Dread of downward motion in nearly all complaints.
Great anxiety from downward motion; when laying the child down
on a couch or in the crib, cries and clings to the nurse; when rocking,
dancing, swinging; going down stairs or rapidly down hill; horseback
riding (compare Sanic. ).
Children awake suddenly, screaming and grasping sides of cradle,
without apparent cause ( Apis , Cina , Stram. ).
Excessively nervous, easily frightened by the slightest noise or
an unusual sharp sound, a cough, sneeze, a cry, lighting a match,
etc. ( Asar. , Calad. ).
Hair becomes frowsy and tangled; splits, sticks together at eh
tips; if these bunches are cut off, they form again, cannot be combined
( Fluor. ac. , Lyc. , Psor. , Tub. ).
Eyelashes: loaded with dry, gummy exudation; agglutinated in morning;
turn inward and inflame the eye, especially at outer canthus; tendency
to "wild hairs."
Nostrils crusty, inflamed; tip of nose shining red; red noses of
young women.
Stoppage of right nostril, or first right then left with constant
blowing of nose ( Am. c. , Lac c. , Mag. m. ).
Aphthae: in the mouth, on the tongue, inside of the cheek; easily
bleeding when eating or touched; prevents child from nursing; with
hot mouth, dryness and thirst ( Ars. ); cracked and bleeding tongue
( Arum. ); salivation, especially during dentition.
Aphthous sore mouth; is worse from touch; eating salty or sour
food; of old people, often from plate of teeth ([Alumen]).
Child has frequent urination and screams before urine passes (
Lyc. , Sanic. , Sars. ).
Leucorrhoea: profuse, albuminous, starchy, with sensation as if
warm water were flowing down; for two weeks between the catamenia
(compare, Bov. , Con. ).
Skin: unhealthy, slight injuries suppurate ( Calend. , Hep. , Mer.
, Sil. ).
Relation. - Borax follows: Calc. , Psor. , Sanic. , Sulph.
Is followed: by, Ars. , Bry. , Lyc. , Phos. , Sil.
Incompatible: should not be used before or after, Acetic acid ,
vinegar, wine.
Aggravation. - Downward motion; from sudden, slight noises; smoking,
which may bring on diarrhoea; damp, cold weather; before urinating.
Amelioration. - Pressure; holding painful side with hand.
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