Fat, light-haired persons who suffer from catarrhal, syphilitic
or psoric affections.
Fat, chubby, short-necked children disposed to croup and croupy
affections.
Affections of the mucous membranes - eyes, nose, mouth, throat,
bronchi, gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary tracts - discharge
of a tough, stringy mucus which adheres to the parts and can be
drawn into long strings (compare Hyd. , Lys. ).
Complaints occurring in hot weather.
Liability to take cold in open air.
Rheumatism alternating with gastric symptoms, one appearing in
the fall and the other in the spring; rheumatism and dysentery alternate
( Abrot. ).
Pains: in small spots, can be covered with point of finger ( Ign.
); shift rapidly from one part to another ( Kali s. , Lac c. , Puls.
); appear and disappear suddenly ( Bell. , Ign. , Mag. p. ).
Neuralgia every day at same hour ([Chin. s.]).
Gastric complaints: bad effects of beer; loss of appetite; weight
in pit of stomach; flatulence; < soon after eating; vomiting
of ropy mucus and blood; round ulcer of stomach ([Gym.]).
Nose: pressive pain in root of nose (in forehead and root of nose,
[Stict.]); discharge of plugs, "clinkers;" tough, ropy,
green fluid mucus; in clear masses, and has violent pain from occiput
to forehead if discharge eases.
Ulceration of septum, with bloody discharge or large flakes of
hard mucus ( Alum. , Sep. , Teuc. ).
Diphtheria: pseudo-membranous deposit, firm, pearly, fibrinous,
prone to extend downwards to larynx and trachea ( Lac c. - reverse
of, Brom. ).
Oedematous, bladder-like appearance of uvula; much swelling, but
little redness ( Rhus ).
Cough: violent, rattling, with gagging from viscid mucus in the
throat; < when undressing ( Hep. ).
Croup: hoarse, metallic, with expectoration of tough mucus or fibro-elastic
casts in morning on awakening; with dyspnoea, > by lying down
(worse when lying down, [Aral.], Lach. ).
Deep-eating ulcers in fauces; often syphilitic.
Headache: blurred vision or blindness precedes the attack ( Gels.
, Lac d. ); must lie down; aversion to light and noise; sight returns
as headache increases ([Iris], Nat. , Lac d. ).
Prolapsus uteri, seemingly in hot weather.
Sexual desire absent in fleshy people.
Relations. - Compare: Brom. , Hep. Iod. in croupy affections.
After: Canth. or Carb. ac. has removed the scrapings, in dysentery.
After: Iod. in croup, when hoarse cough, with touch membrane, general
weakness and coldness are present; Cal. in acute or chronic nasal
catarrh.
Ant. t. follows well in catarrhal affections and skin diseases.
Aggravation. - Heat of summer; hot weather.
Amelioration. - Skin symptoms are better in cold weather (reverse
of, Alum. and Pet. ).
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