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arthritis,reumatism and homoeopathy

 Pain in joints

 Ammonium carbonicum

 Tearing pain in joints, in ankle, and bones of feet, worse evening, cold, wet weather and heat of bed.

 Angustura vera

Tension and stiffness in joints and muscles, worse walking.

Kalium bichromicum

 Shifting pain in joints, worse morning and cold.

 Kalium silicicum

 Feeling of stiffness and creeping in joints and limbs with desire to lie down, worse cold bath and open air.

Kalmia latifolia

 Pain in right shoulder and hip shooting downward with feeling of tingling, numbness and coldness, worse motion and open air.

Kreosotum

 Pain in joints, often in hips and knees, worse open air and rest.

 Lac caninum

 When pain changes sides of the body.

Lacticum acidum

 Pain in joints particularly in shoulders, wrists and knees with copious urine and feeling of weekness.

Euonyminum

 Pain in joints, more in ankles, worse evening and cool air.

Magnolia grandiflora

 Shifting pain in joints with feeling of numbness, worse morning, rest and damp-cold.

 Paraffinum

 Shifting, knife-like, tearing, wrenching or electric-like shocks in joints, more in ankles and soles, obstinate constipation, pains sometimes in alternation with stomach or heart trouble.

 Pinus silvestris

 Pain in joints, more in finger joints with stiffness and cramps in calves, itching about joints.

Radium metallicum

 Severe pain in joints and limbs worse night, better by hot bath, open air, walking, pressure.

 Formica rufa

 Pain in joints more in hips with stiffnessand feeling of contraction, worse by cold damp; better after midnight, rubbing.

Phosphoricum acidum

 Pain in joints and bones, loss of vital fluids - China worse night, better by warmth.

 Aurum metallicum

 Tearing pain in joints with profound despondency and disgust of life, worse cold and night.

Baryta carbonica

 Pain in joints in old age, blood pressure, better in open air.

Apocynum cannabinum

Pain in joints, soles, toes, cramps, and heat in soles, tingling in toes.

Pain and swelling in joints

 Acon., Arn-m., Bell., Benz-ac., Bry., China, Form-r, Iod., Guaic, Lyc., Mang-ac., Rhamnus, Rhodo.,Rhus-tox., Stict-p., Thyroid., Hep., Led., Caul., Merc-Sol., Sul., Abrot., Urt-u. (10 drops twice a day cures most of the cases), Caust., Sab., Colch.

 1. If the swelling is red and hot - Acon.,Bell., Act. Sp., Bry., Kalm, Mang-ac., Led., Apis, Arg-m., China, Colch.,Merc. s., Rhus Tox.

 2. Oedematous swelling about joints - Apoe., Apis.

 Nodositiesor nodular swelling joints

 Benz-ac., Amm-benz., Am. phos., Calc-c., Calc-f., Led., Graph., Lith-c., Lyc., Apis., Rhodo., Calc p., Colch., Elat., Eucal., Fl-ac., Gnaphal., Guai., Pinus., Caul., Med., Thuja, Stell, Iod., Chin., Kali. Iod., Sab., Staph., Form-ruf., Eup-perf., Arn., Rhus-tox., Sul., Ant-c., Pic-ac.

 NOTE : Calc-f. is followed by Rhush-tox and Rhus-tox is followed by Calc-c.

 Only small joints affected

 Act-sp., Colch., Led., Lith-c., Euon., Elate., Benz-ac., Caul., Lact-ac, Kali-bich., Puls., Rhodo., Ruta., Sab., Viol-od., Rad., Propyl., Kali-c.

 Particular group of joints and limbs affected

Piperazinum

 Pain in thumb joint, right arm, paralytic weakness in hand, worse tingling of it-Ox. ac.

 Lilium tigrinum

 Pain in hip, ankle, right arm, legs better in open air.

Lycopersicon esculentum

 Pain in right shoulder, arm; elbow, wrist and lumber region with tingling : worse jar, open air, motion better warm room.

Guajacum officinale

 Pain in shoulders, arms and hands, worse motion, heat cold, wet, better by pressure.

 Argentum metallicum

 Pain in knee and elbow with copious urine, better in open air.

 Elaterium

 Pain in knees, toes, fingers and thumbs worse cold damp.

Hippomanes

 Weakness in knees and small joints.

Kalium carbonicum

 Pain in hips, nates and thighs, worse cold, at about 3 a.m. 

 1. Gout involves or changes to chest - Colch.

 2. Gout involves eyes Nux v., Bell., Rhus-tox., Puls., Acon.

 3. Gout involves heart - Aur-m., Cact., Conv., Kalm., Colch., Spig., Benz-ac.,Lith-c., Abrot., Led., Rhamnus, Magnol., Acon., Naja., Rhus-tox., Asper., Cimic.,

Adonis., Kali-c., Vanad.

 4. Gout involves stomach - Hydroc-ac., Nux-m., Nux-v., Puls., Ant. c.

 5. Gout involves throat - Colch., Merc-s., Bell., Acon.

 6. Gout involves Piles - Abrot.

Single joints affected

Shoulders

 Abrotanum

Pain in shoulders, worse cold air, rest.

 Magnesium carbonicum

Pain in right shoulders, unable to raise arm-Phyt., Stang.c. , Rhus-tox., Ferr. met worse rest and cold.

 Hypericum perforatum

Pain in shoulders extending downward with tingling, creeping and numbness, worse cold damp.

 Inula helenium

Pain in right shoulder and wrist with bronchitis and bearing down in female organs.

 Phytolacca decandra

Pain in right shoulder, worse night, motion and damp cold.

 Spiranthes autumnalis

Pain in shoulders with swelling of veins of hands.

 Sticta pulmonaria

Pain in right shoulder, with red selling, worse change of temperature.

 Strontium carbonicum

 Pain in right shoulder, worse cold, when begins to move-change of temperature.

 Ferrum metallicum

 Pain in left shoulder, worse at rest better by walking slowly.

 Colocynthis

 Pain in 1 shoulder, better by external pressure.

Rhus toxicodendron

 Pain in shoulders with sleeplessness, worse at rest, damp cold, better during walking.

 Asperula odorata

Pain in left shoulder, radiating downward with cardiac weakness.

 Onosmodium virginianum

 Pain in left shoulder with feeling of weakness, worse jar, motion.

 Agaricus muscarius

 Pain in left shoulder and arm, worse damp cold, better slow walking.

 Sulphur

Pain in left shoulders with heat in palms and soles, worse night, wet nd wash.

 Lycopersicon esculentum

Pain in right shoulder radiating downward to muscles and joints, worse open air.

 Palladium metallicum

 Pain in right shoulder and right hip often with ovarian trouble.

 Kalmia latifolia

Pain of erratic character with numbness and radiating downward, worse motion, on raising the arm.

 Knees

Apis mellifica

 Oedematous swelling with sore skin and stinging pain, worse touch, heat, better uncovering, open air, bath.

 Kalium carbonicum

 Swelling with stitching pain worse cold and at about 3 A.M. , backache.

Kalium iodatum

 Pain in knees with effusion, worse night and cold wet.

Calcarea carbonica

 Swelling of knees in fatty constitution, with sweats on head and hands, worse cold damp.

Calcarea fluorica

 Pain and swelling of knees with rigidity, worse change of weather, rest, better heat and walking.

 Salicylicum acidum

 Pain and swelling, sweats, worse touch, motion.

Benzoicum acidum

 Pain and swelling, offensive urine worse on uncovering and open air.

Rhododendron chrysanthum

 Pain and swelling in right knee worse night, morning, cold wet, stormy weather.

Manganum aceticum

 Swell, painful and itch, worse motion and cold wet.

Rhus toxicodendron

 Pain with or without swelling, lumbago, worse at rest, cold damp, better during walking.

Coccinia indica

 Pain and swelling worse when flexed

 Argentum metallicum

 Pain in knee, elbow with copious urine, better in open air.

 Melilotus officinalis

Pain and numbness worse motion, damp cold, change of weather.

Natrium carbonicum

 Pain and weakness in knees and ankles, with swelling of hands in the morning.

Colocynthis

 Pain in left knee, better by pressure.

Elaterium

 Pain in knees, toes, thumbs and fingers, worse cold damp.

Hippomanes

 Paralytic weakness.

 Phytolacca decandra

 Pain shooting, shifting, jerking, electric-like shocks, worse cold damp, night, motion.

Causticum

 Pain with contraction of tendons-Rhodo. better warmth and wet weather.

Jacaranda caroba

 Pain in right knee with stiff muscles in the morning.

 Natrium carbonicum

 Hollow of the knee painful - Caust., Lith-c.

 Pulsatilla pratensis

 Pain and swelling worse evening, warm room, on letting the affected limb hang down - Vip.

 NOTE : Only right side affected - Jac., Rhodo., Bry., Bell., Lyc., Benz-ac., Only left side affected - Coloc., Lach.

 Hips and loins

 Aesculus hippocastanum

 Pain in hips and sacrum worse walking and stooping.

Kalium iodatum

 Pain in hips at night.

Staphisagria

Pain less in hip-joints, more in back and loins, nates, worse morning before rising.

 Natrium sulphuricum

 Pain in hip joints often in left side, worse stooping and damp cold.

Guaco

 Pain in hip joints with heavy legs, worse motion.

 Hippuricum acidum

 Pain in hips, back and things worse right-side.

Stramonium

 Severe pain in left hip better warmth.

 Pulsatilla pratensis

 Pain in hip joints and loins worse evening, better motion.

 Causticum

 Pain in left hip worse cold, walking better warmth.

 Kalium carbonicum

 Pain in right hip to knee, feels as if back and legs should give out, worse cold, at about 3 A.M.  better walking.

Carduus marianus

 Pain in hip joints shooting down to buttocks and tighs.

 Iris versicolor

 Shifting pain in left hip, worse evening and at rest.

 Iridium metallicum

 Pain in left hip to thigh with weak spine and kidney.

 Elaterium

 Pain in hips with diarrhoea.

Ginseng quinquefolium

 Pain in loins with stiffness and heaviness in legs worse night.

Chelidonium majus

 r. sided pain in hips, thighs and heels, better by pressure.

Paraffinum

 Pain in loins and spine, shooting downto inguinal region.

Ruta graveolens

 Pain in loins with weakness in hips and thighs making one difficult to rise from seat, worse lying down, damp cold.

 Rhus toxicodendron

 Pain in loins with restlessness at night, when begins to move, worse damp cold, better walking.

 Berberis vulgaris

 Pain in loins with urinary complaints, worse motion and standing.

 Ammonium muriaticum

 Lumbago worse sitting.

 Colchicum autumnale

 Lumbago, better rest and pressure.

Lactuca virosa

 Pain in left loin, worse motion.

 Aloe socotrina

 Lumbago alternates with headache and aggravation of piles.

 Cobaltum metallicum

 Pain in back and sacrum worse sitting, better walking and lying down.

 Dioscorea villosa

 Back-ache worse stooping.

 Gnaphalium polycephalum

 Lumbago with numb feeling, better lying on back.

 Ankles

 Medorrhinum

 Ankles easily turns when waling, sycotic history, time passes slowly, i.e.  melancholy mood.

Natrium metallicum

 Ankles easily turn when walking, liability to take cold, craving for salt, easily tired, worse morning, better open air, cold bath.

Calcarea phosphorica

 Ankles turn easily, defective calcium metabolism.

Causticum

 Ankles easily turn when walking, with arthritic, rheumatic and paralytic trouble.

Chamomilla

 Ankles easily turn when walking during dentition period, easily excited to anger.

Manganum aceticum

 Ankles easily turn when walking, feels better on lying down painful swell and suppurate.

Natrium arsenicosum

 The trouble is accompanied by nasal catarrh.

Phosphorus

 When patient is hot blooded, desires cool places and cold drinks.

Ruta graveolens

 After sprains.

 Silicea terra

 Patient chilly with defective nutrition.

 Abies canadensis

 Weak ankles in rachitic children.

 Natrium carbonicum

 Ankles easily sprained and dislocated.

 Natrium muriaticum

 Weak ankles and knees, sweeling hands in the the morning.

 Eucalyptus globulus

 Pain and nodular swelling worse night.

Euonymus europaeus

 Pain in ankle worse evening better pressure.

Guaco

 Pain in ankle shooting upward - Visc, causing lameness, worse cold damp, movement better pressure.

 Propylaminum

 Pain in ankle with inability to stand.

Strontium carbonicum

 Ankle swollen, and painful, veins of hands enlarged, worse cold, on beginning to move.

 Verbascum thapsus

 Neuralgic pain in left ankle.

 Ledum palustre

 Ankle swollen and painful better by cold application.

 Lithium carbonicum

 Pain in ankle when moving about.

 Abrotanum

 Swelling, emaciation of lower limbs, pricking pain, increased appetite, worse cold damp.

 Argentum metallicum

 Swelling of ankles in diabetic patients.

 Elbows

 Argentum metallicum

 Oleum. j., Guaco, Visc. Wrists Hippom. severe pain in wrist with feeling of weakness in hands and fingers.

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 Plumbum metallicum

 Wrist so weak that unable to lift anything, better rubbing and pressure.

 Propylaminum

 Pain in wrist with tingling and numbness in fingers.

 Ruta graveolens

 Pain, stiffness and gouty deposits in wrist, worse cold wet, rest.

 Bovista lycoperdon

 Weak wrist with inability to hold anything in hand.

Viola odorata

 Pain in wrist worse cool air.

Actaea spicata

 Wrist red and swollen worse on movement.

Caulophyllum thalictroides

 Pain in wrist in females.

Cobaltum metallicum

 Pain in wrist with sexual disturbances.

Abrotanum

 Pricking pain, swelling and emaciation, worse cold and damp, night.

 Fingers and nails

 Ammonium muriaticum

 Pain, shooting, ulcerative, tearing in tips of fingers often in toes also, worse evening.

Bismuthum-sn. (+ -o) (old abbr.)

 Tearing pain tips of fingers under nails, gastric derangement.

 Berberis vulgaris

 Neuralgic pain under finger nails, swelling of finger joints, urinary complaints.

 Secale cornutum

 Fingers and feet turn bluish, pain in finger tips with tingling and numbness better cold and rubbing.

 Sarsaparilla officinalis

 Buring on sides of fingers and toes; ulceration around ends of fingers, cutting pain under nails.

 Elaterium

 Pain in joints of fingers, and thumbs worse by wet and cold. 

Calcarea fluorica

 Gouty deposits in finger-joints.

 Fluoricum acidum

 Joints inflamed, feeling of splinter under nails, nails which crumble, worse warmth.

Ginseng quinquefolium

 Burning in tips of fingers - Am-m ; Sec-c.

Oleander

 Swelling, stiffness and burning of fingers, sometimes veins of hands swollen.