Euphrasia Officinalis
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Antidoted byCamphoraCausticumHydrophyllum VirginianumPulsatilla PratensisGeneral
Euphrasia.
Euphrasia officinalis. Eye-bright. N. O. Scrophulariaceae. Tincture of whole plant.
Clinical
Blepharitis. Cataract. Cold. Colic. Condylomata. Conjunctivitis.
Cough
Eyes, affections of.
Glandular swellings.
Granular lids.
Influenza.
Iritis.
Lachrymation.
Lips, stiffness of.
Measles.
Nasal catarrh.
Nose, cancer of.
Parotitis.
Phlyctenulae.
Pimples.
Ptosis.
Prolapsus ani.
Prostate gland, affections of.
Scrofula.
Staphyloma.
Sycosis.
Characteristics
According to Grauvogl, the "signature" of a black spot in the corolla which looks like the pupil," marked Euphrasia as an eye medicine to the ancients, and homoeopathic experiments have fully confirmed its old-time reputation. Eye-symptoms appear in great variety, and the irritation extends to the skin around the eye, and to the nose, producing nasal catarrh and affections of the external nose. Hering mentions "flat cancer on right side of nose" as having come within its curative range.
The catarrhal effect is prolonged into the chest, producing hoarseness and cough with profuse expectoration, "Vomiting from hawking mucus," and "vomiting breakfast on clearing throat of offensive phlegm," have been cured by Euphras. Cough after the disappearance of haemorrhoids. In the digestive track there are: Colic, haemorrhoids, and condylomata at anus. Sensations: as if dust or sand in eyes; as if a hair hung over eyes; as if upper lip were made of wood; stiffness of left cheek; of tongue.
Ames, of Rockland, Ohio, has recorded the case of an old man, of 79, to whom he gave Euphras. 3x for lachrymation and sneezing, with the result that it relieved him, in addition, of a prostatic trouble he had had for some years, compelling him to rise frequently in the night to urinate. This led Ames to give Euphr. in other cases of prostatic trouble, with good results. As an eye-lotion Euphr. has great value, I have seen corneal opacities removed by its prolonged use. Among the noteworthy symptoms of Euphras. is "frequent yawning when walking in the open air." There is drowsiness without being able to sleep; frequent waking in the night as from fright.
Lying down < coryza; > cough. Walking = stitches and itching in female sexual organs; walking in open air = yawning. < After sleep.
Most symptoms are < during night and in the morning; cough > at night. > In bed; > getting out of bed. Cold air and wind = lachrymation.
< From touch.
Relations
Antidoted by: Camph., Puls. Compatible: Acon., Calc. c., Con., Nux., Phos., Puls., Rhus., Sil., Sul. Compare: Aethus., Cepa (tears bland; of Euphr., corrosive), Apis, Arg. n., Ars., Hep., Kali bi., Kali iod., Merc., Merc. cor., Puls.; Grat., Dig., Tabac. (Botan.)
Mind
Taciturnity, and repugnance to conversation; abstraction of mind
Hypochondriacal indifference
Indolence
Melancholy.
Head
Confusion, and pain as from a bruise in the head (with coryza), in the evening, augmented by lying down
Pressive headache, with photophobia, and heat, chiefly in the forehead; with sensation as if the head would burst
Shootings in the temples and in the forehead
Beating in the head, perceptible on the outside.
Eyes
Aching in the eyes
Gnawing sensation in the eyes
Inflammatory redness of the eyes
Inflammation and redness of the eye from being wounded
Inflammation of the cornea
Obscuration of and pellicle over cornea (after mechanical injuries)
Bluish obscuration of cornea
Inflammation and ulceration of the edges of the eyelids, with headache
Scars from ulcers and specks in the cornea
Abundant flow of corrosive tears, so as to prevent seeing, esp. when exposed to the wind
Swelling and agglutination of the eyelids
Swelling of the lower eyelid
Smarting in the eyes, as from sand
Lancinations in the eyes (ball), excited by too bright a light
Eruption of small miliary pimples round the eyes
Copious secretion of mucus, sometimes sanguineous, from the eyes and eyelids
Dryness and pressure in the eyes
Compression in the eyelids
Contraction in the eyes and eyelids, which occasions winking
The light seems obscure and vacillating
Photophobia, esp. in daylight and in the sunshine.
Ears
Otalgia, with piercing pains in the region of the tympanum.
Nose
Purulent pimples on the alae nasi
Excoriation and painful sensibility of the nostrils
Epistaxis
Fluent coryza, by day; obstruction of the nose, at night
Violent fluent coryza, with abundant secretion of mucus (from the anterior and posterior nares), excessive confusion in the head, corrosive tears in the eyes, and photophobia
Profuse fluent coryza, with cough and expectoration in the morning.
Face
Stiffness of the cheeks when speaking and during mastication, with sensation of heat and burning pains
Redness of the face
Miliary eruption on the face, with sensation of burning and redness, on wetting the face
Lip stiff, as if made of wood
Shootings in the lower jaw and chin.
Teeth
Shooting pains in lower teeth.—Copious bleeding of gums.
Mouth
Stammering, and frequent interruptions in the speech
Speech difficult, in consequence of a paralytic stiffness of the tongue, and of the cheeks
Sensation of clucking, which mounts into the throat.
Stomach
Mawkish taste
Nausea and bitterness in the mouth after smoking
Risings, with taste of food
Hiccough.
Abdomen
Pinchings in abdomen by short fits
Pressive squeezing and burning across abdomen
Colic, alternately with affections of eyes.
Stool And Anus
Evacuations hard and scanty
Pressure in anus while sitting; haemorrhoids
Old flat condylomata at anus with severe burning;
< at night.
Urinary Organs
Frequent and copious emission of clear urine.
Male Sexual Organs
Spasmodic retraction of the genital parts (with pressure above the ossa pubis), in the evening in bed
Lancination and voluptuous itching in the glans, and in the prepuce
Condyloma
Retraction and tingling of the testes
Sycotic excrescence, itching, stinging, with sore and burning pain when touched.
Female Sexual Organs
Menses at the regular period, but they last only one hour.
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Respiratory Organs and Chest
Difficulty of breathing, shortness of breath
Stitches under the sternum, esp. during an inspiration
Cough only during the day, with mucus in the chest, which cannot be detached; mucus frequently blood-streaked, thin; expectoration only in the morning
Cough loose during the day, dry at night
Cough, esp. by day, with difficult expectoration
Cough, with suspension of respiration
Cough in the morning, with copious expectoration of mucus, and fluent coryza
Difficulty of respiration, even when seated.
Back
Cramp-like, pressive pains in the back.
Upper Limbs
Numbness in the arms and hands
Cramp-like pressive pains in the hands, and the fingers
Fits of (painless) swelling in the joints of the hand, or of the fingers on moving them
Cramp pain in the metacarpus
Torpor of the fingers.
Lower Limbs
Shootings in the legs during repose
Stitches in the hip and knee-joints when walking
Tension, as from contraction of the tendons in the ham, and the tendo Achillis, on walking
Sensation of heaviness and cramp-like pain in the calves of the legs, after remaining long standing
Succussions (shocks, like electric shocks), which ascend along the thigh, followed by paralytic torpor of that part
Cracking in the outer ankle of l. foot, when stepping.
Generalities
Cramp-like pains over the whole body.—Pricking in the extremities, as from a gnat, with sensation of torpor.—Crawling as of a fly in one or the other limb, from below upwards in a straight line, with numbness of the part.—Aggravation of symptoms in the evening.—Great drowsiness in the day, as from fatigue of the eyes.—Violent lancinations in different parts, which prevent sleep.—Shooting, itching stitches (the whole night).
Skin
Consequences of blows, bruises, and contusions.—Condylomata, itching when walking, burning when touched.
Sleep
Yawning, when walking in the open air
Frequent waking (as from fright) at and after 3 a.m., lasting till 6 a.m., when he falls in a stupor, from which he wakens with many complaints
Frightful dreams, with frequent waking and starting with fright.
Fever
Chill in the forenoon
Chilliness predominating
Copious nocturnal sweat.