Castoreum

▲   GENERAL

General

A great remedy for hysteria. Prostration marked. Hysterical symptoms. Day-blindness; cannot endure the light. Nervous women who do not recover fully, but are continually irritable, and suffer from debilitating sweats. Spasmodic affections after debilitating diseases. Constant yawning. Restless sleep with frightful dreams and starts.

▲   MIND

Mind

Desires, wants; to kill; on waking

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

cheerful, happy; evening

irritability

morning

afternoon

evening

during chill

during period

on waking

mirth, hilarity, liveliness, etc.; evening

sentimental

sensitive, oversensitive

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.; during period

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

morning

afternoon

evening

weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting)

afternoon

evening

Insecure, uncertain, scared

anxiety; morning; rising

anxiety; night

after midnight

anxiety; during sleep (see dreams)

fear

afternoon

of evil

of misfortune; afternoon

frightened easily; starting, startled; during sleep

starting from sleep

Restlessness, nervousness

night

tossing about in bed

Talking, conversation

dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn

dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn; during period

in sleep

excited

speech; unintelligible; in sleep

Unconsciousness; after dinner

▲   HEAD

Head

Congestion (see pulsation); fullness

Pulsating

afternoon

evening

worse in evening, lasts until gets to sleep

after bathing

while sitting

while standing

ulcerative

forehead

back of head (occiput); pressure

back of head (occiput); at sides

temples

Headache

Heaviness (see pain

pressing)

pressing); morning

pressing); after eating

Pain, headache

evening

11 p.m.

affected by certain foods and drinks (improved, brought on or aggravated); after dinner

affected by certain foods and drinks (improved, brought on or aggravated); after eating

affected by certain foods and drinks (improved, brought on or aggravated); spirits

affected by certain foods and drinks (improved, brought on or aggravated); from wine

from emotions; from anger

from emotions; after stress (see anger)

in women; during period

pressure; external pressure

from touch

with fading consciousness

extending to other parts; right side

in forehead; right side

in forehead; afternoon

in forehead; evening

in forehead; open air

in forehead; during period

in forehead; pressure

in forehead; while sitting

in forehead; above eyes; after sexual intercourse

back of head (occiput); afternoon

back of head (occiput); pressure

back of head (occiput); while sitting

back of head (occiput); while standing

sides; late morning

sides; afternoon

sides; during period

temples; evening

temples; open air

temples; after eating

temples; during period

temples; pressure

temples; while standing

temples; touch

temples; from walking

top of head (vertex)

after eating

during period

pressure

while sitting

forehead and top of head (vertex)

pulling; evening

pulling; forehead

jerking; temples

pressing (see bursting, pulling); evening

pressing (see bursting, pulling); during period

pressing (see bursting, pulling); forehead

evening

during period

pressing outward

pressing (see bursting, pulling); back of head (occiput); at sides

pressing (see bursting, pulling); top of head (vertex)

during period

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure; evening

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure; temples

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure; top of head (vertex)

stitching, sudden, sharp

side of head

tearing, rending

afternoon

during period

while walking

forehead

forehead; during period

forehead; side of forehead; while sitting

sides of head

temples; afternoon

temples; while walking

temples; extending to other parts; across forehead

top of head (vertex)

ulcerative

top of head (vertex)

▲   EYES

Eyes

Pain

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; when looking sharply

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; during period

Intolerance of light (photophobia)

artificial light

daylight

sunlight

Pulsation in eyes

Vision

Colours and shapes in front of eyes; stars

Foggy

▲   EARS

Ear

Discharges from ear

suppressed

Noises in ear

buzzing

humming

roaring

right

boring finger in ear

Pain

behind ear

tearing in; afternoon

▲   FACE

Face

Quivering; lips

Skin

discoloration; pale; during period

discoloration; red

▲   NOSE

Nose

Catarrh

Discharge from nose

clear

wearing away skin

watery

Pain; tearing; root

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza); blocked

running, wet

Sneezing

with violent jarring

frequent

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Rounded elevation size of a pea in center, with drawing sensation from center to hyoid bone.

Odour (halitosis, bad breath); offensive

offensive

morning

putrid; morning

Gums and teeth

Pain

gums; when touched

burning, raw and smarting; gums

Swelling

gums

gums; right

Teeth

crawling

pain; molars

left

pain; left

pain; in the open air

pain; from cold; from anything cold

pain; from cold; from cold drinks

pain; while eating

pain; heat; warm drinks

pain; heat; external warmth

pain; in women; during period

pain; sucking teeth

pain; from touch

of tongue

pain; boring

pain; digging

pain; as if being bitten

lower molars

lower molars; right

pain; tearing

pain; tingling

Tongue

Tongue swollen

Growths, blisters, swellings; tumours; rounded elevation in centre of tongue size of pea, sensitive to touch, with pulling sensation as if a string were pulling centre of tongue toward bone supporting tongue

Pain

tongue; jerking

burning, raw and smarting; tongue

pulling; tongue; as by a string to the bone supporting tongue

Swelling; tongue

Taste

Taste

bitter

bitter; morning

▲   THROAT

Throat

Choking, constricting

Mucus; yellow

Pain

swallowing; on swallowing

burning

after cough

sore; larynx

Roughness; larynx

Voice

hoarseness

hoarseness; morning

▲   CHEST

Chest

Heat

Pain

griping

stitching, sudden, sharp

breast; under breast; right breast

stitching, sudden, sharp; back part

stitching, sudden, sharp; lower ribs; sneezing

Respiration

Accelerated

Deep

Difficult (dyspnea)

night

ascending

from wind

while lying down

while lying

lying on the back

while lying; lying on the right side

while lying; lying on the left side

lying down; lying on the left side

while walking

Gasping

Interrupted

Slow

▲   COUGH

Cough

Night

Dry cough

during measles

Sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); rawness in larynx excites cough

roughness in throat causes cough; roughness in larynx

In women

during period

during period; from roughness in throat

Intermittent

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back and neck

Pain; sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back); above hips

Neck

Stiffness; neck; evening

Back

Coldness

afternoon

evening

7 p.m.

9 p.m.

lying down

Pain; aching; lumbar (lower half of back); during period

Shivering

Weakness (tired feeling, in spine)

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Bloated; afternoon

Sensation of fullness; evening; after soup

As if something were in abdomen (movements, lumps, etc.); movements in abdomen

movements in abdomen

late morning

movements in abdomen; while walking

Pain

afternoon

bending double

in women; during period

pressure

violent

warmth

groin region

right

during period

sides

left

cramping, griping; evening

cutting; behind lower ribs; morning

cutting; navel

around navel

pressing

behind lower ribs; extending outward

groin region; during period

sides; while walking

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; evening

during period

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; during period

pressing

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); groin region; evening

twinging

groin region

Pulsation

Bladder

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); day and night

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); with thirst

urination; involuntary, incontinence; night, bed wetting; spasmodic uncontrolled urination

urination; seldom

Stomach

coldness

contraction; while sitting

contraction; while walking

emptiness, weak feeling, faintness, hungry feeling; morning

during period

burping, belching; bitter; evening

burping, belching; bitter; night

burping, belching; bitter; when stooping

burping, belching; of water

tension

thirst; burning, intense

thirst; during period

Eating

burping, belching; after dinner; when rising from stooping

burping, belching; fluid; after dinner

burping, belching; tasting like food

fullness; after dinner

nausea; after eating; after dinner

thirst; after dinner

Flatus

Flatulence; before stool

Nausea

Stomach

nausea; after eating

nausea; in women; during pregnancy

nausea; soup

nausea; after supper

nausea; after urinating

Vomiting

vomiting; in women; during pregnancy

vomiting; bitter

vomiting; mucus

vomiting; white

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Flatulence

afternoon

evening

night

Pain

burning; during stool

burning; after stool

sudden, sharp; extending to other parts; genitals; after stool

Stool

Mucous, slimy; green

Watery

night

white

White

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Scanty

Male

Male; thick emission from penis

Female

Female

vaginal discharge; burning

vaginal discharge; thick

vaginal discharge; thin, watery

Genitals

Dysmenorrhoea; blood discharged in drops with tenesmus

Pain commences in middle of thighs

Amenorrhoea, with painful tympanites.

Male

inflammation

sexual passion; increased

Female

pain; burning

Menses

period; copious

period; first period delayed in girls

period; frequent

period; intermittent

period; late

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Fullness; hand; veins of hand

Heat; hand

Heaviness

lower limbs

thigh; during period

Movements and positions

trembling

twitching; wandering

twitching; upper limbs

evening; on falling asleep

twitching; forearm

when sneezing

Pain

during period

shoulder; night

upper arm; night

thigh; during period

knee; night

knee; rubbing

burning; upper limbs; late morning

pulling; leg; calf

afternoon

while sitting

stitching, sudden, sharp; forearm; acute

stitching, sudden, sharp; fingers; second finger; tip

9 p.m.

stitching, sudden, sharp; hip

comes on suddenly

stitching, sudden, sharp; toes; first toe (large toe)

tearing; shoulder; night; midnight

tearing; upper arm

lying on it

lying on well side

side lain on

extending to other parts; down arm

tearing; elbow; movement

tearing; hand; palm; opposite side to thumb

tearing; thigh; above the knee

tearing; knee; comes on suddenly

tearing; knee; rubbing

tearing; leg; calf

afternoon; 5 p.m.

rubbing

Skin

itching; like insects crawling on skin; leg; calf

itching; like insects crawling on skin; toes; first toe (large toe); evening; 5 p.m.

out-break on skin; pimples

out-break on skin; lower limbs; pimples

out-break on skin; thigh; pimples

Swollen; hand; veins

Weakness

lower limbs

thigh; during period

leg; calf

afternoon

on movement

foot; during period

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Afternoon

Evening

Evening; in bed

Chilliness (see also whole body; temperature); during period

In women

during period

during period; constant

Shaking, shivering, rigors

afternoon

without subsequent heat; or sweat

During stool

At certain time of day or night

from 11 a.m.

from 5 p.m.

from 7 p.m.

from 7-30 p.m.

from 8 p.m.

▲   GENERALITIES

Fatigue

Lethargic, tired

Sleep and dreams

Dreams

amorous

anger (see quarrels)

frightful

during period

murder

quarrels

robbers

Interrupted; toothache

Restless

Sleepiness, tiredness

Waking; frequent

Yawning

evening

during sleep

Perspiration

After drinking

Profuse

Generalities

Jerking; during sleep

Lack of reaction

Nervous shuddering; during stool

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness); morning; on waking

late morning

10 a.m.

afternoon

after dinner

lying on back

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