Homeopathy LibraryPhytolacca Decandra
Reason for use
Phytolacca has a definite field in rheumatic conditions and is not considered as often as it should be.
Subacute rheumatism, pains affecting especially the long bones or the tendinous attachments of the muscles ; sometimes the pains seem to be in the periosteum ; they are generally burning, shooting, always worse at night and in damp weather.
Rheumatic conditions of the back and hip joints of a chronic form, dull aching pain, < damp weather.
Wandering gout, passing rapidly from one joint to another, with swelling and redness.
Rheumatism affecting the periosteum, sheaths of nerves and fascia.
Rheumatic or syphilitic affections of fibrous tissues and periosteum ; only affects the fibrous sheaths of the nerves.
Syphilitic and mercurial rheumatism ; gonorrheal rheumatism.
Rheumatism of the heels of a very obstinate nature only > by keeping the heels higher than the body.
Rheumatism affecting the dorsal muscles.
The pains fly from one part to another ; patient is pale and puffy.
General stiffness of the extremities with tearing pains.
Glands swollen, associated with syphilitic and gonorrheal rheuma tism, joints swollen ; < damp weather.
The full Roberts text, by section
Head
(Phytolacca)
SEVERE VIOLENT PAINS ABOVE EYEBROWS, ONE-SIDED ; DULL PRESSIVE PAIN WITH IMPAIRED VISION, RHEUMATIC OR SYPHILITIC IN ORIGIN.
PAINFUL PRESSURE ON FOREHEAD AND UPPER PART OF BOTH EYES.
PAIN EXTENDING BACK FROM FRONTAL REGION.
PAINS IN BACK OF HEAD AND NECK.
RHEUMATIC PAINS IN RIGHT FRONTAL REGION WITH NAUSEA, COMING ON EVERY TIME IT RAINS.
Eyes
(Phytolacca)
RHEUMATIC PAINS IN AND ABOUT EYE.
RHEUMATIC OPHTHALMIA, LIDS MUCH SWOLLEN ; LIDS FEEL AS IF ON FIRE.
PHOTOPHOBIA ; BURNING AND SMARTING IN LIDS.
Face
(Phytolacca)
PROSOPALGIA IN SYPHILITIC AND RHEUMATIC PATIENTS.
PAIN IN BONES OF FACE AND HEAD AT NIGHT.
Teeth
(Phytolacca)
RHEUMATIC, NEURALGIC, MERCURIAL OR SYPHILITIC TOOTHACHE.
MALE SEXUAL ORGANS . — (Phytolacca)
SYPHILIS WITH RHEUMATIC PAINS IN SPERMATIC CORDS AND RHEUMATIC ORCHITIS.
RHEUMATIC PAINS EXTENDING TO ABDOMINAL MUSCLES.
Heart
(Phytolacca)
Alternately shocks of pain in region of heart and as soon as it ceases a similar pain appears in arm.
Rheumatic diathesis with suffocative attacks.
Lame feeling in left side of chest with much nervous restlessness.
Chest
(Phytolacca)
Rheumatism of lower intercostal muscles extending to abdominal and lumbar muscles.
NECK AND BACK . — (Phytolacca)
STIFF NECK ON RIGHT SIDE.
BACK VERY STIFF EVERY MORNING IN DAMP WEATHER.
PAINS EXTEND UP AND DOWN BACK.
RHEUMATISM ; PAINS PASS UP NECK TO BACK OF HEAD ; IN SMALL OF BACK ; IN LUMBAR MUSCLES.
CONSTANT DULL HEAVY PAINS IN LUMBAR AND SACRAL REGION.
LUMBAGO, BACK IS VERY STIFF EVERY MORNING.
RHEUMATIC PAINS SHOOT FROM SACRUM DOWN BOTH LEGS.
ACHING IN SACRUM.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Phytolacca)
ACHING IN BOTH SCAPULAE.
Shooting pain in right shoulder joint with stiffness and inability to raise arm ; aching and tenderness along top of right trapezius.
Rheumatism of left shoulder without fever.
RHEUMATIC AFFECTIONS OF SHOULDERS AND ARMS IN SYPHILITICS ; PAINS FLY LIKE ELECTRIC SHOCKS FROM ONE PART TO ANOTHER.
Pains in arms always about midway between articulations, especially about the deltoid attachment.
RHEUMATIC PAINS IN BOTH ARMS.
INABILITY TO RAISE ARM.
RHEUMATIC DRAWING IN BOTH ARMS.
Rheumatic pain in hands.
Rheumatism in joints of all the fingers.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Phytolacca)
SHOOTING PAINS FROM SACRUM DOWN OUTSIDE OF BOTH HIPS.
SHARP CUTTING PAINS IN HIP, DRAWING, CANNOT TOUCH THE FLOOR.
SYPHILITIC AND GONORRHEAL SCIATICAS WITH SHARP LANCINATING PAIN OFTEN CHANGING LOCALITY.
CHRONIC RHEUMATISM OF LEFT HIP JOINT, SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE INVOLVED.
Severe pains in hip joint behind trochanter major, on first raising leg so drawn up that the toe could only reach the floor, < rubbing, slightly < heat, but energetic walking made it endurable.
Tearing pains in front and exterior surface of right thigh when standing.
ALMOST CONSTANT PAIN IN OUTER AND BACK PART OF RIGHT LEG, DULL ACHING, AND AT TIMES LANCINATING, STARTING IN HIP AND EXTENDING TO LOWER LEG.
Dull heavy pain in joints ; sensation like shortening of tendons.
ACHING PAINS DOWN TO KNEE AND ANKLE AND RETURNING.
SEVERE NIGHTLY PAINS IN LEG WITH BONE PAINS.
CHRONIC RHEUMATISM OF LOWER LIMBS.
RHEUMATIC PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE, < OPEN AIR AND DAMP WEATHER.
RHEUMATISM OF LEFT KNEE, HAMSTRINGS FEEL SHORTENED.
CHRONIC GOUTY INFLAMMATION OF KNEE JOINTS.
RHEUMATIC BELOW KNEE AND IN FEET.
NIGHTLY BONE PAINS IN TIBIA AND FIBULA.
Aching pains in heels.
GOUTY PAINS IN GREAT TOE.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL . — (Phytolacca)
PAINS IN MIDDLE OF LONG BONES OR AT ATTACHMENTS OF MUSCLES.
Pains in joints with great heat, constantly changing from one joint to another.
RHEUMATIC PAINS BELOW KNEES AND ELBOWS, TO FINGERS AND TOES.
AGGRAVATIONS . — (Phytolacca)
Motion
DAMP WEATHER.
AT NIGHT.
Sitting.
AMELIORATIONS . — (Phytolacca)
Energetic walking.
Lying down.
CONCOMITANTS . — (Phytolacca)
PAINS SHIFTING RAPIDLY ; SWELLING PALE, PUFFY.
RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS FOLLOW DIPHTHERIA, SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA, OR THE ABUSE OF MERCURY.
IRRESISTIBLE DESIRE TO BITE TEETH TOGETHER.
WHEN RISING FROM BED FEELS FAINT.
DIFFICULT DENTITION ; THE CHILD CRYING, MOANING, RESTLESS, FEVERISH.
THROAT SORE, CONGESTED, VERY DARK RED, ALMOST BLUE.
SWOLLEN GLANDS.
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