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ACIDS
CHARACTERISTICS:
Chilly ++ Sensitive to cold, drafts (cold in general) (Exception: Fluoric acid).
Haemorrhagic tendency
Weakness +3
Burning sensation due to irritation of nerves.
Over sensitive to external impressions.
Destruction, ulceration. Septicaemia.
Night aggravation
Amelioration Motion & Rest.
MIASM:
Predominantly Syphilitic.
CONSTITUTION:
Lean, thin, tubercular constitution with stooped shoulder and premature old look.
MIND:
Poor memory, lack of concentration and destruction of all thinking power.
Irritability
Over sensitiveness
Syphilitic qualities like :
Hateful
Vindictive
Irritable
Destructive qualities / activities
"Self" egoism and attention towards pleasure seeking inputs
Depression, listless, dejection.
ANTIMONY
CHARACTERISTICS:
Exerts depressive influence of the heart and circulation.
Sphere of action:
Mucous Membranes.
G.I.T:
Nausea, vomiting, purging with faintness and relaxation
Lungs; Liver; Pneumogastric nerve.
Cramps in limbs:
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Collapse:
Similar as seen in cholera.
Skin:
Irritation is slow and tardy. Pustular eruption.
Perspiration Increased:
Cold sweat
Desires:
Acids
Tongue:
Thick white coated
Thermal:
< Warm weather,
< Warm room.
Drowsiness associated with all complaints.
Mind:
Irritability+
Indolence aversion to work.
Cannot bear to be looked at
ARGENTUM
CHARACTERISTICS:
Constitution:
Lean, thin, emaciated, tall with pale face.
Defective Co-ordination:
This gets manifested as loss of control mentally and physically.
Want of power:
Limbs feel powerless, cramps, involuntary movements. Staggering gait. Speech,
stammering. Eyes, nystagmus.
Discharges:
Thick, profuse
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Arg met:
Thick, white and glairy
Arg Nit:
Thick, yellowish, purulent, bloody and offensive.
Pains:
Gradual onset. Sharp, cutting, splinter like pains.
AURUM
CHARACTERISTICS:
Sphere of action:
Blood; Bones; Mind.
Constitution:
Scrofulous personality. Redness of face, hyperaemia or fullness of blood vessels.
Heaviness and fullness of various organs.
Hyperaemia of organs and blood vessels.
Ulceration of soft parts and perforation..
Heart:
Enlargement, hypertrophy, increased activity and fatty degeneration.
Pains < at night.
Craving for and ameliorated in open air.
Bones:
Caries syphilitic affection.
Miasm:
Mainly syphilitic miasm.
Modalities:
< Night
< Prolonged exercise
A/F:
Abuse of mercury.
Mind:
Melancholia. Depression.
Feeling of self condemnation and self-reproach.
Very intense, idealistic people who set up high goals and who want to be the best.
When these goals and aims are frustrated in some way, they get devastated and go into
depression and finally develop "Suicidal thoughts".
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Duty conscious and very responsible. Usually a history of excessive responsibility and
strain.
Deep religious conviction and spiritualism.
Egotism, < Contradiction.
BARYTA
CHARACTERISTICS:
Marked action on growth.
Mainly or affections of children and old age. Children retarded and defective mental /
physical development. Tardiness of development of organs. Dwarfishness in children.
Enlarged glands esp.adenoids
Slowness, sluggishness.
Mind:
Bashful Timidity. Shyness. Fear of strangers is very well marked.
Children do not want to play. Hide behind furniture / mother in presence of strangers.
Very sensitive to criticism. They feel that they are worth nothing and feel that they will be
laughed at or ridiculed.
Enormous lack of self confidence. Do not take up any responsibility as they feel that they
will not be able to do it. They avoid company and people.
Irresolution which stems from the lack of confidence and timidity.
CALCAREA
CHARACTERISTICS:
All calcareas are chilly (except Calc iod and Calc sulph.)
Local or general coldness. Local coldness in epigastrium, palms, soles, vertex, etc.
CONSTITUTION:
Fat, flabby and obese (Except Calc. phos)
CONGESTION:
Red congested face, flushed face.
Congestion felt in arteries, veins, eyes, ears, chest etc.
Flushes of heat.
Slowness, sluggishness, torpidity :
This is found at both mental and physical level.
At physical level, lack of reaction & delayed healing.
In children : Delayed milestones. Delayed teething.
In adults : Late menarche. Dwarfism. Dull, lethargic, obese patients.
At mental level :
Slow learning & grasping.
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Discharges:
Profuse, white aluminous occasionally yellowish.
Tendency to bleed easily.
Bright, red, profuse, continuous flow. Menses - too early, too profuse, long lasting.
Craving:
Indigestible things; like chalk, charcoal, pencil, earth etc.
Aversion:
Tobacco, coffee, meat milk aggravates.
Tendency to spasms and convulsions.
Skin:
Unhealthy, oily, waxy, shiny
Pains:
Throbbing shooting, pricking. Burning pains here and there.
Periodicity:
Moon phases.
Cannot tolerate tight clothing, esp. around the waist.
Modalities:
< Cold in general. Damp weather.
< Exertion
> Heat in general.
> Rest.
> Lying on abdomen.
Mind:
The remedy is prepared from the middle layers of inner part of the oyster shell. Thus one
of the features of calcarea is protection and withdrawal. They withdraw and make a
protective layer around them.
CARBONS
CHARACTERISTICS:
Tendency to relieve offensive, putrid discharge and exhalations from the body.
Marked action on skin produces intertrigo, excoriations, cracks and fissures.
Glandular enlargement and induration, esp. of lymphatic glands simulating cancerous
infiltration.
Tendency to produce Asphyxia craving fresh air and oxygen.
Action on the veins, producing varicosities.
Causes catarrhal condition of mucous membranes, esp. of nose, throat, lungs and
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bowels.
Tendency to produce flatulence; offensive flatulence.
FERRUM
CHARACTERISTICS
Complaints are right sided. (except ferr mur -> left sided)
Thermal
Chilly. (except ferr iod :- Warm)
Desires
Tomatoes ; Meat
Aversion
Eggs.
Affects the blood and haemoglobin leading to Anaemia.
Congestion and circumscribed redness. Redness of cheeks.
Blood pressure
Fluctuating. Increasing and decreasing (same theme seen in mentals - forcibly holding on
and then letting go suddenly ).
Menses
Copious. Bright red.
All Complaints > Slow movement.
Shoulder rheumatism. Esp. deltoid rheumatism, right sided.
Headaches, Migraine, right sided.
MIND
Firmness is the keynote of the ferrum personality. They are solid, stable, steady and
determined people.
They are very watchful about their personal space and boundary. They do not like any
invasion or interruption. They like to remain steadfast and resolute.
Very Irritable. Any contradiction or opposition in their plans makes them very angry.
According to Scholten, there is usually a history of abuse in the childhood and they have
grown up with the apprehension that they will be hurt by anything against them.
Therefore they are always on guard.
This apprehension takes the form of being sensitive to other people opinions.
HALOGENS
Diathesis
Scrofulous.
Miasm
Anti Syphilitic, Anti Tubercular, Anti Cancerous.
Constitution
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CHARACTERISTICS
A/F
Summer; Warmth.
Thermal
Hot.
Tendency to affect glands. Lymphatic glands hypertrophied. Endocrine glands affected
e.g. Iodium - goitre. Bromium - Toxic goitre. Hypo or hyper functioning of glands. Sexual
glands :- Hypo functioning and atrophy of ovaries,testes etc. Primary / Secondary sterility.
e.g.: infantile uterus ; azoospermia etc.
HEAVY METALS.
PERSONALITY.
Those who have reached the expression of syphilitic miasm . Sycotic miasm in the
background.
CONDITION.
CONSTITUTION
Emaciation, looking much more older than age. Weakness, almost going to paralysis.
AILMENTS FROM
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I. Suppressions.
Uninterrupted Grief.
Stocks, disappointments.
Suppression due to drugs (steroids, anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive
drugs, etc.)
Radiation
Suppression of discharges.
Surgical suppression
II. Stimulants
Alcohol.
Tobacco.
PATHOLOGY.
Sphere of action
CHARACTERISTICS.
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All metals are normally Chilly. But pain > cold application.
Mental.
Personalities :- From cultured families.
HIGH EGO. Live their life like a king.
< CONTRADICTION++.
Desire for pleasure and power. Can do anything for pleasure and power.
Develops personality disorders.
IODATUMS
CHARACTERISTICS
Constitution
Thermal
Food
Great appetite and desire food voracious appetite but still losing weight.
Discharges
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Acrid, watery.
Tendency to affect glands. Swelling, induration of glands. Hodgkins disease. Hyper
thyroidism etc.
Menses
Suppressed menses
< Rest
< Pressure
> Movement
MENTAL
Restlessness++ :- Always want to do something. They are impulsive and they think and
talk quickly. Always active, busy and excited.
According to Vithoulkas, forgetfulness : Since they have a lot on their mind and can't
keep up with everything. The fear to forget things can also turn into an obsession, and
then may lead to compulsive behaviour.
Right to exist :- This seems to be the central theme. They need their daily bread and so
they must work and must be busy.
KALI
Introduction
Kali (K+) is the normal constituent of tissues and fluids esp. muscles. It is a component of
nerve cells. The main function is impulse transmission. Maintains tone of muscle. But
produces weakness of cardiac muscles.
MIASM
CONSTITUTION
Heavily built, stout and robust. Oedema, swelling around the eyes, esp. upper eyelids.
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CHARACTERISTICS
MAGNESIUM
Intoduction
An earth metal which is present in mitochondria of cells, which are the power houses of
the cells. Helps in process of oxidation. Helps in Ca+ metabolism (Deficiency of Mg leads
to hypocalcemia and therefore in neuro-muscular transmission). It is a component of
RNA and DNA.
MIASM
CHARACTERISTICS
Ailments from :
Emotions
Suppressed discharges, eruptions.
Loss of fluids.
Tobacco / Alcohol.
MIND
A mental condition arising from lack of love, affection and recognition, esp. in childhood.
Rejected children, orphans.
In rejected children, Mag. finds it's place as a remedy. Due to rejection, there is a greater
than usual frustration, as the demands are not fulfilled.
Demands in the form of love, affection, security and recognition. These produce a conflict
in them and ultimately anxiety is manifested in dreams and delusions. Dreams of robbers.
Dreams of dead. Dreams of being lost in a forest.
Neglected feeling with suppressed emotions
Irritability
Mental weakness and lethargy
Pacifism: According to Vithoulkas, Magnesiums hate aggression. They get very disturbed
by violence. They hate quarrels as quarrels tend to break relationships, which they
cannot bear.
MURIATICUMS
CHARACTERISTICS
Constitution:
Lean, thin, emaciated.
Thermal :
More on the warmer side.
Desire : Salt.
Aversion : Meat.
MENTAL
Self-Pity :- They feel bitter about that anything gone wrong or against them and there is a
feeling of "Poor me".
Attention:- Attention is a central theme with the muriaticums. They want to be cared and
nurtured.
In problems related to the mother figure, muriaticums can be thought of. Either a cold,
strict mother and may even be completely absent. Sometimes too much attachment with
mother or mother figure can be seen in Muriaticums.
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NATRUM
Constitution
Thermal
Warm. Worse from Sun. They are better or worse at the seaside.
Craving
MIND
Grief. You will usually find an element of grief or disappointment in the past.
The past infact is an important aspect of their lives. They seem to be stuck up
somewhere in the past.
They are closed and reserved
They prefer to be alone.
They keep their problems inside. They want to be on their own and want to carry their
burden alone. They withdraw and concentrate on their loss and sadness.
Pessimism. They deny the possibility of regaining what they have lost.
Sensitiveness ++. Very sensitive and vulnerable.
Reserved. Introverted
Tendency to dwell on past occurences.
NITRICUMS
CHARACTERISTICS
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< Pressure
< Pressure of clothes.
> Jar
MENTALS
OPHIDIA (Snakes)
CHARACTERISTICS
Onset
Sphere of action
MIND
Jealousy
Suspicion
Quarrelsome
Irritability
Loquacious
Religious affections
Fear - disease, death, health, evil.
Forgetfulness
Clairvoyance.
Attractiveness
Competitiveness
Communicative.
PHOSPHORUS
CHARACTERISTICS
Burning Sensation :
Ferr phos : 1st stage of inflammation. Burning of palms and soles.
Calc phos : Heart burn. Burning pain around navel.
Nat phos : Gastritis, burning is stomach.
Kali phos : Neuritis. Burning pain along nerves.
Destructive Tendency :
Ferr phos :- Destruction of blood -> Anaemia
Calc phos :- Softening of bones, RIckets, Caries of teeth.
Mag phos :- Myasthenia gravis Atrophy of muscles
Nat phos :- Liver - Cirrhosis.
Kali phos :- Destruction of nerves -> paralysis.
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Offensiveness of discharges.
Haemorrhagic tendency.
Ferr phos : Bright red blood -> anaemia.
Nat phos : Bleeding gums. Hematemesis
Calc phos / Kali phos / Mag phos : Too early, too profuse menses.
Weakness :-
Ferr phos :- Weakness due to haemorrhage.
Calc phos :- Weakness of bones.
Mag phos :- Weakness of muscles.
Kali phos :- Nerve tonic.
Phos acid :- Mental fag / debility.
Constitution :- Tall, thin, attractive personality.
MENTAL
SPIDERS (ARACHNIDA)
1. Aranea Diadema
2. Aranea Ixolobo
3. Aranea Scinencia
4. Aranerum Tela (cobweb).
5. Latrodactus Hasselti
6. Latrodactus Kalipo
7. Latrodactus Mactans
8. Mygale Lasiodora
9. Tarentula cubensis
10.Tarentula Hispania
11.Theridion curassavicum.
PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS
All spiders have marked action or blood giving a picture of blood poisoning and
septicaemia (septic fevers)
Marked action of the central nervous system, marked by trembling, twitching, chorea and
involuntary movements of single or group of muscles.
"Instability" is the outstanding feature. Instability of action, purpose, wisdom, etc.
Periodicity: Symptoms recur annually. Also same hour (Aranea). Twenty first day
(Tarent.)
Restlessness +3. Always changing places cannot remain still, rolling from side to side in
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bed.
Prostration. Excessive weakness. Weakness from sexual excesses.
Affinity towards skin. Causing deep destruction of tissues. Carbuncles, Actinomycosis,
Gangrene etc.
Modalities.
< Bright objects > Music
< Touch, noise, light > Rubbing
< Coition > Smoking.
< After or during menses
Desires.
Alcoholic drinks
Ashes
Bananas (Theridion)
Cold drinks
Seasoned food
Raw food
Tobacco
Aversions.
Bread
Meat
Chocolate
Sexual
Sexual excitement ++. Lascivious. But aggravated coition - leading to sadness,
weakness, dyspnoea etc.
Rapidity of onset of symptoms.
Doctrine of Signature:-
A spider attacks suddenly and disappears before the victim can react. This explains the
sudden onset of symptoms.
Spiders stay in burrows, holes and light and Aversion to society are marked mental
symptoms.
MENTAL SYMPTOMS
STANNUM
CHARACTERISTICS
Sphere of action
Mucous membrane of alimentary tract and respiratory tract. Respiratory tract:- Bronchus,
lungs, alveoli, trachea, larynx. Nerves :- Neuralgias. (supraorbital)
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Constitution :
Asthenic constitution. Weak, debilitated, lean, thin exhaustion of mind and body.
Weakness, Prostration and Exhaustion. Extreme debility leading to paralysis
Slowness of action and reaction. Complaints appear and disappear slowly.
Pain : Slow and gradual in development and equally slow to disappear.
Empty feeling in stomach. Increased thirst and appetite.
Weakness most marked in chest and vocal cords .
< Over exertion
< Talking, singing
Bearing down sensation.
< from odor of food, leads to nausea and vomiting.
Discharges : Yellowish, sweetish, saltish, sour, musty. Albuminous discharge.
Sweat : Debilitating, esp. at night.
Spasmodic tendency : Cramps and convulsions.
Periodicity : 7 - 14 days.
Suppression of neuralgia leads to complaints like leucorrhoea, phthisis, cough, cold, etc.
Suppression of leucorrhoea leads to neuralgia.
Headaches : Supra orbital, right sided. Pains increase and decrease in intensity.
> Hard pressure.
> Movement.
Worm affectations.
Mental:
Extreme depression and despondency. Hopelessness and despair
Weeping disposition +
Anxiety and restlessness > walking but very weak.
Dreams : Anxious, fearsome, lascivious, confused