Fel Tauri

Ox Gaul. Bilis Bovina. N. O. Ruminantia. Impissated gall triturated with sugar of milk; or lower dilutions may be made with water.

Clinical

Asthma / Constipation / Diarrhœa / Gall-stones / Headache / Indigestion / Rheumatism

Characteristics

Ox gall is a remedy of very ancient use. It is used in the old-school mostly as a purgative; for preventing putrefactive changes in the intestines, and for increasing peristalsis. It is sometimes given along with Opium to prevent the constipating effect of that drug. In the stomach bile is a foreign body, precipitating pepsin and causing irritation of the stomach. It does not aid the digestion either of albumen or of farinaceous substances. Fel. t. has been proved homœopathically by Buchner, and has produced a few characteristic symptoms: disordered digestion, diarrhœa, headache, pains in joints, and cramps. It removed a tendency to sleep after eating. Several symptoms were noticed in nape of neck.

Relations

Compare: Cholesterinum, Merc. dulc.

1. Mind

Peevish, irritable mood. Greatly inclined to all kinds of business; unpleasant impressions did not affect him.

2. Head

Confusion. Violent headache in morning, on pressure upon r. temple, extending on to occiput and nape of neck.

8. Mouth

Tongue white.

11, 12. Stomach and Abdomen. . Increased thirst. Odourless and tasteless eructations. Gurgling in stomach and epigastric region. Rumblings and motions in abdomen. Violent peristaltic movements.

13. Stool and Anus

Stool thin with urging and sensation of warmth in anus. Stool thin, pasty, followed by pressing although with crumbling fæces.

14. Urinary Organs

Urging. Urine offensive.

15. Male Sexual Organs

Scrotum itching and afterwards becomes moist.

18. Chest

Anxiety in chest. Constriction; on waking at 3 a.m. cannot sleep again for tightness of breath and cannot remain lying; it seems as though something in throat prevented free passage of the air; > by deep inspiration and sitting upright.

20. Neck

Tension in nape.

21. Limbs

Some tearings in l. shoulder-joint, extending up to nape of neck. Cramp in r. toe.

26. Sleep

Sound sleep in morning with some perspiration. No inclination to sleep after eating, as he was accustomed to do.