Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Aloe | Incontinence in aged,
bearing-down sensation and enlarged prostate
Scanty and high colored urine Adapted to weary people, the aged, and phlegmatic, old beer-drinkers Dissatisfied and angry about himself, alternating with lumbago Heat internally and externally Aversion to meat Longing for juicy things After eating, flatulence, pulsation in rectum and sexual irritation Stool passes without effort, almost unnoticed Lumpy, watery stool Jelly-like stools, with soreness in rectum after stool |
Early morning
Summer Heat In hot Dry weather After eating or drinking |
From cold
Open air |
| Argentum Nitricum | Urine passes unconsciously,
day and night
Emission of a few drops after having finished urinating Divided stream of urine. Urine scanty and dark Symptoms of in co-ordination, loss of control and want of balance everywhere, mentally and physically; trembling in affected parts Great desire for sweets Sensation as if a part were expanding and other errors of perception Withered up and dried constitutions present a favorable field for its action, especially when associated with unusual or long continued mental exertion Pains increase and decrease gradually Flatulent state and prematurely aged look Explosive belching especially in neurotics Intolerance of heat Sensation of a sudden pinch Nausea, retching, vomiting of glairy mucus Ineffectual effort at eructation Desire for cheese and salt Stools watery, noisy, flatulent; green, like chopped spinach, with shreddy mucus and enormous distention of abdomen; very offensive Impotence Erection fails when coition is attempted Desire wanting Coition painful Sleepless, from fancies before his imagination Horrible dreams of snakes, and of sexual gratification Drowsy stupor |
Warmth
in any form
At night From cold food Sweets After eating At menstrual period From emotions Left side |
From
eructation
Fresh air Cold Pressure |
| Baryta Carbonica | Enlarged prostate
Indicated in infancy and old age Brings aid to scrofulous children, especially if they are backward mentally and physically, are dwarfish, do not grow and develop Take cold easily Diseases of old men when degenerative changes begin Very sensitive to cold Offensive foot-sweats Very weak and weary Must sit or lie down or lean on something Very averse to meeting strangers Water brash, hiccough, and eructation, which relieves pressure as of a stone Hungry, but refuses food Pain and weight immediately after a meal, with epigastric tenderness Constipation, with hard, knotty stools Diminished desire and premature impotence Talking in sleep; awakens frequently; feels too hot Twitching during sleep |
While thinking of symptoms
From washing Lying on painful side After warm food |
Walking in open air |
| Chimaphila Umbellata | Loss of prostatic fluid
Prostatic enlargement and irritation Scanty urine, and loaded with ropy, muco-purulent sediment Urging to urinate Urine turbid, offensive, containing ropy or bloody mucus, and depositing a copious sediment Burning and scalding during micturition, and straining afterwards Must strain before flow comes Sugar in urine Unable to urinate without standing with feet wide apart and body inclined forward |
In damp weather
From sitting on cold stones or pavements Left side |
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| Cimicifuga Racemosa | Agitation and pain
Pains like electric shocks here and there Irregular, slow, trembling pulse Tremulous action Sleeplessness |
Morning
Cold (except headache) During menses; the more profuse the flow, the greater the suffering |
Warmth
Eating. |
| Ferrum Picricum | Acts best in dark-haired
patients, plethoric, with sensitive livers
Senile hypertrophy of the prostate Frequent micturition at night, with full feeling and pressure in rectum |
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| Gelsemium | General prostration
Dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, and trembling Slow pulse, tired feeling, mental apathy Muscular weakness Complete relaxation and prostration. Lack of muscular co-ordination General depression from heat of sun Sensitive to a falling barometer; cold and dampness brings on many complaints Sluggish circulation No thirst Urine profuse, clear, watery, with chilliness and tremulousness A feeling as if it were necessary to keep in motion, or else heart's action would cease Palpitation; pulse soft, weak, full and flowing Pulse slow when quiet, but greatly accelerated on motion Weak, slow pulse of old age Cannot get fully to sleep |
Damp weather
Fog Before a thunderstorm Emotion, or excitement Bad news Tobacco-smoking When thinking of his ailments At 10 am |
Bending forward
By profuse urination Open air Continued motion Stimulants |
| Hydrangea | Enlarged
prostate
Profuse deposit of white amorphous salts in urine. Urine hard to start Heavy deposit of mucus Great thirst |
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| Populus Tremuloides | Prostate enlarged
Urine contains mucus and pus Night-sweats Indigestion, with flatulence and acidity |
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| Sabal Serrulata | Prostatic troubles;
enlargement; discharge of prostatic fluid
Loss of sexual power Coitus painful at the time of emission General and sexual debility Acts on membrano-prostatic portion of urethra Fear of going to sleep Languor, apathy and indifference Belching and acidity Desire for milk Constant desire to pass water at night Difficult urination |
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| Senecio | Prostate enlarged
Lascivious dreams, with involuntary emissions Sour eructations; nausea Straining at stool; thin, dark, bloody, with tenesmus Urinary scanty, high-colored, bloody, with much mucus and tenesmus Great heat and constant urging Great drowsiness, with unpleasant dreams Nervousness and sleeplessness |
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| Sulphur | Inertia and relaxation of
fiber; hence feebleness of tone
Ebullitions of heat Dislike of water Dry and hard hair and skin Red orifices Sinking feeling at stomach about 11 am Dirty, filthy people, prone to skin affections Aversion to being washed Complaints that relapse General offensive character of discharge and exhalations Complete loss of, or excessive appetite Putrid eructation Food tastes too salty Drinks much, eats little Milk disagrees Great desire for sweets Great acidity, sour eructation. Burning, painful, weight-like pressure Very weak and faint about 11 am; must have something to eat Frequent micturition, especially at night Mucus and pus in urine; parts sore over which it passes Must hurry, sudden call to urinate Great quantities of colorless urine Talks, jerks, and twitches during sleep Vivid dreams Wakes up singing Wakes frequently, and becomes wide awake suddenly. Catnaps; slightest noise awakens Cannot sleep between 2 an 5 am |
At
rest
When standing Warmth in bed Washing Bathing In morning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants Periodically |
Warm weather
Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Thiosinaminum | Scar tissue,
tumors, enlarged glands; lupus, strictures, adhesions
Noises in ear |
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| Thuja | Pain and burning felt near
neck of bladder, with frequent and urgent desire to urinate
Prostatic enlargement Tearing in muscles and joints, worse at rest, better in dry weather, worse damp humid atmosphere; lameness Hydrogenoid constitutions, whose blood is morbidly hydroscopic, so that damp air and water are inimical Complaints from moonlight Rapid exhaustion and emaciation Left-sided and chilly Complete loss of appetite Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes Rancid eructations after fat food Cannot eat onions Flatulence Thirst Urinary stream split and small Sensation of trickling after urinating Severe cutting after urination Frequent micturition accompanying pains Desire sudden and urgent, but cannot be controlled |
At night
From heat of bed At 3 am and 3 pm From cold Damp air After breakfast Fat Coffee Vaccination |
Left side
While drawing up a limb |
| Alfalfa | Vesical irritability of prostatic hypertrophy
Increased thirst Appetite impaired, but chiefly increased even to bulimia Must eat frequently, so that he cannot wait for regular meals; hungry in forenoon Much nibbling of food and craving for sweets Flatulence with distention Shifting, flatulent pain along colon several hours after meals Frequent, loose, yellow, painful stools, with burning of flatulence Increased elimination of urea, indican and phosphates |
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| Ammonium Muriaticum | Especially adapted to fat and
sluggish patients who have respiratory troubles
A tendency to irregular circulation, blood seems to be in constant turmoil, pulsations, etc Profuse glairy secretions "Boiling" sensation Thirst for lemonade Regurgitation of food Bitter water brash |
Head and chest symptoms in the morning
Abdominal symptoms in the afternoon Pains in the limbs, the skin and febrile symptoms, in the evenings. |
Open air |
| Benzoicum Acidum | Urine repulsive odor;
changeable color; brown, acid
Enuresis; dribbling, offensive urine of old men Excess of uric acid Sweat while eating Stool frothy, offensive, liquid, light-colored, like soapsuds Bowel movements, mostly windy |
in open air; by uncovering | |
| Calcarea Flourica | Hard, stony glands
Induration threatening suppuration Indurations of stony hardness Vomiting of undigested food Flatulency Weakness and daintiness of appetite, nausea and distress after eating in young children who are overtaxed by studies Acute indigestion from fatigue and brain-fag; much flatulence Much wind in lower bowels Vivid dreams, with sense of impending danger Unrefreshing sleep |
During
rest
Changes of weather |
Heat
Warm applications |
| Calcarea Iodata | Especially enlarged glands
Flabby children subject to colds Secretions inclined to be profuse and yellow Easy perspiration |
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| Chromium Sulphate | Prostatic hypertrophy
Tachycardia Lack of nervous tone |
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| Conium | Much difficulty in voiding
urine; it flows and stops again
;interrupted discharge
Dribbling urine in old men Desire increased in males; power decreased Sexual nervousness, with feeble erection Difficult gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength while walking, painful stiffness of legs etc Condition is often found in old age, a time of weakness, languor, local congestions, and sluggishness Debility, hypochondriasis, urinary troubles, weakened memory, sexual debility Trouble at the change of life, old and bachelors General feeling as if bruised by blows Great debility in the morning in bed Weakness of body and mind, trembling, and palpitation Terrible nausea, acrid heartburn and acid eructations; worse on going to bed Frequent urging for stools; stools hard, with tenesmus Tremulous weakness after every stool Sweat as soon as one sleeps, or even when closing eyes |
Lying
down
Turning or rising in bed Celibacy Before and during menses From taking cold Bodily or mental exertion. |
While fasting
In the dark From letting limbs hang down Motion and pressure |
| Eupatorium Purpureum | Enlarged prostate
Chills and pains run upwards Impotency Homesickness Insufficient urinary flow; milky urine Constant desire; bladder feels dull |
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| Graphites | Especially active in patients
who are rather stout, of fair complexion, with tendency to skin affections
and constipation
Fat, chilly, and costive, Take cold easily Aversion to meat Sweets nauseate Eructation difficult Flatulence Urine turbid, with sediment Sour smelling urine |
Warmth
At night During and after menstruation Hot drinks |
In the dark
From wrapping up |
| Hepar Sulph | Urine voided slowly, without
force-drops vertically, bladder weak; seems as if some always remained
Greasy pellicle on urine Blondes with sluggish character and weak muscles Great sensitiveness to all impressions Sweating patient pulling blanket around him Easy perspiration Tendency to suppuration Chilliness Hypersensitiveness Splinter-like pains Craving for sour and strong things Feeling as if wind were blowing on some part The side of the body on which he lies at night becomes gradually insufferably painful; he must turn Longing for acids, wine, and strong-tasting food Aversion to fat food Frequent eructations, without taste or smell Stool clay-colored and soft; sour, white, undigested, fetid Loss of power to expel even a soft stool |
From dry cold winds
Cool air Slightest draught From Mercury Touch Lying on painful side |
In damp weather
From wrapping head up From warmth After eating |
| Tribulus Terrestris
(Ikshugandha) |
Urinary affections
Debilitated states of the sexual organs, as expressed in seminal weakness, ready emissions and impoverished semen Prostatitis Auto-traumatism of masturbation Partial impotence caused by overindulgence of advancing age Incontinence Painful urination |
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| Iodum | Rapid metabolism: Loss of
flesh great appetite
Hungry with much thirst Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration Individual is exceedingly thin, dark complexioned, with enlarged lymphatic glands, has voracious appetite but gets thin Craves cold air Sluggish vital reaction, hence chronicity in many of its aspects Weakness and loss of breath going upstairs Ravenous hunger and much thirst Empty eructations, as if every particle of food were turned into gas Anxious and worried if he does not eat Urine frequent and copious, dark yellow-green, thick, acrid with cuticle on surface |
When
quiet
In warm room Right side |
Walking about
In open air After eating |
| Kali Bichromicum | Constriction at root of
penis, at night on awakening
After urinating a drop seems to remain which cannot be expelled Ropy mucus in urine Anĉmia Absence of fever General weakness bordering on paralysis Especially indicated for fleshy, fat, light complexioned persons subject to catarrhs or with syphilitic or scrofulous history Pains migrate quickly More adapted to sub-acute rather than the violent acute stage Tough, stringy, viscid secretion Nausea and vomiting after beer Feels as if digestion had stopped Dislikes water Cannot digest meat Desire for beer and acids Stools jelly-like, gelatinous |
Beer
Morning Hot weather Undressing |
From heat |
| Kali Bromatum | General failure of mental power, loss of memory
Melancholia Loss of sexual desire Sexual debility and impotence Restless sleep Extreme drowsiness Sleeplessness due to worry and grief and sexual excess Night terrors Grinding teeth in sleep Horrible dreams |
When occupied mentally or physically | |
| Lycopodium | Enlarge prostate
No erectile power; impotence Premature emission Pain in back before urinating; ceases after flow; slow in coming, must strain Frequent urination during the night Heavy red sediment in urine Adapted more especially to ailments gradually developing, functional power weakening, with failures of the digestive powers, where the function of the liver is seriously disturbed Atony Malnutrition Mild temperaments of lymphatic constitution, with catarrhal tendencies; older persons, where the skin shows yellowish spots, earthy complexion, uric acid diathesis Intolerant of cold drinks; craves everything warm Best adapted to persons intellectually keen, but of weak, muscular power Deep-seated, progressive, chronic diseases Emaciation Debility in morning Pre-senility Patient is thin, withered, full of gas and dry Lacks vital heat; has poor circulation, cold extremities Pains come and go suddenly. Sensitive to noise and odors. Excessive hunger Aversion to bread, etc Desire for sweet things Food tastes sour. Sour eructations Great weakness of digestion Eating ever so little creates fullness Cannot eat oysters Rolling of flatulence Wakes at night feeling hungry Incomplete burning eructations rise only to pharynx there burn for hours Likes to take food and drink hot Drowsy during day Starting in sleep Dreams of accidents |
Right
side
From right to left From above downward 4 to 8 pm From heat or warm room Hot air, bed Warm applications, except throat and stomach which are better from warm drinks |
By motion
After midnight From warm food and drink On getting cold From being uncovered |
| Medorrhinum | Enlarged and painful prostate
with frequent urging and painful urination
Painful tenesmus when urinating Involuntary urination at night Urine flows very slowly Great disturbance and irritability of nervous system Pains intolerable; tensive; nerves quiver and tingle State of collapse and trembling all over Intensity of all sensations Coppery taste and eructations of sulphuretted hydrogen Ravenous hunger soon after eating Very thirsty Cravings for liquor, salt, sweets, etc, warm drinks Can pass stool only by leaning very far back Dreams she is drinking Sleeps in knee-chest position |
When
thinking of ailment
From daylight to sunset Heat Inland |
At
the seashore
Lying on stomach Damp weather |
| Oleum Santali | Frequent, burning, smarting
swelling, and redness of meatus
Urinary stream small and slow Sensation of a ball pressing against the urethra; worse, standing |
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| Oxydendron Arboreum | Urine suppressed
Deranged portal circulation Prostatic enlargement Irritation of neck of bladder Great difficulty of breathing |
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| Pareira Brava | Prostatic affections, and
catarrh of bladder
Sensation as if bladder were distended, with pain Black, bloody, thick mucous urine Constant urging; great straining; pain down thighs during efforts to urinate Can emit urine only when he goes on his knees, pressing head firmly against the floor Feeling of the bladder being distended and neuralgic pain in the anterior crural region Dribbling after micturition Itching along urethra; urethritis, with prostatic trouble |
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| Picricum Acidum | Prostatic hypertrophy,
especially in cases not too far advanced
Seminal emissions profuse, followed by great exhaustion, without sensual dreams Brain fag Sexual excitement Prostration Pins and needle sensation in extremities Muscular debility Heavy tired feeling Sallow complexion Bitter taste Aversion to food Scanty urine Dribbling urination Urine contains much indican, granular cylinders and fatty degenerated epithelium Nightly urging to urinate |
Least
exertion, especially mental
After sleep Wet weather A summer or hot weather remedy; patient is worse then |
From cold air
Cold water Tight pressure |
| Piper Menthysticum | Silent and drowsy character with incoherent dreams,
loss of muscular power
Urine increased Burning during urination |
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| Pulsatilla | Acute inflammation
of the prostate
Especially for mild, gentle, yielding disposition Sad, crying readily; weeps when talking; changeable, contradictory The patient seeks the open air; always feels better there, even though he is chilly Mucous membranes are all affected Discharges thick, bland, and yellowish-green Symptoms ever changing Thirstless, peevish, and chilly Great sensitiveness Wants the head high while sleeping; feels uncomfortable with only one pillow; lies with hands above head Averse to fat food, warm food, and drink Eructations; taste of food remains a long time; after ices, fruits, pasty. Bitter taste, diminished taste of all food Flatulence Dislikes butter Heartburn Pain in stomach an hour after eating Stools rumbling, watery; worse, night No two stools alike Two or three normal stools daily Increased desire to urinate; worse when lying down Involuntary urination at night, while coughing or passing flatus Wide awake in the evening; first sleep restless wakes languid, unrefreshed Irresistible sleepiness in afternoon |
From
heat
Rich fat food After eating Towards evening Warm room Lying on left or on painless side When allowing feet to hang down |
Open
air
Motion Cold applications Cold food and drinks, though not thirsty |
| Rhus Aromatica | Urine pale, albuminous
Incontinence Severe pain at beginning or before urination, causing great agony in children Constant dribbling of urine. Large quantities of urine of low specific gravity |
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| Sarsaparilla | Urine scanty, slimy, flaky,
sandy, bloody
Severe pain at conclusion of urination Urine dribbles while sitting Salivation Metallic taste No thirst Fetid breath |
Dampness at night
After urinating When yawning In spring |
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| Staphysagria | Constipation, hemorrhoids,
with enlarged prostate
Sensation as if a drop of urine were rolling continuously along the urinary channel Burning in urethra during urination Prostatic troubles; frequent urination, burning in urethra when not urinating Urging and pain after urinating Especially after self-abuse; persistent dwelling on sexual subjects Spermatorrha, with sunken features; guilty look; emissions, with backache and weakness and sexual neurasthenia Difficult respiration after coition Ill effects of anger and insults Sexual sins and excesses Very sensitive Desire for stimulants Craving for tobacco Canine hunger, even when stomach is full |
Anger
Indignation Grief Mortification Loss of fluids Onanism Sexual excesses Tobacco Least touch on affected parts |
After breakfast
Warmth Rest at night |
| Thyroidinum | Anĉmia
Emaciation Muscular weakness Sweating Nervous tremor of face and limbs, tingling sensations Heart rate increased, exophthalmus and dilation of pupils Craving for large amount of sweets Excessive obesity Acts better with pale patients, rather than those of high color Great weakness and hunger, yet loses flesh Involuntary urination at night Sensation of faintness and nausea Marked sensitiveness to cold Easy fatigue, weak pulse, tendency to fainting, palpitation, cold hands and feet, low blood pressure, chilliness and sensitive to cold Thirst for cold water Nausea worse riding in car Flatulence, much flatus in abdomen Increased urinary flow; polyuria; some albumen and sugar Urine smells of violets, burning along urethra, increase of uric acid |
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| Triticum Repens | Frequent, difficult,
and painful urination
Enlarged prostate Incontinence; constant desire to urinate Urine is dense and causes irritation of the mucous surfaces |