Fagopyrum Esculentum
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General EN
Fagopyrum.
Fagopyrum esculentum. Polygonum fagopyrum. Buckwheat. N. O. Polygonaceae. Tincture of the whole mature plant.
Clinical EN
Arteries, throbbing of. Diarrhoea. Eczema. Eyes, affections of. Genitals, offensive sweat of. Granular lids. Hands, sweat of.
Headache EN
Heart, affections of.
Heartburn.
Intertrigo.
Itching eruptions.
Liver, affections of.
Mumps.
Nausea.
Nose, soreness of; crusts in.
Ophthalmia.
Palpitation.
Pruritus pudendi.
Rheumatism.
Styes.
Taste, altered.
Throat, sore.
Characteristics EN
Fagopyrum has had an extensive proving, and though there is little clinical experience with the drug on record, some features are sufficiently well marked to justify their being classed as characteristics. One of the most marked symptoms is a visible pulsation of the carotids and other arteries. Offensiveness distinguishes many excretions. Headaches involving eyes, root of nose, and back of neck; hot head;
< bending head forward, > bending head backward. Headache with tired neck. Itching is general; scalp, eyes, margins of lids; ears; nose. The nose is sore and has crusts in it.
Lips dry and cracked. Many symptoms of sore throat. Rheumatic symptoms are > by motion. Heat and restlessness after retiring.
Perspiration, often offensive. The symptoms are < in afternoon from 3 to 6; < 11 p.m.; < after retiring;
< from warmth; < from motion; > by cold applications; from cold air; > from pressure.
Berridge has recorded two cases in which Fago. was of service. In one it removed the following symptoms after aggravating the pain in the shoulder: On waking, dull, bruised pain in top of left shoulder, rather posteriorly, extending up neck, < on moving the part, going off after breakfast and returning later in the day; constipation; nausea a little before 11 a.m., afterwards dull pain in left temple, feeling of heat all over. In the other case it permanently removed (after a week's aggravation), sinking in the stomach about 6 or 7 p.m., and temporarily removed a chronic diarrhoea about 6 or 7 a.m.
The diarrhoea was increased later and was met by Laches. Hale mentions that there is a popular belief that indulgence in buckwheat cakes is a prolific cause of skin eruptions. He has found it curative in cases of eczema, erythema, and intertrigo.
Relations EN
Compare: Rhus (> by motion); Senega (> bending head back); Lyc. (hours of aggravation 3 to 6 p.m.); Puls.; Polygonum. Coffee relieves stomach symptoms.
Mind EN
Exceedingly happy
Depressed; cross; irritable
Inability to fix attention.
Head EN
Dull headache
Head hot and neck tired; dull pain all through head in evening
Bursting headache; pressure from within outwards; feeling as if eyes were pressed out from behind
Headache on waking;
> by eating;
< after retiring in evening;
> bending head back;
> walking in open air
Itching of scalp < sitting still in warm room
Sharp, thread-like pains of scalp.
Eyes EN
Eyes swollen, red, hot, itching; as if sand in eyes
Meibomian glands of l. lower lid inflamed; itching in margins
Lachrymation, < by reading
Aching deep in eyeballs
Feeling as if eyeballs were being pushed out and at the same time held back by cords.
Ears EN
Heat, itching and neuralgic pains in external ears.—Itching along Eustachian tubes.
Nose EN
Soreness of nose
Nose red and sore externally
Septum deeply cracked
Fluent coryza
Crusts in nostrils.
Face EN
Face flushed
Soreness of l. malar bone, also of temporal region
Lips dry and cracked; longitudinal crack on upper lip.
7, 8.
Teeth and Mouth
Soreness of teeth in closing them;
< by cold water
Gums sore and bleed easily
Swelling in roof of mouth
Bad taste in mouth in morning
Taste of ingesta after dinner with eructations.
Throat EN
Thick mucus collects in throat on rising
Throat sore, dry, raw, inflamed, aching; feeling as if a lump in oesophagus; painful on swallowing
Tonsils swollen; badly-smelling cheesy mass coughed up
Throbbing of carotids
Parotid and submaxillary glands swollen, sore, and painful.
Stomach EN
During the day occasional eructations of scalding, acid, watery substance, so hot as almost to cause strangulation
Nausea > by eating
Uneasy, empty feeling in stomach
Bruised, sore feeling in stomach.
Abdomen EN
Pain in region of liver on stooping, and a bruised, sore feeling at 10 a.m.;
< lying on r. side
Sharp sticking through liver from before backward
Abdomen distended with flatulence; tympanitic;
< by pressure of clothes
Soreness in hypogastrium; sharp pains through hypogastric region extending into l. inguinal region.
Stool And Rectum EN
Burning in rectum after stool; creeping; urging; tenesmus.—Diarrhoea with tenesmus; stools watery or pappy; with flatulence; very offensive.
Urinary Organs EN
Cutting in urethra.—Difficulty in voiding last drops of urine; several drops pass after he thinks lie has finished.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Profuse, offensive sweat of genital organs.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Pains in r. ovary; on walking in afternoon
Pruritus, > by cold water
Leucorrhoea staining yellow
Mamma less painful than usual before period.
Respiratory Organs EN
Breath very offensive.—Touching the neck occasions a cough with a smarting sensation extending to the ear and throat, under lobe of r. ear.
Chest EN
Heavy feeling, bruised pains and stitches in chest
After retiring, severe sticking through breast from nipple backward, > by pressure
Sharp, stitch-like needle prick in r. breast on inspiration
Twinges of pain up and down l. breast, outer side.
Heart EN
Pain around heart;> lying on back; extending to l. shoulder and arm
Throbbing of heart and all arteries, even those of lips, comes on after retiring; sour perspiration breaks out
Palpitation with oppression
Pulse irregular and intermittent.
Neck And Back EN
Stiffness of neck and soreness of all neck muscles
Neck tired; as if unable to support head
Dull pain in back of neck, at base of occiput, > bending head backwards
Stitching pains in region of r. kidney.
Upper Limbs EN
Pain in shoulder every morning, greatly < by getting chilly
From 5 to 6 p.m. pain in l. axilla extending down biceps muscle and also into pectorals
Numbing pain in l. axilla extending down arms
Pain in hands as if in bones;
< touching cold table; visible throbbing of arteries.
Lower Limbs EN
Pain from hips up to small of back; also down to feet
Numbness from knees down
Feet numb and pricking, esp. toes
Pain in l. os calcis.
Skin EN
General and excessive itching, with or without eruption, most marked on pubes, pudenda, whiskers and hairy portions of body generally; < in afternoon, 5 to 7.
Sleep EN
Constant desire to yawn and stretch, 5 to 6 p.m.—Restless night; wakes 5 a.m. and sleeps again; many dreams.
Fever EN
Chills along back in afternoon
Heat 4 to 6, soon perspiring
Heat and restlessness after retiring
Face, head, and hands burn in afternoon
Hands and feet alternately hot and cold
Cold, clammy sweat at night; very profuse
Sweat of hands, though cold
Soles of feet moist; disagreeable odour in axillae.