Pyrogenium

▲   GENERAL

General

Pyrogenium was introduced by English Homeopathists, prepared from decomposed lean beef allowed to stand in the sun for two weeks and then potentised. The provings and most of the clinical experience have been obtained from this preparation. But, subsequently, Dr. Swan potentised some septic pus, which preparation has also been proved and clinically applied. There does not seem to be any marked difference in their effects.

Dose

Sixth to thirtieth and higher potencies. Should not be repeated too frequently.

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

Relief from motion.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Streptoccin (anti-febrile action; septic symptoms in infectious diseases). Rapid in its action, especially in its effect on temperature); Staphloccin in diseases where the staphylococcal is the chief bacterial factor, as acne, abscess, furuncle; empyema, endocarditis, etc.); Sepin - a toxin of Proteus vulgaris, prepared by Dr. Shedd, same symptoms as Pyrogenium, of which it is the main constituent; Echinacea Purpurea ^Echinacea; Carboneum Oxygenisatum ^Carbo; Arsenicum Album ^Ars.; Lachesis ^Lach.; Rhus Tox ^Rhus; Baptisia Tinctoria ^Bapt.

Complementary

Complementary: Bryonia ^Bryon.

▲   MIND

Mind

Full of anxiety and insane notions

Loquacious

Thinks he is very wealthy

Restless

Feels if crowded with arms and legs

Cannot tell whether dreaming while awake or asleep.

▲   HEAD

Headache

Painless throbbing

Fan-like motion of alae nasi ( Lycopodium ^Lyc.; Phosphorus ^Phos.) Bursting headache with restlessness.

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Throat dry, articulation difficult

Nausea and vomiting

Breath horrible.

Tongue

Tongue red and DRY, clean, cracked, smooth, as though varnished

Taste

Taste terribly fetid

▲   CHEST

Chest

Heart; Tired feeling about heart

Palpitation

Sensation as if heart were too full

Pulse abnormally rapid, Out of proportion to the temperature

Pain in region of left nipple

Conscious of heart.

Pulse

Always can hear her heart beat

▲   SKIN

Skin

Small cut or injury becomes much swollen and inflamed - discolored

Dry.

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Intolerable tenesmus of both bladder and rectum

Bloated, sore, cutting pain.

Inflammation

Stomach

thirst; during chill

Vomiting

Coffee-grounds vomiting

Vomits water, when it becomes warm in stomach.

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Stool

Diarrhoea; horribly offensive, brown-black; painless, involuntary

Constipation, with complete inertia (Opium); obstinate from impaction

Stools large, black, carrion-like, or small black balls.

▲   GENITALS ETC

Womb

Uterine hemorrhages

Genitals

Female; Puerperal peritonitis, with extreme fetor

Septicaemia following abortion

Septic puerperal infection

Pelvic calculi

Inflammatory exudate

Post-operative cases, with overwhelming sepsis.

Female

after-birth; suppressed

after-birth; suppressed; from cold

Menses

Menses horribly offensive

Fever at each menstrual period, consequent upon latent pelvic inflammation

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Throbbing in vessels of neck

Numbness of hands, arms, feet

Aching in all limbs and bones

Bed feels too hard ( Arnica ^Arn.) Great debility in the morning

Soreness; better by motion ( Rhus Tox ^Rhus.) Rapid decubitus of septic origin.

Pain

during chill

movement

in bones

lower limbs; during chill

lower limbs; walking

lower limbs; warmth; warmth of bed

thigh

during chill

while sitting

lower leg; during chill

aching; during chill

aching; while walking

aching; leg

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Coldness and chilliness

Septic fevers

Latent pyogenic condition

Chill begins in back

Temperature rises rapidly

Great heat with profuse how sweat, but Sweating does not cause a fall in temperature.

Evening

Bed

Shaking, shivering, rigors

evening

At certain time of day or night; from 7 p.m.

External heat; with chilliness

Intense heat

Intermittent, chronic

Perspiration with heat

Septic fever (see infectious, continued, from childbirth, etc.)

Aversion to uncovering

In women; from childbirth

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Seems to be in semi-sleep

Dreams all night.

Generalities

Blood vessels; septicaemia (blood poisoning - chills, fever, must lie down, inflammed lungs, liver, kidneys and other organs)

Movement

Pain

sore, bruised

sore, bruised; externally

sore, bruised; internally

sore, bruised; parts lain on

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

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); cold feeling; lack of vital heat

cold in general

from becoming cold

after becoming cold

cold, wet weather

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