Chimaphila Maculata
Clarke - Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · John Henry Clarke · 1,679 chars · source ↗
General
Chimaphila Maculata.
Spotted Wintergreen. N. O. Pyroleae, a tribe of the Ericaceae. Tincture of root and leaves, or of fresh plant in flower.
Clinical
Angina pectoris. Diarrhoea. Headache. Sore-throat. Tongue, stiffness of. Toothache. Worm-fever.
Characteristics
Chim. mac. has been proved independently of Chim. umb. Some symptoms of Chim. rotund. are included. An intense gnawing hunger is a leading symptom. Burning fever; blood feels heated. The throat and tonsils are strongly affected. Headache < on lying down. Feels better in warm room. Suited to mild, amiable, refined, sensitive, intellectual persons.
Relations
Compare: Puls., Chim. umb.
Mind
Becomes partially unconscious, feels like fainting, as if brain paralysed, mind gone (Chim. rotund.).
Head
Sudden headache above eyes; with dim vision; light-headed; lying down.—Frontal headache with fulness in stomach and belching; with pain in bowels; wants head pressed on.
Teeth
Hollow teeth ache, < eating.
Mouth
Tongue feels stiff and thick in middle, cannot raise it Chim. rotund).
Throat
Tensive pain in throat on swallowing; swollen tonsils.
10, 11.
Appetite and Stomach
Extreme gnawing hunger
Feels drunk as if stomach burnt up with liquor; as if hard, dry, and tough, and as if rennet would be good for it (Chim. rotund.).
Stool
Diarrhoea, with worm-fever.
Urinary Organs
Rises in night to urinate.
Heart
Angina with stupor.
Limbs
Limbs feel full, as if distended.—Sensation of swelling in armpits; pain from armpits to scapulae.
Fever
Fever with burning hot skin and thirst
Blood as if heated with prickling
Cold, damp feet in evening.