Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Arnica |
Especially suited to cases when any injury, however
remote, seems to have caused the present trouble After traumatic
injuries, overuse of any organ, strains
A muscular tonic
Limbs and body ache as if beaten; joints as if sprained
Bed feels too hard
Ecchymosis and hemorrhages
Relaxed blood vessels, black and blue spots
Tendency to hæmorrhage and low-fever states
Sore, lame, bruised feeling
Great fear of being touched or approached
Pain in back and limbs, as if bruised or beaten
Sprained and dislocated feeling
Everything on which he lies seems too hard
Aversion to tobacco
Bitter taste
Taste as from bad eggs
Longing for vinegar
Distaste for milk and meat
Canine hunger
Urine with dark brick-red sediment
Comatose drowsiness; awakens with hot head; dreams of death, mutilated
bodies, anxious and terrible; horrors in the night |
Least touch Motion
Rest
Wine
Damp cold |
Lying down, or with head low |
| Bellis Perennis |
Much muscular soreness Lameness, as if sprained
Venous congestion, due to mechanical causes
First remedy in injuries to the deeper tissues, after major surgical work
Results of injuries to nerves with intense soreness and intolerance of
cold bathing
Excellent remedy for sprains and bruises
Wakes early in morning and cannot get to sleep again
Sprains feels contracted as from elastic band around joint
Sprains with great soreness |
Left side Hot bath and warmth of bed
Before storms
Cold bathing
Cold wind |
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| Calendula |
A most remarkable healing agent, applied locally
Useful for open wounds, parts that will not heal, ulcers, etc
Promotes healthy granulations and rapid healing by first intention
Pain is excessive and out of all proportion to injury
Lacerated scalp wounds
Injuries to eyes which tend to suppuration; after operations
Superficial burns and scalds
Cold hands |
In damp, heavy, cloudy weather |
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| Cicuta Virosa |
Convulsions from concussion of brain
Sensation of internal chill. Moaning and howling. Does absurd things
Desire for unnatural things, like coal |
From touch Draughts
Concussion
Tobacco smoke |
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| Hamamelis Verginica |
Venous congestion, hæmorrhages, with bruised
soreness of affected parts Passive venous hæmorrhages from any part
Great value in open, painful wounds, with weakness from loss of blood
After operations, supersedes the use of morphia
Thirst
Burns
Ecchymosis |
Warm, moist air |
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| Hypericum |
Injuries to nerves, especially of fingers, toes and
nails Crushed fingers, especially tips
Excessive painfulness is a guiding symptom to its use
Punctured wounds
Relieves pain after operations; quite supersedes the use of Morphia after
operations
Spasms after every injury
Injured nerves from bites of animals
Tetanus.
Constant drowsiness
Craving for wine
Lacerated wounds with much prostration from loss of blood |
In cold Dampness
In a fog
In close room
Least exposure
Touch |
Bending head backward |
| Ledum Palustre |
Stings of insects Punctured wounds, produced by
sharp-pointed instruments or bites particularly if the wounded parts are
cold
Tetanus with twitching of muscles near wound
Contused wounds
Ecchymosis
Long discoloration after injuries
General lack of animal heat, and yet heat of bed is intolerable |
At night From heat of bed |
From cold Putting feet in cold water |
| Rhus Tox |
Post-operative complications Tearing asunder
pains
Motion always "limbers up" the Rhus patient, and hence he feels better
for a time from a change of position
Ailments from strains, over lifting, getting wet while perspiring
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
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 |
| Aceticum Acidum |
Especially indicated in pale, lean persons, with
lax, flabby muscles Wasting and debility
Useful after stings, bites, etc
Salivation
Fermentation in stomach
Intense burning thirst
Cold drinks distress
Large quantities of pale urine |
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| Aconitum Napellus |
A state of fear, anxiety; anguish of mind and body
Physical and mental restlessness, fright, is the most characteristic
manifestation of Aconite
Does not want to be touched
Sudden and great sinking of strength
Thirst for cold water
Bitter taste of everything except water
Intense thirst
Urine scanty, red, hot, painful
Nightmare; nightly ravings
Anxious dreams
Sleeplessness, with restless and tossing about
Starts up in sleep
Long dreams, with anxiety in chest |
In warm room In evening and night
Lying on affected side
From music
From tobacco-smoke
Dry, cold winds |
In open air |
| Anagallis Arvensis |
Favors expulsion of splinters Urine passes in
several streams; must press before it passes |
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| Bufo Rana |
Injuries to fingers; pain runs in streaks up the
arms Sensation of heart swimming in water
Music is unbearable
Cannot bear sight or brilliant objects |
In warm room On awakening |
From bathing or cold air From putting feet in hot
water |
| Croton Tiglium |
Night urine foaming; dark orange color; turbid on
standing; greasy particles floating on top. Day urine is pale, with white
sediment |
Least food or drink During summer
Touch
Night and morning
Washing |
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| Euphrasia |
Consequence of external injuries Yawning when
walking in open air
Sleepy during day |
In evening Indoors
Warmth
South winds
From light |
In open air From coffee
In dark |
| Glonoinum |
Great lassitude, no inclination to work; extreme
irritability, easily excited by the slightest opposition Tendency to
sudden and violent irregularities of the circulation
Sensation of pulsation throughout body
Abnormal hunger
Cannot go uphill; any exertion brings on rush of blood to heart and
fainting spells |
In sun Exposure to sun-rays, gas, open fire
Jar
Stooping
Having hair cut
Peaches
Stimulants
Lying down
From 6 am to noon
Left side |
Brandy |
| Magnesium Carbonica |
Is frequently indicated in children; whole body
smells sour, and disposed to boils Sensitive to the least start, noise,
touch, etc
Effects of shock, blows
Sensitive to least touch, it causes starting, or cold winds or
weather or from excess of care and worry with constipation and heaviness
Intense neuralgic pains
Sour taste
Desire for fruit, acids, and vegetables
Craving for meat
Whole body feels tired and painful, especially legs and feet
Sleep unrefreshing; more tired on rising than on retiring |
Warmth of bed Change of temperature
Cold wind or weather
Every three weeks
Rest |
Warm air Walking in open air |
| Millefolium |
An invaluable remedy for various types of
hemorrhages; blood bright red Bad effects from fall from a height; over
lifting
Continued high temperature |
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| Natrum Sulphuricum |
Feels every change from dry to wet; cannot
even eat plants growing near water, nor fish. Always feels best in warm,
dry air
Ill-effects of falls and injuries to the head, and mental troubles
arising there from
Thirst for something cold
Great size of the fecal mass |
Music (makes her sad) Lying on left side
Dampness of basement
Damp weather |
Dry weather Pressure
Changing position |
| Physalis |
Languor and muscular weakness Urine acrid, foul,
retained, abundant |
cold camp evening After getting heated |
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| Ruta |
Complaints from straining flexor tendons
especially Overstrain of ocular muscles
All parts of the body are painful, as if bruised
Sprains (after Arnica)
Lameness after sprains.
Feeling of intense lassitude, weakness and despair
Injured "bruised" bones
Constant urging to urinate, feels bladder full |
Lying down From cold, wet weather |
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| Strontium Carbonicum |
Chronic sequelæ of hemorrhages, after
operations with much oozing of blood and coldness and prostration For
shock after surgical operations
Loss of appetite
Aversion to meat
Craves bread and beer
Food tasteless |
Change of weather From being quiet
When beginning to move
Great sensitiveness to cold |
immersing in hot water |
| Sulphuricum Acidum |
Bad effects from mechanical injuries, with bruises
and livid skin Tendency to gangrene following mechanical injuries
Craving for stimulants
Tremor and weakness; everything must be done in a hurry
Averse to smell of coffee. Sour vomiting. Desire for fresh food |
From excess of heat or cold In forenoon and
evening. |
From warmth Lying on affected side. |
| Verbascum |
Constant dribbling of urine |
Change of temperature Talking
Sneezing
From 9 am to 4 pm |
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