Itching lessened by scratching Itching lessened or increased by scratching. Pulse quick, hard and tense Pulse various, irregular ; sometimes inter- mitting. Chill increased in the open air, lessened in Chill less in the open air than in a warm a warm room. room. Sweat increased when eating Sweat lessened when eating. Sleeplessness after midnight Sleeplessness before midnight Weak memory Memory active. Seriousness — Absent-mindedness .... Changing mood, sometimes gay, sometimes sad, sometimes irritable. — Haughtiness — Amativeness. Mental excitability — Ecstasies — Insanity. Neither Apoplexy nor Paralysis .... Apoplexy — Paralysis. Sweat, particularly around the joints . . Sweat, particularly on one side; — vesicles around the joints. Optical illusions, particularly in white and Optical illusions, particularly in black, in in bright colors. dark (or in prismatic) colors. Appetite for sweets Aversion to sweets. Complaints predom. in the spleen . . . Complaints predom. in the liver. Costiveness on account of hardness of the Costiveness on account of inactivity of in- iteces. " testines. Diarrhoea painful Diarrhoea oftener painless than painful. Urine with a whitish sediment Urine with white, yellow or red sediment. Catamenia too late Catamenia oftener too soon than too late. Sexual desire decreased Sexual desire increased. Nasal secretion watery Nasal secretion thick or viscous. Expectoi'ation seldom . Expectoration not constant. Coughing up dark blood . .... Coughing up bright red blood. Kemission of complaints, in the night and Remission after midnight, forenoon. Worse during sleep During sleep generally u'oi^se. but often also • better; still greater improvement after sleep *, with exception of the siesta. Worse during new moon Worse before a thunder-storm. Ailments from sting of insects Ailments after abuse of salt or of lod. Predomin. urorse -- — ■■*- ^-- — -—^ Predomin. better In wet weather, in the open air f, and when sitting. Predomin. better Predomin. worse In dry weather, in the room, from the warmth of the bed, when turning over in bed, from pressure J, and assuming an erect position. * This amelioration of Phosphor-complaints results undoubtedly from sufficient sleep, for "on awakening "' in general Phosphor has aggravation quite as often as amelioration. t When walking in the open air, Phosphor has sometimes improvement, and sometimes aggravation, hut the latter is a consequence of the motion. J Ammon. has an exception here in the case of pressure from tigfU clothes. Ammon. mur. Arsenic. Tension or constriction in external parts . Tension or constriction in internal parts. Very rarely paralysis Paralysis. Complaints predom. on fore-arm and in the Complaints predom. on upper arm and in hollow of the elbow. the hollow of the knee. Pulse unaltered, and, when changed, con- Pulse changed, irregular, small, soft, quick, tinuously accelerated. trembling, or imperceptible. Sweat on lower part of body Chill on lower part of body. IJeat, with thirst * Heat, with desire for drink, without thirst f . Chill or coldness increased after getting out Chill, etc., lessened after getting oat of bed. of bed. Sweat increased by motion Sweat lessened by motion. Sleeplessness before midnight Sleeplessness predom. after midnight. Dreams of water, traveling, sickness, ani- Dreams of fire or thunder-storms, of vexa- mals, falling, shooting, etc. tion or dead persons. Fretfulness Fear — Despondency — Irritability— Malice — Greediness. No delirium Delirium — Consequences of fear, fright or vexation. Saliva increased Saliva diminished. Cough: expectoration not constant; in the Expectoration predom., but not constant; night and morning. during the day. Remission of complaints in the afternoon . RE^nssiON during the day and before mid- night. Aggravation almost always on awakening . Better or worse on awakening ; better after sufficient sleep. When assuming an upright position, almost When assuming an upright position, more always aggrav. frequently improved than aggrav. After rising from bed, almost always ag- After rising from bed, more frequently im- grav. proved than aggrav. Better or worse when stretching out the Worse when stretching out the diseased diseased limb. limb. Better or worse when swallowing. . . , Worse when swallowing. Most frequently better after stool .... Most frequently aggrav. after stool. Predomin. TTOrse ' — -^ Predomin. better When sitting down, when descending, when standing, when bending the diseased part, and on an empty
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