Capsicum annuum

Affects the mucous tissues in a very prominent degree.

Mental.--Inclined to be jovial and pleasant, but gets angry at least trifle. Dreads all sort of exercise.

Head.--Aches as if it would burst; also beating, throbbing, darting; better in motion; biting, burning, or stinging itch on the head, as if the part had been rubbed with Cayenne pepper. Eyes ache, as if a foreign body were lodged in. Ear, aching, tearing in (see bones). Otalgia of various kinds, often followed by deafness. Lips, cracked; rhagades of the lips, often very painful to the touch. Mouth. tenacious mucus.

Throat.--Diphtheria, where there is a sensation of contraction in the throat, even during swallowing; diphtheria with painful sensations in the throat when coughing; elongation of the uvula, with a sensation as though it was pressing on something hard.

Chest.--Respiration deep; constriction of; oppressing the breathing; worse from least motion; cough with pain, as if sore in the throat, with feeling of constriction.

Abdomen.--Sensation of tension and distension in, as if it would burst; colic about the umbilicus with mucous stools.

Stool.--Flatulent colic followed by small frequent stools of mucus, mixed with blood.

Urine.--Tenesmus of bladder; stitches in the neck of the bladder when coughing; affections of the urethra; frequent but unsuccessful attempts to urinate.

Sexual.--Male: Impotence with cold and shrivelled scrotum, testicles, and spermatic cord; violent erections only subdued by cold water; dwindling testes. Female: Disordered menstruation, with a pushing or sticking sensation in the left ovarian region.

Back.--Drawing and tearing pain in spinal column.

Sleep.--Sleeplessness after midnight; sensation as if falling from a height during sleep, yawning by day, and sleepless by night.

Fever.--In intermittent fever, chill begins in the back, with shivering and thirst, gradually spreads all over the body; followed by fever without thirst. Thirst, drinking causing shuddering.

Bones.--Affections of in general; pains in bones of the face; inflammation of the petrous bone, and severe pain in.

Sensations.--Of constriction; cramp pain in the muscles. Pain as if paralyzed in the joints, drawing from above downward; increased activity of all the senses; heartburn with eructation of red pepper feel and taste; sensation of cold water in the stomach.

Generalities.--Symptoms generally appear on left side; for light-haired people; forehead; tendency to get fat; laxness of the muscles; bloatedness of the skin.

Remedies following:--Bellad., Lycop., Pulsat., Silic.

Antidote:--Cina.