Secale Cornutum

▲   GENERAL

General

Secale Cornutum produces contraction of the un striped muscular fibers; hence a constringent feeling throughout the whole body. This produces an anaemic condition, coldness, numbness, petechiae, mortification, gangrene. A useful remedy for old people with shriveled skin - thin, scrawny old women. All the Secale Cornutum conditions are Better from cold; the whole body is pervaded by a sense of great heat. Hemorrhages; continued oozing; THIN, fetid, watery black blood. Debility, anxiety, emaciation, though appetite and thirst may be excessive. Facial and abdominal muscles twitch. Secale decreases the flow of pancreatic juice by raising the blood pressure ( Hinsdale).

First to thirtieth potency. Non-homeopathic use. If hemorrhages of the puerperium, after the uterus is entirely emptied, when it fails to contract satisfactorily and in secondary puerperal hemorrhage the result of incomplete involution of the uteru

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

WORSE, heat, Warm covering.

Better

BETTER, cold, Uncovering, rubbing, stretching out limbs.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Ergotin ( Beginning arteriosclerosis progressing rather rapidly. Increased blood pressure: 2x trit. Edema, gangrene and purpura hemorrhagia; when Secale Cornutum, though indicated, fails); Pedicularis canadensis (symptoms of locomotor ataxia; spinal irritation); Brassica Napus - Rape-seed - (dropsical swellings, scorbutic mouth, voracious appetite, tympanitis, dropping of nails, gangrene); Cinnamomum ^Cinnamon.; Colchicum Autumnale ^Colch.; Arsenicum Album ^Ars.; Aurum MUR. 2x (locomotor ataxia); Agrostema - Corn cockle - active constituent is Saponin, which causes violent sneezing and sharp burning taste; burning in stomach, extends to oesophagus, neck and breast; (vertigo, headache, difficult locomotion, burning sensation); Ustilago; Carboneum Oxygenisatum ^Carbo; Pitutrin (dilated os, little pain, no progress. Dose, 1/2 c. c., repeat in half hour, if necessary. Hypodermically contraindicated in first stage of labor, valvular lesions or deformed pelvis).

Antidotes

Antidotes: Camphora ^Camph.; Opium.

▲   MIND

Mind

Delirium

raging, raving

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; suspicious

Insecure, uncertain, scared

anxiety

anxiety; with fear

Restlessness, nervousness

Shameless

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

▲   HEAD

Head

Head drawn back

Nosebleed, dark, oozing.

Headache

Passive, congestive pain (rises from back of head), with pale face

Pain, headache; pressing (see bursting, pulling); back of head (occiput)

Scalp

Falling of hair; dry and gray

▲   EYES

Eyes

Pupils dilated

Incipient cataract, senile especially in women

Eyes sunken and surrounded by a blue margin.

Inflammation; wounds; conjunctiva (external lining of eye); oozing pus (including cornea)

Paralysis; optic nerve, total blindness, without eye damage (amaurosis)

Protrusion; protruding eye balls

Pupils; dilated

Staring

Sunken

▲   EARS

Hearing

Impaired

▲   FACE

Face

Pale, pinched, sunken

Cramps commence in face and spread over whole body

Livid spots on face

Spasmodic distortion.

Appearance as if dead (see sunken)

Skin

discoloration; bluish; circles around eyes

discoloration; pale

morning

drawn, pulled

like insects crawling on skin (see skin)

out-breaks on skin; leprous spots

out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); gangrenous

Sunken

▲   NOSE

Nose

Nose bleed

clotted, coagulated blood

dark, black blood

and thin

fluid blood

in alcoholics

in women

in young women

aged people

▲   MOUTH

Gums and teeth

Crawling; gums

Tongue

Tongue dry, Cracked; blood like ink exudes, coated thick; viscid, yellowish, cold livid

Tingling of tip of tongue, which is stiff

Tongue swollen, paralyzed.

Discoloration; tongue; brown

▲   THROAT

Throat

Paralysis

after diphtheria

▲   CHEST

Chest

Angina pectoris

Dyspnoea and oppression, with cramp in diaphragm

Boring pain in chest

Precordial tenderness

Palpitation, with contracted and intermittent pulse.

Lungs; haemorrhage (see expectoration)

Respiration

Sighing

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Bloody, spitting of blood (see chest haemorrhage)

Mucous; bloody

▲   SKIN

Skin

Shriveled, numb; mottled dusky-blue tinge

Scleraema and oedema neonatorum

Raynaud’s disease

Blue color

Dry gangrene, developing slowly

Varicose ulcers

burning sensation; better by cold; Wants parts uncovered, though cold to touch

Formication; petechiae

Slight wounds continue to bleed

Livid spots

Boils, small, painful, with green contents; mature slowly

Skin feels cold to touch, yet covering is not tolerated

Great aversion to heat

formication under skin.

Coldness

Discoloration

blackish

bluish; spots

pale

purple (purpura haemorrhagica purplish spots or patches from haemorrhage under skin)

in aged people

Dry

Gangrene

from burns or gangrenous sores

cold

in aged persons

Abnormal growths

ulcers; black

ulcers; gangrenous

warts; withered

warts; wrinkled, shrivelled

Inflammation; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); gangrenous

Like insects crawling on skin

Numbness

Out-breaks on skin; leprosy

Pain

like bruising

burning; as from sparks

sensation as from electric sparks

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back

Spinal irritation, tingling of lower extremities; can bear only slightest covering

Locomotor ataxia

Formication and numbness

Myelitis.

Pain; burning; spine

Skin; like insects crawling on skin

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Stomach; Unnatural ravenous appetite; craves acids

THIRST unquenchable

Burning in stomach and abdomen; tympanites

Heaviness; lower part of abdomen

Pain

lower part of abdomen; during period

dragging, bearing down; during period

pressing; lower part of abdomen; during period

Kidneys; suppression of urine

Eructation

Eructations of bad odor.

Vomiting

Singultus, nausea; vomiting of blood and coffee-grounds fluid

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Flatulence; during stool

Involuntary stool

Paralysis (see inactivity)

Stool

Cholera-like stools, with coldness and cramps

Olive-green, thin, putrid, bloody, with icy coldness and intolerance of being covered, with great exhaustion

involuntary stools; no sensation of passing faeces, anus wide open.

Brown

Copious

Forcible, sudden, gushing

Green

olive green

Thin, liquid; pouring out

Watery

Yellow

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Paralysis of bladder

Retention, with unsuccessful urging

Discharge of black blood from bladder

Enuresis in old people.

Bloody

Male

Male

tingling; like insects crawling on skin; penis

tingling; like insects crawling on skin; scrotum

Womb

Burning pains in uterus

Female

gangrene; womb

inflammation; womb

pain; bearing down; womb, and region of womb (see labour-like pains, also pains in abdomen)

Genitals

Menstrual colic, with coldness and intolerance of heat

Passive hemorrhages in feeble, cachetic women

Brownish, offensive leucorrhoea

Threatened abortion about the THIRD month ( Sabadilla ^Sab.) During labor no expulsive action, though everything is relaxed

After-pains

Suppression of milk; breasts do not fill properly

Dark, offensive lochia

Puerperal fever, putrid discharges, tympanitis, coldness, suppressed urine.

Male; tingling; like insects crawling on skin

Female

after-birth; dark

after-birth; offensive smelling

after-birth; protracted

after-birth; scanty

miscarriage

metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding)

active

with convulsions

during and after labour

pain; pains after giving birth

pain; labour-like

pain; labour pains; ceasing

pain; labour pains; prolonged

pain; labour pains; weak

Menses

Menses irregular, copious, dark; Continuous oozing of watery blood until next period

Female

period; copious

period; dark

period; fluid blood containing clots

period; irregular

period; protracted

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Cold, dry hands and feet of excessive smokers with feeling of fuzziness in fingers

Trembling, staggering gait

Formication, pain and spasmodic movements

Numbness

Fingers and feet bluish, shriveled, Spread apart or bent backwards, numb

Violent cramps

icy coldness of extremities

Violent pain in finger-tips, tingling in toes.

Coldness

yet warm bed unbearable

upper limbs

hands

during chill

lower limbs; leg; uncovering

Contraction of muscles and tendons

Cramps; calf

Pulling up limbs

Sensation of fuzziness

Gangrene

foot

with burning, tearing pains

toes

in aged persons

Heat; foot; burning

Movements and positions

convulsion; rapid muscle spasm

limbs spread; fingers spread spasmodically

Numbness (see tingling)

fingers

toes

Pain

cold applications

rheumatic; cold

warmth

lower limbs; cold

Skin

itching; like insects crawling on skin

itching; like insects crawling on skin; upper limbs

itching; like insects crawling on skin; hand

itching; like insects crawling on skin; fingers; tips

itching; like insects crawling on skin; lower limbs

itching; like insects crawling on skin; thigh

itching; like insects crawling on skin; leg

itching; like insects crawling on skin; foot

ulcers; lower limbs

black base

gangrenous

Swollen; hand; gangrenous

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Coldness; cold, dry skin; cold, clammy sweat; excessive thirst

Sense of internal heat.

Icy coldness of the body

Icy coldness of the body

with desire to uncover

with clammy sweat and blueness, cannot bear to be covered

With fever, but chill predominating

Uncovering, undressing

Warm room

Warmth is unbearable

Intense heat

Internal heat; burning

Desire to uncover

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Profound and long

Insomnia with restlessness, fever, anxious dreams

Insomnia of drug and liquor habitues.

Sleeplessness, insomnia; coverings are warm though limbs are cold

Convulsions

Convulsions; convulsive movements

Perspiration

Cold

Desire to be uncovered

Generalities

Blackness of external parts

Emaciated (extremely thin); parts affected with disease

Faintness, fainting; during labour

Formication (like insects crawling around); external parts

Haemorrhage

Inflammation

internally

internally; gangrenous

Lean people

Numbness; externally

Pain

burning externally; internally

pressing; internally

Paralysis; of organs

In aged people

Pulse

frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid

intermittent

irregular

small

Symptoms not symmetrical; right

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); hot feeling; sensation of heat

warmth

warm room

warm heater

warm bed

warm air

Warmth

warm room

warm heater

warm bed

warm air

Wraps

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

after stool

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