====== INULA HELENIUM ======
<span tc1>{{anchor:s1}}Inula. {{anchor:s2}}(Inula Helenium.)</span>

<span grade2>{{anchor:s3}}Elecampane; Scabwort. {{anchor:s4}}Corymbiferae.</span>

{{anchor:s5}}An ancient medicine known to Hippocrates, Dioscorides, Eben Sina, etc.

{{anchor:s6}}The plant is a native of Europe, Central Asia and Siberia, but grows wild along roadsides in the Northern part of the United States.

{{anchor:s7}}The tincture is prepared from the fresh root dug in Autumn of its second year.

{{anchor:s8}}Proving with the juice of the root on a female prover, by Fischer. {{anchor:s9}}See Allen's Encyclopaedia, vol. 5, p. 112.

====== CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. ======

{{anchor:s11}}- <span grade2>Bronchitis</span>, Charg, Hahn. Mo., vol. 10, p. 228; <span grade2>Laryngitis</span>, Lingen, MSS.

====== MIND. [1] ======

{{anchor:s13}}Excessive anxiety and trembling of whole body, chattering of teeth from cold, during menses.

====== SENSORIUM. [2] ======

{{anchor:s15}}Confusion of head with nausea, in evening.\\ {{anchor:s16}}Headache, in right side, afterward in left.\\ {{anchor:s17}}Sticking headache in right side.\\ {{anchor:s18}}Jerking, tearing pain in occiput.

====== INNER HEAD. [3] ======

{{anchor:s20}}Rush of blood to head with sleeplessness.\\ {{anchor:s21}}Tearing, throbbing pain in forehead and vertex, after eating.\\ {{anchor:s22}}Burning headache in left temple, in a spot as large as a silver dollar, in evening.

====== SIGHT AND EYES. [5] ======

{{anchor:s24}}Twitching in upper lids.\\ {{anchor:s25}}Burning in left eyeball.\\ {{anchor:s26}}Swimming before eyes and pressure in temples and forehead.

====== HEARING AND EARS. [6] ======

{{anchor:s28}}Dull stitches in left ear, with transient sticking above right eyebrow, in evening.

====== SMELL AND NOSE. [7] ======

{{anchor:s30}}Stitches in right side of middle of nose.\\ {{anchor:s31}}Sticking, crawling in root of nose, extending to eyebrows.

====== UPPER FACE. [8] ======

{{anchor:s33}}Left side of face red and hot, a white spot near nose.\\ {{anchor:s34}}Flushes of heat; left cheek glowing.

====== TEETH AND GUMS. [10] ======

{{anchor:s36}}Pain in decayed teeth, agg. at night.

====== INNER MOUTH. [12] ======

{{anchor:s38}}Dryness of mouth with scraping and tickling in throat, swallowing difficult.

====== PALATE AND THROAT. [13] ======

{{anchor:s40}}Pain in throat on swallowing; tickling causing cough.

====== HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. [16] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s42}}Nausea in morning coming from stomach.</span>

====== SCROBICULUM AND STOMACH. [17] ======

{{anchor:s44}}Twisting as of a ball in epigastric region, above umbilicus.\\ {{anchor:s45}}Sticking pain in epigastric region.

====== HYPOCHONDRIA. [18] ======

{{anchor:s47}}Violent motion beneath right hypochondrium, as though something living were moving about, during menses.

====== ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19] ======

{{anchor:s49}}Sticking: as with two pins to right of umbilicus; as from a knife between umbilicus and right groin.\\ {{anchor:s50}}Stitches in left side of abdomen, towards left groin.

====== STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] ======

{{anchor:s52}}Pressing dragging towards rectum and genitals, as in labor; as if a substance would come out, occurring repeatedly.

====== URINARY ORGANS. [21] ======

{{anchor:s54}}Urging to urinate ten times in one hour; urine passes by drops.\\ {{anchor:s55}}Urine smells of violets.

====== FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [23] ======

{{anchor:s57}}Movings about in abdomen, as at appearance of menses, followed by yellowish leucorrhea.\\ {{anchor:s58}}Pain in uterus, with pain in small of back, very violent, with pressure as in labor; urging to stool, which she dreads; is obliged to remain lying.\\ {{anchor:s59}}Dragging in genitals, with more violent backache than she had ever had before.\\ {{anchor:s60}}Stitches in region of uterus and genitals.\\ {{anchor:s61}}Menses too early and painful.

====== VOICE AND LARYNX. TRACHEA AND BRONCHIA. [25] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s64}}Violent tickling in larynx, producing dry cough, agg. lying down, agg. at night; larynx painful.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s65}}Cough with abundant thick expectoration; accompanied by weakness of digestive tract, general languor and debility and much leucorrhea; skin has been the seat of psoric manifestations; engorged glands.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s66}}~</span> <span grade3>Chronic bronchitis.</span>

====== RESPIRATION. [26] ======

{{anchor:s68}}Respiration\\ {{anchor:s69}}Difficult breathing with dry, tickling cough.

====== COUGH. [27] ======

{{anchor:s71}}Dry, tickling cough.

====== INNER CHEST AND LUNGS. [28] ======

{{anchor:s73}}Stitches behind sternum and beneath left seventh and eighth ribs.\\ {{anchor:s74}}Throbbing, jerking pain as from suppuration, in middle of chest.

====== NECK AND BACK. [31] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s76}}Pain through back and chest, on inspiration.</span>\\ {{anchor:s77}}Transient pain in right scapula.\\ {{anchor:s78}}Violent backache during menses.

====== UPPER LIMBS. [32] ======

{{anchor:s80}}Stitches and tearing pain in right shoulder and wrist.\\ {{anchor:s81}}Tearing, cramp-like pain in tip of left shoulder; in scaleni muscles on left side of neck, as if pulled by pincers.\\ {{anchor:s82}}Tearing, jerking in right arm.\\ {{anchor:s83}}Upper arms as far as elbow fall asleep.\\ {{anchor:s84}}Tearing in palm of left hand, unable to double fingers.\\ {{anchor:s85}}Fine stitches in index finger.\\ {{anchor:s86}}Tearing in right little finger, it seems dead.

====== LOWER LIMBS. [33] ======

{{anchor:s88}}Tensive drawing in hips extending to nates.\\ {{anchor:s89}}Sticking in right hip extending to groin; in middle toes of right foot; in right heel.\\ {{anchor:s90}}Stitches: in thighs; in left ankle, when walking; as if sprained; in right heel.\\ {{anchor:s91}}Spasmodic sticking beneath bend of right knee, hot face and chilliness.\\ {{anchor:s92}}Cramp in calves at night during sleep.

====== REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] ======

{{anchor:s96}}Lying down: tickling in larynx.\\ {{anchor:s97}}Obliged to remain lying: on account of pain in uterus.\\ {{anchor:s98}}Stooping: vertigo.

====== SLEEP. [37] ======

{{anchor:s100}}Sleep restless, starting and crying out.\\ {{anchor:s101}}Dreams: lascivious; disgusting.

====== TIME. [38] ======

{{anchor:s103}}Morning: nausea.\\ {{anchor:s104}}Evening: confusion in head with nausea; burning in left temple; sticking above right eyebrow.\\ {{anchor:s105}}Night: toothache agg.; tickling in larynx agg.; cramp in calves.

====== FEVER. [40] ======

{{anchor:s107}}Coldness, shaking in bed, cold, blue hands and nails.

====== ATTACKS, PERIODICITY. [41] ======

{{anchor:s109}}Ten times in one hour: urging to urinate.

====== LOCALITY AND DIRECTION. [42] ======

{{anchor:s111}}Right: sticking headache; transient sticking above eyebrow; stitches in side of middle of nose; sticking side of umbilicus; cutting between umbilicus and groin; transient pain in scapula; stitches and tearing pain in shoulder; tearing, jerking in arm; tearing in little finger; sticking in hip, in toes, in heel; spasmodic sticking beneath bend of knee.\\ {{anchor:s112}}Left: burning in temple and eyeball; dull stitches in ear; side of face red and hot; cheek glowing; stitches between seventh and eighth rib; tearing, cramp-like pain in tip of shoulder, in muscles of side of neck; tearing in palm of hand.\\ {{anchor:s113}}Right then left: headache.

====== SENSATIONS. [43] ======

{{anchor:s115}}As though some one was poking him with finger, in various parts of body, especially in diaphragm, so painful he awoke and clenched his teeth; as of a ball twisting in epigastric region; as though something living was moving about beneath hypochondrium; sticking as with two pins to right of umbilicus; as from a knife between umbilicus and right groin; as if a substance would come out of rectum and genitals; pain as from suppuration in middle of chest; neck as if pulled with pincers; itching as from fleas.\\ {{anchor:s116}}Pain: in decayed teeth; in throat; in uterus; in small of back; through back and chest.\\ {{anchor:s117}}Violent pain: in back.\\ {{anchor:s118}}Tearing pain: in right shoulder and wrist; in palm of left hand; in right little finger.\\ {{anchor:s119}}Tearing, throbbing pain: in forehead and vertex.\\ {{anchor:s120}}Tearing, cramp-like pain: in tip of left shoulder; in scaleni muscles on left side of neck.\\ {{anchor:s121}}Throbbing, jerking pain: in middle of chest.\\ {{anchor:s122}}Sticking pain: on right side of head; in epigastric region; to right of umbilicus; in right hip to groin; in middle toes of right foot.\\ {{anchor:s123}}Jerking, tearing pain: in occiput; in right arm.\\ {{anchor:s124}}Sticking, crawling: in nose, extending to eyebrows; in right heel.\\ {{anchor:s125}}Spasmodic sticking: beneath bend of right knee.\\ {{anchor:s126}}Stitches: in right side of middle of nose; in left side of abdomen; in region of uterus and genitals; behind sternum and beneath left seventh and eighth ribs, in right shoulder and wrist, in thighs; in left ankle; in right heel.\\ {{anchor:s127}}Fine stitches: in index finger.\\ {{anchor:s128}}Burning pain: in left temple; in left eyeball.\\ {{anchor:s129}}Transient stitching: above right eyebrow.\\ {{anchor:s130}}Transient pain: in right scapula.\\ {{anchor:s131}}Dull stitches: in left ear.\\ {{anchor:s132}}Burning: on skin.\\ {{anchor:s133}}Headache: in right side, then in left.\\ {{anchor:s134}}Cramp: in calves.\\ {{anchor:s135}}Twisting: as of a ball in epigastric region.\\ {{anchor:s136}}Pressing and dragging: towards rectum and genitals.\\ {{anchor:s137}}Tensive drawing: in hips.\\ {{anchor:s138}}Pressure: in temples and forehead.\\ {{anchor:s139}}Violent tickling: in larynx.\\ {{anchor:s140}}Scraping and tickling: in throat.\\ {{anchor:s141}}Dryness: of mouth.\\ {{anchor:s142}}Confusion: of head.\\ {{anchor:s143}}Twitching: in upper lids.\\ {{anchor:s144}}Trembling: of whole body.\\ {{anchor:s145}}Itching: on legs.

====== SKIN. [46] ======

{{anchor:s147}}Itching: as from fleas; violent on legs during menses, with burning after scratching, in bed.

====== RELATIONS. [48] ======

{{anchor:s149}}Compare: <span grade2>Crocus</span> and <span grade2>Thuja</span> (movements as of something alive in abdomen); <span grade2>Tereb.</span> (urinary symptoms); <span grade2>Ignat.</span> (cough agg. lying down and in evening); <span grade2>Sulphur</span> (psora).

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====== DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR ======
^ Source: | [[en:mm:hering:start|The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica]] Vol. 06, 1888 |
^ Description: | Clinical materia medica of [[en:rem:r503|Inula helenium]] |
^ Remedies: | [[en:rem:r503|Inula helenium]] |
^ Author: | Hering, C.; Raue, C.G.; Knerr, C.B.; Mohr, C. |
^ Year: | 1888 |
^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting |
^ Attribution: | Legatum Homeopathicum |}