Berberis Vulgaris

Berberis is called for in those rheumatic conditions that are associated with urinary troubles, where the characteristic sticking, cutting, digging, tearing pains occur in the region of the kidney and extend into the bladder and urethra.

Berberis is useful after Arnica, Bryonia, Kali bi., Rhus tox ., and Sulphur.

NECK AND BACK . — (Berberis)

(Stitch from side of neck to upper arm)

Tension in neck.

Stiffness of neck with sense of swelling.

Bruised, pain from right scapula to shoulder.

Tearing in and between the Scapula.

TEARING IN SPINE.

TEARING, PRESSING, BURNING AND TENSION IN BACK.

GREAT SORENESS AND PAIN THROUGH THE ENTIRE BACK GREATLY INCREASED BY LABOUR.

Pain in back as if beaten.

Sticking pressive pain in one side or the other of the lumbar region.

Painful pressure and tension in lumbar and renal region with sense of numbness, warmth, stiffness and lame feeling extending into lower limbs.

TEARING PAIN IN POSTERIOR PORTION OF ILIAC CREST, USUALLY ON ONE SIDE, EXTENDING DOWNWARD.

STIFFNESS IN LOWER BACK ON STOOPING, < ON STANDING, TEARING WHEN SITTING, > IN AFTERNOON.

WARM FEELING IN LOWER BACK EXTENDING DOWN INTO SACRUM, HIPS AND POSTERIOR PART OF THIGHS.

BRUISED PAIN WITH STIFFNESS IN SMALL OF BACK, ARISES FROM SEAT WITH DIFFICULTY.

VIOLENT STICKING TEARING PAIN IN REGION OF KIDNEYS EXTENDING INTO THE BLADDER.

SENSITIVE TO JARS IN REGION OF KIDNEYS.

MUCH PAIN, SORENESS AND TENDERNESS IN REGION OF KIDNEY.

VIOLENT PAIN IN SMALL OF BACK < WHEN SITTING, LYING IN MORNING ON AWAKING.

PRESSIVE OR TENSIVE PAIN IN LOINS WITH STIFFNESS, LAMENESS OR SWELLING IN BACK and lower limbs.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Berberis)

Tearing sticking pains in shoulders, especially in fore part of joints.

Paralyzed pain in arms.

Tearing sticking pain in elbows.

Tearing in wrists.

TEARING IN FINGERS AND HANDS.

BURNING AS FROM HOT NEEDLES IN HAND AND FINGERS.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Berberis)

Pain in hips.

Sensation in knees as if beaten after walking or rising from a seat.

LEFT KNEE SWOLLEN AND STIFF, SORE AND PAINFUL.

GREAT SWELLING, PAIN AND STIFFNESS OF KNEES, COULD NOT RAISE FOOT FROM GROUND TO WALK.

Tearing, sticking and throbbing in different parts of limbs.

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL . — (Berberis)

Tearing, stitching and throbbing in all the limbs.

GURGLING OR BUBBLING SENSATION IN MUSCLES.

CONCOMITANTS . — (Berberis)

STICKING, DIGGING, TEARING OR PULSATIVE PAIN IN EITHER KIDNEY.

BUBBLING IN RENAL REGION.

BURNING PAIN IN BLADDER.

BUBBLING SENSATION OR SENSATION AS IF LIQUID WERE GURGLING IN MUSCLES OR ALMOST ANY PART.

VIOLENT STICKING CUTTING PAINS FROM KIDNEY TO BLADDER A ND URETHRA.

SENSATION AS IF DROPS OF COLD WATER WERE SPURTED ON HANDS OR FACE WHEN in the open air.

URINE DEPOSITS A MEALY RED SEDIMENT.

VESICAL CALCULI.