Chondritis
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Argentum Metallicum | Emaciation, a gradual drying up Desire for fresh air Dyspna Sensation of expansion Left-sided pains are characteristic Chief action is centered on the articulations and their component elements, bones, cartilages, and ligament's; here the small blood vessels become closed up or withered and carious affections result; they come on insidiously, lingering, but progress Rheumatic affections of joints, especially elbow and knee Legs weak and trembling, worse descending stairs Involuntary contractions of fingers, partial paralysis of forearm; writer's cramp Swelling of ankles Urine profuse, turbid, sweet odor Frequent urination Seminal emissions, without sexual excitement Leucorrha foul, excoriating |
From touch Toward noon |
In open air Cough at night when lying down |
| Asafoetida | Hysterical and hypochondriacal patients It has been found to affect favorably deep ulcerations, caries of bones, especially in the syphilitic organism Extreme sensitiveness Terrible throbbing, nightly pains Great difficulty in bringing up wind Flatulence and regurgitation of liquid Forcible eructation of gas Gurgling and rolling of wind, which escapes afterwards with loud and difficult eructation |
At night From touch Left side During rest Warm applications |
Open air From motion Pressure |
| Belladonna | Acts upon every part of the nervous system,
producing active congestion, furious excitement, perverted special senses,
twitching, convulsions and pain Has a marked action on the vascular system, skin and glands Always is associated with hot, red skin, flushed face, glaring eyes, throbbing carotids, excited mental state, hyperæsthesia of all senses, delirium, restless sleep, convulsive movements, dryness of mouth and throat with aversion to water Neuralgic pains that come and go suddenly Heat, redness, throbbing and burning Great children's remedy No thirst, anxiety or fear. Stands for violence of attack and suddenness of onset Shooting pains along limbs Joints swollen, red, shining, with red streaks radiating Tottering gait Jerking limbs Involuntary limping Stiff neck Swelling of glands of neck Pain in nape, as if it would break Pressure on dorsal region most painful. Loss of appetite Averse to meat and milk Great thirst for cold water Abhorrence of liquids Dread of drinking Desire diminished. Menses increased; bright red, too early, too profuse; very offensive and hot Sleep restless, crying out, gritting of teeth; kept awake by pulsation of blood-vessels Screams out in sleep Sleeplessness, with drowsiness Starting when closing the eyes or during sleep Sleeps with hands under head |
Touch Jar Noise Draught After noon Lying down |
Semi-erect |
| Chamomilla | Sensitive, irritable, thirsty, hot, and numb Pains unendurable, associated with numbness Night-sweats Insupportable pain in loins and hips Stiffness of neck muscles Violent pains drive him out of bed at night; compelled to walk about Burning of soles at night Ankles give way in the afternoon Nightly paralytic loss of power in the feet, unable to step on them Eructations, foul. Sweats after eating or drinking Aversion to warm drinks Tongue yellow; taste bitter Acid rising; regurgitation of food Stool hot, green, watery, fetid, slimy, with colic; chopped white and yellow mucus like chopped eggs and spinach Yellow, acrid leucorrha Drowsiness with moaning, weeping and wailing during sleep; anxious, frightened dreams, with half-open eyes |
By heat Anger Open air Wind Night |
From being carried Warm wet weather |
| Cimicifuga Racemosa | Agitation and pain Pains like electric shocks here and there Symptoms referable to the pelvic organs prominent Spine very sensitive, especially upper part Stiffness and contraction in neck and back Pain in lumbar and sacral region, down thighs, and through hips Crick in back Uneasy, restless feeling in limbs Aching in limbs and muscular soreness Jerking of limbs Stiffness in tendo-Achilles Heaviness in lower extremities Heavy, aching, tensive pain Menses profuse, dark, coagulated, offensive with backache, nervousness; always irregular Sleeplessness |
Morning Cold (except headache) During menses; the more profuse the flow, the greater the suffering |
Warmth Eating |
| Lobelia Syphilitica | Very depressed Pain in knees Great oppression in lower part of chest, as if air could not reach there Pain in chest under short ribs of left side Breathing difficult Pain in posterior part of spleen |
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| Natrum Muriaticum | Retention in the tissues of effete materials giving
rise to symptoms loosely described as gouty or rheumatic gout Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning in bed Coldness Emaciation most notable in neck Great liability to take cold Dry mucous membranes Constrictive sensation throughout the body Great weakness and weariness Oversensitive to all sorts of influences Pain in back, with desire for some firm support Palms hot and perspiring Arms and legs, but especially knees, feel weak. Numbness and tingling in fingers and lower extremities Ankles weak and turn easily Cracking in joints on motion Immoderate thirst. Hungry, yet loose flesh Heartburn, with palpitation. Sweats while eating Craving for salt Aversion to bread, to anything slimy, like oysters, fats Pain just after urinating Increased, involuntary when walking, coughing, etc Has to wait a long time for it to pass if others are present Emission, even after coitus Menses irregular; usually profuse Leucorrha acrid, watery. Bearing-down pains; worse in morning Sleepy in forenoon Nervous jerking during sleep Dreams of robbers |
Noise Music Warm room Lying down about 10 a m At seashore Mental exertion Consolation Heat Talking |
Open air Cold bathing Going without regular meals Lying on right side Pressure against back Tight clothing |
| Oleander | Paralytic conditions with cramp-like contractions
of upper extremities Difficult articulation Weakness of lower limbs Want of animal heat in limbs Constant cold feet Swelling, burning stiffness of fingers Veins and hands swollen Stiffness of joints Canine hunger, with hurried eating, without appetite Thirst Empty belching Undigested feces Stool passes when emitting flatus |
Undressing Rest Friction of clothes |
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| Plumbum Metallicum | Constrictive sensation in internal organs. Excessive and rapid emaciation Important in peripheral affections The points of affections for Plumbum are the neuraxons and the anterior horns Contractions and boring pain Lightning-like pains; temporarily better by pressure Cannot raise or lift anything with the hand; extension is difficult Wrist-drop Stinging and tearing in limbs, also twitching and tingling, numbness, pain or tremor Feet swollen Pain in atrophied limbs alternates with colic Loss of patellar reflex Hands and feet cold Pain in right big toe at night, very sensitive to touch Solids cannot be swallowedConstipation; stools hard, lumpy, black with urging and spasm of anus Frequent, ineffectual tenesmus Urine albuminous; low specific gravity Urine scanty; emission drop by drop Loss of sexual power |
At night Motion |
Rubbing Hard pressure Physical exertion |
| Ruta Graveolens | Acts upon the periosteum and cartilages, eyes and
uterus Tendency to the formation of deposits in the periosteum, tendons, and about joints, especially wrist All parts of the body are painful, as if bruised Sprains (after Arnica) Lameness after sprains Feeling of intense lassitude, weakness and despair Injured "bruised" bones Tarsal cartilage feels bruised Pain in nape, back and loins Backache better pressure and lying on back Spine and limbs feel bruised Small of back and loins pain Legs give out on rising from a chair, hips and thighs so weak Contraction of fingers Pain and stiffness in wrists and hands Hamstrings feel shortened Tendons sore Aching pain in tendo-Achilles Thighs pain when stretching the limbs Pain in bones of feet and ankles Great restlessness Constant urging to urinate, feels bladder full Difficult feces, evacuated only with straining |
Lying down From cold, wet weather |
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| Silicea | Cold, chilly, hugs the fire, wants plenty warm
clothing, hates drafts, hands and feet cold, worse in winter Lack of vital heat Prostration of mind and body Great sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants Ailments attended with pus formation Want of grit, moral or physical Weak spine; very susceptible to draughts on back Pain in coccyx Spinal irritation after injuries to spine; diseases of bones of spine Loss of power in legs Tremulous hands when using them Paralytic weakness of forearm Icy cold and sweaty feet The parts lain on go to sleep Offensive sweat on feet, hands, and axillæ Pain in knee, as if tightly bound Calves tense and contracted Pain beneath toes Soles sore; soreness in feet from instep through to the sole. Suppurates Sensation of a hair on tongue Disgust for meat and warm food Want of appetite; thirst excessive Sour eructations after eating Stool comes down with difficulty; when partly expelled, recedes again Sexual erethism; nocturnal emissions A milky, acrid leucorrha, during urination Increased menses, with paroxysms of icy coldness over whole body Night-walking; gets up while asleep Sleeplessness, with great orgasm of blood and heat in head Frequent starts in sleep Anxious dreams Excessive gaping |
New moon In morning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold |
Warmth Wrapping up head Summer In wet or humid weather |
| Stramonium | Suppressed secretions and excretions Sensation as if limbs were separated from body Absence of pain and muscular mobility especially of muscles of expression and of locomotion Graceful, rhythmic motions. Violent pain in left hip Trembling, twitching of tendons, staggering gait Food tastes like straw Violent thirst Sexual erethism, with indecent speech and action; hands constantly kept on genitals Awaken terrified; screams with fright Deep snoring sleep Sleepy, but cannot sleep |
In dark room When alone Looking at bright or shining objects After sleep On swallowing |
From bright light Company Warmth |