Leopard's Bane-Compositae
General
Nervous women, sanguine, plethoric persons, lively expression and very red face. For the bad effects resulting from mechanical injuries; even if received years ago. Especially adapted to those who remain long impressed by even slight mechanical injuries. Sore, lame, bruised feeling all through the body as if beaten; traumatic affections of muscles. Mechanical injuries, especially with stupor from concussion; involuntary faeces and urine. After injuries with blunt instruments [Symph.]. Compound fractures and their profuse suppuration [Calend.]. Concussions and contusions, results of shock or injury; without laceration of soft parts; prevents suppuration and septic conditions and promotes absorption. Nervous, cannot bear pain; whole body oversensitive [Cham. , Cof. , Ign.]. Everything on which he lies seems too hard; complains constantly of it and keeps moving from place to place in search of a soft spot [the parts rested upon feel sore and bruised, Bap. , Pyr. , must move continually to obtain relief from the pain, Rhus]. Heat of upper part of body; coldness of lower. The face or head and face alone is hot, the body cool. Unconsciousness; when spoken to answers correctly, but unconsciousness and delirium at once return [falls asleep in the midst of a sentence, Bap.]. Says there is nothing the matter with him. Meningitis after mechanical or traumatic injuries; from falls, concussion of brain, etc. When suspecting exudation of blood, to facilitate absorption. Hydrocephalus; deathly coldness in forearm of children [in diarrhoea, Brom.]. Apoplexy: loss of consciousness, involuntary evacuation from bowels and bladder; in acute attack, controls haemorrhage and aids absorption; should be repeated and allowed to act for days or weeks unless symptoms call for another remedy. Conjunctival or retinal haemorrhage, with extravasation, from injuries or cough [Led. , Nux]. Gout and rheumatism, with great fear of being touched or struck by persons coming near him. Cannot walk erect on account of a bruised sort of feeling in the pelvic region. Tendency to small, painful boils, one after another, extremely sore [small boils in crops, Sulph.]. Paralysis [left sided]; pulse full, strong; stertor, sighing, muttering. Belching; eructations; foul, putrid, like rotten eggs. Dysentery; with ischuria, fruitless urging; long interval between the stools. Constipation: rectum loaded, faeces will not come away; ribbon-like stools from enlarged prostate or retroverted uterus. Soreness of parts after labor; prevents post-partum haemorrhage and puerperal complications. Retention or incontinence of urine after labor [Op.].
Relations
Complementary: to, Acon. , Hyper. , Rhus. Similar: to, for soreness as if bruised, Bap. , China. Phyt. , Pyr. , Rhus, Ruta, Staph. Arnica follows well: after, Acon. , Apis, Ham. , Ipec. , Ver. ; is followed by Sul. ac. In ailments from spirituous liquors or from charcoal vapors, Arn. is often indicated [am. c. , Bov.]. In spinal concussion, compare Hyper.
Aggravation
At rest; when lying down; from wine.
Amelioration
From contact; motion [Rhus, Ruta].