(Copper)
Spasmodic affections, cramps, convulsions,
beginning in fingers and toes, violent, contractive, and intermitting pain,
are some of the more marked expressions of the action of Cuprum; and its
curative range therefore includes tonic and clonic spasms, convulsions, and
epileptic attacks. Chorea brought on by fright. Nausea greater than in any
other remedy. In epilepsy, aura begins at knees, ascends to hypogastrium;
then unconsciousness, foaming, and falling. Symptoms disposed to appear
periodically and in groups. Complaints begin in left side. [Lach.] Tape worm (colloidal Cuprum 3X) | ||
| Head. Fixed
ideas, malicious and morose. Uses words not intended. Fearful. Empty
feeling. Purple, red swelling of head, with convulsions. Bruised pain in
brain and eyes on turning them. Meningitis. Sensation as if water were
poured over head. Giddiness accompanies many ailments, head falls forward
on chest. | ||
| Eyes. Aching
over eyes. Fixed, starry, sunken, glistening, turned upward. Crossed. Quick
rolling of eyeballs, with closed eyes. | ||
| Face.
Distorted, pale bluish, with blue lips. Contraction of jaws,
with foam at mouth. | ||
| Nose. Sensation
of violent congestion of blood to nose. | ||
| Mouth.
Strong metallic, slimy taste, with flow of saliva. Constant
protrusion and retraction of the tongue, like a snake. [Lach.] Paralysis of
tongue. Stammering speech. | ||
| Stomach.
Hiccough preceding the spasms. Nausea. Vomiting, relieved by
drinking cold water; with colic, diarrhea, spasms. Strong metallic taste.
[Rhus-t.] When drinking, the fluid descends with gurgling sound. Craves cool drink. | ||
| Abdomen. Tense,
hot and tender to touch; contracted. Neuralgia of abdominal viscera.
Colic, violent and intermittent. Intussusception. | ||
| Stool. Black,
painful, bloody, with tenesmus and weakness. Cholera; with cramps in
abdomen and calves. | ||
| Female. Menses
too late, protracted. Cramps extending into chest, before, during, or
after suppression of menses. Also, from suppressed foot sweats. [Sil.]
Ebullition of blood; palpitation. Chlorosis.
Afterpains. | ||
| Heart. Angina
pectoris. Slow pulse; or hard, full and quick. Palpitation, precordial
anxiety and pain. Fatty degeneration. [Phyt.] | ||
| Respiratory.
Cough has a gurgling sound, better by drinking cold water. Suffocative
attacks, worse 3 a.m. Spasm and constriction of chest; spasmodic
asthma, alternating with spasmodic vomiting. Whooping cough, better,
swallow water, with vomiting and spasms and purple face. Spasm of the
glottis. Dyspnea with epigastric uneasiness. Spasmodic dyspnea before
menstruation. Angina with asthmatic symptoms and cramps
(Clarke). | ||
| Extremities.
Jerking, twitching of muscles. Coldness of hands. Cramps in palms. Great
weariness of limbs. Cramps in calves and soles. Epilepsy; aura
begins in knees. Clenched thumbs. Clonic spasms, beginning in fingers and
toes. | ||
| Skin.
Bluish, marbled. Ulcers, itching spots, and pimples at the folds of
joints. Chronic psoriasis and lepra (Hughes). | ||
| Sleep.
Profound, with shocks in body. During sleep constant rumbling in
abdomen. | ||
| Modalities.
Worse, before menses; from vomiting, contact. Better, during
perspiration, drinking cold water. | ||
| Relationship.
Antidote: Bell.; Hep. Copper is found in Dulcamara, Staphisagria, Conium and some other plants. Complementary: Calc. Compare: Nux-v.; Verat. | ||
| Dose. Sixth to
thirtieth potency. |