Chimaphila maculata
Plant · Ericaceae
Chimaphila maculata is suited to mild, amiable, refined, sensitive, and intellectual persons. These patients suffer from burning fevers and throat affections alongside intense hunger and digestive complaints.
Key symptoms
- Intense gnawing hunger as a leading symptom
- Burning fever with blood feeling heated
- Throat and tonsils strongly affected with tensive pain on swallowing
- Headache worse on lying down
- Tongue feels stiff and thick in the middle, cannot raise it
- Hollow teeth ache, worse from eating
- Frontal headache with fullness in stomach and belching
- Partial unconsciousness, feels like fainting as if brain paralyzed
Worse (aggravation)
- Lying down worsens headache
- Eating worsens toothache
Better (amelioration)
- Warm room
Spotted Wintergreen. N. O. Pyroleæ, a tribe of the Ericaceæ. Tincture of root and leaves, or of fresh plant in flower.
Clinical
Angina pectoris. Diarrhœa. Headache. Sore-throat. Tongue, stiffness of. Toothache. Worm-fever.
Characteristics
Chim. mac. has been proved independently of Chim. umb. Some symptoms of Chim. rotund. are included. An intense gnawing hunger is a leading symptom. Burning fever; blood feels heated. The throat and tonsils are strongly affected. Headache < on lying down. Feels better in warm room. Suited to mild, amiable, refined, sensitive, intellectual persons.
Relations
Compare: Puls., Chim. umb.
1. Mind
Becomes partially unconscious, feels like fainting, as if brain paralysed, mind gone (Chim. rotund.).
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