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Thrush
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Remedy |
Characteristics
Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Aethusa Cynapium |
Mouth dry
Aphthæ
Tongue seems too long
Burning and pustules in throat, with difficult swallowing
Gastro-intestinal disturbance
Anguish, crying, and expression of uneasiness and discontent
Marked inability to digest milk
Poor circulation
Symptoms set in with violence
Intolerance of milk
Regurgitation of food about an hour after
eating
Menses watery
Sleep disturbed by violent startings;
cold perspiration
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3 to 4 am
Evenings
Warmth
Summer
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In open air
Company
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| Antimonium Tartaricum |
Much drowsiness, debility
and sweat
Sensation of coldness in blood-vessels
Chills and contractures
and pain in muscles
Trembling of whole body, great prostration and faintness
Thirst for cold water, little and often
Desire for apples, fruits, and acids generally
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In evening
From lying down at night
From warmth
In damp cold weather
From all sour things and milk
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From sitting erect
From eructation
Expectoration
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| Arsenicum Album |
Mouth unhealthy, easily-bleeding gums
All-prevailing debility, exhaustion, and restlessness
Nightly aggravation
Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion
Irritable weakness. Burning pains
Unquenchable thirst; drinks much, but little
at a time
Burning relieved by heat
Seaside complaints
Fear fright and worry
Septic infections and low vitality
Craves acids, milk and coffee
Albuminous urine
Pulse more rapid in morning
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Wet weather
After midnight
From cold, cold drinks, or food
Seashore
Right side
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From heat
From head elevated
Warm drinks
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| Baptisia |
Teeth and gums sore,
ulcerated
Breath fetid
Indescribable sick feeling
Great muscular soreness and putrid phenomena
All the secretions are offensive-breath, stool,
urine, sweat, etc
Can swallow liquids only;
least solid food gags
No appetite
Constant desire for water
Stools very offensive, thin, dark, bloody
Cannot get herself together, feels scattered about bed
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Humid heat
Fog
Indoors.
Beer
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| Borax Veneta |
Aphthous ulceration of mucous membranes
Aphthæ
White fungous like growth in mouth
Mouth hot and tender; ulcers bleed
on touch and eating
Gastro-intestinal irritation
Dread of downward motion
Pungent smell in urine
Leucorrha like white of eggs, with sensation as if warm water was
flowing
Menses too soon, profuse
Voluptuous dreams
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Downward motion
Noise
Smoking
Warm weather
After menses
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Pressure
Evening
Cold weather
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| Bryonia |
Mucous membranes are
all dry
Irritable
Vertigo from raising the head
Pressive headache
Dry, parched lips, mouth
Abnormal hunger, loss of taste.
Excessive thirst; thirst for large draughts
Bitter taste
Sensitive epigastrium, and feeling of a stone in the stomach
Stools large, dry, hard
Robust, firm fiber and dark complexion, with tendency to leanness and
irritability
Physical weakness, all-pervading
apathy
Complaints apt to develop slowly
Urine red, brown, like beer; scanty, hot
Menses too early, too profuse
Cannot sit up; gets faint and sick
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Right side
Evening
Open air
Warm weather after cold days
Warm drinks
Warmth
Any motion
Morning
Eating
Hot weather
Exertion
Touch
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Lying on painful side
Pressure
Rest
Cold things
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| Carbo Vegetabilis |
Tongue coated white or yellow brown, covered
with aphthæ
Sluggish, fat and lazy
Tendency to chronicity in his complaints
Body becomes blue, icy-cold
Pulse imperceptible
Oppressed and quickened respiration, and must have air, must be fanned
hard, must have all the windows open
Faints easily, is worn out, and must have fresh air
Very debilitated; seems to be too weak to hold out
Persons who have never fully recovered from
the effects of some previous illness
Eructations after eating and drinking; temporary relief from belching
Aversion to milk, meat, and fat things
The simplest food distresses
Premature and too copious menses; pale blood
Leucorrha before menses, thick, greenish, milky, excoriating
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Evening
Night and open air
Cold
From fat food, butter, coffee, milk
Warm damp weather; wine
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From eructation
From fanning
Cold
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| Eupatorium Aromaticum |
Aphthous diseases
Sore mouth in infants
Nervous erethism; restlessness and morbid watchfulness
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| Hydrastis Canadensis |
Inflammation of mouth
Thick, yellowish,
ropy secretion
Tongue white, swollen, large, flabby, slimy; shows
imprint of teeth; as if scalded
Especially suitable in old, easily-tired people, cachectic individuals,
with great debility
Weak muscular power, poor digestion and obstinate constipation
Emaciation and prostration
Bitter taste
Cannot eat bread or vegetables
Urine smells decomposed
Leucorrha, worse after menses; acrid and corroding, shreddy,
tenacious
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| Hydrastinum Muriaticum |
Locally, in aphthous sore mouth
Chronic digestive disorders
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| Kali Chloricum |
Acute ulcerative and
follicular inflammation of mouth- aphthous and gangrenous
Profuse secretion of acid saliva
Whole mucous surface in mouth red, tumid,
with gray-based ulcers
Tongue swollen
Urine albuminous, scanty, suppressed
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| Kali Muriaticum |
Aphthæ; thrush; white ulcers
in mouth
Sub-acute inflammatory states, fibrinous
exudations
White or gray coating of base of tongue,
and expectoration of thick, white phlegm
Fatty or rich food causes indigestion
Menstruation too late or suppressed, checked or too early; excessive
discharge; dark-clotted, or tough, black
blood, like tar
Leucorrha; discharge of milky-white
mucus, thick, non-irritating, bland
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Rich food
Fats
Motion
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| Mercurius Solubilis |
Ulcerations of mouth and
throat
Sweetish metallic taste
Salivary secretions greatly increased;
bloody and viscid
Saliva fetid, coppery
Speech difficult on account of trembling tongue
Gums spongy, recede, bleed easily
Sore pain in mouth on touch and from chewing
Whole mouth moist
Furrow in upper surface of tongue lengthwise
Tongue heavy, thick; moist coating; yellow,
flabby, teeth-intended, feels as if burnt, with ulcers
Fetid odor from mouth, can smell it all
over room
Alveolar abscess, worse at night
Great thirst, with moist mouth
Tremors
everywhere
Weakness with ebullitions and tremblings from
least exertion
weariness, prostration, and trembling
Sensitive to heat and cold
Profuse, oily
perspiration does not relieve
Breath, excretions and body smell foul
Tendency to formation of pus, which is thin,
greenish, putrid; streaked with thin blood
Intense thirst for cold drinks
Urine dark, scanty, bloody, albuminous
Menses profuse, with abdominal pains
Leucorrha excoriating, greenish and bloody
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At night
From warmth of bed
From damp, cold, rainy weather
Worse during perspiration
Rest
Lying on right side
Warm room
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| Mercurius Corrosivus |
Gums purple, swollen, and spongy
Tongue swollen and inflamed
Salivation.
Taste salty and bitter
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Evening
Night
Acids
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While at rest |
| Muriaticum Acidum |
Aphthous mouth
Fetid Breath
Becomes so weak she slides down the bed
Involuntary stools while passing urine
Cannot bear sight or thought of meat
Pulse rapid, feeble, and small. Intermits
every third beat
Menses appear too soon
Leucorrha
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In damp weather
Before midnight
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Lying on left side |
| Natrum Muriaticum |
Eruptions around mouth and vesicles
like pearls on lips
Lips and corners of mouth dry, ulcerated, and
cracked
Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning
in bed
Coldness
Emaciation most notable in neck
Great liability to take cold
Dry mucous membranes
Constrictive sensation throughout the body
Great weakness and weariness
Oversensitive to all sorts of influences
Unquenchable thirst
Sweats while eating
Craving for salt
Aversion to bread, to anything slimy, like
oysters, fats
Has to wait a long time for it to pass if
others are present
Menses irregular; usually profuse
Leucorrha acrid, watery
Dreams of robbers
Greasy skin
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Noise
Music
Warm room
Lying down
About 10 a m
At seashore
Mental exertion
Consolation
Heat
Talking
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Open
air
Cold bathing
Going without regular meals
Lying on right side
Pressure against back
Tight clothing
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| Nitricum Acidum |
Blisters and ulcers in mouth,
tongue, genitals; bleed easily
Putrid breath
Salivation
Bleeding of gums
Painful pimples on the sides of the tongue
Tongue clean, red and wet with center furrow
Acts best on the dark complexioned and past
middle life
All discharges very offensive, especially urine,
feces, and perspiration
Persons who have chronic diseases, and take cold
easily and disposed to diarrha
Excessive physical irritability
Longing for indigestible things-chalk, earth, etc
Loves fat and salt
Urine scanty, dark, offensive; smells like
horse's urine; cold on passing
Leucorrha brown, flesh-colored, watery, or
stringy, offensive
Menses early, profuse, like muddy water, with
pain in back, hips and thighs
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Evening
and night
Cold climate and
also hot weather
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While riding in carriage |
| Rhus Glabra |
Scurvy; nursing sore
mouth
Aphthous inflammation of mouth
Fetid flatus
Ulceration of mouth
Dreams of flying through the air
Profuse perspiration arising from debility
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| Sarsaparilla |
Eruptions following hot weather and vaccinations;
boils, and eczema
Tongue white
Aphthæ
Salivation
Metallic taste
No thirst
Fetid breath
Urine scanty, slimy, flaky, sandy, bloody
Menses late and scanty
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Dampness at night
After urinating
When yawning
In spring
Before menses.
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| Sempervivum Tectorum |
Malignant ulcers of mouth
Tongue has ulcers; bleed easily,
especially at night; much soreness of tongue with stabbing pains
Whole mouth very tender
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| Sulphuricum Acidum |
Aphthæ; gums bleed readily.
Offensive breath
"Debility" common to acids shows itself
here, especially in the digestive tract, giving a very relaxed feeling in
the stomach
Craving for stimulants
Tremor and weakness
Everything must be done in a hurry
Hot flushes, followed by perspiration,
with trembling
Water causes coldness of stomach;
must be mixed with liquors
Relaxed feeling in stomach
Averse to smell of coffee
Desire for fresh food
Menstruation early and profuse.
Acrid, burning leucorrha, often of bloody mucus
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From excess of heat or cold
In forenoon and evening
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From warmth
Lying on affected side.
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| Sulphur |
Inertia and relaxation of
fiber; hence feebleness of tone characterizes its symptoms
Ebullitions of heat
Dislike of water
Dry and hard hair and skin
Red orifices
Sinking feeling at stomach about 11 am
Dirty, filthy people, prone to skin affections
Aversion to being washed
When carefully-selected remedies fail to act,
especially in acute diseases
Complaints that relapse
General offensive character of discharge and
exhalations.
Very red lips and face, flushing easily
Bitter taste
in morning
Swelling of gums; throbbing pain
Tongue white, with red tip and borders
Food tastes too salty
Drinks much, eats little
Milk disagrees
Great desire for sweets
Must hurry,
sudden call to urinate
Great quantities of colorless urine.
Menses too late, short, scanty, and difficult;
thick, black, acrid, making parts sore
Leucorrha, burning, excoriating
Catnap sleep; slightest noise awakens
Cannot sleep between 2 an 5 am.
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At
rest
When standing
Warmth in bed
Washing
Bathing
In morning
11 am
Night
From alcoholic stimulants
Periodically
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Dry,
warm weather
Lying on right side
From drawing up affected limbs.
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