Legs – Lower Limbs – Chapter 33 – REPERTORY OF HERING’S GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA By Calvin B. Knerr, M.D.

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Fulness :-

Congestion, as from,
especially to feet, after diarrhœic stool :-

Merc-sul.

Feeling :-

Osm.

Joints, of, extends to
all parts of body :-

Ham.

Painful, of joints, as
if they would burst :-

Ham.

Gangrene :-

With large boil between
scapulæ :-

Iod.

Spots here and
there :-

Hyos.

Traumatic, of lower,
stinking pus-like discharge from carious bones from openings caused
by fracture :-

Anthraci.

Gnawing :-

Bones, along :-

Bell.

Bones, as if in marrow
of :-

Stront-c.

Left, in, as if in
periosteum :-

Kali-i.

Right, in :-

Kali-i.

Toe, especially in
big :-

Ran-s.

Gooseflesh :-

Chin-ar.

Gout

(See Joints
Gout, Chapter 34 :
Limbs in General.) :-
Anan., Apis,
Bry., Psor.,
Sars.

Grow, do not, as
rapidly as the rest of the body :-

All-s.

Growing pains :-

Cimic.,
Ph-ac.

Heat :-

Ham., Lyc.

Alternately hot and
cold :-

Verat.

Alternately hot and
cold, in cholera, 4th day :-

Ph-ac.

Burn to knees, evening
and next morning :-

Nat-s.

Calves, warm feeling
in :-

Calc-p.

Cool, surface being,
internal, better in open air :-

Mez.

Feet, except, which are
cold :-

Bapt.

Flushes :-

Cob.

Hot, surface, after
walking

(anasarca) :-
Rhus-t.

Knees, up anterior
to :-

Cupr-s.

Left, in :-

Ox-ac.

Heaviness :-

Agar.,
Ambr., Arg-n.,
Arum-t.,
Bell., Berb., Cact., Cahin., Calc-p., Cann-i., Carb-v.,
Cimx., Coloc., Ferr., Gels., Graph., Kali-bi., Mag-m.,
Med.,
Nat-ar., Nat-c.,
Nat-m., Nux-m., Phos., Puls., Rhus-t., Sil.,
Zinc.

Atrophy, in
muscular :-

Calc.

Calves, in :-

Agar.,
Berb., Cham., Lyss.

Calves, in, like a
hundredweight, could not move feet along :-

Rhus-t.

Chill, before :-

Cimx.

Crampy pain, with, down
face of thighs :-

Vib.

Day, during :-

Puls.

Debility, with general,
in :-

Petr.

Depression,
great :-

Cahin.

Depression of spirits,
with :-

Calc.

Diabetes, in :-

Sec.

Drag, could
scarcely :-

Merc.

Dropsy,
particularly :-

Chel.

Epilepsy, in :-

Plb.

Evenings :-

Alumn.

Evening, worse towards

(albuminuria) :-
Uran-n.

Exertion, on :-

Pic-ac.

Heart, with pain
in :-

Lyss.

Hæmorrhage, in
post-partum :-

Cham.

Knee, below :-

Lyss.

Lay his legs, does not
know where to :-

Ruta.

Lead, as :-

Camph.,
Carb-ac., Nux-v.

Lead were hanging on,
as if :-

Agar.

Lead, like, lifted from
floor with difficulty :-

Pic-ac.

Left, in :-

Ars-i.

Left, as lead, after
unusual muscular exertion, in evening

(thrombosis) :-
Apis.

Loaded, as if, from
knees downward :-

Ind.

Menses, before :-

Lyc.

Menses, during :-

Calc-p.

Pains, with

(rheumatism) :-
Colch.

Paralytic, especially
in thighs and knee :-

Stann.

Paralyzed, as if, worse
walking

(sciatica) :-
Sulph.

Run, lacks power when
he attempts to :-

Rhus-t.

Sleep in midday, with
desire to :-

Calc-ar.

Soreness, with, of
muscles and joints :-

Pic-ac.

Staggers, he :-

Phyt.

Steps, especially on
ascending :-

Phos.

Sudden, cannot walk
quickly :-

Ang.

Swollen, and :-

Graph.

Tearing, with, could
scarcely raise them :-

Zinc.

Tension, with, when
sitting or walking :-

Nat-c.

Thigh and knee joint,
especially in, must sit down :-

Stann.

Thighs, with
painfulness of, when walking

(chlorosis
primaria amenorrhœica) :-
Sabin.

Toes, to extremities of

(syphilitic
or gonorrhœal sciatica) :-
Phyt.

Ulcer, with :-

Merc.

Varicose ulcer of leg,
with :-

Nat-m.

Walk, as after a
long :-

Podo.

Walking, better
after :-

Sec.

Walking, difficult,

(especially
going up or down stairs),
feel like lead :- Med.

Walking, when :-

Sulph.

Weight, as if a, were
attached to ankle :-

Lyss.

Weight in lower, with
Bright’s disease :-

Chel.

Weight, like a, hanging
from knees :-

Camph.

Weight below knee, a
feeling of, all day, seemed as if there were several pounds of lead
in each tibia :-

Lyss.

Weight were hung upon
it, right feels as if, in acute rheumatism :-

Chel.

Weight were hanging
upon them, as if a, on going up and down stairs :-

Verb.

Weight, as if she could
not step out, as if she had to drag a burden :-

Chel.

Weight, feeling as if
a, were hanging on lower end of left tibia, during rapid
walking :-

Spong.

Weight as if made of
wood, with inability to stand or move

(paresis
crurum) :- Nux-v.

Illusion :-

As if severed from her
body and belonged to some one else :-

Op.

Scattered, as
if :-

Bapt.

Induration :-

Left calf, hard

(affection
of knee) :- Mag-c.

Especially along crural
vessels and nerves

(thrombosis) :-
Apis.

Under skin, over heel
and behind knee, itching violently :-

Aur.

Inflammation

(See Abscess.) :-
Com.

Chilliness,
with :-

Calc.

Erysipelatous, of
left :-

Bor.

Erysipelatous, of
right, on 2nd day

(typhoid) :-
Nux-v.

Erysipelatous, of a
number of ulcers on left, also on right :-

Lyc.

Left, of, with
fever :-

Com.

Lower :-

Nat-c.

Periostitis of
tibia :-

Still.

Periostitis on inside
and anterior ridge of tibia, from upper 3rd to within 2 inches of
ankle :-

Sil.

Periostitis, extensive
gangrenous, of tibia, with severe febrile disturbance, periosteum
peeled off, from a large area upward as far as knee joint, bone
rough :-

Phos.

Right shin, painful
doughy swelling on, tender to touch and after standing, especially
at night, when gnawing and scraping pains keep her awake

(syphilitic
periostitis) :- Kali-bi.

Tibia, of :-

Sabad.

Injuries :-

Amputated just above
ankle many years ago, after healing began to swell, end of stump
turned black, severe pains in muscles and bones and ultimately a
pimple appeared on stump, which broke and discharged for some time,
all this has been reproduced :-

Med.

Calf, after cutting
right, with an axe, wound spread out and filled with soft fungoid
granulations, discharging thin serous secretion like meat washings,
of fetid odor, traversed down fascia, covering muscles to ankle so
as to fill space :-

Sil.

Denuded spots on shins
that water for a long time :-

Calc.

Fracture of
tibia :-

Anthraci.

Fracture, compound,
exposing tibia, wound 9 inches long :-

Calen.

Fracture of tibia,
blackish-blue, region of blister

(lanced)
mortified, discharged stinking ichor :- Anthraci.

Gangrenous wounds,
black :-

Lach.

Gunshot wound, after, 7
years previously, several open sores, in soft parts, from knee to
ankle, pus thick greenish, somewhat offensive, sensibility of parts
much deadened :-

Ferr-m.

Pain in head of left
tibia, caused by a kick, sore to touch, disturbed sleep :-

Calc-p.

Tibia, of upper part
of, pus discharged from 2 openings :-

Sil.

Insensibility :-

Acet-ac.,
Anan., Ars., Phos.,
Plb.

Apoplexy, with :-

NUX-V.

Chest, to :-

Phos.

Coldness, with :-

Chel.

Coxalgia, in :-

Coloc.

Left, in :-

Verat.

Locomotor ataxia,
in :-

Arg-n.

Pains cease, after

(coxalgia) :-
Coloc.

Pin, feels a, only when
it penetrates deep enough to draw blood

(locomotor
ataxia) :- Nux-v.

Pinching or burning
causes no pain

(locomotor
ataxia) :- Kali-br.

Stocking, with feeling
as if enclosed in an elastic, anæsthesia

(myelitis) :-
Pic-ac.

Vertigo, with :-

Aster.

Itching

(See Eruption.) :-
Aloe,
Berb., Corn., Crot-h., Cupr-a., Lach., Pall., Phos.,
Zinc.

Biting :-

Lyss.

Burning :-

Still.

Calf, on :-

Ther.

Calf, of right, with
swelling of bloodvessels :-

Cycl.

Calf, on lower portion
of right, voluptuous, after scratching a number of deep-seated
pimples appear, which soon cease to itch after being scratched until
they bleed, then the place continues to itch and burn for a long
time :-

Mang.

Calf, in,
violent :-

Ther.

Calves, in :-

Caust.,
Ip., Verat-v.

Calves, in, almost
intolerable at night :-

Zinc.

Calves, in, when
undressing :-

Cact.

Corroding, as from salt
water :-

Hep.

Eczema, in, causing to
rub skin off with a rough towel :-

Petr.

Evening, every :-

Daph.

Evening, worse 6 P.M.
and in open air :-

Aster.

Flea bites, as
from :-

Thuj.

Flexor surface,
in :-

Zinc.

Knees, worse on,
inside, on, especially at night :-

Cinnb.

Knees, below, continues
6 or 8 weeks, only on exposure of parts to atmosphere or cold,
better from warmth in bed :-

Still.

Knees, particularly in,
violent :-

Asc-t.

Left,
intolerable :-

Petr.

Left, of, makes her
rise and walk, bathing aggravates pain, better in fresh air, even at
night :-

Tarent.

Lower, on :-

Calc.,
Mang.

Night, at :-

RHUS-T.,
SULPH.

Nocturnal, better by
scratching, but immediately return on some other place :-

Mez.

Scratching during
menses, burning after, in bed :-

Inul.

Scratching, worse
after :-

Ars-s-r.,
Corn.

Shins, on :-

Nit-ac.

Tibia, on :-

Cocc.,
Mang.

Tibia, on right :-

Aster.

Tibia, near, worse from
scratching, is obliged to scratch till it bleeds :-

Bism.

Tibia, smarting
in :-

Grat.

Tingling, during
motion :-

Carb-ac.

Jerking

(See Chorea,
Twitching.) :-
Agar., Ars-s-r.,
Calc.,
Carbn-s., Cic.,
Crot-h., Cupr-ar.,
Gels., Guare.,
Kali-c.,
Manc., Nat-c., Nat-m., NUX-V.,
Stront-c., Zinc.

Asleep, on
falling :-

KALI-C.,
Zinc.

Brain, in concussion
of :-

Cic.

Calf, in right,
painful, ceases quickly when touched :-

Tarax.

Calves, spasmodic in
muscles of :-

Op.

Calves, muscles of
left, in all :-

Graph.

Calves, in, with diarrhœa,
painless, slight cramp-like :-

Jatr.

Cholera infantum, in,
constant :-

Verat.

Chorea, in :-

Verat-v.

Cold, each time after
taking, following pressure in epigastrium

(jaundice) :-
Iod.

Consciousness, with
loss of :-

Glon.

Convulsive :-

Ign.

Diarrhœa, with :-

Cupr-a.

Frequent, mostly with a
groan, awake or slumbering :-

Lyc.

Left, of, starts from
sleep :-

Zinc.

Painful
spasmodic :-

Cod.

Painful spasmodic, in
gouty persons with calcareous deposits in joints :-

Meny.

Rest, when at

(hysteria) :-
Valer.

Right, spasmodic,
upward, when sitting :-

Meny.

Right, whenever a
stranger entered :-

Zinc.

Right, usually of
one :-

Mygal.

Sleep, partially rouses
him on going to, one, suddenly drawn up and shot out again :-

Sulph.

Sleep, during :-

Nat-m.

Sleep, on going
to :-

Hyper.

Spasms, in :-

Cupr.

Spasmodic, upward when
sitting, after abuse of quinine

(sciatica) :-
Meny.

Trembling of body,
with :-

Op.

Up, in
convulsions :-

Glon.

Up, when coughing while
sitting :-

Stram.

Up, constantly with
cramps, preventing sleep :-

Meny.

Up during sleep :-

Ant-t.,
Kali-c., Zinc.

Up, could not stand

(chorea) :-
Mygal.

Violent :-

Kali-i.

Jerking pain :-

On falling asleep

(rheumatism) :-
Lach.

Through left, worse
night and before midnight, better by shifting position and from
warmth :-

Puls.

Labor-like
pains, down

(prolapsus
uteri) (See
Parturition, Chapter 24 :
Pregnancy, Parturition, Lactation.) :-
Aloe.

Lacerating, through
left, worse at night and before midnight, better by shifting
position and from warmth

(rheumatism) :-
Puls.

Lame
feeling

(See
Numbness, Paralysis,
Paralytic feeling.) :-
Arn., Bell.,
Berb., Calc-ar.,
Calc-p.,
Cinnb., Cocc.,
Fl-ac., Ox-ac.,
Ph-ac., Plb.,
Rhus-t.

Calf, in left,
afterwards in entire leg, better by motion, worse in rest :-

Ars-i.

Calves, in, heavy, with
pain in knee joint :-

Merc-i-f.

Chill, during :-

Ign.

Constriction in
abdomen, with

(lead
colic) :- Op.

Crampy, in right, above
instep, better walking :-

Com.

Hæmorrhoids,
with :-

Æsc-g.

Limbs, with drawing
tensive pains in, from slightest exposure to cold

(muscular
rheumatism) :- Phos.

Left, of :-

Ol-an.

Left, in chorea :-

Cupr.

Lower, with contraction
of muscles :-

Cupr.

Morning, worse in, with
heaviness in head and buzzing in ears :-

Sil.

Moving, on 1st, after
rest or getting up in morning, better continued motion :-

RHUS-T.

Rheumatism, in :-

Zinc.

Right, in :-

Ars-s-r.,
Ind.

Right, in, when
walking :-

Eup-per.

Sweat, after suddenly
checked, particularly on feet, by getting wet all over :-

Colch.

Tumor cæci, in :-

Plb.

Lancinating

(See Darting.) :-
Ars.

Asleep, on falling

(rheumatism) :-
Lach.

Drawing, from right
tarsus to knee :-

Guai.

Gonocace, in :-

SIL.

Joints, in :-

Cadm-s.

Left, in, particularly
posterior part of thigh, worse at night, preventing sleep, worse in
cold, wet weather

(sciatic
neuralgia) :- Rhus-t.

Tearing, in tibia, when
sitting, disappearing when walking :-

Grat.

Large :-

Feel enlarged :-

Cedr.

Feel as if growing
larger and longer :-

Plat.

Lengthening :-

(See
Hips, Disease.)

Light feeling :-

As feathers

(hysterical
chorea) :- Stict.

Walking, after :-

Valer.

Lightning-like
pain :-

Plb.

Long, sensation of
being elongated, with shooting in left hip :-

Thuj.

As if too long, on
standing :-

Kreos.

Seem longer than they
really are, so that on walking he thinks foot has touched floor when
it is 6 inches away, hence he puts foot down too quickly :-

Stram.

Motion :-

(See Jerking.)

Arms, legs more in
motion than :-

Bufo.

Arms and legs, moves,
up and down alternately, convulsions, in dentition :-

Cham.

Automatic, of one in
hydrocephalus :-

Hell.

Bend, must, and draw up
right with her hand, and after moving it to and fro she can rise,
after walking a few steps the pain ceases :-

Lyc.

Chorea, in,
constant :-

Mygal.

Delirium, in,
violent :-

Bell.

Difficult :-

Abrot.

Drawn up, rapidly, and
extended with force

(epilepsy) :-
Sulph.

Draws up :-

Stram.

Immobility, almost
complete :-

Ox-ac.

Inability to
move :-

Mosch.

Incessant, almost, in
dysmenorrhœa :-

Tarent.

Incessant, especially
when quiet

(gonorrhœa) :-
Tarent.

Inconceivable, almost,
worse during full of moon and when vexed

(chorea) :-
Nat-m.

Involuntary, of left,
from fright :-

Cupr.

Involuntary, of right,
ceases during sleep :-

Cocc.

Irregular, constant, of
right

(chorea) :-
Tarent.

Kicking, in
convulsions, during dentition :-

Ign.

Kicks, in colic :-

Nux-v.

Kicks forward when
placed on, but could not stand on them, they could not remain
quiet :-

Stram.

Moved, could not be,
had to remain where they were placed for several days

(spinal
disease) :- Apis.

Movement, constant,
involuntary of one

(hydrocephalus
stage of exudation) :-
Apoc.

Paroxysmal pain,
terrible, could remain in no position, but resembled a dancing
monkey, from severe wetting all over :-

Rhus-t.

Sleep, during :-

Caust.

Spasmodic :-

Op.

Spasmodic, in
epilepsy :-

Caust.

Stepping :-

Calc-p.

Threshing, constant,
with left

(hydrocephalus) :-
Bry.

Throws about, in
puerperal convulsions :-

Op.

Throws about before
being put to bed when spoken to harshly

(St.
Vitus’ dance) :-
Verat.

Thrown about with such
violence, right, could hardly keep from falling

(chorea) :-
Tarent.

Throwing or whirling
about of one, involuntary :-

Hell.

Twisting till he nearly
falls down

(insanity) :-
Hyos.

Murrain, in
calves :-

Anag.

Muscles, harder than
normal

(Duchenne’s
pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis) :-
Phos.

Necrosis :-

(See Bones
Necrosis, Chapter 44 :
Tissues.)

Discharging thin,
excoriating watery pus, throwing out spiculæ of bone, from a
bruise :-

Sil.

Tibia, of :-

Hecla.

Tibia, of right,
anterior aspect of bone denuded and black :-

Aur-m.

Tibia, of right,
sequestrum extending over nearly 2/5ths of length of bone, and about
1/2 a centimetre in thickness :-

Ph-ac.

Neuralgia

(See Sciatica.) :-
Cod., Plb.

Calf, in :-

Iod.

Crural :-

Ammc.

Crural, along course of
left nerve :-

Iod.

Crural, in left, better
from pressure, but much worse by pressure at point of exit of
nerve :-

Coff.

Crural, in attacks,
rending, shooting, worse walking, better by pressure, worse
afternoon and night :-

Coff.

Crural, stitching
during movement :-

Staph.

Damp weather,
especially in, intense :-

Ter.

Headache, like,
pain :-

Arn.

Increases and decreases
gradually, pain, worse from cold air and cold water :-

Ars.

Knees, to, better in
evening and night

(coxalgia) :-
Coloc.

Length, whole, but
worse from hip to knee, more frequently on right side :-

Phys.

Right, down :-

Æsc.

Right, settling in,
from hip to ankle, worse in joints, pain shifts, often
lightning-like shooting, intermits, renders necessary a change of
position, better by warmth of bed :-

Mag-p.

Uneasiness, extends
down and keeps them in constant

(ischias) :-
Calc.

Nodes

(See Exostoses.) :-
Ang., Phyt.

Gout, as in :-

Sarr.

Joints, on :-

Benz-ac.

Lower, on, with nightly
pains in tibia

(syphilitic
and mercurial rheumatism) :-
Phyt.

Shin bones, on :-

Cinnb.

Shin bone, on, pains
in, superficial knots :-

Sars.

Small :-

Agar.

Syphilis, in, with
mercurialization :-

Aur.

Syphilis, immense in
secondary :-

Still.

Syphilitic, on
shin-bones, with severe nightly pains :-

Nit-ac.

Tibia, on :-

Phyt.,
Still.

Tibia, on, sensitive to
pressure

(secondary
syphilis) :- Merc.

Numbness

(See Formication,
Lameness, Paralytic
feeling.) :-
Acon., Agar.,
Ail., Ambr., Ant-t., Ars-met., Cact., Calc.,
Calc-p., Canth.,
Cedr., Cham., Ign., Iod.,
Kali-c.,
Lac-c., LYC.,
Merc-c., Mez.,
Nat-m.,
Nux-v., Op., Ox-ac.,
Plb., RHUS-T.,
Zinc.

Anxious feeling,
with :-

Calc-p.

Bone pains, with or
after :-

Eup-pur.

Calves, in :-

Berb.,
Coloc., Verat-v.

Calf, outer side of
left, during rest :-

Bry.

Calf, of right, inner
side :-

Ars-s-r.

Colic, with :-

Aran.

Coxalgia, in :-

Coloc.

Circulation, as if,
were suspended, particularly when sitting :-

Lact.

Cystitis, in :-

Eup-pur.

Dead feeling :-

Cedr.,
Med., Nux-v.

Dead, felt as if

(concussion
of spine) :- Hyper.

Dead feeling, worse in
cold weather :-

Apis.

Diabetes, in :-

Nux-v.

Diarrhœa, in :-

Aran.

Epilepsy, in :-

Plb.

Evening, in, when
sitting :-

Calc.

Gouty :-

Acon.

Influenza,
after :-

Rhod.

Left, in :-

Cann-i.,
Crot-h., Dios.,
Fl-ac., Hyper.,
Med.

Left, in, from knee to
hip, feeling as if paralyzed :-

Med.

Left, painless :-

Cupr-ar.

Left, in

(rheumatism) :-
Puls.

Left, when sitting,
afternoon :-

Nicc.

Left, in
thrombosis :-

Apis.

Left, with tickling,
creeping feeling under cutis :-

Stram.

Left, down

(vaginitis) :-
Merc.

Left, worse in :-

Arg-n.

Left, worse in, worse
on going to bed :-

Psor.

Menses, during :-

Puls.

Myelitis, in :-

Phys.

Night, at :-

Alumn.

Ovary, same side as
affected

(ovaritis) :-
Apis.

Pain :-

Ham.

Pain, the other is in
great, when one is numb :-

Sil.

Pains cease, after

(coxalgia) :-
Coloc.

Paralysis, with :-

Cocc.

Paralysis, in
Duchenne’s pseudo-hypertrophic :-

Phos.

Paralytic, in lower
legs :-

Agar.

Restless :-

Calc-p.

Right :-

Eup-pur.,
Kali-c.,
Lac-c., Lyss.

Right,
epileptoid :-

Tarent.

Right, after attack of
functional disturbance of heart :-

Lil-t.

Right, below
knee :-

Lyss.

Right, outside of, from
hip to knees, coming on at night, also felt in morning, of late it
had increased to actual insensibility so that he could run a pin
into skin without pain, skin and parts below felt hard, frequently
came on after walking about room in morning :-

Plb.

Right, 1st, then left,
after brief naps in afternoon :-

Spong.

Right, in

(rheumatism) :-
Sabad.

Rising, on, after
sitting :-

Puls.

Sitting, while :-

Calc.

Sitting a while,
after :-

Graph.,
Lyss.

Sitting or
lying :-

Bad.

Sitting, while, during
menses :-

PULS.

Sitting quietly, while,
and during rest :-

Ant-c.

Sitting, after, in
spinal meningitis :-

ACON.

Sitting, standing or
lying on it at night :-

Am-c.

Strange feeling :-

Dios.

Stretched, when :-

Cham.

Tibia, sensation of
deadness in middle of right :-

Samb.

Tingle, while sitting
or when crossing them :-

Crot-h.

Toes, to extremities of

(syphilitic
or gonorrhœal sciatica) :-
Phyt.

Trembling and pricking,
with, as if from needles :-

Pic-ac.

Trembling, with,
jerking, fluttering, through lungs :-

Lac-c.

Vomiting, in
bilious :-

Crot-h.

Walking, when :-

Sep.

Wooden feeling, or as
if padded

(locomotor
ataxia) :- Arg-n.

Wooden feeling, in
metrorrhagia :-

Sec.

Wooden feeling, when
walking :-

Rhus-t.,
Thuj.

Osteomalacia, on tibia,
slight touch aggravates pain

(consumption) :-
Guai.

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