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Condensed Materia Medica.

By Constantine Hering.
Presented by .

MAGNESIA CARBONICA.

[Magn. carb.]
Magnesium carbonate. Hahnemann. Mg Co3
3H2O.

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[1] Mind.

► Uneasiness, with trembling of hands and absence of
mind.
► Anxious and warm through the whole body, especially in the head,
while eating warm food.
► Trembling, anguish and fear, as if some accident would happen ;
all day, relieved after going to bed.
► Sad mood with indisposition to talk.
► Much worse from talking or mental exertion.

   
[2] Sensorium.

► Vertigo : when kneeling ; when standing, as
if everything were turning around in the evening.

   
[3] Inner Head.

► Pressure in the forehead.
► Pressing headache, from mental exertion and when among many
persons.
► Violent darting headache after vexation (1 to 10 P.M.).
► Lancinating headache early in the morning after rising.
► Pulsating sensation in the forehead.
► Congestion of blood to the head, especially when smoking.
► Heat in the head and hands, with redness of the face alternating
with paleness.

   
[4] Outer Head.

► Bruised sensation of the vertex.
► Pain on the top of the head, as if the hair were pulled.
► Dandruff on scalp, itching during wet and rainy weather.
► Falling off of the hair.

   
[5] Eyes.

► Black motes before the eyes.
► Lenticular cataract.
► Obscuration of the cornea.
► Swelling of the eyeball.
► Dryness of the eyes ; or profuse lachrymation.
► Inflammation of the eyes, with redness, burning, stinging and
obscuration of sight, or dimsightedness.
► Agglutination of lid in morning, with pressure in eyes.

   
[6] Ears.

► Whizzing, fluttering and buzzing in the right ear, with
hardness of hearing.
► Dulness of hearing.
► Inflammation of ears, with external, redness and sensation of
great soreness.

   
[7] Nose.

► Bleeding from nose in morning more from right side.
► Vesicular eruption in the nose, with pressing pain.

   
[8] Face.

► Face : pale, earthy ; alternately red and
pale.
► Tension of face, as if the white of an egg had dried on it.
► Nightly tearing, digging and boring in the malar bone,
insupportable during rest, and driving one from one place to another.
► Swelling of the malar bone, with pulsating pain.

   
[9] Lower Face.

► Herpetic eruption around the (lower part of the) mouth.
► Hard, little nodosities in both corners of the mouth.

   
[10] Teeth.

► Beating and stinging in the teeth after eating.
► Toothache : while riding in a carriage, worse in the cold at
night ; compelling on to rise and walk about, the pain in
insupportable while at rest ; during pregnancy ; mostly burning,
tearing, drawing, twitching, or great ulcerative pain, with twitching in
the fingers and feet.
► Teeth feel too long.
► Ailments from cutting the wisdom teeth.
► Looseness of the teeth, with swelling of the gums.
► Slow eruption of the teeth.
► Burning vesicles on the gums, on the inside of the cheeks, tongue,
lips and palate, they bleed from least contact.

   
[11] Tongue, etc.

► Taste bitter ; sour.
► Frequent, sudden stammering speech.

   
[12] Mouth.

► Dryness of mouth, especially at night and in the
morning.
► Bloody saliva.

   
[13] Throat.

► Stinging pain in the throat when talking and
swallowing.
► Burning in the throat and palate, with dryness and roughness, as
if scraped by an awl.
► Frequent rising of mucus in the throat (morning), with roughness
and dryness of the fauces.
► Soft, fetid tubercles, of the color of peas, are hawked up.

   
[14] Desires and Aversions.

► Violent thirst for water, especially in the evening and
at night.
► Desire for : meats ;
bread ; acid drink.

   
[15] Eating and Drinking.

► When eating : 16. After eating :
10. Eating warm food : 1.

   
[16] Nausea and Vomiting.

► Eructations sour ; sour taste and sour vomiting.
► Much loathing, without desire to vomit.
► Nausea and vertigo while eating, followed by retching an vomiting
of a bitter, salt water.

   
[17] Stomach.

► Constrictive pain in the stomach.
► Ulcerative pain in stomach, with great sensitiveness to pressure.

   
[18] Hypochondria.

► Hardness and stitches in hepatic region.

   
[19] Abdomen.

► Pressing, spasmodic, contractive, colicky pains ;
relieved by green stools.
► Colic, followed by leucorrhśa.
► Cutting about navel, better from emitting flatus.
► Great heaviness in the bloated abdomen.

   
[20] Stool, etc.

► Stools : grass-green, or like the scum on a frog
pond ; sour, frothy ; or with white, floating lumps, like
tallow.
► Colic before stool.
► Lienteria of sucklings ; the milk passes undigested.
► Costive : frequent ineffectual urging, with small stools, or
only flatus ; stitches in the anus.
► Ascarides and lumbrici.

   
[21] Urine.

► Urine : increased, pale, watery or green ;
with white sediment.
► Involuntary urination while walking or rising from a seat.
► Burning-smarting during urination.

   
[22] Male Sexual Organs.

► Sexual desire diminished ; erections wanting.
► Discharge of prostatic fluid when passing flatulence.
► Inguinal and scrotal hernia.

   
[23] Female Sexual Organs.

► Menses ; late, scanty ; stop in the afternoon ;
flow acrid, dark, pitch-like ; preceded by coryza and obstructed
nostrils, by labor-like pains, cutting in the abdomen, sore throat,
weakness, chilliness, backache ; profuse and too early, flowing more
at night and at first on rising also between uterine pains.
► Leucorrhśa acrid, white, mucous, preceded by colic.

   
[27] Cough.

► Cough : Spasmodic at night ; from tickling in
the larynx ; sputum, morning and during the day, yellow, thin or
tough mucus, or dark blood, tasting saltish.

   
[28] Lungs.

► Oppression of chest, with sensation of constriction.
► Sensation of soreness in chest or in region of heart.

   
[31] Neck and Back.

► Stiffness in the neck.
► Pain in the back and small of back at night, as if broken.
► Sudden piercing in the coccyx ; a violent pain, as if the
spine were bent back.

   
[32] Upper Limbs.

► Pain as from dislocation in the shoulder-joint when
moving.
► Rheumatic pain in shoulders (at night), with tingling down to
fingers ; pain prevents least movement of arm.
► The skin of the hands become chapped.
► Spreading blisters on the hands and fingers, with stinging.
► Red, inflammatory swelling of the fingers.
► Heat of the fingers (in fever).

   
[33] Lower limbs.

► Restlessness in the legs.
► Drawing pains in the legs and feet.
► Itching of the buttocks, with red spots after scratching.
► Painful swelling in the bend of the knee.
► Knees painful in walking, the feet when lying in bed.
► Cramp in the calves (at night).
► Burning spot on the tibia.

   
[34] Limbs in General.

► Rheumatic pains in the limbs.

   
[35] Position, etc.

► Always worse after long walks.
► Tired feeling, especially in the feet and when sitting.
► Walking : 21, 33, 36.
Must walk : 10, 43. Kneeling :
2. Standing : 2, 36.
Rising : 23 ; from a seat : 21.
Cannot move the arm : 32. Rest : 10.
Lying : 33. After lying down : 40.

   
[36] Nerves.

► Epileptic attacks ; while standing or walking he
frequently falls down suddenly, with consciousness.

   
[37] Sleep.

► Sleepiness during the day.
► Sleeplessness, from nightly oppression in the abdomen.
► Unrefreshing sleep, more tired in the morning than he was when
lying down in the evening.
► Awakes about to 2 to 3 A.M. and cannot fall asleep again.
► Anxious dreams, with starts and crying out in sleep.

   
[38] Time.

► Morning : 3, 5, 7,
12, 27, 37. Evening :
2, 14, 37, 40.
1 to 10 P.M. : 3. Night : 12,
14, 23, 27, 31,
32, 33, 37, 40.
After midnight : 27. Midnight till morning : 40.

   
[39] Temperature and Weather.

► Inclination for open air.
► Averse to uncovering, with fever heat.
► Worse in cold weather, better in warm air, but worse from warmth
of the bed.
► Cold : 10. Change of temperature : 43.
Draught : 43. Wet weather : 4.

   
[40] Chill, Fever and Sweat.

► Chill and chilliness, with external coldness in the
evening after lying down, slowly going off ; followed by heat ;
chilly in bed as if dashed with cold water.
► Chill : running down back lessened by out-doors exercise.
► Great internal heat, at night, restless yet aversion to
uncovering.
► Heat, one (right) sided ; heat mostly forenoon, often with
sweat on the head.
► Sweat greasy, stains yellow ; sour, putrid-smelling.
► Sweat, with thirst, after 12 P.M. till morning.

   
[41] Attacks.

► All her symptoms are aggravated every third weak.

   
[42] Sides.

► Right : 6, 7, 40.
Left : 43.

   
[43] Sensations.

► Neuralgic pains, shooting like lightning, worse on left
side ; worse in a draught, from changing of temperature, from touch ;
must get out of bed and walk the floor.

   
[45] Contact, Injuries, etc.

► Predominantly worse from pressure ; body painful.
► Touch : 10. Scratching : 46.
Riding : 10.
► Worse when riding.

   
[46] Skin.

► Itching and great dryness of skin ; itching
lessened by scratching.
► Large, stinging nodosities under the skin.
► Painful, small, red herpes, they scale off afterward.
► Spreading blisters.
► Small blood-boils (lower legs), with headache and yellow tongue.

   
[47] Stages and States.

► Nervous, irritable temperament.
► Often indicated with children.

   
[48] Relationship.

► Complementary to Chamom.
► Antidoted by Chamom.
(neuralgia) ; Rheum (abdominal
complaints).
► It may antidote Acet. ac.
in overdoses.
► Compare : Ipecac. (nausea
and grass-green stools), Coloc.
(cutting, griping, better after stool).


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