(Phosphate of Magnesia)
The great antispasmodic remedy. Cramping of
muscles with radiating pains. Neuralgic pains relieved by warmth.
Especially suited to tired, languid, exhausted subjects. Indisposition for
mental exertion. Goitre. | ||
| Mind. Laments
all the time about the pain. Inability to think clearly. Sleepless on
account of indigestion. | ||
| Head. Vertigo
on moving, falls forward on closing eyes, better walking in open air. Aches
after mental labor, with chilliness; always better warmth. [Sil.] Sensation as if contents were liquid, as if parts
of brain were changing places, as of a cap on head. | ||
| Eyes.
Supraorbital pains; worse, right side; relieved by warmth applied
externally. Increased lachrymation. Twitching of lids. Nystagmus,
strabismus, ptosis. Eyes hot, tired, vision blurred, colored lights before
eyes. | ||
| Ears. Severe
neuralgic pain; worse behind right ear; worse, by going into cold air,
and washing face and neck with cold water. | ||
| Mouth.
Toothache; better by heat and hot liquids. Ulceration of teeth, with
swelling of glands of face, throat and neck, and swelling of tongue.
Complaints of teething children. Spasms without febrile
symptoms. | ||
| Throat.
Soreness and stiffness, especially right side; parts seem puffy, with
chilliness, and aching all over. | ||
| Stomach.
Hiccough, with retching day and night. Thirst for very cold
drinks. | ||
| Abdomen.
Enteralgia, relieved by pressure. Flatulent colic, forcing
patient to bend double; relieved by rubbing, warmth, pressure; accompanied
with belching of gas, which gives no relief. Bloated, full sensation in
abdomen; must loosen clothing, walk about, and constantly pass flatus.
Constipation in rheumatic subjects due to flatulence and
indigestion. | ||
| Female.
Menstrual colic. Membranous dysmenorrhea. Menses too early, dark,
stringy. Swelling of external parts. Ovarian neuralgia.
Vaginismus. | ||
| Respiratory.
Asthmatic oppression of chest. Dry, tickling cough. Spasmodic cough,
with difficulty in lying down. Whooping cough. Voice hoarse, larynx
sore and raw. Intercostal neuralgia. | ||
| Heart.
Angina pectoris. Nervous spasmodic palpitation. Constricting pains
around heart. | ||
| Fever.
Chilliness after dinner, in evening. Chills run up and down the
back, with shivering, followed by a suffocating sensation. | ||
| Extremities.
Involuntary shaking of hands. Paralysis agitans. Cramps in calves.
Sciatica; feet very tender. Darting pains. Twitchings. Chorea.
Writers' and players' cramp. Tetanic spasms. Weakness in arms and hands,
fingertips stiff and numb. General muscular weakness. | ||
| Modalities.
Worse, right side, cold, touch, night. Better, warmth,
bending double, pressure, friction. | ||
| Relationship.
Compare: Kali-p.; Coloc.; Sil.; Zinc.; Dios. Antidote: Bell.; Gels.; Lach. | ||
| Dose. First to
twelfth potency. Sometimes the highest potencies are preferable. Acts
especially well, given in hot water. |