Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

Burnett was of the opinion that ringworms commonly formed upon those who had inheritedphthisis. He thought it was a sign of approaching phthisis, that it was a very common feature or thosewho have inherited phthisis; and he used the 200th.He used it somewhat as a routine remedy on every child with ringworm.Patients who suffer from weakness in the evening. Rapid pulse in the evening. Every eveningfor years he has noticed the pulse has been rapid. Palpitation after the evening meal.Jerking of the muscles on going to sleep, and during deep.Rheumatic pain in the right elbow. Sore bruised condition of the bones and periosteum. Aching,drawing pains in the limbs during rest, better by walking. A strong feature of this remedy is that itspains and aches are better by motion. I have seen this aching distress in the limbs many times where has acted only temporarily or has failed; where seemed to be the remedy, but was notdeep enough to hold its action. Where was superficially indicated---or the deep action of thedisturbance, the deep inheritance---the tired constitution, the chronic nature of the case prevents theaction of Rhus and Tuberc. cures these cases. Especially in girls that are book-keepers, and shopkeepers,who have inherited phthisical constitutions, who have aches and pains during damp weather,in rainy weather, during a storm when the weather changes, when the weather becomes cold; then it isthat Tuberc. cures after such remedies as have failed; these patients are better by motion, betterby walking; worse during, rest. While sitting the pains become so severe that he is driven to travel,driven to walk. Aching, drawing pains in limbs during rest, better waking. Coldness of left foot and leg,evening in bed. Stitching pains in limbs during rest. Wandering pains in limbs---in joints. Pains all overthe body, but mostly in lower limbs. Aching, drawing, tearing, as if in bones, and nerves, during rest;better walking. Pains in bones of lower limbs. Stiffness on beginning to move. Sore bruised joints.Pains all ameliorated by heat. Drawing pairs in thighs. Stitching pains in limbs. Restless. Stiffness oflower limbs, evening. Physical exertion aggravates.Complaints worse standing; must move. This is as marked in this remedy as in .Intermittent fever, with drawing in limbs during rest. Chill 7 Chilliness, evening; betterin bed. Chill 5 ; with thirst. Cough before chill, during chill, and vomiting during fever. Wantsto be covered during all stages. Extreme heat, with chilliness. Relapsing intermittents.Drawing in the limbs in the evening before the chill, and during the chill. He knows the chill iscoming on because of the drawing in the limbs. Chill at 11 o'clock at night. Must be covered up duringall stages, the chill, the fever and the sweat.The chilliness extends into the fever and into the sweat if there is any uncovering.Aching in the bones of the head, with soreness of the periosteum---and these are better bytravelling about, like . Better by motion; worse keeping still.Perspiration from mental exertion. Perspiration stains the linen yellow. Heat and perspirationduring sleep. We know what a common feature it is in phthisis to have night sweats.Formication in the skin. This remedy has cured tubercular eruptions of the skin. This remedyhas cured red purplish eruptions that are nodular in character; the patient wants to sit all the time by thefire---itching in cold air, better by going to the fire, worse from scratching. Sensitive to every change ofthe weather, especially to cold, and to damp weather, and sometimes to warm damp weather, and torainy weather. Always worse before a storm. Can feel every electric change in the weather. Becomingcold brings on all the symptoms, pains, aches, distresses and sufferings. A Large list of symptoms ofpatients that have been cured in all their varying conditions may be found by looking up the GuidingSymptoms.Periodicity, then, is a strong feature of this remedy, and sensitive to weather changes.Fainting fits. Weakness after a short walk.It has cured constitutional headaches, periodical headaches, that existed forty-five years. It cureseven old people of these periodical complaints.The pains will sometimes travel. Stitching, pinching, cramping, wandering; and always worsefrom cold, and from cold damp weather.VALERIANA OFFICINALIS [valer] [Kent’s]This remedy cures many nervous and hysterical phenomena in excitable women and children,and the complaints of the hypochondriac. Great nervous excitability, exaltation, hysterical contractures,trembling, palpitation, sense of levitation, paroxysmal respiration, stitching pains, tension in the limbs,jerking, twitching, globus hystericus. Sensation of something warm rising from the stomach, causingparoxysmal suffocation. All the nerves are in a fret. Oversensitiveness of all the senses; great nervousrestlessness. All these general symptoms come on , and are relieved by motion andmoving about.