Silicea Groups

Kent, Allen, Hering & Hahnemann

Synthesis Repertory (Schroyens)

Wikipeadia

 

Dr. Claudio C. Araujo, M.D., F.F.Hom (Lon.)

 

With the environment

Complains of pain in throat on swallowing; although there is no indication of any inflammation, the condition of her throat is the sole thing occupying her mind; believes she has swallowed pins, and asks those about her whether she has not done so; seeks for hours for lost pins; will take no sewing into her hand, and carefully examines her food for fear of pins; very indifferent to friends and former amusements; restlessness; anxiety; vertigo, < stooping; headache daily, < mornings; loss of appetite; constipation; emaciation; entire absence of menses; < during increase of moon. θ Hysteria.

Sensitive to noise, which makes him apprehensive.

Sensitiveness to noise and anxiety therefrom.

Loud talking is oppressive to him.

Many dreams about distant journeys.

In a sort of somnambulist dream, he vividly sees regions he had never seen before and far distant, and also objects which he longed for (aft. 8 d.).

 Having waked up about 4 A.M., from dreaming about war, he feels a rheumatic pressure between the scapulæ, especially on moving the left arm.

Distracted, he is almost always, as to his mind, in two places at a time.

Imagines to be in two places at the same time.

He dreams and raves much during the nights, he rises up and often does not know, when walking about in the room, where he is.

Sleep full of ravings; he rises from his bed like a somnambulist.

Longing for his relations and home.

Longing for home.

Complains of pain in throat on swallowing; although there is no indication of any inflammation, the condition of her throat is the sole thing occupying her mind; believes she has swallowed pins, and asks those about her whether she has not done so; seeks for hours for lost pins; will take no sewing into her hand, and carefully examines her food for fear of pins; very indifferent to friends and former amusements; restlessness; anxiety; vertigo, < stooping; headache daily, < mornings; loss of appetite; constipation; emaciation; entire absence of menses; < during increase of moon. θ Hysteria.

Very much inclined to start.

After a fright, there is great anxiety.

Sensitive to noise, which makes him apprehensive.

Sensitiveness to noise and anxiety therefrom.

Loud talking is oppressive to him.

With Oneself

Humor

 

Very irritable, low-spirited, peevish mood.

When crossed has to restrain himself to keep from doing violence. θ Megrim

Screaming violently, groaning. θ Epilepsy.

Restlessness and impatience frequently seize upon him, so that he cannot contain himself.

She could not and would not attend to anything, for ill humor.

Moroseness and despondency.

Self-willed.

Capricious and disposed to take things ill.

Peevish.

Everything annoys and vexes her.

Sullen (9th d.).

Angry and sullen.

 Angry and quarrelsome, in the evening.

Frequently vexed at trifles.

With the best intentions, he is easily put out.

Disposed to get angry.

Very irritable, although cheerful.

Discontented, everything.

Disposed to weep, for two hours, without any particular thought.

The least remark makes her weep.

Very sensitive, weeping mood.

Desponding, melancholy, tired of life. θ Spermatorrhœa.

Indifferent, apathetic.

Dejected and melancholy. 

He is frequently seized by anguish, so that he cannot sit still.

Internal surfeit of life.

Great nervous debility; exhaustion with erethism*; depression may be overcome by will force.

*Erethism or erethism mercurialis is a neurological disorder which affects the whole central nervous system, as well as a symptom complex derived from mercury poisoning. This is also sometimes known as the mad hatter disease. Historically, this was common among old England felt-hatmakers who used mercury to stabilize the wool in a process called felting, where hair was cut from a pelt of an animal such as a rabbit. The industrial workers were exposed to the mercury vapors, giving rise to the expression “mad as a hatter.”[1] Some believe that the character the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is often believed to be an example of someone suffering from erethism, but the origin of this account is unclear. The character was almost certainly based on Theophilus Carter, an eccentric furniture dealer who was well known to Carroll.

It is commonly characterized through behavioral changes such as irritability, low self-confidence, depression, apathy, shyness[3][4] and timidity, and in some extreme cases with prolonged exposure to mercury vapors, delirium, personality changes and memory loss occur as a result. People with erethism find it difficult to interact socially with others, with behaviors similar to that of a social phobia. Although most of the effects of erethism are neurological, some physical problems arise as well, including a decrease in physical strength, “headaches, general pain, and tremors after exposure to metallic mercury” as well as irregular heartbeat. It has been documented that “the tremor in the hands can be so severe that the victim is unable to hold a glass of water without spilling its contents.”

The primary risk factor for erethism is long-term exposure to mercury vapors and gasses at high levels. One group at risk for mercury poisoning is industrial workers and those exposed to high levels of mercury residing naturally in the environment. Erethism is not as serious an issue as it was back before acceptable working condition regulations were enforced. Preventing mercury levels from getting too high limits the amount available for inhalation.

There is a risk of mercury poisoning in the home in some cases. Exposure to mercury vapor may stem from cultural and religious reasons where mercury is sprinkled on the floor of a home or car, burned in a candle, or mixed with perfume. Currently, dental amalgams are the chief source of mercury vapors. These inexpensive dental fillings contain about 50% mercury, along with other metals such as silver.[6] The level of exposure is still low enough that the effects of mercury poisoning may be reversed. Even years ago, the number of victims diagnosed with erethism was very low.

One treatment of mercury poisoning was to admit fresh air to the patient by having him go outside daily as much as possible. Stimulants such as ammonia has also been documented to help restore pulse to a normal rhythm. For a more comprehensive treatment of treatment, see Mercury poisoning, 'Treatment' section.

Yielding, faint-hearted, anxious mood.

She screams during increase of moon. θ Somnambulism

Very much inclined to start.

After a fright, there is great anxiety.

Anxiety, suicidal thoughts

Overanxious about himself; low-spirited; weeps every evening.

Wishes to drown herself.

Dissipation, hard work, with close confinement, cause obstinate neuralgias, hysterical attacks or paralysis.

Oversensitive persons imperfectly nourished, not from want of food but from imperfect assimilation, they are usually constipated and are subject to sudden neuralgias, erethism and melancholy.

Drowsiness with lassitude and depression.

Discontent

Egotism

Affections from egotism.

 Egotism is the drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself and generally features an inflated opinion of one's personal features and importance — intellectual, physical, social and other.

The egotist has an overwhelming sense of the centrality of the 'Me': of their personal qualities. Egotism means placing oneself at the core of one's world with no concern for others, including those loved or considered as "close," in any other terms except those set by the egotist.

Magnetism

 

Strong desire to be mesmerized. ***

***Animal magnetism (French: magnétisme animal; Latin: magnetismus animalis) is a term proposed by Franz Mesmerin the 18th century. The term 'magnetism' was adopted by analogy, referring to some interpersonal and general effects of reciprocal influence and/or entanglement he observed.[1] Mesmer attributed such effects to a supposed 'life energy' or 'fluid' or ethereal medium believed to reside in the bodies of animate beings (i.e., those who breathe). The term is translated from Mesmer's magnétisme animal. Mesmer chose the word animal to distinguish his supposed vital magneticforce from those referred to at that time as "mineral magnetism", "cosmic magnetism" and "planetary magnetism". The theory became the basis of treatment in Europe and the United States that was based on non verbal elements such as gaze, passes (movements of the hands near the body accompanied by intention of the operator), and mental elements as will and intention, and that sometimes depended also on "laying on of hands." It was very popular into the nineteenth century, with a strong cultural impact. From some of the practices of animal magnetism branched out hypnotism, spiritualism, New Thought, so called "magnetic healing", and parapsychological research. Some forms of magnetism continue to be practiced, especially in continental Europe, even today.

Restless sleep: frequent waking with chilliness; dreams crowding one upon another; starting with trembling of whole body.

Woke at 2 A. M. and could not fall asleep again on account of rush of thoughts.

During sleep: whining and laughing; loud talking; starts, jerking of limbs, snoring; night sweats; nightmare.

Compunction of conscience about trifles.

He feels the greatest conscientious scruples about trifles; as if he had done a very great wrong.

In her nightly fancy her head seems to her excessively large.

Relationship with the others

Dreams: pleasant; lascivious; anxious, of murders, horrid things; vivid of past events; with violent weeping; of someone choking her.

He awakes in great anguish from dreaming that he is to be murdered; he feels as if he should suffocate, without being able to speak (aft. 15 d.).

Terrifying dream as if she was about to be throttled (hanged), she could not scream, but could only kick with her feet.

Terrifying dream, that he was accused of murder and betrayed.

Terrifying dream, as if he was being drowned.

Terrifying dream; he is being chased.

Dreams about transactions of the day, and about big dogs pursuing him.

Dream, that he had to die.

Evil dreams with violent weeping.

Dream full of cruelty, without anger.

 Terrifying dream about snakes (aft. 5 d.).

Dream full of disputes and mortification (aft. 4 d.).

Dreams that somebody seized him by the finger, so that he was frightened.

Anxious dream about robbers, with whom he wrestled, he awakes heated, anxious, oppressed and in a perspiration.

Dreaming about robbers and murderers, which causes him to wake up and say that he will likely catch them.

About midnight, he wakes up in great anguish, could not move in spite of all his efforts, and imagined that thieves were breaking in; on rising he grew calmer, but on lying down again, his anguish returned (aft. 37 d.).-

Repeated awaking, at night, and immediately after going to sleep again, dreams about his daily employment. 

Dreams of occurrences in his youth.

Youthful dream images awakes him from his sleep and float before him so vividly on awaking that he can only with difficulty tear himself away from them. 

Vivid dreams about former times. 

A half-awake dream, as if innumerable spirits wanted to seize him; when he waked up, he could not move a limb and lay in a sweat with great anguish and palpitation, subsequently great timidity (aft. 12 d.).- 

Dream after midnight, of a spectre which pursued him (aft. 13 d.).- 

When half awake, a nightmare, with great anguish, as if a rough animal weighing many hundred weight lay upon him, so that he could not move, nor utter a sound.

Sexuality

Bruised feeling over whole body, after coition.

Sleeplessness or sleep broken by lascivious or frightening dreams; heat and congestions.

Male Sexuality

Sexual desire increased or decreased.

Sexual desire very weak.

Sexual impulse very weak, and almost extinct (the first 5 w.).

Sexual impulse very weak (the first 3 weeks).

The sexual impulse stronger (aft. 21 d.), with erections.

Painful erections, before rising in morning; frequent violent erections.

Violent erections without sexual desire.

The sexual impulse is very much excited the first three days; night and day, erections lasting for half an hour, with the testes drawn up.

Strong erections with relaxed scrotum (aft. 5 d.).

 Strong erection, by night, with sexual excitement.

Frequent violent erections, by day, without cause (the first days).

Violent erections, with drawing pains in the testes.

The erections develop but slowly (aft. 23 d.).

No erections, not any trace of them (aft. sever. d.).

Sexual erethism*, with spinal or paralytic disease.

After an embrace, sensation on right side of head as if paralyzed with soreness of limbs.

Lascivious thoughts and dreams; nocturnal emissions, followed by great exhaustion; prostatitis.

After masturbation seminal emissions twice a week, between 3 and 5 A. M; great depression of spirits; aching in sacrum; sweat of scrotum; heat in head; burning of feet with sweat; weakness and heaviness of arms; melancholy; < A. M. and before an emission; > after an emission.

Frequent and repeated pollutions.

Pollution the first night and then repeatedly

Pollution with heavy dreams, in a married man (1st n.).

Lewd thoughts, by day (1st, 2d d.).-

Lewd thoughts in bed in the morning, with erections (1st, 14th. d.).

Lewd dreams and strong sexual impulses (aft. 13 d.).

Lewd dreams and emission of semen (2d n.).

Lewd dream of practicing coitus, but being disturbed in it, on awaking, erection and voluptuous fancies (aft. 6 h.).

Lewd thoughts in the evening and in the morning while abed, with erections. [Gr.]

Female Sexuality

Sterility.

Increased sexual desire, with paralytic or spinal affections.

She feels nauseated during coition. θ Uterine cancer.

Nymphomania due to plethora **** or spinal irritation.

**** (Medicine: a condition caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels, characterized especially by a reddish face. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.

[via Medieval Latin from Greek plēthōrē fullness, from plēthein to grow full]

Hemorrhage after abortion, < from least motion, mental or sexual excitement; painful hemorrhoids and obstinate constipation.

Lewd dream, very repugnant to her.

Intellect

Confusion of mind; difficulty in fixing the attention.

Great distraction, in the forenoon, with restlessness in the head and in the scrobiculus cordis.

Becomes confused, makes mistakes; she is unable to control herself.

Unsteadiness and confusion in his actions.

Mental labor is very difficult.

Kent: The patient lacks stamina. What Silica is to the stalk of grain in the field, it is to the human mind. Take the glossy, stiff, outer covering of a stalk of grain and examine it, and you will realize with what firmness it supports the head of grain until it ripens; there is a gradual deposit of Silica in it to give it stamina. So it is with the mind; when the mind needs Silica it is in a state of weakness, embarrassment, dread, a state of yielding.

If you should listen to the description of this state by a prominent clergyman, or a lawyer, or a man in the habit of appearing in public with self-confidence, firmness and fullness of thought and speech, he would tell you he had come to a state where he dreads to appear in public, he feels his own selfhood so that he cannot enter into his subject, he dreads it, he fears that he will fail, his mind will not work, he is worn out by prolonged efforts at mental work.

But he will say that when he forces himself into the harness he can go on with ease, his usual self-command returns to him, and he does well; he does his work with promptness, fullness, and accuracy. The peculiar Silica state is found in the dread of failure.

If he has any unusual mental task to perform, he fears he will make a failure of it, yet he does it well. This is the early state; of course, there comes a time when he cannot perform the work with accuracy and still he may need Silica.

Another case is illustrated in a young man who has studied for years and is now nearing the end of his course. He dreads the final examinations, but he goes through them all right, then a fatigue comes upon him and for years he is unable to enter his profession. He has this dread of undertaking anything.

Irritable and irascible when aroused; when let alone he is timid, retiring, wants to shirk everything; mild, gentle tearful women. The Silica child is cross and cries when spoken to. It is the natural complement and chronic of Puls. because of its great similarity; it is a deeper, more profound remedy.

Religious melancholy, sadness, irritability, despondency. Lyc. is stupid, the dread of undertaking anything is from a general knowledge of inability. In Silica it is imaginary.

Silica is not suitable for the irritability and nervous exhaustion coming on from business brain-fag, but more for such brain-fag as belongs to professional men, students, lawyers, clergymen. A lawyer says, "I have never been myself since that John Doe case". He went through a prolonged effort and sleepless nights followed. Silica restores the brain.

Reading and writing fatigue, cannot bear to think.

Difficulty in thinking (1st d.). 

[Even from little conversation, his head at once becomes muddled and there is general exhaustion, so that he has to break off the conversation.

 [Mental work becomes difficult to him.

Lack of memory, forgetfulness.

Forgetful and dizzy, every morning.

Apt to use wrong words in speaking.

Muddled state of the head, with a bruised feeling in the body.

She continually feels intoxicated.

Childhood

Child becomes obstinate, headstrong; cries when kindly spoken to.

The child becomes self-willed, obstinate and headstrong. 

The child is slow in learning to walk.

Spasms (probably due to worms) in a child, æt. 1 1/2, within three weeks gradually increasing in number until there were fifteen attacks daily, and finally paralysis of r. side.

Child wakes and throws arms about and screams. θ Scarlati

Hydrocele; men and scrofulous children.

Scrofula is the term used for tuberculosis of the neck, or, more precisely, a cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy. Scrofula is usually a result of an infection in the lymph nodes, known as lymphadenitis and is most often observed in immunocompromised patients (about 50% of cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy). About 95% of the scrofula cases in adults are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but only 8% of cases in children. The rest are caused by atypical mycobacterium (Mycobacterium scrofulaceum) or nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM). With the stark decrease of tuberculosis in the second half of the 20th century, scrofula became a very rare disease. With the appearance of AIDS, however, it has shown a resurgence and presently affects about 5% of severely immunocompromised patients.