Angustura Vera

▲   GENERAL

General

Rheumatic and paralytic complaints - great difficulty in walking. Crackling in all joints.

The greatest craving for Coffea Cruda ^Coffee is a characteristic symptom. Caries of long bones. Paralysis. Tetanus. Stiffness of muscles and joints. Oversensitive.

Principal action on spinal motor nerves and mucous membranes.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

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Compare: Nux Vomica ^Nux; Ruta Graveolens ^Ruta; Merc Viv ^Mercur.; Brucea. - Bark of Nux Vomica ^{Nux Vomica} or angustura falsa ( Tetanic spasms with undisturbed consciousness, worse noise liquids, paralyzed lower extremities, worse least touch, Cries for fear of being touched. Painful jerking of legs; cramp-like pain in knees; rigid and lame limbs of paralytics. For pain in the passing of calculus.)

▲   MIND

Mind

Aversions, dislikes; jesting

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; illusions of fantasy

As if in a dream

Excitement

afternoon

Mental exertion

Fantasies; of exaltation

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

cheerful, happy

cheerful, happy; afternoon

cheerful, happy; walking in open air

cowardice

ecstatic

hatred; has bitter feelings for slight offences

indecisive

irritability

while perspiring

loathing

mirth, hilarity, liveliness, etc.

afternoon

rage, fury (see insanity, mania, delirium); violent, intense feeling

sensitive, oversensitive

easily offended

serious

suspicious

unhappy; despair; discouraged

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.

unhappy; lamenting, regretting; moaning, groaning

vivacious

weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting)

Intellectual faculties

bright, intelligent, clear; abundant ideas, clearness of mind

impaired thinking; absent-minded (see forgetful)

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

impaired thinking; confusion; as after being intoxicated

impaired thinking; confusion; from mental exertion

impaired thinking; confusion; while reading

impaired thinking; confusion; while walking

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish; afternoon

thoughts wandering

ideas; abundant ideas, clearness of mind

Insecure, uncertain, scared

anxiety

anxiety; during sleep (see dreams)

lacking self confidence

fear

frightened easily

starting, startled

at things of little importance

timidity

Memory; active memory

Preoccupied

making plans; many

theorising

Pleasure

Restlessness, nervousness; night

Sighing (see respiration)

Thoughts (see preoccupied); rapid, quick, etc.

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Tendency to fall over

From head; at back of head (occiput)

Periodical, recurring, seasonal; regularly

While reading

While walking

when crossing a bridge; over running water

near water

over water

crossing running water

while in the open air

▲   HEAD

Head

Oversensitive

Drawing in facial muscles

Congestion (see pulsation); fullness

fullness; forehead

Constriction, tension (see also pulling, pressing)

while walking

Pulled; sideways; first right then left

Hot

night

in bed

forehead

Movements in head

knocking in head

Movements of head; falling (see heaviness); sideways

Pulsating; forehead

Twitching of muscles; sides

Headache

Headache, with heat of face

Acute pain in cheeks

Pain in temporal muscles, when opening the jaws

Pain in articulation of jaw, in masseter muscles, as if fatigued by chewing too much

Cramp-pain on the zygomatic arch.

Heaviness (see pain

pressing)

pressing); morning; on rising

pressing); on rising

pressing); while sitting

pressing); forehead

Pain, headache

morning

evening

at twilight

night

from open air

air

open (see walking in open air)

alternating with other symptoms; asthma

on coughing

with high or low temperature; headache during the heat

with high or low temperature; headache during the chill

while leaning against something

certain movements; raising head

certain movements; rising (see morning, noon, night, etc., on rising, also movement; raising head); rising to standing

from certain movements; raising head

from certain movements; from stooping

from certain movements; rising (see morning, noon, night, etc., on rising, also movement; raising head); from lying

from certain movements; rising (see morning, noon, night, etc., on rising, also movement; raising head); rising upright

from noises

pulsating

sitting

sleep; on falling asleep

from stooping

from touch

walking; while

walking; in open air

in forehead

evening

open air

on movement

from stooping

above eyes

back of head (occiput); afternoon

sides; one side

sides; stooping

sides; touch

temples; evening

temples; from stooping

boring, digging, screwing

laying head on table

side of head

temples

top of head (vertex)

cramping

pulling

morning

evening

forehead

sides

temples

pressing (see bursting, pulling)

afternoon

pulling

forehead

forehead; pressing outward

forehead; pressing outward; as though brain would come out

forehead; over eyes

back of head (occiput); afternoon

sides

temples

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.); temples; extending up and down

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure; air

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure; forehead

stitching, sudden, sharp; forehead; externally

stitching, sudden, sharp; temples

extending downward

tearing, rending; top of head (vertex); extending over temples

as if torn

Shocks, blows, jerks, etc. (see jerking pain, pulsation, plug, nail); forehead

▲   EYES

Eyes

Lids

spasmodic opening of eyes

stuck together; morning

stuck together; night

Dullness

Eye feels hot

Pain

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; corner; evening

pressing

evening

stitching, sudden, sharp

Tension; morning

Vision

Acute

▲   EARS

Ear

Heat

Noises in ear

ringing

right

Pain

in front of ear

inside (in ear canal)

burning

pulling in ear

jerking

pinching in

spasmodic

inside ear

stitching, sudden, sharp

tearing in; in front of ear

Skin; out-breaks on skin; behind ears; boils

Hearing

Impaired

Too sensitive

▲   FACE

Face

Convulsions, spasms; jaw muscles

Bony growth (exostosis); lower jaw

Heat

evening

sensation of heat

lips

Lips; dryness

Pain

affected by movement (for better or worse); when opening the mouth (see movement)

cheek

cramp-like (see pulling); cheek bone

sudden, sharp

Skin; itching (see skin); cheeks

▲   NOSE

Nose

Pain

gnawing, biting

burning, smarting

sore, bruised; inside

Skin or lining of nose; ulcers; inside

▲   MOUTH

Gums and teeth

Growths, blisters, swellings; ulcers; gums

Teeth

decay, hollow

pain

incisors

molars

upper teeth

lower teeth

cold; cold hand applied

pulsating

pulling

pulling; cold finger

pulling; incisors; upper

pulling; molars; upper

pulling; upper teeth

pulling; upper teeth; cold finger

tearing

Saliva

Dryness

with no thirst

Saliva

mucus, slime

mucus, slime; evening

mucus, slime; thick and sticky

Salivation

Tongue

Discoloration

tongue; white

tongue; white; line

Dryness; tongue; night

Inflammation; tongue

Pain

burning, raw and smarting; tongue

burning, raw and smarting; tongue; tip; as from pepper

stitching, sudden, sharp; tongue; tip

Roughness; tongue

Taste

Saliva

salty (see taste)

sour (see taste)

Taste

bitter

bitter; during eating

bitter; after eating

bitter; after smoking

flavourless

putrid

sour; bread tastes sour

Palate

Dryness; palate (roof of mouth)

Roughness; palate (roof of mouth)

▲   THROAT

Throat

Irritation; trachea (wind pipe)

Mucus

evening

in the air passages

trachea (wind pipe)

Pain; sudden, sharp; larynx

Swallowing; impeded

Tickling in the air passages

larynx

in trachea (wind pipe)

Voice

hoarseness

low

▲   CHEST

Chest

Constriction, tension

when ascending stairs or hill

asthmatic

movement

while walking

heart

Heart

angina pectoris

palpitations; on climbing steps

palpitations; while lying down; side

left

palpitations; while sitting

bent

palpitations; stooping

palpitations; tumultuous, violent, intense

Jerks; shocks

Movements in and of chest

convulsions

spasms of chest

Oppressed feeling

while walking; quickly

Pain

physical exertion

when using arms

on raising of arm

sides

cutting (sudden sharp pain)

sides

pressing; sides

during expectoration

sore, bruised; on pressing

stitching, sudden, sharp; sides

Skin; itching; breast

Respiration

Asthma attack; alternating with other conditions; headache

Difficult (dyspnea); ascending

while walking; walking rapidly

Intermittent, unequal

Interrupted

Irregular

Rattling; while walking in open air

Sobbing

Hiccup

Stomach; hiccup

▲   COUGH

Cough

Daytime

Morning

after rising

Afternoon; 3 p.m.

In open air

when walking in open air

With or after chill or fever; during fever

Cough from deep down

morning

Dry cough

morning

after rising

during fever

Hacking cough

from tickling in larynx

when walking in open air

Sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from cutting, stinging, in throat; in larynx

from irritation in air passages

in larynx

from irritation in air passages; in wind pipe

pain from coughing in larynx

pain from coughing in wind pipe

roughness in throat causes cough; roughness in larynx

scratching; in larynx

Comes on suddenly

Racking

Rattling

On rising

Short

open air

from tickling in larynx

when walking fast; in open air

Tickling

larynx

in wind pipe

Tormenting

Violent

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Daytime only

Morning

Yellow

Difficult

Mucous

Noticeable taste

burnt

salty

sour

Watery

▲   SKIN

Skin

Caries, very painful ulcers which affect the bone.

Goose bumps

Out-breaks on skin; tubercles (nodules, knob-like lumps)

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back and neck

Pain

sore, bruised, beaten

sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back)

sacrum (base of spine)

Neck

Pain in cervical vertebrae

Drawing in the neck

Pain in spine, at nape of neck and sacrum, worse on pressure

Pain

neck

neck; on raising the arms

spine; irritation; neck

digging; neck

when lifting the arm

pulling; neck

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; neck

Quivering in neck

Stiffness

neck

neck; morning

Back

Itching along back

Twitching and jerking along back

Bends backwards.

Coldness

late morning

late morning; while walking; in the room

Pain

morning

in bed

night

on movement

pressure

wandering

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between

lumbar (lower half of back)

morning

while sitting

on stooping

sacrum (base of spine)

morning

night

during movement

while sitting

while walking

spine

irritation

irritation; sacrum (base of spine)

aching; morning; in bed

aching; base of spine; morning

boring

as if broken; lumbar (lower half of back); morning in bed

as if broken; base of spine

night, in bed, relieved by rising and walking

cutting; lumbar (lower half of back); extending outward

cutting; whole spine

pulling

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between; morning in bed

lumbar (lower half of back); while sitting

jerking

with rigidness; lumbar (lower half of back)

stooping

pressing; lumbar (lower half of back)

sitting

pressing; sacrum (base of spine)

night

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; while sitting

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; dorsal (shoulder level); between shoulder blades

night; in bed

on movement

spine

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; lumbar (lower half of back); sitting

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; sacrum (base of spine)

Shocks, electric like; along the spine

Stiffness

morning

Twitching; like electric shocks

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Stomach; Bitter taste

Irresistible desire for Coffea Cruda ^Coffee

Pain from navel into sternum

Atonic dyspepsia

Belching, with cough ( Ambra Grisea ^Ambra)

Diarrhoea and colic

Tenesmus with soft stool; chronic diarrhoea, with debility and loss of flesh

Burning in anus.

Noises from abdomen; gurgling

Pain

during stool; during diarrhoea

liver; on exercising

navel; extending to other parts; chest

navel; extending to other parts; breast bone

cutting; after drinking warm milk

cutting; lower part of abdomen

cutting; liver

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); after drinking warm milk

Pulsation; lower part of abdomen

Bladder

pain; pressing, pressure; before urination

urge to urinate, but producing nothing

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); frequent (see urination, frequent)

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); after urinating

urination; dribbling (by drops)

urination; painful or difficult urination

urination; frequent

Stomach

appetite; increased (hunger in general)

appetite; lacking, no appetite; noon

desires, cravings; coffee

desires, cravings; cold drinks

desires, cravings; warm drinks

emptiness, weak feeling, faintness, hungry feeling

disordered; after siesta

pain; while exercising

pain; cutting; after warm milk

pain; sudden, sharp; after warm milk

thirst; during heat

thirst; without desire to drink

Eating

Pain; after eating (including certain foods); after drinking milk

Stomach

aversion to certain foods or drinks; all drinks

aversion to certain foods or drinks; fats and rich food

aversion to certain foods or drinks; all food

aversion to certain foods or drinks; meat

aversion to certain foods or drinks; pork

aversion to certain foods or drinks; solid food

desires, cravings; liquid food

desires, cravings; warm food

burping, belching; after dinner

Nausea

nausea; in open air

nausea; while walking; in open air

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Constipation

insufficient, incomplete, unsatisfactory stool

Diarrhoea

daytime only

morning

night

Dragging, heaviness, weight

Haemorrhoids

external

large

Itching; perineum (between rectum and genitals)

Pain

pressing (pressure)

sudden, sharp

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during stool

Closing

Stool

Copious

Hard

Knotty, nodular, lumpy

Mucous, slimy

Soft

Thin, liquid

Watery; white

White

Yellow

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Burning (includes hot)

Cloudy

soon after passing

when standing up

Colour

black

dark

pale

white

yellow; light

yellow; orange

Colourless

Copious

Scanty

Sediment; shapeless

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); itching

Male

Male

itching; penis

itching; scrotum

pain; pulling; testes; left

Female

Female; vaginal discharge; milky

Genitals

Male

itching

pain; spermatic cords; jerking

pain; pulling; spermatic cords

shivering

swelling

tingling

Female

pain; pressing; ovaries

pain; pressing; ovaries; right

sexual intercourse; desire increased; with violent involuntary orgasms

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Stiffness and tension of muscles and joints

Pain in limbs on walking

Arms tired and heavy

Caries of long bones

Coldness of fingers

Pain in knees

Cracking in joints.

Abscess; ankle joint

Bones; bony growth (exostosis); shin bone

Coldness

upper limbs; hands

upper limbs; fingers

lower limbs; foot

Compression; foot

Cracking noise in joints

Cramps

joints

hip

knee

while standing

while walking

leg

foot

sole

Heat

hand; back of hand

ankles

foot

Heaviness

upper limbs

upper limbs; while walking

hand

thigh

leg

Diseased hip-joint (see pain in hip)

Inflammation; joints

Movements and positions

shuddering; thigh; shivering

trembling; during chill

Numbness (see tingling); lower limbs; when crossing the legs

lower limbs

before period

leg

foot

Pain

during chill

upper limbs; on hanging down

upper arm

elbow; during chill

forearm; comes on suddenly

hand; comes on suddenly

fingers; comes on suddenly

fingers; joints; when moved

fingers; joints; third finger

on movement

lower limbs; sciatica (pain radiating from back along back of thigh)

thigh; jerking

knee

ankle; inner side

foot; paralytic

foot; while walking

aching; elbow

aching; hand

aching; fingers

aching; leg; calf

aching; foot

boring; thigh

boring; ankle

boring; foot

burning; ankle; outer side

pulling

joints; while walking

shoulder

upper arm

forearm

forearm; cramp-like

hand

hand; cramp-like

hand; joints of

fingers

lower limbs

thigh

thigh; rheumatic

thigh; while walking

knee

knee; while standing

knee; while walking

leg; morning

leg; rheumatic

leg; while walking

leg; shin

leg; shin; evening

leg; calf

leg; calf; cramp-like

ankles

ankles; morning; while walking

foot

foot; morning

foot; joints

foot; heel

toes

pressing; shoulder

pressing; upper arm; movement

pressing; elbow

pressing; wrist

pressing; hand

back of hand

back of hand; evening

back of hand; evening; rheumatic

joints of

pressing; fingers

pressing; thigh

pressing; knee

pressing; leg

pressing; foot

as from a blunt object

back of foot

joints of

heel; extending to large toe

pressing; toes

sore, bruised; joints

sore, bruised; upper limbs

sore, bruised; upper arm; in bone

sore, bruised; elbow

sore, bruised; thigh

sore, bruised; knee

while sitting

sore, bruised; leg

sore, bruised; foot; standing

as if sprained; ankle

as if sprained; foot

stitching, sudden, sharp; upper limbs

stitching, sudden, sharp; shoulder

stitching, sudden, sharp; hand

extending to elbow

stitching, sudden, sharp; fingers; evening

stitching, sudden, sharp; thigh

twitching

stitching, sudden, sharp; leg; calf

stitching, sudden, sharp; ankle

stitching, sudden, sharp; foot; sole

stitching, sudden, sharp; foot; heel

stitching, sudden, sharp; toes

tearing; upper arm; bone

tearing; foot; back of foot

movement

tearing; foot; sole; sudden

tearing; foot; heel; cramp-like, when limbs are crossed

Paralysis

lower limbs

ankles

foot

Perspiration; foot

Pulsation, throbbing; foot

Relaxation; lower limbs

Shrivelled (shrunken); hand

Skin

itching; like insects crawling on skin; foot

itching; upper limbs

rubbing

out-break on skin; foot; nodes

Stiffness

elbow

lower limbs

knee

foot

Swollen

hand

fingers; joints

Tension, tightness; lower limbs

Weakness

elbow

forearm

hand

paralytic

lower limbs

thigh; walking in open air

knee

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Morning

in bed

Late morning

Afternoon

Open air

Running upwards

In bed

Chilliness (see also whole body

temperature)

temperature); morning

on waking

Creeping

From environment

swamps

tropical countries

After exposure

Internal

afternoon; without subsequent heat

With pain

Periodic, recurring

recurring daily

regular and distinct intervals

Shaking, shivering, rigors

late morning

afternoon

In summer; hot weather of summer

At certain time of day or night

from 9 a.m.

from 3 p.m.

Touch

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Evening

after eating

on entering the room

Night

3 a.m.

after midnight

Alternating with chills; night

Spreading up body

Fever without chill

afternoon

evening

night

3 a.m.

After eating

Stages of chill, heat and sweat

chill followed by heat

heat followed by chill

Warmth; warm room

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Dreams

amorous

anxious

frightful

many

unpleasant

vivid

weeping

Falling asleep

while reading

sitting

Restless

Sleepiness, tiredness

late morning

during dinner

while reading

while sitting

Sleeplessness, insomnia

Waking; frequent

Yawning

morning

spasmodic

Perspiration

Morning

Night

Night; after lying down

In bed

Generalities

Blood vessels; excited, rapid blood flow; morning in sleep

Bones; decay of bone

Pain; tearing; bones; jerking

Pulse

intermittent

irregular

Scurvy

Electric-like shocks

Stretching

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); hot feeling; flushes of heat

hot feeling; flushes of heat; with perspiration; and anxiety

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness); late morning

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