Remedy

Characteristics Symptoms

Patient Worse by

Patient Better by

Broken down seniles

Seems to choose preferably dark-complexioned and rigid-fibered persons

Faint-like sinking of strength

Children are slow to walk

The skin of a Causticum person is of a dirty white sallow

Emaciation due to disease, worry, etc, and of long standing

Burning, rawness, and soreness

Vision impaired, as if film were before eyes

Greasy taste

Aversion to sweets

Feels as if lime were burned in stomach

Worse after eating fresh meat; smoked meat agrees

Stool soft and small, size of goose-quill; hard, tough, covered with mucus; shines like grease; small-shaped; expelled with much straining, or only on standing up

Menses cease at night; flow only during day; delay, late

 Leucorrhœa at night, with great weakness

Heaviness and weakness

Unsteadiness of muscles of forearm and hand.

Contracted tendons

Weak ankles

Cannot walk without suffering.

Unsteady walking and easily falling

Restless legs at night

Very drowsy; can hardly keep awake

In clear fine weather

Cold air

From motion of carriage

Warmth

Heat of bed.

Hungry with much thirst

Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration

Iodum individual is exceedingly thin, dark complexioned, with enlarged lymphatic glands, has voracious appetite but gets thin

Tremor

Craves cold air.

 Acts prominently on connective tissue

Sluggish vital reaction, hence chronicity in many of its aspects

Is warm, and wants cool surroundings

Weakness and loss of breath going upstairs

Empty eructations, as if every particle of food were turned into gas

Anxious and worried if he does not eat

Diarrhœa, whitish, frothy, fatty

Urine frequent and copious, dark yellow-green, thick, acrid with cuticle on surface

Great weakness during menses

Menstruation irregular

Acrid leucorrhœa, thick, slimy, corroding the linen

In warm room

Right side

In open air

After eating.

Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms

Suddenness of symptoms, sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains, etc

Ataxia and adynamia

Thirst for very cold water

Hunger soon after eating

Sour taste and sour eructations after every meal

Belching large quantities of wind, after eating

Very fetid stools and flatus; long, narrow, hard, like a dog's; difficult to expel

Urine turbid, brown, with red sediment

Lack of power; irresistible desire; involuntary emissions, with lascivious dreams

Menses too early and scanty-not profuse, but last too long

Weeps before menses

Leucorrhœa profuse, smarting, corrosive, instead of menses

Weakness and trembling, from every exertion

Can scarcely hold anything with his hands

Arms and hands become numb

Can lie only on right side

Joints suddenly give way

Great drowsiness, especially after meals

Vivid dreams of fire; of hæmorrhage

Lascivious dreams

Goes to sleep late and awakens weak

Short naps and frequent wakings

Physical or mental exertion

Twilight

Warm food or drink

Change of weather

From getting wet in hot weather

Evening

Lying on left or painful side

During a thunder-storm

Ascending stairs

Lying on right side

Cold food

Cold

Open air

Washing with cold water

Sleep

Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion

Irritable weakness

Burning pains; burning relieved by heat

Fear fright and worry

Degenerative changes

Gradual loss of weight from impaired nutrition

Septic infections and low vitality

Great thirst; drinks much, but little at a time

Craves milk, acids and coffee

Long-lasting eructations

Stool small, offensive, dark, with much prostration

Urine scanty, burning, involuntary; albuminous

Menses too profuse and too soon

Leucorrhœa, acrid, burning, offensive, thin

Trembling, twitching, spasms, weakness, heaviness, uneasiness

Cramps in calves

Disturbed, anxious, restless sleep; must have head raised by pillows

Suffocative fits during sleep

Sleeps with hands over head

Dreams are full of care and fear

After midnight

From cold, cold drinks, or food

Seashore

Right side

From head elevated

Warm drinks

Muscular debility

Heavy tired feeling

Sallow complexion

Bitter taste

Aversion to food

Urinary scanty; contains much indican, granular cylinders and fatty degenerated epithelium

Emissions profuse, followed by great exhaustion, without sensual dreams

Great weakness

Tired, heavy feeling all over body, especially limbs; worse, exertion

Feet cold; cannot get warm

After sleep

Wet weather

A summer or hot weather remedy; patient is worse then

Cold water

Tight pressure.

Ebullitions of heat, dislike of water, dry and hard hair and skin, red orifices, sinking feeling at stomach about 11 am, and cat-nap sleep

Dirty, filthy people, prone to skin affections

Aversion to being washed

General offensive character of discharge and exhalations

Very red lips and face, flushing easily

Complete loss of, or excessive appetite

Putrid eructation

Food tastes too salty

Drinks much, eats little

Milk disagrees

Great desire for sweets

Great acidity, sour eructation

Very weak and faint about 11 am; must have something to eat

Water fills the patient up

Frequent micturition, especially at night

Must hurry, sudden call to urinate

Great quantities of colorless urine

Menses too late, short, scanty, and difficult; thick, black, acrid, making parts sore; menses preceded by headache or suddenly stopped

Leucorrhœa, burning, excoriating

Heaviness; paretic feeling

Burning in soles and hands at night

Stiffness of knees and ankles

Cannot walk erect; stoop-shouldered

Talks, jerks, and twitches during sleep

Vivid dreams

Wakes up singing

Wakes frequently, and becomes wide awake suddenly

Catnaps; slightest noise awakens

Cannot sleep between 2 an 5 am

When standing

Warmth in bed

Washing

Bathing

In morning

11 am

Night

From alcoholic stimulants

Periodically

Lying on right side

From drawing up affected limbs

Complete loss of appetite

Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes

Rancid eructations after fat food

Cannot eat onions

Urinary stream split and small

Desire to urinate sudden and urgent, but cannot be controlled

Profuse leucorrhœa; thick, greenish

Menses scanty, retarded

When walking, limbs feel as if made of wood or glass, and would break easily.

Muscular twitchings, weakness and trembling

Cracking in joints

From heat of bed

At 3 am and 3 pm

From cold, damp air

After breakfast

Fat

Coffee

Vaccination

While drawing up a limb