Materia Medica Flashcards

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Key Symptoms of Arnica

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  • Universal trauma remedy
  • Bleeding
  • Bruised feeling
  • Pain
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Mental Symptoms of Arnica

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  • I am fine, nothing is wrong with me
  • Underestimates the severity of the trauma
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Event that caused Arnica symptoms

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  • Injury
  • Blood loss
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Arnica is worse for:

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  • Overexertion
  • Morning
  • Motion
  • Damp cold
  • Alcohol
  • After sleep
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Arnica is better for:

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  • Lying down
  • Head low
  • Out stretched
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Additional Arnica names:

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  • Arnica Montana
  • Leopard’s bane
  • Mountain daisy
  • Mountain tobacco
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7
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First choice in any emergency or first aid situation

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Arnica

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Arnica is useful for:

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  • Any trauma or accident
  • Jet lag
  • Joint pains
  • Heart attacks, collapse, suspected blood clots and stroke
  • Post Surgery, Post labor, and dental procedures
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9
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First choice after most accidents, physical ordeals or injuries. Provides pain relief. Helps with bruising. Use for head injuries, concussion, and any sprains, strains, or overexertion.

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Arnica

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10
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Can help mild trauma caused by disorientaion in jet lag

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Arnica

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11
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Joint pains that have a sore and bruised sensation. May be senstive to touch.

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Arnica

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Heart attacks, collapse, suspected blood clots, and stroke. Seek urgent medical care and take remedy while waiting for help.

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Arnica

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13
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Post Surgery, post labor, and dental procedures. To help speed up healing.

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Arnica

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14
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Ailments following acute trauma

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Arnica

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15
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Strong averion to being touched

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Arnica

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16
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Says that he is well although he is severely injured or ill

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Arnica

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17
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Very dazed - answers correctly when asked, but sinks back into previous dazed state right away

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Arnica

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Pain does not allow patient to find a comfortable position - even the bed is too hard

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Arnica

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19
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Hot head and cold body OR: the top half of the body is hot and the lower half is cold

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Arnica

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20
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Awakening at night due to strong heart pains which extend to the left elbow

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Arnica

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21
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Bleeding or pain after dental procedure

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Arnica

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22
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Epistaxis while washing the face

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Arnica

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23
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Stroke accompanied by a very red head and a full, strong pulse

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Arnica

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24
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Sore and bruised sensation after giving birth

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Arnica

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Key symptoms of Bellis

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  • Use post surgery
  • Soreness and deep bruising
  • Acrid pus
  • When bumps remain after a bruise
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26
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Mental symptoms of Bellis

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Impulse to move

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Event that caused Bellis symptoms

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  • Surgery such as post c-section
  • Injury to soft tissue
  • From hard physical work such as gardening
  • Childbirth
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28
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Bellis is worse for:

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  • Touch
  • Cold baths / drinks
  • Becoming chilled when hot
  • Left side
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29
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Bellis is better for:

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  • Cold application
  • Continious motion
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30
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Additional Bellis names

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  • Bellis Perennis
  • English Daisy
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31
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Bellis is useful for:

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  • Abcesses
  • Accidents and injuries
  • Breasts
  • Joint pains
  • Skin
  • Post surgery and Post labor
  • Varicose veins
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32
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Abscesses with acrid pus. Especially of the abdomen and pelvic area.

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Bellis

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33
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Accidents and injuries to deeper tissues. Sprains and bruises. Soreness and swelling. Tumors or cysts from injuries.

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Bellis

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34
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Injuries to breasts. Use post mammogram.

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Bellis

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35
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Joint pains that are sore and bruised sensation. Aching.

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Bellis

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36
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Boils. Acrid pus. Bruises especially when bumps remain after a bruise.

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Bellis

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37
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Post surgery and post labor to help speed healing. Helps with soreness. Relieves pain and bleeding after childbirth. Tones uterus.

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Bellis

38
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Varicose veins with bruised sore feeling.

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Bellis

39
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Key symptoms of Allium

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  • Burning
  • Burning of eyelids
  • Acrid nasal discharges
  • Oppressed breathing
40
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Mental Symptoms of Allium

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  • Health anxiety
  • Despair of recovery
41
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Event that caused Allium symptoms

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  • Damp cold wind
  • Wet feet
  • Spring (colds)
  • August (hayfevers)
42
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Allium is worse for:

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  • Warm room
  • Damp
  • Spring
  • Wet feet
  • Singing
43
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Allium is better for:

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  • Open air
  • Cold room
  • Bathing
  • Motion
44
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Additional Allium names

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  • Allium Cepa
  • Red onion
  • Alliaceae
45
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Allium is useful for:

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  • Allergies
  • Colds
  • Hayfever
  • Nerve pain
46
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Allergies. Nose drips. Watery nasal discharge which may burn. Sneezing. Watery bland tears. Itching in the back of the throat. Hindered by warm rooms. Helped by fresh air. Allergies every August.

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Allium

47
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Colds. Sneezing. Acrid burning discharges from nose. Watery profuse discharges which burn the nose and upper lip. Coughs which are worse in a warm room and helped by open air. Spring colds.

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Allium

48
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Hayfever. Bland watery eyes, acrid nasal discharge. Nose drips. Watery nasal discharge which may burn. Sneezing. Watery bland tears. Hindered by warm rooms. Helped by fresh air. Hayfever every August. Burning of the eyelids and nose.

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Allium

49
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Neuralgic pains like a fine thread. May occur following an amputation or injury to nerves. Left sided facial paralysis. Symptoms go from left to right.

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Allium

50
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Key symptoms of Phosphorus

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  • Vomiting
  • Exhausting diarrhea
  • Nosebleeds
  • Thirsty for icy cold drinks
51
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Key mental symptoms of Phosphorus

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  • Anxiety
  • Open and suggestible
  • Fearful of being alone, dark, death, thunderstorms
  • Health anxiety (easily reassured)
52
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Event that caused Phosphorus symptoms

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  • Grief
  • Rain
  • Iodine
  • Electrocution
53
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Phosphorus is worse for:

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  • Fasting
  • Lying on left side
  • Spicy foods
  • Salt
  • Thunderstorms
  • Mental exertion
  • Loss of fluids
54
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Phosphorus is better for:

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  • Eating
  • Cold drinks
  • Sleep
  • Sympathy
55
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Phosphorus is useful for:

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  • Anxiety
  • Coughs and respiratory issues
  • Diarrhea
  • Exhaustion
  • Fever
  • Headaches
  • Nosebleeds
  • Throat
  • Vomiting
56
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Anxiety. Sensitive. Suggestible. Wants company. Fear of darkness, death, and thunderstorms. Health anxiety.

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Phosphorus

57
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Coughs and respiratory issues. Pneumonia. Worse lying on left side. Rusty colored sputum. Body trembles. Quickened breathing. Feels as if a weight on chest. Tightness across chest. Heat in the chest. Lingering, tickling coughs.

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Phosphorus

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Exhausting diarrhea. Great weakness after stools. Stools difficult to expel. May be blood streaked, watery and profuse.

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Phosphorus

59
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Exhaustion. Wants sympathy. Nervous exhaustion. Spacey.

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Phosphorus

60
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Fever. Ravenous hunger during fever. Craving for ice cold drinks or ice cream.

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Phosphorus

61
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Headaches with sensitivity to smells. Hunger before or during headache. Coldness of occiput. Heat comes up from spine. Strained feeling of eyes.

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Phosphorus

62
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Number 1 remedy for nosebleeds.

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Phosphorus

63
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Tendency to get sore throats that go to chest. Lost voice in singers. Rawness and scraping in throat. Tickling in larynx. Sweet taste when coughing.

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Phosphorus

64
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Post op vomiting. Water thrown up as soon as it hits the stomach.

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Phosphorus

65
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Desire for company and communication - quick to learn foreign languages

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Phosphorus

66
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Bubbling over with sheer joy of living, enthusiasm and creativity

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Phosphorus

67
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No protective shield against anything negative

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Phosphorus

68
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Very anxious!

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Phosphorus

69
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Extremely sympathetic, they almost feel the fears of others.

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Phosphorus

70
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Clairvoyant, many forbodings

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Phosphorus

71
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Bright red and very liquid hemorrages

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Phosphorus

72
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Sleep ameliorates complaints

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Phosphorus

73
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Great thirst for cold drinks or ice

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Phosphorus

74
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Stomach pain, ameliorated by cold drinks - but as soon as the liquid has warmed up in the stomach, there is an aggravation

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Phosphorus

75
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Cough on talking, laughing, and lying down

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Phosphorus

76
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In later stages: burnt-out, apathetic and indifferent - contrary to their previous nature

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Phosphorus

77
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Diffuses like bubbles

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Phosphorus

78
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Attention on many things at once. Very sympathetic to others, may appear flighty.

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Phosphorus

79
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Anxious… but also easily reassured.

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Phosphorus

80
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Fears: Darkness, deep water, death.
Can become phobic but better with company.

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Phosphorus

81
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Can eventually become so sensitive to people and stimulation that the desire for company is lost

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Phosphorus

82
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Kids are so open and can make friends with anyone. Trusting. Anxiety, better with company.

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Phosphorus

83
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Sparkles with smarts, creativity, and enthusiasm

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Phosphorus

84
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Boundries weak… sympathetic and suggestible.

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Phosphorus

85
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May be clairvoyant

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Phosphorus

86
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Key Symptoms of Kali Bich

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  • Sinusitis
  • Stringy discharge
  • Loss of smell
  • Mucus in chest difficult to cough up
87
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Key mental symptoms of Kali Bich

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  • Impatience
  • Talks to oneself
  • Sadness
88
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Event that caused symptoms of Kali Bich

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Overindulgence in beer and malt liquor

89
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Kali Bich is worse for:

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  • Suppressed catarrh
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • 2-3am
  • Damp
90
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Kali Bich is better for:

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  • Heat
  • Motion
  • Short sleep
91
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