Menyanthes trifoliata
H. A. Roberts著 — The Rheumatic Remedies
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Menyanthes is noted for its spasmodic twitching and spasm of muscles in the limbs in sciatica and gouty patients.
NECK AND BACK
Stiffness in muscles of neck and throat.
Dull, boring stitches in left shoulder blade.
BRUISED PAIN IN SMALL OF BACK, < STOOPING AND WALKING.
Pain in back when sitting still, disappears on touching it.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES
Muscular twitches in right upper arm.
Cramp-like pain in muscles of left forearm extending to palm of hand.
Tension and paralytic tearing in arms, hands and fingers.
Spasmodic stiffness of arms and fingers.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES
STITCHING, CONTRACTIVE PAIN IN REGION OF HIP JOINT.
WHEN SITTING SPASMODICALLY JERKED UPWARD, PAIN > BY MOTION AND PRESSURE.
Cramp like pain in muscles of right leg.
PAINFUL SPASMODIC JERKING OF LOWER LIMBS IN GOUTY PEOPLE WITH CALCAREOUS DEPOSITS IN JOINTS.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL
Stinging pinching cramping pains.
CONCOMITANTS
COLDNESS OF ABDOMEN.
ICY COLDNESS OF HANDS AND FEET WITH WARMTH OF REST OF THE BODY.
ANXIETY ABOUT HEART.
APPREHENSION OF EVIL.