HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Antidotes: Chamom; Camph .
As a remedy for many kinds of pain, especially colic, and in severe, painful affections of abdominal and pelvic viscera; it ranks with the polychrests of the Materia Medica. Persons of feeble digestive powers; tea-drinkers, with much flatulence. Gall stone colic.
Calls things by the wrong name.
Dull pain in both temples; better pressure, but worse afterwards. Buzzing in head.
Mouth dry and bitter in morning, tongue coated, no thirst. Belching of large quantities of offensive gas. Neuralgia of stomach. Sinking at the pit of the stomach ; pyrosis. Pain along sternum and extending into arms . Eructations of sour, bitter wind, with hiccough . Sharp pain in epigastrium, relieved by standing erect.
Pains suddenly shift to different parts; appear in remote localities, as fingers and toes . Rumbling, with emission of much flatus. Griping, cutting in hypogastric region, with intermittent cutting in stomach and small intestines. Colic; better walking about; pains radiate from abdomen, to back, chest, arms; worse, bending forwards and while lying. Sharp pains from liver, shooting upward to right nipple . Pain from gall-bladder to chest, back, and arms. Renal colic, with pain in extremities. Hurried desire for stool.
Angina pectoris; pain back of sternum into arms; labored breathing; feeble action of heart . Especially with flatulence and pain through chest and tightness across.
Hæmorrhoids, with darting pains to liver; look like bunches or grapes or red cherries; protrude after stool, with pain in anus. Diarrha (worse in morning), yellowish, followed by exhaustion, as if flatus and feces were hot.
Relaxation and coldness of organs . Pains shoot into testicles from region of kidneys. Strong-smelling sweat on scrotum and pubes. Emissions in sleep, or from sexual atony, with weak knees .
Uterine colic; pains radiate from uterus. Vivid dreams.
Tight feeling all along sternum. Chest does not seem to expand on breathing. Short-winded.
Lameness in back; worse, stooping. Aching and stiffness in joints. Sciatica; pains shoot down thigh; worse, right side; better, when perfectly still. Felons in beginning, when pricking is first felt. Nails brittle. Cramps in flexors of fingers and toes.
, evening and night, lying down , and doubling up
, standing erect, motion in open air; pressure
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As a remedy for many kinds of pain, especially colic, and in severe, painful affections of abdominal and pelvic viscera; it ranks with the polychrests of the Materia Medica. Persons of feeble digestive powers; tea-drinkers, with much flatulence. Gall stone colic.
Calls things by the wrong name.
Dull pain in both temples; better pressure, but worse afterwards. Buzzing in head.
Mouth dry and bitter in morning, tongue coated, no thirst. Belching of large quantities of offensive gas. Neuralgia of stomach. Sinking at the pit of the stomach; pyrosis. Pain along sternum and extending into arms. Eructations of sour, bitter wind, with hiccough. Sharp pain in epigastrium, relieved by standing erect.
Pains suddenly shift to different parts; appear in remote localities, as fingers and toes. Rumbling, with emission of much flatus. Griping, cutting in hypogastric region, with intermittent cutting in stomach and small intestines. Colic; better walking about; pains radiate from abdomen, to back, chest, arms; worse, bending forwards and while lying. Sharp pains from liver, shooting upward to right nipple. Pain from gall-bladder to chest, back, and arms. Renal colic, with pain in extremities. Hurried desire for stool.
Angina pectoris; pain back of sternum into arms; labored breathing; feeble action of heart. Especially with flatulence and pain through chest and tightness across.
Hæmorrhoids, with darting pains to liver; look like bunches or grapes or red cherries; protrude after stool, with pain in anus. Diarrhœa (worse in morning), yellowish, followed by exhaustion, as if flatus and feces were hot.
Relaxation and coldness of organs. Pains shoot into testicles from region of kidneys. Strong-smelling sweat on scrotum and pubes. Emissions in sleep, or from sexual atony, with weak knees.
Uterine colic; pains radiate from uterus. Vivid dreams.
Tight feeling all along sternum. Chest does not seem to expand on breathing. Short-winded.
Lameness in back; worse, stooping. Aching and stiffness in joints. Sciatica; pains shoot down thigh; worse, right side; better, when perfectly still. Felons in beginning, when pricking is first felt. Nails brittle. Cramps in flexors of fingers and toes.
Worse, evening and night, lying down, and doubling up. Better, standing erect, motion in open air; pressure.
Antidotes: Chamom; Camph.
Compare: Colocy (differs in modalities); Nux; Cham; Bry.
Tincture, to third potency.
Dioscorea villosa
• It is a remedy for many kinds of pains and colics.
• It acts on NERVES - abdominal; sciatic, and on spinal cord.
• PAINS ARE UNBEARABLE, SHARP; CUTTING, TWISTING, GRIPING, GRINDING, that dart about or radiate to distant parts; they occur in paroxysms, suddenly cease in one part, then start in another part.
• Nervous shuddering; from pain.
• It is suitable to persons of feeble digestive power; excess in eating or errors of diet easily affect them.
• Ill effects of excessive tea drinking.
• Fasting.
• Masturbation.
• Chorea, with seminal emissions.
• Lying; doubling up.
• Tea.
• Eating.
• Evening.
• Night.
• Stretching out; or bending back.
• Motion; in open air.
• Hard pressure.
• Standing erect.
• Calls things by wrong names.
• Feels cross, nervous and easily troubled.
• Depressed, after seminal emissions.
• Dull pain in both temples; or as if squeezed in a vise amel. pressure but agg. afterwards.
• Sensation as if head were crushed down.
• Confused, full head.
• As of a round ball or stick in the eyes.
• Hot air steaming out of them.
• Pain agg. blowing nose or coughing.
• Nausea felt in.
• Small balls of wax fall out.
• Any bad smell remains in the nose for a long time.
• Bitter, dry, in the morning.
• Bites the tongue, when not eating or drinking.
• Spasmodic closure of the jaw.
• Eructations; with hiccough.
• Sharp cramping pain in the pit of the stomach, then belching, hiccough and passing of flatus: amel.
standing erect.
• Gastrodynia.
• Sharp pains in the liver extending to the nipples.
• Gall bladder colic - pain extending to the chest, back and arms.
• Pain suddenly shift to different parts, appear in remote localities, as fingers and toes.
• Renal colic, pain extending to testicles, and the extremities.
• Flatulence.
• Piles like a bunch of cherries, with darting pain from anus to liver.
• Morning diarrhoea driving out of bed, causing weakness.
• Hurried desire for stool.
• Stools do not relieve the pain in abdomen.
• Darting from anus to liver.
• Constant aching, cutting, griping pains in the around umbilical region.
• Erections lasting all night.
• Cold relaxed sexual organs.
• Seminal emission, without erections; then weakness esp. in the knees.
• Strong smelling sweat on scrotum and pubes.
• Violent dysmenorrhoea - pains radiate from the uterus; alternating with cramps in fingers and toes.
• Chest does not seem to expand on breathing.
• Chest pains radiate to both arms.
• Dyspnoea from slight exertion.
• Pain back of sternum into arms; angina pectoris; with laboured breathing and feeble action of the heart.
• Lame agg. stooping.
• Felon - in the beginning when pricking is felt or when pains are sharp and agonizing.
• Limbs feel weak esp. knees; after seminal emission.
• Sciatic pain (R) shoot down the thighs, with burning or numbness agg. motion, sitting up;amel.
standing on toes, lying still.
• Hamstring seems too short.
• Nails brittle.
• Sweats easily when chilly.
• Sweat; cold, clammy; or of strong odour, on genitals.
• Coloc; Mag-c.
Mouth very dry, bitter, and clammy in the morning.
Dull, hard grinding pain in liver in region of gall bladder.
Twisting, sharp cutting pains, in the abdomen, > by straightening out; rumbling and passing of much flatus.
The pains in abdomen suddenly shift, and appear in distant localities, as fingers, toes, etc.
Persons of feeble digestive powers, old or young. Flatulence after meals or after eating, especially of tea-drinkers; are often subject to violent colic. Griping pains in abdomen about umbilicus. Violent twisting colic, occurring in regular paroxysms, as if intestines were grasped and twisted by a powerful hand. Colic pains: < from bending forward and while lying; > on standing erect or bending backwards (rev. of Col.). Emissions during sleep; vivid dreams of women all night (Staph.); knees weak; genitals cold; great despondency (Staph.). Felons; early when pains are sharp and agonizing, when pricking is first felt; nails brittle. Disposition to paronychia (Hep.).
. - Compare: Col., Phos., Pod., Rhus, Sil.
. - Lying; sitting; bending double.
. - Motion; walking difficult, compelled to walk even though tired.
REGION:
NERVES: Cord. Abdominal. Sciatic.
Navel.
Gall-bladder.
Right side.
WORSE:
Doubling up.
Lying.
Tea; eating.
BETTER:
Stretching out or bending back.
Motion; in open air (Mag-c. Pul.).
Hard pressure.
A remedy of pains, of all kinds. UNBEARABLY SHARP, CUTTING, TWISTING, GRIPING OR GRINDING PAINS; that dart about or radiate; to distant parts, arms, etc.; in paroxysms; cease suddenly, then start in a different place; periodical. Shudderings, from pain, etc. .................... Nervous and easily troubled. Confused, full head. Sensation as if head were crushed down (Dio.). Eructations; with hiccough. Cardialgia. Pains shoot from liver to right nipple. Violent abdominal colic, > motion; pains go into back, chest or arms. Flatulence. Darting, from anus to liver. Piles like a bunch of cherries. Weakening morning diarrhœa, without relief. Erections lasting all night. Cold relaxed sexual organs. Atonic emissions, then weakness; < knees. Violent dysmenorrhœa. Chest or cardiac pains radiate into both arms. Felon. Burning, numb, sciatic (r) pain, < motion. Hamstrings seem too short. Cold, clammy sweat; of strong odor on genitals.
Related: Colo. Mag-c.
Tincture, to third potency.
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