Often indicated in the transition season when the air is cold, but the
sun is still powerful enough to heat the blood.Develops most of its symptoms in the abdomen and head, causing intense
neuralgias. It is especially suitable for irritable persons easily angered, and ill effects
therefrom. Women with copious menstruation, and of sedentary habits. Persons with a tendency
to corpulency. The neuralgic pains are nearly always relieved by pressure. Cramps and
twitching and shortening of muscles. Constrictions and contractions. Cystospasm following
operations on orifices (Hyper). Urinous odor of
perspiration (Berb; Nitr ac). Agonizing
pain in abdomen, causing patient to bend double, is most characteristic.
Sensations; cutting, twisting, grinding, contracting and bruised; as
if clamped with iron bands.
Mind.–
Extremely irritable. Becomes angry when questioned.
Mortification caused by offense. Anger, with indignation (Cham;
Bry; Nux).
Head.–
Vertigo when turning head to the
left. Lateral cutting headache, with nausea, vomiting. Pains (better pressure and
heat), with soreness of scalp. Burning pains, digging,
rending, and tearing. Frontal headache; worse, stooping, lying on back, and moving eyelids.
Eyes.–
Pains sharp, boring, better
pressure. Sensation on stooping, as if eye would fall out. Gouty affections of
eyes. Violent pain in eyeballs which precede the development of glaucoma.
Face.–
Tearing, shooting, and swelling of face; left side
great soreness. Get relief from pressure (China).
Neuralgia, with chilliness; teeth seem too long. Sounds re-echo in ears. Pain in stomach, always with pain of
teeth or head.
Stomach.–
Very bitter
taste. Tongue rough, as from sand, and feels scalded. Canine hunger. Feeling in stomach as
if something would not yield; drawing pain.
Abdomen.–
Agonizing cutting pain in abdomen causing patient to end over double, and pressing on the
abdomen. Sensation as if stones were being ground together in the abdomen, and would burst.
Intestines feel as if bruised. Colic with cramps in calves. Cutting in abdomen, especially
after anger. Each paroxysm is attended with general agitation and a chill over the cheeks,
ascending from the hypogastrium. Pain in small spot below navel. Dysenteric
stool renewed each time by the least food or drink. Jelly-like stools. Musty
odor. Distention.
Female.–
Boring pain in ovary. Must
draw up double, with great restlessness. Round, small cystic tumors in ovaries or
broad ligaments. Wants abdomen supported by pressure. Bearing-down cramps, causing her to
bend double (Opium).
Urine.–
Intense burning along urethra during stool. Vesical
catarrh, discharge like fresh white of egg. Viscid (Phos acid) fetid; small quantities, with frequent urging.
Itching at orifice. Red, hard crystals, adhering firmly to vessel. Tenesmus of bladder.
Pains on urinating over whole abdomen.
Extremities.–
Contraction of muscles.
All the limbs are drawn together. Pain in right deltoid (Guaco).
Cramp-like pain in hip; lies on affected side; pain from
hip to knee. Spontaneous luxation of the hip-joints. Stiffness of joints and shortening of
tendons. Sciatic pain, left side, drawing, tearing; better, pressure
and heat; worse, gentle touch. Contraction of the muscles. Pain down right thigh;
muscles and tendons feel too short; numbness with pains (Gnaphal).
Pain in left knee joint.
Modalities.–
Worse, from
anger and indignation. Better, doubling up, hard
pressure, warmth, lying with head bent forward.
Relationship.–
Antidote: Coffea;
Staphis; Cham. Colocynth is the best antidote to lead poisoning (Royal).Compare: Lobelia erinus (violent
cork-screw-like pains in abdomen). Dipodium punctatum
(Writhing. Twisting like a dying snake. Intractable insomnia). Dioscor;
Chamom; Coccul; Merc; Plum; Magn phos.
Dose.–
Sixth to thirtieth potency.
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