Habitat Strychnos ignatia? Strychnos multiflora?-The actual tree from which the so-called "beans" are obtained is not known

ClarkePreparation Tincture and trituration of the seeds.

Sources 19 entries across 17 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …

Inner Head ► Pressing frontal headache over the glabella, must bend the head forward ; followed by inclination to vomit. ► Headache, like a pressure with something hard, on the upper surface of the brain. ► Throbbing pain in the occiput, worse when pressing at stool. ► Weight at back of head ; tendency of the head to incline backward. ► Pain with every throb of the arteries. ► Pain as if a nail were driven out through the side of the head, better by lying on it. ► Headache, worse mornings ; from moving the eyes ; from noise ; from coffee, tobacco or alcohol ; close attention. ► Congestion to the head, from being spoken to. ► Head feels sore ; bruised.

Eyes ► Cannot bear the glare of light ; sunlight causes headache. ► Flickering zigzags before the eyes. ► Dimsighted. ► Pain from head into left eye ; latter burns and waters. ► Pain under the upper lid as if it were too dry. ► Sensation as of sand in the eyes. ► Acrid tears in the eyes, during the day. ► Swelling of the upper lid. ► Nightly agglutination of the lids.

Stomach ► Sensation of weakness (sinking) in the pit of the stomach, with qualmishness and flat taste, or sighing. ► Spasmodic pains in the stomach ; also when better, eating. ► Periodical attacks of cramps worse at night, from touch ; worse from a change of position ; useful during attacks of gastralgia. ► Gnawing, cutting pain in the stomach. ► Heaviness and pressure in the pit of the stomach. ► Bloated stomach. ► Anxious feeling in the praecordia. ► Fulness and pressure in epigastrium ; distention of hypochondria and pit of stomach, so full she can hardly breathe.

Female Sexual Organs ► Menses : too soon ; scanty, or profuse. ► Menstrual blood black, of putrid odor, in clots. ► Metrorrhagia from chamomile tea. ► Cramp pains in uterus, with lancinations, worse from touching the parts. ► Violent labor-like pain, followed by purulent, corrosive leucorrhoea.

Lungs ► Stitches in the chest, from flatulent colic. ► Spasmodic constriction of the chest.

Neck And Back ► Stiffness of the nape of the neck. ► Painless glandular swellings on the neck. ► Pain in the sacrum, also when lying on back, mornings. ► Spine disease, with gressus gallinaceus.

Limbs In General ► Tingling in the limbs. ► Pain as if sprained or dislocated, in shoulder, hip and knee-joints. ► Single jerks of the limbs when falling asleep.

Sleep ► Spasmodic yawning : with pain in the lower jaw, as if dislocated ; so that water runs from the eyes. ► Sleep very light, hears everything, even distant sounds, during sleep. ► Restless sleep. ► Snoring inhalations during sleep. ► During sleep of children : chewing motion of mouth and startings (flexors) ; stamping with feet and grinding of the teeth. ► Child awakens from sleep with piercing cries and trembles all over. ► Dreams : of one and the same object, the whole night through. ► When falling asleep : 34. …

Chill, Fever And Sweat ► Chill and chilliness, with increased pains. ► Chill, with thirst, better from external warmth. ► Chill, frequently of only the posterior part of body. ► External coldness, with internal heat. ► Internal chill, with external heat. ► External heat without thirst, with intolerance of external warmth. ► Flushes of heat, external. ► Continuous quick alternations from heat to cold. ► One sided burning heat of the face. ► Fainting during the heat or sweat. ► Sweat slight, or only in the face. ► Sensation as if sweat would break out, which, however, does not follow. ► Sweat when eating ; and then often on a small spot on face. ► Sweat at times cold, but generally warm and some what sour smelling.

Skin ► Great sensitiveness of the skin to a draught of air. ► Itching : better from gentle scratching ; when getting heated in the open air. ► Skin chafed, sore. ► Ulcers : painless ; discharge scanty.

Complementary Natrum Muriaticum

Follows well —

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