Chimaphila Maculata

Spotted Wintergreen. N. O. Pyroleæ, a tribe of the Ericaceæ. Tincture of root and leaves, or of fresh plant in flower.

Clinical

Angina pectoris / Diarrhœa / Headache / Sore-throat / Tongue, stiffness of / Toothache / Worm-fever

Characteristics

Chim. mac. has been proved independently of Chim. umb. Some symptoms of Chim. rotund. are included. An intense gnawing hunger is a leading symptom. Burning fever; blood feels heated. The throat and tonsils are strongly affected. Headache < on lying down. Feels better in warm room. Suited to mild, amiable, refined, sensitive, intellectual persons.

Relations

Compare: Puls., Chim. umb.

1. Mind

Becomes partially unconscious, feels like fainting, as if brain paralysed, mind gone (Chim. rotund.).

2. Head

Sudden headache above eyes; with dim vision; light-headed; lying down. Frontal headache with fulness in stomach and belching; with pain in bowels; wants head pressed on.

7. Teeth

Hollow teeth ache, < eating.

8. Mouth

Tongue feels stiff and thick in middle, cannot raise it Chim. rotund).

9. Throat

Tensive pain in throat on swallowing; swollen tonsils.

10, 11. Appetite and Stomach. . Extreme gnawing hunger. Feels drunk as if stomach burnt up with liquor; as if hard, dry, and tough, and as if rennet would be good for it (Chim. rotund.).

13. Stool

Diarrhœa, with worm-fever.

14. Urinary Organs

Rises in night to urinate.

19. Heart

Angina with stupor.

21. Limbs

Limbs feel full, as if distended. Sensation of swelling in armpits; pain from armpits to scapulæ.

27. Fever

Fever with burning hot skin and thirst. Blood as if heated with prickling. Cold, damp feet in evening.