Rhododendron

Characteristic symptoms

Arthritic and rheumatic pains in the limbs, caused by rough and stormy weather, worse during rest and in bed ; violent tearing in the limbs after abuse of Mercury, with swelling and redness, and aggravation of the pains at night and in the morning ; the pains in the limbs are especially felt in the forearm and leg down to the fingers and toes, resembling a cramp-like drawing ; pains in the bones or periosteum, generally at small spots, when the weather changes ; reappearance of the pains at the approach of rough weather or of a thunder-storm ; swelling and redness of the joints, affected with gout ; swelling of the testes, with drawing pressing, also after suppression of gonorrhœa and cold ; hydrocele.