Causes and Modalities

Nux vom

After aromatics in food, or as medicines, particularly ginger, pepper, etc., and after many of the so-called “hot medicines”.

Zinc.

Most symptoms appear after dinner and toward evening, or from wine ( Nux vom. ), while sitting, > during the menses.

Sulph.

Child dislikes to be washed or bathed.

Merc.

Most complaints < in the evening or at night; from heat of bed and during perspiration.

Camph.

Great sensitiveness to cold air; the pains are < by it.

Bell.

Usually worse after 3 p. m. and 3 a. m.

Ars. alb.

Generally worse at night, especially at 1 to 3 a. m.

Cina.

Child flops over on its belly; sleeps better that way.

Petrol.

Sensation of coldness in spots.

Ferr.

Always better from walking slowly about, nothwithstanding weakness obliges the patient to lie down.

Secale.

Heat applied to any part of the body aggravates his pains; extreme aversion to being covered.

Bryon.

The great characteristic is aggravation from motion.

Merc.

Complaints increase during sweat.

Spong.

Worse after sleep (laryngeal troubles).

Ant. crud.

Complaints after bathing, especially in cold water.

Silicea

Complaints < during new moon or from uncovering the head.

Zinc.

Wine greatly aggravates all the symptoms.

Nux vom.

Complaints from the open air; longing to sit or lie down; ill-humored and resisting obstinately the wishes of others.

Cham.

Over-sensitiveness after the abuse of coffee or opium.

Phos.

Complaints < before midnight; during a thunderstorm; when lying on the back or left side.

Bell.

Takes cold in every draft of air, especially when uncovering the head, or having the hair cut.

Ars. alb.

Ameliorated from warmth in general, warm applications, wraps, warm food, drink etc., lying with head high.

Bryon.

Complaints when warm weather sets in after cold.

Cicuta.

Brain affections caused or < from concussion

Ant. crud.

In warm weather nausea, exhaustion, diarrhoea; overheating, sun heat, fire heat.

Dulc.

All symptoms < from a cool change of weather, especially damp, cool weather.

Cham.

Neither lying down, nor sleeping, nor sweating lessens the pains, but is > after the sweat or on rising.

Arnica.

Gout with great fear of being struck by persons coming towards him across the room.

Ignat.

Change of position > the pains.

Secale.

Worse from warmth, even when the affected parts are cold to the touch; wants them uncovered.

Dulc.

If cold air or water chills him, his tongue gets lame and even the jaws.

Nux vom.

Feels the worst in the morning soon after awaking, also after mental exertion, and after eating.

Ars. alb.

Worse from cold in general, cold air, food, drinks, cold washings, after eating and drinking, or lying with head low.

Bryon.

Complaints from ironing or working over hot stove.

Acon.

Bad effects from exposure to dry, cold air, suppressed perspiration, excitement, fright, anger, chagrin.

Kali carb.

Many complaints < at 3 a. m.

Cocc.

Affections caused or < by the motions of a carriage, cars, or swing of a ship.

Calc. ost.

Complaints < on ascending a height; during or after coition; near or during a full moon.

Cham.

Over-sensitiveness to open air; aversion to wind, particularly about the ears.

Lach.

Many affections at the climacteric.

Lach.

Always worse after sleep.

China.

Pains renewed by slightest touch, and afterwards increased to a great height.

Ignat.

Ailments from mortification, bad news, grief or suppressed mental suffering.

Ledum.

Stings of insects, specially mosquitos, punctured wounds, etc.

Hyper.

Bad effects from falls or blows upon the head, or concussion of the spine.

Lycop.

All symptoms < from 4 to 8 p. m.

Camph.

Pains disappear when thinking of them; most felt when half conscious.

Arnica.

Bad effect even in inflammations, from mechanical injuries, falls, bruises, and contusions.

Ars. alb.

Effect of poisoning from decayed or morbid animal matter by inoculation or swallowing.

Rhus tox.

Complaints < while at rest; after midnight; before storms, or on rising from a seat or bed; on beginning to move after quiet; from getting wet and in wet weather.

Phos. ac.

Bad effects from growing too rapidly; from sexual excesses; grief, sorrow, homesickness, or unfortunate love.

Cham.

Bad effects following anger, or during dentition.

Thuja.

Horizontal position < neuralgia.

Nit. ac.

Riding in carriage >

Ox ac.

Complaints < when thinking of them.

Nat mur.

Intermittent fever made inveterate by the use of quinine.

Throm.

< by eating (general)

Kali sulph.

Pains grow worse in warm room and evening. > in cool open air.

Rhus tox.

Bad effects from sprains, bruises etc.

Cina.

Troubles caused or complicated by worms (children).

China.

Complaints from the loss of blood or other vital fluids.

China.

Complaints < periodically, especially every other day.

Rhus tox.

Bad effect from getting wet in a rain storm while sweating or over-heated.

Rhod.

Complaints < during rest; before a thunder storm; in cold, wet, or windy weather.

Sulph. ac.

Bad effects from mechanical injuries, bruises, chaffing, ecchymoses, etc.

Cup. met.

Affections arising from repercussed eruptions, brain affections, convulsions etc.

Stram.

Worse when alone; in the dark, from being touched; looking at bright object; on attempting to swallow; especially liquids.

Conium.

Affections, especially of glands, from contusions or bruises.

Glon.

Bad effects from exposure to the rays of the sun (sunstroke).

Gels.

Complaints from bad or exiting news; fright, or the anticipation of some unusual ordeal.

Hep. sul.

Affections arising from mercurial and other metallic preparations; iodine, particularly iodide of potassium.

Hyos.

Bad effects from jealousy or unhappy love.

Hyper.

Injuries to parts rich in sentient nerves, especially fingers, toes, and matrices of mails.

Nat. mur.

After all kinds of cauterizations with Argent. nit.

Kali iod.

Mercurial, syphilitic,and scrofulous troubles of glands, bones, or chronic rheumatism.

Hyper.

Lacerations, when intolerable pains shows that the nerves are involved; to prevent or cure lockjaw, or convulsions.

Calc ost.

Very sensitive to the least cold air, which goes right through her.

Hep. sul.

Ailments from west or north west wind, or soon after it; improved by warmth.

Lach.

General aversion to outward pressure or confinement, as of tight clothes, especially about the throat, chest, stomach, abdomen, uterus, etc.

Puls.

Relieved in open air, < on retiring to close, warm room.

Mag. phos.

Pains relieved by hot applications.

Caps.

< between the acts of deglutition ( Ign. ).

Caust.

< in clear, fine weather; > in damp, wet weather.

Led.

Rheumatic pains are < in warmth of bed and bed covering, > only when holding feet in cold water.

Cham.

Amelioration from begin carried

Caust.

Burns that recover slowly, or remote effects of them.

Zinc.

Symptoms of chest > by expectoration, of bladder > by urinating; of back > by emissions; (< by cobalt); general, by menstrual flow.

Thuja.

< by extension.

Naja.

Chest and heart symptoms < lying on left side; > lying on right side.