EQUISETUM HYEMALE (Equis.)
URINARY TRACT & BLADDER AFFECTIONS
MENTAL
Tired, restless and prostrated with aversion to mental work.
Prostration of mind, mental exhaustion, brain- fatigue.
Irritable,
restless and yet prostrated. Don't like to be touched.
Disposition to frown.
PHYSICAL
A remedy for cystitis, enuresis and dysuria.
Very frequent urination but very little urine is voided
(Nux-v.). Desire to urinate
increases as the quantity of urine diminishes.
Pain in urethra after urination.
Retention of urine in
old and tired people, after delivery. Fullness sensation in the bladder which
prevents urination and it is relieved if they manage to urinate.
Paralysis of bladder in old people.
Involuntary urination at
night (Rhus-t., Tub., Puls., Kreos., Bell.), without a tangible cause,
especially in restless children.
Mucous sediment in urine.
FERRUM METALLICUM (Ferr.)
ANAEMIA – FALSE PLETHORA
MENTAL
SENSITIVE and
excitable < on least contradiction.
IRRITABILITY to
slight noises like crackling paper drive him to despair.
PHYSICAL
ANAEMIA - extreme paleness - Red parts become white,
lips, face and tongue.
FALSE PLETHORA,
looks healthy but are very weak. Pale
face that flushes easily. Face becomes red and flushed on least pain, emotion or exertion.
SLOW MOTION, WALKING SLOWLY AMELIORATES complaints of pain,
palpitations, dyspnoea.
Restless when
keeping still, must keep the limbs moving. It seems that motion stimulates
circulation.
Vertigo coming
from disturbed circulation. Vertigo when
looking at running water.
Disturbance of the circulation with irregularities in the heart function such as palpitations.
Vomiting immediately after eating, esp.
eggs without nausea, <
after midnight.
Rheumatic pains of upper limbs, esp.
shoulders appear during rest.
Irresistible desire to bend arm. Fear of being touched on affected
joints.
Periodic headaches lasting
3-4 days during which there’s
nausea and vomiting on eating.
Menses too early, copious, protracted, pale, thin (thin with
clots), with weakness.
Diarrhœa while eating or from drinking.
Epistaxis alternating with spitting of blood.
MODALITIES
AGG.: night,
exertion, EGGS, eating, loss of vital fluids, cold, change of temperature to
warm.
AMEL.: slow, continued motion, walking.
DES.: sweets, tomatoes,
bread and butter, soup.
AVERS.: eggs.
GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS (Gels.)
In Gelsemium the weakness and trembling are the main characteristics. Those individuals are totally afraid, they are trembling psychologically and physically especially from anticipation or when they have to perform.
The mind is weak and confused. The muscles feel also weak to a
state of paralysis.
WEAKNESS & TREMBLING ON ALL LEVELS
MENTAL
COWARDICE.
TIMIDITY APPEARING IN PUBLIC, even in a small group.
AILMENTS FROM BAD NEWS, FROM ANTICIPATION.
Dullness of mind, difficulty of thinking > flow of urine.
PHYSICAL
Lack of muscular coordination- TREMBLING OF LOWER LIMBS.
AILMENTS FROM ANTICIPATION, FRIGHT, EXCITEMENT, BAD NEWS, GRIEF.
DIARRHŒA from anticipation.
HEAVINESS OF LIDS, falling of lids esp. during headache, but can accompany any disease.
HEADACHE AMELIORATED BY URINATION.
Feeling as if HEART WOULD STOP BEATING, UNLESS HE’S CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE.
Chilliness up and down the back.
Occipital vertigo with disturbances of vision (dim vision,
obscuration or loss of vision). Diplopia.
MODALITIES
AGG.: fright,
anger, physical exertion, wet weather.
AMEL.: copious urination, alcoholic
drinks, stimulants, perspiration.
AGGRAVATION FROM SUN AND HEAT, SUNSTROKE.
MENTAL
Confusion as if being intoxicated, forgets or does not recognize
well-known streets, which side is his house. Makes mistakes in localities, does
not recognize his relatives.
Mental symptoms from injuries to head.
Concentration difficult. Memory weakness. Time passes too slowly.
Depression. Desires
death. Aversion to answering, desire to be silent. Aversion to husband,
dislikes her children.
Delusions chin is too long, enlarged.
Fear of being poisoned. Attempts to escape, springs suddenly from
bed.
Shrieking screaming, shouting in children. Striking after
convulsions.
PHYSICAL
<SUN, HEAT.
CONGESTION OF BLOOD. FLUSHES OF HEAT UPWARDS esp. TO HEAD.
Hypertension.
Heat in chest extending to head. Heat of face with headache,
during palpitation.
PULSATIONS. Pulsating headache esp.
forehead and temples.
HEADACHE /CONGESTION FROM EXPOSURE TO SUN. SUNSTROKE.
Cannot bear heat or sun on head, even artificial light. Bursting, pulsating headaches.
Heaviness of head as if it would burst.
Heat and burning of vertex. Heat on cervical region extending up.
Eyes staring during headache.
Headache instead of menses.
Enlarged feeling i.e. head, tongue. Brain feels large.
MODALITIES
AGG.: SUN, warm (stove,
air, becoming, room, bed, wraps), wine, lying, motion.
AMEL.: cold, lying,
pressure, sitting.
DES.: tobacco, cold
drinks.
AVERS.: food.
GRAPHITES (Graph.)
SKIN ERUPTIONS, GLUEY DISCHARGES, OBESITY, THICK NAILS
MENTAL
Simple, practical, down to earth people.
Dullness, SLOWNESS, irresolution.
SENSITIVE TO MUSIC, WEEPING FROM MUSIC.
Restless while sitting, or working.
Fear ameliorated by weeping.
Anxiety about trifles, trifles seem important.
PHYSICAL
Obese, sensitive individual with a lot of eruptions.
AILMENTS FROM SUPPRESSED ERUPTIONS esp. stomach problems.
DISCHARGES yellow, sticky, thick, honey-like, offensive (eruptions, ear, nose, urethra).
Crusty, scabby eruptions, cracks of skin, fissures. Fissures
in anus, corners of mouth etc.
Moist, offensive, excoriating, painful eruptions. Eczema
esp. behind ears, around mouth.
NAILS DESTORTED, BRITTLE, CRIPPLED, THICK AND HARD. Psoriasis of
nails. Ingrowing toe nails.
Hearing is impaired. Chronic gluey, offensive discharge from
ears. Abscess of ear which
discharges often (every two weeks).
Impaired hearing > noise.
Photophobia.
Numbness on various parts of the body. Numbness or empty feeling in head.
Callosities of palms and soles.
High sexual desire or lack of interest. Ailments from sexual
excesses.
Chilly persons with lack of vital heat.
MODALITIES
AGG.: becoming
cold, sweets, cold food or drinks.
AMEL.: warm
drinks, perspiration, lying.
DES.: CHICKEN.
AVERS.: SALT, SWEETS, FISH, meat,
warm food.