Remedy

Characteristics Symptoms

Patient Worse by

Patient Better by

Chronic intestinal toxæmia.

Restlessness of a violent and convulsive nature

Formication with contraction of extremities

Physical and mental restlessness, fright

Acute, sudden, and violent invasion, with fever,

Does not want to be touched

Sudden and great sinking of strength

Complaints and tension caused by exposure to dry, cold weather, draught of cold air, checked perspiration, also complaints from very hot weather

Serous membranes and muscular tissues affected markedly

Burning in internal parts; tingling, coldness and numbness

Tension of arteries; emotional and physical mental tension explain many symptoms

Only functional disturbance,

Shows no periodicity

Thirst for cold water

Bitter taste of everything except water

Intense thirst; drinks, vomits, and declares he will die

Frequent erections and emissions

Menses too profuse, with nosebleed, too protracted, late

Frenzy on appearance of menses

Nightmare

Nightly ravings

Anxious dreams

Sleeplessness, with restless and tossing about

Starts up in sleep

Long dreams, with anxiety in chest

Skin red, hot, swollen, dry, burning

Rash like measles

Formication and numbness

Chilliness and formication down back

Pruritis relieved by stimulants

In evening and night

Lying on affected side

From music

From tobacco-smoke

Dry, cold winds

Affects the cerebrum, will not cure convulsive seizures proceeding from the spinal cord

Painful contracture of limbs and trunk; tetanus

Shows a special, attraction for light-haired females

Unmarried and childless women, sensitive and romantic girls, etc.

Sensation of hollowness, or emptiness, as if parts had gone to sleep

Feels too weak to talk loud

Aversion to food, drink, tobacco

Metallic taste

Loss of appetite

Desire for cold drinks, especially beer

Smell of food disgusts

Too early menses, clotted, with spasmodic colic

Purulent, gushing leucorrhœa between menses; very weakening, can scarcely speak

So weak during menstruation, scarcely able to stand

Spasmodic yawning

Constant drowsiness

After loss of sleep

Open air

Smoking

Riding

Swimming

Touch

Noise

Jar

Afternoon

Menstrual period

After emotional disturbance

Coldness, numbness, petechiæ, mortification, gangrene

For old people with shriveled skin-thin, scrawny old women

The whole body is pervaded by a sense of great heat

Debility, anxiety, emaciation, though appetite and thirst may be excessive

Facial and abdominal muscles twitch

Cramps commence in face and spread over whole body

Unnatural ravenous appetite; craves acids

Thirst unquenchable

Brownish, offensive leucorrhœa

Menses irregular, copious, dark; continuous oozing of watery blood until next period

Skin  shriveled, numb; mottled dusky-blue tinge

Dry gangrene, developing slowly

Burning sensation; better by cold; wants parts uncovered, though cold to touch

Slight wounds continue to bleed

Livid spots

 Skin feels cold to touch, yet covering is not tolerated

Great aversion to heat

Formication under skin

Warm covering

Uncovering

Rubbing

Stretching out limbs

Delirium, coma and convulsions

Excessive and rapid emaciation

Important in peripheral affections

The points of attack for Plumbum are the neuraxons and the anterior horns

Contractions and boring pain

Solids cannot be swallowed

Urine scanty; albuminous; low specific gravity

Loss of sexual power

Disposition to yawn and stretch

Wrist-drop

Cramps in calves

 Stinging and tearing in limbs, also twitching and tingling, numbness, pain or tremor

Motion

Hard pressure

Physical exertion