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65 Cards in this Set
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Aconitum
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Sudden onset
Fear! Heat on one side but not the other Very thirsty with dry mucous membranes Sensitive to touch Worse cold air, better open air Griping colicky pain |
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Allium
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Affinity for mucous membranes
Burning secretions Can blow nose again and again still get more secretions Worse in warm room, worse with suppression of secretions Profuse bland lacrimation- does not burn. Post nasal drip causes coughing |
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Antimoniaum
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Affinity for respiratory tract especially lower tract
Best used at the end of pneumonia or long-standing resp infection Exhausted, weak, sleepy Irritable from sickness CC: cough (rattle, too weak to cough up) Can be cyanotic |
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Apis
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Swollen, Hot, Itchy, Red (like water balloon)
Busy and active people Vital and wants to be in control Better with cold application Thirstless Affinity for right side Useful for ovarian cysts if ovary looks big and swollen and spongy Bright red sore throats |
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Arnica
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Has no fear
Separation of mind and body Indicated for bruising Trauma and never well since Blunt trauma Nose bleed after washing face |
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Baptista
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Pus and gooey secretions
Horrible breath Fevers can cause hallucinations Think someone is in bed with them Bacterial infection Can fall asleep while talking Throat can be dusky and ulcerated Mental dullness A lot of physical pain |
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Belladonna
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Looks like aconite in that its sudden but is not thirstless like this remedy
Right sided Worse with menses Affects Vagus Nerve Cramping pain Violence in kids Worse light and motion Pn better cold and dark room Can be mean to animals Seizure remedy Throbbing pain |
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Cantharis
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Affinity for mucous membrane of urinary tract
Emotionally irritable Burning and spasm with burning Can have blood in urine Can use for sunburns and other burns that are very painful Ameliorated by cold Crave sex even with burning pain Pain is stimulating |
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Euphrasia
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Affinity for eyes and mucous membranes
Burning lacrimation and bland snot opposite of Allium Photophobia Allergic Rhinitis Conjunctivitis |
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Ferrum Phos
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Lack of symptoms
High fevers with no other symptoms may have flushing and nosebleeds |
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Glonoine
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High blood pressure
Hot, Pulsing can look like Belladonna but usually more left sided Sun exposure can precipitate sx's Can hear heartbeat in ear Hotflashes of menopause |
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Hepar Sulph
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Offensive pus
Very sensitive to pain and very very irritable Intolerant to cold and drafts Swelling, abscesses, indurations Relieved by draining abscess, remedy will help abscesses come to head Right sided Peritonsillar abscess or pharyngitis worse swallowing, pain radiates to ear |
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Hypericum
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Affinity for nervous system
Acute use for crushing injury such as slamming finger in car door Shooting pains Spinal cord injury or coccyx injury |
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Kali Bi
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Affinity for mucous membranes and sinuses
Needs structure for themselves Very rule oriented Chilly and worse with cold/drafts Green ropey, stringy snot Pain at root of the nose Nasally voice Feel like they have hair on their tongue |
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Ledum
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Skin puncture
Chilly but better with cold application Joint symptoms start low and move up Jt pain better cold application Good remedy for Gout if sx match Can have stiffness and pain and heat in joint. Swelling but not puffy. |
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Phytolacca
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Glandular swelling
Affinity for breast tissue and throat Worse cold and damp, worse right side Better cold drinks and worse warm Throat feels like a ball of hotness with burning pain Syphilitic |
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Pulsatilla
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Whiney and timid
Dependent people Good for kiddos and babies Up and down emotionally, pitiful Hot, wants fresh air, green snot, thristless Affinity for endocrine system and reproduction Migraines around menses Joint pains wander from place to place |
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Rhus tox
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Affinity for skin and m/s systems particularly the joints
Can be outwardly cheerful and then go into depression Better motion- need to move Better with heat Sore throats better warm drinks Ailments after cold exposure Red rashes better with hot showers Restless Sciatica |
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Ruta
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Affinity for m/s system particularly connective tissue
Anxiety and fear that comes with fevers or getting overheated Stiffness and agg by cold damp weather like rhus tox Back pain better lying Worse motion Weakness in legs Stoke pts and CTS Overuse injuries |
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Symphytum
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Affinity for bones and eyes
Injuries to eyeball (blunt trauma, broken blood vessels in eye) Periosteal pain Good after eye surgery Improve bone healing |
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Urtica
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Affinity for immune system
Stinging pains Useful after shellfish poisoning Burns that sting Hives like a fine rash like contact dermatitis |
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Agaricus
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Affinity for nervous system
Physically brave but fear about health Twitching and spasm Worse before thunderstorms Low back pain, sciatica Awkward with limbs, bump into things a lot Aggravated from sex Laugh after falling on back |
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Aurum
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Intense remedy
Hard on themselves and hard on others Perfectionists Depression with suicide (often do not seek help) Serious folks do not deal with humiliation well Ailment after disappointed love or business failures Worse at night Better music Sinus problems and nasal obstruction Chronic insomnia |
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Bryonia
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Worse motion
Wants to be left alone Fear poverty and financial ruin Worry about future Dry mucous membranes Very thirsty Constipation stool hard and dry Joint pain better with pressure Meningitis, pleurisy, spontaneous pneumothorax |
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Causticum
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Burning pain
Sincere people, sensitive Kids of this remedy cant watch scary movies will traumatize them Paranoid and fear something bad will happen Chilly worse cold but likes damp weather Ascending paralysis Right sided neuralgias Contracture of tendons Incontinence after childbirth Averse to sex, dont make personal connections well. Can not stand injustice |
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Chamomilla
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Affinity for mucous membranes
Irritable and angry Want to be carried are inconsolable Sensitive to pain like hepar sulph Complaints after anger One cheek white and the other red Bright green stool, diarrhea when teething Colic Hot feet likes uncovered |
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Cina
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Do not want to be carried
Extremely sensitive to touch Nervous system remedy Indicated for seizures Can be violent kids Pick their noses and have really itchy bottoms possibly dt worms Grind teeth |
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Colocynthis
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Anger
Restlessness with pain better with hard pressure Right sided Symptoms aggravated by too much excitement Suppressed anger can cause severe dysmenorrhea |
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Conium
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Affinity for glands- stoney swollen glands
Never better after death of loved one Extremely depressed Dull and confused Vertigo worse lying down Lacrimation with photophobia Consider with breast cancer Progressive paralysis |
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Graphites
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Depleted
Weak, slow, Obese Constipated Anxiety Very sensitive. Music makes cry Skin problems; honey crusted lesions Herpetic eruptions Eczema, Psoriasis, Keloid formation Feel like there is a cobweb on face |
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Ignatia
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Grief remedy
Spasm on all levels emotional, physical, mental Lump in throat Hard time with relationships high expectations Better from travel Agg from sweets but craves them Perspiration on face esp upper lip spasm in back muscles |
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Lachesis
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Road Rage
anger management issues Loquacious Jealous, Paranoid, suspicious Can be religious Very sarcastic Knows how to push buttons Vascular remedy (wounds have purple color) Can not stand constriction or tight clothing Left sided remedy can move to the right Cardiac sx's Bad PMS better with onset of menses |
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Lycopodium
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Kiss up or kick down
Right sided can move to left Bully, try to hide the fact they are idiots Dyslexic Not good speaking in public Chilly and worse after eating Lots of gas and bloating, constipated Premature graying Deep furrows in eyebrows Do not like commitment Craves sweets |
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Mag Phos
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Does not like conflict will try to avoid at all cost.
Cramping in GI and uterus Amel by heat and pressure |
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Nat Mur
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Etiology is grief
Closed they do not want to be hurt Well put together very responsible and dignified Feelings are easily hurt Dont want to be consoled Better by ocean Generally warm but can be chilly Constipation Headaches like small hammers pounding on head Skin eruptions Will not use public bathrooms Low Back pain, Asthma, Insomnia Sneeze in the sunshine |
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Nat Sulph
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Etiology Head injury
Old hippies or ppl that experimented with sex, drugs, music in youth can be closed and serious Can be depressed Confusion of mind, mentally dull Warm blooded Agg. Damp cold weather, can trigger asthma Cheerful after stool |
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Sepia
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Overworked and overwhelmed by responsibility
Exhausted states Post partum depression Chilly, loves the sun Worse from cold Better with exercise L sided headaches Hormonal problems Heaviness in pelvis Genital warts, infertility Stress incontinence and loss of hair after pregnancy Psoriasis |
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Silica
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Fine boned
Flawless skin Low vital force Abscesses that fail to heal well Lack self confidence Anxious and conscientious over triffles Stage fright Chilly and agg from cold weather Delayed development in children Sour perspiration Sweat on scalp at night Lots of ear infections Bashful stools Infants that do not tolerate milk Bone deformities Bunions, ingrown toenails |
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Sulphur
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Self centered
Intellectual Untidy and not perfectionists Can forget to bathe or dont care Dont like criticism Very very lazy people in general Do not tolerate heat Critical of others but not selves Very thirsty Over indulgent Prone to GERD, diabetes, diarrhea, skin problems, hemorrhoids and fistulas Children tend toward nosebleeds Hot and smelly feet |
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Staphysagria
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Etiology abuse in childhood
Want people to like them A lot of grief and pain, depression Lack of self esteem Ailment after humiliation Can get violent if anger is expressed Can be timid. Sexually permissive, want others to like them usually pick bad partners Sleepy all day and sleepless at night |
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Tuberculinum
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Most used in the US
Need to travel Grass is always greener mentality Kids with ADD or hyperactivity Allergies to animals and foods Hair down backbone Teeth late Better in the mountains Sleep knee to chest Prone to: Recurring colds, arthritis better cold, Tinea, Eczema, congenital abnormalities |
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Aloe
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Affinity for lining of GI tract
Urging of stool that drives them out of bed in the morning Involuntary stool while passing gas Mucus in stool Hemorrhoids like bunches of grapes Amel. by cold bathing |
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Arsenicum
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Very controlled, precise, and very very anxious
So selfish more selfish than sulphur Demanding Syphilitic compulsive hand washing, scared of germs Chilly worse cold- never too warm Pain is burning Lots of GI problems: ulcers, diarrhea, n/v Like alcohol Genital herpes |
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Calc carb
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Slow, mentally dull
Smart but needs to assimilate Inability to metabolize Psoric remedy Overwhelmed and overworked Cant say no to people Kids that always ask why? Fear of heights Constipated but typically dont care Love eggs and sweets Agg by wet cold weather Sweat on their heads Brittle nails Uterine fibroids |
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Carbo Veg
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Really depleted
Indifferent and apathetic like sepia but do not want to exercise Irritability especially with family Depressed and chilly Want to be fanned especially when they dont feel good Cold but do not want covers Like fresh air Lots of gas and bloating Frequent burping relieves fullness |
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Cuprum
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Want order in their lives and others
Knows whats good for everyone Good for people in criminal justice system Spasms and convulsions Muscle cramping Cyanotic |
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Droscera
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Affinity for respiratory mucosa
Spasmodic cough worse after midnight Cough so hard they will throw up Cant catch their breath Consider this with Pertussis Cough can be so hard cause bloody nose |
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Equisetum
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Affects Urinary tract
more urging when bladder is empty Associated with UTI |
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Ipecac
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Nausea
Nausea not relieved with vomiting Cough is rattling and wet Blood is bright red and does not coagulated |
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Medorrhinum
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Passionate
Very aggressive All over the place Amel. at the sea Night people want to stay up late and party Strong needs and desires which they will go to any length to fulfill Frequently clear throat Crave meat and fat Hugh sex drive Very sensitive feet like them uncovered at night Love unripened fruit and citrus Tends towards: Asthma as child, Perineal rashes, chronic vaginitis |
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Phosphorus
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Take on others emotions
very suggestible Hard time concentrating- mind wonders Fearful Dependent on physician but rarely reassured Tendency to hemorrhage easily dehydrated wants connection- likes touch Very thirsty for cold drinks sex life is good they like connection Worse spicy food, salt History of pneumonia and tendency for respiratory problems |
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Podophyllum
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Affinity for mucous membranes of GI
Painless diarrhea Diarrhea with explosive gas Stool is watery and offensive may be yellow and pasty and may have blood in it Belly rumbles you can hear across the room |
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Pyrogenium
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Really really sick people
Remedy for infection after childbirth Red and shiny tongue Can feel heart beating Septic Can have really really high fevers High pulse with low fever |
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Rumex
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Affinity for respiratory tract and mucous membranes
Agg. from cold and being uncovered Worse open air Cough worse outside Worse taking deep breath and worse talking and laughing Pushing on larynx elicits cough** Inspiration causes tickle in throat Want to suck on candy for cough |
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Sanguinaria
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Right sided
Amel from gas Hayfever R. sided headaches and bursitis Extremely sensitive to odors of flowers and typically vegetarian |
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Spongia
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Tickling constriction and dryness in throat
Cough worse lying down Cough is usually dry and sounds like a seal barking Consider for croup Better eating and drinking esp warm drinks |
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Stannum
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Very weak
Worse with exertion and talking Better lying down Can hardly speak dt the suffocation they are feeling |
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Stramonium
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FEAR!
Nightmares- have to have for this remedy to be accurate Stammering Tendency to rage and violence Cross eyed Violent sexual desires Something happened perhaps in childhood that caused tremendous amounts of fear |
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Tabacum
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Nausea
Like Ipecac nausea does not improve with vomiting consider for morning sickness and motion sickness |
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Veratrum
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Affinity for GI tract
Huge emotional component very active Very opinionated, push their opinions on to others thinks they are God, very charismatic people Can find weakness in others and exploit them Feel cold, cold and profuse perspiration Really enjoy sex but can feel guilty about it Collapsed states Loves sour fruit and milk Likes to chew on ice cubes Diarrhea with menses |
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Cinchona
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Irritable, touchy people
Good for teenagers Fear of animals They tend to live in their heads Moody Worse foggy and cold damp weather. Headaches better with pressure Bloating and gas Insomnia from thoughts, thoughts are exciting and racing Periodic fevers like those with malaria |
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Eupatorium
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Bones feel like they are breaking
Bone cancer pain Deep ache in bones Thirst for cold drinks even though they are cold Fever Bone pain |
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Gelsemium
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Dull, droopy, drowsy, dumb and dizzy
Very depleted Anticipation makes worse- public speaking, exams Cowards Thirstless, diplopia, chills Amel with urination Achey |
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Kali Carb
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Likes to stick to rules
Dogmatic Does not like change Chilly worse cold Very adverse to drafts Desires sweets Stiff joints because they are so rigid Sleepless cant let go of things |
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Nux Vomica
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Workaholic
Dont like to be contradicted Do not want to be stopped, all of their problems happen when someone tries to get in the way Want to keep moving Needs stimulation: excessive smoking, drinking, sex Dont like to be constricted Constipation that frustrates them Crampy back pain that is worse at night Stomach pains if things are too tight Collapse dt overwork and then they are frustrated Make great bosses as long as things are going well |
