Material Medica Flashcards
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Origin: Whole live honey bee General Action: Sensations: Modalities: Corresponding etiology: Sensitive Type: Main clinical Indications:
Apis mellifica
** Swelling, trauma, better with cold, No thirst
- Origin: Whole live honey bee
- Targets: Skin & mucous, serous membrane
- -> Skin, eye, mouth, pleura, peritoneum, meninges, kidneys/urogenital systems, ovaries
- Indication:
- -> “Sudden onset of the edema and inflammatory syndrome” ,
- -> * Stinging, burning pain, lack thirst, better w/ cold
- Dose: 15C ONLY: 5 pellets q10 m (burns, acute edema), , qHour (ST, hydrathrosis), BID (Ovarian pain)
- Caution: lower dilution possible allergies
Arnica montana
*Trauma, capillaries
- Origin: Arnica montana plant
- Targets: Trauma, muscle and subcutaneous tissues, ** Capillaries and veins
- Sensations: Bruised, achy, sensitive (bed is not comfortable)
- Modalities: Aggravated by touch, jolts, damp cold; improved by rest, lying head down
- Corresponding etiology: Trauma, muscle fatigue, pathologies affecting capillaries and veins
- Indications: Trauma ( sprains/strains, surgery, postpartum), muscle fatigue (after heavy work, speaker), capillary or venous affections (hematuria, varicose veins).
- Dosing: Acute: 9-30C ASAP PRN Sx (9C 5p Q2h) . Chronic: 15-30C QD to BID taper to QWk after 2-3 months.
Aconitum napellus
** Sudden, +++ Thirst, Flushed, Anxious.
* ACUTE, Extreme anxiety, “I am about to die”, Dry Thirsty state.
- High fever, dry skin, extreme thirst.
- (+++) Trigeminal nerves.
“ No anxiety, no aconite”.
- Origin: Wolf’s bane
- Toxicology: Tingling, numbness of the lips. Anxiety, vertigo (BPPV), sudden drop in blood pressure, arrythmia
- Targets: Nerves (intense neuralgia: Trigeminal, anxiety), CVS (tachycardia, high BP, hemorrhage), Fever (sudden, strong, high, with dry skin, INTENSE THIRST, anxiety)
- Sensations: Unbearable pain, numbness and tingling
- Modalities: Aggrav: Sudden and Bitter Cold, Midnight. Improve by: Sweating
- Concomitants: Dry and red skin, +++ THIRST, burning palms, anxiety.
- Corresponding etiology: Major reactional syndrome following: Sudden temp changes, sudden fears, bouts of high BP.
- Sensitive Type: active individual, full of energy, good general state but tend to have reactional worries.
- Main indication: Anxiety, Fear, +
- -> Fever, Sunstroke, or secondary amenorrhea 9C
- -> Neuralgia: 15-30C
- -> Circulatory: 9-15 C (peroxysmal HTN, tachycardia, anxiety)
Belladonna
- Rubor, Dolor, Calor, Tumor.
- Dry, variable thirst, sweaty.
- Intense dryness; Fever wtih quick onset: Fluctuating, major sweating.
- Sensory hyperesthesia: Can’t handle noise, light, want to be left along.
- Origin: Deadly nightshade (rich in hyoscymaine- scopolamine)
- Action/Target: Mucous (drying), CVS ( congesiton and high BP) , CNS ( Sensory hyperesthesia, extremely visceral spasms, with high fever: Delirium, hypnogogic hallucination, convulsions)
- Sensation: Dry mucous membrane ( eyes, gut, respiratory), redness of the face, throbbing pain, cramping pain.
- Modalities: > bright light, noise, touch, cold, heat , < Rest.
- Corresponding etiology: All acute fever syndrome, congestion and high BP.
- Rx Indications:
- -> Dryness of the mucous membranes ( ST, laryngitis, rhinopharyngitis)
- -> Fever states wtih sudden onset
- -> Vascular congestion: early inflammation, head congestion, scarlet fever like rash , bouts of high BP
- -> Spasmodic symptoms: Spasms of hollow organ, hiccups, fever convulsions
Ferrum phosphoricum
** Homeopathic tylenol, fever rheumatism (right side), clammy skin, subacute. Infection/Inflammation syndrome. c
- Origin: Ferrosoferric phosphate (Fe3(PO4)2)
- -> Ferrous (anemia), Phos (bleeding)
- Action:
- -> Acute/subacute inflammation with moderate intensity ( hemorrhagic tendencies, low grade fever, lack of stamina),
- -> Progress and moderate fever
- -> localized hemorrhage
- -> Alteration between paleness and redness in the face
- Local symptoms: Red ear drum, dry cough/chest pain, and **Joints (R shoulder, R arm).
- Rx indications:
- -> Infectious and Inflammatory syndrome in children or tired teenagers ( early phase of fever, inflammation, eruptive disease, acute congestive OM, early pustule Laryngitis/tracheitis/bronchitis, inflammatory joint pain)
- -> Dose 9C 5 pellets BID
Gelsemium sempervirens
- DIPLOPIA, occipital HA. NO THIRST.
- Toxicology: Initial “inebriation”/Dazed, overexcitement (confusion, prostration), then paralysis (strychnine-like)
- Excellent for: Anticipatory anxiety, viral motor neuron disease (GBS)
- sensation “ Heart will stop if stop moving”
- Origin: Yellow jasmine
- Toxicology: muscle pain and incoordination -> Prostration, mental confusion, paralysis (Ptosis, diplopia and strabismus)–> coma, muscle paralysis. , respiratory failure.
- Action: CNS excitation then paresis. CVS. Respiratory and digestive obstruction (excess mucous).
- -> Anti-cholinergic, anti-muscarinic.
- Sensations: Sleepy, drowsy, muscle ache, heaviness. DIPLOPIA, OCCIPITAL HA, “Heart will stop if he/she stop moving”
- Modalities: < (worse) emotion, bad news, heat. > (Better) profuse diuresis, diarrhea (diarrhea and urination with stress)
- Concomitant: Lack thirst during fever, cephalic congestion, sweats, diplopia.
- Corresponding etiology: Prostration after emotional shock, intellectual dullness after emotional stress, sequelae of severe organic disease , following a cold.
- Dose:
- -> following toxicology & pharmacology: 30 C 5 p TID
- -> flu or coryza : 9 C 5 p QD
- -> local paralysis from virus: 30 C 5 p BID
- -> Acute poliomyelitis at onset, or viral disease affecting the anterior horn motor neurons at the spinal cord and brain stem: 30 C 5 p TID
- -> Stroke: 15 C 5 p BID
- -> Stage fright: 30 C 1 dose at night prior and the day of
- -> Insomnia by anxiety: 9-30 C 5 p QHS
- -> Stress induced diarrhea, HA, migraines
- -> Congestive HA, opthalmoplegic migraines: 9 C 5 P BID
- Does not work on myelin sheeth. (Does not work on Parkinsons or MS)
- Studies show it stimulate allopregnanolone
Bryonia
- Intense thirst, Brace ( due to pain)
- Intense dryness: Constipation, bronchitis
- Great for ACUTE Serous irritation: Pleura, joint.
- Better (>) with Immobility and Sweating
- Worse ( Mucous membrane: Intense dryness, Intense thirst
- -> Serous membrane: Inflammation -> brace/guarding
- -> Fever syndrome: Progressive then plateau
- Chest and GI.
- Sensations: Acute pain, Intense thirst, dry mucous
- Aggravate by: Heat, movement, around 9 pm.
- Improve by: Rest, Strong pressure, sweating, cold
- -> < Sweat, Ice. Sweating bring relief.
- -> Right laterality
Clinical Indication:
- Dry mucous: Rhinitis, tracheitis, bronchitis 9C 5 p TID to QID , Constipation 9 C 5 p QD
- Serous membrane: Viral pleural effusion, Viral pericarditis, joint pain, hydrathrosis . 9 C 5 p TID- QID
- Fever: 9 C 5p TID to QID
- Inflammation of the breast that worse at the slight movement 9 C 5 P QD to BID
Rhus toxicodendron
- ** Intense thirst
- Need to move around (> Movement, heat)
- sensation: “ Water down the spine”
- Itchy rash that is better (>) with hot water
- Origin: Poison Ivy, Urushiols.
- Target: Skin, mucous membrane, fibrous connective tissue, feverish syndrome
- Action:
- -> Skin: Small vesicles, leopard skin. +++ Pruritis Improve with hot water.
- -> Mucous Membrane: Dry mouth, intense thirst. red Triangle at the tip of the tongue.
- -> Joint: Stiff. Better (>) with movement, ( Fever: Stupor, prostration, Chills at the slightest movement, feel like water running down the spine.
Sensation: Aches, bruiing, stiffness, dry mouth
Aggrav by: Dampness, contact with wet clothing
Improve by: Slow movement
Concomitant: Change positions (need to move around). Heat.
Corresponding Etiolog: After too much exercise, getting cold in damp weather, viral affections.
Indications:
- SKin/Mucous: Erythematous, edematous or vesicular dermatitis: 9 C -30 C 5P QD to BID. Joarsness, Phylectenuclar conjunctivitis
- Joint and Muscles
fevers.
Cinchona
*fluid loss: bleeding, diarrhea, etc
Ludum palustre
- black eye
* insect bite > cold ( beesting) ska beekeeper ‘s friend
Bellis perennis
*breast and coccyx trauma
Hepar sulphuris calcareum
- Acute suppuration
- Improve (>): Heat
- Splinter stuck in throat
- Low dilution promote drainage, high dilution reduces.
Origin: Sulfur and oyster shell
- sulfur throw things out by diarrhea or sweat
Action: Inflammation and sometimes suppuration
- Skin, Resp membranes, lymphoid tissues
- Nerve hypersensitivity: to pain, to criticism
- Diarrhea syndrome
Char:
- Sensation: Painful paresthesia at the slightest touch
–> Stuck thorn, splinter
–> Eustachian tube dysfunction (Crackles)
- Modalities
–> Worse Better >: Heat, hot wraps
- Concomitants
–> Pustule/purulent discharges, not relieved by sweating, craving for acid foods and drinks
- Corresponding etiologies
–> Infectious disease prone to suppuration
Sensitive type: Suppuration of tonsils and adenoids, hypersensitive person, lethargic, impulsive and short tempered.
Main Clinical Indication:
- All acute suppurative process: at low dilution (6C) promote suppuration. At high dilution (15-30C) stop or absorb suppuration. ** AVOID IN DRAINING CAVITY.
- Chronic Suppuration: Skin ulcer that is painful to touch, chronic sinusitis worse in winter, leucorrhea, UTI, prostatitis, acne. 30 C 5 p QOD (alternate with Silicea 15 o4r 30 C).
- Resp sx:
–> Laryngitis, dry cough, worse at night or by cold: 30c 5p QD.
–> Tracheobronchtiis with thick exudation, pus.
Mercurius solubilis
- Tremor
- Offensive discharge/odor. Foul smelling sweats, Fetid breath.
- GI (oral to intestine), Tonsils/pharynx, IBD.
- Nasty infection, ulcerations (supprations? )
Origin: Mercury nitrate and diluted ammonia
Toxicity:
- Acute: Pulm, GI, Skin, Mercurial erythema
- Chronic: General, Mouth/Pharynx, Neurological, Kidney
General Action:
- Pathogenetic experimentation and therapeutic observation:
–> Inflammation of the mucous membranes (ENT, Eyes, Respiratory, GI and urinary).
–> Skin and bone suppurations
–> Neurological do: trembling, paresis/paralysis, behavioral do
- GI: MERCURY ORAL SYMPTOMS
–> ++ Fetid breath , ++ inflammed, bloody gum, ++ Flaccid/swollen/trembing tongue, Red pharynx and tonsils. Greenish or bloody diarrhea (tenesmus).
- Urogenital symptoms: UTI, urethritis, ,vaginitis.
Char:
- Sensations: Chills, general weakness (a deep pain), periosteal pain, tenesmus and burning pain.
- Modalities:
–> Aggravation: Night time, damp cold, heat of bed
–> Sweat is nasty, , smelly, stains cloth, underarm, pillow, drools at night.
- Concomitant symptoms: Lesion in the mouth/pharynx, purulent and corrosive discharges, sweat that do not relieve the patient.
- Corr. etiology: Infection by virus, germs or parasite. Food poisoning.
Main clinical indications
- Inflammation of the mucous membrane: ENT ( tonsillitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, sinusitis with purulent suppuration, parotitis, suppurative otitis). Tracheobronchitis.
- Digestive membraines: Gingivitis, pyorrhea, parodontosis, canker sores, acute diarrhea. Food poisoning.
- GU: Vaginitis, urethritis, metritis, UTIs
- Skin: Pruritis on suppurative inflammation, supra infected eczema, ulcerations and suppurations.
- Neuro: Trembling
- Behavioral: Mood swing (sudden anger fits), school difficultues.
Dose: 15 to 30 C. Again, low dilution promote suppuration but 6-9C is no longer available). High dilution reduce suppuration.
Hamamelis
- bleeding hemorrhoids ( not bleeding: Aesculus)
Arsenicum album
- Psoric
- Burning, Scant, Improve with heat.
- Heat improve with heat.
- think: Someone who was robust and got close to death quickly. Extreme weakness.
Origin: Arsenic trioxide
Toxicology: Ulceration/Necrosing of the mucous membrane (GI, Resp, GU) then destruction of the noble organs (Kidney, liver, adrenal, nervous, CVS, skin)
General action:
- Toxic/experimentation: Pt looks sick: fatigue, anemia, weight loss.
- Periodicity and Alternation
- Progressive inflammation of the mucous membrane (burning ear > heat) and the serous membrane
- Skin: fine, flaky skin, or thick elephant skin. Swelling below the eye improved by heat.
- Sensation: Intense burning, extreme weakness and cold sensitivity
- Modality: > heat. < 1-2 am, cold.
- Concomitant: Weak, cold sensitive, putrid and corrosive excretions/discharge. Reactional anxiety.
- Corresponding Etiology: Food poisoning, severe infection.
- Sensitive type: Weak, tired, anemic, cold sensitive, OCD, fear of death.
Main indication: BURNING, SCANT, > HEAT.
- GI: Burning stool, foul smelling.
- GU: Acute UTI, vaginitis, metritis, with scant discharge.
- Resp: Asthma attack. at 1 am, feels cold but want fresh air.
- Chronic: General fatigue, exhaustion, suppurative or chornic infection, cardiac insufficiency (low BP, etc), chronic dermatitis, chronic reactional depressed mode.
Psorinum
** Cold sensitive, well being the night prior. Despairing, degenerating and nothing gets better.
- Origin: Nosode (Scabies)
- Action: Mucous membrane and skin with irritation and allergic symptoms. General weakness, weight loss, and reactional depressive tendency.
- Sensations:
- -> Intense pruritis, < heat of bed or washing up.
- -> Exceptional wellbeing the night before symptoms
- -> General weakness
- -> Extreme cold sensitivity
- Modalities: < cold, winter, wool. > Heat (except in bed) and eating. Rhythm: Periodical to longer time intervals ( months/seasonal vs biweekly (Sulfur))
- Concomitants:
- -> Compulsive snacking during migraine, fetid discharge.
CRM: Psoric (periodicity, alternation /recurrence, prone to parasite, proloned convalescence, lack of positive reaction to treatment).
Main Clinical Indication:
- Mucous membrane: 30C Q Wk. Rhinopharyngitis, otitis, bronchitis in winter, periodic spasmodic hay fever, periodic asthma, stubburn constipation, recurrent vaginal mycosis.
- Skin: 30C 1 dose QWk. Any periodical eruption with winter recurrence and despairing chronicity. Skin and nail mycosis.
- General: 30 C Q Wk. Lingering convalescence with exhaustion and cold sensitivity. Periodical migraines (ocular migraines). Reactional depression following lingering or chronic diseases.
Sulphur
**
- Origin: Sublimated Sulphur
- General action: energy metabolism, enzymatic process (disulphur bridge), detoxification, structures ( skin, hair, nail, connective tissue, cartilage, arterial walls), Circulatory system (artery, veins).
- Universal action: Acute or chronic inflammation, blood flow, liver detox.
Characteristic: acropart of the body (hand, feet, top of head) - Sensation: Burning, heat, pruritis. Outward burning, inward cold.
–> Resistent to cold, aggravate by heat. But will catch cold easily in cold weather. - Modalities: < heat of bed, heat, 11 am, standing still. > movement, dry air, temperate climate.
–> Periodicity: 1- 2 weeks. - Concomitant: Redness of the orifices, oozing discharges, craving for sweets/spices/alcohol, need for fresh cold air, diarrhea upon awakening in the morning, light sleeper, local or generalized sweating, tendency for intense thirst, craving for spicy food and alcohol.
- CRM: Psoric Reactional Mode.
- Sensitive type: variable morphology (fat or thin). When in good health are optimistic and active, when sick are cranky and irritable and baby like. The thin type tend to have cardiac morphology.
Main Clinical Indications:
- Acute: Acute feverish state, acute or subacute inflammations . 9 or 30 C at the beginning and end of the inflammatory process.
- Chronic:
- -> Skin: Herpes, pruritis worse with heat of bed, atopic dermatitis/contact ezcema, furuncular eruptions, stye/acne with pustules, chilblains (pernio). 30 C 10p Qwk to Q month.
- if sx worsened by Rx (sensitive type): counter with Fumaria or Saponaria 6 x BID.
- -> Resp: Fever, asthma, allergies. 30 C once to twice a month.
- -> GI: Canker sores, stomatitis, migraine on weekends, liver congestion, colitis, hemorrhoids: 30 C QWk
- -> Joints: All joint pain except infections: 30 C Q Wk
- -> CVS: HTN and left heart disease, labile HTN, hot flashes, varicose veins. 30 C Q Wk.
- -> GU: Enuresis, Vaginitis, UTI. 30 C Q Wk.
- -> Diabetes: DMII 30 C Q Wk.
Staphysagria
- slicing/stab wound: episiotomy
Mercurius corrosives
Similar to Mercurius solubilis but worse
- Usually there is ulceration (vs Merc solubilis: Suppuration).
Lycopodium clavatum
** Scratch till it bleeds.
- Origin: club moss. Ca, sulphur, and Silica.
- Target: Liver, GI, Metabolism ( urea, uric acid, cholesterol), GU (kidney/genital), Nervous system.
- General Action:
- -> GI: flatulent dyspepsia (+++), redness of face after meals, distended lower ab, pyrosis, migraines.
- -> GU: reddish crystal like sediments, lack of libido (sensitive type)
- -> Skin: Eruptions + Pruritis (+++), > Fresh, easy bleeding
Characteristic:
- Sensations: Quickly satiated hunger, bloating at belt level, pruritis > Fresh air, one foot hot other cold, need to eat at certain time.
- Modalities: < 4-8 pm (+++) if tired and not nap, if not eating regularly will get cranky.
- -> Does not like exercise because of heat and does not like to be told what to do.
- -> > by cool air and hot food.
- -> Right side laterality.
- Concomitants:
- -> Redness after meals, craving for sweets/hot food, intolerance to onions and oysters.
- -> Can be bossy: Does not like to be contradicted.
CRM: Psoric. Atopic, duodenal ulcer, lithiasis, hyperuricemia.
Sensitive type: Authoritarian, self confident ( on an intellectual level), does not like contradiction and can get emotional.
Clinical Indication:
GI: Gassy, colicky, Biliary dyskinesia/lithiasis.
Skin: Chronic rash, eczema/Pruritis > cold. Easy bleeding, seborrheic keratosis, fissures of the heals.
Mucous membrane: Chronic rhinitis, tonsillitis
GU: Lithiasis, prostatism, impotence, BPH.
9 to 30 C 5p QD.
Can be sued for Psoric Reactional Mode: hyperuricemia, dyslipidemia, atheroma, reactional depressions.
Nux vomica
**
- Origin: Poison nut: Strychnine (+++) & Brucine.
- Toxicology: Seizure at toxic dose (trismus) , curare like (paralysis) at high dose.
- Gen action: Hyperexcitibility and prone to spasms : Nervous system and GI.
- Sensation: Nervous system (sensitive to noise, cold, tend to be confused in the morning) and GI (Sluggish after meals, urge to defecate but no stooling).
- Modalities: < waking, after meal, cold air/drafts, alcohol and stimulants. > short nap, heat.
- -> Tend to wake up at 3 am.
- Concomitant: Sleepy after meals, craving for alcohol and stimulants, coated tongue (yellowish on the posterior third).
- Corresponding etiology: Excessive intake of alcohol, caffeine, stimulants. Sedentary individuals. Burnout, business worries- up at night worrying, busy mom.
- Sensitive type: Type A. (Lycopodium B). Driven. Tend to be hypersensitive, impatient, irritable, intolerant. Potential reactional depression due to worries or burnout.
Main indication:
- Nervous system with spasms
- Irritability, aggressiveness
- Insomnia from burnout
- HA, migraines
- Spasmodic high BP, labile BP
- Digestive: Dyspepsia, constipation, hemorrhoid > cold, hangover (treatment or prevention).
Dose: 6C 5 P QD to BID (local), General 9C 5p QD, Behavioral/etiological: 15 or 30 C QD to Q W.
Natrum muriaticum
**
- Origin: NaCL.
- Toxicology: Irritation of the mucous membrane.
–> Hyperthermia –> Delirium –> Death. In lower doses: HTN.
Characteristics: - Sensation: Pins and needles, burning or stinging, easily exhausted and cold sensitive.
- Modalities: < 10 am, Sun exposure, seaside .
–> short periodicity. - Concomitant sx: Unquenchable thirst (as if ate too much salt), Profuse, colorless, discharges or excretions of the mucous membranes. Frequent bulimia. Abnormal craving of salt. Mapped tongue.
- Corr. etiology: Convalescence following loss of vital fluid (Cinchona too). Allergic affections, affective or emotional stress.
CRM: Psoric-tuberculinic.
Sensitive type: Child, teen, YA. Those with thin, oily skin, fissured lower lip.
- Pathological tendencies toward general nutrition, mucous membranes, skin, and nervous system.
- Behavior: Depression, discouragement (after breakup), feverish excitement, memory disorders, distraction, sleep disorders.
Main clinical indications:
- Gen: 9-30C 5 p QD: Convalescence of debilitating disease (fluid loss), physical or intellectual fatigue, mild anemia, reactional depressed state. Urinary disorder, thyroid dysfunction.
- Skin/Mucous membrane: Allergies of nose/sinus, recurrent rhinitis, asthma. Skin allergies, Acne (T zone), HSV (oral, anal).
- Pt tend to be introverted, often give vague answers. Tend to have to warm up before sharing. Very sensitive to treatment. Not forthcoming with history/symptoms.
Ignatia amara.
- Elena.
- Origin: St. Ignatius bean. Similar to Nox vomica.
- Toxicology: Strychnine +++, brucine. More irritable/spasmodic than Nox vomica. Causes Spasms and violent convulsions.
- Gen Actions: Hypersensitivity to all senses (hearing, vision, emotion). Spastic tendency (smooth and striated muscle). General lack of muscle coordination. Paradoxical and contradictory disorders.
Characteristic:
- sensations: Hypersensitive to pain and odors. Sensation of general weakness. Feel a lump in throat. Sensitivity in the right iliac fossa (RIF). Sudden and erratic pain.
- Modalities; < 11 am ( Nux vomica is 3 am). Emotions, talking about their worries. > Distraction.
- Concomitant symptoms: Spasmodic yawns, numerous sighs, functional tachycardia.
- Corr. etiology: Affective and emotional shock: pt seen in patients who experiences grief.
CRM: Psoro-tuberculin.
Sensitive type: Hypersensitive individuals, paradoxical modalities, sighs, cries, hysterical like mood.
Main clinical indications:
- Nerves: 15-30C 5p QD to Q Wk
- -> Hyperesthesia, hypersensitive, reactive depression, hysteria (changing sx, bloating, lump in throat aka glubus hystericus, sighs, hyperventiation, colic). Emotionally torn and hurt individuals.
