi nt er val bet weent hest ool s.
Const ipat ion: rectum l oaded, faeceswi llnotcomeaway ;r i
bbonl ikest oolsf rom enl arged
prost rateorr etrov ert edut erus.Sor enessofpar t
saf terl abor ;pr ev ent spost -par tum
haemor rhageandpuer per al compl i
cations.Ret entionori ncont inenceofur i
neaf terl abor( Op.).

Relati
on.-Compl ement ar
y:to,Acon.
,Hy per
.,Rhus.Si
milar:t
o,f
orsorenessasifbruised,Bap.
,
China,Phyt.
,Pyr.
,Rhus, Ruta,Staph.Ar
nicafoll
owswel l
:after
,Acon.
,Apis.,
Ham. ,
Ipec.
, Ver
.,i
s
fol
lowedbySul .ac.Inailmentsf r
om spir
it
ousliquorsorfr
om charcoal
v apors,
Arn.isoften
i
ndicated(Am.c.,Bov .
).Inspinalconcussion,
compar e,Hyper.

Aggr
avat
ion.-Atr
est
;whenl
yi
ngdown;
from wi
ne.

Amel
i
orat
ion.-Fr
om cont
act
;mot
ion(
Rhus,
Rut
a).
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Ar
seni
cAl
bum.

Whi
teOxi
deofAr
seni
c(As2O3.
)

Gr
eatpr
ost
rat
ion,
wit
hrapi
dsi
nki
ngoft
hev
ital
for
ces;
fai
nti
ng:
Thedi
sposi
ti
oni
s:

a-Depr
essi
ng,
mel
anchol
i
c,di
spar
ing,
indi
ff
erent
.

b-Anxi
ous,
fear
ful
,rest
less,
ful
lofangui
sh.

c-I
rr
it
abl
e,sensi
ti
ve,
peev
ish,
easi
l
yvexed.

Thegr eat ert hesuf f

er ing, thegr eat ert heangui sh, rest l
essnessandf earofdeat h.Ment ally
rest l
ess, butphy sicallyt ooweakt omov e; cannotr esti nanypl ace: changi ngpl acescont inual l
y;
want stobemov edf r
om onebedt oanot her , andl iesnowher enowt here.Anxi ousf earofdeat h;
thinksi tusel esst ot akemedi ci ne, isi ncur able, issur el ygoi ngt odi e; dreadofdeat h, whenal one,
or,goi ngt obed.At tacksofanxi etyatni ghtdr ivingoutofbed, <af termi dnight.Bur ningpai ns;
theaf fect edpar t
sbur nl ikef ire, asi fhotcoal swer eappl i
edt opar ts( Ant r
.),>byheat ,hotdr inks,
hotappl i
cat i
ons.Bur ningt hirstwi thoutspeci al desi ret odr i
nk; thest omachdoesnotseem t o
tolerate, becausei tcannotassi mi lat ecol dwat er ;liesl ikeast onei nt hest omach.I tiswant ed,
buthecannotordar enotdr i
nki t.Cannotbeart hesmel lorsi ghtoff ood( Col ch.,Sep. ).Gr eat
thirstforcol dwat er ;drinksof ten, butl itt
leatat i
me; eat ssel dom, butmuch.Gast ric
der angement s;aftercol df ruits; icecr eam; icewat er ;sourbeer ;badsausage; al
cohol icdr i
nks;
strongcheese.Teet hingchi ldr enar epal e, weak, fret ful,andwantt obecar r
iedr apidly .Diar rhoea,
aftereat ingordr inking; st ool scant y, dar k-col ored, of fensi v e, andwhet hersmal lorl arge,
followedbygr eatpr ost r
at ion.Haemor rhoi ds: wi thst i
t chingpai nwhenwal kingorsi tti
ng, notat
stool ;prev ent ingsi tti
ngorsl eep; bur ningpai n<byheat ;
fissur esmakev oidingur inedi f
fi
cul t.
Breat hing: ast hmat i
c; mustsi torbendf or war d; spr ingsoutofbedatni ght,especi allyaf ter
twel veo'cl ock; unabl et ol i
edownf orf earofsuf focat i
on; attacksl i
kecr oupi nsteadoft heusual
urticaria.Rapi demaci ation: wit hcol dsweatandgr eatdebi l
ity( Tub. ,Ver .)
;ofaf fectedpar ts;
mar asmus.Anasar ca, ski npal e, waxy , ear th-color ed( Acet .ac. ).Excessi veexhaust ionf rom
l
eastexer tion.Exhaust ioni snotf eltbyt hepat ientwhi lely ingst i
ll
;whenhemov eshei s
sur pri
sedt of i
ndhi msel fsoweak.Sy mpt omsgener allywor se1- 2p.m. ,12-2a.m.Ski n:dr yand
scal y;cold, bl ueandwr i
nkl ed; wi thcol d,cl ammyper spi rat i
on; l
ikepar chment ;whi teandpast y;
blackv esiclesandbur ni ngpai n.Badef fect sf rom decay edf oodorani mal mat ter,whet herby
i
nocul
ati
on,
olf
act
ionori
ngest
ion.Compl
aint
sret
urnannual
l
y(Car
bo.v
.,Lach.
,Sul
ph.
,Thuj
a).

Rel
ati
on.-Complement ar
y:All
ium s.
,Carbo.v.
,Phos.,
Py r
.Ars.shoul
dbet houghtofin
ai
lmentsfr
om: chewingtabacco;al
coholi
sm; seabat
hing;sausagepoisoni
ng;dissect
ingwoul
ds
andanthr
axpoison;sti
ngsofv enomousinsects.

Aggrav
ati
on.-Aft
ermidni
ght(
1t o2a.m.orp.m.
);f
rom col
d;col
ddr
inksorf
ood;
whenl
yi
ng
onaffect
edsideorwit
htheheadlow.

Amel
ior
ati
on.-Fr
om heati
ngeneral
(rev
erseofSec.
)exceptheadache,
whi
chi
stempor
ari
l
y>
bycol
dbathi
ng(Spi
g.)
;burni
ngpai
n>byheat .

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Ar
um Tr
iphy
ll
um.

I
ndi
anTur
nip(
Araceae)

Cor y
za; acr i
d,fluent ;nost ri
lsr aw.Nosef eelsst oppedupi nspi teoft hewat er ydischar ge
(compar e,Am.c. , Samb. , Sinap. ) ;sneezi ng<atni ght.Acr id,ichorousdi scharge, excor iat
ing
i
nsi deofnose, alae, andupperl ip( Ars., Cepa) .Const antpi ckingatt henoseunt i
l i
tbl eeds;
boringwi t
hthef i
ngeri ntot hesi deoft henose.Pi cksl ipsunt iltheybl eed;corner soft hemout h
sore,cracked, bleedi ng( wi thmal ignantt endency , Cund. );bitesnai l
sunt ilfi
nger sbl eed.Patient
s
pickandbor ei ntot her awbl eedi ngsur facest houghv erypai nful;scream wi thpai nbutkeepup
thebor ing( i
ndi pht heri
a, scar latina, typhoi d) .Chil
dr enr efusef oodanddr inkonaccountof
sorenessofmout handt hr oat( Mer .)
; aresl eepless.Sal i
vapr ofuse, acrid,corrodest hemucous
membr ane; tongueandbuccal cav i
tyrawandbl eedi ng.Aphoni a: compl ete,afterexposur eto
northwestwi nds( Acon. ,
Hep. ); from si ngi ng( Arg.n. ,Caust .,Phos. ,Sel.
).Clergy man' ssor e
throat;voicehoar se, uncer t
ai n, uncont rollable,changi ngcont i
nual l
y;wor sefrom t alking,
speakingorsi nging; orator s,si nger s,act ors.Desquamat i
oni nl argeflakes, asecondort hir
d
ti
me, inscar lati
na.Ty phoi dscar lat i
na, wi thapat hy ,scant yorsuppr essedur i
ne; threatened
uraemi a.Thesor emout handnosear egui dinginmal i
gnantscar lati
naanddi pht her i
a.
 Rel
ati
ons.-Usef
ul:af
terHep.andNit.ac.i
ndry,hoar
se,croupycough;af
terCaust.andHep.
i
nmor ni
nghoarsenessanddeafness,andinscarl
ati
na.Shouldnotbegivenloworrepeated
of
tenasbadef f
ectsoft
enfoll
ow.-Dr.L.Thehigherpotenci
esmostpr omptandeffecti
ve.

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Asar
um Eur
opaeum.

Eur
opeanSnakeRoot(
Arsi
stol
ochi
aceae)

Ner vous, anxiouspeople;excitabl

eormel anchol y.Imagi neshei shov eri
ngi ntheairli
kea
spirit(Lac.c.);l
ight
nessofal lthelimbs.Col d" shivers"from anyemot i
on.Ov ersensiti
venessof
nerv es,scratchingofli
nenorsi lk,cracklingofpaperi sunbear able(Fer.Tar.)
.Sensat i
onasi f
earswer epluggedupwi t
hsomef oreignsubst ance.Whenr eading,sensati
oni ney esasifthy
woul dbepr essedasunderorout war d;reli
ev edbybat hingthem i ncoldwat er.Coldairorcold
wat erv erypleasanttotheey es;sunshi ne, l
ight,andwi ndar eintol
erable.Nausea: inatt
acksor
const ant( I
pec.);<aft
ereati
ng, tonguecl ean( Sulph.);ofpregnancy .Unconquer abl
elongingfor
alcohol ;apopul arr
emedyi nRussi af ordr unkar ds."Hor ri
blesensation"ofpr essing,di
ggingin
thest omachwhenwaki ngint hemor ning( afteradebauch) .Greatfai
ntnessandconst ant
yawni ng.

Relat
ion.-Si
mil
ar:
t o,
Caust
.inmodali
ti
es;
toAloe,Arg.n.
,Mer.
,Pod.
,Pul
s.,
Sul
ph.ac.i
n
st
ri
ngyshreddyst
ools.Fol
l
owed:by
,Bis.
,Caust
.,Pul
s.,
Sulph.ac.

Aggr
avat
ion.-I
ncol
danddr
y,orcl
ear
,fi
neweat
her(
Caust
.)
.

Amel
ior
ati
on.-Washi
ngf
aceorbat
hingaf
fect
edpar
tswi
thcol
dwat
er;
indamp,
wetweat
her
(
Caust.
).
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en

Ast
eri
asRubens.

St
ar-
fi
sh(
Radi
ata)

Fort hesy cot icdiathesis;fl

abby ,l
y mphat icconst it
ution; i
rri
tabletemper ament .Easi lyexci t
ed
byanyemot ion, especi al
lybycont radi ct
ions( Anac.,Con. ).Heatoft hehead, asifsur roundedby
hotair.Sangui neouscongest i
ont ot hebr ai
n.Apopl exy ;f
acer ed, pulsehar d,full
,frequent .
Cancerofmammae; acutelancinatingpai n;drawi ngpai ninbr east;swol l
en,distended, as
beforet hemenses; br eastfeelsdrawni n.Al i
vidr edspotappear ed, brokeanddi schar ged;
gradual l
yinvadedent irebreast,veryf eti
dodor ; edgespal e,clevated, mami ll
ary,har d,ever t
ed;
bottom cov er edwi thr eddishgranul ations.Gai tunsteady :muscl esr efusetoobeyt hewi ll(Al
um.,
Gels.).Epil
epsy :twitchingov erthewhol ebodyf ourorf iveday sbef oretheat tack.Const ipati
on:
obstinate;inef fectual desi
re;stoolsofhar d,roundbal ls,li
keol iv
es.Di arrhoea: water y
,br own,
gushingouti nav iol
entj et(Crot.t.
,Gr at.,Gum. ,Jatr.
,Thuj a).Sexual desireincreasedi nwomen
(Li
t.)
.

Rel
ati
ons.-Si
mil
ar:
to,
Mur
ex,
Sepi
a.Compar
e:Car
boan.
,Con.
,Si
l
.inmammar
ycancer
;Bel
l
.,
Cal.
,Sul
ph.i
nepil
epsy

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en

Aur
um Met
all
i
cum.

Gol
d(TheEl
ement
)

Sanguine,
ruddypeopl
e,wit
hblackhai
randey es;l
i
vely,rest
less,anxi
ousaboutt
hefutur
e.Ol
d
people;
weakv isi
on;
corpul
ent;t
ir
edofli
fe.Forconst
itut
ionsbr okendownbybadeffect
sof
mer cur yandsy phi l
lis.Pinni ngboy s;l
ow- spir i
ted, li
feless, weakmemor i
es, lacki ngi n" boyishgo;"
testesundev eloped, mer ependentshr eds.Const antlydwel li
ngonsui cide( Naj a-buti saf rai
dto
die,Nux) .Prof oundmel anchol y:feelshat eful andquar relsome; desiret ocommi tsui cide;li
feis
aconst antbur den; afterabuseofmer cur y;wi thnear lyal lcompl aints.Uneasy ,hurried, great
desiref orment al andphy sical acti
vit
y; cannotdot hingsf astenough( Ar g.n. ).Ailment sfrom
fri
ght ,anger , cont radictions, mor t
ifi
cation,v exat i
on, dr ead, orreserveddi spl easur e( Staph. )
.
Ov ersensi ti
v e:leastcont radi ctionexcit eswr at h( Con. );topai n;t
osmel l,tast e,hear ing, t
ouch
(Anac. ).Headacheofpeopl ewi thdar kol i
ve- browncompl exion;sad, gloomy , tacit
ur n; di
sposed
toconst ipation; from l eastment alexer ti
on.Fal lingoft hehai r,especiallyinsy phi l
l
isand
mer cur i
al affect ions.Hemi opi a;seesonl yt hel owerhal f(seesonl ythel efthal f,Li
th.c. ,Lyc.)
.
Syphi l
iti
candmer cur ialaff ect i
onsoft hebones.Car i
es: ofthenasal palatineandmast oidbones;
ozaena, otor rhoea, excessi velyf eti
ddi schar ge, painswor seatni ght;drivet odespai r;of
mer cur i
al orsy philiti
cor igin( Asaf.).Prolapsedandi ndur atedut erus;from ov er -
reachi ngor
straining( Pod. , Rhus) ;f
rom hy pertrophy( Con. )
.Menst rualandut erineaf fect ions, withgr eat
mel anchol y ;<atmenst rual per i
od.Foul breat h;ingi r
lsatpuber t
y.Sensat i
onasi fthehear t
stoodst il
l;ast houghi tceasedt obeatandt hensuddenl ygav eonhar dt hump( Sep. ).Violent
palpitation; anxi ety, withcongest i
onofbl oodt oheadandchestaf t
erexer tion; pulsesmal l
,
feeble, rapid, ir
regul ar ;vi
si ble, beatingofcar ot i
dandt empor alarteri
es( Bell.,Gl on.).Fat t
y
degener ationofhear t(Phos. ).

Rel
ati
ons.-Aurum f
oll
ows,andi
sfoll
owedwel
lbySy
phi
l
li
num.Si
mil
ar:
to,
Asaf
.,Cal
.,
Plat
.,
Sep.,
Tar.
,Ther.
,i
nbone,uter
inedi
sease.

Aggravati
on.-I
ncol
dair
;whengett
ingcol
d;whi
l
ely
ingdown;
ment
alexer
ti
on;
many
complaintscomeononlyi
nwint
er.

Amel
i
orat
ion.-I
nwar
m ai
r,whengr
owi
ngwar
m,i
nthemor
ninganddur
ingsummer
.

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en

Bapt
isi
aTi
nct
ori
a.

Wi
l
dIndi
go.(
Legumi
nosae)
 Fort hel ymphat ictemper ament .Gr eatpr ost r
at i
on, wi thdi sposi tiont odecomposi ti
onoff lui
ds
(Py r.
);ul cerati
onofmucousmembr anes.Al l exhal ationsanddi schar gesf etid,especi allyin
typhoi dorot heracut edisease; breath, stool ,urine, per spiration, ulcers( Psor .,Pyr.).Av ersionto
ment al exerti
on; indisposed, orwantofpowert ot hink.Per fecti ndi ff
erence, don' tcar et odo
any thing, inabili
tyotf ixthemi ndt owor k.St upor ;fallsasl eepwhi lebeingspokent oori nthe
mi dstofhi sanswer( whenspokent o, answer scor rect l
y, butdel i
rium returnsatonce, Ar n.).
Tongue: atf i
rstcoat edwhi tewi thredpapi l
lae; dryandy el l
ow- br owni ncent er;laterdr y,cracked,
ulcer ated.Facef lushed, dusky , dark-red, wi t
hast upid, besot teddr unkenexpr ession( Gel s.).Can
swal lowl i
quidsonl y(Bar .c.);l
eastsol i
df oodgags( canswal lowl i
quidsonl y,buthasav ersion
tot hem, Sil.
).Painl esssor et hroat;tonsi ls,sof tpal ateandpar ot i
dsdar kred, swol len;put r
id,
offensi v edischar ge( Diph.).Dy sent r
yofol dpeopl e; diarrhoeaofchi l
dren,especi allywhenv ery
offensi v e(Car bov .,Pod., Psor.).Cannotgot osl eepbecauseshecannotgether selftoget her ;
headorbodyf eelsscat teredaboutt hebed; tossesaboutt ogett hepi ecest oget her ;thought
shewast hreeper sons, coul dnotkeept hem cov ered( Pet r
.)
.I nwhat ev erposi tiont hepat i
ent
l
ies, thepar tsrest eduponf eel sor eandbr uised( Py r.-compar e, Arn.,Pyr.
) .Decubi tusint yphoid
(Arn., Mur .ac. ,Pyr.).

Relat
ion.-Si
mi l
ar:t
o,Arn.,
Ars.,Bry.
,Gels.
,i
nt heear
lystagesoffeverwithmalai
se,
nervousness,f
lushedface,drowsiness,andmuscularsoreness.WhenAr s.hasbeenproperl
y
gi
venort oooftenrepeatedintyphoidortyphus.Aft
erBaptisi
a:Crot
.,Ham.,Nit
.ac.andTereb.
actwellinhaemor r
hageoft y
phoidandt yphus.

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Bar
ytaCar
boni
ca.

Bar
ium Car
bonat
e.(
BaCO3.
)

Especiall
yadapt edtocompl ai
ntsoffirstandsecondchil
dhood; thepsori
cort uber
cular
.
Memor ydefici
ent;for
getf
ul,inat
tenti
ve;chil
dcannotbetaughtforitcannotremember ;
threatenedidiocy.Scr
ofulous,dwarfi
shchi l
drenwhodonotgrow( chil
drenwhogr owtoorapidl
y,
Cal.);
scrofulousophthalmia,corneaopaque; abdomenswoll
en;frequentattacksofcoli
c;face
bloated;generalemaciati
on.Childrenbothphy si
cal
lyandmentall
yweak.Dwar fi
sh,hyst
eri
cal
womenandol dmai dswi thscantymenses; deficientheat ,al
way scol dandchi lly.Ol d,cacheti
c
people;scr
ofulous,especial
lywhenf at;ort hosewhosuf ferfrom gout ycompl aint s(Fluor.ac.
).
Diseasesofoldmen; hypert
rophyori ndurat i
onofpr ostrateandt estes;ment alandphy si
cal
weakness.Apopl ecti
ctendencyi nol dpeopl e;compl aintsofol ddrunkar ds;headacheofaged
people,whoar echil
dish.Personssubj ectt oqui nsy ,takecol deasi ly,orwithev ery,ev enthe
l
east,coldhaveanat tackoft onsill
it
ispr onet osuppur ation( Hep.,Psor .
).Inabi
lityt oswal l
ow
anythi
ngbutliquids(Bap.,Sil
.).Haemor rhoidspr otrudeev erytimeheur inates(Mur .ac.).
Chroniccoughi npsoricchil
dren; enlargedt onsi l
sorel ongat eduv ula; <aftersl
ightcol d(Alum.)
.
Swelli
ngandi ndurati
ons,orincipientsuppur ationofgl ands, especi all
ycer vi
cal andi nguinal.
Offensi
v ef
ootsweat ;toesandsol esgetsor e; oftheheel s; t
hroataf fecti
onsaf tercheckedf oot
sweat(compar e,Graph.,Psor.,Sanic.,Sil
.).Gr eatsensi t
ivenesst ocol d(Cal.
,Kal ic.,Psor.).

Relati
on.-Frequentl
yuseful beforeoraft
erPsor.,
Sulph.
,andTub.Af
terBar
.c.,
Psorwi
llof
ten
er
adicat
etheconst i
tuti
onaltendencyt oqui
nsy.Simil
ar:t
o,Alum,
Cal.i
od.,
Dul
.,Fl
uor
.ac.
,I
od.,
Si
l.I
compatibl
e:afterCalc.i
nscr oful
ousaffect
ions.

Aggrav
ati
on.-Whenthi
nki
ngofhi
sdi
sease(
Oxal
.ac.
);l
yi
ngonpai
nful
side;
aft
ermeal
s;
washi
ngaff
ect
edpart
s.

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Bel
l
adonna.

Deadl
yNi
ght
shade.(
Sol
anaceae)

Adapt edt obil

ious,l
ymphat ic,plethor i
cconst ituti
ons;personswhoar el i
velyandent ert
aini
ng
whenwel l,butviol
entandof tendel eri
ouswhensi ck.Womenandchi ldrenwi thli
ghthai rand
blueey es,findcomplexion,delicateski n; sensit
ive,nervous,threatenedwi thconvulsions;
tuberculouspat i
ents.Greatli
abi l
it
yt ot akecol d;sensiti
vet odraftsofai r,especial
lywhen
uncov eri
ngt hehead; f
rom hav ingthehai rcut;tonsilsbecomei nf l
amedaf terridi
ngi nacol d
wind( Acon. ,Hep.,
Rhus-t akescol df rom exposur eoffeet,Con. ,Cup.,Sil.
).Quicksensat i
onand
mot i
on; eyessnapandmov equi ckly;painscomesuddenl y,l
astindefinitelyandceasesuddenl y
(Mag.p. ).Painsusuall
yinshor tat
t acks; causer ednessoff aceandey es;fulnessofheadand
throbbingofcar oti
ds.Imaginesheseesghost s,hideousf aces,andv ar i
ousi nsect
s( Stram.);
blackani mals, dogs, wol ves.Fearofi magi nar ythings, want stor unawayf r
om t hem;
halluci nations.Vi ol entdel iri
um; disposi ti
ont obi te, spi t,str
ikeandt eart hings; breaksi ntof it
sof
l
aught erandgnashest het eeth; want st obi t
eandst riket heat tendant s( Str
am. );tri
est oescape
(Hell.).Headhotandpai nf ul
; f
acef lushed; eyeswi ld, st ari
ng, pupi l
sdilated; pulsef ull and
boundi ng, globul ar,li
kebuckshotst ri
kingt hef inger ;mucousmembr aneofmout hdr y ;st ool
tardyandur i
nesuppr essed; sleepy ;butcannotsl eep( Cham. ,Op.).Conv ulsionsdur ingt eething,
wi t
hf ev er( withoutf ever ,
Mag.p. );comeonsuddenl y, headhot ,feetcol d.Rushofbl oodt ohead
andf ace( Amy l.,Glon. ,Mel .)
.Headache, congest i
ve, withr edf ace, t
hrobbi ngofbr ainand
carot ids( Met .
) ;<f rom sl i
ghtnoi se, jar,mot ion, l
i
ght ,lyingdown, l
eastexer t
ion; >pr essur e,ti
ght
bandagi ng, wrappi ngup, dur i
ngmenses.Bor i
ngt heheadi ntot hepi l
l
ow( Api s,Hel l.
, Pod. ).
Ver t
igowhenst oopi ng, orwhenr isingaf terst ooping( Br y.)
; onev erychangeofposi tion.
Abdoment ender ,distended<byl eastj ar,evenoft hebed; obl i
gedt owal kwi thgr eatcar ef or
fearofaj ar.Pai ni nr i
ghti leo-coecal region, <bysl i
ght estt ouch, evenoft hebed-cov er .The
transv er secol onpr otrudesl i
keapad.Ski n: ofauni for m, smoot h,shiningscar letredness; dry,
hot, bur ning; i
mpar tsabur ni
ngsensat iont oexami ninghad; thet rueSy denham scar letf ever,
wher eer upt i
oni sper fectlysmoot handt r
ulyscar let .Pr essingdownwar dsasi fthecont entsof
abdomenwoul di ssuef rom t hev ulva; >standi ngandsi tti
nger ect ;worsemor nings( Li l
.,Mur .,
Sep. ).

Rel
ati
ons.-Compl
ementar
y:Calcar
ea.Bel
ladonnaistheacuteofCal
car
ea,
whichi
soften
r
equir
edtocompleteacur
e.Simil
ar:t
o,Acon.,Br
y.,
Cic.
,Gels.
,Glon.
,Hy
os.
,Mel.
,Op.
,St
ram.

Aggravat
ion.-From t
ouch,
moti
on,noi
se,dr
aughtofai
r,l
ooki
ngatbri
ght,
shini
ngobject
s
(Lys.
,Str
am.);aft
er3p.m.;ni
ght
,af
termidni
ght;
whil
edri
nking;
uncover
ingthehead;
summer
sun;l
yingdown.

Amel
i
orat
ion.-Rest
;st
andi
ngorsi
tt
inger
ect
;war
mroom.

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Benzoi
cAci
d.

(
C6H5COOH.
)
 Agout y,rheumat icdiathesi sengraftedonagonor rhoealorsypil
it
icpatient.Gout y
concreti
ons; arthriti
sv aga; affectsall
thej oints,especiall
ytheknee,crackingonmot ion;
nodositi
es( Berb., Lith.
,Ly s.)
.Ur i
nedar kbrown, andt heur i
nousodorhi ghl
yi ntensifi
ed.Enuresi
s
nocturnaofdel icat echildren; dri
bbl
ingur i
neofol dmenwi thenl
argedpr ost r
ate;strong
characteri
sticodor ;excessesofur i
caci d.Cat arr
ahofbl adderaftersuppressedgonor r
hea.
Diarr
hoeaofchi ldren; white,v er
yoffensive, exhaustingli
quidstools,r
unning" r
ightthroughthe
diaper"(Pod.);urineof fensi v
eandofadeepr edcol or.Cough:withexpector ati
onofgr een
mucus( Natr.s.)
; extremewear i
ness,lassitude.Painst eari
ng,sti
tchi
ng, i
nl argejointsofbigtoe;
rednessandswel li
ngofj oints;gout<atni ght .

Rel
at i
on.-Simil
ar:t
o,Cop.,Ni
tr
.,Fer
.,Thuj
a,especiall
yinenuresi
safterNi
tr.hasf
ail
ed;Ber
b.,
Li
th.c.,i
nar t
hir
it
iccomplaint
s.Useful
afterColch.f
ailsingout;
afterabuseofCop.in
suppressionofgonorrhoea.I
ncompatibl
e:wine,whichaggravatesuri
narygoutyandrheumat
ic
aff
ections.

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Ber
ber
isVul
gar
is.

Bar
ber
ry(
Ber
ber
idaceae)

Ther enal orvesical sympt omspr edomi nate.Pai ni nsmal lofback; verysensi ti
vet ot ouchi n
renal r
egion; <whensi tt
ingandl y
ing, f
rom j ar,
from f atigue.Bur ni
ngandsor enessinr egi onof
kidneys.Numbness, stiff
ness, l
amenesswi thpai nful pressureinr enal andl umbarr egions.Pal e,
earthycompl exion,withsunkencheeksandhol l
ow, blue-encircledey es.Rheumat i
candgout y
compl aints,withdiseasesoft heur inaryorgans.Col i
cf r
om gal l
-stones.Bi liouscol i
c,followedby
j
aundi ce;clay-coloredst ool
s; fistulainano, wit
hbi lioussy mpt omsandi tchingoft hepar ts;short
coughandchestcompl aint
s, especi all
yaf teroper ationsf orfi
st ul
ae( Cal.p. ,Sil
.)
.St i
tching,
cutti
ngpai nf rom leftkidneyf ollowingcour seofur eterintobladderandur ethra(Tab.,-r .kidney,
Lyc.).Renal coli
c.<l eftside( Tab.-ei thersi de),withur gingandst rangury .(Canth.).Rubbi ng
sensat i
oni nkidney s(Med. ).Ur ine:greenish, blood-red, withthick,slimymucus; transpar ent ,
reddishorj ell
y-l
ikesedi ment .Mov ementbr ingsonori ncreasesur inarycompl aints.
 Rel
ati
on.-Simil
ar:
to,
Cant
h.,Lyc.
,Sar
s.,
Tab.
,i
nrenal
col
i
c.Act
swel
laf
ter
,Ar
n.,
Bry
.,Kal
ibi
.
,
Rhus,Sul
ph.,
inrheumati
caf
fecti
ons.

Aggr
avat
ions.-Mot
ion,
wal
ki
ngorcar
ri
ager
idi
ng;
anysuddenj
arr
ingmov
ement
.

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Bi
smut
h.

Hy
drat
edOxi
deofBi
smut
h(Bi
2O3OH2.
)

Sol i
tudeisunbear able; desi rescompany ,childholdsont oitsmot her'shandf orcompany
(Kalic.,Lil
.,
Ly c.
);Angui sh; hesi t
s, thenwal ks, thenl
ies,neverlongi nonepl ace.Headache
returningev er
ywi nter; alternat ingwi th,orattendedbygast r
algia.Face, deat hlypale, bl
uer i
ngs
aroundt heey es.Toot hache>hol di
ngcol dwat erinmout h.(Bry.,Cof f
.,Puls.).Vomi ting:ofwater
assoonasi treachest hest omach, foodr et
ainedl onger(vomi t
sf oodandwat er,Ars.);of
enor mousquant it
ies,ati nt erv alsofsev eralday swhenf oodhasf i
ll
edt hest omach; ofallfl
uids
assoonast aken;andpur gi ng, offensi vestool s(waterystools,Ver .
);withconv ulsi
vegaggi ng
andi nexpressiblepai n, afterl apr otomy( Nux, Staph.
).Stomach: pressur easf rom al oadi none
spot ;alt
ernati
ngwi t
hbur ning; pai ncr ampy ,spasmodi c;withirr
itation,cardialgiaandpy rosi
s.
Chol eramor busandsummercompl aint,
whenv omi
tingpredomi nates;stoolsf oul;papescent ,
wat ery,off
ensi v
ev erypr ost rating( Ar s.,
Ver.).

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Bor
ax.

Bi
bor
ateofSoda
 Dreadofdownwar dmot i
oni nnear lyallcompl ai nts.Greatanxi et yfr
om downwar dmot ion;
whenl ayingt hechi lddownonacouchori nt hecr ib, cr
iesandcl ingstot henur se;whenr ocki ng,
danci ng, swi nging; goi ngdownst airsorr api dlydownhi ll
;hor sebackr i
ding( compar eSani c.
).
Chi l
dr enawakesuddenl y,screami ngandgr aspi ngsi desofcr adle, wit
houtappar entcause( Api s,
Cina, St ram. ).Excessi v elynerv ous, easi l
yf ri
ght enedbyt hesl ight estnoiseoranunusual shar p
sound, acough, sneeze, acry,light i
ngamat ch,et c.(Asar .,Cal ad.).Hairbecomesf rowsyand
tangl ed; spl its,st i
ckst oget herateht i
ps; ifthesebunchesar ecutof f
,theyf or m agai n,cannotbe
combi ned( Flour .ac.,Ly c.,Psor .
,Tub. ).Ey elashes: loadedwi thdr y,gummyexudat ion;
aggl utinat edi nmor ning; turninwar dandi nflamet heey e,especi all
yatout ercant hus; tendency
to" wildhai rs. "
.Nost r
ilscr usty,inflamed; tipofnoseshi ningr ed; rednosesofy oungwomen.
Stoppageofr i
ghtnost ril,
orf i
rstr ightt henl eftwi thconst antbl owi ngofnose( Am.c. ,Lacc. ,
Mag.m. ).Apht hae: int hemout h, ont het ongue, insideoft hecheek; easilybl eedingwheneat ing
ort ouched; pr event schi ldfrom nur sing; withhotmout h,dr y nessandt hi
rst( Ar s.
);crackedand
bleedi ngt ongue( Arum. );
salivation, especi allydur ingdent ition.Apht houssor emout h;iswor se
from t ouch; eatingsal tyorsourf ood; ofoldpeopl e,of t
enf rom pl ateofteet h( Alumen) .Child
hasf requentur inationandscr eamsbef oreur inepasses( Ly c.,Sani c.
,Sar s.).Leucor rhoea:
prof use, al bumi nous, st archy,wi t
hsensat i
onasi fwar m wat erwer ef l
owi ngdown; fortwo
weeksbet weent hecat ameni a( compar e,Bov .,Con. ).Skin: unheal thy,
slighti njur
iessuppur ate
(Calend. ,Hep. ,Mer .,Sil.).

Rel
ati
on.-Boraxf
oll
ows:Cal
c.,
Psor.
,Sani
c.,Sulph.I
sfol
l
owed:by,Ar
s.,Br
y.,
Lyc.
,Phos.
,Si
l
.
I
ncompatibl
e:shoul
dnotbeusedbefor
eorafter,Aceti
caci
d,v
inegar
,wine.

Aggravati
on.-Downwar
dmot i
on;f
rom sudden,sl
i
ghtnoi
ses;
smoki
ng,
whi
chmaybr
ingon
di
arr
hoea;damp,col
dweather
;befor
euri
nating.

Amel
i
orat
ion.-Pr
essur
e;hol
dingpai
nful
sidewi
thhand.

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Bov
ist
a.

Puf
fbal
l(Fungi
.)
 Personswhosuf f
erf r
om t etteryerupti
ons, dr
yormoi st.Adapt edtool dmai ds;wit
h
palpit
ation.St ammer i
ngchi ldren(Stram.).Dischargefrom noseandal lmucousmembr anes;
verytough, st
ringy ,t
enaci ous( Kalibi.
).Usuallydeepimpr essiononf inger,fr
om usi ngbl unt
i
nst r
ument s,scissor s,knife,etc.Intol
erenceoft i
ghtclot hingar oundt hewai st(Calc.
,Lach. ,
Sulph.)
.Sweati naxilla,smel lsli
keoni ons.Haemor rhage: af t
erextractionoft eeth(Ham. )
;fr
om
wounds, epistaxis.Gr eatweaknessofj oi
ntsandwear inessofhandsandf eet.Awkwar dness,
i
nclinedt odr opt hi
ngsf rom hand( Apis);
objectsfallfr
om power l
esshands.Menses: flowonl y
atnight;noti nt heday t
ime( Mag.c.-onl yintheday ,ceasesl yi
ng,Cac. ,Caust.,Li
l.
);everytwo
weeks, darkandcl otted;wi t
hpai nfulbeari
ngdown( Sep. ).Intol
erableitchingatt i
pofcoccy x;
mustscr atcht i
l part
sbecomer awandsor e.

Relat
ions.-Compare:Am.c.,Bell
.
,Cal
c.,Mag.s.,Sep.
,i
nmenstrual
irr
egul
ari
ti
es.Bov
ista
anti
dotes,eff
ectsofl
ocalappl
icati
onsoftar;
suffocati
onfr
om gas.WhenRhusseemsi ndi
cat
ed,
butfail
stocure,i
nchronicur
ti
caria.

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Br
omi
um.

Br
omi
ne.(
TheEl
ement
.)

I
tact sbest , butnotexcl usively,onper sonswi thlightbl ueey es, fl
axenhai r
,lightey ebrows,
fai
r,delicateski n; blonde, r
ed-cheeked, scr of
ulousgi r
ls.Sensat ionofcobwebont heface( Bar .
,
Bor.
, Graph. )
.Fan- li
kemot i
onoft heal aenasi (Ant .t.,Lyc.).Sailor ssufferwithast hma" on
shore."
.St ony ,har d,scrofulousort uber culousswel l
ingofgl ands, especial
lyonl owerj awand
thr
oat( thy r
oid, submaxi l
lary,parotid,test es)
.Dipht heria:wher et hemembr anef ormsi nphar ynx;
beginningi nbr onchi ,tr
acheaorl ary nx,andext endi ngupwar ds; chestpai nsrunni ngupwar ds.
Membr anousanddi phtheriti
ccr oup; muchr attl
ingofmucusdur i
ngcough, butnochoki ng( asi n
Hepar .
); soundsl oose, butnoexpect oration(Ant .t.
).Cr oupysy mpt omswi thhoar senessdur ing
whoopi ngcough; gaspingf orbreat h.Dy spnoea: cannoti nspiredeepenough; asi fbreathing
thr
oughaspongeort heai rpassageswer efullofsmokeorv aporofsul phur;rattl
ing,sawi ng;
voi
cei naudi ble; dangerofsuf focationf rom mucousi nl arynx( inbr onchi,Ant.t.).Hyper t
rophyof
heartfrom gy mnast i
csi ngr owingboy s( from calisthenicsi ny ounggi r
ls,Caust .
).Phy somet ra;
l
oudemi ssi
onofflat
usfrom t
hevagi
na(Ly
c.);
membr anousdysmenorrhoea(Lac.c.
).Col
d
sensat
ioninlar
ynxoninspi
rat
ion(
Rhus,
Sulph.)
;>af
tershavi
ng(<aftershavi
ng,Carboan.)
.

Relati
ons.-Compar e:
incroupandcroupyaf f
ect
ions,Chlor.
,Hep.,I
od.
,Spong.Hardgoit
re
curedafterIod.fai
led.Brom.hascuredincroupafterfai
lureofIod.
,Phos.
, Hep.,
Spong.
;
especial
lyinrelapsesafterI
od."Thechi
efdisti
ncti
onbetweenBr om.andIod.isthef
ormer
curestheblue-eyedandt helatt
erthebl
ack-
ey edpati
ents."-Heri
ng.

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Br
yoni
aAl
ba.

Whi
teBr
yony
,Wi
l
dHop.(
Cucur
bit
aceae.
)

Isbestadapt edt oper sonsofgout yorr heumat i

cdi athesis;pr onet oso-cal ledbi li
ousat tacks.
Bry oni apat ient sarei rrit
abl e, i
nclinedt obev ehementandangr y; darkorbl ackhai r,dar k
compl exion, firm muscul arfibre; dry,ner v
ous, slenderpeopl e(Nux) .Pains: stitching, tearing,
wor seatni ght ;<bymot ion, inspi rati
on, coughi ng; >byabsol uter est,andly i
ngonpai nf ulside
(Pt el.,Puls.-st i
tchingpai n, but<and>ar eopposi te,Kalic.).Ex cessi vedrynessofmucous
membr anesofent ir
ebody ;l
ipsandt onguedr y ,par ched, cracked; stool,dryasi fbur nt; cough,
dry ,har d,racki ng, withscant yexpect orati
on; urine, darkandscant y;greatthirst .Vicar ious
menst ruation; nosebl eedwhenmensesshoul dappear( Phos. )
; bloodspi tti
ng, orheamopt ysi
s.
Ailment sf rom chagr in, mor t
ifi
cat ion, anger( Col .,St aph.);vi
olence, withchilli
nessandcol dness;
afterangerchi ll
y,butwi thheadhotandf acer ed( Aur.).Compl ai nts:whenwar m weat herset sin,
aftercol dday s; f
rom col ddr inksori cei nhotweat her ;aft
ert akingcol dorget ti
nghoti nsummer ;
from chi l
lingwhenov erheat ed; kickst hecov er sof f; f
rom exposur etodr aft,col dwi nd( Acon. ,
Hep. );suppr esseddi schar ges, ofmenses, mi lkorer upt i
onofacut eex anthema.Oneoft hechi ef
char acteristicsofBr y oniai s,aggr av ationfrom anymot ion,andcor r
espondi ngr elieffrom
absol uter est ,eit
herment alorphy sical.Desi rest hingsi mmedi atelywhi char enott obehad, or
whi chwhenof feredar er efused.Chi ldrendi sliket obecar r
ied, ort ober aised.Del iri
um: t
alks
const antlyabouthi sbusi ness; desi ret ogetoutofbedandgohome( Act .
,Hy os.).Const ant
mot iononl ef tarm andl eg( Apoc. ,Hel l
.)
;Pat ientcannotsi tupf rom nauseaandf ai ntness.Gr eat
thirstf orlar gequant itiesatl ongi nterv al
s.Headache: whenst oopi ng, asifbr ainwoul dbur st
throughf orehead; from i roning( Sep. )
; oncoughi ng; inmor ningaf terrisi
ngorwhenf irstopeni ng
ey es; commenci ngi nt hemor ning, graduallyi ncr easi ngunt ileveni ng;from const ipation( Aloe,
Coli
n.,Op.).Pressureasf r
om st oneatpitofthestomach, r
eli
evedbyer uctati
on(Nux, Pul
.).
Constipati
on: i
nact i
ve,noincli
nati
on;stooll
arge,hard,dark,dry,asifbur nt
;ongoi ngtosea
(Pl
at.
).Diarrhoea: duri
ngaspel lofhotweather;bil
ious,acridwithsor enessofanus; l
ikedirt
y
water;ofundigest edfood;from col
ddr i
nkswhenov erheated,f
rom f rui
torsourkr out;<in
morning,onmov ing,evenahandorf oot.Mammaeheav y,ofast onyhar dness;palebuthard;
hotandpai nful;mustsuppor tthebreasts(Phyt.
).Cough: dry,
spasmodi c,withgaggingand
vomiti
ng( Kalic.)
;wi t
hstit
chesi nsideofchest;withheadache, asi fheadwoul dflytopieces;<
aft
ereat i
ng,drinking,ent
eringawar mr oom,deepi nspir
ation.

Relati
ons.-Complement ary:
Al umina,Rhus.Si
mil
ar:t
o, Bell
.
,Hep.,f
orhastyspeechandhast
y
dri
nking.ToRan.inpleurit
icorrheumat icpai
nsofchest.ToPt el
ea,i
nachingheav i
nessi
n
hepaticregi
on;>lyi
ngonr ightside,greatl
y<lyi
ngonleftside;t
urni
ngtotheleftcausesa
draggingsensati
on.AfterBryonia;Alum.,Kal
ic.,
Nux,Phos.,Rhus,Sul
ph.

Aggravati
on.-Mot
ion,
exer
ti
on,t
ouch;
cannotsi
tup,
get
sfai
ntorsi
ckorbot
h;war
mth,
war
m
f
old;suppresseddi
schar
gesofanyki
nd.

Ameli
orat
ion.-Ly
ing,
especi
all
yonpai
nful
side(
Ptel
.,
Pul
s.)
;pr
essur
e;r
est
;col
d,eat
ingcol
d
t
hings.

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