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STUDENT'S MATERIA MEDICA

The Materia Medica is the book containing the complete descriptions of all the homeopathic medicines. The various
symptoms produced in provers while taking these medicines are systematically organised in the Materia Medica.
Presented below are some of the important homeopathic remedies organised in a tabular form for easy reference for
students. For a complete materia medica they can refer to the comprehensive materia medica(s) of Kent, Tyler,
Boericke or the online materia medica of Nash.
Remedy Indicators Aggravation (<) Amelioration
(>)
Relations
Aconite(Aconitum
napellus)Monkshood
Always fearful, Restless,
Complaints from exposure to cold
and dry cold winds, First stage of
congestions, inflammations, Pains
more evenings, nights. Face red
and flushed, Skin dry and hot,
Evening, night, in a
warm room, lying on
affected part
Better in open
air. By
uncovering
(kicks clothes
off)
Sulphur
follows well.
Coff (in pain,
fever), Arnica
(trauma).
Alumina(Al
2
O
3
) Pure clay Inactivity of rectum, strains to
pass stools, anemia in women,
desire for starch, chalk,
leucorrhoea. Adapted for chronic
diseases (Aconite of chronic
diseases). Dry thin subjects, mild,
cheerful disposition. Great
heaviness in limbs,staggers while
Cold air, winter, eating
potatoes, new and full
moon
Mild summer
weather, warm
drinks, eating,
in wet weather
Complementar
y to Bryonia,
follows
Bry,Lach &
Sulph.
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 2

walking, excessive tiredness.
Anacardium(Anacardium
orientale)Marking nut
Pain in stomach, when empty.
Sense of lump in anus - ineffectual
desire for stools. Suspects
everyone, weakness of senses,loss
of memory. Irresistible desire to
curse and swear. Patient feels as
though he has two wills.
Worse during motion
and work (esp.
headaches)
Better by
eating, Better
during
digestion
Rhus &
Platina.
Anac follows
well after
Lyc & Puls
Antimonium crudum(Sulphide
of Antimony)
Thick,white, milky coating on
tongue.Corns on soles, pain while
walking. Alternate constipation &
diarrhoea. Child fretful,
cross, cannot bear to be looked
at or touched. Headache after
taking cold.Great stomach
remedy. For obesity
(children,young). Mucus piles.
By heat, - by heat of
sun, sunshine. Also by
cold bathing
Open air, rest
and taking
warm bath
Similar to Bry,
Ipecac, Lyc,
Puls in gastric
disorders.
Follows well
after Plus, Mer,
Sulph.
Antimonium tartaricum(Tartar
emetic)
Accumulation of mucus in air
passage, coarse rattling, inability
to expectorate. Face pale, great
sleepiness, coma. Trembling.
Child wants to be carried, clings to
those around.
Damp,cold weather,
lying down at night,
change of weather.
Cold open air,
sitting upright,
expectorating,
lying of right
side.
Lyc, Veratrum.
to Ipecac (more
sleepiness in
Ant).For bad
effects of
vaccination
(when Thuja
fails & Sil is
not indicated
Apis Mellifica(Bee sting) Burning, stinging pains, redness
and swelling, great oedema -
throat, genitals, skin.
After sleeping, warmed
heated rooms, getting
wet, from touch
Open air, cold
water or cold
bath. Walking,
Compl to Nat
mur. Disagrees
with Rhus. Ars
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 3

Thirstlessness. Skin alternately
dry and perspiring. Suffocative
(every breath his last). Involuntary
diarrhoea (anus wide open).
Sensitive to touch.
changing
position.
and Puls follow
wells
Argentum nitricum(Silver
nitrate)
Diseases from mental exertion.
Apprehension (stage fright) ,
Diarrhoea sets in. Dried
up, emaciated patients. Headache
after mental exertion, relieved by
pressure.Splinter in throat.Stools
like chopped spinach in
flakes.Vertigo, weakness and
trembling. Desire for
sweets.Profuse discharges.
Cold food, cold air, ice
cream, unusual mental
exertion
Open air,craves
windblowing
on face, bathing
with cold water
Similar to Nat
mur,Nit ac,
Lach. After
Ver. Lyc
follows for
flatulence
Arnica montana(Leopards
bane)Compositae
Bruised, sore feeling all over the
body. Everything on which he
lies feels hard. Eructations, stools
like rotten eggs. Trauma,
shock.Stupor. Stool, urine passed
unconsciously. Heat and redness
of face, body cool. Fear of being
attacked by persons coming
towards him.
At rest, while lying
down, from wine
From pressure,
contact. From
motion.
Soreness sim to
Bap, China,
Phyt, Rhus,
Staph. after
Acon, Apis,
Ham, Apis.
Arsenic album(White oxide of
arsenic)
Great
prostration. Restless. Physically
weak. Fear of death. Burning
pains. Great thirst for water - but
drinks little. Stools scanty,
Aggravation after
midnight.from cold,
cold drinks.
From heat,
headache >
cold bath.
Complementar
y - Allium,
Carbo v, Phos.
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 4

offensive. Unable to lie down for
fear of suffocation.Skin dry and
cold. Gastric derangements after
cold food.
Baptisia tinctoria (Wild indigo) Stools, breath, urine,sweat
extremely offensive.Can swallow
liquids only.Painless sore throat.In
whatever position patient lies,
parts rested on feels sore. Stupor.
Mind confused, feels scattered
about.
Humid heat, fog,
indoors
open air Comp : Bry,
Ars, Gels.
Baryta carbonica(Barium
carbonate)
Children physically and
mentally weak.Loss of
memory. Tonsils inflammation,
swelling, chronic - suppuration.
Great sensitiveness to cold.
Chronic cough.Offensive foot
sweats.
Cold. When thinking of
disease. After meals.
Lying on painful side
Heat. Drinking
liquids
Useful before
or after Psor,
Sulph and Tub.
Sim to Dul, Sil,
Iod.
Belladonna(Deadly
nightshade)Solanacea
Person lively when well, violent
and delirious when ill. Sensitive to
cold.Redness of face and eyes.
Throbbing pains. Headache, rush
of blood to head. Bores head into
pillow. Fear of imaginary things.
Red skin. Abdomen tender,
distended. Tongue red and dry,
white coating on
tongue.Suddenness of sensation
or motion.
Touch, motion, noise,
draft of air, looking at
bright objects. after 3
pm. uncovering the
head
By rest,
standing or
sitting erect. In
warm room
Complem to
Calc. Similar
to Acon, Bry,
Gels, Glon,
Op, Stram
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
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Bryonia alba(White
bryony)Cucurbitacae
Irritable, inclined to be angry.
Excessive dryness of mucous
membranes Great
thirst. Ailments from
anger.Headache. Stool hard, large,
dry. Mammae heavy. Cough with
gagging and vomitting. Wants to
go home, even when at
home. Stitching pains.
Motion,
exertion,touch,
warmth, cannot sit up.
Lying on
painful
side.Rest -
mental and
physical.
Pressure, cold.
Compl -
Alumina and
Rhus. Kali c,
Nux, Phos,
Rhus, Sulph
follows well.
Cactus grandiflorus(Night
blooming cactus)
Constriction of heart. Fear of
death. Headache,
neuralgia. Whole body feels as if
caged. Heart feels as if held by
hand. Palpitation (at approach of
menses). Haemorrhages in
connection with heart troubles,
nose,bladder,stomach,lungs,rectu
m. Suffocation - fainting.
By contact. While
walking or while lying
on left side.
Open air Compare :
Acon, Dig,
Gels, Lach,
Tub
Calcarea(Calcium
carbonate)Middle layer of oyster
shell
Psoric constitutions, light
complexions. Pale, timid, tired
easily.Disposed to grow
fat. Head sweats. Craving for
eggs. Menses profuse, long
lasting.Great liability to take
cold.Deficient bone
development.Impaired nutrition
tendency to glandular
enlargements. Sour digestive
tract.Cough - loose.
Cold air, wet weather,
cold water, washing,
morning and in full
moon
Dry weather,
warmth, lying
on painful side,
pressure
Compl to Bell.
Follows Sulph,
Puls. Must not
be given before
Suplh (Hahn)
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
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Capsicum(Cayonne
pepper)Solanacea
Indolent, dreads any kind of
exercise. Dreads open air -
children.Constriction in throat,
chest, bladder, rectum. Burning
and smarting
sensation. Tonsillitis with
soreness and constriction. Pains in
distant parts on coughing. Chill
begins between shoulders.
Cold, cold drinks. While eating,
from heat.
Compare :
Apis, Bell,
Bry, Puls.
Carbo vegetabilis(Vegetable
charcoal)
Exhausted, complete
collapse. Desire to be
fanned. Haemorrhages on any
mucous surface. Excessive
flatulence. Exhaustion of previous
illness. Bleeding gums.
Debilitated state.Cold knees at
night.
from butter, fat foods,
warm or damp weather.
From
eructations,
belching .
Being fanned
Compl : Cina,
Kali carb.
Chamomilla(Matricaria
chamomilla)Compositea
Esp. children. During period of
dentition.Snappish, irritable,
oversensitive to pain.Child quiet
when carried. Pain with
numbness. Diarrhoea, from
cold,anger or during dentition.
Burning of soles. Uneasiness. Dry
cough at night.Toothache.
By heat,anger, evening,
open air, wind,
eructations
From being
carried, fasting,
warm, wet
weather.
Compl : Bell
China - Cinchona
officialis(Peruvian bark)Rubiacae
Broken down, debilitation.
Indifferent,
gloomy.haemorrhages. Headache
as if skull would burst.Sensitive to
From slightest touch,
draft of air, mental
emotions.
Hard pressure.
By bending
over double.
Compl : Ferr.
Compare with
Chin sul
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
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touch, pain.
Trembling. Intermittent
fevers.Flatulence not relieved by
belching. Chronic liver troubles.
Cocculus indicusMenispermacea Adapted to book worms, romantic
girls - irregular
menstruation, Nausea,vomitting
while travelling. Headache as if
bound by cord. Bad effects from
loss of sleep.Time passes to
quickly.Trembling.Weakness of
cervical muscles, small back.
Sitting up, moving,
smoking, talking,
eating, night watching.
Lying quietly Compare Ign &
Nux
Coffea cruda(Coffee)Rubiacea Overesensitiveness. Unusual
activity of mind and body. Bad
effects of sudden
emotion.Headache from mental
overexertion, thinking. Toothache
(relieved from cold
water). Sleeplesness.
Sudden mental
emotion, excessive joy,
cold open air, narcotics
Warmth, lying
down, holding
ice in mouth
Compl : Acon.
Ign, Coc
incompatible
Colocynth(Squirting
cucumber)Cucurbitacea
Pain in abdomen, causing patient
to bend double, better by
pressure. Pains worse after eating
or drinking. Vertigo, when turning
head to right.Shooting pains in
limbs.Dysentry with colic pains.
Facial and sciatical neuralgia.
Anger and indignation,
cheese. evening
from hard
pressure,coffee
.
Compl : Merc,
Cocc, Mag
Phos
Conium maculatum(Poison
hemlock)Umbelliferae
Debility of old people, Indifferent,
Sore,hard breasts. Vertigo, while
lying down or turning in
At night, while lying
down, turning or rising
in bed, celibacy.
Fasting, from
letting limbs
hang down.In
Compl : Bar,
Kali phos.
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 8

bed. Intermittent flow of
urine.Leucorrhea. Bad effects of
suppressed sex desire or
suppressed menses. Photophobia
(aversion to light).Sweats even
while sleeping (closing eyes).
the dark.
Crotalus horridus(Rattlesnake
poison)
Haemorrhages - blood flows
from every orifice. Malignant
jaundice, Apoplexy. Diarrhoea.
Blood decomposition. More right
sided in action.
Right side, Open air,
spring, on awaking.
Heat Compare :
Naja, Lachesis.
Digitalis purpurea(Foxglove) Sudden flushes of heat, Sensation
as if heart would stop. Sinking in
stomach, weak chest. Very slow
& weak pulse.Blueness of skin.
Numbness. Difficult respiration.
When sitting, esp when
sitting erect.Motion
Lying quietly.
Sleeping.
Cinchona
antidotes direct
action of
digitalis
Drosera
rotundifolia(Sundew)Droseracea
Whooping cough, with violent
paroxysms. Scarcely able to
breath. Constant irrtating cough,
gagging. Sensation of a feather in
larynx. Sore thraot.
Warmth in bed,
drinking, lying down,
midnight
---- Compl : Nux
Dulcamara(Bitter
sweet)Solanacea
Rheumatic or skin or asthmatic
affections brought on
by damp weather. Increased
secretion of mucous
membranes.Colic as if diarhhoea
would occur.Dropsy.
Cold, damp weather,
supressed menses
Warmth,
moving around
Compl : Bar,
Kali sulph
Eupatorium
perfoliatum(Boneset)
Bruised feeling, as if broken.
Bone pains all over. Soreness of
Worse periodically Better by
getting on
Comp : Bry,
Natr mur.
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 9

eyeballs.Vertigo, as if falling to
left. Insatiable thirst.Soreness in
chest while coughing.
hands and
knees
Ferrum metallicum(Iron) Pettish, quarrelsome, irritable.
Weak women. Extreme
paleness. Face becomes flushed
on least pain, emotion,
exertion.Hammering headache,
haemorrhage, diarrhoea while
eating or drinking.Vertigo on
seeing flowing water.Constipation
-itching of anus.
At night, at rest, esp
while sitting still
Walking
slowly
around, in
summer
Compl : Alum,
Cinch. Should
never be given
in syphilis.
Gelsemium nitidum(Yellow
jasmine)
For children, young people,
women with nervous
temperament. Fear of any ordeal,
brings on diarrhoea, weakness
and trembling. Vertigo spreading
from occiput. Headache from base
of brain(relieved by
urinating).Lack of muscular co-
ordination. Comple relaxation of
muscles (motor paralysis).
Damp weather, before
storm, bad news, by
thinking of
ailment.when spoken to
off his loss.
Profuse
urination
relieves
headache.
Comp : Bap in
typhoid fever.
Graphites(Black lead) Suited to women, inclined to
obesity, suffering from
constipation and delayed
menses.Excessively timid. Music
makes her weep. Leucorrhoea.
Unhealthy skin,eruption, honey-
like fluid oozes out, every injury
At night, during
menses, warmth
In dark, from
wrapping up
Similar to Lyc
& Puls in
menstrual
troubles.
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 10

suppurates. Eczema. Nails brittle,
crumbling.Stools brown.
Hamamelis virginica(Witch
Hazel)Hamamalacae
Venous haemorrhages - dark
clotted blood, varicose veins,
stinging, pricking pains, bruised
soreness of affected
parts.Lacerated wounds.
Hameorrhage from bowels. Piles
with sore pain in back. Uterine
haemorrhage.
Worse in warm, moist
air
---- Compl : Ferr.
Compare Arn
Hepar sulphuris
calcareum(Hahnemann's
Sulphuret of lime) CaS
Slightest injury causes
suppuration.Oversensitive
physically and
mentally,Extremely sensitive to
cold air. Urine flow impeded.
Choking cough, from exposure.
Asthma - must sit up and bend
head back. Splinter in
throat. Sensitive to touch. Clay
coloured stool..
Lying on painful side.
cold
air.Uncovering.touchin
g affected parts
Warmth in
general.
wrapping up
(esp head).
Damp, wet
weather
Compl :
Calendula.
Compare
psoric skin
affections of
Sulphur
Hypericum perforatum(St.
John's wort)Hypericacea
Mechanical injuries of spinal cord,
punctured wounds, prevents
lockjaw.Injuries to
nerves. Nervous depression.
Vertigo -feels head is elongated.
Headache, as if being lifted high
in air. Corns. Convulsions.
Cold, dampness, fog. Better by
bending head
backwards
Compare
Ledum,
Arnica,
Calendula
Ignatia (St. Ignatius
bean)Loganiaceae
Remedy of paradoxes,
contradictions.Headache better,
From tobacco,coffee,
mental emotions, grief,
Warmth, hard
pressure,
Coff & Nux
incompatible.
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 11

lying on painful side. sore throat
better by swallowing. Moody
disposition. All gone sensation in
stomach.Silent grieving.
Twitchings (chorea). Constipation,
urging in upper abdomen.Thirst
during chill, Chill relieved by
heat, Heat aggravated by covering,
Red face during chill. Ignatia :
women :: Nux : men
strong smells. swallowing,
walking
Puls antidotes
Ign
Ipecacuanha(Ipecac)Rubiaceae Constant and continous
nausea. Vomiting of mucus.
Stomach relaxed, as if hanging
down. Flatulent colic. Headache
of gastric origins. Stool (green)
with white mucus.Bright
red haemorrhage. Asthma -
difficulty breathing, anxiety about
the stomach.Pains as if broken
into pieces. Oversensitive to heat
and cold.
Winter and dry weather,
warm, moist, south
winds, slightest motion.
---- Followed well
by Ars and Ant
t (asthma)
Iodium(Iodine) Great emaciation, debility.
Ravenous hunger, yet loses
flesh. Better while eating. Hard
goitre. Sensation as if heart was
squeezed with iron hand. Acid,
corrosive leucorrhea, cervical
cancer. Dry cough, child grasps
the throat. Glandular
Warmth, wrapping up
the head.
Walking about,
in open air.
Compl : Lyc.
Compare :
Conc, Kali
bich.
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 12

enlargements.
Kali bichromicum(Potassium
bichromate)K
2
Cr
2
O
7

Discharge of stringy mucus,
adheres to parts. Complaints in
hot weather.Pains shift rapidly.
Pressing pain in root of
nose.oedema in uvula. Blurred
vision. Ulcers, deep, as if cut, with
regular edges.Pains in small spots.
Fullness of stomach. Fat,light-
haired people.
Heat of summer, hot
weather.
Skin symptoms
better in cold
weather.
Compare :
Hep, Iod. Ant t,
follows well.
Kali bromatum(Potassium
bromide) K Br
Loss of sensibility. Nervous,
restless, hands and fingers in
constant motion.Loss of
memory. Absent minded. Night
terrors of children.Acne, pustules,
bluish-red.
---- Better, when
occupied
mentally or
physically
Antidote for
lead poisoning
Kali carbonicum(Potassium
carbonate)K
2
O
3
CO
2

Stitching pains. Pain in lower
(right) chest to back. Asthma
relieved by bending forward.
Great flatulence, everything turns
to gas.Backache, before & after
menses. anaemic condition. Great
debility.bag-like swelling,
between upper eyelid and eyebrow
Worse 2 -4 pm, after
coition, cold weather.
Better in warm
weather.
moving about.
Complementar
y to Carbo
veg.Brings on
menses when
Nat m fails
(Hahnemann)
Kali iodatum(Potassium
iodate) KI
Cough, thick, green, salty,
expectoration. Long continued
cough, after cold. In syphilis.
Pneumonia when hepatisation has
commenced. Bone pain, at night.
Warm clothing, warm
room, night.
Motion, open
air
Compare : Iod,
Merc, Sulph
Antidote : Hep
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 13

Kali muriaticum(Potassium
chloride) KCl
Remedy for tonsillitis, after acute
inflammatory stage has been
checked. Deafness, blockage of
eustachian tube.White or gray coat
at base of tongue. Eczema.
Rich foods (gastric),
fats, motion.
---- Compare :
Belladonna,
also Merc.
Kali sulphuricum(Potassium
sulphate) K
2
SO
4

Yellow or greenish discharges
from mucous
membranes.Rheumatic pains in
joints.Evening aggarav of fever.
Loose cough, rattling of mucus.
Evening, Heated room. Open air, cool
air.
Chronic of
Pulsatilla
Kalmia latifolia(Mountain laurel) Severe neuralgia of face. right
sided. Eyes heavy, as if too big for
orbit. Weakness. numbness of
affected parts.Pains shooting in
downward direction.Vertigo when
stooping or looking down. Pulse
slow.
Leaning forward,
looking down, motion,
open air.
Lying quietly, Compare :
Spigelia.
Lac caninum(Dog's milk) Inflammatory affections travel
crosswise, from side to side.
Breasts and throat sore at
menses.. Shifting pains.Forgetful,
absent minded. Throat affection.
Morning of one day and
evening of next
Cold, cold
drinks
Compare :
Lach
Lachesis(Surukuku snake poison) Sleeps into aggravation. Hot
flushes and hot perspiration. Left
sided remedy.Diseases begin on
left and shift to right (chest,
throat,ovary). Great sensitiveness
to touch. Headache, bursting
pains in temple.Great
After sleep, contact,
extreme temperature,
spring, summer
Pains better
during
menses.Warm
applications
Comp : Hep,
Lyc
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 14

loquacity. (jumps from one topic
to another). Constriction, must
loosen everything. Weakness &
trembling(tongue). Small wounds
bleed profusely.
Ledum palustre(Marsh
tea)Ericacae
Rheumatism begins in feet and
travels upwards. Rheumatic
gouts. Complaints of people cold
all the time - lack of animal heat.
Oedematous swellings.Punctured
wounds by sharp instruments.
Discoloration after injuries.(black
& blue becomes green)
Motion, night, warmth
of bed and covering
Holding feet in
ice-cold water
relieves pains
Compare : Arn,
Crot, Ham
Lilium tigrinum (Tiger
Lily) Liliaceae
Great bearing down, as if pelvic
contents would press out
through the vagina. Sensation of
constriction of heart with uterine
troubles. Frequent desire for
stools/urine with uterine
displacement.Depression ,
tormented, indifferent, aversion to
food.
By consolation, in
warm room
When in fresh
air.
Compare :
Agar, Nat p,
Plat, Sep
Lycopodium clavatum (club
moss)Lycopodiacea
Depression of mind, stupid,
memory fails,uses wrong words to
express, mixes up things. Right-
side complaints or begins right
and travels
left(throat,ovaries,uterine region,
kidney). Insatiable
From 4pm to 8pm. Warm food and
drinks,
uncovering
head, loosening
garments
Compl : Iod.
Not advisable
to start
treatment of
chronic disease
with Lyc,
better to use a
Remedy Indicators Aggravation Amelioration Relation
STUDENT's Materia Medica 15

hunger,flatulence with
rumbling.Irritable on waking.Sour
discharges.Red sand in
urine.Right-sided hernia.
anti-psoric.
Magnesia
phosphorica(Magnesium
phosphate)MgPO
3

Cramping pains everywhere, also
lightning like in coming and
going. Cutting, stabbing, shooting
pains. Spasmodic affections
without any fever-like symptoms.
Colic, cramps in calves.Dread of
uncovering.Writers
cramps.Enuresis.
Cold air. Draft of cold
wind. cold bathing.
motion, touch
Bending
double, heat,
warmth,
pressure
Compare :
Bell, Lyc,Col.
Acts best when
given in hot
water.
Mercurius vivus (Quick metal) Swollen, flabby tongue with
imprint of teeth. Sweats day and
night without relief. Creeping
chilliness. Slimy mucous. Moist
tongue, intense thirst. Glandular
swellings (inclined to
suppurate).Slimy,bloody
dysentry.Intense thirst.
At night, in warmth of
bed, while sweating,
lying on right side
Cold drinks Compare :
Phos, Kali mur
Naja tripudians(Venom of the
cobra)
Very useful in affection of
heart, weak heart. Dry cough in
heart problems. Suicidal feelings.
Headache in left temple and left
orbital region with nausea,
vomiting.
From use of stimulants Walking or
riding in open
air.
Compare :
Lach, Crot h.
Natrum muriaticum(Common
salt)NaCl
Great weakness, loses flesh while
living well. Headache beginning
with blindness. Tongue with red
10 or 11 am, mental
exertion, lying down
Open air, cold
bathing,
skipping
Compl : Apis
Is followed
well by Sep
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patches. For bad effects of anger
(caused by offence).Melancholy -
depressed and weeping. Dreams of
robbers.Dry and cracked mucous
membrane
meals,lying on
painful side
and Thuj
Natrum sulphuricum(Glaubers
salt)Na
2
SO
4

Loose cough, great pain in the
chest. Diarrrhoea, acute in
morning, flatulence and rumbling
in stomach. Music makes her
sad.Humid asthma. Feels like
shooting himself to death.
Toothace > cold water
Damp weather, damp
dwellings, rest, lying
down
Dry weather,
sitting up,
pressure,
changing
position.
Comp : Nat m
and Sulph
Nitric acidHNO
3
Suited to thin persons,black eyes
and hair. Takes cold easily.
Physical irritability,
nervous. Sticking pains as if
from splinters. Sensation of band
around head.Urine smells like that
of horse. Ulcerated gums. Blood
bright red.
Evening and night.
change of weather, on
waking
While riding in
a carriage
Compl : Ars
Inimical to
Lach (Mer :
light-haired
people)
Nux vomica(Poison
nut)Loganiacea
Frequent ineffectual desire for
stools. For particular, zealous
persons, malicious irritable,
dispositon. Twitchings, spasms,
Chilliness (even during
fevers),Oversensitive. Pressure in
stomach after eating. Addicted to
stimulants.
Morning, on waking at
4am, mental exertion,
over-eating,
anger,touch, cold
weather
In evenings,
when at rest,
lying down and
in damp
weather
Compl :
Sulphur Is best
given at night
before going to
bed.
Opium (Poppy)Papaveraceae Abnormal painlessness, During and after sleep, From cold. Comp : Apis,
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trembling. Blunted morals, worst
liars. Fright. Sleepy, but cannot
sleep. Very hot skin with
sweating.Stupor with dark-red
face. Bed feels so hot she cannot
lie on it, moves often in search of
cold place.Lack of vital reaction
while perspiring, from
warmth & stimulants
From constant
walking
Bell, Stram,
Zinc
Phosphorous(The element) Tall slender,narrow chested
persons, nervous weak persons,
waxy,jaundiced
persons.Haemorrhagic diathesis;
small wounds bleed profusely.A
weak, empty, all-gone sensation
in head, chest, stomach and entire
abdomen. Craves cold drinks but
throws them up once cold drinks
turns warm in the stomach.
Diarrhoea.
Weather changes,
thunderstorm, cold,
evening, lying on
painful side
In the dark;
lying on right
side; from cold
food, cold
water, until it
gets warm.
Compl :
Arsenic, and
Cepa. Follows
well after
Cinch
Podophyllum(May apple) Diarhhoae, stools profuse (drains
the patients) and offensive,
Persistent gagging, without
vomitting, rolling the head and
moaning with half-closed
eyes. Great loquacity during the
fever stage. Prolapsus of uterus,
anus.
In early morning,
during hot weather,
dentition
---- Compare :
Aloe, Nux,
Sulph
Psorinum (A product of
Psora) Nosode
Great sensitiveness to cold, body
has filthy odour, Violent itching
of skin, eruptions on skin. Very
In cold air, in warmth
of bed, sitting up or
motion
Bringing arms
close to body,
lying down,
Compare :
Sulph, Tub
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sad, despondent, great debility.
Hungry at night - wants to eat
something. Suppressed eruptions.
warm
Pulsatilla(Anemone)Ranunculace
a
Changeable remdedy, Pain
travels from one part to
another. Patient weeps
easily.Midl,gentle disposition.
Bad taste in mouth,no
thirst.Stomach disturbed by rich
fat foods. Pains with severe
chilliness.Menses, suppressed
from getting feet wet.
In warm, closed room,
evening, warm
applications
in open air,
lying on painful
side, cold room,
cold
applications
Compl : Kali
m, Sil. One of
best remedy to
start chronic
case treatment
(Sul)
Rhux toxicodendon(Poison
oak)Anacardiaceae
Rheumatic diathesis. Ailment
from spraining or straining a
single part. Great restlessness.
Sensitive to open air. Tongue
dry, triangular red tip. Thirst.
Paralysis, with numbness of
affected parts.Diarrhoae with
beginning typhoid - tearing pain in
limbs during stool.
During rest,Before
storm, cold, wet
weather.
Warm dry
weather,
motion, hot
things,change
of position
Compl : Bry.
Must not be
used before or
after Apis
Ruta graveolens(Rue
bitterwort)Rutaceae
Bruised lame sensation,
Restless.Headache from
overexertion of eyes. Eyes burn,
feel strained. Prolapsus of
rectum,immediately on
attempting stool.Pressue on
bladder (even after urinating).
Lying down, from cold,
wet weather.
Backache better
pressure and
lying on back
Compare :
Rhus, Arn.
Compl : Calc
phos
Sepia (Inky juice of Bearing down pain, must sit Afternoon, evening. Warmth of bed, Compl : Nat
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STUDENT's Materia Medica 19

cuttlefish)Mollusca down and cross legs to keep
something coming out from
vagina. Fulness in pelvic region -
like ball in anus. Flushes of heat.
Waik,fainting. Headache, in
terrific shocks, pressing, bursting.
Reddish clay sediment in
urine.Enuresis in children
Cold,dry air.sexual
excesses, before a storm
hot
applications,
violent exercise
mur. Inimical
to Lach and
Puls
Silicea (Pure silica) Irritable, nervous temperament.
Open fontanelles and sutures.
Distended abdomen, weakness.
Want of vital heat.Inactivity of
rectum. Faeces remain long time
in rectum. Sweat (of feet). All
bone related disorders
Cold, during menses.
During new moon.
Uncovering, lying
down
Warmth
(wrapping
head), better by
cold food
(except gastric)
Compl : Puls,
Thuja
Sulphur (The element) Hahnemann's great anti-psoric.
Itchingeruption on skin, followed
by burning. Redness of all
orifices. Weak, faint after hot
flashes. All gone sensation in pit
of stomach at 11am. When
carefully selected remedies fail to
act. Feet burning (wants to put
out of bed). Dirty filthy people.
When standing, at rest.
warmth in bed,
washing, changeable
weather.
Dry warm
weather, lying
on right side.
scratching (of
skin itch)
Compl : Psor,
aloe. Calc must
not be used
before Sulph.
Thuja occidentalis(White
cedar)Coniferae
Hahnemann's anti-sycotic. Fixed
ideas (as if he were two persons).
Vertigo when closing the
eyes. Ailments from bad effects
of vaccination. Large warts and
At night, from heat of
bed, 3am and 3pm,
damp air. narcotics
Drawing up of
limbs
Compl : Sil.
Follows well
after Med,
Merc
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blisters. Piles worse when sitting.
Sensation as if limbs were made
of glass and would break.
Supressed gonorrhea.
Tuberculinum(Pus from
tubercular abscess)Nosode
Symptoms every
changing. History of tubercular
problems. Weak chest and
lungs.Wants to travel, not satisfied
in one place. Emaciation in spite
of living well. Pain through left
upper lung to back. Taking fresh
cold on exposure.
Motion, music, before a
storm, standing
Open air
andcontinued
motion
Compl : Psor
and Sulph
Veratrum album (White
hellebore)Melanthacae
For children and old
people. Rapid sinking of vital
force. Cold perspiration on
forehead. Face is pale, blue,
features sunken. Icy coldness.
Violent vomitting with profuse
diarrhoae. Fever with extreme
coldness.
From least motion, after
drinking, before and
during menses, after
fright
Walking and
warmth
Compare : Ars,
Arn, Cinch,
Camph
Zincum metallicum(Zinc) Brain or nerve power
weak. Violent fidgeting in feet,
must move them. Child cries out
during sleep. Ravenous hunger
(11). Spinal affection, burning
along length of the spine. Pale
face, no heat during dentition.
Of many symptoms,
from drinking wine
By
expectorating,
urinating and
by menstrual
flow
Compare :
Hell,Tub.
Inimical to
Nux and Cham

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