Natrum muriaticum
Guernsey, Key Notes to the Materia Medica, 1887, p. 136
Mental
Great sadness.
Head and Face
Affections of the inner head; headache as though a thousand little hammers were knocking upon the brain; this pain may be felt“in the forehead also; headache on awakening in the morning, whether it be early or late, lasting for two or three hours. Falling off of the hair; losing hair from the temples. Left side of the nose. Exanthema on the mouth; lips; in intermittent fever where there are large exanthematous spots, looking like large peas, on the lips (sore spots); lips look puffy. A affections of the right eye; angles of the eyes; momentary loss of sight; dimness of vision where the letters appear to run together.
Sleep p. 137
Anxious dreams; of thieves in the house, making so strong an impression that the patient wakes up and cannot get to sleep again, until the room or house has been searched; fantastic dreams.
Fever p. 137
The most characteristic and reliable symptoms are: intermittent fever with the mentioned sores on the lips, the approach of the fever being heralded by an excessive thirst before the chill and during the chill, no thirst during the fever; during the fever, or at its close, the above hammering headache begins, which lasts for a long time after the fever and perspiration have passed away; the attack comes on in the forepart of the day; after it passes off, the patient wishes to retain a recumbent position, does not “feel able” to get up, or go about anything. Pulse intermitting, or irregular. Chilliness with thirst.
Gastric p. 137
Cannot bear to eat or even think of bread; hunger without appetite, as may be very hungry, but no appetite to eat; frequent eructations.
Sexual p. 137
Female: Menstruation too late, particularly if accompanied with great sadness; lasts too long. Concomitant complaints to leucorrhœa.
Heart p. 137
Affections of the heart and region of the heart; palpitation of; enlargement of, etc., pulsations of heart intermittent.
Joints p. 137
Joints of the leg in general; popliteal space or hollow of the knee; ankle; contraction of the joints; tension, tightness, or stiffness of the joints.
Generalities p. 137
Obstruction from inactivity of the bowels; insufficient feces. Affections of the pit of the stomach; rectum; external belly. Reddish urine; complaints after making water. Convulsions with jerkings. Jerking pain in outer parts; pain as if sprained, especially in outer parts. Muscles being shortened. Old sprains; fungus hæmatodes; polypus; hang-nails. Where the muscles or tendons are shortened, and the legs or arms are drawn up.
Worse p. 137
In the morning; periodically; from mortification caused by offence; after eating; from working with the hands— which may cause pain in the chest, etc., from spraining the parts; from looking fixedly at an object; from abuse of Peruvian bark; from reading; from talking; after urinating; having leucorrhœa; from writing.
Better p. 138
While fasting before breakfast; after lying down.
Remedies following p. 138
Bryon., Calc. carb., Pulsat., Rhus tox., Sepia, Sulphur.
Antidote p. 138
Camphor.