Euphrasia Officinalis euphr.

MUCOUS MEMBRANES: EYES. Nose. Chest.

SUNLIGHT. WIND. Warmth. Room. Evening.

Open air. Winking. Wiping eyes.

Free, acrid, watery secretions. Acute catarrhs. Acrid pus.

WATERY EYES; swimming in tears; as of a hair before them, wants to wipe them. ABUNDANT, ACRID OR HOT, SMARTING TEARS, with bland coryza; < open air, lying or coughing (Chel.); leaving a varnish - like mark. Photophobia; with spasm of lids. Pressive, cutting eye-pains. Sticky eye-gum. Red, burning -itching tarsi. Violent injection. Conjunctivitis; of measles. Thick yellow or acrid discharge from eyes. Chemosis. Chronic sore eyes. Gushes of fluent coryza. Loose cough. Easy expectoration, in day time only, less on lying down at night; (reverse - Thu.).

Related: Cepa.

Bad effects from falls, contusions or mechanical injuries of external parts (Arn.). Catarrhal affections of mucous membranes, especially of the eyes and nose. Profuse acrid lachrymation, with profuse, bland coryza (reverse of All. c.). The eyes water all the time and are agglutinated in the morning; margins of lids red, swollen, burning. Profuse fluent coryza in morning with violent cough and abundant expectoration, < from exposure to warm south wind. When attempting to clear the throat of an offensive mucus in the morning, gagging until he vomits the breakfast just eaten (Bry.). Profuse expectoration of mucus by voluntary hawking, < on rising in morning. Amenorrhoea, with catarrhal symptoms of eyes and nose; profuse acrid lachrymation. Menses: painful, regular, now lasting only one hour; or late, scanty, short, lasting only one day (Bar.). Pertussis: excessive lachrymation during cough; cough only in day time (Fer., Nat. m.).

Similar: to, Puls. in affections of the eyes; reverse of All. c. in lachrymation and coryza.

In the evening, in bed, indoors, warmth, moisture; after exposure to south wind; when touched (Hep.).

The eyes water all the time, as in whooping cough; when there is a constant, mild, watery exudation, whether the eyes are inflamed or not. This watery exudation is worse during a paroxysm; affections of the eyeballs in general; of the sclerotic coat; cornea; aversion to light; cataract when the eyes water a great deal; dimsightedness with this exudation.

Pulse unchanged; cancer on the nose, with watery eyes.

In the evening; from light in general; from daylight.

In the dark.

Conium, Nux vom., Pulsat., Phosphor., Sulphur.

Camphor.

Eyebright (EYEBRIGHT)

Manifests itself in inflaming the conjunctival membrane especially, producing profuse lachrymation. Patient is better in open air. Catarrhal affections of mucous membranes especially of eyes and nose. Profuse acrid lachrymation and bland coryza; worse, evening. Hawking up of offensive mucus.

Bursting headache with dazzling of eyes. Catarrhal headache, with profuse discharge from eyes and nose.

Profuse, fluent coryza, with violent cough and abundant expectoration.

Catarrhal conjunctivitis; discharge of acrid matter. The eyes water all the time. Acrid lachrymation; bland coryza (Opposite: Cepa). Discharge thick and excoriating (Mercur thin and acrid). Burning and swelling of the lids. Frequent inclination to blink. Free discharge of acrid matter. Sticky mucus on cornea; must wink to remove it. Pressure in eyes. Little blisters on cornea. Opacities. Rheumatic iritis. Ptosis (Gels; Caust).

Redness and heat of cheeks. Stiffness of upper lip.

Vomiting from hawking mucus. Nausea and bitterness after smoking.

Dysentery. Prolapse ani. Pressure down in anus when sitting. Constipation.

Menses painful; flow lasts only an hour or day; late, scanty, short. Amenorrhœa, with ophthalmia.

Spasmodic retraction of genitals, with pressure above pubic bone. Condyloma and sycotic excrescences. Prostatitis. Nocturnal irritability of bladder; dribbling urine.

Frequent yawning when walking in open air. Profuse, fluent coryza in morning, with much cough and expectoration. Influenza. Gags when clearing the throat in morning. Whooping-cough only in day-time, with profuse lachrymation.

First stage of measles; eye symptoms marked. Consequence of external injuries.

Yawning when walking in open air. Sleepy during day.

Chilly and cold. Sweat mostly on chest, at night during sleep.

Worse, in evening, indoors, warmth; south winds; from light. Better, from coffee, in dark.

Antidotes: Camph; Puls. Compare: Hydrophyllum-Burr -flower--(catarrhal inflammation of eyes; hot lachrymation with itching, swollen lids, dull headache; also for effects of Poison-Oak); Cepa; Ars; Gels; Kali hyd; Sabadilla.

Third to sixth potency.

The action of this remedy seems to center in the eyes. If you read the symptoms as laid down in "Hering's Guiding Symptoms," you would think that it would cure almost all possible affections of the eyes, acute or chronic conjunctivitis, iritis, kerato-iritis, spots, vesicles, pannus, etc., and so it will if indicated by the symptoms.

In colds with cough and severe fluent coryza it will sometimes cure, but here the choice must be made between it and Arsenicum, Cepa and Mercurius. (See Cepa for comparison).

In measles with watery eyes and fluent coryza it is sometimes the best remedy. I remember Dr. C. W. Boyce, of Auburn, N. Y., reporting great success with it in an epidemic in that city.

He cured all his cases with it. So I went for the next epidemic in my vicinity with Euphrasia, and my failure was as marked as his success. It was not the remedy for my epidemic. But I know enough not to "go it blind" that way very long, and hunted up my simillimum. Then I succeeded, too. Look out, young man, for the remedy that is recommended for all cases of any disease, or you'll "come down hard" some time.

One very prominent characteristic in eye troubles for this remedy is a tendency to an accumulation of sticky mucus on the cornea, which is removed by winking. All cases of any kind attended with photophobia and lachrymation, with or without coryza, should suggest this remedy, or at least call it to mind. In the eye affections of Euphrasia the lids are often involved. Of course this is so with other remedies, such as Arsenicum, Apis, Rhus toxic., etc. Study up. one more symptom: Cough, sometimes dry, but generally loose, worse during the day, not troublesome at night. This is important, as more coughs are < at night.

Inert, hypochondriacal humor, without taking any interest in things around him. Taciturn, disinclined to talk.

Headache (in the evening) as if bruised, with coryza. Pulsating of the head which is felt externally. Headache with dazzling of the eyes from the light of the sun, with sensation as if the head would burst.

Dryness and pressure in the eyes. Smarting in the eyes, as from sand. Inflammation and redness of the eye from being wounded. Stitches in the eyes (ball) from bright light. Inflammation and ulceration of the margins of the eyelids, with headache. Burning, smarting lachrymation, particularly in the wind. Swelling of the lower eyelid. Increased secretion of purulent matter and nightly agglutination of the eyes. Photophobia and pain on looking at the light. Obscuration of and pellicle over the cornea (after mechanical injuries). Bluish obscurated cornea. Fine eruption around the eyes.

Eruptions on the wings ; of the nose. Soreness and painfulness of the inner nose. Bleeding of the nose. Profuse coryza, with smarting lachrymation and photophobia, or with sneezing and discharge of mucus from the anterior and posterior nares. Profuse fluent coryza with cough and expectoration in the morning.

Redness of the face. Rash on the face, itching in the heat and becoming red and burning when moistened. Stiffness and stitches in the (left) cheeks and lower jaw when talking and chewing. Stiffness of the upper lip, as if made of wood.

Stitches in the lower teeth. Bleeding of the gums. Lameness and stiffness of the tongue and the cheeks, with impeded speech. Stuttering. Sensation of gurgling in the throat from below upwards.

Hiccough. Bitter taste from smoking tobacco in the morning. Pinching in the abdomen in short paroxysms. The colic alternates ; with the affection of the eyes.

Frequent emission of clear urine.

Men. Spasmodic retraction of the genital organs, with pressure above the ossa pubis (evening). The testicles are drawn up with tingling in them. Sycotic excrescence, itching, stinging, with sore and burning-pain when touched. Women. Menses at the regular period, but they last only one hour.

Difficulty of breathing, shortness of breath. The breathing is stopped during a cough (as in hooping-cough). Stitches under the sternum, especially during an inspiration. Cough only during the day, with mucus in the chest, which cannot be detached ; mucus frequently blood streaked, thin ; expectoration only in the morning. The cough is worse when at rest or when walking in the wind.

Attacks of cramp-like pain in the back.

Upper. Painless swelling of the hand and finger-joints ; on moving. Cramp pain in the metacarpus. Numbness of the fingers. Lower. Stitches in the, hip and knee-joints when walking. Painful tension in the hamstrings ; when walking, as if they were too short. Shocks, like electric shocks, through the thigh upwards, followed by a paralytic numbness. Cramp in the legs, especially in the calf, particularly when standing. Cracking in the outer ankle of the left foot, when stepping.

Yawning, when walking in the open air. Frequent waking (as from fright) at and after 3 A.M., lasting till 6 A.M., when he falls in a stupor, from which he wakens with many complaints.

Cramp-like pains in various parts of the body. Shooting, itching stitches (the whole night). Crawling as of a fly in one or the other limb, from below upwards in a straight line, with numbness of the part.

Chill in the forenoon -chilliness predominating. Attacks of heat during the day, with redness of the face and cold hands. At night and during sleep, perspiration of strong and offensive smell, principally on the chest.

Consequences of blows, bruises and contusions. Condylomata, itching when walking, burning when touched.

Aggravation in the evening.

Euphrasia officinalis. Eye-bright. N. O. Scrophulariaceæ. Tincture of whole plant.

Blepharitis. Cataract. Cold . Colic. Condylomata . Conjunctivitis. Cough. Eyes, affections of . Glandular swellings. Granular lids. Influenza. Iritis. Lachrymation. Lips, stiffness of. Measles . Nasal catarrh. Nose, cancer of. Parotitis. Phlyctenulæ. Pimples. Ptosis. Prolapsus ani. Prostate gland, affections of. Scrofula. Staphyloma. Sycosis.

According to Grauvogl, the "signature" of a black spot in the corolla which looks like the pupil," marked Euphrasia as an eye medicine to the ancients, and homœopathic experiments have fully confirmed its old-time reputation. Eye-symptoms appear in great variety, and the irritation extends to the skin around the eye, and to the nose, producing nasal catarrh and affections of the external nose. Hering mentions "flat cancer on right side of nose" as having come within its curative range. The catarrhal effect is prolonged into the chest, producing hoarseness and cough with profuse expectoration, "Vomiting from hawking mucus," and "vomiting breakfast on clearing throat of offensive phlegm," have been cured by Euphras . Cough after the disappearance of hæmorrhoids. In the digestive track there are: Colic, hæmorrhoids, and condylomata at anus. Sensations: as if dust or sand in eyes; as if a hair hung over eyes; as if upper lip were made of wood; stiffness of left cheek; of tongue. Ames, of Rockland, Ohio, has recorded the case of an old man, of 79, to whom he gave Euphras . 3x for lachrymation and sneezing, with the result that it relieved him, in addition, of a prostatic trouble he had had for some years, compelling him to rise frequently in the night to urinate. This led Ames to give Euphr . in other cases of prostatic trouble, with good results. As an eye-lotion Euphr . has great value, I have seen corneal opacities removed by its prolonged use. Among the noteworthy symptoms of Euphras . is "frequent yawning when walking in the open air." There is drowsiness without being able to sleep; frequent waking in the night as from fright. Lying down < coryza; > cough. Walking = stitches and itching in female sexual organs; walking in open air = yawning. < After sleep. Most symptoms are < during night and in the morning; cough > at night. > In bed; > getting out of bed. Cold air and wind = lachrymation. < From touch.

Antidoted by: Camph., Puls. Compatible: Acon., Calc. c., Con., Nux., Phos., Puls., Rhus., Sil., Sul. Compare: Æthus., Cepa (tears bland ; of Euphr., corrosive ), Apis, Arg. n., Ars., Hep., Kali bi., Kali iod., Merc., Merc. cor., Puls.; Grat., Dig., Tabac. ( Botan .)

Taciturnity, and repugnance to conversation; abstraction of mind. — Hypochondriacal indifference. — Indolence. — Melancholy.

Confusion, and pain as from a bruise in the head (with coryza), in the evening, augmented by lying down. — Pressive headache, with photophobia, and heat, chiefly in the forehead; with sensation as if the head would burst. — Shootings in the temples and in the forehead. — Beating in the head, perceptible on the outside.

Aching in the eyes. — Gnawing sensation in the eyes. — Inflammatory redness of the eyes. — Inflammation and redness of the eye from being wounded. — Inflammation of the cornea. — Obscuration of and pellicle over cornea (after mechanical injuries). — Bluish obscuration of cornea. — Inflammation and ulceration of the edges of the eyelids, with headache. — Scars from ulcers and specks in the cornea. — Abundant flow of corrosive tears, so as to prevent seeing, esp. when exposed to the wind. — Swelling and agglutination of the eyelids. — Swelling of the lower eyelid. — Smarting in the eyes, as from sand. — Lancinations in the eyes (ball), excited by too bright a light. — Eruption of small miliary pimples round the eyes. — Copious secretion of mucus, sometimes sanguineous, from the eyes and eyelids. — Dryness and pressure in the eyes. — Compression in the eyelids. — Contraction in the eyes and eyelids, which occasions winking. — The light seems obscure and vacillating. — Photophobia, esp. in daylight and in the sunshine.

Otalgia, with piercing pains in the region of the tympanum.

Purulent pimples on the alæ nasi. — Excoriation and painful sensibility of the nostrils. — Epistaxis. — Fluent coryza, by day; obstruction of the nose, at night. — Violent fluent coryza, with abundant secretion of mucus (from the anterior and posterior nares), excessive confusion in the head, corrosive tears in the eyes, and photophobia. — Profuse fluent coryza, with cough and expectoration in the morning.

Stiffness of the cheeks when speaking and during mastication, with sensation of heat and burning pains. — Redness of the face. — Miliary eruption on the face, with sensation of burning and redness, on wetting the face. — Lip stiff, as if made of wood. — Shootings in the lower jaw and chin.

Shooting pains in lower teeth. — Copious bleeding of gums.

Stammering, and frequent interruptions in the speech. — Speech difficult, in consequence of a paralytic stiffness of the tongue, and of the cheeks. — Sensation of clucking, which mounts into the throat.

Mawkish taste. — Nausea and bitterness in the mouth after smoking. — Risings, with taste of food. — Hiccough.

Pinchings in abdomen by short fits. — Pressive squeezing and burning across abdomen. — Colic, alternately with affections of eyes.

Evacuations hard and scanty. — Pressure in anus while sitting; hæmorrhoids. — Old flat condylomata at anus with severe burning; < at night.

Frequent and copious emission of clear urine.

Spasmodic retraction of the genital parts (with pressure above the ossa pubis), in the evening in bed. — Lancination and voluptuous itching in the glans, and in the prepuce. — Condyloma. — Retraction and tingling of the testes. — Sycotic excrescence, itching, stinging, with sore and burning pain when touched.

Menses at the regular period, but they last only one hour.

17, 18. Respiratory Organs and Chest. — Difficulty of breathing, shortness of breath. — Stitches under the sternum, esp. during an inspiration. — Cough only during the day, with mucus in the chest, which cannot be detached; mucus frequently blood-streaked, thin; expectoration only in the morning. — Cough loose during the day, dry at night. — Cough, esp. by day, with difficult expectoration. — Cough, with suspension of respiration. — Cough in the morning, with copious expectoration of mucus, and fluent coryza. — Difficulty of respiration, even when seated.

Cramp-like, pressive pains in the back.

Numbness in the arms and hands. — Cramp-like pressive pains in the hands, and the fingers. — Fits of (painless) swelling in the joints of the hand, or of the fingers on moving them. — Cramp pain in the metacarpus. — Torpor of the fingers.

Shootings in the legs during repose. — Stitches in the hip and knee-joints when walking. — Tension, as from contraction of the tendons in the ham, and the tendo Achillis, on walking. — Sensation of heaviness and cramp-like pain in the calves of the legs, after remaining long standing. — Succussions (shocks, like electric shocks), which ascend along the thigh, followed by paralytic torpor of that part. — Cracking in the outer ankle of l. foot, when stepping.

Cramp-like pains over the whole body. — Pricking in the extremities, as from a gnat, with sensation of torpor. — Crawling as of a fly in one or the other limb, from below upwards in a straight line, with numbness of the part. — Aggravation of symptoms in the evening. — Great drowsiness in the day, as from fatigue of the eyes. — Violent lancinations in different parts, which prevent sleep. — Shooting, itching stitches (the whole night).

Consequences of blows, bruises, and contusions. — Condylomata, itching when walking, burning when touched.

Yawning, when walking in the open air. — Frequent waking (as from fright) at and after 3 a.m., lasting till 6 a.m., when he falls in a stupor, from which he wakens with many complaints. — Frightful dreams, with frequent waking and starting with fright.

Chill in the forenoon. — Chilliness predominating. — Copious nocturnal sweat.

Weakness of memory ; confusion of the head.
Inert hypochondriacal mood, takes no interest in his surroundings.
Taciturn, disinclined to talk.

Vertigo : with heaviness of head ; with tendency to fall.

Dull frontal headache.
Aching pain in outer part of head, especially forehead.
Dulness of head, with pressure on vertex.
Painful bewilderment in head.
Confusion and bruised pain in head.
Headache in evening as if bruised, with coryza.
Pulsating of head which is felt externally.
Violent beating headache. θ Measles.
Headache, as if head would burst, with dazzling of eyes from sunlight.
Headache, light of candle seems to be dark and to flicker
Stitches in brain.
Catarrhal headache, accompanied by profuse, watery discharge from eyes and nose.

Dreams of fire, lightning, flames, etc.
Eyes very sensitive to light, and candlelight.
Vision somewhat dim, as through a veil, in evening.
Obscuration of vision for distant objects ; while walking in open air.
Dimness of vision, the result of an hysterical condition ; profuse lachrymation.
Dimness of vision by candlelight ; the light seems to vary, sometimes burning brightly, sometimes dimly.
Right eye so weak and obscured that she feared she would not be able to sew ; after some minutes a stitch extending from forehead out of same eye, followed by disappearance of obstruction.
Obstruction of eyes, so that for half an hour he was unable to clearly distinguish objects ; everything seemed enveloped in a mist and to move ; these disappeared after three-quarters of an hour, and gave place to the usual burning.
Amblyopia, with inflammation of conjunctiva and lids.
Sudden and momentary obscuration of vision, > by winking, caused by presence of opaque mucus upon surface of cornea.
Diseased eyes, he was made almost blind.
Stitches in eyeballs from bright light.
Pressive cutting pain in eyes, extending to frontal sinuses.
Pressure and tension of the globe.
Contractive pressure in eye, whilst walking in open air.
Painful pressure in inner angle of left eye ; lachrymation.
Violent pressure in left eye, with lachrymation, it seems smaller and weaker.
Pressure in eyes, on looking at candlelight.
Dry pressure in eyes, as if sleepy.
Stitching pressure in eyes.
Burning stitches in eyes.
Burning in eyes, with lachrymation.
Frequent burning biting in eyes, obliging frequent winking ; acrid water runs from them.
Sensation as if dust or sand were in eyes.
Sensation as if a hair hung over eyes, and must be wiped away. θ Keratitis.
Disagreeable dryness in eyes.
Itching of eyes on going out, obliging frequent winking and wiping of eyes, with increased lachrymation in afternoon.
Pain in eye, alternating with pain in abdomen.
Cataract.
Pupils much contracted.
Violent pressure in right eye, extending from inner canthus, with much lachrymation ; lids seem smaller, pupil dimmer, and eye seems cold.
Pains in left eye, diminished vision ; sclerotica shows injected vessels, singly or in bundles ; conjunctiva slightly reddened ; cornea turbid, ash-colored ; iris discolored ; eye looks as if dead ; lachrymation ; sees as through a fog ; violent
periodical pains. θ Iritis.
Rheumatic iritis, with constant aching and occasional darting pain in eye, always < at night ; ciliary injection, photophobia, aqueous humor cloudy, and iris discolored and bound down by adhesion.
Kerato-iritis after injuries and surgical operations upon eye ; stitching pains ; burning, smarting lachrymation, very excoriating, causing varnished appearance of tissues with which it comes in contact ; fluent coryza ; intense photophobia.
Feeling as though cornea was covered with much mucus ; it obscures his vision and obliges him to frequently close and press lids together ; lids swollen and red.
Sudden and momentary obscuration of vision, > by winking, and caused by pressure of opaque mucus upon surface of cornea.
Hydrophthalmia anterior ; irritation of conjunctiva, resulting from bulging of cornea and circumjacent sclerotic.
Meibomian glands much inflamed and swollen ; on albuginea an inflammatory focus of a deep red color, whence proceeded fasciculi of vessels running towards middle of cornea and converging at a deep ulcer ; cornea dim and conical in form ; iris lighter in color than that of
sound eye ; pupil greatly contracted but perfectly round ; no photophobia nor morbid secretions ; pressure in eye when looking at light.
Cornea ulcerated ; ulceration red and puffy ; lids swollen, thickened, deprived of their ciliæ, and covered with small ulcerations ; large quantities of mucus, clear as tears, or thick like pus, flows constantly from eyes ; intense photophobia ; eye only painful
when exposed to light, producing burning sensation with flow of corrosive tears, and a feeling of a foreign substance in eyes ; affected eyes look smaller by half than other eyes.
Ulcers and pannus extending from above downward to centre of cornea ; slight dimness of cornea with profuse smarting lachrymation ; profuse, thick, acrid discharge ; lids thick and red ; photophobia and pains < in daylight ; blurring of eyes, > by wiping.
Keratitis pustulosa, border of cornea surrounded by small superficial ulcers.
Keratitis pustulosa, with intense photophobia and profuse purulent discharge ; hot, scalding lachrymation.
Pustules on cornea, which are very vascular ; eyes feel heavy and sleepy.
Recurrent pustular inflammation of cornea, moderate photophobia, lids covered with matter.
Inflammation of eyes, with formation of opaque spots on cornea ; great photophobia.
Opacity of the cornea after mechanical injuries ; bluish.
Spots, vesicles and ulcers of cornea ; pannus.
Catarrhal or strumous inflammation of cornea and conjunctiva.
Inflammation of right eye, with complete obscuration of cornea ; after attack of gout.
For four months, considerable photophobia of both eyes, greater in evening ; redness of sclerotic and conjunctiva ; blood vessels very numerous ; wounded by a straw.
After an injury, severe pain, inflammation, excessive lachrymation and burning ; tears felt burning ; intense fluent coryza ; thick masses accumulated in inner corner of eye ; pains < from contact of air ; surface of eye felt as if studded with warts.
Conjunctiva reddened, vesicles enlarged, mucous secretion at first diminished, but speedily increased, finally becoming purulent in character.
Chemosis, acrid tears and coryza.
Acute conjunctivitis ; after first stage, lax or ecchymosed tissue, watery mucus, or milky secretion.
Photophobia : in day and sunlight ; < in evening ; must remain in darkened room ; even to spasm of lids ; with swollen, agglutinated lids ; thick yellow discharge between lids.
Conjunctiva of lids and eyeballs red ; injected vessels running from outer and inner canthi to cornea, resembling a vascular network ; continual itching and painful sensation as of a grain of sand at outer angle ; lachrymation ; photophobia ; pain < in right
eye ; coryza, < on right side. θ Ophthalmia after a chill.
Conjunctivitis pustulosa, lids much swollen, eruption on head and profuse fluent coryza.
Catarrhal ophthalmia, with lachrymation and considerable mucous discharge, injection of conjunctiva, phlyctenula near cornea, at same time coryza and pain in forehead.
Ophthalmia with agglutination in morning ; burning, itching and smarting pain ; cold air and wind cause lachrymation, < by gaslight.
Fluent coryza with scalding tears ; aversion to light ; < in evening or during night when lying down, from glare of daylight or sun ; > in the dark.
Streaming of hot, burning tears from eyes, with great photophobia ; profuse running from nose without burning ; cough only during day. θ Measles.
Ophthalmia, eyes suffused with tears ; painful, dry ulcer on right side of bridge of nose. θ Amenorrhœa.
Granular ophthalmia, with or without pannus ; profuse lachrymation and thick discharge, excoriating lids and cheeks.
Rheumatic inflammation of eyes, almost blinding him.
Pterygium extending from inner canthus.
Ophthalmia of the new born.
Great dryness of lids and nose, so that for last five days has not been obliged to use handkerchief.
Margins of lids red, with sensation of dryness in them.
Burning and swelling of margins of lids ; distressing sensation of dryness.
Lids sensitive and swollen.
Redness and swelling of margins of lids, especially of left ; at times itching burning in them with increased watery secretion.
Lids itch and burn with profuse acrid lachrymation.
Lids much swollen, with a fluent coryza. θ Blepharitis.
Suppurating lid-margins ; constant winking of lids.
Acute inflammation of lids, with acrid muco-purulent discharge. θ Blepharitis.
Inflammation and ulceration of margin of lids.
Violent itching of lids, with catarrhal ophthalmia.
Constant desire to wink, which relieves any blurring of vision. θ Blepharitis.
Inflammation and swelling of Meibomian glands.
Secretion of tears greatly increased, eyes constantly suffused, tears overflow upon face and run down cheek.
Burning, smarting lachrymation, particularly in the wind.
Troublesome lachrymation, remaining after affection of eyes have been cured.
Fine eruption around eyes, parts look red and puffy.
Paralysis of muscles of eyes from cold.
Paralysis of third nerve.
Blurring of eyes, > by winking. θ Paralysis of motor oculi.

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Euphrasia is a short acting remedy of great usefulness in acute catarrhal affections with or without fever. Headaches that occur with coryza and eye symptoms, head aches in the evening as if bruised. Stitching pain in the head.

Headaches; as if the head would burst with dazzling of the eyes from sunlight. These are catarrhal headaches with profuse watery discharge from the eyes and nose. The eye symptoms of Euphrasia are its most prominent feature.

Catarrh condition of the eyes with copious, acrid, watery discharge with or without coryza. Cutting pain in the eyes extending into the head, pressure in the eyes as if caused by sand. Sensation of dryness, burning, biting in the eyes. Sensation of dust in the eyes. Violent itching of the eyes obliging rubbing and winking, with copious lachrymation. Pupils much contracted and much tumefaction of the mucous membrane with redness and enlarged blood vessels and smarting.

from rheumatism or in connection with rheumatic joints. Copious thin or thick discharges. General inflammation of all the tissues of the eyes. Ulceration of the cornea. It has cured Pannus. Pustular inflammation. Opacity of the cornea after injuries of the eye. It is suitable in the most violent acute conjunctivitis. Amblyopia with inflammation of conjunctiva and lids.

Copious lachrymation and burning. The mucous membranes of the lids and eyeballs are injected, red, and vascular. agglutination of the lids in the morning. Copious, acrid lachrymation with fluent discharge from the nose during coryza. Dryness of the lids and the margins of the lids red swollen, and burning. The lids are very sensitive and swollen. The margins of the lids itch and burn.

Suppuration of the margins of the lids. Much swelling of the lids with inflammation. Fine rash about the eyes with puffiness of the lids. Blurred vision. Paralysis of the third nerve.

The next most important group of symptoms is in connection with the nose. Sneezing and fluent coryza. The discharge is bland and this occurs with acrid lachrymation. The nasal mucous membrane is swollen.

Profuse, bland, fluent, coryza. After this coryza has existed for a day or two it extends into the larynx with a hard cough. The coryza is worse during the night while lying down. The cough is worse in the daytime and ameliorated by lying down.

The remedy has a rash like measles and it has febrile symptoms; therefore, when these symptoms are duly considered, it will be seen that Euphrasia is similar to the symptoms that occur in measles. It is a wonderful medicine in measles though not so frequently indicated as Pulsatilla, owing to the fact that this combination of symptoms does not often come.

Hoarseness in the morning. Irritation in the larynx compelling him to cough, followed by pressure beneath the sternum. Abundant secretion in the larynx causing loose cough with rattling in the chest.

Deep inspiration is difficult. The cough, considered by itself, furnishes a very rare group of symptoms. Cough with copious expectoration along with or following coryza. Difficult respiration ameliorated at night while lying down.

Worse in the morning when moving about with copious expectoration. Violent cough from tickling in the larynx. No cough at night causes the remedy to resemble Bry. and Mang. The dyspnoea and cough are ameliorated by lying down. The coryza symptoms, otherwise, are worse at night and from lying down. When these symptoms occur in grippe or influenza, this becomes a very suitable remedy.

The abundance of mucus scraped from the larynx and trachea is often like the ending of bad colds. The expectoration is easy and almost without cough. It comes up without much effort. Pressive pain beneath the sternum showing that the trachea is especially involved in the catarrhal condition. The pain in the eyes is worse in the open air. The coryza is worse in the open air. The cough sometimes comes on in the open air.

Windy weather causes fluent coryza. Cold air and windy weather cause lachrymation. He is a chilly patient and cannot get warm in bed.

There is chill, fever, and sweat in this remedy. This chill predominates. The fever occurs mostly during the day with red face and cold hands. The heat descends the body. The perspiration is often confined to the front part of the body. Perspiration during sleep at night. Strange odor sometimes very offensive and most profuse upon the chest. It is especially suitable in catarrhal fever, influenza and measles.

When the symptoms agree, it will make a violent attack of measles turn into a very simple form, making the patient feel better, bring out the eruption, control the fever, and relieve the cough, coryza, and other catarrhal symptoms. Streaming, hot, burning tears with rash, photophobia, running from the nose, intense throbbing headaches, redness of the eyes, photophobia from fever, dry cough during measles.

Weakness of memory.
Confusion of the head.
Inert hypochondriacal mood, takes no interest in surrounding objects.

Vertigo; with heaviness of the head; with tendency to fall.

Dull frontal headache.
Violent beating headache.
Headache (in the evening) as if bruised, with coryza.
Stitches in the brain.
Headache, as if the head would burst, with dazzling of the eyes, from sunlight.

Photophobia: in day and sunlight; worse in the evening; must remain in darkened room; even to spasm of the lids; with swollen agglutinated lids; thick yellow discharge between the lids.
Pressure in the eyes, on looking at the candle-light.
Pupils much contracted.
Pressive, cutting pain in the eyes, extending to the frontal sinuses.
Stitches pressure in the eyes.
Burning stitches in the eyes.
Dry pressure in the eyes, as if sleepy.
Sensations of sand in the eyes.
Spots vesicles and ulcers of the cornea.
Opacity of the cornea.
Sensation as if hair hung over the eyes and must be wiped away.
Catarrhal ophthalmia, with lachrymation and considerable mucus discharge, injection of conjunctiva, phlyctenulæ near the cornea, at the same time coryza and pain in the forehead.
Capillaries of conjunctiva enlarged.
Chemosis, acrid tears and coryza.
Profuse flow of acrid tears, with great sensitiveness to light.
Violent itching of the lids, with catarrhal ophthalmia.
Rheumatic inflammation of the eyes, almost blinding him.
Inflammation and ulceration of the margin of lids.
Pain in the eye, alternating with pain in the abdomen.
Lids swollen.
Inflammation and swelling of the meibomian glands.

Ringing in the ears.
Earache.

Profuse, bland, fluent coryza, with scalding tears and aversion to light; worse evening and during the night, while lying down.
Sneezing, with coryza.
Small red spots, like pimples, on upper right side of nose, twinging, starting pain in the nose.
Pain from right to left over the bridge of the nose; left half of face and forehead, and left eye inflamed; earache.
Flat cancer on right side of nose.

Redness and heat of the face.
Rash in the face, itching in the warmth, becoming red and burning when moistened.
Stiffness of the left cheek when talking or chewing, with sensation of heat, and stitches therein.

Stiffness of the upper lip, as if made of wood.

Eating: 27. Tobacco smoke: 27.

Frequent colic.

Old flat condylomata at the anus, with severe burning; worse at a night.
Pressure in the anus while sitting; even in piles.

Too often and copious.

Genital organs appear drawn in; pressure above the pubes, evening.

Amenorrhœa, with inflammation of the eyes and ulcer on right side of the bridge of nose.
Menses painful, lasting only one hour, time regular.
Menses late, scanty and of short duration.
Condylomata, with stitches and itching, especially when walking.

Catarrhal hoarseness.

Cough: on rising in the morning, continuing until lying down again; can scarcely get breath; tickling in the trachea, worse from tobacco smoke; better when eating; from mucous or watery vomiting; came on after hemorrhoids had disappeared; with severe coryza; eyes affected; difficult expectoration during the day; interruption of breath; no cough at night; from the smoke of wood.

Cramp-like pain in the back.

Sensation in the arms as if they had gone to sleep.

Cramp in calf, particularly when standing.

Lying down: 7, 27. Standing: 33. Walking: 23. Rising: 27.

Sleeplessness after midnight.
Frequent awaking, as from fright.
Usually awaking as from fright.
Awakes too late.

Day: 27, 40. Morning: 27. Forenoon: 40. Afternoon: 40. Evening: 3, 5, 7, 22. Night: 7, 20, 27, 37, 40.

Generally worse in bed; better after getting out of bed.
Better our-doors; worse in-doors.
Warmth: 8. Moisture: 8.

Chill and internal chilliness in the forenoon; external chill and coldness on the arms, in the afternoon.
Heat descending.
Attacks of heat during the day, with redness of face and cold hands.
Sweat often confined to front part of body.
Sweat during sleep at night, of very strong offensive odor, most profuse on the chest.

Left side.
Upper right, lower left side.
Right: 7, 23. Left: 7, 8. Right to left: 7. Below upwards: 43.

Crawling, as from a fly, in one or the other limb, from below upwards in a straight line, afterwards numbness of the part.

Swelling of the cervical glands.
Emaciation.

Bad effects from falls, contusions, or other mechanical injuries of external parts.

Warts.

Antidotes to Euphr.: Camphor., Pulsat.

A tincture is made of the fresh plant (except the root) of Euphrasia officinalis, L.

A "catarrhal" remedy, with special reference to the mucous membranes of the eyes and nose.

Sulphur; Puls. amel. cold and open air. ▶ Compare also Allium cepa, nose and eyes.

Sticking here and there; in muscles; agg. adductors of right thigh and last phalanx of the finger which carries the thimble and which had been bruised a few weeks previously; S. jumping about in hands, spine, arms, legs and genitals; frequent S. in left side of head, liver and spleen (wherever there was sticking there was a sensation as if warmth penetrated); S. and burning pain in left scapula, liver and diaphragm, in the latter, especially, renewed by deep inspiration. ▶ Pain in adductors; right. ▶ Bruised sensation in morning. ▶ Uneasiness at night, with urging to urinate.

Weariness; in morning; during the day, and sleeplessness till 2 A.M.; lasting into the night; as after fasting; obliging her to lie down towards evening, with heat of hands and rapid pulse (as she thinks), upper arms were as heavy as lead, wrists felt as if they had been squeezed, in spite of partial sleep she heard everything, and on closing eyes large heads appeared making grimaces, she woke with chilliness over the whole body, agg. thighs and knees, then pressure in stomach as if overloaded. ▶ Symptoms amel. coffee.

Irritable. ▶ Reflective and disinclined to speak. ▶ Indolent, hypochondriac, external objects had no life for him.

Sticking. ▶ Aching in morning on waking, agg. forehead; A. externally, agg. forehead. ▶ Emptiness in morning, amel. riding. ▶ Confusion; on waking, amel. a cold sponge bath, with pain in sinciput; at 10 and 11 A.M., with emptiness; after dinner, with heaviness of head and sleepiness; in evening with bruised pain (and fluent catarrh), so that he must lie down earlier than usual, though the headache was agg. lying; C. on blowing nose, with pain in nose.

Sticking in right side of forehead. ▶ Tearing above right eye, extending into middle of forehead and becoming a pressure. ▶ Frontal pain; at 9 A.M., amel. open air; and orbital, with photophobia and lachrymation; extending into eyes, amel. open air; intermittent at 9 A.M., when walking in open air, extending into eyes. ▶ Sticking in right temple; externally in left. ▶ Pain in temples, with heat in forehead. ▶ (Confusion and pressure externally in vertex.). ▶ Sticking in right side of brain; in brain beneath right parietal bone; in upper part of left side of brain; in right side of brain on stooping; in brain, more in left than in right side, and agg. in the room; in sides of head, amel. putting his cool hands to the temples. ▶ Headache in left side at 9 A.M., beginning with ringing in ears, amel. cold applications, with heat in head and loss of appetite for dinner. ▶ Tearing sticking in left side of occiput in afternoon.

▶ Cornea feels as if covered with mucus, it obscures vision and obliges him to press the lids together, in morning. ▶ Vessels running through white nearly to cornea (therewith a pressure and a dark spot on cornea that had lasted a long time disappeared within two days). ▶ Sticking in right. ▶ Biting at times, biting water runs from them; frequent burning biting, obliging winking at noon, amel. increased lachrymation. ▶ Pressure in right, then left, extending from inner canthus, with lachrymation, the lids seem smaller, pupil dimmer and eye cold; P. in right morning and evening, with lachrymation; in right in bed at 11 P.M.; amel. the dark, with frequent winking as from twinging in eyes; when writing, on fixing eyes for a long time vision vanishes and eyes water profusely; causing frequent blinking; as if sleepy; as if some one were pressing upon them at 2 P.M., amel. a nap. ▶ Pain from glare of light, as from insufficient sleep. ▶ Contractive feeling on walking in open air; C. feeling in right, with lachrymation; C. from both sides, agg. upper lids, in evening, causing frequent winking.

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General tendency to catarrhal inflammation of mucous membranes, particularly of the eyes and nose.
General aggravation of the symptoms in the evening; relief from coffee.

Bruised dull headache towards evening, with coryza.
Headache, with blinding of the eyes from sunlight; head feels as though it would burst.

Inflammation, with discharge of mucus and tears, somewhat acrid, causing biting of the lids.
The cornea feels covered with mucus; must frequently wink to clear the vision.
Smarting as from sand.
Swelling and burning, especially of the lower lid.
Photophobia.

Clinical:
Conjunctivitis; catarrhal, with free discharge of acrid matter, which makes the lids sore on the margins.
Tendency to accumulation of sticky mucus on the cornea, which necessitates frequent winking.
Inflammation of the eyes and nose generally associated.

Profuse fluent coryza in the morning, with much coughing and expectoration.
Constant sneezing.
Discharge from the nose rather watery, not excoriating.

Cough, caused by irritation in the larynx, during the day, not at night; generally with profuse expectoration of mucus, which is rather difficult to loosen, with difficult breathing.
In the morning profuse expectoration, even on hawking.

Unusual yawning, even when walking in the open air.
Great sleepiness during the day, but after midnight wakes frequently until morning, when he falls into a heavy sleep.

General coldness and chilliness.
Sweat mostly on the chest at night during sleep.

Euph. / Eugene.

Euphrasia,-We may emphasize
For pain in general in the eyes.
And all catarrhal states of them,
With scalding tears,-or blearing phlegm.
Or blinking lids, with circling rash,
Such is his theraputic hash.

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Eugene,-Has pain in the eyes.

Eugene,- Spi-onos, picked the canful of prunes for the old squaw, Ruth Agar.

This Eugene,-Who is subject to having phelgm in the eyes,- Is pale and joyless.

Pain in the eyes: Euph., Spi., Onos., Pic. a., Chin., Nat. m., Prun., Con., Cimi., Ruta., Agar.

Phelgm in the Eyes-"Blear Eye": Euph., Pul., Lyc., Arg. n., Apis, etc.

Indicated in catarrhal inflammations of the eyes and nose. In measles with marked eye symptoms.

Shivery and cold all the time.

Coryza, with profuse, acrid lachrymation, with cough and expectoration.

Copious lachrymation, with soreness of lids; thick, yellow, acrid discharge; sticky mucus on cornea, removed by frequent winking (conjunctivitis).

Eyelids red, swollen, burning, agglutinated in the morning.

Cough in the morning on rising, continuing during the day; no cough at night. Dry or with copious expectoration; symptoms of coryza.

Worse in the evening; indoors, from light and warmth.

Better in the dark, from coffee.

Indolent, hypochondriacal mood, without interest in surrounding objects. Introverted and silent, with aversion to talk. Low spirited.

Heaviness and dullness of. Toward evening, dazed, bruised ache, with fluent coryza. Sensible throbbing on external head. Aching as though it would burst, with dazzling of eyes from sunlight.

Dry pressure in, as if sleepy. Scratching, as of sand in. Inflamed and red after injuries. Sticking in, from bright light. Burning, biting tears, especially when in wind. Swollen under lid. Fine eruption about. Increased, pus - like discharge of mucus, and nightly agglutination. Photophobia, especially from or sunlight. Darkened spots or vesicles on cornea from mechanical injury. Blue and impervious cornea. Pterygium, extending from inner canthus.

Eruption on wings of. Excoriated and painful internally. Nosebleed. Profuse, fluent coryza, with biting tears in eyes and photophobia.

Red. Miliary eruption on, itching when warm, burning and becoming red when moistened. Stitches and stiffness in cheeks and lower jaw when talking and chewing. Stiff upper lip, as though' made of wood.

Sticking in lower. Bleeding gums.

Difficult speech, from paralytic of stuttering, in speaking he begins the sentences over again too frequently. Sensation of gurgling from below upward in throat.

Taste: Bitter, in mouth, early in morning from tobacco.

Short attacks of pinching in. Squeezing extending across. Abdominal pains, constantly alternating with eye symptoms.

Hard and too scanty.

Profuse discharge of clear u.

Spasmodically retracted, in evening.

Menses: Regular, but lasting only an hour.

When coughing he is breathless, as during whooping cough.

Excited by much flat - tasting, sometimes blood streaked, watery mucus in chest and throat, which is not easily dislodged, and can be expectorated only in morning, with difficult breathing. Early in morning, profuse expectoration of mucus by means of voluntary hawking, with fluent coryza.

Continuous, cramp - like pains in.

Painless swelling of wrist and finger - joints from motion. Cramp - like pain in metacarpus. Numb fingers.

Sticking in hip and knee - joint when walking. Jerks extending upwards through thigh, followed by paralytic numbness thereof. Cramp in legs when standing, especially in calves.

Cramp - like pains throughout entire body. Trembling of limbs. Sense of a fly creeping up one or the other extremities in a straight line, which becomes numb without affecting remaining parts. Bad effects of falls, blows or mechanical injuries to external parts. Fleeing, itching stitching here and there thro' entire night, with great restlessness. Most complains are worse in evening. Acrid watery secretion.

Excessive yawning while walking in open air. Great day sleepiness. After midnight, from about 3 until 6 o'clock in the morning, he awakens every few minutes, then falls into a stupefying sleep, from which he awakens with many complaints.

Pulse: Unchanged. Chill: In forenoon, and internal chilliness, which, in afternoon, is changed to external chill and coldness, especially on arms. Predominant chilliness. Heat: Attacks of during day, with a red face and cold hands. Sweat: At night, during sleep, has a very strong and offensive odor and is most profuse on chest.

Allied Remedies: Cann., Hep., Nux-v., Spig.

Pains, as from cramp.

Like arnica montana, is of approved valuation in nullifying the bad effects of contusions and other mechanical injuries subsequent to trauma.

During the whole night wandering itching stitches, here and there, with great restlessness.

Inflammations of the eye of paramount importance (acute and burning lachrymation most in evidence).

Fluent coryza.

Cornea bluish.

Sycotic excrescences in association with the costive state.

Aversion to light.

Aggravation in the evening and during the night, whilst lying down, and from the glare of the day-light and the sun.

Amelioration in the dark.