Generalities
It acts predominantly on heart when it is affected after rheumatism, influenza or nephritis, where the muscles of the heart are in the stage of fatty degeneration. It regulates the pulse, increases the contracting power of the heart, with increased urinary secretion. It is valuable in cardiac dropsy, hydrothorax; ascites and anasarca. Pains wander from place to place. Arrhythmia. It is not cumulative in action. Compensatory hypertrophy of heart in cardiac stenosis and mitral regurgitation.
Worse
Cold. Lying.
Better
Exertion.
Mind
Vertigo worse on rising, turning the head quickly or lying down; with palpitation. Aching from occiput around temples to eyes. Scalp feels light.
Mouth
Tongue sore, feels scalded. No thirst.
Stomach
Faint feeling in epigastric region with vertigo better out of doors.
Abdomen
Heavy weight; bowels seem as if breaking worse bending.
Urinary Organs
Urging to urinate. Albuminuria; urine scanty, oily pellicle on urine.
Respiratory organs
Frequent desire to take a deep breath. Dyspnoea worse touching back. Dry tickling, cardiac cough.
Heart
Weak, fatty, arrhythmic. Precordial pain, palpitation and dyspnoea. Pulse rapid, irregular.
Neck and Back
Spine and neck stiff; aching pain with tired feeling.
Sleep
Sleeplessness with rambling thoughts, or horrible dreams.
Skin
Vesicles on the skin.
Related
Bufo.
Compare
Conv; Crat; Dig; Strop.
Dose
5 to l0 drops of tincture.
He was convinced about Homoeopathy while going through Sir William Osler's writings on 'History of Medicine' so switched over to an entirely Homoeopathic Practice in 1932. He also started working on Homoeopathic literature along with his Practice.
He has contributed immensely to homoeopathic literature. He was an ardent follower of Dr Boger. His Repertory is based on Boger's ''A Synoptic key to Materia Medica'.