Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Aconitum Napellus |
Fear, anxiety; anguish of body and mind
Physical and mental restlessness
Does not want to be touched
Sudden and great sinking of strength
Fears death but believed that he will soon die; predicts the day
Fears the future, a crowd, crossing the street
Tendency to start
Imagination acute, clairvoyance
Music is unbearable; makes her sad
Smell acutely sensitive
Thirst for cold water
Bitter taste of everything except water
Urine scanty, red, hot, painful
Menses too profuse, too protracted and late
Anxious dreams
Cold waves pass through him |
In warm room
In evening and night
Lying on affected side
From music
From tobacco smoke
Dry, cold winds |
In open air |
| Anacardium |
Impaired memory
Depression and irritability
Diminution of senses of smell, sight and hearing
Intermittency of symptoms
Fear of examinations in students
Aversion to work
lacks self confidence and in others; suspicious
Irresistible desire to swear and curse
Empty feeling in stomach; eating temporarily relived all discomfort
Anxiety when walking, as if pursued
Tendency to use violent language
Brain fag
Absent mindedness
Very easily offended
Malicious; bent on wickedness; absence of all moral restraints
Clairaudient, hears voices far away or of the dead
Objects appear too far off
Swallows food and drink hastily
Menses scanty
Leucorrhoea with soreness and itching
Anxious dreams
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Application of hot water |
From eating
When lying on the side
From rubbing |
| Antimonium Crudum |
Excessive irritability and fretfulness
Thickly coated white tongue
Can not bear heat of sun
Tendency to grow fat
Much concerned about his fate
Cross and contradictive; whatever is done fails to give satisfaction
Sulky; does not wish to speak
Peevish; vexed without cause
Angry at every little attention
Sentimental mood
Loss of appetite
Desire for acids, pickles
Thirst in evening and night
Constant belching
Urine turbid and foul
Menses too early and profuse
Leucorrhoea watery, acrid and lumpy
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Heat
Cold bathing
In evening
Acids
Water
Wine
Washing |
In open air
During rest
Moist warmth |
| Arnica |
Limbs and body ache as if beaten; joints as if
sprained
Bed feels too hard
Black and blue spots
Sore, lame, bruised feeling
Aversion to tobacco
Fears touch or approach of anyone
Indifference
Inability to perform continuous active work
Wants to let alone
Longing for vinegar
Distaste for milk and meat
Dark brick red sediment in urine
Dreams of death, mutilated bodies, anxious and terrible
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Least touch
Motion
Rest
Wine
Damp cold |
Lying down
With head low |
| Arsenicum Album |
All pervading debility
Great anguish and restlessness; changes place continually
Great exhaustion after slightest exertion
Irritable weakness
Unquenchable thirst; drinks much but little at a time
Fear, fright and worry
Fears, of death, of being left alone, with cold sweat
Thinks it is useless to take medicine
Suicidal
Despair drives him from place to place
Miserly, malicious, selfish, lacks courage
Sensitive to disorder and confusion
Craves acids, coffee and milk
Urine albuminous
Menses too profuse and too soon
Leucorrhoea acrid, burning, offensive, thin
Dreams full care and fear
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Wet weather
After midnight
Cold.
Cold drinks or foods
Seashore
Right side |
Heat
From head elevated
Warm drinks |
| Asafoetida |
Flatulence
Hysterical and hypochondriacal patients
Extreme sensitiveness
Irritable
Complaints of her troubles |
At night
From touch
left side
During rest
Warm application |
Open air
Motion
Pressure |
| Asarum Europum |
Nervous affections
Loss of energy
Excessive sensitiveness; even from mere imagination
Scratching on silk or linen or paper is unbearable
Cold shivers from any emotion
Tension and contractive sensations
Always feels cold
Desire for alcoholic drinks
Menses too early, long lasting, black
Tenacious, yellow leucorrhoea |
Cold dry weather
Penetrating sounds |
From washing
Damp, wet weather |
| Asterias Rubens |
Flabby patient with red face
Excitement in both sexes
Can not bear contradiction
Gait unsteady
Stools like olives
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Coffee
Night
Cold damp weather
Left side |
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| Aurum Metallicum |
Hopeless, despondent and great desire to commit
suicide
Nightly bone pains
Palpitations and congestions
High blood pressure
Feeling of self condemnation and utter worthlessness
Disgust of life
Great fear of death
Peevish and vehement at least contradiction
Constant rapid questioning without waiting for reply
Can not do things fast enough
Oversensitive to noise, excitement and confusion
Horrible odor from nose and mouth
Urine turbid, like buttermilk, with thick sediment
Stools constipated, hard and knotty
Sobs aloud in dreams; frightful dreams
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In cold weather
When getting cold
From sunset to sunrise |
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| Belladonna |
Hot red skin, flushed face, flaring eyes, throbbing
carotids
Excited mental state, hyperęsthesia of all senses
Restless sleep
Pains come and go suddenly
Heat, redness, throbbing and burning
Great remedy for children
No thirst, anxiety or fear
Violence of attack and suddenness of onset
Furious, rages, bites, strikes
Desire to escape
Disinclined to talk
Aversion to milk and meat
Menses bright red, too early, too profuse, very offensive and hot
Screams out in sleep
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Touch
Jar
Noise
Draught
After noon
Lying down |
Semi erect |
| Bryonia |
Exceedingly irritable; everything puts him out of
humor
Wants to go home; talks of business
Dry mucus membranes, lips, mouth
Excessive thirst; thirst for large draughts
Stools large, dry, hard
Esp indicated for robust, firm fibred and dark complexioned
Complaints develop slowly
Urine red, brown, like beer; scanty, hot
Menses too early, too profuse
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Right side
Open air
Warm weather after cold days
Warmth
Any motion
Morning
Eating
Hot weather
Exertion and touch |
Lying on painful side
Pressure
Cold things |
| Cantharis |
Irritation
Anxious restlessness ending in rage
Constantly attempts to do something, but accomplished nothing
Paroxysms of rage, crying and barking
Fiery, sparkling, staring look
Over sensitiveness of all parts
Intolerable, constant urging to urinate
Unquenchable thirst
Strong sexual desire
Menses too early, too profuse
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Touch
Approach
Drinking coffee or cold water
Urinating |
Rubbing |
| Capsicum |
Esp indicated for persons of lax fiber, weak;
diminished vital heat; fat, indolent.
Opposed to physical exertion
Averse to go outside of their routine
Get homesick easily
General uncleanliness of body
General chilliness
Fear of slightest draught
Excessive peevishness
Wants to left alone
Peppery disposition
Intense craving for stimulants
Much thirst but drinking causes shuddering
|
Open air
Uncovering
Draughts |
While eating
Heat |
| Chamomilla |
Sensitive, irritable, thirsty, hot and numb
Unendurable pains
Night sweats
Whining restlessness
Wants many things, which he refuses later
Desires to be carried
Impatient, intolerant of being spoken to or interrupted
Always complaining
Spiteful, snappish
Aversion to warm drinks
Yellow acrid, leucorrhoea
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Heat
Anger
Open air
Wind
Night |
Being carried
Warm, wet weather |
| Cina |
Esp indicated for big, fat, rosy children
Irritability of temper
Variable appetite
Grinding of teeth
Hungry, cross, ugly and wants to be rocked; dose not want to be
touched, crossed or carried
Desires many things but rejects everything offered
Craving for sweets
White mucus, like small pieces of popped corn or worms in stools
Urine turbid, white; turns milky on standing
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Looking fixedly at an object
At night
In sun
In summer |
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| China |
Nervous erethism
Periodicity
Sensitive to draughts
Apathetic, indifferent, disobedient, taciturn, despondent
Disposition to hurt other people's feelings
Ideas crowd in mind, preventing sleep
Milk disagrees
Menses too early, dark clots
Averse to exercise; sensitive to touch
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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 |
| Cocculus |
Esp indicated for light haired females, unmarried
and childless women, sensitive and romantic girls
Sensation of hollowness or emptiness, as if parts had gone to sleep
Capricious
Can not bear contradiction
Time passes too quickly
Inclination to sing irresistibly
Slow of comprehension
Profound sadness
Very anxious about the health of others
Aversion to tobacco
Desire for cold drinks, esp beer
Smell of food disgusts
Menses too early, clotted
So weak during menses that, can hardly stand
Purulent, gushing leucorrhoea between menses
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Eating
Loss of sleep
Open air
Smoking
Riding
Swimming
Touch
Noise
Jar
Afternoon
During menses
Emotional disturbances |
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| Colchicum |
Great prostration
Internal coldness
Tendency to collapse
Dreams of mice
Thirst for effervescent, alcoholic beverages
Smell of food causes nausea, esp fish
Urine dark, scanty
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Sundown to sunrise
Motion
Loss of sleep
Smell of food in evening
Mental exertion |
Stooping |
| Collinsonia Canadensis |
Sense of weight and constriction
Yellow coated tongue
Depressed arterial tension
Great atony of muscular fiber |
Slightest mental emotion or excitement
Cold
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Heat |
| Conium |
General feeling as if bruised by blows
Great debility in the morning in bed
Weakness of body and mind, trembling and palpitation
Excitement causes mental depression
Depressed, timid, averse to society, and afraid of being alone
On inclination for business or study; takes no interest in anything
Memory weak; unable to sustain any mental effort
Tremulous weakness after every stool
Menses delayed and scanty
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Lying down
Turning or twisting in bed
Celibacy
Before and during menses
Taking cold
Bodily or mental exertion |
While fasting
In the dark
Letting limbs hang down
Motion
Pressure |
| Ferrum Metallicum |
Best indicated in young weakly persons, anaemic and
chlorotic, with pseudo plethora
Flush easily
Cold extremities
Oversensitive
Weakness from mere speaking or walking though looking strong
Pallor of skin, mucus membrane, face, alternating with flushes
Muscles flabby and relaxed
Irritable
Slight noise unbearable
Excited from slightest opposition
Sanguine temperament
Loathing of sour things
Intolerance of eggs
Menses remit a day or two, and then return; too early, profuse, last
long, pale and watery
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Active effort
While sweating
While sitting still
Cold washing
Overheating
Midnight |
Walking slowly about
After rising |
| Muriaticum Acidum |
Patient becomes so weak that she slides down the
bed
Involuntary stools while passing urine
Irritable and peevish; fretful
Loud moaning
Great restlessness
Sad, taciturn; suffers in silence
Can not bear sight or thought of meat
Menses appear too soon
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Damp weather
Before midnight
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Lying on left side |
| Natrum Mur |
Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning
in bed
Coldness
Emaciation most notable in neck
Great liability to take cold
Dry mucus membranes
Constrictive sensation throughout the body
Great weakness and weariness
Oversensitive to all sorts of influences
Depressed
Consolation aggravates
Irritable; gets into a passion about trifles
Awkward, hasty
Wants to be alone to cry
Loss of taste and smell
Unquenchable thirst
Sweats while eating
Craving for salt
Aversion to bread, to anything slimy, like oysters, fats
Has to wait long time to pass urine in presence of others
Menses irregular, usually profuse
Leucorrhoea acrid, watery
Dreams of robbers
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Noise
Music
Warm room
Lying down
About 10 am
Seashore
Mental exertion
Consolation
Heat
Talking |
Open air
cold bathing
Going without regular meals
Lying on right side
Pressure against back
Tight clothing |
| Nitricum Acidum |
Best indicated in dark complexioned patients and
past middle life
Pains appear and disappear quickly
All discharges are very offensive
Takes cold easily
Disposed to diarrhoea
Irritable, hateful, vindictive, headstrong
Hopeless despair
Sensitive to noise, pain, touch, jar
Fear of death
Longing for indigestible things- chalk, earth, etc
Loves fat and salt
Urine scanty, dark, offensive; smells like horse's urine; cold on
passing
Menses early, profuse, like muddy water
Leucorrhoea brown, flesh colored, offensive
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Evening and night
Cold climate
Hot weather |
While riding in a carriage |
| Nux Vomica |
Best indicated in rather thin, spare, quick,
active, nervous and irritable patients
Seeks stimulants
Takes rich and stimulating food
Zealous fiery temperament
Easily chilled; avoids open air
Very irritable; sensitive to all impressions
Ugly, malicious
Can not bear noises, odors, light etc
Does not want to be touched
Time passes too slowly
Disposed to reproach others
Sullen, fault finding
Loves fats and tolerates them well
Frequent ineffectual urging for stool and urination
Menses too early, lasts too long; always irregular
Can not sleep after 3 am until towards morning; awakes feeling wretched
Dreams full of bustle and hurry
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Morning
Mental exertion
After eating
Touch
Narcotics
Spices
Stimulants
Dry, cold weather
Cold |
From a nap, if allowed to finish
Evening
While at rest
Damp, wet weather
Strong pressure |
| Palladium |
Averse to exercise; motor weakness
Weeping mood
Love of approbation
Pride; easily offended
Inclined to use violent language
Keeps up brightly when in company, much exhausted afterwards
Glairy leucorrhoea
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| Petroleum |
Loses his way in streets
Feels that death is near, and must hurry to settle affairs
Irritable, easily offended, vexed at everything
Low spirited with dimness of sight
Strong aversion to fat food, meat
Must rise at night and eat
Odor of garlic
Leucorrhoea profuse, albuminous
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Winter
Riding in cars, carriages or ships
Eating cabbage
Dampness
Before and during a thunderstorm
Passive motion
Mental states |
Warm air
Lying with head high
Dry weather |
| Phosphorus |
Best indicated in tall, slender persons, narrow
chested, with thin transparent skin
Great nervous debility
Emaciation
Amative tendencies
Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors,
touch, electrical changes, thunderstorms
Suddenness of symptoms
Great lowness of spirits
Easily vexed
Fearfulness; as if something were creeping out of every corner
Clairvoyance
Great tendency to start
Dread of death when alone
Excitable; produces heat all over
Restless, fidgety
Thirst for very cold water
Stools long, narrow, hard, like dog's
Urine turbid, brown, with red sediment
Menses too early, scanty, but lasts too long
Leucorrhoea profuse, smarting, corrosive
Lascivious dreams; of fire, haemorrhages
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Touch
Physical or mental exertion
Twilight
Warm food or drink
Change of weather
On getting wet in hot weather
Evening
Lying on left or painful side
During a thunderstorm
Ascending stairs |
In dark
Lying on right side
Cold food
Cold
Open air
Washing with cold water
Sleep |
| Platinum |
Localized numbness and coldness
Pains increase and decrease gradually
Tremulousness
Irresistible impulse to kill
Self exaltation; contempt for others
Arrogant, proud
Weary of everything
Objects look smaller than they are
Sticky stools
Menses too early, too profuse, dark-clotted
Sleeps with legs apart
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Sitting
Standing
Evening |
Walking |
| Pulsatilla |
Best indicated in feamles of mild, gentle, yielding
disposition
Sad, crying readily; weeps when talking
Changeable, contradictory
Seeks open air; always better there, even though he is chilly
Discharges are thick, bland and yellowish green
Symptoms ever changing
Thirstless
Peevish
Chilly
Great sensitiveness
Wants the head high; feels uncomfortable with only one pillow
Lies with hands above head
Timid, irresolute
Fear in the evening to be alone, dark, ghosts
Likes sympathy
Easily discouraged
Given to extremes of pleasure and pain
Highly emotional; mentally an April day
Desire for tonics
Averse to butter, fat food, warm food and drink
Two or three normal stools daily; no two stools alike
Menses too late, scanty, thick, dark, clotted, changeable, intermittent
Leucorrhoea acrid, burning, creamy
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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 |
| Sarsaparilla |
Despondent
Sensitive, easily offended, ill humored
Taciturn
Salivation
No thirst
Urine scanty, slimy, flaky, sandy, bloody
Menses late and scanty |
Dampness at night
After urinating
When yawning
In spring
Before menses |
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| Sepia |
Weakness, yellow complexion, bearing down
sensations
Upward tendency of symptoms
Easy fainting
Ball sensation in inner parts
Best indicated for brunettes
Feels cold even in a warm room
Indifferent to those loved best
Averse to occupation, family
Irritable, easily offended
Dreads to be alone
Very sad
Weeps when telling symptoms
Miserly
Anxious towards evening; indolent
Everything tastes too salty
Longing for vinegar, acids and pickles
Loathes fat
Red, adhesive sand in urine
Leucorrhoea yellow, greenish
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After milk, esp boiled
Forenoons
Evenings
Washing
Laundry work
Dampness
Left side
After sweat
Cold air
Before thunderstorm |
By exercise
Pressure
Warmth of bed
Hot applications
Drawing up limbs
Cold bathing
Sleep |
| Silicea |
Cold, chilly patients; hug the fire; want plenty of
warm clothing; hate drafts
Hands and feet cold
Lack of vital heat
Prostration of body and mind
Great sensitiveness to taking cold
Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants
Want of grit, moral or physical
Yielding, faint hearted, anxious
Nervous and excitable
Sensitive to all impressions
Sensation of hair on tongue
disgust for meat and warm food
Milky, acrid leucorrhoea, during urination
Anxious dreams
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Winter
New moon
Morning
Washing
During menses
Uncovering
Lying down
Damp
Lying on left side
Cold |
Warmth
Wrapping up head
Summer
Wet or humid weather |
| Staphysigaria |
Very sensitive as to what others say abut her
Impetuous
Violent outbursts of passion
Hypochondriacal
Sad
Dwells on sexual matters; prefers solitude
Peevish
Desire for stimulants, tobacco
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Anger
Indignation
Grief
Mortification
Loss of fluids
Onanism
Sexual excesses
Tobacco
Least touch on affected parts |
After breakfast
Warmth
Rest at night |
| Thuja |
Rapid exhaustion and emaciation
Left side complaints
Chilly
Emotional sensitiveness
Music causes weeping and trembling
Dislike for fresh meat, potatoes
Can not eat onions
Menses scanty, retarded
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Moonlight
Fat food
Night
From heat of bed
At 3 am and 3 pm
Damp, cold air
After breakfast
Coffee
Vaccination |
Left side
While drawing up a limb |
| Thyroidinum |
Emaciation
Muscular weakness
Sweating
Tingling sensations
Arrested development in children
Best indicated in pale patients
Marked sensitivity to cold.
Cold hands and feet
Low blood pressure
Irritable; worse least opposition; goes into rage over trifles
Palpitation from least exertion
Desire for sweets
Thirst for cold water
Urine smells of violets; increased uric acid
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