Myrica Cerifera

▲   GENERAL

General

Marked action on the liver, with jaundice and mucous membranes. Persistent sleeplessness. Jaundice.

Dose

Tincture, to third potency.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Ptelea Trifoliata ^Ptel.; Cornus Florida ^Cornus.; Chelidonium Majus ^Chelid.; Leptandra Virginica ^Lept.; Fagopyrum ^Fagop.

Antidotes

Antidote: Digitalis Purpurea ^Digit ( Jaundice).

▲   MIND

Mind

Despondent, irritable, indifferent

Gloomy.

Aversions, dislikes; to being spoken to

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; about self; circumstances; that is better than others

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome)

ecstatic; exhilaration

indifference, apathy, etc.; to business affairs

irritability

loathing

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

afternoon

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; confusion

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish

Restlessness, nervousness

morning

night

2 a.m.

Talking, conversation

critical

dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

With nausea

On stooping

▲   HEAD

Head

Pressure in vertex and forehead

Dull, heavy aching in temples and forehead on waking in the morning

Coldness; top of head (vertex)

Congestion (see pulsation); when stooping

Empty, hollow sensation

Sensation of numbness; temples

Pulsating

Headache

Headache, with drowsiness; yellow sclerotica; aching in eyeballs

Pain and stiffness in nape of neck.

Heaviness (see pain; pressing); back of head (occiput)

Pain, headache

morning; on waking

evening; 10 p.m.

night; about midnight

cold applications

with other pains; pain in back

with other pains; pain in neck

washing; washing head in cold water

in forehead; morning; on waking

in forehead; late morning

in forehead; afternoon

in forehead; evening

in forehead; after sleep

in forehead; from stooping

in forehead; above eyes; late morning; 11 a.m.

back of head (occiput)

cold application

sides; right

temples

afternoon

and forehead

forehead and top of head (vertex)

burning; in open air

grinding

pressing (see bursting, pulling)

morning

Scalp

Scalp feels tight

▲   EYES

Eyes

Discoloration; yellow

Heaviness; lids; morning

Pain

aching

aching; evening

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; while reading

as from something in eye; like sand in eye

sore, bruised, tender; morning

sore, bruised, tender; lids

Swellings

morning

late morning

Weak; while reading

Vision

Colours and shapes in front of eyes; flames

▲   EARS

Ear

Noises in ear

left

with vertigo, dizziness

ringing

left

with vertigo, dizziness

Pain; behind ear

▲   FACE

Face

Yellow

Itching and stinging

Creeping sensation.

Heat

late morning; 8 a.m.

Pain; burning (see heat)

Pulsation

Skin

discoloration; red; late morning; 8 a.m.

discoloration; sallow

discoloration; yellow

like insects crawling on skin (see skin)

▲   NOSE

Nose

Discharge from nose

blood

offensive smelling; fetid

offensive smelling; from ulcer or disease of nasal bones

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza)

morning

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Tenacious, thick, nauseous secretion

Growths, blisters, swellings; dry, scaly crusts

Inflammation; follicular, ulcerative

Pain

Inflamed lining of mouth from ulcer

Thrush (whitish flakes)

Gums and teeth

Tender, spongy, and bleeding gums ( Merc Viv ^Merc.)

Bleeding; gums

Pain; sore; gums

Gums; spongy

Saliva

Dryness

Saliva

mucus, slime; thick

mucus, slime; thick and sticky

Tongue

Discoloration

tongue; yellow

tongue; yellow; dirty

Tongue; movement of tongue; difficult (see protruded); on account of crusty coat

Taste

Tongue furred, with bad taste in mouth, and nausea

Taste

bad

bitter

nauseous

Palate

Dryness; palate (roof of mouth)

Growths, blisters, swellings; dry, scaly crusts; palate (roof of mouth)

▲   THROAT

Throat

Constricted and rough feeling, with a constant desire to swallow

Stringy mucus; detached with difficulty.

Choking, constricting

Dryness

Sensation of something in throat

lump

Irritation; larynx

Mucus

clinging

Pain

swallowing; on swallowing

on waking

burning

air passages

larynx

trachea (wind pipe)

sore

morning

on waking

Swallowing

difficult

difficult; saliva

Tickling in the air passages; night

▲   CHEST

Chest

Constriction, tension

night

lying on left

sides

Heart; palpitations; while lying down; side; left

Movements in and of chest; spasms of chest; cramp; heart

Pain

sides; left

cutting (sudden sharp pain); region of heart

stitching, sudden, sharp; coughing

stitching, sudden, sharp; heart

▲   COUGH

Cough

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

When talking

Tickling; night

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Copious

▲   SKIN

Skin

Yellow and itching

Jaundice

Creeping sensation, as of insects.

Discoloration; yellow, jaundice, etc.

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back and neck

Pain

sore, bruised, beaten

Neck

neck

aching; neck

Skin; itching; neck

Stiffness

neck

neck; during headache

Back

Pain

morning; on waking

during chill

on waking

aching; on waking

aching; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; under them

aching; lumbar (lower half of back)

during chill

after washing

dragging; lumbar (lower half of back)

morning; on waking

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Stomach; Taste bitter and nauseous, with offensive breath

Strong desire for acids

Dull pain in the region of the liver

Complete jaundice, with bronze-yellow skin; loss of appetite

Fullness in the stomach and abdomen

Scanty, yellow, frothy urine.

Sensation of fullness

after eating

on waking

Noises from abdomen

rumbling; morning

rumbling; as if diarrhoea would come on

Pain

afternoon

evening

cramping, griping; night

pressing; region of navel

Bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); ineffectual

Kidneys; pain; region of

Stomach

appetite; constant

appetite; reduced

morning

appetite; increased (hunger in general); morning

appetite; increased (hunger in general); afternoon; 5 p.m.

appetite; increased (hunger in general); after eating

appetite; ravenous, excessive; morning

appetite; ravenous, excessive; afternoon; 5 p.m.

appetite; ravenous, excessive; eating increases the hunger; soon after eating

appetite; lacking, no appetite; morning

distended (swollen from inner pressure); late morning

disordered; after eating

burping, belching; late morning

burping, belching; empty; late morning

fullness; after eating

fullness; on waking

pain; after eating; breakfast

pain; while walking

pain; pressing; after breakfast

pain; sudden, sharp; while walking

sinking (see emptiness)

Eating

Complete loss of appetite, but with a feeling of fullness in the stomach after a hearty meal

Flatulence; after dinner

Stomach; pain; after eating; dinner

Nausea

Weak, sinking feeling in the epigastrium, approaching nausea; increased after eating; relieved by rapid walking.

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Flatulence

afternoon

while urging for stool, but only flatulence is passed

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

Stool

Constant discharge of flatus when walking

Urging to stool, with no other results than the expulsion of a great amount of flatus

Loose, light-colored stool; ash-colored and destitute of bile.

Urinary Organs.

Dark, frothy, scanty, high-colored, biliary.

Clay-coloured (see light-coloured)

Grey

Light-coloured

Mushy

Pasty, mushy

White; milk like

Yellow; normal consistency

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Albuminous (white, thick)

Containing bile

Cloudy

Colour

brown

dark

Frothy

Sediment; brown; pinkish

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; gonorrhoea; chronic

Female

Female

vaginal discharge; thick

vaginal discharge; yellow

Genitals

Male; sexual passion; lacking

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Staggering gait

Pain under shoulder-blades and back of neck, in all muscles, in hollow of right foot.

Movements and positions

lameness; forearm

lameness; forearm; near the wrist

lameness; lower limbs; afternoon

Pain

upper limbs

hand; on touch

fingers; nails

fingers; second finger

fingers; fourth finger; tip

lower limbs

thigh

foot; sole; arch

aching; morning, 7 a.m.

aching; upper limbs

aching; shoulder

aching; leg; calf; while walking

burning; foot; sole

pulling; thigh; above the knee

pinching; leg; calf

shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp); thigh

sore, bruised; lower limbs

afternoon

sore, bruised; knee

stitching, sudden, sharp; forearm

stitching, sudden, sharp; thigh

stitching, sudden, sharp; knee

tearing; upper arm

tearing; forearm

Skin

itching; upper limbs

itching; shoulder

itching; forearm

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Alternating with chills; afternoon

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Disturbed, bad dreams and frequent waking; insomnia.

Dreams

amorous

frightful

not remembered

Interrupted

Short

Sleepiness, tiredness

morning

late morning

evening

6 p.m.

during headache

Not refreshing

Waking; frequent

Yawning; frequent

Perspiration

Generalities

Pulse; slow

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness); on waking

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