Psoriasis
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Antimonium Tartaricum | Drowsiness, debility and
sweat
Sensation of coldness in blood-vessels Chills and contractures and pain in muscles Trembling of whole body, great prostration and faintness Thirst for cold water, little and often Desire for apples, fruits, and acids generally Great drowsiness On falling asleep electric-like shocks Irresistible inclination to sleep with nearly all complaints |
In
evening
From lying down at night From warmth In damp cold weather From all sour things and milk |
From sitting erect
From eructation and expectoration. |
| Arsenicum Album | All-prevailing
debility, exhaustion, and restlessness
Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion Irritable weakness Burning pains Burning relieved by heat Fear fright and worry Gradual loss of weight from impaired nutrition Maintains the system under the stress of malignancy regardless of location Septic infections and low vitality Scalp itches intolerably; circular patches of bare spots; rough, dirty, sensitive, and covered with dry scales; nightly burning and itching 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 Stools small, offensive, dark, with much prostration Urine scanty, burning, involuntary, albuminous Menses too profuse and too soon Leucorrhœa, acrid, burning, offensive, thin Skin itching, burning, swellings; œdema, eruption, papular, dry, rough, scaly; worse cold and scratching Disturbed, anxious, restless sleep; 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 |
| Arsenicum Iodatum | Profound prostration
Recurring fever and sweats Emaciation Tendency to diarrhœa Intense thirst; water is immediately ejected Drenching night-sweats Pulse rapid, feeble, weak, irregular Chilly, cannot endure cold Skin dry, scaly, itching Marked exfoliation of skin in large scales, leaving a raw exuding surface beneath |
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| Asterias Rubens | Flabby, lymphatic constitution; flabby with red
face
Excitement in both sexes Gait unsteady; muscles refuse to obey the will Skin destitute of pliability and elasticity; itching spots Psoriasis and herpes zoster worse left arm and chest |
Coffee
Night Cold damp weather Left side |
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| Aurum Muriaticum Natronatum | Psoriasis syphilitica
High blood pressure due to disturbed function of nervous mechanism Leucorrhœa, with spasmodic contraction of vagina Sub-involution |
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| Berberis Aquifolium | Tongue thickly coated,
yellowish-brown; feels blistered
Thick mucus, and bright-red, mealy sediment in urine Skin pimply, dry, rough, scaly |
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| Borax | Itching on back of finger-joints
Trade eruptions on fingers and hands, itching and stinging Ends of hair become tangled Dread of downward motion Urine hot, smarting pain in orifice; pungent smell Leucorrhœa like white of eggs, with sensation as if warm water was flowing Menses too soon, profuse, with griping, nausea and pain in stomach extending into small of back Voluptuous dreams Cannot sleep on account of heat, especially in head Cries out of sleep as if frightened |
Downward
motion
Noise Smoking Warm weather After menses |
Pressure
Evening Cold weather |
| Carbolicum Acidum | Stupor
Paralysis of sensation and motion Feeble pulse and depressed breathing Increased olfactory sensibility. Mental and bodily languorDisinclination to study, with headache like a band Physical exertion brings on abscess somewhere Appetite lostDesire for stimulants and tobacco Constant belching, nausea, vomiting, dark olive green Painful flatulence often marked in one part of the bowel Urine almost black Irritating leucorrhœa, causing itching and burning |
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| Chrysarobinum | Violent itching,
thighs, legs and ears
Dry, scaly eruption, especially around eyes and ears, scabs with pus underneath |
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| Cicuta Virosa | Violent, strange desires
Sensation of internal chill Moaning and howling Does absurd things Thirst; burning pressure; hiccough Desire for unnatural things, like coal Indigestion, with insensibility, frothing at mouth No itching, exudation forms into a hard, lemon-colored crust |
From touch
Draughts Concussion Tobacco smoke |
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| Corallium | Congestion of face after
dinner; becomes purple in face
Feeling as if cold air were streaming through skull and air-passages One is too cold when uncovered and too hot when covered; relieved by artificial heat Food tastes like sawdust; Bread tastes like straw Beer tastes sweet Craves salt Coral-colored, then dark red spots, changing to copper-colored spots Psoriasis of palms and soles |
In open air
Changing from a warm too cold room |
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| Cuprum Aceticum | Chronic psoriasis
Leprous-like eruption, without itching, over whole body, in spots of various sizes
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Mental emotions
Touch |
Chewing
Pressure Night Lying on affected side Warmth |
| Fluoricum Acidum | Is compelled to move about
energetically
Complaints of old age, or the prematurely aged, with weak, distended blood vessels Sour eructations Averse to coffee, wants fancy dishes Desire for highly seasoned food Craves cold water, hungry Warm drinks produce diarrhœa Sexual passion and desire increased with erections at night, during sleepUrine scanty, dark Menses copious, frequent, too long Copious and excoriating leucorrhœa Itching especially of the orifices, and in spots, worse warmth Profuse, sour, offensive perspiration |
Warmth
Morning Warm drinks |
Cold
While walking |
| Graphites | In patients who are rather
stout, of fair complexion, with tendency to skin affections and
constipation
Fat, chilly, and costive, with delayed menstrual history, take cold easily Has a particular tendency to develop the skin phase of internal disorders Tendency to obesity Aversion to meat Sweets nauseate Hot drinks disagree Eructation difficult Flatulence Urine turbid, with sediment; sour smelling Menses too late, with constipation; pale and scanty, with tearing pain in epigastrium, and itching before Leucorrhœa, pale, thin, profuse, white, excoriating, with great weakness in back Sexual debility, with increased desire; aversion to coition; too early or no ejaculation in males Rough, hard, persistent dryness of portions of skin unaffected by eczema |
Warmth
At night During and after menstruation |
In the dark
From wrapping up |
| Hepar Sulph | Suits especially scrofulous
and lymphatic constitutions who are inclined to have eruptions and
glandular swellings
Unhealthy skin Blondes with sluggish character and weak muscles Great sensitiveness to all impressions Sweating patient pulling blanket around him. The tendency to suppuration is most marked, and has been a strong guiding symptom in practice 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 Scurfs on and behind the ears 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 Urine voided slowly, without force-drops vertically, bladder weak; seems as if some always remained Greasy pellicle on urine Excitement and seminal emission without amorous fancies Menses late and scanty Extremely offensive leucorrhœa; smells like old cheese |
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 |
| Hydrocotyle | Difficulty in maintaining the
upright posture
Very copious perspiration Profuse leucorrhœa Great thickening of epidermoid layer and exfoliation of scales Psoriasis gyrate, on trunk and extremities, palms and soles; circular spots, with scaly edges Intolerable itching, especially of soles |
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| Iris Versicolor | Profuse flow of saliva
Deficient appetite Psoriasis; irregular patches with shining scales |
In evening and at night
From rest |
From continued motion |
| Kali Arsencium | Malignancy, and inveterate
skin diseases
Restless, nervous and anæmic Intolerable itching, worse undressing Dry, scaly, wilted skin Foul smelling leucorrhoea |
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| Kali Bromatum | General failure of mental
power
Loss of memory Melancholia Urine profuse, with thirst Debility and impotence Exaggerated sexual desire in females Itching; worse on chest, shoulders, and face 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 | |
| Kali Sulphuricum | Insipid, pappy taste
Dread of hot drinks Menses too late, scanty, with feeling of weight in abdomen |
In evening
Heated room |
Cool, open air |
| Lycopodium | 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 Stool hard, difficult, small, incomplete Polyuria during the night Heavy red sediment in urine No erectile power; impotence Premature seminal emission Menses too late; last too long, too profuse Coition painful Leucorrhœa, acrid, with burning in vagina Drowsy during day Starting in sleep Dreams of accidents Skin becomes thick and indurated |
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 |
| Manganum Aceticum | Strongly exaggerated reflexes
and physical disturbances, evidenced by men making fun of each other's
gait
For speakers and singers. Great accumulation of mucus Growing pains and weak ankles General soreness and aching; every part of the body feels sore when touched Menses too early and scanty, in anæmic subjectsItching; better, scratching |
Cold
wet weather
Change of weather |
Lying down (cough) |
| Mercurius Auratus | |||
| Mercurius Solubilis | Tremors
everywhere
Weakness with ebullitions and tremblings from least exertion. Great deal of weariness, prostration, and trembling Sensitive to heat and cold. Profuse, oily perspiration does not relieve Breath, excretions and body smell foul Putrid eructations Intense thirst for cold drinks Weak digestion, with continuous hunger Hiccough and regurgitation Urine dark, scanty, bloody, albuminous Menses profuse, with abdominal pains Leucorrhœa excoriating, greenish and bloody; sensation of rawness in parts Itching, worse from warmth of bed |
At
night
Wet, damp weather Lying on right side Perspiring Warm room and warm bed. |
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| Muriaticum Acidum | Becomes
so weak she slides down the bed
Involuntary stools while passing urine Cannot bear sight or thought of meat At times, ravenous appetite and constant desire to drink Achlorhydria and fermentation of food Cannot urinate without having bowels move at same time Menses appear too soon. Leucorrhœa |
In
damp weather
Before midnight |
Lying on left side |
| Napthalinum | Irresistible desire to urinate
Black urine Terribly offensive odor of decomposing ammoniacal urine Itching infiltration of skin |
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| Natrum Arsenicosum | Floating sensation on turning head quickly
Eyes feel heavy and droop. Lachrymation in wind Lungs feel as though smoke had been inhaled Feels tired all over |
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| Natrum Muriaticum | 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 Hungry, yet loose flesh Heartburn, with palpitation Unquenchable thirst Sweats while eating Craving for salt Aversion to bread, to anything slimy, like oysters, fats Urine increased, involuntary when walking, coughing, etc Has to wait a long time for it to pass urine if others are present Seminal emission, even after coitus Menses irregular; usually profuse Leucorrhœa acrid, watery Sleepy in forenoon Nervous jerking during sleep Dreams of robbers Sleepless from grief Crusty eruptions in bends of limbs, margin of scalp, behind ears |
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 |
| Nitricum Acidum | Acts best on the dark
complexioned and past middle life
All discharges very offensive, especially urine, feces, and perspiration Persons who have chronic diseases, and take cold easily and disposed to diarrhœa Excessive physical irritability Great hunger, with sweetish tasteLonging for indigestible things-chalk, earth, etc Excess of oxalic acid, uric acid and phosphates in urine Great mental depression Loves fat and salt Urine scanty, dark, offensive; smells like horse's urine; cold on passing Leucorrhœa brown, flesh-colored, watery, or stringy, offensive Menses early, profuse, like muddy water, with pain in back, hips and thighs Psoriasis; zigzag, irregular edges; base looks like raw flesh |
Evening
and night
Cold climate and also hot weather |
While riding in carriage |
| Nitromuriaticum Acidum | More adapted to hepatic
torpor and gastric catarrh common in hot and damp climates
Constant drooling at night Metallic taste Sour eructations, with empty hungry feeling in stomach; not relieved by eating Constipated, with ineffectual urging Urine cloudy |
By eating meat
Alcohol |
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| Petroleum | Ailments from riding in cars,
carriages, or ships
Long-lasting complaints follow mental states-fright, vexation, etc Skin around eyes dry and scurfy Heartburn; hot, sharp, sour eructation Strong aversion to fat food, meat; worse, eating cabbage Hunger, immediately after stool Ravenous hunger; must rise at night and eat Odor of garlic Leucorrhœa, profuse, albuminous Skin dry, constricted, very sensitive, rough and cracked, leathery Thick, greenish crusts, burning and itching; redness, raw; cracks bleed easily |
Dampness
Before and during a thunder-storm From riding in cars Passive motion In winter Eating From mental states |
Warm air
Lying with head high Dry weather |
| 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 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 sexual 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 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 |
| Platanus | Both acute and old neglected cases, where
destruction of tissue occurred and cicatricial contraction caused marked
deformity of lid,
Acts best in children |
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| Sepia | Weakness, yellow complexion,
bearing-down sensation, especially in women, upon whose organism it has
most pronounced effect
Tendency to abortion Upward tendency of its symptoms Easy fainting Acts best on brunettes 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 |
Forenoons
and evenings
Washing Laundry-work Dampness Left side After sweat Cold air Before thunder-storm After milk, especially when boiled |
By
exercise
Pressure Warmth of bed Hot applications Drawing limbs up Cold bathing After sleep |
| Strychninum Arsenicum | Prostration
Psoriasis Marked dyspnœa when lying down Urine scanty, high specific gravity, heavily loaded with glucose |
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| Strychninum Phosphoricum | Twitching, stiffness,
weakness and loss of power
Irregularity of pulse Lack of control Uncontrollable desire to laugh Disinclination to use the brain Rapid and weak pulse Hands and axillæ covered with clammy perspiration |
Motion
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Rest
In open air |
| Stellaria | Condition
of stasis, congestion, and sluggishness of all functions
Sharp, shifting, rheumatic pains in all parts very pronounced Parts sore to touch; Shifting pains Psoriasis Clay-colored stools |
Mornings
Warmth Tobacco |
Evenings
Cold air Motion |
| Sulphur | Heat
and burning, with itching; made worse by heat of bed
Inertia and relaxation of fiber; hence feebleness of tone characterizes its symptoms 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 When carefully-selected remedies fail to act, especially in acute diseases Complaints that relapse General offensive character of discharge and exhalations Very red lips and face, flushing easily 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 Very weak and faint about 11 am; must have something to eat Water fills the patient up 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 Menses too late, short, scanty, and difficult; thick, black, acrid, making parts sore Leucorrhœa, burning, excoriating 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 Skin dry, scaly, unhealthy; every little injury suppurates Itching, burning; worse scratching and washing |
At rest
When standing Warmth in bed Washing Bathing In morning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants Periodically |
Dry,
warm weather
Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Terebinthina | Drowsiness
Urine scanty, suppressed, odor of violets Pulse rapid, small, thready, intermittent |
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| Thuja | Tearing
in muscles and joints, worse at rest, better in dry weather, worse damp
humid atmosphere; lameness
Damp air and water are inimical Complaints from moonlight Rapid exhaustion and emaciation Left-sided and chilly medicine Complete loss of appetite Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes Rancid eructations after fat food Cannot eat onions Urinary stream split and small Sensation of trickling after urinating Frequent micturition accompanying pains Desire sudden and urgent, but cannot be controlled Profuse leucorrhœa; thick, greenish Menses scanty, retarded Dry skin, with brown spots |
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 |
| Thyroidinum | Emaciation
Muscular weakness Sweating Nervous tremor of face and limbs Tingling sensations Excessive obesityActs better with pale patients, rather than those of high color Great weakness and hunger, yet loses flesh Sensation of faintness and nausea Easy fatigue, weak pulse, tendency to fainting, palpitation, cold hands and feet, low blood pressure, chilliness and sensitive to cold Desire for sweets and thirst for cold waterFlatulence, much flatus in abdomen Increased urinary flow; polyuria; some albumen and sugar Urine smells of violets, burning along urethra, increase of uric acid Psoriasis associated with adiposity (not in developing stage) Skin dry, impoverished Sluggish cases |
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| Tuberculinum | Especially adapted to the
light-complexioned, narrow-chested subjects
Lax fiber, low recuperative powers, and very susceptible to changes in the weather Always tired Motion causes intense fatigue Aversion to work Wants constant changes Symptoms are constantly changing and well-selected remedies fail to improve, and cold is taken from the slightest exposure Rapid emaciation Skin affections Very sensitive, mentally and physically General exhaustion Nervous weakness Averse to meat All-gone, hungry sensation Desire for cold milk Menses too early, too profuse, long-lasting Sleep poor; wakes early Overpowering sleepiness in daytime Dreams vivid and distressing |
Motion
Music Before a storm standing Dampness From draught Early morning After sleep |
Open air |
| Ustilago Maydis | Uncontrollable masturbation
Spermatorrhœa, with erotic fancies and amorous dreams Seminal emissions, with irresistible tendency to masturbation Vicarious menstruation Skin dry; copper-colored spots |