Rhododendron rhod.

FIBROUS TISSUES: Forearm. Lower legs. Small joints. Bones. Genitals. Nerves. Vascular system. Single parts.

Weather: BEFORE STORMS. Rough. Windy. Cold damp. Changing. Cloudy. Night. Midsummer. Wine. Rest.

Heat. In sun. Motion (at once). Wrapping head.

Gouty - rheumatic subjects. SENSITIVE TO WINDY OR STORMY, WET WEATHER. Sensitive to windy weather, even if he is in house. Tearing, zigzag, boring, rapidly changing, descending, paralytic pains.

Confused and stupid; forgets his subject (Bar-c.). Headache, < early in bed, > eating. Throbbing in r. head. Deafness long after rising. Nostrils obstructed alternately. Tearing, jerking faceache or toothache; > food or warmth. Cool drinks lie heavy. Colic at navel. Pain from rectum to genitals. Diarrhœa, < fruit. Profuse, foul, urine. Drawing from spermatic cord into abdomen and thighs. Testes and glans feel crushed. Testes hard; pain alternately. Orchitis. Itching, sweaty, wrinkled scrotum. Hydrocele (of boys). Menses with fever. Bruised, sprained feeling in chest and wrists. Strong heart-beat. As of a weight hanging to feet. Wants to cross legs. Drawing, tearing in periosteum of long bones and under scalp. Rheumatism of hot weather (reverse-Rhus-t.). Formication; with sweat. Must cross legs to sleep.

Related: Rhus-t.

Nervous persons who dread a storm and are particularly afraid of thunder; < before a storm, especially an electrical storm (Nat. c., Phos., Psor., Sil.). Toothache, every spring and fall during sharp east winds; worse from change of weather, thunderstorm, windy weather. Acute inflammatory swelling of joints, wandering from one joint to another; severe at night; < in rest and during rough stormy weather (Kalm.). Rheumatic drawing, tearing pains in all the limbs, worse at rest and in wet, cold windy weather (Rhus). Cannot get sleep or remain asleep unless legs are crossed. Gout with fibrous deposit in great toe-joint, rheumatic, often mistaken for bunion (Colch., Led.). Induration and swelling of the testicle after gonorrhoea or rheumatic exposure (Clem.); orchitis, sensation in gland as if it were being crushed (Aur., Cham.).

Compare: Bry., Con., Cal., Led., Lyc., Sep., Rhus.

Stormy, windy weather, electrical changes in the atmosphere; on approach of thunderstorm; symptoms reappear with rough weather.

Better from wrapping the head warmly; dry heat and exercise.

We think of this remedy chiefly for sufferings that are made worse in windy weather, even if the patient be not exposed to it; he may be in bed or in a warm comfortable room, but the blowing of the wind aggravates the symptoms.

Affections in general of the right upper extremities; right abdominal ring; left side of the nose; testes; right lower extremity; inner surface of the thigh. Serous cysts in the vagina. Induration or swelling of the testicles particularly of the right one. Diarrhœa after eating fruits, or from wet cold weather; flatulent colic, especially if it comes on in windy, stormy weather. Arthritic nodes.

Dragging up or rotting sensation; crawling of the skin or over the skin like ants; toothache which ceases suddenly, beginning again in two or three hours; feeling of heaviness in the stomach after drinking cold water.

On beginning to move.

Arnica., Arsen., Calc. carb., Conium., Lycop., Mercur., Nux vom., Pulsat., Sepia, Silic., Sulphur.

Clemat., Rhus tox.

All symptoms worse in cold, stormy weather, and during or before a thunder-storm.

Snow-rose (RHODODENDRON)

Rheumatic and gouty symptoms well marked. Rheumatism in the hot season. The modality (worse before a storm) is a true guiding symptom.

Dread of a storm; particularly afraid of thunder. Forgetful.

Aching in temples. Tearing pain in bones. Headache; worse, wine, wind, cold and wet weather. Pain in eyes before a storm. Ciliary neuralgia, involving eyeball, orbit, and head. Heat in eyes when using them.

Muscular asthenopia; darting pains through eyes from head, worse before a storm.

Difficult hearing, with whizzing and ringing in ears. Hearing better in the morning; noises come on after patient has been up a few hours.

Prosopalgia; violent jerking pain involving dental nerves, from temple to lower jaw and chin; better, warmth and eating. toothache in damp weather and before a storm. Swollen gums. Stumps of teeth are loosened.

Violent pleuritic pains running downward in left anterior chest. Breathless and speechless from violent pleuritic pains running down the anterior chest. Stitches in spleen from fast walking. Crampy pain under short ribs.

Testicles, worse left, swollen, painful, drawn up. Orchitis; glands feel crushed. Induration and swelling of testes after gonorrhœa. Hydrocele (Sil).

Joints swollen. Gouty inflammation of great toe-joint. Rheumatic tearing in all limbs, especially right side; worse, at rest and in stormy weather. Stiffness of neck. Pain in shoulders, arms, wrists; worse when at rest. Pains in bones in spots, and reappear by change of weather. Cannot sleep unless legs are crossed.

Worse, before a storm. All symptoms reappear in rough weather, night, towards morning. Better, after the storm breaks, warmth, and eating.

Compare: Ampelopsis (hydrocele and renal dropsy); Dulc; Rhus; Nat sulph.

First to sixth potency.

Will naturally come in for notice while we are upon weather remedies. Like Dulcamara, its strongest characteristic is in its modality, "aggravation in wet stormy weather;" but Rhododendron is particularly worse before the storm, especially a thunder storm; after the storm breaks the patient feels better. The aggravation before the thunder storm does not at all seem to depend on the coldness or dampness, but partially at least on the electric conditions of the atmosphere. This is like Phosphorus, Natrum carb. and Silicea. Rhododendron resembles Rhus toxicod. in that it is worse during rest and better during motion. Again, the pains of Rhododendron, which are aggravated in damp weather, differ from those of Rhus toxicod. in that they seem to be deeper seated and are felt in the periosteum, as in the teeth, and in the bones of the forearm and tibia. These pains are not, however, confined to periosteal membranes, but attack also muscles and ligaments, so as to make it difficult to choose between these remedies.

So we have quite a list of marked wet weather remedies in Dulcamara, Natrum sulphuricum, Rhododendron, Rhus toxicodendron and Nux moschata. (Calcarea phosphorica, wet cold, especially melting snow).

Rhododendron seems to have an especial affinity for the testicles. They are swollen, with drawing contusive pains, which sometimes extend to abdomen and thighs, and they are very sensitive to touch. The remedies most like it are Aurum metall., Clematis erecta, Pulsatilla, Argentum metall., and Spongia. If the affection was of syphilitic origin we would prefer Aurum, especially if the case had been abused by old school mercurialization. If it came from suppressed gonorrhœa, Clematis or Pulsatilla; if of rheumatic origin, Rhododendron. Of course all the case would come into the calculation when making up the perfect picture.

Great indifference, with aversion to all occupation or labor.

Sensation of stupefaction and drowsiness in the head on rising in the morning. Pain in the forehead and temples when lying in bed in the morning ; worse from drinking wine and in wet, cold weather ; better after rising and moving about. The seal feels sore and as if bruised. Violent drawing and tearing in the bones and the periosteum of the cranial bones ; worse when at rest, in the morning, during a thunder-storm and during wet, cold, stormy weather ; better from wrapping the head up warmly, from dry heat and from exercise. Biting-itching on the scalp, especially in the evening.

Periodically returning dry burning in the eyes, especially in the bright daylight, and from looking intensely on object. Spasmodic contraction of the eyelids. Dimness of vision when reading and writing.

Otalgia (right ear) ; violent twitching pain. Sensation in the ear, as from a worm. Buzzing in the ear, aggravated when swallowing.

Diminished sense of smell. Bleeding of the nose.

Chilliness over the face. Dry, burning lips. Vesicles on the inner side of the under lip, with soreness when eating.

Smarting vesicles under the tongue. Increased accumulation of saliva in the mouth, with dryness of the throat. Constriction and burning in the throat. The food has no taste. Easily satisfied with a small quantity of food ; he feels very uncomfortable afterwards. Nausea, pressure at the stomach and waterbrash, relieved by belching. Pressure in the stomach at night. Heaviness in the stomach after drinking water. Constriction and pressure at the pit of the stomach, with dyspnœa. Pain as from tension under the short ribs. Stitches in the spleen from walking fast. Tension in the region of the spleen when stooping. Distention in the upper part of the abdomen, with dyspnœa, evening and morning. Painful incarceration of flatulence in the hypochondria and in the small of the back. Much rumbling in the abdomen, with eructations and discharge of fetid flatus.

Soft, papescent stools, difficult to evacuate with previous violent pressing. Diarrhœa after eating fruit, or from wet, cold weather. Pulsation in the anus. Drawing extending from the rectum to the genitals.

Frequent urging to urinate, with drawing in the region of the bladder. Increased secretion of very offensive urine.

Men. Sensation of soreness between the genitals and thighs. The testicles are drawn up and are swollen. Sensation of soreness in the testicles extending to the abdomen and the thighs. Scrotum wrinkled, or itching, or sweating. Induration and swelling of the left testicle. Hydrocele. Swelling of the testicles after gonorrhœa. Aversion to an embrace. Women. Menstruation too profuse and too early. Suppressed menstruation.

Dyspnœa from constriction of the chest. Dry, exhausting cough in the morning and evening, with oppression of the chest and roughness in the throat.

Rheumatic pains in the back and shoulders. Stiffness of the neck and rheumatic pains in the muscles of the neck.

Upper. Tearing in the forearms, as if it were in the periosteum, during wet, cold weather. Sensation as if the blood ceased to circulate in the arms. Increased warmth in the hands. Sensation as if the wrists were sprained. Lower. Sensation of soreness in the thighs near the genitals. Sensation of coldness, the skin wrinkles on the lower legs. Dropsical swelling of the lower legs and feet. Rheumatic pains in the lower extremities and feet, as if it were in the periosteum, worse when at rest and during wet cold weather. Unusual coldness of the feet.

Rheumatic and arthritic pains (drawing and tearing) in the limbs, mostly on the periosteum, caused by stormy weather, and worse when at rest ; mostly in the forearms and lower legs. Sensation of formication in the limbs. Sensation in the joints as if sprained, with swelling and redness, with arthritis nodosities. Dropsical swellings.

Great sleepiness during the day, with burning in the eyes. Deep, heavy sleep before midnight with sleepiness early in the evening, but sleeplessness after midnight ; the morning sleep is disturbed by restlessness in the body and by pain.

Pulse slow and weak. Chilliness in the morning, in bed, and during the day, if cold air blows on him. Chilliness and heat alternating. Ice-cold feet in the evening after lying down, continuing long. Heat in the evening, with cold feet. Sensation of heat, especially in the hands, although they feel cold to the touch. Feverish heat in the evening, with burning in the face. Profuse debilitating perspiration, especially when exercising in the open air. Offensive smelling perspiration in the axilla. The perspiration smells of spice. While perspiring the skin itches and tingles, like formication.

Drawing in the periosteum. Dropsical swellings.

Most complaints appear in the morning. Aggravation of the pains during rest, during a thunder storm. The pains are caused and aggravated by wet, cold air.

Rhododendron chrysanthum. Siberian Rhododendron. Yellow Snow-rose. N. O. Ericaceæ. Tincture of fresh leaves.

Amenorrhœa. Asthenopia. Bone, pains in. Bunions . Chorea. Ciliary neuralgia. Coryza. Delirium. Diarrhœa. Diphtheritic paralysis. Earache. Epistaxis. Eyes, affections of. Fever. Flatulence, incarcerated. Gums, itching of. Hydrocele . Lienteria. Lumbago. Memory, weak. Neuralgia . Nightmare. Ovary, cyst of. Rheumatism . Spleen, pain in. Sprains. Stiff-neck . Testes, affections of. Tinnitus. Toothache. Vagina, Cysts in. Wrists, pains in.

The golden-flowered Rhododendron is not much known in general medicine, but the Treasury of Botany says of it that "it is narcotic in its properties and is used medicinally." Growing among the fogs and storms of the Siberian mountains; its provings (by Seidel, Wahle, Herzog, Helbig, and others) show that it produces sensitiveness to storms and weather changes; and this gives the grand keynote of its use in medicine. Rhod . disturbs all parts of the economy, producing delirium, fever, headache, neuralgias (earache, toothache), rheumatism, and inflammations, but the chief determining characteristic is that the symptoms come on or are < on the approach of a storm; during a storm; or in wet weather. Sensitiveness to electric changes. It is suited to nervous persons who dread a storm, and are particularly afraid of thunder; < before the storm; affections which come on in the spring and autumn, the seasons of change. This is the chief modality, and will be found in some degree present in a large number of cases requiring Rhod . But Rhod . has other characteristics. Among these is loss of memory: Words are omitted while writing; sudden disappearance of thought; forgets what he is talking about, has to think awhile before he can recall it. Vertigo and confusion, "brain feels as if surrounded by fog." The narcotic reputation of Rhod . is borne out in the provings, for it produced actual intoxication, and also made the provers extraordinarily sensitive to the action of wine. Vertigo occurs whilst lying in bed, and is > by moving about. An intense degree of tinnitus aurium was caused by it, and this, associated with the vertigo, gives Rhod . a place in Ménière's disease. A Peculiar Symptom is: "Loud sounds re-echo long in ears." Like the other Ericaceæ, Rhod . has a strong effect on the kidneys, producing increased urine, with offensive smell, clear, brown red, or of greenish tinge, and, whatever colour it may be, of offensive smell. This offensive smell reappears in the axillary sweat. But the general sweat may be aromatic in odour and not unpleasant. "Formication with sweat" is characteristic. Rhod . sets up diarrhœa; and also a paralytic condition of the rectum, so that an effort is required to expel a soft stool. Pains in rectum extend to genitals; and the male generative organs experience the most intense action of the drug. The scrotum shrinks; testes are retracted; or else they swell (especially at night), and are the seat of a bruised pain, as if they had been crushed violently. These pains are < by touch; < sitting; > moving about. They may be so violent as to arrest breathing. The menses are too early and too profuse; the menses are always accompanied by fever and headache. Menses reappear soon after they have ceased. In one prover Rhod . restored the menses after six months' absence. It has cured cysts in the vagina, and has caused the rupture of an ovarian cyst. Chorea of left leg, arm, and face, < on approach of a storm, has been cured by it. The paralysing effect of Rhod . was exemplified by the poisoning of a flock of sheep from eating the leaves. A number of them died immediately after the administration of stimulants, and the autopsy showed that cause of death was paralysis of the swallowing muscles (T. C. Collings, quoted H. W ., xxix. 158). Cooper cites a parallel case of death from post-diphtheritic paralysis affecting the throat muscles, occurring a few minutes after drinking tea. In both instances the fluid entered the trachea instead of the gullet and caused suffocation. Both sides are affected by Rhod. Symptoms frequently alternate: left and right nostril; burning in uterus and pains in limbs; chilliness and heat. Pains go from within outward. H. S. Budd ( H. R ., xv. 300) relates the case of Mrs. X., 44, married ten years, three children. Neuralgia for three years. Attacks occur usually on Friday or Saturday and last till Monday or Tuesday, but are induced any time by high winds, damp weather, or an approaching storm. Ammonol, Phenacetin, Antikamnia , had all failed, and Passif . only partly relieved, sometimes enabling patient to get sleep. The pain was < after hard work; during any movement; in very cold weather; from hot applications. Intense soreness all over right half of head. Cannot rest on pillow or endure even lightest hairpins when pain is worst. < At night. Intensely nervous and hysterical at being touched , even by accident. During pain increased activity of kidneys, ceasing when pain ceases. Pain greatest in right lower jaw. Sometimes > for an hour by chewing gum or eating. Afraid of thunder. Omits words when writing. Rhod . 16x every hour was given on May 12th. Each dose caused immediate < . Next morning pains stopped suddenly and did not return. On June 7th there was a premonitory twinge, and A powder of Rhod . 1m was given, after which there was complete immunity. E. V. Moffat (quoted Am. H ., xxiii. 268) treated a girl, 10, for neuralgia, which had existed for several years. The patient was of marked gouty heredity, and had been treated by leading old-school doctors in New York. She was well during the summer, but suffered intensely during winter. Pains general and shifting, sometimes intercostal, sometimes sciatic; in bad weather never absent. The last form was prostrating headache, incapacitating her for school work. The eyes were normal. While the sun shone she was comfortable . If it stormed or threatened she was miserable. If she had a headache on a stormy day and the sun came out, in ten minutes she was relieved, and it returned at once if snow or rain came on. A cold day, especially if damp, was almost as bad as a storm. Rhod . Ø, in repeated and increasing doses, cured in three weeks. Colour, spirits, strength returned, and she no longer minded the weather or missed her school. Peculiar Sensations are: Brain as if in a fog. Scalp as if bruised. As if a worm in ear. As if water rushing into ear. As if throat lined with mucus. As from tension under short ribs. Testicle as if violently contused or crushed. As if a fist pressed forcibly against stomach. As if blood ceased to circulate in arms. As if arms asleep. As if feet and legs asleep. As if heavy weights hanging to feet. As of subcutaneous ulceration. Undulating sensation arising from abdomen. Warm undulations in heart. Bruised pains. Pains flying about. Crawling sensations. A Peculiar Symptom in the eyes is: One pupil dilated, the other contracted. There is a splenic stitch on walking fast. The incarcerated flatus is felt in the hypochondria and small of the back. It is not at all unusual to meet this symptom, "Flatus felt in the back," in cases of flatulent indigestion. "Increased warmth of hands even in cold weather" is another peculiar symptom. The symptoms are < by touch (toothache, testicles, chest — this sensitiveness is general). Rest < ; motion (especially commencing motion ) > . (Walking = stitches in spleen; motion < pain in ears; and prosopalgia). Rheumatic pain in shoulder on which he rests; goes off on turning. < Sitting. > Rising. < Standing. < When writing. < Wind; east wind; rough weather; wet, cold weather; getting wet. < Before a storm (ciliary neuralgia; pains through eye from head; toothache; diarrhœa; dysentery; pain in deltoids; paroxysmal chorea). > Warmth. > Wrapping up. (But heat in bed < formication of anus; and toothache.) Dry heat > . < Change. < Thunder. Toothache > whilst and after eating and from warmth. Pain in left side > by eating. Drinking cold water = pressure at stomach. < Drinking wine; easily intoxicated. Belching > . General sweat > . < Night; morning in bed and on rising.

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Leaves out whole words in writing.
Great indifference, with aversion to all occupation.
While talking easily forgets what he is talking about ; does not recollect what he had been talking about till he has thought awhile.
Nervous persons who dread a storm and are particularly afraid of thunder.

Sensation of stupefaction and drowsiness in head on rising in morning.
Intoxicated from a little wine.
Dulness of head.

Pain in forehead and temples when lying in bed in morning ; < from drinking wine and from wet, cold weather ; > after rising and moving about.
Early in morning in bed, headache which almost deprives him of his senses, > after rising.
Tearing, boring pain in left temporal region.

The scalp feels sore and as if bruised.
Violent drawing and tearing in bones and periosteum of cranial bones ; < when at rest, in morning ; during a thunderstorm and during wet, cold, stormy weather ; > from wrapping head up warmly ; from dry heat and from exercise.
Biting itching on scalp, especially in evening.

Dimness of vision when reading and writing.
A man about 40 complained of a gradual failure of sight, accompanied by periodically recurring violent pains, involving eyeball, extending to orbit and head, < at approach of storm, > when storm broke out ; rheumatic diathesis ; pupils somewhat
dilated and sluggish, T + 1 in both eyes ; pulsation of retinal veins, but no excavation of optic nerve ; field of vision not circumscribed ; Hm. 1/30 ; vision improved by glasses, but could not be brought above 20/30 ; pain recurred until relieved by the medicine.
Periodical, dry burning in eyes, < in bright daylight and from looking intently.
Burning pain in eyes ; when reading or writing he has a feeling of heat in them.
Ciliary neuralgia, < before a storm.
Insufficiency of internal recti muscles ; darting pains like arrows through eye from head, < before a storm. θ Asthenopia muscularis.
On staring or writing, very hot lachrymation from right eye, and at same time shooting in right eye from within outward.
Spasmodic contraction of eyelids.

Otalgia (r. ear) ; violent twitching pain.
Sensation in ear as from a worm.
Buzzing in ear, < when swallowing.
Violent pain in right external ear, commencing in morning and continuing nearly all day.
Tearing sensation in and about right ear.
Constant buzzing in ears and a sensation as if water were rushing into them ; loud sounds re-echo for a long time ; humming and ringing before ears.
Constant tearing pain in ears ; roaring ; stitching, tearing headache ; shortness of breath, < from least motion ; for several years hardness of hearing.
Tinnitus aurium, < right side ; feels pulsation of heart in ear ; sounds in ears as of a gentle downpour of rain, < toward evening ; hears with difficulty the talking around him ; tick of watch not heard 14 inches from right ear and 11 from left ; flushes
of heat at night, pressure in forehead and vertex.
After an arthritic affection of head, twenty years ago, constant ringing and roaring in ears, followed by hardness of hearing, which gradually grew worse, so that for the last ten years could hear nothing unless one called loudly into her ear. θ Dysecoia.
After catching cold, roaring and ringing in ears ; can hear in morning on rising, but as day advances the noises in ears gradually grow more intense, so that in evening can scarcely hear those about him ; buzzing in ears like that of a bee, or noise like that following the
tolling of a bell, at times interrupted by cracking sounds ; noises cease for a time, then begin again ; tick of watch heard on both sides at distance of two feet and two inches.

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This is a very useful remedy in gouty patients who suffer from rheumatic pains, sometimes wandering from joint to joint, aggravated during rest, aggravated before and during storms, aggravated in cold, wet weather and ameliorated from warm wrapping.

These pains may be in the head or the limbs. It is a great palliative in old people who have suffered long from gout. Rheumatic swelling of joints. Pain in the aponevroses at night, during rest. He can always fortell a thunderstorm. There are tearing, shooting pains. Sore bruised pains. Stiffness of joints, neck and back. Extremely sensitive to cold weather, and aggravated from becoming cold. Paralytic Weakness during rest, yet be is weak from exertion.

Continued motion is his only relief. Painfully sensitive to windy cold weather. Chorea before a storm. General amelioration from motion, even when the painful part is aggravated from, moving the affected part.

Fear of thunder in nervous persons (Phos.), forgetful.

While talking he forgets what he was talking about. Leaves out words in writing. Aversion to his business. Easily affected by wine.

Violent rheumatic headaches in morning in bed, ameliorated by moving about, by wrapping up the head; aggravated from drinking wine, aggravated in cold wet weather.

Headaches come on before a storm. Pain in temples and forehead. The head feels sore as if bruised. External heat ameliorates the head pains.

Pain in the eyes before a storm, ameliorated by heat and motion. Weakness of the internal recti muscles with stitching pains before a storm.

Violent pains in ear, sometimes tearing, aggravated before a storm. Ameliorated by heat. Roaring, ringing and buzzing in the ears.

Neuralgia of the face in gouty subjects, aggravated from motion, aggravated from cold wind; ameliorated by, applied heat. The patient is generally aggravated during rest; comes in stormy weather.

Pains ameliorated by eating, and warmth. Pain in the teeth before a storm. Pain in teeth with earache, ameliorated by heat; aggravated at night, from cold drinks.

Feels full after little food (Lyc.).

Empty eructations. Green bitter vomiting after drinking cold water. Sinking at the stomach. Pressure in the stomach after eating.

Pain as from flatulence high up in sides of abdomen. Stitching in spleen from walking fast. Rumbling in abdomen and fullness after eating.

Much straining to pass a soft stool. Undigested, thin, brownish stool. Diarrhea after eating, after fruit; from cold, wet weather, before a thunderstorm. Dysentery before a thunderstorm. Pulsating anus, drawing in anus extending to genitals.

Drawing pain in bladder with frequent urging to urinate.

Orchitis with much swelling in rheumatic patients from taking cold, from sitting on a cold stone, from suppressed gonorrhea; the right most affected. Drawing pain in spermatic cord, during rest, ameliorated by heat and motion.

Great pain in testes, cord, and hips, ameliorated by motion and heat. It has cured hydrocele in boys. Much itching of the scrotum.

Menses frequent and profuse.

Serous cysts in the vagina.

Rheumatic stitching pains in chest in stormy weather during rest.

Constriction of chest.

Pain in heart.

Rheumatic pains stiffness in neck and back.

Pain in dorsal region extending to arms in cold, wet weather, aggravated during rest,

Tearing pains in neck and back driving out of bed.

Rheumatic tearing pains in all the limbs in stormy weather, aggravated before a storm and during rest, aggravated at night; mostly in forearms and legs.

Wandering pains in the limbs and joints. Pain in bone and periosteum. Pains drive him out of bed. Paralytic pains in limbs. Cannot sleep unless legs are crossed. Sleepless after midnight. Pain in the shoulder joint so severe that the arm cannot be moved, but the patient and the pain are ameliorated by walking about.

Leaves out whole words in writing.
Great indifference, with aversion to all occupation or labor.

Sensation of stupefaction and drowsiness in head on rising in morning.
Intoxicated from a little wine.

Pain in forehead and temples when lying in bed in morning; worse from drinking wine and in wet, cold weather; better after rising and moving about.

The scalp feels sore and as if bruised.
Violent drawing and tearing in bones and periosteum of cranial bones; worse when at rest; in the morning; during a thunder-storm and during wet, cold, stormy weather; better from wrapping the head up warmly; from dry heat and from exercise.
Biting-itching on scalp, especially in evening.

Dimness of vision when reading and writing.
Shooting pain outward, worse before a storm.
Periodical, dry burning in eyes, worse in bright daylight and from intent looking.
Spasmodic contraction of eyelids.
Insufficiency of internal recti muscles.

Otalgia (right ear); violent twitching pain.
Sensation in ear as from a worm.
Buzzing in ears, aggravated when swallowing.

Diminished sense of smell.
Bleeding of nose, left side.
Soreness of inner nose, with scurf either yellow or black.
Violent sneezing, when rising in morning with heat in face.
Thin, fluid and profuse discharge, with rheumatic or gouty symptoms.
One or the other nostril obstructed, less in the open air.

Chilliness over the face.
Violent tearing, jerking faceache; worse in the wind and from changes of weather; better while eating and from warmth.

Lips dry, burning.
Vesicles on inner side of lower lip, sore when eating.

Toothache better from warm than from cold application; pain leave completely during and for an hour or two after eating.
Toothache with earache.
Neuralgia of inferior and superior dental nerves; teeth loose; snags come away; gums swollen; pains worse from change of weather; better from warmth.

Taste lost.
Smarting vesicles under tongue.

Increase of saliva in mouth, with dryness of throat.

Constriction and burning in throat.
Sore throat.

Easily satisfied with a small quantity of food; feels uncomfortable after wards.
Thirst is generally wanting.

While eating: 8, 9. After eating: 10, 19, 20; fruit: 20. Drinking wine: 2, 3. After drinking (especially cold water): 16, 17.

Gulping of a rancid or bitter fluid.
Nausea, water-brash, pressure at the stomach, better by belching.
Vomits after fluids, especially cold water, green bitter vomit.

Pressure in stomach at night, after cold drinks.
Constriction and pressure at pit of stomach, with dyspnœa.

Periodical crampy pains under short ribs.
Pressing and drawing, with feeling of repletion in stomach and oppression of breathing.
Pains as from flatulence, worse in left hypochondrium.
Stitches in the spleen from walking fast: tension when stooping.

Distention in upper part of abdomen, with dyspnœa; evening and morning.
Much rumbling in abdomen, with eructations and discharge of fetid flatus.
Colic at navel, or feeling of repletion after eating.

Stool papescent, yet tardy, requiring much urging.
Diarrhœa; painless, undigested; after meals; after fruit; from wet, cold weather; in morning with much flatus; or, with pains in limbs.
Dysentery in summer, renewed before a thunder-storm.
Drawing, extending from rectum of genitals.
Pulsation in anus.

Frequent, urging to urinate, with drawing in region of bladder.
Pain in urethra, as from subcutaneous ulceration.
Increased secretion of very offensive urine.
Greenish urine.

Desire weak; aversion to an embrace.
Emissions at night, with amorous dreams, later long continued erections.
Testicles: especially the epididymis, intensely painful to touch; soreness extending into abdomen and thighs; drawn up, swollen, painful.
Induration and swelling of (left) testicle; after gonorrhœa, or with blenorrhœa.
Hydrocele.
Itching and sweat of scrotum.
Soreness or sore sensation between genitals and thighs.

Menstruation too profuse and too early; with fever and headache.
Suppressed menstruation.
Pain in ovaries; worse in change of weather.
Serous cysts of the vagina.

After parturition, burning in uterine region, alternating with pains in limbs, fingers spasmodically flexed.

Dyspnœa from constriction of chest.

Dry exhausting, morning and evening, with oppression of chest and rough throat; with escape of urine.

Shooting through left chest to back, when bending back and to the right.

Boring pain in region of heart.
Heart's best stronger.
Pulse slow and weak; or unchanged.

Chest sensitive to touch.

Stiff neck, gums and teeth sore, pains fly about everywhere.
Shooting from back to pit of stomach.
Pain from small of back into arms.
Small of back pains, worse when sitting; worse in wet weather.

Drawing pains in arms, worse in wet weather.
Sensation as if blood ceased to circulate in arms, hands feel warm.

White swelling of knee, with intolerable tearing pains, worse during rest and at night.
Sensation of coldness, skin wrinkles on lower legs.
Dropsical swelling of lower legs and feet.
Sensation in lower legs and feet as if "asleep".

Heavy, weak feeling and formication in back and limbs; worse at rest and in rough weather.
Sensation in joints as if sprained, with swelling and redness; with arthritic nodosities.
Drawing, tearing in periosteum, worse at night; in wet, stormy weather; and at rest; better in motion; mostly in forearms and lower legs.
Erratic, tearing pains in limbs.

Rest: 4, 33, 34, 36, 40. Lying in bed: 3, 40. Sitting: 31. Motion: 3, 4, 34, 36. Walking fast: 18. Rising: 2, 3, 7. Stooping: 18. Bending back: 28; to right side: 28.

Paralytic weakness during rest.
Great weakness after slight exertion.

Great sleepiness during the day, with burning in eyes.
Deep, heavy sleep before midnight, with sleepiness early in evening, but sleeplessness after midnight; morning sleep disturbed by pain and restlessness in body.
Awakes as if called.

Morning: 2, 3, 4, 7, 19, 20, 27, 37, 40. Day: 5, 37, 40. Evening: 4, 19, 27, 37, 40. Night: 17, 22, 33, 34, 37. After midnight: 37.

Warmth: 4, 8, 10. Day heat: 4. Summer: 20. In bed: 40. Cold: 10. Open air: 7, 40. Wind: 8. Change of weather: 8, 10, 23. Wet, cold weather: 3, 4, 20, 31, 34. Thunder-storm: 4, 5, 20, 34.

Chilliness in morning in bed, and during day, if cold air blows on him.
Chilliness alternating with heat.
Persistent ice-cold feet in evening, continued long after lying down in bed.
Heat in evening, with cold feet; feverish, with burning in face.
Sensation of heat, especially in hands, although they feel cold to the touch.
Profuse debilitating sweat, especially when moving about in open air.
Offensive-smelling sweat in axillæ; spicy odor.
Formication and itching of skin, with sweat.

Pains in bones or skin in a small spots; radiating from place to place.

Right: 6. Left: 7, 18, 22, 28, 29. Within outward: 5.

Touch: 22, 30, 40.

Burning and tearing with erysipelas.

Antidotes to Rhodod.: Bryon., Clemat., Rhus.

A tincture is made of the dried leaves of Rhododendron Chrysanthemum, L.

Its botanical relatives Led. and Kalmia, Rhus t. , Clem., Lyc., Aur.

Lies on back, with feet crossed. ▶ Twitchings. ▶ Tearing in different parts, agg. left elbow and in affected limb. ▶ Sprained sensation. ▶ Bruised feeling; in whole body in morning, disturbing sleep, with digging, drawing pain in back, shoulders and arms. ▶ Drawing now here, now there, agg. joints, with jerking sensation; D. as if in marrow, agg. bad weather. ▶ Tingling in gouty parts and abatement of pains. ▶ Discomfort in affected parts, with sensation as if a worm were creeping through them. ▶ Sensitiveness in windy and cold weather. ▶ Weakness; from a short walk, with bruised feeling in limbs. ▶ Insensibility of affected parts. ▶ Almost all symptoms reappear with rough weather (Rhus t.). ▶ Most comfortable in bed with limbs drawn up.

Rheumatic pains, especially in the periosteum of the bones, agg. cold weather, amel. moving (Rhus t.); these pains may affect nearly every part of the body, and are frequently associated with coldness of the extremities, especially of the feet, but the general indication is aggravation before a storm. ▶ Chronic rheumatism of small joints (Led.). ▶ Rheumatoid arthritis.

Delirium; and he tosses his head about and reels, then falls asleep upon his knees, tries in vain to rise but is overcome by sleep, during which he starts continually and appears terrified, but awakes cheerful. ▶ Frightful visions. ▶ Fits of anxiety. ▶ Peevish. ▶ Gloomy, indifferent. ▶ Phlegmatic. ▶ Averse to everything, especially earnest occupation. ▶ Stupefaction. ▶ Loss of sense. ▶ Forgetfulness of what he is talking about; F. and sudden disappearance of thoughts, he omits words in writing.

Sticking, agg. forehead; burning, through H. ▶ Racking sensation when walking as if brain were shaken from all sides, especially from above. ▶ Aching; towards evening; in evening; with sensation in head as if everything would fall out of forehead; almost depriving him of senses in morning (the day after a glass of wine), amel. rising; beating; as if brain pressed against skull; as if catarrh would set in. ▶ (Oppression of brain as from lead, in morning after a glass of wine.). ▶ Confusion; in morning on waking, with obstruction of nose and humming in ears; after rising; agg. open air, with drawing towards eyes; agg. frontal region, amel. laying head on table and by exercise in open air, with pain in left temple; with heaviness; with want of attention; with drowsiness. ▶ Affection as from brandy. ▶ Feeling as if he had been reveling all night. ▶ Intoxication. ▶ Vertigo; at night; when sitting; in bed; when writing, amel. motion in open air; with dullness in forehead; as from strong tobacco; as if head would fall backward, when in bed, with anguish.

Drawing tearing in direction of temples and eyes, agg. moving about in the house; close to bone, like a forcing, agg. wine. ▶ Aching; in left side; in left half, spreading towards left temple, agg. wine; (drawing, over left eye the day after a glass of wine); beating, amel. rest, with pressure in head as if everything in head would come out there. ▶ Pressure in left bone as with a thumb; P. outward in region of right bone. ▶ Drawing in left bone, then shuddering across face. ▶ Tension in left bone; T. in front part, with pressure. ▶ Beating in left region. ▶ Dullness in sinciput after rising, with heaviness; D. in sinciput, and on moving head pain in forehead.

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Rheumatic-like tearing pains in the limbs as if in the periosteum, particularly of the forearm and lower leg, < during rest and cold weather and always reappearing before a storm.
Drawing pains in the joints as if dislocated.
Gout-like nodes form on the joints.
Pains are < morning, in cold, wet weather and during rest, > motion.

Aching in the fore part of the head and temples as if in the bones.
Tearing pains in the bones.
Headache < wine and cold, wet weather.

Burning dryness of the eyes.
Violent tearing or boring pains before a storm.

Earache, with tearing jerking pains or a rushing like water; general aggravation on swallowing.

Toothache, with pains in the ears; < change of weather and touch, > warmth and eating.
The pain and swelling may involve the face.

Diarrhœa, in damp weather, from fruit; stools undigested, soft, but difficult to evacuate, with pains in the limbs.

Micturition, frequent, with drawing in the bladder; urine increased, pale, acrid, offensive.

Inflammation, enlargement and painful drawings in the testicles.
The shooting, tearing pains extend along the spermatic cords to abdomen and thighs.
Pains, especially in the right testicle as if crushed, often extending to perineum and thighs or to abdomen.

Clinical:
Orchitis, especially of the right side, sometimes left.
Hydrocele.

Rheumatic tension in the cervical muscles, with stiffness of the neck in the morning, in bed or after rising.
Tearing drawing pains in the lumbar region; < during rest and in wet, cold weather, as if one had lain too long upon it; > motion, < stooping.

Pains, cramp-like, drawing, apparently in periosteum, mostly in the forearms and lower legs, < change of weather, > motion.

Rhod. / (Road-Rhodes.) / Rodger.

Rhododendron,-Like Rhus tox.
Dealeth in rheumatic stocks.
All his ailments feeling best
When in motion-worse by rest.
Also worse on cold, damp days,
And before a storm always.
Sprain-like pains betray his plots,
And attacks of pain in spots.
Bruise-like pains his testes feel,
Scrotum showing hydrocele.

Rodger,-Has Scrotal dropsy.

Rodger, the Chief, aids the Lady Gray.

This Rodger,-Who is subject to ailments before a storm,-Is in Russia with Silas Phos and Pete Agar.

Hydrocele-Scrotal Dropsy: Rhod., Chel., Dig., Sil., Pul., Gra.

Worse before a thunder storm: Rhod., Rhus, Sil., Pho., Pet., Agar. (Dread of wind storm, Plat.)

Morose, gloomy disposition. Great indifference. Great forgetfulness.

Dull confusion of head and sleepiness, early in morning after rising.

Pressive pain in forehead and temples, as though' in bones. tearing, seemingly in bones. Burrowing in forehead and temples. Tension in forehead, Worse: Early in morning while lying quietly in bed, wine, cold wet weather. Better: rising, during motion.

Violent drawing and tearing in bones and periosteum of skull. Festering or bruised pain. Biting itching on, in evening. Worse: Before storms, stormy weather, during rest Better: Dry warmth warm wraps.

Periodically recurring dry burning in, especially from bright daylight and when looking intensely at an object. Spasmodic contraction of lids. dim vision when reading and writing.

Violent, jerking, tearing ache. Sensation of worm in. Whizzing and buzzing in, increased by swallowing.

Frequent nosebleed. Diminished sense of smell and taste. Fluent coryza with one sided obstruction at root, accompanied by loss of smell and taste. Increased flow of mucus, in open air.

Shivering on. Burning dryness of lips. Vesicles on inner side of lower lip, with excoriative pain when eating.

Nightly toothache with earache. Drawing tearing pain in molars, before or during storms and in cold wet weather, touch. Swelling and excoriative pain between lower gums and cheek.

Constriction and burning in throat. Much accumulation of mucus in, with a dry palate.

Taste: Tastelessness of food.

Nightly pressure in. Pressure, after drinking cold water. Pressure in pit, with oppressed breathing.

Hypochondriac: Crampy pain under short ribs. Stitches in spleen from walking rapidly. Tension in splenic region when stooping.

Appetite: Rapid satiation with subsequent discomfort. Increased thirst.

Nausea: Sickening n., with pressure in stomach and accumulation of water in mouth, by eructations.

Distension of upper, with oppressed breathing.

Flatulence: Painfully, obstructed flatus in hypochondriac and lumbar regions. Much rumbling and grumbling in abdomen.

Soft, papescent s., but passed with difficulty, after previous violent urging. Diarrhoea: After fruit or during cold, wet weather, tendency to.

Frequent urging to urinate with drawing in region of bladder. Increased discharge of very foul smelling urine.

Drawing from rectum into g. Retraction and swelling of testes. Indurated testes. Crushing pain in testes. Wrinkling up (or hydrocele) of scrotum. Aversion to coition.

Menses: Too early and too profuse. Suppressed.

Tightness of: From constriction of chest, from pressure in hypochondriac.

At night and early in the morning, exhausting, dry cough, with oppression of chest and roughness in throat.

Pressive pain in, with tight breathing. Strong congestion of blood to. Bruised pain in external.

Bruised sensation and tearing in, and in lumbar region.

Neck: Rheumatic tension in muscles of throat, with stiff nape.

Tearing in forearm, as though' in periosteum, during cold, wet weather. Sensation as though' the blood stagnated n arm. Increased warmth in hands.

Excoriative pain in thighs near genitals. cold sensation and wrinkling of skin of lower legs. Dropsical swelling of legs and feet. Tearing in legs and fee, t as though' in periosteum, worst when at rest and during cold wet weather. Extraordinarily cold feet.

Violent, rheumatic tearing in limbs, as though' in periosteum, mostly in forearm and leg, worse when parts are at rest and during cold, wet weather. Sense of formication in limbs. Paralytic weakness of limbs when at rest. Digging, drawing in joints, as though' they would be dislocated, both gouty nodes and swelling thereof. Painful fevers Most complaints appear early in morning. Pains are excited and intensified by cold, wet weather and storms, Pains are most intense during rest. Attacks often cease foe several days and then reappear again.

Drawing and tearing in periosteum.

Dropsical swellings.

Great day sleepiness, with burning in eyes. Before midnight, good, sound sleep, but after, sleeplessness with dry heat. Restlessness and frequent awaking toward morning.

Pulse: Weak and slow. Chill: Over entire body in morning in bed and during day when cold air blows on him. Alternating with heat. Icy cold feet for a long time after lying down in bed in evening. Heat: In evening, with cold feet. Sensation of warmth, especially on hands, although they are cold to touch. Feverish heat, in evening, with burning of face. Sweat: Very profuse and debilitating, especially during motion in open air. Offensive smelling s., in axillae. Aromatic smelling. During sweats itching and formication in skin.

Allied Remedies: BRY., Calc., Carb-a., Carb - v., Caust., CLEM., Merc., Nux - v., RHUS-T., Sep.

Violent rheumatic tearing in the limbs as if in the periosteum.

Sensation of formication in the limbs.

During rest weakness and loss of power in the limbs.

Inferior and superior dental neuralgia of an agonizing character with a marked tendency to retraction of the gums in all cases.

Very curative in severe neuralgic pains of an alarming character.

Drawing pain in the joints as if they were dislocated with gouty nodosities and swelling.

The pains are caused and are aggravated by wet cold weather and during a thunder storm.

During rest the pains are most violent.

Pressing in the stomach from drinking cold water.

Stitches in the spleen from fast walking.

Diarrhoea from eating fruit and from wet cold weather.