(Eyebright)
Manifests itself in inflaming the conjunctival
membrane especially, producing profuse lachrymation. Patient is better in
open air. Catarrhal affections of mucous membranes especially of eyes and
nose. Profuse acrid lachrymation and bland coryza; worse, evening.
Hawking up of offensive mucus. | ||
| Head. Bursting
headache with dazzling of eyes. Catarrhal headache, with profuse
discharge from eyes and nose. | ||
| Nose.
Profuse, fluent coryza, with violent cough and abundant
expectoration. | ||
| Eyes.
Catarrhal conjunctivitis; discharge of acrid matter. The eyes
water all the time. Acrid lachrymation; bland coryza. [Opposite: All-c.] Discharge thick and excoriating. [Merc. thin and acrid.] Burning and swelling of the lids.
Frequent inclination to blink. Free discharge of acrid matter. Sticky mucus
on cornea; must wink to remove it. Pressure in eyes. Little blister on
cornea. Opacities. Rheumatic iritis. Ptosis. [Gels.;
Caust.] | ||
| Face. Redness
and heat of cheeks. Stiffness of upper lip. | ||
| Stomach.
Vomiting from hawking mucus. Nausea and bitterness after
smoking. | ||
| Rectum.
Dysentery. Prolapse ani. Pressure down in anus when sitting.
Constipation. | ||
| Female. Menses
painful; flow lasts only an hour or day; late, scanty, short.
Amenorrhea, with ophthalmia. | ||
| Male. Spasmodic
retraction of genitals, with pressure above pubic bone. Condyloma and
sycotic excrescences. Prostatitis. Nocturnal irritability of
bladder; dribbling urine. | ||
| Respiratory.
Frequent yawning when walking in open air. Profuse, fluent coryza in
morning, with much cough and expectoration. Influenza. Gags when clearing
the throat in morning. Whooping cough only in daytime, with profuse
lachrymation. | ||
| Skin. First
stage of measles; eye symptoms marked. Consequence of external
injuries. | ||
| Sleep. Yawning
when walking in open air. Sleepy during day. | ||
| Fever. Chilly
and cold. Sweat mostly on chest, at night during sleep. | ||
| Modalities.
Worse, in evening, indoors, warmth; south winds, from light.
Better, from coffee, in dark. | ||
| Relationship.
Antidote: Puls. Compare: All-c.; Ars.; Gels. | ||
| Dose. Third to
sixth potency. |