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Euphrasia Officinalis
Euphrasia officinalis · EUPHR
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Origin Plant · Scrophulariaceae · Simple
ClarkePreparation Tincture of whole plant.
Sources 19 entries across 17 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …

Dose Boericke
3X–6X
Third to sixth potency

By regionHering
Mind ► Weakness of memory. ► Confusion of the head. ► Inert hypochondriacal mood, takes no interest in surrounding objects.
Inner Head ► Dull frontal headache. ► Violent beating headache. ► Headache (in the evening) as if bruised, with coryza. ► Stitches in the brain. ► Headache, as if the head would burst, with dazzling of the eyes, from sunlight.
Eyes ► Photophobia : in day and sunlight ; worse in the evening ; must remain in darkened room ; even to spasm of the lids ; with swollen agglutinated lids ; thick yellow discharge between the lids. ► Pressure in the eyes, on looking at the candle-light. ► Pupils much contracted. ► Pressive, cutting pain in the eyes, extending to the frontal sinuses. ► Stitches pressure in the eyes. ► Burning stitches in the eyes. ► Dry pressure in the eyes, as if sleepy. ► Sensations of sand in the eyes. ► Spots vesicles and ulcers of the cornea. ► Opacity of the cornea. ► Sensation as if hair hung over the eyes and must be wiped away. ► Catarrhal ophthalmia, with lachrymation and considerable mucus discharge, injection of conjunctiva, phlyctenulae near the cornea, at the same time coryza and pain in the forehead. ► Capillaries of conjunctiva enlarged. ► Chemosis, acrid tears and coryza. ► Profuse flow of acrid tears, with great sensitiveness to light. ► Violent itching of the lids, with catarrhal ophthalmia. ► Rheumatic inflammation of the eyes, almost blinding him. ► Inflammation and ulceration of the margin of lids. ► Pain in the eye, alternating with pain in the abdomen. ► Lids swollen. ► Inflammation and swelling of the meibomian glands.
Female Sexual Organs ► Amenorrhoea, with inflammation of the eyes and ulcer on right side of the bridge of nose. ► Menses painful, lasting only one hour, time regular. ► Menses late, scanty and of short duration. ► Condylomata, with stitches and itching, especially when walking.
Neck And Back ► Cramp-like pain in the back.
Lower Limbs ► Cramp in calf, particularly when standing.
Sleep ► Sleeplessness after midnight. ► Frequent awaking, as from fright. ► Usually awaking as from fright. ► Awakes too late.
Chill, Fever And Sweat ► Chill and internal chilliness in the forenoon ; external chill and coldness on the arms, in the afternoon. ► Heat descending. ► Attacks of heat during the day, with redness of face and cold hands. ► Sweat often confined to front part of body. ► Sweat during sleep at night, of very strong offensive odor, most profuse on the chest.
Skin ► Warts.

Books*
Antidoted by Camphora 4, Pulsatilla Pratensis 3, Causticum 2 +1
Complementary —
Follows well —
Compare Arsenicum Album, Mercurius Solubilis, Apis Mellifica +18

* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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