Materia Medica GV Note ‘T’

 TABACUM (Tab.)

NAUSEA, ICY COLDNESS, SWEAT

 

PHYSICAL

 

SEASICKNESS, terrible faint, sinking feeling at pit of stomachbetter in fresh cold air and by uncovering the abdomen.

 

Deathly nausea with or without vomiting. The patient is clammy, cold and pale.

 

Nausea of pregnancy, with spitting.

 

The nausea is worse when opening the eyes.

 

Prostration and relaxation of entire muscular system, with free secretions.

 

Sensation as if stomach were hanging down.

 

Vertigo on opening eye’s.

 

Atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, esp. in tobacco users.

 

Constipation, esp. in tobacco users.

 

Hiccough after cough.

 

Desire for tobacco.

 

MODALITIES

 

AGG.: opening eye’s, evening, extremes of heat and cold.

AMEL.: uncovering abdomen, fresh open air.

 

 

TARENTULA HISPANICA (Tarent.)

 

 

Tarentula is a remedy with excess energy. They are restless, quick in their motions, impatient, do many things together. They feel better when they listen to loud, rhythmical music and when dancing. All symptoms are ameliorated with dancing. The energy is so much that the sexuality is increased to the point of nymphomania. When they get angry they get intense too, they can become violent. In later stages of pathology they can become manic-depressive or develop insanity with rage.

 


EXCESS ENERGY - RESTLESSNESS – HURRIEDNESS

 

MENTAL

 

HYPERACTIVE, RESTLESSNESS. Does many things at the same time.

Impatient, impulsive, cunning.

 

MUSIC (esp. loud and rhythmic) AMELIORATES PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SYMPTOMS.

 

DES. DANCING which also ameliorates.

 

Sexual mania, erotic delirium. Lascivious hysteria.

 

Anger, rage. Violent, destructivetears or breaks thingsInsanity with increased strength. Desire to attack others. Rage is such that has to be chained.

 

Manic-depressive states.

 

PHYSICAL

 

Affects nerves which are highly strung. Symptoms appear suddenly with violence.

 

Excess energy is channeled through: RESTLESSNESS, HURRIEDNESS, INCREASED SEXUAL DESIRE. Hurry in movements, while walking.

Restlessness of lower limbs >motion. Restlessness of extremities >music.

 

 

Relieved by RHYTHMIC activity, dancing up and down.

 

Vomiting after going to bed.

Constipation with no urging and awful anxiety.

Dyspnoea with heart and ovarian troubles.

 

Abscesses, boils are a 'bluish color' and burning pain.

 

MODALITIES

 

AGG.: cold drinks, becoming cold, cold wet weather, exertion, coition.

AMEL.: motion, walking slowly, physical exertion, dancing.

DES.: sand, highly seasoned food, salt, cold drinks.

AVERS.: meat.

 

 

TEREBINTHINA (Ter.)

 

NEPHRITIS AND URINARY TRACK DISORDERS ESPECIALLY WITH SMOKE COLOURED URINE, HAEMORRHAGES

 

MENTAL

 

Unconsciousness after stool.

Muttering, maniacal delirium. Delirium during fever.

 

Delusions is floating in the air. Fear of apoplexy.


 

PHYSICAL

 

Haemorrhagic tendency. Purpura haemorrhagica. Ecchymosis on skin. Haemoptysis.

 

Severe urinary track infections, pyelonephritis or nephritis with characteristic burning pain over the kidneys.

 

Bladder pain, cutting or burning, which is ameliorated when walking in the open air.

 

BLOODY, BLACK, SMOKE- COLOURED URINE.

Sweetish odor of urine, odor like violets.

Sediment like coffee grounds.

 

Pelvic peritonitis from metritis; nephritis from exposure to cold rains, with scanty, high colored urine.

 

Smooth, shining, red tongue, as if deprived of papillae.

 

Capillary bronchitis (bronchiolitis) in children, with extreme drowsiness and scanty bloody urine.

 

MODALITIES

 

DES.: dry rice, bitter drinks.

 

 

THERIDION (Ther.)

 

SENSITIVE TO NOISE – SLEEPLESSNESS - DIZZINESS

 

MENTAL

 

Oversensitive to slightest noise. Anxiety from noise.

Startled, frightened easily.

 

Time passes too quickly. Feeling as if they don't have enough time.

 

Confusion. Feel they cannot perform.

Dissatisfied. Finds pleasure in nothing. Sadness and mental depression.

 

Cheerful during headache.

  

PHYSICAL

 

Hypersensitivity of nerves esp. to NOISE WHICH PENETRATES WHOLE BODY ESPECIALLY TEETH.

SLEEPLESSNESS. Sleeplessness from slight noise.

Light sleep, they cannot have a deep, proper sleep. Sleeplessness from weariness. Catnaps.

 

Dizziness to the point of VERTIGO  < from noise, on going to sleep, on closing eyes, on motion. Nausea from noise.

 

Wakes at 11 p.m. with vertigo and slow pulse.

 

Anxiety in heart region.

 

Chronic nasal discharge thick, yellow, greenish, offensive.

Spinal irritation. Back pain <jar, leaning against a chair, noise.

 

MODALITIES

 

AGG.: noise, jar, closing eyes, beginning of motion, cold.

DES.: does not know what desires, bananas, alcoholic drinks.

 

THUJA OCCIDENTALIS (Thuja)

  

SECRETIVE - TENDENCY TO GROWTHS

 

MENTAL

 

RESERVED. Secretive. Manipulative.

 

Delusions that the body is brittle, is delicate, that she’s made of glass, that animals are in abdomen, that soul and body were separated.

 

Lack of self-confidence, delusions he’s worthless.

 

Dullness <morning.

 

PHYSICAL

 

OVERGROWTHS: WARTS, CONDYLOMATA, tumors, fibroids, cysts.

 

Used for treating bad effects of vaccination esp. smallpox.

 

Ailments from suppressed gonorrhea (rheumatic pains of joints, prostatitis, eye inflammation etc.). Urethritis. Forked stream of urine.

 

Sensation that something is alive in the abdomen.

 

Coryza during stool. Strong tendency to catarrhs. Leucorrhœa, nasal, urethral.

 

Perspiration is oily, of sweetish odor, offensive.

 

Headache as from a nail. Begins in forehead over left eye then occiput.

 

DREAMS OF FALLING

 

Constipation, stools recedes.

 

Fingernails and toe-nails are brittle, crumbling, distorted, corrugated.

 

MODALITIES

 

AGG: ONIONS, uncovering, tea, night, 3 p.m. & 3 a.m., wet weather.

AMEL: touch, perspiration, lying on back, coryza, rubbing.

DES.: ONIONS (raw), garlic, tea.

AVERS.: onions, garlic, tea.

 

 

TUBERCULINUM BOVINUM (Tub.)

 

 

Romantic and unfulfilled. Enthusiastic but soon bored, they need change in their life. They cannot stick in one place, with one person, with one job, hence their love of travelling.

Tuberculinum is a remedy that is very often indicated when there is a history of tuberculosis in the patient or his/her family. The grinding of teeth during sleep is a strong indication for this remedy.

 

PASSIONATE, EXCITED, DESIRING CHANGE - GRINDING OF TEETH

 

MENTAL

 

PASSIONATE, ROMANTIC, UNFULFILLED “COSMOPOLITAN” PATIENTS.

DISCONTENT, NEEDS CHANGE AND EXCITEMENT. DESIRES TRAVELLING.

 

Moaning and groaning.

 

CHILDREN: Hyperactivity. Behavior disorders.

Obstinate, disobedient, destructive children. Malicious behavior.

Temper tantrums. Striking, breaks things.

 

Compulsive and ritualistic behavior. Constant belief that something has been forgotten. Tormenting persistent thoughts during the night.

 

Fear of cats, dogs. Disgust with cats and furry animals.

 

Contradictory characteristicsmania and melancholia, insomnia and sleepiness.

 

Anxiety at night. Fear something will happen. Irritable esp. on waking.

 

Shrieking in sleep, esp. before menses.

 

Loquacity during fever.

 

 

PHYSICAL

 

FAMILY HISTORY OF TUBERCULOSIS.

 

Tendency to take cold. FREQUENT COLDS AND INFLUENZAS esp. CHEST COLDS, BRONCHITIS OR PNEUMONIA.

 

GRINDING OF TEETH DURING SLEEP.

 

Weak, depleted constitutions. Emaciated despite eating heavily.

 

Night sweats.

 

Allergy to cats. Allergy to milk.

 

Generally worse in wet weather, before storms or any change in weather. Better in mountains, esp. in pine forests.

 

Periodicity of symptoms.

 

Induration of glands. Glands hard, knotty like ropes < cervical, inguinal.

 

MODALITIES

 

AGG.: change of weather, wet weather, cold (air, bathing, entering a cold place), change of temperature from cold to warm, seashore.

AMEL.: in pine forest, warm and dry weather, walking fast, in the mountainopen air.

DES.: pork, ham, bacon, SMOKED MEAT, COLD MILK, fat ham, bananas, ice cream.

AVERS.: food, meat, milk.