Identification of Homeopathic Medicines by Measuring Physiological Variability

FORMICA RUFA

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FORMICA RUFA (form.)

(Crushed Live Ants)

An arthritic medicine. Gout and articular rheumatism;
pains worse, motion; better, pressure. Right side most
affected. Chronic gout and stiffness in joints. Acute outbursts
of gouty poisons, especially when assuming the neuralgic forms.
Tuberculosis, carcinoma, and lupus; chronic nephritis. Complaints
from overlifting. Apoplectic diseases. Has a marked deterrent influence on the formation of polypi.

Head.-Vertigo. Headache with cracking in left ear. Brain
feels too heavy and large. Sensation as if a bubble burst in
forehead. Forgetful in the evening. Exhilarated. Coryza and
stopped-up feeling in nose. Rheumatic iritis. Nasal polypi.

Ears.-Ringing and buzzing. Cracking in left ear with headache.
Parts around ear feel swollen. Polypi.

Stomach.-Constant pressure at the cardiac end of the stomach,
and a burning pain there. Nausea, with headache, and
vomiting of yellowish bitter mucus. Pain shift from stomach
to vertex. Gas cannot be passed.

Abdomen and Stool.-In the morning, difficult passages of
small quantities of flatus; afterwards diarrhoea-like urging in
the rectum. Pain in bowels before stool, with shuddering chilliness.
Constriction in the anus. Drawing pain around navel
before stool.

Urine.-Bloody, albuminous, with much urging; quantities
of urates.

Respiratory.-Hoarseness, with dry, sore throat; cough worse
at night, with aching in forehead and constrictive pain in chest;
pleuritic pains.

Sexual.-Seminal emissions; weakness. "Slothful to venery".

Extremities.-Rheumatic pains; stiff and contracted joints.
Muscles feel strained and torn from their attachment.
Weakness of lower extremities. Paraplegia. Pain in hips.
Rheumatism comes on with suddenness and restlessness. Sweat does not relieve.
Relief after midnight and from rubbing.

Skin.-Red, itching and burning. Nettle-rash. Nodes around
joints. [Ammon.phos.] Profuse sweat without relief.

Modalities.-Worse, cold and cold washing, dampness, before
a snowstorm. Better, warmth, pressure, rubbing. Combing
hair.

Relationship.-Compare : Formic acid. (Chronic myalgia.
Muscular pains and soreness. Gout and articular rheumatism,
which appear suddenly. Pains usually worse on right side,
motion and better from pressure. Failing vision. Increases
muscular strength and resistance to fatigue. Feels stronger and
more "fit" in ordinary walking. Marked diuretic effect, greater
elimination of products of disassimilation, particularly urea.
Tremor. Tuberculosis, chronic nephritis and carcinoma, lupus,
etc., have been treated successfully with injections of Formic
acid of a dilution corresponding to the 3d and 4th centesimal.
In prescribing it for varicose veins, polypi, catarrh, Dr.J.H.
Clarke orders an ounce or two of a solution of Formic acid in the
proportion of one part of the acid to eleven of distilled
water. Of this one teaspoonful is taken in a tablespoonful of
water after food once or twice daily. Pain in aponeurosis and
muscles of head, neck and shoulders before a snowstorm.)
Rhus; (Dulcam, Urtica and Juniperus contain Formic acid), Wood alcohol,
when taken as a constituent of a beverage so
common in these prohibition days, is not eliminated easily
and is slowly converted into Formic acid, attacking the brain
and causes death or blindness.

Dr.Sylwestrowicz of the Hering Research Laboratory of
Hahnemann College, Philadelphia contributes his experience
with Formic Acid, as follows :

"The best field for the formic acid treatment are cases of
atypical gout. Under this classification are to be mentioned
disturbances in the muscles such as myositis, periostitic
processes of the bones in form of doughy swellings, changes of the
fascias such as Dupyutren's contraction, skin troubles such as
chronic eczema, psoriasis and loss of hair, kidney disturbances
such as subacute and chronic nephritis. In these cases formic acid
in 12x and 30x, hypodermically 1 cc.is indicated at intervals
of 2-4 weeks. Eight till twelve days after the first injection
an aggravation is often noticed.

In acute rheumatic fever and acute gonorrhoeic arthritis
formic acid 6x, every six days 1cc., sometimes 12x in sensitive
patients shows often splendid results abolishing the pains and
preventing reoccurrence.

Chronic arthritis needs a special discussion. Clinical experiments
of the Hering research Laboratory of the Hahnemann
Medical College of Philadelphia on a great number of cases of
arthritis with formic acid showed that it preferably acts on
the ligaments, capsula and bursa of the joints. Such kind of
cases respond very readily to treatment.

The prognosis depends to a large extent upon the etiology
of the case. The most satisfactory cases are chronic arthritis
in connection with gouty diathesis. Chronic arthritis following
an attack of acute rheumatic fever shows also remarkable results
although often pains of a neuralgic character persisting
in certain spots are very stubborn. Finally chronic arthritis of
traumatic nature can be cured by formic acid. In the latter
case formic acid 6x showed quicker and better results than 12x
or 30x which are indicated in the previous cases. In general
the disappearance of the stiffness of the joint is the first sign
of improvement. Then the pain and swelling cease gradually
in 1-6 months time.

The prognosis of the formic acid treatment is not so favorably
in chronic arthritis in which deformans processes have already
taken place on the articular surfaces. Such processes in the
beginning can be checked completely, advanced cases frequently
show an improvement. But there is always the possibility
that this improvement is only temporary. This is particularly
to be expected in the cases of the so-called arthritis deformans
in which even the inflammations on the ligaments and capsula
are of a very progressive character".

Dose.-Sixth to thirtieth attenuation.

CADMIUM SULPHURATUM :

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(Cadmic Sulphate) Its pathogenesis gives symptoms corresponding to very low
forms of disease, as in cholera, yellow fever, where, with exhaustion,
vomiting, and extreme prostration, the disease runs deathward.
Important gastric symptoms. Carcinoma ventriculi;
persistent vomiting.
The attack is upon the stomach more especially. Patients
must keep quiet. Chilliness and coldness even when near the
fire.
Mind and Head.-Unconscious. Vertigo; room and bed
seem to spin around. Hammering in head. Heat in head.
Nose.-Ozaena. Tightness at root. Nose obstructed; polypus.
Caries of nasal bones. Boils on nose. Nostrils ulcerated.
Eyes.-Opacity of cornea. Blue circle around eyes. One pupil dilated.
Night blindness.
Face.-Distortion of mouth. Trembling of jaw. Facial paralysis;
more left side.
Mouth.-Difficult swallowing. Oesophagus constricted. [Bapt.]
Salty belching. Intense nausea, with pain and cold.
Stringy, offensive exudation on mucous membrane. Salty taste.
Throat.-Sore throat, constant tickling; gagging and nausea,
worse deep breathing; chilliness and aching.
Stomach.-Soreness in pit of stomach on pressure. Violent nausea;
retching. Black vomit. Vomiting of mucus, green
slime, blood, with great prostration, and great tenderness over
the stomach. Burning and cutting pains in stomach. Carcinoma,
helps the persistent vomiting. Coffee ground vomiting.
Abdomen.-Sore, tender, tympanitic. Region of liver sore.
Coldness. Black, offensive clots of blood from bowels. Pain
in abdomen, with vomiting. Tenderness and tympanites.
Stool.-Bloody, black, and offensive. Gelatinous, yellowish
green; semi-fluid, with urinary suppression.
Urine.-Rawness and soreness in urethra, urine mixed with
pus and blood.
Heart.-Palpitation, with constriction of chest.
Fever.-Icy coldness. [Camph.; Verat.; Heloderm.] Yellow fever. [Crotalus; Carbo.]
Skin.-Blue, yellow, sallow, scaly, cracking. Itching; better
scratching. Chloasma, yellowish stains on nose and cheeks;
worse exposure to sun and wind.
Chilblains.
Sleep.-Stops breathing on going to sleep. Wakes up suffocating.
Fears to go to sleep again. Protracted sleeplessness.
Modalities.-Worse, walking or carrying burdens; after
sleep; from open air, stimulants. Better, eating and rest.
Relationship.-Compare : Cadmium oxide; Cad.brom. (pain
and burning in stomach, and vomiting); Cadmium jodat.
(Itching of anus and rectum felt during the day only; constipation
frequent desire, tenesmus, abdomen bloated); Zinc.; Ars.; Carbo; Verat.
Dose.-Third to thirtieth potency.

CALTHA PALUSTRIS:

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(Cowslip)
Pain in abdomen, vomiting, headache, singing in ears, dysuria
and diarrhoea. Anasarca.
Skin.-Pemphigus. Bullae are surrounded by a ring. Much
itching. Face much swollen, especially around the eyes. Itching
eruption on thighs. Pustules. Uterine cancer.
Dose.-Tincture.

AMMONIUM PHOSPHORICUM :

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(Phosphate of Ammonia)
A remedy for chronic gouty patients uric acid diathesis,
indicated in bronchitis and nodosities of the joints of the fingers
and backs of the hands. Facial paralysis. Pain in shoulder-joint.
Tightness around chest. Heaviness of limbs, unsteady,
tottering gait. Coldness from least draft of air.

Head.-Sneezing with excessive running from nose and eyes, only in morning.

Respiratory.-Deep rough cough with greenish expectoration.

Urine.-Rose-colored sediment.

Dose.-Third decimal trituration.

NATRIUM NITRICUM :

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(Nitrate of Sodium)
A Rademacherian remedy for inflammations. Haemoptysis.
Haematuria. Purpura haemorrhagica. Haemorrhagic Variola.
Drowsiness. Pains of tabes. Influenza. Haemoglobinuria. Uric acid
diathesis. Asthma with urine supersaturated with solids. Anaemia
and hydraemia. Exhaustion, must rest frequently when walking.

Head.-Dull. Indisposed to mental and bodily exertion.
Pressing inward pain. Otalgia. Inward pressing in malar bones.
Nosebleed.

Stomach.-Sour risings. Aversions to coffee. Flatulence,
with pressure in pit of stomach and pain in chest; worse motion,
better eructation.

Abdomen.-Abdominal muscles painfully contracted towards
the spine. Distended. Difficult stool; feels as if more remained
to pass.

Heart.- Pain in region of heart. Pulse slower and softer.

Dose.-Second trituration, also watery solution; 1 dram of
salt to 8 oz.water. Dram doses.

CURARE:

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(Arrow-poison)
Muscular paralysis without impairing sensation and consciousness.
Paralysis of respiratory muscles. Reflex action diminished.
Debility of the aged [Baryta] and from loss of
fluids. Catalepsy. Nervous debility. Trismus. Glycosuria
with motor paralysis. Curare decreases the output of adrenalin.
Vomiting of bile in cirrhosis of liver. Diabetes mellitus,
4th dilution (Dr.Barkhard).

Mind.-Indecision; no longer wishes to think, or act for
herself.

Head.-Lancinating pains all over head. Head drawn backward.
Falling out of hair. Brain feels full of fluid.

Eyes.-Sharp, stitching pains over right eye. Black spots
before vision. Ptosis of right side.

Ears.-Noises; unbearable earache. Lancinating pains start
from ears; extending down to legs. Swelling of lobes of ear.

Nose.-Ozaena. Tubercles on nose; fetid lumps of pus.

Face.-Facial and buccal paralysis. Tongue and mouth drawn.
Red face. Tongue and mouth drawn to right.

Female.-Dysmenorrhoea. Menses too early, during menses,
colic, headache, kidney pain. Leucorrhoea, thick, purulent,
offensive.

Respiratory.-Threatened paralysis of respiration on falling
asleep. Short breath. Short dry cough; provokes vomiting,
followed by fainting. Chest sore to pressure. Very distressing dyspnoea.

Extremities.-Tired pain up and down spine. Arms weak, heavy.
Cannot lift the fingers. Weakness of hands and fingers
in pianists. Legs tremble; give way in walking. Debility;
paralysis. Catalepsy. Favors development of corns. Reflexes
lessened or abolished.

Skin.-Leprosy. Dirty-looking skin. Boils. Tubercles on
nose. Liver spots. Blood oozes through. Itching.

Modalities.-Worse, dampness, cold weather, cold wind;
2 a.m.; right side.

Relationship.-Compare : Cystisin (motor paralysis); Conium; Causticum; Crotalus; Nux.
Curare antidotes Strychnin.

Dose.-Sixth to thirtieth potency.

ADONIS VERNALIS:

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(Pheasant's Eye)

ADONIS VERNALIS

A heart medicine, after rheumatism or influenza, or Bright's
disease, where the muscles of the heart are in stage of fatty degeneration,
regulating the pulse and increasing the power of
contractions of heart, with increased urinary secretions. Most
valuable in cardiac dropsy. Low vitality, with weak heart and
slow, weak pulse. Hydrothorax, ascites. Anasarca.

Head.-Feels light; aches across front, from occiput around temples to eyes. Vertigo on rising, turning head quickly or
lying down. Tinnitus. Scalp feels tight. Eyes dilated.

Mouth.-Slimy. Tongue dirty yellow, sore, feels scalded.

Heart.-Mitral and aortic regurgitation. Chronic aortitis,
Fatty heart pericarditis. Rheumatic Endocarditis. [Kalmia]. Praecordial pain, palpitation, and dyspnoea. Marked venous
engorgement. Cardiac asthma. [Quebracho.] Fatty heart.
Myocarditis, irregular cardiac action, constriction and vertigo.
Pulse rapid, irregular.

Stomach.-Heavy weight. Gnawing hunger. Faint feeling
in epigastrium. Better out of doors.

Urine.-Oily pellicle on urine. Scanty, albuminous.

Respiratory.-Frequent desire to take a long breath. Feeling
of weight on chest.

Sleep.-Restlessness, with horrible dreams.

Extremities.-Aching in nape. Spine stiff and aching.
Oedema.

Relationship.-Adonidin is a cardiac tonic and diuretic.
Quarter grain daily, or two to five grains of first decimal trit.
increases arterial pressure and prolongs the diastole, favoring
emptying engorged veins. Is an excellent substitute for Digitalis
and is not cumulative in action.

Compare : Digit.; Cratoeg.; Conval.; Strophanthus.

Dose.-Five to ten drops of the tincture.

The Homeopathic Uses of Fennel:

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Fennel fruits

Fennel, an herb that has a strong licorice flavor, can be helpful for several different medical conditions. Homeopathic uses of fennel tend to focus on problems with the digestive system, such as colic, flatulence and indigestion. The herb can also aid cold symptoms such as coughing and chest tightness. Generally, fennel is ingested in the form of a hot beverage.

Flatulence
According to "The People's Pharmacy Guide to Home and Herbal Remedies," fennel is a very popular treatment for excessive flatulence. The herb is a digestive aid that can release gas trapped in your digestive tract. To treat flatulence with fennel, pour 8 oz. of boiling water over 1 tsp. of crushed fennel seeds and allow it to steep for about five minutes. Drink up to three cups of the fennel seed tea daily.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/123215-homeopathic-uses-fennel/#ixzz1GxQ5CcHC

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ACIDUM PHOSPHORICUM [Ph-ac]:

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- William H.Burt

SPHERE OF ACTION

This is one of those peculiar remedies that I can hardly tell what group to place in; but have concluded to put it in the organic group, but its curative action would seem to show that its main action is upon the cerebro-spinal system. It especially affects the generative organs, kidneys, alimentary organs, bones and skin.

GRAND CHARACTERISTICS

The chief sphere of the curative action of Phosphoric acid is the nervous system, and in this it influences less the functional than the organic. Suited to individuals of originally strong constitutions, but which have become weakened by losses of animal fluids, by excesses, Violent acute diseases, chagrin, or a long succession of moral emotions.-TESTE. Trinks looks upon Phosphoric acid, Iron and China, as the three leading restorers of the sinking vital energies. Is very weak, and indifferent to the affairs of life listless; apathetic. Indifferent to those things that used to interest her the most. Conscious, but apathetic and indifferent in typhoid fever.- F. Great sense of weakness, with a remarkable state of indifference, from which she cannot arouse herself. Torpor, want of reaction in the nervous and blood systems, and by decreases of vital power.-DR. TRINKS. Diseases caused by debilitating influences, with excessive emaciation and great prostration. In children and young persons who grow too fast; after self- abuse, or long grief. Chronic consequences of grief. chagrin, care, anxiety, and disappointed love. Hysteric affections of young women, with irritable fibre, excessive sensibility and irritability, accompanied by extreme delicacy and sponginess of the organic tissue; vascular orgasm, or atonic debility,. Brain.-Cerebral weakness from brain fag. Hypochondria, from sexual abuse. Dreadful pain on the top of the head, as though the brain were crushed, after long continued grief. Digestive Organs.-Gluey matter on the tongue, in choleraic diseases. Bread tastes bitter. . Mercurial syphilitic ulceration of the lips, gums and soft palate, with swelling of the bones: condylomata.-HEMPEL. Nausea as if in the palate. Sensation as if the stomach were being balanced up and down. Clammy, sticky tongue; abdomen much bloated; great rumbling in the bowels, and painless, watery diarrhoea, in cholera epidemics.-RAUE. Meteoristic distention1 of the abdomen. Often specific in the diarrhoea which precedes epidemic cholera.- F. Copious watery diarrhoea, with rumbling in the bowels.- RAUE. Stools yellowish, and very offensive; the child is very listless: wants nothing and cares for nothing. The diarrhoea, although of long continuance, does not seem to debilitate much; the mother wonders that the child remains so strong with it all. Undigested, painless stools. White, gray diarrhoea. - RAUE. For white watery diarrhoea, without pain, that is one of our most useful remedies. The stools are hard and in pieces; she is obliged to rise frequently at night to void large quantities of colorless urine. - G. Urinary Organs.-Urine like milk, mixed with jelly-like, bloody pieces, with pain in the kidneys.-HEMPEL. She must often rise at night, in order to pass large quantities of colorless urine. - G. Phosphatic deposits, when these depend upon excess of Phosphoric acid, from waste on nervous tissue, or upon alkalinity of the urine, from nervous depression. Diabetes mellitus. Generative Organs of Women.-Too early and too long menstruation, with pain in the liver; has to rise frequently at night to void large quantities of colorless urine. Pain universally in the liver, during menstruation. Profuse leucorrhoea, with itching, some days after the menses.- G. Leucorrhoea after the menses. - G. Uterine ulcer; has a copious, putrid, bloody discharge, with itching or corroding pain, or entirely destitute of pain.- Meteoristic distention of the uterus. Metritis; great debility, with indifference to all about her; slow fever. Irritable uterus, it is distended with gas. Scanty milk, debility and great apathy. Male.-It is probably through the nervous centres that it affects the male sexual organs, on which its influence is very powerful. Impotence, especially when the sensibility of the parts is excessive, and the semen is discharge shortly after an erection, or without an erection. Bad effects from sexual excesses, with debilitating night sweats, and much despondency. Loss of memory from sexual abuse. This is probably the most useful remedy we have for spermatorrhoea; when it fails study Bromide of Potassa.

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