Arnica suits Nervous women, sanguine plethoric
persons, lively expression and very red face.
For the bad effects resulting from mechanical injuries;
even if received years ago.
Especially adapted to those who remain long impressed by even slight
mechanical injuries.
Sore, lame, bruised feeling all through the body, as if beaten;
traumatic affections of muscles.
Mechanical injuries, especially with stupor from concussion; involuntary
faeces and urine;
After injuries with blunt instruments ( Symph. ).
Compound fractures and their profuse suppuration ( Calend. ).
Concussions and contusions, results of shock or injury; with laceration
of soft parts; prevents suppuration and septic conditions and promotes
absorption.
Nervous, cannot bear pain; whole body over-sensitive ( Cham. ,
Coff. , Ign. ).
Everything on which he lies seems too hard; complains constantly
of it and keeps moving from place to place in search of a soft spot
(the parts rested upon feel sore and bruised, Bap. , Pyr. ; must
move continually to obtain relief from pain, Rhus ).
Heat of upper body; coldness of lower.
The face or head and face alone is hot, the body cool.
Unconsciousness; when spoken to answers correctly but unconsciousness
and delirium at once return (falls asleep in the midst of a sentence,
Bap. ).
Says there is nothing the matter with him.
Meningitis after mechanical or traumatic injuries; from falls,
concussions of brain, etc. When suspecting exudation of blood, to
facilitate absorption
Hydrocephalus; deathly coldness in forearm of children (in diarrhoea,
Brom. ).
Apoplexy; loss of consciousness, involuntary evacuation from bowels
and bladder; in acute attack, controls haemorrhage and aids absorption;
should be repeated and allowed to act for days or weeks unless symptoms
call for another remedy.
Conjunctival or retinal haemorrhage, with extravasation, form injuries
or cough ( Led. , Nux. ).
Gout and rheumatism, with great fear of being touched or struck
by persons coming near him.
Cannot walk erect on account of a bruised sort of feeling in the
pelvic region.
Tendency to small, painful boils, one after another, extremely
sore (small boils in crops, Sulph. ).
Paralysis (left-sided); pulse full strong; stertor, sighing, muttering.
Belching; eructations; foul, putrid, like rotten eggs.
Dysentery; with ischuria, fruitless urging; long interval between
the stools.
Constipation: rectum loaded, faeces will not come away; ribbon
like stools from enlarged prostrate or retroverted uterus.
Soreness of parts after labor; prevents post-partum haemorrhage
and puerperal complications.
Retention or incontinence of urine after labor ( Op. ).
Relation. - Complementary: to, Acon. , Hyper. , Rhus.
Similar: to, for soreness as if bruised, Bap. , China , Phyt. ,
Pyr. , Rhus , Ruta , Staph.
Arnica follows well: after, Acon. , Apis. , Ham. , Ipec. , Ver.
, is followed by Sul. ac.
In ailments from spirituous liquors or from charcoal vapors, Arnica
is often indicated ( Am. c. , Bov. ).
In spinal concussion, compare, Hyper.
Aggravation. - At rest; when lying down; from wine.
Amelioration. - From contact; motion ( Rhus, Ruta ).
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