Rhododendron
Snow-rose, Rhododendron Chrysanthum, Rhododendron Ferrugineum, Rhod.
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Below are the main rubriks (i.e strongest indications or symptoms) of Rhododendron in traditional homeopathic usage, not approved by the FDA.
▲ GENERAL
General
Rheumatic and gouty symptoms well marked. Rheumatism in the hot season. The modality (worse before a storm) is a true guiding symptom.
Dose
First to sixth potency.
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Worse
WORSE, before a storm. All symptoms reappear in rough weather, night, towards morning.
Better
BETTER, after the storm breaks, warmth, and eating.
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Mind
Dread of a storm; particularly afraid of thunder
Forgetful.
Before a thunder storm
≡ more ...▲ HEAD
Head
Aching in temples
Ciliary neuralgia, involving eyeball, orbit, and head
Heat in eyes when using them.
Headache
Tearing pain in bones
Headache; worse, wine, wind, cold and wet weather
Pain in eyes before a storm
Pain, headache
morning; on rising
eyes and vision (affecting or affected by); from straining eyes
from cold (including cold parts); from cold air
walking; while walking
walking; in open air
cold weather; damp
wrapping up head
tearing, rending; during a thunder storm
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Eyes
Muscular asthenopia; darting pains through eyes from head, worse before a storm.
Pain
before a storm
during a storm
Vision
Exertion of vision
≡ more ...▲ EARS
Ear
Difficult hearing, with whizzing and ringing in ears
Hearing better in the morning; noises come on after patient has been up a few hours.
Pain; with toothache
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Face
Prosopalgia; violent jerking pain involving dental nerves, from temple to lower jaw and chin, Better, warmth and eating
Toothache in damp weather and before a storm
Swollen gums
Stumps of teeth are loosened.
Pain; stormy weather
≡ more ...▲ MOUTH
Gums and teeth
Teeth
pain
pain; after eating dinner
pain; heat; external warmth
pain; before thunderstorm
pain; extending to other parts; ear
pain; grumbling (see dull)
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Chest
Violent pleuritic pains running downward in left anterior chest
Stitches in spleen from fast walking
Crampy pain under short ribs.
Perspiration; arm pit
Respiration
Breathless and speechless from violent pleuritic pains running down the anterior chest
≡ more ...▲ BACK AND NECK
Back and neck
Pain
sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back)
sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back); movement
sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back); wet weather
Neck
neck
Back
rheumatic
lumbar (lower half of back); in wet weather
tearing; night
≡ more ...▲ GENITALS ETC
Male
Male; Testicles, worse left, swollen, painful, drawn up
Induration and swelling of testes after gonorrhoea
Male
inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); testes
inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); testes; right
inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); testes; after gonorrhoea
inflammation; testes
right
chronic
pain; testes
right
crushed testes
pain; pulling; testes
right
extending to abdomen
pain; sore; testes
extending up spermatic cord
swelling; testes
right
testes and scrotum (balls); scrotum swollen by fluid accumulation
left side
of boys
Genitals
Orchitis; glands feel crushed
Hydrocele (Silicea Sil.)
Male
inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); sperm tube
inflammation; sperm tube
≡ more ...▲ EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
Extremities, limbs
Joints swollen
Gouty inflammation of great toe-joint
Rheumatic tearing in all limbs, especially right side; worse, at rest and in stormy weather
Stiffness of neck
Pain in shoulders, arms, wrists; worse when at rest
Pains in bones in spots, and reappear by change of weather
Cannot sleep unless legs are crossed.
Coldness; lower limbs; foot
Heat; hand
Pain
changes of the weather
movement
rheumatic
thunderstorm
wet weather
upper limbs
stormy weather
upper limbs; extending to other parts; downward
shoulder; rheumatic
forearm
fingers
lower limbs; movement
thigh; stretching and turning limb from side to side
thigh; walking
lower leg
foot; heel
rheumatic
toes
pulling; thigh; movement
pulling; thigh; rheumatic
pulling; thigh; while sitting
pulling; knee; while walking
pulling; leg; movement
pulling; leg; while walking
tearing
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Generalities
Morning
Change of weather
Movement
Pain
digging up (burrowing, rooting sensation)
pinching; externally
pressing; externally
tearing; bones
tearing; muscles
At approach of a storm
Swelling; of affected parts
Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); cold air
cold, wet weather
Touch
Uncovering
Wet weather
From wind
Windy and stormy weather
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