Veratrum Album

 

Veratrum Album

NOTE: The purpose of knowledge shared here is only educational and to increase awareness - please always consult your family doctor before using any medicine, self-treatment may always be injurious.

Conditions tending to collapse, as in diarrhoea; in cough, dysmenorrhoea, cardiac weakness, so exhausting the patient that the body becomes cold and the forehead is covered with cold sweat. Extreme weakness; too weak to hold the head up. Extreme coldness of the body. Cold sweat on the forehead. Intermittent fever with external coldness and much thirst.

Violent tonic spasms - the soles of the feet and palms of the hand are contracted.

Stiffness of the limbs, especially in the forenoon and after walking.

Rheumatism aggravated by the heat of the bed and cold, damp weather - relieved from rising and walking.

The symptoms of debility are especially aggravated by motion.

Cold bluish skin.

Dry itch.

Cardiac debility, with very weak pulse; any exertion brings on irregular action of the heart and thready pulse; the face is flushed when lying, and on rising suddenly it becomes very pale, with cold sweat, faintness, etc.

Smell before the nose as from manure, or from smoke. Nose inside feels too dry.

Deaf, as if ears were stopped, one or both.

Cough < in a warm room, eating or drinking cold water, from crying.

Violent fits of coughing, followed by eructations of gas, the cough seems to start from the abdomen, which has to be held when coughing, < in warm room.

Bronchitis, especially of old people, rattling of mucus, with inability to expectorate, great prostration, cold sweat.

Catamenia too early and too profuse or suppressed. Dysmenorrhoea, with vomiting, abdominal weakness; sexual mania precedes the menses.

Chronic constipation, evacuations black, hard large, with faintness, cold sweat, etc.

Diarrhoea, < at night, by drinking, after fruit, associated with terrible colic, cold sweat on the forehead, feeble pulse; stools very profuse, watery, followed by great emptiness and weakness in the abdomen; the evacuations are often accompanied by violent vomiting. Taste in the mouth is like peppermint.

Thirst for cold water, but is vomited as soon as swallowed. Averse to warm food. Hiccough. Copious vomiting and nausea; aggravated by drinking and least motion. Craves fruit, juicy and cold things, ice, salt.

Terrible attacks of colic, the pain begins in the stomach, radiates upward to the shoulders and then involves the whole abdomen, associated with retching, vomiting, purging, coldness, cold sweat, etc.

The whole abdomen is usually swollen and very sensitive. Most violent retching and vomiting of food, or of whatever is taken into the stomach; the ejecta are always very profuse, and the vomiting is attended with cold sweat, great prostration, burning in the stomach and great sensitiveness to touch.

Headache: Violent pains driving him to despair; or great prostration with headache; fainting, with cold sweat and great thirst; nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea or, obstinate constipation; pale face; stiff neck, profuse micturition; headache chronic, coming on in afternoon, lasting through night; better towards morning; frequent micturition. Constipation from inactivity of rectum, with heat and headache. Constipation of babies, and when produced by very cold weather. Stools large, with much straining until exhausted, with cold sweat.

Head hot and covered with sweat; headache; children rub the head, cannot bear to be left alone; put hands to head.

Faints from least exertion; from slight wounds; from violent pains; after loss of fluids; anxiety, nausea, convulsive twitchings.

Vertigo; with cold sweat on forehead; with loss of vision, sudden fainting; from opium eating; from abuse of tobacco or alcohol. Dyspepsia from chewing tobacco, without vomiting or diarrhoea.

Consequences of injured pride or honour.

Despair about his position in society; feels very unlucky.

Anxiety, as after committing an evil deed, worse evening and after dinner.

Cannot bear to be left alone.

Talks much about religious things; praying.

Desire to cut and tear, especially clothes; with lewdness and lascivious talk.

Thinks himself distinguished; squanders his money.

Stupid from excess in alcoholic drinks.

Worse from wet, cold weather.

Homoeopathy safer and superior medicine. 
A good guideline to remember is:

Homoeopathy as the general rule; allopathy as a last resort.