Thuja Occidentalis

Mind

(Thuya occidentalis)

Very ill-humored and depressed ; disposed to weep. (Aur., Ign., Puls ., Kreos., Rhus tox.)

Discontented ; peevish ; obstinate. ( Bry., Cham ., Nux v.)

Loathing of life. ( Aur .)

Cannot think ; talks slowly, as if hunting for words.

Makes mistakes in writing and talking ; uses wrong words, or omits words and syllables. (Dulc., Lyc.)

Indisposition to mental labor. (Cinch., Phos. ac., Nux v.)

Forgetfulness. (Anac., Nux m.)

Fixed idea of a living animal in the abdomen.

Head

(Thuya occidentalis)

Dull confusion in the head.

Vertigo on closing the eyes. ( Lach .)

Headache in morning ; at one time feeling as if the head were forced asunder at the malar bone and upper jaw ; at another time in vertex as if pierced by a nail ; at another time in forehead, as if it would fall out ; relieved by walking in the open air.

Tearing in forehead, temples, and occiput ; worse at night, and on lying down.

Boring, stitching pains in temples, forehead, and over eyes.

Pain in left frontal eminence, and in right side of head, as if a nail were driven in . (Arn., Agar., Anac., Coff. c.)

Hair becomes hard, dry, lusterless, and falls out.

Scalp very sensitive to the touch. (Acon., Bell., Cinch., Merc., Natr. mur., Nitr. ac.)

Eyes

(Thuya occidentalis)

Sclerotica inflamed and red (Bell.), like blood.

Pressure and dryness in the eyes, as if sand were in them. (Ars., Caust ., Hep. s., Sulph .)

Violent burning and stinging in the eyes and lids. (Ars.)

Inflammatory swelling of the eyelids, with hardness.

Nocturnal agglutination of the eyelids. (Calc. c., Graph., Lyc., Sulph .)

Dimness of the vision, as if a mist or veil were before the eyes. (Croc., Caust ., Natr. mur., Phos., Petrol., Sep.)

Flickering before the eyes ; flames of light, like fire flies. (Agar., Cycl ., Merc.)

Iritis with condylomata on the iris ; sharp sticking in the eye, with much heat above and around the eye.

Granular lids, when granules are large, wart-like.

Chronic conjunctivitis, worse whenever his night's rest is disturbed.

Dry, bran-like tinea ciliaris ; lashes imperfect and irregular.

Excellent for tarsal tumors.- Hering .

Ears

(Thuya occidentalis)

Watery, purulent otorrhoea, smelling like putrid meat.

ß Dr Constantin Hering (1800-1880) photo du haut.

Nose

(Thuya occidentalis)

Painful ulceration and scabs in the nostrils. (Alum., Ant. crud ., Kali bi., Puls.)

Swelling in wings of nose, with hardness and tension.

Red, itching eruption on wings of nose, at times humid.

Discharge of offensive, purulent mucus from the nose. (Graph., Hep. s., Nitr. ac.)

Dry coryza ; nose very dry and stopped ; worse evenings.

Painful pressure at the root of the nose. (Acon., Kali bi., Merc. iod.)

Face

(Thuya occidentalis)

Boring and digging pains in face and cheek bones ; relieved by touch.

Jerking sensation in upper lip, near corner of mouth.

Flushes of heat in the face.

Mouth

(Thuya occidentalis)

The teeth become dirty-yellow, and sore. (Iodi.)

Painful ulcers and vesicles on the tongue. ( Nitr. ac .)

Tongue swollen and sore ; tip of tongue painfully sore to the touch.

Ranula bluish ; surrounded by varicose veins.

Aphthae ; ulcers ; mouth feels as if burnt. ( Iris , Puls ., Sang., Sulph. ac.)

Throat

(Thuya occidentalis)

Much tenacious mucus in throat ; hawked up with difficulty. (Alum., Amm. carb., Kali bi.)

Throat dry and rough.

Stomach

(Thuya occidentalis)

Loss of appetite.

Eructations.

Increased thirst, especially at night.

Indurations in the stomach.

Abdomen

(Thuya occidentalis)

Stitches in the hypochondria.

Abdomen enlarged and puffed ; protrudes here and there as from the arm of a foetus ; movements and sensation as if something were alive, without pain. (Croc.)

Abdomen much enlarged after eating. (Cinch., Nux v .)

Abdomen distended by flatulence ; much rumbling and croaking, as if an animal were crying in the abdomen. (Coloc.)

Painful swelling of inguinal glands. (Calc. c., Clem., Nitr. ac., Rhus tox.)

Stool And Anus

(Thuya occidentalis)

Condylomata about the anus.

Painful contraction of anus during an evacuation.

Anus sore, and very sensitive. ( Sulph .)

Haemorrhoids, painful to the slightest touch.

Painful stitches in the anus.

Pressing and burning in the haemorrhoidal vessels.

Itching in the anus. (Sulph., Nux v., Sil., Sep.)

Diarrhoea daily, in the morning (Aloe, Rumex, Sulph.) ; after breakfast ; at times painless ; at times with colic.

Stool bright-yellow (Chel.), watery ; expelled forcibly (Crot. tig., Grat .), with much noisy flatus (Aloe) ; gurgling, as water from a bung hole.

Constipation. ( Alum., Bry., Nux v., Op., Phos., Sulph .)

Urinary Organs

(Thuya occidentalis)

Frequent urging to urinate, with profuse emission.

After urination, sensation as if a few drops were running down the urethra.

Burning in the urethra during emission of urine. (Ars., Coni., Natr. carb.)

Urine scanty ; dark-colored ; profuse, watery.

Gonorrhoea : orifice of urethra agglutinated by mucus ; yellowish-green discharge. ( Hydras., Merc.)

Male Organs.- (Thuya occidentalis)

Sycotic, moist excrescences on the prepuce and glans. (Nitr. ac ., Staph.)

Swelling of the prepuce.

Itching in the glans and prepuce. (Sulph.)

Nightly painful erections ; emissions.

Profuse sweat about the genitals, especially on scrotum and perineum. (Sil., Sulph.)

Chancres, with pains, as from a splinter sticking.

Checked gonorrhoea, causing articular rheumatism ; prostatitis ; sycosis ; impotence.

Female Organs.- (Thuya occidentalis)

Sycotic excrescences ; moist, bleeding, and offensive. (Nitr. ac.)

Biting and itching in the genitals.

Mucous leucorrhoea.

Left ovary inflamed, worse at each menstrual nisus ; distressing pain, burning when walking or riding ; must lie down.

Erectile tumors, with burning.

Abortion at third month.

Respiratory Organs.- (Thuya occidentalis)

Shortness of breath ; asthma. ( Ars .)

Cough immediately after eating.

Heart

(Thuya occidentalis)

Visible palpitation (Glon., Spig .), without anxiety.

Back

(Thuya occidentalis)

Painful drawing in sacrum, coccyx, and thighs, while sitting ; after long sitting prevents standing erect.

Spine curved ; stands bent forward ; pot-bellied.

Limbs

(Thuya occidentalis)

Nails crippled (Ant. crud.) ; brittle or soft.

Hang-nails. (Natr. mur., Sulph.)

Trembling of the hands and feet.

Lower Limbs.- (Thuya occidentalis)

Painful laxity in both hip joints, as if the capsules were weak and relaxed.

Perspiration on the feet. ( Nitr. ac ., Sep., Sil ., Sulph.)

Generalities

(Thuya occidentalis)

Jerks of the upper part of the body.

Emaciation and anaesthesia of affected parts.

Oedema about the joints ; affects prominently epithelia, first causing hardening, hypertrophy ; then softening.

Skin

(Thuya occidentalis)

Wart-shaped excrescences here and there, especially on hands and genitals. (Nitr. ac., Phos. ac., Staph.)

Violent itching on different parts.

Sleep

(Thuya occidentalis)

Persistent sleeplessness . (Cimic., Coff.)

Troublesome, anxious dreams, when sleeping on the left side.

Sweat.- (Thuya occidentalis)

Profuse night sweat, staining the clothes yellow, as if saturated with oil .

Amelioration

Therapeutic Range.- (Thuya occidentalis)

Sycotic affections (condylomata, etc.) ; syphilitic herpes, and obstinate chancres ; gonorrhoea ; warts ; ranula ; aphthae ; prosopalgia ; asthma ; bad effects of vaccination. ( Sil .)

Conditions

(Thuya occidentalis)

Especially useful in persons of a lymphatic temperament ; people with dark complexion, black hair, dry fiber, and not very fat.

Compare

(Thuya occidentalis)

Can. sat., Canth., Copab., Merc., Nitr. ac., Puls ., Staph., Sulph.

Antidotes

(Thuya occidentalis)

Cham., Camph., Merc., Puls., Sulph.

Thuja Antidotes.-

Abuse of tea,

Merc. iod., Nux v., Sulph.

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