Plantago Major

▲   GENERAL

General

Has considerable clinical reputation in the treatment of earache, toothache, and enuresis. Sharp pain in eyes, reflex from decayed teeth or inflammation of middle ear. Eyeball very tender to touch. Pain plays between teeth and ears. Pyorrhoea alveolaris. Depression and insomnia of chronic Nicotinism. Causes an aversion to tobacco.

Dose

Tincture, and lower potencies. Local use in toothache in hollow teeth, otorrhoea, pruritus, and Poison-oak. Incised wounds.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Kalmia Latifolia ^Kalm.; Chamomilla ^Cham.; Pulsatilla ^Puls.

▲   MIND

Mind

Aversions, dislikes

thinking

aversion to mental work

to being spoken to

Dazed

after dinner

Desires, wants; to go home

Excitement

Mental exertion

Fantasies; of exaltation

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

anguish; night

impatience

inconstancy

persists in nothing

irritability

evening

during chill

during heat

mood; changeable, variable mood

morose

starts many things, perseveres in nothing

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting); on waking

Home-sickness (see desires home)

Hurry; at work; desires to do several things at once

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; confusion

impaired thinking; confusion; after dinner

impaired thinking; confusion; after eating

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish; afternoon

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish; walking in open air

impaired thinking; vanishing of thoughts

impaired thinking; weakness of mind

Insecure, uncertain, scared

anxiety

anxiety; night

anxiety; during fever

anxiety; mental exertion

Memory

forgetful

weakness of memory

Restlessness, nervousness

daytime

night

during chill

during heat

pacing back and forwards

while sitting

Talking, conversation; intolerant of contradiction

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

▲   HEAD

Head

Periodical prosopalgia, worse 7 A.M

Congestion (see pulsation); fullness

fullness; temple

Empty, hollow sensation

Hot; burning

Pulsating; top of head (vertex)

Swollen, and feeling swollen

Weakness

evening

Headache

to 2 P.M., accompanied with flow of tears, photophobia; pains radiate to temples and lower face.

Heaviness (see pain

pressing)

pressing); evening

Pain, headache

morning

on waking

afternoon; 1 to 3 p.m.

evening

eyes and vision (affecting or affected by); closing eyes

cold applications

with high or low temperature; headache during the heat

with high or low temperature; headache before the chill

intermittent

lying down; on painful side

maddening; feeling in brain

certain movements; on moving head

from certain movements; turning body

pain in small spot

from smoking tobacco

wandering pains

washing; washing head in cold water

in forehead

left side

above eyebrows

above eyes

above eyes; evening

back of head (occiput)

daytime

extending to other parts; ears

sides; one side; alternating from one to the other

sides; one side; extending from side to side, through temples

sides; left

sides; while lying down; lying on the painful side

sides; extending to other parts; one side to the other

temples

pressure

wandering

extending to other parts; temple to temple

boring, digging, screwing; evening

boring, digging, screwing; forehead; above eyebrows

boring, digging, screwing; back of head (occiput)

boring, digging, screwing; temples; evening

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.)

afternoon

side

side; right

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure

morning

morning; on waking

evening; in bed

closing eyes

lying on part

on waking

in brain

forehead

forehead; above eyebrows

forehead; above eyes

back of head (occiput)

back of head (occiput); lying on the sore side

sides

sides; lying on painful side

temples

temples; morning

stitching, sudden, sharp

forehead

Scalp

Skin and scalp

out-break on skin

itching; morning

▲   EYES

Eyes

Sensation of hair in eye

Pain

evening

while walking and driving

pressure

while walking; in open air

aching

sore, bruised, tender

stitching, sudden, sharp

corner; inner

Vision

Foggy

▲   EARS

Ear

Hearing acute; noise painful

Sticking pain in ears

Neuralgic earache; Pain goes from one ear to the other through the head

Otalgia, with toothache

Loud noises go through one.

Noises in ear

ringing

Pain

with toothache

stitching, sudden, sharp

above the ear

in front of ear

twinging

Pulsation

left

Skin; discoloration; redness

Hearing

Too sensitive

▲   FACE

Face

Fullness

Heat

Lips

discoloration; bluish

tension of surface; lower lip

Pain

left

night

from exposure to cold or heat

affected by movement (for better or worse); while eating

while walking in open air

becoming warm

extending to other parts; ears

piercing, stabbing

sore, bruised

jaw

sudden, sharp

left

tearing; left

tearing; extending to ear

Skin

discoloration; red

discoloration; red; evening

discoloration; red; after drinking tea

discoloration; sallow

itching (see skin)

out-breaks on skin

pimples; nose

powdery flaking skin; lips

Stiffness, muscles

Swelling

▲   NOSE

Nose

Sudden, yellowish, watery discharge.

Discharge from nose

bland

copious

sudden

watery

yellow

right

sh-green

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza); comes on suddenly

Sneezing

frequent

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Swelling of cheeks

Odour (halitosis, bad breath); offensive

putrid

Open; during sleep

Thrush (whitish flakes)

in children

Gums and teeth

Teeth ache and are sensitive and sore to touch

Salivation; teeth feel too long; worse, cold air and contract

Toothache, better while eating

Toothache, with reflex neuralgia of eyelids.

Bleeding; gums

Gums; boils on gums

Teeth

decay, hollow; rapid

sensation of elongated teeth

grinding; during sleep

looseness

pain

in cold air

from cold; from anything cold

from cold; from cold drinks

from heat; from warm things

in sound teeth

from touch

extending to other parts; ear

extending to other parts; face; left side

boring

boring; in roots; sound teeth

digging

neuralgic (pain along nerve)

sore, bruised

deposits on teeth during illness (see mucus); bloody

Saliva

Profuse flow of saliva

Saliva; brownish

Salivation

Taste

Taste

strong and sharp (acrid)

clammy

putrid

tasteless, lacks taste

tastelessness of food

▲   THROAT

Throat

Sensation of coldness

Dryness

morning

larynx

Sensation of something in throat

lump

Irritation

in air passages

larynx

Mucus

clinging

Pain

on waking

cutting

rawness

on waking

sore

on waking

Tickling in the air passages; larynx

Voice

hoarseness

hoarseness; morning

after rising

hoarseness; after rising

hoarseness; on waking

External throat; itching

▲   CHEST

Chest

Breast; milk; disappearing

Heat

afternoon; 1 to 3 p.m.

around heart

Oppressed feeling

afternoon; 4 p.m.

during fever

Pain

before chill

sides

while sitting

boring

sides

stitching, sudden, sharp

sides; left

Skin; out-breaks on skin; breast; inflammation from infection, deep red colour on breast

Respiration

Accelerated

from mental exertion

Interrupted

evening, griping in groin region

when talking

Panting

when climbing stairs

▲   COUGH

Cough

In cold air

Constant

Dry cough

Expectoration

Hacking cough

from dryness in larynx

Irritable

Sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); dryness from coughing; larynx

from irritation in air passages

in larynx

in wind pipe

scraping

While lying down

must sit up

as soon as cough commences

Movement

on beginning to move

From mucus; larynx

Tickling; larynx

Winter

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Cold air

In cold air

Difficult

Mucous

Noticeable taste

salty

sour

▲   SKIN

Skin

Itching and burning; papulae

Urticaria, chilblains ( Agaricus Muscarius ^Agar.; Tamus.)

Itching; night

Out-breaks on skin; rash (see granular); rhus poisoning

Pain; tearing

Sticking

▲   BACK AND NECK

Neck

Pain

spine; irritation; neck

Back

on movement

while standing

lumbar (lower half of back)

morning

during movement

standing

sacrum (base of spine)

during movement

while standing

spine; irritation

aching; lumbar (lower half of back)

morning

morning; on waking

on movement

as if broken; lumbar (lower half of back)

Perspiration

lumbar (lower half of back); cold

base of spine

cold

Pulsating; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between

Weakness (tired feeling, in spine); lumbar (lower half of back)

lumbar (lower half of back); after exertion

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Coldness

Sensation as if diarrhoea would come on

Bloated; morning; on waking

Emptiness

Sensation of fullness

afternoon; while walking in open air

sitting

Noises from abdomen

rumbling; morning

rumbling; evening

rumbling; during breakfast

rumbling; after eating

rumbling; on lying down

Pain

daytime

evening

when stooping

night

as if diarrhoea would come on

while eating

eating

before stool

region of hip; around hip

region of hip; crest of hip

behind lower ribs; right

behind lower ribs; noon

behind lower ribs; evening

behind lower ribs; from movement

cramping, griping; morning

cramping, griping; evening

pressing; during stool

pressing; groin region; after period

cutting; navel; around navel

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); behind lower ribs

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); crest of hip

Restlessness, uneasiness, etc.

during breakfast

Bladder

paralytic weakness; of sphincter

urge to urinate, but producing nothing

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); morning; on rising

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); sudden; must hasten to urinate, or urine will escape

urination; dribbling (by drops); involuntary; if delayed

urination; frequent; daytime; and night

urination; involuntary, incontinence; night, bed wetting

midnight to morning

urination; involuntary, incontinence; if delayed

Stomach

appetite; reduced

appetite; easily satisfied

disordered; after eating

heaviness, weight, oppression (see fullness); after eating

heaviness, weight, oppression (see fullness); after supper

pain; evening

retching; with cough

sinking (see emptiness)

after eating

thirst; night

Eating

aversion to certain foods or drinks; meat

Flatus

Flatulence; evening

Nausea

Stomach

nausea; evening

nausea; feeling in abdomen

nausea; while eating; during breakfast

nausea; while reading

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Diarrhoea

morning

morning; after rising

late morning

8 to 10 a.m.

eating

movement

Sensation as before diarrhoea

Dragging, heaviness, weight

Flatulence

during diarrhoea

loud

before stool

Fullness

Haemorrhage from anus

morning

during stool

Haemorrhoids; internal

Pain

during stool

cutting

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during stool

Prolapse; during stool

Skin and lining; excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed)

Urging, desire to stool (see pain; urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); during stool

Stool

Wants to defecate; goes often, but cannot

Piles so bad, can hardly stand

Diarrhoea, with brown watery stools.

Strong and sharp (acrid), corrosive, wearing away skin

Brown

Fermented

Frothy

Watery

brown

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Profuse flow; Nocturnal enuresis ( Rhus aromatica ^{Rhus Arom}.; Causticum ^Caust.; Belladonna ^Bellad.)

Strong and sharp (acrid)

Colour

pale

red; dark-red

white

yellow; orange

Colourless

Copious

night

Clear

Sediment

sand; red (brick-dust)

white

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); itching; passage

itching

passage; after urging to urinate

pain; cutting; extending from inside to outside

pain; stitching, sudden, sharp

sitting

sudden, worse when sitting

extending backward

extending forward

tingling; passage

Male

Male

thick emission from penis; unconscious

Genitals

itching

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Coldness

upper limbs; hands; in a warm room

upper limbs; fingers

afternoon, 2 p.m.

lower limbs; leg

while walking

lower limbs; foot

evening

while walking; in open air

Hands and feet; chilblains

Heat

hand

foot; burning

Heaviness

afternoon; 3 p.m.

upper limbs

afternoon; 3 p.m.

lower limbs; afternoon; 3 p.m.

Movements and positions

trembling; upper limbs

trembling; upper limbs; evening

trembling; hand; evening

trembling; lower limbs; while sitting

twitching; upper limbs

twitching; leg

Numbness (see tingling); upper limbs; front part

thigh; front

Pain

left then right

late morning

evening

flexor muscles

upper limbs

extensor muscles

shoulder

rheumatic

elbow

late morning

forearm

night

wrist

fingers

joints; rheumatic

fingers; joints; first finger; rheumatic

fingers; first finger

paralytic

fingers; third finger; joints; last

lower limbs

evening

night; 10 p.m.

movement

sciatica (pain radiating from back along back of thigh)

sciatica (pain radiating from back along back of thigh); right

sciatica (pain radiating from back along back of thigh); hip to knee

hip; extending to other parts; downward

knee; evening

knee; movement

knee; after stooping

knee; on walking

lower leg; evening

lower leg; on bending leg

lower leg; movement

lower leg; on rising

lower leg; after sleep

lower leg; stooping

lower leg; stretching

ankle; evening

while lying

ankle; movement

ankle; rheumatic

foot

back of foot

sole; afternoon; 4 p.m.

aching; upper limbs; wandering

aching; shoulder

rheumatic

aching; lower limbs; hip; extending to ankle

aching; ankles

movement

boring

rheumatic

flexor muscles

forearm

wrist

knee

ankle

ankle; evening, on lying down

ankle; rheumatic

burning

spots

thigh; after scratching

foot

pulling; fingers; joints

pulling; thigh; while walking

shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp)

joints

sore, bruised; upper arm

on movement

on raising arm

sore, bruised; forearm

stitching, sudden, sharp

afternoon

evening

exercising in open air

while sitting

warm room

joints

tearing; ankle; walking

Perspiration; hand; clammy

Skin

discoloration; hand; red

discoloration; thigh; red; spots

itching; upper limbs

itching; hand

fingers

itching; lower limbs; evening; 10 p.m.

out-break on skin

elevations

pimples

wrists; pimples

hand; blisters

lower limbs

lower limbs; pimples; flat

lower limbs; pimples; hard

lower limbs; pimples; white

lower limbs; like nettle rash

buttocks; pimples

thigh

thigh; elevated

thigh; pimples

thigh; pimples; flat

thigh; pimples; white

Stiffness

on rising

lower limbs

on bending

knee

Swollen

hand

hand; veins

Weakness

lower limbs; evening; 10 p.m.

lower limbs; painful

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Daytime

Afternoon

During movement

Periodic, recurring

recurring daily

recurring every third day

every fourth day

every seventh day

every fourteenth day

Shaking, shivering, rigors

At certain time of day or night; from 2 p.m.

Afternoon; after dinner

After eating; after dinner

Warmth; warm room

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Disturbed

Dreams

amorous

anxious

disconnected

previous events

fantastic

frightful

sad

unpleasant

not remembered

vexatious, stressful

visionary

vivid

Heavy

Restless

Sleepiness, tiredness

Sleeplessness, insomnia

night

from before midnight; until 1 a.m.

night; after midnight; 4 a.m.

Not refreshing

Waking

from dreams

frequent

Yawning

after lying down

walking in open air

Perspiration

Cold

During colic

Warmth of room unbearable

Generalities

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Eating and food; after eating

Faintness, fainting

after eating

on physical exertion

after stool

Lying down; lying on side; on painless side

Movement; movement of affected part

Pain

sudden, sharp; internally

twinging

Periodic, recurring

seventh day

fourteenth day

Pulsation; internally

Pulse

bounding

frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid; late morning

frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid; evening

full

irregular

Stretching

afternoon

4 p.m.

before chill

walking in open air

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); cold air

Tobacco

chewing

Trembling; externally

Walking

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

daytime

during stool

after stool

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