Materia Medica de A a Z

DIOSCOREA VILLOSA (dios)

Region

NERVES (Cord. Abdominal. Sciatic). Navel. Gall-bladder. Right side.

Worse

Doubling up. Lying. Tea; eating.

Better

Stretching out or bending back. Motion; in open air (Mag-c; Puls). Hard pressure.

General

A remedy of pains, of all kinds. UNBEARABLY SHARP, CUTTING, TWISTING, GRIPING OR GRINDING PAINS; that dart about or radiate; to distant parts, arms, etc.; in paroxysms; cease suddenly, then start in a different place; periodical. Shudderings, from pain, etc..................... Nervous and easily troubled. Confused, full head. Sensation as if head were crushed down (Dio.). Eructations; with hiccough. Cardialgia. Pains shoot from liver to right nipple. Violent abdominal colic, amel. motion; pains go into back, chest or arms. Flatulence. Darting, from anus to liver. Piles like a bunch of cherries. Weakening morning diarrhoa, without relief. Erections lasting all night. Cold relaxed sexual organs. Atonic emissions, then weakness; agg. knees. Violent dysmenorrhoa. Chest or cardiac pains radiate into both arms. Felon. Burning, numb, sciatic (r) pain, agg. motion. Hamstrings seem too short. Cold, clammy sweat; of strong odor on genitals.

Related: Coloc; Mag-c.