Allium Sativum
Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of our Materia Medica, 1879, Vol. I, p. 98
G-garlic. Liliacece.
Tincture from the fresh bulb ; used as a condiment since olden times, and against worms and some fevers.
Proved in France by Petroz and Teste, 1852.
Mind
Weak memory.
Lack of ideas.
Desire to escape.
Sadness when alone.
Moral uneasiness.
Afraid of never getting well.
Fear of not being able to bear any kind of medicine.
Fear of being poisoned.
Sensitiveness.
Cannot bear anything ; wants many things and is not pleased with any; every afternoon.
Impatience.
Sensorium p. 99
Vertigo on looking long and steadily at anything.
Vertigo when looking at an object for a long time.
Transient vertigo on rising from a seat.
Vertigo and heaviness of the head, relieved as soon as the menses appear.
Inner Head p. 99
Heaviness in the head : in the forehead, can hardly open the eyes ; with mucus in the throat ; ceases with the onset of the menses, and returns afterwards.
Pulsations in temples.
Dull pain in the occiput in the morning when lying on the back.
Pressing pains from within outwards-
│ Headache, θ In dyspeptic subjects.
Outer Head p. 99
Dandruff.
Baldness.
Sight and Eyes p. 99
Could read only with spectacles ; heaviness in the eyes.
▌ Catarrhal ophthalmia at night ; smarting, burning, lachrymation ; eyelids agglutinated ; returns every night when he tries to read.
Tarsi sore, with irritation of the eyes.
Profuse watering of the eyes without coryza.
Hearing and Ears p. 99
▌ Deafness of the left ear (catarrhal).
││ Hardened earwax (topically with milk).
││ Hardened crusts in the outer canal.
▌ His customary aural catarrh disappeared; he heard better in the diseased ear.
^ Nose, Increased secretion of nasal mucus, with slight stoppage of both nostrils.
Coryza more dry than fluent, with pressive pain from above the root of the nose.
Ozsena.
Smarting at the junction of the alse and face, mostly the left.
* Face. Smarting, itching of the face.
▌ Spots in the face.
Stinging in one side of the face.
Lower Face p. 99
Smarting as from herpetic eruption, near the left angle of the lips.
Lips dry.
Teeth and Gums p. 99
Toothache paroxysmal and severe.
Tickling sensation in the lower teeth.
Drawing in the teeth, swollen gums, sensation of a hair on the tongue, worse from reading.
Pressing, transitory jerking in the jaws and upper molars of right side, in the forenoon.
Scurvy.
Taste and Tongue p. 99
Taste : hot, as from the throat, causing increase of saliva.
Tongue furred white, with a disagreeable taste.
▌ Tongue dry at night,
Inner Mouth p. 100
Copious, sweetish saliva ; after meals, more after supper and at night.
Mouth symptoms worse from reading.
▌ Sores in the mouth.
Throat p. 100
Sticky feeling in the throat, with dryness, tickling heat and raw feeling in the larynx.
Anterior part of throat not sensitive to touch.
Ulcerated throat.
Accumulation of mucus in the throat with heaviness of the head in the morning.
Feels as if something cold, then again something hot and stinging ascended the oesophagus.
Palate and Throat p. 100
Voracious appetite.
Hunger and emptiness in the stomach, without appetite.
Desire for butter.
Thirst.
Eating and Drinking p. 100
Bowels disturbed by the slightest deviation in diet.
▌ The least change in his usual manner of living increases the dyspepsia.
▌ Complaints from bad water.
Chest complaints worse after eating.
• Copious flow of saliva after eating.
Burning eructations after a meal.
Weight in the hypogastrium immediately after a meal.
▌ Complaints of those who eat to excess; gluttony.
Belching p. 100
Belching after every change of diet.
Stomach p. 100
▌ Heartburn.
Pressure as from a stone.
Long-standing dyspepsia, especially in old, fleshy people, whose bowels are disturbed by the slightest deviation from a regular diet.
Hypochondria p. 100
In the forenoon pressure in the epigastrium and transverse colon, had to sit bent forward and press with his hands.
Pain under the short ribs, back, right side.
Abdomen p. 100
Pain in the region of the descending colon, just below the ribs.
Violent burning in the abdomen.
▌ Wind-colic.
Everything (in the abdomen) seems to drag downwards.
Every step on the pavement caused excruciating pain, as if the intestines would be torn apart; better by lying down.
Stool and Rectum p. 100
Expels flatus.
Stools at first fecal, then watery and hot.
Looseness of the bowels.
Constipation with almost constant dull pains in the bowels.
Normal stool immediately after a meal.
Prolapsus ani.
Expels worms.
Urinary Organs p. 101
Pain in the region of the kidneys.
Bladder distended, could bear no pressure ; continual urging to urinate with passing of a few drops.
• Ulceration of bladder, caused by calculi.
│ Urine whitish, abundant, becomes cloudy from nitric acid.
Urine increased.
Urine lessened in quantity.
▌ Urine dark brown with copious sediment.
A kind of diabetes.
Female Sexual Organs p. 101
Menses too early ; headache and dizziness lessen as the flow becomes established.
Soreness of vulva and thighs during the menstrual flow.
Pustules on the vulva during the menses.
Bright red spots, with itching and smarting on the inside of the labia majora and at the vulva.
Pregnancy. Parturition. Lactation p. 101
Said to be injurious during pregnancy.
After-birth remains.
Mammae swollen and painful to touch.
Dull stitches in the right mammae.
Said to be injurious to the nursing.
Mammae swell after weaning.
Voice and Larynx. Trachea and Bronchia p. 101
Voice rough ; hoarse.
Sore sensation in the larynx.
▌ Chronic catarrh of the windpipe without fever, but with difficult breathing and moist cough.
Almost continuous mucous rales in the bronchi.
Respiration p. 101
Difficult respiration as if the sternum was compressed.
▌ Periodical asthma.
Cough p. 101
Chronic cough, dyspnoea ; ropy sputum.
Cough hollow, dry, not very frequent.
Morning cough, after leaving his bed-room, with extremely copious mucous expectoration.
Cough which seems to come from the stomach.
Dry cough after eating.
Cough which gives rise to a fetid smell.
Sudden paroxysm of hard dry cough while smoking, obliging him to quit.
Expectoration of a thin, yellowish, purulent-looking, bloodstreaked mucus, of a putrid odor.
Great difficulty in expectorating a glutinous mucus.
Inner Head p. 101
Pain in the left side of the chest, with dark urine.
Lancinating in one side of the chest.
Heart, Pulse and Circulation p. 102
Palpitation.
Jerking pulsations of the heart.
Accelerates the circulation.
Outer Chest p. 102
Stitches in the pectoral muscles and beneath the scapulae.
Neck and Back p. 102
Drawing pains in the neck.
Darting pains in the back.
Backache.
Weak back, child does not learn to walk ; marasmus (topically).
Red spots like ringworm on the back.
Cutting pain in the sacrum in the morning.
Upper Limbs p. 102
Red spots on the hands.
▌ Skin peels off of the hand.
BDry heat on the back of the hands; slight moisture of the palms.
Lower Limbs p. 102
• ' Rheumatism of the hips. See 48.
Tearing pain in the hip.
Intolerable pain confined to the common tendon of the iliac and psoas muscles ; worse from the least movement ; it is so acute as to extort cries when he tries to cross his limbs ; but this causes no pain if he lifts the leg gently with his hand ; worse 8 p.m. in bed, cannot then change his position or sleep.
Pains in the limbs worse from changes of temperature and under the influence of moist heat.
▌ Weakness of the legs ; worse at the knees.
▌ Legs do not grow as rapidly as the rest of the body.
Pain as from a sprain in the ankle-joint.
Tearing pain in the feet.
Sensation of stiffness in the feet.
Toe-joints pain as if sprained.
Burning in the soles.
Rest. Position. Motion p. 102
Lying down : relieves pain in abdomen.
Lying on back : dull pain in occiput.
In bed : pain in tendon worse, 33 ; cold at night.
Must sit bent forward : with pain in epigastrium, 18.
Rising from a seat : transient vertigo.
Motion : increases pain in common tendon of iliac and psoas muscles, 33 ; makes rheumatism worse.
Every step : causes excruciating pain in intestines.
Nerves p. 102
Lassitude, especially in lower limbs ; a muscular weakness, with rheumatic pains ; generally worse in the morning.
Child drowsy, lifeless ; would not walk ; torpor of the bowels ; great paleness.
Sleep p. 102
Drowsiness after a meal.
Muscles twitching on falling asleep.
Sleep prevented by : stitches in the chest ; — weight in the stomach ; — thirst.
Coldness felt in sleep and awakening him frequently.
Restless sleep.
Dreams : of water and storms ; — of rapid transit from place to place ; — anxious ; — continue after waking.
Time p. 103
Night : catarrhal ophthalmia.
Morning : dull pain in occiput ; heaviness of head and accumulation of mucus in throat; cutting pain in sacrum ; rheumatic pains worse, 36.
Forenoon : jerking in jaws and upper molars ; pressure in epigastrium and transverse colon.
Afternoon : sweat,
Temperature and Weather p. 103
Worse in open air : chest complaints.
Change of temperature : pains in limbs worse.
Moist heat : pains in limbs worse.
Damp cold weather : tearing and stinging in different parts of the body.
Fever p. 103
Chilliness and heat alternate, more evenings ; acrid sweat causing itching ; hard pulse.
Cold at night in bed. See 37.
Vomiting during the fever.
Sweat acrid, offensive.
Sweat in the afternoon.
Attacks p. 103
Periodical asthma.
Pains go from within out, expanding sensation.
Stitches with paralytic weakness or tearing ; sometimes increasing to a high degree and then diminishing in the same way.
Locality p. 103
Right: pressing, jerking in upper molars ; pain in side ; dull stitches in mammae.
Left : catarrhal deafness ; smarting at junction of aloe nasi and face ; smarting near angle of lips ; pain in chest.
Tissues p. 103
Stings and bites.
Dropsy ; also after protracted intermittent fever in marshy districts.
Touch. Passive Motion. Injuries p. 103
Touch : causes pain in swollen mammae.
Pressure : must use it during pain in epigastrium and transverse colon ; cannot bear it on distended bladder.
Stings and bites.
Skin p. 103
Skin sensitive.
Swelling with itching and burning.
Wilted skin.
Skin dry.
Red spots. See 23, 32.
Herpetic, itching, burning, red or whitish spots on a swollen surface.
▌ Tetter on the ankle.
Stages of Life, Constitution p. 104
> Fleshy people: catarrhs.
▌ Fleshy, old people: dyspepsia.
▌ Those accustomed to high living and excessive eating.
Relations p. 104
Similar to : Bryon. ; Capsic. (asthma, fetid breath with cough) ; Coloc. (colic, hip-pain) ; Ignat. ; Lycop. ; Nux voin. and Senega.
Not following well : Aloes, All. cep., Scilla.
Complementary to Arsen., especially in catarrh, asthma, and effects of over-exertion.
Antidote to All. sat. : Lycop.