Chelidonium Majus

General

CHELIDONIUM. [Chelid.] Celandine. Papaveraceae.

Mind

► Great absence of mind, forgets what she wants to do or has done. ► Weeping. ► Sadness. ► Fears of becoming crazy. ► Anxiety : allowing no rest at any employment ; as if she had committed a crime. ► Desponding mood. ► Irritability. ► Ill-humor.

Sensorium

► Vertigo ; with bilious vomiting and pain in the liver ; with confusion of the head ; with stumbling, as if to fall forwards.

Inner Head

► Pressure in forehead, extending to orbits, which, on moving the eyes, pain as if sore. ► Tensive pain in forehead, as from a band above the eyes. ► Pressive pain in right side of head. ► Violent pain in left side of head and face. ► Heaviness in the occiput, with pressure in left ear. ► Coldness in the occiput, rising from the nape ; worse when moving ; better during rest.

Outer Head

► Pain in the temporal bone behind the ear. ► Trembling of head and limbs.

Eyes

► Dazzling spot before the eyes, lachrymation when looking at it. ► Misty appearance before the eyes. ► Objects appear double. ► Contractility of pupils diminished. ► Opacity of the cornea. ► Aching in the eyeballs ; worse moving the eyes. ► Tearing pain in left eye, extending to zygoma, teeth, forehead and temple ; first relieved by pressure, but soon cannot endure the slightest touch ; periodic, evening in bed. ► Conjunctiva swollen, dark red, as far as the cornea. ► Whites of the eyes dirty yellow. ► Lids swollen, red, could open them but little. ► Agglutination of lids in the morning. ► Neuralgia of eyebrows and temples. ► Pressing pain over left eye, which seems to press down upper lid.

Ears

► Loud, distant roaring in the ears. ► Sensation of wind rushing out of the ears. ► Ears feel stopped. ► Long-continued stitch in right external ear, passing off gradually.

Nose

► Coryza : dry, nose stopped ; fluent, with sneezing.

Face

► Expression : anxious, disturbed ; sickly. ► Face : greyish-yellow ; sallow ; sunken ; yellow, especially of forehead, nose and cheeks. ► Right cheek-bone feels as if swollen. ► Violent tearing in maxillary antrum. ► Flushes of heat in the face.

Lower Face

► Dryness of the lips.

Teeth

► Tearing pains from right ear to right teeth, afternoons.

Tongue, Etc

► Taste : bitter ; insipid ; pappy. ► Tongue : slimy, coated white or grey ; coated thickly yellow, with red margin, showing imprints of the teeth.

Mouth

► Bitter water collects in the mouth. ► Dryness of mouth. ► Bad odor from the mouth.

Throat

► Choking, as from hasty swallowing. ► Larynx as if pressed upon, impeding swallowing. ► Dryness in the throat ; hawking up lumps of phlegm. ► Tonsils ache.

Desires And Aversions

► Desire for milk, which agrees. ► Fond of vinegar, or sour wine ; dislike : to cheese ; to meat. ► Loss of appetite, with disgust and nausea.

Eating And Drinking

► All complaints lessen after dinner.

Nausea And Vomiting

► Hiccough. ► Bilious eructations. ► Short breath and anxiety, relieved by belching. ► Nausea : with heat in stomach, causes great bodily heat. ► Heart-burn.

Stomach

► Pressure, with distention of stomach. ► Constriction, tension and sensitiveness in pit of stomach and right hypochondrium. ► Feeling of anguish, in pit of stomach. ► Gnawing, grinding pain ; better while eating.

Hypochondria

► Pains from region of liver, shooting toward the back. ► Stitches in region of liver ; pressive pain in region of liver. ► Left hypochondrium sensitive to pressure.

Abdomen

► Colic, with nausea and retraction of the navel. ► Pain across the umbilicus, as if the abdomen were constricted by a string. ► Abdomen distended, feels full and uncomfortable. ► Rumbling, gurgling, pinching and cutting in the bowels. ► Spasmodic drawing pains in both inguinal regions.

Stool, Etc

► Crawling and itching in the rectum. ► Frequent discharge of flatus. ► Stools : thin, pasty, bright yellow ; pasty, light grey ; pale, slimy ; mucous diarrhoea, at night ; constipated, like sheep's dung. ► Diarrhoea and constipation alternately.

Urine

► Spasmodic pain in right kidney and liver ; worse from 4 to 9 P.M. ► Violent pains in direction of ureters, preceding passing of turbid urine. ► Urging to urinate. ► Urine : profuse, whitish, foaming ; red and turbid ; dark-yellow, clear ; lemon-yellow, turbid ; dark, brownish-red.

Male Sexual Organs

► Frequent erections, even during day. ► Pain in the glans. ► Drawing pain : in the spermatic cords ; in the testicle. ► Redness, heat and swelling of scrotum, with small, flat vesicles, painful to touch, become moist, next day form dry scales. ► Itching and creeping on scrotum and glans.

Female Sexual Organs

► Menses too late ; too profuse ; pain under the right scapula. ► Burning in the vagina, recurring each day at precisely the same hour.

Pregnancy

► Longing for unusual articles of food. ► Milk diminished.

Larynx

► Feels swollen ; feels as if pressed upon. ► Hoarseness.

Breathing

► Short and quick breathing, with oppression, which is relieved by a few deep inspirations ; with anxiety, as if he must choke.

Cough

► Violent, somewhat spasmodic ; dry, in paroxysms ; racking, as in consumption, with much expectoration from the lungs, also with pain behind the sternum, especially at night ; mornings, with copious mucous expectoration.

Lungs

► Stitches in left chest on inspiring. ► Pains in the chest and back. ► Oppression of the chest ; the clothing seemed too tight. ► Spasmodic pressure behind middle of sternum, awoke him at night ; extended into the bronchi, with sensation of constriction in them. ► Stitches in chest, worse right side. ► Soreness in lower ribs, right side. ► Deep-seated pain in whole right side of chest.

Heart And Pulse

► Very irregular palpitation of the heart. ► Violent palpitation, with tightness of the chest. ► Pulse : slow ; small and quick ; full and hard, though but slightly accelerated towards evening.

Neck And Back

► Stiffness : of the neck ; of the muscles of right side of neck. ► Pain in right cervical muscles, and in region of right clavicle. ► Pain in right side of back, with heaviness of occiput ; pressure toward the left ear. ► Constant pain under the inferior angle of right scapula ; may extend into chest or stomach, causing nausea or vomiting. ► Pain in the vertebra, worse from motion and pressure, trembling, spasms of limbs ; spasmodic myelitis. ► Stitches beneath the right scapula. ► Pain as though the lower lumbar vertebrae would separate, when bending forwards.

Upper Limbs

► Pain in the right shoulder. ► Stiffness in the wrist. ► Tearing in tips of fingers.

Lower Limbs

► Drawing pain in hips, thighs, legs and feet, more right side. ► Pain in right knee, with burning and stiffness ; worse when moving. ► Stiffness of the ankles.

Limbs In General

► Limbs : feel heavy, stiff and lame ; feel paralyzed ; cold. ► Rheumatism, the least touch anywhere is exceedingly painful ; sweat without relief. ► Rheumatism worse in the lower limbs, especially in the right tarso tibial articulation ; worse from walking.

Position, Etc

► Rest : 3. Motion : 3, 31, 33. Moving eyes : 3, 5. Walking : 34, 40. Bending forwards : 31. Desire to lie down : 37. In bed : 5, 40. After lying down : 40.

Nerves

► Great debility and lassitude after eating. ► Trembling and twitching of the limbs. ► Weariness, indolence, indisposed to work. ► Tonic spasms in flexors of fingers and toes.

Sleep

► Drowsiness during the day. ► Sleepiness, desire to lie, without being able to sleep. ► Restless sleep before midnight. ► Sleepless, with headache. ► Awakes terrified, by the usual sufferings. ► Dreams : of corpses and funerals.

Time

► Morning : 5, 27, 40. Afternoon : 10, 15. 4-9 P.M. : 21. Evening : 5, 29, 40. Night : 20, 27, 28. Before midnight : 37. After midnight : 40. Day : 22, 23, 37.

Temperature And Weather

► Renewal of ailments on change of weather. ► Open air : 40. Room : 40.

Chill, Fever And Sweat

► Internal chill : with severe shaking, evening in bed ; when walking in open air ; passes off in the room. ► Chill and coldness of whole body ; worse on hands and feet, with distention of the veins. ► Right foot icy-cold. ► Shivering : without external coldness ; running down back. ► Internal heat without thirst, evening after lying down. ► Burning heat of hands, spreading thence over the body. ► Heat : of the head and face ; on scapulae ; in hip-joints. ► Sweat during sleep, after midnight and toward morning ; better after awaking.

Attacks

► Periodic : 5, 23.

Sides

► Right : 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 17, 18, 21, 23, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40. Left : 3, 5, 18, 28, 31. Front to back : 18. Back to front : 31. Above downwards : 21, 40.

Contact, Injuries, Etc

► Touch : 5, 22, 34. Pressure : 5, 18, 31. Clothing seems too tight : 28.

Skin

► Yellow, yellowish-grey. ► Red and painful pimples and pustules on various parts. ► Itching of the skin. ► Old putrid spreading ulcers.

Stages And States

► Spare subjects disposed to abdominal plethora, cutaneous diseases, catarrhs or neuralgia. ► Blondes.

Relationship

► Chelid. follows well after Ledum. ► After Chelid., Arsen. will often be useful. ► Acids, wine or coffee restrict its action. ► Antidotes to Chelid. : Acon. removes the aggravation, with excited circulation. ► Chelid. antidotes : Bryon.