Ferula-sumbul
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1993 Sep / Oct Vol II NO 5.
Dr Tarkas P I.
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Make up: Subjects having a peculiarly sensitive nervous system. Quick and lively, but unstable (hysterical), nervous men; Unstrung, nervous and sleepless (Compare Lact, fagged but tense; and these alcohol bearing tonics; Cypr, exhilarated; Pass, spasmodic; Abs, excited and tremulous; Aven. brain fag. All these are cerebro-circulatory irritants. Alet, is congestive atonic; trembling, tingling, thrilling.
Faint-like sickliness all over, with exhaustion and sinking of heart. Easy fainting, from excitement, music or running upstairs (compare Ambr)
Languor, fatigue, weariness. Tired feeling all over, more in (L arm).
Weakness, tremulous with oppression; with vivacious nervous activity (hurry-flurry, like Med); of the aged; arising out of circulatory or nervous insufficiency; worse morning on waking. Semi-paralytic attacks (Tarn).
Impaired nervous vitality, arising from deranged action of inhibitory nerves with paresis of cardiac branch of vagus, consequent vertigo, faintness, feeble digestion, dreams dropsies and mentals.
Geriatric torpidity (Carb-s) sometimes with voluptuous itching and amativeness. (Fl-ac).
Shaky, unsteady or insecure feeling, unsure footedness, tottering on (standing up and beginning to walk) (Comp - Ambra). Trembling; before (during or after) stool. Pulsation; in nape and between scapulae; tensive pulsations in left spermatic cord while walking. Vibrations along nerves; in abdomen, right hypochondrium, sacrum. Tremulous tingling, in palms and soles.
Jerkings; during sleep; constant, of head and limbs, chorea, in a mongol.
Hysteria: constrictive choking; constant swallowing (a lump as if) and eructations; falling forward; easy syncopes. Like Poth. hysteria, gas and heart; and occasionally rheumatism too completing the quartet.
Epilepsy: suddenly falls forward; foaming at mouth, unconsciousness.
Neuralgias: tensive pains; tightness and constrictions in throat, arms, chest, heart (Cact). Tension in head, face, stomach, abdomen, perineum, left spermatic cord, chest (Lact).
Mucous membranes exudative. Discharges yellow, tenacious, oily, sweetish. Musky odor of eructations, (urine), sweat (hence called musk root).
Dropsies from impaired nervous functions; of aged.
Emaciation, with wrinkles all over.
Early stage of degenerative changes: Spinal irritation. Posterior spinal sclerosis (locomotor ataxia), dragging feet. Arteriosclerosis. General sclerosis (Cal-fl). Impaired glucose tolerance and absorption, sweat attracts flies.
Decisive symptoms -
Sensitive to cold; to cold air and damp weather; the least draft is felt
down the spine; cannot keep warm. Pains require hot applications.
Numbness, tingling - prickling, quivering, vibrations. Numb on becoming cold, in winter, in chilly cold air (cold exposure); with pain; left side; left arm, extends to thumb; fingers (ulnar side); finger tips; during sleep after a heavy supper. Internal itching (Boger).
Peculiar Symptoms -
Uneasiness in; head, stomach, abdomen, rectum, lungs, (especially left),
back, limbs, even distress; especially in chest, early morning (Lyc).
Clogged (i.e. immobilised) sensation in body, especially head, stomach, chest (Left), back (Left), limbs; from exposure to sun beams.
Suns rays disturb circulation. Causes ebullitions (or hyperaemia) in brain, uneasiness in spine, orgasms, trembling.
Sensations -
As of a cobweb or hair on face. As of hot water flowing through part
(especially abdomen, spine); hot air streaming up the spine into head; hot flushes,
ebullitions. Trickling down (lumbar) spine. Heart beats softly as if in water (with
sinking and faintness).
Salient Particulars -
Mind: Stage of exaltation- Witty. vivacious, lively,
jolly, quick, lightness and happy enthused feeling as after performing a noble deed
(Compare Cypr). Amorous, fond of womens company; nymphomania.
Emotional, nervous, hasty, unstable; laughs and weeps by turns. Hysterical
moods; nervous irritation.
Stage of Depression - Confused, dull in morning, sharp in evening (Ambra) or when warmed. Mistakes in writing and adding up. Animated
talk upsets nerves, e.g. right arm becomes lame or numb.
Unconsciousness or faintness from music (Compare Ambr.
Tarn, Opposite). Early senility. Mongolism.
Easily frightened. Apprehension - Anxiety in epigastrium (Ambr).