– Tarkas P. and Ajit Kulkarni.
ent or patent (cuts and burns as well as bad air, food and drink)
$ BRYONIA ALB [Bry]
White Bryony
Region
Mucous Membranes
Pleura
Pericardium
Meninges
Peritoneum
Synovium
Liver
Kidneys
Lymphatics
Glands
Parotids
Mammae
Uterus
Thyroid
Nerves; solar plexus ; vagus
Coats of N.
Cellular Tissue
White fibrous tissue
Connective tissue
Muscular fibre
Blood. Circulation. Veins
One side. R. side
Worse
HOT
Weather. Warm relaxing Spring
Summer heat. Damp hot
Becoming; exertion; room
Ironing. Fire. Light of sun Tropics, stay in
DRY
Weather. Heat
Cold; in spring, summer
Cold winds. Winter
DAMP
Weather
Warm weather
Scarce rains
Rainy season
PERIODICAL
Daytime
Forenoon (9-12)
Noon (12)
Foremidnight (9-12)
Postmidnight (12-3)
AM / PM 3,4,4, 5,5, 6, 9 10am-10am
Every third day
MOTION
Least; even opening eyes
Postural change
Being disturbed
Working. Deep breathing
Masticating. Coughing Sneezing.Exertion. Lifting Eye-strain
Worse (contd.)
Rest (rarely). Lying(cough) During sleep
Touch and light pressure
Sudden hard pressure (Allen)
Suppressions; eruptions; discharges
Vexation. Mortification Anger. Fright. Mental exertion
Calomel; operients
Tabacco. Typhoid shots
Vaccination
Depletions; fasting
Eating. Overeating
Long after eating
Drinking; cold, while hot; hard water
Acids. Bread; old. Stale food
‘Cold’ fruits. Beer. Beans Vegetables
Better
Warmth; of Sun (not its light)
to affected part; of bed
in cool air or room (opp. to
Asar., Fer-ph., Phyt.)
drinks(Lyc.)
Daybreak. Evening. Night
After midnight (often)
Cool: weather (mild); room
open air (congestions, mind)
Cold applic.(head, teeth); food
REST
Continued moderate pressure
Lying on painful part, side
Lying; with head low; drawing
legs up. Sitting
Any support. Dark, in sleep; but not siesta
MOTION
Shaking limbs
Hanging limbs
Descending
Continued walking
(unsteadiness; nervousness)
Fibrous tissue pains
Walking in open air (toothache)
RELEASE
Rainpour. Sweat may (>)
Epistaxis. Deflation
Discharges. Eruptions
Daybreak
Incipient. Dry. Catarrhal. Bilious. Hard. Heavy Steady. Composed. Tense. Rhoeo-rheumatic- pectoral
Plant Remedy
Resemblances between characters of Plant and Remedy
Plant
1. Grows in wet places depicting biological thirst.
2. The roots and stems are succulent (juicy).
3. Root is firmly anchored in the ground.
4.The fresh root contains the active material- an alkaloid-Bryonicin.
5.Contains two glycosides Bryonin and Bryonidin.
6. Hair on the leaves protect the plant from excessive perspiration.
7. The succulent long stems are not able to hold the plant erect.
8. Spiral tendrils of the plant are sensitive to touch.
9. Tendrils coil to make a hold secure.
10.The plants dries out its environment with great energy for survival.
Remedy
1. Increased thirst to redeem off dryness.
2. Thirst for large quantity to maintain the moisture; sodden a characteristic.
3. The person seeks stability in life. Perseverant.
4. ‘Dryness’ observable through and through.
5. Craves sweets, ice-cream; (