Spigelia anthelmia
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Spigelia is an important remedy in pericarditis and other diseases of the heart, because the provings were conducted with the greatest regard for objective symptoms and the subjective symptoms are by innumerable confirmations proved to be correct (C. Hering). Has marked elective affinity for the eye, heart, and nervous system. Neuralgia of the fifth nerve is very prominent in its effects. Is especially adapted to anæmic, debilitated, rheumatic, and scrofulous subjects. Stabbing pains. Heart affe
Spigelia anthelmia — Materia Medica
Spigelia anthelmia — keynotes · Cyrus Maxwell Boger
Combined heart and eye symptoms, or the latter as an accompaniment. PAIN; in violent attacks; radiating from l. occiput to over l. eye; < stooping. Neuralgia. Sun pains. Vertigo; feet feel higher than the head. Shudders; if touched or bruised. .................... Stammering. Fears pointed things. Left supra-orbital or occipital pain; boring. EYES: sore, drawing ache; sunken; feel large; red; flowing tears on affected side; squinting; yellow rings about. Post-nasal dropping. Fetor oris. Toothache. Ravenous hunger. Pains about navel; in children. Mucus lumps in stools. Worms. Dyspnœa, < moving arms. HEART; violent, audible PALPITATION, attending other symptoms; violent sticking, or compressive pains radiating to throat, arm or scapula, < least motion; or bending double; soreness; purring; crackling. Cardiac angina, etc. Neck stiff; pains into l. temple or from l. shoulder into neck. Cutting about l. scapula. Numb l. arm. Weak, tremulous or irregular pulse. Pulsation in patellæ. Follows: Aco.
Spigelia anthelmia — mind · James Tyler Kent
This remedy needs further proving, its mental symptoms are scarcely known. "Weak memory; disinclination to work; restless and anxious, solicitude about the future; gloomy, suicidal mood; afraid of pointed things, pins, etc.; easily irritated or offended." This is all that is thought worthy of admission into the Guiding Symptoms, showing that the mental state has not been well brought out. Many complaints are manifested in the morning; tired in the morning and full of tearing pains. Old anemic subjects where there has been a transfer of the complaints to the nerves; broken down, pallid, nervous, with neuralgia, palpitation, irregular pulse. Vertigo on rising; gets up with violent pains and dizziness. So nervous that she must "fly," full of excitement, cannot keep still, cannot keep control of herself.
Spigelia anthelmia — general · James Tyler Kent
Pains: Spigelia is especially known by its pains. It is indicated in persons who are debilitated from taking cold and who have become rheumatic, run down, victims of pain. Hardly a nerve in the body escapes; shooting, burning, tearing, neuralgic pains; they are most marked about the eyes and jaws, neck, face, teeth, shoulders, burning like hot needles through the face and neck in any direction, stitching, tearing, worse from motion, from doing anything, even thinking, mental exertion, worse from eating. Pains in the neck and shoulders are better from heat; those about the eyes are better from cold. Shooting, tearing pains in the extremities like hot wires. Sometimes the pains are worse from lying down, but most commonly better from keeping still; worse from light, eating, motion, jarring; so sore in the painful region that any gentle exercise like going up or down stairs, or riding in a carriage that jar, makes the pain unbearable. The Spigelia patient is sensitive to cold, to atmospheric changes, he is a rheumatic patient, but the nerves a-re attacked by neuralgia.
Spigelia anthelmia — modalities · H.C. Allen
Aggravation: From motion, noise, touch, turning the eyes; from every shaking, commotion, or concussion. Amelioration: Lying on right side with the head high (Ars., Cact., Spong.).
Spigelia anthelmia — modalities worse · Cyrus Maxwell Boger
TOUCH. MOTION. Jar. Periodically; with the sun. Tobacco. Coition. Raising arms.
Spigelia anthelmia — modalities better · Cyrus Maxwell Boger
Lying on R. side, with head high.
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