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Homeopathic Materia Medica & Symptoms

Boericke's Materia Medica

contraction of unstriped muscular fibers
constringent feeling throughout the whole body
anemic condition
coldness
numbness
petechiae
mortification
gangrene
shriveled skin
thin, scrawny
sense of great heat
hemorrhages
continued oozing
thin, fetid, watery black blood
debility
anxiety
emaciation
excessive appetite
excessive thirst
facial muscle twitch
abdominal muscle twitch
passive, congestive headache
pale face
head drawn back
falling hair
dry hair
gray hair
nosebleed
dark, oozing nosebleed
pupils dilated
incipient cataract
senile cataract
eyes sunken
blue margin around eyes
face pinched
face sunken
cramps commence in face and spread over whole body
livid spots on face
spasmodic distortion of face
tongue dry
tongue cracked
blood like ink exudes from tongue
tongue coated thick
tongue viscid
tongue yellowish
tongue cold
tongue livid
tingling of tip of tongue
stiff tongue
tongue swollen
tongue paralyzed
ravenous appetite
craves acids
unquenchable thirst
singultus
nausea
vomiting of blood
coffee-grounds fluid
burning in stomach
burning in abdomen
tympanites
eructations of bad odor
cholera-like stools
coldness with stools
cramps with stools
olive-green stool
thin stool
putrid stool
bloody stool
icy coldness with stool
intolerance of being covered with stool
great exhaustion with stool
involuntary stools
no sensation of passing feces
anus wide open
paralysis of bladder
retention of urine
unsuccessful urging to urinate
discharge of black blood from bladder
enuresis in old people
menstrual colic
intolerance of heat with menstrual colic
passive hemorrhages in feeble women
passive hemorrhages in cachectic women
burning pains in uterus
brownish leucorrhea
offensive leucorrhea
menses irregular
menses copious
menses dark
continuous oozing of watery blood until next period
threatened abortion about the third month
no expulsive action during labor
everything is relaxed during labor
after-pains
suppression of milk
breasts do not fill properly
dark lochia
offensive lochia
puerperal fever
putrid discharges
tympanitis with puerperal fever
coldness with puerperal fever
suppressed urine with puerperal fever
angina pectoris
dyspnea
oppression
cramp in diaphragm
boring pain in chest
precordial tenderness
palpitation
contracted pulse
intermittent pulse
profound sleep
long sleep
insomnia
restlessness
fever
anxious dreams
insomnia of drug habitudes
insomnia of liquor habitudes
spinal irritation
tingling of lower extremities
cannot bear slightest covering on back
locomotor ataxia
formication
numbness
myelitis
cold hands
dry hands
cold feet
dry feet
feeling of fuzziness in fingers
trembling
staggering gait
pain and spasmodic movements of extremities
numbness of extremities
fingers bluish
feet bluish
fingers shriveled
feet shriveled
fingers spread apart
feet spread apart
fingers bent backwards
feet bent backwards
fingers numb
feet numb
violent cramps of extremities
icy coldness of extremities
violent pain in finger-tips
tingling in toes
skin shriveled
skin numb
skin mottled
skin dusky-blue tinge
sclerema neonatorum
edema neonatorum
raynaud's disease
blue color of skin
dry gangrene
slowly developing gangrene
varicose ulcers
burning sensation of skin
wants parts uncovered
skin cold to touch
great aversion to heat of skin
formication under skin
slight wounds continue to bleed
livid spots on skin
boils, small
painful boils
boils with green contents
boils mature slowly
coldness with fever
cold, dry skin
cold, clammy sweat
excessive thirst with fever
sense of internal heat

Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

Abortion, threatened
After-pains
Albuminuria
Anus, incontinence of
Anus, open
Asthenopia
Bladder, paralysis of
Boils
Carbuncles
Cataract
Chilblains
Cholera
Cholera infantum
Chorea
Convulsions
Cramps
Diabetes
Diaphragm, cramp in
Diarrha
Distortions
Dysphagia
Epilepsy
Epistaxis
Feet, cramps in
Feet, burning of
Feet, coldness of
Fibroma
Gangrene
Gastritis
Glands, swelling of
Glands, suppuration of
Gotre
Hmaturia
Hmorrhages
Hmorrhagic diathesis
Heart, palpitation of
Hiccough
Hysteria
Impotence
Liver, enlargement of
Lochia, fetid
Lumbago
Menstruation, excessive
Metrorrhagia
Milk, suppressed
Miscarriage
Morvan's disease
Myelitis diffusa
Nails, degeneration of
Neuralgia
Night-sweats
Numbness
sophagitis
Ovaries, tumours of
Paralysis
Paralysis, post-diphtheritic
Paralysis, spastic
Placenta, retained
Post-partum hmorrhage
Pregnancy, false pains of
Purpura
Raynaud's disease
Small-pox, hmorrhagic
Spinal irritation
Stammering
Stomach, cancer of
Strabismus
Stricture, spasmodic
Thrombosis
Tongue, biting of
Typhoid
Ulcers
Uterus, inertia of
Uterus, neuralgia of
Uterus, prolapse
Discouragement and timidity
Great anxiety
Sadness and melancholy
Great anguish
Furor, with desire to jump into the water
Madness and inclination to bite
Fear of death
Mania
Weakness of the intellectual faculties
Stupid condition
Half-sleepy condition
Moaning
Mental alienation
Delirium
Loss of consciousness
Consciousness seems to continue to the last breath
Head confused and stupefied
Unconsciousness with heavy sleep
Tingling in head and limbs
Hmorrhages from the uterus
Sensation as from intoxication while undressing
Vertigo as from intoxication
Stupefaction, with tingling in head and pain in limbs
Diminution and loss of senses, sight, hearing, &c
Peculiar feeling of lightness of head
Attacks of vertigo of different kinds
Chronic vertigo
Headache with dull and painful confusion
Semilateral headache
Hair falls out
Scalp sore
Twisting of head to and fro
Eyeballs sunk deep in the sockets
Eyeballs surrounded by blue margins
Pupils spasmodically contracted
Pupils dilated
Convulsed eyes
Squinting
Pain in eyes, with feeling as if spasmodically rotated
Fixed look
Wild look
Cataract, hard or soft
Headache
Vertigo
Roaring in ears
Suppuration of cornea
Suppressed secretion of tears
Eyes yellow
Complete blindness
Double vision
Triple vision
Mist before the sight
Spots before the sight
Veil before the sight
Weakness of sight
Sparkling before the eyes
Cloudiness of sight
Exophthalmic gotre
Humming in ears
Roaring in ears
Hardness of hearing
Undue sensitiveness of hearing
Slightest sound re-echoed in head
Made her shudder
Transient deafness
Sneezing
Nose feels stopped
Watery discharge from nose
Nose stopped l. side as with a solid plug
Nose-bleed: blood dark, runs continuously, with great prostration, small, thread-like pulse; in old people or drunkards; in young women; from debility
Face discoloured, pale, yellow, wan, with eyes hollow and surrounded by a blue circle
Distorted features
Livid spots on face
Face of a deep red
Swelling of face
Tingling in face
Forehead hot
Muscular twitchings, usually begin in face and then spread all over body, sometimes increasing to dancing and jumping
Lips bluish
Lips deathly pale
Lips painfully contracted
Mouth painfully contracted
Spasmodic distortion
Risus sardonicus
Lockjaw
Grinding of teeth
Loosening of teeth
Falling out of teeth
Bleeding from gums
Difficult dentition
Very offensive breath
Increased secretion of saliva
Dryness of mouth, with thirst
Hmoptysis
Sanguineous foam before mouth
Yellowish green foam before mouth
Tongue discoloured, brown or black
Tongue loaded with a thick coating of mucus
Painful tingling in tongue and throat
Swelling of tongue
Stammering
Embarrassed speech
Indistinct speech
Weak speech
Twitching of tongue
Frequently bites tongue
Dryness of throat
Burning sensation in throat
Troublesome tingling in throat
Crawling in throat
Follicular pharyngitis
Paralysis of muscles of swallowing
Paralysis of muscles of speaking
Danger of choking
Inflammation of the sophagus
Dulness of the taste
Burning thirst
Insatiable thirst
Unnatural appetite
Insatiable hunger, esp. for acid things
Frequent risings
Disgust, esp. for meat and fatty things, and nausea
Continuous nausea
Nausea and inclination to vomit
Hiccough
Retching and vomiting of bilious matter
Retching and vomiting of crude matter
Easy vomiting
Vomiting of food, with great debility
Vomiting of lumbrici
Vomiting of mucus
Vomiting of black bile
Vomiting of dark brown, coffee-grounds fluid
Vomiting of all food and drink
Hmorrhage from stomach
Stomachache
Cramp in stomach
Excessively painful sensibility in pit of stomach
Distressing oppression in pit of stomach
Anguish in pit of stomach
Ineffectual want to vomit
Burning sensation in scrobiculus
Burning sensation in epigastrium
Great anxiety and pressure in pit of stomach
Great sensibility to touch in pit of stomach
Inflammation of stomach
Gangrene of stomach
Cancer in stomach
Abdomen excessively inflated
Abdomen excessively tight
Cuttings in abdomen
Tearing pains in abdomen
Inflammation of the liver
Gangrene of the liver
Liver enlarged
Burning in abdomen
Coldness in abdomen
Fixed, burning pains in splenic region
Fixed, burning pains in lumbar regions
Pains in the loins as from false labour pains
Colic, with pains in sacrum and thighs, frequent risings, and vomitings
Painful colic, with convulsions
Sensation of excessive coldness in abdomen and back
Burning sensation in abdomen
Strong pulsation in umbilical region
Borborygmi
Pains in hypogastric region
Constipation, with continued and ineffectual want to evacuate
Loose, frequent evacuations, with serous fces
Loose, frequent evacuations, with slimy fces
Loose, frequent evacuations, with discoloured fces
Loose, frequent evacuations, with brownish fces
Diarrha of a putrid smell
Diarrha, with sudden prostration of strength
Involuntary evacuations
Very watery evacuations
Offensive, watery diarrha
Cholera
Diarrha after the cholera
Diarrha: frequent brown discharges
Diarrha: dark-coloured discharges
Diarrha: very offensive discharges
Diarrha: thin discharges
Diarrha: olive green discharges
Diarrha: very exhausting discharges
Diarrha: pernicious discharges
Hmorrhage from the bowels
Expulsion of worms
Paralysis of rectum
Paralysis of anus
Anus wide open
Suppressed secretion of urine
Scanty urine
Hot urine
Burning urine
Emission of urine, drop by drop
Difficult urination
Scanty urination
Continued want to urinate
White urine
Clear urine like water
Increased secretion of urine
Urine retained
Bladder paralysed
Enuresis: of old people
Enuresis: pale urine
Enuresis: watery urine
Enuresis: bloody urine
Hmaturia
Bloody urine
Albuminous urine
Thick black blood in urine
Urinary deposit like white cheese
Numerous erections
Dragging in spermatic cord
Testes seemed drawn up to inguinal ring
After sexual excess palpitation of heart
Weak memory after exhausting coition
Impotence
Chronic spasmodic stricture of urethra
Catamenia too profuse
Catamenia of too long duration
Catamenia sometimes with violent spasms
Metrorrhagia of a black, liquid blood, flowing esp. during a slight movement, sometimes with tingling in legs and great debility
Discharge of blood during pregnancy
Labour ceases
Twitchings
Convulsions
Too long after-pains
Too painful after-pains
Suppression of milk
Miscarriage
Defective contraction of uterus after miscarriage
Swelling on the cervix uteri
Warts on the cervix uteri
Cervix uteri is partially open
Gangrene of vaginal mucous membrane, with a dark, slate colour
Vagina hot
Vagina cool
Sanguineous congestion in uterus
Offensive discharge from uterus causing her to vomit
Lochia scanty
Lochia fetid
Lochia of too long duration
Lochia sanguineous
Followed by fever
Followed by inflammation of uterus
Puerperal convulsions
Pains like labour pains, which are protracted for a long time, skin cold and no wish to be covered, &c
Labour pains ceasing
Labour pains too weak
Abortion in the characteristic patients
Cancer of uterus
Gangrene of uterus
Prolapse of uterus
Heavy breathing
Anxious breathing
Moaning
Spitting of blood
Spitting of blood, with cough
Feeble voice
Inaudible voice
Stammering voice
Expectoration of blood during violent efforts to breathe
Voice hoarse
Voice hollow
Painless aphonia in morning
Anxious respiration
Obstructed respiration
Sighs
Sobs
Dyspna
Oppression of chest
Suffocating oppression of chest
Cramp in diaphragm
Prcordial tenderness
Painful sensation over heart
Prcordial anxiety
Violent spasmodic palpitation of heart
Pulse small
Pulse very rapid
Pulse contracted
Pulse frequently intermittent
Pulse fluttering
Pulse slow
Pulse depressed
Stiffness of nape of the neck
Profuse miliary eruption on nape of neck
Profuse miliary eruption on chest
Sensation of coldness in back
Pain in back
Pain in small of back
Tingling in back
Insensibility in back
Severe pain in back
Lumbago
Drawing in limbs
Crawling in limbs
Tearing in limbs
Tingling in limbs
Drawing in joints
Crawling in joints
Tearing in joints
Tingling in joints
Distortion of limbs
Jerks in limbs
Convulsive movements in limbs
Contraction of hands
Contraction of feet
Contraction of fingers
Contraction of toes
Limbs become cold
Limbs become pale
Limbs become wrinkled
Disagreeable sensation of sleep in limbs
Formication in limbs
Cramps in legs
Cramps in calves
Cramps in arms
Cramps in hands
Cramps in toes
Burning of hands
Burning of feet
Fuzzy feeling in limbs
Cold gangrene of the limbs
Trembling of limbs
Weakness of limbs
Heaviness of limbs
Torpor of limbs
Numbness of limbs
Insensibility of limbs
Coldness of limbs
Spasmodic curvature of the arm
Burning sensation in the hands
Swelling of the hands, with black pustules
dematous swelling in the wrist
Distortion of the hands
Tingling in finger-tips
Crawling in finger-tips
Numbness in finger-tips
Insensibility in finger-tips
Contraction of fingers
Distortion of fingers
Turning back of the fingers
Spasms with fingers spread apart
Peculiar prickling in tips of fingers
Tips of fingers that are very sensitive to cold
Degeneration of pulp of nails
The nails are raised
Lassitude in the legs
Soreness in the legs
Contraction of the legs
Contraction of the toes
Distressing cramps in calves
Distressing cramps in soles
Burning sensation in swollen feet
Distortion of feet
Swelling of feet, with black pustules
Feet seem asleep
Feet seem stiff
Mortification of toes
Gangrena senilis
Tingling in toes
Skin is cold
Copious vomiting of a mixture of thick, black, pitchy, bilious, and slimy matter
Dry gangrene
Amaurosis
Hard hearing
Blue colour around eyes
Violent spasmodic pains
Wandering spasmodic pains
Cramps in legs, arms, and chest
Burning sensation in all parts of the body
Tonic spasms
Tetanus
Epileptiform convulsions
General atrophy
General emaciation
Rapid emaciation of paralysed parts
Unsteady gait
Unsteadiness of the whole body
Trembling
Rapid sinking of strength
Collapse
Syncope
Great lassitude
Indolence
Paralysis
Complete mortification of some parts by sphacelus
Crooked limbs
Sensation of deadness in any part
Loss of sensation throughout the body
Skin sallow
Skin lead-coloured
Skin flaccid
Skin shrivelled
Skin rough
Skin dry
Torpor of the skin
Insensibility of the skin
Miliary eruption, esp. on chest and nape of neck
Petechi
Purpura hmorrhagica
Ecchymosis
Furunculi
Swelling and pain without inflammation
Coldness
Blue colour
Gangrene
Black, gangrenous pustules
Blackness of outer parts
Crawling on the skin as of insects
Subcutaneous tingling
General desquamation of epidermis
Ulcers that turn black
Skin withered
Skin gangrenous
Heat, with thirst
Want of perspiration
Sanguineous vesicles, which turn to gangrene, in the limbs
Anthrax becoming gangrenous
Strong inclination to sleep
Coma
Deep sleep
Lethargic sleep
Sleeplessness, with agitation
Dry heat
Coma with delirium
Coma with starts
Coma with fright
Violent shivering
Violent internal burning heat
Violent thirst
Excessive coldness in back
Excessive coldness in abdomen
Excessive coldness in limbs
Coldness of surface of body
Coldness of extremities
Coldness of face
Dryness
Dry heat
Quick pulse
Agitation
Sleeplessness
Small pulse
Suppressed pulse
Cold perspiration
Cold sweat all over
Clammy sweat all over

Allen's Keynotes

adapted to women of thin, scrawny, feeble, cachectic appearance; irritable, nervous temperament; pale, sunken countenance
very old, decrepit, feeble persons
women of very lax muscular fibre; everything seems loose and open; no action; vessels flabby; passive haemorrhages, copious flow of thin, black, watery blood; the corpuscles are destroyed
haemorrhagic diathesis; the slightest wound causes bleeding for weeks; discharge of sanious liquid blood with a strong tendency to putrescence; tingling in the limbs and great debility, especially when the weakness is not caused by previous loss of fluids
leucorrhoea; green, brown, offensive
boils: small, painful with green contents, mature very slowly and heal in the same manner; very debilitating
face: pale, pinched, ashy, sunken, hippocratic; drawn, with sunken eyes; blue rings around eyes
unnatural, ravenous appetite; even with exhausting diarrhoea; craves acids, lemonade
diarrhoea: profuse, watery, putrid, brown; discharged with great force; very exhausting; painless, involuntary; anus wide open
enuresis: of old people; urine pale, watery, or bloody; urine suppressed
burning; in all parts of the body, as if sparks of fire were falling on the patient
gangrene; dry, senile, worse from external heat
large ecchymosis; blood blisters; often commencement of gangrene
collapse in cholera diseases; skin cold, yet cannot bear to be covered
the skin feels cold to the touch, yet the patient cannot tolerate covering; icy coldness of extremities
menses: irregular; copious, dark, fluid; with pressing, labor-like pains in abdomen; continuous discharge of watery blood until next period
threatened abortion especially at third month; prolonged, bearing down, forcing pains
during labor: pains irregular; too weak; feeble or ceasing; everything seems loose and open but no expulsive action; fainting
after pains: too long; too painful; hour-glass contraction
suppression of milk; in thin, scrawny, exhausted women; the breasts do not properly fill
pulse small, rapid, contracted and often intermittent
worse heat; warmth from covering, of all affected parts; in all diseases worse from heat
better in the cold air; getting cold; uncovering affected parts; rubbing

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