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| Acne Rosacea |
| Acne Rosacea is a skin disorder limited to the nose, cheeks, chin, and forehead, typically beginning during adulthood. The facial skin becomes oily, reddened and bumpy. Small red blood vessels are visible. In extreme cases, the nose may appear very red and bulbous |
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Arsenicum Bromatum |
Acne rosacea, with violet papules on nose;
worse in the spring Acne in young people |
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| Carbo Animalis |
Acne rosacea; copper-colored eruption. Bluish
cheeks and lips
Nose swollen, tip bluish small tumor on it
Old
people, and after debilitating disease, with feeble circulation and lowered
vitality
Weakness of nursing women
Ulceration and decomposition
All its secretions are offensive
Local congestions without heat
Eating tires patient
Weak, empty feeling in stomach
Weak digestion
Flatulence
Repugnance to fat food
Sour water from mouth
Menses too early, frequent long lasting, followed by great exhaustion,
so weak, can hardly speak, flow only in morning |
After shaving Loss of animal fluids |
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| Hydrocotyle |
Difficulty in maintaining the upright posture
Very copious perspiration
Profuse leucorrhœa
Dry eruptions
Circular spots, with scaly edges
Intolerable itching, especially of soles |
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| Sulphur Iodatum |
Obstinate skin affections, notably in barber's
itch and acne Hair feels as if erect |
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| Agaricus |
Face itches and burns Jerking, twitching, trembling, and itching
Sensation as if pierced by needles of ice
Sensitive to pressure and cold air
Violent bearing-down pains
Symptoms appear diagonally as right arm and left leg
Taste sweet
Thirsty all the time
Empty eructations, tasting of apples
Unnatural hunger
Profuse inodorous flatus
Frequent urination
Menses, increased, earlier.
Sexual excitement
Leucorrhœa, with much itching
On falling asleep, starts, twitches, and awakes often
Vivid dreams
Drowsy in daytime |
Open cold air After eating
After coitus
In cold weather
Before a thunder-storm
Pressure on dorsal spine, which causes involuntary laughter |
Moving about slowly |
| Arsenicum Album |
Face swollen, pale, yellow, cachectic,
sunken, cold, and covered with sweat Eruption, papular, dry, rough, scaly; worse cold
and scratching
All-prevailing debility, exhaustion, and restlessness,
with nightly aggravation
Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion
Irritable weakness
Burning pains
Burning relieved by heat
Fear fright and worry
Great thirst; drinks much, but little at a time
Craves acids, milk and coffee
Long-lasting eructations
Small, offensive, dark, with much prostration
Urine scanty, burning, involuntary; albuminous
Menses too profuse and too soon.
Leucorrhœa, acrid, burning, offensive, thin
Sleep disturbed, anxious, restless; must have head raised by
pillows
Sleeps with hands over head
Dreams are full of care and fear |
Wet weather After midnight
From cold, cold drinks, or food
Seashore
Right side |
From heat From head elevated
Warm drinks |
| Arsenicum Iodatum |
Skin dry, scaly, itching Marked
exfoliation of skin in large scales, leaving a raw exuding
surface beneath
Acne hard, shotty, indurated base with pustule at apex
Profound prostration
Rapid, irritable pulse
Emaciation
Tendency to diarrhœa |
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| Belladonna |
Face red, bluish-red, hot, swollen,
shining; swelling of upper lip Eyelids swollen
Red and swollen nose
Hot, red skin, flushed face, glaring eyes, throbbing carotids, excited
mental state, hyperæsthesia of all senses
Dryness of mouth and throat with aversion to water
Heat, redness, throbbing and burning
Great children's remedy
No thirst, anxiety or fear
Violence of attack and suddenness of onset
Loss of appetite
Averse to meat and milk
Great thirst for cold water
Abhorrence of liquids; dread of drinking
Sexual desire diminished
Menses increased; bright red, too early, too profuse; very offensive
and hot
Skin dry and hot; swollen, sensitive; burns scarlet, smooth
Eruption like scarlatina, suddenly spreading
Sleep restless, crying out, gritting of teeth; kept awake by
pulsation of blood-vessels
Screams out in sleep
Sleeplessness, with drowsiness
Starting when closing the eyes or during sleep
Sleeps with hands under head |
Touch Jar
Noise
Draught
After noon
Lying down |
Semi-erect |
| Causticum |
Suits dark-complexioned and rigid-fibered persons
Emaciation due to disease, worry, etc, and of long standing
Burning, rawness, and soreness
Scaly nose
Greasy taste
Aversion to sweets
Feels as if lime were burned in stomach
Worse after eating fresh meat; smoked meat agrees
Menses cease at night; flow only during day; menses delay, late
Leucorrhœa at night, with great weakness
Soreness in folds of skin, back of ears, between thighs
Very drowsy; can hardly keep awake
Nocturnal sleeplessness, with dry heat, inquietude |
Dry, cold winds In clear fine weather
Cold air
From motion of carriage |
In damp, wet weather Warmth
Heat of bed |
| Chrysarobinum |
Violent itching Dry, scaly eruption,
especially around eyes and ears, scabs with pus underneath
Filthy, scabby condition with tendency to form thick crust |
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| Eugenia Jambos |
Acne, simple and indurated; the pimples are painful
for some distance around Talkative. Hot lachrymation |
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| Kali Bromatum |
Acne of face, pustules; itching; worse on
chest, shoulders, and face Urine profuse, with thirst
Sexual excitement during partial slumber
Exaggerated sexual desire
Restless sleep
Extreme drowsiness
Night terrors
Grinding teeth in sleep
Horrible dreams |
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When occupied mentally or physically |
| Kali Iodatum |
Diffused sensitiveness Loss of weight
Nose red, swollen
Tip of nose red
Saliva increased
Much thirst
Flatulence
Menses late, profuse; during menses uterus feels as if squeezed
Corrosive leucorrhœa |
Warm clothing Warm room
At night
Damp weather
Cold food and drink, especially milk
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Motion Open air |
| Kreosotum |
Excoriating, burning, and offensive
discharges Overgrown, poorly developed children
Tumefaction, puffiness, gangrene
Salty lachrymation
Eruption around and pimples within ears
Face sick, suffering expression; hot, cheeks red
Bitter taste after a swallow of water
Urine offensive
Can urinate only when lying; cannot get out of bed quick enough during
first sleep
Dreams of urinating
Must hurry when desire comes to urinate
Leucorrhœa, yellow, acrid; odor of green corn; worse between periods
Menses too early, prolonged; menstrual flow intermits; ceases on
sitting or walking; reappears on lying down
Itching, worse towards evening
Disturbed with tossing
Anxious dreams of pursuit, fire, erections, etc |
In open air Cold rest
When lying
After menstruation |
From warmth Motion
Warm diet |
| Nux Vomica |
Acne; skin red and blotchy The typical Nux
patient is rather thin, spare, quick, active, nervous, and irritable; does a
good deal of mental work; has mental strains and leads a sedentary life,
found in prolonged office work, overstudy, and close application to
business, with its cares and anxieties
Seeks stimulants, coffee, wine, possibly in excess; or, again, he hopes
to quiet his excitement, by indulging in the sedative effects of tobacco
Takes preferably rich and stimulating food; wine and women play their
part to make him forget the close application of the day
Irritable, nervous system, hypersensitive and over-impressionable
Zealous fiery temperament
Easily chilled, avoid open air, etc
Sour, bitter eructations
Desire for stimulants
Loves fats and tolerates them well
Difficult belching of gas
Frequent ineffectual desire for stool, or passing but small quantities
at each attempt
Frequent calls to urinate; little and often
Easily excited desire
Menses too early, lasts too long; always irregular, blood
black with faint spells
Cannot sleep after 3 am until towards morning; awakes feeling
wretchedly
Drowsy after meals, and in early evening
Dreams full of bustle and hurry |
Morning Mental exertion
After eating
Touch
Spices
Stimulants
Narcotics
Dry weather, cold |
From a nap, if allowed to finish it In evening
While at rest
In damp, wet weather
Strong pressure |
| Oophorinum |
Climacteric disturbances generally
Cutaneous disorders and acne rosacea |
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| Petroleum |
Ailments from riding in cars, carriages, or ships
Long-lasting complaints follow mental states-fright, vexation, etc
Skin around eyes dry and scurfy
Nostrils ulcerated, cracked, burn; tip of nose itches
Heartburn; hot, sharp, sour eructation
Strong aversion to fat food, meat
Hunger, immediately after stool
Ravenous hunger; must rise at night and eat
Odor of garlic
Leucorrhœa, profuse, albuminous |
Dampness Before and during a thunder-storm
From riding in cars
Passive motion
In winter
Eating
From mental states
Eating cabbage |
Warm air Lying with head high
Dry weather |
| Psorinum |
Wants the head kept warm, wants warm clothing
even in summer Extreme sensitiveness to cold
Lack of reaction
Secretions have a filthy smell
Profuse sweating.
Easy perspiration when walking
Dread of least cold air or draft
Humid eruption on scalp; hair matted
Swelling of upper lip
Pale, delicate and sickly face
Humid eruption on face
Eructations like bad eggs
Very hungry always; must have something to eat in the middle of
the night
Leucorrhœa fetid, lumpy, with much backache and debility
Sleepless from intolerable itching; easily startled |
Coffee Changes of weather
In hot sunshine
From cold
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Heat Warm clothing, even in summer |
| Radium Bromatum |
Great weakness Lowered blood pressure
Dryness of mouth. Metallic taste
Aversion to sweets, ice-cream
Much flatulence
Delayed and irregular menstruation and backache
Itching all over body, burning of skin, as if afire
Small pimples
Sleep restless
Sleepiness with lethargy
Dreams vivid, busy; dreams of fire |
Getting up |
Open air Continued motion
Hot bath
Lying down
Pressure |
| Rhus Radicans |
Yearly aggravation |
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After a storm has thoroughly set in, especially
after an electric storm |
| Rhus Tox |
Septic conditions Tip of nose red, sore,
ulcerated
Swelling of nose
Swollen face
Want of appetite for any kind of food, with unquenchable thirst
Bitter taste
Desire for milk
Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat
Drowsy after eating
Dark, turbid, high-colored, scanty urine, with white sediment
Menses early, profuse, and prolonged, acrid
Skin red, swollen; itching intense
Dreams of great exertion
Heavy sleep, as from stupor; sleepless before midnight |
During sleep Cold, wet rainy weather and after
rain
At night
During rest
Drenching
When lying on back or right side |
Warm, dry weather Motion
Walking
Change of position
Rubbing
Warm applications
From stretching out limbs |
| Sepia |
Weakness, yellow complexion, bearing-down
sensation, especially in women, upon whose organism it has most pronounced
effect Upward tendency of its symptoms
Easy fainting
"Ball" sensation in inner parts
Acts best on brunettes
Feels cold even in warm room
Pimples on forehead near hair
Rosacea; saddle-like brownish distribution on nose and cheeks
Taste salty, putrid
Longing for vinegar, acids, and pickles
Loathes fat
Red, adhesive, sand in urine
Leucorrhœa yellow, greenish; with much itching
Menses Too late and scanty, irregular; early and profuse;
sharp clutching pains |
Forenoons and evenings Washing
Laundry-work
Dampness
Left side
After sweat
Cold air
Before thunder-storm
After milk, especially when boiled. |
By exercise Pressure
Warmth of bed
Hot applications
Drawing limbs up
Cold bathing
After sleep |
| Sulphur |
Heat and burning, with itching; made worse
by heat of bed Inertia and relaxation of fiber; hence feebleness of tone
characterizes its symptoms
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
When carefully-selected remedies fail to act, especially in acute
diseases
Complaints that relapse
General offensive character of discharge and exhalations
Very red lips and face, flushing easily
Ale of nose red and scabby
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
Must hurry, sudden call to urinate; great quantities of
colorless urine
Menses too late, short, scanty, and difficult; thick, black, acrid,
making parts sore
Leucorrhœa, burning, excoriating
Itching, burning; worse scratching and washing
Pimply eruption, pustules, rhagades, hang-nails |
At rest When standing
Warmth in bed
Washing
Bathing
In morning
11 am
Night
From alcoholic stimulants
Periodically |
Dry, warm weather Lying on right side
From drawing up affected limbs |
| Sulphuricum Acidum |
Livid, red, itching blotches Tremor and
weakness; everything must be done in a hurry
Offensive breath
Heartburn; sour eructations; sets teeth on edge
Craving for alcohol
Averse to smell of coffee
Desire for fresh food
Menstruation early and profuse
Acrid, burning leucorrhœa, often of bloody mucus |
From excess of heat or cold In forenoon and
evening |
From warmth Lying on affected side |
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