Anagallis Arvensis
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General EN
Anagallis Arvensis.
Scarlet Pimpernel. Weather-glass. Red Chickweed. N. O. Primulaceae. Tincture of whole fresh plant.
Clinical EN
Amblyopia. Cataract. Constipation. Dropsy. Epilepsy. Epistaxis. Gonorrhoea. Gout. Haemorrhoids. Headache. Hypochondriasis. Hysteria. Mania. Neuralgia. Rheumatism. Ringworm. Skin, unhealthy. Snake-bites. Syphilis. Tetters. Ulcers, ill-conditioned. Wounds.
Characteristics EN
Like the Primula obconca, Anagallis has a marked action on the skin. Skin itches all over; becomes dry and rough; has bran-like tetters in rings; ulcers and swellings on joints. Ill-conditioned ulcers. It favours expulsion of splinters.
Has been used for snake-bites and hydrophobia. It produces great exhilaration and activity of mind: thinks of everything. Great hilarity. (The Greek name of the plant means to laugh out loud.) Tickling and itching in left ear.
Bran-like, ring-shaped tetters on face. Dull pains in gums accompanied by very hard stools. Sensation on tongue as if something cold were placed on it. Dryness and scraping in throat.
Scraping, scratching of larynx and trachea with hoarseness; < after eating. Tickling prickling along urethra; orifice agglutinated. Tearing in spermatic cord.
Syphilis with nose-bleed, deranged mind, pain in small of back, and itching skin. Soreness on chest with pain. Eruption on chest. Tensive drawing ascending from left shoulder to nape of neck (Eupat. perf).
Skin of hands dry, sticky, and dirty-looking. Tetters. Vesicles in groups. Pain and tightness in bend of left knee.
It is a vulnerary of some importance. Symptoms are < by touch; < after eating.
Relations EN
Compare: Prim. obc. and Cyclamen. (bot.); Coff. (joyous; excited); Lith. c. (rough skin, ringworm); Sep., Tellur. (ringworm); Puls. (chilly, catarrh); Rhus t.
Mind EN
Exhilarated, mind active, thinks of everything
Cannot collect his thoughts whilst listening to sermon on account of jovial feelings
Great hilarity for several days; everything gives him pleasure
Despondency
After mental exertion great prostration.
Head EN
Heat rising to head, slight sweat on forehead, followed by pressing stitching in eyeballs, and a tickling, pricking in urethra, inclining him to coition
Headache just over supra-orbital ridges with eructations and rumbling in the bowels
Spasmodic lancinations in both temples, extending to eyes
Pressive aching in forehead and occiput from a current of air blowing on him
Intense headache and nausea with pains throughout the body
Occiput: dull or tearing pains and inclination to vomit; violent headache, with hard, knotty stools; knocking pain in l. side; dull pain all night
Headache > by coffee
Skin of forehead feels too tight.
Eyes EN
Things seem to float to and fro, he cannot write
Glittering before l. eye
Pressing in eyes after headache
Stitches in temples extending into eyes
Pain in r. eyeball < on touching lids
Itching of lids.
Ears EN
Obstruction and pain in r. ear following the pressure in eyes
Stitches in r. ear
Tickling and itching in l. ear.
Nose EN
Nose-bleed (syphilis)
Unpleasant tickling on top of nose, with violent sneezing
Copious secretion of yellow mucus.
Face EN
Neuralgic pains in r. cheek-bone, extending to supra-orbital region; during the night
Pains in facial muscles
Bran-like, ring-shaped tetters on face
Itching on cheekbones
Itching and tickling stitches on l. corner of mouth and lower lip, just under the border.
Teeth EN
Dull pain in a hollow tooth with trembling of the heart
Dull pain in upper molars and tearing pain in r. cheek-bone
Teeth pain as from cold;
< from touch; chilly sensation in teeth
Dull pain in gums accompanied by very hard stools.
Mouth EN
Sensation on tongue as if something cold were placed upon it; also near fraenum
Viscid saliva in mouth, raised by coughing
Collection of water in mouth, with slight tearing in molars.
Throat EN
Sensation of dryness in throat with scraping.—Tickling at soft palate at night, as from touch of something cold.
Stomach EN
Eructations, nausea, inclination to vomit, and rumbling in bowels with headache.—Causes inflammation of the stomach in horses.
Abdomen EN
Hepatitis and induration of liver
Abdomen distended with wind
Visceral obstructions.
Stool And Anus EN
Inflammation of rectum in horses
Itching in rectum; pressure in sacrum; piles
Passes offensive flatus
Stools: watery; soft and pappy; hard like stones; knotty
Itching at anus after stool.
Urinary Organs EN
Burning in urethra when urinating, mostly in the morning
Orifice agglutinated; presses to urinate; stream divided
Tickling prickling along urethra inclining to coitus.
Male Sexual Organs EN
The burning in urethra before and during erection ceases during coitus
Drawing pains in r. testicle and cord
Tearing pains in spermatic cords
Tickling in symphysis pubis.
Respiratory Organs EN
Scratching and scraping in throat, esp. after meals
Hoarseness proceeding from the trachea
Cough dry, with a scratching sensation when reading aloud; with yellow phlegm from the nose; with spitting of saliva.
Chest EN
A kind of restlessness in chest
Soreness on the chest with fever
Pressure in r. lung after a meal or when walking fast
Suddenly a feeling internally in chest as if struck with a cushion full of pins
Itching on l. side of chest, principally on nipple
Eruption on chest.
Heart EN
Violent trembling of heart, with general trembling and weakness, preceded by aching in a carious tooth and anxiety in chest in evening in bed.—Palpitation.
Neck EN
Tensive drawing from l. shoulder up to neck; returns when lifting or stretching the arm.—Trembling of muscles of neck (horses).
Upper Limbs EN
Pains in muscles of upper arm, outside, near shoulder
Pains in forearm; in carpal and metacarpal bones
Gouty swellings on joints of fingers
Skin of hands and fingers very dry, sticky and dirty-looking
Tetter on hands; moist or dry and hairlike.
Lower Limbs EN
Pain in hip
Tickling pains in r. leg and at the os ilium
Drawing pains in muscles of l. leg; tearing during night
Weakness and lameness in r. leg, as if it was too short
Pains in bend of l. knee; sensation of tightness as if something swollen or sore
Pains in shin bones;
< when extending the leg
Cramps
Pains in metatarsus and sole (l.), in concave part of l. sole and near toes.
Generalities EN
A chilly trembling.—Exhausted and drowsy.
Skin EN
Itches all over; rough, dry
Dry bran-like tetters in rings
Ulcers and swellings on joints
Ill-conditioned ulcers
Promotes expulsion of splinters.
Sleep EN
Falls asleep late; sleep restless; awakens early; feeling unrefreshed.