Indicated principally in neuralgia of the head (feeling as if skull would open), ciliary, facial, intercostal, intestinal, cardiac, the pain radiating from a central point; in inflammation of the heart (endocarditis, pericarditis) and of the eye (iritis). Used as an anthelmintic and for the symptoms due to the presence of worms in children.
Indicated in patients with pronounced nervous symptoms, erratic in manifestation and resting upon a neurotic basis. The emotional symptoms are unusually important. There is often present muscular excitement, i. e., jerking and twitching, with a tendency to spastic conditions.
Indicated in coughs, chiefly chronic, with abundant expectoration and feeling of great weakness in the throat and chest. In neuralgia (headache about the eyes, intestinal, intercostal); in troubles due to worms, and occasionally in nervous affections with twitching of muscles and paralytic weakness.
Indicated in bilious sick headache and choleraic states.
Indicated in scrofulous conditions, in persons of uncleanly habits, lank and stoop-shouldered, in affections resulting from suppression of an eruption; in those subject to venous congestion and disturbed portal circulation. Characterized by periodicity and relapses. General inertia, aggravation from standing, acridity of the discharges, tendency of the skin to ulcerate from slight injury and, in children, dislike of being washed, are reliable indications. Frequently used in acute diseases when the indicated remedy fails to act, under the belief that it ?clears up? the case or stimulates vital reaction. It holds to chronic diseases a relation similar to that of Aconite to acute affections.
Symptoms may be classed into three groups:
While migraine headaches are common in teen-agers, they are substantially under-treated, concludes a study of nearly 19,000 12-to-19-year-olds.
Adapted to bilious, lymphatic, plethoric constitutions; persons who are lively and entertaining when well, but violent and often delirious when sick.
Pains from darkness to daylight ; begin with twilight and end with daylight (Merc., Phyt.). Pains increase and decrease gradually (Stan.) shifting and require frequent change of position.
Sudden loss of memory ; everything seems to be in a dream; patient is greatly troubled about his forgetfulness; confused, unfit for business. Disposed to be malicious, seems bent on wickedness.