Fagopyrum

▲   GENERAL

General

Its action on the skin, producing pruritus, is very marked. Visible pulsation of arteries. Fluent coryza. Offensive excretions. Itching erythema. Pruritus senilis. Post-nasal catarrh; dry crusts, granular appearance of posterior nares with itching.

Dose

Third potency and 12X.

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

BETTER, cold water, Coffea Cruda ^Coffee; WORSE, in afternoon; from sunlight, scratching.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Dolichos Pruriens ^Dolichos; Bovista ^Bovista; Urtica Urens ^Urtica.

▲   MIND

Mind

Aversions, dislikes

aversion to mental work

to being spoken to

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

cheerful, happy

irritability

evening

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating; while studying, reading, etc.

impaired thinking; confusion

after eating

Restlessness, nervousness

morning

late morning

afternoon

evening

night

during mental labour

on rising

when attempting to study

Talking, conversation

dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn

dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn; afternoon

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Morning; on waking

Night

▲   HEAD

Head

Inability to study or remember

Depressed and irritable

Itching of eyes and ears

Itching in and around eyes and ears

Head hot, better bending backward, with tired neck

Cerebral hyperaemia.

Congestion (see pulsation); fullness; forehead; morning

fullness; forehead; stool

Hot; afternoon

Pulsating; forehead; night

Headache

Pains deep in head, With upward pressure

Occipital headache

Bursting pains

Pain, headache

morning; on rising

morning; on waking

afternoon

3 p.m.

night; in bed

air; open (see walking in open air)

from exertion; mental exertion

from certain movements; movement in general

from certain movements; opening mouth

from certain movements; rising (see morning, noon, night, etc., on rising, also movement; raising head); from lying

with other pains; pain in neck

from stooping

walking; while walking

walking; in open air

in forehead; morning; on waking

in forehead; noon

in forehead; afternoon

in forehead; evening

in forehead; night

in forehead; mental exertion

in forehead; on movement

in forehead; after sleep

in forehead; from stooping

back of head (occiput); afternoon

back of head (occiput); bending head backward

back of head (occiput); stooping

sides; in open air

sides; sitting

sides; extending to other parts; to arm

temples; late morning

temples; noon

temples; afternoon

temples; movement; after rising

temples; from stooping

top of head (vertex); evening

burning; afternoon

Scalp

Skin and scalp

like insects crawling on skin

itching

back of head (occiput)

back of head (occiput); warm room

▲   EYES

Eyes

ITCHING and smarting, swelling, heat and soreness.

Lids; granular lids

Discoloration

redness

redness; morning

Dryness

Glassy appearance

Irritation

Itching

morning

outer

lids; margin

Pain

closing

when rising

extending to other parts; to ear

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

morning

on rising

evening

night

margins of lids

pressing

outward

sore, bruised, tender

morning

afternoon

corner; outer

stitching, sudden, sharp

morning

Swellings

Vision

Blurred

Dim

▲   EARS

Ear

Heat

Itching

behind ear

behind ear; noon

external ear

Noises in ear

noon

afternoon; 3 p.m.

buzzing; noon

ringing; afternoon; 3 p.m.

Pain

evening

7-30 p.m.

on swallowing

extending to other parts; extending to back of head (occiput)

extending to other parts; extending to throat

small projection at front of ear (tragus)

aching; on swallowing

burning

left

soreness

stitching, sudden, sharp; about the ear

▲   FACE

Face

Heat

evening

Pain

parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe)

burning (see heat); afternoon

Skin

discoloration; bluish; circles around eyes

discoloration; pale

discoloration; red

itching (see skin); afternoon

itching (see skin); evening; 7 p.m.

out-breaks on skin

red

Swelling

parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe)

▲   NOSE

Nose

Sore, red, inflamed

Dryness; behind nostrils

Discharge

Fluent coryza, with sneezing, followed by dryness and crust formation.

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Odour (halitosis, bad breath); offensive; morning

Palate

Palate (roof of mouth); scraping

▲   THROAT

Throat

Soreness and feeling of excoriation, deep down pharynx

Uvula elongated, tonsils swollen.

Dryness

Excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed, see rawness under pain)

Inflammation

Pain

rawness

when swallowing

sore

Scraping; after swallowing

Swallowing; difficult

Swelling; tonsils

External throat; pain

▲   CHEST

Chest

Heart; Pain around heart, better lying on back, extending to left shoulder and arm

Throbbing in all arteries after retiring

Palpitation with oppression

Pulse irregular, intermittent, rapid

Light feeling in chest.

Heart; palpitations; on going to bed

Oppressed feeling; heart

Pain

afternoon

stooping

sides; left

sides; morning

sides; writing

heart

after waking

region of heart; morning

region of heart; late morning

region of heart; afternoon

region of heart; evening

aching; sides; right

aching; sides; morning

stitching, sudden, sharp; heart; on waking

▲   COUGH

Cough

Afternoon

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Like cheese

Hard

Noticeable smell; offensive smell

▲   SKIN

Skin

Itching; better by bathing in cold water; worse scratching, touch and retiring

Sore red blotches

Blind boils

Itching of knees and elbows and hairy portions

Itching of hands, deep in

Vesicular, pustular, phlegmonous dermatitis

Skin, hot, swollen.

▲   BACK AND NECK

Neck

Heat; neck

Pain; burning; neck; afternoon

Stiffness; neck

Back

Coldness

afternoon

afternoon; after stool

after stool

Pain; aching; lumbar (lower half of back); afternoon

Skin

out-breaks on skin

out-breaks on skin; itching; in evening

itching

afternoon

evening

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Stomach; Eructations of Scalding, hot, acid, watery substance; better, Coffea Cruda ^Coffee

Bad taste in the morning

Drooling.

Bloated

afternoon

trapped wind

right side, between ribs and hip

Noises from abdomen; rumbling; afternoon; 5 p.m.

Pain

afternoon

afternoon; 5 p.m.

evening; after urination

in women; during period

before stool

after stool

while walking

extending to other parts; to back; small of

behind lower ribs; right

behind lower ribs; late morning

behind lower ribs; night

behind lower ribs; on stooping

lower part of abdomen; morning

liver

pressing; lower part of abdomen; morning

pressing; lower part of abdomen; pressure

cutting; evening

cutting; night

in bed

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; afternoon

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; evening

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; behind lower ribs; right

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; behind lower ribs; morning; 10 a.m.

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; behind lower ribs; night, lying on painful side

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; behind lower ribs; lying on painful side

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; lower part of abdomen

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); behind lower ribs

right

extending to other parts; front

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); liver

Restlessness, uneasiness, etc.

Stomach

appetite; capricious (hunger, but knows not for what, or refuses things when offered)

appetite; reduced

appetite; increased (hunger in general); after eating

appetite; ravenous, excessive; eating increases the hunger; soon after eating

emptiness, weak feeling, faintness, hungry feeling; noon

emptiness, weak feeling, faintness, hungry feeling; afternoon

1 p.m.

burping, belching; afternoon

burping, belching; strong and sharp (acrid)

burping, belching; fluid

heat, flushes; noon

heat, flushes; afternoon

heat, flushes; when stomach empty; burping, belching

heaviness, weight, oppression (see fullness); noon

heaviness, weight, oppression (see fullness); afternoon

heaviness, weight, oppression (see fullness); after breakfast

heaviness, weight, oppression (see fullness); burping, belching

pain; after eating

pain; while fasting

pain; burning; afternoon; after stool

pain; sore, bruised, beaten (tenderness); morning

pain; sore, bruised, beaten (tenderness); evening

pain; sore, bruised, beaten (tenderness); movement

pain; sore, bruised, beaten (tenderness); on sitting still

pain; sore, bruised, beaten (tenderness); while walking

thirst; morning

thirst; evening

thirst; night

uneasiness

Flatus

Flatulence

afternoon; after eating

afternoon; during stool

during stool

Nausea

Persistent, morning nausea

Stomach

nausea; morning

nausea; late morning

nausea; afternoon

nausea; feeling in abdomen

nausea; before eating; before breakfast

nausea; after eating

nausea; when burping, belching

nausea; like fainting

nausea; in women; during period

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Flatulence; evening

Itching; like insects crawling on skin in anus

Pain

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; before stool

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during stool

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; after stool

Stool

Odour; offensive

Pasty, mushy

Soft

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Copious

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting

pain; cutting; evening, after lying down

Male

Male; pain; testes; extending through abdomen

Female

Female; Pruritus vulvae, with yellow leucorrhoea, worse, rest

Genitals

Burning in right ovary.

Male

erections; evening

perspiration; offensive

Female; irritation; itching

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Stiffness and bruised sensation in the muscles of the neck, with sensation as if nape of neck could not support head

Pain in shoulder, with pain along fingers

Vehement itching in arms and legs; worse towards evening

Feet numb and pricking

Streaking pains in arms and legs.

Arthritic nodules

Coldness

upper limbs; hands

upper limbs; hands; morning

upper limbs; hands; late morning; 10 a.m.

upper limbs; hands; alternating with heat

upper limbs; hands; while perspiring

upper limbs; hands; after rising

lower limbs; foot

late morning

late morning; 10 a.m.

evening; 11 p.m.

Dryness

hands

hands; afternoon

Heat

night; in bed

hand

morning

morning; during coldness

morning; 8 a.m.

late morning, 10 a.m.

afternoon

afternoon; 4 p.m.

fingers

tips

leg; night; after going to bed

foot; in bed

Heaviness

lower limbs; afternoon

lower limbs; evening

Movements and positions; twitching; hand; opposite side to thumb

Numbness (see tingling)

evening

on remaining in one position

upper limbs

leg

afternoon

foot

afternoon

toes

Pain

upper limbs

morning

upper limbs; late morning

upper limbs; afternoon

shoulder

morning; 5 to 6 a.m.

on movement

rheumatic

extending to other parts; side, down

elbow

forearm; while writing

wrist; extending to other parts; hand

hand

late morning

late morning; from writing on a cold table

hip

evening

extending to other parts; back

extending to other parts; feet

knee; paralytic

knee; rising from sitting

knee; hollow of

on walking

lower leg

walking

foot

aching

upper limbs; morning

shoulder; morning, in bed; 4 a.m.

shoulder; in bed

fingers; while writing

lower limbs; knee

leg

leg; evening; 10 p.m.

leg; shin

leg; calf

leg; calf; while walking; in open air

foot

burning; in bed

burning; hand

late morning

late morning; while the other is cold

afternoon

burning; fingers

late morning

burning; lower limbs; night

burning; foot

heel

heel; morning; in bed

gnawing, biting; fingers; tips of fingers

sore, bruised; shoulder

moving arm

sore, bruised; leg; calf

sore, bruised; foot; heel

while walking

stitching, sudden, sharp; upper limbs

morning, 7-30 a.m.

stitching, sudden, sharp; fingers; tips of fingers; extending up arm

stitching, sudden, sharp; foot

stitching, sudden, sharp; toes

tearing; knee; afternoon; 4 p.m.

tearing; knee; extending to other parts; to lumbar region (lower half of back)

tearing; knee; extending to other parts; upward

Paralysis; elbow

Perspiration

hand

hand; late morning

hand; on rising

hand; palm

foot

late morning

cold

sole

Pulsation, throbbing

hand

hand; morning

fingers

Restlessness

movement

hand

lower limbs; while lying

Skin

discoloration; upper limbs; red; evening

discoloration; fingers; tips; red

discoloration; knee; reddish; evening

itching

afternoon

in bed

upper limbs

upper limbs; evening

elbow

hand

hand; back of hand

lower limbs

lower limbs; afternoon

lower limbs; afternoon; 5 p.m.

lower limbs; evening

lower limbs; evening; 6 p.m.

lower limbs; sitting

lower limbs; while undressing

thigh

thigh; afternoon; 5 p.m.

thigh; evening

knee

knee; while sitting

leg; afternoon

leg; evening

foot

foot; afternoon

out-break on skin

burning

hot

itching

pimples

forearm; pimples

forearm; pimples; evening

lower limbs

lower limbs; burning

lower limbs; hot

lower limbs; itching

lower limbs; pimples

thigh

thigh; burning

thigh; herpes; hot

thigh; herpes; itching

thigh; pimples

leg

suppurating (producing pus); foot; heel

Weakness

elbow

fingers

while writing

thigh; afternoon

thigh; evening

knee

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Evening; undressing

At certain time of day or night; from 10 a.m.

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Disturbed

Dreams

disease

unpleasant

Falling asleep

afternoon

sitting

Sleepiness, tiredness

afternoon

evening

while sitting

Sleeplessness, insomnia

night

after midnight; 5 a.m.

night; from thoughts; from activity of mind

Waking

3 to 4 a.m.

5 a.m.

Yawning

Perspiration

Night

Clammy

night

Cold; night

Profuse; night

Generalities

Pain

sore, bruised

sore, bruised; evening; 11 p.m.

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

morning

on waking

8-30 a.m.

late morning

noon

afternoon

evening

night

10 p.m.

from ascending stairs

from headache

on rising

sitting

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