Materia Medica de A a Z

EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS (euphr)

Manifests itself in inflaming the conjunctival membrane especially, producing profuse lachrymation. Patient is better in open air. Catarrhal affections of mucous membranes especially of eyes and nose. Profuse ACRID lachrymation and bland coryza; worse, evening. Hawking up of offensive mucus.

Head

Bursting headache with dazzling of eyes. CATARRHAL HEADACHE, with profuse discharge from eyes and nose.

Nose

PROFUSE, FLUENT CORYZA, with violent cough and abundant expectoration.

Eyes

CATARRHAL conjunctivitis; discharge of acrid matter. THE EYES WATER ALL THE TIME. Acrid lachrymation; bland coryza. [Opposite: All-c] Discharge thick and excoriating [Merc thin and acrid]. Burning and swelling of the lids. Frequent inclination to blink. Free discharge of acrid matter. Sticky mucus on cornea; must wink to remove it. Pressure in eyes. Little blister on cornea. Opacities. Rheumatic iritis. Ptosis. [Gels; Caust].

Face

Redness and heat of cheeks. Stiffness of upper lip.

Stomach

Vomiting from hawking mucus. Nausea and bitterness after smoking.

Rectum

Dysentery. Prolapse ani. Pressure down in anus when sitting. CONSTIPATION.

Female

Menses PAINFUL; FLOW LASTS ONLY AN HOUR OR DAY; late, scanty, short. AMENORRHOEA, WITH OPHTHALMIA.

Male

Spasmodic retraction of genitals, with pressure above pubic bone. Condyloma and sycotic excrescences. PROSTATITIS. Nocturnal irritability of bladder; dribbling urine.

Respiratory

Frequent yawning when walking in open air. Profuse, fluent coryza in morning, with much cough and expectoration. Influenza. Gags when clearing the throat in morning. Whooping-cough only in day-time, with profuse lachrymation.

Skin

First stage of measles; eye symptoms marked. Consequence of external injuries.

Sleep

Yawning when walking in open air. Sleepy during day.

Fever

Chilly and cold. Sweat mostly on chest, at night during sleep.

Modalities

Worse: in evening, indoors, warmth; south winds, from light.

Better: from coffee, in dark.

Relationship

Antidotes: Camph; Puls.

Compare: Hydrophyllum (Hydro-v) — Burr-flower — (catarrhal inflammation of eyes; hot lachrymation with itching, swollen lids, dull headache; also for effects of Poison-Oak); All-c; Ars; Gels; Kali hyd (Kali-i); Sabad.

Dose

Third to sixth potency.