student's materia medica

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STUDENT'S MATERIA MEDICA

The Materia Medica is the book containing the complete descriptions of all the homeopathic medicines. The various

symptoms produced in provers while taking these medicines are systematically organised in the Materia Medica.

Presented below are some of the important homeopathic remedies organised in a tabular form for easy reference for

students. For a complete materia medica they can refer to the comprehensive materia medica(s) of Kent, Tyler,

Boericke or the onlinemateria medica of Nash.

Remedy Indicators Aggravation ()

Relations

Aconite(Aconitum

napellus)Monkshood

Alwaysfearful, Restless,

Complaints from exposureto cold

and dry cold winds, First stage of

congestions, inflammations, Pains

more evenings, nights. Face red

and flushed, Skin dry and hot,

Evening, night, in a

warm room, lying on

affected part

Better in open

air. By

uncovering

(kicks clothes

off)

Sulphur

follows well.

Coff (in pain,

fever), Arnica

(trauma).

Alumina(Al2O3)Pure clay Inactivity of rectum, strains to

pass stools, anemia in women,

desire for starch, chalk,

leucorrhoea. Adapted for chronic

diseases (Aconite of chronic

diseases). Dry thin subjects, mild,

cheerful disposition. Great

heaviness in limbs,staggers while

Cold air, winter, eating

potatoes, new and full

moon

Mild summer

weather, warm

drinks, eating,

in wet weather

Complementar

y to Bryonia,

follows

Bry,Lach &

Sulph.
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Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation

STUDENT's Materia Medica 2

walking, excessive tiredness.

Anacardium(Anacardium

orientale)Marking nut

Pain in stomach, when empty.

Sense of lump in anus - ineffectual

desire for stools. Suspects

everyone, weakness of senses,loss

of memory.Irresistible desire to

curse and swear. Patient feels as

though he has two wills.

Worse during motion

and work (esp.

headaches)

Better by

eating, Better

during

digestion

Rhus &

Platina.

Anac follows

well after

Lyc & Puls

Antimonium crudum(Sulphide

of Antimony)

Thick,white, milky coating on

tongue.Cornson soles, pain while

walking. Alternate constipation &

diarrhoea. Child fretful,

cross, cannot bear to be looked

at or touched. Headache after

taking cold.Great stomach

remedy. For obesity

(children,young). Mucus piles.

By heat, - by heat of

sun, sunshine. Also by

cold bathing

Open air, rest

and taking

warm bath

Similar to Bry,

Ipecac, Lyc,

Puls in gastric

disorders.

Follows well

after Plus, Mer,

Sulph.

Antimonium tartaricum(Tartar

emetic)

Accumulation of mucus in air

passage, coarse rattling, inability

to expectorate. Face pale, great

sleepiness, coma. Trembling.

Child wants to be carried, clings tothose around.

Damp,cold weather,

lying down at night,

change of weather.

Cold open air,

sitting upright,

expectorating,

lying of right

side.

Lyc, Veratrum.

to Ipecac (more

sleepiness in

Ant).For bad

effects ofvaccination

(when Thuja

fails & Sil is

not indicated

Apis Mellifica(Bee sting) Burning, stingingpains, redness

and swelling, great oedema -

throat, genitals, skin.

After sleeping, warmed

heated rooms, getting

wet, from touch

Open air, cold

water or cold

bath. Walking,

Compl to Nat

mur. Disagrees

with Rhus. Ars


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offensive. Unable to lie down for

fear of suffocation.Skin dry and

cold. Gastric derangements after

cold food.

Baptisia tinctoria (Wild indigo) Stools, breath, urine,sweat

extremely offensive.Can swallow

liquids only.Painless sore throat.In

whatever position patient lies,

parts rested on feels sore.Stupor.

Mind confused, feels scattered

about.

Humid heat, fog,

indoors

open air Comp : Bry,

Ars, Gels.

Baryta carbonica(Barium

carbonate)

Children physically and

mentally weak.Loss of

memory. Tonsilsinflammation,

swelling, chronic - suppuration.

Great sensitiveness to cold.

Chronic cough.Offensive foot

sweats.

Cold. When thinking of

disease. After meals.

Lying on painful side

Heat. Drinking

liquids

Useful before

or after Psor,

Sulph and Tub.

Sim to Dul, Sil,

Iod.

Belladonna(Deadly

nightshade)Solanacea

Person lively when well, violent

and delirious when ill. Sensitive to

cold.Redness of face and eyes.

Throbbing pains.Headache, rushof blood to head. Bores head into

pillow. Fear of imaginary things.

Red skin. Abdomen tender,

distended. Tongue red and dry,

white coating on

tongue.Suddenness of sensation

or motion.

Touch, motion, noise,

draft of air, looking at

bright objects. after 3

pm. uncovering thehead

By rest,

standing or

sitting erect. In

warm room

Complem to

Calc. Similar

to Acon, Bry,

Gels, Glon,Op, Stram


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Bryonia alba(White

bryony)Cucurbitacae

Irritable, inclined to be angry.

Excessive dryness of mucous

membranes Great

thirst.Ailments from

anger.Headache. Stool hard, large,

dry. Mammae heavy. Cough with

gagging and vomitting. Wants to

go home, even when at

home. Stitching pains.

Motion,

exertion,touch,

warmth, cannot sit up.

Lying on

painful

side.Rest -

mental and

physical.

Pressure, cold.

Compl -

Alumina and

Rhus. Kali c,

Nux, Phos,

Rhus, Sulph

follows well.

Cactus grandiflorus(Night

blooming cactus)

Constriction of heart. Fear of

death. Headache,

neuralgia. Whole body feels as if

caged.Heart feels as if held by

hand. Palpitation (at approach of

menses). Haemorrhages in

connection with heart troubles,

nose,bladder,stomach,lungs,rectu

m. Suffocation - fainting.

By contact. While

walking or while lying

on left side.

Open air Compare :

Acon, Dig,

Gels, Lach,

Tub

Calcarea(Calcium

carbonate)Middle layer of oyster

shell

Psoric constitutions, light

complexions. Pale, timid, tired

easily.Disposed to grow

fat.Head sweats. Craving foreggs. Menses profuse, long

lasting.Great liability to take

cold.Deficient bone

development.Impaired nutrition

tendency to glandular

enlargements. Sourdigestive

tract.Cough - loose.

Cold air, wet weather,

cold water, washing,

morning and in full

moon

Dry weather,

warmth, lying

on painful side,

pressure

Compl to Bell.

Follows Sulph,

Puls. Must not

be given beforeSuplh (Hahn)


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Capsicum(Cayonne

pepper)Solanacea

Indolent, dreads any kind of

exercise. Dreads open air -

children.Constriction in throat,

chest, bladder, rectum. Burning

and smarting

sensation.Tonsillitis with

soreness and constriction. Pains in

distant parts on coughing. Chill

begins between shoulders.

Cold, cold drinks. While eating,

from heat.

Compare :

Apis, Bell,

Bry, Puls.

Carbo vegetabilis(Vegetable

charcoal)

Exhausted, complete

collapse. Desire to be

fanned.Haemorrhages on any

mucous surface. Excessive

flatulence. Exhaustion of previous

illness. Bleeding gums.

Debilitated state.Cold knees at

night.

from butter, fat foods,

warm or damp weather.

From

eructations,

belching .

Being fanned

Compl : Cina,

Kali carb.

Chamomilla(Matricaria

chamomilla)Compositea

Esp. children. During period of

dentition.Snappish, irritable,

oversensitive to pain.Child quiet

when carried.Pain with

numbness. Diarrhoea, fromcold,anger or during dentition.

Burning of soles. Uneasiness. Dry

cough at night.Toothache.

By heat,anger, evening,

open air, wind,

eructations

From being

carried, fasting,

warm, wet

weather.

Compl : Bell

China - Cinchona

officialis(Peruvian bark)Rubiacae

Broken down, debilitation.

Indifferent,

gloomy.haemorrhages. Headache

as if skull would burst.Sensitive to

From slightest touch,

draft of air, mental

emotions.

Hard pressure.

By bending

over double.

Compl : Ferr.

Compare with

Chin sul


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touch, pain.

Trembling. Intermittent

fevers.Flatulence not relieved by

belching. Chronic liver troubles.

Cocculus indicusMenispermacea Adapted to book worms, romantic

girls - irregular

menstruation, Nausea,vomitting

while travelling.Headache as if

bound by cord. Bad effects from

loss of sleep.Time passes to

quickly.Trembling.Weakness of

cervical muscles, small back.

Sitting up, moving,

smoking, talking,

eating, night watching.

Lying quietly Compare Ign &

Nux

Coffea cruda(Coffee)Rubiacea Overesensitiveness. Unusual

activity of mind and body. Bad

effects of sudden

emotion.Headache from mental

overexertion, thinking. Toothache

(relieved from cold

water). Sleeplesness.

Sudden mental

emotion, excessive joy,

cold open air, narcotics

Warmth, lying

down, holding

ice in mouth

Compl : Acon.

Ign, Coc

incompatible

Colocynth(Squirting

cucumber)Cucurbitacea

Pain in abdomen, causing patient

to bend double, better by

pressure.Pains worse after eatingor drinking. Vertigo, when turning

head to right.Shooting pains in

limbs.Dysentry with colic pains.

Facial and sciatical neuralgia.

Anger and indignation,

cheese. evening

from hard

pressure,coffee

.

Compl : Merc,

Cocc, Mag

Phos

Conium maculatum(Poison

hemlock)Umbelliferae

Debility of old people, Indifferent,

Sore,hard breasts. Vertigo, while

lying down or turning in

At night, while lying

down, turning or rising

in bed, celibacy.

Fasting, from

letting limbs

hang down.In

Compl : Bar,

Kali phos.


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bed.Intermittent flow of

urine.Leucorrhea. Bad effects of

suppressed sex desire or

suppressed menses. Photophobia

(aversion to light).Sweats even

while sleeping (closing eyes).

the dark.

Crotalus horridus(Rattlesnake

poison)

Haemorrhages- blood flows

from every orifice. Malignant

jaundice, Apoplexy. Diarrhoea.

Blood decomposition. More right

sided in action.

Right side, Open air,

spring, on awaking.

Heat Compare :

Naja, Lachesis.

Digitalis purpurea(Foxglove) Sudden flushes of heat, Sensation

as if heart would stop. Sinking in

stomach, weak chest. Very slow

& weak pulse.Blueness of skin.

Numbness. Difficult respiration.

When sitting, esp when

sitting erect.Motion

Lying quietly.

Sleeping.

Cinchona

antidotes direct

action of

digitalis

Drosera

rotundifolia(Sundew)Droseracea

Whooping cough,with violent

paroxysms. Scarcely able to

breath. Constant irrtating cough,

gagging. Sensation of a feather in

larynx. Sore thraot.

Warmth in bed,

drinking, lying down,

midnight

---- Compl : Nux

Dulcamara(Bittersweet)Solanacea

Rheumatic or skin or asthmaticaffections brought on

by damp weather. Increased

secretion of mucous

membranes.Colic as if diarhhoea

would occur.Dropsy.

Cold, damp weather,supressed menses

Warmth,moving around

Compl : Bar,Kali sulph

Eupatorium

perfoliatum(Boneset)

Bruised feeling, as if broken.

Bone pains all over. Soreness of

Worse periodically Better by

getting on

Comp : Bry,

Natr mur.


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eyeballs.Vertigo, as if falling to

left. Insatiable thirst.Soreness in

chest while coughing.

hands and

knees

Ferrum metallicum(Iron) Pettish, quarrelsome, irritable.

Weak women. Extreme

paleness.Face becomes flushed

on least pain, emotion,

exertion.Hammering headache,

haemorrhage, diarrhoea while

eating or drinking.Vertigo on

seeing flowing water.Constipation

-itching of anus.

At night, at rest, esp

while sitting still

Walking

slowly

around,in

summer

Compl : Alum,

Cinch. Should

never be given

in syphilis.

Gelsemium nitidum(Yellow

jasmine)

For children, young people,

women with nervous

temperament. Fear of any ordeal,

brings on diarrhoea, weakness

and trembling.Vertigo spreading

from occiput. Headache from base

of brain(relieved by

urinating).Lack of muscular co-

ordination. Comple relaxation of

muscles (motor paralysis).

Damp weather, before

storm, bad news, by

thinking of

ailment.when spoken to

off his loss.

Profuse

urination

relieves

headache.

Comp : Bap in

typhoid fever.

Graphites(Black lead) Suited to women, inclined to

obesity, suffering from

constipation and delayed

menses.Excessively timid. Music

makes her weep. Leucorrhoea.

Unhealthy skin,eruption, honey-

like fluid oozes out, every injury

At night, during

menses, warmth

In dark, from

wrapping up

Similar to Lyc

& Puls in

menstrual

troubles.


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suppurates. Eczema. Nails brittle,

crumbling.Stools brown.

Hamamelis virginica(Witch

Hazel)Hamamalacae

Venous haemorrhages - dark

clotted blood, varicose veins,

stinging, pricking pains, bruised

soreness of affected

parts.Lacerated wounds.

Hameorrhage from bowels. Piles

with sore pain in back. Uterine

haemorrhage.

Worse in warm, moist

air

---- Compl : Ferr.

Compare Arn

Hepar sulphuris

calcareum(Hahnemann's

Sulphuret of lime) CaS

Slightest injury causes

suppuration.Oversensitive

physically and

mentally,Extremely sensitive to

cold air.Urine flow impeded.

Choking cough, from exposure.

Asthma - must sit up and bend

head back. Splinter in

throat. Sensitive to touch.Clay

coloured stool..

Lying on painful side.

cold

air.Uncovering.touchin

g affected parts

Warmth in

general.

wrapping up

(esp head).

Damp, wet

weather

Compl :

Calendula.

Compare

psoric skin

affections of

Sulphur

Hypericum perforatum(St.

John's wort)Hypericacea

Mechanical injuries of spinal cord,

punctured wounds, preventslockjaw.Injuries to

nerves.Nervous depression.

Vertigo -feels head is elongated.

Headache, as if being lifted high

in air. Corns. Convulsions.

Cold, dampness, fog. Better by

bending headbackwards

Compare

Ledum,Arnica,

Calendula

Ignatia (St. Ignatius

bean)Loganiaceae

Remedy of paradoxes,

contradictions.Headache better,

From tobacco,coffee,

mental emotions, grief,

Warmth, hard

pressure,

Coff & Nux

incompatible.


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lying on painful side. sore throat

better by swallowing. Moody

disposition. All gone sensation in

stomach.Silent grieving.

Twitchings (chorea). Constipation,

urging in upper abdomen.Thirst

during chill, Chill relieved by

heat, Heat aggravated by covering,

Red face during chill. Ignatia :

women :: Nux : men

strong smells. swallowing,

walking

Puls antidotes

Ign

Ipecacuanha(Ipecac)Rubiaceae Constant and continous

nausea. Vomiting of mucus.

Stomach relaxed, as if hanging

down. Flatulent colic. Headache

of gastric origins. Stool (green)

with white mucus.Bright

red haemorrhage. Asthma -

difficulty breathing, anxiety about

the stomach.Pains as if broken

into pieces. Oversensitive to heat

and cold.

Winter and dry weather,

warm, moist, south

winds, slightest motion.

---- Followed well

by Ars and Ant

t (asthma)

Iodium(Iodine) Great emaciation, debility.Ravenous hunger, yet loses

flesh.Better while eating. Hard

goitre. Sensation as if heart was

squeezed with iron hand. Acid,

corrosive leucorrhea, cervical

cancer. Dry cough, child grasps

the throat. Glandular

Warmth, wrapping upthe head.

Walking about,in open air.

Compl : Lyc.Compare :

Conc, Kali

bich.


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enlargements.

Kali bichromicum(Potassium

bichromate)K2Cr2O7

Discharge of stringy mucus,

adheres to parts.Complaints in

hot weather.Pains shift rapidly.

Pressing pain in root of

nose.oedema in uvula. Blurred

vision. Ulcers, deep, as if cut, with

regular edges.Pains in small spots.

Fullness of stomach. Fat,light-

haired people.

Heat of summer, hot

weather.

Skin symptoms

better in cold

weather.

Compare :

Hep, Iod. Ant t,

follows well.

Kali bromatum(Potassium

bromide)K Br

Loss of sensibility. Nervous,

restless, hands and fingers in

constant motion.Loss of

memory.Absent minded. Night

terrors of children.Acne, pustules,

bluish-red.

---- Better, when

occupied

mentally or

physically

Antidote for

lead poisoning

Kali carbonicum(Potassium

carbonate)K2O3CO2

Stitching pains. Pain in lower

(right) chest to back. Asthma

relieved by bending forward.

Great flatulence, everything turns

to gas.Backache, before & after

menses. anaemic condition. Greatdebility.bag-like swelling,

between upper eyelid and eyebrow

Worse 2 -4 pm, after

coition, cold weather.

Better in warm

weather.

moving about.

Complementar

y to Carbo

veg.Brings on

menses when

Nat m fails

(Hahnemann)

Kali iodatum(Potassium

iodate)KI

Cough, thick, green, salty,

expectoration. Long continued

cough, after cold. In syphilis.

Pneumonia when hepatisation has

commenced. Bone pain, at night.

Warm clothing, warm

room, night.

Motion, open

air

Compare : Iod,

Merc, Sulph

Antidote : Hep


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Kali muriaticum(Potassium

chloride)KCl

Remedy for tonsillitis, after acute

inflammatory stage has been

checked. Deafness, blockage of

eustachian tube.White or gray coat

at base of tongue. Eczema.

Rich foods (gastric),

fats, motion.

---- Compare :

Belladonna,

also Merc.

Kali sulphuricum(Potassium

sulphate) K2SO4

Yellow or greenish discharges

from mucous

membranes.Rheumatic pains in

joints.Evening aggarav of fever.

Loose cough, rattling of mucus.

Evening, Heated room. Open air, cool

air.

Chronic of

Pulsatilla

Kalmia latifolia(Mountain laurel) Severe neuralgia of face. right

sided. Eyes heavy, as if too big for

orbit. Weakness. numbness of

affected parts.Pains shooting in

downward direction.Vertigo when

stooping or looking down. Pulse

slow.

Leaning forward,

looking down, motion,

open air.

Lying quietly, Compare :

Spigelia.

Lac caninum(Dog's milk) Inflammatory affections travel

crosswise, from side to side.

Breasts and throat sore at

menses.. Shifting pains.Forgetful,

absent minded. Throat affection.

Morning of one day and

evening of next

Cold, cold

drinks

Compare :

Lach

Lachesis(Surukuku snake poison) Sleeps into aggravation. Hot

flushes and hot perspiration. Left

sided remedy.Diseases begin on

left and shift to right (chest,

throat,ovary). Great sensitiveness

to touch.Headache, bursting

pains in temple.Great

After sleep, contact,

extreme temperature,

spring, summer

Pains better

during

menses.Warm

applications

Comp : Hep,

Lyc


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loquacity.(jumps from one topic

to another). Constriction, must

loosen everything. Weakness &

trembling(tongue). Small wounds

bleed profusely.

Ledum palustre(Marsh

tea)Ericacae

Rheumatism begins in feet and

travels upwards. Rheumatic

gouts. Complaints of people cold

all the time - lack of animal heat.

Oedematous swellings.Punctured

wounds by sharp instruments.

Discoloration after injuries.(black

& blue becomes green)

Motion, night, warmth

of bed and covering

Holding feet in

ice-cold water

relieves pains

Compare : Arn,

Crot, Ham

Lilium tigrinum (Tiger

Lily)Liliaceae

Great bearing down, as if pelvic

contents would press out

through the vagina. Sensation of

constriction of heart with uterine

troubles. Frequent desire for

stools/urine with uterine

displacement.Depression ,

tormented, indifferent, aversion to

food.

By consolation, in

warm room

When in fresh

air.

Compare :

Agar, Nat p,

Plat, Sep

Lycopodium clavatum (club

moss)Lycopodiacea

Depression of mind, stupid,

memory fails,uses wrong words to

express, mixes up things. Right-

side complaintsor begins right

and travels

left(throat,ovaries,uterine region,

kidney). Insatiable

From 4pm to 8pm. Warm food and

drinks,

uncovering

head, loosening

garments

Compl : Iod.

Not advisable

to start

treatment of

chronic disease

with Lyc,

better to use a


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hunger,flatulence with

rumbling.Irritable on waking.Sour

discharges.Red sand in

urine.Right-sided hernia.

anti-psoric.

Magnesia

phosphorica(Magnesium

phosphate)MgPO3

Cramping pains everywhere, alsolightning like in coming and

going. Cutting, stabbing, shooting

pains. Spasmodic affections

without any fever-like symptoms.

Colic, cramps in calves.Dread of

uncovering.Writers

cramps.Enuresis.

Cold air. Draft of coldwind. cold bathing.

motion, touch

Bending

double, heat,

warmth,

pressure

Compare :Bell, Lyc,Col.

Acts best when

given in hot

water.

Mercurius vivus (Quick metal) Swollen, flabby tongue with

imprint of teeth. Sweats day and

night without relief. Creeping

chilliness. Slimy mucous. Moist

tongue, intense thirst. Glandular

swellings (inclined to

suppurate).Slimy,bloody

dysentry.Intense thirst.

At night, in warmth of

bed, while sweating,

lying on right side

Cold drinks Compare :

Phos, Kali mur

Naja tripudians(Venom of the

cobra)

Very useful in affection of

heart, weak heart. Dry cough inheart problems. Suicidal feelings.

Headache in left temple and left

orbital region with nausea,

vomiting.

From use of stimulants Walking or

riding in openair.

Compare :

Lach, Crot h.

Natrum muriaticum(Common

salt)NaCl

Great weakness, loses flesh while

living well. Headache beginning

with blindness. Tongue with red

10 or 11 am, mental

exertion, lying down

Open air, cold

bathing,

skipping

Compl : Apis

Is followed

well by Sep


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patches. For bad effects of anger

(caused by offence).Melancholy -

depressed and weeping. Dreams of

robbers.Dry and cracked mucous

membrane

meals,lying on

painful side

and Thuj

Natrum sulphuricum(Glaubers

salt)Na2SO4

Loose cough, great pain in the

chest. Diarrrhoea, acute in

morning, flatulence and rumbling

in stomach. Music makes her

sad.Humid asthma. Feels like

shooting himself to death.

Toothace > cold water

Damp weather, damp

dwellings, rest, lying

down

Dry weather,

sitting up,

pressure,

changing

position.

Comp : Nat m

and Sulph

Nitric acidHNO3 Suited to thin persons,black eyes

and hair. Takes cold easily.

Physical irritability,

nervous. Sticking pains as if

from splinters.Sensation of band

around head.Urine smells like that

of horse. Ulcerated gums. Blood

bright red.

Evening and night.

change of weather, on

waking

While riding in

a carriage

Compl : Ars

Inimical to

Lach (Mer :

light-haired

people)

Nux vomica(Poison

nut)Loganiacea

Frequent ineffectual desire for

stools.For particular, zealouspersons, malicious irritable,

dispositon. Twitchings, spasms,

Chilliness (even during

fevers),Oversensitive. Pressure in

stomach after eating. Addicted to

stimulants.

Morning, on waking at

4am, mental exertion,over-eating,

anger,touch, cold

weather

In evenings,

when at rest,lying down and

in damp

weather

Compl :

Sulphur Is bestgiven at night

before going to

bed.

Opium (Poppy)Papaveraceae Abnormal painlessness, During and after sleep, From cold. Comp : Apis,


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trembling. Blunted morals, worst

liars. Fright. Sleepy, but cannot

sleep. Very hot skin with

sweating.Stupor with dark-red

face. Bed feels so hot she cannotlie on it, moves often in search of

cold place.Lack of vital reaction

while perspiring, from

warmth & stimulants

From constant

walking

Bell, Stram,

Zinc

Phosphorous(The element) Tall slender,narrow chested

persons, nervous weak persons,

waxy,jaundiced

persons.Haemorrhagic diathesis;

small wounds bleed profusely.A

weak, empty, all-gonesensation

in head, chest, stomach and entire

abdomen. Craves cold drinks but

throws them up once cold drinks

turns warm in the stomach.

Diarrhoea.

Weather changes,

thunderstorm, cold,

evening, lying on

painful side

In the dark;

lying on right

side; from cold

food, cold

water, until it

gets warm.

Compl :

Arsenic, and

Cepa. Follows

well after

Cinch

Podophyllum(May apple) Diarhhoae, stools profuse (drains

the patients) and offensive,

Persistent gagging, without

vomitting, rolling the head andmoaning with half-closed

eyes. Great loquacityduring the

fever stage. Prolapsus of uterus,

anus.

In early morning,

during hot weather,

dentition

---- Compare :

Aloe, Nux,

Sulph

Psorinum (A product of

Psora)Nosode

Great sensitiveness to cold, body

has filthy odour, Violent itching

of skin, eruptions on skin. Very

In cold air, in warmth

of bed, sitting up or

motion

Bringing arms

close to body,

lying down,

Compare :

Sulph, Tub


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sad, despondent, great debility.

Hungry at night - wants to eat

something. Suppressed eruptions.

warm

Pulsatilla(Anemone)Ranunculace

a

Changeable remdedy, Pain

travels from one part toanother. Patient weeps

easily.Midl,gentle disposition.

Bad taste in mouth,no

thirst.Stomach disturbed by rich

fat foods. Pains with severe

chilliness.Menses, suppressed

from getting feet wet.

In warm, closed room,

evening, warmapplications

in open air,

lying on painfulside, cold room,

cold

applications

Compl : Kali

m, Sil. One ofbest remedy to

start chronic

case treatment

(Sul)

Rhux toxicodendon(Poison

oak)Anacardiaceae

Rheumatic diathesis. Ailment

from spraining or straining a

single part. Great restlessness.

Sensitive to open air. Tongue

dry, triangular red tip.Thirst.

Paralysis, with numbness of

affected parts.Diarrhoae with

beginning typhoid - tearing pain in

limbs during stool.

During rest,Before

storm, cold, wet

weather.

Warm dry

weather,

motion, hot

things,change

of position

Compl : Bry.

Must not be

used before or

after Apis

Ruta graveolens(Ruebitterwort)Rutaceae

Bruised lame sensation,Restless.Headache from

overexertion of eyes. Eyes burn,

feel strained.Prolapsus of

rectum,immediately on

attempting stool.Pressue on

bladder (even after urinating).

Lying down, from cold,wet weather.

Backache betterpressure and

lying on back

Compare :Rhus, Arn.

Compl : Calc

phos

Sepia (Inky juice of Bearing down pain, must sit Afternoon, evening. Warmth of bed, Compl : Nat


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cuttlefish)Mollusca down and cross legs to keep

something coming out from

vagina. Fulness in pelvic region -

like ball in anus. Flushes of heat.

Waik,fainting. Headache, interrific shocks, pressing, bursting.

Reddish clay sediment in

urine.Enuresis in children

Cold,dry air.sexual

excesses, before a storm

hot

applications,

violent exercise

mur. Inimical

to Lach and

Puls

Silicea (Pure silica) Irritable, nervous temperament.

Open fontanelles and sutures.

Distended abdomen, weakness.

Want of vital heat.Inactivity of

rectum.Faeces remain long time

in rectum. Sweat (of feet). All

bone related disorders

Cold, during menses.

During new moon.

Uncovering, lying

down

Warmth

(wrapping

head), better by

cold food

(except gastric)

Compl : Puls,

Thuja

Sulphur (The element) Hahnemann's great anti-psoric.

Itchingeruption on skin, followed

by burning. Redness of all

orifices. Weak, faint after hot

flashes. All gone sensation in pit

of stomach at 11am. When

carefully selected remedies fail toact. Feet burning (wants to put

out of bed). Dirty filthy people.

When standing, at rest.

warmth in bed,

washing, changeable

weather.

Dry warm

weather, lying

on right side.

scratching (of

skin itch)

Compl : Psor,

aloe. Calc must

not be used

before Sulph.

Thuja occidentalis(White

cedar)Coniferae

Hahnemann's anti-sycotic. Fixed

ideas (as if he were two persons).

Vertigo when closing the

eyes. Ailments from bad effects

of vaccination.Large warts and

At night, from heat of

bed, 3am and 3pm,

damp air. narcotics

Drawing up of

limbs

Compl : Sil.

Follows well

after Med,

Merc


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blisters. Piles worse when sitting.

Sensation as if limbs were made

of glass and would break.

Supressed gonorrhea.

Tuberculinum(Pus fromtubercular abscess)Nosode

Symptoms everychanging. History of tubercular

problems. Weak chest and

lungs.Wants to travel, not satisfied

in one place. Emaciation in spite

of living well. Pain through left

upper lung to back. Taking fresh

cold on exposure.

Motion, music, before astorm, standing

Open airandcontinued

motion

Compl : Psorand Sulph

Veratrum album (White

hellebore)Melanthacae

For children and old

people. Rapid sinking of vital

force. Cold perspiration on

forehead. Face is pale, blue,

features sunken. Icy coldness.

Violent vomitting with profuse

diarrhoae. Fever with extreme

coldness.

From least motion, after

drinking, before and

during menses, after

fright

Walking and

warmth

Compare : Ars,

Arn, Cinch,

Camph

Zincum metallicum(Zinc) Brain or nerve power

weak. Violent fidgeting in feet,must move them.Child cries out

during sleep. Ravenous hunger

(11). Spinal affection, burning

along length of the spine. Pale

face, no heat during dentition.

Of many symptoms,

from drinking wine

By

expectorating,urinating and

by menstrual

flow

Compare :

Hell,Tub.Inimical to

Nux and Cham

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