Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Abrotanum |
Emaciation in spite of good appetite
Legs greatly emaciated |
Cold air
Checked secretions |
Motion |
| Actea Spicata |
Rheumatism of small joints
Tearing, tingling pains; pains worse from touch and motion |
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| Ammonium Muriaticum |
Fat and sluggish patients
Tendency of irregular circulation; blood seems to be in constant
turmoil
Profuse glairy secretions
Boiling sensations
Thirst for lemonade
Ulcerative pains in heels
Pain in feet during menses |
Pain in limbs in evening |
Open air |
| Apis Mellifica |
Swelling or puffing up of various parts
Oedema
Red rosy hue
Stinging pains
Soreness
Intolerance of heat and slightest touch
Constricted sensations
Sensation of stiffness and as of something torn off in the interior of
the body
Much prostration
Thirstless
Craving for milk
Urine scanty and high colored
Feet swollen and stiff |
After noon
Heat in any form
Touch
Pressure
After sleeping
In closed or heated rooms
Right side |
In open air
Uncovering
Cold bathing |
| Arnica |
After traumatic injuries, overuse and strains
Limbs and body feels as if beaten
Bed feels too hard
Sore, lame and bruised feeling
Aversion to tobacco
Longing for vinegar
Dislike for milk and meat
Dark brick red sediment in urine
Soreness after over exertion |
Least touch
Motion
Rest
Wine
Damp cold |
Lying down
Lying with head low |
| Azadirachta Indica |
Rheumatic pains in various parts
Afternoon fever
Heat, pricking and aching in hands, esp palms, fingers, also
toes |
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| Berberis Vulgaris |
Symptoms change rapidly
Pains change in regard to place and character
Old gouty constitutions
Wandering, radiating pains; worse standing and active exercise
Metatarsus and Metacarpus feel sprained
Rheumatic paralytic pains in shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, legs and
feet
Heels pain, as if ulcerated
Pain in balls of feet on stepping
Stitching between metatarsal bones as from a nail when standing
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Motion
Standing |
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| Bismuthum |
Thirst for cold drinks
Restless sleep from voluptuous dreams
Cramps in hand and feet
Itching erosion near tibia and back of feet near joints |
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| Bromum |
Blond type patients
Sense of suffocation; excoriating discharges, profuse sweats and great
weakness |
From evening, until midnight
When sitting in warm room
Warm damp weather
When at rest
Lying on left side |
From any motion
Exercise
At sea |
| Caulophyllum |
Special affinity for small joints
Severe drawing, erratic pains and stiffness in small joints, fingers,
toes, ankles etc
Erratic pains, changing place every few minutes |
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| Causticum |
Chronic rheumatic, arthritic and paralytic
affections with tearing, drawing pains
progressive loss of muscular strength
Tendinous contractures
Broken down seniles
Restless at night, with tearing pains in joints and bones and faint
like sinking of strength
Dirty while sallow skin
Emaciation
Burning, rawness and soreness
Aversion to sweets
worse after eating fresh meat; smoked meat agrees
Menses cease at night; flow only during day
Can not walk without suffering
rheumatic tearing in limbs; better by warmth, esp, heat of bed
Unsteady walking and easily falling |
Dry, cold winds
In clear fine weather
Cold air
From motion of carriage |
In damp, wet weather
Warmth
Heat of bed |
| Cedron |
Periodicity
Useful in tropical or in damp, warm, marshy countries
Persons of a voluptuous disposition, excitable, nervous temperament
Lancinating pains in joints; worse feet and hands
Pain in ball of right foot, extending to knee |
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| Cholesterinum |
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| Cinchona Officinalis |
Periodicity
Sensitive to draughts
Chronic gout
Milk disagrees
Stools undigested, frothy, yellow
Pains in limbs and joints, as if sprained; worse slight touch; better
hard pressure
Aversion to exercise |
Slightest touch
Draught of air
Every other day
Loss of vital fluids
At night
After eating
Bending over |
Bending double
Hard pressure
Open air
Warmth |
| Colchicum |
Chronic gouty affections of muscular tissues,
periosteum and synovial membrane of joints
Parts are red, hot & swollen
Tearing pains; worse in the evening and at night and from touch;
stubbing the toe hurts exceedingly
Great prostration, internal coldness and tendency to collapse
Shocks as from electricity through one half of the body
Dreams of mice
Craving for various things, but is averse to them on smelling them
Thirst for effervescent, alcoholic beverages
Right plantar reflex abolished
Limbs lame, weak and tingling
Inflammation of great toe, gout in heel, can not bear to have it
touched or moved
Oedematous swelling and coldness of legs and feet |
Sundown to sunrise
Motion
Loss of sleep
Smell of food in the evening
Mental exertion |
Stooping |
| Cuprum Metallicum |
Strong metallic taste
Craves cool drinks
Stools black, painful and bloody
Menses too late, protracted
Cramps in calves and soles |
Before menses
From vomiting
Contact |
During perspiration
Drinking cold water |
| Drosera |
Aversion to acids
Stiffness in joints and feet
All limbs feel lame
Bed feels too hard |
After midnight
Lying down
On getting warm in bed
Drinking
Singing
Laughing |
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| Euonymus Atropupurea |
Brunettes more easily affected
Chronic rheumatism and gout
Urine scanty, high colored, acidity increased
Aching in all joints, esp ankles
Feet feel swollen and tired |
Evening |
Cool draught
Pressure |
| Fraxinus Americana |
Cramps in feet; worse afternoon and night
Cold creeping and hot flashes
Watery, unirritating leucorrhoea
Sub involution |
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| Graphites |
Patients who are rather stout, of fair complexion
Tendency of constipation
Takes cold easily
Gushing leucorrhoea
Hears better in noise
Smell absolutely acute; can not tolerate flowers
Breath smells like urine
Aversion to meat
Hot drinks disagree
Urine turbid, with sediment; sour smelling
Decided aversion to coitus
Leucorrhoea pale, thin, profuse, white, excoriating
Oedema of lower limbs
Offensive perspiration of feet |
Warmth
At night
During and after menstruation |
In the dark
From wrapping up |
| Jatropha |
Great thirst
Cramps in muscles, esp calves, legs and feet
Coldness of whole body
Pain in ankle, feet and toes
Heels sensitive |
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By placing hands in cold water |
| Ledum Pal |
Rheumatism begins in feet and travels upwards
Lack of animal heat and yet the heat of bed is intolerable
Gouty pains shoot all through the foot and limb, and in joints, but esp
the small joints
Soles painful, can hardly step on them
Easy spraining of ankles
Ball of great toe swollen |
At night
From heat of bed |
From cold
Putting feet in cold water |
| Lithium Carbonicum |
Uric acid diathesis
Whole body is sore
Half vision; right half is invisible
Turbid urine, with mucus and red deposits
Paralytic stiff all over
Pain in hollow of foot extending to knees |
In morning
Right side |
Rising and moving about |
| Lycopodium |
Ailment gradually developing
Intolerance of cold drinks; craves everything warm
Best adapted to persons intellectually keen, but of weak muscular
power
Emaciation
Debility in morning
Patient thin, withered, full of gas and dry
Lacks vital heat; has poor circulation, cold extremities
Pains come and go suddenly
Sensitive to noise and odors
Sees only one half of the objects
Aversion to bread
Desire for sweets
Can not eat oysters
Heavy red sediment in urine
Menses too late; lasts too long, too profuse
One foot hot and the other cold
Profuse sweat of feet
Pain in heels on treading as from a pebble
Cramps in calves and toes at night in bed |
Right side
From right to left
From above downwards
4 to 8 pm
From heat or warm room, hot air or bed
Warm applications |
By motion
After midnight
From warm food and drinks
On getting cold
From being uncovered |
| Manganum Aceticum |
Inflammation of bones or joints, with nightly
digging pains
For speakers and singers
General soreness and aching; every part of body feels sore when
touched
Can not walk backwards without falling
Tendency to fall forward
Walks stooping forward
Rheumatism of feet |
Cold wet weather
Change of weather |
Lying down |
| Myrica |
Persistent sleeplessness
Strong desire for acids
Scanty, yellow, frothy urine
Stools loose, light colored and destitute of bile
Staggering gait
Pain in all muscles, in the hollow of right foot |
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| Natrum Carbonicum |
Very weak ankles
Very weak digestion, caused by slightest error of diet
Averse to milk
Menses late, scanty, like meat washings
Amorous dreams
Great weakness of limbs, esp in the morning
Easy dislocation and spraining of ankles; foot bends under; heel and
tendo-achilles affected |
Sitting
From music
Summer heat
Mental exertion
Thunderstorms
Least draughts
Changes of weather
Sun |
By moving
By boring in ears and nose |
| Phytolacca |
Aching
Soreness
Restlessness
Prostration
Decrease of weight
Much stringy saliva
Scanty urine
Menses too copious and frequent
Pains fly like electric shocks, shooting, lancinating and shifting
rapidly
Aching of heels; relieved by elevating feet
Feet puffed; pain in ankles and feet |
Sensitive to electrical changes
Rains
Exposure to damp, cold weather
Night
Motion
Right side |
Warmth
Dry weather
Rest |
| Prunus Spinosa |
Ankle and foot feel sprained
Must press a long time before urine appears |
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| Pulsatilla |
Pre-eminently suitable for females
Mild, gentle, yielding disposition
Sad, crying readily; weeps when talking; changeable, contradictory
Seeks open air; always feels better though chilly
Symptoms ever changing
Thirstless
Peevish
Great sensitiveness
Wants head high; feels uncomfortable with only one pillow; lies with
hands above head
Desire for tonics
Averse to fat food, warm food and drink; dislikes butter
Two or three stools daily; no two stools alike
Menses too late, scanty, thick, dark, clotted, changeable,
intermittent
Leucorrhoea acrid, burning, creamy
Pains in limbs, shifting rapidly; tensive pains, letting up with a
snap
Boring pains in heels towards evening; suffering worse from letting the
affected limb hang down |
from heat
Rich, fat food
After eating
Towards evening
Warm room
Lying on left or painless side
When allowing feet to hang down |
Open air
Motion
Cold applications
Cold food and drinks, though not thirsty |
| Ranunculus Bulbosus |
Shocks through out the body
Sensitive to air and touch |
Open air
Motion
Contact
Atmospheric changes
Wet, stormy weather
Evening
Cold air |
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| Rhus Tox |
Tearing asunder pains
Motion always limbers up
Septicemia
Rheumatism in cold season
Desire for milk
Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat
Urine dark, turbid, high colored, scanty with white sediment
Menses early, profuse, prolonged and acrid
Limbs stiff, paralyzed
Rheumatic pains, better motion
Dreams of great exertion |
During sleep
Cold, wet rainy weather
After rains
At night
During rest
Drenching
When lying on back or right side
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Change of position
Warm, dry weather
Motion
Walking
Rubbing
Warm applications
From stretching limbs |
| Ruta Graveolens |
All parts of body are painful, as if bruised
Feeling of intense lassitude, weakness and despair
Aching pains in tendo-Achilles
Thighs pain when stretching the limbs |
Lying down
From cold, wet weather |
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| Secale Cornutum |
Remedy for old people with shriveled skin; thin
scrawny old women
Sense of great heat
Debility, anxiety, emaciation, though appetite and thirst may be
excessive
Craves acids
Menses irregular, copious, dark; continuous oozing of watery blood till
next periods
Leucorrhoea brownish, offensive
Icy coldness of extremities
Violent cramps in extremities |
Heat
Warm covering |
Cold
Uncovering
Rubbing
Stretching out limbs |
| Sepia |
Weakness, yellow complexion and bearing down
sensation in women
Easy fainting
"Ball" sensation in inner parts
Acts best on brunettes
Feels cold even in a warm room
Longing for vinegar, acids and pickles
Loathes fat
Urine contains red, adhesive sand
Pain in heels
Restlessness in all limbs, twitching and jerking night and day |
After milk, esp boiled
Forenoons and evenings
Washings
Laundry work
Dampness
Left side
After sweat
Cold air
Before thunderstorm |
By exercise
Pressure
Warmth of bed
Hot applications
Drawing limbs
Cold bathing
After sleep |
| Veratrum Album |
Extreme coldness
Blueness
Weakness
Cold sweat on forehead
Thirst for cold water, but is vomited as soon as swallowed
Averse to warm food
Craves fruits, juicy and cold things, ice, salt
Menses too early; profuse and exhausting
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At night
Wet, cold weather |
Warmth
Walking |
| Verbascum |
Cramp like pains in soles, right foot, and knee
Neuralgic pain in left ankle
Stiffness and soreness in joints of lower extremities
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Change of temperature
Talking
Sneezing
Biting harder
From 9 am to 4 pm |
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| Zincum Metallicum |
Tissues are worn out faster than they are repaired
Poisoning from suppressed eruptions or discharges
Pain, as if between skin and flesh
Can not withstand smallest quantity of wine
Ravenous hunger at 11 am
Menses flow more at night
Soles of feet sensitive
Steps with entire sole of foot on floor
Feet in continued motion, can not keep still
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At menstrual period
From touch
Between 5 to 7 pm
After dinner
From wine |
While eating
Discharges
Appearance of eruptions |