Zingiber Officinale

General

Zingiber officinale.

Head

Congestion of blood to the head, especially the temples. Pressure over the left eye. Drawing, aching pain over the eyebrows. Hemicrania ; nervous headache.

Eyes

[5] Sensitiveness of the eyes to the light, with stinging pain in them. Weakness of sight ; dimness of the cornea.

Nose

Dryness and obstruction of the posterior nares. Ozoena.

Face

Hot, red face.

Mouth And Throat

Bad slimy taste in the mouth. Breath smells foul to herself. Dryness of the throat and difficulty of swallowing, as from an obstruction, with dryness of the posterior nares.

Stomach And Abdomen

Much thirst.

Complaints, From Eating Melons

Weak digestion. Belching, with diarrhoea. Nausea ; vomiting of mucus in drunkards. Acidity of the stomach. [20] Heaviness, like a stone in the stomach. Stitches in the spleen. Unbearable sore pain on a small place in the right side of the abdomen. Sharp pain in the left iliac region. Flatulency in gouty persons.

Stool And Anus

[25] Diarrhoea from drinking impure water. Belching, with constipation. Diarrhoea in the morning, followed by nausea. Redness, inflammation, burning-itching at the anus.

Urinary Organs

Increased secretion of urine.

Thick, Turbid Urine

Retention of urine (after typhus). Acute pain in the orifice of the urethra while urinating.

Sexual Organs

Itching on the prepuce, which feels cold. Painful erections.

Women

Menstruation too early and too profuse ; blood dark, clotted.

Respiratory Organs. Smarting sensation below the larynx, followed by a cough, with rattling of phlegm. Asthma humidum. Dry, hacking cough, with pain in the lungs and difficult breathing ; in the morning expectoration. Violent stinging-pressing pain in the left side of the chest, in the region of the heart.

Stitches Through The Chest

Back and Neck. Stiffness of the back of the neck, with headache and nausea. Dull aching in both kidneys, with frequent desire to urinate. Dull aching and sensation of heat in the left kidney ; worse while sitting, with frequent desire to urinate.

Sleep

Great sleepiness ; coma.

Fever

[45] Chilliness, beginning in the lower limbs, going upwards. Chilliness and sensibility in the open air. Hot and chilly at the same time.