Boenninghausen's Characteristics: Materia Medica

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Mind

Dulness of. Indisposition for serious work. Taciturn and introverted. Will fullness and obstinacy (of children). Peevishness and tearfulness. Hastiness, as though' driven by an internal anxiety, with a sensation of great weakness and prostration internally.

Head

Heaviness of, when raising up, which disappears when stooping. Outward pressing pain in. Buzzing in forehead when sitting still. Burning sticking in scalp, especially in forehead and temples.

Eyes

Biting in. The lids sink down with sleepiness.

Face

Thickening of skin of. Tension in skin of. Burning itching milk crust. Heat and sweat of face after eating. Heat of side on which he does not lie, in evening in bed.

Abdomen

Sticking and cutting in, with urging to stool, howling and screaming. Sticking in walls of, and in public region.

Stool

Soft, hacked.

Urine

Frequent urging to urinate with profuse discharge. Foul smelling, like cat's urine.

Sexual Organs

Swollen prepuce. Itching stitches in scrotum. Pollutions with voluptuous dreams.

Chest

Stitches about ribs, sternum and intercostal muscles. Anxiety about heart, with pounding like the striking of waves, when lying down.

Back

Cramp like pain between scapulae, with cutting and crawling in skin.

Generalities

Sticking pains in limbs and joints. Sleepy relaxation of entire body.

Skin

Sticking biting miliary eruption. Dry scurfs over entire body, exuding a yellow wear when scratched.

Sleep

Late falling to sleep on account of rush of ideas. Frequent awaking, as from activity. The child's hands twitch during sleep, wit flexed thumbs, general dry heat and a red face.

Fever

Pulse: Accelerated. Chill: And chilliness in forenoon and in open air. Heat: Dry, anxious heat, at night in bed, with a very red face. General, anxious heat, immediately after eating. Night sweat.

Relationship

Allied Remedies: Bar-c., Nit-ac., Rhus-t.