Injuries
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Arnica | Especially suited to cases when any injury, however
remote, seems to have caused the present trouble After traumatic injuries, overuse of any organ, strains A muscular tonic Limbs and body ache as if beaten; joints as if sprained Bed feels too hard Ecchymosis and hemorrhages Relaxed blood vessels, black and blue spots Tendency to hæmorrhage and low-fever states Sore, lame, bruised feeling Great fear of being touched or approached Pain in back and limbs, as if bruised or beaten Sprained and dislocated feeling Everything on which he lies seems too hard Aversion to tobacco Bitter taste Taste as from bad eggs Longing for vinegar Distaste for milk and meat Canine hunger Urine with dark brick-red sediment Comatose drowsiness; awakens with hot head; dreams of death, mutilated bodies, anxious and terrible; horrors in the night |
Least touch Motion Rest Wine Damp cold |
Lying down, or with head low |
| Bellis Perennis | Much muscular soreness Lameness, as if sprained Venous congestion, due to mechanical causes First remedy in injuries to the deeper tissues, after major surgical work Results of injuries to nerves with intense soreness and intolerance of cold bathing Excellent remedy for sprains and bruises Wakes early in morning and cannot get to sleep again Sprains feels contracted as from elastic band around joint Sprains with great soreness |
Left side Hot bath and warmth of bed Before storms Cold bathing Cold wind |
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| Calendula | A most remarkable healing agent, applied locally Useful for open wounds, parts that will not heal, ulcers, etc Promotes healthy granulations and rapid healing by first intention Pain is excessive and out of all proportion to injury Lacerated scalp wounds Injuries to eyes which tend to suppuration; after operations Superficial burns and scalds Cold hands |
In damp, heavy, cloudy weather | |
| Cicuta Virosa | Convulsions from concussion of brain Sensation of internal chill. Moaning and howling. Does absurd things Desire for unnatural things, like coal |
From touch Draughts Concussion Tobacco smoke |
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| Hamamelis Verginica | Venous congestion, hæmorrhages, with bruised
soreness of affected parts Passive venous hæmorrhages from any part Great value in open, painful wounds, with weakness from loss of blood After operations, supersedes the use of morphia Thirst Burns Ecchymosis |
Warm, moist air | |
| Hypericum | Injuries to nerves, especially of fingers, toes and
nails Crushed fingers, especially tips Excessive painfulness is a guiding symptom to its use Punctured wounds Relieves pain after operations; quite supersedes the use of Morphia after operations Spasms after every injury Injured nerves from bites of animals Tetanus. Constant drowsiness Craving for wine Lacerated wounds with much prostration from loss of blood |
In cold Dampness In a fog In close room Least exposure Touch |
Bending head backward |
| Ledum Palustre | Stings of insects Punctured wounds, produced by sharp-pointed instruments or bites particularly if the wounded parts are cold Tetanus with twitching of muscles near wound Contused wounds Ecchymosis Long discoloration after injuries General lack of animal heat, and yet heat of bed is intolerable |
At night From heat of bed |
From cold Putting feet in cold water |
| Rhus Tox | Post-operative complications Tearing asunder pains Motion always "limbers up" the Rhus patient, and hence he feels better for a time from a change of position Ailments from strains, over lifting, getting wet while perspiring Want of appetite for any kind of food, with unquenchable thirst Bitter taste Desire for milk Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat Drowsy after eating Dark, turbid, high-colored, scanty urine, with white sediment Dreams of great exertion Heavy sleep, as from stupor Sleepless before midnight |
During sleep Cold, wet rainy weather and after rain At night During rest Drenching When lying on back or right side |
Warm, dry weather Motion Walking Change of position Rubbing Warm applications From stretching out limbs |
| Aceticum Acidum | Especially indicated in pale, lean persons, with
lax, flabby muscles Wasting and debility Useful after stings, bites, etc Salivation Fermentation in stomach Intense burning thirst Cold drinks distress Large quantities of pale urine |
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| Aconitum Napellus | A state of fear, anxiety; anguish of mind and body Physical and mental restlessness, fright, is the most characteristic manifestation of Aconite Does not want to be touched Sudden and great sinking of strength Thirst for cold water Bitter taste of everything except water Intense thirst Urine scanty, red, hot, painful Nightmare; nightly ravings Anxious dreams Sleeplessness, with restless and tossing about Starts up in sleep Long dreams, with anxiety in chest |
In warm room In evening and night Lying on affected side From music From tobacco-smoke Dry, cold winds |
In open air |
| Anagallis Arvensis | Favors expulsion of splinters Urine passes in several streams; must press before it passes |
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| Bufo Rana | Injuries to fingers; pain runs in streaks up the
arms Sensation of heart swimming in water Music is unbearable Cannot bear sight or brilliant objects |
In warm room On awakening |
From bathing or cold air From putting feet in hot water |
| Croton Tiglium | Night urine foaming; dark orange color; turbid on
standing; greasy particles floating on top. Day urine is pale, with white
sediment
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Least food or drink During summer Touch Night and morning Washing |
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| Euphrasia | Consequence of external injuries Yawning when walking in open air Sleepy during day |
In evening Indoors Warmth South winds From light |
In open air From coffee In dark |
| Glonoinum | Great lassitude, no inclination to work; extreme
irritability, easily excited by the slightest opposition Tendency to sudden and violent irregularities of the circulation Sensation of pulsation throughout body Abnormal hunger Cannot go uphill; any exertion brings on rush of blood to heart and fainting spells |
In sun Exposure to sun-rays, gas, open fire Jar Stooping Having hair cut Peaches Stimulants Lying down From 6 am to noon Left side |
Brandy |
| Magnesium Carbonica | Is frequently indicated in children; whole body
smells sour, and disposed to boils Sensitive to the least start, noise, touch, etc Effects of shock, blows Sensitive to least touch, it causes starting, or cold winds or weather or from excess of care and worry with constipation and heaviness Intense neuralgic pains Sour taste Desire for fruit, acids, and vegetables Craving for meat Whole body feels tired and painful, especially legs and feet Sleep unrefreshing; more tired on rising than on retiring |
Warmth of bed Change of temperature Cold wind or weather Every three weeks Rest |
Warm air Walking in open air |
| Millefolium | An invaluable remedy for various types of
hemorrhages; blood bright red Bad effects from fall from a height; over lifting Continued high temperature |
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| Natrum Sulphuricum | Feels every change from dry to wet; cannot
even eat plants growing near water, nor fish. Always feels best in warm, dry air Ill-effects of falls and injuries to the head, and mental troubles arising there from Thirst for something cold Great size of the fecal mass |
Music (makes her sad) Lying on left side Dampness of basement Damp weather |
Dry weather Pressure Changing position |
| Physalis | Languor and muscular weakness Urine acrid, foul, retained, abundant |
cold camp evening After getting heated |
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| Ruta | Complaints from straining flexor tendons
especially Overstrain of ocular muscles 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 Constant urging to urinate, feels bladder full |
Lying down From cold, wet weather |
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| Strontium Carbonicum | Chronic sequelæ of hemorrhages, after
operations with much oozing of blood and coldness and prostration For shock after surgical operations Loss of appetite Aversion to meat Craves bread and beer Food tasteless |
Change of weather From being quiet When beginning to move Great sensitiveness to cold |
immersing in hot water |
| Sulphuricum Acidum | Bad effects from mechanical injuries, with bruises
and livid skin Tendency to gangrene following mechanical injuries Craving for stimulants Tremor and weakness; everything must be done in a hurry Averse to smell of coffee. Sour vomiting. Desire for fresh food |
From excess of heat or cold In forenoon and evening. |
From warmth Lying on affected side. |
| Verbascum | Constant dribbling of urine | Change of temperature Talking Sneezing From 9 am to 4 pm |