HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA (Ham.)
AFFECTIONS OF CIRCULATION, VARICOSE VEINS
MENTAL
ANGER, IRRITABILITY. Aversion
to company, to being spoken to.
Gloomy, depressed.
Aversion to work. Absorbed, buried in thoughts. Thinking constantly of his ailments.
Abundant of ideas in the morning after a night of restless sleep.
Forgetful esp. of words while speaking.
PHYSICAL
The main pathology of this remedy centers on the circulation with
extraordinary weakness of the veins.
Venous congestion and hæmorrhages.
VARICOSE VEINS in any part of the body. Painful,
sore, bleeding, stinging, inflamed.
Passive hæmmorrhages from any part. Hæmmorrhage from suppressed menses. Vomiting black blood instead of menses or from suppressed menses.
Epistaxis combined with varicosities or hæmorrhoids.
Bruised soreness of affected parts. Sore pain in eyes. Eyes
feel as if forced out.
Menses dark, copious with soreness in abdomen.Metrorrhagia
occurring between menstrual periods.
Stitching pain in testes extending to stomach.
MODALITIES
AGG.: touch, 15:00, exertion, milk.
HELLEBORUS NIGER (Hell.)
DESPAIR, AGONY, TREMENDOUS ANXIETY with ROLLING OF THE HEAD
MENTAL
DULLNESS, STUPEFACTION (SENSORIAL DEPRESSION) nothing is seen or heard
distinctly. ABSORBED IN THOUGHTS.
Answers slowly, reflects long before answering. Weakness of
memory. Forgets what he has just read, said, heard or done. Irresolution.
He is in DESPAIR and EXTREME ANXIETY and seeks help.
Breathing ameliorates the anxiety.
PHYSICAL
Ailments after meningitis, encephalitis, concussion, apoplexy,
fright, grief, suppressed eruptions.
Meningitis, encephalitis with stupefaction.
ROLLING OF HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE, chewing motion of jaw, constant
motion of lips without speaking, bores head in pillow, VACANT
expression, brain cry (“cri
encephalique’’).
Urine is dark red, almost black, scanty,
coffee ground sediment.
Stool with colorless, transparent, tenacious mucus.
Chill beginning in arms. Internal chill esp. on lying down.
Wrinkled eyebrows.
MODALITIES
AGG.: 16:00 – 20:00 p.m., cold air, evening, vegetables.
AVERS.: apples.
HELONIAS DIOICA (Helon.)
CONSCIOUS OF UTERUS, FLUSHES OF HEAT WITH MOTION
MENTAL
Exertion, occupation ameliorates symptoms. Thinking of complaints
aggravates.
Irritable,
cannot endure the least contradiction esp. in
diabetes.
Critical.
Profound melancholy. Sadness on seeing others happy.
PHYSICAL
The woman is CONSCIOUS OF THE UTERUS, feels the uterus moves. Atony
of the uterus. Prolapsus <after delivery. Ailments from abortion.
FLUSHES OF HEAT WITH MOTION.
Weakness, aching, dragging in the sacrum and pelvis with
prostration.
Sensation of cool wind in calves.
Copious menses from motion.
Soreness of mammae esp. the nipples <during menses.
Itching of female genitalia during menses. Cheesy deposits.
Sugar in urine. Albuminous
with increased specific gravity <during pregnancy.
Sore pain in kidney with heaviness. Heat, burning pain in the
kidneys.
Sleepiness during pregnancy and during abortion.
Pain and weight in back, tired and weak.
Inflammation of mouth in nursing women.
MODALITIES
AGG.: during
pregnancy, during menses, open air.
HEPAR SULPHURIS CALCAREUM (Hep.)
Abusive
because of his need to protect himself from others.
OVERSENSITIVE AND ABUSIVE
MENTAL
OVERSENSITIVITY TO PAIN. Fears
bees, wasps that sting. They panic and flee. Fears suffering.
Irritable. The
slightest cause irritates him. Impulses to kill for slight offenses, or wants
to set things on fire. Very abusive,
angry, impolite. Violent from pain.
PHYSICAL
Extremely SENSITIVE
TO COLD AIR OR THE SLIGHTEST DRAFT. Must
be wrapped up even to the face.
Uncovering, exposure to cold, becoming cold or even touching cold
things aggravates all complaints. Croupy, choking cough when any part of the body is uncovered.
Warmth, wrapping up, warm drinks ameliorate all complaints. Throat pain, stitching, as from splinter when swallowing > warm drinks, covering the throat.
STITCHING, SPLINTER LIKE PAINS.
Suppurations. The
slightest inflammation or injury causes suppuration.
Glands swell and suppurate.
Discharges are offensive, fetid, smelling like old cheese.
Boils, acne, abscesses where the skin is very sensitive to touch
and to cold air. There’s even
intolerance of clothing.
MODALITIES
AGG.: cold, air draft, uncovering, change of temperature, cold drinks.
AMEL.: warmth, wrapping up, warm drinks, damp weather.
DES.: vinegar, sour food, pungent
things, highly seasoned food, alcohol.
AVERS.: strong cheese, pungent things.
HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS (Hydr.)
VISCID, ROPY DISCHARGES
MENTAL
Suited to people that are old, weak, easily tired persons with
emaciation, depressed, sure of death and desires it.
Irritability. Curses his mother, throws food or medicine across
room.
Weakness of memory for what is about to do, say, what has
happened.
Sadness, loathing of life, aversion going out, desires death.
PHYSICAL
Acts on the mucus membranes producing increased VISCID, THICK YELLOW, ROPY SECRETIONS/ DISCHARGES (Kali-bi).
Discharges, catarrh from ear, larynx, throat, eye, nose, bladder,
chest, urethra.
Catarrhal conditions esp.
of the upper respiratory tract. SINUSITIS.
Post-nasal catarrh. Yellow and thick post-nasal discharge. Constant
inclination to blow the nose.
Bronchitis in old, exhausted persons. Cough > lying, < inhaling cold air.
Leucorrhœa ropy, thick, purulent.
Action on the liver is marked: cirrhosis, atrophy, congestion,
enlargement of liver.
Constipation with
ineffectual urging <pregnancy, after abuse of drugs.
Headache connected with constipation.
Tongue indented, flabby, yellow white. Sensation as if the mouth
is enlarged. Inflammation of mouth in nursing women.
Cancerous ulcers of the skin. Ulcers are burning, sensitive, deep, bleeding when touched. Cracks
between toes.
Periodical faintness every day with cold perspiration.
MODALITIES
AGG.: after emissions.
AMEL.: milk.
AVERS.: food,
vegetables.
IGNATIA AMARA (Ign.)
Ailments from grief is the central idea of Ignatia. Grief, especially when
concerning romantic relationships, usually results to the characteristic
sighing and oppression of chest. They are disappointed, want to be alone and
have aversion to consolation. The mood alternates. They may develop hysterical
symptoms and behavior.
The aversion to fruits is a confirmatory symptom.
SILENT GRIEF, SIGHING, HYSTERICAL SYMPTOMS
MENTAL
High expectations, idealistic, sentimental, easily disappointed. Romantic idealism.
DISAPPOINTED LOVE LEADING TO SILENT GRIEF (divorce, separation,
death, rejection).
SIGHING, CHEST OPPRESSION, LUMP IN THE THROAT AFTER GRIEF esp. when trying to express emotions. Aversion to consolation. Aversion to company.
Highly sensitive persons, excitable HYSTERICAL.
Changeable moods, erratic,
inconstant, paradoxical symptoms. Irritable, intolerant to contradiction. Irritable when consoled.
PHYSICAL
AILMENTS FROM GRIEF.
Esp. in nervous system causing cramps, spasmodic effects, chorea,
convulsions.
Stomach pain or indigestion, menses problems.
Paradoxical symptoms e.g. stinging pain in throat when not swallowing, cough aggravated
by coughing.
Jerking of extremities on falling asleep.
Cannot bear smoke of tobacco.
Stitching pain in rectum that extends upward.
Biting the cheek when talking or chewing.
MODALITIES
AGG.: sweets,
tobacco.
AVERS.: FRUITS,
whiskey, wine.
The word for Iodum is overactivity. The body is burning literally
and metaphorically. It burns its energy quickly. These patients are very
restless, must move all the time. They eat but are lean or even emaciated, the
body burns the calories so quickly that they feel hungry all the time. They
cannot go on if they don’t eat, they feel ameliorated by eating.
They are one of the warmest remedies, they burn. On the
mental level we see this overactivity too. The mind is so active as to become
obsessive and compulsive.
RESTLESS & WORSE FROM HEAT
MENTAL
OVERACTIVITY ON ALL LEVELS. RESTLESSNESS, cannot sit down. Must
move constantly, impulse to run. Hurried. Anxiety during work.
Feel they have forgotten something. Goes off and leaves purchases.
COMPULSIVE NEUROSIS. Checking twice. Ritualistic behaviour.
Physical exertion ameliorates.
Anxiety when hungry.
PHYSICAL
HYPERTHYROIDISM. Protrusion of eyes (exophthalmus). Goitre
painful, exophthalmic.
EMACIATION. Eats
a lot but still loses weight. Ravenous appetite with emaciation or marasmus.
Ravenous appetite soon after eating.
Hard swelling, induration of glands. Atrophy of testes/ovaries/mammæ.
Weakness from
heat, perspiration, hunger, ascending.
Violent palpitation <exertion.
MODALITIES
AGG.: WARMTH, becoming warm.
AMEL.: WHILE EATING OR AFTER EATING, motion, cold, open air, exertion.
IPECACUANHA (Ip.)
VOMITING AND NAUSEA
MENTAL
Capricious, contemptuous, critical.
Restless in bed.
Ailments after anger, from suppressed anger.
PHYSICAL
COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Nausea with profuse saliva. Nausea during fever, gastric
disturbances, abdominal pain.
Suffocative, choking cough <19:00. Vomiting while coughing. Bluish discoloration of face during cough. Sneezing before cough.
Child becomes stiff and blue in face. Stiffness of facial muscles
during cough.
HAEMORRHAGE FROM ALL ORIFICES OF THE BODY THAT IS COMING IN GUSHES
AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY NAUSEA.
Sensation that the stomach is relaxed, is hanging down.
Pain in umbilicus extending to uterus.
MODALITIES
AGG.: veal,
vomiting, fruit, pork, rich foods, cold dry weather, becoming cold.
AMEL.: wet
weather, open air.
DES.: delicacies,
sweets.
AVERS.: smell
of food.
IPOMIA PURPUREA (Ipom.)
For the passage of stone from kidney to bladder :
with severe cutting pain in ureters (<left side) radiating from
renal region. Pains excite nausea.