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The Arnica patient bleeds easily; his blood vessels seem to be relaxed, and extravasation iseasy. Blue spots come easily upon the skin, and internally the mucous membranes bleed easily. Theparts that are inflamed bleed. He is subject to catarrhal conditions, and if he has a cough he bleedseasily. The parts that are inflamed bleed. He is subject to catarrhal conditions, and if he has a cough hebleeds easily. the mucus that is hawked out of the chest and throat is streaked with blood, or dottedwith tiny pin-head blood clots. His urine contains blood and there is bleeding from the various orificesof the body. There is not sufficient tone in the fibers of the vessel to hold the blood within the vesselwalls and they ooze.All over the body there is a lameness, and soreness, and a feeling as if bruised; a rheumaticlameness; the joints arn, sore and lame. If an acute disease becomes more severe, we shall find themental symptoms as described, and there will be an increasing soreness in the muscles. Arnica is verysuitable for that sore, bruised condition of the body, therefore Arnica is a very important remedy ininjuries, bruises and shocks, injuries of joints, injury of the back with lameness and soreness. In suchconditions Arnica becomes one of the first remedies, and unless .there are general decided symptoms calling for other remedies it should be the first remedy.Arnica will very often take all the soreness out of a sprained ankle and permit him in a few days to gowalking about, to the surprise of everybody. The black and blue appearance of sprained joints will goaway in a surprisingly short time, the soreness will disappear, and he will be able to manipulate thatjoint with surprising ease. I have seen a sprained ankle when it was black and blue, so swollen that theshoe could not be put on but, after a dose of Arnica, the swelling disappeared in an astonishing way, thediscoloration faded out and the patient was able to stand on the foot. No such result can be obtainedwith the use of Arnica lotion externally.A high potency of Arnica is most satisfactory in bruises, and when no decided contra-indicationis present Arnica is the first remedy; but for the weakness of tendons that follows such a conditionArnica is not always sufficient, and then Rhus tox. is its natural follower. If the weakness andtenderness remain in the joints, follow the Rhus with Calcarea. One will not, of course, give theseremedies all on the same day, and not in the same glass, but will wait until all the good has been gottenout of the Arnica before following with Rhus. It is quite a common thing for aching and restlessnessand weakness to come into a part that has been injured, and Rhus is then a suitable remedy; and it isquite common for a joint that has been badly treated to remain sore and weak, and then Calcarea comesin as a natural follower of the Rhus. Now and then we have to resort to Causticum, Staphisagria, andother remedies, because of some peculiar feature in the case, but these remedies are all related more orless to Arnica, Rhus and Calcarea. For another class of injuries compare Ledum and Hypericum .Arnica is useful in some chronic cases; especially in old cases of gout. It is quite a commonthing for old cases of gout to' rouse up into a new soreness of joints, with great sensitiveness. You willsee the old grand-father sit off in a corner of the room, and if he sees little Johnnie running towardshim, he will say, "Oh, do keep away, keep away". Give him a dose of Arnica and be will let Johnnierun all over him. He does not want to be touched or approached; lie feels that anything that is comingtowards him is going to hurt him. He is extremely sensitive, his joints are sore and tender and he isafraid they will be hurt.This medicine has erysipelatous inflammation. If you have an erysipelas of the face with themental state described, with soreness, and sore, bruised feeling all over the body, you need not waitlonger before prescribing Arnica. The sore, bruised feeling all over the body, and the mental statewould decide in favor of Arnica against any medicine. In inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, ofthe liver, and even in pneumonia, the mental state and the sore, bruised feeling all over the body wouldenable you to do astonishing work in such cases, even though Arnica has never produced pneumonia. Ithas all there is of the rusty expectoration, with all the soreness of the chest and catarrhal state, thecoughing and gagging, and sore. bruised feeling all over the body, and then add to this the condition ofstupor and the mental state that belongs to the inflammatory condition of any organ and is especiallystrong in this medicine.We do not have to worry about any particular fineness of diagnosis to settle upon Arnica.Arnica has aversion to meat, broth and milk. There is great thirst at particular times; forinstance, < during the chill of intermittent fever he has thirst, while at other times he is thirstless."vomiting of dark-red coagula, mouth bitter; general soreness". vomiting of black, inky substances.Arnica is a useful remedy in inflammatory conditions of the abdomen, liver, intenstines, withtumefaction, tympanites, prostration, tendency to uneasiness, and so sore that he cannot lie touched.This state also comes with typhoid. Do not forget the symptoms of Arnica in appendicitis. You do notneed to run for the surgeon for every case of appendicitis if you know Bryonia, Rhus tox., Belladonna,Arnica and similar remedies. The homeopathic remedy will cure these cases, and, if you know it, you