Menyanthes trifoliata

Common name: buck bean.

This remedy is indicated in malarial disorders, when the coldness predominates (Bl.).

Great debility, often accompanied by chilliness.

THE HANDS AND FEET ARE ICY COLD DURING CHILL (Aur., Phos., Verat.) (K.).

Intermittent fever, with coldness in the abdomen.

Heat in the face, with cold hands and feet.

Heat without thirst (Apis, Gels., Puls.)

Shivering, with yawning (B.).

Rheumatic pains in the extremities (Bry., Ipec., Rhus-T.).

Pinching and stinging in the limbs and joints.

Coldness of the tip of the nose during chill (Apis, Ant-C., Cedr., Tarax.) (K.).

Tension in the root of the nose (A.).

Sensation of pressure on the vertex, relieved by hard pressure with the hand (Bl.).

Complaints from abuse of Cinchona and Quinine (Ipec., Nat-M., Puls., Sep., Sulph.) (A.).

Visible, but painless twitching of the muscles.

Pinching and stinging in the limbs and joints.

Anxiety about the heart, as if some evil was impending (A.).

Inclination to shed tears (Puls., Sep.).

Feeling as of a heavy weight pressing upon the head at every step (Glon., Lach.); worse on ascending (Calc.) (A.).

As soon as the patient lies down, legs jerk and twitch (Br.).

Tension in the arms, hands, and fingers (A.).

Sensation of coldness extending up the œsophagus; with great nausea (C.).

Desire for meat (Ferr-M., Iod., Kreos., Lil-T., Mag-C., Merc., Nat-M., Sanic., Sulph., Tub.) (Br.).

FULLNESS IN THE ABDOMEN, MUCH INCREASED BY SMOKING TOBACCO (C.).

Frequent desire to urinate with scanty discharge (Bell., Canth., Nux-V.) (C.).

Misty vision (Calc., Cycl., Gels., Kali-C., Phos., Puls.) (B.).

Vivid dreams (B.).

Hoarseness (Arg-N., Calc., Carb-V., Phos., Rhus-T.) (C.).

Dyspnœa (Ars., Chin., Dig.) (C.).

AGGRAVATION: By rest; towards evening; from lying down; and from ascending.

AMELIORATION: By motion; from pressure on the affected part; and from stooping.

RELATIONSHIP: Compare: Apis, Arn., Aur., Bell., Calc., Caps., Carb-An., Carb-V., Gels., Kali-Ars., Mag-M., Paris, Puls., Sang., Sep., Stram. and Verat.

Follows well: Caps., Lach., Lyc., Puls., Rhus-T. and Verat.