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Arsenicum Album
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Anxiety, restlessness, fear death, fastidious, perfectionist, compulsive, fear dsz, robbers, death. Depression to suicide, Burning pains better heat, VERY Chilly, worse cold. Desire Heat. Worse midnight, Desire company. Acrid thin d/c's, acute GASTROENTERITIS, Diarrhea worse cold drinks, worse fruit, worse ice cream. Thirst for frequent sips, Insomnia,12-1 am wakes. ASTHMA, Tremendous weakness, inflam anywhere, used for late stage illness. Acutes with restlessness,anxiety, chilliness, stomach pain better milk. MIASM is SYPHILis and psora
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Aurum metallicum
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Depression, suicidal, Anger, even rage. BETTER music. Praying. High Standards. Fear failure heart dsz, heights. Syphilis, sycosis
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Calcarea carbonica
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Overwhelmed/overworked. Task oriented. Anxious about health, fear breaking down, fear dsz doctors hospitals, insects, Narrow places, accidents. Fear of weak mind-may go insane. Others to notice his Confusion. FEAR HEIGHTS. HORRIBLE STORIES. OBESE, CHILLY, <cold/damp. <Exertion esp ascending. Aspirin agg, Pale/Swollen glands. Head/Occiput Perspire. <night in sleep, Craves EGGS, SWEETS, DAIRY, ICE CREAM. CONSTIPATION-->NO urge. Metrorhaggia. FibROIds, Breast sweLL, Back pain, arthritis. Children-->Concern for metaphYSICAL. Extremities-->COLD and CLammY. Perspire COLD room, COlf night feet-->socks to bed then off. NAILS weak and BRITTLE. MIASM: VERY PSORIC
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Carcinosin
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FHX Cancer/diabetes/TB/Alcoholism. Passionate, sympathetic. SYmpathy to animals, environment, nature, LOVES THUNDERSTORMS,PERFECTIONISTIC, SELF Sacrificing, fastidious, senstitive to REPRIMANDS, GUILD, Desire to PLEASE, Anxiety for OtherS, Keeps the relationship to be responsible. FEAR Exams, Cancer, DEath. Likes to dance & music! Desire TRAVEL!!!Hx of taking on responsibility as a child. Can be taken advantage of-->may have hx of abuse-childhood or relationships. SERVE OTHERS but AVERSE to consolation. PMHx Cancer, Mono. MOles. Addiction to STARBUCKS, CRACK, Old E at some point in life. CRAVES HERSHEYS, COffee, SPICES, !!!SOUPS!!!salt, fat, butter. <afternoon 5-6pm. Insomnia/tendency for constipation. MIASM CANCER(SO TB,psora, syphilitic, sycotic)
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Causticum
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Idealistic, Intolerant of injustices, rebellious. Check and recheck compulsively. AF grief. Fear somthing bad will happen-dogs-ghosts. BETTER IN CLOUDY WET WEATHER. Worse cold winds/drafts. HOARSENESS. CRAVE salt/smoked meet. Averse sweets. URINARY INCONTINENCE FROM COUGH/SNEEZE. Eruption or warts on nose/eyelids. Cough deep/mucus, sticky. Cough better cold drinks. RHEUMATIC complaints:arthritis, contractures, warts fingers, NEUROLOGICAL cond's. Gradual paralysis. Bells palsy. MS, STAMMERING. MIASM:psora, sycosis,syphilis
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Conium
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Tumors, induration of glands. Cancer and neuro cond's, paralysis. Ailments from loss of sexual partner. Breast tenderness b4 menses. Breast tumors and malignancies. Perspiration on closing the eyes to sleep. ASCENDING PARALYSIS. night sweats. Weakness of extremities, numbness of legs. Premature ejaculation, impotence. May come as layer in menopause. MEntal Dullness, brain fog,hard Swollen cervical glands: Miasm: CANCER, SYPHILIS
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Ignatia
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Grief Remedy (Ig,NatM,Phos Acid)Disappointments lead to bitterness.Easily hurt feelings. Often a need after an acute grief. AF grief. AF romantic disappoint. Sighing. Desire to avoid crying give way to sobbing. AVERsE consolation. JEalousy. Alternating moods (puls,merc,croc). Numbness/paresthesia/paralysis. Fear BIRDS, chickens. Claustrophob. DESIRE AND AMEL FROM TRAVELING. GREAT defensiveness. Can be rude. AGG FROM sweets. SPASMS, Emotional tension somatized, creating tight traps, jaw mm, rectum. Dysmenorrhea. Fears robbers. Tics, twitch, spasm. HEADACHE LIKE NAIL IN HEAD->Better lying on it. PERSPIRES face. Averse FRUIT. REctal spasm. Paroxysm of sxs. Dreams of water over head. MIASM:P Psora
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Kali Carbonicum
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Arthritis, Catarrhs of Resp Tract, Asthma, Peptic ulcer and malignancies. CONservative, loyal, moral, proper. Rigid, unable to break even a trivial rule. Dogmatic. Dislike change.FEARS impending DSZ, ALone, Dark, Ghosts. Anxiety in Epigastrium. Averse to touch. Desires company. Startled easy. Quarrelsome. CHILLY<cold. INTOLERANT of DRAFTS-agg by.WORSE 2-4am. STICHING pains.Edema, baglike swelling of eyes. Desire SWEETS. Weakness after coition. ASTHMA < lying flat, BETTER sittng up. BRONCHITIS, pneumonia with sharp stitching pains-often on left side. LOW BACK PAIN, Sciatica. Drives out of bed at night. STout or obese pts. Stomach pains cold drinks. Angina pectoris, CHF. Sweeling of breasts. Wakes 4 hours after going to sleep. Simply cant let go. Miasm: Mostly Psora, sligh syphillis
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Lachesis - The Snake
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Forceful, passionate, suspicious, JEALOUS (ig), revengeful, loquacious, sarcastic, competitive. Intense. Envy. Loquacity. Anger-aggressivenes. Revenge. Sarcastic. Fears SNAKES, poison, hrt dsz, insanity. Delusions of great guilt: admits to any crime but murder. AF grief, disappointed love. HOT, agg from heat. Sleeps into the agg. AGG b4 menses. AMEL after FLOW begins. AGG at menopause. AGG from suppressed d/c. LEFT SIDED. Anxiety about salvation. Anxiety on waking. Deceitful. Delusions under SUPER HUMAN control. Egotism. Alsoholism. WORSE SLEEP. Sleep apnea. Hemorrhageic-dark blood, bluish. THROAT PROBs: pharangitis. WORSE lying on left side. Doesnt like TIGHT collars. ASTHMA. AGG from suppressed sexual expression. AGG in spring and fall. h/a on left-worse heat. TREMBLING TONGUE when out. AVERSE to touch on Throat. CRaves farinaceous. Oysters, PUNGENT FOOD. Asthma after jealousy. Asthma worse night and sleep. Palpitations WORSE lying left side. SLEEPS ON RT SIDE
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Medorrhinum
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Personality usu leads to this rx. Excessively passionate who are led to probx from strong needs for expression of the passion. Desire to experience everything. EXTREMISTS. ERRATIC performance. Cruel to animals. Aggressiveness. Fear or sensation someone beside or behind them. Bite fingernails/toenails. Amel at the sea or sea bathing. Amel in evening: loves night. Hx/FHx of gonorrhea. FHx hear dsz parents. Amel from d/c's. <damp weather. CHRONIC RHINITIS/SINUSITIS-often starts infancy. CONSTANT clearing of throat. Chronic OM-left ear. PEPTIC ulcer w/pain wakes pt at 2am. Craves: Meat fat, ICE, Unripe fruit, ORANGES, ALCOHOL. AVERSE: SLIMY foods, eggplant. CHRONIC vaginitis, urethritis or cystitis, esp after new relationship. Herpes, warts,Epididymitis. Sex DRIVE EXTremE! Masturbation even in young. Babies with sharply demarcated red rash. Asthma from Childhood. Dyspnea better in knee-chest posn. Angina in early years. Swelling ankles. GREAT SENSITIVITY TO SOLES OF FEET. Hot feet in children. UNCOVERS FEET AT NIGHT. SLEeps on abdomen or knee-chest. MIASM: SYCOTIC
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Mercurius
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Reactive to changes in Temp. (over-reactive)Introversion/Impulses/Anxiety/Children precocious. Closed, emotionally intense and suspicious. INternal impulses-often violent, destructive ideas (stabbing)Irritable. Fears-dsz,death,insanity,darkness,high places,ghosts, people, Poverty. Withdrawn/depressed-suicidal. Agg at NIGHT. AGG from both heat/cold.<heat in bed/damp weather/open air. Agg from Perspiring. NIGHT sweats. These pts serious, pale face and skin with blotchiness and a translucent quality. Ch/Acute OM, TONGUE IMPRINTED, METallic Taste in mouth, OFFENSIVE breath, Excess saliva-esp at night in bed. GINGIVITIS. AC/Chronic PHaryngitis. CRAVES BreaD & BUTter. Averse to sweets. DESIRE TO KILL!!!Cervical adenopathy. TREMor of HANDs. MIASM: syphilitic, some sycosis
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Natrum Muriaticum
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Vulnerability to emotional injury. DEEP grief and sorrow. Avoids hurting others, sypatheic. Serious, Averse consolation, broods, dwells on past. Sensitive, introverted, closed, romantic perfectionistic. AF grief. Silent grief, disappointed love! Dignity. Cant weep. Averse to COMPANY. Fastidious. Fears ROBBERS,CLAUSTROPHOBIC, consolation. PMS sad, irritable. WORSE SUN, 10-3pm. H/A's. Hay fever. HERpetic eruptions on face, lips. Cracked lips. CRAVES salt or averse to salt. Thirsty, Bashful kidneys. Painful sex-dry vagina. Back pain better hard pressure. Insomnia dwells on past hurts. Sleep left side. DRYNESS and RETENTION are themes (skin, eyes, mouth, scanty perpiration, menses, constipation). Use alcohol to loosen inhibition. Migraines <light/sun/reading/Hammer beating head. "egg white" coryza. Lacrimation of eyes, worse oepn air/wind. Craves SALT/SouR. AVERSE Fat, rich foods, slimy foods, Chicken. Women avoid sex dt grief. Asthma evening. BACK PAIN BETTER laying on somthing HARD. SLEEP LEFT, INSOMNIA dt thoughts of grief!!! MIASM: Psora, Syphillis
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Psoric Remedies
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Sulphur, Cal Carb, Baryta carbonica
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Psora
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We all have it. The basic predisposition of mankind to dsz. - Skin itch- Pt w/hx of skin eruptions. Hypersensitive to stimuli. Overreact emotionally/physically. Weakness. Often responds very well to homeo tx. Vital force tends to resist deeper stages of pathology better than others. First manifests on skin-Itching is the keynote. Emotional strain is a factor in developing these cond's: inability to relax, anxiety, feeling of lack, lack of confidence, money, energy. Key Sxs-->Vertigo, Hair and scalp dry, Early graying, Dry canal in ear, Always hungry, Weak-gone feeling in stomach, Poor assimilation causes weakness, Coughs dry and teasing-spasmodic, burning feet, Diarrhea, skin unhealthy looking,
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Sycosis Remedies
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Medorrhinum, Thuja, Sepia, Argentum nitricum, Lachesis
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Sycosis
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Excess or profusion. Emotional/physical overreaction. Strong connection to sexual feelings and GU organs. Excess. Alcohol,food, sex, drugs. Relieved by d/c's of dsz(pus) and by formation of b9 growths on the skin (moles, warts) or in the tissues (b9 tumors, fibroids, lipomas, cysts,polyps). DSZ usu in urinary, genital, joints, Cardio systmes. Arthritis, UTI's, Reproductive infxns, asthma, CVD. Excessive/abnormal sex. Suppression causes anemia, catarrh, inflamm rheumatism, prostatic inflamm. PID. Jealousy, fits of rage. Absent minded. Fishbrine odor of d/c's. Symptoms better at night, worse daytime, worse wet weather.
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Syphilis rx
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Mercury, Syphilinum, Aurum
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Syphilis
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Destruction, distortion, perversion, Isolation, Dullness, Depressiion , Bleeding, Stinking discharges. Ulcerations. Worse natural discharges. Better by pathological or unnatural d/c's (nosebleeds). More devastating on pt than psora or sycosis. Less vital force. Dsz: Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, lateral sclerosis, Sarcoidosis, AI dszs. Sadness to despair and suicide-mind has weak resistance to being destroyed. These pts suffer less however-not oversensitive. Live shorter lives. Deforms. Vital force tries to expel the microorganism. If suppressed goes to CNS or CVS. Latent syphilis, or inherited, shos dullness, stubborn, morosse, suspicious. Depressed, keep their troubles to selves. Condemn or reproach themselves. ALWAYS worse night. Destructiveness seen by ulcerations, degen of tissue, suicidal tendencies, alcoholism, etc...MERC is most characterisitc remedy.
Head: hair falls out in bunches. SKIN eruptions DONT itch. INSOMNIA |
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Tubercular rx
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Tuberculinum, bacillinum , calc phos, phosphorus
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Tubercular
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Pt must have psora, sycosis and syphilis already. May see bits of all three miasms. Hypersensitive. More threatening pathologies-deeper ones. Emotions can be both excessive and destructive. Love may be romanticized so much that reality can be disappointing. FHx respiratory probx. Dsz: usu seen in ear, eyes, nose, throat, lungs-asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, emphysema, TB. They can also have skin dszs, GI heart probx and arthritis. Mind: restless yearnings, dissatisfied, discontent, impulsive, seeks change, desire to travel. High sex drive. Problem child, hyperactive. Improved by unusual d/c's: catarrh, leucorrhea, old ulcer opeing up while natural d/c's aggravate(sweat, diarrhea, urination) CHANGE is the keyword (of states). Ravenous hunger w/headache. Face: circumscribed red spots on cheeks. Nose: easy bleeding. Crave cold milk, acids, smoked meats, ALCOHOL. Chest narrow and shallow. Better day, worse night. Allergic milk.
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Miasms
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Psoric itches, Syphilitic ulcerates, Sycotic infiltrates and Tubercular alternates/changes.
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Cancer rx
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Carcinosin, Conium
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Cancer
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refinement, sympathy, passion that may be controlled and often a hx of supppression or hx of being abused or burdened by responsibility at a young age. There is an element of selflessness, courage, not wanting consolation, yet the consummate caregiver to others. A deep connection and love of nature, the planet.
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Arsenicum album
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likes people/desire company, Likes heat. Very chilly
Asthma-drynes |
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Aurum
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Suicidal
AF grief/love Cancer |
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Calcarea Carbonic
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Agg from aspirin
<night during sleep Overwhelmed/Overwork |
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Carcinosin
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Great sympathy for animals
Averse to consolation Desire to travel / Cancer |
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Causticum
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Intolerant injustice
Better cloudy/wet - <cold Gradual Paralysis/ Incontinen |
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Conium
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-Perspiration on closing eyes to sleep
-Cancer/Neurologic probx-ascending -AF loss of sexual partner |
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Ignatia
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AF grief/love
Sighing/Sobbing averse consol H/A with nail in side - Travel amel |
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Kali Carb
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Desire company - averse touch
Anxiety in abdomen Stitching pains-2-4am |
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Lachesis
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AF grief/love-->jealous
Better with Discharges Throat probx / Delusions |
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Medorrhinum
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Delusion-behind, touched head
Soles of feet sens-hot feet Profuse discharges/ Asthma |
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Mercurius
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Aversion to people/family
Desire to kill Indented tongue |
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Nat M
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Herpetic eruptions-face,lips
Painful Sex Dryness/ Retention Themes |
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Natrum Sulphuricum
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AF Grief- diabetes after/Asthma
Suicidal- but not dt family Morning Diarrhea -4-5am Hepatitis-liver rx Worse wet weather/living in damp place. Bronchitis, Sleeps Right Side (liver). Warts Miasm: Sycosis, psora, syphilis. crave yogurt |
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Nux Vomica
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Chilly, SPASMS, DRUGGING, OVERSENSE to light, noise.Ambitious/Competitive. GI complaints-painful spasms. Irritable, dont like contradiction, impatient. WORSE anger, WORSE cold/drafts. BETTER warmth any form. Want to but cant vomit. Crave alcohol, fat, stimulants. WORSE mornings. Cystitits w/frequent urge. INSOMNIA < 3-4am
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Phosphorus
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Diffusion, no strong boundaries. Clairvoyant. Anxious/imaginative. Desire/Amel by Company. Social, warm, open, sympathetic. Very fearful:anxiety about health, fear death,dxz,dark, thunderstorms, alone, somthing will happen. Better consolation/massage, better eating, better cold drinks, better sleep. <Twilight. DIABETES. Worse fasting. Crave/Averse sweets.Crave Spicy/salty,cold drinks,chocolate,icecream, milk. Worse on left side (lying), Left sided Rx. Hemorrhagic tendency, epistaxis, etc. Hoarseness, probx to lungs, coughs. Miasm: Psora, sycosis, syphilis
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Pulsatilla
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Mild, Yielding, Changeable disposition. Dependent and needy. Seek consolation. Fears abandonment. Jealous. Weeps EASILY. Easily influenced. Dependent. Warm, worse with heat, worse hot sun, BETTER COOL. Needs open air. >walking slowly in open air. Craves butter, cream, cheese, ice cream, peanut butter. Averse fat/butter. WORSE FATTY FOODS. Hormonal Rx. Agg durring menarche, b4/during menses, during pregnx, at menopaus. Dry mouth but not thirsty. OM. Changing sx's. Menese irregular. Coughs,GI probx. Headaches. Miasm: psora, sycosis
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Sepia
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Stasis, Loss of ability to feel love for children/husband. Irritable, sarcastic, critical. Anger from consolation. Better Exercise. AVERSE sex. Nausea. Weeps involuntarily. PMS w/sadness, weeping, irritability. Averse company. Better alone. Chilly-WORSE COLD. BETTER evening, Worse 3-5pm. <b4/during menses. LEFT sided RX. N&V of pregnx. Craves SWEETS, vinegar, or sour. Sensation of lump in rectum. Vaginitis w/acrid d/c. Menses scanty. Amenorrhea/dys. Infertility or miscarriage. Stress incontinence. Psoriasis. Fears ghosts, poverty. MIASM: Sycosis
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SILICA
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Sensitive, yielding, mild, yet obstinate. Conscientious about trifles. Low Confidence. Avoids arguing. Stage fright or performance anxiety. Fear pins. CHILLY, worse cold weather. WORSE drafts. Worse suppressed foot sweat. Fatigue/weakness. Scoliosis and bony or nail probx. Failure to thrive infants. Infants cant tolerate mothers milk. Hard, large glands. <full moon. Freq colds, sinusitis. Sweats PALMS,HEAD,FEET. OFFENSIVE sweat. Mastitis, OM, constipation (bashful stool). Ingrown toenail, abscesses on body, skin easily infected. MIASM: psora, sycosis or syphilis
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Staphysagria
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AF anger, from suppressed anger. Mortification. Grief. Rudeness of others. AF love, sexual excesses. Offended easily. Tremble/throwthings when angry. Worse confronted. Thoughts, intrude, sexual, persistent. Low self esteem. Sad stories affect profoundly. Feels unfortunate. yielding disposition. MASTurbation, Sexual fantasies. WORSE after siesta. HONEYMOON cystitis. Psoriasis after Grief. HEAD LIKE BLOCK OF WOOD. WORSE AFTER SEX/Masturbation. Guilt, sensitive, wants to please. Sytes, warts, bad teeth. MIASM: Psora, sycosis, syphilis
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Sulphur
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HOT BURING 5am diarrhea, WORSE 11am. Hunger, weak empty feeling. Skin probx, Itching skin, rectum. Red lips, orifices. poor posture, slumps, back pain. Buring eructations, stomach, burning pains. CRAVES sweets, spicy, fat, beer,thirsty for cold. AVERSE eggs. OFFENSIVE gas stool. WORSE STANDING. WORSE WASHING. MESSY,dirty. Egotism. Intellectual, curious, theorizes, acquires knowledge. Critical, argues. Indolence. Disgust. FEAR HEIGHTS. Collect things. Rags are beautiful. Anxiety for family. Insomnia, catnaps. Nightmares if sleeps on back. Itching worse HEAT, Bathing, Scratches till burns/bleeds. Warm, worse heat. MIASM: PSORA
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Thuja
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Feel apart, different, unlovable, compensate by fitting in. Fixed ideas. Persistent thoughts: fragile, alive in abdomen, she is pregnant. Sedcretive. Averse touch. Anxiety of conscience. Conscientious about trifles. Sensitive to music. Irritable, sad, loathing life. Reproaches self. Hasty, anxious. Ailments from vaccination. Worse wet weather, <3am <tea<oninons. Sweats on uncovered parts or genitals. Sweat smells sweet, or like onions or garlic. Warts, condylomata. Left sided, left ovarian cysts, left sided h/a like a nail. Bowel probx, diarrhea, urethritis, prostatitis. Dreams of falling, flying, dead people. MIASM: sycosis, syphilis
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Tuberculinum
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Weakness in chest. Poor immune system, hx of asthma, bronchitis, night sweats. Restless, discontent, romantic, longing, desire to travel or change jobs/relationships/location. Irritable, violent, malicious behavior. Hyperactive, obstinate, disobedient children. Tantrums, <waking. Fears CATS. COmpulsive behavior. Worse wet weather, before storms. Better in Mountains, dry high air. Crave open air, cold open air. Milk allergy, though may crave it. Craves smoked meats, fat. Bruxism. Head baning. Hard Swollen glands. Alopecia, Long Eyelashes (esp children)
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Lycopodium
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Probx of self esteem,low confience. Bullying, domineering,arrogant behavior to family and those with less authority. Intellectual and withdrawnb. Depression. Anxiety about health, conflicts, career. Weeps from sentimental events or upon being thanked. Reverses letters and words while reading and speaking. Stage Fright. Rt sided probx or right going to left. Gen Agg 4-8pm. Agg in morning/midday. Amel in evening/midnight. Worse from missing a meal or from fasting. Better open air.Deep furrows o f the brow or jowls. Grey hair. Craves sweets, alcohol, warm drinks. Averse: Oysters, COLD drinks. Loud rumbling in abdomen. Bloated and distended abdomen, ameliorated by eructation and flatus. Worse eating even small amts food. Early satiety. Huge appetite. Ravenous: appetite inc while eating. Wakes at night to eat. Bulimia. heartburn, sour eructation. Sexual promiscuity, adultery. Impotnce, premature ejaculation. herpes-rt sided and exteding down thigh. Cracks on heels. One hand or foot much colder than the other. Feet offensive. Sleeps on lon the right side. Waking from hunger. Unrefresshed in morning.
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