Dulcamara
By C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
REGION
- MUCOUS MEMBRANES: Bronchi. Bladder. Eyes.
- BACK: Muscles. LOINS.
- SKIN.
- Umbilicus.
- Lymphatics.
WORSE
- BEING CHILLED: WHILE HOT. Sudden change of temperature. Uncovering. COLD WET; feet, ground, cellars, beds, etc.
- Suppressed discharges, sweat, eruptions, etc.
- Autumn.
- Night.
- Rest.
- Injuries.
- Mercury.
- Before storms.
- Excessive
secretion of mucus. Catarrhal-rheumatic-herpetic tendency. Stiff, numb, achy and sore from every exposure to damp cold. Tearing. Paralytic effects. Griping in bowels, testes, etc. .................... Confusion. Depression. Scolding. Difficult speech. Easily becomes delirious. Occiput feels large. Ringworm of scalp. Aching in nose. Coryza; stuffed; summer colds, with diarrhœa. Nose obstructed by the least fresh air. Nosebleed; replaces menses. Thick, brown-yellow crusts on face. Swelled tongue. Tenacious, soapy saliva. Cutting at navel; then painful, green, slimy stools. Sour, watery stools, < night. Every cold settles in eyes, throat or affects bladder (Pul.), bowels or respiration (Sul.). Frequent urination. Cloudy, slimy or foul urine. Cystitis. Dropsy. Enlarged testes, with griping pains. Watery menses. Cough: caused by tickling in back of throat; in prolonged fits; with much loose, easy expectoration. Eruptions; scaly, thick, crusty, moist, bleeding or herpetic; < before menses. Urticaria. Pruritus. Large, smooth, fleshy, flat warts. Coldness; in occiput; lumbar region; in bowels; icy, of paralyzed part. Chilliness starts from back; not > warmth; < evening. Chill with urging to stool and urinate. Foul sweat.
Complementary: Bar-c. Nat-s.
Related: Rhus-t.