Arum Triphyllum is mainly a remedy for allergic disorders affecting the skin and mucous membranes.
HEAD
Great redness and irritation around the mouth and the lower half the face. May be worse on left side, and include the left nostril am left orbit and jaw.
Cracking of the lips with a red irritated look.
Cracks at corners of mouth.
Chapped, raw lips.
CONSTANTLYBITINGLIPSORPICKINGTHEMWITHTHEFINGERS, MAYCAUSEHIMSELFTOBLEED. Pathological boring in the nose (Cina).
Marked tingling or itching of the nose and lips.
Coryza profuse and excoriating, mainly the left side.
Fissures of tongue. Stomatitis.
Twitching or quivering of the left eyelid has been mentioned as an indication by many authors.
Offensive breath.
THROAT
Hoarseness, especially from over use of voice (Arg-M, Caust, Rhus-T).
Chronic cases of hoarseness.
Mucus and irritation in larynx.
Sore throat with rawness and burning, worse swallowing.
Throat ulcers.
Has been recommended for diphtheria.
CLINICAL
Allergy. Chapped lips. Diphtheria. Eczema. Fissures. Laryngitis. Scarlet fever. Stomatitis.
combined symptoms
CRACKSOFLIPSANDHOARSENESS.
COMPARISONS
Rhus-T - Allergy, hoarseness, chapped and cracked lips.
Cina. Nit-Ac. Sep. Arund. All-C.
ARUNDO
Arundo is another specific remedy for allergy.
NOSE
Marked itching inside the nostrils and palate.
Coryza; sneezing.
Pain at the root of the nose or between the eyes.
Bluish mucous and mucous plugs shaped like the nostrils are described in the literature .
MOUTH
SALIVATIONPROFUSEDURINGCORYZA.
COMPARISONS
All-C. Arum-T. Wyeth.
ASAFOETIDA
Asafoetida primarily affects the gastrointestinal tract, from the esophagus through the intestines. The main characteristic is the patient's disorganized and “reversed” peristalsis. Asafoetida is also generally considered a highly hysterical remedy.
MENTALS
Hysteria, especially if combined with intestinal problems.
GENERALS
Many authors have described general aggravation or hysterical symptoms from suppressed discharges.
Listed prominently for hysterical convulsions.
Mainly a syphilitic remedy.
HEAD
Iritis or ulcerative conditions of the eyes.
Numbness in the face (Plat) and especially around the eyes.
GASTROINTESTINAL
Globus hystericus (Ign, Nat-m, Lach).
SENSATIONOFABUBBLEORLUMPINTHESTOMACHRISINGUPINTOTHETHROAT. “REVERSEPERISTALSIS”.
Abdomen filled with gas and greatly distended but no flatus is passed, despite much eructation.
Empty or ineffectual eructation.
Constriction of throat or chest.
Eructations offensive. Ineffectual urging for flatus or eructation.
Constipation.
EXTREMITIES
Ulcers of the skin, deep, painful, and with blue margins.
Considered an important remedy for periosteal and bone pains and inflammation.
CLINICAL
Bone pains. Colitis. Constipation. Convulsions. Gastritis. Globus hystericus. Hysteria. Iritis.
Paresthesia. Skin ulcers. Syphilis COMPARISONS:
Ign. Carb-V. Colch. Chin. Arg-N.
ASARUM
Asarum is a remedy which dramatically affects the nervous system, producing one of the most over-sensitive patients found in clinical practice. The indescribable sensitivity reaches even to the point of hysteria. This is well described in the literature with the phrase: “Sensibility increased, even from mere imagination”. The patient is exquisitely sensitive, especially to noise. The etiology of this extreme hypersensitivity lies in the patient’s own ambitious nature which causes him to push himself until the nervous system is at the breaking point.
MENTALS
TREMENDOUSSENSITIVITY, ESPECIALLYTONOISE. Tremendous erethism, nerves on edge.
Hysteria; hysterical laughing or crying.
Restless wringing of the hands.
Alcoholism.
Symptoms arising from stress or excessive ambition. Hysterically oversensitive children who have been pushed too hard to achieve.
GENERALS
GENERALAGGRAVATIONFROMLOUDNOISE.
Chills up and down the body, worse from emotions.
Local and general amelioration from bathing or from bathing the affected part, especially in cold water.
Chilly and aggravated from cold weather.
HEAD
Vertigo, often accompanied by a floating sensation.
HYPER-ACUITYFORNOISE, ESPECIALLYNOISESLIKESCRATCHINGOFNAILSONCHALKBOARDS, OROFCHEWING. Impaired hearing or even deafness.
Vertigo worse from slight motion.
GASTROINTESTINAL
Craves: Alcohol. Nuts. Milk.
Aversion: Onions and garlic. Fish. Fat. Diarrhea with yellow, stringy stool. Anorexia. Vomiting.
UROGENITAL
Intense aversion to sex, even to sexual innuendo or jokes.
EXTREMITIES
Floating sensation.
Restlessness of fingers; wrings the hands anxiously.
SLEEP
Disturbed or prevented by slight noises.
CLINICAL
Alcoholism. Anorexia. Anxiety. Chemical hypersensitivity. Delirium Tremens. Hearing impairment.
Hyper-acuity to sound. Insomnia. Multiple Sclerosis. Sexual dysfunction. Vertigo.
COMPARISONS
Ther. Nat-M. Aur. Coff. Nux-V.
AURUM
Aurum is renowned for its ability to cure the deepest imaginable depressions and suicidal states. The patient may feel no connection to life, existing in a dark and isolated void. Seeing a single patient overcome a lifetime of joyless existence and bloom into happiness after Aurum pays for every hour of our years of study.
This is a remedy that often suits people who are very intense, idealistic and who want to be the best and set high goals. When these goals are frustrated in some way, the Aurum patient will go through a period of tremendous irritability, and may even have violent ideas or thoughts. It is also a remedy which can be devastated by grief and disappointed love relations. Often the patient will have deep religious convictions.
Finally, despite the spiritual work, the patient goes toward deep, clinical depressions and suicide.
Many prescribers shun the use of this powerful polycrest if suicidal feelings are not present. However, many cases which require Aurum have no suicidal intent nor even conscious depression, instead the patient presents as an overly-serious and polished individual with abnormal focus on.career and achievement. Such individuals are also vulnerable to addictive behaviors and drug or alcohol abuse. Nancy Herrick of the Hahnemann Clinic presented a medley of video taped cases emphasizing the desire for meditation practice and the deep spiritual longings of Aurum patients. One of her cases was deeply disturbed and actively hallucinating.
Aurum is one of our main anti-syphilitic remedies. The physical pathology often involves headache, sinusitis, and heart disease.
MENTALS
Serious, successful, intimidating patient with melancholic demeanor.
SEVEREDEPRESSION. SUICIDALSTATES.
RELIEVEDBYTHOUGHTOFSUICIDE – “the exquisite relief of death”.
SUICIDALIMPULSESBYJUMPINGFROMAHEIGHT or driving at break-neck speeds in a car, with an impulse to turn into oncoming traffic.
SUICIDALFROMTHEPAINS.
Ailments from grief or disappointed love.
Ailments after business reversals and humiliation.
Outbursts of anger.
AMELIORATIONFROMMUSIC (Tarent). DEEPLOVEOFMUSIC. Spiritual inclination and desire for prayer or meditation.
Manic-depression. Efficient, vitalized states in mania.
Anorexia nervosa.
Egotism. Haughty and arrogant.
Fears: Failure. Heights. Heart disease.
Alcoholism or drug abuse (especially LSD or MDMA).
Visual hallucinations.
GENERALS
Considered mainly a syphilitic remedy.
GENERALAMELIORATIONINTHEEVENING (Med).
Pains worse at night (headache, heart, bone pains, etc.).
Craving for and amelioration from open air.
HEAD
BORINGHEADACHESATINNERANGLEOFTHERIGHTEYE, especially at the right root of the nose.
PAINSOBADTHEPATIENTHINTSATTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUICIDE. Nasal obstruction and severe sinusitis.
Nasal malignancy. Carcinoma of the tongue or throat.
GASTROINTESTINAL
Desires: Alcohol. Milk. Bread. Sweets. Delicacies such as pastries.
Aversion: Meat.
GENITALIA
A main remedy for problems of the testicles and epididymis.
Pain, especially in the right testicle.
Undescended testicle. Malignancy of testes.
Sex drive high.
Uterine fibroids.
CHEST
Angina, worse in the evening, worse ascending stairs.
Palpitations, worse at night, worse from emotions, worse from anxiety, worse exertion.
Sensation as if the heart or chest is encased in armor.
Rheumatic heart disease. Endocarditis. Pericarditis.
EXTREMITIES
Bone pains worse at night.
Wandering rheumatic pains.
Psoriasis.
SLEEP
MOANINGINTHESLEEP; CRYINGOUTINSLEEP. Wakes 3 or 4 hours after falling asleep.
Severe, chronic insomnia.
Nightmares.
CLINICAL
Alcoholism. Angina. Ankylosing spondylitis. Anorexia. Anxiety. Arrhythmia. Arthritis. Bone pain.
Chronic fatigue syndrome. Connective tissue disease. Depression. Drug abuse. Endocarditis.
Hallucination. Headache. Hypertension. Insomnia. Manic-depression. Malignancy. Mastoiditis.
Nightmares. Orchitis. Sinusitis. Suicidal states. Undescended testes. Uterine fibroid.
Valvular heart disease.
COMPARISONS
Nat-S - Depression, suicidal ideas, serious businessmen, strong effects from grief and music.
Nat-M - Depression and suicidal ideas, disappointed love, love for music, palpitations, headache.
Merc. Plat. Ign. Nux-V. Psor.