ATISTA INDICA or GLYCOSMIS PENTAPHYLLA
(Ash-Sheora—Indian)
General.–Biliary colic; diarrhea; flatulence.
Mind.–Weak memory; indifferent mood; no vigor.
Head.–Vertigo in morning; gnawing pain in one temple at a time.
Eyes.–Photophobia; on opening eyes, light trembles before him for a few seconds, making him to shut his eyes; trembling of light before eyes after sleep.
Ears.–Unusually increased hearing, humming sound in ear.
Nose.–Nose-bleed; dry coryza.
Teeth.–Bleeding gums; dull pain at root of teeth.
Dryness.–Unquenchable thirst during hot stage.
Tongue.–Constant spitting in morning with occasional belching of salty water; sour water brash.
Throat.–Inflammation of tonsils persist few weeks after fever.
Stomach.–Canine hunger; aversion to liquid food and strong desire for lime juice; throbbing at pit of stomach, heaviness in stomach; flatulence temporarily relieved by eructation; indigestion due to worms; frequent eructation after a meal; heartburn 3 to 4 hours after food.
Abdomen.–Colicky pain round the navel makes the patient senseless; tenesmus and drawing pain in renal region.
Heart and Pulse.–Palpitation during fever; pulse full, hard, quick during fever but very weak and slow after remission of fever.
Stool.–Constipation and watery diarrhea during the whole period after fever; pale earthly stool; bloody mucus stool with or without force.
Male.–No sexual desire; erection at night without any cause; peculiar electric-like throbbing in urethra for few seconds.
Limbs.–Weakness and heaviness in limbs; legs “go to sleep”; cramping while getting straight.
Fever.–Chill without thirst, heat with intense thirst, fever comes 5 to 10 am and subsides 3 to 4 am every alternate day.
Dose.–Mother tincture, 2x, 3x, 6 etc.