Homeopathy - concise Flashcards
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Aconite - acute uses
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- For any sudden acute condition with any element of fright: shock, exposure, sudden onset of intense illness (Bell), inflammation; trauma (Arn.), anxiety, fear of death, panic attacks.
- Early stage of pneumonia, croup, measles, flu, MI, UTI with urine retension, hepatitis, conjunctivits, acute arthritis.
- poking injury of the eye (arn. of the eye)
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aconite - constitutional picture
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- Generally strong and healthy types.
- Tendency to low self-esteem and therefore feel need to prove themselves.
- Can be insensitive and mean.
- Desires company when well.
- Constitutional Aconites do not deal well with shock and fright, which can send them into an acute panic state or sudden illness with fear of imminent death
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aconite - modalities
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< cold, wants to be covered , < wind, < night, > fresh air and sweating
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aconite (monkshood) - generals and miscellaneous
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- Symptoms have sudden onset.
- Fear of death (phos, ars.), presentiment of death (Arg.-n).
- Anxiety states, panic following any strong fright (Stram.)
- Ailments from exposure to cold, dry wind.
- Ailments from fright or sudden shock.
- Restless (Rhus.-t, Ars.).
- Thirsty for cold drinks
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Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut)
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- Treatment of hemorrhoids and in generalized venous congestion, pain in the back radiating to the hips, sciatica, dryness, stitching pains
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Aethusa cynapium (fool’s parsley)
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- Main focus is on gastrointestinal tract
- very shy people
- Intolerance to milk, especially in children
- Projectile vomiting, curdled milk
- Devotes entire life to animals, and becomes intensely attached to his pets.
- Collects pets in great numbers.
- Fear of going to sleep in case he doesnt wake up, fear of surgery
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Agaricus musc. - acute uses
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- Important remedy for nervous system disorders with jerking, twitching, trembling, and itchiness
- For frostbite, sciatica, degenerative neurological disorders from MS to Bell’s palsy, epilepsy, back pain with muscle tension, and delirium tremens.
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agaricus musc. - constitutional picture
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- For accident-prone, fearless types
- Children with behavior disorders and accompanying tics often benefit from constitutional agaricus
- Neurological symptoms are almost always present.
- Mental state can be anxious, excited, fearful. May have bizarre delusions or hyperacute senses.
- Excitement is often exaggerated at night (Med), which old homeopaths referred to as “poetical at night”.
- Physical symptoms such as low back pain, sciatica, or allergies may alternate with mental symptoms.
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agaricus musc - modalities
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- > warm, > slow movement, < cold, especially when ill, < before thunderstorms, < coition.
- Back pain < sitting and > lying down
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agaricus musc. - generals and miscellaneous
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- Pain and anxiety out of proportion to objective testing.
- Pain like being pierced by needles of ice.
- Twitching or muscle spasms and tension
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Allium cepa - acute uses
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- for acrid nasal d/c, bland tears (opposite Euphr)
- cough from tickle in throat and feeling of throat splitting apart.
- For common cold, hoarseness, allergy with nose running “like a faucet” and causing perinasal irritation
- For coryza with headache < closing eyes, warmth and > open air.
- Toothaches, headaches and earaches with shooting neuralgic pain (Hyper) may be aided by Allium
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Allium cepa - modalities
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< warm, > open air
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Allium cepa - generals and miscellaneous
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- Burning pains
- Symptoms alternate from side to side, usually from left to right
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Aloe - acute uses
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- diarrhea with urging at stool, unstoppable BM, and involuntary stool when passes gas or urine.
- For rectal pain, diarrhea, hemorrhoids like bunches of grapes, and other venous congestion issues
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Aloe - constitutional picture
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- sedentary, irritable, dissatisfied types
- Often angry with themselves with weariness and disinclination for work
- Tendency to constipation, which aggravates mental symptoms.
- May crave beer, which makes them feel worse.
- Main areas of weakness are the intestines, rectum and smooth muscles of veins
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Aloe - modalities
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< beer, < warm, < early am esp. 5 am, < eating or drinking, > cold
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Ambrosia (ragweed)
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hay fever esp. with itchy eyes
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Anacardium
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- SENSATION OF A PLUG in affected part or BAND-LIKE CONSTRICTION.
- BRAIN FOG, IMPAIRED MEMORY.
- GI - dyspepsia, PUD, GERD, hemorrhoids. Ineffectual urging for stool.
- EMPTY FEELING IN STOMACH 11AM - >EATING.
- CRUELTY. DEVIL ON ONE SHOULDER, ANGEL ON THE OTHER - double will.
- INTENSE ITCHING, <hot>eating.</hot>
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Antimonium crudum
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- warts
- loves pickles
- lots of stomach problems
- white coated tongue
- irritable children
- aversion to being looked at
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Antimonium tartaricum - acute uses
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- rattling mucus in chest, can’t expectorate, cyanosis, coated white tongue.
- For near drowning, bronchitis, asthma
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Antimonium tartaricum - modalities
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> sitting up, > being held, > belching, <cold>
</cold>
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antimonium tartaricum - generals and miscellaneous
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SRP = averse touch but likes to be carried (Cina)
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Apis - acute uses
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- for edema, shock, allergy, anaphylaxis, bee stings, insect bites (Led), hives, cystitis with burning on urination (Canth)
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Apis - constitutional picture
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- queen bees keeping the family or group (hive) together and on task.
- Busy bees, constantly busy trying to organize.
- Overprotective and will sting anyone seen as a threat.
- Loyal with a tendency for jealousy and sudden anger when pestered.
- Jealous, irritable, restless and difficult to appease
- Prone to incredible edema with shiny, red appearance in conditions such as tonsillitis and pharyngitis, allergic reactions and burns
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Apis - modalities
\< heat, \> cold
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Apis - generals and miscellaneous
* thirstless, stinging pains, edema, erythema
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Argentum nitricum
- focus on NERVOUS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
- Great anxiety remedy, anxiety about health, while anticipating an event, (explosive pains, needs room to expand - nitrogen).
- FEAR OF HEIGHTS, fear of flying
- Loose stools from nervousness and anxiety (ddx. gels, lyc, acon).
- EXTROVERTED and cheerful, uncontrollably IMPULSIVE.
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Arnica - acute uses
* Bruising, muscle sprain/ strain, shock (Acon.), black eyes, head injury (Nat.-s), after any trauma, shock with delayed sxs, stroke
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Arnica - constitutional picture
* Morose imagination, restless (Rhus.-t, ars), pessimistic.
* Will not admit illness or injury- may refuse medical care if injured
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arnica - modalities
\> alone; \< touch, \< head low, \< jarring movements, \< lying on injured part
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Arnica - generals and miscellaneous
* feel whatever they are lying on is too hard (Bapt, Pyro, Rhus-t).
* Think they are well but they're not.
* Injured part feels bruised
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Arsenicum - acute uses
* for food poisoning, gastroenteritis (Podo, Aloe), excessive diarrhea and/or vomiting esp, GI purging "from both ends at once."
* Also for colds, flu, vesicular skin eruptions etc. with associated burning pains, restlessness, and anxiety
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Arsenicum - constitutional picture
* Fear of disease - may call doctor often for reassurance and question treatment plan.
* Physical weakness of GI, lungs, heart, skin and mucous membranes.
* Restless yet weak and extremely chilly (Verat).
* Perfectionists who pay meticulous attention to every detail- anxious about anything that may not go as planned
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Arsenicum - modalities
\> \< cold, \< midnight to 2 am, \< food esp. fruit and veggies, \< exertion, \< seaside
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Arsenicum - generals and miscellaneous
* desires sips of warm water w/ great thirst
* SRP = burning pains but \> heat
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Aurum - acute uses
* for heart conditions, bone pains, grief, depression with suicidal ideation (Nat.-m)
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Aurum - constitutional picture
* serious, intimidating, hopelessness, angry, fears failure but often successful, perfectionist.
* Suicidal ideation, grief if they feel they have failed.
* Ailments after financial losses, heart ailments such as angina, and palpitations.
* Heart, bone, head, testicular pains worse at night to the point the patient may hint at suicide due to pain
* Tendency to alcoholism, syphilitic remedy
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Aurum - modalities
\< cold, \< winter, \> evening but pains \< night
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Aurum - generals and miscellaneous
music ameliorates
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Baryta carbonica -
