Plectranthus - T.F. Allen
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Below are the main rubriks (i.e strongest indications or symptoms) of Plectranthus in traditional homeopathic usage (by T.F. Allen), not approved by the FDA.
▲ GENERAL
General
(Morning), On waking, indolent.
dulness of the head. 6 A.M., on rising, pressive pain in forehead.
6.30 A.M., drawing pain in right frontal eminence.
dryness of the nose. sticking in right upper teeth.
scraped sensation in throat.
6 A.M. to 4 P.M., burning in throat.
5 A.M., cutting pains in epigastrium.
4.45 A.M., rumbling and griping in transverse colon, followed by watery stool.
in a warm room, feeling of coldness through abdomen.
desire for stool. secretion of urine.
on attempting to rise, pain in both shoulders.
lameness in the right shoulder.
on moving arm, pain in right shoulder.
stitch along inner side of right forearm.
feeling of weakness in lower extremities.
drawing in the left knee.
6.30 A.M., wakened from sleep by cramp in left calf.
on waking, sensation of general discomfort.
coldness. 9 A.M., heat of head and perspiration on scalp..
(Afternoon), 5 P.M., pain in temples.
on entering house, sticking in right ear.
discharge of nasal mucus.
dryness of the lips and palate.
5 P.M. transient stitches in throat.
sudden desire to urinate.
6 P.M., stitches in pectoralis major muscle.
while sitting, sticking in all the joints. pain on inner side of forearm.
5 P.M., while walking, burning in outer condyle of left wrist.
weakness of fingers of right hand.
6 P.M., while sitting, burning in the right knee.
crawling in the left little finger.
chilliness. perspiration of right foot and both hands..
(Evening), Pressure in right frontal eminence.
pain in right side of forehead.
pain in upper incisors.
pain in sound teeth of right lower jaw.
sensation at root of tongue, first cold, then burning.
dryness in throat. after going to bed, crawling about umbilicus.
rumbling in abdomen. paralytic drawing, alternating in right forearm and leg and left knee.
10 P.M., on undressing, feeling stiffness and rigidity in right shoulder.
pain in upper arm. sticking and drawing in the knees and right shoulder.
tearing in malleoli. drawing in the feet, with desire to stretch them out.
burning in sole of left foot.
stitch in left great toe.
formication on ball of right thumb.
very cool. fever..
(Violent headache, becoming almost intolerable; it involved the whole anterior part of the skull as far as the vertex; every motion caused a sensation of swashing, with distressing throbbing and beating in the bloodvessels, not at all relieved by cold applications, and only momentarily by ice, associated with intolerance of the light, redness of the white of the eye, stoppage of the nose, sore throat, yellow expectoration, burning hot fever and prostration (first night); on the next day the headache had disappeared, except on stooping there was still a sensation as though it might return; the difficulty of swallowing was greatly diminished, and in the afternoon I began to perspire; on the left shoulder there were transient gnawing, paralytic pains, aggravated by motion and pressure; the secretion of urine was increased, with more desire for water and also appetite; on the third day there was still some difficulty of swallowing, and persistent pain in the left shoulder, with continuance of the thirst; the urine passed this day showed an iridescent film; on the fourth day the symptoms had almost entirely disappeared, and a new symptom occurred, transient pain in the urethra while urinating; on the next day, there appeared hydroa febrilis on the lips),.
Pressive pain and tension in the occiput, nape of the neck, and cervical muscles, extending downward across the upper part of the scapulae, and gradually involving the upper arms, as far as the elbows and wrists, and even the first finger-joints (in the fingers it was more on the flexor surface), in which it became a jerking-tearing pain, lasting four or five minutes, then intermitting for ten or fifteen minutes.
it recurred twice in the same manner, and then entirely disappeared (first day),.
Pressive pain in the occiput, aggravated when lying on the back, compelling him to frequently change his position, on waking, at 4 A.M. (second day).
also on awaking at 6.40 A.M. (third day).
at this time the pain extended after rising, over the whole sinciput, forehead, eyebrows, into the upper lids, so that raising the lids was difficult,.
Painful drawing in the right side of the cheek, involving the whole right infraorbital region.
the pain extended to the last upper molars.
this pain continued during the night, with fever, consisting of alternations of heat and coldness, with accelerated pulse, that prevented sleep.
on the next day, the right side of the face was swollen, very sensitive to the air and to the slightest pressure,.
Drawing pains in the teeth of the right upper jaw, extending to the temple and ear.
on attempting to chew there was a feeling of tension in the right articulation of the lower jaw.
these symptoms disappeared after an hour, on going out (fourth day).
they returned at 10 A.M., with great intensity, and continued to recur periodically (frequently intermitting for a few minutes) until going to sleep, in the evening (fifth day),.
Opening the mouth became more and more difficult, so that in the evening of the ninth day he could scarcely get the little finger between the teeth, associated with stitches in the throat on swallowing.
on examining the throat, there was only some redness of the posterior wall in the pharynx and right side of the palate, on the latter of which were two small ulcers.
the difficulty of swallowing had disappeared on the thirteenth day, but the difficulty of opening the mouth remained the same.
the ulcers had entirely disappeared.
about noon, on the thirteenth day, there appeared without cause, a digging pain in the right upper teeth, with increased secretion of saliva and feeling of soreness of the gum of both sides.
on the fourteenth day the sticking pain extended to the right articulation of the jaw, and the burrowing pain in the upper jaw continued and extended to the lower jaw, together with a sensation in the angle of the right side of the jaw, as though I would get a tooth at this point.
on the sixteenth day the pain in the articulation of the jaw was very slight, though the gum was still painful to the touch, after which it entirely disappeared,.
Pain in the right side of the chest continued (second and third days).
on the fourth day it extended up to the right scapula and thence to the nape of the neck, becoming so violent in the night that I was compelled to jump out of bed and cry out.
it seemed as though a number of needles were sticking into the head until the head was turned towards the side, associated with profuse perspiration, painful inspiration, and excessive heat of the head.
the application of the mustard paste aggravated the pain, but it was gradually relieved after the application of ice, but for a long time motion of the head was interfered with,.
Slight painlike tension in the anterior wall of the chest, especially on the right side, in the region of the fourth to sixth ribs, on deep inspiration.
on the next day the same pain continued, but seemed to extend over a larger surface, never involving the whole wall of the thorax at once, occurring now in the anterior, now in the posterior portion, or at times in the right or left side, or even at two different places at the same time.
it was most frequent and most violent in the forepart of the chest, on the right side between the fourth and sixth ribs, and on the posterior portion of the left side of the scapula, most rarely felt on the right side posteriorly.
from the anterior right side of the chest it at times extended backwards toward the sides,.
Slight drawing in the nape of the neck, similar to a sensation which I had experienced years before, caused by a strong cold wind, when riding in an open wagon, in the evening.
did not disturb sleep at night, and entirely disappeared the next morning, but suddenly returned after walking in the open air for half an hour, and was more intense than the day previous, though at this time felt more on the right side (third day),.
Coarse stitches shot from without inward, between the scapulae, while walking, at 5 P.M.
these stitches frequently recurred, although I walked very slowly, then I stood still, taking a deep and slow breath, when they disappeared, but returned immediately on expiration.
they lasted with some intermissions till 6 P.M., when they suddenly gave place to a violent stitch, extending from the tip of the left shoulder through the chest to the hip, and thence into the knee-joint (third day),.
Violent griping about the umbilicus, with painful rumbling and the evacuation of gas from the bowels, and at times desire for stool, while walking about in the open air, in the forenoon.
towards 11 A.M. the desire for stool was very great, and gas was occasionally emitted, with transient relief.
the desire for stool increased, till at noon it became so violent that I was obliged to return to the house, when there followed an evacuation which was almost black, with painful griping and rumbling in the abdomen, and violent painful dragging in the rectum.
after the stool there was great weakness of the lower extremities, coldness of the abdomen, and cold sweat on the forehead (sixth day),.
Appetite great. I ate an unusual amount and with unusual haste, though without a feeling of satiety.
on rising from a meal there was a distressing pressure in the stomach, as from a heavy weight, with desire to drink a great deal.
after taking a few steps there was a sensation as if something were pulling in the stomach, that caused a feeling of tension in the oesophagus (sixth day),.
Painful pressure in the rectum, with constant griping in the abdomen, followed by a profuse dark, pasty stool, succeeded by burning and tenesmus in the anus, that lasted nearly half an hour, at noon.
the desire for stool returned and was sudden, but in spite of painful pressure in the rectum no stool, only a little mucus and gas were evacuated, though the burning in the anus lasted a quarter of an hour (fifth day),.
Pressure in the bladder, immediately followed by a desire to urinate, and on arising to attend to it, cutting pain seeming to extend from the root of the penis into the base of the bladder.
the pain was sudden and violent and obliged me to sit perfectly still for a while, and when it disappeared there remained a sensation of heaviness in the bladder, which disappeared after urinating, in the evening (eighth day),.
Drawing-tearing pains in the joints of the upper and forearm, and also in the fingers of both hands, not aggravated by pressure or touch.
all the other joints of the body remained unaffected.
it was noticed that the right upper and forearm, and the joints of the right fingers, were more frequently and more violently affected than those of the left side,.
A peculiar sensation of numbness and insensibility in the balls of the fingers of both hands.
when the fingers were spread apart, and the balls pressed against any hard substance, there was an indefinite painful sensation in the finger-nails (seventh day).
the next day there was a decided sensation as though the finger-nails had been bruised.
the sensation was intolerable on taking hold of any small object, especially on writing,.
Inclination to sleep, so that I was obliged to undertake one thing after another in order to keep awake, which was especially noticeable, since I went to bed earlier than usual the previous evening, and felt quite refreshed in the morning on rising.
in the evening, I was wide awake, and worked with great vigor and clearness (seventh day),.
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Aggravation
(Forenoon), Pain in forehead; stitches through ear; while walking, griping about umbilicus, with rumbling, etc; 11 A.M. to 4 P.M., pain in cervical muscles; trembling of the hands; burning in right hip-joint.
(Noon), Great desire for stool, with pressure in rectum and griping in abdomen.
(Toward evening), Headache.
(Night), Dryness of the lips and palate; vomiting; secretion of urine; pain in right side of chest; sticking in malleoli of ankle; disturbed sleep; sour perspiration.
(Before midnight), Confused dreams.
(About midnight), Awakened by cramp in muscles of calves.
(Midnight), Shaking chill.
(Abducting thigh), Pain in abductors.
(Chewing), Pain in temples.
(After dinner), Lassitude and heaviness; one half hour, griping about umbilicus.
(When drinking), Tension on pharynx, tickling in ears.
(While outdoors), In the evening, pain in occiput.
(When eating), At noon, sensation as though a morsel were sticking in throat.
(After eating), Pressure in stomach; pain in umbilical region.
(All food and drink), Burning through the mouth.
(On inspiration), Pain in right side of chest, between fourth and sixth ribs.
(Lying on back), Pain in occiput.
(During and after micturition), Burning in urethra.
(Motion), Sensation of swashing, with throbbing and beating, in bloodvessels of head; pain in shoulders.
(Motion of head), Pain in nape of neck.
(Moving fingers), Pain in right finger-joint.
(Moving right lower extremity), Pain in hip-joint.
(Mustard paste), Pain in right side chest.
(Pressure), With hand, pain in right frontal eminence; pain in shoulders.
(Retracting thumb), Scraping sensation in wrist.
(Rising from seat), Drawing pain in both knee-joints; drawing in left patella.
(Sitting down), After moving about, drawing in knee; after standing, tearing in right knee; drawing pain extending upward from calf.
(Stooping), Sticking in left patella.
(Stretching out feet), Sense of weariness in the calves.
(Swallowing), Sticking sensation; pressure in larynx became burning.
(Talking hold of any small object), Bruised sensation in fingers.
(Turning body), Pain in right side of thorax.
(When walking), Stitches from without inward between scapulae; tension of the hamstrings; pains in left knee.
(After walking in open air), Drawing in nape of neck.
(Warmth of stove), Chilliness through abdomen.
Amelioration
(Application of ice to chest), Pain in chest.
(Entering house), Pain in occiput.
(After eructations of gas), Nausea and qualmishness.
(Going into open air), Drawing in occiput.
(Moving about), Pain in outer side of thigh; in open air chilliness.
(Remaining quiet), Cramp in calves.
(Rising from bed), Cramp in left calf.
(After urinating), Heaviness in the bladder.
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Mind
Distracted in mind, so that he could not keep his attention upon a very interesting subject (first day),
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Head
Head confused and heavy (eighth day),
Headache
Drawing pain in the right frontal eminence, returning on walking out of doors, aggravated by pressure with the hand; afterwards it suddenly disappears and reappears as a drawing in the occiput towards the nape, where it continues for two hours; when it immediately disappears on going into the open air (fifth day),
Drawing pain in the occiput, while outdoors, disappearing on entering the house, in the evening (sixth day),
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Ear
Violent stitches in both ears, obliging him to cry out,
Roaring in the ears, lasting a long time,
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Nose
Great dryness of the nose, in the morning, gradually disappearing until in the afternoon much nasal mucus was discharged (third day),
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Teeth
General Mouth.
Gums and teeth
Violent drawing pain in both the upper and lower incisors, with heat of the cheek, that was somewhat swollen (second day),
Tongue
Tongue.
Taste
Taste.
Bitter taste in the mouth,
Fauces
Burning through the mouth and fauces, as after the first dose, with the addition that it was aggravated by all food and drink (immediately),
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Throat
Burning, as from much pepper, gradually extending from the tongue through the fauces and oesophagus to the stomach, lasting from 6 A.M. to 4 P.M., when it began to diminish, but was still felt the next morning, immediately,
Fauces and Pharynx.
Swallowing.
Painful swallowing (first night),
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Pulse
Pulse 110, hard and full, with the fever (first night),
Respiration
Several coarse stitches in the pectoralis major muscle, so that I held my breath and waited till they disappeared, at 6 P.M. (third day), 140.,
(Violent bronchial catarrh came on at night, but could not be ascribed to the drug),
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Neck
Pressive, tensive pain in the cervical muscles, extending forward to the inner margin of the clavicle, and backwards over both scapulae as far as their lower angles, lasting from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. (third day),
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Abdomen
Umbilicus.
Slight griping in the umbilical region, followed by a sensation as though diarrhoea would occur, in the morning (third day),
General Abdomen.
Griping, painless movement and rumbling low down in the abdomen (third day),
Drawing-sticking pains in the left inguinal region (third day),
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Rectum
Sudden sensation of diarrhoea, followed by a desire for stool and evacuation of a scanty, light ochre-yellow, pasty stool, with relief of the pain, in the morning (sixth day),
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Stomach
Appetite and Thirst.
Loss of appetite (first day),
Eructations.
Violent cutting pains in the epigastrium, followed by two thin, frothy stools, at 5 A.M.,
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Stool
The stool, which was usually daily, omitted for five days, when there was a bluish, nodular stool, evacuated with great effort (after third day),
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Urine
Frequent sudden desire to urinate, so that I could scarcely reach the closet, but only a few drops of urine were passed, followed by a sensation as though the bladder were full, in the afternoon; in the evening there was copious micturition, with relief of the distressing sensation (sixth day),
Urine dark, with a reddish-yellow sediment (fifth day),
Genitals
Violent erection (third night),
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Extremities, limbs
Sensation of paralysis in the joints of the fingers and toes (tenth day),
Feeling of great prostration in all the limbs, preventing sleep,
Upper extremities
Shoulder.
Acute pain, as from great fatigue, in the right shoulder; the first movement of the arm was very painful; could scarcely be raised to a right angle, but after a few minutes, on continuing to move it, the pain disappeared, and there remained only a sensation of weariness, in the forenoon (eighth day),
Arm.
Sudden pain, as from a blow, on the inner side of the middle third of the forearm, in the afternoon (second day),
Wrist.
Hand and Fingers.
Transient stitches in the left index finger (fourth day),
Lower extremities
Hip and Thigh.
A sticking-tearing pain, taking its origin in the region of the right trochanter, and extending along the outer side of the thigh to the knee, gradually disappearing on moving about (sixth day),
Knee and Leg.
Acute tearing in the right knee, seeming to be just beneath the patella, on sitting down, after standing a long time, lasting several minutes and then suddenly disappearing, in the evening (third day),
Sense of weariness in the calves, on stretching out the feet, as though I had walked a long distance the evening previous (seventh day),
Foot and Toes.
Violent burning in the sole of the left foot, in the evening,
The toes of both feet were painful, as if they had been bruised (sixth day),
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Fever
Chilliness.
Sudden violent shaking chill, with chattering of the teeth, waking from sleep, and lasting twenty minutes, followed by burning dry heat over the whole body, at midnight (first night),
Heat and Sweat.
(A catarrhal fever developed, that lasted two days),
Perspiration on the right foot, so that the stocking was completely soaked; the left foot remained quite dry,
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Generalities
Weakness (first day),
Sensation as though air were piercing the marrow of the bones,
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