Materia Medica revision - Allen’s keynotes & Boerick

Dr Lizmy MD(Hom)
Lecturer. Govt. HomoeopathicMedicalCollege.Calicut

MIND

Child cries & whines if any one touches it, will not let you feel the pulse – Ant tart, Ant crud, Sanicula
Women esp. widows, children & girls who generally careful becomes awkward & let things fall while handling them – Apis, Bov, Natrum mur
Excessively nervous, easily frightened by the slightest noise or an unusual sharp sound, a cough, sneeze, a cry, lighting a match, etc. – Bor, Asar, Calad, Tarent, Nux, Therid
Constantly dwelling on suicide – Naja, Aur met; but afraid to die – Nux vom
Children fear of falling, grasp the crib or seize the nurse – Borax, Sanic, Gels
Chronic blue condition, everything seems so dark that it can grow no darker – Lil tig, Lyc, Puls
Assumes strange attitude & positions in bed. –Plummet
Afraid of sharp pointed things – Spigelia
Faint & weak esp. when going downstairs , can go up well enough – Stannum, Borax, (opp – Calc)
Naturally of a sweet disposition, now on the borderland of insanity – Tuber
Hereditary tendency to alcoholism – Syphil, Asarum, Psor, Sul, Tub, Sul ac
Cannot sleep lying on the back – Acetic acid, Amm c (sleeps better on back – Ars)
unrefreshing sleep more tired on rising than when resting – Mag.c, Bry, Con, Hep, Opium, Sulph
Cannot get asleep unless legs are crossed – Rhododendron
Cannot read what he writes – Lyco (BOERICKE)
Feels that death is near & must hurry to settle affair – Petroleum
Always washing the hands – Syphilinum (BOERICKE)
Ailments : from suppressed grief and terrors of conscience; from duty not done or bad act committed – Cyclamen

Head

Great falling of hair, after chronic headache or at climatric – Sepia
Headache as if a tornado in head; as if head had been blown to pieces – Carb an
Headache, as if a rubber band were stretched tightly over the forehead, – Carbolic acid, Gels. Plat., Sulph
Eating a little too much causes headache – Nux mosch
Headache in occiput, which is as heavy as lead – Petroleum
Headache of students, teachers and overworked business men – Picric acid
Headache always hungry during; > while eating – Anac. psor Kali p
Headache from too much thinking, too close application or attention – Sabad, Arg.n
Coldness of the vertex with headache – Sepia, Vert alb
Heat of vertex, Calc., Graph. Sulph.
Headache at sunrise, at its height atnoon, declines till sunset – Spigelia, Nat. m., Tab. Glon, Kalmia
Sweat on the face on a mall spot only while eating – Ign
At puberty : acne in anaemic girls with vertex headache – Calc phos

Eyes

Eyes burning, biting, smarting as from smoke, must rub them – Allium cepa
Eye strain from sewing – Ruta, Natr mur, Arg nit
Sunshine, light & wind are intolerable, cold air or water very pleasant to the eyes. – Asarum
Hemiopia; sees only the lower half – Aurum met
Hemiopia; Sees only the left half, Lith. c, Lyc.
When reading, the letters seem to turn, go up or down or disappear – Cicuta, Coc
Eyes – sensation, as if room were filled with smoke – Crocus
Intolerable pain in eyeballs; could not turn the eyes without turning the whole body. – Spigelia – seems as if eyes were too large for the orbits – Actea, Comocladia

Ear

Hearing confused; cannot tell from what direction a sound comes – Carbo an
Eustachian tube closed; catarrhal deafness and otorrhoea in psoric children – Merc duls

Resp

Epistaxis: when coughing; at night during sleep; hangs in a dark clotted string from the nose, like an icicle – Merc sol
All irritating things – salt, wine, vinegar, pepper – immediately produce cough – Alumina
Cough, during pregnancy – Apoc, Con, Kali brom, Caust, Nux mos
Laughing excites cough – Arg met, Dros. Phos, Stan
Dyspnoea or asthma, where the patient can only breathe by standing up – Cann sativa
With every explosive cough there escapes a volume of pungent, foetid air – Caps
Lumps of mucus fly from mouth when coughing – Bad., Chel, Kali carb
Want of breath in those engaged in athletic sports – Coca
Cough has a gurgling sound, as if water was being poured from a bottle – Cuprum met
Cough only in the day time – Euphr
Cough only in the night – Petroleum
Great weakness and loss of breath on going upstairs – Calc.; during the menses – Iodum, Alum, Carbo an, Coc
Dyspnoea > by lying down – Kali bi
Dyspnoea worse when lying down – Aral., Lach, Ars, Grindelia
Cough deep hollow, like coughing in a barrel – Medr
The least thing coming near mouth or nose interferes with breathing; – Lach
Dyspnoea and sense of constriction; can inhale with ease, but no power to exhale – Medor, Samb
Cough going from warm to cold air – Phos (opp: Bry.)
Cough returns every winter – Psorinum
Expectoration profuse, like the white of an egg – Stannum met
Expectoration salty – Kali i., Phos, Stannum, Ambra, Sep.

Mouth

Stammering, slow difficult speech – Bovista, Stram, Kali brom
Excessive flow of saliva, it runs out of mouth when sleeping – syphilinum
Saliva and all food has a salty taste – Cyclamen
Saliva – tough, ropy, viscid, frothy in mouth and throat, with constant spitting – Lyssin, Hydr
Continual rising of white froth into the mouth – Mag mur
Hay fever squirming sensation in the nostril, as of a small worm; brought on by exposure to hot sun or intense summer heat – Natrum mur

Throat

Sensation of lump in throat; descends on swallowing, but returns immediately – Rumex

Back

Spine aches from base of brain to coccyx, very sensitive to touch or pressure – Lac can, chin. s., Phos., Zinc
Sacrum extreme sensitiveness; cannot bear the slightest touch, even of a soft pillow – lobelia
Violent stitches in upper left chest, below the scapula, extending to neck – Theridion, Anis. Myr., Pix, Sulph
Great sensitiveness between vertebrae, sits sideways in a chair to avoid pressure against spine – Chin. S, Theridion

Extr

Sore and raw spots on feet, especially heel, from friction – Allium cepa
Hamstrings feel painfully short when walking; tension in joints as from shortening of the muscles – Amm mur, Caust. , Cimex
Gout and rheumatism, with great fear of being touched or struck by persons coming near him – Arn
Ulcers : irritable, inflamed, sloughing, varicose; painful as if beaten (Arn.); excessive secretion of pus – Calendula
Unsteady walking and easy falling of little children – Causticum
The fingers “go to sleep” frequently and easily – Digitalis
Affects left shoulder- and right hip-joint – Led pal, Agar.Ant.t., Stram
Painful contractions of the hamstrings – Natrum mur, Am. m., Caust. Guaiac
Acute inflammatory swelling of joints, wandering from one joint to another; severe at night; < in rest and during rough stormy weather – Rhododendron, Kalm
Lameness after sprains, especially of wrists and ankles – Ruta (chronic sprains, Bov. Stron.)
Burning of soles of feet; must uncover or put them in a cool place – Sanicula, Lach. Med., Sang., Sulph
When singing or using the voice, aching and weakness in deltoid and arms – Stannum met

Heart

Heart troubles from reflex symptoms of uterus or ovaries – Actea
Angina pectoris intense throbbing of heart and carotids – Amy nit,Bell, Glon.
Palpitation, worse from least exertion – Iodum, Dig
Palpitation, From least mental exertion – Cal. Ars, Lith carb
Palpitations violent when lying on left side – Lac can, Tab – go off when turning to right.
Sensation as if heart is suspended by a thread – Kali carb, Lach.
Sensation of coldness about the heart – Petro, Carbo an., Kali m., Nat. m
Irritating, dry, sympathetic cough of organic heart disease – Naja, Spon
Pulse suddenly increases and gradually decreases below normal – Vertram viride

GIT

Belching; eructations; foul, putrid, like rotten eggs – Arn, Ant t, Graph, Psor – (Like Onions – Mag carb)
Stomach; pressure as from a load in one spot – Bismuth
All-gone sensation in stomach, in tea drinkers – Puls
Chronic heartburn, sour eructations, sets teeth on edge – Sulph acid, Rob
Nausea from placing hands in warm water – Phos
Pressure as from stone at pit of the stomach – Bry
Eructations, frequent, of very little wind, as if stomachs were full of dry food – Caladium
Distention, flatulence, excessive tympanitis; meteorism – Terebinth, Colch.
Colic from cucumbers, salads & over eating – Allium cepa
Colic : < at once by uncovering an arm or leg; with very sour stool – Rheum
When passing flatus, sensation as if stool would pass with it – Aloes,Olean. ,Mur. ac. , Nat. m.
Chronic eructation for years – Alumina
Vomiting : as soon as he raises head from pillow; from a bright light – Stram
Gagging until he vomits the breakfast just eaten – Euphrasia, Bry
Swashing sensation in intestines, as from water, before stool – Crot tig (rumbling before stool, Aloe)
Stomach: sensation of fasting “all gone,” comes on only when stomach is empty and is >. by eating – Chel. Iod
Stomach: feels relaxed, as if hanging down – Ipecac, Ign, Staph, Tab
Better during process of digestion – Anac [rev. of Bry. , Nux].
Better going without regular meals; – Natrum mur
Gastric affections; from bread and pastry; acids, esp vinegar; – Anti crud
Constant discharge of flatus, up and down, for years; belching – Anti crud
Belching accompanies most gastric ailments – Arg nitr
At every attempt to eat, colic pains in abdomen – Calc phos
Vomiting of drunkards, in pregnancy, cancer; of dark, olive-green fluid – Carbolic acid, Pyr
Child vomits : curdled milk, in large lumps; as soon as it has nursed, after mother has been angry – Valeriana, – Convulsion – Cham, Nux vom

Kidney

Urine passes unconsciously day and night – Arg nitr, Caust
Enuresis nocturna of delicate children, strong characteristic odour, excess of uric acid – Benzoic acid
Child screams before urine passes – Borax, Lyc, Sanic, and Sars
Urine involuntary when coughing, laughing – Caust, Puls, Squil, Ver, Natr mur, Rumex
Enuresis diurna et nocturna; where habit is the only ascertainable cause – Equisetum
Urine of a deep orange red color; copious red sediment – Lobelia
Constant desire to urinate on seeing running water – Lyssin, Canth, Sulph
Enuresis – nocturnal; after catheterization – Mag phos
Severe pain (backache) in renal region, > by profuse urination – Medo, Lyc
Renal colic with sensation of passing of calculus – Medo, Berb. Lyc., Ocim. c
Quantity of urine voided is larger than the amount of water drunk; – Merc
Enuresis : from vesical paresis; during full moon, obstinate cases – Psorinum
Severe pain at conclusion of urination – Sarsa, Berb. Equis., Med., Thuja, Apis, Natrum mur, Equis.
Haematuria : blood thoroughly mixed with the urine; sediment, like coffee-grounds; cloudy, albuminous – Terebinth

Rectum

Constipation : of nursing children, from artificial food; bottlefed babies – Alumina
Soft stool requires great straining – Alumina, Anac, Plat, Sil, Ver, Nux mosch
Constipation sensation in abdomen as if something tight would break if much effort were used – Apis mel
Constipation stool large, hard, great straining, lacerating anus; painful extorting cries – Lac deflor
Obstinate constipation, causing retention of the urine; constriction of anus – Cann sativa
Constipation: obstinate; ineffectual desire; stools of hard, round balls, like olives – Asterias rub
Constipation : with the odor of limburger cheese – Sanicula, Sel
Sense of weight or ball in anus, not > by stool – Sepia
Obstinate constipation for years; rectum seems tied up with strictures; when enema was used the agony of passage was like labor – Syphi, Lac c, Tub
Diarrhoea: watery, brown, gushing out in a violent jet – Asterias rub, Crot. t, Grat. , Gamb, Jatr, Thuja, Phos, Podo
Liquid stools running right through the diaper – Benzoic acid, Pod.
Diarrhoea < in morning, on moving, even a hand or foot – Bry
Diarrhoea : of children with sour smell -Cal., Mag. c.-(child and stool have a sour smell, Rheum); clay-colored stool – Hepar sulph,Cal., Pod
Diarrhoea : violent cutting pains after stool, lasting for hours – Nitric acid, Rat., Sulph.-during and after, Mer.)
Diarrhoea : from boiled milk; – Nux mosch
Diarrhoea when she urinates – Alumina
Diarrhoea as soon as he drinks – Arg nitr, Ars, Crot. t, Throm.
Diarrhoea : only, or usually at night; cold food or drinks, ice-cream – Puls
Diarrhoea : painless; not debilitating; – Phos acid
Diarrhoea : with sago-like particles; – Phos
Dysentery; with ischuria, fruitless urging; long interval between the stools – Arn
Sour smell of the whole body; child smells sour, even after washing or bathing – Rheum Mag. c
Early morning diarrhoea; from5to10 A.M.– Rumex, Aloe, Nat. s., Pod., Sulph
Piles swollen, pain most severe when sitting – Thuja

Sexual

Discharge of blood from genitals during every stool – Lyco
Sensitiveness of vagina, rendering coition painful – Lyssin
Coition prevented by extreme sensitiveness of the vagina – Thuja (Plat.-by dryness, Lyc., Lys., Natr.)

Female

Amenorrhoea after fright – Aconite
Chorea, hysteria or epilepsy during time of menstrual function – Actea, Caulo
Severe left-sided infra-mammary pains – Actea, Ust
Menses; exhausted physically and mentally, scarcely able to speak – Alumina, Carbo an. , Coc
Amenorrhoea in young girls, with bloating or dropsical extension of abdomen and extremities – Apoc
Least mental excitement causes profuse return of menstrual flow – Calc carb, Sulph, Tub
At puberty : acne in anaemic girls with vertex headache and flatulent dyspepsia, >> by eating – Calc phos
Menses : by putting hands in cold water – Conium mac, Lac d
Menses : too early; too profuse, black and clotted; membranous (too late, pale, scanty, Puls.); better during flow – Cyclamen (worse, Act., Puls.)
Menses : painful, regular, now lasting only one hour – Euphrasia, Bar
Will bring on the menses, when Nat. m., though apparently indicated, fails – Kali carb
Menses: flow on lying down – Kreos
Menses flow only when moving about – Lil tig, Cactus, Puls, Caust.
(on lying down, Kreos., Mag. c.), (Bor, Amm mur – night)
At every menstrual nisus, throat and tongue become intolerably dry – Nux mosch, Tarentula
Menses : too early, too profuse; sadness before; pain in malar bones, during – Stannum met
Menorrhagia, has not been well since her last miscarriage –Sulphur

Skin

Itch appears each year, as winter approaches – Aloes, Psor
Warts on palms of hands – Anac, Nat. m, Natrum carb, Ruta, – sore to touch – dorsum – Dulcamara
Eczema : no itching – Cicuta
Intense itching of skin, so tender > by gentle rubbing – Crot tig
Ulcers : red edges and vesicles; decubitus; violent pains – Fluoric acid
Ulcers, irritable, inflamed, sloughing, varicose painful as if beaten – Calendula, Arnica
Urticaria, acute or chronic; over whole body, especially after violent exercise Natrum mur, Apis,Cal., Hep., Sanic., Urt
Shingles, vesicles may have a bluish appearance – Ranunculus bulbosus
Eczema white bran-like scales; – Tuberculinum

Fever

Fever paroxysm returns at11amand11pm.– Cactus
Fever annually returning, paroxysms every spring – Lach, Carb veg, Sulph
Fever paroxysm at7 A.M. with great loquacity during chill and heat; – Podo

Relation

Useful after Nux and Sulph have improved, but failed to cure piles – Actea
Useful after Colch fails in gout – Benzoic acid
Phos. often cures lasciviousness when Hyos. Fails – Hyos
When Rhus seems indicated, but fails to cure in chronic urticaria – Bovista
Fever annually returning; paroxysm every spring – Lach (Carbo v., Sulph.),
If vertigo and headache be very persistent, or prostration be prolonged after Natrum, Nux will relieve
Phos. removes the bad effects of Iodine and excessive use of table salt
Sulphurfollows Psorinum well, in mammary cancer
Has cured colic afterCol.and Nux had failed – Collinsonia
AfterBell. fails in scarlatina – Sang
Blatta orientalis has cured bad cases of general dropsy, after Apis, Apoc and Dig failed. For bad effects of vaccination when Thuja fails and Silicea is not indicated – Anti crud
As a dynamic remedy for the narcosis of Opium – Sang
- When Psor., Sulph., or the best selected remedy fails to relieve or permanently improve; follows Psor. as a constitutional remedy in hay fever, asthma
- Often removes bad effects of excessive use of alcohol and tobacco

General

Great prostration: after injuries, after surgical shock; after anaesthetics – Acetic acid
Lack of vital heat in chronic disease – Sepia
Lack of vital heat in acute disease – Ledum
State of collapse, wants to be fanned all the time, skin cold yet throws off covers – Med, Camph, Secale
When symptoms reappear they change locality or go from one side of the body to the other – Anti crud
Extraordinary craving for apples – Anti crud, Aloe
Cold air or cold water very pleasant to the eyes; sunshine, light and wind are intolerable – Asar
Cancer of mammae acute lancinating pain, drawing pain in breast; – Asterias rub
Mosquito and insect bites burn and itch intensely – Caladium
Stammering children – Bovista, Stram
Complaints of drunkards, after abstaining; craving for alcohol – Calc ars, Sar., Sul. ac.)
Complaints of fleshy women when approaching the menopause – Calc ars
Surface cold to the touch, yet cannot bear to be covered; throws off all coverings – Camph, Med., Sec
Sensation as of drops of water falling on or from single parts; on the head, from the anus, stomach, heart – Cann sativa
Pains are < by slightest touch, but > by hard pressure –China, Caps., Plumb
Sweat day and night, as soon as one sleeps, or even when closing the eyes – Conium mac, Cinch
Should never be given in syphilis; always aggravates the condition – Ferrum met
Increased ability to exercise without danger – Fluoric acid, Coca
Cancer; hard, adherent; skin mottled, puckered; pains knifelike – Hydrastis
Sweat on the face on a mall spot only while eating – Ignatia
Pains as if bones were all torn to pieces – Ipecec (as if broken, Eup)
Cannot bear to be touched; starts when touched ever so lightly, esp. on the feet – Kali carb
Persons suffering from ulceration of the lungs can scarcely get well without this anti-psoric. – Kali carb
Chronic blue condition, every thing seems so dark that it can grow no darker – Lac can, Lyc, Puls)
When walking, seems to be walking on air; when lying, does not seem to touch the bed – Lac can, Asar
Foetus appears to be turning somersaults – Lyco
Hydrothorax, if occurring from heart or liver diseases; dyspnoea, has to sit, cannot lie down – Merc sulph
Idiopathic or traumatic tetanus; brought on or < by slightest breath of air from a person passing – Phyostigma, Hyper., Lys., Nux, Strych
Want of vital heat, always chilly, even when taking active exercise – Silicea, Led., Sep
Chronic alcoholism; dropsy and other ailments of drunkards; “they reform, ” but are continually relapsing –Sulphur, Psor., Tub
Sensation as if trembling all over, without real trembling; internal trembling of drunkards – Sulph acid
Antidotes, for abuse of tobacco, are :
for excessive nausea and vomiting. – Ipec.,
for bad effects of tobacco-chewing. – Ars.,
for the gastric symptoms next morning after smoking. – Nux,
palpitation, tobacco heart, sexual weakness. – Phos.,
for annoying hiccough from tobacco chewing. – Ign.,
for tobacco toothache. – Clem. or Plant.,
neuralgic affections of right side of face; dyspepsia; chronic nervousness,especially in sedentary occupations. – Sep.,
for impotence, spasms, cold sweat from excessive smoking. – Lyc.,
·occipital headache and vertigo from excessive use, especially smoking. – Gels.,
potentized to relieve terrible craving when discontinuing use – Tabacum

2. Boericke’s Materia Medica

Cold shivering as if blood were ice – Abies Can, Aconite
After operation upon chest, a pressing sensation remains – Abrotanum
Stomach feels as swimming in water – Abrotanum
injurious effects of fruits esp. more watery ones – Ars
Reduces the refractive index of blood serum – Ars,China, Ferr phos
Gives quiet & ease to the last moments of life when given in high potency – Ars
Corresponds to the symptoms of air sickness in Aviators. –Bell
It is a princely remedy for old labourers, esp. gardeners – Bellis
Rachitic enlargement of femur in infants – Calc flour
As a heart stimulant for emergency use, the most satisfactory remedy – Camphor
Dislocation of patella on going upstairs. – Cannabis sativa
Hearing confused, cannot tell the direction of sound – Carbo anim
Indicated in persons who have never fully recovered from the effects of some previous ill-ness – Carbo veg
white mucus in stool like small pieces of popped corn – Cina
In fever, face is cold & hands warm – Cina
Post operative gas pains, no > passing it – Cinchona
Snoring esp. in children. – Cinchona
Vesicular eruption, itches terribly, worse washing in cold water – Clematis
Cough from excessive use of voice, minister’s sore throat. – Collinsonia
the slightest abrasion or ulceration will cause the intense photophobia – Conium
Diarrhoea after every cup of coffee – Cyclamen
Throbbing pain at the neck of bladder, as if a straw was being thrust back & forth – Digitalis
Headache > by conversation – Dulcamara
During fever want to be held, because he shakes so – Gelsemium
Goitre of puberty & pregnancy – Hydrastis
Backache, must use arms in raising himself from seat – Hydrastis
Wedge like pain from ovary to uterus – Iodum
Dyspnoea, suffocation compels the patient to spring from bed & rush for open window – Lach
Acts esp. well at the beginning & close of menstruation – Lach
Angina pectoris with pain in right arm – Lil tig
Cannot read what he writes – Lyc
Ailments from cutting wisdom teeth – Mag carb
Albuminuria in early pregnancy – Merc cor
Albuminuria in late & full term – Phos
Albuminuria in whole pregnancy – Helonias
Yellow substance like pulp of orange in stool – Natrum carb
Infallible for stopping a cold commencing with sneezing – Natrum mur
Vesicles & burning on tongue, as if there is a hair on it. – Natrum mur, Sil
Feels that death is near & must hurry to settle affairs – Petroleum
Hearing difficult esp. human voice – Phos
Bad effects of eating too much of salt – Phos
Nervous cough provoked by strong odours – Phos
Constipation of travelers who are constantly changing food & water – Platina
All the symptoms of acute nephritis with amaurosis & cerebral symptoms – Plummet
Fear of being assassinated – Plum met
Great loquacity during fever – Podo
Very hungry always must have something to eat in the middle of night – Psorinum
Often indicated after abuse of iron tonics – Puls
Aversion to sweets & ice-cream – Radium brom
Complaints from straining flexor tendons – Ruta
Prolapus ani every time the bowel move – Ruta
Sudden stopping of catarrhal of respiratory tract following diarrhea – Sang
Sleep prevented by pulsation in all vessels – Selenium
Rheumatism in hot season – Rhododendron
Patient will not improve while using coffee – Psorinum
Rotten egg taste when coughing, whopping cough that drags on – Sepia
Fixed ideas, thinks only of pins, fears them, searches & counts them – Silicea
Child refers to the navel as the most painful part – Spigelia, Granatum, Nux mosch
Very sensitive as to what others say about her – Staphy
Very selfish, no regards of others – Sulphur
Talks, jerks & twitches during sleep, cat naps, slightest noise awakens – Sulphur
Excessive flow of saliva, it runs out of mouth while sleeping – Syphilinum
Asthma in children – Thuja, Natrum sulph
Fear of dogs, animals esp – Tuberculinum
To fatten patients after tuberculosis – Hydrastis
Neuralgia in brachial plexus, arms feels swollen – Vertrum alb
Will raise the opsonic index against diplococcus pneumonia – Vertrum ver
Dull aching about the last dorsal or 1^st lumbar vertebra, worse sitting – Zinc met
Can be used effectively in gastric & duodenal ulcers & stimulates the growth of epithelium on ulcerated surface – Symphytum
Tea tasters cough – Kali iod
Sleeps with legs far apart – Platina

Materia Medica revision – Allen’s keynotes & Boericke

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