Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

Pains particularly of the abdomen; pains cutting, causing the patient to bend double, withnausea from overeating; bearing down; spasmodic pains in the abdomen, often extend into the limbs,but more often towards the rectum; colicky pains which urge to stool and urination; renal colic,especially when each pain shoots to the rectum and urges to stool. Renal colic is caused by a stone inthe ureter, which by its irritation causes a spasmodic clutching of the circular fibers of that canal; theproper medicine relaxes these fibers and the pressure from behind forces the calculi out at once. Thesame is true of gall-stone colic. The remedy that ameliorates, or some of its cognates, will overcomethe tendency to form stones. Healthy bile dissolves gall-stones in the sac, healthy urine does the sameto a stone in the pelvis of the kidney. Nux runs close to in abdominal complaints with markedyellowness of the skin. is worse from motion and not better from heat--Nux is both and is moresuited to portal congestion, the neuralgias, etc.; is worse from slightest pressure ( is betterfrom the slightest pressure-- is better from pressure and heat.) indicated more inperitonitis, lies with limbs drawn up.Hemorrhoids, portal congestion, cutting pains to rectum causing urging to stool. hascutting pains from front to back as if transfixed. Abdomen sunken in Nux, while in and it is engorged. resembles Nux; has colic with urging to stool and urinate."Milk sours on the stomach". "Heat in the head when eating".Bad effects from coffee, alcoholic drinks, debauchery. Sensation of phlegm in the throat; worsefrom eating. has diarrhea from leaving off beer. Nux has diarrhea from leaving off alcoholicdrinks. Sensation of a lump in the stomach ().In chronic cases is more apt to be indicated and follows Nux well, but quarrels with; associate this with the pressure in the vertex and you have the typical Nux condition.Sensation of stone comes an hour after eating, showing that there has been an attempt atdigestion, but in it comes at once. pains do not begin until three hours aftereating and then food is vomited.It is closely related to and often antidotes the overaction of . It seldom goesto the bottom and antidotes the constitutional action of , but it will remove its exaggeratedaction, its superficial action.Menses too soon; too long; flow copious; more strikingly prolonged; flows and dribbles justenough to stain the linen, starting up now and again with clots. One menstrual flow is prolonged intoanother. This will be accompanied with the mental state; excitable, oversensitive to medicines."Menses too early and too profuse; occur too soon and last too long; flow dark". At times attended withviolent pains, cramps in the uterus, extending over the body, ameliorated from the heat and pressure;aggravated by the slightest current of the air or cold; pains and spasms ameliorated by the hot waterbottle, clothing and heat.Labor pains with soreness like --urging, etc. Bearing down as if contents would protrude,with teasing to urinate and urging to stool. The flow may be scant and fitful. Itching of the vulva isprominent.Full of hysterical manifestations. Europeans develop symptoms more often calling for Nux intheir hysterical manifestations, while Americans oftener need .Has troublesome asthma. Useful in persons who say they have asthma from every disorderedstomach. They may go free for a year after Nux is given, and then they eat something that disagrees,and they sit up all night with asthma. They need Nux.Asthma associated with cough; rattling in the chest; chest fills up with mucus, cough withgagging, retching; appears as if he had taken a fresh cold.Coryza every time he disorders his stomach. I have a patient who has a coryza every time sheeats sausage; there is no cure for her because she places her coffee, wine, and social matters above herhealth. She can eat steak; some cannot eat any meat.After a disturbed stomach coryza which goes to the chest and then asthma comes on.Palpitation and excitement of the heart and circulation. Much throbbing.Worse in the morning--mentally and physically. The coryza and some head symptoms are worsefrom the warmth of the bed like , yet worse uncovering, worse from eating and from motion;head is worse from heat.Pressure and sense of weakness in the left inguinal ring-- hence cures hernia in babies (right side). relieves soreness, etc. also--it competes with Nux in sense of gonenessin the groin.Chills are not better from any amount of covers; chills are better uncovering. Inintermittents, the chill and heat intermingle, the heat is short and dry, and followed by hot sweat andintense heat; worse in the morning, but the chill comes at any time.