Colchicum Autumnale

1 . Rheumatic, gouty diathesis.

2 . Patient ill-tempered and peevish ; sufferings seem intolerable.

3 . Oversensitiveness to all external impressions especially odours.

4 . Intense nausea, vomiting, even faintness from the smell of cooking food (Dig.) ; the sight or thought of food sickens.

5 . Great abdominal distension from flatulence.

6 . Autumnal complaints from damp, etc., especially mucous colitis with discharge containing large quantities of small, white, shreddy particles ; dysentery.

7 . Sensation of burning or of icy coldness internally ; with coldness of body surface even cold sweat.

8 . Arthritic complaints especially of small joints ; powerlessness of the part ; severe tearing pains, < motion, touch and at night ; tendency to change locality especially from left to right.

9 . Dropsical conditions, particularly of cavities and internal organs. Kidney disorders with black, bloody albuminous urine.

10 . Modalities ; < damp, touch, motion, at night, mental exertion. and especially from odours.