Abies Nigra
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General
Natural order.- Coniferae.
Common names.- Black or Double Spruce.
General Analysis.-
Acts especially upon the mucous lining of the stomach, causing deranged digestion, and consequent phenomena.
Characteristic symptoms.
Mind
(Abies nigra)
Very low-spirited and melancholy.
Nervous ; unable to think or study.
Head
(Abies nigra)
Dizziness.
Bad feeling in head.
Dull headache.
Head hot, with flushed cheeks.
Ear.- (Abies nigra)
Pain in left external meatus.
Throat
(Abies nigra)
Choking sensation in throat.
Sensation of something sticking in oesophagus toward its lower end. (Upper end, Lactic ac.)
Stomach
(Abies nigra)
Hungry and wakeful at night.
Total loss of appetite in the morning , but great craving for food at noon and night.
Pain after a hearty meal.
Frequent eructations.
Continual distressing sensation about stomach, as if everything was knotted up ; worse whenever debilitated.
Sensation of an undigested hard-boiled egg in the stomach.
Stool
(Abies nigra)
Constipation.
Female Organs.- (Abies nigra)
Delayed menstruation.
Heart
(Abies nigra)
Heavy, slow beating of heart ; sharp, cutting pains.
Generalities
(Abies nigra)
Gets out of breath easily.
Dyspnoea.
Pain in small of back. (Bell., Caul., Cimic., Puls., Kreos.)
Rheumatic pains, and aching in the bones.
Alternate heat and cold.
Sleep
(Abies nigra)
Sleepy during the day, but wakeful and restless at night.
Very bad dreams.
Therapeutic Range.- (Abies nigra)
Dyspepsia.-
Troubles from indigestion.
Compare
(Abies nigra)
Bry., Cham., Ign., Nux v ., Lactic ac.
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