Arnica Montana
Leopard's bane · Abbrev.: ARN
Causation
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Mechanical injuries however remote, concussion, bruising, over-lifting, dental work; complaints dating from falls or blows.
Dose
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Classically low potencies in recent trauma; higher potencies reserved for lingering effects of old injuries.
Extremities
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Sore, lame, bruised feeling all over the body — the bed feels too hard. Sprains with marked soreness; overexertion myalgia.
Head
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Effects of concussion: hot head with cool body, confusion that worsens with conversation. Scalp sore to touch as if bruised.
Introduction
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The trauma remedy: bruises, contusions, and the soreness that follows injury or overexertion, with a characteristic fear of being touched.
Mind
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After head injuries the patient may be dull, answers correctly but slowly, declares nothing is wrong and refuses attention. Fear of touch and of being approached; nightmares of accidents recurring.
Modalities
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Worse: touch, motion, damp cold. Better: lying down, or with head low.
Relationships
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Compare Hamamelis (venous congestion), Ruta (periosteal injuries), Hypericum (nerve-rich parts). Ledum follows in punctured wounds.
Skin
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Bruise-like discolorations that do not fade; small boils; ecchymoses after injuries.
Stomach
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Putrid eructations like rotten eggs; tendency to septic conditions with foul breath.
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
Published by Gentle Pills under CC0 1.0 — original wording, dedicated to the public domain. Not a substitute for the primary texts.
Reminder: this information is published for qualified practitioners. Patients must not self-medicate — homeopathic prescribing depends on the complete individual symptom picture, which only a doctor can evaluate. Please visit a homeopathy doctor.