Cyclamen

Sow-bread

Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 9th ed., 1927, p. 249

Large doses produce violent purging and vomiting; disturbed digestion with very salty saliva. Anæmic and chlorotic conditions. Affections of uterus. Gastro-intestinal and genitourinary tracts affected, inducing secondary anemia and various reflexes. Sleepiness, moroseness, and lassitude. Cough at night while asleep without waking, especially in children. [Cham.; Nitr. ac.]

Head p. 250

Terrors of conscience. Grieves over duty neglected. Depression, with weeping desire to be alone. Aching in morning, with flickering before eyes; sneezing with itching in ear. Vertigo; things turn in a circle; better in the room; worse, open air. One-sided headache. Frequent sneezing with itching in ears.

Eyes p. 250

Dim vision, worse on waking, with spots before eyes. Flickering of various colors. Convergent strabismus. Sees countless stars. Diplopia. Disturbance of vision, associated with gastric disturbances.

Stomach p. 250

Salty taste; hiccough-like eructation worse, fat food. Diarrhœa after every cup of coffee; hiccough. Satiety after a few mouthfuls. Disgust for meat, especially pork. Desire for lemonade. No thirst all day.

Rectum p. 250

Pain about anus and perineum, as if a spot were suppurating, when walking or sitting.

Female p. 250

Menses profuse, black, membranous, clotted, too early, with labor-like pains from back to pubes. Flow less when moving about. Menstrual irregularities with megrim and blindness, or fiery spots before eyes. Hiccough during pregnancy. Post-partum hemorrhage, with colicky bearing-down pains, with relief after gush of blood. After menses, swelling of breasts, with milky secretion.

Extremities p. 250

Pains in parts where bones lie near surface. Burning, sore pain in heels. Cramp-like contraction of right thumb and index finger. Pains in periosteum. Chilblains.

Skin p. 250

Acne in young women, pruritus better scratching and appearance of menses.

Modalities p. 250

Worse, open air, evenings, sitting, standing, and cold water. Better, during menstrual flow, by moving about, rubbing parts; in warm room, lemonade.

Relationship p. 250

Compare: Ambra; Pulsat.; Cinchona; Fer. cit. et Chin.

The book’s Dose section is left out: Samepath quotes the books but gives no dosing advice.

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