Badiaga

%xiQgi]la fluviatilis. Fresh-water sponge. Trituration of the dried sponge gathered in autumn. -Breast, cancer of. Bruises. Bubo. Catarrh. Chilblains. Coryza. Eyes, pains in. Glands, affections of. Hay-fever. Haemorrhoids. Heart, affections of. indurations. Ophthalmia. Palpitation. Rheumatism. Scrofula. Syphilis. Tibia, pain in. Whooping-cough.

Characteristics

BoJuia is the Russian name for the river sponge, which is a popular Russian remedy. Among the peculiar symptoms and indications are : Headache with aching in backs of eyeballs, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. ; < motion. Severe headache in vertex > night, returning severely after breakfast. Headache with inflamed eyes. Pains in eyeballs extending to head. (J. A. Bigger cured a case with the following symptoms : A lady had for months off and on a severe pain in r. eyeball, which extended to forehead over this eye, then to temple ; always < in afternoon.) Scalp sore ; dry ; itching ; scurf ; tetters. Soreness is one of the key-notes of the remedy ; general soreness of integuments and muscles ; as if beaten ; very sensitive. Profuse coryza, coming from nostril with a gush. L. cheek and malar bone sore to touch. Lancinating pains in stomach ; Liver ; below scapulae ; urethra ; chest. Buboes. Chancres suppressed by cautery. Infantile syphilis. Carcinoma of breast. There is a cough which causes sneezing, profuse coryza. Occasional severe fit of coughing ejecting viscid mucus flying out of mouth ; caused by tickling in larynx as if a particle of sugar was dissolving in throat ; > in warm room. Tremulous vibrative palpitation < lying r. side. Palpitation after pleasurable emotions. Soreness of anterior muscles of legs ; toes bend while walking as if extensors were paralysed. It has lessened a hard cellular swelling of both legs. Sharp stinging back of r. heel, < least pressure. Chronic rheumatism, < by cold, especially in cold air. < Stormy weather. > In warm room ; < afternoon. < Pressure and touch : there is general soreness, even to touch of clothes. Sore as if beaten. Headache > at night, after sleep.

Relations p. 236

Camard : Spongia ; Seneg. (cough caused by sneezing, opposite of Bad.) ; Grind, rob. (respiration ceases on falling asleep) ; Spo. (cough with much sneezing) ; Kali c. (phlegm flies from mouth) ; Calc. s. (indurations) ; Carb. an. (indurations, buboes) ; Cist. can. (scrofula) ; Clemat, Hep., lod.. Kali iod., Lach., Merc, Merc, iod.. Nit ac, Sil., Sul. Followed well by Lach. Complcmcntaty to Sul., iod., Merc.

Mind p. 236

After pleasurable emotions, palpitation. — Mind generally dear, active in spite of headache.

Head p. 236

Headache from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., with slight aching pains in the posterior portion of both eyeballs, and in the temples. — During the day more or less headache, with pain in the eyeballs (worse 1.) ; more from i p.m. to 7 p.m. — Frontal headache during the forenoon, worse in the temples, and extending into the posterior portion of the l. eyeball ; < by moving the eye, — Pain in the temples and eyeballs ; from eyeballs to temples. — A very severe headache on top of the head ; remains the same in all positions ; better at night after sleeping, and better in the morning; returning violently after breakfast ; lasting several days. — Headache with inflamed eyes. — Headache < on moving eyes. — Excess of dandruff, or dry, tetter-like appearance of the scalp, with slight itching; hair dry. — Scalp sore to touch, with tetter-like eruption on forehead.

Eyes p. 236

Bluish-purple margin of the eyelids, and blue under the eyes. — Scrofulous inflammation of the eyes, with hardening of the Meibomian glands. — Severe pain from eyeballs « 1.) into temple ; < turning eyes. — Intermittent neuralgia of r. eyeball, extending to temple, < afternoon. — Headache extending into the eyeballs. — L. eyeball quite sore, even upon closing it tightly.— Twitching of l. eyelid.

Ears p. 236

Slight shocks heard in the ear, as of very distant artillery ; afternoons.

Nose p. 236

Profuse coryza, mostly from the l. nostril ; comes with a gush ; worse in afternoon and evening ; with sneezing. — Coryza and cough. — Itching of l. ala nasi.

Face p. 236

On forehead, tetter-like eruption. — Pale, ashy, or leaden colour of face.Stiffness in the maxillary joints. — L. cheek and malar bone sore to touch.

Mouth p. 236

Mouth and breath hot and feverish, with thirst for large quantities of water at a time. — Mouth and tongue feel scalded.

Throat p. 236

Hawks up, in morning, masses of gluey bloody mucus from throat, which is inflamed and sore, < swallowing solids. — Tonsils red, inflamed, < swallowing solids.

Stomach p. 236

Pressure in epigastrium, nausea, and rumbling. — Lancinating in pit of stomach 8 a.m. ; extends to vertebrae, r. scapula, at times to r. side, resulting there in pleuritic pain.

Abdomen p. 236

Lancinating pain with a bounding movement in region

Fever p. 236

Indurated inguinal glands. — Syphilitic buboes.

Stool and Anus p. 236

Catarrh of the bowels.— Constipation.— Haemorrhoids.

Urinary Organs p. 237

Severe, sharp, lancinating pain in or near orifice of urethra. — Urine high-coloured ; and reddish.

Male Sexual Organs p. 237

Chancres, after cautery, elevated discoloured cicatrices, rhagades. — Syphilis of infants, whole convolutes of hard gHanrinlar swellings, buboes.

Female Sexual Organs p. 237

Carcinoma mammae. — Metrorrhagia < night, with feeling of enlargement of head.

Respiratory Organs p. 237

Breath hot and feverish. — Occasional severe paroxysms of spasmodic cough, ejecting viscid mucus from the bronchial tubes, which at times comes flying forcibly out of the mouth, < afternoon and evening, caused by tickling in the larynx, as if sugar was dissolving, > in warm room. — Cough = sneezing ; profuse coryza. — Pain in upper part of r. chest. — Pleuritic pain, < on motion or on full inspiration ; with soreness. — Severe, sharp, lancinating pain in r. supra-navicular region, -itches in sides, esp. r. — While lying on r. side in bed, and at moment of becoming unconscious by sleep, severe oppressive suffocative attacks from suspended respiration, causing a quick effort to prevent suffocation by changing position. — Typhoid pneumonia.

Heart p. 237

Severe vibrating, tremulous palpitation of the heart, even while sitting or lying quiet, upon any sudden elating or other emotion of mind — Lying on r. side, heart is heard and felt to pulsate from chest up to neck.

Neck and Back p. 237

Very stiff neck. — Soreness and lameness, with stitches in nape of neck, < by bending the head back and forth. — Scrofulous swelling of the glands of the l. side of the face, throat, and neck ; nearly as large as a hen's egg ; some hard, some suppurating. — Severe lancinating pains and stitches in the posterior r. side, below the scapula, much < by throwing the shoulders back and chest forward, or any contortions of the body ; pain extorting at times a moan or shriek.

Upper Limbs p. 237

Palms of hands hot and dry. j Jjovrer Limbs. — Several hard, small lumps along the shin-bone. — Hard cellular swelling of the legs. — Anterior muscles of r. leg sore, as if beaten. — At night violent lancinating pains in the limbs. — Hard swellings of both legs lessened. — Hurts of horses' hoofs. — Bad ulcers of horses' feet. — Toes bend while walking as if extensors paralysed. — Checked foot-sweat.

Generalities p. 237

General soreness of the muscles and integuments of the whole body ; flesh sore to touch, even of the clothes ; sore as if beaten.

Skin p. 237

Skin sore to touch. — Raised and discoloured scars. — Rhagades. — Brown and blue spots after concussions. — Externally applied causes checked eruptions to reappear. — Tetters on scalp and forehead ; itching on scalp.

Sleep p. 237

Restless at night ; must frequently change position, body feels so sore. — Awake 3-4 a.m. with frightful dreams and severe cramping pains in metatarsal bones of both feet. — > After sleep (head).