(Witch Hazel)
Venous congestion, hemorrhages, varicose veins,
and hemorrhoids, with bruised soreness of affected parts, seem to be
the special sphere of this remedy. Acts upon the coats of the veins causing
relaxation with consequent engorgement. Passive venous hemorrhages from any
part. Great value in open, painful wounds, with weakness from loss of
blood. After operations, supercedes the use of morphia
(Helmuth). | ||
| Head. Wants
"the respect due to me" shown. Feeling as of a bolt from temple to temple.
Fullness, followed by epistaxis. Numbness over frontal bone. | ||
| Eyes. Painful
weakness; sore pain in eyes; bloodshot appearance; inflamed vessels
greatly injected. Hastens absorption of intraocular hemorrhage. Eyes feel
forced out. | ||
| Nose. Bleeding
from nose profuse; flow passive, noncoagulable, with tightness in bridge of
nose. Bad odor from nose. | ||
| Throat. Mucous
membrane distended and bluish; varicosis of throat. | ||
| Stomach. Tongue
feels burnt. Thirst. Blisters on side. Hematemesis of black blood.
Throbbing and pain in stomach. | ||
| Stool. Anus
feels sore and raw. Hemorrhoids, bleeding profusely, with soreness.
Dysentery. Pulsation in rectum. | ||
| Urine.
Hematuria, with increased desire. | ||
| Female. Ovarian
congestion and neuralgia; feel very sore. Vicarious menstruation. Uterine
hemorrhage, bearing-down pain in back. Menses dark, profuse, with
soreness in abdomen. Metrorrhagia, occurring midway between menstrual
periods. Intermenstrual pain (Jas. W. Ward). Vagina very tender.
Profuse leucorrhea. Vulva itches. Milk leg, hemorrhoids, and sore nipples,
after confinement. Metrorrhagia; passive flow. Vaginismus, ovaritis,
soreness over whole abdomen. Phlegmasia alba. | ||
| Male. Pain in
spermatic cord, running into testes. Varicocele. Pain in testicles.
Orchitis. Testicles enlarged, hot, and painful. Epididymitis. | ||
| Respiratory.
Hemoptysis; tickling cough. Chest feels sore and constricted. | ||
| Back. Sore pain
down cervical vertebrae. Severe pain in lumbar and hypogastric region,
extending down legs. | ||
| Extremities.
Tired feeling in arms and legs. Very sore muscles and joints. Varicose
veins. Chilliness in back and hips, extending down legs. Neuralgia of
internal saphenous nerve. | ||
| Skin. Bluish
chilblains. Phlebitis. Purpura. Varicose veins and ulcers; very sore.
Burns. Ecchymosis. Traumatic inflammations. [Arn.] | ||
| Modalities.
Worse, warm, moist air. | ||
| Relationship.
Compare in hemorrhoids: Calc-f. Compare: Arn.; Calen.; Bell-p.; Sul-ac.; Puls. Antidote: Arn. Complementary: Ferr. | ||
| Dose. Tincture,
to sixth attenuation. Distilled extract locally. |