Parkinson's Disease
A slow progressive, degenerative, neurologic disorder characterized by resting tremor, pill rolling of the fingers, a mask like facies, shuffling gait, forward flexion of the trunk, muscle rigidity and weakness. Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's Disease which include drooling, increased appetite, intolerance of heat, oily skin, emotional instability and defective judgment, are increased by fatigue, excitement and frustration. Also called Paralysis Agitans
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Agaricus Muscarius | Jerking, twitching, trembling, and itching
Twitching ceases during sleep Sensation as if pierced by needles of ice Sensitive to pressure and cold air Violent bearing-down pains Symptoms appear diagonally as right arm and left leg Pains are accompanied by sensation of cold, numbness and tingling Desire to cover head warmly Thirsty all the time Empty eructations, tasting of apples Menses, increased, earlier Sexual excitement Uncertain gait Trembling On falling asleep, starts, twitches, and awakes often Vivid dreams Drowsy in daytime |
Open cold air After eating After coitus In cold weather Before a thunder-storm Pressure on dorsal spine, which causes involuntary laughter |
Moving about slowly |
| Aurum Sulphuratum | Paralysis Agitans; constant nodding of the head | ||
| Camphora Mono Bromata | Nervous excitability Nightly emissions Painful erections Directions appear reversed, i.e., north seems south, and east seems west Hysteria; weeping and laughing alternately Trance-like state |
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| Conium Maculatum | Difficult gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength
while walking, painful stiffness of legs. etc 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 Tremulous weakness after every stool Much difficulty in voiding urine; it flows and stops again; interrupted discharge Desire increased; power decreased Sexual nervousness, with feeble erection Menses delayed and scanty; parts sensitive Extremities heavy, weary, paralyzed; trembling; bands unsteady; fingers and toes numb Muscular weakness, especially of lower extremities |
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 Pressure |
| Duboisia | Red spots floats in the field of vision Sensation as if stepping on empty space Impossible to stand with eyes shut, tendency to fall backwards Loss of power in limbs, staggers; feels as if he stepped on empty space. Trembling, numbness and weakness |
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| Hyoscyamus Hydrobromatum | Tremors of disseminated sclerosis Sleeplessness and nervous agitation Acute nervous exhaustion |
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| Hyoscyamus | Inclined to be unseemly and immodest in acts,
gestures and expressions Very talkative, and persists in stripping herself, or uncovering genitals Is jealous, afraid of being poisoned, etc. Weakness and nervous agitation Tremulous weakness and twitching of tendons Muscular twitchings, spasmodic affections, generally with delirium Excited sexual desire Intense sleeplessness\ Starts up frightened Great restlessness; every muscle twitches Will not be covered |
At night During menses After eating When lying down |
Stooping. |
| Mercurius | Tremors everywhere Weakness with ebullitions and tremblings from least exertion A great deal of weariness, prostration, and trembling A human "thermometer"; sensitive to heat and cold Breath, excretions and body smell foul Tendency to formation of pus, which is thin, greenish, putrid; streaked with thin blood Sweetish metallic taste Great thirst, with moist mouth Intense thirst for cold drinks Weak digestion, with continuous hunger Menses profuse, with abdominal pains Leucorrhœa excoriating, greenish and bloody; sensation of rawness in parts Weakness of limbs Bone-pains and in limbs; worse, night Very sensitive to cold Oily perspiration Trembling extremities, especially hands, paralysis agitans General tendency to free perspiration, but patient is not relieved thereby |
At night Wet, damp weather Lying on right side Perspiring Warm room Warm bed |
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| Plumbum Metallicum | Constrictive sensation in internal organs Progressive muscular atrophy Excessive and rapid emaciation Contractions and boring pain Urine scanty Loss of sexual power Disposition to yawn and stretch |
At night Motion |
Rubbing Hard pressure Physical exertion |
| Zincum Picricum | Seminal emissions Loss of memory and energy Brain-fag |
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| Arsenicum Album | All-prevailing debility, exhaustion, and
restlessness, with nightly aggravation Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion Irritable weakness Burning pains Burning relieved by heat Fear fright and worry Septic infections and low vitality Cannot bear the sight or smell of food Great thirst; drinks much, but little at a time Craves milk, acids and coffee Heartburn; gulping up of acid and bitter substances which seem to excoriate the throat Long-lasting eructations Stool small, offensive, dark, with much prostration Urine scanty, burning, involuntary; albuminous Menses too profuse and too soon Leucorrhœa, acrid, burning, offensive, thin Sleep disturbed, anxious, restless; must have head raised by pillows; suffocative fits during sleep; sleeps with hands over head Dreams are full of care and fear |
Wet weather After midnight From cold, cold drinks, or food Seashore Right side |
From heat From head elevated Warm drinks |
| Avena Sativa | Nervous exhaustion Sexual debility Nerve tremors of the aged; chorea, paralysis agitans, epilepsy Inability to keep mind on any one subject Spermatorrhœa; impotency; after too much indulgence |
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| Bufo Rana | Prematurely senile Cannot bear sight or brilliant objects Music is unbearable Menses too early and copious, clots and bloody discharge at other times Watery leucorrhœa Pains in loins Numbness of limbs Cramps Staggering gait Feeling as if a peg were driven in joints Swelling of bones |
In warm room On awakening |
From bathing or cold air From putting feet in hot water |
| Cannabis Indica | A condition of intense exaltation, in which
all perceptions and conceptions, all sensations and all emotions are
exaggerated to the utmost degree Dual nature state; apparently under the control of the second self, but, the original self, prevents the performance of acts which are under the domination of the second self; apparently the two natures cannot act independently, one acting as a check, upon the other Exaggeration of the duration of time and extent of space, being most characteristic; conception of time, space and place is gone Extremely happy and contented, nothing troubles Ideas crowd upon each other Increased appetite Menses profuse, dark, painful, without clots Pulse very slow Pain across shoulders and spine; must stoop; cannot walk erect Thrilling through arms and hands, and from knees down Pain in soles and calves; sharp pains in knees and ankles; very exhausted after a short walk Very sleepy, but unable to do so Dreams of dead bodies; prophetic. Nightmare |
Morning From coffee Liquor and tobacco Lying on right side |
From fresh air Cold water Rest |
| Coccainum Hydrochlroicum | Sensation as if small foreign bodies or worms
were under the skin Talkative Constant desire to do something great, to undertake vast feats of strength Frightful persecutory hallucinations; sees and feels bugs and worms. Moral sense blunted Personal appearance neglected Thinks he hears unpleasant remarks about himself Irrational jealousy Loss of appetite for solid food Likes sweets Sleep restless, cannot sleep for hours after retiring. |
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| Cocculus Indica | It shows a special, attraction for light-haired
females Unmarried and childless women, sensitive and romantic girls, etc Sensation of hollowness, or emptiness, as if parts had gone to sleep Feels too weak to talk loud Aversion to food, drink, tobacco Metallic taste Loss of appetite Desire for cold drinks, especially beer Sensation in stomach as if one had been a long time without food until hunger was gone Smell of food disgusts Too early menses, clotted, with spasmodic colic Spasmodic yawning Constant drowsiness |
Eating After loss of sleep Open air Smoking Riding Swimming Touch Noise Jar Afternoon. Menstrual period After emotional disturbance |
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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 As a rule, the Gelsemium patient has no thirst Urine profuse, clear, watery, with chilliness and tremulousness Excessive trembling and weakness of all limbs 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 |
| Heloderma | The eyeball becomes more prominent Great coldness-"arctic" coldness Colic waves from occiput to feet or ascending Very thirsty Swallowing difficult Breath cold Numbness and trembling Sensation as if walking on sponge, and as if feet were swollen Staggering gait Cock's gait When walking, lifts feet higher than usual, and puts down heel hard |
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| Kali Bromatum | General failure of mental power Loss of memory Melancholia Loss of sexual desire Urine profuse, with thirst Debility and impotence Sexual excitement during partial slumber Fidgety hands; busy twitching of fingers Jerking and twitching of muscles Restless sleep Extreme drowsiness. Night terrors Grinding teeth in sleep Horrible dreams |
When occupied mentally or physically | |
| Lathyrus | Reflexes always increased Sleepy, constant yawning Tremulous, tottering gait Excessive rigidity of legs; spastic gait Knees knock against each other when walking Cannot extend or cross legs when sitting. Patient sits bent forward, straightens with difficulty Frequent urging to urinate, must hurry, else voided involuntarily |
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| Loleum Temulentum | Prostration and restlessness Noises in ears Gait unsteady Trembling of all limbs Loss of power in extremities Violent pain in calves, as if bound with cords Cold extremities Spasmodic motions of arms and legs Cannot write; cannot hold a glass of water |
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| Magnesium Phosphoricum | Especially suited to tired, languid, exhausted
subjects Indisposition for mental exertion Thirst for very cold drinks Menses too early, dark, stringy Involuntary shaking of hands |
Right side Cold Touch Night |
Warmth Bending double Pressure Friction |
| Manganum Aceticum | Involuntary laughter and involuntary weeping and
walking backwards Strongly exaggerated reflexes and physical disturbances, evidenced by men making fun of each other's gait General soreness and aching; every part of the body feels sore when touched Every cold rouses up a bronchitis Cannot walk backwards without falling Tending to fall forward Walks stooping forward Peculiar slapping gait, walks on metacarpo-phalangeal joint; walks backwards Vivid dreams Sleepy very early in evening |
Cold wet weather Change of weather |
Lying down |
| Niccolum Metallicum | Suits debilitated, nervous, literary patients, with
frequent headaches, dyspepsia and constipation Objects appear too large Menses late, scanty, with great debility and burning in eyes Profuse leucorrhœa; worse, after urinating; also worse after menses |
Periodically Every two weeks Yearly Forenoon |
In evening |
| Phosphorus | Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin,
transparent skin, weakened by loss of animal fluids, with great nervous
debility, emaciation, amative tendencies, seem to be under the special
influence of Phosphorus Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms Suddenness of symptoms, sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains, etc Thirst for very cold water 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 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 Weakness and trembling, from every exertion; can scarcely hold anything with his hands Can lie only on right side Joints suddenly give way Great drowsiness, especially after meals Vivid dreams of fire; of hæmorrhage Lascivious dreams Goes to sleep late and awakens weak Short naps and frequent wakings |
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 |
| Physostigma | Spinal irritation, loss of motility,
prostration, with very sensitive vertebræ Fibrillary tremors Rigidity of muscles; paralysis Paralysis and tremors, chorea Irregular menstruation, with palpitation Tongue feels sore on tip |
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| Scutellaria | Where nervous fear predominates Cardiac irritability Nervous irritation and spasms of children, during dentition Twitching of muscles Fear of some calamity Inability to fix attention Seminal emissions and impotency, with fear of never being better Night-terrors; sleeplessness; sudden wakefulness; frightful dreams |
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| Tabacum | Nausea, giddiness, death-like pallor, vomiting, icy
coldness, and sweat, with the intermittent pulse Complete prostration of the entire muscular system Collapse Constriction of throat, chest, bladder, rectum. Pallor, breathlessness, hard-cordlike pulse Legs and hands icy cold; limbs tremble Gait shuffling, unsteady Wants abdomen uncovered |
Opening eyes Evening Extremes of heat and cold |
Uncovering Open fresh air |
| Tarentula Hispanica | Constriction sensations Formication; Extreme restlessness; must keep in constant motion even though walking aggravates Intense sexual excitement Sudden alteration of mood Foxy Destructive impulses; moral relaxation Must constantly busy herself or walk Sensitive to music Averse to company, but wants some one present Ungrateful, discontented Guided by whims Wants hair brushed or head rubbed Sexual excitement; lasciviousness reaching almost to insanity; seminal emissions Profuse menstruation, with frequent erotic spasms Twitching and jerking Yawning with uneasiness of legs, must move them constantly Extraordinary contractions and movements |
Motion Contract Noise Seeming others in trouble |
In open air Music Bright colors Rubbing affected parts |
| Zinc Cy | Paralysis agitans |