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Boericke - Pocket Manual of Materia Medica · William Boericke · 1,493 chars
General
LYSSINUM Lyssin-Saliva of Rabid Dog (HYDROPHOBINUM)
Affects principally the nervous system; aching in bones. Complaints from abnormal sexual desire. Convulsions brought on by dazzling light or sight of running water.
Head
Lyssophobia; fear of becoming mad.
Emotion and bad news aggravate; also, thinking of fluids.
Hypersensitiveness of all senses.
Chronic headache.
Boring pain in forehead.
Mouth
Constant spitting; saliva tough, viscid.
Sore throat; constant desire to swallow, which is difficult; gagging when swallowing water.
Froths at mouth.
Male
Lascivious; priapism, with frequent emissions.
No emission during coition.
Atrophy of testicles.
Complaints from abnormal sexual desire.
Female
Uterine sensitiveness; conscious of womb (Helon).
Feels prolapsed.
Vagina sensitive, rendering coition painful (Berberis).
Uterine displacements.
Respiratory
Voice altered in tone.
Breathing held for a time.
Spasmodic contraction of respiratory muscles.
Stool
Desire for stool on hearing or seeing running water.
Profuse, watery stools, with pain in bowels; worse, evening.
Constant desire to urinate on seeing running water.
Modalities
Worse, sight or sound of running water or pouring water, or even thinking of fluids; dazzling or reflected light; heat of sun; stooping.
Relationship
Compare: Xanthium spinosum-Cockle--(said to be specific for hydrophobia and is recommended for chronic cystitis in women). Canth; Bell; Stram; Lach; Nat mur.
Dose
Thirtieth potency.