homeopathy Flashcards
BONE REMEDY
- trauma to the eyes and orbit
- fractures: both for pain and improvement of bone - bone pain after healing
- PHANTOM LIMB PAIN, prickling or sore pain
- droopy eyelids
- spasmodic jerking of injured part
SYMPHYTUM (comfrey)
COUGH REMEDIES
- ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM: rattling mucus in chest, white coat on tongue, WET cough (stuck like tar), slightly blue and weak, don’t want to be touched and better with fresh air
- DROSERA: holds chest because coughing is severe
cough triggered by lying down, WHOOPING COUGH, hoarse/ deep voice cough worse after midnight, warmth, and drinking , nosebleed from cough - RUMEX: cold, open air causes tickling= cough, worse with uncovering or undressing, better with covering
- SANGUINARIA: hacking cough, better from flatulence (belching/farting), HOT palms and soles , projectile vomiting, ride sided headache, flowers make worse
- SPONGIA : dry cough, harsh and barking cough, * cough like saw through wood* , croup/seals bark , cough better eating and drinking, swelling of testes
FEVER and URI remedies
- ALLIUM CEPA:
- APIS:
- BELLADONNA:
- EUPATORIUM:
- EUPHRASIA
- FERRUM PHOS
- HEPAR SULPH
- KALI BIC
- STRAMONIUM
- TUBERCULINUM
allium cepa
bland lacrimation, sharp nasal discharge that may exocriate nose, profuse watery discharge “like a faucet” , laryngeal “tear”
apis
1 for allergy reactions, worse with heat, burning stinging pain, urticaria with burning pain, active, vital busy
belladonna
red, hot, moist face, profuse sweating, Headache, worse at 3 PM, craving lemonade/lemon, *thirstless, dizzy, flushes of heat, *better with pressure, worse leaning forward , worse on right side, R-side *otitis media
eupatorium
better on hands and knees, pain in eyeballs, better with perspirations, high fever, flu, chills, bone pains throughout the body feeling they are broken
euphrasia
- acrid tears with bland nasal discharge (compared to allium cepa which has bland tears, with accrid nasal)
- conjunctivitis
- inflammation of eyelids
- cough only in daytime
ferrum phos
hemmorhages with bright red blood
feeling of sand under eyelids
HIGH fever of unknown origin
sudden onset of URI or flu
Hepar sulph
extremely sensitive to COLD *coldest remedy* pharyngitis like fish bone in throat / resp mucosa hypersensitivity to pain and cold SOUR smelling stool, excretions *offensive discharges* pus and inflammation
KALI BIC
thick, stringy, ropey discharge, esp from nose
sinusitis
arthritis
worse with undressing and allergic to beer
pains are felt in one spot (h/a) pain with rapid onset and end
aggravation from cold and damp
conformists and rigid and adhere to routine
stramonium
fears water but thirsty
high fever, sunstroke, delirium, mania, fears
fearful night terrors , hallucinations
febrile convulsions
violent agitation, rage behavior, and mania
worse with fright, darkness, alone, sleep, swallowing, mirrors and bright light
better with in diffuse light and company and warmth
tuberculinum
worse before storms and in cold, damp weather
rheumatism, respiratory problems
romantic, needs change and excitement
lymphadenopathy with hard glands of neck
craves smoked meats
intense, dry, persistent, cough
recurring bronchitis
GI REMEDIES
- CINA
- COLYCYNTHIS
- IPECAC
- LYCOPODIUM
- TABACUM
- PODOPHYLLUM
- VERATRUM
CINA
worms in stool, pinworms, itchy rectum
convulsions / grinds teeth in sleep
fingers in nose and scratch nostrils
irritable kids
COLOYCYNTHIS
colic/cramping pains- biliary, dysmenorrhea, kidney stones
feeling of stones being ground in abdomen
painful diarrhea
eases with bending double or triggered after outburst of anger
IPECAC
persistent nausea and vomiting (with clear tongue)
hypersalivation
irritable
hemmorhage and gushing red blood in non-GI organs
strong desire but doesnt know for what
LYCOPODIUM
stage fright and low self esteem but loves power, bully bulimia* wakes at night with huge appetite * bloated and distended abdomen, better with eructation, heartburn hours after meals desire for sweet and candy offensive smelling feet chilly
TABACUM
headache with severe nausea
nausea better with cold air and from uncovering abdomen
vertigo worse when opening eyes
worse with motion and seasickness
PODOPHYLLUM
acute diarrhea and travelers diarrhea
watery and explosive offensive
worse at 4 AM
VERATRUM ALBUM (white hellabore)
delusions of religion and identity, mania
COLD - extreme to the point of being blue , desires cold drinks even though so cold
GI- gastroenteritis with simultaneous (projectile) vomiting and diarrhea
faints at little exertion
GLANDULAR REMEDIES
- CALC CARB
- CONIUM
- PHYTOLACCA
CALC CARB
- sour head persiprations, esp at night
- obesity
- chilliness
- restless sleep
- craving for sweets and eggs
obese, flabby, pale skin, puts on weight quickly and easily
chilly and worse from cold, wet weather but wants cold drinks
sweats on head during sleep
dyspnea on exertion
swollen glands, PMS breast pain before menses
fear of mice and heights
works to exhaustion/ workaholic
eczema
CONIUM
fibrocystic breast , breast cancer
tumors are HARD
fibrous tissue of prostate, ovaries, breast
- BPH (glandular)
sxs: slow and progressive - often suffer from impotence despite their high sexual desire
- can be anxious and depressed
vertigo made worse by movements
vertigo better with feet on chair
adenopathy and hypertrophic tonsils
PHYTOLACCA
hardness, breast problems
mastitis
right sided complaints
painful dentition and clenching of teeth
pain at insertion of tendons: tendonitis or bursitis
inflammation of tonsils: better with cold drinks and worse with warm drinks
GRIEF REMEDIES
- AURUM
- CAUSTICUM
- IGNATIA
- NATRUM MURIATICUM
- PULSATILLA
- STAPHYSAGRIA
AURUM METALLICUM
suicidal ideas (jumping) and relieved from thoughts of suicide
violent palpitations with great anxiety , worse at night
feeling of failure, fears failure
ailment after business problem or financial loss
bone pains worse at night
CAUSTICUM
anger of injustice
rebellious, political activist
constant desire to clear throat
craves salty food and smoekd meats
fear that something bad will happen
better from wet cloudy weather
IGNATIA
ailments from/after grief or romantic disappointments/ hypersensitivity to emotion - easily offended
inflamed joints better with pressure, sore throat better with swallowing
fear of birds
dreams of water
nail in the head headache
worse with sugar and smells like coffee and cigarettes
hysterical
NATRUM MURIATICUM
ailments from grief, dwells on past grief
experience grief by themselves, introverted
sad, but unable to weep, depression
h/a like “hammers”
*aggravation from the sun! worse mid-day when sun is strongest
craves salt , thirsty for ice cold drinks
feel vindictive towards those who have hurt them, especially when someone has done something about which they feel indignant, like in this case. She is angry and sad, and dwells on past disagreeable occurrences
PULSATILLA
weepy
soft, timid, easily influenced and dependent
desires consolation
dry mouth with no thirst
worse with: heat, sun, fatty food, 2-4 pm,
feet are hot so they ar eleft uncovered in bed
STAPHYSAGRIA
*honeymoon cystitis
timid and suppressed, always trying to please others
ailments (lots of pelvic, abd and psoriasis) form grief /hx of multiple griefs over years
throws things when angry
depression and low self-esteem
aggravated from nap during day, sleep, and masturbation
cystitis after intercourse , lots of sexual fantasies but worse from masturbation
psoriasis after grief or suppressed emotion
h/a feels like wood block
Hemorrhage remedy:
PHOSPHORUS
bloody hemorrhaging
burning pains
vomits after cold drinks, but craves cold drinks , chocolate, and ice cream
easily frightened, Fears loneliness and death , fears thunderstorms
incapable of moderation, prone to sexual excess and overwork, tire easily and lack resolve
INJURY REMEDIES
ARNICA
LEDUM
NATRUM SULPH
ARNICA
injury with bruising
act they are well in serious cases
everything feels too hard- pillow, bed
trauma
pre and post operations
muscular fatigue
phlebotomy : painful varicose
LEDUM
bites and stings from insects that cause a lot of swelling and inflammation (no itching, itching is URTICA)
desire to put feel in cold
chilly individuals but relieved from cold, ice applications
NATRUM SULPH
problems after head injury
diarrhea in AM on rising
sudden urge for stool
desire to lie on right side with legs curled up
lots of resp symptoms
left lower lobe pneumonia
PEDIATRIC REMEDY:
CHAMOMILLA
children unconsolable
one cheek red and warm, other is pale and cold
agitation, anger, irritable
wants things then refuses them
teething pain
RHEUMATIC REMEDIES
BRYONIA
RHUS TOX
RUTA
BRYONIA
intense thirst for large quantities of cold water
painful joints/sharp pains aggravated by (slightest) movement and relieved by rest
FLU, febrile with intense thirst
better alone
sweating relives
DRYNESS of cough, mucosa
RHUS TOX
**RESTLESS (other: arsenicum, aconite)
arthritic pain : worse at night in bed, worse in damp cold weather and before storms : stiffness that is better with movement
always shifting to find comfortable position
cheerful, restless patients
mind is restless and jumps topics
- vesicular eruptions/eczema itching that is BETTER with scalding hot water
- tip of tongue is red* / craves cold milk
- compared to arsenicum: rhus tox is more restless and depressed rather than anxious
RUTA
body STIFFNESS - pain also better with moving
more of “bruising” pain
eye strain
SKIN REMEDIES
CANTHARIS
HYPERICUM
URTICA
CANTHARIS
first aid for burns
intense burning upon urination: each drop passes as if scalding water
excessive sexual appetite
bloody diarrhea
worse from touch and urinating
acute cystitis with intense burning and hematuria
derm: 2nd degree burns, herpes, vesicular eczema
gastritis with burning
HYPERICUM
injuries to nerve and spine “arnica of the nerves”
sharp and shooting quality of pain !
lacerations and punctures to parts rich in nerves: fingers, tongue, teeth, eyes, genitali
injury of spine
phantom limb pain painful scars
URTICA
edema with burning
unbearable pruritis
cold water and cold applications do not improve (dif from apis)
prickly feeling on skin
SHOCK REMEDIES
ACONITE:
ARNICA : injury with bruising act they are well in serious cases everything feels too hard- pillow, bed trauma pre and post operations muscular fatigue phlebotomy : painful varicose
CARBO VEG
CINA
ACONITE
fear of dying worse from cold, dry wind insomnia after falling asleep - wake from midnight to 1 am anxiety irritable heart
CARBO VEG
COPD
elderly
better with being fanned
dryness and soreness of throat
CINA
worms in stool, pinworms, itchy rectum
convulsions / grinds teeth in sleep
fingers in nose and scratch nostrils
irritable kids
CHINA cinchona officinalis (china)
bloating distention gallbladder liver disease passing gas but *doesnt help* worse with light touch better with hard pressure skin painful and worse from light touch
TRIO OF RESTLESS REMEDIES (ANXIOUS AGITATION)
ACONITE : vigorous and high strength characters with fear of death
ARSENICUM : same general symptoms as aconite, but have extreme WEAKNESS, that exacerbates anxiety with fear of dying. alternate between exhaustion and irritation
RHUS TOX : agitated because movement relieves pain
URINARY TRACT REMEDIES
CANTHARIS :
intense burning upon urination: each drop passes as if scalding water
bloody urine
urge to urinate, but only few drops
improves with cold application, constant urge to urinate, scalding sensation, cutting pains before urination
EQUISETUM :
EQUISETUM
urinary mucosa
urethral pain during and after micturition
bladder pain and fullness/heaviness
- urging when bladder is almost empty*
- pain at the end of urination that is sharp
polyuria when rises several times per night and enuresis at night with children
BARYTA CARB
swollen glands
very slow
GELSEMIUM
weakness and dizziness
better leaning forward and moving
tends to be thirstless
NUX VOMICA
have the urge to urinate but cannot pass urine
KALI CARB
2am to 4/5am aggravations
insomnia from inability to let fo of thoughts
pain that is STITCHING, sharp, stabbing, generally better with motion and worse with pressure and cold
respiratory issues: worse lying flat and better sitting up and leaning forward
bend forward with hands in knees
SULPHUR
- intelligence
- issue with social interaction, can be egotistical and critical
- often don’t bathe regularly and are disorganized
- warm and often stick their feet out of the covers
- SKIN: acne
- skin eruptions that itch and burn and are worse by heat of bed and bath
GRAPHITE
skin where the skin is scaly and cracked
(impetigo, eczema, psoriasis)
simple and down to earth
mentally dull
better with warmth
worse in the heat of the bed
tend to be chilly
constipation
ailments better with milk and warm drinks
ARSENICUM
- restless
- anxious about health
- worried about exposure to germs
- HERPETIC/ vesicular skin eruptions that are burning
- chilliness better with heat
- anxiety
- desire for reassurance
SANGUINARIA
bad headaches
throbbing, bursting pain extending from occiput to the eye, esp on right side
- headaches worse from warmth, which flushes of heat to the face
- better with open air
hacking cough, better from flatulence (belching/farting), HOT palms and soles , projectile vomiting, ride sided headache, flowers make worse
