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Oleum Animale

Dippel's Animal Oil, Oleum Animale Aethereum Dippeli, Oleum animale aethereum, Ol-an.

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Below are the main rubriks (i.e strongest indications or symptoms) of Oleum Animale in traditional homeopathic usage, not approved by the FDA.

  GENERAL

General

Oleum Animale acts on the nervous system, especially on pneumo-gastric region. Useful in migraine and neuralgia of spermatic cord. Burning pains and stitches. “Pulled upward” and “from behind forward” pains.

Dose

Third to thirtieth potency and higher.

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  MODALITIES ETC

Worse

WORSE, after eating, from 2 to 9 p.m.

Better

BETTER, by rubbing, eructation, open air.

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  RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Pulsatilla Puls.; Arsenicum Album Ars.; Silica Marina Silic.; Sepia Sepia.

Antidotes

Antidotes: Camphora Camph.; Op.

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  MIND

Mind

As if in a dream

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

cheerful, happy

cheerful, happy; evening

cheerful, happy; followed by other states of mind; irritability

irritability

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

morning

afternoon

after eating

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

impaired thinking; vanishing of thoughts

Insecure, uncertain, scared; anxiety; after soup

Perception; senses; dull

Preoccupied; absorbed, buried in thought

Talking, conversation; dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn

Unconsciousness

evening

transient

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  VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Morning; in bed

In open air

Reeling

On stooping

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  HEAD

Itching, burning vesicles; better, friction

Malar bones feel pulled forcibly upward

Migraine with polyuria.

Coldness

afternoon

temples

Congestion (see pulsation)

on entering room

back of head (occiput)

Constriction, tension (see also pulling, pressing); evening; in bed

temples

Hot

afternoon

evening

with heat in hands

as from warm vapour

forehead

temples

Sensation of numbness

sides

left

Pulsating

after dinner

while sitting

side

after dinner

Headache

Tearing pain, with sadness and irritability; worse after dinner; relieved by rubbing

Heaviness (see pain; pressing)

Pain, headache

morning

morning; on waking

afternoon

on coughing

from exertion; mental exertion

in women; before period

in women; after period

with other pains; pain in back

rubbing head

when thinking of pain

in forehead; right side

in forehead; left side

in forehead; morning

on waking

in forehead; evening

in forehead; mental exertion

in forehead; rubbing

in forehead; above eyes

above right

back of head (occiput); afternoon

back of head (occiput); evening

back of head (occiput); after eating

back of head (occiput); rubbing

back of head (occiput); stooping

back of head (occiput); extending to other parts; upward

back of head (occiput); sides

left

sides; both sides

sides; right

sides; afternoon

sides; night

sides; after rising

temples; afternoon

temples; evening; in bed

temples; in open air

temples; after eating

temples; indoors

temples; rubbing

top of head (vertex); morning; on rising

top of head (vertex); evening

top of head (vertex); night

top of head (vertex); during period

forehead and top of head (vertex)

boring, digging, screwing

rubbing

forehead

forehead; above eyebrows

forehead; above eyebrows; left

forehead; over eyes

back of head (occiput)

back of head (occiput); sides

temples

burning; after scratching

burrowing; forehead; sides of

pulling

evening

temples

top of head (vertex)

top of head (vertex); evening

gnawing; back of head (occiput)

pressing (see bursting, pulling)

morning; on waking

evening

while in bed

after dinner

after eating

from mental exertion

forehead

forehead; morning; on waking

forehead; as from fingers

forehead; on waking

back of head (occiput)

back of head (occiput); forward

back of head (occiput); in spots

temples

temples; during dinner

temples; inwards

top of head (vertex)

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.); before period

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.); back of head (occiput)

stitching, sudden, sharp

afternoon

after period

rising

forehead; above forehead

forehead; over eyes

back of head (occiput); sides; after dinner

side of head

side of head; night; after period

temples

top of head (vertex)

top of head (vertex); after period

tearing, rending

afternoon

in open air

after dinner

pulling

after eating

being indoors

forehead; side of forehead

forehead; side of forehead; morning

back of head (occiput); extending to other parts; upward

sides of head

temples; in open air

Scalp

Skin and scalp

itching; morning

itching; scratching

itching; forehead

rubbing

perspiration; scalp

daytime

perspiration; forehead; evening

6-30 p.m.

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  EYES

Eyes

Smarting in eyes; misty vision

Glistening bodies before eyes

Lachrymation when eating

Short-sighted

Twitching of lids ( Agaricus Muscarius Agar.)

Lids; stuck together; night

Itching

rubbing

Movement of eyeballs; rolling; during sleep

Pain

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; on waking

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; evening; by candlelight

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; in open air

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; candlelight

cutting

as from something in eye; like sand in eye

pressing

stitching, sudden, sharp

after dinner

corner; outer

Pupils; contracted

Quivering

eyebrows

lids

Tears

while writing

Twitching

eyebrows

lids

Vision

Colours and shapes in front of eyes; colours; dark; clouds

Dim

afternoon, while reading

distant objects

while writing

Foggy

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  EARS

Ear

Heat

sensation of escaping heat

Itching

in ear; afternoon

in ear; boring with finger

in ear; rubbing

below ear

in front of

Noises in ear

afternoon; 5 p.m.

afternoon; 6 p.m.

noise

cracking

humming; loud noises

ringing; afternoon; 6 p.m.

roaring

at every sound

singing

afternoon, while walking in open air; 5 p.m.

thundering

tinkling

Pain

rubbing

extending to other parts; extending to teeth

below the ear

in front of ear

gnawing, biting; behind the ear

boring pain in ear

burning

evening

after scratching

pulling in ear

spasmodic

stitching, sudden, sharp

tearing in; below the ear

tearing in; in front of ear

Pulsation

right

Stopped sensation

Hearing

Lost, deafness

Too sensitive; to noises

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  FACE

Face

Feels drawn

Cramp-like pains

Twitching of lips

Malar bone feels pulled upward

Toothache, Better pressing teeth together.

Convulsions, spasms

jaws; joints of

Heat

burning; and redness of left side

during chilliness

Motions of jaw; cracking in jaw; when chewing

Lips

chapped

itching (see skin)

Pain

jaw

lower jaw; extending to ear

burning (see heat); chin

burning (see heat); cheek bone

cramp-like (see pulling); cheek bone; left

pulling

upward

jaws; extending to ear

Perspiration

Skin

discoloration; earthy

discoloration; pale

discoloration; red; left

discoloration; red; and cold

discoloration; red; without fever

like insects crawling on skin (see skin)

lower jaw

out-breaks on skin; nose; flesh between nostrils

out-breaks on skin; burning; nose

out-breaks on skin; peeling in scales

out-breaks on skin; small, solid, no pus

out-breaks on skin; pimples

itching

nose

out-breaks on skin; blisters

Sunken

morning

Swelling; lower jaw

Tingling

Twitching

lips; morning, in sleep

lower jaw

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  NOSE

Nose

Watery, excoriating discharge; worse in open air.

Dryness; inside

Itching

tip

inside

left

Pain

burning, smarting

burning, smarting; tip

sore, bruised; inside

tearing; left

Tingling

inside

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza); blocked

dry

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  MOUTH

Mouth

Greasy feeling in mouth.

Gums and teeth

Teeth

coldness

crawling

pain; pressure

pain; extending to other parts; ear

pain; pulling

pain; stitching, sudden, sharp, stinging

pain; tearing

roots

Saliva

Dryness

morning

on waking

Saliva; white

Salivation

Tongue

Bites cheek while eating ( Causticum Caust.) Tongue feels sore

Dryness; tongue; on waking

Pain

aching; tongue

burning, raw and smarting; tongue

Taste

Greasy sensation (see taste)

palate (roof of mouth)

Taste

fatty, greasy (see rancid)

flavourless

sour

morning

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  THROAT

Throat

Sore, dry, constricted

Air feels cold.

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

Choking, constricting

morning

airways in general

larynx

evening

Sensation of coldness; as from cold air

Dryness

morning

while waking

on waking

Sensation of something in throat

lump

sensation of a skin, hanging in the throat

Inflammation

Mucus

clinging

larynx; after eating

Pain

burning; gullet

burning; gullet; from burping, belching

pressing; gullet

rawness

larynx

Roughness

air passage

larynx

Scraping

Tickling in the air passages

larynx

in trachea (wind pipe)

Voice

hoarseness

lost

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  CHEST

Chest

Anxiety

late morning

Congestion

Constriction, tension; middle

Heat

flushes (see congestion)

Jerks; shocks

Oppressed feeling

from ascending stairs or hill

flatulence passing

Bubbling sensation in blood (see heat flushes)

Pain

afternoon

3 p.m.

while eating

sides; afternoon; 3 p.m.

burning; breast

burning; middle of chest

bursting; sneezing

cutting (sudden sharp pain)

evening

pressing; heart

stitching, sudden, sharp

collar bone

breast

breast; outward

breast; under breast

sides

sides; afternoon; 3 p.m.

Sensation of warmth

Respiration

Chest feels constricted

Asthma from suppressed foot-sweat

Oppression

Stitches in breast from behind forward.

Asthma attack

Difficult (dyspnea); ascending

from wind

while lying; lying on the back

Impeded, obstructed

from wind

while lying on the back

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  COUGH

Cough

Morning

8 a.m.

Afternoon

2 p.m.

Evening

6-15 p.m.

Night

Dry cough

morning

morning; early

night

Hacking cough

morning

evening

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

roughness in throat causes cough

roughness in larynx

scraping; from larynx

Comes on suddenly

afternoon

afternoon; 2 p.m.

evening

6-15 p.m.

Tickling

in wind pipe

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  EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Hawked up; mucus

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  SKIN

Skin

Blisters

red

after scratching

watery

Itching

gnawing, biting

Out-breaks on skin; pimples; moist

Pain

burning

excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed); between skin folds

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  BACK AND NECK

Neck

Cracking; neck

Heat; neck

Pain

neck

pressing; neck

Stiffness; neck

Tension; neck (see spasmodic pulling)

Back

Coldness

travelling down back

travelling up the back

Heat

Pain

rheumatic

while sitting

when stooping

in women

before period

in women; during period

lumbar (lower half of back)

before period

while sitting

on stooping

sacrum (base of spine)

while sitting

when stooping

aching; lumbar (lower half of back)

while sitting

cutting; lumbar (lower half of back); before period

pressing

lumbar (lower half of back)

as if sprained; lumbar (lower half of back)

on stooping

as if sprained; base of spine

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

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

Pulsating; sacrum (base of spine)

Skin

itching

itching; lumbar (lower half of back)

Stiffness

Tension

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  ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Stomach; Sensation As if water were in stomach; of coldness, of constriction, and of burning; better, eructations.

Ineffectual urging to stool, with burning in anus

After stool, bruised pain in abdomen.

Bloated; morning

Heat; after soup

As if something were in abdomen (movements, lumps, etc.); movements in abdomen

movements in abdomen

before stool

movements in abdomen; after stool

Noises from abdomen; rumbling; after supper

Pain

from exercise

in women; during period

comes on suddenly

extending to other parts; to stomach

navel; extending to other parts; pit of stomach

pressing; after supper

cutting; before period

cutting; during period

cutting; lower part of abdomen

cutting; navel; around navel

pressing; after stool

pressing; liver

pressing; spleen

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

in open air

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); liver

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); spleen

Skin; itching

Bladder

pain; pressing, pressure

urge to urinate, but producing nothing

Stomach

appetite; reduced

coldness

constriction

contraction

desires, cravings; eggs

soft boiled

desires, cravings; potatoes

burping, belching; ineffectual and incomplete; morning

burping, belching; strong and sharp (acrid)

burping, belching; nauseous

burping, belching; of water

heat, flushes; extending over chest

sensation of movement in stomach; turning

sensation of movement in stomach; twisting

pain; open air

pain; after drinking

cold drinks

pain; burning; extending to other parts; chest

pain; pressing; in open air

pain; pressing; after drinking; cold drink

pain; pressing; burping, belching

thirst; evening

sensation as if full of water

Eating

Pain; after eating (including certain foods); warm food

Stomach

aversion to certain foods or drinks; bread

aversion to certain foods or drinks; all food; during dinner

aversion to certain foods or drinks; meat

noon

burping, belching; during dinner

loathing of food (see nausea)

after eating

nausea; while eating; during dinner

nausea; after eating; after dinner

vomiting; after dinner

Flatus

Flatulence and rumbling

Noises from abdomen; rumbling; passing flatulence

Pain; cramping, griping; from passing flatulence

Nausea

Stomach

nausea; after eating

nausea; when burping, belching

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  RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Itching; like insects crawling on skin in anus

Urging, desire to stool (see pain; urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); anxious

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  GENITALS ETC

Urine

Polyuria

Greenish urine, frequent and urgent want to urinate, with tenesmus and scanty emission

Itching in urethra.

Cloudy; when standing up

Colour

greenish

pale

Copious

with headache

Odour; fishy

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); itching

itching; during urination

Male

Pain along spermatic cord to testicles

Testicles feel seized and pulled forcibly upward; worse, right

Male

pain; testes

pain; burning; penis; root of penis

pain; constricting; testes

pain; cutting; penis

pain; pulling; penis

pain; pulling; testes

pain; sore; testes

retraction; testes

thick emission from penis

swelling; testes

testes and scrotum (balls); relaxed, scrotum

Female

Female

vaginal discharge; thin, watery

vaginal discharge; white

Genitals

Male; Desire increased; ejaculation too soon

Pressure in the perineum

Prostatic hypertrophy.

Male

erections; night

pain; spermatic cords

pain; pulling; spermatic cords

upward

pain; tearing; spermatic cords

tension; spermatic cords

prostate gland; pain

pressing

Menses

Female

Early and scant menstruation; flow black.

period; black

period; dark

period; frequent

period; painful; and difficult (dysmenorrhea)

period; scanty

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  EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Sprained feeling in small of back

Cracking of vertebrae on raising head ( Aloe Socotrina Aloe; Natrum Carbonicum Nat-c.; Thuja Thuj.) Restlessness

Rheumatic pain in shoulders

Fish-brine odor of sweat of heels.

Coldness

upper limbs; hands

lower limbs

leg; left

foot

toes

Contraction of muscles and tendons

thigh

hollow of knee

Cramps

thigh

toes

Heat

upper limbs

hand

palm

Heaviness

hand

foot

Movements and positions

lameness; upper limbs

trembling; upper limbs

trembling; leg

trembling; foot

while sitting

when standing up

twitching; thigh; hamstrings

Numbness (see tingling); fingers

Pain

rheumatic

joints

upper limbs; on hanging down

shoulder

morning

morning; in bed

rheumatic

thumb; right

lower limbs; walking

thigh; pulsating

thigh; inner side

thigh; internal part

foot; paralytic

toes; first toe (large toe); rheumatic

toes; first toe (large toe); ulcerative

aching; elbow; movement

burning; forearm

rubbing

front part

back part

burning; thumb

burning; foot; sole; afternoon

burning; foot; sole; walking

cutting; foot; sole

pulling; upper limbs

pulling downward; to fingers

tearing

pulling; shoulder

pulling; upper arm

pulling; hand

pulling; fingers; joints; first

pulling; thumb; sudden

pulling; thigh

pulling; knee

tearing

hollow of knee

pulling; leg

while talking

pulling; foot

pulling; toes

pinching; hand

back of

sore, bruised; upper limbs

sore, bruised; forearm

sore, bruised; thigh

exertion

sore, bruised; knee

stitching, sudden, sharp; upper limbs

stitching, sudden, sharp; forearm; near elbow

stitching, sudden, sharp; hand

between index finger and thumb

stitching, sudden, sharp; buttocks

afternoon, 3-30 p.m.

stitching, sudden, sharp; knee

hollow of

stitching, sudden, sharp; ankle

stitching, sudden, sharp; foot

sole

heel

tearing

upper limbs

shoulder; extending to other parts; arms

upper arm

upper arm; extending to other parts; down arm

upper arm; extending to other parts; to wrist

forearm

forearm; late morning

wrist

hand

hand; palm; thumb side of palm

hand; palm; thumb side of palm; if flesh would be torn from bone

fingers

fingers; cold washing

fingers; third finger

hip

hip; rubbing

thigh

thigh; above the knee

knee; rubbing

knee; inner side

leg

ankle; pulsating

foot

toes

toes; first toe (large toe)

toes; first toe (large toe); afternoon; 2 p.m.

toes; first toe (large toe); ulcerative

Paralysis

upper limbs; sensation of paralysis

lower limbs

Perspiration

hand

hand; daytime

Pulsation, throbbing

Skin

excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed); bends of, joints

itching

like insects crawling on skin; hand; palm

like insects crawling on skin; leg; sitting

scratching

upper limbs

upper limbs; morning

upper limbs; afternoon; 2 p.m.

upper limbs; evening

upper limbs; rubbing

upper limbs; scratching

shoulder; afternoon; 2 p.m.

shoulder; scratching

elbow

elbow; rubbing

elbow; scratching

elbow; bend of

forearm

forearm; scratching

forearm; front part

hand

hand; scratching

hand; back of hand

hand; back of hand; scratching

hand; palm

hand; palm; morning

hand; palm; evening

hand; palm; scratching

hand; fingers; fourth finger

lower limbs

lower limbs; afternoon; 2 p.m.

thigh; itch-like

leg; calf

foot

foot; sole of foot

foot; sole of foot; afternoon, 2 p.m.

toes; fifth; evening; 4 p.m.

out-break on skin; pimples

out-break on skin; upper limbs; pimples

out-break on skin; elbow; pimples

out-break on skin; elbow; bend of elbow; painful

out-break on skin; elbow; bend of elbow; pimples

out-break on skin; forearm; pimples

out-break on skin; hand; pimples

out-break on skin; thigh; rash

Stiffness

lower limbs

lower limbs; while walking

knee

while walking

Tension, tightness

thigh

knee

Tingling, prickling, asleep (see numbness); upper limbs

fingers

foot; sole; in one spot

Problems with walking, gait; infirm, unsteady

Weakness

afternoon; after a walk short

hand; during headache

hand; period

knee

leg; while standing

foot

during headache

during period

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  GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Dreams

of dead people

murder

not remembered

Prolonged sleep

Restless

Sleepiness, tiredness

noon

after dinner

Sleeplessness, insomnia

morning

evening

night; after midnight; 3 a.m.

night; from slight noise

after waking

Waking

early

late

from slight noise

Yawning

frequent

Perspiration

While eating

Generalities

Afternoon

2 p.m.

Faintness, fainting

Movement

Pain

pulling

pulling; upwards

sudden, sharp; externally

sudden, sharp; internally

burning

sudden, sharp; outward

sudden, sharp; muscles; burning in muscles; like hot needles

Rubbing

Electric-like shocks

Stretching; open air

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

after dinner

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