Plant
Colocynthis
Bitter Cucumber
Repertory abbreviation: Coloc.
Often indicated in the transition season when the air is cold, but the sun is still powerful enough to heat the blood. Develops most of its symptoms in the abdomen and /head, causing intense neuralgias. It is especially suit- :able for irritable persons easily angered, and ill effects therefrom. Women with copious menstruation, and of sedentary habits. Persons with a tendency to cor- pulency. The neuralgic pains are nearly ·always re- lieved by pressure. Cramps and twitching and shorten- mig of muscles. ( Cysto-spasm following operations on orifices. [Hyper.] Urinous odor of perspiration. [Bc
Mind
Extremely irritable. Becomes angry when questioned. Mortification caused by offens. Anger, with indignation. [Cham.; Bry.; Nu.r.]
Head
Vertigo when turning head to the left. Lateral cutting headache, with nausea, vomiting. Pains (better pressure and heat), with soreness of scalp. Burning pains, digging, ending, and tearing. Frontal headache; worse, stooping, lying on back, and moving eyelids.
Eyes
Pains sharp, boring, better pressure. Sensa- tion on stooping, as if eye would fall out.
Face
Tearing, shooting, and sweling of face; left side great soreness. Get relief from pressure. [China.] Neuralgia, with chilliness; teeth seems too long. Sounds re-echo in ears. Pain in stomach, always with pain of teeth or head. 265
Stomach
Very bitter taste. Tongue rough, as from sand, and feels scalded. Canine hunger. Feeling in stomach as if something would not yield; drawing pain.
Abdomen
Agonizing cutting pain 1in abdomen causing patient to bend over double, and pressing on the Sensation as if stones were being ground together in the abdomen, and would burst. Intestines feel as if bruised. Colic with cramps in calves. Cut- ting in abdomen, especially after anger. Each paroxysm is attended with general agitation and a chill over the cheeks, ascending from the hypogastrium. Pain in small spot beiow navel. Dyscnteric stool renewed each time by the least food or drink. Jelly-like stools. Musty odor. Distention.
Female
Boring pain in ovary. Must draw up double, with great restlessness. Round, small cystic tumors in ovaries or broad ligaiments. Wants abdomen supported by pressure Bearing-down cramps, causing her to bend double. [Opium.] Urine. -— Intense burning along urethra during stool. Vesical catarrh, discharge e like fresh white of egg. Viscid. [Phos. acid] fetid; small quantities, with fre- quent urging.j Itching at orifice. Red, hard crystals, adhering frmly to.vessel. Tenesmus of bladder. Pains on urinating over whole abdomen.
Extremities
Contraction of muscles. Pain in right deltoid. [Guaco.] Cramp-like pain in hip; lies on af- fected side. S Spontaneous luxation of the hip-joints. Stiffness of joints and shortening_of tendons. Sciatic pain, left side, drawing, tearing; better, pressure and heat; worse, gentle touch. Contraction of the muscles. Pain down right thigh; muscles and tendons feel too short; numbness with pains. [Gnaphal.] Pain in left kree joint.
Modalities
W'orse, from anger and indignation. Better, doubling up, hard pressure, warmth, lying with head bent forward.
Relationships
Antidote: Coffca; Stapliis.: Cham. Compare: Lobelia erinus (violent cor-screw-like pains in abdomen). Dipodium punctatum (Writhing. Twisting like a dying snake. Intractable insomnia.) Dioscor.; Chamom.; Coccul.: Merc.; Lum.: Magn. phos.
Dose
Sixth to thirtieth potency.