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Generalities

Rheumatic-like pains in the muscles, < cold, wet weather.

General catarrhal symptoms, with free secretions, < cold, wet weather.

Head

Vertigo in the morning on rising, with trembling and weakness.

Headache, < motion and stooping, worse in cold, wet weather.

Eyes

Inflammation (after taking cold).

Pupils dilated.

Jerkings in the muscles of the eyes.

Nose

Coryza, with very free secretions in cold, wet weather.

Nose-bleed of hot, bright, red blood, with a feeling of oppression over the nose.

Face

Circumscribed redness of the cheeks, with paleness of the face.

Neuralgia of the face, < in cold, wet weather.

Mouth

Salivation.

Tongue swollen, dry, with difficult speech, and even frothing.

On taking cold, speech becomes difficult from paralysis of the tongue.

Stomach

General aversion to food.

Unquenchable thirst.

Vomiting of pale, tenacious mucus.

Abdomen

Colic, as after taking cold ; cutting, especially about the navel.

Stool

Yellow, watery diarrhoea, preceded by tearing and cutting, as after taking cold.

Diarrhoea of green, changeable mucus, at times of a sour odor.

Stools bloody.

Urinary Organs

Burning in the meatus while urinating.

Catarrh of the bladder.

Urine offensive, depositing a slimy sediment.

Micturition involuntary (from paralysis of the neck of the bladder).

Clinical

Menstruation delayed and too short ; discharge watery.

Menses suppressed from taking cold.

Menses preceded by nettlerash over the whole body.

Heat and itching in the genitals, with unusual sexual desire ; aggravated by cold, wet weather.

Respiratory organs :

Cough, with copious expectoration of mucus.

Cough at times violent, almost like whooping cough ; expectoration of bright red blood.

Cough always < in cold, wet weather, and by lying down, > in the cold, open air.

Neck and Back :

Pain in the nape as if the head were lying in an uncomfortable position.

Stiffness of the muscles.

Pain in the small of the back as after long stooping.

Drawing pain in the small of the back ; down through the legs during rest ; on motion ; stitches, > pressure.

Extremities

General shooting or bruised pains.

Icy coldness of the extremities.

Pains in the legs, drawing and tearing ; > walking, returning when sitting.

Formication in the feet.

Skin

Nettlerash over the whole body, without fever ; with violent itching ; coming on in cold weather, < exposure to air.

Vesicular eruption.

Papular eruption, bleeding when scratched, < cold weather.

The epidermis over the whole body becomes thick.

Fever

Icy coldness with the pains.

Dry heat and burning of the skin.

Chilliness, with violent thirst ; heat without thirst.

Sweat at night over the whole body, often offensive.