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BRYONIA ALBA

BRYONIA ALBA
bryPolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
Source
🎯 It acts primarily on serous membranes and viscera, producing stitching, tearing pains that are significantly worsened by any form of motion.
About: Bryonia is a primary remedy for conditions involving inflammation of membranes, such as pleurisy or arthritis, where the patient feels much worse from the slightest movement. It is characterized by extreme dryness of all mucous membranes and a deep-seated irritability. The patient typically prefers to remain perfectly still and quiet to avoid pain.
👤 Constitution
Typically a robust person with a firm build and dark complexion, often prone to leanness and irritability.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Stitching, tearing pains that are worse from any motion and better from rest.
Boericke
Extreme dryness of all mucous membranes.
Boericke
Excessive thirst for large draughts of cold water.
Boericke
Irritable temperament; everything puts the patient out of humor.
Boericke
Stomach feels as if a stone were inside after eating.
Boericke
Bursting, splitting headache, as if the head would be pressed apart.
Boericke
Stools are large, dry, hard, and appear as if burnt.
Boericke
Aggravation from warmth, motion, and touch.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for states of extreme irritability and delirium where the patient is preoccupied with work or home.
Extremely irritable; everything annoys them.
Delirium characterized by a desire to go home and constant talking about business matters.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
First to twelfth attenuation
Other
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🤝 Complementary
UPASRHUS TOXICODENDRONALUMINA
🚫 Antidotes
ACONITUM NAPELLUSCHAMOMILLANUX VOMICA
🔄 Compare With
KALI MURIATICUMPTELEA TRIFOLIATAASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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