Thyroid Affections
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Adrenalin |
Grave's disease- Thyrotoxicosis
Sensation of thoracic constriction with anguish Abdominal pains |
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| Ammonium Carbonicum |
Stout women who are always tired and weary
Leads sedentary life Takes cold easily Too frequent and profuse menses Very sensitive to cold air Great aversion to water; can not bear to touch it Heaviness in all organs Uncleanliness of bodily habits Swelling of parts, glands etc Acid secretions Prostration from trifles Great dryness of mouth and throat Pressing teeth together sends shocks through head, eyes and ears Great appetite, but easily satisfied Leucorrhoea burning, acrid and watery Aversion to the other sex in females Audible palpitation with fear, cold sweat, lachrymation, inability to speak, loud breathing and trembling hands Sleepiness during the day |
Evenings
From cold, wet weather Wet applications Washing During 3 to 4 am During menses
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Lying on painful side
Lying on stomach In dry weather |
| Amyl Nitrosum |
Palpitation of heart
Hiccoughs and yawnings Constant stretching for hours |
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| Ammonium Muriaticum |
Fat and sluggish patients
Profuse glairy secretions Boiling sensation A state of prostration bordering on a typhoid state A tendency to irregular circulation, blood seems to be in constant turmoil, pulsations etc Thirst for lemonade Menses flow more at night |
Head and chest symptoms in the morning
Abdominal symptoms in the afternoon |
Open air |
| Apis Mellifica |
Swelling or puffing up of various parts
Edema Red, rosy hue Stinging pains Soreness Intolerance to heat and slightest touch Constricted sensations sensation of stiffness and as of something torn off in the interior of the body Much prostration Sensation of fishbone in throat Thirstless Craving for milk Can not urinate with stool Scanty, high colored urine Dreams full of care and toil |
Afternoon
Heat in any form Touch Pressure After sleeping In closed and heated rooms Right side |
In open air
Uncovering Cold bathing |
| Arsenicum Album |
All pervading debility, exhaustion and restlessness
Great exhaustion after the slight exertion Burning pains Unquenchable thirst; drinks much but little at a time Fear, fright and worry Green discharges Gradual loss of weight from impaired nutrition Craves milk, acids and coffee Albuminous urine Pulse more rapid in the morning Dreams full of care and fear |
At night
We weather After midnight From cold, cold drinks or food Seashore Right side |
From heat
From head elevated Warm drinks |
| Arsenicum Iodatum |
Persistently irritating, corrosive discharges
Great emaciation Drenching night sweats Enlarged glands |
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| Aurum Metallicum |
Great Depression; hopeless, despondent and great desire to commit suicide
Swollen glands Palpitation and congestion High blood pressure Upper half of objects invisible Urine turbid, like buttermilk, with thick sediment Sensation as if the heart stopped beating for two or three seconds Sobs aloud in sleep |
Cold weather
When getting cold From sunset to sunrise |
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| Aurum Sulphuricum |
Constant nodding of the head
Swelling Pain Cracked nipples with lancinating pains |
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| Badiaga |
Soreness of muscles and integuments; worse motion and friction of clothes Sensitiveness to cold Swollen glands Basedow's disease Slight sounds are greatly accentuated Much thirst Indescribable bad feeling about heart with soreness and pain, flying stitches all over |
Cold | Heat |
| Baryta Carbonicum |
Very sensitive to cold; takes cold easily
Always have swollen tonsils Offensive foot sweat Very weak and weary; must sit down or lie down or lean on something Very averse to meeting strangers Glands around ear painful and swollen Sub maxillary glands swollen Swollen glands in the nape of occiput |
When thinking of symptoms
From washing Lying on painful side |
Walking in open air |
| Baryta Iodatum |
Indurated glands
Tumefaction of cervical glands Stunted growth Tumors |
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| Belladonna |
Exophthalmic goitre
Thyroid Toxemia Glands swollen, tender, red; swelling of gland of neck Furious excitement Hyperasthesia Twitchings Hot, red skin Glaring eyes Throbbing carotids Restless sleep Dryness of mouth and throat with aversion to water Neuralgic pains that come and go suddenly No thirst, anxiety or fear Violent attacks and sudden onset Averse to meat and milk Urine dark, turbid and loaded with phosphates |
Touch
Jar Noise Draught Afternoon Lying down |
Semi erect |
| Bromum |
Enlargement of gland in children
Blond type Goitre, hard Tendency to spasmodic attacks Sense of suffocation Excoriating discharges Profuse sweat Great weakness Glands become hard, stony hard, but seldom suppurate Cold sensation in chest when inspiring Sleep full of dreams and anguish |
From evening until midnight
When sitting in warm room Warm damp weather When at rest Lying on left side |
From any motion
Exercise At sea |
| Cactus Grandiflorus |
Toxic goiter with cardiac symptoms
Constrictions as of an iron band Sadness and melancholy Spasmodic pains Periodicity Whole body feels as if caged, each wire being twisted tighter Pulseless, panting and prostrated Hard, black stools Low blood pressure Frightful dreams Persistent subnormal temperature |
About noon
Lying on left side Walking Going upstairs 11 am and 11 pm |
Open air |
| Calcarea Carbonica |
Swelling of glands
Goitre Dislike of fat, meat and boiled things Increased local and general perspiration Gets out of breath easily A jaded state. mental or physical, due to overwork Pituitary and thyroid dysfunction Easy relapses, interrupted convalescence Takes cold easily Fat, fair, flabby Cravings for indigestible things- chalk, coal, pencils; also for eggs, salt and sweets Milk disagrees Loss of appetite when overworked Longing for cold drinks Can not bear tight clothings around waist Frequent emissions in males Milky leucorrhoea Longing for fresh air Ideas crowding her mind prevent her sleep Dreams of dead |
From exertion, mental or physical
Ascending Cold in every form Water Washing Moist air Wet weather During full moon Standing |
Dry climate and weather
Lying on painful side
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| Calcarea Flourica |
Hard, stony glands threatening suppuration
Goitre Vivid dreams with sense of impending danger |
During rest
Changes of weather |
Heat
Warm applications |
| Calcarea Iodatum |
Enlarged glands
Thyroid enlargements about time of puberty Flabby children subject to cold Profuse and yellow secretions Easy perspiration |
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| Cannabis Indica |
Exophthalmic goitre
Intense exaltation Dual nature state; apparently under the control of second self, but, the original self prevents the performance of acts which are under the domination of the second self Exaggeration of duration of time and extent of space Extremely happy and contented. nothing troubles Grinding of teeth in sleep Pulse very slow Dreams of dead bodies; prophetic |
Morning
From coffee, liquor and tobacco Lying on right side |
Fresh air
Cold water Rest |
| Causticum |
Broken down seniles
Tearing, drawing pains in muscular and fibrous tissues Burning, soreness and rawness Greasy taste Aversion to sweets Worse after eating fresh meat; smokes meat agrees Menses cease at night, flow only during the day |
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| Chromium Sulphate | Goitre | ||
| Cistus Canadensis |
Extremely sensitive to cold; sensation of coldness in various parts
Malignant disease of the glands of the neck Glands inflamed and Indurated Desire for cheese |
Slightest exposure to cold air
Mental exertion Excitement |
After eating |
| Colchicum |
Great prostration
Internal coldness Tendency to collapse Shocks as from electricity through one half of body Dreams of mice Craving for various things but is averse to them on smelling them Thirst for effervescent, alcoholic beverages |
Sundown to Sunrise
Motion Loss of sleep Smell of food in evening Mental exertion |
Stooping |
| Crotalus Cascavella | Thoughts and dreams of death | ||
| Echinacea |
Goitre with exophthalmic symptoms
Tired feeling Urine albuminous and scanty Lymphatics enlarged |
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| Ephedra | |||
| Ferrum Iodatum |
Exophthalmic goitre
Glandular enlargements Body emaciated Urine dark, sweet smelling Leucorrhoea like boiled starch |
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| Ferrum Metallicum |
Young weakly persons, anemic and Chlorotic, with pseudo plethora, who flush
easily
Oversentiveness Weakness from mere speaking or walking though looking strong Muscles flabby and relaxed Loathing for sour things Intolerance of eggs |
Any active effort
While sweating While sitting still After cold washing and overheating Midnight |
Walking about slowly
After rising |
| Ferrum Phosphoricum |
Aversion to milk and meat
Desire for stimulants Menses every three weeks Anxious dreams |
At night
4 to 6 am Touch Jar Motions Right side |
Cold applications |
| Flouricum Acidum |
Goitre
Glabella region bloated Is compelled to move energetically Averse to coffee, wants fancy dishes Desire for highly seasoned food Craves cold water Scanty, dark urine Profuse, sour, offensive perspiration |
Warmth
Morning Warm drinks |
Cold
While walking |
| Fucus Vesiculosus |
Non Toxic goitre; also exophthalmic
Thyroid enlargement in obese subjects Obstinate constipation |
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| Glonoine |
Great lassitude, no inclination to work
Extreme irritability, easily excited by slightest opposition Surging of blood to head and heart Any exertion brings on rush of blood to heart and fainting spell Sensation of pulsations throughout the body Pulsating pains Can not go uphill |
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 |
| Hepar Calcareum Sulphuricum |
Glandular swellings
Unhealthy skin Blondes with sluggish character and weak muscles Great sensitiveness to all impressions Sweating patient pulls blanket around him Tendency to suppuration Splinter like pains Craving for sour, wine and strong things Aversion to fat food Feeling as if wind was blowing on some part The side of the body in which he lies at night becomes gradually insufferably painful; he must turn Greasy pellicle on urine Discharges smell like old cheese Can not bear to be uncovered; wants to be wrapped up warmly |
From cold dry winds
Cool air Slightest draught From mercury Lying on painful side |
Damp weather
From wrapping up head From warmth After eating |
| Hydrastis |
Goitre of puberty and pregnancy
Old, easily tired, cachetic individuals, with great debility Weak muscular power, poor digestion and obstinate constipation Thick, yellowish, ropy secretions from mucus membranes Can not eat bread or vegetables Urine smells decomposed |
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| Hydrocyanic Acidum |
Sinking sensation at the epigastrium
Coldness Drink rumbles through throat and stomach Violent palpitation Vivid, incoherent dreams |
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| Iodum |
Goitre, with sensation of constriction
Atrophy of glands Thyroid enlarged Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration Loss of flesh with great appetite Thin, dark complexioned individuals Tremor Craves cold air; wants cool surroundings Weakness and loss of breath on going upstairs Anxious and worried if he does not eat Dark yellow green urine Palpitation from least exertion |
When quiet
In warm room Right side |
After eating
Walking about In open air |
| Iodothyrine |
Reduction in weight
Sugar in urine |
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| Iris Versicolor |
Goitre
Profuse flow of saliva, ropy Deficient appetite |
In evening
At night From rest |
From continued motion |
| Kali Carbonicum |
Hypothyroidism
Sweat, backache and weakness Soft pulse Coldness General depression Stitches in the parts of body Sharp and cutting pains; better by motion Sensitive to every atmospheric change Intolerance of cold weather Throbbing pains "Giving out" sensations Stinging pains in muscles and internal parts Twitching of muscles Desire for sweets Large difficult stools Sensation as if heart were suspended Palpitation and burning in heart region |
Early morning ; about 3 am
After coition In cold weather From soup and coffee Lying on left and painful side |
In warm weather, though moist
During day While moving about |
| Kali Iodatum |
Glandular swellings
Glands enlarged, indurated Diffused sensitiveness Much thirst
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Cold food and drink, esp. milk
Warm room Warm clothing At night Damp weather |
Motion
Open air |
| Lapis Album |
Goitre
Ravenous appetite Enlargement and Induration of glands; gland have a certain elasticity and pliability about them than the stony hardness |
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| Lycopodium |
Red sand in urine
Intolerance of cold drinks; craves everything warm Best adapted to persons intellectually keen, but of weak muscular power Emaciation Debility in morning Thin, withered and full of gas patients Lacks vital heat; poor circulation, cold extremities Sensitive to noise and odors Pains come and go suddenly Aversion to bread Desire for sweet things Can not eat oysters Dreams of accidents |
Right side
From right to left From above downwards 4 to 8 pm From heat or warm room, hot air, bed Warm applications |
Motion
After midnight From warm food and drinks On getting cold From being uncovered |
| Magnesium Phosphoricum |
Goitre
Cramping of muscles with radiating pains Neuralgic pains relieved by warmth Tired, languid, exhausted Indisposition to mental exertion Thirst for very cold drinks Menses too early, dark, stringy |
Right side
Cold Touch Night |
Warmth
bending double Pressure Friction |
| Mercurius Iodatus Flavus |
Greatly swollen glands
Tongue coated thickly; yellow at the base Constant inclination to swallow |
Right side | |
| Natrum Muriaticum |
Hyperthyroidism
Goitre Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning in bed Coldness Emaciation most notable in neck Great liability to take cold Dry mucus membranes Constrictive sensation through out the body Great weakness and weariness Oversensitive to all sorts of influences Unquenchable thirst Craving for salt Aversion to bread, to anything slimy, like oysters, fat Dreams of robbers Greasy skin |
Noise
Music Warm room Lying down About 10 am At seashore Mental exertion Consolation Heat Talking |
Open air
Cold bathing Going without regular meals Lying on right side Pressure against back Tight clothings |
| Phosphorus |
Tall, slender, narrow chested persons with thin transparent skin
Great nervous debility Emaciation Amative tendencies Great susceptibility to external impressions; light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunderstorms Suddenness of symptoms; sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains Green halo around candlelight Letters appear red Hearing difficult, esp to human voice Thirst of very cold water Stools long, narrow, hard like dog's Menses too early, scanty but lasts too long Vivid dreams of fire and hemorrhages |
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 thunderstorm Ascending stairs |
In dark
Lying on right side Cold food Cold Open air Washing with cold water Sleep |
| Phytolacca |
Glandular swellings with heat and inflammation
Aching, soreness, restlessness and prostration Decrease of weight Much stringy saliva Can not swallow anything hot Pains fly like electric shocks, shooting, lancinating, shifting rapidly |
Electrical changes
Rains damp cold weather Night Motion Right side |
Warmth
Dry weather Rest |
| Pilocarpus Microphyllus |
Exophthalmic goitre, with increased action of heart and pulsation of arteries;
tremors and nervousness; bronchial irritation
Profuse salivation and perspiration |
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| Pulsatilla |
Pre-eminently a female remedy, esp for mild, gentle, yielding disposition
Sad, crying readily; weeps when talking; changeable, contradictory Seeks open air; always feels better there, even though she is chilly Thick, bland, yellowish-green discharges Thirstless Peevish Great sensitiveness Wants the head high Feels uncomfortable with only one pillow Lies with hands above head Desire for tonics Averse to fat food, warm food and drink two or three normal stools daily; no two stools alike |
From heat
Rich fat food After eating Towards evening Warm room Lying on left or painless side When allowing the feet to hand down |
Open air
Motion Cold applications Cold food and drinks, though not thirsty |
| Silicea |
Cold, chilly, hugs the fire, wants plenty warm clothings, hates drafts, hand and
feet cold
Lack of vital heat Prostration of body and mind Great sensitiveness to cold Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants Want of grit, moral or physical Disgust for meat and warm food Anxious dreams |
Winter
New Moon In morning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold |
Warmth
Wrapping up the head Summer In wet or humid weather |
| Spartium Scoparium |
Low blood pressure
Profuse flow of urine |
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| Spongia |
Children with fair complexion, lax fiber and swollen glands
Goitre with suffocating spells Swelling and Induration of glands Exhaustion and heaviness of the body after slight exertion, with orgasm of blood to chest , face Anxiety and difficult breathing Can not bear tight clothings around trunk |
After sleep
Ascending Wind Before midnight |
Descending
Lying with head low |
| Stramonium |
Suppressed secretions and excretions
Sensation as if limbs were separated from the body Gyratory and graceful motions Small objects look large Aversion to water |
In dark room
When alone Looking at bright or shining objects After sleep On swallowing |
From light
Company Warmth |
| Sulphur |
Ebullitions of heat
Dislike of water; aversion to being washed Dry and hard skin and hair Sinking feeling at stomach about 11 am Cat-nap sleep Relapsing complaints Offensive discharges and exhalations Milk disagrees Great desire for sweets Great quantity of colorless urine Can not sleep between 2 am and 5 am |
Standing
Rest Warmth of bed Washing Bathing In morning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants Periodically |
Dry, warm weather
Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Thyroidinum |
Goitre
Excessive obesity Easy fatigue Weak pulse Tendency to fainting Palpitation from least exertion Cold hands and feet Low blood pressure Chilliness and sensitive to cold Desire for sweets and cold water Urine smells of violets |