• Marked action on the skin with intense itching and tingling everywhere.

• It promotes expulsion of splinters.

• It was historically used for hydrophobia and dropsy.

• It exhibits properties of softening flesh and destroying warts.

• It affects mucous membranes.

• Complaints often appear suddenly and intensely.

• General sensation of rawness and soreness.

• Sensitive to touch.

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• Irritability and impatience.

• Restlessness, both mental and physical.

• Anxiety, with a feeling of impending doom.

• Fear of being alone.

• Depression and melancholy.

• Difficulty concentrating; mental confusion.

• Forgetfulness.

• Aversion to mental work.

• Apprehension.

• Mood changes easily.

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• Anagallis Arvensis acts profoundly on the nervous system and skin.

• Predisposition to vesicular eruptions and intense itching.

• Historically used for convulsive conditions and dropsical states.

• Keynote: Skin affections, neuralgic pains, sensation of swelling or puffiness.

• General sensation of burning and stinging, particularly in eruptions and mucous membranes.

• Tendency to develop eruptions after emotional upset or suppression.

• Sensitivity to environmental changes, especially dampness.

• Marked aggravation from warmth in general.

• The body feels swollen, though there is no objective edema.

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• Sensation of fullness and pressure within the head.

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• , with a tendency to fall to the left.

• Scalp sensitive to touch.

• Burning and itching in the eyes.

• Blurred vision.

• Photophobia.

• Redness and inflammation of the conjunctiva.

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• Hearing impaired.

• Coryza with sneezing.

• Watery nasal discharge.

• Nose feels obstructed.

• Pain in the facial muscles.

• Neuralgic pain in the face, especially on the left side.

• Red and swollen face.

• Eruptions on the face.

• Sore throat with burning and stinging sensations.

• Difficulty swallowing.

• Sensation of a lump in the throat.

• Cough, dry and hacking, especially at night.

• Dyspnea.

• Feeling of constriction in the chest.

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• , especially with anxiety.

• Rapid heartbeat.

• Pain in the chest, sharp and stabbing.

• Nausea and vomiting.

• Abdominal pain, cramping and colicky.

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• , watery and profuse.

• Flatulence.

• Loss of appetite.

• Thirst.

• Abdomen: Distension, tenderness.

• Diarrhea.

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• Frequent urination, with burning sensation.

• Urine scanty and dark.

• (Male) – Diminished sexual desire.

• (Female) – Menses too early and profuse.

• Pain in the limbs, especially in the joints.

• Rheumatism.

• Swelling of the joints.

• Tingling and numbness in the fingers and toes.

• Skin eruptions on the extremities, with intense itching.

• General itching all over the body.

• Tingling sensations on the skin.

• Restless sleep.

• Sleeplessness before midnight.

• Dreams are vivid and disturbing.

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• Pain in the joints, especially the knees and ankles.

• Stiffness and swelling of the joints.

• Weakness and trembling of the limbs.

• Numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes.

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• Cold air, damp weather, touch, motion, evening, night.

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• Warmth, touch, scratching, night, motion, damp weather, suppressed eruptions.

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• Warmth, rest, open air.

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• Compare: Cyclamen; Primula obcon.; Rhus tox.; Urtica urens; Apis mellifica.

• Antidotes: Not definitively established, but Camphora may be useful in some cases.

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• Open air, cold applications, rest.

• , especially when in pain.

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• , sometimes bordering on panic attacks.

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• , with a tendency to dwell on negative thoughts.

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• , alternating between cheerfulness and depression.

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• , preferring solitude.

• Marked anxiety about health, even when feeling relatively well.

• Easily startled by noise.

• Dwells on past unpleasant events.

• Feels misunderstood and isolated.

• Impatience and a tendency to be easily angered.

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• Head feels heavy and confused.

• Sensation of sand in the eyes.

• Impaired hearing, difficulty understanding speech.

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• Itching inside the nose.

• Difficulty swallowing.

• Hoarseness.

• Sensation of a lump in the throat.

• Face feels swollen and puffy.

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• Oppression of the chest.

• Feeling of tightness around the heart.

• Cough is aggravated by lying down.

• Difficulty catching breath, especially on exertion.

• Sensation of a weight on the chest.

• Heart feels weak and fluttering.

• Nausea and vomiting.

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• Loss of appetite.

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• Anus feels sore and itchy.

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• Craving for sour things.

• Aversion to fatty foods.

• Gas and flatulence, with a sour or rotten odor.

• Rumbling in the bowels.

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• Urine is dark and scanty.

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• Itching of the genitals.

• Pain in the testicles.

• Menses are too early or too late.

• Leucorrhea is thick, yellow, and acrid.

• Prostate feels enlarged and painful.

• Skin eruptions on the extremities, vesicles and itching.

• Back feels stiff and painful, especially in the lumbar region.

• Neck feels stiff and sore.

• Cramps in the calves of the legs.

• Aching in the bones.

• Limbs feel heavy and tired.

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• Herpetic eruptions.

• Skin feels dry and scaly.

• Itching is relieved by cold applications.

• Eruptions are worse at night.

• Restless sleep, with frequent waking.

• Dreams are vivid and disturbing.

• Insomnia, difficulty falling asleep.

• Sleep is unrefreshing.

• Nightmares about death or disease.

• Sulphur, Rhus Tox, Apis Mellifica.

• Useful in cases where Sulphur or Rhus Tox fail to fully resolve the symptoms.

• Consider in cases of post-herpetic neuralgia.

• Differential diagnosis should include remedies for urticaria and eczema.