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Very emotional. Feels no one understands them. Closed. Loner. Devotes her life to animals, pets. Fear of dark. Fear to go to sleep - afraid will never wake up!
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Aethusa
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Young child. Great weakness from violent diarrhea and vomiting. Losing weight. Agg. by heat. Seems that milk makes her vomit.
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Aethusa
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Fear of going to sleep - afraid they will never wake up.
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Aethusa
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Mod:
<milk, hot weather, dentition >walking open air, rest, tight bandaging of head |
Aethusa
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Woman is usually calm but restless and hurried. Prone to sudden panic attacks - feels a sudden, intense threat when in a crowd, narrow spaces, open places. Anxious. Fear.
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Aconite
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Great fear of death. Pt has a premonition, convinced they will die at a specific time.
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Aconite
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When calm, they are restless and hurried. Extroverted, likes company, anxiety of others, and sympathetic. Oversensitive to noise, light, touch. (Sometimes they can be sad, averse to company)
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Aconite
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Mod
<cold dry weather, cold wind, becoming wet when overheated <motion, touch, twilight >discharges (diarrhea, vomit) |
Aconite
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Acute:
Retention of urine in newborns - from fright. |
Aconite
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A strong tubercular remedy, anemia, chorea, and twitchings (stop in sleep). Pains are burning, itching and redness of parts.
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Agaricus
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A dependent, weak-willed young man. Avoids responsibilities (Lyc). Seeks a sheltered, comfortable life. Anxiety about health, esp fear of cancer. Also becomes obsessed with sufferings of people around them.
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Agaricus
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Sensation:
hot or icy cold needles sticking in. |
Agaricus
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Pt with alternating moods:
(+)Exciting, cheerful, loquacious, hilarity, crazy fearlessness. Makes verses. (-)Fearful, sad, indifferent, Temerity. Runs about in most dangerous places. |
Agaricus
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"Runs about in the most dangerous places."
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Agaricus
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Dare-devil, crazy fearlessness
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Agaricus
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First remedy to consider for frostbite
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Agaricus
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Pt is chilly. Has twitches. Likes salty things.
<cold, before thunderstorms <morning <after coition >evening, after sleep |
Agaricus
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Sensation:
Urine feels cold on passing (2R) |
Agaricus
Nitric acid |
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Little girl has a cough. It is paroxymal, convulsive cough ending in a sneeze!
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Agaricus
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Remedy known for chorea, twitchings, spasms, convulsions. Very chilly.
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Agaricus
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Nasal discharge, acrid burning which is excoriating at the nose. The eyes tear but bland discharge
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Allium cepa
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Nose is running profusely. Better cool, open air. But warm room agg. Worse evening. Nose stuffed first on the left, now it stuffed on right side. Violent sneezing. Loves raw onions!
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Allium cepa
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Neuralgic tearing pain, like a fine thread. (after injuries to nerves, face, amputation)
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Allium cepa
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Whooping cough. Hoarseness. Pain in larynx on coughing. Have to grasp throat - so painful!
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Allium cepa
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Mod:
<warm room, closing eyes, when discharge diminishes >open air, during menses |
Allium cepa
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Worse when closing eyes!!
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Allium cepa
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Remedy known for intestinal and rectal disorders. Also affects smooth muscles of veins
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Aloe
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An man that is irritable, discontented, displeasure, peevish, and way to preoccupied with his disease, particularly regarding stool issues. Fear of blood, doctors, being alone, high places
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Aloe
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Alternating states. Aggravated peevish during digestion, after eating. Then, easily excited, lots mental activity. Involuntary stool.
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Aloe
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Mod:
Involuntary stool. Burning. Congestion. Fullness. Dragging <heat and >cold |
Aloe
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Patient has spastic, ulcerative colitis. Has pain before stool - extend to different parts. Insecure feeling in anus. Torments him; worried involuntary stool. History of suppressed anger
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Aloe
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Remedy that affects nervous system - slowing, confusion. Known for confusion and retention.
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Alumina
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State: Fear of losing control and/or identity. Feels he has to be hard, rigid to keep his identity. Has been suppressed. He is broken. Irresolution. Timidity. Fear.
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Alumina
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Patient has great dryness, thin, inactive, wants to lie down. Debility from exercise. Hurried internally. Fears his own impulses - sight of knife or gun. Weak memory. Slow in answering questions.
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Alumina
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Patient tells you he has heaviness in his legs, tingling in upper arms. ALmost a progressive paralysis from lower legs moving upward. Ataxia. Slow onset.
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ALumina
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Mod/Gen.: DRYNESS
<waking, warm room, 4-8pm, heat, potatoes >evening, snow, eating, lying down PERIODICITY, every other day |
Alumina
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A remedy to consider for neurological disorders: paralysis, ALS, MS (slow onset,lower limbs moving upward)
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Alumina
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State: lives with an unbearable inner conflict. There are two types in this remedy: 1) cruel, 2) helpless and needy. Contradiction of two wills. Antagonism with self.
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Anacardium
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Sensation of BLUNT PLUG anywhere.
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Anacardium
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Sensation of a BAND AROUND ANY PART.
(4R) |
Anacardium
Platina Tuberculinum Cactus |
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Patient describes living in a bad situation of abuse. Refuses to admit, tries to prove himself over and over. Irresolution.
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Anacardium
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The student is very anxious of upcoming exam. Fear of failure. Really pressures himself intensely before exam. Fear. Worried they will have a sudden lose of memory - as if something blocks the memory. Pressing pain from mental exertion.
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Anacardium
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Patient complains of dyspepsia, nausea. Better with eating but pain soon comes back after eating. Stomach feels empty at 11:00am (Sulph)
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Anacardium
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Mod:
<mental exertion, emotions, motion, rubbing, long after eating >eating, during digestion, hot water, motion |
Anacardium
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Itching eczema which is better with HOT WATER on it - the hottest they can stand
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Anacardium
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The woman complains of digestion problems. Flatulence, rumbling, distention. Diarrhea from sour foods; she is emotionally soft, sentimental, and easily overwhelmed. Romantic.
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Ant-crudum
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Every emotion is felt in their solar plexus. Sensitive and closed emotionally. Emotions felt in stomach. GI disturbances
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Ant-crudum
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Sensitive to TOUCH, BEING LOOKED AT. (4R)
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Ant-c
Tarent Cham Kali-c |
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Young women reads romance novels. Loves to eat. Obsese.
Mods: Warm-blooded, agg heat <heat, cold, sun, cold bath, eve, alcohol, sour wine, menses >open air |
Ant-c
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"Milky tongue". Coated with thick, white - like snow
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Ant-c
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Center of Gravity of Ailments:
Antimonium Crudum is______ Antimonium Tart is _______ |
Ant-c is STOMACH, GI stuff
Ant-T is respiratory track |
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The old man was anxious, despair of recovery. Irritable. Didn't want to be alone. Weak and drowsy. End stage of respiratory disease.
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Ant-tart
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Older woman was weak, drowsy. Worse from warmth, night and lying in bed. Felt better sitting up so she could expectorate. Chest had loud, rattling, full of mucus. Weak pulse.
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Ant-tart
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First remedy to think of pulmonary conditions with great congestion, catarrh.
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Ant-tart
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Mod:
<warm room, anger, lying down, cold, damp, chg weather >expectoration, sit up, motion, open air Can have white coated tongue |
Ant-tart
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First remedy to think of when see great swelling, restless, aggravated by heat. Usually the right side.
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Apis
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The grandmother had passionate, intense emotions. Strong family orientation. Practical and organized. Busy. Drops things! Can be weepy and then irritable.
Compares her home, children to her friend's to see how competitive. |
Apis
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An awkward, clumsy remedy! Drops things!
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Apis
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Stinging, burning pains.
<heat, touch, right side >cold applications |
Apis
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Patient presents with great swelling around eyes. Inflammed. Burning pain. She feels better with cool cucumbers on the closed eyes.
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Apis
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Young teenager presents with pharyngitis. Better with cold drinks. But, she is not thirsty.
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Apis
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The remedy to consider (not only ones): ascites, meningitis, hydrocephalus, heat flushes, acute kidney failure, swelling right cyst, uticaria with swelling and burning pain
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Apis
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Swelling of right ovary - cysts.
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Apis
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Significant swelling of ankles. Not from injury.
(2R) |
Apis
Medorrhinum |
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Mod:
<heat, touch, pressure, suppressed emotions >cold applications, cold, motion, chg position NO THIRST |
Apis
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The remedy has "jealousy" expressed by a busy and restlessness. If threatened, can become violent when fearing death or being poisoned. Suspicious. Compares her situation to others.
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APis
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Pains and symptoms come on suddenly. They are like electric shocks, esp when sleeping, going to sleep
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Arg met
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The woman seemed to have two states: 1)very talkative and 2) paralytic weakness. Strong intellect, very expressive in speech. Can get hoarse.
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Arg met
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Feels weak. Worse from talking.
<12:00 noon, morning, using voice, mental strain >motion, coffee, wrapping up |
Arg met
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Extroverted young man. Emotional. Can't hide feelings. Imagination. But has many fears: heights, small spaces, bridges, cancer.
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Arg nit
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Man was very hurried. Anticipation excitement. Feels doesn't have enough time. Anxiety. Impulsive.
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Arg nit
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He was very superstitious. Very fixed ideas on certain things. Impulsive caused by strange ideas or exaltation of fancies
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Arg nit
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The singer as sudden hoarseness and loss of voice. Years later, found polyp on vocal cord. Splinter-like pains
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Arg nit
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Mod: Warm-blooded
<heat, lying right side >cold applicaiton, cold bath Neuro complaints, impotency, Periodic weakness |
Arg nit
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Great crisis managers - troubleshooters. Deals well in sudden danger or crisis.
(feels he will only be accepted if he can perform at crisis) |
Arg nit
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State: A busy, restless patient. Focused on family. Passionate, intense emotions. Practical. Sexual. Jealousy makes them compare to others. Ailments from grief. Awkward. Fear of birds.
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Apis
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Mod: Stinging, burning pains
<heat, touch, right side >cold applications. Thirstless Usually right sided. Swelling. Warm-blooded |
Apis
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Sudden, rapid developing complaints. Anaphylacitc shock. Meningitis (brain cry)
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Apis
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Great swelling of conjunctiva, lids turned inside out.
Swelling around eyes with burning pains |
Apis
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Sore throat with lots of swelling. Uvula is a bag. Tonsils swollen
Worse Right or R to L sxs. >cold drinks <hot THIRSTLESS |
Apis
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First remedy to consider in acute kidney failure. Retention of urine. Other kidney issues: glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome. Cystitis of burning pain, shrieks from pain
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Apis
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Swelling of right ovary due to cysts
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Apis
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Uticaria with swelling, burning pains.
<night >cold water |
Apis
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Consider this remedy when pains (sxs) come on suddenly.
Sxs can be convulsions, cramps or electric shock pain |
Arg met
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Patient presents as sensitive, excitable, extroverted - but very fragile. When fatigue set in, become more isolated. Ailments of mental exertion. Tells you that they feel electric shocks when falling asleep.
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Arg met
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State: Great polarity between very talkative/extroverted and then paralytic weakness/collapse. Weakness agg talking.
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Arg met
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Good orator, showy, silver tongue. Strong intellect. Anxiety of performance. Yet, they are reserved, closed and anxious when not performing.
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Arg met
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Consider this remedy when there are problems with cartilage - inflammation and thickening (osteochondritis, epiphysitis). Remedy is deep. Can be neuralgic pains of cartilages.
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Arg met
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Both rxs have lots of anxiety.
Generals - body temperature & sidedness: Argentum Met is ________ Argentum Nit is ________ |
Arg met is chilly, right
Arg nit is very warm-blooded, left |
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First remedy to consider in symmetrical eruptions (eg ecchymosis, crops of boils)
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Arnica
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Biker falls off during race. Says he is fine and attempts to get on the bike. He falls. What remedy?
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Arnica
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Fear of being raped, using tampons
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Arnica
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Fear of wind
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Arnica
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Anxiety and fear of death at night. Restless because of the soreness. Bed feels hard.
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Arnica
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Mod:
<cold wet, jar, evening, night >lying head low Odor: spoiled, rotten eggs |
Arnica
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Excellent labor remedy - helps bruised sore uterus adn speeds dilation; relieves soreness after delivery
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Arnica
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Pains around chest and fear of heart disease. <night.
Angina with bruised, sore feeling in chest. Has to hold chest during cough. |
Arnica
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Hot head but cold body
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Arnica
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Very restless. Remedy used in hyperactive children with allergies, respiratory ailments. LEFT SIDED.
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Arsenicum Iodatum
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Hyperactive kid, very restless but is not aggressive. Changeable moods. Irritable. Impatient. Sensitive to noise.
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Arsenicum Iodatum
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Hyperactive kids presents with hayfever. First, nasal discharge is acrid and watery. Then, it progresses to thick, yellow honey-like.
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Arsenicum Iodatum
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What remedy is a "warm Arsenicum", LEFT SIDED, restless, tubercular miasm.
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Arsenicum Iodatum
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State: Hysterical, oversenstive, capricious, nervous and has lots of GI track problems (flatus, distention, eructations)
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Asafoetida
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A nervous, hysterical patient that has fear of death after eating!! Sensation of an internal plug.
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Asafoetida
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A deep syphilitic remedy for hysterical, nervous patients. Affections of bone, venous stasis, puffy and purple face if overheated. Reversed peristalysis. LEFT SIDED.
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Asafoetida
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Sensation of a ball or lump rising from the stomach, with difficult breathing.
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Asafoetida
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Patient reports having great abdominal distention - but no flatus! Then later - an explosive eructation.
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Asafoetida
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Hysterical asthma. Nervous palpatations.
<coition, eating (tends to exaggerate symptoms) |
Asafoetida
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An extremely oversenstive patient - to a point of hysteria. Overexcite of special senses. Chilly
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Asarum
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The child refuses to be kissed or hugged by anyone!
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Asarum
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Delusion that their limbs are floating, as if floating in air.
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Asarum
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Mod: chilly
<dry, cold weather >wet weather !! Cold water and cold bathing. Open air Their hands, knees and feet are always cold. RESTLESS HANDS - FINGERS!! |
Asarum
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Consider this remedy when patient reports allergic to many foods and chemicals. Oversensitive.
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Asarum
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Hot head but cold body (2R)
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Arnica
Arsenicum album |
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State: Patient feels great insecurity, loneliness, isolation, not belonging anywhere. Sees world as threatening. Hypchondriacal anxiety.
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Ars album
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The patient needs company for reassurance and support. But, they can also be demanding and clingy. Critical of others.
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Ars album
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Mod: Chilly. Has burning pains but feels better with HEAT. Periodicity.
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Ars album
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These patients get sick but they never develop a fever!
Burning pains. Alternating complaints. Putrid discharges. |
Ars album
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Mod: chilly, periodicity
<cold, 12-3am, veggies, bad food >warmth, warm food, heat app, company, cold appl for head only |
Ars album
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State: Conscientous, duty, moral. High ideals. Better by music. When fails - considers suicide.
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Aurum
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Ailments from grief, humiliation, business reversal. Self-reproach. Feels worthless.
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Aurum
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Mod: Warm-blooded
<evening, night, emotions >cool, open air, warmth, rest > music, particularly classical or religious |
Aurum
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Expectoration fies from mouth and nostrils!!
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Badiaga
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Sneezing after coughing. Cough causes sneezing adn profuse coryza.
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Badiaga
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Patient reports rheumatic pains
<cold, wet and stormy weather, cold air >heat, warm room |
Badiaga
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Remedy known for neuralgia with recurring eye pain.
Intermittent neuralgia agg by moving the eyes! Forceful expectoration. |
Badiaga
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Patient was in the bed, sleepy, almost drunk in demeanor, then falls back to sleep. Patient and room smelled septic. Horrible.
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Baptisia
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Patient has the flu. He complains that the body feels as if it is scattered all over the bed. His tongue is thick and heavy - has a burnt taste.
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Baptisia
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Bed feels too hard. Sore.
(2R) |
Arnica
Baptisia |
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When I looked at the patient' throat - it was dark red and very inflammed. But, the patient said it didn't hurt!!
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Baptisia
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Mod:
<humid heat. Fogs. Closed room, swallowing liquids. Gags on solids >Drinking liquids. Open air. motion. |
Baptisia
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The child was shy and timid. Delayed development. Slow in learning to talk, walk. Hides behind mom. Just stares.
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Baryta carb
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The teenage was involved with his video games. Presented as childish and immature when he talked about his Lego video. Hmmmmm....he is 16 yrs old!
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Baryta carb
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Young man complained of constipation; stool hard. Already signed of premature balding. Also has chronic swollen glands, large tonsils.
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Baryta carb
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Mod. Chilly
<company, cold, odor, pressure >warm wraps, walk open air, alone, cold food Very shy and irresolute |
Baryta carb
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The little girl always gets sick when she gets chilled, overheated or even washing her hair!!
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Belladonna
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Normally, the little boy is cheerful, dancing - a delight. But when he gets sick, watch out! Reacts with sudden illness, high fever, burning heat, rages
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Belladonna
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Greatly craves lemons or lemonade.
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Belladonna
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State: Feels sudden threat from outside from which he has to escape in order to survive.
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Belladonna
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Mod: warm-blooded, RIGHT SIDE
<3pm, right side, jar, heat, draf, >lying on abdomen, pressure, semi erect position, covering head |
Belladonna
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Skin is dry and hot. Sensitive to the sun.
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Belladonna
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Dreams of falling; wakes suddenly.(2R)
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Belladonna
Thuja |
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After the acute stage, one remedy for sprains, injuries, bone fractures. Similar to Arnica but BETTER MOTION, better rubbing
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Bellis p
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Patient presents with great pain after falling on coccyx bone!
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Bellis p
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The women presents with a breast cancer lump - some time ago she had a blunt injury to that breast area.
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Bellis p
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The woman just had a baby. Very sore, bruised feeling in pelvic region (uterus). Overexetion of pelvic organs. What remedy to consider?
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Bellis p
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Long after the injury, the swelling remains. What remedy to consider?
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Bellis p
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Mod:
<injury, sprains, TOUCH, cold, wet, when hot >CONTINUED MOTION |
Bellis p
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Female teenager has facial acne, agg by menses irregulaties. Has pain after eating ice cream.
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Bellis p
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Remedy known for arthritic affections, urinary disturbances, gout.
Has "radiating" pains |
Berberis
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Normally, they are optimistic and courageous. Then, she gets her menses, <twilight, gets random, radiating pains. Gets weary. Just hates to be interrupted.
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Berberis
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Radiating pains from gout, arthritis, kidney colic, cystitis, neuralgia. Pains are sharp, twisting, radiate in uncoordinated fashion.
<left side, motion |
Berberis
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Cystitis infection. Radiating pain worse before and during urination, motion, when not urinating. Sediment in urine.
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Berberis
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Man is passing a kidney stone. Terrible, radiating pain - to thigh, bladder and even his testes. Agg motion. Only slightly relieved by standing!!
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Berberis
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Wandering arthritis pains
(4R) |
Berberis
Pulsatilla Kali-bi Kali-s |
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Gout with sudden stitches of pain!
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Berberis
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Sensation of gurgling, bubbling, boiling
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Berberis
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They have very dry mucous membranes but very viscid saliva!
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Berberis
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Fear of downward motion
(elevators, stairs, airplanes, babies put into crib). A form of fear of losign control. |
Borax
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The baby startles easily from NOISE, even at a distance
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Borax
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State: Can't control life's ups and downs. They have anxiety, need for stability.
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Borax
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Cobweb sensation on face
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Borax
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Painful bladder infections in children. Painful urging at urination. The child shrieks before they urinate - knowing it will hurt!
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Borax
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Headache pain at 10:00am.
(2R) |
Borax
Nat mur |
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The main remedy for mouth canker sores in children.
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Borax
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Consider this remedy when any sensitivity to noise with herpetic eruptions, apthous condition, or epilepsy
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Borax
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In the day, he has a lively disposition, cheerful. But in the evening, when alone, feels he should turn around - someone is behind him!
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Bromium
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State: Senses a danger of being attacked with the intent of harm (not just robbing him). He compensates by coping and fulfilling wishes of loved ones, friends.
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Bromium
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A remedy with marked affections of glands (swollen, stoney hard), lymphatics, and respiratory symptoms.
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Bromium
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Mod: Warm-blooded. Left sided
<warm, chilled while hot, sea bathing, after eating >nosebleed, seashore, motion Induration of glands |
Bromium
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Patient has respiratory complaints that are worse in summer and heat. Better if at seaside. Asthma.
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Bromium
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Sensation as if air passages full of dust, smoke or fur. Inspiration difficult. Asthma.
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Bromium
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First remedy to consider for Appendicitis (helps in 75% of cases). But, still an ER emergency.
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Bryonia
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State: Feeling of loss that has to be made up really fast --> doing business, talks about
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Bryonia
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Becomes dry, insensitive to emotions of others, irritable, doesn't take risks to increase his wealth; plays it safe.
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Bryonia
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In acute - slow onset of sxs (Gel); great thirst for large quantities, pains or agg from slightest motion, agg by heat
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Bryonia
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Mod
<heat, Over-heating, 9pm, cold applications >rest, pressure on painful side, Cold air, cloudy damp days |
Bryonia
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Colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, esp right side with slow onset; Worse movement (Ferr), warm rooms (All-c, Ant-c, Puls)
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Bryonia
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Heavy feeling in stomach, thirsty, irritable, better warm drinks, capricious appetite, vomiting on the slightest motion, after eating or while coughing. Gastritis
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Bryonia
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