Creosotum

Mind and Disposition

Low-spirited, inclined to weep, longing for death; music and other subduing emotions cause him to weep.

Ill-humor (in the morning), with disposition to weep.

Head

Weakness of memory.

Painful dulness of the head, as; after intoxication.

Heaviness in the forehead and sensation as if the brain would fall out.

Pulsation in the forehead, vertex (when awaking in the morning), with heat in the face.

Painfulness of the scalp when combing the hair (the hair falls off).

Eyes

Itching and biting in the eyes, on the edges of the eyelids; when rubbing them they become red and feel worm.

Burning and heat in the eyes, with tears, especially when looking into a bright light.

Discharge of hot, acrid, smarting tears, like salt water; worse when rubbing the eyes, or early in the morning, on waking.

Twitching of the lids (uncontrollable).

Dim-sightedness, as if looking through gauze.

Sensation as if something were floating before the eyes, obliging one to wipe them constantly.

Ears

Stitches in the ears.

Itching in the ears (and soles of the feet).

Humid herpes on the ears, with swelling of the cervical glands and livid, gray complexion.

Inflammation of the (left) outer ear, red, hot, swollen, burning, proceeding from a pimple in the concha, with stiffness and pain as the left side of the neck, shoulder and arm.

Nose

Bad smell before the nose (on waking).

Bleeding of the nose (in the morning).

Face

Livid complexion, with swelling of the cervical glands.

Great heat and brown redness of the face (during the siesta), with throbbing in the cheeks; and forehead, and frequent micturition.

Scaly herpes on the eyelids, cheeks and around the mouth.

Dry lips, with peeling off.

Mouth and Throat

Toothache, extending to the temples, to the left side of the face.

The teeth feel as if they were too long.

Gums inflamed (left upper side).

Scraping in the throat, with roughness and dryness.

Appetite and Taste

Bitter taste of the food when it is swallowed.

Stomach and Abdomen

Eructations sour or empty, after dinner, followed by expectoration of frothy saliva.

Nausea during pregnancy.

Vomiturition, straining to vomit, in the morning; vomiting in the morning of sweetish water, with dryness in the nose and fullness in the forehead; cold hands and feet, with thirst.

Tightness of the stomach and pit of the stomach; the tight clothing is insupportable.

Painful hard place on the left side of the stomach.

Scirrhus or cancer of the stomach.

Stitches in the region of the liver.

Pressure in the region of the spleen; the spot is painful to external pressure, especially when sitting down soon after rising from the bed in the morning.

Sensation of contraction in the abdomen, as if a hard-twisted ball were lying in the umbilical region.

Labor-like pain, with drawing in of the upper part of the abdomen, extending to the small of the back and pressing toward the lumbar vertebræ, with flushes of heat in the face, palpitation of the heart, ineffectual urging to pass urine, which is finally emitted in small quantities and hot; after the paroxysm, chilliness and milky leucorrhœa.

Sensation of soreness in the abdomen (when taking a deep inspiration).

Painful sensation of coldness in the abdomen.

Distention of the abdomen, as after a copious meal.

Stool and Anus

Constipation; stool hard, dry, and only expelled with difficulty.

Stitches in the rectum, extending towards the left groin.

Urinary Organs

Diminished secretion of urine; also he drinks much, with frequent desire to micturate (at night), passing but little at a time.

Frequent and profuse micturition (pale urine).

Urine has a bad smell; of the color of chestnuts, reddish, with red sediment.

Before urinating, discharge of mild leucorrhœa.

During micturition, burning between the labia.

Sexual Organs

Men. Burning in the genitals and impotence.

Women. Itching in the vagina, inducing rubbing in the evening, succeeded by smarting, swelling, heat and induration of the external parts, with soreness in the vagina when urinating.

On the neck of the uterus a hard lump, and ulcerative pain during an embrace; the pain worse in the morning than in the evening.

Prolapsus uteri.

During an embrace burning in the parts, followed next day by menstrual discharge of dark blood.

Menstruation too early and too profuse.

Before and during menstruation, hardness of bearing.

Leucorrhœa, mild, corrosive, debilitating.

Appearance of the menses in the third mouth of pregnancy (blood black, flows in a stream).

Respiratory Organs

Scraping and roughness in the throat, with hoarseness, relieved by sneezing, in the morning.

Cough (in the evening, in bed), caused by crawling below the larynx, with involuntary micturition.

Dry, wheezing, hollow cough, caused by scraping and roughness and crawling in the chest, without expectoration.

Cough, with expectoration of thick, yellow or white mucus.

Aggravation of the cough morning and evening, while exhaling, from motion, from music, when awaking, when lying on the side, or when turning in bed.

Cough, with pain in the chest and sternum, compelling to press the hand on it; stitches and soreness in the chest.

Pain in the back; great sleepiness and profound sleep.

Frequent desire to take a deep breath on account of a sensation of heaviness on the chest.

Shortness of breath, with sensation of heaviness on the chest.

The chest feels bruised, especially the sternum.

Stitches in the chest above the heart, with oppression of breathing; in the right side, extending under the shoulder-blade, arresting the breathing.

Stitches in the heart.

Back

Pain, as if the small of the back would break; worse at rest; better from motion.

Pain in the small of the back like labor-pains; strong pressure to urinate, and ineffectual desire to go to stool.

Pain in the back at night; worse when lying.

The scapulæ feel as if bruised.

Extremities

Upper. Pain in the shoulders as if they had ham uncovered all night.

Stitches in the arm from the shoulder-joint through the fingers; they feel as if gone to sleep, insensible.

Deadness of the fingers, which grow pale and insensible (early in the morning, when rising), (with tingling and going to sleep).

Pain in the left thumb, as if sprained or stiff.

Lower. Humming and buzzing sensation in the lower limbs.

Pain of the sales of the feet, as from subcutaneous ulceration.

Œdematous, white swelling of both feet (feel cold and heavy).

Burning itching of the soles.

Sleep

Great drowsiness, with frequent yawning.

Sleeplessness (before midnight); tosses about all night without any apparent cause.

Generalities

Faintness (in the morning, when rising too early).

Sensation of soreness, as if bruised.

Restlessness in the body while reposing.

Stitches in the joints.

Fever

Pulse small and weak; when at rest, pulsation in all the arteries.

Chilliness predominating while at rest.

Chill, with flushes of the face; red cheeks and icy cold feet.

Chill, with great bodily restlessness.

Heat, mostly in the face.

Flushes of heat, with circumscribed redness of the cheeks.

Perspiration only during the morning, with heat and redness of the cheeks.

Skin

Blotches like nettle-rash.

Large, greasy-looking, pox-shaped pustules over the whole body.

Herpes, furfuraceous and pustulous, dry, humid (on the backs of the hands and fingers, in the palms of the hands, on the ears, elbows, knuckles, and malleoli).

Itching, very violent towards evening.

Conditions

Aggravation, in the open air; on moving; from eating cold food.

Amelioration, from warmth.