Menyanthes Trifoliata
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General
MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA Buck-bean (MENYANTHES)
A remedy for certain headaches, intermittent fever. Coldness of abdomen. Twitchings. Sensation of tension and compression. Fidgets and urinary difficulties in women. Diabetes.
Head
Pressing in vertex; better, hard pressure with hand.
Pressing-together pain.
Weight pressing on brain with every step on ascending.
Pain from nape over whole brain; better, stooping, sitting; worse, going upstairs.
Cracking in jaw and twitching of facial muscles.
Stomach
No thirst at any time.
Revenous hunger; passing away after eating a little.
Desire for meat.
Sensation of coldness extending up to oesophagus.
Abdomen
Distended and full; increased by smoking tobacco. Coldness of abdomen.
Extremities
Icy coldness of hands and feet.
Cramp-like pain.
As soon as patient lies down, legs jerk and twitch.
Fever
Coldness predominates; felt most acutely in abdomen and legs and tip of nose.
Modalities
Worse, during rest, ascending better, pressure on affected part, stooping, motion.
Relationship
Compare: Caps; Puls; Calc; Phos ac; Sang.
Antidote
Camph.
Dose
Third to thirtieth potency.