Silicea terra

Common names: silica; pure flint.

Want of animal heat; always chilly, even when exercising (N.).

Ailments following vaccination, abscesses, etc., even convulsious (N.).

Many complaints in those of the scrofulous habit favourably affected.

He catches cold easily, especially when he uncovers his feet and head (Psor.).

Lameness in the limbs in the evening (at night-Cham.).

Stitches in all the joints at night (Cedr., Kali-I.).

FEET SWEAT, WITH RAWNESS BETWEEN THE TOES, OR A BAD ODOUR; ALSO COMPLAINTS AFTER CHECKING IT (N.).

Small foreign bodies in the skin or larynx (N.).

Scrofulous children, large bellies and weak ankles, and much sweat about the head (Calc-P., Nat-M.) (N.).

Over-sensitive; imperfectly nourished, not from want of food taken, but from imperfect assimilation (N.).

Complaints worse during new moon or from uncovering the head (N.).

Weakness with associated sleepiness (Gels., Nux-V., Op.).

Restlessness consequent upon physical inactivity.

Great weakness of the nerves and states of emaciation (Lyc., Nat-M., Phos.).

Painless swelling of the glands with troublesome itching (Merc., Rhus-T.).

SUPPURATION OF THE GLANDS AND SUPPURATION OF ALL KINDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MEMBRANOUS PARTS (Nit-Ac.).

Psoas abscess (Arn., Cupr., Phos-Ac., Staph., Symph., Syph.).

Hip-joint disease (Calc., Merc., Sulph.) (D.).

Fistula (Fluor-Ac., Hep., Merc.).

Inflammation and swelling of the bones and caries in any part (Asaf., Aur., Calc., Fluor-Ac.).

Non-tuberculous curvation of the spine (Calc., Calc-P.).

Little perspiration, illy smelling on the head and malodorous foot-sweats (Bar-C.).

ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEAD WITH OPEN FONTANELLES (Calc.).

DAILY HEADACHE BEGINNING IN THE NECK (Bell., Calc., Con., Lyc., Mag-C., Sulph.).

Headache rising from the nape of the neck to the vertex (Gels., Glon., Sang.) (N.).

Chronic suppuration of joints (Merc., Sulph.) (Bt.).

Induration and suppuration of the lymphatic or glandular system in any part of the body (Hg.).

Chronic sick headache; as if coming from the spine and locating in one eye, especially the right (left- Spig.); worse from draught of air or uncovering the head and better by profuse urination (A.).

MUCH PERSPIRATION IN CHILDREN ABOUT THE HEAD, IS VERY CHARACTERISTIC OF SILICEA (Bt.).

THE HEAD IS WET FROM SWEATING (Calc.), PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT (Hr.).

Of marked usefulness in running ears and fistula lachrymalis (Nat-M., Puls., Sulph.).

Styes or pustular affections about the eyes (Puls.) (D.).

Swelling in the region of the right lachrymal gland and sac. (N.).

Ophthalmic troubles with great sensitiveness to cold and a desire to be warmly wrapped, especially about the head (N.).

Headaches are worse from noise, mental exertion, jarring; better by binding the head tightly (Arg-N., Puls.), or wrapping the head warmly (N.).

Suppurative ear troubles, accompanied by caries in the mastoid cells (Aur.) (D.).

Stoppage of the ears, which open at times with a loud report (N.).

Difficult hearing of human voice (Phos., Sulph.) (N.).

Vertigo: Falling forward after stooping, riding, or looking up; rises from the neck into the head with nausea (Hr.).

Sensation as if a hair were lying on the forepart of the tongue (A.).

Congestion and thirst after drinking but little wine.

Water tastes badly; vomits after drinking (N.).

ULCERS ON THE LIPS (Ars., Caust., Graph., Kali-B., Merc., Nat-M., Nit-Ac., Stram.) (K.).

Scrofulous children during dentition keep grasping at their gums continually (G.).

Abscesses about the roots of the teeth (D.).

Dental fistula (Fluor-Ac.) (D.).

Spongy, readily bleeding ulcers, with torpid, callous edges (Frn.).

FISTULOUS ULCERS, SECRETING A THIN, ICHOROUS, FETID, YELLOW FLUID (Fluor-Ac.) (Frn.).

CARIES OF BONES, WITH FISTULOUS OPENINGS, AND DISCHARGE OF THIN PUS AND BONY FRAGMENTS (Frn.).

Is a specific for whitlow (Apis, Hep., Lach.) (Bt.).

RAVENOUS APPETITE (Am-C., Arg-M., Ars., Ars-I., Calc., Calc-P., Calc-S., Ferr., Graph., Iod., Lyc., Nat-M., Olnd., Petr., Phos., Psor., Sulph.) (K.).

Hungry, but cannot get down the food (G.).

Averse to warm food: desire only for cold things (Puls.) (A.).

After a meal, load as of a stone in the stomach, or like lead (Bry., Nux-V., Puls.) (Py.).

Disgust for meat (Graph.) (A.).

Abdomen distended, hard and tense; excessive distension of the abdomen with meteorism (Carb-V., Lyc.) (N.).

Colic from worms and from constipation (Calc., Merc., Nux-V., Plb., Stann., Sep.).

Constipation (Alum., Bry., Graph., Nat-M.).

Stools very offensive (Lach., Nit-Ac., Sulph.).

Stool scanty, or composed of hard lumps, light coloured; expulsion difficult, as from inactivity of the rectum (Alum., Bry., Op.); when partly expelled it slips back again (Sanic., Thuj.) (N.).

Fistula in ano alternates with chest symptoms (Berb., Calc-P.) (A.).

Fissura ani (Aesc., Nat-M., Petr., Sulph.); great pain after stool (Ign., Nit-Ac., Thuj.) (A.).

Catamenia insufficient (Alum., Bry., Ferr., Graph., Nat-M., Puls., Sep.).

Always great costiveness immediately before and during catamenia; also cold feet (N.).

Paroxysms of icy coldness over the whole body at the appearance of the menses (Bt.).

Discharge of white water from the uterus instead of the menses (G.).

PURE BLOOD IS CAUSED TO FLOW FROM THE UTERUS, EVERY TIME THE BABE NURSES (G.).

Fistulous ulcers of the mammæ; the substance of the mammæ seems to be discharged in the pus; one lobe after another seems to ulcerate and discharge into one common ulcer, often with great pain, or there may be several orifices, one for each lobe (G.).

Nipples ulcerate easily (Sulph.) (G.).

Nipple is drawn in like a funnel (Sars.) (A.).

The mother's milk is so bad that the child refuses it, or vomits it soon after nursing (N.).

Chill without thirst, on every movement (Arn., Nux-V.) (A.).

Very chilly even in a warm room (A.).

Intermittent fever with heat predominating (Ars., Phos., Sulph.).

Fever in evening, worse at night (A.).

Debilitating night-sweats (Chin., Merc., Nit-Ac., Psor., Sulph.) (Bt.).

PROFUSE NIGHT-SWEATS (Ars., Calc., Chin.) (Ho.).

Great heat all night, with catching respiration (A.).

Unhealthy skin; every little injury suppurates (Graph., Hep., Merc., Petr., Sulph.) (A.).

Sweat only on the head, or head and face (A.).

SWEAT OF HANDS, TOES, FEET AND AXILLAE; OFFENSIVE (A.).

Ingrowing toe-nails (Graph.) (A.).

Crippled nails on fingers and toes (Ant-C., Graph., Thuj.) (A.).

Panaritium (Apis, Hep., Nit-Ac.) (A.).

Carbuncles (Apis, Ars., Lach., Rhus-T.) (A.).

Promotes expulsion of foreign bodies from the tissues, such as fish-bones, needles, etc. (A.).

NIGHT WALKING; GETS UP WHILE ASLEEP, WALKS ABOUT AND LIES DOWN AGAIN (Kali-Br.) (A.).

Dreams about corpses and dead persons generally (Anac., Aur., Calc., Calc-Sil., Elaps, Iris, Mag-M., Mag-S., Thuj.) (J.).

Yielding mind, faint-hearted, anxious mood (Puls.) (N.).

She is occupied with pins, counts them, hunts for them, and is always worse during the increase of the moon (Bt.).

Mental labour difficult; reading and writing fatigue; cannot bear to think (Kali-P.) (A.).

Restless, fidgety, starts at the least noise (Bor., Kali-C., Phos.) (A.).

Exhaustion with erythism, from hard work and close confinement; may be overcome by force of will (A.).

Nervous debility (Ambr., Kali-P., Lyc., Phos-Ac.) (A.).

Children are obstinate, head strong, cry when spoken to kindly (Iod.) (A.).

The patient is over-sensitive to noise (Bell., Nux-V.), is despondent, and has a disgust for life (D.).

Rattling in the chest (Ant-T., Hep., Nat-S.) (B.).

Cough with expectoration thick, yellow, lumpy, purulent, profuse and greenish (N.).

Chronic bronchitis; the cough is loose, racking and suffocating (Kali-C., Phos.) (Bl.).

Pneumonia in stage of suppuration (D.).

Suppurative stage of pulmonary tuberculosis (Hep., Merc., Nit-Ac., Phos.) (Bl.).

EMPHYSEMA (Dros., Hep., Ipec., Lach., Lob., Merc., Nat-M., Phel., Phos.) (Bl.)

Dry, nocturnal cough, waking the patient from sleep (Graph., Puls., Sulph.) (K.).

Dry cough, worse from cold drinks (K.).

Dust complaints of stone-cutters, with total loss of strength (N.).

Hectic fever accompanied by debility and profuse night-sweats (Nit-Ac.) (Bl.).

All the symptoms except gastric are ameliorated by warmth; while the gastric symptoms are relieved by cold food (reverse of Lyc., which likes warmth inside and cold outside) (A.).

Desire to be magnetized, which relieves (Bar-C., Bell., Calc., Cupr., Graph., Nux-V., Phos., Sep., Sulph., Viol-O.) (A.).

Inflammation and suppuration of the inguinal glands (D.).

Epilepsy recurring at night, with the aura beginning in the solar plexus (D.).

Chronic gonorrhœa with thick fetid discharge (Hyos., Nat-S., Puls.) (Br.).

Itching and swelling of the scrotum (Graph., Rhus-T., Sulph.) (R.).

Violent erections (Canth., Phos., Sulph.) (R.).

Seminal emission at night (Nux-V., Phos-Ac.) (R.).

Hydrocele (Apis, Puls., Sulph.) (Br.).

Elephantiasis of the scrotum (Br.).

AGGRAVATION: From cold; during menses; at new moon; from uncovering, especially the head; from lying down; after vaccination; from a draught; from motion; in the open air; at night.

AMELIORATION: From warmth, especially from wrapping up the head; in a warm room; from magnetism and electricity.

RELATIONSHIP: Complementary: Fluor-Ac., Sanic. and Thuj.

Compare: Bar-C., Calc., Calc-P., Dios., Ferr., Gettysburg, Graph., Hep., Hyper., Iod., Kali-P., Lyc., Merc., Nat-M., Nat-S., Op., Petr., Phos., Pic-Ac., Puls., Ruta, Sanic., Sep., Sulph., Thuj., Verat.

Follows well after: Calc., Graph., Hep., Nit-Ac., Phos.

Is followed well by: Fluor-Ac., Hep., Lyc., and Sep.

Sil. is the chronic of Puls.

Merc. should not be given before or after Sil.

Its action is deep and long-lasting.

Difference between Sil. and Calc-S., in suppurative process:- Silicea promotes suppuration and brings the suppurative process to maturity. Calc-Sulph. checks suppuration and promotes healthy granulation.