Guaiacum
Resin of Lignum Vitae
Abdomen
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Much wind in bowels. Diarrhoea, cholera infantum.
Back
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Aching in nape. 'Stiff neck and sore shoulders. Stitches betv^en scapiilse to wciput. Contractive pain between scapulae. 366 GUAIACUM — GUAREA — GYMNOCLADUS.
Compare
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Merc,; Caust.; Rhus; Meser,; Rhodod,
Dose
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Tincture, to sixth attenuation.
Extremities
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Rheumatic pain in shoulders, arms and hands. Growing pains, [Phos. ac.] Pricking in nates. Sciatica and lumbago. Gouty tearing, with contractions. Immovable stiffness. Ankle pain extending up the leg, causing lameness.'^ Joints swollen, painful, and intolerant of pressure ; can bear no heat. Stinging pain in
Eyes
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Pupils dilated. Eyelids appear too short. Pimples around
Female
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Ovaritis in rheumatic patients, with irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhoea, and irritable bladder.
Guiding symptoms
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Chief action on fibrous tissue, and is especially adapted to the arthritic diathesis, rheumatism, and tonsillitis. Secondary syphilis. Very valuable in acute rheuma- . tism. Free foul secretions. Promotes suppuration of ^ abscesses. Sensitiveness and aggravation from local heat. Contraction of limbs, stiffness and immobility.
Head
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Gouty and rheumatic pain in head and face, extending ionec^. Tearing pain in skull; worse, cold, wet weamer. Feels swollen, and blood-vessels distended. Aching in left ear.' Fains often end in a stitch, especially in
Limbs
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Arthritic lancinations followed by contraction of
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A feeling of heat in the affected
Mind
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Fo^'gctful; thoughtless; staring. Slow to comprehend.
Modalities
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Worse, from motion, heat, cold wet weather ; pressure, touch, from 6 p. m. to 4 a. m. Better, external pressure.
Relationships
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Guaiacol (in the treatment of gonorrhoeal epididymitis, 2 parts to 30 Antidote: Nux.
Respiratory
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Feels suffocated. Dry, tight cough. Pleuritic stitches. Chest pains in articulations of ribs, with shortness of breathing till expectoration sets in.
Stomach
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Constricted epigastric region.
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Tongue furred. Desire for apples. Aversion to milk. Burning in
Urinary
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Sharp stitches after urinating. Constant ^desire.
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
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