| Forty Remedies.
The following remedies are those we will analyze:
Aconite Arnica Arsenicum Apis Antimonium tart. Belladonna Bryonia
Calcarea carb. Carbo veg. Causticum China Chamomilla Colocynth Digitalis
Drosera Dulcamara Gelsemium Graphites Hepar Hyoscyamus Ignatia Ipecac
Lachesis Lycopodium Mercurius Natrum mur. Nitric ac. Nux vom. Phosphoric
ac. Phosphorus Podophyllum Pulsatilla Rhus tox. Sepia Silicea Staphisagria
Sulphur Thuja Veratrum alb. Zincum.
In order that we may analyze these remedies I have taken twenty-two
rubrics which cover generals as to:
(1) Heat and cold;
(2) mental states as related to (a) restlessness, (b) fear, ©
crossness and irritability, and (d) tearfulness; the modalities
as to
(3) motion, and
(4) position when lying;
(5) the time of aggravation as to (a) afternoon, (b) after midnight,
and (c) after sleep; aggravation and amelioration from
(6) pressure; generals and particulars as related to
(7) thirst; aggravation from
(8) eating and
(9) drinking;
(10) the character of the pain as found under (a) burning,
(b) cutting, (c) sore, (d) throbbing, (e) cramping, and (f) bursting.
Cold and Aggravation from Cold.
This is covered by the following twenty-six of our forty remedies,
either in the first or second degree:
Acon.; ARS.; Bell.; Bry.; CALC. C.; CHINA; Carbo veg.; CAUST.; Coloc.;
DULC.; GRAPH.; HEP.; Ipec.; Ign.; Lach.; Lyc.; Merc.; NUX V.; Nat.
mur.;
Nit. ac.; PHOS.; PHOS. AC.; RHUS; SEP.; Sulph.; SIL.
In using this rubric we must distinguish between coldness which
is a
lack of vital heat, and an aggravation from cold in various forms,
or
amelioration from heat. These are two distinct phases. A patient
who
craves warmth and cannot keep warm is cold, but the particular symptoms
may be aggravated from warmth and ameliorated from cold. An example
is
seen in Phosphorus, which is a very cold patient, but his stomach
symptoms are better from cold drinks. When he is sick he craves
cold
drinks, which, however, are vomited as soon as they become warm
in the stomach. His head symptoms are also better from cold.
Looking to the particular circumstances under which each of the
remedies are affected by cold, your leaders will be:
Arsenicum, when patient is cold and has general aggravation from
cold, except the headache, which is relieved by cold.
Calcarea carb, has chilliness with aversion to open air and sensitiveness
to cold, damp air, with aggravation of pains from slightest draft.
China, where there is chilliness with coldness of internal parts.
Causticum, where there is coldness that warmth does not relieve.
The cough, diarrhoea, and rheumatism are worse from cold; paralysis
from cold.
Dulcamara, complaints brought on by cold, damp weather and living
in damp places; coryza, cough and neuralgia are worse from cold.
Graphites, predominantly chilly; the coryza bone pains and stomach
are worse from warmth.
Hepar is another chilly patient; extremely sensitive to slight draft,
is worse from cold wind and cold drinks; aggravation from getting
a part cold.
Lycopodium, while a warm remedy, stands high in its particulars,
being aggravated by cold, as its stomach, cough, throat and headache.
Nitric acid, where there is icy coldness and aggravation from least
exposure; soles of feet cold. The coryza and chilblains worse, but
cough is better from cold.
Nux vomica has general chilliness over whole body; sensitive to
open air; aversion to uncovering. Cough and headache made worse.
Phosphorus is very cold, with coldness locally in the cerebellum,
stomach, hands and feet; neuralgia, rheumatism, cough and diarrhoea
are worse from cold, while the stomach and head symptoms are relieved
by cold.
Phosphoric acid, where there is sensitiveness to drafts; abdomen
and one side of face cold.
Rhus tox, where there is internal chilliness; aggravation from cold,
wet, open air, drafts, cold drinks and cold east wind.
Silica, where there is general chilliness, always cold; cold weather,
cold water and cold in general aggravate.
If the above do not cover your case, examine the following:
Aconite, is worse from cold, dry winds, complaints from riding in;
makes the coryza, conjuntivitis, toothache, croup, cough and rheumatism
worse.
Belladonna, where there is aggravation by going from warm to cold;
aggravation from drafts and cold wind.
Bryonia, where there is chilliness; complaints from cold drinks
in hot weather.
Carbo veg., where there is susceptibility to cold, Cold nose, knees,
etc.
Colocynth, where there is coldness of whole body; aggravation from
cold weather; stomach, coryza, gastritis and rheumatism are worse
from cold; tearing, stinging pain in face from taking cold.
Ipecac has oversensitiveness to both heat and cold; colic from cold
drinks; aggravation in winter.
Ignatia has chill predominating; cold winds and air alike aggravate;
washing hands in cold water aggravates pains; nose, feet, and legs
up to knees are cold.
Lachesis has a coldness over the whole body; limbs and upper lip
cold; throat worse from drafts.
Mercurius, cannot bear cold; extremely sensitive. Coldness in ears,
testicles and lower limbs.
Natrum Mur., icy coldness about the heart; coldness of feet, joints,
back and stomach.
Sepia has coldness over whole body; sensitive to cold, damp air;
the cough, eruptions, toothache and rheumatism are worse from cold.
Sulphur is worse from cold, windy weather; in damp, cold weather;
the throat and the diarrhoea are worse from cold.
Warmth and Aggravation from Warmth.
Are covered by the following eighteen remedies:
APIS, Ant. t., Bry., Dulc., Dros., Graph., Ipec., Lach., Lyc., Mer.,
Nat. mur., Phos., PULS., Secale, Sulph., Sepia, Verat. and Zinc.
Your leaders will be:
Apis, where there is general condition of warmth and aggravation
from warm room. The chill and headache are worse from warmth.
Pulsatilla is too warm, with great internal heat; aggravation from
warm room and warm food; from heat of stove, with general aggravation
of all complaints from heat.
Secale, cannot bear heat, will throw off all covering; aversion
to
heat; internal pains much aggravated by heat. Warm drinks aggravate
the coldness of stomach.
Others:
Antimonnium tart., the head is worse from warmth; cough is worse
from warm drinks; aggravation from getting warm in bed; drowsy from
warmth.
Bryonia, head, face and chills are worse. Cough worse from warm
air and room.
Drosera, while always chilly, has < of cough; ulcers, and pain
in long bones from warmth.
Dulcamara, the cough, nettle rash and sneezing worse from warmth.
Graphites, is worse from dry heat in the evening and night; itching
is worse from heat of stove; toothache is worse from warmth.
Ipecac, the heat aggravates the chill; worse from warm, moist, south
winds.
Lachesis, worse in warm spring weather (e. g., diarrhoea) and from
warmth of bed; diarrhoea aggravated.
Lycopodium has desire for open air; warmth < eruptions; warm
room < cough and headache. Aversion to warm food (warm drinks
> pain in throat); longs for cold food although it < diarrhoea
and cough.
Mercurius, the external pains worse from warmth of bed; extremely
sensitive to heat; headache, mumps, toothache, rheumatic pains and
itching are worse.
Natrum mur., is worse from heat of sun and in summer; cough and
headache worse; toothache aggravated from warm food.
Phosphorus, while cold, cannot tolerate heat near back; warm water
causes toothache; warm food causes diarrhoea; warm drinks < cough;
stomach is worse from heat; hands, face and arms become red from
heat, and itching is worse.
Sepia, general aggravation in warm room, warm climate, from covering;
conjunctivitis and headache worse; breathing oppressed from warmth.
Sulphur. Too warm. Throws off covers; < warm room, warmth of
bed and heat of sun; headache, burning of feet and itching especially
<.
Veratrum has cough worse in warm room; neuralgia worse from warmth
of bed; diarrhoea worse in warm weather.
Zincum, complaints from becoming heated and getting cold; rheumatism
from overheating; warm room aggravates headache.
Restlessness.
The following thirty-two remedies have restlessness, either mental
or physical:
ACON., Ant. t., Apis, ARS., BELL., CALC. C., Carbo v., Caust., Cham.,
China, COLOC., Dulc., DIG., HYOS., Ipec., Ign., Lach., LYC., MERC.,
Nux v., Nat. mur., Nit. ac., Phos. ac., PULS., Rhus, SECALE, SEP.,
SIL. STAPH., SULPH., Thuj., VERAT. A.
Your leaders will be:
Aconite changes position constantly; impatient and anxious at
night; must walk or move about, although it does not relieve pain.
Does everything in great haste.
Arsenicum, mental and physical restlessness; goes from one bed to
another.
Belladonna, during colic; with cardiac trouble; striking, biting;
wants to fly away from pain.
Calcarea carb., mental anxiety and restlessness; child cross, fretful
and restless.
Digitalis, where restlessness is associated with great nervous weakness.
Hyoscyamus, turns from one place to another.
Lycopodium, restless from oversensitiveness to pain; during colic.
Mercurius, mental; desire to flee, with anxiety; everything is done
hastily; must constantly change places; uneasiness; restless 8 P.
M. until morning.
Pulsatilla, mental restlessness and changeability forces him to
get up at night; cannot rest, although motion aggravates.
Rhus tox., cannot remain quiet although it hurts to move; mental
restlessness.
Secale, spasmodic twitchings with irregular movements of whole body;
arms in constant motion; head jerks about from side to side.
Sepia, throbbing in all the limbs will not permit of quiet.
Silica, fidgety; starts at least noise; internal restlessness and
excitement; body restless when sitting long.
Staphisagria, restlessness with lack of inclination to move; hurts
to move.
Sulphur, uneasiness and excitation of nervous system; constantly
moving feet.
Zincum, feet fidgety; must move them constantly.
The following have restlessness in the second degree:
Apis, is very busy; does nothing right; changes kind of work frequently;
uneasiness, mental and physical.
Antimonium tart., anxiety; tossing about; throws arms.
Carbo veg., restless at night, or 4 to 6 P. M.; mental restlessness.
Causticum, restlessness of body, worse evening; wants to run away;
obliged to walk about.
Chamomilla, child quiet only when carried; kicks when carried; whining
restlessness; tosses about in bed; great restlessness with anxiety
and impatience; jerking and twitching in sleep.
China, compelled to jump out of bed.
Colocynth, restlessness with diarrhoea; weak but has to move; finds
rest in no position; headache compels him to walk.
Dulcamara, great restlessness; impatience; general uneasiness.
Ignatia, trembling of hands when writing; change of position often
relieves pains; jerkings and twitchings in various parts of muscles.
Ipecac, is restless in fevers.
Lachesis, must change position frequently, with pain in back and
limbs.
Natrum mur., restless with chill; must move limbs constantly; hastiness.
Nitric acid. Restlessness of limbs in evening; twitchings in upper
part of body.
Nux vom., great reflex excitability; convulsive twitchings of single
muscles; body tossed to right side and back again; legs drawn up
to body with sudden jerk, then forcibly thrust out again.
Phosphoric acid, walking relieves oppression of chest, pain in loins,
hip joints, thighs, and pain in the bones.
Thuja, tossing about at night from anxiety; mental restlessness.
Veratrum alb., must walk about; mental restlessness; constant twitches
and silly motions; cannot dress herself.
Irritability.
The following thirty-four remedies are cross and irritable.
ACON., APIS, Ant. t., Arn., Ars., BELL., BRY., CALC., CARBO VEG.,
CAUST., CHAM., China, Coloc., Dig., Dulc., Gels., HEP., Lach., LYC.,
Merc., NAT. MUR., NIT. AC., NUX V., PHOS., PHOS. AC., PULS., RHUS.,
SULPH., SEP., SIL., Staph., Thuja, Verat. alb., ZINC.
Your leaders will be:
Aconite, pains intolerable, drive him crazy; ailments from anger.
Apis, is hard to please; irritable; ailments from rage and vexation.
Arsenicum, peevish, waspish and quarrelsome.
Belladonna, quarrelsome; violent rage; bites and strikes and screams;
Bryonia, weeping; angry; peevish; wants to be alone.
Calcarea carb., is cross during day; obstinate; vindictive; easily
angered.
Carbo veg., is excitable and peevish; strikes, kicks and bites in
rage.
Causticum, is peevish, fretful, quarrelsome, disturbed and ill-humored.
Chamomilla, is always out of humor; peevish; quarrelsome; angry;
Hepar, gets angry at least trifle; obstinate; cross; extreme violence;
threatens murder and arson; passionate fretfulness.
Lycopodium, is peevish and cross of awaking; cannot endure least
opposition; obstinate; defiant, arbitrary; morose, worse before
menses.
Natrum mur., ill-humor in the morning; great irritability; cross
when spoken to; gets into passion about trifles; bad effects from
anger or reserved displeasure.
Nitric acid, is headstrong; trembles while quarreling; fits of rage
with cursing; vexed at trifles; sad and obstinate.
Nux vom., is sullen; quarrelsome; oversensitive; scolding; ill-humor;
gets so mad he cries; stomach complaints after anger; frightened
easily.
Phosphorus, is excitable and easily angered; irritability of mind
and body; prostrated from least unpleasant impression.
Phosphoric acid has a condition of silent peevishness and aversion
to conversation.
Pulsatilla, is out sorts with everything; fretful, easily enraged;
taciturn.
Rhus tox., impatient; vexed at every trifle; depressed and ill-humored.
Sepia, vexed and disposed to scold; fretful about business; irritability
alternating with indifference; nervous irritability.
Silicea, headstrong; obstinate and violent.
Sulphur, is obstinate; destructive and easily excited.
Thuja is easily angered about trifles; obstinate and quarrelsome.
Zincum is cross towards evening; irritable; peevish; terrified;
fretful; cries when vexed.
The following remedies will be less often in use:
Antimonium tart. is worse after anger; weeps and cries in anger.
Arnica is oversensitive; ailments from anger.
China, taciturn; ill-humor increased by petting and caressing; stubborn
and disobedient.
Colocynth, throws things in anger; diarrhoea, vomiting and suppressed
menses from anger.
Digitalis, is gloomy and disturbed.
Dulcamara, is easily angered and quarrelsome.
Gelsemium, is gloomy and wants to be left alone.
Lachesis, has a sensitive and jealous disposition.
Mercurius, has desire to kill person contradicting her. Taciturn.
Staphisagria, has ailments from vexation or reserved displeasure;
child cries for things, which, when it gets, throws away.
Veratrum alb., curses and howls all night; attacks of rage with
swearing.
Fear.
ACON., Arn., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc., Carbo veg., Caust., DIG.,
Gels., GRAPH., Hep., Hyos., Ign., LYC., Merc., Nat. mur., Nux v.,
PHOS., Puls., Sulph., Verat. alb.
Among these twenty-two remedies, you will find your leaders to
be:
Aconite, has ailments from fright; afraid of crowds; ghosts; death;
dark; of falling; to cross a street.
Belladonna, has fear, worse in day time; of ghosts; of water; hides
from fear.
Digitalis, is constantly tortured by fear of death; fear of future.
Graphites, is apprehensive; full of fear in the morning.
Ignatia, has a dread of every trifle; terror; fear of thieves.
Lycopodium, is timid; apprehensive; easily frightened even by slight
noises.
Phosphorus, has a fear and dread of death; fear during thunder storms;
of faces, as if horrible faces were looking out of every corner.
The following remedies may also be found useful:
Arnica, has fear of being struck or even touched; of death.
Arsenicum, has great fear, anxiety with restlessness and prostration.
Fear and dread of death; of being left alone.
Bryonia, apprehensive; dread of future; anxiety about and fear of
death.
Calcarea carb., fears imaginary things that will happen to her;
anxiety about recovery; that she will become insane. Fear of death;
of consumption; of being alone (evenings).
Carbo veg., is easily frightened and has nightly fear of ghosts.
Causticum is timorous, is afraid to go to bed alone, full of frightful
ideas; that something unpleasant will happen; fear of death.
Gelsemium, has lack of courage; fear of death; bad effects of fright.
Hepar, has violent fright on going to sleep.
Hyoscyamus, stands high in complaints from fright; fear of begin
alone, of being injured, and of poison.
Mercurius, is afraid that she will kill herself; of being alone;
that he will lose his mind.
Natrum mur., fears that foetus will be marked; that something is
going to happen; that she will lose her reason; chorea after fright.
Nux vom., inclined to commit suicide, but is afraid to die; frightened
easily; anxious about condition; terrifying illusions.
Pulsatilla, has diarrhoea after fright; dread of people.
Sulphur, has a fear that he will be ruined financially.
Veratrum alb., has a fear that takes breath away; coldness, fainting
and involuntary stool after fright; of death; easily frightened.
Tearfulness.
Patients that are tearful are covered by the following twenty
remedies.
Acon., APIS, Ant. t., Bell., Bry., Calc., Carbo veg., CAUST., Dig.,
GRAPH., Hep., IGN., LYC., NAT. MUR., Phos., PULS., RHUS., SULPH.,
SEP., VERAT. ALB.
Your leaders will be:
Apis, when they are discouraged and despondent.
Calcarea carb., when they are easily offended. Despair of life.
Causticum, is hopeless, looks on dark side of everything; weeps
during day; whines; least thing makes child cry.
Graphites, has inclination to weep; cries about slightest occurrence;
weeps from music.
Ignatia, has inward grief; alternating weeping and laughter; sits
alone and weeps.
Lycopodium, cries all day; weeps when thanked; sensitive and melancholy.
Natrum mur., is sad and weeps without cause; when spoken to; concern
about future.
Phosphorus, sadness regularly occurring at twilight; prostrated
from least unpleasant impression; tearfulness alternating with mirth.
Pulsatilla, cries from sadness or joy; from vexation and mortification;
over nothing; when telling her symptoms.
Rhus tox., has weeping with prostration, worse evening; desires
solitude; begins to weep without knowing why.
Sepia, has involuntary weeping; great sadness with frequent attacks
of weeping; worse walking in open air.
Sulphur, cries from consolation; during day and because she is depressed
about illness.
Veratrum alb., cries, howls and curses over fancied misfortunes.
Less often indicated will be:
Aconite, sadness, alternating with laughter.
Antimonium tart., cries from anger; from being touched; during cough;
whines.
Belladonna, howls; cries from vexation and hopelessness.
Carbo veg., thinks he has committed some crime, which causes him
to weep.
Digitalis, sighing and weeping; worse from music; tearfulness with
low spirits.
Hepar, is low spirited and sad, must cry for hours.
Aggravation from Lying.
Aggravation from lying is covered by seventeen remedies, as follows:
Acon., APIS, Ant. t., Ars., Bell., CHAM., DROS., DULC., HYOS., Lach.,
LYC., Nux v., PHOS., Phos. ac., PULS., RHUS., SEP.
Apis, worse from lying on left side; chest, breathing, and cough
are worse lying on left side.
Arsenicum, must lie but pains are worse; breathing is worse.
Chamomilla, flickering before the eyes, nausea, vertigo, neuralgia,
pain in thighs, and swallowing are worse; aggravation from lying
on back.
Drosera, is worse lying in bed; on the sore side; aggravation of
cough.
Dulcamara, has headache, cough and rheumatic pains worse when lying.
Hyoscyamus, lies on back, but cough is worse when lying.
Lycopodium, the cough is worse from lying on left, and better on
right side; lying on back aggravates breathing; abdomen and cough
worse lying on right side [?].
Phosphorus, lying on back relieves pneumonia; on right side relieves
diarrhoea, stitches in chest after pneumonia. Lying on left side
aggravates heart, cough, rheumatism, and diarrhoea.
Pulsatilla, is worse from lying on back during pains, and from lying
on left or painless side. Urging to urinate aggravated lying on
back.
Rhus tox., lying aggravates the cough; vertigo; back; rheumatism
and trembling.
When the above do not cover the case one of the following may be
indicated.
Aconite, lying is unbearable during fever; palpitation worse; chest
and cough aggravated from lying on right side. Cheek lain on sweats.
Antimonium tart., is worse from lying on affected side; earache;
vomits when lying any way but on right side.
Belladonna, headache and cough are aggravated lying on right side;
aggravates pain in liver.
Lachesis, has pain in lungs, left arm, back, in spine, and suffocation,
all worse lying; involuntary urination when lying.
Nux vom., cough and pains in chest worse lying on back; cannot lie
on right side; asthma; sneezing and headache worse lying.
Phosphoric acid, vertigo and tickling in chest when lying in bed.
Sepia, headache worse lying on back; lying on left side aggravates
cough.
Aggravation from Motion.
Apis, Arn., Ars., BELL., BRY., Carbo veg., COLOC., Dig., Gels.,
Hep., Ipec., Lach., MERC., Nit. ac., NUX V., Phos., SULPH., SIL.,
Verat. alb., Zinc.
Your leaders will be found under:
Belladonna, where they are worse from least jar; aversion to least
motion; colic, worse from bending backwards. Staggers when rising
from seat; headache; vertigo; pains in face, diarrhoea, metrorrhagia
and cough worse from motion; cannot bear to stoop.
Bryonia, has general aggravation from least motion; walking, ascending,
rising, stooping and a misstep aggravate conditions.
Colocynth, turning head, stooping and walking aggravates; rheumatism,
pain in abdomen, and in eyes, are worse from motion.
Mercurius, pain in spine; joints knee, palpitation, stitches and
ulcers are worse.
Nux vom., ascending aggravates cough; on rising from seat vertigo
and pain in right kidney are worse; turning in bed and walking aggravates
brain and abdomen; staggers when walking.
Silicea, has general aggravation from even the slightest motion;
stooping; rising and walking, aggravate complaints.
Sulphur, headache, noise in ears; soreness between thighs, are worse
from motion; walking aggravates head, sciatica, legs, burning soles
(cramps in soles at every step); stooping makes head worse; ascending
and rising from seat aggravate.
The following have Particulars aggravated from motion:
Apis, the headache, chill, stiffness and rheumatism are worse; stooping,
walking, and least motions of hands aggravate.
Arnica, headache, chills, chest, stomach, stiffness and soreness
are worse.
Arsenicum, headache, ovarian pains, constriction of chest, are worse;
raising in bed aggravates headache; walking and ascending aggravate.
Carbo veg., has difficult breathing on slightest motion; turning
in bed and walking aggravate.
Digitalis, motion brings on angina pectoris; desire to urinate and
defecate. Oppressed breathing and asthma when walking; palpitation
and cyanosis from motion; cough worse from moving arms upward. Fears
to move lest heart should stop.
Gelsemium, fears heart will stop unless he keeps constantly in motion;
headache, eyelids, and cramps in legs, worse from motion.
Hepar, pain in back and limbs from walking up and down stairs; stooping
and moving head aggravate headache.
Ipecac, slightest motion causes nausea; griping in intestines; sweat;
cramps between scapulae; cutting in intestines, and constriction
of throat are worse.
Lachesis, has aversion to every kind of motion; walking aggravates
vertigo and dyspnoea; headache, chest and suffocative attacks are
worse.
Nitric acid, has vertigo; soreness in anus; stitches in vagina and
sudden loss of breath when walking. Dyspnoea and palpitation on
ascending; headache, chill and pain in abdomen, worse from motion.
Phosphorus, headache; dyspnoea; weakness in abdomen; exhaustion;
pain in heel and staggers when walking; vertigo, cardialgia, palpitation,
cough and involuntary stools, all aggravated from motion.
Veratrum alb., least motion aggravates nausea and vomiting. Rising
aggravates the cough. Headache, cutting in stomach, debility and
dyspnoea are worse.
Zincum., slightest motion causes cutting pain from back into calves
and feet; walking aggravates vertigo, headache, flatulent colic,
burning anus, involuntary urine, and pain in knees and heel. Nausea,
liver, chest and intercostal neuralgia are worse.
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