Silica

The action of Silica is slow. In the proving, it takes a long time to develop the symptoms. It is, therefore, suited to complaints that develop slowly. At certain times of the year and under certain circumstances peculiar symptoms will come out. They may stay with the prover the balance of his life. Such are

Spongia tosta

The mental symptoms of Spongia show that it is a heart remedy. When a remedy produces the anxiety, fear, and dyspnea found in Spongia, it will most likely turn out to be a cardiac remedy, unless these conditions are connected with irritation and inflammatory diseases of the brain. In this drug we find without any

Sulphur

Sulphur is such a full remedy that it is somewhat difficult to tell where to begin. It seems to contain a likeness of all the sicknesses of man, and a beginner on reading over the proving of Sulphur might naturally think that he would need no other remedy, as the image of all sickness seems

Sulphuric acid

The sensation of quivering all over the body and in the limbs without visible trembling is a very strong symptom of Sulphuric acid, and especially if it is associated with weakness that has been of long standing. The exhaustion, excitability and hurried feeling are constant factors. The hemorrhagic disposition with many complaints. Black fluid blood

Sulphur iodatum

This is a very profound and long-acting remedy affecting all parts of the body with aggravations morning, afternoon, evening, NIGHT, and after midnight. Desires open air, which ameliorates the most of his symptoms. There is an indescribable feeling throughout the body like a general physical anxiety, which compels him to hurry in all his work

ALUMINA

Inactivity of the rectum; even the soft stool requires great straining. Anæmia in women, who are hungry for starch, chalk, rags, charcoal, cloves and other ridiculous unnatural; things; potatoes disagree, profuse leucorrhœa. Great heaviness in lower limbs, weak, has to sit down; numbness of heels; sense of hot iron thrust through back.

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM

Sense of fullness and pulsation in various organs and veins (especially plethoric), as if too full of blood. Constant dull backache across sacrum and hips; < walking or on stooping (piles, leucorrhœa, displacements etc.). Sense of fullness, and as of sticks in the rectum (hæmorrhoids). Mucous membranes of mouth, throat, rectum are swollen, burn, dry