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NEPHRALGIA Renal Colic

Homoeopathic Therapeutics · Samuel Lilienthal

Apis mell Apis

Frequent sudden attacks of pain along ureters, lasting some minutes.

Argentum nit Arg-n

Nephralgia from CONGESTION OF KIDNEYS OR FROM PASSAGE OF CALCULI; face dark-red with dried up look; dull aching across small of back and over region of bladder; urine burns while passing; is dark and contains blood, renal epithelium and uric acid; urethra feels as if swollen; sudden urging to urinate. Often useful after failure of Canth.

Arnica Arn

Piercing pains as if a knife, were plunged into renal region, with violent tenesmus of bladder; patient chilly and inclined to vomit.

Arsenicum Ars

Passage of gravel from time to time, causing dull pain in renal region and down the ureter, accompanied by gastralgia, tickling in urethra and difficult micturition; excessive restlessness.

Belladonna Bell

SPASMODIC, CRAMPY PAINS; staining along ureter as far as the bladder; pains come and go quickly; eyes injected, face dark-red.

Berberis vulg Berb

Sticking, digging, tearing or pulsative pain in region of one or both kidneys; or violent, cutting, sticking pain from kidney to bladder and urethra; red sediment in urine, yellow; muddy complexion; dyspepsia.

Calcarea carb Calc

Pressing pains in kidneys and loins; aching in kidneys and lumbar region when riding; pain in urinating after getting feet wet; gravel and stone in bladder.

Cannabis sat Cann-s

Drawing pains in renal region, extending into inguinal glands, with nauseous sensation at pit of stomach; burning while urinating, (<) after.

Cantharis Canth

Dull, pressing pains in both kidneys and urging to urinate, steadily increasing in severity; paroxysmal cutting and burning pain in both kidneys, the REGION VERY SENSITIVE TO SLIGHTEST TOUCH; alternating with pain in tip of penis; urging to urinate; painful passage, by drops of bloody urine, dull, heavy, distensive pain in renal region, no relief in any position; groaning and crying; followed by nausea, retching and vomiting, no great desire to urinate, but a tingling thrill running down dorsum of penis to glands,

Coccus cacti Coc-c

ACUTE DESQUAMATIVE NEPHRITIS; fit of unconsciousness and absence of mind; headache in forehead and temples; face deeply red; sweetish taste, little appetite, thirst; severe abdominal pains at night; urging to urinate; urine dark-colored, with white sediment covered by a granular layer tinged with blood; general lassitude; pains in limbs.

Colchicum Colch

Pains in kidneys, urine bloody, INK-LIKE, albuminous; urging to urinate and discharge of hot; highly colored urine.

Dioscorea Dios

AGONIZING PAIN IN SMALL SPOT OVER CREST OF RIGHT ILIUM; pains radiate from this spot up to renal region and down right leg into right testicles; loud tremulous moaning and writhing about in bed; skin bathed with cold, clammy sweat; pulse feeble and weak, retching; frequent desire to urinate.

Equisetum Equis

Dull pain in region of right kidney, with urging to urinate; slight pain in kidney, then in left, extending down left side of sacrum.

Erigeron Erig

Sharp, stinging pain in left renal region, complete suppression of urine or urging to urinate with emission of only a few burning drops.

Nux vomica Nux-v

Renal colic, especially right side, extending to genitals and right leg,(<) lying on that side, (>) back; painful ineffectual urging to urinate; urine passes guttatim, with burning and tearing, stitches in back when turning, with dull pain while sitting.

Ocimum canum Oci

Renal colic, right side, WITH VIOLENT VOMITING, every few minutes, she twists about, screams and groans; red urine with brick-dust sediment or blood after the attack.

Pareira brava Pareir

Violent pains in bladder and at times in back; left testicle painfully drawn up; pain in thighs; shooting down into toes and soles of feet; strongly ammoniacal smell of urine.

Tabacum Tab

Renal colic; violent pains along ureters; cold sweat and deathly nausea.

What is in this library

These titles sit beside the repertory: Allen’s Keynotes, Anshutz on the twelve tissue remedies, Boericke’s materia medica, Clarke’s Dictionary, Hering, Jones, Kent’s lectures, Nash, and Boger’s Synoptic Key. Philosophy includes Hahnemann’s Organon (5th and 6th), Kent, Close, Burnett, Haehl, Gibson Miller, Royal, J. H. Allen, and Anshutz. Clinical, therapeutics, regional works, and short remedy pictures follow the same shelf.

Dewey’s Practical Homoeopathic Therapeutics and Lilienthal’s Homoeopathic Therapeutics are readable here. The other books keep their chapter lists so you can see what each volume covers. For educational use by students and qualified practitioners. Not medical advice.

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