Platina

1 . Sanguine, thin, dark-haired women of rigid fibre.

2 . Alternating mental states ; peculiar arrogance and illusionary greatness ; sometimes impulses to injure or even kill persons previously cared for (often distresses patient). Melancholy mood ; life wearisome yet fears death which she thinks near ; long sulks ; vexation at trifles.

3 . Physical and mental symptoms alternate.

4 . Pains constricting, cramp-like ; gradually increase to a severe point then gradually decrease (rev. Belladonna ).

5 . Painful numbness of various parts often assoc. with the pains.

6 . Chronic pelvic conditions in women ; with bearing-down pains ; menstrual period premature, profuse ; flow dark, clotted ; great hypersensitiveness of genitalia ; cannot bear touch even of clothing ; violent sexual desire.

7 . Reflex symptoms, especially mental and nervous, from utero ovarian disorders.

8 . Obstinate constipation from inertia ; stools adhesive like soft clay ; abdomen retracted ; flatulent colic ; sense of weakness in abdomen.

9 . Right-sided ailments (left-sided - Dr. Wheeler ).

10 . Modalities ; < heat ; evening and night ; sitting or standing ; fasting ; > motion in the open air.