Magnetis Polus Arcticus

Magnetis Polus Australis.

South Pole of the Magnet. Attenuations of media saturated with emanations of the pole.

Cough. Dislocation, easy. Frost-bite. Heart, palpitation of. Hernia. Ingrowing toe-nails. Levitation. Menorrhagia. Varicosis.

I have cured so many cases of ingrowing toenail with M. p. aust. 2m, that I invariably give it in the first place when there are no symptoms plainly indicating another remedy. Here are the symptoms in Hahnemann's Schema which led to this use: "Sore pain on the inner side of the nail of the big toe when walking, as if the nail had grown into the flesh or, the side, very painful on being slightly touched (8h);" and "the shoe presses on the toes and on the nail of the big toe when walking, as from corns." The accurate response to these symptoms on the part of the attenuated M. p. aust. proved to me the possibility of attenuating and so fixing this "imponderable" for use as an ordinary homoeopathic remedy.

Swan has collected a number of cases from different authors in Org., iii. 342. Berridge (Org., iii. 53) reports this case: Miss X. had for three weeks aching in middle of front of left lower leg (where she has had varicose veins for eight months), when standing, or when the leg is hanging down, removed by placing it horizontally; frequent feeling of hot water running down affected part, but only when leg is down; at times throbbing there when leg hangs down. M. p. aust. c.m., one dose.

The hot-water feeling never returned; the pain ceased in two days Pinching, squeezing sensations and bruised pains predominate. Faintness comes on when walking, and is < when sitting; There is great rush of blood to the brain early In the morning in bed.

The symptoms are < when walking in open air; < when sitting; < hanging limb down.

Antidoted by: M. p. arct., Ign., Zinc. Compare: Mgt., Galv., Electr. In fetid cough, Caps. Rush of blood to head, Ast. r. Toe-nails, Graph., Sil., Nit. ac., Thuj. See also under Mgt.

Tearing, jerking odontalgia, < by hot things.

Accumulation of watery saliva in the mouth.—Speech embarrassed, as by a swelling of the tongue.

Burning sensation in gullet.

Catamenia premature and profuse.—Metrorrhagia.

Oppression of the chest, as if the respiration were tremulous, and produced an impression of coolness.—Drawing pressure in both sides of sternum, with anguish of conscience, which allows no rest.

Violent palpitation of the heart, with great heat in cardiac region.—Palpitation of the heart, during which it seems that it is not the heart that palpitates.

Pressive, burning pain in loins, during repose and movement.—Pain, as of a fracture, or wrenching pain in joints of sacrum, and lumbar vertebrae.

Drawings in fingers, joints of fingers, feet, and ankles.—Lancinating pulsative pains in roots of nails, as if about to suppurate.—Pains, with pinching or burning lancinations in different parts of the body.—Contusive pains in limbs and joints, as if the patient had been lying on flints.—Liability to suffer from a chill.—Tendency of nose, ears, hands, and feet to be frozen by a moderate degree of coldness.—Sudden lassitude when walking, with anxiety and heat, or sudden inclination to sleep.—Lightness of whole body.

Excessive dread of open air, which penetrates to the very marrow of the bones, even when the weather is hot; with ill-humour and inclination to weep.—Shuddering, with cloudiness before eyes, trembling and tossing of limbs, without shivering, followed by heat in head and face.