Cobaltum

▲   GENERAL

General

Adapted to neurasthenic spinal states. Sexual disturbances. Fatigue, agitation, and bone pains, worse in morning.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Cannab. Indium Metallicum ^Ind.; Sepia ^Sepia; Zincum Metallicum ^Zinc.; Agnus Castus ^Agnus; Selenium ^Selen.

▲   MIND

Mind

All mental excitement increases suffering

Constant interchange of mental moods.

Aversions, dislikes

indolence, aversion to work

aversion to mental work

Behaviour; habits; clinch teeth together

Dazed

morning

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions

about self; circumstances; is a criminal

about self; circumstances; is a criminal; and others know it

Desires, wants; desire for mental work

Excitement

ailments from emotional excitement

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

cheerful, happy

ecstatic; exhilaration

mirth, hilarity, liveliness, etc.

reproaches; himself

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.; with himself

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

vivacious

Intellectual faculties

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

impaired thinking; confusion; morning

impaired thinking; confusion; from movement

ideas; abundant ideas, clearness of mind

Memory; active memory

Restlessness, nervousness

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

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

During stool

▲   HEAD

Head

Aches; worse, bending head Forward

Brain; brain feels loose; while walking

Congestion (see pulsation); fullness

fullness

morning

fullness; temple

Expanded sensation (see swollen); during stool

enlarged sensation

during stool

Movements in head

from movement

while walking

rising sensation; sinking and rising

Pulsating

morning

Swollen, and feeling swollen

Headache

Pain, headache

daytime

morning

in bed

with nausea

on rising

on waking

late morning

noon

afternoon

evening; 6 p.m.

air; open (see walking in open air)

with high or low temperature; headache after the chill

from any jar (see sensitive, coughing, laughing, stepping, riding)

from certain movements; movement in general

from certain movements; while bending head backward

from certain movements; while bending head forward

from certain movements; from stooping

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

with other pains; pain in back

with other pains; pain in small of back

pulsating

from sex; after excessive pollutions

after sleep; after nightmares

from stool; from pressing at stool

walking; while

walking; false step

warm room

from wrapping up head

in forehead

morning; on rising

after rising

from stooping

back of head (occiput)

morning

morning; until 2 p.m.; 3 p.m.

late morning

noon

open air

stooping

temples

morning

late morning

movement

top of head (vertex)

jarring

on certain movements; rising from a seat

burning; after scratching

bursting

top of head (vertex); pain as if top of head would come off

top of head (vertex); pain as if top of head would come off; at every jar

pressing (see bursting, pulling); outward

pressing (see bursting, pulling); temples

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure

morning

night

forehead

forehead; morning

temples

temples; morning

Sensitive; to the least jar (see stepping and pain in general)

Scalp

Itching of hairy scalp and beard.

Skin and scalp

itching

itching; night

▲   EYES

Eyes

Cold

Discoloration; redness

Pain

daytime only

night

cold air

light

lids; when using eyes

aching

night

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

light

while reading

while writing

as from something in eye; like sand in eye

sore, bruised, tender; lids

stitching, sudden, sharp

in bright light

while writing

tearing

Tears

open air

in cold air

Weak

Vision

Blurred; letters

Colours and shapes in front of eyes; colours; black; spots; floating (aka muscae volitantes or spiders)

Dim

Flickering; while reading

▲   EARS

Ear

Noises in ear

left

humming

Pain

evening

Pulsation

left

evening

▲   FACE

Face

Inflammation

indurated (hard from inflammation)

indurated (hard from inflammation); red, hard lumps

Motions of jaw; lockjaw

Lips

bleeding

peeling

picking lips

Pain

burning (see heat); corner of mouth

pulling; submaxillary gland (gland under jaw, by throat)

Skin

itching (see skin); whiskers

out-breaks on skin; chin

out-breaks on skin; nose; inside; left

out-breaks on skin; boils; chin

right side of chin

▲   NOSE

Nose

Discharge from nose

crusts, scabs, inside; left

watery

Dryness

inside

inside; left

Itching

left

inside; left

Odours, imaginary and real

putrid

sickly

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza); blocked

blocked; sensation as if blocked

Sneezing

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Coated white ( Antimonium Crudum ^Ac">Ant)

Cr.)

Pain; burning, raw and smarting

Gums and teeth

Teeth; Feel too long

Pain in teeth

Pain

sore; gums

sore; gums; cold air

Swelling; gums

Teeth

sensation of elongated teeth

sensation of elongated teeth; open air

pain; when pulled in from air

Saliva

Dryness; morning; on waking

Saliva; watery

Salivation

Tongue

Cracks across tongue

Cracked

tongue

tongue; centre

across

Discoloration; tongue; white

Taste

Taste

bad

flavourless

sweetish

Palate

Pain

palate (roof of mouth); pricking

stitching, sudden, sharp; palate (roof of mouth)

extending to ear

▲   THROAT

Throat

Larynx (voice box); fullness

fullness; morning

Dryness

when rising

Sensation of something in throat

morning

lump; morning

Hawks often; morning

Feels hot

Inflammation; chronic

Mucus

morning

white

Pain

on hawking

swallowing; swallowing empty

larynx

rawness

when coughing

when hawking

larynx; morning

sore; morning

sore; after hawking

sudden, sharp; larynx

Roughness

from coughing

Scratching; morning

Swallowing; constantly

External throat; pain; soreness

▲   CHEST

Chest

Pain

stitching, sudden, sharp; lower part; left

Respiration

when breathing; breathing deeply

stitching, sudden, sharp; when breathing in

stitching, sudden, sharp; lower part; breathing in deeply

Hiccup

Stomach

hiccup; after eating

hiccup; after supper

▲   COUGH

Cough

Hacking cough

Short

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Morning

9 a.m.

Cold air

In open air

Bloody, spitting of blood (see chest haemorrhage)

bright-red

White

Copious

morning

9 a.m.

Frothy

Lumpy

morning

9 a.m.

Mucous

morning

9 a.m.

bloody

Noticeable taste; sweetish

Thick

and sticky

Tough

▲   SKIN

Skin

Dry and pimply

Pimples about nates, chin, hairy scalp.

Itching

on becoming warm

on becoming warm; in bed

Out-breaks on skin

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back and neck

Pain

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

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

Back

Pain in back and sacrum; worse while sitting; better, walking or lying

Weakness in legs and backache after emissions.

Pain

after dinner

after emission

while lying down

on back

while sitting

walking

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between

lumbar (lower half of back)

lying down

lying on back

on rising from a seat

while sitting

while walking

sacrum (base of spine)

while sitting

spine

after dinner

aching

after dinner

after emission

while sitting

in the act of sitting down

lumbar (lower half of back)

lumbar (lower half of back); afternoon; evening

lumbar (lower half of back); lying down

lumbar (lower half of back); rising up

lumbar (lower half of back); while sitting

lumbar (lower half of back); walking

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Shooting in liver

Pain in spleen.

Sensation as if diarrhoea would come on

Emptiness

after stool

Sensation of fullness; after eating

Noises from abdomen; rumbling; as if diarrhoea would come on

Pain

morning

evening

night

4 a.m.

5 a.m.

as if diarrhoea would come on

during diarrhoea (colic)

during stool

groin region

left

navel; after eating

navel; region of navel; eating

spleen

breathing in

cramping, griping; morning; on waking

5 a.m.

cutting; before stool

cutting; during stool

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); behind lower ribs; right

extending to thigh

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); liver; extending to thigh

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); spleen

on breathing deeply

Skin

discoloration; brown spots

discoloration; yellow; brown spots

Bladder

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); after drinking coffee

urination; frequent; after drinking coffee

Stomach

burping, belching; morning

burping, belching; morning; after stool

burping, belching; after stool

burping, belching; bitter

burping, belching; empty; morning

burping, belching; hot

burping, belching; of water

hardness

irritation

pain; sore, bruised, beaten (tenderness); on coughing

Eating

Sensation of fullness; after dinner

Pain

after eating (including certain foods)

after eating (including certain foods); after dinner

Stomach

hiccup; after dinner

pain; after eating; dinner

Nausea

nausea; during chill

nausea; during headache

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Constant dropping of blood from the anus, no blood from the stools.

Constipation; alternating with diarrhoea

Haemorrhage from anus

Pain

burning; during stool

burning; after stool

pressing (pressure)

downward, outward, etc.

before stool

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

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

Urging, desire to stool (see pain

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); constant

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); while walking

Stool

Like balls

like sheep dung

Copious

Dry

Forcible, sudden, gushing

Large

Shooting out

Soft

Watery

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Burning (includes hot)

Colour

like coffee

dark

pale

red; dark-red

Copious

Skin forming on the surface of urine (includes fatty)

Odour

strong and sharp (acrid), pungent

strong

Scanty

Sediment

clots, yellow-red

fluffy, woolly

red

fluffy, woolly or powdery

sand; red (brick-dust)

yellow

reddish

Urethra

Pain in end of urethra; greenish discharge; brown spots on genitals and abdomen.

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; sharp mucous or pus

discharge

gonorrhoea

discharge; greenish

chronic

yellow

discharge; mucous

discharge; white

chronic; with impotence

pain; from emissions

pain; while standing

pain; burning

after emission

during urination

after urination

passage

Male

Male

Pain in right testicle; better, urinating

pain; testes; right

after urinating

thick emission from penis

while lying on back

without erections

frequent

Genitals

Emissions without erection

Impotence

Backache in lumbar region and weak legs

Lewd dreams

Male

erections; incomplete

erections; impotency

after gonorrhoea

sexual passion; increased; without erection

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Aching in wrist-joints

Shooting into thighs from liver

Weak knees

Trembling in limbs

Tingling in feet

Foot-sweat, mostly between toes.

Heat; leg; flushes

Movements and positions

jerking; falling asleep

trembling

lower limbs

twitching; during sleep

Pain

wrist

lower limbs; while sitting

thigh

front

knee; evening

foot

aching; lower limbs

thigh

knee

knee; evening

pulling; thigh; thigh bone

sore, bruised

afternoon

joints

joints; morning

hip

hip; on movement

stitching, sudden, sharp; wrist

stitching, sudden, sharp; leg

Perspiration

foot; offensive smelling

foot; offensive smelling; odour of sole-leather

foot; offensive smelling; sour

toes; between toes

offensive

Skin

itching; upper limbs

itching; shoulder

itching; knee

out-break on skin

boils

pimples

upper limbs

upper limbs; boils

upper limbs; pimples

upper limbs; pimples; bleeding, when scratched

shoulder; pimples

shoulder; pimples; bleeding when scratched

forearm; boils

buttocks; pimples

Weakness

walking

knee

exercise

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

At certain time of day or night

from 11 a.m.; to 12 a.m.

from 4 p.m.; to 5 p.m.

Perspiration with heat

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Unrefreshing; Disturbed by lewd dreams.

Disturbed

Dreams

amorous

not remembered

vivid

Sleepiness, tiredness; evening

Sleeplessness, insomnia

evening

Not refreshing

Waking; early

Yawning

during chill

after dinner

Generalities

Morning; 11 a.m.

Afternoon; 4 p.m.

Night; 5 a.m.

Emission

Jerking

during sleep

on going to sleep

Pain

pressing; externally

sore, bruised

While sitting

Twitching; on going to sleep

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

evening

after dinner

from headache

during stool

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