Virgin's Bower
General
Scrofulous, rheumatic, gonorrhoeal, and syphilitic patients. Acts especially on skin, GLANDS and genito-urinary organs, especially testicles. A remedy of much importance in disturbances of sleep, and neuralgic PAINS in various parts. Many of these pains are relieved by perspiration. Muscles relaxed or twitching. Great emaciation. GREAT SLEEPINESS. Distant pulsation in whole body.
Head
Boring pain in temples. CONFUSED FEELING; BETTER IN OPEN AIR. Eruption on occiput at base of hair, moist, pustular sensitive, itching.
Eyes
Heat in eyes and SENSITIVE TO AIR; must close them. Chronic blepharitis, with sore and swollen meibomian glands. Iritis, great SENSITIVENESS TO COLD. Flickering before eyes. Pustular conjunctivitis, with tinea capitis; eyes inflamed and protruding.
Face
White blisters on face and nose, as if burned by sun. Swelling of submaxillary glands, with hard tubercles; throbbing, aggravated on being touched. Pain in right side of face to eye, ear and temple; better, holding cold water in mouth.
Tooth
ACHE; WORSE, AT NIGHT AND FROM TOBACCO. Teeth feel too long.
Stomach
After eating, weakness in all limbs and pulsation in arteries.
Male
Ilio-scrotal neuralgia. TESTICLES INDURATED WITH BRUISED FEELING. Swelling of scrotum. [ORCHITIS.] Right half only. Troubles from suppressed gonorrhoea. Violent erections with stitches in urethra. Testicles hang heavy or retracted, with pain along spermatic cord; worse, right side.
Urinary
Tingling in urethra lasting some time after urinating. Frequent, scanty urination; burning at orifice. INTERRUPTED FLOW. Urethra feels constricted. Urine emitted drop by drop. Inability to pass all the urine; dribbling after urinating. Pain worse at night, pain along the spermatic cord. Commencing stricture.
Skin
Red, burning, vesicular, scaly, scabby. Itches terribly; worse, washing in cold water; worse face and hands and SCALP AROUND OCCIPUT. GLANDS hot, painful, SWOLLEN; worse inguinal glands. Glandular induration and tumors of breast. Varicose ulcers.
Modalities
BETTER, in open air. WORSE, at night, and warmth of bed (washing in cold water; new moon (monthly aggravation).
Relationship
Compare: CLEMATIS VITALBA (varicose and other ulcers); SIL.; STAPH.; PETROL.; OLEAND.; SARSAP.; CANTH.; PHOS. AC.; PULSAT. Antidotes: BRYON.; CAMPH.
Dose
Third to thirtieth potency.