Bryonia alba

-SMALL A. E.,
Range of Use. – Rheumatic fevers; typhoid fevers; bilious, intermittent and typhus fevers; shining swelling of individual parts; ailments arising from having a chill; a chill caused by anguish; general coldness of the body; hysteric spasms; pain on moving about, and drawing through the whole body; erysipelas and rash; itching, smarting and burning pimples

on the skin; spots as in malignant fever; ulcers, with feeling of coldness; disposed to be drowsy, and yawn in the daytime; unable to sleep before midnight; thirst so intense during sleep as to awaken; vexatious dreams; delirium at night; talking and walking in the sleep; chilliness and coldness of the body when in bed; shaking chill, with heat in the head; red face and thirst before; vertigo and headache and stretching; general dry heat, internally and externally; intermittent fevers, with coldness prevailing; inflammatory, bilious, typhoid, milk and childbed fevers; profuse sweats; morning and evening perspiration, with a sour smell; restlessness of mind, and dread of future; a good deal of crying; irritable, vexed, vehement; delirious talk about business; head dull, confused; great fulness and heaviness of the head, with digging pressure in the direction of the forehead; pressing in the brain, either from within outwards, or from without inwards; inflammation of the brain, headache worse when in motion; pressure in the eyes in the evening; burning of the eyes; inflammation of the eyes and lids, and particularly of new born infants; itching tetter upon the lids; painful and red swelling of the lids; stick together after sleeping; dread of light; intolerance of noise and humming in the ears; inflammation up within the nostrils, and bleeding at the nose from suppression of the courses; chronic dry discharge from nose; red and burning; swelling of the face; lips cracked; pain in the teeth at night in bed; drawing, jerking, sensation as if the teeth were loose and elongated; dryness of the mouth and throat; stinging pains in the throat; flat, insipid and foul taste in the mouth; everything tastes bitter, either at the time or after taking it in the mouth; between meals or early in the morning; violent thirst after drinking beer; longing for wine and sour drinks and coffee; enormous appetite, or loss of appetite after eating a mouthful; bitter and sour risings from the stomach; gulping up the food; inclination to vomit, especially after eating food well liked; empty efforts to vomit; vomiting undigested food from the stomach, and glary liquid, bitter vomiting of blood: pressure in the stomach as from a stone, after eating; heartburn; stitching pains at the pit of the stomach when treading or making a wrong step, or when lying on the side; burning in the stomach during motion; pain in the right side; painful sensation when being touched, or coughing or drawing a breath; inflammation of the liver; abdominal spasms and cramps; inflammation of the bowels; loud rumbling in the abdomen; constipation; costiveness of long standing; diarrhoea; violent colic attending the discharge of undigested food; small quantity of urine, red or brown, and hot; an irresistible desire to urinate; suppression of the courses, and at other times too early, and profuse bleeding from the uterus; puerperal fever; hoarseness; cough; titillation of the throat; spasmodic and suffocating cough, with vomiting food from the stomach; cough with stitches in the sides of the chest, with aching pains in the head as if it would fly to pieces; yellowish expectoration, with pure blood or blood-streaked mucus, with little lumps of blood; difficult breathing; paroxysms of asthma; pressure at the chest as from a load; stitches in the chest and sides of the chest when coughing, or when drawing a long breath, or lying on the back, or in motion; palpitation of the heart; milk fever; pain in the small of the back, like a painful stiffness; stitching in the back and small of the back; rheumatic stiffness and tightness in the nape of the neck; tearing in the shoulder joints and upper arms, with tightness and stitching and swelling of the parts; swelling of the arm at the elbow-joint; pain in the wrist-joint as if sprained, when moving it; swelling of the hands; drawing pains in the thighs; stitches in the thighs from the seat to the ankles, with intolerance of contact or motion; perspiration; stiffness and swelling of the knees; tensive stitching and tearing in the calves of the legs down to the ankles; swelling of the legs down to the feet, pain as if sprained; swelling of the feet, with redness, heat, and stitching pain; sensation of parts being stretched during motion.

-Pulford

General Symptoms
Worse from, and aversion to, least motion even of an eyelid or of talking, better from, and desires, perfect quiet and rest and not be paid any attention, coupled with irritability and great thirst for large quantities especially at long intervals.

ESSENTIAL
Faint on rising up in bed, or even attempting to raise head from pillow. Mouth, lips and throat extremely dry, lips parched; nursing children will not nurse until lips are moistened. tongue white, or white down center. Easy perspiration, Better lying on affected side, the reverse of Bell. pressure and heat, except eyes and teeth. Worse cold, touch and mental excitement. Pains sharp, stitching, like Kali-c. (Ran. bulb., cutting), lancinating. Everything puts one out of humor; hasty; peevish. Face dark red. Taste bitter, and to food. Pulse full, strong, hard and rapid. Nausea, on sitting up. Stools dry, hard and black as if burnt. Desires something but knows not what; children desire things, but refuse them when offered. COMMENT.

Mind :

Unconscious, a.m., on rising

Unconscious, a.m., on rising. (L): Talks of business; delirium at daybreak, thinks one is away from home and wishes to be taken there; fears poverty; quiet during chill; sighs during sweat; unconscious, on rising up. delirium usually begins 9 p.m. and lasts throughout the night, while that of Bell. begins at 3 p.m. and lasts until midnight. Worse on rising a.m., while Cham. is worse 9 a.m. Anxious uneasy feeling compels one to move; moves, yet screeches with pain. Better cold air, like Puls, wants windows open after which he goes to sleep. Desires both mental and bodily quiet. Worse if crossed, or from visitors.

Head

Head or back pain < movement

Pain, a.m. in bed, on first moving; pain, from ironing; pain above left side eye, to occiput and finally over whole body amelioration lying on left side; pain in occiput, a.m., on waking, to shoulder while lying on back, better noon, and, in occipital protuberance, aggravation motion; bursting pain a.m., on first opening eyes. (L): Heat of heat, during chilliness; pain in heat, during constipation; pain in occipital protuberance; pressing pain, on coughing, and, in forehead, on stooping, and, over eyes, on motion; stitching pain, on stepping. All heat pains are aggravation motion, exertion and a.m. Pain in heat with all complaints requiring Bry. Pain on first waking and moving even an eyelid, eyeballs sore, and a bruised feeling over (Nux, on waking,, before moving). Natr-m. has head ache in a.m., and oily sweat, sour, on face, while the same sweat of Bry. is more general over head, and the lips dry and cracked.

Eyes
Dry, burning, itching tetter on lids; burning pain in canthus, night; cutting pain on opening eye; vision, blue haze. (L): Inflamed choroid, pain; aching on motion of eyes; burning pain in canthi; pressing pain on moving eyes; sore bruised pain on moving lids. Eyeballs sore to touch and motion, like Gels., but Gels. is thirstless. Bry. dioica is a popular drug for “black eyes” locally (Led. cc internally).