dropsical (anasarca, œdema)
Swelling, dropsical (anasarca, œdema) ☞ Chap. 28, Inner chest dropsy; particularly of chest, and after scarlatina, ||Citrus; after suppression of chills, Coral.; with chlorosis, in scrofulous girls, ▌Senecio; from impeded circulation, ▌Coccul.; show changes of cloudy œdema, striped and flecked with blood, ||Anthrac.; from taking cold, Ant. t., ▌▌Apis, Apoc., ▌Ars., ▌Dulc.; from cold, with rheumatic complaints, ▌Kalm.; with debility, ▌Cinch., ▌Helon.; with diabetes mellitus several times, in a man æt. 62, phlegmatic, dark complexion, dark hair and eyes, ||Lact. ac.; with diarrhœa, ▌Hell.; with diarrhœa, in nephritis, ▌Phos.; after debilitating chronic diseases, cachectic, ▌Prun.; with drowsiness, ▌Hell.; of drunkards, ▌Ars., Calc. a., ▌Card. m., ▌Cinch., ||Fluor. ac., Helon., ▌Led., Lyc., ▌Nux v., Rhus, ▌Sul.; from retention of effete matter, ▌Ascl. s.; after suppressed eruption, ▌▌Apis, Apoc., ▌Ars., Ascl., Dig., ▌Hell., Sul.; in erysipelas, ▌Apis; exanthemata suppressed by cold, ▌Phos. ac.; after acute exanthemata, looked like a corpse about to decompose, ▌Graph.; worse about face and hands, ▌Lyc.; with fever, ▌Hell., Ver. v.; with hectic fever, ▌Aur. mur.; with intermittent fever, ▌▌Aur. mur., ▌▌Lac def., Sinap.; after intermittent fever, Chim. umb., ▌Dulc.; after protracted intermittent, in marshy districts, All. sat.; after suppressed intermittent, ▌Ars., Chim. umb., Dulc., ▌Ferr., Merc., ▌Sul.; flabby, Dig.; from loss of blood or other fluids, Acet. ac., Apoc., Calc. p., ▌▌Cinch., ▌▌Ferr., ▌Ferr. ph., Helon., Lyc., Merc., Sul.; from abuse of cinchona in intermittent fever, ▌Ferr.; from pressure of swollen glands, ▌Kali iod.; hepatic, ▌Aur. mur., Calc. p., ▌▌Card. m., Cop., Crotal., Ferr., Iris, ▌Kali m., ▌▌Lac def., ▌Lyc., ▌Natr. m.; especially after inflammation of internal organs, Seneg.; internal, Arn., ▌Ipec., Spig.; with erratic pains in joints, ||Ol. jec.; congestion of kidneys, ▌Tereb.; dependent upon degeneration of kidney, probably granular, ▌Tereb.; with kidney affections, prostration, ▌Tereb.; with pain in region of kidneys, ▌Dulc.; first left, then right leg, ▌▌Lach.; legs and scrotum, ▌Kali c.; from disease of liver or spleen, ▌▌Aur. mur., ▌Card. m., ▌Chim. umb., ▌Cinch., Cup. m., ▌Fluor. ac., Iris, Lach., Lept., ▌Lyc., Merc., Merc. sul; with amenorrhœa, ▌Apis, ▌Calc., ▌Senecio; from amenorrhœa, caused by being drenched by rain, ▌Rhus; meningitis, Apis, Ars., ▌Calc., ▌Dig., ▌Graph., Helon., Merc., Senecio; menses suppressed, ▌Kali c.; after abuse of mercury, Cinch., Dulc., Hell., Phyt., Sul.; difficult micturition, pale face, intermittent, pulse, Dig.; dependent upon impaired nervous vitality, ||Sumb.; small nodules beneath, varying in size, and filled with reddish pus, Hippoz.; worse at noon, Ars. h.; with great oppression, Bufo.; ovarian, ▌Ars.; with pain in limbs and dry skin, Led.; with palpitation, ▌Kali m.; after checked perspiration, Ant. t.; from obstructed portal system, Lept.; during pregnancy,; Chap. 24, Pregnancy dropsy; rapid, ▌Apis; renal, ▌Apis, ▌Ascl. s., Calc. p., ||Chim. umb., ▌▌Colch., Coloc., Crotal., Eup. pur., Sal. ac.; renal, especially albuminuria, after scarlatina, Cop.; renal, rapid, ||Tereb.; after rheumatic fever, ▌Dulc.; with rheumatism, ▌Colch.; after scarlatina, ▌Acet. ac., ▌Amb., ▌▌Apis, ▌▌Ars., ▌Ascl. s., ▌▌Aur. mur., Bar. c., ▌Bar. m., ▌Calc., ▌Colch., Coloc., Cop., ▌Crot., ▌Dulc., ▌▌Hell., ▌Hep., ▌▌Lach., ▌Merc., ▌Natr. m., Natr. s., ▌Phos., ▌Stram., ▌▌Tereb., Ver. v., Zinc.; after scarlatina, with fetid breath, ▌▌Nitr. ac.; after scarlatina, compels him to sit erect, ▌Phos.; hard, scorbutic infiltration, ▌Kali m.; smooth, Natr. s.; from spleen disease, ▌▌Lach.; with enlargement of spleen, ▌Chin. s.; stitching pain in limbs, ▌Hell.; in stone cutters, ▌Sil.; from checked sweat, ▌Ascl. s.; after suppression of sweat, by damp cold air, ▌Dulc.; in syphilis, ▌Kali iod., ||Sul. ac.; with tenesmus-like pain, Castor.; without thirst, ▌▌Apis; with torpidity, Caps.; with trembling of limbs, dysuria, dyspepsia and vomiting, ▌Nux v.; with uræmic symptoms, ▌▌Apis; upper part of body, to umbilicus, Urt. ur.; with difficult urination, after abuse of Cantharides, ▌Camph.; urine black, ▌Lach.; suppressed urine, ▌Hell.; urine turbid, ▌Rhus; uterine atony, ▌Helon.; in various parts of body, especially feet, legs and instep, ▌Samb.; weakness, ▌Hell.; weakness and loss of appetite, Chim. umb.;; Chap. 3, Brain dropsy; Chap. 18, Liver and Spleen dropsy; Chap. 19, Abdomen dropsy; Chap. 20, Diarrhœa, dropsy; Chap. 21, Kidneys dropsy; Chap. 24, Pregnancy dropsy; Chap. 28, Inner chest dropsy; Pleura exudation; Chap. 29, Pericardium, effusion; Chaps. 32, 33 and 34
Remedies by marks
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dig. Digitalis Purpurea lac-d. Lac Defloratum chlol. Chloralum ars. Arsenicum Album lyc. Lycopodium Clavatum colch. Colchicum Autumnale ter. Terebinthina hell. Helleborus Niger apis. Apis Mellifica aur-m. Aurum Muriaticum lach. Lachesis ars-s-f. Arsenicum Sulphuratum Flavum apoc. Apocynum Cannabinum
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cact. Cactus Grandiflorus iris. Iris Versicolor dulc. Dulcamara naja. Naja Tripudia aspar. Asparagus Officinalis ham. Hamamelis Virginica aur-m-n. Aurum Muriaticum Natronatum phos. Phosphorus ferr. Ferrum Metallicum fl-ac. Fluoricum Acidum camph. Camphora Officinarum hep. Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum eup-pur. Eupatorium Purpureum aur. Aurum Metallicum puls. Pulsatilla Nigricans sulph. Sulphur nat-m. Natrum Muriaticum prun-s. Prunus Spinosa ol-j. Oleum Jecoris Aselli bar-m. Baryta Muriatica kalm. Kalmia Latifolia poth. Pothos Fœtidus chim. Chimaphila Umbellata urt-u. Urtica Urens rhus-t. Rhus Toxicodendron op. Opium senec. Senecio Aureus asc-t. Asclepias Tuberosa spong. Spongia Tosta agar. Agaricus Muscarius mur-ac. Muriaticum Acidum bry. Bryonia Alba calad. Caladium Seguinum helon. Helonias Dioica hydr. Hydrastis Canadensis squil. Squilla hispanica chin. China Officinalis coch. Cochlearia Armoracia canth. Cantharis kali-i. Kali Iodatum elat. Elaterium nux-m. Nux Moschata merc. Mercurius Vivus laur. Laurocerasus graph. Graphites hippoz. Hippozænium samb. Sambucus Nigra led. Ledum Palustre anthr. Anthracinum plb. Plumbum Metallicum brom. Bromium merc-c. Mercurius Corrosivus ant-c. Antimonium Crudum kali-m. Kali Muriaticum kali-c. Kali Carbonicum psor. Psorinum form. Formica Rufa
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acet-ac. Acetic Acid. asaf. Asa Fœtida caj. Cajuputum ery-a. Eryngium Aquaticum zing. Zingiber kali-br. Kali Bromatum sec. Secale Cornutum sep. Sepia coloc. Colocynthis coll. Collinsonia Canadensis
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nat-s. Natrum Sulphuricum erig. Erigeron Canadense gamb. Gambogia zinc. Zincum Metallicum lept. Leptandra Virginica ph-ac. Phosphoricum Acidum ran-b. Ranunculus Bulbosus anag. Anagallis Arvensis calc-s. Calcarea Sulphurica ant-t. Antimonium Tartaricum casc. Cascarilla sabin. Sabina sabad. Sabadilla all-c. Allium Cepa anac. Anacardium Orientale cham. Chamomilla con. Conium Maculatum grat. Gratiola Officinalis chen-a. Chenopodium anthelminticum cop. Copaiva Officinalis calc-p. Calcarea Phosphorica anac-oc. Anacardium Occidentale seneg. Senega rhod. Rhododendron crot-h. Crotalus Horridus lact. Lactuca Virosa aeth. Æthusa Cynapium aml-n. Amyl Nitrite ferr-s. Ferrum Sulphuricum uran. Uranium Nitricum verat. Veratrum Album hyos. Hyoscyamus Niger arg-n. Argentum Nitricum ruta. Ruta Graveolens iber. Iberis Amara nat-a. Natrum Arsenicatum chel. Chelidonium Majus sal-ac. Salicylicum Acidum chin-a. Chininum Arsenicosum carb-v. Carbo Vegetabilis cinnam. Cinnamomum verat-v. Veratrum Viride merc-sul. Mercurius Sulphuricus ammc. Ammoniacum Gummi
Cite
Calvin B. Knerr, Repertory of Hering's Guiding Symptoms (1896), p. 1141 — TISSUES; SWELLING; dropsical (anasarca, œdema)