HomeoRemedyHamamelis virginiana
Witch-hazel
Main symptoms
- Acts upon the coats of the veins causing relaxation with consequent engorgement.
- Passive venous haemorrhages from any part.
- Great value in open, painful wounds, with weakness from loss of blood.
- After operations, supersedes the use of morphia (Helmuth).
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Symptoms by body part
Head
Wants "the respect due to me" shown. Feeling as of a bolt from temple to temple. Fullness, followed by nosebleed. Numbness over frontal bone.
Eyes
Painful weakness; sore pain in eyes; bloodshot appearance; inflamed vessels greatly injected. Hastens absorption of intraocular haemorrhage. Eyes feel forced out.
Nose
Bleeding from nose profuse; flow passive, non-coagulable, with tightness in bridge of nose. Bad odor from nose.
Throat
Mucous membrane distended and bluish; varicosis of throat.
Stomach
Tongue feels burnt. Thirst. Blisters on side. Haematemesis of black blood. Throbbing and pain in stomach.
Stool
Anus feels sore and raw. Dysentery. Pulsation in rectum.
Urine
Haematuria, with increased desire.
Female
Ovarian congestion and neuralgia; feel very sore. Vicarious menstruation. Uterine haemorrhage, bearing-down pain in back. Menses dark, profuse, with soreness in abdomen. Metrorrhagia, occurring midway between menstrual periods. Intermenstrual pain (Jas.W. Ward). Vagina very tender. Profuse white vaginal discharge. Vulva itches. Metrorrhagia; passive flow. Vaginismus, ovaritis, soreness over whole abdomen. Phlegmasia alba.
Male
Pain in spermatic cord, running into testes. Varicocele. Pain in testicles. Orchitis. Testicles enlarged, hot, and painful. Epididymitis.
Respiratory
Coughing up blood; tickling cough. Chest feels sore and constricted.
Back
Sore pain down cervical vertebrae. Severe pain in lumbar and hypogastric region, extending down legs.
Extremities
Tired feeling in arms and legs. Very sore muscles and joints. Varicose veins. Feeling cold in back and hips, extending down legs. Neuralgia of internal saphenous nerve.
Skin
Bluish cold-induced itchy swelling. Phlebitis. Purpura. Varicose veins and ulcers; very sore. Burns. Ecchymosis. Traumatic inflammations.
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