Baryta carbonica

One is reminded of this drug by seeing a dwarfish and delicate person, a person that is mentally and physically so, i.e., a man dwarfish in size, and the mind seems dwarfish, cannot grasp ordinary ideas; also for backward children. Right hypochondriac region. Micturition too frequent. Tension in outer parts. Cystic tumors. particularly occurring on the wrist. Pricking after scratching; itching after scratching; pricking in the skin. Sleep unquiet. Perspiration on one side, as on one hand, one foot, one side of the face or body, etc.; stinking, particularly on the feet.

Mental.--Great aversion to strangers; the sight of them makes the symptoms worse, or causes a recurrence of. Suddenly overwhelmed with evil apprehensions. Great solicitude and anxious care. Feebleminded children.

Head.--Losing hair from the crown of the head. Itching and gnawing of scalp; external head, particularly behind the ears; lobe of the ear, or lobes of the ears; upper lip; nape of neck.

Eyes.--Pressing pain deep in, relieved by looking downward. Sensation as of gauze before eyes.

Ears.--Tearing in bone in front of right ear.

Nose.--Troublesome dryness and stoppage of.

Mouth.--Swelling of submaxillary glands, with induration. Frequent and considerable bleeding of gums. Toothache before menses.

Throat.--Sore throat occurs from the least cold that is taken; throat often suppurates; swollen glands after scarlet fever. Sensation as of smoke in.

Gastric.--When eating, as the food descends into stomach, much pain is felt, as if it had to force itself into the stomach through sore places.

Chest.--Obstructed with mucus; sensation as if something hard had fallen down in.

Worse.--Lying on painful side; from pressure from without.

The following medicines often follow:--Calc. carb., Conium, Pulsat., Phosphor., Rhus tox., Sepia, Silic., Sulphur.

Antidote:--Camphor.