Rhododendron Ferrugineum

► 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.

► 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 dyspnoea.

► 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 dyspnoea ; 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. ► Diarrhoea ; 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 gonorrhoea, or with blenorrhoea. ► 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.

► Dyspnoea 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.

► 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.

► 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 axillae ; spicy odor. ► Formication and itching of skin, with sweat.

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

► Touch : 22, 30, 40.

► Burning and tearing with erysipelas.

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