An afternoon fever and rheumatic pains in various parts are caused by this remedy. Pain in sternum and ribs, in back and shoulders and extremities; heat, pricking and aching in hands, especially palms, fingers, also toes.
Remedy Origin / Source
Natural
Clinical Applications
Compare: Cedron; Natr mur; Arsenic .
Key Symptoms & Indications
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An afternoon fever and rheumatic pains in various parts are caused by this remedy. Pain in sternum and ribs, in back and shoulders and extremities; heat, pricking and aching in hands, especially palms, fingers, also toes.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Forgetful; giddy on rising; head aches, scalp sensitive; eyes burn, pain in right eyeball.
Fever
Slight chill, afternoon fever, glowing heat in face, hands, and feet, copious sweat on upper part of body.
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AZADIRACHTA INDICA
Head
Forgetful; giddy on rising; head aches, scalp sensitive; eyes burn, pain in right eyeball.
Fever
Slight chill, afternoon fever, glowing heat in face, hands, and feet, copious sweat on upper part of body.
Relationship
Compare: Cedron; Natr mur; Arsenic.
Azadirachta Indica.
Clinical
Constipation. Diarrhœa. Intermittent fever. Quinine, effects of. Spleen, congested.
Characteristics
This is an Indian remedy of very ancient date. All parts of the tree are intensely bitter, and the separate parts are said to have different effects. The bark, known as Margosa Bark, is the best-known medicinal portion, and the tincture for the provings was made from this by Dr. P. C. Majumdar, who is our chief authority for its effects. It contains Azadirin, Margosin and Catechin. It is popularly used in a great variety of complaints, especially of the eyes, digestive derangements, and skin affections. The most peculiar feature of the proving is the fever, which commences with a very slight chill or none at all, about 3 to 4.30 p.m., and abates about 7.30 p.m. Glowing heat and burning, especially in face, eyes, palms of hands and soles of feet in open air; sweat copious, commencing on forehead, gradually extending towards trunk; no sweat on lower part of body. It is especially useful in cases previously maltreated with quinine. < In open air; in afternoon.
Relations
Compare: Cedron, China, Ars., Nat. m. Also Guarea which belongs to the same botanical order.
1. Mind
The mind is depressed and forgetful; uneasiness; desire to lie down.
2. Head
Giddiness as if head were moving to and fro, < rising from sitting.─Much throbbing headache, < r. side, with much pain in r. eyeball; < in open air.─The scalp is painful and sensitive to touch, even the hair is painful.
3. Eyes
Burning in eyes and coryza.
4. Ears
A buzzing in ears (recalling the effect of Peruvian bark).─A peculiar crackling sound in the ear like tickling with a feather, < on opening the mouth.
8. Mouth
Clammy mouth, but water tastes good.─Sensation as if scalded on side and surface of tongue.─Salty tasting saliva.
9. Throat
Bitter taste in throat.
10. Appetite
Very keen appetite.─There may be no thirst, or very great thirst for large quantities of cold water.─Great thirst at long intervals.─Craving for sweets.
12. Abdomen
In the abdomen there are twisting pains in the epigastrium, and clutching pains in umbilical region.─Burning in the bowels.
13. Stool and Anus
Insufficient, constipated, hard, small, and knotty stool.─Diarrhœa with no satisfaction after stool.─Passing of offensive flatus.
15. Male Sexual Organs
Great sexual excitement.
17. Respiratory Organs
Troublesome cough after bathing.─Sputa white, in small lumps, expelled with difficulty.
18. Chest
Cramping pains in chest.─Breathing deep and at long intervals; or rapid and hot breath.─Burning sensation in chest.
21. Limbs
Numbness of hands and feet.
25. Skin
Much itching of body; burning and prickling; sudamina on back.
26. Sleep
Dreams of quarrels.
27. Fever
Chill slight or absent; fever continues from 3 or 4.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.─Glowing heat and burning, esp. in face, eyes, palms of hands and soles of feet in open air.─Sweat copious, commencing on forehead, gradually extending towards trunk; no sweat on lower part of body.
AZADIRACTA INDICA OR MELIA AZADIRACTA
(Margosa)
Plant Introduction:
This tree has manyfold pharmaceutical uses and has long been used; grown in almost all states of India and every person is more or less aware of its properties.
Name:
In Sanskrit-Nimba
Bengali-Hindi and Punjabi Nim (neem),
Telegu-Vepa;
English-Margosa or Nim Tree;
Latin-Azadiracta Ind. or Melia Azadıracta or Azadirachta.
Family - Meliaceae.
Pharmaceutical use: The bark, leaves and flowers.
Chemical Composition:
Contains steam bath, bitter principle Margosin, Nimbidin, Nimbin, Nimbinin, Nimbesterol, essential oil Tannin (Stearic acid, Lauric acid, Oleic acid) glucoside, Sulphur 0.427%.
Opinions of different physicians (symposium)
According to Charak-External application of this drug is useful in leprosy or such skin disease.
Shusruta may be used in skin diseases and is very effective in bilious fever and gonorrhoea.
Chakradutta-May be used in eczema, gangrenous ulcer, ring worm etc. and in jaundice.
Hareet-It is effective in any skin disease.
Bangasen obtained wonderful result by administering it in sciatica.
Dr. Dymock in the year 1847 performed experiments on it and published his report in Indian Medicinal Plant (page 204).
What did he obtain?
He observed that due to existence of Sulphur, Silica, sodium, Fixed oil in it, the drug may be used freely in any poisonous gangrene, skin disease; even in case of syphilitic ulcer.
In 1836 Maj. Cornish carried on researches and found Margosic acid and Sulphur.
In 1873, Mr. Broughton proved that Bitter Fixed oil (31%) which was obtained by sqeezing boiled bark, was capable of rendering the juice of ulcer alkaline, if applied.
In 1878 Dr. Warden obtained the specific gravity of the drug equivalent to 0.9235.
In 1917 Dr. Chatterji and Dr. Roy carried on experiments and were successful in proving that the drug contains 0.427% Sulphur, Fatty acid. Glucoside, Sodium, Potassium etc. (Journal of Medicinal Research Vol. V page 656).
In 1923 Dr. Watson proclaimed that the reason of activity of Nim oil was the functions of Sulphur and acidic complexes, present in the drug.
Pharmacological actions.
Pharmacological action of Melia Azadiracta was studied by Dr. Chatterji and Dr. Roy. They found a powerful action against protozoa, a solutation of 1 in 10,000 killing the flagellate protozoa in 5 minutes. The results obtained by these workers are as follows:
Drug used
Dilution which kill the protozoa in 5 minutes
Quinnie Sulph
1 in 100,000
Emetinne
1 in 10,000
Tartar Emetic
1 in 500
Sodi Margosate
1 in 10,000
Therapeutic actions:
In therapeutic uses it is a preventive for frequent bowels; a good appetizer; useful in phlegm, bile disorders, skin diseases, leprosy, pimples, dropsy, fever, thirst, gonorrhoea, loss of appetite. etc.
Symptomps
Mind:
can not remember anything, commits mistakes always.
Head:
headache, throbbing sensation of the right temple; pain in the skull; throbbing in the veins; haedache caused by congestion of biles.
Eyes:
inflammation of the eyes, heaviness, fever; especially the right eye is attacked. Saccadic movement of the eyes.
Ears:
Buzzing sound in the ears; creeping sensation.
Nose:
Running at nose aggravtion in the morning.. relief is experienced as the day grows late in the morning.
Face:
pale and warm face.
Mouth:
Loss of thirst; sticky sensation; tastelessness: irritation of the tongue with prickling sensation; ulcer of the mouth; pyorrhoea; bad breath; bitter taste.
Throat:
Bitter taste due co congestion of biles; pain in the right portion of throat; dry cough; aggravation in the afternoon.
Stomach:
Tremendous thirst; heart-burn; water bubles up with vomit; bitterness.
Belly:
Flatulence with rumble in the bowels; smarting pain in the abdomen; comfort on pressing; uneasiness of the belly.
Stool:
Stiff and pellet formed; very small excretion with difficulty; constipation; loose stool; comfort after evacuation.
Male Gen. Organ:
Highly excited but loss of vigour;
Female Rep. Organ:
Little bleeding; catamenia or, bloody leucorrhoea; pain in the pelvic region; after-birth discharge persists for a long time; bad smelling discharge.
Urine:
Turbid with reddish sedimentation; irritation; discharged quantity is less or more, not certain.
Lungs:
Sigh; distressing cough in the mid-day; grayish phlegmatic discharge with pain in the right chest.
Limbs:
Senselessness; paralysed; sometimes burning sensation in the palm and toe (right side).
Sleep:
Dreaming of quarrel and fight; paralysing sensation with insomnia; rolling about in the bed; dream,-whenever feels drowsy.
Fever:
Evening sickness; irritation of the eyes and limbs th cough caused by misuse of Quinine or antibioticts; patient can not get relieved in open atmosphere; beads of perspiration on the fore-head but not in the lower part of the body; fever and spermatorrhoea; gonorrhoea. This drug is very helpful in case of enlargement of the spleen or lever. (Kalmegh).
Skin:
Useful in many skin diseases.
Aggravation:
in open atmosphere and in the afternoon.
Special Characteristics:
It is anti-Malarial. Nim is infallible drug in sinus or any ulcer for the purpose of healing (to be applied with ghee). In the early stage of any boil, it is applied to suppress the boil. If it is too late, then it helps to crack the boil. Nim Oil is a contraceptive and is a household remedy for skin diseases. Soup of nim is a remedy for pox.
Dose: 5-10 minims.
Azadirachta Indica
Pharmacy
Aza. Azadirachta indica. Neem bark. Margosa bark. Nim. Melia azadirachta indica. Antelaea azadirachta. N.O. Meliacae, Tribe. Meliee. India and Burma. Tincture of the bark. The fresh bark is pounded to a pulp and macerated in two parts by weight of alcohol. Historical dose: Tincture and all potencies.
Clinical
- Acroparesthesia
- Amnesia
- Boils
- Constipation
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Eczema
- Gonorrhea
- Hypochondria
- Intermittent fever
- Leprosy
- Leucorrhea
- Malaria
- Miscarriages
- Quinine effects
- Rheumatism, acute
- Senile dementia
- Spleen congested
- Typhoid fever
- Vomiting
- Worms
Herbal
Azadirachta indica is a large tree. The leaves, bark, wood, roots, fruits, and every part of this tree are intensely bitter. The vast range of its action is chiefly due to azasenne, margocine, and catechin, the three active principles found in this tree.
This is an Indian remedy from very ancient times. The bark, known as Margosa bark, is the best-known medicinal portion. The tincture for the provings was made from the bark by Dr. P. C. Majumdar of Calcutta, India.
Majumdar contributed a synopsis of Aza. According to Ayurveda, the different parts of this tree possess different medicinal properties. Sanskrit authors agree that Azadirachta indica bark, though very disagreeable in taste, is generally used with success.
The Neem tree is used for the treatment of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections and for the treatment and prevention of malaria. Its action on fevers is well-known in India; the native physicians use Neem as the principal substance in their febrifuge medicines. It is especially useful in cases previously maltreated with quinine.
Symptoms
Hands and Soles of the Feet
Numbness of the hands only, especially the right hand.
Lungs
Sighing, breathing at intervals. Hot breath, rapid respiration. Short dry cough in the afternoon. Violent cough with thick, white, jelly-like sputum, which is difficult to expel. Cough after bathing. Cough with grayish expectoration, thick sputum. Cough with tasteless white sputum.
Male
Great excitement of sexual organs.
Sexual desire a little diminished.
Modalities
Worse in the open air. Worse in the afternoon.
Mouth
No thirst, but mouth is clammy; water has relish, good taste. Mouth is bitter. A painful burning sensation, as if scalded, is felt on the sides and surface of the tongue; papillae seem to be enlarged and prominent. Putrid taste in the mouth. Saliva coming out which tastes salty. Slight difficulty in deglutition, especially water and meat.
Neck
Pain and debility in the nape of the neck.
Nose
Running of watery fluid from the nose.
Perspiration
Copious sweat, especially on the forehead, neck, and upper part of the body. Sweating commences on the forehead, gradually extending towards the trunk; no sweat in the lower part of the body.
Rectum
Diarrhea, no satisfaction after stool. Feeling after stool that the rectum is not empty. Constipation with ball-like stools which are hard and small, alternating with diarrhea. Insufficient, constipated stools hard, small, and knotty; stools hard. Copious, soft, semi-solid stools.
Skin
Itching of various parts of the body without the appearance of any eruption. Sudamina on the back.
Sleep
Insomnia and agitation in bed. Wakes frequently. Dreams of fights and quarrels in the second half of the night. Sleeplessness and tossing in bed, dreamy and interrupted sleep at night.
Stomach
No thirst; appetite very acute and keen. Very great thirst for large quantities of cold water, at long intervals. Heartburn and water brash. Uneasy sensation in the thorax.
Throat
Bitter taste in the throat. Slight hoarseness. Left-sided sore throat.
Vertigo
Sensation of drunkenness, especially on lifting the head and around 10 a.m.
Comments
The most peculiar feature of the proving is the fever, which commences with a very slight chill or none at all, at about 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and abates around 7:30 p.m.
Glowing heat and burning, especially in the face, eyes, palms of hands, and soles of feet in open air.
Sweat copious, commencing on the forehead, gradually extending towards the trunk; no sweat on the lower part of the body.
Relations
- Compare: (1) Cedron, Chin., Ars., Nat-m. (2) Guarea. (3) Ars. - Prostration, anxiety, restlessness. Cadaverous odor of secretions. Aggravation from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. (4) Chin. - General weakness from loss of liquid. Thirst for large quantities of water. Hemorrhaging from the mucous membranes. Sensitive scalp. (5) Sulph. - Quarrelsome with grandiose ideas. Burning pains, weakness in the morning. Need for fresh air and fear of water. Morbid alternations. (6) Med. - Forgets names and recent events. Restlessness, precipitation, desire for drinks. Initiating leucorrhea. Breasts cold. Heels sensitive. Sleeps in knee-chest position.
References
- Anshutz
- Boericke
- Clarke
Limbs
Trembling of hands. Hands blue. Pain in left knee while walking. Tubercular inflammation of knee.
Lungs
Weak lungs. Humid asthma.
Colds with sore throats. Hacking cough. Hard cough, shaking patient: Coughing, more during sleep, but it did not waken him. Catarrhal dyspnea. Muco-purulent expectoration of bronchitis. Congestion of the lung. Tuberculosis. Bubbling rales and muco-purulent expectoration. Coughing that wakes him at night, easy expectoration. Expectoration of non-viscid easily detached, thick phlegm from air passages.
Modalities
Worse night and early morning. Worse from cold air.
Nose
Nasal congestion. Coryza.
Perspiration
Night sweats.
Rectum
Sudden diarrhea before breakfast, with nausea. Obstinate constipation with offensive flatus. Severe hemorrhages from bowels. Stitching pain through hemorrhoids. Passes much ill-smelling flatus.
Skin
Ringworm. Pityriasis. Eczema. Glands enlarged and tender.
Sleep
Absolute sleeplessness. Talks in sleep. Drowsy during the day, restless at night. Many dreams.
Stomach
Windy dyspepsia, with pinching pains under ribs of right side in breast line.
Teeth
Pyorrhea. Aching in teeth, especially lower incisors, very sensitive to air. Grinds teeth in sleep. Imperfectly developed teeth. Favors falling off of tartar of teeth.
Temperature
Flush of heat, some perspiration, severe headache. Fever, with emaciation, abdominal pains, and discomfort. Restless at night, glands of both groins enlarged and indurated; cries out in sleep, strawberry tongue.
Throat
Tickling in fauces, compelling cough. Pricking in larynx with sudden cough.
Comments
In the provings, a constant symptom was a severe headache, deep in, worse by motion. Also a slight cough with easy expectoration of phlegm. Tends to do better in chronic cases of tuberculosis, as compared to acute cases.
There are leading indications for it when present in combination with other disorders. An inter-current course of Bacillinum will often make a wonderful change in patients who have a personal or family history of chest disorders. Bacillinum is an acute miasm remedy for Phosphorus and Calcarea constitutions in particular.
Grimmer used it for cases stemming from a tubercular inheritance with extreme soreness of affected parts, patients of rheumatic tendencies with syphilitic taints in the bloodstream, general muscular soreness.
Dr. Young recorded the cure of several cases of cretinism. A case of insanity with pityriasis yielded rapidly to the remedy. Pityriasis has been cured by it when all attempts to kill the body lice by chemicals were useless. Clarke has found an eczematous condition of the margins of the eyelids a strong indication for it.
Bacillinum is made from tuberculosis bacilli, and Tuberculinum is from bovine tuberculosis. Tuberculinum is a deeper and more chronic remedy. Bacillinum tends to be more for acutes, but there's a lot of overlap. If a Bacillinum case keeps relapsing, follow with Tuberculinum. Miasmatic remedy, history of tuberculosis in family.
Good for children or adults with a tendency to get colds and sore throats frequently, particularly if they react well to acute remedies, but keep coming back. For children who get a cold at every change in the weather. Often swollen glands in the throat. Weight on the chest (Phos.). Mucus in the lungs, bronchitis. Good for the elderly with a tendency to colds and bronchitis. Lingering colds. The majority of the symptoms are gone, but a lingering cough or sore throat. Nondescript coughs.
Ringworm (Sep., Thuj., Tell.), and the tendency to ringworm. Diarrhea, especially with a cold, sore throat (Ars.).
Relations
- Compare: (1) Phos., Dros., Mercury. Its effects seem to be identical to that of Koch's Tuberculinum. Both are useful in the tubercular diathesis before tuberculosis has developed. In the early stages of tubercular disease of glands, joints, skin, and bones. (2) Psor. (3) Bae-I. (4) Ant-t., Joel, Lach., Ars-i., Myosotis. Complementary: Kali-c., Calc-p., Lach., goes with this remedy very well. Follows well: Levico, 5-10 drops, follows as an intercurrent where much debility is present (Burnett).
References
- Boericke
- Clarke
Remedy Profile
- Type Remedy
- Common Name N/A
- Origin Source Natural
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