(Snow Rose)
Rheumatic and gouty symptoms well marked.
Rheumatism in the hot season. The modality (worse before a storm) is a true
guiding symptom. | ||
| Mind. Dread of
a storm; particularly afraid of thunder. Forgetful. | ||
| Head. Aching in
temples. Tearing pain in bones. Headache; worse, wine, wind, cold and wet
weather. Pain in eyes before a storm. Ciliary neuralgia, involving
eyeball, orbit, and head. Heat in eyes when using them. | ||
| Eyes. Muscular
asthenopia; darting pains through eyes from head, worse before a
storm. | ||
| Ears. Difficult
hearing, with whizzing and ringing in ears. Hearing better in the morning;
noises come on after patient has been up a few hours. | ||
| Face.
Prosopalgia; violent jerking pain involving dental nerves, from temple to
lower jaw and chin; better, warmth and eating. Toothache in damp
weather and before a storm. Swollen gums. Stumps of teeth are
loosened. | ||
| Chest. Violent
pleuritic pains running downward in left anterior chest. Breathless and
speechless from violent pleuritic pains running down the anterior chest.
Stitches in spleen from fast walking. Crampy pain under short
ribs. | ||
| Male.
Testicles, worse left, swollen, painful, drawn up. Orchitis; glands feel
crushed. Induration and swelling of testes after gonorrhea.
Hydrocele. [Sil.] | ||
| Extremities.
Joints swollen. Gouty inflammation of great toe joint. Rheumatic tearing
in all limbs, especially right side; worse, at rest and in stormy
weather. Stiffness of neck. Pain in shoulders, arms, wrists; worse when at
rest. Pains in bones in spots, and reappear by change of weather. Cannot
sleep unless legs are crossed. | ||
| Modalities.
Worse, before a storm. All symptoms reappear in rough
weather, night, towards morning. Better, after the storm breaks,
warmth, and eating. | ||
| Relationship.
Compare: Dulc.; Rhus-t.; Nat-s. | ||
| Dose. First to
sixth potency. |