Causticum

William Boericke 1922

Stiffness between shoulders. Dull pain in nape of

William Boericke 1922

Expectoration scanty; must be swallowed. Cough zoilh pain in hip, especially left worse in evening; better, drinking cold zvater; worse, warmth of bed. Sore streak down

William Boericke 1922

aphonia. Larynx sore. Cough, with raw soreness of

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Single high potencies traditionally for constitutional grief states; repeat only on clear indication.

William Boericke 1922

Ringing, roaring, pulsating, with deafness; words and steps re-echo; chronic middle-ear catarrh; accumulation of ear-wax.

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Tearing in the hands with stiffness; contraction of flexor tendons; restless legs at night with numbness of inner arm.

William Boericke 1922

Left-sided sciatica, with numbness. Paralysis of single parts. Dull, tearing jJain in hands and arms. Heaviness and weakness Tearing joints. Unsteadiness of muscles of forearm and hand. Numbness; loss of sensation in hands. Contracted tendons. Weak ankles. Cannot walk without suffering. Rheumatic tearing in

William Boericke 1922

Ptosis. [Gels.] Vision impaired, as if film were before

William Boericke 1922

Paralysis of ocular muscles after exposure to cold.

William Boericke 1922

Cataract with motor disturbances. Inflammation of eyelids; ulceration. Sparks and dark spots before

William Boericke 1922

Emaciation due to disease, worry, etc., and of long standing. Burning, rawness, and soreness are characteristic.

William Boericke 1922

Paralysis of right side. Warts. Pain in facial bones. Dental fistula. Pain in jaws, with difficulty in opening

William Boericke 1922

Uterine inertia during labor. [Kali c.] Menses cease at night; flow only during day. [Cycl.; Puls,] Leucorrhoea at night, with great weakness. [iVat. mur.] Menses delay, late. [Con.; Graph,; Puls.]

William Boericke 1922

emotions. Thinking of complaints, aggravates, especially haemorrhoids.

William Boericke 1922

Manifests its action mainly in chronic rheumatic, arthritic and paralytic affections, indicated by the tearing, drawing pains in the muscular and fibrous tissues, with deformities about the joints; progressive loss of muscular strength, tendinous contractures. Broken down seniles. In catarrhal affections of the air passages, and seems to choose preferably dark-complexioned and rigid-fibered persons. Restlessness at night, with tearing pains in joints and bones, and faint-like sinking of strength. The skin of a Causticum person is of a dirty white sallow, with warts, especially on the

William Boericke 1922

Sensation of empty space between forehead and brain. Pain in right frontal eminence.

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Chronic grief and long sorrow etched into the nervous system: progressive weakness, rawness, and sympathy-driven aggravation.

William Boericke 1922

better by zvarmth, especially heat of bed. Burning in joints. Slow in learning to walk. Unsteady walking and easily falling. Restless legs at night. Cracking and tension in knees; stiffness in hollow of knee. Itching on dorsum of feet.

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Hopelessness from prolonged grief; the person dwells on the sorrow of the world. Sympathetic to others' suffering yet suspicious of family. Involuntary weeping evenings.

William Boericke 1922

Child does not want to go to bed alone. Least thing makes it cry. Sad, hopeless. Intensely sympathetic. Ailments from long-lasting grief, sudden

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Worse: clear fine weather (paradoxically), evening, cold dry winds. Better: damp wet weather, warmth of bed.

William Boericke 1922

Bites inside of cheek from chewing. Paralysis of tongue, with indistinct speech. Rheumatism of articulation of lower jaw. Gums bleed easily. Stomach, — Greasy taste. Aversion to sweets. Feels as if lime were burned in

William Boericke 1922

Coryza, with hoarseness. Scaly

William Boericke 1922

Nostrils ulcerated. Pimples and warts.

William Boericke 1922

Old burns that do not get well, and ill effects from burns. Pains of burns. Cicatrices freshen up; old injuries reopen. Skin prone to intertrigo dr.ring dentition.

William Boericke 1922

Rectum sore and burns. Fistula and large piles. Urine. — Involuntary when coughing, sneezing. [Puls.] Expelled very slowly, and sometimes retained. Involuntary during first sleep at night ; also from slightest excitement. Retention after surgical operations. Loss of sensibility on passing urine. 212

William Boericke 1922

Causticum does not agree with Phos*

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Complementary to Colocynthis and Petroselinum; compare Natrum muriaticum (silent grief with salt craving) — Causticum weeps from sympathy.

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Deep, hollow, barking cough with raw chest soreness; cannot cough deep enough to raise mucus; worse in the evening indoors, better cold drinks paradoxically.

William Boericke 1922

Hoarsethcss in morning, with pain in

William Boericke 1922

Soreness in folds of skin, back of ears, between thighs. IVarts large, jagged, bleeding easily, on tips of fingers and

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Raw, sore surfaces that bleed easily; warts on face and fingers; burns that heal poorly and stay sore.

William Boericke 1922

Very drowsy; can hardly keep awake. Nocturnal sleeplessness, with dry heat, inquietude.

William Boericke 1922

Worse after eating fresh meat; smoked meat agrees. Sensation of ball rising in

William Boericke 1922

Acid dyspepsia. Stool. — Soft and small, size of goose-quill. [Phos.] Hard, tough, covered with mucus; shines like grease; small-shaped; expelled with much straining, or only on standing up. Pruritus. Partial paralysis of

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Rawness and hoarseness that worsens in the evening and from reading aloud; chronic aphonia with scraping mucus hard to raise.

William Boericke 1922

Mucus under sternum, which he cannot ijuite reach. Hoarseness in evening. Pain in chest, with palpitation. Cannot lie down at night.

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Involuntary urination when coughing, sneezing or laughing; must wait long for urine to appear even with full bladder.