Spigelia Anthelmia

▲   GENERAL

General

Spigelia Anthelmia 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 anaemic, debilitated, rheumatic, and scrofulous subjects. Stabbing pains. Heart affections and neuralgia. Very sensitive to touch. parts feel chilly; send shudder through frame. a remedy for stitches due to the presence of worms. Child refers to the navel as the most painful part ( granat.; Nux Moschata ^{Nux Mosch}.)

Dose

Sixth to thirtieth potency for neuralgic symptoms; second to third potency for inflammatory symptoms.

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

WORSE, from touch, motion, noise, turning, washing, concussion.

Better

BETTER, lying on right side with head high; inspiring.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Spigelia Marylandica (maniacal excitement, paroxysmal laughing and crying, loud, disconnected talking, vertigo, dilated pupils, congestions); Aconite ^Acon.; Cactus Grandiflorus ^Cact.; Cimicifuga Racemosa ^Cimicif.; Arnica ^Arnica (Spigelia Anthelmia is a chronic Arnica); Cannab ( Supraorbital pain); Naja Tripudia ^Naja; Spongia Tosta ^Spong ( Heart); Sabadilla ^Sabad.; Teucrium Marum Verum ^Teucr.; Cina ^Cina (worm symptoms).

▲   MIND

Mind

Afraid of sharp, pointed things, pins, needles, etc.

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Pain as if a band around head ( Carbolic Acid ^Carbol-ac.; Cactus Grandiflorus ^Cact.; Gelsemium Sempervirens ^Gels.) Vertigo, hearing exalted.

Tendency to fall over; on looking down

From looking at.

with eyes turned

with eyes turned downward

looking steadily

▲   HEAD

Head

Brain

brain feels loose

brain feels loose; on stepping

brain feels loose; when turning the head

brain feels loose; while walking

Headache

Pain from beneath frontal eminence and temples, extending to eyes ( Onosmodium ^Onos.) Semi-lateral, involving left eye; pain violent, throbbing; worse, making a false step

Pain, headache

from certain movements; from stooping

in forehead

from stooping

above eyes

above eyes; above left

back of head (occiput); extending to other parts; eyes

sides; one side

sides; left

sides; morning

in bed

sides; jarring

sides; on movement

sides; on stepping

sides; during stool

sides; walking

in open air

burning; forehead; right

burning; forehead; sides of forehead

pressing (see bursting, pulling); forehead; pressing outward

pressing (see bursting, pulling); sides

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.); forehead

right

stitching, sudden, sharp; forehead; above eyebrows

tearing, rending

movement

noise

while standing

a false step

while walking

forehead

forehead; while sitting

forehead; while standing

forehead; above eyebrows

forehead; above eyebrows; right

forehead; above eyebrows; left; just above eyebrow

forehead; above eyebrows; left; just above eyebrow; extending to eyes

▲   EYES

Eyes

Feel too large; Pressive pain on turning them

Pupils dilated; photophobia; rheumatic ophthalmia

Severe pain in and around eyes, extending deep into socket

Ciliary neuralgia, a true neuritis.

Sensation of enlargement

Movement of eyeballs; turned

Pain

morning

on movement of eyes

sideways

extending to other parts; to frontal sinus (lower forehead)

around the eyes

aching

pressing

outward

turning eyes

stitching, sudden, sharp

pain radiating from the eyes

extending backward

extending inward

Paralysis

lids

lids; upper

Vision

Colours and shapes in front of eyes; fiery

▲   EARS

Ear

Noises in ear

fluttering sounds

roaring

Hearing

Lost, deafness

▲   FACE

Face

Prosopalgia, involving eye, zygoma, cheek, teeth, temple, worse, stooping, touch, from morning until sunset.

Pain

left

daytime

affected by movement (for better or worse); movement

noise

periodical

tearing; jaw; lower; extending to ear

▲   NOSE

Nose

Forepart of nose always dry; Discharge through posterior nares

chronic catarrh, with post-nasal dropping of bland mucus.

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Foul odor from mouth

Odour (halitosis, bad breath); putrid

Gums and teeth

Tearing toothache; worse, after eating and cold

Teeth; pain; when smoking tobacco

Tongue

Tongue fissured, painful

Cracked; tongue

Discoloration

tongue; white

tongue; yellow

Growths, blisters, swellings; blisters; tongue; burning

Pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; tongue

Taste

Offensive taste.

▲   THROAT

Throat

Mucus; pulled from behind nostrils

▲   CHEST

Chest

Heart; Violent palpitation

Precordial pain and great worse from movement

Frequent attacks of palpitation, especially with foul odor from mouth

Pulse weak and irregular

Pericarditis, with sticking pains, palpitation, dyspnoea

Neuralgia extending to arm or both arms

Angina pectoris

Craving for hot water which relieves

Rheumatic carditis, trembling pulse; whole left side sore

Dyspnoea; must lie on right side with head high.

Heart

angina pectoris

palpitations

morning

anxiety

bending chest forward

from exertion

on movement

on movement

slightest

while sitting

visible

Inflammation

heart

heart; endocardium

heart; pericardium

Movements in and of chest

trembling

trembling; heart (see fluttering)

Murmurs

Oppressed feeling

heart

heart; lying on left side

Pain

while lying down

on side; left

while lying down; can only lie on right side

movement

rheumatic

heart

when lying down; on left side

rheumatic

pulling; in the heart

stitching, sudden, sharp

while lying down; on the side; on the left side

lying on the right side

during movement

heart

heart; can only lie on the right side

heart; can only lie on the right side; with the head high

heart; movement

Pulse

heart; pain in time with beat of heart

Respiration

Heart; palpitations; when breathing in deeply

Oppressed feeling; on breathing in

Difficult (dyspnea); raising arms

▲   SKIN

Skin

Itching; crawling

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Itching and crawling

Frequent ineffectual urging to stool

Ascarides.

Worm

complaints

resembling an earthworm

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Copious

night

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Pain

joints; rheumatic

stitching, sudden, sharp; joints

tearing

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Chilliness on the slightest motion.

▲   GENERALITIES

Generalities

Morning

Dread of bathing

Physical exertion

Formication (like insects crawling around); external parts

Heaviness; externally

Jerking; internally

Knotted sensation internally (see ball, sensation of)

Movement; movement of affected part

Pain

boring

burning externally; internally

digging up (burrowing, rooting sensation)

pressing; externally

pressing; internally

sudden, sharp; externally

sudden, sharp; internally

sudden, sharp; outward

sudden, sharp; muscles

tearing; internally

tearing; upward

tearing; bones

Pulse

frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid

trembling

Sensitive; externally

On first sitting down

Smoke

Swelling; swollen sensation

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); cold in general

after becoming cold

Tobacco

Walking

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