Spigelia

December 31, 2009 by H.C.Allen  

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Adapted to anaemic debilitated subjects of rheumatic diathesis; to scrofulous children afflicted with ascarides and lumbrici ( Cina , Stan. ).
Persons with light hair; pale, [...]

Adapted to anaemic debilitated subjects of rheumatic diathesis; to scrofulous children afflicted with ascarides and lumbrici ( Cina , Stan. ).

Persons with light hair; pale, thin, bloated, weak; wrinkled, yellow, earthy skin.

Body painfully sensitive to touch; part touched feels chilly; touch sends shudder through the whole frame ( Kali c. ).

Afraid of sharp, pointed things, pins, needles, etc.

Rheumatic affections of heart (Kali, Led. , Naja ); systolic blowing at apex. Aneurism.

Nervous headache; periodical, beginning in morning at base of brain, spreading over the head and locating in eye, orbit and temple of left side (right side, Sang. , Sil. ); pain, pulsating, violent, throbbing.

Headache; at sunrise, at its height at noon, declines till sunset. ( Nat. m. , Tab. ).

Intolerable, pressive pain in eyeballs; could not turn the eyes without turning the whole body; worse, especially on making a false step.

Sensation: as if eyes were too large for the orbits ( Act. , Com.); sensitive to touch; as if a band around head ( Cac. , Carb. ac. , Sulph. ).

Copious offensive mucus from posterior nares, drops into throat, causing choking at night ( Hydr. ).

Sharp, stabbing, sticking pains through eyeballs back into the head; from cold, damp, rainy weather.

Prosopalgia: periodical, left-sided, orbit, eyes, malar bone, teeth; from morning until sunset; pain tearing, burning, cheek dark red; during cold, rainy weather; from tea.

Toothache from tobacco smoking; > only on lying down and while eating (Plan.); worse from cold air and water; returns from thinking about it.

Scirrhus of sigmoid or rectum, atrocious unbearable pain ([Alumen]).

Dyspnoea: must lie on right side or with head high ( Cac. , Spong. ); pains in chest are stitching, needle-like.

Chest affections with stitching pains synchronous with pulse, < from motion, < cold, wet weather.

Palpitation: violent, visible and audible; from least motion; when bending forward; systolic blowing at apex.

Stammering, repeats first syllable three or four times; with abdominal ailments; with helminthiasis.

Relations. – Compare: Acon. , Ars. , Cact. , Dig. Kali c. , Naja , Kal. , Spong. in heart affections.

Aggravation. – From motion, noise, touch, turning the eyes; from every shaking, commotion, or concussion.

Amelioration. – Lying on right side with the head high ( Ars. , Cac. , Spong. ).