Moschus

▲   GENERAL

General

A remedy for hysteria and nervous paroxysms, Fainting fits and convulsions, catalepsy, etc. The characteristic condition begin worse by cold; there is great sensitiveness to air. Much nervous trembling and frequent fainting. Great flatulence. Diseases do not follow a normal course. Coldness. Tension in muscles, skin and mind.

Dose

First to third potency.

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

BETTER, in open air, rubbing. WORSE, cold. The open air is felt very, very cold.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Nux Moschata ^{Nux Mosch}.; Asa Foetida ^Asaf.; Valeriana ^Valer.; Sumbul ^Sumbul.; Ignatia ^Ign.; Castor Equi ^Castor. Compatible: Ambra Grisea ^Ambra.

Antidotes

Antidotes: Camphora ^Camph.; Coffea Cruda ^Coff.

▲   MIND

Mind

Uncontrollable laughter

Scolding

Anxiety, with palpitation; starting as if frightened

Sexual hypochondriasis.

Excitement

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; rage, fury (see insanity, mania, delirium)

Unconsciousness

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Vertigo on least motion; sensation as if falling from a great height

▲   HEAD

Head

Pressure on top of head

Sounds in ears as from the report of a cannon.

Headache

Compressive pain over root of nose

Scalp

Scalp sensitive

▲   THROAT

Throat

Larynx (voice box); spasm in vocal cords, stopping breathing

Sensation of something in throat; lump; rising sensation

▲   CHEST

Chest

Heart; Hysterical palpitation

Trembling around heart

Weak pulse and fainting.

Respiration

Tightness of chest, is obliged to take a deeper breath

Sudden constriction of larynx and trachea

Difficult respiration; chest oppressed; hysterical spasm of chest; asthma

Spasm of glottis

Impending paralysis of lungs

Asthma, with intense anxiety, fear, and smothering sensation

Cough ceases, mucus cannot be expectorated

Globus hystericus.

Asthma attack; hysterical

Shrill grating sound

▲   COUGH

Cough

Morning

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Stomach; Desire for black Coffea Cruda ^Coffee, stimulants

Everything tastes flat

With stomach symptoms, anxiety in chest

Distended

Faints when eating

Abdomen greatly distended

Spasmodic, nervous hiccough ( Hydrocyanicum Acidum ^Hydrocy-ac.; Sulphuricum Acidum ^Sulph-ac.; Ignatia ^Ignat.; Cajuputum ^Caj.)

Eating

Aversion to food

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Profuse urination

Copious

Odour

like ammonia

strong

Genitals

Male; Violent desire; involuntary emissions

Nausea and vomiting after coition.

Menses

Female; Menses too early, too profuse, with disposition to faint ( Nux Vomica ^Nux M.; veratr.) Sexual desire, with intolerable titillation in parts

Drawing and pushing in the direction of the genitals; sensation as if menses appear.

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Stiffness; during convulsion

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Cold travels downwards (see coldness of back)

Internal heat; with external chill

One-sided

Desire to uncover

▲   GENERALITIES

Convulsions

Convulsions; hysterical

Generalities

Faintness, fainting

Full feeling; internally

Pain

pressing; externally

twinging

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature)

cold in general

cold air

from becoming cold

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