Lupus Erythematosum
|
Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Apis | Swelling or puffing up of
various parts, œdema, red rosy hue
Stinging pains Soreness Intolerance of heat and slightest touch Erysipelatous inflammations Dropsical effusions Inflammation of kidneys, and other perenchymatous tissues Serous inflammation with effusion, membranes of brain, heart, pleuritic effusion, etc. Constricted sensations Sensation of stiffness and as of something torn off in the interior of the body Much prostration Thirstless Craving for milk Cannot urinate without a stool Urine scanty, high colored Feels as if he could not draw another breath Knee swollen, shiny, sensitive, sore, with stinging pain Feet swollen and stiff; feel too large Rheumatic pain in back and limbs Tired, bruised feeling Numbness of hands and tips of fingers Hives with intolerable itching Dreams full of care and toil Screams and sudden starting during sleep. Afternoon chill, with thirst; worse on motion and heat External heat, with smothering feeling Sweat slight, with sleepiness Perspiration breaks out and dries up frequently Sleeps after the fever paroxysm After perspiration, nettle rash, also with shuddering |
Heat
in any form
Touch Pressure Late in afternoon After sleeping; in closed and heated rooms Right side |
In open air
Uncovering Cold bathing |
| Cistus Canadensis | Chronic
swellings, when patient is extremely sensitive to cold
Sensation of coldness in various parts Cool feeling in stomach before and after eating Cool feeling in whole abdomen Desire for cheese Sprained pain in wrist Tips of fingers sensitive to cold Tetter on hands Cold feet White swelling Bad smelling leucorrhœa.Asthmatic after lying down (trachea feels narrow), preceded by formication. Itching all over Small, painful pimples; lupus Skin of hands hard, thick, dry, fissured; deep cracks Itching of swollen hands and arms; general itching which presents sleep |
Slightest exposure to cold
air
Mental exertion Excitement |
After eating. |
| Guarana | Tan or brown pigmentation on temples and arms
Hives with itching Stools profuse, bloody, bright green; flakes inter-mixed; odorless |
||
| Hydrocotyle Asiatica | Interstitial
inflammation and cellular proliferation in any part
Hypertrophy and induration of connective tissue Leprosy and lupus, when there is no ulceration Difficulty in maintaining the upright posture Very copious perspiration Inflammation of neck of bladder Profuse leucorrhœa Dry eruptions Great thickening of epidermoid layer and exfoliation of scales Pustules on chest Circular spots, with scaly edges Intolerable itching, especially of soles Lupus non-exedens |
||
| Iodum | Rapid metabolism: Loss of
flesh great appetite
Hungry with much thirst Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration Exceedingly thin, dark complexioned, with enlarged lymphatic glands Tremor Craves cold air Acts prominently on connective tissue Abnormal vaso-constriction, capillary congestion followed by œdema, ecchymosis, hæmorrhages, and nutritive disturbances Acute exacerbation of chronic inflammation Wants cool surroundings 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 surfaceGreat weakness during menses Menstruation irregular Acrid leucorrhœa, thick, slimy, corroding the linen Joints inflamed and painfulPain in bones at night White swelling Cold hands and feet Acrid sweat of feet Pulsation in large arterial trunks Skin hot, dry, yellow and witheredFlushes of heat all over body Marked fever, restlessness, red cheeks, apathetic Profuse sweat |
When quiet
In warm room Right side |
Walking about
In open air After eating |
| Kali Bichromicum | 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 Rheumatic and gastric symptoms alternate More adapted to sub-acute rather than the violent acute stage Mucous membranes everywhere are affected Catarrh of pharynx, larynx, bronchi and nose, and a tough, stringy, viscid secretion Dislikes water Cannot digest meat Desire for beer and acids After urinating a drop seems to remain which cannot be expelled Ropy mucus in urine Yellow, tenacious leucorrhœa Wandering pains, along the bones; worse cold Bones feel sore and bruised Very weak Tearing pains in tibia; syphilitic rheumatism Pain, swelling and stiffness and crackling of all joints Soreness of heels when walking Tendo Achilles swollen and painful Pains in small spots Pustular eruption, resembling smallpox, with burning pains Itching with vesicular eruption |
Beer
Morning Hot weather Undressing |
From heat |
| Phosphorus | Tall, slender persons, narrow
chested, with thin, transparent skin, weakened by loss of animal fluids,
with great nervous debility
Emaciation Amative tendencies Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms Suddenness of symptoms, sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains, etc Muscular pseudo-hypertrophy, neuritis Inflammation of the respiratory tract Paralytic symptoms Hunger soon after eating Sour taste and sour eructations after every meal Belching large quantities of wind, after eating Very fetid stools and flatus Long, narrow, hard, like a dog's Difficult to expel Desire for stool on lying on, left side Urine turbid, brown, with red sediment.Lack of power, irresistible desire; involuntary emissions, with lascivious dreams. Menses too early and scanty-not profuse, but last too long Leucorrhœa profuse, smarting, corrosive, instead of menses Stitches in elbow and shoulder joints. Burning of feet Weakness and trembling, from every exertion Can scarcely hold anything with his hands Tibia inflamed and becomes necrosed Arms and hands become numb Can lie only on right side Joints suddenly give way. Great drowsiness, especially after mealsVivid dreams of fire; of hæmorrhage Lascivious dreams Goes to sleep late and awakens weak Short naps and frequent wakings. Chilly every eveningCold knees at night Adynamic fever with lack of thirst, but unnatural hunger Hectic fever, with small, quick pulse; viscid night-sweats Profuse perspiration. |
Touch
Physical or mental exertion Twilight Warm food or drink Change of weather From getting wet in hot weather Evening Lying on left or painful side During a thunder-storm Ascending stairs |
In
dark
Lying on right side Cold food Cold Open air Washing with cold water Sleep |
| Sepia | Acts specially on the portal
system, with venous congestion
Stasis and thereby drooping of viscera and weariness and misery Weakness, yellow complexion, bearing-down sensation, especially in women, upon whose organism it has most pronounced effect Pains extend down to back, chills easily Tendency to abortion Upward tendency of its symptoms Easy fainting "Ball" sensation in inner parts Acts best on brunettes All pains are from below up Feels cold even in warm room Feeling of goneness; not relieved by eating Everything tastes too salty Longing for vinegar, acids, and pickles Loathes fat Red, adhesive, sand in urine Involuntary urination, during first sleep Leucorrhœa yellow, greenish; with much itching Menses Too late and scanty, irregular; early and profuse Lower extremities lame and stiff, tension as if too shortHeaviness and bruised feeling Restlessness in all limbs, twitching and jerkings night and day Pain in heel Coldness of legs and feet. Frequent flushes of heat; sweat from least motionGeneral lack of warmth of body Feet cold and wet Shivering, with thirst; worse, towards evening. Itching; not relieved by scratching; worse in bends of elbows and kneesUrticaria on going in open air; better in warm room Sweat on feet, worse on toes; intolerable odor |
Forenoons and evenings
Washing Laundry-work Dampness Left side After sweat Cold air Before thunder-storm From milk, especially when boiled |
By exercise
Pressure Warmth of bed Hot applications Drawing limbs up Cold bathing After sleep |
| Thuja | Tearing in muscles and
joints, worse at rest, better in dry weather, worse damp humid atmosphere;
lameness
Rapid exhaustion and emaciation Complete loss of appetite Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes Rancid eructations after fat food Cannot eat onions Thirst Profuse leucorrhœa; thick, greenish Menses scanty, retarded Profuse perspiration before menses When walking, limbs feel as if made of wood or glass, and would break easilyTips of fingers swollen, red, feel read Muscular twitchings, weakness and trembling Cracking in joints Pain in heels and tendo-Achilles Nails brittle Perspiration sweetish, and strong Dry skin, with brown spots. Nails crippled; brittle and soft Eruptions only on covered parts; worse after scratching Very sensitive to touch Brown spots on hands and arms. Persistent insomnia.Chill, beginning in thighs Sweat only on uncovered parts, or all over except head, when sleeping; profuse, sour, smelling like honey |
At night
From heat of bed At 3 am and 3 pm From cold, damp air After breakfast Fat Coffee Vaccination Moonlight |
Left side
While drawing up a limb |