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25 Cards in this Set
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COMMON COLD
Mucous Membranes of Upper Respiratory Tract Nasal Congestion with mucus discharge & sneezing After rainy cold front moved through area > Warm room < Cold Air Irritable Mentally Dull |
Dulcamara (dulc.) Common Name: Bittersweet
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DIARRHEA
Mucous Membranes of GI Tract Diarrhea Copious & Offensive With Colic Impatient & easily angered After unloading a moving truck into a very cold warehouse on a summer day < Cold, cold drinks |
Dulcamara (dulc.) Common Name: Bittersweet
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LOW BACK PAIN
Musculature of Lumbar Region Aching with occasional stabbing pains Can’t find right word while speaking Depressed Mood Ever since his business trip to the Pacific Northwest in winter < Cold > Warmth, Motion |
Dulcamara (dulc.) Common Name: Bittersweet
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CONJUNCTIVITIS
Redness & Swelling Injection Burning pain at Margin of Lower LidsProfuse, thick, excoriating discharge Mucus over cornea Blurred vision > Winking eye (vision) < Light |
Euphrasia (euphr.) Common Name: Eyebright
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MEASLES
Maculopapular eruption Fever with chill Eyes painfully red & swollen with hot, acrid discharge Profuse, bland coryza with headache < Light |
Euphrasia (euphr.) Common Name: Eyebright
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ACUTE RHINITIS
Profuse, bland nasal discharge Margins of eyelids red Profuse, burning lachrymation Cough, from irritation in larynx < Sunlight (eyes) > Night on lying (cough) |
Euphrasia (euphr.) Common Name: Eyebright
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Acute Rhinitis*
URT Constant violent sneezing Profuse, acrid NASAL D/C > Open Air < Warm room Profuse, bland lachrymation Fullness of head |
Allium cepa (all-c.) Common Name: Red Onion
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Colic in a Child*
GI Intense abd pain Child bends forward Offensive flatus Profuse, bland lachrymation Profuse, acrid nasal d/c <evening <warm room >open air |
Allium cepa (all-c.) Common Name: Red Onion
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Cough*
URT Hacking, spasmodic, painful Pt holds larynx & tries not to cough Profuse, bland lacrymation Acrid nasal d/c Thirsty <draft of cold air >open air |
Allium cepa (all-c.) Common Name: Red Onion
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Fever*
High grade Face hot & red >someone there w/them (fear) <in the dark (hallucinations) Hands & feet cold Sees animals that he fears will attack him Talks rapidly & incoherently Grabs at the air, hands in constant motion |
Stramonium (stram.) Common Name: Thorn Apple
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Behavior Problems in Children*
Easily angered Violent: bites, hits, kicks Scared if dark, must sleep w/light on Scared to be alone, esp. at night Face turns red Stutters Frequent nightmares |
Stramonium (stram.) Common Name: Thorn Apple
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Epilepsy*
Grand mal seizures Gyratory motions of arms Accompanied by hiccoughs, which interrupt seizures Scared of dark, sleeps w/night-light Great fear of dogs Triggered by bright, shiny objects, glare |
Stramonium (stram.) Common Name: Thorn Apple
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Senile Dementia*
Does not recognize relatives CNS <cold, wants room to be kept warm Refuses to eat (fears food is poisoned) speaks w/dead husband, exposes genitals |
Hyoscyamus niger (hyos.) Common Name: Henbane
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Cough*
Respiratory system Dry, hacking <after midnight, wakes him >sitting up <cold air Restless Quivering of eyelids |
Hyoscyamus niger (hyos.) Common Name: Henbane
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FEVER
Intense heat without perspiration Sudden Onset < After 3PM Face deep red Throbbing carotids Jerking & moaning in sleep |
Belladonna (bell.) Common Name: Deadly Nightshade
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OTITIS MEDIA
Middle Ear High fever without perspiration Severe throbbing pain TM bright red Sudden Onset < After midnight < Walking, moving Wants to sit semi-erect |
Belladonna (bell.) Common Name: Deadly Nightshade
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Flu-like Illness*
Limbs Intolerable myalgic pains After hiking on windy winter day, sudden onset <midnite<touch High fever, moaning, weeping, fearful & anxious, tossing back |
Aconitum napellus (acon.) Common Name: Monkshood
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Insomnia*
Sleeplessness Since crashing car few days ago, <midnight Terrified, bad nightmares, wakes thinking she's dying with heart pounding Head & face hot, legs cold w/pins & needles Tossing & turning |
Aconitum napellus (acon.) Common Name: Monkshood
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Conjunctivitis*
Eyes, red, hot & dry, pain unbearable Worked in yard on cold, windy day < light Can't sit still, shrieking from pain Fears he will never recover Anguished that he will go blind, is sure this will be the end of him |
Aconitum napellus (acon.) Common Name: Monkshood
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a. Swollen & Painful Ankle*
Ankle joint, fibrous tissue Inflammation, aching, stiffness <On beginning to move >continued motion >Warm application |
Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.)
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b. Skin Eruption*
Skin of torso, follows dermatome Fluid-filled vesicles, sever burning & itching >applying hot water >motion Started after exposure to cold rain Great restlessness Irritability |
Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.)
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c. Flu*
Lungs Dry, teasing cough <night >warmth <uncovering <cold drinks Fever, perspiring all over except on face Thirsty for cold water Restless, delirious |
Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.)
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a. Headache* good for acute flair-ups of a migraine
i. Bursting pain ii. Whole head iii. Great irritability iv. Aversion to noise v. <slightest motion vi. >cold applications |
Bryonia alba (bry.)
Common Name: White Bryony |
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a. Swollen & Painful Ankle*
i. Ankle joint ii. Fibrous tissue iii. Inflammation iv. Stitching pain v. >rest vi. <motion vii. >cold applications |
Bryonia alba (bry.)
Common Name: White Bryony |
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a. Pneumonia*
i. Right lobe of lungs ii. Stitching pains-common pain for pneumonia iii. >lying on right side iv. Fever<9PM v. Cough, must hold chest vi. Intense thirst for cold drinks |
Bryonia alba (bry.)
Common Name: White Bryony |
