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DIOSCOREA – A Primer of Materia Medica for practitioners of Homoeopathy by Timothy Field Allen

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DIOSCOREA

Generalities :

Pain in every part of the body ; shooting and cramp-like, generally
> moving in the open air, aggravation when lying down.

Stomach :

Cramp-like pain in the pit of the stomach, followed by eructations of gas,
then hiccough, with flatulence.

Clinical

 :
Dyspepsia of a flatulent character, resulting from tea.
Flatulent dyspepsia, with belching of large quantities of offensive gas,
partially relieving the pain in stomach and abdomen.
Neuralgia of the stomach most severe ; pain even along sternum and
extending into both arms, with cold, clammy sweat, etc.

Abdomen :

Flatulent distention.
Rumbling ; griping, cutting.
The pains particularly affect the umbilical region, are griping and
cutting, and extend through to the intestines ; pains radiate from
abdomen to back, chest, arms and limbs.

Rectum and Stool :

Hćmorrhoids protrude, with pain shooting up to the liver.
Diarrhśa ; yellow, thin, preceded by violent, twisting colic,
followed by exhaustion.

Sexual organs :

Seminal emissions in sleep.
General relaxation and coldness of the sexual organs.

Extremities :

Shooting pains in the lower extremities, extending the whole length of the
limb ; worse on the right side ; somewhat > pressure, but
more by lying still.

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